Tampa Bay Kop Talk

David and Darius sat down with a group of lads to pick the big game apart and take stock of the season so far. #LIVMCI 

Will you remember the 21st night of September? Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi will want to lay down a marker after combining for all three goals of Liverpool's third-round victory at Norwich City in the Caribao Cup. David, Andrew, and Darius discussed the match and how the squad is looking as a whole.  

00:00 - 00:50 Kostas "Steve Mangan" Tsimikas 

00:50 - 04:25 Hot Taki! 

04:25 - 14:03 Noobs on Fire 1

14:03 - 28:05 Curt, Kostas, And Squad Rolling Deep 

28:05 - 29:36 Kevin!! We Stan Irish Guy 

29:36 - 38:16 Centres Back, Baby!

38:16 - 47:49 We Gon Be Al(right back) 

47:49 - 52:16 Mixed Midfield More Often? 

52:16 - 1:06:19 Taki, Divock, Ox ... Help A Scorer Out?

Jordan and David sit down to preview matchday 3 between Liverpool and Chelsea

Jordan and David sit down to preview matchday 2 between Liverpool and Burnley 

Jordan and Andrew preview matchday 1 of the Premier League which sees the Reds travel to Carrow Road.

Jordan, Darius, Andrew and David get together to preview the upcoming campaign for Liverpool, including:

- Ibrahim Konate

- Contract Extensions

- Preseason Impressions

- Expectations

- Predictions for the Season

We recorded shortly after the Leeds match, before news broke Tuesday that the ESL is dead. Given we saw this coming in October, our thoughts still apply. David, Andrew, and Darius went through the European Super League: the proposed death of football. #FSGOut

00:00 It's Truly Project Death Star

04:10 Cash Over Community. Commodity. Content. Cowards.

13:55 Are There *Any* Good Guys In This?

16:10 The Revolution Will Be Streamed

23:28 Dystopian Realities

33:37 What Do You Want From Football

35:20 Now To FIFA's B.S. ...

40:27 They Got Us By The Balls!

48:47 FSG Out? Trickle Down Football Economics

59:10 We Would Still Watch, Though

1:04:25 Can Any Good Come From This?

Could the Reds be on a revenge tour? Liverpool got revenge on *that* 7-2 against Aston Villa at the weekend and now face a Real Madrid squad that has bested LFC 3-1 in each of their last two meetings. Andrew and Darius discuss those two matches, plus keep a slight eye on the future with some discussions about Naby Keita's future on Merseyside.  

00:00 Two-Man Strike Force 

01:10 Citadel Anfield? 

05:00 Exercising Demons, Villans, Relief 

09:20 Naby Lad Not Looking Great... 

14:50 VAR'd Again... 

23:46 Real Problems With Los Merengues 

30:50 How Aggressive Should Liverpool Play? 

35:20 Firmino, Sadio, Mo, AND Diogo? 

40:25 Or Perhaps Jota In Relief? 

44:35 Score Predictions? Yeah, Score Predictions

Jordan, David, Darius and Vijay sit down for a chat about everything that's been going on during the international break including Redbird, the centerback situation in the summer and more. 

We back! Jordan, David, Andrew, and Darius went Voltron and came together to break down the Liverpool alignment against Sheffield United, Fabinho’s role against Chelsea and the rest of the season, and how the guys would like to see the lads line up. Too bad the Internet during recording was as shaky as Liverpool’s injury record.

00:00 Gang’s All Here!

01:30 Liverpool Won A Game!

03:20 Flipped The Switch?

12:30 Fabulous Fabinho Back!

21:52 Imani Williams Origin Stories Clip

24:20 Yer A Wizard, Andrew

25:45 The Golden Tuchel?

39:00 Fabinho At CB Means …

46:05 The Lads’ Lineups Vs. Chelsea

With February being Black History Month and March Women's History Month, the timing was perfect for us to chat with Imani Williams, who is writing history as a football supporter each day. A contributor to the Anfield Wrap, member of Austin, Texas' OLSC, leader within the American Outlaws for the U.S. National Teams, and a part of the Los Verdes supporters group for Austin FC, Imani has lived a football life through and through.

00:00 Ms. Imani "Worldwide"  Williams

01:18 Imani On George Floyd Protests With The Anfield Wrap

06:18 What Got Imani Into The Beautiful Game

11:24 People's Republic Of Liverpool + Football

21:26 The State Of LFC's Union

31:08 Liverpool Are Still Boss, Aren't They?

35:48 Black Woman In A White Man's World

45:11 Football's Efforts To Support Equity: Is It Enough?

56:16 Being *THE* Black Voice

1:01:30 Crew Saved, Austin FC Here ... This Is Awkward

1:08:35 Ready For Fans To Be Back?

The Anfield Wrap | Cup Of Tea with Imani Williams and John Gibbons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ZHPeArp2c

Los Verdes | Bright Verde Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/59wkcezMGPVYquq6pvGnI2?si=OP2ee2wTQNytPrIuVdX22g&nd=1

Much like Liverpool, our numbers have been reduced due to injury. David and Darius played a little two-man game (for a couple hours) and went through their selections for centrebacks, the returns of Fabinho, Keita, and Jota, and try to will Haaland to Merseyside. Manifesting!!

00:00 NABY LAD!!

00:23 State Of The (Philly?) Union

01:25 Phillips/Kabak 2021

05:05 Fabinho 6 Mafia

10:28 No More Mid-dling Around?

16:27 Reds Coming Up Short

27:06 Thiago Aspas?

35:30 Hold Off The Hype, Please

39:13 Naby Lad! Ready To Play?

47:05 Fabinho, Keita, Jota Holy Trinity?

54:13 Diogo GOAL-ta Back!

1:04:50 Shuffle The Front Aces?

1:08:00 Another Sheffield In The Kitchen

1:11:09 Cast Your Dreams: Haaland!!

1:36:10 Liverpool's Revolution Will Be Televised

Liverpool lost again. We're not gonna dwell on it. As a matter of fact, we switch the format to where Darius, David, Andrew, and Vijay give us their ideas for how Liverpool can do a quick fix and get things headed in the right direction.

00:00 New Day, New Ideas

01:53 Darius' Starting XI

07:06 Reaction To Darius' Plan

11:06 Darius' Rebuttal

15:43 David's Restructured XI

21:21 Reaction To David's Plan

30:47 David's Rebuttal

33:43 Andrew's Request For Klopp

37:09 Andrew's XI

41:54 Reaction To Andrew's Plan

51:24 Vijay's Plan

55:29 Reaction To Vijay's Plan

1:02:36 Summation Of The Ideas

Things weren't so Bright-on Merseyside as Liverpool saw their three points at Anfield swooped in on by the Seagulls. Despite it being a dreadful loss, somehow the guys managed to crack a few smiles and a few jokes, mostly at Divock Origi and Dejan Lovren's expense.

00:00 Cold Shooting, Cold Open

00:55 I Wanna Fly Away (From This Result)

07:05 Injuries Piled Up, But Still...

11:20 Damn, Divock, Back At It Again

20:47 Cody Graves Origin Story

21:58 Title Race Over???

34:44 Not To Be Too Defensive

43:18 New Defenders, New Formations

54:30 LFC Comin', For Ya City!

What do the MCU, anime, and Liverpool have in common? Our guy Cody Graves is a massive fan of each! From the rollercoaster of the 2013-14 season to the highs of Liverpool's dominance, the underdogs-turned juggernauts made Cody a die-hard Red for life!

00:00 We're (Centre)Back, Baby!

03:56 Christian Cody Graves: The Red

06:24 Fandom Forged In The Fire

08:14 Jumped On With The Underdogs!

13:11 Longing For A Hollywood Ending

22:34 Fast Forward To Klopp!

25:27 Linking With Liverpool Lads

28:49 That Night In Kiev

30:33 Makin' Friends Through Footie

39:38 Having A Mo-an Over VAR

49:58 Happy To Flip The Blip

55:54 Ready To Get Back To The Pubs?

59:26 Second Half Of The Season?

1:04:04 Check Out Human Jukebox Ent., GambitGames, and Geek Republic Media

#PajakNudes

Liverpool have been crap. The Premier League has been crap. There's still plenty to be won, so the match with Tottenham is HUGE! So huge we spent little time talking Spurs and all about Liverpool's issues as of late.

00:00 EPL: What The Hell?

03:30 Super Bowl? Tom Brady? Andrew, What?

04:51 Will Liverpool's Stonks Rise Again?

09:16 How Can We Asses 2020/21?

20:05 3 At The Back? Mo9? Get In Formation!

26:14 LFC Hot Fix?

31:54 Tampa Bay Kop Talk 2020/21 Fundraisers!

35:12 Are Alaba And Sokratis Offers Signals?

37:01 Near-Deals NOT Encouraging! Just Do It!

39:24 Money Talks, Bull Market Walks?

49:31 Sophie's Choice: Upamecano, Haaland, Mbappé, Bueller?

53:33 What's The (Art Of The) Dealio?

1:01:49 Oh. Right. Spurs.

Ugh. These guys. Liverpool host Manchester United, who come in top of the table, or whatever. Can the Reds restore order and put United in their place? Vijay Kagami joins Darius, Andrew, and David to discuss Sunday's showdown. Don't forget you can (safely) join us for our watch party Sunday at 11 a.m. at New World Brewing. Link to the food drive below and select "TBKT Food Drive" in the dropdown menu in the online giving section:  

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00:00 Musty Ole Manchester... 

00:46 New World Brewery Sunday! 

01:38 Are United Back? 

07:38 Lower Points, But Race Is On! 

12:23 How Might United Set Up? 

19:08 Who To Choose In Defense? 

30:10 Rules Of The Room At New World 

33:38 Food Drive For Sunday! 

34:26 Midfield Mastery 

40:48 Narratives To Come From Sunday? 

43:02 Pen-chester Pen-ited!!! 

55:48 United Fans Are Happy ... Let's Make Them Sad

Revenue down, bodies broken, no fans, packed schedule ... Much like everywhere else, football has been a hellscape in 2020/21. Jordan, David, and Darius wade through the crappy situation the sport and its partners are in and try to make some sense of it all.

0:00 Suffering From A Stuffy Schedule?

0:42 Rash Of Injuries "The New Normal?"

3:03 Made For TV Argument?

6:22 TV Guide Doesn't Make The Schedule

10:29 Can't We All Just Get Along?

15:19 Jürgen Ain't New To This

20:35 Are We Advocating For Project Death Star???

26:52 So, Like, How Did We Get Here?

Out of centrebacks? Goal drought? NO STIMMY?!?! In this, Liverpool's 15th (? we've lost count) this season, the attack looked dradful, the midfield inept, and the defense wasn't a defense. But the shambolic club in cataclysmic disarray are *checks notes* still top until Manchester United play. Meh.

00:00 How Could You, Danny Boy?

01:20 Shouts To Southampton Or Liverpool *Bleep*?

07:08 99 Personnel Problems?

14:43 Miscellanies: Fix The Fixtures!

17:17 ZOOMing Into Your Ears!

18:10 Was Southampton A (Centre) Setback?

27:55 Trent Awful Again?

37:33 Someone Shoot Your Shot!

41:58 Banter FC 1, Liverpool 0

44:25 We "Fix" Liverpool? Lol.

55:50 RIP Gerry Marsden

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is by Gerry And The Pacemakers, audio and video footage courtesy of Vijay Kagami.

So 2020 went out with a fart for Liverpool. Still, after a draw to Newcastle, The Reds have plenty to be thankful for, such as their league position and the return of Thiago! We discuss the metronomic midfielder and whether or not Liverpool should buy a centreback. And if so, who?

00:00 Holidazed

01:09 Didn't Exactly Storm The (New)Castle

07:35 Groundhog Day Performance?

12:34 EPL Has Gone Full CONCACAF

18:53 So ... How Are We?

27:30 He's Baaaaaaack!! Thiago Time!

37:05 Centre Back Pains

42:16 I Want My Centreback, Centreback, Centreback (No Barbeque Sauce)

58:58 Reds' New Year Resolutions

1:06:46 And Still ... Liverpool TOP

Oh, dear. We may have broken Andrew this time. After he had the audacity to say a kind word about Spurs, Darius, David, and Jordan ganged up on poor Andrew. Oh, and the guys also said a word or two about Liverpool going top, or whatever.

00:00 Table-topping Reds!

00:35 Spurs Are __#2__

02:30 Spurs Are Who We Thought They Were!

06:10 Spurs Aight?

09:03 Tell Ya Boss, Tell Ya Dog, Andrew Says It’s A Wrap!

10:52 José, The Salt Bae

17:02 José Said It With His Chest, Respect

23:43 DIS-r-e-s-p-e-c-t

29:03 Tampa Bay Kop Talk Toy Drive!

30:58 Back To, Yanno, Liverpool Talk!

31:45 Rhys’ Cup Time Now Is Premier Time!

43:02 The (Other) Scouser In The Team! Curt Jonesy!

52:33 Went Platinum, No Features!

56:00 There’s Something That Kop Talk Wants You To Know…

1:02:30 Does Anyone Wanna Win This League?

Well, that International Break was awful. Liverpool have an entire title-challenging XI out injured, but is International Football really to blame? The lads moan about the Walking - err - Limping Reds, highlight the new Kirkby facility, and look ahead to Liverpool-Leicester at the weekend.

00:00 Baby Don't Hurt Me No More

01:50 In-jury's Out On Liverpool

04:20 Should We Even Be Doing European Competition?

08:28 Does Cash Rule Everything Around?

11:23 It Ain't Just LFC; Everybody Hurts

15:00 End Of The Day, Globetrottin' Games Gonna Matter?

18:00 Captain Kirkby

19:16 Liverpool's La Masia!

23:00 Kirkby A Recruiting Tool? Build For Tomorrow!

33:25 Second-Running Season-Defining Match!

40:15 The Brodge Bows For No Man!

45:40 Scores? Anyone? Bueller?

Jon Ashley (@jonashley87) of Maine Road Ramble (@MaineRoadRamble) joined us to chat about the Sky Blues of Manchester and the Reds of the Mersey. The conversation looked at the recent history of the rivalry, some longstanding hard feelings between the two sides, and what to expect going into Sunday's game.  

Check out Jon and Maine Road Ramble wherever you get your podcasts! 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maine-road-ramble/id1445280105 

 00:00 Jon Of Maine Road Ramble Joins! 

02:50 How Bad Is The Blood Between Red Men And Citizens? 

13:05 Jon Ain't New To This, He's True To This 

17:45 Can City's Attack Stay Sterling Sharp? 

29:00 City Secure At The Back Or A Bit Leaky? 

32:00 City Wanna Spend More? 

36:50 Jon's Predicted XI 

44:08 Jonny Been Goode 

Liverpool are Red hot! Top of the Champions League group with 9 points after a 5-nil cruise to victory at Atalanta thanks to a Diogo Jota hattrick! Liverpool are also top of the Premier League with 16 points, but Manchester City are looming for a huge match at the weekend. Andrew, David, and Darius got the goods to recap the Champions League action and preview City.

00:00 TBKT Three Man Weave

00:35 Not One, Not Two, Not Three...

03:00 Diogo GOAT-a And Complete Team Dub

06:10 Defense Held Its Own!

11:30 True Test For The D

15:58 Not Your Older Brother's City?

20:17 Anxious Andy All Optimistic???

23:25 David's Predictions Against City

25:34 Andrew's Avengers Vs. City

30:40 #PepOut? lol Come On...

33:00 I Like Eggs.

43:45 Come Kick It With Us At 81Bay!

Obi-Wan never told you what happened to European Football ... Liverpool are in the midst of the chatter about a new Premier League with "Project Big Picture" and a "European Super League" but we, the fans, ain't about that action, boss. Hear what David, Jordan, Andrew, and Darius have to say about this dubious prospect.

00:00 Let The Hate Flow Through You

03:14 Project Big Picture: Any Backers?

05:24 It's Pimpin', Pimpin'!

06:33 Let's Call This Draft ... ROUGH

08:59 It's Only Dr. Evil Evil, Not Disney Evil

12:38 What Needs Reworking?

16:00 WWMAD: What Would Mike Ashley Do?

18:21 Klopp Vader!! Or Darth Jürgen?

21:13 Euro Trippin' ... Super Saiyan League?

24:39 Mr. Worldwide! Football Without Borders

30:01 Ain't The Destination, But The Journey

33:04 ... You Still Gonna Like It, Tho.

THESE ARE THE BEST TEAMS!!!! The Champions League has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start for Liverpool, but it's 6 points from 6 for The Reds two games in. Though Liverpool sit atop of Group D, Fabinho went off with injury in the first half: cause for concern? Who's next? At least we've got Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah!

The real rap on Jordan is something out of an early 2000s kid's movie. Moved to England out of the blue, leading to him becoming a Red. By fate, landing in Gerrards Cross led to a young Jordan falling in love with Liverpool and becoming a man of the world and man of the people.

00:00 Acoupstix's Origin Story 

01:23 You Can Be My American Boy 

02:55 We Need Some Really Big Screens 

05:27 Love At First Sight 

07:12 Football, Friends, Fitting In 

11:50 Learning How To Be A Footie Fan 

13:08 Truly Becoming A Kopite 

31:44 Champions League Glory- 2005 

35:29 Back In The U.S., LFC Tampa Time 

40:21 Developing A True Passion For Football 

45:29 Back In Tampa Town 

48:49 Raising The Next Generation Of Reds 

54:30 4-Nil With A 5 Year Old 

1:02:05 Recreating Anfield Nights In Tampa 

1:10:27 Makin' Memories Through Football

Oh, what could have been! A thrilling match, but The Reds march back to Anfield with just one point following a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park. From Bay Cannon Beer Co., David, Jordan, and Andrew recap a memorable 237th Merseyside Derby. Happier news, we raised well over 500 pounds of food for Metropolitan Ministries with our Derby Away Day! Thank you to Everton Tampa and both their and our fans!

The international break is over and we return with the Merseyside Derby! Andrew, Darius, David, and Jordan recap the first four matches, preview the next run of games, and look ahead to the Champions League fixtures. Plus, Andrew needs a hug!  If you can, please donate to our food drive, done in collaboration with Everton Tampa.  

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/689766018603301/ 

Virtual Donation Portal: https://yougivegoods.com/derby-day  

00:00 Episode II, Attack Of The Moans 01:15 Derby Away Day + Food Drive 02:11 Villa Happened. Ya Good? 10:51 So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday's Players 17:49 Andrew's Undying Love For Marko Grujic 19:38 Wilson/Grujic In Klopp's Plans? 28:00 Thiago Time!! 34:06 Everton... Ugh... Blue & White Ignites Next Stretch 45:46 Form Leading Into Man City? 50:12 Full Squad(ish) Ready To Go? 55:00 Mans Not Hot (Or Gone!) 56:54 These Are The Best Teams, Champions 1:05:00 Hotalanta And Red Ajax 1:11:19 Darius, Jordan, and David Try To Make Andrew Believe 1:17:02 Andrew Needs A Hug!

The Merseyside Derby is upon us! We reached out locally to Everton Tampa and Cam sat in with David to chat everything Blue & White. Boy are those Evertonians confident going into Saturday. 

If you want to watch the Merseyside Derby with us, RSVP to our watch party with Everton Tampa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/689766018603301 

If you don't want to go, but would like to donate to the food drive, you can donate here: https://yougivegoods.com/derby-day?fbclid=IwAR1WWVhHhk9_22IMLPm5nYBae7v8JFyihUgvCnCBsXpRsjItmPRLjtOihz0

From Poughkeepsie, New York in the Hudson Valley to Essex, England, to Tampa, Florida: it's been a number of life-shaping experience for Adam Bramson over the last three decades and Liverpool have been for him every step of the way. Since the days of Robbie Fowler, Adam has been Red!  00:00 Adam Bramson, Beard Wonder! 00:34 Our First American! Start Spreading The News... 02:20 The Journey To Merseyside; An Edict From "God" 08:27 No, Literally Moved To England. Essex Side! 12:52 Full Serving Of Reds In England 14:28 No, But For Real. Football Wasn't On TV 20:40 Being The Footie-Smart American 22:04 Vee's Origin Story 24:08 Back In The U.S.A. 26:17 Found A Home With OLSC Tampa Bay 30:44 "I Have To Go To Anfield!" 32:20 The Football Diaspora Is An Enigma (Plus A Guest Appearance!) 35:38 First "European Game" ... Juve Vs. Man U? 38:58 Fanfest In Miami Last Season! 42:06 Love That Liverpool Keep Growing 45:02 It's Great To Be A Red!

Well that wasn't good. That wasn't good at all. No, it wasn't a fun trip to Villa, but it's games like Aston Villa 7 Liverpool 2 that force the manager and players to be resilient. It makes us find the funny in the situation!  00:00 That Villa Game STUNK! 00:50 David... What The Hell? 03:22 Perspective: Can't Get Worse, Right? 05:07 Voice Of Reason: Anxious Andy? 09:31 Dare We Ask... Bright Spots? Props To Villa, Though. 19:52 Blame Game... Yo, Adrián! 25:30 Anxious Andy Wants A Liverpool Reaction! 27:40 Virgil Too Smooth For Captaincy? 29:58 Football Finds A Way 31:10 Who Ya Blaming, David? #Bleep2020 34:04 BREAKING: Alisson Better Than Adrián, Rest Of Team Suffers 46:06 International Players Anthem Right On Time 49:49 Jordan Puts A Bow On This ****show 53:42 Jordan's Numerology A GREAT Omen!

This one is not for the faint of heart or virgin of ear. Darius, Jordan, Andrew, and David let some things off their chest about the current state of football fandom. Germs, empty stadius, paywalls... You're messing up our vibe, 2020! Be sure to read David's article covering a lot of the topics discussed on Medium: https://medium.com/@tampabaykoptalk/what-do-you-want-from-football-4ac684fc6196

00:00 David" "What Do You Want From Life? Football?"

03:08 C.R.E.A.M. (Dolla, Dolla Bill, Y'all)

06:08 We Just Wanna Watch Football, Man...

10:04 Could Subscription-Based Model Hurt Football's Growth?

17:20 Are Fans Simply Props?

23:10 "Football Does Not Exist Without The Fans"

25:58 Will The Paywall Come Down?

29:55 Football Finds A Way

35:20 At Least We're Not Evertonians

Andrew and Cody sit down for a chat post Arsenal in reaction to the Reds thrashing the Gooners 3-1 in a statement performance. 

Jordan and Darius made it a wake and take kinda weekend with some football talk ahead of the matchup(s) with Arsenal. The two went over Liverpool's 7-2 win in the Carabao Cup against Lincoln City, previewed the two upcoming matches with Arsenal, and made sure they're clear that all the weirdos should let Neco Williams continue to ball out.  

00:00 Four (+1) Scorers And Seven Goals Ago 

01:20 Squad Rollin' Deep 

06:17 No Brewster, Though?

11:50 Fixing The League Cup 

12:43 Coming After That Arse-nal 

19:39 "Arsenal Pete" Garcia On Rambling Rivals 

21:58 Enough Arsenal, Red Men Talk! 

25:25 Liverpool Vs. Low Block Sides 

30:39 Are The Rivals Catching Up? 

33:31 What's Your Starting XI? 

38:18 Predictions, Predictions! 

41:39 Leave Neco Alone!

The lads get together to discuss how to fix the League Cup, and preview the Lincoln City fixture. 

Get in!!! Three points to Liverpool with a 2-nil win thanks to a big second half by Sadio Mané and The Reds! Thiago Alcântara made his debut and several solid performances by the boys. Alistair Flynn, Declan Haskins, and Joe Tobo joined Jordan to chat about the win.

Jordan,  David, and Andrew sit down to celebrate Thiago Friday, while also providing a preview for Chelsea at the weekend.  Up the Reds! Get in!

🎶 Thiago Alcantaaara 🎶

Andrew, David, Spencer & Vimal give their take on the 4-3 win at Anfield, get interrupted by the Florida rain, and give out the most obvious man of the match award

In this new segment, we sit down with supporters of other clubs to discuss the state of affairs at our rivals and get their thoughts on the season. In this first installment, we chat with Pete Garcia, a member of the Gulf Coast Gooners group and long time Arsenal fan. 

The lads are back! The champs are in the building! Jordan, David, Andrew, and Darius all got together to catch up after a short "off-season" and prepare for the 2020-21 Liverpool campaign.

Liverpool football is back!!! Andrew, David, and Darius got together *Sunday morning* ahead of the Everton game to welcome back the Mighty Reds! YNWA.

The boys continue their conversation from the weekend, shifting focus toward Project Restart and the future of football.