In short
Hour 3 of The Rich Eisen Show focuses on Falcons RB Bijan Robinson (Colgate partnership, new contract, offense fit, QB confidence), then debates NFC South division predictions, and continues “Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday” (week 1 hot takes). It also includes sports talk about MLB umpiring/hat controversy and travel/time-zone chaos for Rams-49ers in Australia.
Guests (and backgrounds)
Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons all-pro running back, discusses his Colgate Total Active Division partnership and Falcons offensive outlook under Kevin Stefanski/Tommy Reese. Other recurring show guests mentioned earlier: Josh Pate (ESPN college football analyst) and Cam Hayward (Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle). Panelists in the NFC South segment include Chris Brockman, TJ Jefferson, and Troy Aikman (pro football Hall of Famer).
Key claims
Falcons offense will be “very, very explosive” and Stefanski exploits matchups; Robinson expects Tua to succeed because of practice confidence and team support; NFC South winner predicted as Buccaneers by multiple hosts, with Falcons third and Panthers/Saints varying by speaker.
Notable examples
Robinson references Derrick Henry as an “OG” and fantasy “366 touches” from last year; Overreaction segment targets Bills-Texans and Australia travel strategy; MLB discussion criticizes umpire Doug Eddings forcing a kid to straighten a hat and issuing a pitch-clock violation.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOHour Three Kickoff
0:51 to 1:15
Rich Eisen kicks off the third hour with excitement about the show.
“But choosing a snack you and your kids can both get behind doesn't have to be.”
Hour Three Kickoff
1:45 to 2:18
Rich Eisen kicks off the third hour with excitement about the show.
“There's one second remaining in the game.”
Bijan Robinson Joins the Show
2:18 to 3:12
Rich introduces Bijan Robinson and discusses his partnership with Colgate.
“What a show we've had so far, if I may say so myself.”
Bijan's Thoughts on Oral Health
3:12 to 5:05
Bijan discusses the importance of oral health and his partnership with Colgate.
“I can also see you in your Colgate-issued gear.”
Bijan's New Contract and Running Back Values
5:05 to 7:20
Bijan shares his views on his new contract and the running back position's value.
“It's like that line I don't know if you ever see the movie Hoosiers Bijan?”
Atlanta Falcons Offense Insights
7:20 to 9:21
Bijan discusses the new Atlanta Falcons offense and expectations.
“Is Derrick Henry the OG of this conversation, Bijan?”
Confidence in Tua and Team Dynamics
9:21 to 10:40
Bijan talks about confidence in teammate Tua and team dynamics going into the season.
“I'll always shoot you straight when you come on this program.”
Bijan's Fantasy Football Goals
10:40 to 14:00
Rich asks Bijan about his goals for the season and fantasy football implications.
“So, like, you know, I know him having that confidence in us has been great for him.”
Bijan Robinson's Goals and Team Spirit
14:00 to 15:25
Bijan shares his personal and team goals for the season, emphasizing the importance of writing them down.
“You know, I have my faith goals, my family goals, then obviously the football goals, leadership.”
Bijan Robinson's Goals and Team Spirit
15:33 to 16:45
Bijan shares his personal and team goals for the season, emphasizing the importance of writing them down.
“So for the Colgate Total Active Division, it's for the two-brush, the two-paste.”
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Predicting the NFC South
17:40 to 21:40
The hosts discuss and predict the standings of the NFC South teams for the upcoming season.
“Except that they're not going to have any this year.”
Predicting the NFC South
21:43 to 22:02
The hosts discuss and predict the standings of the NFC South teams for the upcoming season.
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Overreaction Monday
23:03 to 27:41
The hosts engage in a segment about overreactions to Week 1 of the NFL season, discussing various teams and matchups.
“Taking a quick break to tell you how Saturday's game time can get a little messy.”
Previewing Key Matchups
27:41 to 28:02
The discussion continues with predictions on key matchups for the upcoming NFL week, including the Bills vs. Texans.
“Chris Brockman and I popped one up yesterday on Labor Day.”
Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday
28:02 to 28:58
The hosts discuss the upcoming football games and potential overreactions.
“yesterday's episode check it out on our youtube channel or wherever you listen to your podcast for the moment though it's overreaction monday on a tuesday that was terrible that was crap that That was garbage.”
International Game Strategies
28:59 to 29:50
Discussion about the implications of teams traveling for international games.
“Houston plays defense like that, and they're all over Josh Allen, and anybody who drafted Josh Allen in their fantasy league starts off 0-1-1.”
Derrick Henry's Super Bowl Aspirations
29:51 to 31:41
The hosts analyze Derrick Henry's thoughts on wanting to play in the Super Bowl.
“Whatever team wins in Australia, that will be the new overseas travel strategy.”
Clemson's Struggles and Dabo Swinney's Future
31:42 to 34:14
A look at Clemson's recent performance and speculation on Dabo Swinney's job security.
“Roquan is talking about how this defense is going to crush people and I love it because he is a warrior and Minter will definitely identify.”
Heisman Trophy Predictions
34:15 to 36:40
Hosts discuss potential candidates for the Heisman Trophy and future NFL draft implications.
“By the way, just real quick before you...”
Discussion on Shohei Ohtani's Future
36:41 to 37:55
Debate over whether Shohei Ohtani should continue pitching after injury.
“And now he's not even hitting well because of the injury that he sustained while pitching.”
Baseball Controversies and Umpire Issues
39:41 to 42:00
Rich Eisen discusses recent umpire decisions affecting games and player experiences.
“Teams battling through adversity, athletes fighting for every yard.”
Controversy Over Hat Regulations
42:00 to 43:10
Discussion about the absurdity of hat regulations in sports.
Rams and Niners: Travel Challenges
43:10 to 44:24
Examining the Rams' challenging travel schedule to Australia for a game.
“Rams and Niners are playing in Australia as we all know.”
Kyle Shanahan's Time Zone Confusion
44:24 to 46:14
Kyle Shanahan shares his humorous confusion with time zones during travel.
“Maybe that's his way of, you know, really buying into the team effort.”
Overreaction Tuesday in Australia
46:14 to 47:11
Discussion on the humorous concept of Overreaction Monday happening on a Tuesday.
“of what happened in his car crash, to be able to stick the landing on that, he's clear-eyed, full hearts.”
Transcript
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1:15Rich Eisen:This is The Rich Eisen Show. Hey, everybody! Can't get enough of The Rich Eisen Show? You're in luck! You can find us everywhere. Watch us weekdays on Disney Plus from noon to 3 Eastern. Miss the show? We've got a podcast so you can listen anytime. But here's the best part. Our YouTube channel. Subscribe at youtube.com slash Rich Eisen Show and you'll never miss a moment. Now, on with the show. 3, 2, 1. This is the Rich Eisen Show. There's one second remaining in the game. 1. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. Earlier on the show, pro football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. ESPN college football analyst Josh Pate.
2:03Rich Eisen:Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Hayward. Coming up, Falcons running back Bajon Robinson. And now, it's Rich Eisen.
2:17Rich Eisen:Hour number three of the Rich Eisen Show is on the air. What a show we've had so far, if I may say so myself. Awesome. Call us at 844-204-RICH. Tell us how awesome we are. I want to hear from you how awesome we are. All right, I'll stop doing that. Hour one, Troy Aikman. That's how we kick things off. And then hour two, our regular Tuesday guests. Every single Tuesday this season, Josh Pate will join us to talk college football. And then Cam Hayward will join us as well. Every Tuesday, and he's playing for the Steelers. which is awesome. If you missed our first two hours, there's our YouTube channel.
2:55Rich Eisen:There's our podcast. You can listen to us. There's also our Disney Plus page. Kicking off hour number three is one of the best in the business, an all pro, and also a terrific human being on top of all of it, courtesy of Colgate from the Atlanta Falcons. Ladies and gentlemen, Bijan Robinson here on the program. How are you, Bijan? Good to see you. You're good, mate. I'm doing great. Great to see you as well. Can you hear me? Yeah, I can absolutely hear you. I can also see you in your Colgate-issued gear. I can see you. Oh, well, look at this. We've got toothpaste. Do I see the toothbrush? We see the mouthwash on top of it?
3:31Rich Eisen:Sure. Yes, sir. Are you at the dentist right now? Are you literally there? No, I'm actually in my office at the house. Okay. I don't know. It looks so immaculate. It looks like you are about to get your teeth cleaned, B. John. Yes, sir. It's definitely been a great partnership, you know, with Colgate. And you know me, like, I'm very big on just preventing health problems before they start on the field, especially before this game, week one. So, you know, with the partnership, you know, just preventing oral health problems before they start is, you know, very important. And just with the Colgate total, you know, with the toothbrush and the toothpaste, as you see, something that I want everybody to have and to grab because not only for me as an athlete but for everybody just in their day-to-day life that's one of the most important things is to make sure that your oral health is where it needs to be so that's why I've been loving this partnership with Colgate and I hope that everybody can go and get themselves some Colgate so they'll get ready for this new season of life so it would be great.
4:47Rich Eisen:So as you run by defenders you want them to say oh Bijan is minty fresh. Is that what you're looking for? Is that what the season goal is right there? Most definitely. It can be a distraction for the defenders because they do smell good breath. It's like that line I don't know if you ever see the movie Hoosiers Bijan? I have not. Write that down for a spare time. it's the best sports movie ever the coach who's played by the actor Gene Hackman tells his player he wants him to guard him so closely he wants to know the type of gum the other player is chewing and the kid comes back to the bench and he says dentine which is a flavor of gum I know I'm dating myself my god my high school coach used to say that and I never knew where it came from but now that I know that's actually pretty crazy We're connecting dots for Bijan Robinson here on the Rich Eisen Show.
5:45Rich Eisen:Congratulations on your new deal, Bijan. What do you think that connotes? What do you think that sends out into the world, that contract? You know, I think it's cool just for the position, for the running back position, just to continue to grow and to continue to, you know, see the value of it. I feel like playing that position in the NFL past years has been a little devalued. So for us to continue to get it back on the right track and to show the value in that position has been pretty special. So even with Jameer doing the same thing and John Taylor, it just shows the importance of having that kind of player, those kind of impacts on the offense, on the team.
6:39And I hope that other guys can continue to add value to the position as well in these next years.
6:47Rich Eisen:Is there a running back text chain, Bijan? There's not a running back text chain, but I definitely know all the guys. And I've talked to all the guys, especially in the past couple of years. We've all seen each other at an event or something like that. So, you know, we always talk about it. We always talk about just the growth of it. And, you know, I think it's pretty special, like, how we just all support each other, but we're all still trying to compete against each other as well on the field. So it's definitely a cool thing. Is Derrick Henry the OG of this conversation, Bijan? He's the OG. He's the OG.
7:25Like, it was cool talking to him after it got done like a month ago. and you know it's always cool to see the legends and I know he's still the best in the league now but you know just all that he's done in the league and all that he's going to continue to do in the years coming like you know it's cool to see those kind of guys just support it and back you as a player and just have the person too so I have so much respect for all those guys and I know they're going to be the best for their team this season too.
8:01Rich Eisen:Bijan Robinson here on the Rich Eisen Show. So what can you reveal the new Atlanta offense will look like with Kevin Stefanski? How different is it from previous years for you as a professional, Bijan? I think it's going to be very, very explosive. I know Kevin, Tommy, they're just huge offensive minds. and even with Tommy Reese as the OC and just getting to build a relationship with him and, you know, the things that he expects from us. But, you know, I think the thing with him is just he's very creative. You know, he sees matchups and he wants to exploit them and he wants to do it at a high level.
8:48And he's very competitive. So, you know, I love to see, like, the growth that we've been having throughout just OTAs and training camp and even getting to talk with him every single day has been pretty special. Obviously, I can talk all I want about it and be all excited all I want about it, but ultimately, we have to go out there and execute it at the highest level. All I'm going to say about it is I'm just very excited to be in this offense and to show the product that we've been working on obviously the past four months or so.
9:25Rich Eisen:Well, I'll be honest, Bijan. I'll always shoot you straight when you come on this program. Didn't see much of it in the preseason at all. Now, I know there wasn't a lot of starters playing, but when Tua was out there as he's going to be coming up on Sunday in Pittsburgh, there's not a lot of confidence of people who have watched what's gone on during August. What can you tell us about the confidence level with Tua getting the start and this offense, Bijan? Yeah, I think, you know, I know situations happen, you know, plays happen. And, you know, there's a lot of people that will talk about it. But ultimately, like, what we do in practice has been fun to watch, fun to be a part of.
10:07I know people don't see it, but, you know, that's why I just can't wait to get to the game. But, you know, we're all confident in him, man. Like, he's, you know, been doing great in training camp, you know, And it's cool to, you know, he has so much experience in this league. And, you know, I know that we have been supporting him through everything. And, you know, our job, he knows our job is to make him look good on the field. And, you know, we just say just get the ball in our hands and, you know, we'll do the rest for you. So, like, you know, I know him having that confidence in us has been great for him.
10:46and so now like it's our job to go out there on Sunday and put it put it to show put it to work
10:53Rich Eisen:and just have fun with it well not to turn you into my information man but I'm about to attempt to what is Michael Penix look like to you is he close uh yeah man I mean you know he's still been practicing um been doing all the necessary things all the recovery to you know to get himself ready to go. He knows that we have the most support in us and we support him. Ultimately, everybody does. With Mike, it's just trust in the process. Trust in the process of the plans that they have for him and making sure that he's continued to just get better on the field. We're going to be back on all that we have and just keep rolling from there.
11:39Rich Eisen:All right. This last couple of minutes is for me, B. John. You know, you're not the only one on the screen with an I in the first and the last name. OK, so we all have fantasy leagues. You've heard this conversation many, many times. OK, yeah, there's one in which I have the second overall pick and it's the one I want to win the most. OK, and it looks like I'm going to be able to draft you tomorrow night. OK, so this is a flat out straight up for me question. 366 touches last year for you third most in the National Football League are we going to see more? Do you think? More touches this year?
12:20You know me, I'm just trying to do whatever I can, like I said last year trying to do whatever I can to help this team win so if that's what it takes then let's go if it's more, then let's go as long as you win your fantasy league
12:35Rich Eisen:I appreciate that because when you said this team I know you're really me and the Atlanta Falcons Yeah. There's an I in Richie. You're a part of this team. That's it. We're all part of the same team. My fantasy team, the Atlanta Falcons, Colgate, we're all part of one big happy family here that we want to win and be minty fresh at the end of the day. Most definitely. What are your goals personally this year, statistics that you're willing to share, Bijan? So the goal that I set for myself is just be better than last year. Yes, I write specific goals. I try to keep it private, but just make sure that I perform better in all areas of my game and just building that confidence better than last year because if I can do that, then that means I'm doing something right.
13:33Not for myself, but for this team. So God willing, it works. And I'm going to go out there and give my all. You know, I've been very confident in training camp. So, you know, I just want to go out there and play against another team.
13:48Rich Eisen:Okay. So I understand you won't share the numbers of your goals. What about the categories? Will you share the categories of your goals? So they're all in separate categories. You know, I have my faith goals, my family goals, then obviously the football goals, leadership. But there is goals for rushing. There's goals for receiving. Oh, yeah. Obviously, there's the totality for the whole team goals. They're on there, too. But I think it's important to write them down. It's looking at them every day. Not just for myself, but for everybody. Because if you look at your goals every day, that makes you very confident and want to go out there and do it.
14:30So now I just got to do it.
14:33Rich Eisen:Okay. Oh, I forgot one other team that we're aligned on this week. It's called Texas football because I'm a Michigan Wolverine. I will be as close to burnt orange. I might wear Bevo horns. I don't know what I'm going to do. I'll watch McConaughey movies. I'm ready. This is it. What do you think? If you have a score prediction, what do you think? I don't know. You have more than them. I don't care. One point, I don't care. you know I think it's going to be a I've been telling people I'm like we win this game this week we won't lose the game the rest of the season okay let's do it we just had cam we just had cam hayward on last hour I'm like you better be careful bijan might come up to you before the game that's right that's right you think about I'm saying oh yeah I look forward to you being helpful hopefully having that moment for you uh before I let you go one last word on colgate uh People can go to Colgate.com or follow at Colgate US on social media for what?
15:32Rich Eisen:Bijan. So for the Colgate Total Active Division, it's for the two-brush, the two-paste. Okay. And I hope that everybody does go on the website and stores and purchases it and continue to keep purchasing it because you want your smile to be the best. You want your oral health to be the best so you can feel your best self in life. So, you know, I hope everybody gets on the wave and joins a part of this team because it's only to help you grow as a person. May you floss the competition, sir. May you do so. Hey, listen, I'm just trying to leave you in a better spot in which I found you. Certainly since that might be my fantasy team's mantra.
16:21Rich Eisen:What's your fantasy team name? It's called you donkeys because that's what the rest of the guys are in my league. They're donkeys. That's right. That's it. But I haven't, I haven't won in a, in a, in a long time. So I'm hoping that that streak ends as well. Thank you, B. John. Good luck to you this season. And I hope to stay in touch. Let's do so. Yes, sir. I appreciate you, man. Right back after this. B. John Robinson, everybody right here on the Rich Eisen show from the Atlanta Falcons and courtesy of Colgate and Texas football. This weekend, I'll be rooting. I'll be rooting for you. You've got the Arch Manning card.
17:00Rich Eisen:I want that to be as valuable as possible. Do me this favor. Find out how much the card is worth before kickoff, and then let's compare it to after kickoff. I mean, it's already priceless. Let's go. I'm sure it's not. I'm sure there's a price on it. Maybe priceless to you, sir. I'm just saying. That's all I'm doing. All right. Is Bijan gone? He's hung up. He gone. All right. So let's talk. Let's predict the NFC South since I don't know how many of us are going to have the Atlanta Falcons atop that flow chart. But we have yet to predict the NFC South. Let us do that right now. Chris Brockman, you're first up.
17:37Rich Eisen:Predict the NFC South. And please know this is dicey in your own household. It's dicey in my. You live. You're now married. True. To an Atlanta Falcons fan. Yeah, their success is my success. Except that they're not going to have any this year. Oh, that's not true. I have the Falcons fourth. Oh, the quarterback is going to be an issue all season. I think if you ask Falcons fans, they want to bottom out so they can get an actual quarterback for next year. The Panthers third. I like the Saints. I think they're going to be better. Back in place better, huh? I had been talking about them winning the division most of the offseason.
18:16the Jordan Tyson injury is not great that's correct Alvin Kamara going down for a little bit not great that's correct
18:23Rich Eisen:and we talked to Baker last week he seems like he's on a mission so I'm going to have the Bucs winning the division Saints second TJ Jefferson you have the floor on this subject matter I'm just going to be very honest with you guys I hope so I had a list pre-remembering B-Jean was coming on and then out of respect I flipped my list around as full disclosure because I didn't want to do this to him because he took time out of his day to come on our show. So I got the Panthers finishing fourth place. I got the Falcons finishing third. Much like Chris, I'm with them. They're Bucs and the Saints. I've been high on the Bucs, or I mean the Saints rather, pretty much all summer.
19:05They were your sleeper team. They were one of my sleeper teams. Start finishing watching quarterbacks on Netflix, right? A couple things popped into my head. One, I think we're a little too hard on the Tennessee Titans. And two, something about this Bucs team and the way they rally around Baker Mayfield
19:21Rich Eisen:makes me feel like they're going to do the same and carry them to victory in this division. Well, I'm glad you're honest. Thank you. Thanks, TJ. I've got the Saints finishing last again. Really? Yeah, I can't see it. Come on, guys. Let's see it. I just know every year. Chuck for a full season. Let's see who stays healthy. It's not that I don't believe in them. I need to see it. This is called a prediction. And until I see it, I'm not confident in it. I've got them last. I do have the Falcons third. I have the Falcons third because of the quarterback situation in that regard as well. They also lost both of their stud pass rushers from last year's draft.
20:06Rich Eisen:One for the season, one for half the season. So, new coach, new everything. We'll see how it works. and I've got the Bucks winning the division and I've got the Panthers finishing second. Guys, I don't know why, where's the Panther hate coming from? It's not hate. I don't think Bryce Young's as good as Tyler Shuck. Well, you may be right on that front, but they added Jalen Phillips and Devin Lloyd to their front seven and already were pretty stout in that regard. They got to play a first-place schedule. I got it. I got it. Okay. So they're second and I think the Bucs are going to win this division.
20:44Rich Eisen:We're all lockstep in that front. One playoff team, right? I think the Panthers have a shot here. I'm higher on the Panthers than you and you're higher on the Saints than me. It's not Panthers hate either. We just got to do this. It's not Saints hate either. People do that. It's like you hate this, hate that. We just have to make a prediction and that's just so it is. It's what we do. The disrespect is real. Thank you. Did you see a video of him working out over the weekend? Oh, Tyreek Hill? Yeah. I know. I thought you said Del Tufa. Am I reading it, Troy? Okay. I mean, he sits out there in your fantasy draft, and he's just like, how do I not take a flyer at the end?
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23:57Rich Eisen:Back here on the Rich Eisen Show. Hire right the first time with LinkedIn Hiring Pro. Get started by posting a free job at LinkedIn.com slash Eisen. Yeah, Susan and I showed Tropic Thunder to Cooper and Taylor and Cooper's friend Jackson. Oh, such a good movie. See if Jackson's allowed back over. I mean. Oh, my gosh. The Les Grossman scenes are just the classics. Is that true that they're going to make a potential Les Grossman movie? They've been saying. Is that the rumor? It's a rumor. It's a rumor. I think Cruz is locked into Days of Thunder 2 right now. I saw that. Digger coming out soon, too.
24:35Rich Eisen:Look forward to that. All right. Jerry in Columbus is first in. He's been hanging on forever. What's up, Jerry? Hey, guys. Great show. Thanks, Jerry. I appreciate it. What's on your mind, Jerry?
24:51Rich Eisen:Want to do the Giants. The win-loss for the Giants? One loss on the Giants. Okay, let's do it. Jerry in Columbus, Ohio, diehard New York Giant fan. Let's work it here. What happens when they play the Cowboys opening night? That's a loss. All right. 0-1 at the Rams on a Monday night. What happens week two? That's going to be a loss. 0-2. Tennessee is going to be a loss. Oh, my goodness. 0-3. Do they beat the Cardinals at home? Yeah. All right. Yeah, mercy game. One and three at the Commanders. I think Ward is going to be a bust, so that's a win. All right. Now you're two and three, home for the Saints.
25:41Rich Eisen:Loss. Oh, my goodness. Two and four at the Texans. Loss. Two and five at the Eagles. I'm thinking Jackson Dart and Matt Nagy equal Justin Fields. That's my fear. Wow. What happens at the Eagles? Told there'd be no math. Loss. Two and six home. They take Washington the second time. Okay. That's three and six. Jacksonville, forget it. Forget it. That's like you could lead yourself through it. You're going to beat Daniel Jones at least? No, hell no. Hell no. I'm in for him. Okay. Home for the Niners. Niners, they don't have a prayer. What about at the Seahawks? Seahawks could play Milrow and take them.
26:34Rich Eisen:What's home for the Browns? I have faith in them to whoop the Browns. All right, there we go. That's a fourth win at the Lions on a Monday night. Forget about that one. At the Cowboys? TJ, your boys are going to take two. Okay, and then home for the Eagles. Well, that's a wrap. Four and 13, says Jerry in Columbus. Jerry, do you need a hug or what? Oh, boy, do I. They're going to be better on paper, but not on the chalk. All right, Jerry, call back. Let's see if this gets any better. Hear from Jerry. Jerry in Columbus. We're talking playoffs or what? Seems like he was straight out of that vein there.
27:22Rich Eisen:Although the opposite. That guy called in about the Giants when they were terrible, and he's like, we talking playoffs or what? And then never called back. No. He gave us an all-time drop. All-time. We talking playoffs or what? Fantastic. He's a comment. All right. Overreaction Monday. Chris Brockman and I popped one up yesterday on Labor Day. Season preview, over a quarter of a million views already. we love you folks who want to watch this show on youtube you want to hear it as well we are greatly appreciative of it uh we've got a new presenting sponsor as well coming up for the the fall we're excited about to introduce next monday but for the moment uh if you missed yesterday's episode check it out on our youtube channel or wherever you listen to your podcast for the moment though it's overreaction monday on a tuesday that was terrible that was crap that That was garbage.
28:18This place sucks. Overreaction. Mondays. Monday. On a Tuesday.
28:25Rich Eisen:Christopher, what do you have over there, sir? Happy Tuesday. Happy football season. Yes. Oh, yeah. We made it. Let's get it on. God help me. Looking at the week one schedule, trying to anticipate which game is going to be the most overreacted to Rich Eisen. And I think it's going to be Buffalo and Houston. I would have pegged that one too, pal. And I'm going to say this. Let's get it going right now. Let's preview. Let's front load next week. The loser of Bill's Texans won't win their division. That's crazy talk. That's silly. It's still week one. Already in an 0-1-1 hole. I got it. Let's just assume Buffalo goes to Houston.
28:59Rich Eisen:Houston plays defense like that, and they're all over Josh Allen, and anybody who drafted Josh Allen in their fantasy league starts off 0-1-1. Really? That's the end of it? Patriots upset Seattle. Bam, look at that. Right, fine. There's still the whole runway to go. I appreciate you front loading the overreaction. and the Bills come in and they punk the Texans, and you're like, okay, CJ Stroud will never reach the level of Josh Allen, and the Bills are going to win the conference. Exactly. I understand that, but the fact is that it's not like the Texans won't win their division. Didn't they start poorly last year?
29:38Rich Eisen:I mean, it did cost them the division because Jacksonville showed up and started playing some real stout football. Overreaction. What else you got over there, Chris? All right. Thursday. Maybe Friday. I don't know. I got to hear Kyle Shanahan to see what we're thinking about time. Whatever team wins in Australia, that will be the new overseas travel strategy. What do you mean? Well, if the 49ers win. People go early. Now every team is going to say, we got to go early. We got to get acclimated. And if the Rams win, we got to go the day before and keep your body on whatever time you're used to being on right and then that's that's what we're going to do moving forward and that's been the case you know as somebody who's called uh a ton of international games i feel like i'm the jerry lewis of announcers um you know every time you hear like oh this is going to be the new way of doing it this is the new way of doing it this is you know and you hear coaches basically say i don't know i wanted to come early but you know my my uh you know my support staff Half my trainers, my sleep people tell me we should do it this way.
30:47Rich Eisen:And then they go out and they lose. And they feel like I should have done what I wanted to do. Or last year, again, I called Rams Jaguars in Wembley. Jaguars were there all week. Rams came in last second. Crushed them. All right. So the team that's already been there for a week should have had a better showing. at the end of the day none of it matters in the long run but we'll see that's an overreaction what else you got Chris what else I saw this quote from Derek Henry did you guys see this Derek Henry is sick of watching the Super Bowl on Sunday okay meaning what he wants it on a Monday he wants to be in the game he wants to be playing it he wants to stop watching the game I thought you were saying that he just didn't like the day it's on no he's sick of watching it from home if the Ravens don't make the Super Bowl this year both Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson elsewhere in 2027 um I think that's ridiculous as well it's if they don't make the Super Bowl this year both are gone what if they make the AFC championship game at home and lose again I don't know what's gonna happen I mean the Ravens are a team that are I cannot wait to see play football because I love Jesse Minter and I can't wait to see what Lamar looks like with a new set of eyes on everything there, right?
32:10Rich Eisen:That's some serious mystery coming in. Roquan is talking about how this defense is going to crush people and I love it because he is a warrior and Minter will definitely identify. Listen, Derwin James loves him some Jesse Minter. He would tell me that. He'd tell all the broadcast team that of the Chargers games that I did. I mean, Kyle Hamilton and Jesse Minter's hands is gonna be dominant. So, I'd pick the Bengals to win the division just because I'd been high on the Bengals. I'd try to put my money where my mouth is, but I could be absolutely wrong. The Ravens could go and make the Super Bowl, but I think Bishotti will do whatever he needs to to keep Lamar around.
32:55Rich Eisen:Certainly if it's another great season for him. You're 0 for 3. I haven't agreed with a thing you've said yet. We'll see. watching college football over the weekend. Can't get enough of this Lane Kiffin locker room speech. Josh Pate seemed to suggest that it was put out there. Planned leak. By the way, if that's the case, the fact that somebody shot the floor to make it seem like I'm not going to. Yeah, I'm just like, eh. I'm not going to. Nobody's paying attention. Either way, the team that was on the other end of that Clemson, they're in rough shape. This is going to be Dabo's last year at Clemson.
33:28Rich Eisen:I don't think that's an overreaction. I don't think that is at all and if they're I don't know they look terrible I don't know one in five one in four I don't know make it the year how many times have we been saying this about Davo Swinney ever since you know Deshaun Watson left town or pardon me Trevor Lawrence left town yeah so we've been saying that for for years he doesn't seem hip to really adapt to what college football is well he says that about Portal and NIL and whatever but we'll see we'll see you know he hasn't slowed down running down that hill and i'd go ass over tea kettle if i did that it's very impressive the way he runs down that hill why am i doing that uh but i i don't think this is uh an overreaction right now okay i mean getting curb stomped in lsu 51 and 10 not even close that is a bitter pill to swallow yeah so it wasn't that i'm i'm i'm um i'm with you on that one a lot of great a couple more a lot of great quarterback performances of course it's all about the quarterbacks here in this class heading into the NFL draft next week.
34:31Rich Eisen:By the way, just real quick before you... I'm sorry. I don't know what the buyout would be. That could be a hefty price tag that'll just... They'll treat it like the Bengals. We're not paying that money. He's still the coach. A non-quarterback's going to win the Heisman Trophy, TJ. What, Jeremiah Smith? Wide receiver from Miami? Tony? I saw him. That dude's special. What do you have, 230 yards? Something like that. Jeremiah Smith? I'll buy it. If the Raiders have the first pick. Oh, I hear you. Well, they'll trade it. They'll trade it. They'll trade it. They'll trade it to whoever's second. Yeah.
35:14Rich Eisen:Oh, boy. So you put Fernando with one of these two kids? Oh, man. If you are in the NFL with a quarterback of the future already drafted, and you're first overall in next year's draft, show me the monanza oh yes like that would be an outstanding raiders um scenario but you you also have to live you know four months of dreadful losing you know oh man that would be a bonanza but i'll buy that one okay you're not you're not too far off all right wouldn't that be amazing in like the greatest quarterback draft that's coming up that a non-quarterback wins the heisman trophy this year? Entirely possible, too.
35:58Rich Eisen:Jeremiah Smith is, you know, all of these Buckeyes that I know are like this guy. Now this guy. Marv Jr. was the guy who they were coming to see in Pro Day, even though it was ineligible, and we're still waiting. McGoran. He almost had a thousand yards receiving, so. What else, Chris? I'm just going to keep going back to this well, because TJ, when you have a well that keeps giving you oil, you keep going. You're digging it. Alright, Landman, what do you got? Otani should never pitch again for the Dodgers. By the way, nobody is more happy with the news that Otani has probably done pitching. I am not happy.
36:36Rich Eisen:But I've been saying it since the beginning that he should be done with pitching. And now the pitching has now got him injured. And now he's not even hitting well because of the injury that he sustained while pitching. I got it. It's just a bummer. But I like being right. Mm-hmm. Like, come on. I'll still rule against this, even though... He should not want to pitch anymore. But he's so damn good at it. I was about to say, if he was like a borderline pitcher, then yeah, but he's not. You're paying him a lot of money. He is exceptional. We're definitely sure he heard himself pitching. We're definitely sure.
37:16Rich Eisen:I mean, I've yet to hear anything otherwise. We're 100 % sure. Should we get Pablo on this one? since he's all over the Dodgers everything else right now? I think, you know, just figure it out. I don't know. It's a bummer. I know you're connecting. No more pitching. I don't know, pal. Well, wouldn't it be amazing that this franchise that paid him all that money to do both only gets one, and it's the hitting because they have the pitching covered anyway? By the way, they still work the first that they paid him. Two rings already? Yeah. They're going to get a third? There's trophies in the case.
37:49I know they're not right there yet, but I'm not betting against them in October.
37:52Rich Eisen:I have a hotter Otani take that I'm not willing to unpack. All right. Just keep that in your arsenal. Meanwhile, PCA, right? All right. Okay, yeah. What do you got? Guys, Aaron Judge plays baseball tonight? Oh, looks like it. He's back. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What about it? I'm not back. That's it? That's it? That's more of a state. He plays baseball tonight? He does. He does. Yeah, yeah. Oh, my gosh. All right, Roman Anthony Honk. Get out of here. Like, the injuries happen, pal. I forgot he was even around. He's back now. The Yankees, while he's been out, number one in the NFL. Number one in Major League Baseball and ERA.
38:31Rich Eisen:Let's go. Even if he adds a run a game. Another, just a, like, I can't wait to see what it looks like. I'm happy for you. Okay. I just want to know where Doug Eddings is so the hats can be straight. We didn't even hit that. that's the most absurd story of the major league season we didn't even hit that today oh my you know what maybe we'll let's just take a break now so i'll have time for that that's coming up next on the rich eisen show we'll wrap up this show on a busy football tuesday
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39:43Rich Eisen:Teams battling through adversity, athletes fighting for every yard. The toughest warriors I've ever seen, though, aren't on the field. They're kids fighting cancer. They're families standing beside them. Doctors, nurses, caregivers. That's why I'm proud to support Hyundai Hope on Wheels. For over 28 years, they've helped fund pediatric cancer research, raising more than$303 million and supporting over 40 ,000 children. Learn more and donate at HyundaiUSA.com backslash hope on wheels. The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast. here on the rich eisen show 844-204-rich just took some calls here um our friends at hyundai want to let you know about hyundai hope on wheels every 36 minutes a child in the united states is diagnosed with cancer which means some of the bravest warriors will ever meet aren't professional athletes or superheroes they're the kids in this fight that's why we're so proud to support hyundai hope on wheels for the past 28 years with support from hyundai their dealers and every new hyundai sold hope on wheels has contributed over 300 million dollars to childhood cancer research helping save more than 40 000 kids join our fight at hyundaiwarriors.com i've i haven't been upset at baseball as much as uh doug eddings telling that uh rookie on thest louis cardinals straight in his hat baseball i mean absolutely dreadful what a horrible moment that was for baseball for umpiring i saw that and then after the game he told he said hunter goodman stepped up to the plate for the rockies and said you know can he wear his hat like that and that's what he told him to straight he told the catcher to tell the kid to straighten his hat now he also said after the game that nobody said anything until the kid gave up some runs and that no one he wasn't gonna wear his hat on his field what us it's just like doug i just went to the park with my son my 15 year old son yankees angels we did not spend a split second on the way to the stadium saying oh i can't wait to see who's the home plate umpire with all due respect your job is to make sure we're not talking about you period end of story and uh you know kudos to the manager of the of the cardinals to get ejected he should get ejected and then kudos to the cardinals and the rockies the next day for wearing their hats askew honestly what are we doing what are we doing telling kids certainly of color to straighten their hats out like what century are we in what decade are we in what world are we in get out of here so sunny gray for the socks right wears his hat crooked on and on former cardinal uh no issue ever so what the hell was that all about not your job sir not your job and then he gave and then he gave the cardinals a pitch clock violation because the manager argued in between pitch pitching changes like power trip somewhere else.
43:01Rich Eisen:Not on your field. Get out of here. Alright. I got that off my chest. I'm not virtue signaling either. I just saw it. I'm like, what the hell are we doing? It's stupid. It's field. Alright.
43:17Rich Eisen:Rams and Niners are playing in Australia as we all know. Melbourne as Tom Palacero told us his call. Oh, Tom landed. I saw his... I'm so glad he landed. Thank God. You made it. Tommy P. So the Rams are taking a totally different approach to the Niners. The Niners are already there.
43:40Rich Eisen:And when they flew out, Adam Schefter, oh, pardon me, Joe Pompliano, was talking about the Rams schedule, okay, because the Niners are already there. Joe Pompliano said the Rams travel schedule is practice this morning, meaning Tuesday, leave for Melbourne Tuesday night. Wednesday's lost. Because you land Thursday morning. That's how long it takes, and it's now the next day, the date line. You play at 1035 in the morning on Friday. That's when the kickoff is. Then you fly back to the U.S. immediately after, and they're in L.A. midday Friday, meaning the Rams will spend more than 30 hours on an airplane and travel over 15 ,000 miles, yet technically be back in Los Angeles less than 72 hours after leaving.
44:24Rich Eisen:So you lose a day when traveling from the United States to australia adam schefter pointed out that uh raheem morris traveled and missed his birthday 50 years old on thursday september 3rd so last week they flew to australia leaving wednesday night the second and arrived on the fourth september 4th he's really not 50 is that what he means so that means he's never he's always 49 i'm gonna fly that way on my birthday from now like a leap year baby never he's not he's not always 49 he just gets an extra year and he gets but he gets paid by the 49ers. Maybe that's his way of, you know, really buying into the team effort.
45:03Rich Eisen:Look, he's 49 forever. The soundbite of the year already, Kyle Shanahan, ladies and gentlemen, explaining about all of this business. We did our totally normal routine. I'm not sure because we're, like I said, we're a little confused with, when I look at my clock and it says a time, and then I try to see my family's time, and then it says the time, but it says yesterday. I don't even get how that's possible. So I feel like I'm in the future. And then also when we play on our Friday, which I think is a Thursday in the U.S., we're such creatures of habit, so I call today Tuesday. No, wait, sorry, I call today Wednesday, which is the first day we put in a game plan.
45:40But I think it's Monday. However, though, it's Sunday in the present. So, like, I'm going to mess that up all week if you guys ask me. But today is just our first day of the game plan, which is a Wednesday. We'll put in some on a Thursday. Friday is the final part of the game plan. Saturday we walk through when we play on Sunday, which is a Friday in Australia and a Thursday in the U.S. So don't ever make me do that again. Am I reading you, Troy? That was amazing. I have a migraine right now.
46:06Rich Eisen:Yeah, I'm just like, what? Space-time continuum? Well, if anybody is still wondering if he's still feeling the effects of what happened in his car crash, to be able to stick the landing on that, he's clear-eyed, full hearts. We'll see if he can't lose. and he also got rid of the stash stash is gone yeah okay left that in van nuys on uh on a wednesday oh i got it so it was overreaction monday a tuesday on a wednesday today in australia did i get this right right okay correct overreaction tuesday on a wednesday wednesday in australia we say hello to our friends down under down under which you're mandated to refer to that as this American sportscaster.
46:56Rich Eisen:Anything in London is across the pond. Anything in Australia is down under. What else you want to know? We're used to that drop, Mike. We're ready. Football season's up and running. Kurt Warner does his usual Wednesdays on Wednesday. We've got a game tomorrow. What's up, Trevor? That's right. We've got a game tomorrow. Football. Yeah. That's on Wednesday. Super Bowl champs. Thanks for listening to the Rich Eisen Show podcast. You can watch and listen to the Rich Eisen Show live weekdays from noon to 3 Eastern on ESPN Radio, Disney Plus, and on the ESPN app. The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast.
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