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So we will have some fun over the next four hours.

It is a Friday, which means, uh-oh, line up those grievances because it is time to roast.

I know that Jordan's got a lot of things that are bothering him this morning, so we can't wait

to see when he comes up with a little bit later on this morning.

Good morning, sir. How are you? I'm doing good. How are we doing, Dan? I'm ready on a Friday. I'm like a boxer. I don't know if you saw I have like the, you know, the tool that they go in the corner. they get the puff

out of your eyes

they go to roll it

yeah

that's what you got here

like oh look at that. Fighting the final round. Fifth and final round of the week. Trying to get looking spry. Well, you had two straight days of golf. So, I mean, that takes a lot out of you. Isn't that pathetic, though?

You're not lying. Like, when I got out of bed this morning, I'm like, man, my forearm is a little sore. And, like, oh, man, what's this my foot? Why is my foot, like, barely moving this morning? And, yeah, that just means I'm old. Well, how did it go yesterday? Disappointing. I got 12 in.

A little rainstorm flew in through New Jersey. Not going to play in the pouring rain. We're not that dedicated. No, you're not going to do that. No. He took a cigar, sat down on the balcony, watched Viva LaFranc, take care of business. How about that in Bpa, oh, man? Yeah, he's pretty good. That was pretty good. That was just sick. And they show that replay how it just spins right inside the post. He's okay. He's pretty, it's okay. I think they got this thing figured out in France, and I think it's going to be another couple of more parties they're going to have over the next week, week and a half or so as they continue on this March in the World Cup, you're right. We got another one. Well, it's funny because could have, like, maybe would have, could have, should have. I don't even know if you could say should have. Could have been a U.S. game this afternoon. Like, could have, but didn't, didn't, you know, take care of. We're talking about that enough. And it's amazing, you know what's amazing? Everybody in their mother has been chiming in on this. Like, maybe like the people you would least expect to be chiming in are weighing in on the thoughts of U.S. soccer.

And not just the U.S. soccer like the people who are paid to talk about U.S. soccer, which I find fascinating.

Yeah, but that's good because that means there was interest in the total number of viewers.

I saw it got up to like a 50 million mark

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