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Another edition of the Late Kick Extra podcast, Thursday morning, November 4th, the year of our Lord, 2021. I've got a very pressing question for you. I don't even like our intro music, to be honest with you. And so I need to get your opinion on that. Do we need new intro music? Because I can have producer Jordan find us some new intro music. We legally use fleetwood mac I've been told that

that's okay I do want to meet with the band down the road and at least negotiate but until that point

there's plenty of royalty free music out there that we can use plus I think since we're CBS we can

actually afford to pay a few dollars for music should we switch that's just what I want to

should we switch because I think yes but I don't really drive the show. It's your show. And specifically on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, this is a mailbag, which means it's really your show. And we're going to dive into the mailbag this morning. If you want to get in touch, very simple, at late kick Josh on Twitter. At late kick Josh on Instagram.

The numbers have been steadily growing and I really appreciate that. At late kick Josh.

Also as you found in the world of betting, for example, it's supremely important that you're

following me there. Ramen noodle Express is already 2 and 0 on the week, guys. We did not wait until

Saturday. I told you the new philosophy on the week, guys. We did not wait until Saturday. I told

you the new philosophy on the Raman Noodle Express. We are not just going to cherry pick a few games. Now, that's been my modus operandi, but our model has been killing it this year. You wouldn't know it, though, because the picks that I've handed out are right around 500. I've limited it to about five, six, maybe seven during a week. Not this week. We've already got six on the board. I'm going to add some more today. We're already two and oh on the week, so you got to be able to follow on Twitter or Instagram to get that because some of those games are happening even before we do our Tuesday show. And what else? Looking forward to heading to College Station Saturday.

Going to be out there for Auburn at Texas A&M.

Some of you have asked, so I'll just answer it here.

Yes, I do have fresh Academy gift cards.

Yes, they are free.

And yes, they will be first come, first serve.

So if you see me walking around out there in College Station, then by all means, say, excuse me, here's the code. Go like this right here. Hey, give me an Academy gift card. Okay, well, that's it. You may say please, but please give me an Academy gift card. And I'll give you one if I still have them they go pretty fast they go pretty fast because

here's the thing I've learned about not just our audience but humans when you have something that

is free and there actually is not a string attached to it it goes really really fast and I don't blame you

so with those pleasantries out of the way let us dive in this. I am looking as we dive into the first question or set of questions. I'm looking at the updated podcast charts that I get sent to me. And wow, wow. I don't know how you guys do it. You continue to amaze me. We are in rarefied air. We have no business being in, so I appreciate it.

And so let me not waste your time. How about that? Let's dive in. The reward is I shut up and get to your questions very, very quickly.

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