1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: Man, Welcome in Lake. Kick on the air. 2 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: It is Thursday night, June ninth, Dear of our Lawer 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. All men created equal. All college football 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: players are not. Some far more important than others. We 5 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 2: will discuss them just a second. We are jam packed. 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 2: We are high at top to a jam in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: You got about a million concerts going on down here 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: right now. We're going to talk about the most important 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: players in college football tonight. A lot of quarterbacks, but 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: not exclusively quarterbacks. And I'm going to give you some 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 2: names you expect and maybe some names you don't. Some 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: of you are asking about September matchups, and I looked 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: at the first four weeks of the season. 14 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: And OI, it's loaded. 15 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: I mean it's always loaded because it's college football, and 16 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: it is a regular season game we love and Revere 17 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 2: Saturdays in the fall. 18 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Man, we got some big ones in September. 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: I'm gonna give you, I don't know, maybe a million 20 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: games to look at. 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Who are the most important 40 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: players in college football this year? Important doesn't always mean 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: they're the best, although a lot of these guys are 42 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: really good. Most important meaning their impact will reverberate throughout 43 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: their team and in many cases. 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: Throughout the rest of the conference. 45 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: You may win your conference, for example, because one of 46 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: these guys fails to come through. So this is a 47 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: prediction on how good they're gonna be. It's just that 48 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: however good they are, it's gonna have a big impact, 49 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 2: maybe extending beyond. 50 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: Just their team. 51 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: Obviously a lot of quarterbacks here. I could name a 52 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: million quarterbacks. I'm gonna save you time and not even 53 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: mention the obvious like Bryce Young. But I am going 54 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: to go with some guys who have been on the move. 55 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: You know. 56 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: Quinn Ewers, for example, at Texas is obviously there. Caleb 57 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: Williams at USC is obviously there. Dj uy Angolile has 58 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: not transferred, but he's obviously there too. And I think 59 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: about those three guys because those three, whether it be 60 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 2: at Texas a favorite in the Big twelve, whether it 61 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: be at USC a co favorite in the Pac twelve, 62 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: or whether it be at Clemson a favorite in the ACC, 63 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: think about what I said. If they perform at an 64 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: all conference level, their teams are probably winning the conference. 65 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 2: But the reason why a wink Forest fan cares about 66 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: what DJ does this year, the reason why a Utah 67 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 2: fan cares about what Kayleb Williams does is pretty obvious. 68 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: But if it's not obvious, you look at those guys 69 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: and then ones who have elite potential and you realize 70 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: there's a certain level that that guy can play at 71 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: that may make what we do a moot point. So 72 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: you know, you need him to struggle. Not all of 73 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 2: us love rooting for someone to struggle, but you may 74 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: need him to struggle. 75 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: At the very least. 76 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 2: It certainly helps, and on a side note, you hope 77 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: to be the reason they struggle. But looking beyond just 78 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 2: those three, now at the quarterback position, I'm interested in 79 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: a guy like Devin Leary at NC State. That's a 80 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: guy who's not going to be on the cover of 81 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: every national preview magazine. But think about the pressure on 82 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: some of these guys, and think about what Devin Leary has. 83 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: He's a returning quarterback and he's got a lot of 84 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: his returning perimeter skill around him. 85 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: He's got a good offensive line, but what else does 86 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: he have? 87 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: At NC State, he's got a phenomenal defense and they 88 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: were injured at times last year, so certainly if they're 89 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: healthy this year, they stand to be even better statistically. 90 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: But what does that mean. 91 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: It means he doesn't have to shoulder this ridiculous load. 92 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 2: No one's looking at him and saying, well, they are 93 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 2: only shots for him to throw for four hundred and 94 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: fifty yards every game. Devin Leary is the kind of 95 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: guy that can afford to have good, solid performances and 96 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: put his team in position potentially to win every game. 97 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: They'll have a shot to win every game if he 98 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 2: plays that way. The big question within c State that 99 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: goes right to the quarterback position is going to be, 100 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: what's the difference between good and great? We saw them 101 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: be good last year, Devin Leary taking the next step 102 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 2: in his productivity, decision making, et cetera. That's the difference 103 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: between them being good and great. What about Hendon Hooker. 104 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: They're in Knoxville yet last year we've talked many times 105 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 2: about that thirty four to three touchdown to interception ratio, 106 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 2: and that's wonderful. Sometimes when we get into what casuals 107 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 2: would call the offseason, you start to look at stats 108 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: and totality and you don't really remember how they were amassed. 109 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: And a Tennessee fan knows exactly what I'm about to say. 110 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,239 Speaker 2: Last year, Tennessee came out boom firing first quarters of game, 111 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: but then some of their productivity leveled off throughout games. Well, 112 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: the name of the game is consistency there this year, 113 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 2: they certainly want to perform at a high level. They 114 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 2: want to put up those big numbers, but what they 115 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 2: want to do is not get to the end of 116 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: the first quarter, have the scoreboards say seventeen to three Tennessee, 117 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: then they're done scoring. So they want to be more 118 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: consistent and that's the next step in the evolution of 119 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: Hendon Hooker as a quarterback. In year two under Josh Hipel. 120 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: He may have for all I know, he may have 121 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 2: a worse touchdown to it ratio, but they may be 122 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: better offensively this year. But when you look around and 123 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: you understand they were seven and six last year for Alabama, 124 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 2: that would be bad for Tennessee. Last year that was 125 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: very good relative to what the preseason over under win 126 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: total was on him. I think it's going to end 127 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 2: up being a good thing for a guy like Hendon 128 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: Hooker that they ended up losing the game to Old 129 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 2: Miss and Pitt because think about how high the expectation 130 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 2: would be nationally for Tennessee this year if they won 131 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: nine a season to go, they'd be. 132 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: The same team. 133 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: Lose a close game, win a close game, they'd be 134 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: the same team. But nationally people will be talking about 135 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: and then being a dark horse SEC championship contender, and 136 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: the fact is, you are what you are. But I 137 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 2: think it helps them that they're still a little bit 138 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: off the national radar. Tyler van Dyke at Miami, this 139 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 2: is a huge impact guy because a lot of folks 140 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: are in different camps on what to expect from him. 141 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 2: But that's the definition of an impact guy. You could 142 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 2: find someone out there who would tell you Tyler Van Dyke, 143 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: I don't like him. 144 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be a bust. 145 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 2: You could find other people who say he's got NFL 146 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: potential and he's certainly being slept on because Miami as 147 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 2: a program, maybe he slept on this year. 148 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: Well that's impact. 149 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: Because everybody in the ACC looks around and they realize 150 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 2: right now there are no dominant quarterbacks in the conference. 151 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: If there was, there would be a dominant team this year. 152 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 2: There is not a perceived dominant team. Clemson is that 153 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 2: they are the odds on favorite to win the conference. 154 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: You don't know what DJ Uyangla is going to be. 155 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 2: You don't know if maybe Ka Klubnick's got to be 156 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 2: starting quarterback for him. So at Miami, think about what 157 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 2: Tyler van Dyke can be. If he's good, if he 158 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 2: fulfills on the immense potential he has, Miami's a contender. 159 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 2: But if he's not, then what does that do to 160 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: clear the way for an NC state or a wake 161 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: forest or a pit We have no clue what that means. 162 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: That's the definition of an impact guy. At Arkansas, kJ 163 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 2: Jefferson fits this same description. kJ Jefferson. I don't know 164 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 2: if a lot of folks realize this. He is the 165 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: first returning starter at quarterback that Kendall Brows has had. 166 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: Think about that, Kendall Brows, this is a name you're 167 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: familiar with, been in multiple stops now, but as an 168 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: offensive coordinator, it's the first returning quarterback he's had. That 169 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: may mean a lot this year, it may not. They 170 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: were the leading rushing team in the conference last year. 171 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: He had contributed to that. He being kJ Jefferson obviously, 172 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: But I think a lot of folks are aware that 173 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: Traylon Burks goes off to the NFL and they know, oh, 174 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: they got that kid. What's his name from Oklahoma? Well, 175 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 2: Jaydon Hazelwood is his name, and Jadon Hazelwood is a 176 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 2: guy who, along with some of the other complimentary pieces 177 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: they have there, I am very much looking forward to 178 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: because that's a guy who could stand a good shot 179 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 2: of amplifying. 180 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: His name on the national stage. This year. 181 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 2: We weren't talking, we weren't talking nationally about Treylon Burks 182 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: going into last year. 183 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: You were by season's end, weren't you. 184 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: So you still got the guy who threw him the 185 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: rock there in kJ Jefferson. I'm looking very, very very 186 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: much forward to seeing what that offense is in general. Now, 187 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: let's go away from the quarterback position for just a second. 188 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 2: B Jon Robinson massive impact guy running back at Texas. 189 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 2: A lot of folks have him rated as the number 190 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: one overall pro prospect at his position. But consistency is 191 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 2: the keyword with Texas too. If I were to tell 192 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 2: you they're going to have a rock solid presence at 193 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: running back, Bijon Robinson's going to stay healthy, He's going 194 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: to produce all year, you would know. Boy, that means 195 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: so much for Quinn Yewers, Boy, that means so much 196 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 2: for the Texas offense, and it probably means a lot 197 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: for their defense too, because you have a lot more consistency. 198 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 2: If you have a solid run game, then you know, 199 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: coming in each given week, I don't know what my 200 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 2: completion percentage is going to be today, But this dude 201 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 2: carrying the mail back here, I can dependably rely on him. 202 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 2: He's going to be there every week. It's just I know, 203 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: quarterbacks in the most important position. If that guy Bejon 204 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 2: Robinson plays up to his potential, the rest of the offense, 205 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 2: it just seems to revolve around that. Likewise, we go 206 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 2: over on the defensive side. At Alabama, they're talking a 207 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 2: lot about Will Anderson. I lead that fan club. But 208 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 2: Dallas Turner, I hope you've already learned the name. If 209 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: you haven't, you need to get ready. Dallas Turner, I 210 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 2: think's the second best linebacker in America. I think they 211 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 2: have the top two linebackers in the country. I think 212 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 2: Alabama has the first linebacker in Will Anderson. I think 213 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 2: the second best was right there across from in Dallas Turner. 214 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: I had someone tell me last year who would know 215 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: that they had scouted fifteen in Crimson there as being 216 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: a better player than Aiden Hutchinson, who just went top 217 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 2: five in the draft and was an All American Heisman 218 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 2: finalist from Michigan. Dallas Turner was a freshman last year. 219 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: He is going to be a nightmare to deal with. 220 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 2: And the reason a lot of folks are looking forward 221 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: to watching this Bama defense and think it may be generational. 222 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 2: It's because you got Will Anderson, who I think is 223 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 2: the best player in college football. You got Dallas Turner 224 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 2: who looks like a space alien across from him. Chris 225 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 2: Braswell is also their former five star guy out of 226 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 2: the DMV area. I believe all three of them would 227 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 2: be the best pass rusher pretty much in any other conference. 228 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 2: They're all through on the same team. So yeah, Dallas 229 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: Turner this year is going to be a force. He 230 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: was last year. It just it happened a little bit 231 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: later in the season and a lot of the spotlight 232 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 2: was on Will Anderson. If Dallas Turner is remotely what 233 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 2: I think he's capable of, they will set all kinds 234 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: of records in terms of total sacks. We have actually 235 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 2: a question about that later in the show. Last Guy 236 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 2: I wanted to hit here Parker Washington Wide receiver at 237 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 2: Penn State. He has such an opportunity this year. Johan 238 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 2: Dotson last year he was what he was, a very 239 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 2: very talented player. Wish that you didn't see Sean Clifford 240 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 2: go down to injury. Really would love to see what 241 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: he could have been wired to wire if they just 242 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 2: had their full offensive stable. But Mitchell Tensley is a 243 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 2: transfer that's coming in there, I think from Western Kentucky. 244 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: And why it's so important and why this is so impactful, 245 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 2: Parker Washington being their wide receiver one is so important 246 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 2: because everything else, like for instance, Tinsley transferring it, all 247 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 2: those other tumblers can fall into place if that number one. 248 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: Tumblr can fall into place. 249 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: And Parker Washington is a guy who stands to I 250 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: think pop on at least the regional if not national 251 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: skill this year too, He's going to get a lot 252 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 2: of opportunities. Had his season stats last year he had 253 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 2: eight hundred and twenty receiving yards on sixty four receptions. 254 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: He could significantly improve on those numbers being the guy. 255 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: Those are just some of the important players this year. 256 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 2: That's not exhaust If we could do we could do 257 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 2: fifteen of those segments too, and we've got time. I 258 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: hope you have time at least a little bit to 259 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: check out Academy and Outdoors. You know I told you 260 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: we only want you to sub to the channel. Yeah, 261 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: that's true. Then if you have it in your heart 262 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: to do a little more, go check out Academy Sports 263 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 2: and Outdoors. It is, for the most part, if you 264 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 2: can dodge the thunderstorms, a beautiful time of year. Pretty 265 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 2: much wherever you're at right now, there is an unlimited 266 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 2: amount of outdoor activity to be had. But even if 267 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 2: you're not into kayaking or baseball or whatever, They've got 268 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 2: grills for you, they got tense for you, they got 269 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 2: everything you can imagine. Famously, at this point, I would 270 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 2: say famously. 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They are are 281 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 2: exclusive partners. They make this show free for you, and 282 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 2: that's why Academy Sports and Outdoors thank you so much 283 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 2: to them. Let's go into Bold Predictions. It's interesting the 284 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: way this is going to start because we were just 285 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 2: talking about one of these guys, Bold Predictions. 286 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 1: Chapter fifteen. 287 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 2: These are bets that you claim you would make this year, 288 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 2: and I don't know whether you mean it or not, 289 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 2: but most of you, I think are this bold. And 290 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: so we've got five more tonight. I'm going to rate 291 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: these on a scale of one to ten boldness. This 292 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: first one is we're stretching it, but let's go with it. 293 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 2: Will Anderson and Dallas Turner, both of Alabama fame, will 294 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 2: combine for thirty five sacks this year. That's what Daniel says. Okay, 295 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 2: I made this a nine, and I just told you 296 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: earlier in this show. I think they're the two best 297 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 2: edge rushers in college football. They both play for the 298 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 2: same team. So if any duo is going to achieve 299 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 2: these kinds of legendary record setting numbers, it would be them. 300 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: To be clear, what we're asking for here, If you 301 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 2: who combine for thirty five or more sacks, both of 302 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: them need to average eighteen. One of them could have 303 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 2: twenty one of them. Could I understand that they need 304 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: to average eighteen To give you an idea of how 305 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 2: lofty that would be. That would place both of them 306 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 2: in the top four all time in terms of total 307 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: sacks in a given year like that. That's rarefied air. 308 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: For one guy, Will Anderson at seventeen and a half 309 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: last year, I think Dallas Turner had eight and a half. 310 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 2: They both need to be in that category or a 311 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: little bit higher, or one of them just needs to 312 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 2: go off and get like twenty two or twenty three. 313 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 2: I'm telling you these are generational players. I don't throw 314 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: that term around lightly generational. I know what that means. Generational. 315 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: I e. 316 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 2: Alabama hasn't had this since the early nineties. I think 317 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: we know which combo I'm talking about back then. So yes, 318 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: if anyone's gonna do it, they're gonna do it. I 319 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 2: just know how insane that number is. So by default 320 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: I'm saying that's a nine on the boldness scale. But man, 321 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to watching them. How about we go 322 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: to the Big Ten here for our next bold proclamation. 323 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 2: I gave this one an eight. Hard to kill, said, 324 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 2: Michigan State wins the Big Ten, they win the conference, 325 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 2: they win the division, they win everything up there. 326 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: I gave this one an. 327 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 2: Eight because I think they have to beat Ohio State 328 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: for this to happen flat out. Now they get them 329 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: in East Lancing. I was at the game in Columbus 330 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: last year. It wouldn't matter where they played that one. 331 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: That was a route and it was a total mismatch 332 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 2: wide receivers versus the Michigan State secondary. 333 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: They know, I mean, it's not I'm telling them anything. 334 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: They don't know. 335 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 2: They've got a long way to go and shore that up. 336 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 2: They've made efforts to do that. They've got to beat 337 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 2: Ohio State only because I don't know that you can 338 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: count on Ohio State to lose two games, which you 339 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: would need them to do at least if you lost 340 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 2: to them because of the tie breaker. So do I 341 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 2: think that's going to happen that I wouldn't pick at 342 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: this moment. 343 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: That is hard for me to see. 344 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: But then even after that, we're thinking they can maybe 345 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 2: afford one loss, so they got to go three or 346 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: four against menace soa Wisconsin, at Michigan and at Penn State. 347 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 2: We're looking at their odds to win the Big Ten 348 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 2: right now they are one, two, three, four five. There's 349 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: tied for fifth with Iowa at plus twenty five hundred odds. 350 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: It's just hard to do it, guys, hard to do it. 351 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: You know. 352 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 2: I'm a big Michigan State guy, but that's hard to do. 353 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 2: I'm giving that one. 354 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: An eight on the boldness scale. We went to. 355 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: One next out of the sec. It's kind of a 356 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: little vague, but you know what, let's roll with it. 357 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: Jimbo Fisher, what do we think here? John said in January. 358 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 2: My prediction is we will all look back and think, 359 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: how did Jimbo take so long to pick a quarterback? 360 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: This guy is amazing. And the bold part will be 361 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 2: saying it no matter who wins the job, who's battling 362 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: for the job. Here. We've got Max Johnson, We've got 363 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 2: Haines King, and Connor Wegman is in there. I've told 364 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 2: you I think it's going to come down to Johnson 365 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: or King. All right, So we're insinuating here that whoever 366 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 2: starts initially for A and M will not be the 367 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 2: guy who ends up holding down the job long term. 368 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 2: That's what the suggestion is. I'm making this a six. 369 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 2: We've seen it happen before. We've seen, you know, all 370 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 2: the due diligence and all the spring and summer in 371 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 2: fall camp, and yet you end up still rolling with 372 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 2: the second best option. But eventually you're starting the right guy. 373 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 2: That's happened before. But normally when it happens, the starter 374 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 2: gets hurt and the backup ends up out shining him 375 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 2: and then they just never go back. That happened to 376 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 2: Georgia last year. I don't know that we're gonna see 377 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 2: what Texas had last year. Texas had. Remember we were 378 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 2: talking all fall camp. Is it gonna be Casey Thompson? 379 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 2: Is it gonna be Hudson card? And then one started 380 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 2: and then they flip flopped and flip flop. 381 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: I don't think that's what A and M's gonna do. 382 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: I think Texas was doing that last year because they 383 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 2: weren't fully set on having the guy they could win with. 384 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 2: A and M thinks they got two guys they can 385 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 2: win with, and I believe they will narrow it down 386 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 2: and they will have their guy. Now, if their guy 387 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 2: is out due to injury and we end up seeing 388 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: the backup come in and shine, that's a totally different deal. 389 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: But if injury is not involved here, and you're just 390 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 2: telling me Jimbo's gonna go with the wrong option initially, 391 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 2: then he's gonna switch it up, and then everything's gonna 392 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 2: take off for a and M and we're gonna say, what. 393 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: Took so long? 394 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: That's not the craziest thing in the world. I think 395 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: it's got some boldness to it. So I'm gonna go 396 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: with a six on that one. There is a lot 397 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 2: of boldness in the next one. Talking about awards here, 398 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 2: Ohio State's gonna be good this year. That much, I 399 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 2: think I know. But Buckeye Nation hit us up and said, 400 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 2: Ohio State will have the Davy O'Brien Award winner that's 401 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 2: the best quarterback in the country, the Doake Walker Award 402 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 2: winner best running Back, and the bolitanik Off Award winner 403 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 2: best wide receiver. They're gonna do that all in the 404 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 2: same year. This is an eight, maybe even a nine, 405 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 2: just out of principle. Now, if you're thinking individually, you 406 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 2: can make an argument for all of them. In fact, 407 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 2: I think when you take CJ. Stroud at quarterback and 408 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 2: you got Jackson Smith and Jigbu at wide receiver, Trevion 409 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 2: Henderson at running back, they rate top two at their 410 00:18:56,359 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 2: position nationally. So you're not listening to me knock any 411 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 2: of them. I'm just saying, think about what has to happen. 412 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 2: Think about how many stars have to align for you 413 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 2: to have the kind of season. Statistically, we're all three 414 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 2: of them when their individual position awards. Oh and by 415 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 2: the way, I can make an argument that Smith and 416 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 2: Jigba or Jamison Williams should have won the thing last year, 417 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: and yet Jordan Addison did, which brings me to my 418 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 2: next point. There's a variable in the room that's out 419 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 2: of your control, and those are voters. Your numbers alone, 420 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 2: your performance alone does not dictate this. Voters have to 421 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 2: look at your performance and then decide that you're getting 422 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 2: the award. And I just don't think they're going to 423 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: allow Ohio State to clean sweep that even if they're 424 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 2: that good. So telling me Ohio State's going to have 425 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 2: three guys that are good enough would be a little 426 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: less bold. Telling me that they're actually going to win 427 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 2: all three of those awards a little bit more bold, 428 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: so I went an eight last bold prediction. Here we 429 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 2: go to a seldom visited portion of the SA. Shame 430 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 2: on me, the Missouri Tigers. Drink Witz Berner hit us up. 431 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 2: He said Missouri is gonna win eight games. I put 432 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 2: this at a seven because I think they are gonna 433 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: be a couple of hinge games, those one possession, bounce 434 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 2: of ball type games that are ultimately going to decide this. 435 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 2: The good news for Missouri is they're probably not going 436 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 2: to find themselves out of. 437 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: Games this year. 438 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 2: In most cases, they've got a good veteran stable of 439 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: wide receivers, but they're mixing in some youth. Luther Burden, 440 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 2: for example. I think it's going to be an instant 441 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 2: contributor there. Quarterback, and the interior of their offensive line. 442 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 2: I think they're replacing a center. Those kinds of things 443 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 2: have to be figured out. I'm throwing all that at 444 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 2: you at one time because I think about their schedule. 445 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 2: I think about whether they play South Carolina or they're 446 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 2: going to Auburn. Early in the year, they play Kentucky. 447 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 2: They play South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee back to back to back. 448 00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 2: Those games all could pivot on one possession or you know, 449 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: a couple of scenarios or sequences in a second quarter, 450 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 2: and so Missouri does not feel like an eight win 451 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 2: team to me. I think there were a six win 452 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 2: team last year. But at the same time, you know, 453 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,959 Speaker 2: they could pop one on you. They could be they 454 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 2: could be a four or five point dog in a 455 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 2: couple of games and pull the outright upset. So I 456 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 2: don't think it's wild. I put a seven on it. 457 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: I don't expect them to be there. They're over unders 458 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 2: five wins, by the way, so it is well detached 459 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 2: from what the Vegas over under is. But I think 460 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 2: even with that overunder, I think there are going to 461 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 2: be a lot of short underdog spots for them, where 462 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 2: any given Saturday you're looking and saying, oh, you're telling 463 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 2: me Missouri is gonna win today. 464 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: That's not crazy. 465 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: If you could stack some of those up and they 466 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 2: win a few of those, that's what's going to make 467 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 2: the difference. Good predictions, though, good solid, well thought out predictions. 468 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 2: Now we get to probably my favorite thing to do 469 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 2: this time of year, and that is look ahead. And 470 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: I'm looking ahead to September one, of you hit me up. 471 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 2: I'm gonna read you the question and then we'll dive 472 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 2: into it. Alan hit us up from Independence, Missouri. He said, 473 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 2: which September games are you most looking forward to? 474 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: Alex or Alan? 475 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 2: Sorry, you know what, Colin for video purposes, I'm just 476 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 2: gonna read it over again. 477 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: If you're watching the live show, deal with it. Thank 478 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: you for watching, though. 479 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 2: Alan hit us up from Independence, Missouri, He said, which 480 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 2: September games are you most looking forward to? Well, Alan, 481 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: thank you nailed it. I've got I've got way too many. 482 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 2: I've got an irresponsible amount of September games listed in 483 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 2: front of me, So I'm just gonna kind of skim 484 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 2: through him or else this would be its own show 485 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 2: week one. We don't even have to wait until Saturday. 486 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 2: Week one on a Thursday night. It's probably a game 487 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 2: that will make us change our start time for the 488 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 2: show that night. West Virginia is at pitt that's the 489 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: Backyard Brawl cranking up again for the first time in 490 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 2: over a decade. You've also got Notre Dame as a 491 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 2: two touchdown dog on the road at Ohio State. That's Saturday, 492 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 2: same Saturday. Earlier in the day, You've got Oregon versus Georgia, 493 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:08,959 Speaker 2: but also don't sleep on Cincinnati, go into Arkansas, and 494 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: then Sunday night, that standalone Sunday night game. Remember the 495 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 2: schedules kind of different. In Week one Florida State versus LSU. 496 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,719 Speaker 2: I'm so glad those teams are playing when they're playing, 497 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: because it's highly likely that neither's going to be in 498 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 2: the playoff mix. Kind Of like when FSU and Notre 499 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 2: Dame opened the season like last year or year before last, 500 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 2: and they played that classic. 501 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: I think they went overtime. 502 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 2: Florida State ended up not being a good team, but 503 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: because they were undefeated at that point, they were unblemished. 504 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 2: Everyone cared about that outcome and it was a great game. 505 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 2: We could get the same thing with FSU LSU. But 506 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 2: then when we go to Week two, see I look 507 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 2: at Week one, I think that's a pretty fat schedule. 508 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: Week two, you're gonna get a lot of Alabama at 509 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 2: Texas shoved in your face, which you should. That's the 510 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 2: biggest game that week. But outside of that, you don't 511 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 2: have the deepest schedule In Week two. However, I have 512 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 2: sentimental value on that Iowa State at Iowa game and 513 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 2: that's the game we went to last year we took 514 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 2: the Renaissance Tour to Ames Iowa. Well, now they go 515 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 2: to Kinnick and I don't think people are gonna expect 516 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 2: much of anything from Iowa State this year, So maybe 517 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 2: that's the year that they end up pulling that thing out. Also, 518 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: Kentucky is at Florida and I'm circling that game, although 519 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 2: nationally you may not because that is one of the 520 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 2: first big tests for Billy Napier at home. But also 521 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 2: Will Levis quarterback for Kentucky. You're gonna hear a lot. 522 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: Of talk about him. 523 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 2: And the point is, I'm fine with the talk if 524 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 2: it's gonna eventually be born out on the field. Well, 525 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 2: these are the kind of games we're gonna see Will 526 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: Levis and that Kentucky offense go into the swamp and 527 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: that's gonna be a night game and you're gonna have 528 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 2: it to do. Okay, you're gonna be I mean, I'm not. 529 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 2: Here's why I feel bad because a lot of times 530 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 2: we put I'm not gonna say wee because I'm not 531 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 2: doing it. Some people out in the college football media 532 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 2: sphere are put in some unreasonable expectations on Will Levis 533 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 2: right now in terms of Mott drafts and stuff, and 534 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 2: I choose to just let him play, you know, let's 535 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 2: see what he is. But the unfortunate part is that's 536 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,479 Speaker 2: what people are going to say that matchup is going 537 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 2: to be potential first round draft pick. Will Levis is 538 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 2: coming into the swamp. It's irresponsible to me. That's not 539 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: the way we choose to cover the sport here, but 540 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:24,959 Speaker 2: that is the way some folks will cover it anyway, 541 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 2: regardless of what people are saying. That's one of his 542 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 2: chances to really shine, Will Levis. That's Kentucky's shot to 543 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 2: really announce their arrival on the twenty twenty two SEC 544 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 2: East scene. A lot of people think they're gonna be good. 545 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 2: They can validate it that night. Week three, it gets really, 546 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 2: really juicy. We've got Oklahoma at Nebraska, big noon kickoff. 547 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: Baby love it? If no one else does? 548 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,719 Speaker 2: I love it? That's eleven am Eastern time. Big question. 549 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 2: If any of you know the answer, let me know. 550 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 2: Will both teams be undefeated when they play that one? 551 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 2: If they are, consider me there. So that's the first thing. 552 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 2: The second thing is there are some other good out 553 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: of conference games that day. For instance, did you know 554 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 2: that Penn State goes to Auburn that day and that's 555 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 2: a three point thirty game. I think that's the CBS 556 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: game of the week. So we got the Nitney Lions 557 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: traveling down south the return trip. Auburn went up there 558 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 2: last year. Brigham Young goes to Oregon on that day 559 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 2: and that's one of those big early season tests for 560 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 2: the Ducks. Not a conference game, but it's a big game. 561 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 2: We've also got Miami, Texas A and M at eight 562 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 2: o'clock prime time kickoff in Kyle Field and college station. 563 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 2: Oh look at let all those are out of conference games. 564 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 2: Oh you Nebraska, Penn State, Auburn, Brigham Young, Oregon, Miami 565 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 2: A and M. That is what a Week three college 566 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 2: football schedule should look like. And as I'm scanning, do 567 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 2: you notice what's absent? No neutral site? All of them 568 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 2: are on campus. God blessed college football. Week four we're 569 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 2: not even out of told you I had a lot 570 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 2: of them. 571 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: Week four, you give me all these. 572 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 2: Wisconsin at Ohio State, big conference game, one of the 573 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 2: biggest games of the year on Ohio State schedule. We 574 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 2: get Florida at Tennessee second time Florida has already appeared here, 575 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 2: and then we start getting into some of those bigger 576 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 2: games in the ACC. On this Saturday, too, Clemson goes 577 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 2: to Wake Forest. Remember that stretch we talked about last week. 578 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 2: Clemson's got games against Wake Forest and NC State and 579 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 2: Boston College back to back to back. They're gonna go 580 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 2: three and oh there we'll see also Arkansas versus Texas 581 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: A and M out in Arlington is that day? 582 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: Now? 583 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 2: You know my proclivity to completely turn my head towards 584 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 2: those neutral site games. But I can't turn my head 585 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: to A and M and Arkansas. We went to that 586 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: game last year. Who knows where we'll be. We're way 587 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 2: too far out to I can't even tell you what 588 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 2: the tour is going to be named yet. I certainly 589 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 2: can't tell you where we're going to be in week four. 590 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 2: But look, think about this, we just gave you all 591 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 2: those games. I don't know how long I just talked. 592 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 2: That's just September, guys, that we got October November to go. 593 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: That's just September. 594 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: So in case you can't tell, we're kind of ready 595 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 2: for the season to get here around here, let's dive 596 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: into the mailbag. You know what, I haven't done this 597 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 2: in a long time. Colin, there we go, pop my 598 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 2: knuckles there in the mic. We got two questions here. 599 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 2: I think we'll get a lot of feedback on both. 600 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 2: RJ hit us up from Hanover, Indiana. He said, you 601 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 2: say there's a difference between team and program, So who 602 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 2: has the best program in the Big ten? Does this 603 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 2: feel like a gotcha question? I feel like they're trying 604 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 2: to get me. This is so easy. But let me 605 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 2: tell you what my criteria are, and then you can 606 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 2: pretty well figure out who the best program in the 607 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 2: Big ten is. I want to look at your rolling 608 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 2: four years, whether it's results or whether it's recruiting rankings. 609 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 2: I want to look at your coaching staff. I want 610 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 2: to look at a lot of the more tangible, structure 611 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 2: based aspects instead of what did you do in a 612 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 2: given year. The answer is Ohio State by ten miles 613 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 2: right now. But I think a lot of folks look 614 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 2: and say, wait a second, now, Michigan just beat Ohio 615 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 2: State last year, So how could you say Ohio State's 616 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: the best program in the Big ten by doing just that? 617 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 2: By telling you Ohio State is still the best program 618 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 2: in the Big Ten. Thus the difference between team and program. 619 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 2: They weren't the best team in the Big Ten. Last 620 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 2: year they got beat We saw that happen. But they're 621 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 2: the best program. 622 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: Same way. 623 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,959 Speaker 2: A couple of years ago, when Georgia lost to Florida 624 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 2: down in Gainesville or down in Jacksonville, folks wanted to say, well, 625 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: Florida has overtaken Georgia and the East. 626 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: Now they haven't. 627 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 2: And now since then you've seen there was never a 628 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 2: time where Florida was the better program. They just happened 629 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 2: to beat them as a team on the field in 630 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 2: a given year. So let me tell you how pronounced 631 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 2: this is. I'm talking about the last four years. You 632 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 2: want to know what we can do. We can go 633 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 2: last twelve years Big Ten records. Over the last twelve years. 634 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 2: Since twenty ten, Ohio State's got one hundred and thirty 635 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: five wins. The next closest is Wisconsin at one fourteen 636 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 2: at stats in Info run the numbers. That's a twenty 637 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: one game gap. You only played twelve season, mind you, 638 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: that's a twenty one game gap. But also in recruiting, 639 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 2: which is the real name of the game here, you're 640 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 2: seeing the results recruiting. That's the reason Ohio State they 641 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 2: don't even have a close second in the Big Ten 642 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 2: when it comes to recruiting rankings. Their average four year 643 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 2: rolling ranking right now is sixth. Over the past four years, 644 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 2: they finished an average of sixth, and that was with 645 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 2: a fourteenth place finish in twenty nineteen. By the way, 646 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 2: Outside of that, they've had a top seven finish every 647 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 2: year since twenty eleven, not even close. So we know 648 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 2: what the roster's made of. We know what the results 649 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 2: have been. Have you had any major off the field 650 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 2: issues that would circumvent some of this? No, Recently they 651 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 2: have not had anything like that, so they're clean there. 652 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 2: Do you have the best coaching staff? I think the 653 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 2: answer is yes. If I were to power rate the 654 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 2: head coaches in the Big Ten, Ryan Day's my number one. 655 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 2: If I were to power rate overall staffs, especially with 656 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 2: the addition of Jim Knowles, Ohio State would be. 657 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: My number one. Where are they not number one? 658 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 2: If we're measuring a program, not a team, where are 659 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 2: they not number one? Big Ten championships since two thousand, 660 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 2: Ohio State eleven. Next closest is Michigan with four, So 661 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 2: I think you'd have a lot better argument asking who 662 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 2: number two versus number three is than who number one is, 663 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 2: because that's Ohio State by a significant margin. And parody 664 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 2: be damned. I guess next question this this comes to. 665 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: Us a lot. 666 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 2: So we just picked Alex, Alex, Alex is gonna that 667 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 2: was gonna get me upset? Here Alex said, why are 668 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 2: people so high on Mario Christaball? This hype is laughable? 669 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 2: From Tallahassee, Florida, fictional homes, saber printers, yes, and real 670 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 2: home to the greatest university in America. 671 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: Both of those things are true. 672 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 2: Alex, You're asking me why people are so high on 673 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 2: Mario Christoval and then you said the hype is laughable? 674 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 2: Could we do ourselves a favor here? I know you're 675 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 2: listening or watching. We can't actually communicate, but you know 676 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 2: what talk anyway? 677 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: What is the hype? 678 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 2: Define the hype around this man, Mario Cristaball in Miami. 679 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: What is the hype? 680 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 2: I think Sometimes I'm not gonna put words in your mouth, Alex. 681 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 2: I'm just saying in general sense right now, I think 682 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 2: sometimes people create things that don't exist. Three people saying 683 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 2: something on Twitter does not equal everyone is saying, quote unquote, 684 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 2: you may see some random folks, or you may go 685 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 2: to a Miami message board and see some fans in 686 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 2: clusters get carried away with expectations. That happens with every team. 687 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,479 Speaker 2: I'm telling you right now. You can find a Kansas 688 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 2: State fan right now that claims they're gonna be in 689 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 2: the Big twelve and go to the playoff. 690 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: You can find outliers. But man, there. 691 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 2: Are not massive pockets of people guaranteeing Mario Christaball in 692 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 2: Miami you're gonna wrack up multiple national championships or they're 693 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 2: gonna win the ACC this year. That is such an 694 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 2: outlier of an opinion. So what's the real hype? What 695 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 2: are people really excited? They're excited because they think they 696 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 2: got one of the best recruiters in the country. 697 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: Check to come home. 698 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 2: Also check, and they just reinvigorated their program because now 699 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 2: they have more top to bottom buy in administratively and 700 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 2: culturally than they've had under the previous several regimes. 701 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: Check check, check. 702 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 2: All of those are reasons to be excited. Can you 703 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 2: answer me this if you're disagreeing with me, how should 704 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 2: you feel like if you live in Coral Gables. If 705 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 2: you live in Delray Beach and you're a big Miami fan, 706 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 2: how should you feel Should you watch one of your 707 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 2: own who was tearing it up on the West Coast 708 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 2: come to Miami and cross your arms and say he'll 709 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 2: probably suck? Like how that's what would be dumb to me. 710 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 2: It'd be dumb to not be excited. It'd be foolish 711 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 2: to not be excited. If you're a Miami fan, you 712 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 2: needed to recruit better. You got one of the best 713 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: in the world at it. You needed more investment. You 714 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 2: got it top to bottom. You needed the community to 715 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 2: buy back into Hurricane football. 716 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: You got it everything. You need a lot of. 717 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 2: Those ingredients you need to make the ultimate product you 718 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 2: want to make. You've got Why would people not be 719 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 2: excited about that? You can be excited and understand there's 720 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 2: work to do. You can be excited and not automatically 721 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 2: predict that this is the next coming of Nick Saban. 722 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 2: There's room in between. It doesn't have to be one 723 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 2: hundred or zero. There's room in between. I deal with 724 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 2: Miami a lot. It's one of our biggest viewer bases. 725 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 2: I think they've been pretty reasonable as fan bases go. 726 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 2: I talk to a lot of Miami fans. I do 727 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,320 Speaker 2: radio down there a lot. They've got a really honest 728 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 2: grasp of where they are as a program right now. 729 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 2: That's been my experience. I don't if you guys are 730 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 2: working a FedEx route, one of your buddies is a 731 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 2: diehard Hurricane fan and he wears the orange and green 732 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 2: tinted glasses behind the wheel. Number one called FedEx, but 733 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 2: number two, okay, man, maybe he gets a little carried away. 734 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 2: But in mass I don't think they're carried away. They 735 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,439 Speaker 2: have the third best odds to win the conference this year, 736 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,120 Speaker 2: and that's it, not first, third best odds to in 737 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 2: the conference. They are I think, well on their way 738 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 2: to securing a top ten recruiting class. I'd be excited 739 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 2: about that if I were a Miami fan. So you 740 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 2: know what, get excited. And if they don't want you 741 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 2: to be excited, turn on the nearest water hose and 742 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 2: spray them. Don't let them spray you. Don't let them 743 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 2: dull your shine. Thank you guys so much for watching. 744 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 2: Remember all we need you to do subscribe to the 745 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 2: channel and subscribe to the podcast feeds. Those are two 746 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 2: different things. By the way, so subscribe everywhere. Thank you 747 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 2: so much for letting us do what we do for 748 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:32,439 Speaker 2: a living. For producer Jesse, for director Colin, I'm Josh Patee. 749 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 2: Have yourselves a great start to your weekend. We'll see 750 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 2: you back here Sunday night. Until then, God bless