1 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: And just like that, we're back. It's Thursday morning, February eighteenth, 2 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: the year of Our Lord, twenty twenty one. Snow all 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: over the place got several new inches last night. I 4 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: am still trapped serving the refugee lifestyle here in downtown Nashville, 5 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: happy to do it, though no I am doing it. 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: Let me put it that way. Listen. I grew up 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: in Georgia, and I was a fan, like a lot 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 1: of other kids are in the deep South of winter 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: weather because we never get it. And so I moved 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: far enough north where I could get enough taste of 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: it to where for the first time, I know what 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: it feels like to be tired of winter weather. I know, 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: those of you who live in the northern climate, this 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: is a lifestyle for you. Well, it's not my lifestyle. 15 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: It's a brand new feeling for me. So I'm adjusting. 16 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: I remember the first time I had a job. I 17 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: remember the first time I paid taxes. You know, I 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: remember getting a driver's license. I remember all of these things. 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: Nothing has made me feel like an adult more than 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: actually being tired of winter weather for the time. So 21 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: I don't know how to feel about it. You know, 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: a lot of emotions, but I will say this, I 23 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: do at least still have that kid in me that 24 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: made myself go outside at two forty five in the 25 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: morning and just walk around the block, take pictures and whatnot, 26 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: because I know it's going to be ninety seven degrees 27 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: here eventually, and at that point I'll probably listen to 28 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: what I just said and be sick. So here's another 29 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: very pertinent piece of information. Because of the winter storm, 30 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we can't go anywhere right now, Nashville shut down, 31 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: and so Late Kick Live tonight will come from the 32 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,639 Speaker 1: remote apartment studio. That means you get to see that nice, 33 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: authentic wood background for my home studio, and I think 34 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: that's its first appearance in twenty twenty one, So definitely 35 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: put that on your calendar for tonight. Also, a lot 36 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: of you have hit me up, A lot of you 37 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: have given me a follow on Twitter and then hit 38 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: me up. I don't care what order you do it in. 39 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: We are very close to thirteen thousand followers there right now. 40 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: We've been gaining one hundred or so a day, and 41 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: so I appreciate that. And here's why that's happening. I 42 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: told you on the Sunday night Late Kick Live and 43 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: then subsequently the Tuesday morning podcast. When we hit the 44 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: thirteen thousand on Twitter, it is just the next number 45 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: that was closest that looks nice and round. I'm going 46 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: to do a brand new kind of show. You guys 47 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: have been asking for different kinds of content. You've had 48 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: a lot of suggestions, but I think the best suggestion 49 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: that we've had is organizing kind of a zoom where 50 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: multiple people you guys, are joining me, and instead of 51 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: just submitting questions, it's just us going back and forth. 52 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: And it's not necessarily you give a question, I answer, 53 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: next person gives a question. I mean, it could be 54 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: like that, but it also it could just be interactive. 55 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: It could be whatever we want it to be. In 56 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: other words, because we have the freedom to do it. 57 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: It's our show, it's our product. So we're really close, 58 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: and this is not the last time we're going to 59 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: do this. In fact, I think every time, probably every 60 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: time we pass something on the thousand mark on Twitter, 61 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: we'll just do something special like that. I've already got 62 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: an idea for what I want to do with the 63 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: next one, to be honest with you, so let's get 64 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: that thing over thirteen thousand at Late Kick, Josh is 65 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: where to go, just gonn be followed. However you do it, 66 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't care. Go grab your cousin's account and follow 67 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: me if you've already done it on yours. All right, 68 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: So let's get it cranked up this morning. Before I 69 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: do start, I want to address two quick questions that 70 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: I'm not ignoring. I'm just pushing them down the road 71 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: a little bit. You know, I am doing to these 72 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: questions what the NCAA is doing to the dead period, 73 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: but I care about them actually, unlike the NCUBA with 74 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: a dead period. So the first one was from Nick 75 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: and he said, let's say, hypothetically you became founder and 76 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: president of a multi billion dollar company. You can only 77 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: hire college football coaches to fill out your c suite. 78 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: So pick from the list current head coaches you would 79 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: choose for CEO COO CTO, which is technology Officer, CFO, 80 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: Financial officer, CMO, Chief marketing Officer. Now I read the 81 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: question because I want you to think on that, because 82 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: I am going to take a while to answer that 83 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: one that may end up being its own segment on 84 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: Late Kick. I'm going to address it eventually. Gone to Gone, 85 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: to address it eventually. However, I'm not going to do 86 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: it this morning because I'm not ready to answer it yet. 87 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: So Nick, really good question. In fact, it's so good 88 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: that I'm not even ready spur the moment to answer it. 89 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: And there was another question about spring position battles, and 90 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to push that one down the road, not long, 91 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of more weeks, and then we're going 92 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: to dive into a number of programs on that level. 93 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: So I didn't want to just flippantly throw some stuff 94 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: out this morning. So those questions have been seen. We're 95 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: gonna get to him. Now, Let's get to the questions 96 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: that we actually do have to dive into this morning. 97 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: Got a lot of good ones, and where do we 98 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: want to go. Let's go Roco first. So Roco leads 99 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: us off. He says, I have a question about the 100 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: future of Georgia's quarterback room. Seems like all the chatter 101 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: post JT. Daniels is centered around Brock, Vandergriff, Gunner, Stockton 102 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: maybe competing for the job, and I'm just wondering why 103 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: no one seems to be talking about Carson Beck. That's 104 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: a good question, and you're right, very few people talk 105 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: about Carson Beck in that mix. I can only give 106 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: you the feedback that I've gotten. So Carson Beck's already there, 107 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: He's already been there a year. Brock Vandergriff is coming 108 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: in with this class, so he is going to be 109 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: a freshman this fall. And then also you got Gunner Stockton, 110 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: who isn't even on campus yet, he just committed. He's 111 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: class of twenty twenty two. And yet those guys all 112 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: get mentioned. You're right more than Carson Beck. All I 113 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: can tell is, anytime I've talked to someone close to 114 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: the Georgia program, Carson Beck is a guy who just 115 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: doesn't seem to be at the forefront of the conversation. 116 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: I don't know that he figures prominently into the future 117 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: plans there now, that could be wrong. I remember back 118 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: in the spring. I want to say it was Aaron Murray. 119 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: Maybe it was someone who had played there before, had 120 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: attended to practice and watched the practice, and I think 121 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: they spoke glowingly of Carson Beck. I don't know what 122 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: they actually saw, so I have no they They may 123 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: have watched the warm up flex period and that was 124 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: all they saw. But I do know that most of 125 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: the time when you talk to someone there, it's JT. Daniels, 126 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: and then it's can Brock Vandergriff get ready for the 127 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: following year, Gunner Stockton will come in and if they 128 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: need to go to the transfer portal maybe again, then 129 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: they can go to the transfer portal again. But I 130 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: don't really hear Carson Beck's name very often, and that's 131 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: a that's not a bad thing, by the way. That 132 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: doesn't even mean you necessarily whiffed on the recruiting or 133 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: evaluation aspect of a kid. It just means you've put 134 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: better talent on your roster, and that's the ultimate goal 135 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: you want to recruit over guys. I'm going to talk 136 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: about Oregon tonight actually on Late Kick Live. And Tyler 137 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: Shuck was their starter last year and he just left. 138 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: You know, he's not even been a guy riding the bench. 139 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: He was their starter and he left. Why did he leave, Well, 140 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of speculation out there. He didn't exactly 141 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: hold a press conference outside the football facilities. But my guess, 142 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: and a lot of other people's guesses, has been that 143 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: he saw ty Thompson coming in and I believe that. 144 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: I believe at least to some degree. It was related 145 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: to that, and when you got options, it's a good thing. 146 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: It's not a bad thing, all right. Next question is 147 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: from key Bully said, Hey, man, I noticed that every 148 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: time I hear you talk about Penn State in twenty twenty, 149 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: you're confident it was more than likely just a one 150 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: off type year. And I feel the same way. But 151 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: I feel like you and most other people seem far 152 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: less certain that LSU's twenty twenty was just one off. 153 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: I mean, i'd say it's safe to say that LSU 154 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: had a much more difficult hand than Penn State. Just 155 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: curious on the thought process behind this. I don't think 156 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: it's unfair to say that they had Is that a 157 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: double negative? I don't think it's no. Okay, Well, listen, 158 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: it's not unfair whether it's double negative or not. It's 159 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: not unfair to say that LSU had a tougher hand. 160 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: I think that you could also argue though some of 161 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: it was self inflicted, whereas Penn State, well, no one 162 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: chose the pandemic, but then Penn State didn't choose to 163 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: be kind of disproportionately impacted relative to the pandemic. They 164 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: didn't choose to have their best player opt out. They 165 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: didn't choose to have their top two running backs hurt. 166 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: Like a lot of things happened. James Franklin's family was really, 167 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: really disproportionately impacted. A lot of things happened to them 168 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: that I wouldn't call self inflicted. Now, the bottom line 169 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: is they happened. They happened. We got to zoom it out. 170 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: Fifty thousand foot view. Twenty twenty is what it is 171 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: at this point. We've moved to twenty twenty one. But yes, 172 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: you're right. I have looked at twenty twenty for Penn State, 173 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: and I've said, listen, man, they're going to be back. 174 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: They went I think eleven wins, eleven wins, nine wins, 175 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: eleven wins or something like that. They averaged double digit 176 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: wins the previous four years. It wasn't a one hit 177 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: wonder type program or anything like that. So yeah, I 178 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: do not look at four and five and going several 179 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: weeks into the season winless before they finally got on 180 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: the board. I don't look at that as being indicative 181 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: of this program dropping off the cliff. I think they'll 182 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: be right back. They're too good not to. They have 183 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: too many things in place not to now. Having said 184 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: that with LSU, I do think that twenty twenty was 185 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: a one off in many ways. But here's the difference. 186 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: When we're looking at Penn State. What level are we 187 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: talking about them returning to, Well, we're talking about them 188 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: returning to being able to contend, you know, being able 189 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: to challenge for ten wins. Well, if that was the 190 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: only standard we were talking about with LSU, I could 191 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: think they could get there. It's hard. I mean, they 192 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: play several of the best teams in America every year, 193 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: they play the best in America every year as a 194 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: division opponent. It wouldn't be difficult for them to get 195 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: back there. Think about the backdrop, though, everything in twenty 196 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: twenty was being judged on what backdrop, Well, that would 197 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: be a championship when in New Orleans early early in 198 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, and then the twenty nineteen season that set 199 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: records all over the place, and of course nothing was 200 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,239 Speaker 1: ever going to measure up to that. But the backdrop 201 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: at Penn State is not a proven national championship winning formula. 202 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: The formula at LSU worked in twenty nineteen. They won 203 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: a championship with it, So now everyone has seen that 204 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: it's possible, and so now every year you don't get 205 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: it done by default, that means something went wrong. And 206 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: that's what people are looking at right now. A lot 207 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: went wrong in twenty twenty. They're asking can they rectify 208 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: the problems at LSU? And can they rectify the problems? 209 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: Is only answered yes if you're contending for and competing 210 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: for a national championship. Now, I don't have a problem 211 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: with that being the standard at LSU. But then when 212 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: we get down into the more minute details, it all 213 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: stems around ed Orgeron. Because we can overturn the roster, 214 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: we can get better defensive talent in or just grow 215 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: I mean they're young, they just need to grow defensively. 216 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: They can find their quarterback like they can do all 217 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: these things. But there are teams out there that are 218 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: going to have a good quarterback this year, that have 219 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: a good enough roster that are going to fall off 220 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: because they don't have the right dynamics in place, They 221 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: don't have the right culture in place of the locker 222 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: room's a mess. Is that going to be LSU or 223 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: is LSU going to look at twenty twenty. See, we 224 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: got to figure out what the outlier was, in other words, 225 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five, it'll be clear. But right now 226 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: we're right here in the aftermath of both of those occurrences, 227 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: a great year, a terrible year, and so we got 228 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: to figure out which one is the outlier and when 229 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: the freshest thing in your mind is a mess on 230 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: the field and a mess off the field, and then 231 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: you've got the exact same leadership in place at the 232 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: head coach position that you did. Instead of twenty twenty 233 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: one being a bounce back year, in my mind, it 234 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: makes twenty twenty one seem like a reset year, approve 235 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: it year. We could do a whole new mood tracker 236 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: just for this very segment. But I think in twenty 237 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: twenty one, yeah, I do have a little more trepidation 238 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: about LSU. It won't be talent related or anything like that. 239 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: And that's the good news. You know, if we're over 240 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: selling the potential issues in culture around the LSU program. 241 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: You know, if we're wrong about that and culture is 242 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: not an issue there, leadership is not an issue there, 243 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: well then they'll be fine because they'll have the raw 244 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: talent that's needed to compete. Rolling on this Thursday morning, 245 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: Samar hits us up. Hey, I got a question for 246 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: the podcast. Which city do you enjoy more? Nashville or Atlanta? Also, 247 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: which will happen first? Humans on Mars or Tennessee beating Alabama. 248 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: My money is on Mars. This is a cold hearted, 249 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: low blow of a question. Tomorrow. I think at the 250 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: very worst, the odds have got to be even money 251 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: on the whole Mars versus Tennessee Alabama. Which happens first? Okay, 252 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: let's not be rash even money, so let's make it 253 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: a coin flip man on Mars or Tennessee beats Alabama. 254 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: You know, this is a fascinating thing when you dive 255 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: into it. This is one of the most storied rivalries 256 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: in the history of the SEC. And you try and 257 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: tell a twenty four year old kid or a fourteen 258 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: year old kid that, to be honest with you, if 259 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: we walked up to a thirty year old grown man 260 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: with a wife and a sensible mortgage and three kids 261 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: running around the playground, he'd also look at you funny 262 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: if you said Tennessee Alabama great rivalry. It just hasn't 263 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: been in their lifetime, really, but it was once upon 264 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: a time. Here's what I remember. I remember so vividly. 265 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: The first year Nick Saban came to Alabama, he struggled 266 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: with a lot of teams. They lost to Louisiana Monroe. 267 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: But yet here's how bad it's been for Tennessee. Even 268 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: in the one year where Bama was bad under Saban, 269 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: they still beat Tennessee and it wasn't close. It was 270 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: like a forty one to seventeen type game. I remember 271 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: because I had a fair amount of money on this game. 272 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: This was back in a day in my life where 273 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: I was paying tuition by gambling, which is always a 274 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: great strategy. Kids. Don't get a job, you know, don't 275 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: earn your money the honest way. Absolutely employ a strategy 276 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: that has bankrupted and financially crippled millions before you and 277 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: will cripple millions after you. Well, I didn't know. I'm 278 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: like Quin in the movie Jaws. I'm like Quin out 279 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: in the Orca at night when he's telling the story 280 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: of the Indianapolis. Well, I didn't know. That's a great scene, 281 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,839 Speaker 1: by the way, shot it all in one take. I'm told, 282 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: if you've never seen Jaws the Indianapolis scene, just YouTube 283 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: Jaws Indianapolis scene. So speaking of quin and Jaws and 284 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,599 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis scene and the Orca. I'm just tracing my 285 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: steps back. Okay, Tennessee, Alabama. So I had a fair 286 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: amount of money on the game, and so I remember 287 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: watching it. I think it was like one of the 288 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: Jefferson Pilot early window kickoffs. Saban went on sidekick to 289 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: start the game. They had suspended five guys right before 290 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: the game. And there was no reason whatsoever why Alabama 291 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: should win that game, and yet they still did. And 292 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: this was not a this was not a Bryce Young 293 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: tu a tongue of Iloa Mac Jones led Alabama. This 294 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: was a John Parker Wilson led Alabama team, and yet 295 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: they still got it done. So they have not beaten Alabama. 296 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: It's been fourteen in a row that Saban has run off, 297 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: and so it's it's understandable these kind of questions are understandable. Now, 298 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: as for the first part, I went in reverse order here. 299 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: As for the first part of the question, you know, 300 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: there's a there's a lot of folks who have lived 301 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: in both cities, Nashville and Atlanta. I am I am 302 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: not qualified to answer the question, to be honest with you. 303 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: The reason I'm not is because I moved here to 304 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: Nashville in January of twenty twenty. Then very shortly thereafter, 305 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: we had a tornado that hit sideswipe for my building, 306 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: hit a lot of other buildings. I've talked about that before, 307 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: I've not gone in great, great detail. That was a 308 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: bad night. That was a tough night. A lot of 309 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: people died over here and we were really really close 310 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: and it was in middle of the night. Thing. It 311 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: was a EF three tornado here, ended up being an 312 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: EF four tornado, and it was it was rough, and 313 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: you're talking to a guy here. You're listening to a 314 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: guy at least who has a career in stormchasing, and 315 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: even I'm telling you that night was rough. But that happened, 316 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: so we had to go refugee style. We had to 317 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: be evacuated for about a week and a half. As 318 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: I recall, that was the same week that tornado was 319 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. That same week, on Thursday, we launched Late 320 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: Kick at twenty four to seven. So that was an 321 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: action packed week to say to say the least, standing 322 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: in Old Brentwood Suites down in Brentwood, Tennessee during that 323 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: entire ordeal, So then obviously that was in March, and 324 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: then later in March you have the pandemic happen, and 325 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: so everything goes into lockdown in the city. And I 326 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: say all that to say this, I haven't even really 327 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: lived in what Nashville normally would be because things haven't 328 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: fully opened back up. You know, I live in a 329 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: place that would be I mean, very very very lively, 330 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: live near a baseball stadium, Tennessee State Archives over here, 331 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: that which doesn't interest a lot of you party goers. 332 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: But but I'm fascinated by history, so it does interest me. 333 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: But there's a lot to do, and yet there's nothing 334 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: to do. That's that would be my album cover. It 335 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: would be a lot to do. Nothing to do that 336 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: would be my twenty twenty early twenty twenty one. But 337 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: I'm not complaining, because I mean, I'm incredibly blessed. I 338 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: trust me. I'm not complaining. But I also can't tell 339 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: you what my experience in Nashville's been like because I 340 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: really haven't experienced in Nashville. All Right, we roll on 341 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: with Matthew's question. He asked, well, let me pull it 342 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: back up. Those are responsible, he said, My question is 343 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: which SEC defense do you think is looking best next year. 344 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: Been lots of offense, but you can't win without something 345 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: at least manageable on defense. So here's what I like 346 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: to do. I like to get through spring with these questions. 347 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: This is such a cop out, but at least I'm 348 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: admitting it. So I like to get through spring with 349 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: these because here's what's going to happen. I think this year, 350 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: maybe more so than any other year, percentage wise, we're 351 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: going to have transfer portal activity after spring ball, and 352 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: so what I want to do is know who's going 353 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: to be on which team. That's what I'm trying to 354 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: tell you. I mean there could be an impact transfer 355 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: like Henry to Atoo, which is how I've chosen to 356 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: pronounce his name. I mean, where he lands could alter 357 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: an entire defense, and we don't know where he's going 358 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: to be yet. I'm the smart money maybe on Alabama, 359 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: but that may be contingent on the SEC transfer rule passing, 360 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: so we'll see how that works out. But wait till 361 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: I get through spring, and I answer this question about 362 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: pretty much every conference, so stay tuned for that. I 363 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: will say, you know, Bama's fascinating to watch. I think 364 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: LSU is really interesting to watch Texas A and M. 365 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: They had a bad hiccup there. Texas A and M 366 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: has become a very consistent defensive commodity as of late. 367 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: We saw what Barry otom did with Sam Pittman's crew 368 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: at Arkansas this past year. He kept him around, and 369 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: so you know, George is there every year. I think 370 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot to still be proven. On Florida's side 371 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: of things. Todd Grantham is still at Florida, so there's 372 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: a lot to be proven in a lot of places. 373 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: I think we'll probably see a calibration period a little 374 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: bit where it seems like, well it was a defensive 375 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: conference and all of a sudden we got no defense 376 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: being played. Things will calibrate, things will balance out. I 377 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: think it'll happen quicker than it did in the Big 378 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: twelve two and so it's an interesting question. Let me 379 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: just hit the pause button. Let me bookmark that one. 380 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: We got questions about national champions here, a couple of 381 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: them about a couple of different programs. So let's pause, 382 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: let's pay our bills, and we'll be back right after this. 383 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,439 Speaker 1: David keeps us going here. Straight up, question, is this 384 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: Oklahoma's best year so far to win a national championship, 385 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: I think it is. Well, I echo that centement, David, Yeah, 386 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: I think it is. So there are two things kind 387 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: of converging. The first thing is I think Lincoln Riley's 388 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: got his best team. Said that before. I don't think 389 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: I'm a loan on that island at all, but I 390 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: think he's got his best team. And it's nice to 391 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: have a balance. Finally, to where you can't look at 392 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: them and say, yeah, they're good offensively, but see what 393 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: we used to follow the butt is they can't play 394 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: defense at all. And then we get to this past year, 395 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, that Alex Grinch system and 396 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: that formula starts to take root a little bit as 397 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: the season goes on, and by the end of the 398 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: year they were on the fringes of the playoff conversation. 399 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how realistic it was to expect them 400 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: to be in the playoff because they lost two games early. However, 401 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: look at the defensive product they were putting on the 402 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: field and compare that even to what Ohio State and 403 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: Alabama were doing. Those were the teams that play for title, 404 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 1: and yet Oklahoma had a really good defensive product on 405 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: the field that would rival what either of them were doing. 406 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: And so the reason I bring that up, it's cause 407 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: that a lot of those pieces and a lot of 408 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: that formula returns this year. And now you've got consistency 409 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: and returning experience at quarterback. You got talent all over 410 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: the place, as they always have and always will under 411 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley on offense. And they've got a vision, they've 412 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: got an identity, like they know who they are. I 413 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: think we have a pretty firm grip on who they 414 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: are what it's going to be now is the second 415 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: point that I was going to make, and that's how 416 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: does the rest of the country shake out? So if 417 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: I know that I'm going to get a certain level 418 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 1: of production, the level of play that I think I'm 419 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: going to get from Oklahoma, let's just say my assumption 420 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: is right. You know, let's say they're playing at a 421 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: level of nine. Well, you know what we got to 422 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: find out. We got to find out if college football 423 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: is going to have any tens in twenty twenty one. 424 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: They had one last year in Alabama. There weren't any others, 425 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: and you saw what happened when a ten gets on 426 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: the field. With an eight. End of story, Bama was 427 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: just that much better. Well, I got a question coming 428 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: up about them in just a second. But Oklahoma, they 429 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: are what they are. What else do we have out there? 430 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: Is it? Alabama with Bryce Young comming ins? See the 431 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: reason I mentioned this is because the other factor in 432 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: the room is there's a lot of newness. Could be 433 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: good newness, but there's a lot of newness places like Georgia, 434 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: places like Ohio State, Clemson, Alabama, all the perennial contenders. 435 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: There is newness in a lot of cases. At the 436 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: quarterback position itself, there's a lot of newness to where 437 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: Oklahoma has proven commodities, and so if we know they 438 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: can go eighty five, we got to find out if 439 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: anyone could go ninety this year. It may be a 440 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: perfect situation, perfect combination of Oklahoma being as good as 441 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: they've been and that being good enough to win a 442 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: title this year because no one else is able to 443 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: reach maybe the heights that they individually as programs have 444 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: reached in other years. Or hey, it could be even 445 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: if they do reach those heights, Oklahoma is just that 446 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: darn good this year. Either of those things can happen, 447 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 1: But yes, David, I do believe this is Lincoln Riley's 448 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: best shot to win a title at Oklahoma. Now, the 449 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: next question was given the success of Alabama's freshman last year, 450 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: the start of what is assure to be the Bryce 451 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: Young era, and the insane talent coming in with this 452 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: year's recruiting class, will the upcoming version of Alabama largely 453 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: be an army of underclassmen. If so, does this leave 454 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: them vulnerable primarily to start the twenty twenty one schedule. David, 455 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: I'm not bold enough to use the word vulnerable with Alabama. 456 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: I just I've seen it happen too many times. So 457 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: outside of injury, massive amounts of injuries, I'm not going 458 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: to use the word vulnerable. However, Yeah, there's a little 459 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: bit of a transition period that's going to happen there. 460 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: They open with Miami and so that'll be fun to watch. 461 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: That'll be a game in Atlanta. I really think Bryce 462 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: Young is going to be a star there. I really 463 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: think if they were pressed into playing Bryce Young this 464 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: past year, I think you would have been good this 465 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: past year. Just so happens, they had Mac Jones ready 466 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 1: to go and compete at a Heisman caliber level. Bryce 467 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: Young is going to be a stud. He is one now, 468 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: let me put it that way. I think he is 469 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: one now, you and I will find out when we 470 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: watch him on Saturdays this fall. But yet to answer 471 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: the other question about the underclassmen, they're gonna be a 472 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: ton of them. I mean, look at the receiver position alone. 473 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: The talent really, over the past two years they've lost 474 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: there will it necessitates that young guys come in. John Metchi, 475 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,719 Speaker 1: you got him, Okay, Matgi can't play the position on 476 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: his own. So you've got guys like Aggie A. Hall 477 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: or Jacory Brooks or Christian Leary, Jojo Earl. They have 478 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: a quartette of elite receiver talent coming in and a 479 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: lot of variety in body type and skill set in 480 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: that receiver group. Those aren't four guys who look like 481 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: twins when they walk in the room. You've got some 482 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: Jalen Waddall looking guys. You've got some DeVante Smith looking guys. 483 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: You've got some Julio Jones looking guys. I want to 484 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: stress looking. They haven't played it down of football yet, 485 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: but just when your eyeballs take a first glance, then 486 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: that's what you see. So yes, I do believe that. 487 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: I also believe that you're going to be young obviously 488 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position. You know, somewhere else I think 489 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: they could be young. Maybe people aren't going to tell 490 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: you about the preview magazines. Is the running back position. 491 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: Because Brian Robinson, who feels like he's been there since 492 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: that Julio Jones class, he is going to be listed 493 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: as their starting running back. I have no reason to 494 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: believe he won't be their starting running back. I think 495 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: by the end of the year you and I will 496 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: be saying the best running back on that team is 497 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: Jace McClellan, who will be a sophomore next year. But 498 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: you've got guys like Kim Tray Sanders is coming back 499 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: from injury. We have not really been able to see 500 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: him do much there, so that would also qualify as young. 501 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: Roydl Williams got some very spotty playing time last year. 502 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: He is very young, and so I think there is 503 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: a ton of talent. That's without even mentioning Kamar Wheaton, 504 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: the five star true freshman coming in. I think it's 505 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: going to end up being a lot of young guys 506 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 1: that contribute at the running back position too. So I 507 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: am looking very forward as I am, with a lot 508 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: of places to unproven guys who are ultra talented. I mean, 509 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: college football has evolved. We've watched it happen at coach 510 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: and at player. We've watched it happen to where as 511 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: a coach you don't need thirty years of experience before 512 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: someone gives you a shot as a head coach anymore. 513 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: And as a player, you don't have to come in 514 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: and sit in the bench two years before major programs 515 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: will put you on the field. It's just a different age, 516 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: and I think that's good for us because it adds 517 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: to the flavor every year. And also selfishly, if you 518 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: work at a place that specializes in recruiting, like twenty 519 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: four to seven, it also makes you job a lot 520 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: more important because a lot more people are paying attention 521 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: because they know the guys that they're watching on signing 522 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:24,719 Speaker 1: day they're going to be watching on the field in 523 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: many cases eight or nine months later. So yeah, I 524 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: mean it gets really important. And I think to this point, yeah, 525 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: if Alabama wins another national championship, they're going to be 526 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: several true freshmen who are responsible for contributing to that effort. 527 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,719 Speaker 1: All Right, we got to wrap it this morning. There 528 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: are a few circumstances that are in place that made 529 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 1: us go a little bit short this morning. But believe me, 530 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: I know I keep promising We're going to stretch these. 531 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: We are going to stretch these, So make sure that 532 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: you do your part to submit the questions. Josh paid 533 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: seven zero six at gmail dot com. On Twitter at Latekickjosh. Also, 534 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: we have got the concept in the oven. It is 535 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: up to you when we pull it out. As soon 536 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: as I go over thirteen thousand on Twitter at late 537 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: kick Josh. As soon as we get that mark met, 538 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: we are going with the new concept. We are going 539 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: with the new show. I think it's going to be 540 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: really fun. Here's what I think. I think when we 541 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: do that show and you see how it's formatted, in 542 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: the flavor it takes on, it's not going to be 543 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: some interview show. In other words, it's going to be 544 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 1: me and about five to ten of you basically sitting 545 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: down at a lunch table chopping up college football. That's 546 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: what we want it to be. That's what I want 547 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: all of our shows to be. Anyway. It's just I 548 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 1: am physically going to be looking at you and talking 549 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: to you in this particular setting. I think a lot 550 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: of you are going to love it and so ready 551 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: to do that. And you know what, I could very 552 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: easily see it becoming a staple of our off excuse me, 553 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: off season are o word rotation the word we shan't 554 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: speak of. So let's make that happen. Let's also keep 555 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: those five star reviews coming in on the Apple podcast platform. 556 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: For the Late Kick Podcast, thank you so much for listening. 557 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: For producer Jordan, I'm Josh Fate. Have a great rest 558 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: of your morning, a great early start to your weekend. 559 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: We'll see you on Late Cack Live tonight. Until then, 560 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: take care and God bless