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The Michael Kay Show

Hour 2: Mike Lupica

The Michael Kay Show

ESPN

Sports

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe Joe Schoen will be the Giants general manager after this season? Do you want to hear from players and managers anymore? Mike Lupica says it is just a matter of time before Lane Kiffin does to LSU what he just did to Ole Miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Michael K Show podcast.

0:04.0

I got to get more K.

0:05.5

Listen live weekdays at one on the ESPN New York app and your smart speaker.

0:11.3

Welcome back to the show, Mike Lupica at 2.30.

0:14.0

All right.

0:14.3

So yesterday, Joe Shane, the GM of the Giants spoke.

0:17.5

It's one of the most ridiculous and hackneyed traditions in football.

0:25.3

And they're allowed to get away with it.

0:27.4

Well, the GM only talks on Dubai week. Why? Who made that rule?

0:33.5

Who died and made you media god?

0:37.6

It's amazing to me that yesterday is the first day that Joe Shane spoke

0:42.6

when his coach was fired three weeks ago, and he didn't have to say a word.

0:47.3

It's amazing.

0:50.1

But they, they say, you know, we only speak week of, the bye week.

0:55.7

So a giant buy week is late and you have to wait till now to have the GM speak about a season that's unspeakable, by the way.

1:04.6

Baseball's just different.

1:06.6

Something happens with the Yankees.

1:08.0

Brian Cashman is always available.

1:10.2

Something happens at the Mets.. Brian Cashman is always available. Something happens at the Mets.

1:11.9

David Stern speaks about it.

1:14.5

But football just above and beyond any reproach.

1:18.6

Although, you know, Leon Rose says, hold my beer.

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