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Well that's right, you heard the man that time of week again. My name is Bernie Frattle. Or come to you live from the tyrack dot com studios here in Las Vegas. Fox Sports Radio. Tyraq dot com will help you get there and at a match selection, fast free shipping for your roadazard protection and over ten thousand recommended installers. Tyraq dot com the way tire buying should be. Oh my goodness, so much to get to tonight, so a little time. We've got college football up. That took us. We'll get into the NFL, a major NBA trade. Of course, my trivia game at midnight, got a great guess in about fifteen minutes, and I've got a subject matter I want to tackle to start the show. And by the way, before I get the ball rolling, I was in Anaheim Monday, attended the Angel game, grew up loving that team, managed to get a credential once a year for old time sake, And as I was coming off the field during batting practice, ran into a gentleman, retired policeman stadium security. His name is David Barons. Want to give him a shout out. He listens to our show. He likes the motown music and had a great conversation with him, so David appreciated. David Barons, thank you for your service and thanks for listening to the Bernie Frattle Show before I dived. Well, by the way, we'll get to this later. Lions have now won six divisional games in a row, eleven and three since starting one and six last year. Defense ranks eleventh, not thirtieth. Bottom of the hour. I'm going to get into that a little bit more. I've been telling you all year. There is a specific reason why the Lions are no longer the Lions, and I am qualified to say that. So hold, I thought I will get to it. But something that's been on my mind all week because there are a couple of names in the news. One is perpetually in the news. The second one I'll get I will share with you and I will tell you why. And they are both, as Jogi Barrett would say, they have different similarities. Now you've heard me mention on the show the phraseology. You know, we don't have royalty in this country. You see, our athletes and our entertainment are entertainers and such. They are in fact our royalty and there's an old saying, tell me a fact and I will learn it. Tell me the truth and I believe it. But give me a great story and it lives in my heart the rest of my life. I want to talk about Dion Sanders for a minute, because I'm a big Dion fan and I love what's happening in Colorado, every bit of it, and I'm not shocked that people are triggered. People are triggered by Dion, and I want to touch on a thing or two about Dean so we can maybe please stop the bull junk, which we won't because it slays me to observe that Deanna's so polarizing. People are rooting for him to fail or they resent his success. You all know, the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. You have to have that same emotion. There has to be that same level of caring. So people hate Dion. I love Dion. And by the way, it's all about the story. This whole story is riveting, it's captivating, and for some I guess it's maddening. And yeah, that's a you problem. Maybe you're angry because Dion jumped the line, he didn't pay his dues, other coaches out there are are are railing on him. Okay, It's become a circus act. It'll be a circus act in about ten hours from now when they tee it up against USC and all the cool people will be there because they want to see and be seen. And if you think Dion is merely a loud mouth, shameless self promoter, what you're wrong, okay? And what creates I know it's against a lot of practice psychology without a license, but what creates this phenomenon? It's quite simple. Most people that grow up, they have dreams of wealth and fame and happiness and style and social influence and so on. They watch fairy tales as a kid. There's a deep seated attraction to heroism in this country. And for some if other people achieve what you do not, then you become very resentful. And that is I think the prevailing attitude towards Dion Sanders. And I'm going to defend Dion Sanders. He's not a perfect person, but I believe he's a good person. Travis Hunter really wanted to play last week. A lesser coach might have. Dion didn't. And again, I want to repeat this, if you think Diana is merely a loudmouth, shameless self promoter. You're completely disavowing the hard work and the tribulations he's been through in his life to get to whatever juncture he's made it to, whether it be the major leagues in the World Series or the NFL or what he did at Florida State. Did you know Dion attempted suicide in nineteen ninety seven. Perhaps I'll share that story in another day. He's led a full life and it hasn't always been perfect. But there's one backstory that stands out for me that speaks volumes about Dion and his character. The Buffaloes frankly stunned the recruiting world. Probably guys like Aaron Torres would know this, but most wouldn't. They landed were one of the best recruits in college football heading into this last season. Dion flipped a player by the name of Cormani McClain to come to Colorado. Everybody else wanted him, Alabama, Florida, you name it right. He's a defensive back put four games into McLean's freshman season, who is, by the way, the third best recruit in Colorado history. According to twenty four to seven sports. He hasn't even seen the field well kind of last week Dion put him in garbage time and you know their players heard and he allowed him to jump into the game. But this is a kid, six foot two corner from Lakland. He's got NFL written all over him, and seeing the field had to do with the player. And Dian was asked and he was quoted he said, I'll tell you why he doesn't study and prepare. He's not on time for meetings, show up to the Durham meetings and like I says Durn all the time, understand the scheme. Coach Prime spoke why mclan wasn't playing much, He would honestly say, understand what we're doing is this game. You want to play this game. You have desered to play this game. You have deserve to do the best of this game. Will show me at practice, show me in the film room and on your own time. You do know I checked film time from each player so I can see who's preparing. And it's not just about Cormani. So if I don't see that you put it in the work, I'm going to be I'd be a fool to put someone out there who's not prepared, can't do it, won't do it. I'm old school. Mclan did to get a couple snaps in the forty two six blowout against Oregon, and that's just without you know, to Travis Hunter playing and McLain could have been a natural fit to fill that void. He he's that athletic. Now Colorado might be down Shiloh Sanders Saturday. I'm not sure each member of the secondary has also suffered injuries. So these are guys that are sort of internal organs to that Colorado defense. And we'll see if McLean gets on the field Saturday. But credit Dion for honoring the process. You have to earn it. Behind all the historyonics which Dion has always seemed to back up as a player, I believe Dean's a very serious individual and Dion Sanders has earned everything he's accomplished. So if you're threatened by his success, that's a you problem. There's more character there than you want to give him credit for. And speaking of that, I'm going to take you back to Tuesday night, Major League Baseball. The rest of the world, we lost a very good man when Baltimore Orioles Hall of fame third basement Brooks Robinson passed away. Robinson won sixteen Golden Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles, and he led the America League and all third baseman in his career and awards won. And obviously, you know there's a reason why he was called the human vacuum cleaner. But the Washington Posts did a nice homage and said, quote, his moral compass was as splendid as his glove. And that's true. May Angelou always says, no one cares what you did, what you said, They'll always remember how you made them feel. Brooks Robinson was a walking masterclass at that. You know, he had a magnetic glove. This is a man known for his empathy, believe it or not. At the end of an illustrious twenty two year career, people learned that Brooks Robinson had gone broke. He hadn't been tough enough in running his sporty goods store in Baltimore. He kept a lot of nice folks around, kept people on the cuff, supplied youth teams that they couldn't afford it. And after the story broke that Brooks Robinson basically went broke. He was swamped with mail. People were sending ten dollars five dollars. One gentleman actually sent Brooks Robinson ten thousand dollars. You know what Brooks Robinson did. He sent every dollar back and paid for the postage. That tells you the kind of man Brooks Robinson was. Robinson could have gotten a loan, but he wouldn't take one from the Oriols. He didn't shift blame. Brooks Robinson in twenty two years, earned less than one million dollars cumulative and salary before taxes in his entire career twenty two years. He just missed free agency. He retired in seventy seven. Now, in his tenth season hews the American League gam VP, he earned a whopping thirty five thousand dollars. Now here's the deal. Brooks Robinson will forever be considered the greatest defensive third basement of all time, eighteen time All Star, sixteen Golden Gloves, two hundred and seventy homers. Look, but his Hall of Fame teammate Jim Palmer said, fighting back tears the other day, he also happens to be one of the greatest human beings you've ever met. As you've heard me say many times, and I'll say it again, we don't have royalty in this country. Our athletes and our entertainers, and many times they are one and the same, are in fact our royalty. And on this moment, Dion Sanders and Brookes Robinson are joined at the hip because in their own way they've had that kind of impact on fandom and on pop culture in American society that makes you care. Tonight show is brought to you by a Progressive insurance Progressor makes bundling geans un affordable. Get a multi policy discount by combining your motorcycle, RV, boat, ATV and more all your protection in one place bundling save at Progressive dot Com. Coming up, we talked some college football with our own Jared Lee Smith. You hear him every Saturday morning on Calmtown. To kick off with Brian no and Rich Ornberger. I'm Bernie Fradener Kemedy Lyve from the Las Vegas Fox Sports Radio Tirect dot Com studios. Keep it locked. You're listening to the Bernie Frattle Show on Fox Sports Radio.

Well that's right, you heard the man that time of week again. My name is Bernie Frattle. Or come to you live from the tyrack dot com studios here in Las Vegas. Fox Sports Radio. Tyraq dot com will help you get there and at a match selection, fast free shipping for your roadazard protection and over ten thousand recommended installers. Tyraq dot com the way tire buying should be. Oh my goodness, so much to get to tonight, so a little time. We've got college football up. That took us. We'll get into the NFL, a major NBA trade. Of course, my trivia game at midnight, got a great guess in about fifteen minutes, and I've got a subject matter I want to tackle to start the show. And by the way, before I get the ball rolling, I was in Anaheim Monday, attended the Angel game, grew up loving that team, managed to get a credential once a year for old time sake, And as I was coming off the field during batting practice, ran into a gentleman, retired policeman stadium security. His name is David Barons. Want to give him a shout out. He listens to our show. He likes the motown music and had a great conversation with him, so David appreciated. David Barons, thank you for your service and thanks for listening to the Bernie Frattle Show before I dived. Well, by the way, we'll get to this later. Lions have now won six divisional games in a row, eleven and three since starting one and six last year. Defense ranks eleventh, not thirtieth. Bottom of the hour. I'm going to get into that a little bit more. I've been telling you all year. There is a specific reason why the Lions are no longer the Lions, and I am qualified to say that. So hold, I thought I will get to it. But something that's been on my mind all week because there are a couple of names in the news. One is perpetually in the news. The second one I'll get I will share with you and I will tell you why. And they are both, as Jogi Barrett would say, they have different similarities. Now you've heard me mention on the show the phraseology. You know, we don't have royalty in this country. You see, our athletes and our entertainment are entertainers and such. They are in fact our royalty and there's an old saying, tell me a fact and I will learn it. Tell me the truth and I believe it. But give me a great story and it lives in my heart the rest of my life. I want to talk about Dion Sanders for a minute, because I'm a big Dion fan and I love what's happening in Colorado, every bit of it, and I'm not shocked that people are triggered. People are triggered by Dion, and I want to touch on a thing or two about Dean so we can maybe please stop the bull junk, which we won't because it slays me to observe that Deanna's so polarizing. People are rooting for him to fail or they resent his success. You all know, the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. You have to have that same emotion. There has to be that same level of caring. So people hate Dion. I love Dion. And by the way, it's all about the story. This whole story is riveting, it's captivating, and for some I guess it's maddening. And yeah, that's a you problem. Maybe you're angry because Dion jumped the line, he didn't pay his dues, other coaches out there are are are railing on him. Okay, It's become a circus act. It'll be a circus act in about ten hours from now when they tee it up against USC and all the cool people will be there because they want to see and be seen. And if you think Dion is merely a loud mouth, shameless self promoter, what you're wrong, okay? And what creates I know it's against a lot of practice psychology without a license, but what creates this phenomenon? It's quite simple. Most people that grow up, they have dreams of wealth and fame and happiness and style and social influence and so on. They watch fairy tales as a kid. There's a deep seated attraction to heroism in this country. And for some if other people achieve what you do not, then you become very resentful. And that is I think the prevailing attitude towards Dion Sanders. And I'm going to defend Dion Sanders. He's not a perfect person, but I believe he's a good person. Travis Hunter really wanted to play last week. A lesser coach might have. Dion didn't. And again, I want to repeat this, if you think Diana is merely a loudmouth, shameless self promoter. You're completely disavowing the hard work and the tribulations he's been through in his life to get to whatever juncture he's made it to, whether it be the major leagues in the World Series or the NFL or what he did at Florida State. Did you know Dion attempted suicide in nineteen ninety seven. Perhaps I'll share that story in another day. He's led a full life and it hasn't always been perfect. But there's one backstory that stands out for me that speaks volumes about Dion and his character. The Buffaloes frankly stunned the recruiting world. Probably guys like Aaron Torres would know this, but most wouldn't. They landed were one of the best recruits in college football heading into this last season. Dion flipped a player by the name of Cormani McClain to come to Colorado. Everybody else wanted him, Alabama, Florida, you name it right. He's a defensive back put four games into McLean's freshman season, who is, by the way, the third best recruit in Colorado history. According to twenty four to seven sports. He hasn't even seen the field well kind of last week Dion put him in garbage time and you know their players heard and he allowed him to jump into the game. But this is a kid, six foot two corner from Lakland. He's got NFL written all over him, and seeing the field had to do with the player. And Dian was asked and he was quoted he said, I'll tell you why he doesn't study and prepare. He's not on time for meetings, show up to the Durham meetings and like I says Durn all the time, understand the scheme. Coach Prime spoke why mclan wasn't playing much, He would honestly say, understand what we're doing is this game. You want to play this game. You have desered to play this game. You have deserve to do the best of this game. Will show me at practice, show me in the film room and on your own time. You do know I checked film time from each player so I can see who's preparing. And it's not just about Cormani. So if I don't see that you put it in the work, I'm going to be I'd be a fool to put someone out there who's not prepared, can't do it, won't do it. I'm old school. Mclan did to get a couple snaps in the forty two six blowout against Oregon, and that's just without you know, to Travis Hunter playing and McLain could have been a natural fit to fill that void. He he's that athletic. Now Colorado might be down Shiloh Sanders Saturday. I'm not sure each member of the secondary has also suffered injuries. So these are guys that are sort of internal organs to that Colorado defense. And we'll see if McLean gets on the field Saturday. But credit Dion for honoring the process. You have to earn it. Behind all the historyonics which Dion has always seemed to back up as a player, I believe Dean's a very serious individual and Dion Sanders has earned everything he's accomplished. So if you're threatened by his success, that's a you problem. There's more character there than you want to give him credit for. And speaking of that, I'm going to take you back to Tuesday night, Major League Baseball. The rest of the world, we lost a very good man when Baltimore Orioles Hall of fame third basement Brooks Robinson passed away. Robinson won sixteen Golden Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles, and he led the America League and all third baseman in his career and awards won. And obviously, you know there's a reason why he was called the human vacuum cleaner. But the Washington Posts did a nice homage and said, quote, his moral compass was as splendid as his glove. And that's true. May Angelou always says, no one cares what you did, what you said, They'll always remember how you made them feel. Brooks Robinson was a walking masterclass at that. You know, he had a magnetic glove. This is a man known for his empathy, believe it or not. At the end of an illustrious twenty two year career, people learned that Brooks Robinson had gone broke. He hadn't been tough enough in running his sporty goods store in Baltimore. He kept a lot of nice folks around, kept people on the cuff, supplied youth teams that they couldn't afford it. And after the story broke that Brooks Robinson basically went broke. He was swamped with mail. People were sending ten dollars five dollars. One gentleman actually sent Brooks Robinson ten thousand dollars. You know what Brooks Robinson did. He sent every dollar back and paid for the postage. That tells you the kind of man Brooks Robinson was. Robinson could have gotten a loan, but he wouldn't take one from the Oriols. He didn't shift blame. Brooks Robinson in twenty two years, earned less than one million dollars cumulative and salary before taxes in his entire career twenty two years. He just missed free agency. He retired in seventy seven. Now, in his tenth season hews the American League gam VP, he earned a whopping thirty five thousand dollars. Now here's the deal. Brooks Robinson will forever be considered the greatest defensive third basement of all time, eighteen time All Star, sixteen Golden Gloves, two hundred and seventy homers. Look, but his Hall of Fame teammate Jim Palmer said, fighting back tears the other day, he also happens to be one of the greatest human beings you've ever met. As you've heard me say many times, and I'll say it again, we don't have royalty in this country. Our athletes and our entertainers, and many times they are one and the same, are in fact our royalty. 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All right back on the Bernie Fratiles Show. Fox Sports Radio coming to you live the tire Act dot Com studios here in Las Vegas at this time. It's welcome and a gentlemen. You hear him every Saturday morning, getting you ready for the college football slate, alongside Brian Know and Rich Orenberger. It's are on, Jared Lee Smith, Jared, how are you, buddy.

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It's great to be only. Hey, I'm glad to have you. Jared a lot to talk about. Ever so quickly, Utah goes down hard tonight. Cameron Rising warmed up before the UCLA game but didn't play. How do you consider backing Utah from here on out with this kind of wildcard situation?

It's great to be only. Hey, I'm glad to have you. Jared a lot to talk about. Ever so quickly, Utah goes down hard tonight. Cameron Rising warmed up before the UCLA game but didn't play. How do you consider backing Utah from here on out with this kind of wildcard situation?

Yeah, I think it's tough. Kyle Whittingham is kind of like the Maverick of college football mayor with that old movie with Milk Gibson James Darner, one of my old favorites.

Yeah, I think it's tough. Kyle Whittingham is kind of like the Maverick of college football mayor with that old movie with Milk Gibson James Darner, one of my old favorites.

But actually done with Yeah.

But actually done with Yeah.

Well, he kind of reminds me him because he's not afraid to bluff. And we've seen this a lot with Whittingham. In fact, last year it was a Friday night game I forget who it was again, and all of a sudden, Cam Risen just didn't play and nobody knew about it until literally the backup ran onto the field on the first snat. So it wasn't surprised me if we get this game with Whittingham all season, and you have to look at it from the players perspective. Now, it's not only Rising, but it's also the tight end Kiethy. I mean, these are both I think Keithy more so than Rising, but these are both NFL prospects. And we've now reached the point in Utah season where there's still you know, everything's in front of them because they've only lost one game. But I think at some point the PAC twelfth Championship probably you know, goes out the rearview mirror there and you know, maybe those guys really start to focus on the next level. So I wouldn't be surprised if we get this game with Cameron Rising every week from here on out, especially if Utah loses another game or two and all of a sudden they're playing for you know, one of the lesser Bowls and not you know, one of the college football championship games.

Well, he kind of reminds me him because he's not afraid to bluff. And we've seen this a lot with Whittingham. In fact, last year it was a Friday night game I forget who it was again, and all of a sudden, Cam Risen just didn't play and nobody knew about it until literally the backup ran onto the field on the first snat. So it wasn't surprised me if we get this game with Whittingham all season, and you have to look at it from the players perspective. Now, it's not only Rising, but it's also the tight end Kiethy. I mean, these are both I think Keithy more so than Rising, but these are both NFL prospects. And we've now reached the point in Utah season where there's still you know, everything's in front of them because they've only lost one game. But I think at some point the PAC twelfth Championship probably you know, goes out the rearview mirror there and you know, maybe those guys really start to focus on the next level. So I wouldn't be surprised if we get this game with Cameron Rising every week from here on out, especially if Utah loses another game or two and all of a sudden they're playing for you know, one of the lesser Bowls and not you know, one of the college football championship games.

A good, good, good point. All right, let's look ahead in about nine and a half hours. We have to talk about this game. First, it's the law Trojan's up to minus twenty two at Colorado. The Buffs could only muster ninety nine yards in total offense last week. What's your quick take on this game?

A good, good, good point. All right, let's look ahead in about nine and a half hours. We have to talk about this game. First, it's the law Trojan's up to minus twenty two at Colorado. The Buffs could only muster ninety nine yards in total offense last week. What's your quick take on this game?

Yeah, I think you know, the game is priced similarly to last week, you know, about a three touchdown spread and I think if you analyze those two teams individually, Oregon and USC Colorado's opponents, I think it's fair to say that they offer different challenges. Oregon is a much more physical team than USC is and I think right now, at their core, Colorado is talented at the top. I think Shudors Sanders could start for a lot of Power five teams, and I think they have a lot of skill position players that probably could start for a lot of Power five teams, but the depth isn't there. And I think just the overall physicality.

Yeah, I think you know, the game is priced similarly to last week, you know, about a three touchdown spread and I think if you analyze those two teams individually, Oregon and USC Colorado's opponents, I think it's fair to say that they offer different challenges. Oregon is a much more physical team than USC is and I think right now, at their core, Colorado is talented at the top. I think Shudors Sanders could start for a lot of Power five teams, and I think they have a lot of skill position players that probably could start for a lot of Power five teams, but the depth isn't there. And I think just the overall physicality.

Teams big and top.

Teams big and top.

That play defense like Oregon, I think that's a bad matchup for Colorado. But this is a different game, a little bit more of a finesse game against USC. Caleb Williams is going to run around and they're going to try to make a lot of plays in the air, and I'm sure he will, but they're not going to try to pound it down Colorado's throws. And on the defensive side of the ball, I think Colorado is going to be able to, you know, protect a little bit longer to give Shad or Sanders that extra second to make that play. Because UFC's front. You go watch the airs on a state pape from Saturday. USC's front isn't exactly gamebusters up there. So I think this is a different game for Colorado, and I think they can keep it within the number, you know, getting three touchdowns. There will be a much different game than last week. Let's just leave it at that.

That play defense like Oregon, I think that's a bad matchup for Colorado. But this is a different game, a little bit more of a finesse game against USC. Caleb Williams is going to run around and they're going to try to make a lot of plays in the air, and I'm sure he will, but they're not going to try to pound it down Colorado's throws. And on the defensive side of the ball, I think Colorado is going to be able to, you know, protect a little bit longer to give Shad or Sanders that extra second to make that play. Because UFC's front. You go watch the airs on a state pape from Saturday. USC's front isn't exactly gamebusters up there. So I think this is a different game for Colorado, and I think they can keep it within the number, you know, getting three touchdowns. There will be a much different game than last week. Let's just leave it at that.

I'm an agreement. I think you're going to get a little different effort out of Colorado, and they aren home and it feels like that back door could stay open. I full this closer. I'm not involved in that game, one game that I would have very little interested weeks ago. But Florida is now looking better. They actually have a win over Tennessee. They travel to Kentucky lay three. This is a tough game.

I'm an agreement. I think you're going to get a little different effort out of Colorado, and they aren home and it feels like that back door could stay open. I full this closer. I'm not involved in that game, one game that I would have very little interested weeks ago. But Florida is now looking better. They actually have a win over Tennessee. They travel to Kentucky lay three. This is a tough game.

Your thoughts, Yeah, Kentucky. I think I really like this Kentucky team. I think they're starting to play a lot better. And you know, they're four and over the third straight year, so they're in a familiar spots here. And anytime you get an unranked team that's favored against the ranked team. We see this more in college basketball, but as college football, as does happen, you know, and I always favor the unranked team that's laying points that's a very popular trend, and it might be.

Your thoughts, Yeah, Kentucky. I think I really like this Kentucky team. I think they're starting to play a lot better. And you know, they're four and over the third straight year, so they're in a familiar spots here. And anytime you get an unranked team that's favored against the ranked team. We see this more in college basketball, but as college football, as does happen, you know, and I always favor the unranked team that's laying points that's a very popular trend, and it might be.

The case here.

The case here.

We've seen a little money come in on Florida and it's kind of moving back to a pick them. It's definitely going to close under a field goal if we do get some Kentucky take back Saturday morning. But I think when you look at this team, I expect Kentucky to own the trenches in this game. And I was a little bit surprised with how physical Florida has been through the first few weeks of their year. They had that tough game against Utah, and I know they didn't face Cameron Rising, but Utah's front can still get after you. And then they had that tough game against Tennessee where they really out physicaled the balls and that's why they won that game. But you look at their defense and I think their defense is playing well above the expectation so far. I didn't expect their defensive front to be able to up against the run. And that's important because Ray David, the transfer from Bandy, who's averaging six yards of kerry for Kentucky. That's a really tough matchup, I think. But on quarterback position, I don't know what we're getting from Devin Larry. He looks good point sub sixty completion percentage, so I think that's an AWS up game. Bernie. I think this is a good stay away spot for me. I'm not really touching this one.

We've seen a little money come in on Florida and it's kind of moving back to a pick them. It's definitely going to close under a field goal if we do get some Kentucky take back Saturday morning. But I think when you look at this team, I expect Kentucky to own the trenches in this game. And I was a little bit surprised with how physical Florida has been through the first few weeks of their year. They had that tough game against Utah, and I know they didn't face Cameron Rising, but Utah's front can still get after you. And then they had that tough game against Tennessee where they really out physicaled the balls and that's why they won that game. But you look at their defense and I think their defense is playing well above the expectation so far. I didn't expect their defensive front to be able to up against the run. And that's important because Ray David, the transfer from Bandy, who's averaging six yards of kerry for Kentucky. That's a really tough matchup, I think. But on quarterback position, I don't know what we're getting from Devin Larry. He looks good point sub sixty completion percentage, so I think that's an AWS up game. Bernie. I think this is a good stay away spot for me. I'm not really touching this one.

Okay, nicely done. I would lean to Kentucky and for whatever reason, they've won uncovered their last two meetings. But you bring up an excellent point about Devon Larry, the transfer from North Carolina State. He looked terrible against Vanderbilt last week, so you don't know what you're gonna get. Think it's a very good analysis, Okay. Georgia lane fourteen at Auburn not a road favorites here. You got a situation where Hugh Freeze could not heap enough praise about Kirby Smart. Georgia has not looked like the great Georgia. But I think they're just playing with their food right now. It would not surprise me if they hung this number at Auburn, Texas A and M beat them twenty seven to ten. But again, I'm not willing to lay the wood here. What are your thoughts?

Okay, nicely done. I would lean to Kentucky and for whatever reason, they've won uncovered their last two meetings. But you bring up an excellent point about Devon Larry, the transfer from North Carolina State. He looked terrible against Vanderbilt last week, so you don't know what you're gonna get. Think it's a very good analysis, Okay. Georgia lane fourteen at Auburn not a road favorites here. You got a situation where Hugh Freeze could not heap enough praise about Kirby Smart. Georgia has not looked like the great Georgia. But I think they're just playing with their food right now. It would not surprise me if they hung this number at Auburn, Texas A and M beat them twenty seven to ten. But again, I'm not willing to lay the wood here. What are your thoughts?

Yeah, I think eventually, and I feel the same way about Michigan too. I don't have a ton of analytical thoughts on this game. I haven't watched a ton of Auburn yet. I think with Georgia and with the other top ranked teams, we haven't seen the A plus stuff yet. In fact, Georgia and Michigan the two top ranked teams, they're eight no straight up, they're O and eight against the spread. And it's interesting to kind of see that discrepancy through the first month of the season that these great teams, Right, what is the good teams win, great teams cover? Well, if that's the case, and is Georgia any good? And is Michigan any good? You know, I think we're gonna find out a lot over the next few weeks as these teams go into conference play and kind of, you know, it tests the waters in a different way. Very few of these teams challenge themselves in non conference, so it's really hard to grade what they are in September. We've had a few good games so far, but we haven't had any good games. For Georgia, I haven't seen them really stretch their legs, and I hope it happens at some point. They certainly had the talent to do so. And that's really the only analysis that can provide. Georgia on their best day beat Auburn by forty. But I just we don't know if it's going to be their best day. It makes them a very tough bet to the first two league exactly right.

Yeah, I think eventually, and I feel the same way about Michigan too. I don't have a ton of analytical thoughts on this game. I haven't watched a ton of Auburn yet. I think with Georgia and with the other top ranked teams, we haven't seen the A plus stuff yet. In fact, Georgia and Michigan the two top ranked teams, they're eight no straight up, they're O and eight against the spread. And it's interesting to kind of see that discrepancy through the first month of the season that these great teams, Right, what is the good teams win, great teams cover? Well, if that's the case, and is Georgia any good? And is Michigan any good? You know, I think we're gonna find out a lot over the next few weeks as these teams go into conference play and kind of, you know, it tests the waters in a different way. Very few of these teams challenge themselves in non conference, so it's really hard to grade what they are in September. We've had a few good games so far, but we haven't had any good games. For Georgia, I haven't seen them really stretch their legs, and I hope it happens at some point. They certainly had the talent to do so. And that's really the only analysis that can provide. Georgia on their best day beat Auburn by forty. But I just we don't know if it's going to be their best day. It makes them a very tough bet to the first two league exactly right.

So I was gonna save Michigan for last. Obviously, I lived in that market, covered those teams for fourteen years. My opinion on Michigan this year is not popular. I will just tell you I think this is going to be like the sixteen team where there were all kinds of expectations and they choked it down against Iowa and then finished the season poorly. And I think this could is going to end up like the Chase. Oh goodness, he's playing playing for New England. Now did the Chase revenge year? Remember that year? And they did that did well. So anyway, here'shere I'm going with that. Michigan is very deliberate on offense, and there their offensive playbooks about a two page pamphlets, the same four plays over Nome. Nebraska's got a decent run defense. In Michigan, run the ball and they're gonna be twenty mile an hour wins in there and at Lincoln on Saturday. So here's my question to you, Jared. I cannot take the eighteam the way I've seen Nebraska play and fits and starts, but I sure can't lay it either. I like to get your thoughts on Michigan lane eighteen in Nebraska.

So I was gonna save Michigan for last. Obviously, I lived in that market, covered those teams for fourteen years. My opinion on Michigan this year is not popular. I will just tell you I think this is going to be like the sixteen team where there were all kinds of expectations and they choked it down against Iowa and then finished the season poorly. And I think this could is going to end up like the Chase. Oh goodness, he's playing playing for New England. Now did the Chase revenge year? Remember that year? And they did that did well. So anyway, here'shere I'm going with that. Michigan is very deliberate on offense, and there their offensive playbooks about a two page pamphlets, the same four plays over Nome. Nebraska's got a decent run defense. In Michigan, run the ball and they're gonna be twenty mile an hour wins in there and at Lincoln on Saturday. So here's my question to you, Jared. I cannot take the eighteam the way I've seen Nebraska play and fits and starts, but I sure can't lay it either. I like to get your thoughts on Michigan lane eighteen in Nebraska.

So I think this is a good spot for Michigan.

So I think this is a good spot for Michigan.

And I think, unlike Georgia, where you're right the weather is going to play a factor, it's not gonna affect Michigan's offense because they're right, they run the ball so much, and frankly, both teams have to play in the win. So I think Nebraska, if you were going to ask me, you take away the passing games for both teams and both teams are just running the ball, I would take Michigan's run game over over Nebraska's run game. And frankly, I think it's Michigan's defense that's really the key here. Now Nebraska quarterback situation is another disaster and that's where I think, really when I handicap this game, I see a real edge. It's just the not catch the snap against Colorado that he could not feel the snack, and I don't know if there was something going on there, but if it's not him, and he offers the best mobility of the quarterbacks for Nebraska. Then the backups are more thrower types, so then you bring in the thrower type who can't run in the mile an hour wins that you just mentioned. It's just this feels like a game where Michigan has been in their cozy little dan in Ann Arbor for a month. They haven't had their coach on the sidelines for three of those four games. Now they go to a hostile environment. If we haven't seen the Wolverines wake up, I think this is the game that we're going to see it because they've got a couple of interesting spots again they I think this Michigan team is kind of in cruise control for the next month. But this is the one game where you go to Lincoln and I think you show people that you're a good team.

And I think, unlike Georgia, where you're right the weather is going to play a factor, it's not gonna affect Michigan's offense because they're right, they run the ball so much, and frankly, both teams have to play in the win. So I think Nebraska, if you were going to ask me, you take away the passing games for both teams and both teams are just running the ball, I would take Michigan's run game over over Nebraska's run game. And frankly, I think it's Michigan's defense that's really the key here. Now Nebraska quarterback situation is another disaster and that's where I think, really when I handicap this game, I see a real edge. It's just the not catch the snap against Colorado that he could not feel the snack, and I don't know if there was something going on there, but if it's not him, and he offers the best mobility of the quarterbacks for Nebraska. Then the backups are more thrower types, so then you bring in the thrower type who can't run in the mile an hour wins that you just mentioned. It's just this feels like a game where Michigan has been in their cozy little dan in Ann Arbor for a month. They haven't had their coach on the sidelines for three of those four games. Now they go to a hostile environment. If we haven't seen the Wolverines wake up, I think this is the game that we're going to see it because they've got a couple of interesting spots again they I think this Michigan team is kind of in cruise control for the next month. But this is the one game where you go to Lincoln and I think you show people that you're a good team.

Because you go to.

Because you go to.

Minnesota, you play Indiana, you play Michigan State, you played Purdue. Over the next month, there's no prove it games here and I think this is this is a a spot for them on the road to kind of come together as a team. Eventually, Georgia Michigan, one of them is going to cover a number and I ope it this weekend because I did bet Michigan. I like seventeen.

Minnesota, you play Indiana, you play Michigan State, you played Purdue. Over the next month, there's no prove it games here and I think this is this is a a spot for them on the road to kind of come together as a team. Eventually, Georgia Michigan, one of them is going to cover a number and I ope it this weekend because I did bet Michigan. I like seventeen.

You may well be right, Jared. They beat Nebraska thirty four to three last year. It is a mismatch of Michigan brings their best and you're not wrong there. Chase Winnovich was the guy couldn't get out of my mouth a minute ago. Oh yeah, A couple more quickies for you, because one game I'm mostly interested is Notre Dame Land six at Duke, another road favorite. Duke really impressed me that opening night against Clemson, and I want to see how the fighting Irish rebound against a pretty good team. Mike Elko has just done a phenomenal job. There your thoughts on that game.

You may well be right, Jared. They beat Nebraska thirty four to three last year. It is a mismatch of Michigan brings their best and you're not wrong there. Chase Winnovich was the guy couldn't get out of my mouth a minute ago. Oh yeah, A couple more quickies for you, because one game I'm mostly interested is Notre Dame Land six at Duke, another road favorite. Duke really impressed me that opening night against Clemson, and I want to see how the fighting Irish rebound against a pretty good team. Mike Elko has just done a phenomenal job. There your thoughts on that game.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So the first thing that stood out to me this week is when I was going through Marcus Freeman's press conference and it was a somber one. And I've got a buddy here in town, Tim Murray, worked for one of the local networks, and you know, he's a big Notre Dame fan, and he was the game and we were talking. We actually did a show together today and we were talking about just you know, it was a rough.

So the first thing that stood out to me this week is when I was going through Marcus Freeman's press conference and it was a somber one. And I've got a buddy here in town, Tim Murray, worked for one of the local networks, and you know, he's a big Notre Dame fan, and he was the game and we were talking. We actually did a show together today and we were talking about just you know, it was a rough.

Week for Irish fans.

Week for Irish fans.

They they really had this game, they had the bowl by the horn, right, and they just let them off, let them off the hook. And I think the one thing I that, you know, you go to the next week and you focus on the next week. And the one thing that stood out to me when I was watching, you know, listening to Marcus Trumans fresh conference, is he actually mentioned the hon State game last year and then the week after he got asked the question. The week after that game, remember that game was tight, not it name really never challenged to win that game. But they battled in that game. Remember that was the opener and it was a big labor Yeah, yeah, that Sunday Night of Labor.

They they really had this game, they had the bowl by the horn, right, and they just let them off, let them off the hook. And I think the one thing I that, you know, you go to the next week and you focus on the next week. And the one thing that stood out to me when I was watching, you know, listening to Marcus Trumans fresh conference, is he actually mentioned the hon State game last year and then the week after he got asked the question. The week after that game, remember that game was tight, not it name really never challenged to win that game. But they battled in that game. Remember that was the opener and it was a big labor Yeah, yeah, that Sunday Night of Labor.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Notre Dame covered that game. But they didn't win out but they didn't win. But then the following week they lost outright as a three touchdown favorite to Marshall. So it was like the hangover lasted and it really started there. You know, they started owing too, and it really changed the course of their season. And I think it was noteworthy that he mentioned that, and it's obviously been mentioned a lot. I think that'll help. I think at their core under name is much better. They're much more physical than Duke. They should be able to run the ball in this game estimates than a beast. I really like this Duke squad. I think Mike Elkos done arguably the best job you could possibly ask for. He's thirteen and four in his first seventeen games a head coach at Duke football, not basketball. So I just think the defense and the way they're coached is it's solid. But you're playing a different level in this game, and I don't know if they'll be able to hang physically. And that's why I think Notre Dame has the edge, but you gotta put the ball on Sam Martin's hands. Only twenty five throws against Ohio State. Granted, I know they're a little depleted in the wide receiver group. They ran it thirty nine times in that game. I think if those numbers were flipped, I think Notre Dame might end up beating Ohio State, but they were a little conservative. We'll see what the game plan is this week, but they should be able to bully ball the Blue Devils.

Notre Dame covered that game. But they didn't win out but they didn't win. But then the following week they lost outright as a three touchdown favorite to Marshall. So it was like the hangover lasted and it really started there. You know, they started owing too, and it really changed the course of their season. And I think it was noteworthy that he mentioned that, and it's obviously been mentioned a lot. I think that'll help. I think at their core under name is much better. They're much more physical than Duke. They should be able to run the ball in this game estimates than a beast. I really like this Duke squad. I think Mike Elkos done arguably the best job you could possibly ask for. He's thirteen and four in his first seventeen games a head coach at Duke football, not basketball. So I just think the defense and the way they're coached is it's solid. But you're playing a different level in this game, and I don't know if they'll be able to hang physically. And that's why I think Notre Dame has the edge, but you gotta put the ball on Sam Martin's hands. Only twenty five throws against Ohio State. Granted, I know they're a little depleted in the wide receiver group. They ran it thirty nine times in that game. I think if those numbers were flipped, I think Notre Dame might end up beating Ohio State, but they were a little conservative. We'll see what the game plan is this week, but they should be able to bully ball the Blue Devils.

Jared, great stuff. I really appreciate you coming on. I know you're a busy guy and you'll be back on these airways and about what six and a half hours.

Jared, great stuff. I really appreciate you coming on. I know you're a busy guy and you'll be back on these airways and about what six and a half hours.

Right, Yeah, I'm gonna I'm usually up around this time and then you know, I appreciate you asking me on, Bernie, because I do love the show. I'm a big fan, and I'll get a little nap in and then we'll do the show about five and a half hours.

Right, Yeah, I'm gonna I'm usually up around this time and then you know, I appreciate you asking me on, Bernie, because I do love the show. I'm a big fan, and I'll get a little nap in and then we'll do the show about five and a half hours.

I appreciate that because as we get into the real meat and potatoes, when the Michigan start to play the Penn States, et cetera, November, I'd like to get you back on again because YEH had part.

I appreciate that because as we get into the real meat and potatoes, when the Michigan start to play the Penn States, et cetera, November, I'd like to get you back on again because YEH had part.

That's a very big game.

That's a very big game.

Oh fantastic, what a great school. All right, Jared, listen, Bud, get some rest, Appreciate all you do for the network, and enjoy your Saturday.

Oh fantastic, what a great school. All right, Jared, listen, Bud, get some rest, Appreciate all you do for the network, and enjoy your Saturday.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.

Bernie, have a good one. Thank you. As Jared Lee Smith, you hear him. Saturday Morning's Countown to kick off with Rich Orenberger and Brian Knowle. These guys do a great job. Coming up, I teased my beloved Detroit Lions. These are not your father's Detroit Lions, and I've got receipts and yeah, I covered that team for ten years, including the H and sixteen teams, so these are not empty words. All right. If you watch a little Thursday night football Thursday Night, it's the Department of Redundancy department. You notice that the Lions beat Green Bay this deively thirty four to twenty. The Lions have now won six divisional games in a row. There are eleven and three since starting one and six last year. And yes, that defense ranked thirtieth last year. Now they rank eleventh. If you don't think the Lions are for real, you've got a different agenda. They are for real. By the way, it's setting up ever so nicely. The Bears can't get out of their own way. They're zero and three. The Vikings are oh and three, and oh, by the way, green Bay, yes they're now what what's their record now? Two and two? I guess so the Lions. And they've already got one divisional road win under their belt against Green Bay. So we'll see. Let's not fast forward, let's talk. Let's stay with it here and now, and in a minute I will share with you what the Lions did to completely change the complexion of that defense. And it actually started Week seven last year with a command decision, an executive decision that Dan Campbell made. And again, if you don't think Dan Campbell's a good coach. You're just stubborn. You just you got a different agenda for a brief period last night. I'll give it up to just a second because of what Green Bay did against New Orleans the week before, where they look halpless earlier than they come back and win. By the way, I don't think New Orleans is that good. They haven't even scored more than twenty points in any other three games. And know Derek Carr is not the answer, but don't get me started. It looked like the Packers might come back twice in a row from big halftime deficits. Right, we don't know if those cens are that good, but the Lions are. You have the data, especially after last night's thirty four to twenty win. Okay, this is a very good football team. Number one. Detroit is a fluky overtime loss away from being four to zero. Now, if you look, if you watch the Lions objectively on offense, defense, special teams, if you watch the line of scrimmage, if you watch their skilled players, if you watch Jared Goff, they've been the most impressive team. Now I think the Niners are the best team. I'm not predicted the Lions are going to the super Bowl or anything like that. But they've been impressive. All right. The Chiefs, Bills forty nine ers, they have better data, but Detroit is just this combination of skill and grit and through four weeks. Now, listen, this is your headline the seat. We're not out of September yet, and the Lions already have road winds at Kansas City and Green Bay. You can spend that any way you want, or you can throw cold water on it any way you want. The Lions have road winds in Kansas City and Green Bay. The Lions win on both sides of the ball. Their offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and their defensive coordinator Aaron gleed they're gonna get head coaching interviews next year because they've done that. Well. Don't let the finals score full you. By the way, this was a beatdown from the jump twenty seven to three eight a half. Oh yeah, Jordan Love. Please stop trying to forest feet at Jordan Love. He's okay, he's a serviceable quarterback. He's okay. Maybe it was the constant pressure from Aaron Glenn and their defensive unit, but he was flat out stinky in the first half and only saved some face in the second half. He's only completing fifty six percent of his passes and that ranks him twenty ninth in the league. Too early to say, you know that he is.

Bernie, have a good one. Thank you. As Jared Lee Smith, you hear him. Saturday Morning's Countown to kick off with Rich Orenberger and Brian Knowle. These guys do a great job. Coming up, I teased my beloved Detroit Lions. These are not your father's Detroit Lions, and I've got receipts and yeah, I covered that team for ten years, including the H and sixteen teams, so these are not empty words. All right. If you watch a little Thursday night football Thursday Night, it's the Department of Redundancy department. You notice that the Lions beat Green Bay this deively thirty four to twenty. The Lions have now won six divisional games in a row. There are eleven and three since starting one and six last year. And yes, that defense ranked thirtieth last year. Now they rank eleventh. If you don't think the Lions are for real, you've got a different agenda. They are for real. By the way, it's setting up ever so nicely. The Bears can't get out of their own way. They're zero and three. The Vikings are oh and three, and oh, by the way, green Bay, yes they're now what what's their record now? Two and two? I guess so the Lions. And they've already got one divisional road win under their belt against Green Bay. So we'll see. Let's not fast forward, let's talk. Let's stay with it here and now, and in a minute I will share with you what the Lions did to completely change the complexion of that defense. And it actually started Week seven last year with a command decision, an executive decision that Dan Campbell made. And again, if you don't think Dan Campbell's a good coach. You're just stubborn. You just you got a different agenda for a brief period last night. I'll give it up to just a second because of what Green Bay did against New Orleans the week before, where they look halpless earlier than they come back and win. By the way, I don't think New Orleans is that good. They haven't even scored more than twenty points in any other three games. And know Derek Carr is not the answer, but don't get me started. It looked like the Packers might come back twice in a row from big halftime deficits. Right, we don't know if those cens are that good, but the Lions are. You have the data, especially after last night's thirty four to twenty win. Okay, this is a very good football team. Number one. Detroit is a fluky overtime loss away from being four to zero. Now, if you look, if you watch the Lions objectively on offense, defense, special teams, if you watch the line of scrimmage, if you watch their skilled players, if you watch Jared Goff, they've been the most impressive team. Now I think the Niners are the best team. I'm not predicted the Lions are going to the super Bowl or anything like that. But they've been impressive. All right. The Chiefs, Bills forty nine ers, they have better data, but Detroit is just this combination of skill and grit and through four weeks. Now, listen, this is your headline the seat. We're not out of September yet, and the Lions already have road winds at Kansas City and Green Bay. You can spend that any way you want, or you can throw cold water on it any way you want. The Lions have road winds in Kansas City and Green Bay. The Lions win on both sides of the ball. Their offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and their defensive coordinator Aaron gleed they're gonna get head coaching interviews next year because they've done that. Well. Don't let the finals score full you. By the way, this was a beatdown from the jump twenty seven to three eight a half. Oh yeah, Jordan Love. Please stop trying to forest feet at Jordan Love. He's okay, he's a serviceable quarterback. He's okay. Maybe it was the constant pressure from Aaron Glenn and their defensive unit, but he was flat out stinky in the first half and only saved some face in the second half. He's only completing fifty six percent of his passes and that ranks him twenty ninth in the league. Too early to say, you know that he is.

What.

What.

He's not a bust and he's not a failure. But too early to say whether or not he is going to be a serviceable replacement for Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre because Green Bay has been spoiled for thirty years. But it's not too early to say. The Lion's team is legit. And I said a minute ago their defense was thirtieth last year. Now they're eleventh. After the Lions started one and six, Dan Campbell called his friend and dB coach into the office, Aubrey Pleasant. He said, I gotta let you go. This is a results business and we're not getting results. Aubrey Pleasant, with his defensive backs, ran this pretty intricate risk rewards scheme. It was ineffective, caused all kinds of communications. Probably Elmes the Lions what they do. They installed the simpler system. It worked. Lions were eight and two down the stretcher three and one this year. Additionally, the Lions give it up to Brad Holmes. Their GM long gone from the Matt Millen days. They needed to get better in the secondary. They knew it. So they went out and got Cam Sutton from the Steelers. They got Chauncey Gardner Johnson from the Eagles. They got Emmanuel Moseley from the forty nine Ers, all big upgrades. They draft incredibly well Jack Campbell out of Iowa, great open field tackler. They draft Jamiir Gibbs, They draft the port of Matt Laporta out of As. They're tied end plus did I mentioned Oh, by the way, the Lions have the ninth easiest schedule. Brian Branch two from Alabama. They're all contributing right away. Lions also have the ninth easiest schedule in the National Football League this year. The teams they play have accumulative four ninety two winning percentage. Those are their opponents. So look, I have seen good Lions teams in the past. People think I got it in for Matt Stafford, although I did tell you he'd be picked off twice Monday Night against lou Anarumo's defense. Sure enough, he was, and that costs the Rams a game. Same with the week before. That's our guy. He'll get Hall of Fame votes. And he was the quarterback on the Rams Super Bowl team. But look, Stafford had plenty of help in Detroit in twenty fourteen. They had seven Pro bowlers that was a third ranked defense. They had a Dominicance Sue and Calvin Johnson. They got to the playoffs, went on the road against Dallas. Stafford turned it over twice in the fourth quarter and they lost. So I'm not gonna get my hope, Sep. I'm not gonna predict grandeur for the Lions. But they go to the playoffs and for now they're for real and they approved it last night. And if you refuse to accept that, they just get with a year and now again you've got a different agenda and you might be first lined for front of lobotomy. We'll see where you go from here. The end of your first year Discover credit card, it's automatically double all the cash back you've and that's right, everything you've earned doubled. Seriously see terms. Check it out for yourself at discover dot com, slash match, come it up, give it up to c J. Stroud. I know I've picked on Justin Fields. But I will always give credit where credits due. He's done some remarkable things for those Houston Texans. And by the way, give it up to Dimico Ryans. What a fabulous job. Let me share with you what CJ. Stroud has done. He's even made a little bit of history. And you got to give the dude his flowers. I'm Bernie Frattle. We're coming to you live from the Las Vegas Fox Sports Radio tyrock dot com studios. Keep it locked you listen to the Bernie Frattle Show on Fox Sports Radio.

He's not a bust and he's not a failure. But too early to say whether or not he is going to be a serviceable replacement for Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre because Green Bay has been spoiled for thirty years. But it's not too early to say. The Lion's team is legit. And I said a minute ago their defense was thirtieth last year. Now they're eleventh. After the Lions started one and six, Dan Campbell called his friend and dB coach into the office, Aubrey Pleasant. He said, I gotta let you go. This is a results business and we're not getting results. Aubrey Pleasant, with his defensive backs, ran this pretty intricate risk rewards scheme. It was ineffective, caused all kinds of communications. Probably Elmes the Lions what they do. They installed the simpler system. It worked. Lions were eight and two down the stretcher three and one this year. Additionally, the Lions give it up to Brad Holmes. Their GM long gone from the Matt Millen days. They needed to get better in the secondary. They knew it. So they went out and got Cam Sutton from the Steelers. They got Chauncey Gardner Johnson from the Eagles. They got Emmanuel Moseley from the forty nine Ers, all big upgrades. They draft incredibly well Jack Campbell out of Iowa, great open field tackler. They draft Jamiir Gibbs, They draft the port of Matt Laporta out of As. They're tied end plus did I mentioned Oh, by the way, the Lions have the ninth easiest schedule. Brian Branch two from Alabama. They're all contributing right away. Lions also have the ninth easiest schedule in the National Football League this year. The teams they play have accumulative four ninety two winning percentage. Those are their opponents. So look, I have seen good Lions teams in the past. People think I got it in for Matt Stafford, although I did tell you he'd be picked off twice Monday Night against lou Anarumo's defense. Sure enough, he was, and that costs the Rams a game. Same with the week before. That's our guy. He'll get Hall of Fame votes. And he was the quarterback on the Rams Super Bowl team. But look, Stafford had plenty of help in Detroit in twenty fourteen. They had seven Pro bowlers that was a third ranked defense. They had a Dominicance Sue and Calvin Johnson. They got to the playoffs, went on the road against Dallas. Stafford turned it over twice in the fourth quarter and they lost. So I'm not gonna get my hope, Sep. I'm not gonna predict grandeur for the Lions. But they go to the playoffs and for now they're for real and they approved it last night. And if you refuse to accept that, they just get with a year and now again you've got a different agenda and you might be first lined for front of lobotomy. We'll see where you go from here. The end of your first year Discover credit card, it's automatically double all the cash back you've and that's right, everything you've earned doubled. Seriously see terms. Check it out for yourself at discover dot com, slash match, come it up, give it up to c J. Stroud. I know I've picked on Justin Fields. But I will always give credit where credits due. He's done some remarkable things for those Houston Texans. And by the way, give it up to Dimico Ryans. What a fabulous job. Let me share with you what CJ. Stroud has done. He's even made a little bit of history. And you got to give the dude his flowers. I'm Bernie Frattle. We're coming to you live from the Las Vegas Fox Sports Radio tyrock dot com studios. Keep it locked you listen to the Bernie Frattle Show on Fox Sports Radio.

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We're back on the Bernie Fraddle Show, Fox Sports Radio. Come to your live the Tarret dot com studios here in Las Vegas. Eight seven, seven nine six six three six ' nine. The phone lines are open. Shay's ready to take your calls. We'll take the first six. Don't get shut out eight seven, seven, nine and nine on Fox Round nine, Bernie's trivia game Boy, we got a battle pop He's trying to repeat. We got day from Phoenix fighting his way back to the top. Kurt uh Shaye put out the standings earlier today. You can find him at on Twitter on the Fox Sports radio handle, and I retweeted so to Chay, so line them up folks eight, seven, seven, nine and nine on Fox eight seven, seven, nine, nine, six six three six nine and top of the hour we resume, don't get shut out. Shaye'll take the first six. Uh. CJ. Stroud has been remarkable now. I think earlier today mccollins said something about he's so in love with Kayleb Williams that he would give up TJ. Watt three picks, three number one picks and Jordanecks for Caleb Williams. Okay, alrighty, Then you got to remember this success rate for NFL first round quarterbacks is less than fifty percent. In fact, since nineteen sixty seven, only nine first round quarterbacks have actually led their original team to a Super Bowl. And out of the one hundred and forty eight first round quarterbacks drafted in that time period, that's not great. Odds. Do the math. Nine out of one hundred and forty eight, and you want to give up two Pro Bowl starters, three number one draft picks for a winking of promise. Well, I don't know the way CJ. Stroud's playing now? Did you know that? CJ. Stroud of Ohio State, the Ohio State University and now of the Houston Texas is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than nine hundred yards, four passing touchdowns, and have zero interceptions in their first three starts. He also has CJ. Stroud also has the most attempts of any NFL quarterback without an interception this season. This is why never buy the argument and Justin Fields goes to Chicago, he doesn't have any help. It's all their fall play him everybody else. He's five and thirty as a starter for a reason.

We're back on the Bernie Fraddle Show, Fox Sports Radio. Come to your live the Tarret dot com studios here in Las Vegas. Eight seven, seven nine six six three six ' nine. The phone lines are open. Shay's ready to take your calls. We'll take the first six. Don't get shut out eight seven, seven, nine and nine on Fox Round nine, Bernie's trivia game Boy, we got a battle pop He's trying to repeat. We got day from Phoenix fighting his way back to the top. Kurt uh Shaye put out the standings earlier today. You can find him at on Twitter on the Fox Sports radio handle, and I retweeted so to Chay, so line them up folks eight, seven, seven, nine and nine on Fox eight seven, seven, nine, nine, six six three six nine and top of the hour we resume, don't get shut out. Shaye'll take the first six. Uh. CJ. Stroud has been remarkable now. I think earlier today mccollins said something about he's so in love with Kayleb Williams that he would give up TJ. Watt three picks, three number one picks and Jordanecks for Caleb Williams. Okay, alrighty, Then you got to remember this success rate for NFL first round quarterbacks is less than fifty percent. In fact, since nineteen sixty seven, only nine first round quarterbacks have actually led their original team to a Super Bowl. And out of the one hundred and forty eight first round quarterbacks drafted in that time period, that's not great. Odds. Do the math. Nine out of one hundred and forty eight, and you want to give up two Pro Bowl starters, three number one draft picks for a winking of promise. Well, I don't know the way CJ. Stroud's playing now? Did you know that? CJ. Stroud of Ohio State, the Ohio State University and now of the Houston Texas is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than nine hundred yards, four passing touchdowns, and have zero interceptions in their first three starts. He also has CJ. Stroud also has the most attempts of any NFL quarterback without an interception this season. This is why never buy the argument and Justin Fields goes to Chicago, he doesn't have any help. It's all their fall play him everybody else. He's five and thirty as a starter for a reason.

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Stroud is proving that if you can play the position at what the job description requires in the NFL level, you can have success. Through three games, c J. Stroud and again these are the Houston Texans, the drafted second overall last year. Through three games, Stroud has completed seventy three at one oh three. That's seventy one percent eight hundred and seventy seven years, all four of its touchdowns. This is the part I like all four of his touchdown passes while inside the pocket, Thank you very much. You have to operate from the pocket now, outside the pocket, where Stroud was often dangerous as a playmaker in college. Actually, Stroud's only completed five of eighteen throws twenty eight percent for twenty nine yards. Blah blah blah. I'm not picking on him. He was probably under duress. Okay, he didn't just drop back. I don't know what I'm looking at, so I just take off and run because that's what I've always done. Those darn coaches are trying to teach me how to play quarterback, but you know, I just need to go out my instincts. That's why we're five and thirty. No, Stroud was probably under duress, tried to keep plays the line. But watch him. He operates from the pocket amazingly. He's accomplished all of this. He's receiving snaps behind a very unsettled, a very injury riddle offensive line that is allowing the third highest pressure rate in the league. But this is what happens when you can make pred post matp reads and he can do it. I was moved, honestly, when the Knight CJ. Stroud was drafted. I was moved by his oratory and how he was interviewed off the cuff. I really liked him, and I like Bryce Shawn a lot too. But Stroud's your guy. So far. He leads the league with his seventy seven point eight completion percentage against man coverage. Again, that's recognition two hundred and twenty two yards, two touchdowns, and the average lead completion percentage against man coverage is fifty eight percent. Stroud's at seventy seven percent. I cannot say enough good things about c J. Stroud, And oh, by the way, I had Houston last week plus ten and a half and they won outright, give it up. So you know I love Dion Sanders and you know I love c J. Stroud. Oh by the way, Dion, this is the part for the haters. He has five new trademarks he filed this past month. Ain't nobody care f around and find out we keep receipts, pitpull and pumps working or to work. I love the young man. I say he's a good person, not a perfect person. Eight seven seven nine to nine six six three six ' nine eight seven seven nine to nine on Fox Dial him up. Bernie's trivia game. It resumes here in well about six or seven minutes. Shay will take your calls. You'll get a trivia question, He'll give you a bet to make. You can see all the stands and the percentages and all that right there. He puts it right on Twitter. We are now in week nine of Bernie's Trivia Game, and we've got a wide open contest. Can Poppy repeat? Can Dave overtake him? We shall see. I'm Bernie Frattle. Keep it locked. You're listening to the Bernie Frattle Show. I'm Fox Sports Radio. Well you heard demand. The Bernie Fraddle Show rolls right along. My name is Bernie Frattle or coming to you live from the tyrack dot com studios, Fox Sports Radio, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tyrack dot com. We'll help you get there an unmatched selection, fast free shipping for your road, azer protection and over ten thousand recommend and installers. Tyrack dot com the way tire buying should be. By the way, just a quickie. David Barons, hope you were listening. Top of the show is what I mentioned. Gave you your shout out. David does security for the Angels. David Barons, thanks so much for listening. Okay, we've got quite a contest going here. We are now in the week nine of Bernie's Trivia Backyard Bunk and Bets, and we've got callers lining up. So without further ado, let's go to our guy, Shay. Shaye take it away, Bud.

Stroud is proving that if you can play the position at what the job description requires in the NFL level, you can have success. Through three games, c J. Stroud and again these are the Houston Texans, the drafted second overall last year. Through three games, Stroud has completed seventy three at one oh three. That's seventy one percent eight hundred and seventy seven years, all four of its touchdowns. This is the part I like all four of his touchdown passes while inside the pocket, Thank you very much. You have to operate from the pocket now, outside the pocket, where Stroud was often dangerous as a playmaker in college. Actually, Stroud's only completed five of eighteen throws twenty eight percent for twenty nine yards. Blah blah blah. I'm not picking on him. He was probably under duress. Okay, he didn't just drop back. I don't know what I'm looking at, so I just take off and run because that's what I've always done. Those darn coaches are trying to teach me how to play quarterback, but you know, I just need to go out my instincts. That's why we're five and thirty. No, Stroud was probably under duress, tried to keep plays the line. But watch him. He operates from the pocket amazingly. He's accomplished all of this. He's receiving snaps behind a very unsettled, a very injury riddle offensive line that is allowing the third highest pressure rate in the league. But this is what happens when you can make pred post matp reads and he can do it. I was moved, honestly, when the Knight CJ. Stroud was drafted. I was moved by his oratory and how he was interviewed off the cuff. I really liked him, and I like Bryce Shawn a lot too. But Stroud's your guy. So far. He leads the league with his seventy seven point eight completion percentage against man coverage. Again, that's recognition two hundred and twenty two yards, two touchdowns, and the average lead completion percentage against man coverage is fifty eight percent. Stroud's at seventy seven percent. I cannot say enough good things about c J. Stroud, And oh, by the way, I had Houston last week plus ten and a half and they won outright, give it up. So you know I love Dion Sanders and you know I love c J. Stroud. Oh by the way, Dion, this is the part for the haters. He has five new trademarks he filed this past month. Ain't nobody care f around and find out we keep receipts, pitpull and pumps working or to work. I love the young man. I say he's a good person, not a perfect person. Eight seven seven nine to nine six six three six ' nine eight seven seven nine to nine on Fox Dial him up. Bernie's trivia game. It resumes here in well about six or seven minutes. Shay will take your calls. You'll get a trivia question, He'll give you a bet to make. You can see all the stands and the percentages and all that right there. He puts it right on Twitter. We are now in week nine of Bernie's Trivia Game, and we've got a wide open contest. Can Poppy repeat? Can Dave overtake him? We shall see. I'm Bernie Frattle. Keep it locked. You're listening to the Bernie Frattle Show. I'm Fox Sports Radio. Well you heard demand. The Bernie Fraddle Show rolls right along. My name is Bernie Frattle or coming to you live from the tyrack dot com studios, Fox Sports Radio, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tyrack dot com. We'll help you get there an unmatched selection, fast free shipping for your road, azer protection and over ten thousand recommend and installers. Tyrack dot com the way tire buying should be. By the way, just a quickie. David Barons, hope you were listening. Top of the show is what I mentioned. Gave you your shout out. David does security for the Angels. David Barons, thanks so much for listening. Okay, we've got quite a contest going here. We are now in the week nine of Bernie's Trivia Backyard Bunk and Bets, and we've got callers lining up. So without further ado, let's go to our guy, Shay. Shaye take it away, Bud.

We got questions, we got crisis.

We got questions, we got crisis.

Who will come out on top calling on you?

Who will come out on top calling on you?

Let's see what you got. It's game time, it's showtime.

Let's see what you got. It's game time, it's showtime.

It's Bernie's Backyard Bucks and Bets.

It's Bernie's Backyard Bucks and Bets.

Hey, Bernie, looks like it's about that time.

Hey, Bernie, looks like it's about that time.

All right, Shae, you got the standings out today and we got a little battle going. Looks like we've got maybe a couple of newcomers and the old standbys, So why don't you get the ball, Shay.

All right, Shae, you got the standings out today and we got a little battle going. Looks like we've got maybe a couple of newcomers and the old standbys, So why don't you get the ball, Shay.

Let's get this going. All right. We got Nathan from Orlando with our first one. Nathan, how you doing? Man?

Let's get this going. All right. We got Nathan from Orlando with our first one. Nathan, how you doing? Man?

Hey, evening, I'm an old standby?

Hey, evening, I'm an old standby?

All right, Well, Nathan, we're glad to have you back. And uh, you know, Poppy won it last year and he called it every week, so consistency and persistency is often rewarded. All right, Shae, what do we got?