1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: The Big Bets on Campus Podcast podcast pop all. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: Right, here we go, fifteen funny twenty five, thirty thirty five, 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 2: forty Cody five fifty and the. 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: Kick as Black college football are stunners. Oh my goodness, he. 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 3: Stumbled and bumble the lateral turn a canter on the. 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 4: Inside, Gus Ladna. 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 3: Table off the field to night. 8 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: It's not the side of the dog in the fight, 9 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: it's the side of the fight in the dog. Welcome 10 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: to the Big Bets on Campus Podcast is the group 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: of five deep dive on my calibers, joined as always 12 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: by Mike Iinello. End of the road time here in 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: the college football regular season. Believe it or not, we 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: have made it all the way to Week fourteen, getting 15 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: that special bonus week for those not in the know. 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: When there's a early enough I believe Labor Day, they 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: squeeze in an extra week at the college football season. 18 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: I'd love to see them do this every year. We're 19 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: manipulating Week zero and moving things around. There's no reason 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: we can't have all this joy for three plus months 21 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: every single fall. But we've enjoyed it along the way. 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: We had a little bit more of a successful Week 23 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: thirteen excuse me Week twelve, but we don't need to 24 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: tootor our own horn here. Let's get right into our 25 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: heroes from the previous week and then hit the ground 26 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: running with our best bet of the week r G 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: five five five and money Line under Dog Parlay and 28 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: hopefully if we are time efficient, because I figure you're 29 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: probably listening to this your significant others said you got 30 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: to clean up the house day in laws they're going 31 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: to be here in twenty six hours and they's just 32 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: panic coursing through your veins, or you're driving across an 33 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: absurdly wide state like Pennsylvania for those not in the northeast, 34 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: it's like five and a half hours. There's no business 35 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: being that wide anyway. If you were stuck shirping around 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: some of your family members and you're listening to us, 37 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: we'll try to also get in a little playoff talk 38 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: as well on top of our picks, but I know 39 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: you can have the floor and then also hit us 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: with your G five hero from last week. 41 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, you said, good week for us out to our 42 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 4: home a little bit because we need it. We've been 43 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 4: we own up and we're bad, So I'd like to 44 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 4: give us a little credit we had it. 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 3: Both had a really good week. 46 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 4: I think we just only dropped one game that Old 47 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 4: Dominion and I was sweating for the sweep. 48 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 3: But it has a good week for us. Yeah, exciting week. 49 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: Sad week obviously the last big week. Kind of a 50 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 3: weird week. 51 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: I was looking at the you know, this is normally 52 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 4: the week we talk about the five and six G 53 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 4: five teams because still matters to the G five. You know, 54 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 4: you don't really have as many opt outs in the 55 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 4: one or two NFL studs, which we haven't really talked about. 56 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 4: I don't know how many there are this year. Yeah, 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 4: it still matters for us, so I think talking with 58 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 4: those teams. 59 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 3: But it's a weird year. 60 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 4: I counted there's only seven five and six G five teams. 61 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: I feel like there's a lot of like seven and 62 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 4: four or then like really bad teams. Two of the 63 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 4: seven play each other Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, so 64 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 4: not really an edge there. So yeah, it's kind of 65 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 4: interesting week. We'll see how many of these those the 66 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 4: six other teams we touch on. I'll give you a hint. 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 4: I think I have three of them on my card. 68 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, G five, I he're of the week. 69 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 4: We're going to start with a team that cashed big 70 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 4: for me, the money line underdog. Uh, I'm going with 71 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 4: Rajie Harris as my G five here of the week. 72 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 4: One hundred and twenty eight yards, three touchdowns in East 73 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 4: Carolina's forty to twenty eight went over North Texas. He 74 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 4: now has four hundred and twenty seven yards and seven 75 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 4: touchdowns in the last four games. Since the coaching chains 76 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 4: also shout out to Blake Harrol. He appears everything reporting 77 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 4: he is going to be named the full time head coach, 78 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 4: lose the interim tag after his four and oh start. 79 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 4: But Harris is just a really cool story for the Pirates. 80 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 4: He's been in ECU for five years. He was first 81 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 4: team All American, not All American, All AAC, and Rookie 82 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 4: of the Year in twenty twenty as a true freshman. 83 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 4: Then he kind of you know, it was it was. 84 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 3: He was one A. 85 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 4: Keaton Mitchell was one B. Then they flipped in twenty 86 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 4: twenty one. Mitchell kind of became the star that Mitchell 87 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 4: goes to the NFL. Harris tears his ACL five games 88 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 4: into twenty twenty two, really struggled to regain his form 89 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 4: last year, but he's bounced back nicely this year. Eight 90 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty yards, ten touchdowns this season. 91 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 3: Really coming on. I actually think he has another. 92 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 4: Year of eligibility, which would put him in reach for 93 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 4: the school's all time rushing record. So I hope he 94 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 4: comes back. I love watching him so and he's really 95 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 4: really playing good football right now. So I'm going with 96 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: Rogie Harris as my G five Hero of the week. 97 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: I love that one. ECU deserves some love. I'm going 98 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: to throw some more love there way during one of 99 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: my picks on the show water Now am I Now? 100 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: In the preseason, we welcomed Oregon State and Wazoo with 101 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: open arms. They were in the college football wilderness, the 102 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: Pack two. They needed a place to call their own. 103 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: We said, the G five has a couple of seats 104 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: at the table. We can squeeze you in. It's a 105 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: little Thanksgiving Week analogy here. I'm gonna go with my 106 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: hero of the week coming from Oregon State, Everett Hayes, 107 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: the place kicker. Placekicker bangs home a fifty five yard 108 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: game winner for the Beaves to win the Pac two 109 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: championship over Wazoo. He's also going to be a mechanical engineer. 110 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: Congrats to him, he's a brainiac. I have lots of 111 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: love for the engineering schools. One of my favorite schools 112 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: to party at back in the college days was they 113 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: were a Bay root and not a beer pung school 114 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: for those who know the difference. So I don't know, 115 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: I just I love stories like this. Oregon State needed 116 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: some positivity. They get a kid from the Sacramento area 117 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: who was West Coast his whole life, goes to Oregon State, 118 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: had that dream of playing in the Pac twelve, you know, 119 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: four or five years ago when he was recruited, and 120 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: now is left with an opportunity as a senior to 121 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: send them out the right way with their rivalry game 122 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: against Wazoo, and he connects on that kick. Just couldn't 123 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: be happier for him in a year that has not 124 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: gone all that well for Oregon State, if we're being honest. 125 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: They lost their head coach, they lost most of their 126 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: talent to the transfer portal. They've been scrappy. They've at 127 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: least put some effort on film. Maybe some of these 128 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: kids transfer, Maybe some of them get a look at 129 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: the next level professional up in Canada. Who knows, but 130 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: for one moment when he made that kick, Everett Hayes 131 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: was the absolute man and he'll always be remembered for 132 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: his heroism by Oregon State alums everywhere. So he's my 133 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: hero of the week. 134 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 4: Thought. I loved the way Washington State's coach handles that 135 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: with we're not their buddies, we're not their long you know, 136 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 4: we're not just roaming the desert together. They're now our 137 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 4: biggest rival, like we're this is the Pac twelve champion. 138 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 4: There are there are CONFI I love that there are 139 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 4: conference rival We want to beat them, you know. And 140 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 4: he admitted we would have ditched them as fast as 141 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 4: they would have ditched. 142 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, that was a lot of truth in an 143 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: era where people are trying to make the right sound 144 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: clip and you know, play the play the fence, you know, 145 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: on both sides, or potentially line yourself up for your 146 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: next job. Not him. He was trying to stoke the 147 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: flames of a rivalry, and I think collegtable needs more 148 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: of that. All right, as my voice goes here, I'm 149 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: going to kick it to you for our first best 150 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: bet in Week fourteen. 151 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: Good. 152 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 4: I'm glad you went to me first, because it sounds 153 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 4: like I'm stealing your pick. Give me East Carolina plus 154 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 4: one and a half. East Carolina. 155 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: They're rolling right now. I mentioned it. 156 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 4: They fired Mike Houston on October twentieth, and they are 157 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 4: now four and oh under Blake Carroll. All reports coming out. 158 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 4: If you're listening to this on we're recording Monday. By 159 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 4: the time you hear this, probably already's name of. 160 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 3: The full time head coach. 161 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 4: But it's funny that Harold was the team's defensive coordinator, 162 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 4: but his offense has been humming. They switched quarterback to 163 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 4: kiten Houser. He has sixteen touchdown passes in five games 164 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 4: as the starter. He's averaging over three hundred yards per game. 165 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 4: They got to win over North Texas and you know, 166 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 4: Chase Chase Soowell and Winston Wright both didn't even play 167 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 4: in that game. But their receiving room is really talented. 168 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 4: It's really deep. I'm hoping to get the two of 169 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 4: them back. But Anthony Smith and Janick Smith both went 170 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 4: over one hundred yards against North Texas. As I mentioned 171 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: at the top, the biggest improvement has been the run game. 172 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 4: With Harris, the Pirates have rushed for over two hundred 173 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 4: and twenty yards in each of their last four games. 174 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 4: They have eleven rushing touchdowns in that stretch. Harris is 175 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 4: averaging seven yards per carry since Harold took over as 176 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 4: the head coach, and Eacus averaging forty five point eight 177 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 4: points per game since he took over five hundred total 178 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 4: yards per game in the four games with him as 179 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 4: a coach. And look, Navy just they can't stop the run. 180 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 4: There are one hundred and eleventh in the country and 181 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 4: rushing success rate allowed. I think Harris will have a 182 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 4: very good game against his defense. The Midshipman. They've lost 183 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 4: four of their three of their last four games. Lake 184 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 4: Horvath is clearly injured. It's weird because I think everyone 185 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 4: thought he kind of broke his thumb. It looked like 186 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 4: a thumb injury against our name. Well, then he left 187 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 4: the two lane game with a back injury. So he's 188 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 4: just bloody and bruised all over the place. So I mean, 189 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 4: Navy's coming off of bye week, so hopefully he was 190 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 4: able to get healthy. Like, obviously we want Horvath playing, 191 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 4: but obviously coming off of by his advantageous for Navy. 192 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 4: I'm still just not sure how much they care about 193 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 4: this game. I mean, you never really have to worry 194 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 4: about you kind of always know the Service academies will 195 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 4: be ready to play. But they started the year six 196 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 4: to oh they were getting talked about for the Army 197 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 4: versus Navy for the playoff, and you know, they were 198 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 4: getting a champion title game versus the Army and you know, 199 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 4: possible playoff. Birth. Now their season's kind of slipped away, 200 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 4: Armies going to the title game and they're not. 201 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 3: At this point. 202 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 4: The only thing they've really looked forward to is that 203 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 4: Army game in two weeks. So I just I'm not 204 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 4: sure how much you know Navy's gonna be ready. And 205 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 4: again their defense just I have a lot of concerns 206 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 4: by the defense. I don't know how healthy Horvat is. 207 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 4: And the Pirates are absolutely rolling. Think they're gonna run 208 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 4: the ball. I like what I've seen from the passing 209 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 4: game when howsers not throwing picks. So yeah, give me 210 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 4: the Pirates. I believe they are plus one and a half. Basically, 211 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 4: all my bets this week are pick thems. So give 212 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 4: me ECU plus one and a half on Friday night. 213 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is a pick in my G five high five. 214 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: I agree with all the points you're laying down there. 215 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: And the Navy's been humbled three times in the past month, 216 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: six turnovers in the blowout loss against Notre Dame, ten 217 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: points scored against Rice, and then shut out at home 218 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: by two lane, and I agree they've they've already hit 219 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: Bowl eligibility. They have the Army Navy game on the 220 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: horizon to look forward to in mid December. Winning this 221 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: is borderline meaningless, which is not great considering the tailspin 222 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: that they have been in and ECU. You know, you 223 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: hit the points with katean Houser, how well he's played. 224 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: My only concern is that he's also thrown seven interceptions 225 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: since October nineteenth. That's what this handicap is all about. 226 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: You already basically mitigate those fears with this Navy defense, 227 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: which is ninety sixth and pass rush eighty ninth in Havoc, 228 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: because when you look at him, he's averaging close to 229 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: two and a half turnover worthy plays per game. As 230 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: the starter, he can lose you a game with his 231 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: decision making, but his turnover rate comes when he's pressured. 232 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: When you look at what he's dealt with since the 233 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: Army game, this season for ECU, he's been pressured on 234 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: an average of eight dropbacks per game. Navy is not 235 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: going to pressure him that much, and the run game 236 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: is going to allow them to take the ball out 237 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: of his hands fewer turnover opportunities. So I am with 238 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: you there. I think ECU is the right side here. 239 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: I also thought about making it my best bet, but 240 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: I like the continuity between best bet and the G 241 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: five five five. 242 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 4: We mentioned Blake Harroll, you know four and er under him. 243 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 4: It's clear they love him. It's clear they love playing 244 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 4: for him. They have come out with their hairs on 245 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 4: hair on five since he's been named the interim I 246 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 4: think it's going could be they're going to be excited. 247 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 4: If you know, reports are that Wednesday night or Wednesday, 248 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 4: he's going to be officially introduced as the next head coach. 249 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 4: You get your guys the coach on Wednesday, and you 250 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 4: get to come out and play on play at home 251 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 4: on Friday night. I think is going to be fired 252 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 4: up for this game, so I said give me the Pirates. 253 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 4: I think they're going to be really spacey celebrating here 254 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 4: will being named their coach and play hard for him. 255 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: From two AAC teams already locked into Bowl eligibility to 256 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: some Mountain West teams that need some help. Hawaii is 257 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: absolutely desperate. They'd have to get to their fifth win 258 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: and then get in on an academic you know, progression 259 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: or you know, some kind of tie breaker. New Mexico, though, 260 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: send it five and six. I'll lay the two and 261 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: a half under that key number of a field goal. 262 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: Bowl eligibility is right there. For former G five Hero 263 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: of the Week Devin dan Pier, he just went over 264 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: a thousand yards rushing for the season and they're upset 265 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: of Wazoo. They get a nice bye week to enjoy 266 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: the whole thing. The fans store the field in Albuquerque 267 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: for the first time in forever. It was a special moment, 268 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: but getting to a bowl, in my opinion, would be 269 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: even better for this team. Bronco Mendenhole has them all 270 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: rowing in the right direction as they head out, so 271 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: the big islandier Hawaii. Meanwhile, they just got bombs on 272 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: the mainland fifty five to ten by Utah State. No 273 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: confidence whatsoever in their quarterback room, doesn't matter who they 274 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: put out there. Their qbs through five interceptions against an 275 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: awful Aggie defense. There and yes, New Mexico we know this. 276 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: The Lobos can't play much defense on their own, and 277 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: they haven't been gifted turnovers the whole season, and really 278 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: since the opener, it's been just abysmal in terms of 279 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: them being able to take the ball away, just ten 280 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: takeaways on the entire season. Here come the Rainbows, though, 281 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: given the ball away nineteen times in the year, that's 282 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: one hundred and fourth in the country. They can't stop 283 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: guys from getting to Schrader or whoever they have a quarterback. 284 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: They're ninety fourth and pass blocking one hundred and thirteenth 285 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: and havoc allowed, and their quality drives on offense is 286 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: now outside of the top one hundred. Their offense is 287 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: headed in the wrong direction. They're taking too many negative 288 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: place against a Lobos team that we know can move 289 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: the football. They can run, they can pass, they can 290 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: hit the big plays in a shootout, which I think 291 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: is what this game will want to be. On the 292 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: New Mexico side of things, I don't think Hawaii has 293 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: enough bullets to be able to survive a matchup like that. 294 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: So I'll go ahead and lay the two and a 295 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: half here. I might even get frisky and go with 296 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: an alternate line laid up to six and a half. 297 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: Get plus one sixty on my money, because I think 298 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: if New Mexico is successful here, they're going to win 299 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: going away and it's just going to be another coming 300 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: out party for Devin Dampier. Go ahead, get the money ready, 301 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: keep them out of the portal Lobos fans, because this 302 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: guy's the best offensive weapon you've had in a generation. 303 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I that my I five. 304 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: There you go, look at this. 305 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 306 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 4: Just you know, first of all, you have to close 307 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 4: out the regular season by betting the final regular season 308 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 4: game of the year eleven o'clock PM on the island, 309 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 4: last game of the year. Have to ride with the 310 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 4: Lobos to close out the year. And yeah, I mean 311 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 4: this is another perfect case Broncos boys five and six 312 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 4: win here, first Bowl game since twenty six team. I 313 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 4: promise you of all the teams that need a win 314 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 4: to get to a ball, they want it the most. 315 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 4: Bronco will have them ready. They know how long it's 316 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 4: been since they've made a ball. Both teams are coming 317 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 4: off of bye, so it kind of cancels out. But 318 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 4: I think that really helps New Mexico with the travel. 319 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 4: You know, they can pick the day and they can 320 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 4: go over early. I don't obviously we're never going to 321 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 4: find beat reports on New Mexico, but they can kind 322 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 4: of tailor their travel to whenever they want, get them 323 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 4: a little extra day on the island to get acclimated. 324 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 4: And you know, we've bet Hawaii on the Pod of 325 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 4: Lot and every time I do, I bring up their 326 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 4: secondary And you know how much I like your DC. 327 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 3: That's not gonna matter here. They're not. 328 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 4: They New Mexico's gonna run it all over them with 329 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 4: Dan Pierre and Sanders. Hawaii has led four point five 330 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 4: yards per carry this season. 331 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 3: And you know you didn't even mention the. 332 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 4: Mobile quarterbacks that Hawaii has played and struggled against. John 333 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 4: Matteer rushed for two touchdowns against them. 334 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 3: Your boy, the. 335 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 4: Hajj Mahal rushed for one hundred and twenty two yards 336 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 4: in a touchdown against them a few weeks ago. They've 337 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 4: allowed over one hundred and twenty rushing yards five times 338 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 4: this season. They've lost all five games. Teams run on them, 339 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 4: they beat them. I think they're gonna be able to 340 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 4: do that this year. The Y offense has just been 341 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 4: super inconsistent. I'm not really sure what they're good at, 342 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 4: Like they their good games have been like these random 343 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 4: Sagar runt rushing games, which I'm not really sure. He's 344 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 4: not like a mobile quarterback. He just like he had 345 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 4: that one game he had like four touchdowns. So yeah, 346 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 4: I just think this is a great spot from the Mexico. 347 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 4: I think they're able to run on them, and I 348 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 4: think they come out guns of blazing. Why is four 349 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 4: and seven this year? They've won just two of their 350 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 4: last seven games. They have nothing to play for. Yeah, 351 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 4: I think Mexico is a better team. I think they're 352 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 4: gonna be much much more motivated. So give me Broncos boys. 353 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: Our G five high five. We've already hit two of them, 354 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: so this is gonna be quick in terms of us 355 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: getting too. 356 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 4: You can add one later. I wrote down two moneyline dogs. 357 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 4: I was gonna give you a choose your un adventure. 358 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 4: So whichever one you don't choose for the money line, 359 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 4: I'll plug back in. We'll do like a recap at 360 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 4: the end, because I know people are getting hard to track. 361 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 3: The G five high five should be high five high five. 362 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's start here. Miami of Ohio bowling, Green 363 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: under forty one and a half. I've seen this Chuck 364 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: Martin movie before. The dude took Grand Valley State to 365 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: three D two national titles, one two of them. He 366 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: takes over a red Hawk program that was winless the 367 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: season before he gets them. He took a long time, 368 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: brick by brick, defensive stop by defensive stop to build 369 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: this program. Last year, all the hard work pays off. 370 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: They go eleven and three overall, they win the MAC title, 371 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: held their last five opponents of the season to ten 372 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: points per game. They did it with special teams, they 373 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: did it with defense. This year it was going in 374 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: the opposite direction. They were in a tailspin. They opened 375 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: one and four straight up losses to three Power four 376 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: teams and a roadye at Toledo. It was looking bleak. Well, 377 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: they've won six straight since then, holding teams to thirteen 378 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: points per game. So it's a very similar script to 379 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,239 Speaker 1: the kind of football that they're playing. At the end 380 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: of last year. Bowling Green has also been holding it 381 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: down defensively, given up just fourteen points per game across 382 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: their last five. Now, the difference here is the Falcons 383 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: offense has been good, but it's been methodical. Mid fifties 384 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: in explosiveness. In terms of multiple metrics, there nineteenth in 385 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: quality drives, so they're not necessarily scoring in big chunk plays, 386 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: but they're getting those third down conversions, they're moving the sticks, 387 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: and they're scoring when they get opportunities there. But Miami 388 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: is top twenty in quality drives allowed, and they're one 389 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: of the stingiest teams in the entire country. In limiting explosives. 390 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: They're number two and a few of those metrics. So 391 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: this is just not a game that I see getting 392 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: away from either side because there's some wild offensive fireworks 393 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: going on in this one. And as of right now, 394 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: it's a Mac game. It's in late November, Gusty wins 395 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: up to twenty miles per hour. The long term forecast 396 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: is calling for snow. This one's so macky it hurts. 397 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: I want to see like a seventeen to thirteen final. 398 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: Hopefully it's our bowling green Falcons pulling it out. But 399 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: I think under forty one and a half is the 400 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: way to go here. 401 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 3: You did not mention potentially the best argument. 402 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: For your under fire fire one ready, Bud. 403 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 4: Now that we want this Harold Fannin's questionable. He is 404 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 4: a game time decision. He left the last game half 405 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 4: but through the third quarter. If Harold Fannon doesn't play, 406 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 4: that really takes a big chunk out of the bowling 407 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 4: Green offense. I have a question for you. I'm glad 408 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 4: you brought this game up. We both have bowling green 409 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 4: futures to win the MAC. 410 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: I feel like everyone in the BBOC universe has some 411 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: part of the bowling Green falcons. 412 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 4: I have him plus seven hundred. Not sure what number 413 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 4: you got, Assuming our listeners listen to us, I'm guessing 414 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 4: a lot of our listeners have a. 415 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 3: Bowling green future. 416 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 4: This is a two point spread right now. You're thrown 417 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 4: a little on Miami Ohio to hedge that winner. This 418 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 4: game goes to the title game, likely against Ohio. 419 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 3: Are you are you. 420 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 4: Sprinkling a little Miami Ohio money line to kind of 421 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 4: hedge your bowling green future when. 422 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: We all wake up on Friday morning. If Fannin is 423 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: a go, I'm sticking with my boys. If he is 424 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: not playing, I think it is worth hedging at least 425 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: enough so it doesn't sting so badly to lose. 426 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 4: I would basically play whatever just gets your money back 427 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 4: for the ticket. I wouldn't do like the oh Profit 428 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 4: either way thing, just like sprinkle enough to basically get 429 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 4: a free. 430 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 3: Ride on Bowling Green winning it. That's kind of how 431 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 3: I would play it. 432 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: What do you have next? 433 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 3: All right, you're not gonna like this one. 434 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 4: Give me South Alabama plus one against Texas State. I 435 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 4: know you've been on the Bob's bandwagon all year, but 436 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 4: I just kind of think that Alabama is a better 437 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 4: team either. They're plus one at home on Friday night. 438 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 4: They're both six and five. But look at South Alabama's 439 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 4: losses North Texas and Geo Lopez's first start. You know, 440 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 4: before the defense absolutely went to shit. They lost to 441 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 4: Ohio without Lopez like it's gonna be the MAC title game, 442 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 4: and then they lost to LSU, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern. 443 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 3: Those are all pretty respectable. 444 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 4: Texas State has lost this to Sam Houston Old Dominion 445 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 4: and a really bad one at Georgia State last week. 446 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: Week. 447 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 4: Dio Lopez is an electric quarterback, seventeen touchdowns, just three 448 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 4: picks on the year. He averages forty three yards rushing 449 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 4: for games, got six rushing scores. Gyrows have a pair 450 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 4: of stud running backs. They really like fluff bothwell All 451 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 4: First All American First Team Name Team Ken Show. Bullock 452 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 4: has also been really good. Fluff is averaging seven point 453 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 4: two yards per carry. No fluff there, Mike just bowling ball. 454 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 4: Straight Ahead got eleven touchdowns. And you know, we expected 455 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 4: Texas State to have the best offense in the Sunbelt, 456 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 4: and they ranked seventeenth in offensive success straight South Alabama 457 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 4: RNKS six in the country. So their offense has been 458 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 4: really good. They're averaging six point seven yards per play 459 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 4: in the year, and Texas State surprisingly has pretty good 460 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 4: defensive numbers. But I mean, they just have I don't 461 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 4: think they've really played a good offense all season. 462 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 3: Wo's the best offense they've played, like ariz On the 463 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 3: State Louisiana. 464 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: Maybe I'd probably say Arizona State just in terms of yeah, 465 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: I guess they've been dealing with true. 466 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 4: I mean, but Louisiana State's the best office they played 467 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 4: in conference. They allowed six point eight yards for play 468 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 4: to them. I mean, last week the Bobcats gave up 469 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 4: fifty two points in five hundred yards to a really 470 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 4: bad Georgia State team. So I'm not completely stall on 471 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 4: this defense. And South Albama they take care of the 472 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 4: football their offense can. They don't turn the ball over, 473 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 4: which is kind of surprising because Lopez has that like 474 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 4: Gunslinger field to him, but he really doesn't turn it 475 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 4: over the offense. I think in match the Bobcats, and 476 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 4: I just think they're playing better football right now. They've 477 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 4: won for the last five games. And yeah, I'll take 478 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 4: them as a short home dog here. 479 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: All right, I will return the favor you just said 480 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: I left out the main argument for a Bowling Green 481 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: under which was the absence of Mario Fannin. How about 482 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: the fact that the Jags are still alive. They own 483 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: a tiebreaker over Louisiana in the sun Belt West, and 484 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: they play on Friday. Louisiana plays on Saturday. So it's 485 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: not a situation where their destiny is already sewn up 486 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: one way or the other before they take the field. 487 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: So they have to lay it all out there. And 488 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: that's why I'm taking them on the money line from 489 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: my underdog. 490 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 3: You know, part of the part. We're gonna have a 491 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: three picks all the time. 492 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: This is pretty incredible because we've not had this kind 493 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: of synergy the whole season. But I mean, I think 494 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: you underplayed it this Texas State defense is craptacular. They're awful. 495 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: They just gave up five hundred and seven total yards. 496 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 4: Really good numbers, though their metrics are like good, I 497 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 4: don't get it. 498 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: One hundred and ninth in coverage, ninety fourth and tackling 499 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: eightieth and big plays allowed and that checks out because 500 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: they just gave up fifty two points to Georgia State, who, 501 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: by the way, if you can bind their three games 502 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: before that, they just got to that number. They did 503 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: it all in one game against the Bobs. I just 504 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: don't trust them defensively. And the thing about it is 505 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 1: they live and die defensively with their pass rush when 506 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: they get to the quarterback, when they create negative plays, 507 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 1: when they create havoc. This defense can go like a 508 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: stretch a half quarter, a full quarter maybe and look 509 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: pretty decent. But South Alabama is thirty seventh and pass 510 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: blocking that's third in the Sun Belt. And in his 511 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: last four starts, go Lopez has taken just two sas 512 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: I love the Jags in this one. The time has 513 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: come for me to turn my back on the Bobcats 514 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: of San Marcos, and that time is now, So I'm 515 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead and lock that in, all right, do 516 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: you have any others in the G five five five? 517 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: Or is this down to my last one? No? 518 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 4: I had you have three, spek I have two. My 519 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 4: two were South Alabama and New Mexico. 520 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: But I got one more then I can fill this in. 521 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 4: All right, I have two money my dogs, so I'll 522 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 4: plug one of them into the high five if you want, well. 523 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: You know, actually, let me see if I can sell 524 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: you on this first before we have to put in 525 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: some bonus picks. How about Fresno plus ten at UCLA? 526 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: Of course it was so The thing I care about 527 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: most at this point in the season is who are 528 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: you today. I don't care who you were in August. 529 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 1: I don't care who you were in September. Who are 530 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: you in late November? Fresno went fifteen rounds with wazoo 531 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: and a loss. They got quality wins over San Jose 532 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: and Colorado State in the past month. This game matters 533 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 1: to the Fresno kids who dreamed of being recruited by 534 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: UCLA playing in the PAC twelve. Now the Pac twelves 535 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: into the Big ten. Whatever they wanted to play for 536 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: power for program and get an opportunity to play in 537 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: a major market. These kids got overlooked. That obviously burns 538 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: for them, and I think it gets extra motivational in 539 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: a spotlight. This up against the UCLA team, who have 540 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: they been lately? An offense that's sputtering, scoring seventeen points 541 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: per game across their last three. They're coming off a 542 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: rivalry loss against USC and the crosstown rivalry there. They 543 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: blew a shot at Bowl eligibility with that loss to 544 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: the Trojans. This staff is doing multiple things right now. 545 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: None of it is getting prepared for Fresno. They're looking 546 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 1: into the portal, They're looking at their high school recruits. 547 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: They're thinking about, am I going to get fired? Do 548 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: I need to move the family again? If you're the 549 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: head coach, do I bring in a new offensive coordinator, 550 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator like am I starting to make those phone 551 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,959 Speaker 1: calls with agents and the ad. All of this nil fundraising. 552 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: All of this is year two stuff in this program 553 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: rebuilt for UCLA. None of it is Fresno. So I 554 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: look at this. I also have the best quarterback in 555 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: this matchup, mikey Kean, who by the way, played really 556 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: well as a high school senior in the state of 557 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: Arizona in Chandler, a football hotbed there that a lot 558 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: of the southern California schools usually recruit. Didn't get a 559 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: phone call from UCLA. I went through his recruiting log 560 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: and everything. He got one big power for offer that 561 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: was from Iowa State. He's been locked in down the 562 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: stretch here last four games, completing seventy eight percent of 563 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 1: his passes nine passing tds. I think the Bulldogs are 564 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: way undervalued in this game. I'm gonna sprinkle in the 565 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: money line too. If you can get ten, that's great. 566 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: Any number above seven, seven and a half also a 567 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: good way to look at it. But the fact that 568 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: they're going off at plus three hundred plus three twenty 569 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: five in a spot like this for UCLA for who? 570 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: For what? Why are you playing this game at this point, Bruins, 571 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: It's a weird scheduling spot to begin with. Right after 572 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: the USC game, give me the Bulldogs, any team anywhere, anytime? 573 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 3: Did our brain verbal Spider Man? I mean, I had 574 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 3: friends No. 575 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 4: Plus one hundred as my money line dog of the week. 576 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,959 Speaker 4: Why does UCLA care about this game? They have had 577 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 4: a brutal start in the Big Ten. They are four 578 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 4: and seven. They just lost to their rivals USC. 579 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 3: Now they have to play a Mountain West team. 580 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 4: And you know, you mentioned the the Fresnoe motivation of 581 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 4: you know, these kids wanting to be recruited, wanted to 582 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 4: play for for UCLA. You know, the UCLA players, they 583 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 4: wanted to play for Chip Kelly. They want to play 584 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 4: in the Pac twelve. Now they're they're playing, you know, 585 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 4: for new coach and a new conference. 586 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 3: They're they're you know, they're going to they're. 587 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 4: Playing Nebraska and Iowa, and you know, they they want 588 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 4: to play on the West coast. 589 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 3: That's what they signed up for. 590 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 4: And I think you mentioned I think these kids are 591 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 4: checked out and they're going to be starting to look 592 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 4: at other options. And this is always kind of Fresno 593 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 4: State super Bowl. We've seen it in the past few years. 594 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 4: They do a very good job of scheduling these Power 595 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 4: five West Coast teams and they get up for them. 596 00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 4: You know, we saw it with Hayner all the time. 597 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 4: They've beaten UCLA in each of the last two games 598 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 4: they've played them, both on the road. 599 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 3: They went into bruin State i Fago. 600 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 4: It's called the Rosewall, right, they went to the Rose 601 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 4: Bult and one twice already. They beat Arizona State. Last 602 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 4: year they lost to three. They lost by three to 603 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 4: Oregon Oregon State. In twenty twenty two they lost by 604 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 4: seven to Oregon and twenty one. That was the game 605 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 4: Hayn broke every bone in his body and like almost 606 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 4: dragged them to a win. And then they beat UCLA 607 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 4: two weeks later that year. So we've seen them get 608 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 4: up in these spots play for them. You mentioned Mikey 609 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 4: Keane Fresne can't run the ball, but Kanesansaw. They have 610 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 4: talented receivers in Magdalena and Jalen Moss, and UCLEA ranks 611 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 4: one hundred and twenty second in the country and passed 612 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 4: success rate allowed presno should be able to pass on them, 613 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 4: and then on the flip side of the ball, UCLA 614 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 4: cannot run the ball. They are one hundred and thirty 615 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 4: second in the country in rushing success and that plays 616 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 4: into the Bulldog strength. They're twenty third in the country 617 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 4: in past defense. Now there is a weird situation right 618 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 4: now with cam Lockridge, who's their best player by a mile. 619 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 4: He missed the last two games. They said it was 620 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 4: like an injury. He got injured in warm ups against 621 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 4: Air Force, and then it was personal reasons. 622 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 3: I don't know what he's doing. I hope he plays. 623 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 4: But they still have really good corners in Hamilton and 624 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 4: Neil Dean Clark is a very good safety. They've only 625 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 4: allowed opponents to complete fifty three percent of their. 626 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 3: Passes this year. 627 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 4: That is the fourth best in the entire country. So 628 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 4: I think they match a ball with the Bruins, and 629 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 4: I think they want to end their season with a 630 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 4: big upset win over a Big ten team. 631 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:34,479 Speaker 3: You mentioned it. 632 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 4: Most of these kids probably dream to go to UCLA. 633 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 4: Now they get a chance to go into their house 634 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 4: and beat them in the Rose Bowl, and I think 635 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 4: most of these Bruins just want the year to be 636 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 4: over with. So I have them plus three hundred on 637 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 4: the money line as my money line underdog. 638 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 3: I did. I actually wrote down a backup one just 639 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 3: in case, so mine. 640 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: As my I think our listeners deserved the backup one. 641 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: What else do you have. Let's leave it all on 642 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: the field here in the last regular season week. 643 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 4: Because I feel better about it because it was kind 644 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 4: of a cheap one. So I can go I'll go 645 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 4: big with the money line, and then my next one, 646 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 4: you can plug where you want to plug it. I'm 647 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 4: gonna go with Coast Carolina plus one hundred against Georgia State. 648 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: This everything, it's like, crack those beers. You cannot quit 649 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: Tim Beck. 650 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 4: But by the way, he better be drunk for this 651 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 4: game because he didn't crack a beer the next game 652 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 4: if tried bet him and then they shit the bet again. 653 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 4: But this is a another just they need to win 654 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 4: to make a bowl. 655 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 3: And I don't think Georgia State's good. 656 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 4: They finally stopped their seven game losing streak with that 657 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 4: big win over Texas State. As I mentioned, they're just 658 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 4: not a good team. Zach Gibson got hurt against Arkansas State, 659 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 4: so they went back to Christian Vayu last week. He 660 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 4: threw three touchdown passes and it was his best game 661 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 4: of the season, but he still only has thirteen touchdowns 662 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 4: seven picks on the year. He's completing fifty seven percent 663 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 4: of his passes sought. At Penn State, we saw that 664 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 4: Pitt which is not that good of a quarterback. These 665 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 4: the reason they benched him went to Gibson. The offense 666 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 4: got better when they did, and this Georgia State defense 667 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 4: is still horrific. They are one hundred and twenty, first 668 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 4: in the country. And you know, even in that win, 669 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 4: they gave up forty four points. And yeah, obviously I 670 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 4: think Coastal's offensive trash because I don't like to back, 671 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 4: but they have at least run the ball better recently. 672 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 4: They've increased their running game since back took over play calling. 673 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 4: Braydon Bennett has three hundred yards and four touchdowns in 674 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 4: the three games since they fired DFC, and Coastal's biggest 675 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 4: weakness this year has been their run defense. But Georgia 676 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 4: State can't run the ball at all. They just they 677 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 4: don't even they really haven't tried recently. And like I said, 678 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 4: Chanta Clears are five and six, they need a win 679 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 4: to reach a bowl. Here, Georgia State's three and eight. 680 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 4: They have nothing to play for anymore. I think Coastal's better. 681 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 4: I think they need the game more. So give me 682 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 4: the shouts plus one hundred against Georgia State or take 683 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 4: them minus one plus one and put it in the 684 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 4: high five if you'd like. 685 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: All right, I know we're gonna get out of here 686 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: with some talk. You are a new dad, You are 687 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: a newlywed not that long ago, so you had to 688 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: go through the all right, it's the holidays, maybe hanging 689 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 1: out with some new family members, get invited in. Maybe 690 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: some of our listeners are going through that for the 691 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: very first time this year. You're walking into a brand 692 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: new house. You don't know what the situation is going 693 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: to be food wise. What is your best bet for 694 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: anything other than turkey in terms of a side, and 695 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: what's your long shot that you feel like, if they 696 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: get it right, it has the most upside, the biggest 697 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: payout potential on the table. 698 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 4: Well, see, I'm a big I love stuffing. Stuffing is 699 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 4: a one top of the list. If I could do 700 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 4: it without being judged, I would just get a bowl, 701 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 4: fill it with stuffing and sit there with a spoon 702 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 4: and just eat stuffing all day. I love stuffing, So 703 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 4: that is my absolute one one first round pick. I 704 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 4: think I'm trying to think because I'm like, I'm kind 705 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 4: of a picky eater, Like I don't like like squash 706 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 4: or yams or all that weird stuff. I'm a big 707 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 4: corn guy. Corns a good corns, a versatile vegetable. It's 708 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 4: a good throat on your plate. It adds a little 709 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,479 Speaker 4: color which you desperately need. You know, you can't just 710 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 4: have the gray turkey, the great, the brown stuffing and 711 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 4: you know rolls you gotta get. Yeah, I get a 712 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 4: little corn. So I usually do that trying and think 713 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 4: what else. I mean, I know the Cranberry sauce is 714 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 4: highly debated. I'm you gotta throw a little bit on there, 715 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 4: just for a little sweetness. I wouldn't say Cranberry's sauce 716 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 4: is good, but I feel like you have to just 717 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 4: throw a little, a little. 718 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 3: Dab on your plate. 719 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 4: So yeah, that's kind of how I like to approach it, 720 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 4: and just basically as much stuffing as I bossly can eat. 721 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: For my best bet for a Thanksgiving side, I would 722 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: go mashed potatoes because you can do a little emergency 723 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: surgery right there on your plate. If it's under salted, 724 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: if there's not enough butter, you can just put those 725 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: extra ingredients on. No one's judging, everyone's focusing on there. 726 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 3: Put gravy on it. You just drench it in gravy. 727 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: Exactly. It's no matter how bad those potatoes are, they 728 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: can be salvaged in terms of like surprising upside. I'm 729 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: a green bean. 730 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 3: Cast role guy. 731 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: I feel like if you put those little you know, 732 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 1: crispy onion straws on just about anything. It elevates it 733 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: by you know, two points out of a ten point 734 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 1: scale right there. And it's also a difficult one to 735 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: screw up. So I think you know, the upside of 736 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: it when it's done perfectly, perfectly right, is it's pretty great. 737 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm not sure we're breaking any ground here with some 738 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,760 Speaker 1: of these selections you mentioned. 739 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 4: This is my son was born last December. Those of 740 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 4: you who listened to the pod will remember he was 741 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 4: born during the Cure Bowl, that disgusting Miami Ohio app 742 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 4: state game. I was watching it in the delivery room 743 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 4: as my wife was screaming. So was I because Miami 744 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 4: Ohio got the held on for the cover there. But 745 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 4: I'm excited because you know, eleven months old, and most 746 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 4: Thanksgiving foods kind of do have a texture that is 747 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 4: very very suitable for an eleven month old. 748 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 3: So you have, you know, the stuffing, the mashed. 749 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 4: Potatoes, the green beans, some yam, some some cranberry sauce. 750 00:34:57,480 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 3: Like baby, he eat all of it. 751 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 4: So I'm excited to give him kind of like well, 752 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 4: just a little bit of everything. See what his favorites are. 753 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 4: So that's kind of what I'm most excited for this year. 754 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: Also, give out one tip. If you're trying to impress 755 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: the extended family, there's always going to be an ants 756 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: or a cousin who's just going to bring a pie. 757 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 1: Maybe they're a little bit apprehensive about it. Does anyone 758 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: like this find out who made which pie, get a 759 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: little intel ahead of time, and then just make a 760 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 1: big show of at how much you love this. You know, 761 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: peach cobbler or pumpkin pie or I mean, what are 762 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,359 Speaker 1: some of your favorites in terms of the pie landscape. 763 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,239 Speaker 4: I mean, I love pie, apple and pumpkin. Can't cra 764 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 4: I feel like pumpkin. I like apple pie more, but 765 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 4: I feel like pumpkin pie feels more thanksgiving me, so 766 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:45,240 Speaker 4: I tend to do one. Here's the move is you 767 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 4: you do apple like maybe forty five minutes to an 768 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 4: hour after the meal, nice and hot, hot apples. Then 769 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 4: you take a piece of pumpkin to go and you 770 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,879 Speaker 4: eat it at like ten thirty at night. 771 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 3: Perfect. By the way, I'll. 772 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 4: Give last pro tip for everyone here, especially you mention 773 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 4: you kind of started this by saying, if you're in 774 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 4: a new relationship, a newlywed, going to the in laws, 775 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 4: going to a house you haven't been to, going to 776 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 4: around people you haven't been to, or just want to 777 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 4: get away from your family, or you know, whatever, whatever 778 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,959 Speaker 4: situation is. Here's my number one advice for Thanksgving this year. 779 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 4: Memphis two lane over fifty six and a half. That 780 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 4: game kicks off at seven point thirty. Dinner's done, everyone, 781 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:28,320 Speaker 4: You know, dinner's done. You start to have that post 782 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 4: turkey drinks. You know, the IPAs are a little too heavy, 783 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 4: so people tend to drink liquor because it's lighter and 784 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 4: goes down smoother. The NFL games are gonna be absolute 785 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 4: dog shit. Nobody wants to watch Cooper Rush versus Tommy DeVito. 786 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 4: Convince the whole family to bet the over in the 787 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 4: Memphis two lane game. All your in laws, uncles, cousins, aunties, everyone, 788 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 4: get your grandma, get her get her app out, get 789 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 4: everyone betting this Memphis two lane game. Everyone a little 790 00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 4: liquored up. Seven thirty pm. Let's watch a fun game 791 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 4: in the AAC Thursday night. And especially if you're like 792 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 4: going to the in loss for the first time and 793 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,319 Speaker 4: this overcash is this is a story you will talk 794 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 4: about for decades to come. 795 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 3: You will be at your you and your wife's ten 796 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:08,720 Speaker 3: year anniversary. 797 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 4: Anybody, Hey, remember that first year we were dating and 798 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 4: you and my entire family money and you will be 799 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 4: loved forever. And if it loses just you can blame 800 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 4: it on us and we ruin your Thanksgiving. But Memphis 801 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,919 Speaker 4: de Lane over just a fine one for the whole 802 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 4: family to ride for. 803 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: Mike Ianello, I'm Mike Calabrys. This has been the Big 804 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: Bets on Campus podcast, the Group of five Deep Dive 805 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,839 Speaker 1: now in the books for Week fourteen here in Feast week. 806 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: There's college basketball content as well. If you're over on 807 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: the BBOC channel. I did a preview of the malli 808 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 1: In Battle for Atlantis tournaments with Tanner McGrath, who's going 809 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: to be parachuting into some of our college basketball content 810 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: throughout the season. Greg Waddell, Stucky and myself are going 811 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: to be on your podcast feeds very soon in the 812 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: month of December getting into some of the college hoops 813 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,880 Speaker 1: action there and then in terms of the Big Show 814 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 1: with Colin and Stuck, their full preview from the Trash 815 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: all the way up to the Marquee matchup is on 816 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 1: the way, maybe already available by the time you listen 817 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 1: to this one. And then we are going to bypass 818 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: the Saturday show this week, but we'll be back with 819 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: a live show for Conference Championship week, and then they'll 820 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: be I promise you a Bowl Extravaganza, will be going 821 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:18,240 Speaker 1: through so many of the bowls, giving out our best bets, 822 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 1: giving out all of our angles on how to play 823 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: the brand new twelve team college football Playoff, so that 824 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: you have every opportunity to make some money there and 825 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 1: have some fun along the way. Thank you so much 826 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: for listening. Enjoy Thanksgiving Black Friday, all the college football 827 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,959 Speaker 1: on the menu. 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