1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Please you're listening to Fox Sports Radio Radio this weekend. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: If there's any one thing that I can't understand in sports, 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: it's the concept of a trap game in college football. 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: Only days removed from the College Football Playoff Committee meeting 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: for the first time and being judged by a group 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: of people that judge some schools incredibly harshly. The one 7 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: thing I can't wrap my brain around is now, in 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: a moment of opportunity, when the sales pitch to be 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: motivated is easier than ever, we're seeing trap games absolutely 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: all over the place in the landscape of the sport. 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: He's buck rising up, Jason Fitz It's bucking fits on 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio. Buck. We just heard the Martin Givas 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: the update as we speak right now, and Vandy is 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: struggling right now against an Auburn team that is absolutely 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: just cheeks right like this Auburn team is no good. 16 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: Vandy is struggling against them. We'll get to Indiana in 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: a little bit with the improbable win. But for me, 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: I just can't wrap my head like I understand the concept. 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: And even on y'ahoo's Ports Daily this week, I said 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: it one boints Carolina, I could see Auburn being a 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,639 Speaker 1: track trap game, But Vandy just came off of a loss. 22 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: The committee didn't give them a ton of runway. They 23 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: didn't give them a ton of wiggle room. You think, like, 24 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: if there's ever been a we're gonna come out with 25 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: the thunder of the Gods. The first weekend after the 26 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: College Football Playoff Committee arbitrarily ranks teams from one to 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: twenty five would be the weekend everybody's focused. I don't 28 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: understand the lack of lock in that we've seen today. 29 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: Well, they are starting to lock back in, right. This 30 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: is It's been a tough road for Vanderbilt in the 31 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 2: first half of this game, and now they're doing what 32 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: they tried to do against Texas, except with a less 33 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: furious rally. 34 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: Right, not twenty one points in the fourth quarter. We're 35 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 3: not in the fourth quarter, just yet. 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: Twenty to seventeen, as Martin told us at the beginning 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: of the third, and Vanderbilt has just drawn it within three. 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 3: I get what you're saying, but I. 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: Feel like Auburn is better than they have showed all 40 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: year long. They've been on the nasty side or the 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: wrong side of some nasty officiating calls. I might even 42 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: argue officiating scandals where a referee had to be suspended 43 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: because of the officiating in a game earlier this year, 44 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: they fire Hugh Freeze, they come out with something to prove, 45 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: and they have house money here in Nashville, just down 46 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 2: the street from where I'm broadcasting today on West End. 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: It's an interesting game, for sure, But I for Vandy, 48 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: I mean, when have they at any point this season 49 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: outright dominated an opponent that is the kind of quality 50 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: that anyone would expect a power for conference opponent to be. 51 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: And I understand that Auburn is one in five of 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: the SEC and that they're four and five overall. In 53 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 2: their offense has been nonexistent until very much just today, 54 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: So it's kind of crazy to watch that side of things. 55 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: And maybe Hugh Freeze is a worse coach than any 56 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: US actually thought. But Vanderbilt is drawing it near. It's 57 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: two ninety seven to two eighty six in terms of 58 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 2: total offensive yardage, the passing yardage, it's just about even 59 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,559 Speaker 2: one eighty three to one eighty two, and the quarterbacks 60 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: are at least starting to look at least Pavia made 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: a couple of great throws on a three play scoring 62 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: drive earlier to get them back into this game, to 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: give them the kind of juice that they need. So 64 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 2: I don't I don't expect Vandy to dominate anyone FITSI 65 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: I don't know if I'm just grading on a curve 66 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: of Vanderbilt that they've since surpassed or what. 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, but if you want to make the clean, if 68 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: you are one of these schools, it's trying to plant 69 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: your flag in the take us seriously field. If you're 70 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: trying to come in and say, hey, we are not 71 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: what you think we are. We have turned to corner. 72 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: We are a different version of whatever the brand of 73 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: our school is. You got to win some games that 74 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: make it really easy for everybody to back you. And 75 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: this isn't just a Vanderbilt conversation. If you look across 76 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: the top twenty five, number twenty three, Washington is struggling 77 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: against a bad Wiskens team, right Oregon. I've spent all 78 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: week hearing that Oregon doesn't want to take on Iowa 79 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: because it was going to hit him in the mouth, 80 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: which is just one of the dumbest things that football people's. Oh, 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: they don't want to be hit. I mean, it's a crosse, 82 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: it's a it's a just a wild wild storms there, 83 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: So maybe I forgive a little bit about that. But 84 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Oregon doesn't look inspired. A and M doesn't look inspired 85 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: against Missouri. Like, if we're being honest, today, we're watching 86 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: a bunch a bunch of lame football over and over, 87 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: just lame game after lame game, Like, where's the oh, 88 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: my god, we belong thunder of the Gods thing other 89 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: than what. 90 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: We just saw it in Indiana? What do you mean, 91 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: why not Penn State. We're gonna get to that here 92 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: in just a little bit. But no, no, no, Thunder of 93 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: the Gods is what they just pulled off. Mary was 94 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,799 Speaker 2: making a wire references before the show started today. 95 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: Omar coming baby, he got there. 96 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: He scored an improbable touchdown and they rallied in the 97 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: fourth quarter in the final seconds, Fitzie to be able 98 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: to just. 99 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 3: Fun of the gods. 100 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: A good ending is not a good game, my god? 101 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: Like that's what do you want? 102 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: Because you're you're saying that A and M isn't isn't 103 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 2: doing anything spectacular. 104 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 3: They're up by three scores against the rank deponent. 105 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt deserves, you know, or is needing to prove themselves 106 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 2: more when in reality, Vanderbilt is sixteenth in the country 107 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 2: seven and two. 108 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: If you're not taking them seriously by now, that's on you. 109 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 3: And they haven't lost this game yet. The second half 110 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 3: just started. 111 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: So I don't know what you got your panties all 112 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 2: in a bunch about today, But there is no college 113 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: football so much quality college football, even if it's not 114 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: aesthetically pleasing for you, Jason Fitz, there is quality college 115 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: football being played all over the country today. 116 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: No no, no, no, no, no no. There's entertaining endings 117 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: to college football games happening. That's time we're not watching 118 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: inspired college football like this is this, like look this 119 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: is this is one of those moments where we can 120 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: agree that quality and commercial don't always intersect at the 121 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: same time. The Venn diagram of good and entertaining is 122 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: not always in the same spot. Like good movies are 123 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: rarely the ones that win awards, entertainer rarely the ones 124 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: that everybody goes to see. We all see the entertaining ones, 125 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: but entertaining ones rarely win awards. Like you mentioned their 126 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: number sixteen. I think one of the biggest things that 127 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: came out of the College Football Playoff Committee first rankings. 128 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: That are important is that Virginia would be a bid 129 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: thief right now because they would win the ACC and 130 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: they're not in the top twelve right and the top 131 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: there is no top twenty five group of five team 132 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: at all right now. So for anyone that doesn't know 133 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: what happens in that situation, the College Football Playoff Committee 134 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: would then finish their top twenty five and then totally 135 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: separate from that, they'd go over and put together a 136 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: little category of just group of five schools and they 137 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: figure out which one ranks the highest, and that school 138 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: would then get in. I say that because that means 139 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: as we sit right now, plenty of college football left, 140 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: but there's two bit thieves out there. So if you 141 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: really want to shot, like if you're Vandy and you're 142 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: in the once in a lifetime shot where maybe you 143 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: have some weird way that you can get into the 144 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: College Football Playoff, you might need to get to number 145 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: two number ten, and you're coming off a loss. So 146 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: if you're gonna have to get all the way from 147 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: sixteen to ten over the course of the next three 148 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: or four weeks and you're coming off a loss, and 149 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: you're taking off on an Auburn team that nobody would 150 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: even want to play. If they were playing the college 151 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: football video game, you might want to be up in 152 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 1: the second half. 153 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, they're working on it. I mean, the the 154 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: second half just started. It's a like, will you allow 155 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: them to play the second half of this football game? 156 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: I shot that game for Vanderbilt. It's unbelievable at this point. 157 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 2: And also, I think you're doing a disservice to Penn State. 158 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: Penn State went out there and fought their asses off 159 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: today at home against the number two team in the country. 160 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: And yes, Indiana did not necessarily, I mean, they didn't 161 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: cover the fifteen and a half. I lost money on 162 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: my Hoosiers. It's fine, I'll get over it. 163 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 3: They won. They remain undefeated. 164 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: But like, credit to Auburn and credit to Penn State 165 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: for putting up a fight in these games. I don't 166 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: think that just because the teams and their records to 167 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,559 Speaker 2: date have been bad means that they have played bad 168 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: football games. Today again, what you're saying about Oregon and 169 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 2: I was disgusting. And the weather is a huge factor 170 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: there and that was going to be a gritty, grimy 171 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: gross kind of game anyway. But I think that the 172 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: teams that you are, the down trodden among them, are 173 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 2: putting up a fight against these quality opponents today, and 174 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 2: for some reason, you want to take that away from 175 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: the lessers. 176 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: I don't want to take anything away from anybody. I 177 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: really don't. I just I just want to see. Okay, 178 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 1: that's fair. I want to see. 179 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: And this is a year where I'm flatroy Many people 180 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 3: have said. 181 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: Many many people. You know, I'm often called the prince 182 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: of darkness. It happens often. Look here, here's what I 183 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: here's what I want for people to call you. Well, 184 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: it's still princes. So that's royalty. Uh, here's the thing. 185 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 3: Fine, it's a fine. Where are you fine? 186 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: I can't be okay, here's it is a sleep at 187 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: the whale back there in Los Angeles. Here's no buckets. 188 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: Fine for implying that Mary's doing anything other than great work. 189 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: Already here you're kissing, asked, thank you? Well, you're right, 190 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: that's part of my kissing ass I fine, okay, here's okay. 191 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: I don't envy the committee's job right now, because I 192 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: do think that once we see the college Fotball Playoff 193 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: committee for everyone that says they don't matter, blah blah blah. 194 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: It does. And you can read a lot out of 195 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: the first rankings, and what we learned in the first rankings, 196 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: I think particularly is that this committee cares about the 197 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: eye test. And that stuck in my head because they 198 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: were flat out. Committee chair was flat out asked by 199 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: ESPN if you were lucky enough to have the app 200 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: because that's the only way you can watch it. It 201 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: was asked about the fact that the metrics show right 202 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 1: now that Texas A and M should be number one. 203 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: The advanced metrics the committee is told to consider show 204 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: that Texas A and M should be number one, and 205 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: he said, we looked at Ohio State in Indiana, and 206 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: we feel like Ohio State's defense is a little better. 207 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: And we looked at those two teams, Ohio State Indiana 208 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: and we felt like both of them were just a 209 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: little bit better than Texas A. And it is particularly 210 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. So what did 211 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: the committee chair tell you in that sentence? He told 212 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: you that for all the me and all the analytics 213 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: and all the analysis that we do in this job, 214 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna rely on what they see, so that impacts 215 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: today how I watch football because what I'm looking for 216 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: is it just wins. I'm looking for what's going to 217 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: change a committee's mind. Like if you walked into today 218 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: and you thought, oh man, he's about sixteen. Are they 219 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: doing anything on the field today that makes you rethink 220 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: that if you walk in today and you're looking for 221 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: value out of teams like Washington, Like, how should we 222 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: value a team like Washington? Struggling against a two and 223 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: six Wisconsin team is just not a good look. If 224 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: you're Oregon and you felt like you were wildly under 225 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: ranked in the rain or not, you're up fifteen to 226 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: seven to Iowa. We all know Iowa doesn't have any offense. 227 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: I always number twenty by the committee, but you're not 228 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: showing everybody that clearly you're a top five team. Like 229 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: I think the reason I care about the way it 230 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: looks is because the committee told me on Tuesday night 231 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: they care so for the next couple of weeks until 232 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: this thing normalizes, I care more about how it actually 233 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: looks than just the result on the field. 234 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 2: No, And I think that's really I think that's the 235 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 2: position that you should and will take based on the 236 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 2: information that you have at hand, and when the committee 237 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 2: gets together and announces their next college Football Playoff rankings 238 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: after today concludes, and the things that you thought you 239 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: believed in, or you thought the guidelines that you thought 240 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 2: you were following completely get thrown out the window, as 241 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 2: these things tend to do in early November. Then I 242 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 2: look forward to having this conversation again and asking you 243 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: what you are looking for again next week in Week 244 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 2: twelve of college football, because I just think that these 245 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: things tend to be arbitrary FITSI have. I understand that 246 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 2: the committee is what we have right the BCS is gone, 247 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: we have the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, and that 248 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 2: there is going to be some nature of inherent bias, 249 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: and there is going to be some nature of analytical 250 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 2: assessment of these teams. There's going to be some things 251 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 2: that don't necessarily pass the almighty sniff test, and there's 252 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: going to be some performative nature to all of this, 253 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 2: like them all walking into the room with those white 254 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 2: college football Playoff hats, putting them on a hat rack 255 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: and knowing that it doesn't matter whose hat was just 256 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: taken off and put on the rack, because they're not 257 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 2: actually going to. 258 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 3: Pick the hats up on a way out the door. 259 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 2: The whole thing is just nonsense to me, even though 260 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: I understand what they are citing in the initial thing 261 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: and how that is going to inform the rest of 262 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 2: the conversation around it in the week leading up to 263 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 2: the next rankings. I may disagree with it. I may 264 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 2: think that it's arbitrary, but that's what we have to 265 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 2: work with right now. 266 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, And that's the hardest part is that I think 267 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: finding the sense in the personality. Like I've been lucky 268 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: enough in my career to do the mock committee process 269 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: down at the Galer Texan, and I've sat in the 270 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: room and I've been yelled at by other people about 271 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: random years of college football. For anyone that doesn't know 272 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: the way that works, Like they put a bunch of people, 273 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: sometimes it's coaches, writers, it's a mix of everything, and 274 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: you sit in the room and you debate a prior 275 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: year of the college football playoff and what could have 276 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: happened in that year. So they give you the year 277 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: and a bunch of film and a bunch of talking points, 278 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: and you research that old year of college football. And 279 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: I remember the year that I was part of that panel. 280 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: We were debating the year of Blake portals down at UCF. 281 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: And the funny thing is, like Cole kuberlick loudly was 282 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: slamming his fist and a mock and a mock vote. 283 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: We were mock voting for who went where Cole was 284 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: slamming his fist with the average weight of the offensive 285 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: lineman for that team that Blake was on versus the 286 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: average weight and size of the defensive line of the 287 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: SEC in that year, and why it meant that team 288 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: could not have been competitive? Like that was a mock process. 289 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: And we turned into days of just vigorous arguing to 290 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: get through ours. And I still think we walked out 291 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: of the room. Everybody needed a drink, right, So I 292 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: think the playoff committee shows when they show their personalities. 293 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: I take it so seriously because I've seen how much 294 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: dominant personalities can change the way that room views things. 295 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: And I haven't seen anything today that I think will 296 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: change the mind of some of those voters. That being said, 297 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,599 Speaker 1: I did see one thing today, maybe the most spectacular 298 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: touchdown I've ever seen at the end of a college 299 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: for Paul game. Come on. The catch was absolutely brilliant. 300 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: We'll tell you about it next and improbable win for 301 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: the number two team in the country. What's it mean 302 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: for Indiana? We'll figure it out. Bucking fits Fox Sports Radio. 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They were up 335 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: against Penn State big twenty to seven, you blink, and 336 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, before you know, at Penn State 337 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: and incredibly up twenty four to twenty with two minutes 338 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: to go. They pin Indiana back. They get a sack 339 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: on the first play of the two minute drill. Indiana, 340 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: with no timeouts, then proceeds to just go right down 341 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: the field, arts down the field, and then the minute 342 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: the throat to the back of the end zone goes 343 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: off Ernana Mendoz's hands. I think it's it's just too high, 344 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: it's too high, and then all of a sudden, it's 345 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: ten high pointed bam. Somehow the wrong foot barely touches 346 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: inbounds like it was a beautiful catch, incredible touchdown. Indiana 347 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: survives at Penn State twenty seven to twenty four. I 348 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: don't know. It was such a wild ending. To the 349 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: point I made earlier, Buck, I was not a very 350 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: good football game. I thought Indiana was gonna run away 351 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: with it, and then all of a sudden it was 352 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: an entertaining football game, and that. 353 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 2: That has merit uh quickly before we dive into the 354 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: never daunted Hoosiers, apologize to Vanderbilt right now. 355 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: No, I will not apologize. But why you want me 356 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: to apologize? Okay, I'm that's fine. 357 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 3: Look at him. 358 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: He's blinded because he doesn't have his little YouTube TV 359 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 2: quad box and football line blind. He's wheeling and dealing 360 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 2: his criticism. He is not impressed by Vanderbilt trailing for 361 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: a half of football at home against Auburn, and yet. 362 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 3: Now they have the lead. Fine. 363 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: Now, yeah, So let me ask you this. If you 364 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 1: were on the college football playoff committee, has their game 365 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: so far today changed the way you feel about Vanderbilt? No, 366 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: they're beating a cheeks team. Come on, man, what do 367 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: we do that. 368 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: That's fine. You beat a Cheeks team today. It doesn't 369 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: make me feel any different of it. And listen, they 370 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 2: don't need style points that the number two team in 371 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 2: the country, and I don't think because there is no 372 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 2: Ohio State on their schedule this year, there will not 373 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: be the opportunity to be decided to have a head 374 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: to head decided or decision between these two teams unless 375 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 2: they meet in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, 376 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 2: which is entirely possible based on the trajectory. Now Penn 377 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 2: State is zero to six and the Big Ten. To 378 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 2: your point, FITZI, this was but this is the thing 379 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 2: about Vanderbilt, about Indiana even more so. And I can't remember. 380 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 2: I'm talking in too many places, it seems. I can't 381 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: remember if I brought this up on the local show, 382 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 2: because obviously I'm based out of Ashville. We talk, We've 383 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 2: talked a great deal about Vanderbilt and a great deal 384 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 2: about college football in the SEC part of the country. 385 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 2: But when Vandy got handled for three and a half 386 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 2: quarters by Texas, to me, that was indicative of the 387 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 2: talent gap between these two programs. Finally catching up to 388 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt because Vanderbilt has no business competing upfront in the 389 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: trenches with the Texas defensive line, and they did not. 390 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 2: Pavia got ragdalled until the fourth quarter, and then he's 391 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: rattling off twenty one points and he's being praised for 392 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 2: his doggedness and his toughness and all these different things. 393 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 2: But the talent gap, finally between Vanderbilt and Texas, or 394 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 2: between Vanderbilt and anybody, was evident. 395 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 3: So I have been waiting for the stub yr toe moment. 396 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 2: For Indiana because Indiana on paper, when you look at 397 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 2: these talent ranking, these recruiting class profiles, these composites that 398 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 2: are compiled as you evaluate the level of talent that 399 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 2: each universe he brings into the college football program on 400 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 2: an annual basis, Indiana is way way way down there, 401 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 2: way less talent talented than even Vanderbilt, and yet they 402 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: are the number two team in the country. Penn State 403 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 2: has double digit NFL draft picks on their roster, and 404 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 2: today I felt like the gap was narrowed. And to 405 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 2: Indiana's credit, they get the opportunity with less than a 406 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 2: minute left. As you articulated earlier, they drive down the 407 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: field he Mendoza hits a miraculous jump pass with even 408 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 2: a more miraculous reception in the back of the end 409 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 2: zone by just a toe. And by the way, credit 410 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 2: to the officials, not just because Indiana Mi alma. 411 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 3: Mater and I am. 412 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 2: Biased in this particular situation, I wanted Indiana to win. 413 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 2: I'm happy that Indiana survived Penn State. But that would 414 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 2: be a very controversial moment if the official was not 415 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: on his stuff and they nailed the call from the 416 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 2: jump so that there was not additional you know, hemming 417 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 2: and haueing about was it a touchdown or was it 418 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 2: not a touchdown? So that to me is what I 419 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 2: felt like I saw today between Indiana and Penn State, 420 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 2: that they just were far closer because they should be 421 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 2: based on the talent that's on both rosters, and Indiana 422 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 2: got the job done on the road in a hostile environment, 423 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: even if the opponent by record is far less. 424 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: I think that's a little bit of what I expect 425 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: we might see tonight from LSU against Alabama. A talented 426 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: football team with the spirited sort of effort I think 427 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: is a reasonable expectation. And look, and there's a part 428 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: of me that wonders if this was the big Fernando 429 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: Mendoza Heisman moment. You know, I it's inevitable. We're always 430 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: going to try and figure out who's winning the Heisman, 431 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: And just like the NFL MVP race, it seems really 432 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: cloudy right now to figure out who the Heisman is 433 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: going to be, who the Heisman winner is going to be. 434 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: And I think part of that's because we're waiting for 435 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: a Heisman moment. Frankly, I'm one of those people that 436 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: believes it all postseason award shows. I happen to be 437 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: a Blittankoff Award voter for the best wide receiver in 438 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: college football? Humbleveright? Uh? I think why why is that 439 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: a fund? It was just letting people know clear, Okay, 440 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: don't well as I think that all awards to be 441 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: given out at the end of the postseason, I don't 442 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: think we should do any awards. He's because the postseeds 443 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: become so long now. How can we really know how 444 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: to write the story of who the best player in 445 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: college football is if we don't even know how the 446 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: playoffs are going to play out. So that's just part 447 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: of my mindset. But I think we haven't necessarily gotten 448 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: yet from Ty Simpson, you know, or Julian saying that 449 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: same Heisman moment. I think we got that today. Two 450 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: minutes to go sacked on the first play and then 451 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: you just go down with no timeouts. There was just 452 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: a level of I don't know, swagger to all of that. 453 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: If you want confirmation bias, if you want to decide 454 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: right now today that Fernando Mendoza is going to be 455 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: a wild pro quarterback, you're going to use that two 456 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: minute warning is like, or that two minute drive is 457 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: the reason he's going to be epic instead of looking 458 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: at some of the rest of the game. That's the 459 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: way we do things. That's the way we do that. 460 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 2: I mean, the the interception that he had today squarely 461 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 2: put them in position to lose the game, and then 462 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: it came back and won the game. He and the 463 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: wide receiver, and the offense, and and the and the 464 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 2: collective f of the football team, We're able to pull 465 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: it off in Mendoz obviously being the most important player. 466 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 2: Ian noted Jets fan on the show, how many Fernando 467 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 2: Mendoza New York Jets Jersey photoshops did you see? After 468 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 2: that final game winning drive today. 469 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 7: Oh, I've already seen like at least three, and it's 470 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 7: a lot easier to do them now because of AI 471 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 7: and stuff. You can kind of just type it in 472 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 7: now and be like, oh, Fernando Mendoza and a Jets jersey, 473 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 7: you'll spit it out. It used to be like a 474 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 7: whole photoshop type deal. So yeah, at least three. To 475 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 7: answer your question, I'm. 476 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 2: Sure nobody has to work for anything anymore. It seems 477 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 2: AI has robbed us all of our creativity and our ingenuity, 478 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 2: even though it makes. 479 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 3: Life infinitely easier in a variety of different ways. 480 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 2: But to your point, FITSI like it's going to get 481 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: It's going to be good for the business of his 482 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 2: draft stocks, certainly because he was tested, he battled back, 483 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: he struggled with adversity. 484 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 3: And he found a way to go out there and win. 485 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 2: And I would agree with you that Ohio State has 486 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 2: not really been tested in a way that would require 487 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 2: Julian Saying to have his Heisman trophy. Moman, I know 488 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 2: that the or Heisman moment for his candidacy, that he 489 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 2: obviously deserves to be a candidate and a leading candidate, 490 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 2: and I'm sure Ohio State fans would push back on 491 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,719 Speaker 2: the idea that, for example, Gus Johnson said give him 492 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 2: the Heisman today in in the middle of the in 493 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 2: the middle of the call, as he was gasping for 494 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 2: air because it seems Indiana almost stole Gus Johnson's life 495 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 2: in the middle of that broadcast. 496 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's a lot of football left to 497 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: figure this out. But Mendoz, that gave everybody just a 498 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: little twinkling of hope. Mar Mice, give us all the 499 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: updates we need so we can figure out what else 500 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: we can yell and scream about what's going on right 501 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: now on the score. 502 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 8: Horn, Well, you talk about a twinkling of hope right now, 503 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 8: third down for the Iowa Hawkeys, a twinkling of hope 504 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 8: against the Oregon Ducks, fifteen to ten. This has been 505 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 8: a low scoring, nasty game since kickoff. It's still it 506 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 8: looks like the one that's cleared up a bit. But 507 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 8: that's the thing with these ahdtvs. It's really hard to 508 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 8: tell just how bad it is. But this one was 509 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 8: one you could see. It was like a tornado out there. 510 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 8: It's third and five for the Hawkeys right now, the 511 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 8: twenty three team in the Nation seven thirty left in 512 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 8: the fourth quarter against Oregon. This would be a huge 513 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 8: win for Iowa if they're able to pull it off 514 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 8: and come from behind and win Texas A and m 515 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 8: up twenty four to ten on Missouri with eight minutes 516 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 8: and twenty seconds left in the fourth quarter and second 517 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 8: to nine. There twenty four to ten, the third ranked 518 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 8: team in the nation in the lead. There's Iowa completes 519 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 8: that first down. They're near midfield now, so Iowa that 520 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 8: glimmer getting a little bit brighter. 521 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 5: Miami with they thirty one to three lead over Sheriq. 522 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 8: So Mario Christobaul and Fran Brown getting into a little 523 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 8: bit of an argument in this game. 524 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 5: We'll see how that plays out in the post game. 525 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 8: This one, Auburn's had the lead up until like right now, 526 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 8: as Vanderbilt come from behind. Much to Jason Fitzchagrin, I 527 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 8: heard you earlier. They had you know, they still had 528 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 8: to play the second half. Jason Sucket fits Vanderbilt right now, 529 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 8: out scoring Auburn fourteen to three in the third quarter, 530 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 8: twenty four to twenty three. 531 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 5: The score. 532 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 8: Diego Pavia has two touchdowns and at the half, Washington 533 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 8: has a ten to three lead over Wisconsin. Wisconsin announced 534 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 8: earlier this week that Luke Fickle would be back next year. 535 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 5: He's yet to win a game in the Big Ten 536 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 5: this season. 537 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 8: Earlier today we saw wins for Ohio State Indiana that 538 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 8: you guys just talked about. Big fourth quarter drive for 539 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 8: Fernando Mendoza to get to twenty seven to twenty four win, 540 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 8: Georgia be Mississippi State by twenty and a rank Technics 541 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 8: that gave the Cougars their first loss byu twenty nine 542 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 8: to seven. 543 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 3: Back to you. 544 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: Guys, Iowa driving against Oregon. Total chaos everywhere, and look, 545 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 1: Vandy's finally just doing what Bandy's supposed to do. You 546 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: know what, you guys are the ones that are out 547 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,959 Speaker 1: here still greating. I'm on a curve. I'm holding them 548 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: to the same standard we hold any team that's supposed 549 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: to be pretty good. If you're a playoff team, playoffs. 550 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: If you're a playoff team, go out and win that game, 551 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: all right, That's all I'm saying. Go out and dominate Auburn. 552 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: Auburn stinks. I cannot stress this enough. This is not 553 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: about Bandy. It's the fact that Auburn sucks like you 554 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: shouldn't be in this match with Auburn. 555 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 3: No, they don't suck today. 556 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 2: That's the point they may have stop on in nine 557 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 2: other opportunities, And frankly, I don't think they have been 558 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 2: as god awful as their record would indicate. 559 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 3: You want to do eye. 560 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 2: Test fancy, Auburn came out with an actual offense today 561 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 2: that would make you question whether Hugh Freeze was a 562 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 2: bigger problem than we all originally thought, and they've since 563 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 2: fired him. Now they are driving on Vanderbilt. They are 564 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 2: just a yard away from getting into the red zone 565 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 2: as we sit here with just under about two forty 566 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 2: five to forty rather to play in the third quarter, 567 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 2: and Vanderbilt is clinging to a one point lead. 568 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: But I am going to allow for the. 569 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 2: Ability for any one football team, on any one particular 570 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 2: day to pick up their level of competitiveness. That is 571 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 2: what I feel like I'm seeing from the Auburn offense 572 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 2: in particular. 573 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: Great So the next time a team loses to the Titans, 574 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: that won't be a statement about that team. You'll just 575 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: acknowledge it. On that particular day, the Titans happened to 576 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: not be a big old ball of suck that's what 577 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: we're saying, not like Universe, I'm holding your standard. You're 578 00:26:58,560 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: saying it. I'm just holding you to it. 579 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 3: Oh oh, I will not. I will not because I 580 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 3: know them. 581 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: I know them, I know them deeply, I know them intimately. 582 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 2: I know them far more than I care to at 583 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: this point in my life. That is, as Kmoor described, 584 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 2: an ass football team, and anybody that loses to them, Arizona. 585 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 3: Cardinals is an indictment of them. 586 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't actually disagree with that totally. I think, look, 587 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: at some point, what makes this season is we've talked 588 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: about I think every Saturday, so cool is we don't 589 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: really know right now. And you know one thing, Gojo 590 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: always is like me too, Like Michael Junior is one 591 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: that always tells me, hey, college football takes care of itself. 592 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: And we've joked about that for almost a decade, right 593 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: And I think part of what that means this year 594 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 1: is that there's going to be so much rise and fall. 595 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure we can make any declarative statements about 596 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: who's headed to the playoffs because we really don't know. 597 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,479 Speaker 1: I mean, we are sitting here and I'm watching right 598 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: now as Iowa continues to just move down the field 599 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: with ease. They're at the twenty five yard line of 600 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 1: Oregon at this point, down by five, in a game 601 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: that with four minutes to go, Iowa might beat Oregon. 602 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: And so does that suddenly mean that Iowa is playing 603 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 1: themselves into the college football playoff conversation. I don't know, 604 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: and I don't think we're going to know, because the 605 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,679 Speaker 1: thing of it is, it's not just about you winning 606 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: the games that are in front of you. The old 607 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: adage has always just been take care of business and 608 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: everything will be fine. Now, I think what we have 609 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 1: to account for is every week there is just going 610 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: to be more and more because that parody from number, 611 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: let's say five in the country to number twenty five 612 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: in the country, there's just not a lot of gap there. So, 613 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know that it's a sweeping indictment 614 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: of BYU that they lose to Texas Tech today. I 615 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: think it just speaks to the fact that there isn't 616 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: a lot of wiggle room between most of these teams 617 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: right now. 618 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 2: And that's I think what is going to make this 619 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 2: more compelling. It's going to make it more argumentative. The 620 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 2: further that we get into these college football playoff rankings 621 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 2: because well, you tell me if you agree with this, 622 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 2: and we did talk about this a bit earlier. 623 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 3: Should Exs A and M be the number one team 624 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:01,959 Speaker 3: in the country? 625 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: And this why I'm glad, This why I'm glad I'm 626 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: not on the committee. 627 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 3: Do I stump you? 628 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, here's the thing. I'm a nerd. At my core, 629 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm a nerd, and as a nerd, I appreciate the 630 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: importance of the advance analytics that they tell us to 631 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: factor in. And so the fact that most of those 632 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: analytics scream to Texas A and M being number one 633 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: makes me feel like Texas A and M deserves number one. 634 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: But then I watch Ohio State, I'm like, that's a 635 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: great football team. Like Ohio State hasn't done anything to 636 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: make me think they don't deserve to be number one. 637 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: It's just I'm a I am to beholden to the 638 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: metrics that they tell us that we're supposed to study. 639 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: And then those metrics say that this team's number one, 640 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: and I'm the guy that walks in and pushes my 641 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: glasses on. Actually buck it says that there should be 642 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: number one. So I realized that I want to beat 643 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: myself up. I want to stuff myself in the locker 644 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: when you ask me that question. 645 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 2: Speaking of getting stuffed in a locker. Auburn has just 646 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 2: gone up twenty nine into twenty four, pending the extra 647 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: point again. 648 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: But it's fine if you ask book, everything's fining any. 649 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 2: Day four Auburn, what is plenty of time? It's still 650 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 2: the third quarter. For God's sakes, you're so dramatic. Texas 651 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 2: A and M is an interesting case study here because 652 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 2: at what point, again, the level of competition that Ohio 653 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 2: State has faced relative to what we have seen Texas 654 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 2: A and M go up against both undefeated. You can 655 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 2: question the caliber of the opponents in the Big Ten 656 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 2: versus the SEC. 657 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 3: You can say that the SEC is a is and 658 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 3: I've heard this phrase alleged. 659 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 2: Of the SEC this year, that it's just the ACC 660 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: with a better PR firm, which I vehemently disagree with, 661 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 2: and not just because I'm in this part of the country, 662 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 2: but I understand that people are wanting to make those 663 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 2: arguments where Tennessee is at twenty five for reasons that 664 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 2: are beyond me, based on the teams that they have beaten. 665 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 2: In the teams that they have lost to at this 666 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 2: point in time. But I think that when you talk 667 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 2: about the kind of opponents that all, we have not 668 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 2: seen Ohio State get tested in a real way. We 669 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 2: have seen Texas A and M get tested in a 670 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 2: real way. We have seen their offense sputter at times 671 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 2: and be somewhat inconsistent. Now they've largely worked their way 672 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 2: out of that, and doing so in the meat of 673 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 2: their schedule. I think gives them bonus points, or should 674 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 2: give them bonus points if we're really doing this thing 675 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 2: by the letter of the law or the letter of 676 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 2: the eye. Test fitsie, because Ohio State just kind of 677 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 2: cruises and that's fine, that's all well and good. That's 678 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 2: excellent for them. They're doing what they are absolutely supposed 679 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 2: to do. But you and I have talked about this before, 680 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 2: when teams get put in a position to be tested 681 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 2: and how they respond. I do think that there is 682 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 2: additional credit that is deserving of that. I do think 683 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 2: that Texas A and M would be favored on a 684 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 2: neutral field against Indiana, and I think it's probably a 685 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 2: closer line. You could probably make the argument one way 686 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 2: or the other. I do think that Texas A and 687 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 2: M would be favored on a neutral field against Ohio 688 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 2: State if the game took place today. 689 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: I agree, and I don't want to make Vegas the 690 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: arbiter of all things. But they don't build those casinos 691 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: because they're wrong very often. Don't forget. With the iHeartRadio app, 692 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: you can stream us wherever you happen to be. Catch 693 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: us and all of our Fox Sports Radio shows live 694 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: twenty four to seven in the new and improved you 695 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: thought it couldn't get any better iHeartRadio app. Just search 696 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio in the app to stream us live 697 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: all day, every day, and be sure to select Fox 698 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: Sports Radio is one of your presets in the iHeart app, 699 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,479 Speaker 1: so it always pops up at the top of your screen. 700 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: We have got drama right now, Iowa with a third 701 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: and goal opportunity to take the lead over Oregon with 702 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: two minutes to go in the game. We'll get you 703 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: updated on that and all the drama in college football 704 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: coming up next. He's buck rising. I'm Jason Fitz. It's 705 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: bucking fits on Fox Sports Radio. You're listening to Fox 706 00:32:55,680 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: Sports Radio Radio. Saturdays are undefeated, man. I'll tell Iowa 707 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: scores with a minute fifty one left, on a quarterback draw. 708 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: They take the one point lead at home in a 709 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: torrential downpour against Oregon, Iowa up sixteen to fifteen. We 710 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: talked earlier about Heisman moments. Fernando mendoz To, the quarterback 711 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: of Indiana, may have had his today with an incredible 712 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: two minute warning drive that led Indiana to the comeback 713 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: win over Penn State. Now the question is can Dante 714 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: more in the rain do the same? And there's consequence 715 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: to this because for anyone not paying attention right now, 716 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: buck Rising, Oregon is number nine in the country according 717 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,239 Speaker 1: to the College Football Playoff I said earlier, ten is 718 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 1: really the cutoff spot to get into the playoff because 719 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: as of right now, if the playoffs were to start today, 720 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: we have two bid thieves. We have the ACC champion, 721 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: which is outside of the top twelve, and we also 722 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: have the Group of five, a highest right group of 723 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 1: top five, which is outside the top twenty five all together, 724 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: so you have two bid thieves. So if you are 725 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: not sitting in the top ten as it stands right now, 726 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: you ain't making it the College Football Playoff. There's a 727 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: very real world where Oregon loses this game and finds 728 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: themselves on the outside looking in of the college football playoff, 729 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 1: which would be an abject disaster compared to what was 730 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,479 Speaker 1: expected for this team this year. 731 00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, And I mean we've talked about abject disasters 732 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 2: for teams with preseason expectations all year long. Right, Oregon 733 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 2: just took a little longer, or may take a little longer, 734 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 2: to fall victim to the craziness of this college football season. 735 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 2: Also apologized to Vanderbilt again. They're about to take the 736 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 2: lead thirty one to thirty on what. 737 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,799 Speaker 1: Are we gonna apologize every time Vandy stops screwing up. Yes, 738 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 1: you're like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no no, 739 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: Like this is like at this point, Vandy's like a 740 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: crazy x so, like they're just texting you up every 741 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: few minutes and you're falling for it. All right, text 742 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: me when you're fixed, Fandy, text me at the end 743 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,720 Speaker 1: of the game, go ahead when you've healed. 744 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 2: But I I am, I want to know. So all right, 745 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 2: let's take into account all the context of this game. 746 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 3: Oregon is on the road. 747 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 2: They are playing at Iowa, which is a difficult place 748 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 2: to play under any circumstances, but in this particular circumstance, 749 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 2: the weather is nightmarish like, absolutely untenable, and so how 750 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 2: does that impact should that at all impact the idea 751 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 2: that Oregon traveled across the entire country, Well, maybe not 752 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 2: halfway across the country, I guess, in that particular situation, 753 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 2: went to Iowa, played them close, had a lead for 754 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 2: a bulk of the game, but then fell victim to 755 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: Iowa in a torrential downpour. Does the context of the 756 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 2: loss itself do any give Oregon any grace? 757 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 3: I guess, for lack of a better term, I. 758 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: Think I mean again, to some level, yes, this is 759 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: where what we think about the Iowa football program does 760 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: not mean anything right like, because what this is about 761 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 1: is what did the committee tell us? And neither of 762 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 1: the poles. The ap of the coach had Iow on 763 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: the top twenty five. The committee put him at number twenty. 764 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 1: And sometimes what you do have to do in college 765 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: football is you have to look at what the committee's 766 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 1: telling you is ahead of certain teams, how the committee 767 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 1: values certain programs at certain conferences. They told us on 768 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,439 Speaker 1: Tuesday they value Iowa a hell of a lot more 769 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: than most of us do. So what this really is 770 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: like if we take the brands off of this. This 771 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: is number nine at number twenty in the pouring rain. 772 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 1: Losing a game, Like, if that's the way this goes down, 773 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: is that really an epic fault? No, My expectation is 774 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: that Oregon will probably fall to thirteen or fourteen. The 775 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: question is can they find a way to crawl their 776 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: way back into this thing. That's where it gets really interesting, 777 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: because you're gonna need a landmark win if you can't 778 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:43,720 Speaker 1: get this one to justify coming back up the ratings, 779 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: and that's difficult Oregon. By the way, the game is 780 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: not over. There's a buck forty five left in this game, 781 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,360 Speaker 1: sixteen to fifteen. The clock is ticking. Oregon with the ball, 782 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:54,399 Speaker 1: all they need to do is get in field goal range. 783 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:57,320 Speaker 1: Although this is not exactly ideal field goal territory. 784 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, it just feels like a death sentence 785 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 2: for if they do lose, right, I mean in terms 786 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,399 Speaker 2: of their playoff hopes, because a two loss Big Ten 787 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 2: team is not getting in this year with the way 788 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 2: that the situation. 789 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 3: Has stacked itself. 790 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,880 Speaker 2: Or Ohio State and Indiana rule the roost at the 791 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 2: top of this thing. Oregon is the next highest ranked 792 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 2: team but between there's a huge gap there between number 793 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 2: two Indiana and number nine Oregon. 794 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:22,720 Speaker 3: So I think if. 795 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 2: They were to fall to a lesser opponent, a team 796 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 2: that already has two losses on the year, and again, 797 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 2: Iowa deserves credit where credit is due. 798 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,919 Speaker 3: They are battling, they do what they do. 799 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 2: They make it ugly for everybody in the weather in 800 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,319 Speaker 2: this in this circumstances. I don't know if it's an 801 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,800 Speaker 2: advantage because it's not really an advantage for either side. 802 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 3: But they are managing the. 803 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 2: Situation as best they can, and they're putting up a 804 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 2: fight against a better opponent. They two losses for any 805 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,520 Speaker 2: of these Big ten teams would keep you out of 806 00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 2: the college football playoff. 807 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: We can agree, yes, I would think so. I mean 808 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: three losses is the you're dead. You're left for dead forever. 809 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm buck I'm dumbfounded by this, Like I am dumbfounded 810 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: by Oregon just takeing their time. They ran the ball 811 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: a punch. Now they're throwing five six yard passes the 812 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: thirty five seconds left in the game. They've gotten themselves 813 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: to midfield, but they're not even like I expected some 814 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: level of aggressiveness, right, Like they have all their timeouts, 815 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: and they're just sort of sitting on it and taking 816 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: their time. They're letting the clock run. Thirty two seconds left. 817 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: They're almost to midfield, I should say, kind of a 818 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: surprising lack of urgency, lack of push down the field. 819 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: And then they make me look like an idiot as 820 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm saying that, and they complete a wild completion to 821 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: get themselves down to about the thirty yard line. Twenty 822 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,440 Speaker 1: eight yard lines. So Oregon with the ball, Oregon driving 823 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:43,400 Speaker 1: with the ball. It's gonna be wild. Man, this feels 824 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: like the sort of finish they use their for their 825 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,160 Speaker 1: first time out. Now, twenty three seconds left. I don't know. 826 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: I can't tell you what happens. If Oregon wins, I 827 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: don't think they move up. But if they lose, man, 828 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: I just think it gets really hard to sneak your 829 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:57,880 Speaker 1: way into the college football playoff. 830 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's going to be a difficult situation. And again, 831 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 2: the lack of urgency or whatever you were describing before 832 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:07,799 Speaker 2: they completed that pass, I don't know, do you really 833 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 2: fault Dan Lanning for wanting to play it relatively safe 834 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:13,760 Speaker 2: in this situation given the elements? 835 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 1: No, I mean, but also you got Dante More. I mean, 836 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 1: you do have a superstar quarterback, you have a loaded roster, 837 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 1: you have a chance. I don't want to leave this 838 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: thing to a kick. In these conditions. If I can 839 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: go out and impress them, I don't want to leave 840 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: it to a kick. It should be noted I pulled 841 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:30,879 Speaker 1: their schedule up. I'm want to remind everybody they got 842 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota next week. But then they have number nineteen USC 843 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,959 Speaker 1: number twenty three Washington. If things hold, there are two 844 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 1: more ranked matchups that get them at least in the 845 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: conversation of where they want to be. But man, it's 846 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: going to be tough if they can't get into the 847 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 1: Big Ten championship game to get the big win that 848 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 1: puts them back in. 849 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that that is going to be This 850 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,200 Speaker 2: is the kind of stuff that defines a season. This 851 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:58,000 Speaker 2: is why November football is so much fun, because you 852 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 2: learn who these teams are and whether they or not 853 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 2: they are able to stick to their identity and accomplish 854 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:04,839 Speaker 2: their ultimate goal. 855 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 1: We'll find out if Oregon is still in the playoff 856 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:09,239 Speaker 1: hunt and we'll update it on you. Coming up next 857 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:13,359 Speaker 1: more bucking fits. Stay tuned to Fox Sports Radio you're 858 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: listening to Fox Sports Radio Radio. Oregon hangs on and 859 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: keeps their playoff hopes alive. And this is where you 860 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: might say, hey, win or lose, Oregon was going to 861 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: be just fine. But here's the problem when you actually 862 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,479 Speaker 1: do the math in college football right now, the math 863 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 1: ain't math. And if you think anybody can get in 864 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: with two losses, he's buck rising up. Jason Fitzen's a 865 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: bucking fits takeover of Fox Sports Radio. We've been talking 866 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,680 Speaker 1: about it all day and as we were about to 867 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,400 Speaker 1: go to break, we talked about Buck. You mentioned what 868 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: would happen to a two loss team. Now Oregon escapes this, 869 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:49,360 Speaker 1: Oregon gets the wins. So at least for now, it 870 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:51,280 Speaker 1: feels like Oregon is going to be just fine. 871 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:54,960 Speaker 3: But you can lost big ten team just yea up. 872 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: But you you got some texts that we're curious, including 873 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 1: the hey, you know you've lost your mind if you 874 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: think of two lost Big ten team, is he going 875 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: to get in? I've by paraphrasing, but go ahead, tell 876 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 1: the world what the here. Let's set up the whole 877 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: premise here as we get into what's actually happening at 878 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 1: college football. 879 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 2: Yes, my dear friend and colleague here in the Nashville 880 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 2: media market, Steve Lyman, who covers things for Channel five 881 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:24,320 Speaker 2: down here in Nashville, Tennessee Steam says he just drove 882 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,280 Speaker 2: off the road listening to our last. 883 00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:27,160 Speaker 3: Segment, so we hope you're safe. 884 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:30,920 Speaker 2: In Wilfit, Steve, he says, the Big Ten is dead 885 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,799 Speaker 2: with two losses. Is not happening any ten and two 886 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,359 Speaker 2: Big Ten team is getting in. It's not a five 887 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,720 Speaker 2: team playoff. And Oregon, by the way, as you also mentioned, 888 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,640 Speaker 2: plays USC. And he says Oregon, but I assume he 889 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 2: means Washington here, who are both ranked this month. And 890 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:50,200 Speaker 2: I said that would mean you know, as we were 891 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 2: talking about this offline, I brought up the point that 892 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:56,720 Speaker 2: it would mean that teams like USC and Michigan and 893 00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 2: now I have well obviously has experienced their third loss, 894 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:01,799 Speaker 2: so that that's not going to make them viable for 895 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 2: this part of the conversation, but that any essentially ten 896 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 2: and two Big Ten team would be a at least 897 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:12,400 Speaker 2: a maybe not a shoe in, but at least have 898 00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:16,440 Speaker 2: an argument for the College Football playoff. And Layman went 899 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,840 Speaker 2: on to point out requires them winning out, which is 900 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,640 Speaker 2: USC over Oregon and Michigan over Ohio State, while all 901 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:25,839 Speaker 2: the teams have ahead of them lose. So I do 902 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 2: think that there's and this is the fun of it, right, 903 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,880 Speaker 2: this is the debate that the committee is going to 904 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,479 Speaker 2: have in some form or fashion. But I do think 905 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:35,760 Speaker 2: that life or we're dealing in hypotheticals now. Because Oregon 906 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,080 Speaker 2: won the game, right, they don't have to sweat this 907 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:42,719 Speaker 2: at for moving forward. USC still has the ability to 908 00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 2: in Michigan, as we mentioned, still have the ability to 909 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:48,799 Speaker 2: claw their way back into the picture, depending on how 910 00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:51,239 Speaker 2: good they look against the ranked opponents that are still 911 00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:52,280 Speaker 2: yet on their schedule. 912 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:55,719 Speaker 1: I just think where a lot of people get lost, 913 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:59,200 Speaker 1: all of its hit loss is we make big statements 914 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:02,520 Speaker 1: about a twelve team playoff, but it's really not. I mean, 915 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: it's a twelve team in the sense of twelve teams 916 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: get in, but it's not a twelve team in the 917 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:08,280 Speaker 1: sense that there are really twelve bids up for grabs 918 00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:10,600 Speaker 1: for most schools. If you look at the math, you 919 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:14,040 Speaker 1: got five automatic qualifiers always, so each of the highest 920 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:18,760 Speaker 1: rated conference champions, each of the four Power four champions 921 00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:20,480 Speaker 1: are going to get in, and the highest rated group 922 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:22,799 Speaker 1: of five we've talked about that at nauseum, right, So 923 00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 1: that's five spots that are automatically taken out of the gate. 924 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,319 Speaker 1: Five spots are gone this year. One thing you just 925 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,120 Speaker 1: got to add in is Notre Dame. Like Notre Dame 926 00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:32,719 Speaker 1: wins out, Notre Dame is going to get into it. 927 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:35,520 Speaker 1: So now you have six of the twelve teams, there 928 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: are slots that are already taken. So when people say 929 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:39,880 Speaker 1: it's a twelve team playoff, my argument to that is 930 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:44,680 Speaker 1: always this, it's really six spots that everybody else is 931 00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:47,839 Speaker 1: fighting for. Six spots at best is what everybody else 932 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,800 Speaker 1: is fighting for. Because now we're kind of like college 933 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:51,800 Speaker 1: basketball where you can have bid thieves in weird ways. 934 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: So like, what is the committee going to do BYU? 935 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:57,440 Speaker 1: Was undefeated BYU lost to Texas Tech. That is their 936 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,720 Speaker 1: only loss of the year right now, BYU and Texas 937 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:01,919 Speaker 1: Tech both in the Big Twelve. What's the committee gonna 938 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:04,360 Speaker 1: do with bid? Would BYU? Now that they lost to 939 00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:06,399 Speaker 1: Texas Tech, maybe they're gonna drop out of this sure 940 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 1: as possible if that's the only loss they take. What 941 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:11,839 Speaker 1: if they avenge that loss in a Big twelve championship game? 942 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:14,439 Speaker 1: Does that mean suddenly that we're keeping the other side 943 00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:16,359 Speaker 1: of that out. We don't know yet Georgia Tech has 944 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:19,319 Speaker 1: one loss. So there's some complicated outliers that most of 945 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:21,040 Speaker 1: us don't believe are as good as the teams we're 946 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:22,799 Speaker 1: talking about in the SEC, in the Big Ten. But 947 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 1: then I'll remind you if today, if the SEC standings 948 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:28,719 Speaker 1: go as we think, if A and M today, who's 949 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,440 Speaker 1: number one in the conference? If A and M just 950 00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: wins the SEC. When you talk about teams as we 951 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:40,080 Speaker 1: stand right now that only have two losses in the SEC, Bama, Georgia, Olmas, Texas, Oklahoma, Vandy. 952 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:43,879 Speaker 1: There are six teams in the SEC alone that as 953 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,319 Speaker 1: we sit today, only have two losses. And if all 954 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 1: those teams went out, I know it gets complicated, But 955 00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:52,040 Speaker 1: like if you see everybody winning out, that doesn't create 956 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:54,799 Speaker 1: enough open slots for a Big ten that's gonna have 957 00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:58,279 Speaker 1: Indiana and Ohio State. They're both in. There's no doubt, 958 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:01,000 Speaker 1: like we all know that whether they're in, the question 959 00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:03,360 Speaker 1: is what happens to everybody else. And that's why I 960 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:06,480 Speaker 1: don't think it's as certain as oh, well, I'm a 961 00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:08,840 Speaker 1: two loss, Like if Oregon slips up once through the 962 00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:11,280 Speaker 1: rest of the season and they end up with two losses. 963 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,400 Speaker 1: But they're sitting through all of these other things and 964 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: they don't get into the Big Ten championship game to 965 00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to play for one more landmark win. 966 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,600 Speaker 1: I don't think we can blanket say right now, the 967 00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:22,920 Speaker 1: committee had Oregon at nine, and as I've said the 968 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:25,920 Speaker 1: whole show, the cutoff this year right now as we speak, 969 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:28,800 Speaker 1: is ten because slots eleven and twelve are going to 970 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: be taken by bid thieves as we got in our 971 00:45:31,080 --> 00:45:34,720 Speaker 1: first rankings. So Oregon can only fall fall one spot. 972 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,040 Speaker 1: They lose one game, they're going to fall more than 973 00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:39,759 Speaker 1: one spot. Like the match just doesn't math. 974 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:42,800 Speaker 3: Of all the SEC teams. 975 00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:45,680 Speaker 2: The A and M result against Missouri just went final, 976 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:48,160 Speaker 2: by the way, so they continue to improve on their 977 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:49,200 Speaker 2: undefeated record. 978 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:50,560 Speaker 3: Alas game. 979 00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:53,160 Speaker 1: By the way, where are we on the Vandy game? Uh? Can't. 980 00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,080 Speaker 2: Vandy is in the low red zone. They are about 981 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:03,480 Speaker 2: to score to take to take a lead over Auburn 982 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:03,960 Speaker 2: right now. 983 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,280 Speaker 3: There is under nine. 984 00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:08,800 Speaker 2: Minutes a big stop in the backfield by the Auburn 985 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 2: defensive tackle. Under eight forty to play right now in 986 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:16,080 Speaker 2: this fourth quarter. But Vanderbilt, you know, provided that there's 987 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:18,160 Speaker 2: not a disaster, which of course is not a safe 988 00:46:18,200 --> 00:46:21,160 Speaker 2: thing to say in today's college football. Should be able 989 00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,480 Speaker 2: to put this in hand fairly easily. Now we do 990 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,719 Speaker 2: have Alabama and LSU getting ready to kick off, and 991 00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:30,400 Speaker 2: I don't know about forty minutes from now, depending on 992 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:33,640 Speaker 2: where you are, And I am curious, Fitz, because the 993 00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:35,759 Speaker 2: SEC has been a bit of a blood bath all 994 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:38,880 Speaker 2: year long. We're now starting to see the separation. I 995 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:40,680 Speaker 2: mean it took till November for us to see the 996 00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:44,400 Speaker 2: separation of the SEC. But of the non A and 997 00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:48,200 Speaker 2: M teams, Georgia rolled today, Ole misted didn't face anybody 998 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:52,799 Speaker 2: of quality. Vanderbilt is now in for the touchdowns. So 999 00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:56,080 Speaker 2: you can apologize to the commodoors again if you would 1000 00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:59,160 Speaker 2: like to publicly in front of a national audience because you. 1001 00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:03,359 Speaker 1: Needing this much time to take I mean, barely beating 1002 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,240 Speaker 1: an Auburn team that I will again remind everybody is cheeks. 1003 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:07,920 Speaker 1: I'm just going to keep saying that over and over 1004 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:08,399 Speaker 1: and over again. 1005 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:12,600 Speaker 2: Two halves of football required to play to complete a game. 1006 00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:14,719 Speaker 2: Fit Sie, they played one half of football, and you 1007 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:17,120 Speaker 2: were ready to send them to the college football gulag 1008 00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:20,600 Speaker 2: and yet they continue to I guess I got to 1009 00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:21,680 Speaker 2: make it thirty eight to thirty. 1010 00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:24,480 Speaker 1: I guess it's fine then that Washington is losing to 1011 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,040 Speaker 1: Wisconsin right now, because it's only the end of the 1012 00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: third there's plenty of time left. So I guess we 1013 00:47:29,120 --> 00:47:32,399 Speaker 1: might as well not say anything about Washington losing this game. God, 1014 00:47:32,719 --> 00:47:35,240 Speaker 1: in our we are bickering, like you know what we've become. 1015 00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:37,440 Speaker 1: We have become in the short time of the show together. 1016 00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:39,200 Speaker 1: We are the two grumpy old men and the muppets 1017 00:47:39,239 --> 00:47:41,239 Speaker 1: that are sitting in the theater, and we're complaining about 1018 00:47:41,239 --> 00:47:41,879 Speaker 1: everything we see. 1019 00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:42,520 Speaker 5: That's what we're doing. 1020 00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:45,279 Speaker 2: I'm not complaining. You're complaining. I'm telling you that you're 1021 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:49,640 Speaker 2: complaining at you. That's different. Yes, you are correct, I 1022 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:52,239 Speaker 2: am complaining about you. That is correct. Do you think 1023 00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:54,520 Speaker 2: there is a scenario in which Alabama slips up at 1024 00:47:54,520 --> 00:47:57,320 Speaker 2: all to make this any kind of a more interesting conversation, 1025 00:47:57,360 --> 00:48:00,359 Speaker 2: Because you're right, the SEC should hold serve here right now. 1026 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:03,160 Speaker 2: The only scenario in which we could create a little 1027 00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:04,879 Speaker 2: more wiggle room for one of these two lost Big 1028 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:07,319 Speaker 2: ten teams would be if we saw an SEC slip up. 1029 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:10,839 Speaker 1: I want to make tonight's game really interesting. I do 1030 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:14,040 Speaker 1: because how much it means to LSU. And go back 1031 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:16,160 Speaker 1: to the preseason rankings, which we all can agree now 1032 00:48:16,239 --> 00:48:19,759 Speaker 1: we're trash and hot garbage, but the preseason rankings are 1033 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:24,080 Speaker 1: hot garbage based mostly on what everybody thinks of the talent, 1034 00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:26,440 Speaker 1: right The level of talent in the room is what 1035 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:29,400 Speaker 1: really dictated the way people expected the early portions of 1036 00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:32,640 Speaker 1: the season to go. That's why, as you smartly said earlier, 1037 00:48:32,719 --> 00:48:34,920 Speaker 1: hate to give you credit, but as you smartly said earlier, 1038 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:38,480 Speaker 1: Penn State giving Indiana a run for their money makes 1039 00:48:38,520 --> 00:48:40,440 Speaker 1: sense based on the talent on the field, which at 1040 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,040 Speaker 1: some point you thought was going to have to rear 1041 00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:45,400 Speaker 1: and said, you get the coaching boost of a firing. 1042 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:47,759 Speaker 1: I think Auburt's getting a little of that right now too, right, 1043 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: so you get the coaching boost whenever you make that change, 1044 00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:53,040 Speaker 1: that think it sort of energizes teams for a week 1045 00:48:53,120 --> 00:48:55,480 Speaker 1: or two. I want to think that LSU can come 1046 00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:58,359 Speaker 1: out and do the shocking thing here. But also I 1047 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:00,680 Speaker 1: feel like the number of times this year I've sat 1048 00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:02,880 Speaker 1: back and thought, this is the week Alabama's going to 1049 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:05,880 Speaker 1: look human. It hasn't happened. Like, I really have to 1050 00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:08,560 Speaker 1: give Alabama a lot of credit and loudly proclayed how 1051 00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:10,520 Speaker 1: wrong I was at the beginning of the season. I 1052 00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:12,160 Speaker 1: thought they were just going to turn into one of 1053 00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:15,440 Speaker 1: those decent, you know, SEC teams that they're in it, 1054 00:49:15,480 --> 00:49:18,680 Speaker 1: but they're not really dominant. And instead they've actually they've 1055 00:49:18,719 --> 00:49:20,719 Speaker 1: absolutely made me look like a full Alabama is a 1056 00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:22,319 Speaker 1: dominant football team, so I think they're going to win 1057 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:23,799 Speaker 1: and take care of business today. 1058 00:49:24,239 --> 00:49:28,400 Speaker 2: Virginia, speaking of college football playoff implications, Virginia just blocked 1059 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:32,840 Speaker 2: a punt and is now at the wake Forest twenty 1060 00:49:32,920 --> 00:49:36,200 Speaker 2: one yard line after completing a pass, So Virginia off 1061 00:49:36,239 --> 00:49:37,880 Speaker 2: to eight eight and one start. One of the more 1062 00:49:37,920 --> 00:49:41,040 Speaker 2: improbable stories in college football, and out there fighting for 1063 00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:43,839 Speaker 2: one of these college football playoff bids at this point 1064 00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:46,799 Speaker 2: should be an interesting result. Bama's won seven in a row, right, 1065 00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:48,680 Speaker 2: I mean, Kellen de Boor was left for dead. You've 1066 00:49:48,680 --> 00:49:50,799 Speaker 2: got people talking about winning the lottery so that they 1067 00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:53,719 Speaker 2: could pay seventy million dollars to buy out Dabor as 1068 00:49:53,760 --> 00:49:56,080 Speaker 2: one of their first acts of becoming a billionaire. I 1069 00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:59,319 Speaker 2: think the jackpot was up to a billion at the time. 1070 00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:04,120 Speaker 2: Early on college football season, they are undefeated at home 1071 00:50:04,200 --> 00:50:05,320 Speaker 2: as well this year. 1072 00:50:05,719 --> 00:50:07,879 Speaker 3: It has I don't know, there's there. 1073 00:50:08,120 --> 00:50:10,920 Speaker 2: I don't want to say that Alabama under Nick Saban 1074 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:14,520 Speaker 2: developed a bit of a malaise as far as the 1075 00:50:14,719 --> 00:50:19,640 Speaker 2: home atmosphere because they are still perpetual national championship contenders 1076 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:20,880 Speaker 2: and there was always going to be a little bit 1077 00:50:20,920 --> 00:50:23,479 Speaker 2: of juice, but I feel like that faded the more 1078 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:27,080 Speaker 2: that the score is separated and the more just dominance 1079 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,160 Speaker 2: that Saban led Alabama teams had, I feel like that 1080 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:33,239 Speaker 2: place has real juice, like real juice for the first 1081 00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:37,200 Speaker 2: time in quite some time, and it's it's absolutely earned. 1082 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,719 Speaker 2: They are at this point, what five and oh, they're 1083 00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:42,879 Speaker 2: undefeated in the SEC so far. 1084 00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:43,200 Speaker 1: There. 1085 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:46,719 Speaker 2: Their scoring average is not, their point differential is not 1086 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:49,080 Speaker 2: what Texas A and M's is, and they're living in 1087 00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:51,719 Speaker 2: way too many third and six pluses at this point 1088 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:53,120 Speaker 2: if you look at the advanced metrics. 1089 00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:53,960 Speaker 3: But they're surviving them. 1090 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:57,279 Speaker 2: To ty Simpson's credit, as we talked about Fernando Mendoza's 1091 00:50:57,360 --> 00:51:02,080 Speaker 2: Heisman moment potentially in leading the comeback against Penn State, 1092 00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:05,920 Speaker 2: lowly Penn State, though they may be, Ty Simpson deserves 1093 00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:08,200 Speaker 2: as much credit. It's a team sport. It's the ultimate 1094 00:51:08,239 --> 00:51:10,640 Speaker 2: team sport. But Ty Simpson deserves as much credit as 1095 00:51:10,680 --> 00:51:13,120 Speaker 2: any individual player in college football this year. 1096 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:18,520 Speaker 1: Now, when you have twenty touchdown passes to one interception, 1097 00:51:19,239 --> 00:51:21,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just like I know that we get 1098 00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:24,160 Speaker 1: bored by the greatness of Alabama, but damn, like I 1099 00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:27,160 Speaker 1: just it's not boring to me. It's absolutely spectacular. If 1100 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:28,719 Speaker 1: you missed any of today's show, by the way, got 1101 00:51:28,719 --> 00:51:31,239 Speaker 1: to catch the pod. Just search Fox Sports Radio wherever 1102 00:51:31,239 --> 00:51:33,200 Speaker 1: you gets your podcast. Right after the show, today's pod 1103 00:51:33,239 --> 00:51:36,200 Speaker 1: will be posted. Sure to follow the podcast rated five stars. 1104 00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:38,640 Speaker 1: You can even provide a review. Again. Just search Fox 1105 00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:41,960 Speaker 1: Sports Radio wherever you get your podcasts. You'll find today's 1106 00:51:41,960 --> 00:51:44,879 Speaker 1: full show posted right after we get off the air. 1107 00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:47,360 Speaker 1: All right, we'll keep you updated on all of the 1108 00:51:47,400 --> 00:51:50,759 Speaker 1: results happening around the landscape of college football as I 1109 00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,000 Speaker 1: learned to speak. But in the meantime, we're going to 1110 00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:55,040 Speaker 1: move to some NFL next coming up, it's time to 1111 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:57,360 Speaker 1: hand out awards. Buck doesn't like anything, so we'll figure 1112 00:51:57,360 --> 00:51:59,560 Speaker 1: out if there are guys out there that Buck feels 1113 00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:03,040 Speaker 1: deserve mid season NFL awards. You'll hear it from it, 1114 00:52:03,160 --> 00:52:06,719 Speaker 1: Like what what Are you doubted like ever the Sinning Buck? 1115 00:52:06,760 --> 00:52:07,680 Speaker 1: You go ahead? 1116 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:10,760 Speaker 2: No, do I get to decide? Can I wear a crown? 1117 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:13,160 Speaker 2: Can I be the arbiter of what is good and 1118 00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:15,200 Speaker 2: what is evil in the middle of this? This delights me. 1119 00:52:15,760 --> 00:52:18,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Buck will be the arbiter. Buck is the voter, 1120 00:52:18,239 --> 00:52:20,120 Speaker 1: and then we'll see how he does. So we'll take 1121 00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:22,320 Speaker 1: on Bucks votes for all of the mid season awards. 1122 00:52:22,320 --> 00:52:27,320 Speaker 1: Next bucking Fits on Fox Sports Radio. He's Buck Rising. 1123 00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:29,960 Speaker 1: I'm Jason fitz bucking Fits on Fox Sports Radio, coming 1124 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:32,799 Speaker 1: into you live from the Fox Sports Radio Studios. Don't 1125 00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:34,799 Speaker 1: forget for the best pregame show every weekend, be sure 1126 00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:37,400 Speaker 1: to tune into Fox Sports Radios Countdown to Kickoff presented 1127 00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:40,680 Speaker 1: by bet MGM every Saturday and Sunday morning. We Got You. 1128 00:52:40,760 --> 00:52:42,400 Speaker 1: We count you down to all the biggest games for 1129 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:44,600 Speaker 1: three hours right up until kickoff. For all the best 1130 00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:47,680 Speaker 1: plays and up to the second injury news. Tune into 1131 00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:50,239 Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff, presented by bet MGM every Saturday and 1132 00:52:50,239 --> 00:52:52,600 Speaker 1: Sunday morning right here on Fox Sports Radio and the 1133 00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:53,720 Speaker 1: iHeart app. 1134 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:54,200 Speaker 3: Buck. 1135 00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:56,399 Speaker 1: You want to give, you want to give? You got 1136 00:52:56,400 --> 00:52:58,319 Speaker 1: anything you want to say about Mandy because right now 1137 00:52:58,360 --> 00:53:00,960 Speaker 1: show looks like Vandy is tied with all thirty eight 1138 00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:03,080 Speaker 1: after a touched on her two point conversion. He was it. 1139 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:08,120 Speaker 2: There is nothing more irritating than when he starts to 1140 00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:10,400 Speaker 2: get on a little bit of a high horse and 1141 00:53:10,560 --> 00:53:11,120 Speaker 2: his voice. 1142 00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:14,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's my least favorite thing that you do. 1143 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:20,160 Speaker 2: Many people have called Auburn football the popcorn kernel in 1144 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:24,000 Speaker 2: the teeth of the sec. It is thirty eight thirty eight, 1145 00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:28,240 Speaker 2: a brilliant one handed reception by the Auburn wide receiver, 1146 00:53:28,440 --> 00:53:31,640 Speaker 2: and then a two point conversion. A successful two point 1147 00:53:31,680 --> 00:53:33,600 Speaker 2: conversion to tie the game up. 1148 00:53:33,719 --> 00:53:35,120 Speaker 3: Vandy is driving. 1149 00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:39,800 Speaker 2: Eli Stowers has got his bleep rocked over the middle 1150 00:53:39,880 --> 00:53:42,960 Speaker 2: and is now leaving the game, or at least leaving 1151 00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,680 Speaker 2: the field. He is heading to the sideline. He does 1152 00:53:45,719 --> 00:53:47,920 Speaker 2: have his helmet off. He's leaving under his own power. 1153 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:50,719 Speaker 2: The star tight end arguably the best tight end in 1154 00:53:50,760 --> 00:53:53,920 Speaker 2: college football, the best draft prospect among tight ends in 1155 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:57,440 Speaker 2: college football, which is Diego Pavia's favorite toy so far 1156 00:53:57,520 --> 00:54:01,000 Speaker 2: this season. We will see how that impacts Vanderbilt on 1157 00:54:01,080 --> 00:54:03,880 Speaker 2: this third and one with just over five minutes to play. 1158 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:06,799 Speaker 1: We will keep you updated on the score there as 1159 00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:09,120 Speaker 1: we get more updates to give you and all of 1160 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:12,719 Speaker 1: the upsets happening across college football in the moment. But Buck, 1161 00:54:12,760 --> 00:54:15,359 Speaker 1: we've reached the midpoint of the NFL season, the rough 1162 00:54:15,400 --> 00:54:17,680 Speaker 1: midpoint when it's a seventeen week season. It's kind of 1163 00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:19,719 Speaker 1: hard to do, all right, We've reached the midpoint ish 1164 00:54:19,840 --> 00:54:22,400 Speaker 1: of the NFL season, and you good circuit to be 1165 00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:24,000 Speaker 1: king of the show. You get to be the king 1166 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:26,720 Speaker 1: of all the land. You get to decide who gets 1167 00:54:26,719 --> 00:54:29,520 Speaker 1: the awards. You get to lay them out for the people, 1168 00:54:30,200 --> 00:54:31,839 Speaker 1: and then the people will decide if you are right 1169 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:34,200 Speaker 1: or wrong. So, knowing what we know only based on 1170 00:54:34,239 --> 00:54:36,839 Speaker 1: what we've seen today, We're not projecting through the rest 1171 00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:38,319 Speaker 1: of the season. We're just based on what we see 1172 00:54:38,360 --> 00:54:41,239 Speaker 1: right now. Who would you say is the MVP of 1173 00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:42,080 Speaker 1: the NFL season. 1174 00:54:43,200 --> 00:54:48,120 Speaker 2: The MVP of the NFL season to me is Josh Allen. 1175 00:54:48,560 --> 00:54:52,480 Speaker 2: I think Josh Allen has been a monster. He is 1176 00:54:52,840 --> 00:54:56,360 Speaker 2: successfully got an offense where he does not have to 1177 00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:59,399 Speaker 2: do all of the heavy lifting. Their rushing attack has 1178 00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:02,800 Speaker 2: given him and them the kind of balance that they require. 1179 00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:05,520 Speaker 3: They have just beaten the Chiefs head to head. 1180 00:55:05,719 --> 00:55:08,399 Speaker 2: He is the betting favorite, depending on which sports book 1181 00:55:08,440 --> 00:55:11,439 Speaker 2: you're looking, I've got him right now at plus one 1182 00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:15,160 Speaker 2: seventy Josh Allen. But if if the season were to 1183 00:55:15,320 --> 00:55:18,200 Speaker 2: end today, I would take Josh Allen first. 1184 00:55:18,360 --> 00:55:20,959 Speaker 3: I may argue that Drake May should be second. 1185 00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:24,920 Speaker 1: FITZI I don't disagree. Look, if we were in a 1186 00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:27,600 Speaker 1: vacuum here where we had actual control of the awards, 1187 00:55:28,239 --> 00:55:30,640 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor the king of the show, Well, you're the 1188 00:55:30,719 --> 00:55:33,320 Speaker 1: king of the building to real awards, not our awards. 1189 00:55:33,320 --> 00:55:35,960 Speaker 1: So I put Jonathan Taylor's the actual MVP. I mean 1190 00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:38,680 Speaker 1: when you talk about just what he's done, but we 1191 00:55:38,719 --> 00:55:40,120 Speaker 1: know we're running backs never going to win it. So 1192 00:55:40,239 --> 00:55:42,279 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to win it. And if it's going 1193 00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:44,600 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback, I'm wait you, I think Josh Allen, 1194 00:55:44,680 --> 00:55:48,239 Speaker 1: but Drake May. How that division race plays out this 1195 00:55:48,320 --> 00:55:50,359 Speaker 1: year is going to be really interesting because what I 1196 00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:54,439 Speaker 1: love about those two people being competitors for the same 1197 00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:57,480 Speaker 1: MVP award is that they've paid and played so close 1198 00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:00,360 Speaker 1: to schedule fourteen of the seventeen games ever year, the 1199 00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:03,000 Speaker 1: same for every team in a division, So that means you, like, 1200 00:56:03,040 --> 00:56:04,719 Speaker 1: while you could sit there and say, well, Drake May's 1201 00:56:04,760 --> 00:56:07,279 Speaker 1: only feasted on soft teams, it's gonna be the same 1202 00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:09,200 Speaker 1: for the Bills, right. So I like the fact that 1203 00:56:09,239 --> 00:56:11,680 Speaker 1: you get sort of a comp there that we don't 1204 00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:14,799 Speaker 1: usually get, and nobody really has stood out so far 1205 00:56:15,360 --> 00:56:17,799 Speaker 1: above and beyond everybody else usually by now, I feel 1206 00:56:17,800 --> 00:56:20,279 Speaker 1: like we know who the MVP. I keep expecting this 1207 00:56:20,560 --> 00:56:23,760 Speaker 1: to be the moment that Mahomes just wills the Chiefs 1208 00:56:23,800 --> 00:56:25,760 Speaker 1: all the way to the super Bowl and he becomes 1209 00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:28,560 Speaker 1: the MVP. But also every time we think that's gonna happen, 1210 00:56:28,600 --> 00:56:31,040 Speaker 1: it doesn't quite look right. So I think you're right. 1211 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:33,759 Speaker 1: I think, Josh Allen, So but where are you on 1212 00:56:33,880 --> 00:56:36,040 Speaker 1: Coach of the Year then, because if you like Drake May, 1213 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:39,480 Speaker 1: you might like Mike Vrabel. Yeah, but if that's the case, Like, 1214 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:41,640 Speaker 1: I can't get past the fact that Shane Stikeen has 1215 00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:44,359 Speaker 1: made Daniel Like we haven't seen years of junk from 1216 00:56:44,440 --> 00:56:47,120 Speaker 1: Daniel from Drake May the way we have Daniel Jones. 1217 00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:49,440 Speaker 1: So I still think it's Shane Stikeen. Can I talk you, 1218 00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:52,560 Speaker 1: King Buck into King Buck, that's got to ring to it, 1219 00:56:52,640 --> 00:56:55,840 Speaker 1: King Buck? Can I talk you into deciding to grant 1220 00:56:55,960 --> 00:56:58,640 Speaker 1: the award to one Shane Steichen of the Indian out of. 1221 00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:01,359 Speaker 2: This Courts tell me something I don't know. King Buck 1222 00:57:01,400 --> 00:57:04,799 Speaker 2: has a ring to it. It's my entire existence. So if 1223 00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:09,520 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor is the MVP in your mind, he will 1224 00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:09,879 Speaker 2: not win. 1225 00:57:10,480 --> 00:57:13,360 Speaker 3: Thank you, Mary. At King's are immune defines. 1226 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:17,160 Speaker 2: You can orchestrate your own no King's protest in the 1227 00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:18,880 Speaker 2: studio with the end if you like, But for now, 1228 00:57:19,440 --> 00:57:21,480 Speaker 2: the reign of terror continues, So. 1229 00:57:21,680 --> 00:57:24,320 Speaker 1: Don't bog my traffic down. I don't care what protein. Okay, 1230 00:57:24,320 --> 00:57:24,680 Speaker 1: go ahead. 1231 00:57:24,720 --> 00:57:26,000 Speaker 3: He really is so annoying. 1232 00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:31,840 Speaker 2: I think that if Jonathan Taylor in your mind is 1233 00:57:31,840 --> 00:57:35,440 Speaker 2: the MVP, then Shane Steike and cannot be the Coach 1234 00:57:35,480 --> 00:57:38,400 Speaker 2: of the Year because you are then, inherently, by your logic, 1235 00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:42,400 Speaker 2: at least, Fitzie, you are inherently giving the coach of 1236 00:57:42,440 --> 00:57:46,280 Speaker 2: the year more credit for Daniel Jones than your MVP. 1237 00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:49,320 Speaker 2: And Jonathan Taylor, who does deserve a tremendous amount of 1238 00:57:49,360 --> 00:57:53,640 Speaker 2: credit for making life easier, infinitely easier. 1239 00:57:53,680 --> 00:57:55,520 Speaker 3: On Daniel Jones. 1240 00:57:55,680 --> 00:57:59,560 Speaker 2: But it would be very difficult to ignore the things 1241 00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:02,360 Speaker 2: that the Indianapolis Colts have done, and they've been building 1242 00:58:02,360 --> 00:58:02,840 Speaker 2: to this point. 1243 00:58:02,920 --> 00:58:03,080 Speaker 3: Right. 1244 00:58:03,120 --> 00:58:06,240 Speaker 2: They won eight games last year with Anthony Richardson and 1245 00:58:06,360 --> 00:58:09,600 Speaker 2: Joe Flacco Vrabel is going to get a lot of love. 1246 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,600 Speaker 2: He's a very marketable type of person. I think that 1247 00:58:12,960 --> 00:58:15,280 Speaker 2: if he were to this would be his second Coach 1248 00:58:15,320 --> 00:58:16,680 Speaker 2: of the Year if he was to win it, and 1249 00:58:16,720 --> 00:58:20,680 Speaker 2: he is the second betting favorite right now. It's Stichen Vrabel, 1250 00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:24,160 Speaker 2: Mike McDonald and Seattle and then Kyle Shanahan with much 1251 00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:27,840 Speaker 2: longer odds at plus seventeen hundred for surviving all the 1252 00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:32,040 Speaker 2: different all the different injuries that they have currently worked 1253 00:58:32,080 --> 00:58:37,400 Speaker 2: their way through. I I'll hear you on Steichen. I 1254 00:58:37,440 --> 00:58:39,400 Speaker 2: will go for Stiken. Mike Vrabel's won it, and we 1255 00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:42,680 Speaker 2: don't see too many people win multiple times. 1256 00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:44,400 Speaker 3: The Coach of the Year. I think it's Shane Steichen's time. 1257 00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:49,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think as impressive as what they're doing for 1258 00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:53,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots is right now, just when you stack all 1259 00:58:53,280 --> 00:58:56,360 Speaker 1: of the thing now, I'm torn a little bit on 1260 00:58:56,400 --> 00:59:00,000 Speaker 1: the Colts, mostly because I predicted it, but mostly because 1261 00:59:00,080 --> 00:59:02,800 Speaker 1: the Colts sit where. I mean, they were a five 1262 00:59:02,880 --> 00:59:05,800 Speaker 1: hundred team the last two years with a terrible quarterback situation. 1263 00:59:05,840 --> 00:59:07,520 Speaker 1: Now they're getting good quarterback play and all of a 1264 00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:09,640 Speaker 1: sudden they look like an elite team. I don't think 1265 00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:11,960 Speaker 1: that that's rocket science. I think they finally found the 1266 00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:14,760 Speaker 1: right guy for their system and have you know, just 1267 00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:17,120 Speaker 1: some level of competence at the quarterback position. But I 1268 00:59:17,160 --> 00:59:18,880 Speaker 1: got to give the coach credit for that. Is there 1269 00:59:18,920 --> 00:59:22,080 Speaker 1: any other one award? Buck Rising King Buck? Is there 1270 00:59:22,080 --> 00:59:24,160 Speaker 1: one other award that you would like to give out? 1271 00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:26,640 Speaker 3: Yes, I would like to give out a Protector of 1272 00:59:26,640 --> 00:59:26,960 Speaker 3: the Year. 1273 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:29,720 Speaker 1: No, God, what do we do? What do you mean, really, 1274 00:59:31,320 --> 00:59:32,080 Speaker 1: Protector of the year? 1275 00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:34,360 Speaker 5: Oh god? 1276 00:59:34,840 --> 00:59:38,280 Speaker 1: Okay, is there an offensive lineman that you think deserves 1277 00:59:38,320 --> 00:59:43,800 Speaker 1: tremendous like? Who votes? No? No, Like, here's here's. 1278 00:59:43,640 --> 00:59:46,000 Speaker 3: My discriminating against fat people? Is what you're doing? 1279 00:59:46,360 --> 00:59:48,440 Speaker 1: No? No, no, no, no, quite the opposite. I've got 1280 00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:50,880 Speaker 1: a very trusted group of fat people in my life 1281 00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:54,200 Speaker 1: that I ask constantly for draft breakdowns. Like I've got 1282 00:59:54,240 --> 00:59:56,480 Speaker 1: my Committee of Fats that I hit them up all 1283 00:59:56,520 --> 00:59:57,840 Speaker 1: the time. You know who you are if you're on 1284 00:59:57,880 --> 01:00:02,160 Speaker 1: this h I got a committee of fats that I 1285 01:00:02,200 --> 01:00:04,520 Speaker 1: head up, and I'm like, hey, you know, fat boy, 1286 01:00:04,560 --> 01:00:05,960 Speaker 1: what do you think of this guy? Like, I've got 1287 01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:06,840 Speaker 1: my Committee of Fats. 1288 01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:10,240 Speaker 2: Look much more interesting than Protector of the Year. I 1289 01:00:10,280 --> 01:00:12,880 Speaker 2: would like to establish the Committee of Fats. 1290 01:00:12,920 --> 01:00:15,960 Speaker 1: The Committee of FATS are out here, like you know, Look, 1291 01:00:16,320 --> 01:00:20,400 Speaker 1: I think the problem with the award for best fat 1292 01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:23,360 Speaker 1: guy is that most of us are not very capable 1293 01:00:23,400 --> 01:00:26,280 Speaker 1: of understanding the nuance of the position. So if you're 1294 01:00:26,320 --> 01:00:28,280 Speaker 1: telling me that it's going to be like college football 1295 01:00:28,280 --> 01:00:30,920 Speaker 1: where the Offensive Line of the Year award is voted 1296 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:33,960 Speaker 1: on by former offensive linemen, I'm all in for that. 1297 01:00:34,320 --> 01:00:37,560 Speaker 1: I question whether most voters that are out there would 1298 01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:40,240 Speaker 1: have the working knowledge to understand what is happening for 1299 01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:43,360 Speaker 1: interior line play to really be able to vote on 1300 01:00:43,400 --> 01:00:46,400 Speaker 1: who the best offensive lineman is no discredit. I know 1301 01:00:46,520 --> 01:00:49,120 Speaker 1: many AP voters that take the job very seriously. I 1302 01:00:49,120 --> 01:00:52,160 Speaker 1: know very many NFL voters that take the job seriously. 1303 01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:54,040 Speaker 1: I just don't think most people are equipped with the 1304 01:00:54,080 --> 01:00:56,800 Speaker 1: knowledge to know what's happening from the fat uglies upfront. 1305 01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:00,000 Speaker 2: The Committee of FATS would like to name Quentin Elson 1306 01:01:00,280 --> 01:01:02,960 Speaker 2: guard for the Indianapolis Colts Protector of the Year. 1307 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:06,160 Speaker 1: I love that. And by the way, if the Committee 1308 01:01:06,160 --> 01:01:08,920 Speaker 1: of Fats actually gave that award out boy, now we're 1309 01:01:08,960 --> 01:01:10,840 Speaker 1: talking like if you give me an award. Show with 1310 01:01:10,920 --> 01:01:13,800 Speaker 1: all of the former offensive linemen who have great personalities 1311 01:01:14,080 --> 01:01:16,320 Speaker 1: doing this, and they call themselves the Committee of Fats. 1312 01:01:16,320 --> 01:01:18,760 Speaker 1: While they sit at like the last supper table, and 1313 01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,520 Speaker 1: one of them stands up just gloriously eating in front 1314 01:01:21,560 --> 01:01:23,080 Speaker 1: of all of us, like I'm in for this, I'm 1315 01:01:23,080 --> 01:01:24,840 Speaker 1: in for you sit at the head of that table. 1316 01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:28,840 Speaker 7: I mean Kelsey probably right, say probably Jason Kelcey, it's 1317 01:01:28,880 --> 01:01:29,560 Speaker 7: probably is. 1318 01:01:29,920 --> 01:01:32,160 Speaker 2: But then none of them are fat after they retire, 1319 01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:33,160 Speaker 2: they're all they're. 1320 01:01:34,960 --> 01:01:37,440 Speaker 3: Now chicken legs. 1321 01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:41,919 Speaker 1: I mean it goes, it goes one of two ways. 1322 01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:44,959 Speaker 1: It goes like all of a sudden, I am absolutely 1323 01:01:45,840 --> 01:01:48,880 Speaker 1: uh like fit Joe Thomas a shout out to Joe 1324 01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:51,360 Speaker 1: Thomas and you know, Kelsey and several others, or goes 1325 01:01:51,400 --> 01:01:53,120 Speaker 1: to the opposite side of that. I won't shout out 1326 01:01:53,120 --> 01:01:54,480 Speaker 1: some of the people that I'm friends with that are 1327 01:01:54,480 --> 01:01:57,120 Speaker 1: on the opposite side of that that you know, maybe 1328 01:01:57,120 --> 01:01:59,720 Speaker 1: maybe miss those playing days. Wait, but yeah, I got 1329 01:01:59,760 --> 01:01:59,920 Speaker 1: you know. 1330 01:02:00,080 --> 01:02:02,120 Speaker 2: I'm just saying, it's all the skill guys, it's all 1331 01:02:02,120 --> 01:02:04,120 Speaker 2: the running backs, it's all the wide receivers. They're all 1332 01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:06,000 Speaker 2: eating now they don't have to work out anymore. All 1333 01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:08,240 Speaker 2: the offensive linemen gets skinny, the skill guys get fat. 1334 01:02:08,680 --> 01:02:12,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is a Marvel Martin get us caught up, Martin, 1335 01:02:12,440 --> 01:02:14,760 Speaker 1: not on the sk the Committee of FATS, but get 1336 01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:16,720 Speaker 1: us caught up on the actual scores that are happening 1337 01:02:16,760 --> 01:02:17,120 Speaker 1: out there. 1338 01:02:17,440 --> 01:02:20,360 Speaker 8: Well, just one second fits, if I may, don't let 1339 01:02:20,440 --> 01:02:24,240 Speaker 8: the concept of not being necessarily the most intelligent or 1340 01:02:24,280 --> 01:02:24,880 Speaker 8: the most. 1341 01:02:24,680 --> 01:02:26,600 Speaker 5: You know, you know what you're talking about. 1342 01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:27,720 Speaker 3: You watched enough football. 1343 01:02:27,920 --> 01:02:30,680 Speaker 8: Don't let the idea that you may not be chapter 1344 01:02:30,760 --> 01:02:34,480 Speaker 8: and verse known every single thing about offensive line play, 1345 01:02:34,880 --> 01:02:37,240 Speaker 8: stopping from voting on something like Protector of the Year. 1346 01:02:37,400 --> 01:02:39,520 Speaker 8: This is America. You don't have to know much to 1347 01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:42,320 Speaker 8: be able to vote. You just have to qualify. Okay, 1348 01:02:42,720 --> 01:02:46,360 Speaker 8: you watched enough football to qualify, my friend famously, that is. 1349 01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:49,360 Speaker 1: Maybe everything that's wrong with so much in the world. 1350 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Go ahead, go ahead, Martin. 1351 01:02:50,440 --> 01:02:51,240 Speaker 5: I got you right now. 1352 01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:54,200 Speaker 8: One minute, fifty seconds left, fourth quarter, thirty eight to 1353 01:02:54,240 --> 01:02:57,000 Speaker 8: thirty eight. Apparently they did play the second half of 1354 01:02:57,040 --> 01:03:00,400 Speaker 8: this game, Vanderbilt in Auburn, and I'm just joking thrank 1355 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:02,880 Speaker 8: the Vanderbilt with storms back in the second half, I 1356 01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:05,440 Speaker 8: was scoring Auburn twenty eight to eighteen. 1357 01:03:05,920 --> 01:03:08,080 Speaker 5: To try to really enforce this win. 1358 01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:11,480 Speaker 8: Vanderbilt with the ball right now driving they are stopped 1359 01:03:11,560 --> 01:03:14,880 Speaker 8: short of the line of scrimmage, so that'll bring up 1360 01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:17,080 Speaker 8: a I can't see this thing. 1361 01:03:17,120 --> 01:03:18,280 Speaker 3: This is so small third down. 1362 01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:21,040 Speaker 8: It looks like everybody else having trouble washing this game, 1363 01:03:21,120 --> 01:03:24,280 Speaker 8: because like you said earlier the ESPN, and you didn't 1364 01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:26,640 Speaker 8: go to that website for eighth minute left in the 1365 01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:29,760 Speaker 8: fourth quarter between Washington and Wisconsin. It's it's about time 1366 01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:31,880 Speaker 8: to start worrying about the Huskies. They haven't scored yet 1367 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:35,760 Speaker 8: in the second half. Wisconsin made an announcement to this earlier, 1368 01:03:35,760 --> 01:03:38,080 Speaker 8: just with that Luke Fickle would be coming back this year. 1369 01:03:38,120 --> 01:03:39,760 Speaker 8: He's yet to win a game in the Big Ten. 1370 01:03:40,040 --> 01:03:41,680 Speaker 8: So if they hang on here, they'll get the win. 1371 01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:45,160 Speaker 8: Third down for Washington, Demond Williams has sixteen to twenty 1372 01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:47,560 Speaker 8: seven to one to eighteen in a touchdown six minutes 1373 01:03:47,600 --> 01:03:49,640 Speaker 8: left in the first quarter. Virginia has a three to 1374 01:03:49,720 --> 01:03:52,320 Speaker 8: nothing lead over wake Forest, undefeated in the a SEC. 1375 01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:57,320 Speaker 8: The fourteenth threanc Cavaliers and Louisville and col And quit 1376 01:03:57,360 --> 01:03:58,360 Speaker 8: the Central HCC. 1377 01:03:58,240 --> 01:03:59,000 Speaker 3: Match up right there. 1378 01:03:59,040 --> 01:04:01,960 Speaker 8: One of those is always seen fifteenth ranked Cardinal with 1379 01:04:02,040 --> 01:04:05,959 Speaker 8: a seven to nothing lead over Cal four thirty left 1380 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:08,400 Speaker 8: in the first quarter. Earlier today we saw big wins 1381 01:04:08,440 --> 01:04:11,959 Speaker 8: for Indy I mean Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech. 1382 01:04:12,200 --> 01:04:15,240 Speaker 8: Indiana scored a late touchdown to survive against Penn State 1383 01:04:15,600 --> 01:04:17,240 Speaker 8: twenty seven to twenty four. 1384 01:04:17,920 --> 01:04:21,760 Speaker 1: Back to you guys, all right, Buck, how are we feeling? 1385 01:04:21,840 --> 01:04:23,800 Speaker 1: How we feeling right now? We've got thirty eight to 1386 01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:26,920 Speaker 1: thirty eight in the Vandy Auburn game, number sixteen, Vandy 1387 01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:28,880 Speaker 1: coming down to the wire. Buck, twenty three left to 1388 01:04:28,880 --> 01:04:30,440 Speaker 1: go in this game. How you feeling, buddy? 1389 01:04:31,880 --> 01:04:32,960 Speaker 3: I mean, I feel fine. 1390 01:04:33,080 --> 01:04:35,800 Speaker 2: I feel validated that Auburn has put up their best 1391 01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:39,200 Speaker 2: performance of the season by a mile, that they're doing 1392 01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:42,680 Speaker 2: it on the road, that they are truly testing Vanderbilt 1393 01:04:42,680 --> 01:04:43,760 Speaker 2: in a big spot here. 1394 01:04:43,880 --> 01:04:45,800 Speaker 3: I'm delighted by it. I'm enjoying it. 1395 01:04:45,840 --> 01:04:48,760 Speaker 2: The fact that you would dismiss it and chalk it 1396 01:04:48,880 --> 01:04:51,120 Speaker 2: up to just, oh, Auburn so bad, and they're making 1397 01:04:51,200 --> 01:04:54,840 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt look mortal and Vandy is driving. They are within 1398 01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:58,720 Speaker 2: field goal range theoretically at this point in time with 1399 01:04:58,800 --> 01:05:02,280 Speaker 2: a second and ten situation as Pavia hands off for 1400 01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:05,480 Speaker 2: a minimal gain, looks like they got about a yard there. 1401 01:05:05,560 --> 01:05:07,880 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you don't like to leave it 1402 01:05:07,960 --> 01:05:12,040 Speaker 2: on the foot of a college kicker in this particular situation. 1403 01:05:12,120 --> 01:05:14,600 Speaker 2: But FITZI, I would remind you that Auburn was last 1404 01:05:14,600 --> 01:05:17,920 Speaker 2: week held to three points, losing to Kentucky. They had 1405 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:21,960 Speaker 2: not scored more than seventeen points in five conference games 1406 01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:25,160 Speaker 2: before today, and they are now in a thirty eight 1407 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:27,560 Speaker 2: to thirty eight shootout. That stat courtesy of the great 1408 01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:29,320 Speaker 2: Teresa Walker of the Associated Press. 1409 01:05:29,800 --> 01:05:32,320 Speaker 1: So to recall Teresa Walker, by the way, shout out, 1410 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:34,480 Speaker 1: one of the greatest people in this business, by the 1411 01:05:34,520 --> 01:05:35,920 Speaker 1: way on the national media shout out? 1412 01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:37,920 Speaker 7: Is she the one who Vrabel would always give the 1413 01:05:37,960 --> 01:05:40,600 Speaker 7: first question too? I saw that this week was that. 1414 01:05:40,800 --> 01:05:46,200 Speaker 2: Yes, that's a long standing tradition which apparently he has 1415 01:05:46,280 --> 01:05:48,760 Speaker 2: taken with him to New England. And I don't remember 1416 01:05:48,760 --> 01:05:51,240 Speaker 2: the last name of the reporter, whose name is Karen, 1417 01:05:51,960 --> 01:05:54,120 Speaker 2: but they have continued that, which is a delightful thing 1418 01:05:54,160 --> 01:05:54,640 Speaker 2: to see. 1419 01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:57,480 Speaker 1: Teresa is just a kind soul, like the type of 1420 01:05:57,480 --> 01:06:00,360 Speaker 1: person you root for in every possible way. All right, 1421 01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:04,920 Speaker 1: let me say this buck while we're talking about NFL awards. 1422 01:06:05,760 --> 01:06:07,680 Speaker 1: Will keep you updated on this FANDA game, my promise, 1423 01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:11,680 Speaker 1: But I just have to give one shout out to 1424 01:06:11,720 --> 01:06:13,560 Speaker 1: the opposite of great because you've just spent a lot 1425 01:06:13,560 --> 01:06:16,120 Speaker 1: of time talking about greatness in the NFL Coach of 1426 01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:18,439 Speaker 1: the Year, all these different things. It is still stuck 1427 01:06:18,440 --> 01:06:20,080 Speaker 1: in my head. You know my fandom. Everybody knows my 1428 01:06:20,080 --> 01:06:23,520 Speaker 1: head fandom. I'm a Raiders fan. I walked into Thursday 1429 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Night Football, I was asked for my official prediction right 1430 01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:29,600 Speaker 1: for the game, and my official prediction was thirty four 1431 01:06:29,640 --> 01:06:32,720 Speaker 1: to ten that the Broncos would win. Instead, we watched 1432 01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:35,840 Speaker 1: one of the ugliest professional football games I've ever watched 1433 01:06:35,840 --> 01:06:39,400 Speaker 1: in my life. And I keep thinking about one important thing. 1434 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,160 Speaker 1: I don't think bon Nix is the answer, man Like, 1435 01:06:42,600 --> 01:06:45,560 Speaker 1: I don't like to give up on quarterbacks at all. 1436 01:06:45,640 --> 01:06:48,360 Speaker 1: I like to wait three years. I wish we always 1437 01:06:48,360 --> 01:06:50,480 Speaker 1: had that, but I think it takes three years. Season one, 1438 01:06:50,920 --> 01:06:53,040 Speaker 1: you're ahead of the league. Season two, the league catches 1439 01:06:53,120 --> 01:06:54,920 Speaker 1: up to you. Season three, how do you adjust? Right? 1440 01:06:54,960 --> 01:06:58,800 Speaker 1: So seeing adjustment matters to me. We have seen massive 1441 01:06:58,840 --> 01:07:01,680 Speaker 1: regression from bo Nicks over the course of the season. 1442 01:07:01,720 --> 01:07:03,800 Speaker 1: And in fact, there was a great chart put out 1443 01:07:03,800 --> 01:07:07,280 Speaker 1: on Twitter before the game that was about yards left 1444 01:07:07,320 --> 01:07:10,080 Speaker 1: on the field and this would be a wide open 1445 01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:14,240 Speaker 1: receiver and how many yards but the throw wasn't there. 1446 01:07:14,360 --> 01:07:16,439 Speaker 1: So how many yards were left on the field because 1447 01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:19,840 Speaker 1: of inaccurate passes to open receivers. The league averaged so 1448 01:07:19,960 --> 01:07:22,640 Speaker 1: far for the entire year was about two hundred. Number 1449 01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:25,640 Speaker 1: one in the entire league was bon Nicks with about 1450 01:07:25,640 --> 01:07:28,520 Speaker 1: eight hundred yards left on the field. For point of reference, 1451 01:07:28,520 --> 01:07:30,400 Speaker 1: that was about one hundred and fifty more yards left 1452 01:07:30,440 --> 01:07:33,600 Speaker 1: on the field than cam Ward. Right there is it 1453 01:07:33,680 --> 01:07:36,160 Speaker 1: is time to have a bow Knicks conversation, dude, because 1454 01:07:36,720 --> 01:07:38,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how you win a Super Bowl with 1455 01:07:38,840 --> 01:07:42,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback that's that glaringly inaccurated times and just seems 1456 01:07:42,120 --> 01:07:43,120 Speaker 1: to be lost on where to go. 1457 01:07:43,040 --> 01:07:43,600 Speaker 3: With the football. 1458 01:07:43,840 --> 01:07:46,800 Speaker 2: Well, he's a radic, right, and I think Fitzpatrick Ryan 1459 01:07:46,840 --> 01:07:50,200 Speaker 2: Fitzpatrick on the Thursday night Football broadcast pointed out some 1460 01:07:50,240 --> 01:07:52,320 Speaker 2: of the decisions that he was making that are uncommon 1461 01:07:52,360 --> 01:07:55,400 Speaker 2: that he is you know that he's got a you know, 1462 01:07:55,640 --> 01:07:58,360 Speaker 2: fet factor to him, and some of the decisions that 1463 01:07:58,400 --> 01:08:00,880 Speaker 2: he's making that are presenting a higher degree we have difficulty, 1464 01:08:00,960 --> 01:08:03,240 Speaker 2: and he's getting away with some and he's not getting 1465 01:08:03,280 --> 01:08:06,640 Speaker 2: away with others. And that puts Sean Payton in a 1466 01:08:06,680 --> 01:08:11,040 Speaker 2: difficult situation because Sean Payton has had the model of 1467 01:08:12,320 --> 01:08:16,160 Speaker 2: efficiency for the vast majority of his NFL coaching career, 1468 01:08:16,160 --> 01:08:17,920 Speaker 2: which is Drew Brees. And to go from Drew Brees 1469 01:08:17,960 --> 01:08:20,479 Speaker 2: to bon Knicks, or at least peak Drew Brees to 1470 01:08:20,560 --> 01:08:22,479 Speaker 2: bon Nicks has to be a bit of a jarring adjustment. 1471 01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:25,800 Speaker 2: But here's the thing, Fitsie. I feel like a lot 1472 01:08:25,800 --> 01:08:28,000 Speaker 2: of people are in a situation with Denver where they 1473 01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:30,000 Speaker 2: look around and they say, well, they can't keep getting 1474 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:32,720 Speaker 2: away with this, but they kind of can because bo 1475 01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:34,839 Speaker 2: Nicks is tied for the most total touchdowns. 1476 01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:36,960 Speaker 3: He's got twenty one unto himself. 1477 01:08:37,720 --> 01:08:41,080 Speaker 2: So while there is a raticism, and while there will 1478 01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:44,600 Speaker 2: be a moment when it finally uh oh, Vandy just 1479 01:08:44,600 --> 01:08:50,120 Speaker 2: got stuffed on fourth and one. 1480 01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:50,200 Speaker 3: We don't like that at all. We don't like that 1481 01:08:50,320 --> 01:08:52,920 Speaker 3: at all. That's not a good decision. 1482 01:08:53,040 --> 01:08:53,559 Speaker 1: Clark Lee. 1483 01:08:53,800 --> 01:09:00,000 Speaker 2: Okay, I am in a position where at some point 1484 01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:03,360 Speaker 2: the Broncos will will regress to the mean. But if 1485 01:09:03,400 --> 01:09:07,160 Speaker 2: they're surviving through these games with Bonnicks playing this way, 1486 01:09:07,200 --> 01:09:09,360 Speaker 2: because the defense is such a cheat code, because they 1487 01:09:09,400 --> 01:09:12,120 Speaker 2: have stars all over the place, and they may miss 1488 01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:14,400 Speaker 2: pats Ortan on any given week, but they still have 1489 01:09:14,400 --> 01:09:17,080 Speaker 2: a Nick Benito. They still have a Hufanga, They still 1490 01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:20,200 Speaker 2: have all of these stud defensive players that are the 1491 01:09:20,320 --> 01:09:23,639 Speaker 2: cheat code for a quarterback that is erratic because they're 1492 01:09:23,640 --> 01:09:25,840 Speaker 2: just going to give him more opportunities and he does 1493 01:09:25,880 --> 01:09:31,679 Speaker 2: eventually cash in. So it's not the most picturesque version 1494 01:09:31,720 --> 01:09:36,080 Speaker 2: of quarterback play. I'm not overwhelmingly concerned about him. 1495 01:09:36,760 --> 01:09:39,840 Speaker 1: I think at some point all of it will have 1496 01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:42,720 Speaker 1: to normalize to a level where the Broncos are going 1497 01:09:42,760 --> 01:09:45,240 Speaker 1: to have to ask this question. I believe the Broncos 1498 01:09:45,280 --> 01:09:47,519 Speaker 1: have one of, if not the best defenses in the NFL. 1499 01:09:47,560 --> 01:09:49,920 Speaker 1: That's not really a hot take. I believe that the 1500 01:09:49,920 --> 01:09:52,920 Speaker 1: Broncos have one of, if not definitely one of the 1501 01:09:52,960 --> 01:09:55,040 Speaker 1: best coaches in the NFL shop bait, and I don't 1502 01:09:55,040 --> 01:09:58,120 Speaker 1: think that's particularly a hot take. They do not have 1503 01:09:58,160 --> 01:10:01,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback today I believe, over the course of the 1504 01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:05,360 Speaker 1: next five years, can compete with Josh Allen Patrick Mahomes. 1505 01:10:05,560 --> 01:10:08,120 Speaker 1: He's not the type of quarterback that can win you 1506 01:10:08,240 --> 01:10:10,880 Speaker 1: these games over and over and over again. Now, I 1507 01:10:10,920 --> 01:10:13,960 Speaker 1: don't like to make that declarative statement until we're three 1508 01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:17,799 Speaker 1: years in. I just don't. But today, as we stand, 1509 01:10:17,960 --> 01:10:19,720 Speaker 1: the most disturbing part of it is that, if we're 1510 01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:22,200 Speaker 1: being honest, there was about a five week period at 1511 01:10:22,200 --> 01:10:24,960 Speaker 1: the end of last season that looked really, really good, 1512 01:10:25,200 --> 01:10:27,439 Speaker 1: and because it looked good, everybody said, oh, yeah, they 1513 01:10:27,479 --> 01:10:30,880 Speaker 1: got their guy. Are we sure? I'm not sure right now, 1514 01:10:31,120 --> 01:10:35,400 Speaker 1: So like much like these windows, like I'm sure, we're 1515 01:10:35,439 --> 01:10:38,759 Speaker 1: all sure. It certainly looks like Drake May Jayden Daniels 1516 01:10:39,080 --> 01:10:42,040 Speaker 1: were as sure as you can be of them. We're 1517 01:10:42,120 --> 01:10:46,439 Speaker 1: so harsh as a media on Caleb Williams constantly, and 1518 01:10:46,760 --> 01:10:49,479 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams right now is more dependable than Bo Nicks, 1519 01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Like we're trashing Caleb Williams constantly, and I feel more 1520 01:10:53,280 --> 01:10:55,360 Speaker 1: confident about Caleb for the next three to five years 1521 01:10:55,400 --> 01:10:56,240 Speaker 1: than I do about. 1522 01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:59,400 Speaker 2: Bo, which is ridiculous that Caleb Williams is getting that 1523 01:10:59,479 --> 01:11:01,800 Speaker 2: much criticist. Did you know that the Chicago Bears have 1524 01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:05,240 Speaker 2: the most explosive offense in the NFL this year? The 1525 01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:07,920 Speaker 2: Bears I've never in my lifetime, I think, said that. 1526 01:11:08,360 --> 01:11:12,280 Speaker 2: And Caleb Williams is playing fine, like he hasn't been spectacular. 1527 01:11:12,280 --> 01:11:15,519 Speaker 2: But to your point, I think it's I think it's 1528 01:11:16,240 --> 01:11:18,080 Speaker 2: this is not great for sports talk radio, but it's 1529 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:21,679 Speaker 2: just a situation to monitor, like does bow Knicks at 1530 01:11:21,680 --> 01:11:24,960 Speaker 2: some point come out of this and become a better 1531 01:11:25,120 --> 01:11:28,760 Speaker 2: version of a quarterback that may not be of the 1532 01:11:28,800 --> 01:11:31,759 Speaker 2: same caliber. Obviously, will not be of the same caliber 1533 01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:35,719 Speaker 2: as Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson. 1534 01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:39,040 Speaker 3: He may not even become Drake May. Drake May is excellent. 1535 01:11:39,080 --> 01:11:41,519 Speaker 2: Drake May looks like the best quarterback out of that class. 1536 01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:43,439 Speaker 2: I know we're only two We're not even two years 1537 01:11:43,479 --> 01:11:45,760 Speaker 2: in right, We're a year and a half into their 1538 01:11:45,760 --> 01:11:49,080 Speaker 2: respective careers. But I'm I'm going to reserve the right 1539 01:11:49,240 --> 01:11:53,160 Speaker 2: to just monitor bow Knicks as we move forward, because 1540 01:11:53,160 --> 01:11:56,320 Speaker 2: I do still think there is something to the place. 1541 01:11:56,120 --> 01:11:58,639 Speaker 3: That he does make, even if he is in. 1542 01:11:58,600 --> 01:12:01,120 Speaker 2: A situation where he's leaving plays on the field that 1543 01:12:01,680 --> 01:12:03,400 Speaker 2: will bite them in the ass at some point in 1544 01:12:03,400 --> 01:12:06,960 Speaker 2: the postseason. That's the Broncos fan worst nightmare, that you 1545 01:12:07,080 --> 01:12:08,800 Speaker 2: got it out all the way to the end of 1546 01:12:08,840 --> 01:12:11,519 Speaker 2: the year, that you win the division because you have 1547 01:12:11,720 --> 01:12:14,639 Speaker 2: built such an effective lead over the Kansas City Chiefs 1548 01:12:14,680 --> 01:12:17,519 Speaker 2: who are trying to kickstart it into gear, but just 1549 01:12:17,520 --> 01:12:20,519 Speaker 2: suffer to set back against the Buffalo Bills. This is 1550 01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:24,120 Speaker 2: a circumstance that is has to be has to be 1551 01:12:24,479 --> 01:12:27,320 Speaker 2: on every Broncos fan's mind where they're living and dying 1552 01:12:27,360 --> 01:12:30,000 Speaker 2: with this level of quarterback play, and they just probably 1553 01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:31,160 Speaker 2: don't trust it yet. 1554 01:12:31,720 --> 01:12:33,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the hard part there is no easy 1555 01:12:33,840 --> 01:12:36,799 Speaker 1: answer for this. Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Patrick Mahomes 1556 01:12:36,840 --> 01:12:38,320 Speaker 1: all look like they're going to be Hall of famers 1557 01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:40,519 Speaker 1: and they're in the same conference you just mentioned. Drake 1558 01:12:40,560 --> 01:12:43,120 Speaker 1: May he's better than bow Knicks today. Justin Herbert, I 1559 01:12:43,120 --> 01:12:45,880 Speaker 1: think is probably better than Britain Drake May or sorry, 1560 01:12:45,920 --> 01:12:48,680 Speaker 1: better than bow Knicks today. That gets me to that 1561 01:12:48,760 --> 01:12:52,719 Speaker 1: gets me to be four five quarterbacks in their own conference. 1562 01:12:53,240 --> 01:12:56,720 Speaker 1: So like, can you consistently win the AFC and be 1563 01:12:56,800 --> 01:12:59,439 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl team with the sixth best quarterback in 1564 01:12:59,479 --> 01:13:01,280 Speaker 1: your conference at best? And I don't think he's that. 1565 01:13:01,360 --> 01:13:03,200 Speaker 1: I don't think he's anywhere near that right now. And 1566 01:13:03,240 --> 01:13:06,920 Speaker 1: then more importantly, can anybody like because if your answer 1567 01:13:07,040 --> 01:13:08,519 Speaker 1: is I got to be able to compete with them, 1568 01:13:08,560 --> 01:13:11,160 Speaker 1: then your answer is I need a possible Hall of Fame. 1569 01:13:11,160 --> 01:13:12,760 Speaker 1: But you got a quick update before we go to break? 1570 01:13:12,800 --> 01:13:14,680 Speaker 1: Did is there any score up there? 1571 01:13:14,800 --> 01:13:14,880 Speaker 6: Up? 1572 01:13:15,000 --> 01:13:16,280 Speaker 1: Update that? Do you want to give us on that? 1573 01:13:16,280 --> 01:13:21,560 Speaker 2: Bendigo uh, five seconds left, Auburn has just called or 1574 01:13:21,600 --> 01:13:22,639 Speaker 2: somebody just called a timeout. 1575 01:13:22,680 --> 01:13:23,280 Speaker 3: I'm not really sure. 1576 01:13:23,320 --> 01:13:26,160 Speaker 2: I'm uh oh, Vanderbilt just called their second timeout. At 1577 01:13:26,160 --> 01:13:29,519 Speaker 2: this point in time, Auburn technically outside of field goal range, 1578 01:13:29,520 --> 01:13:31,719 Speaker 2: but they are in a second and ten situation. 1579 01:13:31,920 --> 01:13:34,880 Speaker 3: This may not end well in regulation for the commodors. 1580 01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:37,160 Speaker 1: We'll let you know if we're headed to overtime plus 1581 01:13:37,240 --> 01:13:39,120 Speaker 1: the single greatest game show in the history of sports 1582 01:13:39,160 --> 01:13:41,719 Speaker 1: talk radio? Would you rather coming at your next? Bucking 1583 01:13:41,800 --> 01:13:46,800 Speaker 1: Fits on Fox Sports Radio? Yeah, he's Buck Rising. I'm 1584 01:13:46,840 --> 01:13:51,160 Speaker 1: Jason fitzbucking Fits on Fox Sports Radio. Vandy Auburn in 1585 01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:53,360 Speaker 1: overtime right now, so we'll keep you updated on what 1586 01:13:53,400 --> 01:13:56,920 Speaker 1: that means in the meantime, Buck, You're ready for this? 1587 01:13:56,960 --> 01:13:58,640 Speaker 1: You feel good? We feel like we got it locked in? 1588 01:13:58,640 --> 01:13:59,280 Speaker 1: Are we ready? 1589 01:13:59,760 --> 01:14:01,240 Speaker 3: I feel like I've got the timing down. 1590 01:14:01,640 --> 01:14:04,479 Speaker 1: Okay, it's time for the single greatest game show in 1591 01:14:04,520 --> 01:14:08,880 Speaker 1: the history of sports talk radio. It's time for would 1592 01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:13,759 Speaker 1: you rather semi? 1593 01:14:14,520 --> 01:14:16,960 Speaker 7: I thought we know that just a little bit. Yeah, 1594 01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:19,160 Speaker 7: I'll give that like a B plus. The first word 1595 01:14:19,320 --> 01:14:22,280 Speaker 7: was off, but the second two were perfect. So yeah, well, yeah, 1596 01:14:22,600 --> 01:14:24,519 Speaker 7: what's the second lock in? All right, there were feel good, 1597 01:14:24,520 --> 01:14:24,840 Speaker 7: feel good? 1598 01:14:24,880 --> 01:14:26,840 Speaker 1: All right? Ian is gonna give us a question. We'll 1599 01:14:26,840 --> 01:14:29,080 Speaker 1: figure out would we rather one side of the other? Ian? 1600 01:14:29,080 --> 01:14:31,880 Speaker 1: What you Ian? Very excited about today's Would you rather 1601 01:14:31,960 --> 01:14:35,519 Speaker 1: so expect greatness? Nothing short of greatness? Ian? You're up 1602 01:14:35,560 --> 01:14:36,960 Speaker 1: with all the pressure. What do you got for us? 1603 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:37,280 Speaker 1: All right? 1604 01:14:37,640 --> 01:14:40,479 Speaker 7: The wheel is filled with with nothing but bangers today, 1605 01:14:40,520 --> 01:14:41,599 Speaker 7: so let's go ahead and spin it. 1606 01:14:42,120 --> 01:14:45,439 Speaker 1: Okay, the wheels on the bus go round and round, 1607 01:14:45,640 --> 01:14:46,519 Speaker 1: round and round. 1608 01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:50,760 Speaker 7: Okay, First one, would you rather stay the way you 1609 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:54,479 Speaker 7: are exactly? Or be given one billion dollars? If you're 1610 01:14:54,479 --> 01:14:58,639 Speaker 7: ever within one thousand feet of Steve Harvey, you die instantly? 1611 01:14:59,280 --> 01:14:59,639 Speaker 3: What? 1612 01:14:59,760 --> 01:14:59,800 Speaker 7: So? 1613 01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:00,240 Speaker 6: Wait? 1614 01:15:00,400 --> 01:15:00,679 Speaker 1: Billion? 1615 01:15:00,720 --> 01:15:01,439 Speaker 3: A billion dollars? 1616 01:15:01,479 --> 01:15:02,040 Speaker 1: That really wrong? 1617 01:15:02,120 --> 01:15:05,679 Speaker 7: So be be given one billion dollars. But if you're 1618 01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:08,760 Speaker 7: ever within a thousand feet of Steve Harvey, you die 1619 01:15:08,840 --> 01:15:09,840 Speaker 7: on the spot. 1620 01:15:10,520 --> 01:15:11,360 Speaker 3: Oh pretty much? 1621 01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:13,320 Speaker 1: Would you take that or not? Yeah? 1622 01:15:13,439 --> 01:15:15,640 Speaker 2: I mean it would rob me of my dream of 1623 01:15:15,680 --> 01:15:19,400 Speaker 2: playing family Feud, I suppose, but for a billion I 1624 01:15:19,400 --> 01:15:20,280 Speaker 2: would live with it. 1625 01:15:20,720 --> 01:15:23,040 Speaker 7: Well, the grand prize on Family Feud is like twenty 1626 01:15:23,040 --> 01:15:23,880 Speaker 7: thousand or something. 1627 01:15:24,640 --> 01:15:27,960 Speaker 1: So you're here, what that or something like? Look, I 1628 01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:30,360 Speaker 1: watched Family Feud for about three hours a night half 1629 01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:33,840 Speaker 1: the time. So like, look by the way bucket, like 1630 01:15:34,040 --> 01:15:36,120 Speaker 1: you and I should just like maybe we'll just pretend 1631 01:15:36,160 --> 01:15:40,000 Speaker 1: we're family and we'll go on family feud together someday. Look, 1632 01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:42,200 Speaker 1: I'll take the billion dollars to stay away from anybody, 1633 01:15:42,240 --> 01:15:43,960 Speaker 1: and I'll take my chances, because man, I can do 1634 01:15:44,040 --> 01:15:46,280 Speaker 1: some damage to a billion dollars by the time you 1635 01:15:46,360 --> 01:15:48,600 Speaker 1: catch me. Like, look, if you told me that that 1636 01:15:48,760 --> 01:15:50,880 Speaker 1: Steve Harvey was going to get the billion for tracking 1637 01:15:50,920 --> 01:15:52,719 Speaker 1: me down and it was a race to my death, 1638 01:15:52,760 --> 01:15:54,360 Speaker 1: I would still take the billion dollars. 1639 01:15:54,680 --> 01:15:57,240 Speaker 2: I feel like I would likely expire of my own 1640 01:15:57,280 --> 01:16:00,120 Speaker 2: demise or of my own means because I have a 1641 01:16:00,160 --> 01:16:02,040 Speaker 2: billion dollars at my disposal and I would do something 1642 01:16:02,080 --> 01:16:02,439 Speaker 2: dumb with it. 1643 01:16:02,800 --> 01:16:04,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Steve Harvey wouldn't have to look very far. You 1644 01:16:04,800 --> 01:16:06,839 Speaker 1: just have to look for the massive party in the mansion. 1645 01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:09,040 Speaker 1: That's where you go. A billion dollars later, What do 1646 01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:10,080 Speaker 1: you got next to you? Okay? 1647 01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:12,479 Speaker 7: Would you guys rather wear a bib every time you 1648 01:16:12,520 --> 01:16:15,080 Speaker 7: eat out in a public place or drink from a 1649 01:16:15,120 --> 01:16:16,519 Speaker 7: sippy cup every time you're at a bar? 1650 01:16:17,080 --> 01:16:17,280 Speaker 3: Yeah? 1651 01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:20,360 Speaker 1: Oh, I enjoy sippy cups, so I'm all in on 1652 01:16:20,439 --> 01:16:23,680 Speaker 1: drinking for the sippy cup. I'm all in. Look like 1653 01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:25,280 Speaker 1: you know the you know the Starbucks. 1654 01:16:25,760 --> 01:16:27,439 Speaker 2: No, no, no, no, wait damn it. When is the 1655 01:16:27,479 --> 01:16:30,200 Speaker 2: last time you have had your mouth around a sippy cup, 1656 01:16:30,280 --> 01:16:31,439 Speaker 2: like an actual sippy cup? 1657 01:16:31,760 --> 01:16:35,360 Speaker 1: Well like not, okay, the I used one of those 1658 01:16:35,439 --> 01:16:38,000 Speaker 1: workout bottles, theah Wallas that like has the straw in it. 1659 01:16:38,040 --> 01:16:39,760 Speaker 1: You put your mouth on it, you sip like it's 1660 01:16:39,760 --> 01:16:42,080 Speaker 1: a sippy cup. And we're talking like sippy cup, like 1661 01:16:42,160 --> 01:16:43,400 Speaker 1: children's sippy cup, like. 1662 01:16:43,320 --> 01:16:45,320 Speaker 3: The little straw candles on the sides. 1663 01:16:45,520 --> 01:16:47,120 Speaker 1: Oh god, yeah, give it to me all day. Look 1664 01:16:47,800 --> 01:16:49,320 Speaker 1: Like every time I go to Starbucks and I get 1665 01:16:49,320 --> 01:16:50,559 Speaker 1: a drink, they're like, do you want a straw? 1666 01:16:50,640 --> 01:16:50,720 Speaker 3: No? 1667 01:16:50,840 --> 01:16:53,280 Speaker 1: Like I like the lid that comes on that. So yeah, no, 1668 01:16:53,400 --> 01:16:56,080 Speaker 1: I would enjoy. In fact, if sippy cups were our 1669 01:16:56,080 --> 01:16:58,720 Speaker 1: only method of drinking drinks, I'd be happier. Wouldn't spill 1670 01:16:58,760 --> 01:17:01,160 Speaker 1: it on myself? Man, I I love it. I'm all in. 1671 01:17:01,240 --> 01:17:03,240 Speaker 1: I drink everything out of a straw or out of 1672 01:17:03,240 --> 01:17:05,000 Speaker 1: a sippy cup if I can, So yeah, I'm all 1673 01:17:05,000 --> 01:17:05,920 Speaker 1: in on sippy cups. 1674 01:17:06,160 --> 01:17:08,960 Speaker 2: I feel like I would have to do the bib. 1675 01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:10,760 Speaker 2: The shame of the sippy cup is not something that 1676 01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:13,320 Speaker 2: I can justify, and I probably need to be wearing 1677 01:17:13,320 --> 01:17:14,679 Speaker 2: a bib when I go out to eat anyway. 1678 01:17:15,080 --> 01:17:16,960 Speaker 1: I just want to sit down with Buck at like 1679 01:17:17,160 --> 01:17:20,320 Speaker 1: the nicest steakhouse in all of Nashville, and then pull 1680 01:17:20,360 --> 01:17:22,479 Speaker 1: out the sippy cup and unscrew the top of it 1681 01:17:22,479 --> 01:17:24,280 Speaker 1: because like my mind has a full screw on top, 1682 01:17:24,439 --> 01:17:26,240 Speaker 1: and then look at the bartender and be like, I 1683 01:17:26,280 --> 01:17:28,360 Speaker 1: will take you a fines stool fashion, and then just 1684 01:17:28,439 --> 01:17:32,559 Speaker 1: right there in the sippy cup cut, I'll take Blanton's 1685 01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:33,760 Speaker 1: neat in the. 1686 01:17:33,720 --> 01:17:35,719 Speaker 3: Sippy cup diesel fuel? 1687 01:17:37,439 --> 01:17:37,760 Speaker 1: All right? 1688 01:17:37,800 --> 01:17:40,640 Speaker 7: Would you rather never eat your favorite food for the 1689 01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:43,519 Speaker 7: rest of your life or only eat your favorite food 1690 01:17:43,520 --> 01:17:44,400 Speaker 7: for the rest of your life? 1691 01:17:44,600 --> 01:17:46,479 Speaker 2: Oh, only eat my favorite food for the rest of 1692 01:17:46,520 --> 01:17:50,679 Speaker 2: my life. I would be filetm and on at st. 1693 01:17:50,680 --> 01:17:51,120 Speaker 3: Elmo's. 1694 01:17:53,320 --> 01:17:55,080 Speaker 2: No, it's not a flag, it's the truth. So why 1695 01:17:55,360 --> 01:17:57,680 Speaker 2: you get to pick whatever you want to pick? Why 1696 01:17:57,880 --> 01:18:01,839 Speaker 2: why should my choice of dinner be a finable offense? 1697 01:18:01,880 --> 01:18:02,880 Speaker 3: I reject your fine. 1698 01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:04,960 Speaker 7: No, it's just a fat that it's full a mignon. 1699 01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:06,920 Speaker 7: It's not just steak. It's it's like it's a file 1700 01:18:06,920 --> 01:18:07,439 Speaker 7: a minyon. 1701 01:18:07,560 --> 01:18:08,800 Speaker 3: I want to full a. I don't want to. I 1702 01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:09,920 Speaker 3: don't want a Denver steak. 1703 01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:13,080 Speaker 1: Get out of here says everything about a personalities that 1704 01:18:13,240 --> 01:18:16,000 Speaker 1: like I'm sitting here debating whether it's cake or ice 1705 01:18:16,080 --> 01:18:18,000 Speaker 1: cream is my favorite food? And yes, I would need 1706 01:18:18,040 --> 01:18:20,160 Speaker 1: it every day, all meal, all the time if I 1707 01:18:20,200 --> 01:18:23,360 Speaker 1: possibly could, and be very happy, very very happy. What 1708 01:18:23,400 --> 01:18:25,559 Speaker 1: we'll get to see and what we got next? Also 1709 01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:27,639 Speaker 1: touchdown Vanderbilt, touchdown Vanderbilt and overtime. 1710 01:18:27,680 --> 01:18:32,120 Speaker 7: Oh okay, would you rather be handed one hundred thousand 1711 01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:35,639 Speaker 7: dollars right now on the spot or you have one week, 1712 01:18:35,880 --> 01:18:39,439 Speaker 7: starting right now to shake Kareem Abdul Jabbar's hand for 1713 01:18:39,520 --> 01:18:40,559 Speaker 7: one billion dollars. 1714 01:18:41,120 --> 01:18:42,559 Speaker 1: All I gotta do is shake his hand for a 1715 01:18:42,560 --> 01:18:43,519 Speaker 1: week for a billion dollars. 1716 01:18:43,520 --> 01:18:46,040 Speaker 7: Well, you gotta track him down and stuff and then 1717 01:18:45,640 --> 01:18:46,600 Speaker 7: I got it. 1718 01:18:46,720 --> 01:18:49,599 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'll find him. I'll find for a billion dollars, 1719 01:18:49,680 --> 01:18:52,160 Speaker 1: I'll find Kareem. Like I'll have a man hunt for Kareem. 1720 01:18:52,200 --> 01:18:53,080 Speaker 1: What do you got buck. 1721 01:18:53,439 --> 01:18:55,320 Speaker 3: Concerning I'll just give me one hundred grand and let 1722 01:18:55,320 --> 01:18:56,240 Speaker 3: me go on with my day. 1723 01:18:57,040 --> 01:19:00,559 Speaker 1: Look, one hundred grand is remarkable, that's incredible. But I'll 1724 01:19:00,560 --> 01:19:03,080 Speaker 1: start offering shares of my billion to get to Kareem 1725 01:19:03,120 --> 01:19:04,960 Speaker 1: like there's no doubt, Like we'll have a whole thing 1726 01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:07,559 Speaker 1: going for him. All right, Stay tuned at Fox Sports 1727 01:19:07,600 --> 01:19:09,920 Speaker 1: Radio all night. Vandy's ahead right now. We'll figure out 1728 01:19:09,920 --> 01:19:11,360 Speaker 1: if we owe apologies, but we won't have to give 1729 01:19:11,400 --> 01:19:12,800 Speaker 1: him because we won't be back till next week. 1730 01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:13,120 Speaker 6: Huh.