Bald Guys On The Bench
Bald Guys On The Bench
Gridiron Gatherings and Gift Surprises
Recorded January 1st, 2025
Ever wondered what it’s like to blend family traditions with the chaos of sports? Discover our festive kickoff to 2025, where we blend holiday cheer with the soundtracks of the San Diego Chargers' history. From nostalgic tales of Qualcomm Stadium's final game and our hilarious attempts at remembering the Black Eyed Peas' lineup, to the warmth of family gatherings where homemade tacos and turkey dinners reign supreme, we share it all. Plus, hear about a new twist on gift-giving that landed us front row at a 50 Cent concert in Las Vegas!
Our sports journey takes an unexpected turn as we recount the quirky perks of attending a Chargers-Patriots game at Gillette Stadium. From the surprise of free parking to the historic tuck rule spot, every moment is peppered with personal anecdotes and plenty of laughs. Our story doesn’t stop there—dive into the college football playoffs with us as we dissect controversial games, cheer for the underdogs, and make sense of the seemingly nonsensical coaching decisions that shape the future of football.
As the fantasy football champions, we bask in victory while sharing the joy of friendly banter and the deep camaraderie sports bring. We've got a line-up of NFL and PGA Tour chatter, speculating about Ezekiel Elliott's next move and the latest in golf equipment shifts. Wrapping up with plans for a podcast Patreon and a humorous nod to our "Bald Guys on the Bench" concept, we express gratitude for our listeners and excitement for the adventures 2025 holds. Get ready for an episode filled with laughter, insights, and the universal bond that sports creates!
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Welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the bench podcast, with your hosts Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco what's up everyone?
Scott:Welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the bench. You know that sports comedy podcast, but it is the first episode of 2025. Baby, happy new year's everybody, graham. Happy new year's, my brother. What's cracking?
Graham:Let's go, what's cracking?
Scott:I mean, it's new year's day. We just got to watch two college football playoff games. A third one was supposed to be played, but we'll talk about that shortly. Dude, christmas weekend and New Year's, let's go. We got some sports to talk about.
Graham:We got a couple of things. A couple of things happened. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, More of that. But hey, let's get this party started. You know, Scott, like we always do when rambling together about sports, let's grab one and crack one.
Scott:Let's get it started. Yeah, let's get it started. And the reason I brought that song up is today, eight years ago, the Chargers played their last game at Qualcomm Stadium and when the Chargers came out of the tunnel before they did the announcements, that's what we. Let's get it started. A little black eyed peas, right? Did I get that right? Is it black eyed peas or am I smacking? Myself early Okay good.
Graham:No, you got it right. Surprisingly Good work. Name two of the four people in that group uh, next topic um jesus, there's the hot chick.
Scott:What's the hot chick's name? Fergie? Yeah, that that's what I meant to say I mean, and then will I am.
Graham:Who's the other famous guy? Does it matter? Pastor?
Scott:No, it doesn't. You're welcome. So you know it's New Year's Day, First episode. We talked to everybody last week on Wednesday, I think, Day before Christmas Eve or Tuesday, whatever Not important. We haven't talked. How was your Christmas, bro? You know your sister was coming into town, Everything good.
Graham:Yes, christmas was good. My sister came into town bright and early on Christmas Eve, hung out Our family. How we do tradition is, you know, we do a late lunch, early dinner and then after that it's presents. So we do presents on Christmas Eve. We've always done it on Christmas Eve and then on Christmas Day started the festivities. And what I mean by that is look, we're at an age now that you know, I'm 41.
Graham:My sister is 40. We're old. Yeah Well, that's not where I was going with that. But, um, my point in saying that is, you know, for christmas it's not about the gifts per se, but it's just like you know, when you get older you're not getting playstations, you're not getting sports equipment. It's like, oh, here's a sweater, here's some some socks. And I told Ma, no clothes, don't want any of that, nothing.
Scott:Mama Cohen. So this year, mama Cohen, you got to understand. Graham is a member of BCB clothing.
:Do not buy the guy anything.
Scott:Okay, he has that wrapped up. Just stop, he's going to return it. He's got the box shit coming every month that barely covers belly. He's good, okay, mama Cohen, but the question is, what is the Cohen family eat for Christmas or Christmas Eve, it sounds like, is the big day. What's the tradition? Like you know, cause everybody has their own traditions.
Graham:Now are you teeing me up or do you know this?
:no, I do not know, I'm asking all right, yeah, so for once I'm not being sarcastic, you're welcome oh, okay, uh, yes, we do have a tradition, um it's.
Graham:We've been doing this for as long as I can remember at least 20, 25 years but Christmas Eve we do a homemade tacos, actually, hey man so yeah.
Scott:I mean, and the listeners all know, Cinco de Mayo way better than whatever that other thing is, where you eat corned beef and whatever that shit is St Patrick's Day. Yeah, I mean, come on, anything tastes good in a tortilla, you're welcome.
Graham:Am.
Scott:I wrong?
Graham:No, you're not, and that's a shout out to our boy Justin Parker.
Scott:A blast in the past, right, I told you he texted me the other day. Yes, you did. Justin Parker, one of our longtime friends, back from Temecula days. He used to always want to open a restaurant and the name of the restaurant was Everything Tastes Good in a Tortilla.
Graham:That's a long name.
Scott:Dude. But, anyhow, sorry we got off on a tangent there. No, your sister came into town, you did your christmas stuff.
Graham:You ate some tacos, yeah uh, no, that's just for that's christmas eve, christmas day, traditional turkey. So and all the fixings thing. I know you're not a turkey man. Just because you don't know how to cook a turkey and it's dry doesn't mean everyone else doesn't. But the mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie, all that stuff. Anyway, to finish off about me, what I wanted to say earlier was with the gifts, my parents decided to go on a different route and instead of buying material things, they decided to do experiences.
Scott:So that being said, a little song right now.
Graham:I haven't done any songs because I know where you're going right now I'm teeing it up right now, my sister and I, first night of his six night residency at planet hollywood. We got to see 50 cent Sant, because I'm a mother.
Scott:P-I-N-P. I'll take you to the candy shop. I'll lick you like a lollipop.
:Oh.
Scott:Did he play that? Of course he played that. I mean, come on, guys, he played all the hits. I mean, come on.
Graham:And how about the many men, many, many many?
Scott:many, many.
Graham:Wish death upon me.
Scott:Oh man Taking it back.
Graham:So we did that Straight back to the early 2000s. Let's go. We went to a Cirque show, a Cirque du Soleil show. What?
Scott:did you go see?
Graham:We also. Well, my sister got to go see.
Scott:Oh, Grammar Police is calling right now. Sorry, he just got the decline one. Actually, should I answer it on the speakerphone real quick?
Graham:Yeah, why not? Let's see hey guy First time ever live call in.
Scott:Hey, you're the first time caller to the show we're recording right now and we figured we'd answer it since you were the brides caller to the show we're recording right now and we figured we'd answer it since you were the bridesmaid to me and Graham this weekend in Fantasy Championships.
Graham:Let's go I guess I was.
Scott:Yeah, I'm not rubbing it in, but it is kind of funny. Well, steph's here and she got fourth place.
:Yeah.
Scott:Is there anything for that? No, she gets a transaction fee that we took off of your winnings. So you're welcome, steph, thank you. Thanks for not spending $8 during the year. Anyhow, we're just talking about Christmas and all that stuff. You're somebody we talk about on the episode. How was your Christmas? Very good, we got the tree on in the background. Still, it's a very nice tree. Here's the question, though Is the tree going to be up at St Patrick's Day?
Scott:It almost made it to St Patrick's Day last year. I know I'm going to say, Steph, what's your survey says on the tree being up by St Patrick's Day?
:Yeah, it's usually right on.
Scott:She did not give a quick answer, so it's very possible. So, as we're talking right now, I figured you and Steph would love to know this. Graham is wearing the shirt, I mean I mean steph.
Scott:Would I lie to you? I don't know? All right, graham, stand up, stand up, Stand up. He's going to take a screenshot and send it. I bet it's coming right now. Love it. Incoming right now. Steph apologize immediately On air. Wow, I mean, I mean I'm sorry. I mean I'm sorry, I mean I'm sorry.
Scott:And for everybody out there wondering what the hell we're talking about, Andy's fiance, Steph, found the greatest gift ever for Graham for Christmas, because anybody that listens to us knows that Graham likes to say the phrase I mean 17,000 times, no matter what, Not even on the episode, but via text anything. So Steph found a shirt that says I mean and sent it to Andy and I and I'm like, if you don't buy it, I am right now. And so we sent it to him for Christmas and made him take a video of opening it, yada, yada, yada. And made him take a video of opening it yada, yada, yada. But anyhow, Andy, we're going to get off the phone here. We're going to get back into the episode. I'll call you when we're done. Just let Graham know that, since the pitcher frame was, smashed during the fantasy season.
Scott:it has to come out of his winnings. How much was it? I'm just kidding. I was thinking you were going to say the $90 he wasted on Survivor for you would come out of his winnings.
Graham:but Actually, yeah, that would be more applicable since that wasn't an accident, I mean, I mean, hey, I bought his entry into the other Fantasy, whatever Survivor thing.
Scott:I'll call you, unless you're Hashtag WS or hashtag BD IMT. Balls deep in your turtle. There was no B in that. I said BD IMT, did you I-M-T?
:Balls deep in your turtle. There was no B in that. I said B-D-I-M-T, did you?
Graham:Yeah, you're going to have to edit it out.
Scott:No, there's no editing.
Graham:Oh, trust me, this is getting edited, all right. Happy New.
Scott:Year's I'll talk to you later and folks, we just had our first call in None other than grammar police. But anyhow, back to the Christmas. You had fun. You got to go see 50, 50. Sorry, I said it bad. Uh, was it in? What's the club name at planet Hollywood? I know I've been in there. I had bottle service there one time. Was it in the club or was it in the?
Graham:no, it was their quote. Unquote theater.
Scott:Okay, so it wasn't actually in the club. No, okay, cool, was there a lot of people in there? It looked like it from your snap, I mean it was full.
Graham:I mean, I'd say it's about 1,500 people.
Scott:Okay, love it, love it. Cool surprise from Mama and Papa Cohen. Hell yeah, I mean come on, they're getting down.
Graham:I ain't mad at that I like you, like a lollipop.
Scott:Oh, anyhow, love it.
Graham:Stop singing in there, yeah Said no one ever, ever Come on.
Scott:Stop it. How was your Christmasmas, bro, dude? Could not have been better, bro, couldn't have been better. You know, when we were on the show last week, I told you, I told everybody I was going up to my mom's in connecticut going to the Chargers Patriots game. But, you know, did Christmas Eve here at the house, christmas at Kristen's parents, got up the day after Christmas and left to go to Connecticut. And Thursday, I think, was Christmas. Yeah, christmas on Wednesday, thursday and hung out Friday, got to see my sister, got to meet my niece that's six months old for the first time. And then, saturday, you know, go to the Chargers Patriots game. And let me tell you, dude, you know, we're fans of sports, and fans of live sports and fans of going to other stadiums. Dude, gillette was legit.
Graham:Oh, don't say that, no it was cool, dude.
Scott:I mean, come on, you're a sports fan. I know you hate the Patriots, maybe not as much as me, but well, maybe equally, but it was legit. We weren't going to tailgate, obviously, and hang out for a while because it was legit. We weren't going to tailgate, obviously, and hang out for a while because it was cold and it rained all night. But the one thing I wanted to do that I didn't get to do is go to the spot of the tuck rule, because you know that's the old stadium and it's in the parking lot and I guess they have a big x and a big circle around it where the tuck rule actually happened in their old stadium. Didn't get to do it, oh shit.
:Yeah.
Scott:I really wanted to do that. Just, you know that was history right there, dude, that was the start of the Patriots dynasty. You know that was the beginning and I totally agree and wanted to see it. Just stand on that spot and be like damn Charles Woodson, michigan Wolverine, you've got hosed right there. But anyhow, uh, dude, something amazing you know, I was telling you about it earlier last night, or whatever dude you're rolling up into Gillette stadium Like it's literally it's not like lambo in the middle of a neighborhood, right, but it's in a neighborhood which is wild.
Scott:Free parking at a nfl game. I'm sorry, what free parking? What free parking? Then come to realize day after the game I get an email from the Patriots because that's how the tickets were sent to me asking me about my experience and everything. And I see another thing about parking. They have a. Because it's in a neighborhood and because it's like four lane roads getting in and out of there, they have delayed exiting parking lots. Out of there, they have delayed exiting parking lots. And if you go to this one parking lot that's closer to the stadium, it's a 60-minute delayed exit. And when you're leaving the parking lot, they give every driver a $50 prepaid Visa gift card what Dude? Just so there's no traffic on these little small roads Incredible, insane.
Graham:They must get a kickback from the city.
Scott:I will say this, dude, I will say this like I was talking earlier. It poured the night before the game and it was kind of like a heavy mist until the game kicked off. Well, chargers, I've never tailgated at heinz field. But I will say this I'm pretty sure you know, at qualcomm, at sofi, at heinz field, the parking lots are concrete right yeah, they're not mud, yeah, yeah they're not mud, we're walking through mud.
Scott:kellen's rolling, rolling in with his jordans on and literally kristin made his sandwiches in saran wrap and kellen's literally has the saran wrap on his shoes, walking through the mud to get the concrete and I was like, damn, that was a pretty good idea, kid. But dude, you know the game. Taylor hooked it up, got a six tickets. It was awesome. It could not have been a better game for a charger fan. You know Kristen's dad was like, oh what? And a very good game. And Kristen was like are you kidding me? It was the greatest game ever. We won 40-7. I mean, taylor played the entire fourth quarter.
Scott:The only touchdown the Patriots scored was an absolute fluke. In the second quarter, charger player jumps offside it's a free play and Drake May just throws it up. I mean the receiver don't even know his name made an insane, insane catch not taking that away from him because it was stupid. But dude, it was awesome. Right, gillette was cool.
Scott:You know, I told you last night or before the game, kellen's taking a leak. I'm in the urinal, like two or three down from him, and I hear this grown-ass man go. Kellen's wearing an LT jersey and the guy goes you're not in LA anymore, pretty boy. And Kellen 13, turns around and he goes. Yeah, you're right, bro, you ready to catch this loss. And I was like my job here is done, let's go, let's go, loved it. Right, it was sick. We got to see Herbert break the record for most passing yards in the first five years of his career, beat Peyton's record, did it in the second quarter on his touchdown pass to Ladd Dude. Funny, you know, everybody always talks about running the ball and time of possession and watching the game and watching the stats. Like the Patriots had the stats on the Jumbotron, like the whole game, everything Right, passing yards, rushing yards, the whole deal. Passing yards, rushing yards, the whole deal. Dude, with seven minutes left in the second quarter, the Patriots had run 12 offensive plays. So four, three and outs.
Scott:They had six total yards of offense, I mean Time of possession was like incredible. But whatever Every Charger fan knows, we all still cry about 2006. Marlon effing McCree dropping trying to run back the interception. Patriots have haunted us. 2008 AFC Championship game. Lt goes down Gates goes down Rivers playing on a torn ACL that he had surgery on on Tuesday and he's playing in a game. But yet you know all these other quarterbacks oh, I got an ingrown toenail. Michael Thomas, I'm out for my career, but anyhow, it was an awesome experience, I mean. And it was even cooler to see Taylor be able to play the fourth quarter. You know that was legit and lots of more Charger fans than I thought were there. And the fourth quarter, it was amazing. All the Patriots fans were exiting at the start of the fourth quarter and to see all the Charger fans we were sitting around videoing them leaving was like love it Dude. The Patriot fans were chanting fire Mayo in the fourth quarter.
Graham:They're idiots.
Scott:I mean, guys, it's his first year, First year Drake May, it's his rookie season. Drake May is going to be a good quarterback in the league. He has nothing to throw to. Yes, this is Belichick's first year not being on the sidelines. I know it seems like two years, but this is his first year. And then, talking to a security guard dude in the game, we're just chatting and I was like we're just chatting. I was like he was just bitching to me. He was like I'm still pissed off at the Patriots for trading back with you guys in the second round, because we traded up in the second round to go after who La Day Day. And then I see it. I was like, oh my God, I forgot we traded, he goes. I read this meme later. Never forget when the Patriots decided they didn't want Ladd McConkie traded down in the draft to pick Jalen Polk and Javon Baker while the Chargers took McConkie, mcconkie put up more yards against the Patriots Saturday than Polk and Baker have combined all season. Insert.
Graham:I mean.
Scott:Kellen was like dad on the on the way. He's like who do the patriots have on offense? That's legit. And I'm like remandre stevenson's a great running back hunter. Henry, the old charter that we drafted. I was like drake may is gonna be a decent quarterback. And then I'm like looking at something and I'm like Ramondre Stevenson leaves the NFL and fumbles, had no idea and just came off a game where they him and what is it? Gibson from the Redskins, yeah, him and Gibson just gashed the bills. And literally what happens in the second quarter? Drake May goes to lateral ball to Ramondre Stevenson and he decides he's going to go hot potato, hot potato. I'm going to drop the shit out of this one, dude.
Scott:It was just. You know it was perfect, it was a perfect game, it was awesome. Hung out down on the sideline I sent you the video, dicker the kickers running around giving all the Charger fans high fives. You know we clinched a playoff spot in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. You know, that's my thing. The defense led the league in points allowed per game, allowed the least amount of points all season, even though that middle section, you know know, tampa, we got gashed and we came back. You know, I think the best thing for us was getting the shit kicked out of us by tampa and then having to turn around three days later, four days later, whatever, and playing the Broncos, then having the 10 days off beating the Patriots. So anyhow, that was my Christmas. I mean, it was amazing.
Graham:I just got one question. What's that? I'm surprised you didn't ask me to ask you this how much was the beer Wow?
Scott:You don't even remember. I'm ashamed right now.
:That's a self-induced slap. I don't know.
Scott:I don't know, but I will tell you this the pretzel at Gillette Stadium leads the league. In all stadiums I've visited, really, it was legit, legit and folks. He's giving me the yeah, legit, the aok signal. But let me just throw a couple stats out before we get into college football. Okay, let's do it because your boy's on his high horse. The chargers made the playoffs me me oh your boy's pumped Dude.
Scott:Jim Harbaugh has won 50 of his last 60 games. Going back, okay, jim Harbaugh? Okay Is the first coach in the NFL to take over two teams that had losing records the year before and take them to the playoffs. You want to talk about a culture change? On paper, our roster is worse than it was last year. I mean facts right there, bro, facts. But anyhow, I'm stoked. We're in the playoffs. We get to go to the tournament. If we're one and done, so be it. If we win a game, so be it. I'm pumped because the future is bright now that we have the right people there. I agree. You know what I mean. I mean, how can you not dude? I mean, how can you not agree with that? I mean Brandon Staley. What's he done up there in San Francisco? I mean, how the fuck is he still there? You mean Las Vegas. No, brandon Staley is with the Niners, telesco is with Vegas.
:Oh sorry.
Scott:Yeah, with the Niners Telesco is with. Vegas. Oh sorry, yeah, but anyhow, got home last night watched some college football playoffs and you know, let's just jump right in. You're Nittany Lions playing Boise State. It was what we thought was going to happen. I mean, penn State was just a bigger, faster, more athletic squad was just a bigger, faster, more athletic squad. And you know, they did what we thought they were going to do. I mean, what was the line? Yeah, what did they win? By 17, I think. Yeah, what was the line 11?
Graham:I think it was like 11. Yeah, yeah, I think it was 11.
Scott:Yeah, I mean just throwing this out there Georgia hosed in the whole rankings. I mean, dude, penn State got to play SMU and then got to play Boise State. Georgia opens up as a conference winner and I'm not bitching about anything, I'm just saying it's never going to be perfect. You know, georgia has to open up against Notre Dame, oregon, number one in the country, pretty much three quarters of the season Undefeated. They had to open up against Ohio State. How'd that work out? That shit was over before the Arizona State-Texas game was over.
Scott:But anyhow we're not going to bitch Dude Texas-Arizona State. What a game right.
Graham:Classic.
Scott:Instant classic. Arizona State scores 21 points in the second half. To take the game into overtime, texas misses that field goal. With three or four minutes left, arizona State's driving down the field. It's like third and six, third and seven. Whatever Throws a pass, wide receiver gets hammered.
Graham:I was going to say demolished.
Scott:They don't even throw a flag. The dude's laying on the ground unconscious and there's a stop in the game and then they decide to review it for targeting. They didn't even throw a flag. That was the definition of targeting. You and I are texting back and forth. The whole world's tweeting about it. I sent you the screenshot of like 10 straight tweets.
Graham:Yeah, what do we like to say? Make it make sense.
Scott:Yeah, it made plenty of sense because the NCAA committee pulled the plug on that one Cause. They'd much rather see Texas in the next round.
Graham:I don't blame them. I said Vegas was calling, but committee called as well. Look, it was blatantly obvious when all of Twitter, when all former athletes, when all the commentators, when the coaches are like oh yeah that's obvious targeting. Wait what's that? Say, oh hey, hold my beer a second, Phone it in Pring pring. Yeah, no, it's clear, it's all good Play on Dude, just like.
Scott:It was bad. It was bad. I mean, here you go. Danny Woodhead, if that's not targeting, what the heck is targeting? Dave Portnoy, that is the worst non-call in the history of college football. I hate targeting in general, so I'd have no problem taking it out of the game. But if you're going to have it in the game, you can't openly cheat. Arizona State just maybe got effed worse than any team I've ever seen. If they call that targeting Arizona State's in field goal range, they win the game.
Graham:And even if it's not targeting helmet to helmet, isn't that a foul in itself? They didn't even get that.
Scott:Defenseless receiver.
Graham:You got no targeting and you got no personal foul call. How is that a no call on either direction? It was awful. Make it make sense.
Scott:It was awful and, like you said, the committee's going to have to explain themselves. Like you said after they called it not targeting, you're like, dude, a pick six would be so fair right now and I'm going please, please, please. And then Johnny Dirkhoff misses the second field goal in three minutes to take it to overtime and I'm like, does that make up for it? No, but it helps the situation.
Graham:And the worst part about it is Arizona State gets the ball first and they take it right down the field for the touchdown. I'm like, oh, this is gravy.
Scott:Kick the extra point Granted.
Graham:I know the other team. I know, they get the opportunity, but bro two plays in no, no, no, no, no no, no. Oh, that's right.
Scott:Fourth and 13,. Dude, you want to talk about a breakdown in your defensive backfield? Oh, fourth and 13. One, stop, you're advancing, doesn't happen? Touchdown, double overtime. Then Texas scores on their first play in double overtime, gets the two-point conversion and then Arizona State throws the pick. But hey, kudos to Arizona State. Pick to finish last in their conference. Their win total was like three and a half. I mean, what a great season. I know everybody's pissed off the whole, my whole thing is. And when I read that and sent it to you about the committee pulling the plug on that, in my opinion, dude, the whole purpose of this college football playoff thing is to see cinderella's, like arizona state, beat texas like college basketball but we're not there yet because they don't format it the same way.
Graham:Right, we're going to. It's going to go to 16 teams and it's going to go heck, it could even go to 32. It's eventually going to go to the March Madness. That's true, that's a month and a half of longer.
Scott:Yeah, that's a good point.
Graham:Even if they do the 16, they're going to do it how they do it for march band. It's gonna be one through 16, one for 16 and no bye weeks, and just gonna do it that way and look whoever advances is who's the best team that day and and that's how it should be.
Scott:I agree, in this conference championship thing, getting the buys mean we saw really quick how that isn't great.
Graham:Yeah, because there's and not to sound elitist, but there's only two conferences it's the SEC and the Big Ten.
Scott:Now, All the other conferences that's it. But I don't know. It was a great game. It was entertaining. That's all I can say. You know Arizona State was getting, I think, 13.5 points. All right, you covered. Good for you. Guys. Love their head coach. We've talked about it on the show before not going back there. But I was really pumped, dude for Oregon-Ohio State Thought it was going to be a great game. I don't know if you remember back to week three, week four, I don't know what it was when Oregon and Ohio State played.
Graham:I think it was about yeah.
Scott:And Oregon won by a point or two. And they won because, remember, they put 12 men on the field to stop the clock and then the rule was changed instantly Dude Yep, able to stop the clock, and then the rule was changed instantly dude yep. Like I said earlier, I was still watching.
Scott:The overtime switched on after the game was over and ohio state was already up seven to nothing three plays buh-bye and going back to a couple weeks ago, like buckeye said, dude, ohio state has some specimens at the wide receiver position. I mean between them and lsu dude, who spits out more wide receivers, I mean they both do. It's hard to say tomato, tomato, right, but dude obuka and the 12 year old kid that didn't even have hair on his nuts, he was running deep and just I mean just dominating Oregon's. You know, pass defense. It was just like really Right and seriously, oregon, when you're getting the wood laid to you, do we really need to do this halfback dive on first down, every play, every possession, like I don't know? Know, I don't disagree. It was embarrassing, dude. It was embarrassing for oregon.
Graham:I feel bad for him a little bit, not really don't care, but hey, it couldn't be more embarrassing than the kicker from te who missed those two field goals, especially the one to win the game. I mean, the real question is this he had two to win the game, bro.
Scott:That's what I'm saying. Two in the last three minutes to win the game.
Graham:I mean.
:Oh, we got an. I mean folks.
Graham:There's been three at least, I mean minimum.
:You just said it again.
Graham:I mean the kicker now that the game's over and they go technically and they're and and they're all partying. Is he getting taken care of tonight, or what?
Scott:taken care of. Can you explain, like at the local bar in aust, is somebody buying him beers? I don't understand what you're saying. I mean, are the ladies?
Graham:taking care of him tonight. Are the ladies, aka his girlfriend taking care of him tonight.
Scott:or is he getting punished, dude, I think my guy's hanging out solo in a padded room in a body bag with blue balls.
Graham:I'm on the team. I'm on the team. We don't give a shit.
Scott:Dude, you snap hooked, you block party usa the first one and you snap hook doinker on the second one. I mean, the only person you can joke on is the dude from boise state last night that I mean oh dude, that kick and oh my god, that field goal attempt. Oh my gosh, whatever. No, the answer is no, and if it is the 65 350. Mean anything to you?
Graham:hey, everything's bigger in Texas.
Scott:Dude, I'm so glad I wasn't taking a sip when you just said that. Oh my God, I should have waited. That would have gone all over the mic, everywhere, everywhere. Oh my gosh, that was one of your best impromptu sayings ever. But on to some sad news. We're not watching a game right now, like we intended to, and that's the Georgia-Notre Dame game. Because of some we've promised each other we're never getting to politics on the show. But what happened late last night, early this morning, what happened late last night, early this morning, was cowardly and people died, innocent people, bystanders, just celebrating New Year's, like you and I did, but in a city, and the game was postponed until tomorrow. And it blows, it sucks. I mean, I don't know what you want to say. There's other things going around the country right now. I don't know what you want to say. There's other things going around the country right now. I don't know it's, it's scary, it's. You know, I don't even know what to say.
Scott:I'm speechless when I read that this morning and then when I saw that at first the NCAA said they were going to play the game and then, you know, basically at the start of the Texas game they were like no, we're going to play it tomorrow. But it sucks, and Graham and I wish our best for all the families. I mean that's an awful tragedy. I mean there's shit going on in your town right now. In Vegas there was a hostage situation. A damn cyber truck had a bomb in it in front of Trump Towers in Vegas. Today that blew up. I mean we're sitting here laughing and talking about shit being big in Texas and you know life comes at you fast. You know that it does.
Graham:I don't know that it does.
Scott:So we got Georgia Notre Dame tomorrow and they just announced the time 4 pm Eastern, like what? One o'clock Pacific. I just doesn't make sense. I mean, everybody goes back to work tomorrow after the holidays. Why, what's wrong with throwing the game at 745?
Graham:I don't know, because the college football playoffs can do whatever the bleep they want.
Scott:I guess, I guess, dude, I don't know, I don't know. Anyhow, dude, we got one it's kind of sad One last week in the regular season for the NFL. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Graham:But if we want something happy, week 17 represented that both myself and you are fantasy football champions. Yeah, golf clap.
Scott:And we kind of mentioned it earlier when we had our first phone-in caller, andy lost to both of us.
Graham:Hey, kudos to him to making the championship in both leagues. I'll give him that yeah 100%, 100%.
Scott:But like I said to him, with his second-place winnings, if you ain't first, you're last. Anyhow, it's kind of depressing too to fantasy footballs over. We got one last week of survivor that we got to. We're not even. I'm not even talking about that, cause I'm stressing.
Graham:Yeah, um, how about this? I'm talking to my ma yesterday, right, and we're um, you know, I'm telling her about the fantasy football and all this stuff and I'm telling her about all this shit that I'm talking and she's like Graham, why are you all excited to talk shit? And I was like Ma. Anyone that plays fantasy football? I can't say anyone but 98%. No, all right, 95% of people that play fantasy football Play for a couple of reasons it's fun, they do it with their friends. But if you ask and the money is in there, but if you ask most people what's the number one reason that they play fantasy football? It's to talk shit. Literally, the most fun part of fantasy football Is talking shit.
Graham:And the fact that I won, you better believe it's coming out thick, heavy and all over the place. And I'm talking about the shit talking and I'm spewing it over here. I'm spewing it over there. It's going everywhere. And, don't get me wrong, the money is nice. I'm very happy about it. It's pretty much going to cover my gambling debts over this past week and a half, because what you think is obvious is not obvious, but that's a whole other story. But for something that only happens once, every, I mean shit. The last time I won a championship was four years ago.
Graham:It's like hey man this is exciting stuff, wouldn't you agree? Hey, we're not the only ones. This is week 18. We got to make two picks and look, everyone else is in the same boat as us. They may have one team that they feel good about, but then the other teams. It's like, hey, flip a coin and figure it out. All eight of us have to make two picks each, and it's going to come down to like I was telling you, I think maybe one team or one entry could possibly go 2-0, maybe two, but I think most of them are going to go 1-1, and there's a couple that might go 0-2. So I'm really curious to find out how the payout's going to go, because normally it was the top three. But in this league that we're in for Survivor, I heard that this is the first time that they had this many entries still by week 18. So I'm just quite curious to see how that's going to go, and we just got to hope that our picks hold up.
Graham:But the thing is is everything is so contingent on what happens on Saturday and based on who wins would determine our. Are people going to sit, are people not going to sit? And so many things have to happen that it's just like ugh. And the worst part is personally for our own football teams. We want certain things to happen for us on our real team, but then if that happens, then it kind of screws us in this survivor pick. So it's like what do you pick? What do you want to happen? Who knows?
Scott:that's what I'm about to message everybody and be like hey no, we're not doing that 3,300 bucks divided by eight, 412.
Graham:Let's go, I know I don't disagree.
Scott:It's like I don't know, and folks by what Graham's saying is a couple things in the AFC still undecided the AFC North champion, the five and the six seed and I guess you could say the seven seed it could either be the Broncos or the Bengals. If the Ravens win early Saturday, they clinched the AFC North and the three seed. Then the Steelers play the Bengals Saturday night. If the Steelers beat the Bengals, the Steelers are the five seed. If the Bengals beat the Steelers and the Chargers went on Sunday, the Chargers are the five seed. And then if the Bengals beat the Steelers and the Chargers win on Sunday, the Chargers are the five seed. And then if the Bengals win, then they got to hope Kansas City and Carson Wentz can beat the Broncos Not happening.
Scott:So a lot of things up in the air. I mean the Steelers get the five seed. You go on the road to Texans. Chargers get the six seed. We go on the road to the Ravens. You know that's big right there. The seven seed either the Broncos or the Bengals. They're going to Buffalo. You know, I'd rather be that five seed and going into Houston in a climate-controlled environment indoors against a team that hasn't looked very good this year. Well, I mean as good as they were last year.
Scott:And then in the second round, the divisional round, and I think I told you last night I'd love to play the Chiefs again for the third time this year. Win or lose, win or lose, I would love to play the Chiefs in the divisional round. But whatever we got, a lot of shit still happen before we even know what's going on. You know, I mean, if you guys beat the Bengals, heineke's probably playing the entire game against the Raiders on Sunday. If you guys lose to the Bengals, we're going to put the pedal to the metal and that's one of our survivor picks, because Raiders want to lose, right. Anyhow, nfc South we're still Tampa and Atlanta. I mean, atlanta is a game back, but on the tiebreaker, tampa ain't losing this weekend.
Scott:Who do they play? The Saints or something, I don't know, it's not very hard, and I think the Falcons play the Panthers. So you got that. And then it was just announced today, you know, saquon could break the record that Eagles just announced today he ain't playing. I mean, how much of a slap in the face would that have been if he played?
Graham:and broke the record. I think breaking 2,000 yards is good enough. It's pretty amazing.
Scott:He's also stayed healthy.
Graham:I don't disagree one bit.
Scott:I don't know. It matters he hasn't done that. Has he ever had a 100% healthy season with the Giants? Maybe his rookie season, yeah?
Graham:It matters.
Scott:I don't know Cowboys cut Zeke for the second time in like three or four years, and I'm glad I did too, because it's funny that the text you sent me last night. Who on earth is going to sign this guy? I could see my charger signing him. Because Gus Edwards is out, because Zeke is a great pass blocker. Zeke is a great goal line running back late in his career. Think about homeboy LeGarrette Blount.
Graham:Dude, I'm going to slap myself for saying this, but Zeke couldn't hold LeGarrette Blount's jockstrap towards the end of his career?
Scott:Not at all.
Graham:All right, let's be real, Not at all. I'm not disagreeing with you. And obviously Zeke, over his career, is much better player than LeGarrette Blount. I get that. I'm just saying like, as of right now the Cowboys only use them pretty much goal line anyway, and maybe just for filling, to give you know what's his name, for Phelan, to give you know what's his name a breather. So I just look, I get it. Zeke, it's towards the end of your career. You ask to be let go because you want to be picked up by someone that has a chance.
Graham:But, I just don't see anyone like let me ask you this question Would it surprise you if no one picks him up? Would it surprise you if someone did pick him up? I just It'd be more hilarious if he went to an NFC East team than they did win. That would be hilarious. But, dude, there's no loyalty in the NFL anymore, like Dollar, dollar bills, y'all. Speaking of games, dude, you have a conference, not a conference Speaking of games.
Graham:Dude, you have a conference, Not a conference. Slap myself. You have a division that has three teams, two of which are 14-2 and the other team Is 11-5. What? The seventh seed Is 11-5 in the NFC Right now. That's insane it's pretty wild what it's pretty wild, detroit represent in the house at home, I'm taking detroit.
Scott:I'm glad you did, because, I'm saying it right now, you're taking Minnesota A hundred percent. Yeah, that team has had zero respect on their name all season. Well, that's because they had no faith in Darnold.
Graham:Speaking of imagine a world Comeback player of the year. Can he be comeback player of the year? Imagine a world Comeback player of the year. Can he be comeback player of the year?
Scott:Imagine a world where Sam Darnold, baker Mayfield and Jared Goff are all studs and three years ago people wanted to order their McDonald's from them.
:Yeah, Not only that.
Scott:Sam, darnold and Baker were teammates with Carolina. Yeah, I know, dude, dude, I mean Minnesota dude. They have a defense. Who's their defensive coordinator? That guy we talked about a lot when the Chargers were head coach. He was one of the guys that I wanted. He's one of the guys that got shafted, if not the biggest shaft from Miami. They got a squad dude, they got a squad. Oh for sure, I mean, it's going to be a good game, it's going to be fun. Oh, it's going to be a fun matchup.
Graham:Can't wait to watch it.
Scott:And I would probably get called out if I don't mention this Washington Redskins in the playoffs. Audrey would probably kill me. Congratulations Sunday night. What a win against the Falcons. You know they're in dude hey.
Graham:Audrey, nice Colts pick.
Scott:Hey, you wanted to take it in both of the entries.
Graham:I did not. I did not.
Scott:Child, please. You must be still hanging out with Fitty. I'll take you to the candy shop. I lick you like a lollypop. Get out of here with that shit. Anyhow, what else we got going on, dude? We got golf starting up. They're going to Hawaii for the Tournament of Champions, whatever the shit that shit's called now at Kapalua. I don't even know what they changed. Title sponsors every other year.
Graham:Yeah, it's not Century anymore.
Scott:You know who's not going to be there.
Graham:Who's that? You know this. You don't know this.
Scott:Who's not going to be at Kap one? Well, I know ricky's not. Well, no, that's not mr pga himself.
Graham:Oh my god, slap your own self, please, folks who? How about the number one player in the world?
Scott:oh yeah, because he cut himself roasting a prime rib the other day with a knife and had to have surgery because he destroyed his hand. Like bro, when you're the number one player in the world and you got all that money, can you hire somebody to cut your goddamn prime rib?
Graham:I mean, he's from texas, bro, they know how to barbecue it was probably brisket in Texas, whatever.
Scott:Yeah, dude, it's funny. I was looking today, all these players, you know, beginning of the year, you start seeing the PGA Tour guys switching companies, wearing different apparel, and this, and that Max Homa coming out wearing a little Lulu lemon.
Scott:Hey, that doesn't surprise me at all you got max homos making the switch to cobra from titleist. Yeah, we got all this new equipment. We got the qi 35 driver from taylor made coming out. Your boy's gonna have it in a bag in a week. Let's go. So sorry just because you hit your driver like the boise state field goalkeeper. Let's go. I'm sorry Just because you hit your driver like the Boise State field goal kicker Snap hook left.
Scott:No, and something I saw last night dude on a commercial. I hope you saw it too. As of today, 99 days till the start of Augusta, Dude Sounds like a long time. Scott Van. Pelt was doing some intro for it already it sounds like a long time, but it ain't a long time, I mean.
Graham:I mean I'm excited, but I'm not. Yet again, another year I didn't get tickets In the damn raffle and oh, I'm not a PGA professional, so I can't go to free. Thanks, scott.
:I'll send you some pictures bro.
Graham:Yeah, fuck off um but hey one last golf thing I want to ask you, and we can end it on this, unless you got anything else since our last episode. There's the big well, I mean I think it's semi-big the controversy at the PNC, all the shit with Bernard Langer teeing it up out of the bunker. Have you seen more stuff after the fact, like a week and a half after? And more publications talking about it? Like, is there more? Like, have you seen any more of that?
Scott:I really haven't, I really haven't, I really haven't. I don't even know if we said it on the episode when we were talking about it last week. The thing that was irritating to me is Gary Player's playing in this event and he's like 100 and he's playing the same tees as Bernard Longer. Yeah, bernard Longer won the tournament champions and he's playing from the senior tees what?
:yeah, whatever, yeah, it's, it's not an official event.
Scott:you know, I mean it's, it's a scramble, but still I know, I know I get that.
Graham:I'm just saying that's controversy, like the fact that he would even have the balls to do that, and think, like it's televised, like how can you get away from that? I mean, there's a lot of golf guys that you see on YouTube and stuff, like they were definitely blowing it up and I mean I've been hearing a bunch about it.
Scott:But I was just kind of curious, just from your end on the pga side, if you like, heard any rumblings or don't you remember? Don't you remember stewart sink in the bunker? I think at harbor town it was a waste bunker and he was like building a lie, moving sand way back when and that was allowed and all the wrath of shit and that that was an official PGA Tour event. Yeah, I don't know. The coolest thing for me was like we talked about Charlie made the hole in one. We got to see Tiger's reaction as a dad Right, that was. And I'm going to go out and say this if Tiger and Charlie would have won, that was. And I'm going to go out and say this If tiger and Charlie would have won that event, that trophy would have been in front of every trophy tiger had on his, on his trophy shelf. Guarantee it, guarantee it, guarantee it. She does say family first.
Scott:How do you argue?
Graham:it. I mean I would say at minimum it's up there with the first Masters with his first major, but especially because that's there with his dad, I mean.
Scott:I heard something else from. They asked Tiger a question in an interview after the event. They were like who would be your dream foursome? Did you hear this?
Graham:Oh, I've heard this yeah.
Scott:And he said it would only be three me, my dad and Charlie.
Graham:Yeah. So where's that? Where's that trophy, where's that trophy going?
Scott:and Charlie, yeah, where's that trophy going bro?
:Yeah.
Graham:Fair enough.
Scott:But anyhow, happy new year everyone. It's 2025. It's crazy to even say that. I mean, it just sounds weird. How many times are you going to write 2024 in the next three?
Graham:weeks, I know, hey. 2025, your turn of 47. I'm turning 42.
:Yeah, yikes.
Scott:You, old bro, you ain't wrong, my guy, you know what else. What's michigan? Michigan beat bama twice in 2024 oh my god uh, roll these nuts. Uh, everyone, graham and I wish everybody amazing 2025. Whatever you want to do, go do it. Be the shit, work hard, do your thing, enjoy sports. That's what we all love. That's what brings us together, graham. Get us out of here, bro, like you always do about this time.
Graham:Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with you. I look forward to 2025 and what it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with you. I'm looking forward to 2025 and what it's going to bring for everyone else and ourselves. Always love doing the podcast with you and, as the best homie always says, Booba.
Scott:You know what I'm looking forward to in 2025?.
Graham:Oh, don't say Michigan.
Scott:No, what's that? Site where people can start donating to our episode? Patreon, patreon, hashtag. Patreon. Bald guys on the bench, pay me on that side of things. Good night, friends. I love everyone. Hashtag, show me the money.
