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Holiday Gifting, Current State of the NFL + College Conference Chaos & Recruits vs Transfers | Golic & Smetty

Golic & Smetty

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Sports

2.4519 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this festive episode, Golic and Jess dive into the holiday spirit, sharing stories about Christmas presents and recalling memorable surprises. The conversation touches on the Steelers' uncertain season and the potential fate of coach Mike Tomlin. The duo analyzes AFC North rankings and speculates on a Monday night game as a possible Super Bowl preview. The Aaron Rodgers/Jets debate is explored, with opinions on whether he should return to the field. The Eagles' unexpected performance and quarterback Jalen Hurts come under scrutiny, along with concerns about coach Nick Sirianni's decision-making. They shift to NFL MVP predictions, discussing defensive player and non-quarterback contenders. The pair talks about the Famous Toastery Bowl, bowl game betting, and today concludes with reflections on developing quarterbacks amid transfer portal drama, insights into the future of football, and predictions for the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Wishing listeners happy holidays!   Follow Mike and Jess on Twitter! Golic: https://twitter.com/golic Smetty: https://twitter.com/jessica_smetana Odds and Lines are Subject to Change Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. In New York, call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In West Virginia, visit www.1800gambler.net. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). 21+ in most eligible states but age varies by jurisdiction. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details and state specific responsible gambling resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. Eligibility and deposit restrictions apply. Terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/mmaterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Draft King's Network.

0:08.9

Welcome to Golick and Smitty.

0:11.1

I'm Mike Golick.

0:12.1

I'm Jessica Smitana.

0:14.0

Welcome to our holiday edition of Golick and Smetty, Mike Golick, Sr.

0:19.4

Jess Smetana. So, Jess just while we have obviously a lot of football

0:24.5

to cover between NFL, college bowl games coming up, the playoffs coming up as well, it is my

0:30.1

favorite time of the season. I don't know what your favorite holiday is. Mine is Christmas. Is

0:34.2

yours Christmas or do you have a different season? Mine's technically college football

0:37.9

bowl season, but since it falls around Christmas and New Year's, like I'll roll it all into one.

0:43.3

First and foremost, do you have all your shopping done for Christmas? No, not even close. I have to

0:50.1

get something for my brother-in-law, I have to get something for my mom. I have to get something for one of my friends.

0:55.6

I already got my boyfriend his gift and I got my sister something and my dad.

0:59.7

Those are kind of like the big three.

1:01.6

The rest, like my mom's easy.

1:03.0

She just wants a sweater.

1:04.1

I just got to go buy a sweater, pick out a sweater, something warm.

1:07.0

She'll be happy.

1:08.0

She'll cry.

1:08.9

Brother-in-law, he gets a gift card. He has a store in Chicago that he loves. When I'm in Chicago, I'll go tackle that. So I'm doing well, but I'm not done yet. Well, that's a great way to do it is get people like what they need, you know, and not just try and think of something. We're not doing anything crazy. We're not doing like $200, $300 gifts. These are like small things that I think, you know, like I got my sister a pair of, she's not going to listen to this because she hates sports, but I got her a pair of wool socks and Ireland that I've been waiting to give her. So she's going to love that and it was small, but something, you know, nice and thoughtful. And those are the kind of genre of gifts.

1:44.4

I remember meeting your sister. We could talk about anything on this podcast and she's not going to, she's not going to. If I called her right now and I was like, hey, who's the head coach at Notre Dame? She would probably say like Brady Quinn or something. She's just clueless. See, like, you know, Like my wife, Chris and I, we don't really get gifts for each other either. I mean, you know,

2:03.5

we've gotten each get gifts for each other either.

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