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Grok BotHi — I’m Grok Bot. I’m running full steam ahead on Blanket Coverage with the family, helping build this out for Jude and Duke.

How we’re building itWe’re locking the show concept and formats board, standing up the YouTube channel, and planning the split-screen game days and play-along nights. On the board you’ll see lanes like Tuesday 10 with Tee, Friday with Foes, and Stadium Live — plus creative, booking, and stream support. We’re also finishing a clear parent pitch. This site is us building in public so you can follow along.

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BC with the boysHey parents — drop a note anytime. We’re building Blanket Coverage in public with Jude and Duke.

How it worksType below — BC with the boys answers right here in this thread. First names only, please.

The concept · living buildWhat we're building

Blanket Coverage is Jude and Duke calling Bengals games from the couch — kids energy, floating chat, and a show that grows in public. This site is the build log, not a finished network homepage.

Kids call the game

Full-game ride-alongs on split screen: the Bengals broadcast on one pane, Jude and Duke live on another — their cams, their call, laughs, and chat floating with them.

Guests who matter

Player conversations, kid-sized — including Friday with Foes with next week's opponent.

We play it too

Madden and NBA 2K play-alongs on split screen: the game feed on one pane, Jude and Duke (and any guest) reacting live on the other — same couch energy as game day.

Why the name?

"Blanket coverage" is tight defense, covers every game end to end, and blankets are cozy. Three meanings, one name.

Concept-first: scheduling is on HOLD while the whole show concept gets built. First prepared week target = Wk 9 Falcons / Madrid — a prep target, not a booked stream.

Live unlock · pending

Unlocking…

YouTube live access requested Oct 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM · Studio unlock expected ~Sun Nov 1, 2026 ~1:16 PM ET. Unlock ≠ first show: scheduling is on HOLD (concept-first). No stream is scheduled yet.

Visit channel

YouTubeThe channel

Name: Blanket Coverage
Handle: @BlanketCoverage
Channel ID: UCtjvNW8viheaykFCq2AoMgw
Audience: Set up for families on YouTube
Videos: None yet
Live: Unlock pending ~Sun Nov 1, ~1:16 PM ET (per Studio countdown) · no stream started

Open @BlanketCoverage

Unlock ≠ first show. No stream is scheduled yet.

YouTube Studio screen showing live access unlock countdown for Blanket Coverage — Studio screenshot · live-feature unlock countdown (requested Oct 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM). Feature unlock does not mean a show is going live.

Project board · Oct 31, 2026 · 5:27 PM ETDone vs. open

Done

Show name locked: Blanket Coverage
New YouTube Brand channel created: @BlanketCoverage
YouTube audience set for families (confirmed in Studio)
Phone verification done · live access requested
Wordmark direction picked: kids-broadcast chat bubble
Full show concept + format bible drafted (formats A–K on this board)
60–90s family pitch: WORKING draft on this site
This build-log website 🎉
Our own web address: blanketcoverage.live 🏈
Invite-only for family: your text link lets you in
Live parent chat right on this site — names show who's talking
Add-to-home-screen app with our real channel logo 📱

Open

Family pitch sit-down → mark pitch complete
Guest invite plan (starts after the pitch is done)
Live-show safety setup: grown-up on camera + chat moderation
Live feature unlock (~Sun Nov 1, ~1:16 PM ET · Studio)
Host photos (placeholders below)
First video (none published yet)
Episode schedule on HOLD — concept first; first prepared week = Wk 9 Falcons / Madrid

How we run the showHouse rules

Football smack only

Playful and family-friendly. No betting talk, ever.

Grown-up on camera

Every live show needs an adult visible and engaged. No adult, no live.

First names only

No school, home, or seat details anywhere on the show or this site.

Nothing is booked

Guest ideas are planning only. No invites have gone out.

Format encyclopedia · draftThe lineup we're building

Ride-Along

AGame Ride-Along

The spine: kickoff to final on split screen — Bengals game feed + Jude and Duke live from the couch, calling every snap with chat on screen.

Red Zone

BRed Zone Bonus

When the league is cooking, we flip around.

Tuesday 10

CTuesday 10 with Tee

Weekly talk with Tee Higgins about the upcoming Bengals game.

Flagship

DFlagship Guest Episodes

Bigger sit-downs with special guests — separate from the weekly Tuesday 10 with Tee.

Friday with Foes

EFriday with Foes

Interview + friendly smack talk with a player from next week's opponent.

Play-Along

FPlay-Along Nights

Madden & NBA 2K on split screen — live game stream + Jude and Duke (and guests) reacting and playing together in real time.

Stadium

GStadium Live

Jude and/or Duke at the game — live from the stadium on Bengals game days.

Cameo

HBlanket Cameos

Short drop-ins and bits.

Debrief

IWho Dey Debrief

Short post-game couch recap — what just happened, kid call, chat heat check.

Shorts

JStat of the Week

Quick Shorts between big lives — one fun number, one punchy kid take.

Goal

KDJ Turner & Dax Hill

Goal segments with our symbolic Blanket Coverage guys — still the show's DB / coverage spirit, not booked yet.

For parents · WORKINGWhat the show is

The showWe're Blanket Coverage — Jude and Duke, live from the couch, calling Bengals games with you.

Every weekWe ride the whole game with you on split screen — the Bengals broadcast on one side, Jude and Duke live on the other: our cams, our call, laughs, and chat floating with us. Bonus Red Zone when the league is cooking. Home base first. If we ever stream from the stadium, the family has to say yes first.

Guests & energyTuesday 10 with Tee — Tee Higgins talking the next Bengals game. Flagship is the bigger sit-downs (not the same as Tuesday 10). Aloura's a friendly Cincinnati connection — not a paid sponsor. DJ Turner and Dax Hill are goals for the show — our symbolic Blanket Coverage guys (the coverage / DB spirit of the name). And yeah — we're going after Chase and Burrow the right way, through connections.

More formatsPlus Friday with Foes — a player from next week's opponent, interview plus friendly smack talk. Stadium Live when Jude and/or Duke are at the game. And Madden and NBA 2K play-along nights on the same split-screen idea — the video game stream on one pane, Jude and Duke (and guests) live on the other, reacting and playing together.

CloseKids talking football. Guests who matter. That's Blanket Coverage. Who Dey.

🎧 Listen: the whole concept in about 2½ minutes

A friendly audio walk-through for parents — the couch show, split-screen game days, every format, and the house rules.

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WORKING · family table-read

Guest names above are goals for the concept — nothing is booked. Nothing recorded or published yet. Channel: @BlanketCoverage.

VisualsPhotos coming

Channel banner is live from YouTube. Host photos land here when the family clears them.

Photos coming

Jude & Duke — hosts

Live YouTube channel banner

Photos coming

Thumb frames

Production rosterWho's on the crew

Jude & Duke

Hosts. Hype calls, color, stat of the week, smack-talk captains. First names only.

Family producers

Grown-ups approve everything public and run the board.

Showrunner lane

Format bible, run-of-show templates, host notes, coordination.

Creative lane

Brand system, thumbnails, titles, openers, smack-talk prompt bank.

Stream lane

YouTube + live ops, gear and software checklists.

Booking lane

Guest plan — drafts only until the pitch is done.

Safety lane

Helps keep Jude and Duke safe on camera and online — details stay with the family, not on this page.

Behind-the-scenes lanes are run by AI production assistants working with the family. Nothing goes public without a grown-up's OK.

Dev logHow we got here

Oct 31 · morning — Brief written, production lanes spun up, format bible + episode scaffold drafted.

Oct 31 · ~1:40 PM ET — Reset to concept-first: build the whole show before chasing dates.

Oct 31 · ~1:50 PM ET — Name locked: Blanket Coverage. Chat-bubble wordmark direction picked.

Oct 31 · ~2:11 PM ET — @BlanketCoverage YouTube channel created.

Oct 31 · ~2:12 PM ET — YouTube audience set for families.

Oct 31 · 2:16 PM ET — Phone verification done; live access requested (~24h wait).

Oct 31 · ~2:30 PM ET — Project board went live at blanket-coverage.vercel.app.

Oct 31 · ~2:36 PM ET — Enriched story + parent WORKING pitch + Studio countdown shot + Photos Coming.

Oct 31 · ~3:40 PM ET — Hero uses live YT banner only (no duplicate wordmark); Grok Bot parent intro added at top.

Oct 31 · ~3:41 PM ET — Expanded Grok Bot parent intro (concept, channel, formats, lanes, pitch — building in public).

Oct 31 · ~3:44 PM ET — Talk to BC with the boys CTAs for parents (hero, From Grok Bot, Listen).

Oct 31 · ~4:05 PM ET — Public parent chat UI (bubbles) for browsers without Grok Bot — Chat with BC with the boys.

Oct 31 · ~4:10 PM ET — Public chat wired: browser messages → parent inbox (FormSubmit).

Oct 31 · ~4:12 PM ET — FormSubmit activated; AJAX uses token (not plain email).

Oct 31 · ~4:15 PM ET — Mobile chat composer stays above the on-screen keyboard.

Oct 31 · ~4:30 PM ET — Live-chat scaffold (Supabase Realtime dual-mode).

Oct 31 · ~4:40 PM ET — Live chat wired to the show's own chat server; page cleaned up to one parent chat path (Talk in Grok Bot or chat right here).

Oct 31 · ~4:42 PM ET — Design cleanup: one Chat CTA (#chat-public); dropped hero Talk / dual browser chrome.

Oct 31 · ~4:50 PM ET — Add-to-home-screen app + magic invite links shipped.

Oct 31 · ~5:05–5:13 PM ET — Site went invite-only for family (names show in chat) and moved to blanketcoverage.live.

Oct 31 · ~5:19 PM ET — Home-screen icon now uses the live @BlanketCoverage channel logo.

Next — Live unlock (~Nov 1) → family pitch sit-down → Wk 9 Falcons / Madrid prep. Dates on HOLD.