1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for listening to the Ben Mahler Show podcast. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: It's me Ben. Be sure to catch us live every 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: weeknight from two to six Eastern eleven pm to three 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: am Pacific right here on Fox Sports Radio. You can 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: find your local station for the Benmler Show over at 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Foxsports Radio dot com, or stream us live every night 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. Welcome man. It's no 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: longer FNA as Kevin Figures is out tonight, but it's 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: double a Amda Moslin, Adam Ashley in for the great 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: Ben Mallor in the air everywhere. Happy New Year. Got 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: a good show for you guys over the next four hours, 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: including a Stranger Things nonspoiler review. Because I haven't finished 14 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: the finale yet either. It's over two hours. I'll have 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: an NBA insider on from the athletic in Law Murray. 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: In the second hour. We'll have a through line of 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: NFL content for you guys, as I will to start 18 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: each hour after this one rank the matchups for Week 19 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: eighteen will have much more. Speaking of more, let's get 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: things started with college football and my Ducks and Dante 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: Moore here in first off, there's no time. Let's rock. So, 22 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: as I said last night, Oregon has been waiting for 23 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: this moment to redeem themselves after what Ohio State did 24 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: to them at the Rules Bowl last year in the 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: first iteration of the college football twelve team playoff. Oregon 26 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: embarrassed themselves. It was embarrassing for them, It was embarrassing 27 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: for Dan Lanning. They got smoked at the Rose Bowl 28 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: and they were the number one overall team in the country. 29 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: They had not lost a game, they had already beaten 30 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: Ohio State. And last week, well a couple of weeks ago, 31 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: it was James Madison who they started off this year's tournament, 32 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: the twelve team tournament we have now in college football. Well, 33 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: James Madison wasn't exactly the team they were looking to 34 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: start with to get the revenge tour underway. But it 35 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: was a good warm up, almost like a scrimmage at times, 36 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: as opposed to the like long layoff they had last 37 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 2: year before taking on Ohio State. So my Ducks came 38 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: out in this game today like they were shot out 39 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: of a cannon and Ship Kelly was still the head coach. 40 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 2: With their up tempo offense, the Chain gang couldn't keep 41 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: up with them. At first, it was brilliant against that 42 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: aggressive pin your ears back Texas Tech defense. Use their 43 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: aggressiveness against them and get the ball out quick. They 44 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: looked unstoppable. It was like the quick quack car wash chain. 45 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: And then David Bailey sacked Dante More and they had 46 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: to settle for a field goal. Texas Tech gets it back, 47 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: tries their own up tempo offense, and all it did 48 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: for them was lead to a punt quicker. The Ducks 49 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: get the ball back, convert a fourth and two at 50 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: midfield to Kenyon Sadik, and then tried a fourth and 51 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 2: one play to run it and they got stopped again 52 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: by that great Texas Tech defense. Now, Oregon's defense pretty 53 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: damn good as well, as a lot of people found 54 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: out today. They got Tech to go three and out, 55 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: and while Oregon only had three points at the end 56 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: of the first quarter, they ran twenty five place. They 57 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: controlled the clock even with how good Texas Tech's defense is. 58 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: But Oregon's defense is no slash, and on the second 59 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 2: play of the second quarter, true freshman Brandon Finny gets 60 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: that first pick. Nobody talking about how good Orgons defense is. 61 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: This was their moment to shine a little bit, not 62 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: Morton's and the quarterback for Texas Tech. That was just 63 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: his fifth pick all season long, but it was a 64 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: bad one. Now, Texas Tech in that front seven, they 65 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: look like a damn NFL team out there, like on 66 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: All Madden Mode, that type of thing. It honestly looks 67 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: like the Red Raiders would beat the Las Vegas Raiders 68 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: right now. The Raiders sucked. No, I'm not, that's disrespectful. 69 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: It is, but the Las Vegas Raiders are also trying 70 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: to lose and tank for the number one pick to 71 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: get Fernando Mendoza. We'll talk about him in a little bit. 72 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: Oregon's best play, honestly in the first half was a 73 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 2: fake punt, and it was a great fake like Meg 74 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: Ryan's fake in when Harry met Sally rip Rob Reiner. 75 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 2: That fake punt works so well. I'm like, hey, why 76 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 2: not do that fake punt thing on first down, second down, 77 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: third down two? That's Orgon's best offense so far. But 78 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 2: they get it to texts two and they're going forward. 79 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 2: After all, if you're willing to do that at midfield, 80 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 2: you can't not go forward at the two yard line, 81 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 2: David Bailey bats down Dante Moore's pass rolling to his 82 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: right that had no chance again. I was especially upset 83 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 2: at this point because my breakfast burrito that I ordered 84 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: arrived at the same time, and I wanted to be 85 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: celebrating the feast with a not a turnover on downs 86 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 2: at the goal line. I have to emotionally eat to 87 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: handle stressful games like this. Oregon eventually gets the ball 88 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: back though, as Finny recovers a fumble by Tech, but 89 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 2: of course they have to settle for a field goal. 90 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: They at least didn't try to go for it again. 91 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: Texas Tech defense is the best that I have seen. 92 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: I texted my buddy at one point, I can't believe 93 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: how good this d is. That's not sexual. Texas Tech 94 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 2: defense has Oregon and Dante Moore completely shook at the 95 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 2: line of scrimmage in that first half where he's trying 96 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: to read their defense pre snap during the snap too, 97 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 2: and instead he's taken the football off of his face 98 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: on some of these miscues on shotgun snaps like it 99 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 2: was unbelievable. Texas Tech and that defense, I can't say 100 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: enough about them, but I can talk about Organ's defense too. 101 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 2: Because the second best defense might be Organs Against Texas 102 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 2: Tech's offense, the Ducks are up six to nothing at 103 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 2: the half. Oregon at the ball for twenty two minutes, 104 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 2: Texas Tech just eight minutes. It took me longer than 105 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: those eight minutes to eat that big ass breakfast burrito. 106 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 2: I got so out of nowhere. At the half, Third 107 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: Eye Blond in old Ass Stephen Jenkins is performing. It's 108 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 2: not just his third eye, his mind's eye that's blind anymore. Though. 109 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: He's old enough where I'm not sure if he can 110 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: see for reels. Love him the deep cuts from Third 111 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 2: Eye Blond, especially in the first two albums Elite. They 112 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: of course played semi Charmed Life though, because it's like 113 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 2: their most catchy song, even though it's actually about Crystal meth. 114 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: Do you want to get hot? 115 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's you you want to cook crystal meth. 116 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: This stat is crazier than doing crystal meth. Dan Lanning 117 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 2: is forty one in one when leading at the half, 118 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: now forty two in one. The second half starts and 119 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 2: the Red Raiders offense looks like the Las Vegas Raiders 120 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: on the Raiders suck. Yeah, it was bad. Tayo Ooy 121 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: Young La Young concrete, they call him. He rips the 122 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: ball away from that statue under center for Tech in Morton, 123 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: and they have it at the six and the first 124 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: offensive play they run, they get their first touchdown Jordan Davison. 125 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 2: Ducks are up thirteen to nothing. Here's something though, that 126 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: had me furious. Well, now I'm getting very irritated. Organ 127 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: gets the ball back and they go for it. On 128 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 2: fourth and two at Tech's forty six, Dante Moore throws 129 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: a pick to Ben Roberts. Why even go for that? 130 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: You're up two scores, it's thirteen to nothing. Your defense 131 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 2: is lights out. You can stop them. You can get 132 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: the ball back with a new set of downs right 133 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 2: about there, Dan Lanning, what are we doing? The kids 134 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 2: are playing to tailer counts, are screwing it up. We 135 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: gotta have some situational awareness time and score and field 136 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 2: position in big games. Dan Lanning's decision making has been 137 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: questioned before by others and even himself. He apologized in 138 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 2: the first half for not getting more points and just 139 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: taking the chip shot field goals. But Tech they had 140 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 2: three first downs in their first drive in the third quarter, 141 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: after having three first downs total in the first half alone. 142 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: I had already ordered my victory Sunday on door Dash. Yes, 143 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: I followed up the big aspirrito with the Sunday let 144 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: me eat. Okay, it's fine, Why don't you take a 145 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: taste of the drink there? That too, you were opening 146 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: the door, though, I would say, Dan Lanning, by making 147 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 2: that move, you were opening the door for the game 148 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: to flip momentum wise. Luckily, Tech throws a pick in 149 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 2: the end zone on a jump ball, and Finny has 150 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: another pick their true freshman at corner, and that pretty 151 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 2: much all but sealed it for Oregon, as they kicked 152 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 2: another field goal that was sixteen to nothing, and then 153 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: they smoked Baron Morton once more before it was over 154 00:08:55,240 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 2: by a player named Blake Purchase. Somebody tweeted this out quote. 155 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: For Texas Tech to end up having their season ended 156 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: by a dude named Purchase sacking their quarterback is peak irony. Yeah. 157 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 2: Dan Lanning, by the way, then called a time out, 158 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 2: ran up the score a little bit, or maybe I 159 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 2: don't know, was working on his team and not so 160 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 2: much worried about your team. You don't want him to 161 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: score again. Stop him. Your defense is pretty damn good, 162 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 2: Texas Tech. You want to try out plays on that 163 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: defense maybe and show that you're ready for the next opponent. 164 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 2: It's a physical football game out there. Like, let me 165 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: get this straight. Last week people were upset with Oregon 166 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 2: or were doubting them because they gave up some scores 167 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: late after the game was out of hand against James Madison, 168 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 2: and now they're mad at Oregon for running through the 169 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 2: tape and continuing to play hard up sixteen. Nothing. Y'all 170 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: are just gonna look to criticize anything with them. I 171 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: don't understand it. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. I am 172 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 2: wearing an Oregon Ducks hat. But you know what Texas 173 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 2: Tech coach Joey McGuire said postgame quote, I hope Dan 174 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 2: Lenning wins the whole damn thing. They didn't seem too 175 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: bothered by it, So it looks like me and my 176 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: Ducks got the last laugh here, mister peepers. It was 177 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: so annoying at duck Hunt, that dog laughing at you 178 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 2: every time you missed the Ducks out there. All right, 179 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 2: enough of my ducktails. Time to get to Oregon's next opponent. 180 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 2: And we found out pretty early who would be as 181 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: the Indiana Hoosers beat down h Hoosiers. The Alabama Crimson 182 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 2: Tide lost thirty eight two three at the Ruse Bowl 183 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 2: as Fernando Mendoza went fourteen of sixteen passing with three touchdowns. Honestly, 184 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: it wasn't even that close. This was complete domination. And 185 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: what's crazy about this is Indiana became the first team 186 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 2: in the twelve team playoff with a buy to not 187 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 2: losehoo oh they won all right, Indiana was not rusty 188 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: Ohio State, Texas Tech. What's your excuse this season? This 189 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 2: year's second year the twelve team playoff, Indiana had all 190 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 2: that time off too. What was Oregon's excuse last year? 191 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: Or Georgia's or Boise States or Arizona States by teams 192 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: were zero and six in the twelve team playoff format 193 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,599 Speaker 2: in the quarterfinals until Indiana came in and said, f 194 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 2: you're by say bye to Eddie one that is playing us. 195 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: But the first half of that ballgame, they're just so 196 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 2: stout up front. They forced you into mistakes and eventually 197 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 2: they're going to capitalize on them. They were balanced on 198 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 2: the offensive side eighty six yards rushing, ninety three yards 199 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: passing for Indiana beautiful balance and they're up seventeen to 200 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: nothing in the first half after a slow start because 201 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 2: of BAMA mistakes, not converting on a fourth down, the 202 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: Tye Simpson fumble in the first half. They just they 203 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 2: wait for you to beat yourself and while you're trying 204 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: to get by their defense, good luck. They're going to 205 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 2: force you into those mistakes eventually. The thing with them is, 206 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: and it's a little bit terrifying because that first game 207 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 2: Oregon played at Austin against Indiana, when everybody realized, oh 208 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 2: is Indiana Hoosiers are for real? Kurt Signetti is a monster, 209 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 2: a different type of monster. They are a machine out 210 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 2: there with their precision, with their attention to detail and 211 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: just making mistake free football out there. That touchdown to 212 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 2: Becker from Mendoza a thing of beauty after the tie 213 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 2: Simpson fumble, and Mendoza in the red zone has been 214 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 2: well perfect, I guess perfect. Yeah, he hasn't had a 215 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 2: turnover and he was perfect in this game as well. 216 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 2: They come out of the half after being up by 217 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 2: seventeen nothing. Some people are trying to make the example 218 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 2: of oh, you know, this is analogous to what happened 219 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: in the opening round, BAMA was down seventeen to nothing 220 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 2: to Oklahoma. This is not Oklahoma, this is this is Indiana. 221 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: This is different. They get a stop, they get the 222 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 2: serat touchdown, and BAMA is down twenty four to nothing. 223 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 2: Now you're down twenty four to nothing and you're Bama 224 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 2: and they ended up getting into a goal line situation 225 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: where they settled for a field goal. That's a little 226 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: bit soft. I would say, you're down twenty four to nothing, 227 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 2: you have to score touchdowns? Are you just trying to 228 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: put some lipstick on this pig and not get totally 229 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: shut out? You didn't want to be thirty eight to zero, 230 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 2: thirty eight to three look so much better out there. 231 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 2: I cannot stand when coaches do this. And I don't 232 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 2: know what's gonna happen Calen de boor now, but coaches 233 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 2: that will just do enough to try not to lose 234 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 2: too poorly instead of trying to win the football game. 235 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: Not to channel Herm Edwards here or anything, but back 236 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 2: to Kurt Signetti. The guy scares the hell out of me. 237 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: Bobby Knight would have loved him. He's a monster and 238 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 2: he's created one now at Indiana. Kurt Signetti is that 239 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 2: evil movie villain in a sports movie that sucks, but 240 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 2: it also sucks playing him, Like I've already seen my 241 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 2: Ducks loosed him once at home. Signetti is out there 242 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 2: chasing perfection. They're looking to destroy you, crush your souls 243 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 2: along the way. I think when they showed that stealth 244 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 2: bomber that flew over the stadium at the Rose Ball 245 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 2: at the half like he was in it and gave 246 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 2: his players a thumbs up like, Okay, we're up seventeen. 247 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 2: We can do better. They did when in thirty eight 248 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 2: to three. So I just don't know what you're gonna 249 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: do against this Indiana ball club because they're now proving 250 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: it on the big stage. Last season it was well, 251 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: they got bounced early in the playoff, but that was 252 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: just year one with Signetti. I mean, this team won 253 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: three or four games the year before he came to Indiana, 254 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: and now they look like one of the blue bloods 255 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 2: all of a sudden. It's incredible. And by the way, 256 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 2: I'm not hearing a damn thing from Notre Dame fans 257 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: who are saying, see, Alabama didn't belong, They shouldn't have 258 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 2: been here, they shouldn't have been in this spot. Look, 259 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 2: Alabama at least won a game in the playoff. They 260 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: beat Oklahoma Indiana. I don't know if anybody's beating them. 261 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 2: There's no shame in losing to Signetti and this Indiana team. 262 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. They're trying to go like Ohio State went 263 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: last season, just buzzsaw through the playoffs. They're going for 264 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 2: chainsaw their leather face out there. That's how scary this 265 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: team is. But Notre Dame. You have no argument. Stop stop. 266 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 2: I know Bbama had three losses. They still had a 267 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 2: much better win against Georgia. What was your best win? 268 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 2: Your best win was two losses, close losses to Miami 269 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: and to Texas A and M and then Miami. Well 270 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 2: they've won two games already in the playoffs, including beating 271 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 2: Texas A and M. Who beat you? You don't get 272 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 2: to talk dead men, tell no tales. That's how this works. 273 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 2: You're out. I don't want to hear peep for mister 274 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: peepers Eus. This dog's name, by the way, in duck 275 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 2: Hunt or Notre Dame fans right now, I'm sorry. You 276 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 2: don't got a leg to stand on. The argument doesn't 277 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 2: hold water. If you want to say you should have 278 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 2: been in over JMU and Tulane. Fine, there's a lot 279 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: of teams that should have been in over them by 280 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 2: you can make a case too. The twelve team playoff 281 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: is still flawed. But just because now Bama finally lost 282 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: and you want to dance on their grave and say 283 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: we were better on that team by what metric? Because 284 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: if you had one less loss, you also didn't play 285 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 2: an SEC schedule. You're still picking and choosing who you 286 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 2: want to play every season. You won't join a conference. Yes, 287 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 2: you play the ACC teams and you lost to the 288 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 2: best one you played. I just I don't understand the 289 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 2: Golden domer stuff. It is infuriating to see how many 290 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 2: people will bend the knee in this whole USC Notre 291 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 2: Dame debate, which we got into a little bit last 292 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 2: night as well. It's it's tired. I'm sorry. They haven't 293 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 2: won a championship since nineteen eighty eight. That's how long 294 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 2: it's been for Notre Dame. Yet we treat them like 295 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 2: their Bama in the modern age, like they won seven 296 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 2: or eight or whatever the hell Nick Saban did. Yeah, well, 297 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 2: this Bama team not exactly that. This Bama team. They 298 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 2: got run out of the Rose Bowl by a team 299 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 2: getting their first victory or the first team to do 300 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 2: it with a bye week, and they look dominant. So 301 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 2: there's no excuse for anybody else that wants to say, oh, 302 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 2: there's too much time off at a negative getting the 303 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 2: bye week in the twelve team playoff, it didn't look 304 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 2: like that for Indiana. They were well prepared. Kurt Signetti 305 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 2: is just different, him coming out initially at that press 306 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: conference and saying that, uh, I win, Google me, ask 307 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:24,479 Speaker 2: Jeeves me, MetaCrawler me, you could do it all, net 308 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 2: escape me, whatever, Firefox me. He's right, he just wins. Yo. 309 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 2: You look at the facial expressions on the sideline from Signetti. 310 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 2: It's intimidating. It's scary. I'm worried for my ducks in 311 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: the semi finals. Now, I was hoping Bama was gonna win. 312 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 2: How often do you feel like that? 313 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: Man? 314 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: I hope we get Bama next. How often is Bama 315 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: almost an eight point dog in a game? What are 316 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 2: we talking about here? Indiana? Is that good? And I 317 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: tried to talk myself into it a little bit. With Alabama. 318 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 2: They say, you know, they got a ton of talent, 319 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: They just put it together and we'll see it could 320 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: be interesting. They rushed for twenty three yards. They can't 321 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 2: run the ball. Meanwhile, Indiana two hundred and fifteen yards 322 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 2: on the ground, one ninety two through the air. The 323 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 2: balance that you want to achieve like it's karate kid. 324 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: This is I don't know if they go on to 325 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 2: win this thing. This is one of the biggest stories 326 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 2: in sports history, this turnaround at Indiana. And when everybody 327 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 2: was talking about, well, Penn State has the job opening. 328 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 2: Now look at all these job openings, Kurt Signetti, Why 329 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: don't you move on up? Why don't you go somewhere else? 330 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 2: Why instead? Why isn't the perspective I'll turn this place 331 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 2: into a winner. I'll turn Indiana into Penn State. Why 332 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 2: do you want to follow all these traditional past glory 333 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 2: schools that had a run of success forty years ago 334 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 2: and you're always going to be me against an era 335 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 2: of college football it doesn't exist anymore. Why not start 336 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 2: your own? I think Signetty did the right thing staying there, 337 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: and the money is good and everybody can pay. It's 338 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 2: just incredible, though, to see what a well oiled machine 339 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 2: this program has become. Can you cop it up next 340 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 2: as I'm Adam moslin in for Ben Mallor Adam Ashley 341 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 2: on The Ben Mallor Show on Fox Sports Radio. We 342 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 2: will get to the late game, Georgia and Old Miss. 343 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio, be sure to catch 344 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 2: live editions of The Ben Mallor Show weekdays at two 345 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 2: am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and 346 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 2: the iHeartRadio app. 347 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 3: Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. Join me every weekday morning 348 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 3: on my podcast, Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. This isn't 349 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 3: your typical sports pod pushing the same tired narratives down your. 350 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 2: Throat every day. 351 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 3: Straight Fire gives you honest opinions on all the biggest 352 00:20:58,440 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 3: sports headlines. 353 00:20:59,440 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 2: Accurate. 354 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 3: That's to help you win big at the sportsbook. 355 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 2: And all the best guests. 356 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 3: Do yourself a favor and listen to Straight Fire with 357 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 3: Jason McIntyre on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 358 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 3: you get your podcasts. 359 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: This is the game that people are going to talk 360 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: about for years to come. 361 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 2: Adam Ashlyn, welcome back in. I'm out of maslin in 362 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 2: for Ben Mallard tonight. We don't to remind you of 363 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 2: the show is sponsored by Draft Kings sportsbook and official 364 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 2: sports betting partner of the NFL and NBA. Right now, 365 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 2: use the promo code Mallard to claim your special offer 366 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 2: at DraftKings again, that's promo code mallor at DraftKings. The 367 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 2: Crown is yours A seven seven ninety nine on Fox. 368 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: If you'd like to get on after a pretty eventful 369 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 2: day in college football, I would say it delivered. Yeah, 370 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 2: and we're doing it live. What are you saying? Some 371 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: of these shows are on tape here that would never 372 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 2: happen in Fox Sports Radio. Never. Okay, only at A 373 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 2: five seventy. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Just because it's in 374 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,199 Speaker 2: the late night hour doesn't mean we're not live. I'm hyped. 375 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 2: I'm good for the next three hours coming up. We're 376 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 2: gonna talk about Stranger Things now. I haven't watched the 377 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 2: last hour of the finale in episode eight because it's 378 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 2: like two hours. Gotta catch up. What do you mean 379 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 2: are you gonna give me a spoiler? 380 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 4: There're spoilers everywhere. I can't open my phone without a spoiler. 381 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 2: Here's the thing. The show was never that good to 382 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 2: me that I'm really worried about the spoiler. Maybe the 383 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 2: first couple of seasons. I'm almost over it. I'm hearing 384 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 2: differing things on how it ended and how people are 385 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 2: feeling about it. We're talking about stranger things, right, Yeah, yes, 386 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 2: I'm also not cut up. I just have to scroll 387 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 2: quickly whenever I see anything relating to the stranger things. See, 388 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 2: that's a problem. Don't look, don't look. Game of Thrones days, 389 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 2: it was like we were all watching it together at once. 390 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 2: But because Netflix drops the entire season, or the second 391 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 2: part of season five, you can just blow through it. 392 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 2: And I've been trying to late last night, I was 393 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 2: doing some of that, but Kevin figures and now we're 394 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 2: here filling in for Big Ben mallor doing some F. 395 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 4: And a f and at. 396 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 2: Now. I may have buried the lead selfishly because I 397 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 2: wanted to talk about my Oregon Ducks a little bit earlier. 398 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: If you didn't melodiced kind of a Ducks fan, I 399 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 2: wouldn't even kill him a duck hunt. It didn't feel right. 400 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 2: I tried to kill the dog a few different times, 401 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: mister peepers, because he laughed at me all the time, 402 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: just like that. But there was a game as I 403 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 2: played the intro from coach Eric Taylor in one of 404 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 2: the greatest shows of all time, Friday Night Lives Full Hearts. 405 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 4: Let's go, Let's go play some football. 406 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 2: Ole Miss wins Ole Miss. If there was one game 407 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 2: that I would have been sure about, it's this one. 408 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 2: Georgia somehow lost and got beat at their own game 409 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: by a team they beat in the regular season the 410 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: same way. Ole Miss just beat them. Tonight, Trinidad. Chambliss 411 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 2: offered some bliss to Ole Miss after everything that had 412 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: gone on, the turmoil with Lane Kiffin, part rat, part snake, 413 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 2: whatever you want to say about him, They don't miss 414 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 2: him at all. They just got their best victory in 415 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 2: seventy years, sixty years without Lane Kiffen. Trinidad was special. 416 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: They're gritting this game down by nine. They looked like 417 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 2: they out Georgia. Georgia. Kirby Smart was undefeated in rematches. 418 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,199 Speaker 2: When he sees the team a second time in the 419 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 2: same season, Kirby Smart four and Ohero no longer. Georgia 420 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 2: was plus forty six in fourth quarters. They won every 421 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 2: damn close game except for the game against Bama. Because 422 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: Kirby Smart can't beat Bama. Well, Obama's out, so I 423 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 2: wouldn't have thought of anything that would have put some 424 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 2: wind into sales, like nobody can stop us. Now we're 425 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 2: winning this thing. They went back to back a few 426 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 2: years ago at Georgia and now they're one and done. 427 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 2: And what this means is so far, what are teams 428 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 2: one in seven in the semi finals? In this new 429 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 2: playoff format, you get a bye. As I was talking 430 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 2: about last segment, you tend to show up not looking 431 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 2: like yourself, and that's what Georgia was. In the fourth quarter. 432 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 2: Ole Miss beat them at their own game, and it 433 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 2: was beautiful to watch. I gotta say, I'm not trying 434 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 2: to hate on the dogs, but that win was special. 435 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 2: Somebody tweeted out right afterwards. All it took for ole 436 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 2: Miss to win the biggest game in school history was 437 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 2: for Lane Kiffin to not be the coach. There's I mean, 438 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 2: I know Georgia was favored. I know some people are 439 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,199 Speaker 2: die hards with Old Miss, but how many of you 440 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 2: are really that confident that you were gonna win this game? 441 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 2: Lane Kiffin touted as one of the best play callers 442 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 2: in the sport, and they went it without him. Trinidad's 443 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 2: better without him making all the plays late down by nine. 444 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 2: As I met mentioned, they end up maybe getting screwed 445 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 2: a couple of different times, so speak that. I don't know. 446 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 2: I saw a face mask on Lacy anybody else see that? 447 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 2: How about those two PI calls to get Georgia within 448 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 2: field goal range to tie the ball game. At that time, 449 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: everyone on X everyone on Twitter was saying, Oh, this 450 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 2: is rigged. Where's Tim donaghy at like they are calling something. 451 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 2: Steve Francis would say that talk with Jim Gray, it 452 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 2: looked like they wanted to get that matchup between Georgia 453 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: and their former quarterback in Carson Beck with Miami, and 454 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: that would be the golden goose for this college football 455 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 2: playoff year. The storylines would run rampant instead. Ole Miss said, no, 456 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 2: we're going to crash everybody's party here. We're going to 457 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 2: make the big plays and that little smoke or whatever 458 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: you call it to get them to within field goal range. 459 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 2: And I still don't know what the hell happened with 460 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 2: that safety that was reviewed for like twenty minutes. I 461 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 2: was like, are they gonna screw them over? Like what 462 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 2: happened with Miami in two thousand and three against Ohio State. 463 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 2: Are they going to try to take this game away? 464 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: So Georgia advances somehow. This game was a movie. It 465 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 2: was that type of performance. It was thirty nine, thirty 466 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 2: four is your final. I don't know how they got 467 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: to thirty nine with that safety. That was weird. But 468 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 2: ole Miss came back on them this time. Remember Gunnar 469 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 2: Stockton went twelve for twelve in the second half of 470 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 2: that game. During the regular season between these two teams, 471 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 2: ole Miss was up. Lane Kiffin lost another big game, 472 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 2: a game that was tight against one of the best 473 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 2: in the SEC. They look like the same old ole Miss. 474 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 2: Now they have a kicker who knocks a forty seven 475 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 2: yarder through to put him up by three with seconds remaining. 476 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 2: That's a big kick in college. I know, forty seven 477 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 2: doesn't mean a lot for the NFL. Guys are kicking 478 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 2: seventy yarders now in college. You never trust those kids 479 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 2: with those kicks. It was right down the middle. I 480 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 2: was clutchutch, clutch, but that slot fade to get the 481 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: big gain to get them into field goal range and 482 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 2: the throw by Trinidad just ice in his veins D'Angelo 483 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 2: Russell style like okay, he's much better than that or 484 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: Dilo at one time, you know, was thought of He's 485 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 2: a one time All Star with the Brooklyn Nets, he 486 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 2: was an alternate. I just say that was extremely clutched, clutch, clutch, 487 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 2: and it felt like everything was gonna go George's way, 488 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 2: just like it had at the end of so many games. 489 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 2: I think six of their seven SEC wins this season 490 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 2: occurred in the fourth quarter where they had to retake 491 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 2: the lead. They were the gritty team that nobody could 492 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 2: beat when it came down to it. And ole Miss 493 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,040 Speaker 2: is in this whirlwind over the last month because the 494 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 2: college football calendar is a disaster and Lane Kiffin had 495 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 2: to leave him high and dry, or he didn't have to, 496 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 2: he chose to. If I'm LSU, I'm kind of I'm 497 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 2: not saying buyer's remorse or seller's remorse or whatever, but 498 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 2: I'm giving them a little bit of a side eye. Say, 499 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 2: your team just got their best victory without you, and 500 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 2: we just gave you everything to come to LSU and 501 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 2: they're they're beaten Georgia and you're gone. How much did 502 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 2: you really mean to them? As a play caller? I 503 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 2: thought it was one of the best victories in the 504 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 2: new playoff system, even going back to when it was 505 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 2: just four teams, which is only three years ago. And 506 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 2: this thing will advance to sixteen soon and then twenty 507 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 2: and it will keep growing. It's like a blob, this 508 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 2: college football Playoff committee. This is what they do. 509 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: I told they've done at the league office. 510 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, the league office. They're evolving, and by a I 511 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: mean they realize, oh, we get more playoff games, we 512 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 2: get more money, like this is not difficult. All you 513 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 2: care about his money, But this was an Aldheimer. Kirby 514 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 2: Smart felt invincible against everybody but Bama. An ole Miss 515 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 2: said enough of this or blowing the doors off the 516 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 2: aura of Georgia and the Dogs and Kirby Smart and 517 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 2: I still can't believe what he did. And I know 518 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 2: they tied the game anyways, But on that fourth down, 519 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 2: they didn't convert where they did a fire drill out there, 520 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 2: where they had their special teams out there like they're 521 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 2: going to punt it, and then just brought in their 522 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 2: offense thinking they could catch ole Miss by surprise, and 523 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 2: instead Gunner Stockton gets smoked as their left tackle refused 524 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 2: to block on that play that to me might have 525 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 2: been the biggest play of the game. And I'm not saying, look, 526 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 2: coaches are more aggressive than ever on fourth downs. I'm 527 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 2: a Ducks fan. I get it with Dan Lanning. Still, 528 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 2: there were probably a few times today where he even 529 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 2: said it at the half, they should have just taken 530 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 2: the points. That's not why they lost the game necessarily, 531 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 2: but I don't know that that definitely helped the confidence 532 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 2: of Old Miss to get that stop in that moment 533 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 2: when they already had pulled a fake pun on them 534 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 2: with Kirby Smart and Georgia. Well, this time it didn't 535 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 2: work out in their favor. Ole Miss thirty nine, the 536 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 2: Bulldogs thirty four. Ole Miss is taking on Miami in 537 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 2: the semi finals. On the other side of the bracket, 538 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 2: we got my Ducks taken on Indiana, who looks kind 539 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 2: of unbeatable. But I still have hope quick time out, 540 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 2: well come back. I'm at a Moslin in for Ben 541 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 2: Maller here on Fox Sports Radio. We got a talk 542 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 2: stranger things. I'm sorry nobody give me any spoilers that 543 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 2: follow out of me. By the way, don't you dare 544 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 2: just because I threw up my tag or my at 545 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 2: sign at follow out of may. Don't you dare give 546 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: me spoilers. Okay, I'll have a real issue and I 547 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 2: will block you. I will block you faster than Rob 548 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 2: Parker blocks people on X. I'm Adam oslin in for 549 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 2: Ben Maller here on Fox Sports Radio, Adam Ashland. Be 550 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 2: sure to catch live editions of The Ben Maller Show 551 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 2: weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. Hold on 552 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 2: to him, but Adam Ashland, welcome back in. I'm at 553 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 2: I'm oslind in for Big Ben Maller here on Fox 554 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 2: Sports Radio. Coming up next hour, lots and lots of 555 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 2: NFL matchup talk. I will rank all sixteen matchups. Yeah, 556 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 2: because there's thirty two teams. Everybody plays in week eighteen. 557 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 2: I'm gonna rank every matchup starting at the top of 558 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 2: next hour plus Lotmary of the Athletic will be on 559 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:43,479 Speaker 2: talking a little bit of NBA. But first let's get 560 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 2: to our tire rack player of the day. From the 561 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 2: six yard line. Second in goal, there's a handoff de 562 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 2: Lacey straight ahead. 563 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: He launches Towardy in so he breaks the plane, touchdown, 564 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: hold miss and the rebels pep taking the league. 565 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that sounds like an old miss type of I 566 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 2: mean that was not Eddie Lacy. Kawan Lacy with two 567 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 2: touchdowns twenty two carries ninety eight yards and remember, For 568 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 2: over forty years, tire Rack has been helping customers find 569 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 2: the right tires for how, for what and where they drive, 570 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 2: shipped fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection, 571 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tire rack 572 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 2: dot Com the way tire buying should be. I think 573 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 2: I got a little bit geek news for y'all. Nurse, 574 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 2: what's his ann long? Denman, you're playing D and D tonight? 575 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 2: You want to come cases? 576 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 4: Let's up, guys, were won't be challenged that I've been 577 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 4: chying online. 578 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 2: With Babs all day. Just keep a power clubs off 579 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 2: her passing race. Watched that out as Kennelman Well, like many, 580 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 2: I've been watching the final season of Stranger Things during 581 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 2: the holidays. I finished Even Stranger Things already. That was 582 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 2: the fifty cent Diddy documentary Even Stranger Well, that one 583 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 2: is sad, but true Stranger Things looks going out sad 584 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 2: as Season five to me has easily been the worst 585 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 2: season of the show. It's not Game of Thrones bad 586 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 2: where you're questioning why you invested in the first place, 587 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,479 Speaker 2: all that time building up over years. Winter's Coming, Eh, 588 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:16,840 Speaker 2: Winter's Coming, Yeah, kind of is pretty lame, actually, but 589 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 2: Stranger thinks is definitely coming across as an overly complicated, 590 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 2: convoluted mess. At times. Maybe it's jump the shark or 591 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 2: jump the dema Gorgan in this case, a little bit sloppy, 592 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 2: little half baked, and they are definitely banking on you 593 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 2: giving it a pass because of past earned charm and 594 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 2: nostalgia back when the series still felt imaginative and unique, 595 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,720 Speaker 2: even though it's all homage to eighties films and pop culture, 596 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 2: but too much of it suffers from wait, is this real? 597 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: Or are they in someone's mind? Is it Vecna's mind? 598 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 2: Is it Will's mind? Are they in the upside down world? 599 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,439 Speaker 2: I don't know. Now there's an in between world, a bridge, wormholes, 600 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 2: exotic matter. Nancy is just gonna yea turn into ramble 601 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 2: all of a sudden. That's fine. I just didn't feel 602 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 2: like it was built up very well. 603 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 4: That's a sexy rambo if I ever seen one. 604 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,879 Speaker 2: It's like the equivalent some of the stuff they're doing 605 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 2: in this season of punching your VCR to get things 606 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 2: to work, Like Nancy just shoots her shotgun at exotic 607 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 2: matter and somehow that was supposed to make things better. 608 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 2: Like just shoot it with a gun. If it's too 609 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 2: hot outside, just shoot the sun. That's all you do, right, 610 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 2: that's physics, you know, like the rain. Just shoot, take 611 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 2: a shot at the clouds. I don't understand what Nancy 612 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 2: was doing. 613 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 4: Is that where you ended? 614 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 2: Is that about where you're at? No, I've gotten a 615 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 2: little bit further. Okay, And look, I'm a film snob 616 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 2: here and a TV snob, and I know it's sci 617 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 2: fi and fantasy, but they keep stacking new information faster 618 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 2: than you can digest it. And uh, it's a bit much. 619 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 2: They're creating more questions than answers. I would say. The 620 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 2: scene to scene beat is basically the rhythm goes as follows, 621 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 2: like it's let's come up with crazy plan, so crazy 622 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 2: it might work to then let's have a heart to 623 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 2: heart conversation. Now they just volley that back and forth, 624 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,759 Speaker 2: back and forth. But something they've been teasing for a 625 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 2: while finally happened. They paid this off. Will came out 626 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 2: as gay and is having psychic powers too, and telekinesis. 627 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,320 Speaker 2: He's like a sorcerer, he's like eleven, but him revealing 628 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,760 Speaker 2: his sexuality right before their last hurrah, their final mission 629 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 2: scene that they're about to execute the ultimate plan finally, 630 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:35,320 Speaker 2: it feels a little bit forced. It's also weird seeing 631 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 2: them build this up and make it into such a 632 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 2: big deal because it's twenty twenty five. Like Ellen came 633 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 2: out on her show in nineteen ninety seven, it was 634 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 2: almost thirty years ago. That was groundbreaking. And while I 635 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 2: know the show takes place in the eighties, so that 636 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 2: would have been taboo at the time, we are watching 637 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,399 Speaker 2: it in twenty twenty five. So why is it such 638 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 2: a focal point or a plot point for will to 639 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 2: be gay? Like anyone cares it's twenty twenty five, it's 640 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,479 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six. Now, I know it's still an issue. 641 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 2: I'm not saying there aren't hate crimes or anything, but 642 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,879 Speaker 2: I was confused and bewildered at first because it felt 643 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:09,320 Speaker 2: so dated and out of touch. 644 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 4: It's the end of the world. Look, that's what you 645 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:14,240 Speaker 4: were focusing on right now. 646 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 2: A lot of people were, they were criticizing it, but 647 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 2: there's a silver lining here. I was taught a lesson. Okay, 648 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 2: they're all trying to save the world as crisis mode, 649 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 2: and yeah, Will came out as gay, We're happy for him, 650 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 2: and now you can snap Vecta's leg again. Finish them 651 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:34,320 Speaker 2: off please. But I thought about it after episode seven there, 652 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:39,400 Speaker 2: excuse me? What did I say? Look? Will, We're happy 653 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 2: for you. But I thought about it after episode seven 654 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,880 Speaker 2: and I realized I'm kind of a dumbass. Like, really, 655 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 2: they weren't trying to do anything groundbreaking there. They weren't 656 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:55,239 Speaker 2: giving their commentary on sexual orientation, not that there's anything 657 00:37:55,280 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 2: wrong with that. I think the larger messages they were saying, basically, 658 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,839 Speaker 2: anything you are afraid about, any secret you build up 659 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 2: in your mind and torture yourself over and think people 660 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 2: aren't going to understand the stuff you hide from your 661 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:13,040 Speaker 2: friends and family. Well, if they really are that, they 662 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 2: will understand. They were basically using Will coming out as 663 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:20,839 Speaker 2: gay in a time where it was especially controversial as 664 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,840 Speaker 2: a device to say, whatever you might personally be struggling 665 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,959 Speaker 2: with that's holding you back from living your best life 666 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 2: and being your true self, you should unburden yourself from that. 667 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 2: For you, it could be something totally different, just something 668 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 2: that you're apprehensive about telling. 669 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 5: People that's so deep. Look, Wow, that's me. Okay, that's 670 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,520 Speaker 5: how you find your super I had an epiphany. Wow, 671 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 5: that's how I saved the world, like eleven. Now, it 672 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 5: doesn't mean doing something thoughtless or reckless and hurting someone 673 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 5: else along the way to personal enlightenment. But I think 674 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 5: it's a worthy message. 675 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 2: Honestly, I think it's an honorable move to put the 676 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:58,120 Speaker 2: rest of the show aside for a second and talk 677 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:02,479 Speaker 2: about that. And maybe I don't know in the new year, 678 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:05,839 Speaker 2: if you're struggling with something, afraid to share it, talk 679 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 2: to someone, talk to someone you trust, a professional. Could 680 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 2: be anything that's weighing on you. Do not let it 681 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 2: follow you into twenty twenty six. That's just how I 682 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 2: interpreted the scene. So maybe one of the things that 683 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 2: I'm learning here for my New Year's resolution is just 684 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:26,439 Speaker 2: seeing the good and things, looking for more positives because 685 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 2: it's hard to live in the negative. Sure, I could 686 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 2: steal over Stranger Things and it being a chore to 687 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 2: finish this series because it's just not as good, or 688 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 2: I could see there's some good things about the show. 689 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 2: Right now. I'm often called overly critical ahole atam. I 690 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 2: can be very negative, very cynical, and I still will 691 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 2: be because it tends to be more entertaining. And it's 692 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 2: okay to demand better out of entertainers or out of 693 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:56,080 Speaker 2: professional athletes. It's fine to acknowledge that some of these 694 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,719 Speaker 2: kids in this show somehow are worse actors now than 695 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,720 Speaker 2: when they started. It's fine the negatives though in life 696 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 2: that consume you, like you're defeating yourself, letting that stuff 697 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,400 Speaker 2: ruin your day. And that's just me talking to myself, 698 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 2: trying to remind myself of that and keep a positive attitude. 699 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,799 Speaker 2: But it might not be the worst advice. Also, Holly 700 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 2: Wheeler sucks and she's had way too much screen time. 701 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 2: I thought we were going to focus on the original 702 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 2: cast here it's the final season. I like Derek. I 703 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,239 Speaker 2: think he's really the breakout star of this season. Is 704 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:31,879 Speaker 2: he the one the fact kid that swears a lot? 705 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 4: Yeah? They all swear a lot. They're really enjoying their 706 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 4: cussing scenes right now. 707 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 2: Well, the stakes are that hot, the weight of the moment. 708 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 2: It turns you into Bobby Knight. That's how it has 709 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,719 Speaker 2: to be. I'm fine with the cussing and I'm fine 710 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:47,359 Speaker 2: with some of the violence they have done. It's not 711 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:51,279 Speaker 2: all bad. That conversation with Steve and the one kid 712 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:54,839 Speaker 2: with the curly hair where he was like demystifying Eddie 713 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 2: who died last season, and was like Eddie was just 714 00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 2: an idiot. He got himself killed for no reason. That 715 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 2: was great. And that's not a spoiler alert because that 716 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 2: happened way before episode eight. Don't you dare tell me 717 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,480 Speaker 2: what happens in episode eight. I still have an hour 718 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 2: and fifteen minutes left. I'm sorry there were basically no spoilers. 719 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 2: I did my best NFL talk coming up next, I'm 720 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 2: out of Maslin and for Ben Maller here on Fox 721 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 2: Sports Radio.