Ben and Spence are joined this week by 2x Super Bowl Champion and Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin. Ben and Coach T recall their favorite moments of SBXLIII, talk player safety, and who is the best defense that Tomlin has coached, along with so much more!
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0:00 – Intro
6:43 – First Beer (Cinderlands – Con Pane)
17:27 – Tomlin’s college days
20:00 – How Tomlin became a defensive coach
27:00 – Tomlin’s take on the college portal and NIL
30:16 – First food item (Virginia country ham & biscuit sandwich)
34:35 – Will there ever be a league that rivals the NFL
39:11 – How making the game safer impacts play
46:45 – CIN vs KC playoff redo down play
47:30 – Tomlin’s perspective on Ryan Shazier’s injury
56:48 – Coach Tomlin’s advice to young coaches
58:50 – Second Beer (Center of the Universe Brewing – Richmond Rally Cap)
1:01:47 – The best defensive that Tomlin has coached
1:01:42 – Second food item (Truffle fries)
1:11:38 – When did the Steelers feel like it was Tomlin’s team
1:18:48 – Tomlin’s perspective on SBXLIII
1:32:48 – Third food item (Crab cake)
1:34:25 – Third beer (Aviator Brewing – Gigablaster)
1:35:40 – Coach T shares his favorite Ben story
1:38:05 – Two minute drill
36 Comments
I love Coach T. Thanks for having him on.
Just started watching this channel from the reels on Instagram , love it. The vibes are the best , and me starting watching football being a steeler fan makes it go hand and hand.
Will be 33 next month. We had two-a-days in HS and at the NAIA level when I played in college. Coach HS ball now, always tell the boys they don't know how good they have it 🤣. I can only imagine how different it is at the NFL level 😂
26:10 when they was talking about the coach OL son that’s going to Ohio state, Coach T was like mmmm . Ben started giving off his measurables and coach T was intrigued lol
31:30 Ben don’t play games. They talking he getting his grub on. They don’t call my quarterback BIG BEN for nothing. Lol
Tomlin has what the best Americans have. IQ as high as it comes, leverages that to do his job better, but doesn't need to shove it in your face. Clinton (love him or hate him) is my favorite example of that. A European that is as smart as Tomlin, would adopt a boring, high vocab type of speaking so that you knew he or she were smart. Tomlin (and Clinton) avoid all that with their uniquely American type of highly effective leadership: "The standard is the standard" "Abortion should be safe, legal and rare"
This show never ceases to impress me. Every episode is straight entertainment and informative and I love it. Shout-out to Coach T 🤜🏾🤛🏻
Ugh, 20 minutes spent on beer 😏
Yinz gotta get comedian Josh Pray on now doing his Mike T impersonation!!!
had a great time watching. thanks
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Love coach T best coach in the league hands down. Ps I'm 28 and we had 2 a days and we even had a few 3 a day practices.
Loved every minute of this one!
Rapist.
Tomlin is awesome,great episode we definitely Definitely want and need a part 2 with coach T
Tomlin never coached a good defense. It was labeau. ( How do you spell his name)
Tomlin; what a goof!!!!
Hand out Thanksgiving turkeys ..what a joke!!!
Tomlin makes $14 million dollars per year!!!
Great Show.. Mike Tomlin is such a great guy it’s a nice way to kinda see the behind the scenes of just him as a person. 💯 He’s such a football junkie and I can see why players wanna play for him!!
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I'm a Bengals fan, but I love Mike Tomlin. One of the most perceptive and intelligent coaches ever.
Part 22222222222222
Can we get Sidney Crosby on the show
Not his humour. But Ben's voice and the way he speaks reminds me of Will Farrell.
Definitely Troy, Hines, and Jerome
I really appreciate this response from coach T . I’m a rugby player from Wellington in New Zealand and I enjoy watching NFL . Great interview and the beers looks good.
we definitely need a part 2, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. But definitely need a fTroy, Shazier, and Kenny episode in the future!
I’ve said bad things about Tomlin before but he absolutely is so many levels above me in football idk why I ever opened my mouth. Respect to you coach. Sorry I’m just an ignorant loudmouth sometimes. Glad to have you coach for us.
The QB sneak discussion was so insightful.
You know what I mean… I love you Mikey T!
31:30 just threw me off my chair… Spence was talking collage football, Coach T listening with interest, and Big Ben goes like "The hell with football, I'm gonna devour this Virginia Ham sandwich thing"😂😂
Fuck the squealers but how can you not like/respect these two
The Steelers haven’t been relevant in a decade and Tomlin has one playoff win in 7 years. No idea why they keep him.
I Love Coach Tomlin .
He’s an OOO G .
Most of all I respect & appreciate the work He does to help fight child trafficking
and He does it on the low without any rec.
Salute 🫡 Coach Omar Epps….
I mean OOO G Mike Tomlin 🙏
Great episode!
You should talk about Ben being on WWE with his O-Line
Great show.
This was time well spent! Two legends and role models for my children! Btw, I have 4 boys and 1 baby girl! Easy answer 😆