In short
The Rich Eisen Show Hour 2 mixes NFL news and debate (Justin Herbert engagement; “Overreaction Tuesday” segments), plus a long interview with Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis about tardive dyskinesia awareness and current football topics (Broncos play-calling, fantasy/production RB rankings, Aaron Donald/Rams outlook).
Guests
Terrell Davis (Hall of Fame RB; former Broncos star; MVP of Super Bowl XXXII; partners with Teva for tardive dyskinesia awareness, “The Other TD”).
Key claims
Herbert’s engagement to Madison Beer is framed as “more engagements than playoff wins.” Davis says he was MVP and scored twice in Super Bowl XXXII. He describes tardive dyskinesia as a chronic movement disorder caused by certain mental-health medications and urges diagnosis via a healthcare provider. He argues Sean Payton should loosen call-control and let Davis Webb call plays.
Notable examples
Davis Webb as Broncos offensive play-caller; Derrick Henry as “best back” citing ~2,000-yard seasons and downhill style; Jameer Gibbs needing to handle every-down workload; Rams potentially strong if Aaron Donald returns after a three-year absence.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOJustin Herbert's Engagement News
0:00 to 0:30
Discussing the news of Justin Herbert's engagement to Madison Beer.
“You know back to school is coming in fast.”
Justin Herbert's Engagement News
0:33 to 0:56
Discussing the news of Justin Herbert's engagement to Madison Beer.
“You think you know a browser, but Gemini and Chrome, that's new.”
Justin Herbert's Engagement News
1:26 to 2:07
Discussing the news of Justin Herbert's engagement to Madison Beer.
“Did you have any sense at all Dusty May might be on a radar screen of an NBA team?”
Interview with Terrell Davis
2:07 to 5:40
Rich Eisen interviews Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis about his life and career.
“So we begin hour number two with breaking news from the Los Angeles Chargers right across the street.”
Raising Awareness for Tardive Dyskinesia
5:40 to 8:50
Terrell Davis discusses Tardive Dyskinesia and his partnership with Teva Pharmaceuticals.
“Not only the youngest but she's the only girl yeah.”
Sean Payton and Broncos Play Calling
8:50 to 14:00
Discussing Sean Payton's performance and changes in play calling for the Broncos.
“And what it is, man, TD is a chronic movement disorder and is characterized by repetitive and uncontrollable movements.”
Derrick Henry: The Best Running Back
14:00 to 17:18
Discussion on the current top running backs in the NFL, focusing on Derrick Henry's performance and career.
“Is that where you're going on right now?”
Jameer Gibbs: The New RB1 Challenge
17:18 to 21:26
Exploration of Jameer Gibbs' transition to being the primary running back and the challenges he faces.
“Before I let you go, you want to take a crack at what it looks like if Aaron Donald says, yes, I do want to play again, and there's Miles Garrett on this Rams team.”
Aaron Donald's Potential Comeback
21:26 to 21:48
Discussion on Aaron Donald's potential return to football and its implications for the Rams.
Aaron Donald's Potential Comeback
21:56 to 22:24
Discussion on Aaron Donald's potential return to football and its implications for the Rams.
“It's Terrell Davis, everybody, right here in the Rich Heisman Show.”
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The Impact of Returning Players
22:24 to 22:51
Analysis of how the return of a player like Aaron Donald can affect team dynamics and performance.
Future of College Football
24:18 to 28:05
Discussion on the evolving landscape of college football, including NIL and the transfer portal.
“Gusto is online payroll and benefits software built for small businesses.”
Future of College Football: A New Model
28:05 to 33:54
Exploration of potential changes in college football's structure with insights on NIL and team disparities.
“When I asked him, you know, hey, what's it going to be like?”
NFL Overreaction Tuesday Discussion
35:45 to 42:00
A lively discussion on NFL teams, player contracts, and the implications of current roster situations.
“Because you guys were here and then hardly in it.”
Discussion on Alternate Jerseys
42:00 to 43:34
Explore the absurdity of alternate sports jerseys, particularly the Bills' new design.
“At any rate, I don't think this is an overreaction.”
Yankees' Struggles and Team Needs
43:34 to 45:08
Analyze the Yankees' current performance and their need for stronger pitching.
“But a lot of these alts are just kind of like, what are we doing?”
Reflections on the NBA Dream Team
45:08 to 46:21
Discuss the legacy of the 'Dream Team' and its implications for current teams.
“At some point, Stanton will wind up playing baseball again.”
Rich Eisen Show Closing Remarks
46:21 to 47:18
Wrap up the hour with reflections on the sports discussed and transitioning to the next segment.
“Yeah, last time you heard Dream Team in Philadelphia.”
Transcript
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1:27Rich Eisen:Did you have any sense at all Dusty May might be on a radar screen of an NBA team? I thought he was going to come back. We were going to run it back and try to win another national championship. The Rich Eisen Show. Earlier on the show, ESPN investigative reporter Tisha Thompson. Coming up, Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis. From Super Troopers 3, Jay Chandra Sekar and Kevin Heffernan. And now, it's Rich Eisen. All right, everybody. Welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show, hour number two. Terrell Davis is about to join us, pro football Hall of Famer, long-time friend. So we begin hour number two with breaking news from the Los Angeles Chargers right across the street.
2:15Rich Eisen:You got this DJ Mikey Diaz and Dee's nuts, a little breaking news. Here it comes. And my eyes see breaking news. And listen, we all know Josh Allen married a very highly successful actress. Yeah.
2:37The Hall of Fame tight end, future Hall of Fame tight end, Travis Kelsey, married a very famous English teacher.
2:45Rich Eisen:Correct? Russell Wilson. Well, now three's a charm. No doubt. Justin Herbert, pop the question to Madison Beer. That's her Instagram account there, huh? She's very nice photographs. Very good. I think that was a collab. I mean, I hope they collab. Of course they collab. All right. More engagements and playoff wins. Yeah. Oh, Brock. You know what? Yesterday at the Michigan Champion Circle event, somebody came up to me. said he watches the show every day and he said you know i was with you i thought chris would be nicer after getting married but you're you're you're angrier i'm not no i'm not i'm not dude you're like lebron's not going to be a factor we're seeing this i mean you see that the the chargers uh tweeted out as well beautiful photographs ones that madison did not put on her Instagram.
3:48Rich Eisen:I'm much happy. And, you know, you're now saying there's more engagements than playoff wins for him. And that's just a factual statement. But that would be factual for anybody. But this is his personal life. This is a lovely moment for him. I'm excited for him. I love love. I'm glad that he has found love. It doesn't sound like it. What do you mean? Now it doesn't sound like you really feel that. That wasn't sincere. You just tried that path, right? You should be happy for them. I am happy. Or maybe this was the missing ingredient. Maybe just add beer. How many people in life? Whoa. How many men in life are like, you know what?
4:32Rich Eisen:I should just let's have a beer. That's about 50-50 for the beer working. Like sometimes the beer is good and most times it's not. It depends, you know. Can we just wish a Mazel Tov to our neighbor across the street? He's our neighbor on top of it. All right. You made your point. I've got a cousin. Half empty. I've got a cousin who's got beer and it didn't do well for him. So I'm happy, you know, for him. Xander's over the moon right now. I'm waiting for the text from him saying, are you a mom going to get invited to another wedding? Not after this conversation. Brockman just ruined it for you.
5:07Rich Eisen:And the wedding he means is yours. By the way, I saw Sarah made a bit out of that. Of course she did. Everything's a bit. Our whole life is a bit. She talks bad about himself. Congratulations, Justin Herbert and Madison Beer. Maybe at the end of the season we'll say that too. There you go. See? I'm with Brockman on this one. Again. What? This guy thinks you are angrier. And that's somebody separate. It's a consumer of the program. Whoever that is, I'm happier. Okay, very good. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm always happy to see this man's face. He's a pro football Hall of Famer. He's Terrell Davis. Look at you, TD.
5:41Rich Eisen:TD. Look at you. What's up, Rich? How you doing, man? Since when do you wear glasses? uh since i i've got i've gotten older that's what that's what happened come on i can't see so i have readers man i can't see you do hold on a minute let me let me look at us see there you go look at two handsome bespectacled bald men look at us are you still rich are you fully bald what's going on up there man why don't you just go ahead and take it all off oh what do you mean take it all off like just take it off like you mean the sides and everything yeah yeah td you know you You know, Susie, that's a no-go.
6:15Rich Eisen:That's a no-fly zone. You know my wife. Come on now. That's just not going to happen. How are you doing? How are you? Life's good. Life's good. Raising my, we have three kids, man. How old are they now? Yeah, 15. Jackson's 15. So boy, boy, boy, 13. Boy, Miles. My daughter, Dylan, she's 11. Okay. We're right behind you. 17, 15, the two boys. And 12, almost 13, is the daughter. is your girl dad wrapped up TD? Oh man. She got me. It's a wrap right? It's a wrap. Not only the youngest but she's the only girl yeah. Okay. She got me. Right. You open up the defense like the Packers to just let her get whatever she wants.
6:59Rich Eisen:Right? Just like dad. Just like that. Yeah. Just like that. That's great. Look at me. I'm just making references. No resistance. Just come on in. Were you surprised they let you score? Were you surprised they let you score in the Super Bowl? I did because I didn't even think about it. They told me when we went to the sideline, the defense came over and said, Neil Smith came over and said, man, they let you guys score. And I was a little confused at the time. Like, why would they do that, number one? But then, you know, obviously seeing how the game unfolded, okay, you let us score, you keep some time on the clock, you got a chance to go back and, you know, try to tie the game up.
7:37So, yeah, I mean, it made sense. But at the moment, I didn't think they would try to let us score. But they did. So we appreciate it. Thank you. Pardon me for asking.
7:46Rich Eisen:I don't have the numbers in front of me. Was that your only Super Bowl score of your career? Or do you have other ones? No, I scored twice. That was the third one. So I scored twice in that game. That's right. That's right. That was a three touchdown game, Rich. Okay. That was a good one. I'm sorry. Were you the MVP of that game, Terrell Davis? Were you the MVP? You know what? Yeah, ironically, I was. Look at you. See, that one I did know. I walked myself into that one. All right. It's good to see you. Tell me the folks that have brought you to meet here today because, again, the malady, if you will, that you are here to let everyone know about and raise awareness for, I don't know if I'm going to pronounce it correctly, but I'll try it.
8:30Rich Eisen:It's Tardive Dyskinesia. Is that it? Yeah, great job. It's Tardive. Tardive. Okay. Tardive Dyskinesia. And, yeah, I'm here, man. I'm partnering with Teva Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness. And it's called The Other TD. So we came to raise awareness for The Other TD, not football touchdowns, but it's tardive dyskinesia. And what it is, man, TD is a chronic movement disorder and is characterized by repetitive and uncontrollable movements. And it's caused by taking certain prescription mental health medications, such as an antidepressant or an antipsychotic. and um you know it's some of the symptoms you would see is like uh this movement in your face your hands your feet your torso and it could appear to be shaking or trembling and uh it really does affect a person's ability to just eat to walk and talk and so uh we just want to raise awareness if you or anybody you know out there are experiencing those symptoms please go to the other td.com or talk to your health care provider yeah obviously you got to diagnose it first and then figure out what to do from there and uh so uh the other td.com to learn more on that um how's it going to work with sean payton not calling the plays td how's that i think bro we're all curious about it you know i think sean's been calling plays for forever right and now you have davis webb who uh from all accounts man he gets he gets praised a lot a lot of people say he's a brilliant mind and there was a reason why sean didn't let him go into bringing him back and and then offered him to you know to call a play so we'll see how that works out rich um i think it you know maybe you know and sean has admitted to this last year where he says that it's difficult now when he calls plays because he thinks about what can go wrong more than what is really happening with the play you know so that that's kind of a sign where i think he's recognizing maybe it is time for somebody else to call the plays and give me where he's got a different perspective where he can have a different role, maybe come in there from time to time and then maybe he'll call an audible on some plays or something like that.
10:41But standing back and letting Davis Webb call plays, I think is probably a good thing for the Broncos. And it sounds like that Bo Nix seems to be pretty happy with Davis Webb and they seem like they have a great relationship. And that's really how things really take off is when you have two, the quarterback and coordinator or uh who are collaborating on the plays it tends to work out a lot a lot better
11:05Rich Eisen:that way well i mean for me um out of all the accomplishments of sean payton's career and you know he's always been kind enough to come on the show and i will tell him this when he's here is that if he's able to take away the control freakishness of call and plays and literally let somebody else do it with the occasional coming over the top yeah um that would be one of the biggest accomplishments of his entire career yeah you told him that no i said i plan on telling him that i plan on telling him that i plan on that for sure no i don't think i'm telling any tales out of school here you know what i mean like for him like what's he how's he gonna decades he's had the the two hands on the wheel you know yes yes but there's a transition and there's uh there's everything evolves and there's growing and you get to a point where you can't do it anymore you know you can't the game is not the game will never pass him by but his own admission he talked about calling plays and not thinking and thinking more about the negatives and the positive and that might be a sign to just go ahead and you know let somebody else take this take the steering wheel and you just you know you play like my wife does she's she's a great uh passenger backseat driver she although i'm driving she's giving me all the you know the directions on when to turn and yes i'm going too fast i'm stopping too fast stuff like that maybe maybe that's sean pedro okay now you open the door here um would your wife be able to just say you know what i trust td to be able to signal properly and figure out where to go i'm just gonna stop i'm gonna stop giving directions i don't think so okay that's what that's i don't think so i know i know that's my point terrell davis here on the rich eisen show moving on before he gets in any more trouble um the best running back in the national football league entering 2026 is Terrell Davis.
13:04Rich Eisen:Who is it? It's interesting because you have your Kristen McCaffrey's, you still got your Derrick Henry's, you got Saquon Barkley, James Cook had a monster year last year. Man, you got Jonathan Taylor. I'll help you tap dance a little bit. You got Jonathan Taylor and then you got the two guys that are vying for first overall and fantasy drafts all across the country in Bijan and Jameer Gibbs now getting the ball as the bell cow. But now you have to answer. Now, the question you ask is going into this year. There's kind of two answers. If you're looking at best production back, that's different than the best back.
13:51Because sometimes the best back is not always the most productive back that goes into a season. For whatever reason.
13:57Rich Eisen:Are you going third down protection schemes on me now? Is that where you're going on right now? Because that is part of the role. I mean, Peyton Manning, as you know, if you didn't know that, you weren't getting on the field with him. You know what I mean? So give me each one of those, best back and most productive. You thought you'd get out of it by saying, oh, it's a little bit more nuanced, Rich. This is sports talk radio, TD. Come on now. I know. There's no nuance here. What are you talking about? I don't know. I don't know who's the best back. No, no, no. I'm not letting you out. No, no, no.
14:34Rich Eisen:This is not right. The best back in the NFL. I just gave him. You're Terrell Davis. You're like, I want... This guy's got to have the rock for me today. Derrick Henry's out there too. I'll say the best back and I'll include sort of his body of work. Please. It's still Derrick Henry. It is. Yeah. Why? because Derek has he's probably the few backs if any that you know they're going to run the ball you know he's getting the ball and it's pretty hard to stop and for whatever reason the last couple of years Baltimore just they just they haven't used them the way that I thought they would use them and this man is his you know like I said his resume his body of work what he did in high school what he did in college what he's doing in the pros the guy had almost he had a 2 ,000 yard season, almost eclipsed it twice with a 1900 yard season.
15:30Doesn't, doesn't appear to be slowing down in my opinion. I still liked his style of running. I liked the downhill, you know, big back. He's big, but he's got, got a really, really good top end speed. It's hard to see Derrick Henry. I've never seen him get caught from behind. So I'll go with Derrick and he's been consistent, man. So I'll go with Derrick Henry.
15:50Rich Eisen:First ballot, right? TD. Oh yeah. In your room one day, whenever it's, it's time for him. First ballot, right? Yep, yep, yep. No question about it. I'm with you. I'm with you. So then what will be the challenge for Jameer Gibbs to now get the ball more? Based on the fact, I mean, he's one of the best home run hitters we've seen in recent years at the position. Now he's RB1. He's RB1. He doesn't have the Batman and Robin connection there. The challenge is really being the guy every down. When you're splitting carries And not only carries But touches I think for him he's got a chance to Kind of rest a little bit in between those And knowing you got somebody else Who can move the chain Make the situation better And then you got that competitive That friendly competitiveness that he had You know that was Pretty awesome to see But now you're the man It's It's different It is.
16:50It's just different now that you're the every down guy. You might get, you know, 20 touches a game, but everything is on you. You don't have that toward a yin and yang sort of combination there. But I think, you know, but I also think that he's he seems like he's a young man that can handle that. He's he's got that Marshall Faulkner, man. I love the way Jameer runs. He's got that. He's a light. He's maybe he's more Chris Johnson, but he's got that kind of flair to him. I like the way he runs.
17:17Rich Eisen:Terrell Davis here on the Rich Eisen Show. Before I let you go, you want to take a crack at what it looks like if Aaron Donald says, yes, I do want to play again, and there's Miles Garrett on this Rams team. I thought he said that. So it's not official. It is not official yet. He's going through a process, TD. But to me, it's like if you go through a process and you look like that, and again, I just take his physical readiness for granted, which I know is, you know, easy for me to say, sitting on my ass here in this part of Los Angeles. But it does appear to be real, for real. Yeah. And he's been out.
18:01He was out one year or two years? No, it's three. Three years? Yeah. Ooh, Rich, I don't know. I know Aaron Donald. I know he's always in the gym. I know he's always ready. But there's a different workout with you working out to prepare for football versus playing football. And he knows that. He recognizes that. But if we – so the question is if we get the same Aaron Donald that left three years ago and you got Miles Garrett, I don't know. You may have to pencil in the Rams in the Super Bowl.
18:34Rich Eisen:Yeah, 2023 was his last year. So he's missed two years and it will have been three coming up, you know, when he gets out there. Honestly. Right. I mean, Seahawks fans are get pissed when they hear that, though. I know. And they should. They should. That's that's that. How would you take that if you're the defending Super Bowl champs? And it's like, oh, yeah, the team that you beat in the in the AFC championship game is it would have been for you. They just added somebody spectacular and I'm getting a Hall of Famer in waiting back. you have no chance to repeat. You'd have been pissed. You know what?
19:10I think I would thank you for that. We need it. We need the motivation. You can't pay for that kind of motivation. So if I'm the Seahawks, I am I am thanking all that. The media, all the news outlets, all the pundits. Thank you for that fuel. Appreciate it. They don't they don't want to be praised for what? Right. Exactly. I hear. Yeah. Yeah. You don't want to be brave. You don't want to be praised until it actually until you you're holding that Lombardi trophy until the confetti is coming down. That's when the praise comes in. Before that, you don't care. You know, you'll take that.
19:44Rich Eisen:All right, before I let you go, I've never asked you this, so I'm going to ask you this before I let you go here, TD. Your favorite Elway story where something happened, maybe it's the first time you saw it, or it was maybe in the biggest game, obviously, Super Bowl. In the huddle, something happens. He says something. Something was going down. and then he takes care of business for you and the team. You got one of those? See, that's that Joe Montana story that you're trying to get me to. What he talks about, I think it's John Candy in the stands. Well, I'm sure he, I don't know if LA ever noticed anybody like that in the stands, but just anything.
20:24Rich Eisen:He's just like, we're going to do this and then it happens. Was it the helicopter play? Anything like that? No, he didn't say anything before that. You didn't say anything before that? No. No, I don't have any. Anything on the sideline? Anything he told you during the week and then it happened? Nothing? He wasn't that kind of quarterback to tell you. No, I don't. See, you should have told me before I came over here. I could have probably thought about something, but I'm going to blank. All right. Well, here's the thing then. For the next time, I'm going to have you on before the season. Okay. Come up with.
21:01Rich Eisen:So you're saying think about that story. Yeah, you're not on a tour. You know what I mean? You're not on a tour. You're like speed dating right now. I'm sure you're on a Zoom tour right now, and I'm just part of it. You know what I mean? That is true. Okay. That is true. You're the best, TD. Love you, man. Best to your family. Okay. Yeah, likewise, Rich, man. I miss you, dude. I miss you, man. Miss our fun days at the NFL Network, man. Have we had a ball? I do. I do. And everyone's saying, like, you know. Is that too far worse? Oh, no, don't feed the animals. Don't feed the animals. Say hi, Mikey.
21:37Rich Eisen:TD, how you doing, brother? Where are you, man? There he is. That's my guy. Don't feed the animals, man. Good to see you, TD. You're the best. Likewise. Plug it real quick. You guys go to theothertd.com for more information. Please go visit theothertd.com. Certainly if you have the symptoms that present where you might have tardive dyskinesia. Yeah, there you go. Okay. That's my golf game. I'm better the second time around. There you go, Rich. It's Terrell Davis, everybody, right here in the Rich Heisman Show. Sure.
22:16Rich Eisen:844. I've got a driving story involving Suze. Oh. Uh-oh. We'll take a break. I think we should. We'll take a break. If TD's going to put it out there, I'll put it out there. uh oh this is funny 844-204-RICH is the uh never to doubt we also have overreaction Monday on a Tuesday and what's going on with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and um their quarterback and if you will the the quarterback of their uh their defense there's news of popping out of Tampa Florida and it's not great okay well when you run a small business you don't just do the job you're also the hiring manager, the payroll department, the benefits team, usually all before lunch.
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26:13Rich Eisen:Back on the Rich Eisen Show, one big family, 844-204-RICH, number to dial. Let's go to Joey in Maine. Joey in Maine, what's going on? What's up, Joey? Hey, guys, great to talk with you. I may be in Maine, but I'm an SEC homer. But your interview with the coach and players from Michigan yesterday was phenomenal. Oh, thank you. Appreciate that. I mean, you expect Coach Willingham to come out and say the things he does, but it was not coach speak. I mean, he literally sat down and had a conversation with you. When you brought his players on, what a group of articulate, humble, and hungry players.
27:01I will tell you this, Rich. You have made this SEC guy want to go blue.
27:07Rich Eisen:Oh, wow. He's in Maine. Hey, hey, hey. Let Joey go, man. Let Joey keep him talking. And I appreciate that. Thank you, Joey. And, you know, it's wild. I think it was yesterday the first time I've ever interviewed on the program two 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old. Bryce Underwood is 18. Wow. Guys. That's insane. And Andrew Marsh and Trey McKinney of Michigan Football Wide Receiver Room and Michigan Basketball National Champion Room, they're 19. so here i am literally almost 40 years older than some of these guys and i just yeah and then i i feel old um and that's why you know again kyle whittingham at age 66 getting his opportunity to coach michigan um and just having a conversation with him i it was funny when when When I asked him, you know, hey, what's it going to be like?
28:14Rich Eisen:You put your headset on in a big house. And he's like, well, I put my headset on in a big house three times in my life. You know what I mean? Like he's been there and done that. Yeah, right. But here he is now, a 66-year-old guy in a world of NIL and portal and whatever, which is why I asked him. And this is kind of what came out of the chats yesterday that I'm seeing is trending in places, is what he had to say about the future of college football and what if he could wave a wand, And it would look like in the world of NIL and portals and things of that nature. What do you want to see done if you could have your way?
28:51Rich Eisen:Just in college football in its entirety? Yes, sir. I think it's got to be an NFL minor league model. We have a salary cap and, you know, the players are employees. I think, you know, as distasteful as some of that is, I don't think there's any other way that is better than that. And, you know, right now it's out of control. I mean, we're going to have probably a dozen teams in the next recruiting cycle with$50 million rosters. And there's such a disparity between the haves and the have-nots. And I think that the only way to get that evened out and level the playing field is to go ahead and pattern it after an NFL, like I said, a minor league NFL model and a super league, if you will.
29:32And you'll probably see 48 to 60 teams survive the cut and be on the right side of the line in the sand and proceed forward.
29:40Rich Eisen:And that would be with, obviously, other conferences or something like that? That would maybe also mean you have unions and collective bargaining? It's part of it. And that's where it would have to go? I don't see any other way around if it goes that direction. Now, private equity is starting to enter the picture as well, and where that goes, who knows. But there's got to be some guardrails. There's got to be some ability to get control of the thing because the NIL is going up 20%, 30%, 40 % a year, and it can't continue that way. It's not sustainable. $50 million payroll. Wow. For he said a dozen teams.
30:16Rich Eisen:Not sustainable, like you said. Well, it's not sustainable for everybody. That's true, too. Did you see the Ohio State made a deal with a bank today? They're going to put the bank logo on the jersey and put$17 million a team or something like that? Yep, and it just broke. Notre Dame has done the same thing with SoFi for$18 to$20 million a year. and not everyone's going to be making those deals nope so what happens
30:48Rich Eisen:super league in it we called it years ago years ago and it's the only way to go and the question is who's in and who's out who decides who's in and who's out if you don't think the sec and the big ten are having some conversations behind the scenes just a little bit i think you're i think you're out of your mind. Didn't they already have a working group? I think Tony Petiti's speaking this week. The Big Ten Media Day media week is this week. Yeah, there's six teams today, six on Wednesday, and six on Thursday. 18 Big Ten teams, by the way. Big Ten have 18. Same. So you take 18, how much is in the SEC?
31:26Rich Eisen:Isn't it 17 in the SEC? Yeah, it's a lot, too. It's odd that it's less when it means more, Theron. Math might not be the strong suit out there. It's more per team. that's what that means it means more per team if there's less oh i see what you're okay so i should do the math that's math there's 16 sec teams okay 16 and 18 that's uh 34 we're we're we're halfway there but what's the number what would be a good number for you 60 50 well um 75 maybe a little bit more and then you have divisions right are we relegating are we promoting Hell yeah, we're doing that. You're doing the whole Super League thing.
32:06Rich Eisen:Okay. Oh, yeah. EPL style. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're relegating. And that's the whole thing is that if I'm joining this, I would be looking at the Big Ten and the SEC saying, are you ready to relegate some of your own teams? I don't know why you need to call out Vanderbilt like that, but okay. No, I'm not saying that either. I'm not saying that. Northwestern, come on. Hey, that's the idea is that, you know, You'd have to be willing to relegate your own. But until somebody gets together. Who's running it? Who's in charge? That's right. I don't know. You know I've nominated Greg Sankey multiple times.
32:45Rich Eisen:I don't think he wants it. Well, money talks. Somebody's going to throw something. I don't know. But when private equity is involved and banks are like, you can put the logo on and here's all that money and you can now get a whole bunch of players for your team that other schools won't be able to compete with. Right? until somebody puts this together on behalf of a group of like-minded schools that have the same issues with each other this stuff's going to keep growing and growing but you have michigan's football coach basically saying turn it into the mini nfl yeah just to just to clarify though these deals with ohio state and and notre dame they're across all sports it's the entire athletic department sure right right so the 20 million isn't going just to the football team understood but what's the main economic engine for the rest of course of course just pointing at it i appreciate you pointing that out of course all right um we've got overreaction monday on a tuesday uh let's uh take a break and get to that right here on the Rich Eisen Show that wants to let you know to hire right the first time with LinkedIn Hiring Pro.
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35:50Rich Eisen:And we is the royal we. Because you guys were here and then hardly in it. I'm sorry. That's okay. Good job yesterday. Thank you. You're welcome. We were here. You did, as they say in the business, tops and tails. Right. Tops and tails. We were here in case anything went awry. Yeah, that's right. So we didn't do the overreaction Monday pod. Correct. Which we're going to start to do with regularity middle of August. I think we've decided that. At any rate, it's not like there are any rules. No. It's just that rules are that when we're doing a pod on Monday, or we don't do one on a Monday, we do overreaction Monday on a Tuesday.
36:31Rich Eisen:It's time for that. Hit it. That was terrible. That was crap. That was garbage. That's why it sucks. Overreaction Mondays. Monday. On a Tuesday. All right, Christopher, what do we have over there? Hey, guys. Happy Tuesday. Great to see you. What's up, man? We're back. We're back. We're back. All right. It seems like all camps are open now across the National Football League, but there's some stuff going on in Tampa that I think we need to talk about. If he doesn't get a new deal, this will be Baker Mayfield's last year with the Bucs. I don't agree. The Bucs have two years to franchise tag him.
37:08Rich Eisen:That franchise tag is almost 50 mil. So what? So what? Wow. That's a lot of money. I know it's a lot of money. There could be some contending teams next year that need QBs. Right. Specifically. Where Baker could go and get that money. Yeah, Pittsburgh and L.A., baby. But why wouldn't they keep him there? He loves being there. He says he loves being there. His family's there. You know. Everyone's counting him out because Mike Evans is gone. Vita Vea wants out. It's almost like people are jumping ship. Okay. Did you just do that on purpose? I did. Okay. He's not jumping ship. He wants to stay. They just couldn't figure out that figure this time around.
37:52Give him his money.
37:54Rich Eisen:I would give it to him. You know that. What are we talking for Baker? Because he had, what, the three-year hundred? What are we talking about for Baker? It's$40 million this year. Okay. So he's playing for$40 million this year. He's got to see some of these guys making 50. Like, I'm better than them. With no other years to back it up. And that's a tough way to go, man. And I guess him with a chip on his shoulder is particularly dangerous for everybody. So I think he's waking up dangerous. I bet on him. And I know he's going to bet on himself, which is a powerful tool. I'll just call this an overreaction.
38:39Rich Eisen:They have franchise tag opportunities to keep him there. I don't know how terribly happy he would be, but he's made it known. He's not afraid of playing on it. Yeah. So I'll just say that it doesn't look great right now. It's not. But crazier things have happened. What else, Chris? Speaking of dangerous, there's a dangerous game being played here in Los Angeles. No, I'm not talking about Aaron Donald as we sit on Donald Watch for a while. where's puka's record extension with the rams where is that what are we waiting for i don't understand so what is where is it i okay but how is this an overreaction or whatever like what are you asking me the rams playing a dangerous game here with puka oh they're playing a dangerous game with him yeah where's the extension what's what's the hold up i think you know what the hold up would possibly be the off the field stuff that makes you wonder you know Should we commit all this money to him, no matter how incredibly talented he is?
39:40Rich Eisen:We've seen guys with bigger off-field stuff still get their money. Guess what? Guess who's going to... Do you think Les doesn't have a handle on this? How about that? Of all the guys to have a handle on any of this stuff, I'm not worried about a dangerous game. It's not dangerous. Would you trade Puka if you're the Rams? No. Why would I do that? Why? I mean, you're selling high. If you think there's actual off-the-field issues and why you're not giving this guy his extension, why don't you sell high? You're not giving him his extension and you're running whatever risk of potentially losing him.
40:14Rich Eisen:Okay. You don't want to play in Los Angeles. You don't want to play for Sean McVay. You don't want to play for the Rams. You don't want any of that stuff. Well, there's the door. We'll get another kid in the fifth round and turn him into you. I mean, if that's the way it's going to go. And you know if there's anybody who takes the emotion out of anything in these decisions, it's the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams. You can't just turn on the fifth round. I don't think it's a dangerous game at all. I think they're figuring out what the what is and what the buyer needs to beware of. And they're not trading him right now when they're getting Aaron Donald back.
40:56Rich Eisen:And literally all their stars are aligned. No chance, man. What else, Chris? That's an overreaction. You're saying they're playing a dangerous game. On the Tuesday. All right, a couple of quarterbacks played really well last year. Had injuries. A lot of question marks. When are they going to be back? I think they're both going to be back by week one. Talking about Patrick Mahomes and Daniel Jones out there week one. Okay, I don't think that's an overreaction. At all. That'd be fun. I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun, but Achilles and two knee ligaments? No, I know. That'd be something else. There would be incentive to maybe ease these guys back into it, sit out a month when the schedule is kind of favorable.
41:36That ain't happening. And then, you know, rock and roll in October and on. No, I understand that.
41:40Rich Eisen:I understand that. The Colts. Who do the Colts open up against? Oh, boy, the Ravens at the Colts in a week one. That's a sneaky good one, huh? That's a sneaky good one. At KC, they play each other week two. Here we go. Isn't that where he got hurt? Isn't that where Daniel Jones got hurt? Was that Kansas City last year? Was it? I seem to remember that. At any rate, I don't think this is an overreaction. Let's go. What else you got over there, Chris? What else you got? Not sure if you noticed this yesterday while you were in Michigan or traveling. We need to knock it off with all these ridiculous alt jerseys.
42:16And I'm looking at you, Buffalo. I don't know what this was yesterday. But these things were borderline hideous.
42:22Rich Eisen:What is it? Let's stop with these. Nickel City. You want to help me out with this one?
42:31Rich Eisen:um hoskins what are what are we going for here nickel mines i mean what's up i know i i i understand western new york and and um and what their uh they're what they what they do there and what they mine for i i understand are they working these with like fan groups or anything because wow i can't i can't imagine these got a 10 out of 10 too i don't they look more cfl and toronto blue jay colors than anything else to be honest with you like that yeah i'm not i'm not i'm not happy these are throw outs yeah oh look at you throw out can i give an alternate opinion on this uh you like these alternate doesn't matter today i'm not a bills fan so my opinion and anyone who's not a bills fan opinion should be low on the list it should be the for the bills fans please bills fans call because we got one literally in our ears you want to say anything hoskins you like this Turd Burger.
43:24Rich Eisen:Okay, so is the word from the Bills fans. According to the producer. I'm not saying you're wrong, Chris. I'm just saying. He doesn't have a bad thing to say about his Bills. These were just the ones that happened to pop up. But a lot of these alts are just kind of like, what are we doing? I'm with you. You know what I think it's for? It's for kids to go, can I have that, please? And now you're in the position of saying no. Plus, for instance, when your team already has the best jersey design, you don't need an alternate. Yeah, thank you. The Patriot Reds are the best jersey design. You don't ever see the Cowboys do it.
43:51Rich Eisen:You guys. You know what I mean? Cowboys are like the Yankees. They just don't mess with their jerseys. No, because they're classic. Rich, speaking of the Yankees, as the Sox surge, another win last night. You did? Yes, the Yankees won two, but what else? Who cares? Injuries are mounting. Bellinger's out four to six weeks. Is Aaron Judge ever playing baseball again? I got you. The Yankees are going to miss the playoffs. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Hey, listen, man. Go Dodgers. As long as Anthony Volpe's not out there dropping third game-ending outs. Wait a minute. That happened last night. Are you in the market for a shortstop?
44:25Rich Eisen:I don't know what the hell the Yankees are in the market for, but we got days to figure that out. I've told you what the Yankees should do. They should get every arm that throws 100 miles an hour for innings six through nine on the Yankees right now. Every last one of them. You need pitching? Take a look. No, that's it. That's it. I want what the Brewers have. I want bullpens like you see across Major League Baseball. That's what you need. You need somebody fifth inning, sixth inning, seventh inning, eighth inning, ninth inning. They got Hedrick, and on occasion, Cruz can be reliable. Outside of that, it's just like I'm watching through my fingers every single time.
45:06Rich Eisen:That's what they need. You can get everybody back healthy. Freed's back. Let's get Radone back. Let's get Judge and Stanton. At some point, Stanton will wind up playing baseball again. Who's back first? But they won last night. I'm happy for your Red Sox, though. How are the Mets doing? Who is it? It is a Mets town, New York City. Yeah. Oh, the guy who called it a Mets town is on the injured list now. They actually won yesterday. No, they did. They put up two touchdowns on the Braves. Yeah, it's all turning around now, so you guys better watch out. I mean, people are getting kicked out of their seats so Emma Stone can shoot movies there in Citi Field.
45:38Rich Eisen:It's Emma Stone, Rich. I understand that. I would tell a season ticket holder, pound sand. But yeah, we're turning it around. Second half is our half. Emma Stone should move. It's time for Lindor to get traded. What else? Oh, look at that. Oh, boy. That is just. Wow. Actually, that has got to be a – that was a misprint. That was definitely a misprint. That's 45 and 26. Oh, please. I think the two should be a six. Let me tell you, if that were the case – 45 and 66, isn't that what it is? I would be all in if that was a record back. Guys, we are nearing the 15th anniversary of one of the greatest phrases in NFL training camp history.
46:13Dream team. Vince Young sat there and said, ha-ha, dream team. Yeah. 76ers are going to fare a similar fate this year. Not an overreaction.
46:22Rich Eisen:I agree with you, Chris. I think that's a great take. Yeah, last time you heard Dream Team in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Eagles went 8-8. Yeah, who's the awesome one in this situation? LeBron, right? Or is Vince Young LeBron? Which one is it? Dude, get out of here. 15 years. The LeBron slander is kind of ridiculous from that point. It's insane. But, you know, let them have their fun. But even you, TJ, said, it's going to take time. We're going to have to match. By time, I mean like. The Knicks have chemistry. I'm talking like three, maybe four weeks. This is what I mean. So good. The dream team is also, you know, potentially the team orthopedist.
47:02Rich Eisen:You know? Yeah. Got to have that dream team ready, too, just in case. You never know. Rich, by the way, we beat his team in the playoffs last year, and we only got better. And then the Knicks swept them on the way. It's not my point. Oh, wait a minute. We're out of time on this hour? The Rich Eisen Show Podcast. You know when you're locked in, focused and fearless. Welcome to the WNBA. Your vision narrows. You can't look away. Every assist, every stop, every logo three. From beyond the logo. Every did you see that moment? You bet. What records are going to be broken this season? All of it right here.
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