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It's 111-123-186-368-686. I mentioned this is one of my favorite times of the year.

It's one of my favorite times of the year because the NHL postseason is getting underway.

And I've said it before and I'm going to say it again right now.

It is the best postseason. I've already laid out my reasons over the years.

Why I say that and why I say it every single year.

So we're talking hockey. We are joined right now by a center for the Buffalo Sabers.

He is in his ninth season. He was an all-star in 2023.

He was a member of the U.S. national team.

They won the Olympic gold in Milan.

He leads the Sabers with 40 goals, 81 points.

Buffalo won the Atlantic division this season.

They are the two seed in the Eastern Conference.

They're going to face Boston in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Game 1 is Sunday in Buffalo. We are joined right now by Tage Thompson.

Tage. Great to have you on the show.

Appreciate you making time. How are you doing today?

Doing great. Thank you for having me.

Good to have you. So listen, the Sabers not only won that division,

but it was their first divisional title since 2010 that ends the league's longest playoff drought after 14 years.

I've always maintained. As I just mentioned, the NHL postseason is the best postseason.

I say it because every game, every period, every shift is so intense.

So how eager are you and the rest of the room to jump into the chaos and see how you measure up?

Yeah, I'm really excited.

I've been in Buffalo for eight years and this is our first playoff birth.

So the anticipation and the excitement around the city is pretty unmatched since I've been here.

And all the guys in the locker room are excited for you know, it's the best time of the year.

All the games are, you know, that much more intense and you're playing for something meaningful.

And I think that's what gets everyone fired up.

Tage Thompson joining us.

It can take me inside the room.

Like when you think about that room, how would you describe the chemistry in the vibe of the group?

Is it pretty business like or is the bond way more personal and much tighter than that?

No, I would say it's, it's really personal.

I mean, those are my brothers.

You know, we've been through a lot together.

A lot of those guys have been, you know, in Buffalo for multiple seasons where we've had, you know, unsuccessful seasons and a lot of doubt and frustration.

So even the way we started this season, you know, I think we were in last place, you know, even close to Christmas time.

The ability that we, you know, pulled together and dug ourselves out of the wall and ended up clenching.

You know, first in the division is some pretty remarkable.

And I think when you go through that adversity as a group, it just builds a bond that, you know, is, is tighter than just friendship.

It's actually incredible.

I was going to ask you about that because you did not get up to a good start.

But you have been the hottest team in the league since December 39 wins in 53 games.

It's like a historic.

So what do you think keyed that dramatic turnaround?

Yeah, we had a tough West Coast trip to Canada.

It was like a six game road trip.

We started the trip off 0 and 3 and Rasmus dolly in our captain called a leadership meeting with all all the leaders on the team.

And we just kind of sat down and discussed the, you know,

how we're going to turn this thing around and what we got to do.

And I think we all just came to the realization that we just got to look in the mirror.

I think any time you're going through a rough stretch, it's pretty easy to be negative and point fingers and look for excuses.

But I think we, you know, sat down and realized that the only way out of this is to look at them.

Look at the man in the mirror first and take care of that and, you know, everyone else will fall a suit.

You know, it is the only way out of straight through.

And that's what you did, Taj Thompson joining us.

You know, I've been a fan of the league for a long, long time.

In fact, I was a kid.

We had season tickets to the LA Kings in the 70s.

So I've always followed the league having said that.

I bring this up because it's even hard for me to remember a time that Lindy Ruff was not behind some bench.

I mean, it's hard to believe, but this guy's been a coach for 25 years in the NHL.

How would you describe him as a coach?

What's he like to play for?

He's awesome.

You just, you know, he talked about it.

He's coached forever.

And then even before that, he was playing.

So this guy just loves the game of hockey.

You know, he wants to get the best out of us.

I want to win for the city of Buffalo.

I mean, he's been in Buffalo for, I think, all of his playing career and then coached for a number of years in Buffalo.

So his ties to that city are, you know, extremely long.

And, you know, when he came back, he said the first thing is I want you guys to enjoy being Buffalo savers and wearing that crest.

And, you know, the passion he has for this city in our team is, is pretty impressive.

And I think you see that every day when he comes to the ring.

You know, it's awesome.

You've mentioned the town, the region a couple of times now.

So let me ask you about that because Western New York's always been really, really good at this program.

The Buffalo Bill's mafia, of course, one of the best fan bases anywhere in the country.

And as you mentioned, there have been some lean times.

You spent your entire career there.

How much do you appreciate that region?

And how much do you appreciate the fans?

And the fact that they're there no matter what, even in lean times.

Yeah, I mean, I love it here.

My family and I have, we've been here like I said for eight years.

That's basically what we call home now.

It's probably the longest I've lived in one place.

So I've gone very fond of this city.

It's a great spot to raise a family.

And the people here are very genuine and down earth.

And kind of like you said, we've had a long stretch of some not very good hockey.

So for them to stick around and still be showing up to games and still be seen around the city.

The way they do is it's pretty, you know, pretty impressive to be a part of the city.

And I'm proud to call this my home.

We, you were in the Olympics, so you know what it's like.

And we'll talk about that in a minute.

But playoff hockey is something totally different.

I mean, it's a different animal altogether.

It's intense as the regular season is.

It's going to ratchet up 10 X 20 X, whatever it is.

If you haven't been there, how do you prepare for it?

Like what's the conversation in the room?

Yeah, I mean, that's going to be the knock on us.

I'm sure going into this thing is the lack of experience.

I know we have guys that have been there.

A couple of guys on our team that have won cups.

But collectively as a group, yeah, the lack of experience is some that is going to be talked about quite a bit.

You know, with that being said, though, the situation we were in and the beginning of the season being in dead last and having to play every single game like a must win.

I think is, you know, going to prepare us for playoffs.

We've gone ourselves into quite a bit of games this year where they were.

We're going to be a must win games and we came out on the right side of things.

So I think we learned a lot, you know, through the adversity we faced early in the season.

And on top of that, you know, the amount of years I've been here and we haven't made playoffs.

I think that just gets you that much more hungry for this opportunity that's presented in front of us right now.

So I know our group is going to be, you know, itching to get this thing going.

Sabertage Thompson joining me for a few more moments.

Listen, it's I get that everything's in front of you.

I like this is great opportunity, but it's already been an amazing year for you.

You have your gold medal.

I got to know, man, what was it like?

What was it like to be a Milan to be a part of that tournament?

You played really well.

You scored three goals and the gold medal comes with an overtime winner in OTA against Canada.

Can you even find the words to describe what that experience was like overall?

Yeah, I was like a movie.

I mean, I grew up watching Miracle on ice. I'm sure as every other kid that plays hockey did and.

You know, dreaming of playing for team USA and wearing that crest and.

Playing in the Olympics is something that was pretty far fetched and.

The fact that I even got to go to the Olympics was special in itself and.

You know, can't even still right now believe that we won gold. I mean, what an amazing group to be a part of.

You know, just every guy on that team just bleeds red, white and blue and.

Loves this country and.

So proud to.

Be over there with them and get the job done.

He can only imagine what that text thread will be like for the next 50 years.

Oh, you guys on that thing.

I mean, in terms of the group, how?

How was that team able to come together and bond the way it did in such a short period to accomplish something so amazing?

How did that work?

Yeah, I mean, I think it was just the fact that we were all.

So proud to be Americans and represent USA and USA hockey and.

All the players that came before us and all the players that are going to come after us and.

I think anytime you wear Jersey like that and go over on the world's biggest stage to play in a tournament like that.

It's something that's bigger than yourself.

And you know, I mean, you have 26 guys over there, whatever it is.

And they're all the best on their team and, you know, the best in the league and.

There was no egos.

It was just a bunch of guys in there being selfless, doing whatever it took to win games.

And that's pretty amazing to be a part of when it's something bigger than yourself.

And you're, you're just a piece to the puzzle.

You know, so you played for country.

You played for something bigger than yourself.

And I'm curious like you're a second generation NHL for those who don't know your father, Brent.

Spent better part of six years in the league.

Your brother had a taste in the league.

I'm curious like, what was that like?

What was that like to share that with your family?

You've always been, you come from a hockey family.

And this is what you've all always done.

What was that like when you got back home?

Yeah, it was awesome.

I mean, my brother didn't get to go over there because he was playing in the KHL.

My dad coaches in the NHL for Hershey Bears.

And I didn't think he was going to get to come.

He pretty much told me the whole tournament that he wasn't going to be able to make it.

But he would watch it on TV.

Once we found out that we were making it to the semi-finals.

He gave me a call saying he was going to come over and watch the last.

You know, hopefully two games and he got the opportunity to see the semis.

And then, you know, our gold medal game and having him there and my mom there and obviously my wife and kids.

Being able to share that with them is so special.

The sacrifices that both my parents made for me and my brother growing up.

You know, money and their time driving us around just to see us, you know, chase our dreams.

And that being one of the biggest dreams I had was winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

And to be able to share that with them was a very rewarding feeling.

Bro, listen, the sacrifices they made, like our kids were in Orange County.

And our kids played hockey for a minute.

It was wild, right?

Because like, this is when Chris Prongle was down the street and Scott Needle Meyer was still here.

My kids are like in the same dressing room as those kids.

I'm like, first of all, that's not right.

But I'm telling you, even getting them like laced up and padded up was a full-time job.

So when they decided they didn't want to play hockey, I'm like, good, let's play baseball.

I can only imagine the sacrifices that your parents made doing that.

So last thought I want to acknowledge that last thought.

And dude, I appreciate it. This has been great.

You're taking on Boston in the first round.

The Bruins took three or four meetings this year against you guys.

But two of those wins came early before your team came alive.

You know, they've got a printing all the star and David Pasternack.

You got 100 points plus again.

What are you expecting in the way of a challenge from them in the first round?

Where do they do best?

And what are you concerned with most of all?

Yeah, they're always a tough team to play against.

You know, like you said, they got Pasternack.

They got some other elite scorers and guys that can make plays.

But they play a good defensive team game.

I think they're a team where, you know, they get their whole team to buy into their system.

And they play a brand of hockey that's frustrating.

And for us, you know, we're a fast team.

We can score and make plays.

And I think we just got to make sure that we're not getting frustrated by their system.

And just be patient.

I think our team is very opportunistic.

We can score with limited chances.

And I think if we're managing the puck and not giving them any free offense,

I think we'll be fine.

Our special teams has been good all year.

And, you know, obviously, we like our power to get clicking a little bit here.

But the kills have been great.

Our goal has been great.

So I think as long as we're managing the puck and being solid defensively,

I think we'll have a good, good series against them.

Man, that's how you break down a series right there.

It takes you and me to keep you so long.

But I love the fact that you guys are in the post season.

It's so good for the league.

Really good to have you on the show.

Thanks for making time for us.

Great to have a conversation with you, Titch.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Thanks for having me.

Thank you.

Great job.

Titch Thompson.

That's fun.

It's good stuff.

I love the sabers in the post season.

So they end their playoff draw.

It's been 14 years.

And as he pointed out, they did not get off to a good start.

But they have been as hot.

In fact, the hottest team in the league since December.

And they go all the way up to this second seed in the east.

Buffalo.

Buffalo.

I know you're out there.

Saber fans.

I know you exist.

You got your shot.

You're at two seed.

You're going up against Boston.

How do you feel about your chances?

That guy right there scored 40 goals.

That's three times in four years.

He scored 40 goals.

And what a great breakdown of the win in the Olympics.

I love hockey.

Let's get it going.

Bring it on.

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I know I can say something, but I'm just touring the tunes.

All right, I'll be.

Unless you're on the stream,

and you have no idea what I'm talking about.

But if you're listening on the radio, you know,

and we do have terrestrial radio stations

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SiriusXM.

I want to appreciate everybody that carries the program.

I want to thank all of our programmers, all of our stations,

my pals, the SiriusXM,

X, the platforms on the Rome TV channel.

Everybody, thank you very much.

I just, I have gratitude.

I have gratitude, and I'm just happy.

I'm happy, and I'm understanding.

I get it.

I get it.

I know you think that I don't, but I get it.

Somebody like me would never stand this game as long as I have,

without working really hard and understanding.

I'm not who you think I am.

I am extremely reasonable.

I do not carry grudges.

Life is too short.

I understand.

I'll give you an example.

I'll give you an example.

Even when you clones come at me,

it does not stick to me.

I have no problem with it.

I get it.

It can get emotional up in here sometimes.

I don't try to let emotions run the day

because I need to have good days,

and I do have good days.

Like virtually every single day is a good day,

because I know a lot of you don't have good days,

so you come to me because you're having a bad day.

So if you come to me because you're having a bad day,

and I'm having a bad day,

then we're both having a bad day,

and then everybody's miserable.

So I can't have bad days.

And why would I have bad days?

They pay me to talk sports.

See, I've always understood this.

So I'm extremely reasonable,

and even when you come at me,

and some of you do, a lot of you do,

I don't care.

I get it.

I get it. It's fine.

I'm very reasonable.

Here is an example.

There was once a dude

who boy-cotted the show.

Remember that?

I don't know why.

I always treated him extremely well,

with the utmost respect,

and gave him a lot of attention.

And yet one day out of nowhere,

this dude, Eric and Orlando,

that guy, if you're watching on the stream,

a couple of paid models next to him,

he comes up to me.

He says, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

I'm boy-cotted you.

I'm like, wow, that's kind of unfortunate.

Give it how much I like you, Eric.

But, but,

the show is not for everybody.

And obviously, if you're going to boy-cotted me,

the show is not for you,

and I have to respect that.

I'm not everybody's cup of tea.

Fine.

Fine.

Lots of other clones.

You're one of my favorites.

I hate to lose you, but, okay.

You'll find another show,

and then you'll make somebody else's show better,

the way you made this show better, Eric.

I get it.

So he boy-cotted the show,

and I don't think about him anymore.

I move on.

But wait a minute, there he is.

There he is on the call screen.

He boy-cotted me.

So if you were me, what would you do?

Would you not be like, oh, hell no.

That guy disrespected me.

He boy-cotted me.

I'm not taking that phone call.

But you're not me.

I'm me.

And, you know, I've meld with time.

And maybe, maybe earlier in my career,

I would have said, oh, hell no.

You boy-cotted me.

Screw you.

But you know what?

I'm not like that anymore.

Life's short.

Life's about relationships.

Life's about loyalty.

You know what, Eric?

I got no problem with you boy-cotted me.

In fact, I'll jump you right to the front of the line.

Let's go ahead and do this.

We go to Orlando.

We haven't heard of this guy for a while,

because, again, he boy-cotted the show.

He's calling.

I didn't reach out to him.

He's calling me for some reason,

even after boy-cotted the show.

Which is odd, but I don't care.

I'm fine.

It's a by-gones, be by-gones.

Life is too short.

It's hard to find friends.

Keep those people close to you,

even if they boy-cotted you.

Let's do this.

Eric, in Orlando.

Eric, what's going on, dude?

Knowing that boy-cotted was an act of extreme buffenary on my part,

and I'm sorry.

You know what, Eric?

I really appreciate that.

I don't appreciate that at all.

Boy-cotted that.

I don't like that.

Boy-cotted that.

I don't like that you boy-cotted me.

But I accept it.

I didn't want you to boy-cotted me.

I didn't want to lose you.

You were one of the most loyal people we had of the program.

But what integrity would I have if I didn't accept the boycott?

What kind of a man would I be?

My please, Eric.

Don't boy-cotted me.

Come back.

No, I accepted, Eric.

Man to man, I accept it.

It's not for you.

The show is not for you.

That's why you boy-cotted me.

I get it.

I don't know what I did to get on the wrong side of you, Eric.

I just don't.

But you made it very clear.

And you told everybody, boy-cotted Rome.

Boy-cotted Rome.

I'm boy-cotted Rome.

Do you know what the word boycott means?

It means you were swearing off the show

and you will have nothing to do with it

because you don't stand forward.

It stands for.

I accept the boycott.

I hate it.

I hate the boycott when I accept it.

I kind of wish you had not boy-cotted me.

Bro, how many good calls could we have had between now and said boycott?

Why did you have to do that?

That was unfortunate.

I wish you would take that back.

I wish you would take the boycott back.

Oh, well, like I said, these things happen.

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Let's see here.

This email has typos.

I, I ever heard you.

I ever heard you, ever refer to an innocent caller as a liar, liar and a felon.

I should sue you.

Your stick is old and tired.

Retire while you still can.

You punk.

Walter in Fort Myers.

Wow, Walter.

My man's mad.

He's mad that he got run out of the beef segment yesterday.

Walter, I don't know if you understand this show.

But there are certain rules on the show.

Now, now you want to sue me and my stick is old and tired.

And I should retire while I still can.

Punk.

But yesterday you called me.

So what changed?

How did I go from somebody who show you want to participate on to somebody who's a punk,

who's stick is tired and I should retire.

And you should sue me.

I should sue you for enforcing one of the rules on the show.

Walter, let me explain this to you.

Let me explain why I said you're a liar and a felon.

Alvin played the sound bite so Walter knows that it wasn't really me calling him a liar and a felon.

It's part of the inside joke of the show.

This is what I mean when you don't know the show.

I didn't call you a felon, Walter, because I think you're a felon.

But it's because of this sound drop.

No, don't play the call.

Play.

He's a liar, a liar and a felon.

The sound bite.

Alvin needs to fight.

Okay.

You are a felon.

You are a liar and you are a felon.

You are a liar and a felon.

Walter, let me walk you through this.

So you are a liar and you are a felon.

That's Tonya Harding's then boyfriend.

Tonya Harding got into a fight with her boyfriend.

And for the rest of you who know the background on this, I'm really sorry that I have to explain this.

But Walter is very angry and wants to sue me.

That is Tonya Harding's boyfriend back in the day.

They had an altercation.

He called her a liar, a liar and a felon.

There is another bit on the show, Walter, that if you tell a caller or you call the screener

until the screener, your name and your town.

As I recall, you told Alex Harding you were Walt in Miami Beach or Walt in Fort Myers.

You were Walt in Fort Myers.

But when I went to you, Walt, you said actually it's Walter formerly in Miami Beach.

One of our other bits on the show is if you correct the host, this is Alvin's rule.

But if you say you're somebody to me that's different than what you said to the call screener, you're going to get run.

So I said you're a liar, Walter and a felon.

Because that goes back to the original joke about Tonya Harding's boyfriend saying you're a liar and a felon.

One of the oldest jokes on the show, Walter, you dropped in on one of the oldest jokes on the show.

Walter, I don't think you're a felon.

I don't even think you're a liar.

It's just that you said you were Walt in Fort Myers.

So I said, hey, Walt in Fort Myers, you said actually it's Walter formerly of Miami Beach.

So you walked into two jokes on the show that you didn't know.

It's true for me.

That's why I said actually Walt, not Walter, you said you were Walt, so you're a liar and probably a felon.

And now I'm a punk and my stick is old and I should retire and you should sue me.

Well, two of the rules on the show, you can't correct the host.

It's a dumb rule, but it's a rule.

And you can't change who you are.

Don't introduce yourself.

You actually broke three rules.

If I say, hey, Walt in Fort Myers, what's going on?

Hi, Romans, Walt in Fort Myers.

Bam, you got run.

You're now allowed to introduce yourself.

It's like five rules on the show.

Don't reintroduce yourself.

Don't correct me when I go to you.

Don't say how old you are.

And don't misrepresent yourself.

Like you broke almost every rule on the show.

So that's why I reacted the way I did.

So I didn't accuse you of felonious assault.

I referenced another old joke.

I know this show is hard to follow with a lot of history.

And listen, my guy, when they come to me and they say you're a punk,

your stick is tired, you're old, you should retire.

Believe me, I will.

I will.

But the funny thing is you're the only one saying it.

And even funnier, the people who really matter who pay my checks

aren't telling me that, or I would.

Walter, we just...

I'm sorry that you didn't know the history of the program.

But you just kind of walked into some jokes on the show.

Man, it's kind of a bum out segment, isn't it?

One guy called me a punk and my stick is tired and I should retire.

And another guy who boy-cotted me wanted to come back in.

But he boy-cotted me.

They all am I supposed to do?

Some possible good karma.

We go to Fort Myers now.

But I will say this about Eric.

At least Eric did not call me a punk with tired stick who should retire

and he's gonna sue me.

Even though that same guy was trying to participate on the show

yesterday, dude, what happened overnight?

Well, actually nothing.

I called you a liar in a felon and you didn't like it.

Yeah, but I only did Walt because you broke like three rules on the show.

And then I went back to that anyway.

Well, that's what we are, bro.

I don't think you're a liar or a felon.

It was just...

Yeah, I know.

Tired stick.

Well, this is why I should retire.

I don't know, bro.

It seems to me I'm still playing the game pretty fast.

It seems to me I'm still pretty good at this.

Otherwise, they would have retired me a long time ago.

People are pissed, man.

I'm just doing my job.

I'm not here to piss anybody off.

Like I said, I'm mowed out.

Back in the day, I could see where people would hate me.

Walt, you just didn't understand the joke.

Anyway, at Stephen 98H, only problem I have

with the Hall of Fame gym-room goat is that stupid song

that's played at the end of the show up all night.

Hmm.

Hey, Steve the Buckeye.

You're a liar and a felon.

Bro, the reason I play that song.

The reason I play that song is my feeling is always been.

You can't know where you're going unless you know where you've been.

And that is an homage to the night show where it all started.

We used to play that song at the end of the night show.

And believe me, it felt like I'd been up all night.

Do you know what it was like to host a five-hour show?

A five-hour show at night with every tweaker in the world?

You came to imagine by the time I got to the 11 o'clock hour.

That show was from seven to midnight.

Seven P to 12 midnight.

By the time I got to 11 o'clock, man, every meth head, every tweaker,

everybody who was blasted was calling that show.

And I felt like I was up all night.

But it's just kind of a nod or an homage to where I got my start.

And that night show.

Because without that night show, I would not be here right now.

I would not be here being the washed, stick, tired stick.

She'd go out to pasture and put down the host that I am right now.

Without that night show.

Well.

Wow, man.

My man's still coming and still threatening legal action.

All right, bro.

I know you're not listening, but you're responding anyway.

This is the most litigious list we've had in a while.

Bro, I'm sorry about the jokes.

The jokes of the show jokes.

They're just jokes.

They're just show jokes.

They're just show rules.

They're just 30 years of show history.

30 years of show drops.

All right, let's see.

38 pass was break.

When we come back, you know, it might be night.

It might be time for a nice radio.

I haven't seen somebody this unhappy in a long time.

It might be time to bring back nice radio.

The jungle obviously has gone too far.

It might be time for the garden.

Stay tuned.

We'll be right back.

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Old Trapper, what is your beef?

Dino and Vegas is in.

Rome.

You said I sucked.

And you called me a dope.

You'll be hearing from my counsel, Dino.

Dino.

Tuchet, Dino.

I can't wait.

I can't wait.

Dino, you got a job.

Way to go.

Hey, Jim.

I warned you almost 30 years ago to stop doing what you were doing,

or else my organization was going to sue you, sign that loser who called

and pretended to represent the Roger Penske organization.

Paul in Albany wore my wife going out and getting plastered with her friends

and co-workers tonight, and then coming home to challenge me

to a drunken, wrestling match.

Too much information, bro.

Hey, Jim.

Thanks for having stage on the program.

And bringing some jungle karma to Western New York,

looking forward to a return to play off hockey in Buffalo.

So, my, sincerely, PR and craft gesture.

Good to see some hockey reaction.

Myers.

It's there somewhere.

It was.

I never happened to it.

Twin dad ed.

Ed in Deming.

Hey, Jim.

The jungle torrets were cute when every once in a while I'd get a fat from my boys.

But now that they're five and singing along to diarrhea for the back seat,

I know I'm in the running for dad of the year.

Thanks.

I know, man.

They grow up.

They grow up.

Why?

Why?

Five.

I wrote, wow.

This goes back to earlier.

What a segment.

Diarrhea.

Star Wars takes into Garrett Anderson news, RIP,

into kill the beef takes.

What just happened?

Regardless, the guy who called that time to remind you of your horse passing away.

Mike in the Bay.

War Fridays getting weird.

Is somebody actually, we're getting, getting lost in all of this.

All this drama is somebody who told me earlier in the show,

man, take that beef segment out back already.

Put it down.

It's jumped the shark.

Even Fawns would be in support of that.

IE, it jumped the shark.

Rick Rice.

So somebody's beef is with the beef segment?

Alvi.

Give them the Tyson drop about changing the station.

War babysitter Rome.

You have a problem turning off your station.

Jimmy Kay.

Nick's fans wonder why so many people root against NYC teams.

The drunken idiots, slobbering on Spidey's mic,

know their team has no chance at a ring.

Every clown in that video was born at least 20 years after the Nick's last title.

Jimmy Kay and Illinois.

Jimmy, who cares?

You're missing the point.

Have you not seen these guys?

Have you not seen their energy?

Have you not seen what that looks like?

And what that sounds like?

XCR, give it to them one more time.

Spidey.

Freya, suck my f***.

Freya, yong!

Freya, yong, looks like my dad's f***.

I didn't understand my dad's f***.

He still looks like f***.

I better not catch Freya, thank me.

I better not catch Freya, thank me.

Now yong, give me a shot at it.

Go New York, go New York, go beef now.

It's J.O. Valley.

Freya, you motherf***er.

I'm gonna f*** you up.

Freya, yong, come to your hut right now.

Hell no, I shoot that f***ing bull, this f***.

Bow, bow.

What was I saying to Freya right now?

So, Freya, f***.

Yeah, we all suck.

Yeah.

To the entire city.

Gotta swing it out bottle.

If Freya was here right now, I'd blow this f*** here.

So, Freya, yong's born.

Freya, yong's born.

You think that's a bad thing?

Jimmy Kay?

They know they're not gonna win.

There it is, Myers-Fan, 1963.

Hey, Jim, great interview with Tage.

Lifelong Caps fan.

How about OV saying he's not done?

Rock the red.

Dude, why should he be done?

Why should he be done?

And 1-1-5 USA.

Hey, Jim.

Tage Thompson is the opposite of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Mike Bonus.

There you go, some good hockey takes.

1-800-636-86.

86.

86.

Miles.

Look at Miles coming out of nowhere.

Miles in Charleston.

Miles, what's going on?

How you doing, dude?

Jim, I'm doing well.

How are you on this wonderful Friday?

So good.

That means great.

Good to hear from you.

So, listen.

I think this moron and loser walled in Miami, or Fort Myers, or cable beach, or whatever place he's from.

I think he fails to understand that a defamation claim requires multiple elements, Jim.

If he were to pursue you, it would be more BS than anything that could possibly be contemplated.

He does not have...

We don't even know his last name.

How can you have replica?

Who is he?

Walt Wesley, the deceased NBA player.

I mean, what a dork.

I know he's on the side sending you all these BS emails.

I just want you to know from the 13-year lawyer, buddy, if you, I will represent you for free if that idiot suits you.

About that you need my counsel.

I know you have the guy in California, Craig Kitchen.

But anyway, Jim, that guy's a moron.

He's a fella.

And he's a loser.

I'll say it.

Come after me, bro.

Have a good weekend, buddy.

I love the show.

Look.

That's an amazing call, Miles.

Okay.

First of all, I didn't know that Miles...

I always thought that Miles was pretty clever.

I didn't know that Miles, who participates in the beef segment every single week.

Is a lawyer.

Miles said he's a 13-year lawyer.

He goes, I know you already have representation, Vance Mac.

But I will represent you on this one for free.

There is no grounds for a defamation lawsuit.

Miles...

And then Miles called him a liar in a phone.

Hey, Miles, I appreciate my back, though.

Thank you very much.

All right.

See, learn something new every day.

Miles, I thought he was clever.

I did not know he was an attorney.

You just don't know who is listening.

You don't know who's calling.

You don't know.

I always say it's about athletes, right?

We don't know any of these people.

I can even say that about some of your clones.

Well, some of your clones, I know exactly who you are.

You show who you are.

Miles, I did not know it was an attorney.

I will have you on speed dial, Miles.

I know a lot of attorneys, actually.

I know a lot of really good attorneys.

Quote, some of my best friends are attorneys.

All right, so we're gearing up for our number three.

In that hour, it's earned that third hour.

USC Head Football Coach Lincoln Riley is going to be joining us.

NFL draft is coming up.

So we're running down a number of big-time coaches.

As they talk about some of their players and the upcoming season.

I mentioned that he's had a really good recruiting year

and we'll get into that.

That's coming up at the top of the hour.

Also, next hour, the third hour on a Friday is always a busy hour

because we have, among other things, Alvin's week that was.

Fons, he will never call on that.

Fons will never, ever call on Alvin's week that was.

Because I don't like the beef segment yesterday,

which missed for the first time ever.

Alvy has never, ever come up short on the week that was.

Also, next hour, Alvy will probably work double duty

and have a price-pick segment.

So a big third hour for Alvin Deloro.

Alvy, get your head right.

That's coming up.

Then the after hour.

The after hour will include me and Adam Rank.

One thing about the after hour, once again,

that is exclusive to our Rome television channel.

You can only get that after hour on one of our nine platforms.

It's not on the radio, it's not on X.

It's only on our platforms.

So if you want to watch that show,

Roku, Amazon Prime, Plex, LG, TCL, Direct TV,

Visio and Samsung TV Plus.

So Adam Rankin and I will be chopping it up.

Lots to talk about in the after hour.

That is the fourth hour, exclusive to those platforms.

All right, so when we come back,

we'll talk some USC football.

Head coach Lincoln Riley is joining me

on the other side of this break.

After that, we are wide open,

aside from Alvy's price-picks.

And the week that was, oh, an ATP.

In other words, one of the third hour is a busy hour on Friday.

Get your ATP's in Iraq.

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Me again, I put in the license plate.

It gave me an offer.

Unbelievable.

Okay, I accepted the offer.

They're picking it up Tuesday from the driveway.

I haven't even left my chair.

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I'm holding a check.

Anyway, Carvana, give it a whirl.

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