Will Howard
Appearances
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
you know we love ohio on this podcast we've got two for you Ty Jerome, one of my favorite stories slash favorite players in the NBA. His rough start to the career, to the highs of this Cleveland team, their long-term success. And just talking hoops with Ty Jerome. And Will Howard from Ohio State, the national champs.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Do you and Sam Merrill, friend of the pod, do you laugh when you're playing the top two positions of a zone and the other team comes down being like, we are about to light this fucking crew up? And Sam's one of our defenders. That's what I'm saying. Even Dean Wade, Jalen got him in a switch, and then Dean held up and made him take a 17-foot fadeaway from the baseline in that game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Let's go through the resume here before the Cleveland part of it. So you're a first-round pick. Were you aware of what was going on with all of the trades? What did you know? Because you were basically traded on draft night, but then I think the Bain deal was already done as well, but then that was announced like a week later.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I'm not punting him. I'm not asking for the switch. I'm observing. Look, it's a guy who's watched Sam Houser develop over it. I mean, look, but I just noticed. Yeah, it was funny, though, like in the Orlando game,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like, you were playing at the top with Sam, and I'm thinking, like, okay, are they going to take, like, yeah, are they going to take bad shots because they're like, oh, these two dudes are at the top of the zone? And then they still didn't score. Again, that might be more of an Orlando thing that is about you and Sam being Pippen and Jordan.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
All right, all right. Let me ask you this. I think it's the coolest thing ever that you played with Donovan. Oh, you were eight years old? Yeah. Man, I mean, just to be playing with him in the NBA now, like, what's that like? Do you ever have a moment with him? Like, clearly, you probably get each other.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
You know, I don't know if he's your closest friend on the team, but, like, that's some crazy, like, sleepover type shit right there.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
What do you think your best, your best, like we need a bucket. Like this is, this is the thing I trust the most. Is it just Mitchell attacking or Mitchell turning down? I think he turns down the screen better than anybody with the ball in his hands right now too, by the way.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
How has Mobley improved? We can look at numbers. We can look at all that different stuff. If you watch him enough, I think there's a comfort level with him. But what did you see kind of coming into this year with him? Because he's at another level now.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
He can.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
what was it like for you to go from, you know, the UVA years where I probably first fell in love with your game and, you know, realizing like Tony's just somebody, if you love basketball, even though I know you guys get dumped on a lot for the pace and how few points you scored, but like even going back to Washington state, I was like, I really liked this guy.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like I liked the way his teams play and all that kind of stuff to be the one 16 matchup that loses and then come back and win a national title in that overtime game against Texas tech. Over those 12 months, was it a mad group? Was it a mature group? Because I almost feel like that story gets lost in just the shuffle of all the information.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
To be the laughingstock of college basketball, to be national champs 12 months later and be part of that team. What do you think about the most over the course of that year?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Okay. All right. So you knew that part of it. You get to Phoenix. What's going through your head on like, all right, how do I fit in? Like, how do I fit in as an NBA player?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Did he have to address it at the first – practice or whatever your first, cause I know there's some informal, formal stuff. Did he have to go, all right, let's just talk about this now.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I'm really happy for you. I know this has been a rough start to a career. And for those of us that just... I don't know, man. There's just something about your game that I appreciate so much. I think there's a lot of people that grew up with basketball. My dad was my coach when I was a little kid.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I don't know what it is, but your story and your success this year puts a smile on a lot of basketball fans' faces. Thanks for your time today. I can't wait to see where this goes, man.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
How are you, man?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Ryan, I appreciate you having me on. So let's talk about the combine. Is it fun? Is the process fun?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
It is. It's fun because I enjoy talking football. And I think the interviews are some of the most stressful parts of it. And for me, I enjoyed it. I love doing that. I love talking ball. There's only so much physically that you're doing. You're only doing the one workout day. So Physically, it's not super taxing, but mentally, it's really long. The medical days, they're the worst. They suck.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Everything other than that, it's a cool experience. I tried to make the best of it. Even though it's long and tiring, I enjoyed it and got to see a bunch of guys I haven't seen in a while.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
This isn't so much just a cliche question of what's the weirdest question somebody asks you, the team. But I imagine when it's the team that's really into your football acumen and asking you about situations, that has to be something for a guy that's played as well as you've played and played as long as you have in college. That has to be the best part, right?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
When you're sitting there with dudes that you're watching on Sundays roam the sidelines asking you what you see and how you play the position, I imagine, right? That has to be so much fun.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Absolutely. And it's an ability, a time for me to show my ability to process and to read defenses and what I see out there. And I'm able to kind of give them what I'm thinking. And I felt super prepared going into that process.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I knew that anything they threw at me, whether it was installing a play at the beginning of the meeting and having me come back and shoot it back to them at the end, or whether it's asking me, what's your favorite third down and long play? Whatever it was, I was really prepared for it. And I Felt like I did really well in the interview process.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I think that's where my game really stands out and where I can really thrive is my ability to process, my ability to regurgitate whatever I was doing and my ability to recall. All that kind of stuff is kind of one of the strength points of my game. So I wanted to make sure I showed that. I think I did a pretty good job of it.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Are you frustrated by draft coverage that seems to put a ceiling on where you could go?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I mean, yeah, I definitely I think I take everything and just use it as a chip, man. And I feel like I've been doing that really my whole career. That's kind of been the story of my career is, you know, I've kind of been overlooked. I've been, you know, kind of that underdog guy. You know, I wasn't necessarily probably the hottest commodity in the transfer portal when I went to Ohio State.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
You know, guys are saying, you know, they should have gotten this guy and this guy. But I came in and I said, I want to prove them right for picking me. I want to prove those people that said that wrong. When I went to K-State, I was a three-star guy. I wasn't really expected to do anything crazy. I ended up playing as a true freshman and winning a Big 12 championship.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I feel like the story of my career is proving people wrong. I love where I'm at in the process. I think me being a guy who can kind of fly under the radar right now. And then hopefully, you know, all you need is one team to fall in love with you, man. And, and, you know, I just want to prove to all these teams that, you know, I have what it takes.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I feel like, you know, I'm one of the, one of the most NFL ready guys, um, that there is, you know, I've seen a lot in my college career and, um, you know, I feel like I'm really well prepared and, you know, I think I process the game better than, better than, better than anyone.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
So, you know, I think for me, you know, I'm confident in myself, you know, I know there's a ton of other really talented guys in this draft class and, um, you know, I'm, I'm not going to say anything about them, but, you know, I believe in myself and, and I think that, you know, I, whoever wants to pick me is getting a winner, man. And they're not going to regret it.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Let's go back to college. Uh, How close was it to potentially being some other place in Ohio State in the transfer portal for you?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, it was coming out of my last year at K-State. I knew I wanted a new challenge and something to kind of... My eventual goal was to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. So I knew to make that step, I wanted to improve my draft stock. And I felt like where my draft stock was coming out of my last year at K-State, it just didn't really match where I felt like my talent level was.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I was getting told, you're a day three guy, you're an undrafted guy. And I had one more year of eligibility left. And I said, if I feel like there's a place that I can really improve my game and compete for a national championship, those were the two things I was telling schools. It's not about NIL. It's not about... going somewhere where it's a guaranteed start.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
No, I want to go somewhere where I feel like I can develop as a quarterback and improve my draft stock and compete for a national championship. And when it kind of came down to it, it was really Miami, USC, Ohio State, and then draft. And Miami... had a favorable schedule.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Were you surprised he did so well in Detroit?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
You know, they had a really good offense, able to sling the ball around, you know, but I just felt like at the end of the day, it wasn't the right place for me. USC, the draw was Lincoln. I really wanted to play. And I felt like, you know, he's one of the most elite quarterback developers and thought that was really good. And maybe if I had like two or three years of eligibility left, I'd go there.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But, you know, for a one year plug and play kind of deal, nothing came close to Ohio state. And, and I felt like when I started talking to coach day and coach day says, we believe that you're the guy that can come in here and lead us to a national championship. And that was all I needed, man. I needed, I needed a chance and, you know, I took it and ran with it. They didn't guarantee me anything.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
They didn't say you're for sure going to be the starter, but you know, they said like, listen, we believe in you and we want you to be the guy. And, and that's all I needed to
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
So, you know, I watched it at K-State, and I got why they would want to go in another direction after what was going on last year at quarterback. But it was kind of tough for you in a way because it's like now Kyle's lighting it up at Syracuse, and you know what your fan base is like. What did the Oregon get? I know it's a loss and you're supposed to win every game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And the standard was this loaded team over the course of the summer. And the standard is only a national championship. So maybe your answer is going to be like, hey, we're Ohio State. We lost to Oregon. So we can't have that happen. I loved you in that game. So I don't know. Like there was a turning point, at least for me, of what I thought you were capable of.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I'll keep it moving. It's a small, small world out there. All right. So did you ever get to brag to your friends? Be like, well, hey, at least when I was traded, I was traded for Chris Paul.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Was there any moment for you, even with a loss, maybe a couple of days removed from the emotion of that last series where it actually helped you?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I think, you know, there's some truth to that for sure. Like, I think, you know, I played one of my better games of the season that day and, you know, it was just the way that it ended, you know, was, was poor. And, you know, I think I'm, I'm my own biggest critic, man. And I, you know, sitting there after that game, uh,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
it didn't matter if I threw, if I was a hundred percent completion percentage and threw for, you know, eight touchdowns, if we don't win the game, you know, I'm not going to be satisfied. And, you know, I remember going around the locker room and telling every single guy, man, like, Hey, I'm sorry, man.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I should have, you know, and every, every single guy like to a T looked at me and said, it's not your fault. It's not any one person's fault. Like you balled out, you did your thing. And I think that was a real big moment for us as a team. You know, me, obviously I, I believe in myself and I feel like I'm a pretty confident guy. I feel like,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
in order to be a quarterback, especially at this level and on this stage, you have to have that intrinsic confidence that comes from yourself and not from anyone else. You know, and I think I've built that over my career. And so, yeah, I definitely, you know, felt like I played a good game, but, you know, it ate at me for sure. You know, that was a, that was a tough one.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And it felt like, you know, I just as good as I played, you know, we didn't finish it the right way. So I knew that we were going to get another crack at a man and I knew we were going to make it count. But that one definitely that one definitely stung. It definitely hurt. And, you know, like you said, when you're at Ohio State, you can't have bad days and you can't can't lose games.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But thankfully, with the with the 12 team playoff this year, we're able to still make it in there and run the table and do our thing.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Did the Michigan loss help you win a national championship?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
That's a great question. I think it definitely unlocked something inside of us that turned us loose. And I think the adversity that we went through in that game and after that game and what we had to kind of push through
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
it I don't want to say I don't know if it for sure helped us but you know it was it definitely gave us a spark man and it gave us um you know some something to really really cling to and really at that point all we all we had was each other and it was really the woody versus the world man like you know there's a lot of stuff going on outside I mean it must have been awful
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
it wasn't, it wasn't fun, man. You know, and you come to, you come to Ohio state to beat those guys. And, you know, for, for me, you know, it hurt. I got one chance at that game. You know, obviously I got knocked up in the first half and, you know, I wasn't, I probably wasn't a hundred percent, but shoot, like only, only God himself could have taken me out of that game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like you get one chance to play the team up North and, and, And it was just a bad day. It was just a bad day for us. And, you know, we can't have that. And, you know, as, as much as, yeah, it felt like the world was collapsing around us and, you know, it really felt like we were all we had at that moment. And I think that helped us because it was kind of a us versus the world kind of mentality.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And we came out there and we said, you know, we can make this thing right in previous years. you know, we'd be, we'd be out of this thing and we'd be sitting at home and not having any, anything to do, but, you know, sit, sit around and think about this game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But this year, you know, we have, you know, God bless us with an opportunity to go out there and right the wrong and win a national championship. And, you know, I think, I don't know if it was the reason, but I think it definitely contributed to that spark that we, we needed, you know, going into the playoffs.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I guess I just try to think back, like, I never did anything that was as important to that many people as playing quarterback for Ohio State. And you are kind of adopted by this community, you know, and you can understand, you know, based on perception, like what that game means. And then, of course, you have Coach Day's recent run against them and everything that happens after the game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And then I'm thinking, I'm watching it going like... If I were on that team, would it be the, hey, roommates only? No one can come to our apartment. No one can come to our house. I don't want to answer the phone. I don't know what to do. What's class going to be like? Do I even want to go on Monday? It's just like... Look, you guys have great deals. You have great setups.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Everybody would trade places for you. But that's just a very, very young age to feel like your own, like the community around you that's supposed to be there and have your back is actually turning on you as everybody else has already turned on you. Like, that's a lot, man.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
It is. It is. But, you know, I knew what I was stepping into. And, you know, I remember when I was going through the portal process, I think it was my mom. She was like, are you sure about this? Like, you know, it's a lot of pressure. It's a lot of expectations. And, you know, Ohio State fans, they can turn nasty if they don't like it. You know, I grew up an Eagles fan. It's the same deal.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
They love you hard when you're winning, but... No, they can turn against you pretty quick. And, you know, I understand because they're passionate, man. They want to see their Buckeyes win, and I get it. And really, you know, what I kept saying was, listen, I want to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. And I wanted to go to a place where I felt like I was getting that pro-ready kind of deal.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I think stepping into Ohio State you know, I looked at it as I was going into a pro setting and I was going to be a franchise quarterback, you know, and that's, you know, Columbus, Ohio, all we have is the Buckeyes, man. So I looked at that as a, Hey, I'm going into a pro setting and I'm learning how to deal with this as a franchise guy.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And, you know, so that the first time I go into an NFL locker room, it's not, you know, the first time I'm dealing with it on a, on a national stage and on a, you know, in terms of a scrutiny and you know, you want to talk about getting all the glory and all the praise. I mean, get way too much of it, especially as a quarterback, but especially as a quarterback at Ohio State.
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There's actually a very good chance that half the teams you could go to potentially in the NFL, the pressure is not going to be the same as going into that game and after. But I'll say that you don't have to say that. The rematch with Oregon, I mean, just maybe the best half of football you're ever going to see. You guys are rolling.
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Do you think it's the same game against Oregon without the one in your back pocket?
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You know, I said in that first game, I think if we play on a neutral field, I think it's a different story. I think definitely the environment played into it. We had a lot of false start penalties, kind of just self-inflicted wounds that I think we were a little overcome by events and the atmosphere and the environment a little bit. And that's a collective effort. That's me included.
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I think coming out of that game, we knew that we should have beat those guys. And we knew that if we got another chance at them, we weren't, we didn't have to make it close. And, you know, obviously I didn't know it was going to be 34, nothing before halftime, but you know, I knew that coming into that game, I felt really, really good about our game plan. We were going to be aggressive.
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I mean, the first play of the game, you know, coach Kelly's calling the, the, you know, smoke screen and go like from that moment, I was like, okay, we're, we're here to freaking, we're not here to just win. We're here to blow these guys out. And I think it was, you know, we just were able to take over our defense, uh, did their thing, man.
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All right, so then you're traded again to Houston. You're cut immediately. Golden State picks you up. You have the groin injury, so the two-way expires. And then you sign with Cleveland, you know, in the start of 23. And I want all the listeners to know that. I mean, clearly, you know your own timeline. But at that point, you're like, man, I won a national championship. I was a first-round pick.
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Like that's an explosive offense that they were going against and for them to have eight sacks on, on DG and you know, that explosive offense to be able to hold them to, you know, only even 21 points. But I mean, really it was probably, you know, you know, we knew they were going to eventually come back and start scoring and, and doing their thing. But I mean, our offense or our defense,
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offense played an unbelievable game. And that first half was like you said, like one of the best halves of football I've ever been a part of, you know, comprehensively, you know, all three phases. And, and we knew going into that game, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder that we didn't feel like they had.
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And, and I think definitely that first game, you know, the revenge thing plays into it a little bit, but I always say, man, it's, it's really, really hard to beat a team twice, especially a team like us.
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Yeah, I mean, you roll through Tennessee, who looked like they wanted nothing to do with that game. It's a blowout against the number one team in the country in the first half. The funny thing about the Texas score, and then before the Jack Sawyer recovery, you're like, how is Texas in this game? What were those...
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conversations like on the sideline is it felt like every time you looked up you're like oh it's second and 22 again like that's the story of that game outside of the scores what five straight possessions where you're looking at the down and distance going we're just killing ourselves right now
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That's the thing is coming out of that game and really in the middle of that game, it's like they're not stopping us. We're stopping ourselves right now. And it's these self-inflicted wounds that are killing us. And it's deflating a little bit. And you feel like it's just like, man, we just keep getting ourselves in these situations. But it's also... you know, it's kind of a positive.
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And what I kept saying to everyone is like, they are not stopping us. It's not anything that they're doing. It's us hurting ourselves. It's holding penalties. It's false start penalties. It's, you know, personal frowns, all these things that are backing us up behind the sticks.
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And, you know, I think that's a little, you know, something you can kind of cling to and be like, Hey man, like it's not them. It's us. Like if we fix what we're doing and we go down and do what we have to do, like, We went down on the first drive and scored. It was no big deal. We knew it was going to be more of a methodical game.
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They weren't going to let us hit the shots like we did against Oregon. They were just not that kind of defense. They were a deep zone kind of playing defense. They played the shell over top. They wanted to bring two simulated pressures. That's kind of what they did. We knew it was... We were going to have to march the ball down the field methodically.
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Obviously, that fourth quarter drive that we had to go down and score and make it 21-14, that was huge. I think that touchdown right before half to Trey was unbelievably big. That was just a crazy play. You're going out there in that situation and we're saying, hey, we did the same thing against Tennessee. Hey, we're going to either run the ball, run a screen right here, see what we get.
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And if we, you know, get into a deal where we get a first down, we can start the two minute drill. But if not, you know, maybe we'll take a knee. It was kind of one of those deals like, Hey, we'll see how this first play goes. And then there goes 32, you know, screaming down the sideline. And that was, it was a different game than the first two for sure.
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But you know, when it came down to it, we said we were going to have to win the game in the fourth quarter. And we did just that.
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The Notre Dame game had an interesting... Each game has its own feel to it. The score can say something, but you're like, okay, but who do you actually feel better about? You're a big favorite in that game, but then it's like, is Notre Dame back in this thing? Then it's third and 11, and you've got number four one-on-one.
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And, like, I don't even feel like I've even started. Like, that's going to be – was there ever a moment you're like, man, this might not work out?
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Take us through... Because you take the one-on-one shot, which I think even though it's a third and 11, it's third and long here. With him, it's like, hey, that's always going to be the best look I have. Take me through what the call was, walking up to the line of scrimmage, seeing that coverage, and just all of the things that transpired before that conversion that basically seals it.
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Yeah, man. So that, that, I mean, I'd love talking about that play. That's one of my, one of my favorites. Yeah, man, that, that one triggers a, a good memory for me. So, you know, first of all, we go out there and we, you know, we were kind of in a four minute drill kind of mode. So we're trying to run the ball. You know, I think coach day wanted to call that play earlier on in the drive.
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And coach Kelly was like, let's see if we can get some with the, with the run, you know, let's, let's push it, you know, and see what we can get with the run. And we obviously got stuffed twice. And it's like, Third and 11. And then, you know, we knew we had that play in on third and extra long because we had seen guys that hit some go balls against them.
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And it was quite literally, we call it grill. Grill means go balls on either side, mirrored go balls. And Emeka has a middle read route inside where he can take the middle if it opens up to too high and he can... break it off like a basic. If it's, if it's one high, it's called, you know, dose left was our formation, our two by two deal. And we had a 73 protection. So a seven man protection.
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So, I mean, we were saying, Hey, we're going to block this thing up and we're freaking launching, you know? And I looked out to the, to the boundary and Cornell was had a little tighter coverage and 29 was off and soft to the field. And he was like, damn near looking right at me. And I was like, all right, I think, I think this is a time to let this thing rip.
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And, you know, Mecca had said on the sideline, he's like, when 29 is inside leverage, like we got to take advantage of it all week. I knew, you know, 29 and 15, if I had my choice, I was going at 29 and he was out there on an Island. I knew they were probably going to be bringing some sort of pressure. I mean, we had it blocked up because we had a seven man protection called 73 grill.
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And I'm taking my three step, and a hitch and putting it on a cone, man. And number four is going to be there every single time. And I mean, that was, that was electric, man. I was, I was so fired up that they called that because, you know, in that situation, man, I want the ball in my hands to seal the game.
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And I, I love it, man, you know, bring it on and, and, uh, you know, throw a, throw a freaking go ball to number four to seal the natty. That was, I mean, poetic.
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Do you wish you could take number four with you?
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I would take every, I'd take everybody on that damn team with me if I could. But number four is, uh, he's special, man. He's, he's going to be something, something else. And for the fact that he's as young as he is doing what he did this year, I mean, he's only, only getting better from, from where he's at right now. And he's truly one of one.
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I want to ask you another question because I think we might be aligned on this.
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the Indiana game. And I'll, I'll speak for myself here. I love college football. I think you should have to beat one good team to play for a national championship. That's me saying that don't add anything to that. Well, um, so it came up a lot, right? I'm an opinionist. I got three shows a week. So I started digging through the schedule. I was like, man, I don't know.
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I was like, Hey, we'll see what happens against Ohio state. So yes, the, the Hoosier thing annoyed me at times. Um, So when they were playing you guys, there's the seven and a half minute drive that takes 15 plays. And at that point, the score kind of looks like 31-15, even though the game was just not close. I mean, look, they came down the field, scored. You guys had weird bad starts all year.
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You were slow to start. So they're up 7-0, and then it's just nothing from them the entire time until they get that touchdown. And then Trevion takes a knee at the one, which I'm sure he was like, hey, could somebody have told me we were going for the touchdown so I could have run it in? You get that last touchdown to make the score 38-15.
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Were you guys on the sideline during their seven and a half minute drive going like, are they just trying to make the score look good? And did you decide collectively like, you know what, we're putting another seven on these guys? Because it seemed to be kind of nasty with a team that, look, I understand why Indiana was very excited about their season. They have no history.
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This was incredible for them. And they were a good football team. They weren't great. They were a good football team. Good for them. But there seemed to be a bit of like, you caught some heat for it, but I also think I understood what you were doing. And when you guys decided to punch it in to make it 38, I'm like, I think I've never been more aligned with Ohio State football than right now.
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Man, I'd love to say we were sitting there talking about it during the drive, but we really weren't. We knew we had won the game already, so we were kind of not really worried about it. But they went down and they scored, and then they went for two, which kind of was like, all right, what are we doing, guys? And, you know...
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Coach Cignetti, a lot of respect for him with what he did with Indiana and turning that program around. I think he is great. He definitely talked a little bit of trash going into that game. And he was... I know Coach Day had his feelings about it. When Trey went down to the one, Coach Day came into the huddle. That was an executive decision. He was like, we're scoring right here.
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If they want to score to fluff up the points, we're going to do the same thing. Coach Day says what you ask for, you deserve. I feel like at that point in time, it was... you know, it wasn't like a, a big, you know, shove it to you moment. It was more of just like, Hey, you know, you guys, you guys wanted to do it, so we'll do it too.
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Um, but you know, obviously all class from Trey going down to the one. Um, but you know, I, I had, I'll be the bad guy if I, if I need to be a man and run in and, we were all fired up, man. And it was, you know, obviously a big game, you know, a top five matchup and they were a good team. Don't get me wrong. Like they were a solid, solid team. I think Curtis is a really good player.
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The fact that he's playing on a torn ACL all year is, is crazy. Um, and I think, you know, they had a solid defense. I think that CJ West kids, uh, phenomenal player. Um, and I think they did some, they did some really good things and I think, you know, they deserve to, to have the season that they did. But, um, you know, when, when you play the Buckeyes, it's a little different.
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So, um, you know, we kind of had our, had our way to end that thing. And, you know, it was, it was no, no harm meant. It was just a, just a little, little fire and fire, firing us up, man.
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I think you guys felt good about that last touchdown.
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Yeah.
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Based on going back and watching that game. All right. I know I could ask it this way. Like, hey, what is an NFL team getting when they're getting Will Howard? I think listening to the last 25 minutes, you know, we're getting a guy that's mature, that's tough. That's been in huge games. And if I ask you, what do you want out of an NFL team?
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You're going to say, hey, I just want to I want to go to a team. I don't care. But like, is there any part of this that you can share with us? Any part of the process of like, you know, this is this is kind of how I see once I'm drafted next month. This is kind of like what I could see is the perfect timeline for me getting this career going.
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Hmm. It's a good question, man. And, and it, you know, it's going to look different. I don't know where I'm going to end up, you know, what team I'm going to be on, what situation is going to be, but whatever it is, I'm going to be ready for it. And I'm going to attack it, you know, 100%. And I, I've always been a person that I don't do things half ass man.
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Like when I went to Ohio state, I actually caught some flack for like, this guy's like acting like he's been a Buckeye forever, you know? And like, I'm like, guys, like I'm here for a year. Like I might as well, I'm not going half ass, you know, I'm not going to just act like I don't care about this place. Like I, I'm, I decided to be an Ohio state Buckeye. Like I'm going to do it full force.
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And like, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to go all out for my guys and for the team. And, you know, they believed in me. I believe in them and I want to be a part of this. And that's how I feel going into my NFL locker room, whatever the situation is, you know, I don't care if, You know, I go to a place that has an older veteran starter.
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You know, obviously, ideally, I'd love to go in and play right away. But, you know, you never know. And that was my plan at Kansas State. And I wanted to go play as soon as I could. And I probably played a little earlier than I was ready for.
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But I think a lot of the things that I learned from Skylar Thompson and from Adrian Martinez were really good for my career and really big for me as I got better as a quarterback. you know, and I, I lean back on a lot of those lessons that I learned from the guys ahead of me. And I think that there's certain, certainly some, some good things to that.
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I was talking to a player the other night. I can't name him because it was just somebody that had a mutual friend and we were talking. And I was really happy for him because he's a real guy now, right? He's a real guy.
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And I think, you know, whether I go into a situation where there is a veteran guy, I'll definitely embrace it. And, you know, I'll be ready for whatever the challenge is, but I'm going to be, I want to be ready to compete and trying to try to play as soon as I can, um, wherever I'm at, you know, I want to contribute and be a part of team success. And, you know, I'm a, I'm a team guy, man.
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Post-combine, we'll go over the season and get ready for his dream to be an NFL quarterback next month. And life advice. He's one of the best stories in the NBA this year, and look, I know he's not the headliner, but he's in the conversation for sixth man of the year, and the Cavs are just brilliant, and he's been a lot of fun. It's Ty Jerome. Good morning, man. Thanks for doing this. Of course.
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Like I just want to go in and, create some great relationships and prove that, you know, they can trust me and count on me when, when the lights are on.
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I can't wait for this moment for you, for anybody that grows up, you know, hoping to actually be one of those names called. So enjoy it, man. And excited about what's next. Thanks Will. Thank you, Ryan. I appreciate you having me, man.
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Life advice, lifeadvicerr at gmail.com is the email. Kyle, Sergi, Oregon. A couple of feedback pieces here. 6'6 is the perfect height. No basketball comp, played volleyball in high school and university. 6'4, 250, currently in the pursuit of the pinnacle of calisthenic fitness, the muscle up. So a 6'4 guy saying that 6'6 is the perfect height. So a non-self-interest bias here.
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I wish I was taller so there was never any doubt that you're the tallest. Real alpha. At 6'4, typically you're always the tallest in the room, but occasionally you were dethroned. At 6'6, that concern is all but forgotten.
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Um, Could you petition the college for a single? Interesting.
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And I look at you now and I'm just like, whatever this is, and I want to get into Cleveland in this awesome season and your teammates and that kind of stuff, but this has proved that you're a real guy. And for him, it was opportunity where they couldn't bench him anymore. They couldn't bench him because everybody was hurt. And so here's your situation where it's not because everybody's hurt.
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There was a girl that lived on our floor when we were freshmen, but she was a sophomore and she had a queen bed single. Like blew people's minds off.
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Think about all the space. In case one of us gets diagonal.
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Blew our minds. She was actually pretty attractive. Obviously had cash. Never talked to any of us. Dated men. Like, grown men. She was a dating senior person.
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Yeah, I mean, she was a sophomore, and I don't think – I think college guys in general were just out of the scope. She was really nice to all of us, but we were just like – every now and then we'd walk by if a room were open and be like, what? She has like a full-on mattress and a bed frame? Like what is – is the student-issued one in storage? Like what is going on with her?
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I like 6'6", I'll be honest with you, but I don't know if you're 6'3".
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No, no. All right. I thought you were 6'3". There was a time where we've talked about my back is like an accordion now.
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Let's see. Some people made some really strong arguments that north of 6'4 is where you start getting to that problem area, though, whether it's flights, jeans, skinny jeans, young people jeans, YPJs. JNCOs are probably fine. Yeah, I think you're fine there. But yeah, 6'6", there's probably more challenges. But man, you're fucking 6'6".
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whereas super short guys don't want to make it their personality. Everyone has made it their personality for them. Correct.
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Yeah, that's such a it's such a strange height because we'll talk about our friend group that's in that height. And guys are like, do you know how tall this guy is or like who's taller? It's kind of like Stanley in the office. Like, does he have a mustache despite working with him forever? Does he not have a mustache?
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So then we we were ranking who was shortest to tallest, like under six feet from that group. No one knew anyone's height. No one could figure it out. Not that everybody's supposed to have everybody's height memorized in your friend group, but there was just south of a certain number. It was like, I don't know. It was just a big stew of length or lack thereof.
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Your team is incredibly deep, but it's very clear that Atkinson now trusts you in February and going into March. maybe even more so than he did at the beginning of the year. So that leash thing you're talking about is a very real thing in basketball where you know those are your minutes, you know those are your possessions.
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Um, so I feel like there was something else that I had to say as far as the person, I think as my father, six, five, you know, it was obviously very frustrating for me. Oh yeah. Everybody thought, yeah, everybody thought I was going to be that big, you know, like growing up. And then it was like, I think this guy's 16 and hasn't hit puberty yet. So what the fuck is going on with him?
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And then, uh, I remember I ran into like an old coach once I was in my twenties and I It was totally normal, but I could just tell there was this underlying mist. And he's like, you never got to your dad's side, did you?
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No.
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No, I could just sense the like, you were never that good. You know, I can caddyshack. I just love when Chevy Chase says that to Judge Smales. My dad. Never liked you. All right. Crickets on that one.
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Something more updated. I can't talk about stuff. Home and pray and then go and do the fish and creek for a date.
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nothing nice no that's that's good i got that one right away okay good stuff for the singers out there those guys are serious right oh yeah it has okay just want to make sure for those who don't know there's this country duo that's just taking over the internet right now and it's i don't know that i've ever seen a singer who's like technically a singer not be sure about being a singer yeah you know what i'm saying yeah no i got you nailed it
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Like, are you sure you want to do this? Not because you're doing it. So good or bad. Yeah. I mean, those guys did it. They're cutting videos. Look at Sir Rudy, kid number two on the way. He has no idea what we're talking about. This is when it goes away, buddy. Sad. All right. A couple more feedback emails. Don't worry, Kyle. I will respect your time.
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Excuse me, the aspect ratio? That's from Brian regarding Cerruti's refusal to watch The Wire.
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It must just make you a better basketball player because you're not thinking about all the shit you've been thinking about for years.
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For those of us that are screenwriters, you've kind of insulted all of our moms. Here we go.
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No, it's too late. He's not doing it. He's not doing it.
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Yeah, now that I have this backlash. Godfather 1, how far do you make it?
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Defending Cerruti on the wire aspect ratio. No comps, no stats, 6-1, 2-10. I wanted to... This guy's tall. I wanted to chime in and defend Cerruti on the wires aspect ratio. I tried to watch it a couple years ago. I couldn't get past the aspect ratio either. It was too distracting and not pulling me in. However, I recently tried again on Max, and guess what?
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It's in a widescreen format ratio and looks way better. Cerruti, give it a shot.
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I love how they've gone back and started releasing older shows in wide format. Gives them new life. Love the pod.
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All right. Um, I don't know. We've got a lot of good ones here today. We've got time to explore the space, by the way. We do. Okay. I don't know that I would normally do this one, but we'll just do it. Should I apply to be Big Cat's manager? What's up, guys? 5'8", 155. I can pinch 185 for six. Basketball comp, short Ben Simmons. I'll say this about shorter guys.
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If you decide to really focus on the arms, they're going to get huge. I've seen it firsthand. So that's something noted, noted.
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I mean, I don't understand why doing something that's strenuous physically wouldn't make those limbs a little bit stronger. I don't know. It just seems like science to me. I beat my wife four out of the last five times in arm wrestling.
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yeah phrasing all right so writing in today for some career advice i graduated college from a southern school in 22 been working in investment banking ever since very recently got promoted to associate which is a nice gig slightly less hours with a decent pay raise of all the guys all the guys at my job are great we
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created a pretty tight-knit group but as you can imagine the job can be a lot of hours at times recently saw an ex um that big cat is looking for an assistant i read through the qualifications i humbly think i would be perfect for the job i'm well versed in all four major sports very well organized think my current job has prepared me well for whatever i decide to do in the future i think it'd be a great opportunity to meet a lot of guys maybe even ryan one day and do something i generally enjoy doing helping one of my favorite media personalities perform his job at the highest level
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The only problem is the pay. The job listing says the salary range is 65 to 75K a year. God, for his assistant or his manager? That's probably be assistant, right? Not manager. Yeah.
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He's doing a video. Yeah, for sure. For sure.
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Yeah. Yeah. I think it's all pretty straightforward. So 65, 75 K range considerably below what I make this year, probably make around 250 K. That is a pay cut with the ability to continue to grow every year. My friends and I play the game of what I would need to make for this switch to be worth it. And I think my number is a bit higher than that.
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My question to you guys, would you leave a job you like for a job you think you would love for considerably less money? I imagine the interviews are already rolling for this opening. I imagine it's highly coveted job.
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so more of a thought exercise but generally curious on the thoughts um so look uh he also added that he found our show through the part of my take life advice one that we did ryan how could you prefer chicken breasts to thighs kyle didn't understand you at first but after listening a bunch i think you're a super cool guy so rudy i think we gave you truth serum it would come out that you really don't like big cat so maybe think about this in a vacuum
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No, no, no.
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That's like two emails in one. There's a lot going on in that.
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So he graduated college three years ago, and you're already making $250,000. Bank the money.
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The fact that it already bothers you is a turn-off.
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Like, I see there's a gap here after you left this firm. What did you do? Like, oh, let me say some clips. I pissed my pants. In front of 50,000 people, though.
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After a year or two of that, I'd like to get back into investment banking. Yeah. The only thing I'm thinking about here is that this guy deep down wants to be on the air, which way more people want to be, especially with the fact that like, look, if I were in my early twenties and wanted to be on the air, I'd look around the land.
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Like when I started, it was kind of like, how the hell is anyone like, how do you get started? And again, the irony being that I didn't really even want to be on the air when I first started, but I, you just looked around and you're like, this is impossible. Now it feels like everything is possible. And so I,
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suri and i have talked a lot about it in the past where you know you're working with certain people behind the scenes and then you realize like this person doesn't want to be behind the scenes at all like they want to be the scene and so if you are you know deep down somebody who watches some of this stuff you're like oh i'd be funny i'd be maybe you would be so i'm not you know dumping i don't know you so
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you have to kind of weigh that into the pricing of all of this. Is this actually something where you think, well, you know, if I were part of content and it would be a lot of fun and this is kind of secretly what I've always really wanted to do, then, then yeah, I would say pursue it. Your odds probably aren't great.
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I imagine there's a ton of applicants for this, but the fact that you're already a little hesitant and it's not like you've sent us this email in where you said you hated your job. So I would strongly advise you to just, it was a funny email, but
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But now that we've read this email and Big Cat's going to hear that you asked about... Well, not the pay thing, but he'll probably ask me, hey, can you give me the name? And then I will, and then you won't get it. Or, I don't know. All right, switching it up. Haunted House Purchase. Hey, gang. 31 years old, 5'10", 153, ran a marathon once, non-Disney, so not sure it counts.
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We know the answer to this.
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All right, let's talk about your game, man, because it is different. And I know you were smaller, and then I think I see the smaller kid playing in a 6'4", 6'5 body now. So I think the other part for you is that when you were being evaluated as a draft pick, you're kind of like, all right, you know, is he going to be people off the dribble? You know, how's he going to play defense?
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I don't know. Maybe his aspect ratio is off. There you go. Sorry, man. Thanks.
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Yeah, we'll check in later. Good luck. Heard Big Cat's looking for an intern. Holy shit. Basketball comp, Birkin Corkmoss. Sorry about the swearing. Same hair, beard, three-point shooting percentage, but only when on Adderall. Make percentage drops to single digits without PEDs. My wife and I Adderall hoops Adderall never even thought about that.
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My wife and I live in a large Midwest city due to the birth of our daughter. A few months ago, we're now following the natural path of life and making the big move to the suburbs. We spent the last year or so researching surrounding towns and neighborhoods.
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We found the perfect neighborhood for raising our kids, top public schools in state walkable, close by parks, close proximity to both our families to help with childcare, man. It looks like you've hit, you've checked all the boxes. In researching this neighborhood, there's only about 12 to 20 houses that typically go to market a year. So very limited, of course, competitive inventory.
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My wife and I recently saw a home we really loved and contemplating putting in an offer. It has it all fully remodeled inside, which is a huge perk for both of us to try to avoid any near-term projects and the headache of a contractor twice your size blowing up the first floor bathroom. While you have to bite your tongue and pretend it didn't happen.
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Great living room for hosting work colleagues for a single Coors Light. A well-kept golf course with $10 weekday greens fees right across the street. I bet they'd even accept Kyle's payment of a cooler of beers. It even has a basketball hoop in the driveway so my offspring can learn the same Midwest signature move I did growing up, the strictly right-handed dribble and layup. All right.
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Here's a dilemma. We found out through some back channeling that the owner's father passed away in the house a few years back. This is not information you have to disclose in the state we are looking. All right. So, hey, Saruti, kind of our side door real estate guy here. Is that something you have to disclose? Somebody dies in the house in some circumstances, right?
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In any house he lived in. Like, I think there's something going on here. Top seven spirits.
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I mean, come on. Who are we talking about here? Like, I don't know, something with the Aztecs, I think. For me, this immediately moved the house out of consideration. There's too much of a chance this house has a spirit, and I'm not sure I could ever look past it or not think about it. My wife, on the other hand, has more of a Bill Simmons mentality. Didn't expect that.
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And this doesn't scare her at all. I don't know if that's a Bill Simmons mentality. Maybe it doesn't scare. Maybe. I don't know. I haven't heard his ghost coverage. If anything, it's a perk. Her initial reaction was great. Now we have a great negotiation piece to offer it an even lower price. End quote. Which is probably true as we found out the owner does not want this info public.
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Like the same stuff that happens to anyone that you're like a little afraid of athletically. Cause I don't mind when GMs are kind of athlete snobs about it, you know? Cause it's like, look, if I'm going to screw up, I'd rather screw up with the athlete than everybody being like, how did you pick the non-athlete here? But athleticism is different.
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I, on the other hand, still lose sleep sometimes at night watching paranormal activity 15 years ago. I have no bigger and irrational fear than the paranormal. So what would you do? This house checks all the boxes for my wife and I, except for the ghost factor. Could you look past it for your dream home, especially if you get an even better deal with the info?
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We may not find anything comparable in the near future.
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and need to make a move sooner than later i'll hang up and listen additional context if interested sure we're here the home has been on the market for nearly three months much longer than homes of this price range quality typically due for the area the person who was deceased died of natural causes and was a hospice care at the time so likely a peaceful passing not sure if this would change your perception of potential spirit and its motives we also found out my cousin's in-laws live next door which is big news they already reached out to say they'd love to help out the little one is their
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make amazing home-cooked meals so good of their nationality which is definitely something we couldn't find in our new neighborhood uh very organized email all right so go ahead so rudy i mean it sounds like you're on record for saying you've already done it potentially don't care yeah i i do you guys believe in ghosts not really no um I mean, there might be some stuff going on.
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I just haven't spent a lot of time and will not spend a lot of time in my life worrying about it.
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Yeah, that'd be the worst.
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You know, there are plenty of guys that can jump out of the gym and have these explosive traits. But when I think about like your, And I want you to try to make this sound better than I'm going to. But I think the thing that I love the most about your game is that I feel like every decision option is open later to you than most players. So when you drive it, you're still not 100% sure.
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I really want to hear Oregon talk about ghosts. So can you, I have no idea where it's going to go as always, but if you could turn this back on, where are you on ghost and home properties?
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Well, yeah, but you just said you'd get it for a lower price, and now you get the fully haunted experience.
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This is a problem.
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No, I just need $75 for a certificate that this place is officially haunted. And then it would be some fake thing. All right. Well, thanks for that. Look, man, some people really don't like ghosts. And I can understand his trepidation, but it sounds like this house checks every single possible box and even some that you didn't even think that you needed checked. I don't know.
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I mean, if it's been on the market for longer because people kind of know you might want to watch out because if I were selling a house and my father had just died in it and a potential buyer were like, well, your dad died in it. So here's 100 grand less. I may just out of spite just say, I don't care how much longer it takes for me to sell this house. I'm not selling it to you.
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because you're going to try to use that against me. I mean, look, what you're going to do and what your realtor is going to say to them, because if you tell your realtor, hey, can we offer less because the father died in the house, your realtors are going to tell their realtor who then may or may not tell the homeowner, but they're all just going to talk to each other the entire time.
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So I would go for it. just because it's not going to freak me out that much. There's a really good chance you move in and like nothing happens, right? Like how high is that percentage? The other thing too, that I've noticed, I'd say high nineties, high nineties. It does feel like high nineties is the number here. Cause the other thing though, is that people that are super into the ghost deal,
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I have a friend, Tim, who bought a house and it's a much older house in a really cool neighborhood. And he was so excited to show it to me and then told me about all the ghost stuff. But he also is a ghost guy. He watches all those terrible shows. Like there are those shows are always so confusing and you're never quite sure.
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Like what just happened? Oh, man, I'm getting crazy activity reads over here. Yeah, there could have been a death. Yeah, I agree. And then he's just like, what the fuck is this show?
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Yeah. Yes. Nice. Perfectly said. I, I know that. And by, by the way, as an aside on these shows in general, alone is a great show. I just watched an episode. The guy made it one night. If you can only make it one night signing up for a loan, you are signing up for it. Yeah, right. You should have to pay some kind of fine.
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Yeah, exactly. I just could not believe the guy made it a night and then tapped out. And he was like a real, it wasn't. What was it, like bugs or something? I missed his daughter. Oh. Started bawling his eyes out.
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if you're going to hit the floater, if you're going to pull up. I think you keep passing options open later. It's a bit like a quarterback who some guys want to get rid of the ball at a certain time, and other quarterbacks will see a receiver being like, if I can just give him another beat, he might have a little bit more separation. You had a pass last night where Mitchell was cold.
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Uh, yeah, I mean, that'd be a tough first night, but you couldn't go back to your village, your town city, wherever you're from, and then be like, yeah, I made it one night. You know, like I understand even without having kids, like you're going to miss your kids, but what did you think you were signing up for? You couldn't handle that one night.
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I would be, cause then I think about how I would do on it. And I wouldn't do well. I'd get so upset that I'm going to lose all of this weight. I'd come out of that thing like 180 pounds. I'd be fine with the alone thing. Maybe no one would be more prepared for that than me. I wouldn't miss anyone. So I wouldn't tap out. Yeah, maybe Cerruti, but I wouldn't tap out.
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Looking at a picture of Cerruti crying, being like, come pick me up. Yeah, I can't do this.
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i actually went to watch the pistons game last night and i because it was the last one of the docket and then harden was just a free throw fest and i go i'm gonna watch this in the morning i gotta fast forward through this i cannot watch harden take 20 free throws i know he had 50 i know they won congrats to the clippers but i watching harden take 20 free throws with all the bullshit i was like do not make this a live two hour plus experience cut down on the experience because you know how frustrated and upset you're going to get um
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I think ghost people see ghosts more than non-ghost people. You know what I'm saying? They want to see stuff. Hey, dude, was that chair there before? Just like the TV shows. And if you're not a ghost person... you're probably never going to have any of those experiences. So I would say go for it.
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Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
We don't know that there is a ghost. We know there's a potential ghost scenario.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
That the father died in the house.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
He hit the three after it had been swung to him, but you started the action by swinging it out to somebody that I don't know a lot of other guards would have either tried. like would have even seen. Now I know in the NBA too, like the spacing rules, you're just like, Hey, make sure you stay in your spot. Cause I'll see some Luca passes, right?
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Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
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The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Where people are like, I can't believe you found him in the corner. It's like, look, it's an awesome pass, but he also knows that that person has to be glued to the corner. Right. Right. Throw it to the corner. So I,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I'm kind of just sitting here glazing your game, but it's this thing where everyone I notice on these drives against bigger athletic players, they're just so unsure about what it is that you're going to do that now you have this advantage. I think just the way you see the game that other people don't have, and it makes defenders incredibly uncomfortable. So that's how I see it.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Thanks for having me. Okay, so what's this season been like for you? Like having this stretch, having this run, putting up real numbers, having a role after some of the early transitions in the league for you?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Do you notice people trying to figure out, like, because you're wrong foot stuff, you know? Like, I remember the first time I realized it with Nash, and you'd be like, how did he get, how does that look clean? How is the defender late? And it's like, oh, he's going wrong foot all the time now.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
So as the defender's trying to time up his movement, he's already a beat ahead because he was kind of wrong footing a lot of this different stuff. Are you noticing guys, I mean, does anybody get frustrated with you being like, I can't believe that shit worked?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Is there a good story?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
differently like if you know people get those calls every night another team is furious like constantly I've noticed a couple times like you know Brunson's incredible and all these guys are the same in this like and Trey has it too it's like you get some of the most ridiculous calls. And then when you get called for a foul, you're going to be mad about this.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I've made the joke that I think cornerbacks would be the worst boyfriends because they would just be like, it wasn't my fault. When I look at some of the basketball guys- Like imagine getting in an argument with Jalen Brunson about something at home. You're like, how come you didn't do this around the house? Like, would he be like, hey, that's fair.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I've had, you know, you've done some good things. Like sometimes I'll look at guys that just live at the free throw line and their terrific score. So it's not like they're just doing it with free throws. It's like, how do you not have any self-awareness that like you're so far up in the game that you can't maybe lose a 50-50 call with this? Again, that's just sort of my own rant.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, I don't know that there's a question in there.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Do you notice that as you become more comfortable and start putting up bigger numbers, you're like, maybe I can complain a little bit more?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I know you did. See, that's when I feel like I notice a player's full comfort level. But then again, there'll be a guy who'll be like the fourth center on a team where I have to look up where he went to college again. And he's in the game for two minutes. And then he's talking to the ref as he's getting ready to take the free throw. And I'm like, dude, you never play. And like you're going to.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
So anyway, whatever. That's just kind of what the league is now. Let's get to the.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
All right. All right. We'll go back because I just I don't want to not get to some of this stuff. It's awesome. I love watching you guys. I love the depth. And I think my favorite part. is, you know, it's funny because sometimes people are like, oh, they don't know who they are yet or they don't know what their rotation is. I love it.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I love that you guys can change who you are, especially with the Hunter part of it, splitting the bigs. You know, the minutes that you've had off the bench, you know, clearly I would have a hard time believing you're closing playoff games with the two guards that you have. But what do you see firsthand being around this team as far as your adaptability to an opponent?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, I'm surprised you've even pretended you were going to answer this this long, because I figured that would just be like, no way, I'm not giving you that, because if you pick one, then it means the other one's going to be like, all right, they're afraid of us. All right, let's look at it this way. When you were down 25-3 at Boston just a week ago,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
What was it like when you're looking up and you're like, it's already 25-3? You come back. I think it says a lot about this group to come back and win that game. Sure, Boston was a couple of main starters and everything, but give me a sense of what it was like for this group being down that big to a team that you have to go through to win the East.