TITLE: Hour 3: Bobby Bones Top 10 Fan Bases that Deserve a Title Most, plus Howie Mandel from America’s Got Talent

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1:23Now, on with the show. This is The Rich Eisen Show. Are you ready? With guest host Bobby Bones. So I got to go and spend a whole day with Jerry Jones. I don't have time to have a bad time. It isn't on my schedule. The Rich Eisen Show. Earlier on the show. Co-host of NFL Stock Exchange. Trevor Sycamore. Barstool sports host, Brandon Walker Coming up, comedian Howie Mandel And now, sitting in for Rich, it's Bobby Bones Yes, I'm Bobby, thank you for putting up with me I also never like when guest hosts are here, so thanks And Rich will be back soon, I love Rich Eisen, I'm not him, I'm sorry But I'm Bobby Bones 844-204-RICH is our number I do want to go over and talk to Kaysen in Fort Worth We want to do a Panthers win-loss.

2:17Okay. I think this will be fun. I got into the Panthers last season a little bit. So, Kaysen, welcome to the show. Hey, what's up, guys? What's up, brother? We are here for you. Would you like to do win-loss? Yes, sir. All right, let's get her up. Here we go. Week one at home against the Bears. You know, I don't like having to go against Ben Johnson second year with the Bears to open the season, so I got us for the loss there. Oh, wow. Week two, going to Atlanta. You know, with the QB dilemma going on between Tua and Pennix, I got us having a win there. Week three, going to Cleveland. Man, we're just better than them.

3:01That's a dub all day. Yeah, I can't even argue with that. Week four, you're at home against the Lions. That's a roster mismatch, you know, with Jameer. Almond Ra on that defense. I mean, that's an L. Two and two. We got a buy-in five. Week six, we're going to Philadelphia. Same reason as the Lions. I mean, man, they're just stacked, and I don't think we're ready for that kind of game. I'm going to give that as an L also. Two and three. All right, you're going to be at home versus Tampa Bay week seven. That's a win. I think, you know, we've just improved so much, and the Bucs kind of, you know, they lost by Vontae David.

3:45So I'm just confident against the Bucs this year. We're back to 500. We're back at fight and wait. Here we go to week eight. You're going to Lambeau and the Green Bay Packers. You know, we upset them last year. I think we're going to do it again this year. That's a dub. Okay. Wow. Love it. All right. Week nine, you are at home against the Broncos. You know, I'm glad it's at home, but that defense is still just too good. but I'm going to give that one to the Broncos. All right, we're 4-4. Let's go to Week 10. You're going to New Orleans. I got that as a win. I think Saints is going to be our biggest competition, but I just like our team better this year.

4:255-4, Week 11. You're at home against Baltimore.

4:32That's another one like, you know, the Eagles, Lions, I think is just a mismatch with the roster. I'm going to give that one to the Ravens. You're living 500. You're living 500. We got to make it move one way or the other. Here we go. Week 12, we are going to Tampa Bay. We're going to sweep Tampa. I got a dub there. At Minnesota, week 13. You know, I don't think Kyler's the guy. I'm going to give us the win on that one also. We got seven. We're seven and five right now. We're trending to the playoffs. We're at home against the Saints. I think we're going to sweep the Saints. I got that one also.

5:06We're piling them up now. Super Bowl, here we come. All right. Week 15 at home against Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah, I'm trying to – if Burrow's healthy, I've got to go off of that. If he's healthy all year, I'm going to say the Bengals. I mean, offense is just too strong. I don't think we'll be able to keep up in a shootout against them. Going to Pittsburgh week 16. I ain't scared of A-Rod, man. He's too old. I've got to dub you on that. Week 17, you were at home against Seattle. you know they just won the super bowl uh i gotta say that's that's a loss unfortunately all right final week 18 you're at home against atlanta i i think we're gonna sweep the whole division we're gonna win every game i got us beating the falcons you got 10 and 7 don't you have 10 and 7 okay the carolina panthers according to case and we'll go 10 and 7 How do you feel about the old quarterback situation there?

6:05I think Bryce is becoming more of a – I've been seeing it in, you know, some film at practice or, you know, just videos that you see online. He looks like he's becoming more of a leader. I think Dave Canales is kind of building up his confidence, especially after winning the division last year. So second year with Ted McMillan, you know, with some of our other receivers that we got, I'm confident this is probably going to be his best year, and hopefully he'll earn himself a contract. Kacen, really appreciate the call. I hope the Panthers do well. I was rooting for the Panthers last year. I'll do the same this year.

6:40All right, see you, buddy. It's like a movie when they don't say bye. Yeah, in a movie. Sometimes Del Tuvo's real quick with that. Once you say bye. Well, I watch a lot of movies where they don't say bye. You don't get that challenge. I'm done. I'm out. I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for mentioning. I've embarrassed us all. I've embarrassed Rich. That's on me. Never being invited back. Okay. Here's what I have. I have the top 10 fan bases that I feel that I would like to see win a Super Bowl. Now, this is me, and this is about fan bases. This is nothing more. Like, I root for fan bases, too, because they haven't had it in a while.

7:16And number 10, so we got— Well, let's give it— Oh, we got a song. All right. Sorry. Sorry. Production value, Bob. Let's go. Look at them. Wow. Thank you. Power rankings. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Power rankings. Yeah. I'm not used to all the bells and whistles, guys. Yeah, we got those for you, baby. And that was a really awesome bell and whistle, I'll be honest. And I'm sorry we outed you at Superman. I know you were still trying to keep that close to the vest. That's great. I kind of want to have that take home with you over and over to myself at home in the bed. At number 10, I have, well, Cason, the Carolina Panthers.

7:49Woo! They've gotten there twice. They've lost both times. It's been a while. I mean, Cam Newton was the dude, right? And that's the last time I feel like they really felt like they could win it. I'd like for Panther fans to actually get the ending that they hope to have gotten in 2015. So at number 10 on my list of fan bases I'm rooting for, I have the Carolina Panthers. Now in the same vein, because to me they feel like around the same era team, is the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars. Never made a Super Bowl, but constantly treated like one of the Little Brother franchises. That's because they're new-ish and they haven't made a Super Bowl.

8:26That's Little Brother. I mean, are they Jacksonville or are they London? You know? Hello, bruv. Getting close. I know. Relocation jokes. You know, I just want those fans to feel like they belong. And I don't feel like they feel like they're – it's like me. I was moving all over. We had to move a lot as a kid. I feel like those Jacksonville fans, where did we go to the game this week? London? The stadium? Munich? Yes. Who knows? It says a lot about you, Bobby. You want other people to be happy. Yeah, yeah. Number eight, the Houston Texans. Now, they're a relatively young franchise, so I don't have in my heart the, man, they haven't had it in a long time.

9:05But Houston, shout out, is a football city. Yes. They don't have the long-term love with the Texans, but they do have the long-term love for football because of the Oilers. Houston's a football city. The Texans have never reached Super Bowl, and so because Houston is a football city, boy, they have terrible traffic, though. Like, almost all I didn't want to put them on the list because they're just driving there. And Enron, those two things, kept me from wanting to put them on there. And the Astros being, you know, forever playing. I have a lot of reasons not to is my point. But they're a football city.

9:40At seven, the Chargers. Everybody makes fun of the Chargers. Are the Chargers just Chargering? You know, that's what happens when they kind of blow it. You know, the Chargers, they have a cool logo, and I like that. and I think that I'd like for them to at least get deep enough in the playoffs for us to go Justin Herbert is the dude. And stop with the Chargers jokes. They have a great coach. They have a really good quarterback. And, man, the coolest starter pullover back in the day, though, was the Charger starter pullover. I didn't even know the Chargers. I'd play Tecmo Bowl and get a couple of those guys.

10:19I wasn't a Charger fan, but they had the coolest starter pullover back in the day. They have maybe the coolest uniforms in the whole national football. Number six, the Atlanta Falcons. I'm just going to say this. 28-3. Oh, yeah. I mean, that's the whole explanation here. You ever have Robitussin? Yes. Like non-flavored? Do you know how bad that tastes? Yeah, I know how bad it tastes and how bad it smells. Yeah, yeah. Robitussin is that game to me, for them. It's a good way. Like, they need a new taste. Their taste is just Robitussin-ing it since they lost 28-3. It's hustle. You know a spoonful of sugar will make that medicine go down.

10:55And the sugar is the Super Bowl. I need them to win one for that. Okay. Number five, Cincinnati Bengals. They've had three Super Bowl appearances. I remember watching Boomer Esiason lose, I believe, to the 49ers when I was a kid. And that was my guy because he was a left-handed quarterback. And as a kid, I was a left-handed quarterback. And being in Arkansas, we didn't have a team, so I adopted the Bengals. And I loved the Bengals because they had Boomer and they had Icky Woods. but Boomer first because I was left handed fun fact I'm inducting Boomer into the Radio Hall of Fame coming up in October nice I was inducted in like 2017 no flex youngest member ever inducted no flex but I'm inducting Boomer Sison in and he was my favorite all time player and that's cool to me to be able to induct my favorite all time player in Cincinnati and they just got like an outdoor practice covered practice facility which is finally nice I think they were just playing in the parking lot for a while yeah like practicing just go out clear the card.

11:49Let's have practice. Number four, the Vikings. Now, they are a junior varsity Buffalo Bills when it comes to losing the Super Bowls. Now, Buffalo, it all happened, bam, bam, bam, bam, which is crazy to think about. Four in a row, yeah, I mean. The Vikings have been to four Super Bowls and lost all four. Now, they haven't been back in my lifetime, so I don't even know them being a Super Bowl team because the last time they went was 76. They have also found about, I don't know, 70 ways to break their fans' hearts. And I can relate to that with my teams. Like, they can get close and just find a way to rip that organ out of you.

12:24Not that organ, but the chest organ. Not that, yeah. All right, Detroit Lions at three. They've never made a Super Bowl. And these are my top ten fan bases that I root for because I want the fan bases to win. The Lions have never been. Generations of Detroit Lions fans have just waited. as a lifelong Cubs fan. Like, I understand. I understand what it's like to just sit and hope. And I think seeing that city and seeing those long-time, long-term fans win one, that would do good from my heart. It would be like— Oh, Detroit would have a fun time. I don't—you know what? I bet you they wouldn't burn stuff.

13:00I bet they'd go, we won? Why don't we build a few houses for the less fortunate? I think it would be such a movement. You would just see so much altruism and people—so, yeah, that's what I think about that. Yeah, okay. Okay. Sure. You know how in The Grinch It Stole Christmas, like his heart goes doop, doop, doop and gets bigger? Yes. Like that's what would happen to me if Detroit won. And I'm not a fan of the Lions, but for their fans, doop, doop, doop, that would happen to my chest. Like I said, it says a lot about it. Yes. Number two. Two. And I'm going to tell you this. I don't want you guys being mad at me for this one.

13:35I don't want you tweeting me or saying you're an idiot. I know I'm an idiot. I know it. There's nobody that knows me being an idiot like me. Nobody knows you like you. Especially the idiot part. At number two of the fan bases that I would like to see win because they deserve a Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys. I knew exactly where you were going. The Dallas Cowboys. I love you, Bobby. Yes. I love this. Hold it up. I didn't even know, but I knew. Let's go. Oh, my God. I know. And I grew up a cowboy hater. Stan, not with our story coming from Arkansas. Yes, he was on our 1964 National Championship.

14:17You should show him love. I do, and now I do, and I call him right now, and I love it. Name drop. You can call him? Let's FaceTime him. Hey, sure, sure, right after this. Let's just FaceTime him. Hey, sure, right after this. I'll give you his number, no problem. But with him, that team was Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, all on the Arkansas 64 National Championship team. Here's the thing. As a kid, the Cowboys were always winning. Here's the thing about me. I'm not a winner. And because everybody around me was a Cowboys fan, I could not. I get that. Like I said, I was over-rooting for Boomer and the Bengals.

14:47Look, I grew up in Pittsburgh, and I decided not to root for the Steelers, so I understand. They haven't even been to an NFC Championship game since the 1995 season. Don't need to bring that up. But this is why I'm rooting for the fan base. Also, like, my best friend Eddie, my friend Steve. Your friend TJ. They're all, like, my Texan friends who are rooting for the Cowboys. Also TJ. Yeah. Yeah, TJ, too. So I think it would be awesome for the NFL, for the lovers and the haters. I just love a story. Right. And if they're good, that's the story. They can't win it in SoFi. Sorry. Okay. Elaborate. It's too close to you?

15:24Being an L.A. guy, Rams guy, I know he – yeah, trust me. I'm like, no. They can win it in any other stadium. I do have the Cowboys at 2. I know people are going to be upset at that. You're not an L.A. guy, Mike. You weren't born here. my number one team for the fan base that i would like to see win the super bowl is the buffalo bills and i think we all universally can have a feeling like a place in our heart for them and for those fans first of all it's just so cold and it's just so cold and when it's so cold i i don't know how people live there they could grow up there i guess your blood wings you get used to it.

16:01When did you really get used to it? Not me. And not only that, to think back to when I was a kid, and I didn't really appreciate how hard it was for those fans. To lose four in a row, in a row, in a row, in a row. That is insane to think about it as an adult. But to think how good you have to be to get to one Super Bowl. I can agree with everything you're saying. But play the numbers game. Maybe you win one. To lose four in a row. Think about this. Out of those four, the one time that they were the better team was the giant super bowl yes other than that washington was the best team in the nfl the last two years the cowboys were the better team so it doesn't always matter when you get to that game though and i agree but also you're playing four just hit me with some statistics you would think karma and the football gods would give you one true but okay if any fan base deserves it if any fan base has been loyal and and they've been absolutely insane even when times were bad it's it's bill's mafia yeah i love i would love to see them win they they deserve mike hears it all the time mike i'll be honest ever since i got on the show as a cowboys fan the bill's mafia have been the nicest of any fan base to me they've offered me to come over and jump on their bandwagon i i can't do it but i appreciate you want to jump on a table you chose that bandwagon not to jump on of all the bandwagons that you're on you have too many cars?

17:24You don't have enough garage spots? I don't have any bandwagons, Bobby. These are all teams that I have, like, mean something to my heart, like Penn State and Oregon. I grew up loving these squads. Look at this. Cowboys, Sixers, Ducks, Seminoles, Penguins, Georgetown, Duke, the Clippers, the Mets. You don't have enough spots in your garage to park all those wagons. I got a big garage, though. Yeah. I don't. I feel... It's tandem park. That's one of those MTV cribs. Yeah, I wish. And then you find out after that that they rented those out. That wasn't even their crib. It was really. The realest crib was Redman.

17:57You remember Redman's crib? I don't remember that one. He was living like someone who like, if you wanted to ring the doorbell, you had to like take two wires and rub them together. Oh, really? He was living in the cut back in the day. Are you sure though that that was real too? Because I could also see someone playing it the opposite way. Well, Bobby, I'm winking at you. Wait, Cribs was all fake? A lot of it was. I'm just finding that out now. I know. It's almost like the TF, the tooth, you know what I mean? And then you find out later, and you're like, what? That whole thing? Cribs was mostly fake.

18:28They rented houses. I would say Cribs, as someone who worked at MTV back in the day, it wasn't mostly fake. A lot of it was fake. But there were some people, those are generally their spots. If it's a lot, though, it's mostly. If you're fooling me a lot, I feel like that's mostly. It's not 100 % on the up and up, so I guess I see what you're saying. I want to bring momentarily one of my favorite people in all of media, comedian, host, Howie freaking Mandel is going to be here in this studio next. I'm Bobby Bones in for Rich Eisen back with Howie next.

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21:09The Rich Isis Show Podcast. Same time as the TV show? So we're on TV just then, on Disney Plus. Then it cuts back to all the national affiliates and radio. Now I'm on something different? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm on radio now? And now you're on Victrola's all over America too. Oh, so you wanted to wait till we were on radio before you explained how you see color. Thank you. Or do you see color? Here's how I see color. By the way, Bobby Bones in for Rich Eisen. Howie Mandel. This is one of my favorite people in all of famous people. All of this room. All of famous people. All of this room. So my right eye gets 8 % vision, period.

21:47Never had a good working eye. So I'm already working. You have an 8 % vision? Right eye doesn't work. So I'm working from a detriment. But I don't know the difference because I was born now. Can you drive? Yeah, don't ask that. Don't ask that publicly. Oh. Yes. Why? Is that a bad? Well, I mean, I take that driver's test and I move this eye over. Yeah, yeah. So publicly, you could have just said yes. Publicly for you to tell me how you cheated on the test. That's the problem. I didn't have to do that. That's right up there with explaining your color on radio. I will go to jail and lose my license for this segment.

22:18It's probably going to happen. So I don't know. Really? Yeah. And so here's the problem. I have good vision and I can't drive. Elon takes me everywhere. Because these cars here go automatically, right? These cars here? These cars here. You don't have cars where you come from? Well, in Nashville, the only thing that we have are not Elon. They're the Waymos. And don't they go without drivers? Yeah, but it's not Elon. Waymo, Waymo. I love Waymo. Waymo's cool. Waymo is cool. But I've been told not to take Waymo anymore. Why? Why? Because I found it fascinating that you're in this car with no driver, but if you need service, you can press a button and there's a service call center that will talk to you.

23:01So I thought it was funny to press the service call center and they said, oh, Mr. Mandel, can we help you? I said, yes, I just made a poo-poo. And how did they help you? They did way mode and I wanted them to.

23:18i'm gonna stand up for that no i wasn't saving up for that that just no i'm standing up for that oh you're standing up for that do you have a dyslexic that would have been great i got a standing ovation behind me oh look michael kane's here do you have a cocaine do i have a what tesla yes that's that's why i said elon right you really thought elon musk comes to my house I'm going to go do Bobby Bones today. Elon, get me here. Get me here. No, yes, I have a Tesla. Is it self-drive fully? Fully self-drive. Fully self-drive. And this is the thing. It's the only, all my life I liked cars and I liked buying different cars and stuff.

23:59And my wife won't let me anymore because I crash cars. I'm not, I don't have a good, I don't focus. I took flying lessons. I wanted to be a pilot. And in midair, my pilot, my flying instructor said, don't do this anymore. So you crashed a lot of cars and thought flying would be the next best thing to do? That sounds... I don't... When you say it out loud, it sounds stupid.

24:28But yes, I try everything. There's nothing I won't do. So my wife let me drive a Tesla, not let me, lets me have it, like feels comfortable if I'm in a Tesla and I press work. Or if it's going to like, even, you know what's great about it? I don't, I forget where I park all the time, but you can summon it. Yes. You know that? I had one. I'm going to freak my wife out. Should I press summon now? But if it drives through the window and crashes and doesn't pick you up, that would be a funny bit, but that wouldn't be loved. I think it would stop at the window. though. It's really good. You think, though?

25:03They're really good. They're really good. But where would you summon it to as we're, like, in layers of walls? Well, it doesn't come right to your feet. But I'm saying, how would the joke pay off? We don't see the car. Not everything's a joke, Bobby. Okay, got it. Fair enough. I'm talking about technology. Fair enough. Are you a big AI guy? Love AI. Yeah? Yeah. As a guy who has no eye, AI is the best use of it. Now, are you... I have one eye. You have one eye? But I love AI with one eye. Do you like AI? I love AI. I love AI. I love technology. I love technology in sports. I love every time the graphics got better and the ability to call things up and to show things and to show cameras moving right around the field.