countries prior to the kickoff of this match. last comment there. there is no doubt. this is why it s so fraught. on the pitch, on the field, however you want to classify it, iran has a great defense. and so i expect they will pack the defenders back and the tension will continue to grow over whether the united states can score and sort of free up the way this game is going to be played. but yes, when they re playing the national anthem. you guys have covered this story on fox news, i know it is up on foxnews.com and outkick. we talk about good and evil. many people want to tear down the american form of government and argue that america is racist or an awful place. the truth of the matter is iran and their government, not the iranian people. the iran government represents true evil in the world today. it does. and the players certainly do not represent that. they ve been willing to try to stand up for change to fight
largest sporting competition. bill: they have an opportunity. let s go grab it. alex hogan. dana: let s bring in outkick.com founder clay troveis and you are suited up and ready for the game. quite a moment to watch the u.s. versus iran. there is the sport and athleticism but also the geopolitical issue underlying all of it. yeah. dana, that s what is really standing out. if you are just a sports fan and you love soccer, i know there are tens of millions of americans in that camp, this is a massive game because it is win or the world cup is over. remember we weren t in the world cup four years ago. this is the biggest match the united states has had in at least eight years. then you add on the layering here of the team that we are going up against is iran and it feels an awful lot, bill and dana, like a 1980s style match-up against russia against
11. the longhorns should be happy about that. and, look, it is 1 versus 3 did not go as well as i hope. i hope 2 versus 3 behind me in about 3 hours is going to be an epic contest that everybody can enjoy. by the i way, i hear all about big ten weather. it s cold right now, around 30 degrees. 55 degrees, sunny at kickoff. it s going to be, like, the warmest ohio state/michigan game ever. oh, yeah. will: all right. it is a good game. so you know, ohio state s going to blow em out. i m sorry to all the michigan grads and fans including my wife who is a university of michigan graduate. will: too bad tennessee s not waiting to get into the top 4. too bad. we ll see what happens. tcu s waiting to take advantage. check out what s happening at outkick.com. thank you, clay travis. rachel: thanks, clay. hey, appreciate you all. of thank you. appreciate it. joey: have fun and go, dogs.
that city. steve: clay travis is the founder of outkick.com. it s a great site, i check it out every day. clay, thank you very much. see you tomorrow at the patriot awards. steve: yes, sir, it s a date. carly shimkiss will be there too. i will. kevin spacey facing seven additional charges from the uk now. british prosecutors say this involves one victim and between 2004-2008. it comes almost a month after a new york jury decided with the actor in a $40 million civil lawsuit. listen to this crazy scary story here. a small plane packed with shelter dogs crash lands on a snowy golf course in wisconsin yesterday. the aircraft skidded onto the western lake golf course and debris was scattered throughout
protocol that would keep a tua-like situation from happening. the team said they didn t do anything wrong and they re saying some of the wobbliness from tua tagovailoa came not from a head-related issue but because he had a back injury issue that was making him a little bit uncomfortable standing up. we are both big fans. they have to get this right and they have to protect the players even when they sometimes don t want to be protected. bill: we ll see how they modify this. there was a system in place. the question is whether or not the system was followed. there seems to be trap doors on that. thank you, clay. clay travis from outkick.com. appreciate you. rescue and recovery efforts pushing ahead after ian caused a path of destruction from florida to the carolinas. the danger is not over. hundreds of thousands without power. officials warn of severe flooding to the north and along the coast. brand-new hour begins right now. hope you enjoyed the weekend.