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And this is West Michigan's morning news. That's Brett Pikita, we should say,
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for this conversation, sports director of
Wood Radio in that sports station,
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right, are you both of those? Yes? I am, Thank you,
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Steve. It is time for us
to hang on. Oh yeah,
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for the sake of this draft conversation, Wood Radio has picked iHeart fellow employee
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Mike Aguilar, who you here on
Mojo in the morning on that big station.
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He is kind of the fun hit. You know. Mike is there
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this morning and for the next couple
of days. Thanks for doing this this
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morning, brother, Yeah, yeah, thank you for having me on.
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So when you look how much has
this transformed because it seems like there's gonna
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be a lot of people today,
how much has this transformed Detroit's landscape?
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Oh it's incredible. It went from
like he's usually a busy city, but
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there are parts of the city that
might be a little empty. And this
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is even just yesterday, and it's
not even a fraction of you are going
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to be here in the next couple
of days. It has already built an
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energy in the city that I don't
think it is seen in a long time.
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I went to a casino last night
and ended up running into people who
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are already from out of state,
that are already here, that have already
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planned way ahead to get here,
and I said, there's hundreds of thousands
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of people that will be down here, you know, starting early today.
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Wow. Well, and that's just
the thing, Mike. When the NFL
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Draft decided to move to different venues, if you're driveable, you're going to
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see Colts fans from Indianapolis. You're
going to see obviously all the teams from
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Ohio, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
And then I said, you know,
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even though you see it at Lions
games and you've been to Ford Field,
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when the Lions and Bears play,
there's always a great Chicago presence and a
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Green Bay presence and their fans.
With Chicago being the number one overall pick,
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there's gonna be a ton of Bears
fans there tonight. Oh. Absolutely.
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They have the in the super fan
section, which is right in front
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of the draft stage. They have
the Bear super fans sitting directly next to
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front row, next to the Lions
fans. So they have already prepared for
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that. And I had a chance
to talk to Caleb William yesterday, who
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I think knows he's going to the
Bears. It's projected as a first round
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draft pick, and he's already felt
the energy of Detroit and how there's already
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going to be a little bit of
a rivalry there. So it's known.
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It's very very very much known.
And of course you've got Tigers games.
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They're homes starting tomorrow night this weekend, so it's going to be crazy there.
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Tell us about the NFL one Pass
app real quick, because that's probably
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your best resource if you are driving
down anytime this weekend. And then the
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good news is the way Detroit set
up with Heart Plaza and everything, and
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you can describe it. This is
all walkable. It's free, but it's
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all walkable. It's just a matter
of getting a parking spot to start right,
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yes, yeah, yeah, And
I would plan ahead for that if
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you are coming down today, I'd
give yourself some time. The app is
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a good way to kind of find
a way around the city because there are
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areas that are blocked off. It
is walkable, but there are areas that
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are blocked off, and the app
will we'll tell you where. There's there's
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certain meet and Greece with with with
Lions players that you can get into.
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There's events, there's experiences that are
happening all day today and tomorrow. So
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if you go on the app,
you can find out exactly what time everything
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starts and the best way to really
navigate around the city. Mike, I've
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seen you. You're athletic, and
I want this going. Well, just
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just cheer me out because one of
the cool one of the cool things is,
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Mike, as you know, is
the NFL Experience and it's absolutely free.
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They've got player autographs there and everything. But they have the vertical leap
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and they also have the forty yard
dash and no and that's just like the
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NFL compout is Mike knows. So, Mike, I know your vertically challenged
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like I am, but I know
you're a speed guy. I want to
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see what your vertical leap in your
forties. You got to do that and
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report back. Okay, so I
can tell you forty right now. I
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won't do vertical leap because I am
a short king and uh jumping, I've
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gout jumping very high. But my
my forty is about eight seconds, so
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it's it's nowhere near NFL level.
But so you're three seconds slower than the
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slowest offensive linemen. Well, I
mean absolutely see. I like Mike's honesty.
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Not a professional athlete. We will
tell you this, and we heard
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Attorney General nessel has pointed this out
too. There are scammers out there,
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and there are people buying tickets for
things that are free. So, as
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Mike mentioned, get on the app
and it'll follow you through the whole experience
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and you're not buying some parking spot
that doesn't even exist. So we'll check
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in from time to time. Mike
Aguilar, thank you so much for your
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time this morning. Have fun,
man, that sounds cool. It's a
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lot of fun. Thank you for
having me on. I appreciate it.
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Guess it was one of the biggest
Lions fans. He's gonna have a ball
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would ready, well, not big, but you know what I mean.
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And this is West Michigan's morning news. That's Brett Pikita, we should say,
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for this conversation, sports director of
Wood Radio in that sports station,
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right, are you both of those? Yes? I am, Thank you,
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00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:16.719
Steve. It is time for us
to hang on. Oh yeah,
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00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:21.440
for the sake of this draft conversation, Wood Radio has picked iHeart fellow employee
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00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:26.839
Mike Aguilar, who you here on
Mojo in the morning on that big station.
7
00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:30.480
He is kind of the fun hit. You know. Mike is there
8
00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:33.520
this morning and for the next couple
of days. Thanks for doing this this
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00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:35.679
morning, brother, Yeah, yeah, thank you for having me on.
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00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:41.880
So when you look how much has
this transformed because it seems like there's gonna
11
00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.640
be a lot of people today,
how much has this transformed Detroit's landscape?
12
00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:53.439
Oh it's incredible. It went from
like he's usually a busy city, but
13
00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:56.560
there are parts of the city that
might be a little empty. And this
14
00:00:56.679 --> 00:01:00.320
is even just yesterday, and it's
not even a fraction of you are going
15
00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:02.920
to be here in the next couple
of days. It has already built an
16
00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:04.959
energy in the city that I don't
think it is seen in a long time.
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00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.599
I went to a casino last night
and ended up running into people who
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are already from out of state,
that are already here, that have already
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00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:15.719
planned way ahead to get here,
and I said, there's hundreds of thousands
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00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:19.319
of people that will be down here, you know, starting early today.
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Wow. Well, and that's just
the thing, Mike. When the NFL
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Draft decided to move to different venues, if you're driveable, you're going to
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00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:30.560
see Colts fans from Indianapolis. You're
going to see obviously all the teams from
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Ohio, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
And then I said, you know,
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even though you see it at Lions
games and you've been to Ford Field,
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when the Lions and Bears play,
there's always a great Chicago presence and a
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Green Bay presence and their fans.
With Chicago being the number one overall pick,
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there's gonna be a ton of Bears
fans there tonight. Oh. Absolutely.
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They have the in the super fan
section, which is right in front
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of the draft stage. They have
the Bear super fans sitting directly next to
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front row, next to the Lions
fans. So they have already prepared for
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00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:04.439
that. And I had a chance
to talk to Caleb William yesterday, who
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I think knows he's going to the
Bears. It's projected as a first round
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00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:14.240
draft pick, and he's already felt
the energy of Detroit and how there's already
35
00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:15.960
going to be a little bit of
a rivalry there. So it's known.
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00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:20.520
It's very very very much known.
And of course you've got Tigers games.
37
00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:23.439
They're homes starting tomorrow night this weekend, so it's going to be crazy there.
38
00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:28.400
Tell us about the NFL one Pass
app real quick, because that's probably
39
00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:31.680
your best resource if you are driving
down anytime this weekend. And then the
40
00:02:31.719 --> 00:02:35.680
good news is the way Detroit set
up with Heart Plaza and everything, and
41
00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:38.439
you can describe it. This is
all walkable. It's free, but it's
42
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.800
all walkable. It's just a matter
of getting a parking spot to start right,
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00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.800
yes, yeah, yeah, And
I would plan ahead for that if
44
00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:50.159
you are coming down today, I'd
give yourself some time. The app is
45
00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.520
a good way to kind of find
a way around the city because there are
46
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:55.159
areas that are blocked off. It
is walkable, but there are areas that
47
00:02:55.199 --> 00:03:00.400
are blocked off, and the app
will we'll tell you where. There's there's
48
00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:02.919
certain meet and Greece with with with
Lions players that you can get into.
49
00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:07.599
There's events, there's experiences that are
happening all day today and tomorrow. So
50
00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:10.000
if you go on the app,
you can find out exactly what time everything
51
00:03:10.039 --> 00:03:15.240
starts and the best way to really
navigate around the city. Mike, I've
52
00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:20.759
seen you. You're athletic, and
I want this going. Well, just
53
00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.520
just cheer me out because one of
the cool one of the cool things is,
54
00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:28.159
Mike, as you know, is
the NFL Experience and it's absolutely free.
55
00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:31.639
They've got player autographs there and everything. But they have the vertical leap
56
00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:36.680
and they also have the forty yard
dash and no and that's just like the
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00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:39.479
NFL compout is Mike knows. So, Mike, I know your vertically challenged
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like I am, but I know
you're a speed guy. I want to
59
00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:45.719
see what your vertical leap in your
forties. You got to do that and
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report back. Okay, so I
can tell you forty right now. I
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won't do vertical leap because I am
a short king and uh jumping, I've
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00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:59.159
gout jumping very high. But my
my forty is about eight seconds, so
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00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:03.400
it's it's nowhere near NFL level.
But so you're three seconds slower than the
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00:04:03.479 --> 00:04:09.759
slowest offensive linemen. Well, I
mean absolutely see. I like Mike's honesty.
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Not a professional athlete. We will
tell you this, and we heard
66
00:04:14.479 --> 00:04:17.120
Attorney General nessel has pointed this out
too. There are scammers out there,
67
00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:25.399
and there are people buying tickets for
things that are free. So, as
68
00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:29.439
Mike mentioned, get on the app
and it'll follow you through the whole experience
69
00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:34.360
and you're not buying some parking spot
that doesn't even exist. So we'll check
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00:04:34.399 --> 00:04:39.360
in from time to time. Mike
Aguilar, thank you so much for your
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time this morning. Have fun,
man, that sounds cool. It's a
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lot of fun. Thank you for
having me on. I appreciate it.
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Guess it was one of the biggest
Lions fans. He's gonna have a ball
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would ready, well, not big, but you know what I mean.
