1 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: All right, welcome in Lake Kick is Live. It is 2 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: Thursday night. It is June eleventh, the year of Our Lord, 3 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. We have shaved the showdown to where we're 4 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: somehow going to try and get it in about fifty minutes, 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: forty five minutes maybe every finger. We have crossed forty 6 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: minutes or less tonight, which is where we've been. Not 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: by design, we've just kind of been going forty minutes 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: every time, except for the Random Howard Show, but that 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: was pre recorded the other day. So we've got a 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: lot to get to tonight. The blue Chip Ratio is out. 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: You guys have gone crazy over this all day, even 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: though you don't realize it, but our own budd Elliott 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: basically eliminated, like most teams in college football, from a 14 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: college football national championship this year. But that's okay, if 15 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: you don't mind, I don't mind this lot to talk about. 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: We are going to discuss that. We're going to continue 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: our most important in college football twenty twenty discussion, and 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: we're going to go up to State College PA for that. 19 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: I'm also going to answer one of your questions that 20 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: I really thought needed to be answered on air. Instead 21 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: of just on the Late Kick Extra podcast. It has 22 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: to do with LSU, but it doesn't just have to 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: do with LSU, because there are a number of teams 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: who have recently transitioned offensively that this applies to. It 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: really applies to LSU. So we're gonna get to all that. 26 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: I've got a couple of other Q and a's to 27 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: get to as well, those of you who already listened 28 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: to this week's Late Kick Extra podcast, And if you 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: have it, you can go there and you can listen 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: to it anytime you want to. That's the beauty of 31 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: a podcast. Actually two parts. This week. I went so 32 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: long that I got you can still see a little 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: redness here. I got slapped on the wrist because I 34 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: think I went like an hour and a half. No bueno. 35 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: So we're gonna cut it up into two parts, and 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: the other parts being released tomorrow. So those of you 37 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 1: who cry that you want more and more and more 38 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: this week, at least you're getting more and more and more. 39 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: That's the price you pay when I answer every question 40 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: that you send me. More details on that later, But 41 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: I really wanted to start tonight with the aforementioned blue 42 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: chip Ratio what is this? Well, I don't think it's 43 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: too hard to figure out, but let's dive in. So 44 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: our buddy Elliott releases his blue chip Ratio today. I 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: don't think you need to necessarily have come from NASA 46 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: to twenty four to seven sports to understand how it works. 47 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: But yet the beauty is in the simplicity, the method 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: and purpose here is basically, we're trying to marry logic 49 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: and data and you want to generate essentially a list 50 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: of title contenders. You want to get a list together 51 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: and with about a ninety eight plus percent certainty, the 52 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: national champion from this year is coming from this list. Now, 53 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: please don't be that guy or girl. You know who 54 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: you are. Most of you aren't that guy or girl. 55 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: But every one of you has one of those guys 56 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: or girls in your life, the one that tries to 57 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: pick apart, the one that says, I remember one time 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: in eighteen thirty eight, this happened. I remember one time 59 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: in nineteen forty five, this happened. Well, that's why I 60 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: said ninety eight percent and not one hundred percent. This 61 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: is the rule, the overwhelming rule. This isn't science, though, 62 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: So what is the blue chip ratio. The blue Chip 63 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: ratio is essentially look at the past four recruiting cycles 64 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: at any given point in time. So right now we're 65 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: sitting here in twenty twenty, we're taking the last four 66 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: recruiting cycles, and we are measuring how many four and 67 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: five star kids you signed versus kids rated three stars 68 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: or less, and the programs that are fifty percent or more. 69 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: In other words, you have brought in more foreign five 70 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: star talent. You have signed more foreign five star kids, 71 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: then you have three star kids or less. That means 72 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: you are plus fifty as you can see the numbers 73 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: here if you're watching on YouTube, on the blue Chip ratio, 74 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: and historically, you need to be in this group if 75 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna win a national championship. Now, as we often 76 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: do pretty much every week on this show, we go 77 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: quickly down the list. Only one bullet point here of 78 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: what I didn't say. I didn't say that if you're 79 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: plus fifty percent, it guarantees you any kind of championship. 80 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: It doesn't even guarantee that those teams, all of them 81 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: that Colin just showed you on that list, It doesn't 82 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: guarantee you that all those teams are going to go 83 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: five hundred or better this year. Think about the other 84 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: side of that coin, though. What it does do is 85 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: us if you're not on that list, chances are very 86 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: very great that you're not going to be in that 87 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: national championship conversation. So just because you're on the list 88 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: doesn't mean anything, But if you're not on the list, 89 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: it probably means a little bit more. So the breakdown 90 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: this year, I'm going to give you some historical context 91 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: in just a second. There are six teams from the 92 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: Southeastern Conference. This is no surprise on that list. There 93 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: are three from the Big Ten, there are two from 94 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: the Big twelve, there are two from the PAC twelve, 95 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: and one from the ACC. And it occurs to me 96 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: a lot of you listen in podcasts, so let me 97 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 1: just quickly read the list. The list. There are fifteen 98 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: teams on Here is Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, 99 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: Clemson and Florida, Michigan YEP, Auburn, YEP, Penn State talking 100 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: about them later yep, Notre Dame, Washington, USC and new 101 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: to the party apparently this year Texas, A and m Now, 102 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: as you can see, fifteen teams this year, what was 103 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: the average. Just it's a few years back, twenty fourteen 104 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: to twenty eighteen. Everyone says there's less and less parody 105 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: in the sport these days. Well, there are fifteen teams 106 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: on this list right now. There were twelve on average 107 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: on this list over the five year span between twenty 108 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: fourteen and twenty eighteen. What does that mean? Does it 109 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: mean we have a dispersing of talent? Does it mean 110 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: we have more people arriving to the big boy table? 111 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: Maybe I actually encourage you to go read the article. 112 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: It's on the front page of twenty four to seven 113 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: sports dot com right now after the show. Of course, 114 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: let's be disciplined about this because there are some theories 115 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: thrown around in there by Bud, I just want to 116 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: talk about the inexplicable nature of the ACC. The ACC 117 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: is bad bad football outside of Clemson, which for our 118 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: purposes tonight, is basically an independent The fact that Florida 119 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: State University and the University of Miami, and if you 120 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: are one of a fan base, one of a member 121 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: of these fan bases, you need to be nodding your 122 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: head in agreement. The fact that they're not on this 123 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: list is abhorrent. It is so liable. Think about where 124 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: you're parked, and then think about where some of the 125 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: programs on this list are parked geographically. They got to 126 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: travel to get talent. Washington, the University of Washington is 127 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: on this list, and Florida State and Miami aren't horrible, inexplicable, terrible. 128 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: That's not Clemson's fault. That's why I'm removing them from 129 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: the conversation. But the fact that the Atlantic Coast Conference, 130 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: with schools parked in from the tidewater of Virginia, you 131 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: got a couple there all the way down to obviously 132 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: the Carolinas and then the state of Florida, and you 133 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: got one team that makes the blue chip ratio. You 134 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: got one team that, over the past four years has 135 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: recruited more foreign five star talent than three star or 136 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: less talent. Amazing, But FSU gone, Miami gone an m 137 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: as Bud pointed out, new to the party here. Now, 138 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: who's next? Is the follow up question that I think 139 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: is natural everyone asks who's close to being in this? 140 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: I should note, since I was so disparaging in my 141 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: remarks there f you and Miami are barely out of this. 142 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: They're sitting at like forty nine percent just north of 143 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: forty nine percent, So by fractions of an inch, they're out. 144 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: But the fact that they're even flirting with that number, 145 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: the fact that they're not sixty percent or higher, is inexplicable. 146 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: So let's not let's not argue over details, very small details. 147 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: But who's next? Well, it looks to me for all 148 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: the world like this time next year, the University of 149 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: Tennessee will be on this list, and the University of 150 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: Oregon will be on this list, reason being both of 151 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: them had very lackluster recruiting classes in twenty seventeen. Both 152 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: of them look to have very strong recruiting classes coming 153 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. This time next year, the twenty 154 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: seventeen class will be off of that four year rolling aggregate, 155 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: and the twenty twenty one class will have been added on. Now, 156 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: if we, just for the sake of argument, keep all 157 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: these teams on there, Let's just say we add Oregon, 158 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: and we add maybe one of FSU and Miami back, 159 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: and we add ten and see who after that. It's 160 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: a pretty healthy list, to be honest with you. But 161 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: who after that, I don't know, and who could upset? 162 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: This was the follow up question. Number two. That's basically asking, 163 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: how do you see a year where a team not 164 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: on this list wins a national championship? Well, I only 165 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: see one of two ways. One way is a program 166 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: like Tennessee, or like Oregon or Miami Florida State, a 167 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: program hovering in the forties forty five or north but 168 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: not quite over the fifty percentile mark lands a transcendent quarterback, 169 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: maybe out a juco, maybe in the transfer market, and 170 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: just all of a sudden, it's one of those lightning 171 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: and a bottle deals. That would be a natural way, 172 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: a fair way. For lack of a better term, I 173 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: don't think I need a better term when I tell 174 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: you what option B is. Option B is some of 175 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: you get your way and an undeserving G five undeserving 176 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: because of their strength to schedule. An undeserving G five 177 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: backs their way in, and basically everyone else is injured, 178 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: and you have G five madness, and you have an 179 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: unnatural national chief champion. I've had this argument. I'll be 180 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: happy to have this argument again, just not on this 181 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: particular show. Those are the only two ways that I 182 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: see that happening. Now, there's a third point that I 183 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: want to make here that I'm going to get into 184 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: a lot more on a future show. There's a thought 185 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: out there. Let me back up. There has been a 186 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: thought that the window of the teams capable of winning 187 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: a national championship in any given year it's closed, and 188 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: that table has closed and they've removed chairs from it. Well, 189 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: you either believe that or you believe looking at this, 190 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: maybe we've added a few more. Now. Your counter to 191 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: that could be Okay, yeah, there are more teams that 192 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: are above fifty percent. But let's be real. Is Washington 193 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: or Notre Dame or USC really sitting at the same 194 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: table or even capable of sitting at the same table 195 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: in a playoff situation as Alabama or Clemson or LSU 196 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: last year, for example. No, my answer is no. But 197 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: in any given year, I can't possibly know what's going 198 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: to happen. But I digress. That's not the point I 199 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: want to make. I want to make is for everyone 200 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: who has yelled at me, there's no parody. There's no 201 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: parody whatsoever. There are like four or five teams that 202 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: could win every year, and that's it. Those same people 203 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: and I don't necessarily buy that every year. I don't 204 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: buy that those same people are yelling at me. And 205 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: if you don't think it's bad, now, wait till this name, 206 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: image and Likeness legislation passes and all these programs with 207 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: limitless resources are going to be able to not only 208 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: sign kids to scholarships, but also they're going to be 209 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: able to offer them endorsement deals and cars and sacks 210 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: of cash from boosters and all this. And you guys, 211 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: some of you, from what I can tell, tend to 212 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: think that's going to ruin the sport and it's going 213 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: to cut off outside of about four to six programs 214 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: anyone from being capable of winning a national championship. I 215 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: think that's dead wrong. I actually think it's going to 216 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: expand the field, and it's going to level the overall 217 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: pool of elite talent out amongst more programs. This sounds 218 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: very counterintuitive because you ask yourself, wait a second, Ohio 219 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: state with limitless resources, Ohio state, Ryan Day able to 220 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: walk into a living room and do what used to 221 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: be illegal now legally Nick Saban owns Mercedes dealerships in 222 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: a world where he can walk into someone's living room 223 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: and offer a catalog to them and say pick out 224 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: which one you want. How is anyone ever gonna compete. 225 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: There are ways that system's not just gonna benefit the 226 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: big boys. Make no mistake, it's gonna benefit Bama. It's 227 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: gonna benefit A and M. A and M probably positioned 228 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: very well to benefit in the near future in college 229 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: football Ohio State, all the big boys, Oh, it's gonna 230 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 1: benefit them. But there's also a path where right now 231 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: system we're currently in Arizona State and arkansall have no shot. 232 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: There is a path in the future. I'm gonna spell 233 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: it out for you in the not to do this future. 234 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: There's a path for the Arizona States and the Arkansas 235 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: of the world to see themselves more capable of competing. 236 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: If I took what if I told you? What if 237 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: I told you that? Well, I am telling you that, 238 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: and then I'm gonna cliffhang you because we got to 239 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: move on. I don't have it into night's rundown. Our 240 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: most important people in college football. We started it the 241 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: other night. I got so many people to get to 242 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,719 Speaker 1: I don't think that we have enough days between now 243 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 1: and the scheduled to start a college football season to 244 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: go down the list of all the folks that I 245 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: want to talk about. The other night we started it, 246 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: and tonight I'm going to continue. I asked this on 247 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: the Penn State message board over on Lions twenty four 248 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: to seven today. I kind of put it out There 249 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: wasn't a question, but I want to ask you, not 250 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: Penn State fans, not diehard Big ten fans, but just 251 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: college football fans in general. How many of you, if 252 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: we raised our hands right now collectively, how many of 253 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: you know who Kirk Soraka is. Some of you are 254 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: raising your hand, and good for you. Some of you 255 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: have heard the name, but you couldn't really nail down 256 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: who he is. And then a lot of you are 257 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: just saying, huh, does he work at Schlatsky's. No, well 258 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: he may. I don't know what he's done in his 259 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: free time. But he is now the offensive coordinator at 260 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: Penn State. Last year, he was the offensive coordinator at Minnesota. 261 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: Before that, he was at Western Michigan, both stops with PJ. Fleck. 262 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: He got on a bad train at Rutgers a few 263 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: years back in so at his career back a little 264 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: bit or I think you probably would already know his 265 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: name coast to coast. So the reason twofold that I 266 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: don't think people know this guy's name. Part one is 267 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: because you don't probably follow Western Michigan and Minnesota all 268 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: that closely. Part two, with so much that's gone on 269 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: in the offseason, I just flat out don't get the 270 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: sense that a lot of people have followed the movements 271 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: of big time coordinators to major programs like you normally would. 272 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: You've been paying attention to what COVID nineteen's doing. You've 273 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: been paying attention to all sorts of news broadcasts, and 274 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: understandably I'm not criticizing you, you probably have not had 275 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: at the forefront of your priority list of the to 276 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: do section in your mind. Let me find out what 277 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: Penn State's going to do offensively this year. Well say 278 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: no more, because we're going to tell you Kirk Sirake 279 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: is one of the most important people in college football 280 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: this year. He is, as I said, the new offensive 281 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: coordinator at Penn State. All right, now, first, I want 282 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: to remind you I was on radio with Mark Ryan 283 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 1: on ESPN Upstate in the Carolinas today and we were 284 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: talking about this. I sort of reiterated that I believe 285 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: the most likely candidate to not win their conference but 286 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: still make the playoff this year is Penn State. Normally 287 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: the answer is someone from the SEC. It's either the 288 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: loser of the regular season tilt between Alabama and LSU. 289 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: A lot of people are gonna say this year Georgia 290 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: or Alabama, Georgia or Florida. Maybe I don't think it's 291 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: any of those. I think the most likely, the odds 292 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: on favorite to be able to not win their conference 293 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: but make the playoff Penn State. Now. I laid out 294 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: a few reasons why the other day. Quickly, it helps, 295 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: it doesn't hurt. It helps that they're in Ohio State's division, 296 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: cause if you're going to lose a game, that's the 297 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: one you want to lose. They play Ohio State and 298 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: Happy Valley, and if you lose there, you're probably not 299 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: getting blown out. If you lose, it's probably gonna be close. Now, 300 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: your plan A is to win, and if that happens, 301 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: then we're in a different discussion. But even if you 302 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: drop that game and you drop it close, keep in 303 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: mind where they are on the schedule, They're going to 304 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: have a good enough strength of schedule. Okay, outside of 305 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: the Ohio State game, they go to Virginia Tech. This year, 306 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: they go to Michigan this year, they go to Nebraska 307 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: this year. I think they play Iowa. They're gonna have 308 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: good enough, they're gonna have a strong enough strength to schedule. 309 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: But here's the kicker. They don't play Ohio State second 310 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: to last week or last week of the season. They 311 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: play him in week eight and after that they're gonna 312 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: be favored every game. So they're gonna have time if 313 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: they drop that game to drop down to whatever they 314 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: would be eighth, ninth, tenth in the Playoff Committee rankings, 315 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna do that very quiet climb back up, 316 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: or at least they're gonna be in position to do 317 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: that towards the end of the year to where they 318 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: don't need to do anything. They just need a lot 319 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: of other folks ahead of them, and inevitably they will 320 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: to drop games. So this is hypothetically the way that 321 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: I see Penn State season playing out. That's why I 322 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: suggested that. But second reason is Kirk Soraka and what 323 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: he could do here. What have we talked about on 324 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: this show? What have you talked about if you're a 325 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: Penn State fan? What do you guys talk about amongst yourselves? 326 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: How in the world. Do we get our offense to 327 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: look like Ohio States did last year? Or Clemsons in 328 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: any given year? Look at what Alabama's done, all these 329 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: folks that are playing for a championship every year. It 330 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: seems how do we get our offense to look like that? 331 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: Everyone wants to know, as do I, what are the 332 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: ingredients that we need in the kitchen here at Penn 333 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: State to flip the switch? So we ask ourselves. First 334 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: and foremost is the addition of what looks to be 335 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: a very elite mind as offensive coordinator? Is that enough? 336 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: Sean Clifford's there. He's had like fifteen offensive coordinators during 337 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: his time at Penn State, so hey, what's one more? 338 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: But last year, you know, he showed flashes. He looks 339 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: like a guy that, if he's married with the right 340 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, could do some things. I know they've got 341 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: an established tight end and a lot of young receivers, 342 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: but the bottom line is if Soraka is the guy, 343 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: a handful two or three of those young receivers are 344 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: going to emerge. By default. They've got a good offensive line. 345 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: I think they bring four of them back, so they've 346 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: got pieces in place. They got experience, at quarterback, and 347 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: I think that makes up for a lot of what 348 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: you lost in spring. But also they don't have a 349 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: daunting front half of the schedule. They don't play two 350 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: or three top ten teams in September. They're not scheduled 351 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: to do that. So what I'm telling you is, unlike 352 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: some programs out there, they may be in the fortuita 353 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: situation to ease in and gel and be what in 354 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: Week six they couldn't have been in Week two, for example. 355 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: But when I look at the difference between what Soraka 356 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: has to deal with this year, what excites me personally, 357 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: and looking at what he can deal with this year 358 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: with Shaun Clifford that he didn't necessarily have in Tanner 359 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: Morgan and those boys at Minnesota last year, and they 360 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: did good things last year. Kid couldn't run to save 361 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: his life, literally to save his life if life was 362 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: on the line. You still weren't getting any mobility out 363 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: of the quarterback position at Minnesota last year. You're gonna 364 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: get it here. I don't know how much they're gonna 365 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: choose to use it. It angered me to no end 366 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: last year to watch Jimbo Fisher completely ignore the concept 367 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: of Kellen Mond using his legs as a functioning part 368 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: of his game plan offensively in their overall offense. So 369 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if kurts Rock is going to beat 370 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: nor the idea that hey, he's got a quarterback, he's 371 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,719 Speaker 1: got some legs, got some wheels. But if he doesn't, 372 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: and I think heid you know, I've read quotes from 373 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: him that says I'd be dumb not to do this. 374 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: So if he's just telling me the truth on the surface, 375 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: it excites me a lot. But see what else excites 376 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: me is if I get from them the steady progression 377 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: that I think I'm gonna get. Now, I want you 378 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: to consider what it means, not just in twenty twenty, 379 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: but twenty one, twenty two, twenty three. All of a sudden, 380 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: just like I talk about with Michigan all the time, 381 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, If I'm a four star receiver 382 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and every year I look at 383 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,479 Speaker 1: the same programs because a lot of kids come from 384 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: that area. So every year, all those receivers down there, 385 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: they pluck them off trees every season, and they're looking 386 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: at Alabama and they're looking at Clemson and they're looking 387 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,239 Speaker 1: at Ohio State more in a lot of cases more 388 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: so than they're looking at the end state programs. Florida's 389 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 1: done better. All of a sudden, you start adding Penn 390 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: State to that list, because all of a sudden, there's 391 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: an offense I can go to up there where I 392 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: can get my playing time, I can get my production 393 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: brand name, really cool place to play, probably underrated perceptionally 394 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: nationally amongst recruits right now. And then comes the kicker. 395 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: I don't think you have the quarterback of your future 396 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: on your roster right now. And you may have trained 397 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: your mind to think, Okay, well, if you know, Sean 398 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: Clifford's back next year, unless he goes crazy this year 399 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: and goes to the draft, Cliffor's back next year. But 400 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: then you know, we're looking at a bunch of guys 401 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: that are maybe maybe, maybe, And if one of those 402 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: guys doesn't pan out, then who are we recruiting that 403 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: could be the quarterback of the future. That's not the 404 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: way to think about it. The way to think about 405 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 1: it is the same way Georgia just thought about it. 406 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: You get an offensive product that's viable, and if you 407 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: do get that this year, which I think you will. 408 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, You may have one eye on 409 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: high school. Come this offseason, the other eye is going 410 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: to be nationally and you're looking at which quarterback out 411 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: there has what it takes that's not in the best 412 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: position that wants to transfer. That's where big time recruiting 413 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: in the world of quarterbacks is shift. You don't have 414 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: to take one out of high school. It's nice if 415 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: you get one, you don't have to take him out 416 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: of high school the old fashioned way. Find a kid 417 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: that's two years in, find a kid that's got the intangibles, 418 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: that's got the tools. He's proven that he can handle 419 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: college life. He's proven he can handle a college playbook, 420 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: digesting the entire college experience. But he's not in the 421 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: best of positions. He's in a dead end a situation 422 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: with his current program, and he wants to go elsewhere. 423 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: Penn State. Were you on that list three years ago? 424 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: Not necessarily? Could you be on that list this time 425 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: next year? Could Penn State all of a sudden, out 426 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,239 Speaker 1: of nowhere, You just wake up one morning, check your 427 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: phone and see a headline that fill in the blank 428 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: elite quarterback has transferred to Penn State. Right now seems crazy. 429 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: You put up big numbers this year offensively all of 430 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: a sudden, I don't think it sounds so crazy. So that, 431 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: among many other reasons, it's why we've got our on 432 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: Kirk's rocket this year. Elsewhere we've got Ori in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 433 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: We always do. People call us LSU homers, and hey, 434 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: we kind of are. We play favorite sometimes here. I 435 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: have no problem admitting the biases that we have on 436 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: this channel. I'm in a position where I can do that. 437 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: So last year we were on the LSU trade early 438 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: and often they proved us right. They treated us very well, 439 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: and so people called us LSU homers, and yeah, I 440 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,360 Speaker 1: was pulling for him, and hey, if I pick them 441 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: this year, guess who I'll be pulling for again this year. 442 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: I have no problem admitting that. But I can also 443 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: fairly critique them when they need to, so when they 444 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: need critiquing. So I'm looking in the Twitter inbox today 445 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: and Jeb sends me this. It's a little bit longer, 446 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 1: but I'm just going to read the key parts here. 447 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: Jeb asked me, how would you handle the running back 448 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: position at LSU twenty twenty with Clyde Edwards Aleragon, LSU 449 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: has three viable starters. I think running back's ability to 450 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: block is an important aspect of what LSU's offense is. 451 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: Now do you see running back by committee, a two 452 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: back system, or the emergence of a true RB one 453 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: feature back? In other words, at LSU, here's been the 454 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: overall refrain from LSU. The glass half full crowd of 455 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: which I'm a part of, says that the pieces may 456 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: be gone from last year, but the culture is in 457 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: place and the system is in place. I'm not of 458 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: the belief that because Joe Brady left and Joe Burrow 459 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: got drafted, that all of a sudden you're going to 460 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: have Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in the backfield and 461 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: you're going back to square one. I don't think that's 462 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: what LSU's offense is going to be. But as I 463 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: say that, let's remember what the key was last year 464 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: for LSU, and I'm gonna mention another key in just 465 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: a second. But talent, more so than anything else, is 466 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: how you win in major college football. That's not breaking news. 467 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: LSU had a lot of talent last year. Some other 468 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: teams had a lot of talent too. You know what 469 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: else LSU had. They had versatility, a lot of it. 470 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: This is what made defensive coordinators pull their hair out 471 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: at night. It wasn't just the talent, it was the versatility. 472 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards, Hilaria. Guy you just mentioned is a perfect 473 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: case study on what made them so lethal last year. 474 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to tell you why on third and one, 475 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: he's the guy you wanted on the field, second and twelve, 476 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 1: he's the guy you wanted on the field, third and seven. 477 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: He's the guy you wanted on the field. Why Because 478 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: he can pick up yards between the tackles, he can 479 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: hit the perimeter, he can pick up blitzes, he's very 480 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: good in past protection, and he was excellent, better hands 481 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: than some receivers out of the backfield. There was nothing 482 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: he couldn't do. They were also that way at some 483 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: other positions, most notably the tight end position. For example 484 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: LSU last year. What am I telling you? They didn't 485 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: have to sub They were very versatile, They were multiple, 486 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 1: and so you had guys that could run power for you. 487 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: And then fifteen seconds later you're going four wide and 488 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator you're looking at saying, aren't they 489 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 1: supposed to have to substitute. Well, yeah, typically you'd see 490 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: substitutions there because typically the guy is capable of doing 491 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: one thing, aren't always capable of doing the other thing. 492 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: You can be a bowling ball or a fighter jet. 493 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 1: You're not supposed to be able to do both. They 494 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: could be both. Last year, versatility with the talent was 495 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: key for them, Which brings me to your question. Do 496 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: I see a running back by committee approach? I hope not, 497 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: because that ain't gonna work for LSU. What LSU wants 498 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: to be offensively, it's not an offense that is tailored 499 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: to let's do running back by committee. And I think 500 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: that maybe some people are envisioning that this year, and 501 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: I'm not interested in hearing that. For them, they need 502 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 1: a feature back. Believe me, they need a feature back. 503 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: I hear running back by committee with LSU, and what 504 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: I hear is stall drives. I hear one possession of losses. 505 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: That's what I hear. If you tell me they're going 506 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: running back by committee. Now here's the thing. Here's the 507 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: plus side. They do have three guys that have all 508 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: sec upside to them. This is not a situation where 509 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: you know you don't have a closer in your bullpen, 510 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: so you're going closer by committee. That's not one of 511 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: these All three of these dudes that we're talking about, Price, Curry, 512 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: and Emory, they can all tote the mail. They would 513 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: all be bona fide starters, no question, feature back candidates 514 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: for ninety five percent of the teams out there. Last year, 515 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: you had Clyde Edwards Hilaire, and you didn't really worry 516 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: about any of these other names all that much. In 517 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: the Bowl game. I think Curry got the start in 518 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: the Peach Bowl. I think that's who it was. And 519 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: he's a guy who has a unique running style. Tyran 520 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: Davis Price is very violent. John Emery's the guy that 521 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people, myself included thought would burst on 522 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: the scene last year. I remember talking to a personnel 523 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: guy who said, man, it may not be in week one, 524 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: but like when Emory gets on the field, he's gonna 525 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: make you forget about everyone else. There were people around 526 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: LSU and who observed LSU who actually thought John Emery 527 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: was going to overtake Clyde Edwards Hilaire. Now think about 528 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: how crazy that sounds once you saw how the season 529 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: played out. Well, he struggled all he struggled mightily in 530 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: pass pro, was not the best with his hands out 531 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: of the backfield, And so who has that complete package here? Again, 532 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: as I told you, this is not a situation where 533 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: they're looking around and saying, Ooh, no, one has the 534 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: capability to do everything we need. No, they think they 535 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: have the capability. I'm just telling you if you're of 536 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: the belief that LSU is gonna be fine this year 537 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: because they still have the same system in place, and 538 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: we think Miles Brennan's gonna be a good enough quarterback, 539 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: and we have faith that you know, Dare Rosenthal can 540 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: hold down left tackle, and we feel good enough about 541 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: all these other pieces, you better feel good enough about 542 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: having a future back. Because if you're second twelve and 543 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: you're having a sub in and out, all of a sudden, 544 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: those defensive coordinators breath the sigh of relief, and they 545 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: get set and they sub and all of a sudden, 546 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: a lot of those scramble plays, those improv plays, those 547 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: easy first downs you found last year, they're gone, partly 548 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: because you take a step down in the caliber of 549 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: quarterback you have, but also your offensive effectiveness takes a 550 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: step back because you don't have the element of tempo 551 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: like you did last year. So no, I don't think 552 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: running back by committee is something Edward's aron is interested 553 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: in at all this year. The follow up question, and 554 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 1: I think it's going to take a little while for 555 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: us to figure this out, maybe even into and including 556 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: the regular season, is who is it gonna be? I 557 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 1: believe someone will step up. I don't even have a 558 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,239 Speaker 1: betting favorite right now. I mean, Curry is who I'd 559 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: probably go with. I don't feel confident in that. I 560 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: think Emory's the most talented out of those three. Is 561 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: this table made of would? I don't know. Regardless, We'll 562 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: see and time will tell there. Thank you for the question, 563 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: though Jeff had another question and this will be the 564 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: last one we get to tonight. I'm going to tell 565 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: you something about the podcast before we're through. A question 566 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: about Georgia and this was from Teddy and this was 567 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: on Twitter too. What is the bigger concern for Georgia's 568 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: offense this year? Is it quarterback or wide receiver? Neither 569 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: one of these are at the top of my concern 570 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 1: list for Georgia offensively this year. This offensive line for me, 571 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: how quickly the tables turned. By the way, what were 572 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: we saying last year at this time about Georgia's offensive line? 573 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: Every preview magazine you cracked open after you inhaled the 574 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: new magazine smell, you turn to the top units and 575 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: you looked at offensive line and it was Georgia by 576 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 1: ten miles. Right. Well, now, all of a sudden, this year, 577 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: some guys get drafted, some guys transfer, and we're looking 578 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: at Georgia's offensive line. They're looking at it in Athens 579 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: just like we are saying. I mean, we're we're not 580 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: terrible now, it's not like the weld is dry, but 581 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: we have question marks at least here now. Offensive line. 582 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: For a very specific reason, and also because it's offensive line. 583 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: Matt Luke, I might as well put him on that list. 584 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: We're doing that series of most important and most vital 585 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: pieces player or coach in college football. This year it's 586 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: Matt Luke. Matt Luke, for those unfamiliar, the former head 587 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: coach at Ole Miss is now the offensive line coach 588 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: at Georgia. Here's the situation for them right now. Interior 589 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: probably not in terrible shape. Jamari Sallyar is a guy 590 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,959 Speaker 1: who came on campus. He used to weigh almost a 591 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: metric ton. He was a monster coming out of high 592 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: school and was an interior guy all the way. And 593 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: they feel like he's shaved himself down, he's lost a 594 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: lot of weight, he's worked his tail off. They feel 595 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: like I know a lot of preview maagas, these don't 596 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: feel this way. They feel like left tackle. We think 597 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: that he can slide out there, and we think that 598 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: we can win in the SEC with him at a 599 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: left tackle, my baby, but the right tackle spot anybody's guests, 600 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: and that is even without factoring in the possibility for 601 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: injury here. So Matt Luke has got it to do. 602 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: That's a guy that's very handsomely paid, he's very highly 603 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: thought of, excellent recruiter, probably about the best option you 604 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: could ever hope to find to fill in for the 605 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: departing Sam Pittman, who is now the head coach at Arkansas. 606 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: But they got it to do there. And the reason 607 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: I bring this up is because everyone wants to talk 608 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: about toddmunkin coming in. I understand new offensive coordinator. Everyone 609 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: wants to talk about Jamie Newman and how's a mere 610 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: white gonna take over? And the other backs in the backfield. 611 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: It's all irrelevant if you don't have offensive line figured out. 612 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: Wide receiver. We just got asked about that here. George 613 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: Pickens is a phenomenal talent, burst on the scene at 614 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: the time they needed him the most. Last year. They've 615 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: got guys that are ready to emerge, in some cases 616 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: in their second year on campus. It's all irrelevant. If 617 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: you don't get offensive line figured out, it's all irrelevant. 618 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: So we've seen what it takes, and now that I 619 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: think about it, you know, this time last year, when 620 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: preview magazine season hit, I remember doing some radio down 621 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: in Louisiana. They weren't scared about quarterback. Like internally, LSU 622 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,959 Speaker 1: folks thought Joe Burrow was going to be great. They 623 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: didn't know he was gonna win the Heisman, but they 624 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: thought he was gonna be good. LSU folks were not 625 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: scared about their wide receiver situation. They knew they had 626 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: a ton of talent, they had a ton of depth. 627 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: The only reason it wasn't proven was because they hadn't 628 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: run on an offense that was capable of proving it. 629 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: They weren't worried about that. You know what they were 630 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 1: worried about at LSU last year offensive line. Yet Sadik Charles, 631 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: I believe it left tackle. Austin declis at right tackle, 632 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: and I remember hearing guys say, you know, in an 633 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: ideal world, Charles is probably a right tackle and Decalas 634 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: is not a starting tackle in the SEC, and maybe 635 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: on the interior will be okay. They won the Joe 636 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: More Award. That's why LSU won a national championship last year. 637 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: Their offensive line, which was the question mark unit among 638 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: many for that offense last year, goes on to win 639 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: the Joe More Award. That was the biggest hidden storyline 640 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: for the storyline crowd out there in college football last 641 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: year that because it involved an offensive line unit didn't 642 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: get a lot of run nationally. You saw what Joe 643 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: Burrow did. You saw what Clyde Edwards Hilaire did. You 644 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: saw two dozen receivers half thousand yard seasons for him 645 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: last year. It seems it all started with that offensive line. 646 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: So if we fast forward from now until week three 647 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: when Georgia plays Alabama, week middle of the season whenever 648 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: they play Auburn and Florida, and if they are to 649 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: go to the SEC Championship, game. That's what we'll be 650 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: looking back at, Whereas nationally folks will be talking about 651 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: how Jamie Newman panned out for Georgia, and George Pickens 652 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: and Don Blaylock and whoever else emerged for them at Receiver, 653 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: Insiders at Georgia and myself on this show included will 654 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,479 Speaker 1: inevitably be looking back and saying, good for you Jamari Salier, 655 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: and good for you whoever emerges at right tackling. Most notably, 656 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: good for you Matt lout Man came in and absolutely 657 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: save the day for them. That's my biggest question for Georgia. 658 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: The other question that some of you had as we 659 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: wrap up here is how that podcast kind of ended 660 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: abruptly this week, didn't it, speaking of course, of the 661 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: Late Kick Extra podcast, which comes out every Wednesday. Yes, 662 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: it did, only because, as I told you at the 663 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: beginning of the show, I went too long. I really did. 664 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: It's not that we're anti long form content around here. 665 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: It's just that we've got a limited number of people 666 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: in the podcast apartment capable of editing a very limited number, 667 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: and so they have a lot on their plate. I 668 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: can't just be sending them ninety minute podcasts So what 669 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: Utani so graciously did is just cut it in half 670 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: and we're going to drop the other half, I believe Saturday, 671 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: Friday or Saturday, So be on the lookout for that 672 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: in the future. I just got to talk faster because 673 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna shave the questions off. Which questions am 674 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: I talking about? That brings me to my last point. 675 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: The way that you can get in touch with me 676 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: Josh Pait seven zero six at gmail dot com. I 677 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 1: encourage you to follow me on Twitter at late Kickjosh. 678 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: You can also hit the dms on Twitter, but most 679 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: importantly on the YouTube comment section right below every Late 680 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: Kick Live episode we do, there is a pen comment there. 681 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: Reply to that with any questions or most preferably I 682 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: think we can only do this in Apple right now, 683 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: give us a five star review. We're piling those up. 684 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: I'd I'd just love to get to a thousand personally, 685 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: but we're piling those up. They really help us. And 686 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: there is the written review section. Say something moderately nice 687 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: about me, but submit a question. That's where I see them. 688 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: That's the first place that I look, and we get 689 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: to every one of those. So we appreciate the traction 690 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: you've given us. It is, I know, right now June, 691 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: and after that, I'm told comes July. And then you know, 692 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: we had news today that that six week build up 693 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: for camp looks like it's going to be approved. So 694 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I just caution everyone, don't breathe too deeply, 695 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: don't exhale too deeply. Let's just mind our p's and 696 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: q's and hopefully things stay on schedule. Our schedule will 697 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: bring us back here, same time, eight eastern, seventh Central 698 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: Sunday night. Until then, I'm Josh Pate for director, Colin 699 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: for Aaron for Tani. This has been the Late Kick. Guys, 700 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: have a great weekend. Speak