Miller and Moulton

April 2, 2026 Hour 4 JP Shadrick

41 min
Apr 2, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

Miller and Moulton discuss the Jacksonville Jaguars' relocation of games to Orlando, the NFL draft outlook for Jacksonville, and breaking news that Kirk Cousins has signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. The show also covers stadium funding discussions for Tampa Bay and Philadelphia Eagles trade speculation involving AJ Brown.

Insights
  • Stadium relocation strategies are becoming normalized in the NFL, with teams using temporary moves to fund new facilities while maintaining market presence for 30+ years
  • Orlando represents untapped growth market for Jaguars with estimated 200,000 existing fans and influx of families from other regions who may adopt local teams
  • Interior defensive line and pass rush remain critical draft priorities for Jacksonville despite being league-wide needs, suggesting competitive disadvantage if not addressed
  • Kirk Cousins' Raiders signing benefits from continuity with head coach Clint Kubiak, who was his quarterback coach in Minnesota for three years
  • NFL teams are strategically timing trades post-June 1st for cap relief, creating complexity around draft capital timing and announcement strategies
Trends
NFL teams increasingly using temporary stadium relocations as leverage for new facility funding while maintaining long-term market commitmentsOrlando emerging as secondary market opportunity for Florida NFL teams to expand fan bases beyond traditional geographic boundariesVeteran quarterback signings prioritizing offensive line protection and coaching continuity over market prestige or lifestyle factorsInterior defensive line and edge rush talent remaining scarce in draft market despite being universal team need across NFLPost-June 1st trade timing becoming standard practice for salary cap optimization, creating announcement timing strategy considerationsDestination cities like Tampa leveraging stadium improvements to attract Super Bowl hosting rights and economic benefitsCommittee-based running back approaches gaining acceptance over traditional bell-cow models in modern NFL offenses
Companies
Las Vegas Raiders
Kirk Cousins signs with Raiders; team investing in offensive line and employing head coach Clint Kubiak
Jacksonville Jaguars
Relocating 6-8 games to Orlando in 2026-2027 for new stadium construction; discussing draft priorities and roster moves
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seeking $1 billion from Tampa Sports Authority for stadium refurbishment; potential relocation to Orlando during reno...
Philadelphia Eagles
Considering trading AJ Brown to New England Patriots; managing salary cap with post-June 1st trade timing
New England Patriots
Potential trade target for AJ Brown; drafting 31st overall in 2026 NFL Draft
Minnesota Vikings
Former team of Kirk Cousins; head coach Clint Kubiak was Vikings quarterback coach for three years with Cousins
Washington Commanders
Jaguars signed running back Rodriguez from Washington for backfield depth
New Orleans Saints
Signed Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. to contract; JP Shadrick traveling to New Orleans for music festival
Miami Dolphins
Potential opponent for Jaguars in Orlando games; within 3 hours of Orlando market
Westwood One
Radio network employing JP Shadrick as voice of NFL and college football
People
JP Shadrick
Guest discussing Jaguars stadium relocation, draft priorities, and NFL news including Kirk Cousins to Raiders
Mark Miller
Co-host discussing NFL news, stadium funding, and sports history throughout the episode
David Moulton
Co-host providing analysis on NFL draft, trades, and sports topics
Kirk Cousins
Signed with Raiders as veteran quarterback; age 37 with previous success at Atlanta Falcons
Mark Lamping
Reported Jaguars have approximately 200,000 true fans in Orlando market
Clint Kubiak
Former Vikings quarterback coach for Kirk Cousins; now leading Raiders with continuity advantage
Josh Hines-Allen
Paid edge rusher for Jaguars; team needs additional pass rush rotation support
Trayvon Walker
Potential extension candidate; occasionally slides inside; needs edge rush support
AJ Brown
Trade speculation with New England Patriots; cap savings of $10 million if traded after June 1st
Rob Ellis
Believes AJ Brown will be traded to New England Patriots; discussed Eagles cap management
Patrick Ewing
Georgetown center; Most Outstanding Player in 1984 NCAA championship; first African American coach to win D1 title
John Thompson
Georgetown head coach; first African American coach to lead team to NCAA Division One basketball title in 1984
Elijah Waite
Georgetown center; top five all-time center candidate; underrated in historical rankings
Nikola Jokic
Denver Nuggets center; compared to Elijah Waite in all-time center rankings discussion
Max Crosby
Raiders edge rusher; potential trade candidate within next three weeks for draft capital
Quotes
"You know what's inconvenient for Jaguar fans is they would move to LA or St. Louis. That would have been really inconvenient. So to not have a year of games and get a brand new stadium after the fact. I think that's a fair trade."
JP ShadrickEarly segment
"They need interior defensive line help. They need pass rush from that spot. So did 31 other teams. I get it. But they really need that."
JP ShadrickDraft discussion
"If you and I were running the raiders, wouldn't the one thing we agree on is we can't put the kid out there until we can protect them 100%."
David MoultonKirk Cousins discussion
"Is cousins going to Vegas alone or is the wife going to wife and family going to accompany him? No, he's going to set up a residency mark is what I think it's going to be a little different than, you know, some of the musical artists who are doing their residencies out there."
David MoultonKirk Cousins Vegas discussion
"59 out of 60 segments a week, we speculate. It's that time again, nearing the end, but not quite there yet."
Mark MillerClosing segment
Full Transcript
You're listening to Miller and Moulton coming at you from the Floor Meisters Studios Floor Meisters keeping it real. And now here's Mark Miller and David Moulton. It is our bonus hour fourth hour in Jacksonville in Tampa, St. Pete Miller and Moulton Miller and Moulton.com Miller underscore Moulton on X I noticed he wasn't at the owners meetings, which is good for him because you know, it's more work he doesn't have to do and he does enough work most of the year. So I reached out to our buddy JP Shadrick and said, Hey, you got a few minutes and he said, Well, I got a dentist appointment if I can get back after that. Yeah. So the voice of NFL and college football and Westwood won the touchdown radio network Jags radio network. JP Shadrick joins us. How you been? I'm doing well. And just to clarify that, yes, I did have one but I woke up this morning and I moved it to another day just to make sure I could be on with you guys. Wow. I'm glad I didn't say them the cleanest teeth in Jacksonville because that would have been a lie. Right. There's black coffee I'm drinking doesn't really help. They love that over there. Yes, they do. Yes, they do. In fact, if you could have a bagel with some seeds before you go, they like that even more. Hey, we were talking we've been talking stadiums the past couple days with the raise and the bucks and obviously with the Jags and the announcement that they're going to Orlando. I think this is going to be very successful. I understand it's not convenient for the Jag season ticket holder. I get all the things behind it. But Orlando is a town like a lot in Florida that there's a lot of people moving to every day and you know, a lot of families being started and maybe dads rooting for whomever, you know, Buffalo, Green Bay, Minnesota. But all of a sudden when the generations start coming, they start picking teams that are closer to home, the kids especially in Orlando seems to be a market that that's probably got some dolphin fans, probably got some Buck fans. And I don't know how many Jag fans they are. Is this an opportunity you think for the Jags to I don't know take a in particularly right now, they might be the best team out of the three in Florida to take a little bit of a stronghold in the Orlando area. Possibly. And there's a couple things. Let's rewind a little bit to your thought about inconvenience for Jaguar fans. You know what's inconvenient for Jaguar fans is they would move to LA or St. Louis. That would have been really inconvenient. So to not have a year of games and get a brand new stadium after the fact. I think that's a fair trade. It could have been two years also. And they made it where okay, we're going to do a reduced capacity in 2026 and then 2027 leave for a year. So all in all, I think this is a fantastic deal for Jacksonville fans because the teams here for 30 more years at least. And there's a brand new or almost a brand new stadium coming along. Now in terms of the Orlando market, the Jaguars do have a little bit of a footprint there. They're in the radio network, the TV games, the preseason games, I think are shown there as well. They've done some marketing efforts over the years there. Mark Lamping, the team president yesterday or a couple days ago said, I think they've count about 200,000 true Jaguar fans in Orlando. Now, how do you, you know, is somebody clicking a box and telling you they're a Jaguar fan? I know that. But you're right, it's a growing market. And the trick too, remember they thanked the Bucks the other day too, because the Bucks have a foothold in that area as well. And I think they have some marketing rights. I don't know exactly all the detail of that. So I think they had to discuss it. They went back and forth, I think, with the Bucks on certain items. And that season, they actually play the Bucks in the regular season. And I think they're probably going to play them in the preseason too. So I think that's part of what could come down the line. But I think it's the best option. Gainesville is never going to be what Orlando is in terms of logistics, hotels, stadiums, you know, just not NFL ready in so many different ways. Macro rooms, camera angles, sideline access, all those things don't really exist in games that they do in Orlando. Two questions. First one, it's a 6-3 split, right? Six games Orlando, three London? So they said it's between six and eight games in Orlando. Now, I think they're a little bit away from figuring out what games win, you know, because the schedule is not out and we'll see about the London thing. Now, I don't know this, but this, but I'm going to guess I'm speculating here, which is also a fun, great radio. But I think that if this thing is a strong sell in Orlando, maybe they only do one London game, you know, why do two, you know, I wouldn't be shocked by that at all. And so we'll see. I think that's that's what they said the other day between six and eight. So that could change. I don't know. Early for all that. And one other thing. We were texting. So the Jags have played division games in London, because we were just trying to figure out having some fun. Which games do you think they put in Orlando? Which games do you think they put overseas? You're scheduled to host both the Bucks and Dolphins that year. Would you host them in Florida? Or would you send one or both of the and but you have said that they have played division games in London? Yeah, they beat the Colts over there. Probably the third or fourth year they started going. So 15 or 16, somewhere in that ballpark. And the Jags had been there a few years and they knew they understood the the the Pitch at Wimbled, which is still the actual grass, not the hybrid stuff they have now. And the Colts are slipping and sliding everywhere. And like Alan Herndes is weaving through defenders like a 50 yard touchdown. So that was the Colts. And then the Texans had takeaways on the last four Jaguars possessions of the game and dominated the game a few years after that. Ardner Mintjew started that game. So do the math on that. Yeah, I think it was 2019. Okay, all right. You mentioned having to work with the Bucks, you know, in JP, we do 60 segments a week. So speculation is the key to talk radio without it. Where the hell would we be? But if if they indeed talked to the Bucks and had to get a little bit of permission or whatever it may have been to play in Orlando from the Bucks, if I were the Bucks, I'd say, yeah, we're playing you that year and that game is going to be in Orlando, you can't move that game. I think it's good for both fan bases, isn't it? I think, yeah, especially if like either either team, right? Dolphins or Bucks, like, yeah, it's what three hours to Miami, it's what an hour and a half, an hour to whatever it is to Tampa from there. So that makes a whole lot of sense. And it's not permanent. It's one year. So you know what, everybody just kind of hang on for a year, adjust a little bit. And then it's back to normal in 2028. So I don't know who knows exactly what went on and why and how, but here we are. It was a unanimous vote from the owners. So whatever their, you know, full detailed proposal was, good enough for everybody. Well, we also think that the Bucks are going to be your shadow for the next few years because of this because they just raised their hand and said, we need a billion to refurbish our stadium, sound familiar. And then they're obviously going to get it because Tampa can't risk losing them. Okay, so then while they refurbish it, where are they going to play? Is Tampa going to, say in 2029, be spending a year in Orlando? So I have a feeling that the Bucks are going to be walking around your stadium going, oh, what'd you guys do here? Looks kind of nice. And then they're going to be, you know, checking you guys out in Orlando going. So what restaurants you go to? Because we're going to be there soon. Which hotel? What do you like? What ride do you like at Disney the most? I mean, that kind of thing. So yeah, and from Tampa's perspective, yeah, you got to get it done because you can get more Super Bowls. Like that's where Tampa comes into play. That's the bottom line. They have a much bigger footprint and ability to host an event like that in a brand new place. And you know what happens? You get a new stadium, usually two years down the line, you're probably going to get a Super Bowl, especially if you're in a destination city, city like Tampa, Florida. So yeah, it wouldn't shock me at all. Especially if this Jaguars season in 27 goes well for everybody, home team, road teams, logistics, why wouldn't that be the model for teams that are somewhat nearby? Or you know what, even if they're not nearby, complain Orlando for a year. Why not? A rental city. All right. Looking ahead for the Jags, no first run pick obviously because the move they made, they lost their key running back, he goes to New Orleans. I wouldn't have paid him what they paid him. So I had no problem with that. And just as you're looking ahead, you know, put your GM hat on for a second and tell me what you're thinking heading to the draft. Well, I mean, they did not backfield linebacker. Devon Lloyd has gone as well. You know, Ventrell Miller, Liam Cohen said the other day, Jags had coached the AFC coaches breakfast at the owner's meetings that yeah, he's going to have a chance to go win this thing. And okay, that's cool. They'll probably draft one. I could see that at some point. I don't know if it's the second round, but you got to, you just got to have backfill and younger players in that position. And then running back, I mean, they made one signing, Rodriguez from Washington. But it seems to me that's by committee again. I don't think even last year, I don't think they felt like they needed just a bell cow back because they used all three in different ways. ETN got the bulk of things. And I feel like they think that they could have been better between the tackles running the football more consistently. A lot of ETN stuff was outside. So we'll see what happens with that. So, but they need interior defensive line help. They need pass rush from that spot. So did 31 other teams. I get it. But they really need that. They've missed some impact on the interior defensive line. And for me, yeah, you always need an extra corner, you know, somewhere or a couple, the way they play on defense. So those are my priorities going in. At this stage of the off season, we got two minutes left. If they need an interior run stuffer, you can get big defensive tackles Friday and Saturday. You can get corners Fridays and Saturdays. But you can't get a pass rush. Okay, it seems as if they're going to enter next year, still lacking an edge rusher. That I mean, that's fair, isn't it? Well, I mean, they're happy with Josh Heinz Allen, clearly he's been paid. They can use an extra one. I'll give you that right. They need the rotation of guys there. Yes. They're talking about Trayvon Walker getting an extension at some point. But they'll slide him inside occasionally. They started to do that last season. What is the answer on the outside? It's a great question. Dennis Gardek did a little bit of that, but he's he's a linebacker by trade. He's not a true edge rusher, right? So that's where they are right now. And you can find pass rushers, right? I mean, Yonikan Gakua is a third round pick. Now, is he at Hall of Famer? No, but he's a pass rusher. And he did fine and was, you know, he had other things away from the field that were different. But they're out there, but it's you got to strike gold, you know, that's that's a tough one. When they needed to stop against Buffalo, they couldn't get one. And I just got to think that would be overwhelming. My thoughts heading into this draft 10 seconds. That's that. And you know what, their top two corners were out of that game as well. So there's that both sides. JP Shadrick, Westwood One, touchdown radio network, Jags radio network, okay, headed to New Orleans in a month for a music festival. Check them out on X, the JP Shadrick, S-H-A-D-R-I-C-K. Hey, safe travels, thanks for doing this. If I don't come back from New Orleans, you know where I'll be. And I wouldn't blame you. I wouldn't blame you a bit. Perfect reason to join us on Twitter, YouTube, because you get the music rundown between me and JP before we get David in and talk football. Miller and Molten, thanks so much for listening, Miller and Molten.com. You're listening to Miller and Molten. And now here's Mark Miller and David Molten. 21 minutes past the hour. Miller and Molten, Miller and Molten.com, Miller underscore Molten on X. Three poll questions. One, it's National PB and J Day. One's the last time you had one. Two, it's, is it Burrito Day? Yeah, National Burrito Day, David. So your favorite Mexican dish, we give you four choices. We know there's more. And then we got talking, Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay Times, Bucks, gonna be asking for a billion dollars from the Tampa Sports Authority and maybe even the county to, you know, do some work on Ray J and improve the stadium. And can that get him a Super Bowl? And we wonder, do they need more capacity to get a Super Bowl? Because they're in the low 60s. And so Mark said, well, what if the NFL told them lose the ship, we'll give you a Super Bowl? So that's our question. The NFL said, lose the ship, we'll give you a Super Bowl. Would you lose the ship? Or would you keep it anyway? It's iconic. That's what we've heard. It's iconic. That Mark like Rocky for Miller underscore Molten on X. We've been getting more of this in the last month or so than probably David, I would almost say at any time since we've been doing mornings, a little bit of breaking news in the nine o'clock hour. And it is being reported and now reported by damn near everybody that covers the NFL that Kirk Cousins is going to be a raider. Okay. After Mendoza wowed everybody at his pro day, not just with the throws, but the fact that he knew all the receivers day and all everything that went on. I mean, he was highly praised for his pro day. We know he's going to be a raider, but that doesn't mean he's ready to start week one. And Kirk Cousins now a raider. His agent broke the story. So everybody's just picking it up from his agent. Cousins will be 37 this year. You know, the bet went healthy with Atlanta, you could argue he was actually effective last year, two to one TD interception ratio. They ended the year with a four game winning streak. So I think it's smart. I mean, Mark, they had the worst offensive line arguably in the league last year, certainly bottom three. And I know they're investing a lot in it. But I mean, come on, if you and I were running the raiders, wouldn't the one thing we agree on is we can't put the kid out there until we can protect them 100%. I mean, think of all the quarterbacks that have ended up being more damaged goods because they had to play too early against a bad line. Now, I don't know what's going to happen with Ward in Tennessee, but I mean, he got his butt kicked last year. He was running a lot. Yes, he got his butt kicked. And what's everybody think Tennessee is going to do this year at four that they're going to take love the Notre Dame running back because, well, now you've got a running game that that helps a quarterback out a hell of a lot. And I will say, you know, the raiders have genti. They have an elite tight end. But even for cousins who's older and not mobile, if they're going to start that way, it's a benefit to him as well. And for now, Max Crosby staying in the fold. All right, I mean, that could be its own poll question. Do you think Max Crosby will start the year in Vegas? Or do you think there's still a possibility he gets traded? I would think if he's going to get traded, he'll get traded in the next three weeks because the raiders want the draft capital now. But who knows? I do think Paula brings up a genuine good point in the chat room. Is cousins going to Vegas alone or is the wife going to wife and family going to accompany him? No, he's going to set up a residency mark is what I think it's going to be a little different than, you know, some of the musical artists who are doing their residencies out there. But I think Kirk Cousins, I believe, okay, I know for a fact across the street, there is a hotel, I think it's the Mandalay Bay. I think it's directly across the street. And it would not shock me at all if he's staying, you know, across the street from where they play. How close is that to the nearest supercuts? Don't know. I'd have to do some research. Well, I mean, I know what's important to him. Right. And the haircut is important to him. Or is it great clips? I don't know which one it is. One of those chains. Come out of the hotel though, right or left or on the main track. Okay, so, you know, can't be that far. Is there anybody that screams I shouldn't be in Vegas more than Kirk Cousins though? Well, it is spectacular. How much more square, dorky, okay, you know, image of an NFL quarterback. Okay, you know, which one would be most likely to be doing the interview with a glass of milk in front of them? He would win the survey. Right. 100%. I mean, very God fearing guy. You know, I mean, by all accounts, a good human being. I mean, there's not anything said about Kirk Cousins that doesn't depict him as a very good man, really and truly. And I, you know, but when I think Vegas, you know, Brady owning Vegas, you're like, yeah, okay, that makes sense. Sure. Not a problem. Kirk Cousins in Vegas, it doesn't make as much sense to me. And that's like when you say staying at a hotel. No, I think he's going to find a condo. I can't, I can't see him walking through a casino floor every morning before he heads to the game. It doesn't compute to me, David. I just don't know how many people would tap him on the shoulder the whole time he's out there. I really don't. It would be funny though. Hey, Friday night. Okay, who'd I see at the club together? Well, it was Brady was Bruno Mars and it was Kirk Cousins. Wait, what? So to be serious, though, the head coach of the Raiders is Clint Kubiak. Before he was in Seattle, where was he? He was the quarterback coach with the Vikings for three years. Kirk Cousins was his quarterback all three years. You know, I'm guessing, Mark, it's a comfortable part of the equation that at least Cousins is he's going to know the offense. And he's got trust and faith in the head coach, because he was his quarterback coach in Minnesota for three years. So that's a little bit of breaking news late in the show today. Kirk Cousins now with the Raiders. We talked a little Jags with JP Shadrick moments ago. We talked some bucks slash lightning slash rays with JP Peterson and Rob Ellis joined us about 90 minutes ago where we talked quite a bit of Eagles more than any other Philadelphia sports team. Hell, I didn't even get a flyers question in and I wanted to. I do. Rob thinks that AJ, AJ Brown is gone. He thinks that trade is going to happen. That was the last question we asked and he still thinks that he ends up with New England for what it's worth. So what you were thinking, what we are thinking is what Rob Ellis, who's in Philadelphia, is thinking as well. And he pointed out that for cap reasons, it makes much more sense for the Eagles to deal them after June 1st. They saved 10 million against this year's cap. So I would expect, you know, I don't know if you're allowed to do the deal and put it in the drawer and announce it effective after June 1st or do they officially, I know you can do that with free agent signings with guys who have been released, but I don't know if you can do a trade effective June 2nd if a guy is on an active roster. But here's, I get you and I understand financially, but then you're not getting any draft capital in this year's draft for that pick. And that to me, you know, what's how we settle along. We're not just going to get the now the road, but we'll expect to win now. So to let AJ Brown go and not get anything now in your corner, if you will, David, that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. The only thing I would say Mark is, is that the Patriots are drafting 31st. And the Eagles could say, Hey man, I'll take picks the following year or the year after because the likelihood is we'll get better picks. No doubt there because I don't think anybody is expecting New England to go back to the final game. The good, the bad, the ugly today was a day when and what's on tap and a big what's on tap. That's next Miller and Molton. Welcome back to Miller and Molton. Text the guys what's in your mind at 21,000. That's 21,000. And now here's David Molton. 22 minutes. So we're out of here on this first Thursday of April, final four in a little over 48 hours. The Masters a week from today. NFL draft three weeks from today. Sports year is moving right along. April a terrific sports month as well may not be March, but then again in two weeks, NBA and NHL playoffs are underway. Got the frozen four next week as well. Women's Final Four begins tomorrow. Got a lot going on. The draft, I mean April's pretty damn good, David. It really is and obviously we're a little past the starting point in baseball so things get cooking in that sport as well. So nothing wrong with April in sports. I will say it's funny. You know, you mentioned the Masters a week from today obviously. You got to be one kind of diehard golf fan and the field's pretty good for the tournament this weekend, but you've got to be a diehard golf fan to be in this weekend a week, to be a week from the Masters. You know, it's just like kind of the calm before the storm, if you know what I mean. One thing before you do your thing, there isn't one interesting footnote. There's going to be a lot of stats next week, Mark, about the Masters, but I guess it's like, I don't know, 22 of the last 25 winners played within two weeks of the Masters. You got both Scheffler and Rory who are not going to be playing in the two weeks leading up to the Masters, sure. There's like three guys this century who have won the Masters without playing in the two weeks leading up to it and the two favorites, they're not playing. You know, does that mean anything? Who the heck knows? But you know what, to quote JP, we're speculating. Right. 59 out of 60 segments a week, we speculate. It's that time again, nearing the end, but not quite there yet. Here's Mark Miller with Today was the day when. All right, where do we start today? Probably should get to the top of the page, shouldn't I? Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain today in 1513. 1792, Congress pack, pack passes. Wow. Congress passes the Coinage Act, establishing the U.S. Mint as the federally authorized producer of the nation's coin currency. Big premiere today in 1800, David, Beethoven's symphony number one as a top ticket. I mean, stop, up seat, they were rocking on that. In fact, the guy out front was even getting big prices for the tickets. I mean, we talk about what they pay for recruits now. I mean, you know, was he a six star? Absolutely. Absolutely. Today at 1866, President Andrew Johnson ends the civil war in most every state. I think there was like one that held on. A couple of things happened today in 1877, really not that significant, but fun nonetheless. The first Easter egg roll was held on the White House lawn and Matilda Richter, known as the Zazel was the first ever human cannonball today in 1877. She was 14. Today in 1917, Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany. Johnny Weiss Miller became Tarzan the eight man today in 1932, the first of his 12 Tarzan films. Dwight D. Eisenhower assumes command of NATO today in 51 as the Supreme Allied Commander. It's a hell of a title, by the way. I mean, as far as titles go, that's pretty tough. 1964, the Beach Boys record their first number one hit. I get around. They would also fire their manager, who happened to be the father of three of the band members. Murray Wilson, fired by his son Brian Wilson. Makes Thanksgiving awkward. It does. One of David's favorite little known fun facts, one that people get wrong more than they get right. Today in 76, the Oakland Athletics traded two members of their World Series team. Ken Holtzman was one, the other was Reggie Jackson. They went to Baltimore for Don Baylor, Mike Torres and Paul Mitchell. Fleetwood Max Rumors goes number one today in 77. Dallas, premiered on CBS as a five week miniseries. Today in 78, it would lead to a 13 year run. Gretzky becomes the youngest to score 15. He did it at the age of 19 years old today in 1980. We mentioned Georgetown losing yesterday. It was today that they beat Houston for the championship in 84. Patrick Ewing, the most outstanding player, and John Thompson, the first African American head coach to lead his team to an NCAA Division one title. So Georgetown makes the title game in 82, 84, 85. That was five Slammage Amos third and final, final four. They made the 82, 83, 84 final fours lost in 82 to Carolina in the semis, lost both title games in 83 and 84. Liza Wan and Ewing. I mean, we haven't, at that position, we haven't had that since. Like we've had great centers. Okay, we've have. Okay. And, but we haven't had two great centers in it. David, you know, sometimes you say both things can be true. To me, Elijah Wan is one of those guys. He's a top five all time center. And yet I think he's underrated. Like I don't think he gets nearly the credit he deserves for how great he was as a player. Well, there's people in the chat room who are big NBA folks, and one of them's a huge Nuggets and Yolkitsch fan. And, you know, he wants to know where Yolkitsch is ranked all the time. And you and I both say, well, he ain't ahead of Elijah Wan. Okay, I mean, right. I mean, I'm sorry, he's a turnstile on defense. You know, I'll say he's top three on offense. But anyway, but when we talk and he asks, well, who's ahead of him? And, you know, you mentioned the ego, will you go Kareem and, you know, obvious one, Shaq. Okay, but then you go Akeem. And to a whole generation of fans that go, wait, what? Yeah. Yeah, should have saw him play. Arguably the best footwork of any big man that's ever played the game. 85, the NCAA adopts the 45 second shot clock. And then a year later, they put the three point shot in. So the NCAA was busy in the 80s with who? Today in 1990, you had LV just wins and wins big their first title they won by 30. Beating Duke in Denver, and then met in the semis the next year. And everybody thought it'd be a repeat performance. And Duke was a year older and played like it. Today in 92, the Teflon don no more. Gotti goes down, found guilty of five murders, conspiracy to murder, loan sharking, gambling, obstruction, bribery, tax evasion, you name it, they got them this time. Finally. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Connecticut wins their first title on the women's side. Today in 95. And they were undefeated, first undefeated team since the 86 Texas team. Major League Baseball strike ends today in 95, the one that cost him the World Series, 232 days, and the owners accept the players offer to return to work without a contract. Today in 96, fun factoid for you, David, Cecil Fielder steals the base. It was his 1097th game, the longest duration in the history of the sport without a stolen base. 2001, Roger Clements becomes the AL all time strikeout leader, passing Walter Johnson, 2018, Nova Beats, Michigan for the title, and in 2024, there are 141 billionaires in the world. But for the first time, Taylor Swift is on the list. That's the Nova. Hans Christian Anderson, Marvin Gaye and Don Sutton would have celebrated birthdays. Danny Ford 78. Larry Drew, I always liked him. 68. Bill Romanowski is 60. Gullfer-Shane Lowry 39. Pascal Siakam is 32. And singers, Zach Bryan is 30. What did I miss, David? Two things. Stanley Kubrick, 2001, a space odyssey, premier today in 68. And it was 21 years ago today. Mark, this is big for you and I. Pope John Paul II died. He was the first pope who was not an Italian since the 16th century. Over 2 million people showed up at his funeral. There, take that, Tiger. Time to see life a little bit differently. Here's Mark Miller with the good, the bad, and the ugly. What do you got, Mark? I got chocolate for the good. The founder of Reese's, the grandson of the founder, ripped Hershey for getting cheap with the ingredients on some of Reese's products. He still packs a punch because Hershey's came out and said, yeah, we're going back to all of the classic products. Now, it wasn't your regular Reese's cup, but it was some of their, like, side products that they were getting cheap. No more. Good for them. For the bad, we go to Germany, where a trophy, which is a big deal in Germany, the handball championship trophy was reported stolen and people thought it was melted down. Four months later, they found it in the winning team's basement in a storage closet. Someone took the championship trophy and put it in a storage closet the same way I almost swiped the Virginia Squires championship banner out of the scope in Norfolk. David, still pissed. I didn't steal that. I can't believe the ugly. I know. I was so scared to do it and I should have, and I feel, I still feel awful about that. I mean, we swiped a Florida Firecatch championship banner and we don't swipe a Virginia Squires one. Working for the Nashville Knights. I should have had Mark Jones put it in the stick bag. It's on me. Finally, the ugly, a Naples man was arrested in Isla Morata for trying to steal an 18 pack, 18 pack of beer and then punching a store clerk. Johnny Powers hit the convenient store clerk in the face when the clerk attempted him to stop from stealing an 18 pack. Police were called to the Tom Thumb store at mile marker 88 and said the victim was holding his face and the person accused of stealing the beer was trying to stuff it in his backpack. Seems like an easy arrest. It was that is the good, the bad and the ugly on today. April the second brought to you by the Cape Coral Police Department hiring new officers. Great pay big signing bonuses, overtime opportunities for all information. Cape cops dot com. That's Cape cops dot com. Only three baseball games today. There was supposed to be four, but the White Sox home opener was postponed before the day began due to weather. They'll make it up tomorrow. So twins and royals this afternoon in Kansas City. Tonight, Mets in San Fran against the Giants, Braves in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. That's it. Meanwhile, you want action? Let's talk hockey. 14 Ames. Tampa's home for Pittsburgh. Florida's home for Boston. Buffalo's at Ottawa. I mean, we could take 20 minutes describing the playoff ramifications for just about every team. Big one for you, Mark. Must win. I think the losers is officially eliminated between Detroit at Philly. Columbus is at Carolina. You could argue the biggest game of the night is Nashville in Los Angeles against the Kings, two of the three teams that are separated by a point for the final playoff spot out west and San Jose back in action tonight. They're the third team that's a point apart between San Jose, Nashville and Los Angeles, but 14 NHL games. And David's right. Daniel, every single one of them has something to do with the playoffs. I mean, the league's got it dialed in right now because the West for the wild card has come back into play with a bunch of teams closing in. Tough for me to say a team's eliminated tonight unless it's regulation losses. And you know, I mean, there's just so many points given out in that league, but you're right. Regular. I mean, teams that win in regulation right now, it's huge for them and just horrific for those that lose in regulation. Quickly, Mark, you and Rick Church go head to head tonight at seven o'clock on Amazon, T Wolves and Pistons, the first of the double header on Amazon, the 930 games, the Lakers and OKC. You're a good double dip. And Spurs on the road at the Clippers. So I mean, the Spurs still have a shot. They're only two back. So I mean, they still have a shot at not only winning the conference, but first overall, they've been playing terrific basketball lately. Wemby's been awesome. And Spurs on the tiebreak because they've won the season series. I believe that's the first tiebreak is head to head. Friday edition of Miller and Molten. Join us tomorrow, 6am.