1 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: And welcome in. Late Kick is live. 2 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 2: It is Thursday night, September twenty fourth, the year of 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 2: Our Lord, twenty twenty. We are loaded tonight. We are 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: jam packed. This is no longer a drill. It's not 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: even a dream anymore. SEC football is going to be 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: played in under forty eight hours. I don't know how 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 2: much more clearly I can put it. This is go 8 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: time for us, Let's go time for you. We appreciate 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: you watching. 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We have 40 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: got a lot to get to. 41 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: But I didn't even mention what we're kicking the show 42 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: off with. 43 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: Colin has been feverishly working on a lower third bar 44 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: and to get us ready for Yes, some breaking news again. 45 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: As we sit here at seven two. 46 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: Central time, there is a press conference going on clear 47 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: across the country on the West coast. 48 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: And what's happening in that press. 49 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: Conference, Well, the PAC twelve powers that be are looking 50 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: you in the eye and saying, never mind on that. 51 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Whole cancelation thing. We're gonna have a season after all. 52 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: Several outlets reporting this, the PAC twelve has made it official. 53 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: Seven games is gonna be the model all conference games. 54 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: They're gonna start at the weekend of November sixth. There 55 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: will be a conference title game December eighteenth. We don't 56 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: have a full schedule release yet. Now it's important to 57 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: note I think the structure Colin, I think we read 58 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: this right. The structure of the schedule is going to 59 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: be everyone's gonna play six games. If you're in the 60 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: conference title game, that's your seventh game. If you're not 61 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 2: in the conference title game, there will be other cross 62 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: matchups that get played on that Saturday or on that 63 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: conference championship weekend, kind of like the Big ten's doing things. 64 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: So all Power five conference are now back. 65 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: Some of them never left, but all Power five conferences 66 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: are now back. We doled out our fair share of 67 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 2: criticism to conferences that hit the delay button when ultimately 68 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: we thought it was rushed and unnecessary. But as far 69 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 2: as I'm concerned, that's in the past now, because even 70 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: if you believe folks dug their own hole, they at 71 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: least had the sense to get out of it. And 72 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: so now acc SEC, Big Ten, Big twelve, PAC twelve, 73 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: they're all on board and we will all be playing 74 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: football by November sixth, November seventh, that's the weekend. 75 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: That's what's going on in the PAC twelve. 76 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: Now that's a couple of months away, you know, Colin, 77 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: that's a long time away now that I think about it. 78 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: So we'll have time to talk about the PAC twelve. 79 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: You know, we've got Grand season previews for a few 80 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: Big ten teams coming up too, But that's still a 81 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: few weeks away. 82 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you what's not a few weeks away. 83 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: It's just kind of a few hours away at this 84 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: point is college football season twenty twenty. 85 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: In the SEC. 86 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: We've done grand season previews all week. We're doing Tennessee's 87 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: tonight the Mood to start with. We always love to 88 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: do the mood Tracker. The mood Tracker is very complicated 89 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: for Tennessee. It's four words. It is mouth shut toes tapping, 90 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: and in a sense is how you sit in a 91 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: chair when you've had patients for about as long as 92 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: you can stand to have patience and you kind of 93 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: get it, and therefore you've shown that you get it, 94 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: and now you want it. 95 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: You want them to give it back to you. 96 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: Tennessee fans have had patience for what a decade plus now. 97 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: They have not been necessarily unruly or boisterous to the 98 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: point where they've just been kind of rabid and they've 99 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: been blinded to reality. They've had patience, but they keep 100 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 2: getting asked to have patience, and now they want results. 101 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: And I think that's more than fair because they have 102 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 2: invested emotionally, they've invested every way you can invest, so 103 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: they want returns and this is where they want those 104 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: returns to start coming. 105 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: In. 106 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: Areas of focus for Tennessee this year, key elements, potentially 107 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,119 Speaker 2: key elements that are being overlooked here ironically enough, because 108 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: they're being talked about by everyone. Think about what everyone's 109 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: saying right now in an abnormal year. Well, the teams 110 00:04:55,560 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: that have continuity at head coach and your coordinators quarterback. 111 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: Teams that have those elements returning year to year, well 112 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: they're going to be a lot further along than teams 113 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 2: that don't have all those elements in place. Tennessee's got 114 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 2: those elements in place. Combine that with the fact that 115 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 2: they got a pretty good stable to running backs, they 116 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 2: got an excellent offensive line. It's just that no one 117 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 2: looks at Jared Garantano and has fear struck in their heart. 118 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 2: And so I think a lot of people look at 119 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: Tennessee and they say, well, they're the exception. Even though 120 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: they have all those elements coming back. We're not scared 121 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 2: at Jim Chain you. We're not scared of any of 122 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: the quarterbacks they have. Maybe the Bailey kid's going to 123 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 2: be good, but not this year certainly. But I'll tell 124 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 2: you what it does allow them to do the style 125 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: they want to play, which is essentially to be the 126 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: biggest wrecking ball in college football. That is their offensive 127 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: style this year, or I think will be. It allows them, 128 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 2: even with all the disruptions with COVID, to have a 129 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: pretty good head start towards achieving that, which brings me 130 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: to my second point of focus, and that is just 131 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: that what will the impact be of all the COVID 132 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 2: related disruption that they've had. 133 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: They've had a lot of it. 134 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: There's never a way to know how many this guy 135 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 2: got and how much time on the shelf that guy spent. 136 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 2: We don't know that, and to be honest with you, 137 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: even if we did, it would probably be paralysis by analysis. 138 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: You wouldn't really know what to make of it. 139 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: But I'd love to see if I could just see 140 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 2: Tennessee's all twenty two or maybe starting too deep, and 141 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: I could see a meter next to every guy, how 142 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: many of those guys have gotten eighty plus percent of 143 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: the repetition in preparation physically and mentally that they need. 144 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: I don't think a bunch of them are at one 145 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: hundred percent. To be honest with you, I don't think 146 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 2: it's even realistic. Sometimes when you've had a full camp, 147 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: it's not realistic. But if they got a critical mass 148 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: of guys that are seventy five eighty percent there, I'd. 149 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:36,799 Speaker 1: Feel good enough with Tennessee. 150 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: No way to know the huge potential impact, As we've 151 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 2: said before and we said in the preview video for 152 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: the opener against South Carolina, is special teams I think 153 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 2: that's where that could potentially bite you in a big way. 154 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: Third area of focus, Ty Chandler and Eric Gray, and 155 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: some of you think maybe not in that order, but 156 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 2: in whatever order you think it'll be. Those are the 157 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 2: two running backs for Tennessee that they going to lean on, 158 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 2: and I mean lean on heavily. Both have to play 159 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: at their maximum potential this year. They have to avoid injury, 160 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 2: they have to stay healthy. It's an ultra tough task 161 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: because what they're going to be asked to do is 162 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: different maybe than what some team's running backs will be 163 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: asked to do. They are going to have to gain 164 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: tough yards. They're going to have to be ultra physical. 165 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: They are going to deal and take poundings week to week. 166 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: Ball security at a premium. This is a low variance. 167 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: This is a low margin for error team this year. 168 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: They got to be able to fall forward. They've got 169 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: to be able to gain tough yards. One of these 170 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: guys could have a ninety six yard day on twenty 171 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 2: three carries and have done everything necessary. That's not necessarily 172 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: the biggest yards per carry average. 173 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: Those are the kind of. 174 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 2: Games Tennessee is gonna need. So biggest questions for the 175 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: balls here. The first one is are we going to 176 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: end up seeing what Jeremy Pruitt has really been disappointed in, 177 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 2: vocally disappointed in, and that is a lackluster defensive front. 178 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 2: I don't know what to make of it, to be 179 00:07:58,480 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 2: honest with you, because we haven't been able to see 180 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: pre But if you've attentioned to Tennessee, Jeremy Prue has 181 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: been none too pleased with the production, apparently from his 182 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,119 Speaker 2: defensive front end practice. He's been very outspoken about them 183 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 2: not meeting his standard. Now, what you don't know is 184 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 2: how good are they even if they don't meet his 185 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: standard or is this sort of kind of a psychological 186 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: approach that he's taking because he thinks that's the best 187 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 2: way to light a fire under that unit. I don't 188 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: know if it was message sending and you're going to 189 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 2: watch him in week one and say, well, that criticism 190 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: paid off, or if you're going to watch him in 191 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: week one and say, boy, he was right. For whatever reason, 192 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: they are not up to par and that's going to 193 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 2: be a problem for them all season long. Second biggest 194 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 2: question can the offense for Tennessee handle the challenge that's 195 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 2: in front of them? Sounds like a very generic statement, 196 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 2: but I am speaking very specifically about Tennessee. What they're 197 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: going to be asked to do defensively. Very few teams 198 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 2: in America possess the capability of doing. Quite simply, Jeremy Pruett, 199 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: Jim Cheney and that staff are going to ask this 200 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 2: offense to be the most physical in the entire sport, 201 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 2: in the league, and in the sport that has got 202 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: to be their mo this year. They do not have 203 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: the personnel to consistently spread you and cut you to death. 204 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 2: What they do have the ability to do potentially with 205 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 2: that offensive line, with a competent enough quarterback and with big, physical, 206 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 2: powerful backs is bludgeing you. And that's what they want 207 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 2: to do every week. Maul you. And that stuff sounds good, 208 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 2: but it's not Rambo. It's not a movie. If this 209 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: is real life, and you got to do that week 210 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: to week, and as you exert a physical toll on 211 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: the opposition, you got to take care of your body 212 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 2: and you got to take care of collectively yourself. That's 213 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 2: a very hard style of football to play in a 214 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 2: normal year, you're playing ten conference games? 215 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: Can you maintain that? 216 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 2: If you can, I think Tennessee is very capable of 217 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 2: exceeding most people's expectation for them. Third question, Jarret Garantano's 218 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 2: going to be the starting quarterback for this team. Is 219 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 2: he going to finish as the starting quarterback? Is he 220 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 2: going to be the starting quarterback midway through the year. 221 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: Because I'll be honest with you when we talk about 222 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 2: the style that they're going to play again, it's not 223 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 2: one that's going to ask a quarterback to throw the 224 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: ball forty five times in a game. What it is 225 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 2: going to ask quarterback to do is get you in 226 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 2: the right pre snap set. It's going to ask you 227 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 2: to check properly. It's going to ask you to manage 228 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 2: an offense not turn the ball over, and it's going to. 229 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,199 Speaker 1: Ask you to make timely throws. 230 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: Accuracy, pinpoint in nature is going to be pivotal for him, 231 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: pretty much any quarterback. But because that's a style that 232 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: I think they feel maybe more than one of their 233 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: quarterbacks can execute. 234 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: You got Brian maher there. 235 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 2: As I said, you got Harrison Bailey, the young true 236 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 2: freshman who's probably the most talented out of the group, 237 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: waiting in the wings. I don't know how long the 238 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 2: leaseh is and I don't think anyone else up there 239 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: really does. I will say I think Jeremy Pruett and 240 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 2: Jim Cheney could be quicker to pull a trigger on 241 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 2: a quarterback change than the average staff would. Number one 242 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 2: calls they've already done it before with this group. They've 243 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 2: already done it. And number two, I don't think that 244 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: the ask for the quarterback position this year is very 245 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: typical to what you would normally expect in college football. 246 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a. 247 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: Very unique style that Tennessee plays offensively this year. All right, Colin, 248 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 2: let's talk about schedule scenarios. We've got a strength of 249 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 2: schedule that we do all our own in house here. 250 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 2: Instead of predicting all of your wins and losses and 251 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 2: just putting it up on a board, which Colin, we 252 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: don't have so we couldn't do it anyway. We like 253 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 2: to attribute a toughness rating to every one of your games, 254 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: one to ten, ten being the toughest, and then we 255 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 2: add it all up, we do some fancy math calculator necessary, 256 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: and we do a best worst, most likely record scenario. 257 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: At Georgia Week three, obviously, that's a ten rated game. 258 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: Bama comes in there two weeks later. That's a ten 259 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 2: rated game. You notice in between there, we've got Kentucky 260 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 2: rated an eight. Kentucky starts the season at Auburn. We 261 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 2: had that game rated a seven. So why would this 262 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 2: be an eight? Well, because of who you're playing them 263 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: immediately following and who you play them immediately before. That 264 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 2: is probably the most fortuitous sandwich position the Cats could 265 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: ever find themselves in. So that's a tough little stretch there. 266 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 2: You get through all that, you got three road games 267 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: and a four game stretch, the toughest obviously being at Auburn. 268 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: Now I told Colin to put a nine next to 269 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: the A and M game. That was a typo. It's 270 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 2: actually an eight. It fits in the same category. 271 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: But not quite a nine. 272 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 2: Welcoming the Aggie's in at home and Florida to end 273 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: the season is a nine. 274 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: Who knows what any team looks like by then. 275 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 2: So they've got two games rated ten, they got four 276 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 2: of them rated eight or nine. Yes, that is six 277 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 2: out of ten games rated eight plus. That is not 278 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 2: an easy stretch, and for that reason, there's a fairly 279 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: wide margin here between best case and worst case. The 280 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 2: best case record for the Tennessee volunteers this year, our 281 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 2: models spat out seven and three. 282 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: The worst case. 283 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 2: The exact opposite just flipped the three in the seven 284 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 2: worst case is three and seven. That would involve a 285 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: lot of injuries, as it is the case for most 286 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 2: teams if you go worst case. But what is the 287 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 2: most likely? Our model spat out six and four as 288 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: the most likely record projection for Tennessee. 289 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: I see no reason to deviate from that. 290 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 2: That's essentially winning all of your games rated seven or 291 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 2: less and then stealing a couple of them rated eight 292 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 2: or higher. I think Tennessee is capable of that, and 293 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 2: I think if they can maintain their health, a lot 294 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 2: of these teams are going to be beat up down 295 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: the stretch, and Tennessee's going to be the sledgehammer. Second 296 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: sledgehammer reference on the show this week, by the way, 297 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 2: not being used on me this time. Perfectly capable of 298 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 2: exacting a toll on someone when they're in that state. 299 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: So for that reason and for those reasons, we're going 300 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: Tennessee six and four in the twenty and twenty college 301 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: football season. Now, that's an entire season for one team, 302 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: but what about the entire sport? What about the entire SEC. 303 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 2: There are a lot of impact freshmen that are going 304 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: to have their names called very early and very often 305 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: in this conference. You go in twenty four to seven 306 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 2: sports dot com Right now, Chris Hummer's had a really 307 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 2: good piece. I think it's still on the front page 308 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: as of now about impact freshmen in the SEC. Now, 309 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: if you've watched the show over the summer, if you 310 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: watch the signing days show, these names may not be 311 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 2: new to you, but I think some of them may 312 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 2: be new to you. But if you're kind of just 313 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 2: coming back to the table, I think all these names 314 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: are going to be new to you, especially if you 315 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 2: don't hardcore follow recruiting. I'm not mentioning some role player 316 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: types here. We're not mentioning some guys who could see 317 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: some garbage time mop up duty. These are going to 318 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 2: be studs from day one. That's what we expect from 319 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: these guys. Let me start you at LSU and this name. 320 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 2: Even if you've have been partially tuned out, you probably 321 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 2: know Eric Gilbert at LSU is a five star tight end. 322 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 2: At least that's what we classified him as. Out of Marietta, 323 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: Georgia chose LSU over Alabama and Georgia. It was a 324 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 2: big shocker when he did it. This could be the 325 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 2: best high school talent I ever saw in person. I 326 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 2: watched him play, I remember so vividly. They ran just 327 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 2: a basic end around with him one night, and he 328 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 2: is every bit of six five two fifty, a huge 329 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 2: individual and can fly. And they ran an end around 330 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: and he's got two defensive backs trying to hawk him. 331 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: They've got the angle. 332 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: On him, they're probably he's probably got seventy five pounds 333 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 2: on them, and he just boom, just gets the edge right. 334 00:14:59,000 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: Around both of them. 335 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 2: I looked and I said, it was almost one of 336 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 2: those did that just happen? If you've ever seen the 337 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 2: Kirby smart gift out there where he's got the popcorn 338 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 2: and he just goes, wow, what I didn't have popcorn, 339 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 2: carbs and whatnot. But that is exactly my reaction to 340 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 2: Eric Gilbert then and now he is going to be 341 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: a future player. He will be featured prominently, I would 342 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 2: imagine Saturday night against Mississippi State. So watch him because 343 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 2: not only is he immediately going to be a player there, 344 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: but he immediately at least the LSU folks think gives 345 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: them the opportunity to sort of maintain a degree of 346 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: the offensive nature they had last year, where they were 347 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: so multiple and therefore so flexible and versatile with the 348 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 2: same personnel packages, being able to go power just as 349 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: easily as you can go spread fifteen seconds later. I'm 350 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: not subbing. You're not going to have time to sub. 351 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 2: I got a guy here who potentially could be an 352 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 2: inline blocker and then run a streak down the scene 353 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 2: the very next play and be effective doing both. You 354 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 2: don't see that all that too often in the sport 355 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: in general, but especially out of a true freshman. So 356 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 2: keep an eye on Eric Gilbert at Alabama. I have 357 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 2: measured my words the entire offseason, but I've only been 358 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 2: repeating what insiders at Alabama have told us. There are 359 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: three of them. I need to talk about it here 360 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 2: right quick. But the feature guy, without a doubt is 361 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: Will Anderson. Followed Alabama football for a long time. I 362 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 2: have not seen, and I want you to think about 363 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 2: what I'm about to say. I have not seen or 364 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: heard a true freshman get the kind of preseason freshman 365 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: hype Will Anderson's getting since a guy by the name 366 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 2: of Julio Jones out of fully Alabama. 367 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure you still remember Julio Jones. 368 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 2: Will Anderson not only listed as a starter as a 369 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: true freshman at jack linebacker for Alabama, not even a specialist. 370 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 2: They don't even think he's going to be a guy 371 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: who put him in obvious passing downs. But is he 372 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 2: a guy who could set the edge? I mean, can 373 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: we trust him and run support? Yeah, they think so. 374 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 2: True freshman didn't have a spring either. True freshman comes 375 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 2: in there, and not only that, but they think the 376 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: ceiling is so immense for him. He's a short fire 377 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: three and out type, but they think he's the kind 378 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 2: of player that can do things there that they very seldom, 379 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 2: if ever have seen come through the door defensively. But 380 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 2: there are two other guys on the defense here, both 381 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 2: of whom have a chance of playing a lot this year. 382 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 2: Malachi Moore or Malaki Moore and Brian Branch are both 383 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 2: sort of a one to two at their star nickel position, 384 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: and this is a situation where both of them have 385 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: the kind of versatility. One of them's listed as a corner, 386 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 2: the others of safety. But they sort of fit well 387 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: in the mold that Alabama wants as an athlete. 388 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: At that Nickel. 389 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 2: Spot, Branch was a four star guy. He was a 390 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 2: top one hundred guy out of Georgia. Moore was out 391 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 2: of I think he was at a Hewitt trustfull he's 392 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 2: a four star guy too. Malachai Moore is listed as 393 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 2: the starter here. Brian Branch is listed at his backup 394 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 2: and that was an area that Nickel spot this time, 395 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 2: like seven or eight months ago, there were a lot 396 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 2: of folks who were kind of worried about that with Alabama. 397 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 2: And I'm not saying the concerns are alleviated. These guys 398 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 2: haven't played a game yet, but they internally feel very 399 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 2: confident that. 400 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: Those guys can fill the role. And there are not. 401 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 2: The typical vulnerabilities that you would have any more so 402 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 2: than normal with plugging in a freshman, albeit an elite 403 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 2: freshman there. And they have options. That's the other important 404 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 2: part here. Both of them they trust play winning football, 405 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 2: and that trust. I know, we throw it around kind 406 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: of flippantly, that trust word. It's a big deal. When 407 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 2: you get that endorsement from Nick Saban on defense. Let's 408 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 2: move on here, Luke Dody, Yeah, refresh the screen. 409 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: Luke Doty. Do you guys know who that is? 410 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, Colin, if you're watching on the YouTube channel, Colin 411 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 2: is showing you footage of Luke Doty and you ask 412 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 2: where is he? 413 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: Well, he's the guy running the ball right there. He's 414 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback. 415 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 2: He was a high four star, top one hundred player 416 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: overall dual threat quarterback. So why are we talking about 417 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: him as a receiver. 418 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: Well, it's a. 419 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 2: Very interesting situation at South Carolina right now. They are 420 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 2: in dire straits at receiver. 421 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: Their depth is not good. It is not good at. 422 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 2: It is not sec quality depth just to shoot to 423 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 2: you straight at the wide receiver position. So they had 424 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 2: a quarterback battle up there. They had Ryan Helenski, the 425 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 2: Colin Hill. Colin Hill is the starter there, but they've 426 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 2: got enough depth at quarterback. They believe that they took Doty, 427 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 2: who figures heavily into their future at quarterback, along with Stockton, 428 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 2: the kid who they currently have committed but is still 429 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 2: in high school. But they looked at Doty and said, 430 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: this dude is such an athlete and we are so 431 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: hurting at receiver. 432 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: Let's work him at receiver. 433 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 2: I remember when that news started to come out of 434 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 2: Carolina camp and I was in one of our twenty 435 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 2: four to seven slack rooms, and people who pay attention 436 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 2: to the sport every day, they said, did you see 437 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: this headline out of Carolina? Luke Doty's working at wide receiver. 438 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: There's an obvious typo over on the Big Spur dot com, 439 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: though it wasn't a typo. 440 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: They're just working Luke Doty at receiver. So my point 441 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: there is you. 442 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: Would think, Okay, well he's being put there to provide depth. 443 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 2: Well yeah, obviously, but I'm not so sure that he 444 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: may not be able to actually get things done for 445 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 2: them at receiver too. 446 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: So that bear is close watching. 447 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 2: And another guy, Demon Demas, is a five star wide 448 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 2: receiver who is just an incredible athlete. Most of them 449 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: are when they have five stars next to their name. 450 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 2: But with the recent opt outs, Demas probably pressed into 451 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 2: action a little bit quicker and maybe into more meaningful action, 452 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 2: let me put it that way, a little bit quicker 453 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 2: than Aggie. 454 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: Fans thought that he would. 455 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 2: The only knock on Demas if you listen to insiders 456 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 2: out there is skill set's probably raw. He's also coming 457 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 2: back from injury, so he hasn't played since he was 458 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 2: a junior in high school, so the skill set is 459 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 2: a little raw there in terms of putting the finer 460 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 2: touches on his game as a receiver. But when you're 461 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 2: talking about being able to run streaks and goes and 462 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 2: use them in the screen game, his athleticism is too 463 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 2: good for them to keep off the field. And since 464 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 2: they're playing Vanderbilt and could probably hang half one hundred 465 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 2: and the first half if they wanted to, I think 466 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: you'll see him a lot early and often in Week one. 467 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 2: A couple of other names, and I'm not going to 468 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: go in depth here because we could talk about this 469 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 2: all night. To be honest with you, Kashan Butte is 470 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 2: a receiver at LSU. They are sky high on We 471 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 2: were sky high on him too. That was a guy 472 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: they fought Alabama before they kept him in state. Jalen 473 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 2: Carter at defensive tackle could play a couple of positions. 474 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 2: To be honest with you, upfront, for Georgia, Jalen Carter's 475 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 2: a guy. I was listening to the Dogs twenty four 476 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,239 Speaker 2: to seven guys on the podcast today. You know they 477 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 2: had an interesting thought there. Jalen Carter is pushing for 478 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: playing time he's gonna get playing time. They got a 479 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 2: lot of guys playing a lot of role specific type 480 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: positions for Georgia, but Jalen Carter someone who not only 481 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 2: will contribute as a true freshman, but the added bonus 482 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 2: when you have someone that talented is kind of lots 483 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 2: of fire under those seniors and those upperclassmen that you 484 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 2: already have in that position room. So those are the 485 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: true freshmen to keep an eye on in the sec Now. 486 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 2: I was recording the Late Kick Extra podcast this morning. 487 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 2: That's a Q and A. It's all mail bag. It's 488 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: strictly in the podcast feed. You will not see it 489 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 2: on the YouTube channel, So subscribe to the Late Kick 490 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 2: Podcast wherever you get your pods if you haven't already. 491 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: First question, right out of the chute at five am 492 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: this morning, if that late, I don't even think Bud 493 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: Elliott was awake when I recorded that this morning, and. 494 00:21:58,920 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: He doesn't sleep. 495 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: He just kind of hangs upside down from his roof 496 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 2: for a few hours like a bat, and then he's 497 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 2: up at like four thirty in the morning. 498 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: But the first question was where are the upsets this weekend. 499 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 2: It's a good question because as much as you've heard 500 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 2: people whisper about Kentucky in Auburn as much as you've said, ooh, 501 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 2: Lane Kiffin. First game at Old Miss? Who's predicted an upset? 502 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 2: I was on ESPN Upstate with Mark Ryan today. 503 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: You know what my upset was? 504 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 2: Florida International over Liberty Cause our numbers say so. 505 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: I don't know why. Stay tuned for the Ram and 506 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: Noodle Express later. By the way, but out of. 507 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 2: The major games, out of the marquee games, I haven't 508 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 2: heard a single person that credibly has predicted any upset. 509 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I know you could come in. 510 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 2: We had someone predict Old Miss winning by four touchdowns 511 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 2: in the chat. Don't think they probably stake any money 512 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 2: on that. So let's just go through these games, shall we. 513 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 2: Mississippi State at LSU. LSU is sixteen and a half 514 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: point favorite as of about an hour ago. I think 515 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 2: that this sets up very well for LSU. Now we're 516 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 2: already on the over. We gave that to you the 517 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: other night. That is an official play for US. I 518 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 2: think the pass game and the passing game for LSU. 519 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: Rather pass game, My goodness, we'll have a lot of 520 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 2: opportunity here. Now, there are a few different ways to 521 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 2: think about a season opener, especially when you're replacing a 522 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 2: whole lot of guys, and you think to yourself, all right, 523 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 2: inferior opponent, got a lot of new pieces. You want 524 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 2: time for everything to gel. Probably ease into this thing, right, 525 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 2: Maybe with some teams. I don't get the sense that's 526 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 2: how ed Orgeron plans on playing this this weekend. Ed 527 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 2: Orgeron's very big on messaging. He's very big on sending 528 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 2: messages to his team, and I think he's on I 529 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: think all of that staff, to be honest with you, 530 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 2: will be on a mission to do that. With the 531 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 2: way that they manage this game. You can put it 532 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,239 Speaker 2: on a grease board all you want to. You can 533 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 2: do radio interviews all you want to. Here's how you 534 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 2: do it. You go straight from Mississippi State's throat offensively, 535 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 2: the same style that you played with last year, and 536 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 2: you put it on the players, and you let the 537 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 2: players show themselves if they're capable of carrying out that 538 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 2: kind of design and that kind of philosophy, because that's 539 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 2: how you decide that. You don't tell him you can't 540 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 2: do it. You give me opportunity to do it. And 541 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 2: here's the good news for LSU. There are a lot 542 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 2: of good matchups out wide for them in this game. 543 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 2: I think they'll be time to throw. I think there 544 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 2: are a lot of good matchups to be had out there. 545 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 2: That wide receiver skill on the other side of the ball, 546 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 2: I just don't think's there from Mississippi State. 547 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: People can talk all they want to. 548 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 2: I've seen the quarterback over there, kJ Costello talking this 549 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 2: week about how what we do is really simple, but hey, 550 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 2: we're going to go after you paraphrasing I don't remember 551 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 2: the exact quote. That's great and all. And I don't 552 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 2: doubt they're going to score. And we took the over 553 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 2: for a reason, and I don't doubt they're going to 554 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 2: stop trying to score. We took the over for a reason. 555 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 2: LSU's gonna put a big number up in this game. 556 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 2: So I don't see the upset there. Could the upset 557 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 2: be in Oxford? Certainly, hope not. Florida was our best 558 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 2: bet of the week. We got him at minus twelve. 559 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 2: They're at minus fourteen now. That thing rose to as 560 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: high as minus fifteen or fifteen. 561 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: And a half. 562 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 2: A lot of new for Old miss a lot of 563 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 2: disruption for Old miss in the offseason in the way 564 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 2: of COVID of course. So I don't think Blane Kiff 565 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 2: and trust either of his quarterbacks right now. Matt Carral's there, 566 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if you can trust the decision making. 567 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 2: John riss Plumley's there. Don't know if he can stretch 568 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: the field for you the way you want to. It's 569 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: a great athlete, just don't know if he can necessarily 570 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 2: do what Lane Kiffin wants him to do. And Florida 571 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: insiders and this is really interesting because they may have 572 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 2: a point here. 573 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: You talk to people. 574 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 2: Close to Florida and you ask him, Hey, what do 575 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 2: you think about the team? What's the most underrated aspect 576 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 2: of the team? Wide receiver? They all think, every one 577 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 2: of them down there says, if there is an area 578 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 2: of this team that's underrated, it's the wide receiver corps. 579 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 2: They've got a lot of versatility in that position room, 580 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 2: and part of that versatility is good size. They got 581 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 2: some big guys in that receiver room. The matchup here, 582 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 2: I think it showcased early, and I think it heavily 583 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 2: favors Florida. That secondary of old misses. Just like I 584 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 2: said about Mississippi, state, there's gonna be a lot of 585 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 2: plays to be made for Florida, and so much like 586 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 2: LSU and that wide receiver corps that they want to 587 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: establish in that passing game they want to establish. 588 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: I think Dan Mullen thinks the same thing. 589 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 2: And if you go tail of two has here, I 590 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 2: think it sets up very well for them to come 591 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 2: out trying to display as much offensive firepower through the 592 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: air as you've seen them display to this point. Mullin 593 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 2: Nosey's got the quarterback to do it. Mullin Nosey's got 594 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 2: the wide receiver. 595 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: Room to do it. 596 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 2: I think they're hopeful they've got the offensive line to 597 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 2: give time and protection. 598 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: But here's what you also know you can do. If 599 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: you're Florida. 600 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 2: You know you can fall back on that run game, 601 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 2: and you know that you've got three guys there that 602 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 2: you can lean on. We did the Florida season preview, 603 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 2: the Grand season preview today, so you can go watch 604 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 2: that if you haven't already. Because we talked about that 605 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 2: three headed monster at running back a lot. So I 606 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 2: say all that to say I don't see the upset there. 607 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 2: I think Florida wins, and I think Florida covers. How 608 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: about Florida State Miami. Miami's favored by some of you 609 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 2: thought it was going to be three touchdowns. N They're 610 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 2: favored by eleven. They're coming off the big win against Louisville. 611 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 2: Florida State is two weeks removed from an embarrassing home 612 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:51,360 Speaker 2: opener against Georgia Tech. 613 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: They did not play last week. 614 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 2: Mike Norvell missing this game due to COVID, but all 615 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 2: of his players are still good to go. You know 616 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 2: what history says don't need to tell you. If you've 617 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 2: paid attention to this sport, if you've ever bet this sport, 618 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 2: history tells you that there's some kind of trap, there's 619 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: some kind of shenanigans brewing in this game. 620 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: But yet you can't quantify it, you can't dive deeper. 621 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 2: And also, the examples that your mind chooses to remember 622 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 2: are normally anecdotal, because what it doesn't remember is the 623 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: dozens of times someone's been favored and they've won like 624 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 2: they're supposed to. Those are easily forgettable. You remember the 625 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 2: exceptions to that rule? Could we have an exception game here? 626 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 2: Doesn't matter what the rule is, if it happens in 627 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 2: one Saturday. That's all Florida State needs. You've got a 628 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 2: do up spot, You've got a do down spot. It's 629 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 2: a rivalry game. So could something weird happen? Oh? 630 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: I suppose it could. Here's the problem. 631 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 2: If you watch the Florida State Georgia Tech game, and 632 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 2: I did until the bitter end, Florida State had a 633 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 2: pretty difficult time handling Georgia Tech's front, something that Central 634 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 2: Florida did not find themselves saying much. And the reason 635 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 2: I mentioned that is because Georgia Tech's front, all due respect, 636 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 2: pales in comparison to the kind of athlete that Miami's 637 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,199 Speaker 2: putting on the field in their defensive front. And so 638 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 2: I wonder the offensive consistency that wasn't there in the 639 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 2: home opener, the timing and rhythm, the playmaking that wasn't there. 640 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 2: How is it showing up? I guess crazier things have happened. 641 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: But I got to be honest with you. I don't 642 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 2: see the upset here either, So I keep scanning the board, 643 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 2: and that's the nature of an upset, You don't see 644 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 2: it coming. But if we see one, at least our 645 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 2: model I was looking at it earlier. If our model 646 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 2: sees one potentially it's Army versus Cincinnati. That's the one 647 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 2: it potentially sees, and it does not call an out 648 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 2: right upset. But lying on this thing is Cincinnati minus 649 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 2: thirteen and a half. It's been two touchdowns or thereabouts 650 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 2: most of the week, and our numbers have Cincinnati minus nine. 651 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: So it's a. 652 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 2: Little shorter possessions at a premium obviously in this thing. 653 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: And if you're leaning Army, then that is your thought. 654 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 2: Your thought is they find an early score and then 655 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 2: maybe they force a turnover, maybe some early three and outs, 656 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 2: and they just start racking up play play after play, 657 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 2: third down conversion after third down conversion. You saw him 658 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 2: do it against Oklahoma recently. That would be the formula here. 659 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 2: Less firepower in the Cincinnati offense than that Oklahoma offense had, 660 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,239 Speaker 2: So I can see you putting together the argument, Hey, 661 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 2: if they if they did it against Oklahoma a couple 662 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 2: years ago or last year or whenever that was, they 663 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 2: could do it here. I think, and I believe that 664 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 2: Luke Ficklestaff thinks that his run game can be trusted 665 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 2: enough to get this done. 666 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: As a result, I. 667 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 2: Think it'll be a very conservative offensive approach for Cincinnati. 668 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a very low variance approach. 669 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 2: Don't necessarily think this was going to be the most 670 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 2: exciting game to watch in the history of the sport. 671 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 2: It could be over in like two hours, fifteen minutes, 672 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 2: could be like a Greg Mattock special here. I'm not 673 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 2: picking the upset there either. I would if I had 674 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 2: to take army to cover, but would not. 675 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: Pick the upset there either. 676 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 2: The closest I would come to picking an upsets Kentucky 677 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 2: over Auburn, and it certainly would be a point spread 678 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,479 Speaker 2: upset Auburn's favorite by seven and a half. Our numbers 679 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: have Auburn winning by four, So we didn't really take 680 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 2: a side on the game one way or the other. 681 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 2: I don't know how big an upset it would be. 682 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 2: I don't know that anyone would label this as shocker. 683 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 2: Maybe in any given year in the SEC, yeah, that 684 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 2: would be considered a big upset. But knowing what we know, 685 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 2: very little home field advantage which Auburn would normally have 686 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 2: and thrive on, and also decided edges on the lines 687 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 2: of scrimmage which Auburn would normally have that they don't 688 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 2: have in this game. I don't know that anyone looks 689 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 2: at this and calls it a huge upset, to be 690 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 2: honest with you, I mean, if you're an Auburn Tiger fan, 691 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 2: I understand you have a different slant on this. But 692 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 2: outside of there, I've listened to people all week talk 693 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 2: about this game. For two weeks, three weeks, I've listened 694 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 2: to people talk about that game. I don't get the 695 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 2: sense anyone would be shocked. And I'll tell you the 696 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,960 Speaker 2: key here is Kentucky's ability to throw the ball. They 697 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 2: got to test whether Auburn's got the pass rush necessary, 698 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 2: and they got to test that corner depth for Auburn 699 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 2: because those are two question marks coming into the season. 700 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 2: I don't care how glowingly the practice reports have made 701 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 2: it sound, those are question marks for Auburn. And those 702 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 2: are the areas that Kentucky could strike here and they 703 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 2: could they could go down to Auburn and steel one. 704 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 2: So that's a look at where upsets could happen this weekend. 705 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 2: As for the Raman Noodle Express, here we go, Colin. 706 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: So we already gave you two of them. We gave 707 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 2: you one Sunday night. Already talked about that one that 708 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 2: was Florida. We gave you a second one on Tuesday night, 709 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 2: and that was the over at fifty six in Mississippi 710 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 2: State at LSU. Numbers three, four and five have arrived 711 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 2: and they are ready to go. 712 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: Here. 713 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 2: The third we are taking the under at fifty two 714 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 2: and a half in the Georgia Arkansas game. The fourth 715 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 2: game is Iowa State at TCU. This number in some 716 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: shops is two and a half. At a couple out there, 717 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 2: I see three and a half. Conveniently, we're settling on three. 718 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 2: But I want to tell you we think TCU is 719 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 2: going to win the game out right, so we like 720 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 2: it at any number there. We've got three, so we're 721 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 2: taking TCU plus three. And as I saw of telegraphed earlier, 722 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 2: I would call this the marquee game on Saturday. 723 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how you could argue with this. 724 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 2: Florida International, our good buddy Butch Davis heading on the 725 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 2: road to take on Hugh Freeze and the Liberty Flames. 726 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 2: Liberty featured twice on the show already, and we were 727 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 2: on the money picking them to upset Western Kentucky in 728 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 2: week one. Well, now we're going the other way and 729 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 2: we're taking FIU to not only cover the seven and 730 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 2: a half, we think there's an outside shot of the 731 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 2: upset there. So the five officials for this week on 732 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 2: the Rama Noodle Express Florida minus twelve and a half 733 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 2: gave you that one four days ago over fifty six. 734 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: Mississippi State versus LSU gave you that one. 735 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 2: Two days ago under fifty two and a half in 736 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:35,959 Speaker 2: Georgia Arkansas TCU plus three Florida International plus seven and 737 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 2: a half. 738 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: It has been a fun week. 739 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 2: Please subscribe to the channel if you haven't already, subscribe 740 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 2: to the podcast and leave a five star review. If 741 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 2: you haven't already, follow me on Twitter at late Kick Josh. 742 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 2: I will obviously be very busy talking back and forth 743 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 2: with you this weekend, watching along with you this weekend, 744 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 2: as you can tell by, among other things, the pace 745 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 2: of my voice tonight. I am very excited that SEC 746 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 2: football and by November all of college football will have returned, 747 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 2: and I know you are too. Thank you for being 748 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 2: there the entire offseason. We will certainly be here in 749 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 2: return the entire regular season and beyond so for Director Colin, 750 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 2: for Jordan. 751 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: On the podcast side of things, I am Josh Bate, have. 752 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 2: A great rest of your week headed into a big 753 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 2: college football weekend. We will be back here Sunday night, 754 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 2: eight Eastern and seventh Central with. 755 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: Full wall to wall reaction to college football Week four. 756 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: Until then, God Bless, have a great weekend.