WEBVTT - 2019 Big Ten Preview (and Notre Dame)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the solid Verbal coll that for me, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a man, I'm forty. I've heard so many players say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be happy. You want to be happy

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<v Speaker 1>for day Edith State is that whoo whoom? And Dean

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<v Speaker 1>and Tye.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Solid Rebel boys and girls. My

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<v Speaker 2>name is ty Hildebrandt, joining me as always over there

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<v Speaker 2>in beautiful New York City.

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<v Speaker 1>My man, the one and only Dan Ruberstein, Sir, how

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<v Speaker 1>are you? I'm good. I feel like we can check

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<v Speaker 1>whatever hour we're recording this eight pm Eastern, off of

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<v Speaker 1>the very random hours that we recorded this.

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<v Speaker 2>What is what is the most random time we did

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<v Speaker 2>that we post, we did the post all.

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<v Speaker 1>This will tie in with both me and the Big

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<v Speaker 1>ten post Ohio State Oregon National Championship post game sometime

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the night. We hit record around

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<v Speaker 1>midnight twelve forty five something like that in Texas, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably the most extreme. But we've done very early

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<v Speaker 1>to accommodate weird schedules. We've done random midday, We've done

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<v Speaker 1>our general evening. So I like this is it's not

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<v Speaker 1>quite after dark, it's not solid Verbal after dark, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's solid verbal colon cocktail hour, solid.

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<v Speaker 2>Verbal colon cocktail hour. Yes, I like that. So here

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<v Speaker 2>is what we are doing. We're actually recording this on

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<v Speaker 2>a Sunday evening, later than usual on a Sunday. We're

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<v Speaker 2>used to doing the Sunday thing, just not really ever

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<v Speaker 2>this late. We want to get the Big ten out

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<v Speaker 2>of the way because we've got a loaded week. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're listening to this, it is Wednesday, August the fourteenth,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe sometime after, but certainly in that general timeframe. We're

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<v Speaker 2>recording it early because we've got two live shows, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, that we're doing this weekend. The first is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be on Saturday in Dallas. It's August the seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's at Alamo Draft House at eight pm Central Time.

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<v Speaker 2>Buy your tickets now still left saliverboltickets dot com, Slash Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually I should preface this by saying, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if tickets will be left, but if they are left,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where you can find them. And then the very

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<v Speaker 2>next day, I've said it time and again, hopping on

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<v Speaker 2>the bird, flying back across the country, going to the

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<v Speaker 2>nation's capital at Union Stage, we're going to put on

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<v Speaker 2>a second performance of the Fantasy Things Draft a different show.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe a little bit of overlap, but a different show

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part. August the eighteenth, it's a Sunday night.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think there's gonna be overlap. I mean, other

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<v Speaker 1>than the two extremely handsome hosts and general theme of

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<v Speaker 1>the show. But in terms of the picks and the

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<v Speaker 1>jokes and the yucks that we're coming up with, that's

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<v Speaker 1>on the that's on the fly, on the spot. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's on the fly, that's on the spot.

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<v Speaker 2>There will be there has to be a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of overlap just to tie the two together.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that overlap? Does it rhyme with Blean Blandblino? Are

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<v Speaker 1>we doing an all Dean Blandino Fantasy Things? Just tell

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<v Speaker 1>me now, because you hold.

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<v Speaker 2>The if that could be the compensatory round, what would

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<v Speaker 2>you do if you or we sat next to Dean

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<v Speaker 2>Blandino on our flight randomly from Dallas to DC, We'd

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<v Speaker 2>have to engage him in conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>We would have to engage him.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if we could talk about putting a

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<v Speaker 2>giant picture of him up behind us at the Venom

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<v Speaker 2>Theater in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>That could be a little bit weird. I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>a high point, a life high point, Big ten Country

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<v Speaker 1>and Dean Blandino.

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<v Speaker 2>The good news though, is if we sat next to

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<v Speaker 2>Blandino on a flight, we wouldn't have to worry about

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<v Speaker 2>what content to discuss when we get to DC.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true. Also, we'd be sitting first class because Blandino

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<v Speaker 1>don't fly coach. That is I believe that's checking out. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I would also like to add, and I put, this

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<v Speaker 1>is nothing I have cleared with you. This is nothing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you might very well edit this out. Who knows.

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<v Speaker 1>But we are actually flying into Austin, Texas. Correct. We're

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<v Speaker 1>flying into Austin, Texas on Friday, the day before the

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas show because we have friends we'd like to see Austin,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have Mexican food I'd like to eat. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>proposing Saturday morning before we drive and we're gonna we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna hit the road pretty early. I would say to

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<v Speaker 1>go to Dallas. Yes, I think we should get some

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<v Speaker 1>breakfast tacos hashtag tacos with tie and tell people where

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<v Speaker 1>to go and we can just have some breakfast tacos

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<v Speaker 1>with anybody that happens to be in Austin. That is

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<v Speaker 1>not a bad idea, Dan, because I'm an old man

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm probably gonna want to get some sleep the

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<v Speaker 1>night before before a long day, so I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to I want to be out late. But let's call

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<v Speaker 1>it Saturday morning, Pueblo via hoh, we're getting We're getting

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<v Speaker 1>breakfast tacos. How about that. I am down with come out,

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<v Speaker 1>come out, and we will give you a well. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>put the time on our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>tacos with tie in Austin, Saturday morning, the seventeenth, Is

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<v Speaker 1>that correct? Yeah? Seventeenth, Yeah, Saturday morning the seventeenth, hashtag

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<v Speaker 1>tacos with tie. And then we're going to be on

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<v Speaker 1>our way and you can you can wish us well

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully we'll see more people in Austin in Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>that night. But that that is my proposition.

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<v Speaker 2>We will start the caravan up to Dallas from plow Vah.

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<v Speaker 1>Done, let's do it. Bring the cowbells. More details to come.

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<v Speaker 2>More details to come. We're doing a show than the

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<v Speaker 2>very next day in DC. Soliverble tickets dot com, slash DC.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're going to be in the DMV and we'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to stop on by the live show special guests.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a lot of fun. Correct, We're excited.

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<v Speaker 2>I have not begun preparing for this yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we have our master list of about fifty items

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<v Speaker 1>we do we need to bank of. Yeah, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>need the drone on anymore about that.

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<v Speaker 2>You can find us on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram,

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<v Speaker 2>Verbal fiver Ballers four Verballers is the subreddit started by

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<v Speaker 2>our good friend Peter Hoffman, who's doing a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 2>God's work, really pulling together some cool amas. So check

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<v Speaker 2>out reddit dot com, slash our slash solid Verbal Dan.

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<v Speaker 1>What are we doing tonight exactly? We're having ourselves a

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<v Speaker 1>big moment. We're going to talk about the Big Ten fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a lot of teams that are very interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to us. The season is what a couple weeks away basically,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is a pretty significant conference in the Midwest. Hi,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you're familiar, I am earlier yet

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<v Speaker 1>to talk Big ten teams. We've split it up and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to attack it in the way that we

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<v Speaker 1>have been attacking. We've done the acc we've won the

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<v Speaker 1>Pac twelve, we've done the Big twelve. We've split it

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna ask each other questions and figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what the other person is curious about and try to

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<v Speaker 1>answer answer their question the best of our ability. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, also going to lump in Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 1>with this show, Yeah, I got to think of a

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<v Speaker 1>Notre Dame question. Lump in Notre Dame as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess technically we should have lumped them in with

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<v Speaker 2>the acc but we were young and dumb and unprepared,

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<v Speaker 2>and now here we are lumping in Notre Dame with

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<v Speaker 2>more of their geographic partners in the Big Ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you wish they were in the Big ten?

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<v Speaker 2>Time?

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<v Speaker 1>I do? Okay, I do I always have? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>do you not want to save uh Notre Dame for

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<v Speaker 1>our UMass specific episode? I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually I want to go save by the bell, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame plays Michigan, and there's there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>tie in here at the Big ten, So we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to Notre Dame here in a little bit, Daniel, where

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<v Speaker 2>do we want to start here?

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get into the Big ten. Let's do it. Mash

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<v Speaker 1>all those buttons, plase, that wasn't bad? That you really

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<v Speaker 1>the the that was a good way.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what else I have here? I didn't realize

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<v Speaker 2>this until now. A couple of years ago when we

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<v Speaker 2>were talking about the Big Ten West, you put together

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<v Speaker 2>what you called Big ten Underscore West Underscore death Metal.

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds like this. It's very hard, it's very edgy

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<v Speaker 2>for the Big ten West. And maybe we can start there, Dan,

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<v Speaker 2>because my takeaway in looking at that side of the

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<v Speaker 2>conference is that every team is really freaking young, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's sort of wide open there are you can make

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<v Speaker 2>a case for a couple teams, a couple different teams

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<v Speaker 2>other than the usual suspects, to have a puncher's chance

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<v Speaker 2>at winning that side of the conference.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure. Yeah, I was just thinking of metal lyrics to

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<v Speaker 1>set to like current, the offensive line of Northwestern be

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<v Speaker 1>any better? Is there any hope for Northwestern to have

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<v Speaker 1>an offense? And I just I'm not in a good place.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's start with the Big ten West because we

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<v Speaker 1>have the metal asking me a question.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to start with Nebraska because Nebraska is a

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<v Speaker 2>very trendy pick right now in the Big Ten West.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's warranted. That's sort of my

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<v Speaker 2>question for you. I'm going to go back to something

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<v Speaker 2>I said a couple shows ago. I think it comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to the defense on Nebraska. Everyone's talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>offense and Adrian Martinez and Scott Frost what he can

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<v Speaker 2>do with that side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>That's very exciting, but I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think if it's going to happen for Nebraska, it needs

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<v Speaker 2>to happen on the defensive side. Do you think you've

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<v Speaker 2>got enough confidence in the Nebraska Cornhusker defense to warrant

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<v Speaker 2>such high expectations in year two now under our boy

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Frost.

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<v Speaker 1>No, but that doesn't mean I don't have long term

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<v Speaker 1>confidence that this defense can get to an interesting place

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<v Speaker 1>because there is that connection both with Frost and then

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<v Speaker 1>his defensive coordinator Eric Chenander Shenander, I guess are there

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<v Speaker 1>any vowels in that word? Very few. He was an

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<v Speaker 1>outside linebackers coach at Oregon. He was a Jerry as

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<v Speaker 1>an arro guy in Nick alliotty guy. So I remember

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<v Speaker 1>him well and he was he was pretty highly thought

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<v Speaker 1>of as a recruiter. So in terms of building depth

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<v Speaker 1>on this Nebraska defense, I am optimistic that they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get to a good place. We've talked about this

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<v Speaker 1>in episodes past, whether it was Iowa State or whoever

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<v Speaker 1>we were talking about in the ACC. In terms of combination,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's Clemson quarterback and defense, sure, and Nebraska

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<v Speaker 1>in the West has the quarterback is what it appears

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<v Speaker 1>in Adrian Martinez. But I don't know this defense at

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<v Speaker 1>its best. This defense is very thin. I like them

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<v Speaker 1>up front on the line and at linebacker is it

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<v Speaker 1>gets pretty rough. It seems okay in the back end,

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<v Speaker 1>but still they were really horrid against the run last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and that worries me because if you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be complicated against this Nebraska team and be okay, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't spell you know, division titles. So they weren't

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<v Speaker 1>great on third down last year. They were not great

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. They gave up a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>big plays. So yes, if they fix their situational d

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<v Speaker 1>and they tighten up they you know, they bend but

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<v Speaker 1>don't break, that will go a long way. But offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>you're focusing on the defense, which is right because I

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<v Speaker 1>think they're still pretty thin there. Offensively, who's Adrian Martinez

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<v Speaker 1>throwing to JD. Spielman and maybe Wandale Robinson's the big

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<v Speaker 1>incoming true freshman, big recruit. The offensive line still up

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<v Speaker 1>in the but it should be okay. They're leading returning Russia.

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<v Speaker 1>Maurice Washington has has some legal issues in California that

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<v Speaker 1>are pretty serious, and he's still away from the team

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<v Speaker 1>or not. His status is in question, and they have

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<v Speaker 1>a Georgia Tech transfer there. But they're just thin and

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<v Speaker 1>they're building it up. They've recruited pretty well, but in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of confidence, like when you look at other teams like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>well they lose this many starters, but they these many

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<v Speaker 1>snaps were played by their rotation guys, Nebraska doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>that to me. So to me, their best case scenario, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>is probably competing for the West, but that's health and

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<v Speaker 1>a major step up on defense that I can't feel

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<v Speaker 1>great about. So the best case is probably a nine

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<v Speaker 1>to three year. You want to know what I do?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel great about what.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at the schedule right here, Oh, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>nice schedule. Well, if you were going to say it isn't,

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<v Speaker 2>it isn't.

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<v Speaker 1>It isn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So obviously they've got a really tough matchup end

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<v Speaker 2>of September. It's at home against Ohio State. That is

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<v Speaker 2>most likely a loss. We'll get into Ohio State in

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>But well, it's Ohio State, Northwestern and at Minnesota in

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<v Speaker 1>a row. In a row, yeah, in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a tough stretch end of September, early part

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<v Speaker 2>of October. But by a large the tough games are

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<v Speaker 2>at home on the road. You've got a non conference

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<v Speaker 2>spot against Colorado. You've got a road game at Illinois.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got a road game at Minnesota. Minnesota is tricky. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>You've got a road game at Purdue, in a road

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<v Speaker 2>game at Maryland. You're home against Wisconsin, home against Iowa,

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<v Speaker 2>home against Ohio State Northwestern. That ain't bad, dog, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>take it. They miss and they missed Michigan, Michigan State,

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<v Speaker 2>Penn State.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, that is correct, And they also have NIU, who

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<v Speaker 1>the last time they played they almost won tenderly, almost

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<v Speaker 1>didn't throw interceptions. I think that the non conference this

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<v Speaker 1>might be a theme in the West, might be a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit trickier than it appears. But yes, the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that there is no Michigan who absolutely took it to

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<v Speaker 1>them last season. No Michigan's defense, and that was a

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<v Speaker 1>wild weather game last year. And then no Penn State,

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<v Speaker 1>who should have a pretty good team this year. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a nice schedule for sure. Their worst case though, is

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<v Speaker 1>losing those fifty to fifty high scoring affairs, still giving

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<v Speaker 1>up too many big plays. Their Bowl eligible, but barely

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<v Speaker 1>I think at six and six.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, or if the injury bug bites the way it

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<v Speaker 2>did Michigan State last year, that could spell trouble for

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<v Speaker 2>Sisconsin last year. Yeah, that could spell trouble given their depth.

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<v Speaker 2>But all in all, I think if you're a Nebraska fan,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a lot to look forward to. This will

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<v Speaker 2>be an exciting year. You've got the schedule to contend

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<v Speaker 2>here in the West, which is fun.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Let's go to the East. Let's start at

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<v Speaker 1>the top. They won the Rose Bowl last year. They

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<v Speaker 1>made a coaching change there. There's gonna be a new

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<v Speaker 1>starting quarterback, a new defensive coordinator. Ohio State. For all

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<v Speaker 1>of the attention, Justin Fields is getting that, Ryan Day

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<v Speaker 1>is getting that. You know what this new era is

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<v Speaker 1>going to look like? What it's getting. They got very

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<v Speaker 1>strangely leaky on defense last year with the clear best

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<v Speaker 1>talent in the conference, if not the country. So when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the defense that now Greg Madison is

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<v Speaker 1>taking over from the the co defensive Chiano And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>what's his name, Alex? He's at Oklahoma this year? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Crinch, Alex Grinch. Correct, it's late for me? Is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Do they miss in recruiting? The secondary seemed to be off?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it just a development thing? Is it a scheme thing?

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<v Speaker 1>How easy is this fix for Greg Madison in the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive staff in Columbus?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the problems last year were threefold. Okay, First off,

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<v Speaker 2>they had turnover from the year before in secondary, which

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<v Speaker 2>just inherently meant that there was going to be something

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<v Speaker 2>of a step back in the defensive backfield. That happens

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<v Speaker 2>innat Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 1>They oh year over year they were pretty good for

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good but before last year, but there was a

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<v Speaker 1>step back.

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Fuller made the All Big Ten team and they

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<v Speaker 2>moved him around a bunch trying to plug gaps. This

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<v Speaker 2>was a defensive place a lot of man to man.

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<v Speaker 2>They needed to use it in different spots and he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't cover all of them. So that's the first thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the secondary took something of a step back. Secondly,

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<v Speaker 2>and more broadly, Greg Ciano's system was a very rigid

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<v Speaker 2>four to three scheme, and it worked when they had

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<v Speaker 2>better athletes at linebacker, that same level of athleticism, though

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<v Speaker 2>just it wasn't there with the group they had last year.

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<v Speaker 2>They had trouble matching up with slot guys like they

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<v Speaker 2>could otherwise in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>He was adamant.

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<v Speaker 2>Greg Shiana was adamant about playing three linebackers to the

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<v Speaker 2>extent where it actually hampered their ability to defend against

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<v Speaker 2>unbalanced sets, against plays with motions, uh sweeps, that whole thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Fans were screaming, don't get speed on offense. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of teams go base nickel kind of stuff. Absolutely, fans

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<v Speaker 2>were screaming, try to not do that, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>insistent upon playing those three linebackers. The good news bad

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<v Speaker 2>news scenario this year is that all three of those

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<v Speaker 2>guys are back. But given the change I think in

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<v Speaker 2>leadership on the defensive side, we might see a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a different take on how exactly to play

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<v Speaker 2>more of a spread system like we're seeing across college football.

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<v Speaker 2>And then finally, you know, they tried to get as

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<v Speaker 2>much athleticism as they could where they could, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was along the defensive line. But the manner in which

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<v Speaker 2>they did. It was very risky and it left the

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<v Speaker 2>secondary more vulnerable. So there was a whole systemic thing

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<v Speaker 2>going on with Ohio State. If you look at the numbers, look,

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<v Speaker 2>they need to get better on defense. You called it out,

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<v Speaker 2>fiftieth in points per game allowed, seventy ninth in yards

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<v Speaker 2>per rush at four and a half per rush, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, and then fifty first in yards per attempt

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<v Speaker 2>in the passing game. Seven yards per attempt is just

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<v Speaker 2>not good enough for Ohio State. Now, the thing about

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio State is this, I could probably do an entire

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<v Speaker 2>show just me talking about the Buckeyes.

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<v Speaker 1>I studied them intently. You should do a one man

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<v Speaker 1>show in the great Allentown, Bethlehem, Northampton, just Ohio State

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<v Speaker 1>tie on the Bucks. Yeah, just Ohio State. The problem

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<v Speaker 1>is you've getting up there, you and a chair and

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<v Speaker 1>a PowerPoint presentation because you were you actually were very

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<v Speaker 1>pissed that you did not know about the National PowerPoint Championship.

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<v Speaker 1>So this could be your big comeback. It could indeed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Ohio State this year is the epic battle of

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<v Speaker 2>turnover versus talent. That's going to be the theme. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got turnover on the coaching staff at quarterback, at wide out,

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<v Speaker 2>along the line, along the defensive line, but a ton

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<v Speaker 2>of talent in the form of blue chips that they

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<v Speaker 2>have amassed over the last couple of years. They've got

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<v Speaker 2>the top blue chip ratio in the country, which is

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<v Speaker 2>something our friend Bud Elliott keeps track of. How many

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<v Speaker 2>blue chippers are being recruited or signing to your school.

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<v Speaker 2>More often than not, there is a correlation between that

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<v Speaker 2>talent who makes the playoff who ends up winning the

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<v Speaker 2>national championship. So I think specific to the defense, it's

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<v Speaker 2>those three things. But the more existential question, now Dan

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<v Speaker 2>is urban Myer's gone, Yeah, he is. We can't do

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<v Speaker 2>this preview without talking about urban Meyer. Ohio State won

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<v Speaker 2>twelve games last year, including the bull This is still

0:18:14.359 --> 0:18:18.160
<v Speaker 2>a really good football team, albeit some issues on defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we got Ryan Day taken over. How do you

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<v Speaker 2>feel about Ryan Day taken over?

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty good? I mean, all things consider, like the continuity,

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen it succeed at big places with a successful

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<v Speaker 1>offensive mind stepping in after time learning on the job.

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<v Speaker 1>And sure he obviously stepped in last year with urban

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<v Speaker 1>Meyer's suspension to start the season and looked pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>and by all accounts, whether it's on the road recruiting,

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<v Speaker 1>it's with assistance. I like the hires that he made

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<v Speaker 1>and filling out his staff. I think there's good reason

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<v Speaker 1>to feel good about Ryan Day landing Justin Fields, who

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<v Speaker 1>is not Dwayne Haskins. And this is something you can

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<v Speaker 1>probably speak to with Ohio State because you're doing a

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<v Speaker 1>one man show at the regional theater out there. That's right,

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<v Speaker 1>But this is the first year. That's also interesting to me,

0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:07.520
<v Speaker 1>Where these past years it was Braxton Miller, j T. Barrett,

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<v Speaker 1>Cardell Jones, it was J. T. Barrett, Dwayne Haskins. This

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<v Speaker 1>year it's Justin Field's Gunner Hoke transfer from Kentucky. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a different look in room, and that to me is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty intriguing.

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Day is your new coach. Part of why he

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<v Speaker 2>was brought on to be the coach is because he's

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<v Speaker 2>had a knack for developing quarterbacks. Now to help him

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<v Speaker 2>do that with Justin Fields, they hired Mike Ersich to

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<v Speaker 2>be the new quarterback coach, who was at Oklahoma State

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<v Speaker 2>for a while sick. So I think he has done

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty good job assembling a staff. My only bit

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<v Speaker 2>of hesitation here is that coaching changes are a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a coin flip. They always are. Even when you

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes think you have the guy, it just doesn't always

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<v Speaker 2>turn into Lincoln Riley. Sometimes it turns into Larry Koker,

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<v Speaker 2>where it's good for a while and then something happens

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not so good. I don't know if Ryan

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<v Speaker 2>Day is Lincoln Riley or Larry Koker. We don't have

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<v Speaker 2>enough data at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't. We don't have enough data. I like what

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard. He was good in the early part.

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<v Speaker 2>Of last season. I hope that continues. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>ever the question with a coaching change. Can he continue

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<v Speaker 2>what the legend built Dwayne Haskins good first year starter? Yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say so. And he'd be if if.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Kelly were to leave, if he left after last

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<v Speaker 1>season and Urban Meyer State at Ohio State and Notre

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<v Speaker 1>Dame hired away Ryan Day, you'd be pretty pumped about that, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I would feel fine about that. Yeah, But I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>saying it's not a slam dunk, which is why I'm

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<v Speaker 1>urging a little bit of caution here. But yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>brings in justin fields, he's a new quarterback. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a five star, the number two overall prospect in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen class. He's a big kid, six three two

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five. He can really run. There's a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>like here.

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<v Speaker 2>Brings over Mike yersich Day himself, like I said, has

0:20:54.840 --> 0:20:58.400
<v Speaker 2>a knack for developing quarterbacks. He also went out basically

0:20:58.480 --> 0:21:01.720
<v Speaker 2>and nuked the entire defense of coaching staff. He kept

0:21:01.800 --> 0:21:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Larry Johnson the defensive line coach, but made a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of changes to try and amend things on that side

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<v Speaker 2>of the ball, which we addressed a little earlier. The offense, though,

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<v Speaker 2>will be interesting now with fields because there are a

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<v Speaker 2>couple other items that I think need to be mentioned.

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<v Speaker 1>JK.

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<v Speaker 2>Dobbins very exciting player. He's now the full time running back.

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<v Speaker 2>He's never had like that number one alpha role in

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<v Speaker 2>the backfield. I'm curious to see if we get some

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<v Speaker 2>action out of Master Tigue the third. I love the

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<v Speaker 2>name kids a bowling bag to Mario McCall play.

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<v Speaker 1>He's good. I know.

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<v Speaker 2>Master Tigue, though, is a bowling ball with eyes. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope he gets some carries. I want to see what

0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:46.640
<v Speaker 2>Dobbins can do as they increase his workload. They had

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<v Speaker 2>some turnover at wide out. They've got talent at wide out,

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<v Speaker 2>but they've got turnover there. They also lost four offensive

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<v Speaker 2>linemen too, the.

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<v Speaker 1>NFL ned sign. They've recruited well, they've recruited well. So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know the thing that I we'll say about

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<v Speaker 2>the schedule, and then we should probably move on because again,

0:22:02.680 --> 0:22:05.400
<v Speaker 2>I can do this for a half hour, two back

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<v Speaker 2>to backs end of September and first week of October

0:22:08.680 --> 0:22:12.720
<v Speaker 2>at Nebraska home against Michigan State, then the last two

0:22:12.760 --> 0:22:16.080
<v Speaker 2>weeks of November home against Penn State, close out the

0:22:16.160 --> 0:22:17.159
<v Speaker 2>year on the road at Michigan.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what's going to define this season for the Buckeyes.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm, yeah, no, totally is. And they lost a

0:22:22.920 --> 0:22:24.840
<v Speaker 1>bunch of receivers but have recruited well there as well.

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<v Speaker 1>kJ Hill's back, right, kJ Hills back, Yes, he'll be good.

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<v Speaker 1>So best case is what they run the table.

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<v Speaker 2>Best case they run the table. Yeah, they've got the talent.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got the talent to run the table here.

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<v Speaker 1>Worst case, I guess is justin fields is just a

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<v Speaker 1>guy and team stack the box and the offense is

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<v Speaker 1>fits and starts kind of thing, and the defense doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really fix itself. And so what's that that worst case.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the worst case might be three losses on the schedule. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe in that, but right there's not a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of depth to your earlier point about justin fields

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<v Speaker 2>behind him something where to go south in that regard

0:23:01.840 --> 0:23:02.600
<v Speaker 2>that could be a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, let's move on. Let's move on, Dan, I

0:23:06.560 --> 0:23:10.040
<v Speaker 1>want to talk about Wisconsin. I'm always curious when you

0:23:10.119 --> 0:23:12.280
<v Speaker 1>do that, if you're going to say, let's move on, Dan,

0:23:12.359 --> 0:23:14.879
<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about suits. No, I want to

0:23:14.920 --> 0:23:18.920
<v Speaker 1>talk about customs. Okay, Wisconsin a little bit later, we'll

0:23:18.920 --> 0:23:20.240
<v Speaker 1>do that. Oh, a tease.

0:23:21.160 --> 0:23:26.760
<v Speaker 2>Who is playing quarterback for Wisconsin this year? And furthermore,

0:23:26.840 --> 0:23:29.919
<v Speaker 2>does it matter since they still have Jonathan Taylor tailback

0:23:30.280 --> 0:23:32.720
<v Speaker 2>who will clearly be the focal point of that offense?

0:23:33.440 --> 0:23:37.119
<v Speaker 1>Can I just say, oh, that's why I'm asking the question.

0:23:37.320 --> 0:23:43.040
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Jack Cone appears to be ahead. And

0:23:43.520 --> 0:23:46.160
<v Speaker 1>by the way, this is not meant to be mean,

0:23:46.440 --> 0:23:51.480
<v Speaker 1>This is not meant to be accusatory. But try not

0:23:51.640 --> 0:23:54.280
<v Speaker 1>to name your kids something that ends with the letter

0:23:54.359 --> 0:23:56.359
<v Speaker 1>in which his last name is going to start. Because

0:23:56.880 --> 0:24:01.040
<v Speaker 1>Graham Hertz sounds like zach Ertz's little brother and it's

0:24:01.119 --> 0:24:03.760
<v Speaker 1>Graham Mertz and I hate that we have to do

0:24:03.800 --> 0:24:06.560
<v Speaker 1>that for the next however long he's playing college football.

0:24:06.640 --> 0:24:12.720
<v Speaker 1>Grammer Jack Grammarts, Country Grammarts. That's good. I hate myself.

0:24:12.800 --> 0:24:16.600
<v Speaker 1>I just burminized something. Jack Cone is probably gonna be

0:24:16.640 --> 0:24:19.880
<v Speaker 1>the guy. It is going to matter because Wisconsin goes

0:24:19.880 --> 0:24:22.600
<v Speaker 1>from good to potentially really good when they have an

0:24:22.600 --> 0:24:25.080
<v Speaker 1>efficient quarterback. And Jack Cone does not need to light

0:24:25.119 --> 0:24:26.720
<v Speaker 1>the world on fire. Jack Cone does not need to

0:24:26.720 --> 0:24:29.000
<v Speaker 1>be a crazy dual threat kind of guy, but he

0:24:29.040 --> 0:24:31.520
<v Speaker 1>needs to be a lot better than he was last season.

0:24:31.640 --> 0:24:34.880
<v Speaker 1>And Alex Hornybrook had a pretty horrible year. He threw

0:24:34.920 --> 0:24:37.800
<v Speaker 1>a ton of picks. Jack Cone comes in when hornybrooks

0:24:37.880 --> 0:24:40.879
<v Speaker 1>hurt and just not performing and is not that great.

0:24:41.000 --> 0:24:45.400
<v Speaker 1>He throws picks less often, which is not the greatest

0:24:45.480 --> 0:24:49.080
<v Speaker 1>compliment you can pay somebody. Wiscons has got a new

0:24:49.119 --> 0:24:50.879
<v Speaker 1>offensive line in front of him. The good news for

0:24:50.960 --> 0:24:54.479
<v Speaker 1>Cone if he is going to improve, he's a pretty

0:24:54.600 --> 0:24:58.080
<v Speaker 1>nice set And aside from Jonathan Taylor, Jonathan Taylor touchdowns,

0:24:58.040 --> 0:25:01.000
<v Speaker 1>so we call him right or tailback tailback tail touchdown

0:25:01.000 --> 0:25:06.200
<v Speaker 1>if you want no, I like tailback AJ Davis or

0:25:06.280 --> 0:25:09.840
<v Speaker 1>Danny Davis, AJ Taylor and possibly because he was just

0:25:09.880 --> 0:25:11.720
<v Speaker 1>acquitted and his status is still up in the air,

0:25:11.840 --> 0:25:16.200
<v Speaker 1>Quintes Cephis might be back for Wisconsin, so he could

0:25:16.280 --> 0:25:20.359
<v Speaker 1>have a nice array of players to be throwing to. Defensively,

0:25:20.640 --> 0:25:23.439
<v Speaker 1>they have to be healthier. They're still I mean, the

0:25:23.440 --> 0:25:26.880
<v Speaker 1>linebackers are pretty new. A lot of what Wisconsin succeeded

0:25:26.920 --> 0:25:29.639
<v Speaker 1>in doing was shutting teams down on defense and when

0:25:29.640 --> 0:25:32.720
<v Speaker 1>they had the ball, just pounding them and just wearing

0:25:32.760 --> 0:25:36.520
<v Speaker 1>teams down. And so I look at this defense. They're

0:25:36.600 --> 0:25:39.520
<v Speaker 1>pretty green upfront. You know, there's a decent amount of

0:25:39.560 --> 0:25:41.840
<v Speaker 1>experience in the back. But it's going to have to

0:25:41.840 --> 0:25:45.040
<v Speaker 1>be a situation which somebody else's shouldering the load outside

0:25:45.080 --> 0:25:47.000
<v Speaker 1>of Jonathan Taylor tailback if they're going to get to

0:25:47.040 --> 0:25:52.280
<v Speaker 1>threatening double digit wins. So the best case scenario, after

0:25:52.560 --> 0:25:55.280
<v Speaker 1>last year, which you know, the offense was rough outside

0:25:55.280 --> 0:25:58.919
<v Speaker 1>of JTT, the defense was okay against the run, but

0:25:59.080 --> 0:26:03.040
<v Speaker 1>pretty bad against the pass, the best case scenario for

0:26:03.080 --> 0:26:06.879
<v Speaker 1>the Badgers, for Bucky b Edger, offensive line comes together,

0:26:07.200 --> 0:26:10.600
<v Speaker 1>offense bounces back, somebody who you know is a gravitational

0:26:10.640 --> 0:26:14.000
<v Speaker 1>player continues to be on the outside, and the defense improves.

0:26:15.200 --> 0:26:17.320
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna say nine to three is probably their best

0:26:17.359 --> 0:26:18.760
<v Speaker 1>case right now, with a chance to get to ten

0:26:18.800 --> 0:26:21.359
<v Speaker 1>in the bowl game. Worst case is Jack Cone is

0:26:21.359 --> 0:26:24.040
<v Speaker 1>still below average and you know, some games the defense

0:26:24.040 --> 0:26:26.879
<v Speaker 1>shows up, some games doesn't and they go seven to five.

0:26:27.240 --> 0:26:29.159
<v Speaker 1>That's the worry for me that it's more of the

0:26:29.200 --> 0:26:34.400
<v Speaker 1>same if Mertz is not ready to be that full

0:26:34.440 --> 0:26:36.000
<v Speaker 1>time guy and Jack Cone is the guy at least

0:26:36.040 --> 0:26:38.800
<v Speaker 1>in the beginning, and then it's a will they won't they?

0:26:38.880 --> 0:26:42.000
<v Speaker 1>With Who are they starting come week six? I don't know.

0:26:42.040 --> 0:26:47.200
<v Speaker 1>The schedule is not bad. They have what Michigan in September,

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:51.080
<v Speaker 1>they're on the road at Ohio State this year they

0:26:51.119 --> 0:26:53.600
<v Speaker 1>have a buye before iowather at Nebraska. They're at Minnesota,

0:26:53.640 --> 0:26:56.159
<v Speaker 1>which we'll get to I think is interesting. So it's fine,

0:26:57.160 --> 0:26:59.880
<v Speaker 1>how much but how much let down? Look ahead? Potential?

0:27:00.640 --> 0:27:04.879
<v Speaker 2>Is that October nineteenth game it's at Illinois. It's between

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:10.200
<v Speaker 2>Michigan State at home and Camp Randall Stadium homecoming. And

0:27:10.520 --> 0:27:14.640
<v Speaker 2>the week after Illinois it's on the road in Ohio

0:27:14.680 --> 0:27:16.000
<v Speaker 2>Stadium against the Buck guys.

0:27:18.560 --> 0:27:21.360
<v Speaker 1>Is Trevor Lawrence and all of his receivers gonna say,

0:27:21.359 --> 0:27:24.040
<v Speaker 1>why don't we just go to Champagne and be legends.

0:27:24.440 --> 0:27:26.959
<v Speaker 1>If that's not happening, fair enough, I don't think Illinois

0:27:26.960 --> 0:27:28.800
<v Speaker 1>has a quarterback to really put the fear of life

0:27:28.840 --> 0:27:34.840
<v Speaker 1>into anybody. Fair enough, Okay, I'll do apologies to Brandon Peters.

0:27:35.359 --> 0:27:35.760
<v Speaker 1>Fair enough.

0:27:35.800 --> 0:27:36.800
<v Speaker 2>Where you gonna go next?

0:27:37.280 --> 0:27:39.600
<v Speaker 1>All right, let's stick with Brandon Peter's old team. Let's

0:27:39.640 --> 0:27:41.239
<v Speaker 1>just get it out of the way. Let's do it.

0:27:42.840 --> 0:27:45.360
<v Speaker 1>So a lot of what I'm seeing about I've seen

0:27:45.400 --> 0:27:48.320
<v Speaker 1>actually two things about Michigan this off season. One, Josh

0:27:48.320 --> 0:27:53.280
<v Speaker 1>Gaddis is coming in. We're gonna we're gonna modernize this. Modernize, yeah, modernize,

0:27:53.280 --> 0:27:55.159
<v Speaker 1>We're gonna spread them out. We're finally gonna get to

0:27:55.200 --> 0:27:58.360
<v Speaker 1>the twenty first century, twenty forty chess on this offense.

0:27:58.720 --> 0:28:02.919
<v Speaker 1>The other thing I've seen was describing Michigan's defense in

0:28:02.960 --> 0:28:06.000
<v Speaker 1>the way that people describe Clayton Kershaw, where they're just like,

0:28:06.040 --> 0:28:08.920
<v Speaker 1>if you take out this one start, if you take

0:28:08.920 --> 0:28:11.399
<v Speaker 1>out this one playoff game where you gave up forty

0:28:11.440 --> 0:28:15.959
<v Speaker 1>four earned runs against the Cardinals, he's pretty good. And

0:28:16.000 --> 0:28:18.800
<v Speaker 1>that I've seen that about Michigan's defense, and you take

0:28:18.840 --> 0:28:20.639
<v Speaker 1>out the Ohio State game, and what are we talk

0:28:20.720 --> 0:28:24.080
<v Speaker 1>We're talking about pretty successful guy in defense. So let's

0:28:24.080 --> 0:28:26.960
<v Speaker 1>stick with the modernizing. What does that actually look like? Is?

0:28:27.040 --> 0:28:29.960
<v Speaker 1>What is a modern Michigan offense run by Shape Patterson

0:28:30.080 --> 0:28:35.240
<v Speaker 1>with we'll edit in a running back get one and

0:28:35.480 --> 0:28:37.720
<v Speaker 1>you know, good but kind of beat up receivers in

0:28:37.800 --> 0:28:41.720
<v Speaker 1>a good offensive line. What does that quote unquote modern

0:28:42.200 --> 0:28:43.040
<v Speaker 1>offense look like?

0:28:43.160 --> 0:28:46.760
<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, Harbaugh kind of started modernizing it last

0:28:46.760 --> 0:28:49.600
<v Speaker 2>season when he brought Shape Patterson over, who was not

0:28:50.520 --> 0:28:52.880
<v Speaker 2>the kind of quarterback who would typically fit his system,

0:28:53.400 --> 0:28:55.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, and hire a new line coach.

0:28:55.400 --> 0:28:57.560
<v Speaker 1>I always screw up his name? Is it Edward Rinner?

0:28:58.160 --> 0:28:59.760
<v Speaker 1>Warren Warrener? With Warrener.

0:29:00.160 --> 0:29:02.200
<v Speaker 2>It's so easy, it's right in front of me. Yeah,

0:29:02.240 --> 0:29:04.120
<v Speaker 2>I know the guy. We've been talking about him for years.

0:29:04.160 --> 0:29:05.920
<v Speaker 2>I just can't say his name's He's.

0:29:05.760 --> 0:29:08.880
<v Speaker 1>Well known around the globe, well known around the globe.

0:29:09.400 --> 0:29:12.840
<v Speaker 2>He's got a wealth of knowledge about the running game,

0:29:13.040 --> 0:29:16.960
<v Speaker 2>about spread offense. Is really good coach. This was definitely

0:29:17.760 --> 0:29:19.880
<v Speaker 2>I think the start of now what we see going

0:29:19.880 --> 0:29:24.120
<v Speaker 2>on in twenty nineteen bringing over Josh gaddis. I think

0:29:24.120 --> 0:29:25.960
<v Speaker 2>what you're going to see if you talk about more

0:29:26.040 --> 0:29:29.640
<v Speaker 2>modernized I think you're going to see more tempo. We're

0:29:29.680 --> 0:29:31.960
<v Speaker 2>hardly ever going to see huddle and you're going to

0:29:32.040 --> 0:29:36.520
<v Speaker 2>see more RPOs. Gaddis is big on this, all right.

0:29:36.600 --> 0:29:38.560
<v Speaker 2>He's trying to I don't know if you saw this,

0:29:39.160 --> 0:29:43.640
<v Speaker 2>he's trying to invent his own hashtag, speed in Space. Okay,

0:29:44.000 --> 0:29:45.640
<v Speaker 2>he's been tweeting that out. That's going to be the

0:29:45.640 --> 0:29:49.040
<v Speaker 2>theme for this offense. And you know, hey, it's kind

0:29:49.080 --> 0:29:52.360
<v Speaker 2>of a gimmick thing, but speed in Space is definitely

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:55.080
<v Speaker 2>not how you would define the old Jim Harbaugh system

0:29:55.160 --> 0:29:56.840
<v Speaker 2>where you line up under center and give it to

0:29:56.880 --> 0:30:00.400
<v Speaker 2>somebody who's big and the gun a lot last and

0:30:00.440 --> 0:30:03.120
<v Speaker 2>tight ends. But no, I'm saying last year was the

0:30:03.120 --> 0:30:05.680
<v Speaker 2>start of it. This year, I think we get to

0:30:05.720 --> 0:30:08.360
<v Speaker 2>the next level now with Josh Gaddis. I'm familiar with

0:30:08.400 --> 0:30:12.120
<v Speaker 2>Gaddis from his time at Penn State, and honestly, if

0:30:12.160 --> 0:30:14.880
<v Speaker 2>you're a Penn State fan, you miss Josh Gaddis because

0:30:14.880 --> 0:30:16.920
<v Speaker 2>the wide receiving core has not been the same since

0:30:16.960 --> 0:30:20.920
<v Speaker 2>he left. If you're a Michigan fan, you get excited

0:30:20.960 --> 0:30:23.280
<v Speaker 2>because maybe you see a flavor of what Joe Moorehead

0:30:23.280 --> 0:30:25.400
<v Speaker 2>did at Penn State. What he's done a little bit

0:30:25.400 --> 0:30:29.720
<v Speaker 2>at Mississippi State. Bruce Felman depicted this higher pretty well

0:30:29.760 --> 0:30:33.120
<v Speaker 2>in an article. He talked about Harball basically calling up

0:30:33.200 --> 0:30:36.920
<v Speaker 2>Josh Gaddis, giving him full control of the offense and

0:30:37.200 --> 0:30:40.120
<v Speaker 2>essentially the job within twenty minutes, like he knew this

0:30:40.280 --> 0:30:43.200
<v Speaker 2>was the guy he wanted to get. That's something if

0:30:43.240 --> 0:30:45.160
<v Speaker 2>I'm a Michigan fan that gets the juice is flowing,

0:30:45.760 --> 0:30:47.040
<v Speaker 2>you sort of know what you're going to get.

0:30:47.040 --> 0:30:53.800
<v Speaker 1>Though, I think, so, okay, why would it not. I

0:30:53.800 --> 0:30:57.800
<v Speaker 1>didn't think the Michigan offense was that bad last year Michigan.

0:30:58.040 --> 0:31:00.520
<v Speaker 1>I mean they were bad against Notre Dame, scored ten

0:31:00.560 --> 0:31:03.720
<v Speaker 1>offensive points, right, it was ten points and yes, nineteen

0:31:03.840 --> 0:31:08.520
<v Speaker 1>eight yard kickoff return touchdown. And then it wasn't the

0:31:08.560 --> 0:31:11.000
<v Speaker 1>offense that was. I mean, it wasn't great against Ohio State,

0:31:11.040 --> 0:31:13.920
<v Speaker 1>but that was a game at halftime and the defense

0:31:14.080 --> 0:31:17.479
<v Speaker 1>just could not keep up with Dwayne Haskins and all

0:31:17.480 --> 0:31:18.160
<v Speaker 1>those receivers.

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:22.280
<v Speaker 2>For all there were there were two nineteen minute chunks

0:31:22.840 --> 0:31:25.840
<v Speaker 2>that defined Yes, this was what Nicole auerbacks is what

0:31:25.920 --> 0:31:28.640
<v Speaker 2>Nicole wrote, Yeah, the athletic for the athletic there were

0:31:28.640 --> 0:31:31.560
<v Speaker 2>two nineteen minute chunks. One in the beginning part of

0:31:31.560 --> 0:31:34.160
<v Speaker 2>the year against Notre Dame one at the end of

0:31:34.160 --> 0:31:38.440
<v Speaker 2>the year against Ohio State in which during which the

0:31:38.520 --> 0:31:42.480
<v Speaker 2>defense had these momentary lapses and that really did alter

0:31:42.600 --> 0:31:45.160
<v Speaker 2>the course of the season. Otherwise, though, you could really

0:31:45.160 --> 0:31:47.120
<v Speaker 2>make the case that this might have been the best

0:31:47.120 --> 0:31:50.120
<v Speaker 2>defense in the country. So they had their moments, and

0:31:50.160 --> 0:31:52.520
<v Speaker 2>they need to cut back on those mistakes for sure

0:31:52.560 --> 0:31:56.400
<v Speaker 2>against better competition, but like it was still pretty damn

0:31:56.440 --> 0:31:57.160
<v Speaker 2>good last year.

0:31:57.840 --> 0:32:00.440
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was a top probably twenty twenty five offense

0:32:00.480 --> 0:32:02.360
<v Speaker 1>in the country, and the defense was one of the

0:32:02.360 --> 0:32:05.040
<v Speaker 1>best ten or fifteen defenses in the country, if not higher.

0:32:05.720 --> 0:32:10.880
<v Speaker 1>So they were just they were they were losers in moments,

0:32:10.920 --> 0:32:12.920
<v Speaker 1>they were not you know, in need of an overhaul.

0:32:13.200 --> 0:32:15.280
<v Speaker 1>And so that it worries me that there's going to

0:32:15.320 --> 0:32:19.520
<v Speaker 1>be new verbiage, that there's going to be confusion at times.

0:32:19.560 --> 0:32:22.640
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Maybe, well that's fair, right, that's fair.

0:32:23.440 --> 0:32:26.400
<v Speaker 1>I am I'm just curious. I'm curious that they're going

0:32:26.480 --> 0:32:29.280
<v Speaker 1>to overthink it sometimes. And you know, he hasn't been

0:32:29.320 --> 0:32:31.200
<v Speaker 1>an offensive coordinator. I saw that there was a feud

0:32:31.240 --> 0:32:34.760
<v Speaker 1>between he and Mike Locksley over Mike Locksley not giving

0:32:34.840 --> 0:32:37.719
<v Speaker 1>him credit and media. I don't know whatever it is.

0:32:38.200 --> 0:32:39.920
<v Speaker 1>I'm curious. I think it's a it's a high risk

0:32:39.960 --> 0:32:43.200
<v Speaker 1>maneuver that could pay huge dividends, but curious to see

0:32:43.200 --> 0:32:46.440
<v Speaker 1>if not, if it wasn't the most needed thing overhauling

0:32:46.440 --> 0:32:47.000
<v Speaker 1>this offense.

0:32:47.360 --> 0:32:50.000
<v Speaker 2>Some other quick factoids and then we'll move on. The

0:32:50.040 --> 0:32:54.120
<v Speaker 2>line should be should be a strength of this team

0:32:54.120 --> 0:32:57.040
<v Speaker 2>because they've got full definitely four guys back. It's going

0:32:57.120 --> 0:33:00.600
<v Speaker 2>to help Shape Patterson. Hopefully, it's gonna help the run attack.

0:33:01.120 --> 0:33:03.360
<v Speaker 2>As you said, they lost both both Karan Higgen and

0:33:03.440 --> 0:33:06.520
<v Speaker 2>Chris Evans. We can edit in a running back name here.

0:33:06.440 --> 0:33:07.840
<v Speaker 1>But I think it's it's going to be a true

0:33:07.880 --> 0:33:11.560
<v Speaker 1>freshman who I think is from southern California, Trebousche Adam.

0:33:11.800 --> 0:33:14.760
<v Speaker 2>Whoever gets the whoever gets the carries right the line

0:33:14.800 --> 0:33:17.880
<v Speaker 2>should benefit them. Of course, Shape Patterson's back pretty good

0:33:17.920 --> 0:33:20.560
<v Speaker 2>in his first year. There was room for improvement. I'm

0:33:20.600 --> 0:33:22.560
<v Speaker 2>curious to see now what he does with this system.

0:33:22.840 --> 0:33:25.360
<v Speaker 2>The big spot that I am watching now, especially given

0:33:25.400 --> 0:33:30.000
<v Speaker 2>the fact that we've got Josh Gattis coming up from Alabama. Yeah,

0:33:30.240 --> 0:33:33.080
<v Speaker 2>wide receiver, somebody's got to step up. I thought it

0:33:33.080 --> 0:33:36.960
<v Speaker 2>would be Donevan people's Jones. Yeah, but he didn't really

0:33:37.000 --> 0:33:40.400
<v Speaker 2>step up and be that alpha, so it needs.

0:33:40.240 --> 0:33:42.760
<v Speaker 1>To be good. He was good, Nico Collins.

0:33:42.880 --> 0:33:46.959
<v Speaker 2>He needs to be People's Jones or Nicocollins or Ronnie

0:33:47.000 --> 0:33:49.160
<v Speaker 2>Bell who's a burner, or even Tarik Black if he

0:33:49.200 --> 0:33:52.920
<v Speaker 2>can stay healthy. Somebody's got to step up, and I

0:33:52.920 --> 0:33:56.280
<v Speaker 2>think be that alpha target out wide and then defensively.

0:33:56.320 --> 0:33:58.120
<v Speaker 2>You know, we've talked about it in the off season.

0:33:58.160 --> 0:34:02.240
<v Speaker 2>Rashaun Gary, Chase Winovich, Devin Bush, they're all gone, So

0:34:02.320 --> 0:34:04.680
<v Speaker 2>the work is cut out for Don Brown a little bit.

0:34:05.200 --> 0:34:07.400
<v Speaker 2>They got so many good dudes, though, but they've got

0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:10.879
<v Speaker 2>so many good dudes. Oh my god, Lavert Hill, come on,

0:34:11.719 --> 0:34:13.560
<v Speaker 2>what's his name, Carlo camp Inside.

0:34:13.719 --> 0:34:14.799
<v Speaker 1>It would really help if.

0:34:14.800 --> 0:34:18.479
<v Speaker 2>Khalie Cutson went back to twenty seventeen form, that would

0:34:18.480 --> 0:34:18.960
<v Speaker 2>be nice.

0:34:19.080 --> 0:34:20.919
<v Speaker 1>I think he'll be fine. I think he'll be fine.

0:34:20.960 --> 0:34:23.040
<v Speaker 1>I think the secondary is going to be fine. This

0:34:24.440 --> 0:34:29.040
<v Speaker 1>I hate regurgitating platitudes like this could be the most

0:34:29.080 --> 0:34:33.600
<v Speaker 1>athletic defense Doan Brown has held at Michigan, but there

0:34:33.680 --> 0:34:36.480
<v Speaker 1>is some evidence that it could be one of the

0:34:36.560 --> 0:34:39.200
<v Speaker 1>faster defenses in the country. It should be a very fun,

0:34:39.239 --> 0:34:42.240
<v Speaker 1>angry defense. It should be. It's not an easy schedule.

0:34:43.040 --> 0:34:46.279
<v Speaker 1>It is not easy schedule. By the way, trebousche is,

0:34:46.320 --> 0:34:49.200
<v Speaker 1>I believe a cannon or a slingshot of some kind.

0:34:49.880 --> 0:34:53.879
<v Speaker 1>They could be starting zach charbonnet or sharbonette. I don't

0:34:53.920 --> 0:34:56.040
<v Speaker 1>know how you pronounced it. He's a freshman. I'll learn,

0:34:56.920 --> 0:35:00.320
<v Speaker 1>but that's his French tribouchet idea.

0:35:00.760 --> 0:35:03.399
<v Speaker 2>All right, I'm excited about Michigan. I got them coming

0:35:03.400 --> 0:35:04.319
<v Speaker 2>out of the East this year.

0:35:06.000 --> 0:35:08.480
<v Speaker 1>Interesting. What is it about Michigan before we move on

0:35:08.480 --> 0:35:10.280
<v Speaker 1>to the next team in the West that has them,

0:35:11.040 --> 0:35:12.920
<v Speaker 1>aside from playing the game in ann Arbor, in a

0:35:12.960 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 1>better place than Ohio State, another presumed favorite.

0:35:16.920 --> 0:35:20.520
<v Speaker 2>I am not entirely sure what Ohio State is going

0:35:20.520 --> 0:35:25.520
<v Speaker 2>to look like. Okay, so coaching coaching turnover, Yeah, I

0:35:26.040 --> 0:35:29.440
<v Speaker 2>go back to what I said before. Coaching turnover brings

0:35:29.480 --> 0:35:32.839
<v Speaker 2>with it a fair amount of uncertainty, and we don't

0:35:32.840 --> 0:35:35.680
<v Speaker 2>know what we're going to get out of justin fields. Yeah,

0:35:35.719 --> 0:35:39.000
<v Speaker 2>there's a fair amount of turnover there. Even though they've

0:35:39.040 --> 0:35:41.920
<v Speaker 2>got blue chips out the wazoo. I'm just not as

0:35:41.920 --> 0:35:44.200
<v Speaker 2>confident in them. We'll talk about Michigan State. I like

0:35:44.239 --> 0:35:47.640
<v Speaker 2>Michigan State too, but the issue was offense last season.

0:35:48.400 --> 0:35:50.960
<v Speaker 2>To what end will they be season that? Well, yeah,

0:35:51.080 --> 0:35:53.480
<v Speaker 2>many seasons and then Penn State. Penn State could go

0:35:53.560 --> 0:35:56.000
<v Speaker 2>any one of a thousand different directions. So Michigan is

0:35:56.000 --> 0:35:58.000
<v Speaker 2>a team I feel best about right now. So you

0:35:58.360 --> 0:36:02.920
<v Speaker 2>mentioned a tough schedule, so that is what well, with

0:36:03.040 --> 0:36:07.320
<v Speaker 2>the exception of road games at Penn State and I

0:36:07.360 --> 0:36:09.160
<v Speaker 2>guess at Wisconsin if you want to wump them in

0:36:10.160 --> 0:36:13.319
<v Speaker 2>all their hardest games their home, all their hard games

0:36:13.320 --> 0:36:16.120
<v Speaker 2>are at home. It's just the competition isn't the easiest.

0:36:16.160 --> 0:36:20.239
<v Speaker 2>We're not talking about a creampuff schedule here. I'm looking

0:36:20.239 --> 0:36:23.000
<v Speaker 2>at it. We've got Army Week two, which we've already

0:36:23.120 --> 0:36:28.440
<v Speaker 2>labeled as a interesting game, Yeah danger Notre Dame at home,

0:36:29.280 --> 0:36:33.000
<v Speaker 2>Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State to close out the

0:36:33.080 --> 0:36:35.480
<v Speaker 2>year that Indiana games won that I have circled as

0:36:35.520 --> 0:36:38.839
<v Speaker 2>a letdown look ahead spot. There's a Penn State game

0:36:38.880 --> 0:36:40.200
<v Speaker 2>in there, There's an Iowa game in there.

0:36:40.200 --> 0:36:43.600
<v Speaker 1>This isn't the easiest schedule by any stretch. By the way,

0:36:43.680 --> 0:36:46.720
<v Speaker 1>I did notice because you mentioned the Army game, Don Brown,

0:36:46.840 --> 0:36:48.719
<v Speaker 1>this is not on our fantasy things list. I don't

0:36:48.719 --> 0:36:52.640
<v Speaker 1>believe it ever has been. Don Brown said last week,

0:36:52.760 --> 0:36:56.319
<v Speaker 1>Michigan defensive coordinator, We've been practicing against the options since

0:36:58.640 --> 0:37:00.560
<v Speaker 1>it's great, awesome.

0:37:00.640 --> 0:37:04.920
<v Speaker 2>That's a good cool I love it.

0:37:02.640 --> 0:37:08.480
<v Speaker 1>It should be, but it's not a fantasy thing, all right.

0:37:08.880 --> 0:37:10.680
<v Speaker 1>So you have them coming out of the East. I do,

0:37:10.880 --> 0:37:12.879
<v Speaker 1>I do? Okay, what do you want to know about

0:37:12.880 --> 0:37:13.239
<v Speaker 1>in the West?

0:37:13.239 --> 0:37:16.319
<v Speaker 2>I want to know about Iowa. I want to talk

0:37:16.360 --> 0:37:18.800
<v Speaker 2>to their kids about Iowa, so do I. They've got

0:37:19.440 --> 0:37:23.759
<v Speaker 2>a brutal schedule, and that's saying something because they don't

0:37:23.760 --> 0:37:25.280
<v Speaker 2>even have to play Ohio State.

0:37:25.840 --> 0:37:26.680
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

0:37:26.680 --> 0:37:30.839
<v Speaker 2>How confident are you that they get the running game

0:37:30.880 --> 0:37:33.239
<v Speaker 2>back to where it's been in years past, at least

0:37:33.280 --> 0:37:36.640
<v Speaker 2>to a serviceable level, so that it can compliment Nate

0:37:36.680 --> 0:37:39.239
<v Speaker 2>Stanley and move this team forward offensively.

0:37:41.280 --> 0:37:44.520
<v Speaker 1>I am. They took a step forward last year in

0:37:44.600 --> 0:37:47.359
<v Speaker 1>Big ten play. It was a rough going early on,

0:37:47.960 --> 0:37:50.400
<v Speaker 1>but against Big ten teams they were actually better than

0:37:50.440 --> 0:37:54.520
<v Speaker 1>they were than in twenty seventeen. So with the linemen

0:37:54.600 --> 0:37:59.120
<v Speaker 1>that they bring back with they're in good shape at

0:37:59.160 --> 0:38:03.200
<v Speaker 1>running back. I what's McKay I was gonna say, Makay Pfiffer,

0:38:03.840 --> 0:38:08.319
<v Speaker 1>Makai Sargent, McKay Sargeant or Mackay Pfiffer. Who's to say

0:38:08.320 --> 0:38:09.440
<v Speaker 1>about eligibill.

0:38:09.160 --> 0:38:11.839
<v Speaker 2>Kai Pfiffer could get one point two yards per carry.

0:38:11.960 --> 0:38:15.680
<v Speaker 1>That's true? Well, yeah, probably with mckaye sergeant there. And

0:38:15.800 --> 0:38:17.560
<v Speaker 1>I liked him in an all purpose way last year.

0:38:17.560 --> 0:38:20.480
<v Speaker 1>I thought he showed out pretty nicely at times. Bringing

0:38:20.520 --> 0:38:23.399
<v Speaker 1>back Nate Stanley my guy. We know he can be good.

0:38:23.600 --> 0:38:26.160
<v Speaker 1>There are times where he's not so good. The big

0:38:26.200 --> 0:38:28.960
<v Speaker 1>hole left by t. J. Hawkinson and Noah fan is

0:38:29.440 --> 0:38:31.600
<v Speaker 1>worrisome to me, both in the past and run game,

0:38:32.200 --> 0:38:35.279
<v Speaker 1>just because they were gravitational players that theoretically should be

0:38:35.360 --> 0:38:38.640
<v Speaker 1>opening things up or should have opened things up for Iowa.

0:38:38.760 --> 0:38:41.520
<v Speaker 1>So if the offensive line can get back, can get

0:38:41.560 --> 0:38:44.759
<v Speaker 1>better in run blocking, I think Iowa was going to

0:38:44.800 --> 0:38:47.080
<v Speaker 1>be in a pretty good place offensively. But at the

0:38:47.080 --> 0:38:51.000
<v Speaker 1>same time, I don't see that there needs to be

0:38:51.080 --> 0:38:54.160
<v Speaker 1>motivation on Iowa's end. They go what eight and four,

0:38:54.360 --> 0:38:58.680
<v Speaker 1>nine and four every year, and they seem happy with that.

0:38:58.960 --> 0:39:00.760
<v Speaker 1>This this seems to be a year that they're circling

0:39:00.760 --> 0:39:03.319
<v Speaker 1>as a you know, this is a great situation even

0:39:03.400 --> 0:39:05.640
<v Speaker 1>with the schedule. Iowa State on the road Week three.

0:39:05.719 --> 0:39:08.040
<v Speaker 1>I think they have what they're at Michigan, and then

0:39:08.040 --> 0:39:10.479
<v Speaker 1>they get Penn State in Iowa City the following week

0:39:10.520 --> 0:39:15.239
<v Speaker 1>in October. They're November is pretty tough on the road

0:39:15.239 --> 0:39:20.280
<v Speaker 1>at Northwestern and Wisconsin and Nebraska. But the way they play,

0:39:20.880 --> 0:39:22.560
<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's it's going to be more of the same.

0:39:22.600 --> 0:39:24.239
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I think they can be a little bit

0:39:24.280 --> 0:39:27.440
<v Speaker 1>better with that experienced quarterback stretching the field. Even if

0:39:27.480 --> 0:39:30.279
<v Speaker 1>I don't love their receivers and pass catchers. They win

0:39:30.440 --> 0:39:33.600
<v Speaker 1>two of those those fourth quarter lead games that they

0:39:33.600 --> 0:39:36.719
<v Speaker 1>had last year that they blew. They're ten and two,

0:39:36.880 --> 0:39:39.920
<v Speaker 1>and I don't know how much differently we feel about Iowa.

0:39:40.040 --> 0:39:42.000
<v Speaker 1>So that's sort of where I'm at right now. Best cases,

0:39:42.000 --> 0:39:43.640
<v Speaker 1>they're ten and two. They run a little bit better,

0:39:43.840 --> 0:39:45.359
<v Speaker 1>and they look a lot like they did last year.

0:39:45.480 --> 0:39:48.319
<v Speaker 1>And the great news for them too is defensively they

0:39:48.360 --> 0:39:50.840
<v Speaker 1>might have the best rush end if it's not Chase

0:39:50.920 --> 0:39:54.319
<v Speaker 1>Young in the big ten and aj at Panessa. They're

0:39:54.320 --> 0:39:57.400
<v Speaker 1>in a good place up front. They they're strong at safety.

0:39:58.239 --> 0:40:01.279
<v Speaker 1>I just I don't know, it feels like we're saying

0:40:01.320 --> 0:40:04.160
<v Speaker 1>the same thing most years about Iowa does and so well,

0:40:04.160 --> 0:40:07.640
<v Speaker 1>I got to replace this big, tight end, and you

0:40:07.680 --> 0:40:09.960
<v Speaker 1>know they should be good along the lines. Quarterback is

0:40:10.080 --> 0:40:13.640
<v Speaker 1>generally decent, but they can't really run the ball. I mean,

0:40:13.880 --> 0:40:15.600
<v Speaker 1>this whole thing has been from twenty eighteen and you

0:40:15.600 --> 0:40:19.000
<v Speaker 1>probably didn't even realize. So yeah, if they're worse than

0:40:19.040 --> 0:40:20.680
<v Speaker 1>moving the ball without the tight ends, if the new

0:40:20.680 --> 0:40:23.279
<v Speaker 1>corners struggle, which year over year they keep finding new

0:40:23.280 --> 0:40:25.960
<v Speaker 1>corners that are amazing, they go seven and five, but

0:40:26.640 --> 0:40:28.680
<v Speaker 1>it's probably again going to be eight or nine wins

0:40:28.960 --> 0:40:32.400
<v Speaker 1>their Utah East. What a weird sister state that Iowa

0:40:32.400 --> 0:40:35.279
<v Speaker 1>and Utah could make for each other. Let's go to

0:40:35.320 --> 0:40:40.840
<v Speaker 1>Michigan State. Okay, because I'm a glutton for punishment after

0:40:41.000 --> 0:40:45.960
<v Speaker 1>last year's and this one's in quotes offense and the

0:40:46.040 --> 0:40:51.439
<v Speaker 1>off season, I'm gonna be very kind again Coach Reshuffling. Yeah,

0:40:51.520 --> 0:40:53.799
<v Speaker 1>what's that? It's just I don't know what it was.

0:40:53.840 --> 0:40:55.720
<v Speaker 1>I have the full list here, by the way, it's incredible,

0:40:55.760 --> 0:40:58.240
<v Speaker 1>thank you. If Michigan State's gonna if they're gonna heal

0:40:58.360 --> 0:41:00.480
<v Speaker 1>on offense, if they're going to begin to eel as

0:41:00.480 --> 0:41:04.880
<v Speaker 1>an offense, who or what will be that medicine?

0:41:05.400 --> 0:41:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Well, first off, heel is the proper word to use

0:41:09.120 --> 0:41:12.920
<v Speaker 2>because They were nicked up on offense, and by nicked up,

0:41:12.960 --> 0:41:17.320
<v Speaker 2>I mean pretty much destroyed because of injuries. Brian Lawerki

0:41:18.120 --> 0:41:22.200
<v Speaker 2>hurt his shoulder, didn't really recover. His wide receiving corps

0:41:22.280 --> 0:41:25.160
<v Speaker 2>was all banged up. Felton Davis blew out, and Achilles

0:41:25.200 --> 0:41:28.080
<v Speaker 2>Cody White broke his hand. Darryl Stewart hurt his ankle.

0:41:28.960 --> 0:41:29.200
<v Speaker 1>LJ.

0:41:29.360 --> 0:41:32.799
<v Speaker 2>Scott wasn't healthy for most of the year either, so

0:41:32.840 --> 0:41:34.880
<v Speaker 2>they were they were just banged up. It was the

0:41:34.880 --> 0:41:39.399
<v Speaker 2>first brutal because he really was. He was great, and

0:41:39.840 --> 0:41:43.879
<v Speaker 2>it just sucks. That's football. This was the first year

0:41:43.960 --> 0:41:49.080
<v Speaker 2>ever for Mark D'Antonio where he had exactly zero offensive

0:41:49.080 --> 0:41:51.120
<v Speaker 2>players make the All Big Ten team.

0:41:51.840 --> 0:41:56.480
<v Speaker 1>Wow, a little factoid for you. Well deserved, well deserved.

0:41:56.480 --> 0:41:59.279
<v Speaker 2>The other thing here, separate from injuries, is that the

0:41:59.320 --> 0:42:02.560
<v Speaker 2>offensive line and really was comically bad at run blocking.

0:42:03.400 --> 0:42:06.839
<v Speaker 2>And you know, by every blocking metric we have when

0:42:07.400 --> 0:42:11.200
<v Speaker 2>you look at Bill C's numbers and all these stuff,

0:42:11.320 --> 0:42:14.400
<v Speaker 2>rates and what does it all mean, I'll tell you

0:42:14.400 --> 0:42:16.719
<v Speaker 2>what it means in all of them. Michigan State has

0:42:16.719 --> 0:42:19.480
<v Speaker 2>been terrible the last two years and that needs to

0:42:19.520 --> 0:42:21.640
<v Speaker 2>improve if they want to try and move forward now.

0:42:22.400 --> 0:42:24.560
<v Speaker 2>In twenty nineteen. They got to stay healthy. They got

0:42:24.560 --> 0:42:27.640
<v Speaker 2>to heal literally and then to heal figuratively. They got

0:42:27.640 --> 0:42:30.160
<v Speaker 2>to figure out something along the offensive line. Now, the

0:42:30.239 --> 0:42:33.200
<v Speaker 2>good news for them is that they bring back a ton.

0:42:33.239 --> 0:42:36.719
<v Speaker 2>They've got seventeen returning starters. It's the fourth most in

0:42:36.760 --> 0:42:40.160
<v Speaker 2>the country. Nine on offense, eight on defense, which I'll

0:42:40.200 --> 0:42:44.440
<v Speaker 2>talk about here momentarily. But you mentioned the coach shuffle.

0:42:45.080 --> 0:42:48.239
<v Speaker 2>This is interesting to me. It's interesting because we saw

0:42:48.239 --> 0:42:52.960
<v Speaker 2>what Ryan Day did at Ohio State, essentially ripping down

0:42:53.239 --> 0:42:56.560
<v Speaker 2>the defensive coaching staff to the studs, the one stud

0:42:56.600 --> 0:43:02.160
<v Speaker 2>being Larry Johnson. Mark D'Antonio ain't here to cause no trouble, Dan,

0:43:03.239 --> 0:43:05.520
<v Speaker 2>He's just here to do the coaching staff shuffle.

0:43:06.400 --> 0:43:09.880
<v Speaker 1>Right. Did he get that joke? Now? Gotcha? He got that.

0:43:10.120 --> 0:43:13.680
<v Speaker 1>I'm just letting it breathe, Okay.

0:43:14.640 --> 0:43:19.640
<v Speaker 2>Former quarterbacks coach Brad Salem is now the offensive coordinator

0:43:19.680 --> 0:43:23.879
<v Speaker 2>slash running backs coach. Former offensive coordinator slash running backs

0:43:23.880 --> 0:43:27.759
<v Speaker 2>coach Dave Warner is on the staff still as the

0:43:27.800 --> 0:43:31.120
<v Speaker 2>new quarterbacks coach, a position he coached at Michigan State

0:43:31.440 --> 0:43:34.680
<v Speaker 2>from two thousand and seven to twenty twelve. Former co

0:43:34.840 --> 0:43:38.799
<v Speaker 2>offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Jim Bowman. He's now

0:43:38.840 --> 0:43:43.000
<v Speaker 2>the offensive line coach. Former offensive line coach Mark Statton

0:43:43.040 --> 0:43:46.560
<v Speaker 2>now coaches the tight ends, a position he coached previously

0:43:46.600 --> 0:43:49.720
<v Speaker 2>from two thousand and seven to twenty ten. And former

0:43:49.760 --> 0:43:54.000
<v Speaker 2>assistant defensive backs a special teams coach Don Treadwell now

0:43:54.040 --> 0:43:56.560
<v Speaker 2>coaches the wide receivers, a position he coached from Michigan

0:43:56.600 --> 0:43:59.879
<v Speaker 2>State at Michigan State from two thousand and seven twenty ten.

0:44:00.440 --> 0:44:02.520
<v Speaker 2>And if you're wondering what happened to the wide receivers

0:44:02.520 --> 0:44:05.360
<v Speaker 2>coach Terry Samuel will now he's assistant defensive backs coach.

0:44:06.239 --> 0:44:09.640
<v Speaker 1>Then feels it feels like an episode of Undercover Boss.

0:44:09.920 --> 0:44:14.360
<v Speaker 1>Everybody's undercover, where it's like we went we went to

0:44:14.360 --> 0:44:18.880
<v Speaker 1>the Freedo lay factory and eleven different executives where undercover,

0:44:19.520 --> 0:44:22.080
<v Speaker 1>this is music chairs, it's back to the future.

0:44:22.120 --> 0:44:24.080
<v Speaker 2>They're trying to go back to two thousand and seven

0:44:24.320 --> 0:44:27.600
<v Speaker 2>and maybe it'll work. Mark D'Antonio is a loyal guy.

0:44:27.680 --> 0:44:30.000
<v Speaker 2>He values loyalty. He wants to try and keep the

0:44:30.040 --> 0:44:32.879
<v Speaker 2>same guys in place, and and God help him here.

0:44:33.360 --> 0:44:36.399
<v Speaker 2>What helps him, I think a lot is that their

0:44:36.440 --> 0:44:38.520
<v Speaker 2>defense is going to be elite. I'm not going to

0:44:38.600 --> 0:44:42.160
<v Speaker 2>go through and talk about all the names, but Joe

0:44:42.160 --> 0:44:46.799
<v Speaker 2>Bachi coming back at linebacker, Josiah Scott a lockdown at cornerback,

0:44:47.440 --> 0:44:50.680
<v Speaker 2>Kenny will Leaks was the Big Ten defensive lineman of

0:44:50.719 --> 0:44:53.960
<v Speaker 2>the year. And then we've got the two brothers. I

0:44:54.000 --> 0:45:00.200
<v Speaker 2>looked up phonetically. How you say Mike Panashuk and Jacob Pashuk. Okay,

0:45:00.239 --> 0:45:02.480
<v Speaker 2>there are two brothers along the line who you might

0:45:02.560 --> 0:45:03.640
<v Speaker 2>be excited to.

0:45:03.600 --> 0:45:06.120
<v Speaker 1>Know talk Polish to each other to call out signals.

0:45:07.400 --> 0:45:08.759
<v Speaker 1>Is Rocky Lombardi back?

0:45:09.320 --> 0:45:11.560
<v Speaker 2>Rocky Lombarti is back, but he is not playing quarterback

0:45:11.560 --> 0:45:14.200
<v Speaker 2>because Brian Willwurkie is your presumed starting quarterback.

0:45:14.239 --> 0:45:17.359
<v Speaker 1>What's is he the assistant offensive coordinator? What is Rocky

0:45:17.440 --> 0:45:20.319
<v Speaker 1>Lombardi doing? Is he just the backup quarterback? I guess

0:45:20.360 --> 0:45:22.399
<v Speaker 1>he's just the backup quarterback with the cool last name.

0:45:22.440 --> 0:45:25.200
<v Speaker 1>What a name? What the whole name? It's like naming

0:45:25.239 --> 0:45:26.640
<v Speaker 1>your cond terminator predator.

0:45:27.200 --> 0:45:32.239
<v Speaker 2>Right. It's a tough Big Ten road schedule. It's a

0:45:32.239 --> 0:45:34.279
<v Speaker 2>tough Big Ten road schedule. They're in good position to

0:45:34.320 --> 0:45:37.840
<v Speaker 2>start five and zero Week three at ASU's bit of

0:45:37.840 --> 0:45:41.000
<v Speaker 2>a Bellweather game, maybe more for ASU, but definitely a

0:45:41.040 --> 0:45:44.320
<v Speaker 2>measuring stick to see where we're at with this hopefully

0:45:44.360 --> 0:45:47.880
<v Speaker 2>healthy Michigan State offense. There are seasons going to be

0:45:47.880 --> 0:45:50.760
<v Speaker 2>defined by a six week stretch that they have between

0:45:50.800 --> 0:45:54.760
<v Speaker 2>early October and mid November when they go to Ohio State,

0:45:54.880 --> 0:45:58.600
<v Speaker 2>two Wisconsin home against Penn State, at home against Illinois,

0:45:58.600 --> 0:45:59.800
<v Speaker 2>and then too Michigan.

0:46:00.640 --> 0:46:04.320
<v Speaker 1>Okay, the bus is what is your clearest answer? It's

0:46:04.760 --> 0:46:07.000
<v Speaker 1>it's not at all difficult to yuck it up and

0:46:07.040 --> 0:46:10.920
<v Speaker 1>say Hardy Harror, Mark D'Antonio, shuffle the deck, shuffle the

0:46:11.000 --> 0:46:14.080
<v Speaker 1>chairs on the whatever. What is? What is? Is it

0:46:14.360 --> 0:46:17.000
<v Speaker 1>just health because it doesn't feel like when you watch

0:46:17.040 --> 0:46:20.319
<v Speaker 1>recent Mischione. No, it's not just health. That's that's the

0:46:20.480 --> 0:46:21.960
<v Speaker 1>cure to what happened.

0:46:22.000 --> 0:46:24.400
<v Speaker 2>Well, it's the most immediate cure to get better because

0:46:24.400 --> 0:46:25.920
<v Speaker 2>it really got in their way last year. But I

0:46:26.000 --> 0:46:28.080
<v Speaker 2>for sure they need to figure out the offensive line

0:46:28.080 --> 0:46:30.600
<v Speaker 2>in the running game. It can't all be on Brian Laworkie.

0:46:31.160 --> 0:46:34.160
<v Speaker 2>He tried as best he could last year before he

0:46:34.239 --> 0:46:36.440
<v Speaker 2>got hurt to carry the team, and to some extent

0:46:36.520 --> 0:46:38.880
<v Speaker 2>he did, but they just weren't good enough. They haven't

0:46:38.920 --> 0:46:41.439
<v Speaker 2>been good enough at running the football. They need to come.

0:46:41.400 --> 0:46:44.120
<v Speaker 1>Up with the solution there. That'll be all right. On defense,

0:46:44.200 --> 0:46:45.640
<v Speaker 1>They're gonna be elite on defense.

0:46:46.120 --> 0:46:51.080
<v Speaker 2>Why because they've got eight starters back, big talent at

0:46:51.120 --> 0:46:54.920
<v Speaker 2>all three levels of that defense. Right, They'll be fine.

0:46:55.080 --> 0:46:57.040
<v Speaker 2>They'll be fine. It's gonna be a very good defense.

0:46:57.239 --> 0:46:59.960
<v Speaker 1>It is amazing to me when when teams like that

0:47:00.239 --> 0:47:03.240
<v Speaker 1>with such inappt offenses, because Michigan State kept it together

0:47:03.280 --> 0:47:05.400
<v Speaker 1>on defense last year they did when things were just

0:47:05.560 --> 0:47:07.840
<v Speaker 1>totally shut down an offense, that's always impressive.

0:47:08.600 --> 0:47:10.320
<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to be very good on defense,

0:47:10.880 --> 0:47:13.960
<v Speaker 2>one of the best defenses in the country. I have

0:47:14.040 --> 0:47:16.680
<v Speaker 2>the same questions you do about the offense. Okay, but

0:47:17.360 --> 0:47:21.919
<v Speaker 2>a lot of returning talent, maybe nine to three could

0:47:21.960 --> 0:47:22.680
<v Speaker 2>see ten and two.

0:47:23.560 --> 0:47:28.200
<v Speaker 1>Whoa did you see their alternate uniforms. I don't like them. No,

0:47:28.560 --> 0:47:31.040
<v Speaker 1>I don't like them at all. I don't like it.

0:47:30.960 --> 0:47:32.680
<v Speaker 2>It looks like they're about to play a game of

0:47:32.760 --> 0:47:34.279
<v Speaker 2>laser tag Dan. I don't like it.

0:47:35.680 --> 0:47:37.719
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I tweeted it, comparing it to the look of

0:47:37.719 --> 0:47:41.080
<v Speaker 1>an absinthe bottle. It's not great. Yeah, And you know

0:47:41.080 --> 0:47:43.319
<v Speaker 1>what the thing is that always bothers me about, like

0:47:43.360 --> 0:47:46.800
<v Speaker 1>we had those like copper tinted Michigan State all uniforms

0:47:46.840 --> 0:47:49.200
<v Speaker 1>a couple of years ago. Get it out always Yeah,

0:47:49.600 --> 0:47:52.080
<v Speaker 1>what did you like those? No? No, I didn't like

0:47:52.120 --> 0:47:56.160
<v Speaker 1>those at all. The state script that the basketball team

0:47:56.200 --> 0:47:59.520
<v Speaker 1>has I think is so cool and they should lean

0:47:59.520 --> 0:48:03.239
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0:48:03.520 --> 0:48:06.120
<v Speaker 1>maybe they haven't. I just forgot, but I love that

0:48:06.239 --> 0:48:07.919
<v Speaker 1>state script. Love it so much.

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<v Speaker 2>you don't go back. Speaking Dan of going back, let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Jeff Brohm.

0:50:45.560 --> 0:50:47.480
<v Speaker 1>Okay, whoa pro.

0:50:48.800 --> 0:50:52.600
<v Speaker 2>Jeff brom elects to stay at Purdue. He had offers

0:50:52.640 --> 0:50:58.640
<v Speaker 2>from Wellville, maybe other places. Who knows by Ontown IronPigs, Yeah,

0:50:58.840 --> 0:50:59.920
<v Speaker 2>never know, never stops.

0:51:00.120 --> 0:51:05.200
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. At Purdue this season, he's losing three offensive linemen.

0:51:05.800 --> 0:51:08.799
<v Speaker 1>He's losing his top two running backs from a year ago.

0:51:10.040 --> 0:51:12.160
<v Speaker 1>I hate to ask this question because it's going to

0:51:12.200 --> 0:51:14.400
<v Speaker 1>sound like I'm really down on Purdue, and I'm really not.

0:51:14.440 --> 0:51:16.759
<v Speaker 1>I'm really always rooting for this team. I love pro

0:51:16.960 --> 0:51:20.719
<v Speaker 1>You sure, but truly, is there enough talent on this

0:51:20.840 --> 0:51:23.160
<v Speaker 1>roster right now to fill in all the gaps they're

0:51:23.200 --> 0:51:28.319
<v Speaker 1>going to have and still somehow some way contend or

0:51:28.400 --> 0:51:32.560
<v Speaker 1>qualify for a bowl game? If you watched any of

0:51:32.560 --> 0:51:35.120
<v Speaker 1>their bowl game last year, that's a good question. I

0:51:35.160 --> 0:51:37.000
<v Speaker 1>was really hoping you're gonna say, I have a big question.

0:51:38.040 --> 0:51:41.759
<v Speaker 1>Can their drum get any bigger? Can that drum? Can

0:51:41.800 --> 0:51:46.840
<v Speaker 1>they expand the drum? No, it's a reasonable question. It

0:51:46.920 --> 0:51:49.960
<v Speaker 1>hinges on a couple of pretty huge things. And that's

0:51:50.560 --> 0:51:54.359
<v Speaker 1>one Elijah Sindelar and to the defense, and you know,

0:51:54.440 --> 0:51:58.200
<v Speaker 1>the singularity was very good against Minnesota and Arizona, I

0:51:58.200 --> 0:52:00.520
<v Speaker 1>believe two years ago, and that's kind of it. It

0:52:00.640 --> 0:52:02.680
<v Speaker 1>was not great at all starting the season last year.

0:52:02.680 --> 0:52:05.640
<v Speaker 1>If you remember they had they lose to Eastern Michigan.

0:52:05.760 --> 0:52:08.320
<v Speaker 1>They have you know, they go back and forth against Missoo,

0:52:08.360 --> 0:52:11.120
<v Speaker 1>but lose that game. They have Rondelle Moore in a

0:52:11.160 --> 0:52:13.680
<v Speaker 1>losing effort against Northwestern to open the season, so they

0:52:13.680 --> 0:52:15.600
<v Speaker 1>start owing three and then they have you know, this

0:52:15.719 --> 0:52:18.960
<v Speaker 1>incredible high against Ohio State and big emotional game at home.

0:52:19.920 --> 0:52:22.080
<v Speaker 1>They ran all right, they threw it well with David

0:52:22.080 --> 0:52:25.080
<v Speaker 1>Blau and they were they were good at generating big plays.

0:52:25.480 --> 0:52:28.680
<v Speaker 1>But man, did the defense take a huge step back

0:52:28.800 --> 0:52:32.560
<v Speaker 1>last year because two years ago they have this experienced defense,

0:52:32.680 --> 0:52:36.320
<v Speaker 1>especially upfront, and then they were just they were below

0:52:36.400 --> 0:52:40.560
<v Speaker 1>average against pretty much everything last year. And they have

0:52:40.640 --> 0:52:42.719
<v Speaker 1>one of the most exciting dudes in the country and

0:52:42.880 --> 0:52:48.120
<v Speaker 1>ron Dale Moore and some inexperienced dudes, like you're mentioning, uh,

0:52:48.480 --> 0:52:51.480
<v Speaker 1>you know, running back and receiver around him, and the

0:52:51.560 --> 0:52:57.600
<v Speaker 1>line is really thin. I'm not feeling good. I you know,

0:52:57.760 --> 0:53:00.120
<v Speaker 1>the best cases, you know, the defense shores up and

0:53:00.239 --> 0:53:03.160
<v Speaker 1>Elijah Sindelar looks like what David Blou looked like last year,

0:53:03.160 --> 0:53:06.400
<v Speaker 1>and they can go eight and four, but I see

0:53:06.440 --> 0:53:08.360
<v Speaker 1>like three or four different ways that they could go

0:53:08.400 --> 0:53:10.200
<v Speaker 1>four and eight or five and seven. Yeah, I'm looking

0:53:10.239 --> 0:53:12.800
<v Speaker 1>at it right now. He's running for his life behind

0:53:12.800 --> 0:53:17.120
<v Speaker 1>that line. Their their schedule is pretty tricky. I mean

0:53:17.120 --> 0:53:20.520
<v Speaker 1>it's on the road against Nevada, Vanderbilt, and TCO. He's

0:53:20.560 --> 0:53:24.560
<v Speaker 1>not pushover games. They go two Penn State, they go

0:53:24.600 --> 0:53:28.239
<v Speaker 1>to Iowa. Their November is tricky with Nebraska on the

0:53:28.320 --> 0:53:30.960
<v Speaker 1>road against Northwestern on the road against Wisconsin. You know,

0:53:31.000 --> 0:53:32.799
<v Speaker 1>the Oaken Bucket game at least is at home. But

0:53:32.840 --> 0:53:37.839
<v Speaker 1>Indiana is looking better and better, So I have them

0:53:37.920 --> 0:53:40.560
<v Speaker 1>scrapping for bowl eligibility again. Yeah, and it's gonna come

0:53:40.560 --> 0:53:43.200
<v Speaker 1>down to those fifty to fifty gains. That's how it feels. Yeah,

0:53:43.239 --> 0:53:47.839
<v Speaker 1>I'm with you. Sorry, We're next, all right, oh Man

0:53:47.920 --> 0:53:51.279
<v Speaker 1>with a tone of defeat in his poy No, you know,

0:53:52.120 --> 0:53:54.400
<v Speaker 1>I'm rooting for Jeff Brow. I'm rooting for Purdue. But

0:53:54.960 --> 0:53:57.319
<v Speaker 1>I looked at it too, and I'm thinking, I just don't.

0:53:57.480 --> 0:53:59.399
<v Speaker 1>I don't see it. I don't I don't know how

0:53:59.400 --> 0:54:01.720
<v Speaker 1>it happens. I hope it does. It's tough. I also

0:54:01.800 --> 0:54:03.640
<v Speaker 1>realize I've said that each of the last two years

0:54:03.640 --> 0:54:07.160
<v Speaker 1>about Purdue, but this year, really, truly, I don't know

0:54:07.160 --> 0:54:09.759
<v Speaker 1>how it happens if they get to a bowl. Yeah,

0:54:09.880 --> 0:54:11.759
<v Speaker 1>fair enough, but you know, I think a lot of that,

0:54:11.880 --> 0:54:13.080
<v Speaker 1>not a lot of it, but there's a little bit

0:54:13.080 --> 0:54:15.000
<v Speaker 1>of the taste left in our mouths after the last

0:54:15.040 --> 0:54:18.000
<v Speaker 1>year's bowl game where they're just completely run off the field.

0:54:18.120 --> 0:54:24.439
<v Speaker 1>I run off. So, speaking of which Penn State play

0:54:24.520 --> 0:54:27.120
<v Speaker 1>Michigan last year and looked kind of the same way.

0:54:28.680 --> 0:54:31.719
<v Speaker 1>Their offense fell off kind of significantly last year, which

0:54:31.760 --> 0:54:35.840
<v Speaker 1>surprised me given how they've recruited. Given Trace mcsorley's experience

0:54:35.840 --> 0:54:38.200
<v Speaker 1>going into the season, I thought he was at best

0:54:38.239 --> 0:54:40.680
<v Speaker 1>average and he was hurt offense, he was hurt. He

0:54:40.760 --> 0:54:43.480
<v Speaker 1>was hurt for a big chun sport. For that reason,

0:54:44.200 --> 0:54:48.240
<v Speaker 1>he looked very average with a good amount of experience

0:54:48.239 --> 0:54:54.040
<v Speaker 1>around him. So can you see Penn State doing drastic

0:54:54.080 --> 0:54:57.719
<v Speaker 1>things to improve this offense or are they in their

0:54:57.840 --> 0:55:01.319
<v Speaker 1>heads saying what you're saying they were beat up. A

0:55:01.360 --> 0:55:03.400
<v Speaker 1>healthy Sean Clifford is gonna better than a beat up

0:55:03.400 --> 0:55:06.120
<v Speaker 1>Trace mcsorly. They have, You know, it was with Ricky.

0:55:06.200 --> 0:55:08.279
<v Speaker 1>Ricky Slade was the number one running back couple of

0:55:08.360 --> 0:55:11.440
<v Speaker 1>years ago. kJ Hamler showed out last year. Justin Shorter

0:55:11.480 --> 0:55:15.480
<v Speaker 1>was a number one receiver recruit last year. You know, defensively,

0:55:15.560 --> 0:55:20.040
<v Speaker 1>they return a top ten national defense. Are they trying

0:55:20.080 --> 0:55:22.160
<v Speaker 1>to overhaul things or they just.

0:55:22.600 --> 0:55:24.960
<v Speaker 2>Is it just an offseason tweak. I don't think it's

0:55:24.960 --> 0:55:27.360
<v Speaker 2>an overhaul. I don't think it's an overhaul.

0:55:27.480 --> 0:55:28.000
<v Speaker 1>Should it be?

0:55:28.719 --> 0:55:30.400
<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's I don't think it needs to be.

0:55:30.600 --> 0:55:33.439
<v Speaker 2>I think it's overhaul enough given the fact that Sean

0:55:33.520 --> 0:55:35.680
<v Speaker 2>Clifford is now stepping in as starting quarterback.

0:55:36.040 --> 0:55:38.680
<v Speaker 1>Okay, you like them, I do, I do?

0:55:38.760 --> 0:55:40.200
<v Speaker 2>You know, the more I read about him, we haven't

0:55:40.200 --> 0:55:44.160
<v Speaker 2>seen a whole lot of Shan Clifford, but former Blue Chipper,

0:55:44.280 --> 0:55:47.319
<v Speaker 2>former Elite eleven kid. He's got a big arm, not

0:55:47.560 --> 0:55:51.040
<v Speaker 2>quite the mobility of Trace mcsory, but quick enough to

0:55:51.120 --> 0:55:53.960
<v Speaker 2>extend plays, which is really all you need. What I

0:55:54.040 --> 0:55:56.799
<v Speaker 2>like about him is he seems like a real football nerd,

0:55:56.920 --> 0:55:57.640
<v Speaker 2>and I mean that.

0:55:57.560 --> 0:55:59.400
<v Speaker 1>In a in a very good way.

0:56:00.040 --> 0:56:03.440
<v Speaker 2>He's super intense about the minutia, a lot of folks

0:56:03.480 --> 0:56:07.440
<v Speaker 2>touting the leadership, all things. You hear this about everybody, right,

0:56:07.520 --> 0:56:10.480
<v Speaker 2>but these are things you like to hear. He committed

0:56:10.520 --> 0:56:13.319
<v Speaker 2>to Penn State very early on, so he's exactly where

0:56:13.360 --> 0:56:16.080
<v Speaker 2>he wants to be, and he waited his turn behind Yeah,

0:56:16.520 --> 0:56:21.080
<v Speaker 2>a starting quarterback that was there forever in Trace pixorly

0:56:21.160 --> 0:56:24.960
<v Speaker 2>thought Da David thought he was going to have to

0:56:25.280 --> 0:56:28.760
<v Speaker 2>battle Tommy Stevens for the job. But Tommy Stevens bolted

0:56:28.800 --> 0:56:30.800
<v Speaker 2>and now it seems like it's fallen in his lap.

0:56:31.080 --> 0:56:33.319
<v Speaker 2>They haven't officially given him the job yet, but he's

0:56:34.120 --> 0:56:36.720
<v Speaker 2>he's gonna be the guy. What I'm curious to see though,

0:56:37.360 --> 0:56:40.800
<v Speaker 2>on the offensive side, is how the play calling looks

0:56:41.440 --> 0:56:43.920
<v Speaker 2>in year two now under Ricky Ronnie. There were a

0:56:43.960 --> 0:56:49.400
<v Speaker 2>couple moments last year where he was overly conservative. I

0:56:49.400 --> 0:56:50.680
<v Speaker 2>don't know what it was. I don't know if it

0:56:50.719 --> 0:56:55.560
<v Speaker 2>was quite big games or what caused it, but some

0:56:55.600 --> 0:56:58.360
<v Speaker 2>spots where he was very conservative, where it felt like

0:56:58.400 --> 0:57:00.600
<v Speaker 2>he was playing not to lose, where the offense got

0:57:00.600 --> 0:57:01.560
<v Speaker 2>a little predictable.

0:57:02.080 --> 0:57:03.920
<v Speaker 1>There were other moments where.

0:57:03.920 --> 0:57:06.440
<v Speaker 2>It seemed like, Wow, this is this is a guy

0:57:06.440 --> 0:57:08.959
<v Speaker 2>who knows what he's doing, And there were a very

0:57:08.960 --> 0:57:11.880
<v Speaker 2>small fraction of plays where you were curious what the

0:57:11.880 --> 0:57:15.120
<v Speaker 2>grand scheme was. I don't think they need an overhaul.

0:57:15.480 --> 0:57:17.880
<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to get a personnel overhaul, which

0:57:17.880 --> 0:57:20.160
<v Speaker 2>will change the way the offense looks to some degree.

0:57:20.240 --> 0:57:23.640
<v Speaker 2>But as long as they can make some modifications to

0:57:23.680 --> 0:57:26.280
<v Speaker 2>what we saw last year, I think they're going to

0:57:26.320 --> 0:57:29.160
<v Speaker 2>be in a good spot. Where there was an issue though,

0:57:29.720 --> 0:57:32.080
<v Speaker 2>and a big one was that wide receiver. I talked

0:57:32.080 --> 0:57:35.080
<v Speaker 2>about it earlier. Josh Datis leaves a couple of years later,

0:57:35.640 --> 0:57:39.280
<v Speaker 2>guys are dropping passes, They're not getting open. They need

0:57:39.320 --> 0:57:42.200
<v Speaker 2>to play better. Heads heads are falling off.

0:57:42.200 --> 0:57:42.480
<v Speaker 1>Sure.

0:57:43.000 --> 0:57:46.600
<v Speaker 2>kJ Hamler, I think is the name that you know

0:57:46.760 --> 0:57:49.640
<v Speaker 2>that you love, that we know that we love. He's

0:57:49.760 --> 0:57:53.920
<v Speaker 2>very good out wide. He represents a player that you

0:57:54.000 --> 0:57:57.960
<v Speaker 2>might see us differently. Yeah, because of his speed. He's

0:57:57.960 --> 0:58:01.640
<v Speaker 2>a guy to keep your eye. Yeah, gravitational player. Yeah,

0:58:01.840 --> 0:58:04.840
<v Speaker 2>keep your eye on what they do with kJ Hamler.

0:58:05.560 --> 0:58:08.080
<v Speaker 2>Outside of him, though, they're gonna need Johan Dotson. They're

0:58:08.080 --> 0:58:12.040
<v Speaker 2>gonna need Justin Shorter to step up out wide. They've

0:58:12.080 --> 0:58:15.640
<v Speaker 2>also got Pat Fryermuth at tight end, which is the

0:58:15.760 --> 0:58:19.240
<v Speaker 2>ultimate safety. Valve led the team in TD receptions as

0:58:19.280 --> 0:58:22.280
<v Speaker 2>a freshman last year. Having that big target's gonna help

0:58:22.280 --> 0:58:26.680
<v Speaker 2>Sean Clifford. But sure, they got to get better out wide.

0:58:26.880 --> 0:58:30.240
<v Speaker 2>I don't know what's gonna happen with Ricky Slade at

0:58:30.320 --> 0:58:35.160
<v Speaker 2>running back. Uh, we'll see. Lines should be okay. They

0:58:35.320 --> 0:58:37.920
<v Speaker 2>even though they lose Ryan Bates and Connor McGovern.

0:58:38.560 --> 0:58:39.920
<v Speaker 1>Those got starting tackles right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, They've they've got enough talent that I think they

0:58:42.400 --> 0:58:46.360
<v Speaker 2>should be able to plug in. It's the line will

0:58:46.360 --> 0:58:49.720
<v Speaker 2>be fine. It's not gonna be recruited very well. They've

0:58:49.720 --> 0:58:52.480
<v Speaker 2>recruited extremely well. They've got the talent to plug and play.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not going to ever get to the point, hopefully

0:58:55.280 --> 0:58:59.440
<v Speaker 2>of like the offensive line crisis of twenty twelve. Like

0:58:59.520 --> 0:59:02.439
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be okay, even though they lose two guys

0:59:02.440 --> 0:59:05.280
<v Speaker 2>who played at a really high level. I'm excited to

0:59:05.320 --> 0:59:08.640
<v Speaker 2>see what that looks like. The defense, though, is if

0:59:08.640 --> 0:59:10.800
<v Speaker 2>you've got no other reason to watch Penn State football,

0:59:12.240 --> 0:59:14.640
<v Speaker 2>the defense is going to be a ton of fun. Yeah,

0:59:15.360 --> 0:59:19.840
<v Speaker 2>because they're young, they're mobile, agile, hostile.

0:59:21.240 --> 0:59:21.640
<v Speaker 1>I'd like that.

0:59:21.760 --> 0:59:25.720
<v Speaker 2>A dude name E Tour He tour gross matos. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they need to get better against the run, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>E Tour gross matos ygm mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>Very good.

0:59:34.480 --> 0:59:37.840
<v Speaker 2>A ton of talent at defensive end, A ton of talent.

0:59:37.920 --> 0:59:39.640
<v Speaker 2>They've got more guys than they know what to do with.

0:59:40.560 --> 0:59:44.040
<v Speaker 2>They got Micah Parsons back at linebacker who led the

0:59:44.080 --> 0:59:47.720
<v Speaker 2>team in tackles as a freshman. That's after they moved

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<v Speaker 2>him from defensive end. And the schedule I think is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty favorable. It's about as good as you could want

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<v Speaker 2>for being in the Big Ten East.

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<v Speaker 1>I also learned by the way on defense, John Reid

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<v Speaker 1>is back forty seven. He's like John Stockough. Yeah, oh incredible. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Schedule schedules about as favorable as you could want for

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<v Speaker 2>being a big ten East. It's it's all gonna come

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<v Speaker 2>down October. October will decide whether it's an eight and

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<v Speaker 2>four season or a ten to two season.

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<v Speaker 1>Where are you leaning right now? I'm leaning nine and

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<v Speaker 1>three right in the middle, right smack dab in the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>Those three losses come against Ohio State Michigan and Ohio

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<v Speaker 1>State Michigan, and I think a dumb one. Oh No,

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<v Speaker 1>like last year's Michigan State game.

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<v Speaker 2>I think a dumb one. Now they're on the road

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<v Speaker 2>at Michigan State this year. I don't necessarily think it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be that one, but I just it's gonna be.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be off the radar. So that means Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>Perdue Iowa was on the radar. They've lost to Iowa.

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<v Speaker 1>'reing the raid. Actually, they look good against Iowa last year.

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<v Speaker 1>But Pitt, no, my my beautiful four and eight darlinks No,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think Pitt that's a that's an ab game,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, that pit game. Okay, So gonna lose

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<v Speaker 1>something weird. So you're thinking in the Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue

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<v Speaker 1>Maryland phylum is where that's happening. Yes, Okay, what's your

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<v Speaker 1>next question? Next question, Dan? Okay, let's talky about Minnesota. Ah,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought you'd never ask.

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota has the Big Ten West's most experienced offense. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got a light non conference schedule, as far as I

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<v Speaker 2>can tell here, a relatively easy slate of crossover games.

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<v Speaker 2>Can PJ Fleck and the Golden Gophers get to nine wins?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that possible? So I'm gonna take exception with a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of things you said. I think going to Fresno

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<v Speaker 1>is difficult. They pulled that game out in the last

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<v Speaker 1>second last year. I think playing Georgia Southern, who beat

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<v Speaker 1>app State, my beloved Mountaineers of Boone, North Carolina, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal. They had a terrible situation with their

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback last week, Shy Wurtz, and that's all resolved and

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<v Speaker 1>good for him. But that's tricky. That's tricky for a

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<v Speaker 1>team that has did definitely finish really nicely on defense

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<v Speaker 1>last year, but it has a propensity against you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some not so good teams to give up some yardage,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think your question is fair. I think their

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<v Speaker 1>absolute ceiling is probably eight and four right now, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I have made peace with Tanner Morgan. I think he's fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I just when you start talking about nine wins, we

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<v Speaker 1>start getting into the combination of defense and quarterback, and

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<v Speaker 1>I am not there with Minnesota yet. But I like

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<v Speaker 1>that Rodney Smith is coming back and that they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>pair him with Mohammed Ibrahim, who looked obviously terrific in

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<v Speaker 1>their bowl, just demolishing of Georgia Tech. So they're strong

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<v Speaker 1>in the backfield. Tanner Morgan's probably gonna win this job

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<v Speaker 1>over Zach Annexstad, which is very fun to say. Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson and Bateman are very quietly one of the better

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver duos in the nation. Tyler Johnson, he's local,

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<v Speaker 1>He's he's an all timer for Minnesota. Rashad Bateman, we

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<v Speaker 1>actually talked about him going into his freshman year last

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<v Speaker 1>year as being excited to see him a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>experience on the line. As you sort of alluded to,

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<v Speaker 1>they need to get better. They allowed a lot of sacks.

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<v Speaker 1>The run game was pretty inconsistent, you know, Daniel Fatlle whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to get a lot of attention. Sorry, was

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<v Speaker 1>that dismissive. I didn't mean to be dismissive. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>like that he's six nine, four hundred pounds. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy thing, but we're actually I don't think it's an

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<v Speaker 1>actual fantasy thing. Like his size is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned eleven times, big fella. Yeah, he's large. He is large.

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<v Speaker 1>He is like he's bigger than Jonathan Ogden. He is.

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<v Speaker 1>He's big, and I think he's pretty good for being

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<v Speaker 1>as inexperience as he is. Nine wins is pushing it

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<v Speaker 1>though they are. They struggled a good deal on defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the back end, and the big ten West should

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<v Speaker 1>be able to throw someone we're getting into more into

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<v Speaker 1>a couple more quarterbacks there. I should highlight in spotlight

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<v Speaker 1>even though I said, you know, upfront, they're not that good.

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<v Speaker 1>Carter Coughlin is that good. He is there like hybrid

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<v Speaker 1>outside linebacker rush and he's all big ten caliber is

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<v Speaker 1>he is mister Havoc for the Gophers. So they in

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<v Speaker 1>spots like running back and receiver and you know this

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<v Speaker 1>rush end, they're very interesting. But they need to put

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<v Speaker 1>it together a little more often because it was. It

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty uneven last year, and when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>their schedule, they were only like competitive in two games.

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<v Speaker 1>It was competitive in that they were relatively close near

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the game. They were either separating themselves

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<v Speaker 1>from teams or just getting demolished by teams. So there

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<v Speaker 1>probably needs to be more consistently for four quarters at

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<v Speaker 1>a time, and I think a lot of that comes

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<v Speaker 1>down to turnovers. So still too many questions for me

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<v Speaker 1>to get to nine wins, but the potential to take

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<v Speaker 1>a nice step forward exists. The worst case is the

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<v Speaker 1>defense progresses without a good, good line and the secondary

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<v Speaker 1>stays pretty pretty leaky at five and seven, So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to say there are a seven and five team

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<v Speaker 1>this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a huge Taylor Johnson fan. He's so good, both

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<v Speaker 2>of those guys. Huge fan of Tyler Johnson.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I was watching clips of Tanner Morgan because

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly have not. You know, I don't spend June

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<v Speaker 1>and July watching a lot of Minnesota football or Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>Tech football or whoever football. I just don't. I like

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out with Jody with an Eye and the solid baby.

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<v Speaker 1>So I did a refresher on Tanner Morgan and man

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<v Speaker 1>does he look he tries hard, He really goes for it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I like that there's a lot of effort there,

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<v Speaker 1>but that it's it's not for me a lot effort

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<v Speaker 1>as a team competing for the divisions. I'm I need more.

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<v Speaker 1>I just need a little bit more from the ghosts.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Dan, give me give me a question here,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, Let's talk about your precious Indiana. They

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<v Speaker 1>they get better, Uh, let's do it. They get better

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<v Speaker 1>on offense last year with a key injury at quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and they still managed to have a nice season yep.

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<v Speaker 1>But took a pretty significant step back on defense, which

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<v Speaker 1>seems uncharacteristic from what we've seen of Tom Allen. When

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<v Speaker 1>he goes places, their defenses improve and it did in

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana when he was a coordinator, but takes a step

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<v Speaker 1>back last year as he assumes the head coaching role.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a course correction thing to you? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it getting to just be okay? On defense? How

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<v Speaker 1>far away are they from getting back to a bowl?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, okay, two different questions, I'll start with. I'll start

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<v Speaker 2>with the bowl question here. Yeah, because you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>excited about Indiana always are not always last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been excited about Indiana. Yeah, I don't mean to

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<v Speaker 2>say I'm like nine and three excited. I'm not even

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<v Speaker 2>sure I meet eight and four. But they do have

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<v Speaker 2>seven guys back on each side of the ball. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think there's going to be enough feistiness on

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive side to win six or seven games and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe scare the crap out of Ohio State in Week three.

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<v Speaker 2>That's kind of my big prediction.

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<v Speaker 1>I just remember you saying things about Stevie Scott that

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<v Speaker 1>made me think, is solid wife Kate in a good

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<v Speaker 1>place with you? Do you have wandering eyes towards Bloomington.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I love Stevie Scott, but they're replacing three of

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<v Speaker 2>five starters up front, and that will have a direct

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<v Speaker 2>impact on one. Steven Scott Okay, another big kid, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of promise for Indiana. Rushed over eleven hundred yards,

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<v Speaker 2>had ten touchdowns last year as a freshman. He was

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<v Speaker 2>on my dude watch list. I like him, but I've

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<v Speaker 2>got questions about that line. I'm real curious to see

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<v Speaker 2>what happens just with the offense as a whole. Because

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<v Speaker 2>they hired Caitlin de Borr away from Fresno to come

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<v Speaker 2>in and run the offense. Now, this is already assystem

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<v Speaker 2>that through a lot, but now you bring de bor

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<v Speaker 2>In from Fresno, and Fresno threw an awful lot.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on the record talking.

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<v Speaker 2>About how they want to get more explosive, how that's

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<v Speaker 2>a priority for this coming season. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it's Peyton Ramsey or if it's going to be someone

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<v Speaker 2>else at quarterback, but they just couldn't throw deep and

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<v Speaker 2>they need to get better in this area, which is

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<v Speaker 2>part of the reason why I reiterate I'm high on

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Westbrook. I think he's in line for a big year.

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<v Speaker 2>Led the team in targets a year ago. That being said,

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<v Speaker 2>you're right in saying that rushing defense has been an

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<v Speaker 2>issue not just last year, really the last decade. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know the answer to the question on that front.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how angry. I don't know what it takes,

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<v Speaker 2>honestly to sort that out. They've got to make a tweak,

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<v Speaker 2>They've just got to get better. I don't have an

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<v Speaker 2>answer for you. I don't know, because it's continually been

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<v Speaker 2>an issue for them. The schedule does not present as

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<v Speaker 2>a murderer's row. But they're in the East, so they've

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<v Speaker 2>already got those four games that look like easy losses,

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<v Speaker 2>both of the Michigan schools, Ohio State, and Penn State.

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<v Speaker 2>They've also got a road game at Nebraska, road game

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<v Speaker 2>at Purdue. They've got a home game against Northwestern. From

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<v Speaker 2>the West. They get Michigan at home, which is my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite let down look ahead spot of the year. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't just go to blooming Michigan coming off a home

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<v Speaker 2>game against State a week before a home game against

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio State. They go to Bloomington. That's my favorite letdown

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<v Speaker 2>look ahead spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm high in Indiana because I think it could go

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of different directions. I like the hire of

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<v Speaker 2>the Boor away from Fresno. I like the young talent

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<v Speaker 2>on this team. Have no idea what happens along the line,

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<v Speaker 2>or at quarterback or on defense. Your guess is as

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<v Speaker 2>good as mine. I'm just being honest here. I honestly

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I know what's going on. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what's going to.

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<v Speaker 1>Happen quick thing I didn't realize Kaylan de Boor replaced

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<v Speaker 1>Mike de Board. I believe that's right. Yes, okay, great,

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<v Speaker 1>I like how they didn't stray too far. Mike de

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<v Speaker 1>Board retires, but an opportunity arose in January of this

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<v Speaker 1>year when the San Diego Fleet of the AAF lost

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<v Speaker 1>their offensive coordinator John Kittna, who is now who's now

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks coach of the Dallas Cowboys. To take his place,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm quoting Wikipedia here take his place, the Fleet

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<v Speaker 1>hired Mike de Boord, reuniting him with San Diego Fleet

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<v Speaker 1>head coach Mike Martz.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know any of this. I'm glad to have

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<v Speaker 2>warned it on our show. Does this mean that Kaylin

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<v Speaker 2>de Boor is the present tense of Mike de Boord?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, which, okay, so Kaylan de Boor is the present

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<v Speaker 1>tense of Mike to board, the future tents will be

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<v Speaker 1>somebody named Will de Boor. I got to ask my mom.

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<v Speaker 1>She's she's a linguistics expert, but yeah, I think I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's right. We have to learn how to conjugate

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<v Speaker 1>debor are if we're ever going to succeed in accurately

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<v Speaker 1>breaking down They know they did they in all fairness,

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<v Speaker 1>they did get better on offense. Peyton Ramsey I think

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<v Speaker 1>was fine last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't throw deep, but he was fine. Other one deep

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<v Speaker 2>he was fine. They could be entertaining, and they've got

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<v Speaker 2>feistiness on offense. Yeah, you said, he said that somebody

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<v Speaker 2>tries real hard. Ted or Morgan tries very hard. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>telling you. You watched clips of him. You're like man

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<v Speaker 2>saying my compliment was a little bit more upbeat than

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<v Speaker 2>that one. Okay, he does try, he does, you're a feutable.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about another quarterback. Okay, Hunter Johnson making some waves.

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<v Speaker 2>He was, yeah, you know, all world everything. Quarterbacks signed

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<v Speaker 2>with Clemson. I think wisely got out when Trevor Lawrence

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<v Speaker 2>came to town because he wasn't playing over him. Now

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<v Speaker 2>he ends up at Northwestern, and this is a big

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<v Speaker 2>deal for Northwestern. It's been a long time since they

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<v Speaker 2>had a guy of this caliber playing quarterback. Haven't seen him,

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<v Speaker 2>mind you, but at least on paper looks the part

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<v Speaker 2>seemingly is going to be as bout as good at

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback as they've ever had there. Does he elevate Do

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<v Speaker 2>you expect him to elevate the Northwestern offense in any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of meaningful way? And at this juncture in mid August.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we have any way of being confident about whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you're about to say.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I'm about to try to convey is the

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<v Speaker 1>word no with a question mark at the end, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a terrible answer to your question. No. So the

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<v Speaker 1>problem with Northwestern's offense hasn't been because they haven't had

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<v Speaker 1>talent talented quarterbacks, because it seems like, even though they

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<v Speaker 1>don't really play all that often, that there's interest from

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL guys like Trevor Simeon that we're fine. But

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<v Speaker 1>they've had the same offensive coordinator for going on at

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<v Speaker 1>least a decade, Mike McCall. So this is D analytics in

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<v Speaker 1>that it's not D analytics. This is from our friend

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Frimo, who runs the FBI. So these are the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive points per drive, which is something I appreciate, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's no garbage time. Here are the last the last

1:13:37.320 --> 1:13:41.840
<v Speaker 1>decade or so of Northwestern's offensive football. So doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>how quickly or how slowly you play, it's just what

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<v Speaker 1>you do per drive. Ninety ninth, seventieth, sixty seventh, one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and seventeenth, one hundred and third, eighty second, fifty seventh,

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty twelve shoutout Dan Person Cane Coulter. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that was like the twenty eighth and twenty eleven. Hell yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but then seven sixty seven sixty second. So Northwestern fielding

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<v Speaker 1>average offenses is pretty rare. And so maybe it happens

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<v Speaker 1>with Hunter Johnson and maybe you know, with Isaiah Bowser

1:14:15.680 --> 1:14:19.800
<v Speaker 1>next to him. This was a pretty terrible rushing team

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<v Speaker 1>last year. They replaced a lot along the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a great combination to me. They kind of have

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting receiver in Bennett's Gronic It's been a mainstay there. PJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Flynn's gone. They've got good names, but it's not a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of proven, interesting, fun highlighting names. I just it's

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty big question up front. It's a new offensive

1:14:45.240 --> 1:14:48.599
<v Speaker 1>line coach. They need a pretty giant jump up front there.

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<v Speaker 1>The good news for Hunter Johnson is I think Ali upwise,

1:14:52.960 --> 1:14:55.679
<v Speaker 1>the defense will put the offense again in a pretty

1:14:55.680 --> 1:14:59.480
<v Speaker 1>good position field, position wise, turnovers wise, whatever. Joe Gaziano's

1:14:59.600 --> 1:15:02.240
<v Speaker 1>he's a are upfront. She's got decent pieces around him.

1:15:02.920 --> 1:15:05.080
<v Speaker 1>Patti Fisher I mentioned on the Dude episode, he's all

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<v Speaker 1>over the place. Two D's right, two d's Patty Fisher,

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<v Speaker 1>the secondary's experience, they should be fine. You know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten to the point where I think benefit of the

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<v Speaker 1>doubt is probably too strong a phrase with the Northwestern defense,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can count on them for being, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a probably top five unit in the Big Ten, if

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<v Speaker 1>not better. So schedule, there's a rough stretch on this schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>and they open at Stanford week one. It's the stretches

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan State at Wisconsin at Nebraska.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it?

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<v Speaker 1>I have BYU here, but it might be a bye.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe it's b YU. It may just be

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<v Speaker 1>a typo Ohio State, Iowa. That's a rough stretch. That

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<v Speaker 1>is a that is a not super fun bit of

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<v Speaker 1>football for for Northwestern, But year after year they get

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good quarterback play and a disappointing offense and a

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<v Speaker 1>good defense. So if Hunter Johnson's very good, if the

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<v Speaker 1>offense has its moments behind, a better line gets to okay,

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<v Speaker 1>they have the sixty fourth best offense in the country

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<v Speaker 1>or something going ten to two, they just are. If

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter Johnson is just okay, the line is still in

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<v Speaker 1>the eh, the secondary's hit or miss. They're going seven

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<v Speaker 1>and five, so I haven't met eight or nine wins.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's how I feel. Do you have any Northwestern

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts Hunter Johnson thoughts? I've seen him play a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't really played meaningful snaps. He hasn't played meaningful snaps.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I asked the question. I honestly don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's exciting. Believe it or not, we

1:16:36.000 --> 1:16:38.080
<v Speaker 1>do have a ton of Northwestern fans that listen to

1:16:38.080 --> 1:16:39.799
<v Speaker 1>this show. Yeah, and.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just exciting to have a high level, high level

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<v Speaker 2>prospects such as Hunter Johnson playing quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>I watched a lot of Northwestern football a few years

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<v Speaker 1>ago with our pale Roger Sherman. Yeah, and they've always

1:16:52.240 --> 1:16:55.960
<v Speaker 1>been pretty good. And despite that, watching with Roger was

1:16:56.000 --> 1:16:59.320
<v Speaker 1>a lot of moments of like watching him sing I

1:16:59.520 --> 1:17:03.280
<v Speaker 1>hate everything, I hate everything to like the tune of

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<v Speaker 1>Super Mario two. So I, for his sake, hope that

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<v Speaker 1>this is the year that Hunter Johnson is that talent.

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<v Speaker 1>We're like, oh Man, Northwestern's offense is dealing. Do it

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<v Speaker 1>for Roger, Do it for Rogers, A good dude, do

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<v Speaker 1>it for Roger. Yeah. Okay, I'm let me ask you

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<v Speaker 1>about Indiana again. Just let's go back to Bloomington. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Okay, who do we have left here? We

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<v Speaker 1>got Maryland and Rutgers. Okay, I'm pretty down on Maryland. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I I don't know if you are. What is a

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<v Speaker 1>even five wins? To me? Seems kind of like a stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they get Josh Jackson, but what does a

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<v Speaker 1>five five plus win Maryland team look like in twenty nineteen?

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<v Speaker 1>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>They were five and seven last year and they decided

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<v Speaker 2>to go a different direction at head football coach. Brought

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<v Speaker 2>in Mike Loxley. He's from the area, came over from Alabama,

1:17:57.320 --> 1:18:02.320
<v Speaker 2>knows the area well, which is a great fantasy fantasy thing,

1:18:03.080 --> 1:18:07.720
<v Speaker 2>great fantas knows the area well. You're gonna hear it

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<v Speaker 2>time and again. Here is the problem that I see

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<v Speaker 2>from Maryland. I'll start with the schedule. Before November. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got Howard Syracuse, tough game at Temple, Penn State, tough

1:18:22.760 --> 1:18:28.760
<v Speaker 2>game at Rutgers, at Purdue Indiana and Minnesota. Now that

1:18:28.800 --> 1:18:32.800
<v Speaker 2>doesn't strike me as a cakewalk, but it is supremely

1:18:32.840 --> 1:18:37.559
<v Speaker 2>easier than they're November, where they've got Michigan at Ohio

1:18:37.600 --> 1:18:42.439
<v Speaker 2>State home against Nebraska and at Michigan State. It's very

1:18:42.479 --> 1:18:43.760
<v Speaker 2>possible they lose all four.

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<v Speaker 1>Of those games.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they lose all four of those games, and that

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<v Speaker 2>means they got to be QS, Rutgers, Perdue, Indiana, Minnesota. Like,

1:18:55.040 --> 1:18:57.880
<v Speaker 2>there's just not a lot of wiggle room there, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure how it happens, if it happens. I

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<v Speaker 2>like Mike Loxley. I like the fact that he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a passion for coaching in this area.

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<v Speaker 1>I do you fell into the trap? I do? I

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<v Speaker 1>like it? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I like that he brings Josh Jackson over from Virginia Tech.

1:19:18.280 --> 1:19:20.479
<v Speaker 2>He's most likely going to be the starter. I like

1:19:20.560 --> 1:19:23.320
<v Speaker 2>Anthony McFarlane. We talked about him on the Dude watch List.

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<v Speaker 2>A great freshman campaign. But the wide outs are really young.

1:19:27.800 --> 1:19:32.000
<v Speaker 2>They're all sophomores or red shirt sophomores, which is crazy.

1:19:32.920 --> 1:19:36.679
<v Speaker 2>The offensive line has some experience, but not a lot

1:19:36.680 --> 1:19:40.960
<v Speaker 2>of depth, and the defense last year couldn't generate any pressure.

1:19:41.800 --> 1:19:44.160
<v Speaker 2>Now they get a big booth. Shaq Smith is transferring

1:19:44.200 --> 1:19:48.559
<v Speaker 2>over from Clemson, which opened some eyes, but otherwise they

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<v Speaker 2>just they got a lot to figure out here, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how they get to five wins. I

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<v Speaker 2>could see a step back I could see a foreign eight.

1:19:58.920 --> 1:20:00.599
<v Speaker 2>I could see even if three and nine.

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<v Speaker 1>What if Mike Locksley makes it super clear how much

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<v Speaker 1>he likes coaching the area, because that was the reason

1:20:07.960 --> 1:20:11.759
<v Speaker 1>you gave for why Maryland is something to be excited

1:20:11.760 --> 1:20:14.559
<v Speaker 1>about long term. Yeah, I think we're on the same

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<v Speaker 1>but look.

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<v Speaker 2>But okay, longer term, the area is rich with talent.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always it's pretty good players there. Yeah, and I

1:20:22.000 --> 1:20:24.320
<v Speaker 2>remember we made the joke about Randy Etzel when Randy

1:20:24.320 --> 1:20:27.200
<v Speaker 2>Etzel came down and took his dream job. That was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that he highlighted. He wanted to

1:20:29.120 --> 1:20:32.240
<v Speaker 2>try and keep those kids close to home, right. I

1:20:32.280 --> 1:20:34.240
<v Speaker 2>don't know if they've been all that successful doing that.

1:20:34.320 --> 1:20:36.760
<v Speaker 2>Mike Loxley is a good recruiter and has been for

1:20:36.800 --> 1:20:38.880
<v Speaker 2>a while. He knows the area. He's got these pipelines.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully that can bear some fruit for the Terrapins.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, do you have those little headlines that are on

1:20:46.800 --> 1:20:50.320
<v Speaker 1>the bottom of every website, like the sponsored headlines, and

1:20:50.360 --> 1:20:54.280
<v Speaker 1>it's like these three things in Tacos may kill you. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:20:54.360 --> 1:20:56.599
<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at the Maryland schedule right now, and this

1:20:56.640 --> 1:21:00.720
<v Speaker 1>probably has nothing to do with Maryland football. But I

1:21:00.800 --> 1:21:04.280
<v Speaker 1>have Steve Miller sells Island Compound for less than half

1:21:04.320 --> 1:21:08.480
<v Speaker 1>the original asking price. The early signs of type two diabetes,

1:21:08.520 --> 1:21:10.559
<v Speaker 1>and it's a picture of an older hand feeling an

1:21:10.560 --> 1:21:14.200
<v Speaker 1>older foot. I have no show socks, and I have

1:21:14.439 --> 1:21:18.240
<v Speaker 1>cowboy boots. Are taking over New York parentheses. Here's why

1:21:18.400 --> 1:21:23.439
<v Speaker 1>is that true? These are all not to my not

1:21:23.520 --> 1:21:25.960
<v Speaker 1>to my eyes. But you know I don't see everything.

1:21:26.720 --> 1:21:28.880
<v Speaker 1>I have no idea what I've clicked to get to

1:21:28.920 --> 1:21:32.040
<v Speaker 1>this point. I enjoy Steve Miller. I'm not worried about

1:21:32.080 --> 1:21:35.679
<v Speaker 1>type two diabetes. I do wear socks. I don't wear boots.

1:21:37.120 --> 1:21:40.679
<v Speaker 1>Maryland football and Marylynd football. Okay, where are we going next?

1:21:40.760 --> 1:21:43.679
<v Speaker 1>The other? Oh, let's just do Rutgers. Let's do Rutgers. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>my question about Rutgers. I wrote this down because I'm

1:21:49.040 --> 1:21:52.559
<v Speaker 1>very serious about this preview. To quote the immortal Shaka

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<v Speaker 1>Khan Chocka Cohn. Great, damn me. Something good about Rutgers.

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<v Speaker 1>About positivity.

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<v Speaker 2>I like Raheem Black share Yeah at running back and

1:22:07.439 --> 1:22:10.040
<v Speaker 2>another guy named Isaiah whose last name I have no

1:22:10.080 --> 1:22:16.960
<v Speaker 2>idea how to pronounce. Start at the p Accheco, Pachecko,

1:22:17.360 --> 1:22:21.080
<v Speaker 2>Pachico Pashko, and we can just look it up on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 1>I could, but I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>My point here is that if there's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a bright spot on the offense, it's probably the ground attack.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably the ground attack. They feel actually pretty good about

1:22:33.880 --> 1:22:37.479
<v Speaker 2>it now. They were one and eleven last year, and

1:22:37.560 --> 1:22:39.879
<v Speaker 2>they closed out this year with Ohio State and Michigan

1:22:39.960 --> 1:22:44.200
<v Speaker 2>State in Piscataway, followed by a road trip to Penn State.

1:22:45.479 --> 1:22:47.880
<v Speaker 2>It looks like another one and eleven or two and

1:22:47.960 --> 1:22:50.640
<v Speaker 2>ten year to me because they gave up thirty one

1:22:50.680 --> 1:22:53.120
<v Speaker 2>points per game on defense last year and I just

1:22:53.160 --> 1:22:55.040
<v Speaker 2>don't see it improving all that much. But if we're

1:22:55.040 --> 1:22:59.160
<v Speaker 2>going to find something to be happy or excited about,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the ground game should be.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I am curious to see what happens with my boy

1:23:05.520 --> 1:23:09.680
<v Speaker 2>King Arthur Sikowski, because the passing game last year was

1:23:09.680 --> 1:23:12.559
<v Speaker 2>a disaster. He threw eighteen picks that was the most

1:23:12.720 --> 1:23:16.519
<v Speaker 2>in the nation. Rutgers as a whole was a turnover machine.

1:23:16.960 --> 1:23:22.120
<v Speaker 2>They were negative fourteen and turnover margins, and the line

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<v Speaker 2>just they couldn't pass protect receivers couldn't get open when

1:23:25.920 --> 1:23:29.320
<v Speaker 2>they were open. They were dropping passes. Just a lot

1:23:29.360 --> 1:23:31.920
<v Speaker 2>of slow decision making there in the passing games. So

1:23:32.240 --> 1:23:35.040
<v Speaker 2>passing game needs to improve. Running game is.

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<v Speaker 1>Something something to not be too down on.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, fair enough, let me go to Illinois, the last

1:23:46.880 --> 1:23:54.040
<v Speaker 2>Big Ten team. Yeah, on your side here, Okay. They

1:23:54.080 --> 1:23:59.679
<v Speaker 2>extended Lovey Smith for two additional years despite winning nine

1:23:59.720 --> 1:24:01.200
<v Speaker 2>games in his first three seasons.

1:24:01.680 --> 1:24:05.519
<v Speaker 1>M h. But they've got a lot of I guess

1:24:05.600 --> 1:24:11.120
<v Speaker 1>returning production coming back or returners coming back. Ya give

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<v Speaker 1>me your.

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<v Speaker 2>Drive to six projection this year? Is the Drive to

1:24:15.080 --> 1:24:20.400
<v Speaker 2>six something that we can reinstall as part of our

1:24:20.400 --> 1:24:23.120
<v Speaker 2>weekly shows.

1:24:23.520 --> 1:24:26.800
<v Speaker 1>I'm not thinking so, I'm not thinking so. And it's

1:24:26.880 --> 1:24:30.000
<v Speaker 1>they don't have a quarterback. It's Brandon Peters and interestingly enough,

1:24:30.040 --> 1:24:35.200
<v Speaker 1>Isaiah Williams, who was quarterback, huge quarterback recruit but listed

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<v Speaker 1>as sort of an athlete and the same name as

1:24:37.160 --> 1:24:41.120
<v Speaker 1>Juice Williams. So that's interesting nickname potential for us. What

1:24:41.200 --> 1:24:46.519
<v Speaker 1>can call the next Juice Williams. Defense was just you know,

1:24:46.840 --> 1:24:49.879
<v Speaker 1>if I'm again going to hammer home combination of quarterback

1:24:49.880 --> 1:24:52.640
<v Speaker 1>and defense, it was just a mess. Last year. The

1:24:52.680 --> 1:24:55.280
<v Speaker 1>offense was improved. They ran the ball, they beat Rutgers,

1:24:55.320 --> 1:24:58.479
<v Speaker 1>they dropped fifty sixty points against Minnesota in a win,

1:24:59.280 --> 1:25:01.840
<v Speaker 1>but nothing else for them was competitive. Then they made

1:25:01.840 --> 1:25:05.360
<v Speaker 1>Northwestern interesting at the end. There they couldn't throw the

1:25:05.360 --> 1:25:09.920
<v Speaker 1>ball a lot of turnovers, and their defense needs to.

1:25:10.040 --> 1:25:13.000
<v Speaker 1>I mean, the starting point for their defense is they

1:25:13.040 --> 1:25:17.320
<v Speaker 1>were truly abysmal against the run last year and that

1:25:17.479 --> 1:25:20.599
<v Speaker 1>was matched only by how horrid they were against the pass.

1:25:21.560 --> 1:25:24.960
<v Speaker 1>So that's the starting point of a Bowl eligible potential defense.

1:25:25.160 --> 1:25:28.400
<v Speaker 1>And there's a couple pieces in the secondary, but upfront

1:25:28.439 --> 1:25:32.040
<v Speaker 1>I don't like a lot. So they've got a Michigan

1:25:32.080 --> 1:25:35.120
<v Speaker 1>Wisconsin combo in October and October, you know, they're on

1:25:35.120 --> 1:25:37.840
<v Speaker 1>the road against Michigan State before bye and then at

1:25:37.880 --> 1:25:42.439
<v Speaker 1>Iowa and Northwestern. I guess the absolute best case scenario

1:25:42.640 --> 1:25:47.080
<v Speaker 1>is Brandon Peters is pretty good. He's the good version

1:25:47.120 --> 1:25:49.160
<v Speaker 1>of Brandon Peters. If he ends up starting the season

1:25:49.160 --> 1:25:51.880
<v Speaker 1>for them, who knows what happens after that. It's a

1:25:51.880 --> 1:25:56.000
<v Speaker 1>fairly easy non con you know, beat Rutgers and a

1:25:56.040 --> 1:25:57.880
<v Speaker 1>fifth win would be against a team who has a

1:25:57.960 --> 1:26:02.120
<v Speaker 1>hurt quarterback. That's that's what I have down here. You know,

1:26:02.439 --> 1:26:05.559
<v Speaker 1>the worst case scenarios is two to ten because of

1:26:05.640 --> 1:26:07.320
<v Speaker 1>more of the same, and I don't want people to

1:26:07.320 --> 1:26:11.800
<v Speaker 1>get hurt no Situationally that does help bad teams win games.

1:26:12.720 --> 1:26:16.320
<v Speaker 1>All right, That's what I have for Illinois. So I

1:26:16.320 --> 1:26:18.000
<v Speaker 1>think they're going to be more in the four and eight.

1:26:18.640 --> 1:26:21.000
<v Speaker 1>That's my most realistic three and three or four and

1:26:21.040 --> 1:26:24.120
<v Speaker 1>eight for the ALI and I. Unfortunately, they just they

1:26:24.200 --> 1:26:26.559
<v Speaker 1>gotta find They have a ton of USC transfers, so

1:26:26.600 --> 1:26:29.519
<v Speaker 1>the talent level is up in Champagne. There's at least

1:26:29.560 --> 1:26:31.559
<v Speaker 1>a little bit of there's a glimmer of hope at

1:26:31.600 --> 1:26:34.679
<v Speaker 1>Papa Dell's are in Champagne, Illinois. I think their uniforms

1:26:34.680 --> 1:26:37.120
<v Speaker 1>are cool. I like their unis. I do like their uniforms.

1:26:37.120 --> 1:26:39.040
<v Speaker 1>I like that color combo. I like the sort of

1:26:39.040 --> 1:26:42.120
<v Speaker 1>straightforwardness of them. But that's what I have for the

1:26:42.120 --> 1:26:47.040
<v Speaker 1>ALI and I, and I think out of the West,

1:26:48.280 --> 1:26:51.640
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to go with Iowa. Okay, I'm going with

1:26:51.720 --> 1:26:56.800
<v Speaker 1>Iowa here. I think they edge out Northwestern. Yeah, I

1:26:56.960 --> 1:26:59.120
<v Speaker 1>think we have Iowa Michigan in the championship game.

1:26:59.160 --> 1:27:01.800
<v Speaker 2>I am tend to go in Nebraska, but I just

1:27:01.880 --> 1:27:07.400
<v Speaker 2>don't trust the defense. Okay, and I like Northwestern, but

1:27:09.240 --> 1:27:11.599
<v Speaker 2>your talk about what they've done on offense has really

1:27:11.640 --> 1:27:15.840
<v Speaker 2>spooked me and so I think, but they win despite it.

1:27:16.240 --> 1:27:18.920
<v Speaker 2>They do win despite it, and I think that speaks

1:27:18.960 --> 1:27:20.680
<v Speaker 2>to what Patt Fitzgerald has built.

1:27:20.920 --> 1:27:25.080
<v Speaker 1>How good of a coach he is. You know what

1:27:25.080 --> 1:27:29.080
<v Speaker 1>their offense reminds me of. Yeah, I most of my

1:27:29.200 --> 1:27:32.320
<v Speaker 1>life now when I'm at home is watching the solid Baby.

1:27:32.320 --> 1:27:34.519
<v Speaker 1>He can't quite crawl yet, but he does the army

1:27:34.560 --> 1:27:36.760
<v Speaker 1>crawl thing where he's just sort of dragging himself with

1:27:36.800 --> 1:27:39.800
<v Speaker 1>his forearms across his mat. He gets to where he

1:27:39.840 --> 1:27:42.439
<v Speaker 1>wants to go. And that worries me that he's a

1:27:42.439 --> 1:27:45.760
<v Speaker 1>Northwestern man in training to sure. So I don't know

1:27:45.840 --> 1:27:47.800
<v Speaker 1>how to act you on who I'm picking here, I

1:27:47.800 --> 1:27:53.240
<v Speaker 1>don't know. Okay, So Notre Dame, Notre Dame right last

1:27:53.280 --> 1:28:01.080
<v Speaker 1>team here? Is Notre Dame a playoff caliber pro right now?

1:28:01.520 --> 1:28:05.040
<v Speaker 1>And by that, I mean, should the expectation, no matter

1:28:05.080 --> 1:28:09.080
<v Speaker 1>who's starting a quarterback, no matter what you know the

1:28:09.200 --> 1:28:12.679
<v Speaker 1>depth looks like in a particular year. Have they now

1:28:12.760 --> 1:28:15.800
<v Speaker 1>reached the point where you know they have these letdown moments?

1:28:15.840 --> 1:28:17.679
<v Speaker 1>Who was it? Last year? It was Van Dey ball

1:28:17.720 --> 1:28:21.559
<v Speaker 1>stateon pit They weren't really seriously challenging in the regular

1:28:21.600 --> 1:28:26.920
<v Speaker 1>season against their better opponents. So is my assumption. Should

1:28:26.920 --> 1:28:30.840
<v Speaker 1>my assumption, Should America's assumption be with Notre Dame? Yeah,

1:28:30.880 --> 1:28:34.439
<v Speaker 1>they should be. You know, we should consider them a

1:28:34.439 --> 1:28:35.479
<v Speaker 1>playoff threat every year.

1:28:35.560 --> 1:28:39.960
<v Speaker 2>Now I think we are there. Yes, okay, explain, show

1:28:39.960 --> 1:28:42.320
<v Speaker 2>your work. I do think we are there. They have

1:28:42.479 --> 1:28:49.519
<v Speaker 2>recruited strongly over the span now of Brian Kelly's tenure

1:28:49.520 --> 1:28:51.760
<v Speaker 2>in South Bend. So this is a team that very

1:28:51.800 --> 1:28:55.960
<v Speaker 2>slowly has been establishing itself as I think belonging on

1:28:56.120 --> 1:28:58.240
<v Speaker 2>that stage, and they've now finally got the blue chip

1:28:58.280 --> 1:29:00.880
<v Speaker 2>talent to back it up. I think it's totally fair

1:29:00.920 --> 1:29:03.360
<v Speaker 2>to put them in that category. They're not in the

1:29:03.360 --> 1:29:08.840
<v Speaker 2>same category though as Alabama or Clemson. They're not in

1:29:08.880 --> 1:29:13.080
<v Speaker 2>the same category I don't think as Georgia or Ohio State.

1:29:14.080 --> 1:29:17.400
<v Speaker 2>But they're sort of like right on that cusp, whatever

1:29:17.520 --> 1:29:21.000
<v Speaker 2>cusp it is that comes after that elite grouping of

1:29:21.000 --> 1:29:23.760
<v Speaker 2>teams at the very top. Notre Dame has been very,

1:29:23.840 --> 1:29:25.240
<v Speaker 2>very good in the recruiting department.

1:29:25.720 --> 1:29:27.840
<v Speaker 1>Ah, So who worries you on this schedule this year?

1:29:29.320 --> 1:29:32.880
<v Speaker 2>There are three games that decide the season for Notre Dame.

1:29:33.040 --> 1:29:35.640
<v Speaker 2>We've put all this time in talking about the Illinois

1:29:35.680 --> 1:29:38.800
<v Speaker 2>and Northwesterns and whoever else in the Big Ten. In

1:29:38.840 --> 1:29:42.080
<v Speaker 2>many ways, this Notre Dame preview was the easiest one

1:29:42.080 --> 1:29:43.840
<v Speaker 2>that I had to put together because there are three

1:29:43.880 --> 1:29:46.679
<v Speaker 2>games on the schedule that are going to decide the fate.

1:29:47.400 --> 1:29:50.280
<v Speaker 2>There's a road game at Georgia, There's a road game

1:29:50.320 --> 1:29:53.080
<v Speaker 2>at Michigan, and then there's a road game, a cursed

1:29:53.160 --> 1:29:56.200
<v Speaker 2>road game, damn it to hell, end of the year

1:29:56.240 --> 1:29:59.840
<v Speaker 2>against Stanford. Okay, those are the three games at all

1:29:59.840 --> 1:30:03.360
<v Speaker 2>t we decided to a lesser degree, you've got home

1:30:03.400 --> 1:30:08.400
<v Speaker 2>games against Virginia the week after Georgia and Virginia Tech,

1:30:09.360 --> 1:30:13.720
<v Speaker 2>which is the week after Michigan Michigan. Yeah, those could

1:30:13.720 --> 1:30:18.040
<v Speaker 2>be a little letdowny, but it's really those three games

1:30:18.040 --> 1:30:20.679
<v Speaker 2>that I think are going to decide it. And that's

1:30:21.080 --> 1:30:24.919
<v Speaker 2>sort of my first point of I don't know reference

1:30:25.000 --> 1:30:27.760
<v Speaker 2>as we look at twenty nineteen with Notre Dames.

1:30:27.960 --> 1:30:29.479
<v Speaker 1>That's the starting point here.

1:30:30.320 --> 1:30:32.639
<v Speaker 2>The second thing to point out is that this year's

1:30:32.640 --> 1:30:35.679
<v Speaker 2>team is kind of the opposite of last year's team.

1:30:36.360 --> 1:30:38.360
<v Speaker 2>I remember when I did the preview with you last

1:30:38.400 --> 1:30:42.719
<v Speaker 2>year where we really like Notre Dame's leadership and talent

1:30:42.800 --> 1:30:44.800
<v Speaker 2>on defense, and we had all these questions about the

1:30:44.800 --> 1:30:49.679
<v Speaker 2>offense in Brandon Wimbush. This year, it's reversed. This year.

1:30:50.360 --> 1:30:54.120
<v Speaker 2>The defense loses big guns at all three levels. Meanwhile,

1:30:54.160 --> 1:30:57.720
<v Speaker 2>the offense is mostly intact, and that probably means more

1:30:57.760 --> 1:31:00.639
<v Speaker 2>pressure on Chiplong and certainly more pressure on ian Book

1:31:01.240 --> 1:31:04.519
<v Speaker 2>to generate bigger plays and score more points while the

1:31:04.560 --> 1:31:06.680
<v Speaker 2>defense is figuring it out. But a little bit of

1:31:06.680 --> 1:31:09.240
<v Speaker 2>a role reversal. Now as you look at twenty nineteen,

1:31:10.040 --> 1:31:13.160
<v Speaker 2>what they need to do on offense is they need

1:31:13.200 --> 1:31:15.640
<v Speaker 2>to generate more of those big plays. I don't know

1:31:15.680 --> 1:31:18.280
<v Speaker 2>how they do it. But the vertical passing game last

1:31:18.320 --> 1:31:21.160
<v Speaker 2>year was an issue for ian Book. Some of those

1:31:21.200 --> 1:31:23.920
<v Speaker 2>passes he threw deep when he had guys opened or

1:31:24.040 --> 1:31:27.000
<v Speaker 2>not great Dan, not great at all, Not great Bob,

1:31:27.400 --> 1:31:30.439
<v Speaker 2>not great Bob. Got to get better accuracy on that

1:31:30.479 --> 1:31:33.280
<v Speaker 2>deep ball. They need to convert just a handful more

1:31:33.320 --> 1:31:35.080
<v Speaker 2>of them, and it makes them better as an offense.

1:31:35.360 --> 1:31:37.680
<v Speaker 2>That's the first thing. Secondly, I don't know what the

1:31:37.800 --> 1:31:38.759
<v Speaker 2>running game looks.

1:31:38.560 --> 1:31:39.040
<v Speaker 1>Like this year.

1:31:39.920 --> 1:31:43.599
<v Speaker 2>I have no idea why. Well, they lose Dexter Williams.

1:31:43.640 --> 1:31:47.040
<v Speaker 2>He's gone, and now they're in a position where they've

1:31:47.040 --> 1:31:50.639
<v Speaker 2>got Jafar Armstrong, who's a converted wide out was nicked

1:31:50.720 --> 1:31:53.120
<v Speaker 2>up last year. He's more of a jack of all

1:31:53.160 --> 1:31:56.479
<v Speaker 2>trades type of guy. And then they've got Tony Jones Junior,

1:31:56.520 --> 1:31:59.240
<v Speaker 2>who's a senior, more physical, more north south. I don't

1:31:59.280 --> 1:32:01.120
<v Speaker 2>know if either of those guys is really the answer

1:32:01.240 --> 1:32:05.840
<v Speaker 2>at running back, but they need to get something that

1:32:05.960 --> 1:32:08.240
<v Speaker 2>is a little bit more consistent out of that ground attack.

1:32:09.240 --> 1:32:11.719
<v Speaker 2>And then on the defensive side, they need to get

1:32:11.760 --> 1:32:16.200
<v Speaker 2>better at stopping the run game. There's some questions this

1:32:16.280 --> 1:32:19.680
<v Speaker 2>year about defensive tackle. They lose Jerry Tillery a lot

1:32:19.680 --> 1:32:23.280
<v Speaker 2>of turnover at linebacker as well. Drew trankwell, he's gone,

1:32:24.120 --> 1:32:28.519
<v Speaker 2>but the secondary looks pretty good. At corner, they're loaded

1:32:28.560 --> 1:32:31.679
<v Speaker 2>back there at safety with the Lohi Gilman and Jalen Elliott.

1:32:32.120 --> 1:32:33.800
<v Speaker 2>Maybe Kyle Hamilton fits in.

1:32:33.880 --> 1:32:36.040
<v Speaker 1>Who's the new guy? You like you? Kyle Hamilton is

1:32:36.520 --> 1:32:38.120
<v Speaker 1>hot and bothered Kyle Hamilton.

1:32:38.200 --> 1:32:40.439
<v Speaker 2>He had three picks off philger Kovic on the first

1:32:40.520 --> 1:32:43.559
<v Speaker 2>day of fall camp, huh, which probably says more about

1:32:43.560 --> 1:32:46.600
<v Speaker 2>filder Kovic than Kyle Hamilton. But I believe Hamilton is

1:32:46.640 --> 1:32:50.559
<v Speaker 2>now up to five interceptions in fall camp at time

1:32:50.600 --> 1:32:54.839
<v Speaker 2>of recording. He was a five star kid from Georgia,

1:32:54.960 --> 1:32:57.960
<v Speaker 2>I want to say, committed to Notre Dame. He has

1:32:58.000 --> 1:33:00.880
<v Speaker 2>been making a splash to the extent the coaching staff

1:33:00.920 --> 1:33:02.960
<v Speaker 2>is trying to find other ways that they can utilize them,

1:33:03.800 --> 1:33:06.640
<v Speaker 2>like maybe we could play tight end. I don't know,

1:33:06.720 --> 1:33:08.120
<v Speaker 2>maybe we'll play running back this year.

1:33:08.320 --> 1:33:12.080
<v Speaker 1>They all knows. So if your concern is with the offense,

1:33:12.600 --> 1:33:16.880
<v Speaker 1>what I'm hearing is the new college football drive for six.

1:33:17.040 --> 1:33:19.000
<v Speaker 1>Is Notre Dame scoring a playoff touchdown?

1:33:20.320 --> 1:33:23.320
<v Speaker 2>Yes, my concern isn't with the offense, though, That's not

1:33:23.360 --> 1:33:24.040
<v Speaker 2>what you're hearing.

1:33:24.520 --> 1:33:27.640
<v Speaker 1>Okay. I have questions about how they can make the

1:33:27.680 --> 1:33:29.320
<v Speaker 1>offense better. Okay.

1:33:29.560 --> 1:33:33.880
<v Speaker 2>My concern though, is mostly with how they replace some

1:33:34.080 --> 1:33:35.920
<v Speaker 2>of the spine.

1:33:35.560 --> 1:33:36.320
<v Speaker 1>Of that defense.

1:33:36.960 --> 1:33:40.600
<v Speaker 2>Okay, up the middle, who's stopping the run at the

1:33:40.640 --> 1:33:45.080
<v Speaker 2>first level, At the second level, who your linebackers now

1:33:45.080 --> 1:33:50.400
<v Speaker 2>that Tavon Coney Drew Trank wore gone really right up

1:33:50.439 --> 1:33:52.360
<v Speaker 2>the gut? Is my question with this team.

1:33:52.439 --> 1:33:55.639
<v Speaker 1>Do you like Clark Lee? I do like Clark Lee. Okay.

1:33:56.560 --> 1:33:58.559
<v Speaker 2>I think they've got a great coaching staff in place,

1:33:59.600 --> 1:34:00.840
<v Speaker 2>and I think they're going to be able to get

1:34:00.840 --> 1:34:04.240
<v Speaker 2>after the passer. But how they stop the run is

1:34:04.280 --> 1:34:06.639
<v Speaker 2>going to mean a lot and ultimately tell us which

1:34:06.640 --> 1:34:07.679
<v Speaker 2>direction this team's going.

1:34:07.800 --> 1:34:10.080
<v Speaker 1>So so best case is what eleven and one, twelve

1:34:10.080 --> 1:34:16.599
<v Speaker 1>and zero again probably yeahs worst case nine and three?

1:34:17.040 --> 1:34:18.479
<v Speaker 1>And why do they go nine and three?

1:34:18.640 --> 1:34:20.880
<v Speaker 2>I think they go nine to three because, first off,

1:34:20.880 --> 1:34:23.760
<v Speaker 2>that Georgia game is tough in Athens, and I don't

1:34:23.760 --> 1:34:26.400
<v Speaker 2>see him winning that game. I could also see a

1:34:26.439 --> 1:34:33.600
<v Speaker 2>situation in which they drop a game against Virginia in

1:34:33.640 --> 1:34:39.400
<v Speaker 2>a letdown spot. That one terrifies me. And that Michigan

1:34:39.479 --> 1:34:42.320
<v Speaker 2>game is going to be tough. Yeah, if Michigan's better

1:34:42.360 --> 1:34:46.040
<v Speaker 2>on offense, if they could find a way to pull

1:34:46.080 --> 1:34:49.120
<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame apart with this new speed and space thing

1:34:50.120 --> 1:34:52.080
<v Speaker 2>that Josh Gaddis is trying to try it out there,

1:34:52.640 --> 1:34:55.640
<v Speaker 2>that could make the spine of the defense very susceptible.

1:34:56.600 --> 1:34:59.280
<v Speaker 1>So their losses probably loves you know who loves hashtag

1:34:59.360 --> 1:34:59.960
<v Speaker 1>speed and space.

1:35:01.000 --> 1:35:03.680
<v Speaker 2>J Paterno, I don't know. I'm excited about Notre Dame

1:35:04.200 --> 1:35:06.960
<v Speaker 2>of course, got blown out in the playoff semifinal last year.

1:35:07.000 --> 1:35:09.479
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I think it's an easy preview.

1:35:10.040 --> 1:35:10.360
<v Speaker 1>I do.

1:35:10.640 --> 1:35:13.880
<v Speaker 2>It's an easy preview. Three big games, two letdowns to

1:35:13.920 --> 1:35:18.920
<v Speaker 2>be careful of and uh, the offense should be pretty good.

1:35:18.960 --> 1:35:20.280
<v Speaker 2>I just got questions on defense.

1:35:20.320 --> 1:35:24.200
<v Speaker 1>Now, well, listen, if fifty of this show's host don't

1:35:24.200 --> 1:35:26.080
<v Speaker 1>have to root for a team running the pistol, that's

1:35:26.080 --> 1:35:27.559
<v Speaker 1>a win in its own That is a winn in

1:35:27.560 --> 1:35:29.920
<v Speaker 1>its own right. Yeah, okay, that's all I have, Big

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<v Speaker 2>That guy out there, my good friend Dan Rubinstein, for myself,

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<v Speaker 2>Ty Hildon Brandt.

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<v Speaker 1>We will catch you all very soon. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>stay sold peace,