Please Not Again Detroit and Are The Wolverine National Champs?!

Welcome to the Empty Netters podcast. Can you believe what this has become? There was a full 48 hours where I felt like I was like literally Superman. Jumbo loves playing Fortnite so he does get on the sticks. Did TR show you the sauna cycle or was that already? No, I invented that. Almost a year now that I haven't taken a body check. That's kind of nice. So we are back. We are horned up and we are going deep. We finished tonight with some chicken fingers and a few guineases. We're ending to you guys now. That's where this podcast came to light. Ice is ready and we are back with another episode of the Empty Netters podcast brought to you by Bette MGM. I'm your host Dan Powers. We are remote. We're here in Utah and Salt Lake City having the best time of our lives. But that doesn't change a thing because we are still joined by Dr. Watkins with the best hat on I've ever seen. Yeah, this is the hat that you said is for giant heads and my head. I was going to ask if that was a lot of stuff. Do you have a big head? A huge head. Wow. I'm so glad you got those extra larges. That's fantastic. Give me all of them. And then over here on the other side of the screen, a man that... Tiny head. ...are comparing to a character from Shrek 2. Chris Powers. As always. What's his name again? I'm pretty sure he's like... he's not Prince Charming but he's got like a nice name. I'm thinking Lord Farquaad is in Shrek. Shrek 2 is the other guy who looks like Jamie Lannister. Not bad people to be compared to. Yeah, I love me a Jamie Lannister. Unbelievable. Speaking of unbelievable, we've got an unbelievable episode. We're not going to waste any time, folks. We've got some great hot ice. The wild card race continues to be insane. We're breaking down our predictions for the Frozen 4 Bracket. We're talking about the Wisconsin women's coming in clutch again, winning another Natty. And the professors are here to provide some picks after a rough week. Let's get right into it. Let's talk about the wild card rundown. We had some crazy games last night and crazy results. So we've really got to break down what went on. Holy schnikes, folks. And Dan, Lee. While we were enjoying our first Delta Center experience, there was a near-frozen frenzy on Tuesday. We had a clean games. And it's nuts because we're doing stuff... we're doing Utah stuff all day. And then I don't even know what's going on in the league. And then I pull up my phone and all hell is broken loose. And by the way, people, we are nearing play-off. The wild card race update is going to be every episode. Because we are going crazy. Oh, and that's what the people want. So kind of let's go game by game. Yeah, yeah. Let's go game by game. That's what the people want. Let's talk about Bruins Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs beat the Bruins after a whopping 35 shots to Bruins 20. 4-2 in regulation. Now, Bruins are obviously in a wild card play-off race as well. But this is big brain stuff. Because they can't let that Maple Leafs pick get into top five because it's protected. They're giving them a point so they can jump up in the standings just a little bit. Just so that lottery goes in their favor. We want that sixth pick, Bruins fans. That was big brain stuff. Don't worry about that loss. That's actually an incredible call, Dan, because I was going to say you cannot be losing to the leaves. And you also cannot be having Maddie Nye's go. I mean, Maddie Nye's is nasty, but embarrassing you. And that was a tough loss in these trying times. When you didn't even look good, you didn't even look good. And we were sitting next to Dan. We were sitting next to a Bruins fan and a Leafs fan, both wearing their respective jerseys at Clanker, watching the game together. And then Lintohms scored. And I was like, good night to be a Bees fan at this bar. Incorrect. But I love the big brain get the sixth pick. That is special stuff. Yeah, it's unbelievable. Canadians got a massive win over the Hurricanes 5-2, strengthening their playoff situation. And then I hate to say it, brother. The Ides of March do apparently continue. Because the Red Wings lost to the Senators after out shooting them 35-21. They lose 3-2. And that ain't going to get it done, folks. That is not going to be a way that you get into the playoffs. So the scaries are going to continue for the Wings. And the problem is that one was in regulation too. Don't even get a point. And the Senators are breathing down your fucking neck. So Red Wings fans, listen, it's the 25th of March. I unfortunately feel like we have to say like the Ides of March happened. Because this was just another bad loss. So on the wing, so actually let me kind of attack both of these at the same time. The Habs dude, 5-2, 19 shots to 43 shots from Carolina. Freddie Anderson gave up four goals and like fucking 10 shots. They were like, you got to get out. You got to get out. Which is why we always play bussy, Dan. Which is why we always play bussy. But that dude is the exact... So look at this situation. Habs kind of drastically outplayed, outshot, been a big way. Get a 5-2 win. On the other side, the Wings drastically out-shoot the Sen's 35-21 and just can't solve it and get a 3-2 loss. And you know, it's not... This is written in stone. It's not apples to apples. But I'm just saying, my god dude, it's this time of year when you just need to somehow win a fucking hockey game when you're not playing your best. Which is what the Canadians did. And Detroit has just not been able to do for fucking years now and then so far again in this month all over again. We need Larks back in the lineup so fucking desperately. It's unbelievable because that guy is a winner and he's going to motivate everyone to win. But it is so painful. Also, Cole Cuffield can't stop scoring. I love it. He is. The end at 50. Dude, he's going to win the rocket. Like I know we said this, but I'm telling you, he's going to win the rocket. And it's going to be fucking incredible. He's going to score 50 goals and win the rocket. McKinnon's finishing at 49. Fucking pencil it in. Get on your Bet MGM app. Start Hammer and that shit. You can use your winnings to buy lids like Evan has and then everyone's happy, dude. And then everyone is happy. It's unreal. Going to the Met, two big, big results. The Blackhawks beat the Islanders in regulation. Tough loss for the Islanders. And also at 47 shots again there. 47 shots on goal. Like they showed up, but fucking a tough loss in their race. But the team that keeps getting it done, the Blue Jackets beat the Red Hot Flyers. And I am calling them Red Hot. That was a massive win. Three, two in regulation. Massive win for that Met race and that Wild Card race. And the Blue Jackets are now currently in second place, brother. Yeah. Let me pull up the fresh standings actually. I want to get a good look at this. So the Habs, the Habs gave themselves a little breathing room. Actually, that was a fucking massive win. And then Blue Jackets into second. Yeah. Holy shit, dude. That's unreal. How about that? And then the Sens are in, dude. The Sens are in. Holy fuck. It is crazy. Like the Ottawa Senators are in a playoff spot right now. Dude, it's fucking crazy. This is going to be such a big scene for this dude. Like after all of this, the Islanders and the Wings are now out of playoffs. It's wild. After being like, God, which one of them, like they both need it. And now it's going to be fucking Sens and Flyers. Bees are going to lose. Sens and Flyers in. All hell broke loose. So the Penguins lost to the Habs, just a good straight up game. Nate is also going for that rocket. He got his 46th. I believe that was it. Yeah. He got his 46th last night. But that was tough for the Pens, as we saw. Columbus jumped them. Caps lose to the Blues. The Caps keep falling further. You can't lose that game, Dan. You cannot. I mean, like I deaded them last episode. So I have to stand by that, but you just, you can't lose that game. You cannot lose to the Blues. And then here we go, CP. Preds. Yep. Sharks have been struggling very, very badly. They have completely lost all mojo. All the vibes we've been talking about all season. I think they're on a five game skid. This is brutal. But the Preds just keep on ripping. Philip Forsberg playing some of the best hockey of his career right now. The young stud, Matthew Wood, man, I keep fucking telling people. I know I gave them a bit of a hard time last episode, but Matthew Wood has been so good all season. He gets on the score sheet. Stammer just fucking keeps pumping in gold. Thank you, dude. 35, bro. He's going to finish with fucking 40 again, just like he did two years ago, and everyone can suck it. Big win for the Preds as they can keep securing their spot in playoffs. And then. Quick shout out though. Will Smith got his 20th in 21st, but that's awesome. We love Willie. And I think you, you just called him out, but the, and then it was two games ago, but the, did you see the fucking between the legs skate pass by flip? Yeah, it was disgusting, dude. He's playing out of his mind. Disgusting. God damn. And I deaded them last episode, but the Jets went a big game over the Golden Knights and the Pacific continues to be the biggest poopy poop battle that has ever pooped. And all the top teams in the Pacific just stink. And the Jets are just not going away. So like keep an eye on them as this playoff race continues, because you know who slipped up was the Kings. Yet again, losing a shootout game to the fucking Calgary Flames. So, so bad for their hopes. I, I like that point is just so needed. And to let that one slip hurts so bad, but somehow the Kings still remain in third in the wildcard race. There are only three points behind Nashville, but that one point would have been helpful, just like the one point against the mammoth would have been helpful. And the Kings are just consistently losing games and now down the stretch here that you cannot be losing. And it's painful. And then the Kraken also, and the credit to them because they were down 4-1 to the Panthers, but the Kraken came all the way back tied it and they also lost in a shootout. So it's like, I am now, it's so weird that I now want the Jets in so badly just to prove this point that it's like, they came back from the death and didn't care at all. But those teams ahead of them can't get out of their own way. It's insane. It's crazy. The Duckeys got a nice win to keep strengthening their, their situation at the top of the Pacific. And then the Oilers had a great second, third period performance to take down the mammoth. Perfect segue into... That was huge. Let's talk about our experience in Utah here. The Utah mammoth, I have no, I have no amount of time to show my love to this organization, to everyone here. Shout out to Christine and Meredith hooking us up, showing us such a good team. Time, shout out to Tussie. And a good team. Showing us a good team. And a good team. This experience has been all time, dude. Like I, we've said before, we come to Utah every year to ski. We don't spend time here in Salt Lake City. This place fucking rocks and this team rocks and what Ryan Smith and the Smith group have done. This is going to be one of the premier destinations for every NHL player for the next fucking 50 years. It's unbelievable. Dude, all right, we're going right in. Hey, strap in, cause this is the Utah section. This is about to be a Utah mammoth stroke off section. Get ready to soak because we're going for it. Okay, so we're going top to bottom here. We get here and they've got a setup in the Grand America hotel. That's what it's called. Nice. We walk in and it's the least American. It's the most European hotel I've ever been. Bidets? Did you get bidets? There is not a bidet. There should be. So, but dude, it's like incredible. And by the way, I didn't even realize this. I don't know if you knew this Dan. Across the street is the Little America hotel, which is like a mini version of this place, of the Grand America. So, dude, we walk in and it's like, oh, there's like high T. There's high T at three or four. Afternoon tea. Well, you get your fucking shit together, dude. Afternoon tea. High T. Yeah, there's weed in it. It kind of sounds like you're saying high C, like they give you a little juice cups. That would be awesome. Just another example of how uncultured Chris is. I've never had a high T and now I'm here and now we get high T. You still have it. You had afternoon tea. Yes, yes, correct. And dude, we walk in and we go, Dan goes, Dan meets, we meet this guy. His name is Stephen, right, Dan? Downstairs? Yes. And we go, she meets Stephen. This place is amazing. It must be 200 years old. It must be older than the country. And Stephen goes, it was actually built 20 years ago. It's actually very new. But they're going for this old vibe. It's incredible. The road teams actually stay here a lot. So, you know, I thought they always might be here. So this place is to die for. Any time I come back to Salt Lake City, I'm staying at the Grand America Hotel. So then, dude, we get ready to go to Delta Center. This is now on Tuesday. We hit up fans going, where should we go pre-game? And I give one of my boys, Scotty, lives here. So he hit up his boys and he goes, hey, the Netters guys need like the best before a mammoth game. Where's all the fans going to be? So they reply with three bars. The Green Pig or the Great Pig, Dan? Green Pig? I think it was Great Green Pig. Green Pig, Flanker, and then Trails or something. I think it was called Trails. Yeah. So they go, Trails will absolutely knock their socks off. They should go to Trails. So we go, okay, Trails it is. So we're getting ready to go to Trails. And then we look it up to just get the address. And it's a gentlemen's club. And I was like, boys, tip of the... Yeah, well played, gentlemen. Okay, we almost went, dude. We almost went just for the story, you know, like, check out the buffet. You should roll up at 5 p.m. for the early crew. The 5 p.m. Tuesday squad. Yeah, that's some good clientele you're amongst. Yeah. So then we hit up a bunch of people and everyone kept saying Flanker. Flanker, Flanker, Flanker. So we ripped to Flanker, which is across the street from the Delta Center. Then this will... If you guys are listening to this pod, go back to yesterday, because we put up a mid-form of the whole, come to us, come with us to a Mammoth game on YouTube. So you'll see Flanker. We get into Flanker. The area is incredible. Just the outside area getting into the place. And then, dude, the bar was awesome. It was... Dan was finding secret compartments, secret rooms inside of Flanker. Dude, it was unbelievable. They have a saloon out back. There was a private lounge on the side that you can, you know, rent out seats. It's like table service for big, you know, fight nights, Super Bowl stuff like that. But then up back, there's a full-on saloon, speakeasy bar with a bowl. They have a mechanical bowl back there. They had everything, dude. And it was such a vibe of like cowboy hats hanging from strings, you know, like in the ceiling. And TVs everywhere. I hate a sports bar when the TV situation isn't actually that good. And remember Rush Street, Dan, which was one of my favorite places to get brunch ever. But if you were actually watching a game, I was like, there's kind of only TVs above the bar, and I'm straining to see. This was dialed. TVs, jumbo screens, everything you could ever want. We didn't eat there, but the menu looked epic. I could have had 10 meals there. And just an insane drink menu. What did, oh yeah, I was like, what did I show you? They had a pistachio, like rum punch. I was like, oh, shit. Yeah, yeah. And I love me some pistachio. So we hit up Flanker, met a bunch of mammoth fans there. And then we wanted- Get us to the game, dude. Yeah, we wanted to go and- You fucking take so long with these goddamn stories. Get us to Delta Center. Dude, you act like people want us to just not say what happened. They're like, anyway, we got to the game when we skipped all the fun stuff. This is the only reason people are here, to hear this exact story. Not, no, Flanker's great, but you're spending 30 minutes on Flanker. Hold on, I want to know about this back room, guys. Yeah, Evan's good to see this. I saw the footage, it's good. It's pretty great. That giant dolly part in the mirror on the wall. There are a lot of cool art on the wall. It looked awesome. That was, let me tell you, I'm glad that that was in the back room. People forget, I think people forget that the Western culture prevalent in Utah, you know? True, very true. So then we go in early, we get to Delta Center. And what happened right away, Dan? We did a tour with Craig. Is that the first thing that happened? Yeah, we just, we, uh, uh, Craig Amazine, unbelievable guy with the Utah Mammoth brought us upstairs to show us all like the media rooms, all that good stuff. They got the Nashcast podcast, that's awesome. It was just a really cool walk around. The nuts and bolts of the media side. The ESPN team. Yep, that was sick. Very, very cool. They put this on the broadcast, but Logan Cooley changed his knob this year. Like he had a pretty normal knob. And then now he does like the fat, it looks like a goalie stick, like the fattest knob you've ever seen. Confirmed, Evan, Logan Cooley has a big fat knob now. Yes. Okay, great. I've seen some fat knobs in my time, but Chris is down. Yeah, but dude, not this fat. Haven't we all? Yep. And a lot of people were wondering, Logan Cooley's knob is in fact massive. Massive. All right. So we hit that and then, oh, then we got mic'd up. So then we got mic'd up for the whole intro and first period. And it was really sick because they were shooting us from across the rink, you know? And so everything is happening. We're just running our mouths the whole period. But it's funny because you can talk to them. Like I'll be like, I put on some sunglasses. I'm like, should I wear the sunglasses on the rink? And you see someone from across the rink like, you know, I'm like, hell yes. So we get dialed in. The warm-ups were sick. Dude, they do the iceberg, Dan. They drop the iceberg. What are you talking to me for? Like I wasn't there. You fucking dipshit. I was in the rink. Well, I'm saying Dan, now talk. Now you can say something about the iceberg. Yeah, listen. A lot of these arenas do a show. We talk about Vegas all the time. They do a big show. They got the night out there. It's a whole thing. This place, the way Utah, the way Salt Lake City has embraced the Mammoth and embraced hockey culture. This is a hockey town. I'm sorry to the jazz, but you have been overtaken. This is Mammoth country now. There are Mammoth walking up and down the streets. And the show at Delta Center was electric. There was a laser show on the ice around the building. Like CP said, they dropped down this iceberg with tusks on it. The boys come ripping out of that. The place was going nuts. They handed out white tusk up t-shirts to everyone in the barn, sitting on every seat. Those things were flying around. It was a vibe. It was not at all corny. It didn't feel like a typical show that you see at games. I was juiced. Chris said, if I had a hype up like this every morning, I'd run through a brick fucking wall. And that is what the Mammoth delivered. I was fired up for this game. Yeah. So Tuske found us, Ev, and you've seen the footage. But we had done a blind ranking of mascots and put him second. And he came by and fucking faced us. Guys faced us. I said it in our mid form that's coming out. Come with us to a Mammoth game. Never has someone shot up the rankings faster. And my respect for Tuske is through the roof after that chirp. He doesn't forget. Yes, Dan. He's an elephant brain, Dan. Elephant don't forget. Chris. So spot on. I mean, he took that blind ranking as a shot. And he gave the shot right back. And he nailed it. I mean, putting us below the Nash cast, giving us that solid chirp, that was high quality stuff. Right then and there, I knew we were experiencing something special at the same time that the game. So, dude, and Ev, Derzy and Weig's have been on the pod. We always say when we're in attendance, guys, friends of the pod do well. Derzy opens the scoring without an assist. Weig's gets an assist in the second period. On the peep area. All the boys were firing. So we get a lot of action going on. And the Mammoth crew, like the whole staff is being so nice to us. They're coming, taking pictures. We're doing some selfie videos. And so our row, we actually had a huge Oilers crew in front of us who were so nice and were having a blast. They had like their whole family. It was epic. And then the people behind us were Mammoth fans. They were so nice. And, you know, everybody can tell something's going on. So the Oilers fans recognized, but the people behind us are like, who the fuck are you guys? Because, you know, like Tuske's coming to hang with us and all this shit. And one of my favorite fan interactions was this like tough guy little kid. He was like a, he felt like like a New Yorker kid who like hangs out on the stoop and like throws dice or something. Hey, buddy, what are you doing? Yeah. He very much was like, let's play. He comes up to us. And he's like, hey, hey, you guys famous. And I was like, not really, dude. And he was like, what are you, content creators or something? And I was like, yeah. And he's like, can I get a pic? We were like, yeah. We were just dying. This kid just going to go home, show his boys. Like I got these pics with these guys. I don't even know who the fuck they are, but I just could tell Tuske was hanging with him. But he was like the toughest little Utah kid I've ever seen in my whole life. He's amazing. He's terrifying. Yep. So in the second intermission, we get access to the Toyota Club. So we get to go down there. And dude, this place is massive. First of all, Dan, like that was huge. And then, you know, like, is it the Delta Club at Crypto? Yep. Yeah. It's like 1.5 times bigger than that. And a whole awesome spread, just like food all over the place. But the desserts, F, the desserts are fucking incredible. Let me tell you what, man, we're going to get into this later. But we've discovered that Utah and Mormons love their sugar. Oh, I know. I've been, I remember walking into a bar and thinking that like it was a traditional bar because I saw all these bottles. I was like, all right. And then I got in and I got closer and they were all bottles of soda. Yeah. And I was like, oh, this is a soda bar. The way this arena smelled was indescribable. It's the best smell I've ever smelled in my life. You walk around the concourse, they have 50 different ice cream shops and really high quality gelato stands. They've got churros. They've got candied nuts, which smell so good. And they've got swig, the dirty soda stuff. Shout out all the swig gals. So can you explain what a dirty soda is? Because I'm not entirely sure. A dirty soda and this place swig again. Shout out the girls at swig who just hooked us up. They were so awesome. Dirty soda is just any soda. I mean, they have like a preset flavors and names and cool stuff on the menu. It's just soda, any soda you want with pumps of syrup flavoring and then cream in there. Like a whipped cream flavor type thing. Nice. So it's just like pumping up the sugar levels with different flavors. That's literally all it is. And they're delicious, but they also will give you the sugars real quick. Dude, did your foot go numb during the game? Dude, I was like tweaking after three sips. And Dan had to sub. Dan had to modify. Dan modified into a diet. And mine was a sprite with some blue stuff and then a shark gummy candy. Because it was called Shark Attack and it comes with a shark gummy candy. I was given three sharks, which is unprecedented, but I was given three sharks instead of one, which was incredible. And Christine told us that the mammoth players, they did a thing like in the preseason video of everybody make your own, create your own dirty soda, whatever you want. And dudes, we're just filling the cups with candy and then putting some soda over it, which was exactly what my dirty soda would be. It would just be a cup of Sour Patch Kids. Those were incredible. Credit to the Oilers. They stormed back, had a nice 5-2 win with an empty netter, but didn't matter at all. We said in the video that you'll see, never have I been less phased by a loss being at a game where I'm rooting for the other team because the energy was just electric. The show that the mammoth delivered us, the fans delivered us, the city delivered us was truly unprecedented good times. We wrapped things up. We went over, was it the Asher Adams building, Chris? Is that what it was called? I think so. But we went over to this place. It's an old train station. We got a nice glass of wine in the train station to cap off the night, then came back. Anthony Davis was there? That's true. Anthony Davis was there. That was cool. Wizard's Urntown. Yeah, I was like, wait. And then today, man, we got to go to the facility, the new practice facility that they've built, brand new this season in September of 25. The boys have all been in there. It's just the most elite setup. The rinks are fantastic. The gym is all time. Yeah. The setup in the lounge where they're getting these Michelin star level meals with these cool lounges, TVs, the video rooms out of this world. They've got hot cold tub, sauna steam. They've got the workout pools where guys are on the treadmill doing swimming in there. They've got that hyperbolic chamber, like swim tub thing. It's like a silence chamber with the water bed thing. You put the headphones on and the glasses so you can just completely log off. Is that like where Aaron Rodgers goes for three months of the year? Yes, correct. And they're building a new jazz facility right next, like connected right next door. They got a barbershop, Ev. They got a barbershop in the fucking building. And then you get your haircut. This will be a mid-form too. So make sure you check our YouTube page because you'll see the whole tour. But it really was one of the coolest facilities I've ever seen. So were you, did it feel like a 34-year-old building? Because apparently the Delta Center is 34 years old. It's probably one of the older arenas, but it seemed like it was pretty good. So what we're talking about is the new practice facility. Right. I'm thinking the new practice one. Yeah. I mean, the Delta Center does not feel old at all because they've done a bunch of new renovations. They're doing even more. The place is phenomenal. And the practice center you said was right across the road or is it? No. Practice facility is sandy, but it's like 15 minutes away. So it's perfect for the players, for the families. And that was a big thing. They were talking about, I don't want to spoil the video. You guys should go watch the video. But the emphasis they put on taking care of the players and specifically their families and just like the communal family environment in there is so, so on the surface when you get there and deep through the entire thing. It's unbelievable. So it was just a perfect, perfect trip. Honest to God. I can't imagine a situation where a team takes better care of us. It was the love I have for this organization, for the Smith Group, for Christine, for Meredith, for Chris, for everyone who pulled out all the stops. It was just so unbelievable. And I loved every second of it. And yeah, I urge everyone to come to Salt Lake City. We were driving around the campus, like the University of Utah campus. Winter Classic is going to be insane next year after the King of the Back Campus. Winter Classic is going to be insane. So yeah, man, it was just all time, truly hard 10 out of 10. We got a great week too. It's like 80 degrees here. It's just, the Salt Lake City is so awesome. It's just great food, great vibes, energy, and the whole Mammoth experience was phenomenal. So thank you so much to the Utah Mammoth, to the Utah fans, the Salt Lake City community. Cannot wait to come back for playoffs because I promise you, you're going to have to beat us away with sticks to keep us out of this city because this was just unreal. Unreal. If you haven't been to a Mammoth game, get to one ASAP. Yeah, 100%. All right, let's take an ad break and they'll be right back. Every Tuesday of the NHL season, BetMGM is dishing out extra servings of winnings. Did you hear that? Dishing out extra winnings with the NHL odds boost token. Here's how you get in on that full plate of winnings. 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This was the fourth straight matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State. We've got one of the great rivalries going in sports in the women's hockey situation here. I mean, four in a row is ridiculous. Dude, I got to say the absolute beat down that Wisconsin and Ohio State women have been putting on college hockey is crazy. You were entering a like, what was it, Yukon, maybe Tennessee women's basketball? I know Yukon and Gino had won a million, but I think it was that woman, Pat. I forget her last name, but those teams were dominating. And you are in that right now. And that is not easy to do when you have other schools hooking in women's college hockey. So massive tip of the cap to Mark Johnson and the women cooking right now because that is a very impressive feat. Absolutely, man. And this game was a tilt as yet again, they had a crazy game against Penn State in the semis. And then they come in, play Ohio State and it's a 3-2 regulation win. Unbelievable. There was just over six minutes to go, scores 2-2. And then Claire Enright comes in, usually more of a defensive player, but comes in, tucks a goal in, gets the go-ahead goal, and they hold on to get their back-to-back championships. Unbelievable stuff. And I think there was like five Olympians on the ice in this game. I know, dude. It's just the amount of talent on the ice, so crazy. And a crazy senior group for this Wisconsin team. You've got KK Harvey, you've got Enright, like we just said. Lacey Eden, we've got Vivian Jungles, we've got Kristen Sims. Layla Edwards, just such a wagon of a crew on this team. And obviously, we've got so much love specifically for KK and Layla, our Olympian girls that we've just been obsessed with throughout that whole tournament in Milan. But unbelievable game, like I said, against Penn State. I think it was Layla and Sims. Yeah, they combined for like three goals in the 4-3 overtime win against Penn State, which was insane. But then shout out Layla, past Hillary night for the most NCAA tournament in school history with 12, which is fucking wild. I mean, just way to perform. But wanted to give Wisconsin a massive shout out. And I also need to just, I am, again, we all know I'm a defenseman in my day, and I love a good defenseman. And I just need to do a quick tire pump for our girl KK Harvey, who by the way, we're trying to get on the show. KK, if you're listening. Yeah, we're begging you. We need you on the show. But dude, the greatest year of all time for KK. And this is nuts. Also, just like this rip is unbelievable. So KK just wins a national championship to add on to this year of winning a gold medal, winning the national championship back to back. NCAA all tournament team wins the Patty Cass best player in women's college hockey. WCHA player of the year. WCHA defender of the year. All WCHA first team. What a fucking rip of a season for KK Harvey. So blown away. One of the great seasons you will ever see cannot wait to see her career just continue to skyrocket. But as a huge KK fan, we need to just take a second to talk about this Wisconsin team. I think this is five of seven. Dude, that's what I'm saying. It's crazy. I mean, this is just a generational dominant run dynasty that you will ever see. Especially the girls, the four year girls, right? Like that have been there. The amount of success that you've had, it's almost like it sets your precedent so high. It's hard to come out of that and be like, OK, now I'm going to go play pro hockey where you don't just win every year automatically. It's like, holy shit. So true. But it was just amazing to see dominance at its most ridiculous level. And again, just a massive shout out to our girls, Layla and KK and the rest of the team, of course. Just so much love for those two. And again, he puts some pressure on the men, eh? Because we had the women's US team win, the men's US team win. Women's Wisconsin wins. Now the boys of Wisconsin are going to pick it up. But again, just stick to KK for this just historic season. So blown away, so proud. Unbelievable stuff. Now, like you just said, let's see if the men can get it done. Let's go through quick. Rip through all of these games. CPB, Arsherpa, as you always are. Let's talk about these matchups in the men's bracket coming up here and what we think. OK. And here's what we got, Dan. And if you disagree, feel free to say you want to change a pick. But this is my bracket moving forward and then Dan's either going to be the same or slightly different. OK. Round one of the bracket. And this is when you're listening, these games are like tipping off immediately. So get these picks in. In the Albany region, I've got Michigan over Bentley. I don't even need to say that much. I'm proud of Bentley. Dan is not proud of Bentley because Dan hates Bentley, but I'm proud of Bentley for getting there. The fact that Bentley's even in this tournament and they even have a Division I program absolutely disgusts me. Michigan moves on. Then in one of the first of, I would say, three absolute first round tilts. I'm going Penn State over Duluth kills me to do it because I loved this Duluth team all year. But I just can't believe Gavin McKenna would leave college without winning a single tournament game. So I'm going Penn State there. Are you good with that? I am because Penn State got hot at the right time and Gavin McKenna is firing. I like the Penn State pick. He'll rise up to the next level to the next challenge. OK. Then we go to the Loveland region. I'm going Western Michigan over Minnesota State. There was Broncos disrespect all season, all season. All season, Dan. And you know I was banging that drum. They are legit for real. They are winning this game as a worthy one seed. I got Western Michigan. You good? Yes. OK. And then in the other Loveland, I'm going Denver over Cornell. I was basically ready to take Cornell over whoever they played because they always fucking do this. Unless it was Denver because just Denver has all the pedigree of this tournament. Like they don't give a fuck about the regular season. This is Denver season. It has begun right now. Too much class and it's a home game for them. I'm going Denver. Wow. Just perfectly said. It's tough for Cornell, but Denver is just too good. Yep. OK. Then we go to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I'm going North Dakota over Merrimack. Merrimack, congratulations for making the tournament. Winning hockey is pretty cool, but you ran into a fucking buzz saw. Also playing basically a home game. Buzz saw situation. And then I'm going Quinnipiac over Providence, which is my second of three tilts. Wittenbach. Wittenbach, your nation's top scorer, one of the best players in the country. And this sucks for the Friars, Dan, because that means they had a really bummer postseason after an incredible regular season, but getting bounced early in hockey East and getting bounced early in the tournament fucking sucks. I know. Quinnipiac is a great team. And I think I'm smashing the over in this game too. I think this is going to be a barn burner. We always see some of those in the hockey tournament, right? Like fucking eight, six madness. OK, so we're going Quinnipiac here. Then we go to Worcester to finish out round one. I'm going Michigan State over Yukon. This is actually my third tilt of round one. I know you might not even have it as a tilt because but no, no, no, Yukon's a fucking good team. Yukon's a great team. It's going to be a tough game, but Michigan's and listen, that's my little brother, man. Yeah, I would love to disrespect them, but state is a very good team. And I think that they have a big time chip on their shoulder after losing to Ohio State. And this is going to be just a monster, monster, uh, prove it game for them. Yep, totally with you. And then here's there's always an upset. We've basically, we've took a couple of three over twos, um, but that's it. Penn State three over two and Quinnipiac three over two. We didn't really pick an upset in the round one. This is the one I'm going with. You don't have to ride it, Dan. And it sucks because I just said they need to fucking step up. I'm going Dartmouth over Wisconsin. It's in Worcester, so they don't have to travel far. There's always one crazy upset. I'm going forward here. It's a total long shot, but I'm telling you the Badgers were up and down all year. And if they just catch the Badgers on a tough night, Dartmouth could get it done. You love to see an Ivy sneak through the first round. I mean, the Ivy's can win the whole fucking thing. So I don't mean to disrespect them, but I would fucking love this from Dartmouth. Gimme green. What do you think? I like it. I hate to agree with you across the board in round one, but I think the travels interesting. And like, I do think that the women's team is going to give the men's Wisconsin little extra juice. Yeah, but do dark. It's also just a sneaky team like Wisconsin doesn't really see Dartmouth, you know, all season long. And they're good. I think, I think they're riding a big high. I think Dartmouth takes that game. Why not, dude? Why not? You know? Okay. So let's go to round two for a trip to the frozen for I'm going Michigan over Penn State. This was actually a tougher call for me than I bet it's going to be for you, but McKenna can't quite get them back to the frozen for it's a hell of a run. It's his only year in college. It's still a hell of a run. I just think Michigan's too good for this Penn State team. Yeah. Listen, I'm going to say right now, I understand how things have gone the last few years. I'm obviously picking Michigan to win the national title because I'm a Michigan. Spoiler alert. I have to stick by my guns. So I do think this is going to be a huge game. And I think Gavin's going to have a great performance, but Michigan will take care of business. Tough for Penn State because I know they definitely wanted to get back at least when you have McKenna. But I don't think you're embarrassed by this exit if you lose to Michigan in this round. Okay. Then I shockingly am going Denver over Western Michigan. I just think it's really hard to repeat. I think the Broncos should be proud of this season. Like I said, there was a lot of disrespect, but this is a brutal matchup. And again, it's hard to repeat. I wrote down there. There will come a day when the Denver rain ends, but it is not this day. It is not. You can never count out Denver. I have Denver in this game as well. Okay. Denver back to the frozen for next one in a nice matchup here. I'm going Michigan State over Dartmouth. You know, strikes midnight for every Cinderella and they should be thrilled with the win over Wisconsin. But this Spartan team, like you said a second ago, Dan, is actually fucking dominant. Yeah. And you need to not forget that. I think it's 11 p.m. I'm taking Dartmouth. Okay, dude. Fucking right. That would be so fun. I think the rip continues. I think this is a big, big moment for IVs, but also for Northeast hockey getting team. I know BCB you are always in the mix, but we're trying to make UNH great again. We're trying to make Maine great again and Maine, New Hampshire schools being good is big for the game. I'm taking Dartmouth in a massive shocker upset. And what a fucking, what a result that would be. Like I'm rooting for it just because it would be amazing. And then in the last one, I'm going no DAC over Quinnipiac. I've loved no DAC all year. You know, I've said that and Quinnipiac is good. What's his name? Yeah. Yeah. It's so good, but this is, this is no spoilers yet, but I love this no DAC team. So I'm going there. So I'm on the heavy ones. You've got the unbelievable Dartmouth pick. I love that. So this will be a really exciting frozen for. Yeah. I think Quinnipiac could win that game, but Shouts Oshi, Shouts Oshi, I do think no DAC is solid. Correct. Okay. So then we go to the frozen for. So for both of us have Michigan Denver in one game, which is a blood bath. Yeah. And I'm, I'm taking Michigan, but I am also saying that that is my heart taking Michigan. I, I, as we said, we can never count out Carl and this Denver team. And Chris, if you don't take Denver, I think you're lying. I took Michigan because I think they say. No, I think you're, I think you're lying. I think, I think you think Denver is going to win that game. And I think it's a good pick. Well, I did. That is a good pick. It's probably the logical pick. I bet they'll be the favorite, but I'm telling you that I think that finally Michigan, because dude, Michigan has choked no offense, but Michigan has choked. We have, we have the last few years. And I just think eventually you got a choking hazard warnings. You read them, you read, you learn, someone gives you the Heimlich. Boom. Now you're alive. You beat Denver. Give me Michigan here. Going back to the final, because don't worry, Dan, I'm saving a Michigan choke for your dumb ass later. So give me Michigan in the frozen four. And then my game, I've got no DAC versus Michigan state in another tilt. And here's Dan, where I think the Spartans fall, which would have been an electric final. Cause God dude, if we get a Michigan, Michigan state final, it will be extremely cool. But I'm going no DAC in that game because I just think they're incredible. I do want to emphasize that. How fucking cool would that be if it was Michigan, Michigan state? God in Vegas, you shouldn't be, but then you, Dan, have Dartmouth versus Quinnipiac. So who are you taking in the other leg of your frozen four? No, no, no, I took no DAC. Oh, you are going. You just said they could win that game. Yeah, I think North Dakota wins this game. Okay. So North Dakota over Dartmouth, it's midnight now finally for Cinderella. Yeah. So then we both have a no DAC Michigan final and I am going no DAC party. And sin city, they slightly edge out Michigan. And I don't think it's a joke. I don't think it's a joke because it was a storybook season. It was going to be their first title since 98, but no DAC wins their ninth in school history 10 years after the last one in 2016. You, Dan, obviously have Michigan. Tell me why. Because I love Michigan. That's it. Yeah. No, this team, like we said, I think this team is stacked top to bottom with insane talent from the net out to the front. And I also think they have done the wire to wire essentially. There's really been, we've done it all season. We've been watching the games all season really only two times this season. Have I been like, fuck, that was a bad loss. And like, I wouldn't even call them bad losses. Like there were a couple of splits that made total sense, but they've just never, they've not gone on a skid even once. They've not lost a game that was like, oh, that was brutal. This team is a fucking powerhouse. And it's time to take the years of choking the years of shortcomings and go, fucking drop your nuts. Time to win. Time to get it done. Since 98, it's, it might be time, Dan. And I do think that there's an opportunity where you can never count out Denver. They don't feel like the tightness Denver they've been in the last eight years. I agree with that. And I don't think we have like the Western Michigan. They're obviously great. But I don't think that they are as strong as they've been in the past. Even NoDak, it's like this is, the time is now. It's now or never, I would almost say. So let's fucking go. Let's go, dude. And hey, NoDak Michigan final would be fucking money too. The Michigan, Michigan State, but NoDak Michigan, what a fucking blue blood battle. I love it. All right. That's our picks for the bracket. Fill yours out ASAP. The games are about to start. Puck drop is nigh. Get ready. It's going to be an unbelievable tournament. One of my favorite moments in the hockey season. Enjoy. Now we're going to take an ad break and we'll be right back. You're going to get the only pouch that delivers long lasting on demand flavor. You're going to find a store at lucy.co. Welcome back. The professors are here. We are remote and I forgot my spectacles. So I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I'm going to take a look at the store. I forgot my spectacles. I can't see a thing. You want to borrow mine? If you could pass them through the screen. Please. We've made it to the States. We rarely do we journey from the Holy Acts to the Utah. Is that how they say Utah? I believe that's correct. We are here in Utah and we've had a terrible abysmal week last week. Professor Christopher, please run everyone through our performance because it was quite tragic. It appears it was the looming travel that had us in disarray. The Megapalaya Recap. Pens, yes. Very nice gentlemen. Pens, yes. Knights, no. Stars, no. Kings, no. Sharks, no. Spunk, no. Isles, no. Let's just hit an all time run of disaster. Scents, yes. Blues, yes. Wings, no. Oilers, no. Three and eight. Our worst performance yet. But as we've said many times on this show, we can always do worse. Would you like an Ofer? We'll do an Ofer. This was us delivering on that promise. It was absolutely terrible. One could argue it's difficult to get that many wrong. It's just as hard to go O for 11 as it is to go 11 and O. It is true. And on the life on the line recap, we did a classic split. Two and two, I got one correct. Christopher got one correct. We also got one wrong. So you would think that maybe we would have a little bit of satisfaction and a bit of redemption in the Friday fade. The thing that can never ever miss. We picked the Leafs, the lowly Leafs over the Hurricanes and they did lose. It was in extra time, which makes it a little bit more palatable, but it was still a loss. A loss on the Friday fade. You never see that. You knew the entire weekend was in shambles, Daniel, when that happened. It was a terrible devastating result. Yet again, this week, Friday, two games. So there's sparse pickings. Which one strikes a chord with you, Professor? We have an Atlantic matchup in the Wings and Sabres and the Sabres are the best team in the world. So you could think we could pick the Wings, but their backs are against the walls. So I'm not sure we can do that. And I look at the Rangers playing the Black Oaks. Well, they are at home. They did only manage nine shots on net the other night, which is so, so rubbish. Therefore, we will pick our Friday fade, the New York Rangers to beat the Chicago Black Oaks. We're taking the last place team, the worst of the East. They're no conucks. They're no conucks. But the worst team in the East, they could never win a game. There are some who say that's not much of a fade. When I tell you that the last place team who didn't manage double digits and shots is going to win a game, I assure you that is a fade. Now, for our Saturday selly, we picked young, delightful Maclan Celebrini versus the Flyers. The Sharks were pumped four to one and Maclan did not score. Pathetic. Pathetic results continue. He had an assist that does not get us paid. This weekend, Daniel, some of my eyes upon Tage Thompson and the Surging Sabers versus the Spunk at home. That could be a goal. Wyatt and Robo, near leading the league on the road. You know, I don't know of a road selly, but playing the Penns who have been a bit porous. Forgive me, Dr. Watkins, but the Penns have been porous. Not very good. Not indeed. So Wyatt and Robo there and then Cooch, Daniel Cooch, who leads the league in points already. We said by the end of the year, he already leads the league in points and he has 40 goals. Cooch at home versus the Sends is interesting as well. I like your first pick. Tage Thompson at home versus the Spunk. That feels like it's going to see fruit. Let's go with Tage. To round out our past weekend of debauchery, the Sunday hat trick parlay. We gave you Tampa Moneyline under 6.5 and a Cooch off point. Tampa Bay lost. It was 4-3 and overtime for a total of 7. And Cooch had one assist, which feels pointless considering he had 12 points in the three previous games. A deplorable, deplorable bet. Absolutely abysmal. Now, what do we have this week as we try to get back on track? The match-ups are as follows. Cats at rags, Preds at lightning, Habs at Canes, Bruins at jackets, Hawks at devils, Stars at flyers. Now, there were two that seemed interesting to mine eyes. I'd like you to take point. I selected Tage for the Saturday Selling here. Tell me what you feel in your gut. This is perfect, Daniel, because I wanted to go Stammer Bowl, which is Preds lightning. But Daniel, remember, we burn and we learn. We burn and we learn. And the Habs just beat the Canes. So now we burn and then we learn. So the Canes Moneyline must come home under 6.5 because it was over and a Seth Jarvis point. You burn and you learn and you make your money. A friend of the program point. I love that. That's fantastic for our Sunday hat trick parlay. Now, let's get into the mega. Live on a beach parlay. Run through the games. We'll run around the horn. Christopher, starting with you. A near frozen frenzy, gentlemen. And actually games. We started with me last mega and it was pathetic and I got less. So Dr. Watkins, I will in fact start with you. For the first match-up, we have Sens at Bolts. Senators. Senators, Doctor. Very nice. Very nice. Daniel, Cats at Isles. I will take the Isles. Christopher, Ducks at Oilers. Give me the ducklings. Give me the ducklings to take control of the Pacific. Doctor Watkins, Wild at Bruins. Give me the Wild. Yes, Doctor. Daniel, Stars at Pens. I, fortunately, I think I will take the Stars. Oh, the poor Pens. The poor Pens. Bastard! It's the correct. Christopher, Devils at Canes. Canes back on track. Canes. Daniel, Sharks at Jackets. I will take the Jackets. Doctor Watkins, Spunk at Sabers. Have to go Sabers. Yes, yes. Christopher, Leafs at Blues. Well, give me the Blues. Give me the Blues. Daniel, Habs at Preds. Take the Predators. Doctor Watkins, Jets at Avs. Avalanche. Christopher, Flyers at Wings. Detroit Must. I fucked them last week. They might fuck me again. Give me the Wings, please. Daniel, Mammoth at Kings. Another one. It just devastates me to say, but I've just spent so much time in Utah, and I love them so much, I'll take the Mammoth. It's too good. Doctor Watkins, Canucks at Flames. Flames. And then Christopher, Caps at Knights. Vegas has been deplorable. LT Revenge Tour. Possibly, give me the Caps. Fantastic. So we have the Scents, Isles, Ducks, Wild, Stars, Canes, Jackets, Sabers, Blues, Preds, Avs, Wings, Mammoth, Flames and Caps. That is your Live on a Beach Saturday Mega Parley. Now, let us get into life on the line. We went two and two last week. We need to hit this. We've hit this twice before. Let's make it three. Get your act together. Let's make it a round up and get three. Who would like to start? I can't remember, Dave. I believe. We need to. It doesn't fucking matter. It does. It does. It does. You flat. When is it ever, every time you say, oh, I can't remember who did it first last time. It doesn't matter. It doesn't work. We should check. We should check. Feel like going first or not. You fucking imbecile. Yes. Let me, let me proceed. Let me proceed. Leg number one of the Life on the Line Parley. LT was given his Vegas layoff, yet somehow still the Knights hum along, but signing minor and missing playoffs. That sounds like M Night Shyamalan. Give me, very good. Give me the Caps money life. Finally, a nice soliloquy that won't send you to jail. A twist ending, if you will. Yes. Yes. The rhyme itself was M Night Shyamalan. Very good, Doctor. Very good. Well done. All right. My first. We love the sharks, but Columbus has a spark. Could it be that the good vibes have run out? Sharks are starting to spiral. They haven't won in a while. Even the horniest fan base is starting to pout. The jackets aren't slowing. It looks like they're growing. And staying hot is absolutely a must. If there's one thing to know, the cannons will blow, because blue jackets fans are about to bust. Blue jackets, money lined. There we go. Back to the perverted stuff. There we go. There we go, Daddy. It's only going to get worse. I actually behaved, I would say. I behaved. Okay. Next leg. Next leg. Life on the line. The Panthers summer was Barkoff and his Sauney. Well, Schaefer was doing calisthenics and dry land. Florida still wants playoff love. They're feeling horny. I'm going to get with me. That's the wrong island. Give me the Isles money line. How funny is it that he said I behaved before this? I actually behaved this week. He tricked us. He tricked us. All right. And the final leg. The call may be old, but truth be told, this Predators team is a blast. Good hockey and hunky-tunk. You can bet your badunk-a-dunk. Playoffs on Broadway has me at half-mast. Cole's looking shifty. He might even get 50. But in this matchup, their swan song has been sung. The Habs are just infants. Their chances are distant. We know that the Predators like them young. The Preds money line. Yes, gentlemen. This comes home. This comes home. I can tell. Oh, goodness gracious. So we have the Preds and the blue jackets and caps and the Isles. That is your life on the line. Parley, brilliant stuff from the professors. Now we'll take a break and return. Thank you so much to the professors. We, as we have said many times, we're here in Utah. And, Ed, we're very happy to have you for this discussion, because I cannot be in Utah without just having a blast with Mormon culture. Bring him young. If you're going to bring him, bring him young. Bring him off and bring him young. I haven't ever heard that. That is an incredible joke. A friend of mine's grandpa said it. It's a very old man joke. That is a great joke. And I'm taking it. And now I'm going to use it. And thank you so much. I absolutely love it. We have talked about the Book of Mormon on this show before. One of the greatest plays of all time, musicals of all time. And if you haven't seen it, go see the Book of Mormon. And I think my favorite thing about the Book of Mormon is how good of sports Mormons are with the Book of Mormon. I have talked to many Mormon people who are like, I think Book of Mormon is so funny. But just quickly touching on Mormonism in general. A quick Google search and a quick Wikipedia page reading. The origins of Mormonism is, and Latter-day Saints, is absolutely unbelievable. Yes. Like it is just truly wild stuff. And I love it. I can't believe how, and maybe this is because it's what you see, but I can't believe how prevalent it is. And I know that sounds, or that should be obvious. But it's just, it's funny to me that this religion, like, it started here, right? That's how this works. Yeah, I think that they moved here to create their own space, essentially. Yes. And because, Ev, I kept comparing it, because we have friends that have moved here. I was talking about the perks of living here, because I legitimately might move to Salt Lake City. It's so awesome. I'm not kidding. And I was like, what is, is, what's, because we were comping it to Scientology in LA, right? Okay. Not in a way of the religion. I'm saying like, oh, there's Scientology in LA, but I don't see it ever. Like, I don't, you know, that doesn't impact my life in any way. Oh, but it does in ways you don't know. Yes, you're right, Ev. I'm being controlled. I didn't even realize. But I was like, oh, you probably don't even encounter any Mormonism here, but that's not true. You do. Like, it actually is so prevalent here, which is actually really impressive that it just, it completely flourishes. So what's interesting is, as the story goes, on September 22, 1823, Joseph Smith found the golden plates inside a stone box buried on the west side of a prominent hill near his home in Manchester, New York. So he found the golden plates in New York. Interesting. I forgot about that. But then Joseph Smith moved Mormonism and Latter-day Saints to Utah. And as Chris said, the way it has taken hold in this state is nothing short of fascinating. It's amazing. I mean, we were at Flanker and a mammoth fan came up to us, started chatting with us. Awesome dude. Great dude. And Chris was like, let me buy you a drink. And he was like, I'm Mormon. I don't drink. And Chris was like, oh, sweet. So he got a lemonade and we were just like hanging, chit-chatting. And then we started talking about skiing. And there's a thing on Alta Mountain called an Alta Bomb that is a shot of espresso that you drop into a beer. Crazy. Crazy town. And Chris was talking to this guy about skiing. And he was like, dude, have you done an Alta Bomb? I got to get you an Alta Bomb. And the guy was like, again, I am Mormon. I don't drink and also can't have caffeine. And I was like double trouble. I overheard it and I was like, you can't have caffeine. You can't drink coffee. And he's like, we can't have tea brother. And I was like, what the fuck is going on? So can't they have Diet Coke or something? Isn't there some loophole? I think they must be able to have diet or maybe it's just coffee. I'm going to look. I don't know. I'm going to look. But every time we learn of these new laws and rules, it's just so interesting, dude. It's against the law to throw a snowball in Provo. Oh yeah, that was sick. You can't throw a snowball in Provo. That's good. How funny is that? Wow. Good thing I didn't do that because I was there for a week and I was very tempted. Yeah. And A, if you come to Utah, be aware you also can't hunt elephants or whales. So yeah, you can't do anything to a whale in Utah. That's a law. That's a law. How would you even, if you go to the zoo, you go to Sea World with a shotgun? Hey, hey Evan, that's a great question. I don't know where you think you're going to find a whale in this state, but if you do, you can't hunt it. So just know that. The elephant thing too is also confusing. I mean, I know they have mammoth, the mascot, but you know. As I said, there are mammoth walking the streets around here. Okay, Dan, so this says that the restriction focuses on hot drinks only. So there's no ban on caffeine. You just can't have tea or coffee because they're hot drinks, but you can have soda. And could you presumably have an iced coffee? Oh my God. Oh my God. I don't know. I mean, dude, people think soaking is a good loophole. Talk about iced coffee. And Dan, I would even argue, well, I guess you can't have the beer. I was going to say, I would argue the Alte Bomb, that espresso cools right off very quickly. You know, like I did, that was a hot at all. That wasn't hot at all. Maybe you get an NA beer. You get an NA beer. NA beer. Drop the espresso and let it cool. And a decaf espresso. Yeah. No, no, no. Is that a thing? No, you can have the caffeine. That's what I'm saying. That's right. Just can't be hot. That's interesting. You can have the caffeine, but it has to go up your butt. That's true. Butchug the caffeine. Butchug the hot. Butchug the hot coffee. Regular chug an iced coffee, butchug a hot coffee. Yes. And then you're good. Ouch. What blows my mind, Ev, is the, like, listen, the Church of Latter-day Saints. Mormonism, fantastic. Do your thing. I can't believe how much it's taken root in government here. Yes. It's like, to have a very prevalent presence in the state is not shocking to me. But the fact that it is found root in the laws and legislature of the state is remarkable. Yeah, yeah. They've got, like, a little local theocracy going on. It's crazy, dude. You can't buy alcohol on Sundays. Yep. It's like there, you, you... So, Ev, let me ask you this. They've got, like, the shot measurements on every bottle of the bottle. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can't get it. You cannot get a martini because it's, like, more than one shot of, like... Oh, dude. I didn't even think about that. You're never going to find a heavy pour. Dude, your martini, your martini comes out like this bit. You know, like, it's like in a glass. It's like a cup for a mouse. Yeah, and it comes out like this big and you're like, fuck. My olive can't even get underwater, you know. The sex in the city ladies would not do well in Utah. I need, I need Utah folks to come into the comments and let us know on this because I, I think, Chris Scottie said, our friend out here, Scottie said that you can order a double. It's just, like, measured. But no triple. And, but the double's half our, or sorry, the regular is a half. So, when people are ordering doubles, they're just ordering a regular drink where we come from. You know what I'm saying? Like, the regular drink is this much. So, when you go and have a double and they go, yes. I can't tell if he's frozen or literally... I think he's literally frozen. I think, I think... No, I'm not. I'm not. Oh, shit. Can you trick that? Is that true? Yes, Dan. It's a half shot? It's a half. So, a double's a normal. So, when you go, can I have a double? They go, yes, but that's just our drink. And then, if you go, can I have a triple? They go, no. You cannot. So, double... I will say, I was, I was also, because I stayed in Provo for a film festival last October and had a great time. And I think you're right, Dan. Like, everybody's very polite, very nice. You know what I mean? So... Oh, it's amazing. I, I, but I didn't actually, you know, I didn't do what Book of Mormon does and actually, like, make fun of their religion in the face. Right. But, but I could see how that would, that would track because everybody was very cool. Very chill. Dude, I have, I have two thoughts. And so, here's, here's my, because we were talking to Scotty about are there any cons of moving here? And so, that's how this came up, the alcohol thing. And Dan made a good point where he was like, you can't, I was like, you can't buy alcohol on Sunday. And Dan was like, dude, you would get used to that in a month. Yeah, you just learn to adjust. And you just buy it on Saturday. It was the same way in Savannah. I went to school in Savannah, Georgia for college. And, and, and that county at least, as far as I remember, you couldn't buy alcohol on Sundays. Yeah. So, college was in a dry town. And here's the thing, we just drove to the next town. Yeah. It wasn't difficult. Yeah. Drunk. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We're not condoning that. Just f1. Yes. Do not, do not drive drunk. Uber. So, here's my two thoughts. Number one, and I mean this, this feels unfair. If you want to go, we serve half shots in your drinks. That is fine. I can live in this world, but per Scotty, the price of that drink is the, what it would be anywhere. Like they charge the same. And I never begrudge a business to make their money, but you are using less of the alcohol. Like the ball, the only one winning here is the bars who are doubling their profits because they're serving the same price for half the drink. And I'm like, dude, if you just made these drinks cheaper too, I wouldn't have any issue with this. Where they go, oh dude, you order a vodka soda in Utah, you don't, you don't, you only get this much vodka. I don't give a shit. I only pay half price too. So, yeah, I got to order more, but it's like, oh, good. Hey, that's the thing, man. Think about what is valued here. They're not charging you for the liquor brother. They're charging you for the soda. For the soda. Damn. This is big soda. Oh my God, Dan. This is literally our big soda. They've got their own sort of boutique local soda stuff going on, right? Yeah. Oh yeah. There's like Utah specific sodas all over the place. Right. And that just threw me for a loop, dude. This is a big soda play. Okay. So, I think then that Utah should go, we offer vodka, um, Watt tap, which I like vodka taps for our half price. Cause I go, I'll drink them. Oh, you put a little lime in there. I'll drink them. Yeah. Vodka taps need to be half price. So, there's thought number one. Thought number two is being Mormon is actually awesome when you don't feel like drinking. And it's like a thing that you're like, I don't want to do this. I got to want to be here. I want to be healthy. I go like this. I'm actually Mormon. I've actually, I'm doing a trial. Your culture is not your costume. I'm not. It isn't a costume. I mean, trial Mormon for two weeks, seeing how it goes, seeing how my body feels. You're going to sporadically go through trial Mormonism every time you don't want to drink. Just to see how it feels, Dan. Just try it on. I tell you, try it on. I think that's nice because no one busts your balls at all. When you go, you want to drink and they go, I'm Mormon. No one goes, what the fuck is wrong with you? They go, Oh, of course. I'm sorry. Cause if you say, cause if you say, uh, mysteriously, Oh, I don't drink anymore than that. Uh, yeah. I'm not going to get rock bottom. Yeah. I was about to say, because notoriously, if you go like this, I am actually, uh, uh, I am sober. I was an alcoholic. I'm sober now. People go, boo. That's what you are trying to fix your life. You get to go, if you get to go, I'm sober now or Mormon. No one cares. If you go, Oh, I'm, I'm like, I'm not drinking. You know what? It actually is true. If you go like this, I'm actually off the sauce this weekend, just trying to stay healthy. People are like this. You fuck you. Yeah. Like what happened? What's wrong with you? I guess your liver gets damaged. Okay. Yes. But if you go, I'm Mormon, they go, dude, that's awesome. I'm happy. Nevermind. All good. You want to eliminate? And I go, yes, please. So we're going to see how that shakes out. Dude. So as we wrap up here, we are deciding that we're all taking Mormonism first spin. Take it first spin. That's going to be fan. Let's go for a week and we'll, we'll come back and we'll report our findings. We'll see you next Thursday's episode and see how it went. We're all be wearing suits and ties for everyone. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So my name is Elder Powers. Yes. Listen, shout out to Utah. Shout out to the mammoth. This was an unbelievable trip and an unbelievable episode to wrap it all up. Hope you had a blast, everybody. Guys, go follow us on all the accounts, five store reviews on Spotify and Apple, wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe to the YouTube, all that good stuff. 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