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Speaker 1: would like you to patronize them, and I'll let you

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Speaker 1: know Sunday sometime next week, and I'll repeat it on

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Speaker 1: every show. But you know, we don't charge you anme

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Speaker 1: for the show. I'm never going to put the show

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Speaker 1: behind a paywall, so don't worry about that. I appreciate

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Speaker 1: you guys watching as is, and we do very well.

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Speaker 1: But every now and then I do tell you, if

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Speaker 1: you want to help the show out, if you want

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Speaker 1: a tangible impact above and beyond just watching, do this

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Speaker 1: or do that? Well, this is going to be This

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Speaker 1: is going to be one of those moments. So just

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Speaker 1: hang tight. I'll get you some news as it as

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Speaker 1: it is given to me over the coming days slash

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Speaker 1: week or so. But happy to have Academy back in

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Speaker 1: the fold with us. All right, let's move right along.

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Speaker 1: I can't believe it, Colin and Jesse. It comes as

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Speaker 1: a shock to me, but I released my top ten

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Speaker 1: college football program rankings the other night, and yes, some

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Speaker 1: of you had issues with them, So I thought it

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Speaker 1: to be a good time tonight for me to look

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Speaker 1: at some of the most popular forms of feedback in

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Speaker 1: the negative that I got and address them. Gripe number one,

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Speaker 1: how could you have Michigan over Ohio State? I thought

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Speaker 1: I explained it pretty well. In fact, I thought I

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Speaker 1: explained the premise pretty well. So those of you who

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Speaker 1: are listening now but you didn't listen the other day.

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Speaker 1: I kind of had a feeling this was coming. No

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Speaker 1: matter how much I explained why someone was over someone else,

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Speaker 1: I tried to get out in front of it proactively.

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Speaker 1: Collins got the video because I knew we were going

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Speaker 1: to need proof. Here's what we said the other night,

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Speaker 1: because this explains why someone like Michigan could be ahead

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Speaker 1: of someone like Ohio State. The disclaimer, here's what I

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Speaker 1: care about. As we know these rankings are going to

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Speaker 1: be above reproach, the JP pole is spitting them out.

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Speaker 1: The JP pole gets dusted off once a spring, and

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Speaker 1: we're doing full program breakdowns. An announcement that I'll probably

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Speaker 1: use in Twitter replies later. This is not meant to

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Speaker 1: be predictive. It's not meant to forecast where you will

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Speaker 1: go in the coming years. It's meant to reflect what

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Speaker 1: you have been and what you are here and now.

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Speaker 1: I value when defining a program a three to four

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Speaker 1: year rolling blend of on field results. How much have

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Speaker 1: you won talent acquisition, how good are you recruiting and portaling,

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Speaker 1: how good are you developing that talent, the resource pool

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Speaker 1: you have at your disposal, and overall synergy or togetherness

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Speaker 1: of your program and to a larger degree, your athletic department.

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Speaker 1: That's how define programs. And a side note with Academy

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Speaker 1: back in the fold, let's also congratulate ourselves on director

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Speaker 1: Colin finding the problem Mic, so I don't have to

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Speaker 1: wear that ridiculous love Mic anymore. So that was it.

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Speaker 1: That was it. Basically, it's the long and short of

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Speaker 1: it is. When you've been beaten by your rival on

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Speaker 1: the field three consecutive years, I don't necessarily care that

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Speaker 1: they haven't recruited on par with you, because the players

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Speaker 1: they've gotten, they've developed into a team that beats you.

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Speaker 1: There was not big There was not a huge gap

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Speaker 1: between Ohio State and Michigan. And actually a month ago

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Speaker 1: I had Ohio State ahead of Michigan. I told you

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Speaker 1: on air, I think I'm gonna flip flop on this

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Speaker 1: because I think we really need to value the on

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Speaker 1: field piece. A lot of people said, well, they're not

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Speaker 1: even going to be a top ten team this year,

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Speaker 1: doesn't matter, it's not predictive. Somebody, in fact, many of

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Speaker 1: somebody said the only reason that they got where they

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Speaker 1: got last year was because they cheated. Then feel free

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Speaker 1: to investigate them and feel free to drop the NCAA

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Speaker 1: hammer on them, and when you do, I'll assess. I've

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Speaker 1: told you my stance on that. I'm not the judge

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Speaker 1: and jury on this, so I'm not proactively going to

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Speaker 1: get out in front of things and knock them down

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Speaker 1: five pegs because what I think may or may have happened.

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Speaker 1: And also I don't think that that is what won

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Speaker 1: them a national championship last year. That's my opinion. I

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Speaker 1: don't have any more proof than you do. Gripe Number

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Speaker 1: two in a long long list was how could you

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Speaker 1: have LSU over FSU. Now, this one I think has

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Speaker 1: some validity. So a lot of people took issue with

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Speaker 1: me having LSU one spot above FSU because I told

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Speaker 1: you what I value here is the last three or

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Speaker 1: four years. I want to know what have you done

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Speaker 1: on the field, How good have you acquired talent? How

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Speaker 1: much synergy do you have? How good are resources do

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Speaker 1: you have? And FSU fans are really quick to come

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Speaker 1: back and say, we played them the last two years

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Speaker 1: and beat them. There's your on field and all the

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Speaker 1: other stuff. Do they really have that bigg an edge? Well, no,

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Speaker 1: I never said they had that big name edge. That's

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Speaker 1: why they were one spot ahead of you. I'm going

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Speaker 1: to tell you what the tiebreaker was. Basically, you got

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Speaker 1: a good point, like I wouldn't fight you if you

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Speaker 1: put FSU above LSU just for those reasons, because you're right,

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Speaker 1: they don't have a big edge in any of these categories.

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Speaker 1: I think being aligned with the SEC right now over

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Speaker 1: the ACC means a little bit, but that's outside of

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Speaker 1: their control. I think LSU is out recruited them. LSU

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Speaker 1: has better resources. LSU as a program at the top end,

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Speaker 1: has title potential, but then again so does FSU. So again,

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Speaker 1: there aren't glaring differences. There's not a glaring gap. So

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Speaker 1: I don't really I don't know. The more I talk

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Speaker 1: it out, the more I say, go ahead, put FSU

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Speaker 1: above them. You have beaten them on the field two

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Speaker 1: years in a row. And I know someone's going to

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Speaker 1: get this to Canal and I know it's going to

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Speaker 1: be clipped out of context anyway, So whatever next up.

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Speaker 1: This was a gripe I did not expect. But then again,

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Speaker 1: that's the best kind of gripe. How is Oklahoma not

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Speaker 1: in the top ten? How is Ole miss not in

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Speaker 1: the top ten? Well, I'm not saying Oklahoma's been a

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Speaker 1: bad program. Oklahoma's been a very good program. You're gonna

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Speaker 1: have to tell me who they go in over though,

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00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,480
Speaker 1: remember past three years. Now, we're not predicting and we're

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Speaker 1: not just judging you based on last year. There's a

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Speaker 1: six and seven year baked in there. Now. Folks were

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Speaker 1: quick to say, okay, but if you're gonna judge us

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Speaker 1: on a sub five hundred year, Texas has one. Texas

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Speaker 1: was five and seven. That's true. Texas was five and

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Speaker 1: seven three years ago, and then they were eight and five,

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Speaker 1: and then they were twelve and two, and so obviously

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Speaker 1: I will wait recentcy. Oklahoma had a double digit win

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Speaker 1: season last year as well. The difference is Texas while

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Speaker 1: Oklahoma's is not recruiting at poverty levels. Behind your stretch,

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Speaker 1: They're a very good recruiting team right now. Texas's NIL

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Speaker 1: component is in a different category than Oklahoma's, specifically on

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Speaker 1: the offensive side. I'm really I don't know if curious

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Speaker 1: is the word. I'm just really interested to see in

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Speaker 1: the future how that plays out, because you may think

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Speaker 1: nil in totality, Oklahoma's done a much better job on

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Speaker 1: the defensive side than the offensive side there. So you know, again, Oklahoma,

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Speaker 1: if I if I had to go past ten, they

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Speaker 1: would have been like eleven or twelve, So it's not

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Speaker 1: like they were a long way outside the top ten.

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Speaker 1: Ole Miss same thing, ole Miss. You could you could

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Speaker 1: not get much of a fight out of me if

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Speaker 1: you wanted to put ole Miss top ten. We had

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Speaker 1: them eleventh. I think we had Oklahoma twelve, Utah thirteen.

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Speaker 1: So anyway, Old Miss was right there on the doorstep. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: the thing about Ole Miss is their trajectory in many

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Speaker 1: ways is the opposite of Clemson. Clemson we had at

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Speaker 1: number ten and Clemson's been dropping and more on them

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Speaker 1: later because I think that may come to an end

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Speaker 1: this year. But Clemson's been dropping Ole Miss has been ascending.

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Speaker 1: If you wanted to argue that they've recently passed Clemson. Again,

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Speaker 1: I had one spot between the two, so I wouldn't

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Speaker 1: have really fought you that much on that. But the

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Speaker 1: last right that I am happy to announce we got

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Speaker 1: a fair amount of was hey, you had no Big

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Speaker 1: twelve teams in there. Well, that's because no Big twelve

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Speaker 1: teams were among the top ten programs in college football.

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's the long and short of it. However,

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Speaker 1: Utah was the closest. Utah Jesse we had them either

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Speaker 1: thirteenth or fourteenth. I think really solid program. There are

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Speaker 1: a lot of really solid programs out there. Kansas State,

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Speaker 1: it's a really solid program. I love the Big twelve.

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Speaker 1: I am on a record in the past two weeks

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Speaker 1: as saying this is America's college football conference. So I'm

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Speaker 1: if anything, I am looking for space in this temporary

585
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Speaker 1: studio of ours to fly the Big twelve flag. However,

586
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Speaker 1: I got to remove emotion here. Which Big twelve team

587
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Speaker 1: is any? We're close to being a top ten recruiting program,

588
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Speaker 1: a top twenty recruiting program. Which Big twelve team is any?

589
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Speaker 1: We're close to top ten in things like resource or

590
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Speaker 1: nil and recruiting infrastructure. It's not there, guys. They're a

591
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Speaker 1: very very competitively balanced conference and one of like nine

592
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Speaker 1: of them could win the conference this year. But we're

593
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Speaker 1: talking about going heads up with the Georgia's and Michigans

594
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Speaker 1: and Pence State was up that Penn State would have

595
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Speaker 1: been higher than any of these programs. USC would have

596
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Speaker 1: been higher, eh, I think, don't quote me on that anyway.

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Speaker 1: My point is it's one thing to be a good,

598
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Speaker 1: solid program. It's another thing to be top ten in America.

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Speaker 1: So that's the only one where I looked and I said,

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Speaker 1: really people are saying that, Absolutely not. You'll find no

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Speaker 1: bigger fan of the Big twelve than me, though they're

602
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Speaker 1: watching us in Bend, Oregon, Rockford, Illinois, Go Peaches, Camilla, Georgia.

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Speaker 1: We appreciate you guys being tuned in spring intel to

604
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Speaker 1: that time of year, and man, we got some big

605
00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:46,960
Speaker 1: spring games this weekend. Pay attention, head on a swivel,

606
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,600
Speaker 1: eyes wide open. I know there's a lot going on Saturday.

607
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Speaker 1: Exercise those DVRs. Hopefully whichever YouTube channel that is that

608
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Speaker 1: the government's been coming after that records all the games

609
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Speaker 1: hopefully he's gotten around it, because that is a very,

610
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Speaker 1: very useful resource. But in the meantime, I'll talk about

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Speaker 1: spring games in the second. Here's the latest scoop. Here's

612
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Speaker 1: the latest dirt we've been getting from all across the

613
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Speaker 1: country from different spring practices. At ole Miss defensive line

614
00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,880
Speaker 1: is going to be a strength of this team. That's

615
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Speaker 1: been the case in ol Miss teams in the past,

616
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,239
Speaker 1: maybe not necessarily a Lane Kiffin ole Miss team, So

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Speaker 1: they went into portal hard after defensive linemen, and the

618
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,720
Speaker 1: return that we've gotten out of fall camp have been well,

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Speaker 1: we basically hit on them. Tyler Comas over it inside

620
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Speaker 1: the Rebels has done a really good job cataloging and

621
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Speaker 1: documenting a lot of this. That transfer class is legit.

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Speaker 1: Sunterne Perkins, by the way, who is a big time

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Speaker 1: linebacker prospect, former five star kid out of the state

624
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Speaker 1: of Mississippi. He's working at edge like they're transitioning him

625
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Speaker 1: to an edge type and they're putting weight on him.

626
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Speaker 1: And Perkins is a freak of nature athletically, so I

627
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Speaker 1: have no doubt he'll be able to pull it off.

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Speaker 1: They're over unders nine and a half wins. Don't be surprised.

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Speaker 1: If it's defense at least early in the season that

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Speaker 1: makes you go, oh, what Ole Miss dominant defensive front. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it could happen. Oh, and by the way, receiver room

632
00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,600
Speaker 1: is going to be one of the best in the country.

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Speaker 1: I know that Jackson Dart hasn't been doing a whole

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Speaker 1: lot with the team. He'll be hopefully one hundred percent

635
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Speaker 1: for the fall. Ole Miss is one of the best

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Speaker 1: teams in the country this year. I don't even think

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Speaker 1: we need to whisper that. I think most people know that.

638
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Speaker 1: Sometimes it's sometimes there are teams where this false hype

639
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,720
Speaker 1: bubble builds. I don't think it's false with Old Miss

640
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Speaker 1: at Miami. Look, I've kept my mouth shut on this.

641
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,960
Speaker 1: I was down at Miami a couple of weeks ago

642
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:49,280
Speaker 1: and I watched practice, and I watched cam Ward. Cam

643
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,960
Speaker 1: Ward is very good. And now a lot of other

644
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,280
Speaker 1: people down there are talking about it as well. He

645
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,440
Speaker 1: has probably been everything they hoped he would be. And

646
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:03,000
Speaker 1: then some David Lay and Chris Stock over there inside

647
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,959
Speaker 1: the U have been very very actively talking about it

648
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:12,239
Speaker 1: on their board. Just I am cautious with it. They

649
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,920
Speaker 1: may have the they'll have one of the best quarterbacks

650
00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:18,080
Speaker 1: in the acc look, I was impressed. I'm just telling

651
00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,719
Speaker 1: you I saw some stuff that y'all hadn't seen. I

652
00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:22,239
Speaker 1: was impressed with it. Elijah Arroyo at tight end this

653
00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,839
Speaker 1: time last year. I was telling you it was one

654
00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,840
Speaker 1: of our sleeper players nationally, and he's a tight end

655
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,839
Speaker 1: at Miami. Not long after I said that he hurt

656
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,439
Speaker 1: himself and didn't really do a whole lot last year.

657
00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,400
Speaker 1: Fingers crossed looks healthy and from what I saw the

658
00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:40,120
Speaker 1: other day when I was down there, I would agree

659
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,640
Speaker 1: with that sentiment. And if he is, then he will

660
00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,279
Speaker 1: be a breakout player for him. Rastreppo looked really good.

661
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,719
Speaker 1: Tell you what Restreppo can do. Rastreppo can stand there

662
00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,880
Speaker 1: and catch balls off the drug machines all day. The

663
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,560
Speaker 1: most impressive thing he does is return the ball behind

664
00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,880
Speaker 1: his back with a lot of velocity on it, perfect spiral.

665
00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:59,719
Speaker 1: And I know that's not supposed to impress folks, but

666
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: I'm always impressed with like the unconventional, just quirks that

667
00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,640
Speaker 1: guys have. And Strepo's good with the behind the back

668
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:09,960
Speaker 1: football pass. They're gonna make moves at running back in

669
00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:13,319
Speaker 1: the portal. I told you that it's not a great

670
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:16,600
Speaker 1: fear of theirs that they lost a guy or two.

671
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,080
Speaker 1: They are about to add a guy or two, so

672
00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,880
Speaker 1: not much doubt there. Wisconsin have not talked about the

673
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,840
Speaker 1: Badgers much this spring. They added Miami's former quarterback Tyler

674
00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:28,560
Speaker 1: van Dijk. They think that he's had probably his best

675
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,759
Speaker 1: week of practice to date up there this past week.

676
00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,399
Speaker 1: Nick Oson over at Badger twenty four to seven, doing

677
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,560
Speaker 1: a good job covering this. They're one two at running back.

678
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,359
Speaker 1: They feel very confident they can win with. There's an

679
00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:42,839
Speaker 1: outside linebacker transfer there that's been one of their best

680
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:46,880
Speaker 1: players this spring. He's from Syracuse, Leon Lowry Jr. If

681
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:48,680
Speaker 1: you want to pencil that name down up there in

682
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,839
Speaker 1: big ten circles, pencil that name down. They're going to

683
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:55,319
Speaker 1: have to rely on a lot of young guys just

684
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,399
Speaker 1: trying to overhaul systems offensively. They were what they were

685
00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,880
Speaker 1: last year, so they're gonna be some young guys that

686
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,879
Speaker 1: kind of like Auburn with Hugh Freeze the other day,

687
00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,360
Speaker 1: we talked to him on the show. They may have

688
00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,640
Speaker 1: to play more young guys than they're comfortable with. That's

689
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,200
Speaker 1: just the way it is. They're gonna have to do that. Kansas.

690
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 1: What's the deal at quarterback? So Jalen Daniels. We didn't

691
00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:15,680
Speaker 1: expect him to be one hundred percent from the back

692
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,680
Speaker 1: injury in spring. He's not. They hope that they'll be

693
00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,399
Speaker 1: able to get him back for the fall. Now, if

694
00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,799
Speaker 1: they do, that's a game changer. They lost an all

695
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,799
Speaker 1: big twelve left tackle, just lost him to like he's gone.

696
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:30,040
Speaker 1: He's not hurt, he's gone. He's not on the team anymore.

697
00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,080
Speaker 1: There was a guy by the name of Logan Brown

698
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,720
Speaker 1: this time last year, so, former five star offensive tackle,

699
00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,680
Speaker 1: and he had come in there and we were actually

700
00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,759
Speaker 1: doing this segment and I told you, hey, a lot

701
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,920
Speaker 1: of folks are gonna hype him up. He's really highly rated.

702
00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,560
Speaker 1: He is not good enough, not gonna be playing this year,

703
00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:53,040
Speaker 1: and he really didn't. He looks to be ready now,

704
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,120
Speaker 1: and he better be ready because he projects as they're

705
00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,960
Speaker 1: starting left tackle, I believe, is how it's going to

706
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:02,640
Speaker 1: shake out up there. So one year can mean a lot.

707
00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:04,759
Speaker 1: Michael Swaying over at fog dot Net doing a good

708
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:08,319
Speaker 1: job covering Kansas and at Virginia because we probably won't

709
00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:12,560
Speaker 1: talk about him again. They have severe injury concerns on

710
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:16,560
Speaker 1: the offensive line. They have four starters just out right

711
00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:20,160
Speaker 1: now on the offensive line. Four starting offensive linemen are

712
00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:24,200
Speaker 1: out recovering from surgery. And then they lost Drake Metcalf

713
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:28,839
Speaker 1: to a torn achilles and he's done. That's five that

714
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,560
Speaker 1: are either well in one case gone or in the

715
00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,800
Speaker 1: other four cases rehabbing and haven't figured out who the

716
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,919
Speaker 1: starting quarterback is up there. The over underwent totals four

717
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,799
Speaker 1: and a half. I mean, it's spring. I hate to

718
00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,919
Speaker 1: do this, but it could be a very challenging year

719
00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,479
Speaker 1: again in Charlottesville. So that's what we're hearing right now.

720
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,359
Speaker 1: Got a lot of big games across the country. I'm

721
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,440
Speaker 1: gonna touch on several of them in just a second

722
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:55,279
Speaker 1: coming up this Saturday, specific things that I'm watching. I

723
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,920
Speaker 1: know there's a lot going on, guys, and it actually

724
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,560
Speaker 1: the weather was terrible today, but it's gonna beautiful tomorrow

725
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:04,319
Speaker 1: in Nashville in this weekend. Softball season starts tomorrow night.

726
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,520
Speaker 1: I know there's a lot going on. I'm not telling

727
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,960
Speaker 1: you you got to watch them live, but you need

728
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,120
Speaker 1: to be paying attention to these spring games, especially because

729
00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,480
Speaker 1: I have it on good authority a lot of you

730
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,759
Speaker 1: are going to bet on these games this fall, and

731
00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,800
Speaker 1: I promise you the guys who are setting the numbers

732
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,040
Speaker 1: are watching the games. So I mean, unless you'd enjoy

733
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:24,600
Speaker 1: lighting your money on fire, then give it a cursory glance.

734
00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,480
Speaker 1: In the meantime, we do have to do what has

735
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,200
Speaker 1: become a staple of our spring shows. And by the way,

736
00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:35,200
Speaker 1: if you're watching live, we appreciate you. I'm just trying

737
00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,600
Speaker 1: to read the trying to read the Oh, the live

738
00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:43,880
Speaker 1: chat has gone there again, USC hater. They've gone there again,

739
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:48,240
Speaker 1: and I don't even Jesse, could you do me a favorite?

740
00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,160
Speaker 1: Could you scroll the live chat and find out why

741
00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:55,120
Speaker 1: I'm a USC hater tonight? It I didn't put them

742
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:59,680
Speaker 1: top five in defensive staff upgrades. We had them off

743
00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:02,640
Speaker 1: the top of my head. I think they graded seventh,

744
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:07,520
Speaker 1: so they were close. It's valid. The USC did upgrade

745
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:11,000
Speaker 1: their defensive staff a whole lot, and in retrospect, like,

746
00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:12,439
Speaker 1: if we do this at the end of the year,

747
00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,440
Speaker 1: I'm throwing my posted away missed it. Maybe they very

748
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:20,240
Speaker 1: well will be top five. Anyway, if I hated USC,

749
00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:23,600
Speaker 1: i'd tell you I hate USC. I promise, I promise

750
00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,879
Speaker 1: I wouldn't hold it back. I live in Nashville, They

751
00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:30,040
Speaker 1: can't do anything to me, can they. They've never even

752
00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,960
Speaker 1: invited us to campus. So if I hated them, I

753
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,839
Speaker 1: tell you I hate them. I want USC to win.

754
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,360
Speaker 1: I want them to be good. I have no reason

755
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,440
Speaker 1: to lie about this. It just so happens that I

756
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:44,719
Speaker 1: had your seventh and defensive staff upgrade instead of five.

757
00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,920
Speaker 1: So that was a minute I'll never get back. I

758
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,840
Speaker 1: do appreciate the consistency though, Like I know, I'll go

759
00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:54,359
Speaker 1: to the peristyle letter tonight over at USC football dot

760
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:57,759
Speaker 1: com and someone will have clipped this, And for that

761
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,520
Speaker 1: I'm appreciative because me and my said, not all publicity

762
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:04,919
Speaker 1: is good publicity, but most of it is. We love

763
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,879
Speaker 1: to do the mood tracker this time of year, taking

764
00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:09,839
Speaker 1: the temperature of fan bases and Penn State, it's your time.

765
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,840
Speaker 1: How's the fan base feeling up there? I think the

766
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:17,279
Speaker 1: mood amongst the Penn State faithful should be same us,

767
00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:22,040
Speaker 1: but maybe new party. And what I mean by that is,

768
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,919
Speaker 1: if you do nothing else to yourself, if Penn State

769
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,160
Speaker 1: is a mirror image of the program that they've been,

770
00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,040
Speaker 1: you go from being on the first row outside the

771
00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:34,880
Speaker 1: bubble to solidly end the bubble. Because the Bubble, or

772
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,759
Speaker 1: as you may know it, the college football Playoff is

773
00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:40,640
Speaker 1: expanding this year, and there is no fan base out there.

774
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,200
Speaker 1: There's no program that stands to benefit more from that

775
00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,360
Speaker 1: if they change nothing about themselves than Penn State. So

776
00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:51,160
Speaker 1: it's a very low risk, relatively high reward sort of situation.

777
00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:55,640
Speaker 1: That's if nothing changes. Now, as we all know, Spring

778
00:40:55,680 --> 00:41:00,120
Speaker 1: is about optimism, So we're gonna go glass half full here.

779
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:03,319
Speaker 1: What is the possibility that when you lose both coordinators

780
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,080
Speaker 1: it just doesn't work out, and maybe Drew Aler doesn't

781
00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,239
Speaker 1: take that next step, and maybe Fleming's not the guy

782
00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:11,359
Speaker 1: you hoped he'd be out of the portal and injuries happen. Yeah,

783
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,400
Speaker 1: you could lose three or four games this year and

784
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:17,000
Speaker 1: it could go backwards. That could happen. No one wants

785
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,839
Speaker 1: to talk about that, especially the people who will watch

786
00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:23,520
Speaker 1: this segment. So the hope is, of course Andy Koldnikki,

787
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:25,799
Speaker 1: who is the new offensive coordinator who they had to

788
00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:28,520
Speaker 1: fight to get, and he's in the house and he

789
00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:30,759
Speaker 1: goes more up tempo, and then he moves that launch

790
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,480
Speaker 1: point for Drew Aler a whole lot more, gets him

791
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,080
Speaker 1: on the run, gets him on the move, where Aler

792
00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:38,000
Speaker 1: looks to be more comfortable. Anyway that works. Julian Fleming,

793
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:41,480
Speaker 1: for instance, transferring in from Ohio State works. Playmakers emerge.

794
00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,040
Speaker 1: He uses those running backs like this should be used,

795
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,080
Speaker 1: and they're a very very good one two combo if

796
00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:49,160
Speaker 1: they are all that works out. Drew Aller does take

797
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,840
Speaker 1: that step in productivity, and Penn State all of a

798
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,759
Speaker 1: sudden has an offense to be concerned about. And they're

799
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:57,960
Speaker 1: good at edge defensively, even though you had Manny Diaz

800
00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:00,520
Speaker 1: move on as the coordinator, they're good at it. They

801
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:04,080
Speaker 1: return their interior guys secondary. While it's a question, you know,

802
00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:06,720
Speaker 1: we've been hearing good things about aj Harris, the corner

803
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,400
Speaker 1: transfer from Georgia by way of Central High School in

804
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,840
Speaker 1: Phoenix City, Alabama. Spent many a night on the sideline

805
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,319
Speaker 1: at Garrett Harrison Stadium there almost on the banks of

806
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:21,160
Speaker 1: the Chattahoochee River, but absolutely on Somerville Road, which is

807
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 1: one block friends one block from where Memal used to

808
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:27,840
Speaker 1: live on thirty fifth Street there in Phoenix City, Alabama.

809
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,399
Speaker 1: A lot more detail than you needed. My point there

810
00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:35,000
Speaker 1: is Tom Allen is the new DC there. So in

811
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:37,399
Speaker 1: a perfect world, there's not much drop off in fact,

812
00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,399
Speaker 1: you got guys with a lot to prove there. There

813
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:43,120
Speaker 1: is no program that could see a vibe change for

814
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,680
Speaker 1: the better than Penn State this year. The fan base

815
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:48,680
Speaker 1: knows it. The fan base has been sitting there, not

816
00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:52,080
Speaker 1: thrilled with not making the playoff, but they've at least

817
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:54,960
Speaker 1: according to my interactions with them, largely been appreciative that

818
00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:58,560
Speaker 1: it could be way worse than it could get better. Here,

819
00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:02,320
Speaker 1: we'd love for it to get better. But we're okay, okay,

820
00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:06,799
Speaker 1: we're on the doorstep. We're okay. Well, you've been on

821
00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,080
Speaker 1: the doorstep. You should be in the house now. They

822
00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,280
Speaker 1: made the house a lot bigger, and they said, stand still,

823
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,480
Speaker 1: we're going to build the house around you. And so

824
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:16,600
Speaker 1: you're in the house now unless you regress and then

825
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,880
Speaker 1: we have a different conversation. But right now, the fan base,

826
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,400
Speaker 1: you should be thinking, hey, if it's the same us,

827
00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:23,919
Speaker 1: it's a whole new party, and we're in the party now.

828
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,759
Speaker 1: We were just outside, we were just outside the velvet rope.

829
00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:28,640
Speaker 1: We could get in it now. Over underwent total nine

830
00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:31,200
Speaker 1: and a half plus six hundred to win the Big

831
00:43:31,239 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: Ten Championship. They are minus one forty two to make

832
00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:36,960
Speaker 1: the College Football Playoff this year. That means our friends

833
00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,160
Speaker 1: at fan Duel kind of sort of think Penn State's

834
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:42,000
Speaker 1: going to be in the college football Playoff this year. Imagine,

835
00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:43,680
Speaker 1: you know, the Goosies as some would call it, that

836
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:45,480
Speaker 1: you get up and down your arm. If you live

837
00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:49,120
Speaker 1: up in Harrisburg or you live in York, Pennsylvania, think

838
00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:54,320
Speaker 1: about buying a playoff ticket to watch Penn State. Man,

839
00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 1: that's the kind of thing that we would make, like

840
00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:58,960
Speaker 1: the Sean Fitzes of the world. Smile. Let's move on.

841
00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:03,319
Speaker 1: I did. I did take it upon myself to check

842
00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:05,000
Speaker 1: out a couple of spring games, and there are a

843
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:07,360
Speaker 1: ton of them coming this weekend, but a couple of

844
00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:09,880
Speaker 1: spring games just got played that I wanted to touch on.

845
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:13,440
Speaker 1: Did you see Clemson's spring game? I know there was

846
00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:15,600
Speaker 1: a lot of focus on k Clubnick at quarterback and

847
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:19,319
Speaker 1: it was sort of a rocky start. Trent Peerman, by

848
00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,919
Speaker 1: the way, who's a former walk on quarterback, actually looked

849
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,640
Speaker 1: the best. The dude went thirteen of eighteen, one hundred

850
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:28,320
Speaker 1: and forty one yards, had a couple of touchdowns. Anyway,

851
00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:32,920
Speaker 1: it's a spring game. I have taken upon myself to

852
00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:36,319
Speaker 1: bake in everything that we've heard about the spring into

853
00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:38,640
Speaker 1: my opinion and not just judge off a spring game,

854
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:41,719
Speaker 1: And what we had heard up until last Saturday was

855
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:45,000
Speaker 1: club Nick has looked really good the timing and rhythm

856
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:47,680
Speaker 1: components of the offense or light years ahead of where

857
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:49,920
Speaker 1: they were when Garrett Riley had just come in as

858
00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,480
Speaker 1: coordinated this time last year. So the feedback's been good

859
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:57,239
Speaker 1: spring games are. I have seen atrocious spring games from

860
00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:59,919
Speaker 1: offenses that went on to rewrite record books and win

861
00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:03,120
Speaker 1: national championship. So that was what it was. But do

862
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:09,160
Speaker 1: you remember this time, oh last week, it probably would

863
00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:13,239
Speaker 1: have been. We were live from somewhere I can't even

864
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:16,799
Speaker 1: remember where, but I said, I want you to keep

865
00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:19,719
Speaker 1: an eye on a true freshman at Clemson. What's been

866
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:22,600
Speaker 1: the number one gripe we've had about Clemson. They're not

867
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,239
Speaker 1: nearly as dynamic at wide receiver as they have been.

868
00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:28,319
Speaker 1: And then all of a sudden we start to get word, Hey,

869
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:32,960
Speaker 1: Bryant westco true freshman, a little different skill set at receiver.

870
00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:35,799
Speaker 1: And we know you got TJ. Moore, another five star

871
00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:37,640
Speaker 1: guy coming in the summer, but West goes here and

872
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:41,160
Speaker 1: now been tearing it up in spring Daboswiney himself was

873
00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:44,360
Speaker 1: overtly praising the guy. Well, all of a sudden, you

874
00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:46,520
Speaker 1: turn on the spring game and there he is. Made

875
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,520
Speaker 1: a lot of noise. He's gonna play. He can run

876
00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:52,520
Speaker 1: really fast, he has a different skill set. He has

877
00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:55,120
Speaker 1: the kind of skill set those Clemson receivers used to

878
00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:58,000
Speaker 1: have could have again. Then you pair him up with

879
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,760
Speaker 1: some other guys that are either on camp are about

880
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:03,120
Speaker 1: to be on campus. Now. They're young, and so there

881
00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:07,480
Speaker 1: may be growing pains there. But Clemson finally has the

882
00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:11,680
Speaker 1: makings of looking a little more vintage on the perimeter

883
00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:14,279
Speaker 1: in terms of skill players and wide receivers than they

884
00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:16,080
Speaker 1: have for the last couple of years. And then there

885
00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,160
Speaker 1: was another guy, Sammy Brown, that five star linebacker. I

886
00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:21,799
Speaker 1: told you that was the wrestler. That kid is a

887
00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,480
Speaker 1: big time wrestler in high school as well said he's

888
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:26,799
Speaker 1: been tearing it up in spring. He had a sack

889
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:29,920
Speaker 1: like the first play of the spring game, so that

890
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:32,600
Speaker 1: validated what we were hearing. Therefore, I'm going to make

891
00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:34,760
Speaker 1: a ton out of it, probably more than I should.

892
00:46:35,239 --> 00:46:37,480
Speaker 1: But he probably steps in and has a role, a

893
00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:39,600
Speaker 1: big time role on that defense. Is a true freshman

894
00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:42,640
Speaker 1: there are a lot of underclassmen that played, because there

895
00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:44,600
Speaker 1: are a lot of guys, as is usually the case,

896
00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:48,880
Speaker 1: who were out in spring games. And so I know

897
00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:50,440
Speaker 1: a lot of people take it upon themselves to talk

898
00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:53,640
Speaker 1: about Clemson like they're just yesterday's news and they're fading

899
00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:56,279
Speaker 1: into the abyss. And it's okay to say they don't

900
00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:59,000
Speaker 1: quite have the it's okay to say they haven't had

901
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:01,200
Speaker 1: the fast ball they had in years past. But the

902
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:03,200
Speaker 1: thing about it is Clemson was thrown about one to

903
00:47:03,239 --> 00:47:06,400
Speaker 1: oh three. So if they're humming it in their ninety

904
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:08,680
Speaker 1: six and can still hit their spots, still a really

905
00:47:08,719 --> 00:47:12,640
Speaker 1: good team. Also, they could have just refound the fastball

906
00:47:12,680 --> 00:47:16,160
Speaker 1: for all we know. And I think that more so

907
00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:19,600
Speaker 1: than anything else aside from those two young guys, I

908
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:22,719
Speaker 1: noticed the depth because a lot of underclassmen play in

909
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:24,440
Speaker 1: spring games. And I looked at it and said, yeah,

910
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,239
Speaker 1: that still looks like Clemson. Like that, that looks like

911
00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:30,279
Speaker 1: a really good football team. Friends. That should be a

912
00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:33,640
Speaker 1: college football playoff team this year. The Clemson Tigers should

913
00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:36,919
Speaker 1: absolutely be a College FOOTBA playoff team this year. You'll

914
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,400
Speaker 1: know a lot about him in Week one because they

915
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:43,319
Speaker 1: open versus Georgia in Atlanta, and then a first week

916
00:47:43,360 --> 00:47:47,239
Speaker 1: of October they go to Florida State. Last year there

917
00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:50,239
Speaker 1: were three and two by the time September ended. I

918
00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:53,839
Speaker 1: think so early on we'll find out a lot about

919
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:55,719
Speaker 1: him this year. And also I wanted to talk to

920
00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:59,200
Speaker 1: you about the other Tigers, not how they refer to themselves.

921
00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:02,400
Speaker 1: But Auburn had their spring game Saturday. We were over

922
00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:05,200
Speaker 1: there Thursday and they were getting ready for it. We

923
00:48:05,239 --> 00:48:08,680
Speaker 1: watched their last practice before the spring game. Cam Coleman

924
00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:11,360
Speaker 1: looks like an alien in person. It's a true freshman.

925
00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:14,800
Speaker 1: He may be the most physically impressive player on their team.

926
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:17,919
Speaker 1: Five star guy out of high school. They talked about

927
00:48:17,960 --> 00:48:20,759
Speaker 1: that dude like they talked about Julio Jones once upon

928
00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:24,600
Speaker 1: a time in Alabama high school recruiting circles. I know

929
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,759
Speaker 1: that's lofty. He hasn't done a thing in college. He's

930
00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:29,640
Speaker 1: gonna do a lot in college. I have very little

931
00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,520
Speaker 1: doubt about that. It's really amazing to see him up

932
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:36,400
Speaker 1: close because he I think just turned eighteen. Their wide

933
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:41,360
Speaker 1: receiver room is significantly overhauled, and he's the crown jewel

934
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:44,200
Speaker 1: of that recruiting class. And like I said, I wish

935
00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:48,120
Speaker 1: you guys could see him up close. The defensive line,

936
00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:50,239
Speaker 1: you know, was what it was during their spring game.

937
00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:53,359
Speaker 1: That's been one of their biggest questions all throughout spring ball.

938
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:55,960
Speaker 1: I think they're going to have to mind the portal

939
00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:59,160
Speaker 1: for a couple of guys there. There's a wide range

940
00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:04,560
Speaker 1: of rotational opportunities. I don't think at all they have

941
00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:06,920
Speaker 1: the depth there they want. That'll be a portal focus.

942
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:10,880
Speaker 1: But just this this team in general, it's obvious a

943
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 1: lot of young guys are really good, which is not

944
00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:16,000
Speaker 1: rare when a new staff comes in. It's like Mario

945
00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:19,280
Speaker 1: down at Miami. Their best looking players are all freshmen

946
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:21,160
Speaker 1: and sophomores. Well, that's the way it's going to be

947
00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:24,319
Speaker 1: at Auburn. And the thing about it is sometimes those

948
00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:27,280
Speaker 1: guys are ready. More times than not they're not ready.

949
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:30,160
Speaker 1: But if you know you've got some rope, and Hugh

950
00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:32,560
Speaker 1: Freeze does, then you go ahead and play him. Had

951
00:49:32,600 --> 00:49:34,000
Speaker 1: him on the show last week. We went down to

952
00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:36,759
Speaker 1: Auburn and had Hugh Freeze on the show. Here's what

953
00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:38,600
Speaker 1: he had to say about young guys. So I was

954
00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:40,480
Speaker 1: walking down the hallway. You guys were walking into a

955
00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:44,080
Speaker 1: team meeting, and I'm asking folks, Hey, who's that, Who's that?

956
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:46,720
Speaker 1: Who's that? And every one of them I keep pointing

957
00:49:46,719 --> 00:49:50,120
Speaker 1: out from an impressive, like physical standpoint. I keep hearing

958
00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:54,279
Speaker 1: as freshman seventeen, he's about to be eighteen. How many

959
00:49:54,320 --> 00:49:56,400
Speaker 1: of these guys, as much as you can say in spring,

960
00:49:56,800 --> 00:49:59,480
Speaker 1: are going to play meeting for football for you this year.

961
00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:04,080
Speaker 2: More than I desire. But they're gonna have to. And

962
00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:07,640
Speaker 2: I do think they're really talented kids. But you know,

963
00:50:07,719 --> 00:50:12,280
Speaker 2: are they ready to step into the sec and play.

964
00:50:12,320 --> 00:50:15,520
Speaker 2: Maybe not, but they're gonna have to and we'll we'll

965
00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:18,480
Speaker 2: see how they do. I mean, the cam Colans of

966
00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:22,680
Speaker 2: the world, or he's been really impressive in spring. But

967
00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:27,480
Speaker 2: you know, Almars, Williams and Waller at defensive ends are

968
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:29,719
Speaker 2: going to have to play some They're going to give

969
00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:33,360
Speaker 2: us some minutes for sure. Some inside guys the DBS,

970
00:50:33,480 --> 00:50:38,560
Speaker 2: I think are talented young ones, you know, but some

971
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,040
Speaker 2: of them are gonna have to play for sure.

972
00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:45,719
Speaker 1: Now it should also be noted their starting kicker is

973
00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:47,880
Speaker 1: out for the spring. The back up went seven for

974
00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:50,520
Speaker 1: seven and he talked about him. Freeze actually took time

975
00:50:50,560 --> 00:50:52,640
Speaker 1: to talk about his freshman kicker. I don't know what

976
00:50:52,680 --> 00:50:55,239
Speaker 1: that team will be. They don't know what that team

977
00:50:55,280 --> 00:50:59,560
Speaker 1: will be because they hope some very very integral pieces

978
00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:02,360
Speaker 1: to that team are about to be added in the portal,

979
00:51:02,719 --> 00:51:05,640
Speaker 1: which is it kind of summarizes how a lot of

980
00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:10,800
Speaker 1: staffs feel right now. Hardly anyone is breaking and wrapping

981
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:13,719
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982
00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:16,960
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983
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:20,160
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984
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:23,319
Speaker 1: a lot can still change about these rosters. And the

985
00:51:23,320 --> 00:51:25,600
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986
00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:28,440
Speaker 1: have no guided knowledge of this specific thing. But what

987
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:32,600
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988
00:51:32,600 --> 00:51:35,279
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989
00:51:35,360 --> 00:51:38,719
Speaker 1: Is my point. So that kind of stuff's gonna happen somewhere.

990
00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:41,120
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Speaker 1: penciled in Will Howard's name is starting quarterback. Well, don't

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Speaker 1: do that. Don't do that so fast, because Julian Saying

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00:55:45,880 --> 00:55:49,359
Speaker 1: transferred up there from Alabama. And the thing about him

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Speaker 1: is he's really good. He's a true freshman, but he's

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Speaker 1: really good. And I still would make Will Howard the

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00:55:57,480 --> 00:56:00,719
Speaker 1: betting favorite to be the starting quarterback at Ohio's. And

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Speaker 1: I know it's great for Ryan Day and his staff

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00:56:03,600 --> 00:56:06,080
Speaker 1: to have I think this is more than illusion, but

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Speaker 1: to at least have the illusion of quarterback competition, cause

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00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:12,000
Speaker 1: it lessens the chance that anyone transfers. Yeah, I get

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Speaker 1: all that. I think Sayan could legitimately make a run

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Speaker 1: at being their starting quarterback at some point this year.

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Speaker 1: So will we learn everything we need to this Saturday. No,

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00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:22,719
Speaker 1: but it'll be the first time that we've seen either

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00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:26,359
Speaker 1: one of them taking snaps up there, and crazier things

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00:56:26,360 --> 00:56:29,520
Speaker 1: have happened, That's all I'm saying. So I'm watching that.

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00:56:30,160 --> 00:56:33,600
Speaker 1: I am watching cam Ward down at Miami. I don't

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Speaker 1: know how much they're going to allow him to show

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Speaker 1: of himself, but suffice it to say, like I told

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Speaker 1: you when I was down there last week, a couple

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Speaker 1: of weeks ago. You watch them, you watch Shannon Dawson

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00:56:44,960 --> 00:56:48,319
Speaker 1: with that guy plugged into his offense, and then you

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00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:50,839
Speaker 1: juxtapose it to the year before they had Van Dyke

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00:56:50,880 --> 00:56:52,680
Speaker 1: down there. There are just flat out a lot of

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00:56:52,760 --> 00:56:55,000
Speaker 1: things they could do now that they couldn't do last year.

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Speaker 1: And I know that you probably can't get a sense

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00:56:58,520 --> 00:57:01,359
Speaker 1: of this from reading practice report, but I promise you

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00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:04,719
Speaker 1: I can from being down there. That's his team, no

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00:57:04,800 --> 00:57:08,359
Speaker 1: doubt about it. That dude walked in and it's his team,

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Speaker 1: it's his offense. Everybody's looking towards him, doesn't matter that

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00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:14,359
Speaker 1: he's only been there a brief time. They all get

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00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:17,280
Speaker 1: it very quickly. Everyone got it. So I'm excited to

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00:57:17,320 --> 00:57:20,360
Speaker 1: watch him. Bama's got their spring game Saturday and to

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00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:25,080
Speaker 1: be honest with you, I got obviously as much interest

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00:57:25,120 --> 00:57:27,480
Speaker 1: as everyone else, and seeing how Jaylen Milroe looks, I

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00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:31,480
Speaker 1: just want to see the quarterback stable. Milroe is presumed

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Speaker 1: to be the starter, but Ty Simpson, we've heard a

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Speaker 1: lot of good things about Austin Mack. I had a

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00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:42,120
Speaker 1: head coach tell me recently who was desperate for quarterbacks

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00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:45,040
Speaker 1: in the portal this past cycle. Austin Mack's the one

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00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:49,200
Speaker 1: we wanted over everyone. And Austin Mack was with that

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00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:52,760
Speaker 1: coaching staff at Washington and then when Kaylin de Boor

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Speaker 1: and his staff came to Alabama, they brought Austin Mack

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00:57:55,240 --> 00:57:58,240
Speaker 1: with him. Austin Mack is like he's six six two

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Speaker 1: twenty six, and when you see him, he looks much bigger.

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Speaker 1: He looks like you ought to be playing for Purdu

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00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:07,320
Speaker 1: or Yukon the other night, just massive makes Milroe looked

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00:58:07,560 --> 00:58:11,520
Speaker 1: very moderately sized by comparison, and Milroe's a tank. I

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00:58:11,600 --> 00:58:15,040
Speaker 1: want to see Austin Mack play as well. Talked to

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Speaker 1: Kayln Deboor about him the other day on cam and

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Speaker 1: off cam. They think that dude's future is about as

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00:58:20,120 --> 00:58:23,520
Speaker 1: bright as anyone there. But he hasn't started, so I'm

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Speaker 1: not trying to build false hype for him. I'm just

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Speaker 1: saying I'd like to see a little bit of him Saturday.

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Speaker 1: DJ Lagway at Florida. Florida's got their spring game coming up.

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Speaker 1: What's the quarterback situation going to look like there? Because

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00:58:36,560 --> 00:58:38,640
Speaker 1: Graham Merch is their starter. Graham Merch was really good

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00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:41,960
Speaker 1: last year, figures to be their starter this year. You

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00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:44,840
Speaker 1: remember when Texas had that logjam out there and they

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00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:47,000
Speaker 1: had quinn Ewers and they had Arch and they had

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Speaker 1: Malik Murphy and then Malik Murphy just popped off in

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00:58:50,280 --> 00:58:53,640
Speaker 1: the spring game and then the talk was, oh, man,

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00:58:53,800 --> 00:58:57,000
Speaker 1: I bet everyone's coming after him, and they did. Murphy

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Speaker 1: stayed at Texas for the time being, but he had

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Speaker 1: a ton of offers. Lagway's really good. I don't know

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Speaker 1: how good he's been this spring, but in general, Lagway's

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Speaker 1: really good. He is universally viewed as the future of

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00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:11,360
Speaker 1: the program. What does he look like Saturday? Does he

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Speaker 1: have a couple of those wow moments? Because you know,

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00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:16,080
Speaker 1: good and well, there are other folks out there besides

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00:59:16,200 --> 00:59:20,720
Speaker 1: invested Florida fans watching the Florida Spring game, and if

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00:59:20,720 --> 00:59:24,720
Speaker 1: they like what they see. It could only re energize

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Speaker 1: them to try and back channel their way back into

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Speaker 1: a recruitment that's not supposed to exist but could exist.

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Speaker 1: So I'm I'm interested to see him play down there

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Speaker 1: and how Florida sort of structures that spring game. These

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Speaker 1: are headaches you have to deal with as a coaching staff.

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Speaker 1: It's just stuff you have on your plate now that

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Speaker 1: didn't used to exist that way at Penn State. I'm

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Speaker 1: told the weather's been great all week, in classic Penn

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Speaker 1: State fashion, the weather could be terrible Saturday. So I

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00:59:54,360 --> 00:59:57,920
Speaker 1: am hoping that that forecast doesn't validate because I would

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00:59:57,960 --> 01:00:00,240
Speaker 1: love to see this new offense as much which as

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Speaker 1: James Franklin would let us see. I'd love to see it.

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Speaker 1: I'd love to see a little bit more temple. I'd

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01:00:04,360 --> 01:00:05,720
Speaker 1: love to see him push the ball down the field.

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01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:07,680
Speaker 1: I'd love to see Drew Awler move the launch point

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01:00:07,720 --> 01:00:09,800
Speaker 1: and run to the left and run to the right,

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Speaker 1: and I'd love to see all these things. Will we

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Speaker 1: get to see it? I don't know. Mechanics wise, how

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Speaker 1: much better does Aller look last year to this year,

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Speaker 1: because a lot of those things were issues, and so

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Speaker 1: I don't know again what we're going to be able

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Speaker 1: to watch, but if we get a relatively clean game,

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01:00:26,320 --> 01:00:29,640
Speaker 1: maybe we learn a little bit. And lastly, at Kentucky

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Speaker 1: brought Vandergriff's up there now and he's with a new

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Speaker 1: offensive coordinator as well, because they brought in Bush Hampden

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Speaker 1: who was at Boise State. And that's another place that

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Speaker 1: just they look around and say, we need to run

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Speaker 1: more plays. We're not giving ourselves best chance to win.

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Speaker 1: We don't run enough plays. Very rarely do you see

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Speaker 1: defenses in conflict. Then we want to change that. So

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Speaker 1: not only did they bring Vandergriff in from Georgia, but

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Speaker 1: they think that they think they've got what it takes

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Speaker 1: to be a more tempo based offense. It's all they

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01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:03,520
Speaker 1: focused on in spring. Again, that's not a guarantee they

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01:01:03,600 --> 01:01:06,400
Speaker 1: show a lot of that Saturday, but just vandergriff being

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Speaker 1: the starting quarterback for someone that a loon's enough to

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Speaker 1: make me watch. LSU's got one Saturday Tennessee Oor miss Utah,

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Speaker 1: Virginia Tech, Arkansas. I mean Bobby Petrino's calling plays in Fayetvile, Arkansas. Saturday. Guys,

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Speaker 1: what else do you want? So It's going to be

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Speaker 1: a very very busy weekend for us all. How do

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