Note that there were unusual circumstances.

And so here are some unusual results that did not occur.

And in fact, athletes has been pointed out by many, including me, have gone through probably Mawr this season than they have, at least in recent memory.

No asterisk.

Um, I think that's an Aston on point of view.

Personally, of course, there's an asterisk that gets attached to the season.

That doesn't mean that you denigrate the teams that ended up winning the championship.

You don't frown at the Dodgers.

You don't frown at Alabama.

You don't frown at the Lakers.

We get that.

But the asterisk is not about frowning on an eventual champion.

It's about highlighting and illuminating the difference in this season compared to any other we've had.

Game cancelation.

Major league baseball went from 162 games to 60 games.

Okay, you can't tell me that you don't There shouldn't be an asterisk attached to that.

That doesn't mean that you look at the Dodgers and frowned upon them and think that they're not worthy champions.

You're just highlighting.

This season was vastly different from what seasons customarily exist.

You look at this national championship, of course.

Alabama was there.

Alabama.

You know me, Alabama.

All day, every day.

I got all of that.

But there does need to be something said about Alabama, who goes 13 and O and Ohio State, who plays six or seven games.

There is a difference.

Big 10 delayed their play because initially they were aiming to cancel their season before they changed their mind and and got things together.

The SEC didn't do that, but games were stalled.

Games were postponed, games were canceled.

Guys tested positive.

Coaches tested positive.

We saw a playoff game.

It didn't turn out that way for the Pittsburgh Steelers like they thought.

But hell, Kevin Snovinsky didn't even coach the game because you know what?

Because of covert issues with the Cleveland Browns, it doesn't mean that you frowned upon them.

You insult them, you denigrate them in any way.

You delegitimize them.

But and asked, Eric doesn't have to mean that, and after it could simply be a tool toe.

Highlight the fact that there was some very unique circumstances that existed this season, unlike any other in American history or at least over the last century.

This highlights that there's nothing wrong with that.

I think in this situation it would have to highlight the fact that this was a tougher accomplishment than what had been accomplished in the past.

This was the toughest season that they've gone through than what was gone through in the past.

This is Alabama team that one more SEC games than any other Alabama team before them.

This is an Alabama team that beat number seven number four and number three to end their season.

This is the Alabama team that won seven out of the 15 college football awards on this team they lead.

They had the number one rushing TD maker in college football.

They had the number one receiver also won the Heisman.

They got the best quarterback in Matt Jones.

They got the best center in.

Dickerson, who was hurt, didn't play in the game.

They had the best offensive line.

And so this season for Alabama and honestly, every team across the country that actually ended up playing football through these circumstances needs toe.

Have this season highlighted.

Not only did Alabama compass all those things and win a national championship.

But I look across the country.

The fact that the Big 10 wasn't gonna play the Pac 12 wasn't gonna play.

The Mac wasn't gonna play.

They found a way and push through and find a way.

They play football games.

They deserve a pat on the back.

And they should honestly highlight this season to say the amount of work, the amount of focus, the amount of effort, the amount of people it took to get a season in is so impressive that this season needs to be highlighted.

Yeah, it needs to be highlighted again.

I don't disagree with any of your points, Joey, But again and after it doesn't necessary doesn't necessarily commentator Negative, does it?

Not at all.

Now I'm agreeing with you and saying it should be an asterisk that says thank you.

And plus, this is a plus on this, not a one that says this wasn't legit.

Right then.

First of all, Stephen a just to clear this up asinine doesn't mean brilliant.

It means foolish.

So I think you misused the word.

Let me explain.

Misuse the workers.

I would never associate brilliance with you having a hard I would never associate brilliance with you, so I didn't use the word.

I don't use the word negatively.

One inappropriately.

And there were 100.

Some teams played like 101 102 games.

Other teams played 100 1011 games in Major League baseball.

There was a weird playoff format.

First half winners played second half winners in order to advance to the playoffs.

So there was a third tier of playoffs, which didn't used to exist in 1981 of major league baseball.

There's no asterisk.

You don't need one.

You can see there's something different.

E.

I mean, as I said 9 11, Those were extraordinary circumstances.

People forget now.

Where maybe aren't is in touch with that feeling.

There was a sense of danger in public gatherings, etcetera and major league.

So what do you think that half of the world in November 1st time it had happened?

We don't need an asterisk.

But when it went for clarification purposes, when do you think it's needed?

Is what I'm asking?

When do you think it's needed?

Seriously?

When do you think is needed, Matt?

An asterisk would be something like eso.

Here's a misuse of one.

Roger Maris got an asterisk because he broke Babe Ruths single season home run record, but he did it in 100 62 instead of 100 54 games.

So they want to say, and I even then I'm not crazy about it.

But I understand the idea.

They want to say yes, this is the single season record for home runs.

But look, he had eight more games to do it in than Babe Ruth did.

So we put a little asterisk.

Even then, I don't love it.

But in this case, we know what happened.

This is not something that requires, but, like people will not forget this season.

And there's no end having really.

The issue is it's, I ask you a direct question.

When do you think and after it is appropriate?

I didn't ask for a history lesson.

I wanna know.

When do you think a cheating scandal?

What about something involving steroids or some type of scandal?

Would that would that involve an asterisk, in your opinion, just trying to help you out here.

Maybe you have to give me if a team was found to have cheated and, um after the fact that clearly decided the game.

And you don't You can't really scraped them off their title, right?

You want to use an asterisk?

Even then I don't love it, but okay, this does not require and asked what, Max, I'm good with it.

You provided that answer to the question.

That's all you finally gave me.

And it took you about two weeks.

But you finally gave me an answer.

Thank you very much.

I got an answer.

That's always makes it.

Gave me an answer.

You could you could you give me even a gave me That doesn't require a you gave you gave me that.

You gave me an answer.

Thank you very much.

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