Hour 4: Carton Slams Staff for Ignoring Indiana vs. Ohio State Matchup
The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle
October 15, 2026
Craig Carton surveys his staff on whether they plan to watch the top-five matchup between Indiana and Ohio State, leading to a heated debate over college football’s relevance in New York.
Speakers Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle, Anthony Gallo, Pete Hoffman, Sasha
TopicsSports
Craig Carton (0:00)
Sending out an SOS. Sending out an SOS.
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Chris McMonigle (0:10)
They were the biggest band in the world, then U2. We were talking about U2, that was kind of the...
Craig Carton (0:14)
U2 took over for Police, is that right?
Anthony Gallo (0:16)
I think so.
Chris McMonigle (0:17)
I think Police was the biggest band in the world, and then U2 took over.
Craig Carton (0:21)
Alright, so I asked you guys a question.
Anthony Gallo (0:23)
Okay. Going to the break, okay?
Craig Carton (0:26)
I'm gonna answer it. You didn't write it down yet?
Chris McMonigle (0:28)
No.
Craig Carton (0:29)
See, you're funny to me. Okay, you're absolutely funny.
Chris McMonigle (0:31)
It only takes a second to write it down.
Craig Carton (0:33)
Yeah, but I'm saying like, you know, it's funny to me, okay? Okay, so the question to all three of yous is this. Twelve o'clock on Saturday, you have, I guess, next to the earlier game this year of Texas versus Ohio State, the biggest football game of the year. And that's not even LSU Ole Miss. This is the number four seed versus the five seed, undefeated Indiana defending champions at home, underdogged against the one lost Ohio State Buckeyes, okay?
I just have, this is my own little societal survey of three diehard sports fans, okay?
So, Gallo, I'll start with you. Now, I've written down what I think your answers are, and I'll put it here.
Chris McMonigle (1:16)
I don't really need to write it down.
Craig Carton (1:17)
I'll tell you my answer. Yeah, you do, because it's part of the thing, okay?
Pete Hoffman (1:20)
You write it down, you display it, you can't change your answer.
Chris McMonigle (1:24)
I'm going to tell you, and then you show me what you got.
Craig Carton (1:27)
You're going to reveal it, is what you're going to do.
Chris McMonigle (1:29)
But I can reveal it with my words.
Craig Carton (1:30)
But it's better to write it down, it's like a game show, makes me happy. It's like Wink Martindale, okay? With the thin microphone, building vedal years. All right, Anthony Gallo.
Indiana, Ohio State, Saturday afternoon at 12 o'clock. Are you watching it?
Anthony Gallo (1:46)
I wrote down yes.
Craig Carton (1:48)
You wrote down yes. And my answer for Gallo was also yes.
Chris McMonigle (1:53)
That's G.
Craig Carton (1:55)
G, Gallo. Okay, all right. Yes, okay? One for one.
Pete Hoffman (1:59)
One for one.
Craig Carton (1:59)
Pete Hoffman, are you watching Indiana, Ohio State at 12 o'clock on Saturday?
Pete Hoffman (2:06)
I wrote my answer in big letters, so a big old no.
Craig Carton (2:10)
You wrote no. For Pete, I also guessed correctly that he would say no. Okay? Two for two.
Do I know my staff? And now it's up to you, Big Mac.
Pete Hoffman (2:22)
Right.
Craig Carton (2:23)
12 o'clock on Saturday. Number four versus number five.
Pete Hoffman (2:28)
Yeah.
Craig Carton (2:28)
In Indiana, the undefeated Hoosiers, defending champions against the one loss of Ohio State Buckeyes. Are you watching that game at noon on Saturday?
Chris McMonigle (2:42)
I wrote down...
Craig Carton (2:44)
And if you wrote down anything other than yes or no, I'm telling you now, we're going to have a problem.
Chris McMonigle (2:48)
I wrote down maybe in parentheses things to do.
Craig Carton (2:53)
So no. So that's not like appointment viewing for you.
Chris McMonigle (2:56)
Not appointment viewing.
Craig Carton (2:57)
Okay. And for you, I wrote down no.
Chris McMonigle (3:01)
There you go.
Anthony Gallo (3:02)
Three for three.
Craig Carton (3:04)
Shame on the two years. How could you not watch that game on Saturday?
Anthony Gallo (3:08)
We already know he hates it. And I know it's...
Craig Carton (3:09)
Oh, New York's not a couch football town.
It's more of a couch football town than a hockey town. How are you not watching Indiana, Ohio State on Saturday?
Chris McMonigle (3:21)
To be fair, you didn't ask if we care.
Craig Carton (3:23)
If we care about what?
Chris McMonigle (3:24)
About the outcome.
Pete Hoffman (3:25)
Well, you did ask, and we had to write that down too, right?
Chris McMonigle (3:27)
We had to write that down too, yeah.
Craig Carton (3:28)
Well, I'm sure the answer's the same.
Chris McMonigle (3:30)
I mean...
Craig Carton (3:30)
No, you don't care because you're not watching it.
Pete Hoffman (3:32)
It changes for me.
Craig Carton (3:33)
No, you don't care because you're not watching it. Yes, you care because you're watching it.
Chris McMonigle (3:37)
I wrote maybe on the watching it. I wrote absolutely not for the care.
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