The Pomp And Joe Show
The Limitless Express - College Football Playoff, favorite Ron memories
08 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on Ole Miss's performance in the college football playoffs?
How about limits coming into the hallway to reprimand you and I, Bob? And he shortchanges us. He comes back soon. It's like a quick count in football. We come to the line of scrimmage and limits gives us a quick count and then comes in the hallway and blames us for coming back to the show late. The amount of delay of game penalties that I've given you guys is appalling.
Joe can't be found sometimes. There's a lot of people to talk to around here, Limits, especially when Bob's involved. Yes, but Joe, as the star of the show, you need to be here whenever the music is called upon. I'm in a room with him. You think I'm the star of the show? I'm in a room with Bob Pompeiani. This is the Joe Starkey Show. It always has been. Bob, that was interesting.
I won't say who we were talking to, but everybody's got ideas about this Post Gazette alleged shutdown coming. And he thought maybe they just want to shut it down and then rise from the ashes again with no union, no nothing, and just do it the way they want to do it. I don't know. I don't know what they're doing. I think that's a possibility. I think anything's possible at this point.
You know, anything's possible right now. But it is interesting that basically they've given a four-month. That's the curious part. Yeah, because normally if you shut down, you're saying, okay, in three weeks. Now, do you have to notify the union? Maybe our friend Anthony could help us here. Do you have to give a union a certain amount of notice when you're going to shut down like that?
I don't know. I don't know either. Limits, do you know? You should. You're the beat writer. I don't know. Can you give us the Limitless Express then, please? I can definitely do that for you. I love you. I love you. They call them trolls or whatever. People that just sit behind a computer in their mom's basement. You idiot. It was a joke. Hold on.
Let me put my wooden teeth in so you can understand me better. And we're sitting here again. We're sitting here again talking about the same thing. Now you're insulting my intelligence. Now I'm insulting your integrity. That's incringulous. That was a big moment in show history right there. Huge moment. Huge moment. All right. We got some football tonight, don't we?
And my new favorite team is playing football tonight, aren't they? I didn't see Ole Miss really all year, I'll be honest. Bits and pieces of them. And, man, that game the other night, Bob, against Georgia, fell in love with the quarterback, something about the uniforms, something about hating Lane Kiffin. I was all in, and now I'm behind them 100%.
I may order Ole Miss T-shirts and hats and things like that. This quarterback is phenomenal. They do have cool colors, and Trinidad Chambliss is playing well. He's already announced he's returning for a sixth season, even though he's not been granted one. Money, money, money. He's kind of undersized.
I don't know how NFL teams would look at him, but to come back for that program at the money they're paying these days, the guy for Texas Tech who left Cincinnati just got $5 million. Does his case to come back for the sixth year seem a little bit questionable limits or no?
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Chapter 2: How does Trinidad Chambliss's return impact Ole Miss's future?
People still wanted to tap into his mind, his football mind. Oh, exactly. Think of all the people that he's worked with. I mean, this is... I'm just reading about it now. It doesn't make for great live radio, I admit that, but I'm fascinated by it. I remember talking to him.
We've done some preseason games where the Steelers and Tampa have played, and just saying hello to him and going back all the way to the days of Chuck Knoll, it's kind of amazing, too, because you don't have anyone who's actually been in that cycle of coaches back then in the 70s, but he is and was, and he still reminisces about it.
He helped develop Terry Bradshaw, Carson Palmer, Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield, Peyton Manning. Not a bad resume, is it, Bob? Not a bad resume. What's your favorite of the Ron clips that we use, Bob? Limits, who are you on the phone with? I'm currently in a heated argument with a man named Randy that is accusing me of being a Notre Dame hater.
Hang up on him or tell him to hold and then give us the Ron clips and we can give you our favorites. How many are there? There's like six. Let's play one, Bob, and then say if it's zero, which you don't care for it, one, which is pretty good, two, which is great. You love it. Ready? Zero, one, or two. That's an all-timer. Two. Two. Two. It's a healthy laugh.
That's the disembodied Ron head laughing, and that's a two. That's phenomenal. And that's my favorite. That's a 2.5. No, that's a one. Really? Yeah. I like the laugh because it's a genuine laugh. Are you still feeling the sting of Ron not talking to you for months at a time, or does that remind you of that? Play that again, Limits. No. Okay. I mean, I never, you know, whatever happened happened.
I don't take it beyond that. It was odd. I'll tell you that. We would walk in here in the morning and he wouldn't even say hello to you for those three months. And I never really understood why. And it was very awkward. We all knew why. He thought that you should have used your power to put him back on the nightly sports call or not have him taken off. But I don't have that power.
Well, he thought, I know he thought you did. And that's what led to this. And then I would walk in at, you know, nine 55 for the 10 o'clock show. Then you would walk in at nine 58 and it would be colder than, uh, colder than last week. I mean, it would be, it would be really colder than the ice ball. Yeah, it wouldn't be good. Yeah, but for the sake of the show, though, it went well.
I mean, I don't think. No, it hurt the show, actually. You think so? Yeah, there was less. The conviviality, if that's a word, was fake because he wasn't talking to you. I'm glad Limits wasn't here for that, Bob. I think it would have traumatized him. With what? Ron not talking to me? Yeah, everybody has for at least a couple months. Ron didn't know my name for a while.
I think until the last day that he worked here. Alright, what other entries do you have? The only time he ever said your name was when he said goodbye. He'd always say, okay now. Good to see you in the hallway. I'd be like, hey, Ron. It'd be like my third or fourth day working here. Hey, Ron, here's the read. Okay, now, can you give me this for the show? Or can you call this man for me, please?
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Chapter 3: Why is Miami considered a strong contender in the ACC according to the hosts?
Yeah, probably. Limits? Would you like that? I'd be very open to that. That'd be wonderful. We did that once before we had him. Come on. So Fulsey was on his way out then. And then Ron said, I'm following Fulsey out the door. Bob, if there was anybody who I thought we'd have to rip the jersey off in this business, it would have been Ron. But credit to him. He went off to live his life.
But he was very meticulous in his planning of it. He started that well in advance, which I think you have to do. You have to have everything ready to go so that when you do leave, you just jump into the new life that you're going to live. And at heart, a very good man. Would you agree with that? He's very loyal to his mother all those years. His mom used to make cookies and bring them in here.
His daughter, just absolutely. Knows everybody's birthday. Gives me a text when it's anyone in my family's birthday, not just mine. Sends me a text. I think a very caring individual, absolutely. I agree. All right, Limits, where were we? Eric, I thought about who you reminded me of in the TV business. Who's that? Ron Jeremy. I mean, you have everything to offer that he does.
I don't have any conduct. Ron, I got to be honest with you. Of all the things you've said on this show, that might have been the most shocking, surprising. Why? He reminds me of Ron Jeremy. I'm aghast right now. You should be taking that as a compliment. I've stunned silence here. Nobody else watches Anchorman. I haven't seen many movies in my life in the last 20 years, but I did see Anchorman 2.
I can't believe you said that. I'm blown away right now. You remind me of Ron Jeremy, and I mean it in the best of sense. Thank you, Ron.
maybe the all-time incredible moment yeah that's a two plus i mean i know when that happens because it happens to all of us you think you're saying one name and it comes out the other but that name yeah double down and triple down on it perhaps the greatest moment in fan history i think it might have been is that it limits i mean for the for the ron quotes and the limitless express or that's it for the ron quotes
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Fan weather brought to you by Myers Law Group, Pittsburgh's choice for affordable legal solutions. Up next... Mike Tomlin with a fascinating appearance on the Rich Eisen show talking about his future, talking about this rumors of him wanting to be in TV, talking about DK Metcalf and John Harbaugh. We're going to play some clips and analyze for a little bit. Bob, what do you think of that?
Yeah, I think there's a lot to talk about. It's a big game coming up on Monday night and the Steelers are underdogs at home, which I think they like that role. So do I. And they seem to play better in that role. Let's talk about it coming up next on Pump and Joe. Joe, I would like to apologize to the man I was talking to on the phone and yelling out about Notre Dame.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Tom Moore's retirement on the football community?
Okay. Bob, I think we're safe, don't you? Yeah, I guess. He said, this is the funniest thing. He said, did you date a girl that went to Notre Dame or something? Why do you hate them? And I said, no, one of my best friends went there. I've gone to a game there. I love the Grotto up at Notre Dame. Oh, my gosh. It's one of the most peaceful places. I love it, too. It's a beautiful, beautiful place.
But surely this guy knows that Notre Dame is love or hate, that tons of people hate them. Right, Bob? Yeah, because of their stance that they don't want to get involved in a conference. And it's been very beneficial for them. Yeah. What I'm talking about is they played a bad schedule. They played a bad schedule that they create themselves. They played four ranked teams.
They played number 10 Miami at the time. And they lost. 16 Texas A&M. And they lost. Okay, that's different from the schedule they played. Who else opened the season with two teams in the top 16? Well, that's what I was telling him. And they responded by winning everything else. Yeah, and then they beat No. 20 USC, and Pitt was even 22 when they played them. Why is their schedule so bad?
Now they won't even play USC, which I think is fascinating. You're moving the goalpost limits. Why is their schedule so bad, in your opinion? Why is it bad? It's much better than Pitt and Penn State's. It's better than Pitt. Non-conference. You think playing Ohio State and playing Indiana? I'm saying, if you play Texas A&M, who else they played and lost to? Miami to open the season.
Miami was ranked very highly at the time. I think that's apples and oranges, actually. I don't think they've ever made it easy on themselves. They could have. They're not scheduling USC. That's their own choice. They did schedule USC this year. Not next year. They decided not to renew theā I thought you were talking about this year's schedule. I am talking about this year's schedule.
Well, they had USC, number 20 in the country when they played them. They did beat them, but, I mean, NC State, Boston College, Boise State. Penn State opened with Nevada, Florida International, and Villanova. Yeah, and I think that the way that they schedule some of those things is ridiculous. They should not be playing three FCS schools. You should at least be playing one Power 4 school.
That's part of their choosing. So, hey, listen, I just think Notre Dame, if they had gotten in, may have had a statement to make. I really do. But, you know, this is what happens when the ACC doesn't send, you know, ACC had it all backwards and it cost them. To have the team that won their conference and leave out Miami, Miami should have had it. Well, one and two against ranked teams.
Strength of schedule. Indiana's had the hardest in the nation. And they're just blowing everybody away. And by the way, Kurt Zipnetti got a new contract apparently. Yeah, with the playoff win. With the playoff win, it goes up to $12.5 million a year. Holy horse oil. Would you take a chance on him if he was as an NFL team? As an NFL? Absolutely for me. Sure, I would. I would.
Notre Dame has the 14th highest schedule rating according to the metric I'm looking at limits. I mean, it's not that bad. They're basically tied with Penn State and USC. Well, the point is they did not deserve to be in the playoffs because they lost those two very difficult games.
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