00:17Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, it's two o'clock on a Thursday in the smokiest, smelliest place
00:26in the world. Let me say one thing, Stoney. Yeah, turn on your microphone. Yeah, that. Let me say one
00:34thing, Stoney. Yes. Ready? Yes. Mike Rico. Happy New Year. People have been blowing off fireworks all day long. You
00:44can see the smoke out there. It's way out of control, but it's beautiful because we're back yet again. Yes.
00:51For silliness. You see the phone lines? Nonsense. Yes. You haven't even had to say a word.
00:55All right. No, they're ready for this. Why are they so loud? Yeah. Why am I loud? This is what
01:00old people do. No, I know. Hey, Stoney. It's also what Rieger does. No, no, no, because I had to
01:07yell Happy New Year, of course. What time's three's company on? Huh? What is this, Velvet? All right. Who's the
01:14new guy running Jeopardy? What's going on? Fellas, I'm being serious. How many years have we done this now? Is
01:21this six? With the gap year of COVID? Yeah, baby. Probably, yeah.
01:25Or is it seven? This is the smokiest of all the years. I will say that one. I got nothing
01:29for you. And I will tell you this, I believe the Doughboy is in the area. I really hope not.
01:35We believe the Doughboy will show up in the five o'clock hour. And by the way, we'd like to
01:40thank Christopher Illich for having the news of the day take place yesterday rather than today.
01:47Very helpful. Very helpful. Yes. For those who don't know, we call it what? The Stoney and Wojo Invitational in
01:54coordination with Mike and Rico. Sure. Nothing like that. Yes. And it's your drops, which people enjoy the hell out
02:02of, from all the various sources that get played throughout your show and other shows. You guys compile them. Hatchet
02:11does the bulk of it, of course.
02:13That's one of them. That's one of them. And then they get ranked into a tournament, a top 64, one
02:19versus 16, four different regions. And you people vote. Do we get to go to 76 next year? No, no,
02:25no, no.
02:26We've had play-ins in the past, but this year, no play-ins. No 76. So all you have to
02:31do, we'll talk about some sports stuff too, but when you call in, we'll say, pick a region. You don't
02:36get to pick the game that you want because we think you'll try to screw with it. Then we'll give
02:41you a game at random and you just say, which is a better drop? Which do you enjoy more? It's
02:46really very simple. I mean, and I think even Mike's college can handle the simplicity of it. Fair enough. I
02:53do have something for you. And Stoney, David ordered,
02:56the catered lunch. I have no explanation why it's not here yet. I want you to point towards David. He
03:01ordered it from a pizza place that's probably in Ohio. We have you guys fed. Oh, that's the one I
03:06picked it up last year. But I do have something for Bob. Yeah, this is important. Yeah, they're having their
03:14private conversation there, Mike. Yes, what do you have? Cookies? Gin? Nutter butter?
03:25Nutter butter. You know, America runs on Dunkin', but I know you run on Nutter Butters. And I need the
03:31sugar buzz to last four hours. And because the catered lunch didn't arrive. That's right. I owed you that. Okay.
03:37Thank you very much. I love the Nutter Butters. You're welcome. Can you please stop the charade now? What? Please
03:43tell Stoney that you actually didn't order food, so he's not still waiting for it. Well, I didn't. David did.
03:48Oh, okay.
03:48So it's like Nick Saban interviewing with the Giants. No, David ordered. I watched him do it. David ordered it
03:55before you ordered yours from a separate place, and yours came about 45 minutes ago. I think they're teasing Stoney.
04:01That's my theory. No, I wouldn't have the heart to do that. I wouldn't. Plus, Stoney takes his lunch very
04:06seriously. Yes. No, it's on its way. First meal of the day. How do you want to... Now, you always
04:11do a breakdown.
04:12Yeah. Well, should we at least give the number one seeds, right? Yes. And the four different regions. And understand,
04:20over time, you'll realize what these drops stand for. But we'll try to explain as we go along. But the
04:27four regions are the cockfighting region. Mm-hmm. In honor of Jeremy Otto. Right. That's the top seed. The enunciation.
04:37Yeah. That's Shabath. Yeah. Oh, that's Shabath? Yeah. Oh, I thought that was Otto. No.
04:42Oh, all those update guys look and sound alike. I'm Jeremy Otto. All right. Actually, they do.
04:49Luke Sloan. That's also the Mason region. The Mason region, in honor of John Mason. Voice.
05:01Oh, yeah. You can't be dissing the regions out of the box like that. Oh, I know someone who's very
05:10excited about this region.
05:11The chew-it-and-do-it region.
05:13The chew-it-and-do-it.
05:15Oh, that's definitely a top seed.
05:18Yeah, that's a top seed. And then the other region, and we do it to honor...
05:21The homage.
05:22The homage, indeed, because he was such a big part of it, is the Kenny Cott region.
05:27So tonight, I want oral...
05:28Roberts.
05:29Roberts.
05:29I'm going to have to say that how many times today to keep us clear.
05:33Maybe five.
05:34Yeah, I think so.
05:35I still never understood why he said it that way.
05:38Like, Rico, we were all working in separate places.
05:41It was a misstep during COVID.
05:42No, he was just like, the emphasis...
05:45And tonight, I...
05:46Oh, Roberts.
05:47Roberts.
05:48Roberts.
05:48That's something you need to take over with your girlfriend.
05:50So the phone number, which we don't really need to give out, because they're late, is 248-539-9797.
05:56Now, you guys have gone over the bracket and hatchet, and we looked at it ahead of time.
06:00Do you have a favorite, Michael, Rico?
06:03Do you have an overwhelming favorite?
06:05I do think...
06:06I know Mike's favorite is the one where you say you prefer the white ones.
06:09The NC State helmets, yes.
06:10Yeah, right.
06:11That's a big one.
06:12No, I don't want to poison the jury, though.
06:14Oh, you're right.
06:15Be careful.
06:15I have...
06:16I think there's a one seed that could be in some trouble.
06:19Early.
06:20Like, in a classic, like, when Duke lost to Chris Thomas' Notre Dame team.
06:24Like, losing to an 8-9 game.
06:26I think I know which one.
06:27I think there's one in here that is...
06:29It's really good.
06:30Okay.
06:31All right.
06:32But I don't want to poison the jury.
06:34And there are, of course, mic drops, Rico drops.
06:38Is there a way on?
06:39I think there's hatchet ones in here, aren't there?
06:41Yeah, of course.
06:42They're everywhere.
06:43Is the bracket available online for those?
06:45Yes.
06:46So, 97.1ticket.com.
06:47You can see it there.
06:49I tweeted it out, and they have reposted it.
06:52Yes.
06:52Okay.
06:53Good.
06:53Also, one of these has been labeled, and I know we do not have a drop that says that in
06:59the system.
07:00I can just tell you in the chew it and do it region, David.
07:02It is in tights.
07:03It's in tights.
07:04I decidedly do not have a drop that plays that.
07:08It's in tights is what it is.
07:09It was a misprint.
07:10Yes.
07:11Okay.
07:12I didn't want to spoil anything.
07:14How do we announce it?
07:15You don't say what's written on the paper.
07:17You just say the ninth seed.
07:19Yeah.
07:20You don't say what's written there.
07:21Right.
07:22Because basically it would be large Richard.
07:23Oh, yeah.
07:24That's a...
07:24Mm-hmm.
07:26No.
07:26Large Richard.
07:27Yeah.
07:27Mm-hmm.
07:28Yeah.
07:28Sure.
07:28You get my point.
07:30We can...
07:31You want to talk sports, too?
07:32We can mingle that in.
07:33But when you call, if you have a sports topic you want to issue, bring up.
07:37Feel free.
07:38Okay.
07:38But we'll give you a game right out of the box so you're not stumbling all over the place.
07:43Right?
07:44That's it.
07:44Yeah.
07:44That's the basics.
07:45It's really very simple.
07:46And we keep track.
07:47We move them along.
07:48You can follow along on the website.
07:52Join in...
07:52You can call and bitch about somebody that eliminated your favorite drop.
07:57It happens all the time.
07:58And there are things called vetoes.
08:01Yes.
08:02We have vetoes.
08:03If we, me and Michael Stone, think that you just made a long...
08:09Like a 16 over 1 just to screw with the bracket.
08:11You're an agent of chaos.
08:12Yeah.
08:12Yes.
08:12We don't allow agents of chaos.
08:14But if you have a very good explanation for why you pick a ginormous upset, we will take
08:21it into consideration and we'll meet in Traverse City and get back to you next week.
08:25And the vetoes...
08:26With the audio off.
08:27And the vetoes will only be for the first two rounds.
08:31Yeah.
08:31Yeah.
08:31Once you get to the Sweet 16, no vetoes allowed.
08:34Yeah.
08:35Fair enough.
08:36I think that's it.
08:37Do we commence?
08:38I believe so.
08:39And here's what we'll do.
08:40Yeah.
08:41We start next.
08:42If we stay timely to start, we give ourselves the best shot.
08:46Okay.
08:46Is that fair?
08:47Yeah.
08:47And then we'll spin the wheel of issues, topics, if you want to talk.
08:52Scoobel, Larkin, Iserman, Ward Manuel, anything else?
08:57Jalen Duren?
08:58I don't know.
08:58Yeah, whatever.
08:59Whatever you want.
08:59We'll spin the wheel.
09:00Okay.
09:00We'll get to all of it.
09:02It is the...
09:03Are we calling this the sixth or seventh annual?
09:06You know what's weird?
09:07Every year we say the same thing.
09:09We never remember.
09:10It's the seventh annual.
09:12Stoney's not saying anything until he gets fed.
09:14I'm just telling you that.
09:15David, you probably need to do a wellness check.
09:1897-1.
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