1 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: And welcome in Late Kick on the air. It is 2 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: now Tuesday, September eighth, the Year of Our Lord, twenty twenty. 3 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: We've got an actual Power five game week. I mean, 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: we got real tangible football coming on this weekend. 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 2: So really excited about that. 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: We got a jam packed show as always, I've got 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: so many bullet points that I've written down to talk 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 1: about before we even start topics tonight, and I can 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: only get to a fraction of them. But the first 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: and always the foremost is thank you so much for 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: the success that you continue to let us have on 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: this channel. The twenty four seven sports YouTube channels continue 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: to explode. We wake up every morning and see records 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: that we set the previous day broken. 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for that. If you haven't already subscribed. 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: To the channel, a lot, a lot all caps coming 17 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: your way here. Also, the Late Kick podcast is doing 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: phenomenal traffic. Thank you so much for subscribing there. The 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: five star reviews off the chart arts continue to deliver those. 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: We're trying to get to a thousand and then some, 21 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: so thank you so much for all that. We got 22 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: a loaded show. I'm going to talk about the G 23 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: five potentially breaking through. I'm going to give you our 24 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: conference to national championship predictions from twenty four to seven sports. 25 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: The entire staff had to turn them in. Deadline was 26 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: last week, so we released those today. I'm going to 27 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: kind of skim over the surface there and I'm going 28 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: to present maybe some notable things from that. I also 29 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about the ACC, and it is flat 30 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: out the ACC's time. 31 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: It's time. 32 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 1: I'm not saying someone to oversee Clemson necessarily, I'm saying 33 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: the entire conference a lot of spotlight on them, deservedly 34 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: so right now, so I think it's their time. And 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: also Florida. You know, we got accused the other night 36 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: of not talking about Florida enough. They won't be saying 37 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: that after this show. So we got a lot to 38 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: get to but I wanted to start it off with this, 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: and I'm talking kind of fast because I got a 40 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: lot to get into the show tonight. Jim, one of 41 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: our buddies from down in Louisiana, sent me an email 42 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: the other day and he said, I appreciate you not 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: going down the political route and just basically sticking to 44 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: college football on your college football show. Imagine that that's 45 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: exactly what we try to do. But he did say 46 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: I implore you. Those were his exact words, to bring 47 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: some attention to the Gulf Coast. And he's right, and 48 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: we should have been doing this all along, and I've 49 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: been paying attention to it off the show. 50 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: I just haven't really talked about it on the show. 51 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: But he is in Cameron Paris, down there Lake Charles, 52 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: Cameron Parish. That area just got hit by a borderline 53 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: category five hurricane. They are in dire straits. There are 54 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: hundreds down there, he said that he knows about it. 55 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: Least that are still homeless. McNee State is right around 56 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: where he is. He said, LSU has sent a lot 57 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: of aid. He said, Louisiana Lafayette has sent a lot 58 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: of aid. And he is specifically asking any college programs, 59 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: any major universities that are around there, or just anywhere 60 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: that can afford to send aid, please do so. And 61 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: you can find the proper channels with which to do 62 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: that through. But also just if you're watching the show 63 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: and you can spare anything in way of time or 64 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: in way of money, supplies. 65 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: Whatever the case may be. 66 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: I urge you. You've done so much for our show. 67 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: I ask you to do some stuff for our people 68 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: down in Louisiana because they are very, very good friends 69 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: of the show. I got a special attachment to Louisiana 70 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: for reasons I've talked about on the show before. So 71 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: they're going through a real tough time down there. So please, 72 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: if you can help out our friends in Louisiana, please 73 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: do so. And I'll continue to repeat that in our 74 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: shows over the next several days. 75 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: So we've got a lot to get to. 76 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: As I talked about twenty four to seven Sports dot 77 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: Com right now, you can go to it. I would 78 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: imagine it's still on the front page, and we can 79 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: show you our staff are national staff's national predictions for 80 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: this year, and so you can go there and read it. 81 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: And I'm not gonna necessarily go down everyone's prediction in 82 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: every single conference, but I did kind of want to 83 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: run down a few things. There were clean sweeps in 84 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: two of the Power five conferences at least that are 85 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: going to play, and I'll get to those in a second. 86 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: But the ones that I wanted to get out of 87 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: the way real quick. Like I don't talk about a 88 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: lot of heisman, I just don't really care about it, 89 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: never really cared about it. It's I understand why a 90 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: lot of people have fun with it. 91 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: I've just never been at the forefront. 92 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: I've never done a Heisman episode on Lake Kick, and 93 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: I probably won't this year. But either Trevor Lawrence or 94 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: Travis etn was a prediction for everyone. I picked Lawrence. 95 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: It took me about two seconds. I picked Lawrence to 96 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: win the Heisman. But outside of that, now, let's start 97 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: in the ACC. I'm gonna talk about the ACC a 98 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: fair amount on this show tonight. All Clemson. Everyone predicted Clemson. 99 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: I don't think that's any surprise. And on top of that, 100 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: not only did everyone predict Clemson, but also I think 101 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: everyone was Clemson versus Notre Dame in the ACC Championship game. 102 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 2: Let's just pause. 103 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: If I were to take you back to New Year's 104 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: Day and I were to say, hey, I know the 105 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: playoffs are coming up, National championship games coming up. 106 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: But here's a bold prediction for you for the twenty 107 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: twenty one season. 108 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: It's going to be Clemson versus Notre Dame in the 109 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: ACC Championship game. And then just stop and what would 110 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: people have said? What would you have said? You would well, 111 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: you would have had me tested not for COVID but 112 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: for something else. But yes, Clemson versus Notre Dame, that's 113 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: the prediction for yours truly, as well as everyone else 114 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: in the ACC. And I think everyone picked Clemson to 115 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: win the ACC. Yes they did. So the Big Twelve, 116 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: that's the one I'm really excited about because that's the 117 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: conference that's by ten miles I think the most wide open. 118 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: I picked Texas to win the Big Twelve, and I 119 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: picked him over Oklahoma State. 120 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 2: I am not sold. 121 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: As much as I've been pumping the future of Oklahoma, 122 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: and you guys have been calling me a Sooner homer. Naturally, 123 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: growing up in Columbus, Georgia, I gravitated towards the Oklahoma Sooners. 124 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: I digress, though. As much as I've been pumping the 125 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: future of Oklahoma, man, I'm not sold at all on 126 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: the state of the program right this second. So the 127 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: state of the team, I guess I should say, right 128 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: this second. So I picked Texas over Oklahoma State in 129 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: the Big Twelve championship game. We had three different conference 130 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: winners predicted in this thing. It was a combination of 131 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: Texas and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. But the Big twelve 132 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: could just be wild. I mean, it could be crazy. 133 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to the Big twelve. I imagine we 134 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: will probably talk Big twelve more this year than I 135 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: ever have period doing any kind of college football coverage. 136 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: SEC was all Alabama. Everyone picked Alabama to win the conference. Now, 137 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: as for who Alabama would face in Atlanta in the 138 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: SEC championship game, this is going to be a point 139 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: of contention. I can already tell five went Uga, including me. 140 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: Much more on that in just a second, and two 141 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: went for Florida. So out of the seven here, five 142 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: are still rolling with Georgia. Now, I'm a privy to 143 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: some behind the scenes inner workings of this because I participated. 144 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: We did turn these in before Jamie Newman opted out. However, 145 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: we had the opportunity to change our picks. I don't 146 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: know how many people change their picks, but were still 147 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: overwhelmingly on Georgia here. 148 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: What does that mean? 149 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: Probably not much, But I'm going to talk about that 150 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: more later in the show. So stick with me there. 151 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: If you've got a problem with that and you're on 152 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: the Florida side of the fence, or you're a Florida fan, 153 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: stick with me on that I'm going to talk about 154 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: Florida a lot in the AAC also a conference I'm 155 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: going to talk about more tonight. This one was all 156 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: over the place. We had three different conference winners predicted. 157 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: Among the seven who were picking, two went for Memphis, 158 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: three went for Central Florida, and two went for Cincinnati. 159 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: I'm on Cincinnati. I'm really high on Cincinnati, and I 160 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: picked them to win over SMU. 161 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 2: Like I think. 162 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: SMU could do some things this year. I think they 163 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: have the best quarterback in the conference. I think they, 164 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, may have one of the 165 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: best quarterbacks, if not the best quarterback in the state. 166 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 2: Of Texas, in Shane Bouchelle. 167 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: You could argue with me on that point, but I 168 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: don't think you could argue they are a vastly upgraded team. 169 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: I remember talking a little while ago to some folks 170 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: at SMU, and they were We. 171 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: Talked to Sunny Dikes. 172 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: Actually we had him on the Social Distance series, and 173 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: he was more aggravated than anyone that college football season 174 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: could potentially be canceled because he knew he had a 175 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: good team and they had kind of constructed everything and 176 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: they had it in place, and then Boom COVID, so hey, 177 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: at least they've got their season underway right now. 178 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: But SMU I think could. 179 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: Be a dark horse or a dark pony, if you will. 180 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: Conference USA, it was pretty much all UAB. One went 181 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: for Western Kentucky. I picked UAB. Sun Belt was a 182 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: combination of app State and ul Lafayette. I picked Louisiana 183 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: and Billy Napier to win that. But here is what I. 184 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: Found most interesting. 185 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: So the playoff, everyone has Clemson in, everyone had Alabama in. 186 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: Bud Elliott has Clemson Notre Dame one and three. Now 187 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: that's interesting. It's the same as it would be interesting 188 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: if someone had a combination of, like, you know, Alabama 189 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: and Florida or Alabama and Georgia. You gotta figure out, 190 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: especially if it's Alabama Georgia because they play each other 191 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: in the regular season, just like Clemson and Notre Dame 192 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: play each other in the regular season. If both of 193 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: them make the playoff, how's it happening? 194 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 2: Are they splitting? 195 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: Is one winning the regular season, is one winning in 196 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: the conference championship game? Or could it be that you know, 197 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: Notre Dame loses competitively to Clemson two times, and that's 198 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: their only two losses. Is that how it happens? Is 199 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: there a random third team that pops up and pulls 200 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: an upset somewhere? So Bud had Clemson, Notre Dame one, 201 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: and three, Barton riding with Oklahoma State. He's invested heavily 202 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: out with what t boone Pickens was to Oklahoma State. 203 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: Barton Simmons is now to Oklahoma State. So he's got 204 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: them number four. Hummer, Chris Hummer, myself, and Trey all 205 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: have the Texas Lawhorns. In the College Football Playoff, Marcelo 206 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: put Cincinnati in, which answers, at least in his mind 207 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: a question that I'm about to ask coming up later 208 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: in the show. First team out was tough for me. 209 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: The first team out, I'll just read them in order. 210 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 2: I won't even attribute. 211 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: Them, but Texas. For one person Georgia. Three people said 212 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: Georgia will be the number five team. A couple of 213 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: people said Notre Dame. I said Florida, because as much 214 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: as I believe in Georgia's still I believe in Florida too. 215 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: Man. 216 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: I'm about to talk about it a little bit later on. 217 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: So I've got Florida as the first team out. Basically 218 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: meaning it's anyone's ball game over there. National champ Bud 219 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: Elliott picks Alabama, Brad Crawford picks Clemson, Brandon Marcelo picks Alabama, 220 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: Barton Simmons picks Alabama, Chris Hummer picks Alabama, Trey Scott 221 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: picks Clemson, and I pick University of Alabama. 222 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: Because of the Forrest Gum tie. 223 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: And of course, so those are the twenty four seven 224 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: Sports National predictions. Now those are not the Late Kick 225 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: official predictions of the season. I've been known to flip 226 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: flop notoriously on a moment's notice, So these aren't even 227 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: my final predictions. I could change these things tomorrow. But 228 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: I've talked about predictions coming on Late Kick, and we 229 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: will have far more in depth predictions coming up very 230 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: very soon on this here program, so stay tuned for that. 231 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: In the meantime, I want to circle back to the ACC. 232 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: The ACC has been a punching bag outside of Clemson 233 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: South Carolina. They have been a national punching bag for 234 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: a little while now, and I want to be perfectly clear, 235 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: they deserve it. 236 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 2: That is a deserved reputation. 237 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: The conference outside of Clemson has been a wet bag 238 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: of trash for quite a while now inexplicably so, but 239 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: they've been just flaming hot garbage for a little while. 240 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: And I think you deserve to be criticized just as Okay, 241 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: we're done with the criticism that was ripping the scab 242 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: or ripping the bandaid off the scab. Now let's talk 243 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: about the future a little bit. And I'm not talking 244 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: about twenty twenty four, twenty twenty. Starting in twenty twenty 245 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: and beyond, we know, oh one thing, at least, we 246 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: know teams and programs don't just lie down forever and 247 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: just let you beat on them, even though it may 248 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: appear that way, because things move very slowly to the 249 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: naked eye, but things are always evolving, So teams aren't 250 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: just gonna sit still. Like when Nick Saban Alabama came 251 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: in and they dominated for a couple of years. 252 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 2: People didn't sit still. 253 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: There's a little more rapid adjustment in the SEC than 254 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: there has been in the ACC the Clemson. 255 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: But people don't sit still. 256 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: Remember when Southern cal was dominating in the early two thousands, 257 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: Remember how long it looked like it was going to 258 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: take anything to derail them, and a few years later, 259 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: what's happening. So Clemson's not going to continue to dominate forever. 260 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: That's not gonna happen. But the questions are, do they 261 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: derail themselves? Does something pop up internally? Does a challenger 262 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: or multiple challengers? Do they pop up in the ACC? 263 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: So I wanted to talk about the potential of the 264 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: latter happening here. They won't be down forever, will the ACC. 265 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: But the question, if that's true is who will it 266 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: be that pops up. I still believe, as much as 267 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: people are bullish on some other programs, maybe for good reason, 268 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: I still believe that this effort's got to start in 269 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: the state of Florida. The reason I believe the efforts 270 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: got to start in the state of Florida is twofold. 271 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 2: Think about this with me. 272 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: If Virginia Tech, if we snapped our fingers today and 273 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: Virginia Tech was a top ten program, or if we 274 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: snapped our fingers today in North Carolina is just a 275 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: top ten program, that's great, and that could pose a 276 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: challenge to Clemson. 277 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 2: But that's a onefold challenge. 278 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm focused on the state of Florida, and I've talked 279 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: about this for well over a year. Now I'm focused 280 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: on that state and Miami and Florida State being in 281 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: that state and residents of the ACC because they could 282 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: present a twofold problem. If you have a drastically improved 283 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: product at Miami or if you have a drastically improved 284 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: product at Florida State, or ideally if you got it both, 285 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: then of course on the field in that season, they're 286 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: going to challenge Clemson. That's not all that's happening. Clemson 287 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: goes to Florida for a ton of talent. They don't 288 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: go to Virginia for a ton of talent. They go south. 289 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: They know where to look. And so two things could happen. 290 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: Number One, if you've got FSU and or Miami rolling, 291 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: not only do you start to challenge Clemson on the field, 292 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: but maybe you keep two or three kids per cycle 293 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: per program home that maybe would have looked elsewhere, maybe 294 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: would have gone to Clemson. 295 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:20,199 Speaker 2: And so what does that do? 296 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: Maybe nothing, or maybe it's the difference in a game 297 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: deciding touchdown two years from now. Point is every time 298 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: that you see Clemson come into the state of Florida 299 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: or Ohio State or Alabama. But we're talking about the 300 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: ACC and they take one of those kids. 301 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 2: If you're like me, you think back and you say, man, 302 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: that would have been crazy to envision a generation ago kids, 303 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: I mean, premier now high four five star caliber talent 304 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 2: leaving the state of Florida to go to Clemson. No 305 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 2: knock on Clemson. 306 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: It just not very many kids were thrown up the 307 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: deuces to Miami and Florida and Florida State and opting 308 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: for Clemson. But this is twenty twenty, this is today. 309 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: So that's the reason why I think it starts in 310 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: the state of Florida. As for those programs, I don't 311 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: know how you could have drawn any definitive conclusion on 312 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: Mike Norvel. I understand optimism. I get all that, but 313 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: very few people are openly pessimistic about a new head 314 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: coach and a new regime before they've played a game. 315 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: So Mike Norvel hasn't played a game, so of course 316 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: there's optimism about him. I'm not saying I have anything 317 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: to take away from that. What I'm saying is I'm 318 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: in the remains to be seen camp on Mike Norvel. 319 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 2: I think that's the only place you can be. 320 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: Really, We're not talking about a guy who hopefully can 321 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: get you back to a nice bowl game. Remember the 322 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: conversation we're having here, we're talking about potentially challenging Clemson. 323 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 2: So you got that. 324 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: But at Miami, it's a different story because Miami, they're 325 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: now a couple of years in. At Miami, they've already 326 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: adjusted to what didn't work. Manny Diaz, of course, bringing 327 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: in high profile transfer a quarterback and King. He brought 328 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: in a new offensive coordinator. He hit the dump button, 329 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: which I believe in doing. I mean, you've got to 330 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: have patience, but you also have to understand principles and 331 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: understand when something's not working, and you've got to be 332 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: able to cut it loose. And Mandy d has cut 333 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff loose after last year and brought 334 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: some transfers in, and I mean, they're ready to win 335 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: this year. They think now they still got holes on 336 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: that roster, they still got big question marks on that roster, 337 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: but they're good enough to win this year. And my 338 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: point is, I'm willing to buy stock in the future 339 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: of Miami. 340 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 2: And while I could buy stock in the university or FSU. 341 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: I had someone call its University of FSU the other day, 342 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: had someone call it that, and I shook my head. 343 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: I knew what you would think about it, but I 344 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: shook my head. I kept on moving. I'd love to 345 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: buy stock in FSU too. I just don't know yet. 346 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 2: That's the whole way the stock markets play it. 347 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: I know. But collectivism is something that a lot of 348 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: people kind of try and throw at you, and I 349 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: don't Collectivism is not going to get it done. 350 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 2: Guys. 351 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: You can't have a bunch of pretty good teams and 352 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: plan to knock off Clemson. It'd be great to have 353 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: a conference full of pretty good to very good teams 354 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: for my sake, because that would make the conference more entertaining. 355 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: But there's some people who believe in justin FINTE and 356 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: Virginia Tech. Like I said with Flora State, like I 357 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: said with Miami, Virginia is a program I wouldn't mind 358 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: buying stock in at all. Louisville surprised a lot of 359 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: people last year. 360 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: But here's the thing. 361 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: If they all just get to a level of pretty good, 362 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: good to pretty good, that's great for the ACC and 363 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: that's great for the conversation we're having here. It's great 364 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: for the TV product. Like there's a lot of good 365 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: that comes from that. But collectivism is not knocking Clemson off. 366 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: You could have a lot of pretty good teams and 367 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: Clemson could run through all of them. Could It's a 368 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: tougher challenge. You got to bring at least your BE 369 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: to B plus game every week. You can't be skating 370 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: through with a C plus effort and still win twenty 371 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: four to thirteen. But collectivism, I don't think is the 372 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: key to taking that Clemson. Collectivism just allows Clemson to 373 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: lose a game and have an excuse to because their 374 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: strength of schedule. 375 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 2: Has improved enough. So that's what collectivism would do someone 376 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 2: out of that group. I'm all for collectivism. I'm all 377 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: for collectively the tide rising in the ACC. 378 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: But in the meantime, Pitt I left them off the 379 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: list a second ago. Pitt Virginia Tech one of the 380 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: Florida schools. Louisville like some one's got to emerge as 381 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: a legit top six, top seven College. 382 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 2: Football Playoff contender. 383 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: And of course right now we would not refer to 384 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: any of the other teams North Carolina. I left them 385 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: off the list. You can see, you know what, let 386 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: me responsibly do this. Pitt Virginia Tech Louisville, North Carolina, 387 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: all those teams, Florida State, Miami. Those are teams who 388 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: Virginia you could reasonably look at and say things are 389 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: trending up there. If you were to point an arrow 390 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: red for down or green for up, you'd have a 391 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: lot more green erraws than you would red arrows there. 392 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: What does it result in? What is it for two years, 393 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: three years from now when we're looking at this, What 394 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: does that result in? Who can be great? That's all 395 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: I care about. Who can be great? And to be 396 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: honest with you, as much as I just talked about Miami, 397 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: I'm not so sure North Carolina wouldn't be my pick there. 398 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: If I had to pick a team, if you told 399 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: me someone not named Clemson is going to be in 400 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: the College Football Playoff from the ACC two years from now, 401 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: and let's say Notre Dame is independent again, I'd pick 402 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: North Carolina. They're good at quarterback already. They have got 403 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: their future quarterback already committed in coming in. 404 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 2: They have recruited very well. 405 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: They have identified where they need to upgrade, and they're 406 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: in the process of doing that. They got a really 407 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: good vision, They've got a very good figurehead not figurehead. 408 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: That's insulting, a nice CEO type approach by Mack Brown 409 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: as their head coach. 410 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 2: They've got a good staff in place. 411 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: They are killing it recruiting in state, and North Carolina 412 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: is a pretty darn good state to recruit in at 413 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: a high level. 414 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: That'd be my pick. 415 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: Wouldn't shock me, to be honest with you, if either 416 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: of the Florida schools end up fitting. 417 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 2: That description, I'd be pleasantly surprised. 418 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: If it were Paton Rduzy at Pitt, I'd be You know, 419 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: I'm still as far out on justin Finta in Virginia 420 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: Tech as anyone is. I'm totally baffled by what the 421 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: future will be there. I have no educated guests on that, 422 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: not even an educated guest. That's the worst kind of 423 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: analyst in existence. But that's what's up in the ACC 424 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: right now. Let's transition, and let's talk about a question 425 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: that I've gotten a lot. I've gotten it a whole lot, 426 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: and I've always scoffed at it, and I've been very 427 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: elitist in my attitude towards the answer. And things could 428 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: be changing, That's what I'm saying. So I got a 429 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: question really a few of them that were along the 430 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: same lines, and it was for the Late Kick Extra podcast, 431 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: which we released a new version of episode of this morning, 432 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: so go download that from the Late Kick Extra podcast, 433 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: and we release every one of these shows to Late 434 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: Kick Live. We released them in podcast form the following morning, 435 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 1: so it pays, it pays to subscribe to. 436 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 2: The Late Kick podcast. 437 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: But I had a few variations of essentially this question. 438 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: So Army has already played and Army painted the walls 439 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: with someone who we will not mentions blood this past weekend. 440 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: The question was Army looked good Saturday. Now without the 441 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: Big ten and Pac twelve, could you see a G 442 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: five type team sneak into the playoff? And the answer 443 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: is yep, I sure could. You didn't ask me if 444 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: I'm advocating for it, because that's a bridge a little 445 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: too far for me right now. But the G five 446 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: could be in as good a position to take advantage 447 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: of this season, like the uniqueness that is this season, 448 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: as anyone. So there are several dynamics in play here, 449 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: and I want you to kind of follow along with 450 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 1: me here and think about what we've talked about in 451 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: the past regarding what it would take for a G 452 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: five team to make the playoff. And I've stated my 453 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: reasons in the past where I was against it, but 454 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 1: let's just talk about what it would take. So Number one, 455 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: what's working in G five team's favors this year is 456 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 1: they are less roadblocks. Of course, even if you were 457 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: to have auto bids for all the Power five conference champs, 458 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: that's only three. You got the acc Big twelve sec. Okay, 459 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: what now, so by default you already see you've removed 460 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: some of the hurdles, and of course we know there 461 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: aren't auto bids, so it could be that the Big 462 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: twelve spits out a two loss conference champ and maybe 463 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 1: Memphis is undefeated, let's say, so things could get crazy there. 464 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: You got less hurdles to overcome. The Big ten being 465 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: out of the way is a really big hurdle that 466 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: you would have had to have overcome. It's already an 467 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: unprecedented year. The concept of a G five team making 468 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: the playoff would be unprecedented. But I don't look around 469 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: and see that people are having much of an issue 470 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: anymore with processing the concept of something unprecedented happening. So 471 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: if we were on the fence, if you had committee 472 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: members on the fence and it was the night before 473 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: and they had to submit their final four and Cincinnati 474 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: is there in the running, or Memphis or whoever's Central Florida, 475 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: and oh, it's unprecedented, but whatever, it's twenty twenty, all right, 476 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: put him in. Could happen if someone's already on the fence, 477 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: that could be their decision making process. 478 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 2: You're going to get credit for playing. Guys, if you 479 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: look around and you. 480 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: Have Power five conferences sitting it out and you're a 481 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: G five and you play and you manage to get 482 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: through the entire season, people are going to give you credit. 483 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 2: Myself among them. People are going to give you a 484 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: whole lot of credit. 485 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: And it's almost subconsciously like there could be people maybe 486 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: on a playoff committee looking to reward Again, think about 487 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: a fence rider. Think about an actual argument being made 488 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: your undefeated AAC champ versus a two loss conference champ 489 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: or maybe a one loss non conference champ. You could 490 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: have a dynamic where people look and say. 491 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 2: They deserve it, they deserve to be rewarded. 492 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: Now, of course that's not in the actual playoff criteria, 493 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 1: but again, unprecedented, twenty twenty. 494 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 2: Follow me here. It is far less likely. Here's the 495 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: other I think dynamic that's in play. 496 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: It's far less likely that we're going to have multiple 497 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: Power five teams with elite resumes because of how tough 498 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 1: the schedules are. In the SEC, they're playing ten conference games. 499 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: Do you really believe that they're going to produce an 500 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: undefeated team versus an undefeated team in the SEC title game? 501 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 2: I don't. 502 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: I don't now if I'm wrong, I'm wrong, and the 503 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: SEC would no doubt SIN two at that point if 504 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: that were the case. But I think far more likely 505 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: is you could have an undefeated or a one loss 506 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: SEC champ. Let's say it's Alabama, and then the next 507 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: closest team has like two or three losses, and at 508 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: that point doors wide open for you. If you've taken 509 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: care of your business and it's not a gimme there, 510 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: either end up talking about the G five because you're 511 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 1: gonna have to be undefeated. I pretty much believe you're 512 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: gonna have to be undefeated, and so there's a lot 513 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: of round robin that's gonna go on here. Army, the 514 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: aforementioned Army. You look up and down their schedule, they 515 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: still got to play Brigham Young, so that's obviously gonna 516 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: be not the easiest task in the world. But they 517 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: play Cincinnati too, and so Cincinnati's in this conversation just 518 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: like Army is. So one of them will knock the 519 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: other off. You know, you have SMU and Memphis and 520 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and UC. If they all play each other, someone 521 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: will play again in a conference championship game. So you 522 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: got to identify one of them, and they gotta they 523 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: gotta thread the needle. 524 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: They gotta run through that little gauntlet. And then if 525 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 2: they come out on. 526 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: The other end and any of them could, including SMU, 527 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: any of them could, then yeah, could be in the 528 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: running there. Someone asked about other teams like UAB in 529 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: Conference USA, or like app State or Louisiana Lafayette. I 530 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: don't think even an undefeated effort is going to get 531 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: it done for them, only because I don't think the 532 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: profile of the conference is such that it's respected enough 533 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: like the AAC. Whether you buy into it or not, 534 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 1: they've done a pretty decent job of marketing themselves. I 535 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: really hope Aaron's not watching this as a power six 536 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: that's what they call themselves. But this year they could 537 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: just be like a power four. They could work themselves 538 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: into the normal rotation. 539 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 2: And still have room. So could I stomach this? I 540 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 2: don't know. I don't know what the dynamic would be. 541 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 2: I mean, what if we. 542 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: Get what if we get to the end of the 543 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: year and it's just a train wreck and we're choosing 544 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: between a bunch of two and three lost teams and 545 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: then Cincinnati's undefeated that point, even I'd probably advocate for him. 546 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: So I'd have to see the circumstance. But cautiously, very cautiously, 547 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: let me say here, in early September, I could see 548 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: it happening. Certainly, I may even be. 549 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 2: Okay with it. Possibly could be. Will have to see. 550 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 2: All right, let's move on. Yeah, I wanted to talk 551 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 2: about Florida. Okay, So I had a. 552 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: Question from Shane, frequent contributor to the show, and again 553 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: this was a question for the Late Kick Extra podcast. 554 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 1: But I said, you know what, I'm gonna take it. 555 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna use it on the show tonight, and so 556 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: that's what we're doing. Shane says, I saw you picked 557 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: Georgia over Florida, even though Jamie Newman opted out several 558 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: others too. 559 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 2: Why are people still down on Florida? What am I missing? 560 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 1: I don't think you're missing anything, Shane number one, I'm 561 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: not down on Florida at all. I picked them number five. 562 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: I picked him to be the first team out of 563 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: the playoff, which stands to reason. I think pretty highly 564 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: of them. It was a coin flip for me, and 565 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: by the way, still is a coin flip for me. 566 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: Remember these teams don't play to the twenty sixth. I'm 567 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: not at all against switching my pick here. So I'm 568 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: still very much on the fence. 569 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: I mean, there's a. 570 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: Lot of intel and scrimmage reports still to be gathered 571 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: from camps that are going on. I call it camp 572 00:25:58,119 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: the whole way through, even though I know the definition 573 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: of different. But point being, I'm not even settled on 574 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: this shet. So it's even if I am settled on Georgia. 575 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: It's coin flip, absolute coin flip. But here was my thinking, 576 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,719 Speaker 1: and you may disagree with this. I think Georgia's got 577 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: the only elite unit side of the ball, entire side 578 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: of the ball in the SEC East. 579 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 2: I think that's their defense. 580 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: Now, I think a lot of people in Florida circles 581 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: would push back and say our defense is elite, and 582 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: I would argue, I. 583 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 2: Don't think it is. 584 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: I think it has the ceiling, it has the potential 585 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 1: to be that, but I don't forecast it as that. 586 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: I don't think that's my default setting for their defense. 587 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: But again, it has that potential. Georgia, that's my default 588 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,400 Speaker 1: setting for that defense. It would surprise me if they 589 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: weren't one of, if not the very best defenses in 590 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: the country. And so the reason that I thought that 591 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: is because if I'm on the fence, if I'm comparing teams, 592 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm pretty coin flippish about it already, 593 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: that's enough to push me over the top. 594 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 2: Something like that. Knowing that I got something. 595 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,719 Speaker 1: In Georgia's defense that I know I can just count on, 596 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: Like unless they get decimated by injury or COVID, and 597 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: that could happen to anyone, I can count on Georgia's 598 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: defense being there every week, and that's nice to know 599 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: that I can lean on. But outside of that, man, No, 600 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: I didn't really have. There are not overwhelming reasons. I 601 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: don't have seven or eight pillars of intellectualism that made 602 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: me side with the Red and Black. Absolutely not having 603 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: said that, I'm here to talk about Florida. It is, 604 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: without a doubt, the team I am most excited to 605 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: watch in the SEC in Week one, and that is 606 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: the Florida Gators. It's the game that I'll probably try 607 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: and go to Florida ed ol miss. 608 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 2: In Week one. 609 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: Think about this, all these other teams we're talking about. 610 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: We're talking about Georgia a second ago, new offensive coordinator, 611 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: new quarterback, That quarterback opted out, so now you got 612 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: a new new quarterback. They don't have those problems. At Florida, 613 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: they don't have those problems, same offensive coordinators, same system. 614 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,360 Speaker 1: Dan Mullins still there, so you hadn't transition at head 615 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: coach Kyle Trask is there, Emery Jones is there. So 616 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: your top two quarterbacks are returning and they're both viable. 617 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: They'll both play, and they're both very good options. They 618 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: are going to be as close to being the product 619 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: they will be in Week one as any team will be, so. 620 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 2: They could have their hiccups. 621 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: I don't expect them to be a well oiled machine 622 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: in Week one, don't get me wrong. But what I 623 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: do think will do is I think we'll look at 624 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: Florida in week one, and we'll be able to draw 625 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: a lot more conclusions from them against a team that 626 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: they out roster, they out manned, they should beat. In 627 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: link Kiffin's debut at Ole Miss not a cake walk, 628 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: but should beat them. I think we'll learn a lot 629 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: about Florida, hey man. Even if I end up picking 630 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: Georgia to win the East, it could be after week 631 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: one I say, oh, hit the dump button on that. 632 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: I'm not big on predictions, guys. I'm big on week 633 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: to week predictions. I'm not big on season predictions. So 634 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: I'll flip those things in a heartbeat. However, if we 635 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: get to the end of the year and my predictions 636 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: were pretty good, I will tout them all off season 637 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: in a pretty obnoxious manner, and I leave it to 638 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: you to call me out on that. The SEC East though, 639 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: speaking to Jamie Newman opting out, and that was Shane's question. 640 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: I mean, if you were on the fence and Newman 641 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: opted out, like, how are you not siding with Florida Now, 642 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: it's a half decent point to further his point. If 643 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 1: I were going to play Devil's advocate here and I 644 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: was going to side with shame the SEC East, Sure, 645 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: did change a lot last week. Sure it did change 646 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: a lot. I want you to think about something. So 647 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: Newman opts out, at the very least, you've got offensive 648 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: uncertainty at Georgia, quarterback uncertainty, but overall, I call it 649 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 1: offensive uncertainty because even when they announce I think they'll 650 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: announce J. T. Daniels as starter, there'll still be offensive 651 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: uncertainty there. Here's what changed with Newman opting out and 652 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: increasing the level of offensive uncertainty at Georgia. Think about 653 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: the cross division games. Georgia plays Auburn and Alabama, and 654 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: they play him in weeks two and four, respectively. So 655 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: you got to have your stuff together in the first 656 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: month of the season, first four or five weeks of 657 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: the season, you got to have your act together already. 658 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: Whereas Florida was in a more fortuitous position last week 659 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: because the SEC East, as I said, it was changing, 660 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: and I mean it was changing from a scheduling standpoint, 661 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,719 Speaker 1: because while Georgia had more question marks entered the equation 662 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: as a result of what happened inside their building, Florida 663 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,479 Speaker 1: had some question marks removed because of what was happening 664 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: at LSU Florida in the cross Division plays LSU, and 665 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: they've got all sorts of question marks there. They played 666 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: Texas A and M, who had a couple of opt 667 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: outs last week, and they play Ole Miss week one. 668 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: So I think the craziest thing, the one that people 669 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: wouldn't see coming, would be this. There's the distinct opportunity 670 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: for someone to lose in Jacksonville and still win this division. 671 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: I think that would probably be Florida if it happened. 672 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: But a lot of stuff is going to happen to 673 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: decide this division before these two teams play. That's what 674 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: I'm trying to tell you. After they play, both of 675 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: them should be favored in every one of their remaining games. Now, 676 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: I know Florida goes to Tennessee at the end of 677 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: the year, and a lot could change between now and then, 678 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: And I don't think Dan Mullen's wish list included playing 679 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: in Knoxville, Tennessee in early December. Having said that, I 680 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: think someone's got to get it done in the early 681 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: portion of the season. That's where the SEC East will 682 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: be decided. This is Dan Mullen's most athletic team, in 683 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: my opinion, It is his best team that he's had 684 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: so far in my opinion, and I think it's his 685 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: most dynamic team. And I'm not just talking about offensively, 686 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: although I do think they are the most dynamic version 687 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: of the Florida teams that we've seen under Dan Mullen. 688 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: Offensively too, even at quarterback, to be honest with you, 689 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: but defensively. The more I listen Todd Grantham talk and 690 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: look at the personnel they have there, the more I 691 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: think that he's got as good a combination to do 692 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: what he fully wants to do defensively as he's had there. 693 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: So there are, make no mistake about it, Shane, a 694 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: lot of reasons to buy into Florida. I have bought 695 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: into them. It's just that I gave you my thinking 696 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: there and it could change. 697 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 2: So we'll see. 698 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: We got a lot to get to later this week. 699 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I tried to pack as much into this 700 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: show as possible. 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