New Year, Same Podcast

[00:00:00] I love it, I take projection

[00:00:06] Welcome everybody to Takin On Sports, I am TD, that is Greg, Greg how you doing man?

[00:00:11] I'm pretty good, how are you doing?

[00:00:13] I'm pretty good here on a Wednesday night for us, not usual but hey you know, life happens,

[00:00:20] got stuff to do but we found it, plenty to talk about of course

[00:00:24] Oh yeah, definitely

[00:00:26] Yeah a lot since we last talked, we've had all the college football playoff quarterfinal games,

[00:00:30] we now know our NFL playoffs, Alabama is just now as I'm speaking, wrapping up

[00:00:37] a second straight big time blowout win over an SEC opponent, yeah

[00:00:41] On the road too

[00:00:42] On the road to South Carolina, it's two blowout wins to start SEC play, I'm sure we'll come back to that

[00:00:50] But let's start with those college football playoffs as we usually do college football

[00:00:55] Four quarterfinal games, a few better games than the first round, you know, which was really nothing close

[00:01:04] Right

[00:01:05] Of course we had that, I guess which one was first, that Boise, Penn State, was that first?

[00:01:11] Yeah, that was first, yeah

[00:01:12] That was first and it was a 31-14 Penn State win, pretty dominant but Boise just, it could have been a lot closer, they just couldn't finish drives

[00:01:21] Yeah

[00:01:22] They got it to within three in the third quarter, Penn State immediately responded with a touchdown run, got it back to 10

[00:01:29] And then after that, Boise just, I mean, interceptions and missed field goals and just

[00:01:35] Yeah

[00:01:36] Could not finish drives

[00:01:38] Yeah

[00:01:39] Did not, um

[00:01:41] Great season for the Broncos nonetheless

[00:01:43] Yeah

[00:01:44] No, it was

[00:01:45] Exactly, yeah

[00:01:45] But, um, you know, Penn State did a hell of a job

[00:01:49] Shutting down

[00:01:51] The Ashton's NC, I mean, they did

[00:01:53] Which, I mean, the most he's been shut down all season, I think it's like a three yards a carry, he barely got to 100

[00:02:02] So

[00:02:03] Yeah, 30 carries for 104 yards, so yeah, that's a struggle numbers for him

[00:02:09] Yeah, for sure

[00:02:10] Um, and just efficient for them, you know, uh, their guy Allen ran for 134 on 17 carries

[00:02:18] Um

[00:02:19] They got that, that duo that's pretty

[00:02:22] Yeah

[00:02:25] Uh, pretty good running stats, yeah, for, uh, Penn State right there

[00:02:30] Uh, boys even actually out gained them and had more, uh, almost 10 minutes more possession, but

[00:02:36] Yeah

[00:02:36] Four turnovers and those missed kicks, that'll do it for you

[00:02:40] That'll do it, yeah, for sure

[00:02:42] Like you said, not a recipe to pull the upset

[00:02:44] Uh, the next game we saw, the next, uh, New Year's Day to start it off was probably the, or not probably, definitely

[00:02:50] Oh, definitely, the best game of the, uh, playoff so far

[00:02:54] Texas, Arizona State, uh, looked for a minute, like it might not be a good game

[00:02:58] Looked like Texas might run them

[00:02:59] Yeah, might run them off the field, but then as it has a lot this season, the Texas offense kind of stalled

[00:03:07] Went flat

[00:03:08] Um, yeah, they were up 17 to 3 at halftime and then could not do anything really in the second half at all

[00:03:15] They scored

[00:03:16] One touchdown in the second half

[00:03:17] And Arizona State

[00:03:21] Tied it up, uh, got the game to overtime, of course

[00:03:24] A couple

[00:03:26] Missed kicks by

[00:03:27] Texas there at the end, too

[00:03:29] Bird Auburn

[00:03:31] Yeah, oh, Bird Auburn

[00:03:32] Two missed kicks, uh, really, after

[00:03:36] Boise tied it up

[00:03:37] It was, uh

[00:03:38] I thought for sure, I was like, the second one, there's no way he misses

[00:03:41] With like a 28-yarder to win the game

[00:03:43] And he did

[00:03:44] I'm like, there's no way he's gonna miss this

[00:03:46] Yeah

[00:03:46] Chip shot by his standards, too

[00:03:48] Um, yeah

[00:03:49] It was just, yeah, it was rough

[00:03:50] After

[00:03:52] Arizona State, uh

[00:03:55] Got, they scored a touchdown

[00:03:57] It was so

[00:04:00] Uh, sorry, sorry, I'm trying to hold

[00:04:01] Find my place here, but they were down 24-8

[00:04:04] They scored a touchdown

[00:04:06] Texas responds, you know

[00:04:08] Uh-huh

[00:04:10] Or, you know, they're

[00:04:11] Sorry

[00:04:12] They get the score 224-8

[00:04:14] Uh

[00:04:16] And then that's when it

[00:04:17] Kind of all hell breaks loose

[00:04:18] Texas has the interception

[00:04:19] Two missed field goals to end the half

[00:04:21] So Arizona State has all the momentum going into

[00:04:25] Uh

[00:04:26] The final period, too

[00:04:28] But

[00:04:29] Couldn't get done

[00:04:30] They score a touchdown

[00:04:31] Teams trade touchdowns in the first

[00:04:33] Overtime

[00:04:34] And then

[00:04:35] Yep

[00:04:35] Texas hits a

[00:04:36] Touchdown on their first play

[00:04:38] In the second overtime

[00:04:39] Gets a two-point

[00:04:40] And then Arizona State cannot tie it up

[00:04:42] But outstanding game

[00:04:43] Absolutely

[00:04:44] But that

[00:04:45] Yeah

[00:04:45] That, uh

[00:04:47] That

[00:04:47] Man

[00:04:48] And the losing effort token

[00:04:50] Man

[00:04:50] Cam Scatterboot did everything

[00:04:52] Oh

[00:04:52] He could

[00:04:54] Was he

[00:04:55] Literally

[00:04:56] Uh

[00:04:57] Yeah, the touchdown pass

[00:04:58] Yeah

[00:04:59] 30 carries for 143

[00:05:01] Two touchdowns

[00:05:02] Eight catches for 99 yards

[00:05:03] And then, yeah

[00:05:04] You mentioned a touchdown pass

[00:05:06] Um

[00:05:07] I mean

[00:05:08] His stock went through the roof

[00:05:09] I mean

[00:05:10] He was already there

[00:05:11] But, I mean

[00:05:11] He took it

[00:05:12] To a different level

[00:05:13] Because, I mean

[00:05:14] Of course, for them

[00:05:14] Texas

[00:05:15] A different type of opponent

[00:05:17] Than they

[00:05:17] You know

[00:05:18] Seen all year

[00:05:19] Um

[00:05:22] But, um

[00:05:23] You know

[00:05:25] That, uh

[00:05:25] Yeah, I mean

[00:05:26] It was good to see

[00:05:27] That game

[00:05:28] Because I was like

[00:05:28] Man, I was kind of

[00:05:29] Disappointed

[00:05:29] I was like

[00:05:30] Man

[00:05:31] I think we all

[00:05:33] Kind of thought

[00:05:33] You know

[00:05:33] If there was a team

[00:05:34] That's going to hang

[00:05:35] Out of the

[00:05:36] Underdogs

[00:05:36] There's going to be

[00:05:37] Arizona State

[00:05:37] And

[00:05:38] When they got down big

[00:05:39] I was like

[00:05:40] Man

[00:05:40] That sucks

[00:05:41] They had a hell of a

[00:05:42] Fourth quarter

[00:05:43] 16 in the fourth

[00:05:45] That touchdown pass

[00:05:46] Is really what

[00:05:47] Sparked that late

[00:05:48] Comeback

[00:05:49] Oh, absolutely

[00:05:50] And then

[00:05:51] But then that

[00:05:51] Uh

[00:05:52] The damn

[00:05:52] Fourth and 13 though

[00:05:54] Passed by a

[00:05:55] Ewers

[00:05:55] I mean

[00:05:56] That was

[00:05:57] Just a laser

[00:05:58] Toon

[00:05:59] You know

[00:06:00] Um

[00:06:04] Yeah

[00:06:04] Yeah

[00:06:05] He

[00:06:05] Texas made the plays

[00:06:06] When they needed to

[00:06:07] Uh

[00:06:07] There was a couple

[00:06:08] You know

[00:06:08] We mentioned interception

[00:06:09] And the missed field goals

[00:06:10] Late in the fourth

[00:06:12] But they never

[00:06:13] You know

[00:06:14] They held on

[00:06:14] They never blew the game

[00:06:16] Yeah

[00:06:17] And

[00:06:18] Uh

[00:06:18] Like I said

[00:06:19] The defense did stand tall

[00:06:20] In overtime

[00:06:21] Arizona State

[00:06:21] Had just run out of

[00:06:22] A gas

[00:06:23] I think

[00:06:23] You know

[00:06:24] Nothing left in the tank

[00:06:25] And

[00:06:26] Again

[00:06:26] Like Boise

[00:06:27] Yeah

[00:06:27] Just a great season

[00:06:28] But then they got all the way

[00:06:29] All the way down to the

[00:06:30] Now

[00:06:31] The only thing I didn't like though

[00:06:32] You

[00:06:33] You have third down and go

[00:06:34] From like

[00:06:35] The

[00:06:35] Third

[00:06:36] And within the five

[00:06:38] Mm-hmm

[00:06:39] And then they throw the pass

[00:06:40] I'm like dude

[00:06:42] Yeah

[00:06:42] You're the hottest person

[00:06:43] You gotta get Cam the ball

[00:06:45] Yeah

[00:06:46] He uh

[00:06:46] Yeah

[00:06:47] You gotta get it to your batter

[00:06:48] At that point

[00:06:48] You got two plays

[00:06:49] You had third and four down

[00:06:51] I guarantee you

[00:06:52] Cam probably gets you

[00:06:52] In the end zone

[00:06:54] I don't know if you get

[00:06:54] The two point conversion

[00:06:55] But

[00:06:56] He's touching the ball

[00:06:58] Yeah

[00:06:58] At the very least

[00:06:59] You go

[00:07:00] Live by the sword

[00:07:01] Die by the sword

[00:07:01] Type thing

[00:07:02] You gotta go out

[00:07:03] Giving your best weapon

[00:07:04] The ball's gotta be in his hands

[00:07:05] And if he does

[00:07:06] If they stop him

[00:07:07] Then

[00:07:07] I'll credit to him

[00:07:08] But you

[00:07:09] Yeah

[00:07:09] Yeah

[00:07:10] But that was a big if

[00:07:12] For the way he was playing that game

[00:07:13] Oh yeah

[00:07:14] Um

[00:07:15] But yeah

[00:07:16] A great season for them

[00:07:17] Nobody expected

[00:07:18] Arizona State to be

[00:07:21] In the playoff

[00:07:22] Or really

[00:07:22] Even in the

[00:07:23] Big 12 title hunt

[00:07:24] And then let alone

[00:07:25] Be the champion

[00:07:26] And in the playoff

[00:07:27] With a bye

[00:07:28] At that

[00:07:28] Yeah

[00:07:29] You know

[00:07:29] Whether they deserve to buy

[00:07:31] It's a different discussion

[00:07:32] But

[00:07:32] But

[00:07:33] No one's gonna fault them

[00:07:34] Yeah

[00:07:35] And Cam Scadaboo

[00:07:35] Became a star

[00:07:38] Absolutely

[00:07:39] Definitely earned himself

[00:07:40] Probably a

[00:07:41] Probably a draft spot

[00:07:42] You know

[00:07:42] Maybe second day

[00:07:43] Third day or so

[00:07:44] But he's probably

[00:07:45] Gonna get drafted now

[00:07:46] In April

[00:07:46] Oh absolutely

[00:07:48] Get drafted

[00:07:49] Um

[00:07:49] It's just a matter of

[00:07:50] Who wants him

[00:07:51] Um

[00:07:51] But you know

[00:07:52] It's a

[00:07:52] Really a great

[00:07:54] A good running back class

[00:07:55] I mean that's probably

[00:07:56] The strongest class

[00:07:57] It really is

[00:07:57] Yeah

[00:07:58] A lot of good backs

[00:07:59] Um

[00:08:01] But yeah

[00:08:01] I mean

[00:08:02] And you would have to think

[00:08:03] That Arizona State

[00:08:04] Um

[00:08:06] Just with

[00:08:06] You know

[00:08:07] The coach

[00:08:08] I think

[00:08:09] You know

[00:08:09] I don't think

[00:08:10] This is gonna be

[00:08:10] A fluke thing

[00:08:11] I think they're gonna be

[00:08:12] A consistent team

[00:08:13] That's gonna be

[00:08:13] Pushing for a

[00:08:14] Playoff spot

[00:08:15] Year in and year out

[00:08:17] Yeah

[00:08:17] Leavitt

[00:08:18] The quarterback

[00:08:18] Only a freshman

[00:08:19] So

[00:08:19] And he

[00:08:19] He made some big plays

[00:08:20] Himself

[00:08:22] Uh

[00:08:23] So

[00:08:24] They've got something

[00:08:25] To build on there

[00:08:25] Like you mentioned

[00:08:26] Dillingham is

[00:08:27] Just

[00:08:27] He seems to

[00:08:28] Have that program

[00:08:30] Right where he wants

[00:08:31] Them headed

[00:08:32] And

[00:08:32] Absolutely

[00:08:33] People are excited there

[00:08:35] Yeah

[00:08:35] Um

[00:08:35] After that of course

[00:08:37] We saw the Rose Bowl

[00:08:38] Uh

[00:08:39] Starting

[00:08:39] You know

[00:08:40] Later that evening

[00:08:40] And

[00:08:41] Oh man

[00:08:41] It was

[00:08:43] Not

[00:08:43] Not

[00:08:44] A replay

[00:08:45] Of the first two

[00:08:46] Or the first meeting

[00:08:47] Between these two teams

[00:08:48] Ohio State and Oregon

[00:08:49] The Buckeyes

[00:08:51] We mentioned

[00:08:51] If they played

[00:08:52] Like they did

[00:08:53] Against Tennessee

[00:08:53] We don't think

[00:08:54] There's a team

[00:08:54] That'll beat them

[00:08:55] Well they played

[00:08:56] Like it again

[00:08:57] They

[00:08:58] They seem to have

[00:08:59] Remembered that

[00:09:00] They're the most

[00:09:01] Talented team

[00:09:01] In the country

[00:09:02] Right

[00:09:03] Or we

[00:09:04] You just have

[00:09:04] Just two

[00:09:05] Two outstanding

[00:09:06] Wide receivers

[00:09:07] And

[00:09:08] Yeah

[00:09:08] Let's get them

[00:09:09] Involved in the game

[00:09:10] Yeah

[00:09:11] And they are

[00:09:11] Defenses playing hot

[00:09:13] Offenses scoring points

[00:09:14] At will

[00:09:14] Uh

[00:09:15] This never was a game

[00:09:16] No

[00:09:17] Uh

[00:09:18] Ohio State

[00:09:18] 31

[00:09:20] Just boom

[00:09:21] Just yeah

[00:09:22] Absolutely

[00:09:23] Annihilation

[00:09:24] Uh

[00:09:25] So now

[00:09:26] Uh

[00:09:26] They will meet

[00:09:27] Texas

[00:09:28] In the

[00:09:28] Cotton Bowl

[00:09:30] Friday

[00:09:30] Friday night

[00:09:31] Um

[00:09:32] In the ice storm

[00:09:33] Yeah

[00:09:34] In the ice storm

[00:09:35] Yeah

[00:09:35] Luckily

[00:09:35] They got the

[00:09:36] Old cover there

[00:09:37] But

[00:09:39] Getting there

[00:09:39] Might be a trick

[00:09:41] Yeah

[00:09:41] Initial

[00:09:42] Now you know

[00:09:42] You figure Texas

[00:09:43] Might have a little bit

[00:09:44] Of the fan advantage

[00:09:45] You would

[00:09:45] Think

[00:09:47] Obviously

[00:09:47] You know

[00:09:48] Like you said

[00:09:48] If fans even

[00:09:49] Make it there

[00:09:49] Nah

[00:09:50] I mean

[00:09:51] You know

[00:09:53] Dallas is actually

[00:09:54] Better than some

[00:09:55] Spots as far as

[00:09:56] Um

[00:09:56] Snow

[00:09:58] Um

[00:09:59] But

[00:10:00] Yeah

[00:10:00] I mean

[00:10:01] But really

[00:10:01] I mean

[00:10:02] They should have

[00:10:02] Some advantage

[00:10:03] But Ohio State

[00:10:04] They travel

[00:10:04] Great

[00:10:05] And they're

[00:10:06] You know

[00:10:07] They're a fan base

[00:10:08] That's all over the place

[00:10:09] So

[00:10:09] It'll be a little

[00:10:10] Advantage in Texas

[00:10:11] But I guarantee

[00:10:12] It's a lot of

[00:10:13] A lot of

[00:10:14] Um

[00:10:15] Buckeye

[00:10:15] Buckeye fans

[00:10:17] There

[00:10:17] I mean

[00:10:17] They did

[00:10:18] They were

[00:10:18] They were deep

[00:10:19] At the Rose Bowl

[00:10:20] Yeah

[00:10:22] Uh

[00:10:22] Yeah

[00:10:22] Traditional

[00:10:23] Rose Bowl

[00:10:24] Matchup

[00:10:24] If you will

[00:10:25] Uh

[00:10:26] Big Ten

[00:10:26] Versus Pac

[00:10:27] They just

[00:10:28] Punched Oregon

[00:10:29] It was just

[00:10:29] They just

[00:10:30] Punched Oregon

[00:10:31] Dead in the mouth

[00:10:32] And by the time

[00:10:33] Oregon got back

[00:10:33] In

[00:10:34] You know

[00:10:34] Started looking

[00:10:35] More like themselves

[00:10:35] It was just

[00:10:36] Too late

[00:10:37] Too late

[00:10:38] Yeah

[00:10:38] Oregon just

[00:10:38] You know

[00:10:39] They did what

[00:10:39] Nobody's done

[00:10:40] To them all year

[00:10:41] And just kind of

[00:10:42] Smacked them around

[00:10:43] And

[00:10:44] Yeah

[00:10:45] They played

[00:10:45] Kind of out

[00:10:46] Organ to Oregon

[00:10:47] To a degree

[00:10:47] There you know

[00:10:48] Uh

[00:10:48] Fast

[00:10:49] And

[00:10:50] Yeah

[00:10:51] Yeah

[00:10:51] Fast and tough

[00:10:52] And like we said

[00:10:53] If this team

[00:10:54] Plays to its talent level

[00:10:55] They would be hard

[00:10:56] To beat

[00:10:57] If

[00:10:57] You know

[00:10:58] Yeah

[00:10:59] So

[00:10:59] Yeah

[00:11:00] Uh

[00:11:01] And then

[00:11:02] The last game

[00:11:03] Should have been

[00:11:03] Later that night

[00:11:04] Of course

[00:11:04] Due to the

[00:11:04] Um

[00:11:05] Just terrible attack

[00:11:06] There on

[00:11:07] New Orleans

[00:11:07] On Bourbon Street

[00:11:08] They delayed

[00:11:09] The Sugar Bowl

[00:11:09] Yeah

[00:11:11] Um

[00:11:12] So it was played

[00:11:12] The next day

[00:11:13] In the afternoon

[00:11:14] And

[00:11:14] Notre Dame

[00:11:15] Dominated Georgia

[00:11:16] Uh

[00:11:16] Man

[00:11:17] Good day

[00:11:17] No two ways

[00:11:18] Around it

[00:11:19] Uh

[00:11:19] With

[00:11:19] No Carson Beck

[00:11:20] For the Bulldogs

[00:11:21] With their problems

[00:11:22] Beyond that

[00:11:23] Um

[00:11:24] Special teams

[00:11:26] Breakdowns

[00:11:26] Yeah

[00:11:27] Uh

[00:11:27] Notre Dame

[00:11:28] Just kind of

[00:11:28] Ran the ball

[00:11:29] At will

[00:11:30] Did what they

[00:11:30] Really wanted

[00:11:31] To do

[00:11:31] They didn't

[00:11:32] Even throw

[00:11:32] For 100 yards

[00:11:33] That's crazy

[00:11:35] And then they

[00:11:35] Had like 96 yards

[00:11:37] Passing

[00:11:37] Or something like that

[00:11:38] Yeah

[00:11:38] Neither team

[00:11:39] Had over

[00:11:40] 300 yards

[00:11:41] Of offense

[00:11:42] Uh

[00:11:42] Two Georgia

[00:11:43] Turnovers

[00:11:43] That

[00:11:44] That end of the

[00:11:45] First half

[00:11:45] Really where

[00:11:46] Went south

[00:11:47] Oh absolutely

[00:11:48] You know

[00:11:49] It was a 3-3 game

[00:11:49] They should have just

[00:11:50] Took it to the house

[00:11:51] Yeah

[00:11:51] And then Georgia

[00:11:53] Tried to cheat

[00:11:53] And get a little

[00:11:54] Something at the

[00:11:54] End of the half

[00:11:55] There

[00:11:55] Notre Dame

[00:11:56] Gets a pick

[00:11:58] Yeah

[00:11:58] Quick touch

[00:11:59] Time

[00:12:00] Mmhmm

[00:12:01] Goes from

[00:12:02] 3-3

[00:12:02] To 13-3

[00:12:03] Real quick

[00:12:04] At the end

[00:12:04] Of the first

[00:12:04] Half there

[00:12:05] And then

[00:12:05] Uh

[00:12:06] Notre Dame

[00:12:07] Takes the opening

[00:12:08] Kick of the

[00:12:08] Second half

[00:12:09] Back

[00:12:09] And that

[00:12:09] Was pretty

[00:12:10] Much all

[00:12:10] She wrote

[00:12:11] That was

[00:12:11] All she wrote

[00:12:12] Georgia

[00:12:13] Got within

[00:12:13] 10

[00:12:14] Later that

[00:12:15] Quarter

[00:12:15] But it

[00:12:15] Was really

[00:12:16] No chance

[00:12:17] Uh

[00:12:17] Yeah

[00:12:19] I mean

[00:12:19] We

[00:12:20] I mean

[00:12:21] We

[00:12:21] Kind of

[00:12:22] Said

[00:12:22] You know

[00:12:23] If there

[00:12:23] Was a

[00:12:23] Time

[00:12:23] For

[00:12:24] For

[00:12:24] Notre Dame

[00:12:25] To

[00:12:25] Show

[00:12:26] They

[00:12:26] Were

[00:12:27] There

[00:12:27] That

[00:12:28] Was it

[00:12:28] They

[00:12:28] Lived up

[00:12:29] To the

[00:12:29] Hite

[00:12:30] I

[00:12:34] I mean

[00:12:34] They

[00:12:34] Out

[00:12:34] Physical

[00:12:34] Georgia

[00:12:35] And in

[00:12:36] A certain

[00:12:36] Sense

[00:12:36] You almost

[00:12:37] Felt that

[00:12:38] Marcus Freeman

[00:12:39] Outcoached

[00:12:40] Kirby

[00:12:40] Smart

[00:12:41] Doesn't happen

[00:12:42] Much to

[00:12:42] Kirby

[00:12:43] But

[00:12:43] Felt like

[00:12:44] It definitely

[00:12:44] Happened

[00:12:45] Um

[00:12:46] You know

[00:12:46] I felt

[00:12:47] Kirby

[00:12:47] Really

[00:12:48] Felt

[00:12:48] A little

[00:12:49] Press

[00:12:49] There

[00:12:49] At the

[00:12:50] End

[00:12:50] Of

[00:12:50] The

[00:12:50] First

[00:12:50] Half

[00:12:50] There

[00:12:50] Very

[00:12:51] Uncurby

[00:12:52] Like

[00:12:52] To

[00:13:07] Go

[00:13:15] When

[00:13:15] The

[00:13:16] Last

[00:13:16] Time

[00:13:16] He

[00:13:16] Had

[00:13:17] A

[00:13:17] Kick

[00:13:17] Off

[00:13:17] Return

[00:13:18] On

[00:13:18] Georgia

[00:13:19] Yeah

[00:13:19] Right

[00:13:20] Seems

[00:13:20] Hard

[00:13:21] To

[00:13:21] Remember

[00:13:21] That

[00:13:22] Yeah

[00:13:22] But

[00:13:22] Yeah

[00:13:23] And

[00:13:23] Just

[00:13:23] Those

[00:13:24] Kind of

[00:13:24] Things

[00:13:24] That

[00:13:24] Were

[00:13:24] Going

[00:13:25] Notre

[00:13:25] Dame's

[00:13:25] Way

[00:13:27] And

[00:13:45] You know

[00:13:45] He

[00:13:45] Tens

[00:13:46] Had

[00:13:46] The

[00:13:46] Big

[00:13:46] Fumble

[00:13:46] Um

[00:13:47] You know

[00:13:48] That

[00:13:48] That

[00:13:49] Strip

[00:13:49] Sack

[00:13:50] I mean

[00:13:50] That

[00:13:50] Could

[00:13:50] Have

[00:13:50] Happened

[00:13:50] To

[00:13:51] Carson

[00:13:51] Beck

[00:13:51] Just

[00:13:51] The

[00:13:52] Same

[00:13:52] Um

[00:13:53] You

[00:13:53] You

[00:13:53] Know

[00:13:53] At

[00:13:54] First

[00:13:54] Half

[00:13:56] I

[00:13:56] Mean

[00:13:56] West

[00:13:57] Then

[00:13:57] Really

[00:13:57] Didn't

[00:13:58] Have

[00:13:58] A

[00:13:58] Bad

[00:13:58] Game

[00:13:59] I

[00:14:00] Mean

[00:14:00] He

[00:14:00] Wasn't

[00:14:01] Anything

[00:14:01] Exceptional

[00:14:02] But

[00:14:02] I

[00:14:02] Mean

[00:14:02] He

[00:14:02] Did

[00:14:03] He

[00:14:03] Did

[00:14:03] Nothing

[00:14:03] To

[00:14:04] Lose

[00:14:04] The

[00:14:04] Game

[00:14:04] For

[00:14:05] You

[00:14:05] Know

[00:14:05] Georgia

[00:14:07] And

[00:14:08] He

[00:14:08] Had

[00:14:08] A

[00:14:08] Month

[00:14:08] To

[00:14:08] Prepare

[00:14:10] Yeah

[00:14:10] I

[00:14:11] Think

[00:14:11] Even

[00:14:11] Carson

[00:14:12] Beck

[00:14:12] Plays

[00:14:12] If

[00:14:13] I

[00:14:15] Think

[00:14:16] I

[00:14:16] Still

[00:14:16] Would

[00:14:17] Have

[00:14:17] Thought

[00:14:17] Notre

[00:14:18] Dame

[00:14:18] Wins

[00:14:18] His

[00:14:18] Game

[00:14:19] Just

[00:14:19] With

[00:14:20] How

[00:14:20] Things

[00:14:20] Were

[00:14:20] Looking

[00:14:20] Because

[00:14:21] Really

[00:14:22] At

[00:14:22] No

[00:14:22] Point

[00:14:22] Did

[00:14:23] Carson

[00:14:24] Beck

[00:14:24] Look

[00:14:24] Like

[00:14:24] Oh

[00:14:25] Wow

[00:14:25] He

[00:14:26] Had

[00:14:26] Moments

[00:14:26] But

[00:14:27] Not

[00:14:27] Anything

[00:14:29] Yeah

[00:14:30] That

[00:14:30] Was

[00:14:31] The

[00:14:31] Story

[00:14:31] Of

[00:14:31] The

[00:14:31] Georgia

[00:14:32] Season

[00:14:32] Was

[00:14:32] Inconsistencies

[00:14:33] And

[00:14:34] You

[00:14:35] Know

[00:14:35] Whether

[00:14:35] That's

[00:14:36] A young

[00:14:36] Roster

[00:14:36] Or

[00:14:37] You

[00:14:37] Know

[00:14:37] Just

[00:14:37] The

[00:14:38] Guys

[00:14:38] Just

[00:14:38] Didn't

[00:14:39] Click

[00:14:39] For

[00:14:39] Him

[00:14:39] This

[00:14:39] Year

[00:14:40] You

[00:14:41] Know

[00:14:41] Kirby

[00:14:42] And

[00:14:42] His

[00:14:42] Staff

[00:14:43] They

[00:14:44] You

[00:14:45] Know

[00:14:45] The

[00:14:45] Newcomers

[00:14:45] Coming

[00:14:46] In

[00:14:46] And

[00:14:46] They

[00:14:47] You

[00:14:48] Know

[00:14:48] They

[00:14:48] Look

[00:14:48] For

[00:14:48] Their

[00:14:48] Stockton

[00:14:49] Their

[00:14:49] Quarterback

[00:14:50] Next

[00:14:50] Year

[00:14:50] Now

[00:14:50] That

[00:14:50] Beck

[00:14:51] Is

[00:14:51] Going

[00:14:51] To

[00:14:51] The

[00:14:51] Pro

[00:14:52] And

[00:14:53] They

[00:14:53] Brought

[00:14:53] A

[00:14:53] And

[00:14:54] They

[00:14:54] Brought

[00:14:55] In

[00:14:55] A

[00:14:55] Boatload

[00:14:55] Out

[00:14:55] The

[00:14:55] Transfer

[00:14:56] For

[00:14:56] receivers

[00:14:57] They

[00:14:58] Did

[00:14:58] Yeah

[00:14:59] Georgia

[00:14:59] Was

[00:14:59] Not

[00:15:00] Afraid

[00:15:00] They

[00:15:00] Went

[00:15:00] Out

[00:15:00] Got

[00:15:01] You

[00:15:01] Know

[00:15:01] I

[00:15:01] Was

[00:15:02] Hoping

[00:15:02] To

[00:15:02] Get

[00:15:02] Come

[00:15:03] Tuscaloosa

[00:15:03] Zachariah

[00:15:04] Branch

[00:15:06] He'll

[00:15:06] Be

[00:15:06] In

[00:15:06] Athens

[00:15:07] Instead

[00:15:08] They

[00:15:08] Got

[00:15:09] The

[00:15:09] Wide

[00:15:09] Receiver

[00:15:09] From

[00:15:10] Texas

[00:15:10] A&M

[00:15:12] Yeah

[00:15:12] So

[00:15:13] They

[00:15:14] Definitely

[00:15:14] Did

[00:15:15] Not

[00:15:15] You

[00:15:16] Know

[00:15:16] They

[00:15:16] Wanted

[00:15:16] To

[00:15:16] Stack

[00:15:17] That

[00:15:17] Receiver

[00:15:17] Room

[00:15:18] Like

[00:15:18] They

[00:15:18] Had

[00:15:18] Been

[00:15:18] Previous

[00:15:19] Years

[00:15:21] So

[00:15:22] We'll

[00:15:22] See

[00:15:22] How

[00:15:23] That

[00:15:23] Plays

[00:15:23] Out

[00:15:23] For

[00:15:24] Notre

[00:15:24] Dame

[00:15:24] They

[00:15:24] Go

[00:15:24] To

[00:15:24] Play

[00:15:25] Penn

[00:15:26] State

[00:15:26] And

[00:15:26] The

[00:15:28] Orange

[00:15:29] Bowl

[00:15:30] Tomorrow

[00:15:31] Night

[00:15:32] Thursday

[00:15:33] They

[00:15:34] Open

[00:15:34] As

[00:15:35] Around

[00:15:35] To

[00:15:35] One

[00:15:35] And

[00:15:35] A

[00:15:35] Half

[00:15:36] Point

[00:15:36] Favorite

[00:15:36] So

[00:15:37] That's

[00:15:38] That's

[00:15:38] Probably

[00:15:38] Right

[00:15:39] We

[00:15:39] We've

[00:15:39] Said

[00:15:39] That

[00:15:39] Notre

[00:15:40] Dane

[00:15:40] Is

[00:15:40] Probably

[00:15:40] Playing

[00:15:40] The

[00:15:41] Best

[00:15:41] Football

[00:15:41] In

[00:15:41] The

[00:15:41] Country

[00:15:42] For

[00:15:42] The

[00:15:43] Last

[00:15:43] Month

[00:15:43] Or

[00:15:43] So

[00:15:43] Of

[00:15:44] The

[00:15:44] Season

[00:15:45] Of

[00:15:45] Course

[00:15:45] Now

[00:15:46] You

[00:15:46] Have

[00:15:46] To

[00:15:46] Say

[00:15:46] You

[00:15:46] Know

[00:15:46] In

[00:15:47] The

[00:15:47] Playoff

[00:15:47] Ohio

[00:15:47] State

[00:15:48] Looks

[00:15:48] Oh

[00:15:49] Absolutely

[00:15:50] But

[00:15:51] This

[00:15:51] It'll

[00:15:51] Be

[00:16:05] It's

[00:16:05] Hard

[00:16:05] To

[00:16:06] Say

[00:16:06] Who's

[00:16:06] Going

[00:16:06] To

[00:16:06] Win

[00:16:06] That

[00:16:06] Game

[00:16:07] Like

[00:16:07] It's

[00:16:08] Just

[00:16:09] And

[00:16:10] I

[00:16:10] Think

[00:16:11] It

[00:16:11] Pretty

[00:16:12] Much

[00:16:12] Comes

[00:16:12] Down

[00:16:12] To

[00:16:14] Can

[00:16:15] They

[00:16:15] Stop

[00:16:15] Can

[00:16:16] They

[00:16:16] Force

[00:16:16] Riley

[00:16:17] Leonard

[00:16:17] Into

[00:16:17] Passing

[00:16:18] The

[00:16:18] Ball

[00:16:18] Because

[00:16:19] If

[00:16:20] He

[00:16:35] That

[00:16:35] You

[00:16:36] Know

[00:16:36] That

[00:16:36] That

[00:16:36] Be

[00:16:37] Penn

[00:16:37] State

[00:16:38] Big

[00:16:38] Thing

[00:16:40] But

[00:16:40] You

[00:16:40] Know

[00:16:40] If

[00:16:41] He

[00:16:41] Gets

[00:16:41] Those

[00:16:42] Timely

[00:16:43] Runs

[00:16:43] That

[00:16:43] He

[00:16:43] Always

[00:16:44] Seems

[00:16:44] To

[00:16:44] Get

[00:16:44] Then

[00:16:45] It

[00:16:45] Be

[00:16:45] Notre

[00:16:46] Dame

[00:16:47] Yeah

[00:16:47] You

[00:16:48] Can't

[00:16:49] Let

[00:16:49] Him

[00:16:49] Get

[00:16:49] Those

[00:16:49] Scrambles

[00:16:50] And

[00:16:50] Just

[00:16:50] Pick

[00:16:51] Up

[00:16:51] Those

[00:16:51] Cheap

[00:16:51] First

[00:16:52] Down

[00:16:52] That

[00:16:53] Extend

[00:16:53] Drives

[00:16:54] Because

[00:16:54] That's

[00:16:54] What

[00:16:54] He's

[00:16:54] So

[00:16:55] Good

[00:16:55] At

[00:16:56] Picking

[00:16:57] Up

[00:16:57] A

[00:16:57] 13

[00:16:57] Yard

[00:16:58] Scramble

[00:16:58] A

[00:16:58] Seven

[00:16:58] Yard

[00:16:59] Scramble

[00:16:59] And

[00:16:59] It

[00:16:59] Doesn't

[00:17:00] Seem

[00:17:00] Like

[00:17:00] Much

[00:17:00] At

[00:17:00] The

[00:17:00] Time

[00:17:01] But

[00:17:01] He's

[00:17:01] You

[00:17:02] Know

[00:17:02] It's

[00:17:02] A

[00:17:02] First

[00:17:02] Down

[00:17:02] Or

[00:17:03] Even

[00:17:03] Those

[00:17:04] Smaller

[00:17:04] Ones

[00:17:04] You

[00:17:04] Know

[00:17:04] Maybe

[00:17:20] It

[00:17:29] And

[00:17:29] The

[00:17:30] Other

[00:17:30] Thing

[00:17:31] Right

[00:17:31] On

[00:17:32] Penn

[00:17:32] State

[00:17:33] Side

[00:17:33] You

[00:17:34] Know

[00:17:34] This

[00:17:35] Time

[00:17:35] This

[00:17:36] Will

[00:17:36] Be

[00:17:36] The

[00:17:36] Time

[00:17:36] For

[00:17:36] Drew

[00:17:37] I

[00:17:37] Would

[00:17:37] To

[00:17:37] Show

[00:17:37] That

[00:17:37] He's

[00:17:38] A

[00:17:38] Star

[00:17:38] You

[00:17:39] Know

[00:17:40] He's

[00:17:40] You

[00:17:41] Know

[00:17:41] Getting

[00:17:41] Some

[00:17:41] Hype

[00:17:42] Now

[00:17:44] So

[00:17:44] I

[00:17:44] Mean

[00:17:44] All

[00:17:45] Eyes

[00:17:45] Will

[00:17:45] Be

[00:17:45] On

[00:17:45] Tomorrow

[00:17:45] Night

[00:17:46] You

[00:17:46] Know

[00:17:46] What

[00:17:47] Does

[00:17:47] He

[00:17:47] Do

[00:17:47] You

[00:17:48] Know

[00:17:48] As

[00:17:48] He

[00:17:49] And

[00:17:50] You

[00:17:50] Know

[00:17:50] In

[00:17:50] Other

[00:17:50] Big

[00:17:51] Games

[00:17:51] He

[00:17:52] Hasn't

[00:17:53] You

[00:17:53] Didn't

[00:17:54] Have

[00:17:54] A

[00:17:54] Really

[00:17:54] Good

[00:17:59] You

[00:17:59] Know

[00:17:59] He

[00:17:59] Had

[00:18:00] A

[00:18:00] Solid

[00:18:00] Big

[00:18:01] Big

[00:18:02] Ten

[00:18:02] Championship

[00:18:02] Game

[00:18:02] They

[00:18:03] Did

[00:18:03] Lose

[00:18:03] Oregon

[00:18:03] But

[00:18:04] He

[00:18:04] Had

[00:18:04] A

[00:18:04] Heck

[00:18:05] Of

[00:18:05] A

[00:18:05] Performance

[00:18:05] I

[00:18:06] Thought

[00:18:07] You

[00:18:07] Know

[00:18:22] We

[00:18:29] What

[00:18:32] Yeah

[00:18:32] Here's

[00:18:32] Yeah

[00:18:34] It's

[00:18:34] Real

[00:18:35] Now

[00:18:35] As

[00:18:35] You

[00:18:35] Would

[00:18:36] Say

[00:18:39] Like

[00:18:40] I

[00:18:40] Kind

[00:18:41] Of

[00:18:41] Have

[00:18:41] No

[00:18:41] Idea

[00:18:41] Either

[00:18:42] Way

[00:18:42] Which

[00:18:42] How

[00:18:42] This

[00:18:43] Goes

[00:18:43] I

[00:18:44] I'm

[00:18:44] Just

[00:18:44] Looking

[00:18:45] Forward

[00:18:45] To

[00:18:46] It

[00:18:47] I'm

[00:18:47] Acclaimed

[00:18:48] To

[00:18:48] Leave

[00:18:48] Notre

[00:18:48] Dame

[00:18:48] Because

[00:18:49] Of

[00:18:49] The

[00:18:49] Way

[00:18:49] They've

[00:18:49] Been

[00:18:49] Playing

[00:18:50] Penn

[00:18:50] State

[00:18:51] Is

[00:19:00] Yeah, you got to get Warren the ball.

[00:19:01] You got to get him the ball.

[00:19:02] He's a star.

[00:19:04] Yeah.

[00:19:05] And the other one, you know, Texas State, I think Texas, you know,

[00:19:10] their offense has to keep up with the Ohio State offense.

[00:19:13] They can't have those lapses like they've had at certain times this year.

[00:19:17] We know their defense is excellent.

[00:19:18] That's going to be a great test for that Ohio State offense.

[00:19:21] But if that offense is clicking,

[00:19:23] it's going to be hard for any defense to stop them.

[00:19:26] They'll just have to make a play here or there and slow them down enough

[00:19:29] and just hope that their offense can keep pace.

[00:19:32] Yeah, keep them the field goals.

[00:19:36] You know, they're going to have to keep them the field goals

[00:19:38] that they can't get an interception, something, turnover on their end, though.

[00:19:46] They can't, you know, at times we've seen viewers have a weird interception.

[00:19:53] He can't have that against Ohio State.

[00:19:55] He has to have the game of his life there.

[00:19:59] Interesting enough, going up against his first school there.

[00:20:02] You know, he started off at Ohio State.

[00:20:04] So that's interesting.

[00:20:06] You know, it doesn't seem like he had any ill will when he left.

[00:20:08] He just wanted to play, and he wasn't going to get that opportunity per se.

[00:20:12] So, you know, he came to Texas.

[00:20:14] And, you know, it's kind of a weird situation.

[00:20:19] I mean, it's more or less his last one, maybe two games in Texas regardless

[00:20:26] because Arch Manning obviously is a starter next year.

[00:20:28] And it's kind of weird.

[00:20:29] A dude just taking you to the two straight playoffs,

[00:20:31] and he really doesn't have a say whether he's going to stay at all.

[00:20:35] You know, he could go pro, of course, or he could transfer.

[00:20:37] No one expects him to be an Austin next year despite what he's done.

[00:20:41] It's a weird situation.

[00:20:43] Yeah, it is.

[00:20:44] It's, you know, the nature of the game now.

[00:20:46] But, you know, when you've got a talent like Arch Manning potential there,

[00:20:50] you've got to get him on the field before he decides he wants to go somewhere else.

[00:20:56] It'd be interesting to see if they have any packages for him.

[00:21:00] Yeah.

[00:21:01] It's weird, though.

[00:21:02] The viewers, I mean, he took them to the playoffs last year,

[00:21:04] came within a play of a national championship game,

[00:21:07] and then, you know, this year back in the semis again.

[00:21:11] And yet no one even anticipates he has a chance of being an Austin next year,

[00:21:16] which is weird.

[00:21:17] But, yeah, you know, he's playing for a lot because, you know,

[00:21:20] he's one of those guys that we see he's a talented guy.

[00:21:25] I mean, we saw it on that fourth and 13 play in the playoff.

[00:21:29] But, you know, can this be huge if he could pull off Ohio State?

[00:21:34] Because, you know, a lot of people are looking at this game

[00:21:36] and seeing blowout potential.

[00:21:38] Mm-hmm.

[00:21:40] Yeah, he's got to – yeah, he certainly will have something to prove there.

[00:21:46] Absolutely.

[00:21:49] Well, yeah, it should be a fun couple semifinals.

[00:21:52] I don't know, like, how much it benefits, but, I mean,

[00:21:56] they've seen, you know, Will before at Kansas State.

[00:22:00] So, they –

[00:22:00] Yeah, that's true.

[00:22:01] They come with the exception now.

[00:22:03] Of course, he's got a little bit more weapons than he did in Manhattan.

[00:22:06] Way more weapons.

[00:22:07] Yeah, way more weapons.

[00:22:09] And then for them –

[00:22:11] Kind of, I was going to say, a good story for all the teams there.

[00:22:14] You know, Texas looked for their first title since Vince Young.

[00:22:18] Ohio State won the first four-team playoff,

[00:22:21] looking to win the first 12-team playoff.

[00:22:23] Yeah.

[00:22:24] Penn State hasn't had a national title since, oof, 94.

[00:22:28] Did they split?

[00:22:29] I don't even think they actually split on 94.

[00:22:30] They didn't split.

[00:22:32] Yeah.

[00:22:33] I think 86.

[00:22:35] 86, yeah.

[00:22:36] And Notre Dame, 88 there.

[00:22:37] So, one fan base is going to have some happiness after some years of disappointment.

[00:22:45] Absolutely.

[00:22:45] You know, all in different ways.

[00:22:48] But –

[00:22:49] Yeah, absolutely.

[00:22:51] We said we've got the Orange Bowl tomorrow night, Thursday night,

[00:22:54] Penn State and Notre Dame.

[00:22:55] Then Friday will be the Cotton Bowl with Texas and Ohio State.

[00:23:02] Moving on, let's go – let's talk about our tide.

[00:23:05] In the midst of all this, they ended their season on a very disappointing note

[00:23:10] in the Relia Quest Bowl, formerly the Outback Bowl.

[00:23:14] Way cooler than that, big, bro.

[00:23:17] Yeah.

[00:23:17] At least you get a free side.

[00:23:18] The Outback Bowl.

[00:23:19] Yeah.

[00:23:21] Began the year losing to Michigan and ended the year losing to Michigan.

[00:23:25] I'm not ever done on Green Sea, really.

[00:23:28] Yeah, right?

[00:23:29] Just an absolute nightmare first quarter that the team just couldn't recover from.

[00:23:34] Defense played as well as it could have played given the situations they were put in.

[00:23:38] Terrible situation.

[00:23:39] Three first quarter turnovers and a turnover on downs for the tide.

[00:23:45] Michigan took advantage.

[00:23:48] And Alabama still somehow had a shot to win at the end there.

[00:23:52] Why?

[00:23:53] I didn't understand why we passed every down.

[00:23:57] Yeah.

[00:23:57] We could have still got the first down.

[00:23:59] We had time.

[00:24:00] We had timeouts.

[00:24:03] Deep pass, too, or at least end zone shots.

[00:24:05] I'm surprised we didn't.

[00:24:06] Yeah.

[00:24:08] And that's some of that play calling that a lot of people have just not been a fan of Nick Sheridan there.

[00:24:12] And it's looking, I'm guessing, like he's staying.

[00:24:17] Of course, one interesting development the other day, Ryan Grubbs was let go by the Seattle Seahawks.

[00:24:23] So who knows if maybe, yeah, he wants to get back on board with Kalen DeBoer or if he wants to stay out west for his family.

[00:24:33] Yeah, because he's been, I mean, he's been in Tusk Goose twice once he interviewed with Nick.

[00:24:37] Last year we thought he was coming.

[00:24:38] Decided to stay in Seattle for the kids.

[00:24:41] You know, I mean, it's an interesting story, but I don't know.

[00:24:44] I just don't think he's coming ever.

[00:24:47] No, yeah.

[00:24:48] It seems like for family reasons or whatever, and you can read Internet rumor, you know,

[00:24:52] your little wife doesn't want to live there, whatever, whatever.

[00:24:56] Yeah, it just doesn't seem like it will happen.

[00:24:59] And there's a little bit since you get kind of sense that Alabama and the staff,

[00:25:05] they're treating this like a mulligan year almost.

[00:25:07] Like, you know, maybe we didn't have the right players for this system.

[00:25:11] Maybe Jalen Milroy wasn't the right guy.

[00:25:15] Let's run it back next year with people who are more familiar with the system

[00:25:19] and maybe more suited for it and see how we do there.

[00:25:24] Like I said, I understand that.

[00:25:28] I'm not a fan of Sheridan's play calling in certain situations.

[00:25:31] We just talked about it at the end of the, you know, the Michigan game there.

[00:25:35] Yeah, because my main concern with him in this whole season,

[00:25:40] and I think it's everybody's concern, is, you know,

[00:25:45] if Jalen was able to run the ball, he was cool.

[00:25:49] But if Jalen was kind of shut down in any sense, he really didn't have any backup plan.

[00:25:57] Yeah, a lack, a worrying lack of response to blitzes too.

[00:26:02] And, you know, again, whether that's, you know, all Milrow or play calling or a mix of both,

[00:26:08] it's still something to be concerned about going forward.

[00:26:10] All right.

[00:26:11] You know, you want to see maybe some RPOs, some quick slants,

[00:26:16] get guys like Ryan Williams the ball in space and let him do his thing.

[00:26:21] Yeah, I mean, it's weird because – but the thing is, though, is like –

[00:26:27] but now we have a whole bunch of quarterbacks.

[00:26:29] Hey, Ty Simpson, I mean, could be okay, but doesn't have much plan, Tom.

[00:26:35] He's going to need a – he's going to need a great support from his, you know, OC,

[00:26:39] and I don't know if – I'm a little worried there for that.

[00:26:43] Then we have, of course, possibly Keelan Russell, the five-star from Texas.

[00:26:48] I mean, but, of course, moving up from high school to college, you know,

[00:26:52] he's just an early entry.

[00:26:54] But now – so he'll get, you know, workout, spring ball and all that.

[00:27:00] But, you know, and then the Mac guy came from Washington.

[00:27:04] But a bunch of guys that really don't have experience.

[00:27:07] So, you know, they're really going to be looking for the OC to put them in good spots.

[00:27:12] And we didn't see that this year.

[00:27:14] So hopefully more of their style he's able to work with.

[00:27:18] I don't know.

[00:27:19] Yeah, who knows?

[00:27:20] Maybe just the year and the system helps, you know, Mac and Ty Simpson.

[00:27:25] Yeah.

[00:27:26] Maybe Keelan Russell is just that dude and he comes in

[00:27:29] and blows everybody away in spring practice and wins the job.

[00:27:33] Right.

[00:27:33] And it doesn't look like, you know,

[00:27:35] I don't know if there's even anybody out there in the portal still left to go get

[00:27:38] or if anybody will jump out.

[00:27:40] You know, you never know.

[00:27:42] I mean, it's –

[00:27:42] We'll see after spring.

[00:27:44] Yeah, there's another portal in April.

[00:27:46] But, yeah, interesting.

[00:27:49] That's something that, yeah, the offense and staffs are going to have to figure out

[00:27:53] for next year.

[00:27:53] But I was going to say –

[00:27:54] So we talked about doing a season review.

[00:27:57] I think that's all I really want to talk about that Michigan game

[00:28:00] unless you have something else.

[00:28:01] But no.

[00:28:02] No.

[00:28:03] It's about as bad as possible.

[00:28:05] Yeah, I broke it down into the good, the bad, and the ugly.

[00:28:09] So which one would you like to start with?

[00:28:12] I mean, let's just –

[00:28:13] I don't know.

[00:28:14] I mean, let's start with the bad and end with the good.

[00:28:16] I don't know.

[00:28:17] All right.

[00:28:18] Start –

[00:28:18] Work it.

[00:28:19] So we'll go ugly, bad, good.

[00:28:21] You just want to work it from there.

[00:28:22] We've already started with the –

[00:28:23] Ugly.

[00:28:24] You know, we've already started with the Michigan game.

[00:28:26] I mean, that was ugly as could be.

[00:28:28] I was about to say, that was my ugly.

[00:28:29] My ugly was Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Michigan.

[00:28:32] So, I mean –

[00:28:33] Yeah.

[00:28:34] I mean, I –

[00:28:35] Yeah.

[00:28:36] The other thing with that ugly that I don't like is we had basically two weeks

[00:28:43] to get ready for the Oklahoma game with the Mercer game in between,

[00:28:47] and they came out flat.

[00:28:50] Yeah.

[00:28:50] We had about a month for the bowl game, and I understand it's a bowl game,

[00:28:54] and it's not for the playoff, and it's not glamorous, but come on.

[00:28:58] I understand it was a monsoon down there, but that can't happen.

[00:29:04] Like, I mean, just the fumble, the, you know, the pick, the terrible pick.

[00:29:09] Like, we almost had a month to get ready, and that's what we're doing?

[00:29:13] Like, I don't know.

[00:29:16] Just frustrating that, you know, those games were –

[00:29:21] Yeah.

[00:29:21] And it was frustrating.

[00:29:23] Frustrating is the right word.

[00:29:24] Right.

[00:29:24] And then, you know, just the fact that, I mean, we had a chance, you know,

[00:29:31] even without a playoff appearance to still, you know, get our 17-10 win season.

[00:29:36] I mean, that's still a – and we, you know, fell short there.

[00:29:39] That was disappointing.

[00:29:40] I mean, and then to not be able to move on a Michigan defense that all the stars are out.

[00:29:47] That was –

[00:29:48] Yeah, that was really concerning.

[00:29:51] You know, for the most part, our first-string offense against their second-string defense.

[00:29:55] That's horrible.

[00:29:57] Yeah.

[00:29:57] Again, you say, okay, whatever about the early part of the game with the weather,

[00:30:02] but you can't be that bad.

[00:30:04] Michigan wasn't dropping everything.

[00:30:05] You know, it's not like it wasn't wet for them.

[00:30:07] So, you know, actually, it's funny.

[00:30:10] I had that under bad as well.

[00:30:12] You know, the seeming lack of prep for certain games, you know, not getting guys up.

[00:30:16] And, you know, in my head, the three that stand out are the Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, and Michigan.

[00:30:22] Because, you know, with Vandy, it was the week after that great Georgia win.

[00:30:25] I mean, I'll take the Vandy one because, you know, Vandy is much improved.

[00:30:30] I mean, that was a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

[00:30:32] I mean, the fact that they were able to just – Pavia just had to play the game out of his life.

[00:30:38] You know, they were able to put 40.

[00:30:40] But at least in that game, we responded in a sense.

[00:30:44] You know, we hit the comeback.

[00:30:45] We had a – you know, we couldn't stop a nosebleed that game.

[00:30:49] Probably really our only terrible defensive performance of the year.

[00:30:53] Absolutely, yeah.

[00:30:54] No, yeah.

[00:30:54] That was the second half of the Georgia game.

[00:30:57] But, yeah.

[00:30:58] But, I mean, for the – but, you know, in all the losses, the defense – and going into the season, I think all of us thought, man, if there's a downfall, it's going to be because of the defense.

[00:31:09] It's the exact opposite.

[00:31:11] You know, the defense kept us in everything.

[00:31:13] You know, they put in terrible position in the Oklahoma game with some bad turnovers.

[00:31:18] Same with the Michigan game.

[00:31:19] And they held tough.

[00:31:21] The Vandy game, you know, it happened.

[00:31:23] I mean, it's embarrassing.

[00:31:24] You don't expect it was a Vanderbilt.

[00:31:26] But you would have hoped that they responded from that.

[00:31:29] And it never really happened.

[00:31:32] Yeah.

[00:31:32] You know?

[00:31:33] Yeah, and along those lines, too –

[00:31:34] That would have been a rallying cry.

[00:31:36] Yeah, along those lines, the – there are certain games that felt like there's a lack of in-game adjustments.

[00:31:45] Or at least, you know, not enough, not timely enough.

[00:31:48] Yeah.

[00:31:49] The Tennessee – you know, the Vanderbilt game comes to mind because they were basically doing the same thing over and over.

[00:31:53] Remember, we just never switched defenses.

[00:31:55] We never really got a message to the players.

[00:31:58] You know, we just – it should have been – you know, we should have had the talent to stop them and get the ball back for our offense at the very least at the end.

[00:32:06] Absolutely.

[00:32:07] To let, yeah, Vanderbilt, you know, run the clock out on us was, you know, as we called it at the time, probably the most embarrassing loss in school history.

[00:32:14] And probably still stand by that considering the circumstances.

[00:32:18] The Oklahoma game we've covered ad nauseum.

[00:32:20] It's just ugly, terrible, you know, no good, bad day.

[00:32:26] You know, that Michigan bowl game was almost a repeat of that.

[00:32:29] Just a team that we should have ran out there.

[00:32:32] And could have ended, you know, a couple careers like Jalen Mill.

[00:32:36] We're on a high note instead.

[00:32:39] You know, not a good look for him going out like that.

[00:32:41] Yeah, and, you know, he got us down there toward the end, but that, you know, like we said, some questionable play calling.

[00:32:48] He really couldn't do much in that last pass.

[00:32:51] There was nobody open until it was too late, and he had a guy in his face and had to – couldn't have stepped into the throw.

[00:32:57] So, like you said, that was a more concerning play calling, like, you know, why we weren't trying to chip away and get another first down,

[00:33:06] get closer, run on the ball a little, or some short passes.

[00:33:09] I'm sure.

[00:33:11] Another sort of bad, but not really to me I had was, you know, the way that Ryan Williams kind of fell off toward the end of the year.

[00:33:20] But, you know, he's a kid, freshman, that tends to happen.

[00:33:23] I really – I had him as one of my things under good.

[00:33:26] So, unless is there anything else under bad that you'd want to cover before we move on?

[00:33:31] No, I think we pretty much covered the bad.

[00:33:35] Yeah, so, yeah, the good.

[00:33:37] I have three main ones.

[00:33:39] Ryan Williams, of course, you know, superstar.

[00:33:42] We knew he was good.

[00:33:42] We didn't know he could be this good.

[00:33:45] And despite, you know, his fall off in the last few games, he still led the team in receiving yards and touchdowns.

[00:33:52] Jeremy Bernard actually had two more receptions in them.

[00:33:56] I thought he was our most consistent receiver.

[00:33:59] I thought Bernard –

[00:34:00] Yeah, for sure.

[00:34:01] You know, he was kind of turned into almost a possession guy.

[00:34:04] I mean, he had some big catches.

[00:34:06] And, you know, he showed a lot of grit.

[00:34:09] I'm excited to see what he does in his second year in the system.

[00:34:13] Yeah.

[00:34:13] Of course, announced – what was that?

[00:34:15] Today that he's –

[00:34:16] Yeah, he's coming back.

[00:34:17] Indeed will be back in 2025, which is great.

[00:34:23] I have that.

[00:34:24] That's another one of my points.

[00:34:25] Recruiting slash keeping guys here.

[00:34:28] You know, a lot of people worried other schools are bringing us so much into Portland.

[00:34:32] Alabama hasn't brought in much.

[00:34:33] You know, the linebacker from Colorado, the receiver from Miami.

[00:34:36] But we've kept a lot of guys.

[00:34:39] A lot of guys have decided to stay here.

[00:34:42] Especially on the defensive side.

[00:34:44] Yeah, and Buke, you know, went into the portal and came right back out.

[00:34:47] And then, you know, was going to get some time at receiver.

[00:34:50] So, that would be interesting.

[00:34:53] You know, we've got a lot of guys like Bernard that are deciding to stay.

[00:34:56] You know, the only two real people – big losses we got.

[00:35:01] You know, Jayla Milrow is going pro.

[00:35:03] But, you know, that could be a good thing.

[00:35:05] But according to a lot of Bama fans.

[00:35:07] And Jihad Campbell.

[00:35:12] And other than that, you know, it's –

[00:35:14] I mean, it's some guys.

[00:35:16] But it's guys that either A, never played.

[00:35:20] We don't know if they're good or not because they, you know, didn't get on the field.

[00:35:24] So, you know, I guess the biggest concern, I guess, the only thing is some of the guys are young.

[00:35:29] So, you would think, man, he could be good.

[00:35:32] But we got a lot.

[00:35:34] But for this year coming up, I will take all the veteran guys that are coming back for their fourth, fifth, sixth years.

[00:35:42] Absolutely, yeah.

[00:35:44] Yeah.

[00:35:45] And, you know, there's an offensive line we might want to – yeah.

[00:35:49] Yeah, Lawson's coming back.

[00:35:51] Jefferson's coming back on defense.

[00:35:52] Yeah.

[00:35:54] The guys that we've got coming back on D plus a couple of these freshmen coming in, it's really exciting.

[00:35:59] And, you know, that kind of ties into my other thing I had.

[00:36:03] The defense improved all year.

[00:36:04] Instead of, like we said, there was the Oklahoma game was this weird outlier.

[00:36:08] And the offense didn't do much to help them there.

[00:36:11] But they still did about 24.

[00:36:13] Exactly.

[00:36:14] Yeah.

[00:36:15] Yeah.

[00:36:15] And, you know, the rushing yards was obviously concerning from a guy who hadn't done that all year.

[00:36:21] But, you know, so that's something to worry about.

[00:36:24] You know, going forward again, it's like hopefully there's not some weird thing with this defense and, you know, option quarterbacks like that.

[00:36:31] But, you know, we did shut down other running quarterbacks this year.

[00:36:34] So, that was improved, you know, kind of early on the defense was my bigger worry.

[00:36:42] And then it kind of flipped where the defense became our steady hand.

[00:36:47] You know, that Michigan game could have been really out of hand early on, you know.

[00:36:51] But they kept holding Michigan to field goals.

[00:36:54] Absolutely.

[00:36:55] They did a lot defensively.

[00:36:57] Even, you know, in the Oklahoma game, as bad as it was.

[00:37:00] I mean, they went and had some bad turnovers in that game.

[00:37:02] And, you know, they could have been worse than what it was.

[00:37:05] I mean.

[00:37:06] Yeah.

[00:37:06] I mean, you got to think outside of the Vanderbilt 40 and then the win against Georgia where they gave up, you know, 30-some.

[00:37:15] Mm-hmm.

[00:37:16] And, you know, kind of a weird second half.

[00:37:19] But you kind of expected Georgia to come back a little bit.

[00:37:22] But, you know, outside of that, the defense overall played pretty well.

[00:37:26] I mean, they kept them in every game.

[00:37:28] I mean, we had a plethora of opportunities.

[00:37:31] The defense put them in a lot of good spots against Tennessee, and eventually they just got tired.

[00:37:36] I mean, and Dillon was able to run on us a little bit.

[00:37:39] But that didn't come until late once the defense was like, you know, they put the offense in several positions to win that game.

[00:37:47] You know, the turnovers in the first half.

[00:37:49] And then, you know, even it came down to the end.

[00:37:52] They held them at the end and gave Jalen one more series.

[00:37:57] Yeah.

[00:37:59] So, I mean, if anything, you know, we were – no one liked Ken Walmick to start the year.

[00:38:07] But, you know, he – maybe, you know, I'm sure some people still wondered about the system there.

[00:38:13] But, you know, they came through in the clutch.

[00:38:15] I like the – and the other thing, too, we had a lot of young guys in the secondary,

[00:38:22] and they played pretty well for young guys.

[00:38:25] I mean, no one really got destroyed or –

[00:38:29] Exactly, yeah.

[00:38:30] No one really just was that bad this year.

[00:38:33] You know, it would hurt to lose Malachi Moore back there in his leadership.

[00:38:36] But, you know, hopefully these young guys step up.

[00:38:40] Keon Sab also announced today that he's coming back.

[00:38:42] So, that's huge.

[00:38:45] Yeah, so the retainment by this staff has been great.

[00:38:49] And that's something that I think a lot of people overlook in this era of the portal.

[00:38:52] It's all, who did you bring in?

[00:38:53] Who's the big guy?

[00:38:54] And sometimes it's just about keeping those guys there that already know your system,

[00:38:58] that are going to improve.

[00:39:00] It's what we've talked about before.

[00:39:02] Nick Saban, you know, talks about the downside of the portal era

[00:39:06] is that people just bounce from school to school,

[00:39:08] and they don't really get a consistent coaching and development there.

[00:39:12] Right.

[00:39:13] So, when you can keep guys in, it's pretty huge in this day.

[00:39:16] So, I really like that.

[00:39:20] Go ahead.

[00:39:21] I like the wide receiver from Miami.

[00:39:23] I think he could be a good get.

[00:39:26] That's a strong, yeah, that's a strong top three right there

[00:39:30] between him, Bernard, and Ryan Williams.

[00:39:32] And plus, you know, whoever we got, younger guys getting a shot.

[00:39:36] Should be exciting next year.

[00:39:39] A lot of excitement leading into next year.

[00:39:42] Either way, we've got to figure out how to run the ball.

[00:39:45] So, absolutely, yeah.

[00:39:46] Got to give it to the backs.

[00:39:47] Got to get, you know, Justice Haynes is in Michigan now.

[00:39:50] So, Jan Miller, you know, he's going to be the man.

[00:39:54] What was it?

[00:39:56] Young.

[00:39:58] He, you know, he'll step up.

[00:40:00] We got some other guys coming in.

[00:40:02] We got to run the ball with our running backs.

[00:40:04] That's just, you got to do it to keep the D.

[00:40:07] And we know that.

[00:40:08] We've talked about it.

[00:40:09] We know they can run the ball.

[00:40:10] We saw them do it the national championship year.

[00:40:12] And so, like, why?

[00:40:15] And I still understand that.

[00:40:17] The other thing, too, is the big worry is just that right side of the offensive line.

[00:40:22] You know, of course, Pritchard, he's gone to Nebraska.

[00:40:27] So, he's gone.

[00:40:28] Yeah, Booker's in the draft, yeah.

[00:40:29] There's a draft.

[00:40:31] But that right side was just a headache all year.

[00:40:37] Yeah, we'll see.

[00:40:38] I don't know.

[00:40:39] Again, we'll see if there's some things out in the portal they can address that.

[00:40:43] Or if some younger guys or just some guys that didn't get playing time this year might step up and be ready for it.

[00:40:48] But...

[00:40:48] Yeah, we did get the big dude from, like, the Mac who hadn't played much football, I don't think.

[00:40:54] Oh, yeah.

[00:40:54] He's, like, 6'3", 30.

[00:41:00] But, he's...

[00:41:02] I don't...

[00:41:03] Let's see.

[00:41:04] I know Jaden Roberts is coming back off the line.

[00:41:06] So, I mean, I know he got hurt last year.

[00:41:08] So, that's another big one.

[00:41:10] Should help out on the line some.

[00:41:13] But, yeah, I mean, it's just...

[00:41:14] And the thing is, is honestly, we haven't had a good offensive line in a while.

[00:41:21] You know, to the level that we came accustomed to.

[00:41:23] So, yeah, that certainly is one thing that's been missing.

[00:41:27] Even in the latter Saban years, that kind of used to be the Alabama trademark.

[00:41:31] Their offensive line was going to be one of, if not the best in the country.

[00:41:35] Absolutely.

[00:41:36] Whether we were run first or pass first offense, it didn't matter.

[00:41:39] The line is where we won the lost games.

[00:41:41] And, yeah, got to be nice to get back to that.

[00:41:45] You know, other good things this year.

[00:41:47] A fifth straight win over Auburn.

[00:41:49] Always good there.

[00:41:51] The blowout win of LSU and Baton Rouge.

[00:41:54] That's always nice.

[00:41:55] Always fun.

[00:41:56] Yeah.

[00:41:56] Yeah.

[00:41:56] The Georgia win.

[00:41:58] You know, a game a lot of people kind of assumed would be a loss early on.

[00:42:01] And, you know, for at least that first half, we were not only just beating them,

[00:42:05] but running them out of Tuscaloosa.

[00:42:07] And even when they did, you know, do the improbable and came back, took the lead,

[00:42:11] we had a huge, you know, Ryan Williams star-making play and performance.

[00:42:15] Right.

[00:42:16] Yeah.

[00:42:17] You know, it's a highlight of the year for sure.

[00:42:19] You can't take that away.

[00:42:21] Right.

[00:42:23] I think we said before the year it'd be a disappointment if we didn't make the playoffs.

[00:42:27] So, you know, this year, to me anyway, I'll let you chime in here too.

[00:42:31] But to me it is a disappointment just in the way that it went down.

[00:42:36] And, you know, we've talked about this before.

[00:42:38] It's one thing if even if it's keep the teams that we lost to, you know,

[00:42:43] if it was just a close, heart-wrecking, you know,

[00:42:46] Oklahoma just played the game of their lives, but we played well too.

[00:42:49] And just they just got it better.

[00:42:51] You know, the bounces went their way.

[00:42:53] Kind of like that A&M game a couple years ago we lost.

[00:42:56] Exactly.

[00:42:57] Yeah.

[00:42:57] Because, yeah, that was an average.

[00:42:59] That was like an 8-5 A&M team.

[00:43:01] They weren't even the rest of the game.

[00:43:02] They just played out of their mind.

[00:43:04] They were conversation.

[00:43:04] Yeah.

[00:43:05] Exactly.

[00:43:05] Yeah.

[00:43:06] And the same thing with the bowl game.

[00:43:08] If something, you know, Michigan just, you know, stepped up and Jalen,

[00:43:12] it was the way, it was just the way we lost games.

[00:43:15] You know, the seeming regression of Jalen Milrow,

[00:43:20] especially after that first month through that Vanderbilt game even,

[00:43:22] he played well during that.

[00:43:25] But particularly after that Georgia game, that star making, you know,

[00:43:28] he looked like he was in line to compete for the Heisman and to lead us.

[00:43:31] You know, all of a sudden we went from thinking that like, okay,

[00:43:35] well, you know, we're probably going to have a decent year,

[00:43:39] but to like, oh man, we might have a shot at the national title.

[00:43:43] And then he kind of regressed.

[00:43:45] And we mentioned, you know, if things didn't go his way early,

[00:43:48] he kind of really went in a shell.

[00:43:50] And the offensive staff had nothing to help that.

[00:43:54] Yeah.

[00:43:55] And that's the thing with, you know, I wrote an article about it.

[00:43:59] And, you know, overall,

[00:44:03] Jalen's going to leave a complicated legacy at Alabama.

[00:44:07] Because there's so much love about the guy and so much good he did,

[00:44:11] but then there's so much frustrating things as well.

[00:44:14] Yeah.

[00:44:15] I think long term though, I think like, you know,

[00:44:18] we look back 10, 15 years down the road,

[00:44:20] I think Jalen will be looked at a little more fondly than what people look at

[00:44:25] him right now.

[00:44:27] But, you know, because he's a good guy.

[00:44:31] You know, he, obviously he loves Alabama.

[00:44:37] You know, it's just some stuff that didn't go with.

[00:44:40] You know, some of it, I, and, you know,

[00:44:44] some of it definitely on him, of course.

[00:44:46] I mean, he's a quarterback.

[00:44:47] So, I mean, whether he has the play calling that he needs or not,

[00:44:51] you know, some of those things, you're like, dude,

[00:44:53] why are you still doing this?

[00:44:56] Yeah, exactly.

[00:44:58] But then, you know, you look at it too.

[00:45:00] And I mean,

[00:45:00] he had two inexperienced play callers in back-to-back seasons.

[00:45:04] I mean,

[00:45:04] he had Tommy Reese who got better at times and then regressed in the Rose Bowl.

[00:45:09] And then,

[00:45:10] and then you had this year and there wasn't any really second option.

[00:45:16] Like we said,

[00:45:16] if he was running the ball well out the gate, then, hey,

[00:45:19] we were good to go.

[00:45:20] So, but you know, if they shut down the run right away,

[00:45:23] like Oklahoma did, we saw Michigan shut it down.

[00:45:26] Then it's like, oh, what are we doing now?

[00:45:30] And you know, I mean,

[00:45:31] it's a big jump going from a tight ends coach to a,

[00:45:34] to a offensive coordinator.

[00:45:37] Yeah.

[00:45:37] Especially kind of last minute situation.

[00:45:41] In a new conference with players you don't really know yet.

[00:45:44] Yeah.

[00:45:44] Yeah.

[00:45:45] So, I mean, it's a big jump.

[00:45:47] I mean,

[00:45:47] I know it's a lot of people that want to get rid of them.

[00:45:51] And, you know,

[00:45:53] at times I was right there with them,

[00:45:55] but then, you know,

[00:45:56] when you're in game,

[00:45:57] you get pissed off,

[00:45:58] but you know,

[00:45:59] I guess,

[00:46:00] you know,

[00:46:00] at least got to give them another year unless Ryan Grubb is coming.

[00:46:03] Then yeah,

[00:46:03] you got to go back to being tight end coach.

[00:46:05] But other than that,

[00:46:07] I mean,

[00:46:07] you at least got to give them a second year.

[00:46:09] See,

[00:46:09] you know,

[00:46:10] maybe he has more of a quarterback he can work with,

[00:46:15] you know,

[00:46:15] more of a,

[00:46:16] I guess,

[00:46:16] a passer.

[00:46:19] Then,

[00:46:19] you know,

[00:46:19] maybe he'll make,

[00:46:21] and then,

[00:46:22] you know,

[00:46:22] I'm sure he wanted a lot this year.

[00:46:24] As long as he's learned something and gets better from that,

[00:46:28] you know,

[00:46:28] over the spring,

[00:46:29] summer,

[00:46:30] then I'm cool.

[00:46:32] But just a matter of,

[00:46:34] we have to see progression.

[00:46:37] Yeah,

[00:46:38] no,

[00:46:38] for sure.

[00:46:39] I think that's the big thing.

[00:46:41] Yeah.

[00:46:41] I,

[00:46:41] I both understand the university stance or,

[00:46:44] you know,

[00:46:44] Kaelin divorce if they do want to keep them and make no change.

[00:46:48] No,

[00:46:48] granted,

[00:46:48] they've already,

[00:46:49] you know,

[00:46:49] they have made a change to the defensive staff,

[00:46:51] secondary coaches,

[00:46:52] let go and some reshuffling around.

[00:46:55] And interesting.

[00:46:57] I don't know if you caught a post.

[00:46:59] I forget who it was now.

[00:47:01] There was a player in the secondary.

[00:47:04] I don't know if you saw that.

[00:47:05] He,

[00:47:05] yeah,

[00:47:06] you know,

[00:47:06] basically said,

[00:47:07] thank the Lord when,

[00:47:08] you know,

[00:47:08] and screenshotted a news post about the coach getting fired.

[00:47:12] So that's,

[00:47:13] that's interesting.

[00:47:15] Uh,

[00:47:15] some behind the scenes stuff there,

[00:47:17] but yeah,

[00:47:18] I mean,

[00:47:19] I understand.

[00:47:19] Yeah.

[00:47:20] I was saying,

[00:47:21] I understand if the schools,

[00:47:22] you know,

[00:47:23] doing the mulligan year,

[00:47:23] like I said,

[00:47:24] if they're going to be like,

[00:47:25] okay,

[00:47:25] well,

[00:47:26] uh,

[00:47:27] you know,

[00:47:27] we didn't have the right quarterback or,

[00:47:28] you know,

[00:47:29] this is a first year kind of,

[00:47:31] you know,

[00:47:32] wash it,

[00:47:32] you know,

[00:47:33] and then we'll see how it goes from there.

[00:47:35] But yeah,

[00:47:35] there's got to be a clear progression next year.

[00:47:37] This,

[00:47:38] uh,

[00:47:38] gotta be,

[00:47:39] I think,

[00:47:39] you know,

[00:47:41] a playoff berth next year,

[00:47:42] even though the schedule is going to be just as tough next year,

[00:47:45] if not tougher.

[00:47:46] Uh,

[00:47:48] I think you gotta,

[00:47:49] uh,

[00:47:50] I think maybe next year,

[00:47:51] if the offense is disappointing again,

[00:47:53] then it's shared in that goes.

[00:47:54] And then,

[00:47:55] you know,

[00:47:55] year three,

[00:47:57] Kalen DeBoer starts on the hot seat.

[00:47:58] I wouldn't put him on the hot seat yet.

[00:47:59] I know,

[00:48:00] you know,

[00:48:00] guys like fine bomb want to say that,

[00:48:02] but that's just,

[00:48:03] it's ridiculous.

[00:48:04] He has to,

[00:48:05] because I mean,

[00:48:05] that's,

[00:48:06] what's going to get him clicks and listens.

[00:48:08] And of course he's the most dramatic,

[00:48:10] but,

[00:48:10] but we also know,

[00:48:12] I mean,

[00:48:12] he's who he is because of Alabama,

[00:48:14] whether good winner,

[00:48:15] good better than the others.

[00:48:17] I mean,

[00:48:17] he has to say crazy things.

[00:48:20] No,

[00:48:20] for sure.

[00:48:21] And,

[00:48:21] uh,

[00:48:21] I think you,

[00:48:23] you mentioned the legacy of Jalen Milrow and the complicated it will be.

[00:48:26] And I agree.

[00:48:28] And he was in a tough situation too.

[00:48:29] You know,

[00:48:30] look at the guys he had to follow,

[00:48:31] you know,

[00:48:31] Bryce young.

[00:48:32] And before him was Mack Jones for him was to,

[00:48:35] that was Jalen hurts,

[00:48:37] you know,

[00:48:38] I mean,

[00:48:38] all guys who've been,

[00:48:39] got drafted.

[00:48:40] Yeah.

[00:48:41] And first and second round,

[00:48:42] the NFL,

[00:48:43] um,

[00:48:44] you know,

[00:48:45] um,

[00:48:46] you know,

[00:48:46] Bryce is coming around as a starter.

[00:48:49] We know two of when he's healthy,

[00:48:50] still a great quarterback,

[00:48:52] Mack Jones.

[00:48:53] Uh,

[00:48:54] yeah.

[00:48:54] And then of course,

[00:48:55] Jalen,

[00:48:56] Jalen,

[00:48:56] um,

[00:48:57] you know,

[00:48:58] hopefully he'll be healthy this weekend.

[00:49:00] Um,

[00:49:00] you know,

[00:49:01] with that concussion,

[00:49:02] but,

[00:49:02] you know,

[00:49:03] can't really,

[00:49:04] uh,

[00:49:05] pick things up after a tough end of their season last year.

[00:49:09] I mean,

[00:49:10] before he got hurt,

[00:49:11] the Eagles were looking like,

[00:49:13] wow.

[00:49:13] They,

[00:49:14] you know,

[00:49:14] they're really coming on.

[00:49:16] Yeah.

[00:49:16] So,

[00:49:17] uh,

[00:49:17] but no,

[00:49:18] yeah.

[00:49:18] So tough legacy for Jalen,

[00:49:19] middle road to fall.

[00:49:20] But I think,

[00:49:21] I don't think,

[00:49:22] you know,

[00:49:23] Alabama fans need to,

[00:49:25] you know,

[00:49:25] drive off the cliff just yet.

[00:49:28] yeah.

[00:49:28] Like I said,

[00:49:29] the recruiting class is number two.

[00:49:31] I think right now is a consensus number two ranked recruiting class.

[00:49:34] They're keeping a lot of key players in positions.

[00:49:37] And,

[00:49:38] you know,

[00:49:38] there's still the April portal too.

[00:49:39] You know,

[00:49:40] there's still after spring practice,

[00:49:42] maybe some guys realize they won't be starters somewhere else,

[00:49:45] but can get some better playing time or whatever in Tuscaloosa.

[00:49:48] So,

[00:49:49] yeah,

[00:49:49] uh,

[00:49:50] I think,

[00:49:51] yeah,

[00:49:51] overall a little bit of a disappointing first season,

[00:49:53] but I think there's reason for optimism.

[00:49:57] Absolutely.

[00:49:59] Um,

[00:49:59] yeah,

[00:50:00] I,

[00:50:00] you know,

[00:50:00] I think we just have to be patient and let it play out a little bit,

[00:50:04] see how this team gels.

[00:50:05] Um,

[00:50:06] but you know,

[00:50:07] you just have to,

[00:50:08] hopefully this coaching staff's learned a lot in their first year in the

[00:50:11] sec.

[00:50:12] Um,

[00:50:13] you know,

[00:50:13] Kayla,

[00:50:14] hopefully he's learned some things.

[00:50:17] Um,

[00:50:18] main thing with him.

[00:50:19] I mean,

[00:50:19] I'm not,

[00:50:20] some of the stuff that Alabama fans worry about stupid.

[00:50:22] Like,

[00:50:23] I don't care.

[00:50:23] I don't care what you wear to the game.

[00:50:25] Not a big deal to me.

[00:50:26] Wear T.

[00:50:27] I don't care.

[00:50:27] Wear a damn tank top.

[00:50:29] I don't give a shit.

[00:50:29] It doesn't matter if you're coaching.

[00:50:32] you're coaching.

[00:50:33] so I mean,

[00:50:34] but you know,

[00:50:35] main thing with him is he's got to learn how to make necessary adjustments.

[00:50:45] Um,

[00:50:48] and the other thing I was disappointed with him is if when Nick Sheridan is

[00:50:52] struggling with the offense,

[00:50:55] I was kind of displaying,

[00:50:56] he really never stepped in.

[00:50:58] I understand.

[00:50:59] I understand.

[00:50:59] Maybe he was just letting them learn,

[00:51:00] but dude,

[00:51:01] you got an offensive background.

[00:51:04] Like help him out a little bit.

[00:51:06] If need be,

[00:51:07] you know?

[00:51:07] Yeah.

[00:51:08] Yeah.

[00:51:08] Like we said,

[00:51:09] some of the lacking,

[00:51:10] the seeming lack of adjustments or,

[00:51:12] you know,

[00:51:12] whatever,

[00:51:13] I think we'll find out a lot as,

[00:51:15] you know,

[00:51:16] the practice rolls on and we get into next season,

[00:51:19] I think we'll learn more about how much was on the coaches and how much was on

[00:51:23] the players and,

[00:51:24] you know,

[00:51:24] the limitations of Jalen.

[00:51:26] I think the other guys there.

[00:51:28] Yeah.

[00:51:28] So I,

[00:51:28] I'm putting about 50,

[00:51:30] 50 in my mind.

[00:51:32] Yeah,

[00:51:32] no.

[00:51:32] And that's yeah,

[00:51:33] because I think it's not,

[00:51:35] it's not all the players.

[00:51:36] It's not all the coaches,

[00:51:37] but somewhere they needed to,

[00:51:38] somewhere in the middle.

[00:51:40] Yeah.

[00:51:40] Cause you know,

[00:51:43] and I think the other thing too is sometimes,

[00:51:47] I mean,

[00:51:48] it's his personality and I don't mind the personality.

[00:51:50] Like,

[00:51:50] you know,

[00:51:51] people that,

[00:51:51] why isn't he yelling it?

[00:51:53] I don't mind about that,

[00:51:54] but I think sometimes he's just so cool and let him,

[00:51:58] you know,

[00:51:58] he wants to be everybody's friend that,

[00:52:01] you know,

[00:52:01] he,

[00:52:02] I don't know.

[00:52:03] Sometimes it was a little too loyal.

[00:52:05] Let's stuff slide.

[00:52:06] Normally you're like,

[00:52:08] why are we letting this happen?

[00:52:10] You know,

[00:52:11] whether it be if,

[00:52:12] you know,

[00:52:13] bright,

[00:52:13] you know,

[00:52:14] not bright,

[00:52:14] excuse me,

[00:52:15] if Jay was having a bad game,

[00:52:16] you know,

[00:52:17] sit him a little bit,

[00:52:19] you know,

[00:52:20] have to pull him for the season,

[00:52:21] anything dramatic like that,

[00:52:23] but you know,

[00:52:24] sit him down for a little bit.

[00:52:25] Yeah.

[00:52:27] You know,

[00:52:27] maybe that puts a message to him.

[00:52:30] You look at other things like,

[00:52:32] um,

[00:52:34] and,

[00:52:34] you know,

[00:52:35] that was a problem at the end of Nick Saban's tenure too.

[00:52:38] So you can't say it's necessarily just a Kayla and the board,

[00:52:41] but just the,

[00:52:42] you know,

[00:52:43] a time just to discipline and just,

[00:52:46] uh,

[00:52:46] same,

[00:52:47] same dumb penalties,

[00:52:48] you know,

[00:52:51] untimely,

[00:52:52] uh,

[00:52:52] false start,

[00:52:53] um,

[00:52:54] you know,

[00:52:55] just some stuff to,

[00:52:57] you know,

[00:52:57] put you behind the eight ball.

[00:53:00] Obviously we didn't need that with how our offense was.

[00:53:03] We needed all the advantage we could get.

[00:53:05] It seemed that we always seem to have some dumb penalties on that offensive side.

[00:53:09] That's a ball.

[00:53:10] Yeah.

[00:53:10] Just some,

[00:53:11] you know,

[00:53:11] clean up some things like that.

[00:53:13] And I think we're in,

[00:53:14] we're in solid shape.

[00:53:15] Yeah.

[00:53:16] Because I mean,

[00:53:16] honestly,

[00:53:17] I mean,

[00:53:19] at the end of the season,

[00:53:22] you know,

[00:53:22] we were still,

[00:53:24] you know,

[00:53:24] it's not good to us,

[00:53:25] but it's still not nine wins.

[00:53:27] It's not good for us,

[00:53:28] but overall,

[00:53:29] I mean,

[00:53:29] it could,

[00:53:30] it could have been worse.

[00:53:31] And I mean,

[00:53:33] we look at it too.

[00:53:34] I mean,

[00:53:35] if,

[00:53:36] you know,

[00:53:37] if SMU were beating Clemson,

[00:53:38] we're probably in the playoffs.

[00:53:40] So,

[00:53:40] I mean,

[00:53:40] it just shows you how a couple of things go differently.

[00:53:44] And even despite the,

[00:53:46] despite the disappointments,

[00:53:47] I mean,

[00:53:48] we were still right there if possible as a playoff team.

[00:53:51] Um,

[00:53:51] and you know,

[00:53:52] I'm sure our effort would have been way different.

[00:53:55] I would assume than it was going into the real life.

[00:53:59] Well,

[00:54:00] I would have hoped so,

[00:54:01] but yeah,

[00:54:02] you know,

[00:54:03] but who knows?

[00:54:05] But yeah,

[00:54:05] I think,

[00:54:06] you know,

[00:54:06] it's just a matter of the second year just has to look better,

[00:54:09] more crisp and just get consistency.

[00:54:14] Yeah.

[00:54:15] Like we are right.

[00:54:16] Consistency.

[00:54:17] That's,

[00:54:17] you know,

[00:54:17] the key to winning titles,

[00:54:19] right.

[00:54:19] Is to do things,

[00:54:22] Consistently.

[00:54:23] Yeah.

[00:54:23] Yeah.

[00:54:24] You're not going to be great every game.

[00:54:25] You don't have to be great every game.

[00:54:28] Like we're not going to have the first out that we have against Georgia every

[00:54:31] week.

[00:54:32] I don't expect that,

[00:54:34] but it seemed like it was either at the top or it was all the way at the

[00:54:39] bottom.

[00:54:40] We got to have a middle.

[00:54:42] Like I don't expect a great game every week,

[00:54:44] but we can't be terrible when we're,

[00:54:46] when,

[00:54:46] when things aren't going well.

[00:54:47] And it was either we were great or we were terrible.

[00:54:50] There was no mid,

[00:54:51] mid,

[00:54:51] mid,

[00:54:52] mid ground.

[00:54:54] Uh,

[00:54:56] yeah.

[00:54:56] So,

[00:54:56] you know,

[00:54:57] that,

[00:54:57] that's it.

[00:54:58] It was the season.

[00:54:59] It's,

[00:54:59] it's over and it's basketball season now.

[00:55:01] And,

[00:55:02] uh,

[00:55:04] yeah.

[00:55:04] And this is all part of,

[00:55:05] you know,

[00:55:06] what we talked about way back when Kalen DeBoer first got hired.

[00:55:09] It's,

[00:55:09] you know,

[00:55:10] Hey,

[00:55:10] this is an adjustment Alabama fans have to make.

[00:55:12] We are no longer the,

[00:55:14] in the midst of the greatest dynasty in the history of the sport.

[00:55:17] We're,

[00:55:17] we are back to mortal.

[00:55:20] Yeah.

[00:55:20] And we just have to hope that we can still compete and,

[00:55:24] you know,

[00:55:24] win the occasional national title,

[00:55:26] but yeah,

[00:55:26] that we have a standard that we did not play up to this year.

[00:55:30] And then we just need to return to that.

[00:55:31] And it's not,

[00:55:33] we weren't so far off of it that it's worrisome.

[00:55:36] Uh,

[00:55:37] we're close enough.

[00:55:38] It's right there.

[00:55:39] Yeah.

[00:55:39] Well,

[00:55:40] like I said,

[00:55:40] you just need to see improvement next year.

[00:55:43] Consistency.

[00:55:43] Yeah,

[00:55:43] exactly.

[00:55:45] I mean,

[00:55:45] and that's the other thing too,

[00:55:47] that,

[00:55:47] that I do look as a good thing.

[00:55:49] I mean,

[00:55:50] despite us not winning the sec,

[00:55:52] being part of the championship,

[00:55:53] there's no team that I feel is well ahead of us.

[00:55:57] Yes.

[00:55:58] Georgia won the sec,

[00:55:59] but they're a beatable team,

[00:56:01] Texas.

[00:56:02] And their semifinals,

[00:56:03] but there's nothing like,

[00:56:04] Oh my gosh,

[00:56:05] we'll never be able to compete with that.

[00:56:07] You know,

[00:56:08] there's good time with the teams,

[00:56:09] of course.

[00:56:10] Uh,

[00:56:10] but I mean,

[00:56:11] there's nowhere where you're like,

[00:56:12] Oh man,

[00:56:13] we fell out that hard.

[00:56:14] If there's,

[00:56:15] yeah,

[00:56:16] if there's any concern in,

[00:56:17] in that kind of department,

[00:56:18] there is,

[00:56:19] you know,

[00:56:20] the rising worry that,

[00:56:21] you know,

[00:56:22] we don't have the kind of big money power players that can keep up in the NIL game with the

[00:56:28] Texas is the Ohio States,

[00:56:30] the Michigans,

[00:56:30] but that's a different discussion for a different time and nothing we can do about it.

[00:56:36] You know,

[00:56:36] uh,

[00:56:38] despite all the pleas from the NIL groups and Greg burn about us needing to step

[00:56:42] up,

[00:56:43] but it ain't going to be us,

[00:56:45] buddy.

[00:56:46] Uh,

[00:56:47] get them billionaires on it or,

[00:56:49] you know,

[00:56:49] change college football and regulate this stuff.

[00:56:52] Right.

[00:56:53] Because yeah,

[00:56:53] I mean,

[00:56:54] I,

[00:56:54] yeah,

[00:56:54] that's the thing.

[00:56:55] Like,

[00:56:55] I mean,

[00:56:55] it's obviously some money in Alabama.

[00:56:57] It always has been money around the program,

[00:56:59] but there's a couple of programs that we can't compete with at the same time.

[00:57:06] Those let's not act like they haven't had money elsewhere and they haven't lived up to the hype.

[00:57:11] Like Texas has always had money and they haven't lived up to the hype.

[00:57:16] They've done well,

[00:57:18] but I think what we're seeing right now is Sark is a hell of a coach.

[00:57:23] Yeah.

[00:57:25] I know.

[00:57:25] I said that on,

[00:57:26] I think I respond to it in the taken on sports account on maybe blue sky somewhere.

[00:57:31] And it was one of the,

[00:57:32] I've seen this take a lot lately.

[00:57:34] It's really dumb,

[00:57:35] but with Georgia losing the way Alabama lost,

[00:57:37] I've seen a lot of these.

[00:57:38] Well,

[00:57:38] I think we see now that the sec's dominance is over once everybody else,

[00:57:42] you know,

[00:57:43] once paying players is legal.

[00:57:44] And for one,

[00:57:46] that's just a dumb take.

[00:57:47] That's so dumb.

[00:57:48] Everybody.

[00:57:50] It's so is exactly.

[00:57:52] So is that the perception then that the sec was the only conference playing players?

[00:57:56] Cause we know that's everybody had to bag man,

[00:57:58] everybody.

[00:58:00] Uh,

[00:58:01] and two,

[00:58:03] even if it were a money thing,

[00:58:06] that still doesn't account for what you just talked about.

[00:58:08] And schools like Texas being disappointed for so long.

[00:58:10] Cause if it was really about playing players,

[00:58:12] then Texas.

[00:58:13] Yeah.

[00:58:14] Then Texas and A&M and Ohio state and Michigan would be the only four teams that went national.

[00:58:18] Every year.

[00:58:20] Uh,

[00:58:20] you know,

[00:58:21] since 2005 for Texas,

[00:58:23] it's been,

[00:58:25] uh,

[00:58:26] A&M has never really won a title.

[00:58:28] They have a fake title on their thing,

[00:58:30] but they,

[00:58:31] they never won a title.

[00:58:33] I mean,

[00:58:33] honestly,

[00:58:34] the only time that that I,

[00:58:36] these were super relevant was in the early nineties.

[00:58:38] With the RC Slocum and a Rackham defense.

[00:58:41] Yeah.

[00:58:42] They have that.

[00:58:43] I mean,

[00:58:43] they were briefly.

[00:58:44] The Johnny football,

[00:58:45] but yeah,

[00:58:45] they never really have competed on a national level consistently.

[00:58:49] Yeah.

[00:58:50] It's not just the money folks.

[00:58:51] Like,

[00:58:51] yeah.

[00:58:52] every,

[00:58:53] like I said,

[00:58:53] every school,

[00:58:54] everybody's got a bag,

[00:58:55] man.

[00:58:55] Every school was doing shady stuff,

[00:58:57] man.

[00:58:58] It's not,

[00:58:58] but it's not,

[00:58:59] it's not just that it's about infrastructure and coaching.

[00:59:02] And I think.

[00:59:03] Yeah.

[00:59:03] As we,

[00:59:04] again,

[00:59:04] I've talked about throughout this year,

[00:59:06] I think one of the things,

[00:59:08] obviously the portal helps,

[00:59:09] you know,

[00:59:09] anybody can go pick.

[00:59:11] It's not just that players can move.

[00:59:13] It's that you can pick the one piece you need is already developed player.

[00:59:17] You know,

[00:59:18] high stake and go get,

[00:59:20] you know,

[00:59:21] will Howard and have a smart,

[00:59:22] consistent,

[00:59:23] you know,

[00:59:23] experienced quarterback.

[00:59:25] lead their offense.

[00:59:28] I think that that's a big game changer.

[00:59:29] And I think there's just more good coaching out there now.

[00:59:34] not to say that,

[00:59:34] you know,

[00:59:35] Nick Saban dominated because they're,

[00:59:36] he didn't have any peers.

[00:59:37] I mean,

[00:59:38] he didn't have any peers because he's the greatest coach of all time,

[00:59:42] but you know what he did,

[00:59:43] there's just more good coaching.

[00:59:45] It's more spread out now.

[00:59:46] And I think that's part of the parody.

[00:59:48] Everywhere this year,

[00:59:48] we saw the only undefeated team.

[00:59:50] Oregon got,

[00:59:51] you know,

[00:59:51] housed in the playoff game by a team they beat earlier in the year.

[00:59:55] So there's more good coaches out there.

[00:59:57] The rosters are spread out more.

[00:59:59] So,

[01:00:00] you know,

[01:00:00] everybody's got game breakers now.

[01:00:02] Exactly.

[01:00:02] Uh,

[01:00:03] and then,

[01:00:03] you know,

[01:00:04] with these other kinds of things,

[01:00:05] you know,

[01:00:05] the big,

[01:00:06] the big conferences are going to create weird unbalanced schedules.

[01:00:10] You know,

[01:00:10] it's all,

[01:00:11] it's a bunch of different weird little ticks.

[01:00:14] It isn't,

[01:00:14] doesn't boil down.

[01:00:15] So again,

[01:00:16] if you're one of these people's,

[01:00:17] you know,

[01:00:17] Oh,

[01:00:18] the sec is dominance over.

[01:00:19] If you're doing that take,

[01:00:20] you're an idiot.

[01:00:21] Shut up.

[01:00:22] Uh,

[01:00:23] that's it.

[01:00:24] I think that's all I got to say about the college game for now.

[01:00:26] Unless let's see what else you have.

[01:00:29] Oh,

[01:00:29] did you happen to catch,

[01:00:30] do you catch any of the FCS championship?

[01:00:32] Oh,

[01:00:33] Monday night.

[01:00:33] I did.

[01:00:34] Um,

[01:00:36] North Dakota state wins their 10th FCS title.

[01:00:39] Uh,

[01:00:39] obviously definitely the most there,

[01:00:41] uh,

[01:00:42] Montana state's unbeaten season ended.

[01:00:44] They,

[01:00:45] it was a great game.

[01:00:46] Uh,

[01:00:48] they were down bad early,

[01:00:49] but they fought hard.

[01:00:50] They did.

[01:00:51] yeah.

[01:00:52] North Dakota state,

[01:00:53] you really put it on.

[01:00:53] And then Montana state had it down late and just couldn't get that last

[01:00:58] stop.

[01:00:58] That last score to tie it up or take the lead.

[01:01:02] So they were looking for their first title,

[01:01:03] I believe since 84,

[01:01:05] uh,

[01:01:06] and the unbeaten season.

[01:01:07] But you know,

[01:01:08] once again,

[01:01:08] it goes to one of the Dakotas,

[01:01:10] North Dakota state,

[01:01:11] just to,

[01:01:11] uh,

[01:01:13] the powerhouse.

[01:01:15] Yeah.

[01:01:15] FCS.

[01:01:16] It's either them or South Dakota state.

[01:01:18] I mean,

[01:01:18] they've just been absolutely dominant,

[01:01:21] but,

[01:01:21] but they won like 10 of the last 14 national titles in the,

[01:01:24] something like that.

[01:01:25] Yeah.

[01:01:26] Amazing.

[01:01:27] the Missouri Valley conference,

[01:01:28] uh,

[01:01:29] dominating FCS.

[01:01:31] Yeah.

[01:01:31] But yeah,

[01:01:32] that's amazing.

[01:01:33] Yeah,

[01:01:34] it is really is.

[01:01:35] Uh,

[01:01:35] let's move to the pros.

[01:01:37] Now,

[01:01:37] uh,

[01:01:37] we know our NFL playoff field is set.

[01:01:39] Uh,

[01:01:40] chiefs and lions are your number one seed.

[01:01:42] Uh,

[01:01:43] then the games this weekend in order starting Saturday,

[01:01:46] you got the number four C Texans or five C chargers.

[01:01:49] They're in the AFC,

[01:01:50] uh,

[01:01:51] Saturday night,

[01:01:52] you got the three seed Ravens hosting the six seed Steelers.

[01:01:56] I hate it.

[01:01:57] I absolutely hate it.

[01:01:59] I hate it.

[01:01:59] I hate it.

[01:02:00] I don't want to see this.

[01:02:01] Even though the Steelers really are falling off lately.

[01:02:04] And the Ravens,

[01:02:06] you know,

[01:02:06] did double them up a couple of weeks ago in Baltimore.

[01:02:09] I still,

[01:02:09] I don't want to see this game.

[01:02:11] Uh,

[01:02:11] uh,

[01:02:12] Sunday,

[01:02:12] we've got two seed bills or seven seed Broncos,

[01:02:15] uh,

[01:02:16] two seed and NFC Eagles hosting the seven seed Packers.

[01:02:19] Also a team that's kind of struggling down the stretch here,

[01:02:21] the Packers,

[01:02:22] um,

[01:02:23] and the three seed bucks,

[01:02:25] uh,

[01:02:25] versus six seed commanders.

[01:02:27] And then Monday night,

[01:02:29] uh,

[01:02:29] four seed Rams versus five seed Vikings.

[01:02:32] Uh,

[01:02:32] some good matchups.

[01:02:34] Uh,

[01:02:36] everyone's kind of got a story.

[01:02:37] You know,

[01:02:37] you start with that Texans chargers game,

[01:02:39] got Jim Harbaugh back.

[01:02:40] In the playoffs,

[01:02:42] uh,

[01:02:42] a chargers team that kind of,

[01:02:43] you know,

[01:02:43] believing in themselves against the Texans team.

[01:02:46] That's struggling,

[01:02:47] but we'll have home field,

[01:02:48] uh,

[01:02:48] and still has a really good defense,

[01:02:50] you know,

[01:02:52] um,

[01:02:53] you know,

[01:02:53] the kind of walking wounded on their offensive side of the ball,

[01:02:56] but should be a fun one.

[01:02:58] Obviously Raven Steelers,

[01:03:00] big rivalry,

[01:03:00] hard hitting game,

[01:03:01] Lamar chasing that first ring,

[01:03:03] King Henry chasing a ring.

[01:03:05] Um,

[01:03:06] uh,

[01:03:07] I think the story there really is more is that the Ravens defense since week

[01:03:10] 13 is ranking first in like every major statistical category.

[01:03:16] Um,

[01:03:17] since week 13,

[01:03:18] after that,

[01:03:19] just terrible start to the season.

[01:03:22] Uh,

[01:03:22] they were,

[01:03:23] they have really turned it around.

[01:03:24] They're playing some,

[01:03:25] you know,

[01:03:25] the best defensive football in the,

[01:03:27] in the league right now.

[01:03:28] And I think that's really huge,

[01:03:30] especially,

[01:03:30] like I said,

[01:03:30] for a Steelers offense,

[01:03:32] it's struggling to really move the ball and score right now.

[01:03:36] George Pickens has kind of disappeared.

[01:03:38] Uh,

[01:03:39] Russell's gotten kind of back to that inconsistent Denver Russell.

[01:03:44] you know,

[01:03:45] the running game is kind of stalling out.

[01:03:47] So it'd be interesting there.

[01:03:49] uh,

[01:03:49] you never know what to expect in those,

[01:03:51] those games.

[01:03:52] Right.

[01:03:52] I mean,

[01:03:53] on paper,

[01:03:54] I mean,

[01:03:55] yeah.

[01:03:57] Pretty,

[01:03:58] pretty.

[01:03:59] I mean,

[01:04:00] of course,

[01:04:01] the rivalry,

[01:04:01] you know,

[01:04:01] Steelers have won five of the last six or weird.

[01:04:06] It's even like nine of 11 or something.

[01:04:08] Yeah.

[01:04:09] And every time it looks like it shouldn't go that way at all.

[01:04:14] and it would just be a matter of if the Steelers can turn it into a rock fight

[01:04:19] where you're,

[01:04:20] you know,

[01:04:21] nine,

[01:04:22] six type of game,

[01:04:22] they didn't need to ugly it up to win.

[01:04:25] I mean,

[01:04:25] the Ravens can play like that,

[01:04:26] but the Ravens actually have a lot of firepower where they,

[01:04:30] you know,

[01:04:32] they can be physical,

[01:04:33] but they don't have to play that way.

[01:04:35] I mean,

[01:04:36] you know,

[01:04:36] they get some Zay flowers involved early,

[01:04:39] you know,

[01:04:40] Lamar has some decent runs,

[01:04:42] King Henry going.

[01:04:43] I mean,

[01:04:44] it could get ugly,

[01:04:45] but you know,

[01:04:46] it's a matter of other thing too,

[01:04:49] as a Ravens just can't have any weird turnovers.

[01:04:51] That's sometimes the Ravens do some,

[01:04:53] have some weird turnovers and you're like,

[01:04:54] y'all were rolling.

[01:04:56] Yeah,

[01:04:56] no,

[01:04:57] I think that's the key is,

[01:04:58] you know,

[01:04:58] they got to take care of the ball.

[01:05:00] No turnovers.

[01:05:00] Don't let the Steelers hang around.

[01:05:03] Uh,

[01:05:04] Zay flowers is,

[01:05:05] he'll be questionable.

[01:05:06] He'll come this game.

[01:05:06] I did pick up an injury in that,

[01:05:08] that Cleveland game.

[01:05:09] So he's questionable.

[01:05:10] Uh,

[01:05:10] hopefully again,

[01:05:11] making parents,

[01:05:11] but if not,

[01:05:12] uh,

[01:05:13] you know,

[01:05:13] Rashad Bateman has really come on the second half of the season.

[01:05:16] He's really proven why he was a first round pick as well.

[01:05:19] Uh,

[01:05:20] Mark Andrews is really hot.

[01:05:22] I think he leads the teams and touchdown receptions.

[01:05:24] Actually,

[01:05:26] you mentioned Derek Henry,

[01:05:27] he's still going,

[01:05:28] they can slop it up if they need to.

[01:05:30] Uh,

[01:05:31] and you know,

[01:05:32] Lamar is,

[01:05:33] he's focused,

[01:05:33] you know,

[01:05:34] it's,

[01:05:35] you know,

[01:05:35] we talked about the MVP last episode.

[01:05:37] Uh,

[01:05:38] you know,

[01:05:38] who knows which way of that go.

[01:05:39] But again,

[01:05:40] statistically he had a better season than he did last year when he won it.

[01:05:43] Uh,

[01:05:43] and he's the first ever player to pass for 4,000 yards and run for 800.

[01:05:47] So,

[01:05:48] uh,

[01:05:49] he is playing as good football as he's ever played in his career.

[01:05:52] The offense is really opening up his full skillset,

[01:05:55] not just his legs.

[01:05:57] And he's got,

[01:05:58] you know,

[01:05:58] something he's never had before.

[01:05:59] And that's Derek Henry,

[01:06:00] a game breaking running back.

[01:06:03] Um,

[01:06:04] who also this year also became the first ever player to have two 1900 yard

[01:06:09] seasons rushing.

[01:06:12] So yeah.

[01:06:13] Uh,

[01:06:14] that Saturday night game.

[01:06:15] Yeah,

[01:06:16] exactly.

[01:06:17] Yeah.

[01:06:17] Yeah.

[01:06:18] Uh,

[01:06:18] that's Saturday.

[01:06:20] That is a Saturday night game.

[01:06:21] So Sunday,

[01:06:21] we start with the bills Broncos.

[01:06:23] That's an interesting one.

[01:06:24] Uh,

[01:06:25] you know,

[01:06:25] of course the bills,

[01:06:26] Josh Allen,

[01:06:27] they're on the mission of their own.

[01:06:28] The Broncos,

[01:06:29] no one really expected them to play as well as they did this year with rookie

[01:06:32] quarterback,

[01:06:33] Bo Nix,

[01:06:33] but they're going to go into Buffalo.

[01:06:36] No fear.

[01:06:37] House money.

[01:06:38] Uh,

[01:06:39] that could,

[01:06:39] that could be a fun one.

[01:06:41] It could be fun,

[01:06:42] but I don't know.

[01:06:43] I think you could get up.

[01:06:44] It could get ugly too.

[01:06:46] Depending on if,

[01:06:49] but you know,

[01:06:49] the Denver,

[01:06:50] they're just going to have to play,

[01:06:52] you know,

[01:06:52] they've gotten where they are.

[01:06:53] Cause they're a defense.

[01:06:54] I mean,

[01:06:54] their defense,

[01:06:55] it's lights out.

[01:06:56] They have one of the best corners in the game.

[01:06:59] Um,

[01:07:00] yeah,

[01:07:00] well,

[01:07:00] hold on,

[01:07:01] hold on.

[01:07:01] Let's,

[01:07:01] let's name shout.

[01:07:02] I mean,

[01:07:02] Patrick Sertan second.

[01:07:03] Uh,

[01:07:05] just absolutely.

[01:07:06] I saw a stat the other day.

[01:07:07] I forget what it was,

[01:07:07] but it's something like he's given up like only 330 receiving yards on him all season.

[01:07:12] Uh,

[01:07:13] he is.

[01:07:14] Yeah.

[01:07:15] All right.

[01:07:15] Were you about to say he might be the best corner in the league?

[01:07:17] Yeah.

[01:07:18] Yeah.

[01:07:18] Best corner in the league.

[01:07:20] Maybe the defensive player of the year.

[01:07:23] I mean,

[01:07:24] he is absolutely every bit of recognition he gets.

[01:07:28] Yeah.

[01:07:29] Absolutely.

[01:07:30] Um,

[01:07:31] and it's just a matter of them being able to,

[01:07:33] uh,

[01:07:34] get the bills off the field.

[01:07:36] I mean,

[01:07:36] if they can put that offense in a good spot,

[01:07:39] you know,

[01:07:40] force a turnover,

[01:07:42] cause you know,

[01:07:43] uh,

[01:07:46] the best thing going for them is a,

[01:07:49] the weather's not,

[01:07:50] even if it were bad weather,

[01:07:52] that's not going to affect Denver plays in cold weather.

[01:07:54] So that won't be a factor.

[01:07:56] Yeah.

[01:07:56] It's not like my,

[01:07:57] it's not like,

[01:07:58] you know,

[01:07:58] Miami going somewhere.

[01:08:00] Um,

[01:08:01] and then,

[01:08:01] you know,

[01:08:02] the bills,

[01:08:04] they have a lot of questions on the offense.

[01:08:07] I mean,

[01:08:07] it's a bunch of,

[01:08:08] you know,

[01:08:09] Mari has not been healthy up there and everybody else just,

[01:08:12] uh,

[01:08:13] there's our guys.

[01:08:15] I mean,

[01:08:16] there's no other than Josh,

[01:08:18] there's no superstars.

[01:08:19] So,

[01:08:19] I mean,

[01:08:20] you're not really,

[01:08:21] I mean,

[01:08:22] if they can keep it close early,

[01:08:25] build some confidence,

[01:08:26] I mean,

[01:08:27] they,

[01:08:27] they could be in it,

[01:08:28] but if the bills get rolling,

[01:08:31] you know,

[01:08:31] when Josh Allen is on,

[01:08:32] I mean,

[01:08:33] it's,

[01:08:33] it's fun to watch.

[01:08:35] So be interesting to see,

[01:08:37] you know,

[01:08:37] they,

[01:08:38] on the,

[01:08:38] on the offensive side,

[01:08:40] you know,

[01:08:40] the rookie in the playoffs,

[01:08:43] that's always a interesting situation just because how will they play?

[01:08:47] Obviously there's no pressure on them.

[01:08:49] Um,

[01:08:50] but you know,

[01:08:50] hopefully,

[01:08:51] you know,

[01:08:51] he doesn't let the pressure build or,

[01:08:54] you know,

[01:08:54] have some bad picks to start the game or anything like that.

[01:08:57] Cause they're playing with house money.

[01:08:58] So hopefully they come in loose and ready to go.

[01:09:00] Cause really that's the only way they can hang is that.

[01:09:02] They just come in with no fear,

[01:09:03] no worries.

[01:09:05] Um,

[01:09:05] cause no one expects them to win in Buffalo.

[01:09:07] So,

[01:09:07] I mean,

[01:09:08] it's not like there's a bunch of,

[01:09:09] they shouldn't come in tight at all.

[01:09:10] Just ready to just do what they've done a lot this season.

[01:09:16] Yeah.

[01:09:16] Uh,

[01:09:18] yeah.

[01:09:18] Like you said,

[01:09:19] they can pull it out.

[01:09:20] It'd be great.

[01:09:20] If not,

[01:09:21] they still had a great season.

[01:09:22] Absolutely.

[01:09:23] I mean,

[01:09:23] I don't think anybody expected them to be anywhere near the playoffs.

[01:09:27] No,

[01:09:28] yeah.

[01:09:29] Um,

[01:09:31] if let's see,

[01:09:32] then you got Eagles and Packers.

[01:09:36] After that,

[01:09:36] we mentioned the Packers have also known another one.

[01:09:38] That's team.

[01:09:38] They're kind of backpedaling into the playoffs there,

[01:09:40] but,

[01:09:41] uh,

[01:09:41] Jalen hurts still,

[01:09:43] uh,

[01:09:43] unknown for this game.

[01:09:45] And if it is,

[01:09:46] can you pick it?

[01:09:47] Then he's going to have to rely on Saquon having a,

[01:09:49] a huge day.

[01:09:50] And,

[01:09:51] you know,

[01:09:51] which Saquon,

[01:09:52] uh,

[01:09:53] broke 2000 yards and then did not play the Eagles final game,

[01:09:56] and decided to rest,

[01:09:57] did not go after Eric Dickerson's record.

[01:10:00] I was kind of disappointed in that.

[01:10:02] I,

[01:10:02] I don't know.

[01:10:04] I have to think that wasn't his call,

[01:10:06] but,

[01:10:07] um,

[01:10:08] I don't know.

[01:10:09] Interesting.

[01:10:10] Yeah.

[01:10:10] I'd be interested to know the full story there.

[01:10:12] Yeah.

[01:10:12] Yeah.

[01:10:13] I mean,

[01:10:14] especially cause I mean,

[01:10:15] 2000,

[01:10:16] I mean,

[01:10:16] a record like that,

[01:10:17] obviously it's been standing for a while.

[01:10:19] I mean,

[01:10:19] it's not something that's kind of,

[01:10:20] Oh,

[01:10:21] there's always next year.

[01:10:22] Obviously that's not the case or this record wouldn't be standing as long as it has.

[01:10:28] I mean,

[01:10:29] I would have given it a half.

[01:10:31] If you don't have it at halftime,

[01:10:33] maybe,

[01:10:33] maybe,

[01:10:34] maybe,

[01:10:35] maybe it's not to be,

[01:10:37] um,

[01:10:37] but you know,

[01:10:38] there's still,

[01:10:40] but the good thing for them is even if Jalen doesn't play,

[01:10:43] they have a plethora of talent there.

[01:10:46] So,

[01:10:46] I mean,

[01:10:47] I can't pick it still has a lot,

[01:10:50] a lot of,

[01:10:50] a lot of people to go to.

[01:10:52] Um,

[01:10:53] but you would love to see Jalen play,

[01:10:56] um,

[01:10:56] on that,

[01:10:57] uh,

[01:10:58] you know,

[01:10:58] on that Packers side,

[01:10:59] that last game really hurt them.

[01:11:01] Um,

[01:11:01] you know,

[01:11:02] they lost to the bears,

[01:11:03] and,

[01:11:04] you know,

[01:11:04] in the rivalry game,

[01:11:05] I mean,

[01:11:05] that's big for the bears in the sea,

[01:11:07] in the bad season with the wind like that.

[01:11:09] But I mean,

[01:11:09] Jordan love got banged up.

[01:11:11] I mean,

[01:11:12] they lost Watson to a ACL tear wide receiver.

[01:11:15] So,

[01:11:15] I mean,

[01:11:16] not a good way to come into the playoff.

[01:11:18] If you're the Packers.

[01:11:20] Yeah.

[01:11:20] Going into a hostile environment in Philly against,

[01:11:23] you know,

[01:11:24] one of the better offenses in the country or in the,

[01:11:26] in the league.

[01:11:28] Uh,

[01:11:30] yeah,

[01:11:30] that's a tough spot for the Packers there.

[01:11:33] Uh,

[01:11:33] then you got,

[01:11:33] yeah,

[01:11:34] uh,

[01:11:34] Bucks and commanders,

[01:11:36] uh,

[01:11:36] the Buccaneers,

[01:11:37] you know,

[01:11:39] uh,

[01:11:40] Baker Mayfield continues to,

[01:11:42] to live his best life after,

[01:11:44] you know,

[01:11:45] getting shunned in Cleveland and,

[01:11:47] you know,

[01:11:47] left for dead on the,

[01:11:49] yeah,

[01:11:50] on the waiver,

[01:11:50] the waiver,

[01:11:51] Carolina played the,

[01:11:54] Rams.

[01:11:56] Yeah.

[01:11:57] so yeah,

[01:11:58] Buccaneers,

[01:11:59] good season.

[01:11:59] NFC South champs,

[01:12:01] of course,

[01:12:01] the commanders,

[01:12:02] uh,

[01:12:03] out of nowhere,

[01:12:04] Jaden Daniels was every bit as advertised and better.

[01:12:08] Yeah.

[01:12:08] He lived up to the hype and then some.

[01:12:10] Yeah.

[01:12:11] Of course,

[01:12:11] you know,

[01:12:12] they do get holes in their team,

[01:12:14] defensive troubles,

[01:12:14] but,

[01:12:15] uh,

[01:12:15] uh,

[01:12:16] I think that this could be a really fun game,

[01:12:18] a really good shootout,

[01:12:19] uh,

[01:12:20] a great quarterback duel between two guys.

[01:12:23] Uh,

[01:12:24] absolutely.

[01:12:25] Yeah.

[01:12:26] And then you have the,

[01:12:27] the guy that probably doesn't get near the love that he should just cause he's a quiet guy,

[01:12:33] but Mike Evans.

[01:12:34] I mean,

[01:12:35] yeah,

[01:12:35] 11 years of wherever it's crazy to think that Mike Evans has been in the league for 11 years to begin with,

[01:12:41] cause I still remember him kicking our ass in Tuscaloosa,

[01:12:44] but,

[01:12:46] but anyway,

[01:12:47] um,

[01:12:47] you know,

[01:12:48] 11,000,

[01:12:49] you know,

[01:12:49] 11 years over a thousand years,

[01:12:51] break Jerry's record.

[01:12:53] And you see the books,

[01:12:54] they gave him that opportunity.

[01:12:56] And at the end of the game,

[01:12:56] they could easily,

[01:12:58] you know,

[01:12:58] they were up eight.

[01:12:59] They could have easily said,

[01:13:00] uh,

[01:13:00] we're going to down the bar,

[01:13:02] get out of here.

[01:13:03] You know,

[01:13:03] they got them his,

[01:13:05] uh,

[01:13:06] yeah.

[01:13:07] Got him his a thousand,

[01:13:08] got him his bonus.

[01:13:09] His teammates are hyped for it.

[01:13:11] Yeah.

[01:13:11] Right.

[01:13:12] I mean,

[01:13:13] yeah.

[01:13:13] Like you said,

[01:13:13] he's in the record books now with Jerry Rice,

[01:13:15] uh,

[01:13:16] you know,

[01:13:16] for consecutive a thousand yard receiving season.

[01:13:19] That's,

[01:13:20] it'll be interesting when he retires and that time comes for the Mike Evans hall of fame talk.

[01:13:24] Uh,

[01:13:25] yeah,

[01:13:26] because I mean,

[01:13:28] but you got to look at it too.

[01:13:32] Jerry's career.

[01:13:33] He had a great quarterbacks.

[01:13:35] That's the whole time.

[01:13:37] Mike Evans has played with the patchwork of quarterbacks.

[01:13:41] I mean,

[01:13:41] he's had,

[01:13:42] he's had Jamis who was hit and miss.

[01:13:45] Of course,

[01:13:45] he had Tom Brady for a little bit,

[01:13:47] but I mean,

[01:13:48] he's had a lot of guys that are,

[01:13:51] you know,

[01:13:51] not exactly.

[01:13:53] And,

[01:13:53] you know,

[01:13:54] still able to put up 11 years over a thousand yards in Tampa Bay,

[01:13:57] a place that's not known to always for the best offense.

[01:14:02] You know,

[01:14:03] it's just impressive.

[01:14:04] I mean,

[01:14:05] he's a quieter dude,

[01:14:06] so he doesn't,

[01:14:07] you know,

[01:14:08] doesn't always,

[01:14:09] you know,

[01:14:09] no one really talks about him,

[01:14:11] you know,

[01:14:12] in the same sense that we talk about,

[01:14:13] um,

[01:14:15] you know,

[01:14:16] or Jefferson or chase or,

[01:14:18] you know,

[01:14:19] tomorrow,

[01:14:19] but he,

[01:14:21] he's that guy.

[01:14:22] I mean,

[01:14:23] that's just,

[01:14:23] uh,

[01:14:24] 11 years over a thousand yards is just amazing.

[01:14:28] I mean,

[01:14:28] yeah.

[01:14:29] And just his health and be able to,

[01:14:31] you know,

[01:14:31] and he's been,

[01:14:32] you know,

[01:14:33] at times he's been several injuries and he still comes out and plays every

[01:14:37] week.

[01:14:37] It seems like,

[01:14:38] you know,

[01:14:39] he has to be really hurting not to play.

[01:14:42] Yeah.

[01:14:42] No,

[01:14:43] uh,

[01:14:43] there's something to be said for that kind of consistency and showing up and

[01:14:48] doing your job as much as he has.

[01:14:50] And of course that Monday night game Rams Vikings,

[01:14:53] uh,

[01:14:54] you know,

[01:14:54] Vikings,

[01:14:55] uh,

[01:14:55] not a great game to end the season there in Detroit.

[01:14:58] Uh,

[01:14:58] you know,

[01:14:59] with that one seat online,

[01:15:00] but you can probably just chalk that up to one of those,

[01:15:03] everything just kind of went wrong.

[01:15:04] And,

[01:15:04] you know,

[01:15:04] Justin Jefferson was dropping touchdowns,

[01:15:06] you know,

[01:15:07] it was kind of weird game.

[01:15:09] They'll reset.

[01:15:10] They'll go to LA to face a Rams team.

[01:15:12] It was,

[01:15:12] it was good,

[01:15:13] but not scary.

[01:15:14] You know,

[01:15:15] uh,

[01:15:16] they've obviously got a lot of weapons on that.

[01:15:18] Offensive side of the ball,

[01:15:19] but they,

[01:15:19] you know,

[01:15:20] they're not really,

[01:15:20] you know,

[01:15:21] lighting up the scoreboard.

[01:15:23] Um,

[01:15:24] a solid defensive team.

[01:15:26] I think that that's,

[01:15:27] that's another interesting game.

[01:15:28] Yeah.

[01:15:29] Stafford,

[01:15:29] you know,

[01:15:29] the old gunslinger and Sam Darnold,

[01:15:31] you know,

[01:15:32] comeback player of the year and that offense.

[01:15:35] And,

[01:15:36] uh,

[01:15:37] it's a really fun slate of first round games here.

[01:15:41] Uh,

[01:15:41] it really is.

[01:15:42] Yeah.

[01:15:43] It'd be interesting to the other thing that's weird though.

[01:15:45] You know,

[01:15:45] those fires in California,

[01:15:48] you know,

[01:15:48] what's going to happen with those games.

[01:15:50] Yeah.

[01:15:50] I've seen somewhere.

[01:15:51] Maybe they get moved to Quindale.

[01:15:53] Yeah.

[01:15:54] I think that's the NFL.

[01:15:55] I think I saw their contingency plan is,

[01:15:58] yeah,

[01:15:58] the game would be moved to Arizona,

[01:16:00] which is weird.

[01:16:02] I guess.

[01:16:03] Yeah.

[01:16:03] I guess that's,

[01:16:04] uh,

[01:16:04] the closest.

[01:16:06] I mean,

[01:16:07] for the safety and everything,

[01:16:08] you want to put that first,

[01:16:09] but you know,

[01:16:11] not that the Rams really have a home foot advantage.

[01:16:13] Cause I mean,

[01:16:14] obviously,

[01:16:14] you know,

[01:16:15] teams travel.

[01:16:16] Well,

[01:16:17] fans travel well to LA and it's a,

[01:16:20] you know,

[01:16:20] more of a fun state than an intimidating one.

[01:16:23] Um,

[01:16:23] but you know,

[01:16:25] that really thought that sucks for their fans though.

[01:16:28] You know,

[01:16:28] they have to,

[01:16:29] you know,

[01:16:30] they're already dealing with the light and then on top of that,

[01:16:32] they want to go to the game.

[01:16:33] They got to travel to a whole nother state.

[01:16:34] Um,

[01:16:35] so yeah,

[01:16:37] that would suck,

[01:16:38] but interesting,

[01:16:39] but you know,

[01:16:41] hopefully,

[01:16:42] hopefully things get a little better over the next couple of days.

[01:16:44] It's crazy.

[01:16:46] It's out there right now.

[01:16:47] Um,

[01:16:48] yeah,

[01:16:48] hopefully,

[01:16:48] hopefully.

[01:16:49] And you know,

[01:16:50] of course thoughts with everyone out there fighting those fires bigger than football

[01:16:55] right now,

[01:16:55] but yeah,

[01:16:56] doing some damage out there.

[01:16:58] Um,

[01:17:00] so yeah,

[01:17:00] it should be a fun weekend.

[01:17:02] of course off the field,

[01:17:03] uh,

[01:17:03] comes with the end of the NFL regular season jobs openings.

[01:17:07] Uh,

[01:17:08] there are now six open head coaching positions.

[01:17:11] We are of course already knew about the saints,

[01:17:12] jets and bears.

[01:17:14] Uh,

[01:17:15] and now the Raiders have let go,

[01:17:18] uh,

[01:17:18] Antonio Pierce Patriots let go of,

[01:17:21] drawed Mayo after one season and the Jaguars let go of Doug Peterson.

[01:17:25] So those are six open jobs right now.

[01:17:27] And of course,

[01:17:28] Mike Grable's name is top of the list for everyone.

[01:17:32] You know,

[01:17:33] a lot of signs looking like he may be end up in new England with maybe Josh McDaniels as his

[01:17:39] OC.

[01:17:40] Of course,

[01:17:41] back to what he's good at.

[01:17:44] Yeah.

[01:17:45] The Patriots.

[01:17:45] Yes.

[01:17:46] The Patriots try to rekindle some of that,

[01:17:48] uh,

[01:17:49] old stuff.

[01:17:50] And,

[01:17:50] you know,

[01:17:50] it seems like they've got their quarterback future.

[01:17:52] They're very happy with Drake may as they should be.

[01:17:57] Um,

[01:17:59] yeah,

[01:17:59] definitely have that.

[01:18:01] Um,

[01:18:01] my thing though,

[01:18:04] you mentioned both of the first year guys.

[01:18:06] I mean,

[01:18:06] I kind of feel like they got screwed.

[01:18:08] I mean,

[01:18:10] they're both in no win situations.

[01:18:13] I mean,

[01:18:14] and they're kind of the fall guy for the bad season.

[01:18:17] It's like,

[01:18:17] dude,

[01:18:18] obviously the Raiders weren't going to win much this year.

[01:18:22] The Patriots weren't going to win much this year.

[01:18:24] I don't know if it's more of an internal thing,

[01:18:27] but I mean,

[01:18:28] man,

[01:18:28] you have to get these guys more than a year.

[01:18:31] I mean,

[01:18:31] it's your first year ever in coaching for real.

[01:18:34] I think we also need to point out just how terrible it was for the Patriots to win their last game.

[01:18:43] They,

[01:18:43] yeah,

[01:18:43] if they had lost,

[01:18:44] they would be,

[01:18:45] have the number one pick and they don't need the quarterback,

[01:18:47] but they could definitely use that to get a cache of draft picks from a quarterback needy team.

[01:18:53] Now they fall to fourth.

[01:18:54] And that's,

[01:18:55] that's not really going to help them that much because they're third,

[01:18:58] third,

[01:18:58] fourth,

[01:18:59] whatever they are.

[01:19:00] I mean,

[01:19:00] they could,

[01:19:01] I don't,

[01:19:02] yeah,

[01:19:02] I mean,

[01:19:02] it's pretty much as far as quarterbacks go.

[01:19:04] Yeah.

[01:19:04] It's,

[01:19:05] it's Sanders and Cam Ward will seem to be the top two guys.

[01:19:09] And then after that,

[01:19:10] it's a,

[01:19:11] it looks like a little bit of hesitation on guys.

[01:19:14] I mean,

[01:19:15] I've seen a couple of mocks that have Jalen Milrow and that going late in the first round.

[01:19:19] And if that's where we're at,

[01:19:21] good for Jalen,

[01:19:21] get paid,

[01:19:22] you know,

[01:19:22] wish him all the best in the future,

[01:19:24] but you know,

[01:19:26] if you look at that tape.

[01:19:27] Yeah.

[01:19:28] Yeah.

[01:19:28] So,

[01:19:29] but my thing though,

[01:19:31] fans.

[01:19:32] Yeah.

[01:19:32] Yeah.

[01:19:32] But sometimes you look at it and there's some talent there.

[01:19:37] Like,

[01:19:38] it's,

[01:19:38] it's,

[01:19:38] it's a weird class.

[01:19:39] Cause you see some guys and you're like,

[01:19:41] yeah,

[01:19:41] he could definitely be good.

[01:19:43] But then he does,

[01:19:44] they do stuff.

[01:19:45] And you're like,

[01:19:46] why did that,

[01:19:47] you know,

[01:19:47] like,

[01:19:48] um,

[01:19:49] you know,

[01:19:49] we've talked about Quinn Ewers at times,

[01:19:51] you know,

[01:19:51] he'll have the best part,

[01:19:53] some of the best passes and he does some dumb stuff.

[01:19:57] Um,

[01:19:58] so I mean,

[01:19:59] be interested to see with,

[01:20:00] you know,

[01:20:00] what thing,

[01:20:01] I'm assuming he's probably going to go pro.

[01:20:04] I wouldn't see him coming back for another year or college.

[01:20:06] Cause he could probably get that.

[01:20:08] And then I felt the money.

[01:20:11] he might be a end of the first round type of guy.

[01:20:14] If he wants to come out,

[01:20:15] I'm also interested to see where Jackson dark goes.

[01:20:19] Yeah.

[01:20:19] You know,

[01:20:20] you know,

[01:20:20] if there was a team that,

[01:20:22] uh,

[01:20:23] SEC team that really showed out in the bowl game,

[01:20:26] I know it was against Duke with a bunch of,

[01:20:28] a bunch of guys,

[01:20:29] uh,

[01:20:31] you know,

[01:20:33] a lot of backups,

[01:20:34] but I mean,

[01:20:35] Jackson dark put on a show.

[01:20:37] Yeah.

[01:20:39] And he was throwing it late too.

[01:20:41] He never,

[01:20:42] I was shocked.

[01:20:43] They never took him out the game.

[01:20:44] Honestly,

[01:20:45] I was like,

[01:20:46] please don't get hurt.

[01:20:48] Oh,

[01:20:48] that'd be terrible.

[01:20:49] Yeah.

[01:20:49] And then you got,

[01:20:50] uh,

[01:20:51] of course,

[01:20:51] Travis Hunter.

[01:20:51] I think he's,

[01:20:52] you know,

[01:20:52] interesting.

[01:20:53] You know,

[01:20:53] does it,

[01:20:54] what does the team want him to play primarily?

[01:20:56] Does the team draft him early?

[01:20:59] You know,

[01:21:01] I honestly haven't even looked at the draft order.

[01:21:05] Right.

[01:21:05] I know that,

[01:21:06] uh,

[01:21:07] I know Tennessee has the first pick.

[01:21:10] It is.

[01:21:11] So yeah,

[01:21:11] that's interesting there.

[01:21:12] Do they ride with Will Levis?

[01:21:14] Are they already out on him?

[01:21:16] And because they were quick to move on from,

[01:21:18] um,

[01:21:20] Malik Willis.

[01:21:21] Yeah.

[01:21:21] I mean,

[01:21:22] I feel like he didn't get any chance.

[01:21:24] and you know,

[01:21:25] really they've,

[01:21:26] I don't,

[01:21:28] you know,

[01:21:29] I don't,

[01:21:29] I don't think either of us were really high on Will.

[01:21:32] We were kind of what,

[01:21:33] I never understood the Will Levis height to begin with.

[01:21:36] I don't know where it came from,

[01:21:37] what people saw.

[01:21:39] Obviously,

[01:21:40] I'm not an NFL GM,

[01:21:41] so,

[01:21:41] but I never saw it.

[01:21:43] Um,

[01:21:44] so I was shocked he even got the hype that he did,

[01:21:47] especially that bad last year.

[01:21:49] Um,

[01:21:50] I don't think he's a guy in Tennessee,

[01:21:52] but my for guys getting more than a year to prove themselves.

[01:21:56] Yeah.

[01:21:56] Um,

[01:21:58] I know it's a win now type of situation,

[01:22:00] but,

[01:22:02] and the crazy thing is,

[01:22:04] is of course,

[01:22:05] you know,

[01:22:06] they did the start of the season.

[01:22:09] Anyway,

[01:22:09] there was a lot of offensive talent in Tennessee.

[01:22:14] I mean,

[01:22:15] they,

[01:22:16] uh,

[01:22:16] of course,

[01:22:17] traded Westland to the chiefs,

[01:22:18] but,

[01:22:19] uh,

[01:22:20] I mean,

[01:22:21] they,

[01:22:21] there was a lot of offensive talent there.

[01:22:23] I mean,

[01:22:23] they,

[01:22:23] they got the,

[01:22:24] uh,

[01:22:24] the running back from Dallas.

[01:22:25] I mean,

[01:22:26] they had,

[01:22:26] um,

[01:22:27] they had the Andre Hopkins.

[01:22:28] They had,

[01:22:29] um,

[01:22:31] um,

[01:22:32] they had another,

[01:22:33] uh,

[01:22:34] bigger number of receiver go there.

[01:22:35] I can't even think.

[01:22:37] So there was a lot of talent and you're like,

[01:22:39] man,

[01:22:39] these QB players that bad.

[01:22:41] They can't get anybody to the ball.

[01:22:42] Um,

[01:22:43] yeah.

[01:22:43] They had Julio there for a second.

[01:22:45] Uh,

[01:22:46] Julio,

[01:22:47] AJ Brown started there,

[01:22:48] of course.

[01:22:49] Yeah.

[01:22:49] right.

[01:22:50] No.

[01:22:51] And the number two picks just as interesting to Cleveland Browns.

[01:22:55] Uh,

[01:22:55] do they,

[01:22:55] what do they do?

[01:22:57] Yeah.

[01:22:57] Do they get a quarterback and try to get,

[01:22:59] you know,

[01:22:59] move on from Deshaun period?

[01:23:00] Do they,

[01:23:01] because they still owe him so much money,

[01:23:03] even though they reworked his contract a little,

[01:23:06] do they still,

[01:23:07] they still owe him.

[01:23:08] And,

[01:23:09] you know,

[01:23:09] do they still,

[01:23:11] yeah,

[01:23:11] it's just interesting what they do,

[01:23:13] but that's,

[01:23:13] the thing with him.

[01:23:14] Right.

[01:23:16] I mean,

[01:23:16] I did see that he had a setback with his recovery.

[01:23:22] So I don't know what that all means.

[01:23:23] I mean,

[01:23:24] there's still a lot of time left,

[01:23:25] but yeah,

[01:23:26] Achilles is a weird thing because,

[01:23:28] I mean,

[01:23:30] you know,

[01:23:30] you just don't know.

[01:23:32] Um,

[01:23:33] but,

[01:23:34] but yeah,

[01:23:35] like I said,

[01:23:36] that's time for April.

[01:23:37] Yeah.

[01:23:38] Uh,

[01:23:39] and I would,

[01:23:39] I don't know.

[01:23:41] I,

[01:23:42] you would have to think at some point,

[01:23:44] you just got to move on.

[01:23:46] it hasn't worked out from day one.

[01:23:49] And if I'm looking there,

[01:23:50] I'm,

[01:23:50] I'm probably taking the quarterback of the future.

[01:23:53] Cause obviously that's not it.

[01:23:55] No.

[01:23:55] Yeah.

[01:23:56] Uh,

[01:23:56] you either have to do that or you trade back and get,

[01:24:00] you know,

[01:24:00] a boatload of picks to build around and try to find your,

[01:24:05] be a trade or free agency or a future draft.

[01:24:08] But that's who I forgot.

[01:24:10] Calvin Ridley was in Tennessee.

[01:24:11] That's the other wide receiver.

[01:24:13] Yeah.

[01:24:13] Yeah.

[01:24:13] Yeah.

[01:24:14] Yeah.

[01:24:14] He had his moments this year when,

[01:24:15] but he just got consistent quarterback play.

[01:24:18] I mean,

[01:24:19] he got over,

[01:24:19] I mean,

[01:24:20] kudos to him getting over a thousand yards this year with that

[01:24:22] quarterback room.

[01:24:25] Yeah,

[01:24:25] exactly.

[01:24:26] But I mean,

[01:24:26] to start,

[01:24:27] but I mean,

[01:24:27] to start the season,

[01:24:28] they had,

[01:24:29] you know,

[01:24:29] Calvin Ridley,

[01:24:31] they had DeAndre Hopkins,

[01:24:33] they had Tony Pollard.

[01:24:35] I mean,

[01:24:36] the wide receiver from Arkansas,

[01:24:37] Traylon Burks,

[01:24:39] I mean,

[01:24:40] on paper,

[01:24:41] I mean,

[01:24:41] outside of that quarterback,

[01:24:43] I mean,

[01:24:43] quite a few weapons.

[01:24:44] I mean,

[01:24:45] yeah.

[01:24:47] I just think,

[01:24:48] you know,

[01:24:48] it's,

[01:24:48] that's another case.

[01:24:49] I still don't understand why they got rid of Vrabel and,

[01:24:53] uh,

[01:24:53] you know,

[01:24:54] that there's some of the trades they've made,

[01:24:56] you know,

[01:24:57] they let Derrick Henry go instead of trying to get something for him.

[01:25:00] You know,

[01:25:01] the Ravens are trying to trade for him last deadline.

[01:25:03] Yeah.

[01:25:04] So,

[01:25:04] yeah,

[01:25:05] exactly.

[01:25:05] Something for him.

[01:25:06] You know,

[01:25:06] the,

[01:25:06] the AJ Brown trade,

[01:25:08] you know,

[01:25:08] they didn't really get much for that.

[01:25:10] They gave away DeAndre Hopkins for peanuts.

[01:25:14] Yeah.

[01:25:14] Yeah.

[01:25:14] I mean,

[01:25:15] they,

[01:25:15] and that was their first premier wide receiver.

[01:25:19] Yeah.

[01:25:19] So it's,

[01:25:20] uh,

[01:25:21] yeah,

[01:25:21] it's a weird,

[01:25:22] I think a horribly run franchise.

[01:25:25] Yeah.

[01:25:26] They've got some weird,

[01:25:27] weird stuff over the years and yeah.

[01:25:32] So we'll,

[01:25:32] we'll see what they do,

[01:25:33] but yeah,

[01:25:36] let's,

[01:25:36] uh,

[01:25:36] let's move on real quick.

[01:25:38] Uh,

[01:25:38] start wrapping up here.

[01:25:40] Uh,

[01:25:40] let's move to hoops.

[01:25:42] We talked about a little bit at the beginning and we were watching the end of,

[01:25:44] uh,

[01:25:45] Alabama wrap up there.

[01:25:46] Yeah.

[01:25:46] Starting to know in SEC play both very dominating.

[01:25:49] Wins,

[01:25:50] uh,

[01:25:51] this past weekend dominated Oklahoma.

[01:25:54] I just,

[01:25:54] from the tip,

[01:25:56] uh,

[01:25:56] very good Oklahoma team that was 13 and 0 entering the game.

[01:25:59] And then currently,

[01:26:00] as I'm talking,

[01:26:01] they're kind of beating the hell out of Texas A&M right now.

[01:26:03] Right.

[01:26:04] Uh,

[01:26:06] so a great start to,

[01:26:09] uh,

[01:26:10] SEC play for Alabama.

[01:26:11] Absolutely.

[01:26:12] Offenses just look great.

[01:26:14] Defense is tough.

[01:26:17] couldn't.

[01:26:17] And that's the other thing is there's a,

[01:26:19] plethora of players that are putting up points.

[01:26:22] I mean,

[01:26:22] you know,

[01:26:22] last year it was,

[01:26:23] oh man,

[01:26:24] if,

[01:26:24] um,

[01:26:29] and if Mark,

[01:26:29] this year,

[01:26:30] yeah,

[01:26:31] Mark,

[01:26:31] what not really?

[01:26:31] Oh my gosh,

[01:26:32] what's going to happen this year?

[01:26:36] Every,

[01:26:36] it seems like every game,

[01:26:37] someone else steps up,

[01:26:39] you know,

[01:26:39] filing is just a beast.

[01:26:40] I mean,

[01:26:41] I think he's definitely a one and done.

[01:26:44] And then you look at it too.

[01:26:45] I mean,

[01:26:46] uh,

[01:26:49] just,

[01:26:50] uh,

[01:26:50] you know,

[01:26:50] Cliff is doing everything we wanted Cliff to do.

[01:26:53] Um,

[01:26:54] so I mean,

[01:26:55] the big man that we needed and Nelson has taken his game to a whole different level.

[01:26:59] He really,

[01:27:00] I think the Nelson this year is what we thought we were getting last year,

[01:27:03] but he had to learn in the sec,

[01:27:05] but he's definitely become the guy that we anticipated when he came to Tuscaloosa.

[01:27:11] Yeah.

[01:27:12] He's averaged about nine rebounds a game.

[01:27:14] I mean,

[01:27:14] he had,

[01:27:15] he has confidence in his offensive game.

[01:27:17] I mean,

[01:27:18] he's booming.

[01:27:19] I mean,

[01:27:19] he's just taking his thing to a different level.

[01:27:22] So,

[01:27:24] uh,

[01:27:24] and yeah,

[01:27:25] and,

[01:27:25] uh,

[01:27:25] sec play,

[01:27:26] it doesn't get any easier.

[01:27:28] Saturday night,

[01:27:28] they visit college station to play A&M,

[01:27:31] uh,

[01:27:31] who,

[01:27:31] like we said,

[01:27:32] right now,

[01:27:33] they're kind of getting,

[01:27:33] taking it to them by Oklahoma,

[01:27:35] but there's still time left in this game.

[01:27:37] And so they're either going to be hot off the,

[01:27:39] you know,

[01:27:40] the trails of a big comeback win on the road,

[01:27:42] or they're going to be looking to bounce,

[01:27:44] back themselves.

[01:27:45] Right.

[01:27:46] And what we've seen so far in the SEC is winning on the road is tough.

[01:27:50] We just saw Tennessee get absolutely housed last night.

[01:27:53] Number one,

[01:27:54] unbeaten Tennessee lost by 30 to Florida,

[01:27:57] uh,

[01:27:57] a very good Florida team,

[01:27:59] but still no one saw them getting just absolutely dismantled.

[01:28:03] Absolutely housed.

[01:28:04] I mean,

[01:28:06] I mean,

[01:28:07] it's been,

[01:28:07] it was,

[01:28:09] yeah,

[01:28:10] I mean,

[01:28:10] going on the road and the SEC has nothing,

[01:28:12] nothing to sneeze about.

[01:28:14] I mean,

[01:28:14] the SEC,

[01:28:16] I mean,

[01:28:16] for all the things that they're down on the football,

[01:28:18] I mean,

[01:28:18] we definitely take it to the different level on the basketball court.

[01:28:21] I mean,

[01:28:22] but we have like over three,

[01:28:24] fourths of the conferences ranked right now and looking good,

[01:28:28] playing good ball.

[01:28:29] Six of the top 10.

[01:28:30] Yeah.

[01:28:30] First time ever conferences had six of the top 10.

[01:28:33] I mean,

[01:28:35] Auburn is looking outstanding.

[01:28:38] Tennessee,

[01:28:39] despite yesterday,

[01:28:40] I mean,

[01:28:40] still a great team.

[01:28:41] I mean,

[01:28:42] of course,

[01:28:42] Alabama's right there.

[01:28:44] Kentucky after the coaching change,

[01:28:46] people weren't sure,

[01:28:47] but definitely way ahead of,

[01:28:49] you know,

[01:28:49] Pope in his first year.

[01:28:51] I think way ahead of where people thought they'd be.

[01:28:53] You know,

[01:28:54] they got a big win last week against Florida.

[01:28:56] Um,

[01:28:57] so,

[01:28:57] you know,

[01:28:57] there's a lot of talented team.

[01:29:00] Florida,

[01:29:01] another,

[01:29:01] you know,

[01:29:01] very talented team there.

[01:29:03] Um,

[01:29:03] only one loss on the season.

[01:29:05] And,

[01:29:06] you know,

[01:29:06] even the middle ground,

[01:29:07] I mean,

[01:29:07] Arkansas has been up and down a little bit this year,

[01:29:10] but I mean,

[01:29:11] there's still obviously learning with Calipari,

[01:29:13] but I mean,

[01:29:14] that's the team you can't,

[01:29:15] uh,

[01:29:16] you know,

[01:29:17] A and M,

[01:29:18] you know,

[01:29:18] 10th right now losing right now,

[01:29:20] but I mean,

[01:29:20] they're one of the best players in the,

[01:29:22] in the conference still.

[01:29:24] We'll wait to fourth.

[01:29:25] I mean,

[01:29:25] so we'll,

[01:29:26] we'll see him on Saturday.

[01:29:28] So,

[01:29:29] and we've had our struggles in college station at times.

[01:29:31] So I guess Aggie.

[01:29:33] So we will see.

[01:29:35] Uh,

[01:29:36] I got one.