Thanks for joining us for the jock to jock podcast sponsored by I'm on communications experience the I'm on difference.
I'm Brian Marshall from the Rockaway morning show.
I'll get the punters perspective on Iowa football from Tory Taylor right after this.
Welcome to this week's jock to jock podcast.
In our last episode, Tori talked about bringing one of the kid captains into the locker room after the win against Iowa State.
You know, obviously everyone was celebrating and I was kind of over near the sideline and giving a few Iowa State fans a bit of grief on the way out, which obviously I liked.
I saw the kid captain, which I had no idea Nile was going to be there.
You know, I was fortunate enough to meet him a few weeks ago at the kids' day.
I kind of said to Logan Lee, I said, oh,
You think that I'll go in trouble like if I go and grab my older kid captain and I was just like, you know, what are they going to do?
Like, this is going to be a pretty fun moment.
So, yeah, kind of just run over there, said to me that I was like, hey, is it okay if I bring him in the locker room and he can celebrate with us?
And he's like, yeah, of course, of course.
It was pretty like, it was all such a cool moment for me.
because you can tell how much it means to those little kids.
Like it was one that you could just tell.
And
now the man who was announced as Iowa's Mr. Popular by the TV announcers.
Number nine, Tori Taylor.
Welcome to the show.
Well, that is me, but I don't know about Mr. Popular.
That's really just a matter of opinion only that to everybody else.
But my name is Tori Taylor.
And as I say every week, Brian, it's an absolute pleasure
until we get to dumbass Adrongo, which is a little bit later in the show.
Yeah, well, you can f off when it gets to that.
It's not a pleasure anymore.
That's a fair statement.
How did you feel about your performance in the game against the Western Michigan Broncos?
Oh, that's what they called it.
Yeah, right.
It was kind of a tale of very hard, really, you know, when in the halftime, pretty happy with how it was going.
And then that third pump, it's one of those ones that I didn't really hit a bad bowl.
The wind just kind of took it straight left.
And I was like, oh,
Okay, that's a bit of a bummer, but like did I really deserve that?
But sometimes it's just you misjudge things and you know, I really I should it when I went out there was like, uh, you know I wish I went right here because I really better use the wind to my favor Yeah mistakes happen, but and then the fourth ball just hit a little low didn't hit it the way I wanted to so Yeah, it's a kind of when it 50% you know two two good ones to start and I wouldn't say
ones but not so good ones to finish but I was overall I was happy it was kind of one of those things just good to get some confidence back because I haven't really been performing to the level I wanted to be performing at from a yeah just from an overall point of view.
You don't show a ton of emotion on the field at least uh that we see on camera but I did see I believe it was after second or third punt probably the one you're talking about where the wind took it they cut to you right after you're kind of running off the field and you go
kind of make one
of those.
And I was like, I wonder, wonder what he's got going on in his head right now.
Yeah.
To one of those things, I try and leave all the emotion on the field.
And then when I get to the sideline, it's like, all right, I'm going to go back to just doing what I do and get it out.
And luckily, every week we got the sports psychologist, Carmen, Debbie, who I chat to quite regularly during the week.
She's helped me a bunch, you know, whether it be personal football.
or anything like that.
So it's always good just being able to talk to her on the sideline.
And she helps me a lot.
So yeah, it's been it's been great having her there.
You bring up somebody that not many people think about that's available to the team.
You said the sports psychologist.
Is that right?
Correct.
Somebody that's available not only during games, but during practice or any time that you need.
Oh, it's more so you can obviously book a one on one appointment with Carmen.
Well, I do that during the week.
I do that.
To us a week just because I think it's really beneficial more.
So just getting things, you know, Monday is kind of a day Where it's like I reflect from the weekend, you know, like what thoughts were going through my mind during the game What can I do a better job at this week?
And then I'll catch up with there again on Thursday.
It's like, okay, how's the week gone?
And then it's like, okay, what am I gonna do this weekend that I didn't do last weekend or what am I gonna improve on this weekend and how can I
because it's funny you know people I felt there's kind of this misconception of what mental toughness is you know people think all mental toughness has been able to put 600 pounds on your back and squat and blah blah blah and run through a brick wall but really at the end of the day it's just been able to choose your thoughts for a specific period of time and I think that that's one thing that I really tried to work on this year and Jason Baker for my punter here which I'm sure the millions of listeners will know
He's helped me a lot with that too, just making sure that you stand in the right frame of mind.
And I think going, especially going into practice, I'd always, you know, I might get, I'll get 10 reps in a period, right?
The period would be six minutes on a Tuesday.
And I'll get 10 reps, sometimes 12, sometimes eight, if I'm moving a little slowly.
And it's interesting, I'd always gone into it, gone, all right, well, I've got a set of eight today.
How can and what can I do with it blah blah blah or is like well no you've actually really got eight sets of one or ten sets of one so it really kind of changes your outlook and things in the sense that okay if I hit a ball which I do which I'm sure everybody does you know Cade throws a ball Cooper will miss a tackle or um what not everyone makes mistakes but all right how can I quickly move on to the next and there's really only that
10 15 second period of time It's like okay.
I've got to take a deep breath and then Yeah, just move on to that next ball and I think one thing that I've tried to do a better job at this year is When I hit a good ball, it's like it's kind of like out on the golf course You know when you when you're playing well, you see then you try that little bit harder and you try to muscle one and then you just hit it in the So it's one of those things that
during the career, it's like, okay, how can I stay calm and just knock out nice balls?
Like one after the other, one after the other.
But when you start trying to like muscle them and you're like, oh, you know, I've hit two or three good ones in a row, I'm just going to try that a little bit harder and do that a little bit better.
And then before you know it, I've dropped it inside and I haven't hit the ball I wanted to.
So that's been a really big progressive step for me this year is just trying to break things up and really think one punt at a time.
And just be boring.
I feel like if I'm being boring and no one's talking about me, it's usually a good thing.
As silly as that might sound.
Then TV announcers going back to what I talked about at the beginning of the episode, they called you Mr. Popular because when your name was called out, the stadium erupts because number nine is coming out from special teams.
And I know you don't focus on that and you appreciate the adulation.
But in this case, your family's back.
here state side one more time.
So now on top of the Iowa faithful in the black and gold, now you got your family there too.
Does some of that weigh on you a little bit?
Oh, it certainly doesn't weigh on me or anything like that.
It's always good when I get to hang out with them during the week, hang out with them with after games and things like that.
But no, it doesn't weigh on me or anything.
I feel like it actually, if anything, it probably helps me.
But they don't really put any pressure on me or anything like that whatsoever.
You know, I've kind of got my own expectations and things like that.
I didn't really have the best week last week from a practice point of view.
But yeah, my mom and dad just kind of said, just go out there and do what you're good at and you'll be fine.
So yeah, it's always nice having them here.
Do your younger brother make it state side again?
Yeah, yeah, he's here.
He loves the games.
Don't worry about that.
Well, the reason I'm asking is because last year he said he was the best punter in the family.
And that's why I was kind of asking if there was any
pressure.
Yeah, he's still rolling with that.
You mentioned
it was kind of the tale of two halves and you've mentioned before your friends with Luke Lachey when you saw Luke went down during the the first half What did that mean for you?
And how did you process that as a teammate and as a friend of Luke?
Oh, I was absolutely devastated like I remember just running down and I'm just like because I didn't know it was him at first And I didn't realize it was that bad because you know guys like guard down like where there be cramp or
They may have just rolled their ankle or something like that and they'll get taped up and go back out there.
But then when you see other players going like, yo, come over, come over, that's when I was just like, oh, this ain't good.
Yeah, saw him after the game.
And yeah, it wasn't the greatest moment.
But he's meaning great spirits.
He's kind of strolling around and getting around everybody.
And you wouldn't even know.
As it started to roll downhill, were you kind of breathing a little sigh of relief as as the point started to rack up a little bit more?
Oh No, that's kind of an interesting question.
It was it was really a bit of a strange game, you know, we weren't really moving the ball that well But we were just kind of scoring Somehow which is which is kind of strange because I feel like we've had games where it looks like we're moving the ball well, but we just can't score But yeah towards the end of the game obviously you could tell that we were
You know, people say it's not over, which is true.
But when you're up by 20-something points with half a quarter to go, you're usually pretty confident.
And yeah, it was good to see some young kids get some game time too.
Now you're going out, and you've told me before that you enjoy playing on the road.
Penn State's the next game.
Big game atmosphere, nighttime game.
What is it about that that gets you excited for this upcoming contest?
Just love big games.
It means that just that a little bit more, you know, and it's interesting you say that because These games, you know big 10 games are always close and yeah offense and defense is important But really a lot of these games come down to special teams So I love the fact that you know special teams is gonna have a major impact on who wins the game on Saturday And I love those games, but you can say every game is the same But not every game is in front of 110,000 on national TV like primetime matchup
So yeah, this one, yeah, this one means that a little bit more.
And it's funnier.
One of the first ever college football games I watched was I think 2017 when Penn State played Michigan in the Whiteout.
Was it 17 or 18?
It was one of those years.
And I was just like, holy shit, that's incredible.
That'd be awesome to play in.
And here we are.
How do you prepare for that many people getting and yelling at you?
Oh, I really love that aspect.
I feel like it kind of makes you focus even that little bit more because you have to.
Yeah, I'm just really excited to play in the game.
But to answer your question, it's really one of those things that it's almost that full on and loud that it's not even really a distraction anymore.
It's really just all you know.
Any former players reaching out to you this week with any pieces of advice for Penn State?
No.
Family going out to Happy Valley to see this game?
Yeah, they are.
Yeah, they're flying into Pittsburgh and then driving.
Gosh, I've got six people coming which is good
and then unfortunately because it's such a late game You're probably looking at a late departure and not getting back here to Iowa until late in the morning Heck
yeah, probably 3 4 a.m
Land at the airport then get shuttled back to your your space and you probably won't walk in the door or where you're at until Almost 5 o'clock in the morning.
Is that sound right?
Yeah, I'd say we'll arrive at the airport at about 3 a.m.
Like touch down and by the time you get off the bus
I get off the plane on the buses and stuff.
We'll probably get back 345, I'd say, and I'll be asleep.
You never really get to sleep straight away, but hopefully I'll be asleep for 35 o'clock.
How long does it take you to come down from a big game like that when you're on the road?
The plane trips a couple of hours, so you settle down.
But when you get a big win, it's hard.
Hard not to stay up and think about it and the adrenaline is still going a bit, especially if we were to get the win out there.
You know football is just so tiring mentally.
I always sleep like a baby on a Saturday night, especially after a few Bruce keys at the local bars, you know.
There you go.
You ready for dumbass or drongo here?
Oh, sure.
Let's get it over and done with.
Okay, two stories.
One of these is going to be from America, the dumbass.
One of these is going to be from Australia, the drongo.
Listen to the story a little bit about the headline and then determine which is which.
Bonus points will be awarded if you can tell me the state either in the United States or in Australia.
City is also good for Australia as well.
The first one, a 29 year old man who was high on marijuana, LSD and cocaine, tried scaling a fence surrounding a site of a new professional football stadium that's currently under construction.
Police were called to rescue him from a hole that he got stuck in.
Second story, Gigi said that she'd been in the middle of introducing herself when a man interrupted her mid-sentence.
She was at a party and told her that she sounded really effing stupid because of her accent.
The second one's got to be drunk, guys.
Just because you really empathize with the swear word.
You are correct.
Let's guard.
Interesting twist on this that I'll give you in a second for an extra point because you could double up your point total today.
What city or state in Australia is it?
Give
me a clue.
I mean you probably know it pretty well.
See that sock hasn't it's not Melbourne is it?
Is that your final answer?
Yeah, it is.
That's correct.
Oh, it's got
a two out of two.
On this second one,
what do you think?
You think it's a dumbass?
All right.
Yeah, I'll give you that
and
City of the 50 something states.
I have no idea Brian like you got it You got to give me a clue when it comes to America.
Oh, well, it's a professional football stadium that is currently under construction
That is on Buffalo, that is correct.
Let's go.
Look at that Yeah, I'm just I just remembered that they get many stadium
the first story that was in Melbourne
Gigi was from Southern, California She went to a party and she was trying to introduce herself and one of the dudes says you sound effing stupid The users on our channel said they were divided over Gigi's accent some said that they are that she sounded annoying because
But we had to deal enough with American accents on TV.
It sounds so weird hearing it in real life.
Another wrote, people hear hate American accents.
Is this true?
Yeah.
That is true.
I tell people all the time.
No, I don't want to offend too many people on this podcast, but if Americans were to go to Australia, I don't know if that would be as well received as Australians that come here.
People, as soon as they hear you speak, it's like a magnet.
They flock to you.
Oh, where are you from?
Yeah.
Whereas when Americans are in Australia, it's like, oh, get the hell out of here.
What is it specifically that makes that happen?
Is it some of our- A
lot of Americans are quite entitled when they come to Australia.
I mean- But I'll tell you, the majority of all the ones that went to Australia, they would be fine.
Do I tell them?
I know
Todd Taylor.
No, you
don't.
That wouldn't go very far in Australia.
Okay.
Eight points now out of 52.
Not bad at all after
you said- Well, it's really eight out of what?
Out of 52.
No, I don't have the luck.
How many points have I got left?
However many shows we have left.
I didn't know that there was gonna be math on this.
My apologies.
Oh, well, okay.
I'll have that for you the next time.
Good.
But the good news is you got not only
Where they were from, Domaster Drongo, but you also got the bonus points too.
I know, I'm a genius.
Genius and headed to Penn State for this weekend.
Give the audience one more time.
They're looking for punting is winning, or I cheer for the punter.
Where can they find those
t-shirts?
Ray Gunn in store, or the Ray Gunn website.
Tori.
Thanks again, Mr. Popular.
I appreciate you being on this show.
Don't say that anymore, please.
No, Brian.
As I always say, it's a pleasure.
And at RIT, the whole Domaster Drongo thing was a pleasure today, because I won.
Tori, have a wonderful
week.
You too.
Thanks, Brian.
We'll recap the Penn State game next week and get a punter's perspective on how he did.
And we'll see if Tori can continue his streak in dumbass or drongo.
For Tori Taylor, I'm Brian Marshall from The Rock Widow 8 Morning Show.
We'll catch you next week.
