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Vince Russo spent his weekend on Coach's YouTube TV family plan, and he used it to dig into Coach's past. Coach was a three-time All-KCAC first-teamer and two-time KCAC Player of the Year at McPherson College, and he ranks third there with 1,782 career points (McPherson College). Russo can't believe he's never bragged about it. Then topic one: Jim Cornette says Russo "desecrated" the WCW title by putting it on himself in 2000. Russo says the title is a prop, calls Cornette a mark, and argues that the casual fan won't buy Sami Zayn as Undisputed WWE Champion next to Penta, Je'Von Evans and Trick Williams on SmackDown (WWE.com). His view is that WWE got fans to love Sami and is now asking them to boo him. Coach pitches the fix: a new suit, new music and an arrogant champion who flaunts that he's the highest-paid guy. Both wonder whether Sami's reaction to Trick's "breath" line was real. Super Chats cover why Roman Reigns hasn't crossed over like Hogan, Rock, Austin or Cena, plus Batman and Sanford and Son.

Topic two: Cody Rhodes showed up as Guile at UFC 332 to promote Street Fighter (Sescoops). Russo asks whether Vince McMahon would put a movie ahead of WWE, and Coach tells a story from the set of The Marine with John Cena. Coach does the math on Matt Cardona's indie earnings against a WWE contract. Russo remembers writing Mankind's hospital visit to Mr. McMahon, which aired 28 years ago to the day (KB's Wrestling Reviews), and both hosts ask what Brie Bella's character even is before her planned change (Ringside News). Russo says none of the six women in the Money in the Bank ladder have one either, and that he's been told many of today's wrestlers would rather have five-star matches than be characters. Coach wonders if TKO's money-outside-wrestling model is part of it, after Ari Emanuel said TKO is "not for sale" (Fightful). Russo pitches Danhausen creating "Frankenhausen." Russo has a Cornette story about a wrestler foaming at the mouth, Coach says Dark Side of the Ring threatened to sue him over the "Flight From Hell" episode, and Russo suggests lie detectors for every documentary interview.

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Timestamps

00:00 Cold open: the Chiefs are 4-0
00:53 Russo's weekend: HBO Max and Coach's YouTube TV plan
04:28 Russo's deep dive on Coach
05:14 Coach's McPherson College résumé
07:00 Coach's triple-double in Colorado Springs
08:46 The Bro and Coach Show tease
09:47 Coach dated a Fox News anchor
11:03 Super Chats and the wheel
12:43 Topic 1: How Vince Russo "desecrated" the WCW title
13:58 Perception: casual fans and Sami Zayn
15:35 The casual-fan test: who's the champ?
19:15 Russo on Jim Cornette's résumé
22:09 How would Russo fix SmackDown's opener?
23:30 Was Sami's headbutt a shoot?
26:33 Coach's pitch: Sami in a suit and tie
28:27 Super Chat: Roman's mainstream ceiling
31:24 Super Chats: Batman, wrestling styles, the Bills, Sanford and Son
33:44 Topic 2: Cody as Guile and the Street Fighter push
36:27 Coach on the set of The Marine
39:16 Seth Rollins and ESPN
40:17 Matt Cardona's indie money
45:33 Super Chats: Russo's writing course
46:11 28 years ago today: Mankind visits Mr. McMahon
47:21 Fred Sanford managing the Nation
49:26 Brie Bella's character change
50:17 The MITB women: who has a character?
52:55 Russo: today's wrestlers don't want to be characters
57:48 Ari Emanuel: TKO is "not for sale"
60:10 Russo's pitch: Frankenhausen
64:36 Super Chats: Gewirtz, Jericho
67:12 Katie Vick and Dark Side of the Ring
68:28 Russo's Cornette story: Alka-Seltzer
70:36 Coach's Dark Side of the Ring lawsuit threat
72:39 Russo: lie detectors for documentaries
73:41 Bart Scott and "wrestling adjacent" fans
75:24 Triple H's scrums: "it's over"
76:01 Coach's Meltzer-Alvarez prediction
78:09 Do veterans want storylines over matches?
79:32 Archie Bunker's real age
81:24 Russo on Brian Gewirtz
83:09 The dead mic and sign-off

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Mikey P swore Tyson Bagent would start for the Bears. Coach rolls the tape: Case Keenum took the first snap against the Jets, handed off once, and Ben Johnson said afterward that he'd read "all these memos" saying Bagent was starting, so he sent Keenum out for a "ceremonial first pitch" (PFT). Bagent played the rest of the 23-12 win, and Kyle Monangai carried 30 times. Mikey P counters that Coach is the brand's Case Keenum and he's the one getting the torch. Then Sunday night: Bryce Young threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns and Tetairoa McMillan caught 14 passes for 192 as the Panthers beat the Lions 32-26 (ESPN). Mikey P says Dan Campbell's seat is "very, very hot." Coach says it's scorching and tears into Campbell's late fourth-down call, and both hosts say Detroit hasn't been the same since Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn left. Mikey P notes the 4-0 Vikings are just the third team ever to start 4-0 without a touchdown in two of those games.

The Weekend Rewind. Mikey P's surprise is Jameis Winston, who threw three touchdowns in a 36-24 win over the Cardinals sealed by Deonte Banks' 98-yard pick-six (New York Giants), then credited "unwavering faith." Coach's surprise is CeeDee Lamb (17 catches, 189 yards) getting loose for the decisive touchdown in Dallas' 34-30 win in Houston (NFL.com). Mikey P's disappointment is the Bills losing 29-26 at home to the Patriots on Josh Allen's late interception (NFL.com), and Coach asks whether Allen is becoming Jim Kelly. Coach's disappointment is the Broncos, who cut it to 17-14 before George Kittle's long touchdown put the 49ers at 4-0 (ESPN). A Super Chat on the Cowboys' defense leads to Mikey P's case for new corner Joey Porter Jr., then the Giants at 3-1, the Eagles' loss to the Rams, and Mikey P's idea that Jalen Hurts should pull a Mr. McMahon on Nick Sirianni.

Gridiron Time is the Falcons at the Saints on Monday Night Football, 20 years after the Superdome reopened with Steve Gleason's blocked punt (New Orleans Saints). Coach likes the Falcons in teasers and Michael Penix Jr. over his passing total; Mikey P likes the over behind Bijan Robinson, with Travis Etienne Jr. on IR for New Orleans. The line was Saints -2.5, total 48.5 at last check, and the winner ties Carolina for first in the NFC South. Picks are the hosts' opinions, and lines move. Coach and Mikey P close on a Super Chat about Josh Allen, then UFC 332 in Salt Lake City: 11 knockouts, nine in the first round, and Natália Silva winning the vacant flyweight title (Yahoo Sports), plus the stacked UFC 335 card on Dec. 12 (theScore).

Housekeeping: The Coach and Bro is at 2 PM ET today, and the Monday Night Grind is at 7 PM ET tonight with the full panel, best bets and Coach's Superdome story. Afternoon Drive with the Coach is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM ET, with more Jameis and C.J. Stroud sound tomorrow. Coach is signing at Autumn Armageddon in Hicksville, NY on Saturday, Oct. 17 (Official Wrestling Museum), with a virtual signing on Friday, Oct. 16, and a live, on-location Coach and Bro is in the works. Rep the brand from the BTT merch store and send in your photo. Fight Time with Mikey P is on the channel.

Timestamps

00:00 Cold open and Monday's lineup
01:02 Coach at Autumn Armageddon, Oct. 17
01:51 Chat shout-outs and BTT merch
02:38 Three unbeatens left: Vikings, 49ers, Chiefs
03:40 Mikey P joins
04:11 Coach vs. the Bears: who took the first snap?
06:27 Ben Johnson's "memos"
07:11 Mikey P: "You're the brand's Case Keenum"
08:47 SNF: Bryce Young and the Panthers beat the Lions
10:33 Dan Campbell's seat is scorching
12:36 Betting the Lions: Goff overs
13:21 Best in the NFC North? The 4-0 Vikings
14:18 Weekend Rewind: Jameis Winston's "divine interaction"
17:43 Coach's surprise: CeeDee Lamb's dagger in Houston
20:04 Mikey P's disappointment: Bills lose to the Patriots
21:21 Is Josh Allen turning into Jim Kelly?
22:27 Coach's disappointment: Kittle buries the Broncos
24:42 Super Chat: Are the Cowboys for real?
26:20 Giants 3-1, Eagles stumble, Puka Nacua
27:10 Mikey P: Jalen Hurts should fire Sirianni
28:10 Emotional coaches need the X's and O's
29:06 Gridiron Time: Falcons at Saints, 20 years after the Dome
30:43 The line, Penix and the teaser
32:56 Mikey P: the over and Bijan Robinson
33:45 Storytime tease: Coach's last trip to the Superdome
34:36 Super Chat: Josh Allen's decision-making
37:44 UFC 332: 11 knockouts in Salt Lake City
40:11 UFC 335: Oliveira-Lopes for the BMF title
41:52 Tonight's lineup and sign-off

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Peyton Lodge (22) and Coach open on the wreckage of the NFL's first three weeks. Caleb Williams (hamstring), Jayden Daniels (elbow) and Jaxson Dart (season-ending knee surgery) all went down in Week 2. Coach calls Williams the biggest loss because Chicago is closest to a playoff run. Peyton says it's Dart, because the Giants' season goes with him, even if Case Keenum just led the Bears past the Eagles on Monday night. That leads to Coach's real question for the Gen Z guy: why was Caleb Williams grinning in a robe in the locker room while Keenum got the game ball? Then the 0-3 Chargers, who lost 26-14 to the Cardinals and the Raiders and 24-16 in Buffalo. Coach thinks Jim Harbaugh has lost touch and that this team starts 0-9. Peyton's theory is that Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense is simply too much.

The MLB postseason is three Wild Card sweeps in. Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with a grand slam as the Yankees swept Boston without Aaron Judge, and Peyton has the rookie autograph card to prove he was early. The Padres held the Cubs to one run in two games behind Mason Miller and their bullpen, which Coach says makes the Cubs "the Cowboys of Major League Baseball." The White Sox, three straight 100-loss seasons behind them, swept the Astros while Houston booed Hunter Brown off the mound. On who can stop a Dodgers three-peat, Coach says the Dodgers don't have the "it" factor this year. Peyton trusts a rotation of Yamamoto, Skubal, Snell and Glasnow.

In "Roll It", Munetaka Murakami's champagne-soaked postgame breaks both hosts. Kawhi Leonard's first Raptors media session turns into the debate of the night. Coach calls it a masterclass and argues that players sign what their agents put in front of them. Peyton, a Clippers fan, says Kawhi knew exactly what he signed. Then comes the Brazilian call of Tyler Loop's 56-yard walk-off as the Ravens beat the Cowboys 34-31 in Rio. Peyton, a young broadcaster himself, asks whether U.S. booths will ever allow that energy, and Coach draws on his years working with Gus Johnson. Call Your Shots closes it out with Patriots at Bills, Chiefs at Raiders, Lions at Panthers on Sunday night and Falcons at Saints on Monday night. The picks are the hosts' opinions, and the spreads were quoted on Oct 1, so check current numbers before acting on anything.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome to Generational Divide

00:43 The week that was: NFL Week 3

00:56 Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels & Jaxson Dart go down

02:38 Caleb's robe and the Gen Z question

03:41 The Chargers are 0-3. Is 0-9 next?

05:40 MLB Wild Card: three sweeps

06:03 Yankees sweep the Red Sox without Aaron Judge

07:38 Padres sweep the Cubs

08:52 White Sox sweep the Astros

09:49 Houston boos Hunter Brown

10:58 Who can stop a Dodgers three-peat?

12:52 Roll It: Munetaka Murakami's postgame

15:09 Roll It: Kawhi Leonard at Raptors media day

18:51 Kawhi or the agent? Old school vs. new school

20:42 Roll It: Ravens walk off in Rio, the Portuguese call

21:33 Does U.S. broadcasting need this energy?

25:21 Call Your Shots: Patriots at Bills

26:53 Call Your Shots: Chiefs at Raiders

28:59 Call Your Shots: Lions at Panthers (SNF)

30:11 Call Your Shots: Falcons at Saints (MNF)

32:29 Weekend preview and sign-off

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The Coach and Bro open their first show since AEW's Dynamite tribute to PAC, who passed away on Sunday, Sept 27. Russo credits Tony Khan's heart, Coach compares the night to the post-9/11 SmackDown, and both point to the tributes from Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Eddie Kingston and Kenny Omega, who reportedly flew in from Japan. Russo then goes off on everyone asking whether Netflix knew what it was buying. After the Netflix replay blacked out Jacob Fatu being hit with a car door and run over on Raw, his argument is that Netflix wants you watching live and has standards to meet in 190 countries. Coach backs him up with how WWE once edited and shipped Raw tapes to every international market. Russo also books the JD McDonagh "big head" running gag all the way to a Brian Pillman-style breakdown.

Then the movie-star debate. With John Cena's Matchbox headed to Apple TV, Russo asks whether Cena has passed The Rock. He admits he has never seen a Rock movie, says The Rock "started with Vince Russo's pen" after the Rocky Maivia debut at Madison Square Garden, and asks why Brian Gewirtz made millions while he got "badati." Coach explains why wrestling fans felt left behind. Russo makes it Rock vs. Cena vs. Batista for best actor, which sends Coach into the night a Batista spinebuster put him into a cement ceiling in Steubenville and Shawn Daivari had to take his beating. Russo answers with standing on top of the cage with Ric Flair on Nitro and the night he asked Kevin Nash to gig him. Coach picks Batista, and Russo reveals Batista's vintage lunch box collection.

The Flair stories keep going: Flair walked Russo through their cage match exactly once, and Coach got "call it out there" before their 2005 Tribute to the Troops match in Afghanistan, where the figure-four got renamed the "figure two." Then the legendary one, Coach's Vince McMahon Red Bull story. After that, what they learned being around McMahon and The Rock, Mike Tomlin's Minecraft city, and a Super Chat run: Roddy Piper never needing the belt, Hardcore Holly, Perry Saturn and Shelton Benjamin, ESPN's cuts and the $1.6 billion WWE deal, Bray Wyatt's $35 cologne, the Mean Street Posse outdrawing Hogan vs. Savage, and Russo not getting Sabrina Carpenter.

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Thursday night in Cleveland went the way Coach said it would. The Browns led by eight late, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown and converted the two-point try himself to tie it 24-24, and Andre Szmyt hit a 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds left to win it 27-24 (Cleveland Browns). The Browns are 3-1 and alone in first in the AFC North, with Deshaun Watson leading a game-winning drive for the third straight week. He went 24-of-33 for 268 yards and called the night "electric" (Yahoo Sports). Coach says the atmosphere could revive downtown Cleveland and that sports is the great equalizer. Raphael Esparza says he has to eat crow on Watson. Mikey P won't: he's standing on his take that Cleveland shouldn't build its future around Watson, and Coach challenges him to judge what Watson is doing right now. On the other side, Rodgers threw for 299 yards but was sacked five times after a heated sideline exchange with head coach Mike McCarthy (CBS News), and the 2-2 Steelers get 10 days off.

Then the weekend's best bets. Mikey P is fired up for undefeated Pitt at Virginia Tech and likes Northwestern +2.5 as it opens its new Ryan Field against Penn State (Northwestern Athletics), and the crew can't believe the visitors' locker room. Raphael likes the over in Florida–Missouri (SI) and questions how many SEC teams deserve their rankings. In the NFL, Raphael takes the Panthers +3.5 at home against the Lions with rain in the forecast (SI), and Coach and Raphael run through Teaser 101. Mikey P likes the Bears' team total against a Jets team missing Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell and Mason Taylor (PFT), and says Ben Johnson will start Tyson Bagent over Case Keenum. Coach says that would be a mistake after Keenum's Monday-night win, and Ben Johnson hasn't said (Chicago Sun-Times). All picks are the hosts' opinions, and lines move.

The show opens with Mikey P's Fight Time preview: UFC 332 is live on CBS this weekend (UFC), plus guest Destiny McCubbin. It closes with Howie Mandel walking away from a burning car (Yahoo) and Coach on Friday night high-school football in Texas.

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News of the day starts in Dallas, where the Cowboys traded for cornerback Joey Porter Jr. after his contract standoff in Pittsburgh, and he could debut Sunday in Houston (Athlon Sports). Sonny Gray is unhappy after being pulled at 70 pitches as the Red Sox were swept out of the Wild Card round by the Yankees, and Coach says he has a right to be (MLB.com). San Diego State is dealing with a mumps outbreak days before its Pac-12 opener against Texas State (SDSU).

Then Thursday Night Football: Steelers at Browns (SI). Coach calls it the best storyline game of the year. He says Browns fans have to move on at some point, that Deshaun Watson has shown up, and that all he has to do now is win; when he returned from a big hit last week, the crowd cheered him back onto the field. On the other side, 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers is playing his final season. Coach shares two trends that lean Cleveland: the Browns have won seven straight on Thursday Night Football, and the Steelers are winless in divisional road Thursday games. He says fading the public has never made sense to him and makes the Browns his official pick.

Coach's three biggest games of Week 4: Patriots at Bills, where he calls the Patriots fool's gold after Drake Maye looked visibly emotional in a 35-6 loss to Jacksonville (SI) and says Josh Allen is chasing Jim Kelly's shadow; Jaguars at Bengals, plus the AFC quarterbacks still chasing a ring (SI); and Broncos at 49ers, where Bo Nix drives him insane and the 49ers are "becoming likable" (SI). He also says J.J. McCarthy will be the Giants' starter by October 15 after Minnesota traded him to New York (MPR News), and has fun with Jameis Winston's "6 x 2" dedication (Yahoo Sports). To close, Mike Tomlin, now at NBC, has released a tour of the Minecraft city he has been building since 2014 (NBC Washington). Coach compares Tomlin's playoff record before and after Minecraft, tells the story of his night at the Steelers' Super Bowl ring party, and says every coach needs an outlet. Mayce Tomlin's PlayStation tweet gets the last laugh (X). Picks are Coach's opinion, and lines move.

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News of the day opens on the MLB Wild Card sweeps: the White Sox in Houston, the Yankees over the Red Sox and the Padres over the Cubs, with Phillies–Braves headed to a Game 3 that night (FOX Sports). San Diego State's football team has a mumps outbreak days before its first-ever Pac-12 game, against Texas State (CBS Sports). Peyton Lodge is up early for every MLB playoff pitch and thinks either the Phillies or the Braves can beat the Dodgers. Mikey P, a Red Sox fan, switches to football: he says Jerry Jones is "getting smarter as he gets older" after Dallas traded for cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Steelers (NFL.com), and Coach admits he can't tell when Mikey is being sarcastic.

Then the Week 4 best bets. Mikey P takes the Cardinals on the road against the Giants, the Cowboys getting points in Houston and the Rams' team total in Philadelphia. Coach calls the Cowboys number the most mispriced line of the week. Peyton Lodge likes the Bears at home against the Jets after Case Keenum's Monday-night win over the Eagles (PFT), the Rams to cover in Philly (he calls the Eagles the NFL's most overrated team) and the Jaguars getting points in Cincinnati. In Inside Info, Raphael Esparza shares a Jaguars totals trend, a Browns team-total over and a Rodgers completions under for TNF, and the Chargers getting a touchdown in Seattle (SI). All picks and trends are the hosts' opinions, and lines move.

Gridiron Time goes to Steelers at Browns (CBS Sports). Mikey P likes the Steelers' team total and DK Metcalf's receiving yards, and Coach points out that the brand's two team-total overs leave Peyton alone on the under. Coach brings two trends: the Browns have won seven straight on Thursday Night Football, and the Steelers are 0-9 in divisional road Thursday games under Mike Tomlin (Steelers.com). Then the big debate: Coach says Deshaun Watson's turnaround with Browns fans is the quickest comeback story he has seen, and says sports is the great equalizer. Mikey P says Cleveland will boo if Watson struggles, and Coach runs him through a yes-or-no cross-examination. Peyton calls it the most upside-down story in the NFL.

Housekeeping: Today's show is presented by Betya and BlueChew Gold. Afternoon Drive with the Coach is live at 2 PM ET with a full TNF preview, and a VOD segment drops later today. Generational Divide tapes today and drops Friday, with Munetaka Murakami in "Roll It." Fight Time with Mikey P drops today: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua and Dana White (Al Jazeera), plus guest Destiny McCubbin. BTT's sports and wrestling videos are moving onto one YouTube page, so turn on notifications. BlueChew: buy two months of BlueChew Gold and get the third free with promo code COACH at bluechew.com, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order.

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The Coach and Bro are back after Monday Night Raw, and Vince Russo has found himself in a pop-culture beef. After Jaida Parker's surprise Raw arrival, when she ran Jacob Fatu down with a car and left with The 946, Russo posted that WWE is ignoring the casual fan. O'Shea Jackson Jr. fired back on X: Jaida Parker was in a Royal Rumble, and NXT is free on The CW every Tuesday. Coach reads the exchange, Russo gives his definition of a casual fan, and Coach pulls the receipts: Raw averages roughly 2.5–3 million on Netflix, while NXT sits around 650,000. The guys also ask why WWE creative can't see it from inside the bubble, why every angle becomes a Bloodline story, and how Russo would have set the table with vignettes first.

The Super Chats open up the rest of the show: whether this is a golden era for women's wrestling, the Razor Ramon vignettes and what they really cost, where Roman Reigns was after The 946 kidnapped Solo Sikoa, Kevin Nash saying he stopped watching, and Russo's case that a car attack with no consequences is exactly where casual fans laugh at wrestling.

Then AEW. Tonight's Dynamite honors PAC, who passed away Sept 27, and Coach and Russo say "business is business" about WWE's Worlds Collide airing opposite it on YouTube. Coach reads Tony Schiavone's update on Steven Borden after the mid-air collision at All Out. Russo takes on Ricochet's defense of the spot, Coach answers the "hypocrites" charge over Logan Paul, and the show closes on the five most influential people backstage in WWE history.

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The Wild Card round opened with two road teams and two home teams winning. In Atlanta, Austin Riley's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 Braves win over the Phillies (Boston Globe). The White Sox jumped out early and held on to beat the Astros 6-3 in Houston (KPRC). In the Bronx, Cam Schlittler threw 6⅓ scoreless innings on 117 pitches, and Ben Rice capped a 9-0 rout of the Red Sox with a two-out grand slam in the eighth (MLB.com). In San Diego, Michael King took a no-hit bid into the seventh as the Padres blanked the Cubs 8-0 (Times of San Diego). Mikey P is a Bears and Red Sox fan, so he went from Case Keenum's Monday-night win to watching Ben Rice "put it in the microwave." Raphael Esparza saw the Cubs result coming and blames their bullpen and quiet bats. Mikey P questions why Houston started Game 1 with a bullpen game. Raphael criticizes the Phillies' use of Jhoan Duran and the half-empty afternoon crowd in Atlanta, and he shares a White Sox trend that favors the over.

It's Wednesday, so it's Rant Wednesday. Mikey P's rant is aimed at fans who write off their team when the starting quarterback goes down: "Just watch the games." That leads into Deshaun Watson's TikTok turnaround in Cleveland. Raphael says Georgia, not Texas, is the best team in the SEC. Coach names five AFC quarterbacks still chasing a ring (Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert and Lamar Jackson) and says Patrick Mahomes is in their way, the way Tom Brady was in Peyton Manning's. Then breaking news: Amazon has extended Kirk Herbstreit on Thursday Night Football, and the deal reportedly includes outs if Prime Video can land Sean McVay (Awful Announcing). Coach can't believe a broadcaster of Herbstreit's stature would sign it, and he draws on his own experience of being "put in a box" at ESPN. Mikey P thinks McVay could follow Mike Tomlin into television.

After the BlueChew Gold spot with Vince Russo, Coach and the crew go back to school for the Top 5 games of college football Week 5: No. 3 Notre Dame at North Carolina (UHND), Alabama at unbeaten Mississippi State (Covers), Florida at Missouri (ESPN), Ohio State at Iowa with College GameDay in Iowa City (NBC Sports), and No. 4 Miami at Clemson, where Coach says this is a low point of the Dabo Swinney era (ESPN). Mikey P is all over Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor. Coach likes Florida, and Raphael thinks Miami-Clemson could be the most lopsided score of the night. All picks and lines are the hosts' opinions, and lines move.

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Coach opens with his Week 3 power rankings. The Chiefs are No. 1: Kansas City beat Miami 24-10 while calling the game "like the Patriots did with Brady." Next come the 3-0 Bills, who beat the Chargers 24-16, and then the 49ers, fresh off a 36-17 win over Arizona. Denver is fourth after coming back from 16-0 down to beat the Rams 30-26 on Sunday Night Football, and Jacksonville is fifth, with Minnesota as the honorable mention. Then comes Giants news: New York traded for J.J. McCarthy with Jaxson Dart out for the season, and released Odell Beckham Jr.. Braxton Berrios takes OBJ's roster spot.

After that, Coach takes all 16 Week 4 games in two minutes or less. The stops include:

All picks are Coach's opinion, and lines will move before kickoff.

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