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Here we go.

Welcome.

It's our number four, hour four at the zenith of audio content.

A reminder on this Friday, the 13th day of December,

Benny versus the Penny returns to a television near you.

NBC, regional cable sports channels.

Also streaming all weekend nationally on Peacock.

I'd love for you to watch that.

We used to do it on the radio show.

Now it's a TV show.

Crazy. I know.

Benny versus the Penny. Also, the fifth hour podcast, a tribute to our friend Skeeter and Montana. We'll take a look back at his contributions to the show and let you behind the microphone,

let you know a little bit about what has been going on. We'll get to that as well. Here's the hour of Belichick.

He goes to North Carolina.

What does the North Carolina Bill Belichick contract buyout tell us?

Also, Belichick says he always wanted a coach in college, and it's kind of a dream come true.

What's your verdict on that statement?

And Bill Belichick also claiming that breaking Don Shulow's

wins record wasn't essential.

How do you interpret that?

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