Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

Spencer Kietzman brings on 24/7 Sports' Riley Gates for their friday segment, talking lots of football. The Chiefs can re-establish their dominance in the AFC West. Will Howard has the biggest opportunity he's had as KSU's young QB leads the Wildcats into Stillwater. MU is at Boston College, who runs the ball well, which could be trouble for Missouri. Finally, KU is a 16 point underdog as they travel to Duke.

   If you love America, you will love the Ryder Cup this weekend.  If you don't follow golf or even like it that much, we have a short course on why this matters so much as we celebrate an event that is about American pride and patriotism.
   This week, the Chiefs are not in first place for the first time in years.  Years.  Sunday, believe it or not, their game against the Chargers is for sole possession of last place in the AFC West.  There is one key that will decide this game, we'll tell you what it is.
  A Jackson County judge has ordered authorities to do whatever is necessary to close Rae's Cafe in Blue Springs.  We don't know where this goes next but if that place is shut down, it's going to be ugly.
  And Al Sharpton went to the border to try to make money off the chaos and his speech was totally shouted down by conservatives that want a stable immigration system.  He's called out for inciting rioting and violence an his protesters are spot on.

   Quite a football conversation with Lee Sterling before he gives us his picks this week.
   We talk about the surprisingly good start for Kansas State, a messy Chiefs defense and an AFC that suddenly looks like it has all kinds of contenders.
   Then we get the college and pro picks against the spread from www.paramountsports.com including the Chiefs, Tigers and Cats.  

   The White House is making comments about the conduct of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that are appalling and arrogant and prove one thing.  The operatives behind Joe Biden believe they are in charge of the whole world. 
   Two Afghan refugees we "saved" have committed horrific crimes at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin.  One is accused of raping girls under the age of 16, the other of choking and suffocating his wife.  This is just the beginning.
   In Sports, the Royals want a new downtown ballpark.  But the people of Kansas City don't.  This is not a surprise but if history tells us anything, the Royals will need to get creative in financing and not plan on just taxing the people.
   And Ravens quarterback has thrown shade all over the Chiefs defense this week... and may not even know it.  The defense is so bad, it feels like 2018.  The stats so far are ghastly. 

   Barack Obama famously said you can never underestimate Joe Biden's ability to "F" things up.  Well, he's right as Biden has completely ticked off the liberal media.  His own friendly reporters have filed a formal objection.
   Senator Ron Johnson wants to know how many illegals we are sending back to where they came from  and he's really hot.  We have the audio clip for you.
   Patrick Mahomes' brother Jackson is a national sports story after pouring water on a couple Ravens fans Sunday night after the game.  It's just the latest strange incident by somebody in the star quarterback's circle.
   And we see signs everywhere that Lance Leipold is taking control at KU.  At Mizzou,  Eliah Drinkwitz has his hands full building his run defense this week to slow down Boston College.

   We have rooted all summer for Salvador Perez to stay healthy and keep hitting bombs and now he's the single season home run record holder for a catcher with 46.  Johnny Bench has congratulated and Salvy has thanked God.  Now he sets his sights on three or four attainable marks.
   Andy Reid said something a day after the Chiefs defense was abused by the Ravens that only a Super Bowl winning coach would say.  He's exactly right and I'll tell you what he said.
   Monday Night Football had become an afterthought, but not any more.  Peyton took a shot at the Patriots, Gronk's dog made an appearance, they all made fun of fullbacks, Pat McAfee almost acted drunk and a player lost his dad's ashes in the end zone.  All true.
   Maybe we should get the Mannings to break down the Biden administration.  Joe's admitted his border is a disaster, which is step 6 in how they handle every crisis.  I tell you what their six steps are... we just wish there was a 7th step where they actually fix something.
  Even Elon Musk is taking shots at Joe on Twitter.  

   The Chiefs blew an 11 point lead in the 4th quarter to fall to the Ravens 36-35 in a thriller Sunday night and there's plenty of blame to go around.  But there is no bigger problem for KC than a super soft defense that allowed 251 rushing yards.  Stan Weber tells us this has to change.
   The AFC West is home to the only undefeated teams in the AFC... the Raiders and Broncos.  Really?  Sounds crazy but it's true.  And the biggest threat to the Chiefs may be the Chargers and they're headed here Sunday.
   In Manhattan, K-State runs wild over a very good Nevada team and goes to 3-0.  We ask Stan if the Cats are capable of making a run in the Big 12.
   KU has a rough second half against Baylor, Mizzou has a tune up for BC and there were wild scenes in games at Florida and Penn State.  

24/7 Sports' Riley Gates is back on talking all things football. Spencer Kietzman thinks the NFL has brought back it's fans from the far-right, who tuned out last season.
The Chiefs face their first road test in Baltimore on Sunday night. Mahomes has not lost to the Ravens, and that shouldn't change. K-State is facing an uphill battle without Skylar Thompson at QB as the schedule toughens up. If KU is going to win a conference game, it's Saturday against Baylor in Lawrence. Missouri got gashed on the ground at Kentucky, but can the Tigers save their season?
All that and more in this episode.

   Everything you need to know about the Chiefs vs. Ravens is right here.  First, we take a look at how Patrick Mahomes gets motivated for each game.  Spoiler alert.... last year's Ravens game tells us what we need to know.
   Then we hear from Frank Boal on how the Chiefs keep hitting big plays out of nowhere and Stan Weber on whether the Chiefs can improve their below average run game and dreadful O-Line play.
   And Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has the point spread picks for Chiefs/Ravens, Nevada/KSU, OU/Nebraska and more.

   22 year old Independence police officer Blaize Madrid-Evans has lost his life after a shootout with a violent criminal that had just been released from jail.  Blaize had only been on the  job for 2 months and the criminal had only been out of jail two weeks.  How is this possible?
   Joe Biden can't remember the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a live news conference they had together.  Joe called him, "Umm... that fella down under."  But it least they weren't talking about anything important.  It was just about arming Australia with Nukes and Nuclear Submarines to help defend against China.
    One state in India has 240 million people and no covid deaths this week, they've declared it covid free.  They are less than 6% vaccinated.  How are they doing this?  For months, they've been treating covid with a common, cheap drug and it's working for patients and working as a deterrent for the people around them.
   Travis Kelce says the Super Bowl loss embarrassed him.  Just what this stud needs is extra motivation.
   Sporting KC is on fire.... at the top of the West after another shutout at home.  A 4-0 drubbing of Minnesota is the latest for a team that just rolls along.
   And Salvy is closing in on Johnny Bench with HR number 44.