About this episode
"It don't matter if you're a firefighter, an astronaut, no one wants to hear you tweet about how cool your job is." There's an update on Notre Dame, Zaslow's MVP of the Day, Jer-Emmy, and the Polls, but first, JuJu explains why he has another Top 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode summary
Yes sir, we’re back moving in white vans, you feel me; I’m riding with Bijan Robinson over sixteen point five rush attempts, a four-catch look in that Bucs passing game with Mike Evans back and Chris Godwin drawing heat, and I’m locking in Evans for four grabs — Thursday Thunder.
The Bucs feel like they’re teetering; if they drop one to the Falcons, it’s got end-of-the-road vibes even if the math says they’re alive.
If they lose, they’re cooked; the early-season version of that team is gone and the injuries have them looking ordinary.
On the Evans angle, that other wideout’s production fell off with an injury, so it’s not just a ‘WR1 got bumped’ thing — he hasn’t looked the same while playing through it.
Dan tried to pit us on voices; quick sidebar — nobody wants your ‘cool job is hard’ tweets, same way nobody wants me tweeting about bringing topics that get used before I get here — so I make top fives.
People don’t come for you because your voice is smooth; with a rough voice, they’d be on your neck.
My top voices right now: Rebecca Lobo, Dick Vitale, Ian and Noah Eagle as a two-for-one, Kevin Harlan, and then an all-time giant at the top.
What about Spiro Dedes, Pat Summerall, Gus Johnson, Marv Albert, Tony Romo?
You’re finished… lights out… good night.
And yes, the Thunder are legit, Dame and the Blazers are scrappy, small markets get ignored late at night; Zaz, you know about Denny Avdil.
I track him; he’s the one Israeli player and he’s in the newsletter on Jewish athletes.
In honor of the NBA Cup, my MVP of the Day is Stephon Castle — thirty points, ten boards, crazy efficient, no Wemby, Spurs move on; if we’re talking MVPs, say his name, I tried to put him on two weeks ago.
The Spurs join the Heat as the only teams with two on Zaslow’s MVP list — Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, Norman Powell and Jaime Jaquez Jr. on the Miami side.
Thirty in twenty-six minutes and plus sixteen — he’s the truth.
He’s really good… muah, you did it.
Notre Dame’s memorandum for preferential playoff access has other leagues threatening to freeze them out of future schedules — what you think?
You want independence, you eat the downside — win tough games, treat partners right, or they’ll book someone else and you can try making the playoff with an Eastern Michigan slate.
In this universe there’s one absolute: everything freezes — choo choo — let’s update.
Congrats again to our brother on that Jer-Emmy, another one.
You get it, and I get it — I’ve got three now.
Team award or solo? I only ask so I can knock you down a peg.
I did win one co-hosting a show, not the high school one — somehow that didn’t get an Emmy.
It’s a regional Emmy — I tell Jason Jackson those don’t count when he’s got a wall full of them.
If I wanted to, I could win a Remy; people like me.
Polls: the audience says it’s nippy outside, almost everyone says the cold makes everything hurt, and most think the plural of mammoth is mammoth.
Tonight’s forecast: a freeze is coming; let’s kick some ice.
Old guys do pull for old guys, the way to get a big three is to get a big three, and most heard a Richard Pryor-in-Superman-3 vibe — and those are your polls.