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Speaker 2: Rounding out another week of this long dark preseason, the
Speaker 2: one and only Dan Rubinstein, Sir, how you doing?
Speaker 1: I'm good. I just gotta say, Tye, between your mysterious
Speaker 1: day job and the upcoming season and how much work
Speaker 1: you're putting in, I gotta say, when it comes to
Speaker 1: preparing and attention to detail, you are a certified freak
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Speaker 1: Do you understand the reference certified three? Because if you
Speaker 1: want me to keep going with lyrics, you're gonna have
Speaker 1: to get a finger on the like a mute button
Speaker 1: real quick. Do you do you not know wop?
Speaker 2: Do you not know?
Speaker 1: Carty be? And Wop?
Speaker 2: I am familiar? I have not memorized the lyrics.
Speaker 1: Well, that's how it starts out, and I don't think
Speaker 1: it would be fair to our listeners for me to
Speaker 1: go on further.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking at the lyrics so quickly. We would
Speaker 2: have to add the explicit tag to the podcast, to
Speaker 2: say the least.
Speaker 1: But I did. I did do some additional research on
Speaker 1: the song as it relates to college football, because as
Speaker 1: I was looking over Arkansas things for today's SEC preview,
Speaker 1: I started in the back of my head singing, there's
Speaker 1: some hogs in this house. There's some hogs in this house,
Speaker 1: and it disappointed me. That's the first time I thought, Okay,
Speaker 1: there's gonna be no bands because wop might be the
Speaker 1: song like it was with Old Town Road last year.
Speaker 1: But I don't know if it translates to a marching
Speaker 1: band and or kids singing something in the crowd. That
Speaker 1: feels like it would have been the candidate and so
Speaker 1: so it would either be Arkansas maybe Virginia with there's
Speaker 1: some who's in this house? No? Yes, yeah, no, I
Speaker 1: could see it. I could see Baylor. There's some bears
Speaker 1: in this house. Okay, you know what I'm replacing, right,
Speaker 1: I'm looking at the lyrics. I know what you're okay, No,
Speaker 1: but do you see what I'm replacing in terms of
Speaker 1: the sample? Yeah? Yeah, yah, yeah, yeah, okay, I'm just
Speaker 1: making sure I got I guess there could be some
Speaker 1: dogs in this house for Georgia Mississippi state, but I
Speaker 1: think that's too much of a stretch. But I think
Speaker 1: I land with there's some hogs in this house being
Speaker 1: the best analog to Cardi b and Megan the Stallion.
Speaker 2: Well with that as sort of our kind of intro
Speaker 2: as my dog is, You've got the dog in the background,
Speaker 2: all works up but to a lather. Dan Dog's not
Speaker 2: the only one apparently, Yeah, I have tie. He is
Speaker 2: Dan Rubinstein. This is the Solid Verbal. We've done previews
Speaker 2: now for the Big twelve for the ACC and now
Speaker 2: we're rounding out our Power three previews with this one.
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Speaker 2: a sitter on the show. Do we just want to
Speaker 2: start with news? Is that cool with you? We've got
Speaker 2: a lot to cover tonight.
Speaker 1: Yeah, We've got news and we've got a big conference
Speaker 1: to talk about. I think we should do it. Let's
Speaker 1: do it.
Speaker 2: We had prokig news. This actually was real breaking news.
Speaker 1: Dan Boop boop. Yeah.
Speaker 2: Jamie Freakin Newman. Jamie Newman, the presumed starting quarterback for
Speaker 2: the Georgia Bulldogs, who I'm going to talk about at
Speaker 2: length this evening has opted out of the twenty twenty
Speaker 2: college football season because of coronavirus concerns, So this is
Speaker 2: a big deal. Jamie Newman comes over. They're running this
Speaker 2: new system that, as we'll discuss, is going to emphasize
Speaker 2: hopefully the deep ball and the vertical passing threat. He's
Speaker 2: good deep ball quarterback. Was hoping to improve his draft
Speaker 2: stock by coming over to play for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Speaker 2: He ain't playing. The skepticism was that maybe he lost
Speaker 2: out to JT. Daniels. I'm also skeptical of that angle
Speaker 2: because JT. Daniels has not officially been cleared to play yet.
Speaker 2: So a lot going on here, But suffice to say,
Speaker 2: Jamie Newman opting out is kind of a big deal
Speaker 2: in the college football world.
Speaker 1: Was he clear to practice and just not playing games
Speaker 1: or limited prectice something like JT.
Speaker 2: Daniels. Yeah, JT Daniels. That's where we're at with him
Speaker 2: right now at time of recording. He's clear to practice
Speaker 2: and has been practicing, but not fully clear to play.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I'm always going to not question but wonder about
Speaker 1: why timing for some players is different from others. But
Speaker 1: certainly the conversations they're having, the data they're collecting, and
Speaker 1: they're making their own decisions with what I imagine is their
Speaker 1: loved ones. So best of luck to Jamie Newman moving forward.
Speaker 1: It would have been terrific to see him play, all
Speaker 1: things being healthy for Georgia and in the SEC. So
Speaker 1: disappointed from a football standpoint, but can't blame him from
Speaker 1: a life one.
Speaker 2: Iowa State has effectively backtracked Dan. I don't remember if
Speaker 2: we covered this news tidbit or not, but initially they
Speaker 2: announced a plan on Monday to allow twenty five thousand
Speaker 2: fans to attend their opener on September the twelfth against Louisiana.
Speaker 2: They've now reversed course. They're no longer going to allow fans.
Speaker 2: They cited feedback from the community in announcing this decision. So, yeah,
Speaker 2: you thought you could go to the game, now you can't.
Speaker 2: They apparently got outcry from the community and they've backtracked. Look,
Speaker 2: this is going to be a theme too, I think sure,
Speaker 2: we're all kind of figuring this out as we go along.
Speaker 2: College football as a whole is no different, and when
Speaker 2: we start talking about attendance and having more people show
Speaker 2: up to the clearly it introduces a level of complexity
Speaker 2: that some municipalities might not be comfortable with in it.
Speaker 2: It seems like that's more the case here in ames Iowa.
Speaker 1: Yeah, at this point, what programs seem to be doing
Speaker 1: universally is trying to limit the number of potential complicating variables,
Speaker 1: and it's why we've seen a number of plays to
Speaker 1: say there are not going to be fans, at least
Speaker 1: not immediately. And so it makes sense from Iowa State
Speaker 1: now backtracking and we've seen teams go from forty percent
Speaker 1: to twenty five fifty to whatever, it makes sense right
Speaker 1: now to sort of gather all of the information with
Speaker 1: just focusing on football and expanding from there, not necessarily
Speaker 1: being too optimistic in terms of crowd and people gathering
Speaker 1: in an area, dozens of thousands of people in an area.
Speaker 1: So I guess to my cap to Iowa State for
Speaker 1: making what seems to be the most pragmatic decision in
Speaker 1: the moment. I scratched my head a little bit when
Speaker 1: the twenty five thousand person thing was announced, but looking
Speaker 1: forward to seeing what the next rollback is. Ty, is
Speaker 1: it only five hundred people are allowed to watch the
Speaker 1: game on TV something like that. I really want a
Speaker 1: very private Iowa State season. So like it's almost like
Speaker 1: a you had you either know somebody who saw it,
Speaker 1: or you have no idea what happened. I like this,
Speaker 1: It's like the secret.
Speaker 2: Menu in and out only in college football.
Speaker 1: Right it's exactly the perfect analog.
Speaker 2: Let's close out our news bid on a high note,
Speaker 2: shall we.
Speaker 1: Let's do it our good friend, more wop, more wop,
Speaker 1: and we can more. No, We're good. Okay, that's somes
Speaker 1: in this house.
Speaker 2: Bill Connolly, our friend from ESPN, has rejiggered the old
Speaker 2: sp plus rankings and they are out. Number one on
Speaker 2: the list is Ohio State, which you know, I guess
Speaker 2: if you'll believe some fans on the internet maybe is
Speaker 2: going to be playing sooner than expected. I don't subscribe
Speaker 2: to that belief. But they're number one here, followed by Alabama, Clemson, Georgia,
Speaker 2: Florida afterr top five, followed by Oklahoma, Penn State, Wisconsin,
Speaker 2: Notre Dame, and Texas A and M. If you adjust
Speaker 2: for the coronavirus, Alabama as the number one team, followed
Speaker 2: by Clemson and Texas would effectively round out your top ten.
Speaker 2: I like that Bill did this. I was waiting to
Speaker 2: see if he would, given all that's gone on now
Speaker 2: and how the sport has been effectively turned upside down.
Speaker 2: We use the S and P plus a lot. Excuse me,
Speaker 2: the SP plus. It's gone Facebook official with the SPN.
Speaker 2: We use this a lot as a good efficiency metric
Speaker 2: and to get our per play data that we use
Speaker 2: pretty frequently here on the show and we're trying to
Speaker 2: break down games and teams.
Speaker 1: Yes, and it should be noted I think it was
Speaker 1: UCF as the highest rated group of five program in
Speaker 1: the spplus is. They sort of enter the top fifteen
Speaker 1: if you adjust for conferences who have announced their postponing, canceling,
Speaker 1: whatever the twenty twenty season. So not unexpected with what
Speaker 1: UCF seems to be returning, although they've lost some players
Speaker 1: to opting out. Just the other thing I would note,
Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw the ESPN piece from
Speaker 1: I think it's Paul Levine and Mark Schlebah in terms
Speaker 1: of surveying schools that have given out or not given
Speaker 1: out testing data. Did you see this at all?
Speaker 2: I skimmed it, okay.
Speaker 1: So essentially a number of schools kind to me anyway,
Speaker 1: an alarming number of schools just have not released information
Speaker 1: in terms of testing in positive cases, in protocol and
Speaker 1: what happens when this happens, what happens when that happens,
Speaker 1: a number of major programs including Florida State, Miami, Notre
Speaker 1: Dame only release football players, but not all sports. Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, Texas,
Speaker 1: A and M big programs have just sort of gone
Speaker 1: on what's happening within their athletic department, which is pretty
Speaker 1: worry some. I know people point to privacy laws, but
Speaker 1: that only applies to releasing specific names of people who
Speaker 1: have tested and tested positive, not just raw data. So
Speaker 1: I am hopeful that and I think I'm hopeful because
Speaker 1: the more positive and that means like upbeat not testing
Speaker 1: positive things we can hear, the better we feel about
Speaker 1: where we're heading in terms of sports in the United States.
Speaker 1: So hopefully we have more transparency because that always seems
Speaker 1: to be better.
Speaker 2: Yeah, more data, more data is a good thing, all right.
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Speaker 2: I will play the mysterious sound again to kick things
Speaker 2: off here as we talk about the SEC. It is
Speaker 2: the third of our Power three this year entering the
Speaker 2: twenty twenty college football season. We'll start this off the
Speaker 2: way we've been starting off all of our conference previous Dan,
Speaker 2: give me your thirty thousand foot view, your high level
Speaker 2: lingering thought as you did all the research on the SEC.
Speaker 2: What really jumped out to you. What kind of general
Speaker 2: observations do you have about this conference?
Speaker 1: There are no no brainers because they're just every team
Speaker 1: seems to have a sizeable crater in the oh. That's
Speaker 1: definitely what this is, what this team is going to
Speaker 1: look like perception right now, even if it's a position group,
Speaker 1: even if it's a side of a ball, there's no
Speaker 1: no brainers of like, yes, this team is definitely going
Speaker 1: to this going to do this amazingly well, and that's
Speaker 1: sort of new. We've had a lot of programs within
Speaker 1: the SEC do specific things very well and being predictable,
Speaker 1: so that to me is definitely new. And just the
Speaker 1: force of personalities that are entering the conference is fascinating
Speaker 1: to me. Sorry, sorry, no, I continue. I'm going to
Speaker 1: set you up for it, but it's just going to
Speaker 1: be fascinating what new coaches to the conference or coaches
Speaker 1: returning to the conference and their personalities or lack thereof,
Speaker 1: or their experience or lack thereof as head coaches or
Speaker 1: coordinators is going to be super fun. Hopefully.
Speaker 2: The influx of new personalities to me is what makes
Speaker 2: this the most interesting SEC season that I can remember
Speaker 2: in a while. You know, the addition of Mike Reach,
Speaker 2: the addition of Lane Kiff, and we've got you know,
Speaker 2: Sam Pittman at Arkansas. Not quite the personality. I don't
Speaker 2: mean to imply he's on the level with those guys,
Speaker 2: but you know, bringing a new flavor to Arkansas. And
Speaker 2: then obviously on the eastern side of the coin, we've
Speaker 2: got a guy like Eli Drinkwitz. I don't want to
Speaker 2: say it was a surprise that he got the Missouri job.
Speaker 2: He was named in the running for the Missouri job,
Speaker 2: but definitely caught some of us off guard when a
Speaker 2: young guy just thirty seven was given that that position.
Speaker 2: And we've got coordinators as well that I think will
Speaker 2: put a unique spin on some of these programs too.
Speaker 2: So I think that influx, that new wave of coaches
Speaker 2: that are entering the conference make it very very unique
Speaker 2: and interesting. And as we'll talk about as we go through,
Speaker 2: some of these teams will lead off with LSU because
Speaker 2: they won the National Freaking Championship. But the quarterback situation
Speaker 2: around the SEC is very much in flux. It's it's
Speaker 2: new in many cases, and it does provide a level
Speaker 2: of intrigue that you know, I don't remember having all
Speaker 2: that recently.
Speaker 1: Yeah, by the way, you mentioned the coordinator or assistant
Speaker 1: coach in flux or just transfer influx. We are talking
Speaker 1: about Scott Lenehan, Chad Morris, DJ Durkin, Kendall Briles, and
Speaker 1: Barry odom as coordinators, Todd Monkin, Mike Bobo, and it
Speaker 1: kind of goes on and on in terms of transfers
Speaker 1: of new names or names, switching teams within the SEC,
Speaker 1: and certain grad transfer cases I'd love to start with lsu, Ty,
Speaker 1: what do you want to know about LSU?
Speaker 2: I want to know who's still in Baton Rouge.
Speaker 1: I'm a good question.
Speaker 2: And if they're gonna win a bunch of games, who
Speaker 2: is gonna be leading the way Because there's so many
Speaker 2: new faces on the too deep and on the staff
Speaker 2: for that matter, it would be a hell of a
Speaker 2: job for ed Orgeron to get remotely close to where
Speaker 2: he got last year, knowing there is so much turnover
Speaker 2: down there this coming season.
Speaker 1: Totally, but I still think they're gonna be good. I
Speaker 1: still think LC was going to be good. Obviously, they've
Speaker 1: recruited so well. So Scott Linehan takes over for Joe
Speaker 1: Brady as a co offensive coordinator, passing game coordinator Bo
Speaker 1: Polini's back for like two million dollars, and they're switching
Speaker 1: back to his four to three that he ran very
Speaker 1: successfully in Baton Rouge. But yeah, the Miles Brennan question
Speaker 1: is relatively large because even if he's pretty good, that
Speaker 1: there's such a gigantic Joe Burrows size shadow at quarterback
Speaker 1: that it's going to feel like an enormous falloff wide
Speaker 1: receiver suddenly looks pretty thin, even though there's a ton
Speaker 1: of talent there because of Jamar Chase opting out. So
Speaker 1: it's now the Terrass Marshall Show. And he was kind
Speaker 1: of beat up last year, so hopefully he's able to
Speaker 1: stay healthy and become that true number one. I gotta
Speaker 1: tell you, I'm feeling pretty tingly about a gentleman with
Speaker 1: two first names, and that's Eric Gilbert. He is a
Speaker 1: hybrid tight end receiver type of five star true freshmen,
Speaker 1: and typically when stories come out about freshmen from camp
Speaker 1: that are like, Ooh, this guy's something else. This oh, buddy,
Speaker 1: this guy's something else. Those are the stories that are
Speaker 1: coming out about him, and I'm quite excited to see
Speaker 1: how the Tigers end up using him on an offense
Speaker 1: that desperately needs to replace a ton of playmakers. They're
Speaker 1: pretty good at running back. I expect them with a
Speaker 1: new look offensive line, with certainly a new starting running back.
Speaker 1: I actually think they're going to lean on the run
Speaker 1: game a little more because of the talent at running
Speaker 1: back and fine receivers when necessary, but to get Miles
Speaker 1: Brennan more comfortable because he was only really in there
Speaker 1: in garbage time. He's been in the program for a while.
Speaker 1: So what they will be led by, I think is
Speaker 1: going to be defense, especially upfront. Even losing a top
Speaker 1: defensive act tackle to opting out in Tyler Shelvin, they
Speaker 1: still have a ton of talent up the middle. They
Speaker 1: have linebacker transfers and guys stepping in. Derek Stingley is
Speaker 1: probably the best cover corner in the country. Jacobe Stevens
Speaker 1: is back at safety. So it's going to be some
Speaker 1: combination of new faces in the secondary making LSU look
Speaker 1: like they haven't missed a beatback there, new faces somewhat upfront,
Speaker 1: it'll be just a very very solid, you know, havocy
Speaker 1: defense under Bo Polini, and the running game appears to
Speaker 1: be what will lead the way until Miles Brennan is comfortable,
Speaker 1: perhaps three or four weeks in that. That's the way
Speaker 1: I'm looking at it. It's hard to see them doing
Speaker 1: better tie than splitting some of their hardest games. But
Speaker 1: at the same time, you can't complain about anything LSU
Speaker 1: after what they put on tape last year.
Speaker 2: Can we talk very quickly about the transition from Brady
Speaker 2: to Lenihan? Sure in your research? What are what are
Speaker 2: people expecting there? What will look or feel different. Has
Speaker 2: there been any conjecture over that.
Speaker 1: Nothing specific. You don't really know until you see it
Speaker 1: against live games, live action, live defenses. But ed Oorzaran
Speaker 1: has had a pretty good eye for coaching talent and
Speaker 1: a pretty good eye for being hands off, which seems
Speaker 1: to be huge for a head coach, saying Okay, I'm
Speaker 1: just gonna trust you to do your things. Scott Lenihan
Speaker 1: comes in with, you know, nobody's ever going to love
Speaker 1: an NFL coach by the time he's done in the NFL,
Speaker 1: But he is regarded as a smart dude. Not necessarily innovative,
Speaker 1: but a smart dude. He's been around the league and
Speaker 1: especially in the passing game, which is where he's going
Speaker 1: to be operating. He's still pretty well regarded. The question is,
Speaker 1: you know, what does that look like when you don't
Speaker 1: have the complete explosion that was last year's LSU offense.
Speaker 1: So I don't imagine there are going to be fundamental differences,
Speaker 1: but just maybe how they go about things and what
Speaker 1: the results look like, because they're going to be less.
Speaker 1: That's going to be the most obvious thing. But I
Speaker 1: think the core ideology is not going to They're not
Speaker 1: going to start, you know, running Stanford like power. They're
Speaker 1: not going to start, you know, running an option. They're
Speaker 1: not going to start you know, becoming a like a
Speaker 1: heavy zone read team anything like that. So I think
Speaker 1: the core is going to remain very similar and it's
Speaker 1: the same offensive coordinator. It's still Steve Bensminger, So we're
Speaker 1: not talking about an overhaul in the booth.
Speaker 2: The final point on LSU again, I harken back to
Speaker 2: the sp plus that we mentioned during the news right now,
Speaker 2: this is not coronavirus aggested. They were thirteenth and based
Speaker 2: on their ten games slate this fall, Bill Connolly's got
Speaker 2: them with an average wind total of six and a
Speaker 2: half six and a half, So there are some tough
Speaker 2: games on here. Obviously, they play in the SEC West,
Speaker 2: so they're going to get games against Alabama and Texas
Speaker 2: A and M. But they also draw Florida.
Speaker 1: Yeah, they're in Gainesville.
Speaker 2: It's not ideal in Gainesville, so there are plenty of
Speaker 2: opportunities here to lose, and Bill is saying he expects
Speaker 2: him to lose a couple of those football games. We'll see,
Speaker 2: we'll see.
Speaker 1: Paul Gravy at this point though, it's all just it
Speaker 1: doesn't matter. I mean, it does, but it doesn't all.
Speaker 2: Right, where are we going next?
Speaker 1: We can go to the flip side because we already
Speaker 1: mentioned Jamie Newman. I'd like to talk about Georgia and
Speaker 1: what you see as the effect of that, the effect
Speaker 1: of a new coordinator and just returning as much as
Speaker 1: they do in a promising way. So I if I'm
Speaker 1: going to drill down specifically, it's what is different? What
Speaker 1: is different about this year's Georgia after so many successful years?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it has been a run of success, hasn't it.
Speaker 2: And Kirby Smart's done a really good job. The thing
Speaker 2: that I was really drawn to in reading up on Georgia,
Speaker 2: not just because of the Jamie Newman news, but the
Speaker 2: addition of Todd Monkin is is Monkein is particularly interesting
Speaker 2: to me. Now he's going to be teamed up, presumably
Speaker 2: with JT. Daniels. He's built some explosive offenses in his day.
Speaker 2: He had a lot of success at Oklahoma State. For
Speaker 2: the last couple of years, Munkin was in the NFL
Speaker 2: with the Bucks. And you know, I don't want to oversimplify,
Speaker 2: but as I said earlier, you're going to see more
Speaker 2: downfield stuff. So the concept here with Monkin is that
Speaker 2: he's going to open things up, and if you do
Speaker 2: it right, you know that backs off the defense. It
Speaker 2: opens up more running lanes for guys like Samir White
Speaker 2: and James Cook and everybody wins. When you've got the
Speaker 2: talent that Georgia has, you can implement a system like this,
Speaker 2: hopefully pretty quickly and really unleash your athletes out there
Speaker 2: on the field. So kind of a no brainer for
Speaker 2: Kirby Smart. Clearly, a lot of other teams around college
Speaker 2: football have have gone in a direction that is a
Speaker 2: little bit more wide open, and when you've got these athletes,
Speaker 2: it it makes sense to at least give it a go.
Speaker 2: The JT. Daniels news now in wlight of the Jamie
Speaker 2: Newman news, is exciting for me because I really liked
Speaker 2: what we saw of him at USC as a true
Speaker 2: freshman in twenty eighteen. Did you I did?
Speaker 1: Okay, I did.
Speaker 2: I thought he had a ton of potential. I was
Speaker 2: hoping for big things last year, but he tore his
Speaker 2: ACL right away and that was that.
Speaker 1: Yeah. But I think he's got the arm strength. I
Speaker 1: think he's got good mox good moxie, Dan, you and
Speaker 1: your moxie, and I don't think you're going to find
Speaker 1: much better of a supporting cast than he's going to
Speaker 1: have at Georgia. I do worry a little bit about.
Speaker 2: The offensive line. They're losing four starters, especially taken in
Speaker 2: tandem now with installing a new offense amid a pandemic,
Speaker 2: that's dicey. But they have recruited so well up front
Speaker 2: and really across the board with the top class the
Speaker 2: last two cycles that it's hard to beat. Too too
Speaker 2: worried things.
Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I'm a little worried. Yeah, yeah, I
Speaker 1: mean JT. Daniels coming in late obviously nobody had a
Speaker 1: full spring, so the fact that he didn't have anywhere
Speaker 1: near the reps on field. With a new coordinator, and
Speaker 1: it's a new look offensive line that should be talented,
Speaker 1: a really strong receiving car. It's just it feels like
Speaker 1: everything's going to be simplified. Everything has to come together
Speaker 1: really quickly for that offense.
Speaker 2: I am a mindful of that. It's just so hard
Speaker 2: to be really worried about a team with this much talent.
Speaker 2: I did say a couple shows ago and we looked
Speaker 2: at the AP Top twenty five that I thought Georgia
Speaker 2: was a bit overrated. I would not put them that
Speaker 2: high knowing that they've got this kind of turnover up front.
Speaker 2: But you know, they're just they're loaded at the skill positions,
Speaker 2: with Samir White and James Cook in the backfield and
Speaker 2: George Pickens and Demetrius robertson out wide. Unfortunately, I saw
Speaker 2: Dominic Playlock, another talented wide out retour his ACL about
Speaker 2: a week ago, which that's but if this Monken system
Speaker 2: works out, all these guys are going to have a
Speaker 2: huge statistical year. You take that in combination with the
Speaker 2: defense that only loses three starters. It was a good
Speaker 2: defense last year, a great defense. They're going to be
Speaker 2: great again this year. So this is a very good
Speaker 2: Georgia team. It's a question of are they going to
Speaker 2: win their side of the conference. Are they going to
Speaker 2: win the conference as a whole and go to the playoff.
Speaker 2: The schedule is front loaded, so they get Auburn, a
Speaker 2: road tilt against Alabama in the Florida game, all before
Speaker 2: the middle of November. We should know pretty quick where
Speaker 2: Georgia stands in this rejiggered college football race, but should
Speaker 2: be another awesome year for the Dogs, to say the least.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I just don't know. I remember JT. Daniels, and
Speaker 1: I remember liking the physical traits, but on the field
Speaker 1: against the Pac twelve, mind you, as a true freshman
Speaker 1: or whatever, he was the age of a regular freshody
Speaker 1: declared early from high school if you remember, he reclassified.
Speaker 1: It just the results didn't really seem to be there.
Speaker 1: The consistency didn't seem to be there in a way
Speaker 1: where I got crazy excited about what the future holds,
Speaker 1: but happy to be wrong. I just don't remember, even
Speaker 1: in the way that Keidan Slovak with a different coordinator,
Speaker 1: was able to succeed as Daniels hadn't. I don't know.
Speaker 1: I think he's fine.
Speaker 2: I think I like him a little more than you,
Speaker 2: but we can disagree.
Speaker 1: I think you do, okaygree.
Speaker 2: Let's talk about Bama. Ever since Saban's like second year,
Speaker 2: the defense in Tuscaloose has been lights out and incredibly
Speaker 2: consistent from year to year. Last year, though, they did
Speaker 2: take a step back after a bunch of injuries, and
Speaker 2: if that's all it was great, Should they again now
Speaker 2: be a top three ish national defense? Coming out of
Speaker 2: the injury.
Speaker 1: Hayes, Yeah, I think so. Yeah. I mean that's the
Speaker 1: one thing that's really difficult to prepare for because you're
Speaker 1: going to be forced to play either dudes who are
Speaker 1: not fully capable or younger guys who are also not
Speaker 1: going to be fully capable yet. And I think that's
Speaker 1: what Alabama was forced into. It's the thing that's tricky
Speaker 1: ish to me is it's a pretty new secondary for Alabama.
Speaker 1: They return a couple corners, but largely it's new full
Speaker 1: time secondary situation for the Tide. I'm not at all
Speaker 1: worried about their offense. They actually weirdly enough, we talk
Speaker 1: about the consistency of that defense, but they there's almost
Speaker 1: no attrition among the coaching staff, aside from Scott Cochrane
Speaker 1: who left for Georgia. Georgia transition thirty years ago is
Speaker 1: what it feels like since.
Speaker 2: That historic broke.
Speaker 1: I don't know when that happened in nineteen ninety three,
Speaker 1: but it happened then, I'm pretty sure. So it's a
Speaker 1: definite positive for both sides of the ball for Alabama.
Speaker 1: But I think defensively, like Dylan Moses, you know, it's
Speaker 1: it's going to make a sizeable difference just in getting
Speaker 1: everybody lined up, getting everybody's signals incorrectly. I think the
Speaker 1: communication is going to be a lot stronger on that
Speaker 1: side of the ball, and they're going to be able
Speaker 1: to self diagnose what exactly went wrong better than most
Speaker 1: teams are able to with that coaching staff. So in
Speaker 1: terms of top three, it also helps that Ohio State
Speaker 1: and Penn State and Wisconsin and you know out West
Speaker 1: teams like Oregon aren't playing, so it's just easier to
Speaker 1: be a top level defense statistically. So yeah, Alabama's going
Speaker 1: to be there. The concern to me, I guess is
Speaker 1: I imagine they're still going to be scoring pretty quickly.
Speaker 1: They're loaded at running back. They probably have the best
Speaker 1: receiver duo in the country, and Jalen Waddle and Devonte Smith.
Speaker 1: They return a lot along the line at tight end.
Speaker 1: We'll see if it's Mac Jones, We'll see if it's ooh,
Speaker 1: that's my phone ringing. We'll see if it's Mac Jones
Speaker 1: or some sort of spelling with With Bryce Young, the
Speaker 1: electric true freshman at quarterback, they're going to be fine.
Speaker 1: They're going to put up a ton of points. I
Speaker 1: wonder if they scored as quickly as they used to.
Speaker 1: But I am not at all worried about Alabama's defense
Speaker 1: bouncing back, because an only good defense, not excellent defense,
Speaker 1: now feels like an aberration with what we've seen over
Speaker 1: the last dozen years.
Speaker 2: What's the mac Jones offense look like.
Speaker 1: I'm guessing not all that it's not going to be
Speaker 1: as crazy as the Toa offense, but it's going to
Speaker 1: be reliant on crazy amount of talent around him that
Speaker 1: will make even pretty good performances look amazing. So I
Speaker 1: don't think they're going to mess with what has worked
Speaker 1: so crazy.
Speaker 2: Well, I think that's fair, and mac Jones is his
Speaker 2: floor is very high given the fault that there is
Speaker 2: such a supporting cast around him. So we'll see, but
Speaker 2: that will be an interesting story to follow for sure.
Speaker 2: The wake of to a Tongue of Ioloa.
Speaker 1: It's you look at their roster and you're like, oh,
Speaker 1: so they've got a five star behind him, a five
Speaker 1: star behind him. These are a bunch of guys who
Speaker 1: played a ton as rotation guys on the line who
Speaker 1: are all like crazy blue chips. Yeah, Obama is going
Speaker 1: to be fine. They have George at home, they're on
Speaker 1: the road at Tennessee, which I guess could be tricky.
Speaker 1: We'll get into the balls. I'm sure shortly they're on
Speaker 1: the road at LSU, but certainly an empty or empty
Speaker 1: ish Tiger Stadium is a good time to be in
Speaker 1: that situation. And they have the Iron Bowl at home,
Speaker 1: so you know, you have to feel for a scrappy
Speaker 1: squad like Alabama when it all comes together like this.
Speaker 2: A ragtag bunch of guys playing for love of the game.
Speaker 2: Where do you want to go next?
Speaker 1: I guess Florida. It's very strange. We made fun of
Speaker 1: the velocity of Kyle Trask's throws, but not necessarily the
Speaker 1: result of his throws, because he was a breakthrough last year.
Speaker 1: So he is something that I think we can say Yep,
Speaker 1: Kyle Trask is an answer quarterback, which we don't have
Speaker 1: for a lot of these schools. Everything else on offense
Speaker 1: seems like a question, the offensive line, the running game.
Speaker 1: What is Is there reason to believe that Florida has
Speaker 1: a more complete offense now that quarterback is is in check? Yeah?
Speaker 2: I mean, Kyle Trask is probably the top returning quarterback
Speaker 2: in all the sec which is crazy given the fact
Speaker 2: that he didn't even play in high school in start
Speaker 2: in high school and same, Yeah, what Dan Mullen was
Speaker 2: able to do and adjust this offense on the fly,
Speaker 2: Well we'll talk about that in a little bit, hopefully,
Speaker 2: But you know, the running game was kind of a
Speaker 2: problem last year. Now when Michael p RAN's gone, he
Speaker 2: was their leading rusher from a year ago, and I
Speaker 2: guess that's a concern. The thing is that the rushing
Speaker 2: game last year I think was largely a byproduct of
Speaker 2: the offensive line. They just could not get anything going
Speaker 2: to the extent that Dan Mullen eventually started just throwing
Speaker 2: it more like, screw it, let's turn it over to
Speaker 2: Kyle Trask, and he was very good on some of
Speaker 2: the short and intermediate stuff. This year, They've got a
Speaker 2: lot coming back up front. I think that situation has
Speaker 2: to improve. We've got Damian Pierce who's going to take
Speaker 2: over for p Ryan. The guy I'm watching is Lorenzo Lingard,
Speaker 2: who transferred up from Miami. He won immediate eligibility, a
Speaker 2: former five star guy. By the time all is said
Speaker 2: and done, he could well be better than Pierce and
Speaker 2: who else They got Malik Davis, another guy in the
Speaker 2: running back room. I think there is a lot of
Speaker 2: potential for that running game to really take hold as
Speaker 2: the line gets better and hopefully balance out that offense.
Speaker 2: I also think that year two of Kyle Trask and
Speaker 2: a really solid passing game is going to take this
Speaker 2: offense to an entirely different level. Like, even if it
Speaker 2: balances out, having Trask in that system another year where
Speaker 2: he can get more comfortable, where Dan Mullen is not
Speaker 2: just like pulling rabbits out of his hat on a
Speaker 2: weekly basis. It's gonna make that team better. His numbers
Speaker 2: a year ago were awesome. They were outstanding. Yeah, Dan
Speaker 2: Mullen didn't have him out there bombing it though. It
Speaker 2: was really just being smart with the football. So if
Speaker 2: the line improves, I think that makes more of that
Speaker 2: downfield passing game a more attainable goal. Hopefully it means
Speaker 2: fewer sacks because he took a fair share of those
Speaker 2: last year. I just think there's a lot to love
Speaker 2: about this offensive setup, even in spite of what we
Speaker 2: saw from the ground game last season.
Speaker 1: That all makes sense, and I think the offensive line
Speaker 1: will get better and with Kyle Trask offers them a
Speaker 1: certain degree of flexibility, he can move the ball a
Speaker 1: little bit with his legs, and they have weapons at receiver.
Speaker 1: I'm man, I'm excited by this Florida season.
Speaker 2: I am too. They're my pick in the East. They
Speaker 2: really are hmm interesting.
Speaker 1: You know.
Speaker 2: The wide out situation is gonna be fun to watch.
Speaker 2: I like Trevon Grimes, big kids, six'. FIVE i love
Speaker 2: Big Kyle, pitts the pride and joy Of, Abington. Pennsylvania
Speaker 2: is that?
Speaker 1: True where Is? Abington that's a.
Speaker 2: Little bit southy here down closer To.
Speaker 1: Philly, Okay i'm looking it up right.
Speaker 2: Now depth should not be an issue out, wide and
Speaker 2: let's be. Honest defense is again going to be a
Speaker 2: strength of this. Team last year the seventh best defense
Speaker 2: according to the Sp. Plus this, Year Todd grantham has
Speaker 2: a quasi retool on his hands with the pass rush
Speaker 2: With Jonathan gernard And Jabari zanuga both. Gone but, again
Speaker 2: recruiting has been so. Strong there are other guys with
Speaker 2: experience who can step in and make an, impact whether
Speaker 2: It's Zachary carter Or Brenton, cox those guys of star.
Speaker 2: Potential they've got a monster in the, middle and To Darryl.
Speaker 2: Slayton you, know whatever attrition is out, there be It
Speaker 2: David reese OR. Cj, henderson they just have a lot
Speaker 2: of good depth that they could turn. To it sets
Speaker 2: up really well For Todd grantham to get another great
Speaker 2: run here on. Defense the other and final component That
Speaker 2: i'll speak to is that for AN sec only, schedule
Speaker 2: this is as good as it's going to.
Speaker 1: Get oh, yeah.
Speaker 2: AT a AND m and at home AGAINST lsu on
Speaker 2: back to back weeks In, october that will be.
Speaker 1: Tough mm.
Speaker 2: Hm then they got the rivalry, game The Cocktail party
Speaker 2: Against georgia On november, seventh off of a, bye and like,
Speaker 2: otherwise maybe it's a road game Against tennessee to close
Speaker 2: out the. Year but, like it sets up really. WELL
Speaker 2: i think for The gators to run the table. HERE
Speaker 2: i really like their chances this. Year. Wow, Yeah i'm feeling.
Speaker 2: It i'm feeling ten AND o.
Speaker 1: Baby, Okay i'm not going to present any sort of big.
Speaker 1: Argument it's going to be. TOUGH i think all things
Speaker 1: considered with how new the season and what happens during
Speaker 1: the season is going to. Be but, yeah aside from
Speaker 1: what THEY'VE a AND m AND lsu and back to back.
Speaker 1: Weeks and that's sort of it in terms of like
Speaker 1: definite huge challenges in back to back with the bye you,
Speaker 1: know As georgia does as, well but especially nice year
Speaker 1: to have that buy before the game In. Jacksonville So
Speaker 1: i'm not going to present a huge argument against. YOU
Speaker 1: i should note, though by the, way as you were,
Speaker 1: SPEAKING i looked up food In, ABINGTON. Pa, yeah it
Speaker 1: looks Like jenkintown is the Place jenkintown that's Where Bradley cooper's.
Speaker 1: From is that? True?
Speaker 2: YEAH i believe that's where my wife bought her wedding dress.
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Speaker 1: seeing Good korean food. Options that looks like the place
Speaker 1: to hit if you're in that GENERAL i don't know.
Speaker 1: What is it a? County is it a township? Area
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Speaker 2: Eating, yeah fun. Area, okay let's Talk. Auburn let's Talk.
Speaker 2: Auburn the offense last year was should we say the?
Speaker 2: WORST i guess it was the worst of The malazon,
Speaker 2: era and so he went out and Hired Chad morris
Speaker 2: to take over the offense and play. Calling is that
Speaker 2: an immediate positive? Jolt is it more of an incremental.
Speaker 2: Thing starting, off how does you know how does the
Speaker 2: whole quarterback situation with your boy fit? In, like where
Speaker 2: are we at here with this offensive retooling that my,
Speaker 2: boy your, boy that Boy Bo, nicks your Boy Bo,
Speaker 2: nicks that That Gus malson is trying to.
Speaker 1: INSTALL i mean they. DROPPED i think it was almost
Speaker 1: fifty points On, alabama so in a, win in a
Speaker 1: winning effort with that clever field goal kicking timeout, Situation
Speaker 1: so it can't. Be it might have been the worst
Speaker 1: statistically and the worst in terms of consistency if you
Speaker 1: look At oh, god what was the ugly? Game THE
Speaker 1: a AND m game was pretty, ugly even though they
Speaker 1: won that. Game you, know most of The oregon game
Speaker 1: was pretty. Ugly In Bo nicks's first, game certainly The
Speaker 1: florida game was. Atrocious there were low, lights for. SURE
Speaker 1: i think what The Chad morris aspect of things is
Speaker 1: going to be is essentially he is going to help
Speaker 1: season the Gusmels on. OFFENSE i don't think He's Gus
Speaker 1: malson is Handing morris a blank playbook and say start.
Speaker 1: Drawing this is all on. YOU i don't think that's
Speaker 1: what the situation is going to. Be but Because auburn
Speaker 1: is in a situation where we expect an improvement from
Speaker 1: what WAS i think a very average to below Average
Speaker 1: Bone nicks. Year at, times certainly there were. Highlights they
Speaker 1: beat a couple of really good teams In oregon And,
Speaker 1: Alabama and you, KNOW i think even Losing Booby witlow
Speaker 1: is not going to be a huge deal because there
Speaker 1: are options at running. Back they've got a ton of,
Speaker 1: experience Including Anthony, schwartz probably the fastest dude in college
Speaker 1: football legit track speed because he runs. Track they're good at.
Speaker 1: Receiver they're replacing a lot on the. Line, well they're
Speaker 1: replacing God An. FOS i guess they need to run
Speaker 1: block a lot better than what they what they look
Speaker 1: like last. Year i'm never going to doubt the modern
Speaker 1: iteration of What auburn's defense has looked, like even losing
Speaker 1: big names Like Derek brown And Marlon. Davidson they've recruited too,
Speaker 1: well the system is too, Sound SO i think they
Speaker 1: lost a linebacker to opting. Out but even, still even
Speaker 1: with a really new look, secondary the benefit of the
Speaker 1: doubt exists for me With Kevin steele and that defense
Speaker 1: and the schedule is pretty. Good they GET lcu And
Speaker 1: tennessee at, home they're on the road Against george and
Speaker 1: that rivalry, game and they're on the road Against alabama
Speaker 1: and The Iron. Bowl but all things, CONSIDERED i Think
Speaker 1: auburn's going to be in a good place given how
Speaker 1: much change there is within the division and the. Conference,
Speaker 1: so you, know seven and three type season for The,
Speaker 1: TIGERS i think feels about right to. ME i don't,
Speaker 1: know what do you?
Speaker 2: Think, Yeah Bill, Connolly i'm looking at his again average
Speaker 2: wins based on fall. Schedule he's got him at six point.
Speaker 1: Two, okay WELL i got to take the.
Speaker 2: Over, yeah which feels about. RIGHT i think a Pretty
Speaker 2: auburn this. YEAR i will like the move to go
Speaker 2: out and Get Chad. MORRIS i like THE i don't
Speaker 2: know the possibility of that freshening things. UP i still
Speaker 2: think Bo nix has a ton of. Potential MAYBE i
Speaker 2: was too bullish on him last year and his freshman,
Speaker 2: year BUT i JUST i see something There. DAN i
Speaker 2: see the glimmer in his eye as a, legacy and.
Speaker 1: Is the glimmer in his eye the deer in the?
Speaker 1: Headlights is that the glimmering, okay because there were those
Speaker 1: moments last, year there were for sure those, moments but
Speaker 1: he rose to a couple of enormous occasions to book
Speaker 1: end the. SEASON i will also, add AND i don't
Speaker 1: know how much of a difference this will, make but
Speaker 1: they're very high on a young running back Named Tank.
Speaker 2: Bigsby is that the guy from The matrix who's in
Speaker 2: The Nebby. KINEZER i have no.
Speaker 1: Idea Maybe Tank. Bigsby. Uh AND i saw that one
Speaker 1: of the linemen stepping in in front of what could
Speaker 1: be starting running back To Tank bigsby is Named Brodarius.
Speaker 1: Ham so we do have the opportunity for A ham,
Speaker 1: tank A ham. Tend if it comes to, fruition there
Speaker 1: will be A ham tank Or ham. Tanker sound that's
Speaker 1: all we got ham sandwich. Potential oh that's. True you
Speaker 1: can do a lot with hams and, TANKS i mean
Speaker 1: ham pancakes because it's on the.
Speaker 2: Line, Yes, yeah we're gonna have fun with, this aren't. We?
Speaker 1: Yeah we are. ABSOLUTELY i want to talk About. Tennessee
Speaker 1: if that's okay with, You tie? Please is it okay with? You,
Speaker 1: yeah let's do. It i'm trying to figure these things.
Speaker 1: Out weirdly, enough even with a ton of. Experience last
Speaker 1: year not a great offensive, year especially with how they started.
Speaker 1: Out we love celebrating the tennisance Of november and, beyond
Speaker 1: but it was a it was a pretty Ugly september
Speaker 1: that characterized that Offense september to, Remember yeah or? Not
Speaker 1: what does what does improvement look? Like is it have
Speaker 1: to be Post? Guarantano because Good Jared garantano was really,
Speaker 1: fun but a, MAN i don't. Know they're replacing a
Speaker 1: lot of. Pieces do you see a New Luck tennessee
Speaker 1: offense in what is a year two Of Jim. Cheney?
Speaker 2: YEAH i think there is a path to, improvement but
Speaker 2: it's not an obvious.
Speaker 1: Path, Okay.
Speaker 2: Jared garantano is. Back he plays, Hard he's had some.
Speaker 2: Moments he was a warrior last. Year he was a
Speaker 2: warrior last. Year he played, hard but he's still too.
Speaker 2: Inconsistent the running game was very underwhelming this. Year the
Speaker 2: receiving corps loses Both Juwan jennings And Marquez, callaway which
Speaker 2: comes to like sixteen hundred yards and fourteen. Touchdowns so
Speaker 2: there's a, lot a lot that they need to try
Speaker 2: and figure out. HERE i guess the reason for optimism
Speaker 2: is that they should have a really good line that
Speaker 2: is strong and experienced on the interior and younger but
Speaker 2: still really talented outside at tackle both tackle. Positions they
Speaker 2: did get some bad news recently when they decided that
Speaker 2: they weren't going to grant immediate eligibility To Cade, mays
Speaker 2: who transferred up From. Georgia they really thought they were
Speaker 2: going to win that. Waiver they still could on. APPEAL
Speaker 2: i think they feel optimistic about, that but it's an open.
Speaker 1: Question.
Speaker 2: Regardless the lines very. GOOD i think the combination of
Speaker 2: that line with year or two Of Jim cheney should
Speaker 2: hopefully get more out of the ground game and give
Speaker 2: some ground support To guarantano because he just he needs
Speaker 2: some help on. Offense they know that they need to improve.
Speaker 2: IT i think they'll see a second year bump out
Speaker 2: Of cheney and specifically with that line makes. Sense i'm
Speaker 2: excited about this team, defensively though defensively they came on
Speaker 2: like a freight train in the second half of last.
Speaker 2: Season they only lose three. Guys it's a big, three big,
Speaker 2: three BUT i just feel like as a whole they
Speaker 2: were so young last. Year i'm encouraged by the way
Speaker 2: they closed out the. Season Jeremy, prue it's a defensive.
Speaker 2: Coach he's going to have them coached, up especially when
Speaker 2: you look at what happened last. Season consider for a
Speaker 2: second the circumstances last. YEAR i will eight and five
Speaker 2: eight and, five but started one and four with back
Speaker 2: to back losses To Georgia state AND byu on a
Speaker 2: soul Crushing Hail. Mary that's their first two. Games they
Speaker 2: start one and, four they go six and one the
Speaker 2: rest of the way and then win the bowl game Over.
Speaker 2: Indiana that's a nice rally For pruet with a really young.
Speaker 2: Team i've said it the last two. Seasons they play,
Speaker 2: hungry and whenever you close out strong the way they,
Speaker 2: DID i think you have to feel optimistic about What
Speaker 2: tennessee stands to gain now in twenty.
Speaker 1: Twenty by the, WAY i liked Watching henry To Oto
Speaker 1: oh and not just BECAUSE i like saying his. Name
Speaker 1: he WAS i thought it was too too is?
Speaker 2: IT i have it phonetically spelled here to oh too to.
Speaker 1: To, okay there we. Are but he was, fun, nonetheless
Speaker 1: regardless of HOW i mispronounced his. Name, yeah and at
Speaker 1: the linebacker, POSITION i think he is going to be
Speaker 1: leading the. Charge the linebacking corps really is the open
Speaker 1: question For tennessee this, season SO i want to see
Speaker 1: what he can do. Again the defense was young last.
Speaker 1: Year they stand to gain a. LOT i think can
Speaker 1: make great strides even in spite of a really good
Speaker 1: campaign last.
Speaker 2: Year the schedule is spaced. Out it's, rough but it's
Speaker 2: spaced out. Enough they've Got georgia on the, Road they've
Speaker 2: Got bama at, Home they've GOT a AND m at.
Speaker 2: Home they've Got auburn the very next week on the,
Speaker 2: road and then there's A florida. Game there are some
Speaker 2: potential letdown spots on this schedule Against, kentucky Who i'm
Speaker 2: supremely interested in more than any OTHER Sec east.
Speaker 1: Team, OH i, mean that's a sandwich right, there, right
Speaker 1: it's Between george And, alabama.
Speaker 2: Right AND i also Put vandy down here just TO i,
Speaker 2: think be nice To vandy because the game's on the,
Speaker 2: road but.
Speaker 1: Probably not going to lose that. One not a far
Speaker 1: trip From knoxville To. Nashville not a far.
Speaker 2: TRIP i could see like a four and six or
Speaker 2: five and five season where the win loss record is
Speaker 2: not at all indicative of the strides this team. Makes
Speaker 2: it's just THE sec is very, good as it always,
Speaker 2: is and THE Sec east as a whole has. Improved
Speaker 2: So i'm less worried about the final, record AND i
Speaker 2: Think i'm going to be tuned, in especially to see
Speaker 2: how some of these individual position groups on offense improved
Speaker 2: through the course of the.
Speaker 1: Year can they Split, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn? Florida can they
Speaker 1: go two and two in? Those are they at that
Speaker 1: level if they are playing to on average eighty eight
Speaker 1: percent of their? Capability georgia on the, Road alabama at,
Speaker 1: Home auburn on the, Road florida at.
Speaker 2: HOME i don't think.
Speaker 1: SO i think making percentage chance they can. Split is
Speaker 1: there a ten percent chance they can? Split give me the?
Speaker 1: Tie odds mind fifteen? PERCENT i put it like twenty.
Speaker 2: FIVE i THINK i just don't see. IT i want
Speaker 2: to believe. IT I i like This tennessee team a.
Speaker 2: LOT i like their, heart but there's just so MUCH
Speaker 2: ammo in THE. Sec george And bam are going to be.
Speaker 2: Good FLORIDA i think is going to potentially win the.
Speaker 2: Conference auburn, maybe but it's it's a tough. ASK i
Speaker 2: like YOUR x files, reference although probably.
Speaker 1: UNINTENTIONALLY i want to. BELIEVE i don't know what that
Speaker 1: Characterizes tennessee football, as BUT i like the it.
Speaker 2: Was, UNINTENTIONAL i promise.
Speaker 1: You, okay that's.
Speaker 2: Okay can we talk About? Kentucky are you a natural scully.
Speaker 1: Or i'm more of a? MOLDER i don't. KNOW i
Speaker 1: wonder can we.
Speaker 2: Talk about Kentuk entucky's let's.
Speaker 1: Do let's go Through. Kentucky why?
Speaker 2: NOT i want to know what you want to know About.
Speaker 2: Kentucky But i'm just going to say That kentucky is
Speaker 2: undeniably the team THAT i am the most interested in
Speaker 2: in certainly THE Sec east and maybe the entire.
Speaker 1: Conference. Here my question is, THIS i am heartbroken that
Speaker 1: we don't get to Watch Lynn boden do. Everything that's
Speaker 1: my full, question, too QUESTION i don't actually have. ONE
Speaker 1: i just want you to. KNOW i want you to
Speaker 1: hear me and my. Emotions it's more of.
Speaker 2: A declaration your love For Lynn Boden. Jr. Correct, Okay,
Speaker 2: well that's that's. FINE i Would the question THAT i
Speaker 2: had is where are they going to be at now
Speaker 2: in THE Sec east pecking order after Losing Lynn Boden
Speaker 2: junior from a year, ago because you know he's in THE. Nfl.
Speaker 2: Now if you recall what happened last, season both Of
Speaker 2: kentucky's quarterbacks got knocked. Out Mark steuts basically said, It,
Speaker 2: yeah we're going All oden. Everything we're running The wildcat
Speaker 2: and they were freaking. Incredible they were. Incredible Lynn Boden
Speaker 2: junior finished with nearly fifteen hundred rushing. Yards he had
Speaker 2: thirteen rushing, touchdowns about eight and a half per, carry
Speaker 2: and he was freaking. Amazing it looked like an incredibly
Speaker 2: prophetic move to just go hard in the direction of
Speaker 2: their best. Athlete and what's interesting is if you kind
Speaker 2: of synthesize this down and look at What Mark stoops
Speaker 2: has done over the course of his time At, kentucky
Speaker 2: it really has been a story of extreme. Adaptability. YEAH
Speaker 2: i talked about it a little bit With virginia And
Speaker 2: Bronco mendenhall in the last.
Speaker 1: Episode But.
Speaker 2: Stoops has been really good at fun in his best
Speaker 2: offensive weapon and just building the entire plane out of.
Speaker 1: It, yes he has been.
Speaker 2: Right in a way that. Works last year With boden
Speaker 2: was kind of a funhouse mirror version of, that, right
Speaker 2: but it was, working and it was so damn.
Speaker 1: Fun CAN i tell You i'm still a little bit
Speaker 1: bitter That oregon couldn't find a way to do this
Speaker 1: in the second half AGAINST tcu in The, Lobile like we, clearly,
Speaker 1: yeah are watching a, Team yeah that can't figure out a.
Speaker 1: Quarterback so let's just get A i know they Had Braylan,
Speaker 1: addison who was like a high school option, Quarterback, like
Speaker 1: what are we? Doing what are we? Doing we've seen three?
Speaker 1: Series is, SORRY i have, Digressed please go back To.
Speaker 1: Kentucky the pain is still.
Speaker 2: Real the pain is still. Real all? Right, well LIKE i,
Speaker 2: said Lin Bowden junior he's in the league. Now But
Speaker 2: Terry Wilson junior's back at. Quarterback he's recovered from his
Speaker 2: torn pateller. Tendon brutal injury for a guy who was
Speaker 2: like universally, Loved so it's good that he's. Back it
Speaker 2: sounds like he's been running really. Well in the build
Speaker 2: up to this. Season they also got a transfer From Joey,
Speaker 2: gatewood who comes up from Albert now this is this
Speaker 2: is kind of a developing. Story they are still waiting
Speaker 2: to find out on his. Eligibility THE ncaa has taken
Speaker 2: its sweet time here and that's an issue Because gatewood's
Speaker 2: a big. Dude they could definitely find a way to
Speaker 2: get him on the, field And i'm sure he could
Speaker 2: snake his way into some playing time with his. Frame
Speaker 2: they could find a way to use that skill. Set
Speaker 2: so we're just going to have to push pause there
Speaker 2: and see what eventually comes of. It WHAT i find
Speaker 2: really interesting and it's maybe not the sexiest, thing but
Speaker 2: given all that adaptability THAT i talked, about and how
Speaker 2: they Use Lynn, boden how they might Use Kerry, wilson
Speaker 2: and the strength of this team is the. Line four
Speaker 2: starters are. Back they're really good, upfront one of the
Speaker 2: best lines in all THE. SEC i think we'll see
Speaker 2: a really nice focus on the ground game this year
Speaker 2: with A seamrose And Cavasier Smoke Christopher, rodriguez, like they
Speaker 2: can find a really good way to milk this rushing
Speaker 2: attack and offensive line for all its. Worth If Mark
Speaker 2: stoops is gonna do any kind of adaptable things this,
Speaker 2: year it's gonna it's going to pertain to the ground.
Speaker 2: Game the defense should be really good as. Well they've
Speaker 2: got experience at all three, levels, front, middle. Back the schedule's,
Speaker 2: brutal IT'S i.
Speaker 1: Was gonna, say we have A i, mean we can
Speaker 1: save the sound if you, want but there's a that's
Speaker 1: a snake in the Toilet September.
Speaker 2: October, yeah the snake and the toilet At auburn open
Speaker 2: the year all Miss Mississippi, state both at home At,
Speaker 2: Tennessee georgia at home At bama At florida back to back.
Speaker 2: Weeks yep. AGAIN I i struggle to kind of measure
Speaker 2: the success of this season with a win loss. RECORD
Speaker 2: i JUST i really enjoyed What stoops did last. Year
Speaker 2: With Lynn Bowden. JR i think he's got a fun
Speaker 2: cast of characters coming. Back he's got a really good,
Speaker 2: line a good. Defense i'd love to see him pull
Speaker 2: an upset or. TWO i think it's. Possible but if nothing,
Speaker 2: ELSE i just like this. Team i'm very interested to
Speaker 2: see how they do this.
Speaker 1: SEASON i think it's Actually Twin. Snakes by the, Way
Speaker 1: is it?
Speaker 2: Twins?
Speaker 1: No, NO i don't think in the, sound but on
Speaker 1: their schedule because they have The mississippi schools back to, back,
Speaker 1: RIGHT i want to say those are The Twin? Snakes
Speaker 1: is that a video? Game was there A Twin Snak
Speaker 1: snakes video. Game i'm almost positive there. Was maybe there's
Speaker 1: a soundtrack that we can. Steal BUT i think that's
Speaker 1: the real challenge there For kentucky is. THAT i, mean
Speaker 1: you played the sound more times than we probably should.
Speaker 1: Have but, man that opening salvo is there are.
Speaker 2: Fangs there are, fangs for, sure there are. Fangs all,
Speaker 2: right talk to me about Am is that your question
Speaker 2: about not doing a talk about? QUESTION i actually have
Speaker 2: a question. Here. Okay the schedule is much better this,
Speaker 2: year and The Too deep has now gone and gotten
Speaker 2: Its Jimbo fisher. Makeover like it looks a lot more
Speaker 2: Like Jimbo fisher was hoping to build what should click
Speaker 2: in twenty twenty that hasn't consistently clicked to this. Point
Speaker 2: does that make? Sense you know WHAT i? Mean?
Speaker 1: Yeah for. SURE i mean the schedule was rough and
Speaker 1: they've they had these they had. Moments did he just get,
Speaker 1: married by the, way very, Quietly Jimbo? Fisher like last?
Speaker 1: WEEK i think he. DID i think he got very.
Speaker 1: Quietly is this like when he got hair very? Mysteriously
Speaker 1: that wasn't that was. Mysteriously that wasn't, quietly that was
Speaker 1: it became very. Obvious but congratulations To Jimbo fisher and his.
Speaker 1: FAMILY i suppose everybody's happy and excited for a new.
Speaker 1: Love that's. Great what's going to click that didn't? CLICK
Speaker 1: i think it's going to be largely, rooted hopefully on,
Speaker 1: defense because, well, okay SO i shouldn't fully say that
Speaker 1: because They're november was really. Promising if you throw out
Speaker 1: THE lsu, game which, please if you're AN a AND
Speaker 1: m fan and you already, haven't please throw, out throw
Speaker 1: it out fifty to, seven throw it out because the
Speaker 1: games surrounding that, game The bowl, game and the rest
Speaker 1: of Their november and how impressive they were Against, georgia
Speaker 1: it was all really. Couraging SO i think that should.
Speaker 1: CONTINUE i know they lost a starting quarter two opting
Speaker 1: Out Elijah blade's A jc transfer who played last, year
Speaker 1: but with what they look like on, defense they should
Speaker 1: be stout up, front linebackers should be. Good THEY i
Speaker 1: think they'll continue to improve and the depth is. There
Speaker 1: AND i Love mike ELKO i JUST i, Mean i'm
Speaker 1: sure you do as, well and you miss him a little.
Speaker 1: Bit he is a really strong defensive. Coordinator and so
Speaker 1: even though they had guys step up on offense last
Speaker 1: year with injuries to running. Backs now it's An Isaiah
Speaker 1: spiller A Nya smith situation at running back And Kellen,
Speaker 1: mond who even forget how long he started at quarterback
Speaker 1: and some of the steps forward he's taken really impressive
Speaker 1: as just a human being this offseason off the field
Speaker 1: in terms of speaking up on behalf of himself and
Speaker 1: his teammates In TEXAS a AND m and the campus
Speaker 1: thereof just really impressive. Guy So i'm hoping that sort
Speaker 1: of maturity and leadership moves its way to the football
Speaker 1: field for the sake of a Fun TEXAS a AND m,
Speaker 1: team because they're promising at receiver these not behind a great.
Speaker 1: Line they got him sacked a little bit too, much
Speaker 1: But i'm. Encouraged i'm. ENCOURAGED i don't know Where Kellen
Speaker 1: mond now falls in the quarterback pecking, order but between
Speaker 1: his own defense and, receivers the thing that should click is.
Speaker 1: Defense now in what year three Of Mike elco and
Speaker 1: just the fact that they don't have a murderer's. Row
Speaker 1: it WAS i know the're At baman and At, auburn
Speaker 1: but they Have florida AND lsu at. Home it's a you,
Speaker 1: know they don't Have clemson as a non conference team
Speaker 1: that's great in terms of a win loss, record and
Speaker 1: that there is no non Conference so that's what's clicking to,
Speaker 1: me that combination of running, back defense and just the
Speaker 1: fact that these are mostly all even Though Kellen mond
Speaker 1: Isn't jimbo.
Speaker 2: Players what chance do we Give TEXAS a AND m
Speaker 2: of getting into the top two of THE Sec West
Speaker 2: Because i'm looking at it right now As alabama one
Speaker 2: and then just some smattering OF, Lsu auburn And TEXAS
Speaker 2: a AND. M i think it could go a number
Speaker 2: of different directions. THERE a AND m is so, Talented
Speaker 2: SO i, guess let's say to get to number. Two
Speaker 2: what are your odds of that.
Speaker 1: HAPPENING i THINK i would still probably TAKE lsu ahead
Speaker 1: OF a AND. M in that, GAME i believe is
Speaker 1: In Baton. Rouge it is At TEXAS a AND. M
Speaker 1: oh it's at to excuse, me it is At TEXAS
Speaker 1: a AND. M that's why last year was In Baton. Rouge.
Speaker 1: Okay so the fact, is if their chief competition IS
Speaker 1: lsu And, auburn they Have auburn on the, ROAD lsu
Speaker 1: is In Kyle, Field SO i GUESS i GIVE a AND.
Speaker 1: M they are more likely than they have been these
Speaker 1: past few years to finish as a runner up To.
Speaker 1: Alabama if we are agreeing That alabama is the class
Speaker 1: of the, division It's Kellen. Mont It's Kellen he's gotten more.
Speaker 1: Accurate i'm not crazy about all of the weapons he
Speaker 1: has in terms about proven and how obvious they are
Speaker 1: to really challenge secondaries across THE. Sec but this is
Speaker 1: as close as they've come in recent, years and there
Speaker 1: are enough pieces along this roster that, Sure i'm going
Speaker 1: to say there's a fifty five percent chance That TEXAS
Speaker 1: a AND, m given their, schedule given their, experience given
Speaker 1: the number of COACHES i, like and the continuity. There,
Speaker 1: YEAH i think there's a good chance fifty five percent
Speaker 1: more likely than not they finish as a runner up
Speaker 1: because THAT lsu game is at.
Speaker 2: Home If i'm a five, PERCENT i like.
Speaker 1: That, yeah somebody's got to do.
Speaker 2: It somebody does have to do. It, Okay i've got
Speaker 2: another question about THE Sec, west AND i want to
Speaker 2: talk about. ME i want to talk About Mike. Leitch,
Speaker 2: now snake in the. Toilet, yeah let's play. It you've
Speaker 2: had an infatuation With Mississippi state the last couple of,
Speaker 2: years haven't.
Speaker 1: You, yeah, WELL i was really hopeful That joe moorehead
Speaker 1: would have success.
Speaker 2: There what we hear a lot about With Mike leach
Speaker 2: and his air raid is how simple he makes the
Speaker 2: offense for his. Quarterbacks that's why it's kind of plug and, play.
Speaker 2: Right he just plug a guy in and he's generally pretty.
Speaker 2: Successful if we get the best of we get the
Speaker 2: healthiest version of kJ costello who comes over From. Stanford
Speaker 2: where does state fall on your snake in the, toilet
Speaker 2: let's say, Scale if such thing does, exist.
Speaker 1: They are right. Now the snake's head is not out
Speaker 1: of the water, yet but it's. Lurking there is a
Speaker 1: there's a reptilian presence. Too AND i did look up
Speaker 1: if there have been snake in the toilet. Incidents there
Speaker 1: was one. Recently it was posted On, twitter BUT i
Speaker 1: don't think it was In. Mississippi oh, OKAY i don't
Speaker 1: think it was within that. State i've seen Some, colorado Some,
Speaker 1: virginia Some. Australia i'm yet to See. Mississippi doesn't mean
Speaker 1: it hasn't. Happened it's entirely. POSSIBLE i think it's pretty.
Speaker 1: Likely the problem to me is there's no obvious wide
Speaker 1: receiver who's going to take, over but that's almost always
Speaker 1: the case With Mike leach. Teams everything just sort of
Speaker 1: works itself. Out they find who's good in the, slot
Speaker 1: they find who's good, outside they find who's good for what.
Speaker 1: Route and it's not necessarily every year you're going to
Speaker 1: find A Michael crabtree type to run In leech's. Area
Speaker 1: and that's okay because they generally just they find appropriate.
Speaker 1: Dudes AND i Think Mississippi state, will especially BECAUSE i
Speaker 1: think they're also going to, find hopefully and they did
Speaker 1: it somewhat With Max borgiy last year At Washington, state
Speaker 1: interesting creative ways to Use Kylon, hill WHO i think
Speaker 1: he led THE sec in rushing last. Year he's a
Speaker 1: total stud in the backfield next to kJ. Costello And
Speaker 1: i'm intrigued by the defense because they've recruited, well especially
Speaker 1: upfront on defense with the new three three five It's
Speaker 1: Zach arnett who's running The San Diego state presumably three
Speaker 1: three five defense In. Starkville the problem is they need
Speaker 1: to be, really really good because the secondary at least
Speaker 1: last year was. Heinous they were, atrocious and So Mississippi
Speaker 1: state's going to have to score, points and they're going
Speaker 1: to need to get after the quarterback and get off
Speaker 1: the field quickly because if they, don't we're going to
Speaker 1: SEE pac twelve after dark in the state Of. Mississippi
Speaker 1: it's not going to Escape Mike LEACH'S dna if they're
Speaker 1: not able to look like what they did briefly Under
Speaker 1: Alex grinch At Mississippi, state and that's, confusion it's, mixing
Speaker 1: mixing things up up. Front i'm hopeful that something like that,
Speaker 1: happens BUT i think we're going to see more shootout
Speaker 1: than we are. Consistent snake in the.
Speaker 2: Toilet do you think That Mike leach is going to
Speaker 2: fit in In?
Speaker 1: Starkville? Sure, yeah, yeah absolutely like. That he already. Has,
Speaker 1: yeah he had some incidents on social media. Early i'm
Speaker 1: hopeful for the players and the health of that program
Speaker 1: that they've put that behind themselves And Mike leach has
Speaker 1: emerged smarter and more. Empathetic i'm. HOPEFUL i don't, know
Speaker 1: but in terms of what he's able to do on
Speaker 1: the field and what his personality is going to be,
Speaker 1: like you know with the fan. Base, YEAH i think
Speaker 1: he's going to ingratiate himself well for. Sure and even you,
Speaker 1: know if it's a five and, five four and, six
Speaker 1: whatever type, season you can write that off because it's
Speaker 1: A i think still a pretty extreme change with the
Speaker 1: new coaching, staff new, quarterback new systems on both sides
Speaker 1: of the. Ball, YEAH i think it'll be a, fun,
Speaker 1: dangerous snaky four and, six five and.
Speaker 2: Five i'm very interested in the kJ costello. DYNAMIC i
Speaker 2: really liked him At, stanford but been beat, up been beat,
Speaker 2: up but in this, offense to see what he can
Speaker 2: do airing it out, MORE i don't, know but it'll be.
Speaker 2: Interesting it's a much different system than what he ran At.
Speaker 2: Stanford would like to really see the chains off, him
Speaker 2: to see what he can do with that. Arm, okay
Speaker 2: this is a quarterback friendly. System, yes all, right let's
Speaker 2: stay in the great state Of. Mississippi if that's okay with,
Speaker 2: you that's terrific with. Me another new, coach we've Got
Speaker 2: Lane kiffin coming Into. Oxford before last, year That ole
Speaker 2: miss offense had mostly been like, FINE i don't, know,
Speaker 2: fine a really bad. Defense last year things flipped and
Speaker 2: now we've got a new. Staff which side of the
Speaker 2: ball is going to hold up their end of the
Speaker 2: bargain this, year like which is it gonna? Be is
Speaker 2: it going to be one or the? Other or might
Speaker 2: we see a little of.
Speaker 1: BOTH i think the offense is going to get way
Speaker 1: more specific and. BETTER i think the defense could hold.
Speaker 1: SERVE i don't think they're gonna get a lot, better
Speaker 1: even though Dj dirkin has certainly succeeded as a defensive.
Speaker 1: COORDINATOR i think he's a CO dc now In. Oxford
Speaker 1: BUT i think on, offense and it looks Like matt
Speaker 1: corral is ahead Of John Reese plumley and some practice,
Speaker 1: reports but nothing is official terms of who's starting at.
Speaker 1: Quarterback but the star power on offense leads me to
Speaker 1: believe they RETURN i think three or four offensive lineman
Speaker 1: who started last, year and Then jerry And ealy is
Speaker 1: home run. Threat and Then Elijah, moore who is far
Speaker 1: more than a peeing dog in the Egg bowl but
Speaker 1: also was a peeing dog in the Egg, bowl is
Speaker 1: one of the very best receivers in THE. Sec SO
Speaker 1: i think it's. INTERESTING i think What Lane kiffin should
Speaker 1: be able to do is get this back to being
Speaker 1: A i don't, know top forty or so offense which
Speaker 1: is not good enough to win a ton of games
Speaker 1: when you still have the questions that they have on.
Speaker 1: Defense they're not particularly big inside on. Defense they've got
Speaker 1: interesting linebackers and edge, rushers but the secondary also is
Speaker 1: a pretty big. Question their schedule is actually really. Nice
Speaker 1: they Have, Florida, bama And auburn all at. Home they're
Speaker 1: on the road AGAINST a AND m AND. Lsu but
Speaker 1: in terms of what it could be in year one
Speaker 1: For Lane, Kiffin I'm i'm good With Ole miss also
Speaker 1: being a sort of snake in the. Toilet hold, on hold,
Speaker 1: on they. Finish they finished WITH a AND m in
Speaker 1: The Egg bowl and finished WITH a AND m The
Speaker 1: Egg bowl AND. Lsu excuse me WITH lsu AND a
Speaker 1: AND m on the, road but EVERYTHING i. Mean i'm
Speaker 1: not Saying kentucky is a nice break Between florida And,
Speaker 1: alabama but it's better not to Have florida And alabama
Speaker 1: in consecutive. Weeks arkansas is probably more of a break
Speaker 1: Than kentucky is Between alabama And, auburn but we'll. See
Speaker 1: it's a nice enough schedule for For Lane kiffin and
Speaker 1: The rebels in year.
Speaker 2: One i'm gonna ask the same question About Lane. Kiffin
Speaker 2: does he fit in In?
Speaker 1: Oxford excuse, me The Admiral ACBARS i still believe Does
Speaker 1: Lane kiffin fit? In yes he, Does, Yes yes he
Speaker 1: very much.
Speaker 2: Does all, right let's hop back over to The.
Speaker 1: East what DO i want to know in The East?
Speaker 1: Tide what do you want to?
Speaker 2: Know we talked about, Them we talked about we talked
Speaker 2: about the most interesting team In. Kentucky SO i suppose
Speaker 2: we don't need to Cover, Missouri South carolina Or. Vanderbilt
Speaker 2: But i'll let you.
Speaker 1: Pick after thirteen straight bad offensive coordinator hires Tie Is
Speaker 1: will Musk, champ making lucky number, fourteen the guy In Mike?
Speaker 1: Bobo what's he doing to actually figure out how to
Speaker 1: consistently run a good? Offense and, yes last Year Jake
Speaker 1: bentley got hurt almost, immediately so that's Not will Muss champ's.
Speaker 1: Fault but his offensive coordinator track record isn't. Great what's
Speaker 1: he doing to to turn things? Around, well he Hired Mike.
Speaker 2: Bobo, bobo you may, recall was At georgia for like
Speaker 2: two decades and he coached a couple of years At Colorado.
Speaker 2: State his offense is definitely MORE i think what you'd
Speaker 2: expect you're what you're used to seeing from a team
Speaker 2: run By will Mush champ because it's, slower it's more under,
Speaker 2: center it's more based on the ground.
Speaker 1: Game, right.
Speaker 2: We can get to the run game in a, minute
Speaker 2: but sure you. Know, Secondly muschamp also made some staff
Speaker 2: changes to try and fix that injury, bug WHICH i
Speaker 2: know you didn't really, mention but they've just been decimated
Speaker 2: the last two, years which has made things a lot.
Speaker 2: Harder so maybe the combination of changing the offense up
Speaker 2: with trying to make the team healthier is going to
Speaker 2: make an improvement and reverse that trend of the last two,
Speaker 2: seasons which has been in the wrong. Direction but on
Speaker 2: the injury, Point South CAROLINA i think was relying On Marshawn,
Speaker 2: lloyd a four star freshman out Of, maryland to come
Speaker 2: in and make an impact at the running back position
Speaker 2: because their top three from a year ago are all.
Speaker 2: GONE a lot of folks were really excited About, lloyd
Speaker 2: and the kid freaking tore his acl, yeah perhaps ironically
Speaker 2: now amid this movement to try and root out, injuries
Speaker 2: so he's done and the running back situation is very.
Speaker 2: Fluid it's in. Flux there are four, options none of
Speaker 2: them that, proven and it's a really tough break given
Speaker 2: the fact that with This Mike bobo offense, again it's
Speaker 2: probably going to be more geared around the ground. Game
Speaker 2: so we'll. See we'll see what happens. There the other
Speaker 2: thing to keep an eye on here is we Expected
Speaker 2: Ryan helnsky would be named the. Starter it sounds like
Speaker 2: they're looking hard At Colin, hill transferred over From Colorado
Speaker 2: state and obviously knows That bobo system pretty. Well Remember
Speaker 2: Jake bentley transferred out To. Utah he's no longer in
Speaker 2: the mix, here so it's down To helensky Versus. HILL
Speaker 2: i would be surprised if it Weren't, halnsky BUT i
Speaker 2: think just by virtue of the fact that it seems
Speaker 2: like they're taking such a hard look At, hill it
Speaker 2: stands to reason that there's a lot of fluidity here
Speaker 2: on this, offense not just at running, back but also
Speaker 2: at also at. Quarterback you have to believe if You're
Speaker 2: will Mush, champ if You're Mike bobo coming in there,
Speaker 2: fresh that you're going to play the best guy at any.
Speaker 2: Position because the offense has really been a, concern right.
Speaker 2: Defensively they they Lose Javon kinlaw to THE. Nfl up,
Speaker 2: front he was so. Good, yeah the line should still be.
Speaker 2: Fine Ernest, JONES i THINK i saw is just about
Speaker 2: recovered from an appendicitis And Shira green he's good at
Speaker 2: linebacker as. Well the secondary should be stout because a
Speaker 2: lot of young guys got reps early last.
Speaker 1: Season do you still have your? Appendix by the, WAY i?
Speaker 2: Do do?
Speaker 1: YOU i still? Do BUT i every single time my side,
Speaker 1: Hurts i'm, LIKE i worry.
Speaker 2: ONE i have to look online which side it?
Speaker 1: Is the right? SIDE i believe it's the right and
Speaker 1: it's sort of side, front but it's. Starts please look
Speaker 1: it can start upper left and oh is that?
Speaker 2: True?
Speaker 1: Yeah oh it's, Scary, OKAY i.
Speaker 2: Continue the schedule Is, tennessee it's At, florida It's, Auburn
Speaker 2: it's AT. Lsu IT'S a AND, m It's. Georgia it's
Speaker 2: it's a. Lot it's a lot to ask here For
Speaker 2: South carolina and For South carolina. Football for as much
Speaker 2: AS i hate to say, it it is a. LOT
Speaker 2: i don't really see the upside this. YEAR i don't
Speaker 2: see any. Upside they were four and eight a year.
Speaker 2: AGO i kind of throw the wind lost thing out
Speaker 2: the window this season because who. Knows BUT i am
Speaker 2: not feeling the vapors here From South carolina at.
Speaker 1: ALL i mean four of the first five Weeks, Tennessee, Florida, AUBURN.
Speaker 1: LSU i mean that's did you ever watch what was
Speaker 1: A Viva labam when they would unfortunately the flower and
Speaker 1: sleeping in people, sleeping they would antique. Them. Yeah, yeah
Speaker 1: there feels like there's a bit of antiquing to the
Speaker 1: start Of South carolina.
Speaker 2: Season there's a video somewhere of me being antiqued WHEN
Speaker 2: i was a senior in.
Speaker 1: College, oh that's, right You're. Pennsylvania that's. There there's some
Speaker 1: like they're within forty five minutes an hour of You
Speaker 1: ban mardin whole.
Speaker 2: Crew yeah, yeah oh, yeah oh, Yeah, WESTCHESTER i, KNOW i.
Speaker 2: Know all, right that's. It do we want to knock
Speaker 2: out the OTHER Sec east teams while we're?
Speaker 1: Here? Na, okay, fine talk About.
Speaker 2: Missouri what do you want to know about The Eli drinkwitz.
Speaker 1: ERA i guess the fact that he is taking over
Speaker 1: now That Barry odin was, out BECAUSE i guess it
Speaker 1: was just clear To missoo, People Barry odin was not the.
Speaker 1: Answer is that still kind of a shock to? You
Speaker 1: and what Does Eli drinkwitz have to work with to
Speaker 1: make year one in this very strange year one somewhat?
Speaker 1: Encouraging does that make? Sense it?
Speaker 2: Did it surprised. Me it surprised. Me Eli drinkwitz qualifies
Speaker 2: in the highly thought of category among coaching, hires, RIGHT i,
Speaker 2: mean everyone knew that he was destined for big things
Speaker 2: and had just one year of coaching experience head coaching
Speaker 2: experienced at App state did a good job one eleven,
Speaker 2: games but a much different situation than what he's stepping
Speaker 2: into At. Miszoo it is clearly not as healthy of a.
Speaker 2: Program this is one that's pretty much stalled out over
Speaker 2: the last five years or. So recruiting has not been,
Speaker 2: Great offense has seen a precipitous, decline and As i've
Speaker 2: been saying the whole time Here, dan THE Sec east
Speaker 2: is getting, tougher it is getting. Better so this is
Speaker 2: going to be a heavy rift For Eli drinkwitz in
Speaker 2: terms of, like what are expectations for year? One, stylistically
Speaker 2: Drink witz runs more of a no huddle. Thing there's
Speaker 2: gonna be a lot of. Motion BUT i, think in
Speaker 2: continuing with another theme of THE Sec, east he too
Speaker 2: has proven to be pretty. Adaptable he had a lot
Speaker 2: of success building schemes around his best personnel AT, boyc
Speaker 2: AT Nc, state even last, Year, yeah even last year
Speaker 2: at App, state which he went pretty run. Heavy.
Speaker 1: Yeah and he's a, Guy he's a gus. Guy these
Speaker 1: are Not this will look very familiar to people who
Speaker 1: watched a lot of THE. Sec.
Speaker 2: Yeah so you, know going into this season with a new,
Speaker 2: quarterback a wide, receiver corps that turns, over a line
Speaker 2: that turns, OVER i think it has to, improve if
Speaker 2: only because it was so bad down the stretch last.
Speaker 2: Year But i'm not expecting any kind of immediate returns.
Speaker 2: Here he's going to be patching this thing together as
Speaker 2: best he can with whoever he can. Find on, offense,
Speaker 2: notably it looks like it will Be Sean robinson who
Speaker 2: comes over FROM. Ccu he's gonna be throwing A Damon,
Speaker 2: hazleton who comes over From Virginia. Tech he's going to
Speaker 2: be handing off To Larry, roundtree who we. Like. Roundtree he's,
Speaker 2: good he's. Good they will be better on defense than on.
Speaker 2: Offense he retained most of the previous staff THAT i
Speaker 2: think should help give them some stability on the defensive
Speaker 2: side of the. BALL i looked at this. SCHEDULE i audibly,
Speaker 2: GASPED i audibly Gas listen to the first eight weeks
Speaker 2: of this. Schedule i'm ready home Against bama At, tennessee AT,
Speaker 2: lsu home Against, vandy yay At, florida home Against, KENTUCKY
Speaker 2: a glorious and merciful bye, week and then a home
Speaker 2: game Against. Georgia, yeah this is A komodo dragon in the.
Speaker 2: Toilet we didn't prepare sound for. That this schedule is
Speaker 2: outlawed in like a hundred. Countries it is just cruel than. Usual,
Speaker 2: yeah just murder For Eli. Drinkwitz BUT i like the
Speaker 2: hire as a. WHOLE i think he will find a
Speaker 2: way to tune up that offense and hopefully bring some
Speaker 2: of that personality to The missouri program because they've been
Speaker 2: very old school with odom for a.
Speaker 1: While AND i just like you, remember if you remember
Speaker 1: that video of him securing a commitment from a four
Speaker 1: star player on signing. Day he is infusing that program
Speaker 1: with something a whole lot Of.
Speaker 2: Oh my, God, yeah that's What i'm talking. About it's.
Speaker 1: GREAT i loved. IT i watched it every so often
Speaker 1: just as a mood, booster just to get, you just.
Speaker 2: To get you going in the. Direction, absolutely all, Right,
Speaker 2: uh let me close out With.
Speaker 1: Vanderbilt we're just going to Give nashville restaurant. Recommendations that's
Speaker 1: how we're going To that's how we're Previewing. Vanderbilt that's my. Understanding,
Speaker 1: Right i'm.
Speaker 2: Gonna give you some reasons for optimism because they just
Speaker 2: give me some.
Speaker 1: Nuggies give me some, nuggets dip them in some, facts
Speaker 1: give me some optimistic.
Speaker 2: NUGGIES i say this with kind of the backdrop Of
Speaker 2: vandy's almost definitely going oh to ten this. Year, okay
Speaker 2: there are no there are NO scs teams on the.
Speaker 2: Schedule they're AT a AND. M they PLAY, Lsu they're
Speaker 2: At Mississippi, State, Florida, Tennessee. Georgia there's it's they're going
Speaker 2: oh in. Ten it's gonna.
Speaker 1: Happen, well they Have, okay they Have South carolina as
Speaker 1: a letdown look ahead after After florida and Before auburn
Speaker 1: For South. Carolina, right, yeah, Okay i'm, saying and it's at,
Speaker 1: home it's In. Nashville they. Have they have Ole miss
Speaker 1: looking forward to a bye week at. Home so before
Speaker 1: Ole miss has a bye, week they are traveling To.
Speaker 1: Nashville so maybe Ole miss just wants to get, home
Speaker 1: they want that week. Off i'm Just i'm laying out
Speaker 1: some potential, Here, Ty i'm laying out some. Potential they Have.
Speaker 1: FLORA i don't. Know i'm not crazy about, that but
Speaker 1: they do Have florida a week Before florida Has. Kentucky
Speaker 1: they Have tennessee a week before The florida.
Speaker 2: Game so you're thinking that there is some look ahead
Speaker 2: potential here with.
Speaker 1: They've Beaten tennessee recently they Have you're, Right, okay that's
Speaker 1: All i'm just reaching.
Speaker 2: Here you're you're reaching the two. REASONS i have two
Speaker 2: reasons and only two reasons for. OPTIMISM i had to
Speaker 2: squint to find. Them but there are a, Few. Okay
Speaker 2: the first is that you may recall The Deep dark
Speaker 2: twenty nineteen offense Of Jerry godowski after he was promoted
Speaker 2: to offensive coordinator After Andy ludley left For. Utah that
Speaker 2: offense was no, boy, no it was it. Was it
Speaker 2: was actually really surprising because he had talent to play.
Speaker 2: With it didn't work now he Hired Todd fitch away
Speaker 2: From Louisiana. Tech he's going to come. In he's going
Speaker 2: to revamp, things and that's kind of exciting because it's
Speaker 2: really a blank slate on, offense there are snaps to be.
Speaker 2: Had the offense will definitely be more pass heavy and up,
Speaker 2: tempo and perhaps it's something to build on for twenty twenty.
Speaker 2: One it's going to be more, Exciting so look forward to.
Speaker 2: That that's one reason for, optimism.
Speaker 1: Quote unquote more. Exciting ty Hilden, Brand, okay.
Speaker 2: It's a relative, measure but, sure. Okay Fair and on
Speaker 2: the defensive, side he's bringing in Ted. ROOF i am
Speaker 2: not going to act LIKE i worship at the Ted Roof.
Speaker 2: ALTER i may have made many joke for many years
Speaker 2: about the leaky, roof especially in his time At Penn.
Speaker 1: State, yeah that was. Rough he's not been the best
Speaker 1: places even's.
Speaker 2: Been, yeah BUT i do think it's an, upgrade AND
Speaker 2: i Think vandy brings back literally every starter on, defense
Speaker 2: and that's something that he can work.
Speaker 1: With is that? Good is it good to bring back
Speaker 1: every starter from a defense THAT i maybe it cracked
Speaker 1: the top. Hundred MAYBE i don't. Know it's this is
Speaker 1: ALL i have. Run you could have, run and by
Speaker 1: saying me saying, You i'm saying you out of shape
Speaker 1: bum shoulder can definitely not take a hit. You AND
Speaker 1: i don't like to say this because it's a cliche of, like,
Speaker 1: oh EVEN i could have run through that whole bloh body. Blah, No,
Speaker 1: no you could do work against this year's or last
Speaker 1: year's at least a.
Speaker 2: Front, yes oh, man that's ALL i got. Though oh, Intent,
Speaker 2: okay they're going on.
Speaker 1: INTENT i guess we're gonna talk About, arkansas WHICH i
Speaker 1: think there's more reason to be optimistic about The hogs Than,
Speaker 1: vanderbilt just because new coaching, staff encouraging. Coordinators do you
Speaker 1: want to know anything specific About?
Speaker 2: Arkansas, YEAH i want to know about the, transfers because
Speaker 2: they've they've taken on an unber of.
Speaker 1: Dogs in this, house there's some, hogs.
Speaker 2: And, yeah a number of transfers to kind of give
Speaker 2: them depth in you'r one of Of Sam. Pittman SO i, guess,
Speaker 2: like where does it actually make a real difference in
Speaker 2: your one or any of these guys going to step
Speaker 2: in in and have an immediate. Impact?
Speaker 1: Uh, YEAH i think there are a couple Of Felipe
Speaker 1: franks is the big, name but he is going to
Speaker 1: be playing behind a below average offensive, line but he
Speaker 1: will be handing the ball off to a well above
Speaker 1: average running back And Rackem, boyd and he Has Kendall
Speaker 1: brile's and generally That Kendall brile's. Offenses you, know get
Speaker 1: the ball out real quick. Screen we saw the success
Speaker 1: he had With Deeric. King Felabe frank's definitely a different
Speaker 1: quarterback Than Deerck king was With Kendall briles At. Houston
Speaker 1: receiver is still pretty unknown in terms of you, know
Speaker 1: who steps. Up who is the obvious candidate to be
Speaker 1: a big contributor in hopefully an improved. Offense the other
Speaker 1: big candidate for where a transfer can make a, dent,
Speaker 1: THOUGH i, think is edge Rusher Xavier. Kelly The clemson
Speaker 1: transfer apparently has been very, impressive and SO i don't
Speaker 1: know if he's just going to take over, Games but
Speaker 1: in terms of a talent, bump they should be better
Speaker 1: upfront on, defense because the rest of that defense Was,
Speaker 1: GOD i do love the word, heinous But i'm looking
Speaker 1: for synonyms. Tie it was not, horrific last ghastly. Ghastly
Speaker 1: they weren't great against the. Past they were not getting after,
Speaker 1: quarterbacks they were not defending, passes they were not good
Speaker 1: in the open. Field there were moments where they were
Speaker 1: pretty good against the. Run that to, me is going
Speaker 1: to be the. Issue you're going to need to cover
Speaker 1: up for a lot of issues behind that line by
Speaker 1: getting after quarterbacks. Quickly i'm not seeing it happen in year,
Speaker 1: one BUT i really really Like barry otom as a defensive,
Speaker 1: coordinator and it's not like he was going out and
Speaker 1: lining up those really Strong miszoo defenses and even did
Speaker 1: a good job At memphis with just five star blue
Speaker 1: chip studs. Everywhere so in terms of talent, identification either
Speaker 1: in The arkansas, area In East, texas Wherever arkansas is
Speaker 1: trying to, RECRUIT i think they're going to do a
Speaker 1: good job of identifying three star. Dudes SO i think
Speaker 1: that's going to be the dent is going to be
Speaker 1: the improvement in development on. Defense so it's not transfers per,
Speaker 1: se but in the next two three, YEARS i think
Speaker 1: that's going to be the infusion of. Improvement all, right
Speaker 1: do you hear like a giant machine outside of my?
Speaker 1: WINDOW i kind of do someone cutting down a?
Speaker 2: Tree what's? HAPPENING i don't.
Speaker 1: Know i'm not sure what that. IS i do have breaking,
Speaker 1: news though it's his actual legitimate college football breaking, news.
Speaker 2: Breaking news times.
Speaker 1: Too boo boo boop. Boop can you hear? Me tie yeah.
Speaker 1: Boop this is the way everybody that tuned in for
Speaker 1: AN sec preview wanted this to crescendo into. TYE i
Speaker 1: have SOME pac. Twelve THE pac twelve partnered with a.
Speaker 1: Company this literally broke as we're recording. This it partnered
Speaker 1: with a. COMPANY i don't know how to pronounce.
Speaker 2: It IT'S qui d e L u keep, it don't ask,
Speaker 2: ME i said obey huid.
Speaker 1: Del it is a company that is going to institute
Speaker 1: daily rapid fifteen minute answer. Tests nice for THE pac.
Speaker 1: Twelve some schools are already using, this but THE pac
Speaker 1: twelve becomes the first conference to do it daily and
Speaker 1: have that sort of turnaround of fifteen. Minutes And Larry
Speaker 1: scott has talked about the commissioner of THE pac, twelve
Speaker 1: the possibility possibility that if everything goes as, planned because
Speaker 1: if you, remember there are in the conference that can't
Speaker 1: even practice because of local, ORDINANCES i think the ones In.
Speaker 1: California that applies to Possibly. Oregon if everything goes as,
Speaker 1: planned THE pac twelve is somewhat confident that with a
Speaker 1: six week lead up, time they can start their fall
Speaker 1: and winter seasons in Late. November oh, Wow, OKAY i
Speaker 1: felt very condescending of, you ty that you just patted
Speaker 1: me on.
Speaker 2: That, no it's it's IT'S i saw the headline. TOO
Speaker 2: i saw the headline. TOO i didn't have a chance
Speaker 2: to read. It but this is good.
Speaker 1: News this is good, news non it's. NonStop it's a
Speaker 1: relay race of a college football.
Speaker 2: SEASON i am so tired and the games haven't even started. Yet.
Speaker 2: Correct all, Right well more to come on this front for. Sure,
Speaker 2: yes thank you to everyone out there for bearing with,
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Speaker 2: i think when we talk next we're actually going to
Speaker 2: be previewing pickts of, games aren't?
Speaker 1: We that sounds right to, Me, ty that sounds. Right
Speaker 1: next week IS acc And Big Twelve. Conversations THE acc
Speaker 1: is both non conference and conference, games including What Notre
Speaker 1: Dame Duke Notre dame one of the games we'll be talking,
Speaker 1: about and The Big twelve has some non conference affairs
Speaker 1: to talk.
Speaker 2: About all, right, Well, dan enjoy Your Labor day. Weekends stay. Safe,
Speaker 2: Okay i'm gonna try my.
Speaker 1: Best i'm now just envisioning a world in which we
Speaker 1: have a college football playoff semi final the day before
Speaker 1: a Random OREGON usc And Ohio state perdue game or.
Speaker 1: Something i'm trying to wrap my brain around what the
Speaker 1: next few months may look.
Speaker 2: Like who the hell. Knows everybody out, There enjoy Your
Speaker 2: Labor day. WEEKEND i hope it's. SAFE i hope it's.
Speaker 2: HEALTHY i hope it's. Happy for that guy over, there
Speaker 2: my good, Friend Dan. Rubinstein we will catch you all
Speaker 2: in a week and talk some football in the, Meantime stay, solid,
Speaker 2: peace