1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: What is up Straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre 3 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Thursday, Sember nineteen. Oh. We got a 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: great podcast today. Brad Powers, everybody's favorite college football gambling guy, 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: Stops Down stops by to break down the playoff games 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: this weekend. There's four of them. We got Notre Dame 7 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: Indiana kicking off Friday night, followed by three on Saturday, 8 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 2: and NFL game Saturday, all of a sudden, Saturday looking 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: very very busy. And I don't know. I'm sure you 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: guys have some Honeydwes. You gotta handle with the with 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: the wife, the family. It's uh, it's gonna be tough. 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: It. 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 2: Make sure your phone's fully charged. That's all I'll say. 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: Before we get to Brad Powers. I figure out it 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: was not like an exciting night in sports last night. 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: I mean I did go tuno in college basketball gambling 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: based on picks from the ig store. I missed my 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 2: college football teaser because Cal which was in the game 19 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: in the first half, and then they lose their QB 20 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: and they're basically down to the four string guy and 21 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: he couldn't do anything, and they miss out on the teaser, 22 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: losing by eleven and I had him teased to ten. 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: Just a horrible effort from cal Bowl game, pizza money whatever. 24 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: I don't care. Anyways, let's get to Thursday night football 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: before we get the brad Powers. Chargers hosting the Broncos. Interesting. 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: This was on three and then it dipped down. Limits 27 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 2: went up because it's a Thursday game and Denver money 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: came in and it's down to two and a half. 29 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: I wonder how low we'll go here. I'm worried about 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: the Chargers since Dobbins went out three games seventeen points. 31 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: Offenses look listless. They really just don't have much gus. 32 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: The bus is not delivering the kid. Vidal is just 33 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: not a power back they really. I thought they would 34 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: get Blake Corham in the draft and the Rams ended 35 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: up getting him. That's who they could use right now, cooram? 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 2: I mean, they just don't. The running game, which is 37 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: the foundation of the offense for the Chargers, is just 38 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: non existent. Now this is where it gets interesting. Do 39 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: you remember the Week six Chargers Broncos meeting? And I 40 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: asked that because it was a forgettable game. Chargers won 41 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: twenty three to sixteen. However, I remember the game because 42 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: I bet on it, and the Chargers were up twenty 43 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: to nothing at halftime twenty three zero ending in the 44 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: fourth quarter. Okay, the Chargers match up great with the Broncos. 45 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 2: They dominated that game. Denver had and I did the math. 46 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 2: Eighty three yards of offense entering the fourth quarter in 47 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: their first meeting with the Chargers. Yes, Bonnicks has grown 48 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 2: up a lot. Peyton and Nicks are on the same 49 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: page Courtland Sutton blah blah blah. Nevertheless, the Chargers defense 50 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: really matches up well with what bon Nick's strengths are. 51 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 2: And essentially, bon Nicks could not solve the man demand 52 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: and ended up just tucking and running. He was a 53 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 2: leading rusher, and that's been the book on Nicks. Hey, 54 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 2: if you play zone defense, he's going to carve you 55 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: up because he's a smart, cerebral quarterback. If you play man, 56 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: he doesn't quite have the confidence in his arm to 57 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: beat man to man coverage and he doesn't want to 58 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: make mistakes. Jesse Minter, the Chargers defensive quarteror need they 59 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 2: need this game badly, and I don't want Chargers fans 60 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: to get too nervous but the reality is, if the 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: Chargers lose this, you can kiss the six seed goodbye. 62 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: The winner of this game basically does a great job 63 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: of avoiding the Chiefs or Bills in the first round, right, 64 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: The loser of this game will probably be seven. However, 65 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: you could make the argument if the Chargers lose, there's 66 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: a world where the Bengals catch them. Now, the Bengals 67 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: would have to finish a game ahead of them, because 68 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: obviously the Chargers have the tie breaker, but it's not 69 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: out of the realm. The Chargers don't win again, folks, 70 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you you look at the Chargers last 71 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: three weeks. They ain't the same team. They just don't 72 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: have it. The offense is just dead in the water, 73 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: and I wonder how desperate they will be. I actually 74 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: think we could see at least a trick player or 75 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: two from the Chargers here, maybe more. I expect fully 76 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,839 Speaker 2: expect a fake punt to fake field. Well, there will 77 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: be something. The Chargers will do everything to win this game. Now, 78 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 2: once this came off three, I kind of sort of 79 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: like the Chargers here. Again, not a lot to love 80 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 2: about the Chargers now outside of Maconkey, looks like Quinton 81 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: Johnson's hurt and he may not play. Will Disley may 82 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: not play. I mean, there's just not a lot of 83 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: options for Justin Herbert. That being said, I don't know 84 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: how good Denver is, guys. You look at their I 85 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: know the record is awesome and everybody loves bo Nicks. Again, 86 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 2: we're talking. Here's their last four wins. Okay, Colts at home. 87 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 2: Colts blew that game. We know the Colts were in 88 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: control in the third quarter, totally gave the game away, 89 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: Browns who are a dumpster, fire, Raiders who are in 90 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: line to get the number one pick, and the Falcons 91 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: who just benched their quarterback. Three of those four were 92 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: at home. Okay, I don't know if the Broncos are good. 93 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: I actually think if the Broncos end up getting the 94 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 2: seven seed and they go to Buffalo, I think I 95 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 2: texted this to is it David Baker? Maybe maybe I 96 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 2: DMed him. I think if the Broncos get the seven seed, 97 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 2: we will see a Broncos at Bills playoff game, and 98 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 2: that will be similar to when MATC. Jones went to 99 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: Buffalo and they lost like forty seven to ten. Do 100 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: you guys remember that game? I certainly do. I think 101 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 2: that's just a bad, bad matchup for the Broncos. I mean, 102 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: the Bills are a bad matchup for anyone, but this 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,119 Speaker 2: is a huge swing game for the six to seventh seed. 104 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: And I'm gonna just back harball here, not blindly, but 105 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 2: I'm on harball. I like minus two and a half. 106 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 2: If you know it goes down to two, I'll take that. 107 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: If one don't, I don't know how low it will go, 108 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: but coming off the three with significant and I'm not 109 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: scared of that sharp money. So give me the Chargers 110 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: minus two and a half over the Broncos. All right, 111 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: without further ado, let's get to our guest college football 112 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 2: gambling guru, Brad Powers. 113 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 114 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 115 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 116 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: listen live. You know, Jason likes to think he knows 117 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: everything when it comes to sports. I know what sports 118 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: fans want, but for everything he doesn't, he knows a 119 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 1: guy who does. 120 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: Let's just say I know a guy who knows a 121 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: guy who knows another guy. All right, let's welcome back 122 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: to straight fire mister college football. I don't think anybody 123 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 2: does it better on a college scale than Brad Powers, 124 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 2: college football gambling guru, dominant factor on the college scene. 125 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: How you doing, Brad, Hey doing well? 126 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me. 127 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. 128 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: Are you all fired up about the playoff? Because this 129 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 2: is we've never seen this before. Home games, playoff games 130 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 2: that matter, not these exhibition games in El Paso in December. 131 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: These games matter this weekend. I'm extremely soaked, actually more 132 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 2: fired up than the NFL slate this weekend. 133 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. I think that the best thing about the expanded 134 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 4: Playoff is going down this weekend, and that's being on 135 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 4: college campuses, which you know that a lot of people 136 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 4: like myself field. That's what separates the college game from 137 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 4: a lot of other sports in America, the tradition and pageantry, 138 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 4: especially when you've got places like Penn State, Ohio State, 139 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 4: Notre Dame. I'll tell you how excited I am. I'm 140 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 4: actually going to two of them. I'm going to Notre 141 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 4: Dame in Ohio State. So I'm a fan. I mean, 142 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 4: obviously I beat it's my profession, but I'm a fan first, 143 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 4: so I'm excited to be a part of it. 144 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: Wow. So you go to Notre Dame Friday night, you 145 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: got to pack very warm clothes because don't forget the 146 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: gloves and ski I thought, listen three of these games, 147 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: it looks like you're going to be played in the 148 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 2: twenty degree temps. 149 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 150 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 4: So I live in Vegas. Let's just say I spent. 151 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: I had to spend quite a bit at the bass 152 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 4: pro shop. They get some I got some hunting gear. 153 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: That's how bundled. 154 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: I want to be whoa are you going with other 155 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: gamblers or is it solo mission or what do we got? Yeah? 156 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 4: Going with I do a podcast with Todd Furman pain 157 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 4: Insider too. 158 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: We're all going, yeah, I whoa, whoa? So you guys 159 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: are going and who's the other. 160 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 3: Guy paint Insire. We all do a podcast together. 161 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, fine, I bet the board Furman Yeah yeah, yeah, Wow, 162 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: that's gonna be fun. Man braving the elements, leaving Vegas 163 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 2: that is that's kind of exciting at holiday time. Why 164 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 2: don't we start with the Friday night game, Notre Dame 165 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 2: hosting Indiana. Interestingly, this looks like it's come down to 166 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: seven at most places. Notre Dame was seven and a half. 167 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: I don't know what people are seeing, I'll turn the 168 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: table over to you. Do the wo'siers have a chance here? 169 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 4: I statistically they do because they've been dominant. Both teams 170 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 4: have been dominant, not only you know, basic stats, but 171 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 4: obviously against the spread. Notre names ten and two against 172 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 4: the number, Indiana's nine and three, covering by two touchdowns 173 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 4: per game. I've upgraded Indiana more than any team in 174 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 4: the country this year. But here we are playoffs, thirteen 175 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 4: game of the season for both. I'm not sure how 176 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 4: good either team is, especially Indiana, because this is a 177 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 4: team that's you know, played two teams in the top 178 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 4: thirty five my power innings. Michigan almost lost that game, 179 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 4: all right, is a two touchdown favorite, and then you know, 180 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 4: got exposed. Let's be frank against Ohio State. I know 181 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 4: some people are saying all special teams there. They gave 182 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 4: up a punt return, they dropped a punt. The reality 183 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 4: is their offense had one hundred and fifty yards in 184 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 4: the game and really did nothing outside of two drives, 185 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 4: one at the start one at the end. So I 186 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 4: don't know how good Indiana is. Notre Dame I trust 187 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 4: their run game with Leonard Brice and obviously, Jeremiah Love. 188 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 4: I trust their defense. Seven seems like a fair number. 189 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 4: I prefer the over more than anything. I think Indiana's 190 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 4: offense will get it. You know, some things going together 191 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 4: against nor Dane's pass defense, which really hasn't faced anybody. 192 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 4: Remember they played a couple option teams. USC exposed it 193 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 4: a little bit, so over for me, if it got 194 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 4: down to six. 195 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 3: And a half, I don't be interested in Notre Dame. 196 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: At six and a half. Oh my gosh. Yes. Let 197 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: me one thing that is tough to handicap in this 198 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: is the a the home field advantage, and be the 199 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 2: amount of time off. I know a lot of people 200 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 2: that I've talked to about this game are like, ooh, 201 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 2: I don't know about Notre Dad. Did you see what 202 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 2: USC did to them? And I'm like, okay, recency bias 203 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 2: a little bit, you know, sure, but they've had three 204 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 2: weeks to prepare just for Indiana. Here, like, you don't 205 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 2: have to worry about anything except Indiana. And I see that, 206 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: and I'm surprised you're on the over. Do you why 207 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: do you think this would be a little higher scoring? 208 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, let's talk not here name side of things. 209 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 4: I mean, Indiana's got the number one run defense in 210 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 4: the country, So why are you talking over when they 211 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 4: got the number one run defense Because they haven't faced 212 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 4: anybody in the top fifty this season in rush offense. 213 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 4: Nor Dame's got an elite rushing offense, So I think 214 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 4: Notre Dame's gonna be able to expose some you know, 215 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 4: perceived shrinks on Indiana that I think are overrated. I 216 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 4: just Notre Dames a little bit banged up. They only 217 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 4: have three scholarship cornerbacks right now that are healthy. So 218 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 4: I just think Signetti, who I think is the superior 219 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 4: coach as far as x's and O, has got more 220 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 4: experience than Marcus Freeman. At this point, I'll have some 221 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 4: stuff dialed up. And now Golden's a great defensive coordinator, 222 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 4: but if he watched his games, he usually gives up 223 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 4: an early score then he feels teams out. 224 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 3: So I just you know, it's a relatively low total. 225 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 4: I think it's suppressed because people are expecting weather and 226 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 4: right now the forecast it's gonna be cold, but wins 227 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 4: not a factor. Doesn't look like it's gonna snow, so 228 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 4: it's not a high value bet. The all run in 229 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 4: the windows, sell the wife of the house, that the kids, 230 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 4: the car, just a beizza bet if you want to 231 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 4: get involved. 232 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I am curious. You say cold this night game. 233 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 2: I'm it looks like temps will be in the twenties 234 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 2: as the high that day, but it looks like it 235 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 2: could dip into the teams. Do you think that's a 236 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 2: factor for either side here or not? Really? 237 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 4: No, they're accustomed to It's Indiana. It would have been 238 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 4: a major factor. You know, the week prior looked like 239 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 4: Alabama was coming to play Notre Dame there in South Bend. 240 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 4: Then I would have said, hey, this is the factor. 241 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: In the game. Yeah. Let me ask you about Freeman, 242 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 2: the great coach at Notre Dame. So there has been 243 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 2: some chattered, not a ton some that he could be 244 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 2: fielding NFL offers interviews. We shall Chicago Bears obviously is 245 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: a big wood locally. I'm just curious, do you think 246 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: that factors into this at all? Or is this like 247 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: you can't you have no idea what to do with it. 248 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 4: So I think that they must have been, you know, 249 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 4: getting that sense themselves that there was feelers out there, 250 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 4: because just announced Monday he signed a four year extension, 251 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 4: so he's locked up for the next six years at 252 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 4: about nine and a half million per year. So he 253 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 4: got pay raise about a two and a half million. 254 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 4: So they questioned that silence some of those questions as 255 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 4: far as just announcing that I love Another factor that 256 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 4: I don't think people realize this in the market, Marcus 257 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 4: Freeman with extra time to prep, like the great coaches 258 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 4: like Saban and Urban, when you get extra time to prep. 259 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 4: I know he's young in his tenure, nine and zero 260 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 4: against the spread season openers, off bye weeks, bowl games, 261 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 4: nine and oh, covering by two touchdowns a game, so 262 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 4: it's not like he's only covered by three two touchdowns 263 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 4: per game. 264 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 2: Wow. See, that's a great nugget, and I had not 265 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,719 Speaker 2: seen that anywhere. I just a Freeman is a really 266 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 2: good coach. I like the Indiana coach who came from JMU. 267 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 2: It just feels like they're kind of sort of happy 268 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: to be here, right. This is like amazing season. And 269 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 2: as you said, when they stepped up in class against 270 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 2: Ohio State and Michigan, you saw like, ooh, these guys 271 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 2: are kind of limited Notre Dame. That secondary nugget, Why 272 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 2: do they only have three scholarship guys left. 273 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 4: That guy, a couple of injuries like Benjamin Morrison out 274 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 4: and then they had a kid unfortunately transferred right before 275 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: that injury. Wanted to get playing time, and you know 276 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 4: how that works. I mean playing time. If you just 277 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 4: waited a week, you would have got extra playing time. 278 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 4: So they have to you know, I didn't mean in 279 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 4: the entire secondary, just at corner. Obviously they'll have to 280 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 4: rotate something. They got a couple of nickels that can 281 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 4: play some corner and safeties if need be. 282 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 3: But yeah, it's just a little bit depth shy. 283 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 4: Notre Dame has been banged up, so Freeman and company 284 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 4: has done a great job because I mean they're missing 285 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 4: six starters that were projected to be starters, and they 286 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 4: missed them for most of the season. So the fact 287 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 4: that they're in the playoffs after losing in Northern Illinois, 288 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 4: it's one of the better coaching jobs in the country. 289 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 2: Should you mention the Notre Dame kid transferring, let's segue 290 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: to Penn State hosting SMU. Looks like it's eight and 291 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 2: a half before you get to the game. I'm very 292 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:14,599 Speaker 2: curious just to your thoughts on this. Backup quarterback transferring 293 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 2: out of Penn State. Just everybody really worked into a 294 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: lather over this. I'm curious where do you stand on 295 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 2: I know the portal's chaotic, but just specific to this 296 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: Penn State move. 297 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 4: Well, I mean from the Penn State side of things, 298 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 4: it is. It's not like I'm downgrading their team power rating, 299 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 4: but it is a factor. You're not going to run 300 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: Drew the quarter the starting quarterback, as much Prabula, the 301 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 4: the backup. 302 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 3: Actually ad Packages. 303 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 4: Was playing in every game, you know, a few snaps 304 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 4: at least because he was a better runner. So it 305 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 4: is definitely a negative factor when it comes to their 306 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 4: chances of you know, maybe not this week against SMU 307 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 4: or next week when they play Boise, but they still 308 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 4: then then would have two more games that they'd have 309 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 4: to win. And I think it does, you know, lessen 310 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 4: their chances of you know, taking it at home. As 311 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 4: far as the kid and ring the portal, now, I mean, look, 312 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm sure certainly he's gonna get a pay day, 313 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 4: but right doesn't want to get hurt. 314 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 3: I don't blame him. I mean, I don't blame the 315 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 3: kids at all. 316 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 4: It isn't and this is the system that they're in, 317 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 4: and you want to blame the kids and you know, 318 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 4: change the system. 319 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: I agree totally. I don't really have an issue with 320 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 2: this guy transferring, but I do understand, like the hey man, 321 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: we were gonna have packages for this guy, but he's saying, listen, 322 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna get an NIO raise from wherever I land, right, 323 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 2: and I'm gonna be the starter. What am I sticking 324 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 2: around for? Plus a layer's coming back, right. 325 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's coming back. So that pretty much cemented it. 326 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 4: He's going to probably be the backup again next year, 327 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 4: so might as well leave now. And look, I mean, 328 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 4: if they make a deep playoff run that's going to 329 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 4: the next semester, why not just already be with your 330 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 4: new team if you're already gonna be leaving. So I 331 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 4: didn't think it was that big of a deal. I mean, 332 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 4: I know some kids are in the portal and still playing, 333 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 4: but I understand this kid wants to get his home 334 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 4: and get going and you know, get paid. 335 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what what would happen. You're way deep into 336 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 2: college football. Let's say this kid Bo was practicing and 337 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 2: went into the game, and you know he was in 338 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: the portal, but he got hurt in the game, you know, 339 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 2: and not a minor injury, and let's just say an 340 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 2: ACL or whatever, you know, all of a sudden is 341 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: Missouri or whoever's offering him WHOA wait a minute, sorry, 342 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: that seven hundred and fifty k we mean, we mean 343 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 2: that we're not doing that deal anymore, right. 344 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, and at least seven d and fifty k. 345 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 4: We're talking about a guy that can be a legit 346 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 4: starting quarterback at the power five level, so at minimum 347 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 4: something like that. So yeah, unless you've got some great 348 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 4: insurance policy, I totally understand him protecting himself. 349 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 2: I'm curious on SMU. They looked, it looked like the 350 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 2: moment was too big the ACC title game against Clemston 351 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 2: and then they fought back. I just maybe I'm reading 352 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: too much into that game. But it's tough for me 353 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 2: to lay it with Penn State here just because SMU 354 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: they're not going to stop spreading and chucking and ducking, 355 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 2: and I don't know that Penn State's defense is going 356 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 2: to be able to hold him off the board. You 357 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 2: could be up, you know, fourteen, with three minutes left 358 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: and thinking all Penn State's got this, we go to 359 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: the prevent and then SMU comes down for a garbage 360 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: time touchdown. 361 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 4: You know, I think you got the handicap almost perfect. 362 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 4: You know, the moment was too big for them. It 363 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 4: feels like they're playing with the weight of the world 364 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 4: to start that cleansing game. But you got to be 365 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 4: equally impressed that they came back. I mean, yeah, I'll 366 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 4: tell you. If that score would have held at the 367 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 4: end of three, they're not in the playoffs. They would 368 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 4: have put Alabama in, So kudos for them. This is 369 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 4: even a bigger stage, though, and instead of a neutral site, 370 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 4: it's on the road in twenty degree weather. I know 371 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 4: it gets cold in Dallas, but it doesn't get twenty 372 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 4: too often there, so I'm anxious to see how they 373 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 4: handle this. James Franklin in big game is not good, 374 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 4: but this isn't Ohio State or Michigan, and they're favored 375 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 4: by more than a touchdown and he usually wins these 376 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 4: types of games. I think it's a one factor handicap 377 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 4: for me as far as matchup. Ken SMU run the football. 378 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 4: They got a good back in Smith. If they can't run, 379 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 4: then Abdul Carter is just gonna come off the edge. 380 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 4: And they're going to you know, tack what I think 381 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 4: is an average SMU offensive line. So if they can 382 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 4: get some balance like USC did, like Ohio State did, 383 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 4: like Oregon did, then I think this Penn State's defense 384 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: is overrated. But if they can't run, then I don't 385 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 4: give them a shot to just to keep it close. 386 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 2: Does Penn State have the biggest home field advantage this 387 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 2: weekend of any team? 388 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 4: Yep, they do, because when you read the market Tea leaves, 389 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 4: there's probably gonna be a few Indiana fans in the 390 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 4: crowd in South. 391 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 3: Bend, Tenant. 392 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 4: There's gonna be a pretty good contingent of Tennessee fans 393 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 4: in the Horses Shield. But it's not only fans, you 394 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 4: know weather, it's gonna be This is the one game 395 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 4: where weather could be a factor for the opposing team. 396 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 3: In my opinion, Who do you. 397 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 2: Think is leaving the SMU area or even Texas or Dallas? 398 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 2: Who's leaving that to go to Happy Valley? I don't 399 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 2: even think there's direct flights. It's like a really difficult 400 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: job to get to Happy Valley. You got like a 401 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 2: four hour car ride after you land. Will there be 402 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:48,959 Speaker 2: any SMU fans here? 403 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 4: At all, you think barely any in my opinion. 404 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 2: So that so that what makes me wonder maybe Penn 405 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,479 Speaker 2: State is a better side, because I was thinking that's 406 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 2: the only side I don't love of the four. 407 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 4: As far as you know, Penn State as far as 408 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 4: the favorite or are you just talking sider total the game. 409 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 2: Just a side and favorite? 410 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: Yeah? 411 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's I'll tell you what you know. 412 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 4: For in the weeds here, it's at eight and a half. 413 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 4: Hasn't moved. That should tell you everything. Eight and a 414 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 4: half is a dead number in the market because how 415 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 4: often the games fall eight or nine, and yet it 416 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 4: hasn't moved. That tells you right there, that's probably a 417 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 4: pretty good number. Everyone would want to lay seven, take ten. 418 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 4: It's right in the middle. So I don't expect this 419 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 4: one to move. The other ones I could see. I 420 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 4: understand some of the Indiana money, the Tennessee money, those 421 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 4: I think move a little bit. Here In the forty 422 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 4: eight hours leading up the kick. 423 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 2: I feel like Clemson Texas is the least appealing of 424 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 2: the games. It just feels like I'm not bullish on 425 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 2: Clemson at all. I think they kind of get blown 426 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 2: out here. Can you make a case for them covering 427 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 2: what is it, twelve, twelve and a half? 428 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 3: I can't. 429 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 4: I mean, if you're asking me for a best bet 430 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 4: for the first round in the playoffs, it would be Texas. 431 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 4: I laid it as biggest bet I made on the playoffs. 432 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 4: So here's how I can make I can always paint 433 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 4: a scenario. 434 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 3: Quinn yours seventeen. 435 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 4: Turnover worthy plays this season, one of the most in 436 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 4: the country. I keep hearing rumors that he's going to 437 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 4: transfer after. 438 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 2: This seat, So, uh wait, wait, not NFL. 439 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 4: You could get more money, possibly at college, because I 440 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 4: mean he is he gonna be a first round draft pick. No, 441 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 4: So I mean add up the money. You can probably 442 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 4: make more playing another year at college football somewhere else. 443 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 2: So, and they want Arch to start next year obviously, Yeah, 444 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: they want Archs to start. 445 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 4: So have you seen Quinn play last couple of weeks. 446 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: Yeah? 447 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,479 Speaker 2: I keep trying to defend him, Brad, but I don't know. 448 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 3: He's not healthy. 449 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 4: He's got the ankle issue, He's always got something. Yeah. 450 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 4: The problem, this is the reason it's tough, maybe tough 451 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 4: playing the twelve and why this hasn't you know, went 452 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 4: right to fourteen, which I thought it would at the start. 453 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 4: Is I mean, Texas number ninety two in the country 454 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 4: in red zone, they just they can move the football. 455 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 4: They have had troubles. Look at the Texas A and 456 00:20:58,520 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 4: M game. That game should have been like thirty one. 457 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 4: Often they did not put that game away. They cannot 458 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 4: you know, you know, score when they're down there in 459 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 4: the red zone. Had some issues against George to miss 460 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 4: field goals. So they're not completely buttoned up. But boy, 461 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 4: I can't paint a picture here where Clemson has much 462 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 4: success offensively. Clemson's defense, in my opinion, is overrated. I 463 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 4: think if I'm Texas, I'm running some tempo SMU started, 464 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 4: you know, running with some urgency lay in that game. 465 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 3: I mean, if that game. 466 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 4: Goes overtime, Clemson gets beat, I mean their defense will 467 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 4: suck and win across the board. So I do think 468 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 4: Arch Manning needs to have a package here because if 469 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 4: you look at Clemsons defense and their struggles this year, 470 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 4: they have struggle against mobile quarterbacks. So if I'm Texas, 471 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 4: I at least, you know, Arch needs to get five 472 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 4: to ten snaps running around interesting. 473 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 474 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 475 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,679 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 476 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: listen live. 477 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 2: We could wrap up with the I guess the game 478 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 2: that everybody's nervous about Tennessee, Ohio State. You will be there, 479 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 2: by the way, how are your seats? Do you get 480 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 2: a swite? What do you got? 481 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 4: No sweets? I'm gonna be with the regular Joe's. 482 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 2: So fitting with the unwashed masses. 483 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 4: If it be fun, I'll you won't recognize me. 484 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: So twenty degrees is part of the reason people are 485 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 2: nervous for Ohio State is the last time they saw them, 486 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 2: they totally shit the bed against Michigan. 487 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, how could you not be I mean that was 488 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 4: no exaggeration. I know we live in a hot take 489 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 4: with society, but that was the worst loss probably in 490 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 4: the history of the series between Michigan and Ohio State. 491 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 4: Considering what was at stake. They're favored by twenty They're 492 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 4: coming off three straight losses, and the game plan, the 493 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 4: offensive game plan, run it right into the Michigan strength 494 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 4: of their defense. The interior defensive line made no sense whatsoever. 495 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 4: I expect Ohio State to you would hope try to 496 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 4: get the ball to their playmakers here Ami Smith, like 497 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 4: Buka on the outside. I don't know if they fully 498 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 4: trust their quarterback two bad picks against Michigan. I know 499 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 4: they don't trust their offensive line because they're still. 500 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 3: Scheff on it this week. 501 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 4: You might see multiple different guards and lineups even in 502 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 4: the game, So that's probably why they're not dropping back 503 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 4: and throwing it forty times. They just you know, Tennessee 504 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 4: cond tee off and Tennessee strength is their defensive line 505 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 4: on defense, so there is some concerns there. 506 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 3: I'm wi I know a lot. 507 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 4: Of people like Tennessee plus at seven a half, they 508 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 4: feel like a public dog. Yeah, I'm not there. I 509 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 4: don't like Tennessee's offense what I've seen. I mean non 510 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 4: conference when they're scoring sixty two points per game against 511 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 4: Chanttanooga and UTAP fine, but in SEC play they're only 512 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 4: averaging twenty five points per game. Their offensive line is 513 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 4: no good. The most trustworthy units probably Ohio State's defense. 514 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 4: So it's another game I'm waiting. Looks like the dogs 515 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 4: taking money. I'd prefer to lay it if I play it. 516 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, who's got the better quarterback in this game? 517 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 3: That's a good question. 518 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not easy. 519 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 4: No, Nico did not live up the expectation. He's certainly 520 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 4: more talented, but I mean, they're keeping him under raft, so. 521 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 3: It's a push. 522 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 2: And I bring that up because the whole the portal 523 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 2: is so fascinating to me, and these quarterbacks. You're way 524 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 2: more plugged in on this. But there was a lot 525 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 2: of rumors that Ohio State was in on cam Ward. 526 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 2: They were in the bidding process, and I guess they 527 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 2: fell out. There's a variety of reasons floating around, you know, 528 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 2: one of the too many demands, too much money, blah 529 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 2: blah blah. They settle on this kid, Howard, who is 530 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 2: not Dylan Gabriel. He is not cam Ward. And if 531 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 2: Ohio State comes up short and I got futures on him, 532 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 2: it's because they picked the wrong quarterback. Is that safe 533 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: to say? 534 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 3: Very safe to say? I mean, can you imagine throw 535 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 3: cam Ward on this team? 536 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: Oh? 537 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 4: Come on, they were looking for a dominant team in 538 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 4: college we well, we don't have it this year. No cam 539 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 4: Warre on this team would have made Ohio State the 540 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:44,360 Speaker 4: dominant team in college football. 541 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 2: So what if they had Riley Leonard, if he not 542 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 2: picked Notre. 543 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,120 Speaker 4: Dame they'd be number one. Riley Leonard obviously struggled early 544 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 4: he was coming off the entry, but once he settled in, 545 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 4: I mean, look at him running the ball. He's a 546 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 4: much better runner than Will Howard. And since the Northern 547 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 4: Illinois game, Riley Leonard's throwing three picks in ten games 548 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 4: free and he's completing sixty eight percent. Plus he's one 549 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 4: of the best running quarterbacks in the country. So yeah, 550 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 4: they'd be even better with Riley Leonard. 551 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is. You know, you watch the end game 552 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 2: against Oregon and he screwed that up royally, and then 553 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 2: against Michigan he was just rotten. I don't know was 554 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 2: he could cust on that one hit in the first quarter. 555 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 3: Boy, it looked like it. And he didn't he. 556 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 2: Come out for a play after that. I thought he 557 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 2: came out for a play maybe or no he did. 558 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, he got hit hard but lost his helmet and 559 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 4: everything came out of play went back in. I guess 560 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 4: they you say they checked them, but I yeah, I 561 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 4: don't know. 562 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 2: Little lax there. So this is this is dumb Jason 563 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: doing a dumb bet. But my biggest bet of the 564 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 2: weekend is a three team teaser, and I could Scoff 565 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 2: Brad laugh at me? 566 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: Please? 567 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 3: Three teamer in college? 568 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 2: Oh man, I got Ohio State teas down, I got 569 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 2: Penn State teased down, and uh Notre Dame teas down? 570 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 2: Seven point three team teaser? And who screws that up? Who? Who? Writer? 571 00:25:58,760 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 2: Doesn't win by it? 572 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 4: Here's the thing I would lean off favorites. So what's 573 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 4: the payout on a three team seven pointer in college? 574 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 2: Heson? I'm not betting, you know, three thousand dollars bets 575 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 2: like you are, and it's a teaser, So I couldn't go, 576 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 2: you know, totally hogwill, But I'm also with you. Texas 577 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 2: separate covering is one. I just can't make any sense 578 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 2: of that Penn State game straight up. But you also 579 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 2: want to keep your powder drive for the following weekend, 580 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: where I think we would probably agree Boise in Arizona 581 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: State could be in some trouble. 582 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, And see when people ask me about pathway, Not 583 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 4: that I'm in love with Texas or Penn State, but 584 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 4: you look at their path in the quarterfinal, They're gonna 585 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 4: be double digit favorites in those games. The other two 586 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 4: games are gonna be basically tossed up pickups. Whether it's 587 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 4: nore name Georgia or it's you know, Ohio State, probably Oregon. 588 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 4: I mean that's a massive difference as far as advance 589 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 4: and get to the semi finals. The wear and tear 590 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 4: comparison between the two where I mean I would expect 591 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 4: Texas to blow out Arizona State. So I mean, I 592 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 4: don't even know if you need yours in there for 593 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 4: the full game. So massive difference. I'll give you one 594 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 4: to look ahead. I think people are surprised her name 595 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 4: is favored over Georgia and the look yeah, but how 596 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 4: much one and a half too. But I think that's 597 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 4: gonna the public is gonna get hold of that. They're 598 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,400 Speaker 4: not gonna comprehend that George is an underdog. 599 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 3: And Notre Dame. 600 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 2: So those I'm sorry for not knowing. Those are neutral 601 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 2: site games. 602 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 4: Right, neutral side games would be at the Sugar Bowl. 603 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 2: Notre Dame. I I don't know that's a that's probably 604 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: a bridge too far for me, man. I know you 605 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 2: like the Irish, come on, favored over Georgia. 606 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 3: I've had Georgia. 607 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 4: I'm just saying, if you're I think Georgia with a 608 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 4: chip on their shoulder. 609 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 2: An extra time to prepare in not having to just played, 610 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 2: you know. 611 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 4: And Carson Beck's out for him, so I mean that's 612 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 4: it's a downgrade. The gunner stocked him, but having. 613 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 2: Three weeks so I forgot about that. What's the status 614 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 2: on Beck? Has he done for the year. 615 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 4: I think he's down for the year that they're saying 616 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 4: U c l injury similar to what Brock Purdy got 617 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 4: a couple of years ago. Uh, and if you look 618 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 4: at the hit that he got, that kind of yeah, 619 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 4: it looks like he's out done for the year. 620 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 2: So I only recall the court the backup is he 621 00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 2: any Is he a five star guy or anything like that. 622 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 4: He's a four star kid, more of a runner, not 623 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,199 Speaker 4: as good of a thrower. They'll Carson back struggle at 624 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 4: times this year, so uh, there'll be more power run game. 625 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 2: M Who would Arizona State play? They played Texas and 626 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 2: then so Boise would play Penn State. 627 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 4: Yep, Boise would be the one. If you're looking for 628 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 4: a major opposite, that'd probably be the one more likely, 629 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 4: but neither one in my way. 630 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 2: I got to ask, Brad, you watch a lot of 631 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 2: Penn State this year. Every time I watch him, I 632 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 2: see flashes of good but lack of consistency, inconsistent play calling, 633 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,679 Speaker 2: boring play calling. Other than the kid Warren, who I 634 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 2: think has to be a top fifteen pick in the draft. 635 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: I and Carter's really good. I don't know that there's 636 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 2: a lot to love about Penn State? Is there? 637 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 4: Agree? What you love about Penn State is the draw 638 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 4: they got in this playoff, because if they'd have gotten, 639 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 4: you know, matched up with someone or a little tougher draw, 640 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 4: I'd been very anti Penn State. 641 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 2: Let me quickly after on the heightsman, I know you 642 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 2: you would laid like seventeen different Heisman bets or whatever 643 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 2: it was, how. 644 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 4: Many was it didn't get one? Yeah? 645 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 3: Then ye won this year? 646 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 2: You know Hunter won it, and I get it. He's 647 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 2: super talented. There's no way on earth nobody can convince 648 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,959 Speaker 2: me he was the best football player in the country 649 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 2: this year. Do you think that's the case. 650 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 4: He wasn't even the best player on his team. If 651 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 4: you're going to vote somebody from Colorado at Shader Sanders, 652 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 4: he's way more valuable to the team. Take Travis Hunter 653 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 4: off that team, maybe they lose one more game. Take 654 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 4: schaduor off that team and it's you know, not even 655 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 4: a five hundred team in my opinion. So look, he 656 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 4: played as many snaps as anybody in history, played it 657 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 4: at a pretty good level at both I think the 658 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 4: bigger joke to me was him winning like the Blennikoff 659 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 4: as the top wide receiver in the country than the Heisman. 660 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 3: I just I knew it was kind of I knew 661 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 3: it was over. 662 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 4: They lost to Kansas, got crushed in the game, gave 663 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 4: up like four hundred yards rushing, and what the media 664 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 4: decided to do. I couldn't believe it Saturday night. Then 665 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 4: you know how they show clips of the game. They 666 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 4: showed Travis Hunter highlights because he scored two touchdowns. 667 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 3: I'm like, they got killed. 668 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 4: They were favored. That's a pretty big loss in not 669 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 4: going to the Big twelve championship game and the media 670 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 4: narratives Hunter scored a couple of touchdowns. 671 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 3: That's when I knew the Heisman was over it. 672 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 2: Now that's interesting, I had I didn't notice that. Yeah, 673 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: I listened. I like Hunter. I don't know about you know, 674 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 2: heys In or I don't even know if he's a 675 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 2: top three pick for a corner. But by the way, 676 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 2: would you let him play corner and receiver at the 677 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 2: next level. 678 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 4: No, hell no, I like not physical enough for me. 679 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 4: On defense, I probably put him at wide out. But 680 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 4: I mean he's a little raw. He's a raw in both, 681 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 4: to be honest with you. 682 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 2: Can you imagine playing an NFL game against a the Ravens. 683 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 2: So you got to go out tackle Derrek Henry in space, 684 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 2: chase around Ze Flowers, maybe Mark Andrews, you got to 685 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 2: tackle him over the middle, and then oh, by the way, 686 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 2: he go run a bunch of routes U and catch 687 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 2: passes and take hits from uh, you know, Kyle Hamilton 688 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: and these guys like I don't. I don't understand why 689 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 2: people think this is a thing that could actually happen. 690 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 3: They can't. 691 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 4: And I think obviously greatly benefited from a you know, 692 00:30:56,360 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 4: Big twelve conference. It wasn't no good And Colorado thought preseason, oh, 693 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 4: they got a tough schedule, They're playing Utah and Oklahoma 694 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 4: State and a lot of the Big twelve favorites. The 695 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 4: reality was those teams stunk and they avoided like the 696 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 4: Arizona States and the BYUS of the world in conference. 697 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 4: So he didn't face that great competition this year. He 698 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 4: can't play one hundred plus snaps In the NFL, It's 699 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 4: totally different. 700 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 2: All right, where are you on futures? Is there any 701 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 2: value in anyone playing this weekend to win the Natty? 702 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 2: And I know that like the extra time off matters, 703 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 2: But how many times have we seen in the NFL 704 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 2: where a wild card team gets hot and a team 705 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 2: that's had a long layoff suddenly falls behind. Is there 706 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 2: someone playing this weekend you think that has value to 707 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: win it all? 708 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 4: Well, I'm gonna call for Texas to win it all. 709 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 4: I mean, but they're one of the favorites. I just 710 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 4: I like their path, and I mean change a play 711 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 4: in the Georgia game and they'd be the overwhelming favorite 712 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 4: in my opinion if they had have won that Georgia game. 713 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 4: I like the path for Penn State. I mean, their 714 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 4: big favorite this week, be a big favorite next week, 715 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 4: and then face the Notre Dame Georgia winner. The winner 716 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 4: of that game is gonna beat up, probably be a 717 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 4: pick them game, whether it's Georgia without Carson Beck or 718 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 4: Notre Dame off a very physical game against Georgia. 719 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 3: So I like Penn State's path. Those are the two 720 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 3: teams I like the path. 721 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 4: The most, and Notre Dame plays up to their ability. 722 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 4: I mean I could there's a reason why they'll probably 723 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 4: be favored over Georgia. 724 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 2: I just have a tough time seeing Penn State actually 725 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 2: get to the Natty because they're they're not good. They're 726 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 2: not good, Brad, you know that. 727 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 3: I know they're not, but I mean that the path is. 728 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 4: I mean, if they're playing Oregon in the quarterfinal, I'd say, no, 729 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 4: no chance. Playing Tennessee this week, I would say they're 730 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 4: in trouble. 731 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 2: They're in trouble. Yeah. So if Ryan Day loses on 732 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 2: Saturday somehow to Tennessee, is he fired by Sunday? 733 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 4: That's a good question. I don't think so. And believe 734 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 4: it or not, I'm not sure that they have the 735 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 4: money because it's just not Ryan Day. It's the assistance 736 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 4: that they paid. I mean Chip Kelly's you know, making 737 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 4: multiple millions. 738 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 3: Then you got to buy them out. 739 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 4: That's fifty plus million from reading the contracts. Then you 740 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 4: got to bring somebody in. What's that going to take 741 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 4: fifty plus million for that contra fact plus then you're 742 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 4: gonna have to build a roster out because a lot 743 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 4: of kids will hit the portal, So I do they 744 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 4: have a hundred plus million No, they're not Texas A 745 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 4: and M in my opinion, so I don't think they'll 746 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 4: do it. 747 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 3: I could see is Ryan Day take another. 748 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 2: Job, but I don't think there's as in the NFL 749 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 2: or college. 750 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I could see either, but I just don't know 751 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 4: if there's a soft landing spot, if there was like 752 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: a you know, a job maybe similar to North Carolina 753 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 4: but maybe a little bit better. Oh, I could see 754 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 4: him going that route. But there's just not a job 755 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 4: open right now. 756 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 2: I want to I wanted to ask you sorry about 757 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 2: the Belichick move. Obviously a lot of people were surprised. 758 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 2: I don't know, Bratt again, you're all over the sport. 759 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 2: This to me looks like a massive home run. I 760 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 2: know they keep the four star guy, and I know, listen, 761 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 2: everybody's gonna hammer Belichick for the last couple of years 762 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 2: in New England. This is a new dude. Man. He's 763 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 2: got like a twenty five year old girlfriend. He's actually 764 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 2: smiling at press conferences. He looks happier. I was talking 765 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,959 Speaker 2: to Julian Edelman today on the set, and you know 766 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 2: he saw Belichick at that Brady was at the Brady Roast. 767 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 2: He was there and he's like, I'm Bill's happy now, 768 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 2: and like, I don't know that you could say that 769 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 2: five years ago when he was in New England. But 770 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 2: I don't know. I'm just I'm extremely bullish on this 771 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 2: and maybe you'll pour cold water on it. 772 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 4: I mean, everyone in my industry is very pessimistic about it. 773 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 4: I need to see how he fills out his coaching staff, 774 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 4: see how the roster goes, transfer portal win total seven 775 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 4: and a half, already get bet it and probably lean under. 776 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 4: So I think first year might not be great. 777 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 2: But do you see this the opponents. I know the schedule. 778 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,439 Speaker 2: I don't think he's lined up with the opponents. There's 779 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 2: like nobody tough. Their toughest road game I think is 780 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 2: at Cow. 781 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 4: They did lose to James matt They give up seventy 782 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 4: points to James Madison this year. So everyone's chocking up 783 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 4: all that's an automatic W. That's a W. That's a W. 784 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 2: This is North Carolina's not Ohio State. I forgot that 785 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 2: they gave up seventy to my dukes. But listen, Sam 786 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 2: Howell was a pro it. Well he's in the league 787 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 2: for now and Drake May looks good. So North Carolina's 788 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 2: had some dudes come through there. I don't think mac 789 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 2: Brown's leaving the cupboard empty, do you some. 790 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,919 Speaker 4: Decent recruiting classes, although it's tailed off the last couple 791 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 4: of years, So I mean again, they what they win 792 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 4: with those two quarterbacks, Sam Howell and Drake May for 793 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 4: a six year period, there's still like an eight and 794 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,359 Speaker 4: four program. So that's why, if anything, that's why I'm 795 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 4: pouring cold water because I've seen them with talent and 796 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 4: I haven't seen them get over the top. 797 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 2: So yeah, I guess just watching SMU and Clemson from 798 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 2: the AEC make the playoff, knowing FSU is down, we 799 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 2: just Boston College good. I don't know that there's other 800 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 2: good teams in the ACC, and I wonder if there 801 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 2: is a slight opening for Belichick to kind of do 802 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 2: some damage. 803 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 3: I gotta see. Let's see the roster and the rest 804 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 3: of the coaching staff. 805 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: Oh, by the. 806 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 2: Way, you said the industry's pessimistic, is that the gambling 807 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 2: or college football gamble. 808 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 4: The college football gambling very pessimistic. Guys that I run 809 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 4: around with the market influencers are very pessimistic and. 810 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 2: Historically, how has the group think been when that crowd 811 00:35:58,600 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 2: gets on one side. 812 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a that's group think. Guy is usually pessimistic. 813 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 4: You know, I get a crowd together. You know we 814 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 4: got coach Prime wrong? Was right last year wrong? This year? 815 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:09,879 Speaker 1: Big? 816 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 2: All right? 817 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 4: And where you know herm Edwards if you remember that, 818 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:14,959 Speaker 4: we we threw you know. 819 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 2: Water on that. 820 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 4: But that was okay at the start and then got 821 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 4: bad later. So it hasn't been overwhelming smashing success. I'll 822 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 4: put it that way, all right. 823 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 2: Well, Brad Powers, thanks a lot for taking the time. 824 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 2: Happy holidays, enjoy the games. I mean Notre Dame and 825 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 2: Ohio State. That's big time stuff. 826 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: Man. 827 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 2: You know, save some of the winnings for the NFL playoffs, man. 828 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, well what I will be saving is some extra 829 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 4: hot chocolate. 830 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 3: Try to stay warm. Thanks for having me.