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Speaker 1: We made a promise to Mike Elco, who joined us

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Speaker 1: that if he won the game and they did congratulations

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Speaker 1: to him and the Texas A and m Aggies, that

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Speaker 1: and have a chance to let Golick have it.

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Speaker 2: So Mike Golick is here.

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Speaker 1: We congratulated both Mike's Mike Alco I'm beating Notre Dame

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Speaker 1: the internets.

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Speaker 2: It's it's embarrassing, it really is. I should know better.

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Speaker 3: The world has turned to technology and I have I'm

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Speaker 4: You got to get yourself a really good assistant, Mike.

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Speaker 4: That's the trick to this old game these days.

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Speaker 3: Well, I have my wife, who I will not call

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Speaker 3: is normally watching one of our four grandkids. So I'm

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Speaker 3: basically left to fend for myself, which is just awful.

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Speaker 2: I appreciate you guys having me back on. No, we

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Speaker 2: appreciate you doing it. Coach. How did that feel?

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Speaker 1: How did that win feel at Notre Dame last week

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Speaker 1: for you coached.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, first of all, what an incredible college football game.

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Speaker 4: As a guy who grew up watching college football, it

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Speaker 4: really was. And I said this after the game, but

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Speaker 4: huge opportunity for us to get on a stage like

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Speaker 4: you know, and we haven't done that in a really

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Speaker 4: think it's just us continuing to kind of kick the

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Speaker 4: so from that perspective, it was a great night for

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Speaker 4: the Eggies.

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Speaker 2: I thought you had something there, Mike.

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Speaker 3: Oh hey, listen, listen, I'm giving coaches flowers.

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Speaker 2: I mean, it was, it was.

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Speaker 3: It was one of those games, and I've been on

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Speaker 3: both sides of it, where where as a defense, as

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Speaker 3: hate the next day because you gave up forty points

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Speaker 3: and forty one points. But at least when you win,

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Speaker 3: it softens the blow a little bit. But uh yeah,

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Speaker 3: I still would be nervous. I'd be happy for the win,

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Speaker 3: but I was always nervous going in after giving up

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Speaker 3: a lot of points, even in a win. And listen,

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Speaker 3: I know people are obviously Tyler Buckner dropping the snap.

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Speaker 3: It's you know, it's he takes responsibility. Nobody feels worse

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Speaker 3: any team, for any player that makes a mistake like that.

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Speaker 3: I'm not gonna who's gonna pile on. I mean, nobody

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Speaker 3: feels worse than him. And listen the holding call on

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Speaker 3: the touchdown play. Notre Dame can't give up forty one points.

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Speaker 3: I mean, there's there's plenty of them plays in the game.

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Speaker 3: There there are calls that are missed on both sides.

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Speaker 3: It just happened in a highlighted moment. But I'm not

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Speaker 3: it was a hell of a game by Texas.

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Speaker 2: A and M. Marcel Reid threw the ball incredibly well.

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Speaker 3: It didn't even really need his legs much in this one,

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Speaker 2: But his arm, his arm got it going.

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Speaker 3: I mean, credit to A and M for for keeping

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Speaker 2: But as a former defensive player, never liked forty one.

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Speaker 4: Forty As a defensive coach, you don't like forty one. Yeah.

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Speaker 4: I think in this in this day and age, though,

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Speaker 2: Is doing, or at least you lose a lot of

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, listen, I called the first Sunday night

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Speaker 2: It's forty one to forty Yeah, just watching you. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: I don't remember that.

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Speaker 4: You know, it's funny I made this. I made this

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Speaker 4: And so you know, that's about how much you can

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Speaker 5: Coach. Football is such a complex game, but when you

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Speaker 2: Let's give it simple. Yeah.

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Speaker 4: No, it obviously helps. And I think it's you know,

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, listen, it also goes to show the

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Speaker 3: new era we're in. Those are two trans how important

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Speaker 2: In, right.

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Speaker 2: You know, you can do a really good.

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Speaker 4: Job of identifying talent, scouting talent and going to find

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Speaker 4: it's great to get on that moment, in that stage

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Speaker 2: Coach.

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Speaker 6: Last week, I started my question by reminding you that

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Speaker 6: you lost to Notre Dame last year, So let me.

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Speaker 1: Just let me Yeah, you wanted to start now by

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 6: So, now you go into an off week, how do

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think we You know, we challenged our guys

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Speaker 1: I want to ask both of you guys this, Mike,

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Speaker 5: Doing it on the road at Notre Dame?

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Speaker 1: Is that more satisfying shutting up Notre Dame's crowd walking

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Speaker 4: I think winning is satisfying regardless.

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Speaker 1: Of I know what win's a win, right, Yeah, I.

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Speaker 4: Don't know that you distinguished between the two. I think honestly,

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Speaker 4: for our program with where we are, it's more satisfying

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Speaker 2: I think it was.

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Speaker 4: I think when I got hired, it had been two

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Speaker 4: so you know, now we've kind of broken both of

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Speaker 4: really important. But I'm sure Mike will second this. When

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Speaker 2: By, oh without without, without a doubt. As a former

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Speaker 3: Having a big win, big win like that at home

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Speaker 2: There's more presidents from the United States and the United

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Speaker 4: Yeah, for sure. I think it's only because I'm dumb

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Speaker 6: He had a similar thing with podcasting. Coach, How do

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Speaker 2: How does coach?

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Speaker 1: Will you rewatch the Notre Dame Texas A and M game?

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Speaker 2: I was gonna say, like coaches, players are the same.

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Speaker 4: And so yeah, I think sometimes when you lose those games,

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Speaker 4: They'll get that thing turned around. They're gonna go on,

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Speaker 2: We'll get you out of here. Coach.

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Speaker 1: Listen, I thought you knocked them out of the playoffs,

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Speaker 2: So the joy of being independent.

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Speaker 1: We appreciated coach. Congratulations to you to your team. If

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Speaker 1: That's the deal we made, all.

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Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, you got it. You guys bore. We're kat

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Speaker 1: That Florida game's looking more enticing with each passing win.

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Speaker 2: There you go, We're ready when you are.

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Speaker 1: It is time for this week's edition of stea Goats,

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Speaker 1: College Football Week four, five, six and one. A week

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Speaker 1: ago sixteen fifteen and two on the season, Here we go.

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Speaker 1: Rutgers plus two and a half. They're taking on Iowa,

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Speaker 1: Iowa on the road. Rutgers at home. They're undefeated. I

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Speaker 1: like Rutgers here. Buy it up to three. Rutgers wins

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Speaker 1: the game out right, they cover the spread. Rutgers by

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Speaker 2: At home.

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Speaker 1: Memphis plus seven and a half. They're taking on Arkansas.

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Speaker 1: Buy it up to eight. Arkansas wins the game. Memphis

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Speaker 1: covers Arkansas by three points over Memphis. I've been riding

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Speaker 1: unlv the entire season. They're two and hlo against spread.

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Speaker 1: I think we're gonna take him again. Why Dan Mullett,

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Speaker 1: That's all I know about this team.

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Speaker 2: He likes to run up the score.

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Speaker 1: They're minus two and a half at Miami of Ohio.

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Speaker 1: UNLV wins and they cover UNLV by ten points on

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Speaker 1: on Oklahoma. It's at Oklahoma, Buy it up to seven.

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Speaker 1: Oklahoma wins. Auburn covers Oklahoma by four points at home.

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Speaker 1: Miami Big Game College Game Day, minus eight and a half.

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Speaker 1: They are taking on the Florida Gators. Gators stik Miami.

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Speaker 1: I have no idea. Buy it down to eight. Miami wins.

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Speaker 1: They cover the Canes by fourteen points at home. Illinois

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Speaker 1: They're at Indiana. Buy it up to seven. I don't

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Speaker 1: And then finally, oh oh dude, I love these Hawaii

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Speaker 2: Buy it up to four. It doesn't matter.

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Speaker 1: Hawaii wins the game outright and they cover Hawaii by

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Speaker 1: four points at home. NFL Week three, five and three

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Speaker 1: a week ago, bounce back Week seven, eight and one

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Speaker 1: on the season. Here we go, we're getting above five hundred.

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Speaker 1: Panthers plus five and a half. They're taking on the Falcons.

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Speaker 1: It looked like Rece Young was back last week until

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Speaker 1: Panther buy it up to sixth they win the game outright.

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Speaker 1: How about that, Panthers. They get off the schnod with

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Speaker 1: Seattle coming off a big win against Pittsburgh last week.

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Speaker 1: They cover by down to seven. Seattle by fourteen points.

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Speaker 2: At home over the Saints.

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Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football Chiefs minus five and a half.

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Speaker 2: They're taking on the Giants.

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Speaker 1: The Chiefs win. They get their first win, and they

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Speaker 1: minus two and a half and they're taking on the

441
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,879
Speaker 1: Broncos and they're gonna cover and I'm getting choked up

442
00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,720
Speaker 1: just talking about it. Chargers they win by ten, they

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Speaker 1: cover the spread. Those are the picks. Everyone, Good luck,