1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to the solid verbal. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: I'm that for me, I'm a man, I'm forty. 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 3: I've heard so many players say, well, I want to 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 3: be happy. 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 2: You want to be happy for dake Ato steak? Is 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: that whoo whoo? And no Dan and Tie? 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: Hey everybody, and welcome to the bonus. Only Homers allowed, 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: which we of course named after this, but. 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 3: You let in Homer Clublet look it just no Homeers. 10 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 3: We're allowed to have one. 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: I feel so lift yoed. 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: And today, as you already know because you've looked at 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: the name of the episode you've downloaded or are streaming 14 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: this episode, we are talking about LSU. And we're not 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: just talking about LSU because the Alabama game is tomorrow, 16 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: I guess depending on when you're actually listening to this. 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: If you're listening to this in like mid January, congratulations, 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate your patience and just savoring this like a 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: nice old bottle of wine. But for everybody else, this 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: isn't really about the Alabama game. This is just about 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: you know, nine weeks into the season, we stand here 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: with LSU at seven and one, with some pretty big, 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: if not unexpected wins. I think seven of the eight 24 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: teams that they've beaten our FBS teams with winning records, 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: which is a pretty crazy accomplishment. Not that LSU can 26 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: necessarily control how good their opponents are, but they can 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: definitely control which side of the win and lost column 28 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: they end up at the end of sixty minutes, and 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: LSU certainly has done a very good job of that 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: for a number of reasons, which we are now going 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: to get into with Sports illustrateds Ross Dellinger, who of 32 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: course has covered LSU for many, many years and is 33 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: now on sort of a national beat for SI, but 34 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: still incredibly connected and insightful with all things LSU, so 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: he was sort of a no brainer to have on 36 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: to talk about the Tigers. So as we get into 37 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: that momentarily, just a friendly reminder you can follow us 38 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: on Twitter. It's just solid verbal Facebook, Instagram is always 39 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: always a good time. Join our pick and pool if 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: that's something you're in too, and you can check out 41 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: our stories. We're going to be releasing some new shirts 42 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: here very soon. I know we've said that many times. 43 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: I swear we do mean it, and you will know 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: and you will find out if you follow us on 45 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: Twitter or Instagram or Facebook. We will alert you to 46 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 1: that we've done a couple of these Homer shows a 47 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago at Jeff Schwartz of a number 48 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: of different places but including the Action Network and some 49 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: radio appearances as a host. He hosts radio. That's good, 50 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: good for Jeff because he's really good at it. And 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: last week Mike Golick Junior with Ty talking about all 52 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: things Notre Dame and a little bit of caffeine, did 53 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,399 Speaker 1: a great job. Love Mike Golick Junior as well. We're 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: going to break our offensive line streak, our former offensive 55 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: lineman streak here though, with Ross Dollinger who still is 56 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: in Baton Rouge and does a great job and excited 57 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: to talk to him. So why don't we just go 58 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: into that. And with that, we are now joined by 59 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: Sports illustrateds Ross Dellinger. I'm sorry, I only read your name. 60 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: I don't know how to pronounce it. If I'm pronouncing 61 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: it correctly, is that right? 62 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 2: You did? You got it right? Yes? 63 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. That's a relief who obviously covered LSU 64 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: for a long time down in Baton Rouge, but is 65 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: now covering all sorts of stories around college football. Four 66 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: Sports illustrated, but still based in Baton Rouge. So I figured, 67 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: you know what, this is a great option. This is 68 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: somebody who probably has a lot of thoughts and a 69 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: lot of insights. So I will start right here with 70 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: LSU's I think surprise season to some Are you surprised 71 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: by LSU's success thus far this season? 72 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I am. I probably wasn't quite as down on 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 3: them as some others were, but I did not certainly 74 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 3: expect them to be seven to one right now. You know, 75 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: the games against Florida, Auburn, Georgia in Miami, those four games, 76 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 3: I didn't expect them to go three and one in 77 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 3: those games, you know, at best, I was thinking they 78 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 3: would go too and one of those games and be 79 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: sitting here at six and two and really got missed 80 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: the state too, And they were supposed to be a 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 3: really good team in in the season, so. 82 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: You throw them in and so yeah, I did not 83 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 2: expect them to be seven and one, probably at best 84 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: six and two. And I would have probably my pick 85 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: would have been something like five and three right now, 86 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 2: you know. So I didn't expect them to be this 87 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: this uh this. 88 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 3: Strong, you know, and and and I think the real 89 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: big difference, as crazy as it sounds. As a kicker, uh, 90 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 3: you know, they got a Division two kicker transfer to 91 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 3: come in. 92 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 2: I think else you missed the most field goals of 93 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: any program in the nation last year. 94 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 3: They missed eleven, and they got a kicker to come in, 95 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: a transfer kicker. And I said it was Ron says, 96 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: when they get in, so when they get past the 97 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 3: thirty five yard line, they know they. 98 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: Have three points. And he's been incredible. 99 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: And he's he's really helped them tremendously in pretty. 100 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: Much every game you can look. 101 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 3: I mean, he made four field goals in one game 102 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 3: five and the other he's he made the he made 103 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: the game winning kick against Auburn. 104 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 2: He's been incredible. And they've always had a good defense 105 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: with Dave Randon. 106 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: When you throw a kicker in in an offense that 107 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 3: is a little more versatile than it's been in the past, 108 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: so it's throwing some different things out there, you get 109 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 3: a team that's pretty good. 110 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,559 Speaker 1: On that note, how did the cold Tracy thing happen? 111 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: Not that LSU was out scouring the sort of grad 112 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: transfer market in any sort of shady way, but what 113 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: was there a connection? Was there you know, enthusiasm from 114 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: Cold Tracy in his camp. I guess to get into 115 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: a high level program. You don't see that specific kind 116 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: of jump all that often. 117 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 3: No, it actually goes back to Los Angeles. Cold Tracy 118 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 3: is from out in California and LSU's special teams coordinator, 119 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 3: who had been in the NFL for years, had kind 120 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: of put out feelers that. 121 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 2: They were looking for a grad transfer. He put out 122 00:05:53,880 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 2: some feelers to scouts in NFL, scouts and others. 123 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 3: And coaches and someone I mean his name, I'm missing 124 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 3: his name, but he's a special teams coordinator I. 125 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: Believe in Iowa State, and he is. 126 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 3: He played, he played at USC and he actually played 127 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: under Origeron I believe in the late nineties of Pete 128 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 3: Carroll Era. 129 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 2: And so there was that little connection there. 130 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: He and he got he knew of Cold Tracy from California, 131 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 3: Cold LSU. 132 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: LSU you know, reached out or what not to Assumption. 133 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 3: College and Cold Tracy at Division two school up in Massachusetts, 134 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 3: and boom, you know, he ends up arriving arriving at 135 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 3: LSU within a few months of being contacted. 136 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 2: And he was a grad transfer. 137 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 3: So he plays immediately and he had one year of eligibility, 138 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: and yeah, he's been incredible for him. I think he's 139 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 3: missed two or three field goals. I don't know exactly 140 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 3: his numbers. He's around twenty twenty two makes something like that. 141 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: I mean, it's been been pretty incredible. Set of LSU 142 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: record made Bob field goals in a game earlier this year. 143 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: I think it was against Missippi State. It's just been, Uh, 144 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: he's been incredible, I really have. 145 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: All Right, we'll stay on the topic of grad transfers obviously, 146 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: because a huge story was Joe Burrow's arrival and performance 147 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: thus far. As they've won a lot of games, what 148 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: is the what would you say, is there is there 149 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: a consensus about Joe Burrow's season thus far with you know, 150 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: amongst the people whose eyeballs are most trained on him, coaches, fans, 151 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: anybody in general. Is there a general feeling of like, 152 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: he's not the most consistent guy, but he's definitely a 153 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: timely guy and he's ours. Is there any sense like that? 154 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 3: Well, I think you know, what what LSU wanted in 155 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: a quarterback is honestly, it's somebody that they've had in 156 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: the past. As crazy as that sounds they want somebody 157 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 3: who just manages the game well, doesn't make mistakes. They 158 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: know they have some pretty good skilled players around Joe, 159 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: and they always have a solid running game, even though 160 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 3: they didn't return a big running back, so they just 161 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 3: kind of needed that guy with with that so called 162 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: you know, moxie and that leadership skill and that ability 163 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: to make plays with the steel a little bit and 164 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: not turn the ball over. And Joe has checked all 165 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 3: of those boxes, specifically the leadership. 166 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 2: Kind of moxie box. 167 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: And his numbers aren't great, and they don't, you know, ELSI, 168 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 3: because because this defense is so good, it's running game 169 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: is always so strong, they don't really need the numbers 170 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 3: to be great. 171 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 2: I think deeper into Edwards tenure. 172 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 3: Here two three years from now, I think you would 173 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 3: like a quarterback that can make. 174 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: A little more plays and have a little more passing game. 175 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: But right now this is suiting them. 176 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: And Joe hasn't made a lot of turnovers, but more so, 177 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 3: he's really kind of won the team and he's uh, 178 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 3: you know, with his leadership and and just his his 179 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 3: his ability to be that gritty kind of player who 180 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 3: in key situations makes plays. So his stats aren't great, 181 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: but in key situations he makes plays and he's got 182 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 3: that kind of leadership ability. And again across the ball 183 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 3: from him, the defense is so strong that he doesn't 184 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 3: need to go out and be crazy. And he's got 185 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 3: a great kicker that yeah, that they feel comfortable when 186 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 3: they cross that thirty five yard line if they have 187 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 3: at least three points. So all that kind of helps 188 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 3: him be the player that he is. 189 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: So you mentioned in two three years, because Burrow will 190 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: be back next year, has another year of eligibility in 191 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: two three years, Coach O and the offensive staff imagine 192 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: or picture or have excuse me a vision for what 193 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: perhaps the quarterback of the future looks like for LSU 194 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: or the system the scheme of the future looks like 195 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: for LSU. Are we in a a one point zero 196 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: of this offense with you know, the transition from from 197 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: Matt Canada to Steve Ensminger And if so, what is 198 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: that grand vision? Does this offense look appreciably different in 199 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: two or three years with time? 200 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 3: Well, it's it's weird because when when Nano's run took over, 201 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 3: he preached to having you know, a balanced offense with 202 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 3: a passing threat that ls who hadn't had in. 203 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: A few years. 204 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 3: He kind of wanted that, and he wanted more of 205 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 3: a spread offense. They are slowly slowly making their way 206 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 3: toward that spread scheme and you can see it. Actually, 207 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 3: Nick Saban talked about it earlier this week. He said, 208 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: this is unlike any LSHI team we've ever faced. They 209 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 3: don't just run the ball over and over again. It 210 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 3: was kind of a I'm sure he didn't mean it, 211 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 3: but it was kind of a. 212 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: Slap in the face of Less miles. But you know, 213 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 2: but it is. 214 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 3: LSU was slowly getting there where they're starting to spread 215 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 3: the ball out a little more. They're starting to spread 216 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 3: the field a little more. We're seeing four or five 217 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: receiver sets, We're seeing some spread concepts that Less did 218 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: run a whole lot, and even Edwards running them didn't 219 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 3: run a whole lot last year or even during his 220 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: interim season. So we're seeing them slowly get toward, you know, 221 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 3: transitioning the offense from more of an archaic I formation, 222 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 3: run heavy to this kind of spread deal and it's 223 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 3: just going. 224 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 2: To take time, you know. That's the thing. 225 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 3: It's like switching a difference from a four to three 226 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: to three four which LSU did also the last few years. 227 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 3: It takes two or three years to get there, to 228 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 3: get the personnel, and I think we're slowly seeing that start. 229 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 3: And you know, as far as the quarterback, you know, 230 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 3: a lot of the offense too will be dictated on 231 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 3: the quarterback and what they're recruiting for who they get 232 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 3: in the next few years. 233 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: So still a lot remains to be seen. 234 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 3: But you can tell this offense and what Saban said 235 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 3: was really kelling earlier. 236 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 2: This week and that this is a much different offense. 237 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 3: They use a lot of different formations. 238 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 2: They spread you out a little more. 239 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: You mentioned the the defensive shift from a four three 240 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: to three four. Of course under Dave Randa when he 241 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: was hired under previous regime and at Orizron was tasked 242 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: with helping to execute Dave Randa's vision and is now 243 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: Dave Randa's boss, retaining Miranda, who's obviously done a much 244 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: more powerful job, a really good job than anything else. 245 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 1: What is the dynamic, like, you know, going from somebody 246 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: an assistant in having had Oorzron be hit one of 247 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: his assistants, to now being his boss. What is that 248 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: that interpersonal situation like between coach O and Dave Randa. 249 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 2: That's a great question for Dave Randy if only we 250 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 2: were able to talk to him around that. As most 251 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 2: schools shut off their their assistance, LSU does so as well. 252 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 2: But you know, Dave, I do. 253 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 3: I've covered the team long enough where I know that 254 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 3: Dave and Ed's relationship has always been pretty dang good. 255 00:12:55,040 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 3: They have been in really the relationship Dave had with 256 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 3: a lot of people, it's really good. Dave is a 257 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 3: kind of very laid back, chill guy, very kind of quiet, 258 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 3: cerebral approach to everything, and so he's kind of the 259 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 3: ying to. 260 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 2: Edwards runs Yang I mean and his loud, screaming motivational. 261 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 2: So they're kind of the opposite in in a lot 262 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 2: of ways. I think that's a good thing. 263 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 3: And they have I think they have they have. The 264 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 3: marriage between those two has been. 265 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: Been really solid, and you know, it. 266 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 3: Speaks to how important Dave Miranda is to this football program. 267 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 3: When you look back at January and what happened, you know, 268 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 3: Texas and m came in and tried to poach Dave 269 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 3: and gave you know, throughout a lot of money, and 270 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 3: LSU threw out more or just as much. And Dave 271 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: is now the highest paid defensive quarter in the nation 272 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 3: two and a half million dollars a year, so he 273 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: basically got a million. 274 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 2: Dollar raise out of that, that out of A and 275 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: M's interest. 276 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 3: And for unless you to do that, to really pony 277 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 3: up like that to tell you all you need to 278 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 3: know about one David D's relationship into how important school 279 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: leaders think, including at Orizon, I think Dave Randa, how 280 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 3: important Dave A. 281 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 2: Randa is to this place. They knew they couldn't lose. 282 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: Him in terms of and this is more of the 283 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: micro in terms of developments which I guess position group 284 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: and really coach an assistant to you has stood out 285 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: in its improvements and success. Really nine weeks in. 286 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 3: Well, you know, Jerry Sullivan was hired over the offseason. 287 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: He's an old time, longtime. 288 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 3: Receivers coach in the NFL and he really people around. 289 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 2: Here kind of rave about him. 290 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 3: He was a consultant last year and then promoted him 291 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 3: to It's kind of like a passing game coordinator slash 292 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 3: receivers coach, and you know from it and I don't 293 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 3: necessarily know if I could tell this from just watching 294 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: video and games and things like that. 295 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: But you just hear about people's talk. 296 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 3: Around the program about his influence on the receivers, and 297 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 3: you do see a couple of receivers, you know, like 298 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 3: Justin Jefferson LS who's leading receiver. 299 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 2: I mean, he was a three three star kid that. 300 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 3: Barely qualified, joined the team late a couple of years ago, 301 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 3: and he's now, you know, leading LSU. He's the go 302 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 3: to kind of guy, and for Jerry to kind of 303 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: have molded him has been really impressive. So you know, 304 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 3: I mean, he's he's probably been one of the more 305 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: impressive assistance. 306 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 2: And then you got to look at Stevensening or two, 307 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 2: and he hadn't been a full time offensive. 308 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: Coordinator in almost twenty years really, and Edward Ron gave 309 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 3: him this chance in his home state, both ed and 310 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 3: Stever they're pretty close in the boat from Louisiana, and 311 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 3: he gave him this chance, and you know, he's he's 312 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 3: been doing a solid guy. I mean, they're not enough 313 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 3: the scoreboard, but they're doing just enough. 314 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: If you were to look through your mentions on a Saturday, 315 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: and really why would you, But if you were to 316 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: to dip into that feed, where do you sense the 317 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: typical LSU fan is most excited and most disappointed with 318 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: this team. And it's hard to be too disappointed, granted 319 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: with the record and the teams that they've beaten, but 320 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: whe's where's the excitement, where's the disappointment? 321 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 3: Well, right now, given the Devin White situation, they're most 322 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 3: disappointed with the SEC offense. Yep. 323 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 2: But you know, as far as just the. 324 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: Team, you know, I well, first of all, they had 325 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 3: completely rallied behind the new quarterback Joe Burrow in the 326 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 3: new kicker, Cold Tracy. They know those two people, of 327 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: those two players have been essential to this run. 328 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 2: And so I think, you know, there's a lot. 329 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: Of my mentions flooded with with with comments about those 330 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 3: you know, good comments about those two players. 331 00:16:58,280 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 2: Where where I. 332 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 3: Think there could be a struggle is the same spot 333 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 3: in a lot of ways, that has been a struggle 334 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 3: here at times and has just been kind of a 335 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 3: lightning rod throughout college football. Every fan base is the 336 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 3: offensive line. 337 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 2: And you see that here. I mean that that's the. 338 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 3: Offensive line is is is criticized pretty heavily. They've they've 339 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 3: gone through a lot of injuries here. I think they've 340 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 3: played I want to say four or five different started 341 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 3: four or five different sets of offensive line and in the. 342 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: Eight games this year, so it's been kind of a 343 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 2: maligned group. 344 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 3: So I would probably point to that, you know as maybe, 345 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 3: uh maybe a weakness somewhat that LSU fans kind of 346 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 3: jump on the team. 347 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: For fair And I think it was you who did this, 348 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: maybe you had retweeted or something, But looking at the 349 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: recent signees at quarterback and what became of them over 350 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: these last few years, because LSU has sort of infamously 351 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: and this isn't necessarily unique to the Tigers, but there's 352 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: been a lot of wash out at quarterback just as 353 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: it's become a very difficult position to evaluate and develop. 354 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: Does the future look brighter with some continuity with Joe 355 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: Burrow for a couple of years that they're not going 356 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: to rely on anybody particularly young? What does I guess 357 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: the longer term future at quarterback look like? And is 358 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: there reason for optimism? 359 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 2: Well, you know, behind Joe is Miles Brennan. 360 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 3: He's a sophomore, very highly ready to sophomore from the 361 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 3: Mississippi Coast that many people. 362 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 2: Thought would probably be the starter this year before Joe 363 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 2: came in. And so I think there's still. 364 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 3: Some hope there that that Miles can after Joe leaves 365 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 3: take over. I think the issue is, you know, if 366 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 3: Miles wasn't ready this year and they had to bring 367 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 3: in Joe, what does. 368 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: That say about Miles. 369 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 3: So there's there's some maybe some concern there beyond that 370 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 3: it looks actually not great because you you lost to 371 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 3: Justin McMillan in. 372 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: Oh gosh, his name is escaping me. 373 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 3: But two quarterbacks trains, two scholarship quarterbacks trans for this summer. 374 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 3: So elis she's only got two quarterback, two scholarship quarterbacks on. 375 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 2: The team right now. 376 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: It's Joe and it's Miles and and uh man, it's 377 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 3: it's uh so you're in a pickle. 378 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 2: You you need to sign some quarterbacks. So that is 379 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 2: all eyes. 380 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 3: Are kind of on that on the recruiting chair trail, 381 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 3: I mean, and it was run has got to get 382 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 3: himself stocked up there at the quarterback position. We all know, 383 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 3: uh that that's a position that the attrition. 384 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 2: Uh is, is always an issue and it has been 385 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 2: for l s U. 386 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 3: And it's come back this summer when when those two 387 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 3: players left, so not. 388 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 2: That they were going to play a whole lot but 389 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 2: they still added depth. And you know, and if the 390 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 2: thing is is, you know, Elsie's offense is constantly. 391 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 3: Changing, and they haven't really said on on one thing. 392 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 2: And and you know Steve Innjminer's future and he's he's 393 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 2: a little older. You got to wonder how long he's 394 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 2: he's going to go. 395 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 3: So I'm not sure if they even know exactly what 396 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 3: direction they want to go in the future with a quarterback, 397 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 3: and so that that's an issue, and that's something that man, 398 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 3: that that is that is certainly being watched. 399 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 2: Is what else she's going to do the future at 400 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 2: quarterback or position here? As you mentioned, it's just just 401 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 2: always maligned. It seems like, do. 402 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: You get the sense that because there seems to be 403 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: more consistency, more job security for ed Orgeron, you know, 404 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: this far into the season, performing like Elis who has 405 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: has thus far, then certainly where Elis who was last year, 406 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: the beginning of this year, you know, the tail end 407 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: of less miles tenure where rumors sort of dogged him 408 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: for the last couple of two three years about his 409 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: job security. Do you get the feeling that recruits are 410 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: more confident in a more stable LSU moving forward, Well, 411 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: I would. 412 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 3: Think so, you know, I mean I haven't talked to 413 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 3: any necessarily, but I would think that they would see 414 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 3: that there is a more of a stable foundation. 415 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, LSU lost. 416 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 3: I just did a story on a bunch of recruits 417 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 3: that LSU has lost Alabama over the years and how 418 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 3: that a lot of times results in this seven game 419 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 3: losing streak against the Tide, And one of them was 420 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 3: this past year. Patrick Hutan, the cornerback from Florida, and 421 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 3: I remember his dad going on record saying that his 422 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 3: son basically chose the more stable coach and Nick Staban 423 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 3: instead of ed Orgeron, where. 424 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 2: Everybody thought that. 425 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 3: Patrick certain was going to come to LSU had been 426 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 3: leaning that way for two years or more, and he 427 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 3: went to Alabama in you know, and I think it 428 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 3: was all because of the coach's stability. 429 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 2: So they do lose recruits because of that, and. 430 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 3: I think that prospects should probably start seeing, especially given 431 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 3: what's happened the first eight games this year, that things 432 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 3: are a little more stable around here than maybe they thought. 433 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: So LSU currently has more and I looked it up. 434 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: I did the research. They currently have more out of 435 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: state commits than Louisiana commits. Is that a result of 436 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: a conscious focus shift from the coaches and coach oh 437 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: or is that sort of by chance, because that's not 438 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: that hasn't always been or generally isn't the case when 439 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: you look at these last few classes. 440 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah, we actually did like a real big, deep 441 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 3: deep dive on the last ten years in LSU recruiting. 442 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 2: And they usually. 443 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 3: Get about fifty five to six of their signing classes 444 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 3: are from Louisiana, and so they do go out of 445 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 3: state more than you might think now that for them 446 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 3: to be for them to have more out of centers 447 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 3: than Louisiana, and I'll have to go back and look, 448 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 3: but that's rarely happened. 449 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 2: And I wonder if down the stretch here that won't. 450 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 3: Even back out and they'll get a few laid Louisiana. 451 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 3: But you know the thing about ed Oorzron is you 452 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 3: know he's they're going to go out and uh while 453 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 3: they want to lock down the state and all that, 454 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 3: they're going to go out and get the best players. 455 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: And they've made a focus on East Texas and LSU's 456 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 3: focused there for a while. 457 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 2: Houston is a huge hub for them. Uh, the Dallas area, 458 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: all that area. 459 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 3: They almost they almost view it as in Louisiana and Houston, 460 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 3: especially that Elshie's biggest alumni, I guess grouping outside of 461 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 3: Louisiana and Houston, so they go there a lot, and 462 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 3: you know, they want to spread the brand. I think 463 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 3: Ed wants to spread the brand and maybe. 464 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 2: You're you're seeing that a little bit with the with 465 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 2: the outside kind of recruits. 466 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 3: He's you know, getting out and spreading the brand a 467 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 3: little bit. 468 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: Obviously this can change on a dime. And this is 469 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: my last question, but has Coacho won over this fan 470 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: base that is, like any other fan base, pretty much 471 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: always impossible to please. 472 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, especially down here. It's you know, Les Mils won 473 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 2: the national. 474 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 3: Championship in two thousand and seven and LSU and I 475 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 3: think eight and five the next year in two thousand 476 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 3: and eight, and literally there were people who. 477 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 2: Wanted him to be fired. And it's just it's crazy here. 478 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 3: So even a national championship here can't quite save you. 479 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 3: But you've got at least you gotta at least get there. 480 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 2: And that's the I don't think Ed's gonna win over 481 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 2: this fan base. 482 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 3: Until he at least reaches that point where he's playing 483 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 3: for a championship, whether i'd be the SEC and the 484 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 3: national championship, and at that point, then the next step 485 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 3: you have. 486 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 2: To win it, you know, And until those things happen, 487 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: I don't think he's won. 488 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 3: Over quite one over any And honestly, beating Alabama is. 489 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 2: Huge and it's something that you. 490 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 3: Know, cost his predecessor his job less miles and he 491 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 3: you know, Ed was hired to beat to win championships, 492 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 3: and to win championships, you gotta beat Alabama. So it's 493 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 3: a big game and I think Ed could certainly win 494 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 3: over a little bit of portion of the fan base 495 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 3: hit if the Tigers were to win Saturday. 496 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: Okay, and here's my actual final question, because I always 497 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: like to finish on food because I'm a dork and 498 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: that's just how I live. You are in Baton Rouge. 499 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: The game of the century, of the millennium is being 500 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: played tomorrow excuse me, in a couple of days as 501 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: we record this on Thursday. But people will be coming in, 502 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: not just to Alabama fans, not Stells fans, fans of 503 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: just big college football atmospheres. Where should they eat in 504 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: Baton Rouge? 505 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 3: Oh, there's just so many great places early are, I 506 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 3: mean South Louisiana. You know, it's hard to pick one, 507 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 3: but sure a few Alabama reporters are coming in. 508 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 2: I'm taking them. 509 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 3: And I always take, you know, out out outside reporters 510 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 3: who come in to this to one place, and it's 511 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 3: called pot Rands. It's a it's a restaurant on Perkins 512 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 3: Road in Baton Rouge, and it just very kind of 513 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 3: the quintessential Louisiana fair in kind of a Louisiana setting. 514 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 2: They have the you know, all the. 515 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 3: Gulf seafood, fresh fish and the raw oysters and the 516 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 3: barbecue kind of oysters, and so it's it's a great place. 517 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 3: And so I would recommend that the one. You know, 518 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 3: when you're in Louisiana, you want to eat. 519 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: True South Louisiana food in that setting. And that's a 520 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 2: good one. 521 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: I just googled it as you were describing it, and 522 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: I want nothing more than to go there. That's p 523 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: A R r AI n apostrophe as looks like there's 524 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: a good outdoor area. Holy hell, that looks good. Ross Allinger, 525 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: thank you very much for your time. Everybody follow Ross 526 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: on Twitter if you aren't doing so already what's wrong 527 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: with you? Read his stuff on SI dot com Sports Illustrated. Ross, 528 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: thank you very much for coming on, and we'll have 529 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: to have you on again, all right, thank you? So 530 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: there it is. There it was Ross Ellinger of SI. 531 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: Let us know which team we should do a Homer's 532 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: Only Homers Allowed show about moving forward as we head 533 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: into the stretch run of the season. A lot of 534 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 1: interesting stories and developments about damn near every team in 535 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: college football, so let us know who we should hit 536 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: next with our Only Homers Allowed series. I really enjoy 537 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: doing them because I think I speak for Tie here 538 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: as well. We don't have time to deep dive teams, 539 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: you know, on these preview and recap shows, just because 540 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,199 Speaker 1: there's so much action to get into. And also we 541 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: have to talk about Tie almost becoming a weatherman as 542 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: often as possible in getting now I think we're going 543 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 1: to have his forecasts for games, so we're already trying 544 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 1: to squeeze in a good amount here. So we will 545 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 1: keep doing these only Homers Allowed shows because we want to. 546 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: And it seems like you like them, at least if 547 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: you like the team we're talking about on that show. 548 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: So thanks again, for listening. We are going to be 549 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: obviously here every Wednesday and Sunday throughout the season and 550 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 1: hopefully keep these shows dropping on Friday morning. So for 551 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: Ty who was not on this show because he definitely 552 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: has a day job that's very secret, and for Ross Ellinger, 553 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: thank you very much for listening. This is Dan, so 554 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: stay solid and peace.