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Very exciting. Mel Kiper Jr. is with us. A little bit early, but I saw a promo for the draft during the playoffs. We're still playing football. That's how big this thing has become.

And Mel Kiper Jr. is the reason it has become so big.

We were talking right before we started recording here, Mel, and you would imagine we had

field on and first draft, the first draft pod is out right now with Field with Mel and of course

Mike Greenberg. And I said, where's field? How's he doing? You said he's out there skiing. He's

out in Colorado on the slopes. And I asked you, have you ever been skiing? And you looked at me like I was an alien. Are you crazy? No, no. Water skis, no, especially snow ski. I'm not a cold weather person. No. That's not for me. So no, I have not done. I told field, just be careful because last time he did something vacation wise, he was on a beach and hurt his shoulder. But by the way, guys, this lets you be back basically ring in 2026. When I'm one with you guys, now we know 2026 has begun. I'm watching Pitbull and Little John on New Year's Eve, and now I got these guys. Now I'm back and it's like New Year's

once again. So 2026 actually begins the day for me now that we can ring in the new year. We're talking a little draft here. Oh, I love it. Did you make it up till midnight, Mel? I made it up to like 2.30, 3 o'clock. Yeah. Yeah. Really? Oh, it's the New Year's Eve. I always stay up till three, four. The longest I've ever been up was, New Year's Eve was five. That was the year I met Kim.

one of our first dates was a New Year's Eve party.

So I was up to like five o'clock that particular New Year's Eve.

But other than that, there's always football the next day.

So you can't go to, you know, I'm working.

So I can't be out all night.

So yeah, the one year I did not care about being out all night was the year I met Kim. One of the many things I love about you is how simple you keep your life and risk free that you keep your life. And so I am wondering the most adventurous thing Mel Kuyper Jr. has ever done. I married Kim. I got married because nobody in my family, friends thought I would

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