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Know Your Foe: Are New York Giants Saints Last Chance For A Win? · AFR Saints

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  Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints, but it would feel like this is
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  Speaker 1: pretty maybe the best opportunity you have remaining. Saints set
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  Speaker 1: up to New York take on the Giants, the reeling
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  Speaker 1: New York Giants. Ryan Field, I was good have to
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  Speaker 1: visit with us last year when the Giants came to
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  Speaker 1: Thanks man.
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  Speaker 2: How are you, Matt? Always a pleasure man? Doing great?
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for having me on, No, it's our pleasure.
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  Speaker 1: We appreciate the time. Man. How do you encapsulate what
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  Speaker 1: it's like around this foot team right now? Vibes appear
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  Speaker 1: pretty low from the outside looking in.
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  Speaker 2: You could say that about the entire state of New
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  Speaker 2: York football. And listen, the Giants did not have the
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  Speaker 2: same type of preseason hype nor expectations that the Jets had,
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  Speaker 2: but certainly nobody thought they would only have two wins
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  Speaker 2: here at this juncture of the season. And you know,
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  Speaker 2: you talk about the Saints coming into town on Sunday,
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  Speaker 2: they are a five point road favorite, which is kind
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  Speaker 2: of a big number in the NFL for a road team,
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  Speaker 2: which kind of tells you exactly the state of these
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  Speaker 2: two teams at this point. But that's just the way
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  Speaker 2: it is. And I fully expect the Saints to come
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  Speaker 2: in and win this game. And frankly, Giants fans are
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  Speaker 2: hoping that they don't win this game because they are
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  Speaker 2: already eyeing a top pick in April's draft.
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  Speaker 1: What happened with Daniel Jones.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I think it's I think it was a combination
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  Speaker 2: of things. You know, when Saquon was there, you know,
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  Speaker 2: he was in and out of the lineup, bat battling
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  Speaker 2: various ailments. So two was Joan who was not entirely
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  Speaker 2: healthy during his tenure. They could never put a competent
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  Speaker 2: offensive line in place for him until they had Molak
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  Speaker 2: Neighbors between Odell Beckham's departure, and then until they got
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  Speaker 2: Milak Neighbors, they never really had a true deep threat
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  Speaker 2: at wide out, somebody that really put fear into the secondary.
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  Speaker 2: So the list goes on and on and on and on.
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  Speaker 2: But the reality of the situation is Daniel Jones in
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  Speaker 2: his contract year, led them to the playoffs, led them
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  Speaker 2: to a road win at Minnesota against a good Vikings team.
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  Speaker 2: It was a great time for Daniel Jones, great timing,
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  Speaker 2: very bad timing for the New York Football Giants who
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  Speaker 2: had no choice but to re up him. You know,
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  Speaker 2: four years, one hundred and sixty million. That was such
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  Speaker 2: a big number, and frankly one that raised a lot
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  Speaker 2: of eyebrows when it came down. But at that point
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  Speaker 2: the Giants kind of had their hand forced, and then
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  Speaker 2: they were forced to pick between Saquon and Daniel Jones.
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  Speaker 2: And obviously, if they could do it all over again,
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure they'd much rather have Feikwon Barkley.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah guy who looks like yeah, he might well be
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  Speaker 1: the MVP of the league. He and Josh Allen battling
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  Speaker 1: for that last year when the Saints and Giants played
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  Speaker 1: the Saints Sultamy gutlets. So he's heard it'll be Drew Locke.
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  Speaker 1: What did the Giants look like with Drew Locke under center?
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  Speaker 2: Listen, I thought they looked okay against the Cowboys. Now
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  Speaker 2: granted it was against the Cowboys. You know, Drew lock
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  Speaker 2: brings a scrambling element, kind of a gritty guy, a
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  Speaker 2: little bit of a different vibe than Daniel Jones. He
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  Speaker 2: had that great run on Thanksgiving, just missed a touchdown.
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  Speaker 2: I'm like a forty yard scamper. So he brings a
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  Speaker 2: different element. And as Dable points out, the Giants head coach,
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  Speaker 2: this is the first week that he's been a full
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  Speaker 2: go with the ones. So you know, he'll have a
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  Speaker 2: full week of practice under his belt with the starting unit,
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  Speaker 2: and the hope is they're going to come out and
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  Speaker 2: put together a good showing. I mean, listen, the Giants
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  Speaker 2: haven't even won a home game all season, so that
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  Speaker 2: tells you how things are going here in the New York,
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  Speaker 2: New Jersey metropolitan area. And you know, the fans have
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  Speaker 2: not had much to cheer about, and frankly, it's it's
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  Speaker 2: apathy for this season. And now, like I said, folks
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  Speaker 2: are already looking ahead to April and what's going to
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  Speaker 2: transpire in that draft.
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  Speaker 1: Ryan Field ABC seven in New York, and then Dexter
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  Speaker 1: Lawrence is done for the year as well. That's obviously massive.
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  Speaker 1: Can you we can quantify it, right? I mean, I
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  Speaker 1: can look at the interior pressures and the tackles, now, goody,
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  Speaker 1: but like, what what does that loss mean for the
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  Speaker 1: Giants defense on Sunday everything?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, the guy is one of the best defensive
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  Speaker 2: linemen in the NFL and he was already having a
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  Speaker 2: career season nine sacks already through hover many games that
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  Speaker 2: it was. He's a disruptor against the run and against
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  Speaker 2: the past and frankly one of the vocal leaders on
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  Speaker 2: that defense. And him not being there changes that complexion entirely.
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  Speaker 2: So you're looking at Kavon Thibodeau to come off the
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  Speaker 2: edge and hopefully pick up some of that slack. But
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  Speaker 2: you know, by no means are they the same defense
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  Speaker 2: without the big man. They're anchoring it in the middle.
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  Speaker 1: Molik Neighbors obviously started the season on fire. There was
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  Speaker 1: the injury slowed, There's been the frustration of late for
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  Speaker 1: all the LSU fans here who obviously love watching them
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  Speaker 1: play in the Purple and gold, give us a sense
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  Speaker 1: of what the year has been like former league and
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  Speaker 1: sort of the reception there.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, no pun intended with the reception. One
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  Speaker 2: of those things.
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  Speaker 1: I love puns. To God, I love puns, and that
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  Speaker 1: was unintended that.
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  Speaker 2: You're very punny. One of the reasons why I come
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  Speaker 2: on this show. It's one of those things where, listen,
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  Speaker 2: this guy was as good as advertised. He has made
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  Speaker 2: some incredible catches that even if those fans down there,
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  Speaker 2: the LSU fans down there in the Bayou aren't watching
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  Speaker 2: Giants games, you've no doubt seen him on Sports Center.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, he's made some incredible catches this season, but again,
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  Speaker 2: look who's been thrown in the ball. So it's kind of,
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  Speaker 2: you know, he's kind of he hasn't been dealt a
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  Speaker 2: great hand here in his rookie season. You know, he
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  Speaker 2: was frustrated a couple of weeks ago because he wasn't
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  Speaker 2: targeted at all in the first half. Kind of had
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  Speaker 2: a fiery postgame interviews with the reporters there with the
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  Speaker 2: you know, in the Scrum just kind of talking about
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  Speaker 2: how the Giants are playing soft and you know, you
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  Speaker 2: got to talk to David about why I'm not being
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  Speaker 2: targeted and I want more touches and listen, the guy
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  Speaker 2: knows he's one of the best players on the field
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  Speaker 2: and frankly should never be a question in terms of
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  Speaker 2: his involvement in the offense. And the Giants drafted him
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  Speaker 2: in the top ten for a reason. They know what
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  Speaker 2: he brings to the table. We've seen it in flashes
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  Speaker 2: this year. Now, the hope is, you know, they go
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  Speaker 2: out to get a quarterback in April's draft, whether it's
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  Speaker 2: Shad or Sanders or whoever, at the two or three pick,
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  Speaker 2: which is probably where they're going to be slotted, and
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  Speaker 2: you know, you get a guy that can get him
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  Speaker 2: the ball deep routes, you know, down the field where
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  Speaker 2: he can make plays, because he's certainly capable of doing that.
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  Speaker 2: It's just unfortunate that we've only seen it in flashes
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  Speaker 2: here in his rookie season.
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  Speaker 1: Ran you mentioned the Saints being five point favorites on
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  Speaker 1: the road in an NFL game. It certainly speaks to
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  Speaker 1: the Giants and their record at two and ten, but
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  Speaker 1: the Saints are four and eight, So a four and
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  Speaker 1: eight team is a five point road favorite.
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  Speaker 2: That's what I'm saying.
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  Speaker 1: It's ex great. But the flip side of that is
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  Speaker 1: the Saints are four and eight. Man, they're a dramatically
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  Speaker 1: flawed football team. So if there is a blueprint for
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  Speaker 1: the Giants, and candidly, Ryan, there's a lot of people
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  Speaker 1: here kind of open the Saints trip up as right,
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  Speaker 1: what is the blueprint for the Giants Sunday?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, listen, Drew Locke has to show what he
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  Speaker 2: did against the Cowboys, the scrambling ability, especially in the
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  Speaker 2: second half, You've found a little more rhythm with the offense,
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  Speaker 2: and maybe that's something they can build on. And listen
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  Speaker 2: the coaching staff for the Giants, much like the Saints,
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  Speaker 2: they're not going to come out and try to lose
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  Speaker 2: this game. I fully expect both teams to put on
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  Speaker 2: or put their best put forward. But you know, for
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  Speaker 2: the Giants, you know, Tyrone Tracy, the rookie running back
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  Speaker 2: out of Purdue, has been a revelation this year, so
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  Speaker 2: you know they'll they'll have neighbors in there who's probably
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  Speaker 2: gonna be motivated going up against New Orleans. So listen,
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  Speaker 2: there is there is a path for them to win.
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  Speaker 2: It's just going to be funny to your point. Two
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  Speaker 2: teams that frankly probably don't want to win based on
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  Speaker 2: their draft selection come April. So it'll be kind of
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  Speaker 2: curious to see how all of this plays out.
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  Speaker 1: Is Ryan Field to get them on Twitter at ryan
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  Speaker 1: Field ABC. Incidentally, the airport in Baton Rouge is Ryan Field, So.
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  Speaker 2: How about that? We have also the home of Northwestern football.
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  Speaker 1: The home of Northwest. Are you a Wildcat?
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  Speaker 2: I am not a Wildcat. I'm a Michigan State spartan,
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  Speaker 2: but an honorary Wildcat. As especially as their stadium up
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  Speaker 2: there is undergoing not a facelift. They're building a whole
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  Speaker 2: new place there and it's gonna be it looks pretty spectacular,
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  Speaker 2: So I am getting a facelift myself. Ryan Field up
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  Speaker 2: and up in evans still up in Evanston, Illinois. So
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  Speaker 2: I might have to be there for the grand opening,
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  Speaker 2: the ribbon cutting, if you will. They might have to
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  Speaker 2: have me over there.
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  Speaker 1: They should, And they're playing it at like the practice
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  Speaker 1: field this year, which is.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, w yeah. I think I think they can only
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  Speaker 2: hold like eight thousand there or something. Which you know,
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  Speaker 2: they don't typically get much more than that for a
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  Speaker 2: Northwestern football game. I kid, but one of those things
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  Speaker 2: where you're yeah, I mean, what was it a couple
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  Speaker 2: of years ago that the Bears had to play down
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  Speaker 2: at Illinois Stadium. I guess it was probably longer than that,
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  Speaker 2: when when Soldier Field was undergoing all those renovations. So
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  Speaker 2: you gotta do what you gotta do.
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  Speaker 1: He is Ryan Field from ABC seven there in New York.
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  Speaker 1: We appreciate it, man, I'd say, enjoy the game Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: but I don't think any of us enjoy.
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  Speaker 2: The same sentiments to you, my friend. Let's just hope
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  Speaker 2: they give us something to put a few highlights on
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  Speaker 2: the eleven o'clock news here Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: Night, no doubt, man, have a good one. Thank you, thanks, Matt.
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  Speaker 2: Appreciate it.