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We are going to talk about a dilemma 38 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL and why you should draft a quarterback 39 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: every year, and we're going to have Greg McElroy on. 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: We have our first college football playoff poll and Ohio 41 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: State is one because of winds over Notre Dame in 42 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: Penn State. Although nobody thinks they're the number one team. 43 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: Do we like that or not? Let me start by 44 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: applauding teams. I don't applaud much the Chicago Bears. So 45 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: on the trade deadline they went and gave up a 46 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: second round pick for a defensive end into his prime, 47 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: going into his prime, Montes Sweat from the Commanders. Now 48 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: Washington has a surplus of defensive lineman, so they move 49 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: Chase Young erratic injuries, a bit of an ad liver 50 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: to the forty nine ers, but Montes Sweat is more reliable. 51 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: And if you're going to pay a defensive player, who 52 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: does Kansas City pay Chris Jones defensive lineman? Who do 53 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: the Rams pay on defense? Aaron Donald defensive lineman? If 54 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: you go look at who the top gms in the 55 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: league are absolutely always willing to pay. It's a good 56 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: edge rusher or elite interior defensive lineman, of which there 57 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: are not many. So the Bears get a player in 58 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: Montes Sweat for a second round pick, who will be 59 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: better than ninety percent of the players they could draft 60 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: in the second round, and probably over half of the 61 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: players they could draft in the first. And since the 62 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: Bears are probably going to move off justin fields, they're 63 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: not going to be paying their quarterback for four years now. 64 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: Because you do this mid season, the player now has 65 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: the leverage, right, Montes Sweat has the leverage. He knows 66 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: what you gave up to get him, so the agent 67 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: and the player have the leverage. But he's a really 68 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: good player. He's a top ten SAT guy. He's going 69 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: into his prime, and you got to pay for those guys, 70 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: and he's better than anybody you're going to get in 71 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: the second round. My guess on the defensive line, the 72 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: elite edge rushers, the elite prospects, defensive lineman, those guys, 73 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: along with left tackles and stark quarterbacks, they're gone in 74 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: the first eight to twelve picks. So I don't have 75 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: a problem with it. I think Chicago fans look at 76 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: the Chase Claypool move that didn't work. Chicago gives up 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: a second round pick for him first. It's a lot 78 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: easier to get a wide receiver out of college that's 79 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: productive than an elite edge rusher in the second round. 80 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: There are receivers everywhere in college football and everywhere in 81 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: the draft. Look at the Rams. Poka nakoua fifth round 82 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: He's a star. So and also I even understood why 83 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: the Bears rolled the dice on Chase Claypool. They were 84 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: trying to decipher if Justin Fields could play, and all 85 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: they had was Mooney, a small, twitchy receiver. Claypool was 86 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: a big, physical receiver who can block. I would struggle 87 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: to give up a second for him, but you could 88 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: see giving up a third. So they may have reached 89 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: a little. But I got their reasoning in Chicago for 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: doing the Chase Claypool deal. They had a tight end 91 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: Cole commit, they had Mooney. They were trying to furnish 92 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: fields with players to see if this is the guy. 93 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: By the way, this is what Atlanta is doing. They 94 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: go get Bjean Robinson running back first round, Drake London, 95 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitt's good old line, and they have decided Desmond 96 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: Ritter is not it. They're benching him now for Taylor Heineke. 97 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: So when Bjeon Robinson got picked by the Falcons. I 98 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: defended it running back in the first round. Is that 99 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: they're trying to figure out if the quarterback can play. 100 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: If you give him second tier players, you'll never know. 101 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: You'll have to guess. Falcons have an offensive coach, good 102 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: young weapons, and Desmond River can't score with him time 103 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: to move off him. That's what they're doing. So Montez 104 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 1: sweat for the Bears. Yes, you'll have to pay him, Okay, 105 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: all right. The bottom line is you're gonna draft another quarterback. 106 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: You have the space to do it, and this dude 107 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: can absolutely play going into his prime mid to later twenties, 108 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: and those guys cost money. I'm okay with the Bears 109 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: doing it, all right. The forty nine Ers giving up 110 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: a third round pick for Chase Young, Well, Chase Young 111 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: can be an erratic player, sort of an ad liver, 112 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: and he's had some injuries so he's never been as 113 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: good as we think. But opposite Bosa, who's getting double 114 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: team done every snap, it gives them another edge. Now, 115 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean you're going to be great. I mean, 116 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa are playing for the Chargers 117 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: and they're underwhelming. They also have a coach, many beliefs 118 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: should be fired. But I think that what the forty 119 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: nine ers are looking at. They got their first round pick, 120 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: they got their second round pick, and you start looking 121 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: at the third round pick. For the forty nine ers 122 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: in this roster, who could start. I mean, they don't 123 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: need a receiver, they don't need a running back. They've 124 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: got their quarterback Deebo and Brandon Ayuk. They've got their receivers. 125 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: They could use a corner and maybe a center, and 126 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: they'll probably draft that with the first and second round pick. 127 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: So I get what they're doing. When you have a 128 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: quarterback that you're really not paying anything too, and I 129 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: mean last player picked, you're not paying rock perty anything 130 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: roll the dice. And I think they also they look 131 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: around and they see Jalen Hurts, and they see Dak 132 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: and they see that Lions offensive line. Remember, Dallas, Detroit 133 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: and Philadelphia in the NFC have three of the top 134 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: five offensive lines in the National Football League. Now, the 135 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: AFC is better than the NFC, but the NFC may 136 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: have three of the top four or five offensive lines Eagles, Lions, Cowboys. 137 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: So one pass rusher is not enough. Armstead Bosa now 138 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: Chase Young. If those teams Detroit with Jared Goff, Eagles, 139 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: Jalen Herds, Dallas, Dak Prescott have better quarterbacks than San 140 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: Francisco and Greade oh lines, how do you equalize it? 141 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: You roll the dice. You give up a third round 142 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: pick for Chase Young. I get it. Didn't give up 143 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: a first, didn't give up a second. But by the 144 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: third round what percentage of players hit How many people 145 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: in the third round are going to be his talent? 146 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: That is Chase Young and could immediately play for the 147 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. Even the guys they've hit on in 148 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh round, most don't play and 149 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: make an impact immediately. Brock perties rare, So I get it. 150 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: They're looking at the NFC, they're looking at those offensive lines. 151 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: They're looking to those superior quarterbacks. Can Chase Young be 152 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: an equalizer? So Bosa is not double teamed by good 153 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: offensive lines on every snap? Okay, green Bay did something. 154 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: I like. 155 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: Rusuel Douglas is a very physical corner. He's not as 156 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: good as Jaire Alexander, but they went and traded him 157 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: to Buffalo. Who needs a corner? Right, they're a contender. 158 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: Green Bay with Jordan Love, isn't they got a third 159 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 1: round pick, gave up a fifth but got a third. 160 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: Well what does that mean? Well, now green Bay has 161 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: a first two seconds, one from the Jets, and two 162 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: thirds five picks for three rounds. That gives them ammo 163 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: to move up to get their quarterback. Green Bay right now, 164 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: I think would have the sixth pick, so they may 165 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: not need that ammo. But they've already furnished whoever the 166 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: next quarterback is with good young receivers and good young 167 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: tight ends, and they've got some nice defensive players in 168 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: the box, good corners. They gave up one Rasul Douglas 169 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: kind of corner that Buffalo will love. Tough kid, is 170 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: played in cold weather, very physical, plays hard every Sunday. 171 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: You know he's not great. He's not Jay r Alexander, 172 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: he's not Sauce Gardner, Patrick Certan of Denver. But how 173 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: many lockdown guys are there in the league eight six ' four. 174 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: He's not one of those guys. But he's physical, and 175 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: he's come from cold Weather. He can plan it. So 176 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: I like what Buffalo did and I like what Green 177 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: Bay did. Everybody in the building knows Jordan Love's not it, 178 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: so they are accumulating picks, and so green Bay is 179 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: going to go draft the quarterback and absolutely should. Now 180 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: a couple of seconds, a couple of thirds, they'll go 181 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: get a left tackle. They'll probably shore up some defensive positions, 182 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: draft another corner. I think Rasseull Douglas was going to 183 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 1: be pretty expensive cap hit next year. Don't know exactly 184 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,599 Speaker 1: what it was, but it's pretty expensive. So I like 185 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: what the Bears did getting Montese Sweat second round. Only 186 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: about forty percent of the guys in the second round 187 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: of the draft end up hitting big Montes Sweats a 188 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: start second round. Of course, you're gonna pay him. Got 189 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: to pay for great edge rusher and Rasseul Douglas. Buffalo 190 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: needs him and what Green Bay needs because their next 191 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to be young. Keep getting young, got 192 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,719 Speaker 1: those young receivers, young tight ends, Go get talent. You're 193 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: in a rebuild. Make it a quick rebuild if you 194 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: hit on the quarterback. All right, I was thinking about 195 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: the World Series. I guess the ratings were absolutely abysmal 196 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: for the early games in Arizona and the Texas Rangers. Well, 197 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: these are two teams that don't have huge baseball brands 198 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: out of their cities. They're not national brands. And let's 199 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: be honest, baseball's only got a couple national brands. The 200 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: Yankees are a national brand. Even the Dodgers Denver West 201 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: have fans, not a national brand. Braves are huge in 202 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: the South. Cubs have a bit of a national brand, 203 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: but that feels like after they won the World Series, 204 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: nobody cares anymore. They were the lovable Cubs. Now there's average. 205 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: I'll say this doesn't matter if it's UFC. If a 206 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: Connor McGregor or a John Jones is on the card, 207 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: the pay per view it sells more. It doesn't matter 208 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: if it's college football. A Michigan Texas National championship would 209 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: blow out the previous five to ten national championship numbers. 210 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: The NBA Denver didn't do well. Not a national brand, 211 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: not even big really in the West Coast. Outside of 212 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: the NFL, every sport needs certain players or certain brands. 213 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: If the Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper were in the 214 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: World Series against the Rangers, I can assure you it 215 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: would get better numbers. I've been in TV thirty years. 216 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: The NFL is one of the only things that works 217 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: without stars, NBA talk shows, music shows, the masked singer. 218 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: Bigger the star, the better the number. I mean, you 219 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: see what Taylor Swift gets going to Chiefs games. She 220 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: literally elevates the number and she doesn't play. So it's 221 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: easy to pick. On baseball, they've made some moves this year, 222 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, the pitch clock band, the defensive shift. But 223 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: I've said before those are small, ancillary moves that will 224 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: increase ratings or game times eight ten percent. You know, 225 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: games quicker. Attendance has gone up like eight percent, ratings 226 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: eight ten percent until you create urgency, chop off twenty 227 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: to forty games of the regular season, which baseball will 228 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: never do. The sport simply doesn't create enough urgency. That 229 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: continues to be why college football ratings are up and 230 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: the NFL is a freight train one game a week. 231 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: In a more frenetic, fragmented society, we're busier affinated iPhones. 232 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: You gotta make games feel big. It's hard in baseball 233 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: when you play, counting spring training and playoffs, two hundred 234 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: games a year potentially just too many games. So a 235 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: few years ago, you know, we always get upset whenever 236 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: their rule changes, and invariably whenever there's a roughing the 237 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: passer call and fans get worked up. This is outrageous. 238 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: The game's going to hell. This is no good. You'll 239 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: know why they protect the quarterback in the NFL. So 240 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: what are we in Week eight or nine? Listen to 241 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: this Week nine, We're going into the Thursday game is 242 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: Will Levice against we Hope Kenny Pickett. The game Overseas 243 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: is the best of the weekend. We get Mahomes against Tua. 244 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: We also do get Dak Prescott against Jalen Hurts. That 245 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: feels really really big. Listen to some of these matchups 246 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: Vikings Josh Dobbs against Taylor Heineke the Falcons, the Bears 247 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: back up against Derek Carr, Rams backup against Jordan Love, 248 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: Sam Howl for the Commanders against Mac Jones, Geno Smith, Yeah, 249 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: he's a TV turner against Lamar Jackson, c J. Stroud 250 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: hosting Baker Mayfield, whoever's quarterback in Arizona against whoever is 251 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacking Cleveland Gardner Minshew against Bryce Young, whoever the Giants 252 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: quarterback is against Jimmy Garoppolo. And then we get Josh 253 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: Allen against Joe Burrow. We have three matchups. That's it 254 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: star versus star quarterback. It's week nine rordy on backups 255 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: because of injuries and trades. Folks as great as the 256 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: NFL is. Who wants to watch Sam Howell against Mac 257 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: Jones and those are more well known mediocre quarterbacks. This 258 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: weekend we get two of Mahomes, we get Dak and 259 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts, we get Burrow and Josh Allen and then 260 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: it's a lot of drack. That's why you're protecting quarterback 261 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: because as big as this sport is, and this is 262 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: the argument that some are making around the league, draft 263 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: a quarterback every year. Then't have to be first, second 264 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: or third round pick. 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That's for the people dot com slash 289 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: Colin or pound law five to nine from your cell 290 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: This is a paid advertisement. I don't think Ohio State's 291 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:00,359 Speaker 1: the best team, but here's why I would support them 292 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: being number one because I do believe sometimes you have 293 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: to create the inertia or the momentum to get coaches 294 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: in ads to schedule big games right. And so they 295 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: were willing to go to Notre Dame. That's not an 296 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: easy game, and they played Penn State. Now I didn't 297 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: think they looked overwhelming in each I thought they should 298 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: have lost the Notre Dame game, but they didn't, and 299 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: they scheduled it. And I've said this for years. I 300 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: can have a bone to pick with this coach and 301 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: that coach, but when I saw Georgia play Notre Dame 302 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: home and away, total respect. Tennessee for years has taken 303 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: some of those big games. Nick Saban's been willing to 304 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 1: take a fuel though I wish they weren't always on 305 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: a neutral field or in Dallas, which is not a 306 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: neutral field for Bama. But nonetheless, I think at this 307 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: point in my life, if you're willing to go out 308 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: and play a big boy college football game, even if 309 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: you're ugly, you win, you win. And in college football, 310 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: to win on the road, Notre Dame's a quality team. 311 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: So I don't think I think Georgia beat Ohio State. 312 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: I think Michigan would. I think Washington and Oregon Wood 313 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: Florida State. I'm hit and miss on they haven't played anybody. 314 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: I think Texas would. I don't think Ohio State's a 315 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: very good team, but they're undefeated, two nice wins, albeit ugly. 316 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: I'm for it. 317 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 3: Well, they're one of several teams that have and we'll 318 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 3: get through the top six in a moment. But LSU, 319 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 3: to an extent, rewarded the highest ranked two lost team. 320 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 3: They were willing to play Florida State on a neutral 321 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 3: site in Orlando, Utah playing Florida in a home and home, 322 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 3: they won the game, They're rewarded. 323 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 2: They sit there in the top eighteen. 324 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 3: So I do think there is value to play even 325 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 3: tu Lane to lane a good example if we're going 326 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 3: to get to the G five. They played Ole miss Yeah, 327 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 3: they have a loss, but guess what, they're head air 328 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 3: Force who's played nobody. So I agree with you, and 329 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 3: I think that's a good indicator of where we might 330 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 3: be heading down the road where seating really might matter 331 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 3: because it'll determine who we'll get a home playoff game 332 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 3: in the first round. 333 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so. I've seen Oregon play twice in person. 334 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: I think Oregon at six is probably the most underrated 335 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: team on this list. I think Alabama's kind of figured 336 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: out what they are. At eight, they're better than eight. 337 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: I think Texas will trounce Oklahoma if they play again. 338 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: I think Oregon could trounce Washington if they play again. 339 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,959 Speaker 1: And then I think I think Georgia, Michigan, and Texas 340 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: are the most physically impressive teams. I don't think this 341 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: is one of the more impressive Alabama teams. I just 342 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: think it took a while to figure out what they were. 343 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: I think they have figured out what they are, and 344 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: so now I think Bama at eight's now undervalued, or 345 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: if Texas at seven is undervalued, Oregon at six is undervalued. 346 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: Washington is the most fun team to watch because I mean, 347 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: they have three NFL receivers. Now they're getting two guys 348 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: healthy who will probably also play on Sundays. So that's 349 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: how they beat Oregon. Oregon just couldn't stop their receivers, 350 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: and they have NFL offensive linemen, so I think it's 351 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,719 Speaker 1: all going to play out. One of the things I 352 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: like about pro football is you're allowed to lose early, 353 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: you're allowed to improve. That's why the twelve team players, 354 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: which was I was against years ago. I used to 355 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: always argue, tell me a team at eight who should 356 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: play for the title? You know what, look at the 357 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: World Series, Look who's in it. Look at the NFL playoffs. 358 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: One Seeds lose all the time, Cincinnati went road road, road, 359 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: road Road, ends up almost winning the Super Bowl. So 360 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: I like the idea of you know, you got the 361 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: transfer portal though, right, just stink in September. Yeah, Alabama, 362 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: I watched him a couple of games. I thought that 363 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: they're awful offensively. Well now they're not. So I like. 364 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 2: I like. 365 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: I like a sport that you are allowed to grow. 366 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: And I think I think if Bama keeps winning and 367 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: Oregon keeps winning, they're going to end up potentially in 368 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: the playoff. 369 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's in. 370 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 3: I'll like, let's let's start with Oregon because I think 371 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 3: that they're a really interesting discussion today because of there's 372 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 3: so much recency bias. Right, well, all of us respect Utah. 373 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,479 Speaker 3: If you don't respect Utah, you haven't watched college football 374 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 3: for the last fifteen twenty years. I mean, they're real 375 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 3: and winning. Him and Urban Meyer before him, they didn't 376 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 3: the maze job and building up a consistent winner. But 377 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: I think all of us are being prisoners of the 378 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 3: moment when assessing what Oregon's capable of. And I also 379 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 3: think too, Colin, and we need to be really careful 380 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 3: of this because we do it every year and it 381 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 3: drives me instane. We give teams credit for close losses. 382 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 3: Oregon is getting credit for losing close to Washington, and 383 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 3: I understand that. 384 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 2: I get it. 385 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 3: It was they and I think that game, there's a 386 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 3: thousand times they play it. I think Oregon probably wins 387 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 3: seven to fifty. They probably pick up one of those 388 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 3: fourth down conversions. They probably don't let a drive that 389 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 3: goes fifty two yards in twenty six seconds, they probably don't. 390 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 3: They probably hit the field goal to tie it. In 391 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 3: said it the overtime. So yeah, I think you could 392 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 3: make a case that they are the better team. But 393 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 3: I don't want to prop up Oregon as a result 394 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 3: of a close loss. Their second best win is against 395 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 3: a four and four Colorado and that to. 396 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: Me is just not good enough. 397 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, so, I was at the Oregon Washington 398 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: game and my takeaway was Oregon was the better team. 399 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how many teams would have won in 400 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: Seattle at right it was. It's a really loud, rackous place. 401 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: So I don't think Oregon's getting too propped up. Washington 402 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: at five is ahead of them. But I do think 403 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,959 Speaker 1: Washington has struggled with Arizona schools and I can't and 404 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: it's the way Washington's winning. They can't stop anybody. So 405 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: when I watched Oregon beat Utah, some of it was 406 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: Utah had just beaten the SC Trojan and that's a 407 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: big win out West, so they were in flat. In fact, 408 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: I thought Oregon minus six was the bet of the 409 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: day in college football, and I had said that. 410 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 2: Why didn't you tell me that beforehand? I would have 411 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: liked to have had that information beforehand. 412 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: It was my Draftking Twitter bet of the week. So 413 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: but I think what Oregon is this year. They don't 414 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: make mistakes. They had their first fumble, there's not a 415 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: lot of penalties. Bo Nix throws to the Bonnix is 416 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 1: the most improved quarterback I think I've seen in a decade. 417 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: I didn't even like him at Auburn. Some of that 418 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: was bad coaching. Landing been a home run coach. They recruit, 419 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 1: they're the best recruiters Denver West. It's not USC it's Oregon. 420 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: They got another five star edge rusher two days ago. 421 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 1: So when I watched Oregon, I sat in the third 422 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: row for this game. I was end zone and forty 423 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: yard line in Seattle. They look they look like a 424 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: like an SEC team. They're big upfront, they're NFL guys, 425 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback, very twitchy, quick on the perimeter. So I 426 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: think Oregon one spot below Washington is fair. But I 427 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: think if they played again, and I think Washington knows this, 428 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 1: they'd be in trouble. They would really be in trouble. 429 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 1: On a neutral field, I think Oregon would win convincingly. 430 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: So I think I don't have a problem where Oregon is. 431 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: The only team I struggle with in all of this 432 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: is Florida State at four, and I just they haven't 433 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: played anybody, so I have no context for how good 434 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: they are. They've got some really good NFL players, they 435 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: got a couple of first round guys, But I mean 436 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: Michigan at three hasn't played anybody, but they're just annihilating everybody. 437 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: So I mean Ohio State one, Georgia two, Michigan three. 438 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: I think I don't care what order you put them in, 439 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: it's not gonna matter. I said today, I believe the 440 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: four best teams I've seen are Georgia, Michigan, Texas, and 441 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: Oregon in terms of size talent. Now Texas is now 442 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: in a backup quarterback and they play Kansas State this weekend, 443 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: they could be derailed. I think if they get quinn 444 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: Ewers back, they're a really good team. I think they'll 445 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 1: punish Oklahoma the second time. But we got a long 446 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: way to go, and nothing bothered me about any of 447 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: these rankings. 448 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, and let's for a moment discuss Florida State and 449 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 3: I have their resume here looking at it. I think 450 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 3: the win against LSU has gotten stronger over time. Will 451 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 3: it continue to hold up? I would assume. 452 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 2: So. 453 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 3: I think LSU's real nine to three team. Probably maybe 454 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 3: they drop another one that wouldn't totally surprise me. Maybe 455 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 3: they beat Alabama and represent the West and the SEC. 456 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 2: I think that's possible. 457 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 3: You have a good win against Duke that's weakening, and 458 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 3: you have an okay win against Boston College that you 459 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 3: play to their level on so I kind of agree 460 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 3: with you. My thing about Florida State is that when 461 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: they're on, and I believe me it's hit or it 462 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 3: might be it might be serious to series, you know, 463 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 3: I mean, it's right. But when they're on, they're I'm 464 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: not gonna call them Washington because it's the scariest team 465 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 3: when they're clicking to see on the other sideline. But 466 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 3: they're dang close, and they got some guys that could 467 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 3: close the game with their pass rush, and they have 468 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 3: some high end capable weapons down the field. And I 469 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 3: think their quarterbacks maturity has played a lot of football. 470 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 3: So I love Florida State. I still think they need 471 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 3: to go undefeated to get to the College Football Playoff, 472 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 3: which is really sad because I really like the ACC 473 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 3: this year to call. 474 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: Them, Yeah, you know what I'm excited about in college 475 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 1: football is, and I've said this before, baseball and college football. 476 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: Greg McElroy. By the way, if you're listening to the 477 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: Colin Coward podcast ESBN, just watched them tonight. W J 478 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: o X and Bama Alam Alabama does a great job 479 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: on the air, really knows what he's doing. Very popular 480 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: morning show, the morning show of note in the South. 481 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: One of the things college football and baseball have older 482 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: fan bases and they tend to push back unchain. Nil 483 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: is going to ruin the sport. A transper portal is 484 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: going to ruin the sport. 485 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 3: Just the sport's never been a more unhealthy right now, 486 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 3: and yet we have unbelievable ratings. 487 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: But I digress, go ahead, I agree with you. 488 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think it's going to explode next year. 489 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: And I tell my Pac ten fans and Brethren guys, 490 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: Washington State at UCLA that was getting nobody outside of 491 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: Pullman and barely anybody in LA to a TV set. 492 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: We are going to get so many quality games. I mean, 493 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: Michigan against Washington, Oregon, Penn State, USC against Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan. 494 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: I think the sport is next year is the start 495 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: of almost greg a new sport. Baseball made tweaks to 496 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,640 Speaker 1: the pitch claw and the defensive shift, but they didn't 497 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: really fundamentally change the game. They chopped some time off 498 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: it fundamentally. Next year, I think you're going to see 499 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: going forward, team schedule, bigger out of conference games, not 500 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: afraid to lose. You're going to see more. I've always 501 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: thought college football has one issue, not enough great games 502 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: every Sunday in that early window. There's three down to 503 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: the wire finishes minimum. It's crazy. In college football. You 504 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: may get two games a weekend between really competent teams 505 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: that are great because everybody's afraid to schedule anybody. I 506 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: think next year is the beginning of almost a different 507 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: version of college football. I think the Pac twelve folding 508 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: into the Big ten the top teams is fantastic for 509 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: the sport. Although initially we blanch, we push back because 510 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 1: college football fans love history, and so do I in 511 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: the regionalization of a sport. But I think we're in 512 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: a great spot. And I look at this top ten. 513 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 1: Can you imagine if these teams were playing each other 514 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: and I could get BAM in Full State and Michigan 515 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: and Texas. I mean, god, Greg, this is fantastic. 516 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:07,400 Speaker 3: Well I tweeted actually just a moment ago before we 517 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 3: got linked up, and it's been posted for thirteen minutes 518 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 3: and it has thousands of views already, and all it 519 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 3: is is the picture of the twelve team playoff for 520 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 3: next year. And you have two lane at Michigan, you 521 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 3: have Oklahoma at Alabama, Penn State at Oregon, and the 522 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 3: Ole Miss at Texas. And then in the next round, 523 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 3: Washington is the by Ohio State hosts, the winner of 524 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 3: Bama Oklahoma, Florida State host the winner of Penn State, Oregon, 525 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 3: Georgia hosts the winner of Texas Ole Miss. First two 526 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 3: teams left out are Missouri and Louisville. And you can 527 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: already hear the griping about, well, we're not big brands. 528 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 3: We're getting penalized. I can already hear that. And the 529 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 3: formats not even finalized. But you have five big ten teams, 530 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 3: five SEC teams and ACC school in Florida State and 531 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 3: two lane. 532 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 2: It's going to be absurd. 533 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 3: I want to embrace the current format because that's where 534 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 3: our feet are. But I can't disagree with you at 535 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 3: all when thinking about what's coming in some of the 536 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 3: matchups that'll be created in the postseason. 537 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: Let me ask you about Nick Saban Kirby Spart Kirby 538 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: Smart now feels like the coach of record. Lane Kiffin 539 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 1: not surprisingly, has made Ole Miss really fun to watch. 540 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: I think people think the kid at Tennessee's really talented. 541 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: I think there's a clear unseating of Bama as the 542 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,719 Speaker 1: number one program. As a defensive coach, he hit on 543 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: several offensive coordinators He's got to miss on one of 544 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: them eventually, because he hit on it was mc lane 545 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: or nuss Meyer and Kiffen and Sark and Bill O'Brien. 546 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: He's hit on most of these guys. Does it feel 547 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: like to you for the first time that Nick is 548 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: now you can see the age there is a bit 549 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: of disconnect with offense or do you think it's a hiccup. 550 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 3: I think it's more about I'll answer your question by 551 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 3: asking you a question. What's the difference between Penn State 552 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 3: and Ohio State right now? Because I think it's one player. 553 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: Penn State's got a better young quarterback. 554 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 3: Well, I don't disagree with that necessarily, but as far 555 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: as being asked to win the game, both quarterbacks have 556 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 3: a comparable load share. Ohio State has Marvin Harrison and 557 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 3: Penn State does it. And I think right now what 558 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 3: Bama is going through is a six year run of 559 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 3: having incomparable, incomparable talented wide receiver. 560 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 2: And we think about think about the NFL. 561 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 3: What was twa tongue be low in the Miami Dolphins 562 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 3: before Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddell. What was average right? 563 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 3: I mean, average is the day is long. What were 564 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 3: the Cincinnati Bengals, And I know Joe Burrow tore his 565 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 3: knee six games into the season, seven games into the season, 566 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 3: but what were they before Jamar Chase. There's Frankly, if 567 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 3: we watch the Chiefs right now, I don't see the 568 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 3: game breaking wide receiver, and Mahomes well, he doesn't look human. 569 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 3: He doesn't look like a superhero at times like he 570 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 3: has in the past. So I think the world's changed 571 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 3: beneath our feet in the NFL and in college that 572 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 3: if you don't have a takeover the game wide receiver, 573 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 3: you've become very human, very quickly, and right now. I 574 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 3: think that's what Bama has struggled with now. Jermaine Burton 575 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 3: has been good at times. The A and M game 576 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 3: stands out. Jalen Milrose a good deep ball thrower, but 577 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 3: he struggles on the intermediate in the underneath. And when 578 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 3: you are all boom and bust, it's hard to put 579 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 3: together methodical and rhythmic offense. So I don't think it's 580 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 3: necessarily Tommy Reese's fault. I just think the personnel that 581 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 3: Alabama is relying on right now is different than that 582 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 3: than what they've experienced the last handful of years. Everyone 583 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 3: at Clemson has blamed dj Ouey, Jungle Lay and Kid Klubnick. 584 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 3: But if you look outside, with all due respect to 585 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 3: Bo Collins and Brandon Spector, they're not Mike Williams. They're 586 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 3: not you know, NWK Hopkins. They're not the guys that 587 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 3: they've had in the past. So I think it's just 588 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 3: the personnel is coming back to earth. It's just a 589 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 3: hair this year, But in a portal era, you can 590 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 3: improve that overnight with the addition of a guy or 591 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 3: too in the offseason. 592 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, listen, I'm out in California and Chip Kelly has 593 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 1: a better team than Lincoln Riley, and you think the 594 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: sky is falling. And I keep telling everybody, listen, these 595 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: offensive coaches, Kyle Shanahan deeply cares about defense, but some 596 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: of them just don't care about defense. Kyle Shanahan does, 597 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: McVay does, but Lincoln Riley I don't know if he does, 598 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: and I don't think Lane Kiffin early in his career does. 599 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: Now I think he does. So it's you know, college football. 600 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: I like all the big brands I'm getting. I think 601 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: we're in a good space. I also like geographic symmetry. 602 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: I think what her college football. For about fifteen years 603 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: after USC and Pete Carroll is, Oregon was the only 604 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: consistent brand that was fun, flashy in a top ten program. 605 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: And now that Washington absolutely calin de Bores, they have 606 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: their next Don James and Chris Peterson really special. They've 607 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 1: won fifteen straight games, and they don't have elite talent. 608 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: They have elite receivers and an elite quarterback, but Greg, 609 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: they don't have Georgia Ohio State Michigan talent. They're not 610 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: even close. So I think this sport has We always 611 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: need a big Texas school, We need some West Coast love. 612 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't have to be USC. I think Michigan's a 613 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: bigger national brand in Ohio state because Harbaugh is so such, 614 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: so polarizing, you know, his NFL his you know, I mean, 615 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: and this is just added to it with the recruitings 616 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: or with the scandal on the advanced scouting. So yeah, 617 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: I mean the whole thing. As I watched today, I 618 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: would just put a smile on my face. I really 619 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: like the top teams. I mean, God, I get a 620 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: Big ten team, an SEC team, an ACC team, two 621 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: PAC twelve teams, a Texas school. You know it's like 622 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: then Bama, Oklahoma and Lane Kiffin. I think the sport's 623 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: in good shape. I think it'll work itself out and 624 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: I'll go back to Oregon, TECHUS, Georgia, Michigan are the 625 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: best four teams. If I said to you, who do 626 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 1: you believe will end up in the playoff four teams. 627 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 3: I think It'll be Michigan, Georgia, Florida State and Oregon. 628 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 3: Those are the four I'm going with right now. I 629 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 3: don't I don't love the PAC twelve is. I love 630 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 3: the depth. I love the depth. And I look at 631 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 3: what Washington's done the last couple of weeks. And while 632 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,840 Speaker 3: some people have looked at them and said, well, you know, 633 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 3: I mean, how do you win against Arizona State? I'm 634 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 3: a pick six. I mean, how can you only manufacturing 635 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 3: manufacture of you know, a handful of points offensively? And 636 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 3: while I agree with that it was a it was 637 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 3: a pitiful performance offensively, it was. And they backed it 638 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 3: up with the game against Stanford in which they let 639 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 3: their quarterback go for four point fifty. You know, I 640 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 3: mean it was eighty on the ground, three seventy through 641 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 3: the year or whatever the heck it was three to 642 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 3: fifty through the year. So yeah, it's a hard one 643 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 3: to wrap your head around. So I think if they 644 00:34:57,480 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 3: if they played it out over again in a neutral sight, 645 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 3: I lean Oregon. 646 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,879 Speaker 2: I think they're trending in the right direction. I reserve the. 647 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:10,280 Speaker 3: Right to adjust because I think it's still inside Washington 648 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 3: and they're learning how to win at a high level 649 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 3: and wear the target. And I remember when I was 650 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 3: at Alabama the challenge that we experienced going from a 651 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 3: team that was perennially average to all of a sudden 652 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 3: being the Grand Puba in college football and people are 653 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 3: now talking about you and the Heisman, and people are 654 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 3: now talking about your team in the National Championship. That 655 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 3: was a heavy burden to take on for the first time, 656 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 3: and it all came crumbling down Nick Saban's second year 657 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 3: there after the lost Florida and the SEC Championship game, 658 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 3: But it all came back around the next year when 659 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 3: we actually believed that we could do it. That was 660 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 3: a difficult mental hurdle for us to overcome. And I 661 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 3: think Washington's dealing with that right now. And if they 662 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 3: can get through this weekend, because this, to me is 663 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 3: the last granted Utah. 664 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 2: I think Utah is human. I think they'll wear them out. 665 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: They're on third, their third quarterback. 666 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 3: I mean, come on, yeah, I mean they're gonna I 667 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 3: mean Bryce and Barnes, with all due respect, he's going 668 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,280 Speaker 3: to come back to becoming a pumpkin at some point, 669 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 3: you know, from being the Cinderella that he was. And 670 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 3: that's not a disrespectful thing. He's just gonna have some 671 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 3: ups and downs. But I think if Washington get through 672 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 3: this one, they're going to be in great shape. 673 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 2: Uh. 674 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 3: And this one against SC this weekend, to me, is 675 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 3: extremely difficult because everyone's saying SC is dead. Everyone's an SC. 676 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:31,120 Speaker 3: Can't play their defense, can't defend. I think SC still 677 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 3: has a lot of talent. And when you're on the 678 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 3: road and you're backed into a corner and everyone's ripping 679 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 3: you to shreds and you're only a three point dog, 680 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 3: something's telling me something. So I think this is the 681 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 3: one that they need to be very careful with. 682 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's going to be a shootout because Washington doesn't 683 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 1: put consistent pressure on the quarterback. It's in spurts. Uh. 684 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: And USC does not have elite corners, and those are 685 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 1: Sunday receivers. For Washington, So I feel it feels forty 686 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,880 Speaker 1: four to thirty four to be Huskies. But you know, listen, 687 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: it's almost like USC's last stand. 688 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, like. 689 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: And really there you get to a point now where 690 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: this feels like the season because they're not beating Ucla. 691 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 1: They're not, and the UCLA right now is a much 692 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: better team defensively and frankly, there's a spirit about UCLA 693 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: that people out west. It's like nobody wants to play 694 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: them because there's no expert multiple Oh, they got two 695 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: big time player, one lottery defensive H fifteen. 696 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 3: For those that haven't watched him, that dude is like 697 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 3: a transfla. Like he could stand at the linebacker level 698 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 3: and sack your quarterback. 699 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 2: That's how long he is. He's unbelievable. He's unbelievable. 700 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 1: Greg, good stuff, Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida state in 701 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: the first poll. Don't have a huge problem with it. 702 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: I'm just happy we got some West coast representative and 703 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: some geographic symmetry. It makes me feel good. It's been 704 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:00,280 Speaker 1: a long time. 705 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 3: We appreciate you, man, Thank you so much for taking 706 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:03,240 Speaker 3: the time tonight. 707 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,040 Speaker 1: Oh Greg, love it, Thank you so much. 708 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:07,040 Speaker 3: The volume. 709 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:11,360 Speaker 1: For a limited time, you can save up to forty 710 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: percent off on an NFL Plus Premium annual subscription when 711 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: you sign up through Plus Play from Verizon Plus Play. 712 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: It is a platform where you can shop, manage, and 713 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: save on the subscriptions you already love like NFL Plus. 714 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: With NFL Plus Premium, you get access to live games 715 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 1: on mobile, NFL Red Zone, NFL Network, and more so, 716 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:37,479 Speaker 1: you can watch multiple games all at once on any 717 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: screen around you for updates, never miss a touchdown. 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