Get to the freaking auto!

From the Quantum Fiber Studio, this is Brock & Sock on Seattle Sports. Brock Heward is my hero. James Heuter just punched me in the kidney. We're going to excuse you what I'm running. That really worked that way, Sherm. This is a show that has my name on it. It's kind of tough. Now here are your hosts. Brock Eward and Mike Salk. Hello. What is Brock and Salk, the hitman in for Salk? He's just, he's got to use that vacation, Brady. He just has not been on vacation enough, so he's got to use that vacation. Use it or lose it, pal. Yeah, use it or lose it. We will chat with old Salkie about 930 or so. you two could have hung out today, but no, you decided on this football Friday, powered by

Snoqualmie casino, that you had to be here. You had to talk about this big game, and we're going to spend a whole bunch of time talking about it, talking about the big games last night, some great football yesterday, some compelling football. I had to take Sugar Bowl to really get to that. But I have to start here, Brady. I got to ask you a personal question. And it's not about love or relationships or anything that will make you squirm. All right. This is a personal question. I asked the same thing to HawkBlogger the other day when he came on. I said, is it really possible to do your job and not have a rooting interest? Oh, absolutely. Like if there is a spectrum, and on one side of the spectrum is the fanatic, you know, that isn't going to sleep tonight, that is going to be sick to his stomach all day, and it's going to be so anxious, that's going to have his gear all laid out, he's going to be all ready to go, face paint at home on his his couch and then on the other end is oh john

clayton except for with the steelers john clayton when it came to the sea hawks like he didn't

really care he covers all the teams has no rooting interest if that's the spectrum where is brady

henderson on that side i yeah i mean people don't believe me when i tell them this especially

knowing that i grew up in seattle but I'm right there with John Clayton.

Are you really?

That's not to say I'm not excited for this game.

I mean, I am so freaking pumped to be able to cover this game.

It is like, I love my job.

I love covering every game, but especially the massive ones like this with so many compelling storylines.

And I will give you this.

I will give you this.

Okay.

I have not played in 16 football games this season, but I have covered 16 of them

with a lot of road trips.

I would not mind a weekend off.

But in terms of any rooting interests, like out of allegiance, no, I mean, my job is to cover the team. And I, so even if you know it helps your ratings, even if you know it helps your clicks, even if you know it sets you up for bigger games and the number one seed and the numbers will tell you a 50% chance with number one seeds to get to a Super Bowl. Yeah. Even knowing all the incentives that do come in our tide, and I would imagine in some ways, into your job. I mean, you do an incredible job. So does Nick Wagner, who's going to join us at 830, your peer from the Bay Area in San Fran. But I'd have to imagine that, you know, with winning teams, comes a little more viewership, especially in this market we feel it on the

radio we know it we've watched it for all these years when the mariners go bonkers and the seahawks

go bonkers our ratings go bonkers and everybody wants to to be a part of it so even if or

maybe you tell me no brock actually at ESPN it's not that way It doesn't really matter that, I don't know.

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