1 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: And just like that, we're back in another edition of 2 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the Late Kick Extra podcast. It's Thursday morning. It is 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: September twenty third. They Oh our Lord, twenty twenty one. 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: I'm not going to start it like I normally started 5 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: because I'm a little bit shook at the moment. I'm 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: recording this thing late Wednesday night, and I just got 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: a DM from one of you, and I'm not going 8 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: to mention the name. 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 2: It's David. 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: It's a normal name, so that doesn't really narrow it 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: down all that much. But I got to read you 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: this because here's the backdrop. I'm talking to some of 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: our executive high level mustache types today at CBS, and 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: we were just talking about the show. Every number that 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: they look at is above and beyond what best case 16 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: scenario would be. It is just exploding. The show is 17 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: just exploding. That's all thanks to you. I'm not taking 18 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: credit for that. That's why I speak about it so 19 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: regularly and so freely. But what they wanted to know 20 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: is sort of the secret sauce, like what is it? Specifically, 21 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: because they don't have time to watch everything, they just 22 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: see the numbers and. 23 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: They want to know what's this thing? Overachieving. What's it? 24 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: Over performing so much because of And I tell them connectivity, relationship. 25 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: They say, okay, but what's the real thing. No, that's 26 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: it relationship, that's really it. 27 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: Oh that's all well and good, but I mean, you've 28 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: never met these people, so like, what's the real deal? 29 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: Doesn't matter. You don't have to share a room with 30 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: someone to have a relationship with them. Anyway, I figure 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: that's a dead end trying to explain it to someone 32 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: who doesn't get it, just doesn't get it. They're not 33 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: among us, so therefore maybe they don't get what this 34 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: entire show is all about. 35 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: But David does. 36 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: David is one of us, And so David hits me 37 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: with this DM right as I'm about to hit record. Hey, Josh, 38 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: hope you're doing well, so I thought you'd appreciate this. 39 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: I had to have an emergency appendect to me this morning. 40 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: Let me tell you that was a lot of fun. Haha. Well, 41 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: praise god, everything went well and I'm doing fine so far. 42 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: But now I'm sitting on the hospital bed having dinner. 43 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: I figured i'd watch something to help pass the time. 44 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: David then proceeds to send screenshots of him watching last 45 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: night's Late Live. Do any of you have the slightest 46 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: comprehension about what goes into an appendectomy? That's the one 47 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: where they take your appendix out. I've witnessed someone go 48 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: through this and it looked like they would literally prefer 49 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: death over what they were going through. And so there's 50 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: David five inches beyond death thinking to himself all the while, well, listen, 51 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: on one hand, yeah, they're about to take a major 52 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: part of me out of my body. But on the 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: other hand, I mean Arkansas, A and M play this weekend. 54 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: I got to know what the final prediction is. Are 55 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: there any rama Noodle Express picks updated? I cannot miss 56 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: the Tuesday show. Hero first off, just pure unadult traded 57 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: hero energy from David. We've got a lot of heroes 58 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: that have popped up lately, those of you holding up 59 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: signs in the background on college game day. You are heroes. 60 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: But heroes come in many shapes, in many forms. And 61 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: David is lighter as a human today because part of 62 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: him was removed, and yet he's still got his fulfillment 63 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: from Late Kick and that my friends both listening and 64 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: on the sales team, and our high level mustache executives 65 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: around here. That is what makes the show just a 66 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: little bit different, and that's why we are seeing bonkers 67 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: numbers go all the way through the roof and beyond. 68 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: So I thank you, every single one of you for 69 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: making that happen. Thank you David. We're pulling for you, 70 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: We're rooting for you. I wouldn't have shared that if 71 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: he didn't tell me. Things look to be on the 72 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: up and up. Things are on the mend, things are okay, 73 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: So go David hashtag. 74 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: We will rebuild. Well, not the appendix so much. It's 75 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: probably a lost cause, but. 76 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: We will rebuild, we will mend, we will rehab, and 77 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: let's get through this together. This is something we're actually 78 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: all in together, at least when it comes to you 79 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: and me and the rest of the audience. 80 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: And with that we segue into what this is. 81 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: With all the thousands of new listeners per episode, I 82 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: have to continually remind you on Tuesday and Thursday we 83 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: do a strict mail bag. You can hit me up 84 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: via DM at Latekickjosh on Twitter at Latekickjosh Instagram. You 85 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: can also email me Josh pat seven zero six at 86 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. And all we really do as much 87 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: as we can, as rapid fire as possible is. We 88 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: hit your questions and I give you answers, and sometimes 89 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 1: they're good, sometimes they're bad. But it's my most fun 90 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: time of the week because it's very interactive. Keep in mind, 91 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: we are headed to Dallas this Saturday for the Renaissance Tour. 92 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: It rolls into Arlington. I'm not crazy about the location 93 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: for a and m Arkansas, just like I'm not crazy 94 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: about the location for Notre Dame Wisconsin. I know most 95 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: of you feel the same way, but it is what 96 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: it is. But I look forward to no doubt meeting 97 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: a lot of you there Saturday. Remember the deal is 98 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: still in place, and I've got something to tell you 99 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: about an add on to this deal. The deal is 100 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: any of you who get our brand any national notoriety. 101 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: Most recently that has included you holding up signs in 102 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: the background for college game Day and SEC Nation and whatnot. 103 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: No one has done the Fox pregame show yet, so 104 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: that's out there. Someone can still be the pioneer on 105 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: that front. Anybody who pulls it off, you are getting 106 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: something from me. They were ordered last night. I want 107 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: one in my hand to be able to show you 108 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: I can't explain it. I want to be able to 109 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: show you, but you are going to get one of 110 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: those shipped to you. And let me tell you something else. 111 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: You know, we're partnering with Academy Sports. Well, Academy Sports 112 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: has gotten wind of this. Academy Sports wants to sweeten 113 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: the pot just a little bit. And I can't tell 114 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: you any more than that, but I will tell you this, 115 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: Academy Sports is playing ball with us. And that's a metaphor, 116 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: but it's absolutely intended. Academy is playing bold. They have 117 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: ended up being the perfect partner for this show. And 118 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: so just keep that in mind as you're venturing out 119 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: there into the world this weekend. If there's a camera nearby, 120 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: go ahead and take advantage of it. Or let me 121 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: get Justin's first off here. Justin has been in the 122 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: dms on Instagram for Let's See one two since Monday, 123 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: and he asked me to give a shout out and 124 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: I didn't see it on Monday. A whole lot of 125 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: people are dming me. Now, I'm not telling you to stop. 126 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. I'm just saying sometimes it does happen 127 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 1: that I overlook. Well, Justin is a big Maryland fan, 128 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: and so he followed up me not responding to him 129 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: with two turtle emojis, and then the next day another 130 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: turtle emoji, and today yep turtle, and so I respect 131 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: the dedication. So to Justin and everyone in Carroll County, Maryland. 132 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: Number one, thank you for listening. Number two Maryland's three 133 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: to oh. Do you people realize this? Maryland's undefeated right now? 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: And this Saturday they play Kent State at home. If 135 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: they win that game, not only will they move to 136 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: four and oh, they will welcome in Iowa. Yes, top 137 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: ten according to the AP top ten Iowa for a 138 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: Friday night game on October first, so week five, that 139 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: is going to be one that was off the radar totally. 140 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 2: At the beginning of the year. 141 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: You probably didn't expect all that much from either of 142 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: those teams, but especially Maryland, and all of a sudden 143 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: we could have if both parties uphold their end of 144 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: the deal, you could have an undefeated matchup on a 145 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: Friday night featuring Maryland hosting a game against Iowa. 146 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 2: That is great. So I'm looking forward to it. Justin, 147 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: don't overlook Kent State. 148 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 1: We want to respect the opponent But if that happens, 149 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: if I did not have something planned for that Friday, 150 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: I am telling you I would fly up to Maryland 151 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: just to be at the game and then fly back 152 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: down for I don't want to ruin it. Don't want 153 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: to tell you where the Renaissance tour is going in 154 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: week five. But it's gonna be an incredible scene. It's 155 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: gonna be incredible standalone scene too, because those Friday night games, 156 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: you get the standalone treatment, you get the national attention. 157 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,119 Speaker 1: So good luck against Kent State. Thank you and Carol County, 158 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: Maryland for watching and listening to the show. 159 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: There you go, justin. 160 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: You can keep hitting me with the turtle emojis if 161 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: you want to. But I hope this sufficed. I had 162 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: to take a time out there. It's gonna sound really 163 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,239 Speaker 1: weird if you're listening to the pod because there's no break. 164 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: But I just took a little time out because as 165 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: sure as I just told you about David's appendectomy to 166 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: start the pod, I look down at my phone and 167 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, here comes Connor Graham, another one 168 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: of us, and he says me too, man, I had one, 169 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: And I said what lunch? No, I had an appendectomy 170 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: this week and still caught the show too. Allow me 171 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: to share I had to have an emergency appendect to 172 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,679 Speaker 1: me yesterday. I watched the show in recovery. It definitely 173 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: made my net better. Thanks for providing excellent content. Oh 174 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: this is the money sentence everyone. The first thing I 175 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: put on after my recovery was my new Georgia's shirt 176 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: from Academy, and he tagged the sponsor in the tweet. 177 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: So not only did he lose the appendix, not only 178 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: did he still catch the show, but he hit the 179 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: triple threat. He hit up the sponsor and said, hey, 180 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: I also bought some stuff from you guys. If they 181 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: ever tell you the perfect viewer and listener doesn't exist, 182 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: I would just direct the marketing consultants right over to 183 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: our audience. 184 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: That's incredible. What are the odds? By the way, our. 185 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: Friends at Caesar's Sports Book, if you guys are listening, 186 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: could you give me some odds on a couple of 187 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: viewer or listener appendectomies over a twenty four to forty 188 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: eight hour period. It's got to be plus two thousand 189 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: plus three thousand. We're getting into South Carolina wins the 190 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: sec territory very quickly. 191 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 2: Game Cup fans. You know, I kid because I care. 192 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: But what a weird chain of events to start the 193 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: podcast recording here. Oh, by the way, a little side note, 194 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: and then we'll continue that whole tagging Academy Sports and 195 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: just adopting Academy Sports as one of us. 196 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 2: Boy, it's paying dividends. 197 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I've had a couple of phone calls that 198 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: have been extremely positive, to say the very least over 199 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: the last week. I mean since Monday, guys, So you 200 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: are being noticed, I mean really being noticed. 201 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 2: So when you make those. 202 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: Purchases, just keep tagging myself and keep tagging Academy Sports, 203 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: and you will be very very surprised, very very soon 204 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: where that can take us. Because you may sit there 205 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: and you may think, oh, well, that's great for him, 206 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: he gets all the money off these advertising deals. No, friends, 207 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: you're going to get the money off of those advertising deals. 208 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: I can't tell you yet. I'm just telling you it's coming. 209 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: I've hinted at it. We pretty much verbally agreed to 210 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: it today. So I'm probably talking more than I should 211 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: at the moment. But I will let you know when 212 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: I can let you know, all right, we continue. Here's 213 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: a really interesting question from Bobby on Twitter. Has this 214 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: year's results thus far, combined with recent seasons, shown that 215 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: there might be room for Central Florida to bump one 216 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: of the Big three Florida schools from their prom if 217 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: they're accepted to the Big twelve. Well, they've been accepted. 218 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: I mean they're headed to the Big twelve. So what 219 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: Bobby is saying is, essentially, you got the Big three 220 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: of Florida, Miami, Florida State, and even though try as 221 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: they might and they've had some success, Central Florida, as 222 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: long as they have that G five label attached to 223 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: the program, they'll always be fourth best, not even second best, 224 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 1: fourth best. That's the perception. I believe that that has 225 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: been perception and that's been reality. He's asking, could that 226 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: change now that they're going to be part of a 227 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: Power five conference. Well, there are two things to keep 228 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: in mind here. Number one, we have to figure out 229 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: long term how the Big twelve is going to be perceived. 230 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: Like I'll ask you, guys, do you think down the road, 231 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: knowing how the conferences are shifting. You got Texas and 232 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: Oklahoma going to the SEC, and then you got who 233 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: is at Houston, Cincinnati, Brigham Young and Central Florida going 234 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: to the Big Twelve as currently constructed. Do you think 235 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: that makes the Big Twelve a Power five? Do you 236 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: view them as comparable to what you would currently consider 237 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: a Power five conference. I'm asking you because I don't 238 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: really know how I feel about that yet. I think 239 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 1: ultimately we got to see the product on the field. 240 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: But if it is to maintain that status, let me 241 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: say then, Yes, Central Florida's got a really good energy 242 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: about it. It's got a really good infrastructure, it's got 243 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: good support down there. There's been a good foundation. There 244 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: have been multiple years and now multiple regimes down there 245 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: that have understood the way to win. And what that 246 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: screams to me is there is a Central Florida formula. 247 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: It's not just you know, Danny White comes in, or 248 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: it's not just that Scott Frost comes in and then 249 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: when they leave they take it all with them. No, 250 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: that's not the way it's been there. This has been 251 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: a sustainable model for quite a while. Obviously, recruiting goes 252 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: nowhere but up. And that's why I don't have the 253 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: same concerns with them that I've had with Utah. For example, Utah, 254 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: once upon a time was in the Mountain West. Famously, 255 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight they go to the Sugar 256 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: Bowl and beat Alabama and they were undefeated. I believe 257 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: that year, and Kyle Whittingham's been there for But when 258 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: Utah made the jump to the PAC twelve, it was 259 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: over for Utah making those kinds of games. 260 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 2: It was over. The reason was. 261 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: Not because Utah became a worse program. It was because, 262 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: on average, per week, they were going to compete against 263 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: a higher caliber athlete across the ball from them playing 264 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: in the PAC twelve. You may scoff at the PAC twelve, 265 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: but I can tell you there's a lot better athlete 266 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: on average in the PAC twelve than there is in 267 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: the Mountain West. That's just the way it is, Bruce Hornsby. 268 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: And so what happened was Utah was not able to 269 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: get by on just out scheming and out executing because 270 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: eventually some better athletes beat them on any given day. 271 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: And so the net result is Utah has still been 272 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: a very solid program, but they haven't been in those 273 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: New Year's six games. They haven't been in the playoff. 274 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: That's not where they've been. The difference in what Central 275 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: Florida can do is Utah has choked off from recruiting 276 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: pipelines out there in Salt Lake City. In Orlando, Florida, 277 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to worry about that. And so when 278 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: they elevate at Central Florida, I also think they'll elevate 279 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: the overall caliber of athlete they bring in just on average, 280 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: to where you can compete on what we would call 281 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: the power five level consistently. So I do not expect 282 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: it to be a deterrent. I think we could ask 283 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: the exact same question about Houston, although they're not, you know, 284 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: in Florida, so the entire context was Florida. But I 285 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: think the level of play for Houston, I would not 286 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 1: expect them to get swallowed up by any means by 287 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: the Big twelve. So my answer here, and Miami and 288 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: Florida State are not doing anything to quell this suspicion 289 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: that Central Florida could hop one or both of them, 290 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: My answer is yeah, I could see that happening. We 291 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: can tie in Kine's warning here, really really good account. 292 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: By the way, if you guys love Miami football, I 293 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: mean I love our inside the you account first and foremost. 294 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: Don't get me wrong, but there are some other good 295 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: sites out there that follow Miami. And Caine's warning on 296 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: Twitter really good follow and they said you always give 297 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: good and fair Miami perspective. I would just like your 298 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: general thoughts. My general thoughts right now are I don't 299 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: like where Miami is. I also scoff at the notion 300 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: that it is a recruiting issue. I don't think that 301 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: the go to, which I think has become a little 302 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: bit lazy, is anytime Miami loses a game, I have 303 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: this section of people that'll text me and they'll say, Mancy, Miami, 304 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: they can't recruit better. 305 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 2: They're not in the top five recruiting. That's why they're 306 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: losing these games. No, it's not. No, it's not. 307 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: And I'm not defending their inability to lock down South Florida. 308 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 2: That is an issue. 309 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: They should be better in South Florida, Alabama and Ohio 310 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: State should not be able to end Clemson should not 311 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: be able to come down. 312 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 2: There in Cherry Pick. 313 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: I've heard every reason why that happens, and every single 314 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: one of them has been an excuse. But I go 315 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: back to recruiting, because it's not recruiting solely recruiting, at least, 316 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: I guess I should say it's not solely recruiting. Let 317 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: me take you back to what just happened to Miami. 318 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: Miami just lost to Michigan State. Miami barely beat app State. 319 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: On no planet, are those programs recruiting even now comparable 320 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: to Miami. And we don't perceive Miami as recruiting at 321 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: an elite level. But they still recruit at a higher level, 322 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: or at least have over the past few years, in 323 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: the Michigan State and napp State. And yet one of 324 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: them blew them out, the other one almost beat them, 325 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: Like it's one thing to lose to Alabama. Yeah, Alabama 326 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: out recruits you, and that is the reason Alabama beat 327 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: you in Week one. They just got way better players 328 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: than you do. App State don have better players than you. 329 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: Michigan State does not have better raw talented players than you. 330 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: I would argue they have a better team, but that's 331 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: going into the point I'm making here. It's not recruiting. 332 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: If the less talented teams are also beating you, it's 333 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: not a recruiting issue. It would be a recruiting issue 334 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: if Miami was getting every single drop of potential out 335 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: of their current roster, in their current makeup, and they 336 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: were just coming up that much short because they did 337 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: not have good enough football players. That's not what's happening. 338 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: A lot of the guys on Miami's roster you don't 339 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: see year over year improvement. There are exceptions, but as 340 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: a general model, do you see that organization. Do you 341 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: see that roster getting that much better year over year? 342 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: That's what should be happening. That's called growth, that's called progress, 343 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: that's called development. And I don't see that happening. 344 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 2: So you lose to Alabama, Yeah, okay, you chop that up. 345 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: To recruiting, but you can't beat Michigan State or stay 346 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: within what three scores of them at home. That's not 347 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: a recruiting issue. You got other issues, it's not a 348 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: recruiting issue. So anyway, that's my feel now. Having said that, 349 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: that is harsh, but I think it's necessary, and I 350 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: think any legitimate rational Miami fan, of which I know several, 351 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: have to be watching that product thinking the same thing, Like, 352 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: it's not sunshine and rainbow time down there right now. 353 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: It is honest, blunt conversation time. And I'm rooting for them. 354 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: Okay, that's kind of why I talk the way I do. 355 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 2: I root for them. 356 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: I have long since made my thoughts about Miami and 357 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: FSU in Florida be known. 358 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: I root for them. 359 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: I root for all the teams in Texas, all the 360 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: teams in California, all the teams in Florida. 361 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 2: I believe that is the answer. 362 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: To the whole parody in Nirvana that everyone wants, and 363 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: balance that everyone wants in the sport. Those programs doing 364 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: a lot more to lock down a majority of their 365 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: in state talent so that you don't have a raid 366 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: going on every year by a few select programs. That 367 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: is the answer to injecting more long term balance and 368 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: parody instead of just settling for one year, which, for 369 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: all we know, is all we're going to get here. 370 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: That is my feeling towards Miami. But what I was 371 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: about to say is this is not me calling for 372 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: anyone's job. I don't think all is lost. I think 373 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: there is still time to rectify things. It's just the 374 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: whole definition of insanity. Think you can't just keep going 375 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,919 Speaker 1: about it the same way. So I'm interested to see 376 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: what the adjustments are for Manny Diaz and his staff 377 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: down there. Colby, next up, what are your current thoughts 378 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: on Georgia going into Week four? Well, they may not 379 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: make me all that popular around my home state, but 380 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: this is not a negative what I'm saying here, so 381 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: please take this for what it is. I think George 382 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: is a little over inflated at the moment. I think defensively, 383 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: they're a little over inflated at the moment. Now, notice 384 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: what I didn't say there. What I didn't say is 385 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: I don't think George is good defensively. That's not what 386 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: I said. I don't think George is great defensively. That's 387 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 1: not what I said. What I said is they're probably 388 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: a little overinflated. I think their staff understands there are 389 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: some vulnerabilities on that defense that have had no shot 390 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: at being exposed. 391 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 2: Yet. 392 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: Think about what happened with Alabama in Week one that 393 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: you just saw kind of crumble. You saw Alabama beat 394 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: Miami the aforementioned Hurricanes, and they got inflated because of that. Remember, 395 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: there was a week about a couple of weeks ago, 396 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: there was a week's period where everybody talked about Alabama 397 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: far and away the best team in America. Blah, blah blah. 398 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: You remember that, and why Well it was because we 399 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: just saw them beat what we think as a top 400 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: twenty team. Well, the problem is that entire reputation, because 401 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: the season was so young, was based on beating Miami. 402 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 2: Well, then Miami all. 403 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: Of a sudden barely gets by app State and then 404 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 1: they get thrashed by Michigan State. 405 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 2: Well, that reputation is built on fools gold at that point. 406 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: And it didn't help, did it that you saw Alabama 407 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: struggle against Florida? Or I guess what it did is 408 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: it made the struggle against Florida make a little bit 409 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: more sense. Well, the point is now everyone's kind of 410 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: pulled Alabama back down to the pack, haven't they. They 411 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: haven't lost a game, but they've pulled them back down 412 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: to the pack because you know, you got fooled by 413 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: Week one to a certain degree. Let me ask you 414 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 1: a question. You watch Clemson play since they've played Georgia, 415 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: anyone's seen Clemson play? I mean, and they kicked a 416 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: can around for a few quarters against South Carolina State. 417 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: They could not do anything against Georgia Tech. They almost 418 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: got beat by Georgia Tech. 419 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 2: The other day. 420 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: Georgia's reputation is based on that game. I hope everyone 421 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: realizes that Georgia is a very good team. 422 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 2: Now. 423 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: I got Tom ranked number two, so I'm right there 424 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: with everyone. But I'm telling you, I'm talking to some 425 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: of my buddies here. There is a reputation that is 426 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: being attached to this Georgia defense right now is just 427 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: being otherworldly. And there's gonna come a time this year. 428 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm warning you now because it's gonna happen. There's gonna 429 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 1: come a time where someone you don't expect to have 430 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: success against you is gonna have some offensive success against you. 431 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: And because of the over inflation effect, half the country's 432 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: gonna freak out and say, what's wrong with Georgia. The 433 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: answer is going to be, nothing's wrong with Georgia. You 434 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,679 Speaker 1: will have just been the victim again of allowing yourself 435 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: to overinflate perception of something. The fact of the matter 436 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: is Georgia can win a national title this year. I 437 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: love Georgia. You can make an argument right now that 438 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: the most balanced team in the country. But I was 439 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: asked for my thoughts on them, So those are the positives. 440 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: One of the negatives is I think that defense is 441 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: being overinflated a little bit. There's some great pieces to it, 442 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: but I also think that there are some vulnerabilities, especially 443 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: on the back end, that will not be exposed unless 444 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: quarterback play on their regular season schedule rapidly improves. And 445 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: so what are we talking about here, Well, we're talking 446 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: about potentially Georgia having time to get their entire secondary 447 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: back first off, So maybe it's a moot point by 448 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: the time they do play legitimate quarterbacks, but at the 449 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: very least, we're probably talking about a prolonged period where 450 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: you could have a vulnerability exist and no one know 451 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: about it. 452 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 2: It's happened before in college football. 453 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: It normally doesn't happen in the SEC because you normally 454 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: face enough quality teams down here. 455 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 2: It just so happens that this year, look up and 456 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 2: down Georgia's schedule, where's the quarterback? Which quarterback is it? 457 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: It's going to run up on them and challenge them. 458 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 2: Is it Bo Nicks? Is it Emery Jones? Where is he? 459 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 2: So those are some thoughts. I know. 460 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: I can see the eye Josh already blowing up today 461 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: with people misunderstanding what I just But those are my 462 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: thoughts on Georgia right now. My second set of thoughts 463 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,719 Speaker 1: is I think I'm about to see a whole lot 464 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: of you guys this Friday in Nashville. I know you're 465 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: gonna come up here and do your usual takeover of 466 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: Commodore Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday, and the guys over 467 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: at Dogs twenty four seven along with six't eighty the 468 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: fan there in Atlanta. They're having a get together right 469 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: down on Broadway, just a few blocks away from where 470 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: I live. Actually, yeah, I'm in the heart of it 471 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: here in Nashville, and so I'm gonna stop by. I 472 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: gotta later in the afternoon flight. I have rearranged my 473 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: flight to Dallas this Saturday to coincide with Yes A 474 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: Dog's twenty four to seven podcast recording right there in 475 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: the middle of Sodom and Gomorrah. 476 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 2: So you're welcome everyone. 477 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: Good name here Up next Joshua. Maybe it's a soft Jay, 478 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: maybe it's Yoshua. Either way, he said, who are the 479 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: great minds behind the late kick prediction model? Well, I'm 480 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: not going to go as far as to say great, 481 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: but I'm one of them. I am a key contributor. 482 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: I'm the key contributor. But I will tell you I've 483 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: kind of, I don't know, tiptoed around this. I have 484 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: a partner that is a data scientist, been working with. 485 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 2: Him for quite a while. 486 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: We have built that model over several years, and I 487 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 1: would also tell you that there is heavy influence in 488 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: that model to be found on a website. Now, those 489 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,679 Speaker 1: of you who tune in on Friday nights to the 490 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: Friday Night Lines Secret Instagram live chat number one, we've 491 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: been on fire. I think the picks have been sixteen 492 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: and three against the spread. Those aren't even the ram 493 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: Noodle Express. These are added liens. They're not picks, they're 494 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 1: lians that I hand out, so I don't add them 495 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: to my record. That's not official. But I'm just telling 496 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: you sixteen and three is not too shabby. But another 497 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: partner is one of the folks who runs college football 498 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: Andlimited dot Com. And I advise you guys, as I 499 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 1: have before and I will again, if you're actually betting, 500 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: do not arm yourself with your gut A and B. 501 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: Do not pay anyone to give you picks. Please don't 502 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: fall into that trap. Your margins are too thin in 503 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: this stuff as it is. You cannot afford to be 504 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: cutting into your bank roll to pay someone to give 505 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: you picks. If you're going to buy anything, don't spend 506 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: a lot of money on it. And number two, buy information. 507 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: That's the reason anytime you guys ask me for a resource, 508 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: or you're asking me right now, the brains behind the model, well, 509 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: one of those people also is with College Football Unlimited. 510 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: That's why there's a lot of there's a lot of 511 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: synergy sometimes in what you'll hear me put out on 512 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: the air as the Late Caick model. And then if 513 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: you're a subscriber over there, and trust me, it does 514 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,199 Speaker 1: not cost nearly as much as it should. If you 515 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 1: see their model runs, you see their weekly analysis, it 516 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: sounds a lot the same. There are a lot of 517 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: similarities to the way we're doing things. There are only 518 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: a few tweaks between what I do and what they do. 519 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: And so I always tell you guys, if you want 520 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: a resource, I'd go to College Footballunlimited dot com and 521 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: I would subscribe over there. I think they have two 522 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: tiers of package. Either one of them buys you what 523 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: you need. And to me, their most valuable resource is 524 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: there's a matchup simulator where on a moment's notice, you 525 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: could send me any game and get any points spread 526 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: on it. But Number two, their weekly analysis is a 527 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: really good tool. So the brains behind our model have 528 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: to remain nameless because that is an agreement I have 529 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: with those parties. But if you want something that is 530 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: I guess out there the closest to what I'm looking 531 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: at internally, it would be over at college football Onlimited 532 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: dot Com. 533 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 2: I have no affiliation with the website. That would be illegal. 534 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 2: I think it's against my contract. I don't know. 535 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna take any chances. I don't run the website. 536 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: It's not me, it's not some ghost that is JP. 537 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: But I do know the people who run that. I 538 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: very much trust them, wouldn't send you there if I didn't. 539 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 2: Let's move on. 540 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: I feel bad because I put out the call to 541 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: action on Twitter and we got like one hundred and 542 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: fifteen responses here. I'm trying to get through as many 543 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: as I can. Next up is why is the college 544 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: football media hell bent on ruining the greatest sport ever? 545 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm going to leave that alone. I'm 546 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: just gonna say that because that could mean a. 547 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 2: Lot of things. 548 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: Half of it I probably would agree with I will 549 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: just say this, and this is dead serious. You could 550 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: never imagine what the traction you're giving shows like mine 551 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: due to the kinds of people who genuinely don't have 552 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: a passion for this sport. I know there's a lot 553 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: of ire and angst that's turned towards your local press box. 554 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: And I know that you know some of you, I 555 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: personally think this is lazy. Some of you lump all 556 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 1: of you know, college football media into one little ball. 557 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 2: Well, that is not it. That is not it. 558 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: This time last year, about fourteen months ago, there were 559 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 1: some clowns out there who exposed themselves thoroughly. They got 560 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: excited because this thing came along, called COVID. 561 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 2: It was very serious. It was a world issue. 562 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: But in their world college football, which they're not passionate about, 563 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: never have been. I don't think they have any business 564 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: being in here. They finally got excited. Talking about football 565 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: does not excite certain kinds of people in our world, 566 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: but talking about world issues when they can loosely. 567 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 2: Tie it into college football, they got all excited. You 568 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 2: saw them. It was clear as day. 569 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: I don't have to name names, you know exactly who 570 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. And they expose themselves. Well, here's what happened. 571 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: You are making them pay for it. You with your 572 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: remote control or with your phone, and with your viewership 573 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: and listenership habits. 574 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 2: You made them pay for it. Guys. 575 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: It's no coincidence Late Kick blew up this time last year. 576 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: It's no coincidence out of a cold start here at 577 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: twenty four to seven. 578 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 2: It blew up. It blew up because we didn't. 579 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: Talk about any of that foolishness, and we didn't participate 580 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: in any of that foolishness, and we never apologized. None 581 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: of us on this podcast apologized for loving college football 582 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: because that is the only commonality, that is the only 583 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: common thread that brings this collection of people together. I'm 584 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 1: not going to sit here and force my politics on you. 585 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: I'm a very political person. I got strong political beliefs. 586 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: Believe you me. I could go all day with you, 587 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 1: but it's not going to happen on this podcast, and 588 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: it's not going to happen on Late Kick Live. Well, 589 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: what I'm trying to tell you is there was and 590 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: is currently a big shift happening in this space because 591 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: of you. You don't know it's happening, because you don't 592 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: get to see behind the scenes, but a lot of it. 593 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: Executive types took notice this time last year, and they 594 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: are in the process of taking notice. There are big 595 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 1: audience trends shifting away from traditional and rapidly shifting towards 596 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: more new age what I call alternative college football media. 597 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 1: I would classify what we do as that. This is 598 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,199 Speaker 1: not found on a TV show from one time slot 599 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: to another time slot. That's not the way this works. 600 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: You listen to it on your schedule, you watch it 601 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: on your schedule. But also it's a lot looser. We 602 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: own the content, we get to determine the parameters. You 603 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: get to drive the show. So the question was, why 604 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: are some people on running the sport? Well, I don't know. 605 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: To answer your question, I don't know, but I will 606 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 1: tell you this, they've ruined their careers a lot more 607 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: than they've ruined the sport. The sport will be fine, 608 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,120 Speaker 1: Coverage of the sport will be fine. It's just that 609 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: you guys have hastily turned over a dead layer of 610 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: top soil, and you've given folks like me the ability 611 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: to grow. You've given shows like this the ability to grow. 612 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: It's why I take what we do seriously, because there's 613 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: a standard that we need to uphold because we don't 614 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: get benefit of the doubt. You know, if we got 615 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: pumped off a j school assembly line and we had 616 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: all the proper degrees on the wall, we'd be given 617 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: a benefit of the doubt. 618 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 2: Well we didn't. We came from a. 619 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: Fabric warehouse ten years ago. That's where we came from. 620 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,679 Speaker 1: We came from Columbus, Georgia. We came from Columbus State University. 621 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: There is no Northwestern degree or Syracuse degree on my wall. 622 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: But that's fine. We just worked to a high standard, 623 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: and in the process we show people that previously probably 624 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 1: thought if they didn't have those degrees they couldn't do 625 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: this that yeah you can. 626 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 2: I don't care how old you are either. Yeah you 627 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 2: can do that. 628 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: So that's I know, not what was asked, but that's 629 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: part of what motivates me to get up every day. 630 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 2: So I actually appreciate the question. 631 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: And I'm also in the process of doing that thing 632 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: where I forget to toss to the ad break. 633 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 2: So let's do it right now and then we shall 634 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 2: continue all right. 635 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: Next up inside the swamp, asks can three SEC teams 636 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: make the playoff? And if it happened, would it be 637 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: good for college football? 638 00:28:58,320 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: You know the rule. You know the rule. 639 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: I put it in my own contract. Figuratively, of course, 640 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: I'm just not going to talk about the playoff in September. 641 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: I apologize if that means I have to ignore a question, 642 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: but I promise you, if you come back to me 643 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: with this question in late October, I will answer it. 644 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: I'm just too wrapped up in the regular season right now. 645 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: I am not paying one iota of attention to the 646 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: college football playoff. 647 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 2: I kid you not. 648 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: I saw someone out there. Now I respect this person, 649 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: but I saw someone out there put out a hypothetical 650 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: twelve team playoff field based on the current rankings. It 651 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: is September. At this point when this was put out, 652 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: the calendar had not even shifted from summer to fall. 653 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 2: What are we just enjoy it? Just it's okay to 654 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: just get lost in the moment. Enjoy it. The regular season. 655 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: They give you twelve of these weeks. You don't have 656 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: to hit the fast forward button. Do that in July. 657 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: Fast forward to the season once you get in the season. 658 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: If anything, you need to go Fred flat Stone to 659 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: put your feet on the ground. Slow down, make time 660 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: stand still, don't try and speed it up. Look, okay, 661 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: we got to wrap up here with two questions I 662 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: promised I would ask. Several of you have asked me. 663 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: What's the story behind that gift that I tweet out 664 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: so often. It's where I'm standing behind Jamie Erdahl who 665 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: works for us here at CBS and ed Or's ron 666 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: and I'm shaking my head and I'm mouthing the words 667 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: you hate to see it. What is the context there? Well, 668 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: here's the context. I was doing independent late kick. We 669 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: were not here at twenty four to seven in CBS, yet, 670 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: I was down in Columbus and that was leading into 671 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,239 Speaker 1: the SEC Championship game in twenty nineteen. And there were 672 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: about five Georgia fans there in Columbus who were adamant, 673 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: I mean to the point of just being belligerent. They 674 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: were adamant they were gonna beat LSU. This was the 675 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,719 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow LSU team, by the way, and they were 676 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: adamant they were gonna beat him. When they released that 677 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: line and it opened at LSU minus four, I made 678 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: the biggest bet of my life on LSU. I told 679 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: our audience, I cannot believe this, I've never used the 680 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: word lock. The closest I've ever come to using the 681 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: word lock was on LSU minus four LSU minus anything 682 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: under a touchdown in the SEC Championship game in twenty nineteen. 683 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: I thought it was the most horrifically flawed point spread 684 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: release on a big stage that I've ever seen Vegas make. 685 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: It was never even close. I mean, you guys watched 686 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: the game. It was never close. And so what happened 687 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: was I put that out and some of our Georgia 688 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: viewers got defensive and they just I think they started 689 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: saying things they didn't really believe with their heart, but 690 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: they just started talking, and so I started going back 691 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: and forth with him. It was all in good fun, 692 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: but I mean it got heated now and I'm doing 693 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 1: the show just like I do now, but there was 694 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: a little more interaction that week, and I told them, 695 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: I said, look, you know this game's gonna happen, right, 696 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: This is not hypothetical. This game's actually gonna happen on Saturday, 697 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna be there, and you know good and 698 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: well where I'll be after that game wraps up. And 699 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: I let them know what was coming. And sure enough, 700 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: Georgia gets splattered all over the place, and I got 701 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: behind that camera and I looked them in the eye 702 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: and I said, you hate to see it. Some of 703 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: them haven't talked to me since you hate to see it. 704 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: I feel since I'm from Georgia, I get a little 705 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: more leeway on this stuff. If Georgia won a national championship, 706 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: it would be the greatest thing in the history of 707 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: our show. On My biggest viewership and listenership base is 708 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: in the state of Georgia. That's no shock, That's where 709 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: I'm from. But because of that, you know, it's kind 710 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: of like you can do things to your kid brother 711 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: that the neighbor is not allowed to do, or else 712 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 1: you'd go after the neighbor. It's the same way like 713 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: with me and Georgia. I took some liberties there, but 714 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 1: we did get an all time classic gift out of it, 715 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: so I think it was worth it in the end. 716 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: And for the record, some of my Georgia buddies have 717 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: actually stolen it and even they use it, so I 718 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: think it's all worth it in the end. Number two 719 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: Ryan asked a question that has a tragic answer. Ryan said, Hey, 720 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,239 Speaker 1: what was your pregame meal before Auburn Penn State when 721 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: you were in State college. The answer, Ryan is nothing, 722 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: nothing at all. I drank a couple of protein shakes, 723 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: as I am one to do, and then other than that, 724 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: there was no food served in the media field suite. 725 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: Now I'm not complaining, mind you, but I am used 726 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: to being in stadiums where they do servey food in 727 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: the press box or the field suite, and I intentionally 728 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: do not eat. I take the Jake Row approach, ironically 729 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: works for dogs twenty four seven. He always talks about 730 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: how he alters his diet on a game day because 731 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: he knows he's going to embarrass himself and just gorge 732 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: himself in a press box when he gets to a stadium. Well, 733 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: I do the same thing, so you can imagine my 734 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: horror when there is no food. There were no saltines 735 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: or anything. I drank my pregame meal, I drink protein shakes, 736 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: and then I did not eat before, during, or after 737 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: the game. And then I have to get on the road, 738 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: and I don't have time to stop because I told 739 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: you the nightmare story of trying to get out of 740 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: Beaver Stadium. Again, not complaining, but Anyway, I saw all 741 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: that to say, I did not eat until so I 742 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: ate breakfast at the hotel in Pittsburgh, and then I 743 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: leave and I drive. I'll tell you what I ate 744 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: lunch with our camera man. I ate some sushi, some 745 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: authentic Pennsylvania sushi. I ate downtown, really good place there. 746 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: It wasn't crowded either. Surprisingly, from that time, which was noon, 747 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: I did not eat again until probably nine o'clock the 748 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,800 Speaker 1: next morning. And I know that people have gone longer, 749 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: but you're talking to someone who eats six full meals 750 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 1: a day. 751 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 2: It was tough. 752 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: It was. To quote Andy Bernard, it was one of 753 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: the hardest things I've ever done in my life. I 754 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: haven't had a very hard life. One of the greatest 755 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: underrated quotes from the office. Okay, so those were two 756 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: questions I promised I would answer. I got to get 757 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: out of here. I got to send this off to 758 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: producer Jordan. Hey, make sure you're five star reviewing this thing. 759 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: We are getting close to two thousand. Can't wait to 760 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: get there. I just want fresh confetti for when we 761 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: get there for you all, So make sure you're five 762 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: star reviewing this thing. Steal an iPhone from your family. 763 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: If you have to, just make sure you return it afterwards. 764 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,040 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for making the show what it is. 765 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 1: Can't wait to see what it can become. Until then, 766 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: For producer Jordan, I'm Josh Pate. We will see you 767 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: tonight on Late Kick Live. Until then, have a good 768 00:34:58,640 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: day and God bless