Bill Burr Talks Michigan National Championship, Belichick & More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview

look who's joining us now live on the Rich Eisen show right now our friend Bill Burr hear what's going on how are you what's going on Bill look at us congratulations Rich, I'm so happy for you and all the die-hard Michigan Wolverine fans out there I have always been passive. I've had family out there, but I'm not going to sit here and gloat because I didn't go through those Appalachian States years like you, so kudos to you. I have the State Scars app. I know I have them, they exist, but you have family in Michigan and that's the connection I used to have.

You, my grandparents, grew up there and they're long since passed away, but you know, back in the '70s and '80s. I used to hang out there and you know they lived right down the street in Ann Arbor and everything, so It's impossible to escape that influence, you know, yeah, so you went to the big house when you were a kid, that's what I'm saying I didn't go to the big house, but I used to watch the games. I'm talking about, you know, star Tur an Anthony Carter was my number one favorite player, who then went to the Michigan Panthers and I think the only one. first USFL

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with Bobby, a bear, that's right, I came back then and then he went to the Vikings.

I mean he did, but I was a big fan of Anthony Carter, a great receiver and he used to return kicks for touchdowns and everything when um uh Woody Hayes was still coaching oh and Bo the 10 year war him against Bo I yeah yeah yeah I probably caught the last three years of that that's still my favorite documentary of all time talking about the rivalry between the two. It was so funny because that was like during the end of the baby curse and they were making such a big deal about the Red Sox Yankees and then I saw this Ohio State Michigan thing and I was like, oh my gosh, like that coach, literally like Woody.

Hayes wouldn't even say Michigan, I mean, oh, this is a whole different level, it's totally like now, let's see, it's school up north, you know, and now I see on Twitter anyone who tweets at me, they, X Out . m in Michigan and it's like you know growing up and now you know no, you have to enjoy it's killing them, it's killing them, they're miserable, I know, it's not that miserable, yeah, they're miserable, you know, and they. They're still trying to find their footing with their new coach, you know, and I mean, they literally played you this year without your head coach, which I thought, oh, that's going to be a disaster and it didn't happen. uh, I'd just like to put all that to bed, uh, you know you're not stealing signs, you're trying to steal signs, yeah, yeah, Bill go and it's a skill, it's a skill, okay, look, I mean, like this It's how I see myself.

Yeah, if you can hire the former Michigan linebackers coach for just a month and talk to them about his playbook, I don't think anyone with binoculars or a camera will try to figure out what a picture of a box of checks weat and Dorothy. Hamill and an arrow means, I mean, just sit there and act, oh, that's why they won the games, oh, and there's another thing too, is that every team you watch, when they talk, they go on like that, they've got things for everyone. because everyone is doing it. So, you know, Michigan paid a huge price, they lost their coaches for three games and I'm sure I don't know how draft picks and stuff work, but I'm sure there were usually some kind of sanctions. when that happens in a football program, they go down for a while and you turn around and win the

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, so, but I wouldn't overlook it, Buckeye fans complain about that because that's part of the college football.

The tradition yes, this time of year Ohio State fans cry about the referees or how they should have made the playoffs and yada yada And and evidently they are some kind of new Notre Dame, remember Notre Dame when we were little, they acted since everyone else was on steroids except them, but somehow their players were the same size, there's always one. God loves us

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and we do everything right in school. You know, the Cowboys were like that for a long time until they got caught doing a coup. Even though that was in the '70s, not everyone got caught, but you know, I'm with you, obviously, I'm with you on the whole Conor stud thing because again they broke the rules, the question is. it's what with what effect and we still don't know and everyone assumes it was with the most damaging possible effect against them and the best possible effect for Michigan at the exact moment because again my point when you pointed out what it is is a box of wheat , darthy haml checks and an arrow you have to make sure you know what you're looking at how many times there are people on vacation and you're taking a selfie and someone comes up and says oh I'll take that photo for you and then you give them your phone and they give you back the most unusable photo or video that is shaky, so this guy hired people and paid them 100 bucks telling them to go and record this video of someone else's activity, how the hell do we know what the hell they shot?

You know what I mean? How I look, I don't know, I think it's, uh, I think it's like paying the wait, where you can do it every play and all that, so I don't look, look, if that's against the rules, then no. You should be able to hire an ex-coach for a month, at least you have to pay him for a year, that's all I'm saying, like none of that makes sense, but, um, I don't know, I'm happy for you, it's us, Bill, come on, find your footing with your coach because it's never good, like Ohio State Michigan's game sucked when you guys sucked, it's not good, it's like, you know.

You want it to be like being a Red Sox fan if we win the division. I want the Yankees to be good. I don't want them to be. You know, a mediocre team. I want them to have a great team. a feeling of satisfaction, okay, but whatever I say, although I was very impressed with, you know, with Michael, Pennx, is that his name, yeah, and you know all the injuries he's battled through and the injuries during the game which the guy just kept. They go and also receive the Rome core, uh, what is it? I don't know, Radun, he's really good, he's exceptional, yes, but I have to make my little selection of the game please, that just makes me feel like I can't watch football any

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because I don't understand when Michigan tried it on fourth down like the Huskies 47 or something.

I know the analytics and everything you know, that's like everyone's excuse now, but I'm a drive guy and it's like you've got him on the ropes, you clear the ball, so not only do they go for it, but they don't make it. a great defensive play with that cornerback, then you go into a soft defense and essentially give up a field goal because all of you are suddenly so worried that you know you're going to get burned like a touchdown. Which I understand what you're getting, team, they definitely got wide open, but, um, and all of a sudden, down there, they had four shots. in the end zone and then you end up giving up a touchdown.

I don't understand how to go for the kill shot at the end of the second quarter as if it didn't exist, no, I know, and then if Michigan hadn't intercepted He panicked on the first drive of the second half. Washington could have tied the game by scoring on either side of the half, you know, and it's a completely different game and the analytics don't take into account the uh, momentum factor in the psychology of that. because I'll tell you when they scored that touchdown, you know, we got through that defense or whatever I thought, oh my God, this is going to be, this is going to be like last year's game, it's going to be another nap and then they went for it, they didn't get the fourth down and then they went down, then they went for fourth and goal, which doesn't make sense to me either.

John Madden took the points, so he was proven right and he was proven wrong in about two minutes. He was nervous going into the second half when they had the ball. I had seen enough and you know, they had a couple missed shots because of some pressure and stuff. I think these kids are opening up as much as the score looked pretty lopsided, especially with that last touchdown when, you know, Penck had to force something to try to make something happen, it was a much closer game and a much scarier game at least. when I was watching it because I did too. um they had a couple of receivers there, it was really strange, like we had, you know, they had the same amount of receiving yards as us running and then it was kind of a switch like we couldn't pass and they uh couldn't run, yeah, It was risky, without a doubt, until the last quarter.

Before I let you go, Bill, I don't know, uh, if you heard where you were, but the Titans just fired Mike Vel. and the Patriots will apparently be reuniting before too long, uh, the craftsmen and Bellich, uh, I know you were really mad about wanting to keep Bellich's last appearance here. Do you want Vel instead, where are you today on this front? A lot of this stuff was driven by the media and all that, and they just like to say and, uh, what did I see that I saw the other day on Instagram? The Beatles are overrated and it's like the ultimate click bait you're going to get. make all the Boomers like the level of influence they have can't be measured and then you'll have all these little kids who grew up listening to rap saying ah it's old people's music and then they got what they wanted. of people interacting on your app and I feel like sports journalism because of how many places people can see now, it's just about creating all these things.

I'd prefer if you could sit down with Belich and maybe he'll agree with you. I know you have to let someone come in and be GM and we can build through the draft or whatever, but this look, these things are always difficult. When I look at it, it seems like you know all the great coaches I saw growing up. Don Schula Chuck null and all those things that you know they always did is part of the training that just becomes a point where no, I don't know, I don't know, I'm just sad because if it's over, it's over.

I love Bill Bich. I also love Mike Brael Brael and all, but I mean how do you replace this guy? But then it becomes that we all put up with too much. I don't know. I hate this question. The next question. No. I blame you, it's hard, brother, but in the meantime, we're basking in the glory of the University of Michigan being the

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champion. I followed LSU more than Michigan, but you always know I had Michigan in my heart because growing up, you went. to the Rose Bow

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I thought, didn't I see a picture a picture of you and you went to Rose Bow last week yeah, I did, I did, I did Rose, I look, I support Michigan, I support LSU, I'm a professional football guy like that, that's my team in the south, that's my team in the north, but I'm not going to sit there and say: "you know I have you like I've surpassed them", you know all these years, but also I want to say Congratulations to the Washington Huskies, they had an amazing season um and I hope they keep going there.

I heard all this about how great their coaches are. I hope they don't pick them all up and go somewhere else, that would be great. Look, uh Washington, come back next year and try to avenge the loss. Bill, you're the man. Thank you for taking the time today. Thank you for reaching out with congratulations. Okay, come on, Bruins, I'll see you there. That's Bill. Burr, everyone rings, grab the attention of the

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