Ep. 422 - Ahman Green

I can't say how much I respect the way you're attacking this and taking this on, and who knows how many people that you're helping with this conversation and this appearance and all the others you've made so far.

You mentioned Tower Dunn.

I watched that.

I love him.

He's a great, great dude.

I know you guys have a good friendship, but I saw that as well.

Before you go, let's talk a little bit of ball because it's kind of funny.

You and I, we were more connected than you would imagine.

For instance, I know that when you were young, you spent some time in Los Angeles before going to Omaha, and then you played your high school ball there.

I will never forget the first time I went to Omaha – to do a show it was in the heyday of the program and for that show I'm on the Peter Brothers and Jared Tomich appeared on the program with me and bro let's just say after the show let's just say we all and I was a younger guy then let's just say we all had a few pops that night on the town wild dudes man wild dudes I want to ask you As somebody who spent time in Omaha as a child and then got to stay home and play ball, man, for those who don't know, how would you describe game day in Lincoln back in the day when y'all were lining up and routinely smashing everybody in the face?

Yeah, it was a place where... total pandemonium of red and white i see a red or white and fans that you would think i think i'm pretty sure there was a small percentage that was i say trash talking but the majority of it of the fans because we were winning so much they were actually graceful fans because they would clap for the teams walking in and walking out of the stadium before and after the game i know i heard from um teammates that eventually, you know, once I got to the NFL, I had a guy that had teammates that played at Colorado, played at Texas, played at Washington State, teams that we played against Kansas.

And they were like, man, in that stadium, we were confused.

Like, we're getting our butt kicked and the fans are being nice and saying, good job.

You know, y'all did a good effort, you know? And so, but back then to see it and to see where things are at now, it's like, obviously, I'm telling stories to the kids that I know that weren't around.

And I'm saying, hey, you know, Alabama today or Georgia today or Ohio State today, we were like that maybe and maybe just a notch better offensively and defensively and special teams.

And It was a special place and a special time because I remember one game particular.

The game before I decided I was going to Nebraska, I was watching the Orange Bowl, Nebraska versus Miami, when they finally got over the hump, got the dub, got the win, got the championship.

you could hear a pin drop in Omaha, Nebraska.

I walked outside because I had to rush to the hospital because my stepdad had a minor heart attack.

He survived.

So I was going to the hospital there, but it was no cars on the street.

So I got between the house I was at, I was at a friend's house, I got there in like five minutes when usually I know probably a good 10, 15 minutes to get to the hospital, five minutes because it was nobody on the streets because everybody was watching the Orange Bowl, you know, Nebraska beating, finally beating Miami.

And that's where they just those type of moments where, you know, it's like I walk out the door thinking I'm going to hear car traffic and this, that and the other.

I'm like, I hear nothing.

of the wind just blowing by me and me slamming the door to get in the car to go see my dad.