Draft Night in Pittsburgh: Ty Simpson's Triumph & Rivalries That Died
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What were the highlights of Ty Simpson's draft night?
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Yes, hi, and hello, my fellow football Americans. Welcome to Football America, presented as ever by our pals over at DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours, whether you're in Miami or Los Angeles, New York City, or on the banks of the Three Rivers, it's the right way to go here. Now let's talk about the draft. As the viewer can see, if you're listening, hope all's well wherever you are. If you're looking at me, I apologize for what is looking back at you. I've barely had time, you see, to take a shower. In fact, I haven't even washed myself. I'm in the same clothes I was in on Thursday night that I sit here on Thursday morning in between rounds one and two of the NFL draft. A mixed bag, I feel like, in terms of the reaction, the fan bases out there.
Generally, there's overflowing optimism, it feels like. I would say maybe two-thirds at least of the NFL fan bases are enthused. I feel like there's a lot of negativity going on right now with some of the reactions sight unseen from the student-athletes just drafted now into the NFL. First things first, as we say hello to everybody, it is episode 61. And so, as always, it's time to name the greatest number 61 in NFL sports history. Gino and Mike. Mike and Gino Fuentes. What's the poop, fella? How are you? Fellas, how are you?
We're all right here. Well, I'm racking my brain trying to come up with a 61, though. We got nothing for football, man. That's a buried wasteland of names.
I wonder if you had Ian Achor. If nobody told you his name was Max and you're like, who did they draft? Who did the Steelers draft? And you said Ian Achor. Where would you think he was from? Like you think it's like from Wales or something?
You think he's Maxwell or Maximilian? Maxwell. Because if it's Maximilian Achor, that's amazing. That's a long one. Yeah, that's pretty cool.
You're right. Yeah. Yeah. So I don't know. Maybe I max. But but either way, I do want to hear what you Miami fans are talking about. Great time on the on the live draft show with Dan Levitard and the whole crew. on Thursday night and shout out to everybody who watched it. A lot of people came up to me as I milled around. It was great. I know you're going to do 61, but it was great to, as somebody who, I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but I'm actually from Pittsburgh. I was born and raised here and I root for the team. I don't know any of that's come up before, but either way, um it was great as a native of the place where the draft was going on just that that the vibes were exceptional all day it was a it was a glorious day weather-wise and spiritually too um tons and tons as you would expect of black and gold just about as far as the eye could see all the different jerseys all the different generations but that's one of the best things about the draft experience um
is all the retro jerseys you see. There was a Weegee Thompson, number 87, Pittsburgh Steelers that I saw. I saw Jamar Chase's LSU jersey. There was a Deshaun Watson out and about. It was grand stuff. Anyway, wonderful time milling around and, you know, like I say, the most consequential football time of them all. So it was only justice for there finally to be a draft. But anyway, 61 Gino, go ahead. I'm sorry. I'm vamping around here.
How do fan reactions vary during the NFL Draft?
Like I said, we got nothing NFL-wise, but we got Rick Nash, if you want to go NHL, Mark Stone. We got really nothing NFL-wise. If I go back here in some of the names, we got Curly Culp from the 1970s. Ah, Curly Culp. That's a good one.
That's not a bad one. That's a pretty good one. I know you guys laugh, but that's all right. I think Garrow, your premian and company, vanquished Curly Culp in the longest NFL game of all time in 1971, Christmas Day.
Guys, I have bad news. What? His name is Maxwell, not Maximillian. I lost opportunity.
That was the last chance, at least according to everybody in Pittsburgh.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of Ty Simpson's draft night?
0:00–4:03
2
How do fan reactions vary during the NFL Draft?
4:03–7:37
3
What are the best rivalries that shouldn't be rivalries?
7:37–10:43
4
Which rivalries have faded away over time?
10:43–14:37
5
What makes a rivalry significant in sports?
14:37–17:56
6
How do new rivalries emerge in the NFL?
17:56–21:09
7
What are the most intense rivalries in college football?
21:09–25:50
8
How does the rivalry between USA and Canada in hockey manifest?
25:50–59:56
Speakers
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