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Brady Quinn on C.J. Stroud Car Deal: Please Don’t Listen to All This NIL Fluff

“He gets paid no cash and you might say, ‘Well hey, driving a car like that and getting that free and, that to me is incredible.’ You know what the car dealership and CJ Stroud haven’t thought about? He’s going to have to pay taxes on it. That’s the laughable part.”

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The discussion around NIL is fervent. No one seems to have an accurate idea of how a lot of this is actually happening because we aren’t sure the NCAA knows anything about it either. The hot button was pushed again when news came out that Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was now driving around a $200,000 Mercedes AMG G 63 as part of his NIL deal. Brady Quinn saw this same headline and reacted differently.

The co-host of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe on FOX Sports Radio with LaVar Arrington and Jonas Knox went oh their show to say that the headlines around NIL may be flashy, but it isn’t what it appears to be especially in Stroud’s case.

“Do you want me to tell you the exact details of the deal,” Quinn began. “I want everyone to listen very closely: please don’t listen to all this NIL fluff. It’s not as much money as everyone’s portraying it to be.

C.J. Stroud gets a 45 day lease… There is zero cash involved. He gets paid no cash and you might say, ‘Well hey, driving a car like that and getting that free and, that to me is incredible.’ You know what the car dealership and CJ Stroud haven’t thought about? He’s going to have to pay taxes on it. That’s the laughable part. They feel like he’s getting this great gift and everything else, they don’t realize when you get something like that, you have to pay the tax value on that…”

The former Notre Dame and NFL quarterback was growing frustrated with the discussion around Stroud’s “extravagant” deal. He went on to opine that he figured this deal would end up poorly, especially for the dealership he partnered with.

“Tell me LaVar this isn’t gonna end up in a dumpster fire when the first person pukes in the back of the seat,” said Quinn. “Or it gets towed because he illegally parks it, or the first bad game C.J. Stroud has and some jerk fan who’s jealous that he gets this car deal is gonna scratch it or throw something at it. I mean, the possibilities are endless and yet we sit here and act like, ‘Oh my gosh, he gets this car.’ No he’s not. It’s a 45 day lease. It’s gonna end terribly. No cash. He has to pay taxes on it… That’s the reality folks.”

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Mike Felger: Being 2nd Chair in Sports Radio ‘Sneaky Hard’

“I’m just used to running my mouth and setting the pace, and that sort of thing.”

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Morning drive on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub will have a new co-host alongside Fred Toucher starting in January, and speculation continues to swirl about who will replace longtime co-host Rich Shertenlieb.

The Boston Herald last week reported the latest in the station’s search for a new morning co-host. Kendra Middleton, a familiar voice in the mornings, has interviewed, and other current station talent like Jim Murray and Rob “Hardy” Poole are believed to be getting consideration.

Mike Felger, co-host of Felger & Mazz on The Sports Hub, has been jokingly suggested as the next co-host. But Felger said in a digital video reported on by the Herald that it would certainly be a challenge, and that he and Toucher would have success.

“I think it would go well,” he said. “What is a sneaky hard spot is to be in the second chair, to be in the Mazz chair, the B chair, because listening is harder than talking… that would be the only discomfort.”

Felger added that it would be an adjustment.

“I’m just used to running my mouth and setting the pace, and that sort of thing,” he said.

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Former NFL TE and 104.5 The Zone Host Frank Wycheck Dies

The Tennessee Titans announced Wycheck’s death Sunday. He was 52.

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Tennessee Titans fans were saddened to learn over the weekend that beloved tight end Frank Wycheck died. He was 52 years old.

Wycheck passed away after falling and hitting his head at his Chattanooga home on Saturday, according to a statement from the family.

“We are all devastated to hear the news of Frank’s passing,” Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. “He was loved by so many, and his memory will always be cherished. Frank’s name was synonymous with Titans football. He was such a huge part of our team’s success both on and off the field. He embraced this community and fan base immediately, and everyone loved him right back.”

In 11 seasons with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, Wycheck recorded 505 receptions for 5,126 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Frank is in both the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the team’s Ring of Honor.

Wycheck was part of one of the most memorable plays in NFL history when his cross-field pass to Kevin Dyson in a 2000 playoff game set up what’s now known as the “Music City Miracle.” Wycheck’s only Super Bowl appearance came that season.

Post-retirement in 2003, Wycheck went into sports radio, hosting a morning drive talk show with Kevin Ingram and Mark Howard on 104.5 The Zone.

Howard passed away last year, but Ingram on Sunday did post his condolences on X.

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Channing Crowder: I Still Underestimate How Many People Listen to Radio

“We make fun of it like ‘Oh, AM radio’ and this, man, but here are people who when I went to the bathroom, and they’re walking up to me ‘Hey, love the show, man’.”

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Even though he’s been in the sports radio game for more than a decade, 560 WQAM’s Channing Crowder admits he still doesn’t appreciate just how many people listen to his show.

While hosting Hochman and Crowder at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ahead of sports betting going live in Florida, co-host Marc Hochman shared a story that one of the employees at the casino told him he often deals with giant celebrities.

However, despite his dealings with major music and movie stars, the employee was excited to meet Hochman and Greg Cote of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.

That led Crowder to admit he often underinflates the size of his daily audience.

“It’s funny, because like, I underestimate, still –12-13 years into radio — how many people listen to radio,” Crowder said. “And it’s funny because we make fun of it like ‘Oh, AM radio’ and this, man, but here are people who when I went to the bathroom, and they’re walking up to me ‘Hey, love the show, man. You and Hochman are hilarious’.”

Crowder has hosted afternoons alongside Hochman on 560 WQAM since 2015 after previously hosting the early afternoon window on the Audacy station. In addition to his radio work, he hosts The Pivot podcast with Ryan Clark and Fred Taylor.

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