Oh, it's another big day on the C.H.G.O. Bears podcast. Optimus optimism versus pessimism. Wow. Hogg. We are live, as always, from the Xfinity loft.

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As we got royalty on the show today, we're going to start it off with my good friend, Matt Verde-Ram, down in Sports Illustrated,

who's also going to be down to the Combine.

It's his favorite week of the year.

We'll talk to Verde-Ram in a second. Logan, Ryan, CBS,

ye of Super Bowl week. He'll be joining us. Hogue's in a great mood today. Is that right?

Yeah. All right.

Other than the fact that Canada is smack Chechia. Canada smack Chechia? Yeah.

You know, Verde Ram actually loves himself some, some Olympics and some curling. Look, this is why we get along really well. He comes to the show, and I know people can't see him yet on the screen, but he's rocking a whaler sweatshirt. So I know that he's in a similar mindset as me right now, which is, yeah, let's grind through this off season, but we can enjoy some hockey along the way.

Yeah, and I also, we're going to do Bears in the Wild, new segment coming up at 1230.

I just named it that, is we're going to look around at somewhere some bears have landed

and what that could potentially mean for how this offseason lands.

It's called a calm, brilliant segment.

And then the end of the show, which I want everyone to stick around for and I hope he's out there watching right now just so he knows what's coming, but it'll be Karm versus Pizzatola because Pisatola last night just became the biggest Pisatola of all time. And I'm not happy with them. And we'll get to see if the

chat's on my side or if they're on Pizzatola side. We'll find out at the end of the show. But let's bring in Sports Illustrate's very own. Forget about Albert Brear. And he had, his visit on here. Let's not forget about him. He did give us like 25 minutes of his time last week. that we can forget about him for a little bit.

I'd rather talk to Verdeharm any day.

Isn't that right, Matt Verdeh?

You're the Royal. I mean, he did give us like 25 minutes of his time. Yeah, we can forget about him for a little bit. I'd rather talk to Verde Ram any day.

Isn't that right, Matt Verdeh? You're the royalty over there. You're the beachfront property at Sports Illustrated these days, damn it. That is a bold face lie. You should want to talk to Breer any time of the day. But I'll be here and I'll happily be here. Thanks for having. No, well, we appreciate it.

And, and, you know, that's fine.

Everybody else will put... I'll be here and I'll happily be here. Thanks for having. Well, we appreciate it.

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