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Would it be 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 2: a wah? 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 3: Is that? 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 4: Is that French for goodbye bye bye? 8 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 3: Goodbye? 9 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 4: Sayonarra bye in any language? 10 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 2: The SEC out of the college football playoff Happy Friday 11 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: erin Torres. 12 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 4: How are you well? 13 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 5: I'm great, enjoyed the heck out of the game on 14 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 5: Thursday night, and I was just telling Bow in the back, 15 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 5: is that listen? I love a good college football you 16 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 5: know narrative as much as the next. And I love 17 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 5: this old mysstory kind of proven Lane Kiffin wrong. I 18 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 5: was kind of pulling for Miami to win No SEC 19 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 5: team in the championship game for a third straight year. 20 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 5: And you know, I set out the meme last night. 21 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 5: But when Greg Sankie walks in all these commissioners meetings 22 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 5: over the next couple months, I hope all the commissioners 23 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 5: pull the Connor McGregor meme of who the F this guy? 24 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 4: I don't think it's gonna happen, but I hope that 25 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 4: they do. 26 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: Oh yes, a lot to get to Greg SANKI wanting 27 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: more opportunities for the SEC in the future college football playoffs. Right, 28 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: five plus eleven, so then the SEC could have what 29 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: nine schools in the playoff. Not so fast, my friend, 30 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: because for back to back years they can't get a 31 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: team in the National champions straight game. And yes, Michigan 32 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: Washington was yes, yeah, you're right, you're right. So now 33 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 2: three straight years, even with tonight's outcome, not set up 34 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 2: three straight years. The last time he was Georgia and TCU, 35 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: as he pointed out to a text of the PTSD 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: from attending that game and how bad it was. But 37 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: I do think that last night's game is interesting in 38 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: the fact of it eliminated an SEC school, an ACC 39 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: school has now made it to the National Championship Game, 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: and an ACC school Aaron that was the last at 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 2: large team in the bracket to make it. So there 42 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: are a lot of tentacles coming from last night's game. 43 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: Miami now gets to play a National Championship game in 44 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: their home stadium. That's been done before with them in 45 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: college football. But I don't feel that the National Championship 46 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 2: Game has been lacking at any point without an SEC 47 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: team in the National championship, and in fact, I think 48 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: that there was a time where we were just so 49 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: sick of it if you weren't an SEC fan. And 50 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 2: so now I feel that for as great as Miami's 51 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: tradition is of being the U, it feels like there's 52 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: new blood, new blood in the College Football Playoff. I mean, 53 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: even having Ole Miss representing the SEC, it just didn't 54 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: They didn't even I'm not saying they're not an SEC team, 55 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: but it wasn't the LSU Alabama, Georgia Florida quad that 56 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: you would get where we would be like, oh, it's 57 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: them again. So it was new. It was different, but 58 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: it also may be a changing of the guard that 59 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 2: we've come to now in the third straight year. 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 5: Well, I know we're not going to spend too much 61 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 5: time giving the former Old Miss coach, you know, airtime here, 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 5: but I bring it up because to your point about 63 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 5: even within the SEC, there's a tier above the tier. 64 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 5: The reason Old Miss had what was essentially an interim 65 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 5: coach for this playoff. I know he's the full time coach, 66 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 5: which you get the point is because their previous head 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 5: coach said I don't think I can win a championship 68 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 5: here and so it speaks to that for so long 69 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 5: again it was the Alabama's, the Georgia's, the LSUS, the Whomever's. 70 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 5: Definitely new blood in this not only this playoff, but 71 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 5: I think that it speaks to a lot of quickly 72 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 5: changing narratives about everything that we think we know about 73 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 5: this sport, whether it be the SEC, how you build 74 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 5: a team, what teams can actually be competitive. 75 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 4: It's a fascinating time in the world of college Could we. 76 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: Also point out that Lane Kiffin staying in the SEC 77 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: proves that it's maybe not as strong as it once was. 78 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: Okay, land On me, I don't know. 79 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: So the thought process is is Lane Kiffin stays with 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: than the conference, But if he truly wanted to go 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: win a national championship, the thought process would be their 82 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: easier paths. 83 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: All I see what you're saying. 84 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: Yep. So like if he took his game to the ACC, 85 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: or took it to the Big twelve, or took it 86 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: to the Big ten and was able to coach there, 87 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: that maybe the path. If you think that the SEC 88 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 2: is king and that it's a murderer's row of week 89 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: in and week out, then maybe Lane kiffen wouldn't have 90 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: stayed in the SEC. 91 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 4: That's an interesting point. I hadn't thought of it. 92 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 5: What I will say is bigger picture and I know 93 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 5: we're kind of bouncing around here, but I think the 94 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 5: struggles of the SEC, not only in this postseason, but 95 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 5: the last couple of years, has been a very interesting, 96 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 5: you know, turning point in the sport. I will say though, like, 97 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 5: you know, one, after what Ohio State did last year, 98 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 5: after what Michigan did two years ago, I think there 99 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 5: was this notion that like, well, you know, I mean, 100 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 5: maybe an Ohio State has caught the SEC. But the 101 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 5: bottom line is when you really look at it, the 102 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 5: SEC is still deeper, and it's still this and it's 103 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 5: still that. And I said, I was saying this, I'll 104 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 5: me this morning like we got to get out of 105 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 5: that notion now too, because you look at the bottom 106 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 5: of this league this year, it was terrible. Now, part 107 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 5: of it is a byproduct of all these leagues are 108 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 5: too big, but Auburn was terrible, Florida was terrible, Arkansas 109 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 5: was terrible, Kentucky was terrible, and you start looking and 110 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 5: I'm not saying Ole Miss didn't deserve to be there. 111 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 5: I'm not saying, you know, Texas at they beat a 112 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: lot of dead weight at the bottom of the league. 113 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 5: And so now I think even the narrative of well, 114 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 5: you know, Ohio State's caught us at the top, but 115 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 5: the middle in the bottom, it's just different in the SEC. 116 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 4: No, maybe it's the exact same as everything. 117 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 2: And I don't think that it's bouncing around. I think 118 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: everything is connected to the point that we are at 119 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: right now on January ninth of twenty twenty six, yep, 120 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: that we are tonight about to watch a Big Ten 121 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 2: semi final for in the College Football Playoff National semi Final. 122 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 2: So you have two Big ten teams playing an ACC 123 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 2: team has made it through by going through the SEC, 124 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 2: the Big Ten, and the SEC again. 125 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 6: Yep. 126 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 2: So Miami's road to the NASH Championship Game is absolutely validated. 127 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: But I also think that there are points when you 128 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 2: look back at the last twenty to twenty five years 129 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: in college football, the SEC dominance in college football doesn't 130 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: really take over till about I'd say the Urban Meyer, 131 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 2: Florida years two thousand and six. They win it again 132 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 2: in two thousand and eight in Alabama and Nick Saban 133 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: end up taking over of course, there was a Nick 134 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: Saban LSU championship prior to that, but Les Miles and 135 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 2: LSU win a national championship, and it was how the 136 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: SEC built their teams. Then Urban Meyer leaves Florida, goes 137 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 2: to Ohio State and says, I need to build an 138 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: SEC school in the big ten yep and they do. 139 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: They go and they win a national championship in twenty fourteen. 140 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 2: So now other schools are trying to to compete. I 141 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: think that's something that you've pointed out as well, is 142 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 2: the path that Miami took to get to this national 143 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 2: championship game is not so different from maybe what we 144 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: have seen previously in SEC schools and right now, like 145 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 2: there was, there was a point too where Nick Saban 146 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: had to realize that I can't just win by being 147 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: bigger and tougher, that we're gonna also have to have 148 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: an offense that is gonna score some points. So then 149 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: you have Sarkisian, you have Lane Giffen, you have Brian Dable, 150 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 2: was there oc one here, yeah, Brian Dabel, Bill O'Brien, 151 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 2: all of these guys coming in and running the Alabama 152 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: offense because you needed to have an offense too to 153 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 2: support your studs, and now if you're not as good 154 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 2: up front, this is where this is where you are. 155 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 2: So I think it's all connected. 156 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 5: And I think that was one of the themes of 157 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 5: last night is that, you know, I'm assuming most of 158 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 5: the audience watched the game from beginning to end, but 159 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 5: if you didn't, what was jarring was Miami just bullied 160 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 5: oh Miss. And you know, there was even a point 161 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 5: in the fourth quarter and there were so many back 162 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 5: and forth I can't remember exactly where where. I just 163 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 5: remember sitting there saying Miami did have the lead at 164 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 5: that point, and I said, if they passed the ball 165 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 5: on this possession until they have to until it's like 166 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,559 Speaker 5: if they get into a third and long, that's obviously different. 167 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 5: But I said, they're out of their minds, run the 168 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 5: ball right at Ole Miss. They did end ended up 169 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 5: running it, they had to punt it away. Ole Miss 170 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 5: scored and it was a back and forth from there. 171 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 5: But I just bring it up because it's not just 172 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 5: you know, the results on the field, it is the 173 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 5: way the games looked in that you go back to 174 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 5: last year Ohio State Bullying Tennessee, Ohio State Bullying Texas 175 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 5: and then last night where it's just like Miami was 176 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 5: the physically superior team in every way that they could be. Now, 177 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 5: Old Mis made it a game. Trinidad Chamblis was incredible. 178 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 5: Don't want to take away what they did, but this 179 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 5: is now the trend as well. Of it's not just 180 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 5: the results on the field, but it's the way in 181 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 5: which the SEC was physically dominating that simply isn't the 182 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 5: case anymore. 183 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 2: We are ten minutes into the show that is just 184 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: north of half the time of possession that Ole Miss 185 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: had last night. 186 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 4: It's crazy. 187 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 2: So it was about eighteen minutes they held the football, 188 00:08:55,840 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 2: but again they're thirty five yards away from from maybe 189 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: winning this game. They're twenty seconds away or from making 190 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: a Carson Beck tackle, and however it would have turned 191 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 2: out of maybe playing some more. But that's the way 192 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 2: that Ole Miss played. It's the way that Miami played. 193 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 2: In the end, Ole Miss had a chance to win 194 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 2: the football game and they didn't. What I find interesting 195 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 2: now is Miami is in the National Championship game, but 196 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 2: it doesn't feel like the U is in. 197 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 4: The National Championship game. 198 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: Interesting Okay, so I think that the U is a 199 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 2: different entity sure, and I think that this is Miami. 200 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 2: I don't think that this is the U because I 201 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: don't think that this team. I think they are a 202 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 2: very very good team. Can I jump in on this rum? Yeah? 203 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 5: Us living in LA, this is like the Lakers might 204 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 5: make a run with Luca. This isn't showtime though. Yeah, 205 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 5: I'm saying yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely so. It's Miami in 206 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 5: the National Championship Game. And it's not the you that 207 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 5: has been number one throughout the season that's gonna put 208 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 5: you know, twelve guys in the NFL Draft, and ten 209 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 5: of those are going to be in the first two rounds. 210 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 4: That's not what this is. 211 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 2: They're gonna have high draft picks, They're gonna have top 212 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 2: five picks. That's gonna end up happening. But it's just 213 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 2: not the teams that we saw twenty five years ago 214 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: or even in the nineties or the late eighties. So 215 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 2: it's Miami's in the National Championship Game. And Jason Stewart, 216 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: our executive producer, isn't even necessarily looking at Miami being 217 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: a factor in this. It's that they're non acc champion 218 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: Miami in the National Championship Game. That's kind of not 219 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: your bone to pick, but that's what stands out to you. 220 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 3: It seems silly to me that, unless I'm wrong, that 221 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 3: Miami could win a national title before they win an 222 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 3: ACC championship. That's strange to me. That doesn't hit my 223 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 3: ear right. It doesn't hit my ear right that we're 224 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: gonna likely have a game of participants for the second 225 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,119 Speaker 3: straight year of teams that didn't even win their conference championship. 226 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 3: It's just again, all these things are just very odd 227 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: to me. And I know you guys, we get in 228 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 3: the minutia of this whole thing and you don't take 229 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 3: like the thirty thousand food view of this stuff. But 230 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 3: to me, those are silly aspects of this sport. 231 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 2: I look at it as the conference championships that you 232 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 2: have are like the divisions in the NBA. We don't 233 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: care about them anymore. You can. The ratings may tell 234 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: us differently. Ohio State and Indiana great ratings one versus 235 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 2: two in the Big Ten Championship game. Maybe ultimately it 236 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: could have changed fortunes. Maybe if Indiana plays Miami, there's 237 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 2: a different outcome in the quarterfinals. Maybe Ohio State beats 238 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 2: Alabama and the Rose Bowl if they end up being 239 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 2: the number one seed. Who knows, We'll never know the case. 240 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: But winning a conference championship I think now in most 241 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 2: leagues is just more of an enticement because of how 242 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: it affects where you're going to be in the bracket. 243 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: Then would it be anything else now? The bracket separate 244 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: conversation on whether it helps to have a buy or 245 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: not in the college football playoff. But I just don't 246 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 2: think now, when you're a conference or you're a team, 247 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 2: that winning your conference championship is important anymore. Just like 248 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 2: winning the Central Division in the NBA, When was the 249 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 2: last time you looked at an NBA division standings as 250 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,719 Speaker 2: opposed to the conference standings to see where everybody is 251 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 2: seated in the playoffs. And I think as more and 252 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: more time goes on, and if the playoff expands, and 253 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 2: it's why other leagues are trying to find value and 254 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 2: how do we take this window that is a championship 255 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 2: game and make value of it, I just don't think 256 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 2: that conference championships matter anymore. So while it may be 257 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: a blind spot for me of not considering that, I'm 258 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 2: also looking at it as in a way of the 259 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 2: championship weekend in college football just isn't important anymore. 260 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, And I think to the bigger picture of what 261 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 5: we were kind of talking about is this world of 262 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 5: college football is changing so fast where in Indiana in 263 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 5: an old miss can be in competition for a national championship, 264 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,719 Speaker 5: which was something that was probably inconceivable even five years ago. 265 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 5: I think this is just a new reality is you know, 266 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 5: I think we're in a not too distant future where 267 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 5: we don't even have conference championship games, and I think, 268 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 5: you know, there will still be somebody that probably finishes 269 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 5: with a better record and they get to hoist a 270 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 5: banner at the end of the year and it helps 271 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 5: with seeding. It just it doesn't matter anymore. It's about 272 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 5: you know, I hate to say it, but it's like 273 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 5: college basketball, it's like the NBA. It's about putting yourself 274 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 5: in position to get into the field and then be 275 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 5: in the most advantageous spot you can be. So it's 276 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 5: an interesting point, but it just speaks to how quickly 277 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 5: this sport is changing and what does and does kind 278 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 5: of matter in this new world. 279 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 2: It's a one game situation, the Jason points out, but 280 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 2: ultimately it's a one game tournament. The conference championship game. 281 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 2: So like, if you're comparing it to college basketball, as 282 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 2: you and I do the Selection Show and have for 283 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 2: the past six years here on Fox Sports Radio. Every 284 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 2: year we talk about how the conference tournaments in the 285 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 2: big leagues, Yeah, don't matter as much anymore when it 286 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: comes to seeding and placing teams in and putting teams 287 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 2: in so you may win the conference tournament, and that 288 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: does not mean success in the Big Dance. And I 289 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: think now instead of looking at as a conference champion 290 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 2: a championship game, we just kind of have to look 291 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 2: at it as a one game tournament that there isn't 292 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 2: necessarily value. And so even though Indiana won and they 293 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 2: could be the team to do it, I mean, last 294 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 2: year's national semifinals were Texas and Ohio State. Texas lost 295 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: the championship game. Ohio State wasn't in there, and then 296 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 2: you had Notre Dame who didn't play in one, and 297 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: he had Penn State who ended up losing in the 298 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 2: championship game. So it was even last year in the 299 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 2: semi finals, there weren't even conference champions let alone the 300 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 2: national championship game. 301 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's funny to use the college basketball analogy. So 302 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 5: Michigan basketball, they're really good this year, number two in 303 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 5: the country, whatever, and they just happen to be showing 304 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 5: b roll of them from you know, since this new coach, 305 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 5: Dusty May took over showing b role of them winning 306 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 5: the Big Ten championship last year and cutting down the nets. 307 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 5: I remember a lot about college basketball. I didn't even 308 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 5: remember them winning the Big Ten Tournament last year. It 309 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 5: was just like, oh, they had a good year, had 310 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 5: a good run in the tournament, really good this year, 311 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 5: but it wasn't something that registered of like part of 312 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 5: that good season that led to success in the tournament 313 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 5: was winning the conference tournament. 314 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 2: And I know we got to take a time out, 315 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: but it would make sense to have conferences be a 316 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 2: feeder situation where you fed teams into the bracket. Know 317 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: that something that ioa Sam would be a fan of. 318 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 2: It's just can you find value? The Big Ten talked 319 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: about having a three versus six, four versus five game 320 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 2: within their own conference to determine who could get a 321 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 2: spot in a sixteen team bracket if you went to 322 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: a four automatic. Big deal with the Big Ten. So 323 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 2: they don't want the TV window to go away. They 324 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: make money from the networks. People watch the game just 325 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: like they watched the Ohio State in Indiana. But to 326 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 2: think that it has any sort of importance on the 327 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: college football bract it. It doesn't, And you don't have 328 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 2: to look at the Big Ten. You can look at 329 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 2: the SEC as well. For what we've seen. 330 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: As of late, Fox Sports Radio had the best sports 331 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows 332 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: at Fox sports Radio dot Com and within the iHeartRadio app. 333 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 2: It's Fox Sports Radio. He's eron Torres. I'm Dan Byer. 334 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 2: With the iHeartRadio app, you can stream us wherever you 335 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: happen to be. 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At the start of the show, we got 345 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 2: a tweet right away saying the fact that the first 346 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: topic that the SEC not being in the championship game, 347 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: the fact that that's leading our show tells us that 348 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 2: the SEC is still king. 349 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 4: No, I don't think so. 350 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 5: I actually just found discrewit that it shows they used 351 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 5: to listen we lead the show with the Lakers stinking 352 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 5: all the time. It doesn't mean it's nineteen eighty six 353 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 5: and Magic Johnson's running down the floor like I think it. 354 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 5: It shows that they are certainly the most relevant league. 355 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 5: From a discourse standpoint, I don't think it means anything 356 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 5: other than that. Again, no different than when we lead 357 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 5: with a Lakers win rather than a Lakers loss, rather 358 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 5: than an OKAC or San Antonio win. 359 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 2: It it allows some of us, maybe including myself, to 360 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 2: take a victory lap after the SEC had so many 361 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 2: victory laps after so many seasons. And as the great 362 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 2: Ben Maller has always said, the story is in the 363 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 2: losing locker room, not in the winning locker room, and 364 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 2: that seems to be the case for the SEC. Coming 365 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 2: up in just a little bits, actually coming up right now. 366 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: He's on the line. He's spent over twenty years in 367 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 2: front offices in the NFL, including a role as the 368 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: general manager the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Joins us every Friday 369 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 2: on the program. Mark Dominic joins us here on Fox 370 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: Sports Radio. Hey Mark, how are you? I'm great? 371 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 6: What a what a week of football we have begun, 372 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 6: and we get to go through tonight, through the weekends 373 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 6: and all the wild card as well. 374 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 2: It is it truly is amazing college football. As he said, tonight, 375 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: Oregon and Indiana last on a heck of a game, 376 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 2: and then are six games of wild card weekend. But 377 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 2: you know that's what we're not going to start with. 378 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 2: We're going to talk about that coaching carousel that is 379 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 2: going nine million miles per hour right now, because this 380 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 2: is right in your wheelhouse the Dolphins Today, John Eric 381 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 2: Sullivan's going to go from Green Bay to Miami. Could 382 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 2: this be a precursor on who the Dolphins end up 383 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 2: hiring as their head coach? 384 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 6: No, I don't think so. I think the reason why 385 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 6: they're able to get the GM done is because they've 386 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 6: been able to start the search a long time ago, 387 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 6: right with Chris Career being fired during the season, or 388 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 6: you know, they walked away from each other. It just 389 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 6: allowed them to get moving. But I certainly think that 390 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 6: John Eric Sullivan would have their candidate in mind. However, 391 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 6: I think everyone including teams that still a head coaches, 392 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 6: are considering Harbaugh and whether that's. 393 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,959 Speaker 5: The right move staying with the Dolphins sort of. I 394 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 5: just want to ask you, I could be crazier. So 395 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 5: Mike McDaniel's out. The early returns are that he could 396 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 5: be named the Lions OC. I understand the Lions need 397 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 5: a new OC and whatever a Dan Campbell mister testosterone, 398 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 5: Mike McDaniel wears capriz on. 399 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 4: It feels weird to me, and I'm not saying it 400 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 4: won't work. 401 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 5: It just doesn't really feel like where I thought Dan 402 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 5: Campbell would potentially and nothing's official, but where he could 403 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 5: hypothetically go with this. 404 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 6: Higher Yeah, I'm trying to think of the analogy. It's 405 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 6: not Doctor Jekyll mister Hyde, but it certainly two different personalities, 406 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 6: that's for sure. I think Mike is going to be 407 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 6: a guy that you know, Detroit would be a great fit. 408 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 6: I think anybody that could get Mike, you know, Tampa's 409 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 6: busy interview and Brian Callahan, I think that Tampa should 410 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 6: interviewed Mike mcdan. I mean, I think that I think 411 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 6: that he's a good coach and certainly a great offensive mind, 412 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 6: and a young guy that still has a lot of 413 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 6: potential in showing maybe more development to become another shot 414 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 6: at a head coach. But I think it will fit 415 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 6: Dan Is. You know, if you've ever had a chance 416 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 6: to be coach Campbell, he's an amazing guy, and I 417 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 6: think he's able to chameleon and adjust himself into what 418 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 6: needs to be done at the time. And I think 419 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 6: Mike would be a great fit in Detroit, and I 420 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 6: think Detroit fans would be lucky to have him. 421 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 2: Mark Dobinick joining us here on Fox Sports Radio on 422 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 2: McDaniel's dismissal from Miami, were you surprised at least at 423 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 2: the timing of it, because I mean, is it all 424 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 2: Harbaugh connected? Is that that's the sense that I got. 425 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 2: How do you see in the move that Steven Ross 426 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 2: had to wait a couple of days before firing Mike McDaniel. 427 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 6: Well, Stephen Ross always likes Michigan guys, and I think 428 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 6: he regrets not getting Jim Harbaugh years back, and I 429 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 6: think that this is a chance for him to finally 430 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 6: get a Harball into the building. And so I think 431 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 6: it absolutely had something to do with that. It's not everything. 432 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 6: They've got to follow the Rooney rules, as we all know, 433 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 6: but there had to be some pretty strong conversation to 434 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 6: get to that point to to say I'm going to 435 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 6: go ahead and move on from my coach. I can't 436 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 6: imagine anything else that's changed other than knowing that Harball 437 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 6: was available. Other than that, you would have just done 438 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 6: the move on Monday or Tuesday. And it is what 439 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 6: it is. It's amazing, guys, because a week ago I thought, Wow, 440 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 6: it's going to be bizarre, and I've known better, right, 441 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 6: I always know better. But I was like, it's only 442 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 6: maybe it's only four possibly five head coaches and we're 443 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 6: at seven and just you know, unexpected changes. Maybe there's 444 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 6: more stuff happening. But I think Harbaugh absolutely as much 445 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 6: as Atlanta wants Harbaugh and some other teams want Harbaugh, 446 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 6: I think Miami is certainly the front runner based off 447 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 6: their actions. 448 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: So there was also a report from Tony Grossi, who's 449 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 2: based in Cleveland on ESPN Cleveland, said today that Harbaugh 450 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 2: would want to pick his general manager. Does that kind 451 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 2: of go along with maybe on why you said Miami 452 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 2: got a head start, But would they run this past 453 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 2: Harbaugh and would that rule the Giants out as a 454 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: possibility for the former Ravens head coach. 455 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 6: You know, I don't. I don't think it fully. I mean, 456 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 6: you know, Harball's been around a lot of great people 457 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 6: over the years, certainly been in the Baltimore organization for 458 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 6: a long time, but a lot of people have branched 459 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 6: out from him. I don't think as a head coach 460 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 6: you have to pick your general manager. I certainly want 461 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 6: you want to have a working relationship or knowledge of them, 462 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 6: and so I don't think that's detriment, don't. I don't 463 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 6: think that Ruins pulls the Giants out. You know, Joe 464 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 6: Shane is one of the nicest, easiest, workable guys you've 465 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 6: can find in the National Footballague. For the Giants, I mean, 466 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 6: everybody's going to get along with him because he knows 467 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:40,719 Speaker 6: how to do that. So I don't think that's going 468 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 6: to be the issue. And when you really think about 469 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 6: the overall arching opportunities and that just plays Atlanta is 470 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 6: really the only option. If that's the truth, then it 471 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 6: means only Atlanta could be the team that would sign 472 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 6: Harball because it's the only thing who has a GM opening. 473 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 5: With the playoffs going on tonight in college, Mark, I'll 474 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 5: just ask you obviously projected Fernanda Mendoza Dante More many 475 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 5: believe could be the two best quarterbacks hypothetically available in 476 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 5: this draft, not asking you to evaluate them, but just 477 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 5: ask you, like if you were the let me point blake. 478 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 5: If you're the Raiders GM, I don't even know who. 479 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 5: I don't even know who's been hired and fired there. 480 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 5: But anyway, if you were Raiders brass, if you're Mark Davis, 481 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 5: maybe that's a good way. Are you in the building 482 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 5: tonight at the Peach Bowl? Are you Is this a 483 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 5: small part of the evaluation? Does it matter to you 484 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 5: at all? What are you doing right now? If you're 485 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 5: the Las Vegas Raiders and there are two guys that 486 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 5: you could hypothetically be drafting number one overall playing head 487 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 5: to head tonight. 488 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 6: So I think their situation is if I was a GM, 489 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 6: would I like to be there? 490 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 2: Yes? 491 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 6: Do I think I'm there? Probably not, because we've got 492 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 6: to get everything else wrapped up in the building and 493 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 6: that's critical. So I'd send either my director of college 494 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 6: or my director player, or maybe both to get there 495 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 6: to be able to watch it live just kind of 496 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 6: see how they interact between what we don't get to 497 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 6: see on TV. What are they like on the sign 498 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 6: least when a guy celebrates, who celebrates with them? I 499 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 6: want to see how the team reacts around success and 500 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 6: failure of each quarterback individually. And that's a lot of 501 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 6: the sideline watching. And that's why you send a scout 502 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 6: to the game, because we can all watch from TV 503 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 6: to some extent of the quarterback position because we've got 504 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 6: so many eyes on it. But it's really watching the 505 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 6: off the field that's critical, and that's why you've got 506 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 6: to have a scout there, at least one. If I'm 507 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 6: the Raiders, I have too because I just want to 508 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 6: watch those two guys throughout the game. Your role on 509 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 6: with your binoculars. You're watching Mendoza and you're watching more 510 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 6: and that's all you're doing. And you're going to kind 511 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 6: of write an entire report of how they handle the 512 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 6: championship game, because I think that's critical information. 513 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: I was going to ask you about the games coming up, 514 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 2: but since you bring up like the Raiders situation, is 515 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 2: that an appealing one for a potential head coach? Do 516 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: you see the number one pick. Is that enough for 517 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 2: somebody to be like, yeah, I want that, or is 518 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 2: it everything around it that is more important. 519 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 520 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 6: I think that it's appealing there number one. Yes, it's 521 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 6: nice to be able to know that you can select 522 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 6: a quarterback and they will. And at the same point, 523 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 6: it's nice to know that you have some pieces there 524 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 6: like a brock Powers, which is incredible, right, and then 525 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 6: there you know you've got defensive pieces. And I think 526 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 6: you've got an offensive line that's trying to figure out 527 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 6: its combination and stay healthy. But I think there's an 528 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 6: offensive line at the Raiders too that just has got 529 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 6: to find the right pieces for the five guys they have. 530 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 6: So I think it's somewhat certainly more exciting to grab 531 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 6: that job than a couple of the others. And so 532 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 6: I think the Raiders have something to sell and I 533 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 6: think that's important. And I think that being able to 534 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 6: say you get to choose your quarterback makes it extremely 535 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 6: attractive because at least as a as a head coach, 536 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 6: you didn't walk in and say, hey, here's your quarterback. 537 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 6: Make it work. It's let's go pick a quarterback and 538 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 6: let's make it work. 539 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 5: Let's reverse course from the Dolphins talk with potentially John 540 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 5: Harbaugh to Baltimore. Just bigger picture again, don't necessarily look 541 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 5: for candidates necessarily, but what is ownership looking for? In 542 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 5: your opinion, I think I have an idea, but curious 543 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,239 Speaker 5: for your perspective on what they are or should be 544 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 5: looking for in the next head coach in Baltimore. 545 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 6: Well, I got to think they're looking at an offensive 546 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 6: core more in that role. I think they feel like 547 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,679 Speaker 6: they're in decent hands defensively, and I think they're probably 548 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 6: going for something useful, kind of like they did with 549 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 6: Harball when he first got the job there. You know, 550 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 6: it was an out of the box higher and it 551 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 6: was tremendous, and I think that that's got to be 552 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 6: probably what they're looking for. Someone that can work with Lamar, 553 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 6: that understands Lamar and you know it doesn't let Lamar 554 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 6: walk over you. And I don't think Lamar would do 555 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 6: that either. I don't truly believe all the reports we 556 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 6: heard out of Baltimore those that kind of dysfunction because 557 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 6: it's just not Baltimore's mo to be successful that long. 558 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 6: So I think you're looking for an offensive coordinator. I 559 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 6: think you're looking somebody long term, because I think you're 560 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 6: hoping you get the person that can call the plays, 561 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 6: that can keep this offense going and if everything goes right, 562 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 6: you don't lose them next year to the next team 563 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 6: that wants to hot. New name. 564 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 2: Mark Dominic joining us here, former general manager of the 565 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He's Hear and Torres. I'm Dan Byer. 566 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 2: Let's look ahead the wild card weekend. I want to 567 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 2: talk about the forty nine ers because in week sixteen 568 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 2: and seventeen, this was an offense that was cooking. I 569 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 2: know they gave up some points to the Bears, but 570 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 2: they had the Monday night win in front of everybody 571 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 2: in Indianapolis, followed it up with that shootout with the 572 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 2: Bears on Sunday night, or that's what you adding back 573 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: to back weeks, and then all of a sudden, the 574 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 2: Seahawks comes down to town completely shut down the offense. 575 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 2: And now you go to Philadelphia and the Eagles are 576 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 2: sitting there now as a six point favorite in this game. 577 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 2: Who are the real San Francisco forty nine Ers. 578 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, I don't know. You know, it's hard to get 579 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 6: a sense of them when they're kind of banged up, 580 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 6: and things don't feel like it's coming together, and I 581 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 6: feel like the Eagles are the team that will win 582 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 6: this game. I feel like the Eagles will four speed 583 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 6: sake one Barkers and he'll touch the ball twenty to 584 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 6: twenty five times easy, and just it's time to run 585 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 6: taque as much as you can and throw the ball 586 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 6: at the backfield and just let that happen. You know, 587 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 6: I thought the forty nine Ers certainly had a great season, 588 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 6: have had a great season, and still obviously have the 589 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 6: talent around there to win this game. But I just 590 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 6: feel like the Eagles at home are going to be 591 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 6: a bigger match because I don't think they're gonna be 592 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 6: able to shut down the run, and I think that's 593 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 6: going to be the piece that's going to be a 594 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 6: frustrating part for obviously the forty nine Ers in this 595 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 6: game this weekend. 596 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 5: Probably a pretty obvious question, but I'll ask anyway. How 597 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 5: much pressure is on Buffalo get heading into Sunday? Obviously, 598 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 5: no case, go ahead, Mark Floorizer, Yeah I know where. 599 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,479 Speaker 6: Yeah, No, I'm with you. It's it's tremendous pressure across 600 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 6: the board in it in a game that you know, 601 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 6: I feel like both defenses, both offenses, you know, both 602 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 6: have explosion plays. I'm I'm going to fall track to it. 603 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 6: I mean, I appreciate what Jacksonville's done. You've looked at 604 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 6: their roster and they've had some or their schedule and 605 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 6: they've had some, you know, really big victories, but they've 606 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 6: also had probably a much lesser schedule in terms of 607 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 6: pure toughness of what they're going to have to handle 608 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 6: when they play the Buffalo Bills. It's important like Dalton 609 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 6: kon Kaid looks like he's going to be a good 610 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 6: to go. That is a big piece. When they get 611 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 6: all through those tight ends working, it gets very hard 612 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 6: for defensive coordinators to handle them. And so I think 613 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 6: that's kind of the hidden gem for the Buffalo Bills. 614 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 6: It looks like their tight end rim is going to 615 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 6: be healthy and that is critical. And then defensively, I 616 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 6: know Terrell Bernard looks like for the Bills isn't going 617 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 6: to play. That's disappointing as he's a tackling machine. But 618 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 6: I just think the Bills will find a way to 619 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 6: get this thing done because I think that they're a 620 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 6: team that you know, I feel like because we've seen 621 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 6: the Ravens out and the Chiefs out. It's kind of 622 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 6: the open door right now for the Buffalo Bills to 623 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 6: finally play. And I think in the postseason they played 624 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 6: pretty well, even though they've had some heartbreaking losses. 625 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 2: Okay, And if they don't get it done, or if 626 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: there's another result this weekend that may not be as 627 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 2: favorable for a team, could we see nine head coaching vacancies. 628 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 2: Could we see a playoff team make a move from 629 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 2: their head coach depending on what happens this weekend? 630 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 6: Well, I think every all. I mean, I think when 631 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 6: John Harbaugh got fired, I think thirty one other teams 632 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 6: have to really look at their roster and say, would 633 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 6: he be the right fit here? I just think because 634 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 6: of his consistency and his demeanor and his talent is 635 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 6: the ability to you know, work with gems and put 636 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 6: together teams. I think thirty one teams need to look 637 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 6: at that. And if he's not off the board, which 638 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 6: I don't expect him to be off the I think 639 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 6: you've got to have a heart to heart and so yeah, 640 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 6: I think that there's a potential of that there that 641 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 6: you know, here's a here's a head coaching job, and 642 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 6: I think Buffalo internally should already be having that conversation, 643 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 6: you know, do we want to if this then that? 644 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 6: And I think he saw that a little bit throughout 645 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 6: the league. Like I didn't think that Raheem Morris was 646 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 6: going to get fired. I think the Atlanta Falcons thought 647 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 6: a month and a half ago, we're going to fire him, 648 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 6: and then they won four games, but they'd already made 649 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 6: their mind. It was hard for me to look at 650 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 6: Raheem and say you have fire him after two years 651 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 6: when you go eight nine. I know it's frustrating, but 652 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 6: it's like you just won your last four games in 653 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 6: a row. But I think their mind was already made 654 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 6: the same thing. For Tampa Bay, I think they felt 655 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 6: like they were in it, but Todd Bowles was like, 656 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 6: we just lost a couple of close games, still lost 657 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 6: lost lost the we win, but then they lose. I 658 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 6: think they Tampa would have been the same situation. Todd 659 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 6: Bowles might not be the head coach today either. So 660 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 6: I think it's all about like planning in advance, and 661 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 6: I think that's where Buffalo is right now. They need 662 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 6: to have the pow wow, and I'm sure they have 663 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 6: what if and and what's our reaction And therefore you 664 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 6: needed to make the call out to coach Tarball's representative 665 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 6: just to put. 666 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 5: A button on my previous question about the Ravens. They 667 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 5: the team account just announced that they have completed an 668 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 5: interview with Kevin Stefanski. So don't know that that means anything, 669 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 5: but it doesn't mean nothing either. 670 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 6: So no, I like that. I mean, I think this 671 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 6: is a good year to get coaches that have been 672 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 6: head coaches before, and meaning that you know, uh, you know, 673 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 6: is it a good is an opportunity when you can 674 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 6: have something he's already been a head coach, when you're 675 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 6: certain teams. I think that that's a very desirable situation. 676 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 6: And I think he obviously is Stefanski to me, will 677 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 6: get a head coaching job in this carousel. 678 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, especially with so many vacancies. There weren't a laundry 679 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: list of coordinators that were, you know, lining up to 680 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 2: be head coaches. And so I think your point is right, Mark, Mark, 681 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 2: We always appreciate it. Enjoy wildcard weekend and enjoy college 682 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 2: football tonight, and we'll talk to you next week. 683 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: Thanks talking you guys, have it right with Fox Sports 684 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation yet. 685 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 686 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,719 Speaker 1: Com and within the iHeartRadio. 687 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 4: App Fox Sports Right. 688 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 2: He's Aaron Torres, I'm Dan Byer, Glad to have you 689 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 2: with us on a Friday. 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Deck holds his hands out, takes drops to 699 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 2: the right, look. 700 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 4: First, back to the EZO. 701 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 7: He rents it in over the left side person back 702 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 7: takes it in for Miami touchdown. Miami touchdown for coursing 703 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 7: back is that the winning moment is a three yard touchdown. 704 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 2: The quarterback with the tatt at arms use his legs 705 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 2: to get the game winning score. On the Hurricanes Radio Network, 706 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 2: as Miami is back in the National Championship Game for 707 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 2: the first time since the two thousand and two season. 708 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 4: How do you know his legs aren't tatted? I don't know. 709 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,959 Speaker 2: I just know his arms. Are they sure that the 710 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 2: arms are his legs? Maybe? But we see we see 711 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 2: more of the arms than the legs. He used to 712 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 2: have a sleeve and I thought he was just going 713 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,479 Speaker 2: the one arm and then he did a ball. So 714 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 2: now he's doubling up and I'm sure there's probably more 715 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 2: to come. I don't know there's going to be more 716 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 2: to come for John Morant in his NBA career, but 717 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 2: if it does, it may not happen in Memphis. A 718 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 2: report from ESPN Sham Sharania saying that the Grizzlies are 719 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 2: entertaining offers to move the two time All Star guard. 720 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 2: Multiple teams are pursuing Morant in talks, according to Shams, 721 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 2: and rival execs, according to this report, say the Grizzlies 722 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 2: would want draft picks and young players in return. You 723 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 2: shocked that John Morant is on the trade block. 724 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 5: I am not shocked John Moran is on the trade block. 725 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 5: What I will be sed as if they get a 726 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 5: whole of draft picks or young players to acquire him 727 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 5: from any any of the twenty nine other teams. 728 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 2: I know it's one of Jason Stewart's favorite players, Jahn Morant. 729 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 2: I do want to read verbatim please from the ESPN 730 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 2: piece where this news broke, because this will tell you. 731 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 2: This will tell you I think the trade value of 732 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 2: Jahn Morants. This is verbatim. Morant, twenty six, is under 733 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 2: contract with the Grizzlies through the twenty twenty seven to 734 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:32,799 Speaker 2: twenty eight season. He's eligible to sign up a three 735 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 2: year extension up to one hundred and seventy eight million 736 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:39,320 Speaker 2: dollars this summer, and here's where the fun begins. He's 737 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:43,439 Speaker 2: averaging nineteen points in seven point six assists in twenty 738 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,280 Speaker 2: eight point three minutes per game this season, while shooting 739 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 2: a career low forty percent from the field in twenty 740 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 2: point eight percent from three point range. He has played 741 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 2: in only eighteen games this season because of injuries and 742 00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 2: a one game suspension stemming from a postgame exchange with 743 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 2: his coach. Memphis ten and nine with him in the 744 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 2: lineup Okay six and twelve when he plays. He played 745 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,240 Speaker 2: just fifty nine games over the previous two seasons because 746 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 2: of two suspensions for incidents with guns along with various injuries. 747 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 2: Two full paragraphs on why any other NBA team would 748 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 2: not or should not want Ja Morant, And it was 749 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 2: I thought it was gonna be one. I thought it 750 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 2: was gonna end at the three point shooting. But then 751 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 2: when you get into all of the other things that 752 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 2: John Morant has done for a guy who is thought 753 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 2: to be a future star in the NBA, to me, 754 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 2: extremely toxic and would be nothing I would want around 755 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:43,279 Speaker 2: my organization. 756 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 5: Yeah, and it's a different it's a different circumstance with 757 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 5: the Trey Young situation. Obviously there weren't off the court 758 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 5: issues with Trey Young. I want to be respectful of that. 759 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 5: But volume guards who in Jahn Morant's case, can't shoot 760 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 5: and have, you know, previous legal issues, not exactly a 761 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,439 Speaker 5: line out the door to get those guys. 762 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 2: Jason Stewart, you're always intrigued by John Morant's. 763 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 3: Well, I'm intrigued by this. You asked the question to Aaron, 764 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,719 Speaker 3: will any team be interested? And I was thinking, if 765 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,920 Speaker 3: if you put a gun to my head, I'd probably 766 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 3: come up. But yeah, but I just googled this he 767 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 3: fired his agent, because I was thinking Sharania usually does 768 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 3: the bidding of agents, but Jof fired his agent. Youet 769 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 3: another thing to like about this guy, just another thing 770 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 3: to appeal teams to him is that he doesn't have 771 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 3: a representation. 772 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 2: It took. I mean again, this is two full paragraphs 773 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,719 Speaker 2: of everything that is wrong with John Morant and why 774 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 2: a team wouldn't want him. At some point you get 775 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 2: into some of the good stuff. But oft injured, off, suspended, 776 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 2: and his team is actually better without him than with him. 777 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:49,760 Speaker 2: That is not a good sign. 778 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 5: I just think the Wizards trade for him, and you 779 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 5: play him and Trey Young on and off each quarter. 780 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,840 Speaker 5: Don't try to win, just try to get four or 781 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 5: five Sports Center highlights and at least be relevant. 782 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 2: For a little bit, just chucking the basketball up NonStop. 783 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 2: Yes man, what could have been? I mean, honestly, there 784 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,400 Speaker 2: was a point and there's you know, stuff with Zion 785 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 2: going on as well. But when he and Zion came 786 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 2: into the league, I mean, there was going to be 787 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 2: a new World era, you know, new World Order if 788 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 2: you will, nWo, and it has not turned out that way. 789 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 4: Zion got hurt at Summer League. On my wedding night, 790 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 4: and it's never been good for him since. 791 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 2: Good for me, though it wasn't a good night for 792 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,440 Speaker 2: officiating in college football or officials in general. We'll talk 793 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:30,640 Speaker 2: about it next on Fox