Mike Ryan

And the reason for that, back in the day, you know, people refer to that part of the pizza as the pizza bones. They eat the good stuff, you know, the sauce and the toppings, and then maybe some of the crust. And this is for everybody's pizza. And then they would toss the crust to their dog. And all of a sudden, we took that away from people because we had put so much value into the crust.

And the reason for that, back in the day, you know, people refer to that part of the pizza as the pizza bones. They eat the good stuff, you know, the sauce and the toppings, and then maybe some of the crust. And this is for everybody's pizza. And then they would toss the crust to their dog. And all of a sudden, we took that away from people because we had put so much value into the crust.

And so it took us a year and a half to get it right, to get it integrated, to get it to work at store level, to get the marketing done, to get the positioning done, to get it tested. We started probably a year and a half to almost two years before April 1st of 1994, which was our launch date. And launched it on April 1st, never looked back. It was huge for us.

And so it took us a year and a half to get it right, to get it integrated, to get it to work at store level, to get the marketing done, to get the positioning done, to get it tested. We started probably a year and a half to almost two years before April 1st of 1994, which was our launch date. And launched it on April 1st, never looked back. It was huge for us.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, man, you've got to believe in yourself.

Hey, man, you've got to believe in yourself.

I wouldn't say always. When I was in New England – We definitely weren't told or taught to talk a lot or any at all. You know, that just was the policy. Yeah. But I've always been a natural storyteller, like in the locker room and whatnot. And I always loved the game and studied the game a lot. And when I left New England and went to the Tennessee Titans, they really paid me in free agency.

I wouldn't say always. When I was in New England – We definitely weren't told or taught to talk a lot or any at all. You know, that just was the policy. Yeah. But I've always been a natural storyteller, like in the locker room and whatnot. And I always loved the game and studied the game a lot. And when I left New England and went to the Tennessee Titans, they really paid me in free agency.

My last game in New England was a 20-3 Super Bowl. you know, comeback victory. So when I went to Tennessean for agency, you know, they were paying me for that Super Bowl pedigree and that experience and be the leader in the locker room and, like, tell us what it takes type of guy. And you're like, okay, like, so I had to become more vocal, like, right away. Had to be a leader, had to do, like,

My last game in New England was a 20-3 Super Bowl. you know, comeback victory. So when I went to Tennessean for agency, you know, they were paying me for that Super Bowl pedigree and that experience and be the leader in the locker room and, like, tell us what it takes type of guy. And you're like, okay, like, so I had to become more vocal, like, right away. Had to be a leader, had to do, like,

Pre-game speeches, post-game speeches. So I get interviewed. I had a radio show. You know, I took over Delaney Walker's radio show. So I took his radio show and didn't think nothing of it. And then people are like, man, we love hearing your stories. They're like, you're kind of good at this. I was like, all right, cool. So then I just always kept talking. And then you play for the New York Giants.

Pre-game speeches, post-game speeches. So I get interviewed. I had a radio show. You know, I took over Delaney Walker's radio show. So I took his radio show and didn't think nothing of it. And then people are like, man, we love hearing your stories. They're like, you're kind of good at this. I was like, all right, cool. So then I just always kept talking. And then you play for the New York Giants.

And then... You know, you're a captain of the New York Giants and Saquon Ter's ACL. Daniel Jones is not playing too well. And Joe Judge is your coach. So every single week they're asking me questions. Like, Logan, go talk about everyone else but yourself. And, you know, in New England the rule number one is, like, don't speak about anybody else's situation.

And then... You know, you're a captain of the New York Giants and Saquon Ter's ACL. Daniel Jones is not playing too well. And Joe Judge is your coach. So every single week they're asking me questions. Like, Logan, go talk about everyone else but yourself. And, you know, in New England the rule number one is, like, don't speak about anybody else's situation.

So I had to dodge all those questions every week and got really good at, like, talking to the media, being in New York, and having a radio show on WFAN. That's a pretty tough network. with those fans that aren't happy all the time. So that's where it kind of came, and here we are. So now I'm broadcasting and working for CBS.

So I had to dodge all those questions every week and got really good at, like, talking to the media, being in New York, and having a radio show on WFAN. That's a pretty tough network. with those fans that aren't happy all the time. So that's where it kind of came, and here we are. So now I'm broadcasting and working for CBS.

What did I do?

What did I do?