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Now let's get this party started. you're listening to fox sports radio here we go it's

our three we're going to guitar in 45 minutes stew holding live from the world cup how crazy is that

you think face time's amazing we're going live Qatar. I can't wait for the World Cup.

I absolutely can't wait. I'm about three days away from shopping and just loading the refrigerator

up and not going to the grocery store for two weeks. I'm so stoked I had Stu Holden and Alexi

Lollis on my podcast last two weeks, and the numbers are big because people do like soccer. Oh, it's great. The World Cup is... Even if you're not a soccer diehard, this is Marty Graw with a ball. This is the Olympics that you throw in the patriotism. And this is our most talented, offensive group. We're also the youngest team. So can we get, I think if they get out of the

group stage, huge victory. And then, and then it can win one match out of it, just one. But then it gets really tough. I mean, we're not England. They're in our group. We're not England. We should be able to beat Wales. Cannot lose the opener. You lose the opener, then you got to face England. It's over.

That's everything.

Yeah. It's going to be a tough one to beat England.

I'm fired up. So might. Glad you're into it. Yeah, I am. We used to live in a world where you could like ask questions and not be viewed as a as a hater. You could mention a team and say, yeah, I know they're good, but now it's not that easy.

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We bring on one of my favorite guys, Will Blackmun, a Super Bowl champ, 12 years in the league, Packers, Washington, Jags, Giants, teammates of Aaron Rogers, Kirk Cousins, Mike McCarthy, a wine Somali. He's doing college football, Colorado State at Air Force. You are a grinder, my friend. I love your work ethic. I know you do. I know you do. Not a lot of guys work like you. You appreciate that.

I do appreciate that. Because your wine pairings, I appreciate as well. Very solid. Well, it goes back to, you know, every year, let's say I finished the season as a starter. I was not pounseled in as a starter next year. So I had to like, I had to overlook your whole career. I'd earn it.

Yeah.

So let me ask this.

I wasn't bothered that Jeff Saturday got the job.

Thought it was weird. It was very weird. Stuff that sounds weird, usually is weird. I thought the coach outrage on television was way over the top. It was OD, man. Wasn't it crazy? It was nuts. It's like, listen, I know Jeff really well.

Smart, Alpha, credible, bright.

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