WEBVTT - CFB Live on Spotify (10/27): Scary Games

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the solid verbal hell.

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<v Speaker 2>That for me, I'm a man, I'm forty. I've heard

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<v Speaker 2>so many players say, well, I want to be happy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then and Tye, welcome back to the solid Verbo

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<v Speaker 1>boys and girls. My name is ty hilden Brandt. You

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<v Speaker 1>will hear from Dan Rubinstein momentarily. This is another excerpt

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<v Speaker 1>from College Football Thursdays. It is the live show we

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<v Speaker 1>do on Spotify every Thursday evening five pm East, two

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<v Speaker 1>pm Pacific. This time we talked about spooky about scary

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<v Speaker 1>games in this college football week nine teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>favored by seven or more points that should perhaps be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit worried about an upset. We had some

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<v Speaker 1>fun with it. We pulled a few sound clips that

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<v Speaker 1>we thought you might enjoy. If you weren't able to

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<v Speaker 1>make it out this week, over on to Spotify, we

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<v Speaker 1>hope you could do so next week. Soliverble dot com

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<v Speaker 1>slash Spotify is a url. Just hit that every Thursday again,

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<v Speaker 1>five pm Eastern, two pm Pacific. Thank you so much,

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<v Speaker 1>as always for your support. We appreciate you downloading and

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<v Speaker 1>listening along. Hope you enjoy your college football weekend. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>a little excerpt again from College Football Thursdays to send

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<v Speaker 1>you off into the weekend. Stay solid. I order you to.

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<v Speaker 2>Cease any and all supernatural activity and return forth with

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<v Speaker 2>to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient

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<v Speaker 2>parallel dimension.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that clip so much from Ghostbusters. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>best teams that are at least a seven point favorite

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<v Speaker 1>that should be afraid or could be afraid, maybe should

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<v Speaker 1>be afraid of an upset. Why don't we start three

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<v Speaker 1>point thirty Florida versus the george Bulldogs Dan, they play

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<v Speaker 1>this one in Jacksonville. Georgia is a twenty two and

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<v Speaker 1>one half point favorite. I think Georgia pulls away in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half. Okay, but if you want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about culture shock as you did with Ohio State playing

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<v Speaker 1>Penn State, clearly the best team on their schedule, what.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you mean culture shock? Like they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>uncomfortable around people from New Jersey?

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps perhaps perhaps, okay, perhaps culture shock and being that

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<v Speaker 1>close to a competent offense.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, Oh my god, look at these people from South Orange.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right. Let's talk about Georgia squaring off against a

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<v Speaker 1>better team, better team than they've seen in a while.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a minute for the Bulldogs. The last time

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<v Speaker 1>we saw the Bulldogs up against anybody competent was Week one,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was really competent. In air quotes against week

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<v Speaker 1>one version of Oregon, I say week one version of Oregon,

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<v Speaker 1>because I think Oregon's pretty good. I think Oregon's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good team. Georgia just might be forty six tie. Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>might be forty six points better than Oregon, and that

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<v Speaker 1>still might not be a black eye against Oregon, right,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, So I'm not saying this at all to

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<v Speaker 1>be derogatory towards your organ ducs, but this rivalry matchup

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<v Speaker 1>is I think of particular interest, not only on the

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia side, but also on the Tennessee side, which we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to talk about here momentarily, because they have each

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<v Speaker 1>other in Athens next week. Dan, any concern here if

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<v Speaker 1>you're Georgia is their spookiness quotient in this matchup?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Anthony Richardson with the ball in his hands is

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<v Speaker 2>still pretty scary time. I mean, look, they scored what

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<v Speaker 2>was it, thirty five? They lost forty five to thirty

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<v Speaker 2>five to LSU, which is a tough beat because that

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<v Speaker 2>was a game with opportunities they hung with basically stride

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<v Speaker 2>for stride, And look, I know this is a very

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<v Speaker 2>Texas thing to talk about how impressive you are losing

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<v Speaker 2>a game, But they were stride for stride with Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 2>were they not? That game came down to the very end,

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<v Speaker 2>lost by five or thirty eight thirty five in Knoxville. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a back and forth affair, and so in

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<v Speaker 2>some ways it's sort of walked before you can run.

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<v Speaker 2>Florida certainly has defensive deficiencies. They're wildly insistent on offense.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Anthony Richardson Anthony Richardson excuse me, is still

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat raw. They can't get off the field. On defense.

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<v Speaker 2>They are currently one hundred and thirty first out of

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and thirty one teams at forcing three and outs.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody has the depth right to play an entire game

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<v Speaker 2>to have that defense on the field as much as

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<v Speaker 2>Florida's defense has been on the field. So that's an

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<v Speaker 2>issue for sure. But with the number one most explosive

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<v Speaker 2>rushing offense with you know, a good running back in

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<v Speaker 2>Montreal Johnson Trevor e Tn and obviously Anthony Richardson's ability

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<v Speaker 2>with his legs. I'm not saying Florida has the spooky

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<v Speaker 2>juice to win this game, but if you're simply looking

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<v Speaker 2>at Jimmy's and Joe's justin Shorter, the Penn State transfer

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<v Speaker 2>has gotten it done this year, I would say there's

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<v Speaker 2>a James or two, there's a Joseph for two for Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's a good enough reason to say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>George's offensive line has been up and down. Stetson Bennett

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been, you know, as dependable I think this year

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<v Speaker 2>as he was last year. Maybe the stats play that

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<v Speaker 2>out differently. They haven't had those game changers on offense.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still an incredible team and much more balanced and

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<v Speaker 2>much more complete than Florida. But that's a big number,

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<v Speaker 2>and Florida at least gives you reason via explosive plays

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<v Speaker 2>on offense to think, all right, maybe they don't need

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<v Speaker 2>to drive down the field methodically every time. Maybe there

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<v Speaker 2>will be a seventy yard run in there that's the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we've got some interesting chat activity here, not the

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<v Speaker 1>least of which is folks that are lobbying currently to

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<v Speaker 1>rename it to Spooky Juice Saturday. Dan Nathan says that

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia is just so much better Florida's defense hold horrendous

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<v Speaker 1>hope for a fun Anthony Richardson moment or two. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's fine. Shay also going bold with it, saying

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<v Speaker 1>if Florida wins, I'll paint my face like an alligator. Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you do that in two dimensions?

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<v Speaker 2>You might need a maskie situation for a snout. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's more difficult, but there is You can

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<v Speaker 2>be scaleing. I think you can represent gator looking faces

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<v Speaker 2>in some way. I think that's a tough ask, but

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<v Speaker 2>I look, I was a two dimensional Tiger this morning,

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<v Speaker 2>so anything is possible. Kevin Garnett voice.

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<v Speaker 1>Three point thirty Oregon minus seventeen against Cal. Cal plays defense. True,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't allow big plays. They also don't score. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't score. They haven't scored like eighteen years. Dan, Oregon

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<v Speaker 1>a seventeen point favorite against the Cal Golden Bears. Is

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<v Speaker 1>there any bit of letdown?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, definitely, They're gonna be letdown no matter what. I

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<v Speaker 2>have no idea if they're covering this game. I have

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<v Speaker 2>noid they could blow out Cal. Cal certainly is not

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<v Speaker 2>going to comfortably beat Oregon. They just do not have

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<v Speaker 2>the offense to do so. But one thing we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about in the off season, I think we dedicated a

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<v Speaker 2>whole episode to it is scar tissue. And so there

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<v Speaker 2>are certain teams, if not every team in a conference

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<v Speaker 2>that every rational This might be a bit of an oxymoron.

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<v Speaker 2>College football is scared of something about most teams on

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<v Speaker 2>their team schedule, whether you're a Georgia fan, whether you're

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<v Speaker 2>Vanderbilt fan, and everybody in between. Oregon col matchups have

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<v Speaker 2>been brutally gut wrenching for Oregon fans. If you remember,

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<v Speaker 2>there was an overtime game in Justin Herbert's freshman year,

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<v Speaker 2>Chip Kelly scored fifty seventy points a game whatever. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they ended up beating Cal fifteen to thirteen or

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<v Speaker 2>something with their Loan touchdown. I remember that in Berkeley.

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<v Speaker 2>What a weird thing, Cliff Harris punt return touchdown. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to say that was their only time they got

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<v Speaker 2>in the end zone. Now, I don't think guys like

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<v Speaker 2>Tyson Alu Alu and Cameron Jordan are lining up for

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<v Speaker 2>this year's Cal defense. Neither is a recent guy like

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Weaver. Whoever. But if you believe in the spooky

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<v Speaker 2>juices that are floating in the east above this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Just settle with the spooky juice already.

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<v Speaker 2>I can get worse. Tie, you do not want to

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<v Speaker 2>test me. I can go worse than spooky juice. I've

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<v Speaker 2>already called you the sluttiest podcast in America. Yeah, runner

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<v Speaker 2>roll continue, Yeah, Yeah, we're really going for it this week. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>intrinsically in my Oregon fan DNA, I'm always gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit scared, like they needed to hang on

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<v Speaker 2>last year and they were way They beat Ohio State

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<v Speaker 2>more comfortably then they beat Cal last year, and so

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<v Speaker 2>they needed Cal to basically throw a ball into the

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<v Speaker 2>dirt in the end zone in the waning seconds after

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<v Speaker 2>Oregon you know, threw an all out blitz at them

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<v Speaker 2>to win that game. Cal was like on the five

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<v Speaker 2>yard line to tie that game and send it to overtime.

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<v Speaker 2>A not good at all Cal team. So yes, justin

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<v Speaker 2>Wilcox against Oregon terrifying.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Yeah, Cal currently, per the sp plus, which we

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<v Speaker 1>like to use as a metric here, the one and

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<v Speaker 1>ninth best offense in America not good at running or throwing,

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<v Speaker 1>slightly worse at throwing.

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<v Speaker 2>They just they brought in their old offensive line coach,

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<v Speaker 2>who is Oregon's longtime offensive line coach, Steve Greatwood, as

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<v Speaker 2>an analyst because the offensive line has been such a mess.

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<v Speaker 2>Like a week and a half ago, Justin Wilcox was like, Steve,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta come out of retirement and help us.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, please Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's what Justin Wilcox.

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<v Speaker 1>Cal's line play on both sides has been atrocious, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I'm not too worried about Oregon. I did

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<v Speaker 1>want to throw this one on the list just because

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<v Speaker 1>Northwestern against Iowa. Raise your hand in the chat. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>don't raise your hand, just keep it to yourself. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's cool. It's cool if you're gonna be watching this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Iowa is favored by eleven points. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>popular joke, at least in our circles this week. Can

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<v Speaker 1>i Aowa get to eleven points against anybody? It's a

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<v Speaker 1>fair question. They didn't last week. I know because I

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<v Speaker 1>took over sixteen and a half Iowa team points. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that one did in cash, That one in cash. So

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<v Speaker 1>also of note Northwestern has won four of the last

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<v Speaker 1>six in this matchup. As you think or excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>is I think you said rightfully on our show, Northwestern

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<v Speaker 1>and Pat Fitzgerald does almost nothing other than keep this

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<v Speaker 1>game close and or win. Yes. Correct, So Iowa as

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<v Speaker 1>a eleven point favorite, be afraid, be very afree. And

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<v Speaker 1>that being said, I'm not sure Northwestern can score either.

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<v Speaker 1>This could be a really bad football.

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<v Speaker 2>Game Iowa before their offensive woes this year. This is

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<v Speaker 2>how many points they've scored against Northwestern, who does not

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<v Speaker 2>have the defense. They do not have the Mike Hankwoitz

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<v Speaker 2>defense of days gone by, but the last few matchups seventeen, twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty ten, ten, that's not many points. It's just not

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<v Speaker 2>and it's sort of a death taxes. Northwestern either beats

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<v Speaker 2>or makes things terribly uncomfortable for Iowa seventeen to twelve

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<v Speaker 2>last year. So if you like the under there's recent

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<v Speaker 2>history and Iowa's offense was better last year. Seventeen to

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<v Speaker 2>twelve was that final.

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<v Speaker 1>Thing about this game, and we talked about it a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit again in the preview show. When I put

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<v Speaker 1>together the run sheet of all the games, I initially

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<v Speaker 1>made a mistake on the over under, and I set

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<v Speaker 1>it at thirty one and a half points.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where it opened. I did see that, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>so you wasn't a terrible mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a terrible mistake, but it ends up around

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it's thirty seven and a half now, but

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one and a half points. Even before I corrected it,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, that's totally believable. It's totally That is

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<v Speaker 1>the worst NFL game ever. That is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>worst college games ever, a thirty point contest, especially featuring

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<v Speaker 1>an eleven point line. So I don't know what to

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<v Speaker 1>expect here, but Northwestern does have some recent history against Iowa.

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<v Speaker 1>Could see that game being kind of weird because it

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<v Speaker 1>just always seems to be. Some other matchups here in

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<v Speaker 1>that afternoon slayed again. Not huge point spreads, but just

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<v Speaker 1>ones I think of note. Okay, Oklahoma State Kansas State

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<v Speaker 1>should be a really good game, really.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun team on Halloween.

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<v Speaker 1>Alma State, never know, Wake Forest on the road at Louisville.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a close matchup from a year ago. I

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<v Speaker 1>have some thoughts that we'll get to in a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I also threw on here even though it

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<v Speaker 1>is over a seven point line Illinois versus Nebraska, Illinois

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<v Speaker 1>favored by seven and a half on the road at Nebraska.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember a time in my adult life when

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<v Speaker 1>I ever felt this confident about Illinois football.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, you're just confident in general, and obviously as wow,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody who dresses like he does on Halloween, Ty, you're

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most confident people. I know you're not wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's hard to fully get a beat on what

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<v Speaker 2>Nebraska's ceiling is with an interim situation, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think Illinois is a ten win team. It's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those things where it's hard to point to specifically why

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<v Speaker 2>Nebraska is going to beat Illinois. And I don't like Nebraska,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm taking Illinois. But it's one of those things too,

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<v Speaker 2>where like, are we fully confident in this Illinois offense

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<v Speaker 2>to just the games in Lincoln? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Games in Lincoln, that's correct?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, are we fully confident that Illinois is just a

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<v Speaker 2>finished enough product to say, yeah, they're gonna win ten

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<v Speaker 2>games and take advantage of everybody they should because of

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<v Speaker 2>this strong defense. That's what worries me. That's what's spooky

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<v Speaker 2>to me. What's the line again about seven and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven and a half points.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what's spooky to me. Now, I have to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to make the case for Nebraska winning the game

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<v Speaker 2>or competing in this game to actually take the points,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't, so I'm taking Illinois. But it should

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<v Speaker 2>definitely spook out ALLIONI fans who they they're now confident enough,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of rightfully, so where they start penciling in games

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<v Speaker 2>like this. Yeah, I'm not there yet.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I think that's fair. They're remaining games, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>if they make it past Nebraska, if you truly are

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<v Speaker 1>feeling ten and two, Yeah, Michigan State, Purdue at Michigan

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<v Speaker 1>at Northwestern.

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<v Speaker 2>It's look if you're isn't it the Seth Davis? Is

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<v Speaker 2>he the college basketball Yeah, like says Sharpie, right, when

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<v Speaker 2>he's very confident about a game, he's not writing it

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<v Speaker 2>and he's not penciling, and he's writing it Sharpie. I

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<v Speaker 2>think this will go a long way to transitioning the

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<v Speaker 2>Ali and I from pencil to sharpie. If you're able

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<v Speaker 2>to win a game like this, which they should take

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<v Speaker 2>care of business against the Nebraska team who's just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a wild card at this point. It goes a

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<v Speaker 2>long way to me.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Illinois, just in terms of numbers, they cover their point

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<v Speaker 2>spreads more dramatically than anybody else. Twelve point eight points

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<v Speaker 2>is their average cover at this point. That's first in

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<v Speaker 2>the nation. It's pretty good ty seventy one percent against

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<v Speaker 2>the spread this year