1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Made it to a Thursday, and there were 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: some doubts, got a lot of snow, and I got 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,159 Speaker 1: my wish. I finally got my wish, all alone in 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: the man cave. Yes, I got a fire outside. I 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: got the back room guys with some steaks that we're 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: gonna make up a little bit later on this morning. 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna we're gonna have snow beers today after the show. 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: This is going to be great, yes, Pollie. I heard 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: rumors of snow broths. Yes, yeah, we have that. Well. 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: I wanted to have breakfast and lunch, and I thought, 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: let's have some sausage, some eggs, some brots, and then 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: you guys want to have steaks or burgers. I let 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: them decide, because the true people of the show, the people, 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: the integral part of the show, they're here and I 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: want to reward them and thank them for the getting 17 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: up early. We had to shovel the snow today. We 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: had to shovel the sidewalk. You know where when you say, 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: when you say we, how how are you using we? Uh? 20 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: They were outside shoveling, and then I was looking outside 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: to watch them shovel but we shoveled the snow today 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: and uh we somehow made it. It was it was 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: treacherous driving, but we did it. We survived least so 24 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: far a northeaster. I don't know how much snow we have, 25 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: but it looks like an awful lot. We'll try to 26 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: see if we can get an exact measurement here outside 27 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: the man Cave. But I want to thank the guys 28 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: in the back and all sincerity who you know. 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All is not well with the 37 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: h and Rockets and James Harden, and it feels like 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: looks like we're moving up the timetable of James Harden's 39 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: days in Houston being numbered. We'll talk to Tim McMahon 40 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: of ESPN. He's done a wonderful job with some gory 41 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: details behind the scenes of what has gone on with 42 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: the Rockets and how they've enabled James Harden Justin Tucker 43 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame or will be a Hall of Fame kicker. 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: He'll join us on loan from the Baltimore Ravens a 45 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: little later on. And Nick Saban he'll join us in 46 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: the final hour. Nick's got a big game this weekend 47 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: as they face Florida in the SEC title Game. Age 48 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: seven seven three DP show email address DP at Dan 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: Patrick dot com, Twitter handle at DP show National Signing 50 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: Day yesterday and yes, the rich get richer. Thursday Night 51 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: football Chargers and the Raiders. Good, not great, but it 52 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: is Thursday night. Why couldn't the snow have happened on Saturday? 53 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: Because Saturday could be one of the greatest couch days 54 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: of all time when you think about all the football 55 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: we got NFL football coming up on Saturday as well. 56 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: You know we're gonna decide the ACC, We're gonna decide 57 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: the SEC. You got the Big twelve in there. There's 58 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: a lot of fun stuff. You got the Big the 59 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: Big twelve, you got the Big ten. So there's a 60 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: lot of great football. You got Friday night will be 61 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: the PAC twelve title game between USC and Oregon. But 62 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: Saturday is going to be a great, great viewing day. Yes, Paulie, Yes, Saturday. 63 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: You got to get up early and be ready because 64 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: noon eastern Northwestern Ohio State A and M Tennessee. Also 65 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: noon eastern Oklahoma, Iowa State also newon Eastern. Then you 66 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: got the Biggie the Hammer three thirty pm Eastern Louisiana 67 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: Raging Cajun's Coastal Carolina Clemson Notre Dame at four pm Eastern. 68 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: That feels like an eight pm game, that feels primetime. 69 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: And then you got Alabama Florida eight pm Eastern. We 70 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: say good morning to our TV partner, Peacock. 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I thought he was good. 80 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: He was self deprecating, had some fun, you know, the 81 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: things that I wanted answers too. He was kind of 82 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: good at scrambling outside the pocket, avoiding the rush there. 83 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: But up until this point of his college career, Trevor 84 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: Lawrence pretty much knows nothing other than winning. He's had 85 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: one loss at Clemson National title Game versus LSU. But 86 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: Saturday leads the Tigers against Notre Dame in the ACC Championship, 87 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: a chance to advance to another Final four. But in 88 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: all likelihood that will change in a couple of months 89 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: when Lawrence goes into the NFL Draft, probably the number 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: one pick, and it looks like the Windless Jets will 91 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: be there waiting to catch him. The speculations already begun. 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: And now I don't know who started the speculation. I 93 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: don't know if this is one of those where there's smoke, 94 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: there's fire. Maybe he doesn't want to go play for 95 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: New York. This is I asked him the question yesterday. Now, 96 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: granted it wasn't a great headline making answer, but you 97 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: can kind of read between the lines. Here's Trevor Lawrence yesterday. 98 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: Have you watched the Jets. Trevor, I haven't really honestly don't. Honestly, 99 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: I know some of this stuff I say sounds a cliche, 100 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: but just to have the opportunity to go somewhere, help 101 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: someone rebuild, if that's what it is or whatever, it 102 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: just win, that's what you know, something I love doing. 103 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: I think that's what I'm best at, is winning. Just 104 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: to have that chance. Obviously some places it'll be more 105 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: of a challenge than others, but I think I'm up 106 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: for it and that'll get here when it's here. Just 107 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: trying to focus now on being great where I'm at. Okay, 108 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: I mean it sounds like he's playing nice. That doesn't 109 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: mean that as we get closer that the word gets 110 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: out that he doesn't want to go to the Jets. 111 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: I find it amazing difficult, hard to believe on a 112 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: Sunday when the Jets are playing that you wouldn't do 113 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: just a little, just a sneak peek, that's all. Just 114 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: look at the uniforms, maybe look at the wide receivers, 115 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: maybe the offensive line. Things that could be important for 116 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: you next week. But he says he's not a big 117 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: NFL fan, didn't grow up a big NFL fan and 118 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: doesn't watch the Jets, and he's not alone. But we 119 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: should enjoy what he's done so far at Clemson. By 120 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: all accounts, he's handled himself quite admirably here, and he's 121 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: turned in one of the more successful careers that a 122 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: quarterback has had in college football history. I was also 123 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: wondering about this yesterday, like people are up in arms. 124 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: I'm hearing everybody now. They're up in arms over the 125 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: final four and the rankings, like where have you been? 126 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: Like kerk Herb Street, great respect for Herbie, Herbie, where 127 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,559 Speaker 1: have you been? It's not like this is the first 128 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: year where somebody got obed or it's not fair. I 129 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: got everybody now jumping into the deep end. Okay, I 130 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: get it, Come on in. But what are we solving here? 131 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: Herbie should say to ESPN, his employer, Hey, guys, how 132 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: do we make this better? How do we be more 133 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: inclusive here? You know we College football doesn't preach parody 134 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: when you think about it. All the other sports want 135 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: the bad teams to get better. They want you to 136 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: get a chance. You finished last in the NFL, they 137 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: give you a friendlier schedule. The following year you win 138 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: your division, your schedule usually gets tougher. But when you 139 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: think about it, there's no system for parody in college football. 140 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: The NFL is all about giving bad teams a chance 141 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: to get better. College football is the opposite Kentucky Vandy 142 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: like some of these goals, they can't compete in the SEC, 143 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: not with football, right, So what do you do do 144 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: you say Kentucky can sign twenty seven players Alabama gets 145 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: twenty It's not going to happen. But that's the system, 146 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: and you're trying to change the system. And I honestly 147 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: thought this last night. You know, as much as I've 148 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: railed on this with just tell these schools they don't 149 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:21,239 Speaker 1: have a chance, at least be honest with them. Maybe 150 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: we go back to the BCS just one verses two, 151 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: because you know what would happen. Then let's say it's 152 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: Alabama Notre Dame. How much would we be hearing from 153 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: Ohio State fans and Clemson fans And that's when you 154 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: might get changed. Now, I said, let's do a Final four. 155 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: You know, I was shouting that let's do a Final four, 156 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: and you get more teams, more fan bases, But really 157 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: it's just the same schools and you don't give somebody 158 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: outside the top five, six, seven, eight a real chance 159 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: to compete. And that's all you want. Just give me 160 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: a chance to compete. Ask any athlete on any level. 161 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: I just want to compete. But this shouldn't be a 162 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: surprise to anybody that all of a sudden you're like, 163 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: oh my god, do you see what's happening here? I mean, 164 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: it's if you said, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame in 165 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: Alabama are playing for the championship in the final four. 166 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: I'd be like, great, I'm fine with it because I 167 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: am as a TV viewer. I am, but my job 168 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: is not just to be a TV viewer. It's to 169 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: look at this, to talk to people and try to 170 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: give you something to think about. And maybe the committee 171 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: thinks about it. I don't know if they will, because 172 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: it comes down to business, and this is big business. 173 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: Do I want to see Cincinnati play Alabama and get 174 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: blown out by forty I don't, But Cincinnati would love 175 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: the opportunity to play Alabama and get blown out by forty. 176 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: We don't even give you the chance. And that's always 177 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: been my problem with this. The conference, the AAC, the 178 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: commissioner Mike arrest go. He was on with Paul Feinbaum 179 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: and he talked about the college football playoff system. This 180 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: is the conference that has Cincinnati, Tulsa, Memphis, Central Florida, 181 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: SMU Houston, to name a few. Navy here is the commissioner. 182 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: This continues. I'd say, let's bring back the vcs and 183 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: the computers, because it would be a fairer system than 184 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing now. I mean, this is the seventh year, 185 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: and it does appear that the deck is stacked against 186 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: us and against other G four. I think the committee 187 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: is honestly undermining its credibility with the rankings. To me, 188 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: defy logic and common sense and fairness. He's right, but 189 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: when we went to four teams, it felt like there 190 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: was more of a conversation about when you go to four, 191 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: do you go to six, do you go to eight, 192 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: do you go to ten, you go to twelve? I 193 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,839 Speaker 1: understand that, And I had people who said, well, you're 194 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: going to water down the regular season. No, I don't think. 195 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: So I got more teams involved in the playoffs. So 196 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: now what I've done is I have four schools. Let's 197 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: say I have two more. We'll put A and M 198 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: in there and maybe Florida or Iowa State. That's it. 199 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: Those are the only ones who can play in the 200 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: final four. I think we would all be in agreement. Right. 201 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: Let's say I had an eight team playoff and then 202 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: you look at the standings. So Paulie, look at you know, 203 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,599 Speaker 1: five through eight as of right now. Yeah, so you 204 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: got A and M Iowa, Iowa State, Florida, Georgia. Yeah. 205 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: First round games would be Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Florida, 206 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: Iowa State clumps in Ohio State. Am Okay. So those 207 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: are the eight that would be in. Now, take the 208 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: next six to eight schools and now they're at least 209 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: involved in the conversation of making it into the final eight. 210 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: That's why I said the regular season doesn't get watered down. 211 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: College bound ball. The regular season no one cares about. 212 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I watch, I enjoy it, but it doesn't 213 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: mean anything. College football, every game would matter because you 214 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: would have a chance to play in the playoffs. Instead, 215 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: it's four schools, five schools, six schools. That's about it. 216 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: Now I can extrapolate that and I get out to 217 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: sixteen schools maybe that have a chance, and that's all 218 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: I'm asking for just give him a chance. You know, 219 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,119 Speaker 1: if you want to incorporate the bowl games, great, incorporate 220 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: the bowl games. You know, I don't, as I've been 221 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: told by somebody, work at the Fiesta Bowl. You're going 222 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: to ruin you know, the integrity and the sanctity and 223 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: the pomp and pageantry of the bowl. I said, stop 224 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: it stop. Who won the Festi Bowl last year? Who 225 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: won the Cotton Bowl last year? Who won the Orange Bowl? Lad? 226 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: Do we really care? All it is is there's something 227 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: to watch. An ESPN leads the charge. You know, get 228 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: these commissioners together with ESPN and maybe you could come 229 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: up with a solution here, or maybe they don't want one, 230 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: As was pointed out to me last night by you know, 231 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: one of my college football sources. Do you realize that 232 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: the Power five conferences and ESPN don't want to change this? 233 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: Why would they? They want quality teams playing big games 234 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: and there's big money attached to it. They don't want 235 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: to have a stinker. They don't want to have one 236 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: of those games where you go, oh my god, now 237 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: we got to fill airtime here for thirty minutes because 238 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: this is a blowout. They don't want that and maybe 239 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: maybe maybe that's the case now maybe, But I want 240 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: to be on record is saying if five years, ten years, 241 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: fifteen years, when I'm done with this, that I can 242 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: at least look back and say, all right, I stood up, 243 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, against the BCS. I wanted to have a playoff, 244 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: you know, expand it. I want to have a chance 245 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: for everybody who warrants a chance. Like I don't know 246 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: if USC is any good, but the eye test for 247 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: Ohio State feels like it's a whole lot better than 248 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: USC for some reason. And they're both five and oh. 249 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: I don't know what the eye test is. But we 250 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: only had one patient in the visiting the eye doctor, 251 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: and that was Ohio State. There's no other school that 252 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: we said, you know what, did they pass the eye 253 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: test here? No other school, just Ohio State. It's because 254 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: the committee wants Ohio State in there. The Big ten 255 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: has changed their rules. You gotta have six wins. Five 256 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna have five. You're gonna have five. Hey, 257 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: you they probably could have gotten in in four. That's 258 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: why they're changing the rules. They talk about integrity and 259 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: student and they give you all these these catchphrases cliches. 260 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: It's just money, that's all id just money, yeah, Paul. 261 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: And every year the deck gets stacked more against these 262 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: smaller conferences. You know, the term Power five is not 263 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: a real term. It's a media created term that's not 264 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: an official designation in any way. You can look it 265 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: up the power there's no Power five conferences. When they 266 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: were talking about the Vanderbilt kicker, she was a first 267 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: kicker to ever kick for a Power five conference team, 268 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: that's not a real term. It's not an official designation. 269 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: And but it keeps the branding of these conferences to 270 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: be the heavyweights and the others. It's almost like mid major. 271 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: Remember the description mid major twenty years ago. It was 272 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: a slight and you were cute and fuzzy. And that's 273 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: what you know. They keep Louisiana and Coastal Carolina being 274 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: cute and fuzzy. They never will let them in if 275 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: they And the other thing about the computers, the computers 276 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: don't have an opinion. They have a formula, they have 277 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: an aggregate. This this uh College Football Committee. They can 278 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: make moves that make sure since they drops a spot 279 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: even though they didn't play our Coastal Carolina is twelve, 280 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: not eight, because then they're in striking distance. Well, they 281 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: dropped Cincinnati, and the logic was where they haven't played 282 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: since November twenty first. Ohio States played one game since 283 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: November twenty first, but Cincinnati dropped Ohio State didn't move 284 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: anywhere they haven't played. Now, it's not all you know, 285 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: it's not their fault. You had games that you know 286 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: were canceled, you three games. I get that in Ohio 287 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: State is by all accounts, a very talented team. But 288 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: I just I don't like this system because the system 289 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: is rigged, and then National Signing Day is the rich 290 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: get richer. I mean, this is what urban Meyer pointed 291 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: out last week. He said, this is going to continue 292 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: like this is nothing changes here. You know who the 293 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: number one team was had the best signing day? Alabama. 294 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure Clemson's up there too, Ohio States up there too. 295 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm not going to change anytime soon. But it doesn't 296 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: mean we can't at least critique, criticize, offer up suggestions, 297 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: be angry about it. But I will enjoy the final four. 298 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: And if it's these four teams, I'll enjoy it. You know, 299 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: I sound hypocritical, but I will I will watch it 300 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: and I'll enjoy it. But I just think, if you're 301 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: going to have a game, then what are the rules 302 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: of the game that we're in, because it feels like 303 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: there are different sets of rules for conferences in schools 304 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: and at least let everybody in on it. Yeah. I 305 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: would love full disclosure where they just say, Cincinnati, you 306 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: got no shot, like even laugh at him. I just say, 307 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: you got no shot. Rub their hair day. Now we 308 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: got some nice parting gift Coastal Carolina. Get a clue, 309 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: you got no chance. Yeah, see that's a I would 310 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: rather them just get the chance to play and get 311 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: absolutely destroy it. And the if we do that for 312 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: the next four years, five years, then eventually be like, Okay, 313 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: it's different, never mind, but you might get that surprise. 314 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: You might get that one. Yeah, you might get All 315 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: of these matchups are sixteen verses one in the in 316 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: the NC Double A. When you think about it, it's 317 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: it's sixteen verses one, and we've seen what's happened as 318 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: of late sixteen's not that far away from one. Now. 319 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: Basketball is different, I mean it truly is. And it 320 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: takes one really good player or players who play together 321 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: for five four years and how valuable that is and 322 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: how good those teams are. It's different. You know, college 323 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: football is about you know, one hundred kids. College basketball 324 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: is about five or six or seven on your roster. 325 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: Big difference there, I get it, But I love the possibility. 326 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: And as I said earlier in the week, whenever we 327 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:01,479 Speaker 1: have a movie a book, it's never based off the 328 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 1: team that blows everybody out, wins by seventy. It's about Hoosiers, right, 329 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: the little guy, Rudy, the little guy, Like, that's what 330 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: this is all about. College basketball, college football, especially college basketball. 331 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: Dare to dream, that's all yeah, Po, And you brought 332 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: up Hoosiers. It's the perfect analogy because back then Indiana 333 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: did not have class system for basketball. Every single high 334 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: school in the state made the postseason, and so Milon 335 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: little school had a chance and they beat the Indianapolis school. 336 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: Now Indiana has a class system basketball, You're like one, 337 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 1: you know, double a triple a six, five four. That 338 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: won't happen again in Indiana history because of the new system. 339 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: And look, I know I root for the underdog. But 340 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 1: when you say, well, these teams can't compete, all I 341 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: know is a couple of years ago, Army went to 342 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: Oklahoma when Kyler Murray was the quarterback and took Oklahoma 343 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: at Oklahoma into overtime. It can happen, but we'll never know, 344 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: not the playoffs. All right, When we come back the 345 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: James Harden situation, are they now at the breaking point? 346 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: And if so, who's got the leverage James Harden? The 347 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: team's interested in him or the Rockets. We'll talk to 348 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: Tim McMahon, ESPN NBA reporter has done a great job 349 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: on this topic. Justin Tucker. Later on, Nick Saban, the 350 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: Alabama head coach, will join us as well. Twenty two 351 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: after the Hour this Thursday Hour one, Dan and the 352 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: Dants Stan Patrick Show. If you're shopping during the holiday season, 353 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: just to understand how much information is out there that 354 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: you just willingly put out there. There's a higher risk 355 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: of identity theft there, and experts recommend checking your credit score, 356 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: not overspending, limiting new retail credit cards. 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Find your local station for The Dan Patrick 374 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: Show at Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us 375 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching f 376 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: s R, or stream us live on the Peacock app. 377 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: James Harden met with the media yesterday. They tried to 378 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: ask all the right questions. He was not playing. He 379 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: had very little to say. Tim McMahon has done a 380 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: wonderful job. Whenever I see that he has posted something 381 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: on the Mother's ship. I usually stopped to read that, 382 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: and I saw the latest article, and granted Tim doesn't 383 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: come up with the headline, but the headline caught my attention. 384 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: James Harden and the Rockets are at a breaking point. 385 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: And Tim McMahon joins us, Now, what do you mean 386 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: by that, Tim, they're at a breaking point? Well, look, 387 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: obviously James Harden wants out. The Rockets at some point 388 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: will accommodate that at a point when they deem appropriate, 389 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 1: when they feel like there's fair value on the table. 390 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: But really, what the Rockets are right now is that 391 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: a cultural reckoning. For eight years, the Rockets business philosophy 392 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: when it came to basketball was kiss James Harden's ass 393 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: and let's keep him as happy as possible. And that 394 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: has spanned two owners. Really, Darryl Moorey was the ring later, 395 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: he worked his butt off to get a star, to 396 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: get a superstar. He was right on James Harden when 397 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: a lot of people thought he was taking a huge 398 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: risk on this guy who was a sixth man in 399 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 1: okay See, and they did whatever they possibly could keep 400 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: them happy. And from you know, really, this is not 401 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: necessarily an unusual philosophy. It's not unusual for a superstar 402 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: to be able to determine what the travel schedule is, 403 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: to be able to determine what the practice schedule is. Now, 404 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: Harden would determine that based on what the club scene 405 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: was in a certain city, whether they were going to 406 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: stay over or not, or you know, schedule, Hey, they 407 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: offered them to get to Vegas, that sort of thing. 408 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: And then the power in the personnel moves, you know, 409 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: determining whose coach and determining whose co stars is. And then, honestly, 410 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: I think all of this stuff there's still not a 411 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: necessarily consensus people who were with Rockets, people who are 412 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: still with the Rockets, whether it was the right approach, 413 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: because look, they got eight years of superstar performance. You know, 414 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,719 Speaker 1: they got a Pritium MPP candidate type of performance. They 415 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: didn't get to the top of the mountain, but they 416 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: were that handful of teams that had a chance to contend. 417 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: But it's crashing down on them now. And really it's 418 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: Chris Paul and a package of picks for one year 419 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: of rust and everybody wants out. That is the power 420 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: flex by James Harden, that is just crippling the Rockets 421 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: franchise at this point. But I don't understand it. He 422 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: built it and now he wants to escape it. It's like, hey, 423 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: I built this house, but I don't like it. I 424 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: got to get out. It's on fire here. He's the 425 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: one that built this thing. And then I don't know 426 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,959 Speaker 1: where this came from. And maybe you can help me 427 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: that he had a problem with ownership and their politics, 428 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: that that was the reason that he wanted out. I 429 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: know that's been out there. I'll just say nothing in 430 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: my reporting has suggested okay, that's been an issue. So 431 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: I can't really speak on the political thing, because again 432 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: I'm not I don't have that reporting. I don't know 433 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: if there's any any truth to that. I'll tell you 434 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 1: this though, if I build a house and that thing 435 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 1: starts burning, I'm getting the hell out. But he did 436 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: have the fire though, Tim, Oh, well, hey, and I 437 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: do not I do not disagree with you. I think 438 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: you are absolutely right. I think if we want to 439 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: look at this thing, I think there's a lot of 440 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: blame that you can pass around. I do think James 441 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: Harden's taken a big slice of that. And you know, 442 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: in search your punchline on his waistline at this point. 443 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: But this is the reality of the situation. And you 444 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: know what, at some point he will get his wish 445 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: to be traded. He will not get to dictate the 446 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: terms of that trade. He could dictate the terms of 447 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 1: Chris Paul in a bundle of picks for Russell Westbrook 448 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: because he could say, hey, you either get Russ or 449 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be a problem and I'm gonna want to 450 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 1: get the hell out of here. He wants to get 451 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: the hell out now. He can't dictate the terms where 452 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 1: he goes to this point. I do think there will 453 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: be an offer that the Rockets deem fair at some 454 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: point before the trade deadline, but it's it's not on 455 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 1: the table right now, and you don't have to trade 456 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: him to a contender because his list, oh, by the way, 457 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 1: is yeah, is filled with really good teams like you know, 458 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: why not saying we're gonna not that And we've talked 459 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: about this before. The Knicks don't have the assets here, 460 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: but Sacramento or somebody like that that that why am I? 461 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: Why am I giving in? I'm enabling one more time 462 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 1: by saying, well, okay, James we're going to send you 463 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: to where you know you want to go. Why would 464 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 1: Sacramento trade for James Harden knowing he wants nothing to 465 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: do with being there, knowing he's going to be unhappy, 466 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: knowing that in two years you'd get the hell out 467 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: of God. So that's the thing. It's not that he 468 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: necessarily gets to pick his team. And he's gone from Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 469 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: Brooklyn too well, phill In and maybe these other teams, 470 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: you know, But it's not that he gets to pick 471 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: the team. But it has to make sense for that 472 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,479 Speaker 1: team as well, because especially if if if the asking 473 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: price remains what it is, young franchise, cornerstone and a 474 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 1: bundle of picks and or promising talent on rookie contracts. 475 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: You're giving up a ton to get them. So you're 476 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: not going to give up a ton to get a 477 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: guy who's just unhappy, you know, and doesn't want to 478 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: be there. He's gonna be you know, it's gonna be 479 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: a miserable experience. Then he's gonna be gone. But okay, 480 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: handicap this though for me, tim, if we look at this, 481 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 1: does Milwaukee have the assets? Given what Thelwaukee's not a 482 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: factor in this Milwaukee is not a factor. I mean 483 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: they gave up their draft picks, They gave up a 484 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: lot to get Drew Holiday. Well, that and Jannis and 485 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: Harden have taken several shots to turn all right, Philly. 486 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: If Philly says we'll give you Ben Simmons and whoever 487 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: so Bias Harris or something, well it would be what 488 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: the what the Rockets will want? There is Ben Simmons 489 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: and picks. Tyble could be a pick um. And look, PJ. 490 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: Tucker's probably getting traded at some point too. It would 491 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: make a lot of sense that he's traded along with 492 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: Hardened to Philly. Darryl Morey obviously knows both players well. PJ. 493 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: Tucker is a great role player. On a expiment contract, 494 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: you can so you can expand the deal that way. 495 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, that it's Ben Simmons and then you haggle 496 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: over picks, you haggle weather titles in the deal. I 497 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: still think that is the most likely scenario. I'm not certain. 498 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: Note there is a consensus within the Sixers organization that 499 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: they want to have anything to do with those kind 500 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: of discussions. And then I look at the Miami Heat 501 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: and I have somebody who works there, and I just said, 502 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: you know, give me the validity of you know that possibility. 503 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: And you know, so I guess they're exploring this. And 504 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: if Bam out of Bio and Tyler hero would be 505 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: the two assets that you might be able to get. Okay, 506 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: If I'm Houston, you got my attention because I do 507 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: have young players. I have an All Star, maybe a 508 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: potential All Star there, and maybe I get rid of 509 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: all this drama and there's a little addition by subtraction there. 510 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: And if I'm Miami, like Jimmy Butler had a hard 511 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: time playing in Philly and seven in Minnesota because of 512 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, these players who were immature. I mean, James 513 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: Harden can be immature and wanted his way. I can't 514 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: imagine Jimmy Butler putting up with the tardiness of James Harden. Well, 515 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,959 Speaker 1: and you know, I do think James Harden, the heat 516 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: culture could be an interesting fit. And you know, maybe 517 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: he adapts h you know, James Harden, when he gets created, 518 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: I think there will be an understanding. But his legacy 519 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: is on the line. Jimmy Butther and James Harden do 520 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: have a relationship, of course, so to James and Russ 521 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: and Chris Paul's. Yeah, it's funny. Though the Rockets thought 522 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: they were getting Jimmy Butler, not this offseason, last offseason. 523 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: Had it lined up, They're ready to ship out Capella 524 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: and Gordon to make the room. Harden and Butler had 525 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: been talking, they were ready, and then Jimmy ghost and 526 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: him and went inside, literally did not return text and 527 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: phone calls and went to Miami. But look, those things. 528 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: Players get over those kinds of things. But Miami, I 529 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: would imagine, would the first thing I would say is hell, no, 530 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: Bam is not on the table, absolutely not. Don't even 531 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: ask again. But Hero would absolutely intrigue the Rockets. Duncan 532 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: Robinson would absolutely intrigue the Rockets. They've he'd have several 533 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: vets on expiring contracts where he can make the money work. 534 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: They're a little bit limited in picks, but there's there's 535 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 1: absolutely ways for afer an offer that makes sense to 536 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: be to be put together from Miami. He's Jim McMahon, 537 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: he covers the NBA for ESPNUM. How much better are 538 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: the Lakers now than they were a couple of months ago. Well, 539 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: you know, obviously we've got to see how things fit 540 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: on paper. I think they're significantly better Martin. The Saul 541 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: to me is a is a major upgrade over what 542 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: they had a center, a much different player, but still 543 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: because of his physicality and intelligence. It's a great defensive player. 544 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: I think a little bit of a better fit offensively, 545 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: just because he can space the floor and give a 546 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: decent room to work. And then Shrewder, you know Shrewder 547 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: and Harold Shrewder right now wants to start. We'll see. 548 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: My guesses there's some kind of smooth transition to get 549 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: him back coming off the bench, and that Shrewder Harold 550 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: pick and roll coming off the bench is a ton 551 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: of firepower. And look, if Lebron is healthy and Ads healthy, 552 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: the Lakers are the favorites. Whether they upgraded the supporting 553 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: cast or not, but they did. The most interesting team 554 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: people aren't talking about? Is who the most interesting team 555 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: people aren't talking about? That is a good question. I'm 556 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who people aren't talking about. People 557 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: are talking about Phoenix, people aren't talking I don't know 558 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: that the Nuggets, even though they went to the West Finals, 559 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if the Nuggets are a franchise that 560 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: people talk about a whole lot. And obviously Yokich is 561 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: a perennial All NBA candidate Jamal Murray at twenty three, 562 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: if the bubble was a breaking out for him, was 563 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: a springboard for him, They've got another star there. Michael 564 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: Porter Junior is one of the most fascinating talents in 565 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: the league. You know, we'll see if he can put 566 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: it together. If he does, you know, they potentially have 567 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: a third star. The other thing is if they wanted 568 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: to be aggressive in the trademarket, Michael Porter Junior is 569 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: absolutely the kind of you know, he can be a 570 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: centerpiece to go get a to go get a star. 571 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: I mean, look, if the Nuggets called the Rockets and 572 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: they're talking Porter Junior picks and you know, like Gary Harris, 573 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: Barton Combo to make some salaries work, those conversations could 574 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: heat up. That's interesting. Did the Clippers improve I think 575 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: the Clippers. I think mantras Harold Leading probably needed to 576 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: happen for the Clippers. From a chemistry standpoint, I think 577 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: Sir Jebaca comes in there and maybe fits a little 578 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: bit better. You know, with the Kauhi Paul George Combo, 579 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: there's not the you know, old clips versus uh, you 580 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: know the kind of the new regime there Abaca is 581 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: I mean as a as a backup center or a starter. 582 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: Really is a is a heck of a player. I 583 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: need to see it from the Clippers. And honestly, my 584 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: biggest concern about the Clippers is Paul George and Paul 585 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: George now and definitely Paul George as that extension kicks 586 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: in and he ages. Let's be honest, Paul George just 587 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: kind of crumbled under the pressure of being a superstar 588 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: on a team expect to contend. So to me, out 589 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: of all the guys who are all NBA caliber players, 590 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: he might have the most approved this season. Your honest 591 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: reaction when you saw that he got that super that 592 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: max extension, Well, does everybody have to get that? Tim? Like, 593 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: couldn't they say, you know what, You're not worth the max? Paul, 594 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: You're a B maybe a B plus player. Why does 595 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: everybody have to get the MAX? I don't under stand this. Well, yeah, 596 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: that's a good question. And you know why does why 597 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: do superstars have to be able to determine the practice 598 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 1: and travel schedules and flex their power with personnel moves. 599 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 1: It's just it is a player run league. That's just 600 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: the way it is. And with the Clifflippers, they went 601 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: all in on Paul George when they pushed all those picks, 602 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: Shake Gil just Alexander Gallinari put that massive package together 603 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: really to get him and Kauai. But they were all 604 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: in on it the end, so I guess they felt like, look, 605 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: we're all in. There's no reason to mess around with 606 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:37,720 Speaker 1: this contract extension and have a situation that was shaky 607 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 1: last year in terms of happiness and comfort and all 608 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 1: those kind of things. I guess they felt like they 609 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,760 Speaker 1: had to make him as comfortable as possible. In fairness 610 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: to James Harden, Luka Dunchik didn't show up in shape either, 611 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: looked like he had a gut. So, I you know, 612 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:56,879 Speaker 1: when people say you pick on James Harden, that's it's 613 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: a valid criticism that I did pick on him, and 614 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: I didn't pick on Luca don Chick, Luca Dune. Those 615 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,720 Speaker 1: those dudes are also naturally thick dudes. Let's be honest. 616 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: Neither one of them is ever going to post shirtless 617 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: and hard wear some fancy clothing. Dug, I'm a cover, 618 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 1: but I mean those they're they're big thing about the dudes. 619 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you this. James Harden's wait ranks about 620 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: one hundred ninety six on the list of the Rockets 621 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 1: concerned right now. Good stuff, Tim, and Uh, you're doing 622 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: a great job. I enjoy reading your stuff and we 623 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. Hope to have you on soon. Thank 624 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: you appreciate it. Damn. That's Tim McMahon. He uh is 625 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: covering the NBA for the Mothership. We got our play 626 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 1: of the day coming up next. Justin Tucker, the Ravens 627 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: joins us. Nick Saban will stop by as well, and 628 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: your phone calls college football phone calls coming up, Dan 629 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Show. 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And I remember when 657 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: Fritzie slept at the local hotel. I don't know when 658 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: this was a couple of years ago, and then he 659 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: got He came outside the next day and his car 660 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: was snowed in. So Fritzie did what any man would do. 661 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: He asked the girl behind the front desk if she 662 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: could help dig him out of the snow. Ever that time, 663 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: I do remember that I thought I was kind of 664 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: asking if she had a shovel or something like that, 665 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 1: and she had some kind of creative piece of cardboard. 666 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: And I didn't even think of that because I'm not handy. 667 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 1: We all know that, and appreciated to stick it under 668 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: the back tires, and eventually we got out of there 669 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: because of some parts of cardboard boxes. But I had 670 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:08,919 Speaker 1: no problem asking the young lady to help me out 671 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: when I should have done it or figured it out 672 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,759 Speaker 1: by myself. Mccle I just blew right by. I didn't 673 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: even stop for a poll question today. Well, it's funny, 674 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: we had it from yesterday. If you were the number 675 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: one quarterback in the country, what college would you go to? 676 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: So I left that up this morning. Can you guess 677 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,720 Speaker 1: who won? And I put all the big big hitters 678 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: in there. I would say Clemson. It was actually a tie. 679 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: Alabama and Clemson both at twenty eight percent. Okay, so 680 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,799 Speaker 1: what did that tell you? Well, things have changed at 681 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:48,360 Speaker 1: Alabama because that used to be a defense, defense, defense, 682 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: and running game. Now all of a sudden, I mean, 683 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:56,880 Speaker 1: look at the wide receivers and Davante Smith is, you know, 684 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: could be the best player in college football, got Judy 685 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: Rugs battle got hurt. I mean that's where you know, 686 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,799 Speaker 1: Julio Jones went there, But it feels like they just 687 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: go out and they're getting They're getting wide receivers, and 688 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: I think things change when Lane Kiffin went there, that 689 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: Nick Saban realized that his offense had to evolve because 690 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:21,280 Speaker 1: everybody else in college football was opening things up. And 691 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,360 Speaker 1: you know, they have a very potent, explosive offense and 692 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: they might have the Heisman Trophy winner. I had a 693 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: couple of phone calls in here, people fired up with 694 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 1: the college football playoff screed monologue that I had to 695 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: start the show Blake and Arkansas. Hey, Blake, what do 696 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: you have for me today? Mister Pasher Jeraldi, Jan's a 697 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: pleasure to talk to you. I'm so glad you brought 698 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: this up. I've been beating this table for five years. 699 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 1: The playoff system is killing, killing, college football. It is 700 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 1: exhausting listening. So the guys are every chance as listener 701 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:02,880 Speaker 1: sports talk radio all day, the same six teams, every 702 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:07,759 Speaker 1: single year, every single day. As an Arkansas fan, we 703 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:09,680 Speaker 1: always knew we didn't have a shot to win a 704 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: national title, but there was a shot to make BCS 705 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: game the Boyses of the world. You know that game 706 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: when they beat Oklahoma. That wasn't for a national championship. 707 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: They didn't have a shot at a national championship, but 708 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,839 Speaker 1: their fan bases it's like they opened up the year. 709 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,839 Speaker 1: Maybe this year we can make a BCS game. I'm 710 00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:32,880 Speaker 1: not saying BCS is the answer, but you're what happens 711 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 1: if we took college basketball and said, hey, we're only 712 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,320 Speaker 1: taking eight teams every year, I mean, game to the 713 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen is an accomplishment. Yeah and I and I'm 714 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:45,880 Speaker 1: with you on that, Blake, and I appreciate you calling. 715 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: You know, we would be up in arms. If the 716 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,399 Speaker 1: NFL we just said we got our four teams, two 717 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,799 Speaker 1: from the NFC, two from the NFC, that's it, We're good. 718 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: Or if we did that with college bauns Comb only 719 00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:59,799 Speaker 1: we got we got our final eight, we got eight 720 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: team eight schools. That's it. We wouldn't stand for that. 721 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: But in college football, hey, we went from two to four. 722 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, that's a big move. Here's the 723 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:20,000 Speaker 1: top ten recruiting rankings from yesterday. Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Clemson, Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida, 724 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:24,439 Speaker 1: Notre Dame, Miami. This is courtesy of CBS Sports. Top 725 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:29,840 Speaker 1: player in the country from Pickerington, Ohio, Jack Sawyer, defensive 726 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: end going to Ohio State. Top running back Trevion Henderson, 727 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: He's going to Ohio State. The top quarterback, Sam Howard 728 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 1: is going to Washington. Alabama got six five star recruits. Now, granted, 729 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,400 Speaker 1: you can run down the list of five star recruits 730 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:53,719 Speaker 1: from every year and go what happened to him? In fact, 731 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:57,560 Speaker 1: we went back and looked at the twenty fifteen recruiting class. 732 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 1: Now they're sprinkled in with some bigger names, but for 733 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: the most part, if I said these are five star recruits, 734 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 1: these are the top recruits, I would say sixty or 735 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,840 Speaker 1: seventy percent of them. You go, what happened to them? 736 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: It sounds good, but until you get them and I'll 737 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 1: talk to Nick Saban about this. Until you get that 738 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:22,600 Speaker 1: kid on campus and recruiting a kid now is so 739 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:25,120 Speaker 1: much different than it was before because you have to 740 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:29,480 Speaker 1: deal with social media, the expectation level, because now social 741 00:42:29,480 --> 00:42:32,520 Speaker 1: media gets to comment on that five star recruit, like, 742 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,919 Speaker 1: what's up with you, dude? You can't play? It's out there. 743 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:40,400 Speaker 1: They see this and their lack of confidence. It feels 744 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: like they have confidence they got a hype video, but 745 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:47,279 Speaker 1: also can you take criticism. I deal with this with 746 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: my kids. You criticize and they're like, what are you doing. 747 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:57,600 Speaker 1: It's like it's called parenting. And I'll talk to Saban 748 00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:01,759 Speaker 1: about this because these kids come in and think they're 749 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:04,919 Speaker 1: ready to play, want to play? I should be starting. Hey, 750 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,799 Speaker 1: I'm great. Do you see my hype video? Sit down? 751 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 1: Shut up? Justin. Tucker, the Ravens Kicker, will join us 752 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:15,160 Speaker 1: and coach Saban in the final hour More of your 753 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 1: Phone Calls, Dan and The Dan as Dan Patrick Show. 754 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,319 Speaker 1: One hour down and two to go.