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0:00I Update kid We gave you an opportunity to participate in the bold-ass predictions, which I appreciate very gracious Yeah, we're good. Yeah, we're good. So I think I have two Do you want does it have to be one or can I give you both? Oh? Okay, I've got a good and a bad all right. I'll start with the bad My bold-ass prediction for this year is that Jake Bates will not finish the season as the lion's primary kicker Wow, that that all right, I can see it. I have my concerns Yes, and Dave Fips had some good things about him today, and I guess apparently Year six is when kickers are supposed to peak and so they feel that Bates is in a good spot But based on the struggles that we saw a little bit last year and then in the preseason and what we've heard about in training camp I'm not convinced he's gonna be their full-time kicker for the length of the season. I've expressed my Concerns as well. So I get it my other bold-ass prediction. This one's on the good side

1:03We've heard all these conversations about the secondary this year. I have a strange feeling The lion's secondary will be a top 10 unit in the NFL next year This reminds me a little bit of somebody's bullpen prediction I made a bullpen prediction in bold-ass predictions that has not aged well. Yes Top 10 unit in the NFL this year by passing yards This year passing yards and their past defense will be in the top 10. Yes, I mean, that's not reflective totally in the secondary Right, of course the defense of line so that I get you a little bit of a little bit of a leeway I like that right. You know, I'm my jobs on the line here. So I have to kind of hedge my bed a little bit Alright, Shabbat recorded your bold-ass predictions are in awesome. Alright. Yep. Thank you very much Can you appall if anytime you want to make a bull-ass prediction feel free today is the day where we get the bull-ass predictions in for the NFL season and the Detroit lion season If you missed it real quick recapping ours

2:06My lion's bull-ass predictions are the lions will trade a 2027 round first a 2027 first round picked a Pittsburgh for Joey Porter and a 2027 sixth The best division of football for tight ends Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is the best and makes the non-existent NFC Proble team The lions get maze branch and Joseph all back by week 11 and when their final eight regular season games to finish 14 and 3 Gators got Jmir Gibbs running for or sorry topping two thousand yards from scrimmage and having 20 touchdowns eight and Hudson's Set the tone early and finish with a flurry Total 17 quarterback sacks Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson will have a midfield Encounter that leads to an altercation which leads to fines and suspensions the honeymoon period is over and probably some teeth on the grass My favorite of my NFL and I had three of them. I won't require we both had three of them We won't do them all my favorite was Aaron Rogers doesn't get hurt But also doesn't finish the season with Pittsburgh. I like that

3:08My big one was Lamar Jackson will have an MVP season and command $70 million a year in a contract get your bulldass predictions in for the coming season whether it be NFL or the Detroit Lions We do record these we got some text that we got to get caught up on But we We definitely Like your bulldass prediction. I'm surprised and part of your bulldass prediction with the Dan Campbell Ben Johnson dust up that You don't have Dan Campbell putting out a cigarette on Ben Johnson because like he did with Tony Romo back Yeah, well because he can't smoke in Yeah, we just light one up right after that victory. I mean maybe maybe that maybe he goes across the locker room That's where the fines get issued and things happen could be could be that's solid call 248 539 97 97. Let's get back to your open line calls. We go to JB. You're 97 one. Hello JB What's up? This is taking my call sure so yeah, so I work at COSM. I'm glad you guys are talking about we had a great

4:08Private grand opening last night, but I will say the city has never seen anything Like this so I know the ticket prices will fluctuate from time to time, but don't sure change yourself go for the dome go for the hall And treat it like a movie theater too. So like once that game is over you do have to get out basically Yeah, I just we had some video taken from one of our reporters in 97 one and I retweeted it It it looks incredible. It really does look like this amazing immersive experience. I'm really looking forward to it I ask question really do you think you guys will be showing professional wrestling events there? Yeah wrestling UFC NASCAR of course we have the matrix Harry Potter. It will go it the movie it will go Incredible during Halloween time, but waiting to you see these screens waiting to you just see the building the stab is there It's it's an incredible experience. There's only four in the country, so but no point just to just be safe

5:12No, no more nothing nothing to add graphic Waiting to you guys see this is incredible JB. What role? What are what is your job there? I'm a bartender so come see me at the bar whenever you guys need to be like James Bond Like that um chicken that's dirt. Yeah, I do want to see it. Thank you JB. I do want to check it out It's finding the right event at the right cost and It looks it looks like you're there a Maction This is a random Tuesday night or Wednesday night from action see What ball versus UMass let's go Around the Broncos sack versus ball Dude sacramental state versus ball in the first one mass ball. I mean I was like I was he's winning another step above that Give the keeps on giving ball state university. Yeah, um, yeah, there's I don't think it matters

6:17I really I mean I guess it does matter if you don't care about sport. I want to be in Twitter. Yeah 2485 3997 97 Jim and Wolverine Lake are on 97 one good morning or good afternoon Jim Good afternoon gentlemen. Hey, I got a bold ass prediction. Yes, I'm gonna see your opinion on it But Jameer Gibbs he 31 touchdowns ties with Indian Thomas and we're expecting a big workload What do you guys think? Uh 31 I think that's bold and I think it's in play. Wow. That's what I mean Well, all right now. Let's do that like press break game. How high can we go 32? Without 33 That's a stick at 31 Gibbs ties LT for 31 with 31 touchdowns. All right. Thank you. I'm happy to appreciate it 31 touchdowns. Yep He seriously had 31 touchdowns one year. It's a fantasy stud I think it was the greatest season of all time and fantasy football. It has to be But then I think they only had like

7:18Antonio Gates. I'm not sure who the White Alps were they weren't like didn't have St. Brown, Jameo, Laporta, like type, you know, there's just so many weapons in this team. They'd have to score it It has to be like 40 plus points of game Is that in play though? Yeah, it's in play. Sure Scott duck you said you retweeted the video Yeah, you sure We're gonna direct our listeners to it, but the last tweet we sent out was the rendering of the Super Bowl graphic yesterday Um, I thought I had just retweeted that yeah Did I know? Well apparently not refreshing the account Because I want to I want to direct our audience so they can see what Cosm looks like I was from the 97 one ticket to Did they have sent out? No, I'm not seeing it bro. Yeah, I definitely did. Did you? Yeah We're gonna have to bring somebody in and see what you did wrong Uh, I mean as I look at the original tweet that they're at the retweet part. It's lit up in green. So is Uh, it's under reposted

8:20And it just show up on our main feed What if you want to go check it out? Uh, nine someone to ticket Uh, has it on Twitter and sodas ours under reposts Um, let's go to Tim and Sterling Heights. Hi Tim Hey guys, what's up? I got a bold that prediction. Let's go I predict that Sam report is having a good season that gets traded for a starting caliber corner and a fourth round pick wow So this being a money issue can't resign everybody kind of deal Yeah, that's what I was thinking you know, he's gonna be a lot of money and uh You know, they need to help at the cornerbacks Would be more of an all in move, but um You know the I could I suppose I could see it what gets weird with player for player trades is I feel like a team that would want Laporta if he's having a good year as you predicted

9:23Would be trying to win. So why would they give away a good corner? Well, so uh, uh, I agree with it seems weird But going back to the hawkins and the hawkins and trade the lions made The Vikings received hawkins in the 2023 fourth round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth round pick the lions received a 2023 second round pick and a 2024 third round pick So that's when they get the next to pick in a second round which I forget if they took Brian Branch with that or do they take Sam Laporta with that I mean you sometimes can have the perfect trade scenario to play itself out, but We got to record it there 248 539 97 97 more your phone calls and feedback coming up. It is Carsten Anderson you're on 97-1

10:24Yeah, here's Here is the problem And I I'm going to do the Cosm thing and I hope it's wildly successful not for the Lions game Oh, no, I'm going to do it at the at the right price a price that I can afford um, but I'm looking at the we just mentioned Earlier in the show we talked about the secondary market the buy-in price for lions buffalo. It's the highest opener of the year It's not opening weekend. It is Thursday night a week from today the lions will play a buffalo But The highest or the the buy-in price just to get in the building is $396 So you can go to the game in buffalo and get in for 396 prices will vary as the market fluctuates The price at Cosm to watch that game is $605 So ultimately between driving and you might you know gas Any food you get any beers you get

11:27Driving to buffalo And seeing the game live from a buy-in level seat which is not going to be good Or watch it at Cosm it's probably about the same price When you when you work in the total cost of the trip yeah, but the Cosm experience I want to know if it's that good right? I'm telling yeah like I want a good test run I'm like I want to some lesser college game. It's going to cost you 30 bucks to go check. Yeah, I mean 30 bucks absolutely would pay that Get a get a beer from JB the bartender out there, but there's nothing like being in a game Well, I mean yes and no I don't love going to games live Okay But I think my favorite thing to do now As an adult On the top of the list near the top of the list is go to the game and sit in the stands. Mm-hmm. It is From so much more fun and carefree and I see why it's funny how when you're in the press box forever

12:32You go sit in the stands and you're like what am I supposed to do? But I love it. I just love it. So this is where I'm curious about it right because the screen is massive It's as you know this curved Spherical screen like you would get the spear in Vegas many many version of that So you feel like you're kind of there even though you know you're not right But the sound has to be ridiculous ridiculously good This seats Um, I mean that's the difference right there is that the seats are better seats and you'll ever get at a stadium sitting in the crowd That the seat that looks amazing that that makes it okay check plus in that column And then the fact that you can just you've got the bathroom. It's right there as opposed to now I got to go up 50 flights of steps to get to in wait and line and a urinal trough or whatever it is You got your beer your drinks are right there. They imagine their service and all this I bet you're pretty sweet. I have to imagine for it to sell out like they was $605 for the dome for the Lions Bills game a week from tonight. It's sold out

13:36Wait to say general admission sold out general admission is sold out my bad My bad we may go to it and discover it's so great. We might be thinking they're not charging enough Which I doubt that's going to the case But I mean, but look it's also brand new. Yeah, so special events and they know that they're gonna they got my diehard lions fans that wanted to this And and check it out so the early returns. I mean look Sundays game against the Saints even though it's it's right across the street over there From from work osm is But it's it's a really good test run to see what what the Experiences going to be like from people or you can save all that money and just go watch it twin piece I know already well. Yeah, two four eight five three nine ninety seven ninety seven rob is next on ninety seven one. Hello Rob Gentlemen, how are you today? What's up? Hey, um bulldozer prediction. I think James and Williams is gonna lead the NFC in receiving yards I'm buying what the what the team is selling right now Rob I can see it I mean, it's a look those

14:38This this league is filled with elite wide receivers and I wouldn't be surprised if he has more Receptions maybe not more receptions, but I I could see his yardage and all that far exceeding Amara Amara doesn't have as many Uh deep routes, but yeah, Rob. I think he's pleased to have a huge year I don't think John Morton used him correctly if you look at the the stuff between like week one and week eight last year and week eight on or give or take the weeks there um dan Campbell had knew how to use them and I think drew pet things number one um Thing on his item list was find find ways to get him the ball more Rob we got you down 248 five three nine ninety seven ninety seven bold-ass predictions for the coming season Mike is in Troy and next hello Mike Hey gentlemen great day today. I told you call screener got Minnesota would need the division and then try alliance missing the playoffs Okay, you I didn't quite catch it. Did you say Minnesota wins the division

15:40Minnesota wins the division with Kevin O'Connell son with Kurt Cousins and what he's done is Sam Donald now what he'll do with Carmel they have ton of ton of talent on that team and the Lions the reason why they'll make the playoffs is because they're head coach They have too much talent, but the head coach will fail on this year by making too many mistakes like he's been the last couple years And it's been a downhill cycle since the NFC championship game. Did you say that they're making because Because of what he did with Sam Donald Hey, what Kevin O'Connell's done to The Sam Donald and what he's done For Kurt Cousins now he will do with Kyler Murray Didn't know and JJ McCarthy They're JJ McCarthy's a third string quarterback No, I don't agree with it wasn't I mean they drafted the first round I mean That's yeah, no, we got you we got you down we got you recorded Kang what do you think of this one?

16:41The gator wants to know if it's a borderline dumb dumb dumb dumb you talk what do you think Doug? Because it was a double prediction They both have to happen is that what he said yeah, okay Lions missing the playoffs and the Vikings winning the division I'll give it to him. I think that's fine Wait, technically the Vikings beat the Lions twice last and the Lions were the last place teams look I think the Lions are gonna go 14 and three So him saying I'll miss the division. I think it's bold. I don't think it's a You know, it's not a given I Was gonna override the dumb dumb dumb thing until can you remind me that the Vikings did it? With JJ McCarthy and Max Prosper. Yep Ah, David's next that actually happened. Yes, it did Damn, they're ruined Christmas Yes, it did Ah, David's next on 97 one hello, Dave They called about the Kaas and tickets. Yes, the price the price is very ridiculous

17:45We're to Vegas and what saw Chesney for 600 bucks So to watch a Lions game for that kind of money. They're other mind Well, uh, there are other things you can see there. I I want to experience like I'm not I'm not gonna spend ever that big money 300 plus could I see myself spending $66 for an awesome Saturday night college football game like Ohio State of Texas I could see myself doing it. I might not ever do it again, but I'm gonna do it once for sure But it does it does seem rather exorbitant. I mean You know, they're obviously that Lions game the Lions game versus the Saints is not sold out General mission is sold out the haul is sold out which is I guess just like the regular bar Which might be a cool sports bar, but the actual dome is not sold out Yeah, it's one of those things I think like the spear where you got to watch where you sit Unless you sit in the front row for a hundred bucks and you got you know Scared the ceiling to see anything. It's just I don't know. I don't ever see myself going unless it's a lot less expensive

18:51Would you go to events in our lessons? Yes, like on the Monday night game Broncos chiefs the dome is 22 bucks Yeah, right Would you do that? Big numbers for Detroit. Oh, it is pretty tribal. Would you go see another sport? Yeah Uh, so September 19th Florida State at Alabama 22 bucks So yeah, look I it's everybody gets into side what they do with their disposable 22 bucks to go see a premium college man. I don't think about it It's it's price according to demand guys. I'm not trying to show us with that No, neither now. I'm trying to sell tickets here for the place, but no, no, but I'm curious No, I'm telling you guys the price is so it's according to demand and I think they're doing a good job because if you look at what's available There's not much available even at the high prices for the dome So the one I brought up was the bills game where it's the lines. There's only three seats available

19:51So there it's not for everybody clearly the price right, you know, but but it is for a certain amount of people in a certain market and they're paying You know one of the things that The non I always pitch about non-conference college football scheduling Well, one of the things that they the games against directional opponents provide sometimes great drama but also They provide cheaper ticket alternatives For people who can't afford to just go see a big game But it you know to be able to go to Some of the cheaper stuff is is good and there are cheap are cheaper alternatives here for people want to utilize it But not a surprise the most expensive events are indeed The most popular events 248 539 97 97 we took some NFL next 97 one All right

21:02All right, Carson Anderson 97 one open lines 248 539 97 97 it's our annual bold-ass prediction show I got a question about tonight's NFL game that we will get to coming up in the meantime. Let's get back to your phone calls Randy is on a sale and next hello Randy Hey, what's up? Hey, I really appreciate you guys's show. Thank you. I want to make a I want to make a bold prediction Margaibs is gonna outdo Very Sanders this year that had 1997 With 335 series and I'm gonna predict that Jamar Gibbs is gonna do over that with 340 carries okay, I'm a jameer Yes, but I don't think he's gonna I don't I don't know if he's gonna get the 300 carries But could he get past the okay? I don't know what's people in the background Randy, but uh it's getting It's getting piercing could he get to three into uh two thousand and 54 yards I think I think anything's possible. Yeah, I mean it's a 17 game season now. I don't expect it

22:07But is but is anything possible anything's possible you get you're right you got the extra game If we combine all these bold-ass predictions the lions are gonna average about A thousand yards a game with 20 quarterbacks X yeah But uh yeah Gibbs is capable of big things no dust I think a lot of people are getting bold on Jamar Gibbs because they they've announced ahead of time He's gonna be the bell count yep, so this is a guy. It's had multiple seasons of 2000 Scrimmage yards correct, mm-hmm Why not think that but can he do it that alone with the rushing? What's his previous high like 1500 yards rushing or something something like that Um, and so it is a crazy to think that given more carries this year more opportunities He can get to over 2000. I don't think it's crazy. I don't think it's crazy I mean what what's gonna happen though is because there's only so many footballs to go around If somebody has a season like that. That means somebody else's numbers are going down Well, Dave Montgomery's numbers are gonna go down

23:08Well done Randy we got you down for a jameer Gibbs Breaking berry Sanders Detroit lions rushing right so it's got a ways to go because he had his high is Fourteen hundred and twelve yards that was twenty twenty four when he when he did that Uh, but did that on 250 carries which was technically more carries than he had last year Uh more bold-ass predictions coming in Paul St. Clair says jameo is gonna finish with more yards and touchdowns than St. Brown Uh, I would expect okay more yards. I could see more receptions Uh, now more yards and touchdowns. No, it says more yards and touchdowns not reception. So yeah Are we it's bold-ish? Uh Rick on the app bold-ass prediction lines will finish the season with a different kicker than baits Second one of those we got Uh, Jeff in Washington NFL bold-ass prediction after going a hundred years with only three coaches the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a one and done coach

24:08I mean, it's it's not a hundred years, but it was like 60 it was crazy It was absolutely crazy and uh, you know I Think there's tremendous unstoppin stability if you're quarterback is that a Roger's if your quarterback is unstable. Yes So could I see it? Yep um scott Doug So the Rams I think this is a pointed question. No, it's not really a point. No question. I'm just intrigued by this The Rams fly over to Melbourne 14 hours on a plane Yep, they have Laydown seats Yep Do you think you could get a good night's sleep on a plane with a laydown seat? Yeah, you do yeah, I don't think I'd sleep any different than what I do at home when I wake up Yeah, I wake up periodically, but I could get I would work at it to try to get the eight hours

25:15Do you think we were working at it is different than being able to do I'm Intrigued by the laydown seat concept Because I've done the amtrak with the room. Mm-hmm the room at in particular did the family bedroom once when the kids were little We could fit all five of us into one of those But we did the we do the room ads now and we've done multiple train trips and that train rocks me to sleep Man, it is fantastic. Oh, and I'm out Unless your room at is near like one of the changeovers of the cars Because the doors will open when people walk between cars and you hear the screeching of the wheels So note for anybody out there want to do this try and book one near the center of the car not near the end of the car but Yeah, I mean lying down. I can't sleep on a plane at all sitting up. I cannot I look I If you're going to Australia you you've obviously got this planned out and though this would be a big part of my plan is How do I make myself comfortable enough where I can't sleep because I'm not gonna stay up for the 14 hours I will try to sleep and we'll try to sleep as much as possible

26:17I might even take some sort of Pill that helps you get to that point Um, if if necessary, but do it and do it Well, that's not gonna it's gonna give me a wake Keep you up so to speak as opposed to sleep. Oh, I definitely keep you up. Yeah, it's supposed to that's the rumor Uh But I would try to like when I would I bring a actually bring a pillow with me of some kind or or some I mean worried about the comfort of the seat, but the lay down seats are supposed to be extraordinarily comfortable anyway Yeah, it's like business class or whatever. I've only had I had those I had one flight when I flew from many manyapolis To Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl years ago Mm-hmm. I had one of those great seats and I thought that was you had a lie down seat I don't know if it was lie down though, but it was like a different kind of it was a first class seat I used I used miles. So I got the first class. So it was One of these the newfangled first class seats that were

27:19Kind of only by yourself. It was actually it was great But did it lie down flat all the way? I don't know if it did But I was able to to get some catch some Z's there And I've always been able to sleep on a plane reasonably Then that's just sitting up and you know curling myself into a corner if I've got one of these Yeah, we know against the window or something. Yeah. I'm with you I can't do this you sleep for a couple hours. I'm with you. Gator. I like to sleep on the plane when I can and I get to lie down I mean that you should definitely keep your legs and all that stuff that sounds like you'd be way better You think you'd be go with that. Yes I'm interest. I'm really interested. I'm probably never gonna pay the money for a long distance lie down seat It's already interesting to me is okay. These are NFL players. Mm-hmm Are these guys large humans? Yes Are they going to be able to like of those those seats? Well, they have I don't know they got like a special plane. Yeah, well they flew private So right but the charter right but is a seat large enough to accommodate somebody who's you know six five and three thirty Mm-hmm Well, what about this guys they took the Rams and Niners to completely opposite approaches

28:22That they did to go in Australia Which side do you think is is gonna benefit more because the Rams basically flew overnight and we're getting there like a day before And the Niners have been there like a week So adjust the local time who do you think is gonna have the advantage here? Uh, I would think the Niners but given that nobody's really done this before I have no idea. There have to be other sports that have done this people have done it just not in the national football league But I would tend to agree with you. I would think that the Niners have the advantage because it's been longer Uh adjustment and they've had that time to adjust whereas You know not everybody's gonna be able to sleep on that flight going over there If you're the Rams I think it's dangerous for them to do it however is it better in the long term for the Rams Because hey, aren't we're gonna be tired for this game? We're playing this game it's first one of the season But we're gonna be better off for the rest of the season As opposed to the Niners which when they come back there's gonna be a longer adjustment here Just back to our time more. Yeah, I don't know

29:24I might typically when I'm thinking about what time it is in Australia I add four hours to whatever time it is Change the a m to p m or p m to a m and call it tomorrow So by my calculations I don't I don't know because I don't think it's a was 14 hour depends on the world. Australia. Yeah, it depends We're in Australia and it depends if we're in daylight savings time or not, but So right now it is Sometime tomorrow morning early in the morning like 5 a.m. tomorrow morning but And they're gonna play this game at some weird wonky time in Australia. Yeah, 30 such a Sheila It's great. You know if the Lions were doing this with anybody go to Australia for one game That's a that's a hell of a hell of a command. It's a long long I know we get Lions fans in Germany, but Yeah, I mean like I think at some point in my life Maybe I would like to go to Australia. That's a long flight to get there

30:24But you'd have to stick behind for another week to really enjoy it. It's talk some college football coming up It's Carson Anderson 97 one