1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: noon to three Eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: your local station for The Herd at Foxsports Radio dot com, 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 3: Here we go on a Tuesday with all sorts of 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 3: activity in the coaching industry in the National Football League. 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: We are live or in Chicago. It's the Herd wherever 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: you may be and however you may be listening, whatever 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: the platform. Thanks for making us part of your day. Well, 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: I was, like many of you, most of you watching 14 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: a sports talk show. I sat and watched Indiana Miami 15 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 1: last night, not only the first sixteen to OH team, 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: but for the first time I ever remember watching a 17 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: national championship in college football. It felt like fifty percent 18 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: NFL and I am here for it. College football rosters 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: are getting older, wiser. Miami's D line and O line 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: those are NFL bodies. Miami's got a defensive lineman about 21 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: to turn twenty five. Indiana, by design, is a roster 22 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: filled with mature twenty two and twenty three year olds, 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: both quarterbacks, three year starters. That's why Indiana played such 24 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: mistake free football. It's an older, smarter roster. What last 25 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: night allows is more sophisticated defenses. Miami's doing part zone, 26 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: part man de man on the same play you've got. 27 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: Indiana never fumbles, no errant snaps, They don't throw interceptions, 28 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: they rarely get penalized. Defenses offenses much more sophisticated. That's 29 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: why Sunday football has always been three times to four 30 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: times higher rated than college football. College football can be 31 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: regional and provincial and full of mistakes. It's rare that 32 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: you see a good college program with even decent special teams. 33 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: But college football has officially grown up, and last night 34 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: felt different. Three year starters at quarterback, players getting paid, 35 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: players staying in college longer. That's never a bad thing, 36 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: and the product on the field to me, reflects it. 37 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: Georgia won a national title in the early eighties and 38 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: completed one pass, no thank you, not interested. The SEC, 39 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: which has now fallen behind the Big ten. Notre Dame 40 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: in Miami has always felt two ground and pound, Oh 41 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: miss is the new way to win a lot of offense, 42 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: a lot of movement, some trickery and score point. Last night, 43 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: three of Indiana's biggest plays came after Kurt Signetty timeouts. 44 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: Very NFL feeling. Fernando Mendoza on that TD run talked 45 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: about expecting his own seeing man the man. It was 46 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: a little of both, and like Andrew luck Elway, Josh 47 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: Allen put his head down, got hammered and scored that touchdown. 48 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. Indiana to me, is absolutely great for 49 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: college football. It's a football starved Midwest base alumni, huge 50 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: alumni that has always been in the shadow of an 51 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: Ohio State, a Michigan, a Penn State, a Wisconsin in 52 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: Iowa for football. To me, Indiana is a shining beacon 53 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: of hope. If you get the coach right, you got 54 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: a couple of well healed NIL boosters. You don't need 55 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: five star recruits. It'd be nice going forward to have some. 56 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: But suddenly you look around if you get the coach 57 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: right with the nil and transfer portal, and you ask yourself, 58 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: why not us? The Indiana football story was not possible 59 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: pre portal. It was not possible pre nil. You couldn't 60 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: have done this. Now you got to get the coach right, 61 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: and Kurt Signetti is like Nick Saban without the charm 62 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: and a little bit of a sense of humor. He's 63 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: got neither. He is dead serious, he is all business. 64 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: And the truth is Saban got funnier and more charming 65 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: after the rebuild was complete at Alabama. This is probably 66 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: right now for this time, what the Hoosiers need. But 67 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: last night was also what college football needed. A new story, 68 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: a new champion, a new way of doing business. That 69 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: is the greatest script ever written in the history of 70 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: college football. It was so totally cool and so totally 71 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: sixteen to zero perfect. Indiana deserved every part of last 72 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: night with this coach, the big boosters, they're going absolutely nowhere. 73 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: Ask yourself, are you the next Indiana? Why not Purdue? 74 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: Why not Michigan State? Why not Kentucky Football? Why not us? 75 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: Here's the humorless head coach, as brilliant as he is. 76 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 4: After It's a great thing, Indiana win a national championship 77 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 4: two years into our tenure. 78 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 5: You do it with people and a plan. 79 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 4: Can't say enough about our senior leadership and the people 80 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 4: we have in the locker room and the people we 81 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 4: have on our staff and we're sixteen and O and 82 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 4: we're I guess we're twenty seven and two since Indiana, 83 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 4: but we're sixteen and no. Sixteen national champions at Indiana University, 84 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 4: which I know a lot of people thought was never possible. 85 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: A couple more natties and my guess he'll crack more 86 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: regularly a smile. There's a lot of tension in Buffalo today. 87 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo is one of those great American cities where people, 88 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: despite the snowdrifts, are proud of being from there. Buffalo 89 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: has been a winning NFL city for a couple different 90 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: stretches in my lifetime, in probably yours, the Marv Levy, 91 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly years and now the Josh Allen Sean McDermott years, 92 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: and now he's gone. And attention is because Brandon, being 93 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: the general manager since Josh Allen arrived, has what fifty 94 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: six draft picks? Two Pro Bowlers? Is he as many 95 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: your claiming kind of a suck up to the owner? 96 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: I was told months ago he's more of a cap 97 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: guy than a personnel guy. He's a smart guy, got 98 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of an ego. But Buffalo fans and 99 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: media are a little bit tense today because of the firing. 100 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: But let me just say this, it's easy to do 101 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh thing. Hey, we're over five hundred A playoff 102 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: wins are overrated. It's hard to do what Buffalo did. 103 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott was well liked and respected, ninety eight and 104 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: fifty with eight playoff wins. They just couldn't beat Mahomes 105 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: and Andy Reid join the club. What probably was his 106 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: undoing because we all thought he was safe after beating 107 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville in Jacksonville, a very good team. According to Vic Carucci, 108 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: a respected reporter covering the Bills for a long time, 109 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: five weeks ago, McDermott met with Brandon Bean and the owner. 110 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: McDermott and this takes some guts, sat down with his 111 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: two bosses and said, I don't think we have enough 112 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: all star level, Pro Bowl level talent to win a 113 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. According to vich Carucci, it did not go 114 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: over well. So and I will say this, Buffalo found 115 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: ways to lose every January. They couldn't get the tush 116 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: push right. That was a year ago. The thirteen second 117 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: loss this year, five turnovers, and complaining about officiating as 118 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: bo Nix was more efficient than Josh Allen, but Dallas 119 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: and Jerry Jones it appears will no longer pay top 120 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: dollar for a head coach, and Pittsburgh, it appeared forever 121 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: was not willing to move off a coach who couldn't 122 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: win playoff games, and as far as I can tell, 123 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo's willing to do both. So in their last six 124 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: playoff exits, you can blame Brandon Bean, you can blame 125 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott. In their last six playoff exits with a 126 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: defensive coach and now a Bosa and previously a von Miller, 127 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: they're allowing on average thirty three points per game and losses, 128 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: So you can blame whoever you want. Something had to change. 129 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: You may not like the GM, maybe you'll miss the 130 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: head coach, but they're willing to take a swing. It's 131 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: so much easier to do the Pittsburgh thing. Nobody's offended. 132 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: Everybody in the building is happy. Yes, people from the 133 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: outside the dark side may criticize the Steelers, but hey, 134 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: we do what we do. Buffalo's a small town. They're 135 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: taking a big swing. I respect it. Albert brewed yesterday 136 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: on the move. 137 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 6: There was a different feel in that building. The last 138 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 6: couple of months, more tension. I think, more pressure on everybody. 139 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 6: They realize that they've got in front of them the 140 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 6: opportunity that Josh Allen as a quarterback gives them. And 141 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 6: I think some of that's spilled out Colin after the 142 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 6: game on Saturday. 143 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, listen, I understand the engine. But you know, Jerry 144 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: Jones is ironic because he always talks about every time 145 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: he seeks a bargain, that's exactly what he gets. And 146 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: I feel like Jerry Jones should listen to his own words. 147 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: It feels like he's always trying to get a bargain 148 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: at head coach. Look around the playoffs. No Mahomes, no Allen, 149 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: no Lamar, no Burrow. Once you pay that star quarterback, 150 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter if Andy Reids your coach, it's hard 151 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: to be great. Buffalo is suffering through what the Chiefs, what? Cincinnati? 152 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 7: What? 153 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: A lot of these highly compensated quarterback franchises are struggling 154 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: with their roster's got some holes, Buffalo's does Chiefs do right? 155 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: The difference is one of those franchises has the trophies, 156 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: but they're not just going to sit here and they're 157 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna make a move and you don't have to 158 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: love the GM, but by and large, when we think 159 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: about the Buffalo Bills over the last seven eight nine years, 160 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: you know what we think, smartly owned, great quarterback, pretty 161 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: well run. That's why so many fee people are uncomfortable 162 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: with the McDermott stuff because he was a really good coach. 163 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: You didn't swing and miss on four, you swung and 164 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: connected on one. But it is time and it is 165 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: the kind of thing that can make the smaller town 166 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: that doesn't love change a little uncomfortable. But I think 167 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: it's the right move. I gotta tell you j McK 168 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: watching that game last night, Robert Salli got the Titans job. 169 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: We'll talk more about that. As I was watching that 170 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: game last night, I am not saying Andrew Luck is 171 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: John Elway or Andrew Luck the two best quarterback prospects 172 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: ever out of college. If you talk to longtime and 173 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: f guys, those are great prospects. But Fernando Mendoza on 174 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: that touchdown run that looked like Andrew Luck, that was 175 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck is one of those guys, big fit kid 176 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: who actually seeks. Remember you Stowa say, I don't feel 177 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: like the game starts until I get popped Mendoza similarly 178 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: multiple times this year. W lip is bloodied off the 179 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: field back on like that that run that was so 180 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: Andrew luck I mean it was. It had a Josh 181 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: Allen Andrew Luckfield. And I'm he's not that kind of prospect. 182 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: He's a very good prospect. He's not that level of prospect. 183 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: But that run was. I mean, if you were on 184 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: the fence on Fernando Mendoza after that run, tear the 185 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: fence down. He's the number one pick. 186 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 7: I think Tommy Frazier of Nebraska had an incredible run 187 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 7: against Florida National Championship. Remember that you Okay, this was 188 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 7: to me like the equivalent of that. It was a 189 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 7: big play fourth down. But here's the other thing. Mendoza. 190 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 7: I don't even think he had two hundred yards passing Colin, 191 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 7: but it was the important passes he needed. Third and seven, 192 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 7: boom got it, fourth and five got it. I'm just 193 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 7: telling you, man, I said a couple of weeks ago, 194 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 7: I see a young Tom Brady, not soup seven super 195 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 7: Bowl Brady, but like in the pocket, takes the hits, 196 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 7: keeps on ticking. This guy's a winner. 197 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 8: Man. 198 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 7: I'm if I'm the Jets. I have to at least 199 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 7: think about trading up or trying to for him. And 200 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 7: I know Raiders fans are gonna say no way, but 201 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 7: that kid looks special. Man, He's got everything you want 202 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 7: a quarterback. 203 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. 204 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,599 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 205 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 2: and noone eastern non am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 206 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 2: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. 207 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: Hey is Covino and Rich from Fox Sports Radio. 208 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 9: Now, in addition to hearing us live weekdays from five 209 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 9: to seven pm Eastern two to four Pacific on Fox 210 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 9: Sports Radio, We're excited to announce a brand new YouTube 211 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 9: channel for the show. 212 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: Yup, that's right. 213 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 9: You can now watch Covino and Rich live on YouTube 214 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 9: every day. All you gotta do search Covino and Rich 215 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 9: FSR on YouTube again, go to YouTube search Covino en RICHSR. 216 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 9: Check us out on YouTube, subscribe, hit that thumbs up 217 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 9: icon coming away. 218 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: Here's what the SEC should truly be concerned about. Miami 219 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: and Notre Dame. They're not in the big ten, maybe 220 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: the two best recruiters in the country as coaches, two 221 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: unique but magnificent college football brands, and both with massive 222 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: nil checkbooks. We all know the Big Ten is separated. 223 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: They'll be favored to win the Natty next year. They 224 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: already are. But with Mario Christobal, you're getting a highly 225 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: aggressive nil, a highly aggressive transfer portal team, and Dade 226 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: and Broward County probably the richest counties in the country 227 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: for high school football recruiting and Crystabaal has made it 228 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: his sole purpose to build a fence around Dade and 229 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: Broward and he is an unbelieve recruiter. So adding to that, 230 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: Miami's economy is on fire. It is the fastest growing 231 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: tech startup city in the country. Translation, there is an 232 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: ocean of cash in Miami now and they want to 233 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: spend it, and a lot of people want to spend 234 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: it on the U. It is their college program of choice. 235 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: So the consensus for twenty twenty six recruiting Mario Cristobal 236 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: in Miami and they're just starting had a better class 237 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: than Florida or LSU, Notre Dame, Oregon, USC bought better 238 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: classes than anybody not named Alabama. Bama had a good one. 239 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: But for the record, Miami's now going to buy Duke's quarterback. 240 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: Reportedly he's good, he'll get better. Surrounded by Sunday bodies. 241 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: So the new reality of college football. If you look 242 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: at the odds, it is not just the Big Ten, 243 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: it is Miami and Notre Dame are going to be 244 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: a major problem. The top five odds to win next year. 245 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: The only SEC team is Texas and that is oil 246 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: money and the reason Texas is even in there reportedly 247 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: spending forty million dollars on next year's roster. So my takeaway, 248 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: the three best teams I saw play this year if 249 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: I had to vote today, number one Indiana, Number two Miami, 250 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: and number three Ohio State. Nobody in the SEC felt 251 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: like this physically punishing relentless defenses. Here's Mario Christobal after 252 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: the loss. 253 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 10: Got to a playoffs for the first time in Miami history. 254 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 10: And then each four top ten teams beat seven top 255 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 10: twenty five teams, won the Fiesta Bowl, won the Cotton Bowl. 256 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 10: And you know what, I'll take full blame for where 257 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 10: one drive short of win in the National Championship. So 258 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 10: I don't see anything negative, but I do see pain 259 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 10: in moments like this, and we should if we're a 260 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 10: competitor that's worth anything. 261 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 5: You feel it and you use it, and you give 262 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 5: those feelings a direction. 263 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 10: I know the guys coming back will and I know 264 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 10: that the guys moving on will also use that as fule. 265 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: Hard enough to beat Indiana. Probably not going to do 266 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: it if you get a punt blocked and it becomes 267 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: a touchdown for the Hoosiers. But I thought Miami played great. 268 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: I think they played a smartly coach physical game with 269 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: the kind of skill players that can beat Indiana. The 270 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 1: only two teams I watched play Indiana this year was 271 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: not Alabama. I can assure you that the only two 272 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: teams that matched up with Indiana Ohio State and Miami. 273 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: And a lot of it was the checkbook. Sorry, a 274 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: lot of it was the checkbook. Good coaching, good cornerback play. 275 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: This is now a very administrative business, a little NFL, 276 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: a lot NFL. But Miami in Ohio State came the 277 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: closest and it started with grabbing a pen and signing 278 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: a check. J Mack with the news, Turn on the news. 279 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 2: This is the herdline news. 280 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 7: All right, let's dive right into the NFL head coaching situation. 281 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 7: The carousel is spinning wildly, uh Colin. Yesterday Jeff Halfley 282 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 7: from the Packers landed with the Miami Dolphins. Miami fans 283 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 7: are non pulse. Did I say that right? Nonplused by 284 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 7: the higher Halflee. You know he's fine, but he doesn't 285 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 7: bring Micae Parsons with him. Meanwhile, overnight there was a 286 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 7: big one that Tennessee Titans got Robert Salah from the Niners. 287 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 7: This is being Valley Hoot is a big time get. 288 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 7: They're curious to see who his offensive coordinator will be. 289 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 7: A lot of chatter about Mike McDaniel. 290 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: That would be a good hire to me. Sala was 291 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: the best defensive coordinator this year. Mike McDaniel by next 292 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: year would be a top two to three offensive coordinator. 293 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: You could do far worse than Saul and Mike McDaniel. 294 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: And McDaniel now has head coaching experience. I think that 295 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: always helps for a coordinator. They sort of understand the 296 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: macro day to day play to play understanding a coach 297 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: has to deal with. I think Tennessee they didn't get 298 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: a John Harbaugh or a Stefanski necessarily, but Sala and 299 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel those I mean, listen, remember they work together. 300 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: Sala knows he's from the San Francisco tree. 301 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 7: The only problem with that is If McDaniel absolutely cooks 302 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 7: and is awesome and cam Ward is great, McDaniel's going 303 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 7: to get a head coaching job, and so now you're 304 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 7: going for a third straight offensive coordinator. But that's kind 305 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 7: of the world. That's the way it works, right Colin. 306 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 7: If you hire a defensive coach and you've got a 307 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 7: great offensive coordinator, he's going to be in demand if 308 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 7: he does well well. 309 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: I when a head coach thinks he's going to be 310 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: retained and gets fired, it can leave a sour taste 311 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 1: in your mouth. There are also worse places to live 312 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: in America than Nashville, Tennessee to a great and if 313 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: you start winning for the first time consistently since Rabel, 314 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: I could see Mike McDaniel saying, dude, all sign a 315 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: long pack here. And I also think Mike McDaniel's quirky. 316 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: He's not Campbell or Rabel or Sala. He was a 317 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: quirky higher I don't think he should have taken most 318 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: of the blame. That's more too in the GM. But 319 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: I don't think everybody's going to be lining up for 320 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel. I think he could go there for four 321 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: years and he and Robert Sala could win that division 322 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 1: multiple times. 323 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 7: Well, there's a lot of chatter Tampa Bay wants him, 324 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 7: he likes Florida, the weather might want to stay in Tampa. 325 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 7: I'll just say this about Sala. They've got a couple 326 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 7: defensive pieces on the line, Jeffrey Simmons and a young 327 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 7: kid from Texas. Other than that, there's not a lot. 328 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 7: There's a lot of rebuilding to do. But we just 329 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 7: saw Sala with very little do a great job in 330 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 7: San Francisco. I will just say, here are the head 331 00:20:53,920 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 7: coaching openings still available. Pittsburgh Steelers, Wow, Baltimore, Ra's good job. 332 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 7: We know that Raiders is open, Cardinals, Browns, and Bills. 333 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 7: I think the Bills probably get their choice of guy. 334 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 7: I'm gonna guess they're gonna stay with Joe Brady. Would 335 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 7: you agree the OC? 336 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think no. Very interesting. 337 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 7: How about this, Rick, Can you rank the seven vacancies 338 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 7: for me? We'll just give you Bills at one and 339 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 7: I guess Ravens at two because they have Lamar. What's 340 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 7: three on that list? Is it Raiders because of Mendoza. 341 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: You know they've been so dysfunctional. But if you give 342 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: me Mendoza, brock Bauers, Ashton Genty, and I just have 343 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: to clean up the defense, was okay, If I have 344 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: to clean up the offensive line, I think the Raiders 345 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: are very interesting. 346 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 7: So the Raiders are a better job right now than 347 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 7: the Steelers. Pittsburgh fans, I want to hear this, Colin, 348 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 7: They don't. 349 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: Right now, and they don't have now. The Steelers have 350 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: a lot of interesting draft picks. They also may move 351 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: up to get Tis Simpson, who appears to be clearly 352 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: the number two quarterback. So let's wait post draft. The 353 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: Steelers could look like a mess today. But if they 354 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: get the coach they want, and they get Ty Simpson, 355 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: you know, who's viewed as kind of a late first 356 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: round quarterback, then maybe I don't feel that way. I 357 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: would say the Steelers have not really been in the 358 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: let's find a new coach business for a long time, 359 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: so this is all very very new for them. 360 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 7: Yeah, all right, Let's move on to Matt Stafford and 361 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 7: the Rams. They're playing Seattle in the NFC Championship Game. 362 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 7: It's on Fox this weekend. Stafford will turn thirty eight 363 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 7: a day before the Super Bowl. Colin and was asked 364 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 7: if he considers this his last shot at winning it all. 365 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 8: I try not to think about that kind of stuff. 366 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 8: I just try to enjoy the team that I'm on 367 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 8: in the moment that i'm in. I love coming to work, 368 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 8: I love the group that we get to do it with. 369 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 8: These Like I said, opportunities don't come every single year, 370 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 8: so I just try to live in them and cherish 371 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 8: them when they're here. I sure hope it's not my 372 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 8: last opportunity, but we'll see. You never know, these these 373 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 8: games and these seasons one at a time and figure 374 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 8: it out from there. But I just know that I'm happy, 375 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 8: you know, happy in the moment than I am right 376 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 8: now doing what I'm doing. 377 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: Well, here's the thing. I've thought a lot about this. 378 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: They have two first round picks, a second, a third, 379 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: couple of fifths, couple of six, couple of sevens. What 380 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 1: if you go to Stafford, because you know the contract now, 381 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: you go to Stafford and say, listen, we're not going 382 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: to draft a starting quarterback. It's not a good class. 383 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: We may draft a quarterback with one of our fifth 384 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: round picks. But what we're going to do if you 385 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 1: take the kind of deal that we'd like you to 386 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: take any extension are two First, we'll go get a tackle, 387 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 1: a corner, a star wide receiver that we're going to 388 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: take our elite picks and go one more great year 389 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: with you. He'll probably want a two year deal, but 390 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: I could see them saying, listen, we're not going to 391 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: go get a quarterback. Don't worry about that. We'll keep Garoppolo. 392 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: We got Stetson Bennett. It's not a good quarterback class. 393 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: We don't really like anybody but maybe Mendoza. And we're 394 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: just going to take all these top picks and we're 395 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: gonna make the old line better and the secondary better, 396 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: and we're going to make another Super Bowl run. Now 397 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: the following draft, Matt, we are going to go get 398 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Our scouting department likes it. But I've thought 399 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: about this if you're the Rams and you're trying to 400 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: get because to me, Stafford's now a top five quarterback. 401 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: He's been healthy this year, he's playing great. The symmetry 402 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 1: with him and McVeigh is amazing. All these skill people. 403 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: I can see the Rams going, hey, we don't like 404 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: any of the core I mean, we don't gonna give 405 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 1: up six picks to go get ty Simpson and just 406 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: say the reality is we'll load up for one more 407 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl run. We'll attack all of our deficiencies, tackle corner. 408 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: I could see the Rams doing that. 409 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 7: If you're looking for best storyline left in the playoffs, 410 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 7: it would be Stafford winning another Super Bowl. I think 411 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 7: that's undeniable. I know people are all aboard the drake 412 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 7: May train. He's got fifteen more years. Sam Darnold, you know, 413 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 7: reinvention stories excellent, but Stafford is the man and God, 414 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 7: I'm surprised even out here in LA you know, I 415 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 7: talk to people in the building. They're not given the 416 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 7: Rams a chance. Nobody is. This is people living in 417 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 7: Los Angeles thing off Seattle. It's a rap. Everybody on 418 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 7: your Seahawks. Any read on how that you think that's 419 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 7: gonna go? 420 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 8: There? 421 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 7: Big guy, you know where I'm leading. 422 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: I don't think the Rams can play as perfectly as 423 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: they played in Chicago. No drop passes, no penalties, no picks, 424 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: And I think Seattle's better than Chicago, and that game 425 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: went overtime. Seattle should be favored, but last weekend, fewer 426 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: turnovers won every game, and Seattle is more reckless than 427 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 1: the Rams. Rams play at their best nearly perfect football. 428 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean no penalties or one penalty. They 429 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: just don't get penalized. And so I don't think they 430 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: can duplicate the efficiency of last week because I think 431 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: Seattle's defense forces you into more mistakes, penalties, and turnovers. 432 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: To not have a drop pass in that Chicago weather, 433 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: that's incredible. So I don't think they'll be as clean. 434 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: But I do think they have what you need to 435 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: beat Seattle, and that is a defense that will speed 436 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold up. And that's the way to beat Seattle. 437 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:14,639 Speaker 1: Force Sam into a couple reckless throws, because you're not 438 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: just going straight up on Seattle. You've got to make 439 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: them uncomfortable because the Seahawks make everybody else uncomfortable when 440 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: you watch them play. They make Christian McCaffrey disappear. So 441 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: you have to make Seattle a little uncomfortable, and I 442 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: think the Rams are one of the few teams that 443 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: can do that with their defensive front. 444 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 7: You remember that Thursday night game what six weeks ago? 445 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 7: But Rams did whatever they wanted for three and a 446 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 7: half quarters yep, until the punt return triggered some wackiness. 447 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: Okay, you know Seahawks, Big edge special teams, Big edge 448 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: special teams. 449 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 7: Yes, for sure. Final story, Colin is to the NBA, 450 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 7: where NBA All Star voting is complete and Lebron's streak 451 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 7: of being a starter for twenty one straight years is over. 452 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 7: He was edged out by young bucks like Wemby, Jokich, 453 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 7: Sga and Luka Doncic in the West starting five. I 454 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 7: know a lot of people are making a big deal 455 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 7: out of this. I'll remind everybody when Michael Jordan was 456 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 7: in his final year with the Wizards age thirty nine, 457 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 7: he was not voted an All Star starter. Vince Carter 458 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 7: gave up his spot so Jordan could get it. I 459 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 7: don't think this is a huge story. It's a young 460 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 7: man's game and Lebron, you know, got missed a couple 461 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 7: of games early for fourteen. Yeah, he's got good numbers. 462 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 7: He's averaging twenty three, six and six or whatever. 463 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: Lebron is not an NBA starter any long. Yeah, all 464 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: Star starter, he's not. You look at these players, you 465 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: know the kid that doesn't get a lot of press 466 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 1: because it's the pista cade. Cunningham is a great player. 467 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 7: He's awesome. 468 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: He is a great, great player. And you know you 469 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: get one superstar, the right coach, and some complimentary pieces. 470 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: Detroit has every opportunity to win the East as long 471 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: as Jason Tatum and is out right for the year. 472 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: Keep your eye on the Pistons. 473 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 7: So so, I'm just curious. Do you see a situation 474 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 7: where Lucas says Lebron, hey, man, you're the man, love you, bro, 475 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 7: you can have my starting spot in the el stroke game. 476 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 7: Do you think Luca or anyone would do that? 477 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: Listen, I think this whole you know Lebron's situation with 478 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: his agent. I think it's a little tense because these 479 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 1: new owners, they don't care. They're not beholden to any 480 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: great fading star. That's this franchise is Luca first, JJ 481 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: Reddick second, Austin Reeves third, everybody else. You can move 482 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: those chairs, everybody else, including Lebron. J Mack with the news, 483 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the 484 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: herd Line News. I will defend the NFL getting rid 485 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 1: dismissing for the time being, many of them will get 486 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 1: second chances. Ten coaches. Urban Meyer right around the corner 487 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: on what he whiskness last night. Can Indiana keep doing this. 488 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: I mean, they had the sixtieth best recruiting class. Won't 489 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: it get better? Bloomington Tonight's town. They got nil money 490 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,719 Speaker 1: to make of Indiana. Is it a one off? They 491 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: can't do this again? 492 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 8: Right? 493 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: Or can they? Urban Meyerneck. 494 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays 495 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 2: in newon Easter not a em Pacific. 496 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back, Well, I listen. In terms of talent, 497 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: Miami had more Sunday NFL bodies. In terms of efficiency, 498 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: Indiana is one of the best teams I've ever seen. 499 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer three time national champ, two at Florida one 500 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: with a Buckeyes three time coach of the Year. Fox 501 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: Sports is joining us. So what let's start with this. 502 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: What was your big takeaway from the game. 503 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 11: First of all, great show, great environment. That's what makes 504 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 11: college football is what it is. I was with Tbow 505 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 11: and we stood about fifteen yards away from where you 506 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 11: threw the jump pass in eight. So just great memories. 507 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 11: But I'm telling you this Miami outfit they're not going 508 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 11: away that on paper, Miami had a roster that I 509 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 11: stood next to Miami and Washington warm up that was 510 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 11: every bit of the old SEC dominant looking team, but 511 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 11: Indiana football right up there with the Vince Yon rung 512 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 11: and the Tableau jump pass and some of the other 513 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 11: iconic moments. The fourth and five QB draw and I'm 514 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 11: launching so I can't wait to see the bronze statue 515 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 11: in Bloomington of Mendoza diamond across the end zone and 516 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 11: one of the great all around football teams in college 517 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 11: football history. 518 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 5: Incredible, incredible night. 519 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: I said this because the NIL is keeping more and 520 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: more kids in college for a year, that the game 521 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: is getting older, and because of that, it's getting smarter. 522 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: You can you're dealing with twenty three and twenty four 523 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: year olds. Miami's got a guy that's gonna be twenty five. 524 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: And to me, it's a little more pro football, which 525 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: which people can be uncomfortable with. But the quality of defenses, 526 00:30:56,840 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: the quality the layering of the offenses in college football 527 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:04,719 Speaker 1: last night Urban that felt thirty percent pro football. The 528 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: quality of coaching and play and bodies. I thought it 529 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: was a spectacular showcase of talent, coaching and maturity. 530 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 11: Yeah. I was with Eric Shanks too, obviously that the 531 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 11: boss at Fox, and he mentioned this. He said, all 532 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 11: the chaos that's going on in college football, all the 533 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 11: negativity about nil this this, he looked at me, he goes, 534 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 11: keep bringing in the chaos. 535 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 5: It's never been better. 536 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 11: College football arguably has never been better for a lot 537 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 11: of the reasons. You just said, kids are grad I mean, 538 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 11: how about this, d I want to say, it's an 539 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 11: eighty percent jumping kids graduates playing college football. So they 540 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 11: are graduating. It's it's a phenomenal story. And you're seeing that. 541 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 11: You know who's going to watch for Oregon next year. 542 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 11: They're going to follow the same template that the Wolverines did, 543 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 11: Ohio State did, and now Indiana did, where you're having 544 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 11: grown ass men and you've got grown men in that 545 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 11: locker room instead of the eight. 546 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 5: Year you're counting on. You used to come. 547 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 11: I used to I was seventeen, eighteen, nineteen year olds. 548 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 11: These are twenty four year olds. So it's a it's 549 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 11: a phenomena that's really great to watch. 550 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: So Indiana has been doing it with a lot of 551 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: three star guys. Now now everybody will say myself included, 552 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: well Mark Cuban now is on board. They can go 553 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: get five star guys. But I would say they just 554 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: wanted nanny went sixteen to no with three star guys. 555 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: Does Curtin Signetti have to be careful to keep this 556 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: culture which is very much team first. But listen, if 557 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: you get a five star left tackle, take him. But 558 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: would you be a little concerned that the culture could 559 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: take could veer off if you do start getting opportunities 560 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: to find five star kids everywhere? 561 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 5: You know. 562 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 11: The great story was back with Michigan State under D'Antonio 563 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 11: and defense coordinator paton Or Doosey and I talked to 564 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 11: one time about that, and they were them in Wisconsin 565 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 11: back in the day, were the best in the business. 566 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 11: In Utah Kyle Winningham taking that three star guy and 567 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 11: making him an NFL player, and then Michigan State started winning, 568 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 11: went to the Rose Ball, won the Rose Bowl, And 569 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 11: now all of a sudden, they're s getting. 570 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 5: The highly highly, highly. 571 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,959 Speaker 11: Recruited guys to either for visit or sometimes come, and 572 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 11: you start to lose a little bit of that underdog 573 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 11: where the misfits we're going to just out, you know, 574 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 11: outwork you. 575 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 5: So I think they got to be very cautious, and. 576 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 11: I think the other thing he's got to be aware 577 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 11: of he's going to start losing that staff. Yeah, those 578 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 11: are those two coordinators. How they're not head coaches yet 579 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 11: they are what. 580 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 5: They've done there. 581 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 11: If there's ever more deserving of two coordinators that belong 582 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 11: to be a head coach, it's Shanahan and Haynes, a 583 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 11: two offensive defense coordinator in Indiana. 584 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you, and I know people you know they 585 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: don't want to hear this, But for years and years 586 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: I said, even when I worked here at Fox, which 587 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: has a Big ten deal, I'm like, the games down 588 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: south look different. They're bigger, faster. Well, Ohio State last 589 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: year in Michigan, the year before Miami, the SEC doesn't 590 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: look the same. Alabama and Georgia do not look the same. 591 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: Oh Miss with that offense and all that movement and creativity, 592 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: that to me is the future of college football in 593 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 1: the South. Can we now say definitively and it Maybe 594 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: the GAP's not huge, but it does feel like Big 595 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,919 Speaker 1: ten football. Oh Hi, look at all the quarterbacks coming 596 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: back next year, Mayava, Dante Moore, Julian sand It just 597 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: feels like the Big ten's better my eyes, That's what 598 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: it tells me. What does it tell you? 599 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 11: I think that the Wolverines in Ohio State proved that 600 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 11: the Big ten is better at the highest level. But 601 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 11: what's happened Colin? Now there's depth in them. There's never 602 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 11: been depth in the Big ten. It used to be 603 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 11: the big two in Little eight back when I grew up. Now, 604 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 11: all of a sudden, you got Indiana, Oregon and you're 605 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 11: not even counting the Wisconsins and Michigan State, who used 606 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 11: to be very good. Pet State was down, the Wolverines 607 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 11: were down. So yeah, I think it's not only the 608 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 11: top now. Oh and this is actually so hard to believe. 609 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 11: The depth of the Big ten is greater than that 610 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:07,320 Speaker 11: of the SEC. 611 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,839 Speaker 1: Look how good Illinois was this year? 612 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 11: Seriously hell out of them? I think Tennessee and then 613 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 11: Iowa beats Vanderbilt. Yeah, I think that the shifts and 614 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 11: I think saban or someone said the reason is is 615 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 11: they're paying kids to go up north. 616 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: Now they are. What do you make of Fernando Mendoza. 617 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,439 Speaker 1: Is there any I mean, I you know what it's 618 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: it's he's got How about this, he's got t bow software, 619 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: but Andrew luck hardware is that he's got all the 620 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: intangibles that t Bow had, humility and decency and just 621 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: this this commitment to the game. But he's got a 622 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: little Andrew Luck just big strong arm. I mean, have 623 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: you who would you who does he remind you of? 624 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 11: I think t Bow in a lot of ways, just 625 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 11: because I know the kid now. He was on our podcast. 626 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 11: We covered him so much, text with the guy all 627 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 11: the time. He's the most respectful kid. 628 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 5: You know. 629 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 11: It just reminds me of Tim. And then you watch 630 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 11: him play and he throws his body around. So I 631 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,879 Speaker 11: would say that Here's what's interesting, too, Colin, is that 632 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 11: you know, mid season, Todd McShay myself, we just were 633 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 11: talking and on air somewhere and I think his podcast. 634 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 11: We all felt he needed one more year because there 635 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 11: was a time to start the season he was okay 636 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 11: even mid season, just okay. And then he won on 637 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 11: a five game, five game run that made him a 638 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 11: bunch of money to be the number one pick. He 639 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 11: won the Heisman and now a national champion. He'll go 640 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,959 Speaker 11: down as one of the great stories. And I didn't 641 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 11: believe he was ready to go to the NFL. I 642 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,120 Speaker 11: do now what he's done the last five weeks. You 643 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 11: know he's going to go to the Raiders, I'm sure, 644 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 11: and they're going to try to build a franchise around 645 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 11: the guy. And I would not bet against what I witnessed. 646 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 11: And I'm close and got to know this guy. I 647 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 11: would not bet against that cat. 648 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: Now, let's give Miami a little love. In that second 649 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 1: half urban hm, they looked a part that was I mean, 650 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: Indiana was holding on for dear life in the second half. 651 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: What did it feel like being there? 652 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 11: Well, it's Miami had almost three of the yards offense 653 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 11: and they held in the end of the one fifty five. 654 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 11: It felt like a mismatch. It felt like Miami is 655 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 11: going to win the national title. But I'm sure coach 656 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,839 Speaker 11: Chris de Ball is going to address this. They are 657 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 11: a mistake team. Yeah, They've been a mistake team all year. 658 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 11: And you think about the off sides by Baines, you 659 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 11: think about the pass interference penalties, and one of the 660 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 11: worst penalties of the night was that third and seventeen 661 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 11: face mask and then the play and then the play 662 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 11: Colin and they didn't even try to block the punt. 663 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 11: It was one guy out efforting another guy. That'll you know, 664 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 11: I mean, my heart hurts for that player and whoever 665 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 11: coaches that position. Walking in the office today, knowing if 666 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 11: they don't block that punt, I think Miami. 667 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:55,360 Speaker 5: Is the national champion. 668 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:59,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, they looked apart. Man. I love having Miami back. 669 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't like Miami. I think there. 670 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 1: I love them. 671 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 5: They're back. 672 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 11: Colin there there. I felt it on the sideline. The 673 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 11: crowd is Miami. I was worried that with the Miami 674 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 11: crowd evens show up, Uh, that that program is not good. 675 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 11: They got money, they got a great place to go 676 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 11: to school, and now they are back. 677 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 5: You watch Miami. H they're not going anywhere. 678 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:21,600 Speaker 1: Hey, by the way, you got some rich buddies, would 679 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:23,400 Speaker 1: you try one more coaching stint if you got the 680 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: right nal guys. 681 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 11: Hill, He'll no, No, great scenior coach, great sceni stay 682 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:33,760 Speaker 11: war Oh. 683 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: Right, Well, of course Chicago. The Sun's coming out maybe 684 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: in June, but it's coming out here eventually. Uh, the 685 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,399 Speaker 1: great Urban Meyer Nick right top of next hour. Yeah, 686 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: I mean that second half that that block kick is it? 687 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Miami looks the part and there's a way 688 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: to beat Indiana. Ohio State did a lot of it. 689 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: You gotta have skill players that can that can shorten 690 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:59,720 Speaker 1: drives like Fletcher's run. Tony's an incredible talent for Miami. 691 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:01,680 Speaker 1: He's a a freshman. So you got to have the 692 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:04,399 Speaker 1: right kind of skill people to beat this Indiana team, 693 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: because you're not going to get fourteen play drive fifteen 694 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: play drivet. You got to go over the top. You 695 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: got to have better than average quarterback play. Carson Beck's 696 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,840 Speaker 1: better than your average college quarterback, and you gotta be 697 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:16,560 Speaker 1: You gotta be relentless, tough, disruptive, physical, and a little chippy. 698 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,520 Speaker 1: You had to get Ohio State Miami. You gotta be 699 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:24,760 Speaker 1: almost play through the whistle. There were some personal fouls 700 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: that were not called. One of them, I can't believe 701 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:30,480 Speaker 1: helmet on helmet on Mendoza wasn't called. It wasn't whatever. 702 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: But but I mean you, Miami played and was coached 703 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: to beat Indiana. This is not on crystaball. I thought 704 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 1: their game plan was excellent. I thought from the beginning 705 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:43,240 Speaker 1: of the game, I'm like, okay, this ten to nothing 706 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:46,000 Speaker 1: at half, They've got to open up the offense. Saban 707 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 1: said that they had to open up the offense, and 708 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: they did. But I will say, Miami, that's how you 709 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: coach to beat the perfect team. You gotta be a 710 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,799 Speaker 1: little chippy. You got to get in their head, hit 711 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 1: them a little late, bloody a lip and then you 712 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:02,160 Speaker 1: got it. Then you need some great offensive skill down 713 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,880 Speaker 1: the stretch, and between Tony and Fletcher they had it. So, 714 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: I mean that's Mario Cristobal for years has been well, 715 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,400 Speaker 1: he's just a recruiter. I thought the game plan was outstanding. 716 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: I thought his staff was great, and I thought the 717 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: second half coaching for Miami. Listen, Miami was not very 718 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,279 Speaker 1: good in me mid season, they were good enough to 719 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:23,200 Speaker 1: win a Natty by the end of the year. That's 720 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:25,399 Speaker 1: called coaching. So you can say whatever you want about 721 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,320 Speaker 1: Crystal Ball being a better recruiter than the coach. I 722 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 1: thought they're coaching was great. I thought their game plan 723 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,440 Speaker 1: that's exactly what you do. You write it down, chippy early, 724 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 1: lean on them, be physical, maybe a little inappropriate bloody ellip, 725 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 1: and then open it up at halftime. I mean Nick 726 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: Saban said it, they got to open it up. It 727 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,560 Speaker 1: is exactly what they did. So I thought it was 728 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,800 Speaker 1: a great game plan in a great season. Man, so exciting. 729 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,359 Speaker 1: Oh J Mack, you know I love college football. A 730 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 1: lot of people are saying ten new coaches is over 731 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: the top all make an argument could have gone to 732 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: twelve and it would have been okay. 733 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,040 Speaker 7: A lot of people are often wrong. I mean, common 734 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:07,600 Speaker 7: Jets could have fired Aaron Glenn. Nobody would have beat. 735 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:07,759 Speaker 10: It an eye. 736 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,759 Speaker 7: It would have been like, oh, yeah, that makes total sense. 737 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,840 Speaker 7: I get that, I see that, and I'm sure you 738 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 7: can find another one somewhere around the league. All the 739 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:16,200 Speaker 7: bad teams were really rotten this past year. 740 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:20,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right. In fact, there's only one team that 741 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:22,799 Speaker 1: fired their coach that I disagree with. I'll talk about 742 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,600 Speaker 1: that Nick Wright. Coming up hour two. It is a Tuesday. 743 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:26,719 Speaker 1: We're live in Chicago.