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0:00All right. So our scandal to jurid Michigan is a hockey scandal. Great. Disturbing story in the free press yesterday about hockey hazing in Michigan from 1984 to 2001. I believe it was 16 former players claims of sexualized torture with all with all cases. The gator, you know, don't rush to judgment. There has to be this thing has to play itself out, but I'm getting I'm growing so fatigued of stories at the University of Michigan and my call to action. FFS Michigan has to they got a new president, please, please, please, please make sure that the next AD sets a culture of uncorruptible virtue. Ethical standards need to be at the highest of considerations. Well, they should be. You know, when it comes to stuff like this, none of this should be tolerated.

1:07Yes, let let it go through the system and the right channels that it has to go through before you come to a judgment on it. But I mean, based on what you've read and the first blush, it's awful. And what if it's stuff in there, if it's true, it's brutal. There are had a chance to talk to someone who was a player at Michigan and said some of it he saw some of it he didn't. He did not know that red new or what red new. He saw no evidence. So one thing he he categorically denied, but he only was, you know, there for a period of time was he saw no evidence of playing time or anything was was truly riding on this. But what's the long period of time that that's alleged to have gone on and his his period of time he said he saw no evidence of that. But again, let this thing play out in court. There are there are cases like this that some of them have great credibility and great defense and hazing stories and locker rooms are not new.

2:10You have to to vet all this. I mean, we don't have to do anything. There's a court case. It'll be it'll play itself out, but I did make a call today. Somebody who played there to try to get some background on it and did. But I again, just there's a new president, right? And the new president is going to be a part of the hiring process for the new AD. And you've heard me say this a bunch about Kyle winning him. One of the things I like about Kyle winning am is that historically he's run a relatively clean program out there at Utah. Everybody, you know, there's always going to be an issue here or there, but Kyle winning am was considered a good coach who runs a clean program. And so in the end, in the end, let's Michigan fans keep that in mind. I know there's some some great concern over the way the football team played this Saturday. But the opinions of Kyle winning am are formed over decades.

3:10And I would I would encourage people not to you can do what you want, but I wouldn't throw those opinions out after one Saturday. And I certainly do expect that there will be issues with the football program to but far less under Kyle winning am so. I've called for a rudder to the football program and hopefully he is it and it is a quiet time relatively speaking. But another day scandal dissure and it's it's growing I'm getting tired Scott I'm getting really really tired. Well, you're not alone. I mean, everybody's tired of this stuff. Not about me. I don't want to hear it. But nobody wants to to think this is possible that this could have happened. And it's going to go through all the emotions again. I mean, it's just one after another. You know, some stuff gets resolved some stuff just kind of goes away. I hope there's a real resolution to whatever happened with this. If it kind of feels a little empty with the the both Shambler, Dr. Anderson stuff. See how they address this one.

4:15Other than that, how are you? Fine. Fine. Yeah, no, doing all right. I got to catch up with an old friend last night. So it was good and came home, watched the football game. Good to see football is back. Even with such a boring ass game like that. What? And some horrible horrible decision making from Drake May. Oh my God. That guy. That guy got that team into the Super Bowl last year. The schedule got into the Super Bowl last year. I mean, they did have the win games. I checked the schedule. They had to win games. The other teams lost them. Maybe that was the case because that was I mean, if you're going to judge a season on one game, that team's going to win like three games this year. At best. And of course, that's not going to be the case, but I don't know what the hell that was I saw last night. That was terrible, terrible football from the Patriots. Checks notes loser chooser yesterday. I wonder strongly about a year to Drake May regression. I think the logical regression starts here.

5:26England loses game at Seattle. It's it's it's one of those things that I also shouldn't get carried away after one game with Drake May and doing victory laps, but I could see it happening to New England this season. And you know what? This is third year by the way. Sorry, my bad. The I could see the regression coming now. The other thing about that game last night is that five plays in Sam Donald goes down gets it goes down leaves the game. His status moving forward is unknown. I guess he's going for an MRI today. I don't know there's been any update this morning. I haven't seen anything. It's got a hip. It's got a hip. Yeah. And AJ Brown has an ankle a knee or a Achilles. That when he went down with an injury and he and he wasn't getting up that didn't they said ankle. I'm like that doesn't look like ankle to me. I hope it's not Achilles.

6:28But I feel like these days it's almost like the go to when somebody tries to get up and then they can't. Yep. And then you see the pain on their face like emotional pain and physical pain. I hope it's not the case. I hope he's out for a very limited time. So it's a really good player in this league, but that sucks. I have two new rules that I abide by. I make rules for myself and I try and follow said rules. The rules are get to know your practice squad and put resources in to the backup quarterback. And I'm not sure my guy B underscore homie did that. Well, I mean, Drew lock. It's just true lock rate. Well, at last I checked no. I got to the point. My point is my counterpoint is that you can go ahead and win and be the team that actually gotten played for the Super Bowl last year that you beaten a Super Bowl last year.

7:28And you can do it with your backup quarterback who's pretty unharrowed in Drew lock. I would rather have Drew locked in Josh Dobbs, but I'm hopeful I'm wrong on that one. I'm one of the things that was just an absolute Hail Mary that I couldn't believe was reality is when they had Teddy Bridgewater slated to be that guy. I hope Dobbs is better than I give him credit for. I hope Dobbs is a move the chains get the ball down the field kind of guy, but those are rules I live by. Get to know your practice squad, invest in the backup quarterback. I can't did ask a question off the air. Because can you made this prediction. I think it was a bulldashed prediction years ago. About the NFL seven days a week. Yep. Everyone's like, you're crazy, man. They would never do that. Why would we need we don't need football every day of the week. We just had a scheduled Wednesday opener. It's going to be a Thursday game. I guess the NFL is beholden to not playing games on Friday.

8:29To interfere with high school football, but that that you know that's where they draw the line. Yeah, the first time Netflix comes a buy and offers a billion dollars for a Friday night football package. It would create some scheduling nightmares. But was a Wednesday night opener. Is this what we want? We want Wednesday Thursday. Are we good with this? I'm usually in the more football camp is good is good, but I'm fine for the opening week. Yeah. Let's not make this a habit of every week adding a one. I do not want a Wednesday night game throughout the season. For the first week in the season, I was okay with it last night. I don't know if I'll be okay with that long term. I was just getting used to, hey, Thursday night opener. And now you're having Wednesday and Thursday night opener. Was that just because they have a game in Australia? I don't know. I don't love the idea. I was fine with it last night because I'm kind of starved for an after that. You know the fact that I'm yes, I'm still watching the Tigers.

9:29Wait, that was a big win. That was big. Series win. Yes, I'm still paying attention to that because they weren't on TV last night because they weren't TV the afternoon. I was looking for something to fill my Wednesday evening without having to resort to watching my AEW wrestling. I always tape it and watch it later. So I could have watched it live. But I have football. So I was happy. 2485 3997 97. How you feel about football round the, round the week full week of football. Can this is, is, are we truly moving towards this? Was everybody on board with that? We got the NFL Blitz thingy at 10 30. We have got big old tub of pretzels at 11 30. We have kind of changed the format for that in that we want you to text over random questions sports or non sports like the question the listener asked Jared Goff yesterday was fantastic. Which teammate would you trust to watch your child? You want your old daughter? Which teammate would you not trust? They can be non sports quite most of them are almost all of them become we solve debates between friends.

10:38We solve debates at home with you in the misses or the mister. So the case maybe you have your buddies in the bar. Yep, but we're here for you sports or non sports big old tub of pretzels today at 11 30. It's Carson Anderson here on 97 one. The car. Scott Anderson 10 30 for the blitz thingy 11 30 for big old tub of pretzels. If you do want to get your calls in on the Michigan hockey situation. We will take those a 2485 3997. Additionally, we're talking about a Wednesday night opener for the NFL. Kang predicted years ago that there would be NFL seven days a week. Are you in favor of that?

11:41It shouldn't be lost that that game was probably not the most enthralling game you've ever seen. The film of that one will not be running on a loop at the pro football Hall of Fame. However, I'm you know, I've gotten to the point where when the football season starts, I'm excited when there's a football game tonight. And so college or pro. And when there's not, I'm like, what am I supposed to do? But I don't think I want NFL seven days a week. I definitely don't want to know. But here we go. First text. Yes, NFL seven days a week. It's one on named texture. Opening week Wednesday is great. Give the players extra rest and give us football earlier. How I'd be okay with week zero and have national games at Labor Day night until Thursday for the opening week. Well, there's going to be an 18th game added soon. That I can almost assure you. And it probably will mean the season starts at Labor Day. That I also couldn't just about assure you. I think that the Wednesday night game. I know Gator you don't love it all. Like maybe it's a one time thing that's Australia. But what is the league doing more of international games?

12:46I think we're going to have more opportunities or the NFL is going to have more opportunities for these Wednesday night starts to the season followed by a Thursday night game because they're going to be playing all over the entire world. Like they don't they want world domination. I think you spoke yesterday of how good else making so much money and the owners making so much money. They ain't going to stop. Right. This is just. It doesn't stop. Yeah, I get it. But I mean. I don't think we'll see seven days a week. I think that if if there's some sort of anomaly with a schedule because of holidays and stuff like that the way the things lineup. You might see an occasional year where there's a crazy. Hey, we had four different days of football this week. But I don't think that that's what they want to do. I think they definitely want to find different revenue streams. But those will come with international footballs opposed to having to take over another day on the schedule. Gator, here's a question specifically for you. And I don't know. I should ask you off the air. But I forgot. I got a phone call. Kitech writes him what a Gator think of the national anthem performance. I like Pearl Jam. And I think Mike McCready is great. A great guitarist. But that was an awful rendition of the star Spangled Banner Detroit made road in as well.

13:56What do you think of the Pearl Jam guitar is doing the national anthem? Okay, so in fairness, I didn't see it. I didn't see the opening. National anthem. So was if it was just instrumental, I will give my opinion on the instrumental. National anthem when the guy gets up with the guitar and just does it. I don't like it. I never have. I didn't like the Jimmy Hendrix rendition from when he was from Woodstock back in the day. My guitar heroes have gotten up there and done it. And I don't love it. You know, Zach Wilde, one of my favorite guitar players and he's played with Ozzy. He's done it a number of times. And I didn't like it. Joe Satriani has done it. I don't like it. I want the song sung. I don't even like it when I just hear like the band play it. I want somebody to sing it. Really? Yeah, it's in the band is infinitely better than just a guy up there with a guitar. I want somebody to and what the song to be sung. It's got beautiful words. And that's the whole thing. The point of the song is the words.

14:56Because the words have meaning to it. And I'd rather have that than this. So yes, I'd prefer any better singing it than Mike McCready playing it. 2485 3997, Randy from Grand Rapids, Texas. We had NFL games on Black Friday. This is true. But for the most part, the NFL leaves Friday alone. That was after high school season. Yeah, that's during during the playoffs, isn't it? And I don't know if they. They seem less concerned about it. Was I am pipe upset? Sorry, one with an 80s high school, fictitious football team from the state of Pennsylvania. Yeah. Tigers all the right moves. Way to be current guy. Sorry. Yeah. The NFL can have Wednesday night games after they go to an 18 game schedule and I had a second by week. Teams only play Wednesdays after a buy. Cannot watch the game tonight. It's on Netflix. So there is no football on TV tonight. I believe this is the beginning of the end of sports watching because the average fan is going to be priced out.

15:59That's from Nick and Farmington Hills. And there's some truth in that. There's some truth in that. 248 539 97 97. Let's go to Matt, who's next time at. Hey, what's up, Doug? Peter Kane. So no, I don't want it seven days a week, but I feel it's heading in that direction. You know, NFL wants 19 20 games for the season. We have four preseason games. Now we are three. Eventually it's going to be where there is no preseason and it's just very football. But seven days a week. No, I don't want it. And then I'm sure I'll be a work later. So I'm sure he has a touch on a later. But Michigan and the price under one thing and how nonchalant he is. He definitely needs to get some work in and be a better quarterback because you know his previous press conference where he stated on the vast quarterback ever to come out of Michigan.

17:01Sure, doesn't look like it on the field. I'm sorry. Eric me from on didn't he say that was his goal? No, I'm pretty sure I don't know the context of the question for whether he did or he didn't as a relevant. There is a grow up in mature. It's a mature thing. And I keep thinking about. I think about my kids and some of the things they say. And you know my kids, right? I know them. They're not bad kids. The great kids. Some of the stuff that comes out of their mouth. I'm like, oh my god. Thank God they don't have microphones. And I mean, they're not saying offensive things, but they're saying ridiculous things. And I'm like, thank God they don't have a microphone in front of them. Bryce is. But Bryce is a kid that has maturing to do. Thank God. I don't know microphone in front of me. Somehow you were that kid that spotted into a career. I've been saying dumb stuff for. I would say this about anybody that's being hyper critical of a 19 year old. You think back to what you were when you were 19.

18:10And could it be an arrogance problem? Sure. Could it be somebody that's immature and need some frontal lobe development? Yes. And I think on the field too. I'm getting I'm getting frustrated. The play needs to be better. There's no question. But look at the career arcs of quarterbacks. You know what's going to happen? You either just have to say never recruit a freshman. Never recruit a freshman quarterback. Just go get third and fourth year guys. I'm watching a game film last night of Oklahoma Michigan from a year ago. And I'm watching John Mateer and his decision making. It was John Mateer's fourth year, third or fourth year. I have to go back and look. Third or fourth year in college football. And I'm watching his decision making. And then I went and looked at his career arc of sitting at Washington state. For I believe two seasons before playing a year and then transferring to Oklahoma. And I'm watching his decision make. I'm like, God it's it's some of these plays are there for Bryce in the past game and the run game.

19:12Like when to pull it. And you know, you watch the career arc of players like Dante more. Dante more freshmen season at UCLA was worse than Bryce at Michigan. But he's so you either need to just have patience with the young quarterback or recruit a transfer. Because you know how says he on quarterback Tommy car. Tommy car has a lot of ability. And if he's better, I'm not against playing him. But the not allowing Bryce to grow up thing. And on and off the field, right? I mean, he can mature off the field too. I remember like I hope my boys do. I remember watching Jeff George as a true freshman. He was the most heralded quarterback in high school number one recruit and chose to go to Purdue. And I was excited to watch and play. I was always pretty fan growing up because my dad went to Purdue. And I remember watching his first game. And I only made me miss first drive. He threw this beautiful pass perfect spiral touchdown. Yep. The rest of the season, he threw three touchdowns and had 15 interceptions on the year. He had four touchdowns and 15 picks his freshman year at Purdue.

20:20Yep. This was the best quarterback in the nation out of high school. Yes, things can take time. Some guys at the ground running. Some guys it takes a little bit more time. There's more runway there. I would I mean, I don't think there's any question the price under what has talent. There's no question. He's got talent. The question about him is how soon until the game slows down enough for him to really pick apart and utilize his talent. So there were some bad decisions to me, Bade on Saturday night for sure. But there were also some things where his teammates did not help him out and shot themselves in a foot, either with missed assignments or penalties that negated pretty good plays. I just go back to that last drive. The two completions he threw at the end of that game. We're pretty impressive past place. He's you're right. How long happened a second later in the should have. How long is it going to take for price underwood to for the game to slow down it may never it may never.

21:21But experience goes a long way and that's why the QB arc if you go look at a lot of the top quarterbacks and he'll he could he could develop and he may not but it's hopefully sooner for Michigan sake rather than later. Price reminds me of like a money baits. Okay, like I don't I'm not going to lie to you. I'm not I did not watch all of price underwoods highlights and reels and break down the film in high school to make him the number one recruit. But I know I was told by everyone in the world. This is the number one recruit. I was told by everyone. I'm on a baits was in a one recruit as well. If he left high school now he'd be a lottery picking all stuff and I'm just trusting other people's evaluation did everyone just get it wrong and prices career is not over. Don't get me wrong way. You know he saw it's time to develop and get better. But as of right now. It's he doesn't look like he's he's has it and I feel like this is like is this a money baits all over again. We're like. Everyone told me this was supposed to be the next and they were just wrong hot takes go a long way. I'm not a hot take guy. But this was everyone it wasn't just like you know. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I mean Ellis you want them every school wanted them. Sure. Everybody wanted DJ lagway too right everybody wanted.

22:30And you know there's a little everybody want Dante more and Dante more struggle but Dante more is now maybe a high spent file. All right let's get to the blitz singing next 97 one. The car. Scott Anderson. It's a Thursday and a fel week time for the blitz singing. Okay. I had the choice yesterday and I received Gator at your choice today. I will receive. All right Gator ready question number one which team needs to make a statement immediately in week one.

23:36There are when you look at the schedule. You can make a case for a lot of teams right and every year everybody wants get off to the to the right start. But I think one team in particular has got to get off to the right start because the last thing that their fan base saw was despicable and that is the Houston Texans. They have got to spit that bad taste right out of the mouth last time they played the lost in a playoffs to the Patriots by double digits and C. J. Strout through four interceptions the team commits five turnovers. This is a team is expected to be contending for the Super Bowl and has been like the hot choice for the last few years because they had the talented quarterback the hit the ground running in his in his rookie season they've added to that offense by giving him more weapons. They've got to give my comries over there now too as well to help out the running game you've got the dynamic duo on the on the rush ends they've added the defense this teams ready to go and it ain't going to be easy. They got a home game tonight against the Buffalo bills and Buffalo can be saying the same thing. Hey is a big game for us. So I do think it's Houston though they got to get off to the right foot not tonight.

24:39No not tonight this weekend. I'm going to go with a team that everybody thinks everything's going to everything's going to be just fine because they got their hero back. I think it's the Kansas City chiefs. They play at Denver on Monday night or is Denver there Denver I think Denver's out Kansas City my bad. And they think the return of the homes will just make everything all right. I'm not as convinced I think it's the chiefs that need to send the message that they are back. So week one in the NFL is always the biggest lie. I think people way too many people over react to it. Your team's not defined by what happens week one it's more like week five week six kind of know where your team's headed and that's when you can kind of change maybe the trajectory of your team. So I don't really think any team needs a statement when I think a team that just needs a win is the New York Jets. And it's because did you guys know they haven't won a season opener in 11 years. Now don't get it twisted. I don't need the judge. The just going to suck this year no matter what.

25:39But I think they just need a win to end the streak so they need the statement win more than anybody just break that streak. All right. It happened again. The Patriots and the Bears last year went from last the first place in their division. So who's going to go from last the first in their division this year guys. Okay. I feel guilty doing this. But isn't the easy button the lions with their schedule their talent back health up a little bit. I'm going to take the Detroit Lions and I feel guilty. But there's the deep analysis. They were technically the last place. That's why I get paid fair enough. I mean, I here's exactly what I wrote when I first saw the question. I think the easy button to press is the Lions. So I won't even though I do think that will happen. That's out of the way I'll give you another team that I think has a chance to do it. And I'm going to go with the Giants. I think they've got a really good roster. Yes, it's a tough division. But I could see fairly falling. I feel like Dallas is always overrated and Washington.

26:41You don't really know what you have. I like Jackson Dart and I like him a lot. They got OBJ back there. I think with some more weapons there could be really interesting to see what they do. The Cam Scatabo show is always interesting. Hopefully you can keep it in check and stop hurting himself or his teammates. But I do think that the Giants have a really good roster. I think they have the best chance outside the Lions to go from last to first. So Lions fans might not want to hear this because it's their week one opponent. I'm going to go with the Saints. I think the Saints defensively have bullied McKinsey at a breakout season last year. Chase Young, career year with 10 Sacks. Veteran Cam George is as a Cam Jordan. It's as reliable as they come offensively. Crystal Lave when he's healthy. He's an absolute stud. They brought in Travis ETN very versatile running back backed up by Camara. Joanne Johnson is a very good pass catching tight end. Obviously this all relies on really the quarterback play though. Tyler Schuck. He's the key. If he takes a leap, which he played pretty well last eight, nine weeks of the year. With Kalamora's coach, a quarterback guy, the Saints could win this week division.

27:43I like the Saints going from last to first. All right. Give me your coach of the year. Offens a player of the year, defensive player of the year and NFL MVP. Okay. So my coach in the year, I'm going to go with Dan Campbell. I think this year he finally gets it. I think the Lions win the division again. He'll finally get recognized for winning the division a third time in whatever it is four years. And that's going to be enough for the voters to finally say DC. You are the best HC. So here we go. As far as the offensive player of the year goes, I think that's going to go with Lamar Jackson. The quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens. I think he's going to be up for a monster season and probably do for a monster contract as well. The defensive player of the year, well, you got to help out your coach. And that's what Aiden Hutchinson is going to do. I think Hutch is going to have a crazy good year. I'm buying into all the hype. I like what I saw from him last year. He's a pressure machine. Yes, I think I agree with the philosophy. If you take him off the field a little bit more, you're going to get a higher energy.

28:43And Hutchinson, which is going to provide higher volume sack totals. I think Hutchinson will be the player of the year on the defensive side. And as far as the MVP is concerned, I'm going to stick with the offensive side of it and go with Lamar Jackson, the quarterback. Again, I think he's poised to have this amazing year setting up a record breaking contract. My coach of the year is going to be a coach. I think it's going to take a team that's finished now pick to finish in last place to a division title. I'll take Kevin Stefanski, the head coach in Atlanta. My offensive player, the year Jamir Gibbs, elite talent, getting more opportunity seems to match up. I'll go miles Garrett defensive player, the year chalk an NFL MVP. I'll take Josh Allen. Court of record. So for my coach of the year, I'm using the same theory you are a dog from last the first you get coach of the year. But mine is insane. So I'm going with Kellen Moore as the coach of the year. If he takes the Saints, the first place in that division offensive player of the year. I know everyone here's focused on Jamir Gibbs and rightfully so because that dude's a stud. But I'm going to go with B. John Robinson.

29:43B. John Robinson is just as good as Gibbs. And he's got less teammates to share the ball with. So he might actually put up better offensive numbers and Gibbs and wins the offensive player of the year. Defensive player of the year, I got defensive black Christian Gonzalez just signed a huge deal setting a new record for defensive backs with New England. And there's a reason for that. In my opinion, he is the best defensive back in the league and he'll get the hardware this year to back it up. MVP, Gator I agree Lamar Jackson. I think people forget how good he was before the injury in week four. Before that injury, 10 touchdowns, one interception, 130.5 pass or rating. When he's healthy, he's going to always be in the conversation. He just was never fully healthy when he returned. All right, JJ McCarthy is officially the third string quarterback in Minnesota is McCarthy's career essentially over career over. No, look, the Lions brought back Teddy Bridgewater. Do I think he's going to start again? That's debatable. I bet he gets a start again at some point, but he's going to hang around and JJ McCarthy will still be on an NFL roster in 2030.

30:48I think the quick answer is no. Quarterbacks get opportunities all the time. What it doesn't mean he's not going to have to work at. He's absolutely going to have to work at it. But because he was a first-round pick, there's always that kind of glow that sticks with guys who are first-round picks. There's always going to be teams that are curious about unlocking the potential. I think there's some talent there. I'm not big on JJ McCarthy, but I think somebody will be. He's going to end up being either a total boss story. He's going to have a chance to resurrect his career. He'll get the chance to resurrect his career like guys like Donald and Baker Mayfield. I'm not confident that he's going to get it done, but he will absolutely get the opportunity to do so. So he's going to stick around the league for a number of years. I don't want to say his career is essentially over, but he couldn't beat out two other guys this year. He's the third string quarterback. One of those guys is Carson Wentz. We've seen other people do it before. You mentioned the names of Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold. If you force me, I'll be against JJ McCarthy-Macon. I feel like this is more of a Josh Rosen thing.

31:48I don't think he's going to be floating around being a backup. He'll get nowhere else. He won't make the team. He'll be the third stringer or something like that. Nothing for JJ. All right, the Steelers defensive back. Joey Porter, Jr. His status is up in the air this week because he and the team have yet to agree on a new contract. He does say he has a little back issue, but we all know what that means. The Steelers have a long standing policy, though. They do not negotiate during the season. Should the Steelers finally abandon that policy and negotiate with Porter during the season to get them on the game or get them on the field so he doesn't miss any games? They absolutely should negotiate. He's a really nice player. He's in the last year of his deal, so this isn't like he's trying to jump the gun and get something done ahead of time. So I think they have to get this done. It doesn't have to break the bank, the deal for him. I think that with the Christian Gonzalez deal is out there. I don't think you have to look at numbers like that, but get something done. It makes all the sense. This is a team and a franchise used to have Mike Tomlin forever. And they finally made the decision to cut bait with Mike Tomlin.

32:49The time is now to cut bait with the stupid policy that they have. It's old and dumb. Yeah, the Steelers aren't the Steelers of old. I don't think they're going to sign them. I think they're going to be a stubborn about it, trying to reestablish maybe some of that old school mentality. And quite frankly, I think he's going to get traded during the season. It's an outdated policy for now, dated team. I mean, McCarthy and Rogers, is their coach in quarterback right now? The Steelers are obviously one of the greatest organizations in NFL history, but if they aren't careful, they will be ancient history. Negotiate in good faith. Otherwise, just trade them if you don't want them. All right. Last one, guys, the New York Jets. They went the entire 2025 NFL season without an interception. That's right. They did it. Predict the week they get one this year if they do, guys. I'm so glad you asked this question. Because it's going to be week one. The Jets open with Tennessee and Cam Ward will throw a pick. And I was so excited to look at the Jetstee fence of roster and see a former. I believe Detroit Lion Camp in VIT, the Toronto Argonaut,

33:53Quantest Stiggers is going to pick off Cam Ward in week one. I love that you're calling your shot on this, too. That's great. Doug, I echo what you say. I think it's week one against the Titans. It seems like these types of streaks that go into the next season. They often get a lot of press and fall with a whimper because right away, it's done. I think the unwitting victim is Cam Ward, who by the way, didn't throw interceptions last year. He started it. He replayed in all 17 games and only through seven picks the entire season. But this is year two for the young quarterback. The kid gloves are off and they're going to ask him to go ahead and be a little more aggressive, which means he's going to be a little bit more reckless with the pick skin this season. And it starts in week one. I've got week four against his old coworker Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams in the Bears. I mean, it's going to be a little, there's going to be a little joke about it because finally, he gets one against his old buddy Ben Johnson. But if it doesn't happen against the Bears, they're going to all for again, guys. Two years ago, no exceptions.

34:53There it is. That concludes why not all fall down around the league blitz thingy. I caution Anderson, not even someone we are going to get to our NFL bold ass predictions for not, but it's not just the league. It's the lions as well. So bold ass predictions coming up at 11.02. You can start getting yours in right now. If you have a bold ass prediction for the Detroit lion season or the NFL season, get it in today at 11.02. And we will have our bold ass predictions for the lions and for the NFL. So we enjoy the hell out of this segment. I think the people do too. And the great thing is it's licensed to step kind of on the line. We don't want to go over the line and make a dumb ass prediction. No, but we're licensing you. It's okay to be wrong. You will not get mocked. Isn't that a rule? Do we not agree? That's the rule.

35:53The rules you don't get mocked. But I mean, if you say something dumb, we're going to say dumb, dumb, dumb. No, no, I think, well, in the moment, yes, but I think later when we look back. Oh, no, when we look back, it's no, no, it's just, you have to, you have to be able to make fun of yourself and understand, recognize my bad. I got a horrible. Got it got it wrong. But we don't lose any credibility. Is there any example you could give Doug? I can't think of one. Not one. No, I can't think of one where somebody made a bad bold ass prediction that people bring up every day. Like somebody may have thought. Like, I mean, like the Tiger says, come up with hypothetical total hypothetical. Somebody said about the Tigers that their bullpen is going to be one of the best and baseball. That's not what, that's, that's be clear. Is that what somebody said? I don't know. I'm saying that's an example. I don't know exactly what, I'm just, it's just an example. If somebody comes out and starts talking about how great the Tigers bullpen is going to be. And you know, it doesn't age well. If somebody said something,

36:53if that happened, yes, we would not, nobody would ever bring it up again, right? Probably not. Probably not. Probably not. Anyway, our bulls ass predictions for the Lions in the NFL coming up today at 1102. Sad news. Barry Melrose passed away. Did he? I didn't see that. Oh, you didn't. No. Yeah, they did attribute this morning on Sports Center saw news last night. Barry Melrose was awesome on the air. Absolutely awesome on the air. And fun to listen to. Epic hair. Epic hair. And by many accounts, a really good dude. I was reading. And you know, the fact that the matter is it's. Catches up to you. I mean, Tom's undefeated and 70 years old seems young. But it is. Yeah. It's very young. I had a chance to meet him a couple of times and he was awesome. He was part of the Red Wing's organization for years.

37:55He coached the team out in Adirondack before they were. You know, when they were the Tiger that the Red Wing's mind like affiliate. He was a great personality. He coached with those teams, the Ali Kings were kind of exciting for a little bit. And then got out of coaching and went into the analysis business and was great at it. He was ESPN hockey. He really was. It's sad to learn that he has passed. I remember flying from Detroit to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2002 for the stand-up finals. And he was on the plane and sat right in front of me. And there was at one point we had a very brief conversation there. And it was it was great. I mean, he was just. I kind of want to say happy, go lucky. Pretty positive guy and want somebody that everyone to be around and hear and talk stories and all that. So it's a sad day for the NHL. And the other thing said news.

38:57The the Lockmore Club Clubhouse in Gross Point Woods golf clubhouse burned yesterday. And you know, it's one of those deals where it was a private club. So I don't know how many people got on it. Or thoughts with them. It's too bad. Hate to see that. Yeah. Described as a major fire in the main building at the club. I'm going into today's Detroit news. I mean, it's it's shocking. I remember when that happened at Oakland Hills, whatever it was six years ago, or five, I forgot how many years ago it was. They finally got the club ready to go into the club houses. It's brand new and it's beautiful. Then they restored it to try to be as much what it was before. Hopefully they can do that. Yeah. There was some speculation. I saw it. I better got to be careful here. But I thought I read that it they believed it started in the kitchen. And they had also just gone through major renovations. Yeah. So unfortunate. Very unfortunate.

39:57Yeah. All right. So Lion season opens on Sunday. We have had much discussion about this season. And all the waiting is almost done. As it is right around the corner, the buy and price at Ford Field. What do you think the buy and price would roughly be for the Lions opener? So for right now, ticking on secondary market. Yeah. I saw this. Well, according to one one of the secondary market providers. I will say probably around the average ticket price when I saw it. I thought it was weeks ago. I saw that it probably around $400 for Lions ticket this year. I'm going to say at this point, probably close to that, say $350. Kang, do you have any guesses on what the buy and price for the Detroit Lions season opener is? Secondary market. Secondary market. 2.95. Okay. According to tick picks. I'm sorry. What was that?

40:58Tick. Picks. Tick. Tick with a T. T is in time. Slowly and announce C8. According to tick picks. Yes. The buy and price for the Lions 10th highest in the NFL $197. Okay. The highest in the NFL, according to tick picks is $396 for Buffalo's opener against the Lions in their new stadium. And with their being a pretty good team, not a surprise. The lowest. Secondary market price. According to tick. Tick, tick, picks. Picks. Let me, let me, can I guess that's it? Yeah, sure. It's a game that's being played this weekend because obviously only half the team. So I'm giving you that clue. All right. All right. The team's having a opener. Thank you. Uh, Tennessee hosting the Jets. Is Tennessee hosting the Jets at $21?

42:01Now, I just looked at the schedule. I wasn't looking at the ticket as low as part and I'm looking at that now. Yeah. Yikes. Yep. $18. $197. One.