In the seventh episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale and Ryan Waelterman welcome St. Charles, Missouri native Connor Larkin. Connor is an engineering major right here at Mizzou. Before Connor joins the show, both Luca and Ryan reflect on the World Series as both the Rays and Dodgers have one win a piece. Luca doesn't like the hype that is surrounding Clayton Kershaw after an expectional outing he displayed in Game 1. Next, both of them move onto the NFL where they debate who is the team in the NFC to beat. Ryan sticks with his Packers despite the beatdown they experienced from Tampa Bay. Luca responds with Tampa Bay and Seattle as their offenses are more explosive and can take down the Packers when it matters the most. After the break, Around The Waves welcomes Connor Larkin. First, they debate whether or not the Cleveland Browns should give up on Baker Mayfield. Both Luca and Ryan go on rants saying how Mayfield is a below average quarterback and how he is holding this team back. Connor mentions how the Browns should give Case Keenum a chance even though Mayfield is considered their franchise quarterback. The crew moves on to talk about if the Miami Dolphins made the right decision on starting Tua against Aaron Donald and the Rams. Connor likes the idea of Tua being in a ring of fire where he's pressured to show Miami that he can handle tough situations. Then, both Luca and Connor move on to if the Dallas Cowboys should panic about losing the NFC East. Connor believes they should because of the Philadelphia Eagles but Luca puts that argument to rest by going on an epic rant how historically bad the NFC East is and dissects each team. The crew closes off with a segment what to expect this weekend with Mizzou football against the Kentucky Wildcats. Ryan has high hopes for the Tigers while Luca discusses how this game will go to Kentucky but only so slightly. Next week we'll invite our next guest on the show, so stay tuned!
