Hour 1 – Rams get Mel-burned

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3:06Get this party started. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. It's Stu Gotts & Company, Salicada. You're hanging out with the boys today and I can't wait to get going. After yesterday, we tried to get it going, give it some opinion there. The connection wasn't working. We're back, those two. You can hear me right. Right, we're good to go. Yeah, I can hear you. I'm going to show bleeping and barris men. I knew you were going to take it home with you. I told you not to take it home with you. I'm not mad at you. Taylor is. Well, play what happened after you left the show yesterday for you in just a minute. But everything went to hell. So thank you. Well, we appreciate you having me back because I wasn't so sure. And I do want to say, I, I be remiss if I didn't bring this up to start the show. Not to be a downer here, but it is a 25th anniversary of September 11th and the senseless attacks. So I am broadcasting live from the SNY Studios, which is at four world trade center.

4:07So in an hour before the show, I'm looking outside and I could see where the towers were and just trying to take it in. It's just, it's hard to fathom what went on that day. Hard to comprehend the thought process of the people that ran up that building or those buildings and tried to save lives. And obviously we know what happened. And then sports eventually brought us back to some normalcy, you know, piazza home run, all that stuff. I just want to make sure that people are aware that we will never forget and honor and think of those that lost their lives on that senseless day. It's a good job. I use Sal. I lost a friend that day, John Selerno. It's a tough day, a difficult day every year. I'm thinking about it this year. Obviously resonates more for a lot of people. And there are still people dealing, of course, and they'll be dealing with it for the rest of their life. The aftermath of 9-11, whether it was first responders, whether it's, you know, families of the victims, it is still something that is haunting us until this day. It's crazy. 25 years hard to believe, but we never forget.

5:09And also we know that sports played a part in healing. Like we said with the country and football and full fledg here. Now you get two games under our belt week one. My biggest issues too. I love football. God bless football. Oh, that's, I love it. But football now. It's like the week one week two, even week three. It's like preseason. And yet we did this over yet. Like now the Ram stick. The team that everybody had consensus on, nobody's beating the Rams looking at them. They're loaded. The super team. Now they're left for dead at the hands of the Niners because they lost week one in Australia. The overreaction is nuts. Yeah, but I love the overreaction. In fact, I was thinking today that Aaron Donald should demand a trade to the 49ers. I mean, how about that? It's what we do, Sal. There's 17 of these things. They're so precious. They mean so much to so many people. It's why it's our most popular sport that I'm okay. After a single game in Melbourne, Australia, we're pronunciation. I am okay. That people feel like the Rams are overrated and maybe saying, hey, you know what?

6:12I didn't know the Niners are going to be that good. You know, I'm all right with that. Okay. I love reacting to week one. And obviously the games mean something. But you know the way that preseason that preseason is basically nonexistent now. You could see it. I mean, I thought my referee was hurt last night. You know, I'm like, where is he? They're going with the backup running back. Where is he? It's because it's essentially a preseason game. So the teams themselves, we as broadcasters or whatever you want to call sports talk guys talking hands. We're trying to come up with opinions and give reaction and all the stuff. But and we could say, well, you know, it doesn't feel. Because of the way the preseason used to be compared to where it is now. You know, it doesn't feel like they got to take time to get going. We don't know what these teams are. But for them themselves to be figuring it out early on, that is telling. I do think that there is an evaluation that takes place over. Even though it means something and we all love it. The first three or four weeks is kind of evaluating. That flight to Australia looked like it aged Matthew Stafford a decade. It's now. I know you don't want the hot teams right now.

7:14Yeah. If you told Sean McVeigh, he could replace Matthew Stafford today with Josh Allen. But he had a walk to Buffalo. How fast do you guys think he would get there? He would just look at Josh Allen. What about Brock Purdy or Sam Donald? Oh, he do that today. I mean, I'm telling you right now. I know you hate the overreaction. But if Sean McVeigh, if he was being honest, okay, in an honest moment, and they asked him, Hey, you could have Purdy the rest of the way or Matthew Stafford, the rest of the way, he would say Brock Purdy or he be light. Okay. I'm a bat. You guys are out on the Rams already and staffed already. Yep. Yes. I can't. I can't. I think it honors a good, but I can't say I can't say anything. Just same thing Drake made like Drake. Make it's ripped. He played a bad game. Hey, guess what? It happens. You'd rather have it happen in week one than week 16 or 17. So I am now the same thing. Oh, Rams. Everybody loved them. Miles Garrett stinks. I was not aware of the knee injury, by the way. He was an MIA. And now he's using the knee injury as an excuse.

8:15I just hate that. Yes. I think both teams that lost so far, whether it be the Patriots or the Rams still are going to be very, very good this year. But Sal, don't you want like this is the NFL is built for sports fans. It's built for people like me and you. Okay. You can't break down 162 baseball games because most of those baseball games are fairly meaningless in a grand scheme of things. You can't do it in the NBA with 82 NBA game. You just can't do it. And you're certainly not going to do it in hockey. So what you want fans to be so passionate about something. And this is the sport they're passionate about because there are 17 games. They all mean so much. They are so precious. Again, you're only playing 17. You need to win as many as you can to get to the playoffs. And I love that fans are irrational, but they're passionate about the NFL. Meaning I have fired a Jets coach and hired back that same Jets coach in a quarter.

9:15I have gotten rid of my quarterback. And the next week my quarterback is the greatest quarterback in the NFL. I think that's what makes the league so magical. I guess so so then don't the irrational and look fans are irrational. Certainly I know that I am one, but I'm trying to remain level headed especially with the NFL being what it is in the early weeks. I don't know we I mean really nobody knows, but you could pick teams and they all have this team to go to the Super Bowl or I love this team in the division. I really I need to watch three weeks before I can say, okay, this is it where I used to be able to do what I felt at least in preseason because you had a little bit better fuel. There's a great unknown. It's names on paper that we haven't seen. Literally have not seen what maybe the stars who played in the preseason. Doesn't happen. They barely does it. Yeah, no, I understand. That's my problem. I don't look obviously I love when fans react to everything. I just me personally, if I believe the Rams were good or the Patriots are going to be good, I don't think I'd be jumping off the bandwagon after one game.

10:17And it's the first time that we've seen them play all your long. Mikey, how do you feel about Sal level headed Sal? Okay, not overreacting wanting to take three games before he formulates any sort of NFL takes. How do you feel about it? Thank you, Sal. I've missed you. I've been on I've been with these two hot take artists. I've been trying to be the only level headed person. They convinced me I'm crazy. And now you come in and you spit all this logic. And you know what? It's refreshing. Thank you. Here's what I will say. Mikey, you guys listen to this on the radio. Can't see it on zoom. He's decked out and jet stop definitively before I see them play a game. The jets are going to suck this year. Like that's going to. He doesn't need to wait three weeks. He knows. Yes. We all know that one. I told you that three years ago they were going to suck tomorrow. But by the way, your miles garapoint is such a great, great point. Because if he had three sacks, we'd be hearing nothing today about him being injured. The idea that he goes out there goes to Melbourne, Australia.

11:17He's the big offseason signing. Everyone loves the Rams, Rams of the field. And he does nothing. I mean zero gives you absolutely nothing and comes out after the game. It says, Hey, I'm injured. Do me a favor. Say it before the game or don't say it at all. How about that? Not not once. Did I hear any? No, I could have missed it. But the build up to the season was Rams, Rams, Rams, Rams, Rams, Donald Garrett, Donald Garrett. They're going to be the best defense ever. Oh my God. Look out. Perdi's going to be scared for his life. He's going to be murdered on the field on Wednesday. And is it Melbourne or you say Melbourne? How do you say? Yeah. Well, I thought it was Melbourne when we started today, but it's Melbourne. Okay. And that is courtesy of Noah Eagle. Yeah. The Australian pronounced pronunciation. Sal is Melbourne. Melbourne. Okay. Yeah. Well, it's all pretty was going to be murdered in Melbourne. And then all of a sudden after the game, it's like, now my knee was a little bit banged up. Not once did anybody report that ever in the last several months.

12:17Not once. Yes. Right. So you have to do it on the front end. You have to say, Hey, I'm not 100%. Otherwise, I don't believe you. You cannot put up a dud like Miles Garrett put up in his first game and then come out after the game and say, Hey, I'm injured. You're cracking up the excuse machine. Can't do it. Don't do it. He did it. And he should be ashamed of himself. Sal, you mentioned people getting off the Rams and the Patriots bandwagons right now. And I have this stat from Optistats. That kind of highlights their underperforming. This is the first time in NFL history. The top two finishers in the MVP voting. The previous season. Each had a team that scored tenor fewer points in the season opener, which Drake may and Matthew Stafford. So it is historical how bad these two played in a week one showing. All right. What does that mean? Does it mean that Drake may stink now? Explain that stat. I'm out of stats, guys. Tell you. Explain what those stats mean. And that's exactly my point. I love that you said that. Ooh, big fancy AI stat machine saying the Drake May and Stafford all fall after where they

13:19were a year ago. Okay. So now we to think that those guys aren't going to be good. I'll go the opposite. Week two, sign me up. Drake may, Matthew Stafford, they could have monster games. Yes. Well, the problem with Drake May was this was Drake May's chance to kind of silence the narrative that he was a schedule merchant when you're going on the road to Seattle. And against that defense, it was the same story for Drake May where you the same questions you have about Drake May after the Super Bowl. You still have after week one. Can I ask you guys what this stat machine looks like? I mean, it just is. It's like the George Michael sports machine. It just turns out stats. That's a dated reference. I'm sorry if you were bored anywhere within the last 20 years. You have no idea what I'm talking about. But once upon a time, there was a guy who was doing it before Sports Center, George Michaels was giving you all the highlights and doing it with a robot. Right. Right. Way ahead of his time with the AI. I remember that. Yes. That sports machine. Okay.

14:19But like what do those stats mean? Ultimately. Whoa. What are you insinuating when you bring up those stats or somebody who puts that out there? Are we? Okay. Drake May is no good. Like is that all right? I think it's fair to say the jury's still out. But then it goes to the overreaction last year where it's like, I mean, certainly New England fans are talking about who needs Tom Brady. You got Drake May. I mean, it's going to be May. Everybody was going nuts. Drake May. And so, so there's got to be somewhere in between where maybe he's not Tom Brady, but maybe also he doesn't suck after one questionable game in which his receiver can't even catch a ball. If he catches that ball, Dubs, the whole game has changed. Yeah, but what the stat means is what we're seeing at least through the first two games here is something fairly unprecedented. That's all that's all this that is kind of say this doesn't normally happen. That's all. Let me ask you, Stu, is that? Don't you think that that is a byproduct of where or at what the preseason like back to my point about that before where it's weak one. We love it to mean everything because the games aren't there aren't that many games, but

15:20they're also was a little bit of a learning curve and feeling and out like they literally have not played full NFL games, real contact games. Right. This is the first one where they used to at least play one in the preseason. If you're asking me, do I think if the Rams are going to be good even while losing the first the first game of the season and what I think of the Niners, I have the Rams now not making the playoffs and the Niners is the favorite to make it to the Super Bowl above that. I need to look at us do it sports radio fellas. This is exciting. We're not playing it. We are talking sports. You tried to you tried to teach me out of that way. And I'm like, you know what? I'm talking. I'm like, he's right. What are we doing here? Full piece things. Stafford steaks may stick. And then next week, may is up MVP. Come on. I know, but I wanted you to drive the show today because you got disconnected. You were very upset. You couldn't get any takes off yesterday. Whatever takes you got off, they sounded terrible. And so I wanted you to drive the show so you could control the action today. You know, okay, I have another take for you.

16:22The nonsense about the Sean McVey part a planning to go to Melbourne. A melt melt. I can't even say Australia. Planning to go to Australia just two days ahead of time. Like, do you think that that cost him the game or maybe just the Rams or not as good as the 49ers on this particular day? I don't think the sleeping habits or the clock or the whatever the the the travel jet plan and nothing. So what the Niners were there for two weeks that to me that had nothing to do with it. Even with the 17, nothing outscoring in the second half, I don't think that that had anything to do with it. It's interesting because a lot of people are kind of pointing that out. The Rams went to Europe last year, same strategy. They flew in. They hopped off the bird. They played the game. They won the game, got back on the bird and went home. Now while Australia is a different animal, okay. You're going to Europe. It's a six or seven. Well, I guess from LA, it's a bit further, but you're not going 22 hours with a 38 year old quarterback who can't just hop off a plane after 22 hours.

17:23Play a football game and get back on a bird and go home. That was obvious last night. So I don't know if the Rams did it the right way, the wrong way. I just know that people are going to point to it because San Francisco, the team that got there a week to 10 days in advance, they looked very, very short. They did. They looked very good. And so naturally the next day, people are going to point out, hey, they're going to play. The Rams didn't do it correctly and the Rams didn't take this game seriously. And I think that's what people are upset about by doing that though. It feels like we're discrediting what the 49ers did because I think that game could have been played in any country, in any stadium, and you were going to get the same result of the 49ers just overwhelming LA. Well, hold on, Taylor, that game's played in so far. You think you're getting the same result? Almost any stadium. I'm more so with Taylor on that that I think it is discrediting the Niners like, okay. So who do we think is the worst team in the NFL, going to be the worst team in the NFL? I'm not just going to say the jets. Who do we think my amulet around?

18:24Browns, Cardinals, dolphins. If the Browns played the Rams or the Niners in Australia and the Browns got there two months before and the Rams showed up the day, the day of the game. Like the Rams probably still would have beat them. I know that anything could happen any given Sunday, but my point is I don't think it's about that's it. That's a weird thing with the West Coast coming east like, come on to a bunch of nonsense. No, I understand that, but how do you explain the Rams who are so explosive, who are so good, even without Aaron Donald playing that badly, like that poorly. They have the entire raw season to get ready for this game. They sent Todd from accounting over to Australia to figure out what's the right time to spend in Australia before you play a football game. And Todd was wrong. So how do you explain it, Sal? Because that team, I would guess that's the worst game that team is going to play this year. I would say that it's honestly rust. I really think that it's just first game rust, good team.

19:26Now we'll learn about them eventually. Could this be a harbinger the rest of the year? I mean, all the Rams, maybe, maybe things that happen in week one. Or going to be signs the rest of the way. I don't believe that that's going to be the case, especially with the team that says, well coached as the Rams are and as loaded as they are now. Could staffered fall off the cliff and being older guy? That absolutely I think could be a legitimate reason to doubt them. But for them, playing as poorly as they did with the weapons that they have, I just look at it as a they played a really good team who was maybe just more ready at this particular moment. And maybe the Rams are going to take a little time to get going. By the way, if you're a Rams fan, you hope they didn't do it correctly. You hope that Matthew Stafford is in just aging. You hope that it was the plane. It was the 22 hours. It was the fact they didn't get there a week before because if Stafford's going to look like that, they don't have a shot. What do you got Mikey? Is Todd from accounting fired today? He should be. He should be. No, McVeigh should be. I mean, stop sending Todd from accounting.

20:28How about you go and figure it out? Todd from accounting had one job to do. And that was how long do we need to be in Australia to beat the 49ers and fail? So you're saying Todd called McVeigh. It's an A. You guys can hop on a bird, land, play football, get back on the bird and go home. That was Todd's report back to less need and Sean McVeigh. Yes. That's exactly what happened. Then he's been fired. Yes. They should have used more AI. I mean, come on. By the way, is anyone else worried about AI? I mean, you read all you hear all these reports. I watch in the news last night. It's like I'm living in a movie for crying out loud where AI is going to kill everyone inside of a decade. What are we doing? Chatchy PT says we shouldn't be worried. I started reading some Twitter thread yesterday on that and I was like, I don't think this is going to be good for my mental health. Let me stop. So yeah, I'm scared. But realistically, like our humans really dumb enough to create something that would wipe

21:30us all off the face of the. Uh, yes. I'm wearing a jet hat. Yes. Especially if it's lining their pockets. Hey, I'm going to enjoy the next decade and I don't care what happens after that. For the next 10 years, man, I am living large. Yeah, yeah, stuff. I'm going to say I have more reality and more real football in the preseason. Get us ready for week one. Less overreacting as well. All right. Do we do enough takes there? Still, am I okay so far? You're doing great. Never enough takes. I want to play some sound from Taylor when we come back 877 99 on Fox that is 877 99 on Fox. Salas in for the entire show. We are thrilled about it. We love them. Be sure to catch live editions of Stu Gods and company live weekday. Sit 3 p.m. Eastern 12 p.m. Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the I Hard Radio app. Fox Sports Radio is taking over YouTube and you can be a part of it. Just go to YouTube and search Fox Sports Radio.

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28:44Still what happened? The good news was you couldn't get connected. We tried it out for a segment. We decided to let you go. You were upset about it. And then you forced me and Taylor to work. And so everything fell apart from there, okay? Because I got to tell you, this feels like a spa day today for me, man. I am sitting back. I got like, you know, my arms there wrapped around the back of my head here. I'm just chilling out. I'm wearing a towel because you're making this so easy for us to do because we do three hours before we even get here at a three o'clock to do the live show. And so yesterday, after you left, we weren't prepared as usual. And so everything fell apart. And this is what happens when Salukata leaves the show. I throw it to Taylor to do a live read and this ensues. It's time to get your point. Get's time to get your right. Racket. You can be tricky. You got to read that before the show, Taylor. Come on. How's talking so damn much yesterday?

29:46Yes. We're talking in too many places. We really are. We're talking way too much. All three of us, by the way, Taylor. I don't think it is wildest dreams ever imagined. He'd be talking this much on national radio. And this is probably why he shouldn't be talking this much on national radio. Play it again. It's time to get your point. It's time to get your racquet. And all I had for him was racquet. And meanwhile, before today's show, I was like, I tell you what every need you need to do the reads or whatever. No, I'm good. Taylor's going to do the commercial reads. I did not know that there was a little snack food yesterday, but I would have gladly taken over the reads. And I have learned the hard way because there's been reads placed in front of me on live radio. Like, okay, you got to read this now. And I'm reading it as we go. And I have no idea what some of these words are. So you got to read these things many times over before you go. But Taylor wanted the duties today. Let's see if we can get through clean. Yeah, I could safely tell you that through 20 years of doing this, I have never botched a live spot. So. And so right now, if you remember George Lombard from the Yankees a couple of weeks ago,

30:53when he had the six hours and six consecutive games, that's been me recently where I just have the yips when it comes to talking. Talking? I haven't even reading the one from earlier in the week. He does. He has the yips and he's hoping someone makes a colossal mistake to get the bright shining lights off of him. And no one's done it yet, Sal, perhaps you'll be the one. Oh, let's hope it's not. Man, I mean, look, I embarrassed myself enough yesterday with a connection. I can't miss a read here or not or misspeak. Can we come on? Yes. And this is what Taylor is talking about. Mikey was talking about. We're talking too much in too many places. We had Steve Spurrier on the old ball coach. He gave us a parlay that actually hit. I can't believe it. Spurrier hit a parlay for us. Hey, celebrity prognosticator. I think it was a 14 parlay that the old ball coach came through for us with. But here is Taylor trying to say something fairly simple, the old ball coach to get the old ball, the old ball.

32:00That was even better. He's got the yips. That was my favorite. That was my favorite. No, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump. So what happens there is in my head, I mess it up once. And then my mind tells me, OK, it's not as bad as you think it was. And then in my mind at that same time as I'm saying it, I know it was bad. It's affecting me by the second time I'm trying to say it. You think it right. And by the time he shakes it off, which is the next day, I play it back a thousand times. That'll help his confidence. No, you're thinking you got to stop thinking. Start doing you can talk. I mean, you've been doing it since you've been boy, yeah, one or two, whatever it may be. All right, let's get updated. We'll come back, maybe talk about some Aaron Rodgers. So you're going to talk and you see Rodgers, man, Rodgers, Mowdy. Let's get your updated right now. Chris Perfett. All right, guys, we start in the NFL. The big news the day, Falcon's quarterback, Tua Tonga, Veloa is ruled out for Sunday season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cooper Rush said to make the start for Atlanta.

33:01Fisher reports indicate he's, Tua is dealing with a oblique injury, possibly suffered in Thursday's practice where he appeared to grab at his side or back in discomfort after a passing attempt left the field. Cooper Rush took over for the rest of the training session. Tyler. Yes. I've got this. Fight for it. Fight for it. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Put your right more. Taylor wants the light off of them. Bleeding onto me here. Cardinals head coach, Michael Furze has first grabbed running back. Jeremiah Love is training towards playing on Sunday. Miles Garrett. Yeah, we were talking about a little bit. Didn't appear to really do much and differently show up in the box score for the Rams 27 to seven. Crash out to the 49ers in. Let me get this right. Melbin after the game, Garrett admitted that he apparently has a lingering knee injury that hurt his performance. I am sure that will, you know, be with him on the flight back the entire way. Patreons are placing wide receiver, AJ Brown on the IR due to a high ankle sprain.

34:05Brown left the game Wednesday against the Seahawks. It did not return, speaking of which, there was a game on Wednesday, you know, NFL season. The move to IR means the early season to be returned is October 18th. I'm convinced. Wait for it. The New York Jets. Yes. US and Europe are tied for four after the opening session. The Soulheim Cup and the Netherlands on a Friday, your doubles, women's finalist winners are Katarina, Sina Kova and Taylor Townsend at the US open currently in the first set between Sederov and Kuchanov in New York in men's singles semi-final action. Cubs have opened up a five one lead on the Pittsburgh pirates. The US and Europe are tied for four in first day action of the Soulheim Cup and the Netherlands back to Stugotson company and I'm going to go scrub my mouth. Yes, it's contagious. We're sorry about that. You're excellent at your job. We're not and we're sorry. Yeah, the poor boy. I don't know. Yeah, no, Sal, I don't know about you. Okay, but for me, have you done updates before?

35:08I have not. Okay, so I have done updates before and just knowing that there are difficult tennis names in the update will throw me off before I even get started. You know, that's one thing I've never had. I might have done a couple of my life, but that's what yeah, the tennis time with all those you could hear you could hear him like, uh oh, I've had that happen during reads like I said, but those tennis names could be tough. Yes. I think we had a I think we had a producer around here who one night we were doing a UFC update and he I watched him. I watched him go back and forth practicing Kabeeg Nurgham made off so many times and when it came time to do it live, he nailed it. He nailed it. And what did he do? What did he do after pulling off the triple axel cartwheel? He stubbed his toe saying Connor McGredder. Yes. Well, you're so relieved. You got past the, uh, the big roadblock. I do tend to trip up on the smaller one, you know, the rule of thumb though is you just got to plow through no matter what you may think you said or how you, even if it's wrong,

36:10just say it confidently and nobody really knows the difference. Yes. I want to ask you a question here before we get to, uh, to Aaron Rogers and what he had to say about Matt LaFleuh. You and I have spoken about this. The first Sunday of NFL games is coming up this weekend. Have you done all the things I taught you this? Okay? Because you're a married man. You have a child. Have you done all the necessary things chores, all of it? So you could free yourself up for the entire weekend without your wife complaining about it. I try. You're right. Look, I don't think, Sue, let me ask you. Do you think I could ever do enough? Like you never met my wife, but I'm going to tell you I can't do enough. So I've tried, you know, taking our daughter for ice cream in the summer, taking some time away during the summer a little bit. I tried to explain during, you know, like Sundays, I got to be left alone. I'm working. I'm watching the games. It's just not, I don't think it's going to happen. Do things that she could see. Okay? So on Sunday morning, what you need to do Saturday morning, whenever you do it, just go out mow the lawn.

37:11Okay? While she's home. Okay? Do some gardening. What are you doing, honey? Yes. Whatever chores she needs done, you take care of that. Anything before one o'clock. Just get it all done so she can leave you alone for the rest of the day. I'm telling you, just act like you do with stuff around the house. Bring a hammer or a tool belt, whatever you got there. And just act like you're fixing stuff around the house. So she knows that you still care about your relationship with her. I think, well, that's, that's the point. She thinks I don't care about the relationship with her. And to be honest, ten years in, I mean, I care a lot less than I did in the beginning. That would have been trouble. That would have been trouble. Yes. Yes. Well, she feels the same way. I assure you. I'm sure she does. God bless her. I know a bit, but that's the truth. I do have, I do have tomorrow we were supposed to go to her friends house or whatever and watch their kids place like, like come on, talk about torture. I miss being single and watching college football from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.

38:13Bet in the Hawaii, USC game, whatever it may be. But I now have to sacrifice Saturdays for the greater good of Sunday. And we're going to go to her friends house and like watch them play softball, the kids. And so I'm doing that. That should clean me for Sunday, no? Yes, but that's front end work and that's a had he play by you because you care less about college football Saturdays than you do in the Northeast. We just don't care as much about college football. You care more about NFL Sunday. So if you are to sacrifice a day, Saturday would be that day. That's a had he play by you. Yes. I mean, you really don't have it. I don't want to sacrifice any day, but I, but that's got to be the one, right? You can't sacrifice football Sunday. So especially like you said, what, you know, what I would do for work. But that being said, I do hope to catch some of that Ohio State Texas game tomorrow night. Yes, you'll, you'll be home by then, right? I mean, it's, it's not this thing. I take you into the night, right? And kids got to go to bed. I mean, oh my goodness, I'd better be. Hey, I know you want to talk about the Rogers and the Jordan love and the MATLA floor stuff. But did you see some of his stuff that he's speaking of Marri left?

39:15Do you see some of the stuff he's been taking shots at his exes here? Do you see that? No, what happened? Cheyenne Woodley, the, you know, the actress. I think that's how you say her name. So you just say confidently. Nobody knows. Cheyenne Woodley. That's right. Yes, he was taking like he was, I think it was almost buddy cam Hayward's podcast. And he was just letting loose all of the plays, including obviously ripping MATLA floor. But I was looking at the other stuff like, wow, he's opened up on some of these public relationship, Dana Capatric as well as Woodley. So I thought that that was fascinating from Aaron Rogers. Aaron Rogers seems like someone you would not want to date because he will do exactly that. He will talk about everything and be honest about it after he's done dating it. He just, I don't know why Aaron Rogers has felt the need to express himself in such weird ways, latent his career. It's weird. The way I don't mind him being honest, Aaron Rogers was a friend of the show. He was on with me and Dan all the time. He's one of my favorite guests of all time. And I still like Aaron Rogers while disagreeing with some of the things that some of the opinions that he has.

40:16But I don't know when I haven't been able to ask him. I don't know why he has felt the need to express himself this latent his career. About weird topics and weird things, you know, it's just he's an odd human being. He really is. My version of hell would be getting this version of Aaron Rogers as my quarterback. Well, he's not the MVP level quarterback anymore. Yes, but he's still going on every podcast and show known to man. Because he likes hearing himself talking and Aaron Rogers has to always show people. He's the smartest person in the room. Come on. No, the hell is what me and Mikey A endured, right? He was it he was three snaps. And then he didn't shut up for the next two years. But how about the fact that Rogers want like I love I personally love Rogers. I read his book actually listen to his book. Can I say can you say you read a book if you really listen to him? No, you can't listen to a podcast. Absolutely. No, no, it wasn't a it wasn't a podcast. It was a full book. The audio. You can't really listen. You cannot listen to an audio book eight seven seven ninety nine on Fox. Can you listen to an audio book and say to someone I read a book?

41:17Yes, I'm with you. No, it just sounds weird. I'm saying I listen to a book. Anyway, I listened to the book that you know, I've talked a word about Rogers a couple of years ago. I loved it. I watched the Netflix special on him. I he's fascinating to me. And the reason why I feel like he's responding to his his exes is because they've been dragging him. I think it's easy to punch Aaron Rogers right now. And the public is basically been on Rogers. They're saying like, uh, Woodley was saying, oh, he ruined my life. It was a beautiful whatever it is that she was saying about the relationship. Patrick says what she says about him. And then he's sitting there silent for the most part. Now, good for him coming out and punching back. All right. You like that? You like to punch back? Well, no, just just giving I guess his side. Now who the hell knows what to believe. Now the stuff that we care about the football stuff. Taylor's right about that. That at this point, it's just he's a diminished player. That's the saddest part of this whole thing. And the biggest pub that he gets is what he's saying with his mouth, not what his arm or his legs. Yes. I happen to agree with him on his take on La Flure.

42:20La Flure came out and said, let's play the sound of Aaron Rogers and him objecting here. So what it is, Matt La Flure had to say about Jordan Loan. He's probably still mad. I changed too many of his place. And what it is that he said. The statement when he had a guy went back to the back MVP's. Yeah. I guess I wasn't doing too much at the, at the LOS. Matt's clown man. He says he says some things from time to time. And funny that he like, oh, maybe I shouldn't have said that. He's backing up his quarterback. I mean, like, yeah, I'm sure JLo's real good last scrimmage. But. Ooh, that was a tough quote. See, my apologies for talking in the middle of that sound. So that is on me. But what the flow said is that Jordan Loan essentially is better than Aaron Rogers. At the line of scrimmage and Rogers clearly took issue with that. I mean, Rogers wanted the great quarterbacks of all time. I'd rather Rogers rip his ex-girlfriends than rip his coats. That to me is in bad taste right there.

43:21That comes across as petty. The play speaks for itself. I don't need Rogers to say that. We can assess and say, why would La Flure say that? That's just silly. It seems petty taking a shot at Aaron Rogers. And then Rogers returns serve. US open. Rogers returns serve. And then he gets even lower with that. So that I'd rather him defend himself with the relationships up that he didn't need to defend himself. So he's a better quarterback than Jordan Loan. What happened to punching back? I mean, and it's our opponents. I mean, but it's the most ludicrous thing on the there is not a single thing in life that Jordan Loan is better than that Aaron Rogers had. There's not a single thing. When it comes to quarterbacking, is there anything Jordan Loan in your mind having watch football for as long as you watch? Can you say to yourself that Jordan Loan is better than Aaron Rogers at ex? There's nothing, right? No, yes. I mean, maybe some people could say like he's better looking, but no, he's not better at football than Aaron Rogers. And I didn't even close to me. Rogers won the best quarterbacks I've ever seen in my life period.

44:22I've always said that like Pete Manning was the best pure quarterback, reading a defense, putting the throws on the money, Brady, the greatest competitor, greatest winner of the sports ever seen before my homes. Rogers to me was the best combo. He's so good that we knock him because he's only won one Super Bowl. Like I said, he won one. He should win three or four. But so I love Aaron Rogers. I just those comments to me were, I don't know, I think a little too insecure from Rogers. All right, let's take a quick time out here. 877-99 on Fox. That is 877-99 on Fox. We'll come back. Hopefully take some phone calls. Taylor has a word here. Try to redeem yourself for We Bull. It's time to get your financial portfolio game ready with We Bull. Get powerful investing tools and real-time data. All in one platform. Get started by downloading the We Bull app today or visiting We Bull.com. We Bull Financial LLC, member SIPC Fennra investing in Vols Risk. For more information, visit We Bull.com slash disclosures. Be sure to catch live editions of Stu Gods and Company live weekdays at 3PM Eastern 12PM

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50:37They could be in a state, they could be entertainment. And that is the beauty of reading. It can be all of those things. And considering this is Black Reading Month, the only real question is, what are you reading next? So, we're going to start with the question to Black Lit from the Black Effect Podcast Network on our iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Salukata hanging out with Stugots and Company here on this Friday. Still, we were just talking about this during the break. Obviously, if you're married with a kid, you have to sacrifice a little bit as much as he pays me with college football Saturday. But me and Taylor made the trip to do LSU. It gets me wanting... I've never done that. Big trips for college football stadiums. The atmosphere is incredible. I got to be able to do that. I just feared that I'm not going to be able to do that because I chose to get married and have a kid. Or sacrifice football Sundays, which I can't do. Taylor would choose college football. You miss college football? You're so into the NFL, doesn't really bother you about the college football. It's odd. Well, Taylor played college football.

51:38He loves college football. For me, I grew up in the same neck of the woods as you did. So, Taylor, by the way, but again, he played college football. You and I did not. There's not a team for us, at least for me growing up, locally that you can root for. Therefore, you're not really into college football if you grow up in the Northeast. Of course, there is Penn State, but your other options are like Rutgers, Syracuse, teams like that. And I'm not rooting for any of them. In fact, I rooted for the University of Miami growing up because that team was interesting to me. Right. So, if you're asking me NFL Sundays, college football, Saturdays, I have grown to love college football, having lived down here in the South for as long as I've lived down here now, 20 plus years, but I'll take the NFL every single day. No, really what I'm asking you is that I make a mistake getting married. It's true. Yes. Yes. Yes. But those are questions that you should ask before you get married, not like when you're in the thick of it. You know what I mean? Ten years of what are you going to do? I mean, you know, ten years in, you start missing certain things.

52:39And I'm like, man, college football used to be great. You obviously joke a little bit. And I'll be able to watch some college football, but I just, it's football in itself is great. Whether it's Thursday night football, Friday, all day Saturday, that's late. Obviously, gambling plays a big part of that, at least for me, not having a legit team, but I love it all with the football. Do me a favor. I'm not certain if your wife has listened to WFA ends since you were let go by WFA and battalion not to listen to this show because what you just said on national radio is you wish you weren't married because you are yearning for a trip to Baton Rouge. I mean, yeah, it tells me to 12 hour road trip. But I'm still here to be deep in daddy stuff, daddy day. Yes, let me tell you if she's listening live right now, I promise you what's going to be on your kitchen counter when you get home as divorce papers. I mean, so if you want to put that final nail in the coffin, two weeks from now, I think I might be going to Oxford, unless you add Ole Miss. I dare you. I dare you to go with Taylor. I dare you.

53:40I mean, I don't do it. I could sell it as work. Don't do it. She'd be like on a Saturday, but I could sell it as work to good content. Hang out. No, you can't. Yes. Come on. I'm supposed to be supportive. No. How long have you been married again? How long? It'll be 10 years in May. All right. So you're like five years away from your wife wanting you to go on a big college football weekend to get. She'll be buying your tickets. She'll be buying your first class seats on the plane. Fifth row seats to the game. She will be wanting you to take as many college football trips as you desire. You are five years from that moment happening. I promise you. All right. How much front loading do I have to do to be able to get? I can watch college football set. I can watch NFL Sunday. You know, see that's a different angle. You do nothing on the front end. You just do nothing. And then you just want you to leave and she'll send you away because you're, you know, you're constantly messing things up. You're not doing anything. So she'd rather you sit in the stadium and watch a football game that's sitting on the couch and not do anything around the house to help her out, you know.

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