1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, Welcome to the program as we take you 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: into the weekend from inside the building NRG Stadium, the 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: Hunday Texans Radio studio Mark Vandermyer with John Harris joining 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: you tonight. We've got a good one. Later on in 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: the show, Johnny Christian Kirksey from Uvaldi, Oh nice, Yeah, 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear that. He was on Good Morning Football. 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning America covered this. Texans organization members going out 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: to Uvaldi last night, having dinner with the players as 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: they have their first home game tonight. New uniforms provided, 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: and the news that the Texans on their helmets will 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: wear Uvaldy strong stickers. Very cool with cal and Hannah 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: McNair going out there, Lovey Smith, Christian Comu, Gruge Hill 13 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: among others. Very cool to see them out there and 14 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: have that happen. And one important person, I mean they're 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: all important people that went out there, but one person 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: it probably strikes at the heart of more than anybody, 17 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: is someone who went through rob Elementary and is so 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: well respect in this building, and that's Roland Ramirez, who 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: heads up. Are you see him if there's an injury? 20 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: You see him? Got on the field roller Ramirez is 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: one of the just I can't say more about the guy, 22 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: but he went to rob Elementary, and a day or 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: two after the attack had happened, I had I had 24 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: forgotten he had gone to Valdi. I knew he went 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: to Texas Tech. And then I heard somebody say, oh, 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: you know he's from Valdi. Went oh, Man, So I 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: asked him. I said, you know, Roe, I'm gonna regret 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: asking this because I know this is gonna drum up 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: some hard feelings and you know, some difficult feelings. I said, 30 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: but did you know anybody involved? I mean, I would 31 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: imagine you've all these a tight knit community, you grew 32 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: up there. And he just looked at me and said, 33 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: oh yeah, and he started pissing off the number of 34 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: people that he knew that were impacted, people that he 35 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: knew lost kids. And he's down there in Valdi, and 36 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: I know that's got to be really, really tough for him. 37 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: So you know, heart's got to everybody Valdi, but obviously 38 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: those close to home. I got, like Rolla, the Ramirez 39 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: who does so much for the people in this building 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: and so much for us. I just love the guy 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: to death, and I just I hate that his community 42 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: had to suffer through, but love seeing the Texans and Nike. 43 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: Nike did a great job stepping up with the uniforms 44 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: and whatever else they provided for Valdi High School as well. 45 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: So one thing that stood out to me on a 46 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: similar note but different, do you know did you in 47 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: the pictures in the videos I've ever seen, did you 48 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: see the name of the stadium that you've all the 49 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: high school plays in. Wait? What is it? The honey Bowl? 50 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: The honey bowl? Don't like the honeyball? Yeah. I happened 51 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: to see that behind the scoreboard behind one of the pictures, 52 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: and I said, does that say honey bowl? Why don't 53 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: I have a honey bowl? You know, we had a 54 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: pool and wheat eater bowl. I can't get a honey bowl. Yeah. 55 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: I mean with all the different companies that make, you know, 56 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: in Texas, that make certain types of honey, that should 57 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: be should be a bowl game. You know, if you 58 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: like natural honey, you could call it the local honey Bowl. Okay, 59 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: local bees. I don't know. There are many honey brands obviously, 60 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: but that would be very cool. Yeah, all right, so 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: we'll have that later on in the show. I want 62 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: to hear some of that interview that Christian Kirksey did 63 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: on Good Morning Football. They did a great job with it, 64 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: and I think it's worth sharing. We won't share the 65 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: whole thing, but a chunk of it later on in 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: the show. Also a guy you had your eye on 67 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: and training camp as let's just keep our eye on 68 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: this player. This could be interesting. Jake Hanson, linebacker from 69 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: the University of Illinois who is now a Houston Texan. 70 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: On the initial fifty three. We will have a visit 71 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: with him, and that's fun. John. I mean, this is 72 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: one of those players that we want to keep our eye. 73 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: We want to keep our eye on all of them, 74 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: and we will. But Hanson, Blake Cashman, these are players 75 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: who are talking about on Texans Radio before anybody else 76 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: was and now there are the fifty three. Yeah. Absolutely, 77 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: and Jake, you know, it's one of those things in 78 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: this defense, you better be able to run. And it 79 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: was the first thing that stood out and watching Jake 80 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: Hanson watching him live. When I study a prospect and 81 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: study Jake for the number of years, use it. He 82 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: was there at Illinois felt like forever, but which you know, 83 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: he's twenty four. I hated a fact that in twenty 84 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: twenty one and went down with an injury because I 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: feel like he was on a trajectory in twenty twenty 86 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: one to be drafted and potentially be drafted here because 87 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: of the connection he has with with with Lovey Smith. 88 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: But you could see could run. His change of direction 89 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: was really good. I mean just everything sudden and twitchy 90 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: and saw the same thing and play cash when you 91 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: could see that, And that was one of those things. 92 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: He didn't do a lot in mini camp and OTAs 93 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: he's still coming back from the injury, but you could 94 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: see it early on, even in the first couple of 95 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: days that they weren't in pads. People always ask, well, 96 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: what can you see without pads? I mean, you can 97 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: see how guys move and how they run, like those 98 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: things you can see. You can start seeing that and 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: going okay, will that translate when they put on pads? 100 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: I hope so, because if they can run now and 101 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: they can run with pads, go on, whole boy, you 102 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 1: might have something. So I wrote um my yearbook article 103 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: about the rookies. Every single year we all have a 104 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, the Texans yearbook comes usually do the offense 105 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: and you do a Vandomy Review and then I do 106 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: an article on the rookies. And so I did this article. 107 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: I don't know how long ago we do this month 108 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: and a half ago, a month and a half ago, 109 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: two months ago that we did this article. Yeah, and 110 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: I did it on the drafted rookies. I did it 111 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: on the nine guys they drafted and just focused on 112 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: the draft and away you go. And a few days ago, Labanda, 113 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: a good friend of ours, says, hey, I think we 114 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: should bring up the three guys that were undrafted and 115 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: put them in there, like, hey, yeah, because it's all 116 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: one big rookie class. You look at it like that, 117 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: this counts, this counts. Yeah. And for the first year 118 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: since twenty eighteen, he had not just a rookie make 119 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: as an undrafted free agent make the fifty three man 120 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: roster coming out of camp. He had three of them 121 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: make it. And I think all three of them have 122 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: got a shot to do something here in Houston. So 123 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what Kurt Heinisch and Jake Hansen, 124 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: and I always want to call m Carl Hairston, but 125 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: Troy Harriston with those three are able to do. They 126 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: all met with the media and he'll meet with us. 127 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: That'd be fun. We had a good time talking to him. 128 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: Harrison's Chippawas played last night, lost to Oklahoma State backdoor 129 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: cover though, baby up chips. So there's that. But let's 130 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: get to some of that stuff. Look, I'm about to 131 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: rant a little bit here, and that is it's funny, 132 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: Mike Florio. I love this about college football. It doesn't 133 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: matter or where you're from, what you do, It just 134 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: is such a passionate thing and it just seeps through everything. 135 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: Like he's obviously West Virginia guy, right, and he was 136 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: on fire last night about this game, the backyard brawl 137 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: between the Mountaineers and the pitt Panthers, And I love 138 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: that really because you know, we're used to him being 139 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: this NFL coverage guy and no matter what you think 140 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: of him, but then you see the West Virginia love 141 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: just permeate everything, and it was just funny. And he 142 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: was right. They got to play that game every year. 143 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: Certain games have to be played every year. Long Horns 144 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: and Aggies. I know they're gonna be in the SEC now, 145 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: so maybe we can get this done. Finally, since the 146 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: breakup of the Big Twelve, when the law Horns stayed 147 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: and the Agge's left. That game is gonna happen sooner 148 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: than we think. You know who's known that all along, 149 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: our pal Andre Ware, he has said it from Jump 150 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: that Tech. When Houston comes into the Big Twelve, that 151 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: Texas and Oklahoma out and I don't know, it doesn't 152 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: really have anything to do with Houston, but it's just 153 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: Texas and Oklahoma moving on. So I think by next 154 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: year that's just my gut. But I saw John Lopez 155 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: tweet after the fact. In fact, I think I saw 156 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: it this morning because somebody retweeted it and he's dead 157 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: on that atmosphere last night at Akrascher formerly known as 158 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: hines Field, I can't get used to that was incredible. 159 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: It was great. It was INCREDI lot of Mountaineer fans. 160 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: I mean they said it was the largest crowd of 161 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: any sporting event in the history of Pittsburgh. It was 162 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: his Steeler Country three Rivers Stadium. I don't think it 163 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: held seventy for a football configuration. I can't believe hines 164 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: Field has not had that or more people than I 165 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: don't know. It was. It was nuts. I mean, the 166 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: drone shots and new overhead shots, were just incredible, and 167 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: you're right, those two teams should be playing. Keen Slovis 168 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: ramped it up when he stood up the Pepper rally 169 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: and said bleep West Virginia. And then after the game, 170 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: Patton Ardoozi is getting on Scott van Pelt about ESPN 171 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: saying it was seventy five percent West Virginia fans and 172 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: it was just that's what college football's about. It's about rivalries, 173 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: it's about tradition. And look, I understand more than I 174 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: mean as much as anybody that all this realignment stuff 175 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: and the money that goes, like you can't, Hey, if 176 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: these two teams go to this conference, this thing is 177 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: gonna be worth one billion dollars. Like what university is 178 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: gonna turn that down? Right? But you've got these nonconference games. 179 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: Turn those into rivalry games, megas, nonconference games so important 180 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: that teams are clamoring. Hey, remember that rivalry that we 181 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: used to have with you Nebraska and I'm Oklahoma. Let's 182 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: play that game everyone again. Every year's gonna get floored, 183 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: but do it anyway. Absolutely, the rival games. Penn Stage 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,599 Speaker 1: should play Pitt every year. Penn Stage should play Syracuse 185 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: every year, for that matter, maybe even Rutgers. They do 186 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: because they're in the Big Ten. I guess that's this 187 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: good and opening week I said in my tweet that 188 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: week zero was a nice little soft open within the 189 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: Nebraska Northwestern out in Ireland. It was the nice little 190 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: soft open. But holy smokes, Penn State Purdue incredible football game. 191 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: Joey Porter junior showed off at corner. He's number twenty 192 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: in two Harris one hundred, but you'll see in a 193 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: couple of weeks he was incredible. Last night. It was 194 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: a really nice night. You had the backdoor cover with 195 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: with Central Michigan Atacoma State. It was fifty one fifteen 196 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: going into the fourth quarter fifteen forty four to make 197 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: the ships. Gunny had to be pulling his hair out 198 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: of that one. But Pitt West Virginia was a great game. 199 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: Penn State Produe's a great game. How about this? I 200 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: went sixteen and oh straight up? You did sixteen and 201 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: oh straight up? Twenty two and six. If you combine 202 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: straight up against the spread and over under, do you 203 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: put your picks on football? So you can get the 204 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: Friday games and then I gotta give my Saturday games 205 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: up there. But the Friday or up there are you 206 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: becoming one of those guys. I've always been one of those. No, 207 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: I mean people have always said that. I mean Sean 208 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: Sean Pendergast would sit with me when we did radio together, 209 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: and Sean would say okay, and he would go through. 210 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: He would do it selfishly, of course, but he would 211 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: give me a game and say what's the spread, and 212 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: I would tell him the spread what I thought every 213 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: time that my guess was three four or five six, 214 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: whatever it was away from the actual spread. Those are 215 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: the games that he would fire on. Oh, and so 216 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: he would selfishly do it, but he would say what's 217 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: the spread? And most of the time I'd be within 218 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: a point or two, and when I was off, he 219 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: knew something was up, and he knew he knew was like, okay, 220 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: wait a second, He's like, Vegas has this as this 221 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: and then he would say does that make sense? I'm like, no, 222 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: not early and then those would be the games that 223 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: he would end up he would end up firing on. 224 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: So I've never laid a bet, but I know how 225 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: to speak the language. And yeah, college games, I've all 226 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: I've been in tune to that from the time since 227 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: what's the first time I got onto your Matthew McConaughey 228 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: and that Alpaccino movie that nobody saw. Yeah, but it's 229 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: about a lot of people have made money off of my, 230 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: off of me. Jeez, now I gotta make money off 231 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: of me. You do your Friday picks. No, don't gamble, No, no, no, 232 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: don't gamble. It's fun. It's fun just for you know, 233 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: fun entertainment purposes. I saw light funds, but we're not 234 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: allowed to do it anyway. I know. I saw a 235 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: buddy of mine that post a picture, Brent Martineau, who 236 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: covers the Jags in Jacksonville, and he had a he 237 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: had a picture you know on Twitter you can do 238 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: those like four shots. He's got four shots of this 239 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: guy and he looked like he was walking in the 240 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,479 Speaker 1: Penn State lot in nitney lyon uniform outfit in Jacksonville. 241 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: And he's like hashtag Duval County And I went, no, 242 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: no, no no, no no. That guy lost the betst a bet, 243 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: he lost a bet or he finished lasting fan see football, 244 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: that's probably it. It's probably what it is. Bets. You 245 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: don't do that. That's a fantasy football. That's awesome. That's 246 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: your last place of fantasy football. I've heard some good ones. 247 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: I've heard some good ones. When you finished last of 248 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: Fantasy football, the tattoo thing is is a bit much. 249 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: It's so much. No, you should never make somebody that. 250 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: That's really hard. But who's that talking to you? I 251 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: think it was talking to Tyler Marcott. The best one 252 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: for finishing last of Fantasy football was the guy that 253 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: had to take the SAT. He had to sign up 254 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: and take the SA SAT and he had to do 255 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: some elicit drugs prior to it, so he had to 256 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: go sign up and register, then do the elicit things, 257 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,559 Speaker 1: then take the test. And the guy did better in 258 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: the SAT than he did when he was in high school. 259 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: Oh that's great. I think I better, Johnny. I think 260 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: I have a better attention span. Yeah, since I think 261 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: that's probably true. Well a few things since there's that, 262 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: But those games have to be played, and I think 263 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL we need to do something here when 264 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: you go to eighteen games eventually, because you know what's coming. 265 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: The dream is still alive, Johnny of having two designated 266 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: rivals in the opposite conference two rivals for the Texans. 267 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: The natural rivals are the Cowboys and the Saints now 268 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys has to be one. Yes, the other one is 269 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: negotiable to me, but Dallas has to be one because 270 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: a lot of AFC teams are going to say Dallas 271 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: has to be our rival, so that if you have two, 272 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: you can share Dallas as arrivals. But I think the 273 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: only other AFC team that could legitimately claim Dallas as 274 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: a rival would be Kansas Cities because they were the 275 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: Dallas Texans when they started, and they were playing at 276 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: the same time the Cowboys were and a lot of 277 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: kids that actually happened. Okay, in the nineteen sixties early 278 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: nineteen sixties you had the Cowboys and the Dallas Texans 279 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: playing at the same time in the NFL college football. 280 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: They still I don't say, steal ideas from each other, 281 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: but they're always looking at each other for Hey, how 282 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: that thing work for you? How did that work for you? Well, 283 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: the timing, I think could be very interesting to your 284 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: thought because the ACC I know is doing it. They're 285 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: doing it in twenty three I believe, where they have 286 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: three common they have three annual opponents, and then they 287 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: got a rotation with the other members of the ACC. 288 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: So I don't remember it exactly, but I think North 289 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: Carolina has NC State duke in Virginia. They didn't give 290 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: him Wake, they give m Virginia. I think, so those 291 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: three annually, so that's gonna happen, I believe in twenty 292 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: twenty three, so the NFL. So we're not going to 293 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: eighteen games. We're a little bit, I would imagine. I 294 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: think the NFL will study that, Watch how it works, 295 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: see that it works. Watch a number of other conferences 296 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: go to a system like that where they have three 297 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: annual common opponents and then everything else rotates. I think 298 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: the NFL will look at and say, you know what, 299 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: we need to do that with those two games over 300 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: the sixteen And as you know, the other two games 301 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: where you have some flexibility is within your conference the divisions. 302 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: You don't play the same finisher, right, So for the 303 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: Texans this year, they're playing the AFC West, but they 304 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: play the Cleveland Browns and they play the Dolphins right 305 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: in the other divisions because they finished in the same 306 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: slot as those teams. Maybe you could do something with those. 307 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: But name a team, I'll give you their two designated rivals. 308 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: To pick one out of a hat. The hardest one 309 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: to me would be the Seattle Seahawks. All right, So 310 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: that's interesting. That is tough because they are the farthest 311 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: geographical team of any in the NFL. In fact, I 312 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: remember when I was living in Miami when the Dolphins 313 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: would play the Seahawks. Everyone was saying, I was saying, 314 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: look at the travel between these two teams, and the 315 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks have a three hour flight to get to their 316 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: closest game, which is San Francisco. But I would say, 317 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: you'd have to ideally it's the Raiders and the Broncos. Yeah, 318 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: it's the Broncos the first one because you go the 319 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: old AFC West here, you know, so if you had 320 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: to go Chargers, you could because San Francisco is gonna say, well, 321 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: we gotta play the Raiders. Right, So there's two that 322 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: lay claim to the Raiders. But the Cardinals are probably 323 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: sitting there saying, we gotta play the Raiders there in Vegas. 324 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: We're in Phoenix, we gotta play the Raiders. So you 325 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: get some issues there that West Coast teams are tougher, 326 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: but you know what, you're just gonna have to fly. 327 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: We'll work it out. It also gets tricky in the 328 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: East because for the New England Patriots. Their NFC rival 329 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: would be the Giants, right, and I would say probably 330 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles. You could go Eagles with them, But the 331 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: Ravens are gonna say we got to play the Washington 332 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: Football Commando or whatever they're called this week, and they'll 333 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: probably want to play the Eagles as well. I would think, 334 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: so yeah, yeah, that would it gets tough. Negotiations in 335 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: those rooms would be very in the room would be 336 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: very very interesting. How you put that, how you would 337 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: put that all together. Giants, they got to play the Jets, 338 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: But then the Bills are gonna say, we gotta play 339 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: the Jiants. We're both New York. But the Patriots are 340 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: gonna say we have to play the Johnts. You can 341 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: work it out. Somebody's gonna not like what they get, 342 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: but that's just life. And I think it's got to happen. 343 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: After watching last night and I go back to this 344 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: all the time. Watching Pitt play West Virginia last night, 345 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: I said, this has to happen at all levels, because 346 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: what do people complain about, Johnny, Well, it's all about TV. 347 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: And I get it. It's all about TV. We gotta 348 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: get eyeballs, gotta get the money great, but they also 349 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 1: complain about attendance. College football has had a major attendance issue, 350 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: right you know how you solve that regional rivalries where 351 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: people can actually drive to a game. He can't happen 352 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: everywhere in the country. I get it. But where you're 353 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: close enough to drive Pitt, West Virginia, anybody, it's forty 354 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: five minutes away. Yes, you filled your building last night. 355 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: That has to happen. When West Virginia plays Texas Tech, 356 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: it's not quite as sexy to the Mountaineer fans. And 357 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: even though Texas Tech great, I know it's a Texas school, 358 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: but you're in West Virginia. Pitt is more interesting to them, 359 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 1: do interesting things. It's pretty easy to help your gate 360 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: make it work TV wise, but you got to help 361 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: the gate as well. It's about the fans, isn't it. 362 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: It's always been to me College football's one major issue. 363 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 1: And I always think about Kansas State when it comes 364 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: to this, and that's not always fair because Kansas State 365 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: over the years changed a little bit. Any Kansas State 366 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: got burned. There's one year in Kansas State decided to 367 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: play in North Dakota State. We're gonna take an FCS 368 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: school and then and then North Dakota State beat them 369 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: in Manhattan, and that's always that's always gonna make for 370 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: a you know, Appalacha State beat Michigan, and I don't 371 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I love covering FCS teams, and I know 372 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: those games pay for a lot of budgets. We saw 373 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: that with Famu Fami went to Chapel Hill. They had 374 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: twenty five guys ineligible because of snaffoos in their athletic 375 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: department with the academic side and all that kind of stuff. 376 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: Wasn't that guys weren't weren't getting the grades. They were 377 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: just advised to take fewer hours than were needed. And 378 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: so they five guys ineligible going to Chapel Hills. But 379 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: that game they there was talking about them canceling because 380 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: they just didn't have enough players. They ended up getting 381 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: in a game and fighting their tails off. It was 382 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: really impressive to watch. And they got a slot receiver 383 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: I think and play in the league. Um, but the 384 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: best one of the best players, Their best player didn't 385 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: play because he was on the ineligible list. Either way, 386 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: I read that had they canceled the game, that they 387 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: were gonna have to pay for this. This this, there's 388 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: like four or five different things, OH would have would 389 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: have flattened them. They said that one trip, that one 390 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: game pays ten percent of the entire athletic budget. I'm 391 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: not surprised the entire athletic budget. So what I'd like 392 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: to see and I think I think it was Bob 393 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: Stoops I heard say this. He was asked about scheduling, 394 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: and he said, you should schedule a team that you 395 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: feel like you can beat in non conference, a team 396 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: that you can beat, a team that might be on 397 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: part with you, and a team that's really going to 398 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: be a challenge to you. If you schedule those three 399 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 1: and the in the off season or for the non 400 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: that should be the way you do it. But a 401 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: team like Kansas State back in the day when they 402 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: were just trying to get the program going, and I 403 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: understood it, they would schedule three teams that they could beat, 404 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 1: and they would start the season three and all. Well, 405 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 1: potentially it paid off, and they still would hang on 406 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: to a team that was from a non conference to 407 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: in non conference that they probably shouldn't be playing. But 408 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 1: then they started playing a few other teams along the 409 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: way as well, taking some games, you know, up in 410 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: Jerry World, etc. But that, to me is the thing 411 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: with non conference games. When they decided this twelve team playoff, 412 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: they have got to make the emphasis of yeah, conference 413 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: play is great, but you are gonna get some sort 414 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: of bonus or whatever. I don't know how you do 415 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: it for playing better non conference games. That's very NC 416 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: DOUAA basketball tournament like, isn't. Yes, you know where you 417 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: reward teams for scheduling harder and a loss doesn't hurt 418 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: you as badly because you lost to a better team 419 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: than trying to play pop Corn State, as John Kelly 420 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: Berry would call it. And you're not gonna do it 421 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: as well. Todd Graham. When Todd Graham was at Rice, 422 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 1: he said that in an eight game conference schedule situation, 423 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: all right, you have that, you have the four other 424 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: games to schedule. You schedule two paychecks. Okay, so two 425 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna get beat, but you're gonna get the big check. 426 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: And you schedule two teams you're gonna beat, right in 427 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: all likelihood, Right, these are gonna change, obviously, But so 428 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: you split those four and go ahead and split your 429 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: conference schedule, and you're going to a bowl. Yeah, hallelujah, right, 430 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: So it's not easy to go five hundred in your league, 431 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: especially if you're a developing program. I mean it's hard. 432 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: It's hard. In the NFL. People used to talk about, oh, 433 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: you're eight and eight in a sixteen game schedule was prevalent. 434 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: You're eight and eight, you're eight and nine. You know 435 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: how hard it is to win eight games in the NFL. 436 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: You gotta be good and that means two other games 437 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: you would have, could have, should have maybe and you 438 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: might have been a playoff team. It's that close. Well, 439 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: I knew I saw this somewhere. I knew I saw it. 440 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: College football going to a twelve team model. It is 441 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: in it's a lock. I knew. I knew. I saw 442 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: that earlier today, twelve team model starting in twenty twenty six. 443 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: So when they go to that model, I thought I 444 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: saw it, but I wasn't totally sure. So I wanted 445 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: to make sure we're we all assuming this this is 446 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: a foregone conclusion, to make sorta wait for sixteen sixteen 447 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: will happen. Well, it wasn't gonna happen until Greg sanky 448 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: sec gave his thumbs up in his aventival on it. 449 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: But we'll see what the how they figure out the 450 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: twelve teams. There was a proposal that we all sort 451 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: of went, yeah, I kind of liked that proposal for twelve. 452 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: So that'll change things college football is that that's the 453 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: one thing. College football is always the last to adapt. 454 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: Yet they're doing a few things like the common opponents, 455 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: the annual opponents that I think the NFL, to your point, 456 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: with the get eighteen games, they can look at those 457 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 1: two above the sixteen and go, hey, we're gonna follow 458 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: what these universities have done and try and create geographic 459 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: rivals that don't meet every year. All right, let me 460 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: ask you and make a meet every year. Last night, 461 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: West Virginia's not winning the national championship, right correct, Pitt's 462 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: not winning the national championship? Right See? Not playoff does 463 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: not hurt the regular season. To me is every game 464 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: is special. It's football. You have that feeling everyone's gonna watch. 465 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: In the NFL, you'll watch your team. Your team might 466 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: not be projected to go to the Super Bowl, but 467 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: you're still living and dying with every snap. It's just 468 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: that way. It's that big a sport and I just 469 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: think people have to embrace that and not worry about 470 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: that in college football as you go to a twelve 471 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: team playoff, which will become sixteen because you know you're 472 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: gonna have a Bibet four or whatever it is, So 473 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: go ahead, go to sixteen. Eventually you will. And I 474 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: want more money for everybody. You know, I wanted the 475 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: twelve because I wanted the top four teams. I wanted 476 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: to put to your point about the regular season. I 477 00:23:56,080 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: wanted the regular season to matter because I just want 478 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: it to matter. And if you have, if you have 479 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: sixteen teams, I mean, look, if you've gone through the 480 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: history of the BCS and now they're comfortable playoff sixteen, 481 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: and you looked at the rankings heading into the final 482 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: week or whatever case might be, sixteen eight beat and one, 483 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: it's not happening. But the fact that one has to 484 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: play an extra game, you give them one through four, 485 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 1: give them an opportunity to sit and watch. Now where 486 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: they play these games and how they incorporate the bowls 487 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: and all that. That's going to be super interesting to 488 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: me going forward. I could solve all that, but they 489 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: have not asked me. Johnny. Let's get to let's get 490 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: to Jay Canson. Next Texans linebacker and Christian Kirksey another 491 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: linebacker who's in Yuvaldi and he was on Good Morning Football. 492 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: We'll hear that conversation. It's all coming up here on 493 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: Texans Radio. Great to have you listening heading into Labor 494 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: Day weekend, and a programming note Labor Day, we will 495 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: not be on tech Sin's radio back on Tuesday night 496 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: at six as will begin week one programming. Sports Radio 497 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 1: six ten has you all weekend long as you know. Anyway, 498 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: let's get to this. Jake Hansen from Illinois, linebacker, undrafted 499 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: free agent made the team. Johnny and I catch up 500 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: with him. He's happy about it, obviously. I'm really excited 501 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: to have made the initial fifty three man roster and 502 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: just trying to make an impact on this team anyway 503 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: I can. And things have been moving fast, you know, 504 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: and so I'm just learning the business and learning learning 505 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: how the NFL works. Jake, There's so many different things. 506 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we talked about a few of those things 507 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: the other not after the game, but where's your comfort 508 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: level in coming back from the injury from last year? 509 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: I mean nineteen twenty you play for Lovey, which we'll 510 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: get too a little bit. The twenty one and get 511 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: banged up you had. If you hadn't gotten banged up, 512 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: you probably would have gotten drafted. Then you would have 513 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: been required to go somewhere. You choose the Texans. But 514 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: where's your comfortability right now with where you are and 515 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: coming back from the injury you had last year. I've 516 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: been fortunate enough to not have any setback, so my 517 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: knee feels great. I feel I don't even think about 518 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: it when I'm out there, so it's just a matter 519 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 1: of staying on top of it and as far as 520 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: like bodywork and things like that. But I've been fortunate 521 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: enough to be real healthy as a training camp in 522 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: the preseason so far. So, Jake, you're from Florida. What 523 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,919 Speaker 1: led to the decision to go to Illinois? Honestly, for me, 524 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: it was I was in high school. I was very 525 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 1: set on being a power five linebacker. That was something 526 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: I felt very strongly about and it was my only 527 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: power five opportunity, so it was kind of an easy 528 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: decision for me. You know what's interesting, I don't think 529 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,479 Speaker 1: people would know this, and maybe you don't even know this, Jake, 530 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: but there's been a long period of time where you 531 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: look in the Big Ten, and there are Florida players 532 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 1: all over the place. I mean, you look at Wisconsin. 533 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 1: They got corners at Wisconsin. They're coming from Miami and 534 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: you'd think, wow, what the heck, But yeah, the Big 535 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: ten comes down there and they get speed. And obviously 536 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 1: coach knew the Tampa area a little bit from having 537 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: been there and recruited. You was either one who recruited you, 538 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: were you there and he was when he got there, 539 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: so I he actually wasn't. So we had hired a 540 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: new athletic direct I signed my letter of intent I 541 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: think it's called and uh, we hired a new athletic director. 542 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: Like a couple of days after signing day, and his 543 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: first day on the job, he fired our head coach. 544 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: So coach I was already signed when Coach Smith got 545 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: brought on, and a little bit like for a second, 546 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: everything was crazy, you know, if I was gonna go 547 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: to Illinois, and then I heard Coach Smith was going 548 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: to be the head coach, and I obviously knew that 549 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: he was the Bucks head coach recently and then his 550 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: time with the Bears, and so it was a no 551 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: brainer for me to stay with Illinois after that. So 552 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: take us through the COVID year, not the whole year, 553 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: because we don't want to relive that, Jake, But you decided, 554 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm gonna get that extra year of 555 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: eligibility and that process. What was that like for you? 556 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: So it was a lot. It was a lot of 557 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 1: different things. You know. It was an opportunity to uh 558 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: my little brothers actually at Illinois, and he was gonna 559 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: it was be the first time we'd ever been able 560 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: to play on a team together. So my little brother 561 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: was walking on the team and that was a big 562 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: factor for me as well. And uh coach coach Bilma 563 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: right there right now. He's a great dude. And we 564 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: talked a bunch in that process and got into some arguments, 565 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: but I mean it was eventually going back was the 566 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: right decision for just me and my family at the time. Jake. 567 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: The one thing that there are many things that stand 568 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: out about your game, but when you put through the math. 569 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,479 Speaker 1: Lovey Smith was your coach Illinois in nineteen and twenty. 570 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: I think you led the nation in takeaways and you're like, well, duh, 571 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: of course the player of Illinois is gonna lead the 572 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: nation to takeaways. Haven't played for Lovey Smith. But was 573 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: that as much a thing as it is here about 574 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: going and getting the ball and creating those takeaways at 575 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: Illinois when you were playing college for him the same 576 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: as it is here. Yeah, So, I mean I definitely 577 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: see the similarities. Like he as soon as we got 578 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: to Illinois, it was it was preached and it was 579 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: like taking the ball away was the was the main 580 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: focus and our goal every plays to score on every play. 581 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: And I see the same things here in Houston, and 582 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: they do a great job preaching that. And it's something 583 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: that I've from the teams that I've been on. I 584 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: haven't been on a lot of felt team is only 585 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: one oly, but from the teams that I've been on 586 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: in different coaches, he harps on it the more than 587 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: anyone I've ever met. So interesting. All right, So what's 588 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: that linebacker room like? What is it like to be 589 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: with Miles Smith the linebacker coach and the rest of 590 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: the guys. It's great, you know, Coach Miles is a 591 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: great job with everyone and coaches us up, coaches hard, 592 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: and it's like all the linebackers have been super receptive 593 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: and like great show me around and being able to 594 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: like embrace me as older guys and show me the rope. 595 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: So everyone, I like, I feel like I've been blessed 596 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: to have such a good room and such good people 597 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: around me. Is it weird that you know you're you're 598 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: coming from college, you come into the NFL and the 599 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: roster gets reduced the way it does now you have 600 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: the practice squad and everything. But was that a strange 601 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: thing to experience? It definitely was. It's something new and 602 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: like just walking around the building on like final cut day, 603 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: it's just kind of um. It just it feels a 604 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: little bit weird because you'd never know, like if you're 605 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: gonna get a phone call and how it's how it works, 606 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: and it's you know, I didn't know how it works, 607 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: so I didn't know, and unfortunately I haven't figured out 608 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: how it is to get released. I'm hopefully at UH 609 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: I can remain that way, but I'm gonna do everything 610 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: I can to keep it that way. So how much 611 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: did the comfortability with Lovey and with Miles Miles who 612 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: coach liebackers Illinois. How much did that play into your 613 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: decision to come to Houston? Oh? I mean for me, 614 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: like after I went on drafted, I was hoping to 615 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: get drafted, but um I went undrafted. And then as 616 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: soon as coach Smith and coach Miles call I was 617 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: like all right, Like I was talking to my agent 618 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: and I was like, hey, this is this is like 619 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: a no brainer for me. It's we got I know, 620 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: I know what I'm gonna get out of them. They're great, 621 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: great people, the same guys every day, and I think 622 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,959 Speaker 1: that's why we have a great relationship. All right, So 623 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: you open against the Colts, and Lovey Smith has been 624 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: very clear about how it's not just opening day, it's 625 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: the Colts. This is a divisional opponent. So since this 626 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: is your first Texans game, I just have to tell 627 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: you I want this one bad, Jake, Like, I hate 628 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: the Colts so badly and we need this one. Am 629 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: I going too far here? A child? Well? I mean 630 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: you do. This should be part of the rookie education, bottle. 631 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: I mean it should be this is our nemesis. Like 632 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: to win this game would be like they're all big, 633 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: they're all big, but this is really special a week 634 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: one against the Colts. It's it's huge division game. I 635 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: mean it doesn't Division games in the NFL are like 636 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: essentially playoff games. Every single week that you play them, 637 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: so or we're trusting I hate the Colts too. I'm 638 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: buying in on it, you know, so I'm excited to 639 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: get some run week one. Jake, I've wondered this because 640 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: crazy story. But I was watching I was watching Austin 641 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: Deculus go against John Grenard in practice one day, and 642 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: I was like, Dankulus did a pretty good job, and 643 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: I thought, wait a second, he actually played They played 644 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: against each other in college. Well, the running back that 645 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna see week one, you played against him in college. 646 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: Now he's obviously gotten better, but you've gotten better as well. 647 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: We would be like to see a guy that you 648 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: faced in college a few times and Jonathan Taylor, and 649 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: then meet up with him again in week one. So 650 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: I guess it's a little bit of familiarity, like you know. 651 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: I mean, he's always had a good line. He had 652 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: a great line at Wisconsin. So that's all that was 653 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: always a challenge for us, the offensive line, and the 654 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: Indy has a great offensive line as well, and so 655 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: it's just similar challenges and similar things you have to 656 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: focus on and prepare for. I mean, he's such a 657 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: it's Jonathan Taylor. But to you It's like I faced this, dude. 658 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: I mean, does that sort of mentally help you a 659 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 1: little bit in preparation? I think it definitely does, because 660 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: you look at what he did last year. If you never, 661 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: like if you've never played him, and you never if 662 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: you're you're a rookie in the league, it's definitely I 663 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: could see it and be like, Holy college is Jonathan Taylor. 664 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: This is the real deal. But playing him at Wisconsin's 665 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: I know, he's just he puts on his pants the 666 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: same way we all do. And he's obviously a great player, 667 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: and I have great respect for him. But we're gonna 668 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: give him everything we can. Yeah, you talked about why 669 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: you went to Illinois. What college team did you grow 670 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: up rooting for? So, my dad played at by US 671 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: All American and BYU. So um, I followed BYU pretty closely. Actually, okay, 672 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: so it was BYU all the not one of the 673 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: Florida schools. Well, I mean I watched, uh, you gotta 674 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: love when Tebow was at Florida, so I paid attention 675 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: to them, and uh, I mean I would probably say 676 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: Florida more than any other school in the Florida area. 677 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: Did you? I mean you said you went to Illinois 678 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: because you want to be a Power five linebacker? Did 679 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: you consider, BYU, did you consider even if they hadn't 680 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: give you a scholarship today, maybe I'll be prefer to 681 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: walk on? Or was Illinois offered to scholarship and that 682 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: was it? So I had? I mean, I had scholarships 683 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: at other schools. I wasn't gonna walk on anywhere really 684 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: for that matter. Um, but by you told me that, 685 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: I mean they wanted me to walk on, And yeah, 686 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: I was like, I got offers, scholarship offers, I can't 687 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: pass up somewhere else. So it was no brainer for me. 688 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: Was the Power of five thing for NFL purposes for 689 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: one day being a professional football player to have that 690 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: opportunity or was it more like I just got to 691 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: be one of those conferences? So for me, it was 692 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: more just like Power five was the the gold standard 693 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: of college football and it's kind of changing a little 694 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: bit now, but um, I remember coming out and Power 695 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: five was like there was Division one, there's fcs, there's 696 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: these different categories. But then when you break them down 697 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 1: even more, it's like Power five versus Group of five, 698 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: like school So power it wasn't as much the NFL. 699 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 1: That was always a dream of mine, But it was 700 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: more the distinction in Power five and playing at the 701 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: highest level that I was available to me. Okay, this 702 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,399 Speaker 1: might seem like an odd question because you are You're 703 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 1: still young. You're twenty two, okay, twenty four, So yeah, 704 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: you're twenty four, you're like, you know, half our age. Um, 705 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: if you weren't playing football, what would you do? That's 706 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: a great question. Um, Like in ten years, fifteen years, 707 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: when you're done, you want a coach, you want to 708 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: be in business, you want to be an accountant, You're 709 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: wanna be a rapper, you know, not a rapper. I 710 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: can I canna say that for a fact, But um, 711 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 1: I would probably say I would probably dabbling coaching and 712 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 1: see how I felt about it. It's always been interesting 713 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,280 Speaker 1: to me, and um, like football has been my life 714 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: from my whole life, and so I would say coaching 715 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: and then see how that goes, and then maybe I'd 716 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,839 Speaker 1: go into corporate America. I'm not really I'm not really sure. 717 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: So hoping the football thing works out for a while. 718 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: YEAHBA works out too. Just the coaching aspect is kind 719 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: of interesting. Just the way you talk about the game 720 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:28,359 Speaker 1: and the way we watch you play, it feels like 721 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: you're playing a game of chess out there. Then you 722 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: add in your speed and it's like WHOA, Okay, you 723 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: you could be playing this game for a while. But 724 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 1: it looks and sounds like you talk like a coach, 725 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,919 Speaker 1: like you understand the game. Where did that come from? 726 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: That come from you and your dad grown up? Just 727 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 1: your inntability, just what you see, how you see it from. 728 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,359 Speaker 1: You know, Coach Lovely and coach Miles. Where does all 729 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 1: that come from? So I would say, just like at 730 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: a young age, my dad was always I was always 731 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: watching football with my dad and he was always a 732 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: coach and youth and so I feel like I was 733 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: able to develop some instinct early on through then. But 734 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: then obviously working with coach Smith and coach Miles at 735 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: Illinois was a lot of my developing years into like 736 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,280 Speaker 1: understanding the game and like understand how like the defensive 737 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: pieces together and how offense is going to attack you. 738 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: So I would say that, like the higher level football 739 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: was definitely Illinois in college learning from coach Smith and 740 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:24,800 Speaker 1: coach Miles. Jake, thanks so much for joining us, best 741 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: of luck on opening day. Thank you so much for 742 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,880 Speaker 1: having me appreciate you guys. There's Jake Hanson, linebacker for 743 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,359 Speaker 1: your Houston Texans. Now coming up another linebacker, that would 744 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: be Christian Kirksey in Uvaldi today as the Texans organization 745 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 1: stepped up for that community playing their first home high 746 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: school game tonight. Let's listen into his conversation with Good 747 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: Morning Football Today. That's good. You're gonna hear it next 748 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,879 Speaker 1: here on Texans Radio. Okay, we're gonna send you into 749 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: the weekend with this. And it's all about hope. It's 750 00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: all about a community pulling together. We talk a lot 751 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: of football here, we talk all football here on Texans Radio. 752 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: But sometimes elements of life are much bigger than that. 753 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 1: And obviously what has happened in Uvaldi is certainly that 754 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,760 Speaker 1: Johnny talked about athletic trainer Roland Ramirez for the Houston 755 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,719 Speaker 1: Texans being from Uvaldi, having gone to rob Elementary. The 756 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 1: Texans organization pulled together and decided to go as the 757 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: first home football game will be played tonight in that community, 758 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: and several members of the organization, led by cal and 759 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: Hannah McNair, Levey Smith was there, Camu Gruge Hill and 760 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: Christian Kirksey, who appeared on Good Morning Football, That's the 761 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: morning show on NFL network. Good Morning America also covered it, 762 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: and Kirksey visited with the crew of Good Morning Football. 763 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: I thought this was really great. They put it out 764 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:49,320 Speaker 1: on their social media accounts and on TV. Let's listen 765 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 1: in as Christian Kirksey talked with that show Charles and Foremos. 766 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: I'm honored to be a part of this something that's 767 00:37:56,680 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: bigger than myself. I just think the thanks the organization 768 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: for allowing me to come here and the city of 769 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: uvality for allowing me to see everything that's going on 770 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,800 Speaker 1: and be a part of it. So yesterday, Lovey Smith, 771 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: myself and Coming Hill, we got a chance to surprise 772 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 1: the high school team and we just got a chance 773 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,959 Speaker 1: to sit down, get to know them, eat dinner with them, 774 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: and just get ready for them to get up and 775 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: play tonight. And it was just special to see the 776 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:28,279 Speaker 1: smiles in their faces because we know that this city 777 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 1: which was impacted drastic lee and you know, being a leader, 778 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: and you know, not just being a football player, but 779 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: being somebody that can be extra short to ring on 780 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: the man. It definitely warmed something in my heart and 781 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: We're just excited to be here and honored to be here, 782 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: and we're just going to be here with the city 783 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: and let to know that we support them in every way. 784 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 1: We're going to be here for them. That must have 785 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: been so much to them. You're not from there, Lovey 786 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: Smith is not from there. But for you guys to 787 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,879 Speaker 1: take an effort and be there for them last night 788 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: must have been incredible. But you did not head back 789 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: to Houston. You are still in Uvaldi. What do the 790 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,560 Speaker 1: Texans do today to what do they have planned for 791 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: the football team. So today we're actually surprised them with 792 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: new uniforms, which is super cool. The kids are excited. Um, 793 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna play in their uniform tonight, getting a chance 794 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: to go out there and just have fun and uh, 795 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 1: you know estate life, you know, go out there on 796 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,880 Speaker 1: the football field, play with their brothers and just enjoy. 797 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,399 Speaker 1: Right now, as you can see in the background, we're 798 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: at rob Elementary right now and looking at the Memorial Manage. 799 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: It's definitely something that's hitting home for us, just for 800 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: them to be a part of our community. Just in 801 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: a state of Texas, we're all responsible for being a 802 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: helping hand and and helping out wherever we can and 803 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: just walking around and just seeing how the city was affected. 804 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:46,480 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of help is needed and that's 805 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,120 Speaker 1: what we're here for and that's what we're going to 806 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,040 Speaker 1: continue to do. It's incredible you're doing that. This horrific 807 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: shooting that occurred earlier this season, and now you're still 808 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: there honoring it. And it doesn't stop there. The Texans 809 00:39:56,680 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: we're where you've all these strong helmet stickers for season 810 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:03,360 Speaker 1: opener against the Coast. There's a shot of it right there. Listen, 811 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: we're all parents here at the table. You're a father 812 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: of two children. This must be personal for you. Must 813 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 1: change your perspective on so many things. What happened in you, bald, 814 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: How has it changed your perspective When you go to 815 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: work on a football field, you don't take don't take 816 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: life for granted. You don't take the opportunities that you 817 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 1: have to affect somebody's life positivity. Um, and you have 818 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: to love each and every day. I mean, you know, 819 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 1: me being a parent of two, it reminds me to 820 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,360 Speaker 1: tell my children that I love them every day. To 821 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 1: be a good civilian, just to be a good person 822 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,720 Speaker 1: and understand that you know, real life happens outside of football, 823 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,839 Speaker 1: you know, and we're called to be leaders and we're 824 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 1: called to set an example for people to walk their 825 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 1: daily lives and just be loving and encouraging people. And 826 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: you know, with this tragedy happening, and it just reminds 827 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,319 Speaker 1: you that we have to lean on gud and in 828 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:56,879 Speaker 1: these times because these families they're they're affected not only 829 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: in the short period, for the rest of their lives, 830 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: and they just remind you that that life is freshing 831 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:02,920 Speaker 1: and then we have to live on one another and 832 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 1: nothing like this shit ever happened, and we have to 833 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:10,720 Speaker 1: just you know, remind people that things happen, and incidents happened, 834 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:15,239 Speaker 1: and something's happening out of our control, but remind each 835 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,160 Speaker 1: other daily that that love conquers all and when you 836 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,279 Speaker 1: have that and when we show that, it's a special thing. 837 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: So you know, my heart goes out to the founders 838 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 1: that was impacted in the city that was impacted, and Houston, 839 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: Texans would definitely be involved. Great job there by Christian Kirksey, 840 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,960 Speaker 1: appearing on Good Morning Football on NFL network This morning, 841 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:37,319 Speaker 1: Good Morning America also covered the Texans organizations visit to 842 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:42,480 Speaker 1: Uvaldi new uniforms provided for the team, and the Texans 843 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: players will wear that helmet sticker of Uvaldi Strong on 844 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,319 Speaker 1: their helmets all season long. Where else would you wear 845 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 1: a helmet sticker Anyway, A fantastic visit out there, and 846 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna read plenty more about that on Houston Texans 847 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,960 Speaker 1: dot com and a lot of local media covered it 848 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:02,680 Speaker 1: as well. Well. This is the last off weekend of 849 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: football we're gonna have for a while. Obviously the Texans 850 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:07,320 Speaker 1: have a bye week, but it's all NFL all the time. 851 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: Next Thursday night the league's opener with the Buffalo Bills 852 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 1: visiting the Rams, and then it's all the week one 853 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:19,719 Speaker 1: stuff Texans Cold September eleventh, noon kick NRG Stadium and 854 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:23,200 Speaker 1: tickets are available at Houston Texans dot com and the 855 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:25,240 Speaker 1: Texans app and by the way, all sorts of different 856 00:42:25,239 --> 00:42:28,360 Speaker 1: ways to get your ticket packages done, so go to 857 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: the website to learn more information about that. That's going 858 00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:34,279 Speaker 1: to do it for our program tonight. Thanks to Jake 859 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 1: Hansen for being on Obviously the Christian Kirksey Interview Johnny Harris, 860 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:41,480 Speaker 1: as always, don't forget you can hear this show on 861 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,440 Speaker 1: the Texans app momentarily, have a great night everyone, and 862 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 1: go Texans.