Avoid These Common MISTAKES That Are Killing The Cowboys Season

Speaker 1 (00:00.184)
Coming to you from second floor studios in Dallas, Texas. It's the strike zone end zone podcast featuring Trey Ballard.

For everybody that isn't aware, we are using the wireless mic for the first time. We have officially stepped up our game to wireless.

wireless dual channels

Speaker 1 (00:21.442)
So when you want to to want to down desk.

We've definitely given it a different sort of vibe. I honestly feel like myself right now, the way I'm talking, I am not having to speak into an actual microphone, which is still fine. But this, I just feel so much more free.

This is more your, it's like that Sports Center vibe.

I mean like obviously we don't have the camera set up for visual I was not we want to make sure we work out the kinks first But I just feel like this is yeah, see this is You know, we're just here doing our thing man and watching the Yanks judge is currently up the bat top of the fifth Still three two Mariners to one count right now one out But we got to get into it man. Yeah Your fantasy. Yeah, we gotta do

for a small little

Speaker 1 (01:08.876)
a little bit we want to just kind of catch it because I NFL is really the main story. That's just what my thoughts.

That is

Man, let me tell you what, let me tell you a story. So last Friday, I go get a haircut. And Vic, listen to this too. Like, I...

So I'm in there, I got my hair cut like 10.30, and there's a dude getting his hair cut, Saints fan. The owner of the barber shop is from Louisiana. He's a Saints fan, but he's not like a die hard. I mean, he is a die hard, but he's just not like me when it comes to sports. And then there was another dude getting his hair cut, Saints fan. My barber is from Miami, so he's a Dolphins fan. So both of the people getting cut are Saints fans. One of the barber's, Flocka, is a Saints fan.

And then this other dude named, we call him Hot, he is a Cowboys fan. So I am... You know? And we are the only six people in the barbershop at this point, because it's 10.30. So I get into it with the Saints fans, just talking. And obviously the result happened to what happens the Saints coming to Dallas and beating the shit out of us. you know, before he told me or before he left, one of the dudes told me, he was like, yeah, I'm gonna come back next week. Like...

Speaker 1 (02:01.55)
It's a mishmash of fans. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (02:17.475)
Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2 (02:24.782)
You better be here, blah, blah. If we win and shouldn't, I'm just like, all right, bet I'll be here. So my appointment is set for 11 o'clock tomorrow. I'm not running from no smoke. I'm going to wear my cowboy's jersey. I just want y'all to know I'm not running from no smoke. I'm never going to run from no smoke. I'm going to wear my cowboy's jersey. I'm going to walk in there. I'm going to let him know that on that very day, the best team won. But he told me whenever we were still talking trash back and forth, he said, if we lose,

Go to the battle,

Speaker 2 (02:54.7)
I'm going to go wrap my car around a pole. Obviously he was kidding. But, but I told him, I said, listen, said, listen, you don't have to do all that. It's only week two. So my thing is I know because everyone in there that wasn't a Cowboys fan obviously was piling on and was talking crazy. And so the result happened that had happened. My team, we didn't come out in a favor and a favorable result that that's all I'm saying is I'm going go in there and I'm going to say, look, I know what I said last week and I still stand on that.

mature about this.

Speaker 2 (03:24.526)
Y'all showed up, y'all wanted it more. However, I told him last week, I said, look, there's no need to do that. There's still 15 more games to play. I'm gonna remind everybody that I said that and I'm gonna say, okay, I know what happened last week. We are people, we love to live in the moment. We have recency bias and I get that. That's every person.

What's the address so can be there? Yeah, can we videotape this?

You know what? will look I don't remember exactly what here.

We'll plug the barbershop if you want some free... I don't know how many people are gonna listen.

With these wireless mics y'all, I feel like we can actually just sit here and I can do shit. I'm gonna look this up right now. It is... Wait, where'd go? It is 1301 Justin Road, Unit 203 in Lewisville, Texas. So... Nah, it's not that at all. So, I'm gonna be sure to remind everybody of what I told him when he said that before the game. Because even, I told him, I even if we lose, it's weak too. I get it.

Speaker 1 (04:08.544)
I'm gonna go into the woods. that's not too

Speaker 2 (04:22.634)
It's the Saints. It is an unofficial rival, even though we're not in the same division. However, my point being is I believed in my team. We folded and that happens. However, however, I would like it to be known that given our track record the past three seasons, obviously in the regular season. Yes, we have still won 36 games over the past or before this season started over the prior three seasons.

I get it, we're the Cowboys, we're clowned all the time for not winning in the playoffs, we understand that. However, understand the same shit I was trying to tell them, Wes. You're clowning me for making the playoffs more often than not and not winning the Super Bowl. And I get that, but you can only win the Super Bowl if you make the playoffs. So if your team doesn't make the playoffs, stop talking to me. That's all I've been telling people. I've heard from Bears fans, Charters fans, I hear from everybody, Wes, and I get it. We're the Cowboys, I understand, but you have to...

They don't blow the Super Bowls

But I'm just saying like you can only win the Super Bowl if you make the playoffs That's the only way to do it. That's my point. I can't go five and twelve and make it

You make it, yeah.

Speaker 1 (05:32.526)
This is kind of like your money ball. The only way to win baseball is to get on video.

I mean right the only way to score runs. We got to people on there. Yeah, that's my point I get it if it's happened so repeatedly as it has to us It's easy for other people to be like, okay Well, you go to the playoffs and you shit the bed and you blah blah blah And again, I get that I am NOT I totally understand and I get where people are coming from when they do that But I'm also asking them to realize okay put yours put yourself in the other team shoes

Peace.

Speaker 2 (06:03.918)
Your team might make the playoffs once out of every five seasons. If we make it three out of five, we have more chances to win the Super Bowl. Do we go and do it? No, and I get what you're saying. The end result is the end result. However, what you're telling me is, what you're telling me is, I shouldn't want to have an opportunity to go win the Super Bowl? You're clowning me for not winning something, but I'm trying to go do that.

whether or not win a playoff than not win the...

There's only one way I can go do what you're clowning me for doing or for not doing. I have to make the playoffs.

Yeah, it's like the only way to climb Mount Everest you got to get the base. It doesn't start to make it

I have to get, I have to go to base camp. Like I can't win the Super Bowl if I don't make the playoffs. So that's what I'm saying. And I get it. They're like, well y'all continue at this point in the playoffs. Yes, we do. And as as a 28 year old Cowboy fan, I've only, in my life, I was technically born during our last Super Bowl run. Technically. I was born during that season. I don't, I don't claim that because I was a fucking infant. But again, people are always like, what have you really seen in your lifetime? Bro.

Speaker 1 (06:59.47)
However,

Speaker 2 (07:09.366)
Again, we make the playoffs more often than not. You're clowning me for doing so. That's the only way that we can win the Super Bowl is we have to make the playoffs. That's all I'm saying. At the end of the day, I get it. I take all of that in stride. We do disappoint. We have disappointed. We have not had much playoff success. But the only way you get over that hump is by continuing to go out there and hack at it. You gotta keep taking shots on goal.

multiple shots on goal. So that reminds me of Colbert. Did you ever watch Colbert report? Yeah. Remember Colbert platinum? So he said, so he's doing a Christmas one and there was a service here that you could pay somebody and they would come do your backyard as the Cowboys ends up. So he goes, so you too can have the whole weight of a city on your lawn and blow it.

Oh, Steve, what's the name of the go-bar?

Speaker 2 (08:01.07)
And that's funny, like I can laugh at that bro because it's just like, dude, I totally understand where the Cowboys as fan base, I know how we act, I've heard all the, I'm 28 now, I've heard all the jokes, I've heard it, this is being honest, I've heard it since I was a kid, that's what's so funny about this is I've heard this since I was a kid and it never changes. adults, like same thing as we come, like I've heard it since I was

Well, it's a giant spit. It's just fuck the Cowboys. It doesn't matter.

Dude, that's all of the NSCE East though. And that's what I try to explain to people west is they don't understand our division and how we literally don't, none of us like each other. It doesn't matter who you're fucking playing. We don't like

Yes

Speaker 1 (08:42.285)
the craziest part is that Philly New York what 90 miles yeah you think that would be a more intense rivalry but the Cowboys literally is the biggest but this I would say

Packers bears even more than that?

But like, it's... But it's... Yeah.

No, they see North, and that's the thing, they see North as, yeah, I mean.

But it's like there's something about Philly just hates everybody. hates themselves. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (09:08.718)
Speaking of that, yes, but also, I don't know, I might have already told this story on one of our episodes to you, but there was a basketball player named Mike Scott that is from the DC area that played for the Philadelphia 76ers. But he showed up to the first week of the 20, let see, the 2018 or 2019 season, one of the two, showed up wearing a Washington jersey because he's from DC. Obviously he played in the Phillies, but he's from DC.

he's sending a filip.

Speaker 2 (09:38.39)
Right. Representing his hometown team, Philly versus Washington, first week of the season. Showed up wearing it to, it was in Philly. again, he's a Sixers player. He plays for your basketball team, but that hadn't started yet.

So yeah, it hasn't been christened yet.

There was a tailgate that had a Sean Taylor Memorial. I remember the player that died in Washington had a Sean Taylor Memorial. The Philly fans went over and disrespected said memorial. Mike Scott, the Philly player that is from DC wearing Washington gear jumps in and he was literally fighting the fans from trying to disrespect the memorial. It was like a coffin and shit with his, like his jersey. And the Philly fans disrespected it. And I was like, that's just when you know that they don't give a shit.

Pissed off.

Like there was a literal like a make-shift coffin with a jersey on and everything he went over and literally were trying to push it over say fuck that shit all of that He was like nah, bro. You're not gonna do

Speaker 1 (10:33.528)
Yeah, no. They drink riot juice.

Half of my dad's family is Philly fans and I talk shit any chance I can get. Yeah, because they are literally the same and we're like so like half of my dad's family is from How they're not Saints fans from New Orleans, but how they're not Saints fans I don't know I have some mixed in Saints fans something and that's the thing and that's another fan That's another thing with me being a cowboy saying growing up was dealing with my dad's family that half of them were Saints fans and half of them are Philly fans and I'm like Fuck off. Like what are we talking about?

in the 90s, dad's from New York, I'm a Giants fan. I've got no skim in the game. It's just like you are Giants. I mean, in the 90s with the Cowboys being as good as they were, all my friends being Cowboys fans. I'm like, dad, why can't I? He's like, you don't, or you go sleep in the fucking garage.

Next time I see Dean, I'm gonna DAP him up for that one. look, even though I'm a coward, that's how it's gotta be though. That's how it-

I'm watching like highlights or something some I don't know and I did it but like when I watched like because all I knew was fuck the Cowboys that was it then I watched like then I watched something about their run I was like objectively speaking I'm like okay Deon Sanders and Michael Irving

Speaker 2 (11:31.891)
I wouldn't want to do jumping on

Speaker 2 (11:46.456)
respect for a lot of teams that did a lot of shit. Yeah, the Patriots. I got a lot of respect.

I love I love prime time. I love hey, what's Michael Irving to?

I'll watch all the Deon Sanders highlights that was in Dallas. Fuck the Atlanta ones. Fuck the 49ers ones, all of them.

I remember having the Dion Sanders, the prime time Sega Genesis game.

Look man, I'm just saying that you know, I get what people are saying. I understand. I totally get it. It's fun to pile on the Cowboys, but listen man, we're gonna continue to make the playoffs and get opportunities to go win that Super Bowl that you keep clowning us for now.

Speaker 1 (12:22.764)
And it's just like in Ted Lasso, you just gotta let it run right through. It's just poopy. It's just poopy, man. Just gotta let that shit run right through. Hey, Monday happens and then it's like, dude, you just gotta get ready for next week. It gotta be a goldfish if you get about it. So I wanna look, I'm gonna make a little sound effect for your rants each week. Cause it's gonna go, and that was Trey's Rants.

I have one every time.

That? Can I have a t-shirt that says however? Yeah, actually that might be your straight however balance.

However, the way that this is really going, you know, I just feel like that's just, you know, I have my ranch all the time.

No, but that's like the last the last two that you've done are so fucking funny like

Speaker 2 (13:04.142)
And a lot of my friends responded to me reposting and they were like, bro, you have to have like a call in or zoom in or something so that we can like say something.

We're getting it all dialed in now.

That's what I told them. said, we're in the works on it. Because a lot of my friends want to literally, they want to feed into my rants because they know how to push my...

They are more than welcome to come and be here live with us. We can call them, can Skype.

Well, that's what I told him we were going to do. Yeah. Yeah. So one of my friends is in Florida, so he's going to definitely have to call.

Speaker 1 (13:30.601)
Whichever they want to do

But yeah, we can do we can call them on the phone we can do I can that's why it doesn't have to be anything crazy. I'm already actually I'll show you how to do the reverse. I already sent a link

That's what I said. I told you.

Speaker 2 (13:46.254)
And yeah, they already told them so I'm not here for that.

Yeah, what's it's weird not being looking at those. So let's take a little break and let's get back to fantasy. Ready? Alright, we'll right back.

Right

Speaker 1 (14:09.964)
No, dude, Dave Grohl on drums? Fuck yeah. Those polyrhythms? Holy shit. So there's like four levels of like playing it. Because once you, it's like, it's not really the hand, it's the polyrhythm. it's like the kick drum. It's, it's, it's not going like one and two and three. It's like you're going one. So it's like, let's say it's one iana, two iana. That's just 16th notes. It'll be like one, E, two, Like it's just, it's really, it's really just off.

listen to it. I was like.

Speaker 2 (14:37.574)
listening to it and I was just like and it was just like the way like yeah I was just like

It's the riff is good, but once the drums kick in you're like fuck yes. Yeah Dave girl Who had a who has now has a son at a wedlock? But nobody gives a shit he he slept with some chick on the road now has a kid Yeah, well he has yeah just outside of his So he cheated on his wife

Wait, he what?

Speaker 2 (15:00.846)
Like now?

Speaker 2 (15:04.64)
But I'm saying no, no, wait, But yeah, so like, but how long ago was this?

I just...

that's what I'm saying. like you say like I'm saying like this was like, Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm like this child ain't like 10 years old. I'm saying like this is a

This is like past few months.

Speaker 1 (15:25.12)
Everybody loves it girl so much like that story died for you Justin Timberlake's DUI was more of a headline than did

That's so quick. I didn't even know about it.

Speaker 2 (15:34.062)
Man, he was turnt up. said... Justin said, is this gonna affect the tour? That shit was wild.

shit, we're used to it.

Speaker 1 (15:43.086)
Yeah, right? Well, at least he's not like Diddy with fucking- Oh, he is out of there!

That would be newsworthy. That would be newsworthy.

you mean the rock star one of the biggest rock stars in the entire world Yeah, but it's like Dave girls the nicest coolest guy ever nobody doesn't like him so like

That's normal.

Speaker 2 (16:08.978)
And I listen, I'm one of those people that I always was just like, said, you know, you can say that about someone based off what you see, but until you meet that person, who knows? I always look at the flip side of that though, because I'm like, damn, my, my hero could be a piece of shit for all I know. Cause I've

That's why I got very, very lucky with the guys I've met. Like Mark Hoppus was cool. 21 Pipe, like, I didn't get it. I wish I got to meet him.

I've never met him

Speaker 2 (16:32.578)
I just think when you're on that level of superstardom, it's almost a surprise the other way for you to actually be a person that is not out here.

Yeah.

Speaker 1 (16:44.334)
Well like Chad, Chad Gray from Hell Yeah and Mudvayne, the guy started to remember me and that was like cool shit. was like, dude, you're going playing fucking festivals to everything and you remember this idiot? Really good idiot. Right? No, but like, no, but they were, you know, diehards, diehards fan. enough about the music, well play. So that's why I do talk.

We can always talk about that.

culture and everything else because that is what we are worth.

The podcast I want to do is called by South by Southwest. This is just my music show. then when people type it in, it's like, I was, I was like,

that myself

Speaker 2 (17:26.061)
I fuck with that though, man. That is actually a really smart way to get hints on that though, Super smart. Because even though they just type in the x, x, f, w, still some people will type in that south.

Right? I was gonna make a fake...

Speaker 1 (17:40.598)
I can SEO optimization that. And I was going to make a landing page and be like, sorry, you thought it was this. But while you're here.

No, and that'll get you a lot of traffic, bro.

Yeah, South by South West.

Bro and then look bro, let's talk music Shout out to all the fans out there that listen to future because futures dropping a new tape tonight mix tape Pluto Midnight. Well, I guess 11 o'clock here that will be going but

Yeah, I was so few. yeah, future. I'm trying to think who who else? Trying to get it because last time we talked who dropped new album was Eminem just dropped him.

Speaker 2 (18:09.614)
The future's dropping a new mix tape tonight.

Speaker 2 (18:18.931)
Did drop his and I listened to a little bit of that and it was hard. it was hard. Yeah, bro. I'm always gonna be a little

Yeah.

Dude, fuck you out here. You even called Diddy

And Kanye did too on dream champs Kanye did too bro and like so many people like again We know Kanye's Kanye bro, but like a lot of the shit that he be saying age as well Yeah, it's just he's one of those people is just his delivery and like some of the other shit he be saying Like if you like if you take three things that Kanye says One of the three is gonna be so profound and ahead of his time that you like damn he wasn't tripping the other two

Yeah. His first three albums were incredible.

Speaker 2 (18:57.194)
It's gonna age a little bit. It's gonna age well over time. But when the first month or the first year or two, it's like, damn, bro, he was wild, man. But then later on, it's like, damn, actually, he wasn't really tripping when he said that. I'm like, listen, man, I know he not all the way there. And he came out and he said that after his mom died. Like he's not all the way there. But the that he be saying, it's so profound and like so ahead of his time. He just like, damn, bro, he

He's got like some of his I you know, I still can't Even to quote even inside a profound line, but he goes what I can't pronounce nothing right past those for Stacy's I still call for I can't say Versace anymore because I'll fall down because she couldn't afford a car so she made her daughter Alexis. my god I was like that's a dope Yeah, it is just like yeah, just those first three albums college dropout

He really was.

Speaker 2 (19:44.62)
And when he started calling target target.

Speaker 2 (19:50.378)
Then bro watch the throne I was listening to gotta have it earlier, bro. He said man. Sorry I'm in pajamas But I just got off the PJ and then him and Jay-Z came in said last party we had they shut down Prevail. Yeah, said ain't that where the heat play and it's right on up man. I look bro I'm sorry, but like he does he be going crazy

That's why when you just say to them and I'm like how he could just he's rhyming the middle syllable word.

some shit and you just like bro how did you rhyme that

And then when he like listened to rap god when he does the... Well, I guess Godzilla he breaks the record too, but like rap god to me is... I've been trying to... I'm about 75 % accurate on that drum solo of Really? Yeah, I'm an expert. But so it was like a 56... Once you get to like that 70 % so it's like it's very incremental. after that... Yeah, so then it's like 81, 82.

on X-Men.

Speaker 2 (20:40.11)
Once you get to 75 you get to 80

Because most songs will be about 14 to 1600 notes. That song is 3100. Damn.

my

Yeah, so that's what the mushrooms help. Yeah. Yeah, so that's where it's like, yeah, I'm like, Vic, I'm taking one of my schedule 35s and she's like, all right, I'll see you. it just, starts. Yeah. So, but like I'll play for like four and a half hours and not even realize. I better I texted you once. I'm like, yeah, dude, I'm playing Michael Jackson. UIT, man. It's just dirty Diana. Oh yeah, dude.

I can definitely

Speaker 2 (21:05.144)
She's like, I you on the other side.

Speaker 2 (21:13.632)
I know! What the fuck?

I was listening to that to all the human nature earlier.

Want to be starting something? just all of it. That is that kick on sugar foot Moffat. That guy. So with like smooth criminal, he was playing like triple base too. But like smooth criminal, usually when you look at it, you would think double stroke rolling. Right. It's a little bit because it's just easier to do it all single stroke, crisp and clean like that is extremely hard. It's

One of the

like this.

Speaker 2 (21:46.19)
feel like best night.

To play that fast, that accurate, that's God tier.

Like you on God's here.

That's the next level. I feel like that is.

Because drumming you want to be efficient. Right. going like this is just not to be that.

Speaker 2 (22:04.842)
Because I feel like with drums bro, like there's been plenty of times honestly we're like I like even like live shows that people have had drums at The drummer might miss a note or miss something. Yeah, but the fact that they're so efficient Yeah, your music my like in your mind like it when you hearing it Yeah, it's so smooth and seamless because they're so efficient

Yeah.

Speaker 1 (22:27.616)
Yeah, it's so it's kind of funny. It's like when I first started playing the course is still break a sweat but like when I first started playing You know, I would get I would get tired and all this but Yeah, you build the muscle up. You learn how to get more efficient with it So I'm never never using my shoulders not tired anymore. So I'm just using right so it's like I'm not really breaking a sweat as much Not because I'm in shape, but it's just because yeah, you know, like built up my form right? I'm technique. Yeah

figured out how to work smarter now

Yeah, that's all it is. Just there's this one guy I follow on Instagram. He's like, it's the drum mechanic. So he's a sports scientist, like biomechanics, and he's a drummer. yeah, it's so I started watching him. So it's more about like, just how your body works and use it to your advantage. Right. So it's just like, you know, drum hype, where you want things don't. It's all about like drums. There's no way you have to have it set up. There's whatever works for you. There's no correct way. That's the

See, and that's what I fuck with is that like sort of stuff like that. Like you said, there's no like correct.

You have something where you kind of but then it's just after that.

Speaker 2 (23:33.406)
And you know what's crazy about that is that there's been times like whether you even be going to church for like a revival and stuff like you would have different drummers behind the drum set. Right. And they set things like they set the cymbals up. They set things up a different way. yeah. And that's what I'm saying. When you say that it's like it makes sense because like when I was a kid saying that I was like you know what is he doing? Like I'm thinking he's just adjusting it you know just because there's a certain way but like it's just because there was somebody else there before and it works differently for him to do it this way.

Let's say like you like to play. I like to my crash on the right instead of crossing over. Right. Exactly. I like to play. So that's my crash. One is to the right of me. Or you like to have it would be.

That sort of

Speaker 2 (24:11.586)
That sort of stuff. Yes, I would see them moving it around and doing all this different stuff. I'm like, what are they doing? And because like I said, it was already set up a certain way for the person before them.

It's kind of like the default setting and then you want it completely different. Some people like to have their two rack times. So that's like the classic setup, but I like to have the bottom setup, which is the one rack and then the two floor. It's just for me.

That is so crazy that you say it like that cuz I literally Yeah, I never understood what they were doing cuz like I said, it would be somebody that would get up from the chair They would go and start setting up a different sort of way Because I would see like the first person like say for example, they never crossed over with their own right thing But the next person with the next person did like

to

Speaker 1 (24:44.149)
It's all just turned su-

Speaker 1 (24:52.578)
Yeah, so that's called open handed drumming. if you think of it like this, there's one thing to play like this, right? So you're crossed over. But if you're playing, let's say the right, your crash cymbals like Freebird or something like that. So I'm playing on that. Instead of me going like this, like with my left arm on the snare, my right arm crossed over, I can just hit the crash and ride that. So here it's called open handed. So it's kind of like, think about when you see these huge drum kits, really it's just mirroring. So the left side and the right side basically look the same.

So you have your crash and rides on both sides. You can just don't have to ever worry about crossing over. don't want to. Yeah. So.

That makes sense, I never realized what they were doing. And like I said, they were setting up everything differently from what the person before them did.

So yeah

Speaker 1 (25:37.07)
still readjust I just put my snare on my snare stand and now it's like changed everything. I love it. I love every second of it. So but that was our music hour. Yeah, we gotta get we gotta get some fantasy in our life right now. Alright, so your team your team. How are you looking right now?

That is fucking it.

same

Speaker 2 (25:55.086)
The Flexico City Playmakers are 2-0. Flexico City, man, it's always been that in every league I've ever been in, Flexico City Playmakers. So, you know, my starting quarterback is Baker Mayfield. My two running back starting are Kyron Williams and Devon H.Shan. Wide receiver wise, I got Amon Rossain Brown and Nico Collins. My tight end situation is really shaky right now. I got Chigokonkwo from Tennessee.

That's what you know

Speaker 2 (26:24.718)
Because I start off with Colcomet, but I just with a rookie quarterback I'm just and even though Will Levers is clearly out there drunk every week I still I mean, you know, he's played in NFL before I'm still I mean even though Caleb Williams I would expect to have a better career than Will Levers still right now, right? While he's learning this, you know these first half of the season at least right that I can't really rely on Colcomet too much So I went and got Chigga Konkwo. I got Jaylen Waddle as my flex

I have the Baltimore defense and special teams, you know.

For me, defense has been like my clutch. Like I spent a lot of time on which one to get because they'll post up 25 points from here, something like that. And half PPR. So I had like, New Orleans the first week gave me like 31 points. And then like last week, who do I have? Shit. Well, regardless, like they were like, they were like my big point makers because fucking all my other team, all my other guys are getting hurt. But anyway, sorry.

No, you're good, man.

Speaker 1 (27:30.799)
Hey, so the so Flexcosy, so what are you been playing the waiver a lot? Or I feel like a lot of people have because of all the injuries.

I mean, like I said, I I added Baker Mayfield as my backup quarterback off waivers. Right. Just to have because I know Joe Burrow starts off slowly, typically in the Jamar chase situation. Right. And just how is just how his shit was going. But honestly, I haven't really played the waivers. I got got Chicago Concord. And then I'm going to say I might have added one more person off waivers on my bench because I don't think I.

Yeah, I don't think I started any. Yeah, I don't have any starters that I got off waivers other than Baker. Right. Because I'm just going to back and forth. But other than that, yeah, no, I don't I don't have anybody that I just got off waivers that was just or no, I got Jeff Wilson Jr. because most was out for Miami and then I already had Devon H.A. But he wouldn't like because both of them went in banked up. So

Right. Yeah. So yeah, that was basically me. So I had love and then Tua and there was a good, good call to have Tua play. Then love gets hurt and then Tua gets a fucking concussion. So that gave me only 10 points. And so now I'm like, I'm scramming. I'm like, what fucking quarterback? So best one for the rest of the season so far before today, when I found out that love was back in practice was Lawrence. So it actually, he's not

too too bad but like all this week I was like do I pick up cousins just for week three? What do I want to do? But so the thing is Lawrence just it's kind of a coin toss but when I looked at every little piece of data I could like between schedule between not even just past performance but just yeah who are they playing? what's the schedule strength? So I'm going well it's not like

Speaker 2 (29:07.799)
I mean...

Speaker 1 (29:30.382)
It seems like cousins is going to be good for this week, but for the rest of the season, it's not going to, it's not looking for the next few weeks. Isn't looking good. So I'm like, all right, well, if Lawrence is going to be what a one point projection difference. Yeah. And like, who the fuck, like I'm not going to waste an ad drop on that, but, um, like we were saying, I started already started working the waiver for next week. Cause I have like, I put in six requests.

this week because I had no fucking idea what I wanted. So I had to give like a tight end and then I had to get a quarterback tight end, special teams. Running back because Eckler because what's his name? God damn it. Oh yeah, Rashad White. He me two points. I'm like what?

I

Speaker 2 (30:23.566)
That's what fantasy is gonna do to you

Yeah, I and my only backup I I got Stevenson on Newt, so in New England so he's crushing it for me but my other guy's only Eckler who's technically getting a lot of targets and he's getting a lot of the round game and he's just not doing a lot with it.

Yeah, and you know, that's been Eklers kind of stick there or shtick. Yeah, shtick. His little niche.

So, I don't know, but like the thing is, from looking at where I was a week to I was looking at this week's lineup, I was, it was like a 70 30 % chance of winning. But now I'm up 6040. And that's just me playing waiver.

Yeah, so draft day I was I was supposed to finish tenth projected. Yeah, I'm up the second

Speaker 1 (31:08.149)
damn!

Yeah, so now I'm projected to finish second.

That's pretty damn good.

But again, I read you off my lineup. It's going to come down to guys staying healthy. And then I think I'm to have to start using your strategy of watching the waiver wire a lot more closely as we get into. I think I think I'm going to start to really like I say this. I feel like I should obviously monitor it starting now, but I think I'm going to have to really actually lock in and monitor it.

I got you.

Speaker 1 (31:26.574)
I

Speaker 2 (31:41.422)
probably about week five or six, just because it's just one of those things where like I'm relying a lot on my starters to give me a lot of points. And so if, you know, I see somebody on my bench that could potentially do something, they haven't started, so I'm not sure.

Yeah.

Speaker 1 (32:01.738)
about it. So that's like the the tree part because you want to so it's kind of like are they good for this week or for the rest of the season? know what I'm saying? So and then it's like if I add or drop them would I even start them but then it's like okay well they're scheduled it's like you know six easiest on them and like blah blah blah. Like okay well I can hold them in the bank. Yeah. So I'm just gonna do that because like I picked up for like my kicker I picked up Cameron Dicker. Yeah.

Yeah, the kicker, baby.

Yeah, and I didn't even think about it and because I knew Elliott was gonna be my first buy week Hey, and I was like, all right. I was like wait this guy's just signed a four-year extension deal I was like, let me and nobody's taking on like yank. It's like

If you're new to this, hook horns. Just know that it's who I've rooted for since I was a child. I did go to UNT, but even though we're still solid this year, I do believe in burn orange. So just in case you have not tuned in from the get go or don't know me in person, hook horns.

Hook'em horns, baby. Hook'em. Mekanahe. Hook'em, baby. So yeah, I just, that's what I my first time I ever played fantasy was just the waiver. I just. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (33:10.83)
And you can find so many gems and jewels and

Yeah, if you just really read what the pros are saying, they put in lot of good points like, hey, yeah, you got a lot of touches, but because so and so is her. That's really got to start.

Right, and that's what I would got That's exactly what I got Jeff Wilson for was because I knew that with Devon HN and Raheem Mostert being limited, you know that first day of practice after that game Yeah, and you know them going, you know going out during the game for a little bit. Yeah, it's just like mmm I need to pick up Jeff Wilson just in case

Yeah. Well, so like Jamar Chase has been my most underwhelming player and he's my number one starter. So it's like when you and Drew were like, kind of like giving me hell like, oh man, that was your draft. go, but yeah, but it's a consistent bench. At least like they've been given like the rest of my bench has actually been like good to me. Right. Averaging between, you know, 11 to 15 points. So it's like one person goes out. At least I have somebody in my bag. Yeah. Not like relying solely on.

Yeah, least you're not just having some

Speaker 1 (34:14.656)
on like a wide receiver. Because fucking Jamar Chase, you just had a fucking way man. Just had a way. I get it. I get it. So it's, but yeah, it's just running backs. I just don't like putting a lot of investment on just because fucking get hurt late McCaffrey, right? It's a prime example.

It ain't worth a damn.

Speaker 2 (34:21.518)
He was holding out, He was trying to get his money.

Speaker 2 (34:38.474)
No facts. I'm sorry. I saw it like no no no. Yeah, we just made a great double play. I was just like, are you fucking kidding me? It is still three two mariners, but that was because Clark Schmidt is was coming back from the Angeles within the past was that month and a half? Yeah, so he's still know, he's still getting into swinging things. But we just like so I think we pulled them already but guy hits it pitcher hits it off his glove to the second baseman labor cats it

I know.

Speaker 1 (34:45.262)
What's score?

Speaker 2 (35:08.302)
throws it over to Volpe, Volpe turns two with it and we get out of Also, Gleyber has been hot. He's 0-2 today, but he's been heating up. He's been heating up. And that's what you want to see from the guys going into the playoffs.

Beautiful. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (35:23.886)
going to the post season, This is the time of year. Like I said. What's the, oh, you're going to take a post?

do, you

Speaker 1 (35:44.078)
Trey took his last pee pee break. You got a little cause for all you want to talk about. How do you want to wrap this up?

So, know tonight we got South Alabama Appalachian State. App State minus seven at home. You obviously get three points at home. they're looking Vegas is looking for them to cover 10 pretty much or at least eight or nine, but I just I consider it 10. Excuse me. But so this week, you know, we got a nice little Friday slate. One more time.

We're not gonna fix that in postman. No, it's all good. This is live-ish

So, you know, we got Stanford at Syracuse and we got a kind of an upstart Stanford team coming in that has joined the ACC now with Cal from the Pac-12 that was dead and has now revived itself, it seems. Against Syracuse team that has a new head coach, they have Kyle McCord that transferred in from Ohio State. They're undefeated, so it's gonna be a good game potentially for two teams in the ACC.

that are gonna go out there and try to continue their, like I said, surprising seasons. But the Illinois-Nebraska game at seven, that's a game that is very intriguing. It's a home game from Nebraska. Nebraska has been waiting for going on 25, 30, a lot like the Cowboys. They've been waiting on a team to go out there and actually do some shit for...

Speaker 2 (37:21.006)
Like I said, going on 25, 30 years. And that's the thing, Wes, is that that's what I love. I is on my bucket list to go to a game at Nebraska because, Well, dude, because like I love, like I said, I love college towns that don't have. Yeah, I was lit, bro, because they just don't have any pro teams. So it's so fun to go and see because like in Denton, like when we're going to UNT, like we didn't have a pro team. And we're not even a football. And yeah, we're not even a football school. it's.

do in the brass.

Speaker 1 (37:35.278)
because you love Iowa.

Speaker 1 (37:40.756)
I get it

Speaker 1 (37:45.094)
dude, like South Carolina.

Speaker 1 (37:50.326)
You have USC and Clemson.

It's so fun to see other teams or you know how other towns and other places get down for game days and stuff So, you know, we're spent like I mean when you go to Austin, but when you go to a Texas game, it's only Texas So yeah, you know, it's so fun to go see that sort of thing So I just I really want to go to a game at Nebraska just because there's no one Not even just tell gay, but I want to go to the game You see the block the black shirts, man

Just wanna go tailgate, I'll go.

Dude, sounds like a fun road trip.

And then Saturday, we got a couple big matchups here. We got Utah and Oklahoma State in Stillwater. We got the 12th ranked team versus the 14th. The AP Poll is the AP Poll, so you know how you feel about it. It is what it is. But those are two teams that are going to be vying for the Big 12 championship for sure. The Nightcap, 630, big one, big one, big one. Obviously, as you know.

Speaker 2 (38:50.446)
As a Texas fan, I am going to be watching my biggest rival, OU. Sorry, Texas A fans. I'm going to be watching my biggest rival, Olympic. No, so OU's playing Tennessee. SEC matchup. First SEC game for OU. Texas's will be next week, but first SEC matchup for OU.

Texts used this weekend?

okay.

Speaker 1 (39:12.014)
When is the cotton ball is that next week?

that is going to be in, well, three weeks? Well, yeah, three weeks, so.

Yeah, I was still with Vic, think Texas OU games.

Yeah, so three weeks, it'll be the continent.

Yeah, because I'm a seller like Texas OU

Speaker 2 (39:28.314)
It's insane that is in Zoe was Lily just saying because we're we're planning on going to the November 9th game, Texas versus Florida in Austin, but she was like, what if we just go to Texas OU and I say not paying $400 to take it there. But but yeah, so Oklahoma big game against Tennessee. Both of those teams are looking to kind of prove themselves. It is actually one of those games that is great for

kind of again seeing who you know where you are at this point in the season. Right. Neither team has played anyone particularly great. I would say both teams have had pretty easy schedules. Oklahoma has definitely had a bit of a tougher time putting away their opponents versus Tennessee. But again, this game is in Norman and Oklahoma fans do have a point where it is hard to win in Norman. So we'll see what happens. Both of them have first year starting quarterbacks.

Same recruiting class, year, know, graduating high school and everything like that. Oklahoma's been banged up on the offensive line quite a bit. Receiver as well. They are supposed to get some guys back this week, so we'll see how that, you know, treats them and everything like that, but... I just, it's just...

What's going on? What's on your mind?

I'm make a pick. just think it's it and It's non-biased because I don't want to sit here and just like you I was a Texas fan I'm picking so come it's just hard for me like I need to know Who is actually gonna play in this game for them this because I know how much talent they have like sitting on the sidelines, right? but they've Had a lot of confidence this week Given who they think they're gonna get back. I need to know who they're actually gonna get back because they can get

Speaker 2 (41:17.12)
offensive line help, I will feel better about picking them. Because I agree with, I do agree with them in one aspect of it's hard to win in Oklahoma. Thankfully, Texas never had to play there. Right. At least in my lifetime, early 1900s, sure, back and forth. You know, it was one thing, but it's obviously, obviously always been neutral size since then. So, but I just

There's something in your stomach that you-

It's just hard for me to pick them knowing that they don't have a fully healthy roster against this Tennessee team. And the thing about it is Josh Hyple, their coach, was the last quarterback for Oklahoma to win a national championship back in 2000. And my thing with that, Wes, is... However... If he is one of those coaches, if he gets up, say it's a 10, 14 point game, he's gonna press the gas.

Okay.

Speaker 1 (41:58.062)
Yeah

Speaker 2 (42:07.886)
Oh yeah, that's what I'm saying. I find it hard to like, use defense, which is salty. I think there are a top 10, 15 unit in the country, total defense. do. Talent wise, know, stats wise, recruited very well. But if they are playing from behind, I'm worried for their offense. Their defense is going to be able to get stops. I don't believe that.

She's like, let the beast out.

Speaker 1 (42:24.28)
They recruited well.

Speaker 1 (42:36.494)
They can slow them down but they can't pick up all the sleep.

It's just you need your offense to play comprehensive football. like I said, I need to know who they're going to have back on the offensive end because if they don't have anyone that's going to be up

When's the roster submitted?

So they actually had a thing come out, was that a month and a half ago maybe? Within the last month maybe, especially in SEC play, you have to have injury reports like the NFL. I think you'll get a final one tomorrow, I would think, before the game. I'm just like.

So you're edging right now, right?

Speaker 2 (43:13.358)
Literally, I'm just I need to know who's gonna play for them because yeah If they don't have their like if they have the offensive line, they charted out against Tulane and he the first three games, right? They're in trouble and they're relying on the fact. Well, oh, we're not the teams that Tennessee has played and you're right But if you tried out the most workers that you have trotted out it ain't gonna matter That's what I saw I'm saying it ain't it ain't gonna matter Because even though you're not the teams they played well, they're also not the teams you play, right?

Yeah.

Speaker 2 (43:42.998)
That's what I'm not saying. That's been my point is like, yeah, you're definitely not teams they played, but they're not the team that you've played either. I'm just, need to who you have out and who you have playing because this could be a very bad matchup for them. just, I just need. That is a college game day. We'll be in Norman in Norman, Oklahoma. I've been up there one time for bed for Bedlam.

than this.

Speaker 1 (43:53.678)
doesn't mean you're...

Speaker 1 (44:03.138)
That's the game, college game of the week.

Speaker 2 (44:11.862)
I've been up there for Oklahoma State, Oklahoma. It was a pretty raucous environment.

Dude, it's a good one. I'll see you in couple of

We got up we left we left UNT at like 4 a.m. Got up there about 7 730 Couldn't buy beer yet. I remember that couldn't buy beer till 8. yeah had to to the Sigma Chi fraternity house and You know wait around a little bit and then go get some beer and then had to have one of our fraternity brothers that Transferred from OU to UNT to get us in and all that sort of stuff. So

Mm-hmm.

Speaker 2 (44:47.124)
It was one of those things. It was a time, man. was a good time up there at OU. I will give them that. was very good time. They're very hospitable and that sort of thing. But like I said, man, this is a big game for both of these teams. It is 630 on Saturday.

When's the game start?

Oh, I was supposed to say, was like, what? No, 630 Saturday. Are you working Saturday?

I am. I am. I'm not tripping on watching that. It's not my team. I'm

I don't

Speaker 2 (45:16.77)
I just, I've seen and tracked a lot of things on social media. you fans, obviously the program that they are, feel a certain way in Tennessee being as dominant as they have been. And with the rich history themselves, they feel like, you know, both of these teams feel like, you know, we have certain things to us that would lead us to win this game on paper. And again, the game hadn't been played yet, but I just, I find it hard for

If OU isn't even, I mean, if some of the guys in the room.

You're going with Tennessee until you know the OU.

Yes, and that's what I've been trying to do. I'm gonna go with Tennessee right now, but I need to know who OU has planned. Because I've seen what they've been trying out there, Wes. If they don't have these guys that they are hoping to get back, back.

Right now you would choose.

Speaker 2 (46:11.47)
That's all I'm gonna say is it's be a long night bro. yeah, I just I've seen what OU fans have had to say You know that you you are OU you are one of the top five programs of all time No one's gonna take that away from him. But you don't have if you don't have who you need on Saturday, it's Right

Sayonara.

Speaker 1 (46:32.25)
Leg is the only ghost so far. You're the best restaurant. Because you were the best restaurant in 1980.

So many gonna get you so many customers in 2024 bro. I'm just saying. I'm just saying so For everybody at home listening man. I'm just telling y'all like, you know, if you're an OU fan Hey ride and die for your team like I'm gonna do but hey, it's gonna be a long night if you

Think objectively. Yeah. Yeah. Act accordingly.

Hey, it's gonna be a long night.

All right, buddy, well, I think it's about the time I gotta take the wifey home. Thanks for hanging out with us.

Speaker 2 (47:07.778)
Hey, I appreciate y'all. Yeah, you we got to the show. We got the hang. We got to do our thing

We got the wireless mic.

Speaker 1 (47:21.934)
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