11-19-25 R+L Sports Talk with Lance McAlister

Lance talks with UC Athletic Director John Cunningham, Reds director of ticket sales Mark Schueler, GCL South commissioner Tom Gamble, and he takes your calls.

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
The following takes place between seven pm and eight pm.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
All right, here we go, seven h seven seven hundred
WLW Welcome in RNL Carrier Sports Talk presented by Kelsey
Cheval at two hours. To get it done tonight, Man,
do we have some ground to cover between now and
nine o'clock. Let's get to it. What a weekend coming
up for UC athletics. Holy cow, let's go Friday night.
You see basketball in a showdown versus Louisville to Heritage

(00:45):
Bank Center Saturday morning, big noon kickoff live from Bearcats Common,
top of the top of the night at eight o'clock.
Nip at night football under the lights, U see versus
by you. There's women's volleyball with n C double A tournament,
hopes and dreams of being put on the line and
a chase down the stretch for that. All of that
under the umbrella of my first guest. He's the director

(01:08):
of athletics for the UC Bearcats. Let's welcome in, John Gunningham.
Are you ready for all this?

Speaker 3 (01:15):
I need to be. I don't have a choice. So
here it is.

Speaker 4 (01:19):
It's gonna be.

Speaker 5 (01:19):
It's gonna be a great weekend. Uh, just a lot
of fun and a great time to be a Bearcat.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
Let me let me start with a basic question on
Big Neon Kickoff, and it's probably impossible with what a
dollar amount on it, but what is the exposure that
What does it mean to not just the football program
but to the university. What's going to unfold on Saturday?

Speaker 5 (01:39):
Yeah, I mean it's really it's a combination of the
two things. First, we found out, you know, earlier on
that we were going to be on Big Fox at
a PM, their prime spot, and you know when you
get that prime spot on Fox, you know the numbers
are gonna be huge.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
So there's huge exposure just in that. And at nip
at night.

Speaker 5 (01:56):
We love night games at Knippert that's what we do best.
So obviously really excited about that. And then found out
later Sunday morning that they were going to bring big.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
New Kickoff to campus.

Speaker 5 (02:07):
We've had that once before, we had it when we
played Oklahoma a few years ago, and it's just it's
absolutely absolutely huge for our university. You cannot buy that
type of exposure. We need our fans to show up,
show out and show what we're about, that we're that
we're a big time college football program. Right in the
heart of Cincinnati, and we love to show our campus.

(02:27):
They're going to have cameras that will follow sorees, be
a little bit in the indoor facility, you know, coaches
on all those types of things get represented in that show.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
That show starts at ten am Saturday morning, ten A
and renewed John. What are those who want to attend
those who want to are thinking about camping out? What
tell them everything they need to know about the experience.

Speaker 5 (02:49):
Yeah, if you want to camp out, we're opening up TUC.

Speaker 3 (02:52):
I think that's mostly.

Speaker 5 (02:52):
Maybe for our students, but maybe there's some fans that
want to do it too. So the TUC is going
to be open all night so that that they can
they can hang there and then get early into the
into the box or whatever they call it, the little
area where they're gonna have the pin where they have
all the fans that are right up front. So that's
gonna be the desired location for some Right, We're thinking

(03:13):
our students are gonna want to be right up front,
so they actually open that up at six am. Show
starts at ten. But to be honest, if you want
to show up at nine point thirty, there's gonna be
plenty of faith. Obviously a huge area may not be
right up front, but you're gonna have a great a
great view of what's going on and you get to see,
you know that that whole show, and you know, we're

(03:34):
talking Matt Lighter and Brady Quinn and Urban Meyer coming
back to Cincinnati, and then Dave portnoy uh and Barstool
Sports and everything that he brings and the and the
pizza reviews and all that good stuff.

Speaker 3 (03:44):
So it's a lot of fun.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
We need our.

Speaker 5 (03:47):
Bearcats there and so we're just asking for people to
show up.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
Kickoff Saturday night then is at eight. It is tough
to beat nip at night. That place pops at night,
specifically for those who are going to be there or
are thinking about at tending. I know it's sold out,
but what can you tell them about the Saturday night experience.

Speaker 5 (04:07):
You know, if you've been there at night with it's
it's where black We black that place out, you know,
it just had that different feel and it's like I
said earlier, it's the thing that we do best and
we need I mean by use.

Speaker 2 (04:21):
A great team.

Speaker 3 (04:22):
We've got to take.

Speaker 5 (04:23):
Advantage of the fact that we're playing at night in
Knippert and we need to use that to push our
team to victory.

Speaker 6 (04:31):
And and that's just what we're going to do.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
So we're going to be all.

Speaker 5 (04:33):
About making that that you know, facility, that that stadium
just unbelievable and put a lot of pressure on the
other team.

Speaker 3 (04:41):
That's that's the fun of it, boy.

Speaker 2 (04:43):
And it's also senior night for Dante Corleone and others
a total of I think twenty two seniors who have
given their their heart and soul and sweat to the
UC football program. Be nice to honor them as well.

Speaker 5 (04:56):
Yeah, it's really a special group. I mean, obviously Dante,
you know, been with us for his whole career, through
a coaching change and through a conference change.

Speaker 2 (05:06):
But then also you think of like a.

Speaker 5 (05:07):
Gavin Gerhart, you know, an Ohio kid, three year starter
but also a three year captain. You know, you don't
hear about that that much anymore with all the transfers
that are going on, but we've really done a great
job of keeping a lot of our our you know,
student athletes that want to be here and just love Cincinnati,
love wearing Cincinnati on their chest and just represent Jack

(05:30):
Dingle is another one.

Speaker 3 (05:31):
Logan Wilson.

Speaker 5 (05:32):
Those guys are just you know, great bearcats that deserve
a lot of respect from our fans, and you know,
deserve a night like Nip at Night on Big Fox.

Speaker 3 (05:42):
So I love giving that to him.

Speaker 2 (05:44):
That's all happening on Saturday. Let's back up to Friday
night because it's hoops of showdown Downtown UC versus Number
six Louisville and man, we're talking rivals and star power
and tough to beat. A November matchup that's probably gonna
have a merch vibe or certainly a turn to make
resume building game for both teams.

Speaker 5 (06:04):
Yeah, you're seeing these all over the place right This
is These are these neutral site games that everybody's playing
right now. Dude played Kansas last night and Michigan State
Kentucky and everybody's you're kind of going away maybe from
the Maui Invitational where you went somewhere and played three
neutrals or.

Speaker 4 (06:20):
Or you know, Bahamas or whatever.

Speaker 5 (06:21):
A lot of people are doing multiple, multiple site neutral games,
and that's what we decided to do this year. So
we're playing Downtown neutral.

Speaker 6 (06:28):
You know, you get you.

Speaker 5 (06:29):
Get per the net rating, you get more credit for
a home win on a neutral and less less.

Speaker 4 (06:38):
Uh, it hurts you less you lose a neutral.

Speaker 5 (06:41):
So it's kind of the perfect scenario to play some
neutral games. Obviously, we still had great home games versus
Dayton and Xavier or you know, home and homes versus
those teams. But that's what we're doing. Downtown versus Louisville,
number six in the country. It's gonna be a lot
of fun. It's it's gonna be a great atmosphere and
a really tough.

Speaker 2 (06:58):
Opponent early in the year, six thirty tip off from
Heritage Bank Center on Friday night. For those listening who
still are making their plans for the weekend and saying, man,
I think I'll go to that. Still, they can get
tickets at ticketmaster dot com best option.

Speaker 3 (07:12):
That is correct, Yes, they can go there.

Speaker 5 (07:15):
I know there's some discounts as of yesterday that they
can find. So, yeah, make your way down to Heritage
Bank and watch a great college basketball game off Friday night.

Speaker 2 (07:24):
And certainly, last but not lace, let's give some love
to the volleyball program hosting two ranked opponents at Fifth
Third Arena starting tonight and then and then also on Friday.

Speaker 5 (07:34):
Yeah, you know Danielle Tomas's first year leading that program,
and it's one of the toughest conferences in the country.
The Big Ten probably has the top few teams in
the country with Nebraska and Penn State and Wisconsin the
top to bottom of the Big twelve in volleyball is
probably the best conference in the country.

Speaker 3 (07:52):
We're right there.

Speaker 5 (07:53):
We're a bubble team, just like the NCAA tournament and
it takes sixty four teams. We're a bubble team right now,
battling to get into that get into that tournament. So
a couple of home games they're gonna be huge, playing
the night versus Iowa State and another one coming up
Senior Night this weekend. So we got to support that program.
If you come to a volleyball game, always state it.
If you come to a volleyball game at fifth Third,

(08:14):
I promise you you will come back. It's exciting, it's
great volleyball, and it's just a sport on the rise
and a program on the rise for the Bearcats.

Speaker 2 (08:23):
Very well said what a weekend it's going to be.
Enjoy best of luck with it and thanks for making
time tonight.

Speaker 5 (08:30):
Always appreciate you, Lance, Thank you.

Speaker 2 (08:32):
Thanks John there you go. John Cunningham, director of Athletics
for the UC Bearcats. How about starting on Friday, well,
starting tonight with a volleyball match that got underway at
six thirty versus Iowa State, but Friday night downtown number six,
Louisville and Town at Heritage Bank Center. Now I was told,
and don't holme me do this still being available. I
was told there was a ticket deal through Planet Fitness.

(08:53):
Actually if you use the code Planet fifty Planet five
zero on ticket Master when you buy your tickets online,
there's a promo code box. And now again don't hold
me to it at this moment, it's still being active.
But I was told at least at one point there
was a ticket deal being offered with the promo code
Planet fifty Planet five zero on Ticketmaster when you purchase

(09:17):
your tickets. That's on Friday, and then Saturday big noon
kickoff ten am to noon and then nip at night.
Sold out. Probably still tickets on the secondary market if
you're looking for the opportunity where black kickoff is at
eight and should be big doings all weekend Longuh, we
got big doings tonight. I've got some reds around the
corner to get to eight o'clock airs, some high school

(09:38):
football to get to with the showdown on Friday Night
at pay Corps, and then around eight twenty or so,
some storytelling. I'm gonna tell a story, You're gonna tell
a story. I'll call it dumb Things for one hundred, Alex.
It will be my stove tale from last week, and
your stories of mistakes that cost you perhaps money, time, embarrassment,

(10:01):
all the above. I'll give you mine coming up around
eight twenty or so. Man, I appreciate you making your
way here. Let's settle in and get at this thing.
It's RNL Carrier Sports Talk presented by Kelsey Chevalete seven
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(10:25):
the show presented by my guys at Kelsey Chevrolet. All
the Kelsey families Friday Night, Big Big, Big Elder family,
Big Big Pat Kelsey and Louisville family is as well.
I was texting with Walt earlier today. It was great
catching up with Pat on Sports Talk last night. You'll

(10:46):
hear a little bit from him and from West Miller
a little bit later on in the show. Let me
catch you up on some headlines we can really get
into things. Bengals players back on the practice field today,
ramping up work on the Patriots and preparing an offense
minus the suspended Jamar Chase. Joe Flacco. Now this is interesting.
Joe Flacco did not practice. Now that's not interesting because

(11:09):
that's what he's done the last couple of weeks. They
don't have him practice on Wednesday. He's dealing with the
shoulder as well. Zach said today he will practice tomorrow,
which has been the normal routine. This is where it
gets interesting. Joe Burrow practiced today. He was a full
participant for the first time since returning. He was not

(11:32):
designated as limited on the injury report. He was a
full participant and for the first time worked eleven on
eleven the eleven on eleven drills. Zach was non committal
on Joe Flacco being the starter on Sunday. In fact,

(11:54):
when asked he said of are you prepared to say
Flacco will start on Sunday? His response quote, We'll keep
working through it and see how the week goes. Now,
I'm not trying to make a mountain out of a
molehill or break any news here, but you tell me
the optic because, on one hand, if Joe Flacco didn't

(12:16):
practice today, but he's going to practice tomorrow, you would
understand Joe getting reps today. But why would Zach not
be firm in committing to Joe Flacco being his quarterback
on Sunday? And if there was uncertainty about Joe Flacco
for Sunday and Joe Burrow wasn't in any way, shape

(12:40):
or form part of the equation, wouldn't you think the
reps would be going to Jake Browning today, who hasn't
played in what five six weeks? I mean, just it
doesn't It seems a little odd And at the same time,
it seems impossible to think that Joe Burrow would suddenly
start on Sunday. But again, go through that equation. Flacco

(13:04):
didn't practice, Okay, no big deal, He's gonna practice tomorrow. Okay,
that's what's expected. When asked are you saying Joe Flacco
is your starter on Sunday, Zach said, quote, We'll keep
working through it and see how the week goes. And
then after saying that Joe Burrow for the first time
was a full go today at practice and for the

(13:26):
first time went in the eleven on eleven drills for
the first time and there weren't first team reps that
were aware of that. Went to Jake Browning, I don't
know things that make you go hmmm. Also, they cleared
safety day John Anthony remember him, and tied in Mike
and Sicky to return to practice today. Today starts a

(13:46):
twenty one day window in which both can practice without
counting against the fifty three man active roster. Both players
eligible to be activated to the roster at any time
during that twenty one day period. Reminder, join us tomorrow
night for the roundtable show. I'm with Rocky six to
eight o'clock. Long Necks in hebron Stop by and hang

(14:06):
out with us. Good News, next step Good News. Ken
Anderson among nine individuals who have reached the semi final
stage in the seniors category for the Pro Football Hall
of Fame's Class of twenty twenty six. Next the committee
will meet next week and determine the three former players
who have advanced to being finalist. You see as mentioned

(14:28):
with John Kenningham as a Saturday night showdown at Nippert
Versus BYU Fox Big Noon Kickoff on the Scene kickoff
for the game at eight o'clock maxin. Tonight, Miami is
at Buffalo, seven fifty five to go in the first.
As the clock ticks, scoreless Miami and Buffalo Elder and
Saint X Regional Championship game Friday night at pay Corps.

(14:50):
Tom Gamble, the commissioner of the GCL South, checks in
at eight oh six tonight. College basketball tonight, oh I
meant to flip my screen over two scores, but Thune
Cookman takes on the Ohio Bobcats, Dayton taking on Marquette.
Let me see if I can be nimble enough to

(15:10):
sift through this and give you updates on each of those.
Here we go, nine forty nine to go in the first,
Bethune Cookman twenty four to twelve over the Ohio Bobcats,
and the other one I do not see a score on.
I do not see Dayton Marquette because that tips in
three minutes. There you go. Xavier announced the signing of

(15:32):
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(16:14):
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the docket to here is what it shows around the.
Corner Mark, Schuller, Red Senior director Of Ticket. Sales you
know individual game tickets have gone on, sale exploding opening,
day no fees on. Tickets talk about the season ahead
and some of the things going on related To red's
tickets With mark seven point. Fifty you're gonna hear What

(17:20):
zach said today About Joe flacco And Joe burrow And Jamar.
Chase you're gonna hear From Pat kelsey And Wes miller
On Friday Night showdown eight o'clock, Hour Tom gamble Gcl
South commissioner On SAINT x And elder eight Twenty Dumb
things for one Hundred. Alex my story from last, week

(17:40):
a disaster in the, home the tale of my stove,
adventures and that will be parlayed into hopefully a topic
involving you of mistakes you made that cost you money
or time or embarrassment or other things that coming up
around eight twenty or, so and maybe some time as
well to Talk. La i'm Still i'm still at a

(18:01):
loss to understand WHAT i heard during The Reds Hot
stove from Red Or director or president of baseball, Operations Nick,
krawl who Told Jim day And Tommy thrall That ellie
was dealing with a personally torn quad at the end Of. July,
now WHAT i don't get is it clearly Impacted. Ellie

(18:23):
he went over fifty games without a home. Run As nick,
said he made more errors after the injury In july
than he'd made before the, injury and he was reduced
to a shell of. Himself so nobody in The reds
organization could be the adult in the room and Tell
ellie that he wasn't going to play every day and
that he certainly wasn't going to play with the personally torn.
QUAD i, Mean ellie wound up playing almost one hundred

(18:47):
more innings than anybody else on the team last. Year
my head hurts seven Thirty Let's Check, NEWS Rnl Carrier
Sports talk presented By Kelsey. Chevrolet you out Of you

(19:08):
seven thirty, seven seven HUNDRED wlwr AND l Carry Or
sportstock presented By Kelsey. Chevrolet I'm Lance, Pacatister thanks for being.
Here i'm on X twitter At Lance. Pacalister thanks for.
Following if you, don't we'd love to have you be
a part of the conversation during the show and. Beyond
did you know there's one hundred and TWENTY i believe
this is. Correct there's one hundred and twenty seven days

(19:29):
Till Red's Opening. Day holiday's coming. Up how about some
stocking stuff for, ideas some stuff to put under the.
Trees and this is news that warms you up on
a miserable. Day red single game tickets Excluding Opening day
are on sale. Now for more on, that let's go
straight to the. Source he is the senior director of
ticket sales for, Yours Cincinnati. Reds that would Be Mark.

(19:52):
Schuller how are, You, Lance i'm doing.

Speaker 3 (19:55):
Great how are YOU i?

Speaker 2 (19:56):
Am, well let's let's start. HERE i don't want to
bury the lead BECAUSE i know everybody he loves to
hear this about. Fees tell us about a window of
opportunity right now that does not involve fees On red's.

Speaker 7 (20:07):
Tickets, yeah over the past couple of, years we've actually
moved up the date to put single game tickets on.
SALE a big part of that is to allow fans
to purchase on for gifts and really lock in you,
know the following summer early. On so right, now tickets
are available for all eighty games other than Opening day
online with no, fees and that'll be running Through, Monday

(20:27):
november twenty.

Speaker 2 (20:28):
Four can't beat, that all, right give us a quick
overlook of the twenty twenty six schedule and maybe some opponents.

Speaker 7 (20:35):
Of Note, yeah, SO i, mean our goal has always
to deliver great experience and offer a bunch of different
ticket packages and varieties for. Folks and you, know we're
excited about twenty. Six it's packed with a lot of.
Fun we have Seven Bobble had. Dates all those will
be on Various saturdays throughout the. Year we're gonna have
multiple firework, shows a Special fourth Of july celebration which

(20:56):
will include a reds BRANDED usa hat which will be really.
Cool and then we'll continue to add promo items to
the calendar for the next couple of. Months but you,
know as we look at this, schedule it's really. Exciting
we have to start with The Red sox and open
up against, them so have a prime opponent right off the,
bat which is really.

Speaker 3 (21:10):
Exciting and you.

Speaker 7 (21:11):
Know how the schedules changed we play a lot Of
American league, team so we'll have The tigers In, april
and you know The La dodgers will be coming here In,
september so and we always know we see The cubs
And cardinals every, year and so really good opponents on the.

Speaker 2 (21:25):
SCHEDULE i love AND i know my Son casey loves
The pick six. Plan perfect for maybe a holiday gift
for A reds fan in your. Home explain the pick six.

Speaker 7 (21:35):
Plan, yeah so our pick six plan has been a
popular item the last several. Years so purchase on a
pick six, plan you actually get to pick any six
games throughout the twenty twenty sixth season and it comes
with an exclusive. Bobblehead so this year we're Doing ellie
de La. Cruz he's going to be dabbing and it's
going to be a light up, bobblehead so the base
will light up and he's going to be doing his famous.

(21:57):
Dabs so you check that out at red dot com
slash picks.

Speaker 2 (21:59):
It love, That And i'm really excited with this next
thing because last year you guys introduced the three two
to One Tuesday Ballpark, pass which is a fantastic idea
and it's my. Understanding it is expanding with multiple options
this year do tell.

Speaker 3 (22:15):
Yeah it is.

Speaker 7 (22:15):
Expanding so for the listeners that don't, know Every tuesday
at the ballpark we do a three two to one,
special which is three dollars, beers two dollars hot, dogs
and one dollar ice cream and that's became really popular
over the past couple of. Years and last year we
interdewed what's introduced what is called a pass. Product it's
a little bit different in the ticket meaning they can't
be forwarded or resold or anything like. That so the

(22:37):
way they work is the day a, game you'll get
a text message, saying, hey are you coming, tonight you say,
yes and then two hours before the, game you'll be
sent tickets to the.

Speaker 3 (22:44):
Game so we.

Speaker 7 (22:45):
Dabbled last year we did a pass it was forty
nine to ninety nine for all thirteen. Games we're bringing
that back as, well and we're also expanding that into
a couple of different seating, levels so you can get
an upper level pass for just eighty nine to ninety
nine and A premier pass which our lower level paths
for one hundred and ninety nine to ninety, nine and
again access to all Thirteen tuesday games throughout this.

Speaker 3 (23:06):
Season so really great value and great.

Speaker 2 (23:08):
Opportunity can't beat. That that is a fantastic, deal absolutely all,
right and last but not least, one everybody's excited it's
back after a two year. BREAK i can't wait to
do sports talk on That friday night From Reds, fest
which Returns january sixteenth and. Seventeen, YEAH i know you
are a busy man At.

Speaker 7 (23:27):
RedFest i think it's this NonStop player after player and
it's been a little hiatus with the renovations going. On
so we'll actually be the first event back at The Convention.
Center we're really excited about. That we did a walk
through the other. Day it's coming along. Great it'll be
ready for us On january sixteenth and. Seventeen So reds
dot com slash tickets has all the information about all

(23:47):
the tickets we talked, about but also go on there
and Get RedFest tickets if you've never.

Speaker 3 (23:51):
Been it is a.

Speaker 7 (23:53):
Spectacle it's a great way to get autographs meat, players
see live, interviews and just hang out.

Speaker 6 (23:58):
And think about baseball when it when it's nice and
cold here In.

Speaker 2 (24:01):
Cincinnati love, It love love Talking Reds. Baseball great catching.
Up thank you for your time, tonight and Happy.

Speaker 7 (24:07):
Thanksgiving, yeah Happy thanksgiving me You, LANCE i appreciate having.

Speaker 2 (24:11):
Me you got, It take, care Thanks, mark by. Bye all,
right there you. Go the latest that three two to
one ballpark. Pass if you break it, down And i'm,
LOOKING i had had a post on this AND i
had broken it down into the dollars per. Game the
deal is just. Phenomenal here it. Is, no that's not.
It i'm scrolling back through My facebook page among many,

(24:33):
things BECAUSE i know it. Posted oh, oh here it.
Is get this, now here's the. Breakdown you have the access,
pass which is the standing room. Olding you get Thirteen
tuesday night games at, home all Thirteen tuesday night games
for forty nine to ninety. Nine that's three dollars and
eighty four cents a. Game, now that's enjoying the game

(24:54):
from a designated standing area throughout the, ballpark no assigned,
seat but you get. In and that's games Against, Padres, Dodgers, Cardinals, A's, Brewers, Mets, Royals, Guardians, Phillies, Rockies, Nationals,
Giants pirates for three dollars and eighty four cents a.
Game they've added this. Year the advantage. Pass as he,

(25:15):
mentioned that's the upper level. Seats that's thirteen games for
eighty nine ninety. Nine that's still only six dollars and
ninety two cents a. Game and then there's the premium
pass the lower level terrace for one ninety nine ninety.
Nine that's thirteen. Games that still only computes to fifteen

(25:35):
dollars and thirty eight cents a. Game and that those
are seats for those. GAMES i love that three to
two to One tuesday a Great american. Ballpark you also
get three dollars bear and two dollars hot dogs and
dollar ice cream. Cups Another reds related, note but more
so The, podreys While i'm looking at it in my notes,
today The padres announced. Today, sadly if you're a fan

(25:56):
of The Big Red, machine you will remember more than
like A padres pitcher during that time who was a
bit of a nemesis for The. Reds Randy jones passed.
Away he was seventy five years, old two Time All,
star Former National League Cy Young. Winner he had a
ten year major league career in nineteen seventy three to eighty.
Two in seventy five and seventy, Six Randy jones pitching

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for The, padres and they weren't very. Good he won
forty two games in those two seasons with a two
point fifty earned run average eleven shoutouts in forty three
complete games in those two. Seasons he was An All
star both. Seasons in, fact he earned a save in
the nineteen seventy Five All Star game and he got
the win in the nineteen seventy Six All Star game
as the. Starter finished second Behind tom sever for the

(26:42):
seventy six Cy young and then won it the following.
Year Only Padre, or the First padre to win the Cy,
young inducted into The Padres hall Of fame in nineteen ninety.
NINE i bring this up to say, THIS i will
always Remember Randy jones as the guy That pete said
was the toughest pitcher he ever. FACED i remember we
we did A q AND a With pete at The

(27:03):
Holy grail a number of years, ago and it was
a closed event TO i can't remember who the group.
Was it was a group of. Individuals it was like
an exclusive behind the scenes With pete and it was, Me,
Pete mow And. ROCKY i think up on the, stage
up on the table up of the stage and there

(27:24):
WAS q AND a and somebody asking the toughest PICTURE
i ever. Faced AND i Nudged. PETE i, said CAN
i answer? This and he looked at. Me go, ahead
AND i, Said Randy, jones and he looked at me and,
said you are absolutely. Right in his, Career pete Against
Randy jones went seventeen for ninety, three a one eighty
three batting. Average it's the lowest batting average That pete

(27:47):
had against any pitcher he faced more than sixty times
in his. Career and in, FACT i looked it up.
Today in the nineteen seventy five and seventy six, seasons,
Specifically pete was one for twenty five Against Randy. Jones
during one at, Bat pete even tried hitting lefty Against,

(28:09):
jones who was, lefty And jones struck him out looking
three sliders and was. Done. Now what's also, Interesting Johnny
bench once hit three home runs off Of Randy jones nineteen.
Eighty in, Fact johnny HAD i looked it up, today
had eighteen hits in his career Against Randy, jones and
seven of them were. Homers But Randy jones passing away

(28:30):
today at the age of seventy. Five still, ahead you'll
hear What zach said today About Joe flacco And Joe
burrow and What Pat kelsey told me About Friday night's,
matchup plus thoughts From Wes miller on The Showdown Downtown Friday.
Night It's Arnel Carrier Sports talk presented By Kelsey chevrolet
seven HUNDRED Wlw Update maction tonight and The. Mac The

(28:55):
Miami RedHawks have struck for a touchdown to answer a
buffalo of field. Goal pat is good And miami leads
seven to three On Thursday Night football in The. Mac all,
right to get your check on news in about nine.
Minutes Tom, GAMBLE Gcl south commissioner overseeing teams like SANE

(29:16):
x And elder checks in at eight oh six. Tonight
then some storytelling opportunities for Me andrew coming up at
eight Twenty Friday, Night The Downtown Showdown Heritage Bank. Center
you See bearcats Versus Louisville. Cardinals they've played one hundred,
times one hundred times in their, long storied, histories including
multiple times as conference partners over the. Years not, now of,

(29:41):
course but they're getting back together On friday Night Heritage
Bank center six thirty tip pregame. Here it's on seven
HUNDRED wlw at six o'clock tip at six. Thirty you
can be there with ticket purchases at ticketmaster dot. Com
And Pat KELSEY i talked with him last night On
Sports talk about the idea of He i'm a little
bit older Than, pat but we grew up in an

(30:02):
era Where Heritage Bank center Was Riverfront, Coliseum AND i
asked him what it's like now to be going back
On friday night and coaching at a place he was
at as a. Kid his thoughts On Riverfront coliseum Slash
Heritage Bank center and the. Matchup Here's Pat, Kelsey, Man
it's Crazy.

Speaker 8 (30:19):
Lands it's like the, nostalgia the getting ready to go
up there BECAUSE i grew up going. There one of
my first memories is going to A crosstown. SHOOTOUT i
was trying to figure out the year earlier.

Speaker 3 (30:34):
Today it might have been seventy nine or.

Speaker 8 (30:36):
EIGHTY i want to Say roger mcclindon was playing in the.
GAME i want to Say Anthony, hicks the Great Anthony
hicks From xavier was playing in the. GAME i just
remember BEING i think it was my first basketball, experience
like at a big time. Arena AND i just thought
it was so cool that they brought the floor. In
it was a portable, floor AND i just the spectacle

(30:58):
of the.

Speaker 3 (30:59):
Lights and THEN.

Speaker 2 (30:59):
I went home that night AND i cut up a bunch.

Speaker 8 (31:01):
Of cardboard, boxes went down in the basement and created
like my Own Riverfront coliseum. Floor and to know That
i'm going there to coach there WHERE i grew, up
going To disney on ice and concerts and all kinds of.
Stuff it's kind of a full circle. Moment sounds like
A cincinnati. Weekend he got The, Cardinals, Bearcats Elder SAINT.

(31:22):
X it's about as big as a guest.

Speaker 3 (31:24):
Lands everybody gets your.

Speaker 8 (31:25):
Ticket it's gonna be a big time college, atmosphere two
big time. Programs let's get the arena formerly known As Riverfront,
Coliseum Heritage Banks Center.

Speaker 2 (31:34):
Rocket Thanks Pat, Pry Buddy. Steelance if you would like
to hear the entire interview Podcast waiting seven HUNDRED wlw
dot com and through The iHeartRadio, app don't go listen,
now wait till later, on but it's. There you got
to hear the story he told me about dislocating his
finger after The kentucky. Win and you could also hear

(31:54):
what he said WHEN i asked him about his kids
critiquing his dance moves after games in the locker. Room
those are a thing to behold all in the complete
conversation in podcast, Form Wes miller Joined Tom brenneman this
morning five am to nine am here on seven HUNDRED
wilw and talked about the matchup against Those Louisville.

Speaker 9 (32:13):
Cardinals pat and his staff have done a great job
and you're playing against the sixth ranked team in the
country early in the.

Speaker 6 (32:19):
Year what a great.

Speaker 4 (32:20):
Opportunity there's a history and a rivalry To Louisville. Cincinnati
it's a game in our, city so there's there's a
lot to be excited, about but it's also a tremendous.

Speaker 2 (32:28):
Challenge friday, night six point Thirty Heritage Bank, Center, Downtown
Bearcats cardinals ticketmaster Dot com for your. Purchase all, right
let's wrap up the r with a two minute. Drill
zach spoke earlier, today and AS i, SAID i don't
want to make too much out of, it BUT i
think there's at least something to be considered out of.

(32:51):
It you're gonna hear two minutes actually a little bit
less than two. MINUTES i find most prets conference is my,
numbing SO i DON'T i don't listen TO i don't
like listening to all of, them AND i certainly don't
like playing all of them on the, radio BECAUSE i
don't think anybody really wants to hear an entire press.
Conference this is about a minute forty two Of Zach

(33:12):
taylor earlier today talking about the, defense About Joe flacco's
status today going, Forward Joe burrow's status today going, forward
and he begins with answering the question about his reaction
to losing the appeal Or Jamar, chase specifically losing the

(33:35):
appeal of his. Suspension Here's zach earlier.

Speaker 10 (33:37):
Today we gave him everything we. Had they have held
the suspension and so as a, team we've got to move.
Forward you, know still Support jamar AND i have Support,
jamar but we got to focus On New england now
and look forward to Getting jamrow next back Next.

Speaker 2 (33:50):
Monday How's Joe flacco taking a?

Speaker 10 (33:54):
Practice we won't practice, today same schedule as we've been
on the last couple.

Speaker 2 (33:57):
Weeks hill. Practice, yes, well he definitely start On.

Speaker 10 (34:01):
Sunday we'll keep working through, it you, know and see
how we go through the. Week is that Scenario Joe.
Burrow Joe burrow hasn't practiced eleven on eleven, yet, so
LIKE i said the other, day until we get through some,
practice there's no reason for me to even speculate on.

Speaker 8 (34:14):
That well Without, flacco Like wednesday kind of Be burrow's
day and Then thursday kind Of flacco's.

Speaker 10 (34:19):
Day, YEAH i think you can certainly get a lot
of work in With joe, Today Joe burrow today Because
flacco is not, practicing because the plan has been getting
into eleven eleven so it works, Well so we're not
trying to balance a guy who is going to practice
on A. Wednesday Joe joe flaccol hasn't done, That so
we'll get through today and it. Is it's just good
start to get you out there in eleven all. Eleven
see how it goes.

Speaker 2 (34:39):
Well Joe burrow to eleven eleven.

Speaker 5 (34:40):
TODAY i think he mill.

Speaker 10 (34:44):
He'll do it.

Speaker 11 (34:44):
Today, yes you love about the defense On monday and
things you want to fix going into this.

Speaker 2 (34:49):
Weekend there any.

Speaker 9 (34:50):
Like positive example you've the staff is pointed to and,
said like here's what we wanted to look like some.

Speaker 10 (34:55):
Things, YEAH i think there's a lot of great examples
on first and second down what we won and got
it to where we wanted and didn't necessarily finish all the.
Time there's times we. Did there was a there's a
physicality there THAT i. Thought LIKE i, SAID i thought
the linebackers did a good job from an operational. Standpoint so,
yeah there's a lot of things to build on THAT
i think had been better than the weeks. Before our
standards not let's just be a little bit. Better it's

(35:17):
it's we want to completely raise the standard for a whole,
team but there were some things that we got to
continue to build.

Speaker 2 (35:22):
On Zach taylor earlier. TODAY i don't want to get
lost in the weeds in the last, statement but it's
really not not completely. Accurate on third down they gave
UP i looked it up. Today they gave up just
over six yards of play on first and second. Down
they gave up about five point seven yards per play On.
Sunday but he's searching for positives on a defense right
now that is. Miserable so perhaps a little bit of

(35:44):
slack there and again to reset WHAT i said, earlier
AND i DON'T i. Present this is simply what do
you make out of? IT i guess because it leaves
me wondering If Joe flacco didn't practice, today and that's
to be expected because he hasn't practiced On. Wednesdays he's

(36:04):
a veteran and he's dealing with a. Shoulder, OKAY i
thought he was clearly compromised On sunday and chose not
to attempt some throws because of his. Shoulder and the
throws he did make that there was a lot of
change in the arm angle and the release of the.
FOOTBALL i think the shoulder was bothering, him so he
didn't practice today. Expected zach said he'll practice tomorrow as.

(36:25):
Expected Joe, burrow with the opportunity today practiced and was
a full, go not, limited full go today and for
the first time since, returning went eleven on eleven full blown.
Drills and you just Heard. Zach before the practice started,
Today zach was asked Is Joe flacco starting On? Sunday

(36:49):
and he, said we'll keep working through it and see
how the week. GOES i, mean there wouldn't be a
chance That Joe. FLACCO i guess there would be a
chance That Joe flacco wouldn't go On, sunday certainly with the,
shoulder but there wouldn't be a chance That Joe burrow
would get the. Start is THAT i? Mean and the

(37:13):
only REASON i say that is if if that was
completely out of the, equation then you would think That
Jake browning would have taken a lot of snaps today
as the precaution In PLAN b If Joe flacco is
not able to go On, sunday Because Joe flacco wasn't
in the equation at all, today so there were snaps
to be. Had see What i'm. Saying it doesn't Like

(37:35):
i'm trying to add UP a AND b and it's
not coming up to see it's coming up with a question.
Mark glenn, like, okay then what what does that? Mean?
Why why wasn't there confirmation it'll Be? Flacco and what
do we take out of the fact That joe did
something two things he's never done since returning a full
go at practice and full eleven on eleven. DRILLS i don't,

(37:58):
know it's. ME i can't wait to find. Out The
commissioner of THE Gcl south joins me afternoons to Talk
Friday night showdown at Pay corps IT'S Rnel Carrier SportsTalk
presented By Kelsey chevallet seven HUNDRED.

Speaker 11 (38:14):
Ww the following takes place between eight pm and nine.

Speaker 2 (38:29):
Pm all, right let's keep it roll on eight oh,
seven seven HUNDRED WLW Rnl Carrier Sports talk presented By Kelsey.
Chevallet i'm, last But Catlestir elder saying Next division One

(38:50):
region Four, Final friday, night seven o'clock now at Pay.
Corps you know the story that's unfolded over the last
twenty four to thirty six hours or. So let's get
perspective on this from the man who is THE ceo
Of In Game sports puts on the longest running high
school football event in the country with The Skyline Chile
Crossdown showdown presented By Mercy. Health completing his twenty eighth

(39:11):
year this. Year he's, also by the, way the commissioner
of THE Gcl, south the conference for Both elder And SAINT.
X that must mean we're talking to the man they call.
Chief he Is Tom. Gamble how are?

Speaker 12 (39:25):
You i'm Good lands, Yea and that title sounds a
lot better than the work THAT i.

Speaker 3 (39:30):
Did it really does just.

Speaker 12 (39:32):
About but you, know it's funny you bring up The
Skyline Chile crosstown, showdown because these two teams met in The.
Skyland Chili crosstown showedout At SAINT, x AND i gotta be,
HONEST i think that's When SAINT x kind of turned
its season.

Speaker 3 (39:46):
Around they went into the fourth quarter of that.

Speaker 12 (39:49):
Game losing sixteen to, nothing came, back made it sixteen.
Thirteen elder went on to win twenty three to. Thirteen
But Steve, speck the coach of The, bombers four time state, champ,
Code we'll tell you he Had Daniel, volmer who's.

Speaker 3 (40:02):
Committed To, vanderbilt playing largely.

Speaker 12 (40:04):
Defense he since moved into, offense and they came back
in that fourth. Quarter then the next week Beat Louisville,
trinity obviously one of The big SIX a favorites In
kentucky seventeen to fourteen have won five in a row.
Since SO i think It's he'll tell you the move
Of volmer and just the maybe the matchuration first year
Starter Jackson fry at, quarterback who was Former Ohio state

(40:27):
you Know Greg fry's, SON i, mean you, know first
year in the. Programs so And An elder has just been,
undefeated first undefeated ragular season since nineteen ninety, one and
they were down twenty three.

Speaker 3 (40:38):
To nothing last week in the third.

Speaker 12 (40:41):
Quarter to a really Good princeton, team came back scored
nine points in the final, minute one including an on
side kick of seventy five YARD tv pass and a
twenty two yard field goal with a couple of seconds
left to win thirty two to thirty.

Speaker 8 (40:54):
Five.

Speaker 3 (40:55):
One has the makings of an outstanding, well.

Speaker 2 (40:57):
One of the wildest finishes THAT i can. RECALL i,
mean you could do AN espn documentary on just the
final couple of minutes of that game last. Week. Insane well,
yeah and.

Speaker 12 (41:07):
It's so weird Because princeton was down the week prior
sixteen to nothing The Winton woods.

Speaker 3 (41:13):
And came back to.

Speaker 12 (41:13):
Win, yeah you're, right that on site, kick the seventy
five yard pass From kyne step To Jackson ruth and
An Adam ray with the twenty two yard field, goal
and insane last. Minute but you know, This, lance this
IS Gcl south. Football it IS i, mean you, know
the last time these two met in the region final
was way back in two thousand and. One that was

(41:36):
AN x. One we actual won that game and lost
To Cleveland Sainty nations in THE d one final that.
Year but don't forget in two thousand and. One that
was when forty eight thousand plus showed up at Then
Paul Brown stadium to Watch saynax Beat princeton sixth to
nothing and Ellerbe coleraine thirty five to twenty one in

(41:57):
the regional semi. FINALS i, mean that's, insane almost fifty
AND i was. LEGIT i MEAN i was. There you,
know sometimes you hear these numbers and you're, like, yeah, right,
okay but this was the perfect. STORM i, mean On,
monday they put the tickets on sale everything as you well,
know is done online, now and within about an, hour
seven thousand tickets For Mason High, school which is an awesome,

(42:18):
facility we're. Sold and you, KNOW i think they were,
worried you, know that the students didn't have a chance
to purchase, them and so they And i'll give you,
know AND i don't say this, much But i'll give
The county Of, hamilton The, bengals credit for a quick.

Speaker 2 (42:31):
Turnaround yeah that's let me draw on your expertise, there
BECAUSE i think people when they hear they made the,
mover or they think initially, well why don't they make the.
Move it's as easy to just moving the game to
a different. Place you've been involved in what you do
in promoting and setting up these, games all the inner.
Workings it's not. Easy kind of give us the cliff
notes version of how the wheels have to turn in

(42:53):
in how you do something like.

Speaker 12 (42:54):
This, well first of, all you have to have the facility,
available so you, see which is where normally it would
be held At Nifferd, stadium but they've got you, know
the big new and kickoff coming. In they PLAY byu
eight O'clock saturday, night so that's off the. TABLE i
do know that they reached out To Miami, university but
people at were For Yeager, stadium great facility, too but
people have to understand you have to have, staff you

(43:16):
have to have gate, workers you have to have, security
you have to have, confessions you have to have the
ability to do all. That miami of course playing right
now in The tuesday, match and they play next, midweek
But i'm not sure they can galvanize the. People and
then the same thing with now Pay Course.

Speaker 3 (43:31):
STADIUM i mean.

Speaker 12 (43:32):
A you have to have you, know at the county
owned facility AND i Heard Denise, treehouse the county, commissioner, say,
hey you, know this is what this is all, about
and letting schools like this play. There and you know
she's got a little bit of an elder, connection which is.
GREAT i, mean you, know but the reality of it,
is you have to be able to get people in
a really short period of time to commit to work

(43:53):
in the. Game that's not. Easy everybody just does why
don't they hold it? There why don't the people need
to understand? Too With mason and this is the perfect.
Storm mason has hosted semi final games and region finals
FOR d one for. Years this was the perfect, storm
Unbeaten Elder Red Hot SAINT x two league. Rivals you,
know some, Years mason is big enough and people need

(44:16):
to understand. Too the school has to put, In they
have to put in some time. Ago, yes we are
willing to, host for, Instance Trotwood, madison which is playing
in a region.

Speaker 3 (44:29):
Final they're also.

Speaker 12 (44:30):
Hosting another division region, Finals so it's not that. Easy
you have to be, willing you have to have, staff
you have to be. Committed you, know everybody just, goes
why don't they play? There why don't they play? Here
it's not that.

Speaker 2 (44:41):
Easy you mentioned you mentioned last week's game Involving. Elder
let me flip it over To SAINT x and they
Beat moeler last. Week that's a heck of A bomber's,
defense is it?

Speaker 12 (44:51):
Not, well IT'S i mean it is Really this is
a Great elder, Offense kney step who is the CO
Gcl Offensive player of The. Year he's had an outstanding,
season the junior. Quarterback they got a good running, Back Tommy,
Becker Jackson ruth to wide. Receiver BUT i gotta tell
You lance led By Jacobe, clapper who's The Notre dame
commits at For SAINT. X their, defense who was a

(45:12):
CO Gcl Defensive player of The year along With derek
Uran On elverside committed To. Virginia but you've Got Kobe,
Clapper you've Got Braydon Riley clemson. Commit you've Got Daniel
vohmer playing more offense now but he's going To. Vanderbilt
you Got Aiden reeder going To. WISCONSIN i mean it
is loaded with power five. Commits, yeah they've been really,
good and you know they they won seventeen to thirteen

(45:34):
Over moler and when they played during the regular. Season
that was a score at halftime And moehler went on
To alscorn thirteen to nothing to win thirty to thirteen
the first time they. Played but, no this ST x
defense is really really. Good Like Cody east came into
their game in the postseason against ST x with a prolific.
Offense st xlum to seven. Points so, no this is.

Speaker 2 (45:55):
Again you got these.

Speaker 12 (45:56):
COACHES i, mean don't Forget Lance Doug, ramsey who's been
An elders, forever great, coach won back to back TO
d one state titles in two thousand and two to
two thousand and. Three then you Had Cole rain maybe
one of the best teams ever in two thousand and.
Four Then SAINT x unbeaten in two thousand and, five
two thousand and. Seven you hang out With Rocky, boyman
he knows a thing or two About SAINT x and it's.
Defense ST x has won it four. Times in twenty,

(46:19):
sixteen that's when they were five and. Five they became
the FIRST d one team In ohio high school history
to go five and five in the regular season and
win a state. Title and then THE covid the regular
season in the shortened year they won it. Again so
ST x has, won you, know twice since twenty. Sixteen
so these are two great, teams two great, programs two

(46:40):
great fan, bases two really good coaches and it should
be a hell of a.

Speaker 2 (46:44):
Game cannot. Wait thank You chief for the background and
information you. Were you were perfect in your role as
G Lc South COMMISSIONER.

Speaker 12 (46:53):
Gclct first one you. Got you got to get the INITIALS. Dcl,
yeah you gotta start with.

Speaker 3 (46:58):
THAT i, mean that's.

Speaker 12 (47:00):
Maybe maybe we'll have you write that down on a
sheet at the number of, times BUT i do want
TO i was told this By Elders Athletic Director Kevin.
Splutch it'll be the normal parking like as if you're
going to A bengals. Can the price will not be
the same. Thing it's ten, bucks but you know it's
the same. Rules you, know you can only if you're
bringing a, bag and it's got to be clear all
that IT'S nfl rules because it's obviously AN nfl. Stadium

(47:22):
so just any policies. There just make sure you're prepared
for that On friday night and hope that it's not
a weather impact.

Speaker 3 (47:30):
Day with, rain, Right hope.

Speaker 12 (47:33):
The weather holds up and cooperates because this has the
makings of a of another instant.

Speaker 2 (47:37):
Classic so YOU i feel as though you left a
little opening for me to jump in and pride you
about local weather. Forecast BUT i don't have the time
to do, that so we'll have to save it for another. Time,
yeah you mean like this morning.

Speaker 3 (47:49):
With the, FOG i, mean boy.

Speaker 12 (47:51):
BRUTAL i mean because we all hang around down in
valleys and by the.

Speaker 2 (47:55):
RIVER i GOT i gotta go have a great, night.
Seief thank you. Appreciated already gamble all, right by the.
Way scary scene In buffalo right. Now A miami ball
carrier and a collision out of bounds and a defender
For buffalo collided With miami Coach Chuck martin on the
sidelines and knocked him over. Down he's on his, back headsets,

(48:21):
off and now being surrounded by his. Team they're in. Replay.
Now now he's up and he's got his headsets back.
On so that's good.

Speaker 3 (48:34):
News.

Speaker 2 (48:35):
Man it was scary looking at the moment because it
was a collision that knocked him. Down But Chuck, martin
the head coach of The Mima Red oxy's up and
looks ready to go and call him the next. Place
so there you. Go all, Right, well when we come,
BACK i have a story to tell, you and THEN
i would ask that you tell me a. Story i've
done some dumb things in my. LIFE i will do
many dumb things ahead in what remains of my. Life

(48:58):
wait to hear WHAT i did last week and what
it cost me and. Why i'm going to lead us
into a topic we'll call in the theme Of Jeopardy
dumb things for one Hundred Alex things and mistakes that
you did that cost you, time maybe, money maybe, embarrassment
maybe all of the. Above as we, Continue IT'S Rnl

(49:18):
Carrier sportstock presented By Kelsey chevrolet seven HUNDRED WLW a
twenty three seven HUNDRED Wlwrnl Carrier sportstock presented By Kelsey.
Chevrolet I'm lance. Mccallester thank you for being here tonight
and hanging out for a. While stick. Around Dan carroll's
in at nine and then join me And rock tomorrow.

(49:40):
Night we're At Long necks In hebron six to eight.
O'clock all, right this is where you come. In we've
opened up the lines for the first time tonight for a.
TOPIC i think there's something to, this and it starts
with me big dumb old. Me we'll call it dumb
things for one Hundred. ALEX i. Do i'm a man of,
routine creature of habit AND i do meal. PREP i

(50:01):
like for, BREAKFAST i like an egg, sandwich egg, sausage,
Cheese english. Muffin And i'll do meal prep on the,
eggs you, know whip up you, know six eggs or,
whatever and put them in a casserole dish and put
them in the oven whatever three seventy five for twenty two,
minutes and THEN i slice them, up and THEN i
put them in a container AND i put them in the.
Fridge and each DAY i have a SO i have my.

(50:23):
Process last, Week i'm cooking a batch of eggs in
a casserole dish in the, oven AND i lifted it
out of the oven with oven, mits AND i went
to sit it on top of the top of the
stove and it slipped out of my. Hand one side

(50:46):
of it slipped out of my, hand and so that
side dropped down and on the point of the glass casserole,
dish it hit on top of the stove and it
cracked the stove top. Glass and not just a, crack

(51:06):
a splintering spider crack in all, directions AND i looked
at it in horror as time stood. Still kelly wasn't.
HOME i looked at, it kind of leaned down eye
level and, looked AND i, said maybe she won't. NOTICE i,

(51:28):
said maybe it's just a tiny. Crack maybe we could
get by without using that burner that had happened to
fall directly on the big burner. Top and then the
MORE i, Looked i'm, like wait a, minute there's a
line going there and there and there and, there and
they were going get all directions all over the top
of the. Stove kelly got, home she walked into the

(51:49):
kitchen AND i looked at her and she said What
AND i, SAID i screwed something. Up AND i think
her response was what? Now AND i stepped from behind
the oven AND i, said look, now mind, you two
weeks out From thanksgiving And i've just cracked the stovetop

(52:12):
from corner to corner by dropping a casserole dish perfectly
on the corner of. It, now you, KNOW i truly
believe IF, i like if dropped it with both hands
and it dropped straight, down probably would have been allowed,
clang BUT i don't think it would have shattered. That
this thing just crack. Cockckckckckck SO i begin the process

(52:34):
of trying to fix, this make up for. It And i'm,
thinking all, right, Well i'll just get a new. Stovetop
AND i look And i'm, like what? There how? Much
And i'm, thinking wait a, minute this oven is almost
nine years. Old why WOULD i pay that much for
a new. STOVETOP i, said we're just Gonna we're just
gonna have to get a, new entire new, oven and

(52:58):
lo and, behold and you talk about HOW i haveizing
works for you on. Radio you can't make this. Up that,
NIGHT i was getting ready for sports talk And i'm
listening AND i Hear eddie a commercial That eddie does
For recor And. Burger they, voila they've got A november
sale going. On SO i Told, KELLY i, Said we're
going To recor And burger On Beachmont. Avenue and we,

(53:18):
did and we scattered him, out and then we eventually
talked With Eric engelhart and boom got a really nice
ge electric double, oven convection range whizbang, thing and, uh
it was delivered the next day and we love. It but,
man you talk about a, MISTAKE i mean one, mistake
and we're talking a thousand dollars mistake BECAUSE i dropped

(53:43):
the damn casserole dish on top of the, stove which
leads me to. This do you have a story you could?
Tell give me something dumb that you're willing to admit,
to something dumb that you did at cost you, money
cost you maybe, embarrassment maybe great, inconvenience maybe just, time maybe.

(54:08):
Injury but looking, back you say you'll never believe WHAT i.
Did i'm looking for something. Dumb we're among. Friends you
you can you can uh give me a fake name
IF i can come clean with dropping a casserole dish
perfectly on top of our stove.

Speaker 7 (54:27):
And, crack, crack crack.

Speaker 2 (54:28):
CRACK i, mean if you took the stovetop up and
held it up to the, light you'd see like a
beautiful spider web of all, things of all. Things and
Now i'm like so panicked When i'm around our oven
to any, extent Whether i'm opening it to put something
in Or i'm doing something on. Top we have salt
and pepper shakers that we put up on like the

(54:50):
top back part of, it AND i said to, her
should we really put those up? THERE i, said what
if we reach for a salt and pepper shaker and
we knock one down and it lands on top of
the stove. It she, says it's not going to crack.
IT i, said, yeah but you would have ever thought
a cast roll dish would crack.

Speaker 3 (55:03):
It AND i cracked.

Speaker 2 (55:04):
It so this, Morning i'm taking my coffee mug out
of The i'm a big coffee, guy And i'm taking
my coffee mug out of the microwave over, top And
i'm like two, hands like like it's a precious diamond or,
something removing it from the microwave and clearing the stovetop
to put it over on the. Counter And i'm now that,
WAY i think for the rest of my life because

(55:25):
one stupid mistake cost me a thousand Dollar, ovenugh what
we got is a really nice. Oven nice with what we,
had but it's a really nice. Oven and the guy's
record burger fantastic next day. BOOM i, mean Even kelly

(55:45):
admitted it was rather clutch on my part to while
have created the, problem two days later completely fixed the
problem because she arrived almost forty eight hours later walked
in AND i, Said, Whaila and it was the new
stove five one, three seven four, nine seven, thousand one eight,
hundred The big. One dumb things for one, Hundred. Alex

(56:08):
i've got maybe a, segment maybe two to take your.
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(56:29):
Chevrolet you, KNOW i made it a point to Ask
Eric engelhart Of rocker And Berger Beachmont, avenue AS i
always purchasing this and explaining the, SITUATION i, SAID i,
said give me some context, here how rare is WHAT i?
Did and he, said, well he kind of, paused AND
i KNEW i was in. Trouble he, says it, happens

(56:50):
but very. Rarely AND i, said leave it to me
to be one of the small percentage of people who
managed to drop a casserole dish perfectly so one quarter
of it lands perfectly to split crack the entire. Stovetop

(57:10):
let's go out to the. Phones did we begin. In,
uh let's go To. Harrison Hey, bob you're on seven HUNDRED.
Wlw how you. Doing i'm, okay very.

Speaker 13 (57:22):
Very similar story about two years Ago thanksgiving team, time
about two or three weeks.

Speaker 14 (57:27):
Out, uh we had a small ship.

Speaker 13 (57:29):
In our stove top we've been using for about a.

Speaker 12 (57:32):
Year no.

Speaker 13 (57:33):
Problem you know those thick glass olive oil bottles or a.

Speaker 2 (57:38):
Bottle, yes, YES i was cooking AND i.

Speaker 13 (57:42):
Happened to tap. It it went in and it slapped
down on the, stovetop cracked it all the way. Across
oh and so just just Like, harry's it's something you,
know it's a thousand, box it's thirteen years, old a
high end kitchen.

Speaker 3 (57:55):
Aids.

Speaker 2 (57:55):
Yeah.

Speaker 13 (57:56):
Uh fortunately for, me my wife loved it because she
can't stand those. Things he wanted a gas. Stove and
before Before thanksgiving, hit which we were, hosting we got
the plumbing, done we got the gas stove. In it
might have Been burger as. Well and it'll love.

Speaker 2 (58:16):
It very, nice, EXCELLENT i.

Speaker 3 (58:21):
Appreciate don't worry about.

Speaker 2 (58:23):
It all, Right Hey, bob thanks for. Sharing Happy? Thanksgiving all,
right all, right take? Care yeah about about? That, yeah and,
again WELL i didn't want to go through the whole.
Setup AND i, KNOW i don't want to get into
the debate of an electric oven or a gas even
and we. Don't we're not set up for. IT i
didn't want to go through any of. That we we
loved what we, had we just wouldn't didn't want it
to shatter on the. Top and we really loved the
ge electric double oven that that we, got but, like

(58:45):
what are the? Odds, ultimately and that crack and you,
know As i'm pressing down on, it you, know it's
like making a, noise And i'm so so so much in,
trouble and the whole her face WHEN i stepped, behind you,
know because when she walked, IN i was kind of
standing directly in front of it to hide the initial.

(59:06):
View AND i GUESS i had that look on my
face because BEFORE i said, anything she, said what how
about The florida we? Go, Hey, brian what do you
got for?

Speaker 14 (59:16):
Me, Well, uh mine's not a kitchen. Thing but six
months AGO i put daft diesel exhaust fuel in my gas.
Tank within seconds the trunck. Stopped SO i call the

(59:38):
tow company and they set me up to get it
fixed and it was two. THOUSAND i got. Lucky they
said it could have cost me twelve. Thousand oh my,
Goodness OH i got pretty bluff.

Speaker 2 (59:55):
Pain, absolutely HE i appreciate sharing to AND I brian
have a great. Night, okay that's What i'm looking. FOR i, like,
Sot i'll give you one more While i'm thinking of.
It and THIS i. Avoided but it was something dumb
that could have cost me forty. BUCKS i was at
the shop at THE u we shot at The Kroger

(01:00:15):
independence AND i always go through the self. Checkout kelly
can't stand going through the self. CHECKOUT i, SAID i
don't want to WANT i just want to do it
myself and get. Out AND i rarely do the cash,
back you, know and you get all the, proms do
you want any cash? BACK i never do, that, never
BUT i needed AND i didn't have time to run the,
bank SO i got forty dollars cash. Back, WELL i

(01:00:35):
never do. It it's the key. HERE i got home
And i'm, like, Look i'm like where is My i'm,
like oh. CRAP i never even took it out of the.
Machine SO i don't Tell kelly this BECAUSE i haven't told.
Her she's not. LISTENING i drove back AND i went
to the front desk. COUNTER i, said by any, chance

(01:00:58):
has Any AND i knew odds EXTREME i, said has
did anybody return forty dollars that they found in the checkout?
Machine and she, said, uh hang on a. Second she
walked over and got the you, know there's like over
seers of each area of the self, checkout and she
brought her over and she, said did you happen to

(01:01:20):
find forty dollars left behind in one of the? Machines
and she reached into her pocket and pulled out the
two twenties and handed them to, me AND i hugged.
HER i hugged her AND i thanked her AND i almost.
Cried AND i went home and THAT i thought about,
it AND i, said you know, WHAT i, SAID i
should probably give her. Something and SO i went back
the next day and she was, there AND i gave

(01:01:42):
her ten dollars AND i, SAID i don't know if
you remember. Me i'm the guy who left the forty
dollars and you got it and you saved it and held.
It AND i, said without, YOU i would have had no,
dollars and with, YOU i had. Forty SO i, FIGURE
i owe you some level of, thanks AND i just
hear take this as my way of saying, things and
her face lit up and she said thank. You AND

(01:02:02):
i said thank you Because i'd rather be thirty dollars
ahead than than in forty dollars. Behind And i'm on
a roll, Here i'm just being. Dumb let's, Go let's
go To. Madisonville, hey justin tell me a.

Speaker 5 (01:02:16):
Story, Hey, Lance, yeah that last story you just told
reminded me of an incident at.

Speaker 15 (01:02:24):
Home depot left my cell phone somewhere in the aisles or, whatever.

Speaker 3 (01:02:28):
Left, it you, know on the shelf or or. Whatever
AND i get to the, Car.

Speaker 15 (01:02:32):
I'm, like oh my, gosh you, know MAYBE i THINK
i even drove away AND i didn't have a, phone
except my boss gives me a phone for, work SO
i actually had another phone THAT i could call and find, Out,
hey is there a phone missing or you, know do
you guys have?

Speaker 3 (01:02:48):
One SO i went.

Speaker 15 (01:02:49):
Back they said, yeah hold on a, minute and sure
enough they pulled out my phone AND, i thank, goodness
you just saved me seven hundred.

Speaker 6 (01:02:57):
Dollars.

Speaker 13 (01:02:57):
OH i gave this lady there twenty.

Speaker 3 (01:02:59):
Dollars thank you so, much.

Speaker 15 (01:03:03):
Yea was That and back in the covid uh, years
they're kind of, LIKE i think there was two thousand
and two thousand and one. Whatever my two, sons you,
know were you skiing At Perfect north and and there you,
know summertime and they're they're they're bumming because of the
snow's gone and all. That, WELL i get this bonehead
idea to build a ramp in my. Backyard, okay now

(01:03:26):
this Is Madison. Mill it's a thirty foot wide by
one hundred foot long. Lot our backyard's super. Tiny AND
i build this ramp and you like go off the
jump and then you land on a, rail you, know
and and then you.

Speaker 2 (01:03:41):
Jump off of the.

Speaker 15 (01:03:42):
Rail, WELL ill build the whole, thing AND i find, Out,
uh it's really Not my yard's not widen, Though AND
i spent seven hundred dollars on lumber and three hundred
dollars on these special plastic pieces you slide on and
and all this and, uh but you, know still. There
so if anybody wants a, ramp my wife would really appreciate.

Speaker 3 (01:04:05):
It but but.

Speaker 15 (01:04:07):
Yeah and another quick little. Bit, yeah my son plays
on The SCENE x football, team And i'm just really
excited about the whole he came together for. That, yeah
SO i Just i'm just really proud of.

Speaker 3 (01:04:20):
Everybody go.

Speaker 2 (01:04:21):
Bombers very, well said very, well said justin thank you for,
listening thanks for.

Speaker 3 (01:04:25):
Calling all, right thank.

Speaker 2 (01:04:26):
YOU i have a great. Night this is. FUN i
probably should have done this. WELL i didn't have it
earlier BECAUSE i didn't have a six o'clock. Hour take
a time, out come, back Grab riz And dan And
john and if you've got a story to squeeze, IN
i think we can do it before the top of the.
Air that'll Be Dan carroll. Time IT'S Rnl Carrier Sports
talk presented By Kelsey chevrolet seven HUNDRED. Wlw All, right

(01:04:48):
we gotta hustle down the stretch to nine o'clock news
in about eleven. Minutes Then dan carrold nine to. Midnight
i'm back at it tomorrow six to, eight six to
eight With Rocky. Worried he bring the long next in
hebring for the roundtable. Show join us tomorrow night and
hang out and have some. Fun we'll do some, football Some,
bengals Some, bearcats high school, football college. Football can't wait

(01:05:10):
to talk With Greg Shoemaker Tri State football tonight about
the big matchups in the high school. Scene we'll do
fantasy football With Dan klaskins And bearcats With Chad, Brendle
bengals With. Trags get his reaction to what has transpired
With Jamar chase this week and the quarterback. Situation see
how it plays out tomorrow with the Assumption Joe flacco

(01:05:31):
will in fact practice on the heels Of Joe, burrow
not only practicing, today but for the first time since his,
return going full, practice no, limitations and for the first
time since his, return going in the eleven on eleven.
Drills things that make you go. Hmm now back to
this and me and my stove escapades last, week allowing

(01:05:57):
a casse old dish to slip out of my hand
land perfectly on the corner of the glass castor old
dish to the point it cracked the, stovetop creating the
spider effect across the entire top and resulting in the
purchase of an entirely new oven based on stove based on.

(01:06:18):
Me but let the record show it was taken care
of quickly and efficiently by my new friends at Recoren,
Berger Eric eklhert and. Everybody so thank you guys for.
That how About riz In oxford and on seven HUNDRED.
Wlw Hey, riz it's.

Speaker 16 (01:06:40):
Actually uh that's my. Pseudonym It's.

Speaker 2 (01:06:43):
River oh, wait, well welcome to the.

Speaker 16 (01:06:45):
Show BUT i had to do this because and by the,
way my brother finished his career at Recoren. Burger but
at any, rate, yeah they were. Good but, anyway this
is a hot Stove league. STORY i mean, literally BECAUSE
i had a black freaking transistor. Radio NEVER i learned

(01:07:09):
you never put something black on a, stove BECAUSE i
turned on a burner and it's LIKE i walked into
the other room and thank goodness there was a fire
alarm because it's a, MAN i tell you, what.

Speaker 2 (01:07:24):
Smoke so the radio on the stove heat it up
and started smoking and melting it on.

Speaker 16 (01:07:31):
Fire what happened, was, OH i forgot to say THAT
i put the knob on the wrong, one because you
know sometimes in stupid knobs they are very.

Speaker 2 (01:07:40):
Confusing, Yes i'm right there with, YOU i pointed out
to my. Wife and you know what really confuses. Me
on the burners that have a big circle and then
two smaller circles. INSIDE i could ever figure out where
to turn the knob to get IF i want the smallest,
burner the second smallest, burner or the full size. Burner
it's very, confusing BUT i.

Speaker 16 (01:07:58):
Would literally listen into hot stove. League come, on, now
that means. Possible but at any, rate, yeah it was
quickly taken care, of but it didn't make. SMOKE a
smokiness pretty, good.

Speaker 4 (01:08:13):
A pretty good.

Speaker 16 (01:08:13):
Smokiness but at my, AGE i, learned don't ASSUME i
have to be you, know do not.

Speaker 3 (01:08:18):
Assume, yes that's my.

Speaker 2 (01:08:20):
Tip, Yeah i'll take. That, hey thank you for calling.
Tonight have a great, evening all, right thank? You, Yes oh,
boy she got me going on those. Burners. ABSOLUTELY i
had that very. Conversation we had that other one for
going on ten, years AND i never didn't figure it.
OUT i, SAID i DID i want this? Burner AND i,
said is? It DO i want it on the?

Speaker 3 (01:08:40):
Four?

Speaker 2 (01:08:40):
Five you?

Speaker 5 (01:08:41):
Know?

Speaker 2 (01:08:41):
Six DO i want it on the? Six here there's
like a six at like four, o'clock and then there's
a six at like seven, o'clock and then there's a
six at like ten. O'CLOCK i, SAID i don't know what.
Six and she would walk up to the stove and
she would look at me and, say watch watch, this
this one is for the smallest circle on the. Burner
if you don't have a bigger, pan this one or.

(01:09:03):
Pot this one is for the, second and then this
one over here that's for the whole. Burner if you
have a big, pot that'll TAKE i, said that's still
very confusing to. Me love them we. Go Hey, dan
welcome to seven HUNDRED.

Speaker 6 (01:09:19):
Wlw Hey, lance great. TOPIC i appreciate. It, Man i'm
sitting here. Driving i'm actually driving To. Florida i'm sitting
here laughing at my. BUTTLE i DON'T i have a
combos story for. You, YES i get all the blame,
though because it's me and my son that we're not very,
smart and since he's got half MY, DNA i get

(01:09:41):
all the. Way so a couple of years ago we
bought a camper. Van my daughter was playing soccer In.
Minnesota we were going to travel that. Way nice, campervan
right size of An Amazon spriner, van kind of. Thing
come home from a trip late at, night pull it
in the drive. Way you, know battery's got to be,

(01:10:02):
charged you got to be able, to you, know run
all that internal.

Speaker 3 (01:10:04):
Stuff.

Speaker 6 (01:10:05):
Right i'm, LIKE i don't want anybody to trip over
this extension. Cord it's running out, here SO i secure it,
right they trip over. IT i secure it to the
end of the the end of the van where it's plugged.
In the next, morning my son comes. In i'm sitting
in my little office out in front of the, house
and he, goes, HEY i got to move the van
BECAUSE i got to get my car out of the
garage by throwing the. Keys he goes. Out it's still plugged,

(01:10:28):
in AND i see him starting to pull out of the.
Driveway and if somebody could have seen, that my face
was up against the, glass jumping up and, down trying
to get his. Attention he pulls out of the, driveway
the extension cord stays attached to the. Van the whole
apparatus on the back comes. Out there wires getting pulled

(01:10:49):
out of the.

Speaker 5 (01:10:50):
Van Like.

Speaker 6 (01:10:53):
I'm my face is up against the, glass And i'm just,
like oh, no we just like the wiring all my.

Speaker 2 (01:11:03):
Goodness oh that costs. Me Oh i'm IMAGINING i can
see you like in slow, motion everything slows.

Speaker 6 (01:11:10):
Down, no, exactly couldn't get his. ATTENTION i just stood,
THERE i THOUGHT i could.

Speaker 2 (01:11:21):
DO i feel the. Pain Hey, dan thanks for sharing the, story,
buddy have a great.

Speaker 6 (01:11:25):
Night all, right thank, you thank.

Speaker 2 (01:11:28):
YOU i love these. Stories mark this. Down you, See
chris is in charge of things like off The Beaten.
Path let's do like a year from, now mark this
down as an off The Beaten path. Topic And i'll
do it on A friday. Night AND i don't have
a show This friday, night OR i probably would have
saved it Till friday. Night but we've got you see
basketball In. Union Hey, mark welcome to Sports.

Speaker 9 (01:11:47):
Talk Hey, lanes thanks for having.

Speaker 2 (01:11:50):
Me sure what do you?

Speaker 9 (01:11:51):
GOT i got a little bit more of an, injury,
embarrassedment still costly.

Speaker 2 (01:11:58):
Mistake life AND i had a.

Speaker 9 (01:12:01):
Fight in the, morning and by the AFTERNOON i had
taken a rocksack with a couple let's, say foraging items
with a hatchet and a, machete and, YEAH i need
to clear some. Air SO i went out, backpacking was

(01:12:21):
trying to chop some, firewood glanced the hatchet into my.

Speaker 3 (01:12:24):
Knuckle, Ooh.

Speaker 9 (01:12:27):
I'm three miles.

Speaker 3 (01:12:28):
Out i'm.

Speaker 9 (01:12:29):
MAD i get to the back of my truck and
the machete is in the middle of my backpack AND
i used my other hand AND i slammed my rocksack
down and my machete comes out of the sheet and
gets my other hand the middle.

Speaker 2 (01:12:42):
FINGER i shouldn't. Laugh i'm in. Pain Actually i'm not.
Laughing i'm in pain with.

Speaker 9 (01:12:48):
You the last PERSON i want to call is my,
wife who is just getting done with her residency at
the emergency room and just is leaving for her last.
Day SO i have to bring her back so she
can stitch me. Up and we still have to pay.

Speaker 2 (01:13:10):
Insurance oh my, goodness what a. Story oh oh, man
that's a rough. One i'm telling.

Speaker 9 (01:13:20):
You it is the party favorite than WHEN i showed the.

Speaker 2 (01:13:23):
CARD i can. Imagine, well fortunately for you you survived.
It all is well, now so oh, yeah, hey thank
you for sharing. Tonight good there you. Go that's the
most important. Thing still. Married Thanks, Mark all, right that was.
Good that was all the. Pain both hands one more
In Dell. High, Hey, ron you get the final? Word
give me a?

Speaker 3 (01:13:44):
Story all?

Speaker 5 (01:13:45):
Right?

Speaker 4 (01:13:46):
Good first, time long, time, welcome likely last. Time back
in my early, TWENTIES i called the local Honeybake ham
store AND i asked how much are your? Hands and
he was like ten forty. Nine i'm, like, well go
ahead and give me two of. THEM i get to

(01:14:08):
the store AND i didn't realized that was per pound
AND i had like two ten pound.

Speaker 3 (01:14:16):
Hands it was like.

Speaker 4 (01:14:17):
Two hundred dollars AND i had like twenty four. Dollars
so that was A christmas, story bringing the hams for,
everybody the whole. Family SO i had to buy them
BECAUSE i SAID i was bringing. TOO i thought they
were you, know that was for the whole ham not

(01:14:37):
for a.

Speaker 2 (01:14:37):
Pound oh that's. Beautiful, leftover plenty of. Leftovers so there you. Go, Yes,
RON i enjoyed, this AND i want you to call me.
Again some dom do not make this your last. Time all, right,
okay all, right thank you all right for taking my.
Call thank you for calling that first. TIME i was thrown,
off he, said first time, caller probably last? Time what.

Speaker 4 (01:15:00):
All?

Speaker 12 (01:15:00):
Right this?

Speaker 6 (01:15:01):
Was this?

Speaker 2 (01:15:01):
Was this was a. Blast, oh thank you for sharing
the stories. TONIGHT i WISH i had more.

Speaker 3 (01:15:09):
TIME i.

Speaker 2 (01:15:09):
DON'T i gotta get out of. Here Dan carroll has
got you from nine to. Midnight i'm back tomorrow at
long next in You. Britain from nine to. Midnight this
has been our and thanks To Joe will for producing.
Tonight this has BEEN rnl carry Or Sports talk presented
By Kelsey chevrolet seven HUNDRED wlw