In short
Baltimore Ravens’ resurgence and playoff odds; Steelers vs Ravens preview; “What’s More Likely” segment (NFL/fantasy/world series surprises); interview with Indianapolis Colts rookie TE Tyler Warren; Halloween/Green Bay coach comments; World Series Game 6/7 discussion.
Guest backgrounds
Tyler Warren is a Penn State tight end now with the Colts, drafted high and working in Shane Steichen’s offense. (Other guests mentioned later in the episode include Shaquille O’Neal and Morgan Freeman, but their content isn’t included in this transcript.)
Key claims
Ravens’ defense improved after Week 6 (takeaways up, points/yards allowed down) and Lamar Jackson returned with a 4-TD, 0-INT game vs Miami, tying Peyton Manning for games with 4+ TD and no interceptions. Colts are 7-1 and “most likely” to reach the AFC title game.
Notable examples
Mark Andrews touchdowns after Dolphins mistakes; Derrick Henry reaching 12,000 rushing yards and 100+ rushing TDs; “What’s More Likely” picks include Drake May for longest TD pass, Ashton Gentry for fantasy disappointment, James Cook for longest play, and Titans over Chargers (as the “more likely” upset).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VORavens' Current State and Upcoming Challenges
0:00 to 0:25
Discussing the Baltimore Ravens' performance and their upcoming challenges in the NFL.
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Ravens' Current State and Upcoming Challenges
1:30 to 3:00
Discussing the Baltimore Ravens' performance and their upcoming challenges in the NFL.
“From the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles.”
Lamar Jackson's Impact on the Ravens
3:00 to 5:00
Analyzing Lamar Jackson's impressive return and its significance for the Ravens.
“outside-of-the-building chatter for his benefit from what I'm told.”
Derrick Henry's Career Milestones
5:00 to 7:30
Highlighting Derrick Henry's achievements and his impact on the game.
“The only ones in front of him are named Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady.”
Baltimore Ravens Defense Review
7:30 to 10:00
A review of the Baltimore Ravens' defensive performance through the season.
“and proud of the way Tyler played last week.”
Potential Playoff Scenarios for the Ravens
10:00 to 12:00
Examining playoff possibilities for the Ravens amidst their current standings.
“I said it before, I'll keep saying it until I'm wrong.”
What's More Likely Segment Introduction
12:00 to 12:20
Transitioning into the 'What's More Likely' segment with Chris.
“Is our two dressed as Cam Newton, TJ Jefferson chiming in?”
What's More Likely: AFC Championship Candidates
12:20 to 14:01
Debating which teams have the most potential to reach the AFC Championship game.
“All right, Christopher, let's go for it.”
Fantasy Predictions and Trade Talks
14:01 to 19:10
Exploration of fantasy football predictions and potential trade deadline impacts.
“over there chris more likely guys mvp candidate quarterback who wears number 10 to have the longest td pass on sunday jordan love drake may oh why wouldn't i go for i mean love by the way was Mr.”
Interview with Tyler Warren
21:21 to 28:00
Tyler Warren discusses his experiences with the Colts and relationships with teammates.
“With our radio audience presented by Progressive Insurance, we're talking to Tyler Warren of the Indianapolis Colts.”
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Tyler Warren: Reflections on Penn State and Future
28:00 to 33:11
Tyler Warren reflects on his time at Penn State and his upcoming game in Pittsburgh.
“That was honestly the biggest reason I went to Penn State was to, you know, play for him as my head coach.”
Halloween Plans and Trick-or-Treating
33:11 to 33:50
The hosts discuss Halloween plans and the possibility of trick-or-treaters at Tyler's home.
“Everybody getting ready to go to Pittsburgh and then getting his German all freshened up where he goes to Berlin.”
NFL Coach Discusses Halloween Mindset
33:50 to 34:05
A discussion about an NFL coach's take on Halloween amidst the football season.
“When we come back, an NFL head coach has chimed in on the subject matter of Halloween.”
Show Dressed Up for Halloween
35:13 to 42:00
The hosts joke about dressing up for Halloween while discussing their plans for the evening.
“Sonos are the speakers that Susie and I have all throughout our house.”
World Series MVP Predictions
42:00 to 46:28
The hosts discuss their predictions for the World Series MVP amid ongoing games.
“In our household, we call it nervous-sided.”
Transcript
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1:30Rich Eisen:This is the Rich Eisen Show. You want to see something really scary? Nobody around in the end zone. He didn't run the route. From the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. Earlier on the show. NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero. Coming up. Colts tight end Tyler Warren. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O 'Neal. Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman. And now it's Rich Eisen. Number two, the Rich Eisen Show on the air. Hello, ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance. Audience, hello, Disney Plus and ESPN, the app that you can get ESPN anywhere, certainly in this time of potential disputes in certain spots of our television streaming landscape.
2:21Rich Eisen:Just get the ESPN app, people. Everything ESPN is sitting right there. YouTube.com slash Rich Eisen Show. over 1 ,011 ,000 subscribers now and growing. We appreciate every last one of you who takes in our program however you do. So the podcast, all three hours, available for you to take in whenever you want through your ear gate. Morgan Freeman and Shaquille only in an hour three back-to-back. Can't wait for that. Tyler Warren in 20 minutes' time. The Baltimore Ravens, I've been telling everybody for the last few weeks, don't count them out, and I wasn't even higher register about it. Also wasn't alone.
2:55Rich Eisen:I'm not sitting here pitching it as if it's my sole idea. I mean, the number of – I mean, Mike Tama never utilizes outside-of-the-building chatter for his benefit from what I'm told. Every single time when I say, hey, they say this, they say that, you're talking about that to your team, and his reaction is always, you know, what matters is inside our building. And for him to now start talking about what's outside of the building isn't consistent for a lot of what he's talking about but uh i mean hey the ravens are uh in the crapper they're in the hole but they're favorites to win the division despite being multiple games behind the pittsburgh steelers you know that is you know pretty um offensive but i don't know if he's going to use it against the uh indianapolis colts coming up i mean it's a big huge game for the Pittsburgh Steelers because here come the Ravens.
3:53Rich Eisen:And the Ravens, Thursday night football was essentially about which team can utilize this five-day stretch to catapult their season in a different direction. Both the Ravens and the Dolphins coming off of rousing victories. The Dolphins in Atlanta, where they said, yeah, Kirk Cousins, glad that you're still in a Falcon for them as a backup because they thought you'd be the perfect guy to keep around. And instead, one big fat zero. We played the best game all year, complementary football. Here we come. And then last night, the Ravens with Snoop Huntley, hey, if we can just win this one, Lamar's coming back.
4:34Rich Eisen:And then who knows what we can do. They win that one. Lamar comes back and he throws for four touchdowns and no interceptions. And he does it with five or fewer incompletions. That's the sixth such career game for him. tying Peyton Manning for the most such games in the history of the National Football League. It's his 12th career game with no interceptions, four touchdown passes as well, period. That's tied for the fifth most games of all time. The only ones in front of him are named Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady. And, you know, it's no surprise that he does it against the Miami Dolphins because he loves torching them.
5:15Rich Eisen:142.9 passer rating now in his five career starts against the Dolphins. I mentioned those four touchdown pass games for him. Three of those five career games that I had mentioned, in which he's gotten it against the Dolphins, against whom he went nine for nine to start the second half. But really, you know, we could keep on about Lamar and keep on about, I'd say Derrick Henry as well, who now has 12 ,000 rushing yards and 100 or more rushing touchdowns now. 144th game of his career. He did it, and that's the fifth fastest to that mark. 10 behind Adrian Peterson, 11 behind Emmitt, 12 behind LaDainian Tomlinson, but 29 behind Jim Brown, who did it in 115 games.
6:07Rich Eisen:Look him up, kids. Can't believe I just said that, but it's true. and 100 or more rush yards in two of his last three games for Derrick Henry. But it's also the defense. I don't know if we have that particular information. But weeks one through five for this Baltimore Ravens defense, they gave up 35 points per game and 408 yards per game allowed. And the opposing first downs, the opponent's first downs per game, 24. Only two takeaways. That was bottom two in the NFL in the last month since week six. 13 points per game. Almost 100 fewer total yards per game. Five takeaways now. That's what we're talking about.
6:57Rich Eisen:Complimentary football. That's what coaches always talk about. And John Harbaugh's got to feel really good about where they sit right now. Three and five. Two games in a row. Lamar is back looking like Lamar. and everything is almost like a reset button halfway through their season. I said it's been a long journey, man. It's been a hard road, you know, and not just the 30 days, but even before that, you know, and I'm proud of him. I'm proud of the way he came out and played, you know, and proud of the way Tyler played last week. Both those two guys played a while. T. Martin deserves a lot of credit.
7:36You know, he did a great job with those guys and Monk and the offensive coaches. I thought the game plan, I thought what we've done with the offense the last two weeks has been really, really, really good, really, really excellent. So we've got to keep building off that.
7:51Rich Eisen:And they will. Any surprise of anything that you just said? It didn't look good, you know, in the first half overall, but the second half they started looking like the Ravens that we've expected to see, which is beat up an opponent that's making mistakes and can have their will broken by someone like Derrick Henry and someone like Lamar Jackson, finding Mark Andrews twice after the Dolphins made the mistakes like fumbling inside their own five-yard line and also going for it on fourth and one in Baltimore's red zone only to have a false start, bring on a field goal attempt that they were trying not to take and then have that field goal attempt go wide right and then they march down the field and hit Mark Andrews for another touchdown.
8:39Rich Eisen:And Lamar, again, was brought up again about taking all the toys and funds and games out of the locker room. It was brought up again to Lamar, who, interestingly enough, wears a balaclava even in 70-degree Florida weather. It's amazing. I think he just likes playing, and it hit it. Yeah, I mean, it's do or die, you know, when to go home. And usually, you know, we start off winning games, and we never be behind. But right now, we're behind, and we all got to step it up. Did it feel like your guys' season would be over in any way? But are you saying this is going to do or die if you guys lost tonight?
9:10No. Like I said, we locked in. You know, we know when this door die, got to go out there and play football. We can't worry about mistakes, you know, because mistakes happen in the NFL. Things like that are going to occur. But we just got to move on and keep doing what we're doing.
9:21Rich Eisen:Normally, again, a 3-5 record. I have it written down here since 1990. Since the playoffs began to expand in 1990, just a 10.4 % chance. It's just 10 % of teams that started 3-5 made the playoffs. But usually that's a wild card conversation. The Steelers have the Indianapolis Colts at 7-1 coming into their house on Sunday. Tyler Warren, Penn Stater, is going back to the Keystone State to try and make the Steelers 500. Let's say that happens. It's just one game out for the Ravens. And if you look at their schedule, they have yet to play. I said it before, I'll keep saying it until I'm wrong. And I don't know if I'm going to be wrong.
10:04Rich Eisen:They have yet to play the Steelers, and they have yet to play the Cincinnati Bengals, who might start Jake Browning this weekend. Which means if they do and they lose, let's just throw that out there, because the Bears are coming in, and the Bears are pissed, and the Bears might perform better than they did against the Ravens last week. The Bengals will then fall to 3-6, which means the Ravens have officially leapfrogged them. They'll be in second place if the Bears go into Cincinnati and win that game. And then you tell me, I said yesterday that it's going to be a while until I don't take the Ravens in the NFL game day morning picks competition at Minnesota.
10:45Rich Eisen:Who knows, right? Who knows what they're going to look like this week against the Lions in Detroit. Let's see. As you know, I root for J.J. McCarthy, Kevin O 'Connell, and those Vikings are likable. But we'll see what happens. then at Cleveland, home for the Jets, home for Cincinnati on a Thursday night, short week. Flacco won a short week, but it was at home against the Steelers. And then there's the Steelers' first game. It's going to be at home to start the Sunday, December 7th. At Cincinnati, that's what I'm going to circle right here. Because Sunday, December 14th, when Joe Burrow went down, that was the game that everybody circled saying three months from now, if it's just a three-month injury, he'll come back for that one.
11:25Rich Eisen:That might make things a little different. and it might change the way things look, but there's a month and a half between now and that point. Home for New England is something that I'll have to consider how both teams are playing at that point in time before I decide who's going, who I'm going to go with to win, but it's a home game for the Ravens. At Green Bay is a different story and at Pittsburgh. But this is entirely possible for the Ravens to go on a run here. No doubt about it. Rich, can I throw one thing at you? You've been calling what Lamar's wearing a balacalava. Is it? I think the kids would call it a shysty.
12:00Rich Eisen:Thank you, sir. Yeah, just shysty. Appreciate that. Is our two dressed as Cam Newton, TJ Jefferson chiming in? Shout out to Michael. Okay. That's my take on the Baltimore Ravens. 844-204-RICH. Number to dial. It's a Friday. It's time for What's More Likely. Hit it. Hit it. Hit it. What? What's more likely? Never say never, but never. All right, Christopher, let's go for it. Hey, everybody. How's everybody doing? What's up, man? You guys look great. Thanks. Let's get right to it. More likely team you have the most faith in to make the AFC championship game. Okay. The team we saw last night, the Baltimore Ravens.
12:36Well, the team going into Pittsburgh and the number one seed in the AFC right now, the Indianapolis Colts. Ravens or Colts? Who do you got the most faith in?
12:46Rich Eisen:I'm going to surprise you on this one since I just went on a take on the Ravens being set up i will take the colts oh because i think it's going to be in indianapolis and um weird things happen for the ravens in january they have they just don't play clean games they're always banged up something weird happens and the colts i think jonathan taylor versus derrick henry would be phenomenal in a game where daniel jones taking on a multiple mvp but if that game takes place and I just don't know. I mean what if the Colts play the Ravens in a wild card? It wouldn't be wild card because I think the Ravens would win their division.
13:36Rich Eisen:But a divisional matchup. This could be the matchup to get to the AFC Championship game. Potentially. What if the Ravens finish fourth and the Colts finish first and everything goes according to seed in wildcard weekend that's a possibility i'm gonna take the colts they are seven and one they're playing the best football right now so i gotta go for that they're not digging out of some massive hole where there's very little margin for error what else you got over there chris more likely guys mvp candidate quarterback who wears number 10 to have the longest td pass on sunday jordan love drake may oh why wouldn't i go for i mean love by the way was Mr.
14:20Rich Eisen:Chunkyard. I get it. Listen, did you see the video, the NFL films, Mike of Josh McDaniels? So good. Basically calling a play for May to hit Booty in the end zone and knowing that the way it was designed or the way it was set up or when he called it, essentially. I don't know how he would think about it. I think it was the formation and the way the motion was that the corner was going to move in. And the minute that he was basically begging number 37, move in, move in, move in. He saw it because here it comes. But that just shows you that no matter how many times do you see a scheme planned, executed, and it works, but the quarterback misses the throw.
15:05Rich Eisen:Sure. It just shows you that May is right now like damn near automatic on these deep throws. So I'll go Drake May. Why not, man? Why not indeed? That's fun. Credit to the wide receivers, too. That wide receiver room doesn't get a lot of love, and they're making a lot of plays for Drake Mann. Patriot honk has his moment. Guys, fantasy. How about this one? The more likely fantasy disappointment. We know who we're talking about. To have more yards and TDs on Sunday, Brian Thomas Jr. or Ashton Gentry. I have both of these guys, and they've been a massive disappointment. I'm not alone in feeling this way.
15:43Rich Eisen:No, I have Gentry in one league. I mean, he has amassed yards, but just hasn't popped it in the end zone or been consistent enough. Or, you know, I'll just go Gentry. I'll go Gentry. They're both coming off of buys. And I think Gentry's going to be more healthy coming off of a buy. I mean, Brian Thomas left that field in Wembley holding his arm in a way that I thought this was not going to be possible for him to come back right now. But I'll just go with Gentry because he's less. I mean, he's dependent on Chip Kelly to call his name more than twice in a row, maybe, you know. And now Travis Hunter out of Brian Thomas has an opportunity here.
16:23Rich Eisen:Brian Thomas is dependent on a quarterback targeting him. And Gentry just needs the offensive coordinator to target him. I'll take Gentry. Chris. Monster game at Buffalo. Obviously, Chiefs, Bills, a couple of huge fantasy players. These home run hitters coming off of monster performances. who's more likely to have the longest play from scrimmage rishi rice james cook
16:51Rich Eisen:interesting um i'll just go james cook how about that i'll go james cook rishi rice is not really the field stretcher on that offense he's more of a he's more like i know yeah get him open and let him let him go although he did he did score one last week going across the middle and just popping one in the end zone. James Cook's just hitting home runs, though. He really is. He is home run hitting right now. So I'll go James Cook. That could be a fun song, TJ. I am the Yak man. Guys, the more likely result on Sunday that would surprise you the most. Chiefs blow out the Bills or J.J. McCarthy beats the Lions on the road in his return.
17:29Rich Eisen:I'll go J.J. McCarthy beats the Lions on the road. This is a tall order, Matt. it's a tall you know the Vikings had a coming off a mini buy the Lions are just coming off a flat out buy they're home it's nuts in Ford Field and JJ welcome back Aiden Hutchinson's been paid as opposed to listen a Chiefs blowout of the Bills would be surprising but then again it would be just like okay the Chiefs are back the bills have got some sort of restructuring to do they're in second place are they gonna are they adrift are they really super bowl worthy um that that is that is uh that would be a surprising development but mccarthy winning this one would be uh would be surprising to me as much as i'm hoping that's not the case i want to see her perform well obviously what else you got a few more uh trade deadline coming up next week who's more likely to be playing their last game with their current team on Sunday, Chris Olave or Brees Hall?
18:38Rich Eisen:I'll go Olave. Brees Hall is not playing this week, but I understand what you're saying, that he'll have played his last game. I'd go Olave. Although you just heard Tom Pellicero say that Mickey Loomis, the man in charge there in New Orleans, has a reputation for not wanting to trade anybody, and sometimes just hearing the name that's being asked, well, hang up. Just hang up the phone. I mean, if I treated you that way, we would be going to break literally right now. I'm just kidding. But we have to because Tyler Warren is sitting down right now. What else you got over there? Give me one more.
19:14Rich Eisen:Last one. More likely to see this weekend, a one-win team upsets someone from Los Angeles or World Series Game 7. Oh, World Series Game 7. Come on now. Saints and Titans play in there. Saints upset the Rams at home here up the road. Or the Titans upset the Chargers there. Or Yamamoto forces a Game 7. Yeah. Okay. We know what's more likely. Titans beating the Chargers. Exactly not. Exactly not. Exactly not. All right, let's take a break. Good what's more likely, though, sir. Appreciate that. Thank you, sir. One of our favorites. I think we each have him in one of our fantasy leagues, respectively.
19:52Rich Eisen:He has been dynamite for the Colts. Joining us next, Tyler Warren. The Rich Eisen Show Podcast.
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21:26Rich Eisen:here on the Rich Eisen Show. Walk me through what your first conversation with Shane Steichen, your HC, was all about when you show up in Indianapolis outside of that phone conversation on draft night, Tyler. Yeah, I think it wasn't anything, you know, special or crazy, right? Once you get here, you're part of the team. You kind of have the same expectations of everybody, and that's just kind of how he treated me. And, you know, there's a lot of stuff we do within our offense, really at all positions so just just having him trust me to do those things and it's on me to to prepare myself to be able to do it at a high level and that's kind of everybody on the offense and how we've been operating well i'm just wondering about what he was telling you about his expectation for you or the way things might work out for you and how they have actually done so through eight weeks of the nfl campaign yeah i mean i think there was there was a expectation obviously when you when you do you know use a pick on a player that high you're expected to be able to make an impact where I just kind of focused on, you know, doing my job and, and, you know, whatever.
22:30He's been a great play caller. I think he's been one of the best, probably in the league so far. So trusting him and playing within his offense has been really fun. I think it's a great offense really for, for everybody, but tight ends, especially.
22:41Rich Eisen:So do you have a chip on your shoulder? Cause you weren't the first tight end taken in the draft Tyler? No, I mean, that wasn't something I was, I was too worried about. It's, It's still, you know, I wasn't in a bad spot by any means, and I was still very, you know, just happy to have the opportunity to play in the NFL. And I've been really excited to play for the Colts, and I love it here, so it's been great. Okay, and so in terms of that, it's also not easy to be drafted to a team that's having a quarterback competition either. How were you able to navigate that throughout the summer about just getting your game right while you were trying to figure out at some point who was going to be the one to consistently throw you the football?
23:24Yeah, I think it has its challenges, right? You're going to have two different guys, but at the end of the day, they're both two really good quarterbacks, and you can still get plenty of work in with both of them and just get timing with both of them, like you said. But, yeah, I mean, it might seem like a big deal, but really at the end of the day, it's two really good quarterbacks. They're going to do what they need to do, and the top guy will win at the end of the day, but it wasn't too much of a problem during the summer, I'd say.
23:49Rich Eisen:Walk me through your relationship with Daniel Jones. Tyler, what's it like? Yeah, it's good. We've gotten closer. He was actually – I met him on my 30 visit. I think he had just kind of gotten here when I was doing my 30 visit, and I talked to him real quick in the cafeteria. But he's been great, and I think he's outside of football and the way he prepares kind of the type of guy he is in the locker room and outside of the facility, hanging out, having dinner, stuff like that has been awesome. So, I mean, he's been, you know, just a great guy to get to know. Okay. I have follow-up questions on that.
24:21Rich Eisen:What preparations, how he goes about it, have you picked up on and say, I need to do more of that or I need to do that or I'm so glad I have been doing that already? Yeah, I think just his routine and you can tell how prepared he is, right, whether it's just him being able to go through the play sheet and knowing the kills or, you know, what coverage he's expecting to look for, stuff like that. But, you know, Riley Leonard's another guy in that room that I think helps him out a lot and a guy I'm closer with. And he just kind of tells me the stuff he does and just his daily routine of how much he's grinding in the film room and stuff like that.
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24:54And I think we respond well as an offense when you see, you know, your leader doing that every day.
24:58Rich Eisen:And at dinner, who picks up the check?
25:05Usually a little bit of rotation, right? Obviously, it's the rookie dinners that the rookies have to take care of. I haven't had mine yet, but usually they'll just rotate on who's paying.
25:15Rich Eisen:What do you mean you haven't had yours yet? We're halfway through the season. I think they're loading up and saving for when the time is right. You be careful. You be careful. You need to have your head on a swivel that night, Tyler. I don't have much of an option. I understand that. I understand that. But listen, if they're starting to order extra appetizers, going for the Wagyu, you know, instead of just the regular straightforward red meat, bottle of wine that might have an extra, have a comma in the purchase price. You just got to keep, you got to be careful. Be vigilant. I'll do my best, but we'll see how it goes.
25:55You got to do it.
25:56Rich Eisen:You got to do what you got to do, huh? All right. And so in terms of Daniel, is he a practical joker? What type of guy is he with you, Tyler? What is he? I feel like we're somewhat similar. He's a quieter guy when you're around him. He's not going to make himself the center of attention when he walks in a room. But as you kind of get more comfortable around each other and the jokes start flowing, and he makes jokes every now and then just like all this dude. We had a really good relationship in the locker room kind of as a whole team, and it's been really fun. Okay, very good. Tyler Warren, a few minutes left with the rookie tight end here of the Indianapolis Colts and the Rich Eisen Show.
26:38Rich Eisen:Give me your perspective of watching Jonathan Taylor run away from you. Tyler, you're running a route. You might be in some sort of a shallow route, and then all of a sudden we're not even. You're blocking and then gone. What's it been like for you to watch him at work? Yeah, he's been awesome. You know, before the football stuff, just the type of person he is every day in the locker room. And his attitude is awesome. But he's been awesome to watch. There's times where I think there's no way he's going to turn the corner and, you know, make it up the sideline. Especially in that last long when he had versus Tennessee, I thought there was no way he's getting around the corner.
27:14And somehow he manages and hits the top speed every week of whatever he hits. But he's been awesome. And he's a great guy in the locker room as well.
27:21Rich Eisen:Okay. And I just, you know, and he's a big tenor. Right? Right, Tyler? Big Ten. You've got a lot of Big Ten guys in that spot right now. You and him, and obviously that's the home of the Big Ten championship and whatnot. I'd be remiss if I didn't ask you about what's going on in your alma mater right now and how James Franklin getting fired after you and the team went as far as you did last year. One three-game losing streak and see you later, it seemed like. What's your two cents on what's happening there, Tyler? I think there is, you know, a lot of stuff going on in college football right now.
27:59And I got nothing but respect and love for Coach Franklin. And he did so much for me. And I loved playing for him. That was honestly the biggest reason I went to Penn State was to, you know, play for him as my head coach. So I wish him nothing but the best and, you know, look forward to see what his future holds. But, yeah, I can only say good things about him and what he meant to me at Penn State.
28:17Rich Eisen:No kidding. So that's why you went? What, he had you at hello in your living room or something like that? Or he came and recruited you? Like, honestly, like what, what, uh, cause I'll be honest with you, man. Um, I'm not hearing anything similar to what you just said, uh, out of LSU for the coach. They just let go to be very honest, Tyler. Yeah. I mean, no, I think just his whole recruiting process, you know, he talked about family and I had some, some connections with, with people there to like really see if it was like that, you know, besides the recruiting and it was, and me being there, it was that, that the stuff he talked about when, when he was recruiting and, and yeah.
28:53I think he was just a real coach that meant what he said in the recruiting process, and I love playing for him.
29:00Rich Eisen:And you're going back to the state of Pennsylvania this weekend. Is there any significance of you playing in Pittsburgh, Tyler? No, I mean, it'll be interesting to see kind of – I'm sure there is a lot of Penn State people in Pittsburgh. You're everywhere, man. Come on now. Don't be humble. Yeah, but knowing the loyalty of the Pittsburgh fans, I'm sure it won't be too big of a deal. They're a great fan base, and that should be a fun environment. All right. What would it mean to this team to be 8-1? I mean, you know your head's not in the sand. This is a conference that's been dominated by the Chiefs and how they've been playing.
29:40Rich Eisen:And there's a lot of folks that are looking at the 7-1 Colts and going, yeah, but what would it mean for you to go into Pittsburgh, win this one, and be 8-1 moving forward, Tyler? Yeah, I think it's really important, but I think it's more just because it's the next game we got, right? It's a long season, and you play a lot of really good teams, so I think taking it one week at a time and taking the wins however they might come, whether it is a 20-point win or you're winning on the field goal at the last second, they both count for the same, and it's hard to win in this league, so I think just focusing on one week at a time and the opponent at hand is the biggest thing right now.
30:15Rich Eisen:All right, Tyler. Everybody in this room has you in the fantasy league one way or another. You know, every last one of them. I could put them all on screen right now. Yes, sir. Can we get in the end zone? What can we do? Can we get in the end zone a little bit more is what I'm saying. What do you think? I don't know if I can legally answer that question. So I'm going to have to. I'll do my best to make sure the team wins. I think that's all I can say to you with that question. Our team, our fantasy teams win. Yeah, like what I'm saying is we're all Colts in this building right now because of you, you know what I mean?
30:46Rich Eisen:I saw the way you played last year, and I'm like, I got to have this guy. on my fantasy team is there are we going to see a throw it are we going to see what else what what more can we see from you right now well what do you think i didn't i made i made that one throw i had to throw it away so okay all right we'll see if there's any more but that's all that's all we got i don't want to get you in trouble you're looking off the side to see if there's any sort of playbook violations going on right now i don't have that yeah i know the honest i don't want to get you in trouble tyler do you got any halloween plans tonight uh no no probably yeah um for me so i'll probably just be at the be at the house you could probably go as yourself there's probably people in indianapolis who are dressed as you tyler you realize that right you could go as yourself and see how that works we'll see if i see any walking around today all right are you are you in an area where there are trick-or-treaters can somebody end up ringing the tyler warren doorbell opening up and getting some sort of fun-sized treat from tyler warren tonight is that a possibility for sure yeah i think there are some there are some families that live around me so i might have to make a stop at the store on my way home today to make sure i'm prepared and yeah yeah absolutely come on yeah you can't have you can't have some kid what if some kid could be wearing an 84 colts outfit right can be just like that that kid some this kid could come to the door you can't be empty-handed right you just can't you gotta help that's why you turn the front porch light off though so they know Oh, wow.
32:13Come on now. Full-size candy bars too, Tower. Come on. Don't extend you. And they know Tyler Warren lives there, so of course they're going to come visit.
32:22Rich Eisen:Last one for you. Did you go to tight end university? Have you visited that at all? Did you go to? No, I didn't get to go this year, but I kind of know about it and all the stuff. Have you met Kelsey? Have you met Travis? No, I have not. I don't know. We've got to get you out and about. All right. Tyler good to chat with you thanks for the time keep doing what you're doing I look forward to more conversations with you and again I'm a Michigan Wolverine so I am I'm part of I'm part of the we are this weekend can we get can we get a win over Ohio State this weekend what can we I think we can do we can do whatever we need to do so I'm rooting for my boys let's go let's go we're all we're all Tyler Warren and I'll say it out loud we're all we're all Penn Staters this week.
33:05Rich Eisen:That's me every week. I know that's you every week. Good to see you, Tyler. You be well. Thanks for the time, sir. Take care, sir. Take care, sir. Take care, sir. Take care, sir. Take care, sir. Everybody getting ready to go to Pittsburgh and then getting his German all freshened up where he goes to Berlin. I'll take Morgan. Take on the Atlanta Falcons. 844-204-RICH. Number to dial. I like Tyler Warden. Imagine being a 12-year-old catcher in Little League and Tyler Warden, who is probably like 6 '2", 200 pounds, running you over. For some reason, I blanked on the word mohawk with him. Could you imagine he's wearing a mohawk at that age, and he's sliding into home plate trying to take your 12-year-old out?
33:45Rich Eisen:Because he's playing like John Riggins. Like, get out of here. Oh, yeah. Okay. Love it. When we come back, an NFL head coach has chimed in on the subject matter of Halloween. Oh. And your phone calls before Shaquille O 'Neal and Morgan Freeman join us to finish up this Friday. The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast.
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36:07Rich Eisen:My kids are now old enough where tonight there's parties. Oh, man. Right now, what's Cage going tonight? Five and a half. One of the dudes in the K-pop Demon Hunter show. Good enough. Good enough. and he's with friends or walking around, or you're just going to walk around with him around a neighborhood? We're going to walk around close nearby. And I have been there and done that. You bet you have a roadie. Yeah. Absolutely. You have a roadie. No question about it. Now, by the way, as they get older, now it's got to have plans. Who's doing what? Where are the other? Oh, God. Chauffeuring. Are you driving around tonight?
36:45Rich Eisen:It's all good. Happy. Like, I've got the best dad ever signed for a reason. Okay, you know what I mean? Welcome to the party, pal. I'm sure Susie's there somewhere saying, yeah, you're taking the lead, my ass. At any rate, listen. But when it comes to this show, I see you're in hour two of dressing like Cam Newton. You've got another one for hour three or not really? Dependent on your response. Like, hey, if you looked at me this time and went, okay, enough, then I would stop. Oh, why do I care? I mean, it's fine. I think I will have a third group. That's fine. I'm just glad you covered your legs this hour.
37:16Rich Eisen:Last hour, you had your legs all uncovered with boots. my goodness got those boots from wrestlemania honestly like you're like waist up your cam waist down it was magic mike i'm like what's happening over there okay i like what i like what's going on i like what's going on that's all good compliment i'll take that but um you know i'm i'm here to conduct the business of the show right that's why you're and i'm always concerned like one year i think i dressed as fought while Larry David. Right here, we all of us kind of dressed up, and it was great. It was great. It's fun. It's in the spirit of things.
37:54Rich Eisen:I have a professional fear of a massive story breaking, and I'm dressed as Fottweil Larry David. And it's like, or I'm conducting an interview. Like, for instance, Morgan Freeman's coming up, hour three. Why do I want to be dressed as somebody else? I'm interviewing Morgan Freeman, which is something that will last on our YouTube page, and I just, it just, that's why I don't do it. It's for professional reasons. It's funny. Yeah, but it'd be easily defined. It's one day out of the year. Exactly. But I'm also conducting a business here, is what I'm saying. You can have fun, and I'm not saying you can't do it.
38:33Rich Eisen:I mean, you're dressed as... I didn't dress as Jason Momoa. Oh, right? Aquaman, I like it. I'm just saying all your contemporaries have dressed up. I understand that. And I think Matt LaFleur sums up my opinion of mixing dress up and business. As you know, the Packers are in front of everybody else in the NFC, taking on the Carolina Panthers, who are 4-4 at home and would love to put a Packer pelt on their wall. This is what he had to say about Halloween in Green Bay. Since you didn't know what hat you had on, Do you not know what your Halloween costume is going to be in? It's Halloween, huh? Got a big discussion with us with my assistant, Daryl.
39:21I was like, I don't give a s*** if it's Halloween, all right? We're trying to win a game, period. So, well done, Wallers. I believed him.
39:37Rich Eisen:He must not have kids. It's got nothing to do with it. Well, I mean, he's a National Football League head coach. It's a Friday in the National Football League. He's not playing dress-up. I've always thought you said that being the dad was more important than the other. It's not like he's going to go home and say. He's got two kids. Yeah, but it's not like he's going to go home to his kids and say, you know, I'm not going to allow you to have Halloween because we need to look at the all 22 together. That would be great. What if he does? Plus, we all know if he's going as anybody, he's going as a water bottle.
40:16True.
40:17Rich Eisen:You know what I mean? This is a man who's all about hydration. We've seen that before in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They got off the plane. It's all about hydration. That's his first-round draft choice. You love this. I mean, I noticed it, too, and then Rich took the photo. I was like, what is happening right now? I know. because I knew Matt LaFleur was coming on, and I wanted to know if he was tipping his pick at the draft. I go back and forth with, like, yeah, dressing up is super fun, and Halloween is for kids. It just kind of depends how I look up that day. No, no, I understand. I dressed as a banana walking the streets.
40:54Rich Eisen:That would have been a scrap. But you interviewing Morgan Freeman as a banana is hilarious. No, it's not. No, it's not. After the first minute of the interview, Shaq's about to zoom in here. The first minute of the interview would be about I'm dressed as a banana, and then we'd get into it. And he'd laugh, and it'd be funny, and he'd remember that that day. But then, you know, a celebrity true or false. We got a great celebrity true or false. There's something about Shawshank Redemption I've got planned for him. I don't think you even know, and you've seen that movie more than any other human being I know.
41:24Rich Eisen:Yeah, I love that movie. Okay, so why would I want that to be living on our YouTube channel forevermore with me dressed as something? I think you take some of that stuff a little too seriously. Now, what if Shaq's in costume when you're not? That would be great if Shaq's in costume. Yeah. Okay. That would be wonderful. I don't mind it. It's his business. We're on Disney where the whole idea is dress up. I understand. Yeah, okay. Christian in Toronto. You're here on the Rich Eisen Show. What's up, Christian? He passed my hair. Hey, guys. Happy Friday. You psyched? What up, man? You psyched? What's up, yo?
41:59Rich Eisen:Are you psyched? Yeah, I'm a mixture of psyched and nervous. You know what we call that? In our household, we call it nervous-sided. That's what we call it. You are nervous-sided, which is great. It's a good feeling. It means you're alive. You're a fan. It's interesting. I was at the watch party at the Rogers Center when they were playing in L.A., and it was packed out. It felt like they were actually there. It was insane. The city's buzzing, and hopefully the boys can take this one today. It would be huge. I've never seen it before. Okay, good. I'm glad you're excited. My question to you would be, I guess it's hard because tonight's game and possibly tomorrow's game would have an effect.
42:33But if you had to choose, who do you think would win the World Series MVP at this point?
42:39Rich Eisen:Oh, it's easy. For the Blue Jays, it's Vlad. And for the Dodgers, it's Yamamoto. Certainly, if there's a Game 7, it's most likely going to be because Yamamoto's going to do it again to you and force a Game 7, and then anything goes. And unless Game 7 is a walk-off home run by Freddie Freeman, maybe. I don't know. But it's not like anybody else in that lineup. It could be Otani. It could be, you know, Otani. Was Otani even the NLCS MVP going into game four? Or it was just like that was one of the most amazing – or was it game four or game five? I'm sorry if I'm screwing it up. Just the final game.
43:16Rich Eisen:I'm not sure. You know, I just don't remember. It was just such an amazing performance by him that it was just a wrap. But I think it would be Yamamoto. if he pitches another complete game tonight to force a game seven right don't you think? Yeah he's 12 to 1 on odds. Vladimir Guerrero is minus money and then Shohei is like 3 to 1 I just I don't know Christian that's my two cents on it going into game six. It's going to be good watching with my dad. It's going to be enjoy that. I hope it ends before 3 in the morning for you this time around So there you go. Yeah, hopefully. It's Christian in Toronto, everybody.
43:57I feel like it's over tonight. You do? Oh, no, no, no. I do. I feel like they have all the momentum. And the Dodgers are just zapped. Mookie Betts doesn't get any hits tonight. They have no chance.
44:08Rich Eisen:The Dodgers had all the momentum after game three. No, no, no. Opposite. I feel the opposite of that. Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby. I don't know. They're the older team. They were clearly worn out from the double game. All they got to do is just score first. They don't even have to score first. They just need Yamamoto to do it one more time. Just one more time. Can you go to that one more time and ask this red-hot,
44:39Rich Eisen:unflappable star of a pitcher to say, do it again. Do it again. And honestly, that means their bullpen would be rested going into game seven. Don't even just give me eight. Give me seven, give me eight. Give me seven, give me eight. So you put Sasaki in there to wrap it and then force it to game seven, and then it's all on the table. It's like game three. Every man on the roster is active and available and must be called upon at some point, more likely than not. So I would not call this thing over by any stretch of the imagination. That's the defending world champs in the other dugout with stars all over the place.
45:24Rich Eisen:Mookie is not performing well. I'm wondering if Roberts drops him to the lower third of the order. As you know, as we mentioned the other day, when you hit 130 in the World Series going into game six, you're normally dropped, or game five, normally you're dropped from second in the order down to six, seven, eight, nine. I mean, you dropped from bets two to three because he's still Mookie Betts. But I'm wondering if you're just like, you know what? because he dropped Pai straight out of the lineup. He's been a troubled hitter right now. You bring Kike up. Maybe you do. Maybe you put Kike second.
46:02Rich Eisen:I don't know. It'll be an interesting way to formulate the lineup, but it's not over by any stretch at all. Shaquille O 'Neal coming up and then Morgan Freeman after him. What a third hour. We've been looking forward to it all week, and it's finally here. The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast. Have no fear. Chosen Foods is here to defend your favorite foods from the forces of seedy oils and sketchy ingredients. With cooking oils, salad dressings, and mayo, all powered by the good fats from 100 % pure avocado oil and simple, delicious ingredients. Chosen Foods.
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