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Gwynn & Chris Sept. 25th Hour 3: Braden vs. the Fans & Big 5
Today it is Matt Scravey, Braden Suprena, and Adam Klug from here on now on 97-3 the fan. Chris is on vacation. He's gonna be back next week. Tony Gwen Jr. We'll be back for the big five here in about 35 or 40 minutes and we are about to play Chris versus the fans and Braden yesterday took place or took part in his first ever Chris versus the fans and it didn't go well for you Braden Didn't go well. I only got one question. It was the hardest one. It was a question. That's the question number three is This is the hard question predated my time, too Well, if you if you are on the line You need to stay on the line because you have a good chance of winning And if you win you'll qualify for a chance to win our grand prize a two-night stay at win or Encore Las Vegas and two tickets to see Awakening awakening the thrilling spectacle at win Las Vegas dazzles audiences with soaring aerialists bounding acrobats High-energy choreography comedic moments and more at the heart of this compelling story a hero must confront the forces of light and darkness In a quest to save the world a mythic adventure unfold set amid the most technologically immersive theater ever designed tickets are on sale now at Awakening comm also if you win you will win a pair of tickets and it'll be in your hands Well, not in your hands on your phone to Eric clapped in a pachaga arena on October 8th Limited tickets remain at a access comm so without further ado. Let's get into Braden versus the fans If you had one shot one opportunity to take down the human all men act himself How do you do now is your time? Listen to me this guy stages now is your opportunity to win a prize Well, I hope you know it Jen for Chris versus the fans starts now on 97-3 the fan The rules for the game you have to make it through three questions each question will get more difficult if you get the question right You move on if you get it wrong and Chris gets it right you're eliminated But if Chris gets it wrong, then you move on to the next question or you win and of course I mean when I say Chris I meant Brayden there again Ron Burgundy one more time Chris versus the fans was presented by SD fat loss lose 20 to 30 pounds in just 60 days visit SD fat loss calm to schedule your free consultation and and If you are at first time play Let us know before you get into it and you'll get the first question for free You know one thing I like when Adam works in studio if you're watching the YouTube stream He loves to put his hood on his head. He's a cold in there. He's a hoodie guy. It is kind of cold in here That's why I'm wearing this pullover. You're wearing a t-shirt. So you must not be too cool. So about that cold. Okay There's a community alt 94 night hoodie back either Sitting in here for a long time. It's sitting in here a long time. I don't even know who wears it. I think it's too small It's a it's not hurt ourselves. I'm ripped out the unit over here But yes, here is our alt 94 night community hoodie. That's like a double X. Let's see. It's a it's a large Okay, I could fit me. I'm not cold. No, okay. Well, it's right here. Break you all right. Let's get into the game Let's go to our first contestant and I am gonna go with Peter in UTC. Hello Peter. How are you? Good. How are you? Good. Are you ready to play? Yeah. All right, here we go. Question number one How long is an NBA shot clock? Do I have a life on or not? You do not have a life on a question number one 35 35 seconds. That is Incorrect Brayden, do you know is it 25 seconds? That is incorrect as well. Wow. You were still alive Peter. It's a 24 seconds. Oh 24 sec I don't watch the ever I was gonna say you ever watch the basketball game before I watch college basketball Uh college basketball is 35 seconds. So that would have been correct Peter if it was college No, I don't watch the NBA. It's boring. All right, well, you've you're moving on no matter what Peter Here we go. Question number two What equestrian sport is played on horseback and features two teams using mallets that hit a ball through goalposts Polo is correct. I need to be a little bit more dramatic on that one All right, we're here to question number three you get this right or Brayden gets it wrong And you are going to be qualified for a trip to Las Vegas and you will also win those tickets to Eric clapton. Here we go Who is the only NBA player who has averaged a triple double four times in their career? I think he said LeBron James that is incorrect stay there Braden. What was the uh, can you read the question? Who is the only NBA player? Who is this Chris cello over here? You remind me so much of him sometimes Who is the only NBA? How do you do? There he is. I miss him kind of not really who is the only NBA player who has averaged a triple double four times in their career Over the course of a season I assume Average the triple double would be Russell Westbrook Doesn't matter because that is correct the question I got from a book So that's a good question Adam. They didn't specify in the book. So all right. I'm sorry Peter Brayden gets that right and he spoils the dreams of Peter for going to Eric Clapton shouldn't have told me to pay attention. I would have thrown it for you. That's right figure it out We'll see you all right. Let's go to our next contestant. We'll go to Cesar in San Diego. Hello Cesar How's going guys? Pretty good. Are you ready to play? Let's do this. All right question number one What is the nickname for the famous NFL play that involved New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez running full speed into the back of a teammate Or better not top ten but bumble. Yes, that is correct. I Wonder if that's what happened to Mark Sanchez Still one of the funniest I believe that happened. Hey, by the way, a side note Mark Sanchez I like him on football games. I think he's fun. I don't know about you guys, but I do all right The sand chis question number two That's Gary Sanchez All right Cesar, here we go. They cut. They called Mark Sanchez the Sanchez today Yeah, it was in New York. He was there before Gary Sanchez. All right What French soccer player recently signed with Rial Madrid for a five-year deal worth 16 million dollars annually M-bop Bay is correct. Nice job. Here we go final question. I have no idea who embossed You have to know who and Bobby is not one of the best athletes in the world Adam knows who I'm Bobby. I don't I don't want to talk her Bob is what you're thinking if I haven't thought about um Bob and forever Kids Bob Anyway Cesar who is the most recent player to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the same season Cam Newton Get some leeway here Peyton Manning Peyton Manning Braden who is the most recent player to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the same season Patrick Holmes, that is correct. Wow. Sorry about that Cesar Patrick Holmes is correct breaking hearts over here. You are breaking hearts today. Good job studied last night. Just in case you did You just read a trivia book. That's right. I found the one that you were looking at now I studied all the answers. Let's go to Bill and San Diego. Hello Bill Hey, how you guys doing today? Oh pretty good pretty good. Here we go question number one What What does the Mets in New York Mets stand for? Mega poggin. I'm sorry. That is correct. The metropolitan area. I'll give it to you those those good enough Here we go Question number two How many times has Tiger Woods won the Masters? Two numbers by head. I'll tell you five five It's correct. Nice job. That was pretty impressive right there Alright final question. We've done this a couple times now. So maybe you can get past Braden here third and final one What old-time player was nicknamed Houdini of the Hardwood NBA player Good name or you can say pal you don't know John Hammett check okay Isn't correct Braden what old-time NBA player was nicknamed no chance no chance of the hardwood I don't know pistol Pete Marvig. Oh, at least you gave me an old-school man. That's incorrect and Bill is the winner is actually Bob Coosie Yeah, thank you so much for playing Bill you are gonna be a qualified for a trip to Las Vegas and you will be getting those tickets for Eric Clapton You never heard of Bob Coosie I Don't know if you notice I don't watch the NBA and I don't watch soccer Like you've like you've never just come across the name Bob Coosie and all your sports dealings. No Okay, it's NBA related. I probably just I just I don't care I think it's incredibly boring. So I don't watch and I don't pay attention What makes you think it's incredibly boring? It's boring just to say is this is so boring. I Don't understand I'd rather watch paint dry the watch the NBA Wow Wow. What about college basketball? I love college basketball What's the difference passion? Okay, you get me they play hard. You get me there sometimes the page and change in a little bit with this NIL the page and tree We're gonna talk about the we also don't have an NBA team. So I've never gotten That's true standing on an NBA team during my lifetime and be like oh cool We're gonna talk about this UNLV NIL situation with the quarterback in the big five, but it's becoming a complete mess and Even stuff has come out since we started the show But the basic gist of the story is the the quarterback for the team decided He was gonna leave the team after three games and do a red shirt year because he was promised Allegedly promised a hundred thousand dollars from UNLV for NIL and he was only allegedly paid three thousand dollars the college on the other hand says that they were being strong armed for this money and We talk about it in the big five Braden has a pretty good perspective on the whole thing, but it's getting kind of crazy Yeah, well and Tony alludes to this as well, and it kind of makes a lot It's I understand the path that they've been on you know the thing that really drove this off the rails Was was the whole situation of not being able to? Make money off your name image and likeness and that and the thing that was weird was like you would have like a track athlete Committed to a school that while in high school had like a YouTube page And it did really well and he couldn't continue it because he wasn't allowed to make money when he got to college And that was utterly ridiculous. He was doing something separate did that - yeah I mean so like those situations and there was a lot of those situations where they were unable to make any type of money and the situations of like you couldn't buy an 18-year-old a meal if you were the school like I'm recruiting and something just just such ridiculous rules that Didn't account for really common sense But it but now it's like they've used that and it turned it into the pay for play which is drastically different than just a kid making money off of his name image or likeness and it's it's created this Dynamic in this world where everybody's chasing the bag and that's basically it I think that's a major contributor why the NFL product has gone down I think it's a major contributor why a lot of sports products have gone down because the the good setting of staying in school now No, we're setting a precedent where if you do not Make your team or whatever you believe I mean you just at the first sign of Diversity it's we're out. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of that but yes, we will get into them There's it's it's it's out of hand. It's it's been out of hand It was out of hand before the NIL stuff. It's even more out of hand now and it's it's it's gonna get worse Yeah, they will but that conversation happens in about 30 minutes or so when we get back I'm gonna tell you the one thing that's May bumming me out about this Padre season when we get back here on 97 through the fan We have a line up everybody Forgetting the line up sounder and it's not much different from last night The only difference is that Elias Diaz is catching tonight instead of Kyle Higashiyoka So it goes a rise at the DH and then Tati's pro far Machado Meryl Bogart's Cronin worth Solano and Diaz Dylan cease pitching for the Padres Jack Flaherty pitching for the Dodgers So why not run it back, right? I mean come on Yeah, all the people that were afraid that they're gonna be hung over today. Just come on. They'll be all right They're gonna be fine It's gonna you know what they can sleep until like at least noon, you know, Tony had to be up a little bit earlier So he could record the show with us, but they can sleep for as long as I'm glad the game was at 7 10 That's as much that's that's that's where I'm at. All right before we went to break I said that I'm gonna tell you something that's bumming me out about this Padre season and I Have been seeing I've been one of the bigger champions out there for Jackson Meryl rookie of the year and I've been Champion hard all season long saying that he is More impressive to me because he is an everyday player playing a position. He's never played before and it's his rookie season And he's still hitting over to 90 and he's hit over 20 home runs and he has almost 90 RBI's but I am seeing the tide turned back towards Paul Skeens and I Hope I'm wrong. I will gladly wear this but I'm feeling my feeling is that Paul Skeens is gonna win the rookie of the year award. He's been great I mean, I'm not saying that he's not deserving of the award last night He went five innings or the last time he pitched he went five innings gave up two hits nine strikeouts his ERA on the season is 1.99. He's 11 and 3 is 167 strikeouts 0.96 whip but when we were going at there was an article about the top 20 Let's see breakout players in 2024 and they wrote that Paul Skeens was one of those players and here's the quote This rookie is on quite a ride. There are several were the candidates for NL rookie of the year But if I had to pick one I'd go with schemes not only that Braden The odds now we're in favor of Jackson Merrill for a long time Paul Skeens is back on top in Vegas in regards to the odds So I don't know how you feel but I feel like they're gonna give it to Paul Skeens And I will forever feel like Jackson Merrill was robbed of this award. Yeah, that's why I don't like awards I think they're dumb because of things like this narratives like this There's no reason Paul Skeens should win the rookie of the year award over Jackson Merrill who is banking a huge impact on a team That is going is making is going to the playoffs a team that is one of the favorites You know that a lot of experts are picking to make a run in the playoffs But potentially win the National League pennant a player that plays every single day a player that Switched from shortstop to center field who had only played about 40 games in double a ball before making this gigantic impact I don't understand the logic in this to give the award to Paul Skeens because what he's hyped Leave the hype. We love the hype. I mean, he's really good But he didn't play a full season and made in major league baseball. He didn't play the full season He's still qualified for the year. He doesn't qualify for Cy Young. He doesn't qualify for the ERA title He pitches every five days. His team is lousy I just I don't understand and I don't even think like it has to be it your team doesn't have to be great in order to win but Baseball wants to do this because they think it's hype and they like they like the hype They like the they like the Livy done aspect. I mean, that's it's the story. It's a narrative For all the Aztec fans out there That I'm sure got upset about The Heisman when Marshall Falk should have clearly won the Heisman Trophy and they gave it to Gina Teretta instead It's awards are dumb. They're dumb. I don't understand I don't necessarily think I can go to awards or dumb because I do think awards means something and you can look back on it But you're right in this case like this award is a popularity award this year If if Jackson Merrill was if Paul schemes was not there with Jackson Merrill then it would be an easy award to give the Jackson Merrill, but Paul schemes is more popular in the eyes of major league baseball in the eyes of voters because Apparently, you know, he's making history with what he's doing as a rookie pitcher But at the same time Jackson Merrill is doing it in a high pressure situations and he's changing the game on both sides defensively Offensively and I just can't think that Paul schemes Could have as big of an impact as Jackson Merrill has had on his team this year And you said it that his team stinks the pirates are not good Paul schemes can't save that team Jackson Merrill at one point this year when they were in Pittsburgh by the way had a couple home runs that did save this team at the time And I think that's it's going to go to Paul schemes because of the popularity contest But I said so and but the thing is this is what's also makes dumb about it They attached incentives to these awards right I talked about that yesterday. That is a first round draft pick For the pod race that might go to the pirates because of this First round I mean, there's a lot on the line here. So I I I don't understand the schemes over the Merrill conversation I Merrill has done so much more and has done it in such a huge a longer span of times and more of an impact That's why I don't I don't that's why I think well words are dumb is because of these situations right here Yes, all right. Well, I got that off my chest. I hope I didn't anger too many people I know that we have a phone call but we also have to get the break because the big five is on the way and I asked Braden and Tony for their thoughts on one player who has Struggled a little bit and his name is not Robert Suarez And so I'll talk to them about that in the big five next when we come back on 97 through the fan You know for a lot of people to say a rookie of the year doesn't matter There is certainly a lot of chatting going on on our YouTube chat about rookie of the year. Welcome back into Gwyn and Chris everybody I'm Matt Scrabie. This is 97 through the fan Real quick. Let's sneak in a phone call from John in East County He would like to talk about the MLB awards in the whole Jackson Meryl situation. What's up, John? How are you doing? Hey guys, how's it going? You know, what's loose? What's loose to this whole thing is I think the player should vote Get rid of all the sports writers all the bias and just let the players vote and I think that way you'll get a true You know feeling of it exactly who's who and what's what you know, no, nobody knows better than the players And I think a lot of these sports writers are definitely biased Are you the players to vote? I think that's a good idea John. Thank you for the phone call. I don't mind that either Yeah, if you are getting vote, but I was gonna say in college football They have a thing where obviously it's called the coaches poll where the coaches vote and they don't have time to watch all of these different teams Because they're focused on their own and it But I would think that players talk you play everybody though now. Yeah, you do play everybody You play everybody's you could be like, you know, I've seen I'm these guys. No, it was good It was not I'm saving all star games and stuff like that and they'll be like players probably in the division that will probably vote more for guys in their own division than than other divisions I think it'd probably balanced or or friends or you know It's I'm sure there's bias bias in that too. I mean, there's no like clear-cut way to But but to figure it out and sit sitting on his couch right in his article saying that schemes is the guy Doesn't necessarily make me feel like he you know, is any better at deciding the rookie of the year than all of us? Let's go to Tyler real quick in point Loma Adam and I keep hitting the button together in one of us puts them on hold one of them splits one. Anyway, Tyler. What's up? How are you doing? Hey, good. How you guys doing good? What's on your mind? Yeah, first really quick shot to the YouTube chat on the reason my thoughts aren't in there because I'm driving right now But I'm just like the whole Jackson Merrill versus Paul skiing thing is so annoying to me because I feel like Everybody knows we're in an era of baseball where MLB itself is saying hey the pitching's gotten really good It's gonna keep getting good and we're literally making changes to the rules of the game to incentivize offense and so why is a breakout offensive performance from a rookie getting devalued for a Performance by a rookie pitcher. It just doesn't make sense to me I think what Jackson Merrill is doing is far beyond what Paul schemes is pulling off But at the end of the day, you know if I had to choose between two awards I'll take World Series MVP for Merrill over rookie of the year any day. I Love that Tyler and you drop the drop the mic on that one And by the way, I would much rather have a World Series title than a rookie of the year title as well But because Jackson Merrill deserves it is the reason I am going to keep fighting for it All right, it is now time for us to go and get into the weird world of the big five after Traffic no traffic Adam already told me that here comes the big five It's that time of the show when we check on the latest in sports only the most important topics and questions are brought to light Stop what you're doing and listen these new stories will astound and amaze you the one the only oh My god, who the hell catch? The big five starts now on 97-3 the fan All right, so we got topics all over the place today in the big five But of course we're gonna be starting with a Padres topic in our first And I know that we're celebrating last night and we're looking at the positive But I have had many questions asked to me about Zander Bogart's in his last five games He has three errors and he hasn't quite looked a hundred percent comfortable at the shortstop position But Brayden you're up first today is His latest play at shortstop a big deal little deal or no deal I don't really think it's that big of a deal. So I'm gonna go with in between little deal and no deal potentially You know baby deal and baby deal I you know, I think there might be a little bit to him moving back to shortstop But the reality the guys are pros pro I mean he's one of the best professionals the Padres have had in their organization in the last 10 to 15 years And that's not saying you know the Padres haven't had a lot of pros But that's just saying how great Zander Bogart's is I think he's gonna get back to his his normal playing spot, you know at shortstop where he feels comfortable And I don't think it's that big of a deal I mean he and he went out and owned it during the the post-game celebration. He said I'll get the shortstop thing figured out Padres fans don't worry about it. So I'm not worried about it The guys won multiple World Series. He's he's been he's been there. He's done that. I think he'll rise the occasion I don't I don't think it's a big deal. All right, Tony Zander Bogart's recent shortstop play big deal little bit little deal I guess baby deal or no deal Baby deal, I don't think this is anything at all I mean because when he first moved over there, he was pretty much flawless He just hit a rut here in the last a week and a half where he's had made some errors But the first couple of weeks he was there he didn't have any and he made every play and some plays that he probably shouldn't have made So, you know, I think he's just in a little bit of a rut. That's great and perfectly said. He's a pros pro He'll figure it out. No doubt I'm a baby. No. Do you know no deal no deal? I'm not even a baby deal No deal now All right, all right Number four Now that the baseball season is coming to an end black Monday is coming for some managers and CBS sports put Put a list together of managers that are on the hot seat and there were only actually three managers on this list So the three are but black of the Rockies John Schneider of the Blue Jays all of her Marmal of the Cardinals Tony. Do you see any of these managers being let go? It could be two Cardinals maybe They could they could go different route, you know, based on how they've operated before I can see them definitely doing it It is my job, so they did and he had far more and he had far and he had more success. So And then who was the other one? John Schneider who was the other option again, but That's the other one because they had high expectations. Yeah, I don't know about but I don't think bud is in much of dangerous The other truth because you know, what is the Rocky Rocky's actually have some got some kind of some players They have developed there a little bit. So, you know other than that they really have much, you know, the big signing they made hasn't Worked out at all with Chris Brian. Unfortunately been banged up and so Yeah, I just this is not where where else is you going to go? I mean, I think I think he'll be fine. I think the other two though expectation and You know how they've operated in the past, but tell you that those two could be in trouble Brandon do you see any of these managers being let go? I think Schneider's gone I think it's 50/50 on Marmal and I don't think Bud Black goes. I just like Tony said I don't know what the point in firing Bud Black would be Putt Black has been given a lot of poor rosters over his career In the exception of 2010, of course Tony. That was good. Yeah, that was a great idea there and for the Padres But thank you. Thank you. Thank you, but you know Toronto They had high expectations I mean that was supposed to be a team that was supposed to compete for division title and a team that's going to be you know Make it run in the playoffs and you know, they had good. They have a good roster I can see I think Schneider is going to be gone marmal's kind of 50/50 But I mean, that's another year in a row where the Cardinals have just kind of been disappointing I mean the Cardinals have been an organization that is constantly and Consistently been in the postseason and this is two years in a row where they haven't they haven't really been close to being in the Post season and as Tony said they got rid of shilt there in St Louis for you know way then he had way more success than Marmal has had again the Cardinals more of an aging team with some young guys in there But still a team that you know talent wise probably should have been a lot closer to a playoff spot So if I had a rank him in order I'd go Schneider gets fired. I think marmal's probably 50/50 and If the Rockies fire blood black, I don't know what they're doing No one knows what they're doing Braden. That's the point of the Rockies You know what tells me about why the Cardinals are gonna fire all over Marmal was the attendance that we saw when the Padres went there and there was no one in the seats and When butts aren't in seats people make changes. It's not good It's pushing for an organization like the Cardinals that you know usually has tons of people there. Yeah. All right Chiefs tight end Travis Kelsey has eight catches for 69 yards through his first three games this season and many people are wondering if anything is Wrong with him. Here is Todd McShay talking about what he thinks is the issue on the Ryan Roussillo podcast Are we not allowed to say that he's out of shape that he's been partying all off season He's been jet-setting around with his the most famous person probably in the entire world the coverage and the respect he gets is the same The athlete is not now. Is he gonna work himself into shape during the season? Yeah, I'm sure he will He's he's an unbelievable competitor. He's one of the best to ever do it, but he's not the same guy right now I'm not blaming it on Taylor Swift. I'm not blaming anything All I'm saying is when you win two Super Bowls, you've got all the whole tour that happens after the Super Bowl There's no one else doing more commercials. I don't think in the league and he and my homes are up there But I think Kelsey's doing more commercials and things he's been at more events doing more things socially It's impossible to carry that schedule and still put in the same amount of time for football Well, there you go. That was Todd McShay, Braden you're at first on this one And do you think it's okay to criticize Travis Kelsey for this for his lack of performance? I think it's fair to criticize off the field off the field stuff I mean, I think it's it's an interesting conversation. I don't necessarily know if it's a hundred percent the blame For this particular deal, but you know a lot of guys have to have to you know Go through the business side of things too, and I think you know, I don't think it's really an excuse you know for for Travis Kelsey in terms of his his production I you know, I think it's kind of a lower blow on the You know to say like well He's won the two Super Bowls and and all this other stuff and Dayton Taylor Swift I think it's an easy cop-out to be honest with you the real reason why Travis Kelsey's not doing well is because I drafted him on Two fantasy teams so I draft So if you want to know It's because I drafted him and I literally said they're going like you know what cuz I'm not a huge I'm not a huge Travis Kelsey fan. There's nothing to do with Taylor Swift I just I haven't really been a fan of him in the past and I was like yeah, two things can happen here One he's gonna help my team out or two I just curse him on accident and it works out in my favor on that on that particular case But I I I will say in Travis Kelsey's defense It's because Braden subreddit drafted him in fantasy football more than him having to go through all this other Offfield stuff, but I do think that is you know that does catch up to a lot of athletes throughout sports I don't think it's Kelsey's fault But it's it's a very difficult task to do to be everywhere that he needs to be and also perform at a high level It's very difficult Tony. What's it like because I know you do a lot of commercials and stuff. How do you get everything keep everything? I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding Do you think it's okay to criticize Travis Kelsey for this? I Think it's poor taste. I don't think it's poor taste to criticize him I think it's poor taste to make it about what he was jet-setting and whatever else he said in that Little clip. I think it's fair to say He looks out of shape. I think that's you know, that's that's within the bounds I don't think he I mean he didn't break a law by saying what he said, but it just seemed like a poor taste Took it. He took a pot shot like a little blow. I have to say jet setting. Yeah, it was it was a little pot shot But you know, it's not a Gregious, you know I'm saying but he took a little pot shot for sure. All right, Todd McShane I think like that because I said this before the year everybody I said this before the year You said what before the year Travis Kelsey was gonna struggle because he's more concerned with off the field than on the field It should have this on who's the blame yesterday? That's not true. You don't know that Maybe just because he's struggling does not make me true. Maybe he's just old. Can we accept that? Yeah, maybe he's Maybe he's out of shape. He's like 36 now or something. Wow. Is he 36? He's pretty he's pretty up there is what I was about to say Let me see his age real quick He's 34. Oh, he's 34 turns 35 on on in October. Yeah, no, I used to get some to get some tread on them times though Hey, you know what? It's a long NFL season. He just he needs to put it together to the end Hey, he hates himself. Yeah, I just hate the chief so much. Just hate so much. Yeah, I know They just a text of Niners. That's why UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka is leaving his team just three games into this season because of well some are saying It's because he didn't get the money. He was promised by the school his statement on X Said quote I've decided to utilize my red shirt year and will not be playing in any additional games this season I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me which were not upheld after I enrolled despite Discussions it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future I wish my teammates the best of luck this season and hope for the continued success success of the program now His reps are saying he was promised a minimum of a hundred thousand dollars But he only received three thousand dollars and the school is saying that his reps are strong arming or trying to strong arm The school into paying him money. So did you see the UNLV statement? Yes, they said that they were approached by his people go ahead. You have it in front of you Yeah, it said, you know football player matt Matthew Sluka's represent representative made financial demands upon the university and its NIL collective in order to continue playing UNLV athletics Interpreted these demands as violation of the NCAA pay for play rules as well as Nevada state law UNLV does not engage in such activity nor does it respond to implied threats UNLV has honored all previously agreed upon scholarships for Matthew Sluka UNLV has conducted due diligence and will continue to operate its programs within the framework of NCAA rules and Regulations as well as Nevada state laws a lot of he said she said yes. Yes very much though. So Tony good luck on Somebody's lying. Yes. Do you I guess I'm just gonna change my question question and go. Who's the blind here? No, just one question. What are you gonna ask? I was gonna say do you think what he did is okay? But who's to blame is the better question? I don't know. I don't think anybody knows who's the blame just kind of getting he said as Brayden said he said she said going right now and nothing to prove one side is right or the other and He's very well him and his representation very well could be trying to strong arm this school or we certainly have seen schools read Nick on Say you know given what they said they only get so I think in due time will get the true answer But this is just as part of the the new way we do things. These are bound These are issues that are bound to happen and will start happening more Tony. Do you think that what he did was wrong? What did he do? We don't know what the team left the team left the team. What did he do? Let me transfer. Oh that part Yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean I personally would you know, I wouldn't be playing for money You know I'm saying that's I think that's where it starts like I get it. You want to get a bag right now but you know He's supposed to you know at least in my perspective I'm gonna put me wanting to play the game over, you know, whatever the amount of money is yeah Braden things with this Carl Reed, Jr. Of 24/7 sports. He's college football analyst had this report last night All financial commitments for UNLV's quarterback Matthew Sluka were completely met But after wins against Kansas in Houston Sluka's family hired an agent and they collectively Feel that his market value has increased per source again. It's more he said she said in this day and age of college football You have to look at it both sides, right? I mean, I think it's more of a what's what's the saying? You know, don't don't blame the player blame the game kind of attitude and You know, I think a lot of college football players now and college athletes are interested in money probably a little bit more than than playing the game and in some sort of sense and you know what who's who's to who's to blame them for what the The environment is I mean if you look at Sluka. He is in his last. He's got one year left of college football He's not going to be good enough to play in the National Football League He has an opportunity potentially to make a couple hundred thousand dollars There's reports and again rumors that other schools have contacted him and saying like hey if you're red shirt We could pay you X amount of dollars to transfer to our school So if you have a kid that is not going to pull go pro and not going to play in Professional leagues and has an opportunity to make three hundred thousand dollars at a different school next year If you got one year of eligibility left, you know, what kind of decision you're going to make there are you willing to just? Leave again, that's you're making a choice here You're willing to quit on your team that you're three and oh with that has a chance to make the college football playoff to make three hundred thousand dollars Potentially next year. There's no guarantee or you know, do you stay and you keep playing with your with your team? I there's so much to unpack on this that it's it's it's a difficult decision I think and the reality is who's to blame at the NCAA for not having any guidelines to this wild wild West mix that is out there I Got to say I enjoy being Given a different perspective. I had I mean in that situation That's you're right that does that does kind of complicated it makes it a little bit more complex is you know I think oftentimes people think of these athletes as well. They're going to the league no matter what but Here's a situation where as you said this dude is not going to play football beyond college Why not get a head start in life after after playing and being able to capitalize on it? Why you can't it's a great point But it is a part of partly the NCAA's fault for not have the first being unrelenting in their rule it rules which really led to athletes pushing for this and then not reacting fast enough to what was going on and so This is this is part of the part of the deal now It's it's an interesting topic of discussion that you know we can obviously get into more on a different day But you know to me I I you're still it's you know It's the whole Josh Hader thing right where it's you know You can leave for the bigger contract which is fine and that's his right but then at the same time Don't expect Padres fans to cheer for you when you come back I mean that's it's the give and take and you're willing to make that decision. So if you're willing to You know, I I mean he's still quitting on his team in his in a way But again, he's looking out for himself in the long-term. So it's it's very interesting It's a tough decision that I think a lot of parents obviously and and kids have to deal with right now with the way It is because they didn't make any rules You know do you think what I what he did is okay? I mean I think there's something to be said about a guy that's throwing Completing less than half of his passes to go out there and demand more money after three weeks on a three and a team And go I'm out and then just abandon his team who by the way art like it's expected to play there They're not that this matters with gambling But their line went from they're favored by five to now They're even with Fresno State and they had another player just announced that he is leaving the fourth leading rusher on UNLV We got one carry against Kansas. He said the same thing his Promises weren't met he's out. How many more of these players gonna do that Tony? Here's the other thing to don't don't be Surprised if you start seeing a bunch of teams having guys enter the transfer portal after this week because you can play four games and still get a red shirt in so we are far from done with this and You know what? Who's the blame? It's the NCAA for not putting in rules and just letting everything just go to chaos in college up We might have to bring this up tomorrow again just to expand on it a little bit cuz it seems like there's more there I love the job. I love the Josh haters shot. It's great try to sneak in there somehow connecting Me for I don't have a bomb with John Shader But there's so many Padres fans that boo him because he left I mean that the reality is and you know you take a lot of the time. I have to I have to get moving guys I'm sorry. We're gonna have to say I don't think you expect it to get cheers Yeah, well, it's not that and I don't think we'd Padres fan should boom. I think it's a waste of our time All I know is going forward when anyone does something selfish. I'm gonna call him a sluka. I'm just gonna be like you're such a sluka one Okay, nothing Josh Allen said after he threw four touchdown passes on Monday night It's a fun and wonderful thing when you got a bunch of guys that don't care about the stats They don't care about the touchdowns now a lot of people thought he was talking about Stefan Diggs who's now playing for the Texans So he was asked about it today, and he said quote. I know there's a lot of people talking I'm not trying to tear anybody down. I've loved everybody that I've played with I love 14 I still do but everyone wants to keep making this thing a thing We're so focused on what's going on side of our building Bobby blah blah blah Braden Do you think he was talking about Stefan Diggs? Not really? I don't really don't think so I don't really think he I don't really really did I think we're trying to make it a big deal out of nothing I mean you can say what you want, but that's the problem with Assuming things. What does it do Scravey? I can't say it on the radio. Yeah, well, that's I mean That's but that's that's that's where you're at right now with with with some of this I think we're trying I think the media is trying to pull something out of this and it's not I mean the guys saying we're focused and he's worried about his team I don't know what the the point of that would be in the to take a shot at one of his former teammates Tony See Braden which Braden what you don't know is this is this is right up Scravey's alley operates when it comes to these Subject so it's not a surprise at all that this is the question and yes If it wasn't you it would have been me that's if it wasn't you it would have been me that said that said This is one of those topics that we have no idea and it's probably a big overblown Pollard nothing and so I don't know We'll move on we'll move on Stefan Diggs is a Sluka. We know this he's hard to play with okay Josh haters Luca Sluka Stefan that we're just throwing just strays. It's so many athletes for no reason I mean it's kind of it's kind of crazy This is this is the straight way there was issues with Stefan Diggs Josh Allen said it's a fun and wonderful thing when you guys when you have a bunch of guys that don't care about stats Which everybody said that's Stefan Diggs care - he has a bit on his team all he hasn't been on his team My brain exploded he hasn't been on his team since last year I'm talking about last year that was last year to quote Mike leech. Thank you very much guys That's it for the big five when we get back. We're gonna get you set for game two We're gonna hear some more fun interviews that Tony did in the clubhouse after they clinched their playoff spots So stick around with us on 97 through the fan You (upbeat music) (upbeat music)