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And it's Michigan, Michigan State Week.
So I obviously got to speak with him. And certainly, whenever he starts a soliloquy on the state of sports, starting with the phrase, I know I'm going to get in trouble for this. He always has me at hello and he says that. Tom Izzo's back on the program in Michigan State. Good to see you, Tom.
How are you? How are you? Rich. How come you only call me when Michigan's favorite in these games? How come you didn't call me those couple of years?
Is that accurate? I don't know about that. Although, that one year your wife and kids had to wear Michigan State pajamas, which I don't know you ever got. You know what? I just changed addresses on you, Tom.
That's what I did on that particular year. Great to see you, man. How are you? Good to see you. Good to see you, Rich.
Good to see you too. Before we get into what I know you know, I want to talk about for sure. We got to talk about Mooch getting his number retired. Your speech, you know, your video that you shot. That to tell him that he had his number retired, that we surprised him with on game day morning got us all choked up, man.
That was beautiful at the Northern Michigan University where he got his number retired, Tom.
Well, that was great. And I did get a chance to fly up there. I thought I was having a recruiting weekend. And we had a situation where I was able to fly up and spend a little time with them. And all the players, you know, it was a 50th reunion of a team that went 0-10 to.
13 and 1 and won a national championship. Steve deserves a lot. I mean, he was unbelievable for that place, and he really put Northern on the map. You know, how can you be at Northern Michigan and be in eighth place for the Heisman? You know, that's pretty cool.
So, I got to tell you, when you said that in your video, I didn't know that. And I've known Ruth. I didn't know that. He finished eighth for the Heisman that year, Mooch. Yeah.
Did he? That's pretty good, huh?
So now you'll give him a little more respect now that you're going to be. I don't know. If Michigan State wins this weekend, it's going to be a long four hours for me on Sunday. You know that, Tom. That is for darn sure.
But so, what was it like for you to see him go in? You know? What was that like for you, man? It was great at property. Back so many memories.
You know, we went over and visited the trailer park that him and I lived in for three years. It was back before either one of us made any money or had anything. And it was. We kind of convinced ourselves those were the good days. There was a lot of good times we had up there.
And yet our friendship has lasted. And I appreciate, Rich, what you do for him. You're phenomenal on that show. And, you know, I do miss a little bit that we've gotten, you know, so lame that we can't have the Santa Mooch stuff anymore. We can't have the reindeer and the look at that.
We just might not have the elves, you know, that we used to have. No elves. I mean, why should I watch if there's no elves? I mean, I'm not watching you and Mariuchi, that's for damn sure. You're too much, man.
Tom is O here on The Rich Eisen Show. All right, let's jump into it. Again, I'm not being facetious. I'm being serious. Whenever you start a soliloquy about the state of college basketball or sports with, I know I'm going to get in trouble for this, I get my popcorn ready because I know what you're about to say is something that I'm going to agree with 100%.
And this latest example was in reference to a young man named London Johnson, who is now part of Louisville basketball after spending three years in the G-League. And and I'm wondering, you know, um That was an unvarnished statement, and I'm wondering how you're you're still feeling about it a few days later. I feel the same about it. I mean, some agree, some disagree, but I think people should understand what I feel the same about is we had no idea. I mean, we don't even know the rules.
And that's, I'm disappointed in that. I've been on a lot of NCA boards and I. I just think that If we're getting to the point where there's no rules and no guidelines and no guardrails in anything we do. I mean, that could be fine. And then I'm going to try to be a...
I'm going to try to be the cameraman. on your show. That's maybe I'll come out to California and join you because it's getting harder and harder. And I don't think it's fair to the kids that are here, Rich. That's what I think.
You know, everybody thinks, well, the guy that's gone pro, he goes pro, he leaves early, makes a mistake, doesn't make a mistake, whatever it is, he should be able to come back.
Well, that could be true. But what about if your son was one that was next in line at the school he was at and all of a sudden he's out of luck.
Now you're teaching kids. I think things that I really don't want to teach them.
So I said what I said, but I was more upset that nobody knows. I don't think anybody knows what rules are being made and how they're being made.
Well, again, my point that I was making the other day. Tom, is that the G-League was created for kids who basically wanted to get paid and weren't ready for the NBA yet to make sure that the NBA wasn't wasting their talent or their talent wasn't being wasted as the 15th man on a bench. And so let's get them some experience, let them get them paid in a way that college wasn't going to allow. And this young man availed himself of that. And now he's allowed to come back to college because I guess the NIL rules have changed to the point where that's fine.
I don't get it. And nobody's Since you said what you said, called you up from the NCAA to try to explain. Anything? Nothing? Zero?
No, and you know the other reason it was created and why the NCA Semi Went along with it is some kids just don't like school and didn't want to go to school. Right.
So They tried to make it right for everybody, but I again, a lot of these things for me. I just think of How I would feel about my own son, and and um. You know, I know it's competitive. But there is a reason there was the amateur, there was the pro, there was, and if it's gonna change and everybody's going pro, then let's be pros. You know, let's have salary caps, let's have contracts that matter, and everybody will be pros.
I mean, if that's what they want. I would struggle with that. But You know, who am I? I would do whatever they want. And yet, uh That's not been very clear, and that's disappointing.
So, have you heard from any of your colleagues to say, let's band together and ask the questions? Has that happened? Yeah, I have. I heard it from a lot of colleagues. You know, but it's one of those things, Rich, you got to get to the end of your career.
You know what I mean? Because I think people are afraid to say too much, because it's going to hurt recruiting or it's hurt. I really don't care. All I want to do is help the game and help the players. uh that are here on my team you know the other thing if you're allowing that to happen What happens to all these high school kids?
Where do they go? How do they get their education? They're not going to get scholarships. There's a lot of programs now not even recruiting high school kids anymore. I think that's sad.
You know, that's my opinion. And I know I'm going to get killed for it maybe by some people, but it's my opinion. But I think it's. I think it's a fair opinion and I've been on every board and I've watched it and uh I don't know what we're doing right now, but uh I don't know who does because nobody has was presented these things before they happened in my Humble opinion.
Well, again, Tommy Nozo here on The Rich Isaac Show. I'm just, I am struggling with.
Well, let me just go back to what you just said, Tom, where you said that it could help, it could hurt in recruiting for a younger coach to come out and take such a strident view against what I think is beyond a head scratcher. I mean, wouldn't it be helpful for your recruiting to say basically, I'm not going to take somebody who's doing this sort of thing? That if I take you on my team, I intend to play you. I intend for you to be here. I'm not going to have you lose your spot.
to somebody that comes from the G-League, you know what I mean? Wouldn't that be helpful in a way? Or no. Yeah, I Think I see your point. I just don't know if people look at it.
You know, every player we recruit, Rich, every player. Michigan recruits or Indiana or Alabama or USC or UCLA. I mean, I got managers that think they're pros. You know, every player that you have on your squad thinks they're a pro.
Now, there's only like 1.2% that make it there.
So everybody thinks you should have every opportunity. I think you do have opportunities. I think I wish college was a farm club. You know, I think we would be a great one. I wish we would, we would.
Work with the NBA, and we'd all be together. I think they do a little bit more of that college and pro football. I'd like to see that happen more in basketball, to be honest with you. All right.
So, um, Let me take a to throw this one at you, Coach Tomizzo here on the Rich Eisen Show. Uh the NCAA r Uh approved a rule change on on Wednesday. allowing kids, athletes, And athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports starting November 1st. What's your two cents on that one? God, you know, you're my friend, even though you're a Michigan guy and you've really been a good friend and you've been great and you're really good to my best friend.
Yes. I got a season ahead of me. What the hell are you asking me questions? I'm just going to get bombarded. All right.
So I'm just going to answer it. I'll answer it. It's another thing you've got to worry about, I imagine. No? Yeah.
Well, since they legalize gambling, we have to worry about that. I mean, if I showed you Texas on players that miss a free throw at the end of the game and we win by 10 instead of 11. I mean, they're killing him.
So there's problems. You saw the gambling issues on. TV yesterday, and I mean, I don't know anything about it, but what I do know is. Yeah. Money that you have in your pocket.
brings a lot of opportunities.
Some really good. and some really bad. And at 1819 17. I'm not sure. I know this, Rich.
I wouldn't have been able to handle it. I promise you. Mariuchi wouldn't have been able to handle it. And I'm betting. Rich Eisen wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Tom, you are not wrong, man. And it is something. No, I'm serious. It's something my wife and I do occasionally bring up to our kids that this is some real life. adult stuff that's going to be crossing their paths at an age.
that they should feel free to reach out to us. And not try and sweep onto the rug where something can get worse. I mean, it's serious responsibility. That's the sort of thing that. We talk about with them.
And you're not wrong, man. You are not wrong. And we talk about it too to them. But there's so many people out there. That are in these kids' ears.
I call them dirtbags and distractions. You know, we have a lot of distractions right now, and we have a lot of people. I mean, who funnels to money? A lot of people funneled the money that maybe aren't in the kids' best interest. And so, you know, I got a lot of things on.
I feel, and yet I understand. I'm only one person that thinks. about things but I will promise you this, and I will say this publicly. There's not a day that I... I want to do what's best for the profession.
I want to do what's best for Michigan State. I want to do what's best for the kid. Mariuchi and I, we got a chance to live our dreams, Rich. You know, he ended up at the NFL, I ended up at Michigan State and played for a national champion. We have to live our dreams.
And my only mission now is to help kids live theirs. And yet, uh Boil it. There's a long way between when you're 22 and when you die at 80 or 90. And one of our jobs is to make sure those next 60, 70 years are better than the first 20. I'm just not sure.
The way we're doing it. We're going to accomplish that, you know. We're going to see in a couple of years what happens to the kids that have made a lot of money and now go to a. Where did you start out at, Rich? How much money did you make with your mind?
Tom, geez, I don't know if I have that piece of paper here in front of me because I found it because I was cleaning out my office. I have a piece of paper from my first news director at my first job in Reading, California, KRCR Television, an ABC affiliate. Where he slid a piece of paper across me after I was on the job for two months, three months. It was stapled at the top. Darn it, I wish I had it right next to me.
And it was my raise, and my raise from 640 an hour to 670 an hour. That's how I started. In the TV business, it was a 30-cent raise. It was a 30-cent an hour raise. And first of all, I thought he was firing me.
He pulled me into an office to say your probationary period's over as he slid this piece of paper across from me. That's how I started. How's my style? I know for a fact you make a lot of money now because I know you do. Number one, it's the only way your wife's probably still with you.
But number two, number two, and more important, just think if all of a sudden you went back. To make in 40-50,000 a year, which is going to happen to 90% of these kids. I just worry where they're going to be.
So I'm all for paying players. I think there's got to be caps on it. I'm not a big guy in the transfer rule. And I don't think... You know, I'd like to bring Magic Johnson back for his last two.
Yes. Feasible. I love it. I love it. Oh, yeah.
So wait a minute. My producer, Mike Hoskins, has it. There it is, 650 to 690. That's it right there. 40 cent raise.
I'm not kidding you. Look at that. February 95. February 95. There it is.
So you're saying if I was making this, my wife wouldn't be with me right now. Is that what you're saying to me right now, Tom? Yeah, I got married a little later in my life because my mother used to come down here and I was making like 5,000 a year at 28 as a GA. And uh She'd say, when are you going to get married? And I'd say, when are you going to find me a woman that'll marry me for $5,000 a year?
You know, it just didn't happen. Oh my God. You are the best. You going to the game? You going to the game?
I am going to the game. Yeah. And I'm going to cheer for our Spartans and I'm going to think of you. And if things go really well for us, I'm out here from you. I'm not getting a phone call.
If they don't, crickets. Deal. Same thing. Same thing. You and me.
Okay. Same thing. That's a deal. Great to see you, Tom. You're the best.
Hey, thanks a lot, man. Take care of my boy Mooch. Always, always. Take care of yourself. That's Tom Ezra, everybody, the one and only head coach in Michigan State basketball.
I love that guy. And I don't say that about any other Michigan State Spartan ever. anywhere. But that's the guy. For sure.
He and Mooch do just They're like that. I honestly, there wasn't a dry eye in that studio. When they played the Izzo video to tell him that he got. He's going to get his number retired. He's just the best.
He's the best, Mooch is the best, and old school. He couldn't be more right. How the hell do they not reach out to him after he says what he said? Earlier this week, how is somebody at the NCAA nuts calling him up? and saying this is the this is our thought process.
Are they that freaking tone deaf? I mean, Tom Izzo, who is as legendary as they come. Comes out, and by the way, I love that he says, I'm going to get in trouble for this. He couldn't be more right to say what he's saying. And, you know, if there's anybody out there who's trying to recruit against Michigan State because of it, it's like, hey, He's telling the kids, if you come here, You're not going to lose your spot to somebody from the G-League because I feel like I need somebody who can, you know.
Guard the l The perimeter better? Then you? After I gave you my commitment in your living room to your parents. At any rate, so he says what he says, and like, how can they make this rule and not explain it? to the head coaches of All the other programs.
And he says that. And still nobody reaches out to you? Nobody in Indianapolis Where that is, right? NCAA? Yeah.
Thanks to just did you hear what Tom had to say about this decision? Can somebody Have the Class to call somebody like Izzo up and say, This is what we were saying. This is why we did it. Unless, wait for it, it's indefensible. Because that's the only thing I'm sitting here in Los Angeles and thinking.
Or it's just tone deaf, which by the way, is 100% The perfect description. Of the NCAA. and the way they run the sport in the most kind way. You can describe them. Is tone deaf.
That's The least Nasty thing you can say. You're being kind. Rightful. Exactly. You're being kind.
Beneficent. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. It's a what's more likely Friday. and a harball file that is classic. When he talks about Justin Herbert, He glows.
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Dot com. We started this program talking about the Minnesota Vikings.
Now let's talk about the Los Angeles Charges. What a big win that is. for them Five and three. Imagine the difference between 5 and 3 and 4 and 4 in that division right now.
Okay. Well The Chiefs performing the way that they're performing. And taking on Marcus Mariota on a Monday night against a commanders' team that has been. Uh troubles. having trouble stopping people.
Okay. And they're um Going to go to five and three. You want to stay at that half game. You want that half game that you have in your back pocket. on them.
to still be viable. That week one win in Brazil. still be viable. And then Denver. coming off of that rousing come from behind when.
Taking on the Cowboys this weekend. That's a tough game for both teams, obviously, the way that everyone's been playing of late. Gotta have it. Gotta have it. Certainly, since you just lost to Indianapolis, which is at 6-1.
If you're looking at the larger picture.
Okay. So that was a big W for them to go five and three. And They have found... A tight end, have they not? Aronde Gadson's kid has been killing it.
If you picked him up in fantasy a couple of weeks ago, you have enjoyed life. And then Laditi Mikongkei. Laditi. Ladidi. I believe Mr.
Garvey is coming in next week, actually, back on the program. I'm going to look forward for Keegan Michael Key coming back. But McConkey had 88 yards receiving and a score. TD Mekonke. Kimani Vidal.
Everybody. who I drafted a year too early.
Well, over 100 yards rushing for him. The offense doing what it's doing, the offense getting Joe Alt back could not be bigger for their own. I love it when they showed the zoom of his foot and how massive the tape job and brace job was. For him to be out there, huge.
Well, Joe Alt coming back and, you know, Vidal running for over 100 rushing yards for the second time in the last three games since Omari and Hampton went on. the injured list, and then If you give Justin Herbert time, man, look out below. He's now gotten um Three passing touchdowns in consecutive games for the first time in four years. Four years to make Jim Harbaugh the second person in NFL history to win 60 or more games. as a quarterback and now as a head coach.
You just want his sixtieth football game as a head coach in the NFL. And um the only other person He's in the Hall of Fame, Norm Van Brocklin. Jim won 66 games as a Quarterback and now 60 games as head coach. His coaching record in the NFL is 60, 28 and 1. It's a big game for the Chargers.
How to have it. If you wanted to. Stay in the mix for the AFC West. Don't forget, of the five wins, three of them in division. They won them all.
to start the season. A home game technically against Kansas City, a visit to Vegas. And then a home game against Denver, holding serve. doing what they need to do. Their next game is at Tennessee.
So Big W for them. And just find somebody in your life. Who loves you? As much as Jim Harbaugh loves Justin Irving. Mm-hmm.
This is part of Jim's Super Bowl. This is part of the reason why he does have 60 wins as a head coach, he breathes life and confidence. Into Somebody As good as Justin Herbert. And you could laugh all you want.
Well, Justin Herbert doesn't need this sort of conversation about him. But Um Take a look at the guy who was drafted just before him in the draft and his confidence level these days. You ain't lying. I mean, Kurt Warner, when we talked about Tua on Wednesday, he was saying his confidence is gone. That is Confidence is shot.
So You're just only a few games away from your confidence level being where it needs to be. Or being completely shot, which is why. Jim Harbaugh takes every opportunity to breathe confidence into his quarterback. And last night's post-game press conference is the perfect example. and also the latest edition of the Harbaugh files.
Sometimes people that are standing on third base think they hit a triple, but they didn't. The Harpa Files. It's just another thing about Justin Herbert that I don't know how he does it. It's nothing but respect. Um Mm-hmm.
They'll be able to Actually, throw an interception and then come back the next drive. That's the great ones can do that. The great, great ones. Just measure what they do after something goes bad, after there's interception. That's the worst thing that can really happen to you.
As a quarterback, and then chart what they do with the next drive. You know, that near interception. Uh that shakes a lot of guts. Not Justin Herbert, not the great ones. Having played the position, I know what that's like.
I mean, it's like. Your brain, I mean, it just It is it is uh like sirens and whistles and bells going off like, yeah. Uh And to be able to like... Three, two, one, let it go. and then come back and uh Have a have a scoring drive and Um that's That's another one.
That's another one reserved for the further. Best of the best. The hardbot file. Wow. Yeah, I mean, Isaiah Rogers picked off, looked like there was a pick six, and then after further review, the ball hit the ground a little bit, moved around.
You could make the case that I know it was close. But comes back on the field, second life, seven-minute. 39 second drive later. Found that kid Gadson in the end zone. And Gadson 77 yards receiving and a touchdown.
There you go. That's helpful. Say the least. And they did this on defense without Derwin James, who is arguably a defensive player of the year candidate. We'll see how things move forward with him.
The injuries just have to stop at some point. I'm sure there are other teams that are saying, hold our beer on the injury front. But big win for the Chargers, essentially. 844-204, Rich Number Dial. Thrown, hold, stand, hold, we'll take your calls.
But for the moment, it's a what's more likely Friday. I would like you to hit the animation, please. Get in. What? What's more likely?
Never say never, but never. Christopher. Hey, everybody, what's up? Happy Friday. Good to see you at JFLU.
Hey, Chris. Go Dodgers, I guess. I don't know. Guys, more likely to be the higher number on Sunday. The greatest deep ball throw in the NFL today.
Drake May's longest completion or Quinchon Judkins' longest rush. What's the first part of that? Drake May's longest completion or Quinchon Judkins' longest rush? Greatest deep ball throw in the NFL, according to Kerala. Come on.
I don't know. I mean, this is a really good defense. Vrabel said it's the best defense they're going to face all year, Cleveland. I think he's right about that.
Okay. I'll still go Drake May's longest completion right now. Yeah, I think they're Vrabel, you know. He wasn't going to tell us the game plan, so I didn't ask him about it yesterday. About the Battle of the Tens here, wearing uniform number 10.
They're going to make sure Judkins doesn't beat him and say Dylan Gabriel. Best of luck. Christian Jenkins had a 46-yarder last week. I'll go Drake May's longest completion. I will do that.
What else? Like where your head's at. Oh, I'm not sure. More likely. Kurt Warner said he's the best deep thrower in the game, and his deep throws are like handoffs right now.
So I'll go with that. It's been fun to watch. Guys, more likely team to keep their four-game winning streak alive. The Bears or Broncos. Oh, Broncos.
First of all, they're home. Secondly, wait a second, wait a second. Secondly, the Broncos are playing. It's not an anti-Dallas thing. This game is totally up in the air.
But I'm going to take the home team over the road team, and I'm going to take over the home team over the road team, taking on a team that's getting back there. MVP quarterback off a buy. I mean Just those circumstances alone. Are the answers for what's more likely?
So I will go that. Denver at home. Taking on a Cowboys team. That just play very well at home. But The Bears are on the road in Baltimore getting Lamar back off a by.
What else you got? Falcons, Dolphins on Sunday. Salazzo drop out of nowhere is pretty interesting. Make a big game for both teams. More likely, player who goes by one cool name to have more yards.
Bajan total yards. Tua passing yards. Dude, Atlanta's got the number one passing defense in the National Football League. Not the team you want to test. Drive your new sensibility of not turning it over in bunches.
And the Falcons pass rush. Yes, I said those three words. Yeah, pass rush. Exists, although Jalen Walker is questionable. Yeah, he was out last week, too.
Right.
So I will, I'll just go. Come on. I'll go be Jean. I've got me, John. I like two.
I want him to play well. But, dude, you and me both. And Coop has him in the guillotine. He started him this week. Oh, no.
Is Coop on the chop watch? No. Your boo is, sir. Mm. Yeah.
That is. Baby mama? You just said that. I just said that. Those words were just said.
It's just my baby mama. Guys, are we more likely to have? What are we more likely to have more of? Giants Eagles on Sunday. Crazy, cool, insane Dart Scataboo plays.
or dumbass tush-bush attempts.
Okay. Oh Defined crit. I mean, you know it when you see it. You'll know it when you see it. Yeah, it's like the other stuff.
Okay, it's like you know when you see it. That's one of those things. Man. Scataboo was flexing at the Knicks game under the basket the other day. He's a revelation.
He's a crazy person. He's a revelation. Uh but I'll go dumb Ask Tush Push Attempts. Oh, look at Don editing. Yeah, he took out the.
Well, I mean, because Tush, I mean. Tush Push kind of says it all. Oh, that's a good point. You know what I mean? It's redundant to call the Tush Push dumbass.
I didn't think of that when I wrote it. You didn't, did you? No. So I'll go with that, Chris. We need Scatterboo on the show.
Uh we're working on it. You know, I got his guy's number. Oh, I had no idea. This guy. You know, because I met the guy at Fanatics Fest.
Oh, I got you. You know, I used to be a guy, and I met the guy for more likely a one-win team to get win number two. The Titans are saints. Ooh. Saints against the Bucks.
Baker is a little banged up there. I know, but Baker doesn't like them, and that's all I needed to hear from the Let's Baker. That's true. Titans are taking on the Colts in Indianapolis. Dude, neither of these things are happening.
Okay. I'll just go Saints, they're home. All right.
Titans with their back. with their interim head coach and Everybody out too? A lot of guys aren't playing. Simmons was a DMP. Sneed is a DMP.
Yeah, Simmons got hurt last time. And Ripley. Come on, man. It's not great, baby. I'll just go Saints because they're at home and the Bucs are.
You know, you throw records out in contests of divisional contests, but neither is happening.
Okay. And I know that that goes against the spirit. Yeah, but I think I agree with you, actually. What else? Guys, Sunday is National Tight Ends Day.
Are you aware of that? Oh, it's that week of the year. Oh, dude. That's why we had Kittle on our part. Adson got it started last night by getting in the end zone.
So the more likely tight end to get multiple touchdowns. Kittle. Our guy, George Kittle, or Tyler Warren. Oh. Mm.
And the Colts might put a 40 burger on the Kittle and Kiddle didn't get a catch last week. Zero. He only had two targets. Did he talk about that? Oh, yeah.
We did a whole fancy. No contest wrestling. I got to get Jake chopped that up maybe for some. Yeah, I mean, when are we going to see this? He gets cash apped in his DMs for people who.
What is his? Because I got to send him something. Tight ends day on Sunday. Oh, San Francisco against Houston. Can I throw a third name in Tyler Warden?
Sure, go for it. My guy, Big Jake Ferg. Oh, Jake Ferg. Oh, yeah.
He's been a multi-war player. He's been a touchdown machine. He's like Noah. Two. Collects them in twos.
Oh, I'll go. I'll go. Oh, Warren is amazing. I love that dude. Oh man, I'll go kittle.
I'll go kittle just because you know. I'll go kittle. Fingers crossed. I never really need a dub this week. All right.
Uh, we have Tyler Warren in my main league. I have kiddo. Main league. It's not big. I mean, we're in six leagues, all of us.
Like, what are we doing? What else? Sunday Night Football, huge. Not a revenge game, though, as I've been told repeatedly. Packers quarterback to throw for 303 tutties, the young one or the old one.
But there's only one quarterback of the Packers. What do you mean? Rogers used to be the Packers quadruped. Breaking news. Oh.
Um The drop that we've been having for the last six weeks. Too old. Not that one.
Sorry. MACA. I think he's gonna have something to say. I like Green Band. TJ, although TJ is out there, too.
I will just go, I'll go with the young one. I'll go with the owner and the Steelers defense needs to Needs to tighten up. Yeah. Because an old guy who now looks at men eating alone in the diner as. Differently now.
We'll get to him in a minute. Joe Flacco. Are you going to pick? You're picking Green Bay? I don't know who I'm picking just yet, but I'm on fire.
Yeah. tied for first place in the NFL game day morning picks totally. I'm on fire! Thank you.
So are you? I just did you just drop myself. Two more. TJ, Texas, more likely a Texas offensive juggernaut. To score more points on Sunday.
The Cowboys. or Wemby. Oh. Oh. Ago Wembanyama.
Wemby's got the nets on his face. I'll go Wemba. Wemby's got the Nets. I'll go Wemby. Dude, he dropped 40 like it was nothing.
I mean, we're going to score like 38. He plays nine. Great photos right there. Love that.
Well done. Yeah. Smitch might have to go ahead and put that banner on the picture. Oh, Smitch is a team. I don't know if it was Smitch.
No, I'm saying he might have to go ahead and put the banner on my.
Okay. Oh, the Spurs? The Wemby? Yeah. I don't know.
I don't know yet. You had your chance at two years ago. Vijay Edge come, I was about to say. Oh, he's bringing you back? I was about to get rid of the Sixers.
No lie, you guys. And then VJ Edge came his whole backstory. Oh, that's why there's bullshit backs and sports does, man. That's why the root of Fanatic is demand. Give me something to do.
One more. Mysterious, there's one more. More likely to be the greater total. A guy World Series starts tonight. Shohei home runs this weekend.
Or Joe Flacco touchdown passes. I'll go Flacco touchdown passes against the Jets. What? Yep. You just heard me.
You know, he's that Shohei Otani. I think Joe's going to. I know. Shohei Otani. That Sauce Gardner is out.
Hey, listen, Quincy Williams returns from IR. He is a dynamite. middle of the defense guy that the Jets have desperately missed. Just two offensive unicorns, Shohei and Joe Flacco. Rich, that's Shohei Otani.
I understand it. I understand it. You wonder how Sho hasn't given this Blue Jays cap back yet? He's put it in his garage. Uh from The music out from the meeting.
Oh, interesting. He's just polite. I'll take Flacco touchdown passes.
Okay. There you go. There you go. What's more likely? All right.
Something's going to hear that, man. He's going to hit like three balls. Oh, I know he's hearing it right now. Where he's up there in Toronto right now. Hallelujah.
Yeah, Spurs banner. Oh, yeah, to the Spurs banner. Isn't that lovely? Oh, my goodness. I can't even tell anymore.
Well, that was already an old one right there. Oh, okay. Look, my god brother used to play for the Spurs, so you know. Are we gonna replace the Clipper one? Nah, with a with a Pablo Torrey banner?
Let me tell you something. After coming up 43 points in the first line, Pod have a pennant that we can send us one there. If Pablo, if you're listening, Pablo's trying to ruin stuff. 8440 is true. He's just finding out.
He's finding out so much. He's been finding out stuff about New England too. All right, we'll take a break. 844-204-Rich, number to dial here on the Rich Eisen Show. Michael Shannon's joining us shortly.
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314-4603 for more details. Terrence in Cleveland is back on the program. What's up, Terrence? It's always good. What you got in mind today, Terrence?
Oh, Rick has an old friend. It's always nice to talk to him. What's up, Terrence? Well, Rich, I know that you're going through it, that young Jets fan is going through it, and as a Browns fan, I just wanted to let you know. you're gonna need some coping mechanisms to get through this year.
What coping mechanisms are there, Terrence, that I need to be aware of?
Well, as a Brown fan, I like to impersonate Morgan Freeman and James Rolt Jones and call into sports shows like yours and harass you. I also mute the TV whenever the Browns are playing and I put on some sweet jazz. Yeah. Well, I would suggest he listen to Ceciliano and Zagoro. No, no, it's all right.
That's all right. No, no, no. Let Terrence. Cloom Cook, yes. Uh sweet jazz.
So th is that what I should do? Chariots? Find whatever you like. I prefer George Benson after myself. That's a good one.
I believed him. Oh my gosh. I do want to let you know, just coming up, you are playing the bungles. But with Joe Flacco leading them, you're going to be in for a very rough someday. I know, Terence.
Regarding Joe, those of us that knew of. Those of us that know him best talk about him often. I swear the stuff he pulled.
Sometimes it makes me sad though, Flacco being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to play in Cleveland. feathers are just too bright. And when he was traded away the part of us that knew it was ascended to Benjamin did rejoice. But still 100 hours and away is that much more drab and empty that he's gone.
I guess I just missed my friend. Terrence and Family. You were a legend. God bless them. Thank you, sir, for calling in.
Please do not lose our number. It's so funny. Flacco, by the way, he's at a two-drink minimum these days, too. Yeah, Flacco's. He's talking about not being with his family and how he's viewed.
Others in the world through the changing perspective of being a parent is Just outstanding, hit it. I think there's always a challenge of sitting in a room by yourself and being lonely.
So, for me, it's trying to find ways to maybe stay over here a little bit longer and then. You know, just kind of take myself out of that mindset, call home. Uh Go sit at a restaurant by myself and realize that, man, that's pretty enjoyable to do. It's uh I'm uh you know, after there's not too many situations. I tell people all the time, I used to see guys sitting at a bar by themselves or just sitting by themselves eating and Grabbing a little meal, and I'm like, man, I feel so bad for that guy.
You almost want to go join him. And now I realize, like, that dude was in heaven. How old is he? He's 40.
Okay, so I get what he's thinking. But you have two stepchildren. Yeah. If you have your. your own biological children that you raise from You know newborn to present day.
Um You get it. What he's basically saying is when he before he had kids, he would just say, that's pretty sad that the guys are sitting there all by themselves. And now Being a father of many, it's like, this is this is blissful. One of my friends, one of my dear friends, my my friend Doug. Told me when Xander was born for the first time: nothing like being a father.
It's amazing. But Kids screw up everything. First gentleman, Doug? No, oh but what I wouldn't give for some peace and quiet. You know what I mean?
Oh, no, by the way, hold on a second. Too late. I love my children. What? Is that too late?
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