The After the Horn crew breaks down a packed holiday slate across the NFL and college football, with a special focus on Christmas Day games, the Broncos hosting the Chiefs, and how the playoff picture is shaping up late in the season. The panel debates streaming overload, motivation edges, weather factors, and where value actually exists on the board, before turning to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals and major bowl matchups. It’s a full betting-centric conversation blending analysis, storytelling, and the chaos that comes with football on Christmas week.
It’s the Christmas Week Weekend Betting Edition of After the Horn as Tom Green, Woody Paige, and Ron Zappolo tackle one of the busiest and quirkiest slates of the season. The conversation opens with the NFL’s expansion into Christmas Day, including Lions–Vikings on Netflix and Broncos–Chiefs with Denver installed as a heavy favorite. The crew discusses whether the Broncos need to make a statement, how motivation and weather factor into the number, and why the Chiefs suddenly feel like the ghost of Christmas past. From there, the guys move through Ravens–Packers, Jaguars–Colts, Eagles–Bills, Texans–Chargers, and Bears–49ers, debating playoff urgency, quarterback injuries, and which teams can actually be trusted. The episode wraps with a deep dive into the College Football Playoff and New Year’s bowls, including Ohio State–Miami, Oregon–Texas Tech, Alabama–Indiana, and Ole Miss–Georgia, with strong opinions on experience, roster depth, and who’s truly built for this stage.
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Tom Green
We are back for after the horn. The weekend betting addition. Regardless of our record, we are back, and we're in all this great new furniture provided by our friends at Furniture Row. Some you say.
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Woody Paige
Despite.
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Tom Green
Where? Some of us. We're a little sub 500 last weekend.
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Ron Zappolo
Wonder who that was? I don't know, it wasn't me, it wasn't me.
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Tom Green
I don't know who it was.
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Woody Paige
Well that's right, 30% would be good if you got it in the bank. Yeah, well.
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Ron Zappolo
Good. But greater return.
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Tom Green
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Tom Green
But we want to thank Furniture Row for helping us out and jumping on with us here on After the Horn. All right, fellas, the schedule gets pretty quirky now with on and off and weekday and weekend games the college football playoffs will get to in a minute. But let's start with the National Football League. The first game, it'll be, one of those Christmas games at 230, mountain time.
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Tom Green
The Lions and the Vikings.
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Ron Zappolo
Why are they playing three games on Christmas?
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Tom Green
Well, and they also had three great games scheduled that are not three.
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Ron Zappolo
Great game. You know what the NFL when I think of them I just think greed. It was always the NBA's day forever. Right Woody. And now the NFL decided no matter when Christmas falls, we're taking that day to.
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Woody Paige
And he said it greed greed just greed.
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Ron Zappolo
And look at it's on Netflix. Here's what's going to happen. 2 million swinging. You know what's are going to go on to the Lion Viking game. And that thing on Netflix is going to swirl around and around and around.
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Tom Green
Trust Netflix.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah the buffering thing. No I don't. And it's I have to call one of my kids and say, hey, how come I can't get this game? And he's going to go, hey, pop, you you're you're on the wrong thing. You're on prime Video, and then I'll get to that.
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Woody Paige
Well, it's just it's Ron. It's difficult for all of us. I'm watching a game on prime.
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Ron Zappolo
Right.
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Woody Paige
And I get those bars up. I know it's that up. Do you want to more more information about this? Can you get that scanning bar off the screen?
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Ron Zappolo
You know what middle Tom. So if I watch a game on Prime I can't listen. I'm a child. Of what? Of my upbringing. A remote control is integral to my life. Okay.
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Tom Green
Had always.
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Ron Zappolo
If I always has been my whole life. If I can't sit there on a chair, click and switch from prime to ESPN to TNT. I want to watch four things at once. And if I'm on prime, I'm stuck. I've got to fix that.
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Tom Green
That's the invention. That's next is the better ball mighty remote that takes you one, two, three, four and know.
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Ron Zappolo
I don't really care who wins the Lions Viking game. I could care, I could not care less about it.
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Tom Green
Star crossed Lions eight and 7A6 point pick going to Minnesota. Well Minnesota has been going uphill all year.
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Ron Zappolo
Minnesota is going to have, Max Brahma, who is I don't know who the hell he is, but he's going to be starting at quarterback.
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Tom Green
He is the he's by far the best bra.
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Ron Zappolo
He's a good bra. Yeah. If you have to stick a bra out there, he's a good one to stick out. So. But having said that, I'll take the lions and lay the points.
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Woody Paige
Woody, I'm afraid.
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Ron Zappolo
It.
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Woody Paige
Has nothing to do with the game. I'm afraid of picking games.
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Tom Green
Right, right.
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Ron Zappolo
Well, last week, gurus, all that doesn't matter. There was a.
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Woody Paige
Time when I worked for the Rocky Mountain News where we. We did that every week, like what we're doing. And I felt like I wrote down one week what I thought was going to happen. And then I went the other way.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah.
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Woody Paige
I'm taking the Vikings.
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Ron Zappolo
And you're going to go you're going.
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Tom Green
To get those.
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Ron Zappolo
Six I got it. He wants those six Thomas.
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Woody Paige
No I, I think the Lions are going to win I think they're going to win by more than six of me. Just like you and I are wrong.
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Tom Green
So I'm going the other ways.
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Ron Zappolo
What are you going to do?
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Tom Green
I'm so worried about this game. Because if you really do better, you probably have to.
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Ron Zappolo
Well, I know you've been up in the mountains on there, and Thursday you're going to have this game. I mean, I zeroed in on this.
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Tom Green
May not be able to catch this game until late in the fourth quarter.
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Woody Paige
The problem is, we might want to watch a Christmas movie. Yes, please. Yes. And we're not. We're going to go on there and go see you. It's a wonderful life.
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Natasha
Sure. Things drops on Christmas. I was thinking you talk about being bombarded also.
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Tom Green
Tell me, Natasha, you'll know what we're talking about here, because it's Timothy, Charlemagne's new film, Mardi Supreme. I can't understand a thing about it from the promos, but that's going to be big.
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Natasha
Oh, absolutely. Everybody's looking forward to that. And simply just because of him, I know that it's like the story itself is huge. But he's the kid.
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Ron Zappolo
Didn't he? Yeah. Yes. Yeah he would. He did an awesome job. All right.
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Natasha
He's going after the soccer.
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Tom Green
All of it. Since Mardi Supreme is coming out on taking the Lions and lay in the six.
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Ron Zappolo
We're rolling with me. Yeah. Okay. This this is the only game Prime video. Hey, here's the see. Yeah. I'll have it figured out by then, but the line Viking game I'm going to be picking up, wrapping from gifts that my grandkids have are running through. I won't even get to the line Viking game and as a as a protest, I'd rather watch the NBA until we get to this game.
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Tom Green
And then you're going to watch this one. This one will be interesting because the Chiefs this is you talk about the Ghost of Christmas Past who that goes to the Kansas City Chiefs. Whatever's left of them are 12.5 point dog at home to them.
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Ron Zappolo
Make a prediction on this game. By the time they kick this game off, Denver will be a 14 point favorite.
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Tom Green
It's just going that one way. Yep. Look at that total though. That total refers a bit to what? What do you talk about with weather?
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Woody Paige
Ice storm.
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Ron Zappolo
That's a low number.
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Woody Paige
And I think the other negative about the Chiefs that people loved tailgate. I loved walking through the parking lots and.
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Ron Zappolo
Great tailgaters there.
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Woody Paige
And they'd invite you over, they would know who you were, but they're going to be in such a sad state because those people in Missouri going to say, we're not going to go into Kansas to watch a game in six years. So.
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Tom Green
So the stadium, the team's moving, Mahomes is hurt. Our season is over. It's icy.
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Ron Zappolo
Travis Kelsey is going to retire.
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Woody Paige
But on the positive side, that won't be the loudest stadium in NFL history.
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Ron Zappolo
Okay.
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Tom Green
The trick here is it will be.
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Woody Paige
On empty seats.
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Tom Green
The trick here's the number. Where do you where do you land on the the.
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Ron Zappolo
Broncos need to win this game. Yeah. In convincing fashion. If they go out there and screw around and and beat them like they beat the Raiders tend to said right here, that's not going to endanger any confidence in any. But they need to go in there and make a statement and say, hey, last week was an aberration, not a trend.
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Tom Green
So you see them covering the number.
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Woody Paige
I totally want to agree with you. I, I remember before the nuggets season started that the relatively new coach said we need to blow out teams. I watched that game last night. That's what he meant by.
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Ron Zappolo
That's what he meant.
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Woody Paige
You, you you get the you get a bad team.
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Ron Zappolo
You get them down right away. You let them know George.
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Woody Paige
And so that's what they got to do.
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Tom Green
Short week probably.
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Woody Paige
The Broncos have to just say let's take him out of the game right away. Let's take the fans out of the game. Take everything. But they don't do that. That's the problem with them. But you know, let's try and not have four trick plays in the first quarter.
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Tom Green
So the last the last Thursday game they played that was that disaster against the Raiders at the exact at ten seven afterwards Sean Payton said that was the worst game plan he took himself. And well, here's another short week and a game plan.
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Ron Zappolo
I just don't know how do I I mean, I'm going to take Denver, just based on that. There's some grudgingly.
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Woody Paige
Yeah, I would take the points in this game in the Chiefs.
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Tom Green
What time of the nuggets play on Christmas? Pretty much.
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Ron Zappolo
You know the name of the person that will be taking snaps for sure.
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Woody Paige
Yeah.
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Tom Green
I, I can't say it out loud. It's sworn to secrecy.
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Ron Zappolo
It sounds like a larger one.
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Woody Paige
Yeah. Oh you didn't ask me to say his name. You just asked me if I mean, I think.
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Tom Green
Bill Kenny is coming back with Mike rivers success.
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Ron Zappolo
Good.
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Woody Paige
Joe Montana, Elvis quarterback Philip Rivers, Joe Montana said I got a game.
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Ron Zappolo
Dig up Lynn Dawson. If we have to. Oh.
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Tom Green
Well, I think in essence, just to wrap up the Broncos Chiefs game, you're on your own.
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Natasha
Nuggets play. So you have to.
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Ron Zappolo
Chip.
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Tom Green
830 the nuggets.
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Ron Zappolo
You're what's your pick on.
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Tom Green
I have a very strong opinion on this game, which I'll release on my one.
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Ron Zappolo
800 and your one 800 number. I didn't know we had that option available to us. It's a very changes everything.
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Tom Green
A very strong it's a five star pick and I don't I don't do that unless.
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Ron Zappolo
You know, give out the five star for.
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Woody Paige
Sure a 300 number. Also give out movie.
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Tom Green
So I'll give you what do you want?
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Ron Zappolo
I actually answered myself. I think Natasha said it. Do you watch the Bronco game or do you watch the nuggets?
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Tom Green
Well, you get at least the first half of the Bronco game and then you can.
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Ron Zappolo
But again.
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Woody Paige
There's a new invention. I don't know if you heard, but you could actually watch both.
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Ron Zappolo
Of all, you have to have two televisions.
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Woody Paige
No, you watch one after the other.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah, you can do that. But I mean, this it.
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Woody Paige
Don't turn on the right here.
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Ron Zappolo
This is why you should be able on a remote control.
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Tom Green
Ping pong.
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Ron Zappolo
To ping pong back and forth.
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Natasha
Which takes out the tablet. You've got your iPad.
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Ron Zappolo
Oh, I can pull out the. I can sit on my desk with the computer.
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Tom Green
But the ping pong back and forth gets us back to the Supreme.
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Natasha
Oh. Yep. Exactly.
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Tom Green
So that's the theme of our what.
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Natasha
Do you think is going to be better though? That or the Elway doc.
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Tom Green
Well, the oh doc was tremendous. But Marty Supreme's a major motion picture. So we'll see with Tim it starring Timothy.
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Woody Paige
Rudd spoilers.
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Tom Green
Polos and they are you in Marty Supreme also are.
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Ron Zappolo
Just like it could be they.
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Tom Green
You don't work for pay anymore. I'll take the Broncos. I'll take the Broncos. I'll play the 12.5.
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Woody Paige
Okay.
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Tom Green
All right. Let's get to, Ravens. Packers. That's a Saturday game. That's on Peacock, right?
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Ron Zappolo
Okay, I have Peacock. So I know how to get to Peacock. Okay. For me. Very important.
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Tom Green
Well, 6:00 on Saturday.
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Ron Zappolo
Night, I might come home.
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Tom Green
For that beautiful green Bay, Wisconsin. The Ravens.
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Ron Zappolo
Both teams need this game.
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Tom Green
The Ravens, they look. They look long.
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Ron Zappolo
And I tell you, the Ravens.
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Woody Paige
You brought up something that I just despise, I hate, and I we've got I'm going to go to Peacock and it's going to say you're going to third party. And I go, I don't want to go to a third party because I can't get out of the third party. You're absolutely right about that. I've run out of channels that I want to go to.
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Ron Zappolo
And they do.
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Tom Green
Well. We have a couple games on the Home Shopping Network later, but as far as this one, this.
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Ron Zappolo
Is a tough matchup.
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Tom Green
Packers two and a half. So the Ravens need need the win desperately. The Packers would like to win.
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Ron Zappolo
The Packers kind of need to win. I mean, you don't want to the Packers have not locked up a playoff spot. All right. If they lose their last two, Detroit could still mathematically get in there. So I'm going to take the Packers.
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Woody Paige
I agree you are I agree the Ravens aren't any good.
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Ron Zappolo
They're not any.
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Tom Green
Good. Well Lamar's.
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Ron Zappolo
Hurt. He's hurt. They're not any good. They're he's healthy.
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Woody Paige
They're they're talking once again about a Harbaugh of getting ready for him.
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Ron Zappolo
Do you think they should get rid of him.
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Woody Paige
No. Who they going to replace him with.
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Tom Green
Yeah right. Without knowing the answer to the question.
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Ron Zappolo
I'd say no. They should keep him.
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Tom Green
But if they had a guy in mind like if they, you know, said, you know, we're.
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Ron Zappolo
And if there was some in there they had some.
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Woody Paige
Seven and eight. I mean Tomlin if would you have ever gotten rid of him. He says he goes, if.
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Tom Green
I always think fans and some of those media members think about getting rid of a person without thinking about, you got to know who you're going to replace him with. Let's see you get to tell me. Like getting rid of Tomlin is great if you've got if Newt Rockne's coming down the line. But you know usually it's sometimes.
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Ron Zappolo
So I think Tom they just feel like even if you don't know who you're going to replace him with after 18 years, the message is kind of silly.
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Tom Green
Because you follow the Giants closely. This is the Giants theory. Just get rid of a guy and then we'll figure it out.
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Ron Zappolo
Well, here's the deal. The Giants used to not be like that for quite some time. Yeah, well, last ten years. You're right. They have gotten to where each guy doesn't work next, and they just keep. And they'll probably do it again in this cycle too.
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Tom Green
So Packers Packers and your Packers as well. That's the.
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Ron Zappolo
Case. They were brought in.
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Woody Paige
I was thinking about when Mike Shanahan was here. And Pat Bowlen said he's coach for life. They didn't have a contract for life. And they got rid of him. And he was still it's only two years from being in the AFC Championship with a guy who's also in girls sports. And, that didn't make any sense to me.
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Ron Zappolo
Then, you know, I'll say something to I don't know that Mike's ever gotten over that.
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Tom Green
Well, that that was also extremely personal. If you're from here in Denver between he and Pat Bowlen.
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Ron Zappolo
Is Malik Willis going to start this.
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Tom Green
Game? Yeah, probably. Yeah.
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Ron Zappolo
And this is like a weekend of just backup quarterback.
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Tom Green
Great news for you though Jaguars. Colts is our next game.
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Ron Zappolo
Who's going to play quarterback for the Colts.
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Tom Green
Well no. Here's the good news. It's on Fox.
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Ron Zappolo
Well think.
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Tom Green
Okay.
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Ron Zappolo
So I got more good news at least around the start for the Colts.
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Tom Green
Well the Jaguars were extremely impressive in Denver on Sunday Philip Rivers was impressive Monday. But short week for the Colts. They stay at home. Jacksonville's rolling. Did they lose any interest? They were definitely dialed in on the Denver game.
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Woody Paige
They're wrong. They're going to.
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Ron Zappolo
Win and they're going to play.
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Woody Paige
Him in lost interest. They're still living on that. Nobody respects us. Got a card. And they came into Denver with it.
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Tom Green
But the Colts did hold San Francisco to 48.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah they did I you know that's yeah they were concentrating.
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Woody Paige
Only had five touchdown passes. I think that a kid that grew up in Colorado had, what, 600 yard rush.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah. He's still rushing. He's still running. He just scored about five minutes ago.
00;14;26;18 - 00;14;35;15
Tom Green
The Colts have a short week to get ready for the Jaguars after getting, mashed around, the Philip Rivers story. Fascinating. But I think we all like Jacksonville.
00;14;35;16 - 00;14;39;29
Ron Zappolo
The Philip Rivers he squeezed into the queue. Yeah.
00;14;40;02 - 00;14;59;17
Tom Green
Well it took three guys to get him in there. But he got in there nice and easy. All right. The Eagles in the bills. That'll be our next game to take a look at Philadelphia. Good goodbye. Making the trip up to Buffalo. Another game on Fox run so you won't have to wrestle with your television. Yeah the bills a slight favorite over Philly at one and a half points.
00;14;59;17 - 00;15;02;15
Ron Zappolo
Bills are home. I'll take the bills. I'll lay the one and a half small.
00;15;02;19 - 00;15;05;04
Tom Green
Why is the line so small for a bills home game?
00;15;05;04 - 00;15;10;14
Ron Zappolo
Because the Eagles are the defending world champions and people overvalue them a little bit.
00;15;10;16 - 00;15;14;00
Tom Green
I'm waiting for Saquon Barkley to play like I mean he's had a couple of home.
00;15;14;00 - 00;15;18;11
Ron Zappolo
Runs but he got and he got Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts. Yeah who you like.
00;15;18;18 - 00;15;21;23
Tom Green
Well you said all the backup quarterbacks that are playing. You're not going to get that.
00;15;21;23 - 00;15;38;13
Ron Zappolo
Missed here I'll take Josh Allen I think he's on a mission I know it's going to be very very difficult for the bills to go on the road and win three straight. But there's no Lamar Jackson. There's no Patrick Mahomes, there's no Joe Burrow. He has no excuses.
00;15;38;13 - 00;15;46;21
Tom Green
So if they get once they get to the playoffs, they don't care what the schedule is. They've got Josh Allen who will play. Probably going to be the preeminent quarterback in the AFC. Still playing in the.
00;15;46;24 - 00;15;55;05
Woody Paige
The bills have struggled at times but not like the Eagles. Eagles you don't know what's could go up. And hurts has not been.
00;15;55;08 - 00;15;56;17
Ron Zappolo
The same.
00;15;56;19 - 00;15;57;21
Woody Paige
That he was last year.
00;15;57;21 - 00;16;02;28
Tom Green
What about Buffalo struggling with which to draw. And the Browns though that well that was not a good look.
00;16;02;28 - 00;16;21;06
Ron Zappolo
Hey listen the Browns are not good but they have a good defense and they can stay in every game. They just find a way to lose. Oh yeah they do. And so you know the bills put up 23 should do or hung around. And I kind of like he heard he ripped his fingernail off and stayed in there and made it a game.
00;16;21;08 - 00;16;33;16
Woody Paige
And the bills can really put themselves in a good position in the playoffs. I think they walk. I think they still have a chance to,
00;16;33;19 - 00;16;33;29
Tom Green
Win it.
00;16;33;29 - 00;16;35;13
Woody Paige
All. Yeah, I do too.
00;16;35;15 - 00;16;35;29
Ron Zappolo
You know how I.
00;16;36;00 - 00;16;41;27
Woody Paige
Think I don't do the Eagles. You can't sit here and say the Eagles are going to be in the Super Bowl or win the Super Bowl.
00;16;41;28 - 00;16;43;06
Tom Green
I don't know. This year is a mess.
00;16;43;06 - 00;16;47;14
Ron Zappolo
I think the bills want to finish fifth play Pittsburgh.
00;16;47;15 - 00;16;48;15
Woody Paige
That's what I'm saying. They get in the.
00;16;48;15 - 00;16;53;07
Ron Zappolo
First round and then take your shot against whoever the top seed is the next.
00;16;53;07 - 00;16;54;28
Tom Green
Week. Yeah well fine.
00;16;54;29 - 00;16;57;28
Ron Zappolo
Could be the Chargers. It could be the Broncos. It could be.
00;16;57;28 - 00;17;01;27
Woody Paige
Jacksonville I think this is the best bet of the week. The bills.
00;17;01;27 - 00;17;07;14
Tom Green
All right. And I'm going to take Philly just off of that. Yeah I'm just going to take that and say I'll take them.
00;17;07;14 - 00;17;11;13
Woody Paige
I told you I am picking against myself this way.
00;17;11;15 - 00;17;21;25
Tom Green
Hard to keep track of. All right Texans and Chargers. These are two teams that have been undersold in the AFC almost all year long. The Chargers though this is an NFL network run.
00;17;21;27 - 00;17;25;10
Ron Zappolo
I know how to get to that. 212 on DirecTV in.
00;17;25;13 - 00;17;38;29
Tom Green
The Chargers a two and a half point standard. Favorite over the Texans that total under 40 for a reason. These two defenses have been providing these teams the road to their 11 wins and ten wins.
00;17;39;00 - 00;17;57;25
Ron Zappolo
No. It's a great matchup, Tom. It's a shame that the people that go to this game, it'll be like a Super Bowl crowd. The Chargers have no fans at the stadium. I don't know how well the Texans travel, but I know this. The Chargers went to Dallas last week and I was impressed. Justin Herbert looked as good as he looked.
00;17;57;29 - 00;18;15;14
Ron Zappolo
The Texans at home struggled mightily to beat the Pete Carroll led Vegas Raiders. I'm going to say because I want to see a Charger Bronco game for all the marbles. I'm going to ten. I'm going to take the Chargers and I'm going to lay the two and a half.
00;18;15;16 - 00;18;16;29
Tom Green
Woodrow.
00;18;17;02 - 00;18;25;00
Woody Paige
I was just thinking about trying to watch the nuggets game last night. I had to go through three different channels to find out.
00;18;25;03 - 00;18;26;04
Tom Green
The NFL network.
00;18;26;04 - 00;18;37;24
Woody Paige
They weren't on the NBA network. They weren't on TNT. They were not on anything. They weren't on altitude. And that's it. Where are you at 24? I don't know where gentle.
00;18;37;26 - 00;18;39;03
Tom Green
20 can be. Hard to find.
00;18;39;04 - 00;18;42;25
Ron Zappolo
Yeah, but you gotta go to your. No, there's nothing zero that pops. Right. Which is.
00;18;42;25 - 00;18;47;28
Woody Paige
A great. But I went what happened in my life I grew I can't I grew up where.
00;18;47;28 - 00;18;49;24
Tom Green
People make my channels. So three.
00;18;49;24 - 00;18;50;29
Woody Paige
Channels. Yes. But you.
00;18;50;29 - 00;18;59;04
Ron Zappolo
Know what? He's right. There's a time when he once in a while where I want to go to a game and I go, damn it, I'm on eight channels and I can't find it.
00;18;59;11 - 00;19;05;08
Tom Green
Well, do you have the remote you can talk to sometimes that has. That usually doesn't help me much. That usually gets worse.
00;19;05;11 - 00;19;06;09
Ron Zappolo
Well, I know what you say.
00;19;06;09 - 00;19;26;28
Woody Paige
I think the this is a game the Chargers feel like they must have, that they have a chance to come in here and win the division and come in here with home field, which is not a home field for them, but, I, I, I'm going with the Chargers on this.
00;19;26;28 - 00;19;30;29
Tom Green
All right then I'll, I'll have to take the Texans.
00;19;31;01 - 00;19;36;09
Ron Zappolo
You make you make it so easy. You just disagree with Woodrow and I just there you go. All right.
00;19;36;09 - 00;19;38;21
Woody Paige
Well, but he said it with no conviction.
00;19;38;23 - 00;19;39;06
Ron Zappolo
Yes.
00;19;39;06 - 00;19;47;26
Tom Green
No, I don't have any conviction for any reason. Anyone question about anything? If anyone out there is is betting on anything I say, listen to my conviction. Yeah.
00;19;48;01 - 00;19;52;04
Ron Zappolo
Oh, yeah. Because you want to listen to me and Woody because we're really convicted.
00;19;52;07 - 00;19;54;01
Tom Green
Well, we have we all have several convictions.
00;19;54;01 - 00;19;57;24
Woody Paige
Well, there's two. Two doesn't have convention and neither does the president. You know.
00;19;57;29 - 00;20;00;02
Ron Zappolo
That's true, too.
00;20;00;04 - 00;20;03;15
Tom Green
I'm hoping for a pardon. All right. The 40 Niners. Yeah.
00;20;03;15 - 00;20;06;28
Ron Zappolo
It's a few more drugs. You might get one.
00;20;07;01 - 00;20;10;05
Tom Green
The 40 Niners had a great offensive show.
00;20;10;07 - 00;20;27;19
Ron Zappolo
He pardoned the former president of Honduras. He's blowing up boats. The president of the former president that if they don't do that, 2 million pounds of cocaine into this country. But he gets a pardon. Okay, back to the football.
00;20;27;21 - 00;20;45;05
Tom Green
So Sunday night the 40 niners fresh off their Monday night. We show more of them in Indy. The bears off the miraculous finish in green Bay. Come to town 211 and four teams. The 40 niners a three point favorite. This should be a great football game. This will say a lot about.
00;20;45;12 - 00;21;01;21
Woody Paige
Guys have found themselves. They've gotten healthy. They've got their running back back. They got their quarterback back. Five touchdown throws in the game for Purdy. And I believe that that there was five different.
00;21;01;24 - 00;21;03;09
Ron Zappolo
Receivers I think so.
00;21;03;10 - 00;21;12;02
Woody Paige
Yeah. Could be I think the 40 Niners will win this game. The bears are good, but they don't need this.
00;21;12;05 - 00;21;30;17
Tom Green
Well, there's still, you know, trying to become a number one seed, trying to lock up the division and all that, but I, I don't, the bears that that was a miracle. And we've seen this by watching the Broncos. You know, you win these squirrely games and it all looks good until you run into somebody who's really tough.
00;21;30;20 - 00;21;44;00
Tom Green
Kyle Shanahan's job this year. He and Ben Johnson, both coaches, have had great seasons here. I like the 40 niners. I'm afraid of the three. But I'll take, I'll take San Francisco. I think the bears get, get exposed a bit.
00;21;44;00 - 00;21;45;25
Ron Zappolo
What do you think of Caleb Williams the other night?
00;21;45;25 - 00;21;49;01
Tom Green
Terrific. You know, he really showed some, some moxie.
00;21;49;01 - 00;21;51;22
Ron Zappolo
What'd you think of the 40 Niners defense the other night?
00;21;51;28 - 00;21;53;22
Tom Green
Not. Not all that. Great.
00;21;53;22 - 00;21;54;20
Ron Zappolo
I'll take the bears.
00;21;54;26 - 00;21;55;07
Tom Green
You like.
00;21;55;07 - 00;22;00;06
Ron Zappolo
The three? I'll take the bears on the moneyline. I think the bears will upset them there. Just to give you.
00;22;00;07 - 00;22;12;29
Woody Paige
Troy Aikman said that if he were choosing a coach today, he would pick Kyle Shanahan. Yeah. And you know he's done a great job. Was a team in the National Football League. They had a chance to get Kyle Shanahan.
00;22;13;00 - 00;22;13;08
Ron Zappolo
Yeah.
00;22;13;09 - 00;22;15;05
Tom Green
And the Rocky Mountain region.
00;22;15;08 - 00;22;23;05
Woody Paige
Yeah yeah that would be ridiculous. Yeah. That a guy, you know, if you had a documentary done about him. Yeah. Declined to.
00;22;23;08 - 00;22;23;15
Ron Zappolo
Kyle.
00;22;23;15 - 00;22;24;28
Woody Paige
Shanahan should.
00;22;24;28 - 00;22;43;26
Ron Zappolo
Be in the, running for coach of the year. The problem is they don't give it to guys that have good teams. They give it to guys that have shitty teams and make them good. Right? So he won't get it. It'll either be Mike Vrabel. Yeah. Or Ben Johnson or Liam Coleman.
00;22;43;26 - 00;22;44;22
Tom Green
No. All good.
00;22;44;22 - 00;22;49;23
Ron Zappolo
Choice. Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan don't get it because they had you're supposed to yeah they're.
00;22;49;23 - 00;22;54;26
Woody Paige
Supposed to be Sean Payton. People going to look at those trick plays that he's run. That's it. Go up.
00;22;54;28 - 00;23;14;21
Tom Green
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00;23;39;08 - 00;23;44;04
Tom Green
All right fellas, we are going to shift over into the college because, we're going to have a special.
00;23;44;04 - 00;23;45;02
Woody Paige
So good on those.
00;23;45;02 - 00;23;47;25
Tom Green
Yeah because they're not.
00;23;47;28 - 00;23;48;25
Ron Zappolo
On the NFL.
00;23;48;26 - 00;24;02;13
Tom Green
Well we want to get ahead on these games because we now have the matchups, these these, four games, the quarterfinals. And, let's start with the game. On New Year's Eve, Miami against Ohio State. It's on ESPN right.
00;24;02;15 - 00;24;05;13
Ron Zappolo
Oh, good. Great matchup. It really.
00;24;05;13 - 00;24;05;15
Woody Paige
Is.
00;24;05;15 - 00;24;13;23
Ron Zappolo
Network ESPN. Thank god. I think Ohio State's going to win the whole thing. I will lay the nine and a half with Ohio State.
00;24;13;26 - 00;24;32;06
Tom Green
I think it's a mismatch. I think Miami's a real good football team. But Ohio State by far the cream of the crop. Their defense is going to be better than what Miami saw at Texas A&M. And Texas A&M held them to ten. Some good and I think Ohio State is going to have their way with, the points down at the Cotton Bowl.
00;24;32;06 - 00;24;35;01
Tom Green
So I like Ohio State as well. Laying that nine and a half there.
00;24;35;01 - 00;24;49;03
Woody Paige
Well, I the breaking word that you guys don't know is 12 of the Miami players decided not to play this game. Well they're going into the portal. Oh I'm kidding. For people that think.
00;24;49;03 - 00;24;52;06
Ron Zappolo
You know what, you're kidding. But there's going to come a time.
00;24;52;06 - 00;24;58;27
Woody Paige
But it's happening. It's happening where the team went into a bowl game and 20 of their players.
00;24;58;29 - 00;25;11;04
Ron Zappolo
Yeah, but there's going to be a game in this tournament at some point where a really good football player who knows he's going to be a number one pick because he's going to say it's not worth it to me.
00;25;11;04 - 00;25;22;09
Tom Green
I'm making a lot. Yeah, well, we all like the Buckeyes. They're the next day New Year's Day. Oregon is going to get a chance to take on Texas Tech at the Orange Bowl. ESPN broadcast for this one right?
00;25;22;09 - 00;25;22;23
Ron Zappolo
Yeah. Good.
00;25;22;29 - 00;25;29;03
Tom Green
Oregon, despite being the lower seed is a one and a half point favorite over Texas Tech.
00;25;29;05 - 00;25;45;24
Woody Paige
I like Oregon and I love Texas Tech all year. Again, you hear me talking about them weekly. But Oregon looked great to me. And I think they've gotten better. And it may be that they have the quarterback that will be drafted first.
00;25;45;24 - 00;25;47;28
Ron Zappolo
Andre will be down ten more.
00;25;48;00 - 00;25;55;20
Woody Paige
So, I have nothing else left to say. And it's being played at the Orange Bowl.
00;25;55;22 - 00;26;09;28
Ron Zappolo
I'm going to I'm going to second with Woodrow said. I'm going to take Oregon. I think they have the most team speed. Yeah, anywhere in the country. Texas Tech's had a really good year. I think Oregon's playing better. You only got a lay a point and a half. I'm going to take Oregon.
00;26;10;00 - 00;26;16;10
Woody Paige
And since we talked about both Ohio State and Oregon, I think that's a team that could beat Ohio State.
00;26;16;13 - 00;26;18;04
Tom Green
Not so fast. My friends.
00;26;18;08 - 00;26;21;02
Ron Zappolo
Just thought I'd. That's good. Of course I love.
00;26;21;02 - 00;26;38;09
Tom Green
That I throw that in there. Oregon you know they're so they're such a great team when they're at home. They're just not as sharp on the road. And you talk about their speed. The Orange Bowl not a fast track. So I like Texas Tech and that defense to keep this game tight I will take Texas Tech in the points.
00;26;38;09 - 00;26;43;08
Woody Paige
Oh what what uniforms are Oregon Ducks going to wear.
00;26;43;12 - 00;26;45;04
Tom Green
Oh god. Who knows. Whatever 70.
00;26;45;08 - 00;26;46;16
Ron Zappolo
Whatever Phil Knight wants and.
00;26;46;18 - 00;27;10;02
Tom Green
Whatever Phil Knight says. All right. We go head, to the, Alabama Indiana game, on ESPN out at the Rose Bowl, Alabama with one of the most astounding turnarounds in a game, winning in Norman and then, Indiana has been sitting and watching unbeaten Indiana is a seven point pick. I think Alabama's got a real shot in this game.
00;27;10;02 - 00;27;14;26
Tom Green
So I thought they I thought what they did in Norman not falling behind 17.
00;27;14;26 - 00;27;30;24
Ron Zappolo
Nothing I was impressed what they did in Norman I really was and I think that Indiana is new, Alabama is not new. And seven points is a lot of points in this. It's going to be a close game. I'll take the points in Alabama. Yeah.
00;27;30;27 - 00;27;47;02
Woody Paige
I thought I'd be alone here, but I'm picking Alabama to win the game. Not only not stay within the game. I did one of you say fresh or something? Indiana's new. New. This Alabama is not new to this. And,
00;27;47;04 - 00;27;47;19
Tom Green
This is deep.
00;27;47;19 - 00;27;56;15
Woody Paige
Water. Yeah. I, I just, although the SEC has struggled mightily in the postseason.
00;27;56;15 - 00;28;03;20
Tom Green
But I like Alabama to win the game. I was surprised this line was as hefty as it is. But to get seven points in Alabama, I'll take two.
00;28;03;20 - 00;28;05;07
Ron Zappolo
Good bye. Yeah, I like Alabama.
00;28;05;09 - 00;28;15;09
Tom Green
All righty. And then in the final match up on January 1st Ole Miss and Georgia 212 and one teams. That's the Allstate Sugar Bowl 6:00 on ESPN.
00;28;15;09 - 00;28;16;23
Ron Zappolo
Little tiny little bit like.
00;28;16;25 - 00;28;23;06
Tom Green
Keith Jackson Jackson. So the Bulldogs six and a half point pick over Ole Miss Jackson.
00;28;23;09 - 00;28;26;25
Ron Zappolo
The greatest football play by play guy.
00;28;26;28 - 00;28;34;28
Tom Green
I heard a clip recently of the USC UCLA game from whatever, 1973, and I heard that voice and I was like, I know exactly you know it.
00;28;34;29 - 00;28;46;26
Ron Zappolo
There's two things about it. When I heard of when I hear Keith Jackson's voice, it's college football. Yeah. When I hear Pat Summerall voice, yeah, it's the NFL.
00;28;46;29 - 00;28;55;19
Woody Paige
Yes. And, Keith going to Monday Night Football was a mistake. Yeah, both ways, because he's a college football.
00;28;55;21 - 00;28;58;19
Ron Zappolo
College football guy. He knew it. He he rectified it.
00;28;58;19 - 00;28;59;15
Tom Green
Yeah.
00;28;59;18 - 00;29;04;22
Ron Zappolo
Oh, Nelly, we got a barnburner here today. He's up front.
00;29;04;24 - 00;29;07;06
Woody Paige
And one of the nicest people I ever met in my.
00;29;07;06 - 00;29;11;02
Ron Zappolo
Life. Well, there's people listening to us going, who the hell is Keith Jackson?
00;29;11;07 - 00;29;12;05
Tom Green
I remember the tight end.
00;29;12;05 - 00;29;13;12
Ron Zappolo
I remember the tight end.
00;29;13;14 - 00;29;16;20
Woody Paige
Yeah, well, he was the brother. Bo Jackson was.
00;29;16;20 - 00;29;18;18
Ron Zappolo
It was Nelly.
00;29;18;21 - 00;29;19;26
Tom Green
They named Jackson State.
00;29;20;00 - 00;29;22;00
Ron Zappolo
I'm taking the big uglies up.
00;29;22;01 - 00;29;23;19
Woody Paige
Taking over in this game.
00;29;23;19 - 00;29;41;04
Tom Green
Really? I think that's interesting. I like their quarterback a lot. I just still think they looked like they didn't miss Lane Kiffin at all. No, they did have a kind of a walkover with Tulane. But they did look like Ole Miss has looked all year to me. I was impressed with what they did because they came right out of the gate, dropped.
00;29;41;04 - 00;29;42;11
Tom Green
The hammer game was over.
00;29;42;11 - 00;30;03;10
Woody Paige
This is going to be a three point game one way or the other, right? In my opinion, that means if you are a gambling man, you would or woman, you would say, well, Georgia's favored by 6.5. I think you got it both ways that you think, as I do, that Ole Miss going to win the game. They're pissed.
00;30;03;12 - 00;30;15;18
Woody Paige
They are so pissed that Lane left them in the lurch. So. And they're going to win this game. Georgia is not an overpowering team.
00;30;15;18 - 00;30;20;15
Tom Green
But you got to take that and learn from it in your picks each week. Get pissed.
00;30;20;17 - 00;30;21;11
Woody Paige
It makes.
00;30;21;11 - 00;30;23;14
Tom Green
You better. Make sheep tougher.
00;30;23;16 - 00;30;31;15
Ron Zappolo
Get angry with Woody. I am a rambling gambling man. Thank you, Bob Seger. I'm going to take Ole Miss. Yes, I think they're going to win the game.
00;30;31;21 - 00;30;39;28
Tom Green
I just think Sugar Bowl. I think that's Georgia's home turf. So I mean, I know it isn't, but I'm just saying they they play in that that barn all the time.
00;30;39;28 - 00;30;44;09
Ron Zappolo
No nothing against Kirby smart. But I've kind of had enough of.
00;30;44;11 - 00;30;45;28
Tom Green
Nothing against him but nothing.
00;30;45;28 - 00;30;47;03
Ron Zappolo
Against them. But I'm against them.
00;30;47;07 - 00;30;48;25
Woody Paige
Which is closer.
00;30;48;28 - 00;30;58;21
Tom Green
Oh, I don't know. Yeah. I'm sure their proximity is the same, but I just think I mean, Georgia's just used to playing in these games and the they get to the.
00;30;58;21 - 00;31;01;19
Ron Zappolo
Sugar Bowl and have the bigger crowd probably Jordan.
00;31;01;21 - 00;31;02;20
Tom Green
Be it'll be a good.
00;31;02;23 - 00;31;04;14
Ron Zappolo
Mix but.
00;31;04;16 - 00;31;08;25
Tom Green
I, I like I like Georgia that's a hefty number but I'll take my take a swing at that.
00;31;08;25 - 00;31;11;20
Woody Paige
I love the sugar bowl real. It's more than.
00;31;11;20 - 00;31;13;21
Ron Zappolo
That. You're the one that's life.
00;31;13;27 - 00;31;29;26
Woody Paige
I love the sugar bowl. That is that is better than even one. I would always play, the Super Bowl in New Orleans. And I'm glad that the Sugar Bowl is there. And I've been to Sugar Bowl 20 times. I would say one last thing.
00;31;29;26 - 00;31;30;12
Tom Green
This is our.
00;31;30;12 - 00;31;51;09
Woody Paige
Christmas addition doesn't get to play in the Sugar Bowl. This is a big moment for that Georgia. Oh yeah. They play. The, Ole Miss needs this game. What's this game. All right. What's the show. The world. What's the show. Lane Kiffin and they're pissed. And I'm pissed. I'm pissed that I only got three out of 12 last week.
00;31;51;12 - 00;32;10;25
Tom Green
All right. This is our Christmas week edition of the weekend betting edition. Woody came in with his light up sweatshirt, which is added to the festivities here and behind him. We should always read the, chalkboard for those who are listening. It says. Eventually I will roll my eyes into the Twilight Zone so. Not so.
00;32;11;02 - 00;32;17;06
Woody Paige
Either. Ron and I will be here for the opening of the Kansas Superdome.
00;32;17;06 - 00;32;21;16
Tom Green
The Wyandotte County. You imagine us?
00;32;21;16 - 00;32;23;28
Ron Zappolo
We should make a pack if we're still around.
00;32;23;28 - 00;32;33;21
Tom Green
Will go. Yeah. Go there. Hey, one last, betting tip. Because it is the Christmas week edition is always take sad and lay the points.
00;32;33;23 - 00;32;39;22
Ron Zappolo
Santa. And lay the points so you could get in danger in trouble with that. But, I'll go along with that.
00;32;39;24 - 00;32;52;04
Woody Paige
I had a I had to close friends and one of them said, what do you if I die before you do not let him get up and speak. You know. And so I did that. I actually did that.
00;32;52;04 - 00;33;13;23
Ron Zappolo
So this is when, you know, you man of your world. I have over the last year told one of my daughters, here's the songs I don't know that I want played at my funeral. And so I've given her four songs. And so about every six months I say to her, can you repeat those four songs? I tester because I don't want her playing shit at my funeral.
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Tom Green
One of them isn't Stayin Alive, is it?
00;33;15;14 - 00;33;18;16
Ron Zappolo
No. Yeah. I thought about staying Lobos.
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Woody Paige
What was the most famous funeral song in movie history?
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Tom Green
Oh, and movie history and movie. It's Lincoln Candle in the wind with Princess Diana's funeral.
00;33;29;13 - 00;33;37;08
Ron Zappolo
Was it? I would think that, like, not in movie history, but I'd say amazing Grace. In general.
00;33;37;08 - 00;33;39;15
Tom Green
Or when blue when Blue died.
00;33;39;20 - 00;33;41;10
Woody Paige
It was by the Rolling Stones.
00;33;41;10 - 00;33;44;22
Ron Zappolo
And you can't always get what you want. That was a great.
00;33;44;24 - 00;33;47;01
Tom Green
What about dust in the wind when blue died?
00;33;47;04 - 00;33;56;24
Ron Zappolo
Oh, true. No, but can't always get what you want. You know what? And I love the big Chill. And that was that opening scene. Tremendous. You know it's amazing about you know.
00;33;56;24 - 00;33;57;25
Tom Green
Who's who's in that.
00;33;57;25 - 00;34;06;15
Ron Zappolo
Scene. Yeah. You know who it is. I was just going to ask. Yeah. Go ahead of the guy that nobody realizes who the dead guy is.
00;34;06;17 - 00;34;08;27
Tom Green
And it's one of the it's one of the great American actors.
00;34;08;27 - 00;34;20;29
Ron Zappolo
William hurt. No. I'm sorry that William Hurt. Kevin. I got Martin the movie. I got William Hurt in the other. William Hurt to me was the best character in that movie.
00;34;20;29 - 00;34;21;21
Tom Green
Yeah, they were all good.
00;34;21;21 - 00;34;23;06
Ron Zappolo
But they were all good buddies with.
00;34;23;06 - 00;34;24;09
Woody Paige
Kevin Costner. When I.
00;34;24;09 - 00;34;25;07
Ron Zappolo
Asked Kevin Costner, he.
00;34;25;07 - 00;34;25;22
Woody Paige
Was Kevin.
00;34;25;22 - 00;34;26;22
Ron Zappolo
Costner, the dead guy.
00;34;27;00 - 00;34;40;04
Woody Paige
I asked him about it at a interview at Super Bowl 48, and he said, I was in the movie. They did a lot of the editing. Yeah, but they went back and.
00;34;40;06 - 00;34;44;08
Tom Green
They did ultimately see him because you don't see him in the actual film. You just see his body.
00;34;44;08 - 00;34;45;05
Ron Zappolo
You see it, you don't.
00;34;45;05 - 00;34;45;09
Woody Paige
See.
00;34;45;10 - 00;34;50;23
Ron Zappolo
But what's what songs would you like played? I mean, do you have a favorite song?
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Woody Paige
Yeah.
00;34;51;25 - 00;34;54;19
Ron Zappolo
Would you like to share that or you keep that to yourself?
00;34;54;21 - 00;34;57;28
Woody Paige
What, are you willing to pay for that information? Because it's, you know, let me.
00;34;57;28 - 00;35;00;02
Ron Zappolo
See what I got. Hold on.
00;35;00;04 - 00;35;01;28
Tom Green
Wait, wait. We already better check. So what?
00;35;02;00 - 00;35;13;01
Ron Zappolo
This is all I've got to my name. I mean, I'm not. Let's see, I got 20, I got 40, I got 60, I got 61 bucks right here. I'll bet that. So what's your favorite song.
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Woody Paige
For if you're betting on it?
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Ron Zappolo
Well, no, I think I mean, I'm just telling you that I just fight, that I sit here, I do have a little cash.
00;35;20;02 - 00;35;21;25
Woody Paige
Well, what are the four? I mean, I'll give.
00;35;21;25 - 00;35;23;18
Ron Zappolo
You my four. I'll give you my four.
00;35;23;18 - 00;35;25;10
Tom Green
But they change every few months.
00;35;25;12 - 00;35;30;02
Ron Zappolo
They don't really change. I they could change, but I, I.
00;35;30;04 - 00;35;33;07
Woody Paige
It depends on what Taylor Swift comes up with next.
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Ron Zappolo
Yeah. Those are the you know I got to be honest I would not recognize a Taylor Swift song if you put it right here and that's on me. I should know better because I'm a child of the 60s and I love them. Right. It's an integral part of my life, but I'm not. I don't know, I don't get.
00;35;49;11 - 00;35;55;15
Woody Paige
Taylor Swift, see? And if you ask Natasha, she can tell you that I know all the Taylor Swift stuff because you're.
00;35;55;15 - 00;35;56;28
Ron Zappolo
Probably more current than no.
00;35;56;28 - 00;36;01;13
Natasha
One is dressed up as her. I think that we need to bring that back. Yeah. I, for.
00;36;01;20 - 00;36;22;06
Ron Zappolo
One of my songs is a Brian Wilson song, till I die by the Beach Boys. I love the song because what it basically says is we're all just passing through for like a yeah, a second you go, I'm a cork on the ocean floating over the raging sea. Or I'm, I'm a, I'm a leaf on a windy day.
00;36;22;06 - 00;36;46;08
Ron Zappolo
Pretty soon I'll be blowing away all those things. This mean something to me. Another one I have is in My Life by the Beatles, because it's probably my favorite Beatles song. And it was Lennon at his best, at his sentimental best, saying something about his life, and that said something to me. Another one I have in there, There's A Place in the world for a Gambler by Dan Fogelberg.
00;36;46;08 - 00;37;02;00
Ron Zappolo
Okay, one because I loved Dan to Death in two, because anybody who's gambled can listen to that song and go, hey, there is a place in the world for a gambler. Those are the three, the big ones. And then the fourth one. I'm kind of changing.
00;37;02;03 - 00;37;02;18
Tom Green
Rolls in and.
00;37;02;18 - 00;37;03;05
Ron Zappolo
Out, rolls.
00;37;03;05 - 00;37;07;10
Tom Green
In, and, well, I always think if you're going to do a betting show, talk about death.
00;37;07;10 - 00;37;10;21
Ron Zappolo
Death and songs. Okay, I just buried opium. Okay.
00;37;10;21 - 00;37;12;07
Woody Paige
Oh, you don't like the I.
00;37;12;08 - 00;37;20;00
Tom Green
I haven't thought about it. I haven't. Oh, it's about time. I still get on it. I'll tell you what. I'll start. That'll be one of my New Year's resolutions.
00;37;20;00 - 00;37;21;13
Ron Zappolo
Please come up with something.
00;37;21;13 - 00;37;36;06
Woody Paige
I'm going to tell you. This is one ministry I named my daughter after. She was being born at Rose hospital, with me at Brockman's camp. And on the way, I heard a song called Shannon.
00;37;36;08 - 00;37;36;28
Ron Zappolo
It's a great song, she.
00;37;36;29 - 00;37;51;00
Woody Paige
Said to her mother. I think we should name Shannon. I said, it's a great love song. It's about two people breaking up. And she said, really? I said, yeah. So, it's actually about the Beach Boys dead dog.
00;37;51;02 - 00;37;52;29
Ron Zappolo
It is. I said, that is about the dog.
00;37;52;29 - 00;38;04;27
Woody Paige
The pastor way. And so I am going to sing the last song. Oh, Janet. And I'm going away. I'm drifting out to sea.
00;38;05;00 - 00;38;09;15
Ron Zappolo
Shannon is gone. I've heard she's drifted out to sea. That's how I keep.
00;38;09;18 - 00;38;11;04
Tom Green
Telling the girl.
00;38;11;07 - 00;38;13;13
Ron Zappolo
That is the song. I like that song.
00;38;13;15 - 00;38;15;09
Tom Green
Oh my goodness. Well, hey.
00;38;15;14 - 00;38;16;21
Woody Paige
But the other one is.
00;38;16;23 - 00;38;17;16
Ron Zappolo
We have to break it.
00;38;17;17 - 00;38;21;24
Woody Paige
I'm changing the title in the coffin tonight.
00;38;21;27 - 00;38;27;06
Ron Zappolo
Well, it was going to be in the air tonight, but in the coffin tonight.
00;38;27;08 - 00;38;29;21
Tom Green
So this is our grim. This is our grim reaper.
00;38;29;23 - 00;38;30;21
Ron Zappolo
This is a grim.
00;38;30;21 - 00;38;32;24
Tom Green
So we're going to close. This is only 25.
00;38;32;24 - 00;38;34;08
Ron Zappolo
End of the year wrap up.
00;38;34;12 - 00;38;42;18
Tom Green
Well, we do want to thank our, our good friends, at American Financing.
00;38;42;20 - 00;38;45;08
Ron Zappolo
And they gave to.
00;38;45;11 - 00;38;49;28
Natasha
Shake it off. Broncos played this in the stadium when we beat the Chiefs last year.
00;38;50;00 - 00;38;51;28
Tom Green
So you know you got to know that song.
00;38;51;29 - 00;38;52;15
Ron Zappolo
What's that.
00;38;52;16 - 00;38;53;19
Tom Green
That's Taylor Swift. You know what.
00;38;53;22 - 00;39;12;28
Ron Zappolo
You never heard shake it I'm not again I'm not I don't really know anything about Taylor Swift. That's on me I should know, but I'm older and I might. Musical tastes are just different. And I'm just. I know from people that I like who like her. I'm all fine with that. I'm just not aware of what she does.
00;39;13;04 - 00;39;13;18
Ron Zappolo
Man.
00;39;13;20 - 00;39;14;08
Tom Green
You gotta lighten.
00;39;14;08 - 00;39;24;19
Ron Zappolo
Up. But I if you want to ask me about women that are, great singer songwriters, I can give you a long list of my favorites. You want me to start?
00;39;24;19 - 00;39;26;02
Tom Green
Well, just give us a tough call.
00;39;26;04 - 00;39;39;04
Ron Zappolo
Okay? Let's start with Bonnie Raitt, and I'll just say this, taking nothing away from Taylor Swift. Do either of you think she's as talented as Bonnie Raitt?
00;39;39;07 - 00;39;42;07
Tom Green
I wouldn't be quit. No, I wouldn't be equipped to answer that.
00;39;42;07 - 00;39;45;23
Ron Zappolo
We gotta make a stand here. I'm equipped to answer it. The answer is no.
00;39;45;23 - 00;39;50;07
Tom Green
Taylor Swift shows or something else. She does a lot of that. I mean, Bonnie Raitt, slide guitar.
00;39;50;07 - 00;39;59;12
Ron Zappolo
Bonnie Raitt slide guitar, voice. Yeah. Songwriter. Yeah, she is spectacular and has been for the better part of 50.
00;39;59;12 - 00;40;03;20
Tom Green
But how come when you say bird or magic, you have to denigrate the other person?
00;40;03;24 - 00;40;04;04
Ron Zappolo
I don't.
00;40;04;10 - 00;40;06;09
Tom Green
Well, you just slam Taylor.
00;40;06;09 - 00;40;08;20
Ron Zappolo
Swift and not slammer. I said, I don't get.
00;40;08;22 - 00;40;13;29
Woody Paige
Why your why in your forward then why don't you crude Taylor Bonnie Raitt no.
00;40;13;29 - 00;40;16;09
Ron Zappolo
0II can think of a because.
00;40;16;11 - 00;40;18;08
Woody Paige
I want to come to your funeral and we'll all.
00;40;18;11 - 00;40;19;09
Ron Zappolo
Well, I hope you do.
00;40;19;09 - 00;40;19;23
Woody Paige
Let's give.
00;40;19;23 - 00;40;19;27
Ron Zappolo
Us.
00;40;20;04 - 00;40;21;28
Woody Paige
Something to talk about.
00;40;22;00 - 00;40;27;19
Ron Zappolo
You guys talk about would be a perfect. Although I kind of like Angel from Montgomery.
00;40;27;19 - 00;40;29;04
Tom Green
And there's a line Brian wrote that one.
00;40;29;04 - 00;40;31;27
Ron Zappolo
John Prine wrote that song, but she kind of made it her own.
00;40;31;29 - 00;40;33;17
Tom Green
Oh, yeah, but he said that.
00;40;33;22 - 00;40;54;04
Ron Zappolo
Let's Give Him Something to Talk About is a great. So there's so many great Bonnie Raitt songs, but I want you to come to my funeral. And when you do, I want you to go back to my house. I want you to keep your hands off my wife. But I want you to eat my food and just say something nice about.
00;40;54;05 - 00;40;58;09
Woody Paige
I hope you lived to be a hundred, and I'm there to. You know what it's like.
00;40;58;09 - 00;40;59;09
Tom Green
You guys are the worms.
00;40;59;14 - 00;41;00;02
Ron Zappolo
There you go.
00;41;00;02 - 00;41;01;12
Natasha
Like, yeah.
00;41;01;14 - 00;41;02;08
Ron Zappolo
You the big.
00;41;02;13 - 00;41;04;02
Tom Green
I dare you to outlive me.
00;41;04;03 - 00;41;08;04
Ron Zappolo
Have you ever met a guy who's 100 and says, well, you got a great life.
00;41;08;04 - 00;41;09;26
Woody Paige
Will you do me a favor?
00;41;09;26 - 00;41;10;09
Ron Zappolo
You know I.
00;41;10;09 - 00;41;13;14
Woody Paige
Will if I'm a hundred and you're still.
00;41;13;15 - 00;41;16;22
Ron Zappolo
And I'm around early 90s. Take late.
00;41;16;22 - 00;41;26;24
Woody Paige
90s. Take me to the bus station and put me not on the bus in front of the bus. So I get run over and you could say I was there for the.
00;41;26;25 - 00;41;32;27
Tom Green
Oh, and I remember, I remember when he died, when I put him in front of the bus.
00;41;33;00 - 00;41;59;20
Woody Paige
I wrote that stories. I bring it up when I was covering the Memphis Tabs in the ABA. They came to Denver and they lost by 50 points. And I said, there was a bus leaving Denver last night, 830 the Tam should have been underage and the paper in Memphis would not run that. No. I said, why didn't you say would change it to they should have been on it.
00;41;59;20 - 00;42;03;06
Woody Paige
No, they should have been in front of it. Under it.
00;42;03;08 - 00;42;07;26
Ron Zappolo
Why, you don't want to hear what what song would you want? Is there a song?
00;42;07;26 - 00;42;14;28
Woody Paige
I told you something to you. I'm rewriting it. It's okay. I'm going. The opening line is I'm Shannon. You go.
00;42;14;28 - 00;42;15;29
Ron Zappolo
Okay, that'll be this one.
00;42;15;29 - 00;42;20;19
Woody Paige
Shannon drifting out to see. Okay. Because I want her to drop my ashes.
00;42;20;21 - 00;42;23;21
Ron Zappolo
There you go. Oh, the pole at Augusta.
00;42;23;25 - 00;42;24;18
Woody Paige
Monica.
00;42;24;20 - 00;42;25;16
Ron Zappolo
Okay, great.
00;42;25;23 - 00;42;38;28
Woody Paige
In Hawaii, there's a the ocean comes in and she's going to. It's in my will. She used to take my ashes, stand on the third hole at Monaco.
00;42;39;01 - 00;42;39;14
Ron Zappolo
And hit a.
00;42;39;19 - 00;42;54;01
Woody Paige
She's not. No, no, she's going to cause I, I told her once she liked that. I said I would like for my balls to join all my other balls that are in the water there, but I said that. Oh, okay. Oh, dad. But the reason I'm.
00;42;54;01 - 00;42;58;24
Ron Zappolo
Rolling on all this, we're we're. Because you know what I was doing about 2 or 3 more shows. You're.
00;42;58;24 - 00;43;11;09
Woody Paige
Well, we're okay, but she's to stand on the green. The wind blows off the ocean. So guess what? When she dubsmash all coming back and she's good that that's going to be her final laugh.
00;43;11;12 - 00;43;18;28
Tom Green
Yeah, well, that's about her day. All right then I'm going to go with my song will be Dueling Banjos. That's going to do it for us.
00;43;19;00 - 00;43;20;06
Ron Zappolo
And then I.
00;43;20;08 - 00;43;25;24
Tom Green
Hope you guys have a great 2026. I presume you'll all be wealthy because we have given you some beers. Really?
00;43;25;24 - 00;43;27;26
Woody Paige
Like a pig.
00;43;27;28 - 00;43;32;25
Ron Zappolo
Yeah, that's. We drew. Drew.
00;43;32;27 - 00;43;33;18
Tom Green
All right, gang.
00;43;33;18 - 00;43;35;04
Ron Zappolo
Know what we're talking about. Except.
00;43;35;05 - 00;43;36;03
Tom Green
No, no.
00;43;36;06 - 00;43;39;00
Ron Zappolo
You have to go over there. He's 55 years.
00;43;39;00 - 00;43;43;16
Tom Green
Old. But if you tell a joke and no one gets it, but the one does, then he did it, right?
00;43;43;17 - 00;43;52;20
Ron Zappolo
Yeah. You know what? Is there three of us here that make references? Yes. That only people like us would get.
00;43;52;20 - 00;43;53;28
Tom Green
And that's why. Natasha, don't.
00;43;53;28 - 00;43;57;18
Ron Zappolo
Just leave some. Don't you think looking back on.
00;43;57;20 - 00;43;58;28
Woody Paige
Anything we've said.
00;43;58;28 - 00;44;00;06
Ron Zappolo
Was that not.
00;44;00;09 - 00;44;00;13
Woody Paige
No.
00;44;00;13 - 00;44;00;27
Ron Zappolo
Shit other.
00;44;00;27 - 00;44;07;11
Natasha
Than. No, no, I always, I always chuckle to myself when you'll say un the people for the people listening, they probably don't know what I'm like.
00;44;07;13 - 00;44;13;06
Ron Zappolo
But yeah. What are you saying? Don't you think that was Burt Reynolds finest performance?
00;44;13;10 - 00;44;14;24
Natasha
Oh, I know who he is.
00;44;14;26 - 00;44;17;20
Tom Green
You know, what was funny is I would say if,
00;44;17;23 - 00;44;18;19
Ron Zappolo
But would you pick up and.
00;44;18;20 - 00;44;23;00
Tom Green
Try to think of the name of the movie? The one about porno? Yes.
00;44;23;03 - 00;44;26;06
Ron Zappolo
Yeah, the one with Mark Wahlberg. Yeah.
00;44;26;08 - 00;44;27;22
Tom Green
Boogie nights, Boogie nights. He was.
00;44;27;22 - 00;44;36;21
Ron Zappolo
Terrific. He was terrific. Get that was like a comeback role for him. It was like Travolta in, What's the film? Pulp fiction.
00;44;36;21 - 00;44;40;08
Woody Paige
Thank you. Back there. Do you realize that those people really want us to stop?
00;44;40;08 - 00;44;43;01
Tom Green
Oh, my God, we're trying to end the show for 20 minutes.
00;44;43;01 - 00;44;48;28
Ron Zappolo
I don't think we should do anything else. I think we should just keep rolling on this because I'm on a rolling. I've got some other things.
00;44;49;04 - 00;44;51;17
Tom Green
I got a lot of stuff I want to tell you.
00;44;51;20 - 00;44;54;16
Woody Paige
I think it should be a trilogy. Yeah.
00;44;54;19 - 00;44;55;18
Ron Zappolo
Why not.
00;44;55;20 - 00;44;58;11
Woody Paige
Divide it? Divide this one into three.
00;44;58;14 - 00;45;01;07
Tom Green
Well, this is going to be our last big.
00;45;01;07 - 00;45;02;05
Ron Zappolo
Show with you on that.
00;45;02;12 - 00;45;04;24
Tom Green
You know, last big betting show before the new year.
00;45;04;24 - 00;45;06;20
Ron Zappolo
So we'll have more betting shows.
00;45;06;22 - 00;45;08;05
Tom Green
Okay. I'm afraid you're right.
00;45;08;05 - 00;45;13;05
Ron Zappolo
What are we going to do after the NFL season? Are we going to do NBA and hockey and stuff?
00;45;13;07 - 00;45;16;10
Tom Green
We'll just look a little be, you know, Wimbledon.
00;45;16;12 - 00;45;19;19
Natasha
Oh, you're probably rant about the Rocky some more. You know.
00;45;19;21 - 00;45;23;26
Ron Zappolo
It's a betting show we have to like. Well, I'm going to lay the two bucks.
00;45;23;28 - 00;45;26;16
Tom Green
Who do you like in this? Memphis Fedex open.
00;45;26;16 - 00;45;31;14
Ron Zappolo
Yes. We know we're going to come up with some interesting gambling situations.
00;45;31;17 - 00;45;34;02
Tom Green
We'll do what we always done. We'll make it up.
00;45;34;04 - 00;45;35;11
Ron Zappolo
It's worked so far.
00;45;35;13 - 00;45;37;04
Tom Green
May or may not kind of work for all.
00;45;37;04 - 00;45;38;24
Ron Zappolo
Our lives, basically.
00;45;38;27 - 00;45;47;01
Tom Green
All right, gang, that's going to do it. I'm serious this time. Thanks for joining us. You can always find us at gorilla Sportsnet. Bon voyage.
00;45;47;01 - 00;45;53;01
Woody Paige
Take us out, and then I'm going away.
00;45;53;03 - 00;45;53;29
Ron Zappolo
Oh, my God, we don't.