1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: All right, here we go fifteen twenty twenty five thirty 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: thirty five forty coty five fifty and the kick is 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: black the college football ware stunner, oh my godness, please stumble, and. 4 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: The lateral turn a corner on the job, don't you. 5 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: The lad. 6 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 3: Came off the veil the night. 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: It's not the size on the dog in the fighting, 8 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: it's the size of the. 9 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: Fight in the dog. 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Big Bets on Campus podcast. This 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: is our group of five deep dive. I'm joined by 12 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: the Action Networks Mike Ianello as always, and we're busting 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: out the brass because we're two nor Horns here. After 14 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: a very positive week twelve in which we went was 15 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: it seven and two across the board? Two and zero 16 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: on our best bets? Connecting that underdog parlay that hit 17 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: at you know, six to one or close there or thereabouts. 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: It felt good Boise State, you know, I put my 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: neck out, put it on the podcast. That was my 20 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: pick of the year, and they blank the runner list, 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: captain list, crappy New Mexico Lobo offense. 22 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 2: So it felt really good. 23 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: And I'll get into my G five here of the 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: week that does come from that game, maybe a little 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise who I picked there. But before 26 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: we get into that, I know, I think you have 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: a little housekeeping and framing to do as we head 28 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: towards conference championship week. 29 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 3: Kind of sad, you know, last full slate, not even 30 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: full Saturday because he had the Thursday Friday games, which 31 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 3: is kind of nice. But we wanted to give you know, 32 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: our obviously our G five lovers some something to look 33 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,279 Speaker 3: you know, what, what are you watching for this weekend? 34 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 3: What are you looking for as far as the conference 35 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 3: title scenarios go. Obviously, we don't care about the playoffs. 36 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 3: I don't care about playoff scenarios. We want to know 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 3: who's playing for the conference. So our run through the 38 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 3: conference is the AAC that's already settled. We're going to 39 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: get Houston versus Cincinnati. That they both clinched. We really 40 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: have nothing to play for in the American Conference USA. 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 3: Our meat Meat Roadrunners clinched in a thrilling, thrilling victory 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: to Theay won the West and they will play a 43 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: really good game this week. They will play the winner 44 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: of Western Kentucky at Marshall. They played each other this 45 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 3: week winner wins the East and will play UTSA in 46 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 3: the Conference USA title game. We may have more on 47 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: that a little bit later. In the MAC, Northern Illinois 48 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 3: somehow won the West. The fighting rocky Lombardies just continue to, 49 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: you know, pull the horseshoe out of their ass and 50 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 3: win games. Have no business winning. But they will be 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 3: in Detroit for the MAC Championship and they will play 52 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: the winner of Miami Ohio at Kent State, which is 53 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 3: taking place this weekend. So another two good games to 54 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: decide who goes to the conference title. I may have 55 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: picked on both of them. Some Belt has already decided. 56 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 2: Don't let the latest come between you and the Bill. 57 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: Louisiana came through for you. They had already won it, 58 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 3: but they came through and cash that huge underdog play 59 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 3: against Liberty. They will play app State for the Sun 60 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: Belt Conference, and then the Mountain West is where it 61 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 3: gets a little bit hairy. So neither side has been 62 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 3: decided yet. In the West, it is down to San 63 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: Diego State and Fresno State. If San Diego State wins 64 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: against Boise State on Friday, they are in. They represent 65 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: the West in the Mountain West Championship game. But if 66 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 3: Fresno State wins on a Thursday against San Jose State 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 3: and then San Diego State loses, which is part I mean, 68 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 3: Boise State could beat them. It's a pretty toss up 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: game right now, So Fresno State, if they win, Santo 70 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: State loses, Fresno is in San Diego State winning in 71 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: from the Mountain. We have a three way tie at 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: the top between air Force, Boise State, and Utah State. 73 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 3: Air Force actually is in the driver's seat right now. 74 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 3: They hold the tie breakers over Boise State. So if 75 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 3: air Force wins and Boise State wins, air Force is 76 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: in the title game. If air Force wins, Boise State loses, 77 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 3: then they also need Utah State because Utah State does 78 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: have the time breaker over air Force. If all three lose, 79 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 3: air Forces in all three win air Forces in Boise 80 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: State needs a win and an air Force loss, then 81 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: they're in, and Utah State needs a win and a 82 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 3: Boise State loss. 83 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: Everybody got everyone got all? 84 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: That makes all make sense. Basically, air Force has a 85 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: tiebreaker over Boise State, Boise State has a tiebreaker over 86 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: Utah State in Utah State has a tiebreak over air Force. 87 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 3: So that's kind of how it works. Out basically air 88 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 3: forces in the driver's seat if they lose and Boise wins. 89 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 3: Therein if Boise loses, Utah States. 90 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: In Utah State. 91 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: That was one of the most surprising outcomes of the weekends. 92 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: I was actually embroiled in a college fantasy football semi 93 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: final and two of the other matchup. My father and 94 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: a good friend of mine were glued to that game 95 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: because my father's individual defensive player was playing for Wyoming, 96 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: so I watched the entire thing. Also had Utah State 97 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: on the money line, and that fell apart. But I 98 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: was just shocked because it had the makings of just 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: a pure shootout, and it looked like, you know, that 100 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: was a kind of game that was come with Utah 101 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: State playing in And then Bonner got knocked around a 102 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: little bit, he started limping a little bit, and they 103 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: just they couldn't get it together. And for the life 104 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: of them, they couldn't get a stop. Why only all 105 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: of a sudden explosive offensively, you know, running, throwing everything, 106 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: which had been missing for just about two months really, 107 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: since that opening season game against Northern Illinois in which 108 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: I think they scored forty mid forties in that game. 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: Since then, they had not been able to put together 110 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: over the course of sixty minutes, but those were of 111 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: the most surprising outcomes that it doesn't make for this 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: absolutely ridiculous scenario in the is it the Mountain Mountain They. 113 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: Got to get new names out there. 114 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: It is not a good situation for the division. Let's 115 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: hop into our heroes of the week. I'll get started 116 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: in the Mountain West Conference locking and last week I 117 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: had Boise my play of the year late twenty seven 118 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: and a half. They win thirty seven. Nothing blanking New Mexico. 119 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: But for those of you who stayed up late and 120 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: watched that game, got to give a shout out to 121 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: their kicker, Dalmas. He had some of the most electric celebrations. 122 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: He was digging deep into the bag. First one, he 123 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: kind of hooked a field goal in and he did 124 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: a little seven iron posed with it, but you know, 125 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: spin chefs spin in his hand. Yeah, goes back to 126 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: the sideline. And I was watching the game, as I mentioned, 127 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: with a couple of guys who were interested financially in it, 128 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: and they got a kick out of that, and they're like, 129 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: I wonder if he's going to celebrate if he gets 130 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: another one he brought out all the good stuff for 131 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: the next kick that he made. He did the Dante Culpepper, 132 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, false start celebration. He was doing the Ryan 133 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: Archie Diacano archer, long shot archery bow stuff. 134 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 2: He was like chess bumping. 135 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: It kind of looked like that Key and Peel sketch 136 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: where he's dapping up and shaking hands with everybody in 137 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: the White House depending on their racial identity, and like 138 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: certain coaches were getting handshakes, other people were getting chess bumps. 139 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: Some people were a part of the bit. I love it. 140 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: I think we need more of that, particularly with NFL 141 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: going so anti taunting. Like if you're a kicker and 142 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: you're just beating the Bejesus out of a conference doormat, 143 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: why not go for it. So I think Boys has 144 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: got their swag back. They've won now five of six. 145 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: They're looking good. I think they're a live dog against 146 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: San Diego State. I think they're finally in the right 147 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: place offensively. So that that's my give here of the week. 148 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 2: Love it. 149 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's nothing better when Boise, where's the all blues 150 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: on the smurf turf and you like you have to 151 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: like especially usually at the end of the night, you know, 152 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 3: you maybe have been drinking all day and you're like, 153 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 3: I can't even I don't even know who's on the field. 154 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: I love it. 155 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 3: By the way, can we before I get into my 156 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 3: Here of the Week? I assume you know, the listeners 157 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 3: are probably confused that we haven't mentioned someone already, So 158 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 3: I just want to clarify with you. We're establishing we've 159 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: retired Bailey's Abbey from Here of the Week, right, He's 160 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 3: in the hero Hall of Fame Bailey Zappy, because I mean, 161 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 3: he's our hero every week. So we're just gonna let's 162 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 3: let's go with the assumption Bailey's abby has been retired 163 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: and he's in the Hall of Heroes. So for mine, 164 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: I'm actually gonna go to Lunakels, the third Central Michigan 165 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 3: running back who is just on an absolute tear. He 166 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 3: should he should take Kenneth Walker spot in New York 167 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 3: for the Heisman ceremony because guess what, because he now 168 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 3: leads the country in rushing with one hundred and one thousand, 169 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: five hundred and sixteen yards. He has one hundred and 170 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: thirty seven point eight yards per game. Last week against 171 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: ball State, thirty two carries, two hundred and nineteen yards, 172 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: three touchdowns. 173 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 2: Here are here are. 174 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: Nichols last six games. He's ridiculous. Two hundred and nineteen yards, 175 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 3: three touchdowns, two hundred and fifteen yards, four touchdowns, one 176 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 3: hundred and sixty three yards, two touchdowns, one hundred and 177 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 3: ninety two two touchdowns, one hundred thirty six no touchdowns? 178 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 3: Gotta be that? 179 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: Are there? 180 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 3: One hundred eighty six and a touchdown? He is absolutely 181 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 3: on a tear. He is unstopable right now. Lou Nicholas 182 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 3: the third, the nation's leading rusher coming out of the MAC. 183 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 3: He's my hero of the week. 184 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: Who is that Central Michigan head coach? Do you know 185 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: if the top of. 186 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: Your head, that's Jim McCain right. 187 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: I feel like he might be a good fit for 188 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: this opening. I just heard that Florida has terminated their coach, 189 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: so I think he's definitely playing his way into consideration. 190 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: You know, he's putting together this exciting G five offense, 191 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: and I don't know, I think maybe they should go 192 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: outside the box and bring in somebody, you know, that 193 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: they've never met before. So Jim mckawain just throwing. 194 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 2: It out there. 195 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 3: Urban Meyer might be unemployed. 196 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: Hey, if we're going to go deep in the bag, 197 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: let's get ron Zook at least one interview. I think 198 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: he deserves it. You know, in retrospect, he get the 199 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: program cooking a little bit better than the current state 200 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: of uf football. But this is a G five podcast, 201 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: So let's get back on point here and get into 202 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: our best bets two and oh. Last week, as we mentioned, 203 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: I going to get started with a team that you're 204 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: all very familiar with. You know, we dropped Bailey Zappy, 205 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: so not far behind can be the UTEP minors. 206 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: We're talking minor nation out in the west. 207 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: TIX in town of l past Or picks up and 208 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: here we go, UTEP catching thirteen and a half against UAB. 209 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: This one's a situation will play for me because UAB 210 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: had an opportunity to win their divis as you're in 211 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: conference to us say they get their heart ripped out 212 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: with I think two seconds left on the clock they 213 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: lose to UTSA. This season is not over, but certainly 214 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: that is an emotional gut punch, and you're up against 215 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: a UTEP team that's already playing with house money. They 216 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: got seven wins their bowl eligible. But when it comes 217 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: to hanging around, mucking games up, playing defense and you know, 218 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: ball control and field position, UTEP is that team. And 219 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: when you look at this season, they've only lost by 220 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: more than two touchdowns twice and it was to Poise, 221 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: which we can forgive them for that. In UTSA, you know, 222 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: the flag Bear the best team in Conference USA. 223 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 2: So I love the Miners in this spot. 224 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: And it helps that Hardston is coming off a career 225 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: game against Rice and the Blazer pass defense can be had. 226 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: You know, this is a Bill Clark led team that 227 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: in years past they know butter their bread with their defense. 228 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: This year, you know, depending on the metrics you're looking at, 229 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: you know, fifties seventies nationally, I think this is a 230 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: spot for them to score let's call it twenty four 231 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: points hang around. I don't think that UAB is going 232 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: to be able to score high thirties against a really 233 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: nice UTEP defense. So I'm gonna go ahead with the Miners. 234 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: They've been going to us all year. Why cut bait now? 235 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, last week of the year, gotta go back to 236 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 3: gotta go with all the old faithfuls. And I like 237 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 3: to play a lot too, you know, obviously you would 238 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 3: be dead unfortunately cover against my utsa that but Uba 239 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 3: is weird where they they don't move the ball well, 240 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 3: but they're like weirdly super explosive, like when they when 241 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 3: they pass the ball, it's either incomplete or like a 242 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: forty yard completion. And the one, like you said, utib's 243 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 3: defense is very good at limiting explosive this and limiting 244 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: big plays. That's kind of the strength of their defense 245 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 3: is not giving up the big plays. And that's really 246 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 3: the only way UAV picks up yardage. So I like 247 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: this a lot. I think they keep the cloth you mentioned. 248 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: We said it, this is the last week of the year. 249 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: We're gonna dance with who brung us the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 250 00:11:55,200 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 3: the pride of the Commonwealth. No hell no, oh no, 251 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: hell no, give me the Zapp Dog one more time. 252 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 3: You think this magical season's ending without a Conference USA title? 253 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 3: Big hell no, Bailey Zappy Western Kentucky. The lines are 254 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 3: moving around. When I wrote it down, they were plus one, 255 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 3: they were getting points. It's basically gonna end up going 256 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 3: to pick them. Give me Western Kentucky over Marshall the 257 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 3: Zapp Dog. We went with Zappie daily double last week. 258 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 3: Obviously it hit both of us. He's come four hundred 259 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 3: and seventy yards six touchdown performance. He now has at 260 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 3: least three touchdowns in every game this year. He has 261 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 3: four touchdowns in the last four games. Leads a country 262 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: with four hundred and twenty one yards per game forty 263 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 3: eight touchdowns. That is ten more than Bryce Young, Whi's 264 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 3: probably won the Heisman. Zappi has ten more touchdowns than him. 265 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 3: We always talked about. Stearns has been the guy all year, 266 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 3: but Mitchell Tinsley's really coming on strong. He's got two 267 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 3: touchdowns each of his last two games. He has scored 268 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 3: in five straight. He's now just two touchdowns behind Stearns 269 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 3: for the team lead, so they're having a nice little 270 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 3: back and forth. Marshall just allowed four pass touchdowns to Charlotte. 271 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 3: You know, Chris Farnolds, who I love, is not Bailey's 272 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 3: Appy and the Western Kentucky defense was an issue early 273 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 3: in the year and they were just outscoring everyone. They 274 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 3: have played a lot better lately. They just held Fau 275 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 3: to three hundred and one total yards. They had twenty 276 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 3: five yards rushing on twenty six carries. The other thing 277 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 3: I like about this Western Kentucky defense is the one 278 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 3: area they've been very good at all season is forcing turnovers. 279 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 3: They lead the conference with eighteen interceptions. That's actually the 280 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 3: second most in the entire country, behind only Iowa. On 281 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: the flip side, Grant Wells has thrown twelve interceptions, the 282 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 3: most in the conference. He turns the ball over a ton, 283 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 3: He takes chances, he makes bad decisions, he turns the 284 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 3: ball over a lot. That's where Western Kentucky lives. Rasheine 285 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 3: Ali has been tremendous. You know, I backed him a 286 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 3: couple weeks ago. But you don't bring a rock to 287 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 3: a gun fight. You're not gonna outrun Bailey Zappi's arm. 288 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: The Marshall offense is just one hundred and eighth in explosiveness. 289 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 3: I think we've seen it. I mean, they you have 290 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 3: to outscore Western Kentucky and Marshall's not gonna be able 291 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: to do that. So one last ride until the conference. 292 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 3: You say, camp, oh, that's gonna be tough if we 293 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 3: get Zappi verstsa, I don't know, I don't even like 294 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: thinking about it. I'm riding Zappi one more regular season 295 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 3: game this seacaps off with the Conference USA title. Did 296 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 3: Western Kentucky plus one at Marshall is my best bet? 297 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: I really like that you touched upon the improved Western 298 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: Kentucky run defense, because that's really the game within the 299 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: game that's going to determine it. Here. Rashein Elli has 300 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: been just running through around. He's playing great football, and 301 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: I think if they're smart, they're not gonna put the 302 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: ball in the air as much as certainly not as 303 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: much as Western Kentucky. But I think they should dial 304 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: back some of that's you know, run past percentage in 305 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: favor of the run. So if they're able even just 306 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: to keep them under let's say one hundred and twenty 307 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: five yards, when you add in the fact of game flow, 308 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, if they get off to a hot start 309 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: and they have to abandon the run, I think this 310 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: absolute plays into Western Kentucky's hands. So I really like that. 311 00:14:58,800 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: All Right, We're gonna. 312 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: Flip now to our G five deep dive underdog parlay 313 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: hit last. 314 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 3: Week turning good weekends into great weekends. It's time for 315 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 3: the money line parlay. 316 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: I was I was thrilled to see, you know, having 317 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: watched many games on Saturday I missed, you know, the 318 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: first quarter, but seeing Ulll just you know, race out 319 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: to a nice lead and really not surrender that and 320 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, never look back in a game against one 321 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: of the top quarterback prospects, you know coming up in 322 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: the NFL draft. That was exciting to see. But for 323 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: this week, I'm going to get more bold. And this 324 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: is usually how it goes. I get emboldened by a 325 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: little bit of success, but I want to give us 326 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: a Thanksgiving to remember, and I'm going to start with 327 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: Eastern Michigan plus two thirty. 328 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: Here's the thing. 329 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: I understand that they're going up against Lou Nichols, the 330 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: third who is you know, basically Tony Dorsatz and you know, 331 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: Eric Dickerson, herschel Walker all wrapped into one. I get it. 332 00:15:59,120 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 2: I got it. 333 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: But when I look at Eastern Michigan, I'm looking for 334 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: what is their ceiling? How well can they play? And 335 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: then I also want to factor in have they just 336 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: been non competitive in games? And really since they're tilt 337 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: against Wisconsin early in the season, they've been competitive in 338 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: every single game for months now. They had a near 339 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: miss at NIU, they had a win at Toledo where 340 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: they score fifty plus. Ben Bryant has been mentioned in 341 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: Hushed Hollow Tones here on this podcast. He's done a 342 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: really nice job for them. It comes down to can 343 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: they stop Lou Nichols. 344 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 2: A third spoiler alert. They can't stop them. 345 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: But when I look at what they were able to 346 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: do last week against Western Michigan, they were able to 347 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: just you know, bend but not break on the run 348 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: defense side less than five yards per Carrey surrender. They 349 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: end up winning a game twenty two to twenty one 350 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: because of it. And I think there's a chance that 351 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: they can keep Nichols under one hundred and fifty yards 352 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: and if I do that, that's the key number for 353 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: me in this matchup. If they're able to keep him 354 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: from busting the long runs and making this a pure shootout, 355 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: I think they're a live dog here. I was a 356 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: little bit surprised at the number, the fact that you 357 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: can get. I think the spread's up to eight and 358 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: it's you know, plus two thirty. I think that that's 359 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: a little bit generous, maybe by three or four points 360 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: on the spread, and certainly anything over one seventy five 361 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: at peak my interest. So I'm going to go with 362 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: Eastern Michigan. I think this is a year in the 363 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: MAC where there's a lot of good teams and no 364 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 1: great teams. And because of that, I mean, not that 365 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: I need to say the obvious NIU is, you know, 366 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: quote unquote the best team. They're not great either. So 367 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: for that reason, I'm going to take one of the 368 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: many good teams and see if I can make the 369 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: math work for me. What are we pairing up on 370 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: your side? 371 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 3: I know, Well, first I just want to say I 372 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: don't hate it. You know, I love Central Michigan. I've 373 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 3: been writing them a lot recently, but I just looked. 374 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 3: I actually bet Eastern Michigan in three of the last 375 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 3: four games, so I like them as well. I really 376 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 3: like Ben Bryan I'll tell you what. I'm taking the over. 377 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 3: I'll tell you that right now, because I like Ben Bryant, 378 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 3: I love Lou Nichols and Daniel Richardson. So I think 379 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 3: it's sixty four last I looked. So I'm definitely playing 380 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 3: the over in that. So you know, with a lot 381 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 3: of points, you get some volatility, maybe e cash that 382 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 3: you're going a little little, you know, big game, and 383 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 3: so I'll play it safe. I'll just take a lay 384 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 3: up and hopefully we always get the one. I'm sticking 385 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 3: in the MAC. We already talked about this game. The 386 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 3: winner advances to the MAC Championship against NIU. I'm gonna 387 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 3: take Miami, Ohio plus one oh five at Kent State. Now, 388 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 3: I will be fully transparent with you and our listeners. 389 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 3: Part of this is the head your happiness bet for 390 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 3: me because I bet Kent State at plus five pint 391 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,719 Speaker 3: fifty to win the East before the season. So sprinkle 392 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 3: a little bit of Miami cover my loss. If Kent 393 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 3: State wins, I'm still catching it. 394 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: So part of it's. 395 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 3: Ahead your happiness. But I'm also nervous about my Kent 396 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 3: State play because Brett Gabbert battled through injuries throughout the 397 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 3: beginning of the year. Never looked right. We talked about 398 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: him early the year that he just did not look 399 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: like himself. They ended up missing a couple of games 400 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 3: in October, so I'm pretty sure he's just been playing 401 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 3: hurt all year. Since his four games since his return, 402 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 3: the RedHawks are averaging thirty four points per game. Gabbert's 403 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 3: averaging three hundred and eighteen and a half yards. He 404 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 3: has thirteen touchdowns and two picks in his last four games. 405 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 3: For comparison, Dustin Crumb is thirteen passing touchdowns all season. 406 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 3: And Crumb's the guy we were super high on it, 407 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 3: and he has been very disappointing, to say the least, 408 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 3: at least from a passing perspective. He's been running the 409 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 3: ball well, but he does not looked good throwing the ball. 410 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 3: Like I said, Gabri's got more the same amount of 411 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 3: touchdowns in four games as this Crumb has all a year. 412 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 3: Jack Sorenson and Mack hipp and Hammer are two great 413 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 3: receivers for Miami. I mean they would have a receiver 414 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 3: named Mac, which I think we're not going to bet 415 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 3: on him to be in the MAC title. 416 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 2: What you what are you thinking? 417 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 3: Kent State has the worst pass defense in the conference. 418 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 3: They're allowing two hundred and eighty point nine yards per game. 419 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 3: They give up a ton through the air. Kent State, 420 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 3: on the other hand, is the best rushing team in 421 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 3: the MAC. I just said Crumbs and Greats got ten touchdowns. 422 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 3: Marcus Cooper has ten as well. This Miami Ohio run defense, 423 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 3: they have the second best run defense in the conference. 424 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 3: They are allowing one hundred and thirty six point eight 425 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 3: yards per game on the ground, and most of that 426 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: came in non con games against Cincinnati, Minnesota, and Army. 427 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 3: In conference games this year, they are allowing on just 428 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 3: ninety four point eight rushing yards per game and four 429 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 3: total scores on the ground in seven games. So this 430 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 3: Miami Ohio is really good against the run, and that's 431 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 3: really all Kent State can do. Did you and their 432 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 3: game against Akron? I forget the exact number. Crumb had, 433 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 3: like eighty yards passing, and I get, like you need 434 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 3: to because they ran it so much, but like, this 435 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 3: guy's supposed to be future NFL prosper but he had 436 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 3: eighty yards against Akron. So they're going to run the ball. 437 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 3: Miami's very good at stopping it. And I said, since 438 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 3: Breke Gabbert came back, Miami is just a different team. 439 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 3: So I never thought I would say this, but I 440 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,479 Speaker 3: think Miami has the better quarterback here, So I'm going 441 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 3: to back him as a slight underdog against Kent State here. 442 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if he is the better quarterback, but 443 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: they certainly orchestrated in the better passing game. There's just 444 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. We talked about it early in 445 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: the season when Kent State had that murders row Isaiah McCoy. 446 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: You know, his departure has just not been filled, certainly, 447 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: not from an explosive standpoint, not someone that they can 448 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: throw that seven yard slant and have to go for 449 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown. They just haven't been there. But they found 450 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: a way to score a lot of points, which transitions 451 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: into are G five high five round robin here in 452 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: week thirteen, the G. 453 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 3: Five high five? 454 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: Should we high five high five? I'm gonna keep this 455 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: with a game that you just mentioned. When I saw 456 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:18,199 Speaker 1: that Miami Kent's total was sixty five. This is one 457 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: of those sprints. But don't make a scene at the 458 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: sports book, you know, maybe a little bit of powerwalking, 459 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: don't let both feet get off the ground at the 460 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: same time. Get to the window and bet this one, 461 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: because I mean it's pretty simple. Kent State cannot stop 462 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: the run. They can't really can't stop anybody other than Akron, 463 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: who they played this weekend. 464 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: And that's what I love. 465 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: The fact when you get a number like this, I 466 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: think that was overly influenced by the fact that it 467 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: comes out thirty eight last week. Akron is a team, 468 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, if we had our quit index, it was 469 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: definitely pointing towards the ten out of ten for them 470 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: at this point in the season. So the fact that 471 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: that is influencing this number, Like, if you take that 472 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: thirty eight total points out, here are the last five 473 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: games that Kent State's played in eighty six points, ninety five, 474 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: sixty one, ninety nine, eighty four. Like, this is an 475 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: absolute gift And all I needed was to see Miami, 476 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: who's kind of been, i mean, arguably the last few 477 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: years from an offensive standpoint, one of the least sexy 478 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: MAC offenses. But they're putting it together now through the air, 479 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: and Kent State is more than happy to let you 480 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: run through their run defense. So if they're able to 481 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: chip in thirty five points in this game, I think 482 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: there's pretty close to a non zero chance that this 483 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: goes over the number. Obviously, in Mac country, you always 484 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: want to check the weather and make sure that there's 485 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: nothing crazy going on with wins or sleet or snow 486 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: or anything like that. But if the weather is leaning 487 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: and putting in a position where there's less than fifteen 488 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: miles an hour of win, not a lot of crazy precipitation, 489 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: go ahead. And slam this one. This is how I 490 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: want to get our round route and started out. 491 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I like it. I think if my Miami cash 492 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 3: is it's probably going to have to be I scoring 493 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 3: because I mean, like I said, Ken State, Kent State 494 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 3: goes so fast they pretty much score on everybody. So yeah, 495 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 3: I like it all right for my first play. You know, 496 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 3: this time of year, I always like looking at the 497 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: teams with five wins. I like circling the teams that 498 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 3: have five wins need a win to go bowling. There's 499 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 3: a couple of spots there. It's actually a couple of 500 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 3: teams that are at five and six playing each other, 501 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 3: which I actually don't like because they kind of takes 502 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 3: away from that angle because they both are playing hard. 503 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 3: Like I think, I forget who Fau is playing, but 504 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 3: they were in a spot where they're both both teams 505 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 3: kind of stink. But I stayed away from that one. 506 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: But I'm going with Memphis. I'm gonna lay the six 507 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 3: with Memphis against two. In Memphis five and six on 508 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 3: the year. Honestly, they should already have six wins. You know. 509 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 3: They beat Nichols, they beat Arkansas State, they beat Mississippi 510 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 3: State in that crazy game, and then they had a 511 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 3: really rough stretch where they lost to UTSA on a 512 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 3: steel goal with the buzzer. Two really bad losses to 513 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 3: Temple and Tulsa. I'll admit those are bad losses from Memphis. 514 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 3: Then they beat Navy, then they lost to UCF with 515 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,199 Speaker 3: with Hennigan and Rodriguez, Clark Hurt beat SMU. They and 516 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 3: they smoked SMU. I know the fund scores is twenty 517 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 3: eight twenty five, but SMU scored two touchdowns late. They 518 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 3: Memphis was in control of that game entire time. They 519 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 3: lost the ECU in overtime on a missed two point 520 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 3: conversion and then Houston beat them. So you know, between 521 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 3: the games without Hand again and the Temple Tulsa, the 522 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 3: ECU lost like the UTSA like they should be well 523 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 3: already in bowling. So I think they come to this 524 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 3: one really motivated to get that Bowl eligibility. Freshman seth 525 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 3: Hand again. We've backed him a couple times this year. 526 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 3: He's really been good. He's twenty two touchdowns just eight interceptions. 527 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 3: Calvin Austin third is electric, one of our favorite players 528 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,959 Speaker 3: to watch. Memphis is top twenty five in the country 529 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 3: in pass success straight and Tuleian is tenth in the 530 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 3: conference and one hundred and second in the country in 531 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 3: total defense. They are very bad on defense. They are 532 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 3: one hundred and eleventh in the country in past defense. 533 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 3: The Tuilian offense is eighth in the conference in total offense, 534 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 3: Memphis is fourth. And I like Michael Pratt, you know, 535 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 3: but Tulian does not run the ball at all. And 536 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 3: that's really where this Memphis defense has struggled the most 537 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 3: is when they get gashed on the ground. That when 538 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 3: they've you know, really given up a ton of yards 539 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 3: and that's when they've ultimately lost games is getting be 540 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 3: on the ground. And I don't think Tilian's really built 541 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 3: to do that. You know. Tulane just you know, they 542 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 3: have two wins all year. They beat Morgan State in 543 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 3: South Florida. So they're just they're just not a good team. 544 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 3: And I gues said, I think Memphis is going to 545 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 3: be extra motivated to get that bull eligibility that they 546 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 3: probably should already have. So I'll out of the six 547 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 3: with them. I think they have this. They have the 548 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 3: type offense where they can run it up in a 549 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 3: hurry if they get clicking. So I'll back seth hen 550 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 3: again and the Tigers at minus six here. 551 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: Having played Houston minus eight and a half last week 552 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: against Memphis. You know, I watched that full game and 553 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: Calvin Austin was in and outs had some limp offs, 554 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: but then he would come back and you know, hit 555 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: a forty yard play. So he is the critical player 556 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: for their offense without stating the obvious, the straw that 557 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: stirts the drink, So you want to make sure that 558 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: he is a full go. 559 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 2: This is one of those plays I would wait right up. 560 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: Until kickoff where you know you're following the beat writer 561 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: to say, like, is he going through warm ups? Does 562 00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: he look good? Because if he does, I think there's 563 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: a like play. Absolutely. If he's not, it's not necessarily 564 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: one that I might pull off my card all together, 565 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: because they do have some interesting younger options at receiver 566 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: and Henigan does a nice job to spread the ball around. 567 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 2: But maybe just a reduction. 568 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: In overall units if Austin's not playing all right. For 569 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: my second addition to the round robin here, this one's 570 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,959 Speaker 1: pretty simple. BYU minus two sixty on the money line. 571 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: Their offense, now that Jaron Hall is back to one 572 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: hundred percent, they are absolutely clicking fifty three points per 573 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: game in their last three. He's exploded. Tyler Aljeer gives 574 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: them the offensive balance. You know they have a quarterback. 575 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: We've go throw up for three hdred yards. They running back, 576 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: you can go for two hundred and they're up against 577 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: the usc defense. Let's bust out that quidometer again. They 578 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: have quit, they have bottomed out. Dtr just absolutely put 579 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: together a career highlight reel in a single game in 580 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: the crosstown rivalry against UCLA or usc USCLA last week. 581 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: USC Now, when you dial up their stats one hundred 582 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: and thirteenth in yards per play allowed, yikes, you can 583 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: run it will if you want to. And the other 584 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: element of it is they just they can't bring any 585 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,479 Speaker 1: havoc to the table because they can't get to the passer. 586 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: They're eighty fifth and zack rate. So for all these 587 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: reasons and the fact that you know BYU having a 588 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,159 Speaker 1: weird schedule sometimes is difficult, or you can talk to 589 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: yourself in and out of motivational spots. Last week could 590 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: have been a potential lookhead spot against George Southern. They 591 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: end up handling their business. They could have you put 592 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more on the scoreboard. They decided to 593 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: take their front off the accelerator down the stretch. Playing 594 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: a premier blue blood pac twelfth school. This is going 595 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: to matter to the coaching staff, to the players. I 596 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: think there's a very small chance that USC's defense keeps 597 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: them in this game. I think USC's offense is going 598 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: to be able to score and make it a little 599 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: bit interesting, but getting stops getting off the field is 600 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: not in the cards for the Trojans. So I'll go 601 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: ahead with byu here a team that, you know, maybe 602 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: it was a symptom of all their success last year, 603 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson being anointed as you know, the rising NFL 604 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: draft prospect. But they're having a really great year and 605 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: they're just getting no pub really speak of. And I 606 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: think because they're in that weird spot not all that 607 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: just similar from Notre Dame, where there's not a direct 608 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: path where it's like you beat X, Y and Z team, 609 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: you get into the conference championship game and maybe you 610 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: can go to a New Year six Bowl. Because they 611 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 1: don't have that path, I think they get ridden off 612 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: by casual fans too early. This is a good team 613 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: and I think they're gonna be a nice addition to 614 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: a round robin here at minus to sixteen. 615 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 3: I actually don't love this play for the simple fact 616 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 3: that I don't. I don't like laying the juice for 617 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 3: the money line because for everything you just said is 618 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 3: I think USC is absolutely on a quick team, and 619 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 3: I think, you know, either they come out trying and 620 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 3: you know, Jackson Dart looks great and they and they 621 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 3: win the game, or I think YU absolutely pumps them. 622 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 3: I think, you know, I think this is an either 623 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 3: worse thing. I think I think US either wins or 624 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 3: loses by twenty. So you know, if you put the 625 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 3: money line that so you want your pick, I'll go 626 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 3: with it. But like i'd played YU on the spread 627 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 3: play alternate spread, I think they either lose or they 628 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 3: crush them, because, like you said, USC's just they can't tackle, 629 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 3: they can't stop the run. Yeah, I mean I like 630 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 3: the b YU aspect. I think they went. I think 631 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 3: they win. 632 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: No problem. All right, let's hear your last two to 633 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: cap off the week thirteen. I can't believe already here 634 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: in week thirteen round row. 635 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 3: Now for my next play, I am going back to 636 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 3: one of those need a Bowl win, need a win 637 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 3: to go bowling. Although unfourteen, this is a match up 638 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 3: between two of those teams, so you kind of have 639 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 3: to pick one. I'm going back to the well. I'm 640 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 3: doing it. I don't care give me Old Dominion. I'll 641 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,479 Speaker 3: lay the ten and I love Charlotte. And I know 642 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 3: you just made a face you don't like it. I 643 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 3: don't care. I'm doing it anyway. 644 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: I mean, what is going to happen the next time 645 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: you're a line for Club Lit and you think like, oh, 646 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: I know the owner, I'm going to get in. Heally 647 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: is gonna duck his head out and look down the 648 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: alley and be like anybody but that guy. They're gonna 649 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: throw you in a duncer behind the Charlotte Athletic facility. 650 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: Let me be very clear here, Charlotte is not a 651 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 3: team Will Hilly. I love Will Hilly. He is a 652 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 3: great coach. I think he will be a Power five 653 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 3: coach at some point in the next five years. They 654 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 3: are not going to quit under Will Hilly. I will 655 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 3: say that sternly. 656 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 2: Right now. 657 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 3: That being said, Old Dominion's just rolling right now. They've 658 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 3: won four straight and ever since they made the switch 659 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 3: to Hayden Wolf They're a totally different team. I also 660 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 3: think some context is important with this Old Dominion turnaround. 661 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 3: It is important to remember that they opted out of 662 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 3: last season. They did not play for over a year, 663 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 3: and they had a new coach and a whole new 664 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 3: system and a whole new staff coming in. So to 665 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 3: look at it and be like, oh, they got off 666 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 3: to a slow start, yeah, because they didn't play for 667 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 3: a year and they had a whole new system and 668 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 3: coach to learn. They have and now they're clicking, and 669 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 3: I think they're just a good team. They're playing really well. 670 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 3: Hayden Wolf's event in two hundred and fifty seven yards 671 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 3: per game in his five starts. Blake Watson is running 672 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 3: the ball really really well. And this Old Dominion defense 673 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 3: has been really good. They're allowing just nineteen points per 674 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 3: game over their four game winning street streak. They're really 675 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 3: good against the run, awesome against rushing explosive This so 676 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 3: like top five in the country against rushing big plays. 677 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 3: They're really good at creating havoc on defense, and this 678 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 3: Charlotte defense is horrible. 679 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: I mean they are. 680 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 3: I hate to do it to my boy, Will Heally. 681 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 3: Their defense is horrific. They're allowing four hundred and sixty 682 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 3: six yards per game, one hundred and twenty first in 683 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 3: the country. They allow thirty two points per game. They 684 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 3: have been torched on the ground. In their last two 685 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 3: games against Louisiana Tech and Marshall, who are not exactly 686 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 3: offensive Juggernauts, they have allowed ninety one points and one thousand, 687 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 3: ninety two total yards. These are two teams that need 688 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 3: a win to go bowling, and I think they come 689 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 3: into this with totally different mindsets because Old Dominion has 690 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 3: a ton of momentum. Like I said, they've won four 691 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 3: straight games. They they're both chances to dead in the water, 692 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 3: and now all of a sudden they're right there on 693 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 3: the edge of it. Charlotte's lost four of their last five. 694 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 3: There's one four on the road this year. I think 695 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 3: I think Charlotte can feel their their Bowl hopes slipping away. 696 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 3: We're all Dominions like, oh my god, guys, we're about 697 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 3: to go bowling. You know, we look dead in the water, 698 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 3: and now it's right there for the taking. I think 699 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 3: they take it. I'll lay the ten, give me the Monarchs. 700 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 2: I hope this win is worth it. 701 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: When you're having half price apps at Applebee's and you're 702 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: looking wistfully across the street at Club Lit. 703 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 2: But all right, what's the last one here? 704 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: For r G five five five? 705 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 3: I feel like I'm developing a brand for my G 706 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 3: five figh five to just have an absolute puke fest 707 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 3: under that. That's like that, I assume, like give it. 708 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 3: I'm like, why am I even talking about this game? 709 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 3: Give me under fifty seven and a half. Houston at Yukon. 710 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: There's a good chance they could hold them under seven points. 711 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: And McCaskill did not play in the last i think 712 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: second half against Memphis, so if he's not there, he 713 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: is the home run hitter for their offense. Cleyton tune 714 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: has been great, but if he's sidelined, I agree with you. 715 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: I think there's a chance that maybe they just play 716 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: a conservative and you know, win thirty five to three 717 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: or something like that. 718 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 2: Exactly what you said. 719 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 3: He's in defense six and six in the country success 720 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 3: right twelve and finishing drive sixteenth and havoc eighth and 721 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 3: ep A p for play. Yukon's offense is iagink fifteen 722 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 3: points per game. Yukon's not gonna score ten points here. 723 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 3: Houston forty seven. That's forty eight is what they need 724 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 3: to hit this over. Houston's already locked in the AC 725 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 3: title game for since they have Cincinnati next week. What's 726 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 3: their reason to run up the score here on Yukon. 727 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 3: I mean they're going to go it's they're going into cold, 728 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 3: rainy Wrenschler Field. There's going to be seventy eight people there. 729 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 3: Like you said, mccaskills didn't play. Why rushing back for 730 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 3: this game. I could run for one hundred and fifty 731 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 3: yards against Yukon, and you know, don't expect to see 732 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 3: Cyton Clayton Tuoni probably won't play the fourth quarter. You know, 733 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 3: if it's like a half at all, you know this 734 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 3: this is going to be forty two to seven. So 735 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 3: I'll take the under here. Like I said, I don't 736 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 3: think Yukon scores. I mean, Yukon may not score at all. 737 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,959 Speaker 3: I don't think they get into ten. And Houston has 738 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 3: no reason running up here, So I'll play the under 739 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 3: fifty seven. I hope it's rainey in Connecticut. I hope 740 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,479 Speaker 3: it's gross. Is gonna be no wherey're there. I might 741 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 3: go to this game and just cheer for defense. 742 00:33:58,080 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 2: Defense. 743 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 3: I'm gonna be doing that the whole game, both teams 744 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 3: on offense defense because I'll be Connecticut this weekend, so 745 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 3: go defense under fifty seven and a half and just 746 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 3: another gross game for me. Don't watch this either. 747 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: If you were to be the starting running good back, 748 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: you're the belcow this week for Houston. What's your like 749 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: signature uniform thing. 750 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 3: It's always loved wearing the hand warmer around the waist, 751 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 3: mostly because my hands always got cold, but I'd always 752 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 3: have the hand warmer on the waist. I thought, I 753 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 3: was like, yeah, it looks cool. Also it's super warm. 754 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: And plus you can keep your snacks in there. It's 755 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: going to be a boring game, so you know, you 756 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: want to make sure that you know you got at 757 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: least a little leftover. Yeah, exactly. I mean Halloween's not 758 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 1: that far off. You probably still got a couple of 759 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 1: Skittles fun bags in there. Yeah, I'm with you. I 760 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: think that's a that's a good answer, both the socks 761 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: and the little snack. Ben, I'm with you. Well, that's 762 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: it for us this week, and hopefully all of our 763 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: G five dreams come true and put together another winning 764 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: week for you. We'll be back next week for conference championships, 765 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: which most of them have been decided, but if you 766 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 1: listen to the top, mount West is a train wreck. 767 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: So hopefully that all gets sorted out without any Aaron 768 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 1: Burr duels necessary, or weird coin flips or a field 769 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: goal kickoff to figure out who the Mountain champ is 770 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,319 Speaker 1: out there. So for Mike Ainello on Mike Calvary's this 771 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,479 Speaker 1: has been in the group of five Deep Dive under 772 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: the Big Bets on campus podcast banner. 773 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for listening.