1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: The Big Vets on Campus podcast podcast POPA. All right, 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: here we go fifteen twenty twenty five, thirty thirty five 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: forty forty five fifty and the kick is Black Covers Football. 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: Laura stunted. Oh my goodness, please stumble and bumble the latter, 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: turn a titter on the epside. Do the lad table 6 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: off the fail the night. Oh my god, it's not 7 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: the size of the dog in the fight. It's the 8 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: size of the fight in the dog. Welcome into the 9 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: Big Bets on Campus Podcast. I'm your host, Mike Calvaries. 10 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: I'm joined by the man they called Duck. It's Joshua Nunn, 11 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: my new co pilot for the Group of five Deep 12 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: Dive this season. Today, we're getting into a little bit 13 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: of everything, so strap in for a morgasboard of G 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: five football. Stucky and Colin have already set the appetizer table, 15 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: breaking down a lot of the major story lines in 16 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: college football in terms of the offseason player movement, coaching carousel. 17 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: They even talked about some of their best bets. So 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: please go back in your podcast feed listening to part 19 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: one and part two of their off season special. Now 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: it's time for us to do the same with the 21 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: G five, So Duck, welcome to the show. How excited 22 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: are you for College Shoble being back here for the 23 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. 24 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: Five season, Mike, I am so thrilled to be back 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: at Action Network for another year behind the wheel. We've 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 2: been chomping at the bit to break down some of 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: the key happenings in the Group of five, and we'll 28 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: soon be getting into conference previews, futures, and regular season wins, 29 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 2: the award markets, all leading up to Week zero where 30 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: it all comes together. We've been prepping for this since 31 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: early spring, and it's all we've thought about for months. 32 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: So there's definitely some exciting changes in the Group of 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: five to discuss tonight for the G five landscape and beyond, 34 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: We're so anxious to just get started talking about all 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: the different movement in the college football landscape. There are 36 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: teams moving up, teams changing conferences, the NIL roster turnover. 37 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 2: There is so much happening that we need to dive 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: into now. 39 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: If this is your first time tuning into the Group 40 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: of five deep dive, you're going to want to know 41 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: that you're in good hands and we are obsessives when 42 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: it comes to group of five football. We live and 43 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: breathe this stuff, and in my humble opinion, we pass 44 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: the do they know ball test? And I will just 45 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: give you a quick run through of my qualifications because 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: there's nothing specific that I could point to. I didn't 47 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: play D one college, you know it certainly wasn't in 48 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: the NFL. I didn't work for a franchise. I didn't 49 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: work for a major program. But I still think that 50 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: when you add it all together and you cobble together 51 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: my qualifications, you're going to feel as though I'm the 52 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: right shepherd to walk you through the G five experience. 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: I was a student assistant Atmazoo under Gary Pinkel my 54 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: freshman year all the way back in two thousand and five, 55 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: which was an incredible experience for me because not only 56 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: did I get to work with the defensive backs on 57 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: that Missouri Tiger team, but they were making a transition 58 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: from kind of an arka run centric offense to a 59 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: spread option offense that was pioneered by a coach that 60 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: always seemed to get the best of pinkle in the staff, 61 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: and that was Urban Meyer, both at Bowling Green and 62 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: at Utah. So for that reason, I got to be 63 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: in the film room cutting it up, looking at everything 64 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: that they were doing, at least with the utes and 65 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: some of the Falcon tape as well. So I get 66 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: to just pour myself into all of the work that 67 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: goes on behind the scenes with the x's and o's 68 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: getting up on the whiteboard designing plays. I ended up 69 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: transferring to Loyal Maryland that famously does not have a 70 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: football team, but I continue to work with that football 71 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: program as a student assistant under head coach Gordy Combs. 72 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: So I love college football. It was just not the 73 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: right path for me to continue on the coaching side, 74 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: but I've always found a way to be a part 75 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: of it, and you can go back. I've worked for 76 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: USA Today, MSN, The Score, Saturday Down South, all before 77 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: working for Action Network, covering college football in particular from 78 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: the smallest schools to the SEC. For The Score, I 79 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: wrote a book last year that you can still find 80 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: over at Amazon Legendary Bowl. It basically breaks down the 81 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: best team since nineteen, puts him in a sixty eighteen 82 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: March Madness style tournament, and simulates that out using the 83 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: video game. And that's like, it's just part and parcel 84 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: of who I am as a person. College football means 85 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: so much to me and I'm always looking how can 86 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: I be more involved in it. I've also run a 87 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: college fantasy football league for twenty four years. This does 88 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: not make me a qualified expert in a single item 89 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: line on my resume, but by being in the weeds 90 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: by starting a fantasy league in two thousand and one, 91 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,799 Speaker 1: Joey Harrington was the first draft pick, scoring everything by hand, 92 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: pen and paper, using newspaper box scores. I've been living 93 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: the late night Hawaii, the Pac twelve after dark, every 94 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: elements of college football, whether it's you know, the very 95 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: top of the sport to the very bottom, and we're 96 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: going to get into that throughout the season this year. 97 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: We've certainly done in years past. We were here first 98 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: with the Diego Pavia experience, Bailey Zappi saying him coming 99 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,119 Speaker 1: from Houston Baptist they're not even called Houston Baptists anymore, 100 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: the Houston Christian now. But basically trying to mine and 101 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: unearth the gems. That is our job to get you 102 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: as fired up as possible about college football, particularly the 103 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: G five, and to try to give you a little 104 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: bit of that angle and that advantage on the casual 105 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: on the general public to say we're here first, we're 106 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: putting our stake in the sand and saying that these 107 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: teams are going to be the teams we should be backing. 108 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: These are the teams we should be fading throughout the season. 109 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: So that's my quick CV. I just want to throw 110 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: that out there. I realized recently that I don't think 111 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: I've ever listed it all out for our audience, but Douck, 112 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear you know what got you into 113 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: the gambling space in particular, and why you're going to 114 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: be the perfect copilot for me this season on the 115 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: G five T dive. 116 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 2: Well, college football has been my favorite thing to do 117 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: since I was eight years old. I played football growing up, 118 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 2: and I actually played at the FCS level at the 119 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: University of South Dakota for a couple of seasons, and 120 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: I am now entering my eighteenth year of betting on 121 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: college football specific to the Group of Five and the 122 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 2: FCS leagues, along with early entry into the regular season 123 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: win market, where I've had routines over the past ten seasons. 124 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 2: During my time with all that, I've built up significant 125 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: following on all the major gambling forums. For anything pertaining 126 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 2: to college football against the spread, wagering, preparation analysis, providing 127 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 2: sound and objective reasoning behind my selections, and just really 128 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: diving into the weeds, like you had mentioned, in this 129 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: sort of betting space in order to have success and 130 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: get to the window on these plays. There are no shortcuts, 131 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 2: there's not an easy path, and really the way to 132 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 2: do it is to have no stone unturned and to 133 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 2: really provide a lot of the sound, mathematics and the 134 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: analytics which I know and understand. And now I'm in 135 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: my second full season as a contributor for Action Network 136 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: after bringing the FCS element to our college football production 137 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 2: last season and diving in writing up single game breakdowns 138 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: for our group, So it was nice to become an 139 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: integral part of that operation and thrilled to be taking 140 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: on the position here with BBOC. 141 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: All right, enough about us. The main purpose for today's episode, 142 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: as I mentioned from the top, is to get you 143 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: excited about g FI football. That means we're going to 144 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: hit all the coaching changes, the players that are set 145 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: for star turns this fall, and the storylines that are 146 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: already shaping the narrative. But first off, welcome to the 147 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: party Delaware in Missouri State, it is great to have you. 148 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: The Blue Hens come in with six national titles in 149 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: tow albeit five at the D two level. They won 150 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: one in two thousand and three at the FCS at 151 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: that time the D one Double A level. Rich Gannon 152 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: played for them, Joe Flacco. Newark, Delaware has always been 153 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: a college football town. They care about their Blue Hens. 154 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: Tubby Raymonds coach there for thirty six years. If you 155 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: don't know the name, his Delaware wing t offense was legendary. 156 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: It lives on today with what Navy's doing in Annapolis. 157 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: It helped them pump up their offense to over thirty 158 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: one points per game last fall, and for a bit 159 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: of college lore, at least in my opinion, the original 160 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: Hot Bagels in Newark the best baconnig and cheese that 161 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: you can find on a college campus here in these 162 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: United States of America. Now Missouri State. On the other side, 163 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: they competed at the D one Double A level FCS 164 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: level since nineteen eighty two and experienced recent success under 165 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: Bobby Patrino, Yes that by Petrino, who guided them to 166 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: back to back playoff appearances in twenty twenty and twenty 167 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: twenty one. Ryan Beard has them will position to make 168 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: this transition to be competitive right away in a wide 169 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: open conference USSA. We're going to talk about that soon 170 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: in terms of our conference preview season. But after they 171 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: finished inside the top twenty in scoring in total offense 172 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: at the FCS level last year, I think there's going 173 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: to be a name or two that pops up in 174 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: this episode, and Duck is excited. I'm sure to be 175 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: able to have that FCS connection right away. Missouri State also, 176 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: back when they were Southwest, Missouri State gave us Lee 177 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: alumni John Goodman, so they're already doing, you know, plenty 178 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: in terms of Americana adding to the culture. I think 179 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: they're going to be a great addition to Conference USA 180 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: for the rest of the G five some light realignment. 181 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: In addition to Delaware and Missouri State, you know their 182 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: move to Conference USA, you also have UMass returning to 183 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: the MAC. And then there are eight G five programs 184 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: this year in their swan song their last season, and 185 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: there were spective conferences. I'll just run through this real quick. 186 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: You got all the states are leaving the Mountain West 187 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: and headed for the PAC twelve whatever number they end 188 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: up landing on That means Boise, Colorado, Fresno, San Diego, 189 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: Texas State, and Utah State now Texas State moving from 190 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: the sun Belt to the pac twelve, Utah State also 191 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: in the Mountain West, and then northern Illinois saying farewell 192 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: to the mac. This one breaks my heart. They are 193 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: so integally Excuse me, they're so entwined in what maction 194 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: has been over the years. They've had so many great moments, 195 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: including last fall beating the national runner up in Notre Dame. 196 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: They're headed for the Mountain West as well, and UTEP 197 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: is cut and ship with Conference USA and headed to 198 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: the Mountain West. So those eight teams one last ride 199 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: in their respective conferences this year. Now, with all this 200 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: being said, you got the conferences that are in motion, 201 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: you got the G five rosters that are experiencing just 202 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 1: extreme turnover in the portal era teams that I guess 203 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: you could argue that they're weathering the storm or they're 204 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: embracing what you're fraise as this theater mentality. What do 205 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: you mean by that, duck? 206 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: Well, it's getting harder and harder at the G five 207 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: level to compete with the Power four schools. With the 208 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: transfer portal rules and the influx of nil money, it's 209 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: really just provided and provoked the powerf's ability to hand 210 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: pick talent at this level, and so the gap is widening. 211 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: G five schools can no longer compete, so many programs 212 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 2: are really just resorting to kind of embracing what they're 213 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 2: going to be. They're recruiting underrated high school prospects, some 214 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 2: JUCO guys, and then also dipping into the Division two 215 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 2: and FCS ranks for talented players there, and they're really 216 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: just pitching them on the idea of show up, ball 217 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: out for a year or two and then move on 218 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 2: to something else and go on to greener pastures and 219 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 2: bigger and better things. And so coaches are having to 220 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 2: now resort to all of these different recruiting mediums, including 221 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 2: re recruiting their own roster year in and year out, 222 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 2: and so this approach is just a way to retain 223 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: or attract talent and get people to the program in 224 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 2: hopes that they can show up, show out, and cash 225 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 2: a paycheck with a P four school after a year 226 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: or two. So there are a lot of programs that 227 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 2: are embracing that mentality. We'll see if it pays off 228 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 2: for them. 229 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: There's also the downstream impact, which is can these coaching 230 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: staffs put together strategies, you know, season long and then 231 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: week to week that these players can grasp without a 232 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: ton of continuity, without a ton of reps. I think 233 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: that is something that we're going to get into when 234 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: we talk about coaching changes. Some of these coaches they 235 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: just have systems that are a little bit more player friendly, 236 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: and I think that's more important at the G five 237 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: level than maybe it is at the P four level, 238 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: although there's still all kinds of roster casts there with 239 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: the big boys as well. We're gonna have four segments 240 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: in today's show, so strap in here. We got the 241 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: G five playoff bit draft, the G five coaching changes 242 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: that we've circled, the most impactful scheme changes from year 243 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: to year. So there's some squads that played a certain 244 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: brand of football last year and they may be moving 245 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: in an absolute opposite direction. And it's good to know 246 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: those implications early on, certainly before you lock in your 247 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: first bets of the season. And then we're going to 248 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: close out with the top G five quarterbacks in our opinion. 249 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: Let's start with the G five playoff draft. I know 250 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: this is your first go arounds here with the show, Josh. 251 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: Here's how it's going to work. Whoever drafts the team 252 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: that wins that G five autobid, they're going to have 253 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: a prize pack. We're talking hat, bowll shirt, maybe you know, 254 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: a lanyard, maybe something golf related, all going to the winner, 255 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: paid for by the loser if we both strike out. 256 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: And this is an important caveat because you would think 257 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: draft in ten of these teams, one of us is 258 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: going to get it. Multiple times. It has gone to 259 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: our producer, Matt Mitchell, so we need to make sure 260 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: that we laser in. We don't let anyone slip through 261 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: the cracks here. You're new to this process. I'm going 262 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: to allow you to have the very first pick in 263 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five drafts. Who are you going with? 264 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: Is it a repeat performer from last year? 265 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: Well, given the nature of the draft and the teams 266 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 2: that are likely to compete for a potential college football 267 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 2: playoff bid, my first selection is going to be Boise State. 268 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 2: They do have the shortest odds available in the betting 269 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: menu to reach the college football playoff. I really we 270 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 2: won't get into a tremendously deep dive on these teams, 271 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 2: as we'll save that for the conference previews, but I 272 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 2: do like that they're short up on the offensive line, 273 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 2: and while they do have to replace Ashton Genty, they 274 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 2: are pretty excited about what they have in their running 275 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 2: back room. Maddox Madson returns at quarterback. The secondary appears 276 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 2: to be improved for Boise State. They get to host UNLV, 277 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 2: Colorado State, and Fresno State and should be locked in 278 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: in conference play. I'd say ten and two at worse 279 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 2: for Boise State this season, so my first selection will 280 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: be Boise State. 281 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: It's hard to go against them. I understand a generational 282 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: talent is out the door, but their running back room 283 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: is far from empty. Sire Gains. They've been raving about 284 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: this guy, you know, Breezy Dunbar. They have options there 285 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: and Maddox Madson popped at times last year, and I 286 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: understand every defensive coordinator was focused on stopping gents, so 287 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,239 Speaker 1: it's going to be different in terms of the sophistication 288 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: he sees downfield in terms of coverages and zone blitzes, etc. 289 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: But I still think this had to be the pick, 290 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: So good job on your part. By not making a 291 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: mistake reaching at number one. Now I have back to 292 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: back picks before we go back and forth for the 293 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: rest of this draft. I'm going to go with a 294 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise here. I wrote it up in 295 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: the Action Network app. I'm going to go Utsa as 296 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: the number two pick. Overall, everyone is back on their offense. 297 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: In this era of g FI football. This does not 298 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: exist anywhere else in the entire country. All eleven starters, 299 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: including JT. Clark, who's coming back off multiple knee injuries 300 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: and you know, hoping to get those lower body injuries 301 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: and check so that he can be a contributor. Everything 302 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: is looking good offensively, and I have own mccount, a 303 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: guy I'm going to talk about later in this episode. 304 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: They were hot at the end of last year. They 305 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: finished five and two down the stretch. They nearly upset 306 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: Army who won the AAC, and they have an opportunity 307 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,239 Speaker 1: to be really dynamic offensively now. Jess Lepp their defensive coordinator. 308 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: He's someone who's got to do basically a rehab job 309 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: on this defense because they only bring back one consistent contributor. 310 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: But he's done this multiple times. They've lost the AAC 311 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year and back to back seasons, 312 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: and he was able to cobble together at defense last year. 313 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: My question is, can they throw a scare into A 314 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: and M? Because they don't even need to beat Texas. 315 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: A and M and the opener we saw it with 316 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: Boise's scare they threw into the Ducks. The national perception 317 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: was basically playing them to a tie or being competitive 318 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: late in the game. That was enough to say that 319 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: they belong on the national stage. And I think A 320 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: and M. This is a team that's played with their 321 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: food in recent years against lesser teams. You saw last 322 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: year against Bowling Green, against Arkansas, against Auburn. These are 323 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: some games that they lost out right, but they certainly 324 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: let these teams hang around. For all the talent that 325 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: A and M has, I think it's an interesting spot 326 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: to catch them right away. You know that UTSA with 327 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: all of these kids you know who played in the 328 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: state of Texas that got overlooked by A and M. 329 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: With their deep pockets, you know they're going to get 330 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: premium effort in the spot. All right. Third overall, pick 331 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: my back to back pick here. This is a team. 332 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: Candle is a head coach I've not been all that 333 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: complimentary of over the years. I think he's done less 334 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: with more in terms of talent in the MAC. But 335 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: he's got so much back on this roster, namely his quarterback. 336 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: But in addition to Tucker Gleason, you got Rudolph got 337 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: train him. That gives them pop offensively, to be really 338 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: explosive in the passing game, on the ground, potentially a 339 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: really good secondary, and they have Kentucky in the opener. 340 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: I'm just going to say this, after you know that 341 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: two or three year run where Stoops was really cooking, 342 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: they opened four and oh, I think it was two 343 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: years ago. Since then, he's basically been a five hundred coach. Financially, 344 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: Kentucky's in this tough spot where it's like do we 345 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: fire him and pay the buyout or do we just 346 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: use the money to pay the players. It's strange, you know, 347 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: five years ago, I think he had already been out, 348 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: but he could be a lame duck coaching this season. 349 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: And I don't necessarily see it in terms of a 350 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: huge offensive upgrade for the Wildcats, but from a name 351 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: brand perspective, this Ledo team did this exact same thing 352 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: on the road. Last year they beat an underwhelming SEC 353 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: team in Mississippi State. They beat the breaks off of them. 354 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: So in terms of can we do this the mental 355 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: hurdle you have to get there, they already believe in 356 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: themselves in the spot. So I think the Rockets are 357 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: really interesting play. I understand that when you look at 358 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: the American and you look at to a lesser degree, 359 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: the Mountain West, you could have two losses potentially and 360 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: get the bid, where everybody else it's either one loss 361 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: or undefeated to be in the conversation. If they get 362 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: this win over Kentucky, I think Toledo's in a really 363 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: interesting spot. That's why I'm picking the third overall. 364 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: Two teams gun that were high on my board. So 365 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 2: those are some really good selections by you, Mike, I 366 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 2: like it. I'm going to take Memphis. I think that 367 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 2: Memphis is poised for a really solid year, even in 368 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 2: spite of what they lose offensively. I think that when 369 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 2: you look at Memphis, they have the most nil money 370 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 2: in the group of five with their FedEx deal. The 371 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 2: schedule is one that calls for them to likely be 372 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 2: able to run through many of the opponents that they 373 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 2: play in AAC play. They host a lot of their 374 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: tougher foes in AAC play, to include South Florida, Tulane, 375 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 2: and Navy, all at home. They have a chance to 376 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 2: get a real signature win and what I think is 377 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 2: possibly one of the ugliest spots of the season when 378 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: Arkansas has to travel to Memphis in a real sandwich 379 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 2: game for the Razorbacks. It's one of those seasons from 380 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 2: Memphis where I think that if the transfer hits, our 381 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: A plus hits and if we get solid quarterback play 382 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 2: from Nevada transfer Brendan Lewis, this bunch could be really 383 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 2: pesky and could have themselves in the running to get 384 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: back to the AAC Championship game, where they may just 385 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 2: be playing utsa. 386 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: Little gamesmanship here, because there's three teams I could go 387 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: with here for my third overall pick. Here in the drafts, 388 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: I just have to figure out who you would potentially 389 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: select with your next pick. I can't pass up with 390 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: the Sluca Chesney reunion. I'm just going to go with 391 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: the Dukes. I know that their defense is beyond green 392 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: at this point and they have early rodies to Louisville 393 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: to Liberty. I still think if they give Louisville a 394 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: good fight in a loss and beat Liberty. They're going 395 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: to be in a really great position if they can 396 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: run the table in the sun Belt. To be an 397 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: interesting option here, Sluca certainly is a perfect quarterback to 398 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: run this offense, because what Chesney wants to do is 399 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: use that deep backfield and also play the numbers game. 400 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: When you want to run your quarterback ten to fifteen 401 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: times a game, you get that extra blocker in front. 402 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: And you saw what he meant to UNLV's offense last year. 403 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: He certainly has those limitations as a downfield passer, but 404 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: they're not going to ask him to do it. They 405 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: know how to handle this guy and to put the 406 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: defense in conflict with all the read and option elements 407 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: that they have. So I'm going to go JM you 408 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: and hope that all these new faces, you know, in 409 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: terms of their defense come up. I mean, they did 410 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: pretty well in the portal kind of backfilling some of 411 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: the spots. I think the biggest issue is what they 412 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: lost on the line, and really that's been kind of 413 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: their calling card when it was and then Chesney being 414 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: able to have those terrors off the edge. Certainly, once 415 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: they get into conference play. I'm hoping that some of 416 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: these guys step up, but I'm gonna go jmu here, yeah. 417 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: And they're not sure if Alonzo Barnett is going to 418 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 2: be ready to go. But if he is ready to go, 419 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 2: just an added bonus for the Dukes and they may 420 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 2: or may not be my Darling pick to win the 421 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 2: Sun Belt Conference this season. So I think that's another 422 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 2: great selection there. Well, let's circle that Week four matchup 423 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 2: with jmu and Liberty. That's the team I'll take next. 424 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: So Liberty, I believe is really head and shoulders above 425 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 2: their competition in Conference USA this season. They'll be favored 426 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 2: in likely eleven games their schedule, even when you factor 427 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 2: the non conference. It's Charmansoft. I like the additions that 428 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: that Liberty spent a little nil money in the portal 429 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 2: and went out and got some players, namely Ethan Basco 430 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 2: from Coastal Carolina. I think we'll fit that offensive system 431 00:20:54,720 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 2: for Jamie Chatt will just fine. And I think if 432 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 2: you are looking at Liberty, they're probably a team with 433 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 2: their strength of schedule and with the lack of big 434 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 2: opponent names on that slate, they're probably going to have 435 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 2: to go eleven and one or twelve and zero. But 436 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 2: I think it's a bunch that's certainly capable of doing that. 437 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: I like the way that the schedule lines up in 438 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 2: Conference USA play. So my next selection Liberty. 439 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Basco is I mean, first of all, he was 440 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: recruited by Jamie Chadwell at Coastal and he was somebody 441 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: who was super dynamic in his high school career. He 442 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: has I believe still the Virginia high school record ten 443 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: touchdowns in a single game, and you've seen him pop 444 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: at times years ago against Old Dominion that he ran 445 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: for one hundred and seventy yards. I think that's what 446 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: they were missing a little bit. Caden Salter wanted to 447 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: do more from the pocket, and they just weren't as efficient. 448 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: You saw it in that kind of saw letdown where 449 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: they just they couldn't string together those third down conversions. 450 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: They lost a bit of that energy. It's an offense 451 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: that wears people down. They need to have those eight 452 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: to nine ten play drive when you have a running 453 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: quarterback who's willing, and you can have them in the 454 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: option game, in the red game, I think you can 455 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: really hurt teams. So the only drawback obviously is this 456 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: is the weakest schedule in the FBS. Multiple metrics have 457 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: them one hundred and thirty six out of one hundred 458 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: and thirty six teams, So they got to go thirteen 459 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: and now. And that was my only reservation with this, 460 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: And I think in addition to that, if you're up 461 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: against a one loss Boise or a one loss AAC champ, 462 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: you not only have to run the table, but you 463 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: have to be convincing doing it. And you really only 464 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: have one marquee game before the Conference USA title game, 465 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: and that is against JMU. You gotta go ahead and 466 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: beat JMU by double digits at the very least, and 467 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: then hope that Western Kentucky somehow finds a way. I mean, 468 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: not to spoil the convererce USA preview, but assuming that 469 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: their quarterback transfer and everything they're doing offensively, they pop 470 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: and they win nine or ten games, and then you 471 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: have a nice little bump there as that thirteenth data point. 472 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: But that was my only reservation. With Liberty was the 473 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: same from last year. Hey, Jamie Chadwell's gone undefeated twice 474 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: since twenty twenty in the regular season with Coastal and 475 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: with Liberty, so we've seen him do it before. I 476 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: like to pick there. That was kind of I was 477 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: ending and hawing. Is it too early to take liberty? 478 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: Clearly it wasn't too early because you were ready to 479 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: pounce with the very next pick. All right, now, I'm 480 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: back in a bit of a pickle here. Do I 481 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: go with Tulane? Do I go with Miami of Ohio? 482 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: Tulane clearly in terms of reloading, and they needed to 483 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: replace a lot of key performers from last year, namely 484 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: their starting quarterback and Mackay Hughes, who's off to the 485 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: riches in the Pacific Northwest. I just I'm not there 486 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 1: with Simonza at quarterback. I don't know necessarily if he's 487 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,199 Speaker 1: going to be the quarterback for the entire season. I 488 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: just you know, in terms of his schedule, he popped 489 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: at times last year, but it was a downy soft schedule. 490 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: It's a big step up in terms of their non 491 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: conference this year and also just the slog of the AAC. 492 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: So I'm going to go Miami of Ohio to Kwan 493 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: Finn back in the conference after spending year down at Baylor. 494 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: They really gave him the weapons in this wide receiver room. 495 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: There's so many power for kids that transferred in. I 496 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: just need one or two of them to pop. They 497 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: got a quality secondary, they have a really good coach, 498 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 1: and they have two winnable games. In terms of potential upsets, 499 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: if you want to play Wisconsin this year with an 500 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: offensive scheme change going from that dairy raid spread to 501 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: the reliably violent offense with their new OC grimes, this 502 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: is the time to catch them. You want to catch 503 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: them early. So the Wisconsin game, it clearly would be 504 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: an upset, but I would love to see it potentially 505 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: boosting their chances to come out of the MAC and 506 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: grab this automatic bid and then Rutgers right after that. 507 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: I'm not terrified. I mean, these would be the kind 508 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: of games that Chuck Martin wins, like, let's muck it up, 509 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: Let's try to win twenty to seventeen and get out 510 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: of there, steal the paycheck, steal to win, you know, 511 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: one hand. In the other, I think this is a 512 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: good opportunity in the right spot to grab my second 513 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: MAC team. I'm probably too Mac heavy at this point. 514 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: But in terms of the quarterbacks that I'm working with 515 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: here out of the Mid American, the coaches I'm working 516 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: with a lot of continuity, a lot of success. I 517 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: don't think these teams are going to be afraid of 518 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: going on the road against powerful competition. So I'll go 519 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: with the RedHawks. 520 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 2: Well, I'm going to join the MAC party with you 521 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 2: because my surprise team in the MAC this season is 522 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,439 Speaker 2: the University at Buffalo, and I think Buffalo could surprise 523 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 2: a lot of teams in MAC play again this season. 524 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 2: I think that they really took some strides as a 525 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 2: program last year in Pete Lombo's first season at Buffalo. 526 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 2: I like who they bring it in the portal with 527 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 2: Takuan Roberson in at quarterback, who at times has really 528 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 2: shown some flash when he stayed healthy and been on 529 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 2: the field, and so I think that he'll kind of 530 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 2: be really similar to cj Agbana and what he did 531 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: last year for University of Buffalo. I know that they 532 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 2: have a big loss in the linebacker room with Dolak, 533 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 2: who was the heart and soul of their defense last season, 534 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 2: but nearly everybody defensively returns at all three levels of 535 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 2: the defense. They have really solid depth by MAX standards, 536 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: and they have a lot of just catalyst pieces of 537 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 2: their three layers of defense that they can rely on. 538 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 2: Special teams is always going to be a solid focus 539 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 2: with Pete Lombo coach teams. And if you look at 540 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 2: the MAX schedule, there's no reason why this team shouldn't 541 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: start six to zero. MAC play with Kent State, Eastern Michigan, UMass, Akron, 542 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 2: Bowling Green, and Central Michigan on the slate. They'll be 543 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 2: favored in every one of those games. And so really 544 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 2: it comes down to the last two games that they host, 545 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 2: hosting Miami of Ohio and hosting Ohio University to determine 546 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 2: whether or not they find their spot in Detroit for 547 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 2: the MAC Championship game. And they do have a spot 548 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 2: where they can pull a signature win in Week one. 549 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 2: It'll it'll take a spirit at effort and they are 550 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 2: significant sixteen and a half point underdogs. But they go 551 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 2: to Minnesota in Week one and not out of the 552 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 2: realm of possibility for this feisty bunch to give PJ. 553 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 2: Fleck and the Gophers a really solid game here. So 554 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 2: I like the team, I like the defensive and special 555 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 2: teams focus. I like the schedule. Give me a University 556 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 2: of Buffalo here. 557 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: I like that I was beating the drum for Pete Lembo, 558 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: I think is a great coach. He coached here in 559 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania up the road from me at Lehigh, 560 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: so I was very excited to see him pump some 561 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: juice into that program. Yeah, Red Murdoch is a killer 562 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: at linebacker, so it's not as though they are, you know, 563 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: going to experience a massive drop off with him leading 564 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: the charge there. It's just a question of Roberson, which 565 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: is he's always had the talent. I mean, you don't 566 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: even need to go through his recruiting profile. You can 567 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: just watch him warm up. He looks different and he's 568 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: got some pretty good wide receivers out Why, it's just 569 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: a question of Kenny finally realize that potential, and if 570 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: he does, they open against Minnesota, another rock fight, kind 571 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: of Big ten team that you could steal a win from, 572 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden shifts the perception of 573 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: not just Buffalo but also the Mac in general in 574 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: terms of you know where these teams are going to 575 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: go for the rest of the season. We saw it 576 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: last year. No one had Northern Illinois on their dance 577 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: guard beating Notre Dame. You know, in South Bend but 578 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 1: they did, so I think there's an opportunity for some 579 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: of these top teams in the MAC to score some 580 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: meaningful upsets early on and then position themselves to be fourth, 581 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: fifth in the futures market to get that auto bid 582 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: for the G five. All right, there's actually four teams 583 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: left for me. I'm excited. I was worried when I 584 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: was putting this list together that you were going to 585 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: snipe all of them. I got, let's see, yeah, all 586 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 1: of them are out of the American So now my 587 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: question is do I want Tulane, Do I want Navy? 588 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: Do I want South Florida? Do I want that new 589 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: look offense with FAU. I'm going to rule out FAU, 590 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: although I think their game in the opener against Maryland's, 591 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: you know, that could be another dead coach walking in 592 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: terms of P four football, and they could end up 593 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: going with Washington that you know, true freshman quarterback. But 594 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 1: I just don't think they're going to have it defensively 595 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: to be able to hold up even through the AAC. 596 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: Tulane I mentioned quarterback issues, you know, losing Mensa, losing TJ. 597 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: Finley to legal issues. I think that's going to be 598 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: a bugaboo for the Green Wave this season. So it's 599 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: either Navy or USF. I think USF is going to 600 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: upset one of the first three teams on their schedule. 601 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: And for those not looking at their schedule right now, 602 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: they got Boise at home, they're at the Florida Gators, 603 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: that the Miami Hurricanes. It would be very Mario Crystal 604 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: of him to go ahead and lose to an in 605 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: state team. Looking towards the ACC schedule, maybe he upsets 606 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: Notre Dame in that opener. They're feeling great, Carson Beck 607 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: looks great, and then all of a sudden they come 608 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: crashing back to Earth. But even so, even if they 609 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: get one of those wins, a one and two start 610 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: leaves me no room for air. So I'm gonna go 611 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: with the middies. I'm gonna go with the midshipmen out 612 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: of Annapolis Navy. They bring back so much offensively, and 613 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: I'll talk about them a little bit more later in 614 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: the show. They need to replace some starters and their 615 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: offensive line, but the schedule sets up perfectly. It's like 616 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: an extended preseason to be able to get that right. 617 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: To have a quarterback like Corvath who really is right 618 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: there with a Ricky Dobbs, with a Keenan Reynolds in 619 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: terms of I trust him with my life. He's got 620 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: all of his weapons in terms of the backfield back 621 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: and his fastest wide receiver out wide. Can they do 622 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: enough defensively to either run the table in the AAC 623 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: or score a huge upset against Notre Dame. Look, I 624 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: mean they got run over last year by Notre Dame. 625 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: So that was something that is on Drew Chronick. Now 626 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: they countered what you were doing. Can you counter their counter? 627 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: That's the question really in year two of this system, 628 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: because they caught a lot of teams off guard, a 629 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: lot of teams napping with what they're doing with the 630 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: hybrid millennial wing tea. I'm going to go with them 631 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: as my last pick because I think there's a good 632 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: chance that they buy for double digit wins, nine or 633 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: ten wins, and if you win the American you were 634 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: in the conversation. So I'm going to go with the 635 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: Surface Academy was. 636 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 2: My fifth pick as well, but I'll pivot there. I 637 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 2: think Navy is certainly in for a special season. I 638 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 2: like what they return on both sides of the ball. 639 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 2: I think Horvath is a special talent. If they could 640 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 2: just ever put it together against Notre Dame and give 641 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 2: those guys a fight, it would really do wonders to 642 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 2: their resume. If the lights weren't too bright, and if 643 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,239 Speaker 2: they could just ever put it together, I think that 644 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 2: would be really something special for Navy. So fantastic pick. 645 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 2: Have nothing to argue with there, and that's who I 646 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 2: would have selected in this spot. Since they're no longer available, 647 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,479 Speaker 2: I'll take San Jose State year two with the spread 648 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 2: and shred and Ken Diamatalolo and Craig Stutsman and their 649 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 2: I think that they'll be improved in the system, which 650 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 2: was a complete one eighty from what they were running 651 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 2: at San Jose State before. I like Walker e get 652 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 2: Back at quarterback, and I think that some of the 653 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 2: receiver gets that they had in the portal could click 654 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: and absorb the blow of generational wide receiver talent Nick Nash, 655 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: who's no longer around. I think the schedule lines up 656 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 2: fairly manageable. They've got a bye game at Texas that 657 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 2: may not be very competitive, but outside of that, I 658 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 2: think that really every game they play in Mountain West 659 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 2: Conference play is one that this bunch will certainly be 660 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 2: in and I think this is just one of those 661 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 2: situations for San Jose State where they've really embraced and 662 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 2: bought into this identity with ken Neamoontalolo in this passing 663 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 2: offense and really buying into what they need to do 664 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 2: to be successful, which we saw many times last year. 665 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 2: I think they're going to build and improve on that. 666 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 2: The defense was actually a pretty feisty bunch last season 667 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 2: and really surprising in the metrics to see how well 668 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 2: this team played. They were right there in the thick 669 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 2: of it against Boise and UNLV late in the season, 670 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 2: beat Stanford, beat Oregon State. I mean, this was a 671 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 2: pretty impressive bunch. And I think that this is a 672 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 2: group that will have their hand in what happens in 673 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 2: the Mountain West Conference football race this season. And so 674 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 2: we're kind of getting into the depths of G five 675 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: and really stretching at who may or may not be 676 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 2: able to make the college football playoff. But last pick, 677 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 2: I'll take a San Jose st Yeah. 678 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: Santasos State was certainly my radar when you have a 679 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: coach that you trust. Ken NEYA. Monzololo has won so 680 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: many games, been in tight games, knows how to manage 681 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,959 Speaker 1: a locker room, knows how to manage expectations. Walker you get, 682 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: I think was an upgrade over Emmett Brown. You know, EMMITTT. 683 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: Brown was someone who lost his job for a reason 684 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: last year, and really just a question of how did 685 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: they replace in the aggregate what Nick Nash did. There's 686 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: not a Nick Nash player walking through that door. That 687 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily mean that this offense is going to take 688 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: a step back, because if they can continue to play 689 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: at that level, certainly their defense around Pollard at linebacker, 690 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: at least they have a star on that side of 691 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: the ball. And if you want to have a star, 692 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: you probably want him in the front seven because you 693 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: need to compete against Boise who's still going to try 694 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: to run the ball. So I think it gives them 695 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: a puncher's chance, and certainly they threw a scare early 696 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: onto the Broncos last year, so I don't dislike that pick. 697 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: I think it's interesting two lane for all of their talents, 698 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: and I think we can both agree that we like 699 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: their coach. It's just too much uncertainty of the quarterback position. 700 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 1: And you look at that, I mean, just pull up 701 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: the opening month of their season. Unlike a team like 702 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: Navy who gets that extended preseason that I mentioned, they 703 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: got some really tough opponents. I think, what is it 704 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: ole Miss in there? You can help me out with 705 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: the rest of them, but there's an opportunity for them 706 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: to not only take some lumps, but play their way 707 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: out of the conversation by the time we get to October. 708 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: And I think that's a reason why they ended up 709 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: not going in the top ten of our draft here. 710 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I actually wrote this up for Action Network 711 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 2: and we talked about this on a prior show. But 712 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 2: I took two lanes regular season win total under eight 713 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 2: and a half. I think there's just too much turmoil 714 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:03,239 Speaker 2: with the roster overhaul to assume a nine win season. Now, 715 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,959 Speaker 2: this bunch still could have their hand in what happens 716 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 2: in AAC play, but when they play Northwestern, Duke, South Alabama, 717 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 2: and Ole Miss in the non conference, I just don't 718 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 2: necessarily assume that they chew through that schedule three and one. 719 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 2: I think there's a second loss there. I think it's 720 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 2: Northwestern in the opener. I already have Northwestern plus seven 721 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 2: and a half in pocket. I think Northwestern is upgraded 722 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 2: significantly and it's going to be a much more dynamic 723 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 2: offense with less predictability that we've come to know in 724 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 2: love with Northwestern in the past. And I think that 725 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 2: Tulane is just one of those teams that has talent 726 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 2: wise kind of stagnanted or even dropped just slightly. Well, 727 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 2: there's another two or three teams in the AAC that 728 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 2: are going to kind of creep up to their level. 729 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 2: Now when you look at Tulane in conference play as well, 730 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 2: they've got two tough road trips at UTSA and at Memphis, 731 00:34:55,640 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 2: which will really be challenging spots for this group. By 732 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 2: the way, in the middle of their schedule, hosting a 733 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 2: feisty bunch and a proud group in ECU and hosting 734 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 2: Army will be no cakewalks either. So I think two 735 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 2: lane still could have a bit of a say in 736 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 2: what happens in AAC play, but I think there's gonna 737 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 2: be some out of conference losses and I just don't 738 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 2: see this bunch really threatening the playoff. 739 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,800 Speaker 1: With an eight and four record, that's gonna do it. 740 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: For Duck and myself, this has been the group of 741 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:28,240 Speaker 1: five deep dive under the Big Bets on Campus Podcast Umbrella. 742 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: There's a lot more coming down the pipe here in 743 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: terms of what we have cooking up. We appreciate you 744 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: tuning in what you can do for us. Before I 745 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,400 Speaker 1: get into some programming notes, you can go ahead and 746 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: throw us those five star reviews. I'm happy to throw 747 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,280 Speaker 1: out some free bets and some parlays and some futures 748 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: tickets throughout the season. For anyone who drops us a 749 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: five star review and a note, say whatever you want, 750 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: throw it in there, whether it's on Apple or if 751 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: you want to go over to our YouTube channel as well. 752 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: Subscribe comments. 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