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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
You're welcome. I find it very curious limits. Here we go. Poor Cornelius. Mr. Bob wasn't in his chair. Then I had to, I had asked you. Two questions. Yes. They seem to be simple requests before the show. Can you check with the Pirates if season ticket sales are up? And I did, and we have an answer on that. And also email the NFL to see if they're investigating Blue Wig from the 2024 season.
Now that is where the confusion came in. Who do I email the NFL for that? Their PR person. I don't know who it would be. Okay, just PR.
Chapter 2: How do season ticket sales compare for the Pirates?
I don't know if it would be NFL legal. NFL PR. Is that McCarthy guy? What's his name? Is he still there? That McCarthy guy? Mike McCarthy? No, he's coaching the Steelers. You could email Mike McCarthy on that. Limits, you can find these things in two seconds. You're a savvy newshound.
two here we find it nfl spokesman i'm googling that right now who would it be brian mccarthy there you go so find a way to get a hold of him i will email if you would if you would well the season tickets we'll get to that in a second that's very interesting uh bob's not here as it says in the song how are you i'm doing well joe it's good to be with you Except it's gloomy outside.
Yeah, but it's warmer. Oh, my gosh. I saw the weather forecast this weekend, and I almost applauded in my house. Gulf weather? 78 degrees on Saturday. Holy ostrich milk. It's going to potentially rain. There's like a 60% chance of rain. But, oh, my word, I am getting so excited for this weekend. 73 degrees.
is another indication that you're an old soul which i love about you because the last person i knew who said oh my word was my aunt gertrude and she oh i think she was born in like the 1800s okay she's long gone uh good old aunt gert well it's also because oh my word i'm a very religious person i don't like to i don't like to say omg or anything like that i hear that yeah that's kind of why i just feel bad about that and that's why i go with oh my word and it's unique
That it is. Yes, it is. It used to be commonplace. Now it's unique. And that brings me to a topic, a limitless wonder. I am about to incorporate a new affirmation into my vocabulary. It's one that it feels like it's been popular for a little while. But not that long. And I'm hearing it everywhere. And Crowley used it today. It's when you want to affirm something that somebody said.
Drew Aller is going to get taken in the second round. The other person says 100%. I'm going to get on that dance floor tonight and I'm going to be good. A hundred percent, says your friend. Have you noticed this? Crowley said it like like I said, he said it during their show. He says it often. Do you like that? And is it new? I haven't heard it. It hasn't. I didn't grow up with it, certainly.
And I haven't really heard it in my later years. It's fairly new. And I'll tell you another thing. I like it when people say it to something I just said. 100%. It's time for me to do this, whatever the action is. And my buddy says, 100%. I like that. I feel good. My friend Tyler takes this to a new level and says, 1,000%. Whoa, we're upgrading. Is that too far? Is that even better?
That's my question. I have a bunch of questions. One, is this a new phenomenon, and do you say it? I don't think it's a new phenomenon. I know they say it on the morning show a lot. Yeah. But Doran and Crowley each say it a ton, at least when I'm listening. Yeah. And I've heard some of my friends use it. I occasionally use it. Do you? Occasionally. I don't think I've heard you use it.
Not as much as the morning show. Yeah. It's fairly new in American lexicon, is it not? I don't mean the phrase. The phrase, of course, I'm giving 100%. But the usage. The usage as an affirmation of something somebody just said. It's newer. I don't think it's been around for 15 years that people have been saying it. Do you like it? I do. I'm a big definitely person. That's kind of my 100%.
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Chapter 3: What new affirmation is being introduced?
A thousand percent, it'll play well. Is a thousand percent too much? What about a million percent? A million, I would feel patronized. If I said, listen, it's time for me to make this big change in my life. If somebody said a million percent, I would feel patronized and that they overdid it. A thousand is teetering. A hundred is great. Definitely. And I'm going to start using it.
But it has to also have the right inflection. You can't force it, though. Not everybody uses it. Not everybody uses it correctly, I should say, or in such a way that makes me feel radically affirmed. The people who do use it that way, like the way you said it to me earlier today, there's power behind it. There really is. Yeah. Some force towards the power of your rhetoric using 100.
I'm serious about that. One hundred percent. You can't force it, though. Are you trying to be a part of like the younger hip group like Crowley and Doran? No, because I think is that is it a younger person's phrase and word? Possibly, but usually a lot of words that become, you know, in the dictionary or commonplace are developed by younger people.
Like there's a lot of lingo that Ben Tenuta are using. incredible social media and photographer guy here at odyssey uses where he says like that football catch gets is tough bro tough or it goes hard goes hard yeah how about is rad an old one that's way out of use did you ever use it in your life never used rad What else was your word for cool? Ours, believe it or not, when I was a kid was law.
Law. That is law. Ben Tenuta uses, that's tough. Tough. Yeah, I like that. Tough. Do you like law? I mean, that was a great phrase. Also very affirming. If you said something I liked, I would say that is law. That's law. When I think of that's law, you're breaking the law. Well, I did that too at times. Yes. You're not saying true to the law. No.
Any other words that mean cool or I approve of what you said? Can you think of anything else? Text line, please help us. I'm sure the text line is buzzing with this. Those could be two different things, by the way. I affirm what you said, and I'm backing you. You're going to ask so-and-so to the dance, and you think it'll go well. 100% it will. 100%. 1,000%. See, that doesn't even sound right.
That seems like too much. 100%. But then when something's really cool, that's sort of a different topic, is it not? Yeah, it is. And are we getting any feedback at 928-9370? I'm trying to sort through all the ones that have been put in here. Well, why don't you do that while I get to our opening topic, which is actually not that.
But when I heard Crowley say it, I figured it was time to A, address it, and B, decide whether to use it. Now, that's the next question. Oh, the cool kids, according to a texter, and I've heard this, they say facts. Facts. Facts. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My daughter has said that. Facts. Or word. Word. That's an older word. That's recycled right now. Facts is good.
And now I'm a human guinea pig because I'm testing whether we can consciously incorporate something or whether it's all subconscious. Texter also says, I wouldn't take pointers from Crowley. I would. I think he's a very smart man, but he's also not giving pointers. He's just being himself. No, you're just noticing things that Crowley is saying. You're picking up on his dialogue. Exactly.
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Chapter 4: How does the conversation shift to the Pirates' performance expectations?
Two, I don't think it's going to be just this debilitating thing. He does have tape where he makes catches through traffic, which I think is a good thing. But he's a bit of a body catcher. He doesn't have great catch technique away from his body. There's things you're going to have to coach up there with Casey Concepcion. I made kind of the comp to people.
If you're looking for a Steelers comp for Casey Concepcion, I think Deontay Johnson is a fair one. My God, he doesn't run backwards, does he? He doesn't. He doesn't. I don't think he's going to be as volatile or as up and down as Deontay Johnson was. So a less volatile version of Deontay Johnson, which I think is actually a very, very good player. And so to me, I would take Jordan Tyson.
But Tyson's not on the board. And you have concept at 21. And we're talking about a guy that is going to be a good pick. And I'll throw in a third game that I would be totally fine with him taking a 21 at receiver. I'm totally on board with him taking Omar Cooper if he's there. I think he's a legitimately good player. And it's not a reach at all if they took him at 21.
Nick, Brayden Fajoko put something out there on social media that Makai Lemon, and I think it was reported by a couple of different people, Makai Lemon bombed his draft interviews in the draft process. Did you hear something similar to this, and how will that affect his stock?
So I asked around after Braden tweeted this, and from what I heard from three, four separate teams, his character sheet and character kind of evaluation is very strong. The overall interviews for the week didn't seem like, for me at least, from those three to four sources I talked to, three or four different orgs, found anything wrong with his interviews behind the scenes.
So to me, I'm not really sure about this. He had this like ā
the combine interview so i was in that comment interview someone asked him a question about his height because he is a little smaller than a lot of the other top receivers and it's like he locked in um and looked almost like there was disrespect coming uh it was almost like he was on the field i don't really it was very interesting in some respect that it was that publicly um i know people looked at how kind of he had this like snake nod almost the way he moved his head his body language
But you listen to the answers he gave. I mean, very thoughtful answers. One thing that really came back between the three to four people I talked to was a high football IQ. This is a very smart football player. He understands looks. He understands coverages. He understands how to run via leverage. He understands all the nuances of the wide receiver position.
That was something that popped up consistently when I talked to people about my Kyle lemon. So again, Could there have been a team or two that didn't like what McKayleman said to them behind the scenes? Sure. I haven't encountered them. And so from what I've heard, very strong character report. And I'm not sure he's going to be really hurt at all by what happened at the comp.
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Chapter 5: What are the key moments from the Steelers' recent seasons?
It was limits pleasure. What's up? I agree with you. I remember watching that season and they played the Commanders and it was like a Monday night game. That was the season before. Oh, both seasons then were amazing. Because he was like a peg leg back there, like a pirate. And they would rush up the middle and hope that he would go outside. But then the outside was nowhere to go.
And the defense adopted this new technology. It was like, just stand at the line and put your hands up. And they just blocked the ball. It was unbelievable what he did with no offense. He had Matt Canada as his coordinator, and Ben was literally drawing up plays. I'm telling you. And Deontay Johnson was running backwards. Well, yeah, he was actually good those years.
Ben made him into a 107-catch player. And you know what? I was telling my son this yesterday.
Chapter 6: How did the Steelers' draft choices impact their performance?
He was productive, and Ben got a lot out of him. But, you know, the lack of any kind of beef in the center of that line really killed them. And they could have gotten Tyler Linderbaum. They chose Najee, and it was a reach for a first-round running back. You know, you only get guaranteed wins. B. John Robinson, Jameer Gibbs in that first round for running backs.
And it was a catastrophic failure from the top down that whole season. Yeah. I'm with you, man. That's why you need the 30 for 30 on that year to really look at what the hell happened. Thank you for the call. Coming up, intern Dom. You never know what he's going to say, but he's going to say something and we're going to listen to it. All right. I got the impulse earlier. Now, who am I kidding?
We were desperate for a guest, right? How do you want to spin this? I think it's talking to a young philanthropist, a young person that maybe looks up to your friend City Limits. He's maybe implied that once before or somebody else has implied that to me.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of the current coaching situation?
Well, that could be true, but that's beside the point. I got an impulse to call intern Dom and ask him to come on. Live from, I'm assuming, maybe his dorm room, maybe the student union at Syracuse. The student union. Where is Dom right now? Look at the hair. Oh, my God. He looks like a young Bob Dylan. Look at this guy. How are you, Dom? Look at his flag in the background. Student athlete.
Yeah, I'm a student athlete. It's good to be with you guys. What's going on with the show today? I didn't know if I was going to be on. There was confusion. You don't know whether to take a break or not. What's happening today, Joe? I'm confused. That happens every day. You know that. We've done shows together. Where are you right now? In your room? Yeah, I'm in my apartment.
I technically should be in class right now. I have a History of Ancient Rome class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but luckily for you, I'm skipping class today to talk with you. You should be honored. History of Ancient Rome. Do you guys study Ron Cook from those times? Is he a creature of fascination? Yes.
Yes, I believe he was chronicling what was happening at the time, so his name has come up a few times. There's a story of the building of the Roman Colosseum, and there's Ron in the background of the picture that was taken from, I don't know, thousands of years ago. Right, they had a news conference with Prometheus, and there is Ron in his Aliquippa shirt.
Prometheus, Apollo, Ron, all the people back there. What's your hot take of the day, Dom? I just wanted to call and get some ridiculous hot takes. What do you got?
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Chapter 8: What are the latest updates on the Pitt women's basketball program?
Oh, it's a good question. Okay, so the one that I've been thinking about for a few weeks now, and I put it out on Twitter I think last month, and it still reaches today. Don Kelly, I believe, is on the hot seat already. He hasn't had a full season yet. Really? And I think he is already on the hot seat. Now, before you laugh and before everybody starts ridiculing.
This is why I made this phone call. I want to hear more. Please. Here's why he's on the hot seat. Yes. First of all, he already has the best pitcher in baseball, Paul Skeens. He has a young up-and-coming phenom in Connor Griffin who should start opening day, and I think he will. We're going into 2027, which potentially could be a lockout year.
So, if things go poorly this year, when expectations are as high as they have been in maybe 10 years, they could go into 2027, no season, and look to have a complete restart. So... I get that he's still young and new to the job, but I think there's a lot of pressure on him going into 2026. That's actually a pretty good take. And something has changed. I mean, this is this is unbelievable.
Are you looking at this screen? This dude has grown up in a year. He looks different. He looks good, man. He sounds different. He's clearly he looks older. He looks like at least five years older than the last time I saw him. And he's polishing everything. His, what would I call it? His act. His act. His takes. He's a different person.
He's getting ready to go out into the world and get a job in this business, and he's going to do it. Would you agree he looks different? I would agree slightly. I mean, his hair is definitely longer. He might have a little bit of facial hair going, a little bit of a shadow today. Yeah. I can't believe this. By the way, Joe, here's the issue with you and everybody else.
Everybody likes to throw out, oh, hot take Dom, and oh, he says all this stuff just to get engagement. By the way, most of my hot takes actually end up panning out pretty well. Would you like to give us examples of that? I'd love to. First of all, Caleb Williams, I got ridiculed for years for saying he was going to be better than Patrick Mahomes.
And by the way, already better than Patrick Mahomes. So that one turned out pretty good. And why is he already better than Patrick Mahomes? How is he already better than a guy that has won three MVPs or three Super Bowls? I did. Yeah. Yeah. Well, he won Super Bowls like, what, 20 years ago, I think. No, two years ago. Dom, get rid of that zero. Yeah.
Patrick Mahomes missed the playoffs this year while Caleb Williams was having some of the greatest touchdown throws in postseason history. I'll take Caleb Williams. You know what? I'll say this. Caleb Williams might already be the second best quarterback in football. Behind who? Joe Burrow. But Joe Burrow was also hurt this year and didn't make the playoffs.
Are you going to apply that logic as well? What about Josh Allen? He's probably third. He's probably third. He lost to the Broncos. And by the way, Joe Burrow should have beaten Josh Allen in the game at Buffalo, and then they would have made the playoffs and won the Super Bowl. What do you mean he should have?
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