1 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: And just like that, we're back another edition of the 2 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Late Kick Extra podcast. It is now Tuesday morning, October twelfth, 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: Fear of Our Lord, twenty twenty one. Unfortunately, I am 4 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: also recording this on Tuesday morning. I had a fear 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: this would happen. As you know, we're in our new 6 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: building now, so we're downtown. Well, that for me means 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: the office is precariously close to my apartment, which means 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: I can go home anytime I want to, Unlike the 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: bomb shelter office, which was down in Brentwood, which is 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: about twenty minutes south of town, at which point, if 11 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: I was there, I was there. It was kind of 12 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: an island. I was off in the middle of the ocean, 13 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: and I had no choice but to record this podcast 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: the night before and then go home. Whereas now there's 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: that voice in the back of your head that says, 16 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: go on, you're a little tired, go home. You can 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: always do it tomorrow morning. Well, as has been well established, 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: it sounds like there's a massive chunk of peanut butter 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: in the back of my throat when I talk in 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: the morning. As you're hearing right now, we got to 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: deal with it. I'm going to peer pressure myself and 22 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: ask for help from my colleagues and listeners. Peer pressure 23 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: me into doing this thing the night before, and we'll 24 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: see how Thursday goes. TBD. But look, here's the deal. 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: Some early thanks in the podcast. I don't know exactly 26 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: how many of you it is, but we're adding a 27 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: lot of people every episode we do. Now we got 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: a lot of new people, which is why you hear 29 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: me reminding everyone what exactly this is. Well, here's what 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: it is. We do Late Kick Live Sunday night, Tuesday night, 31 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,279 Speaker 1: and Thursday night on the twenty four to seven Sports 32 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. If you want to watch it there, you 33 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: can watch it there. You also get a version of 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: that in your podcast feed the next morning. However, on 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, we do an exclusive podcast only 36 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: mailbag which you're listening to right now. We like to 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: call it the Late Kick Extra Podcast. You submit questions 38 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: for it. You can do it on Twitter and Instagram 39 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: at late Kick Josh and we have a lot of 40 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: fun with it. This has also become sort of an 41 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: outlet for all the stories from the previous weekend travel wise, 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: especially and what a weekend this was. By the way, whoa, 43 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: what a weekend could have been a lot worse though, 44 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: So I'm not complaining, but this has become where we 45 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: kind of decompress that, and that's been something that strangely, 46 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: you guys have latched onto. I can't tell you how 47 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: that's grown. That question or comment that we can't wait 48 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: to hear about this on Tuesday. Well, here we are. 49 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna do it. I'm gonna do it probably about 50 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: five minutes from now. Gonna get a couple of questions 51 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: out of the way because there are some pressing issues. 52 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 1: But let's dive into the mail bag. And I've I've 53 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: also got something. I'm looking at it right now. It's 54 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: over on the counter. Our friends at Academy Sports sent 55 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: me something. I actually don't have any reason to hide 56 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: it from you. So I told them, hey, guys, I 57 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: want to be able to give away free stuff, and 58 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: they said, well, okay, what you want, And I said, 59 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: I don't know, send me a ton of gift cards 60 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: and they did. I mean, I got it in the 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: mail yesterday. Really weird. It felt like winning the lottery. 62 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: I just open up a big envelope and there are 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: tons of gift cards in there. Twenty five of pop. 64 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: So here's what's about to happen. I'm headed to Knoxville, 65 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: Tennessee Saturday. Well, I'm actually going to be there before that, 66 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: but I'm going to be in town for the Tennessee 67 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: Ole Miss game. Looking forward to that. I have not 68 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: been to Kneelan in several years, looking forward to it. 69 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: And I'm also looking forward to seeing you guys. Now, 70 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: I have tons of interaction with you every week, but 71 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: so far it's just been a handshake or a picture 72 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: or Hey, I love the show, Thank you so much 73 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: for listening to the show. But now, at least until 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: I run out, at least until my pockets are empty, 75 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: it's going to be hey, picture, love the show. Oh, 76 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: by the way, here go get you some free stuff 77 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: at Academy Sports. So I told you, I'm wagging my 78 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: finger right now. Picture it. I'm wagging my finger. I 79 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: told you they're coming through for us. This is not 80 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: just some random ad partnership. We have to clear it. 81 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: I have to clear it. It stops here. I get to 82 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: decide who our advertisers are, and we chose to work 83 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: with Academy Sports. It is a very atypical relationship. I 84 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: did not want a normal sponsor. I didn't just want 85 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: to say, and this portion of the podcast is brought 86 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: to you by Academy Sports and Outdoors for all you're 87 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: outdoor sporting good supplies, visit Academy at academy dot com today. 88 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: I didn't want to do that. That wasn't time lapt either. 89 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: I've just heard that garbage for so many years listening 90 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: to other podcasts. I didn't want it to be like that. 91 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: So we have a special thing going on with Academy, 92 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: and I have some plans for so much bigger things 93 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: that they can be a part of down the road. 94 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: So let's dive into the mail bag this morning. As 95 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: you can imagine, a lot of you wanted to know 96 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: about Texas A and M beating Alabama. A lot of 97 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: our Obama fans want to know is it over? Is 98 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: it just time to move on to twenty twenty two? 99 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: What do we do with this team? Lifeless? No leadership, 100 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: can't catch the ball, can't make a tackle, can't plug 101 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: a gap to save their lives. Well, friends, let's come 102 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: together here like we normally do. Okay, let's close the 103 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: door behind us so there's no interference. Let's just talk 104 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: amongst ourselves. Was it really that bad? I mean, by 105 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: Alabama's standard, Jeff, Alabama's twenty twenty one team was playing 106 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: Bama twenty twenty, it would have been ugly. But as 107 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: we have long since discussed and established on this show, 108 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: that is not the standard any team should be held to. 109 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: Bama's been treated differently because they've been the top program 110 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: for a long time, and so when people look at him, 111 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: they have allowed their subconscious mind to change the standard. 112 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: They move the goal post with Bama since their kickers 113 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: don't miss kicks anymore. People move the goal post on Alabama. 114 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: And so nowadays it's when Alabama struggles, Oh man, they're overrated. 115 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: Told you they weren't that great. What do you mean 116 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: they weren't that great? Well, look at they lost a game. Cool, 117 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: all right, it does happen. It has happened before. You're 118 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: judging them based on the twenty twenty team and the 119 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,679 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen team and the fifteen team, and et cetera, 120 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: et cetera. That's not the way to do it. Now. 121 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: This is not a flawless Alabama team. There are plenty 122 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: of flaws. I talked about that the other night. But 123 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: this is the classic two things can be true type 124 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 1: scenario that I find myself discussing a lot here because 125 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: it's often true. It's often the case two things are true. 126 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: Alabama's a flawed team, Alabama can still win a national championship. 127 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: I really I went back and watched this game last 128 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: night because I knew were going to talk about it 129 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: a lot this morning. And I really don't know that 130 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: I've seen an Alabama team fail to execute at that 131 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: level in quite a while. Now. They still almost won 132 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: the game. I mean they led with a what a 133 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: minute to go or something like that, so it was 134 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: still within their grasp. But I know what the flip 135 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: side of that coin is. The flip side of that 136 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: coin is okay, Josh, but you know what you just said. 137 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: You just said, Hey, they almost beat a team that 138 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: just lost to Mississippi State in Arkansas and was playing 139 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: their backup quarterback and only hung ten on Colorado. Well, 140 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: in a way, I am saying that, but I also 141 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: if you have a football eye, there's no way you 142 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: watched that game and thought, yep, that's the same old 143 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: Zach Calzadabama just sucks, right, Really, can we get a 144 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: little more nuanced than that can we got a little 145 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: bit more context than that. Had that A and M 146 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: team with that effort and that level of execution showed 147 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: up against Mississippi State, I'm telling you they wouldn't be 148 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,559 Speaker 1: toting and l from that game. Dido for Arkansas, diddo, 149 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: Well they won the Colorado game. That have a whole 150 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: lot more than a three point win over Colorado. So 151 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: again let's understand the context here. Alabama got their fastball, 152 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: really tough place to play Kyle Fields and in same place. Okay, 153 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: but they still lost the game. So now let's get 154 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: back on track and what we were we talking to 155 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: out there. The level of execution from Alabama Number one, 156 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: at the wide receiver position, dropping way too many balls. 157 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: Number two, they are not what they need to be 158 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: on the defensive line. I think some of that's personnel. 159 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you right now, talking to some coaches yesterday, 160 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: one in particular, not at Alabama, I'm talking about coaches 161 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: in general. They pointed out they noticed immediately Bama just 162 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: playing two defensive linemen the entire game. Our buddies at 163 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: college football nerds, I want to say it was them 164 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: that pointed this out too. Bama played the two four 165 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: to five most of the night, and sure enough, you 166 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: go back and watch it and you're seeing two down 167 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: linemen and then you're seeing Will Anderson and I want 168 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: to say Dallas Turner, who's a true freshman outside linebacker. 169 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: No less, we're on the field most of the time. 170 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: And guess what happened. What happened was that Texas A 171 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: and M offensive line got to the second level. They 172 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: got up on linebackers. I know Tootoo did not look good. 173 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: I know Christian Harris did not look good. But guys, 174 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: there are very few linebackers who look good when they 175 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: got a three hundred and twenty pound guard in their face. 176 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: That's not the way it's supposed to happen. And the 177 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: vintage Alabama defense you've got for legitimate down linemen, and 178 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: they can take up that offensive line to where that 179 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: lineback and core can roam free, and it's really easy 180 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: to flow left and right. It's really easy to plug 181 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: those gaps when you don't have anything else to do 182 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: but that. But what I came away thinking about the 183 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: game was different apparently than even a lot of our 184 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: BAMA listeners. Because the BAMA listeners, I know a couple. 185 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: I know a couple back home. I know a couple 186 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: in particular that when things go wrong in the slightest 187 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: of ways for Alabama, it's all screw it. Season's over. 188 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: And I don't quite look at Bama that way right 189 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: tackles a huge issue for them right now, especially in 190 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: pass pro against the more elite edge rusher. True enough, 191 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: drop balls were a problem last night. I haven't seen 192 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: them be a massive problem all year, true enough, That 193 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: just stands the reason it'll improve moving forward. And thirdly, yeah, 194 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: I do not think defensively they are the caliber that 195 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: I thought they would be at the beginning of the year. 196 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: But now, just keep in mind a guy that was 197 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: on the field, guy like Dallas Turner was on the 198 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: field as a true freshman in that environment because Drew 199 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: Sanders was out well, and be back, Malachi Moore on 200 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: a targeting penalty which was deserved sadly early in the game, 201 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: is out well. That's why you saw a guy like 202 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: Brian Branch being run by. He was playing an abnormal 203 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: position for himself. And my point there is you don't 204 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: take the loss away. That's football man. Guys going out 205 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: of games, Guys getting hurt. Guy's not executing. That's football. 206 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: What we're trying to ask ourselves here is do we 207 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: think that product from Alabama will be duplicated again one 208 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: or two times moving forward. I don't believe that. I'm 209 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: not telling you they're going to win the title. I'm 210 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: telling you they're going to be right in the middle 211 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: of that title picture throughout the duration. I do think that. 212 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: What I question is, I question why a true sophomore 213 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: is the voice of that team. I question why Will 214 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: Anderson is the one who sounds the most like Nick Saban. 215 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: I don't hear it a whole lot from those other guys. 216 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: And that's not the first time that's happened with an organization. 217 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: An organization, in this case, a football team has incurred 218 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: a lot of success, and then the pieces to that 219 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: success move on, and then it's time for someone else 220 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: who didn't have to build it. They just came in 221 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: and reaped the rewards of it. Now they got to 222 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: take the mantle, and sometimes it's really hard to do it, 223 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: especially if it's not normal for you, especially if you 224 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: don't have it in you to be that alpha type leader. 225 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: I think they're struggling a bit with that. I think 226 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: there are some guys on that team struggling to find 227 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: a voice. And you gotta be a performer too. You 228 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: can't be the voice if you're not out there on 229 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: the field, you can't do it. I mean, if you're 230 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: a backup long snapper, you can have the best heart 231 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: in the world, you can have the best motivational tactics, 232 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: and you can say all the right things. You're not 233 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: the voice, man, You're just not. I don't really care, 234 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: but this Saturday is important for them. I'm gonna tell 235 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: you what I think. What I think is they'll flip 236 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: a switch. I think they're gonna go on a little 237 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: bit of a run here. I do think either this 238 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: weekend or after this weekend and they go into the 239 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: bye week. Coming out of that, you're gonna see some 240 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 1: of those younger receivers. They got to get them ready. 241 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: I mean, they are way too good in terms of 242 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: pure raw talent in that receiver room for those guys 243 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: not to be on the field. They're just all new, 244 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: they just came in this last class. They're all young. 245 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 1: I mean, they're all true freshmen. To get them on 246 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: the field. It happened at Bama before it needs to 247 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: happen again. I don't know about secondary. I think they 248 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: have some really talented kids in the secondary room too. 249 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily know if the guys they have matched 250 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: the positions they need filled. Kool aid McKinstry, for example, 251 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: is a corner, Well, they have not been terrible at corner. 252 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: I lit the world on fire a few too many flags, 253 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: but they haven't been terrible at corner. Safety is where 254 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 1: they've needed more help. And it's just harder, believe it 255 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,839 Speaker 1: or not, to have freshmen ready to play that spot 256 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: than it is to have freshmen ready to play corner. 257 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: Look around, how many true freshmen safeties you see relative 258 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: to corner You don't. Rarely do you see either, But 259 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: you see more corners than safeties. So my hunches they're 260 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: going to go on a little bit of a run here. 261 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: That makes you look back at that game and say, wow, 262 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: it kind of all came together that night in the 263 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: worst of ways. Turns out, Bama never dropped that many 264 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: balls again. Bama didn't throw those picks in the end 265 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: zone again. Bama didn't fail to execute the most inopportunity 266 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: of times. Again. Bama didn't give up another kick return again, 267 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: true enough, all those things count. I'm just telling you 268 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: I don't think that result will be duplicated again. So 269 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 1: if they end up playing let's say, Georgia down the 270 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: road in the SEC title game, Georgia may beat them, 271 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: but I don't think it'll be for the same reasons 272 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: they lost the other night. That's all I'm saying. Jeff asked, 273 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: do I think the Big ten's overrated? We are moving 274 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: on now in case that's not clear. Next question, Jeff, 275 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: is the Big Ten overrated? I don't ever know what 276 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 1: people mean by this, Jeff, so by overrated? Now, I 277 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: got to admit something. I never look at the ap pole, 278 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: so you guys know what it is more than me. 279 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: I am pulling it up as we speak. Actually, I'm 280 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: gonna pause recording and I'm back. Sounds like that took 281 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: no time at all, didn't it. Uh? Yeah, So this 282 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: is crazy to look at. So I was at two. 283 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: Ohio State's at six, Penn State seven, Michigan eight, Michigan 284 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: State at ten. How many do they have? They got one, two, three, four, 285 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: They got five teams in the top ten. I know 286 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: this is probably old news to you guys. I literally 287 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: don't care about the AP so I don't look at 288 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: this all that often. Well, I'm gonna tell you this, Jeff, 289 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: I don't think that five Big Ten teams are among 290 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: the ten best teams in the country if we're just 291 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: talking power ratings. But then again, that's not what all 292 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: poles are about. I always have to delineate this when 293 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: it comes to releasing the JP Pole, which I'll do 294 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: tonight to much angst and bitterness and gnashing of teeth. 295 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: Might I add, because people don't realize this simple concept. 296 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: A power rating is only what a model or a 297 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: Vegas odds maker would rate a game on a neutral 298 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: field tomorrow. It doesn't care if you've got three losses 299 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: or you're undefeated. It only cares what would we favor 300 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 1: on a neutral field tomorrow. A ranking like an AP pole, 301 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: you gotta have Iowa up here really high. I won't 302 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: have Iowa number two or number three in the JP 303 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: ple tonight because there are way more than that many 304 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: teams that would be favored over them on a neutral 305 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: field tomorrow. But in an APE pole or in a 306 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: playoff ballot. If I were on the playoff committee, that 307 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, because that's not the way sports work the 308 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: way sports work. The way awards work in sports is 309 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: you earn them on the field, and so I understand 310 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: both camps. Some people think I don't when I'm power 311 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: rating and I put Iowa at number ten even though 312 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: they're undefeated. No, I get it. I question whether if 313 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: you're arguing with me, you get it, But I get it. 314 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm telling you what I would do in one scenario. Well, 315 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: then in the other scenario, if you give me an 316 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: ap ballot, I'm looking at Iowa number two. I do 317 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: not have a problem with that. In fact, I probably 318 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: have them number two. Let's see, Ohio State is number six. 319 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: I can tell you right now we've got Ohio State 320 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: no lower than third. In the JP poll. Vegas would 321 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: favor Ohio State by over a touchdown against every other 322 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: team in the Big Ten right now. Do you know 323 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: that by at least eight points. As a matter of fact, 324 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: they would favor Ohio State against any team in the 325 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: Big ten neutral field tomorrow, if they played in Indianapolis 326 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: for the Big Ten title tomorrow, buck eys by over 327 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Now that's the power rating world. That's the 328 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: world I choose to live in. But in the ranking world, 329 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: should they be ahead of Iowa. No, they should not, 330 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: because they've already lost a game and they've played a 331 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: comparable enough schedule to where I think that they should 332 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: be punished for that. That's fine, But they are at 333 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: number six. I don't have a problem with that. Penn 334 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: State dropped to number seven, don't have a problem with that. 335 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: In Michigan is undefeated there at eight, a little bit 336 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: softer strength the schedule so far. I really think it's 337 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: an underrated win. They got there the night against Nebraska. 338 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: Michigan State's number ten. I don't really have a problem 339 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: with this. I'm looking at it. I'm asking which team 340 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: is lofted up there that shouldn't be up there. I 341 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: don't really see one, So I don't have a problem 342 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: with this. No, I do not think, Jeff, that the 343 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: Big ten is overrated. In order for them to be overrated, 344 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: you can't just say it in a vacuum. I'm not 345 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: talking to you, Jeff, I'm speaking generally. Now. This has 346 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: long been my problem with Notre Dame. I think I've 347 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: said this a dozen times on this podcast. But how 348 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: many times have you heard, or maybe how many times 349 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: have you said in the past all Notre Dame's overrated. 350 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: All Notre Dames and they're in the playoff. They shouldn't 351 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: be the playoff. They're overrated. Oh, I told you. Look 352 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: at that playoff result. Notre Dame got beat by Alabama. 353 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: I knew they were overrated. That's not being over rall. 354 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: It's not overrated. When you lose to a team that's 355 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: rated higher than you, it's not overrated. When you're not 356 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: measuring up the team's rated higher than you, that's being 357 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: properly rated. When you're overrated, it means you're achieving less 358 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: than the teams behind you, and you're not as good 359 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: as the teams behind you. Well, that hasn't been Notre 360 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: Dame in these playoff scenarios. When they've gone in as 361 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: the four seed and they lose to Alabama, that's not 362 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: proof that they were overrated, because Alabama would have done 363 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: that to whoever else you put in that number four spot. 364 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: Notre Dame has been the most properly rated team I 365 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: think in America over the last several years. I've watched them, 366 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: and I have observed this entire narrative. There's that word 367 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: of them being overrated, and I've laughed at it. They've 368 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: been totally properly rated. They've been absolutely where they're supposed 369 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: to be. And likewise with the Big ten here, if 370 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: you're going to tell me they're overrated, you got to 371 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: go find me the teams that are supposed to be 372 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: ahead of them. So right now, in Michigan State's number ten, 373 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: who am I supposed I have ahead of them? Kentucky, 374 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: which is number eleven? That's semantics. You could argue ten 375 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: eleven eleven, ten, I mean that's basically the same thing. 376 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: But who else is supposed to be up here? Coastal Carolina? 377 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely not. I'm not even having that conversation. Is Oklahoma 378 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: State supposed to be ahead of them? I don't think so. 379 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: Why would they be? And you could just keep going 380 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: and keep going like where are these teams? This group 381 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: of teams that should be rated ahead or ranked I 382 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: guess ahead of the Big ten? That makes them overrated? 383 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: I think the term overrated is totally misused and mischaracterized 384 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: because I think it's that same kind of syndrome that 385 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: a lot of folks get when they're talking about Bama. 386 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: When people say, oh, Alabama's overrated, they're not even talking 387 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: about that year like I said, they're talking about BAMA 388 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: this year compared to BAMA teams of years past. And 389 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: so right now, when you look at the Big Ten 390 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one, having five teams in the top ten, 391 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: and your default is, oh, they're overrated. I just walked 392 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: you through it, and you didn't have a rebuttal for 393 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: me that was at least strong of who should be 394 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: ahead of them. That's not where your mind's at. Where 395 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: your mind is at is I just know historically what 396 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: my mind says the top ten should look like. And 397 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: I don't think there are five teams in the Big 398 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: ten that warrant top ten according to what my mind 399 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 1: defines as top ten. But that is not the scale 400 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: we go on. The scale we go on is relegated 401 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: just to that given year, and in this particular year 402 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: right now, it is warranted to have five Big Ten 403 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: teams up here. Now, as we all know, this is 404 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: a moot point or a mute point, because they're all 405 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: going to have to play each other, so it doesn't 406 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: really matter. They're going to whack them mole each other 407 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: out of there. But right now, Jeff, no, I don't 408 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: think they're overrated. I cannot believe that my alarm is 409 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: going off. Mm h, just irresponsibility. This is the price 410 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: you pay for recording in the morning. Oh I know 411 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: why it's going off. I got to do the Jordi 412 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: Kilada show in just a couple of minutes. See, this 413 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: is another reason kids out there, kiddo's when you get 414 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: your own podcast. Listen to Uncle Josh, listen to you Jay, 415 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: and I am telling you record at night. At night, 416 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: everyone's in bed. You crank it up about eleven o'clock. 417 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: You don't get flooded with alarms and radio hits, which 418 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: I'm blessed to be able to do, by the way. 419 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: But it's all free and clear. Your voice sounds great, 420 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: you feel great. The last thing you do for you 421 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: go to bed. You get to wake up in the 422 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: morning and say, ah, I don't have to do anything. 423 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: As you can tell, I live a tough, tough life 424 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: over here. So yeah, there you go. Jeff, that's my 425 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: whole big ten overrated, not overrated spiel. I gotta tell 426 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: you something about this past weekend. It was fun Dallas, 427 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: it was fun. Knoxville coming up this Saturday night, gonna 428 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,479 Speaker 1: be fun. Checker Neeland. It's happening, and so you guys 429 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: always en mass. There's no one individual that asked this. 430 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: Several of you asked about the past weekend and the 431 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 1: Cotton Bowl. I mean I came out and flat out said, 432 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: that's the best regular season college football game I've ever 433 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,479 Speaker 1: seen in person, notice the last two in person. And 434 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: some of you argued, as you are prone to do, 435 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: you're literally arguing whether my opinion is accurate to me 436 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: or not. But it's all in good fun, and so 437 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 1: I'm going to discuss that right after this all right 438 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: story from the past weekend, And it is layered, guys, 439 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: it is layered. So if you don't like excitement but 440 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: also car breakdowns and then borderline miss flights and then 441 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: heartbreak and jubilation but disappointment in oneself, this is not 442 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: the story for you. The other ninety nine percent of you, 443 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: here we go. As you know, I went to the 444 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: Cotton Bowl. I went to Oklahoma, Texas. However, there is 445 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: an extreme shortage of rental cars in Dallas, among other 446 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: US cities. But I've dealt with it in Dallas twice 447 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: over the last month when COVID was happening. Apparently, as 448 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: it's been explained to me, no one was traveling. Now 449 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: that's understandable. That means cars weren't being rented. Well, that 450 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: also apparently precipitated them selling off a lot of their fleet. Well, 451 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: now everyone's traveling again, and lo and behold, aren't cars 452 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: to rent for everyone? So I try and rent, and 453 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: even a week ahead of time, there are no cars 454 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: in Dallas. So I say, okay, where can I fly 455 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: to I'm on Friday time. I don't have to go 456 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: in their day of Fortunately, CBS lets me travel ahead 457 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: of time, so I go into Austin Okay, all well 458 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: and good. Flying to austin Land, no problem. Get to 459 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: the car rental terminal, no problem. Get out of there, 460 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: no problem. Headed north on I thirty five, traffic is rough, 461 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: but that's to be expected because I am leaving the 462 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: city where the University of Texas is in, driving to 463 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: the city where the game is in. But it's Friday, 464 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: no rush. And then all of a sudden, in Waco, Texas, 465 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: we hear it, and by we, I mean you and I. 466 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: There's no one in the car with me. I'm not 467 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: with a crew, it's just me. It's the middle of 468 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: the night, and that tire blows out. I don't know 469 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: if I shared a picture with you, guys, I'll have 470 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 1: to share a picture. It's not a typical nail in 471 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: the tire. It's not a typical blowout. The entire side 472 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: wall of the tire blew out like I got hit 473 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: with a bazooka. An entire side wall a tire blows up. 474 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: And so I pull up on the median on I 475 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: thirty five. I call roadside assistants because, to be honest, 476 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: I don't know what the protocol is about changing a 477 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 1: rental car tire. Well, to my surprise, at like nine 478 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,199 Speaker 1: or ten o'clock on a Friday night, no one was 479 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: answering the phone for roadside assistance. Again, shocking. And so 480 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 1: here goes your boy. We open the trunk of our 481 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: beautiful Prius. Hey, it makes no noise under five miles 482 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: an hour, but it's tires to explode on you. So 483 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: you know, pick your poison there and I pull out 484 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: the doughnut and here we go, and I say, you 485 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: know what, I've changed tires before. I can just feel 486 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: my way through this. Well, guys, I don't know if 487 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: you've ever tried to do something that you've always had 488 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: illumination for in the dark, and I want you to 489 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: keep your minds out of the gutter when I'm talking here. 490 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: But when you're trying to do that thing that you've 491 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: always been able to see in the dark, it gets 492 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: a lot more difficult. And I'm going to reiterate keep 493 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: your mind out of the gutter as we continue, cause 494 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 1: the metaphors are only going to become more and more 495 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: obvious if you're not thinking the right way. And so 496 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: I take the eye Josh, and I pulled my suitcase. 497 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: This is all happening on the side of a crowded interstate. 498 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: I pulled the suitcase out, I leaned the eye Josh 499 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: up against the suitcase. I turned the flashlight on, and 500 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: there we go. You can't exactly see it from space, 501 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: but I have enough illumination. And I go to change 502 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: in the tire. And then a lady pulls up on 503 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: the curb. And I don't know if she listens to 504 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: the podcast. She did not recognize me, didn't really care 505 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: at that point. And she pulls up and she says, 506 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: is this good enough? And then I pointed to my 507 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: cell phone. She is using her headlights to help me, 508 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: and I pointed the cell phone and said, nah, I 509 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: got it because I was worried that bad guys were 510 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: gonna kidnap me. Now it turns out she wasn't a 511 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: bad guy. But you know about the bad guys. You 512 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: always got to watch out for the bad guy. So 513 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: I did not get kidnapped. I said, you can go on, lady, 514 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: I got it, so thank you, Thank you to whoever 515 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: that lady was. But the eye Josh was providing enough light, 516 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: so I changed the tire out. And it's not a 517 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: normal tire, of course, it's a donut. I still got 518 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: about one hundred and ten miles or so to go, 519 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: and I am not about to drive fifty miles an 520 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: hour because I've got to do Friday night lines. I 521 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: got to do the Instagram live that we do for 522 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: the gambling stuff. And so I say, donut. I had 523 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: a little talk with it right there on the side 524 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: of the road. I said, Donut, you will be heaving 525 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: and huffing and puffing, and you will have all the 526 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 1: frosting off of you donut by the time we get 527 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: to Dallas. But we're about to get after it, so 528 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: I hope you're ready. We tightened your lug nuts. You 529 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: good to go, And it didn't say anything. It didn't 530 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 1: say no, So I took that to mean yes, and 531 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: so off we go up thirty five. Never had another 532 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: problem with the tire. We get to the game, the 533 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: game itself, I have told you, and I'll say it again. 534 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: It's now Tuesday, so we're seventy two hours removed. It 535 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: is the best regular season game I've ever seen in person. 536 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: I stopped short of saying it's the best game only 537 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: because the consequences on a national championship game obviously add 538 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: something that a regular season game has a difficult time obtaining. 539 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: But if we're just talking about a football game, void 540 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: of what title is on the line, it's the best 541 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: game I've ever seen in person. And I saw the 542 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen Georgia Bama title game in person. This okay, 543 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: let me say this. This compared to that, I'm not 544 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: gonna give one the crown over the other. This compared 545 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: to that. Here's the awesome thing about the Cotton Bowl. 546 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: And here's why I think even though that game is 547 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: hyped up, I think it's still underrated. There are no 548 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: luxury suites in the Cotton Bowl and I'd always seen 549 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: the Cotton Bowl on TV, but I just never thought 550 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: about it when I walked in. And I'm used to 551 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: walking in stadiums and seeing sort of the same thing. 552 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: At eye level, you see the lower level, and then 553 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: you're gay starts to go up and you see the 554 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 1: luxury suitet level, then the upper levels. Well, in the 555 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: Cotton Bowl, it's lower level, upper level. There are no 556 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: luxury suites. So the point, where as I said during 557 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: Late Kick Live Sunday night Mark Cuban, who is a 558 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: certified billionaire, I was standing next to him, You're either 559 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: going to be in the stands on a metal bleacher 560 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: or you're going to be standing on the field. There 561 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: is no other option. And what that does is it 562 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: limits the bow tie, sweater vest crowd from being there, 563 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: and it keeps diehards there, folks who don't care about 564 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: sweating to death on a metal bleacher. Die hard fans 565 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: are the loudest fans in general. I'm not saying you 566 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: can't scream if you're wearing a bow time. I'm not 567 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: saying you can't be rowdy if you're wearing a sweater vest. 568 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: I'm just saying most of you wouldn't be let's put 569 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: it that way. And so, man, it was crazy, I 570 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: mean absolutely insane. I just I could not pain in 571 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: a better setting. Weather was great, a little hot, but 572 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: weather was great. The split for the crowd, the dynamics 573 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: of the acoustics in there. Every play, it goes from 574 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: one side screaming to the other side screaming because there 575 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: were points of plenty, and so you got the one 576 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: crowd screaming for noise on defense and then ball snapped 577 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: and then big play and the other side of the 578 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: stadium screaming. It's really amazing. So much gunfire because everybody 579 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: in that game has some sort of artillery associated with 580 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: their celebration. It was awesome. I mean awesome. You're totally spent. 581 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: And I'm used to going to night games. I love 582 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: the noon kickoff. I know a lot of you don't. 583 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: I love the noon kickoff. And it was weird because 584 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,959 Speaker 1: i do pregame and post game live hits for CBS 585 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: Sports HQ, and I'm used to being there with our 586 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: buddy Big Game Dame, who I'll talk about more than 587 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: a second, and I'm used to getting ready to do 588 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,640 Speaker 1: that post game and it's the middle of the night, 589 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: and then we're about to drive home or head to 590 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: the airport in the middle of the night, and it 591 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: was like four o'clock in the afternoon, Sun's still out. 592 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: It's so weird. But we're standing there getting ready to 593 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: go live with Hakeem Dermish there on CBS Sports h Q. 594 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: Love Aquem by the way, Big Hakeem Dermish guy. And 595 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: so you're standing in a place where you have heard NonStop, 596 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: deafening noise for four hours, and you've heard cannon fire 597 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: and gunfire for four hours, and it's totally empty, and 598 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: the loudest sound is the sound of plastic water bottles 599 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: blowing down the stands because it's breezy in there, and 600 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: it's just the sound of hundreds of water bottles echoing 601 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: all throughout the building because there's enough of them being 602 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: blown around. And it's just that kind of sound. And 603 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how to explain it. It's if you've 604 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: ever been in a place where you know, at one 605 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: time there was a ton of noise, like if you 606 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:56,479 Speaker 1: were standing in the middle of Daytona International Speedway and 607 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: you know that when a race is going on there, 608 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: it's so loud. But if it was empt your mind 609 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: probably starts to fill in what the noise must be like. 610 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: That's what it's like standing in the cotton Bowl after 611 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: the game. You just hear a bunch of plastic bottles 612 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,479 Speaker 1: and it's breezy and otherwise. I mean, you could hear 613 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: individual voices if they were yelling. But an hour before that, 614 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: this place was deafening. You couldn't hear someone yell at 615 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: you if they were standing five feet from you. So 616 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 1: it's I just love that kind of stuff. So we 617 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: do the live hit, we get out of there. So 618 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: Big Game Dame, who is the camera guy I was 619 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: working with there. I was also with him a couple 620 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 1: of weeks ago when we were in Dallas. Big Game 621 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: Dame before the game. You got to understand it's close 622 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: quarters on the sideline, and so when we're picking out 623 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: our spot and we're going to do that pregame hit, 624 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: it's not like we walk up, do it and leave. 625 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: You got to get that thing set up. It takes him, 626 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: and he's as quick as anyone, but it still takes 627 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: minimum ten minutes to get all the things you have 628 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: to get set up for a live shot set up, 629 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: and it's fancy. He even had a sunscreen over me. 630 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: It was great because I can't have this forehead getting sunburned. 631 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: It happens very quickly and so it takes ten minutes minimum, 632 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: and you got to do that thirty minutes before the 633 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: live hit. So you're staking out a spot for about 634 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: an hour. And I'm not going to specify which team, 635 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: but one of the teams cheerleaders came up and they 636 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: wanted to stake out the same spot, and Big Game 637 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: Dane had to tell them, and know uncertain terms, you 638 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: got to take the pom poms elsewhere, this is our spot, 639 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: and we vacated it in plenty of time. But that 640 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: was pre game. Then post game, you know, you got 641 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: to walk out of the Cotton Bowl and you're walking 642 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: straight through the Texas State Fair and funnel cakes and 643 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: corn dogs everywhere, But you also have to get through 644 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: the gate. And we walk up and the security didn't 645 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: want to let us through the gate, which is of 646 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: course ridiculous because there was no one standing around, and 647 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: so they said, nope, you guys are going to have 648 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: to go around. They were trying to make us walk 649 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: about an extra quarter mile and Big Game Dan said, 650 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: we're actually going to go through right here and so 651 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: Big Game Dane is part technician, part producer, part muscle. 652 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: It's always great to have a guy who has an 653 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: acronym BGD. It's always great to have him on the road. 654 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: That way, all you have to do is just stand 655 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: there and talk about football, and he's over there like 656 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: secret service, talking into his shirt sleeve every two or 657 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: three minutes and taking care of this problem and taking 658 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: care of that problem. So BGD invaluable, asset invaluable. I'm 659 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: also told a few of his colleagues listen to this podcast, 660 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: so I am going to great links to praise him 661 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: for that very reason. So anyway, we get out of there, 662 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: and this is where the story really takes a sad turn. 663 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: I have a decision to make. We're out of there 664 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: by four o'clock, probably about four thirty, and I have 665 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: that rental car. Now I do have a donut on it, 666 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: but I am about fifteen minutes away from Dallas, Love 667 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: That's where I'm flying out of. I could change that 668 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: on a Moment's not as CBS lets us do that. 669 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: But I can either go over to the airport and 670 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: go home, or I could make the three hour trek 671 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: about two and a half hours, three hours of traffic 672 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: down to College Station. Because I also have in my 673 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: hand a sideline pass for Texas A and M Alabama. 674 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: I chose to go to the airport because I fully 675 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: believed Alabama was going to blow A and M out 676 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: of the water. And so there I am taking off 677 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: in the air watching Texas A and M. About the 678 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: time I landed in Nashville was about the time that 679 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: they're storm in the field there. And you know, back 680 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: in the day when your dad would tell you, I'm 681 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 1: not mad at you, I'm just disappointed, and that made 682 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: your heart sink lower. Well, I sunk my own heart 683 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: because when I got back in my apartment, I looked 684 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: in the mirror and I channeled twenty year old Josh 685 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: ten year old Josh, and younger me said older Josh, 686 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 1: I'm not even mad at you. I'm a little proud 687 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: of you. Actually good for you from making it to 688 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: this level. I'm not mad at you. I'm just disappointed, 689 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: and I want you to know that I am disappointed 690 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: in you. So, after all that talk in the preseason 691 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: of the fact that we were going to be able 692 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: to formulate a memorable road trip experience, talked about it 693 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: in July, talked about it in August, ended up not 694 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: following through on it because I didn't think it would 695 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 1: be worthwhile. It turns out that we dropped the ball. 696 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it was still a great day, but we 697 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: dropped the ball on potentially a historic day, and that's 698 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: on me. I'm shoulder in that blame. So we got 699 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: to regroup. I let you down, I let me down, 700 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: I let everyone down. I let my dog back home down. 701 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: I let everyone down, and so we got to regroup. 702 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: So we're heading to Knoxville Saturday, and it's going to 703 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: be ole Miss Tennessee. The over under is eighty. Stands 704 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: to reason we should have fireworks of plenty. I did 705 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: not choose Kentucky Georgia because it did not meet as 706 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: much of our criteria as ole Miss and Tennessee would meet. 707 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: I laid that out in the preseason. We want to 708 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: see the most competitive game possible. I want to see 709 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: as many teams as possible, we want to see as 710 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: many classic fourth quarters as possible, and we want to 711 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: see as many venues as possible. So I've already seen 712 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: Georgia one time this year. It's almost a certainty I'll 713 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: see them again. I have not been able to see 714 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: Tennessee yet this year. I have not been to Kneelan 715 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: in several years. The line on the Georgia game is 716 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: over three touchdowns, which I believe is largely valid, whereas 717 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: the line on the Tennessee Ole Miss game is at 718 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: three to three and a half. It's also Lane Kiffen's 719 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: first return to Knoxville, so it just checks more of 720 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: our boxes. But that was a fun weekend. Fun fun weekend. 721 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, if you ever get a chance to 722 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: go to the Red River Shootout, just go. It's underrated. 723 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: Even as they hype it up to the nth degree, 724 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: I think it's still underrated. You just have to experience it. 725 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: Though I'd watched it on TV, so I've seen as 726 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: much as you could see from afar, you got to 727 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: experience it in person. Awesome, awesome, awesome. All right, thank 728 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 1: you so much for listening. Make sure you're following on 729 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: Twitter and Instagram at late Kick Josh, there are gonna 730 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 1: be several ways that I'm giving all this free stuff 731 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: away from Academy. You got to make sure you're following, 732 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: also checking up on best Bets and any other odds 733 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: and is we get into on social media, there's a 734 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: lot going on. If you want to relive the Red 735 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: River shoot out, by the way, I have it highlighted. 736 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: I have everything that I recorded saved in an Instagram 737 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: story highlight. So you go on my profile on Instagram 738 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: at Late Kick Josh, just find the ou Texas little 739 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: bubble there and watch that. Because I had so many 740 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: first person right in the end zone shots of a 741 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: lot of those touchdowns and postgame and pregame and stuff. Awesome. 742 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: The best Instagram story highlight I probably have on there. Also, 743 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: all of the out of context late kicks that I've 744 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: done over the last year are on there too. It 745 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: would probably take you an hour to watch them, but 746 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: if you're ever bored, I check those out too. All right, 747 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: let me get this sent off to Jordan for producer Jordan, 748 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm Josh Payt. Have yourselves a great rest of your Tuesday. 749 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: We'll see you tonight on Late Kick Live. Until then, 750 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: God blas h