Ep. 5: CFB Week 2 Preview

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Fine have have your pound of flesh when I went for in the column one and two on the board the grand scheme of things It and what's going on in my life? I'll have three months. It's only how to believe it makes you feel good about yourself It's all good the best thing is that we got another week correct and once again I just want to remind people you know what we're using for our picks is in the column You got to go to chalk we have our own page now our own column It's just me and the bear trying to make it a little more conversational fun stuff Yeah, I went to and three two of them were featured on bad beats and other was a half-point loss So yeah, I hope you guys are all happy Great We Down Back to get that one on the iPad or you were just I was watching I was watching that on the iPad It was or it was enjoyable fire that up on ESPN three watching the final eight into the heck game on the bus with valor Herbs Street laughing at me locked in from from Conway that is great. Yeah, that's Face masking the Kentucky and that was a great call, but we're gonna move on we're moving on it's week two as I said You know what else is great news?

We got this and then in a big-time steamer condo pick if you can bet your condo Well, although it's not a condo. It's like the post Labor Day Florida Gulf Coast weekend rental type play Or you know, I was saying you know, it's new tires on the car You know still just but he feels good about it does feels good All right, so we do have a steamer for this week We will get that in a second, but on the field bear when you look at you know, we're gonna talk to Greg McElroy I after our picks here just you know, he's got BYU in Tennessee He called Florida State last week and we're gonna preview some LSU Texas with him along with Clemson and anon but when you look at it I mean you've been all over all over the map the lab over Labor Day weekend, you know as you have a couple days to let things simmer What are you? Not buying in as an over reaction. I don't I don't buy the over reaction that the pack 12 is like eliminated from all the football Play after that.

I mean, I think I mean Oregon certainly should have I think should have won that game on on Saturday night And I think this will be a spot where now it's a separate question obviously is are the ducks good enough to win out in the Pack 12 that's remains to be seen but look 2016 had a Washington team that didn't play a Solomon on conference that lost to the best team That had played all year long on their own field and they got to the playoff with one loss I guess Oregon would run the table with one loss or Washington would win the back 12 and one It did depending on what happens elsewhere. I wouldn't I'm not shuffling dirt on the pack 12's gray right now in terms of regional playoff And all I mean I was I was actually impressed with with Oregon I mean obviously you're down running backs and wide receivers doing injury But I'll take a positive spin on the pack 12 and certainly not label them as completely out of this thing yet Along with my mind was I think we could possibly see the losses by Florida State and Oregon completely different in like 10 weeks You know the overreaction how bad they were I think or they're gonna end up being good losses What basically what I'm saying and you don't feel like like everybody's just I know the floor State loss in bad fashion and Oregon did too, but when you look at over time and they're able to build up their resume as they Start from scratch after these losses. I think there's gonna be some substance there where it could be a good loss Sure, and this idea of the SEC East okay, and they see as a whole and listen I think sometimes they get more credit than they should but this idea of oh if you take away Alabama, Georgia and LSU what do they have do that with any conference? Oh, who's good if you take away the top three teams in a conference?

So that that that narrative is is beyond so have fun with it Every conference has got an awful bottom a soft middle and couple of good teams How your teams at the top do is how you're gonna be judging I will say I do think it's fair though to say that we expected South Carolina in Tennessee and Missouri to be better this year And for South Carolina blow a double digitally to a team that won one game I think against an FPS team last year Which are two games total in that first game and the question will play calling it to have Missouri Trump out to a quick lead against a team that's incapable of throwing the ball and you you'll lose in Laramie That's a troubling loss and for Tennessee to lose a four touchdown favor on its home field that it's been non competitive any of their previous games against Power Five teams it's concerning So I mean I do think that there is something to say about maybe that we read or we were a little too optimistic It's funny because in we talked about it on the pot like everybody loved Missouri Everyone was on Missouri's win total over there gonna be eight and Oda if you're not good enough A loss is gonna find you and that's what happened in Laramie, you had Saturday night. Sure. It was a loss last year by the way I think the only two win totals we lost left or I lost were the Wyoming over and the Missouri under and Retroactive credit for that from last year that I think that's gonna fly. I don't think so either But let's spin it forward.

All right, let's go week two. I'm not I'm not overreacting when I look at all this stuff I look at things more to week two to three because I These people I mean we talked about the over action But these teams a lot of them don't have an identity a lot of teams are playing new guys week one is really tough I think you have a better idea of what you have when you get into week two And then when I look at the slate for week two, I don't want anything to do with a lot of these games I mean are the guys on the desert getting that much better? They're getting pretty good Well, it's a combination of that and that I think a lot of people are using a lot of the same metrics out there for their their power ratings And the fact that you have Vegas odds makers now looking at SP plus and Sagar and its mother power ratings to help go into their their their numbers that these numbers are these numbers are tough I mean, I think I've seen that I mean last week it was a reach to get four games this week I think I found a couple of just terrible teams to latch on to that there might be a good a good situation to play them But I certainly think it bodes to Looking at some in-game stuff is the way to give you have the ability to do that Is in-game might be the way to go just cuz these numbers right that are so so so so sharp. They are good Ah, we promised it let's get the people and then in a big-time steamer condo pick if you can bet your condo won't you mention them?

I did it's Wyoming the steamer is Wyoming. He loves Wyoming. He doesn't think much of my Texas state team I was planning on being owned to with Texas state here So I'm not gonna argue with it, but give the seven the steamer pick is Wyoming you have it Everybody has everybody's gonna be happy. We hope good luck.

Good luck as far as we go. I'll start here noon Saturday Maryland Syracuse. I don't expect much defense here. I think Syracuse Didn't show one thing against Liberty.

I thought weird game. We had this on TV because man Pelke about Liberty and winners couldn't score no they could turn the ball over three times, you know going in weird game But I you know obviously you freeze up in the hospital bed in the press box, which was just I couldn't take your eyes off it But I look at Syracuse as everybody's talking about this trap game trap game This is a Maryland trap game for Syracuse because they host Clemson next week I look at Maryland just wanted to come out and prove themselves. They got some serious talent on offense I know the offensive line is probably over match against the Syracuse defensive line So I look at Loxley and his staff spread things out and use that speed because they have it They got some guys that could take it to the house in a hurry So this number is at 58 the over I like the over I was not pleased with what I saw from the veto a quarterback from Syracuse 50% Yeah, yeah 170 something yards, but I expect him to be a lot better and Babers Babers babies thought he would be better. Yeah, he tried pressing things the picking the end zone was terrible Like it was like an old school breath bar throw like going your left side arm trying to be a hero And you knew him and you kind of knew that you were your defense.

I mean they weren't gonna score anyway No, you weren't you weren't a position where you were you weren't gonna lose the game So why not take a shot, but you mean you're they should they should take a step forward But this is it's an interesting game because I mean this is the all I'm early now as the time we're doing this is Favourite. Yeah, that's another thing. It's the old like the team that's got the ranking next to their number What Syracuse on the road is another dog against an unranked team and first and foremost? I'm like a I'm a researcher.

I'm an information. Yeah, you are notes history is door any of the game like like the first thing like in our Shoe is like hey How often is an unranked team favorite over our right teams and underdogs what I'm right and like of course That's not the first thing I'm gonna look up and see if there's an interesting note or a trend to kind of pass along is a It's not like you never bet a game just because of an angle or a or a trend like that But it's a good little note and I think a lot of people find it interesting that if you go back last five years They're in 23 instances where you've had a ranked team as an underdog against an unranked team Okay, those 23 games the unranked team is 19 and 4 whoa so It's telling the number is telling you disregard the AP Paul rank pay attention to the Vegas number and more often than not 19 out of the last 23 times you're gonna come up with the winner Does that mean Maryland is gonna win Saturday? No, but if you got if your numbers tell you sir It's the right side you're getting more value now than you are on Sunday when this number opened up and I think Look if you if you bet that way if you're blind better trending like that recently You've caught fire and you've won more often than that so everyone is fine But it's just it's just an interesting little nugget that I found for out there over a five years fan nobody else Mom you're working harder nowadays. I'm working a lot more on Tuesday now.

All right My monday's and I will not texture anymore. No, no, you can touch me anytime. Okay, so just interesting but major game day I'm gonna go to a place mostly that you haven't been before people in Ames are excited. It will be college Syracuse are excited Eames day.

I was out that sign was out there really Saturday. Yeah, we'll be up at a We'll see But get back to that here both other benefits by the way, they sure do don't we'll be home Saturday night because always good yes You will yes, you will I'm either way either way I'll wind it up with the dome on Saturday night because that's gonna be I'm 99.9% certain the ABC prime time game with with her Be so wherever we're getting if we're in Ames I'll buy Saturday evening will conclude it to blame her be if you don't like it. That's what we're gonna say. All right I said blame her but getting back to that side of the side of the game how the line you came out I think Syracuse minus three and now they're plus two.

We're gonna see that on winter time. I mean that's a lot. Yeah, it's Yeah, he is gonna give out the terms no doubt I would have to just like you were touching on it feels like the people look that oh God Syracuse is ranked in they out They struggled with Liberty and Maryland scored 79 points last week Give me Maryland I get that's what it feels like people are doing so if I pick a side I might give out Syracuse in the column just because of the line movement and I know that goes against a trend but It's not I don't expect a big home crowd there at noon. You don't think so Well, I think it's a big game.

I think it's a big recruiting game I think I think locks in the Syracuse kind of go after a lot of the same pool of people in the Northeast All right, prove me wrong sir fans. I think I think I think they'll be I think I'll be seen there I'm on the over 58. I agree with that. You're up.

All right garbage team number one Jerry mark that for a drop please garbage team number one. We're gonna need that on the board next week Thank you Akron plus the nine and a half or ten at home against UAB I think one of the results that went a little unnoticed on this best weekend was UAB survival Over Alabama state in which they needed a kickoff return for Dutch town to win didn't break the 300 yard mark and You and I were on UAB under the world of the Sierra we nearly got one that we never would have imagined But but I think look there there was a lot of smart money on Illinois last week There was I think they knew things about Akron and some maybe some players sitting out or how the coaching staff was gonna approach this game But now you get absolutely annihilated on the road in Champaign You come home and you're a double-digit dog against a team that nearly lost an FCS team I wouldn't feel great about laying laying out and half or ten points with UAB right now I would expect Akron off of an embarrassing loss in a new coaches first game I would think they would come home play a lot better It will be good enough to win, but I know there's some tens out there So I don't have to see there's but I did see a couple tens out there some places So I would take a good long look and potentially taking the zips plus that number all right Garbage team number one like no offense. No, it's just a reference point I Look at this could go over. I did a I did a in the column I did a line that just doesn't make sense sense to me and stinks and this week at UCLA and so I think people are gonna Talk about how bad they looked and they think you know against Cincinnati I turn over the opening drive was absolute killer I was really mad that wasn't in our highlight during the show going in they're going in right down If you're gonna score and take the lead and just drops the ball.

Yep They also didn't have three other top players. I would think they are they could get a couple of them Yeah, a couple back here. They're given seven to see you go state Saying a state not pretty last week Against Weber State six nothing. I don't know how much they have to play with I didn't watch much of it But I just look at UCLA.

I was actually not impressed But I was glad to see they they're an improved team from what they were last year now They ended the year pretty well last year playing tight gaming and Stanford beaten USC was felt like a defeated team But they got the offense going they were respectable against Washington Yeah, exactly and I think I'm gonna call DTR his his ball security issues last week Which is I mean I can't imagine what the conversations were like with being chip on that flight home or in the film session I just expect UCLA I saw enough good there on it in a tough game at Cincinnati So I'm gonna lay the seven what UCLA here against any mistake remember to with Oklahoma on the horizon Oh and three start would not be They're young and with 80 whatever it is 80 something freshman supper on the roster I mean he's not in trouble this year, but but oh and three would not yeah not a good look not be good start Very good. I'm on UCLA. I'm on a seven by the half point if it's seven and a half I see seven right now, but if it goes up by it, maybe seven minus 120 I would lay that just to go to seven All right, you're up sir garbage team number two of the week Hold on let me guess This is the type of week it is I'm launching on to not New Mexico State no, no, okay. No even though even though isn't it New Mexico State or pass I mean I actually like the over I watched the Mexico State against wazoo last week I was the guy that watched that game they they have capability offensively and if Alabama blows the doors open in the first half and Does the day we're just gonna run the ball in the second half We're gonna score two touchdowns.

I mean that's a thing I mean I could definitely score 50 in the first half. No doubt about it So I would lean towards the over the four times that they've been a 50 point favorite under save and they have it covered There's your Aggies and tide preview Um Yes, one of the other ones that I haven't that I wasn't gonna tee up right here. I'll jump to that game There are a couple here Texas State no, I'm not going against the scene. Okay.

I give up. I'm gonna go to Oregon State against Hawaii look lost in the fact that the beavers gave up a billion points is that 350 or so was on the ground. Yes, Hawaii doesn't have true up and Hawaii doesn't have a quarterback like that Extended that's gonna run the ball as well I'm gonna take the positive spin from Oregon State and that They put up 450 yards offense and 30 something points against or Oklahoma State again a big 12 defense not a great defense but a better defense in Hawaii and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that if Hawaii turns the ball over six times like they did against Arizona now They won't but I mean that was more about bad Arizona. I think that it was good Hawaii I get concerned like double-dinging underdog wins outright now.

You're laying touchdown against it against a Another pack 12 team. I don't know. I can't I can't believe this over under not in the 80s Neither can I can't believe it's definitely gonna be over 80 by kickoff. Oh, thanks.

Well, what is it now 78? Everyone's gonna be hammered Saturday night trying to get their money back and betting over in that game And I'll be I will be up late watching it in the often Hilton or wherever the heck I'm gonna be on a Saturday night Good spot locked in very good spot. Give me a give me the beavers plus the points against us. Why am I nuts to like Missouri?

Not if you saw the West Virginia offense on sign is 14 again at home against West Virginia I watched the Missouri game and I know it's different games, but it really felt like the Purdue game to me And I looked at Purdue this week and I looked at Missouri, but I just liked what I saw from Missouri better now I know they're giving 14 But I just I don't feel like there's much on that West Virginia side No, I really don't and I trust them, you know to figure a couple things out in the defense The Missouri game was just so random the turnovers were monumental. They come back home They got talent Bryant look good throwing the ball and they got some speed at receiver I do so. I mean I just think it's a step up. You know West Virginia We know they weren't gonna be great, but they struggle with James Madison I know they're only like a six point favorite, but I'm leaning towards taking Missouri I think a lot of people saw what you saw because I think this number opened up under 40 I think it's just moved like a field.

Yeah since when it opened I think a lot of people are also gonna release the three team teaser in the column nice Missouri's probably definitely gonna be in there is a three minus five three teams. Yeah. Oh, yeah So that's what we're looking at, but we're thinking Missouri you next this I'm not calling this garbage team number three at all because they're not because they're a good team And you were all over it and we liked him as a flyer to win the American that's too. Oh, yeah green wave, baby They're there they're getting 18 19 to be whatever you're gonna be like Look, I mean, I know it was F.

I. You and they clearly outclassed F. I you but that was an awesome performance The offense was humming with McMillan throwing the ball ran the ball for three fifty against a team that that's a respectable team that won a bowl game last year and Auburn sure it's a massive step up in in competition for 20 it is but in these spots typically Auburn is not good as a massive home favorite Against against a group of five teams. I think it's like seven straight non-covers again It's not the reason why they will or will not cover but just coming off of a big comeback win Oh, Nick's can do no wrong watch out for Auburn.

They get Georgia and Alabama Jordan hair Feels to me like a spot where will he Fritz and Tulane will show up and keep this game respectable to be the total battles advocate here Oh, next was wasn't that good? I he was very impressed. I mean to come back But when you look at the game of totality, I was gonna sit here keep my mouth shut There were some throws that I thought should be made and wasn't so it's a true freshman So it's awesome true freshman and he came on the show of Ampelli could have been a nice kid I love the kid, but I just you know a little over reaction we talked about the beginning of the pot, you know Just you know something out there. I Would like this a lot more if it was at noon.

This is 730 at your note So just the J the JP nooner would be a lot better JP nooner with no more JP's I know it's that's Jefferson pilot. Obviously the old school now with our ACC network. We stole it. We put him out We're so bad The other game that I feel like is is so compelling.

I can't wait to watch it We will touch on LSU and Texas and Clemson a name, but it's Colorado hosting the brassica all offseason Are you guys gonna do anything on the tickets? Yeah, we're looking into it. I know our friends at Vivis seats are looking into some I think they said like right now like it's like a 70 30 split for the brassica So whatever whatever the boss we're doing to try and keep the see a red from I Know Nebraska was abysmal okay, offensively and everybody expected them to come out I thought they were worth a shot in a team total dating get there their defense scored special team scored Everybody basically scored multiple touchdowns besides the offense I Just they I think they're throwing that game away and just admitting they were terrible and moving on because this is a get-back game They lost to Colorado last year and that was a coming out already for Lee Leviscus and all and Montez found him and realized he had a pretty good guy out there on the outside Remember watching that game last year. So I think there's plenty of motivation here for Nebraska I just the money lines 175.

I was thinking about that. I also look at the over and the over is up to 64 I think the winner of this game is scoring 40 plus. I don't see we mentioned Colorado State in Colorado last week I was not impressed with Colorado State and they they That continue eight more times they battled You know Colorado, you know, yeah, they put it on at the end But I think off Colorado is a offense dominated team I know Tucker's a new guy there and wants to play defense bring coming from the SEC and bringing a defense mentality to the pack 12 South but I just think the brassica can't they can't be worse than they were last week they run to me They can't be I always wanted to start as you turn the game on you figured out I had the ball the whole game felt like too. So I think in the brassica is gonna come out a lot more crisp I know they can score points against the Colorado defense.

I saw Colorado state score last week So I'm not sure I kind of like the brassica. I wouldn't give more than three and a half I should say I wouldn't give more than three So I was looking at the money line there minus 175 or the over maybe both I don't know what I'm gonna put in the column There's a lot to be decided Labor Day week got me to late started late research We'll be hacking the numbers tonight, but I'm looking at the brassica money line in over 64 Well, we will certainly be watching and hopefully they were to lose because I could maybe potentially affect the game Did trip at the end of the month that's 330 kick Eastern so we'll be watching double TV for you as you get I'm exactly so fire up the iPad or other TV whatever your medium is your ups are I Wasn't that impressed with Michigan State the other night? Thanks, I believe look their defense did what they they were gonna do But they're gonna face a much better offense In Western Michigan with Lassek and those guys they ripped apart monomits like they should have so I don't care about those numbers But you're talking about a Western Michigan team that had a lot coming back and I think they are gonna win the Mac this year I think the best team in the Mac and for Michigan State to be laying 16 and a half at home against a team I think it's gonna score a percent a lot more challenges like I might have 73 rush yards I mean you had the the punt issues and sacks and that's that's what added up and then I know they're running back I didn't go crazy either, but other side of the ball. We talked about it last week at some point I can't remember where it was but they did the whole revolving move musical chairs with the coaches We didn't bring anybody new we're just gonna reassign all the average two and a half yards a carry and barely had three yards against an awful team In Tulsa now again, you can make a huge leap from week one to week two and maybe they will the work Yeah, what 22 completions for under 200 yard 22 a 30 at five yards attempt.

I don't know man. I'm I'm still taking a Cautious like a hold and wait and see type deal with with Michigan State and I'll uh I'll take the Broncos plus the 16 and a half Right now bear. There is no Michigan State slander on this podcast What was slander that was just that was just not a fact offense Now later in the year when they're in a nice big underdog and nobody likes them Then I think you're gonna like us a lot that's what we get on Michigan State got it when no one thinks they have a chance pour Malcolm that's when that's when come on down. I'll take you plus all those points It should see Michigan State's defense in this one you mentioned Western's gonna score a little But we'll see how good they are watch their admirer and denardo on big 10 last night do awesome breakdown urban was great on what?

The schemes that Michigan State does is really really good. So I'm interested to see this party's defense We know what they're made of just I would like to see some freshness As far as picks go I want to talk about some other games. Yeah, basically what I have to you know I got two other games right now that they're not like on the a list of picks they might wind up getting put in the column Okay, I'm still kicking it around She's gonna hate me for saying this I'm thinking about laying the 22 and a half with the Michigan. Okay waiting for comment.

No No comment. I think she blocked it. I think she blocked it completely out already editing it Look army again We talked about you don't want to overreact but that was a rice team that was three and 22 the last couple of years and like non-competitive and army needed was very Fortunately when that game at barely four yards of play in order to beat Michigan and score points on Michigan You need to stretch the field. That's how you beat Don Bransy They don't have the type of offense that's gonna stretch the field and beat that man coverage and create and create issues Everyone's gonna talk about the Oklahoma game last year completely different.

Oh, god. It's a lazy take scenario. That's what that is Yeah possessions, whatever. I think army is gonna have a heart I don't know what the army team total is gonna be but I would look take a little good long hard look at the under for the army team Totalness game and and maybe we'll look out and maybe they'll be a little bit of money show on up on army to get a Little bit better than 22 and a half But I think anything people might be thinking about the Patterson injury is like you can make a case that McCaffrey might be a better Quarter-point man.

I watch that replay again last night. He's got some juice in him. Yeah, he does He really does and I don't know what's going on there, but I hate it's another option and you know I people call it Michigan's offense archaic and beers pass with our ball with Gaddis. You don't know correct.

No, that's why I love I have no idea what again last week middle Tennessee They went out and unlike Tennessee lost him was very lost or he's big favorites of loss Yeah, there were a massive favor and he has went out and just took care of business He didn't get me didn't cover but didn't know he's went out and executed and did enough to win And now I think this week you'll see a little bit more and I think with a little bit of a sour feel on on Michigan with just like they I like that pick. I was actually thinking about the over. Yeah, yeah You mentioned them, okay, and they were my most impressive team in week one rice owls. They yeah, they blocked my army They played man.

They just laid hard and that season went total of two is it two and a half of it was two and a half tough I thought I was to start that is gonna be fascinating to me because I'm gonna tell you what they did This off Actually that's gonna be my number one stay away game and this is why because rice did something this off season that I think You're gonna see a lot in the higher levels of college football You know what they did they went and got three grad transfer offensive alignment now We know bloomers that had go from Stanford loves to run the football and I just think it's genius And I think guys are gonna see that and in total got a guard from North Carolina Central He was pulling and whacking people for army and made a whole day wasn't a fluke like I watch that game from start to finish Every single flight they should have won the game like I had army in that money line pro I'm like oh my god. I'm gonna make it to Saturday with a stamp I mean his army's gonna lose it home to it to rice. Um, so that was not a fluke that rice army game I'm which I think that over 47 and a half an army michigan is a decent play But I can't wait to see rice in this rice way for us game Friday night is number one stay away from me because you talk about contrast The styles who now wait for us got some guys on offense I don't know if rice can guard, but I don't know if wait for us wants to stand in their toe to toe against rice Take that out him. I'm telling you they're gonna play you talk about army not being able to do that The michigan rice might be able to play some people away from like force.

They're not that good up front Wake for us. We saw it last week as you toss they did whatever they wanted offensively Um other games or do you have a more than I was one more than I'm thinking about right now? I don't think it look is that you the god boss at he's going up the low seven and a half right now I think one of the I mean yeah, Western Kentucky was only a what a ten and a half or eleven point favorite last week against Central Arkansas When they won the laws, but this is not the Western Up to eight is up to eight. This is not the Western Michigan Western Kentucky rather of a couple of years ago I mean Tyson Alton's got some issues yep to fix in his first year there I think I think butch and fiu coming off of that performance against two lane with the goals that they have to potentially win 10 games coming back home off of that loss.

I would expect fiu to come out and Win this game. Uh if he keeps going up eight and a half whatever I wouldn't want to go too high But but it's seven and a half or eight. I would I would consider that maybe I'll throw it the columns. All right Well, we'll talk to a Clemson a and m and and LSU Texas with maklroy but a couple other games Let's start with there's a couple options here top five top 10 team your favorite top five top 10 team to cover this week Where's my poll?

Let's take a look here we go. Uh, Alabama's Georgia's off, right? Georgia's playing Murray's say. Yes, Oklahoma Fcs Ohio State Cincinnati And I'd say by default just knowing the numbers I'd say Clemson just because yeah, just because it reminds me of Like last whenever like that whole like all like a m or nc state last year This could be the game the Clemson Clemson could be in trouble and it was a non-competive Trevor Lawrence He's got no shot when I was man.

Oh a couple of picks. He was sloppy You blow out Georgia Tech and Dabo can go in and address something and they can clean it up coaching points and Those five I would I would say Clemson I'm interested about Ohio State Cincinnati. I actually came out to bring up with you No, you know, ficles gonna go in there and they'll ball up play there You know what's off especially defensively. I don't know how many points are gonna score but defensively I think they might give them some problems.

Okay on the other side tell me if I'm not sure Okay, who was the number one supporter of the Ryan Day hire at Ohio State besides us? Yes, he coaches in the pack 12 Yes, he does his name is Chip Kelli's who did Cincinnati play last week There might have been a conversation or two that I That's all I keep thinking about. I know everybody's talking about pickle coming back What do you call them team up north? Danny I think he did so I don't know about that.

I'm not even Ohio people can you know do your geography Did I read something or hear something about someone was telling me again the the social media world? Like you don't know what the like did like someone write in a story or a blog like urban said that he's not gonna say the name Or call Michigan Michigan this year I don't know Someone someone someone said that to me or my god I don't know I'm like he's like so as an analyst for Fox. He's not gonna say just the video of that if we saw that Anyway, I don't know I wonder if it is a wonder if he's like not gonna say like Georgia or Tennessee or BYU as well The other rivals of his other prominent coaching stops looking at those top 10 teams I would just take Oklahoma I think Oklahoma's basically gonna name the score you know hurts I still think they're gonna just gonna take more shots down the field and we didn't really see it We saw one break on Houston's defense coverage in that game Sunday night But I just think Oklahoma can they could score 80 if they want but that would be my top 10 team to cover You mentioned Clemson A&M. I would just say Like in my office pools and all that I'm probably gonna take A&M I love the fact that they played them last year.

I love that I really really do I think that means a ton especially to the guys up front Now I know Clemson doesn't have all those guys on the D line got drafted last year But I think that that means a lot and a jimbo factor You know, he's that's some battles with dab over the years I think he was a five and four last nine. Would that make sense straight up? It would because yeah, they had that great run at Florida City I mean, but even after the title like they went to Clemson. I remember with Dalvik cooks The game at dope worry, we're up Yeah, the late flag the clip on that kind of a phantom call took away a lot of Well, yeah, probably would have easily go away.

So I would I would take the points in that one LSU, Texas It keeps going up man. Like if this is gonna go to seven. I really gotta think about Texas It might LSU is a massive buzz team right now You think just because they scored that many points against Georgia Southern So I think there's an LSU national title hype train going I think there's a Joe burrow Heisman hype train going I think there's a Could LSU be 11 and one with an only lost Alabama make the play? I think it's I think this game is one way traffic LSU despite didn't despite Tom Herman success as a I think the personnel on the field it might Validate if you're gonna say away game for me in a dream world if you were Randy I'd select you con and you had a chance to get burrow or Sam Elinger as your quarterback who you take it?

Um Randy I would take burrow because I would be cause I think showing that type of offense To people is exciting whereas Elinger is more where you can throw But I think the flash of just throwing the ball to those receivers is a little more okay appealing to people who might want to Come be a 20 point home under dog Illinois. I like Elinger this story is awesome We were on burrow last year was he could be a cold hero and he is he's running Baton Rouge I'm gonna be mayor after he graduates. Uh, what else? We mentioned you kind of Randy Edsel getting 20 from Illinois at the rent You know, we lost the sea hogs left.

Not the Seattle ones either Texting a buddy of mine about something he's like, yeah I'm at the ucon game right now locked in with wow like oh boy, man I did some numbers on them for that game last week on daily wager They have like since or lobster graduated in oh four or no, he was a way right he was a way He was a weight they've had four quarterbacks attempt like over 300 passes in a season last year alone in division 1 football 75 guys did it Like just I don't know where we turned for our home state program. Uh, what else we got on this doc. Oh, elish you texas Do you have anything? I'm sorry?

Absolute number one stay away from game. Whoa, yeah, absolutely. I want no part of this game over under eileen under It's about because I think what I see on the field favors lsu But it's what the what the number is right now. I want no part of that I think the fact that texas and tom hermin all week long you hear about this lsu gonna be And you know how hermin does as a dog Lsu's done great against top 10 teams not named alabama The only result that would surprise me here would be like a texas blowout win But if lsu would blow a texas out, I wouldn't surprise me texas were just a win the game on the field that wouldn't surprise me either I'm staying far away from this game.

Okay. Um, all right, favorite dog in a conference game Well, how many are there only like two? You know what I did on my list. You know what I put as a conference game.

You probably put maryland. Uh, yes, I did Narrows and he thinks they are but now they play in its office division in college for a while Uh, here we go cal is getting 14 at washington arkansas is getting six and a half at ole miss north carolina's a home dog Plus five and a half against your hurricanes I'm not talking about the four and a half. It's up to five and a half again. I have no Sunge plus 20 at high wa stanford.

Uh, I saw our other guys in the desert Plus posted one and a half us no play is there's no way us. He's favorite. I don't I don't see that Um But stanford i'm right now they're an underdog out of those we I think the world's gonna bet miami this week. I would agree and that is a tricky spot for me Even when miami was good or respectable Uh, when they went to chapel hill they were in games always in games I mean obviously those North carolina teams were better The only thing I would say is taking away from a you want to take the glass half full approach for miami is I was more confident in jeren williams than I was at any point last year in mallequish year And I think they get some of their blocking issues squared away against the front that's nowhere near as good Is what they faced against the gators and I don't want to Crush south carolina or like what was carolina didn't get in the comeback moment that was awesome But some of that play calling by south carolina some of those throws by Bentley I mean you put him in a position where he really can't succeed 290r drives by north carolina.

I was I would lean towards my eyes. I certainly wouldn't want to lay that many points. Gosh dare I say maybe I'd take arkansas plus six and a half I mean it's terrible But I need all miss the win for my arkansas under but it's like you know, they were terrible last week and all missus offense I mean all missus defense played great hold the Memphis to 15 But the fact that their offense couldn't score against that defense that terrible defense. Yeah, that gives up a million yards and a million points Whoa I would take the and supposedly to like the fans are already up in arms and all miss about the Rich rod and the court.

Oh, wow I'm excited about like the Memphis game to begin with so who knows what the atmosphere is gonna be like the first sign of Things going on. I don't know for your better than that. I guess from that group I would say I would say Arkansas. Okay, they're gonna say dirty bears.

Aren't you? Absolutely am I think I'm worried about your your under because now they could go to oh miss and win we had that We did yeah, I'm gonna take the dirty golden bears at washington plus 14 for that conference underdog I don't know man if I'll tell you what if Washington covers this game back 12 lookout lookout Is it look pretty good in that perfect? I know I know it was against there, but yeah, it was pretty good Um, so the other game I wanted to touch on was it's two teams coming off two totally opposite outcomes Nevada steals the game gets Purdue going off to Eugene and we touched on the beginning I think Oregon is a damn good football team and what impressed me was the defense in the line play and I know Chris balls brought himself I'm being more physical team, but they went toward it. So it may be the best defensive line in college football I'd be worried if I was the boys from Reno going up to you.

Yeah, I would I would do um I'm pretty sure you're gonna see Oregon in my three team teaser Uh, that was a situation where we got fortunate with Nevada I mean Purdue just couldn't stop turning the ball over and I want for a pretty wonder You can you think if we put that one on the envelope right now? Just catch it for us before they're gonna make us wait until they're by the book. Yeah, they got the dates They gotta go by December 8 you need to yeah, we're good. Uh, Penn stake and 30 though.

You're buffalo Careful careful in the lines careful really no no no no. I'm talking about long term. Oh, yeah, just say nothing Um, I like the over in that game. It's 56.

I think Penn State gets more 50 Oh, absolutely Their game back. I just watched their offense. They cut down. Um, but yeah, uh, we touched on Miami North Carolina No, no one they go to Iowa.

How weird is it gonna get in Fresno Saturday night? That's a dirty trip for go first I mean Fresno went they did not look good. That's a second year in a row didn't they struggle in their opener last year to go first? Oh, yeah, yeah, um, I don't know and now you got you go to Fresno and Fresno Weird game other than talking with the weird game in Minneapolis last year went to be able to pick and then get hurt and yeah And I was impressed by all hell with rain in the quarterback for Fresno.

What I thought you do Not flashy on a quarterback runs taking hits love that. Uh, that's that I don't want anything to do with that game Um, we talked about uh, oh baylor is my other one baylor over it's 56 and a half. They're playing utza your old, uh, Roadrunners. I think baylor names for That one I like to over in that game.

That's probably gonna be in the column I forgot to give that one earlier. I didn't have it written down. What do you make a Purdue? Vandy don't want to do with it?

Um Vandy usually is all right out of conference it feels like like the defense against defense traveling Uh, they couldn't do a thing. No, they're there. I don't think they're offensive line or they're defensive line is any good Georgia Georgia could be stored. Um, how about that scene by the Georgia fan?

Oh, that was I was incredible. I had a good friend of mine who was down there as a Georgia fan who went to that game That is so awesome. I mean think about how good is that a labor day weekend? We can't in Nashville.

That was that game Whole 70 30 calls people like tweeted out a video the next day he couldn't send it out because he was on the sidelines And he just did a twirl around the stadium. It was all right. That was great. Um, I think I would lean perdue There I probably would just because seven now it's not just because of the way the game went last weekend about it What my man was doing more.

What are you doing on those punts? Take you're the best player on the field take control And I love how they still get on the ball at the time like I thought like the people Which we I didn't know how effective he would be. I mean they're gonna school. He's got some Central Arts really really hard to trust really hard.

They're already talking about the other kid I mean I don't go to the I don't go to the boiler block Alright, money line can tucky avoid a I like Kentucky this week. I watched them last week. I got hosed with that under I'll tell you what I know that they lost their all-time leading rusher, but they got Better off and so they're here than they were last problem scored back. He's not accurate and he's I don't like his decision making Um, but I think stupes will get in his ear enough.

They get florida next week. Yes Lexington's gonna be on fire Underdog money line pick of the week I take a shot with Akron Earlier plus the nine and a half. I take a stab there. Oh and uh, I take a chance with Ohio Uh, saw that against pit.

Yeah, I don't I don't get uniforms. God. They're money. Yeah, they just need a player Unfortunately, I don't have Dan marina.

Oh you green Uh, oh, I think it's chair holding offensively. They are bad. They are really bad on offense. Here's a question.

I mean, do I love it? I think it's one of those games where that's why it's my money line. Okay I think it's either pit wins the game by double digits or Ohio wins out right so take a shot on the money line And go from there. Okay.

Uh, would you rather watch ucon in Illinois or south florida in Georgia Tech? South Florida Georgia Tech. Why I just I just want to see if south florida like like when when a team is just so bad I like it. Text him five and a half.

I know I know If I had to pick the game, I would give the point. Yeah, so what I like sound just to see south florida and like what they're gonna like Are they gonna show like they have been absolutely non-competitive like last six years last year now this year? Like defensively they are awful They're terrible and if that team which has like no ability on offense if they put points on them Yikes, uh money line pick. Oh, man.

You want to go you want to go out central Michigan, right? You want to go back away back away? I can't handle. Oh, no, I don't know.

That's that's an over to it. Be like Uh, it's tough though. You can't Wisconsin. You don't know you just mentioned south florida was so bad.

How about coastal, carolina? Uh, I was so far strading last week. They're okay. I think I'm gonna go coast carolina.

Do the one I want to pick but I don't is fau Glad you mentioned that game. You're right that that that game is out of how we use the F that game would scare the hell out of Uh, what you have next week you got stanford coming in who granted Stanford is not I don't think what people thought they could be especially with injuries now But you got a pack 12 team coming to your house next week and now you're going now to see lane We just beautiful bokeh. That's a that's a dangerous spot. Yeah, the important thing to note.

I would go coastal and then I would go F. But we Good money line parlay coastal fau. Yeah, that's really good Our talk that's a really good. You want it if you want to try if you're if you're down a lot and you don't have a lot of money to that Maybe Acron coastal and F.A.U.

That would be that would I can't even find those on on the site right now Yeah, I was looking at running my parlay as well. I couldn't find all my my money lines. Uh, you'll release the money line parlay on the We'll put one up for finally again. Look, you want to bet it fine people last for it last year because they had a couple of them in Fine.

It is what it is. You don't have to play everything you when I say it's yeah, it's for fun We got burned by the two SEC favorites losses are gonna happen if we hit more than we can then we lose Okay, so we'll see like like wake Virginia Tech Michigan Ohio State Kansas State Utah App State Oregon Penn State Texas Tech I don't know how many of those are gonna have money lines, but I'd be you mentioned Virginia Tech loses old to many of her six right here No, I can't say either. They actually impressed me. I got I felt pretty fortunate having PC because it's turnovers But Virginia Tech's got some they're gonna be all right Virginia Tech Purdue coastal Carolina All these teams couldn't stop turn the ball.

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You got 10 years 10 years almost a day Wow, we've been there 2009. We're looking forward to it. I was there last year man. I'm telling you right now the game experience is totally Sounding up in there.

We don't have state now. Yeah. Yeah, totally do me a favor. Just walk around outside before kickoff go Yeah, it's awesome.

It's awesome. Oh, so definitely uh get out there and uh take it all in all right Don't send a truck all day and watch games and enjoy the people you love people right? I do like people go for a while. Take some pictures selfies I took a lot of pictures in Fort Worth last week.

All right. You're gonna take a lot more Yeah, right after the show it was gonna walk back up took a lot of pictures I could just imagine the one of bagos already pulling up in Austin. Oh, I'm sure I'm sure and then uh, yeah We're good. All right.

I love it. Uh, we'll get you over to Greg McElroy now We now welcome in Greg McElroy who uh as you know beat Andy Dalton in the state championship back in the day But lost is this correct you lost he had a rate player to let other year to to Matthew stapper. Is that correct? Yes, yeah staff staff snake that one from me.

I'm not sure how Did you lose it or he wanted? Uh, you know, it depends on how you look at it Uh, if you ask my parents they'd say I lost it if you ask anyone else they probably say he won Uh, are you on the Mount Rushmore of Carol quarterbacks? If i'm not in the top four, I'm in trouble, uh, but yeah, I feel pretty good about that. Okay, I'm not probably not one Just given what chase is done.

Yeah, pretty remarkable. Yeah, is Kenny trill Hill on there? Kenny trill Hill. Uh, he might just be off Um, Kyle pajrone currently playing in college football is Ryan agnew.

It's at San Diego state Uh, Kenny trill riley dodge of north texas. There's Ricky way Bunch, Ricky way wow that's a name drive Nathan chanler Nathan chanler. Yeah, that's a good one Play at a nice little career at Iowa scott chanler is probably a little better known But uh one other name I was given chase watson. Oh chase was in was excellent excellent Probably one of the best actually if he was taller than five nine he would have been a top tier recruit I'm definitely on the movers Look at those names.

I should make the trip to the on the map already made when I get to Detective son. You should have done it last week bear. Come on. There's not what are you all that's supposed to do at Fort Worth You gotta go on over to south leg to date one seven tarrant county go watch some real football Come on.

All right. Um, well, we got our texas mentions in there All right, we have the sales element there. We mentioned texas high school ball I mean all eyes are gonna be on the state this week that we know that we'll touch on lsu and texas Uh in a bit Greg, but uh all kin aside like I wanted to get you in here because everybody's we're you know walking around You know, what's your takeaway here? What's what surprised you what has substance?

What are people overreacting to you were in Tallahassee last week You called Boise state and florida state or overreacting When you like when you look at you know, I understand the blowing the lead was horrible and Boise state where they were 108 plays But when you look at Florida state, you know, knowing what we saw last year and now moving forward this year You know, it's their sustainability is a or they more the first half in the second half You know, like the the Seminoles moving ahead. What do you take away for this coming season? Well, I I actually felt like that first 30 minutes was The best I'd seen Florida state look in willy tagger's tenure. So that's my silver lining That's my glass half full perspective.

I would argue that the second 30 minutes are among the worst And we've seen some pretty ugly performances obviously in his run, but it has I felt like last last week. They were kind of the victim of their own success You mentioned 108 plays 107 plays they had 67 plays run against them at halftime So they scored too fast and that's part of the problem and that in by look if it's mid-October early-November No problem. Your guys can probably handle the heat a little easier But when they're coming out of camp and they haven't played in a real game in nine months 10 months because they didn't go to a bowl game That can take its toll and I think it did They didn't really know how to substitute in the second half and Boise who practices at altitude could care less about the elements That team is tougher than nails In regards to just handling adversities and I don't think any of us were really surprised that they came back into it I think we're all a little surprised that Florida State completely fell flat in the second half But I actually came away feeling somewhat optimistic about Florida State But what bothered me were some of the things that were said after the fact. Oh, we weren't hydrated Well, what is that?

Yeah, how does that happen? I mean, I I like really tagret and have been around him spent some time around him But that's a reflection not just on him That's our reflection on the players if your guys aren't taking their own personal accountability to take care of themselves And that worries me for the future and I think we're all worried too about what the buy-in might look like just knowing the heartbreak That we saw last week in that team how we feeling for holding a florist in over seven and a half season We'll take it right now. I still feel good about it Okay, what's funny is I still feel good about it because the offensive line albeit porous Did show signs of growth in the first half? I thought they ran the ball with better effectiveness The thing is bear when you watch them they completely abandoned the intermediate passing attack in the second half It was either go for broke deep balls or behind the line of scrimmage gimme's and they didn't have any of the middle of the field The slants the hitches the things that they had success with in the first half They got away from us they got completely out of rhythm offensively But it's in there You know what I mean?

Like when you're a great golfer and you go out there and you shoot 96 But you have a couple good swings like man, it's in there You know that's how I feel about floor state where they're they're still pretty talented They still have a chance to be much better They just ran into what was a perfect storm on Saturday and they weren't able to turn the momentum when it fell out of favor That game at UVA next week is massive You're talking about an ultimate pendulum game for the direction of their season You know after the year that the multi last year one and two start with losses to the two uh The boys in UVA would not be a but didn't she sense panic like when you walk you could just feel it There was panic So all the before to happen that drive. Oh, did you really? See Dave pass it half times like oh man get your blowout material raise like This is kind of point. She was not themselves most your field goals They were I mean boys he had plenty of chances to keep themselves in the game I mean I could say the score in the first half was not indicative of some of the good things that boys he did do But it was uh, I'm telling I still feel pretty good They need so they just need confidence in the worst way So you need to go out this week play always in a row and win 65 three And if that happens it will be exactly what this team needs more anything else.

They don't need talent. They don't need Attention detail. They quite literally just need confidence and confidence a really powerful thing When looking at a young team spinning it to the team that actually won that game boy see You run down their schedule. It sure looks like they're gonna carry an undefeated record into Logan I think in that game whatever 23rd.

Yeah, I mean how good Was bac mara. It's funny. I was going back and forth with some people the other day And uh we could be potentially sitting here at the end of the year like debating like who's better Stanford or florida state to determine who's ranked higher at all for ball play up if it's Boise or if it's UCF So just your feelings on on Boise and how they stack up. Do you think that at the end of the year we might be looking at it?

Situation where the Broncos could be that group of five uh ref to the year six Well, I can tell you this one. I'll go as far right now as to say I think about unless better than the america taught the bottom I I honestly, I'm not I feel like you didn't like that. You said defense Yeah, you said that was a great performance I mean, I literally thought Wisconsin was gonna win the national champion here by 60 without they played the first half Uh, but I you know, I think you taught state even in a losing effort look pretty good. Good.

Good. Yeah, that was good game That every chance to win at wake for those that had wake over win total. They felt good about that winner I don't know this present company included here. Uh, I know Colorado state is is a team that I just feel like boa At some points gonna get them going their head coach mike boa.

I mean, that was that was a disappointing performance last week It got a little one-sided. Um and then Fresno State and Fresno State had every opportunity I mean, I I thought they played much better than the second half granted Yeah, when JT Daniels went out SC obviously lost a little bit of lost a little bit of intensity But uh, Fresno was up to the test there at the end. So yeah, I mean this week the worst performance of the weekend was San Diego state Absolutely one six nothing against weber. Uh, so I'm all over UCLA this week for the record So, I mean, I I look at a lot of things about the Mount West and I just love them top to bottom And honestly bear I went and we watched in practice a couple weeks ago there in Boise And I said to myself this is this is gonna be a group of five team and probably have good athletes like I'm I wasn't expecting a whole lot When I saw them along the offensive and defensive lines, they look like a power five program They're big they're physical now.

They lost the right tackle in the game. Oh, juku. We're gonna see what happens with him He was a huge vital piece to their offense being a lot more a lot more consistent upfront last year But man, I this team can run the table for sure because of how well they're built in the church. They have a dynamic pass rusher and curtis We were just first around pick eventually when he comes out.

They're good in the secondary They've got a link there and good intangibles there. So I'm telling you I feel really good about this Boise team And then on the intangible side I mean bakamayre looked like a deer in headlights and the first half was getting his tail knocked off And he got better like how many young guys go in the hole? Uh, and he got the more they hit him the better he got he's like rocky, you know, it was crazy to watch him I mean, it really was he settled in completely started to play more instinctively Uh, this Boise State feels like some of the Boise State teams of old They found a running back to which was important in Mount at Mahon who looked really good So I am really optimistic about Boise, but I was coming into the season I just think it was important for them to get off to a good start They didn't but they found a way to win on the road in a tough environment very good. Uh, spending it forward You'll be in Knoxville this week for another uh, sorry to say disappointing matchup after watching Tennessee and BYU Uh, you know in week one in losses, but I have a question about Tennessee and obviously, you know, you're down there You're doing your thing on on SEC network on Monday nights with Marcus and imagine, you know, there's nothing good being said about this Now when you look back everything was positive when they hired him chaney as the offensive coordinator and everything I read from David Oben of the athletic he covers Tennessee in third camp was changed working with the offensive line solely He's not you know, they're an individual during all this time And then you see what happened against Georgia State, right?

Like Tennessee, Cheney, like you've known I mean he's been a league forever. He's a life for SEC Sure, what do you know now you watch the film. What do you expect from them this Saturday and moving forward? Well, I think they finally got their attention I think it's a young team and last week's I guess Last week's performance was as indicative of immaturity as it was a lack of talent skill, etc And that was a sign of an immaturful team and it was pretty obvious with how they went about it They couldn't get lined up defensively offensive line.

They played 10 different guys along the front Now I don't know about y'all y'all have a great chemistry together But if they were rotating Stanford Steve out every couple of weeks every couple weeks it'd be tough for bear to get in a rhythm And if bear would rotate out of game day, I mean it's a it's all rhythmic and I don't care who you are You can't develop chemistry unless you're together every day especially with all those zone blocking schemes. Oh, it's incredible. You can't do it No, and by the way, I didn't feel like at any point they tried to get on the perimeter I mean I felt like some of their running schemes They took them lightly with vanilla and they got exposed and outside of Eric Gray who is the freshman running back I would say there was hardly an entertaining piece of that off. I thought that Jwan Jennings looked healthy and nice for the first time in a while But man outside of those two guys there really weren't a ton of bright spots when you play ten offensive I mean you're never gonna create any level of cohesiveness.

So they have to pick and stick I don't care what they do you can't be rotating guys all over the place along the offensive line expected that group to have confidence and to be Sound of protection so they had bus they had misassignments and I don't think they I don't think they respected their opponent very much last week and it showed And I tell you George State played hard really really hard they deserve to win That's a thing you can understand if you're a team like Iowa and you come out you kind of just go through it It's my while you go through the motion to win right to lose that game outright to a team that What I don't think they've been within five touchdowns of an FPS team in their short little Or a power five team in their short little tenures an FPS program I mean to lose the game outright on your home field in probably one of the probably one of the more Delusional fan-based out there if I do you mean they're people talk oh we're gonna go ten into them ten to me Maybe Tennessee was on that maybe Tennessee and Vandy combined are gonna win ten games But I think you're gonna compete with George and Florida in the east It's gonna be an interesting atmosphere in there on Saturday with BYU coming in off of the loss because BYU's defense actually played pretty well I know they're gonna I've heard from a couple of people that there've been a couple of sharp bets on BYU early in the weekend to that opening number So see that yield snake house by the way, and I know you've been there. That's a little off the radar though That's a little outside the proximity. Yeah, you gotta try a little you're right. You're right there Oh more often where I'm gonna be this weekend Curious to get your feelings on this and both teams Delivered the goods of blowout fashion in the opener.

I totally miss read LSU and how I thought they'd kind of just go through the motions and I didn't see your Twitter. I know yeah I want to on the column and one on the board No, I don't pay that close anymore bear. No, I can't do that anymore. I'm family.

So I can't get too carried away I'm so tell me this y'all watched them last week. I thought LSU looked excellent On both sides of the football. I thought Texas looked solid I'm really concerned about Sam Elinger having to carry the ground attack on his own and the exposure that he might have to take If they can't find a capable Solid tandem at running back because right now if you're going to a game with one running back I don't know how I don't know how you can expect Sam Elinger to potentially take 10 15 20 hits He didn't take a single hit last week, which was such a relief. Yeah in watching tech He got down he got a bounce you smart with how he carried the football and I don't know how you do that against an aggressive team like LSU I go line by line man by man.

I think LSU is a way better football team I mean in Texas. I still think it's a good team I think LSU is up there in talent with Clemson's in the Alabama's the world. I mean it's close maybe not quite to that level, but it's close I would say it's closer to there the top two than it is to the teams at 10 where I would think Texas probably isn't regards talent So I don't know how y'all see it. This game has been all over the place on the board.

I've seen it I've seen Texas as a slight favorite. I've seen it's up to six. I think it's only gonna go up I don't know about y'all like I I think it's only gonna what do you have y'all watched it What do you feel good about outside of a home field advantage? What makes you and Tom Herman's track record is under Texas running back depth is an issue now with wing and getting hurt.

It's a problem I'm really interested in because I love title Lando and you know, we saw it in the sugar bowl People can make what they wanted that game at Texas. They did it. They slowed Georgia down the one game He's got two young corners. Um, you know the LSU offense, obviously it's Georgia Southern Uh, but they look good man burrow's getting the ball out of his hand and he's got some guys that he could throw it to man Oh my lord So that combined with the with the Texas offensive line because I just I just I don't think they're I mean you can't prepare for these war dogs that are coming in from that and ruse So I I just don't I don't want to give that many points though on the road knowing what LSU can become offensively If they do get you know, if they don't come out, you know polish with an A after that I get that.

Yeah, don't get me wrong. Lando touched down on the road scares me at death Especially against the top 10 team. Yep. I'm willing to roll the dice on it I am and part of the reason why is because I think about text and bear just hit on it And the offensive line things that you discussed Texas is going to have to resort to throwing the football almost exclusively I just don't envision them being able to create much of the fear and Dave veranda and that LSU defense I'm not sure they're going to be real concerned about Texas trying to run the football.

All right good Go run elinger have him run into the teeth of this defense. That's a problem run him 20 times Let's see how he throws it out. We get something how sorry isn't the second half I mean I so I think they're gonna have to resort to throwing the football where I feel and I actually like Texas his receivers pretty good I think they're solid at that position But I don't love the matchup against Christian Pullton who in my opinion is maybe the best corner in college football The true freshman Derek stingling is outstanding He's gonna be a freak show Exactly Right, Clark about it. Like he you know obviously played there.

No one he can't remember anyone started coming first game and return Ponce as a corner. No one tell you it's LSU. We're not talking about LSU UT San Antonio where they got to do so So I actually like Texas receivers as a whole but you're playing in the strength two elite corners plus delpit We don't talk about delpit exactly, you know, it might be the first over field Yeah, so I don't like the matchup at all for Texas unless they can create some Opportunities on the ground to get those guys and some in some favorable situations I just don't know how Texas is consistently going to be able to move the football The other obviously big game this week is a and m at Clemson Um a couple things here when I look at this game and I know the kid from a and m Uh, you know said there's gonna be an upset and everybody could have fun with that and the talk shows all week what I find Um valuable here is I think a and m gets a ton of playing out of playing them last year I think that was huge to actually see you know what it is now I know those guys are going on the d-line from Clemson But just to be able to line up and for mondit to see you know what it looks like Uh from from Venables, you know with his tendencies and all that stuff I think it's huge for anon now when you get back and you look at the game beginning Clemson The anm secondary kind of worries me. Um because just like Texas can't prepare for the lsu d line You can't prepare for these Clemson receivers man now and and and it's it's a you know, they just keep wheeling him in You know, I'm the opening kickoff last year at number 10 the freshman from Clemson.

He's back there returning kicks I'm like, oh my god. Like you can't like he's not even wasting he's throwing in your faces devil was just doing with all these five stars But I'm I mean, I'll play the devil's advocate here. I didn't think Lawrence was that impressive last week Great. I know it's the first game and I know it's Georgia Tech and he didn't know what to expect with Collins But when you look at this game big picture, do you are you buying an anm with the experience?

You know, you know playing well here Well, I think you hit on a few things there were really really really good Actually, I hadn't even thought about the first aspect of it It's how many teams are beat before they even show up to play Clemson A bunch just out of sheer fear and you look across the end the line scrimmage look across the field during warms like oh god They look a little better than we do we better play well, you know I actually experienced that from a coach a couple years ago I won't say who but it might be a coach that the following year beat them in the year before the year after that They almost beat them and it took a fourth and change to to get a winner if you can read between the lines Yeah, that coach said we don't look like that. I'm like, yeah, I know coach you better play well They they proceeded to lose like 60 to 3 that first year that coach is tenure, but long story short Looking at Trevor Lawrence's performance. I don't think he was anywhere near where he needs to be I was if anything I was somewhat disappointed without he played I thought he's carol football the Intersection at the end of half was alarming. Yeah, I know at that point you're thinking oh, I know who cares take a chance at it Just stupid you can't do it.

Um, I didn't think he looked very effective. He ran the ball with a little bit better I would say he made sure that you knew his legs existed which was encouraging But that's not who he is but the best thing that could have happened for Clemson is that atn gets out of the gate like that You know you got to account for their passing offense the receivers are a handful You can't play man coverage anyone that wants to play man coverage against Clemson is digging their own grave How are you gonna cover these guys across the board? I mean between Higgins and Ross roasted nothing Yeah, Higgins had a nice day, but Ross we already know what he's capable of you hear nothing But amazing things about this Joe Nagata guy who is a freshman that had his first reception last week So um they're across the board ridiculous. You can't play man coverage Which means it puts a huge onus on your front The only way an m can stay in this game is if their defensive line plays out of their mind the good news is for an m That might be their best position.

Yeah, uh, they have Justin Matabique who's incredible Climbents is a really good piece off the edge They have some really good pieces along the defensive line and that defensive line has to not only keep keep Atn contained but they have to also put pressure on Trevor Lawrence in the passing game because They're gonna have to account as many people in the secondary and the linebacker core to the passing game as possible Because I did do not feel good about that matchup between the Aggie secondary and the Clemson wide receivers And we didn't even mention the jimbo factor Jimos jimos familiar. I'm gonna show you jimbo's confidence. Uh, he won't be he won't be affected He I expect mine to play well. Yeah, like I they're not gonna They're not gonna be like, you know, run the ball and try and hang around the game I think they're gonna try and attack Clemson, which is gonna be awesome to watch I think I mean when that line came out did y'all have the same reaction I did Man 17 and a half.

I just seem like and I saw it as high as 19 in some spots Yeah, it opened a lot of people opened that 19 and a half this week. Wow It seems like a ton of points in the bear it does but typically the way to go is don't play the dog I went back and looked in in since 1990 like if you look at top 12 match ups We've got a top 12 team getting three scores 21 games or two to 7 and 14 against the number So the the trend is and if it looks odd so a lot of points got to take the dog in this big top 12 match I'm at two out of three times you're wrong. Yeah, how many points is death value getting them? Seven yeah, probably you think it touched really wow.

Yeah, I was gonna say six or seven. Wow. I can see it I mean that place is pretty wild. Yeah, it's only in a crazy lot of point Yeah, I was there tonight Jimbo went in there with James and that was the weakest blowout I've ever seen in my life I could have I was out of there in the first corner.

Yeah, that was cool. The highlight was watching dabbo get off the bus Well as soon as you saw James's speech in the locker room before the game's all right this bet to go sideways Yeah quick Oh and FSU and eat when your core records up said we're gonna do it we might as well do a big And whole team just it's cool as the other side of the pellet just relax and they go out and do work like that They're gonna win the national championship. You can call it a day on the rest and see you One thing before we get you out here great. I just want an X is a nose thing You know, we're watching you know, we mentioned, you know I was texting with myself during that wake forest game and just the idea of what you see from a general landscape off Eventually across the country and obviously everybody's in the gun and they're running this ride and decide and they're you know running zone read It's so frustrating to me to see it just it feels like it either the quarterbacks or the coaches are not giving the quarterback the right to read it Or the quarterback is just reading it wrong all the time because when they give it that's there's guys waiting for it When they keep it there's guys waiting for them.

Do you just is it is it me or are they just pre is it on the quarterback or do you think it's on the coaches? I think it's a little bit of both. Okay I think there's a few things that play here one teams are not as deep at quarterback as they once were because of the transfer portal As soon as the quarterback gets beat out they leave Yep, so whereas back in the day you have two or three guys that you can trust now you're lucky You're lucky if you have to lucky in most cases even in places that have great talent and have recruited really well They only have one so I mean Ohio State's one of those places, Alabama I you want to those places even though some people feel good about Mac Jones I mean there's a million places that then only have one good quarterback and if he goes down their season is over so my Oklahoma Might be one of those places, you know in Texas another spot So I think the coaches now are trying to protect quarterbacks from taking unnecessary hits And now the rpo game is advanced so much that rpo's have kind of taken the place of the zone read now There's still a time and a place to keep people honest in regards to the zone read game But most of it the option is not for the quarterback to carry it around the edge I read in the defense of end most of it is the quarterback is looking at the whole picture And if a guy collapses then he throws it as opposed to keeping it So I think that there's probably a few things in place there Do that to depend clearly on the offense and the situation and and all these other aspects But I think coaches are going out of their way to protect their starters nowadays And I also think too that the rpo games advance to a point Which there's answers in the passing game where you don't have to put your quarterback in harm's way as often as he wants did All right, very good. Um, we'll also get into the number of fumbles You see because of these kinds of exchanges compared to you know Teams in the eye formation like I'd love to see that Tennessee all right 10 or 4 fumbles last week Everybody like three or four fumbles week one.

What are we doing? Oh, I'm watching Stanford, Northwestern. They each had three Seriously two best coach teams in America. Oh my god, man.

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