11AM: BOLD-a-Thon Hour 3

0:00Three time Wisconsin sports writer of the year Jason Wilde joining us now is the green Bay Packers new head coach Matt LaFour on Wilde in Towsh Packers Hall of Famer Mark Towshier Matt LaFour Matt Nagy and Matt Patricia Who is the most famous non NFC North head coach not named Matt? No, I'm sorry Broadcasting live from the Everlight Solar Studio at ESPN Madison Who is the most famous non NFC North head coach named Matt? Matthew and Matt Ryan somebody else and celebrating 10 great years on ESPN Wisconsin. Can you can you repeat that question? Sorry, this is Will be in Towsh presented by fellow Windows and doors of Wisconsin The bolded Thane rolls on Joining us now to kick off our three

1:03He's familiar with Homer's work He's also one of our great Cousin subs when Towsh is out great to have him back in the rotation this summer It is the legendary Packer and Badger running back Gary Ellerson Gary good morning, bud. How are you? How'd we going guys? Well, we got a good laugh out of Homer. That's for sure. Of course. Of course So we're trying to regather ourselves Were you teammates with Chester Markle? Did you guys cross paths or no? You're only at a dinner table Okay, he wants to have It's pretty good. He wants to have 33 field goals in a season Which is tied for the most biopacars kicker which I learned very before we get your big bold prediction What did you make of what did you make of Sunday night up at Lambo? Good question Great question Probably what everybody else thought right first half was great and then they build it out

2:03But there's some hope there I believe If they can sustain it. I mean they got no, I mean it's football top of it Actually, I have to be able to play four quarters and maybe they have to build up to that and maybe it starts with Western Illinois. I think that will be the true Tell tell sound really how good this team can be this year because I think they should win at least seven or eight games I want to schedule that they have I just ain't no to Dame just a little bit too much Yeah, they're good because they're wearing the better teams in In-cost football yeah, yep Well Gary that's not a bull take, but I think it's an accurate. No, yeah I do like the quarterback. I do like a quarter bad He can run. Yeah, but you still have to figure it out. It's not old dominion And you know, he's not playing them catch on more so it's big more football All right, Gary. I know every time my cable box turns on and I see you and

3:03Roy Lee alongside Dennis Krausey How bold you are on the roundtable on spectrum one Did you save save a little boldness for us today for your bull to thaw in prediction? Well, you guys have had a lot of guests today. So I'm gonna see if my bowl condition is still there I think maybe it's gonna be about Jordan love winning his first MVP whoo That's boy 2001 no one's claimed a 100 to one or 2001 on that one what did I text you last time rock casino? No, that's both so Gary what It's a bold take what makes you feel that way Well because I think in order for this offense this work or the team to work It's got to be about Jordan love and I think we saw a glimpse of that But all of a sudden Matt LaFlau going well, yeah, he called a second half I think that was more for Matt LaFlau than it was for Jordan love that Matt LaFlau can trust him to run his own plays

4:07And I think that maybe What is going to happen this year? What Jordan love is gonna have more onus of the offense Which I think it's often to be a little bit more creative. I Like it Gary And and Jesse so Jesse those odds were plus 2000 So you bet a hundred dollars and if he wins the MVP you win two thousand yep or ten bucks to win two hundred Yeah, oh wow definitely worth the that's definitely worth a little something Down a card out to see no rockford absolutely Gary Jesse'll run down there after the show and put that down for you too You want ten a hundred or a thousand dollars you want to put down for you be careful betting across state lives I'm not sure how that works. I want Gary any trouble. We'll get Jesse in trouble. Let's make sure Gary stays out of it Yeah, that's right. Well, let Jesse do it. Yeah, keep me out of trouble Gary, we appreciate you buddy. Thank you. All right, boys. Thank you. Bye-bye That is the great Gary Ellerson you can hear him

5:08you guys do some Tag teaming on the post game the green Bay game night we do Gary comes on and I think I don't know how long Gary If Gary stays out for the second hour and then I think you jump in for the third hour He's got the late shift when Towshe fizzles out. Yeah, Gary steps in. He's kind of like oh, I don't fizzle out Uh-huh. No, I don't Yeah, no fizzle. No, don't be fizzle You and you wouldn't fizzle out if you did I know you can't because of a scheduling conflict, but the Pierce 9-11 stair climb and Lambo feels like excited about this and you get to got a chance to see some of the firefighters up in the green Bay area up at the parade and You know 25 years later. We still we climb so they are never forgotten join the Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Pierce Manufacturing for the 14th annual 9-11 memorial stair climb It's coming up this Saturday September 12th up at Lambo Fielding climate your own pace while carrying the name and photo of one of the 343 fallen firefighters. It is not about how fast you climb. It's about why you climb all funds raised benefit the national fallen firefighters foundation

6:13You can register or donate at piercemfg.com slash climb The boldathon will continue next the stars of Kyle and brust Kyle Wallace and Ben brust Are up next in the boldathon. It's will the entouch This is will the entouch presented by Pella Windows and doors of Wisconsin called today 855 Pella WI and online at Pella WI dot com slash radio The

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8:18Go to Gruberdashlaw.com to find out more Matt LaFlora is at the podium But on the day us on the stage now of our boldathon They are the dynamic duo in the afternoon It is Kyle Wallace and Ben Brust on our boldathon Gentlemen good afternoon Howard good morning. How are you? Doing well doing well Jason Is this your guys favorite show do you guys just critique everyone's boldathon prediction and then just get to the next one Sounds like a really good show. I apologize for him Yeah, I don't know fun. I don't take that much enjoyment in critiquing. I mean, you know, I enjoy critiquing you of course, but No, no, I don't take a bad boldathon showing Last time so I think I think I got a year ban. So I'm happy to be back Do you want me starter Kyle start we want to go by your rules wait a minute we banned you last year?

9:24That sounds right. Yes, because Taoish did the same thing as me, but did it boulder. Oh Yeah, gotta Yeah, I think he had just Jacobs Leading the NFL in rushing and I had him break in or he had him breaking the packer singl say it I was less than Taoish and it was a monster Yep Well, yeah, I actually banned myself from the boldathon this year because of my poor prediction We'll let you guys pick Kyle Brusty you guys go you let us know who's his better He's the packer backer. He's the green of a team at all. Yeah, I'll do I'll do mine because we'll save the the second one for worse because the I've already heard he is It's a second one. This is what mine is a mine is Yeah, my mind is mine is very very bold now since this is combination of two I'm so happy to be back on a boldathon after my two-year absits And so this year my bold prediction for the green bay packers is that the green bay packers defense not only will league the league and point

10:31differential this year as a team they will lead the league and point differential Because they will force a hell of a turn over to stay failed to do last year But also you already know Jordan love he is going to have the best ball security in the NFL But on top of that I want to add this with my boldathon A triple bold triple boldathon It's triple a little tri-boulder For the third time in packers history it is a tri-bould you not like doing it in threes It's a trifecta for the third time in packers history right niskey the vandray Campbell and now Kyle boy Cooper will be a all pro Book it right now Edgerton Cooper will be the third inside linebacker to ever be a first team all pro in green bay packers history Okay Jesse which one will you put down are you putting all three down or what are you doing for the on the big one on earth was At the end cowboy Cooper I like it cowboy He's riding the bull hey just riding the bull By the time we get the week eight the whole uh all the lambo field be doing this cowboy Cooper

11:34Yeehaw baby okay is will that replace the uh polka Is that gonna replace the ball out the barrel it'll be cowboy music instead That would let me ball when I get when I'm when I'm in lambo I'm gonna be doing the cowboy Cooper do the packers have an in-game host like they do with the brewers because I think you'd be perfect for that job They do they have a woman, but you know what maybe I need to try to get a get a shot at that job all right Three do I have time after it's three. I mean goodness gracious certainly better I'll let you on the way and so take your time Okay sounds good uh So for me I'm gonna go with uh so kacy hayward led all NFL rookies in 2012 with six interceptions in 2026 Brandon C.C. will also have six interceptions matching that total how No, Micah I get it Well Jonathan Ganon's gonna use lots of blitzes and he's going to be on the outside making some plays

12:38And then when Micah comes back We saw a guy named kisha nixon have four pass breakups in one singular game If you have a more athletic and better version of him on the outside He can jump some of those routes with the pressure that Micah gives so you have pre-Micah You got like to uh you got Gino you can take advantage of those guys And then with Micah you could take advantage of everyone so I got Brandon C.C. With six interceptions leading all rookies tying kacy hayward in 2012. That's a good one. All right both good Well I guess all four of your bold predictions are pretty good. That's very bold Uh, did we not just I mean did we not criticize Eric Bilstad for going too far and costing himself a title? But Kyle can do it listen this is the beautiful thing about the bold the thine if you want to double and triple up on your bold things That's fine, but you're gonna be judged on all of them And it's hard to be bold and then it's really hard to be double bold It's almost impossible to be triple bold and that's what Kyle decided to go down. Is this a bold the thine first a triple bold

13:43I'm sure somebody's Craig did a tribal Craig's great little quad bold and one of them was great and it's a karma thing Yeah, it's not a quality quality over quality thing you got to make sure you have a good quality Does anybody remember his first two? I just remember the Eddron Cooper Yeah, special teams costing this oh you're talking about Kyle's three. Yeah, um Yes No, I got defense leads in point differential love has best ball security in the NFL and Eddron Cooper all pro first team So how many picks do you think he throws Kyle if that's what I mean that's what you're Well The I just kind of that was a combination of one But I do think Jordan love those less than six intercessions Okay, even though he's gonna have an increased value. I think six is the number six is the number But the turnover differential is the thing is that the packers are going to secure they're gonna have better ball security this year Even though they had good last year, but they're gonna force more turnover So I think last year they for just left the turnover one for me and C say but third you do your thing 13 13

14:44Turnovers last year was abysmal by the packers the more than double that I guess that's a quadruple Bolden quad what what's the what's the grade of the boldathon from us? I'm gonna give you a B it's muddy. It's a little murky, but I think the there's a cup I think there's two of them that I'm very intrigued by and then there's a lot of words never thrown so I'm gonna give it a B You may have set the word record though, so congratulations on that boys Remember my dance. Do I get a cowboy Cooper? That's a cowboy Cooper was really good like that. Yeah, there you go. Look at there it is Yes, indeed that's one of the reasons we've tried to not do video, but he we pulled it off just thank goodness It's waste up right now in the video screen just stay in that box through that the rest of the show for us. Oh boy up Gentlemen, thank you for playing. We'll see how you fare. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow on your show Thank you say yeah That is Kyle Wallace and Ben brust of Kyle and brust

15:49um I That's a lot of predictions in one boldathon from one person You know how like when you have just kids around and it's only kids and then you get to talk to an adult and you see him And you just got a hundred things to get off your chest that you can't when you get banned like those two were banned They get invited back they can't they just want to get everything out there They have all these years of pent-up thing. They just want to go So I completely understood where they're coming from okay. Well, I understand where you're coming from when you talk about Jones Dairy farm. I bet you do Jones dairy farm is family on an operated seven generations in Fort Atkinson all the way back to 1889 and they're best known for their all natural sausage made from the original family recipe available in Pork chicken and turkey and I can't what am I gonna do with something but I gotta talk about their bacon It is unbelievable. We had a fun video that we're gonna be putting out that we did up at Lambo People love Jones dairy bacon Find all of Jones Dairy products and grocery stores across Wisconsin at the product finder Jones dairy farm.com

16:56Before we move forward Matt LaFlure is at the podium Uh at Lambo field uh saying That both Zach Bako Buele and Aaron Banks as I believe we predicted with Rob Demovsky earlier today Would be limited in practice today also Rob Demovsky tweeting that Matt LaFlure said of Aaron Banks if he's able to go he's the starting left guard Hmm Were we questioning that? Um there was some questions when he himself said he needs to get out on the field and I think that is what spurred him to get his butt out there to practice But if he's healthy enough to play I don't think they were I find it very unlikely that they were contemplating if Yeager Burton goes out and plays well and they're just gonna keep playing him

17:57So I think it's I think it's a notable uh it's a notable note that he put that out there um We will see if Either of those guys are actually ready to go come Sunday. We already Zach Bako is be willing enough to play nice Sunday well done. Thanks. Uh our final tandem Before Towson me Uh Will be what you seem distracted. I am distracted. What are you distracted about? Is it the 52 bull takes those guys just know? No, I'm I'm trying to monitor anything else to Matt Flour says it's noteworthy while I'm watching my uh tweets coming in uh Molly Brown And Jim Rutledge Before we make our final bold predictions to end the show they are next. It's will the entouch This is will the entouch driven by Zimbrick Chevrolet in Sun Prairie on 100.5 ESPN see their full inventory at Zimbrick Chevrolet.com

19:05Oh Well We have reached the end of our guest list Our final these are Trevor McGills And then we will have our last night. It's not Well, I don't know Rutledge Uh, you know, I heard he once said that the least exciting way to end a game is with a walkoff one more. Yeah, that's stuck last night It was it's not really boring Uh gone from Molly and Jim the wildly popular program Jim if you ever had a worst taking out all you guys Did the studio together? Yeah That's what an office does

20:06I wouldn't know. You know by the way Jim in fairness to you you explained to me how you got clipped On that take and you have never lived it down, but I empathized with you brother. I know how it feels You know, I just you wish wait a second when is will the ever gotten clip like that? I have to be clip Jason never Jason. They don't let him and he doesn't ever say anything You bring it up all the time. Oh, you tried to fire the floor Yeah, I think I'm gonna do that, but I didn't want you to pout for the rest and the other part of it does not get played anyway That's fair Jim Uh, we're gonna let Molly go first because we really want to end with a thud so um Molly The honor is yours as our last tandem of the boldathon. Okay, well amazing. Thank you first both of you guys and Jesse for having us excited to be back I think I was one of the first main contributors on this Sand the Packers were gonna go to 17 and no and the good bold pick too By the way you know I started out six and oh I think that you're right or is it then this the first game now you've been

21:09Yeah, New Orleans and Jacksonville Yeah, you still hold the it wasn't part of the boldathon, but you have one of the greatest Lines in I would argue show history. I don't know if you said it on our show or your show I usually save my best stuff for your show But when you said that the Packers have had more trouble replacing Mason Crosby than replacing Aaron Rogers Oh, yeah, then Molly tried to say I plagiarized. I said well. I cited heard though. I actually the great now exactly Remember Molly plagiarized it to begin with Somebody else I took it from somebody and then I got called out Yeah, somebody that I had never even heard of that trick. Yeah, it's how things work in the world if someone says something in any point Beforehand then it's automatically claimed as basically as long as you cited though, right as long as it's cited Then it's fine then you can take it for sure, but what if you don't know it existed. That's tricky. That makes it hard to cite something you know It's true. Yeah, it's true. All right Molly. All right my bold prediction here is Martian Lloyd not Martian Lynch

22:12Will be the leading Russia in terms of yards and touchdowns in the NFC North this year Overgives over Miriam It's very bold. It's probably a bad take, but it's a bull take right it is definitely bold um There is in Vinnie where Vinnie it was that was fun when Vinnie you know screwed that up, but I do think It's bold enough because he he's gonna get the opportunity to do and if you can run with it There is a good chance he could be you know a thousand-yard runner this year So I don't think that's that's not crazy crazy. It's bold And I think most packer fans don't believe it because he hasn't shown he could stay healthy And that we're expecting that Josh Jacobs will be back at some point and will he take that over But Jason I guess I ask you If Marshall and Lloyd has two really good games and Jacobs's gets a four game suspension is he gonna get rubber stamp back in It's a great question The court appearance tomorrow. I see that mountain of florid because you

23:14Busted me as I was trying to read tweets during the show Matt LaFlor did say that their hope is that tomorrow With him having his initial court appearance, which he doesn't even have to attend his lawyer will be there But that it could lead to greater clarity on what his timeline will look like um If marshal on Lloyd, I don't want to I don't want to be the one who says this because I like Josh Jacobs a lot But if marshal on Lloyd is what they believe he's capable of being There's some wally pipage that could happen there, right? I mean if he is explosive But that's a huge if the man has played one game that counted So let's let's just get him through game one and about 12 to 15 carries that's why it's bold It is definitely bold there's no doubt Uh, Jim I can see your sweating your glistening in the studio. That's my ball

24:15I'm just my ball down, but what are you nervous about? Oh, no, I want to I had a stat from marshal Oh, I wanted to share that nervous. Yeah, uh his career high and carry in college was 13 in a game. Okay. Yeah, so that's a pretty good stat I said this is a boldathon not a right a thon am I right? It's true. Come on. That's true Wow, it's a boldathon not a right a thon Yeah We do crown the person who gets the best take right we do okay, so it does matter who won last year Craig Carverson and he wasn't invited You're such a blank blanker Here's such a blank he had three of them and two of them were god awful and you got one that was really good One out of three I guess in major leagues is fine, but come on all right Jimmy. What do we got? All right, I thought initially to say the packers missed a playoffs But that's not really bold enough because I think that's definitely on the table So I'm going with the Wisconsin Badgers football team wins more games than the green mid packers do this year Wow That is bold Do you just relish being in love is that love?

25:20He's like Leethor look at him. He's however. He's trying to stir the pot. I can look at a positive because you have one winning eight games I have the badger winning eight games and I think you know the old term of house of cards I think I'm going to use this one for the packers. They're a jenga piece and they have too many wobbly pieces The old line is a question mark. How much is Josh Jacobs going to play the defensive line as a question mark until Michael Parsons gets back And then you have one functional tight end who's coming off injury You got one good offensive line and who's coming off injury You got one proven wide receiver who's coming off of you know a off injured career and you got a read as well as coming off injury I think there's just a lot of questions and not enough depth for the packers and a tough division So I think the badgers with an easy schedule will get eight wins and I don't think the packers will get more than eight Bold That's second boldest of the of the weekend I think or of the bold the thon The weekend will they go three as a great division Yeah, they're gonna fit. They're all gonna finish three and three two Badgers every big ten team is gonna finish whatever

26:23Whatever Take your this Rutgers is gonna win more games than the badgers If Rutgers I'm not gonna get into Rutgers, but that is bold Jimmy. That's a bulltake Your instant grade That I think Molly's is bold because of the law if they're like combining you two or I'm separating because you guys are Whether you want to be you guys are a package deal Okay, I don't don't associate great I'm gonna give their their show. I'm gonna give it a solid B plus on the bold the thon ranking system I'll take out bears a bears fan predicting that the badgers will win more games than the packers I will say this If that turns out to be right there is some stiff competition Especially that marshal linch coming out of retirement for the thousand yard season prediction That if you end up being right that will that will be quite the calm not to the point of kiss and cousins, but really good Jim

27:24Well done Molly I will talk to you guys Listen to Molly and Jim you know that's Jason's vibe towards me. It's fine. Does he not like you? That's not true No, there's the old one of my segment has me telling you what a great line you had delivered And I also did the beginning of this segment Jim great job Molly Infernal see oh when do I have to talk to you guys? Oh Fairness I believe Jim stats Did undermine your prediction in a pretty significantly? That's what it's bold But actually exactly later bolder yes Towsh tell us about UW credit union. All right well for every stage of life the bold era the not so bold era UW credit union is here forever You probably serving Wisconsin for over 90 years are going to help you reach your financial goals

28:26And if you're ready to give fees the stiff arm UW credit union can help no monthly fees Overjaffes that never cost more than five bucks joint today at UWCU.org insured by and c8 terms and conditions to apply we'll close it out next. It's will the entire Air Laura does it again Medicine's home of the brewers 100.5 ESPN I Will go Jesse me Towsh to wrap things up Jesse what's your bulltake Hang on I'm all out of here hang on I'm gonna go Now we're good. All right, I will go ahead to as Jesse's getting things together and we of course have two minutes left

29:26I think Tucker craft's gonna get his big fat contract extension before the season I saw that Ricky on Twitter thinks that too and I think he is going to have a monster year So my bold prediction The Tucker craft is going to set the all-time packer touchdown record for tight ends It is right now at 11 with Bob Tunyon, which is interesting Bob Tunyon and Paul Kaufman tied at 11 that he is going to blow by it the red zone's gonna be a concern Bubba Frank's caught a bunch of touchdowns while I played Tucker craft is going to blow through that record He is going to be the all-time leading touchdown getter for the green Bay Packers Well my prediction was going to be the easiest one to decide Quickest I was gonna say Tucker craft gets his extension today But since you majors about Tucker craft Micah Parsons will return in week five as a situational pass rusher against the Bears

30:28And unlike the prediction from Jeff Haffley that he will set the league record for sacks in a season He will have 20 sacks in 13 games That is my bold prediction for Micah Parsons after missing the first four weeks on the PUP list Jesse Did you have time now to do this? I do. Sorry there getting situated here I was at hard rock casino rockford last night. I checked the odds at plus 3,000 Matlow floor helps guide the green Bay Packers Through a tumultuous start to the year without Micah Parsons and Josh Jacobs to one of the best records in the national football league and at the end of this season is named NFL Coach of the year And then early in the 2027 season Jesse wants to have a conversation about having a conversation about his job status

31:28Pat Murphy and Matlow Flores coaches of the year in their respective sports over the next calendar year Good bold the thod. I think this is maybe as our best bold the thod of the year That is it for the bold the thod. We'll do it again next year. We'll do the show again Tomorrow thanks for coming along for the ride with us and thanks to all our bold predictors have a great day take care Be good miss any of today's episode of will the entouse presented by Pella windows and doors of Wisconsin Come virtual free full show podcasts are available free only ESPN Wisconsin app