1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 2: The only thing worse than not being in on the 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 2: joke is not being in on the fun, right, Yeah, 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: I think that's right. Like when you hear everybody got 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: together it was a great time, and you're like, oh, 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 2: I wasn't there. Still it was a great time. Like, 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 2: you don't want to miss out on the fun When 10 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: I miss work, I don't want there to be as 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: much fun as when I'm there. We covered that earlier. 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: I feel like I'm missing out on the fun of Indiana. Yeah, 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: And I could not have been I could not have 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: been more wrong than I was about what is transpired 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: in the college football playoff. 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Tyrrec 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: dot Com the way ty your buying should be Are 24 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: you caught up in the Fernando Mendoza, Kurt Signetti Indiana, 25 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: Who's yours story? 26 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 4: I absolutely have been all about it all season. 27 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: And this is coming from someone who's never really had 28 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: a college football team. 29 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 4: I have vacation in that world. 30 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 2: Saying, oh, yes, just take twelve weeks in the in 31 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: the fall. Yeah, maybe maybe into January. 32 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 5: I don't have any real estate, you know what I'm saying, Like, 33 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 5: I just vacation there. 34 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 4: Yes, I have a grand time. 35 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: I think Jason Stewart you're kind of in that same boat. 36 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: I know that you're like, you'll pull for the Syracuse 37 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 2: Orange when there's reason too. But I don't want to 38 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: say that you're a college football free agent. But you 39 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: even said earlier that you're a college football casual. So 40 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: you've been taking in the Indiana run. 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 6: No doubt, and adopted old miss for these playoffs. And 42 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 6: but Indiana's fun to watch. Everyone pulls for this team, 43 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 6: I think. And Kurt Signetti said something yesterday that I'd 44 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 6: like to get to before the end of the show. 45 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: Here. 46 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 2: Okay, well let's let's hear it. Yeah, let's see it 47 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: right now. We'll get to it right now. Jason Stewart, Well, 48 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: this is what happened. This is what happened. I submitted 49 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: sound yesterday. No, I won't get into that anyways. Rhys 50 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: Davis caught up with Kurt Signetti after the game last 51 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: night and he first asked him, how would you describe 52 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: the turnaround and what you have been able to build? 53 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: And Kurt Signetti said, and this feeds into my pet peeve. 54 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: It would be one hell of a movie. And then 55 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 2: then the fall was this. 56 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 1: Who would stars Kurt Signetti in the movie? 57 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 7: I don't know about that one, but there'd be a lot. 58 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 7: There'd be a big cast of characters. Because it's all 59 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 7: about people. You gotta have the right people and your staff, 60 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 7: the right guys in the locker room. And we've been 61 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 7: very fortunate, and these guys buy in. They all think alike, 62 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 7: they play like we wanted to play. There's been a 63 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 7: lot of first It is kind of surreal. 64 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 3: There's no doubt about it. 65 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 7: I understand why there's been a lot of skeptics. 66 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 3: But I only have one thing to say. Poo poojah. 67 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 7: And perfect place said Park Congratulations. 68 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 6: Now, good, good for him, good for Signetti, and I 69 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 6: love the story. But I'm gonna disagree with this one. 70 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 6: Would it be a hell of a movie just for 71 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 6: like a traditionally basketball program to win a national title 72 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 6: in football? I don't think it would be a very 73 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 6: interesting movie. There doesn't seem a lot of drama. 74 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: Or a character arc there, No, And they couldn't call 75 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 2: it Hoosiers, like so like that's off the board, right, 76 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: so you wouldn't be able to even call it Hoosiers. 77 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: That there's a there's a whole basketball movie about the 78 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: you know, about the oh shucks, small town team and 79 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: going and reaching the highest heights, and it's called Hoosiers. 80 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 2: I do think, and I love Reese Davis. I think 81 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: that Reeese Davis is as good at his job as 82 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: anybody else that does that job in sports media. That 83 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: was an awful follow up question. And good on Signetti 84 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: for taking the wheel and bringing it back, because I'm 85 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: sure he was caught off guard by the whole movie. 86 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: But it's Pasadena, it's Hollywood, it's la it's the whole deal, 87 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: and so you're playing into that by Signetti saying what 88 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: he did, and then to ask him who would play 89 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: him in that role just completely derailed. 90 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 3: It was an. 91 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: Eighteen car trail train derailment with that question, but Signetti 92 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 2: brought it back on track. 93 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 6: I mean it's under the umbrella of the thing that 94 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 6: I really can't stand, which is the old cliche that 95 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 6: writers go to and that reporters go to, and you'll 96 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 6: hear athletes say it that Hollywood would never be able 97 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 6: to write this story. You always hear that as an 98 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 6: exaggeration of just written a routine sports story. And I'll 99 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 6: always say this, and I'll put a button on this 100 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 6: portion of this. They made a movie about a snail 101 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 6: that won the ND five hundred. It's called Turbo. You 102 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 6: could watch it. Maybe it was a good movie. But 103 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 6: once you've made that movie, I don't think any athlete 104 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 6: or sports announcer could ever say that Hollywood writers would. 105 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 6: They would kick you out of the room if you proposed. 106 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 5: This, right Yeah, No, Nowadays, with the movies and shows 107 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 5: that come out, anything is possible. Right now, I understand 108 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 5: that there is no real stakes if you were to 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 5: make a movie about Indiana, but I do think it 110 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 5: can be done. 111 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 4: And Brad Pitt would play Kurt Signetti. There we go. 112 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 3: You got Pitt. 113 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 5: I just think that he is maybe a smidge young, 114 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 5: but you know, with the little makeup and whatnot. 115 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: I wish they were on the same age. Actually, I 116 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 2: wish he would have said, Sidney Sweeney. I wish that 117 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 2: would have been his answer. That would have shown so good, 118 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: that would have been how dumb is this question? 119 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 8: Was? 120 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 4: Yes, that would have been. 121 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 5: But I think like there's just such bad movies and 122 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 5: television out there that it may be better than you 123 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 5: think a story about Well. 124 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're right. 125 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: Never there's never like Hollywood's never made like an underdog story, 126 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: never like never like never is one. 127 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 4: But this isn't an underdog according to my people. They're 128 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 4: not an underdog, or they spent a lot of money, 129 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 4: they should be here. 130 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 2: Yes, but you also do have the right people. There 131 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 2: are people who spend a lot of money are the 132 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 2: right people, and it doesn't work, And like this is 133 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: this is the portion. I'm glad that you said that, 134 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: because this is the portion where I feel like I'm 135 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: an idiot and I feel like I'm an outsider. As 136 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: someone who is admittingly an Ohio State football fan, I 137 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: cannot jump on the Indiana bandwigon. But it took what 138 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: happened yesterday and really what happened on New Year's Eve 139 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 2: night with Ohio State losing. For me to realize why 140 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 2: I was an idiot on New Year's Eve afternoon when 141 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: I said it would be a failure and it would 142 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: be an awful situation for college football if you had Indiana, Miami, Ole, 143 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: miss In Texas Tech winning games. Three of those four 144 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 2: things happened, and now as we sit here on January twenty, 145 00:06:55,440 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: January second of twenty twenty six, Honestly, Monci, I feel 146 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 2: embarrassed for myself because I feel it was an elitist take. 147 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: I feel it was one coming from a spot that 148 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 2: did not see other places. And I know, in this 149 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: world of hot take and people want you to argue 150 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: and disagree the whole time. I am here admitting my 151 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: wrongs that this bracket probably couldn't have gotten any better 152 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: from what transpired yesterday and what transpired on New Year's 153 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: Eve night. Sure, you love the brands, and maybe that's 154 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: the problem with college football is that there are too 155 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: many big brands. We talk about the blue bloods, we 156 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: talk about all the jobs there are, you know, six 157 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: or seven jobs you can't turn down in college football. 158 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,679 Speaker 2: Maybe that's the problem with it. Maybe that's the problem 159 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: that we're all so sick of Alabama. As an Ohio 160 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: State fan, I knew ninety percent of the country was 161 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: rooting for Miami on New Year's Eve night and the 162 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: ten percent were We're Ohio State fans, Like that's that's 163 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 2: the reality of it. Maybe we were sick of Clemson 164 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: in the runs that they made, like we needed something 165 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 2: new and we needed something different, and that was a 166 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 2: blind spot for me. And now in seeing how things transpired, 167 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: seeing lank Kiffin leeve Ole Miss and things that they 168 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: didn't have a shot against Georgia because I just thought 169 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: Georgia was the better team, Georgia had the better players. 170 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 2: That wasn't the case. And I feel that's why I'm 171 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: an idiot. So my wife doesn't have to still be 172 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: on hold for an hour. Like I fully admit that 173 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: I was an idiot because I felt my view was 174 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 2: so narrowed. I can't jump on the Indiana bandwagon. There's 175 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: no way that that's happening. I don't care who now 176 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: wins the college football Playoff championship. But I can recognize 177 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 2: and it really took ahle Miss to do it, But 178 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 2: I can recognize how these stories have given new life 179 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: to college football. 180 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 5: You know, I think Dan, a lot of people actually 181 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 5: probably saw the situation like you did. Not that they 182 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 5: were Ohio State fans, but maybe they were the Georgia fans, 183 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 5: the Alabama fans, the Oregon fans. 184 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 8: Right. 185 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 5: I think they saw it the way you did it 186 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 5: that you did as well. And it's people like me 187 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 5: and Jason from the outside that have not looked at it, 188 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 5: not looked at it with blinders because we don't have 189 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 5: a team, so we're kind of just kind of for 190 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 5: the fun ride. We hear this story, we see this game, 191 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 5: we watch this person, this player, this coach, and we're like, 192 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 5: of course, I just think we see it from a 193 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 5: different perspective. And then now with NIL, basically like if 194 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 5: you can spend money, which we see some more teams 195 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 5: that are doing that, it's even in the playing field. 196 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 5: Maybe spending money has made it okay now in college football, 197 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 5: right because now there aren't these teams that are just 198 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 5: so dominant that it's clear as day that you are 199 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 5: going to move on to the next round. 200 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 4: Like, I think that's actually. 201 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 5: A really good thing for college football because when NIL 202 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 5: first opened up, I was like, oh, this is bad idea. 203 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 4: This is gonna go back. 204 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 5: And I know there's still some parts of it that 205 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 5: I think need to be fixed and whatnot. But clearly 206 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 5: the playing field has even out for the teams that 207 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 5: can spend money, for the schools that can spend money 208 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 5: and can actually do this. But I think a lot 209 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 5: of people actually felt like you did, Like real college 210 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 5: football fans that have been around for years. 211 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 4: And years, I feel like they looked. 212 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: At it the way you did. I want to get 213 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 2: to I know Jason wants in on this. I do 214 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: want to say. One thing is I also thought that 215 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 2: last year's semi final, where you had these established programs 216 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 2: of Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, that that's 217 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: what that's what you wanted in college football. You wanted 218 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 2: those four teams. And I thought last year's playoff was 219 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 2: good like Texas Ohio State. Maybe wasn't a great played game, 220 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: but it was dramatic. Penn State and Notre Dame was 221 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 2: a low scoring affair, and Notre Dame had a heck 222 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 2: of a comeback against Ohio State in the National Championship game, 223 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 2: just couldn't complete the deal in Ohio State ends up winning, 224 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 2: but you had those four big brands, and I thought, wow, 225 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 2: that's what the committee, that's what the fans would want 226 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: to pick if we could pick it. And I couldn't 227 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 2: have been more wrong. Jason. 228 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 6: I just think what Monsia said is so true. Like 229 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 6: I think for us kind of casual fans, I follow 230 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 6: college football just because I'm in the industry, just because 231 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 6: I need to. But like, there are so many people 232 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 6: and you have to think about it. This is like 233 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 6: a symptom of our industry. There are so many people 234 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 6: with takes, and they make their predictions, and when the 235 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 6: predictions don't come right, they're like really bitter about things. 236 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 6: I just felt in the last forty eight hours a 237 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 6: lot of those people that make predictions, that think they 238 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 6: know college football so well, and they were making these 239 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 6: absolute takes after the playoff seating all this stuff. They 240 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 6: were just kind of groveling the last couple of days. 241 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 6: It was kind of fun to watch, and then most 242 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 6: of us I think that and this is good for 243 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,599 Speaker 6: college football. By the way, The people that are just 244 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 6: kind of tuning in now are like, this is fun. Yeah, 245 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 6: Like that was really fun. 246 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 3: You know. 247 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Ole miss put a lot, you know, 248 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: a lot of fun into it last night. The Indiana story. 249 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 2: The thing that I can't get over with Indiana is 250 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 2: it just gets better and better. 251 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 4: It's crazy. 252 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 2: So like last year, like them making the playoff as 253 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 2: it was, and then they lose to Notre Dame. That 254 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: could have been the high point. That could have been 255 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 2: the high point of Kurt Signetti's time in Bloomington, and 256 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 2: we would have said, remember when he took them to 257 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 2: the college playoff, like Indiana a top ten team, imagine that. 258 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 2: So then they're run this year of being undefeated, of 259 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 2: winning at Oregon, A, beating Ohio State in the Big 260 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 2: Dent title game, and then going to the Rose Bowl. 261 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 2: So just to see Indiana's name in the Rose Bowl 262 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: as something end zone that we hadn't seen, to see 263 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 2: not only them beat in Alabama, but dismantled Alabama, and 264 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 2: I thought that Alabama is not the same as it 265 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 2: once was. And I think that it was evidence last night, 266 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: but to see how they took that Alabama team apart 267 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 2: and we're just better than they are, Like it just 268 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: it keeps on getting better for Indiana. And now I'm 269 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: like sitting then, like it, when when does it? When 270 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 2: does the bottom fall out because it does for every 271 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 2: college football program except one, and now that may be 272 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 2: the one where it never does. 273 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 5: And we haven't even mentioned Fernanda Mendoza, the Heisman winner, 274 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 5: and what he's doing and his interviews and how fun 275 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 5: he is and goofy and like how he is winning 276 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 5: over people. 277 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 4: I feel like just by how he comes across. 278 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 5: Like there's nothing negative to be said about Fernando Mendoza, 279 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 5: churs Signetti. 280 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 4: You are you could argue if you. 281 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 2: Wanted to, or Francisco Mendoza. I think Jason would agree. 282 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, that was a good one. 283 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Iowa Sam, I am curious from your perspective. I'm 284 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 2: also curious from Isaac's perspective as well. I feel Isaac 285 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 2: very neutral despite the USC UCLA roots that run through 286 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: his house. I want to start with you, Iowa Sam, 287 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 2: though as an Iowa fan, being familiar with Indiana, how 288 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 2: not just Indiana, but even this final four? Do you 289 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 2: enjoy this final four? Do you like these matchups? How 290 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 2: have you taken this all in? 291 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 9: I'm blown away by like, I just I don't know. 292 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 9: Kurtz Signetti has this magic potion for just turning in 293 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 9: the program into exactly what he wants in the last 294 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 9: two years. So that's been unbelievable. 295 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 3: Are you wrapped up in it? Like, do you want 296 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 3: Indiana to win it all? 297 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 9: I'm like it went from Indiana when Kurt Signetti started. 298 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 9: I looked at like their jerseys, their colors, their emblem. 299 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 9: I'm like, it's Indiana. Now, I'm like, I look at it. 300 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 9: I look at them differently, I really do. I'm like, 301 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 9: they're like a power and it's because of Kurt Signetti 302 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 9: because I really don't know much about their players. I 303 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 9: know he got a lot of he took a lot 304 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 9: of players with him from James Madison. But I'm like, 305 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 9: even those guys, how are they this good? They're supposed 306 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 9: that that was a James Madison was an FCS team 307 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 9: up until a few years ago, and they've been in 308 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 9: the FBS and then you know, they made the playoff 309 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 9: and there must be something magical about James Madison. But 310 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 9: to like watch Indiana for years and years be occasionally 311 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 9: get to a bowl game, you know, and win a 312 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 9: bowl game, maybe go like eight and five or nine 313 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 9: and four, is like a really really good year for 314 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 9: them for them to just like they've I mean, there's 315 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 9: for them to go to do even better than last year. 316 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 9: It's just even more mindful. 317 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Indiana has something that not every college team has, 318 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 2: and that's dudes. Like they have got guys like there's you. 319 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 2: You can look at a college roster and be like, 320 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: they got great kids, and you can look at a 321 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 2: college roster and be like they got great guys, and 322 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 2: they're different because these are these are men, These are big, 323 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 2: big guys like Charlie Becker just posting someone up in 324 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 2: the end zone on a post route like that, they've 325 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: got there. The physical nature of their players has such 326 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 2: an effect as well that matches the top programs in 327 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 2: the country. Isaac kind of from a Switzerland neutral point 328 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: of view, I'm not sure if he's got any interest, 329 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: but uh, actually he's tied up. But I think that 330 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: the neutral people, the neutral people are sitting there saying, yeah, 331 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 2: I'm I'm along for the ride, whether it be Ole, miss, 332 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 2: whether it be Indiana in those scenarios. 333 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 4: Whether it be Miami. I think unless you. 334 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 2: Were yes, this is my point about yesterday, is so Miami. 335 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 2: Of when Miami beats Ohio State, Miami, it's not like 336 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 2: Miami's a likable program like Michael Irvin was not disliked 337 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 2: during his playing career, Like who likes the right? Then 338 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 2: he's winning, and then he's dancing in your face. Now 339 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 2: he's he's doing his dances. He's wearing that same long 340 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 2: sleeved you know, University of Miami Hurricane shirt. 341 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 3: He's doing his belt. 342 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, he did that just to show his abs. 343 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 4: Did you see his abs? Of course that's why he 344 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 4: did that. That was I was like, oh, that's why 345 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 4: you're taking your shirt off. Got it. 346 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 2: But it's also why I think and I think that 347 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: Ohio State's probably the most disliked brand in college football 348 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 2: right now. Alabama was probably up there. I think Notre 349 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: Dame is up there. But it's why people could rally 350 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 2: behind Miami and and a a strutting Michael Irvin. Ray 351 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 2: Lewis was the subdued one on the sidelines, Like when 352 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 2: does that ever happen? But that's what happens when you 353 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 2: get Michael Irvin on the sidelines of the you and 354 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: it's an upset Carson Beck, let's be real, probably not 355 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: one of the most likable quarterbacks. That's something that you're 356 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 2: warming up toes like and here he comes in and 357 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 2: he's bulldozing Ohio State safety. He's trying to get first 358 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: downs like people are warming up to that because they 359 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 2: all also beat the defending national champions and so all 360 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 2: of that taken into account, I think has made it very, 361 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 2: very good for college football. 362 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 363 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 5: I don't know what's happening on those sidelines, but I 364 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 5: feel like they hate just so you know, they hate 365 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 5: from like Ohio State, and like those schools that have dominated. 366 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 5: It's more of a hate because of the domination with 367 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 5: like Miami. 368 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 4: It's it's like. 369 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 5: The other stuff as to why people are annoyed by them, 370 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. 371 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, so it's very different. It's very different. 372 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 2: I think that I think people hate Ohio State's fan 373 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,719 Speaker 2: base more than they actually hate Ohio State. I think 374 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 2: people probably don't like Michael Irvin doing that stuff on 375 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 2: most days and being cocky and being show voting, because 376 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 2: that's all Miami was. They were the you, they were 377 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: the outlaws, all of that stuff. They were the team 378 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 2: that you wanted to be but couldn't be. I think 379 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 2: all of that plays into why you would dislike a team. 380 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 2: Do you think that the fan base, though, of Ohio 381 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 2: State makes people go to the other side, and I 382 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 2: felt that when I saw social media on how many 383 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 2: people were excited about what happened with Miami beating Ohio 384 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 2: State on New Year's Eve, and there were just as 385 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 2: many people happy for Indiana to beat Alabama and happy 386 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 2: for Ole miss to beat Georgia. 387 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 3: That's what I got the sense of absolutely. 388 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio had the best sports talk lineup in 389 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: the nation. 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I do, and it is and it 408 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 2: is Mancy Belanos. Let's ask our next guest, RJ. 409 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 3: Young. 410 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 2: I don't know if you filled out the bracket prior 411 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 2: to the college football playoff. RJ, of course, host of 412 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 2: the Number One Show podcast for Fox Sports and college 413 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 2: football analyst for Fox. 414 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 3: RJ. Do you still have your national championship game intact? 415 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 8: No, I certainly do not. I got one side in 416 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 8: the bracket, one size. I'm gonna get myself kudos for that. 417 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 2: Well, good for you, because that was better than what 418 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 2: I did. I went a good one for four in 419 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 2: yesterday's quarterfinal. I won't even let you guess which game 420 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 2: I got right, but I was a one for four, 421 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: a nice two point fifty from the quarterfinals. What outcome 422 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: of yesterday on New Year's Day, and let's just even 423 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 2: take New Year's Eve with the Miami Ohio State game, 424 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 2: what was the most surprising one to you? 425 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 8: I think it's gotta be bonus. Storming back on the 426 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 8: arm and Homrian heroics of Trinidad Chambliss to defeat Georgia 427 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 8: and the Sugar Bowl. A couple of things that I 428 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 8: think are really interesting about that comeback. Number one, Gunner 429 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 8: Stockton was the last quarterback to complete twelve straight consecutive 430 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 8: passes in what Happened football against an AP Top five 431 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 8: opponents when they beat All Miss last year. This season 432 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 8: we got to the postseason. We got to see Trinidad 433 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 8: Chamblas complete thirteen consecutive passes against an AP Top five 434 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 8: opponent in the College Football Playoff. The storm all the 435 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 8: way back. When I think, when I really put this 436 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 8: in perspective, Dan, you know I live in Oklahoma. You 437 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 8: know how much I leve Olklahoma. I also got to 438 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 8: see Fair States destroy Central Oklahoma, and I was going 439 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 8: that guy played Division two football. I still very good 440 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 8: about that, right, I feel really great about it because 441 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 8: I was looking at that one how help, but that 442 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 8: was that was my really outstanding matchup for this college 443 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 8: football Playoff Again. 444 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 5: Do you think Trinidad Chambliss has a real shot at 445 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 5: playing well in the NFL? 446 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 8: Yeah? I don't see why not. He's got the tool. 447 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 8: Being short is being short as a dude that's five 448 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 8: to five. I'm just really not gonna let that get 449 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 8: in the way of what I want to get done 450 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 8: and as the seat. He slung it, and he didn't 451 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 8: just sling it. Slung it against one of the best 452 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 8: defenses in college football and against Kirby Smart. All he 453 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 8: does is fill out the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl 454 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 8: winning defenders. So I think he's playing in the NFL. 455 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 2: I one more on this. I have a theory that 456 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 2: can never be proven, but I think All miss wins 457 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 2: last night because Lane Kiffin's not there. Do you buy 458 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 2: into any of that being a factor in the outcome 459 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 2: from last night? 460 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 8: No, not particularly. I mean I get being motivated, and 461 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 8: far be it for me to say that. You know, 462 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 8: seventeen to twenty three year olds don't get motivated. Someone 463 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 8: quite literally leaves them for a better looking job when 464 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 8: they're in the cusp of winning the national championship. But 465 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 8: I'll tell you this man, having Charlie White in that 466 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 8: box did not hurt Old missus chances of making that comeback. 467 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 8: Soon as somebody got through to Himp Gold said hey, hey, 468 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 8: stop taking the ball out of Tamberi's hands. Let and 469 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 8: go win it or Lud's game, they started to look 470 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 8: really good. But I can understand the revenge factors for 471 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 8: the rest of us. I genuinely think that when you 472 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 8: get hit in the face like Chamblet's and like Gunner 473 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 8: Stockton were last night, the last thing you're thinking about 474 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 8: is some guy in bat louse who rescued for a 475 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 8: little bit more money. 476 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 5: Do you think Ohio State underestimated Miami or is Miami 477 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 5: better than people think they are. 478 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 8: I don't think that Ohio State underestimated Miami at all. 479 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 8: I think Miami's defensive line has been an NFC South 480 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 8: defensive line all year off, and they got an opportunity 481 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 8: to prove that against the weakest part of an otherwise 482 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 8: really great Ohio State football team. It's offensive line. We 483 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 8: started to do guys at right guard in gay Van Stickle, 484 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 8: and it showed. Rubin Bain was absolutely that dude from 485 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 8: the Dark Knight rises all over Julian Sand in that game. 486 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 8: And you know, Frankly, what's your got to show? He 487 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 8: can do this against the deep this in all the 488 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 8: college football I think they're better than people give them 489 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 8: credit for because of the loss is and U and Voisle, 490 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 8: But all that's don't have to do it. They just 491 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 8: keep the number two team in the country. 492 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 2: R Jay Young joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. 493 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 2: I got another one on the Buck Eyes. 494 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 3: I feel that. 495 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 2: They're at this this interesting spot with Brian Hartline now 496 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: going to South Florida, and it's the issue that popped 497 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 2: up against Miami that you pointed out. I also think 498 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 2: that you know, Ohio State's defensive line didn't get after 499 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 2: Carson beck Is as much as they they should have 500 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: or or could have. I feel that there is It's 501 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 2: not a tipping point, but for a school that has 502 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 2: brought in we know the wide receivers, Chris Henry Junior 503 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 2: is on his way, Jeremiah Smith, Marvin Harrison Junior, a 504 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 2: Mecca Abuca, Garrett Wilson, Chris like, we can go down 505 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 2: the list. We know the wide receivers Jackson, Smith and Jigba. 506 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 2: But Ohio State hasn't been as good upfront with Ryan 507 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 2: Day as they were with Urban Meyer. Do you think 508 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 2: that changes with Heartline leaving with how this loss came about, 509 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 2: with how their losses to Michigan came about. Do you 510 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 2: think there's any adjustment with what Ryan Day does with 511 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: the Buckeyes. 512 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 8: I don't know that there's any adjustment with what he 513 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 8: does with the buck guys. To the offensive line question, 514 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 8: though I would argue Justin Flyde did the best coaching 515 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 8: job nobody talked about last year they left. They lost 516 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 8: the entire left side of their offensive line. They need 517 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 8: the left guard out to tackle. They won the national championship. 518 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 8: That ain't how it's supposed to go. That they were 519 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 8: in a similar position with a first year offensive line 520 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 8: coach and Tyler Bowen. That I think is what you 521 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 8: want to address. You got to recruit, you think a 522 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 8: little bit better on the offensive line that sense. Parris 523 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 8: Johnson's been through there, Wyatt Davis has been through there. 524 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 8: They've had d that come through and can play at 525 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 8: the National Football League level. For whatever reason, when they're 526 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 8: trying to force the run game, it just hasn't been there. 527 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 8: And that's with Bryan Hartline called in the place, or 528 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 8: Ryan Day call in the place. If they weren't throwing 529 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 8: the football to Cornel Tate and Jeremiah Smith, they didn't 530 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 8: look like they were going to score any points. And 531 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 8: on off of that, you're trying to be more efficient, 532 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 8: which means you're trying to play the least amount of 533 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 8: football possible to get to the spot that you were 534 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 8: in last night. So that arcuse two nights ago so 535 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 8: that you can go full throttle, and they didn't have 536 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 8: it to go full throttle on a three weeks layoffs 537 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 8: that I will put on Ryan Day. 538 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 4: Does Indiana have a weak spot? 539 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 8: Yeah, yeah, they got to. They absolutely got a week's 540 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 8: plot and it's inexperienced. But it doesn't seem to matter 541 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 8: right At some point, they keep thinking, uh, what does 542 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 8: the white folks say over their skives? I don't know 543 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 8: stand so I'm just going to use that one like 544 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 8: you might tumble and slip over and fall. I keep 545 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 8: feeling like that's gonna happen with this team, and all 546 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 8: they keep doing is going, no, no, no, We're going to 547 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 8: play now. I'm on a fundamental football. What's really impressed 548 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 8: about them is that they aren't doing anything that we 549 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 8: haven't seen in football. They play two high safetyes, they 550 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 8: come downstield, they tackle, their offensive lines does not miss blocks. 551 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 8: They execute their blocking scheams. You wou's safe to perfection, 552 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 8: but they execute it. So I keep thinking they get 553 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 8: deeper and deeper into the deep water that they're gonna 554 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 8: additionally just find out a cord and they're like, nah, cool. 555 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 2: I'm the same way. It's just gotten every time that 556 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 2: I think, all right, it can't be as good as 557 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 2: this or get as good as this for Indiana, it 558 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: just keeps on getting better, and then includes yesterday's Rose 559 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 2: Bowl domination of Alabama. 560 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 3: Uh flashed one for me. R J. 561 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 2: Young joining us here on Fox Sports Radio, of course, 562 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 2: the host of the Number one Show podcast for Fox 563 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 2: Sports and college football analyst. It's the Texas Tech question, 564 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 2: and maybe it's a Big twelve question. Does an outcome 565 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 2: like yesterday effect on how we're gonna see a new format? 566 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 2: Does it come into play? I know that your Mark 567 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 2: was bullish on his his conference during the Big twelve 568 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 2: media days. He says, don't look at last year, good 569 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 2: things are coming ahead. I thought he was talking about 570 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 2: Texas Tech, and I thought he was talking about the 571 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 2: money within that program. But does them getting blanked by 572 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 2: Oregon in that Orange Bowl game? Could that have any 573 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,679 Speaker 2: effect on what the committee looks at and trying to 574 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,719 Speaker 2: decide who gets in how many get in in the 575 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: future format. 576 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 8: I think all these results have to matter. Now Again, 577 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 8: we're pointing in Indiana at the outlier here, but everybody 578 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 8: else who is coming out first round by the last 579 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 8: two years is taking a loss. We can take that 580 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 8: as an aberration, or we can take that as a 581 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 8: flaw in the system. I think many people would like 582 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 8: to take that as a flaw in the system, because 583 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 8: it feels like we're disadvantaging the teams that have earned 584 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 8: the one two more spots, and quite frankly, I think 585 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 8: they should be getting a home game. I think I 586 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 8: get the Rose Bowl, I get the Cotton Bowl, but 587 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 8: I want to see that game on Lovick on at 588 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 8: Jones Stadium in love it text, right, Is it a 589 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 8: different outcome? I think so. Their fans would certainly change that. 590 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 8: I also think that we're at a place where you 591 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 8: have to change the formats now or later, and they 592 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 8: have this on the table. They got to get something 593 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 8: decided by January twenty sixth. My hope is that they 594 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 8: extend this thing and they extend the twenty four teams. Now, 595 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 8: I think we're going to get the sixteams quicker than 596 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 8: we're going to get to twenty four. But that would 597 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 8: eliminating this first round. By the thumbs are inheriting that 598 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 8: they gotta go play three weeks later. I think that 599 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 8: point right where we take that week off, we were 600 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 8: Armie Davy and then we don't start playing football again 601 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 8: until the following week. That's got to go. And I 602 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 8: realized that the NFL is the NFL. But at some 603 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 8: point it's got to be like pet high school football, 604 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 8: where we start playing playoff games in November and we 605 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 8: don't finish till January. And at fine, it's okay. Meanwhile, 606 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 8: I'll put this one. You dance one of the folks 607 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 8: that were saying, hey, kids got to go to class's 608 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 8: too many games? Yeah, that was a games when your 609 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 8: teams getting beatet in the first round or aft you 610 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 8: buy sure. 611 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 2: Sure a lot of us change with that argument too. 612 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 2: Are jay just because of COVID, because of remote class 613 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 2: work and that whole deal, Like there's yeah, I'll tell 614 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 2: you what. Though, to have the National Championship Game at 615 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 2: the Rose Bowl on January first, which is I think 616 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 2: some people are pushing for. I don't know if that's 617 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 2: ultimately realistic, but it is a better situation here. For 618 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 2: as great as the games were, in as great the 619 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 2: stories were, I do think that the layoff, I mean, 620 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 2: when you go seven of eight, I know, like it's 621 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 2: just I don't think like there's something with that. I 622 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 2: agree that it's got to continue as well. I thought 623 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 2: I like the home sites for the quarterfinals. I thought 624 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 2: the Sugar Bowl was a great scene last night. But 625 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 2: in less every year you're gonna have two SEC schools 626 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 2: playing and you know, in that sort of building, in 627 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 2: that format, and they rotate bowls anyway, so you don't 628 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 2: always get it. Yeah, it's just it's too random. I 629 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 2: think that there are better ways to do it, a 630 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 2: lot to fix, and I don't have any faith that 631 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 2: they'll actually fix it, so but let's keep our fingers crossed. 632 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 8: I'm with that, and I think that the Fallox Football 633 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 8: plaoff boarder managers have a lot to actually go and 634 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 8: fix right now that namely, hey, how are we filled 635 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 8: out Notre Dame getting in with a number twelve ranking 636 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 8: next year? Because it's gonna happen. 637 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 2: Sure, sure, I you know what, And it's not because 638 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 2: I'm a Big ten guy. I've liked the Big Ten's 639 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 2: proposal more of the four and the four and it's 640 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 2: almost using the conferences as sort of like a feeder. 641 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 2: Cis them, and I feel that there's just gotta be 642 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 2: some recognition from the ACC and it probably won't happen 643 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 2: because Miami's now in the semi finals or from the 644 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 2: Big twelve that they're they're just not like the other 645 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 2: two and it's not all bad. 646 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 3: And I don't know. 647 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 2: I'm just surprised that, like certain schools would back the 648 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 2: five plus eleven if you will. I was more of 649 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 2: the you know, the four four two two whatever it was, 650 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 2: the Big ten ad. But I don't think that a 651 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: lot of people are on that. I just think it 652 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 2: would provide a better feeder system and in determining who 653 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: is really good in college football, because I don't think 654 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 2: that we know. I like, I don't think that the 655 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 2: SEC is as good as we thought that the SEC is, 656 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 2: and I feel that that's been the way for the 657 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 2: third straight season. 658 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 3: So I don't know, just my thoughts. 659 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 8: I'm enjoying it, Yeah, I really am. I'm enjoying it. 660 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 8: Why why are we enjoying that? 661 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 6: Like? 662 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 8: We got three teams in the semifinals that haven't won 663 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 8: a national championship in the modern era? 664 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 3: Yep? 665 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 8: Is that not what we were asking for? I was 666 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 8: asking for that. I wanted to see the pot, the 667 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 8: pool get a little bit larger than it has now. 668 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 8: You've got teams like Indiana, everybody else contin with and 669 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 8: we're all playing catch up even on the first day 670 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 8: that transport portal is open. I'm with either way as 671 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 8: long as we're continue to play football and we'll continue 672 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 8: to get many teams in with an opportunity to get 673 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 8: the same but kicking by Indiana. 674 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 2: I tell you, I told Monci and she's right. She's 675 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 2: from the new school. I'm an old head. I said, 676 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 2: my old head ways didn't think that this would be 677 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 2: a good semi final, and I think it's probably the 678 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 2: best that we could have gotten. 679 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 8: RJ. 680 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Love talking to you. Can't wait to 681 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 2: talk to you again. Maybe after the summer semi finals. 682 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you again soon though, count on that. 683 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 8: Appreciate it, Dan Monty, thanks so much, you guys have 684 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 8: a happy union. 685 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 2: R J Young college football analyst for Fox Sports and 686 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 2: host of the Number One Show podcast. Isaac Glowing crowns 687 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 2: at the news desk giving us the latest. Sorry Monts, 688 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 2: he just kind of went on my college football rant. 689 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 2: It happens every now and there. 690 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 4: Let it out. You need to let it out. 691 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 3: I get it. A lot. 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Some will 706 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,239 Speaker 2: lose their jobs. Some will lose their jobs on Sunday night. 707 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 2: It just happens. It's the way it goes, it's the 708 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 2: way the World's the end of the regular season. But 709 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 2: there are a couple of things that have happened and 710 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,959 Speaker 2: are happening in the NFL that make you wonder if 711 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 2: there are changes that could happen in spots that we 712 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 2: didn't expect. Some people wonder if Kevin Stefansi is going 713 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 2: to stay in Cleveland. Now, this wouldn't be a tray, 714 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 2: this wouldn't be a swap. But if Kevin Stefanski were 715 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 2: to be dismissed by the Browns, there are reports that 716 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 2: the New York Giants would be very interest in having 717 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 2: Kevin Stefanski be their head coach, which is I find 718 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 2: the whole Stefanski thing fascinating because yeah, he helped turn 719 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 2: the Browns around to go to the playoffs, but then 720 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 2: completely disregarded. 721 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 3: Baker. 722 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 2: Mayfield was wrong on that the Shdor Sanders escapades this 723 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 2: season haven't done great for his resume, but yet Stefanski 724 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,959 Speaker 2: is still a guy that is sought after in the NFL. 725 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 2: That could be one domino to fall that Kevin Stefanski 726 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 2: could be out in Cleveland, and if he would be, 727 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 2: the Giants would be very interested in him. 728 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. 729 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,959 Speaker 4: It seems as though I think the coach of the year, right, 730 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 4: how far removed a Coach of the year. 731 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 3: Gosh, yeah, I don't know, two years, there's three. 732 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 5: Years, but coach of the year, so obviously that comes 733 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 5: with something. And I feel like the Giants honestly would 734 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 5: not be the only team interested in Kevin Stefanski because 735 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 5: the Browns have been such a you know, a bleep 736 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 5: show the last couple of seasons that, like other teams 737 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 5: can imagine, like, so, if we put him in a 738 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 5: situation that is not this, how good can he be? 739 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 5: So I feel like the Giants are just one team 740 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 5: that maybe would have their eye on if Kevin Stefanski is. 741 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 3: On the move. I think you're right. 742 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 2: Jeremy follower of ESPN is the one that reported that 743 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 2: he would be a leading candidate for the Giants. The 744 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 2: crazy thing with the Browns is the one good thing 745 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 2: on their team is their defense, and Kevin Stefanski's thought 746 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,760 Speaker 2: to be the offensive mind. So again that like flies 747 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 2: in the face of everything. But if something were to 748 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 2: happen in Cleveland and a change was made with the 749 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 2: head coach, there may be a reason Mike McDaniel has 750 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 2: been linked as a possibility to go to Cleveland. If 751 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 2: he were to be let go by the Dolphins and 752 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 2: Stefanski were to be let go by the Browns, then 753 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 2: Mike McDaniel would land on his feet to coach Shoud 754 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 2: or Sanders in the Cleveland Browns. How do you think 755 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 2: that matchup would work in Cleveland? 756 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 5: Let me tell you what's not going to work is 757 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 5: McDaniel not being able to wear his pedal pushers, his 758 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 5: little knicker knockers. 759 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 8: You know. 760 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,880 Speaker 4: It's not going to work for him. I heard that. 761 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 5: I was like, who's pushing the story the Dolphins just 762 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 5: so people think somebody wants him. 763 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 2: That's what I thought was curious because now they're bringing 764 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 2: in Troy Aikman as a consultant. It was just a 765 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago was pointed out that Troy Aikman 766 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 2: was ripping on Mike McDaniel and the clock management that 767 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 2: the team had in that game. McDaniel was asked if 768 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 2: he had spoken to Akman about it or if it 769 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 2: bothered him, and he said it would be weird if 770 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 2: it did bother me, Like, no, it doesn't. No, they 771 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 2: haven't spoken. But now you're starting to connect some of 772 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 2: these dots. And I thought Mike McDaniel was safe considering 773 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 2: how the Dolphins had handled the season. Yeah, especially when 774 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,359 Speaker 2: Chris Greer, their general manager, was fired. But again, then 775 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 2: you're bringing in a general manager that isn't Mike McDaniel's 776 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 2: guy unless he's going to be a part of the conversation. 777 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 2: Curious to see how they fare against the Patriots coming 778 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 2: up in this final week, but they were able to 779 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 2: be successful last week against the Buccaneers and win a 780 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 2: game with quinn Ewers as as their quarterback. I didn't 781 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 2: love how they poured things on Toua, but I've been 782 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 2: a Mike McDaniel fan, and I think that he is 783 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 2: a great offensive mind. So I could understand why Cleveland 784 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 2: is saying, well, if they took TUA and were able 785 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:10,399 Speaker 2: to make the playoffs, maybe let's see what he could 786 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 2: do with Shoudoor Sanders and maybe in a way McDaniel 787 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 2: can resonate more with Sanders than Kevin Stefanski has. 788 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, that is the selling point here of the whole 789 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 5: thing if he does end up in Cleveland. Joking aside 790 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 5: from the weather and Miami versus Cleveland. But when I 791 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,720 Speaker 5: saw this, I really was like, is this Miami pushing 792 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 5: this idea that someone is interested in McDaniel just so 793 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:33,839 Speaker 5: that they can get rid of him. 794 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 3: I think it's more of a Shadoor story, to be 795 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 3: honest with you. 796 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 8: He think so. 797 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 2: I think that if that happens, if the Browns could 798 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,479 Speaker 2: choose Stefanski or Mike McDaniel, I think they would choose 799 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 2: Mike McDaniel. But they don't know if Mike McDaniel's available, 800 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 2: which I think is the Shadure story, then on what 801 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:52,799 Speaker 2: guy would you want to lead your quarterback or lead 802 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 2: your team, which would then tell me that Shadoor is 803 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 2: probably their quarterback for twenty twenty six. And honestly enough, 804 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 2: he's shown enough. I have no idea how good Deshaun 805 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,839 Speaker 2: Watson is going to look after his Achilles situations. 806 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 4: There's no way. 807 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:08,439 Speaker 2: So it actually does make sense on the Cleveland side 808 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 2: of things, if you were to if you were to 809 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 2: go forward with Chador as. 810 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 5: Your quarterback, they should go forward with Shador as their quarterback. 811 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 5: I don't know what other options you have, to be 812 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:18,799 Speaker 5: honest with you, but that's interesting. Maybe they're the ones 813 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:21,839 Speaker 5: pushing it to get to see just get the fields out, 814 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 5: get the fields out. 815 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 3: That's the sense that I got. 816 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, the fields have been out for the Indiana football 817 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 2: program in college football. We talked about a next on 818 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:30,280 Speaker 2: Fox