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What's up everyone? It's Chicks in the Office with Rhea and Fran giving you that Friday energy on a Monday. Happy Monday everybody! Happy Eagles victory for Francesca. Welcome back to the show after a big win last night. How are we feeling darling? I actually said to you I'm probably better off whispering the entire show. I

Instead of this, I know people are going to laugh. They're like, okay, Fran's voice is going to be so bad in the show. Yeah, it is. I don't know what to tell you. No one is built to be in New Orleans visiting for as long as I've been down here. Since last Monday. Yeah, it's been a full week.

I thought I was pacing myself well early last week. It's kind of like, you know, going back to the hotel, like not staying out late. And then this weekend just, it all went down the drain, really. Just completely went down the drain. It's, dare I say, my voice could be worse. Like it's bad. It's bad. 100%. But yeah.

It could be worse. And I do think it hurts recording in the morning because the morning is when it's at its worst. Later in the day, later in the night, when I've really been yapping, it starts to, you know, it's a little bit more coherent. Now it's just completely gone. Whispering could just be like, guys, I went to the zoo. It was so much fun and the eagles wanted it. It wasn't even close. It was a complete blowout.

You know, I do enjoy ASMR, so I would personally enjoy that very much. But it might make me sleepy because ASMR puts me to sleep. But yes, the Eagles won the Super Bowl. Honestly, just incredible. I want you to take us through the whole thing, you know, your whole game day. But as a viewer at home, so sorry to our Kansas City Chiefs fans who are probably about to be very annoyed because my God,

What the hell happened? Like that was just some of the worst football I've ever seen. That was just incredibly bad for, you know,

the best team like it just just watching it I I couldn't believe my eyes I think actually everybody felt that way I just pure shock every single time they did something just pure shock and I just started cracking up at one point I was like oh my God this is incredible for the Eagles like I just I threw my hands up in the air and started laughing that that's how pathetic it became you

You were texting me like, are you freaking out? I was like, I can't even put into words how... And then it's like, we were joking. We walked out. It felt like they didn't even play a game. I was worried for like three minutes. And then that was it. It just became a game that we were completely in control of the whole time. I was nervous because...

Every, whether it was an Eagles fan or just somebody that worked in sports or just running into people in the street, like all week people were patting me on the back going, the Eagles, I think they got this. I think it's going to be big. And I was like, you know, I hope so. But when everyone says it to you, it's like, oh, this is bad luck. But the stars aligned. And I mean, the...

The Eagles defense played absolutely lights out. I mean, they, they, they destroyed, like they just destroyed Patrick Mahomes. Really? When he got sacked,

twice in a row. I just, I was like, oh my God, like, why am I laughing so hard? Like, it was only just because I was picturing you being there and all the Eagles fans just going, oh my God, this is incredible. I know. I, I, my, my jaw, like, truly there were, there were certain moments where I was, like, speechless. It wasn't even cheering, so I was just like, like my, I couldn't, I couldn't believe what I was watching. Um,

The whole thing was fantastic. So we got up, got ready. My family stayed in an Airbnb, all of us together this weekend. We drove down to the stadium. We parked far away, found a spot for the car, walked to the stadium. The four of them sat together. So they had, my parents, JB and Gia, had tickets that they had, you know, they got together.

Three days ago. And because they were, you know, they were really going back and forth. Are we going to go to the game? Are we not going to go to the game? Are we going to go to the game? Eventually, they were like, yeah, we're going to go to the game. So they got tickets. Joe and I were together. We had the best time. We went to where we...

We went to a tailgate that was like the pre NFL tailgate. Really, really cool. Really well set up like these big tents,

This is the second Super Bowl that, you know, a big shout out to Zach because Zach Clark, because he is coming through and with those tickets and helped me. So that was amazing. We had a great squad going in. Felt good. Post Malone performed. It was really, it was awesome. Post Malone is a Cowboys fan. So when he came onto the stage, I was like, I don't know. But yeah.

Saturday, we went out and we were at a bar and our waitress's name was Juju. And I was like, oh, this is, I mean, this is great. So it was really, I was following along the signs. And we got into the game, got settled. We were like, it just was, it was awesome. The seats were amazing. And then, by the way, the Superdome,

really cool like i've never been there really fucking cool venue uh everything like the concourses were really cool it was kind of like some stuff was outside they had a big wrap around the whole thing the inside was really cool and i truly i i there was the fourth down at the

AJ Brown caught a pass that they got the first down and they called it back for offensive pass interference. And it just, I was like, everyone, the whole side of the stadium was freaking out. We were like, oh, we were on, we were behind the NFC, mostly Eagles fans. Everyone was like, oh, it's a rap show. Like everybody's freaking out. And that was,

Maybe the one moment that everybody was free. We had, we had such a fun group of people around us. Like the, there's a group of guys in the row in front of us. And I think I hugged, I think I hugged their father like 80 times. Like I was like, we were, we were in it. There was, there was two Chiefs fans like sitting directly behind us. And I, I,

They didn't say a peep. They didn't say a peep the whole time. How could they? Oh my God. Gia said that. Gia said that in their section. There was a Chiefs fan, young girl, who after they scored that touchdown, it was like 34-6. After the Chiefs scored that touchdown late in the game, she like sprayed her drink everywhere and was like, all game, baby. Let's go all game.

And everybody turned around and booed her so hard. It was like, get out of here. Then she left. I mean, you can't be down 30 points and start spraying your drink at people being like, it's game on. I mean, watching at home, listening to Tom Brady's commentary, who was probably so giddy that the Chiefs were losing 50%.

he's saying, he's like, you know, it's never over. It's never over. Well, Tom, that's because you've been there before and you were in a spot where like truly impossible. Well, people thought was impossible to come back from and you did it. So I think in Tom's brain, he's like, you know, you never know. But at that point there were like, there was like,

six minutes left in the in the fourth quarter and everyone's like okay no like this is just let's let's be honest here it's not possible right now i saw one tweet that was so funny that was like patrick mahomes is gonna have to like sacrifice whatever tom brady sacrificed in this moment it was a picture of him when he was down to the falcons and they're like he sacrificed his family in this moment oh my gosh no i mean you see a really funny tweet that was like

Britney's going to be so pissed Patrick embarrassed her like this in front of Trump. I saw that too. He just gets reprimanded in the car. By the way, Jackson Mahomes.

The man was living in the casino the entire week. Every time I saw him, every time I went to the casino, he was in the casino. I was like, are you sleeping here? Like there was, he was in the casino every, and I was, I mean, look, I wasn't in the casino often, but I went a couple nights and every time he was in the casino, it's like, oh, all right. Right. That was a big, big casino vibe for them. But, ah, and you know, you know, it was also incredible. Yeah.

The cheeseburger I had at the game, it was, let me tell you something. It was a, I don't even think they sold a single. It was a triple decker cheeseburger, a triple decker smash burger. It was insane. So good.

So good. That's what I have to talk about. It was not even close. The game wasn't even close. There was never a point. Genuinely, maybe, like you said, in the first couple minutes, it was like, oh, the Chiefs are going to answer here. And then they just didn't. I did. Right toward the end of the half, I think it was 17-0. And I was rooting for the Eagles because I hate the Chiefs. But I'm like...

If they, if they go down only 17 at the half, I still wouldn't be like confident if I was an Eagles fan. Totally. Well, because I thought, especially when they had the ball, if I'm, if I'm remembering correctly, there is a point where I was like, Oh, if they, I mean, if they score here at the end of the half and it's 17, seven, and then they could have made it 17, seven, they get the ball back to start the second half. And then all of us, you know, it's, it's like, but it, they just, they just ran away with it. These, the, the,

The interceptions were crazy. The strip sack was crazy. Cooper Dijon scoring that pick six. I was like, he was...

On his 22nd birthday. That's so cute. Like, little baby. 22 years old. Did you see him and Saquon after? They were like, the birthday party is going to be crazy. Because it was both their birthday. That was really cute. I was so happy for him. I was like, go, go, go. Oh, we broke out. Our section broke out in a full happy birthday song. We all sang happy birthday. Oh, that's so cute. Oh, my God.

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can't wait for halftime, can't wait for halftime, which is usually how I am every year. And why I'm jealous of you at the Super Bowls is because I really just want to see the halftime shows in person. Like I want to act like I'm at a concert. And then you know what I mean? I feel like a lot of people, a lot of people can relate to that. You know, if they don't have a dog in the fight, they're waiting for the halftime show. Kendrick performed the halftime show. And there was

there was a lot of mixed reactions. I think that's bound to happen with literally any halftime performance. It happens every single year. People debate whether it was a good performance, bad performance. Some people hate it. Some people love it. I mean,

I was super excited to see what Kendrick was going to do because Kendrick is always super thought out. The symbolism, the production was super thought out, super creative. He had Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam. Everything was super thought out, and I think that's what Kendrick does best.

People were obviously waiting for a Not Like Us throughout the whole thing. He teased a little bit. He was like, I want to sing. I want to sing the song they love, but will they sue? Like it was that whole thing was being teased. That eventually came at the end. When Serena Williams popped up on the screen, I genuinely screamed and gasped. Like I was like, oh my God. Oh my God, it's Serena Williams. And I'll give a little background for why people...

like some people don't understand the Serena Williams thing is that Serena Williams and Drake had been rumored to date back in like, I want to say 2015. And then Serena obviously got married and Drake ended up like dissing Serena and her husband on a song. So then that's why Kendrick mentioned like, don't talk about Serena on one of his tracks and then had Serena up there dancing like that to me. I was like, Oh my God. I almost, I,

passed out like i was screaming i'm like serena williams and i think my family was like we don't we don't get it why is it a big deal that serena williams is up there and i was like because this is about drake and the serena and drake they might have dated and then drake to serena and i'm like giving the whole background at that point um so that was really cool and you could tell serena was loving that like all the posts she had after practicing was amazing

I, you texted me about the Serena thing. Didn't, didn't even see it. Like, that's just watching. I didn't see it on first watch either. I texted multiple people about the Serena thing, including Noah. And I, nope. I was like, did I just, did I just make that up? Because everybody I texted, I was like, oh my God, Serena Williams kill shot. That was diabolical. And everyone's like, huh? And I was like, wait, did I, did I imagine that? Like, am I imagining Serena Williams was up there? How come no one else saw that?

I think it was just like the perfect pop and halftime shows in the stadium. Now, I mean, I can say I've seen two now, which is like awesome. But it's just, it's a different experience because they're really built for TV. You know, there's millions and millions and millions of people watching on TV. They're built for like the TV performance. So it's hard to kind of gauge that.

The vibe and the reaction. Do they have it on the Jumbotron of, like, what we're seeing or no? At some points, yes. Mostly yes. But then, like...

One side, they'll turn off. Like, if it's, like, in the back of the performance and, like, messing up, like, in the camera shot, then, like, it'll... Like, they were switching back and forth a couple times. So it's hard to tell. I will say, like, the whole, like, dancer setup and the flag and the humble, like, that was really... That was really, really cool. We were also on the side... Was it facing you? Yes. Like, were you able to see that? Yeah. So we are...

We got lucky because they did the performance facing us. So if you were on the Chiefs side, you're just... It's completely... That whole part, they were behind them. So that's tough, too. You can't really fully see... Maybe Kendrick's an Eagles fan. Yeah, fully see what's going on. I think it's, like, the way that the...

is done too. I don't know. I don't know. That's the second time it's been like that. I don't know if it's like, cause when Rihanna did it, it was like that too. Yeah. So I mean, it's, it's, it's, it's tough. I like, I got into it. Not like us is the whole stadium. Like really got into it. I think if you are, are,

A Kendrick fan, you're obviously more familiar with the songs that he was performing. I'm not super familiar with Kendrick's catalogs. I was bopping. I was enjoying it. I was having fun. But I thought, I mean, he's fantastic. And by the way, he sounded fantastic.

amazing like in the stadium which is a pretty big accomplishment I think especially um when you're rapping like that and SZA also sounded amazing SZA is so incredible I mean to the point where you're like is she lip-singing because she sounds so good I know that she's not but she just sounds so incredible and I saw some clips of Kendrick and

At the stadium, like people recording at the stadium, and he did sound really good in the stadium, which is very impressive with a stadium that big while you're rapping. Like you said, I mean, I'm a Kendrick fan, so watching it, it turns into me wanting it to be like a Kendrick concert, where I'm like, oh my god, what about this song? What about that song? I wish he played that song. But at the end of the day, he only has, what, 13 minutes? So...

He's going to do what he wants to do. He's going to do his newer songs. He just put out an album. So he's going to want to do those newer songs where I'm like, but what about swimming pools? What about Mad City? But that's just me being greedy. Yeah. You know what I also love? That everybody was like, everybody's really loving his jeans. Have you seen that?

I thought his jeans were awesome. Everyone's obsessed with his jeans. I've seen people like linking the jeans being like, found them. No, are you going to pick up a pair of flare jeans?

I don't think I could pull this off, to be honest. I really don't. But I thought he rocked them. Did Alza probably agree with you on that? Yeah. No, I wouldn't try that. No, but he looked cool. He looked really cool. Yeah. I mean, he is really cool. I mean, either way, it's like, you knew that going into this performance, like, a majority of the people watching were not going to enjoy this, no matter what he did. Like, this was, I feel like, one of the more niche performances.

Like, not that he's one of the biggest rappers, like, in performance alive, but, like, this isn't what... This is the first, like, rap Super Bowl performance. So it's, like, only rap. So... Well, they did. No, I know. Like, that's, like... I don't really count that because it's, like, you had, like, every big name. Like, you're going from Eminem to... Like, you had so many people. This is, like, just him. And I think he made, like, a conscious decision to kind of be, like...

fuck you, I don't care, like, to a lot of people and be like, I'm gonna play... He only played his, like, more recent songs. Like, he didn't play a lot of stuff that a lot of people might have known. So... Listen, it was his moment and he did what he wanted to do and Kendrick's always gonna do that. So, good for him. When he smiled into camera... Also, bad for Drake. Drake. Bad for Drake. Drake.

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His facial expressions are just so good. Like, oh, God. Oh, my God. The lowercase s.

chain. Was that for Drake? Do you guys think that that was also for Drake? A lot of people are saying his company, PG Lang, that A is part of that. But also, I would say it wouldn't be a shock if that was a double meaning because a lot of people are going to think the A is for A minor. That was my first thought too. I saw that and was like, oh shit, is that a little A for Aubrey? Oh, also Aubrey. Oh, I didn't even think about that. Yeah, I was thinking A minor, but there is a triple entendre there.

Yeah, I mean, Kendrick is always super thought out with his performances, his music. I mean, he's a Pulitzer Prize winner. Like, he is so smart. So credit to Kendrick there. Anything else happen that was notable or just like we're winning this whole thing? So we met up with my family after and like I...

Honestly, it was very clean. I like jumped into Gia's arms, twirled me around. No, it was awesome. We, um, we had a late night. We went out to bourbon street was in say, Oh my God. It was probably so much fun. We, I had about 30 minutes of me being like, how do I get into the Eagles after party? And,

when I felt like I exhausted all options and it wasn't going to happen. I was like, fuck it. We're just, we're hitting the bars. So we went to, we went to Bourbon street. It was packed. Just everybody walking around wall to wall people, really just like all over the place, cheering. Everybody's throwing beads off the tops of the bars and do an Eagles flags and singing the Eagles fight song. And it was, it was really, really cool. And,

The six of us stopped into a couple bars, and then we ended up at Blacksmith. I think it's something Blacksmith. It's like the oldest bar in the world, not the world, in the country. And they have this purple drink is what they call it. It's like some frozen grape. Who knows what the hell's in it? Delicious. Absolutely delicious. And Noah, you're going to laugh at this. So...

First of all, I see Taylor from Dave, who's been on our show. Love her. We were having a great time right after. She just got married as well, and her husband is a massive Eagles fan, so they were all decked out in their Eagles gear. We're laughing, having fun. And then Adam Devine and his wife walk in. And I guess...

I, we, we ran into Grace O'Malley was there too with her sister. And I guess Grace like had met them at another event or something too. So she was like saying, Hey to them. And then like, I said, hi to Adam. And it was like, Oh, you've actually been on my show. Like it was on zoom a couple of years ago. And she was like,

I tried to explain the, we got engaged divine joke, which is like probably funnier for us than it was for him. He was like, Oh, okay. Like, like I don't, don't listen. Adam just doesn't get it. Okay. It's funny to us. It's funny to our listeners. Um,

Whatever, Adam. But I really, I was like, I couldn't believe it of all people that I walked in. You should have posted a picture of you too and been like, Super Bowl win plus Adam Devine. Well, so I went up to- We have to make that the title. Eagles win the Super Bowl plus Adam Devine in bar. I was like, after I said, Adam, can you do me a huge favor and take a picture with my husband? Everybody-

Says you guys look alike. And Adam looked at Joe and just goes, yeah, it's the beady eyes. Oh my God. But now I have a picture of Joe and Adam. It's not a great photo. Like it's,

There's a lot of, there's a lot of lore around this photo as well that I like can't even really fully explain. And a lot has to do with like jokes from the wedding. It's just like for, for our family, I lost my shit that I was like, I said we were going to, we were going to leave. Like it was late.

late. I looked at you. I was like, we are not leaving until I get this picture. No, this picture had to happen. Like you said, many of jokes that were made at your rehearsal dinner and whatnot. But you sent me this picture and I woke up to this picture absolutely dying laughing because it

During his Super Bowl commercial, my dad was like, oh, look, it's Fran's husband and about Adam Devine. And then the joke continued and they were like, oh, it's Luca's dad, because I posted a picture of Luca the other day, my nephew on my story. And I got.

Not one, but multiple people responding, saying that Luca looked like Fran's husband, Joe. And so that became a running joke of the weekend was that one night we all went to Blink-182 together because we were like, what is the connection here? I was like, what? So then they were like, oh, it's Luca's father on the screen. Yeah.

really just so funny. Unbelievable picture. My dad, I showed my dad the picture. My dad was like, Joe looks more like Adam Devine in that picture than Adam Devine looks like Adam Devine. I know. And his wife, Chloe, was there as well. And she's in Camp Rock too. And I was like, you know, I was chatting with her. I was like, I have to say like, I

I'm such a big generous brothers girl like camp rock too it's just and as I said it Gia like came over my shoulder and she didn't hear me but she like came over she was like I just have to say I love camp rock too and I was like all right I was like all right we're so fucking annoying like let's get I think I was like we gotta we gotta go we gotta go uh that was incredible it was so much fun and like

Being in the stadium and even though we weren't all sitting together, it was like being together before the game and after the game. It was just so fun having everybody there and having that moment. My dad, I was getting ready in the morning and I'm in the side bedroom and their room was next to it. I just hear him like,

10 a.m. I hear him deep breathing, like giving himself a pump up speech. He was talking to himself. JB said he saw him with his, he wears this old Harold Carmichael throwback jersey and he wore it to the Minneapolis Super Bowl as well.

One of my parents were there. And she goes, I opened his door. I saw him like with his hands over the Jersey, like on the bed, like being like power, like charge. Hey, I think your dad is the good luck charm. I know. I know. And you know what? I think it is Joe too. It's like, I said, Joe, this was his, now you have to be at all. Like the big games. Cause in Minneapolis,

We were so fucking cold for a week that I was like, I'm going home. Like Joe and I had also first started dating and we were very much like, I was like, I miss it. I want to go home. I miss him so much. And we watched the Superbowl, just the two of us at his house. And then obviously in Arizona, he was not there. He lose. He comes to this one win. Right. You guys, you got to be together for it. Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. So, I mean, it was just, it was just so much, I mean, the whole weekend really Saturday was so much fun. Friday we went to Shaq's fun house party, which, which my God, I mean, everybody was really, I had an ad to do for Papa John's and I, when I pitched it, I was like, I'll do a voiceover and I had to do it Saturday morning. Like it was like, it needs to be recorded Saturday morning. You should have seen me in my room, like trying to get my voice to work. I was like,

Cause I was like, when I woke up, I was like, I immediately have to do this. It was, it was supposed to be submitted by like 10 AM to be reviewed. And I was like, I, I got the amount of times I was like, let's go. Like, I was like, I need, I was like, I need to get this out. Of course I still sound like shit, but it just, we, the party went late. Like John summit, it was ludicrous and John summit. And obviously Shaq had his set as well. Um,

And John's summit went on at like 1.15. And we're also in central time. So it's like even later. But it was awesome. It was a funny mix of like people being there for the Super Bowl. And then also the college kids of the area just like...

dying for john summit like these girls just like the full rave outfits from a lot of the girlies i was like okay let's pop off like oh it's jack's fun house yeah it was it was it's a really cool party i mean they had a lot of vendors uh full like carnival games ferris wheel the whole thing and was that a really cool is that mardi gras world

which I don't even know like what they do. Like, I don't know what they do. Otherwise in a big warehouse, you can see all the floats from the parade. Like it was really cool.

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We were going back and forth because there was a VIP back room that honestly felt like Epcot. It was inside, but you felt like you were outside. It was trees. It was like the whole thing. And we kind of all split up. We were doing different things. My feet were fucking killing me. So I sat down and I was sitting at a table that was kind of close to the bathroom. And JB was at the bar and I was by myself.

And out comes like a posse of people from the men's bathroom. And in the back is Louis Tomlinson. And I, my, this, I froze. I almost out loud went, Louis? Like, that's how shocked I was to see him. He would have turned to look at me and been like, do I know you? Like, I would have literally like, I just froze. My jaw hit the floor. I watched him like this.

As he walked past me and he just walks past me. Oh my God. And like, by the time my brain started, my like body caught up to my brain, I like jumped out of my seat and like tried to, and I'm in stiletto boots. So I'm like, I'm like shuffling, trying to get over it.

And I watched him walk up the stairs into like the tables section, which I did not have access to. So I was like, oh, there he goes. There he goes. And then JB gets his drink and he comes back over. He goes, what the fuck was that? You like skipped out of your seat. I saw you run. Like, where were you going? I saw you like running. I was like, oh my God, I saw Louis Thomas. And I texted Gia.

Gia, I don't know where Gia was, but she appeared at my side within 15 seconds and was like, what happened? I was like, oh, he went upstairs. He missed him. And then later in the night when Ludacris was performing, TJ, Gia's boyfriend, went to the bathroom. He comes back. He just looks at Gia. He goes, you are not going to like this. And she was like, oh, no. And he was like,

He goes, I walked in to pee. He was walking out to pee. We went right past each other. I was like, oh my God. No way. He had a full Superbowl weekend. He posted a story from the game. I was like, damn, I wish I ran into him at the game. But I was, I couldn't, I couldn't believe it. I really like, that was like the most, there's so many people, you see a bunch of people at the Superbowl and there's a, there's a ton going on. You recognize a ton of people. I,

Just like almost fell over. I was like, oh, just the last person I expected to see at Shaq's fun house. You know, I just really wouldn't. You're expecting athletes, influencers. Exactly. You are not expecting him. Yeah. Like I'm running into Pyle of Pete for like the fourth time. Like that's, you know, that's where I'm at. That's where I'm at. And, oh my God, Pete and I had a lot of good laughs this weekend. Really? Because I...

I kind of surprised him. I saw him at Jack's Fun House. I like went behind him and I was like, how's your forehead? Oh, you guys have a little inside jokes now. A little funny banter. Yeah, we do. We do. And he was like, oh, Fran, I also keep telling everybody how you reacted to the story because I missed him getting nailed in the head. So I was like, why are you gushing blood?

No, that was, it was, it was a ton of fun Saturday. We popped around, went to a little app crumbie pop-up that they did really cool. They had like these just Superbowl branded sweatshirts that were really cool. And their team is there, you know, team is great and ran into all of them and a very sweet to me and my family. Cause I showed up with, you know, five other people, the whole crew, the whole crew. And yeah,

It was hot. It was hot out. It was really hot all weekend. So we were kind of walking around. We finally settled. I ran to the bar, had dinner, stayed out a little bit. Nothing too crazy. Saturday. But I mean, I'm running off four hours of sleep, maybe like barely. That is still here. My husband was supposed to be on a 6 a.m. flight.

Oh, 6 a.m. flight. Oh, God. Oh, God. That's torturous. That flight did not end. When is your flight? He's still here. Three o'clock. And the flights Monday out of the Super Bowl, highway robbery. Like, it's criminal. It's like, it's crazy. Right. And it's so booked and whatever. And I, we're flying different airlines every,

And there was one other morning flight and it was completely sold out. So I was like, oh, so now he's actually flying back after me. Oh, God, that's such an in the moment. You're like, fuck it. I'm not going to this flight. I'm missing the flight. And then as the day progresses, you're like, I really wish I just got up and got on that flight. Like we're just stayed up, you know, at that point, just stay up, go straight to the airport, get on the flight.

It was stupid. Now you're in territory of like, God damn it. I wish I didn't miss that flight. It was stupid because really like he was like, I'm going to close my eyes for like an hour. And I,

That was probably a bad idea. I woke up. I rolled over. I looked. I just checked the time on my phone. It said 545. And I was like, oh, no. Awful. Oh, God. That is just awful. But hey, worth it. So worth it. Yeah, I mean... It sounds like you guys had literally the best time ever. The best time. The best time. That is so awesome. A lot of core Mariano family memories made. Absolutely. We got my mom a...

digital camera for Christmas. It's like a nice Sony one because she uses it for content in the store and like put pictures on these things. She brought it and I'm like, oh my God, we're walking down Bourbon Street. She's like vlogging with the camera. And I'm like, lady, look where you're going. You could not be more packed.

I saw her post an Instagram story and I felt like her camera was just going into people. Like she was just walking, like breaking people up, walking through the middle of them. And I was crying. I was like, she's just living her best life right now on Bourbon Street. I mean, I have to say, though, you mentioned trying to get into the Eagles after, you know, the Super Bowl party. I think going and partying on Bourbon Street is probably so much more fun.

than being at like an official NFL party. Like you're not going to get that same excitement of all the fans on Bourbon Street going crazy, throwing beads, just going absolutely nuts. Like I feel like that's the way to do it and kind of the perfect spot to be. So that sounds amazing. It sounds like you guys had literally the time of your lives and what a way to end it with

Exactly. Exactly. I agree. I think it's like you really get the full fan experience. And that's how even people who are like my friend Allie went down just to watch with friends in Philly. Because then you get to experience, you know, hitting Broad Street and feeling like that energy. She was posting pictures of like fireworks going off over Philly.

Over Broad Street. So it's when you're out there in the elements and you got everybody around you, it's just it's just the best. You're hugging strangers. You're you know, you're you're singing people. Yeah. G was screaming go birds so many times that this we were walking. This woman was like, you deserve this and gave her a whistle.

And it was a new one. It was still in its plastic wrap. Gio was hitting below the whistle all the way down Bourbon Street. It was just boom, boom, boom, boom. Like just through the whistle for...

nonstop. It's just like, it's actually still playing in my head. Right. Right. I mean, you just, when that energy hits, you just got to keep going. Nothing, nothing matters in that moment. Just the excitement takes over your body. Having the time of your life. Exactly. I, I, every picture I see of Jalen hurts. I like a tear falls from my face. Like he, he,

First of all, the man just could not be more handsome. It's really so handsome. So handsome. I loved the purple suit he was wearing. Oh, my God. He looked incredible. The picture of him sitting on the floor like that, like Jordan ask photo him on the floor with the Lombardi trophy. Him and his fiance. Oh, they're stunning. Stunning. Stunning. Wait, pause, though.

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Like, I was stunned when I found out he was 26 years old. So young. I mean, when he came into the league, he was really on the younger side. So it's crazy because you see these, like, rookie...

quarterbacks who played like their full college career maybe they redshirted a little bit older they're like 23 24 years old is their rookie season and jalen's like 26 rocking you know at this point so seeing him win mvp and smile on his face everybody kind of jokes like he not that it's like he is not overly i don't even know what the right word for like he's

you don't see overly, he's not like overly emotional, you know, he doesn't wear his emotion on his face. Like he's pretty, like he's in the zone during games. He is stoic. Like you can't really read his face that much. And to see like the full smiles, everything out of him. I mean, the Gatorade bath happened with three minutes left in the game. Like we watched, we watched them dump the Gatorade on Sirianni. I was like, Oh my God. It's like,

there's still three minutes left in the game. Like that's how it was just, it's just ridiculous. I, you stand there and you, and you watch all their family members come out at the confetti's falling. And I mean, I'm watching AJ Brown walk around with his, his kids in his arms. And there is, I don't know if you guys heard it, but you should listen. Like there was a voicemail that Saquon's daughter left him. That was,

was posted on social before the game. Like, Hey daddy, I'm so excited for you. And like, it is the freaking cutest thing ever. It's so cute. My whole TikTok is just filled with videos of Eagles players, all of their interviews, all things from years ago to leading up to this moment, all the highlights and I'm loving it. I'm like, Oh my God, I'm an honorary Eagles fan. Like, I'm just like, this is amazing. This is amazing. I'm tearing up at

this video, tearing up at that video. I'm happy for all of them. Seriously, the last football point I'll make, this is for my Eagles fans, but this was supposed to be Brandon Graham's last year. He was like, after this last season, he was like, next year is going to be my last year. He is...

such a staple in the organization and his family and they're so involved and they're so great and anybody I've come across they've only said amazing things about him and his family and he was crucial in that Minneapolis Super Bowl um he tore his tricep like a few months ago like it was like

out indefinitely, done for the season. Everyone was like, oh no, is his career going to end here? That would really suck. Is he going to come back another season?

Somehow he rehabbed, he got back and he played in the Superbowl, which is like, I had full, he, he went out with the captains for the coin toss. I had like full body chills seeing him walk out onto the field. And not only like, did he even like get activated? He was playing, which is crazy. Um,

And what a way, if this is it, like what a way to finish it. So I just had to give that last moment because that was really, really incredible. So yeah, I mean, look, that's, it's amazing.

That's just the way the cookie crumbled on this one. You know, it's like very well deserved. Very, very well deserved. Totally happy for you. Super happy for your family. So glad you guys had such an amazing time. I honestly wish I was there to enjoy it with you guys. You know what I mean? I wish I was jumping around with the Marianas. My dad, my dad left his parting words to Joe were you're now you're officially part of the family. Fuck the wedding. That was the last thing he said before he got in the car and left. Okay. Yeah.

Oh my God. That's amazing. It was, it was awesome. That's awesome. Yeah. Well, I hope that you can get some good rest tonight, get home in a reasonable hour, get some good sleep, get some good rest. But there are some things I want to talk about quickly before we end this episode. Question. Yes.

Can you give a brief recap of the Nono versus Matt tennis match? Because I need the behind the scenes info. I saw the videos and everything. But I think you teased it on the podcast. So I think we need a little recap of how that went down. Right. So let me say Nono, 87 years old, absolutely incredible at tennis at 87 years old.

Is he the biggest cheater ever when it comes to playing games? Absolutely. Like, there is no question about it. Even my cousin's girlfriend commented on my picture, like, I bet Nono cheated. And I'm like, you get it. Like, everybody who knows this man knows when it comes to games, he is the biggest cheater of all time. Now, Matt...

at first was not, like, giving it his all. Because he's, like, he's 87 years old. In hindsight, is it funny to be like, I'm going to kick his ass? Yes. But is it actually funny to see my 87-year-old grandfather almost trip over his feet trying to catch, you know, a ball or, like, whatever, trying to hit the ball? No, it's not. It's like, what are you doing to this 87-year-old man? So...

You know, Nono won the first one. Then Matt won the second one. You know, you got to get six. And then it just became Nono, Nono, Nono, Nono. Also because the way that Nono was counting points was he was just giving himself extra. He would be like, 40 me, 30 you. Like there was no rhyme or reason to any of the points he was giving. He was like, now we deuce. And I was like...

Matt's just looking at me like cracking up like, all right, this is listen, no, no, no, no.

but he's not going to fucking whack the ball at this man. Like that's, and we, we get home and my parents like won and we're like, Oh, you know, no, no, no, no one. And they're like, did Dono actually win or did not know when? And we're like, no,

Nono, he won. Nono won. My dad's like, I wouldn't have let him win. I wouldn't have let him win. Okay, well, you have a different relationship with Nono than, you know, Matt does. So, but it was so cute though because he was just so happy to play with him and he

Listen, nobody in my family really watches tennis or pays attention to tennis. Matt knows what's going on with tennis. So now Nono feels like he has a bond with Matt over tennis and all the players. And oh, look, oh, Don, you want to watch? You want to watch them play? Like, it was really cute. He was like, did you ever watch Marty versus Alcris? Yes, but he didn't believe that that was him.

So when we showed him again this weekend, he was like, oh, you are going to kick my ass. And then, you know,

But it was really cute because he was so happy after. He was like, you have to come back and play with me against the young people in the community. Like, I need you to play with me. There's young guys in the community. They're so good. And he talked about how he entered a competition here in their community. And he won the banana trophy, which is second place. But the young guys won first place. And he was like, you know, I won the banana trophy second place. He said, but if you come back, we could win first place second.

So, you know, I would love to know. Matt's going to be signed up to play doubles with Nono going forward. I would love to know the reputation that he has around the community when it comes to tennis. Cause it's like, it's just so like, I, it has to be that he's the biggest cheater around. It's, it's,

When you're playing like that too, it's funny because it, and tennis is a game that you can kind of like, there is, you'd be like, oh, I can just see a new, oh, that was in, that was in. 100%. Oh, that was in. That was on the line. Like he would just say things were out to Matt. Matt would be like, you're right. You're right. How did I miss that?

It's like, what are you going to do? Yell at the man and be like, no, that was in. So, I mean, he's just amazing. Let me tell you, though, he is just ridiculous. Like, in general, the things that come out of his mouth are just, we were talking about

there's like a part because there's a lake in the backyard and then there's a whole other part where they wanted to go walk to. And I was like, well, what if there's ticks over there? And he was like, there's ticks everywhere. And I was like, there's ticks everywhere. What do you mean there's ticks everywhere? And there's not. And like when I was a hairdresser, I found ticks in women's hair. And I was like, oh, did you find ticks or lice?

And he got so mad that I asked if it was ticks or lice because he was claiming I didn't believe him. Oh, you make fun of me because I don't speak perfect English. And I was like, that's not what I'm doing. I'm genuinely asking you if it was ticks or lice. And then he looks at me and goes, let's just cut this conversation short. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets.

Everybody gasped. We were like, did he just say that?

what? My brother-in-law wrote it down in his notes. He was like, I'm using that going forward. Let's cut this conversation short. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets. I was genuinely asking if it was ticks or lice. And he was so mad that I wouldn't believe that it was just ticks. So he is just, he's hilarious though. He is so much fun to hang out with and gets more ridiculous as the days go on.

Matt had to get a really early morning flight this morning to go to Arizona to he's, you know, continuing that series where he faces pro athletes and he's facing another pitcher today. And he woke up really early to leave. And Nando was like, where are you going? And it's like, oh, I got to leave for work. He's like, no, you got to stay another week. Oh, no. Now he wants him to stay and play tennis. Yeah.

Oh, man. But it's just have to get back down there more often. The days are getting shorter, which means it's time to focus on getting that vitamin D in my diet. 90% of women ages 19 to 50 are not getting enough vitamin D from their diet.

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Great week overall. Great week overall in Florida. Great week overall in New Orleans for you. Can't wait to join forces back again on Tuesday in person to record. Get right back to it because this is the longest we've gone without each other in a while recording this far away from each other. So we'll be back in studio on Tuesday. I do want to talk about just a couple of things though outside of the Super Bowl. Number one,

the bachelorette will not be returning this summer and likely to not return in 2025 at all this was pretty shocking news just because when it comes to the bachelor and bachelorette you just feel like they're going to go with the formula bachelor in paradise not coming back not so shocking but you feel like they're going to go with the formula the bachelorette's going to come back they're going to pick somebody from the bachelor season that's the way it goes that's

That is not happening. I feel like, and this is just a guess, and really this is just from an audience opinion, is that now with new reality shows, they have changed so much. There are so many new reality shows that people are into dating-wise that the

The Bachelor and Bachelorette doesn't have the hook in people like it once did. It was like, wow, we're going to sit down, watch this show live. We're going to talk about it with everybody. And everybody was into it. It kind of lost that luster. And now with so many other great reality shows, they kind of got to switch it up a bit. So I wouldn't be shocked if they're thinking about other ways to switch it up.

and maybe give people a break to miss it a little bit because it's kind of become pretty repetitive now with all these other shows and the ending they never you know end up well I mean they do it's not fair to say that they never end up because Joey and Kelsey very recently ended up together but it's kind of the same formula every time so shocking but understandable I think

I agree. Now, like, I think they are doing Paradise this summer. So that probably factors into it. And I also think probably, I don't think it's a good sign for the way Grant's season is going to go, that they were like, you know what? No Bachelorette. You know, I feel like after Jen's season and the way that ended, and now maybe, like, it's a little bit of a...

preview or hint at how Grant's season is going to end. Because, by the way, and I have been watching, I know there's a new episode tonight. There's only been two episodes. But it's the second episode we didn't talk about because honestly, it's the same thing. The drama was...

Oh, one of the girls at the group date pulled him away, took time away from the other girls. She wasn't supposed to do that. It wasn't respectful. All the other girls get mad.

Now this other girl is like, I'm here for Grant. I'll fight for the time that I want. It's just the same, like that, it's the same script, different people. And of course, like the endings are all different. And like when it gets to the top, like three, two, you know, two, three, four people, that's when they start to deviate. But these like first few episodes, it's just,

It's just the same thing. They're having the same conversations. Oh my God, I can't believe she pulled him. That was so disrespectful. We didn't get time with him. Everyone should get time with him. It's like, okay, we're just, it's this, we're doing the same thing. So I'm not surprised that maybe they decided to put the bachelor on hold for a little bit, bring back paradise, try and spice it up, have more of that bachelor contestant drama vibes and see what happens there. And yeah,

I think maybe they do another golden bachelor or bachelorette, like despite his season, you know, ending the way it did. But yeah, it's going to be interesting to see how this goes through the year. And I think it'll be interesting to see what paradise is like and if they like change anything around or who they get to do it.

It'll be it'll be I think people miss Paradise. So hopefully, like, it'll be fun to watch. But we'll see. One more thing I wanted to mention. We did see some reports that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were going to perform the opener at the Oscars. Cynthia Erivo then said they're not performing. Why would they perform their songs? Not even nominated. The reason songs not nominated is because they're not original songs.

I don't know if she's just trying to throw people off, though, so that when the Oscars do start, we're like, oh my God, they're performing together. That's what I'm hoping for. I think regardless, it's...

Like we're now, we're now teed up for disappointment because if it doesn't happen, it's going to be like, oh, so sad. And, and, but then like for them, they're like, they could be like, it was never going to happen. Like we've been talking, we're like, oh, obviously they're not performing. They said they're not doing any performances for the songs, but like, maybe this is, I don't know. Just do the song. Just do it.

Just for everybody, just do it. Just do it. Come on. That's all we want. We want to see you guys perform together at the Oscars. Just do it. Otherwise, it's going to be a snooze fest. We want to watch you guys perform at the Oscars. So please just do it. I agree. And I think it's a way for them to do it actually would make sense because they are not nominated. They're not nominated in that category. So it's not like...

they're performing and no one else is from the category. It's just like, they were a musical. They're nominated for best picture. It's an incredible movie. And obviously the music we all know is amazing. So, and they always do like the Oscars. They always do for the best pictures. There's like a, a video package of,

The movie and clips from the movie and all those things like have that. And then just bam, Cynthia and Ariana start singing on stage together. Like I'm really, I'm really, really hoping Cynthia is trying to throw us off the scent and doesn't want to give away what was supposed to be a big surprise. But yeah,

I'm gonna be sad like now I'm gonna be even more sad like I was already disappointed that it wasn't gonna happen and now that this is like now I'm gonna be even more upset if it doesn't I'm with you I'm just gonna feel let down like we saw the report now it's not happening I'm just gonna choose to believe going forward that this is to throw us for the loop and they're gonna open and it's gonna sound glorious and beautiful we're gonna be super happy so we will see what happens

More to talk about on Wednesday. More to catch up on. Francesca, get some good rest. And that wraps up the show. We are so happy for you and the Mariano family and for the entire Eagles organization. And I am also waiting to hear... Thank you for thanking the organization. That was... And I do...

want to hear what Jason and Kylie Kelsey have to say. I really am excited to hear their thoughts on the whole thing because wow. Yeah. I mean, that's a, that's a tough new heights post Superbowl recap. That's a tough one. It's going to get a lot of views though. A lot of downloads. I mean, they were just even seeing like their post game interviews is always, I do give Patrick a lot of credit for like really, really,

answering the media's questions and being there for like the full time and everything, because that, that just, it says a lot about your character. I think when you can handle that in the moment after like, quite frankly, getting your ass kicked or so it's, uh, yeah, you handed it to him. Yeah. Yeah. And the last thing I want to say is that we have some amazing championship merch on the Barstool store. I'm actually wearing one of the, this isn't one of the championship ones, but, uh,

It says hit them low, hit them high. It's really cute crew neck. There's tons of really cute ones. Cool sweatshirts, championship stuff, Jalen Hurts stuff. I made one that's like a little Go Birds crew, white crew with a little Super Bowl ring. It's super cute. I posted on my story. If you want to shop that and just get in on the fun. I'll close. I'll say the game ended. I looked at Joe. I said, I'm about to buy.

So much Super Bowl merch. As you should. Memorabilia, you need it. Exactly, exactly. So we're fired up.

It's been an amazing, amazing week in new Orleans. Thank you guys for all the support and for, you know, listen to us be a part for this week. I feel like I got a lot of opportunities this week because, because people were pumped that, that I was here and doing stuff. So that was amazing. I feel like I'm on the Superbowl. I did my hat. Thank you guys. Right. This is it. We did it. We did it. We did it. We did it.

Congratulations, Fran. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. That wraps up the episode. We will talk to everybody on Wednesday. We love you guys. Sorry, no weekly watch report this episode. As understood. Let me tell you something. I watched nothing. Makes sense. Fran would rate the Super Bowl an A plus, though.

Sure would. A plus all around for the Super Bowl. I cannot wait to watch it again. Like I have it recorded. I'm probably going to go home today watching because I also didn't get to see the commercials. Wait, are you going to watch the entire thing straight through? Oh, yeah. I mean, as you should. And I just want to give a shout out to the commercials and Matthew McConaughey.

Oh, yeah. A lot of them. That was your favorite. I think Matthew McConaughey. Jason Alexander's is funny. Yeah, I'm just I'm just such a big Matthew McConaughey fan that it's hard. You know, I like Glenn Powell, too. I was happy to see Glenn Powell on a Super Bowl ad. So, oh, I got to catch up and go back and watch. I can watch commercials. Did they did they play that women's flag football commercial? Like the Nike one?

They played that in the stadium. It was sick. It was awesome. They played it in the stadium. The one that Dochi voiced over? I couldn't believe Felicia. The women's sports one. No, no, no. I think that was a Nike one. Yeah, that was a Nike one. This was a women's flag football and it was like, let's get women's flag football at varsity levels in high schools around the country and

And then they highlighted one of the, one of the girls, one of the players, and she was at the game. So they played the ad and then they showed her. It was awesome. It was really cool. It was a really cool moment. Yeah. I got, I got to go back and check. That's, that's why. So like you, you literally have to go back and watch. And I'm like,

Well, I missed the commercials, so I want to watch the game again. I'm not going to fast forward through the commercials because that's what I missed. I'm just going to sit down with the whole thing. Yeah, just watch the whole thing. All right, everybody. That wraps it up, and we will talk to you guys on Wednesday. Love you so very much. Smoochie smooches. Everybody get some good rest. Love ya. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

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