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Speaker 2: My name is Ty Hildebrandt. That fine gentleman over there,

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Speaker 2: the one the only still let the music play a

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Speaker 2: little bit, the incomparable Dan Rubinstein, sir, it's playoff time, baby,

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Speaker 1: I'm great, I'm so good. Is that old lang sign?

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Speaker 2: This is that commercial they did way back when, when

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Speaker 1: The games on New Year's Eve.

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Speaker 2: It's long been stuck in my craw that they're still

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Speaker 2: Now this year, we're going to have some folks over here,

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Speaker 1: Of the evening, hopefully eating something good. Oh yeah, also

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Speaker 2: This is going to be the show on which we

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Speaker 1: Let's talk about the Capitol and Orange Bowl. Let's do it.

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Speaker 1: Number six Tennessee, Number seven Clemson. Clemson favored by six points.

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Speaker 1: They play this one on the evening of December the thirtieth, Yes,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Tennessee also without their offensive coordinator Alex Golesh who

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and you know, Tennessee could well win this game

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Speaker 2: because this year's Clemson. Speaking of Clemson's defense, it was

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Speaker 2: but Tennessee's offense operating at full capacity, you could you

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Speaker 2: don't think that's a hard thing to come up with

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Speaker 2: think they'll put in a solid game. The over under

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Speaker 2: I mean, there were aspects of the Tennessee defense, especially

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Speaker 2: a world in which Clemson tries to run, tries not

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Speaker 2: to put too much pressure on kid clubnick early. They

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Speaker 2: can't do it. It depresses the score in the underhits. That's

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Speaker 2: that's sort of my prediction for this game. Outside of

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Speaker 1: So yeah, my counter to that of there, if it

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Speaker 1: McCoy is really good. Like, there are still guys on

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Speaker 1: So I still think that, like the Tennessee offensive experience

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Speaker 1: I'm not fully out on Tennessee's ability to score and

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Speaker 2: My first got instinct upon seeing this matchup and then

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Speaker 2: this being under sixty three. That being said, under sixty

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Speaker 2: really good game. Sure so, And I hope that's what

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Speaker 1: And definitely, by the way, Tennessee better against the run

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Speaker 1: So I don't know if will Shipley is going to

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Speaker 1: be aggressive. And if it works, it works. If it doesn't, well,

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Speaker 1: it could get bad. I like Clemson here. I do

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Speaker 2: Yes, Newazy will be so watching college when.

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Speaker 1: We dan go to New Year's freaking Eve. Baby, let's

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Speaker 1: do it. What do you do in New Year's Eve?

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Speaker 1: Let's see I get home by home, I mean to

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Speaker 1: California on the thirtieth, So thirty first, I'll just be

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Speaker 2: All right, Well, stay tuned to social media, stay tuned

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Speaker 2: to you know, anywhere you can find the soliverbal I'm

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Speaker 2: sure we'll send something out of the email as well

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Speaker 2: if we decide to do a live thing. But I

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Speaker 2: believe we've done that in the past and it's been

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Speaker 2: a lot of fun, so maybe we'll resurrect so fun

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Speaker 2: for the playoff and for the championship too.

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Speaker 1: You know. Also, I'm on West Coast time, ty, so

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Speaker 1: you tell me nothing about early vibes.

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Speaker 2: And football for me, scoundrel. You scale, Let's go to

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Speaker 2: the trans Perfect Music City Bowl before we get to

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Speaker 2: the Big Guns. It's Perfect Dan. We've talked about this before.

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Speaker 2: It's a company that does translations.

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Speaker 1: Oh.

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Speaker 2: The Iowa Kentucky game translates to Jesus take the Wheel.

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Speaker 2: The over under for this game is thirty one points

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Speaker 2: h thirty one points. Iowa was favored by two. They

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Speaker 2: play this one in Nashville again earlier in the day

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Speaker 2: noon Eastern on New Year's Eve. Just to recap where

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Speaker 2: things stand for both these teams. On Iowa's end, Spencer

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Speaker 2: Peatris has hurt Alex Badiaz transferring, which means that their

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Speaker 2: third string quarterback with no pass attempts will likely get

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Speaker 2: the start. They've got another receiver in Arlen Bruce, who

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Speaker 2: was third on the team in targets, who is transferring.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like Samuel Porter.

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Speaker 2: Their tight end is going to be back in time

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Speaker 2: that they can use in the offensive game plan to

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Speaker 2: try and score points on Kentucky. On the Kentucky end,

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Speaker 2: Will Levis and Christopher Rodriguez declared for the NFL. They

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Speaker 2: opted out Cavasier Smoke is also in the transfer portal.

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Speaker 2: Kentucky's in an odd spot. Deston Wade You ever hear

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Speaker 2: of him?

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Speaker 1: I know the name, but he is starting at quarterback.

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Speaker 2: I have no idea who Destin Wade is. He's getting

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Speaker 2: the start at quarterback for Kentucky. Okay, maybe I've heard

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Speaker 2: the name because you mentioned it, But yeah, I've heard

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Speaker 2: of Destin Florida and Dwayne Wade, but never Destined Wade. Also,

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Speaker 2: the fourth string running back Jatan McClain, will get the

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Speaker 2: so maybe mister McClain can do a little bit better.

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Speaker 2: That's part of why they fire their offensive coordinator after

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Speaker 2: oh and on top of it all, Mark Stoop says

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Speaker 2: So sure, Iowa favored by two and a half. Nobody's

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Speaker 2: about Kentucky this This matchup kind of looks like a

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Speaker 1: Where are you at with this game? Well, if the

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Speaker 1: in him eleventh string quarterback situation that I guess both

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Speaker 1: Hawkeyes here, I'm will with the Hawkeyes out of nowhere.

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Speaker 1: If you remember, they haven't fielded good offenses in quite

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Speaker 1: better place. I'm going Iowa, and I'm going Iowa confidently confident, Yes,

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Speaker 2: I am changing my picks at the moment. Oh I am,

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Speaker 2: I am changing my bad. I've only got three confidence

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Speaker 2: to Iowa for this matchup Kentucky.

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Speaker 1: Again.

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Speaker 2: I just said this a moment ago, but I keep

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Speaker 2: coming back to it. Kentucky had problems on offense before

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Speaker 2: all this, before all their best guys opted out. That's

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Speaker 2: It might not be pretty, this might be a really

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Speaker 1: If you are in Iowa or Kentucky. Family the games.

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Speaker 1: And this is Nashville, Yes, Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Correct.

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Speaker 1: Folk is the pizza restaurant or city house. I've been

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Speaker 1: That's what looks really good to me. Not this game though.

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Speaker 1: Oh no, the game looks terrible, but I'm gonna watch

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Speaker 1: Orlando for the previous game, right, I have no idea.

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Speaker 1: You gotta wrangle me here, you gotta rain me in. Dan,

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Speaker 1: Let's go to the Sugar Bowl. Do you have Rex

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Speaker 1: I think a previous New Orleans game, All Stage Sugar Bowl.

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Speaker 1: Alabama minus six and a half against Kansas State. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: The points spread in this game shifted almost ten points

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Speaker 1: Both Bryce Young and Will Anderson were going to play.

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Speaker 2: Now we had talked about this on the show, wondering

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Speaker 2: assuming that they wouldn't play, Oh, Contraer, kind of a

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Speaker 2: They will be without Jojo Earl and Treyshawn Holding. Those

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Speaker 2: But buy and large, it's the full strength Alabama, which

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Speaker 1: I've seen it.

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Speaker 2: They've emailed us, They've tweeted at us. They've just been

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Speaker 2: something that irks you, ask Siria to sit a reminder

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Speaker 2: at full strength. In our confidence preview, I pick case

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Speaker 2: the saving Ara.

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00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,520
Speaker 1: If you're an Alabama person, it's meaningless, to be clear,

433
00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,600
Speaker 1: not taking the playoff. That's the level to which Alabama

434
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,080
Speaker 1: has ascended in the sport. Simply being good and not

435
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:31,400
Speaker 1: great consistently, especially away from home, is seen as a failure,

436
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:38,040
Speaker 1: which is wild and also crazy impressive. So do they care? Like,

437
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,000
Speaker 1: how much did they care?

438
00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:39,159
Speaker 3: Here?

439
00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,080
Speaker 2: They're favored by six and a half points. Do you

440
00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:47,640
Speaker 2: think Bama cares enough to win this game by a touchdown?

441
00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,840
Speaker 1: Yeah? I think they care, and I think especially because

442
00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,840
Speaker 1: it's the last hurrah of a few major guys for Alabama,

443
00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,080
Speaker 1: I think they're going to care. I don't think they're

444
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,040
Speaker 1: gonna care as much as kansastate, and this is one

445
00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,879
Speaker 1: of the absolute biggest Kansas State games ever, if not

446
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,640
Speaker 1: the biggest one in modern k State history. I think

447
00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,600
Speaker 1: they're going to travel extremely well, They're going to be

448
00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,919
Speaker 1: extremely up for this game. There's certainly a talent disparity,

449
00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,440
Speaker 1: but this also isn't an Alabama team that has Do

450
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,480
Speaker 1: they do anything especially great? No, Like Bryce Young improvises

451
00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,880
Speaker 1: better than anybody else in the country. But is their

452
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,040
Speaker 1: passing game full on great? Is their offensive or defensive

453
00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,160
Speaker 1: lines in their totalities great?

454
00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:35,879
Speaker 3: No?

455
00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:37,480
Speaker 1: Is their secondary great?

456
00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:38,359
Speaker 3: No?

457
00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,879
Speaker 1: It is not, and so is their running back It's not.

458
00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,760
Speaker 1: And so they do everything very very well most of

459
00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:50,879
Speaker 1: the time. Secondary against Tennessee not necessarily, but they're not

460
00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,280
Speaker 1: a team that does any one thing well enough to

461
00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:58,240
Speaker 1: dominate teams good teams for four straight quarters. And so

462
00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,760
Speaker 1: that's what worries me about how having a ton of

463
00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,960
Speaker 1: confidence in Alabama. I'm going k State here, and I

464
00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,960
Speaker 1: think it's more heart than head because my head says

465
00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,879
Speaker 1: it's Alabama because they's just the talent disparity is what

466
00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,520
Speaker 1: it is. And over the course of four quarters, maybe

467
00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,879
Speaker 1: it's a you know, a touchdown game for two and

468
00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,280
Speaker 1: a half three quarters or something like that, But then

469
00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,800
Speaker 1: things open up with a pick six to kool Aid

470
00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,000
Speaker 1: McKinstry or something, and that, to me is the worry

471
00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:29,359
Speaker 1: from my heart. But I like Will Howard. I like

472
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,120
Speaker 1: Deuce Vaughan getting loose against this Alabama front that hasn't

473
00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,960
Speaker 1: been amazing against the run all year long. I like

474
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,919
Speaker 1: Malik Knowles and Philip Brooks as guys who can at

475
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,080
Speaker 1: least make plays for chunks of this game. I like

476
00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,600
Speaker 1: King Felix on the defensive line. Like I just think

477
00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,760
Speaker 1: there are enough pieces for k State to justify my

478
00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,600
Speaker 1: my heart full led pick. So I'm going k State

479
00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,280
Speaker 1: to cover in this game just because there's no accounting

480
00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,800
Speaker 1: tie for heart so I'm going KSE State well.

481
00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:01,480
Speaker 2: And also the facto national championship de fact national Your point, right,

482
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,159
Speaker 2: this is a big deal for k State. Chris Climbing,

483
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,119
Speaker 2: by the way, maybe not at the power five level,

484
00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,040
Speaker 2: has sort of known what to do in the postseason.

485
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,800
Speaker 2: Won four national championships when he was with North Dakota State,

486
00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:19,440
Speaker 2: so he's been big in the postseason before. He knows

487
00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,280
Speaker 2: how to get a team up for a big game.

488
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,000
Speaker 2: And I think to your point, K State will.

489
00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,200
Speaker 1: Be fired up. I think they will.

490
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,360
Speaker 2: There's no doubt to me that this game will mean

491
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,080
Speaker 2: more to them than it will Alabama. So I'm going

492
00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,879
Speaker 2: to take KSE State with the points. I'm going to

493
00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,960
Speaker 2: stick with my pick of k State to win outright,

494
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:43,199
Speaker 2: with only two confidence points. The important qualifier here, the

495
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:48,600
Speaker 2: important disclaimer caveat whatever, is that I am also picking

496
00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:53,000
Speaker 2: a little bit more hard overhead. You know, like it's

497
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,119
Speaker 2: hard to ignore the Alabama talent. We know it's there,

498
00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,840
Speaker 2: but we have seen weird hiccups on the Alabama side

499
00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,240
Speaker 2: when the game does not mean as much as say

500
00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,040
Speaker 2: a playoff game or national championship.

501
00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,760
Speaker 1: So it's different Alabama squads, right, It's different coordinators, different quarterbacks, right,

502
00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,840
Speaker 1: you're talking about, yes, whether it's a Blake Sims, you know,

503
00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,119
Speaker 1: whether it's I guess not him or Jake Cooker, but

504
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,560
Speaker 1: different quarterbacks where you're just like, I don't know if

505
00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,520
Speaker 1: they were super into the Trevor Knight Oklahoma team as

506
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,080
Speaker 1: much as they could have been. And so we have

507
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,800
Speaker 1: those moments and we're just here to pick and figure

508
00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,760
Speaker 1: out who cares? Who your acronym, Yeah, who cares? All right?

509
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,400
Speaker 1: So we are both going with KSE data I guess,

510
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,879
Speaker 1: plus the we are we have been big on the

511
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,920
Speaker 1: Big Twelve since day one. It's not ending now, it

512
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,480
Speaker 1: might end for the TCU Michigan matchup. We'll see. Well,

513
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,440
Speaker 1: it's funny you should say that. Let's go to the

514
00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,560
Speaker 1: first of two College Football Playoffs semi finals, this one

515
00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:51,080
Speaker 1: at the Verbo Fiesta Bowl four pm. New Year's Eve, Glendale, Arizona.

516
00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:55,640
Speaker 1: It is Michigan number two team in the land minus

517
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:59,639
Speaker 1: seven and a half points, squaring off against TCU. Just

518
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:05,000
Speaker 1: to re cap, Michigan without Blake Quorum done for the

519
00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:10,600
Speaker 1: season with a knee injury. They had some some injury

520
00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,400
Speaker 1: concerns with respect to Mike Morris.

521
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,960
Speaker 2: They're ed rusher as well as the abi Oki. Have

522
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,320
Speaker 2: not seen what their status will be for this game.

523
00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,720
Speaker 2: They've had some time to heal here. I would presume

524
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,679
Speaker 2: both will be full goes, but I don't know that

525
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,240
Speaker 2: for certain, so I'm just thrown that out there. TCU,

526
00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,359
Speaker 2: for what it's worth, appears to be at full strength

527
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,600
Speaker 2: of this game, which is awesome. So my main issue

528
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,439
Speaker 2: with TCU in this game is that they're kind of

529
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,840
Speaker 2: like diet Ohio State on offense, i e.

530
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,680
Speaker 1: They play, they play somewhat.

531
00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,720
Speaker 2: Similarly with a lot less talent. They've got an experience line,

532
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,480
Speaker 2: but you can get pressure pressure on Max dugg In.

533
00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,800
Speaker 2: I don't think they're going to generate big plays against

534
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,720
Speaker 2: Michigan the way they did against a big twelve schedule.

535
00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,840
Speaker 2: Quentin Johnson will probably win some fifty fifty balls because

536
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,680
Speaker 2: he's big and tall and that's what he's good at.

537
00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,119
Speaker 2: And I think Max Duggan can make an impact with

538
00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,080
Speaker 2: his legs. I have no doubt about that. But sure,

539
00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,119
Speaker 2: I feel like we've seen this show a few times

540
00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:16,320
Speaker 2: now with the Michigan defense going up against a similar

541
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,760
Speaker 2: enough opponent and they've been able to shut him down.

542
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,359
Speaker 2: And then we could talk about the Michigan offense and

543
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,640
Speaker 2: what I think they could do to the TCU defense

544
00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,600
Speaker 2: in a little bit, but it kind of starts and

545
00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,359
Speaker 2: ends there for me with TCU. TCU has lived by

546
00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,119
Speaker 2: the big play and died by the big play all

547
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,480
Speaker 2: season long, and it does not feel like they'll be

548
00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,360
Speaker 2: able to sustain enough against a really good Michigan defense

549
00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,920
Speaker 2: to build up enough points to get enough possession in

550
00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,000
Speaker 2: order to win this game outright. So at first blush,

551
00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,240
Speaker 2: I'm on Michigan here pretty confidently.

552
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:47,960
Speaker 3: Yeah.

553
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,560
Speaker 1: The other thing to me, there's a number of matchups

554
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:52,560
Speaker 1: in this one that are interesting to me. Michigan has

555
00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,840
Speaker 1: had their struggles in the red zone. TCU has not

556
00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,479
Speaker 1: that the TCU defense has not been especially successful in

557
00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:00,400
Speaker 1: the red zone, and they've actually had a amount of

558
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,640
Speaker 1: struggles in the red zone that they're not able to

559
00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,600
Speaker 1: finish drives defensively. The other worry for me. You talk

560
00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:09,640
Speaker 1: about Michigan's health upfront, but that front seven or eight

561
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,800
Speaker 1: or six or whatever they're playing, whatever look they're giving you,

562
00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,800
Speaker 1: I think is going to overwhelm TCU's offensive line. Max

563
00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,120
Speaker 1: Duggan has been great in part because he's had to

564
00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:24,000
Speaker 1: do so much in terms of extending plays and running

565
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,360
Speaker 1: or quickly finding somebody in the past game. And what

566
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,240
Speaker 1: we saw, especially against Texas, right against a defensive line

567
00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,120
Speaker 1: with higher level talent. Even though the Texas defense hasn't

568
00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,600
Speaker 1: always been good, it was pretty good this year against

569
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,320
Speaker 1: some higher level defenses. We saw it against k State.

570
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,840
Speaker 1: The last time we saw TCU play with a good

571
00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:48,240
Speaker 1: defensive line is Max Duggan basically willing himself to the

572
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,400
Speaker 1: finish line because of the hits he was taking, because

573
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,520
Speaker 1: of how much he had to run around to make

574
00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:58,640
Speaker 1: plays that he never seems comfortable, which again speaks to

575
00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,640
Speaker 1: his season of greatness, that he was able to be

576
00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,200
Speaker 1: as successful as he was in New York. That me

577
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,760
Speaker 1: against Michigan. Yes, he's a Heisman finalists, He's going pro.

578
00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:13,080
Speaker 1: All the accolades rightfully earned. This is not a playoff

579
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,680
Speaker 1: caliber offensive line for TCU, and that's okay because the

580
00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:20,200
Speaker 1: season is above and beyond any TCUs fan TCU fans'

581
00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:24,760
Speaker 1: wildest dreams. But this is not an offensive line befitting

582
00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,600
Speaker 1: of the moment to me, and so for that reason,

583
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,320
Speaker 1: if you're going to give me the combination of quarterback

584
00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,640
Speaker 1: and defense, Max Duggin holds up his end of the bargain.

585
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,200
Speaker 1: The defense has stood up some, but I just don't

586
00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,200
Speaker 1: think when you have to play against Michigan on a

587
00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:42,800
Speaker 1: neutral field as Michigan, that also gets healthier. I'm going

588
00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,720
Speaker 1: with the defense. I'm going with a good quarterback who's

589
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,760
Speaker 1: not as good as Max Duggan yet, but I think

590
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,400
Speaker 1: there's more skill talent at the moment for Michigan, even

591
00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 1: without Blake Quorum. That scares me, whereas TCUs kind of

592
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,080
Speaker 1: comes and goes long stretches of guys not affecting games

593
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,480
Speaker 1: Quinn Johnston on great, but I think I'm just I

594
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,960
Speaker 1: can count on more right now with the Michigan defense

595
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:10,080
Speaker 1: and the seasoning in these types of huge stage matchups.

596
00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,160
Speaker 2: So yeah, I'll go with the blue here. And to

597
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,880
Speaker 2: the point of Max Duggan, all too often youc a

598
00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,840
Speaker 2: quarterback likes to run around back there extend plays with

599
00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,160
Speaker 2: his legs, and that that's actually part of the game plan.

600
00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 2: In this case, I don't know if it is, because

601
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,880
Speaker 2: it shows up on paper as a really high pressure

602
00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,120
Speaker 2: rate allowed by this offensive line. So to the point

603
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,280
Speaker 2: of can TCU's front hold up against the Michigan front,

604
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,160
Speaker 2: We've got a season's worth of data that would suggest

605
00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,240
Speaker 2: that the answer is no, strongly no, but we'll see.

606
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,400
Speaker 2: You know, TCU has been defining the odds all year.

607
00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,680
Speaker 2: My question about the TCU defense I think needs to

608
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,440
Speaker 2: be mentioned as well. We've commented on occasion about how

609
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 2: good their secondary has looked in spots, and you know,

610
00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:53,920
Speaker 2: they're really good.

611
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:54,880
Speaker 1: I think they're really good.

612
00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,680
Speaker 2: But they don't have a good pass rush right and

613
00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:02,000
Speaker 2: their rush defense as a whole is pretty average. So

614
00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,640
Speaker 2: this feels like the kind of game that Michigan, that

615
00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,400
Speaker 2: Georgia we'll talk about Georgia next. That those types of

616
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,160
Speaker 2: teams like to play in as in they will wear

617
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:14,680
Speaker 2: you down and then midway through the third quarter pinata moment,

618
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:18,280
Speaker 2: Pinyada moment, big run, Donovan Edwards, big pass play, like

619
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,080
Speaker 2: these things have a way of building up over time

620
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:25,080
Speaker 2: and then just get the energy released as Michigan as

621
00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,480
Speaker 2: whoever goes for like a eighty five yard score and

622
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,160
Speaker 2: the game's over and that's how they win. So I

623
00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,240
Speaker 2: could see that kind of taking shape here. I have

624
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,960
Speaker 2: Michigan thirty four to twenty one.

625
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's about right. I'm double digits with you.

626
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,840
Speaker 1: Here's here's something else, and I'm going to try to

627
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:49,200
Speaker 1: describe it accurately. I think Max Duggan has more absolutely

628
00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,920
Speaker 1: heinous throws in him over the course of a game. Now,

629
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:58,640
Speaker 1: far fewer than before, but we've seen it even this year.

630
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,680
Speaker 1: We're like, oh, there's the glimpse of the old Max whatever.

631
00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,360
Speaker 1: We're like, oh my god, what was he thinking? Why

632
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,800
Speaker 1: did he let that ball go? Now? TCU can survive those, right,

633
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,360
Speaker 1: Michigan could drop an interception, or he just overthrows a

634
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,040
Speaker 1: ball badly enough that nobody can intercept it, or something.

635
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:19,400
Speaker 1: But JM. McCarthy's absolutely heinous throws seem fewer and further

636
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:25,600
Speaker 1: between than Max Duggins. And so that's that's the creep

637
00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:30,200
Speaker 1: that to me could occur in this game where you're

638
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,320
Speaker 1: just like, Oh, he's gonna want that back as soon

639
00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,320
Speaker 1: as he releases it, and everybody watching on TV knows it,

640
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: and you're just like, oh wow. And against Michigan with

641
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:44,320
Speaker 1: how they're able to sit on turnovers and keep your

642
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,440
Speaker 1: defense on the field, with their style of play, it

643
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:51,280
Speaker 1: seems like that could be early and backbreaking.

644
00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:51,840
Speaker 3: Yeah.

645
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,760
Speaker 1: Okay, well again, Michigan TCU people, whichever team wins, if

646
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Speaker 1: you're coming to La Soliverablelive dot com, it's where you

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00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,920
Speaker 1: get your tickets, Yeah, Soliverable Life. And if TCU wins,

648
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,600
Speaker 1: I'll apologize to you in person. I'll give you a

649
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,040
Speaker 1: big old handshake or hug or do jumpin jacks for you,

650
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,919
Speaker 1: whatever you want me to do. Yeah, I'm just guessing here.

651
00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:14,200
Speaker 2: Let's go to the second of two college football playoff semifinals,

652
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,840
Speaker 2: this one at the Chick fil A Peach Bowl to

653
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,000
Speaker 2: Facto home game for Georgia, a six and a half

654
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,160
Speaker 2: point favorite, squaring off against Ohio State.

655
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,520
Speaker 1: They play this one at eight pm again on ESPN.

656
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,040
Speaker 1: Just to recap.

657
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,440
Speaker 2: On the Ohio State side, we got confirmation a couple

658
00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,680
Speaker 2: weeks ago now that Jackson Smith and Jigba done for

659
00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:33,600
Speaker 2: the season. Done for the season because of that hamstring

660
00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,120
Speaker 2: injury that he suffered way back in Week one. Has

661
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,120
Speaker 2: never been right. They're not going to push it with him,

662
00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,080
Speaker 2: so he's done for the year. It looks like Trey

663
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:42,960
Speaker 2: Henderson and Mine Williams should be good to go. I

664
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,040
Speaker 2: haven't seen any further injury updates on them. I know

665
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,480
Speaker 2: they were banged up down the stretch, but it would

666
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,360
Speaker 2: obviously be a nice boon for the Buckeye offense if

667
00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:52,400
Speaker 2: they're able to get both those guys back in healthy.

668
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,279
Speaker 2: On the Georgia side, I actually have some concerns about

669
00:34:55,320 --> 00:35:00,560
Speaker 2: this one because Lad mcconkee still is not practicing, and

670
00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,840
Speaker 2: it seemed as if there was some question as to

671
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:06,560
Speaker 2: whether or not they'd get him back. So the last

672
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:10,839
Speaker 2: report I saw said that Kirby was hoping that they

673
00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:15,080
Speaker 2: would have him back practicing in time for this game,

674
00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:19,320
Speaker 2: but haven't heard a whole lot of updates. Injured his

675
00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:23,400
Speaker 2: knee in that SEC title game, and I think it

676
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,600
Speaker 2: is worth a discussion what the Georgia offense looks like

677
00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:30,439
Speaker 2: if he doesn't play, Because keep in mind everybody talks

678
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,359
Speaker 2: about brock Bowers, start Washington too.

679
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:34,840
Speaker 1: But yes, Lad.

680
00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:38,880
Speaker 2: McConkie had three fewer targets one less catch than brock Bowers.

681
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:40,840
Speaker 2: He's been a really big part of this offense, the

682
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:45,279
Speaker 2: leading wide receiver in that offense. Not having him, I

683
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,759
Speaker 2: think is a problem. George is good enough to win

684
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:51,440
Speaker 2: without him. I'm not saying if Lad McConkie's not out there,

685
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,719
Speaker 2: Georgia loses. I'm not saying that at all. But when

686
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,000
Speaker 2: we're looking at a point spread that's about a touchdown,

687
00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 2: I'm looking at this and I'm saying, Okay, well, this

688
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,279
Speaker 2: is a team that we know like to grinded out,

689
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,520
Speaker 2: we know they like to play slowly. We've seen them

690
00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:06,839
Speaker 2: in some close games before, we've seen the offense just

691
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,440
Speaker 2: in key moments here and there Sputter a little bit

692
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:13,000
Speaker 2: more than expected to be down Lad mcconkee. That kind

693
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,759
Speaker 2: of changes my mind a little bit. Here I was

694
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:21,000
Speaker 2: still picking Georgia, But I don't know, like, am I

695
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,520
Speaker 2: too overbearing about the McConkey thing. Where are you at

696
00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:24,799
Speaker 2: with that.

697
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 1: No, it's I think that's a huge factor because you're

698
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,600
Speaker 1: right that everybody's going to key it on brock Bowers,

699
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,560
Speaker 1: and look, Oregon keyd on brock Bowers. It didn't do

700
00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,279
Speaker 1: much in that game. They beat Organ forty nine to three.

701
00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,560
Speaker 1: That was the final score of that game. So Lad

702
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,000
Speaker 1: McConkie is a winter wonder. He is a rare receiver

703
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,600
Speaker 1: that you can count on in December and January to

704
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,640
Speaker 1: no matter who you're playing, to make a big difference.

705
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,600
Speaker 1: And he was able to do it against the best

706
00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:53,040
Speaker 1: teams on Georgia's schedule. I believe I've maybe he disappeared

707
00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:54,640
Speaker 1: in one of those huge games and they didn't play

708
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,839
Speaker 1: that many huge games. But he's a problem. He gets

709
00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,520
Speaker 1: open with the ball, he's elusive, he makes people miss,

710
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:03,200
Speaker 1: he scores touchdowns. He has a huge reason why Stetson

711
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,680
Speaker 1: Bennett ended up in New York and Stetson Bennett had

712
00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:09,600
Speaker 1: the season he did and the Georgia offense while not

713
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:13,000
Speaker 1: having the high level receivers necessarily that they've had or

714
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:16,239
Speaker 1: the receiver production, he's that guy. He's the guy you

715
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,800
Speaker 1: have to pay attention to because they use him in

716
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,799
Speaker 1: a number of different ways. So whatever his health is,

717
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,919
Speaker 1: that's a big deal. Now, Jalen Carter, Is he wearing

718
00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:27,239
Speaker 1: a Georgia uniform orn Ohio State uniform? Right, It's we're

719
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,160
Speaker 1: in Georgia one, and so you're afforded a certain amount

720
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,000
Speaker 1: of wiggle room when you're dealing with some injury issues

721
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,440
Speaker 1: on offense, when you field the defense that Georgia fields

722
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:42,760
Speaker 1: and best defense in America likely, I mean, they faced

723
00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,120
Speaker 1: the best offense in America and fully shut him down

724
00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,920
Speaker 1: in Tennessee. So I'm going to give him that benefit

725
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,279
Speaker 1: of the doubt. What they did to LSU in the

726
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:55,360
Speaker 1: championship game, Yes, they absorbed some yardage, they absorbed some points,

727
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:59,319
Speaker 1: but that game was out of hand pretty quickly. I'm

728
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,839
Speaker 1: just in on Georgie. I'm just in on Georgia because

729
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:03,960
Speaker 1: I've seen what they can do in these big moments

730
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,520
Speaker 1: against big teams, and I'm still worried about Ohio State

731
00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,000
Speaker 1: and the issues that have plagued them all year. Offense

732
00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,880
Speaker 1: looks great, but the defense doesn't. Defense really comes to play.

733
00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:16,560
Speaker 1: The offense doesn't take chances. They're risk averse, they disappear

734
00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:18,680
Speaker 1: in doing the things that are working for them. They're

735
00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:20,680
Speaker 1: trying to run the ball when it's not going like

736
00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,719
Speaker 1: I just don't think Ohio State is fully locked in

737
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:27,080
Speaker 1: on who Ohio State is. And if you are not

738
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:32,080
Speaker 1: fully ready and you are not a fully realized operation

739
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,560
Speaker 1: beating Georgia in Atlanta, that's what you're asking for me

740
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:40,440
Speaker 1: to believe in. I'm just not there. I think Ohio State,

741
00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:44,400
Speaker 1: when Ryan Day is locked in, when CJ. Stroud is

742
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,560
Speaker 1: locked in and not forced to make plays off platform,

743
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,799
Speaker 1: they'll beat anybody. They'll absolutely beat anybody. They've got a

744
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,759
Speaker 1: defensive line that is built to win playoff games. You

745
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,439
Speaker 1: saw the high end of know JT. Tuamalo in those

746
00:38:56,480 --> 00:39:00,799
Speaker 1: big moments. Incredible player. I'm just not there with the

747
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,560
Speaker 1: totality of Ohio State. And if I'm not there, it's

748
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:05,480
Speaker 1: hard to pick against Georgia in Atlanta. So I'm going

749
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:06,279
Speaker 1: Georgia here to cover.

750
00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:10,399
Speaker 2: Yeah, I just to put a bow on the lad

751
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,440
Speaker 2: McConkey stuff. Even if he's not out there, George is

752
00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:14,799
Speaker 2: good enough to grind it out and win.

753
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:15,840
Speaker 1: Sure.

754
00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:22,600
Speaker 2: Among all of the playoff teams, Georgia, Michigan, even TCU

755
00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,360
Speaker 2: to an extent, these are teams that are very I

756
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:29,200
Speaker 2: think firm, very strong in their identities on offense, but

757
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,920
Speaker 2: the Ohio State is a little bit of a multiple

758
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:34,040
Speaker 2: personality thing. Sometimes don't know what you're going to get there,

759
00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:38,040
Speaker 2: and I'm hopeful. I mean, they were my preseason pick

760
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,160
Speaker 2: to win it all. I'm thrilled that they're playing this game.

761
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:41,320
Speaker 2: By the way, I thought it might be for the

762
00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:44,239
Speaker 2: national Championship, but I'm thrilled that we get to see

763
00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:46,879
Speaker 2: these two teams matchups. I think it's gonna be really,

764
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:51,000
Speaker 2: really fascinating. But I tend to agree with you on

765
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,759
Speaker 2: the Georgia side here. I just think they've got a

766
00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:57,279
Speaker 2: really good sense of who they are. They should be

767
00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:00,840
Speaker 2: able to grind Ohio State down the way Michigan ground

768
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,680
Speaker 2: Ohio State down and play a similar style of football

769
00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:06,839
Speaker 2: and win. I am just curious about the offense. I'm

770
00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:11,560
Speaker 2: very curious about the offense. So I believe the defense

771
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,080
Speaker 2: will be good enough to contain CJ. Stroud, but there's

772
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:16,359
Speaker 2: only so much a contain Ohio State. I think they'll

773
00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,000
Speaker 2: get theirs. I think this is actually a pretty close game,

774
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:20,960
Speaker 2: so I'm gonna go thirty one to twenty eight. I'm

775
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:24,400
Speaker 2: gonna take the points with Ohio State in favor of

776
00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:27,680
Speaker 2: Georgia thirty one to twenty eight here, but Ohio State

777
00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:31,799
Speaker 2: covers because again, as of now, it looks like mcconkey's out,

778
00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:33,960
Speaker 2: just a little unsure as to what that does to

779
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,560
Speaker 2: the passing attack and how that might have been.

780
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:40,120
Speaker 1: Totally reasonable, Yeah, totally reasonable, and uh yeah there and

781
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:43,040
Speaker 1: there seems to be opportunity throwing at Ohio State. We

782
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:46,359
Speaker 1: saw JJ McCarthy, who struggled for large swaths of the year,

783
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,400
Speaker 1: going downfield consistently. It was a lot of shorter stuff,

784
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,000
Speaker 1: more conservative, just don't mess up. Set things up for

785
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:55,640
Speaker 1: Blake Cornwell got loose. The passing game got loose against

786
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,120
Speaker 1: Ohio State deep and it made that was the difference

787
00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:02,000
Speaker 1: in the game. It was pushing Ohio State around a

788
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:04,160
Speaker 1: little bit on the ground and then popping it over

789
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:07,440
Speaker 1: the top to wide open guys. Even without Lad McConkey.

790
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,719
Speaker 1: George's got guys, whether it's the tight ends up the

791
00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,560
Speaker 1: sea and whatever it is, George's got guys who can

792
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:14,600
Speaker 1: get behind defenses.

793
00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:18,920
Speaker 2: Damn whichever team wins, whether it's Georgia, whether it's Ohio State.

794
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,720
Speaker 2: If you'll be coming out to La Soliverablelive dot com.

795
00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,840
Speaker 1: Yes, and if you're an Ohio State fan. I apology,

796
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,680
Speaker 1: I'll hug you, I'll shake your hand, I'll do some

797
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:33,000
Speaker 1: jump and jacks whatever. Just guessing here, But people recommend

798
00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,920
Speaker 1: Antico Pizza in Atlanta. I don't think I mentioned one

799
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,680
Speaker 1: for Phoenix, right, I don't think so. I always love

800
00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:41,479
Speaker 1: Pizzaria Bianco, Pizza, Biria Bianco so so good. Orange Bowl's

801
00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:45,799
Speaker 1: played outside of Miami Old Greg's or Miami Slice for

802
00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,240
Speaker 1: pizza in Miami. Bruno is an Orlando pick. Sorry about

803
00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,799
Speaker 1: that earlier. Okay, we got we got that figured out now, Yes,

804
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,160
Speaker 1: some of the important stuff. Let's turn the calendar to

805
00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,200
Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. If you can believe it, Boo doo

806
00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:05,120
Speaker 1: doo doo wild Monday, January the second four games to

807
00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,680
Speaker 1: close things out. Twenty twenty three definitely seems like a

808
00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:12,680
Speaker 1: sci fi yeah year right that you're watching a movie

809
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:15,600
Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety five where you're just like, all right,

810
00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:18,960
Speaker 1: here's something funny that's gonna be the reality in twenty

811
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,360
Speaker 1: twenty three, and it's just like they're like, oh no,

812
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,080
Speaker 1: this is real. Now. This is where we are. Continue,

813
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:26,520
Speaker 1: this is where we are.

814
00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:30,760
Speaker 2: Four games here. We'll start off with the relyaquest Bowl.

815
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:32,920
Speaker 2: I'm not sure how much analysis we really want to

816
00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:36,719
Speaker 2: do this game. Dan, this is Mississippi State, this is Illinois.

817
00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:38,919
Speaker 2: I didn't even look at the points Bread. I kind

818
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:45,440
Speaker 2: of don't care. The untimely passing of Mike Leach will

819
00:42:45,719 --> 00:42:50,799
Speaker 2: clearly be lingering over this matchup Mississippi. Missisippi State, excuse me,

820
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:51,279
Speaker 2: decided that.

821
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:52,040
Speaker 1: They wanted to play.

822
00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:56,719
Speaker 2: They quickly named Zach Barnett, formerly their defensive coordinator, but

823
00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,560
Speaker 2: now named him the head coach try and stabilize the program.

824
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:01,399
Speaker 2: I don't know what kind of state of mind they'll

825
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,080
Speaker 2: be in. I don't know what state of mind Illinois

826
00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:04,839
Speaker 2: is going to be, and it's hard for them as

827
00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:07,600
Speaker 2: well to be part of this matchup. So I'm not

828
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:09,799
Speaker 2: making a pick here. I don't I'm going to root

829
00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:13,440
Speaker 2: for Mississippi State, but in terms of actual football analysis,

830
00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:13,920
Speaker 2: it's kind of.

831
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:14,400
Speaker 1: Hard to do.

832
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:17,480
Speaker 2: I just I just hope, you know, the players, and

833
00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:21,200
Speaker 2: the coaches and the folks out there that are part

834
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,080
Speaker 2: of this game were able to take some solace in

835
00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:24,240
Speaker 2: the fact that it's being played.

836
00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm I'm openly rooting for Mississippi State because it

837
00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,880
Speaker 1: would be hopefully a light in what I'm sure has

838
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,880
Speaker 1: been a very dark time and hopefully there's some catharsis

839
00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:37,759
Speaker 1: for the Mississippi State football community. I'm hoping for a

840
00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:41,560
Speaker 1: good football game, like I am with every game. But yeah,

841
00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:45,640
Speaker 1: Illinois down their defensive coordinator in Ryan Walters took the

842
00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:50,040
Speaker 1: Purdue job. But yeah, openly hoping for a good game

843
00:43:50,239 --> 00:43:54,560
Speaker 1: and positivity for Mississippi State. Che's it Citrus Bowl?

844
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:54,799
Speaker 3: Dan?

845
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,239
Speaker 1: Mm hmmm, they play this one? This is the one

846
00:43:57,239 --> 00:43:59,160
Speaker 1: in Orlando. This is the one in Orlando right now?

847
00:43:59,239 --> 00:44:01,360
Speaker 1: You know a pizza play? Where's I think it's Bruno.

848
00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:04,400
Speaker 1: Bruno looks very, very good. We got to reassure that

849
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:07,360
Speaker 1: whatever it's in Orlando, I'm positive. I'll send you a

850
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:08,480
Speaker 1: picture of it offline.

851
00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:11,320
Speaker 2: Ty, if you're a Purdue fan, maybe go to Bruno

852
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:15,800
Speaker 2: instead of this game. Because LSU was favored by fourteen.

853
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:19,480
Speaker 2: I've got thirty five confidence points on LSU winning this

854
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:22,919
Speaker 2: one outright. Kai Shan Boudi coming back for twenty twenty three,

855
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:26,200
Speaker 2: will play. Jayden Daniels awesome. Still did not see for

856
00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:29,720
Speaker 2: sure if he's gonna play, but had the ankle injury.

857
00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:32,520
Speaker 2: If he can play, he will play. I know bj

858
00:44:32,680 --> 00:44:35,920
Speaker 2: Ojulari is entering the NFL Draft. I've just assumed that

859
00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:38,080
Speaker 2: he's not playing, though I guess I did not see that.

860
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:39,200
Speaker 1: Maybe I should have done.

861
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,920
Speaker 2: A little bit more research before I before I hit

862
00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,200
Speaker 2: record here. But let's assume he's not playing. I don't

863
00:44:44,239 --> 00:44:46,800
Speaker 2: know if it really makes all that much of a difference.

864
00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:47,000
Speaker 3: Dan.

865
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:49,680
Speaker 2: On the Purdue side, do you know what's going on

866
00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:52,640
Speaker 2: the Purdue side? The coach left, the coach's brother is

867
00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:57,279
Speaker 2: now the interim The former great quarterback from Purdue came

868
00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:00,480
Speaker 2: back as an interim assistant to ease in the train transition.

869
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,480
Speaker 1: You're talking about Robert marv Is that who you're referencing. No,

870
00:45:04,520 --> 00:45:07,960
Speaker 1: I'm referencing Drew Brees. But is Robert marvinvolved as well? No?

871
00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:10,160
Speaker 1: I just know that you say Purdue great. You know

872
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,360
Speaker 1: you got to be more specific. I got my guys.

873
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:16,320
Speaker 2: Too, Bob Marer, I'm not sure what he's doing on

874
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:20,960
Speaker 2: January the second. Anyway, Perdue is in kind of a

875
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:25,319
Speaker 2: really odd spot because of this. I remember years past

876
00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,239
Speaker 2: when Purdue was kind of a trendy Bowl pick.

877
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:29,759
Speaker 1: You would like to pick Purdue, especially last year. I

878
00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:30,960
Speaker 1: crafty offense.

879
00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:32,560
Speaker 2: I remember I think I picked them last year. I

880
00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:35,960
Speaker 2: don't know if that worked out, but I don't I'm

881
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,000
Speaker 2: not going in that direction again this year. It just

882
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:41,840
Speaker 2: feels like LSU is going to be mostly at full strength.

883
00:45:41,880 --> 00:45:44,120
Speaker 2: They played really well down the stretch. Perdue is going

884
00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:49,239
Speaker 2: to be without a bunch of guys, notably their coach.

885
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:52,040
Speaker 2: They've also got some transfers.

886
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:56,080
Speaker 1: So I'm just I'm.

887
00:45:55,440 --> 00:45:58,080
Speaker 2: Going LSU here. I don't have a reason to think otherwise.

888
00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:00,319
Speaker 2: I don't know about fourteen points. It probably wouldn't.

889
00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:02,279
Speaker 1: Bet it, but I think you gotta go Tigers to win.

890
00:46:03,080 --> 00:46:06,800
Speaker 1: They have elite confidence in my confidence bracket pool, whatever

891
00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:12,279
Speaker 1: LSU does, So I am in a weird turnaround. The

892
00:46:12,360 --> 00:46:16,760
Speaker 1: universe has a depleted Purdue team heading into a bowl. Obviously,

893
00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:19,640
Speaker 1: we had a depleted LSU roster last year against Kansas State,

894
00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:20,759
Speaker 1: so I like LSU.

895
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:23,720
Speaker 2: Big hair final two games. Let's go to the Goodyear

896
00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:27,120
Speaker 2: Cotton Bowl Classic at is USC favored by three just

897
00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:31,279
Speaker 2: three points, mm hmm against number sixteen Tulane. They play

898
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:36,680
Speaker 2: at one pm January second, at and T Stadium in Arlington, Dan,

899
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:37,920
Speaker 2: you like Tulane here?

900
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:40,040
Speaker 1: I do like Tulane here, and I still like Tulane.

901
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:44,160
Speaker 1: I've mentioned it a couple of times de facto Super Bowl.

902
00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:47,440
Speaker 1: Caleb Williams says he's going to play. He said his

903
00:46:47,480 --> 00:46:53,040
Speaker 1: hamstring has been improving and coming along. Well. I love

904
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:56,880
Speaker 1: Caleb Williams and the Caleb Williams experience, and he is

905
00:46:56,960 --> 00:47:03,239
Speaker 1: going to get his against the Greenway. But USC was

906
00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:07,360
Speaker 1: knocking on the door of the playoff, and so it's

907
00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:10,120
Speaker 1: I don't think it's accurate to say USC doesn't care.

908
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,280
Speaker 1: They were four and eight last year. This whole season

909
00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:15,480
Speaker 1: has been an incredible experience pretty much to take away

910
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:19,880
Speaker 1: some Utah matchups for USC. So I think they're soaring.

911
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:22,560
Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of excitement within the program obviously,

912
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,960
Speaker 1: you know the recruiting class coming in, the transfers coming in,

913
00:47:26,080 --> 00:47:27,680
Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of juice heading to a

914
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:29,680
Speaker 1: new conference. Like there's a lot of positivity in the

915
00:47:29,760 --> 00:47:33,520
Speaker 1: USC football universe. So I don't think they are so

916
00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:37,600
Speaker 1: jaded that they are looking past the uh what you said,

917
00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:41,399
Speaker 1: Cotton Bowl, good Year Conton Bowl Classic. Yeah, I don't

918
00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:42,920
Speaker 1: think they're taking it for granted. So it's not an

919
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:45,320
Speaker 1: Alabama situation. I think they're happy to be there, happy

920
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:48,200
Speaker 1: to be in a big bowl. But I think there'd

921
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:51,319
Speaker 1: be more juice if you're usc Is saying, oh, man,

922
00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:53,520
Speaker 1: we're playing Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Man, oh,

923
00:47:53,560 --> 00:47:55,520
Speaker 1: we're playing so and so and the so and we're

924
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:58,839
Speaker 1: playing Clemson right that, Like we're back in this conversation

925
00:47:58,920 --> 00:48:01,040
Speaker 1: of having a huge matchup on New Year's Day. Blood

926
00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:03,839
Speaker 1: All due respect to Tulane, love me the Green Wave,

927
00:48:04,320 --> 00:48:09,520
Speaker 1: Michael Pratt, all these guys spears. I think I like

928
00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:13,160
Speaker 1: Tulane because of the juice in this specific game. Take

929
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:17,080
Speaker 1: a shot every time I say juice. I like the

930
00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:20,520
Speaker 1: defense's ability to prevent big plays. I do not trust

931
00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:25,879
Speaker 1: quick hamstring injury turnarounds. We've seen it before, We'll see

932
00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:31,600
Speaker 1: it again. Speaking hamstring, Rubinstein hamstring. Maybe it's too personal

933
00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:34,360
Speaker 1: for me, but you can go as far as Columbus,

934
00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:36,600
Speaker 1: Ohio and talk to what we thought was going to

935
00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:38,600
Speaker 1: be the best receiver in the country, and Jackson Smith

936
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:42,360
Speaker 1: and Jigba they're tough, and every hams hamstring injury is different.

937
00:48:42,800 --> 00:48:44,919
Speaker 1: But what we saw in the PAC twelve championship game

938
00:48:45,080 --> 00:48:51,600
Speaker 1: from Caleb Williams hurt was a fraction, you know, a

939
00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:55,040
Speaker 1: nothingness of his former self. And he was still making plays.

940
00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:58,200
Speaker 1: By the way, but his game relies on that mobility,

941
00:48:58,239 --> 00:49:01,759
Speaker 1: in that athleticism, and so I'm going to lane here. Look,

942
00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:03,640
Speaker 1: they get the USC defense. We should all be so

943
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:07,600
Speaker 1: lucky in our lives to have the opportunity to run into, through,

944
00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:10,840
Speaker 1: over around and buy the USC defense this year, and

945
00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:13,640
Speaker 1: Tulane will have that opportunity. So I think Michael Pratt's

946
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:15,680
Speaker 1: pretty good. I'm going to lane here to win this

947
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:19,440
Speaker 1: game and USC to move forward in a very very

948
00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:20,520
Speaker 1: good spot in the sport.

949
00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:23,640
Speaker 2: Yeah, Michael Pratt, by the way, kind of in a surprise,

950
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:25,320
Speaker 2: announced that he's coming back to tou Lane. There was

951
00:49:25,360 --> 00:49:27,640
Speaker 2: a lot of speculation that he might throw his name

952
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:29,839
Speaker 2: in the portal that we talked about him on one

953
00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:32,359
Speaker 2: of the portal shows that we did. But Pratt coming back,

954
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:34,640
Speaker 2: which is a nice get for the Green Wave. For

955
00:49:34,719 --> 00:49:37,600
Speaker 2: Willy Fritz, they had a great season. It is I

956
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:41,279
Speaker 2: think important to note that Willy Fritz squared off last

957
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:45,880
Speaker 2: season in Norman against Lincoln Riley and they almost dumped him.

958
00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,480
Speaker 2: They were like a thirty one thirty two point underdog

959
00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:52,360
Speaker 2: in that game and took Oklahoma to the limit. So

960
00:49:53,360 --> 00:49:55,280
Speaker 2: you know, that's kind of the story of Willie Fritz.

961
00:49:55,360 --> 00:49:57,040
Speaker 2: Kind of the story of this two lane team.

962
00:49:57,440 --> 00:49:57,880
Speaker 1: Obviously.

963
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:00,839
Speaker 2: Man, yeah, they beat Kansas State earlier in the year,

964
00:50:00,920 --> 00:50:02,920
Speaker 2: at the point in time that that went down, what

965
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,200
Speaker 2: was it, Week two, Week three?

966
00:50:04,280 --> 00:50:07,920
Speaker 1: We're kind of throwing our brow like you los Adrian Martinez,

967
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:09,120
Speaker 1: Kansas State? But yeah, but.

968
00:50:09,160 --> 00:50:12,600
Speaker 2: Even still you lost to who to Tulane. But Tulane

969
00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:15,360
Speaker 2: I think is legitimate team. They're they're actually really really good.

970
00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:19,040
Speaker 2: I just I don't I don't buy that they can

971
00:50:19,080 --> 00:50:22,319
Speaker 2: score with USC. And I get that their offense is

972
00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:26,719
Speaker 2: good and that it has a very inviting circumstance going

973
00:50:26,760 --> 00:50:28,080
Speaker 2: up against that SC defense.

974
00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:31,120
Speaker 1: But I don't know, man, I can't. I can't get

975
00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:34,840
Speaker 1: the circumstance. Tie. You are a word smife, look at you.

976
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:38,239
Speaker 2: I just I cannot get myself to that point I

977
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:41,040
Speaker 2: believe Tulane's good enough on offense to beat USC.

978
00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:44,640
Speaker 1: Well, like, do you think Tulane could beat Oregon State?

979
00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:52,200
Speaker 1: I see what you're doing here. Maybe I don't know.

980
00:50:52,760 --> 00:50:56,319
Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just saying you don't necessarily need a

981
00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:59,560
Speaker 1: killer at quarterback. I know to beat USC, I know

982
00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:02,360
Speaker 1: just enough to the point I can't get that.

983
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:06,759
Speaker 2: I would probably go USC minus the points. Okay, but

984
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:08,320
Speaker 2: I hope it's a close game, and I think it

985
00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:10,240
Speaker 2: will be a close I think Tulane will quit itself.

986
00:51:10,239 --> 00:51:15,000
Speaker 1: I hoping final game the Rose Bowl game pizza. I

987
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:18,360
Speaker 1: think it's Layla. The woman's name l E. I l

988
00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:22,640
Speaker 1: A in Dallas for a quality pan pizza looks really good.

989
00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:26,880
Speaker 2: Number eight Utah, number eleven Pence State, Utah favor by

990
00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:29,960
Speaker 2: two and a half points. Of course, getting the traditional

991
00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:35,920
Speaker 2: kickoff the five pm slot Rose Bowl and Pasadena. Any

992
00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:37,600
Speaker 2: good pizza spots in Pasadena?

993
00:51:39,719 --> 00:51:42,120
Speaker 1: Pasadena specifically, I don't know. I got a couple in LA.

994
00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:45,600
Speaker 1: You can do Appollonia's in mid city. Secret Pizza an

995
00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:48,960
Speaker 1: incredible looking pop up New York style, really real or

996
00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:52,640
Speaker 1: New Jersey style really secret pizza, Isn't it?

997
00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:55,120
Speaker 2: Isn't it sort of defeating the purpose If you name

998
00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:56,760
Speaker 2: your pizza place secret Pizza.

999
00:51:57,560 --> 00:51:59,399
Speaker 1: Well, it makes people feel like they're in the no right,

1000
00:51:59,520 --> 00:52:01,480
Speaker 1: you want to make your readers feel good about them.

1001
00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:02,880
Speaker 1: What did they say in Swingers?

1002
00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:06,120
Speaker 2: It's not about not about knowing where the best places

1003
00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:08,759
Speaker 2: are or only the best places in LA, or the.

1004
00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:10,759
Speaker 1: Places that you can find or that nobody knows about.

1005
00:52:10,840 --> 00:52:15,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, secret cars that quote, But secret pizza.

1006
00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,640
Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, go to the Dresden That's where they go

1007
00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:18,520
Speaker 1: on swingers. That's right.

1008
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:22,399
Speaker 2: Parker Washington Hurt opted out for the draft, Joey Porter

1009
00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:23,680
Speaker 2: opted out for the draft.

1010
00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:25,000
Speaker 1: On the Penn State side.

1011
00:52:25,320 --> 00:52:27,920
Speaker 2: On the Utah side, they got some injuries to contend

1012
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,919
Speaker 2: with Tavian Thomas done for the year. Dalton Kincaid, they're

1013
00:52:30,920 --> 00:52:34,080
Speaker 2: big tight end also going to be out injured in

1014
00:52:34,120 --> 00:52:40,080
Speaker 2: this game. I've made my opinion known. I'm very biased

1015
00:52:40,080 --> 00:52:42,960
Speaker 2: in this one. I want Penn State to win. I'm

1016
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:46,360
Speaker 2: a proud Penn Stater, so I will find everything I

1017
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:49,040
Speaker 2: can in my power to pick the ninty Lyons here.

1018
00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:54,719
Speaker 2: I think this should be a awesome football game. I

1019
00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:57,880
Speaker 2: think things a really, really good football game. And I

1020
00:52:57,880 --> 00:53:00,920
Speaker 2: think the reason that I favor Penn State is because,

1021
00:53:01,120 --> 00:53:03,520
Speaker 2: at least offensively, they have more ways. I think right

1022
00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:06,400
Speaker 2: now that they can beat you than Utah Utah and

1023
00:53:06,440 --> 00:53:08,480
Speaker 2: put up points. They probably will put up points, but

1024
00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:10,840
Speaker 2: it's not like they're going to square off against the

1025
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:11,840
Speaker 2: USC defense.

1026
00:53:11,840 --> 00:53:12,000
Speaker 3: Again.

1027
00:53:12,040 --> 00:53:14,200
Speaker 2: It is a pretty good Penn State defense, and I

1028
00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:16,879
Speaker 2: think they'll be able to keep things in check enough

1029
00:53:17,480 --> 00:53:20,000
Speaker 2: give their offense enough room to work with it's also

1030
00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:25,200
Speaker 2: not a great Utah defense, not a shutdown Utah defense.

1031
00:53:25,239 --> 00:53:26,520
Speaker 1: They give up points as well.

1032
00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:30,400
Speaker 2: So I just feel like with the weaponry Penn States

1033
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:33,440
Speaker 2: bring into town here, you know Sean Clifford's going to

1034
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:37,080
Speaker 2: be playing it's I hope his last game in year

1035
00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:40,960
Speaker 2: fifteen for the Nitney Lions. You know, he will kind

1036
00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:43,959
Speaker 2: of leave it all out there on the field. Many

1037
00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:46,600
Speaker 2: of their key contributors from the season or underclassmen, so

1038
00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:48,839
Speaker 2: you would presume they're going to play pretty hard as well.

1039
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:51,160
Speaker 1: I just I don't know. I'm on Penn State here

1040
00:53:51,160 --> 00:53:53,719
Speaker 1: plus the number I'm on Penn State here as well,

1041
00:53:53,840 --> 00:53:56,240
Speaker 1: and I like Utah. I like cam Rising a good deal.

1042
00:53:56,480 --> 00:53:59,000
Speaker 1: And what is it Twindon, let me get the name right,

1043
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:03,560
Speaker 1: ty Quentin Jackson who is sort of become a really

1044
00:54:03,719 --> 00:54:07,359
Speaker 1: strong offensive weapon for Utah. We've seen his emergence back

1045
00:54:07,360 --> 00:54:11,720
Speaker 1: half of the season offer something interesting. But yeah, Utah

1046
00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:13,920
Speaker 1: was out with has been without their their top edge

1047
00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:16,319
Speaker 1: rusher and Van Fillinger for a good chunk of the year.

1048
00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:18,480
Speaker 1: I think he hurt himself is in the Wazoo game

1049
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:21,359
Speaker 1: ahead of the Wazoo game, and so I just I'm

1050
00:54:21,360 --> 00:54:24,160
Speaker 1: worried about the game changers for Utah. And even though

1051
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:27,760
Speaker 1: Penn State's without Joey Porter Junior, is there a receiver

1052
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:31,000
Speaker 1: who's now going to run wild without having that matchup

1053
00:54:32,320 --> 00:54:34,920
Speaker 1: for Penn State? And I like Parker Washington, but they

1054
00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:37,879
Speaker 1: have other receivers. They got better running the ball this year.

1055
00:54:38,280 --> 00:54:41,880
Speaker 1: I think I'm going Penn State here. My concern is, God,

1056
00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:45,200
Speaker 1: damn Cam Rising as a player. He is just a

1057
00:54:45,239 --> 00:54:49,719
Speaker 1: big game dude, and God is he good. And that's

1058
00:54:49,719 --> 00:54:52,640
Speaker 1: what worries me. That he is a nightmare on third

1059
00:54:52,680 --> 00:54:57,800
Speaker 1: and seven now without both of his tight ends, without

1060
00:54:57,840 --> 00:55:01,759
Speaker 1: his starting running back. Just I don't know, man, he

1061
00:55:01,880 --> 00:55:04,920
Speaker 1: is such a chicken wire and duct tape type quarterback

1062
00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:08,720
Speaker 1: that you hate to play. No, that's what gives me pause.

1063
00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:14,319
Speaker 1: That they have the better quarterback Utah. And so I

1064
00:55:14,360 --> 00:55:16,600
Speaker 1: know you're out on Sean Clifford. I would love nothing

1065
00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:19,120
Speaker 1: more than for Shan Clifford to throw for four hundred

1066
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:22,080
Speaker 1: yards in the Rose Bowl to once and for all

1067
00:55:22,320 --> 00:55:26,120
Speaker 1: stop with the Drew Aller stuff with you. But I

1068
00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:30,200
Speaker 1: probably not still going not gonna happen. I'm going Penn State.

1069
00:55:30,239 --> 00:55:31,880
Speaker 1: I'm going Penn State because I think the defense is

1070
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Speaker 1: the best thing in this game. And if there is

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Speaker 1: if there's a thing that can win this game, it

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Speaker 1: is getting to Cam rising on those scrambles, on those

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Speaker 1: those extensions. And I think Penn State has that ability.

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Speaker 1: So I'm going to state we agree.

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Speaker 2: So look, if you're gonna be out in the LA area,

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Speaker 2: if you're a stater, or maybe extend the trip by

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Speaker 2: a few days, go see some of the sites and

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Speaker 2: sounds that LA has to offer. If you're a Utah fan,

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Speaker 2: you're not that far away from home, maybe extend your

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Speaker 2: trip by a in a week and coming see us January.

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Speaker 2: Love to at the Troubadour soliverblelive dot com as where

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Speaker 2: you can get your tickets.

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Speaker 1: I'd love to see you you. I'm I'm specifically talking

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Speaker 1: to you the listener, not to me, not to you.

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Speaker 1: Let's see you tie yeah. Soliverblelive dot com an incredible show.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna have a terrific time in LA. It's in Hollywood,

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Speaker 1: specifically Troubadour. It's the best, so good. So look, Dan,

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Speaker 1: that does it for bold previews.

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Speaker 2: Obviously, once we know what the matchup is in the

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Speaker 2: National Championship, we'll find a way to preview that in

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Speaker 2: ambitious fashion. Perhaps how we discuss a little bit earlier

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Speaker 2: on the show our unnamed podcast project. But I think

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Speaker 2: we're we're we're set up here for a really good

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Speaker 2: weekend of games. I'm excited to ring in the new year.

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Speaker 2: I presume I will be talking to you at some point.

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Speaker 1: On New Year's Eve. Yes, we'll be figuring something out

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Speaker 1: with the playoff, right, Yeah, okay, definitely.

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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for more on that. We'd love to have

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Speaker 2: you aboard as we do something live. We'll figure out

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Speaker 2: the what.

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Speaker 1: And the when. Make sure that you follow us across

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Speaker 1: all social media, will make sure that we post it there.

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Speaker 1: In the meantime, Dan, Happy New Year, Hey to you

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Speaker 1: as well, Happy New Year to our verbollerhood.

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Speaker 2: If we don't talk to you beforehand, enjoy your New

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Speaker 2: Year's Eve. We will talk to you in twenty twenty three,

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Speaker 2: at least in podcast form the next time you download

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Speaker 2: the show. For that guy over there, Dan Rubinstein from

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Speaker 2: myself ty home Brand, stay solid, Happy New Year.

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Speaker 3: Peace,