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You know what I do on Wednesday, every Wednesday during the show? I give you a new top six list and in two hours from now. We've got NFL training camps going on, right? Lots of optimism for most teams. We got the Olympics going on optimism for most teams.
The trade deadline came and went in Major League Baseball. That's positivity for for most teams. And so for today's top six list, which I will share with you two hours from now, we are going to take a look, unfortunately for their fans, at a top six list of suffering fan bases and sports right now. Like which sports fans, which teams, which fans forget the teams, which fan bases got it the worst in sports right now? Is it a team that's trading away the world? Is it a team on the brink of collapse? Is it a team that's moving? I mean, we got a lot of disaster franchises out here that unfortunately, a lot of fans and fan bases and cities have to deal with.
And so that top six list of suffering fan bases is coming through two hours from now. I mentioned some of the NFL optimism surrounding training camps and Jeffrey Simmons, much more positive than he was yesterday as he chewed out a radio host out in Tennessee. He had an apology. We'll hear his apology later on in the show.
We got a guess. Scott Miller from The New York Times covers all things Major League Baseball. He's going to come through later on in the show and have a discussion with us about all the movement that took place yesterday. There was no gigantic move, no gigantic trade. But there was certainly some moves made that might influence the postseason. We'll find out soon enough. Speaking of influence, the NFL is going to be trying to change things around. The NFL is exploring utilizing video camera technology to actually improve the game.
I'll explain. Yesterday, we got a couple of news from the Bears or quite a few news items. D.J. Moore got himself a new contract. Learned that Kayla Williams is not going to play in the Hall of Fame game tomorrow against the Texans. Bill Belichick got himself a new job.
Simone Biles, she got blocked for doing her job. I'll get into that. So we have a lot to discuss. If you want to participate in the show, it's real simple. The phone number is 855-212-4227. That's 855-212-4227. You can also find me online. I am everywhere. I am at J.R. Sportbrief. I'm at J.R. Sportbrief.
Every place that the Internet exists. Super producer and host Ryan Hickey. How are you on this, I guess I can say, wonderful Wednesday? Doing a whole hell of a lot better than Joel Embiid. Oh, because he didn't play basketball this afternoon. Myself, you and him all log the same amount of minutes today in the Olympics. Now, for proper context, congratulations to Team USA because the basketball squad just defeated South Sudan. The final score was 103 to 86.
The game concluded a little more than an hour ago out in Paris. Bam Adebayo leads the way with 18.7 rebounds. Kevin Durant, what else is new? The man says he has 14 points. I just rolled out of bed.
Here it is. Even even Tatum, Jason Tatum, the guy who didn't play in the last game, he started this game. Joel Embiid sat down. Joel Embiid did not play a minute of this game. He didn't play a second of this game. He did not take off his warm up.
OK, we'll get into Joel Embiid in a second. Let's talk about this individual who actually led Team USA. I mean, well, they led South Sudan 55-36 at halftime. There was no, you know, popping up on Team America, Team USA, not this go round.
That was not going to be the case. Team USA was locked in and prepared at one point in time. In the first half, they went on a 24 to the four run, something like that. They whooped.
They asked. OK, and South Sudan came out strong in the third quarter, knocked down a bunch of threes, cut the lead to 11, but ultimately it did not matter. 103 to 86. Bam Adebayo with a team high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds and two threes. Bam Adebayo was asked after the game on NBC, what the hell led to this big old game?
Bam, what happened? Crashing the glass hard, getting open shots. My teammates just making it easy for me. So just being able for them to make shots for real. You know, like I said, I'm not here to get 20 shots up, but when I'm open, shoot it.
How about that? Bam Adebayo has never had two threes and one half of NBA basketball. We know the three point line at the international level, a little bit closer in, like a long two. And so Team USA, they got Puerto Rico coming up this Saturday.
This Saturday, early in the morning, about eleven fifteen Eastern Time, eight fifteen Pacific Time. And so Bam Adebayo, what's the difference between this game and the last game in London against South Sudan? Were they only one by one? Bam Adebayo also told NBC, come on, man, we were laser focused. Just coming out here with a lot of energy, we knew they were going to play hard. You know, we played them before. They played us tough.
And, you know, we expected that. You know, I feel like we're everybody's home run. So for for us, man, it's just is going out there planning our best ability, man. We got some of the greatest, greatest talent in the world.
So just for us to go out there and compete and execute. Yeah, we know they got some of the best talent in the world. You know, you got some of the best talent in the world when Jason Tatum doesn't even play the opening game. He doesn't even play. Against Serbia, he's just sitting around, just minding his business.
Clapping it up. Steve Kerr is just like, yeah, everybody can't play. And I told him beforehand he wasn't going to play.
Well, I wonder if he had that conversation. With Joel Embiid. Because as Hickey said, Joel Embiid today against South Sudan, Joel Embiid clocked the same amount of minutes, as Hickey said, as me, Hickey, you, your next door neighbor.
We played zero minutes in Paris today. And so did Joel Embiid. And we knew there was going to be some type of adjustment because you couldn't just keep Tatum and Cobwebs for another game.
At that point, even if they did win or it was a blowout or it was a close game, it would have been an international incident anyway. It's already contingent of Boston Celtic fans who feel that the Celtics have been screwed and everybody's out to get the Celtics. Listen, people, nobody cares. Nobody cares. At least because this is some, you know, vendetta against the Celtics. People are sick of them.
Nobody cares that much. Steve Kerr is just trying to win games. And let's be real. The Team USA need Joel Embiid?
The answer is no. They didn't need him. Joel Embiid might as well be insurance. I need a seven foot one man to rebound, lift his arms up in the air, maybe block a shot and stand in the way of Nikola Jokic if the if it was called for, which he did the other day. And let's also be real. Joel Embiid is used to sitting on the bench and watching.
OK. Most times it's due to injury. Thank God this time it's not, although anytime he doesn't play, you can call it injury prevention. Joel Embiid is used to this.
Come on. There's the same Joel Embiid who actually gave an interview, I think yesterday, two days ago, and he said, yeah, back home with the Philadelphia 76ers, I'm used to being the guy. He doesn't need to be the guy here.
Yeah, obviously they don't need you at all. And I guess against Puerto Rico on Saturday, no disrespect to Puerto Rican basketball. And been here like 20 years. I couldn't name you a guy on the squad outside of Jose Alvarado.
Nicknamed this guy Grand Theft Alvarado because he steals the inbounds pass outside of him. Come on. Team USA, unless they are sleepwalking, unless they are out on Friday night, out on the town in Paris. Team USA basketball should annihilate Puerto Rico. And shout out to everybody listening in Puerto Rico, my bad. Anyway, outside of that, Team USA has advanced to the knockout stage regardless.
We'll see who they face their next game outside of Saturday will already be Tuesday. I can afford to hit the fast forward button because, hey, they already qualified for the knockout round. And then B, if I was going to put money on anything, I would feel very secure in putting down money that the USA is going to beat Puerto Rico. And at that point, throw Joel Embiid back out onto the court. Let everybody get 10 minutes, because this is likely going to be a bloodbath. If Team USA beat South Sudan 103 to 86. What do you think Team USA is going to do to Puerto Rico? It's not going to be good.
I'm just saying. Hickey, what do you think the score is on Saturday? 110 to 73. Reasonable. South Sudan beat Puerto Rico.
90 to 79. OK. You could I don't want to say consider that to be a warm up. But that's what South Sudan did the Puerto Rico.
USA is going to going to smash them. And I know Steve Kerr has to worry about who plays and when they play and how many minutes they play. Is it even worth it for a guy to play? If I'm only going to play, I got five minutes.
This should just be a run. Just a warm up. Congratulations to Team USA basketball. So far, so good.
Had that little scare in the exhibition against South Sudan. And they came back and beat him today. Good for them. Hickey, what would you do with Joel Embiid? They don't need him. You're right. I mean, big man is the one position to have a ton of depth at. I mean, you're really not going to play.
Bam. A.D. and Embiid. He seems to be the odd man out. If Steve Kerr is going to, you know, run this system where 10, maybe 11 guys play in one or two sit. It seems like going forward, if they have four more games, you know, to get to the or including the gold medal, I would guess. Embiid would probably be the guy moving forward that sits the most. Oh, absolutely. I mean, today is as up and down as South Sudan is getting up and down the court. If there's one thing Joel Embiid is not going to do, it's get up and down the court. He's going to move up and down the court at his own pace, at the pace of nobody else. And so, yeah, I mean, against Puerto Rico, maybe you could throw him out there. But he's let's let's be real. He's not necessary. And Joel Embiid, all things considered, and I get it, he didn't like pretty much the time frame that France put on him to commit. The man wrote a note to the president. Asking for citizenship and then felt pressured into accepting, you know, the role. I think he was also trying to help out his family in the process. And but at the same time, you chose America. I'm not saying Joel Embiid is sitting around complaining.
I have not heard a complaint. You actually look pretty OK sitting on the bench, I guess, because he's so damn used to it when he's hurt. He should have played for France, man. Yeah. Am I going to eat my words like one game? He's going to have like 50 points, right? He I mean, 50, probably not. The question, I guess, is, do they need him to drop 50?
No. So if he does, like, does it really if he drops 50 against Puerto Rico, is it really going to matter? And nobody cares.
Is it even worth it for him to like risk running out there with his knees? Like, come on. You may be the first person I've ever heard say, get this guy off my country, Steve. Just just go play for somebody else. I don't.
Well, I don't. France doesn't even want him. France doesn't want him.
We know he's not necessary for Team USA. And maybe this is why he gave that interview. Was it a couple of days ago? He said he was the one of the most hated people. And that what he said? He did. He says the most hated man in the NBA.
I don't think so. I don't think he's most hated. He's just this is something funny about the guy. You know, he's a great player who can never stay healthy. Maybe if he got in better shape, that would be the case. And he says hilarious things that I don't think are intentional. He's just he's just funny. And right now, is he going to start against Puerto Rico?
I have no idea. I also know it doesn't matter. Let me know when the games matter again.
Come on Tuesday. No disrespect to Puerto Rico. Hickey, am I being disrespectful to Puerto Rico? Probably. Right. No, I think you're being accurate and realistic. Yeah. Come on.
Sometimes truth hurts. Look, Puerto Rico is likely going to get smashed. Hickey, I'm a pass through that game. I may have it on in the background, but I'm not sitting down watching that intently for what? Good scheduling on a Saturday. Eleven a.m. in the morning.
Yeah, that's a perfect time. Oh, come on. Could you imagine if that? Well, it wouldn't be at eight. Could you imagine if it was a three o'clock game in the afternoon? A primetime game. Brutal. And watch me in the first half of the first quarter and say, all right, this game's in the bag. See you later.
People in France. Are going to that game because they couldn't get tickets to another one. I'm just saying, I'm just saying that if you couldn't see Serbia or South Sudan, you're going to show up for Puerto Rico because it's like it's a less desirable seat.
I'm not lying. The Lakers come to town. Tough ticket. Right. Who else?
I don't know. Giannis comes to town. Tough ticket. Maybe the Knicks. Nick fans all over the country.
Right. Knicks come to town. Tough ticket. When the Detroit Pistons show up to your city day, what do you come on now?
What do you do? Like, man, I can get those tickets on a discount. Come on, man. That's the game you go to. That's the USA versus Puerto Rico.
It's just the facts. Wasn't there an NFL team? I think it was the Panthers. They were selling tickets for what, a penny? A dollar? Something like that this past season? That wouldn't be surprising. Yeah, I think the Panthers were selling tickets.
I think it was like five bucks. Panthers tickets. Did you get a whole row to yourself? Yeah, you might. Here we go. Carolina Panthers grab five dollar tickets to fan. OK. Yeah. No, no, no, no. December 15th, 2023.
Right before Christmas time. OK. Struggling Panthers selling tickets for as low as five dollars. OK. At that point in time, Carolina was one in twelve.
They hadn't won a game since the end of October. Yeah. OK. Yep, yep, yep.
I remember this because it was Panthers Falcons. Yeah. Now, I guess I would be being disrespectful. I'm not putting Puerto Rican basketball team in the category of the Carolina Panthers. I'm just saying Saturday and Saturday afternoon in Paris. That's a little easier of a ticket.
If you want to see LeBron James alley oops on a discount, it's still going to be expensive. Go see Team USA beat Puerto Rico. Congratulations on beating South Sudan 103 to 86. And congratulations to South Sudan for still going out there and being competitive. These guys are earning themselves, not necessarily jobs, but potentially contracts indefinitely.
Look, so good on them. This country that is only, I believe, no more than 13 years old. Taking on the United States of America. Yes, 1776. I can name a lot of dates, but I won't. 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27.
That's 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27. We are just getting warmed up. We are just getting started. We got some chatting to do about the Chicago Bears.
We have some chatting to do later on in the show with Scott Miller from the New York Times. The NFL is actually embracing technology. What a shock. Bill Belichick is embracing a new job.
Simone Biles is not being embraced by a former teammate. And me, every Wednesday, I embrace a new top six list. Today, the top six suffering fan bases in sports right now. We got some good. We got some bad.
And as the USA gets ready to take on Puerto Rico, we're going to have some ugly. I'm just getting started. The J.R. sport free show here on the Infinity Sports Network. Don't move.
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It's not fast food, but it's so good. You are listening to the J.R. sport brief. It's the J.R. sport free show here on the Infinity Sports Network. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Team USA beat South Sudan one oh three to eighty six. You could say they redeem themselves from their prior performance in an exhibition game against South Sudan when they only won with a final score of one oh one to one hundred. It was shocking. Nobody expected it.
You couldn't see it coming. And today they won. Good for that. There was another individual in the world of sports who redeemed himself today. And he hopes to continue this redemption throughout the rest of the season. We got to take ourselves to Major League Baseball.
We have to look at an individual. Who was called up earlier this year. He was the first overall pick in twenty twenty two. It's twenty twenty four.
This is a ridiculous ascent. His name is Jackson Holiday, the son of Matt, who I feel just retired yesterday, but of course, obviously he did it. Jackson Holiday is 20 years old. He is the number one prospect in all of baseball. Baltimore Orioles got themselves another young great star, which they hope they lost another one, third baseman Jordan Westburg. This man broke his hand, hit by pitch earlier today, and so they hope that they get him back before the season is up. But the Orioles, they were in action today against the Jays in today was the first day that Jackson Holiday was called right back up to the big leagues. Because, quite frankly, when he was called up earlier this year. He sucked.
I kid you not. These numbers are terrible. He was two of thirty four. With 18 strikeouts in 10 games. Wow.
That's that's pathetic. And the only the only explanation is he's pressing. He's doing too much.
I mean, this guy is groomed. He basically fell out of the womb designed to play baseball. He was designed to play baseball like Yao Ming fell out the womb to play basketball. Right.
Hickey Yao Ming fell out of somebody's womb. Right. Crawled out, maybe. OK.
Crawl fell. I don't know. He's got seven foot six. How big how big you think Yao Ming was at birth? What's like a normal baby size, like eight inches? I don't know. So what they say, seven pounds, eight inches.
I don't know. I mean, probably triple that triple. I think his mom, Yao Ming's mom, is what, like six foot eight. Makes sense. Someone's got to be right.
I can't just shoot up out of there if you have two short parents. Yeah. Yeah. Yao Ming was built for basketball. Did you see Yao Ming as coach in the China's women's team?
No, I did not see that. Good for him. He is. He is.
I didn't know that even until I saw him. And by the way, Yao Ming looks like he needs a nap. OK. Yao Ming looks like he he has. He looks like he hasn't slept in I don't even know how many years since retirement. It looks like they said, listen, yeah, you're going to coach this women's team where you don't come back.
I don't know. That's what he looks like. Yao Ming looking sleepy.
Good job, though. Yao Ming. Anyway, back to Jackson Holliday, another prodigy. After stinking the joint up for 10 games. They brought him back today in the Orioles beat the Jays 10 to four.
Jackson Holliday. Congratulations to him. This man made a. A grand return. How grand.
Take a listen to this courtesy of Masson. Holiday drills in right field down the line. Grand Slam. The happiest of holidays. Ladies and gentlemen, Jackson is here. I'm going to Jackson. The happiest of holidays we might get, we might have to get used to hearing that one.
That one is going to get played all over the time. And I guess we're no more John Sterling. I guess we have to find somebody else to utilize puns of people's names across baseball. Congratulations, Jackson Holliday. I hope he keeps it up after his demotion. After 10 games, this guy was absolutely on fire back in the minors. 271 batting average, 10 home runs, 38 RBI, 75 walks.
OK. If he can bring half of that. To the Baltimore Orioles, who, as I just told you, are now going to be without third baseman Jordan Westberg.
They'll take it. OK. Congratulations to the Orioles and congratulations to Jackson Holliday, the son of Matt. I mean, there's no way in the hell you have those genetics and just suck. Unless you're Bronny James. My apologies to Bronny. Not really. Anyway, eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven.
That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. You know, unfortunately, Jordan Westberg isn't the only injury news that has come down the pipe over the past. Well, his took place a couple hours ago.
I don't even know if this is news at this point in time. Mike Trout. Is not playing baseball. Mike Trout has been shut down again. This man had meniscus surgery. Back in May, he tried to play baseball last week. He had pain running in the outfield.
He said that it was just scar tissue breaking up. The angels said, well, we're just going to sit you out. Within the past 24 hours, we've learned via the angels that Mike Trout, well, he's he's just done for now. They are shutting down his rehab rehab.
So what are they going to do? Cut him open again? He really is going to need that Alonzo Ball. What is it? Ligament replacement surgery. Maniscus replacement surgery. You got to bring a new one in. Scary, sad.
I feel weird. He's going to have to give some of this. They're going to have to settle this guy's contract, man.
They have to settle a deal and just say, hey, take money and leave. I don't know why Artie Moreno didn't leave like last year, two years ago when he had the chance. Shohei Ohtani left. Mike Trout can't play. You got that other guy who plays third base, who doesn't play at all and Anthony Rendon. He's like, my back hurts.
I can't play the same dude at the beginning of the season told everybody. Yeah, yeah, I just I just played baseball. I make my money. I'm not all that interested in it.
What a guy. Angel fans. I mean, if that now you want to talk about a suffering fan base. Like second fiddle to the Dodgers. They don't even exist. Don't even belong to Los Angeles.
Come on now. It's pitiful. I feel bad for the Angels fans. What's up with them California teams?
You got the Dodgers, the Giants and the other ones are just disasters. Anyway, it's the JR sport we show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. We're going to take a break when we come back on the other side. What to tell you about the NFL. Sometimes some of the officiating. Some of the spotting of the football has been a disaster. Well, it appears that the NFL is testing out a strategy to make the game accurate and make it go by faster. I'll tell you what the NFL is trying to do on the other side of the break. You're listening to the JR sport brief, the JR sport show here on the Infinity Sports Network. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven.
That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. You know, right before we went to break. We talked about Jackson holiday being reintroduced to the Baltimore Orioles automatically.
What better way to make an impression than, you know, hitting a grand slam. Everybody's here for something new, right? Things are supposed to advance. You want something new.
The guy is 20 years old. Comes a point in time where everything needs a little refresher, right? The NFL has its Hall of Fame game tomorrow. You got the Chicago Bears.
You got the Houston Texans. No, we don't have to see Caleb Williams. He's not playing. None of the starters for the Chicago Bears are going to be action. Going to be in action.
None of them. And along with this. The NFL is ushering in ultimately what will be their one hundred and fifth season. That's a lot of football. Hickey, you think anybody remembers all one hundred and five seasons? There's probably one person that remembers. I mean, in this state, like you got to be maybe not because now to remember it probably have to be like one hundred and eleven hundred and twelve.
And how the hell do you think they were watching all this football? True. I take that back. Definitely not. No, nobody. Nobody. Except for Mike Brown. No, not even Mike Brown. No, not even Mike Brown from the Bengals.
Here's the deal, though. The NFL has been around so long. Let's think about some of the technological advancements in the NFL.
These dudes went. They used to wear leather helmets. Where's the protection for that? I couldn't tell you where to. Hickey, you know where to find a leather helmet? No, couldn't. I don't know where to find a model's.
No, I'm not selling those in the helmet. Model's doesn't even exist. Well, I guess you're right.
Model's doesn't even what does exist. The sports authority around. Yeah, I still think sports authorities are right. Are they Dick's? I guess Dick's. Dick's is the main one. Yeah, Dick's is still here.
What's the other one? Amazon. Does Amazon count? No. Right. Sporting goods store. No.
Oh, man. I guess, although I guess I mean, people probably are buying stuff from Amazon sports wise. No, not the best stuff. But is Dick's really the only sporting goods store that still exists? I think so. The sports authority, are they based out of like Denver? That's useless knowledge.
But I think you're right. I don't know if they're still around there. Wow. Crazy. Hey, listen, I just Google sports authority.
You know what came up? Dick's. Well, they've run a monopoly on the sporting goods department.
It's like, yeah, bro, we don't. Sports authority doesn't exist anymore. Let's take you to something that's still around.
Academy Sports and Outdoors. You heard of them? I have heard of them. I think it's regional, though. Oh, boy. You right. Sports authority doesn't exist. Wow. Sports authority was an American sports retailer based in Colorado. Yeah.
At its peak, four hundred and sixty three stores and forty five states and. Puerto Rico. Nice. Here we go. Nice.
They get their basketballs. Oh, man. They went out of business in 2016.
Damn. Sports authority. And this is why Dick's came up.
All of sports authority's intellectual property. Is gobbled up by Dick's family. There you have it. What a way to go. So, yeah, I don't know.
I don't know any other outdoor store, but Dick's Sporting Goods, they they're running everything nowadays. Man. OK. Look, I was in there. I don't know. I don't know.
Months ago, they got T-shirts, hats, no leather helmets, taking none. No, no, no. No.
Upgrader. They could risk going out of business and Dick's Sporting Goods. Now, by the way, these stores are massive. And I know people have to go in there, I guess.
Do you? I guess. Let's be real. How long is it going to take before Dick's Sporting Goods is? They got a downsize, right? These things are huge.
It's funny. They've been at least running ads that I've noticed recently of their online store. So now, as these monstrosities of buildings are being built now, shop online.
You can get anything online. OK. Listen, how many how many Nike and Adidas shirts can you sell, man? Places are huge.
Huge. There's going to be a problem in this country. Twenty years from now, these massive warehouses that were once filled with people, malls, dicks, et cetera. They're just going to be empty.
I mean, just going to be just these empty, vacant, big ass buildings with nothing going on. And no one's buying them is a best buy. How many is Sears? No, gone. No, no, no. Sears has been gone for a while.
No, no. It's still a Sears somewhere, right? Sears is an American chain of department stores founded in eighteen ninety two.
OK, here we go. They keep buying up that the years of declining sales chapter 11 bankruptcy in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen. It won its bankruptcy auction, reduced its number of stores for twenty five. As of April twenty four twenty. Oh my God. Whoa, bro.
Oh my God. As of April twenty twenty four. There are eleven Sears stores remaining. Ten in the mainland United States of America.
One location in Puerto Rico. Bro. Damn.
Was it. What are we going to do? And Macy's can't go anywhere because we need the parade. How are we going to have a Thanksgiving parade? Yeah. The government has to take over control then if this thing's going under Macy's funded. If there's one.
No, you know what's you know what's going to happen, Hickey. Amazon is going to take over the bill. Amazon is going to take over the location on thirty four street. It's going to be the one Amazon location that is on earth.
And it's going to be the Amazon Thanksgiving Day parade by twenty thirty. Yeah. Yeah. I was going to say give it five years just about. There you go.
Wow. Anyway, one one company that ain't going anywhere. Is the NFL.
Unless people start to think it's too violent. The NFL revealed and shared with the world today that a technology company, these companies aren't going anywhere. Sony been around for a long time, right? I think Sony is Japanese. I believe Sony is now the official technology partner of the NFL. I don't know what this means for Motorola. I don't know. I haven't heard about Motorola in a long time.
I guess they're cooked, too. But the fact is, the NFL is not just going to be utilizing Sony for fancy headsets for, I don't know, X, Y, Z coach to throw against the ground, not Belichick, because he ain't here right now. Maybe next year. The NFL is also now going to utilize. Hawkeye technology. To try to attempt. To get the line of scrimmage.
Correct. The NFL is going to utilize Hawkeye technology. To see whether or not your favorite running back or wide receiver or quarterback, whoever the hell has the ball. Got a first down or second down or third down or converted on a fourth down. If they decided to go for it, the NFL is actually going to utilize this technology. As a test. Here in the preseason.
So maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe for one more year. You got to watch two old guys run out. White pajamas. Big orange sticks with the chains on it. Silly looking white hats. Why do they look like they were in stirrups over the pajamas? Right.
It's a great question. I don't know why they got up. Why they got to make these guys look so athletic like they're not. I mean, they could run from the sidelines to the field, but. We got one more year of those guys, probably.
Maybe. And the NFL said that if this technology is implemented on a full time basis next year. That the chain gang guys, the old guys who can't run and every now and then get their legs broken. These guys would still be there as backups.
So nobody has to worry about anybody losing a job just in case the computer doesn't work, which I think anybody who utilizes technology. There's times it doesn't work. The old guys can still run out, hang out with the referees for about five minutes and decide whether or not a football move one inch or one foot or one yard. Vicki, how they ever like correctly. We've been we've been B.S.
in ourselves for the past hundred and five years. Oh, we have we really have in terms of just I mean, honestly, half the time it feels like almost just a guess. How can you how can you really determine the referees doing it by eyesight?
Right. The running back runs, the ball falls and the referee is just like, OK, this is where I think the ball stopped. I'll put it right here.
And then the center picks it up and tries to move it around to his own liking. It's just. Come on. We need the technology, man. I'm looking forward to it.
You excited for it? Very much so. Like you see it in tennis and it works perfectly.
And so it's such a time efficient manner. Not for Coco Golf. Well, yes.
I don't want it for Coco. Not at the French Open for whatever reason in the Olympics, but different story. But it's tremendous. And so if we can get basically a similar, you know, implementation of that, it's going to make the viewing experience a lot better, have things become more accurate. And I think as fans, which is the ultimate thing here, complain less about the referees, which is a win for everybody. There's nothing worse than watching a game, especially one that matters. And I can't I can't imagine the players like 20 degrees outside. They're trying to figure out a first down. They got to wait for these old guys to jog out onto the field.
You got a dude bringing out an index card. They're having a whole three minute meeting about where the ball should go. And meanwhile, everybody's just standing around freezing their asses off. And I'm at home going, hey, listen, I need to I need to go to the kitchen. I need to go to the bathroom.
I don't want to miss anything. And it's just wasting everybody's time. Technology for the win.
OK, I hope this whole testing goes great. The NFL is putting cameras in all the stadiums to track the ball and where it goes and where it should go. And let's just get it over with. Shout outs to the chain gang, the guys measuring on the football field for the past one hundred and four years.
But by the time we get to year one or six, please give us the technology, please. I can't wait till one of the referees doesn't still know where to put the ball. We'll get it figured out eventually. OK, it's the J.R. sport reshow here on the Infinity Sports Network. I know exactly where I'm going. Nowhere.
I'm going to be back on the other side. And speaking of the NFL. The man that we won't see play tomorrow, he got a lot of weapons. One just got a contract extension for my friends in Denver. Looks like you're down a quarterback. What does it matter? Two out of the three suck. We'll talk about it. Don't move.
