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Speaker 1: Whoo whoom? And Dan and Tie Dan Rubinstein, it's Game week, baby.

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Speaker 1: We've got a lot to discuss on today's episode, going

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Speaker 1: back through the annals of week zero, just a little

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Speaker 1: bit few takeaways for all y'all. We've got some news

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Speaker 1: Thank you very much, while it is great to be

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Speaker 1: back with you, and yes, before anyone wonders any further,

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Speaker 2: This could change everything, tie, I could legit change the

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Speaker 1: All right, so let's start with what transpired in week zero,

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Speaker 1: just a few odds and ends that we didn't have

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Speaker 1: a chance to discuss. Nay, what do you remember that sound?

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Speaker 2: Of course I do, Freddie Willard, Yeah, but we were

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Speaker 2: doing our old Spotify show we had that I would

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Speaker 1: I pulled that one out. I thought maybe you'd like it, of.

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Speaker 1: So what was your big takeaway big two takeaways from

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Speaker 1: week zero? In addition to maybe what we discussed what

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Speaker 2: More than anything? I guess with the exception of Kansas

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Speaker 1: Well, and it's even more meaningless now because of the

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Speaker 2: seems the sloppiness, the weather, the time change, whoever is

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Speaker 1: My big takeaway from Saturday is that I think your

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Speaker 1: We saw in Week zero was not super inspiring on

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Speaker 2: You, that's fine. These are two new coaches with a

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Speaker 2: are positives to take away at UNLV, perhaps less so

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Speaker 1: We did have some news on the quarterbacking front, Dan,

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Speaker 1: not a huge surprise. Bryce Underwood is going to be

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Speaker 2: Oh my god, Oh my god, oh my god. Okay,

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Speaker 1: Sharpen that decision making, Dan, because we've got Thursday games,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm also going to rank the how intense. My

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Speaker 2: I think I'm there too. The Georgia Tech Colorado, which

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Speaker 1: Going to be better than we saw before he left

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Speaker 2: strength being what it could potentially do down the field.

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00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,920
Speaker 2: They were super explosive last year. They're only going to

435
00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,480
Speaker 2: be better at receiver. I have no idea what they're

436
00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,400
Speaker 2: going to look like at quarterback. That's a big question

437
00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,359
Speaker 2: to me. This is gonna be a pretty hostile environment

438
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,120
Speaker 2: at Baylor, and when you are a road favorite against

439
00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,600
Speaker 2: if we agree that Baylor appears to be a quality team,

440
00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,879
Speaker 2: they are and Auburn appears to be a quality team.

441
00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,720
Speaker 2: I don't know what you can trust in this moment

442
00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,040
Speaker 2: about Auburn to make you comfortable at taking them as

443
00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:39,320
Speaker 2: a road favorite against equality team. What have they earned

444
00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,879
Speaker 2: in your mind? Nobody's earned anything. It's Week one. Obviously

445
00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,199
Speaker 2: we haven't seen him yet. But sure, But when you

446
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:52,080
Speaker 2: are a road favorite against a quality team, typically we've

447
00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:58,280
Speaker 2: seen something that season that defines why that's the case. Okay,

448
00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,560
Speaker 2: and so you are, which is fine. It's a leap

449
00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,679
Speaker 2: of faith to say I'm a big believer that Auburn

450
00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,400
Speaker 2: is even more than just quality that they are full

451
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,640
Speaker 2: on good, and so if you believe Auburn is full

452
00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,280
Speaker 2: on good, that pick makes sense. So I'm not gonna

453
00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,600
Speaker 2: say it's a bad pick, but I'm going to take

454
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,480
Speaker 2: the outcomes here, and I'm going to go with the

455
00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:21,960
Speaker 2: uncertainty of what Auburn looks like with Jackson Arnold and

456
00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,400
Speaker 2: with how they started out last season. That's not a huge,

457
00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,119
Speaker 2: huge confidence builder with me.

458
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:27,680
Speaker 1: It isn't.

459
00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,679
Speaker 2: Baylor didn't start out especially well either, but they're playing

460
00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,480
Speaker 2: at home, so I'm going to give the points with

461
00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,000
Speaker 2: the home dog. Excuse me, I'm gonna take the pointing points, okay,

462
00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,200
Speaker 2: as as I'm gonna go with Baylor the home dog here.

463
00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,000
Speaker 1: So okay, if we're putting this one first, you mentioned

464
00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:47,360
Speaker 1: Georgia Tech Colorado. That's two. Yeah, if we're ranking these

465
00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,280
Speaker 1: from most to least interesting, Again, there's twenty eight games

466
00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,520
Speaker 1: the first two days of the season on Thursday and Friday.

467
00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,600
Speaker 1: We're only picking a handful of them here that I

468
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,200
Speaker 1: think jumped out to us. But yeah, the Georgia Tech

469
00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,760
Speaker 1: Colorado game is interesting. So you know, in those lonely

470
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:06,879
Speaker 1: moments laying awake in the middle of the night, I

471
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:12,119
Speaker 1: think about this point spread. I really Georgia Tech is

472
00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:16,040
Speaker 1: a four point road favorite. It seems like the world

473
00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:17,520
Speaker 1: is high on Georgia Tech right now.

474
00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,000
Speaker 2: Sure you may've earned that a little to a certain extent. Yeah, definitely.

475
00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:25,760
Speaker 1: Colorado lost a lot of AMMO from a year ago. Still,

476
00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,040
Speaker 1: it's just a four point line. And so I look

477
00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,480
Speaker 1: at this and it's like, Man, if this were twenty

478
00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:36,360
Speaker 1: twenty four, I would have picked Colorado because Tech had

479
00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:40,080
Speaker 1: so many issues against the pass. Colorado had a ton

480
00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,240
Speaker 1: of star power a year ago. But that is not

481
00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,960
Speaker 1: this team. Now. This is a much different situation. It's

482
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,439
Speaker 1: an interesting game. It's an even more interesting matchup. What

483
00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,240
Speaker 1: do I mean by that? I look at the trenches

484
00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,440
Speaker 1: in this one. The first word that comes to mind

485
00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,119
Speaker 1: is your favorite F word.

486
00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,480
Speaker 2: Oh okay.

487
00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,440
Speaker 1: If there is a question for Tech, I think it's

488
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,320
Speaker 1: on that offensive line. If there's a strength in this

489
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,479
Speaker 1: version of Colorado, I think it's their defensive front. So

490
00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,199
Speaker 1: that's an interesting kind of contrast for me. I like

491
00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,160
Speaker 1: Tech here though, for two reasons. The first, the Haines

492
00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,200
Speaker 1: your way backfield, Haines King Jamal Haynes. They're going to

493
00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,439
Speaker 1: make plays. This is what they do Secondly, though, I

494
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,840
Speaker 1: am not entirely sure what Colorado's offense is going to

495
00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,240
Speaker 1: look like. I don't know if anybody is. This isn't

496
00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,560
Speaker 1: me saying they're going to stink this year. We just

497
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,480
Speaker 1: don't have anything to go on right nothing. We have

498
00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:38,560
Speaker 1: a lot of pre season chatter from you, those who

499
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,880
Speaker 1: cover the team, and from what we think is going

500
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,840
Speaker 1: to be the new focus of this team. I think

501
00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,920
Speaker 1: they got to be more run heavy this year given

502
00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,200
Speaker 1: all that they lost, but there's really not a great

503
00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,119
Speaker 1: track record for them being good at it over the

504
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,399
Speaker 1: last two years. So I'm on Tech here, But I

505
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,359
Speaker 1: do think this is an interesting game. Like I could,

506
00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:57,960
Speaker 1: I could squint and look at this line and kind

507
00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,880
Speaker 1: of figure out why it is where it's at. I've

508
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,359
Speaker 1: got it at thirty one to twenty one. Tech winning

509
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,600
Speaker 1: on the road against Colorado.

510
00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,920
Speaker 2: Okay, And look they last year, in a weird situation,

511
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,960
Speaker 2: went to Ireland, ran really well against what eventually turned

512
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,080
Speaker 2: out to be a disastrously bad Florida State team. I

513
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,600
Speaker 2: understand the hype on Tech. I am buying into the

514
00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,760
Speaker 2: hype on Tech, but also I'm taking Colorado.

515
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,360
Speaker 1: Here with the points are to win outright, I'm.

516
00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,480
Speaker 2: Not sure I'll talk. I'll get to that conclusion at

517
00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:29,520
Speaker 2: the end of this breadth.

518
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,000
Speaker 1: We we do have another show later in the week

519
00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:33,080
Speaker 1: if you need time.

520
00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:39,040
Speaker 2: No, no, I'm good one. Situationally, Colorado's kind of a mystery.

521
00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,800
Speaker 2: We know that they should be good up front on

522
00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,159
Speaker 2: the defensive line. We know that they're replacing pieces in

523
00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,080
Speaker 2: the back end, new linebackers. We know that they need

524
00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,520
Speaker 2: desperately to keep improving along the offensive line. They need

525
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,320
Speaker 2: to figure out I guess it's likely going to be

526
00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,400
Speaker 2: Caden Salter. I don't know if anything has been official

527
00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:58,360
Speaker 2: at who is named the starting quarterback, but his accuracy

528
00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:02,760
Speaker 2: and number is completion percentage numbers weren't my favorite thing

529
00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,639
Speaker 2: playing against Conference USA opponents, and now it's going to

530
00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,560
Speaker 2: get more difficult in the Big twelve. I think that

531
00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,440
Speaker 2: the matchup between Colorado's offensive line and Georgia Tech, trying

532
00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,320
Speaker 2: to improve drastically, dramatically it's pass rush under a new

533
00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:21,600
Speaker 2: defensive coordinator is super interesting. It's at altitude. It's going

534
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,600
Speaker 2: to be a frenzied crowd. We have no idea what

535
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,760
Speaker 2: Colorado's going to do to make the bladder of Deon

536
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,880
Speaker 2: Sanders more comfortable on the sideline. Hope he's recovering, Hope

537
00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,240
Speaker 2: he's doing great. But he was joking about, you know what,

538
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,040
Speaker 2: like the p tent that he's going to need on

539
00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,760
Speaker 2: the sideline there. So I don't know what the visuals,

540
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,800
Speaker 2: what the aesthetics are going to be on the Colorado sideline.

541
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,080
Speaker 2: Can't wait to see. I just think the energy is

542
00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,719
Speaker 2: with Colorado in this specific moment.

543
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:47,360
Speaker 1: Wow.

544
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:53,000
Speaker 2: And so yes, I don't love Colorado this season, but

545
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:58,720
Speaker 2: situationally on the road, I think Georgia Tech is going

546
00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,080
Speaker 2: to put itself in position to win this game. But somehow,

547
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:06,639
Speaker 2: some way, Colorado's going to cover. Okay, I see, I

548
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,800
Speaker 2: really can't see it. I could see it.

549
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,160
Speaker 1: And if anything has been true over the last now

550
00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,879
Speaker 1: two seasons, yeah, it has been a large swath of

551
00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:22,639
Speaker 1: the college football public underestimating what Colorado can be like.

552
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,520
Speaker 1: The first season wasn't great, but pulled off the huge

553
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 1: upset Week one. Yeah, last season nine wins, they were

554
00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,160
Speaker 1: in the hunt for that Big twelve title game. Didn't

555
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:36,040
Speaker 1: work out, but they were in the hunt. So who

556
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,880
Speaker 1: knows what this year has in store. Again losing a lot,

557
00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,680
Speaker 1: but they have proven that they can overachieve. To some extent,

558
00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,640
Speaker 1: So I don't hate that pick.

559
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,800
Speaker 2: I think there's also just like this confluence of ideas

560
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,560
Speaker 2: that Colorado's going to take a big step back without

561
00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:55,480
Speaker 2: Shuor Sanders and Travis Hunter plausible, and that Georgia Tech

562
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,720
Speaker 2: has arrived, and I think neither one of those things

563
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 2: is as dramatically true in Week one? What do you've

564
00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:04,120
Speaker 2: got as.

565
00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,640
Speaker 1: The third most interesting game? We've got a bunch of

566
00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,600
Speaker 1: options here. There's Nebraska Cincinnati, which I think is interesting,

567
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:15,040
Speaker 1: BOISEUSF which I'm boise USF is my answer. Okay, not

568
00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,920
Speaker 1: to give the game away here, but we've got other

569
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:20,080
Speaker 1: ones like where are you at?

570
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,800
Speaker 2: Oh, I'm ECUNC State number three? Yeah, yeah, you think

571
00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:27,360
Speaker 2: there's gonna be some more fights? Okay, So nobody started

572
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,840
Speaker 2: their season in a more worrisome way, perhaps in the

573
00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,120
Speaker 2: ACC last year with an uneven performance against I believe

574
00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,240
Speaker 2: Western Carolina NC State and then giving up one hundred

575
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,360
Speaker 2: and twenty points to Clemson and Tennessee. I believe things

576
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,560
Speaker 2: went disastrously wrong for NC State, and now they're opening

577
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,440
Speaker 2: up the season against the team they may very well

578
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:52,640
Speaker 2: brawl with once again. They finished the season against ECU

579
00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,480
Speaker 2: last year, begin the season this year, so there's brawl potential.

580
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:59,560
Speaker 2: For some reason, NC State is a twelve point favorite.

581
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,800
Speaker 2: I don't think this will define NC State season, but

582
00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,400
Speaker 2: from a peer like where's NC State? Having made major

583
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:11,400
Speaker 2: coaching changes, having a need to start the season in

584
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,760
Speaker 2: and a lot more impressive fashion than where they were

585
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,400
Speaker 2: last year, I think this one is quietly super interesting.

586
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,080
Speaker 2: So that's where I'm at with this one. NC State ECU.

587
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,480
Speaker 2: You got some Catenhauser involved once again. Yeah, yeah, all

588
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:25,480
Speaker 2: of this is great by me.

589
00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,800
Speaker 1: That's Thursday at seven pm. By the way, those playing

590
00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:33,160
Speaker 1: along at home. My attention is on another Thursday game,

591
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,240
Speaker 1: and it's the one that I mentioned a second ago.

592
00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:40,040
Speaker 1: It's Boise State on the road at USF again Thursday,

593
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,560
Speaker 1: five point thirty Eastern on ESPN, So this is like

594
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 1: the early game on Thursday night. I will be watching

595
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,960
Speaker 1: this one intently. I am on USF plus six and

596
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,240
Speaker 1: a half here. Okay, Now bear in mind I've got

597
00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:57,040
Speaker 1: USF winning the American so I'm perhaps a bit biased.

598
00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:01,520
Speaker 1: But I love Byron Brown quarterback. It's an experienced line,

599
00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,560
Speaker 1: it's still a really good receiver room. I really like

600
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,800
Speaker 1: Kashan Singleton. The defense has a lot back. They do

601
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,720
Speaker 1: need to be more consistent on defense, right, but they're

602
00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,520
Speaker 1: going to play fast on offense. They're going to run

603
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,880
Speaker 1: a million plays. It would not surprise me in week

604
00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,880
Speaker 1: one if they dump Boise if they win this game

605
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,480
Speaker 1: out right, because Boise's got to figure out what they

606
00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:24,640
Speaker 1: look like post Ash and Ginty. I know they've got

607
00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,920
Speaker 1: options there. I know people that rode into us feel

608
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,520
Speaker 1: still overwhelmingly fine about where Boise State is at. They

609
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,320
Speaker 1: should still be far and away the best team in

610
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,200
Speaker 1: the Mountain West. That's a tough spot, like traveling cross

611
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,440
Speaker 1: country playing on a Thursday night in South Florida. USF,

612
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,160
Speaker 1: by the way, has a very passionate fan base that

613
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,480
Speaker 1: I'm sure will be out in numbers for this one

614
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,360
Speaker 1: because this is a big matchup against Boise State. Yes,

615
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,040
Speaker 1: so I'm not saying it's going to happen, but it

616
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,720
Speaker 1: would not surprise me one iota if it were a

617
00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,880
Speaker 1: straight up victory for USF to kick things off on

618
00:31:57,960 --> 00:31:59,960
Speaker 1: Thursday night. At a minimum, I think they're covering the

619
00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,000
Speaker 1: boys bread.

620
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,400
Speaker 2: So I am now not a meteorologist, nor have I

621
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:10,440
Speaker 2: ever been. Tie it's looking like eighties, nineties high humidity,

622
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:15,200
Speaker 2: high due Point. Yeah, man, it's gonna be stanky. Yep,

623
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,880
Speaker 2: it is going to be August in Florida.

624
00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,400
Speaker 1: Correct, Does it typically get that humid up in Boise, Idaho?

625
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:24,479
Speaker 2: Oh, it's in it's in Boise.

626
00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,840
Speaker 1: No, No, I'm saying is Boise was gonna say of

627
00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:29,360
Speaker 1: humidity in Due Points?

628
00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,040
Speaker 2: Not like this. Boise, I believe is considered high desert.

629
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,720
Speaker 2: So it's it's you don't get that tropical climate in

630
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,120
Speaker 2: the same way you do in Florida. And we saw

631
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,440
Speaker 2: Boise struggle last year their legs, their lungs. They won

632
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,880
Speaker 2: the game. I think it was against Georgia Southern, I

633
00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:46,960
Speaker 2: want to say, and that was kind of a shootout.

634
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,120
Speaker 2: The defense got run over, thrown over a bunch, and

635
00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,840
Speaker 2: they won that game. But Boise lost their best player

636
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,240
Speaker 2: ever who is able to sort of take that team

637
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,040
Speaker 2: on the back. I think Boise's running back room will

638
00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:02,160
Speaker 2: be just fine. They'll be fine, But environmentally this is

639
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,960
Speaker 2: gonna present some challenges. So are you with me USF

640
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:05,680
Speaker 2: plus the number?

641
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:08,520
Speaker 1: God? I do?

642
00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,720
Speaker 2: I still think you gotta like the team. I think

643
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,800
Speaker 2: it's gonna be a close game. I do like it, Boise.

644
00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:14,760
Speaker 1: I do think the team. I like them a lot.

645
00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:15,320
Speaker 1: I know.

646
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,240
Speaker 2: I think Boise is gonna like barely cover this game,

647
00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,640
Speaker 2: win this game seven or eight points, like thirty four

648
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 2: twenty seven, thirty five, twenty seven, but it's twenty four

649
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,600
Speaker 2: all at the end of the third quarter something like that.

650
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Speaker 1: So we agree on one and two. We differ on

651
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Speaker 1: the third most interesting yes for me. Number four is

652
00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,840
Speaker 1: Nebraska against Cincinnati. Now this is one. They're playing this

653
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Speaker 1: game at Arrowhead, which I think I screwed up on

654
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Speaker 1: the document that I sent you. It's not at Cincinnati,

655
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,880
Speaker 1: No I knew it was there. Yeah, Nebraska against Cincinnati

656
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,720
Speaker 1: and Arrowhead. Nebraska is a six and a half point favorite.

657
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 1: I'll repeat what I said during the previews. I like

658
00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:54,680
Speaker 1: Cincinnati way more than I expected, and I stand by it.

659
00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,440
Speaker 1: I think this is a six to eight win team,

660
00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,920
Speaker 1: which would be definitely an improvement. Scott Sadderfield needs that

661
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:04,080
Speaker 1: at more than most. Okay, they've got to figure out

662
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,080
Speaker 1: a pass rush though, they've got to figure out who

663
00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:10,399
Speaker 1: their targets are out wide for Brendan Sworgsby, and they've

664
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,440
Speaker 1: absolutely got to figure out how to hell to win

665
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,600
Speaker 1: some of these close games because that was such a

666
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,239
Speaker 1: problem for this team. And I even called it out

667
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,880
Speaker 1: in our preview episodes that we did. Is this a

668
00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:23,560
Speaker 1: culture thing? Is it a strength and conditioning thing? Is

669
00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,080
Speaker 1: it a coaching thing? Like? What is it? And by

670
00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,800
Speaker 1: the way, they're not the only team in this category,

671
00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,520
Speaker 1: but no, like, what is it? What is it that's

672
00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:33,440
Speaker 1: going to get them over this hump? Because the close

673
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,560
Speaker 1: game thing has been a problem. By the way, Nebraska

674
00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,759
Speaker 1: no stranger to this over their recent past, mind you,

675
00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,319
Speaker 1: but I just think Nebraska's in a much better place

676
00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,399
Speaker 1: right now. I'm just interested to see what they look

677
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,759
Speaker 1: like coming out of the gate here because there are

678
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,719
Speaker 1: a lot of folks that are really high on Nebraska.

679
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:49,760
Speaker 1: I've got them at nine and three. I'm not nearly

680
00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,640
Speaker 1: as high as some others out there who really dig

681
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:57,279
Speaker 1: what Nebraska looks like this season year three under Matt Ruhle.

682
00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,319
Speaker 1: We're probably at this point now where the offense line

683
00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:02,480
Speaker 1: is no longer a liability, which is a good thing.

684
00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,120
Speaker 1: I want to see though, how they use Dane Keen

685
00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:10,000
Speaker 1: a Ziah Hunter. They're two transfer wide receivers other than

686
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,520
Speaker 1: the offensive line. That to me is the story because

687
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,200
Speaker 1: this team did not go downfield enough last year, like

688
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,399
Speaker 1: one hundred and twelve something of that nature. In air

689
00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,360
Speaker 1: yards per target, they were not stretching the field. I

690
00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,439
Speaker 1: want to see them get more vertical in the passing game.

691
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,600
Speaker 1: I think this should give them an opportunity to do so,

692
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,600
Speaker 1: because I don't suspect Cincinnati, even if they've got an

693
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,840
Speaker 1: improved pass rush, I still don't think it's going to

694
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Speaker 1: be much of one. So Dylan Rail should have an

695
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:34,960
Speaker 1: opportunity to work the ball down the field.

696
00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,800
Speaker 2: You would think. But you would also think a team

697
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Speaker 2: like Nebraska would be able to score more than twenty

698
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:47,399
Speaker 2: points more than once since October fifth of twenty twenty four.

699
00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:47,879
Speaker 1: Yeah.

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00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,040
Speaker 2: Right, that is a different team, different year. But that's

701
00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:53,840
Speaker 2: a question heading into this year what are they doing

702
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:57,040
Speaker 2: to score points? And you're right, the addition of the receivers,

703
00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:58,960
Speaker 2: the addition of Dana Holgerson is the full time guy

704
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:03,440
Speaker 2: calling the offense seems very positive. What does it translate

705
00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,160
Speaker 2: to on a neutral field against a quality team in Cincinnati?

706
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,319
Speaker 2: And on defense, it's just getting the hell off the

707
00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:11,759
Speaker 2: field on third down. That's where they struggled some last

708
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,799
Speaker 2: year in obvious situations where they should have been off

709
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:17,040
Speaker 2: the field. New defensive coordinator with Tony White, heading to

710
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:22,240
Speaker 2: I believe Florida State getting off the field from that defense.

711
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,799
Speaker 2: There's a lot to like about this Nebraska team. Are

712
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:29,040
Speaker 2: they a complete team or are they just shades of

713
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:33,120
Speaker 2: Matt Rule teams without an evolved Matt Rule identity? And

714
00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:36,080
Speaker 2: so I like Nebraska here. I think there's more to

715
00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,560
Speaker 2: like about Nebraska, but I have no concept neither does anybody,

716
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,959
Speaker 2: of course, to feel confident in the idea that they've

717
00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,560
Speaker 2: arrived or that they've taken some kind of leap this offseason.

718
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:52,440
Speaker 2: And I hope this is the week we see something interesting.

719
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,800
Speaker 2: But they scored twenty eight points I think against Colorado

720
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,400
Speaker 2: last year and looked like they were going into that

721
00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:02,239
Speaker 2: direction before getting back into the clamship. So yeah, I

722
00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:04,719
Speaker 2: hope this is the beginning of something new. But you're

723
00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:06,120
Speaker 2: gonna need to sell me Nebraska.

724
00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:08,879
Speaker 1: One final game left to power rank.

725
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:14,160
Speaker 2: Okay, what do you got? Oh? Of my top five

726
00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,880
Speaker 2: app State, Charlotte's interesting because of the new coaches. I

727
00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,200
Speaker 2: thought Tom Alvin taken over.

728
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,320
Speaker 1: I have a better one, but I thought about that one.

729
00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:30,200
Speaker 2: You like Minnesota Buffalo, probably not as much as you.

730
00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:31,280
Speaker 1: I know you're high on the Bulls.

731
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,640
Speaker 2: Not in this game. But overall, yes, that's a big

732
00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:36,480
Speaker 2: number by the way for Minnesota's offense.

733
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:37,640
Speaker 1: Eighteen points.

734
00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:41,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, Minnesota's offense be favored by that many points with

735
00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,840
Speaker 2: not scoring a bunch of these past couple openers, and

736
00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,640
Speaker 2: that it was against like North Carolina, it was against

737
00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:50,360
Speaker 2: I think Nebraska two years ago, so it's different story.

738
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:53,279
Speaker 2: But they haven't come out, you know, guns blazing.

739
00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,600
Speaker 1: So not at all, not at all. I looked at

740
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,799
Speaker 1: that game. I was interested in that game. Yeah, the

741
00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:02,960
Speaker 1: one that really gets the blood pumpin Friday night nine

742
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Speaker 1: thirty CBS Sports Network. Not sure if I'm gonna be

743
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,560
Speaker 1: able to stay awake for this. It's okay, we need

744
00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:12,680
Speaker 1: to get our beauty sleep in preparation for Saturday. UNLV

745
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,120
Speaker 1: at Sam Houston. So this is actually an interesting game

746
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,399
Speaker 1: because we did see both these teams in.

747
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,680
Speaker 2: The true short week road for UNLV.

748
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:26,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, UNLV is a thirteen point road favorite against Sam Houston.

749
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:29,560
Speaker 1: How do we feel about that? Given the version of

750
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,080
Speaker 1: UNLV that we saw in week zero.

751
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:37,799
Speaker 2: I feel a lot better about UNLV having that week. Now.

752
00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:39,440
Speaker 2: Sam Houston played as well, Right.

753
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:42,920
Speaker 1: Sam Houston played and lost to West Kentucky. Western Kentucky

754
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:47,359
Speaker 1: forty one to twenty four h So I thought offensively,

755
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:53,080
Speaker 1: they looked better than I expected given the fact that

756
00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 1: they're changing a whole bunch around. I got exactly what

757
00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:58,360
Speaker 1: I expected on the defensive side as well, giving up

758
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,200
Speaker 1: forty one points. Western actually a pretty good Of course,

759
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:05,120
Speaker 1: Western is good. So I just look at this game.

760
00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:07,600
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a shootout. I don't think

761
00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,960
Speaker 1: either team plays defense this year, and I'm trying not

762
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,719
Speaker 1: to overreact to Week one or week zero. Excuse me

763
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:18,920
Speaker 1: with UNLV barely getting by Idaho State, but tell me

764
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,240
Speaker 1: one good reason why I shouldn't jump on Sam Houston

765
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:24,239
Speaker 1: plus the number plus thirteen. That's way too much.

766
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,720
Speaker 2: We say this every year, but we I think both believe,

767
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:33,000
Speaker 2: at least I believe that some of the biggest differences

768
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,719
Speaker 2: you'll see in a team are between their first and

769
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,280
Speaker 2: second game. And so if we agree that Dan Mullen

770
00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,840
Speaker 2: is a good coach, if we agree that you and

771
00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,560
Speaker 2: LV should be able to run the ball a lot

772
00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:48,839
Speaker 2: this year, then UNLV has the ability to look at

773
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,640
Speaker 2: the tape and realize what was and wasn't working against

774
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,279
Speaker 2: Idaho State. I know's Idaho State, and that's a disappointing

775
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:57,080
Speaker 2: start to that game, but that would be the reason.

776
00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,320
Speaker 2: I don't think that number. I think that number is

777
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:07,160
Speaker 2: based on both last week and broader preseason and twenty

778
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 2: twenty four thoughts about UNLV as a program, as a brand,

779
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,040
Speaker 2: and I don't know if that's applicable. So I'm with

780
00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,960
Speaker 2: you in taking Sam Houston has the numbers was too big.

781
00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:17,440
Speaker 1: I was curious to see if the number was going

782
00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,680
Speaker 1: to move it all right after what we saw to UNLV,

783
00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,000
Speaker 1: because I had this dock made weeks in advance. Right

784
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,759
Speaker 1: still holding steady at thirteen. Obviously that could change. We're

785
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:28,000
Speaker 1: recording this in a Monday afternoon, but time of recording

786
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:30,799
Speaker 1: the game's Friday night is plus thirteen. Sam Houston, I'm

787
00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:34,839
Speaker 1: all over that number, okay. Right in soliverbagmail dot com.

788
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,120
Speaker 1: Let us know what your thoughts are on the Thursday

789
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:40,719
Speaker 1: Friday slate. Are there any games here that we left off?

790
00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:44,080
Speaker 1: Maybe you're into Delaware State, Delaware the one rivalry. I

791
00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,719
Speaker 1: don't know. Let us know what your picks are for

792
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:49,200
Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday, but I think you've got a sense

793
00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:53,640
Speaker 1: for where we're at. Yes, before we go any further, Dan,

794
00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,600
Speaker 1: we've got a lot going on in the forballer hood. Okay,

795
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798
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Speaker 1: You pick a bunch of games out, you pick the

799
00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,919
Speaker 1: winner against the points spread this week. In Week one,

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Speaker 1: Here are the games that we're including on the slate.

802
00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:27,000
Speaker 1: You got Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Clemson, Toledo, Kentucky, whoa, Okay,

803
00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:30,400
Speaker 1: maybe that way spicy. That's spicy mac game that we

804
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:32,680
Speaker 1: always see in week one. Somewhere along the line.

805
00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,920
Speaker 2: Zach Calzada is officially the starter at Kentucky.

806
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:39,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, ar Mada sales again absolutely, Mississippi State, Southern Misstack

807
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:44,600
Speaker 1: Beat Dicey, Tricky, Utah Versus, UCLA, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia Tech,

808
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:48,319
Speaker 1: South Carolina, Notre Dame, Miami, and TCU North Carolina. So

809
00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:53,680
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Speaker 1: Right?

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Speaker 2: Did I get that right?

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Speaker 1: You got it? Yes. Let's close this one out by

857
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Speaker 1: talking about some of the biggies this weekend, shall we.

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Speaker 1: Let's damn time to help any of the week so yes,

859
00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:20,000
Speaker 1: we will talk about these again on Thursday, but we

860
00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:24,839
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Speaker 1: biggies here that you and I are just like our

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Speaker 1: cup runneth over with excitement that we need to talk

863
00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:31,719
Speaker 1: about these now.

864
00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:32,239
Speaker 2: Yeah.

865
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,880
Speaker 1: So here's a bit of an early look at what

866
00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:37,600
Speaker 1: the weekend has in store. Particularly Saturday. We've got two

867
00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:41,200
Speaker 1: games here. The first might be the biggest of the weekend. Okay,

868
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:45,080
Speaker 1: high noon on Fox, Texas a one and a half

869
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:50,439
Speaker 1: point dog on the road against Ohio State. You might

870
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,680
Speaker 1: be surprised to hear that Ohio State's playing a big

871
00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 1: home game at noon Eastern time. News to me too.

872
00:44:57,080 --> 00:45:00,160
Speaker 2: Who could have even imagined in the year twenty twenty five.

873
00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,359
Speaker 1: This one isn't all on Fox, though, because they would

874
00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:06,120
Speaker 1: have moved it. Supposedly, they would have moved it if

875
00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:08,840
Speaker 1: both parties agreed to it. Ohio State wanted to Texas

876
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:09,920
Speaker 1: nuke the idea.

877
00:45:10,080 --> 00:45:13,399
Speaker 2: Correct, they'd won a short week of Sunday night flight

878
00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:14,920
Speaker 2: home or Monday morning flight home.

879
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:17,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, unlike the people playing and run the board, Texas

880
00:45:18,040 --> 00:45:19,200
Speaker 1: might have been afraid to compete.

881
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:23,799
Speaker 2: I just didn't think they wanted to On Sunday night.

882
00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:25,719
Speaker 2: But yeah, continue may be.

883
00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:28,920
Speaker 1: Afraid to compete, but alas, Yes, this is a rematch

884
00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:32,560
Speaker 1: of the college football Playoff semi final that we saw

885
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:35,759
Speaker 1: earlier this year, technically last season, but twenty eight to

886
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:39,359
Speaker 1: fourteen in favor of Ohio State, they get the dub,

887
00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:41,160
Speaker 1: they go on to win the title. We don't need

888
00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:43,800
Speaker 1: to play that one back for Texas fans. Maybe a

889
00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:46,560
Speaker 1: bit of a sore spot. I am here to tell

890
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:50,840
Speaker 1: you though, Ohio State as a five to one favorite

891
00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:55,520
Speaker 1: to win the national championship. They're going down on Saturday, Dan,

892
00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:59,120
Speaker 1: They're going down. You could still win it again even

893
00:45:59,120 --> 00:46:02,400
Speaker 1: if you start one one. Of course, no harm, no foul.

894
00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:05,960
Speaker 1: Ohio State is going down this weekend, and I feel

895
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,080
Speaker 1: fairly confident in that. Where are you at?

896
00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:13,759
Speaker 2: I disagree? Is where I'm at again? This part of

897
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:18,600
Speaker 2: it is specifics to these specific to these teams. Part

898
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:22,239
Speaker 2: of it is what has the twenty twenty five Texas

899
00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:27,359
Speaker 2: Longhorns squad done to earn being a favorite against what

900
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:31,720
Speaker 2: we consider to be at their best, what we believe

901
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,719
Speaker 2: them to be a terrific.

902
00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:35,320
Speaker 1: Oh stop pedging play the flag.

903
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:37,480
Speaker 2: I haven't blame the flying I said what I'm saying,

904
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,840
Speaker 2: what is Texas done? I said, I disagree, Its Ohio

905
00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:44,920
Speaker 2: State done. They're playing this game at home. We know

906
00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:47,480
Speaker 2: that's one hundred percent going to happen. Ty that this

907
00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:50,080
Speaker 2: game is going to take place in the Shoe in Columbus, Right,

908
00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:53,480
Speaker 2: So I just I have a belief system. I have

909
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:56,640
Speaker 2: a code. If you are going to be a road

910
00:46:56,719 --> 00:47:01,080
Speaker 2: favorite against an excellent team, I have to believe something.

911
00:47:01,160 --> 00:47:05,239
Speaker 2: I have to know something about your existence to say, oh, yeah,

912
00:47:05,239 --> 00:47:08,120
Speaker 2: that makes sense because Arch was so incredible last year

913
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:10,879
Speaker 2: and the returning this offensive line and these big guys

914
00:47:10,920 --> 00:47:13,640
Speaker 2: on defense, which Texas absolutely is, and the linebacking and

915
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:17,520
Speaker 2: edge corps. But there is something about there is something

916
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:21,480
Speaker 2: mysterious about Arch throwing to guys who weren't necessarily the

917
00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:28,319
Speaker 2: guys last year, collectively being blocked for and protected by

918
00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:31,839
Speaker 2: a new look offensive line, guys who have played, but

919
00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:34,880
Speaker 2: not guys who've been counted on as being the guys,

920
00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 2: and going to the Shoe and saying right now, four

921
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:42,640
Speaker 2: or five days before the game, I don't know. I

922
00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:43,960
Speaker 2: just kind of believe they got this.

923
00:47:44,320 --> 00:47:48,680
Speaker 1: Aren't you the purveyor of quarterback and defense? Is that

924
00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:50,600
Speaker 1: not the Dan Rubinstein rubric.

925
00:47:51,120 --> 00:47:55,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, previously on arch Manning plays against terrific Power five

926
00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:59,919
Speaker 2: defensive lines. He was running for his life against last

927
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,640
Speaker 2: Steers offensive line. Right, that's true.

928
00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:04,280
Speaker 1: It's true. No, it's true.

929
00:48:04,320 --> 00:48:09,000
Speaker 2: I'm just has undoubtedly gotten better this offseason. He was

930
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:11,759
Speaker 2: thrust into a situation that he was not You didn't

931
00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:14,440
Speaker 2: practice to start that game or play significant snaps in

932
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:16,480
Speaker 2: that game, or was not under the assumption that he

933
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:20,520
Speaker 2: would against Georgia against in Austin last year. This is

934
00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:23,799
Speaker 2: a new look front for Ohio State. These guys have

935
00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:28,200
Speaker 2: played upfront. I'm just saying I'm a big believer in

936
00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:30,560
Speaker 2: Texas this season. I'm a big believer in arch Manning

937
00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:34,480
Speaker 2: this season. I think that can be separated from They've

938
00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:37,960
Speaker 2: got this from the jump against the defending champs on

939
00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:38,399
Speaker 2: the road.

940
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:42,600
Speaker 1: You can make the case that Texas has the biggest

941
00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:45,359
Speaker 1: question and the biggest strength in this game, sure, which

942
00:48:45,360 --> 00:48:50,280
Speaker 1: I think is what makes this matchup more interesting. Biggest

943
00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:53,440
Speaker 1: question probably the offensive line, which you mentioned. Biggest strength

944
00:48:55,080 --> 00:48:57,719
Speaker 1: probably their defense as a whole. I mean it might

945
00:48:57,719 --> 00:48:59,080
Speaker 1: be the best defense in the country.

946
00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:02,520
Speaker 2: I mean one of these teams does count Jeremiah Smith

947
00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:03,640
Speaker 2: as a member of their roster.

948
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,000
Speaker 1: Well, and but that's sort of the contrast, right, So

949
00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:09,759
Speaker 1: Texas might have on a unit by unit basis, the

950
00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:14,800
Speaker 1: two sides of this argument that could ultimately dictate the

951
00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:17,279
Speaker 1: game more than anything else could be their offensive line

952
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:21,520
Speaker 1: their defense. On the Ohio State side, they probably have

953
00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:23,960
Speaker 1: the two best players, right. I don't know what arch

954
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:26,080
Speaker 1: manning is, but we know I think a fair amount

955
00:49:26,120 --> 00:49:27,760
Speaker 1: about Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs.

956
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:29,440
Speaker 2: Well, our arch manning is somebody who's going to touch

957
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:31,440
Speaker 2: the ball every single time Texas snaps it, which is

958
00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:33,400
Speaker 2: not what Jeremiah Smith can do, which is not what

959
00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:34,239
Speaker 2: Caleb Downs can do.

960
00:49:34,360 --> 00:49:37,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, so I I just it's a crazy interesting matchup.

961
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:40,880
Speaker 1: We are blessed to get this in week one so

962
00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:44,480
Speaker 1: early on a Saturday. I do worry about the offensive

963
00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:47,799
Speaker 1: line thing, though, I really do it. As you said,

964
00:49:47,840 --> 00:49:50,160
Speaker 1: it's Texas signed four new starters, not like they haven't

965
00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:51,279
Speaker 1: played before, but.

966
00:49:51,320 --> 00:49:54,760
Speaker 2: Have starting experience, have a significant experience. Yeah.

967
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:58,120
Speaker 1: Absolutely, But typically when you're on the road in a

968
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:01,359
Speaker 1: hostile environment, it's still going to be loud. That's when

969
00:50:01,400 --> 00:50:04,680
Speaker 1: you see some of that newness come out, especially in

970
00:50:04,719 --> 00:50:08,800
Speaker 1: week one. This is a loaded roster, elite talent across

971
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:11,040
Speaker 1: the board. I know that's true on both sides of

972
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,879
Speaker 1: this one, but this would not be the first nor

973
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,600
Speaker 1: the last time where you've got a new line, new

974
00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,879
Speaker 1: cast of characters to some extent going into the shoe

975
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:21,319
Speaker 1: and having some trouble figuring it out. They didn't have

976
00:50:21,360 --> 00:50:24,480
Speaker 1: a ton of success, by the way, running against Ohio

977
00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:28,320
Speaker 1: State in the playoff last season. Over the course of

978
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:33,040
Speaker 1: the last year, Texas as a running entity was probably unherlded,

979
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:35,719
Speaker 1: and it's something we should probably talk a little bit

980
00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:38,520
Speaker 1: more about. I think it's imperative in this game that

981
00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:41,480
Speaker 1: Trey Weisner, that CJ. Baxter get involved because this is

982
00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:44,400
Speaker 1: a really tough spot for that line and for arch Manning.

983
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,040
Speaker 1: You know, we can't handwave the fact that this is

984
00:50:47,080 --> 00:50:49,040
Speaker 1: going to be tough for him too going into the setting.

985
00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:52,319
Speaker 1: Lest we forget, he is also a brand new full

986
00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:55,239
Speaker 1: time starting quarterback, so what is that. I think we'll

987
00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:57,560
Speaker 1: see some like zone read stuff with him because he's

988
00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:01,759
Speaker 1: definitely more mobile and maybe his legs, if nothing more,

989
00:51:01,880 --> 00:51:05,480
Speaker 1: can create some matchups, like just something to pull that

990
00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:07,000
Speaker 1: Ohio State defense a little bit.

991
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:07,799
Speaker 2: I gotta restract it.

992
00:51:07,960 --> 00:51:10,120
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we'll see a bunch of the orbit

993
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:13,480
Speaker 1: motion stuff that Sark likes to run again to try

994
00:51:13,520 --> 00:51:16,080
Speaker 1: and get this defense out of shape, maybe create some

995
00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:19,680
Speaker 1: matchups one way or another. But for sure, I think

996
00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:23,880
Speaker 1: that's a valid concern. What about on the Ohio State side.

997
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:27,239
Speaker 1: I'm curious what your thoughts are on Ohio State just

998
00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:31,040
Speaker 1: with their new qualities on offense. Like I happen to

999
00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:36,520
Speaker 1: really like Julian saying, where's my sound? I think we'll

1000
00:51:36,520 --> 00:51:39,040
Speaker 1: see super saying more often than not this season. I

1001
00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:42,160
Speaker 1: think he's the real deal. He's clearly got an embarrassment

1002
00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:44,719
Speaker 1: of riches out wide with Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tait

1003
00:51:44,840 --> 00:51:48,360
Speaker 1: and Brandon Innis and Max clear even the title that

1004
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:52,360
Speaker 1: they got from Purdue. But it is a challenge for

1005
00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:54,640
Speaker 1: him going up against this Texas secondary, is it not?

1006
00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:58,160
Speaker 2: Of course? And it's how quickly Julian Saying has to

1007
00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:00,839
Speaker 2: get the ball out with what should be screaming off

1008
00:52:00,840 --> 00:52:04,759
Speaker 2: the edge for Texas and how much attention Ohio State

1009
00:52:04,840 --> 00:52:07,000
Speaker 2: upfront is going to have to pay to the Texas

1010
00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:09,359
Speaker 2: pass rush, which I assume is going to be significant.

1011
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:13,080
Speaker 2: Even I do like what Ohio State is rebuilding its

1012
00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:16,360
Speaker 2: offensive line with another offensive line that has experience that

1013
00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:19,000
Speaker 2: stepped in for injury played in big games last season,

1014
00:52:19,480 --> 00:52:21,400
Speaker 2: so you're not talking about guys who showed up on

1015
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,640
Speaker 2: campus two weeks ago. The big thing with me with

1016
00:52:25,239 --> 00:52:28,040
Speaker 2: Ohio State, for me is it's kind of a duo

1017
00:52:28,120 --> 00:52:30,920
Speaker 2: lingo thing. It's what kind of fluency do they have

1018
00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:36,839
Speaker 2: with two not new coordinators, but a change at offensive coordinator,

1019
00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:40,520
Speaker 2: Because I think it's fair to assume Chip Kelly had

1020
00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:44,480
Speaker 2: a bunch of pretty large fingerprints on this offense, and

1021
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:49,880
Speaker 2: for better or worse, Jim Knowles had fingerprints on this defense.

1022
00:52:49,960 --> 00:52:54,600
Speaker 2: Obviously it changed throughout the season and improved throughout the season.

1023
00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:58,480
Speaker 2: So you're talking about an outsider coming in to take

1024
00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:02,279
Speaker 2: over the defense. Is everybody fluent in what Matt Patricia

1025
00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:06,160
Speaker 2: and Ryan Day have collaborated on to establish as the

1026
00:53:06,320 --> 00:53:10,000
Speaker 2: new or the evolved Ohio State defense? Does everybody know

1027
00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,000
Speaker 2: where to be? Does everybody know what the calls are?

1028
00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:15,640
Speaker 2: Does everybody know what the signs are? Whatever? And on offense,

1029
00:53:15,880 --> 00:53:19,160
Speaker 2: now it's Brian Hartline once again in this spot with

1030
00:53:19,360 --> 00:53:23,680
Speaker 2: Ryan Day, and are they reverting back to non chip

1031
00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:27,080
Speaker 2: Kelly things, are they adding to chip Kelly things? Are

1032
00:53:27,120 --> 00:53:29,719
Speaker 2: they maintaining the status quo of what the offense was

1033
00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:32,360
Speaker 2: last year. Well, Howard had much more experience than Julian

1034
00:53:32,440 --> 00:53:35,200
Speaker 2: saying taking over that offense. So it's just a matter

1035
00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:38,080
Speaker 2: to me of like, does everybody understand what's on the

1036
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,759
Speaker 2: wrists if they're wearing risk bands? Does everybody understand what's

1037
00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:42,680
Speaker 2: happening in the meeting room leading up to week one

1038
00:53:42,719 --> 00:53:43,440
Speaker 2: against a defense?

1039
00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:45,720
Speaker 1: We use the word alignment.

1040
00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:48,520
Speaker 2: Alignment, so it's a duo lingo thing for me. Not

1041
00:53:48,560 --> 00:53:49,360
Speaker 2: a sponsor could be.

1042
00:53:49,719 --> 00:53:53,759
Speaker 1: It's always the same question when you've got two new coordinators,

1043
00:53:53,880 --> 00:53:56,000
Speaker 1: and I think especially when you're at a high profile

1044
00:53:56,080 --> 00:53:59,000
Speaker 1: place like Ohio State, I share the same concerns. I

1045
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:01,879
Speaker 1: mean we talked about this when we previewed Ohio State

1046
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:06,360
Speaker 1: as well. I mean we could debate to what degree

1047
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:10,360
Speaker 1: Brian Hartline had his fingerprints on the offense the last

1048
00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:15,000
Speaker 1: time he was quote unquote offensive coordinator, right, but whether

1049
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:18,480
Speaker 1: it was him, whether it was some collaboration between him

1050
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:22,120
Speaker 1: and Ryan Day, that offense got ten points worse than

1051
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:25,959
Speaker 1: the previous season. Sure, And on the Matt Patricia side,

1052
00:54:25,960 --> 00:54:27,959
Speaker 1: I mean, he takes over for Jim Noles. Jim Knowles

1053
00:54:28,040 --> 00:54:31,120
Speaker 1: is making a mint now at Penn State, but one

1054
00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:33,400
Speaker 1: of the things that Jim Knowles is best at is

1055
00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:35,919
Speaker 1: making in game adjustments. This is not to say Matt

1056
00:54:35,920 --> 00:54:38,880
Speaker 1: Patricia hasn't done that. Matt Patricia has also coached at

1057
00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:43,880
Speaker 1: a pretty high level Al Detroit, a Lions legend mat Okay,

1058
00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:49,319
Speaker 1: but I'm curious to see if there are wrinkles that

1059
00:54:49,440 --> 00:54:52,480
Speaker 1: are part of this game as it evolves, or is

1060
00:54:52,520 --> 00:54:54,560
Speaker 1: it going to feel like they're sticking to a script

1061
00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:59,640
Speaker 1: and not veering too far from whatever they've installed pregame?

1062
00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:00,399
Speaker 2: Yep.

1063
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:03,200
Speaker 1: I suspect that there will be people that cover both

1064
00:55:03,239 --> 00:55:06,279
Speaker 1: these teams that will be drawn to that like a

1065
00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:09,280
Speaker 1: moth to a flame, because when you've got this amount

1066
00:55:09,320 --> 00:55:11,440
Speaker 1: of talent in a big game like this, it's imperative

1067
00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:13,440
Speaker 1: that you can make adjustments throughout the course of the game.

1068
00:55:13,640 --> 00:55:15,399
Speaker 1: We know Knowles was good at it, but we don't

1069
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:18,200
Speaker 1: know what Patricia's going to look like in this spot

1070
00:55:18,239 --> 00:55:21,520
Speaker 1: with this team. I agree both these guys again are

1071
00:55:21,560 --> 00:55:23,719
Speaker 1: not new coaches. They've been here before, But that's more

1072
00:55:23,719 --> 00:55:25,400
Speaker 1: of a curiosity on my side of things.

1073
00:55:25,840 --> 00:55:29,600
Speaker 2: Yeah. Interestingly, by the way, and this is tipping my

1074
00:55:29,719 --> 00:55:32,880
Speaker 2: cap to Texas is what they did on the road

1075
00:55:32,960 --> 00:55:35,279
Speaker 2: early on, not week one, but early on last year

1076
00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:38,640
Speaker 2: at Michigan. Say what you will about Michigan, the twenty

1077
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:41,000
Speaker 2: twenty four team did beat the twenty twenty four While

1078
00:55:41,080 --> 00:55:46,200
Speaker 2: State team. That Texas was quite impressive from the jump

1079
00:55:46,360 --> 00:55:49,000
Speaker 2: against a good Michigan defense last year. And it was

1080
00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:51,040
Speaker 2: early on in the season for this Michigan defense with

1081
00:55:51,080 --> 00:55:54,960
Speaker 2: a new coordinator, but they weren't phased by that environment.

1082
00:55:55,080 --> 00:55:57,239
Speaker 2: And that's a reflection of Sark, that's a reflection of

1083
00:55:57,280 --> 00:55:59,880
Speaker 2: the coaching staff that's very much intact from last season.

1084
00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:04,480
Speaker 2: And so when you have that muscle memory of taking

1085
00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:08,920
Speaker 2: your team with less experience this year, but taking your program,

1086
00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:13,279
Speaker 2: taking your team to a difficult place against a challenging

1087
00:56:13,320 --> 00:56:16,759
Speaker 2: team and you came out of it very comfortably last year,

1088
00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:20,200
Speaker 2: that's confidence building. And so that's that's a good reason

1089
00:56:20,239 --> 00:56:23,000
Speaker 2: to feel good about elements of this Texas team. I

1090
00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:26,399
Speaker 2: just think where Ohio State is right now in Week

1091
00:56:26,440 --> 00:56:28,719
Speaker 2: one and where Texas is right now in Week one.

1092
00:56:29,320 --> 00:56:32,560
Speaker 2: I'm going to go with the probably elite team at

1093
00:56:32,600 --> 00:56:35,719
Speaker 2: home as everybody tries to figure things out for the

1094
00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:36,680
Speaker 2: rest of September.

1095
00:56:37,080 --> 00:56:40,400
Speaker 1: That's all, Well, Texas did a great job last year

1096
00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:43,800
Speaker 1: against Jeremiah Smith, he had one catch for three yards

1097
00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:48,200
Speaker 1: in the playoff. Of course, if you go a step

1098
00:56:48,239 --> 00:56:51,360
Speaker 1: further with it, that meant a big game for Carnell

1099
00:56:51,440 --> 00:56:56,280
Speaker 1: Tait and a Mecca Buca and other guys did get open.

1100
00:56:57,080 --> 00:56:59,880
Speaker 1: Clearly there are more weapons outside of Jeremiah Smith, though

1101
00:56:59,880 --> 00:57:02,359
Speaker 1: he will be a focal point, I'm sure for this

1102
00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:06,640
Speaker 1: Texas defense. Look, I telegraph my pick two weeks ago.

1103
00:57:06,840 --> 00:57:09,120
Speaker 1: I think this is an incredible game to get things started.

1104
00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:12,239
Speaker 1: I am absolutely pumped that we get it. I think

1105
00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:15,360
Speaker 1: arch Manning ends up playing a role with his legs,

1106
00:57:15,840 --> 00:57:18,080
Speaker 1: and I think it's a situation where there's like a

1107
00:57:18,120 --> 00:57:21,960
Speaker 1: big third down run or some hard yards again that

1108
00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:25,760
Speaker 1: they're able to put him on the move, take advantage

1109
00:57:25,760 --> 00:57:27,680
Speaker 1: of a skill set that wasn't there last year with

1110
00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:32,680
Speaker 1: quinn Ewers puts the game on ice for Texas. Wow.

1111
00:57:32,800 --> 00:57:36,880
Speaker 1: In that moment, twenty seven to twenty three Texas wins.

1112
00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:41,120
Speaker 1: They put the O in Ohio State, oh and one

1113
00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:43,000
Speaker 1: Buckey's start off the season at home.

1114
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:45,520
Speaker 2: I have twenty four to seventeen olhow State.

1115
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:50,480
Speaker 1: Okay, we disagree, we disagree.

1116
00:57:51,120 --> 00:57:52,080
Speaker 2: One more big game.

1117
00:57:51,960 --> 00:57:53,479
Speaker 1: Here that I want to talk about with you before

1118
00:57:53,480 --> 00:57:56,360
Speaker 1: we let the fine, people go would love to seven

1119
00:57:56,360 --> 00:58:01,840
Speaker 1: point thirty ABC LSU on the road at Clemson. It

1120
00:58:01,960 --> 00:58:06,040
Speaker 1: is the Death Valley Invitational. Dan Clemson is favored by

1121
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:10,000
Speaker 1: four points. By the way, Clemson is the real Death Valley.

1122
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:10,920
Speaker 1: I don't know if you knew that.

1123
00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:12,520
Speaker 2: Is that true.

1124
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:14,160
Speaker 1: I did a video on this a couple of years ago.

1125
00:58:14,280 --> 00:58:18,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, what makes them the real one?

1126
00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:21,920
Speaker 1: It was a nickname coined by a rival coach after

1127
00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:25,520
Speaker 1: he couldn't beat Clemson back in the forties. He called

1128
00:58:25,560 --> 00:58:29,520
Speaker 1: it Death Valley. It's also right next to a cemetery,

1129
00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:31,640
Speaker 1: which I think gives it a little bit more flair.

1130
00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:35,400
Speaker 1: Both places are incredibly intimidating, mind you, and you could

1131
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:40,760
Speaker 1: definitely make a case that LSU bigger stadium crazy at night.

1132
00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:44,000
Speaker 1: For sure, you don't want to play at either location.

1133
00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:47,080
Speaker 1: But the real Death Valley, as it were, the first

1134
00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:48,240
Speaker 1: Death Valley is Clemson.

1135
00:58:49,080 --> 00:58:51,640
Speaker 2: I would argue the first Death Valley was in California.

1136
00:58:52,280 --> 00:58:54,680
Speaker 2: That was given that name in eighteen forty nine. It's okay,

1137
00:58:54,880 --> 00:58:57,240
Speaker 2: It's okay. I understand the first college footballt death Valley,

1138
00:58:57,440 --> 00:59:00,680
Speaker 2: and I think is Howard Rock from Death Valley. I

1139
00:59:00,680 --> 00:59:03,760
Speaker 2: believe in California from the desert I believe, so very cool,

1140
00:59:04,840 --> 00:59:07,600
Speaker 2: fascinating game. This is a fascinating narrative game. Right Like

1141
00:59:07,840 --> 00:59:10,680
Speaker 2: Ohio State just won the national championship, they always have

1142
00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:13,240
Speaker 2: a lot to prove because it's Ohio State, Texas has

1143
00:59:13,280 --> 00:59:17,560
Speaker 2: a lot to prove. But this game, with this is Clemson,

1144
00:59:17,640 --> 00:59:21,320
Speaker 2: the beginning of Clemson's proof of concept of not taking

1145
00:59:21,360 --> 00:59:24,800
Speaker 2: portal guys, of Dabble being extremely loyal, returning everything that

1146
00:59:24,840 --> 00:59:27,880
Speaker 2: they return because he's been so loyal, because he hasn't

1147
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:29,600
Speaker 2: hit the portal in the way that some other major

1148
00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:32,880
Speaker 2: programs have. And then Brian Kelly is looking to win

1149
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:35,160
Speaker 2: his first opener for LS.

1150
00:59:35,040 --> 00:59:37,240
Speaker 1: Yeah, I was going to say he's lost all three

1151
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:40,960
Speaker 1: of his openers, Yeah, since he got to LSU twice,

1152
00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:45,120
Speaker 1: to Florida State once last season to USC, but all

1153
00:59:45,160 --> 00:59:48,320
Speaker 1: three of those are neutral ciders. Dan, Yes, this one's

1154
00:59:48,360 --> 00:59:52,520
Speaker 1: in Clemson again, Death Valley Invitational. And if I could

1155
00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:57,080
Speaker 1: speak just for a second, as still a mildly scorned

1156
00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:00,760
Speaker 1: Notre Dame fan, still, you made the National championship game

1157
01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:03,400
Speaker 1: last year. I am here to say that this is

1158
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:08,440
Speaker 1: the year Brian Kelly gets fitted for that infamous golden sombrero.

1159
01:00:09,920 --> 01:00:15,160
Speaker 1: Oh four and season openers. After this un loses on

1160
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:16,880
Speaker 1: the road to Clemson, I'm planting my flag.

1161
01:00:17,560 --> 01:00:23,160
Speaker 2: Okay, it's a tough ask for LSU to go to Clemson. Uh,

1162
01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:27,680
Speaker 2: they certainly have more questions with what the defense will

1163
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:31,560
Speaker 2: look like after a nice improvement last year, but not

1164
01:00:31,880 --> 01:00:34,760
Speaker 2: I don't think near the LSU standard for defensive play.

1165
01:00:36,840 --> 01:00:41,480
Speaker 2: And this game is especially fun because this could be

1166
01:00:41,720 --> 01:00:44,200
Speaker 2: one of the best two or three quarterback matchups of

1167
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:50,040
Speaker 2: the season at their best and Garrett Osmeyer. So this

1168
01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:52,080
Speaker 2: is also an interesting game for both of these teams

1169
01:00:52,120 --> 01:00:55,080
Speaker 2: because I think the expectations internally for both of these

1170
01:00:55,120 --> 01:00:58,120
Speaker 2: teams is to be in the playoff conversation in November

1171
01:00:58,960 --> 01:01:01,720
Speaker 2: as either a conference chamer intern at large team and

1172
01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:05,440
Speaker 2: so winning this game on the margins or even playing

1173
01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:08,200
Speaker 2: in this game, or even competing but coming up short

1174
01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:10,920
Speaker 2: in this game should be a feather for both of

1175
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:15,400
Speaker 2: these resumes. Right that they scheduled a home and home.

1176
01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:17,880
Speaker 2: Look at this. Clemson beat LSU to open the season.

1177
01:01:17,880 --> 01:01:20,480
Speaker 2: How impressive of them. Look at this, LSU went to

1178
01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:24,320
Speaker 2: Clemson and beat Clemson. This experienced, highly thought of Clemson

1179
01:01:24,320 --> 01:01:26,160
Speaker 2: team on the road to open the season. Look at

1180
01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:29,720
Speaker 2: their resume now, so it's extremely important because of what

1181
01:01:29,760 --> 01:01:35,200
Speaker 2: the context of these teams appears to be. I like

1182
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:38,320
Speaker 2: Clemson a little bit more in this game. Again. This

1183
01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:41,840
Speaker 2: whole time, I've talked about home teams gaining my edge

1184
01:01:42,160 --> 01:01:45,160
Speaker 2: to open up the season. I like Clemson more here,

1185
01:01:46,320 --> 01:01:49,360
Speaker 2: just because despite the way they opened the season last

1186
01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:53,400
Speaker 2: year against Georgia, that game was not at home. No,

1187
01:01:54,560 --> 01:01:56,920
Speaker 2: I think Clemson will do a better job this year

1188
01:01:56,920 --> 01:01:59,080
Speaker 2: of stretching the field. Still have some open questions about

1189
01:01:59,080 --> 01:02:01,920
Speaker 2: what LSU secondary it looks like this season, Whereas the

1190
01:02:01,960 --> 01:02:04,400
Speaker 2: experience at receiver for Clemson, even though they weren't crazy

1191
01:02:04,440 --> 01:02:08,000
Speaker 2: explosive downfield all the time last year, I think that

1192
01:02:08,200 --> 01:02:13,280
Speaker 2: ceiling with improvement should be super dangerous for Clemson. They're

1193
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:16,440
Speaker 2: young at running back, the offensive line should be a

1194
01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:20,640
Speaker 2: continued of evolution of success. I don't know what that

1195
01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:24,840
Speaker 2: phrase means. I'm going with Clemson to be more consistent

1196
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:29,920
Speaker 2: at home. LSU to show crazy high potential for this season,

1197
01:02:30,440 --> 01:02:33,760
Speaker 2: but can't put it together for four quarters against Clemson

1198
01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:37,400
Speaker 2: on the road. So I have Clemson here. I don't know,

1199
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:40,760
Speaker 2: similar score, probably twenty seven to twenty three, something like that.

1200
01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:43,760
Speaker 1: Look, I voted Clemson number one of my Verbowl or

1201
01:02:43,800 --> 01:02:44,400
Speaker 1: Top twelve.

1202
01:02:44,720 --> 01:02:46,760
Speaker 2: Yeah. Sorry, I just sat on the fence there and

1203
01:02:46,880 --> 01:02:49,120
Speaker 2: had a push, right, it's a four point spread. No, Well,

1204
01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:52,960
Speaker 2: but twenty eight, twenty eight to twenty three Clemson covers.

1205
01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:57,640
Speaker 1: I think you're onto something there. I've been saying for

1206
01:02:57,680 --> 01:02:59,800
Speaker 1: months that they're going to win this game at home. Yeah,

1207
01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:02,200
Speaker 1: and about a week and a half ago, what did

1208
01:03:02,240 --> 01:03:04,520
Speaker 1: I say in our prediction special twelve? And Oh, they're

1209
01:03:04,560 --> 01:03:06,040
Speaker 1: going to win the conference. They're going to go to

1210
01:03:06,080 --> 01:03:09,400
Speaker 1: the national championship game against Penn State. They lead the

1211
01:03:09,480 --> 01:03:13,720
Speaker 1: nation in returning production. Like most importantly, look at what

1212
01:03:13,800 --> 01:03:16,040
Speaker 1: Caid Clubnick did down the stretch last season. I think

1213
01:03:16,080 --> 01:03:20,640
Speaker 1: took a really important step forward, especially in those bigger

1214
01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:24,120
Speaker 1: spots down the stretch on the national stage. There's no

1215
01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:27,200
Speaker 1: reason to come into the season feeling worse about kid Clubnick.

1216
01:03:27,320 --> 01:03:29,680
Speaker 1: Based on what we saw, I think there's a reason

1217
01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:31,320
Speaker 1: behigh on him. There's a reason to be high on

1218
01:03:31,360 --> 01:03:33,960
Speaker 1: this offense because of the line, because I think they

1219
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:38,080
Speaker 1: finally did solve, to your point, their issue with the

1220
01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:40,560
Speaker 1: receiver room. They've got three guys that I think they

1221
01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:44,560
Speaker 1: can count on now and Bryant westco Antonio Williams TJ. Moore.

1222
01:03:44,880 --> 01:03:48,680
Speaker 1: My curiosity is on the ground. They are they are

1223
01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:52,000
Speaker 1: young at running back, Excuse me. I think Gideon Davidson,

1224
01:03:52,040 --> 01:03:53,800
Speaker 1: their true freshman, is a star in the making. I

1225
01:03:53,880 --> 01:03:56,440
Speaker 1: am curious to see how many touches he gets, if

1226
01:03:56,480 --> 01:03:58,320
Speaker 1: he's able to contribute in the way that I think

1227
01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:02,120
Speaker 1: he can. But what they do on that side, particularly

1228
01:04:02,200 --> 01:04:04,400
Speaker 1: on the ground, will be interesting. I just think there

1229
01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:08,360
Speaker 1: is enough back otherwise on offense that there's no reason

1230
01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:11,160
Speaker 1: to look down your nose at the Clemson offense anymore.

1231
01:04:11,600 --> 01:04:13,840
Speaker 1: It has definitely evolved over the last couple of seasons,

1232
01:04:13,880 --> 01:04:15,600
Speaker 1: and I think they're primed to take a pretty big

1233
01:04:15,640 --> 01:04:19,320
Speaker 1: step forward again. So I'm excited about Clemson for many

1234
01:04:19,360 --> 01:04:20,800
Speaker 1: of the reasons I've already detailed here.

1235
01:04:21,080 --> 01:04:21,280
Speaker 2: Yeah.

1236
01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:23,840
Speaker 1: The LSU side, though, is I think a little bit

1237
01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:27,560
Speaker 1: more nuanced. Like LSU had the top transfer class in

1238
01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:32,160
Speaker 1: all of America, full stop. They clearly understood that they

1239
01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:34,040
Speaker 1: needed to go out there and get better in a hurry.

1240
01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:36,560
Speaker 1: They obviously did a pretty good job on that front.

1241
01:04:36,920 --> 01:04:40,440
Speaker 1: There is an absolute war chest this year at the

1242
01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:43,640
Speaker 1: skill positions. Let me repeat though, what I said, if

1243
01:04:43,840 --> 01:04:49,080
Speaker 1: a few weeks ago they got to run the ball, Dan, Yes, agree,

1244
01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:52,600
Speaker 1: they got to get better at that. They got to

1245
01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:56,120
Speaker 1: get better at that. And it's wild because they had

1246
01:04:56,160 --> 01:04:58,320
Speaker 1: a bunch of guys from last year's line get drafted.

1247
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:02,680
Speaker 1: They were actually you pretty good in pass protection. They

1248
01:05:02,680 --> 01:05:06,400
Speaker 1: could not run the ball with any consistency. I don't know.

1249
01:05:06,440 --> 01:05:09,080
Speaker 1: If them it's like they didn't play well as a unit.

1250
01:05:09,960 --> 01:05:12,800
Speaker 1: I don't know if there's some other scheme thing going on,

1251
01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:14,640
Speaker 1: if they just weren't good run blockers. I don't know.

1252
01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:17,680
Speaker 1: They got to get better at that, especially this year

1253
01:05:17,720 --> 01:05:20,120
Speaker 1: because they've got a stable of backs that should be

1254
01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:21,640
Speaker 1: pretty good if you can give them a little bit

1255
01:05:21,640 --> 01:05:25,200
Speaker 1: of space. Caden Durham, Caleb Jackson, Harlem Barry, who I

1256
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:26,640
Speaker 1: believe is the number one running back coming out of

1257
01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:29,200
Speaker 1: High Cushman. Yeah, all of these guys are there and

1258
01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:31,960
Speaker 1: they're waiting. Is it a good thing that the line

1259
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:34,200
Speaker 1: lost for starters from a year ago. I don't know.

1260
01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:36,160
Speaker 1: Those are some pretty high level guys.

1261
01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:37,560
Speaker 2: But they couldn't run with them last year.

1262
01:05:37,600 --> 01:05:39,320
Speaker 1: But they couldn't run, so is it a good thing?

1263
01:05:39,400 --> 01:05:40,040
Speaker 1: Is it a bad thing?

1264
01:05:40,040 --> 01:05:40,440
Speaker 2: I don't know.

1265
01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:42,800
Speaker 1: We're gonna find out in this game. But they got

1266
01:05:42,840 --> 01:05:45,920
Speaker 1: to get better at that. They absolutely cannot put it

1267
01:05:45,960 --> 01:05:49,080
Speaker 1: all on the shoulder of Garrettnsmeyer just hoping that he's

1268
01:05:49,120 --> 01:05:52,960
Speaker 1: gonna throw LSU to victory. It might be fine most

1269
01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:55,440
Speaker 1: of the way if they go to that strategy, I

1270
01:05:55,480 --> 01:05:58,000
Speaker 1: don't think you can do it consistently against top five teams.

1271
01:05:58,200 --> 01:06:01,920
Speaker 2: By the way, here's the sidebar, because I think you rightfully,

1272
01:06:01,960 --> 01:06:05,360
Speaker 2: we rightfully pointed out Brian Kelly's struggles in season openers.

1273
01:06:05,800 --> 01:06:08,800
Speaker 2: Three the last four years, Clemson has started out the

1274
01:06:08,800 --> 01:06:12,480
Speaker 2: season scoring three points against Georgia losing and scoring seven

1275
01:06:12,520 --> 01:06:15,320
Speaker 2: points against Duke on the road and three points against

1276
01:06:15,360 --> 01:06:16,400
Speaker 2: Georgia once again.

1277
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:18,320
Speaker 1: Where's my butt? Hold on not talking about this?

1278
01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:22,200
Speaker 2: It hasn't been an amazing decade for Clemson to open

1279
01:06:22,240 --> 01:06:24,800
Speaker 2: the season up and like we're prepared to play against

1280
01:06:24,840 --> 01:06:29,280
Speaker 2: this high quality team. That hasn't been the narrative Clemson

1281
01:06:29,280 --> 01:06:33,320
Speaker 2: has started out these seasons. So let's just be very fair.

1282
01:06:34,400 --> 01:06:37,320
Speaker 2: Both of these coaches would love to have some moments

1283
01:06:37,360 --> 01:06:38,520
Speaker 2: back in season openers.

1284
01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:41,120
Speaker 1: I think this is an intense game. I think this

1285
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:44,440
Speaker 1: is a very physical game, and I think Clemson is

1286
01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:48,160
Speaker 1: the more physical team right now. Okay, especially in the trenches.

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Speaker 1: I think Clemson has a pass rush that is able

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Speaker 1: to take advantage of a new LSU line, not a

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Speaker 1: bad line, but aligned with a bunch of new faces

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Speaker 1: that needs to figure it out again in the hostile environment.

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Speaker 2: Just second talk really on the line.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think they're able to upset the rhythm of

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01:07:05,680 --> 01:07:09,080
Speaker 1: Garrett nus Meyer. Doesn't mean he's throwing four picks. Could

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Speaker 1: just mean a check down here on third and seven,

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Speaker 1: missing an open guy because he doesn't have the time,

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Speaker 1: just enough enough to get him off schedule. I think

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Speaker 1: that's the difference here. This is one that starts off

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Speaker 1: as a slugfest devolves into a shootout. I've got it

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Speaker 1: at thirty four thirty one, Clemson winning, but I want

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Speaker 1: those points. You weren't gonna take those points. I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: take those points. I like Clemson, but I like LSU too.

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01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:38,840
Speaker 1: So in terms of confidence, still confident LSO's gonna keep

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01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:41,439
Speaker 1: this one close, even though I'm on the Clemson side

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01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:42,040
Speaker 1: of the fence here.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Clem's is just closer to being fully

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01:07:45,600 --> 01:07:49,040
Speaker 2: formed than LSU is. This game could look totally different

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01:07:49,040 --> 01:07:51,040
Speaker 2: in week nine, but here we are in week one.

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Speaker 2: So I think I'm gonna trust the team that is

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01:07:54,840 --> 01:07:57,320
Speaker 2: a little bit more self aware in this moment. And

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Speaker 2: again that's a credit to or a credit game and

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01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:04,200
Speaker 2: Dabos Twinny's strategy and roster building, because we have a

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Speaker 2: concept of what Clemson is, how they're built, and what

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01:08:06,640 --> 01:08:09,560
Speaker 2: they're going for, whereas there are still open ended questions

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Speaker 2: about how much LSU is replacing. Even with the high

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01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,800
Speaker 2: level things that we have come to trust about LSU.

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01:08:16,479 --> 01:08:21,040
Speaker 2: Garret Nessmeyer can absolutely still throw a catastrophic ball and

1317
01:08:21,080 --> 01:08:26,360
Speaker 2: then turn around and throw a miraculously gorgeous ball, Whereas

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Speaker 2: I just think we can count on the Clemson element

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Speaker 2: of this a little bit more at home.

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Speaker 1: He's a gun slinger. What can we say? He's a

1321
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:33,519
Speaker 1: gun slinger.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's entertaining, It's great.

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Speaker 1: He is We'll see right in so Oliver bogmail dot com.

1324
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Speaker 1: Leave us a note in the inbox, out on social media,

1325
01:08:43,040 --> 01:08:45,000
Speaker 1: anywhere he can drop a comment. Let us know where

1326
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Speaker 1: we're right, where we're wrong, what your predictions are yes

1327
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Speaker 1: for this game, for really all the games in Week one,

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Speaker 1: I did want to close out with perhaps some more

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01:08:57,320 --> 01:09:02,840
Speaker 1: touching message Dan. Okay, for those of you that listened

1330
01:09:02,840 --> 01:09:05,040
Speaker 1: to the last show. You know, we were notified that

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01:09:05,080 --> 01:09:07,479
Speaker 1: the late great Richard Verbal had passed on into the

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Speaker 1: Greek college football unknown beyond what have you?

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Speaker 2: Godfather of the show? Yeah, godfather of the show.

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Speaker 1: We had questions, many questions about what this particular message

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Speaker 1: meant when they emailed us to say that we were

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Speaker 1: the sole inheritor of Richard Verbal's estate. Yes, I pen

1337
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Speaker 1: this early on Sunday morning. You said, Oh Ti, why,

1338
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Speaker 1: But I just needed to get out all of my emotions. Okay,

1339
01:09:35,920 --> 01:09:40,120
Speaker 1: So for those who have wanted an update, Oh our

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Speaker 1: sweet Richard, what bittersweet news this is. Thank you for

1341
01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:48,000
Speaker 1: reaching out about his estate. I'm honored to be considered

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Speaker 1: the rightful inheritor, Though I admit the news has left

1343
01:09:50,760 --> 01:09:54,519
Speaker 1: me a bit shaken. It goes without saying that Richard

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01:09:54,560 --> 01:09:56,559
Speaker 1: had a lasting influence on my life, as he did

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01:09:56,560 --> 01:09:59,599
Speaker 1: for all of those in his orbit. Can you share

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01:09:59,640 --> 01:10:03,200
Speaker 1: more tales about Richard's last days? Though we had fallen

1347
01:10:03,200 --> 01:10:05,719
Speaker 1: out of touch recently, his spirit remained very much alive

1348
01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:08,720
Speaker 1: in my heart. Was he able to make peace with

1349
01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:12,800
Speaker 1: Barry Solid before his passing? Their rift over the role

1350
01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:16,959
Speaker 1: of East Coast bias in Toby Gerhardt's legacy was a popular,

1351
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:21,920
Speaker 1: albeit unfortunate talking point at family gatherings. Can you also

1352
01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:23,799
Speaker 1: share a bit more detail about the state itself?

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Speaker 2: That's great?

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01:10:25,280 --> 01:10:29,080
Speaker 1: How much do I stand to inherit? Has the rest

1355
01:10:29,080 --> 01:10:32,120
Speaker 1: of the family been contacted yet? I imagine his beloved

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01:10:32,160 --> 01:10:34,559
Speaker 1: cousin Loquacious would.

1357
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Speaker 2: Want to know.

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Speaker 1: They were very close looking forward to your guidance and

1359
01:10:37,800 --> 01:10:41,280
Speaker 1: next step during these difficult times. Sincerely, and I had

1360
01:10:41,320 --> 01:10:44,320
Speaker 1: to sign this solid verbal as if I were a person,

1361
01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:45,439
Speaker 1: since that's how it was addressed.

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Speaker 2: Course, of course, do you think this estate will be

1363
01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:53,360
Speaker 2: the size of what I'm looking for?

1364
01:10:53,439 --> 01:10:53,519
Speaker 1: Is?

1365
01:10:53,560 --> 01:10:57,080
Speaker 2: Can we buy a Terry Pagoula supriyacht? Did you see

1366
01:10:57,120 --> 01:11:03,280
Speaker 2: that the owner of the bells it's good, it's great

1367
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Speaker 2: or something like that.

1368
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Speaker 1: I'm for.

1369
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Speaker 2: The boat goal here.

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01:11:08,800 --> 01:11:11,280
Speaker 1: Uh. I have not received a response yet from Frank

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01:11:11,400 --> 01:11:14,880
Speaker 1: the purported attorney here, but I will keep the verbawler

1372
01:11:14,920 --> 01:11:17,200
Speaker 1: hood plugged in in case there is any news on

1373
01:11:17,240 --> 01:11:17,639
Speaker 1: this front.

1374
01:11:17,920 --> 01:11:18,360
Speaker 2: Can't wait?

1375
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:22,920
Speaker 1: I promise that does it? From the Tuesday episode again,

1376
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Speaker 1: hit fallo, hit subscribe if you made it this far.

1377
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Speaker 1: Of course, verballers dot com is where you can go

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Speaker 1: if you want to get access to all of those perks.

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Speaker 1: We will, perhaps annoyingly so remind you more about that

1380
01:11:35,960 --> 01:11:38,000
Speaker 1: this week. But we want everybody to get in the game.

1381
01:11:38,040 --> 01:11:42,639
Speaker 1: We want everybody, want everybody to compete. You can play

1382
01:11:42,680 --> 01:11:44,360
Speaker 1: for that gift card, you can play for a spot

1383
01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:46,280
Speaker 1: on the board, you can be part of the community

1384
01:11:46,280 --> 01:11:49,240
Speaker 1: as a whole. Goes a long way towards helping us out.

1385
01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:52,240
Speaker 1: So at a minimum, hope maybe you'll give it some consideration.

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Speaker 1: At for bawlers dot.

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Speaker 2: Com would love to hang out.

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Speaker 1: That is all I have for now. On the next episode,

1389
01:11:58,640 --> 01:12:01,360
Speaker 1: we're going to go into much more detail about all

1390
01:12:01,479 --> 01:12:05,519
Speaker 1: of these games that are taking place on Saturday, on Sunday,

1391
01:12:05,880 --> 01:12:08,200
Speaker 1: and on Monday. We will talk a little bit more

1392
01:12:08,240 --> 01:12:11,599
Speaker 1: about the Texas, Ohio State, LSU Clemson games, since those

1393
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:14,280
Speaker 1: are some of the biggies, of course, but we wanted

1394
01:12:14,320 --> 01:12:15,960
Speaker 1: to get some of that out of the way in advance.

1395
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:18,880
Speaker 1: We're also going to talk through what your quads should

1396
01:12:18,960 --> 01:12:22,160
Speaker 1: look like, how the slate lines up, will be making

1397
01:12:22,280 --> 01:12:24,360
Speaker 1: more picks, will be having more fun. Of course, a

1398
01:12:24,400 --> 01:12:29,160
Speaker 1: Patriot League Lightning Round perhaps for the ages Dan, so

1399
01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:31,599
Speaker 1: much happening for that guy over there, my good friend

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01:12:31,640 --> 01:12:34,320
Speaker 1: Dan Rubinstein, for myself Tie Hildebrand, Thanks for tuning in.

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Speaker 1: Talk to you all on Thursday. Game weeks here, stay songed, peace,