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Following Minnesota’s blockbuster trade deadline acquisition of Kirk Cousins, Jim Costa, Jon Jansen, and Heather Park open the show by re-ranking the NFC North and sorting out the top contenders across the conference.
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00:03would you stop interrupting the update Luke's a professional he can handle it he's got like 90
00:09seconds to get all that info in and there you are interrupting him I'm a fired up chip today
00:16good morning 97-1 oh yeah you got it on I watched a game last night it was a good
00:20game I mean they're
00:20playing good yeah bowl game and at least one of us as it gets to look forward to a bowl
00:28game someone
00:28in the state can go to a bowl game it's Austin Western Michigan yeah but yes Sacramento State
00:36the hate runs deep that's a school that we we you know yeah long-standing rivalry I mean hey
00:42rivalries always start I have to have that first game all right so you took it to Sac State
00:49absolutely all right we got a lot to do today on this Thursday Thursday touchdown to Grand Slam
00:54dear John and Ross Tucker all slated on this Thursday John good morning good morning I uh I
01:00guess I don't have to ask how you are you you woke up in a chipper mood Heather how are
01:05you I'm great
01:06as well all right yeah and for a Thursday too I'm surprised I got a decent amount of sleep I
01:12think
01:12that's why I feel okay today oh wow that requires a high five it does I feel like I did
01:18that already
01:18like good job Heather yeah you're getting out of bed give myself a high five exactly no one's awake
01:25at that time uh-huh well if you're awake with us right now that's good news because you're getting
01:29the early chance to win Michigan State hoops tickets we've been giving away all week long we've got a
01:33pair of tickets to see Michigan State and Arkansas at Little Caesars Arena that's November 26th
01:39courtesy of 313 Presents that's Izzo v Calipari that's maybe the best team in college basketball
01:45in Michigan State all you got to do is listen this hour when you hear the Michigan State fight
01:50song call in November 26th isn't that Thanksgiving Day it is Thanksgiving Day John huh what time is
01:59that game it's not on the little sheet of paper they take right after the Lions game oh okay
02:05so you could go to the line that might be a an awesome Thanksgiving day go to the Lions game
02:11and
02:12then just head walk from Ford Field over to the LCA it's a 430 tip huh that would be amazing
02:21one o'clock you might miss the first couple of minutes depending on how the Lions game ends
02:25right so you'll put the Bears away and then you go home and have Thanksgiving dinner
02:31that'd be amazing because college hoops games about two hours so 430 to 630 get home late dinner at
02:377 yeah she should have dinner on table by then there's a few of these every year where there's
02:43a Pistons or Wings game right I'm not even acknowledging that
02:49neither am I Tom keep going so when I went to the Tampa playoff game for the Lions a few
02:55years ago
02:55they the Wings played the Lightning that night yeah at seven o'clock so it was we were walking to
02:59the car
03:00and I was actually parked in the Wings garage and it was weird because a bunch of Wings and Lightning
03:05fan were walking in but they were all go Lions right and Jared Goff chants and ever since then
03:14it's all been bad yeah we haven't had any Goff chants in a while
03:20be nice to do that on Thanksgiving it would it sure would and Bears and yeah
03:26here's the thing we got so caught up in the aftermath of the deadline we didn't even get
03:30into our like secondary conversation which is re-ranking the North yes Minnesota added
03:37Kirk Cousins it was discussed but we never really gave it life yesterday how does that change the
03:42picture in the North like how would you rank the teams in the NFC North today and then NFC as
03:46a
03:47conference at large well the NFC is a conference at large oh well okay so I think I would still
03:54have
03:55the Bears at one until we see different and hopefully that is Thanksgiving Day
04:00um they they to me are the most complete team and something I did not know and Tom brought this
04:06up I
04:06think I don't know if it was last week or the week before in regards to there are top 10
04:11offense
04:11top 10 defense and we've already seen what they're getting out of Kalief Raymond not just
04:15offensively but on special teams so all three phases they're they're either really good or good
04:22and I think they're the most well-rounded team maybe maybe the most well-rounded team in the NFL
04:30doesn't necessarily mean I have them as Super Bowl favorites because what we saw is Caleb Williams still
04:37has those games and and does he have one of those like Jared Goff did against Washington where it's
04:44just a you know that's just one of those days right um and and where he turns the ball over
04:49a bunch
04:49but I would put the Bears at one I would put Detroit at two Minnesota at three and Green Bay
04:55at four
04:56which is basically what I had them before and does does Kirk Cousins make them more of a threat
05:02absolutely but how long does that take for him to become a threat with this offense and I know
05:08he was in this offense with Kevin O'Connell he's played with Justin Jefferson he's done all those
05:14things but there still is there still is a transition into a a new offense even though it's
05:23not brand new it's still new well they're suddenly staring down a must-win game going to Lambeau Field
05:27this Sunday yeah it's gonna be a great one and the week after they get the team I think is
05:33the
05:33best in the NFC San Francisco so where do you land on that matchup this weekend Minnesota and Green Bay
05:41because we need it for the meat stick challenge we desperately need it but I would also kind of like
05:47to see Minnesota get another loss to kind of thin the hurt a little bit here everybody's all
05:53bottlenecked up yeah create a little separation start you know but but then it also I
05:57mean that means Green Bay gets a win so I mean it you're gonna hate the outcome of that game
06:02no
06:02matter what what's the what's the least hateable outcome is a tie good or bad
06:10as long as you take care of your own business it's good for us yeah and if you're not planning
06:18on winning it doesn't really matter right I would still put the Lions to and in Minnesota is breathing
06:23down your neck by adding a quarterback with a pulse but I would still put the Lions ahead of Minnesota
06:27first of all you have the head-to-head and I think Detroit has played better the offensive line
06:32we saw it famously take down Minnesota yeah and this defense is not great but they've got a pulse in
06:39their playable right now and they're getting off the field more often and Aileen McNeil is having a
06:43career season on that defensive line which I think shouldn't be glossed over so I'd still put
06:49Detroit behind Chicago the Bears would be number one and a chance to change this up at the end of
06:53month in the NFC Niners one Niners one yeah obviously I got them at number one in the power
06:59rankings and then the Bears in your power surge so they're number two yes who's the number three
07:04team in the NFC because now we have the question of you know is it is it Lions Rams Seahawks
07:09um
07:11I would probably put the Lions at number three in in the NFC because I mean so let's just take
07:19it by
07:19division nobody in the NFC East um unless you're worried about the Giants um certainly nobody in
07:25the NFC South uh they're all tied with three wins and Seattle I think right now I would I guess
07:35I I
07:35think I would put the Lions ahead of Seattle even though Seattle's defense is greater than the Lions
07:41defense offensively they've struggled to run the football they've had injuries up front Quentin Nelson
07:46is hurt yeah and Sam Sam Darnold's out so they're going with what is it Drew Locke Drew Locke and
07:52they have two more losses than Detroit right now Seattle does right but it's to me it's a matter of
07:58okay if these teams played in the in the postseason okay do what do I think would happen um and
08:05I think
08:05Detroit would beat Seattle the only unknown then if you're going to use that as a criteria is are the
08:10Rams healthy in this because if you are telling me the Rams are healthy I'd put them ahead of the
08:14Lions
08:14but the Rams aren't healthy right but in the you're saying in a playoff game so in a playoff game
08:19is
08:19Puka playing is is Darnold and Miles Garrett in their in their element at that point we'll get that
08:25we'll get to that in the Thursday touchdown so the Rams are fourth in offense and six in defense right
08:30their stats say they're playing better than the record is let me say this the Rams or Seahawks
08:36must go six and two right to win 11 games that's that's pretty pretty eye-opening both of them are
08:46going to do it I highly doubt it because guess what they play twice right the last three games
08:52you know one of the biggest games on the schedule moving forward is the day before Thanksgiving yes
08:57I know I can't wait I'm so excited about that game Packers Rams yeah you want to talk about loser
09:03leaves town loser that game is I mean we talked about someone's got to miss the playoffs is that
09:08one in LA oh I don't know uh I'll tell you here in a second I bet you if they
09:13flash those playoff odds
09:14it's in LA you two's playing halftime there you go if they flash playoff odds like the if they win
09:20if they lose I bet you it's pretty dramatic the result of that game oh yeah Tom only said that
09:25for
09:25my eye roll you don't like you two I I I you two's fine I don't care about halftime shows
09:31and I don't
09:32care the fact that you would know that ahead of time that that is there was a big deal when
09:36it
09:36came out they're a big band they they are you are correct they're a big band um they've done the
09:43Super Bowl right yes they did the uh the Patriot Super Bowl yes they did um where was that one
09:49broadcast that was a fox that was somewhere on Madden's last Super Bowl that that's that's that's
09:54yeah that's easy because they're somewhere on Madden's last Super Bowl together no I know but people
09:58should realize and recognize this is one of your weird gifts like that you can pull weird factoids
10:05about Super Bowl broadcasts yeah like what station it was on I I haven't done it in a while and
10:09don't
10:09put me on the spot right now although you did there and I but that was easy because of the
10:12Madden thing
10:13and that was the classic summer all choosing to be introduced as a team oh yeah yeah hey uh just
10:20a
10:20side question here since we like to get off the rails early are you guys going to see the Madden
10:24movie
10:27no I'm that's really bothered me I might it's on prime you just watch it yeah get a stream it
10:35just
10:35watch it don't need to go to the theater you don't need to pay movie price movie ticket prices to
10:41see
10:41it right yeah sure I think nothing to do on a Thursday night I'm gonna start it and I'm gonna
10:47try and
10:48overlook the fact that he doesn't sound anything like John Madden because I want to see if are there
10:55some facts that they have in there that I just didn't know about John Madden if you get through
10:59this but can't get through 20 minutes of air I'll be disappointed
11:06the errors the you know what actually that's one that I should watch because I'm going to Jordan's
11:12you know like I'm going to the Nike oh watch the next 20 minutes
11:18yeah do it like the way Doug watches TV do it like that yeah in 20 minutes parts
11:24that's the yeah you wouldn't know I know Heather understands this as a parent that's what you do
11:29you watch 20 minutes and then all of a sudden there's a big problem you gotta solve it yes you
11:33may not come back for two weeks you mentioned you're going to go to Eugene yeah we don't have a
11:40huge block of time set aside for this but I throughout the show I want to make sure that we
11:44we uh see if we can get you any wrecks some recommendations for when you're out there
11:48yeah I mean I'm this is a place I'm I'm not excited to go because I think the game is
11:54going
11:54to be an absolute disaster but I'm excited to go because it's a place I've never been before
11:58and it has anybody that is listening this is a long shot yeah has anybody been to Eugene
12:07and are there are there restaurant recommendations or things to do I know that it's a it's a
12:14it's an outdoor town so I am looking forward to you know exploring some of the hikes that
12:20they have uh I don't know about that John but I think we can get plenty of people to
12:26call them who finished Oregon Trail yes and everything out there is um they're labeled as
12:34the B-U-T-T-E are you supposed to say that as Butte I don't obviously what do you
12:41say John
12:41it's all butts there's a lot of butts out there and so that'll be the running joke for three days
12:50all right this is a total shot in the dark but if any of you have been to Eugene or
12:54have knowledge
12:55of fun things to do in Eugene let us know 248-539-9797 we got the Thursday touchdown coming up
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13:03speaking of the ducks John Dan Lanning has responded to Kyle Whittingham's quotes oh okay we'll get to
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