1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: We'll walk up in everybody to a Monday edition of 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: am your host, John Harris Football, An Olson side that 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: reporter for your nine in three Houston Texans. The Texans 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: have not lost since mid to late September. How does that? 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: How is that? Nine in a row? And here's here's 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: something I don't think anybody in the NFL ever imagined 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: they would see and I don't know if they'll ever 9 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: see it again. The Texans lost six in a row 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: to in twenty seventeen season. Have to bring up a 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: bad moment, but it is what it is. They lost 12 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: three in a row to start the twenty eighteen season. 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: That's six plus three is nine. They had lost nine 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: in a row when the Browns won. I think it 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: was Week three. I think it was Week three, Maybe 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: they Oh no, they won on a Thursday night of 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: week two. Week three. The Texans to the longest losing 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: streak in the NFL. At that point, they were over 19 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: their last nine. They've sensed one nine in a row. Now, 20 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: if you're a believer in symmetry, then well nine or 21 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: row lost nine or row one? Don't go back. Hopefully 22 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: that's nothing case, but I don't think it's. In fact, 23 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: I don't even have to look this up. I think 24 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: Alias probably could. But the Texans are the only team 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: in history in history to win eight after losing their 26 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: first three to start the year. They're certainly the first 27 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: team in NFL history to ever win nine in a 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: row after losing their first three. As Bill Bryant has said, 29 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: I haven't done anything yet. Now that can't change. Over 30 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks, that can definitely change. You 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: want hats in T shirts three times, one after you 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: win the division, one after you win the conference, one 33 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: after you win the Super Bowl. Now, in certain cases 34 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: you might just get it twice. You may not get 35 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: them for a wild card. You might just get it 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: getting to winning the AFC and then getting the Super Bowl. 37 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: You can subsist on two, but you'd like to have 38 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: three because then you want a division, you get to 39 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: host a playoff game, or gonna buy the move on. 40 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: So you want a hat and T shirt three different times, 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: and hopefully coming up over the next couple of weeks, 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: the Texans will be able to get two hats and 43 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: T shirts for winning a division to start and then 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: moving forward when the AFC win a Super Bowl. But 45 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: that would be kind of nice, But I don't want 46 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: to get ahead of ourselves. You just gotta be one 47 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: to know after the Colts this weekend. This weekend, all right, 48 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: we got Andrea Ware coming up on the show. We've 49 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: got David Fletcher who is going to join us. He 50 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: is the general manager and general manager of LSSC Loan 51 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: Star Sports Entertainment and also the executive director of the 52 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowls. We'll talk with him 53 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: about the matchup Vanderbilt v. Baylor on Tuesday, December twenty seventh. 54 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: Academy Texas Bowl dot com go check it out if 55 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: you want your tickets. But Fletch will join me to 56 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: talk a little bit more about that. Let's get into 57 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: our hot reads How to Reach brought to you by Giko. 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: Fifteen minutes can save you fifteen percent or more on 59 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: car in shirts and I like on Monday, taking the 60 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: opportunity to see what's going on in the locker room, 61 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: if you will. We talked to Bill O'Brian at the 62 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: press conference. We all kinds of stuff that Bill O'Briant show, 63 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: so let's hear from the players, and let's start with 64 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson and he talked about, yeah, the Colts might 65 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: be a little bit mad what happened last time. We 66 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: just got to go take care of business. They'll come out, 67 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: you know with you know a little bit, you know, 68 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: extra five. But I mean for us, you know, we 69 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: have to win also, So I mean the end of 70 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: the day, it's not about them. It's all about us, 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, regards how they come in. You know, we 72 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: got to have a great week of practice, great week 73 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: of preparation, and you know, you know, we know we've 74 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: seen him once this year. You know, they even you know, 75 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: we're playing some good ball, so you know, again it's 76 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: all about what we do. The thing about it is 77 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: what Kareem said there is we weren't playing great ball, 78 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: and we played him in week four. We were not, certainly, 79 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: and I don't think they were either, But they're playing 80 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: much better ball than we were playing at that point. 81 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: We've kind of found our stride and they were playing 82 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: really well up until this game against Jacksonville. I don't know, 83 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: some people are like, hey, they're probably mad, want to 84 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: get you don't want to get back and they'll be 85 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: more focused this week. I don't know if I believe that. 86 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: I think the one thing about having a loss is 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: maybe you question yourself a little bit. Hey, maybe your 88 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: offense isn't that good. You know, maybe I we're facing 89 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: a good defense for the second consecutive week, a boy, 90 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: and you start thinking about that, and that could end 91 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: up working in your favor. I think what what Kareem 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: said there was right on point. Let's talk about t 93 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: Y Hilton. There's somebody who knows about t Y Hilton. 94 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: It's obviously Kareem Jackson. He is seeing number thirteen often 95 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: and well number thirteen is seeing him plenty as well. 96 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: And he said, yeah, t Y Hilton, he can be 97 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: a problem. We gotta be ready for him. A speed 98 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: guy you know, can run auto run auto routes. You know. Um, 99 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: I mean he's a he's a veteran this league. You know, 100 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: he's been a big time receiving this league for a 101 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: long time. So you know what I mean, at any time, 102 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: you got to be with you known can run every 103 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: route tree and you gotta you know, a big time quarterback. 104 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: You know. It definitely makes him you know, um uh, 105 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: you know he pulls out a third every play. You 106 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: gotta key keep it in front. You gotta keep it 107 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: by it. I mean him, you gotta keep him in front. 108 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: There's no there's no doubt about that. If there is 109 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: one key t Y Hilton cannot beat, you're deep, no doubt. 110 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: Kareem also talked about well coach O'Briant and how instrumental 111 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: he has been during the streak. As a team. You know, 112 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: we talk about the little details, you know, paying attention 113 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: to the keys to winning the game. You know, he 114 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: does a great job of pointing that out to you know, 115 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: to us as a team, you know, all the start 116 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: of the week and you know, continuing to echo it 117 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: throughout the week. So you know, um, I mean for us, 118 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's been a you know, a big 119 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: thing for us. You know. Um, it's all about you know, 120 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: doing what we have to do to be successful on Sunday, 121 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: and he does a great job but making sure that 122 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: we know what those things are. Let's talk to one 123 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: of Kareem's secondary mates and that would be the man 124 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: Andre Howe. You talk about it, dude, and you guys 125 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: shouldn't be saying a lot of times I'm not just 126 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: like dude, you know, like California dude. When I used 127 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: the word dude, I'm talking about a guy that embodies 128 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: everything about the game of football, game of life, everything. 129 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: Andre how definitely does that. And he got his first 130 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,119 Speaker 1: interception this season with a great catch and a toe tap. 131 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: That was awesome. He talked about that interception today in 132 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: the locker room. Bigger who was scrambling out out of 133 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: the pocket and now he just threw it up and 134 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: I seen them ball one got it, very simple see 135 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: it and went and got it. But he got his 136 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: feet in that was that was pretty nice. That was 137 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: pretty nice. Now, Dre played in the Jacksonville game back 138 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: in Week seven. He got hurt late in that game 139 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: and so he missed a few weeks. He came back 140 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: after the bye week is a lot of people did, 141 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: but he had missed a few weeks and he said, 142 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm starting to kind of find myself right 143 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: about now. Had to get back in the floor of 144 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: the game, and I think I'm finally catching my rhythm. Now, yeah, 145 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: I think he is. I think he's getting back there 146 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: and starting to make some plays. One of the things 147 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: that I like from Dre is he can he can 148 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: keep things. He's very level headed, and I think that 149 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: is important. At this point. You win nine in a row, 150 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: you start feeling like you can do anything. Drey said, 151 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: we can't get big headed. We gotta stay level the 152 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: very home they league. You know, anything happened in the league, 153 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: so you know we want to win this street. But 154 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: you know you can go down real quick. How we 155 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: started off only three, so you know we gotta stay 156 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: home and keep on going and keep on grinding going three. 157 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: They went nine in a row and lose the last four, 158 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: and then where are you at that point? I mean 159 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: nine and seven is no guarantee you get into playoffs 160 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: at that point, and if you lose the last four, 161 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: what kind of momentum you have going into the playoffs. 162 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: So from that perspective, he's right. As Bill Brian has said, 163 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: don't take the cheese now. One of the aspects said 164 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: we've talked about a lot about this team is the 165 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: leadership in a locker room. And the one thing that 166 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: that Dre pointed out. He said, our leaders are humble dudes, 167 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: so everybody's got to be that way as well. Some 168 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: of our best players are one of some of the 169 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: best guys in the world, so you know, we have 170 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: won't have that leadership like that. I think all the 171 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: guys kind of see you know, j J, why how 172 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: you coming to work every day? He's not cocky, so 173 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: why he got to be cocky? He won the best 174 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: players in the league. So, you know, guys like that 175 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: kind of show you how to how to be a professional. 176 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: I think that's a great point. You're gonna follow leaders 177 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: in your locker room. The guys that are your best 178 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: players are your leaders. And if they're humble, you know what, 179 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: I probably should be that way too. I think that's 180 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: great stuff there from Andre how who will see his 181 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt Commodorees here at the Texas Bowl. Speaking of Vanderbilt Commodorees, 182 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: how about Zach Cuttingham. It was his birthday yesterday. He 183 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: has a pick that turns into a pick six. Of course, 184 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: with all that going on, you know, he had to 185 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: hear from some people after the game. A lot of family, 186 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: a lot of friends. If you play. I went to 187 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 1: school with, heard a lot from them just congratulating me. 188 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: It was what a play, What a catch? Now? I 189 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: asked him this after the game. He was asked to 190 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: damn sure, he expanded upon what he said to me. 191 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: But when it's not called a touchdown, and he felt 192 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: it was called a touchdown, he did agreed with it, 193 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: but he went out a post for the picture, which 194 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: I think it's a pretty it's a pretty cool thing 195 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: to do. After the interception, we'll tell you a little 196 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: bit more about that, but here's Zach saying that he 197 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: disagreed with the call. Yeah, but I'll definitely I'll definitely 198 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: shock when when they say that was down, he threw 199 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 1: the ball away, just took it and just chucked it. 200 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: And I was like, man, I needn't know there's a touchdown. 201 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: He would have kept it. I think the best part 202 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: about that is when you heard from Kreem Jackson a 203 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: while ago. Kareem comes running over and he grabs him 204 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: and he points over. He points over to the camera guys, 205 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: and I'm like, what's the point? And I realized Kareem 206 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: wanted his squad photo, and so they'll get over there 207 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: and they do the squad photo, which just really kind 208 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: of become a thing in the NFL, which I think 209 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: is really really cool. And they get over and they 210 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: do the squad photo and they posed for it and 211 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: it was just awesome. I mean it was awesome. They 212 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: did Verandre how when he had the interception. I remember 213 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: seeing him doing a cold run out there and kind 214 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: of posing the back. I love those team moments. And 215 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna say that, I'm a former coach, 216 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: so I love him. I think it's great, and the 217 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: guys love it and they get it great, they get 218 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: great photo. I mean it's fantastic. So there you go. 219 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: All right, some sound from the locker room. Let's hear 220 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: from our buddy Andre Ware next right here in Texas 221 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: All Access callingo Houston area teachers. You want to bring 222 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: a little Texas football your classroom, then sign up for 223 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: Toros Matrios presented by Conico Phillips. 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I think this is the 233 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: one that I'm gonna roll with right here for this 234 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 1: week's second and seven at the Cleveland eleven, wats another 235 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: setter one bat de Sean with a mini boot looking 236 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: firing right side of the end zone and a kind 237 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: of man Georgian Thomas touchdown Houston. How about that Jordan 238 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: Thomas's fourth touchdown as a rookie, which matches Andre Johnson's 239 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: total from when he was a rookie. Now, obviously Andre 240 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: had I think sixty six catches. JT's not gonna get 241 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: that many, but four touchdowns has been big. He's been 242 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: really big down in the red zone. So that is 243 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: our Choose Fun moment of the week, brought to you 244 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: by Carnival. Don't forget to answer for your chance to 245 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: win a cruise every week. If the Texans catch a touchdown, 246 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: Carnival shooes fun. All right, Let's get to a fun 247 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: moment that Mark Vannry and I had with our good 248 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: friend Andre were Andre boy. Justin Reid looks like a 249 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: good first round draftress. Oh wait a minute third was 250 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: taken in the third round, Dre, What about this kid. Yeah, 251 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: he's playing like a first rounder, that's for sure. And 252 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,439 Speaker 1: we were talking to the three of us about it 253 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: during the broadcast and just how a few years ago, 254 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: or a short period of time ago, that position itself 255 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: of safety was one that was in question. And now 256 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: he had Justin Reid turned Matthew Andre hall Is back 257 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: and then now Kareen Jackson swinging back back and forth 258 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 1: between slot corner, regular corner, and then safety hits a 259 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: position of strength on this team, and I think he is. 260 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: He is one of the red one of the reasons 261 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: why that hits that way, Dre. You called the number 262 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: of anebro games over the years. You got to see 263 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: Zach Cuttingham before any of the Texas fans really had 264 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: a chance to study him. And he was out for 265 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: a few games and then came back last week against 266 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: the Titans, and we saw him do some things against 267 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,599 Speaker 1: Dane Lewis has the fourth down at one stop. I 268 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: said at the beginning of the year, I thought he 269 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: could be at the end of the year one of 270 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: the top five Texans, not just defensive players, one of 271 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: the top five Texans. He has really kind of found 272 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: his I don't say, because he seems to do it 273 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,719 Speaker 1: all for this team. What have you thought about the 274 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: way Zach has played and how much he impacts his 275 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: defensive overall team. Yah, Zach's a tremendous football player. And 276 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: I covered probably the majority of his games in college, 277 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: or a good deal a good portion of them, and 278 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: knew what type of playmaker he was on that side 279 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: of the football. He's just got a sense and a 280 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: nose for being in the right place at the right time. 281 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: I think we as Texans fans, are starting to get 282 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: a growing appreciation for his abilities on that side. He's 283 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: one of the leaders on that side. He was sorely 284 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,599 Speaker 1: missed when he was out of a game or so 285 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: with injuries a few weeks ago, but we're happy to 286 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: have him back. You see it yesterday, just how much 287 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,559 Speaker 1: of a factor he can be in a game. And 288 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 1: then I'll even take my hat off to Andre Hall 289 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: who had an interception yesterday, and he continues to make plays. 290 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: You know, these Vanderbilt guys, smart core guys that can 291 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: flat out play football, and we're gonna get a chance 292 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: to see that team as a whole. Derek Mason's team 293 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: and the Texas Boy here in a couple of weeks, 294 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: so that I'm excited about that as well. December twenty seven, 295 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: the Kademy Sports at Outdoors Texas Ball with Vanderbilt and Baylor. Wait, 296 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: quick boilt on that Dre Baylor and the resurrection of 297 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: the program not a bad turnaround for them and relatively 298 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: short order your thoughts. Yeah, My rule has done a 299 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: nice job in a very short period of time of 300 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: recognized just what was needed for the turnaround. And I 301 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: think it's just the starting point of something big at 302 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: Baylor where they get back to competing for Big twelve championships. 303 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: And then Vanderbilt is is a scrappy program, a tough 304 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: nosed team, and I know Derek Mason personally. He's one 305 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: of my friends in the profession. I'm glad to call 306 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: him that. And his teams are gonna play hard. So 307 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: this is a great, great matchup for the fans in 308 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: the city of Houston. Andre. It would seem obvious when 309 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback throws three interceptions that he's shaken up a 310 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: good bit. Did you sense that with Baker After he 311 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: threw the interception a Zach that turned into a pick 312 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: six that he had gotten rattled to the Texans, had 313 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: gotten his head a little bit with the interceptions that 314 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: he that first one he threw. Do you think that 315 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: kind of got in his head and didn't get out 316 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: until the second half. I think so, just a little bit, though, Johnny, 317 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: and I'll pause to say it, because Baker plays with 318 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount of confidence and there's not a throw 319 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: on the field that he doesn't think it that he 320 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: can make. He thinks that he can take a team 321 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: and put him on his back, even as a rookie, 322 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: and at times he's done that for the Browns this year. 323 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, he may have gotten him a little bit, 324 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: maybe some frustration there, but he keeps on slinging it 325 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: and to the point of over you know, close to 326 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: four hundred yards by the time the game ended, and 327 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: at one point they were still in it after he'd 328 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: thrown a couple of interceptions. So I was never really 329 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: comfortable until it was later in the game because I 330 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: know just what type of player he is and between 331 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: his ears. Andrea, what about the Houston offense? What's going right? 332 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: In your opinion, Clearly they're running the ball better, but 333 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: watch it has so much to do with it right 334 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: the way the defense has to account for him. He's 335 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: throwing the ball efficiently seventh and the league in quarterback 336 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: rating last three home games, no picks, eight touchdowns, seventy 337 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: six percent completion rate in the last three home games. 338 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: Your thoughts, Wow, I didn't know that myself. That's that's 339 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: that's that's impressive. But I think when you when you 340 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: just look at him as a whole, he has this 341 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: uncanny ability to get small in the pocket. And by that, 342 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: I mean you hear that term with running backs going 343 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: through a hole. They can get small and you never 344 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: have a big, big target to hit him, and all 345 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: of a sudden there on the second level, well, as 346 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback, DeShawn has kind of perfected that where you 347 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: think you have him down, he can get small, but 348 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: then he's strong enough as well to break tackles and 349 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: especially arm tackles. And then his eyes are always down 350 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: the field, and so you think, are a defense defender 351 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: when they're watching this action, they start to approach the 352 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage and then all of a sudden he 353 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: comes out of it. Well, it's too late to react 354 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: because now the arm is up, the eyes are down 355 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: the field, and he's located somebody, and he did it 356 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: several times after time and yesterday's ballgame, and he's done it, 357 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, all of this season and throughout his rookie 358 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: year when he was healthy. But I think you've got 359 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: to give coach O'Brien and the offensive staff, if we're 360 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: just talking offense, a lot of credit for changing the 361 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,239 Speaker 1: game plan from week to week, not being predictable from 362 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: week to week, not allowing a defensive coordinator to really 363 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: beat in on sets and tendencies and things of that sort. 364 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: He makes you think from week to week by using 365 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: the different weapons that are in this offense. So I 366 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: think it's hard to dial in and really defend this 367 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: group because of the coaching that they're getting. Trey Lamar 368 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: Miller has another hundred yard game yesterday, and you I'll 369 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: let you expand on what you had said yesterday and 370 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: your broadcast, because I think you were dead on. LaVar 371 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: missed the Dallas game, and I can't remember what it was. 372 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: There was some sort of injury he was dealing with, 373 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: but he missed that Dallas game. Since that point forward, 374 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: he's rushed for over one hundred yards four times, I believe, 375 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: and has been really good. Has a thirty two yard 376 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: run yesterday in a big moment that helped get the 377 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: Texas a field goal in the second half. What do 378 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 1: you thought about the contributions that he's made to this offense. 379 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: Now he's fourth in the league in rushing yards per game. Yeah, 380 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: I'll add this first, that they did figure out a 381 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 1: way to win that game without him in the lineup. 382 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: That's first and foremost. But when you look at that, 383 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: I think it gave him a chance to get his 384 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: legs under him for the second half run of the 385 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: season or however many games was left because it kind 386 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 1: of wasn't looking like himself that week. He was off 387 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: and was injured, and they kept him out of the game. 388 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: I think that's one of the smartest decisions that this 389 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: staff is made, and that's a tribute to coach O'Brien 390 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: and the staff are just kind of knowing the pulse 391 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: of each not just the team, but each individual player 392 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: within the team and when to kind of unplug them. 393 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: Because players won't protect themselves, it sometimes takes a coach 394 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: or the medical staff to protect them from themselves. And 395 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: I think holding him out of that game really rejuvenated him. 396 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: And gave him some energy. It really livened his legs 397 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: a lot, and he is starting to break runs that 398 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: it's exciting to watch. It's fun to watch him carry 399 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: the football and watching and watching him make defenders miss 400 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: and hitting at home run a week ago for ninety 401 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: four yards, that's just that's a sweet football. Andre Kareem Hunt. 402 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: He's gone from Kansas City. So you have the Chiefs, Chargers, Patriots. 403 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: Let's leave the Steelers and the Texans out of it. 404 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: Among those three Patriots, Chief Chargers, who's better? Who's the best? 405 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: Right now? How it's still say the Chiefs because they 406 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: could do it running back by committee. We forget that 407 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: Spencer Ware was the starter in Kansas City before Kareem Hunt, 408 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: and only because of injury did he did Kareem Hunt 409 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: take over. He's now healthy again, spencer Ware, and they 410 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 1: they've got another a few other pieces that can fill 411 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 1: in as well. They have become a Pat Mahomes team though, 412 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: and so it's scary what they can do in the 413 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: passing game and the running game compliments what Andy Reid 414 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: wants to do with his passing game. So it's not 415 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: the other way around and not a running run first 416 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: or run heavy first team. And now they're gonna miss 417 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt in certain instances, but I don't think it's 418 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: going to be missed quite like a lot of other 419 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: teams if you unplugged one of their primary playmakers. So 420 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: I would still say the Kansas City Chiefs, they're getting 421 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: enough defense and have gotten healthy on that side of 422 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: the ball. New England is still Yeah, they're still King 423 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: of the Hill somewhat, but it's it's an iffy position 424 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: in which they take. And then Pittsburgh dropping a game 425 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: last night, they can still do some things. The defense 426 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: is still a question mark, and then they lost James 427 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: Connor last night for I'm not sure how long. That's 428 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: certainly going to hurt them as well. Dre, I know 429 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: the answer to this question, but I want you to 430 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: expand upon why the Ravens Lamar Jackson has won three 431 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: in a row. Now, yesterday you got dinged up a 432 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: little bit and RG three had to come into game 433 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: head drive. Yet the Ravens win and have one with 434 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. It feels like just watching them that they 435 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: get some juice and some energy from what Lamar's giving them. 436 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: So you have a decision to make Joe Flacco is 437 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: ready to come back. He seemingly if it's Flacco is healthy, 438 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: do you go Flacco or do you go Lamar? As 439 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens head towards a wildcard spot, and why well, 440 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: I'll go Lamar Jackson. And here's why. It's what you 441 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: just mentioned, the juice and the energy and guys, it 442 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: is energized Baltimore's entire roster on both sides of the ball. 443 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: You have the defense on the sidelines standing up watching 444 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: the offense performed because they don't want to miss a 445 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson moment, and so that energizes the entire football team. 446 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: If you unplug that at this point, they might as 447 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: well just call off the twenty eighteen season for the 448 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: Ravens because you get a team believing, especially in a 449 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and their ability to win with that particular quarterback, 450 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: and then you take him out of the lineup, you 451 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: run the risk of losing the entire team. So I 452 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: don't think there's any doubt that John Harball is going 453 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: to stay with Lamar Jackson, especially on three game winning 454 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 1: streets well top scoring defense of the NFL the Ravens, 455 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: followed by the Cowboys, and the Texans. Those are the 456 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 1: only three teams in the league holding opponents to an 457 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: average total of in the teams, that's it, Ravens, Cowboys, 458 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: Texans top three defenses in the league scoring, So that's 459 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: now any good right there, Andrea, And that's something that 460 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: you can take with you down the stretch and beyond 461 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: you hope. Right Yeah, Defense travels, that's for sure. And 462 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: when you can score points and put points on the 463 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: board on that side, it's it's bonus possessions for you. 464 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: I might mention as well, I loved Lamar Jackson. How 465 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: he got the thirty second is beyond me. You look 466 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: at a lot of the same physical talents and I 467 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: mean a stress that word physical talents that a guy 468 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: like Deshaun Watson has. Lamar has the same type of 469 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: physical talents that he possesses. So he's a hell of 470 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: a player. He's gonna be for a long time. And 471 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,719 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of I kind of root for him 472 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 1: secretly because I've gotten to know his family, his mother 473 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: and him as a player, obviously being in the fraternity 474 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: with him, and he's a great kid. So it's hard 475 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: not to root for Lamar Jackson. All rightre College Football 476 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: Playoff is in alabam Employ Oklahoma down Amy and Clemson 477 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: will take on Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. Did 478 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: the committee get it right with those four teams? I 479 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: think so. I think so because when you look, you 480 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: go back and look at it. If you're gonna make 481 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: a case for for Georgia, you know, they lost to 482 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: a team and lost the lead to a team that 483 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: shut out LSU, and that was there that would that 484 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: would have been their first loss, and then of course 485 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: losing to Alabama this week all but seal the deal 486 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: for Georgia. Oklahoma was sitting there and when you go 487 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: back and look at their body of work, they beat 488 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: a team that it defeated them early in the year 489 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: by double digits. So it was not just a win, 490 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: but a win with a stamp on it. I think 491 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: the committee got it right. Notre Dame. It should have 492 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: to play a conference championship. You played twelve games, you're 493 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: in that. I'm still scratching my head over that one. 494 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: But maybe they can find a way to have the 495 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: Independence play in a championship game and then it's the 496 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: whole Uh. They level the play and field that way. 497 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: But you know they've earned the right to be there 498 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: by going undefeated. That played a tough schedule, and the 499 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: committee got it right. I gotta feeling though it's gonna 500 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: be Alabama and Clemson again for the national championship. I'm 501 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: with you Georgia. I mean, with all due sympathy and 502 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: respect to their situation, you lose to them in that 503 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: conference championship game. That was your shot. That's your shot. 504 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: Why do you deserve another shot after that? I mean 505 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: at some point that has to count. Yeah, if goes 506 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,679 Speaker 1: a wrench in it. If Georgia had won the game, Now, 507 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: how ro does Alabama dropped? They drop out of the 508 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: top four? I don't think so. And then you got 509 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: the SEC with two teams in it again along with 510 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: Clemson and Notre Dame. So I think those four would 511 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: have been in with Oklahoma and Ohio State on the 512 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: outside looking in. I think Ohio State's case it was 513 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: lost when they were beaten badly by Purdue. So the 514 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: committee got it right. You had an opportunity and you 515 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: led in terms of Georgia most of that game. All 516 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,880 Speaker 1: you had to do was put it away. But Jalen Hurds, 517 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: how about that story in itself, the story within a story. 518 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: It was just flat out remarkable. I think if you 519 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: lose a conference championship game, bye bye, You're done. Anyway, Drey, 520 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time. We'll catch up later 521 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: in the week. All right, guys, we'll talk to you 522 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: that love getting a chance to talk some cod football 523 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: with our buddy Andre Ware in addition all the Texas 524 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: stuff we talk about. But college football is fun. December 525 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: twenty seven, We've got a fun battle coming in here 526 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: on that evening. It is the SEC versus the Big Twelve. 527 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: It's Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bull. The general manager 528 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: of Lone Star Sports Entertainment and the executive director of 529 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: set Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bull is David Fletcher. 530 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: He will join me next to talk about that bowl 531 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: game on December twenty seventh, right here on Texas All Access. 532 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: Welcome back to one day edition of Texans All Access 533 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 534 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: and you know me, I love me some college football 535 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: and I am absolutely I'm stoked about this matchup, and 536 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that the man city to my left general manager, 537 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: although it's our Sports Entertainment executive director of the Academy 538 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, David Fletcher. I'm hoping he 539 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: is as well. Fletch. How you do him? A man? 540 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: I'm doing fantastic? Are you kidding me? We have a 541 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: monster of a game. I know awesome, I know we do. 542 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: We see these two schools get together on December twenty 543 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: seventh year at NRG Stadium, Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl. 544 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: I bet you wouldn't have called this one, John, we 545 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: know what. I'll tell you what. When Baylor beat Oklahoma State, 546 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: we were flying somewhere. I can't remember were flying. I 547 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: can't remember where we were flying. We were flying somewhere. 548 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 1: I remember being on a plane on team playing, going 549 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: somewhere and we were watching a game and it may 550 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: have been in Denver, in Oklahoma. Baylor came from behind 551 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: it was Denver and beat Oklahoma State and Javan Mams 552 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: makes the catch in the far end zone on the 553 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: last player, second last player of the game, and I thought, 554 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: they're gonna get Bowl eligible and they're gonna come to us. 555 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 1: I remember thinking that very thing because it just made 556 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 1: a lot of sense to me. At that point, Fletch 557 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: that if for this bowl game, it helps to have 558 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: some local I know SEC and Big twelve kind of 559 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: are all around the place. But to have a team 560 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: like Texas Tech, say, and am Baylor LSU somewhere and 561 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: that ILK in that mix, it kind of felt like, 562 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, Baylor makes a lot of sense. I could 563 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: see Baylor getting in this game and lomohol it turned out, 564 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: and I think it's a great story. Then going six 565 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: and six and get no ball game, Well, nout question. 566 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: You mean you mentioned it. That's why you've finished my thought. 567 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody saw this one coming, especially if 568 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: you would have looked at the bodies of work from 569 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: each of these two teams last year. Of course, we're 570 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: talking about Baylor and Vanderbilt. So Baylor one win last year, 571 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: coach ruling his first year, dealing with all the challenges 572 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: around the transitions on campus post Art Briles, as well 573 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: as everything else around the university. He's got a one 574 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: win team, and he's got a lot of young guys, 575 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: and he's got to figure out a way to get 576 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: him there. Derek Mason on the other side of the ball, 577 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, Vandy has its challenges in the SEC. That's 578 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: a tough place to play. You know, the SEC East 579 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: is getting better and better. I was amazed and looking 580 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: at this, there were more SEC East teams that made 581 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: it to the postseason this year than SEC West teams, 582 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: which is arguably the best conference or best division in 583 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: the in the country. And yet Derek Mason, with the 584 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: resources he has and the and the the incredible base 585 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: of knowledge that he's built over the year, uh figures 586 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: out a way to motivate these guys. They went three 587 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: out of their last four, including beating arch rival and 588 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: fighting for a bowl themselves. Tennessee volunteers to get in. 589 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: Baylor wins down the stretch as well, goes from one 590 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: to six wins against one of their arch nemesis, Texas Tech. 591 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: In that final weekend, they get in and we've got 592 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: a fun matchup here in Houston that I think is 593 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a really compelling matchup on the field. Here's 594 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: you mentioned it. Those two both teams, Baylor and Vandy, 595 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: we're both five and six, so they were so Vanny 596 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: was going into its final five and six against Tennessee's 597 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: five and six. Baylor was going into its final five 598 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: and six against Texas Tech five and six. Essentially, they 599 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: were playing bowl eligibility playoff games. To get to a 600 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: bowl game, they had to win those games. And I 601 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: can't even imagine what that pressure must feel like. It's 602 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: a playoff game to be able to extend our season 603 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: by one game, but to go to a bowl game 604 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: and to come to Houston, and I would imagine for 605 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: both both schools, the opportunity to be here in Houston, 606 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: to have a presence in this city is gonna be huge. 607 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: Now Baylor obviously is gonna have a presence because it 608 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: was proximity here, but Vanderbilt to come down into Houston 609 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: and say, hey, where the Vanderbilt commoners were playing SEC, 610 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: We'll play a m at some point. You can play 611 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: in the state and stay in the SEC. I would 612 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: imagine this is big for the presence of recruiting for Andreyville. 613 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,719 Speaker 1: They're not gonna get a ton of guys out of here, 614 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: but I think get one or two guys from Houston 615 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: over the next how many every years, in large part 616 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: because people were able to see him here, see them here. 617 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: That's a huge deal for them to be able to 618 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: get out in Nashville and to come here and play 619 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: a bull game. Well, no question. I mean that the 620 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: way that the landscape of recruiting has changed, where these 621 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: early periods are now an important part of the of 622 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: the scenario. Coach Mason's going in there right now, Coach 623 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: Rules going in right now. You heard them both talk 624 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: about yesterday on the post announcements press conferences, and they 625 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: said that exact same thing. They are going to use 626 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: this immediately to go in and try and get some 627 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: guys that may have been on the fence about being 628 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: a part of what they're doing. And they've got great 629 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: stories to do it, and they've got and they've got 630 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: two very excited fan bases to see what they're doing 631 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: with that success right now, and and that adds up 632 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: to UM, you know what I think is gonna be 633 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: a lot of fun here out of RG Stadium. It's 634 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a full house. I mean, right now, we 635 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: are we are putting together what would be, you know, 636 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: the best Bull Week experience in the country arguably. And 637 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: there are a lot of Baylor and a lot of 638 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt fans that are talking about what they want to 639 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: do when they get here in the town and so UM. 640 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,719 Speaker 1: In addition, to seeing a great game and hanging out 641 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: here for the holidays. So it's gonna be a lot 642 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: of fun along those lines. Fletch, I know you you 643 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: there will be some things I'm sure the teams are 644 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: gonna be able to do once they get here. But 645 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: what do you have on tap for both the teams 646 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: and the fans as we get closer to Bull Week. 647 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: I know there'll be a few weeks down the road, 648 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: but what are some of the things that you have 649 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: available for them when they get here. Well, we truly 650 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: try and celebrate the culture, heritage, football tradition of the 651 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: lone Star state. We are all things Texas and so 652 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: what's a big part of the life down here in 653 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: Houston and in Texas Live Texas music, and so that 654 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a really key component of our Bull 655 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 1: Week experience. Great opportunity to kickoff Bull Week at at 656 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: our Kickoff concert presented by Toyota. That'll be at the 657 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: Rustic Downtown, brand new venue, awesome place. We're gonna announce 658 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: our artists later this week, but that'll be on Sunday, 659 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: December twenty third, to start things off. And then and 660 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: then as you get towards game day, coming right back 661 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: over here to Carbock tex Fest. You're gonna have a 662 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: big time announcement coming up later in this week on 663 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: our artists. They're really excited of being able to continue 664 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: the tradition of incredible live Texas music artists out here. 665 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: We've had Corey Moral, We've had Cody Johnson, We've had 666 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: Roger Craiger, you name it. So we will have another 667 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: one of those great ones out here to bookend the experience. 668 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: And in between, you know, there's a lot of things 669 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: to do here in Houston. We try and showcase the 670 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: best of our community. But one of the great ways 671 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: that fans can get right front and center with the 672 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: teams himself and do it for a great cause is 673 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: to participate in the team Luncheon presented by Centerpoint Energy, 674 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: which will be over at the Weston Gallery of this year. 675 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: And that's an opportunity to have lunch with the players 676 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: and the coaches from your school. If you're a Vandy 677 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: or a Baylor fan, or if you're just a big 678 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: college football fan and want to come help raise money 679 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: for an incredible charity. Our charity partner to Pelchian Children's 680 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: Center UM that is exactly what that event does through 681 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: the Houston Texas Foundations. So you can get tickets for that, 682 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: you can get tickets for the game. You can check 683 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 1: out all the things going on that is Bowl Week 684 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen at Academy Texas Bowl dot com. Um, and 685 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: most importantly, I encourage you to hurry up and get 686 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: those tickets. Should be a lot of fun out here, 687 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,959 Speaker 1: no doubt. Now, have you thought about whether you're bringing 688 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: Drew Dorty back to be your MC for the luncheon 689 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: and game, because last year he kicked over a fire 690 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:34,320 Speaker 1: ants mound when he started talking with Missouri and Texas 691 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: about the whole bag celebration and that got to be 692 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: a big deal during the Texas Bowl. Have you thought 693 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 1: about whether you're bringing Drew Dirty back? Thinking a little 694 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 1: feisty there. I don't know if if if if you 695 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: guys recall, but um, you know, Tom Herman may or 696 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,959 Speaker 1: may not have made a jest out in the game. 697 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: Did make the gesture, you know that he did, but 698 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:56,320 Speaker 1: it was it was active a game last year. And 699 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 1: here here's here's one of the things about this two fletches. 700 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: You know, lie year, Texas Texas was six and six 701 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: coming into this one because they lost the Texas Tech. 702 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: They come out of that, they get to the Big 703 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: twelve Championship the following year. You also have Missouri. Last 704 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: year I think was six and six or seven and five. 705 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 1: They end up at eight and four this year. So 706 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: you know, this is almost kind of a springboard game 707 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: for these two particular teams. And you know, look with 708 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: Baylor position where it is, and now you know, for 709 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: a while Baylor was on the radar screen for a 710 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,359 Speaker 1: lot of recruits, and then of course when things change 711 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,360 Speaker 1: and there's a transition and win one game, the recruits 712 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: are like, well, I don't know about this, and all 713 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: of a sudden they see Matt Rule doing what he's 714 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: doing at Baylor and it's like, hey, you know, get 715 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 1: on board. So to me, this ends up being a 716 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: good showcase for both teams from that, From that perspective 717 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 1: in this game, and I liked, I mean, you're gonna 718 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: see two two NFL, two NFL players for sure, actually 719 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: a third nine I think about it, but I think 720 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: Baylor might have the two most explosive players in the field. 721 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: And Mims and Hurd and Jalen Hurd getting chance to 722 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: play Vanderbilt again after transferred from Tennessee. So you got 723 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:02,359 Speaker 1: that storyline. But Kyle Shermer's gonna play quarterback in his league. 724 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: Yea for Vanderbilt, He's gonna play quarterback in his league 725 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 1: at some point. I don't know if he'll end up 726 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: being a starter, but he'll be in the NFL. He's 727 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: got a lot of tools. I don't know if he's 728 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: gonna end up going to Senior Boy. I think he's 729 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 1: got an invite to go down the Senior Bowl, and 730 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: I hope he ends up down there because he's got 731 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: some good tools and I think he's gonna be able 732 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: to play in a league. So it's gonna be fun 733 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: to see that talent there too. With no question, and 734 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 1: I mean going back to um you know what you 735 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: said earlier. I mean the point being made about how 736 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: the postseason can be a springboard for the for the 737 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 1: next season and the next season beyond that. And that's 738 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: why it's so important to teams like Baylor and Vanderbilt 739 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:36,800 Speaker 1: where they were at the end of the season to 740 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: get in. You get those extra practices, you get the 741 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: opportunity to go and tell the story to the next 742 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: recruiting class that you're back in the postseason that you 743 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: get the opportunity to get more time with your donors 744 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: and the lums and your and your fans to tell 745 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: the story about the success that you're you're you have 746 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: in front of you and UM and all those things 747 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: add up to UM future success down the road. And 748 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: that's what we love about being a part of these 749 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: type of events. I mean, the Academy Sports and Outdoors 750 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,960 Speaker 1: Texas Bowl, one of the biggest bowl games in the country, 751 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: one of the biggest events that happens annually in our community. 752 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: It has an impact well beyond just the game, and 753 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: whether that be the charity relationship we have with the Pelching, 754 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: whether it be the opportunity to showcase football at all levels, 755 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: or whether it just be the opportunity to help very 756 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:28,240 Speaker 1: important regional institutions like Baylor and strategic partners like Vanderbilt 757 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: on the SEC side in continuing to grow their brand. UM. 758 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: Those things all mattered to our organization. They all matter 759 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: our community, and that's why this game has been so successful. 760 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: Has John McClain stopped bothering you about Baylor being in 761 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,320 Speaker 1: this game. I'm sure he's pretty excited about that. I 762 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 1: could tell you right now that John may or may 763 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 1: not have made a call or two and as he should, 764 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,800 Speaker 1: by the way, and hey, let's not leave John is 765 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: the only one there. How about the day for Zach 766 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: Cunningham yesterday huh turned has the birthday, the pick six 767 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: and his guys getting into the game here Houston, Him 768 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: Andrea how very excited. I know they are um and 769 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:05,920 Speaker 1: and they should be. I mean, Vanderbilt UM does not 770 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,120 Speaker 1: get a chance to come down to this uh part 771 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,439 Speaker 1: of the country often. UM but um, but they're gonna 772 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: have a heck of a matchup with Baylor and the 773 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: fighting John Weeks there you go for for a heck 774 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 1: of a game on Thursday, December twenty seven. I know 775 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,320 Speaker 1: you you'll be mad at me for this, but I 776 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:22,759 Speaker 1: actually told Zach after I did my post game with him. 777 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: I told him, I was like, hey, y'are coming here 778 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: for the bull game? And I just lived, like really 779 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 1: and I was like yeah, he goes, who are you playing? 780 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 1: I said, well, look, you can't can't say anything and 781 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,879 Speaker 1: he and I said Baylor and he turned right around. 782 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 1: He's like Wakes. I was like, oh, look, you can't 783 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: say anything that right now, it's gonna it's gonna come 784 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 1: in literally right at that point, the media is coming in. 785 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: So I'm like, dude, you gotta keep it on the 786 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: download because that we're gonna announce it here in a 787 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: little bit. And he was like, no, no, I know, 788 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:46,840 Speaker 1: I know. So he was he was cool about it. 789 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: But last one from me, And you probably know where 790 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:52,239 Speaker 1: this is going because I ask you this every year 791 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: because it's one of my favorite things. What's in the 792 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: bull swad? What's in the bull swag bag? The bull 793 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 1: swag back? We we talked about this yesterday with in 794 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: Texas Sorry in Texans post gap. Yeah, because Sean Pendergast 795 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: and I think the same way. Back is the most 796 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 1: important thing of the whole Bowl. It is key. So 797 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,360 Speaker 1: we are all about choice, all right. So we have 798 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: an incredible title sponsor and Academy Sports and Outdoors, the 799 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 1: official sporting goods retailer of your Houston Texans, also the 800 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 1: official supporting goods partner of the SEC. So uh, they 801 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: definitely know college football. They know a thing or two 802 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: about tailgating. They're gonna be a big part of the 803 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 1: experience out here. They are generous enough to provide a 804 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: nice gift card that helps to make up a big 805 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,279 Speaker 1: part of it. So they get to choose. Another part 806 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,359 Speaker 1: of our equation is the traditional what has become called 807 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: the gift suite. Right, So this is something where the 808 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: guys basically get to pick from a bunch of items. 809 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: They're getting all laid out in the room and they 810 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: try and figure out what they want to do with 811 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,440 Speaker 1: their allotment. A lot of times, these guys, I mean 812 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:55,800 Speaker 1: they some of them do crazy stuff. They buying recliners 813 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 1: or getting TVs. But but I'm telling you what you're 814 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: seeing more and more as these guys are thinking smart, 815 00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:03,919 Speaker 1: they're shopping for mom, or they're shopping for their lady 816 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,640 Speaker 1: in their life. They're getting they're getting, you know, uh, 817 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,839 Speaker 1: some some jewelry. You know if hey, maybe mom, maybe 818 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: mom's making some home cooking. So they're trying to find 819 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: something like a blender or something crazy stuff. Right, But 820 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,640 Speaker 1: but um, we're all about choice. And then we got 821 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:19,799 Speaker 1: a little bit of a Texas tie to it. We're 822 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,399 Speaker 1: we're known for our belt Buckley. It's a nice little 823 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: authentic piece of the experience down here. Um, but like 824 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:29,759 Speaker 1: I said, all about choice in our world. Um, that's 825 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,719 Speaker 1: what millennials like, right, Yeah, absolutely. So if I could 826 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,560 Speaker 1: have gone to a Bowl game and gotten a recliner, 827 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,239 Speaker 1: I'd have been like, Mom, Dad, sorry, y'all got plenty 828 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:40,239 Speaker 1: of your clinners in the house. They're cliner's mine. That's 829 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: coming back, that's coming back to my dorm room some 830 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,000 Speaker 1: and they do and they do, so you know, it's 831 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,920 Speaker 1: a fun part of the experience, Seoan. But that's that's 832 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: the thing about these uh uh these events is that, um, 833 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, people are like, oh, it's just one game, 834 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,879 Speaker 1: just one thing. We are going to do thirty four 835 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,800 Speaker 1: events in four days. For the for the traveling party, 836 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:00,560 Speaker 1: for the players, for the coaches, for their wives, for 837 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:05,120 Speaker 1: the fans. It's a it's a year round effort. Uh. 838 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: It's it's a part of a one hundred and twenty 839 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:10,960 Speaker 1: five events that we do annually to support the Academy 840 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 1: Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl and uh and it's a 841 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:17,240 Speaker 1: big part of the community. We'll we'll have over forty 842 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: thousand room nights that will come from this event. We'll 843 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 1: have almost a fifty million dollar economic impact that happens 844 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: every single year because of this event. And we've raised 845 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: almost a million and a half dollars for depulching since 846 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 1: the bowls inception, and that will continue to grow with 847 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: another record contribution this year. So all good things coming 848 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 1: from this event, all leading up to and culminating with 849 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,919 Speaker 1: a really exciting matchup here December twenty seven, eight pm, 850 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,440 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Texas Bowl Vanderbilt Baylor 851 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,359 Speaker 1: Academy Texas Bowl dot Com For all the information. There 852 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:50,320 Speaker 1: you go. I was just gonna say give the info, 853 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: but you got it right there. Get your tickets. You 854 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,000 Speaker 1: definitely want to see Vandy and Baylor. As we get closer, 855 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 1: I'll give you more of the NFL prospects you may 856 00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: want to look at. Look it's Vanderbilt. We might end 857 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: up with one of them in our locker room at 858 00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:03,080 Speaker 1: some point, so we better get to know that. To you, 859 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: no doubt, Fletch, you the best man. Thank you very much. Congratulations, 860 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,439 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jenny, and then I'll do it our shows 861 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,440 Speaker 1: in the books for a Monday, a Monday following win 862 00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 1: number nine, and squeeze it a little college football talk 863 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,279 Speaker 1: there because the ball is coming up. As Flesh said 864 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: December twenty seven, looking forward to Vandy and Baylor being 865 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,440 Speaker 1: here in the building playing at night. I love the 866 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:24,840 Speaker 1: ball game. I don't care who you put in it, 867 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter to me. I love I love that 868 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 1: Bowl Game. Love being around here to be able to 869 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,720 Speaker 1: do some work for it. So fantastic stuff. So appreciate 870 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: Fletcher stopping bye, Appreciate my man Dre for stopping by, 871 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:36,719 Speaker 1: you guys for listening. Thank you so much everybody. We'll 872 00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:38,240 Speaker 1: see tomorrow and as always, go Texans