1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,559 Speaker 1: Sports Radio our one on this Wednesday, Dan and the 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: Dan at Stan Patrick Show. Glad to have you on board. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Stay awhile if you can, you can watch on Peacock 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: that's our TV partner. You can do it for free 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: download the app. Also, you can listen on our great 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: radio affiliates around the country. We're over three hundred and 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: seventy cities around the country and the formidable Fox Sports 9 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: Radio lineup. We have a play of the day, stat 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: of the day, whole question, all of that coming up 11 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: eight seven seven, three d P show email address DP 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: at dan Patrick dot com. Logically, we shouldn't be surprised 13 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 1: that the Ohio State Michigan game was canceled, right We 14 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: all know what's happening around the country, and college campuses 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: in Michigan has been hit as hard as any state 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: and also that college campus as well. You know, this 17 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: is just a reality. You know, this is a great 18 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: rivalry we wanted to be played. It's been one sided 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: as of late, the Buckeyes winning eight in a row, 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: fifteen of six team. But that doesn't mean that it's 21 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: not entertaining or culturally significant. Probably more so this year 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: than in a long time, and Michigan was a big underdog. 23 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: I told you a couple of weeks ago that my 24 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: Big Ten source said, hey, you're going to hear this, 25 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: whether it's true or not, but it's out there or 26 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: at least starting to leak out there, that Michigan because 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: of COVID and the fact they don't want to get 28 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: embarrassed by Ohio State and they wouldn't want Big Ten 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: or Ohio State to play for the Big Ten championship. 30 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: Just so you know, that is how this is being 31 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: framed right now, and that the Michigan Ohio State game 32 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: was probably not going to be played, and as we 33 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: found out, they're not going to play this game, and 34 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: now the focus shifts to Ohio State. Is the Big 35 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: Ten going to change their eligibility rules to let Ohio 36 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: State play in the conference title game? Now? That means 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: acknowledging that they were too rigid when all of this started. 38 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: But there was ever a time to admit your mistakes, 39 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: it's this year, you know. The ACC just us you 40 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: had a change in their schedule, making sure Clemson and 41 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: Notre Dame are going to face each other and each 42 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: gets two weeks to prepare for the ACC title game. 43 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: Now that doesn't mean this is the end of the 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: road for Ohio States title chances, because let's face it, 45 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: these conference championship games they're just a money grab to 46 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: begin with. Remember when they first started and I said, 47 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: why are you doing this? And it was basically, this 48 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: is just to make money for the conference. And then 49 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: I thought, well, you do put some of your teams 50 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: at risk of missing out on a bigger prize because 51 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: they're going to play for a conference title game and 52 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: if they lose, then that would preclude them from playing 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: in a bigger bowl game at the time, or maybe 54 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: playing for a national championship. So here you have Ohio State. 55 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: Ohio State doesn't have to play in the Big Ten 56 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: title game. Let me think about it. They don't. They're 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: in the top four right now. Now. They base that 58 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: off of knowing that they weren't going to play the 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: Michigan game. So one more game against Iowa Wisconsin, Like, 60 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: who cares? And understand this the college football Final Four? 61 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: Those are that's a TV show. That's what this is 62 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: all about. I know. We love to go, oh my gosh, 63 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: that team has a chance to get into the final four. 64 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: You know who gets in the final four. The marquee 65 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: teams get into the Final four because people show up 66 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: to watch them. Notre Dame, Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State. Ohio 67 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: State doesn't have to play another game now. The only 68 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: way they get squeezed out is if Florida would beat Alabama. 69 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: Florida and Alabama would still be in the Final four. 70 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: If Clemson beats Notre Dame and it's close, Clemson and 71 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: Notre Dame are probably staying in because their resumes are better, 72 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: then Ohio State would be on the outside looking in. 73 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: It was suggested in my Big Ten source that I 74 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: talked to this morning. I said, ken, Ohio State schedule, anybody, 75 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: let me give you the information that he gave me. 76 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: Michigan had no choice with a spike this week. They 77 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: were already done. Numbers wise, schools are waiting to see 78 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: what happens with Purdue in Minnesota. If they can't play, 79 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: then Ohio State could possibly play another team in the 80 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: Big Ten this week when Barry Alvarez, he's in charge 81 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: basically the Big Ten, but former Wisconsin head coach athletic director. 82 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: He made the statement last week about revisiting the rules 83 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: about how many games you have to have to qualify 84 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: to play in the Big Ten title game. He did 85 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: that while Wisconsin was still alive in the race. They 86 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 1: lost to Indiana last weekend, so they're no longer in 87 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: the race. Ohio State possibly plays on the nineteenth versus 88 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: Wisconsin to get another game. There's this chance that maybe 89 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: that they're able to play another game here. But if 90 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: I'm Ohio State, I just leave it up to the 91 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: Big Ten to say are we worthy to represent this 92 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: conference and go into the final four. You don't have 93 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: to play another game because you're already in the final four. 94 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: I could understand if it's Texas A and M because 95 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: he was also pointed out to me, could Ohio State 96 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: in Texas A and M play? And I check with 97 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: my source and my source said, well, there's so many 98 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: issues here. It sounds good in theory, it can't happen. 99 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: And I said, buzzkill. As I texted him back. He goes, well, 100 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: first of all, the testing that you have in the 101 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: SEC is different than the Big Ten. Where are you 102 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: going to play the game and who's going to televise it? 103 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: Because A and M CBS Fox would have the Ohio 104 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: State game, they would have had Ohio State in Michigan. 105 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: I don't know how you could pull this off, but 106 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: that has been put out there. There's also the possibility 107 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: they waived the six game rule. But if I'm Ohio State, 108 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't care about the Big Ten title. I want 109 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: to play for the national title and if I know 110 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: I can get in the only and Alabama, I think 111 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: is a fifteen point favorite against Florida. Assuming Alabama wins 112 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: and wins comfortably, then it feels like Ohio State is 113 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: because Texas A and M is not going to be 114 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: able to play this weekend. Can A and M get 115 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: another game? And who can they play? This was a 116 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: month ago, maybe six weeks ago. I think where I said, 117 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: if I'm A and M and I run into a 118 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: scenario where I'm on the outside of the final four, 119 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: I would call up BYU now BYU just losing. But 120 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if there is a team that A 121 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: and M could play that would help them leap frog 122 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: whoever else is going to be in there besides Ohio State. 123 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: If you're Ohio State, I don't want to play an M. 124 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: I'm already in the final four. A and M needs 125 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: to play me. Ohio State doesn't need to play Texas 126 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: A and M. Maybe Ohio State. I mean, Ohio State 127 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: is guaranteed of playing one more game, and depending on 128 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: how they perform in that game, does that matter in 129 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: the final four? And from what I'm told, my source said, no, 130 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: you're already there. The Michigan game was canceled. Let's say 131 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: you play Wisconsin. Okay, so what Okay, you win forty 132 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: five seven? Okay, it comes down to if Alabama would 133 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: lose to Florida and close game, and Clemson beats Notre Dame, 134 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: their resumes are better than Ohio States or A and M. 135 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: We'll talk to Andy Staples. He covers college football for 136 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: The Athletic. Get his thoughts on all of this. I mean, 137 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: this is moving, This is fluid because we're on a here, 138 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: we are on a Wednesday. Now, this is in BYU 139 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: and Coastal Carolina, where they can go, Hey, let's have 140 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: a tender date and we'll meet you in Carolina. Okay, 141 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: and they were able to do that. There's more moving parts. 142 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: The bigger the program, the bigger the conference, there's more 143 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: moving parts. Will you let Ohio State play a team 144 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: they've already played before. Hey let him play Nebraska, which 145 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: would be kind of ironic they started the season against 146 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: one another. But I don't know if you're going to 147 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: be able to shoehorn another game in there, and then 148 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: you'll have the Big Ten Championship weekend where all the 149 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: teams get another game if your team is able to 150 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: field a team, And that's a big if right now 151 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: for some of these programs. Other than that, everything's great 152 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: in college football. It's all about adaptability here, I understand 153 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: it all right. Mclevity got a poll question. By the way, 154 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: the headlines the Ravens handled the Cowboys. Dez Bryant write 155 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: before kickoff test positive, Carson Carson wenched benched for Jalen Hurts. 156 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: And your rankings were Alabama notre named, Clemson, Ohio State 157 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: and in Florida, Iowa State and Cincinnati. McLevin, what's the 158 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: poll question? Okay, after what you said, are you okay 159 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: with a five and oh Ohio State team being in 160 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: the final four? How do you think people would vote? 161 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: Not giving information about where the Florida wins or anything 162 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: like that, just in principle, are you okay with an 163 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: incomplete Ohio State resume? Not you, but what the audience sticks. 164 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be some backlash. Yeah, I understand 165 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: it because people are gonna go, well, it's preferential treatment 166 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: for Ohio State does Ohio State? And this goes back 167 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: to the beginning of the Big Ten season and you know, 168 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: my source said they're not going to be able to 169 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: play probably more than six or seven games. Will you 170 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: pass the eye test? That's how it was framed with 171 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: Ohio State. That's exactly how this is playing out. Have 172 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: they passed the eye test? Now I would say no, 173 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: they haven't, but we do know the history of Ohio 174 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: State football and because of that, that's what this is 175 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: based on. You know, their previous seasons, talent that they 176 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: have there, and I think that plays a large role 177 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: in this. You know, it's and it goes back to 178 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: this is a TV show. If you say to the networks, 179 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: Iowa State's a great story, Cincinnati is a great story. 180 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: Coastal Carolina is a great story. In March Madness, this 181 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:14,959 Speaker 1: is interesting. But even when Butler played Duke like we watched, 182 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: I don't know what the numbers were, but I think 183 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: deep down we're going Butler's a cute story. But Duke's 184 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: gonna win. Well, they barely won. College football doesn't have that. 185 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: College football is basically, I need the biggest names, biggest schools, 186 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: biggest coaches, biggest stars, and everybody gets to jump into 187 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: the deep end of the pool here. And that's what 188 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: is happening here. Notre Dame brings eyeballs, Ohio State, Alabama, 189 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: they bring eyeballs. Throw Clemson in there with Trevor Lawrence. 190 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: You're going to do blockbuster numbers here. That's what this 191 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: is all about. And it's not fair. But college football, 192 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: Remember college football would just say your number one and 193 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: your number two and you get to play for a title. 194 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: College football used to have mythical national championships, like they 195 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: didn't play each other. We're gonna say you're the national champ. 196 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: Didn't President Nixon annoint Was it Texas the national champs? 197 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: One year? Yep? Yeah, sure, I mean why not. That's 198 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: why you have to understand college football, And it's harder 199 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: to understand college football. Understanding college football is not understanding 200 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: college football because you're like, wait, what are they doing, 201 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: what are they not doing? Who's in, who's out? Yes, 202 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: imagine doing that in the NFL. That the Patriots weren't 203 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: able to play a couple of games, and they're eight 204 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: and six. But because they're the Patriots and because of 205 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: what they've done the past twenty years, we winked those 206 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: last two games where they could have either finished ten 207 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: and six or eight and eight, and they get in 208 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: over another team because it's the Patriots. It's college football, 209 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: it's big business, and you know you're going to alter 210 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: your rules or requirements, and you could always hide behind 211 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: the fact that, well, twenty twenty, it's all about, you know, 212 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: adapting with the pandemic. I understand all of that, but 213 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: to me, this is a TV show, and if the 214 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: College Football Committee can find a way to have Ohio 215 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: State play, they will, Yes, Polly, I would love to 216 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: see maybe some type of a left out tournament teams 217 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: like Miami and Coastal Carolina. USC's four and oh and 218 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: they could finish undefeated and they're not going to have 219 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: a say in the national title picture, which is weird 220 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: to think of a USC program finish undefeated and they're 221 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 1: not within striking on its Get about four of those 222 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: teams together and just set up shop down at Coastal 223 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: kind of Conway and play out around Robin or something. Yeah. 224 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: About TV, I mean, I understand it, but it's just 225 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: it's too hard to do it with what is going 226 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: on and trying to get teams to go and play someplace. 227 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: Can you have one place where they go? Can to 228 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: be the other four, the final four and then the 229 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: other four or the next four and then they get 230 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: a chance to play. But you have Bowl games and 231 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: I don't know how many Bowl games are going to 232 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: be played. That's another thing to factor in as well. 233 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: But we'll talk Dandy Staples about that. Paul Feinbaum will 234 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: join us coming up a little bit later on the 235 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: national political correspondent for NBC News, Steve Cornaki. He was 236 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: on Football Night in America on Sunday and he was 237 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: doing all the possibilities of playoff scenarios and he was 238 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: rolling up the sleeves like he did on Election night. 239 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: So Steve Cornaki will join us coming up next hour. McLevin, 240 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: what other pole questions are we looking at? Well? At 241 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: some point we have to talk about that debacle last night. 242 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,479 Speaker 1: Is there a team in worse shape than the Dallas Cowboys. 243 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: I guess you could narrow it down to the NFC East, 244 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: But as Troy Aikman said, there is not a bright 245 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: place to look for this franchise. Yeah, Troy said, I mean, 246 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just don't know where this organization 247 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: where they go. There are just so many things that 248 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: have to be addressed this offseason. You know what. The 249 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: harsh reality of this is, Mike McCarthy should not be 250 00:13:55,120 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: your head coach. Okay, I'd start there. Tough for you know, 251 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones, after the sleepover with Mike McCarthy to go, 252 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: this is a one and done. You've spent a lot 253 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: of money. You spent a lot of money on everybody, 254 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: including that defense, and last I looked, defense seems a 255 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: little healthier. You know. The offense lost so offensive lineman, 256 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: and they of course lost Dak Prescott. But that defense 257 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: is embarrassing. The Cowboys have allowed two hundred and ninety 258 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: yards or more in a game just once in their history. 259 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: Coming into this season, They've done it twice in the 260 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: last nine games. The Browns did it, and now the 261 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: Ravens last night. Dallas is last in the NFL, allowing 262 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: about one hundred and sixty eight yards per game. Okay, 263 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: I got to hold people accountable, and Jerry usually gives 264 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: his coaches way way too much breathing room. Here as 265 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: bad and as desperate as he is to win a title, man, 266 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: I'd be cracking down and saying, what the hell am 267 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: I doing here? Like Mike McCarthy. Doesn't inspire you to 268 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: do anything? Yeah, see, but it just smashed that watermelons 269 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: inspiring everyone by smashing the watermelon. That didn't last very long. 270 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: It didn't, It didn't, it didn't. But yeah, man, I 271 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: mean because I could see Lombardi doing that, Tom Landry, 272 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: Chuck Noll. Yes, yes, yes, they should be smashing somebody's 273 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: melon that's in their helmet to say, what the hell 274 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: are you guys doing? This is embarrassing. The Cowboys are 275 00:15:51,640 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: embarrassing accountability. And by the way, Layton Vanderesh, nice nice story, 276 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, nice story. But if if if Lamar Jackson 277 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: has the ball on third down, he's not passing it, 278 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: He's not when when I know and I'm just watching 279 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: that he's going to keep the ball. And Layton nander 280 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: Esh got paid by all counts. He's a good linebacker. 281 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson had more rushing attempts last night than completions. 282 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: I I I'll let him pass. I can't let him run. Yes. See, 283 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: watching the Ravens, especially last night, it was like the 284 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: one game that everybody at home turned into Tony Romo. 285 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna run here, and more and more 286 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: times than not, you're right. I think he's gonna run here. 287 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: I know I was watching the game by myself, or 288 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: I could have yelled out, you know, to my wife, 289 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna run the ball. I'd watch out for Lamar here. 290 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna run it. Yeah. 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Andy Staples, college football writer, great 298 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: reporter for the Athletic will join us coming up as well. 299 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: Is it fara Ohio State is perhaps going to play 300 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: for the national championship? Does it matter if they play 301 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: for the Big Ten title? Here? And is their chance? 302 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: Ohio State somehow gets another opponent what about Texas, saying 303 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: if I'm Texas A and m boy, I'm on the 304 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: phone right now. I gotta get somebody. If there's any 305 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: chance I'm gonna leap frog somebody, I have to do it. 306 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: So we'll talk to Andy coming up in a little bit. 307 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: It's coming up on nineteen after the hour. Glad you're 308 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: part of the program, Dan, and then at Stan Patrick show. Well, 309 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: last week is finally in the books. Now time to 310 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: review the tape and prepare for this week. Draft Kings 311 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: Official Daily Fantasy see partner of the NFL. To add 312 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: to this week's excitement, DraftKings has a free shot at 313 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: millions of dollars in total prizes up for grabs. 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Find your 331 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: local station for The Dan Patrick Show at Fox Sports 332 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: Radio dot com, or stream us live every day on 333 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app by searching f s R, or stream 334 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: us live on the Peacock Act. Once again, if you 335 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: think the NFL is going to cancel a game, think again. 336 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: Even last night, Dez Bryant test positive finds out right 337 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: before kickoff. Hey, let's just take him off the field 338 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: and let's play football. I don't think there's this scenario 339 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: where we're adding a week eighteen for games that might 340 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: be canceled earlier. Yes, time, where's the contact tracing there? 341 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: When he finds out right before the good Now, no 342 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: one was really mirror he was just kind of stretching 343 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: all by himself in the quarter of the end zone. 344 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: Nobody got affected. Well, we've come a long way since 345 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: last March when Rudy Gobert tested positive and he's shut 346 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: down the entire NBA. Yes, Polly, but do you think 347 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,239 Speaker 1: the NFL, when they got the news of Daz last night, 348 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: set themselves if we cancel this game national TV. It's 349 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: not that big of a game. We've now set a 350 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: present now if there's a COVID test that goes positive 351 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: thirty minutes before a AFC TI game, we've set a 352 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: present that we canceled games now and we can't do that. Yeah, 353 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: no matter what the fallout is. Yeah, I mean I'd 354 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: factor that in With the NFL. It is full speed 355 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: ahead to the postseason. Collateral damage be damned. Who cares. 356 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: We're going to get to the postseason. That's the most 357 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: important thing. It was the same for the NHL, same 358 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: for the NBA, and same from Major League Baseball. Andy 359 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: Staples covers college football for the Athletic host of The 360 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: Andy Staples Show podcast. He joins us on the program, 361 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: Why was this game canceled? Andy, Ohio State in Michigan. Well, 362 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: we knew Michigan had some COVID issues, and we knew 363 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: that last week, and as soon as Michigan pause last week, 364 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 1: you had a feeling this was going to happen, because 365 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: when these things happened, they tend to take out a 366 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: couple of games, and that was the issue. What shocks 367 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: me is the Big Ten was not creating some sort 368 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: of contingency planning to figure out what was going to 369 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: happen with the Big Ten title game because as the 370 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: rules currently stand, Ohio State will not be eligible. Now, 371 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: what's funny about this or none? None of it's funny. Well, 372 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: what's crazy about this is if Ohio State just lost 373 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: this Saturday, they would be eligible to play in the 374 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: Big Ten title game because then they would have played 375 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: six games, which is the minimum requirement, and they would 376 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 1: have the head to head win against Indiana, so they 377 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: would just go in. But no, the Big Ten and 378 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: It's infinite wisdom decided there had to be a fixed 379 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: number of games as the minimum to make the title game. 380 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: None of the other leagues did that, because the other 381 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: leagues are a lot smarter than the Big Ten on 382 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: every single front this whole year. Are they talking about 383 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: changing that role. I mean, this is a fluid situation, 384 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: as I mentioned about fifteen minutes ago, and it feels 385 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: like everything's on the table. Barry Alvarez was a big 386 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: proponent in Hey, it doesn't matter how many games you know, 387 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: you need to qualify for the Big Ten title. But 388 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: that was when Wisconsin was still in the race. Now 389 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: it's Ohio State. Do you think they're going to make 390 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: accommodations for them to play in the Big Ten title game? 391 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: No matter, even if they don't play another game. I 392 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: think they should, And my co Stary Wasserman on the 393 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: podcast had a great point. Ohio State and Northwestern have 394 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: already clinched their spots in the title game. Just have 395 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: them play on Saturday, shuffle the schedule around, have them 396 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: play Saturday, and then have everybody play some other games 397 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: next week. Because at this point we already know Ohio 398 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: State is the best team in the Big Ten East. 399 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: So what are we doing here? Why not just have 400 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: them play in the title game. There is no reason 401 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: that they had that six game arbitrary number. They didn't 402 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: need to do that. And you've seen other leagues do 403 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: some things to help their teams. I mean, the acc 404 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: A few weeks ago shuffle their schedule so that Notre 405 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: Dame in Clemson would have a bye week before the 406 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: championship game. Why not do something to help one of 407 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: your teams. That has bothered me that in the entire 408 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: time about the Big Ten, they've done nothing to help 409 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: any of these teams. Like when Nebraska loses a game 410 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: and they try to schedule chatting, the Big Ten's like, no, no, no, 411 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: you can't do that. And Nebraska said when that got canceled, Hey, 412 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 1: so our teams might need to get some other games 413 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: for playoff consideration or just to have enough games to play. 414 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: This might be a little shortsighted. And the Big Ten 415 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: office response was like Bartnoy's, basically its Ohio State actively 416 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: looking for an opponent for this weekend. Well, they're not 417 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: going to bring in a non conference opponent because they're 418 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: not allowed to. And ideally, I mean, if we really 419 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: wanted to just have the best matchup, you know, we 420 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: should have learned something from Coastal Carolina, BYU, because last 421 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: week Coastal Carolina loses this game against Liberty because Liberty 422 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: head COVID issues and they go, hey, BYU, you said, 423 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: any team anytime anywhere. So how about Conway, South Carolina 424 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: on some teal turf on two days notice and guess what, 425 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: BYU got that big semi rolling from Provo and it 426 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: crossed the country and they played what might have been 427 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: the most fun game of the season. So here's what 428 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: I suggest, Great thank you from the SEC, Kevin Warren 429 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: from the Big Ten, get on the phone, get on 430 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: a zoom call, and get Texas A and M, which 431 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: had its game against Old miscancelled this weekend. Get them 432 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: to Columbus because the SEC would love for Texas A 433 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: and M to have a way to prove that it's 434 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: better than Ohio State because they're behind Ohio State in 435 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs standings right now. Yeah, but Ohio State doesn't 436 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: have to play another game, and they're in the Final 437 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: four right now. The only way they get knocked out 438 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 1: would be if Florida Beach, Alabama, Clemson, Clemson Beach Notre Dame. 439 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: You know, it feels like Ohio State's going to be 440 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: in the Final four without I mean, they kept him 441 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: in there Andy without even playing the Michigan game. So 442 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if it matters. If they beat Northwestern, 443 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden we go, Oh my god. 444 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: And if I'm Ohio State, I'm not given A and 445 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: M a chance to leap FROGUS. Oh of course not, 446 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: but that's what I would like to see as a viewer. Now, 447 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: Ohio State is in the playoff at this point no 448 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: matter what, and that is more the fault of the 449 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: conferences for deciding to keep the playoff as is this year. 450 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: You know, there's no data cross conference other than three 451 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: Sun Belt teams beating three Big twelve teams. We don't 452 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: know which conference is better. So we have this conversation 453 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: about the PAC twelve. They say the PAC twelve is 454 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: the weakest Power five league. How do you know that? 455 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: They haven't played anybody outside the PAC twelve this year. 456 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,959 Speaker 1: So my suggestion was, just for this year, you need 457 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 1: to expand the playoffs so that all the Power five 458 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: champs get in the highest rank group of five champ 459 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: gets in two at large, which is what they're going 460 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: to expand it to later anyway. But why not do 461 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: that because there it really isn't fair to the Big twelve, 462 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: or to the PAC twelve, or to the highest rank 463 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: group of five champ with that Cincinnati that they're they're 464 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: not going to have a chance. It is eye test, 465 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: eye test, eye test. And look, if you ask me, 466 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: or if you asked a Vegas linemaker, who's the fourth 467 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: best team, Ohio State is a very reasonable answer. And 468 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: I want to see Ohio State in the playoff. I 469 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: just would rather it be done differently this year because 470 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: we have no out of conference day to compare. He's 471 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,360 Speaker 1: Andy Staples. He covers college football and for the Athletic 472 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: and host the Andy Staples Show podcast. Jim Harball not 473 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: being able to play this game, does it mean anything 474 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: for his Like what is his future there? I don't know. 475 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 1: And you've heard all these rumors about an extension. My 476 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: feeling is if you extend Jim Harball now. And his 477 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: situation is unique in college football because he's got one 478 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: year left on his contract. He typically does not play 479 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: the same game that other coaches do where their agents 480 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: come in after a good year and say, well, you 481 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: got to extend my guy. He needs to have five 482 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: years on his deal. You know, Jim Harball goes double 483 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: digit wins three of his first four years. Most places, 484 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: he's getting five years tacked on at the end of 485 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: his deal. That didn't happen. So now he's going into 486 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: next year as the last year on his contract. I'm 487 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 1: guessing you probably don't want that to happen, So you 488 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: either have to decide do you want to keep him 489 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: or do you move on? And my feeling would be 490 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: move on because your goal at Michigan has to win 491 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:02,959 Speaker 1: big titles. Your goal is to beat Ohio State. He 492 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been able to do any of those things. And 493 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: in fact, it seems like it's just getting worse. So 494 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: you tried. It got a little better for a while, 495 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: but you never got ultimately what you wanted. Go try 496 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: to find somebody who can get what you want. Do 497 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: you think this was a good thing for Michigan football? 498 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: They're not playing this weekend. I don't think it matters 499 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: one way or the other. I mean, and it's sort 500 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: of like the same thing with Ohio State. Would Ohio 501 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: State beating this Michigan team prove anything to anyone? And 502 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: we know what would happen to Michigan in this game. 503 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: I mean, so I don't think it really changes anything. 504 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it changes anything for hardball. I just 505 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 1: it's crazy to me, Dan, because I was sitting there 506 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: looking at my phone yesterday after the cancelation, and we've 507 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: seen all kinds of weird news this year. There's just 508 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, stuff we never thought would happen, and I'm 509 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: looking at it and it was the first time in 510 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: a while that the story has just hit me, like, 511 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: oh my god, they canceled Michigan Ohio State. Like it 512 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: just sinks in that this is just a weird, weird year. 513 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: You had a really detailed column about Texas football, and 514 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: you know, there was the reporter rumor that Urban Meyer 515 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: might be kicking the tires there and that his wife 516 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: was looking for homes in Austin here, like nobody is 517 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: a zillo yea to fly in and do it in person. 518 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: You know, I've watched most of Texas games this year, 519 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: and they could have gone the other way and we'd 520 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: be looking at you know, Herman and saying he might 521 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 1: be coach of the Year in the Big Twelve and 522 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: they would be playing for the Big Twelve championship. If 523 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: I'm a Texas fan, am I staying with coach Herman 524 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: here or we looking elsewhere? Well, the fans are ready 525 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: to move on, they are ready to go. But but 526 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: my thing is, if you can't get an Urban meer, 527 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: and also think about how many real slam dunk hires 528 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: have worked out in college football in the last twenty years. 529 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer did it twice at Florida and at Ohio State. 530 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: I would argue that Nick Saban was a successful slam 531 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: dunk hire at Alabama, and Brian Kelly was at Notre Dame. 532 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: And we'll see about Jimbo Fisher at Texas A and 533 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: m he has a couple more years like this, we'll 534 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: add him to that list. But it's a very short list. 535 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: So you can't get anybody like that if you compare 536 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: the other names that we'd be talking about, whether it's 537 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: Mario Christaball or Matt Campbell, James Franklin. Are they going 538 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: to do any better than Herman does. I don't really know. 539 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he was pretty close this year, 540 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: but it's still not what you want because you know, 541 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:32,719 Speaker 1: they lose to TCU. He's lost to TCU three times. 542 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: That shouldn't happen. At Texas, they lose to Iowa State 543 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: with a trip to the Big Twelve title game on 544 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: the line. That shouldn't happen. At Texas. You should have 545 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: better players, and in most of those games you should 546 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: have a significant talent advantage and then yeah, every once 547 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: in a while, somebody's gonna get you, but really it 548 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: should be you in Oklahoma duking it out at the top. 549 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: And that's Tom Herman's problem. It's it's not that he 550 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: hasn't been competitive against Oklahoma, because he's been very competitive 551 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: against Oklahoma. It's winning against those other teams. And the 552 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: question is, yeah, but if you're saying key million bucks, yeah, 553 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: but we you know, you're you want to move or 554 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: they may want to move on. Who are you getting? 555 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: The same can be said about Michigan that that that 556 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: fan base probably wants to move on. Who are you 557 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 1: getting to replace? You know, if the thing is you 558 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: can you can get somebody doing better than what Jim 559 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: Harbaugh is doing. Now, you can get something better than 560 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: one Jim Harbas giving you the last couple of years. 561 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: I don't know that Texas is gonna given the current 562 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: pool get better than what they've gotten from Tom Herman 563 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: because he actually might be on a decent trajectory. Jim 564 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: Harbaugh doesn't feel like he's on a good trajectory right now. 565 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: Who's winning the Heisman? That SEC Championship game is going 566 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: to be a very highly watched affair among Heisman voters 567 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: because you've got you've got Mac Jones and Kyle Trask, 568 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: and obviously both of them have insane talent around them. 569 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, people say, well, well, Trevor 570 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 1: Lawrence is the best player. Well, yes, if thirty two 571 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: NFL gms voted for the Heisman, Trevor Aawrence would win 572 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: in a landslide. But that's not how these things usually work. 573 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: And so you have to say, well, is Matt Joe's 574 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: doing this because he's great or because of DeVante Smith? 575 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: Is Kyle Trast doing this because he's great or because 576 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: of Kyle Pitts. I think that game will probably decide 577 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: it which quarterback plays better. If one quarterback just has 578 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: a disaster of a game, it's probably going to the 579 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: other guy. Or if they just have a duel for 580 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: the ages, I think the one who comes out on 581 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: top probably winds up winning it. By the way, how's 582 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: the Pac twelve doing? They're still playing? They played some 583 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: Sunday football. I watched I watched USC Washington State on Sunday. 584 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: It was great. I thought it was a rear. I 585 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: swear to God, I flipped through and I go, oh, 586 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: you know what, let me watch a little bit of 587 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: this game from Setton. Wait, oh no, this is actually 588 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,280 Speaker 1: oh okay, I get was tapped me on the shoulder 589 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: and say we're playing football on Sunday. Of course you are. Well, 590 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: it's interesting because the Pac twelve may have bungled this 591 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: all worse than the Big Ten, because really, until the 592 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: Big said they're playing again, the PAC twelve almost it's 593 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: almost if they hadn't even thought of the possibility of 594 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: trying to play this season, and so it doesn't look good. 595 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: They're they're hardly getting any games in. But at least 596 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: they've been flexible. That's that's the one thing. They have 597 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: tried to be very flexible. They created a Cal Washington 598 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,959 Speaker 1: game on two days notice and played that on a Sunday. 599 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: And if you're the Big Ten, you should look at 600 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: that and say, well, we could probably figure out a 601 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: solution to this Ohio state issue and get them another 602 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: game if we just be a little creative like they've been. 603 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: But the Big Ten is not that that aircraft carrier 604 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: does not turn around very well. Andy, great to talk 605 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: to you, and we'll be reading, we'll be watching. Thank you. Thanks. 606 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: That's Andy Staples, covers college football for The Athletic and 607 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: host of The Andy Staples Show podcast. A couple of 608 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: phone calls in here, Ryan in New York. What's on 609 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: your mind today? Ryan? Hey, DP, Yeah, just to piggyback 610 00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: off what Andy was saying. I don't understand how Ohio 611 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: State is this automatic shoe in. I mean they beat 612 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: one good football team by a touchdown. They're combined records 613 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: from from their opponents, Rutgers, Penn State, Nebraska is eight 614 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: and twenty four. So you're right, and this is a 615 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,959 Speaker 1: television show with Yeah, nothing is settled on the field, 616 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: and I'll just want to get your thoughts on the house. 617 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: It's a safe pick, Ryan, it's a safe pick for 618 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: a TV show. You don't know what A and M 619 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 1: is going to be, Like, you're not gonna watch A 620 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: and M. There's nobody that you go. I gotta watch 621 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: that team. Um, you know Cincinnati, great story. You're not 622 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: watching that game. Florida You'll watch because of Kyle Trask. 623 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,959 Speaker 1: I mean, Florida is a lot of fun, that's good offense, 624 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: pitch is going to be you know, first round draft pick. 625 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,479 Speaker 1: You know that Florida is fun. I don't know if 626 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: they're a great team, but they are a fun team. 627 00:33:56,080 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: But Alabama, you're gonna watch Ohio State, You'll watch No Dame, 628 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: You're going to watch Clemson. Obviously, you're going to watch. 629 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: College football is so top heavy. We could have said 630 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 1: this at the beginning of the year, Hey, who do 631 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 1: you think is going to play for the national championship? Well, 632 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: I would have gone Alabama, Clemson in Ohio State just 633 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: to start like it's already done, and then Notre Dame. 634 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,360 Speaker 1: We're never quite sure. Are they a good team? Are 635 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: they a great team? And this year they're a great team, 636 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 1: and they beat Clemson, and yes, they beat Clemson without 637 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. College football teams with three wins over top 638 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: twenty five teams this season, Alabama and Indiana, Ohio State 639 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 1: doesn't pass the eye test, but that doesn't mean they're 640 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:47,760 Speaker 1: not going to play for a national championship. Take a break. 641 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: We got our play of the day. More phone calls 642 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: after this. Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. 643 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine 644 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: until noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, 645 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: and you can find it from the iHeartRadio app at 646 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 1: FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app. Oh 647 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: my God, the play of the day God plays is 648 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: the play of the day. Check this out. Jackson off 649 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: the play fake pump Swatson looks right, nothing there looks left. 650 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: Fire to the end zone, back corner, over the shoulder, 651 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:29,400 Speaker 1: catch is made, Hollywood Brown. Touchdown Ravens. What a throwing catch, 652 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson to Hollywood Brown's courtesy of wb AL the 653 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: Ravens Radio Network. Ravens win it three touchdowns from Lamar 654 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: Jackson his seventh career game with both a passing and 655 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: a rushing touchdown. Hollywood Brown. That's his eleventh career touchdown, 656 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,760 Speaker 1: tying him for the third most among second year players, 657 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 1: behind the old miss duo of A. J. Brown and 658 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,839 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf. Play of the Day brought to you by 659 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 1: one eight hundred Flowers. You can't go wrong around the 660 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: holiday season the Holiday flower Tree from one eight hundred Flowers. 661 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: To get the gorgeous holiday flower tree for fifteen percent off, 662 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 1: go to one eight hundred flowers dot com. You'll see 663 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: the radio icon Entercode Patrick and you are good to go. 664 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:20,359 Speaker 1: Pauli says that Bob Constas is on Twitter. Bob Costas 665 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:24,439 Speaker 1: has a flip phone. Bob Constas cannot be on Twitter. Yeah, Dan, 666 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 1: you're right and wrong. Well, this morning someone put up 667 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: a new account. It said real Bob Costas about ten 668 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: hours ago, and it said, and it looks like Bob. 669 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 1: It's a great picture of Bob. It said, decided to 670 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: give Twitter try. Can't be hard any harder than booth 671 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 1: rookie hashtag and about four thousand people retweeted that, and 672 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,880 Speaker 1: then over the course of the night, he tweeted a 673 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: couple of baseball comments and he's up to twenty thousand followers, 674 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: and his bio says former NBC sports broadcaster at twenty 675 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,439 Speaker 1: one time Emmy Award winner, eleven TI Olympic host and etc. 676 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: Such a Well, it's not Bob, Bob Sun said, it's 677 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: Bob's still not on Twitter. Yeah, it was a short run. 678 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: Bob has a flip phone, I think, really, Yes, Bob 679 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,399 Speaker 1: has had a flip phone for as long as I've 680 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: known him, and maybe that's changed, But the last time 681 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 1: I was with him, Bob had a flip phone. I 682 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: always knew. I like Bob cost Us a big fan. Yes, 683 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 1: that first tweet sounded like a very Bob Costasy thing 684 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: to say, too. Decided to give Twitter a try hashtag rookie. 685 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:36,240 Speaker 1: But it's not like oj Hello Twitter World, Hello Twitter World. 686 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: I'll just found out my old friend Bob cost Us 687 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: joined Twitter. Such exciting times. Hello Twitter World. Oh it's 688 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 1: so creepy. All right, McClellan. Did we just saw it? 689 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: On our poll question? Yeah, we put up are you 690 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:52,879 Speaker 1: okay with a five and oho Ohio State team being 691 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: in the final four? Sixty four percent said no, well, 692 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: they're probably going to be six, and oh, they'll play 693 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: a game. Okay, if they don't play for the Big 694 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: Ten title, they still play a game that weekend. The 695 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: question is not everybody's going to play that weekend, because 696 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 1: I don't think every team is going to be healthy enough. 697 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:11,280 Speaker 1: But I mean, it's not Ohio State's fault with Maryland 698 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: and Illinois that those games got canceled. And somehow Ohio 699 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: State was going to play that game against Michigan State, 700 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: no matter what, no matter if they were going down 701 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:25,359 Speaker 1: to a position fourth on the depth chart, they were 702 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: playing that game against Michigan State, and can they get 703 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: another game in? They're going to get a game in 704 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:34,400 Speaker 1: on the Big Ten Championship weekend. The question is who's 705 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,439 Speaker 1: it going to be and does it really matter? They'll 706 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,279 Speaker 1: qualify for even then if they don't play for the 707 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 1: Big Ten title. Okay, Like if I'm Ohio State, I 708 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,280 Speaker 1: don't want to play another game because it doesn't matter 709 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,240 Speaker 1: with the final four right now, the fact they stayed 710 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,240 Speaker 1: in and they didn't even play a game, didn't play Michigan. 711 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 1: I think they're unless Florida beats Alabama, Clemson beats Notre Dame. 712 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,359 Speaker 1: If both of those happened and the Clemson Notre Dame 713 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 1: game is close and Notre Dame would stay in the 714 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: top four, Clemson, you'd have Florida and you'd have Alabama 715 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: would be your final four? All right? Age seven seven 716 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: three d P show email address the DP of Dan 717 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Dott. Come Kyle in California. Hey Kyle, what's on 718 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 1: your mind today? Ay? DP? How are we doing it? Good? 719 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,960 Speaker 1: But what do you have? I mean, I think it's 720 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,839 Speaker 1: all just a little silly. I mean we're not talking 721 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: about some dark horse team here who has never been around. 722 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:29,839 Speaker 1: It's it's Ohio State, for God's sake. I Mean, they're 723 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: here every year and just like you said it's the 724 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: same three teams. I don't know how far we go 725 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:36,759 Speaker 1: back to the playoff, but I'd be surprised to find 726 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 1: a year where Clemson, Ohio State, and Alabama weren't in it. 727 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: But if Ohio State does need a little extra game, 728 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: here's what we do the week before the play in 729 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 1: PAC twelve All Star team Verse Ohio State. Let's do it. 730 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:55,800 Speaker 1: Thank you, Kyle, Sure, why not during the pandemic? You 731 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: gotta you know, you gotta adjust. Travis, South Carolina, Hunt, Travis, 732 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 1: good morning, good morning. I mean hypothetical for hypothetical for you. Okay, 733 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:10,280 Speaker 1: oh North Carolina State, North Carolina shut down ACC title games? 734 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: There what's the purpose of ACC even play in the 735 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: championship game that keeps Clemson and Notre Dame in the playoff? Hunt, Uh, 736 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 1: I'm not sure I follow. Well, we're talked about how 737 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: the game has to be closed for both They like, 738 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 1: if Clemson beats Notre Dame close, they both get in, right, 739 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: That's my thought. That's my thought because Notre Dame beat 740 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,920 Speaker 1: Clemson earlier and now if they you know, with the rematch, 741 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,839 Speaker 1: if it's a close game that I think, you know, 742 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:41,400 Speaker 1: Notre Dame will get in. So why didn't play? If 743 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,319 Speaker 1: I'm an acc why didn't played the championship game? And 744 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:48,839 Speaker 1: you still get both teams in? Uh, you got to market. 745 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 1: You know, they're business they're in. They're in the business 746 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,200 Speaker 1: of making money for that conference as well. And that'll 747 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:56,840 Speaker 1: be a big viewing game there when you think Clemson 748 00:40:56,880 --> 00:41:01,880 Speaker 1: and Notre Dame. Absolutely the conference championship game because all 749 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: it is is a money grab, That's all this is. 750 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 1: And you don't need it. Would I watch it? Yes, 751 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: but I just it was created. You know, hey, how 752 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: can we make more money? How about a conference championship game? 753 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:21,839 Speaker 1: All right, Fritzie, I got something in the mail and 754 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:26,399 Speaker 1: it's on your desk. It's right by your trophy that 755 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,839 Speaker 1: has your cell phone in it. Do you see that 756 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:33,439 Speaker 1: if you're watching on Peacock No, no, no, no, it's 757 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:37,920 Speaker 1: on the trophy, tod It's now, that's the phone on 758 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:42,319 Speaker 1: the trophy. Do you see something else hanging there? I'm 759 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:50,200 Speaker 1: not standing up. I've stood up. Okay. It's a bagel. 760 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:54,360 Speaker 1: Somebody sent in a Christmas ornament and it's a bagel. 761 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 1: This is from Melissa in Florida five six one twenty 762 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:02,879 Speaker 1: three and and don't eat it. Don't eat it. It's 763 00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:06,480 Speaker 1: an ornament. It looks edible, though, she said, this is 764 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: a belated birthday gift for Todd aka Bagel Boy. The 765 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:14,440 Speaker 1: bagel story brought me so much laughter, as does your 766 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 1: show Every Day, Dan is the best in the business. 767 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,880 Speaker 1: I don't listen to anyone else. I would love it 768 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,799 Speaker 1: if Fritzie could have this displayed on the desk, just 769 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:26,319 Speaker 1: one day. I watch every day on my iPad. This 770 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:29,799 Speaker 1: is awesome. Yeah. So that's Melissa from Florida and she 771 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:33,480 Speaker 1: sent you a sparkly and it's got like the creamies 772 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:34,960 Speaker 1: the way I like it, losing out of the hole 773 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,720 Speaker 1: in the middle and anything like that. Yeah, fabulous, Yeah, 774 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:40,520 Speaker 1: but very thoughtful, Yes, very very one of the more 775 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: emotional days that we've had. I was in a bad way, 776 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: I see, and she appreciated the bad ways. You doesn't 777 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,480 Speaker 1: want me to be in a bad way over the holidays. 778 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:48,920 Speaker 1: We're supposed to be in cheery, good spirit. Yeah. When 779 00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:50,799 Speaker 1: you go through the drive through and they don't have 780 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: onion bagels, and then they didn't have tuna, they didn't 781 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:56,040 Speaker 1: have lots of things, it was bad. They should close 782 00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: that place down. Wait, who gets tuna. I actually got 783 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:01,200 Speaker 1: a couple bags. I probably should have just got one, 784 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 1: but I wanted a wage creamchuice, and I wanted a 785 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: bagel with tuna for like later or the next day, 786 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:10,360 Speaker 1: just to have it just like locks cream cheese. They 787 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:11,759 Speaker 1: got all these all kinds of things you could put 788 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,160 Speaker 1: on a bagel these days. Get an exampleage, it's sausage 789 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: and all kinds of right. Well, I'm glad that you're 790 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:21,440 Speaker 1: better and use bagel somehow rallied. Incredible, incredible performance, really emotional. 791 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 1: Gonna be a lifetime movie based off You and the Bee, 792 00:43:25,640 --> 00:43:30,279 Speaker 1: Bagel and creatures. One more item is we close out 793 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 1: the first hour and it's Simply Safe home Security. 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