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Speaker 2: Is that woo whoo? And then and Tie, welcome back

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Speaker 2: to the Solar parbble boys and girls. My name is

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Speaker 2: Tie Hildebrand, that fine gentleman over there, the one, the only, always,

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Speaker 2: the incomparable. Live from Chicago, Illinois. Zevenstein, Sir, how are you?

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you something, Ty, I'm wonderful. I cannot

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Speaker 1: get I cannot wait. Excuse me to get into spring games,

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Speaker 1: to get into news. We have a number of teams,

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Speaker 2: But the big news, a big, really big news in

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Speaker 2: Ben Bryant. I mean, I don't know if the TVD

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Speaker 2: stuff really picked up any other steam. I know it

433
00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,320
Speaker 2: was a momentary rumor, right.

434
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Speaker 1: I think it was solidified on social media, for whatever

435
00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,560
Speaker 1: that's worth. That he's staying that he is a Cane

436
00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,919
Speaker 1: for the foreseeable future.

437
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,359
Speaker 2: But there's definitely a market out there, and I'm curious

438
00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,640
Speaker 2: to see what other names go in the portal. Late

439
00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,240
Speaker 2: in the game here, we've got about another week or so,

440
00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,119
Speaker 2: or another couple of days, I should say. We're in

441
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Speaker 2: the final week of the spring transfer window, which closes

442
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Speaker 2: on April the thirtieth, and we'll see what other new

443
00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,200
Speaker 2: names pop up in the interim.

444
00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:05,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's also the season of coaches evaluating potential

445
00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:11,159
Speaker 1: rosters that are over the eighty five person limit and saying, okay, well,

446
00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,280
Speaker 1: I'm going to invite these four people into my office

447
00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,680
Speaker 1: and have a conversation about the future of their scholarship

448
00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,879
Speaker 1: within the program. And so maybe that happens in the

449
00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,359
Speaker 1: middle of spring ball. Maybe that happens after the spring

450
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,280
Speaker 1: game or whatever the spring game is for all of

451
00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,800
Speaker 1: these teams, and so there are going to be more

452
00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,880
Speaker 1: guys hitting the portal. And it's exactly why a lot

453
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:31,280
Speaker 1: of the savvier coaches across this sport perhaps hold some

454
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Speaker 1: scholarships open post spring.

455
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Speaker 2: Yep, I saw that. We talked about it briefly. But

456
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:42,600
Speaker 2: Southern Scrooge Brian Kelly taking away scholarships from walk I think.

457
00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:43,919
Speaker 1: It was I think it was dabble. I looked at

458
00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:48,480
Speaker 1: the wrong Tigers. That's on me, Southern scrooge tho thing.

459
00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,639
Speaker 1: I don't know, man, Elsie, you look pretty strong in

460
00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,119
Speaker 1: their spring game. They got some good receivers, a good line,

461
00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,360
Speaker 1: Jayden Daniels looking sharp like Brian Kelly's got to glow

462
00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,320
Speaker 1: about him now that he can wear shorts. I know

463
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,680
Speaker 1: we talked about you can do what you want to do. Tie,

464
00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,240
Speaker 1: you have your own baggage. But things are looking pretty

465
00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:07,840
Speaker 1: up right now, Baton Rouge.

466
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,159
Speaker 2: So as we take the full steer into spring and

467
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,200
Speaker 2: transfers and whatnot, I understand you have a surprise sound

468
00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:14,960
Speaker 2: for me today.

469
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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I just want to know what actually worries you.

470
00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:22,159
Speaker 2: Tie.

471
00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:24,800
Speaker 1: I was in the shower this morning.

472
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Speaker 2: Let's get into too much information.

473
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Speaker 1: I was like, all right, I got a what's the

474
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Speaker 1: first There's lots of songs to talk about worry, lots

475
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Speaker 1: of movie quotes. What's the first thing that comes to mind?

476
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Speaker 1: And that was, for whatever reason, the opening. I think

477
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Speaker 1: it's clarity. That's what came out. And I just followed

478
00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,680
Speaker 1: that instinct, Ty, I tend to do that. So we'll

479
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Speaker 1: go through a number of teams. Most everybody I think

480
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:47,000
Speaker 1: has played their spring games, Oregon, Maryland, somebody else I

481
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Speaker 1: think you wrote down hasn't played theirs.

482
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Speaker 2: Yeah, there are three teams, three Power five teams that

483
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Speaker 2: have not. There are some smaller schools, but Maryland, Rutgers,

484
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Speaker 2: and Oregon play their games this coming Saturday on April

485
00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,639
Speaker 2: to twenty ninth. But all the other FBS schools or

486
00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,200
Speaker 2: Power five schools at least have played their spring games

487
00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,960
Speaker 2: or the scrimmages or showcases. They call it different things

488
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,040
Speaker 2: depending on where you go in the country, but most

489
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Speaker 2: of the way through.

490
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Speaker 1: Here, yeah, smart by the way of Oregon, by the way,

491
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,840
Speaker 1: just it can get as we've mentioned, gray and gloomy

492
00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,840
Speaker 1: in a number of places. It should be nice in Eugene.

493
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,280
Speaker 1: And if you're not competing with other schools to have

494
00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,119
Speaker 1: visits for spring games, and you can load up that

495
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,919
Speaker 1: visit list. Pretty savvy of Oregon, so bad bad. I

496
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,200
Speaker 1: looked around the sport. I watched as much as I could,

497
00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,000
Speaker 1: I read as much as I could, and I was

498
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:36,560
Speaker 1: most interested in quarterback battles and new coaches, new situations. Certainly,

499
00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,960
Speaker 1: you know Ohio State with their quarterback battle Alabama. Whatever

500
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,199
Speaker 1: is going to happen at Colorado with Dion wearing a

501
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:48,000
Speaker 1: cowboy hat and making it a sort of a weird

502
00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:52,000
Speaker 1: competitive game. But we saw shedor Sanders, we saw Travis Hunter.

503
00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:54,560
Speaker 1: I don't think there was a ton to take away

504
00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,200
Speaker 1: from the Colorado game because it just seemed like guys

505
00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,520
Speaker 1: were running wide open, And.

506
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the takeaway was the optimism.

507
00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,520
Speaker 1: Sure, the energy in the stadium at folsom Field on

508
00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:05,880
Speaker 1: a snowy weekend day.

509
00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:10,000
Speaker 2: Sure, they turned that into a full on spectacle. And

510
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,640
Speaker 2: you know, you can only buy so much with unbridled optimism.

511
00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,919
Speaker 2: And of course everyone's undefeated in spring, but it's been

512
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,680
Speaker 2: a while since anybody was able to breathe that kind

513
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:23,120
Speaker 2: of life into a program that was down on its luck.

514
00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,240
Speaker 2: Let's be honest, this was not a good team last year.

515
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,919
Speaker 2: It was not in a good place. It hasn't been

516
00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,240
Speaker 2: in a good place for a while. And so to

517
00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,720
Speaker 2: inject that kind of excitement into a program that's a

518
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,520
Speaker 2: really cool story in and of itself. You know, like

519
00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,000
Speaker 2: I was looking through Colorado's schedule, I was looking through

520
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,200
Speaker 2: some of their prospects, even at trying to knock off

521
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Speaker 2: TCU the start of the year. Of course that's not likely,

522
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:51,320
Speaker 2: we know that, But just that sense, that tinging, tinging,

523
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,600
Speaker 2: tingling that you might feel kind of like on the

524
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,600
Speaker 2: backs of your ears looking at that matchup, knowing that

525
00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:01,720
Speaker 2: teams that have this crazy self believe and this crazy

526
00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,080
Speaker 2: momentum can sometimes pull weird upsets. In week one, I

527
00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,640
Speaker 2: don't know, Colorado's interesting again, and I'm all for it.

528
00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,920
Speaker 1: Yeah. On one hand, you say, well, set expectations low,

529
00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:12,959
Speaker 1: so then if you exceed them, it looks like a

530
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,040
Speaker 1: giant success. And even if Colorado struggles this year, you

531
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:18,399
Speaker 1: hope the energy and the force of personality and the

532
00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,440
Speaker 1: recruiting classes to come are enough to sustain optimism from

533
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,879
Speaker 1: you know, the season ticket class, the donor class, the

534
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:30,159
Speaker 1: online class, whatever, the boosters in whatever fashion. Because I

535
00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,600
Speaker 1: do think it's going to be a rough year one.

536
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,560
Speaker 2: It's going to be rough, and so to that extent,

537
00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,280
Speaker 2: I'm not worried about Colorado. I'm worried. I'm worried long

538
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,520
Speaker 2: term about the Dion thing, because I could totally see

539
00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,359
Speaker 2: Dion blowing up, having a great season at some point

540
00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,280
Speaker 2: in the next three years, and then going elsewhere because Dion,

541
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:53,880
Speaker 2: I think everybody but Dion's about Dion, and very openly

542
00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,960
Speaker 2: about Dion. That's just who the guy is. Yeah, if

543
00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:00,840
Speaker 2: he can take Colorado to the Promised Land, that'd be great. Ye,

544
00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,600
Speaker 2: So a bigger picture, I guess I worry about that.

545
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,040
Speaker 2: But in the short term, the bar here for success

546
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,359
Speaker 2: is very low in year one, so whatever we saw,

547
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,480
Speaker 2: I think is just gravy. I'm not worried about Colorado.

548
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, you can always sell We've talked about

549
00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:18,040
Speaker 1: this before. You can sell NFL track record if you're

550
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,760
Speaker 1: a school like Alabama, all these guys are getting drafted,

551
00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,960
Speaker 1: or you can sell. Every single spot on this roster

552
00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,760
Speaker 1: is open. Every spot on the too deep is open.

553
00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,480
Speaker 1: And so that's a big thing that Colorado should be

554
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,119
Speaker 1: able to sell next couple of years. I saw they

555
00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,359
Speaker 1: had what we mentioned the transfer. I think they had

556
00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,040
Speaker 1: a big d commitment of a blue chip guy. But

557
00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,160
Speaker 1: it's again not unique to Colorado. But the spotlight is

558
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,720
Speaker 1: just brighter because of Dion's name and force of personality.

559
00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,560
Speaker 1: So no, I'm hoping for good things because as a

560
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,120
Speaker 1: fan of West Coast football, whatever shape that takes in

561
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,800
Speaker 1: the years to come, a jolt of energy like Deon Sanders,

562
00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:54,040
Speaker 1: I see as a very much positive thing for the conference.

563
00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,720
Speaker 1: So even a competitive Colorado because I've been to a

564
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,720
Speaker 1: Colorado game, I've been to a couple of Colorado games

565
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,320
Speaker 1: when they've been good, that's a great thing for the conference.

566
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,520
Speaker 1: They have been the worst program now in the Pac twelve,

567
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:06,800
Speaker 1: and it's not especially close. They had a couple of

568
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:08,240
Speaker 1: like like a year and a half of good Mike

569
00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:12,280
Speaker 1: McIntyre and otherwise they've been a stain on the conference,

570
00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,800
Speaker 1: an embarrassment. So even if they leave the conference, good luck,

571
00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,960
Speaker 1: Big twelve, good love if Colorado is not able to improve.

572
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,680
Speaker 1: But for the time being, I think it's an overall

573
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,040
Speaker 1: positive thing that nationally people are going to tune in

574
00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,440
Speaker 1: and pay attention to what Dion Sanders is doing in Boulder.

575
00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:31,560
Speaker 2: Who who does worry you? What program does worry you?

576
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:38,280
Speaker 2: After reading summaries of spring games, watching clips, which situation

577
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,360
Speaker 2: does worry you?

578
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,560
Speaker 1: I'm a little bit worried about ole Miss at the moment,

579
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,920
Speaker 1: just because it seemed like Jackson Dart was going to

580
00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,520
Speaker 1: be the medium term guy, even with Walker Howard and

581
00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,800
Speaker 1: Spencer Sanders coming in. I'm just never gonna worry that

582
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,440
Speaker 1: much about Alane Kiffen offense per se, especially when you're

583
00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,240
Speaker 1: returning one of the best two or three running backs

584
00:29:58,280 --> 00:29:59,760
Speaker 1: in the country, if not the best guy in quinch

585
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,560
Speaker 1: On Hudgins. But they've lost a lot on defense, and

586
00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,520
Speaker 1: they didn't show enough last year as they moved on

587
00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,560
Speaker 1: from DJ Dirkin to give me a ton of faith

588
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:13,840
Speaker 1: that you know, the secondary, the linebacking situation like I'm worried,

589
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:17,800
Speaker 1: not necessarily because of the spring game itself, but Jackson

590
00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,239
Speaker 1: Dart wasn't especially sharp in the game, and so then

591
00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:23,880
Speaker 1: if you're throwing in, okay, we're going with a recovered,

592
00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:28,360
Speaker 1: hopefully Spencer Sanders or a totally green Walker Howard that

593
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 1: I think eventually they'll be very good on offense, but

594
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,440
Speaker 1: if they don't have that defense to lean on like

595
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:33,880
Speaker 1: they were able to do a couple of years ago,

596
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,880
Speaker 1: I don't know. I worry about Ole Miss more than

597
00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,560
Speaker 1: I thought I would, again, not because of the game,

598
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,680
Speaker 1: just because of the overall situation and what we didn't

599
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,400
Speaker 1: see necessarily from Jackson Dart.

600
00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:47,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, I could you know who worries me?

601
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,160
Speaker 1: Sorry, I had to get that in there.

602
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:54,120
Speaker 2: I'm a little bit worried about Alabama, Okay, explain why?

603
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,440
Speaker 2: A little bit, A little bit smidge okay, And it

604
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,440
Speaker 2: is a worry focused almost entirely on the quarterback position.

605
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:07,360
Speaker 2: But the two contenders at present are Jalen Milroe and

606
00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,160
Speaker 2: Ty Simpson, and both of them struggled on a day.

607
00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:16,040
Speaker 2: Sure Saban They asked him after the game, I think,

608
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,840
Speaker 2: trying to get him to hint as to whether or

609
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:22,560
Speaker 2: not he would take on a transfer quarterback. He did

610
00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:27,560
Speaker 2: not endorse either guy, and he seemed to indicate that,

611
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,360
Speaker 2: you know what we already know. This is a cutthroat organization,

612
00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:33,960
Speaker 2: and we want the best player to play quarterback. We

613
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,040
Speaker 2: want the best player at every position that we can get.

614
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,080
Speaker 2: I picked up strong signals from what he was saying

615
00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,440
Speaker 2: that they might go to the portal to try and

616
00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,680
Speaker 2: find somebody else because he was not seeing what he

617
00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,640
Speaker 2: wanted from either guy. Bear in mind, this is also

618
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,840
Speaker 2: an Alabama offense that has a new coordinator in Tommy Reese.

619
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,480
Speaker 2: They're paying him handsibly, brought him down from Notre Dame.

620
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:59,520
Speaker 2: But at this point to not have a quarterback, it

621
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,360
Speaker 2: feels like new territory for Alabama. You know, we're so

622
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,040
Speaker 2: used to their being an heir apparent, so used to

623
00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,360
Speaker 2: guys transferring out of Alabama because they're blocked on the

624
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:12,080
Speaker 2: depth chart. But what we haven't seen is wanting to

625
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,920
Speaker 2: bring somebody in that could potentially fill the void. Now,

626
00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,280
Speaker 2: there's a lot of time. Jalen Milroe had moments last year.

627
00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,120
Speaker 2: We didn't see a whole lot from Ty Simpson, right,

628
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:25,840
Speaker 2: But there is time for these guys to develop. I'm

629
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,920
Speaker 2: not going to rush to judgment here and say that

630
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,720
Speaker 2: they're definitely going to go out in the portal. But

631
00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,760
Speaker 2: I don't know that seems like new territory. Every time

632
00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:38,880
Speaker 2: we have new territory with Nick Saban, he far exceeds expectations.

633
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 2: You know, turnover has not been a problem for this guy.

634
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,240
Speaker 2: He always finds a way to integrate new coaches, new

635
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,760
Speaker 2: players swimmingly. That's just what he does, and we have

636
00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,960
Speaker 2: seen high impact transfers come in other position. Jamior Gibbs

637
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,440
Speaker 2: had a pretty good season, maybe not quite the season

638
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,600
Speaker 2: like a Heisman caliber season like some had talked up

639
00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:01,400
Speaker 2: last season, but clearly he's good enough to integrate whoever

640
00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,840
Speaker 2: and the support staff is there, and whoever they put

641
00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:04,800
Speaker 2: in is going to be just fine.

642
00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,280
Speaker 1: I honestly think he was just overshadowed a little bit

643
00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,480
Speaker 1: by how good Bryce Young was and how much he

644
00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:10,080
Speaker 1: had to do.

645
00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,440
Speaker 2: But absolutely absolutely the case. But I just feel like

646
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:18,400
Speaker 2: this is new territory in a sense, and it's a

647
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,280
Speaker 2: lot to ask if you're going to integrate a guy

648
00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,480
Speaker 2: this late in the game into a new offense with

649
00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,760
Speaker 2: the new supporting cast. That's not the say Alabama is

650
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:28,960
Speaker 2: going to go eight and four of course not right,

651
00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:31,480
Speaker 2: but just something to keep your eye on a little

652
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:31,840
Speaker 2: bit worried.

653
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,840
Speaker 1: Well, Okay, so it's it's easy at this point to

654
00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:40,240
Speaker 1: look back at Tua and Bryce Young and Mac Jones

655
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,400
Speaker 1: and the best of Jalen Hurts, and that was until

656
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,120
Speaker 1: it was not as good that, you know, when Jalen

657
00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,600
Speaker 1: Hurts struggled going downfield, struggle against George in that first

658
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,320
Speaker 1: half of the National Championship game before transferring that it's

659
00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:56,160
Speaker 1: easy like Alabama has been faced with having quarterbacks who

660
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,680
Speaker 1: are not going to be fully responsible for winning games,

661
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,280
Speaker 1: whether it's Jake Coker or Blake Sims or you know

662
00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:06,240
Speaker 1: aj mcarron. Aj mccaron was a good quarterback. Greg McElroy

663
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,160
Speaker 1: was certainly accurate and but more of a game manager.

664
00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,920
Speaker 1: And so in this new era of Alabama, and it's

665
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:14,839
Speaker 1: going to be a marriage of what Tommy Reese wants

666
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,319
Speaker 1: to do an offense and what has worked for them

667
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,680
Speaker 1: these past few years. I know there's a lot made

668
00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:20,839
Speaker 1: of like this is a new Alabama offense. I think

669
00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,000
Speaker 1: there's gonna be elements of what has worked for them

670
00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,839
Speaker 1: these past few years. But it's easy to forget that

671
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:31,160
Speaker 1: they have not had Heisman caliber quarterbacks and what a

672
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,000
Speaker 1: lot of games doing so I think did Jake Kocher overlap?

673
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,520
Speaker 1: I think with Derrick Henry, I want to say, and

674
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:39,640
Speaker 1: so that's nice. Is there an obvious star in the

675
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,239
Speaker 1: backfield and the way there has been at running back

676
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,840
Speaker 1: these past few years for Alabama? I guess it depends

677
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: on how you feel about Jayce McClellan. It's just that

678
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,320
Speaker 1: there's so much new for Alabama.

679
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:49,480
Speaker 2: Right.

680
00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,960
Speaker 1: It's the new starting quarterback, it's the new offensive coordinator.

681
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 1: It's that new. I mean, even though they bring back

682
00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,400
Speaker 1: a lot at receiver, there's that who is going to

683
00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:01,279
Speaker 1: be that new absolute stud dude wh player? Right? And

684
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: so the offensive line is in a good place, which

685
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,920
Speaker 1: you'd like to have with so much new on this

686
00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,719
Speaker 1: side of the ball. I echo what you say. I

687
00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,640
Speaker 1: think they're going to be fine. But we just saw

688
00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:15,200
Speaker 1: Mac Jones break records to a look incredible and heisman worthy.

689
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,279
Speaker 1: Bryce Young as we record this might be the number

690
00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:22,040
Speaker 1: one overall pick and was an absolute magician at going downfield, improvising,

691
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,160
Speaker 1: you know, buying himself time. And so you're right, when

692
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:29,120
Speaker 1: you don't have that clear air apparent, you start to worry.

693
00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:30,399
Speaker 1: If you're an Alabama fan.

694
00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,480
Speaker 2: You know there's a vacuum of sorts and they're going

695
00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,279
Speaker 2: to fill with somebody good, I'm sure, but just something

696
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:36,799
Speaker 2: to keep your eyes.

697
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,000
Speaker 1: This is where Tommy Rees makes his money. This is

698
00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,080
Speaker 1: where if he is the boy genius that he is

699
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,640
Speaker 1: purported to be, which I think is a smart coordinator.

700
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,840
Speaker 1: I didn't love some of the stuff he did with

701
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 1: Ian book and last year.

702
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:49,879
Speaker 2: I don't put on him.

703
00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,719
Speaker 1: But if he's that boy genius, he will find mismatches,

704
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,200
Speaker 1: he will find holes in defenses, and whoever it is

705
00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:00,359
Speaker 1: at quarterback, Tye Simpson, Jayaln Moroe or a transfer will

706
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,760
Speaker 1: be put in a wonderful position to succeed.

707
00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:05,440
Speaker 2: Who else worries you.

708
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,799
Speaker 1: I'm not really worried about A and M because of

709
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,399
Speaker 1: quarterback or offense. In their spring game, they were down

710
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:12,879
Speaker 1: a bunch of players, and I think they've got good

711
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,719
Speaker 1: weapons in the backfield. Obviously, Evan Stewart, you're now talking

712
00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,680
Speaker 1: about one of the best receivers in the country. Likely,

713
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,560
Speaker 1: I think Connor Wegman's going to be good. They have

714
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,759
Speaker 1: depth with Max Johnson still there. The defense worries me

715
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,399
Speaker 1: a little bit. The defense because of where they were

716
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,960
Speaker 1: last year against the run because of where they are

717
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,880
Speaker 1: at linebacker. They have a good secondary, but it's not

718
00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,920
Speaker 1: especially deep. I liked what I saw from the offense,

719
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,840
Speaker 1: and we really don't know what Bobby Petrino is going

720
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,720
Speaker 1: to do with this offense that's so different from Jimbo

721
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:44,000
Speaker 1: Fisher that they were going downfield in the spring game,

722
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,880
Speaker 1: that they were taking shots. So I guess I'm a

723
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,479
Speaker 1: little bit worried about the defense, but that's a semi warry.

724
00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,080
Speaker 1: I'm not really there because that line at getting after

725
00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,719
Speaker 1: the passer should be incredible and should be able to

726
00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:58,520
Speaker 1: cover up for some How about Wisconsin? Does that worry

727
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:02,000
Speaker 1: you when you saw the interception and the sloppiness at

728
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:03,200
Speaker 1: times from that offense or no.

729
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,560
Speaker 2: I mean marginally, you don't want to see it. However,

730
00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,920
Speaker 2: it is a new system, YEP, it is new, and

731
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,879
Speaker 2: there's a lot of new at Wisconsin as well. Yeah,

732
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,719
Speaker 2: and so whenever it's there's that level of new, especially

733
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:18,719
Speaker 2: in spring, I tend to let it breathe a little

734
00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:19,880
Speaker 2: bit before I really worry.

735
00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:23,120
Speaker 1: Okay, what about Florida? If we're going to connect the

736
00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:25,440
Speaker 1: two pieces to Graham Mertz.

737
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,279
Speaker 2: The story of the Florida spring game I think was

738
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:32,000
Speaker 2: one of a mixed bag defensively, and we talked, you know,

739
00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:35,760
Speaker 2: we did a whole Florida show. Yeah, defensively, Florida actually

740
00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:36,359
Speaker 2: looked pretty good.

741
00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:38,640
Speaker 1: They're an interesting play and I like the coordinator a lot,

742
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:42,320
Speaker 1: Austin Armstrong. It looks like they're going to be more

743
00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:44,440
Speaker 1: decisive on defense.

744
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,480
Speaker 2: How about that defensively, I thought was a big time

745
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:54,240
Speaker 2: bright spot. And again like Florida's got talent. It seems

746
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,880
Speaker 2: like Farta will be okay on the ground. They were

747
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,960
Speaker 2: okay last year, but the quarterback thing is going to

748
00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:05,280
Speaker 2: be kind of messy. Both Graham Mertz and Jack Miller

749
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:09,600
Speaker 2: were unimpressive in that Florida game. It was a sloppy showing,

750
00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:15,120
Speaker 2: to say the least. Billy Napier said that they still

751
00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:18,399
Speaker 2: expect to add another quarterback to the roster before they

752
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,920
Speaker 2: break camp in the fall, so they are very much

753
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:25,600
Speaker 2: in the market for a guy in the portal. Names

754
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,759
Speaker 2: at this juncture are kind of scants. I mean, we've

755
00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:30,200
Speaker 2: heard rumors about guys who might throw their hat in

756
00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,000
Speaker 2: by the time this podcast sees the light of day.

757
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,440
Speaker 2: We're recording this a couple of days early. There is

758
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:37,319
Speaker 2: a chance that there could be more names out there.

759
00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,719
Speaker 2: So with that qualifier, I'll just say that Florida needs

760
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,360
Speaker 2: a guy. And you know, I'm not sure that Graham

761
00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,560
Speaker 2: Mertz is going to be the answer. Obviously they thought

762
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,560
Speaker 2: they were going to get Jayden Rishata in this cycle.

763
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,120
Speaker 1: That but even if you have to count on a

764
00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,200
Speaker 1: true freshman immediately, you're still not in a good place.

765
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,719
Speaker 2: You're not a great place. But it would have given

766
00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:03,439
Speaker 2: them more options, at least so to the extent that hurt.

767
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:06,160
Speaker 2: I guess we'll find out once they bring camp in

768
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:10,760
Speaker 2: the fall. But yeah, that the position, the quarterback position,

769
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,120
Speaker 2: and their depth that quarterback really does worry me a

770
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,680
Speaker 2: little bit. And if they're not able to reel in

771
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:21,680
Speaker 2: somebody significant on the portal, that that will be worrying.

772
00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:25,239
Speaker 2: It just will. I don't know if Graham Mertz is

773
00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:27,360
Speaker 2: ever going to live up to the hype that he

774
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,080
Speaker 2: came to Wisconsin with.

775
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:30,880
Speaker 1: He hasn't.

776
00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,839
Speaker 2: He hasn't, he hasn't. I got another shot here, He's

777
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:36,359
Speaker 2: got another shot. I don't think Jack Miller is the guy.

778
00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,839
Speaker 2: So if it's not Graham Graham Mertz, and if there's

779
00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,880
Speaker 2: not a big transfer in the works, the Florida offense

780
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,799
Speaker 2: could be very one dimensional this fall.

781
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:48,600
Speaker 1: Okay, So as we know there's the portal window is opened,

782
00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: right that we are going to see guys who are

783
00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:54,560
Speaker 1: beaten out potentially at big places. We've talked about big places.

784
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,040
Speaker 1: I think we're going to talk about Ohio State next,

785
00:39:56,040 --> 00:40:01,759
Speaker 1: where Jack Miller originated from. In the portal that there is,

786
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,200
Speaker 1: there are going to be names you mentioned Ben Bryan.

787
00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:07,080
Speaker 1: They're just going to be names. And sometimes it's a

788
00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:09,800
Speaker 1: matter of finishing up schoolwork to be a grad transfer

789
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,120
Speaker 1: if that's the route, and you finish it up with

790
00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,160
Speaker 1: the spring semester or whatever. So I think Florida's going

791
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:17,760
Speaker 1: to be aggressive. We saw Hugh Freeze talk about Auburn

792
00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,279
Speaker 1: saying that we are going to you know, turn over

793
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,920
Speaker 1: every rock, and there's no room that's safe from adding,

794
00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:25,040
Speaker 1: you know, somebody, if they're a cultural fit or whatever.

795
00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:31,239
Speaker 1: So I'm not worried about Florida overall. I'm worried about

796
00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:33,800
Speaker 1: Florida Huffet. I'm worried about Florida quarterback if this is

797
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,759
Speaker 1: what the room looks like come September. But no, I

798
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:39,399
Speaker 1: think they are just going to be more and more names.

799
00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,080
Speaker 1: I think that's the reality of the world in which

800
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:45,040
Speaker 1: we live now. I think there are upgrades out there.

801
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,319
Speaker 1: I do tie. I think there are upgrades to be

802
00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,440
Speaker 1: had as we finished this spring season. But then you're

803
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,960
Speaker 1: going to count on a quarterback who arrives in July

804
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,400
Speaker 1: and he is going to come in and start immediately

805
00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:00,520
Speaker 1: and be comfortable and have extensive experience, you know, studying

806
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,720
Speaker 1: and executing the playbook. You're still going to look at somebody,

807
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:07,040
Speaker 1: even if they're better as somewhat limited at least for

808
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:08,080
Speaker 1: the first part of the season.

809
00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:13,160
Speaker 2: Ohio State, Yeah, let's talk about Ohio State. Ohio State

810
00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:17,120
Speaker 2: another one of these big time programs that has a

811
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,600
Speaker 2: quarterback battle, a true quarterback battle on its hands, presumably

812
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,480
Speaker 2: between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown. Both guys went through

813
00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:30,080
Speaker 2: the whole spring practice cycle, fifteen practices. Ryan Day not

814
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:33,080
Speaker 2: ready to make a decision even after their spring game.

815
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,759
Speaker 2: It is notable that Devin Brown did not play in

816
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,680
Speaker 2: that spring game. He needed finger surgery. So I'm not

817
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,640
Speaker 2: ready to name a guy yet. But we did see

818
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,439
Speaker 2: a lot of Kyle McCord. He looked good, he looked good.

819
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,280
Speaker 2: He played in front of seventy five thousand people, which

820
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,399
Speaker 2: shout out to all of our Ohio State fans out there,

821
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,480
Speaker 2: all the Buck guys for making that event as cool

822
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:57,120
Speaker 2: as possible. Just awesome to see that. But Kyle McCord

823
00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:57,520
Speaker 2: look good.

824
00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:00,600
Speaker 1: But the way you say that, your shoulders they're shrugging

825
00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,040
Speaker 1: a little bit, and look justin fields. Didn't look like

826
00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:05,719
Speaker 1: the killer that he would morph into in his first

827
00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:09,839
Speaker 1: spring game as the presum starter. But I think there's

828
00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:10,560
Speaker 1: some questions.

829
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,880
Speaker 2: Oh, there are definitely questions, But the questions in my

830
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:19,160
Speaker 2: mind are more just kind of curiosities as opposed to

831
00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:23,200
Speaker 2: real genuine worries. Because we know that the backfield again

832
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,680
Speaker 2: will be loaded. We know that the receiver room is

833
00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:28,480
Speaker 2: going to be unparalleus incredible. It's going to be unparalleled

834
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,680
Speaker 2: in college football next season. I mean, that is going

835
00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:33,239
Speaker 2: to be worth the price of admission on its own.

836
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,120
Speaker 2: He'll have a pretty good line in front of him.

837
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,719
Speaker 1: Whether it's there's some questions, but I think it'll be okay.

838
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:41,400
Speaker 2: It'll be fine, whether it's McCord, whether it's Brown, whether

839
00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:44,680
Speaker 2: I mean in some universe of Florida or Georgia decides

840
00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:47,640
Speaker 2: that you know they're going to give the job the

841
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,440
Speaker 2: Carson Beck and Brock vander Griff wants to transfer to

842
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,560
Speaker 2: Ohio State. Again, this is a hype, I don't know,

843
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:56,640
Speaker 2: but in some universe where Ohio State takes a transfer,

844
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,799
Speaker 2: if it's that guy, whoever, you plug and play into

845
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,239
Speaker 2: that spot, filling in for CJ. Stroud, who's also going

846
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,280
Speaker 2: to be a high draft pick in this weekend draft,

847
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,279
Speaker 2: they will be just fine. So I am not at

848
00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,040
Speaker 2: all worried about Ohio State. I thought Kyle McCory definitely

849
00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:15,720
Speaker 2: showed enough to leave me feeling reassured going into this season.

850
00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,200
Speaker 2: If he's the guy, I will add on a personal

851
00:43:18,239 --> 00:43:20,000
Speaker 2: note because I know he's more of a local guy

852
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,400
Speaker 2: here in the Eastern PA area. I'm very interested to

853
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,040
Speaker 2: see Kyle McCord on this level. I've been waiting.

854
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:26,719
Speaker 1: Is he Philly area Phi?

855
00:43:27,400 --> 00:43:30,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, I've been waiting for the opportunity to see him

856
00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:34,000
Speaker 2: play for Ohio State, and I'm excited to see him play.

857
00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,239
Speaker 2: If he is the guy with these receivers, I think

858
00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,000
Speaker 2: it'll be an incredible opportunity for him.

859
00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:40,720
Speaker 1: Yeah, And if Brian Hartline isn't making big time decisions

860
00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,520
Speaker 1: at two AM for this offense, they'll be in a

861
00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:45,160
Speaker 1: great place. If they have a grown up at offensive coordinator.

862
00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:47,480
Speaker 1: They'll be in a great place. Yeah, I think Ryan

863
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:50,440
Speaker 1: Day it's going to have a lot more responsibility than

864
00:43:50,520 --> 00:43:52,640
Speaker 1: he sort of indicated the end of last season over

865
00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:56,800
Speaker 1: this offense. But yeah, no, I'm not especially worried about

866
00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:00,960
Speaker 1: Ohio State getting into a groove on offense. But if

867
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:04,759
Speaker 1: McCord is simply good and not excellent, I don't know

868
00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:05,880
Speaker 1: how much closer that gets them.

869
00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:09,360
Speaker 2: Just don't turn the ball over. Sure, don't turn the

870
00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:13,720
Speaker 2: ball over. Make sure you can hit your weapons. But yeah,

871
00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:17,680
Speaker 2: the question on the Michigan side will be what are

872
00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,440
Speaker 2: they going to do in defense? Like how are they

873
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,839
Speaker 2: going to stop that Michigan ground game. Sure it's going

874
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,640
Speaker 2: to be the same offense that it's been the last

875
00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:25,960
Speaker 2: two years, maybe with some new wrinkles, But.

876
00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,879
Speaker 1: Yeah, they've got they've got strong defensive linemen coming back,

877
00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:33,360
Speaker 1: highlighted by what Jack Sawyer and j. T. Tuomalu linebacker

878
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:35,880
Speaker 1: I think will be improved, and there's experience there secondary

879
00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:40,640
Speaker 1: we'll see and it's the depth should be excellent there.

880
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,520
Speaker 1: But yeah, you're you're absolutely right that And it's not

881
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:45,920
Speaker 1: even just the defense against Michigan. As we preview the

882
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:49,360
Speaker 1: Ohio State Machine game in late April. It's going to

883
00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:52,880
Speaker 1: be the offense staying in a rhythm and not getting

884
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 1: off the field quickly like they did in that game

885
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 1: at times last season.

886
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:57,880
Speaker 2: Who else worries you?

887
00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:02,160
Speaker 1: Who else worries at this doesn't were you at this moment.

888
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:06,279
Speaker 1: I'm a little worried about TCU. I'm a little bit

889
00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:08,640
Speaker 1: worried that in the shadow of what they did last

890
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:10,799
Speaker 1: And we talked about this last week with Parker when

891
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:14,000
Speaker 1: we did our TCU year one debrief. The number of

892
00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:16,880
Speaker 1: new things, and I know Sunny Dykes has his offensive experience,

893
00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:20,560
Speaker 1: but you bring in you turn to Baylor, he says,

894
00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:24,680
Speaker 1: like an idiot, with Kendall Briles obviously having stopped since then,

895
00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:28,759
Speaker 1: you turn to a new offensive coordinator and a new

896
00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:31,439
Speaker 1: full time starting quarterback, even though Chandler Morris was named

897
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:34,719
Speaker 1: that last year before getting hurt. A new backfield with

898
00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:37,719
Speaker 1: de Marcato and Kendre Miller going to the NFL, with

899
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:40,479
Speaker 1: quin Johnston moving on to the NFL, with so many

900
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:43,040
Speaker 1: new offensive pieces, you now, TCU has been very active

901
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:45,959
Speaker 1: in the portal. I just worry that there's so much

902
00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:49,760
Speaker 1: novel and there's so much in the way of heightened

903
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:55,680
Speaker 1: expectations that TCU. Upon further examination, I thought Chandler Morris

904
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:57,480
Speaker 1: was good in the spring game. I thought he made

905
00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:00,880
Speaker 1: some interesting throws. There's just so much new that, like, Okay,

906
00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:03,720
Speaker 1: is it going to be a Trey Sanders Amani Bailey?

907
00:46:03,719 --> 00:46:06,440
Speaker 1: Are they immediately going to come in? That worries me

908
00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:09,200
Speaker 1: a little bit from this spring. Upon further reflection that

909
00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:11,560
Speaker 1: I'm like, oh man, I'm a little bit worried about

910
00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:16,920
Speaker 1: TCU in a very very top heavy or competitive heavy

911
00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:20,719
Speaker 1: conference that I'm more worried than I was before. I

912
00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:24,080
Speaker 1: kind of watched the spring game than I was before.

913
00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,000
Speaker 2: I'm not sold on Chandler Morris.

914
00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:28,760
Speaker 1: Yeah. I'm not saying he's fine.

915
00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:33,440
Speaker 2: Yeah he was. He was a great story. Yeah two

916
00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:36,880
Speaker 2: years ago for a moment in time, and I understand

917
00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:39,960
Speaker 2: the optimism around him. I think he's fine. I'm just

918
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,520
Speaker 2: not sold. I think the bar now is higher for

919
00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:46,480
Speaker 2: success at TCU. You get to a championship game, people

920
00:46:46,520 --> 00:46:48,920
Speaker 2: tend to think of your program a little differently. Your fans,

921
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:51,719
Speaker 2: people that aren't fans that just follow from AFAR. Yeah,

922
00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:56,279
Speaker 2: certainly recruits, right, regardless of what Parker has to say

923
00:46:56,280 --> 00:47:00,560
Speaker 2: about the fan base, not necessarily recalibrating expect which is

924
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,040
Speaker 2: a very responsible way to be by the way, you know,

925
00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:05,680
Speaker 2: I probably would not be that responsible if I were

926
00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:09,040
Speaker 2: a fan of TCU. But you get to a certain point,

927
00:47:09,360 --> 00:47:11,279
Speaker 2: there is an expectation now that you're going to get

928
00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:13,680
Speaker 2: back to that point. I'm not sure Chandler Morris is

929
00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:14,399
Speaker 2: that guy. We'll see.

930
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:17,560
Speaker 1: Can I give you can I as it relates to

931
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,320
Speaker 1: TC or a team related to TC you can I

932
00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:23,640
Speaker 1: give you a team that I am embarrassingly not worried

933
00:47:23,640 --> 00:47:26,399
Speaker 1: about Texas Texas.

934
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:27,160
Speaker 2: I'm not either.

935
00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:29,719
Speaker 1: I was going to bring that up, and I'm so scared, Ty,

936
00:47:30,040 --> 00:47:34,439
Speaker 1: I'm so scared to have this kind of optimism because Quinn,

937
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:36,960
Speaker 1: you was very young last year transferred, he skipped his

938
00:47:37,160 --> 00:47:40,439
Speaker 1: senior year of high school, and so having that full

939
00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:43,200
Speaker 1: off season, having all having the experience, now getting the

940
00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:45,279
Speaker 1: full rhythm is the number one guy. Arch Manning was

941
00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,800
Speaker 1: never going to take his job. And I never really

942
00:47:47,840 --> 00:47:50,360
Speaker 1: considered anything either way about arch Manning in the spring

943
00:47:50,400 --> 00:47:52,600
Speaker 1: game that okay, he struggled a little bit throwing to

944
00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:56,640
Speaker 1: walk on, so who cares? There is something about this

945
00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:00,239
Speaker 1: now year three of the sark era, adding be it

946
00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:03,040
Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. I think Pete Kwakowski

947
00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:05,960
Speaker 1: is a real ass defensive coordinator and have thought so

948
00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:10,160
Speaker 1: for a long time. I thought, you're stacking great classes.

949
00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:12,920
Speaker 1: And look, we fall into this seductive point with the

950
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,160
Speaker 1: last seven Texas coach whatever, right, because they're always stacking

951
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:20,800
Speaker 1: these classes. But there is something about the quarterbacks on

952
00:48:20,840 --> 00:48:24,400
Speaker 1: the roster, the offensive line improving these past couple of years,

953
00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:26,839
Speaker 1: the defense and how they showed out last year very

954
00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:31,160
Speaker 1: quietly improving to a really good place and then adding another,

955
00:48:31,360 --> 00:48:34,040
Speaker 1: you know, amount of depth to the to the defense

956
00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:39,719
Speaker 1: that I'm in the early stages of allowing myself to

957
00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:42,160
Speaker 1: be flirted with. How about that time.

958
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,720
Speaker 2: You're saying Texas is back, Texas might be back, Texas

959
00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,600
Speaker 2: could be back. That's what I'm feeling. That's what you're saeling.

960
00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:52,160
Speaker 1: Especially, I'm feeling a rapport Tye. That's all I'm saying.

961
00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:56,040
Speaker 1: You're saying Texas is back. No, But I like John

962
00:48:56,080 --> 00:48:58,680
Speaker 1: tay Cook, right. I like guys that they're adding on

963
00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:00,440
Speaker 1: both of these sides of the ball. Now, they oos

964
00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:02,759
Speaker 1: perhaps the most dynamic running back in the sport and

965
00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:07,160
Speaker 1: be John Robinson. But I don't I think their line's

966
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:09,080
Speaker 1: gonna be fine. I think they've added good talent there.

967
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:10,920
Speaker 2: I'm really optimistic about Tech.

968
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:13,879
Speaker 1: You talking about eighty Mitchell, Xavier Worthy, John day Cook,

969
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:17,640
Speaker 1: the five star receiver. They I just you have options

970
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:19,680
Speaker 1: really the way that they haven't.

971
00:49:19,840 --> 00:49:23,120
Speaker 2: I'm really into Texas this year. I love the fact

972
00:49:23,120 --> 00:49:25,839
Speaker 2: that Sark came out and said maybe the obvious. Maybe

973
00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:27,600
Speaker 2: he stayed in the obvious, that Quinn Uvers is going

974
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:29,880
Speaker 2: to be the guy. But I like that he ended that.

975
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:32,000
Speaker 2: I like that he didn't drag that out just for

976
00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,840
Speaker 2: the purposes. You know, oh, there's a manning on the

977
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:37,319
Speaker 2: roster now. I like that he did that. Give us

978
00:49:37,320 --> 00:49:39,600
Speaker 2: some clarity, Let the team know who the guy is

979
00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:40,960
Speaker 2: going to be. The team already knew who the guy

980
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,799
Speaker 2: was going to be, but just yeah, of course, just

981
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,680
Speaker 2: say it, you know, give him that confidence. I like

982
00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:46,279
Speaker 2: that he did that.

983
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:48,600
Speaker 1: I'm gonna need to see them turn over a new

984
00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:50,399
Speaker 1: leaf in second halves of games next year.

985
00:49:50,440 --> 00:49:54,360
Speaker 2: Though it's not fully solved, but the talent is assembling.

986
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:56,680
Speaker 2: It feels like the program is going to a place.

987
00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:59,040
Speaker 2: The only thing that worries me is that Malik Murphy's

988
00:49:59,080 --> 00:50:02,320
Speaker 2: going to transfer. Maybe he'll go to Florida or maybe

989
00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:05,200
Speaker 2: he'll go somewhere back home in California. I don't know,

990
00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:07,840
Speaker 2: but he to me, and I wrote this in the

991
00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:10,560
Speaker 2: newsletter as well, he to me was really the story

992
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,719
Speaker 2: the Texas Spring thing, you know, I mean he looked really,

993
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:14,160
Speaker 2: really good.

994
00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:16,680
Speaker 1: Yeah, no, he looked the big thing about Malik Murphy again,

995
00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:18,200
Speaker 1: it doesn't really matter what you do if you're playing

996
00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:20,400
Speaker 1: against you know, the second or third team defense and

997
00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,360
Speaker 1: you're throwing to second or third string receivers, whatever is.

998
00:50:24,280 --> 00:50:27,240
Speaker 1: What you want to see from quarterbacks is command, poise,

999
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:31,359
Speaker 1: and decisiveness. And he looked especially going downfield, knowing when

1000
00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:33,600
Speaker 1: to go downfield and just immediately spotting those one on

1001
00:50:33,600 --> 00:50:37,320
Speaker 1: one matchups or knowing when to check down. I don't again,

1002
00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:40,439
Speaker 1: we can go revisit this audio at another point in time,

1003
00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:44,959
Speaker 1: but the early images of Malik Murphy getting that time

1004
00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:47,200
Speaker 1: now with time in the system is oh, he can

1005
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:50,839
Speaker 1: be a real power five quarterback. Oh yeah, I mean

1006
00:50:50,840 --> 00:50:52,320
Speaker 1: he was a four star guy, which is not a surprise,

1007
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,319
Speaker 1: but like when you actually see it, you're like, he

1008
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:57,200
Speaker 1: will be valuable to Texas or somebody sooner rather than later.

1009
00:50:57,400 --> 00:50:59,640
Speaker 2: I thought he looked really good. So that that would

1010
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:02,800
Speaker 2: worry because you know, he transfers. Arch Manning's your backup.

1011
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:06,920
Speaker 2: Probably not the worst thing in the world, but you know,

1012
00:51:07,160 --> 00:51:10,200
Speaker 2: I think I think that's just a situation worth monitoring.

1013
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:12,120
Speaker 2: But I feel pretty good about Texas.

1014
00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:13,920
Speaker 1: Also, if Quinn you were as pops this year, he's

1015
00:51:13,920 --> 00:51:15,799
Speaker 1: gonna go pro right because this will be his third

1016
00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:18,399
Speaker 1: year out of high school because he enrolled early. So

1017
00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:20,360
Speaker 1: the timing works out for Malake Murphy, you said, a

1018
00:51:20,360 --> 00:51:22,239
Speaker 1: couple of years and you'd be the next you know,

1019
00:51:22,320 --> 00:51:25,319
Speaker 1: Texas quarterback, which is a huge job. But yeah, I

1020
00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:27,960
Speaker 1: think I think things are lining up pretty well. Yeah

1021
00:51:28,040 --> 00:51:29,480
Speaker 1: a moment, I say cautiously.

1022
00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:35,240
Speaker 2: For I felt pretty good about Florida State.

1023
00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:37,799
Speaker 1: Yeah, they didn't play a lot of key guys and.

1024
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:39,600
Speaker 2: Didn't play a lot of key guys, but it was

1025
00:51:39,640 --> 00:51:42,560
Speaker 2: like the defensive line was a wrecking ball and dictated

1026
00:51:42,560 --> 00:51:45,279
Speaker 2: the term. So they look good on defense. Clemson looked

1027
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:49,840
Speaker 2: really good on defense. Clemson's defense will be crazy loaded

1028
00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:54,239
Speaker 2: this season. Kate Klebnik was fineing at two picks, but

1029
00:51:54,520 --> 00:51:58,520
Speaker 2: I'm not gonna read too much into that. Feel okay

1030
00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:02,000
Speaker 2: about both those situations. I feel okay about Georgia I'm

1031
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:03,280
Speaker 2: going to talk too much about Georgia.

1032
00:52:03,320 --> 00:52:04,120
Speaker 1: But Garson Beck.

1033
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:07,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, Carson Beck's the dude. It seems like he's got

1034
00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:09,479
Speaker 2: a clear lead at this point over Brock vander griff

1035
00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:12,960
Speaker 2: As I said earlier, only missed three passes, had like

1036
00:52:13,280 --> 00:52:16,759
Speaker 2: two thirty and a touchdown. He looked the part very much,

1037
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:21,480
Speaker 2: had a command of things. Sam Hartman, My man, Sam, Yeah,

1038
00:52:21,680 --> 00:52:27,120
Speaker 2: my man, Sam. After a series of spring practices that

1039
00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:33,080
Speaker 2: seemingly touted the development of Tyler Buckner, Buckner struggled and

1040
00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:37,840
Speaker 2: Sam Hartman was the story. Thirteen of sixteen, one hundred

1041
00:52:37,840 --> 00:52:41,160
Speaker 2: and eighty nine yards two touchdowns clearly stole the show.

1042
00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:46,680
Speaker 2: True freshman Jaden great House had thirteen targets, eleven catches and.

1043
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:48,440
Speaker 1: See like a big touted dude.

1044
00:52:48,920 --> 00:52:52,879
Speaker 2: Yeah. Comes from Austin Westlake High School, right a known

1045
00:52:52,920 --> 00:52:59,200
Speaker 2: high school college football ranks. He steps in and immediately

1046
00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:02,799
Speaker 2: had a report with Hartman, So would not surprise me

1047
00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:07,080
Speaker 2: if he ends up being a name to a great name. Literally,

1048
00:53:07,160 --> 00:53:11,040
Speaker 2: Jaden Greathouse six one, two thirteen. He's built in a

1049
00:53:11,160 --> 00:53:15,759
Speaker 2: sturdy fashion. Hartman was talking up his hands. I think

1050
00:53:15,840 --> 00:53:18,719
Speaker 2: he could be a guy that really steps in in

1051
00:53:18,760 --> 00:53:21,920
Speaker 2: the receiver room. Notre Dame's brought in talent. They're losing

1052
00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:24,600
Speaker 2: Lorenzo Styles, by the way, Who's going to the portal.

1053
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:27,560
Speaker 1: As a corner dB of some kind, Yeah, which I

1054
00:53:27,600 --> 00:53:29,360
Speaker 1: think he came to Notre Dame as originally.

1055
00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:33,360
Speaker 2: Yep, he's he's going to the portal to try and

1056
00:53:33,360 --> 00:53:36,960
Speaker 2: get some playing time elsewhere. But as for the receiver room,

1057
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:39,719
Speaker 2: this was I think a glimmer of hope, you know,

1058
00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:41,560
Speaker 2: because we've been wondering for a while, who's gonna be

1059
00:53:41,560 --> 00:53:44,600
Speaker 2: the dude who's gonna step up. Obviously, the quarterback talent

1060
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:46,520
Speaker 2: has been a concern over the last couple of seasons,

1061
00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:51,240
Speaker 2: but you know, Sam Hartman definitely lived up to the billing,

1062
00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:54,520
Speaker 2: at least in limited action here in this Notre Dame

1063
00:53:54,560 --> 00:53:56,000
Speaker 2: spring game. So I felt good about that.

1064
00:53:56,440 --> 00:53:59,879
Speaker 1: It's a good school to be an incoming talented rec

1065
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:04,920
Speaker 1: receiver at with Sam Hartman's like clear white glove ready

1066
00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:07,120
Speaker 1: to come in and throw for a bajillion yards. He's

1067
00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:09,600
Speaker 1: been one of the sports handful of one of the

1068
00:54:09,640 --> 00:54:13,000
Speaker 1: sport's best handful of quarterbacks these past couple of years,

1069
00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:17,239
Speaker 1: and so if there are targets to be had, good

1070
00:54:17,280 --> 00:54:19,879
Speaker 1: to be a Notre Dame receiver in twenty twenty three.

1071
00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:21,520
Speaker 1: Yeah it Pete Sampson.

1072
00:54:21,600 --> 00:54:26,160
Speaker 2: I forget the exact phrasing, but he said, initially it

1073
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:29,799
Speaker 2: looked like Sam Hartman had, you know, nine practices with

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Speaker 2: Notre Dame, and after playing in the spring game, it

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00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:34,839
Speaker 2: looked like a guy who was in his sixth year

1076
00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:37,120
Speaker 2: of college football or whatever it is. For Sam Hartman,

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Speaker 2: he clearly showed his experience.

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Speaker 1: Did they do slow mesh stuff?

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Speaker 2: I didn't see.

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Speaker 1: I got a new coordinator.

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Speaker 2: I can't imagine they would do that. Don't do that

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Speaker 2: to me.

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Speaker 1: Why that's what he's so comfortable doing. You gotta make

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00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:49,000
Speaker 1: things a little bit comfortable for him.

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00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:51,880
Speaker 2: Well, then get him a nice dorm or something. But

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Speaker 2: don't do that dorm.

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Speaker 1: Come on, he has a mcmaonson at somewhat. At some

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00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:58,399
Speaker 1: point you're talking about Northern Indiana. He can. If he's

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00:54:58,440 --> 00:55:02,560
Speaker 1: making some cash, he's set, all right. I don't know

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Speaker 1: if there's anybody else specifically that I'm out now worried about.

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Speaker 1: After spring?

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Speaker 2: What do you let's close with this? What do you

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Speaker 2: What are you watching on the Oregon side, because they're

1094
00:55:11,840 --> 00:55:17,120
Speaker 2: they're late in this cycle. What worries you? If anything

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00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:19,200
Speaker 2: about the Ducks.

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00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:22,759
Speaker 1: A lot of new faces on defense. I'm not worried

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00:55:22,760 --> 00:55:24,879
Speaker 1: about the offensive line. I'm a little bit worried about

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00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:26,759
Speaker 1: what the offense looks like under a new coordinator and

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00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:30,280
Speaker 1: will Stein, just because everything else seems kind of plug

1100
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:32,400
Speaker 1: and play. On offense, the running game is intact. Bo

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00:55:32,520 --> 00:55:36,640
Speaker 1: Nicks returns, they return their best receiver, and they're starting

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Speaker 1: tight end Ferguson. He's hurt and he'll be back for

1103
00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:42,240
Speaker 1: fall camp. Though I think their offensive line will be fine.

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Speaker 1: The worry is no different than what it was last year.

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00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:48,239
Speaker 1: It's getting stops, getting after the quarterback, and so whether

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00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:52,080
Speaker 1: it's Jordan Birch, whether it's Mateo Uyang La La stepping

1107
00:55:52,080 --> 00:55:56,200
Speaker 1: in the five star freshman, it's going to be getting

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00:55:56,239 --> 00:55:59,319
Speaker 1: to the quarterback and who the first cornerback, who the

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00:55:59,320 --> 00:56:02,040
Speaker 1: best linebacker is going to be. Because they're just replacing

1110
00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:06,480
Speaker 1: guys that popped from last year, and so it's okay,

1111
00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:09,800
Speaker 1: these are their new starters on defense, Are they closer

1112
00:56:09,840 --> 00:56:13,560
Speaker 1: to confusing and shutting down Michael Pennix and Caleb Williams.

1113
00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:17,839
Speaker 1: If yes, wonderful. If no, I hope they are by

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Speaker 1: the time they have to play. Michael Pennocks and Caleb

1115
00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:24,080
Speaker 1: Williams and Dju and you know whatever Cam Rising's health

1116
00:56:24,120 --> 00:56:26,640
Speaker 1: is when they play Utah. So it hasn't changed since

1117
00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:29,200
Speaker 1: the end of last season. But it's how well do

1118
00:56:29,239 --> 00:56:32,280
Speaker 1: they work in so many new guys on both sides

1119
00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:35,200
Speaker 1: of the ball, And what does bon Nicks look like?

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Speaker 1: Is he closer to twenty twenty two bon Nicks or

1121
00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:40,360
Speaker 1: nineteen twenty twenty one bon Nicks with a new coordinator?

1122
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Speaker 1: That's all.

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Speaker 2: Let us know on social media. Who worries you? Yeah,

1124
00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:49,439
Speaker 2: and who doesn't? Yeah, let us know. And that John

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Speaker 2: Mayer voice play that one yeah, in that John one

1126
00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:53,919
Speaker 2: more time?

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00:56:54,239 --> 00:56:58,520
Speaker 1: Thank you in the YouTube comments right in in brackets,

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Speaker 1: John Mayer voice.

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Speaker 2: That's our secret verbile here, you.

1130
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Speaker 1: Know, helth along the defensive line.

1131
00:57:05,480 --> 00:57:07,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, if you know to use the mayor voice, then

1132
00:57:07,560 --> 00:57:07,959
Speaker 2: we can.

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00:57:08,760 --> 00:57:09,400
Speaker 1: You see Nico.

1134
00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:14,040
Speaker 2: By the way, yamala va, we're senetically spelled out in

1135
00:57:14,080 --> 00:57:16,760
Speaker 2: our notes document I did. Yeah, I'm still gonna get

1136
00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:17,919
Speaker 2: it wrong. I apologize.

1137
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:20,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, Tennessee didn't play a bunch of guys. Not worried

1138
00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:22,560
Speaker 1: about Tennessee because their system's in place, and I think

1139
00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:25,520
Speaker 1: they're building up interesting depth on defense. But Nico on

1140
00:57:25,560 --> 00:57:28,240
Speaker 1: the run a couple of big throws. You can see it.

1141
00:57:28,360 --> 00:57:30,360
Speaker 1: You can see it where you're like, oh, he might

1142
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:32,200
Speaker 1: just be Nico in a year and a half. He

1143
00:57:32,280 --> 00:57:33,920
Speaker 1: might have that one in the way that we had

1144
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Speaker 1: with Tua. Maybe it's because the lack of confidence in

1145
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:40,720
Speaker 1: our last name pronunciation, but Nico is going to be

1146
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:41,440
Speaker 1: a little.

1147
00:57:41,240 --> 00:57:43,080
Speaker 2: Bit of the clouds parting when he throws. Good.

1148
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:45,840
Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, I'm into it.

1149
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Speaker 2: Let us know again in the mayor voice, who worries you,

1150
00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:53,840
Speaker 2: who doesn't worry you? Across social media, soliverbal at gmail

1151
00:57:53,880 --> 00:57:57,280
Speaker 2: dot com, as always, is the email address. We appreciate

1152
00:57:57,320 --> 00:57:59,560
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1153
00:57:59,600 --> 00:58:01,280
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1154
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1155
00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:05,800
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1156
00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:09,720
Speaker 2: basis two public episodes. We also offer bonus stuff.

1157
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Speaker 1: A l l e r s dot com.

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Speaker 2: Thank you to one in all for your undying support

1160
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:24,280
Speaker 2: here throughout the course of the off season. We'll be

1161
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Speaker 2: back soon. In the meantime for that gover there, My

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Speaker 2: good friend Dan Rubinstein for myself, Tie Hilton Brand, Thanks

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Speaker 2: again and stay solid please