TOLO Takeover gets weird // Audio Blitz // Ernie Johnson is retiring

Cole Bryson (0:01)

TOLOs, we want to hear from you. The phone lines are open. 844 Fan Phone, 844-326-3663.

It's the way you can get in touch with the show. The Joy Law Firm text lines always open. It never closes. It's like 7-Eleven Diesel, it's always open. And the Ingalls Fan Phone, it's wide open as well. 844 Fan Phone, the TOLO Takeover, it means you, the TOLOs out there can take over, chime in, whatever you want to talk about, you can crow in this very segment. And do not forget, your Upset Picks are due as well. 844 Fan Phone, we had a really good day yesterday.

A little bit more slow today, Diesel, on the Upset Picks, but here it is, 5 o'clock now. TOLOs are starting to get off of work, get their Upset Picks in, and I'm going to continue my peer pressure with you. Have you got your Upset Pick yet?

SPEAKER_2 (0:57)

Not yet, not yet, but I do want to say, Cole, I don't agree with you at all when you said, people are just now getting off work, they can start sending their picks in. No, that's bogus, man. Skip your work duties, you know?

Work is barely important. The Upset Picks challenge and performing well in it, that's something that really matters.

Cole Bryson (1:20)

I agree, yeah, it is more important than work. I mean, just don't get fired, because you do need to provide for your family.

SPEAKER_2 (1:26)

Just tell your boss to join the challenge, and then he can't fire you if you're both doing it.

Cole Bryson (1:30)

That's a good point. That's a good point.

I would hate to know one of our TOLOs got fired because of the Upset Picks challenge. That would be bad. I would feel really bad about that.

SPEAKER_2 (1:40)

We'd have to give them an internship, I guess.

Cole Bryson (1:42)

No doubt, unpaid internship, you know? I mean, what could be worse? TOLOs, let us know, get in your thoughts. 844 Fan Phone, the phone lines open. And we want to come to you very, very quickly. Hopefully, we can get the phone lines racked up like we have in a couple of weeks past.

It does not take long and the phone lines will become full. So, as soon as you get on the line, we'll come to you at 844 Fan Phone. TOLO Takeover is the name of the game. And don't forget about your Upset Picks as well. I am going with App State, Diesel's App State Mountaineer. Speaking of that, Texter gets in from the 365 on the Joy Law from Texterline and says, Diesel, I'm back in your boys at App State. Southern's laying five and a half. I'm calling that bait. If the Mountaineers win, we're drinking top shelf. If they blank the bed, you can drink by yourself.

SPEAKER_2 (2:38)

Well, Texter, if that is an official pick, then make sure you send it in the right way, because that is an invalid pick. Make sure you send it in with your name, your game and the spread.

And if that was a pick, you didn't put your name on it, so we wouldn't know who you were anyway. Just send it in the right way, name, game and spread. You know what, Cole, to heck with it, I'm calling it Upstate plus five and a half.

SPEAKER_3 (3:04)

So you're joining the party.

SPEAKER_2 (3:06)

You know what, I swear to you, Cole, if I have taken this policy all season long of bagging on my own team, and then they win football games, and I switch to supporting my own team, and they lose, I will never forgive any of you TOLOs. Not once, not never.

Cole Bryson (3:24)

No, I won't forgive you either, because I'll be pretty pissed at you as well, because I need Upstate this week bad to hit for three in a row. Listen, I think they've got a good shot. I'm glad you're joining the party, because I believe without looking, that is the most popular pick as of right now for this week's Upset Picks Challenge. Upstate, five and a half point underdogs on the road. They are on the road. Correct me if I'm wrong there, right?

SPEAKER_2 (3:47)

Statesboro, man, deeper than hate is what the rivalry is called.

Cole Bryson (3:50)

I love it. I'm glad that you joined the party there. Let's go to the phone lines. TOLO Takeover, 844 Fan Phone, 844-3263-663. We start out with Tom in Summerville. Tom, what is on your mind today, pal?

SPEAKER_4 (4:06)

We got a lot of people falling for this trap that has been college football this year. Every, it feels like every week, you know, somebody gets a big win at home, they go on the road to next week, and they just fall apart. It feels like that's happened more this year in college football than what we've grown accustomed to. It's at least has been that way in the SEC, and you could argue the Big 12 and the ACC as well, where the moment, you know, there's any sort of upset with one team in the very next week, they're the laughing stock of the conference. So, we'll see what happens.