WEBVTT - CFB Live (11/3): Jacked for the Nightcap

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Solid Verbo hell.

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<v Speaker 2>That for me, I'm a man, I'm forty. I've heard

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<v Speaker 2>so many players say, well, I want to be happy.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that woo? Woof? And them and ty Welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to the salad Rebel boys and girls. My name is

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<v Speaker 1>Kai hilden Brandt. You will hear from Dan Rubinstein momentarily

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<v Speaker 1>because this is an excerpt from College Football Thursdays, the

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<v Speaker 1>show we do live every Thursday evening five pm East,

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<v Speaker 1>two pm West. We play games, We talk about a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of stuff we don't have an opportunity to get

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<v Speaker 1>into on our normal Thursday preview episode. In this excerpt,

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, we talk about the night window in a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more detail. I'm thrilled about the night window

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<v Speaker 1>of games in week ten. We've got Alabama LSU, We've

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<v Speaker 1>got Notre Dame Clemson. We've even got a weird game

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<v Speaker 1>between NC State and Wake Forest that I think could

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<v Speaker 1>be highly entertaining. We accompany this segment with the appropriate

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<v Speaker 1>amount of Ryan Gosling sound bites, as we want to

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<v Speaker 1>do here on the Solid Ruble. If you weren't able

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<v Speaker 1>to make it out this Thursday. Hope you can join

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<v Speaker 1>us next Thursday again five pm East, two pm West.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy this excerpt from college football Thursdays, and if we

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<v Speaker 1>don't talk to you beforehand, enjoy Week ten. Stay solid.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move on to the nightcap, because I think the

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<v Speaker 1>nightcap is the most exciting. We don't We only have

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<v Speaker 1>a one through three ranking. We don't go up to four,

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<v Speaker 1>do we.

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<v Speaker 2>We can object to object to the object to the

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<v Speaker 2>object to the object to the.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that was improv there from Dan Rubinstein.

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<v Speaker 2>I tried my best. Yeah, I mean, I'm what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to do, ty is build the excitement, brick by brick. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to Ryan Gosling and the Jack Tracker,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all.

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<v Speaker 1>Late game seven PMSPN Alabama minus thirteen and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>My voice just goes up with that one too.

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<v Speaker 2>Minus thirteen and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>On the road at LSU, number ten LSU. Now through

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<v Speaker 1>this new series of playoff rankings, we've also got Clemson

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<v Speaker 1>minus three and a half on the road at Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 1>We've also got Kansas State at home about a two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half three point dog against the Texas Longhorns.

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<v Speaker 1>We've also got wake Forest against NC State a battle

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<v Speaker 1>of six and two teams also got Florida State Miami

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of big time games in that night cap, Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>Huge, absolutely huge. I think we got a message perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>on Forbolers dot Com that Rutgers, who's hosting Michigan, has

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<v Speaker 2>America's worst red zone defense. So if Michigan's not able

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<v Speaker 2>to move the ball in the red zone into the

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<v Speaker 2>end zone, then we know something is wrong. So I

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<v Speaker 2>guess if you're looking at whatever that game twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty five, twenty six points spread for Michigan. If

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't work out for the Wolverines and Piscataway when

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<v Speaker 2>they have that opportunity, then it's time to panic if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a Michigan fan.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about Alabama LSU. This is obviously the police,

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<v Speaker 1>the show piece here of the nightcap. That's a big number,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen and a half points. Even as LSU has gotten better,

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<v Speaker 1>there is still a fair amount of skepticism that their

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<v Speaker 1>offense the way it is presently constructed, can hang with,

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<v Speaker 1>can knock off, can whatever. The Alabama crimson tide. Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>is also not impervious. Alabama has shown vulnerability. They've lost

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<v Speaker 1>once already their season has been in fits and starts

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. If you look at what Alabama's done,

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<v Speaker 1>they've clearly shown some weakness. So I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>this is the Alabama of two years ago. It's still

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<v Speaker 1>a very good, talent laden team. They've got the reigning

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<v Speaker 1>Heisman winner playing quarterback. They've got a running back in

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<v Speaker 1>Jamior Gibbs who is incredible. They can use him out

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<v Speaker 1>of the backfield, whether it's running, whether it's in the

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<v Speaker 1>passing game. And clearly the defense is pretty good as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a lot to like on the Alabama side.

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<v Speaker 1>The question is how good has ls you've gotten over

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<v Speaker 1>these last couple of weeks, because it feels genuinely like

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<v Speaker 1>this team is trending in a direction or maybe they

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<v Speaker 1>don't beat Alabama, but maybe they scare them. This game

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<v Speaker 1>is in death Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan, Yeah, No, it's that's a big number. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>number that makes you think that there's almost something ominous

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<v Speaker 2>at play, whether it's an injury thing or somebody's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be healthy that we didn't expect to be healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>That something, even in the shadow of Halloween.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a little bit I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually really just like Alabama, because I'm not the

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<v Speaker 2>premise that LSU is a fully realized version of himself

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<v Speaker 2>or has the roster now, or has the explosive plays

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<v Speaker 2>or the ability to stop explosive plays on defense, which

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<v Speaker 2>I can still see LSU players bouncing off of Anthony Richardson.

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<v Speaker 2>It puts a lot of weight on ole Miss being

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<v Speaker 2>really strong and what they were able to do after

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<v Speaker 2>falling behind whatever it was seventeen three, twenty to three

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<v Speaker 2>and just running it up on them and figuring it

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<v Speaker 2>out and putting pressure on Jackson Dart. I think the

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<v Speaker 2>ability to make Jackson Dart beat you is a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit different than the ability to make Bryce Young beat

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<v Speaker 2>you and succeed in doing so. And so if you

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<v Speaker 2>are an enormous believer in ole Miss, then obviously you

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<v Speaker 2>have to be an enormous believer in LSU and covering

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<v Speaker 2>this spread. I am not an enormous believer right now

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<v Speaker 2>in ole Miss able to separate themselves and play four

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<v Speaker 2>dominant quarters against good teams. So I'm not fully there

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<v Speaker 2>with LSU. I think LSU is growing, I think they're impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're gonna win a lot of games under

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Kelly, especially if I think it's Walker Howard is

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<v Speaker 2>their quarterback of the future, especially if he works out.

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<v Speaker 2>But until that happens, if Alabama and Bryce Young are

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<v Speaker 2>at least feeling good health wise, I understand this spread.

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<v Speaker 2>I do because the last team we saw if Alabama

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<v Speaker 2>is Tennessee ish, which is such a wild thing to say. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee beat lsuy twenty seven in Death Valley, and so

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<v Speaker 2>certainly if Alabama is on its game and they'll have

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Tennessee or excuse me, LSU has Alabama's full attention,

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama can beat them by three touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>Let you know in the chat what everyone thinks about

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<v Speaker 1>this game is a big point spread. We can come

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<v Speaker 1>back to it TI versus the World here in a

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<v Speaker 1>few moments if you'd like. But my sense here, just

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<v Speaker 1>in looking at the way that LSU has played so

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<v Speaker 1>far this season, LSU does not blitz a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 1>They're among the fewest in the nation when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to blitz us per drop back, and they also play

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of zone I don't think that for me,

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<v Speaker 1>that that specific combination is great against the again raiding

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<v Speaker 1>Heisman Trophy winner in Bryce Young, because We've seen moments

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<v Speaker 1>this year where he has all day to throw because

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<v Speaker 1>there's no blitz. You got a team drop in eight

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<v Speaker 1>because they know he's going to throw it on third

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<v Speaker 1>and long. When you give him the opportunity and all

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<v Speaker 1>day to find somebody open, I don't care if Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>is still trying to figure out who its deep threats are.

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<v Speaker 1>He will find somebody open or he'll run for the

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<v Speaker 1>first down. That's what he's good at doing. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you do bring some heat on him. He's great at

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<v Speaker 1>e vating. I mean, he's so good at it. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's just hard to really upset his timing and upset

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<v Speaker 1>the rhythm of his game. We've seen it, right, He's

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<v Speaker 1>not perfect. But I just feel like the way that

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<v Speaker 1>LSU's played defense so far is not conducive to holding

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<v Speaker 1>Alabama down long and I really like Alabama against an

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<v Speaker 1>offense like LSU's, which is really based a lot around

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<v Speaker 1>Jayden Daniels. Jane Daniels is a nice story. Jane Daniels

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<v Speaker 1>have a really good year. But I feel like if

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<v Speaker 1>you give Nick Saban one guy to worry about the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and there isn't even though the receivers have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>better in the passing game, has been a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more downfield. That's still not really the strength of the

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<v Speaker 1>offense here. I mean it's pretty much flowing through Jade

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<v Speaker 1>Daniels with his legs, a lot of intermediate stuff. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't feel like a winning formula for me against

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<v Speaker 1>against Alabama. So I'm with you. I think I go

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<v Speaker 1>Obama minus the number, even though I'm very uncomfortable doing so.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirteen and a hals a big freaking number.

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<v Speaker 2>Counterpoint, if you tell Nick Saban, you only have to

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<v Speaker 2>worry about Swag Kelly or Johnny Manziel or Deshaun Watson.

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<v Speaker 2>He still struggles sometimes, well he struggles.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Deshaun Watson had a big guy who go

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<v Speaker 1>up and get a fifty to fifty ball, Shawnnie Manzel

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<v Speaker 1>had Mike Evans. Like, yeah, LSU clearly has talent out wide,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're just not stretching the field in that quality.

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<v Speaker 1>They just haven't done it so far this year. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they will this game, Maybe they well, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but let us know in the chat way, you think

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<v Speaker 1>here's a big number very quickly some other games to mention.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me come back to the Clemson Notre Dame one.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna get to that one in Ti versus the

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<v Speaker 1>world here in a few minutes. Texas Kansas State. You

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<v Speaker 1>kind of think this is a no brainer. You're all

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<v Speaker 1>in on k State here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in on K State. Texas coming off of a

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<v Speaker 2>bye is at least a little bit concerning to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just not sure what there is to bank on

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<v Speaker 2>if we believe Kansas State to be a good team.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, Cloma State was beat up. Spencer Sanders

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<v Speaker 2>is clearly hurt on some level. What Texas has done

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<v Speaker 2>this year is impressively lost to a team. Like I

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<v Speaker 2>just I need more from Texas, and you're hearing about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, still more players only meetings, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>just there's something about Texas that I don't trust. With

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<v Speaker 2>even like a twenty eight to thirteen lead in the

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<v Speaker 2>second half, I'm like, well, they can just stop against

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<v Speaker 2>a good team. They've done it before and they probably

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<v Speaker 2>will again. I think they're improving, They're especially improving on defense,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't know, I still don't have the trust

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<v Speaker 2>in Texas for four quarters and a lot of and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like to say this, A lot of what

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<v Speaker 2>people put on Quinn yours as look at.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy, and this guy's the guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Is he like the best of him? Is the best

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<v Speaker 2>of him? Absolutely can make incredible winning throws against very good,

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<v Speaker 2>if not excellent teams. What does his seventh best pass

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<v Speaker 2>look like in any given game? What is his eleventh

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<v Speaker 2>best pass look like in any given game? That's what

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<v Speaker 2>worries me about Texas on the road in a weird

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<v Speaker 2>place to play in a big spot. So yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not there.