Welcome to the audible presented by Trader Joe's. I'm Stuart Mandel joined as always by Bruce Feldman. Bruce we're going to do something we don't usually do this week and we have a great guest and we're just going to ride that for the whole episode because it's such an amazing conversation.

All right, Stu, and with that it is going to be my former colleague from way, way, way, way, way back when, Ryan McGee.

We, the impetus for inviting Ryan was to talk SEC this season and we do do that way down the road because

there's just the guy does everything.

He's on Marty and McGee.

He does the bottom 10 on ESPN.com.

He writes, you know, he has a history as a magazine writer

as a NASCAR guy. So so much to talk to him about,

enjoy our interview.

Bruce, we're really excited about our guests today.

It's actually snuck up on us that Ryan McGee has never been on the audible

in its 10-year history.

That seems like a 10- year oversight on our part.

Ryan, thanks for coming on.

Thanks for asking.

I was, I wasn't gonna say that I was taking it personal,

but I was starting to take it personal.

So I appreciate, I appreciate you guys have me on.

Even sitting here like I see you guys in the press box I'm like okay this is

when they're gonna ask right it's like the girl in high school. I think this is, we're finally, this is finally going to happen.

Nope, did not happen. But no, I'm excited to talk to you guys always, but particularly when it's being recorded.

The least of this though is, I feel like, I think I've probably known Ryan a lot longer than I'm used to

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