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Coach Dick Vermeil on Kurt Warner, Mike Florio on Brady's 600th Ball
We just survived one of the most aesthetically displeasing weeks of football in recent memory. Between the Geno Smith versus Jameis Winston slopfest on Monday Night and a general lack of juice across the league, Big Cat is ready to perform a mental flush on Week 7 and never speak of it again.
Big CatWeek 7 was one of the worst weeks of NFL football from start to finish
Week seven was one of the worst weeks start to finish. Cause like, remember, like we kind of forget the Browns and the Broncos played that game. That was not fun either. It was an entire week of, of Brown's Broncos.
Even with the bad games, the ManningCast provided some unintended fireworks. Hank is convinced he caught Peyton Manning in a full-blown confession regarding the "special sauce" used on footballs in Indianapolis. While the world was focused on Tom Brady being on the screen, Peyton was casually describing how they used belt sanders and secret mixtures to doctor the pigskins.
HankPeyton Manning essentially admitted to cheating by doctoring footballs on the ManningCast
Peyton Manning starts going off this rant about how the ball boys in Indianapolis use the special sauce and they did all these tricks of the trade and did all this shit with the ball... and it's just crickets. Why not have that conversation when Brady is on the air... and Peyton is just like, yeah, we had our special sauce.
World Series and the End of a Dynasty
With the World Series kicking off, the energy is split between rooting for Big T’s happiness and absolute disdain for the Astros. Big Cat is wary of a Houston victory because of the narrative shift it would invite for a fan base that is already defensive about their previous title.
Big CatThe Astros and their fans will use a World Series win to claim they never needed to cheat
At stake is the Astros and their fan base being able to basically tell everyone that it wasn't cheating that got them the World Series. They're just a really good team... If they win this one, they can say, well, we were the best team on the first one as well.
Predictions are all over the place, with Big Cat and Jake backing the Braves while Billy is riding with the cheaters in Houston.
Big CatThe Braves will win the World Series in six games
Braves in six.
Billy FootballThe Astros will win the World Series in seven games
Houston in seven.
Switching to the college ranks, the mood is grim for Clemson. After years of dominance, the Tigers look human, and Big Cat isn't pulling any punches regarding Dabo Swinney’s recent struggles without a generational talent under center.
Big CatThe Clemson dynasty is officially dead and Dabo Swinney is a system coach
Clemson is officially—is the dynasty over? Clemson is dead. The dynasty's dead. Dabo was a system coach. He can't do it without an elite quarterback. He can't do it without Deshaun Watson or Trevor Lawrence.
Meanwhile, in the Big Ten, the chaos is just beginning. Despite being objectively hard to watch at times, Wisconsin still has a path to Indianapolis that could make a lot of people very angry.
Big CatWisconsin will win the Big Ten West
I think Wisconsin is going to win the Big Ten West and people are going to be real mad because they're not good. If they win out, they control their own destiny.
Coach Dick Vermeil
Legendary coach Dick Vermeil joined the show to talk about his Hall of Fame finalist nod and his incredible career path. He’s a true football guy who isn't afraid to show emotion, famously crying after big wins and losses alike. He walked through the building of the "Greatest Show on Turf" and explained that those high-flying Rams teams weren't just about Mike Martz’s schemes; they were built on the most grueling practice schedule imaginable.
Dick VermeilThe 1999 Rams foundations were built on two years of high-intensity, padded practices
The fundamental approach we took to practice, remember in those days, guys, there was no limit on how long you could stay on practice. There was no limit on how many contact practices or how many times you the wear the pads that team never took the pads off for two years in the, on the breakfast field. So it was built that way.
He also offered some perspective on the current state of the Detroit Lions. While the record is ugly, Vermeil sees shades of his own rebuilding projects in what Dan Campbell is trying to establish in Detroit.
Dick VermeilThe Detroit Lions will eventually become a good team because of Dan Campbell's leadership
I watch the Detroit lions play, they play balls out. I mean, they, they may not win that fricking ball game, but they are. They're going to take some prisoners... eventually that will permeate into positive experiences... I think they're going to end up being a good football team.
Mike Florio on Tom Brady's 600th Ball
Our friend Mike Florio stopped by to clear up the legal mess surrounding the fan who gave back Tom Brady's 600th touchdown ball. While the Buccaneers acted like they had the right to demand it back, Florio’s research into the fine print of season ticket agreements suggest the fan held all the cards.
Mike FlorioMike Evans had 'apparent authority' to give the football away, making the gift final
He has the apparent authority to scoop up a football on a touchdown he scored and hand it to a fan forever done over, no give backs, no take backs. Once that transfer is committed from the fan's perspective, that fan's got the right to assume that Mike Evans has the authority to surrender that football.
Florio also provided the latest on the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. With the trade deadline looming, he is putting the odds of a move at nearly a certain lock, with one specific Florida team leading the pack.
Mike FlorioThere is a 94.9% chance Deshaun Watson is traded before the deadline
95 is the kiss of death. I should say 94.9 because I've learned anytime anybody says there's a 95% chance of something happening, it never happens. So 94.9% chance. Miami 75, Carolina 24, 1% some crazy wildcard team.
We wrapped up the show with Guys on Chicks, featuring a listener who pierced her nipples and another concerned about her husband's ban on Halloween parties in favor of video games. Billy also tried to explain why getting hit in the nuts hurts so much more than the "clinking" that happens during sex, comparing it to a concussion for your balls.
Never forget that Billy once tried to waterproof his cowboy boots with garbage bags because he didn't want to buy actual rain boots.
