00:00We're just putting our hands together for Jeremy Otto.
00:02Just another well-timed update.
00:06Yes, Rico.
00:06You know what happened?
00:07I think Otto went down to Belle Isle this morning
00:11and was drawing sculptures.
00:13Seemed to work for Wimby.
00:15It worked for Otto.
00:16Yeah, he's still an idiot.
00:17You're down 0-2 in the series.
00:18I hated it.
00:20He's not very artistic.
00:21I'm sorry.
00:21He did play well.
00:23This is why nobody takes the NBA seriously.
00:25What a clown-ass product.
00:27I thought about you like, well, I guess it worked.
00:30Yeah, I mean, but again, Rico, he's arguably a human cheat code.
00:34It's more the optics of it all, and if I were a fan, that would bother me.
00:38It just irked me because I grew up with Bird and Larry Bird, Magic Johnson,
00:43Michael Jordan.
00:45That's unthinkable stuff.
00:46I know.
00:47I know.
00:48I'm a boomer.
00:48I can go even further than that, and Dr. J choking out Larry Bird.
00:52Right.
00:52You graduated with Oscar Robertson.
00:54The big O is what we called him.
00:55So we're going to get to the Tigers at 3,
00:57but we're not done by a long shot with this Soresby thing.
01:02I just, 24 hours later, I think I've just reached a point where I want to ask people,
01:10just where are you at with college football?
01:14Now, if you're living under a rock or you're only vaguely familiar,
01:17Brendan Soresby was the $6 million darling of the portal.
01:21He goes to Texas Tech.
01:23Forget about whether you have a problem with $6 million or not.
01:27He's ruled ineligible by the NCAA for rampant gambling to the tune of over 4,000 bets,
01:34including bets on the team he was playing on, including the under offensively,
01:42under passing yards.
01:43He sits in that quarterback room, whether you're the backup or not.
01:47It's a very simple thing.
01:48There are symposiums every year.
01:49You gamble, you're ineligible.
01:52So naturally, we live in a simulation,
01:54and all you need to do is get some hayseed retired judge
01:58and judge shop the way people used to shop for pills
02:03and go get your case heard,
02:04and you get a restraining order or an injunction that says you can play.
02:10Why?
02:11Nobody knows.
02:12Basically, well, he would have endured irreparable injury
02:19had he not been able to play this year.
02:20He would not be given the facilities necessary to further his career.
02:25Right.
02:25It's just absolute nonsense.
02:27So in the fallout of the 24 hours later,
02:31Rico's got some quotes for you guys.
02:33This has broken the sport.
02:35Now, I'm watching the world burn from a good, safe distance.
02:39I'm in my lawn chair.
02:40I've got my ice-cold beverage,
02:42and I'm just watching the mushroom cloud from far away.
02:46You have.
02:47You're in a bunker.
02:48And look, I leave.
02:50And you doomsday prepped years ago.
02:52I'll give you full credit.
02:53I did.
02:53I got all the sauce and the masticioli in the bomb shelter just for you.
02:58Costa brand.
02:59You find the front door, I'll let you in.
03:01Costa choli.
03:02So before we get to the quotes, it's just I want to ask you this question.
03:08Where do you stand with college football?
03:12I mean, this is a new low.
03:14And when you pair this up, in a couple of years span,
03:19we've seen rampant cheating by University of Michigan.
03:22We've seen TV executives doing their level best to destroy anything we loved about the sport.
03:28And then you cap off this hat trick with the most expensive player in the portal playing the role of
03:35Pete Rose,
03:36except there is no Bart Giamatti.
03:38He's now ruled eligible to play.
03:41And the school he plays for has such a complete lack of integrity.
03:47All they needed to do was step up and go, listen, Brendan, we'll support you.
03:53And you know what?
03:54You can fight your battle.
03:55You can play.
03:56You can't play here.
03:57And instead, what did they do?
03:59They did what we like to call the Sharon Moore chasing a nut suspension.
04:04Oh, we'll suspend you against Abilene Christian and a two win Oregon State team.
04:09Obviously, it has sent people into orbit.
04:13And that's where I want to ask you.
04:16If you like the sport, what is it you still enjoy?
04:21If you don't, are you trending towards being done?
04:26Where are you at on the heels of this Soresby announcement?
04:30Because to me, this is just saying there are no rules.
04:35Michigan started that conversation and Soresby finished it.
04:39There are no rules.
04:40And the NCAA is not even wrong.
04:42They're just helpless.
04:44Because all you got to do is find one retired judge and they'll let you play.
04:49Signed, Charles Bediaco.
04:51So, Rico, I think you're the perfect test subject before we get to the quotes.
04:55I asked the open-ended question at 248-539-9797.
05:00I just want to look at you while you're talking.
05:02It was beautiful today.
05:03A little two-tone polo.
05:05Before we get into that.
05:06Where are you?
05:07Before we get into that.
05:08I'll answer the question.
05:09No, no, no.
05:09I have a question for you.
05:12Sure.
05:13And I'm going to try to do this with a straight face.
05:15Dissolve and evolve.
05:16Do you think that possibly Texas Tech could just step up and say, we're not going to play
05:23you this year, son.
05:24It's not in our best interest to have you out on the field.
05:26The only way it would happen is if everybody in the Big 12 refused to honor their game against
05:32Texas Tech this season.
05:33And the next time you see a unified front will be the first time.
05:38That's the only way it would happen.
05:40We are not playing you.
05:41No, no, no.
05:42You guys are kidding.
05:44No, seriously.
05:45You have no conference to play in.
05:47We will not honor the game.
05:51So they show up to whatever school.
05:52They show up to Kansas and they're locked out of the stadium.
05:56100%.
05:56Hey, guys, we can't get in.
05:58Or you're hosting Kansas at Texas Tech at whatever it's called.
06:03Now, I know it's not AT&T Field anymore.
06:06And Kansas never shows up.
06:08That's the only way.
06:09Because Texas Tech has already shown you, much like U of M did, they don't give an F.
06:13They don't give a rat's ass.
06:15Because, look, I'll give you an example.
06:17The school president of Texas Tech, much like Santa Ono, just a feckless loser.
06:21That's all this is.
06:23Santa Ono could have put a stop to it.
06:25So could this guy.
06:26You're supposed to be operating at the behest of the university.
06:29But instead, it's just about the bank account.
06:31What's the most important thing to a university?
06:34A football program that's undefeated.
06:36Correct.
06:36It's the best advertising they get.
06:38You can raise tuition rates.
06:40It's just truly a powerful tool.
06:43So instead of doing what's right, all he's going to do, he's going to keep doing the dance.
06:51Whatever keeps the oil people happy.
06:53We paid $6 million.
06:55We need Soresby.
06:56We want to go back to the playoff.
06:57Rico, there's no integrity in this game.
06:59No, there's not.
07:01I feel for that young man, not because of what he did, but what's going to happen down the line.
07:06All these people who are in his corner, all of the people who are pro Soresby, they're going to turn
07:12on you.
07:13If he makes mistakes.
07:14They're going to turn on you so fast.
07:16I don't think he finishes the season because he's going to get run out of town and he's going to
07:21cite mental health issues and he's going to have to step away from football.
07:25Mike, I'll give the over-under for that press conference before Halloween.
07:30Okay.
07:30And I'll take the over.
07:32He won't be able to stick around because health and all of that stuff because Texas Tech will boo him
07:39every time he does.
07:40Let him lose a big game early.
07:42Doesn't matter.
07:42It's over.
07:43I'm telling you right now, I'll take the bet and put it on the whiteboard.
07:45He ain't walking away.
07:47Okay.
07:47The only way he walks away is if the Big 12 walks away from them.
07:51And it won't happen.
07:52He's making $6 million.
07:53He doesn't care.
07:53Well, don't worry.
07:54If I lose the bet, I'll find a judge to nullify it.
07:57Yeah, exactly.
07:58All right.
07:59Here's the best part.
08:00The best part is the NCAA is going to appeal.
08:02And do you know who would handle the appeal process?
08:05Texas Tech.
08:06There are four judges that would handle that appeal process.
08:09All of them are Red Raider alums.
08:12So good luck.
08:13You may as well get the Albanian dudes to talk to Liam Neeson.
08:16Good luck.
08:18Do you want to do – because I know you're dodging it.
08:20And in fact –
08:21No, no, no, no, no.
08:22No, no, no.
08:22I want to give you more time.
08:23I want to give you more time.
08:24No, I have an answer for you.
08:26I just had that question.
08:27Well, we'll get your answer next segment.
08:29No, no, no, no, no, no.
08:30I want you to read a few of the quotes.
08:31Okay.
08:32Because I don't want people thinking, this is us making a big deal out of nothing.
08:36I just need a few of the quotes, okay?
08:39Okay.
08:40Because I want people to hear what this is doing to college football, to ADs, to coaches.
08:48You've got a couple ADs on the record using the F word and putting their name to it.
08:54It's pretty scintillating.
08:56The only thing that was more delightful for me was listening to John Jansen talk about integrity today.
09:01That was fun.
09:03Okay.
09:03No, because then it was like, wait, Greg tried to chime in as well.
09:07Right.
09:07Hey, Greg, why don't you put on some scuba gear and go fish out the hard drives that Connor threw
09:12in the lake?
09:13Spank.
09:14Oh, my God.
09:15Okay.
09:16I'm like –
09:17Carry on.
09:17Are we really doing this?
09:18I wouldn't go down that road.
09:20Yeah.
09:21Now, do you have the quotes?
09:22You know what?
09:23I do.
09:24I have some quotes, but I'll give you those quotes next.
09:26Okay.
09:26He'll give them next, along with his opinion.
09:28Along with that.
09:29We wanted Rico to really think, because this is his baby, and your baby's dying.
09:36Hey.
09:36Actually, that's a dark opinion.
09:38Can we – let's step away.
09:40Can we hit the dump button on him?
09:42No.
09:43No.
09:43That's terrible.
09:44You know what?
09:45Let me think of a better example.
09:47Let me just – we'll talk about this next time.
09:50Okay.
09:50How about you take some time to think about this?
09:51Rico, I just want to say factually, Rico does not have a baby, and it's not dying.
09:55This is sports.
09:58Great lead-in.
10:02Hey, guys, let me tell you about my basement.
10:04No.
10:04All right, go ahead.
10:05Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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