Grant and Danny
Ben Standig Addresses #WaffleGate
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And tell them that your girl, Tasha McKia sent you. The sharpest rides, affordable, sexy, sharp. We have tracked down our good pal, Ben. Standing goes out in Ashburn today to get to the bottom of this whole waffle situation. Benjamin, how are you? Yep, feel a little concerned at the moment, but I am doing all right. What are you concerned about? Look, man, I, you know, there's nothing worse for a reporter than when you're putting the news out there and getting it wrong and, you know. It's not really news. I mean, if we're being honest, like you didn't report, as I said earlier, it's not like they signed a guy that they didn't or they traded someone or they cut someone in a little confusion with the waffles, but this is why it's funny on our end. So, Steve. As somebody with the team just said to me, you know, there's gonna be some eight-year-old show, but see at the game now, you're gonna get some waffle mix and you're gonna get a crime for my area, right? That will definitely happen inevitably. So hopefully you don't lose sleep about all the people, including myself and Daris going to the game, who are excited about the waffles. But no, what happened was, so standing tweets out the waffle thing, which was basically you're gonna get waffles if you come to the game. It's very random, like minor league baseball-esque that you would give out a box of waffle mix. So I'm going, I haven't seen anyone else tweet this. I call up Stanik, a little peel back the curtain, and he's busy and it's very quick and I'm gonna break. And I'm like, is this a real thing? Or did other people get this? And he's like, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, we got this out here right now, like it's a thing. And I'm like, all right, cool. So then we talk about it on air, Ben. And we do this whole segment about how the new Harris ownership group gets it. These guys are giving out presents, not only- - This is genius. - It's so innovative. (laughing) - This is genius. These guys, you know, they're giving their consumer a pickle. They really know how to get to their fans, through their bellies, and all this nonsense, Mitch Rails's idea, I guarantee it, he's just a man of the people. And only to find out, they're actually not giving out waffles. - Yeah, you know, like this is a reading one-on-one, actually, the key point is to read and comprehend, and I only did sort of one of those things. And it says that, technically, I'm a little raffle. I'm afraid to say what it is. But again, you go to that game being IG, people will get picked, and they'll win, and whatever. But I knew something was awful, and PR started texting me. Hey, where'd you get this waffle story? I was like, uh-oh, wait a minute, what? - Oh no. - That was the tell. - Oh no. - You're like, yeah. - I was from you guys, I thought, right? - Well, I knew it was like an outside thing, like you got clearly has a sponsorship with this group, I guess. So I knew it was from that, but you know, typically these things are orchestrated, coordinated, what have you, and so when I'm getting the message, "Hey, I haven't heard that," I'm like, "Oh boy." And then I looked a little bit closer, and I'm like, "Yeah, I better fix this." - Scott has a question here, he says, "Ask Ben, is there a specific gate we need to exit from Northwest Stadium to get our free waffles on us?" (laughs) - Yeah, I would say, I assume the W gate, right? I mean-- - Right, that would make the most sense. - Whatever's closest to a local supermarket, is that the-- - The next angle was, and again, this is our own fault, 'cause we just, you give us an inch, we're gonna take a mile. So we started talking about how we should figure out what Luke McCaffrey's favorite breakfast food is, and maybe they could give out like pancake mix, two weeks from now at the home game. We had this whole plan for breakfast all season long, it just, it went off the rails a little bit. - Yep. - So-- - Right. - We'll throw ourselves under the bus, but if you want to, you can come with us. I mean, it's-- (laughs) - I mean, I definitely texted my wife at what breakfast her dinner night. - However you would have did this. - Well, my favorite part of the, this is actually there, my favorite part is it says Jayden Daniel. Like, not just one waffle for breakfast, but it all caps two waffles. - That is incredible. - That's incredible. - I was like, if you said, like, you want to like five, or two, that's not like a pretty standard scenario, but I guess you're-- - Very specific amount, yeah. - But I also knew something was going on because my buddy, John, just texted me a few minutes ago, he's like, "Are you couldn't know "it was gray and dandy right now?" I'm like, "Why?" He goes, "Well, they're like messing with you "about this waffle thing." I was like, "Oh, boy." So that's what I knew. - Oh, dear. - Really going off the rail. - Never, it was always fun. - Yeah. - It's why. - Well, 'cause we look, see, here's the thing, Ben. Nobody ran harder with it than us. We're like, when Mark Sanchez handed off the Adrian Peterson, he went like 90 yards against eagles. We're sitting there going, "Whoever's responsible. "Give him a raise. "Let's get him on the horn, a compliment." What a genius thing to do. Like, instead of like a footnote, we spent 10 minutes waxing poetic with each other but how important this was. - Culture had changed. - For fan outreach. - Look no further than how different everything is. - "Sign of the Times." Dan would have never done this. All those types of things. - All the research that we did to find out that nobody's ever given away waffles at a stadium before. - Yes, we had daras on that hours and hours to find out that it is unprecedented. - What an innovative thing. - We know that they've upgraded some of their food options and then who knows? Maybe by the time they're back for another home game, waffles is on the menu. You never know? - I actually think that and you're first on the scene. - Yeah, lean into that. - Tailgate Ted just said, "Wait, what? "I'm not getting waffles on Sunday." - Oh no. Oh no. - My concern is the people that turned off their radio. So there's one guy tweeted us a picture of a conversation he had. I mean, you just can't make this up. This dude Joe says, "At Grand H. Paulson, "you've made me look foolish." Standing, this was the actual text combo with his buddy. He was probably like at a big boy job. He goes, "Nothing like 1067 during football season. "Just learned they're giving out a box of waffle mix to us "at the game on Sunday "'cause Jaden needs waffles before every game." His buddy goes, "LMAO, that's unreal." And he goes, "Apparently, it was a false report, "shaking my head away." - Apparently it's a false report. Great and Danny, screwed us again. - Oh God. - Anyway, no waffles just to be clear. But there are waffles on his Instagram account, right? Isn't that a thing? - I believe that is a double check with your sources, but I blew tomorrow at some point in the morning that will become sort of giveaway on the ding dong of Instagram for waffle mix. Look, the box is creative. Sarah, why not, have fun, go get some waffles. - I think by just by nature of how this whole thing unfolded, you're gonna have to be all over it. Like, you're gonna have to report on this like it's a real thing. Do you know what I mean, Ben? - By nature, are you a waffle guy, Ben? Are you more of a pancake French toast guy? - Ah, you know, it's one of those deals like at the third pick, I'm good. I can go for anything. Maybe pick a probably go pancake, but honestly, you know, those are, you know, it's like Charles Angel. Just give me whichever one I'm probably getting. - This is so funny. This guy just tweeted, "Standing me in you." And he goes, "Can't wait for this little one's "first ever commander's game." He's especially looking for waffles and it's the cutest kid I've ever seen with the onesie that's just born into this and burgundy and gold. Oh God. - Oh, that's great. - I saw somebody tweeted about this and they tweeted at him and me with, they took my Twitter avatar where I was standing at the paint manning with my mic. They swapped that paint manning for a waffle house. - Yep. - They said they want this to be my avatar now. I might have to do it. - That's just what we did. - I think you do it. - I think the reason it's great and you stick aside, I mean, I'm not just pumping Ben's tires 'cause he's on with us. As I said earlier, when we found out about the waffle, the situation at hand, we'll say, we'll call it waffle situation, like thorough investigator doesn't miss. Batting average, batting 1,000-- - Dots the eyes, cross the teeth. - This is what he does. He is in his element in week two, waffles are waffles. We're not gonna worry too much about waffles but I did want to get you on just to figure out exactly what was going on because I knew you would have this for us. So to be clear, no waffles at the game are waffles at the game. - No, my understanding, there'll be no waffles at the game. Hopefully, no math either. I'm not good at either of these things apparently. - Oh my God, so good. All right, Ben, we'll catch up very soon. I will see you at Northwest Stadium on Sunday. - Look forward to it, have fun to see you guys. - He's a good egg. Ben's standing up the athletic, go follow him there and check out his work. You should already be following him on social media. (upbeat music) Dear Autumn Leaves, you won't be covering roads alone this season. Toyota's lineup of cool, colorful vehicles is ready to ride by your side. Take on fall in a trail tackling Tacoma or go for the powerful Tundra. Head to toyota.com for more info or visit your local Toyota dealership today. Toyota, let's go places. (upbeat music) - This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from Progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates, price and coverage match limited by state law. - The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right, everything is on sale now. Shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures. Plus, with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online at the sharpest rides.com right from the palm of your hands. Or check other massive inventory in person at the sharpest rides located 2250 South Sea Home Street in Inglewood. Either way, you will fall into savings. Don't miss out. Head on over to the sharpest rides.com today and explore the deals that make every season better. And tell them that your girl, Tasha McKia, sent you. The sharpest ride, affordable, sexy, sharp.