00:00What a day. Big, big Thursday upon us. We have the band together. This is very exciting stuff,
00:07and we have a full show. Tons of things to get to. With your permission, Mr. Beard, I would like
00:13to
00:13just not dive into the Jalen Duren stuff. I'm tired of it. We can get to it later. Is that
00:20fair?
00:20Otto did a great job bringing it to the table. You want to qualify an offer, you can bleep
00:26yourself, and well, Langdon got played. I have something else. Now I need a favor.
00:32So what I'm going to do here is a presentation, and I need you, David, and Mr. 305. By the
00:40way,
00:40Paul says Miami minus 57 and a half can't lose tonight. Is it FAMU? I'm surprised there's a line.
00:47Well, Paul said they're going to take a trombone to FAU Skull. The point I make, I have a presentation.
00:54I need the three of you to take some notes, and I'm going to give you the backdrop to the
00:57presentation, and then I'm just going to roll through this. You have coined one of my favorite
01:02segments ever on this show, which is Can We Say That? I love it. I genuinely do. It's fun.
01:09I'm going to play a different game. Now, I can't use the word I want to use, but I'll say
01:15it rhymes
01:15with blit. The game we're going to play is, can we not say this blit? Certain talking points drive
01:26me crazy. I feel like politics has made its way to sports, so I'm going to give you a backdrop
01:31to
01:32something. I had a buddy of mine who covers college football, and remember, we're friends. He likes the
01:38content that we do, and was texting a little bit last night during the snooze fest of Seattle and
01:45New England, and he goes, man, have you seen the response to your Bryce Underwood stuff? And I'm
01:53like, no, I generally, well, hey, I don't care. Like, it's whatever. I said it. I stand by anything
01:58I say, and away we go. But we started talking, and you know, look, social media is toxic. It's why
02:06I
02:06don't have it, and it's more the comment section is just not where rational people are. So I've
02:13heard. But the good part about, you know, one of the rare good things about this company, we do have
02:18a social media department. We do have analytics. So I had a few people do something for me, just for
02:23fun, because I want to end all family business, like Mo Green style today, and with this Bryce
02:30Underwood thing. So yesterday, I have made this point about Bryce Underwood, and I think Rico agrees.
02:38If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's often a duck. If you say enough stupid
02:44things,
02:45I am going to eventually question your intellect. Then if you go on the field, and you don't have
02:52any physical problems because you've been blessed with physical gifts that are outer worldly,
02:57but you can't process or read a defense, that's also a mental acumen issue. You know, like Drake May
03:05was a moron last night. It was mental, not physical. Well, it upset a lot of people. So I wanted
03:14to say,
03:14I want to play a game called, can we not say that? So I'm going to go down this list,
03:18and these are the
03:19most prevalent talking points in the comments regarding what we did, and one of them involves you.
03:26Oh, I can't wait. Oh, baby. Paul, are you prepared, or would you like to just leave the studio?
03:31Because you may get a little uncomfortable here. I'm ready. You're ready? David, are you ready? By
03:37the way, you were great on Sunday Night Football last night. I'll try my best last night, but I am
03:41ready for this. You looked like an Oompa Loompa next to Maria Taylor. David is a dead ringer for
03:45Mike Tomlin. I thought it was more Omar Epps, but I can see David. Dead giveaway. All right, so are
03:51you
03:51prepared? I am prepared, and Paul, you should be ashamed of yourself for 60 points on FAMU tonight.
03:58All right, so number one is a PSA. I'm just trying to help people with something. I'm not
04:04even mad about it. You can't be mad about it in this line of work. To those of you who
04:08want to lob
04:08threats at me over a sports take, let's just flowchart for a second, okay? Okay, hold on. I'm sorry I
04:15interrupted you. Yeah, you didn't get four seconds into the presentation. Yes. Threats? Oh, yeah. Like
04:23threats of violence? Yes. Physical threats? Yes. Over things that, oh, wow. Oh, yeah. No, no, it's
04:29great. Listen, my comment section is just you Spartan, Homer, blah, blah, blah, blah. Oh, no, no. Wow. No, no,
04:34no.
04:34I'm sorry. Continue. No, no, no. We can get to it. The point I'm making is, listen, I just want
04:39to help you
04:39guys out there, okay? A, we have a security department within the company that combs comments
04:46for threats and stuff. Second of all, very good relationship with local law enforcement. I've
04:52sadly had to deal with this before. Yeah, I remember. Don't make threats over sports. It's silly. I don't
04:58think your wife's going to like explaining why you lost your gig. Don't do that. Now, this is your
05:02mulligan. Just think better of it. Also, if you're one of these people and in your profile, it says
05:08husband, follower of God and father. I don't know, man. Kind of weird to be threatening people
05:13over sports. Second of all, let scenario play this out. All right. You want to kick my ass and
05:19do whatever you want to do. How does that work exactly? Let me tell you how it works. You get
05:23arrested. Then I sue you into oblivion. And you have to explain to your wife, child, and God above,
05:28it was over a Bryce Underwood take. Guys, don't threaten anyone over sports. It's not worth it.
05:33Why is daddy getting arrested at 7 a.m. and handcuffed? Correct. It's not worth it.
05:37Don't do that to yourself. It's sports, guys. Okay. So here we go.
05:43Talking point number one, baby. This was number one, like Family Feud and I'm Steve Harvey.
05:49Okay. Ready? He's only 19!
05:54Bing! Number one, 76 points. He's a kid, is he? Bryce Underwood is 19, but here's the problem.
06:04You wanted to play adult games. You took $12 million. You love the publicity it gets you. I'm
06:13sorry, but the minute NIL exploded, they are not college kids. Therefore, I don't treat them like
06:18college kids anymore. So I think you're fair game. Much like when I entered this business as a kid
06:25at 20 on the air and got unholy thing said to me, it's part and parcel of what we do.
06:32It's gross.
06:32It's not fair, but it is what it is. Me saying that Bryce Underwood reminds me of Shea Patterson,
06:38i.e. not that smart of a quarterback. If that hurts your feelings, that's fine. But just because
06:44you're offended doesn't mean you're right. I know America 26. If you're offended, you think you're
06:50right. You're not. He's not a kid. He's a pro. Two, look at Sparty talking about U of M again.
06:58Rent free, bitch. Well, there's a bit of an issue there, and I want to explain this to you.
07:06We do an entertainment show in an entertainment business. Now, our job is to talk about what
07:14you want to talk about. Bryce Underwood and U of M clock gate. If it's not the biggest story in
07:22sports
07:22this week, it's one of. Once again, we cater to two things, guys, ratings and revenue. It has nothing
07:32to do with an obsession complex. It's simply what's in the news. I'm going to go with biggest story of
07:40the week. A rule got put in place because of that game. Correct. Okay, so that's talking point two.
07:48Talking point three. Race. Ah, yes. A tried and true method of the dimwitted. Now, you're going to
07:57have to do it the right way if you're going to do that. Race. Race. So, if white guy says
08:02something
08:03about black quarterback, racist. Well, we got a bit of a problem. First of all, I must have been pulling
08:10a Bernie Madoff deal with Rico for 16 years. Yes, when Rico comes over, we put the sheets away and
08:16I take down the dartboard that says I hate black people. Guys, guys, if you're going to race over
08:22a sports take, you've already told me I've won. Don't do that. You have to be smarter than that.
08:29You could not possibly think my commentary on Bryce Underwood's play and the way he acts
08:36is rooted in racism. Really? You don't think that about me. Come on. And if you did, why the hell
08:45are you listening? I wouldn't listen to a racist and I'm white. Guys, come on. You got to put that
08:52three by five away. But wait, there's more. Oh, there's more. Because David, I think we now know
08:58why he hates Lamar. Got it. Nailed it. So, I mean, here was another one that was popular on the
09:07socials. Apparently, black law demands Rico yell at me because I question Bryce's acumen for the
09:17position. Somehow, black guy must yell at white guy if white guy comments on black guy. You, sir,
09:26didn't do your job. We're still doing this. Okay. I thought maybe we dropped this in 2026,
09:33but I guess we didn't. You did not. The last one, and this is possibly the saddest one,
09:39and this is a pretty sad list. Oh, you're just jealous of Bryce. Okay. First of all,
09:48you're projecting your jealousy on me. Like, you're jealous of Bryce. I'm not. Why are you jealous of
09:55Bryce? Well, he makes money. Okay. I'm a 45-year-old man. I've had a pretty good career
10:02doing this. I do things outside already. I've been blessed 10 times over. I have a wonderful
10:07family. I have an incredible wife. Man, I learned a pretty long while ago, I ain't jealous of another
10:13man. So, no, no, I'm not. But you're telling me you are. So, here we are. All because I said
10:22the
10:23following. Bryce doing social media stuff saying he's going to go belt ass on Western. Dumb. Bryce's
10:31common at the podium yesterday. The body language, the attitude, the approach. Dumb. The way he acted
10:38after the game. Not smart. I wouldn't be brooding like you're LeBron who won a championship. Son,
10:43you just escaped Western. Bryce saying he's going to be the greatest of the greatest of the greatest
10:48ever come out of U of M. Guys, look, then you factor in Bryce's issue playing quarterback. Oh,
10:53no, no, no. You forgot one. What did I forget? You'll never see a freshman like Bryce. He said
10:57that one last year. You're right. You were invariably worse than those freshmen. But the other angle is
11:02the main issue for Bryce is the ability to process information, coverage, and do it fast.
11:10That's an acumen issue. That's an intelligence issue. That's what quarterbacks struggle with.
11:15It's what Josh Rosen struggled with. White guy. Johnny Manziel, white guy. Hell, J.J. McCarthy,
11:20noted white guy. Like, guys, the race thing has to stop. There are plenty of dumb white people,
11:26dumb black people, dumb Italian people, dumb space people. You got to stop with the race thing,
11:31okay? It's ridiculous. So here's what I really want to focus on. Go ahead. What time is it, Mike?
11:39Game time? No, no. What time is it? 2.13? It is not, Mike, okay? It is not 2.13,
11:47okay? It's racist.
11:49The two is racist. You're right. The studio's now nicknamed Candyland. DiCaprio's hosting it, too.
11:56I just don't know what to say. I guess I'm Sam Jackson. I just don't know what to say.
11:59But the one I want to focus on most, because, again, I think these talking points are
12:04asinine, but the one I want to focus on, and it was by far the most popular,
12:08oh, look at these grown men talking about a 19-year-old. Guys, he's a pro. He's a pro. He
12:14makes more than pro quarterbacks. I didn't make the rules of engagement. I am treating him as a pro.
12:20Am I wrong for that? Any grievances from David, Paul, Sarah, Rico, Beard, the Founders Club, by the way,
12:27Founders Night at Cosm tonight, Niners and Rams. If you're not crested, they ain't letting you in.
12:34The point I'm making, any grievances, but I want to throw it to the people, and I want the focus
12:40on,
12:40no matter what Bryce does, can we stop with college athletes or kids?
12:45Kids. They're not kids. They are not anymore. They're not kids, because we said the same thing
12:50last year. I remember at the beginning of the year about Arch Manning and how he just looked
12:54ill-prepared to run Texas' offense, and it looked as if Texas had just backed the wrong horse.
13:01He figured it out, and he got better as the year progressed. But this time last year, we were like,
13:08man, I don't know about Arch. I don't think Texas is going to make it with him. They're going to
13:13get
13:13rid of him. So, no, once you're the star quarterback of said team making, however,
13:21two-plus million dollars a year, we talk about you the same way we'll talk about Jerry Goff,
13:27the same way we'll talk about Matt Stafford. You're a part of the game. And for this story,
13:32this story is still the biggest story, Mike. A new rule got implemented because of this.
13:37NFL people came out and spoke about this and said, we can't do this. Heck, Dan Campbell tiptoed
13:45and was like, I ain't touching that one. Leave me alone. So, let's get to the people. 248-539-9797.
13:52The phone lines are wide open. Can we stop saying this? He's just a kid. No, he ain't.
13:58The rest of the stuff, you can power rank how stupid some of that crap is. And I want to
14:02hear
14:02from all the grievances in the room and then amongst the people. We'll do it next. 97.1.
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