Tom Mazawey joins Kevin and Jeff for the Friday show. The Lions are on a bye after a dominant win over Arizona, Michigan is coming off its own bye and hosting Penn State, and the crew makes a full slate of NFL picks against the spread.

Inside this episode: whether Michigan’s offense can be fixed after a rough stretch, why Bryce Underwood is staying under center, what offensive coordinator Jason Beck said at his press conference, and whether a loss to Penn State changes the quarterback conversation. The crew also gives its read on the Big Ten picture and on Michigan as a favorite this weekend.

Then it’s the Lions. Jared Goff’s strong play, Jahmyr Gibbs’ big day, and Sam LaPorta’s return to form. Kevin, Jeff, and Tom also look at a secondary that finally showed signs of life with Zakhari Abney and Ennis Rakestraw, the possible return of Brian Branch, and what the bye week means before a divisional game with Green Bay.

Plus: a quick Red Wings detour on Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider, and the team’s front-office questions, and a full round of NFL Week 7 picks against the spread, including Seahawks at Broncos, Bears at Falcons, Bills at Raiders, and Chargers at Chiefs.

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Outro Music: Music by Marching Music – The Thunderer – by John Philip Sousa | Royalty-free Music – Pixabay

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Verne Gagne's training camp in the Minnesota farmland turned out some of the biggest names in pro wrestling history. In this bonus quiz episode, Jeff challenges Kevin to name the top 20 wrestlers trained by Gagne for the AWA, ranked from first to last.

Inside this episode: Kevin works through a list that includes Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Ricky Steamboat, the Iron Sheik, Ken Patera, Scott Hall, Sgt. Slaughter, and Bob Backlund. Along the way they share stories from the camp, including how Gagne talked Ric Flair out of quitting, the legendary "shoot" training under Billy Robinson, and the 10 percent cut Gagne took from his students' earnings.

Then the conversation widens into a wrestling history debate: how the AWA stacked up against the NWA, the WWF, and World Class in the 1980s, why Nick Bockwinkel may have been the best worker of his era, what went wrong when Verne Gagne held on to the territory days, and why Rick Martel's title loss to Stan Hansen still baffles fans.

Wrestling historians, you're invited: the brothers say they want to hear what they got right and wrong.

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Outro Music: Music by Marching Music – The Thunderer – by John Philip Sousa | Royalty-free Music – Pixabay

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In the 1960s, only Arnold Palmer may have been more popular than Tony Lema. He won 12 tournaments in four years, including the 1964 Open Championship at St. Andrews after just 36 hours in Scotland and nine practice holes. Then, at 32 years old and entering the prime of his career, he was gone. Kevin and Jeff Hall tell the story of "Champagne" Tony Lema — golf's greatest unrealized what-if.

Inside this episode: how a kid from a working-class Oakland family who caddied and worked in a food factory to help support his mother after his father's death became one of the best golfers in the world. Kevin and Jeff cover the origin of his famous nickname, his stunning win at St. Andrews using a caddy's shot-by-shot instructions on a golf style he'd never played, his 9-1-1 Ryder Cup record, and glowing praise from contemporaries like Byron Nelson and Jack Nicklaus.

Then comes the tragedy. On August 24, 1966, Tony and his pregnant wife Betty died in a plane crash on approach to a Chicago-area exhibition, along with their pilot and co-pilot. Kevin and Jeff discuss the circumstances of the crash, the heroism of pilot Doris Mullen in steering away from bystanders, and why fans still believe Tony Lema belongs in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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