1 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: And just like that, we're back Thursday morning. 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 2: Listen to this date September second, the year WORL Lord 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. 4 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: And if you're familiar with the college football. 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: Calendar, that means we got what sixteen games tonight. 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: It's such a big night. Oh big, he's it. 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: It's such a big night, friends, that we are bumping 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: the start time of Late Kick Live up an hour 9 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: from the usual start point. Usually it's eight eastern seventh 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: Central tonight seven eastern sixth Central. And then we'll go 11 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: watch Ohio State Minnesota. We'll watch some Boise UCF. I 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: don't know that many people are aware that game's happening tonight. 13 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: That's a big game. If it were five or ten 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: years ago, it'd be a massive game. Boise at Central Florida. 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: Heads up Gus Malson Year one. Remember what happened the 16 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: last time Malson was in a year one? Got thirteen 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: seconds within a national championship. That's what happened. We got 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: ECU apps date tonight, Bowling Green rolling into Tennessee. So 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: some of you are going to listen to this on Friday, 20 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 2: So I need to shut up about what happened in 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: the past, But what we do have is a loaded 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 2: mail bag. 23 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: It overflowed. 24 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: The other day I got as good a reaction to 25 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: our last lay Kick Extra as I've had to any 26 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: podcasts we've ever done. I think it was because of 27 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: the eclectic nature. We talked some college football, gave you 28 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: a nice little storm chasing story, gave us soliloquy on 29 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 2: fall weddings that I have gotten so much appreciation and 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 2: a little bit of hate mail for. But that's okay. 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 2: We're not going to get consensus on fall weddings. That's 32 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: the point. If there was a consensus on fall weddings, 33 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: to be clear, Saturday fall weddings. 34 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: If there was a. 35 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 2: Consensus on it, we wouldn't have to discuss it so much. 36 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: You know, it's like regular bathing. If there was a 37 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 2: consensus on taking baths every day, at least one, it's 38 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: not asking too much. 39 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: Then we wouldn't have to fight about it. But you 40 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: get in. 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: Close quarters on the city bus or the subway or 42 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: wherever you are, and all of a sudden you realize 43 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: not everyone feels about this subject the way I feel. 44 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: Am I in the minority? Are they in the minority? 45 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: Either way? Snikes so two minutes ago. 46 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: I think what I started to tell you was We've 47 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: got a lot of mail bag material that we didn't 48 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: get to the other day. And I'm not one to 49 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: just skip over things. Although I know I cannot get 50 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: to all of you, I try and get to as 51 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: many as possible. 52 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: So let's roll right on. 53 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: Joe asked, what are your thoughts on Joe Milton not 54 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: related starting at quarterback for Tennessee. 55 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: Well, I'm fascinated by it. 56 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: I didn't get to touch on this the other night, 57 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: and we're not doing a Tennessee Bowling Green breakdown for 58 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: obvious reasons. But Joe Milton, think about it. I know 59 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: it's been touched on ad nauseum now, but think about it. 60 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: This is the guy who wasn't on campus in the spring. 61 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: This is the guy who was at Michigan still now. 62 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: Was he already privy to the Tennessee playbook, Yeah, it 63 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: turns out he was, But he wasn't on campus. He 64 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: wasn't throwing to the receivers that he is going to 65 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: throw to, He wasn't acclimating himself to the campus. 66 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: You been ann Arbor, You ever been Knoxville? 67 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: Both wonderful places, just different places, like Jupiter and Neptune. 68 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 2: I'm sure both have their qualities about them that are 69 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: lovely different places. So what grabbed me the most is 70 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: when he came in there. There were a lot of 71 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: people around Tennessee that ended up being right. So credit 72 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: where it's due, who said Joe Milton's going to be 73 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: the starter here? And I just found it interesting. I 74 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: didn't discount it, but I found it interesting that people 75 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: close to the program, informed people could feel that way 76 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: when the guy, forget about completing a path to anyone 77 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: on campus. I don't know that he had shaken hands 78 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: with anyone on campus, but yet he walked in and 79 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: he did it. Now, you could make that a testament 80 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: to Joe Milton. You could make it an indictment on 81 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: what was the Tennessee quarterback room, especially when you had 82 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: Harrison Bailey with such promise this time last year, I 83 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: bought in and you had Hendon Hooker transferring in, and 84 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: there were some people. It was a minority of the 85 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: entire population there, but there were some people who felt 86 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: like he was going to be the starter. 87 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: So Joe Milton locks it down. 88 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: For those of you unfamiliar, I mean the Tennessee fans 89 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: know all this stuff. I'm not preaching anything new here. 90 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: But the big question mark around him, which I think 91 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: is fair, is not can you throw at eighty yards? 92 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: Because he can without a crow hot people. That's one 93 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: of the biggest arms in college football. But if I 94 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: can throw at eighty yards, but I have no clue 95 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: how to throw at eight yard cards with any touch 96 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: and precision and accuracy, I'm no good to you. I'm 97 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: good in those long throw competitions. I'd be excellent at 98 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: the combine. I would be able to impress a lot 99 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: of people. I'd win a lot of money, but I 100 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: could not win you football games well. 101 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: Joe Milton. 102 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: Now, according to Tennessee Insiders, it sounds like he's rectified 103 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: a lot of those issues. And I tend to believe 104 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: if that's happened, he has not been on campus long 105 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: enough for a coaching staff, even the best in the world, 106 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 2: to rectify those kinds of mechanical problems. 107 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: I don't think. 108 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: And so if that's the case, partial credit's going to 109 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 2: go to Tennessee. Partial credit's going to go to Joe Milton. 110 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: Partial credit may go to just the natural maturity and 111 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: evolution of a player the longer they play the game. 112 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: But I think another little side note there is going 113 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 2: to be if you send me a player that couldn't 114 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: do something for you, and then all of a sudden 115 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: he's doing it for me right off the bat, don't 116 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 2: I have to look crooked into the rearview mirror and say, man, 117 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: what was wrong with you all? And that's what I'd do. 118 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: I'd look at Michigan and I'd say, why could he 119 00:04:59,480 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: not do that? 120 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: These things? 121 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: Keep in mind, we're not talking about being able to 122 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 2: read complicated defenses. We're not talking about him going up 123 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 2: against Brent Vennables and slicing Clems into death. We're talking 124 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: about being able to put some touch on underneath passes. 125 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: That's really what we're talking about. And if he can 126 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: all of a sudden do that there in Tennessee and 127 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: he couldn't do it formally at Michigan, Eh, It's just I. 128 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: Think it deserves to be talked about. 129 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: So he's playing bowling green, it should be I want 130 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: to stress, should be a nice easing into the season. 131 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: Put some points on the board. I don't think they're 132 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: gonna stop. Cincinnati and Tennessee are two teams in Week one. 133 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: I don't think you can put a high enough point 134 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: total on what they're capable of. If they can stretch 135 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: the margin. They are stretching the margin. That's why we like, 136 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: by the way, Cincinnati minus twenty three one of our 137 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 2: Rama Noodle Express. 138 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Picks of the week. 139 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 2: Several more coming between now and tonight's show, by the way, 140 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 2: so stay tuned. Next up, Eric, what are your expectations 141 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: for Miami, not the game, but just Miami on Saturday. 142 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 2: What do they have to prove or rather, what do 143 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: they have to do to to the national media that 144 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: they're not the team that doesn't show up. 145 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: And compete in big games. Let me make this. 146 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: Clear, crystal clear. They have nothing to prove to national media. 147 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: No one has anything to prove to national media. Not you, 148 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: nor I, nor any football player, team coach, et cetera. 149 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 2: No one has anything to prove to national media. You 150 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: kind of can say the same thing about the fan base, 151 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: but I think you do have to prove yourself to 152 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: your fan base because your fan base is actually the 153 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: lifeblood of your program. You could say recruitings the lifeblood 154 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: of the program. Now that's the lifeblood of roster building. 155 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: The lifeblood of your program is the tens of thousands 156 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 2: and hundreds of thousands of people who will burn those 157 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: turnstiles and pay their harder money to get in to 158 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 2: watch you and support you in every kind of facet 159 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 2: of your program. That's the life blood. Yes, you do 160 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 2: owe it to those folks. But national media, man, no, 161 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 2: you don't owe anything to them. As you may say, Josh, 162 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: what are you talking about your national media? 163 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: No, no, no no. 164 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: The rule, as I have stated before and will state again, 165 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: is I'm only media when it benefits. When I got 166 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 2: to apply for a credential, you know, to get on 167 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: that get on that sideline for Georgia and Clemson Saturday. Okay, 168 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: I'll be your media. And if it's time to get 169 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: my free meal, I'm your media. Those gift bags they 170 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: give away at the playoff games and national title games awesome, 171 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 2: I mean I free. 172 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: I am so in love with free stuff you don't 173 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: even know. 174 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,679 Speaker 2: But every other situation, I do not turn myself as media. 175 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: I am only media when it's convenient. Otherwise I kind 176 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: of do that thing where I walk to the other 177 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: side and then I look over at the media side 178 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: of the fence with you guys, and I just snarl 179 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: and then when someone says. 180 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: Free stuff, I say, I'll be a right back. Guys. 181 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: That's how I play the media card. But no, you 182 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: don't have anything to prove to media. You got to 183 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: prove something to yourself. Because I go back to the 184 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 2: Clemson game last year. Forget about position by position breakdowns, 185 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: just the competitive aspect of the Miami football team. They 186 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: got housed at Clemson last year. They weren't ready for 187 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: the stage. There have been many programs before. There will 188 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 2: be many programs down the road that have that happen 189 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: to them. Those are average to blow average programs, though 190 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: Miami has higher aspirations than that. So what they have 191 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: to do Saturday night is not beat Alabama. What they 192 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 2: have to do is they have to trade punches with Alabama. 193 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: They've got to do kind of what Texas A and 194 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: M has been able to do. You could look at 195 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: the final score and you could say, oh, A and 196 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: M got blown out. 197 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: They're so inferior. No they're not. 198 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: You go back and you watch those Texas A and 199 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 2: M Alabama games the last couple of years, you watch 200 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: them close, and you'll see those games are not Woodchipper specials. 201 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 2: Those aren't splatterings. What happens is A and m's toe 202 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: to toe with them. A and M physically, this is 203 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 2: the most important part. Physically is somewhat matching up with 204 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: Alabama and then a few plays break the dam open. 205 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: Now that's how football happens. I'm not arguing the final 206 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 2: score is misleading, although I kind of am, because I'm 207 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: telling you not all forty two to twenty three or 208 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 2: not all forty five to twenty one games are equal. 209 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 2: Sometimes I was up on you thirty eight to three, 210 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: and then we just cruised to that final score. But 211 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: other times it could be seven teen to thirteen early 212 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 2: third quarter, and then one or two things happen and 213 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: the floodgates open, and then it's not competitive anymore. Well, 214 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: which scenario proved more? I think the second did. It 215 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: doesn't matter that day. Your score is your score. But 216 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 2: from a competitive character standpoint and from a forward thinking standpoint, 217 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 2: in other words, how will you fare down the road? 218 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: I'd much rather be in scenario because if Miami, let's 219 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 2: say we're to be with Alabama seventeen sixteen, third quarter 220 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 2: and then there's a tip ball up in the air 221 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 2: and it falls into the arms of a defensive lineman 222 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: for Alabama. That sets them up in plus territory. They 223 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: score touchdown, and then they immediately force three and out 224 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 2: places going crazy, and then they get a short field 225 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 2: set up another touchdown, fourteen oh run in like four minutes. 226 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: That kind of stuff happens. That's a really good team 227 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: you're playing. That kind of stuff happens. But what you 228 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 2: can take away from that, at least is you can 229 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 2: meet the next day. You can go in that film 230 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: room or as a staff, you can meet and you 231 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 2: can look at each other and say, they didn't raged 232 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 2: all us. They beat us, they did not raged all us. 233 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 2: And here's the good news. I'm looking at the rest 234 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 2: of our s schedule here on the projector here on 235 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 2: the grease board. We don't have another Alabama on the schedule, 236 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 2: and we're going to go play Clemson eventually, but we 237 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 2: don't have another Alabama, and so let's get ourselves ready 238 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 2: and let's win all. 239 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: These other games. 240 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 2: Cause the level we played at yesterday, if that's really us, 241 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 2: stands the reason we should be able to beat almost 242 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: everyone else on our schedule. And then we'll take our 243 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 2: chances with Clemson. But everyone else on our schedule. This 244 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 2: is in play. We can be a double digit win team. 245 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 2: This is in play for us. 246 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Let's go. That's what I look for. Aaron up next, 247 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: what do you think Kentucky's ceiling is? And what do 248 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: you expect. 249 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: Them to do in that gauntlet part of their schedule 250 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 2: where they play Florida, LSU and at Georgia back to 251 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 2: back to back. I, off the top of my head, 252 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 2: don't expect them to be able to win any of 253 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 2: those Well, let me backtrack. They are able to do 254 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 2: some things. I don't expect them to win any of 255 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 2: those games. However, here's what gives them a puncher's chance 256 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: in every one of them. There is a schedule dynamic 257 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 2: advantage edge Kentucky in every single one of these. 258 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: Let's walk through it together. 259 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: Since you don't have the helmet grid schedule in front 260 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 2: of you right now. Hopefully you've memorized it, but if 261 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 2: you haven't, allowed me to share. Florida plays Tennessee on 262 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 2: September twenty fifth, then they go to Kentucky the next week, 263 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: so that's a rivalry game. And then you're playing at 264 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 2: Kentucky the next week. All right, you may not be 265 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 2: impressed by that, but let's roll on. So that's the 266 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 2: Kentucky Florida game. Kentucky plays LSU. Well, what does LSU 267 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: have right before that? LSU plays Auburn the week before 268 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,599 Speaker 2: they go to Kentucky, and then they play Florida the 269 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 2: week after they go to Kentucky. 270 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: So the classic sandwich spot. 271 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 2: I can't account for it numerically, but it means something, 272 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: at least history tells us it does. 273 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: So that's the LSU game. Then Kentucky goes. 274 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 2: To Georgia on October sixteenth. Georgia the week before that 275 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 2: is at Auburn, and this is the two Force. This 276 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 2: is the seventh game in a row. It's the last 277 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 2: game before bye week for Georgia, so they're trying to 278 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: limp to the finish line and then get ready for 279 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 2: that game against Florida. So there is at least a 280 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 2: before or after or before and after scheduling dynamic advantage 281 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: for Kentucky in every one of those games, which gives 282 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 2: you at least a shot. The other thing they have 283 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: to have is they have to have Will Levis, the 284 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: transfer quarterback from Penn State. 285 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: They just have to have him pan out. 286 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: This is kind of the Joe Milton situation in that 287 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 2: before will Levis was even announced as transferring officially to Kentucky, 288 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 2: he was transferring to Kentucky. I mean, people knew it, 289 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 2: but they were already counting on him. I talked to 290 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 2: someone close to the Kentucky staff and they said, it's 291 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 2: got to be him. 292 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: It's got to be him. 293 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 2: So then I went out to dinner with someone very 294 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 2: close to Penn State, and I said, is it going 295 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 2: to be will Levis? 296 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: He said, Man. 297 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: He spoke glowingly about will Levis as a kid. He 298 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 2: spoke glowingly about his physical tools, strikingly similar though to 299 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 2: the scouting report you would get on a past Joe Milton. 300 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 2: I just don't know that the accuracy is there. I 301 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 2: don't know that that pinpoint precision and poise and a 302 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 2: bunch of pees. Basically, I don't know that all those 303 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 2: are there. And if they're not, and you're bringing in 304 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 2: a new offensive coordinator and you're trying to have a 305 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 2: bunch of new which I respect Mark Stoops for he's 306 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 2: so deep into his career, he's so entrenched there. He 307 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: figured now or never, if I'm going to try something new, 308 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 2: I might as well, use up all this built up 309 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 2: equity I have now I respect it. 310 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: I just if I. 311 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 2: Were to give them Cincinnati's schedule, they'd be right in 312 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: the conversation for a double digit win season. That's no 313 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: knock on Cincinnati schedule. It's just Kentucky could be a 314 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 2: lot more competitive against that schedule. It's tough when you 315 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 2: play the schedule they do. 316 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: It's tough. 317 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 2: But I will tell you what they do have. They 318 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 2: got a game in Week two against Missouri, and I'm 319 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: telling you that's. 320 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: An extremely underrated game. 321 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be talking about, you know, the Oregon Ohio 322 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 2: State game, in the Iowa Iowa State game, and so 323 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: will most of the nation. But that matchup in week two, 324 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: when Arkansas plays Texas in Week two as well, that 325 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 2: matchup's gonna be so off the radar, and that's a 326 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 2: game that's gonna it's gonna figure out some of the 327 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 2: early jockeying in the SEC East. You're not gonna care 328 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 2: about it because it's not Georgia Florida. When I say you, 329 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 2: I mean nationally. You know, if you live in let's say, oh, 330 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 2: where are we going today? We've been too far east 331 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 2: lately Let's go No, not broken narrow Oklahoma, because we 332 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 2: just went to Eno, Oklahoma the other day. Let's go 333 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 2: to Casper, Wyoming. There we go huge contingent of our 334 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: listeners in Casper, Wyoming. If you're in Casper, Wyoming, chances 335 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 2: are you're not going to care a lot about the 336 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 2: Kentucky Missouri game. But what you do care about is 337 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: the SEC championship race because it's either everyone's first or 338 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:17,719 Speaker 2: second point of. 339 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: Focus in college football. 340 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: Well, what if I told you that down the road 341 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 2: there could be this hodgepodge right behind the number one 342 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 2: spot and either Kentucky or Missouri could be part of 343 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 2: that conversation. Well it stands to reason if that's the 344 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 2: case the winner of that game. What I want you 345 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 2: to do is you just need to circle that game 346 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 2: and circle the team that wins it, and then check 347 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 2: back six weeks from now. Don't even bother following it 348 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 2: week to week. I know you've got better things to 349 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: do in Casper. It's beautiful out there this time of year. 350 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: It's beautiful out there any time of year. 351 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: But just check back. So that's what I'm looking at 352 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: with Kentucky. 353 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: Next up, Brett comes to us in a moment of 354 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 2: not distress, but he is at a crossroads in his life. 355 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: It doesn't have anything to do with Saturday fall weddings. 356 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 2: Noticed by the way I keep adding Saturday on there. 357 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: I didn't do that. I was irresponsible in one sense. 358 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 2: The other day I wasn't irresponsible when I told you 359 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 2: rid yourself of all the people in your life that 360 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 2: have Saturday fall weddings. That wasn't irresponsible at all. What 361 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 2: I think was irresponsible is I didn't always specify Saturday. 362 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: I just said fall weddings. Fall weddings can be wonderful. 363 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: Fall weddings can be a beautiful thing. Here is the 364 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 2: best example that I had given to me one time 365 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: by an old sage grandfatherly like figure, and he said, 366 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: let me tell you, let me care sch I'm a shine, 367 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 2: That's how he talked. But let me tell you something sun. 368 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: He said, you're going to look back on your wedding 369 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 2: photo one day, or your sister's wedding photo, or your cousin, 370 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 2: all the wedding photos you ever look at. You're gonna 371 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: be able to tell a lot about that day. You'll 372 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: be able to tell what dress the bride war if 373 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 2: it's outdoors, what the weather was like. You'll be able 374 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: to tell how in shape everyone was that day, and 375 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 2: have they or have they not let themselves go after 376 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 2: their wedding day. You'll be able to tell all that. 377 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 2: Here's what you will not be able to tell unless 378 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 2: they're literally holding up a calendar in their hand, you 379 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: will not be able to tell what day the wedding 380 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 2: was on. There is some unwritten rule out there that 381 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 2: weddings have to happen on Saturday, and people just scoff 382 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 2: at the notion of having a weekday wedding because they're 383 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: allergic to saving money. 384 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: I guess. 385 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 2: But he said, the concept of the American wedding not marriage. 386 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 2: I'm all four marriage. The concept of the American wedding, 387 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 2: he said, is one of the biggest scams in the world. 388 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: And I got what he was saying. 389 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: He was talking about money, which is cool because I 390 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 2: care about money too, so he was talking about money. 391 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: But he said the happy medium, like the great unicorn 392 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 2: of the wedding industry, is there's nothing wrong with a 393 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 2: Thursday October wedding. 394 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: It can be great. 395 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 2: You don't have to fight crowds, you get fractional price 396 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 2: points relative to what the Saturday market is going to deliver. 397 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 2: And oh, by the way, your friends are going to 398 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 2: be happy to take the day off anyway. They'll be 399 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: happy to take the day off work because you have 400 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 2: just given them the gift of not making them go 401 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: to a Saturday wedding. I'm not going to go down 402 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 2: thishrit because this is not even what Brett wanted. I 403 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: just wanted to revisit that and I wanted to put 404 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 2: a little dendom er two, a little post it note 405 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: onto the Tuesday podcast. Okay, so Brett needs this, He said, 406 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 2: I'm looking for a second team to support. I have 407 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: some criteria. I'm hoping you guys can help me narrow 408 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: it down. Number one, he does not want to pack 409 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 2: twelve team. He's already a fan of Oregon, no conflict 410 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: of interest. Number two, he does not want to root 411 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 2: for a blue blood. He says, I don't want to 412 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: root for a really good team or historically good. 413 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: Team, I e. 414 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: Bama, Clemson, even FSU or Michigan. Number three, I'm looking 415 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 2: for a good story. I want a likable coach, cool 416 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 2: college town, good culture. And Number four kind of hoping 417 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 2: for a group of five team just to mix it up, 418 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 2: but I will take a middle of the road power 419 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 2: five team as well. Off the top of my head, 420 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 2: I kind of like Louisiana or Appalachian State. Any other suggestions, 421 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: So what do we think? Any other suggestions here? No 422 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 2: pac twelve team, no blue blood either current or traditional. 423 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 2: He wants a good story, likable coach, wants the culture 424 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 2: in the town to check his boxes, and he would 425 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: prefer a group of five team, but he'll take a 426 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 2: middle of the road power five team. You come up 427 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: with your answer, I'll give you mine right after this. 428 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: And we're back. 429 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 2: Do we have an answer for Brett? Has everyone come 430 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: up with an answer? Because I've got three of them. But Brett, 431 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 2: I just want to tell you I understand where you're 432 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 2: at in life because I was at this place in life. 433 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 2: I wanted to find someone out there. I wanted to 434 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: find a place that I had no natural attachment to, 435 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 2: but I wanted to create an emotional attachment with. I 436 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 2: went through my own list of criteria, and I chose 437 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: Iowa State several years ago. Now just so happens that 438 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 2: I think I was the singular impetus for them becoming 439 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 2: a borderline playoff program. 440 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: But that's beside the point. 441 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 2: I support you on your journey, and based on your criteria, 442 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: I don't think you want to hop on board right 443 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 2: now because we're just so good. We at Iowa State 444 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: are just so good. Where do you want to go? Well, 445 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: I got three suggestions for you, and all of these 446 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 2: I really really focused on culture. I want a unique, 447 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: unmistakable culture. That's that word I just used, by the way, unmistakable. 448 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 2: That's where you mix up the unmistakable and unmistakable. You 449 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 2: don't really know which letter's supposed to come out, so 450 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 2: it's nmistakable. So I want a nmistakable culture. I want 451 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 2: you to have no doubt the moment you open your 452 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: eyes in this town where you are. And I also 453 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 2: want a passionate fan base independent of results. Nebraska's like this, 454 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 2: independent of results. They are a passionate fan base. It's 455 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 2: not Nebraska. I'm not putting them as one of the three. 456 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: I'm using them as an example. The first one is 457 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 2: West Virginia, and this is the one I would go with. Actually, 458 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 2: West Virginia has done some things in the past. They 459 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 2: are a middling program right now looking to rise. I 460 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 2: think you need to hop on right now. If you're 461 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 2: going to do it, because they could surpass expectation this year. 462 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 2: It is a totally unique culture. It's like a bubble 463 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 2: culture onto the rest of the Big Twelve. I just 464 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 2: did it again into into the rest of the Big Twelve. 465 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 2: But also I think that you would love it up there, 466 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 2: especially if you've never been, especially double, especially if you're 467 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: from the West Coast. That would be like a shot 468 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 2: to the census, but you love it. You would feel 469 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 2: like an alien, but you wouldn't be like the aliens 470 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 2: and signs. You would be like et and they would 471 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: first look at you funny, but then they would love 472 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 2: you and they would put their arms around you, and 473 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 2: Drew Barrymore would welcome you in and make you hot coco. 474 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: That's kind of how the people in West Virginia are. 475 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 2: They are suspicious of you if you're an outsider, but 476 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 2: then once you prove that you are of no harm 477 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 2: to them, then they'll welcome you. They'll take the shirt 478 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 2: off their back for you. So you would love West Virginia. 479 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 2: Great game day tradition, great game day atmosphere. That's why 480 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 2: I root for them, because I love to see Morgantown. 481 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 2: I love to see their place lit up, and I 482 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 2: love to see the national spotlight on them. Another one 483 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 2: is in the SEC. This is a program that's done 484 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 2: things in the past, they haven't done anything as of late. 485 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: And that's Arkansas. Arkansas. 486 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 2: It has a lot of the same qualities West Virginia does. 487 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 2: It's a little bigger in stature, It's got a lot 488 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 2: more money because of the attachment of certain high level donors. 489 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 2: And there's this thing called Walmart pretty big, Tyson Chicken 490 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: pretty big. But Arkansas has a head coach that perfectly 491 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 2: represents their own culture and they love it. They're an 492 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: extremely passionate fan base. You may look from a distance 493 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 2: and say, ooh, those people probably don't care about football. 494 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 2: They got to play against Alabama and LSU every year, 495 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: and well, they would be quick to tell you, you know, 496 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 2: we push LSU occasionally and you know, Alabama Alabama, but 497 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,199 Speaker 2: we hold our own over here. I mean, we were 498 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 2: so close with Auburn last year it took an act 499 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 2: of the SEC officiating office to rip the game from us. 500 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: They're still salty about it. 501 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 2: So I would say West Virginia Arkansas is a good one. 502 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 2: And then a third one. 503 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. 504 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 2: I thought I had some good ideas, but I can't 505 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 2: give you something like Central Florida when they're already established. 506 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 2: I would go if you want to go to G 507 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 2: five level, I would look at a program like East 508 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 2: Carolina because East Carolina's positioned to when they get the 509 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 2: right dynamic in there, they have the ability to flourish 510 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 2: as a program. They're well positioned, they're in the right conference, 511 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 2: they're in the right geographical area. I just think they 512 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 2: got to get some things figured out administratively. But again, 513 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 2: their midfield logo is great. It's the state of North 514 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 2: Carolina with a pirate logo inside of it. I mean, 515 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: that's wonderful. And so if you want to buy early, 516 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 2: if you want to get in on the ground floor, 517 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 2: get in on the ground floor of East Carolina football. Otherwise, 518 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: if you're going to stick to the Power five level, 519 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 2: I'd go West Virginia in Arkansas. All right, Kevin asked 520 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 2: a question, But I've gotten a lot. I understand the sentiment, 521 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 2: you know what, I'll just read the question and you 522 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 2: can decide the sentiment for yourself. Kevin asked, if Ohio 523 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 2: State loses to Minnesota, is there a chance that as 524 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 2: it turns out they'd be out of the college football 525 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 2: playoff no matter what they do the rest of the way. Now, 526 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 2: myr median answer is no. Just to be perfectly clear, 527 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 2: but what the thinking here is, if I'm interpreting this 528 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 2: the right way, what the thinking here is is what 529 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 2: if Ohio State loses to Minnesota and then Minnesota goes 530 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: on to not be a great team this year at all. 531 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 2: So Minnesota is like a seven win team and Ohio 532 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 2: State is carrying around a loss to a seven win 533 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 2: team around their neck. Well, first off, I don't think 534 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 2: that's how valuation of wins and losses should work. 535 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: You know that. 536 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 2: But the second thing is, even if that happens, even 537 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 2: if Minnesota doesn't win another game, Ohio State has got 538 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 2: enough opportunities. Ohio State plays Penn State, Ohio State would 539 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: end up playing Wisconsin. 540 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: But that's not all. 541 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 2: They play Oregon the very next week. If they beat 542 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 2: Oregon the very next week and they were to do it, 543 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 2: convince a lot of people would forget about Week one. 544 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 2: But even if you didn't, they've got a game against 545 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 2: as I said, Penn State. They got I'm gonna mention Nebraska, 546 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 2: but they've got Indiana coming up. Of course they got 547 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 2: Michigan at the end of the year, they would have 548 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 2: not only the Wisconsin matchup, presumably not presumably in the 549 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 2: Big Ten title game, but whoever they play there, it's 550 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 2: a win and a conference championship. So if they were 551 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 2: to win out, that's the scenario. No, I don't think 552 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 2: Ohio State is being left out of the playoff. That's 553 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 2: the conversation I think is more likely to happen around Clemson. 554 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 2: But if we're being real with ourselves, I don't think 555 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 2: any of those programs losing one game. If they win 556 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: out the rest of the way, that would be eleven 557 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 2: or twelve straight wins, counting a conference championship game if 558 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 2: they went out, I don't think any of them are 559 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 2: being left out. And you know how much I love 560 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 2: playoff hypotheticals on the what second day of September, But yeah, 561 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: I don't think that's happening. 562 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: Okay, So I need to cut it a little bit. 563 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 2: Short this morning for very specific reasons, because we're starting 564 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 2: late Kick Live early tonight, which means I've got to 565 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 2: have a one hour early head start, and irresponsibly, I 566 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 2: did not record this last night because we had a 567 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 2: whole bunch of shall we say, profe obligations to attend 568 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 2: to last night that will make sense down the road. 569 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: So we've got to bump our schedule up today. Make 570 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: sure you're following those Twitter and Instagram accounts at Late Kick. 571 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: Josh cannot wait to show you what we have to unveil, 572 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 2: especially on that Instagram account. I mean, it'll be Twitter too, 573 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 2: but this for the purpose of being at games. That 574 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 2: Instagram account is going to be fun to follow. At 575 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 2: Lake Kickjosh, I'll put plenty of it on Twitter too. 576 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: Access the two things I know you want, information and 577 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 2: access and entertainment. Maybe to laugh every now and then, 578 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 2: but information and access is what you want. 579 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: Well that's what we're gonna. 580 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:37,959 Speaker 2: Give you as long as they're letting me in these games. 581 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 2: So until tonight for Producer Jordan, I'm Josh Bade. Have 582 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 2: a great rest of your Thursday, and God bless