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Speaker 2: Like Jesse Jesse, I kid you not, Producer. Jesse got

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Speaker 2: So we have a bunch of savages on our staff,

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Speaker 1: But not everyone lives like we do.

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Speaker 2: Some people do recognize the off season, and some people

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Speaker 2: want to take a vacation, and the ACC is not

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Speaker 2: letting you do it. The powers that be or not

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Speaker 2: horizon for college football. There's what they're telling you, and

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Speaker 2: then there's what is really going on. We are jam packed,

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Speaker 2: we are high top and active downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It's Thursday,

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Speaker 2: May eighteenth, the year of our Lord twenty twenty three,

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Speaker 2: until Hawaii makes their way to Vanderbilt Stadium for some

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Speaker 2: good hot Week zero action. But in the meantime, anybody

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Speaker 2: know who's in the ACC at this hour? Se anybody

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Speaker 2: We'll take a nice hard look at that tonight. Also,

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Speaker 2: the magnifying glass across this great land of ours, several

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Speaker 2: are very, very big, case in Point Keon, Coleman and

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna talk to you about it tonight and some

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Speaker 2: big ten big games this year. You know, you got

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Speaker 1: They're watching us, you know where. They're watching us.

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Speaker 2: In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They're also watching us in Laross, Louisiana,

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Speaker 2: And Westland, Michigan. It's not a mail bag episode tonight,

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Speaker 2: And you know what, I'll talk about it, not right now,

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Speaker 2: So I'm gonna put the nine point five on that one.

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Speaker 2: play on that same day. That's a conundrum that we'll

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Speaker 2: have to deal with internally. What if let's just humor

435
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Speaker 2: ourselves here, what if Clemson were to win thirty eight

436
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,120
Speaker 2: to fourteen against Florida State, or yeah, against Florida State

437
00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,640
Speaker 2: in Week four, you'd look the rest of the way.

438
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Speaker 2: Their toughest remaining game probably is against Notre Dame. That's

439
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Speaker 2: non conference, and you would be telling yourself, well, if

440
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Speaker 2: they just drug Florida State like that, I don't even

441
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Speaker 2: care if there's a rematch in the ACC title game.

442
00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,960
Speaker 2: Florida State's not beating them, and so already my point is,

443
00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:33,359
Speaker 2: in week four, you could feel really really bad about

444
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Speaker 2: this prediction, or maybe that game's close, or maybe Florida

445
00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,520
Speaker 2: State wins the game, and then Clemson still got some

446
00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,720
Speaker 2: treacherous back to back road games there, So we'll see

447
00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,200
Speaker 2: last prediction here. Speaking of the ACC they didn't beat

448
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Speaker 2: around the bush with us when Tony just said Florida

449
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Speaker 2: State's gonna win their national championship. Fourth National championship from Orlando,

450
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Speaker 2: Florida eight and a half is my prediction? Did I

451
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Speaker 2: just start instinctively chopping on the desk as yes? Do

452
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Speaker 2: we take that as a sign? Perhaps I won't say no.

453
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Speaker 2: Did I just make my national championship prediction in May?

454
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Speaker 1: Absolutely not, but feel free to suggest otherwise.

455
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Speaker 2: Over on the Unconquered board over there on Nole's twenty

456
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Speaker 2: four to seven, they're plus sixteen hundred odds to win

457
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Speaker 2: the title right now. That is tied for seventh in

458
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Speaker 2: the country, So they're up there. They're in the mix.

459
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Speaker 2: There is a path regardless of Week four. So I

460
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Speaker 2: was just talking about that Clemson game. They got a

461
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Speaker 2: path regardless. What they need to do basically is make

462
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Speaker 2: sure they at least split the LSU and Clemson games.

463
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Speaker 2: That's week one and four, so both of those games

464
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Speaker 2: are happening in September, and then they get the buye

465
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Speaker 2: and they'll be favored the rest of the way unless

466
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Speaker 2: something weird happens, they should, as we sit here now,

467
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Speaker 2: be favored the rest of the way. They got to

468
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Speaker 2: split those first two games, and if they win both

469
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Speaker 2: of them, then really look out because then they become well,

470
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Speaker 2: those odds drop significantly, And when I say drop, I

471
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Speaker 2: mean they become a lot more head be a favorite

472
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Speaker 2: to be in that mix. I'm making this an eight

473
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Speaker 2: and a half. They have such a unique challenge in

474
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Speaker 2: that receiver room right now that they're gonna pose. I

475
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Speaker 2: am gonna read you this later, okay, but I do

476
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Speaker 2: want to read you this now too, so it's gonna

477
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Speaker 2: sound a little redundant later in the show. Do you

478
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Speaker 2: realize that Florida State actually you know what, I'm not

479
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:22,560
Speaker 2: gonna read it to you. They got a lot of

480
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Speaker 2: kids six or four or taller on that team.

481
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Speaker 1: They can catch a football.

482
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Speaker 2: That's what I'm trying to tell you. They got Keon

483
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Speaker 2: Coleman recently. They got three of them in the tight

484
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Speaker 2: end room. They got like three or four more of

485
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Speaker 2: them in the receiver room.

486
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Speaker 1: Such a unique challenge.

487
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Speaker 2: There's not another team out there that's gonna pose that

488
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Speaker 2: kind of challenge to where if Florida State looks like

489
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Speaker 2: they're tracking towards being a favorite to be in the playoff.

490
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Speaker 1: All of a sudden, you'll.

491
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Speaker 2: Start looking at a Georgia or an Ohio State, or

492
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Speaker 2: Michigan or Penn State or whoever's coming from the other

493
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Speaker 2: portions of the country, and you'll start asking, how does

494
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Speaker 2: Florida State match up with that secondary? And that's the

495
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Speaker 2: kind of conversation that you could start having later in

496
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Speaker 2: the year. But got to get the job done on

497
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Speaker 2: the front end. And that just means splitting those first

498
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Speaker 2: two games. They're not technically the first two. I don't

499
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Speaker 2: want to disrespect the Boston colleges of the world, just

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Speaker 2: the two.

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Speaker 1: Games that people are going to focus on.

502
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Speaker 2: I am focused right now as you should be on

503
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Speaker 2: Academy Sports and Outdoors, not just because this bright blue

504
00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:25,480
Speaker 2: mural is behind me, but also because, well, to put

505
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Speaker 2: it plainly, they are the only partner we have on

506
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Speaker 2: this show, not because we don't have other opportunities, mind you,

507
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Speaker 2: I fielded three of them this week and politely but

508
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Speaker 2: sternly said no, thank you, because.

509
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Speaker 1: We don't need it.

510
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Speaker 2: Because Academy Sports and Outdoors makes it such that we

511
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Speaker 2: don't have to treat our show like NASCAR race car

512
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Speaker 2: and put stickers all over it. We got one we

513
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Speaker 2: ride with Academy Sports and Outdoors. You know, I had

514
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Speaker 2: someone dm me, was it yesterday? Yeah, it was yesterday.

515
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Speaker 2: And they had a picture sure of a bright, shiny

516
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Speaker 2: new baseball bat. I already knew where it was going,

517
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Speaker 2: but I always read the letters and I always look

518
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Speaker 2: at the receipts anyway, and it was a doubter. This

519
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Speaker 2: is why I'm telling you the story. It was someone

520
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Speaker 2: who had doubted me. I occasionally get these emails where

521
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Speaker 2: it goes a little something like this. You know, you

522
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,760
Speaker 2: tell me on that show all the time that I

523
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Speaker 2: can find pretty much anything I want at Academy, and

524
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Speaker 2: I doubted you, and I actually in this email he said,

525
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Speaker 2: I actually looked elsewhere for the product, couldn't find exactly

526
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Speaker 2: what I needed, And then I remembered Academy, and I

527
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Speaker 2: while I can't endorse that order of priority, I do

528
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Speaker 2: endorse how it ended.

529
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Speaker 1: And guess how it ended.

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Speaker 2: Friends, he found a bat at Academy for a nice

531
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Speaker 2: price too. So Academy Sports and Outdoors has you set

532
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Speaker 2: obviously for all things outdoors sporting good supplies plus, And

533
00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,840
Speaker 2: that plus is in like seventy two point font because

534
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Speaker 2: there's a lot of stuff there. As I always tell you,

535
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Speaker 2: you just need to go in the store one time

536
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Speaker 2: and you will thank me. And Academy dot com is

537
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Speaker 2: your online source if you can't get there in person.

538
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Speaker 2: We thank them, We thank them, we thank them. A

539
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Speaker 2: lot of exciting things coming up with them.

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Speaker 1: I am told via a very solid source placed deep

541
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Speaker 1: within Academy that we.

542
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Speaker 2: May see our guys at SEC Media Days. Womsta knows

543
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Speaker 2: we'll see. It's like two blocks away.

544
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Speaker 1: This year, we can walk to SEC Media Days. How

545
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Speaker 1: about that? I sneezed.

546
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Speaker 2: I think the over under on Sneezes was fifty six

547
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Speaker 2: and a half to Dan, I hit the over.

548
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Speaker 1: That's been a time.

549
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Speaker 2: We've been doing some conference spotlights. In this case, I'm

550
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Speaker 2: gonna do a division spotlight. I'm gonna take a sit

551
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Speaker 2: from the challice, as is my constitutional right, and then

552
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Speaker 2: we're gonna get back to it. Okay, here we go,

553
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Speaker 2: no hold on. Someone asks me if I'm at work

554
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Speaker 2: right now? Yes, okay, thank you for bearing with me

555
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,359
Speaker 2: through that. While we're at it, Like and subscribe to

556
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Speaker 2: the channel strictly due to the professionalism of this show.

557
00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,480
Speaker 2: If nothing else, Please subscribe to the channel and like

558
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Speaker 2: the video. Hey, we got to get to two hundred

559
00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,320
Speaker 2: k somehow by the start of the season. I just

560
00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,800
Speaker 2: decided that tonight two hundred k. The drive to two

561
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Speaker 2: hundred K begins. Now the SEC West, it's interesting, isn't it.

562
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Speaker 2: It's not Alabama in that defending championship position.

563
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,280
Speaker 1: It is LSU, the same LSU who had an.

564
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Speaker 2: Over under preseason win total in the six or seven

565
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Speaker 2: range last year. So even in the SEC West, yes, friends,

566
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Speaker 2: anything could happen. So the first thing I need to

567
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Speaker 2: ask you as we do this little post spring kind

568
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Speaker 2: of examination of the SEC West is what is Alabama?

569
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Speaker 2: What is Alabama? Hoopstas Alabama? What are we gonna see

570
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Speaker 2: from Alabama this year? You know, we've talked about this

571
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Speaker 2: a lot. I think it bears repeating one more time.

572
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Speaker 2: There is a talking point circulating the college football public

573
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Speaker 2: ether that this team's down a little bit. The roster's

574
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Speaker 2: down a little bit. Roster's not down, man quarterback rooms down,

575
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Speaker 2: the roster's not down. Out of the six highest ranked

576
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Speaker 2: recruiting classes in history, Bama's got three of them on

577
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Speaker 2: campus right now. That's what their team's made of. They've

578
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Speaker 2: got talent elsewhere on par with anyone in the country.

579
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Speaker 2: It's the quarterback room that could be an issue now.

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Speaker 2: It also bears repeating when Tyler Butner transferred in, there

581
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Speaker 2: no one transferred out. Make of that what you will. Anyway,

582
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Speaker 2: I'm not here to tell you what you already know.

583
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Speaker 2: I'm here to ask you, what is that team going

584
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Speaker 2: to be this year? Like my personal take on it is,

585
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Speaker 2: I'm kind of, in a way morbidly excited about them

586
00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,280
Speaker 2: having questions at the quarterback position.

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Speaker 1: And it's not because that's a.

588
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Speaker 2: Good thing overall for most teams, but for a team

589
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Speaker 2: as talented as them, and a team that used to

590
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Speaker 2: butter their bread in an entirely different style than just

591
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Speaker 2: disproportionately leaning on quarterback, I'm excited to see them know

592
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Speaker 2: several months ahead of time, we are not.

593
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Speaker 1: Going to be able to lean on quarterback.

594
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Speaker 2: We have to win playing defense, we may have to

595
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Speaker 2: win run in the ball, we may have to win

596
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Speaker 2: a few games where we scored twenty four points. I'm

597
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Speaker 2: actually excited to watch that. Maybe I'm just a sicko,

598
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,440
Speaker 2: but I'm excited to watch that. But in that hole,

599
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Speaker 2: what is Alabama there's always the rosy glass half full

600
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Speaker 2: or chalice half full, if you will. But let's go

601
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Speaker 2: challice half empty for a second. Let's just be full negatiders.

602
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Speaker 2: What happens if they go nine and three or eight

603
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Speaker 2: and four, which is it boggles the mind to even

604
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Speaker 2: conceptualize that, but I've seen a few of those predictions

605
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Speaker 2: out there. What happens if last year's close win turns

606
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Speaker 2: into this year's loss and last year's loss remains a loss.

607
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Speaker 2: They certainly have teams on their schedule that pose a challenge.

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Speaker 2: They have four of the top thirteen odds favorites to

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Speaker 2: make the playoff on this schedule here, and obviously they

610
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Speaker 2: play some of them on the road, play some of

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Speaker 2: them at home. That's the way scheduling works. I cannot

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Speaker 2: prepare myself, and nor can you prepare yourself adequately for

613
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Speaker 2: the conversation. If Bama were to not win double digit games,

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Speaker 2: that's a first world problem, obviously, but I think it's

615
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Speaker 2: in everyone's best interest down there. Just go ahead and

616
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Speaker 2: make it back to Atlanta this year. But if they don't, WOO,

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Speaker 2: that'll be its own segment. I can assure you of that. Meanwhile,

618
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Speaker 2: down the road, in Baton Rouge. Another question we could

619
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Speaker 2: ask is has LSU just permanently ascended to the head table.

620
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Speaker 2: That doesn't mean win the conference every year or even

621
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Speaker 2: win the division every year, but you know what I mean.

622
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Speaker 2: LSU was at the big boy table for a long

623
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Speaker 2: time to where you knew, if Alabama's going to win

624
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Speaker 2: the West, it's got to go through LSU. They're going

625
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Speaker 2: to have something to say about it. They were always

626
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Speaker 2: a tough out. Even when BAMA was running off that

627
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Speaker 2: string of wins against LSU, most of them were not blowouts.

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Speaker 2: Most of them were not even you know, double digit wins.

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Speaker 2: They were really close back and forth. So LSU just

630
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Speaker 2: out of nowhere wins the division last year. It wasn't

631
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Speaker 2: luck at all. Although some people would call it that,

632
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Speaker 2: I would just call it a faster than expected start

633
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,680
Speaker 2: and the fact that Brian Kelly is a really, really

634
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,600
Speaker 2: good coach and understands how to structure a program the

635
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Speaker 2: right way and has sustainability about that structure. So for

636
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Speaker 2: the doubters out there, I guess I asked the question,

637
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Speaker 2: are they permanently at the head table? Because they're sitting

638
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Speaker 2: here this year and you open up that preview magazine

639
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Speaker 2: season when it arrives in the mail in. I guess

640
00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,800
Speaker 2: a few weeks. At this point, you're going to see

641
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Speaker 2: him ranked inside the top ten. When they play Florida

642
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Speaker 2: State in Week one this year, it's going to be

643
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Speaker 2: a highly highly ranked matchup. That is, two top ten

644
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Speaker 2: teams that a couple of years ago we weren't saying

645
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Speaker 2: about either one of them. And so there they are,

646
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Speaker 2: Brian Kelly, Mike Norvell, there they are. Well, I'm not

647
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Speaker 2: a believer that college football needs any one team to

648
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Speaker 2: be good to flourish. However, I am a believer that

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00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,400
Speaker 2: college football is a sport's kind of better when certain

650
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,840
Speaker 2: teams are good. LSU is one of them selfishly, because

651
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,080
Speaker 2: I love LSU and some of them even love me back.

652
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,800
Speaker 2: No treats us great. We may be down there soon,

653
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,040
Speaker 2: we'll see. So if LSU is at that head table,

654
00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,360
Speaker 2: then you start to ask questions elsewhere. In fact, we

655
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,720
Speaker 2: can go to it right now, because you've got overhuls

656
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,160
Speaker 2: going on at Texas A and M. You've got overhuls

657
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,240
Speaker 2: going on at Arkansas, I mean at A and M.

658
00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:18,560
Speaker 2: It's pretty high profile. I don't think as many people

659
00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 2: have talked about Arkansas. Outside of this show, not as

660
00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:22,560
Speaker 2: many people have talked about Arkansas.

661
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:23,200
Speaker 1: But at A and M.

662
00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,560
Speaker 2: You know, they brought Patrino in, Okay, why did they

663
00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,040
Speaker 2: do that? Obviously they sucked water through a garden hose.

664
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,480
Speaker 2: Offensively last year there were one hundred and first points

665
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,200
Speaker 2: per game. They were seventy fifth and explosive play rate,

666
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,080
Speaker 2: and honestly, I didn't know they were that highly ranked

667
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,400
Speaker 2: when it comes to explosive plays. They were ninety third

668
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:41,479
Speaker 2: in yards per game last year. Uh, trocious, And the

669
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,560
Speaker 2: talent and the cupboards far better than those numbers.

670
00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,080
Speaker 1: So Connor Wegman think you'll start at quarterback. Great.

671
00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,200
Speaker 2: I got good pieces around him. They've got guys that

672
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,200
Speaker 2: could be stars, like Evan Stewart could be a star

673
00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,880
Speaker 2: out there. You've got to have the right offense to

674
00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,240
Speaker 2: have him plugged into. So if Bobby Patrino comes in

675
00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,960
Speaker 2: there and he truly is the magic elixir that just

676
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:06,240
Speaker 2: overhauls everything wonderful, is that gonna happen? That's the great

677
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,480
Speaker 2: question that we get to ask ourselves for the next

678
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,479
Speaker 2: couple of months. But you kind of know about that,

679
00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,920
Speaker 2: like that's the going question for everyone around the country

680
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,840
Speaker 2: when it comes to text A and M. But at Arkansas,

681
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:20,760
Speaker 2: I think maybe most people don't remember they're replacing both

682
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,040
Speaker 2: coordinators up there. And not only that, I mean Pittman

683
00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,360
Speaker 2: did a flush on a number of different compartments of

684
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,600
Speaker 2: his program strength and conditioning, overhauled, nutrition, overhauled, not to

685
00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,120
Speaker 2: mention both of the coordinator spots overhauled, oh in his

686
00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 2: roster via the portal overhauled. But what they did in

687
00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:41,640
Speaker 2: overhaul is the quarterback position. Now there are different opinions

688
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,680
Speaker 2: out there on how good kJ Jefferson is. I happen

689
00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,520
Speaker 2: to think they're far better with him than without him.

690
00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:51,640
Speaker 2: Let me just make that bold proclamation here. So they

691
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:56,480
Speaker 2: were fifty sixth out of sixty five teams in Power

692
00:33:56,600 --> 00:34:01,760
Speaker 2: five competition last year defensively, so it's got to be better.

693
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,960
Speaker 2: I mean, they had some injuries early early, early in

694
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:05,760
Speaker 2: the year obviously, but it's got to be better. So

695
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,600
Speaker 2: with that going on, Okay, that's one kind of churn.

696
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,880
Speaker 2: Then you got the portal churn. It places like Auburn

697
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,000
Speaker 2: and Ole Miss, which which is just a fascinating story.

698
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,360
Speaker 1: So at old Miss Lane.

699
00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,640
Speaker 2: Kiffin has I think as good as anyone in America

700
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,200
Speaker 2: dialed into what he can do and what he can't do,

701
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,880
Speaker 2: And realistically speaking, what he can't do is just go

702
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,080
Speaker 2: toe to toe on the high school recruiting trail with Georgia.

703
00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:29,600
Speaker 1: That's not gonna happen.

704
00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,560
Speaker 2: But what he can do is he can get selective

705
00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:34,279
Speaker 2: and he can be really good selectively in NIL and

706
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:37,399
Speaker 2: keeping guys like Quinchawn Judkins on campus. And then also

707
00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:40,880
Speaker 2: he can go via the portal and replenish his roster.

708
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,759
Speaker 2: It's not an ideal world. It may not be long

709
00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,439
Speaker 2: term sustainable, but you gotta look, you gotta worry about

710
00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,400
Speaker 2: tomorrow before you can worry about twenty twenty seven. And

711
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,960
Speaker 2: Lake Kiffin's doing that right now. So they needed wide

712
00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:56,080
Speaker 2: receiver help. And it's been interesting there because there be

713
00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,840
Speaker 2: there been some guys that they've gone after. Coleman the

714
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,080
Speaker 2: latest example. It ended up going to Florida State and

715
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,319
Speaker 2: they've missed on them. But they're still in it for kids,

716
00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,719
Speaker 2: and so this is gonna be an experiment every year

717
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,600
Speaker 2: we're talking about with them. They're over under win total

718
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,560
Speaker 2: seven and a half, so we'll see with them at Auburn.

719
00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:14,799
Speaker 2: Hugh Freeze is killing it in the portal right now.

720
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,400
Speaker 2: In fact, you know what I'm gonna do, Colin, because

721
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:18,960
Speaker 2: they put us in their hype video the other day,

722
00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:19,759
Speaker 2: and I appreciate that.

723
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:20,440
Speaker 1: I saw that.

724
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,680
Speaker 2: By the way, I'm gonna wait for us to get

725
00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,600
Speaker 2: an Auburn graphic on the screen because look, there's a

726
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,080
Speaker 2: half decent chance they use what I'm about to say.

727
00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:29,239
Speaker 2: Here's how it works right here.

728
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 1: Watch this.

729
00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,280
Speaker 2: Hugh Freeze is killing it the transfer portal and cut

730
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:35,759
Speaker 2: all right, you guys can use that part.

731
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,799
Speaker 1: Now, let's talk it for real. Hugh Freeze is killing

732
00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:39,759
Speaker 1: it the transfer portal. So that wasn't an act. He

733
00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:40,319
Speaker 1: really is.

734
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,759
Speaker 2: They have brought in a ton of kids they've had

735
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,120
Speaker 2: They've got the number three class in the portal right now.

736
00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,120
Speaker 2: They just brought in some more kids and they've had

737
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,560
Speaker 2: I think twenty go out in nineteen come in. It's

738
00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,360
Speaker 2: either one way or the other. So a lot of

739
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,400
Speaker 2: kids have exited, a lot of kids have come in.

740
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 2: They also got themselves a quarterback in Peyton Thorn. They've

741
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 2: got receiver help in the coup. The last couple of

742
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:06,200
Speaker 2: weeks they have the number eighteen recruiting class, number three

743
00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:09,440
Speaker 2: transfer class. Hugh Freeze has given himself an opportunity and

744
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,080
Speaker 2: he's given the Auburn Tigers an opportunity to be competitive.

745
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:13,439
Speaker 1: In year one.

746
00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:17,719
Speaker 2: They have just for comparison's sake, They've brought in more

747
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,680
Speaker 2: four star players via the portal than any other team

748
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:25,040
Speaker 2: this cycle, that includes Colorado, that includes usc that includes anyone.

749
00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,600
Speaker 2: Auburn has brought in more four star or higher rated

750
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:32,719
Speaker 2: talent via the portal this cycle than anyone else. That

751
00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,760
Speaker 2: was an optional, that was a necessity. And Hugh Freeze

752
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,759
Speaker 2: got it done. And also Mike Leach passed away at

753
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,800
Speaker 2: Mississippi State and it dominated the headlines as it should,

754
00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,799
Speaker 2: and Zach Barnett took the reins as head coach through

755
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:51,839
Speaker 2: the defensive coordinator and because of what happened with Leech,

756
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,960
Speaker 2: and understandably so, there's been a hesitation to even start

757
00:36:56,000 --> 00:37:00,399
Speaker 2: talking about Mississippi State on the field this coming year. Well,

758
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,040
Speaker 2: it's about time to start talking about that, all due respect,

759
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:08,319
Speaker 2: and you do you guys understand there's a quarterback in

760
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:12,680
Speaker 2: the SEC that is already the leader in the history

761
00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:16,359
Speaker 2: of the conference and completions. There is a quarterback that

762
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:20,920
Speaker 2: just passed Eli Manning for all time SEC touchdown passes

763
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:24,880
Speaker 2: and he's coming back this year. Like he has another

764
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:28,680
Speaker 2: year to play. That's Will Rogers at Mississippi State.

765
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:29,359
Speaker 1: Now.

766
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,160
Speaker 2: They're very content over there with no one talking about him.

767
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,040
Speaker 2: At least one show is going to talk about him,

768
00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:38,000
Speaker 2: because I'm sitting here and I know they got LSU

769
00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,120
Speaker 2: and Bama in the first five weeks of the season

770
00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 2: and play them both at home. They go to South

771
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:46,359
Speaker 2: Carolina first five weeks of the season. They could they

772
00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:48,839
Speaker 2: could aggravate a lot of people, to say the very

773
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,040
Speaker 2: least in the first few weeks of the season. But

774
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,359
Speaker 2: it's a great unknown also because we don't even really

775
00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,960
Speaker 2: know what to expect the team to look like because

776
00:37:56,040 --> 00:38:01,319
Speaker 2: it it goes from a Mike Leach philosop to a

777
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,680
Speaker 2: defensive coordinator's philosophy as your new head coach, and so

778
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,319
Speaker 2: that's a great unknown over there. Mississippi State may have

779
00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,879
Speaker 2: the worst odds in the SEC West. They got better

780
00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,520
Speaker 2: odds than several teams over in the SEC East.

781
00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:14,440
Speaker 1: It's just a deeper, deeper division.

782
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,480
Speaker 2: I've had a guy coming at me on Twitter over

783
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:20,160
Speaker 2: the past week saying, you still haven't explained what makes.

784
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:24,239
Speaker 1: The West better than the East. I haven't. I don't

785
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,480
Speaker 1: think I need do I really need to. I don't

786
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:27,080
Speaker 1: think I need to.

787
00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,360
Speaker 2: They're watching us in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We tried to

788
00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,479
Speaker 2: spell it without help earlier, to no avail. They're watching

789
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,360
Speaker 2: us in Pensacola, Florida, and Greensboro, North Carolina, home of

790
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,760
Speaker 2: the Greensboro Coliseum. Thank you guys so much for watching.

791
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:47,480
Speaker 2: You may think, if you just listen to your neighbor,

792
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:51,640
Speaker 2: you may think the transfer portal's done. It's closed, And

793
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,480
Speaker 2: in a sense, they're right. I don't want to trash

794
00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:56,680
Speaker 2: your neighbor. Sounds like a good dude from what I

795
00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:57,239
Speaker 2: know about him.

796
00:38:58,080 --> 00:38:59,320
Speaker 1: But the portal is closed.

797
00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,360
Speaker 2: You can't get in it, but you can still be

798
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,759
Speaker 2: in it if you were already in it before the deadline.

799
00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,759
Speaker 1: And after a sip from the chalice, I got some

800
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 1: big news for you.

801
00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:14,560
Speaker 2: In fact, it's appropriate that the color of the choice

802
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,719
Speaker 2: liquid in the chalice is sort of garn it, maybe

803
00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:21,480
Speaker 2: a little garnet. Because the latest out of the transfer

804
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,960
Speaker 2: portal has to do with Keon Coleman, Colin, that's probably

805
00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,440
Speaker 2: your endpoint there. Keon Coleman was the biggest target remaining

806
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:30,759
Speaker 2: in the transfer portal by my estimation, literally and figuratively, six'

807
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,920
Speaker 2: four and, change and he was a receiver From Michigan.

808
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,239
Speaker 2: State uh put up about eight hundred yards receiving in

809
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:40,800
Speaker 2: seven touchdowns in a bad. Year last year he PICKED

810
00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,080
Speaker 2: fsu over old. Miss this is the one we've been

811
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:46,200
Speaker 2: monitoring for a. While, remember he And Peyton thorne both

812
00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:47,919
Speaker 2: went in the portal At Michigan state about the same

813
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:51,239
Speaker 2: time he has landed At Florida. State, NOW i told

814
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,359
Speaker 2: you earlier in the. Show let me pay per pop

815
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:54,880
Speaker 2: for this. ONE i told you earlier in the SHOW

816
00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:57,640
Speaker 2: i was going to give you a little list of

817
00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:01,279
Speaker 2: the heights of the guy in their receiver. Room, now

818
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:05,080
Speaker 2: so you Got Johnny wilson at six. Seven Keon coleman

819
00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:07,240
Speaker 2: just walked in the. Door he's sixty, Four Hiking williams

820
00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 2: of sixty, Three Kent Tron poitier sixty, three do Span

821
00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:13,960
Speaker 2: a six, Four Damian williamson sixty. Three and then they

822
00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:15,720
Speaker 2: got three tight ends that are six, seven.

823
00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:19,560
Speaker 1: Sixty four and sixty three. RESPECTIVELY i think the average

824
00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:23,160
Speaker 1: male is like five. Ten right you walk in, there

825
00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:24,520
Speaker 1: this looks they look Like.

826
00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,920
Speaker 2: Lithuanians it's. Crazy it's like watching The olympics WHEN i was,

827
00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,400
Speaker 2: younger Saying, dad what country are they? From and he

828
00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,920
Speaker 2: just tells ME a long way away From Harris, County. Georgia,

829
00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:38,960
Speaker 2: uh they have monsters In, Tallahassee florida right. Now and

830
00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:42,680
Speaker 2: So I'm i'm gonna keep asking. YOU a lot of

831
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:44,399
Speaker 2: people will pick up on it as the season gets.

832
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:49,040
Speaker 2: Closer how many secondary rooms right? Now how MANY dB

833
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:51,560
Speaker 2: rooms feel totally comfortable that you have these size and

834
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,600
Speaker 2: physicality to match up with not just that, room but,

835
00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:59,280
Speaker 2: Remember Jordan travis is returning at quarterback. There Brendan sanone

836
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:02,760
Speaker 2: From nole's twenty four seven had a really really good tweet.

837
00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:05,400
Speaker 2: Here if you're on, podcasts listen to. This So Keyon

838
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:09,000
Speaker 2: coleman was among the best wide receivers nationally last season

839
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:14,400
Speaker 2: in production on go, routes hitch, routs and in. Routes Jordan,

840
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,520
Speaker 2: travis the quarterback, there had the fifth best passer rating

841
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:22,399
Speaker 2: nationally when throwing those three. Concepts look at. That they

842
00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,520
Speaker 2: told me data and analytics would just confuse. Me, WELL

843
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,480
Speaker 2: i let some knowone put it in terms EVEN i could,

844
00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:29,600
Speaker 2: understand AND i appreciate. That and then he put up

845
00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:33,280
Speaker 2: a fancy chart that just thoroughly confused. Me. Again running

846
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,400
Speaker 2: backs are coming off the board. TOO i think it

847
00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:38,759
Speaker 2: was about a week ago WHEN i, said, hey there

848
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:40,480
Speaker 2: are two running backs here that you need to pay attention.

849
00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:42,560
Speaker 2: To well they're gone. Now they they have found new.

850
00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,680
Speaker 2: Homes Logan digs was out Of Notre, dame had a

851
00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 2: little over a thousand yards total and six touchdowns last.

852
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:52,600
Speaker 2: Year he's gone TO. Lsu it's not just The Auburn

853
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,520
Speaker 2: tigers in The west that have been making. Moves THE

854
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:56,920
Speaker 2: Lsu tigers have been on a role in the portal

855
00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:00,120
Speaker 2: and recruiting. Too Brian kelly is killing it AT lsu right.

856
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:05,040
Speaker 2: Now So Logan digs goes TO. Lsu alton, McCaskill that

857
00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:08,400
Speaker 2: was the kid who was THE Aac freshman of The

858
00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:12,279
Speaker 2: year a couple of years. Ago he goes From houston To.

859
00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:16,279
Speaker 2: Colorado So dion got him one here two years. Ago

860
00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,680
Speaker 2: he was injured last year two years, ago thousand seventy

861
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,600
Speaker 2: four yards, rushing eighteen touchdowns and he was a true.

862
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:24,799
Speaker 2: Freshman so they got a good talent there if he's.

863
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:28,439
Speaker 2: Healthy Kvon lee kind of a depth chart casualty From Penn.

864
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:31,520
Speaker 2: State he goes To Mississippi. State he's had a thousand

865
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:32,880
Speaker 2: rush yards over three seasons.

866
00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:34,800
Speaker 1: There he's really. Versatile he can catch the ball out.

867
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:36,719
Speaker 2: Of the backfield for him and, look the thinking there

868
00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,560
Speaker 2: obviously is if he's putting a more feature, role he

869
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,359
Speaker 2: could do some things for. You it's just that it's

870
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,319
Speaker 2: really hard to crack that rotation when you have what

871
00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:47,319
Speaker 2: you have At Penn state right. Now, also the kid

872
00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:50,440
Speaker 2: whose last name really is hard for me to, Pronounce

873
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:54,359
Speaker 2: Demi sumo and then it starts with A. K, well

874
00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:56,839
Speaker 2: he went FROM Nc state To. Kentucky and really what

875
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,120
Speaker 2: you need to know there Is rechert freshman a little

876
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:01,839
Speaker 2: over four in a fifty yards, rushing four. Touchdowns he's

877
00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 2: just staying paired up With Devin leary who is his.

878
00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:07,279
Speaker 2: Quarterback so those are big. Time, well there's are big

879
00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:09,440
Speaker 2: names at the running back position out of the portal

880
00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:13,000
Speaker 2: who have moved. On the wide receiver From North. Texas

881
00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,160
Speaker 2: THEN i mentioned a little while ago Gyre, shorter that

882
00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,879
Speaker 2: is another big time name That auburn. Landed had two

883
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,200
Speaker 2: kids out Of North, texas big pass, catchers had gums

884
00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:26,239
Speaker 2: the tight end who went To arkansas then didn't then

885
00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:32,360
Speaker 2: stayed At. Arkansas a classic transfer portal, recommitment if you,

886
00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,720
Speaker 2: will which was a term that WAS i think coined

887
00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:38,080
Speaker 2: By webster's like ten minutes. Ago, Well Gyre shorter was

888
00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:42,480
Speaker 2: on that same team and he was number one in

889
00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:45,919
Speaker 2: all OF fbs in yards per catch last.

890
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,920
Speaker 1: Year did you know that You freeze?

891
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:50,080
Speaker 2: Did that's WHY i went and got him thirteenth best

892
00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:51,920
Speaker 2: available player in the portal at the. Time he's a

893
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:55,160
Speaker 2: four star, receiver really good deep threat here For Peyton,

894
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:58,560
Speaker 2: thorn who himself is a transfer portal addition For. Auburn

895
00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:01,360
Speaker 2: So auburn now number three class and the transfer. Portal

896
00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:03,000
Speaker 2: they've lost twenty kids.

897
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:03,760
Speaker 1: To the, portal they've added.

898
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:07,760
Speaker 2: Nineteen ten of those nineteen players are ranked four. Stars

899
00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:11,480
Speaker 2: that's the most in all Of. America who's still in this?

900
00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:14,759
Speaker 2: Thing who are the best players still? Available because you

901
00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:17,399
Speaker 2: might think that it's, empty it's not quite empty. Yet

902
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,719
Speaker 2: if you need wide, receivers the last thing you do

903
00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:22,719
Speaker 2: before you go on vacation out, there, coaches if you

904
00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:25,400
Speaker 2: need a wide receiver or. Two six out of the

905
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,920
Speaker 2: top ten available players in the portal as of tonight

906
00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:32,560
Speaker 2: are at the wide receiver. Position and we, also you

907
00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:36,280
Speaker 2: know on our, show we took a little interest In Isaac.

908
00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:39,640
Speaker 2: Ukwu that is the seventh year kid out Of James

909
00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:44,080
Speaker 2: madison the defensive. End he's still available And Pate state's

910
00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:46,400
Speaker 2: put out an. Offer it's conditional, though like we'd like

911
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:48,600
Speaker 2: for him to go to some place that actually, exists

912
00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,239
Speaker 2: but if no one else offers, him we got a

913
00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:56,359
Speaker 2: spot for a seventh year senior last Name ukwu At Peate.

914
00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:00,200
Speaker 1: State so there's. That we move merrily. Along what have

915
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:00,480
Speaker 1: we've done?

916
00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:04,719
Speaker 2: Tonight we've done conference, Spotlights we've done bold. Predictions, well

917
00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:06,640
Speaker 2: why not throwing a mood. Tracker we got all our

918
00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:10,080
Speaker 2: different concepts in play here. Tonight it's a fun, time you. Know.

919
00:45:10,200 --> 00:45:12,200
Speaker 1: IMAGINE i also THINK i was talking.

920
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,000
Speaker 2: To someone about this yesterday who was having a bad

921
00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:16,800
Speaker 2: day at, work and then they, said you couldn't imagine

922
00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:20,440
Speaker 2: What i'm going, Through and they were absolutely, right because

923
00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:23,120
Speaker 2: we get to drive to work to talk about football every.

924
00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:26,040
Speaker 2: Day and it's even better than some of my other

925
00:45:26,080 --> 00:45:28,160
Speaker 2: friends in sports media because some of my other, buddies

926
00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:31,000
Speaker 2: they got to TALK. Nba if they say TALK, nba

927
00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:32,600
Speaker 2: they got to Talk Major League baseball if they say

928
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:33,160
Speaker 2: Talk Major League.

929
00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,759
Speaker 1: Baseball we just get to do college football all year.

930
00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:39,000
Speaker 2: ROUND i, mean we are so synonymous with ye around college,

931
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,440
Speaker 2: football people send us.

932
00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,600
Speaker 1: Cow bells with our faces on. Them isn't that?

933
00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:46,920
Speaker 2: Great so, yeah if you had a bad day at,

934
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:50,239
Speaker 2: WORK i hate it for. You but, here at least

935
00:45:50,239 --> 00:45:51,719
Speaker 2: we're going to give you a show to where you

936
00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:56,319
Speaker 2: can escape for a little. While escaping is exactly what

937
00:45:56,440 --> 00:45:58,719
Speaker 2: some of our brethren down At miami wanted to do last.

938
00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:01,560
Speaker 2: Year it's not fun to get beat By. Duke it's

939
00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,440
Speaker 2: not fun to get beat By Middle Tennessee state at. Home,

940
00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:08,000
Speaker 2: EMPHATICALLY i know it's not fun to get beat By

941
00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:10,879
Speaker 2: Florida state by forty. Two but yet all those things

942
00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:14,000
Speaker 2: happened last. Year this is the mood, tracker. Though we're

943
00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,920
Speaker 2: talking about what the mood of the fan base. Is

944
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:20,239
Speaker 2: AND i had to play a classic seventies tun for

945
00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:25,000
Speaker 2: Producer jesse earlier today to explain WHY i was going

946
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:27,720
Speaker 2: the DIRECTION i was going with The miami mood. Tracker

947
00:46:28,360 --> 00:46:32,680
Speaker 2: so looking for a reason to believe is exactly Where

948
00:46:32,719 --> 00:46:34,120
Speaker 2: miami finds themselves right.

949
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:35,920
Speaker 1: NOW i think It's Rod stewart for the.

950
00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:41,040
Speaker 2: Record a reason to, believe that's all they. NEED i

951
00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:43,440
Speaker 2: think that's kind of how we would have classified them last.

952
00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:47,120
Speaker 2: YEAR i think there was a little more, enthusiasm falsely based.

953
00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:49,839
Speaker 2: Enthusiasm maybe as it related to the twenty twenty two,

954
00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:54,960
Speaker 2: season maybe you, know being favored or right up there

955
00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:57,799
Speaker 2: with being a favorite to win the. Division and that's

956
00:46:57,800 --> 00:46:59,719
Speaker 2: on odds, makers by the, way that's not just your.

957
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:01,480
Speaker 1: Fault, blindly maybe that was a little.

958
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,719
Speaker 2: Aggressive so here we are now coming off a five

959
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:08,520
Speaker 2: and seven, season and, no the expectations aren't nearly as.

960
00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:10,920
Speaker 1: High where they really.

961
00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:13,360
Speaker 2: Shot themselves in the foot last year was they whiffed

962
00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:17,040
Speaker 2: on the coordinator. Hires they know that, internally they whiffed

963
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,359
Speaker 2: on the coordinator. Hires you got to suck it up

964
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:21,800
Speaker 2: and deal with, it And mario. Did Kevin steele moved.

965
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:25,319
Speaker 2: On he Fired Josh gaddis and went and hired new

966
00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:29,080
Speaker 2: coordinators each side of the. Ball kept his, quarterback which

967
00:47:29,120 --> 00:47:32,360
Speaker 2: is really, important And Tyler Van, dyke but also signed

968
00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:36,480
Speaker 2: the seventh ranked recruiting, class seventh ranked portal. Class that

969
00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:39,160
Speaker 2: is what you get when you Hire Mario. Christabaul you

970
00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:42,120
Speaker 2: know you're about to have assassins on the recruiting, trail

971
00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:45,080
Speaker 2: and that's what they've. Done BUT i think that they

972
00:47:45,120 --> 00:47:47,719
Speaker 2: will even up at a notch from what you've seen so,

973
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:51,160
Speaker 2: far if a couple of things. Happen number, one if

974
00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,719
Speaker 2: they win this, year you don't have to win ten,

975
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:55,759
Speaker 2: games but just like be way better than you were last.

976
00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:58,520
Speaker 2: Year that'll ease the doubts in a lot of people's.

977
00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:01,600
Speaker 2: Minds and then number two will have happened if that,

978
00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:05,880
Speaker 2: occurs is one or hopefully both of these coordinator hires

979
00:48:06,200 --> 00:48:09,839
Speaker 2: will have validated. Themselves and at that point you can

980
00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:11,959
Speaker 2: go on the recruiting trail and you can take dudes

981
00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:14,120
Speaker 2: who know they're going to be, there and you can

982
00:48:14,120 --> 00:48:16,480
Speaker 2: take a product that's a little more proven and gives

983
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:18,160
Speaker 2: a little more confidence that we're headed in the right.

984
00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:21,719
Speaker 2: Direction so they're already recruiting really, well there's probably still

985
00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:25,080
Speaker 2: a different gear That miami recruiting can hit that it

986
00:48:25,120 --> 00:48:30,759
Speaker 2: hasn't hit. Yet so that's one of many reasons to

987
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:33,719
Speaker 2: believe that's what they're looking for down. There the fan

988
00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:37,200
Speaker 2: base needs a reason to. Believe it would be foolish

989
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:41,160
Speaker 2: also IF i did not mention What Florida state's doing right.

990
00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:43,879
Speaker 2: Now so for a little, while it didn't really matter

991
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,480
Speaker 2: if you were down in the ac sequels other Than,

992
00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:47,799
Speaker 2: clemson everyone else was down.

993
00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:49,479
Speaker 1: Too maybe not the case.

994
00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:53,760
Speaker 2: Anymore maybe your rival up the road has GOTTEN itzac

995
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,640
Speaker 2: together and all of a, sudden you're using That florida

996
00:48:56,680 --> 00:49:00,400
Speaker 2: state logo being mentioned in college football playoff, conversation CURLY

997
00:49:00,560 --> 00:49:04,240
Speaker 2: acc championship. Conversation they're the favorite to win the conference

998
00:49:04,239 --> 00:49:08,480
Speaker 2: as we sit here right. NOW i know you don't think,

999
00:49:08,520 --> 00:49:11,640
Speaker 2: so BUT i will suggest from afar here In nashville

1000
00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:14,480
Speaker 2: that's a good thing For, miami not because you love

1001
00:49:14,560 --> 00:49:17,360
Speaker 2: to see them enjoy an ounce of, success but because

1002
00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:20,160
Speaker 2: if there's any added heat that needs to be placed

1003
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:24,400
Speaker 2: on your, program that'll do. It that dynamics existed for

1004
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:27,360
Speaker 2: a long time with various. RIVALS i, mean think about

1005
00:49:28,520 --> 00:49:31,200
Speaker 2: think about The Alabama auburn rivalry for a little. While

1006
00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:35,120
Speaker 2: think about What Nick saban come Into, alabama Forced auburn into,

1007
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:37,200
Speaker 2: doing and they ended up winning a title out of

1008
00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:38,759
Speaker 2: it and went to play for another.

1009
00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:39,120
Speaker 1: One a few years.

1010
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:44,000
Speaker 2: Later does anyone think that Gene chiswick and Then Gus malson,

1011
00:49:44,120 --> 00:49:48,120
Speaker 2: respectively are are winning and then playing for national championships

1012
00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:51,759
Speaker 2: If alabama's just humming along at seven wins a, YEAR i.

1013
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:54,640
Speaker 2: Don't and so likewise down there in the state Of, florida,

1014
00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:57,879
Speaker 2: yeah you've. Underachieved that is what it. Is you can't

1015
00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:00,279
Speaker 2: change the. PAST i don't think it'll do anything but Help.

1016
00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:03,560
Speaker 2: Miami That florida state is all of a sudden in ascension.

1017
00:50:03,600 --> 00:50:06,960
Speaker 2: Mode so you, Know i'm someone who is not necessarily

1018
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:10,239
Speaker 2: affiliated with either, program but you know my thoughts on

1019
00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:12,080
Speaker 2: the state Of. Florida you know my thoughts about how

1020
00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:15,759
Speaker 2: important recruiting in the home state, is as is the

1021
00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:19,120
Speaker 2: case In, texas as is the case In, california forgetting

1022
00:50:19,160 --> 00:50:23,040
Speaker 2: yourself some more balance, Nationally because as long AS i can,

1023
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,120
Speaker 2: remember through this last, decade, yeah it's been a few

1024
00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:26,520
Speaker 2: teams on.

1025
00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:29,880
Speaker 1: Top you've seen the end. Result you've seen.

1026
00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:32,160
Speaker 2: All that orange and WHITE confeti or that crimson and white,

1027
00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:33,520
Speaker 2: confetti or that black and red.

1028
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:37,759
Speaker 1: CONFETTI i have watched them go Into South florida and

1029
00:50:37,800 --> 00:50:41,920
Speaker 1: poach talent to build the rosters to achieve. That it

1030
00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:42,840
Speaker 1: sure would.

1031
00:50:42,600 --> 00:50:46,080
Speaker 2: Mean something if they had a little tougher time doing.

1032
00:50:46,120 --> 00:50:48,799
Speaker 2: That and to achieve, that you got to have A

1033
00:50:48,840 --> 00:50:51,680
Speaker 2: miami that's flying high and in an ideal, world A

1034
00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:54,200
Speaker 2: florida and A florida state as. Well they start With

1035
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:56,800
Speaker 2: miami Of, ohio which is the match up The country

1036
00:50:56,880 --> 00:50:59,120
Speaker 2: is longed, for by the, way and then they got

1037
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:01,279
Speaker 2: amm coming in there in week. Two that was a

1038
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:03,200
Speaker 2: back and forth. Game last year they lost it In College,

1039
00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:05,600
Speaker 2: station and then they got a couple of out of,

1040
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:07,879
Speaker 2: conference then they get the bye, week and then it's

1041
00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:11,040
Speaker 2: all conference play from that point. On they do Get

1042
00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:14,319
Speaker 2: clemson at, home they do go To Florida state later

1043
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:18,600
Speaker 2: in the. Year reason to believe, STILL i look to

1044
00:51:18,760 --> 00:51:22,480
Speaker 2: find a reason to. Believe those are the exact, lyrics

1045
00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:25,200
Speaker 2: that is the exact VIBE i get out Of miami right.

1046
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:29,480
Speaker 2: NOW i promised you THAT i would give you some

1047
00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:34,799
Speaker 2: thoughts now that we're deeper into the. Show most of

1048
00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:35,880
Speaker 2: you know Who pat McFee.

1049
00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:38,440
Speaker 1: Is some of you may. Not there are a lot

1050
00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:39,160
Speaker 1: of options out.

1051
00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:43,000
Speaker 2: There pat McFee is the biggest name in sports media

1052
00:51:43,040 --> 00:51:47,480
Speaker 2: today and he built that empire entirely in digital, media

1053
00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:52,160
Speaker 2: which means YouTube sometimes because that's what we did with our.

1054
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:56,759
Speaker 2: Show sometimes you still struggle with the generation that is

1055
00:51:57,239 --> 00:52:01,520
Speaker 2: thirty five and older convey to them that this is

1056
00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:05,000
Speaker 2: where it's at. Now the reverence that you used to

1057
00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:10,080
Speaker 2: treat linear or what you call legacy, media traditional television

1058
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:15,160
Speaker 2: that yesterday is this today and the. Bonuses there's more

1059
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,520
Speaker 2: freedom over here on this. Platform ie you can wear

1060
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,080
Speaker 2: a WHITE t shirt on air and not get in.

1061
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:23,839
Speaker 2: Trouble So pat McAfee signed a bajillion dollar deal WITH,

1062
00:52:24,040 --> 00:52:25,600
Speaker 2: espn announced it a couple of days.

1063
00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:28,200
Speaker 1: Ago those of us in this world were emphatic for

1064
00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:29,200
Speaker 1: him for many.

1065
00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:32,840
Speaker 2: Reasons but my thoughts about, it BECAUSE i had hundreds

1066
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:34,400
Speaker 2: of you, asking, hey what do you think about? That

1067
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,319
Speaker 2: is that going to impact? You, yeah it'll impact me

1068
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:38,440
Speaker 2: in a very good. Way it'll impact all of us

1069
00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:41,080
Speaker 2: in a very good. Way high tide raises all boats and.

1070
00:52:41,120 --> 00:52:44,759
Speaker 2: Whatnot but my thought, was it's interesting to see how

1071
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:46,600
Speaker 2: far we've come in such a short amount of time

1072
00:52:47,200 --> 00:52:47,560
Speaker 2: on two.

1073
00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:49,680
Speaker 1: Fronts IF i were to rewind.

1074
00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:54,000
Speaker 2: A decade, ago it was like taboo to have sports

1075
00:52:54,040 --> 00:52:56,920
Speaker 2: In Las. Vegas now everyone's got a team In. Vegas

1076
00:52:57,239 --> 00:53:00,160
Speaker 2: and in reality it was never off. Limits but it

1077
00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:03,520
Speaker 2: just took, one just took, one and then all of a,

1078
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:06,440
Speaker 2: sudden the floodgates. Open, also That Supreme court overturn of

1079
00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:09,600
Speaker 2: The Federal Sports Betting band in twenty eighteen didn't, hurt

1080
00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:13,120
Speaker 2: but over in our world the same thing. Happens it's

1081
00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:15,960
Speaker 2: like you've got you've got something that can't. Be and

1082
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:17,359
Speaker 2: it's WHY i talk all the time on the show

1083
00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:21,319
Speaker 2: about the difference between haven't and, cannot because there are

1084
00:53:21,360 --> 00:53:21,879
Speaker 2: some things that.

1085
00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:24,399
Speaker 1: Haven't been that absolutely can.

1086
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:29,080
Speaker 2: Be AND i look At pat McAfee's situation AND i

1087
00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:32,879
Speaker 2: can only compare it to what we've experienced. Here he's

1088
00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:35,440
Speaker 2: going TO espn and they've promised full creative. Control, now

1089
00:53:35,480 --> 00:53:37,680
Speaker 2: some of, you because of the content in his, show

1090
00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:40,600
Speaker 2: some of the language in that, show you're doubtful that

1091
00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:44,280
Speaker 2: ESP ando follow through on. THAT i know what creative control.

1092
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:45,840
Speaker 2: MEANS i know what it means to have it in

1093
00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:47,719
Speaker 2: your deal BECAUSE i got it in, mind AND i

1094
00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:50,920
Speaker 2: work for a great. Company and to this very, moment

1095
00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:54,160
Speaker 2: we've been, here What colin since twenty twenty to this,

1096
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:57,879
Speaker 2: moment no one AT cbs or twenty four to seven

1097
00:53:57,960 --> 00:54:01,560
Speaker 2: has ever stepped in for a second and tried to

1098
00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:03,880
Speaker 2: steer the direction of our. Show so they put it

1099
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:06,200
Speaker 2: in writing and they have followed through on. It SO

1100
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:08,600
Speaker 2: i told you we don't really have bad days, Here

1101
00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:11,439
Speaker 2: like we're not constantly fighting back and. Forth in, fact

1102
00:54:11,840 --> 00:54:16,160
Speaker 2: we get great help from the powers that be. HERE i,

1103
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:18,920
Speaker 2: MEAN i could not be happier with the way that

1104
00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:22,439
Speaker 2: they've treated us and the yeses we get that we're

1105
00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:25,560
Speaker 2: so oftentimes knows in this business until like five minutes.

1106
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,920
Speaker 2: Ago so, anyway my point there, is and my point

1107
00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:32,279
Speaker 2: will always, be it is because of. You it's not

1108
00:54:32,320 --> 00:54:34,440
Speaker 2: because of anyone. Else it's not Because pat, McFee it's

1109
00:54:34,440 --> 00:54:34,959
Speaker 2: not cause anyone.

1110
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:36,960
Speaker 1: Else it's because of. You you determine.

1111
00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:41,200
Speaker 2: That you determine it with your, viewership just like in our,

1112
00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:44,759
Speaker 2: world just like with our, show you determine that management

1113
00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:48,600
Speaker 2: gives us yeses because you watch the show and you

1114
00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:52,279
Speaker 2: support the show because hopefully we're delivering something that you.

1115
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,359
Speaker 2: Want and IF i know you LIKE i think you,

1116
00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:58,600
Speaker 2: do we're delivering something that you want that you couldn't

1117
00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:01,680
Speaker 2: get anywhere, else especially the places you used to get.

1118
00:55:01,719 --> 00:55:03,120
Speaker 2: It and the REASON i say it like that is

1119
00:55:03,160 --> 00:55:05,960
Speaker 2: because that's WHY i started the, show BECAUSE i used

1120
00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:09,080
Speaker 2: to get good college football content from certain. Places then

1121
00:55:09,120 --> 00:55:12,680
Speaker 2: they stopped and went down different, roads and so that

1122
00:55:12,760 --> 00:55:13,839
Speaker 2: gave us a wide open.

1123
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:17,000
Speaker 1: Lane and you've been here for us every step of the.

1124
00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:18,680
Speaker 1: Way this will only.

1125
00:55:18,719 --> 00:55:20,920
Speaker 2: Continue so there're gonna be opportunities for a lot of,

1126
00:55:20,920 --> 00:55:24,359
Speaker 2: folks and it will only. Continue just LIKE i heard

1127
00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:26,839
Speaker 2: him say to his, Audience i'll tell you the exact same.

1128
00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:29,279
Speaker 2: Thing we're in a really good. Spot there is no,

1129
00:55:29,360 --> 00:55:32,160
Speaker 2: desperation we don't need to do. Anything so any opportunity

1130
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:34,400
Speaker 2: that comes down the road for us in the future

1131
00:55:35,120 --> 00:55:40,040
Speaker 2: will always be made with authenticity and adherence to what

1132
00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:44,000
Speaker 2: our product is in. Mind so you won't see me

1133
00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:46,160
Speaker 2: in a tuxedo anytime. Soon that's What i'm trying to tell.

1134
00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:49,200
Speaker 2: You All, right, LASTLY i need to take you up

1135
00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:51,960
Speaker 2: to the big ten for a. SECOND i need to

1136
00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:55,359
Speaker 2: talk about some, big big ten. Games big big. Ten,

1137
00:55:55,440 --> 00:55:57,640
Speaker 2: yeah that was, Right big big ten. Games i'm gonna

1138
00:55:57,680 --> 00:55:59,600
Speaker 2: go chronologically here BECAUSE i think we all.

1139
00:55:59,480 --> 00:55:59,880
Speaker 1: Know where this.

1140
00:56:00,040 --> 00:56:03,600
Speaker 2: Culminates but In week, four there is a game In State, College,

1141
00:56:03,640 --> 00:56:07,640
Speaker 2: pennsylvania and it Features iowa And Penn. State, now the

1142
00:56:07,719 --> 00:56:09,960
Speaker 2: last time these teams played was two years, ago and

1143
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:14,000
Speaker 2: that's the afternoon out In Iowa city That Sean clifford

1144
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:16,760
Speaker 2: went down and it just totally Wrecked Penn state. SEASON

1145
00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:19,719
Speaker 2: i happened to believe that they were tracking towards some

1146
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:23,400
Speaker 2: pretty special. Things well it all went sideways that. Afternoon

1147
00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:26,400
Speaker 2: they didn't play last. Year this year they play and

1148
00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:30,520
Speaker 2: how crazy is? This it's the wide out game ON

1149
00:56:30,600 --> 00:56:36,759
Speaker 2: Cbs my how the broadcast world has. Changed iowa has

1150
00:56:36,800 --> 00:56:40,719
Speaker 2: a reworked, offense or so they tell. Me and we've

1151
00:56:40,719 --> 00:56:45,480
Speaker 2: Got cad, McNamara formerly At michigan now At, iowa presumably

1152
00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:48,200
Speaker 2: the starting quarterback, There Eric all the tight end comes

1153
00:56:48,239 --> 00:56:50,560
Speaker 2: along with, him and they're gonna go in there and

1154
00:56:50,560 --> 00:56:52,560
Speaker 2: they're going to face probably the best defense they will

1155
00:56:52,560 --> 00:56:56,239
Speaker 2: have faced all. Year iowa's over underwent total seven and a,

1156
00:56:56,280 --> 00:56:59,240
Speaker 2: Half Penn states is nine and a. Half it's the Wide.

1157
00:56:59,239 --> 00:57:03,839
Speaker 2: Out it's gonna be. Wonderful it's the first chance that

1158
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:09,359
Speaker 2: Probably Penn state has to measure their own selves them.

1159
00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:11,279
Speaker 1: Owns how do you say that their own?

1160
00:57:11,280 --> 00:57:13,840
Speaker 2: SELVES i guess measure their own selves against the quality

1161
00:57:13,880 --> 00:57:18,000
Speaker 2: defensive out o, outfit albeit one that lost several, pieces

1162
00:57:18,280 --> 00:57:21,680
Speaker 2: but that's one just because we got to feel out

1163
00:57:21,720 --> 00:57:24,320
Speaker 2: guys Like Drew, aller new quarterback. There we gotta feel them,

1164
00:57:24,320 --> 00:57:26,800
Speaker 2: out we gotta feel out that. Offense then in week

1165
00:57:26,840 --> 00:57:29,120
Speaker 2: eights when it really starts going. Down So week eight

1166
00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:31,400
Speaker 2: is a big week in The Big. TEN i got three,

1167
00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:34,880
Speaker 2: games three out of the six games on my must

1168
00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:37,640
Speaker 2: Watch Big ten game of the year. Calendar it's the same,

1169
00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:39,600
Speaker 2: week and one of them is gonna sound a little.

1170
00:57:39,600 --> 00:57:42,560
Speaker 2: Weird wisconsin At illinois sounds weird to. YOU i think

1171
00:57:42,600 --> 00:57:45,160
Speaker 2: that game may decide The Big Ten. West remember this

1172
00:57:45,200 --> 00:57:48,040
Speaker 2: as the last, year thankfully that we're gonna have divisions up.

1173
00:57:48,080 --> 00:57:52,240
Speaker 2: There Luke fickel gets his shot, here Like Luke fickel

1174
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:54,480
Speaker 2: could win a division in his first year as head

1175
00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:57,960
Speaker 2: coach There At. Wisconsin Brett beelam has got his shot, too,

1176
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:00,440
Speaker 2: though and they were pretty good last. Year they're one

1177
00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:02,920
Speaker 2: of our favorite bets on the over for the win

1178
00:58:03,040 --> 00:58:03,440
Speaker 2: total this.

1179
00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:05,280
Speaker 1: YEAR i Think illinois And.

1180
00:58:05,360 --> 00:58:08,440
Speaker 2: Wisconsin they're In week eight while everyone's looking ahead to

1181
00:58:08,440 --> 00:58:11,320
Speaker 2: bigger games in The. East this game could be what

1182
00:58:11,720 --> 00:58:15,560
Speaker 2: determines the other team that you see In, indianapolis same,

1183
00:58:15,600 --> 00:58:18,880
Speaker 2: Week week, eight same time as that one's going. On

1184
00:58:19,560 --> 00:58:22,160
Speaker 2: you know What michigan's. Doing they're playing At Michigan. State

1185
00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:26,400
Speaker 2: do you care about? That? WELL i, do Because michigan

1186
00:58:26,560 --> 00:58:27,840
Speaker 2: number one is one of the best teams in the.

1187
00:58:27,840 --> 00:58:33,320
Speaker 2: Country but what Is Michigan. State Michigan state two years

1188
00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:36,720
Speaker 2: ago was. Wonderful Michigan state last year was, Horrific AND

1189
00:58:36,800 --> 00:58:38,600
Speaker 2: i got a guy up there in Mel tucker making

1190
00:58:39,400 --> 00:58:39,880
Speaker 2: tons of.

1191
00:58:39,920 --> 00:58:42,400
Speaker 1: Money what are they going to be this?

1192
00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:45,600
Speaker 2: Year, well they will have Played washington, already they will

1193
00:58:45,640 --> 00:58:48,160
Speaker 2: have Played, maryland they will have gone To iowa and

1194
00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:51,200
Speaker 2: gone To, rutgers and then they Get michigan and that

1195
00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:54,800
Speaker 2: begins a stretch that we'll see them end up Facing

1196
00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:57,720
Speaker 2: michigan And Ohio state And Penn.

1197
00:58:57,800 --> 00:58:59,200
Speaker 1: State they got to play all three of.

1198
00:58:59,240 --> 00:59:03,360
Speaker 2: Them gonna be a tough. Road twenty nine to seven

1199
00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:05,440
Speaker 2: was the final score in this game last. Year the

1200
00:59:05,480 --> 00:59:09,480
Speaker 2: early line Is michigan minus seventeen and a half and

1201
00:59:09,520 --> 00:59:13,280
Speaker 2: THAT'S i believe In East. Lansing so that's the second

1202
00:59:13,360 --> 00:59:17,080
Speaker 2: leg of our trifecta there In week. Eight, also this

1203
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:20,960
Speaker 2: is the same Day Penn state Plays Ohio state and

1204
00:59:21,040 --> 00:59:23,880
Speaker 2: in THE Sec tennessee Plays alabama on this. Day so

1205
00:59:24,720 --> 00:59:26,640
Speaker 2: how About i'm out an early paper pop For week.

1206
00:59:26,680 --> 00:59:29,480
Speaker 2: Eight Ohio state will have Played Notre dame so far

1207
00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:31,520
Speaker 2: on the. Road that'll be the toughest defense they will have.

1208
00:59:31,560 --> 00:59:34,959
Speaker 2: Faced this is the best DEFENSE i think that they'll

1209
00:59:34,960 --> 00:59:38,560
Speaker 2: face all, year and it's the first time that will

1210
00:59:38,800 --> 00:59:41,320
Speaker 2: in conference. Play at least get to see Either kyle

1211
00:59:41,400 --> 00:59:44,320
Speaker 2: McCord or brown whicheveryone wins the starting quarterback job against

1212
00:59:44,520 --> 00:59:47,920
Speaker 2: an elite. Defense Ohio state's won the last six in this.

1213
00:59:48,040 --> 00:59:52,240
Speaker 2: Series they've won ten out of the last. Eleven who

1214
00:59:52,320 --> 00:59:55,439
Speaker 2: Is Drew aller by week? Eight starting quarterback? There For Penn?

1215
00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:57,920
Speaker 2: State who is he by week? Eight AND i keep

1216
00:59:57,960 --> 01:00:00,160
Speaker 2: talking to you about how the offense may take a

1217
01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:02,600
Speaker 2: little time to settle. In that's why it's a good

1218
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:04,600
Speaker 2: thing their schedule is not front. Loaded well by week,

1219
01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:06,720
Speaker 2: EIGHT i, mean we, should for better or for, worse

1220
01:00:06,760 --> 01:00:09,120
Speaker 2: we should know what we have. There this year over

1221
01:00:09,200 --> 01:00:11,479
Speaker 2: under win totals nine and a half For Penn state

1222
01:00:11,560 --> 01:00:13,600
Speaker 2: ten and a half For Ohio. State and the reason

1223
01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:16,600
Speaker 2: for that gap is probably this game and where it.

1224
01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:19,720
Speaker 2: Is it's In, Columbus. OHIO i think the line there's

1225
01:00:19,760 --> 01:00:21,520
Speaker 2: about ten and a. HALF i think that's what we're

1226
01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:25,120
Speaker 2: looking at right. Now week, eleven a couple of weeks,

1227
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:30,200
Speaker 2: later that's When michigan goes To Penn. State, obviously depending

1228
01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:32,960
Speaker 2: on the outcome of That Penn State Ohio state, game

1229
01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:35,959
Speaker 2: we may See Penn state in do or die mode.

1230
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:38,200
Speaker 2: Here and this Is michigan's first big.

1231
01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:38,520
Speaker 1: Test.

1232
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:40,560
Speaker 2: NOW i know that sounds crazy because it's in week.

1233
01:00:40,600 --> 01:00:44,160
Speaker 2: Eleven that's the way the schedule breaks for, them the Big.

1234
01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:46,680
Speaker 2: Tens michigan is the SEC's georgia when it comes to.

1235
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:51,440
Speaker 1: Schedule this, year there's not a ton of unknown though For.

1236
01:00:51,600 --> 01:00:53,600
Speaker 2: Michigan so it's not like they've got a bunch of

1237
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:56,479
Speaker 2: new pieces and you don't find out about.

1238
01:00:56,560 --> 01:00:57,880
Speaker 1: Them they got a lot of returning.

1239
01:00:57,920 --> 01:01:00,800
Speaker 2: Pieces, actually you just find out about like this year's

1240
01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:03,800
Speaker 2: version Of michigan a little bit more in this game

1241
01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:05,200
Speaker 2: not going to be the white.

1242
01:01:05,240 --> 01:01:07,160
Speaker 1: Out don't blame, me.

1243
01:01:07,400 --> 01:01:10,840
Speaker 2: Blame the television. Partners but you remember what happened in

1244
01:01:10,840 --> 01:01:13,080
Speaker 2: this game last. Year Penn state fans Do michigan fans?

1245
01:01:13,160 --> 01:01:16,640
Speaker 1: Do what does the number four hundred and eighteen mean to?

1246
01:01:16,720 --> 01:01:21,400
Speaker 2: You, well as that is how many yards Rushing michigan

1247
01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:25,840
Speaker 2: had against, them not in this, decade not in the

1248
01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:28,200
Speaker 2: history of the series or anything like. That they put

1249
01:01:28,280 --> 01:01:30,960
Speaker 2: four eighteen up on them on the ground last, year

1250
01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:32,200
Speaker 2: a little over seven yards per.

1251
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:36,520
Speaker 1: Carrey it was a. Bloodbath it was a.

1252
01:01:36,560 --> 01:01:40,720
Speaker 2: Splattering and what can change over the course of a. Year,

1253
01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:44,200
Speaker 2: Well i'll take the under on four eighteen rush yards For,

1254
01:01:44,320 --> 01:01:47,280
Speaker 2: michigan But michigan's still going to be, favored short, favorite

1255
01:01:47,360 --> 01:01:49,280
Speaker 2: but a favorite in that game right? Now and, then

1256
01:01:49,320 --> 01:01:52,520
Speaker 2: of course we build to the crescendo in rivalry Week week,

1257
01:01:52,600 --> 01:01:57,280
Speaker 2: Thirteen Ohio state At michigan could have its own.

1258
01:01:57,280 --> 01:01:59,760
Speaker 1: Segment don't really have.

1259
01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:01,760
Speaker 2: Anything to say that you don't already think or you

1260
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:04,720
Speaker 2: don't already. Know but two in a, ROW i guess

1261
01:02:04,800 --> 01:02:07,040
Speaker 2: that qualifies as a, Streak but certainly three in a row.

1262
01:02:07,080 --> 01:02:10,440
Speaker 2: Would michigan is as of this, moment favored in this,

1263
01:02:10,520 --> 01:02:13,320
Speaker 2: Game they're favored to win The Big ten as a.

1264
01:02:13,360 --> 01:02:18,800
Speaker 1: Result are both teams? Unblemished does a team already have a?

1265
01:02:18,800 --> 01:02:23,000
Speaker 2: Blemish is it a situation where the loser could still

1266
01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:23,200
Speaker 2: make the?

1267
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:24,320
Speaker 1: Playoff so many.

1268
01:02:24,360 --> 01:02:27,680
Speaker 2: Unknowns but If Ohio state loses that, GAME i think

1269
01:02:27,720 --> 01:02:29,600
Speaker 2: a lot of folks are starting to talk about this.

1270
01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:33,160
Speaker 1: Now it's it's what it, is what it, IS i guess.

1271
01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:37,240
Speaker 2: The Whole does it matter What Ryan day does elsewhere

1272
01:02:37,240 --> 01:02:39,400
Speaker 2: if he doesn't Beat. Michigan my answer, is, yeah it

1273
01:02:39,400 --> 01:02:41,400
Speaker 2: matters a lot because all those games.

1274
01:02:41,400 --> 01:02:43,880
Speaker 1: Count, yeah this one's. Bigger, YEAH i understand.

1275
01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:48,000
Speaker 2: That But i'm not in that camp that, says, well

1276
01:02:48,120 --> 01:02:50,320
Speaker 2: eleven in one doesn't matter if the one losses To.

1277
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:53,320
Speaker 1: Michigan now the loss, matters but so do the.

1278
01:02:53,360 --> 01:02:57,120
Speaker 2: Wins so that is a look at The big TEN a,

1279
01:02:57,280 --> 01:02:59,520
Speaker 2: schedule especially kind of like The pac. Twelve you get

1280
01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:01,800
Speaker 2: a little bit deeper in the schedule and it's loaded

1281
01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:02,240
Speaker 2: up pretty.

1282
01:03:02,280 --> 01:03:04,960
Speaker 1: Good i'm so glad they're getting rid of.

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Speaker 2: Divisions that is one, concept that is one change in

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Speaker 2: this sport THAT i have embraced with open. ARMS i,

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Speaker 2: mean think About Penn. State So Penn state's sitting, there

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Speaker 2: they're having divisions go away and the playoff. Expand it's

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Speaker 2: a really good time to Be James. Franklin and it's

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Speaker 2: a really good time to be. Us why because we

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Speaker 2: have you with, Us and that was. Lame someone bet

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Speaker 2: me to say that and THOUGHT i wouldn't AND i

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Speaker 2: HAVE i appreciate you guys watching do me a. Favor

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Speaker 2: so we want two hundred. K that's WHAT i, want

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Speaker 2: not even Gonna i'm not even gonna hide from. IT

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Speaker 2: i want two hundred thousand subs on this channel by

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Speaker 2: the time we kick off the, season and we're like

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Speaker 2: one seventy eight or one seventy nine right, now so

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Speaker 2: we can do.

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Speaker 1: It we just have. To it's kind of like the

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Speaker 1: acc told you we all.

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Speaker 2: Have to be in this, together so unlike, them we

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Speaker 2: can actually accomplish that.

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Speaker 1: Here let's all get in it.

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Speaker 2: Together it's, free doesn't cost you, anything subscribe to the,

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Speaker 2: channel and they get your friends to do it as.

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Speaker 1: Well why because we all know they need a little

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Speaker 1: more college football in their.

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Speaker 2: Life so for Producer, jesse for Director, colin For bradley the,

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Speaker 2: Associate I'm Josh.

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Speaker 1: Bate take, care have a great rest of your, evening

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Speaker 1: And god bless