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I will say is thank God for the Huskies in watching I wasn't sure if that way if that sound effect was in reaction to the early picks are if my About a food poisoning over the weekend so I want to apologize to anybody at McCarran on Saturday afternoon Unfortunately, I'll walk into an ugly scene in the bathroom the D concourse about one 30 in the afternoon So I apologize anybody you saw that and I apologize There was someone to destroy later that night who in my stupor I was kind of wandering by and walking very slow head down and I think in notice him said shout out like hey bear And I kind of gave like a little half-hearted like a half-bathwave Yeah, I was I was done So I gave like a half turn away and couldn't couldn't say anything so if you're listening I Apologize you know that I was well under 100% all right. There's the personal update for this But yeah, what what have we learned the very first thing that we said Don't be afraid to wait and lie about these things because if you would have waited two drives you would have known that Charlotte was the dead nut wrong side and it looked like I hadn't practiced it looked like they were there on vacation and That indeed was the case even when things Look good like we hinted last week that you heard rumblings about suspension to that you and Yes, I you and SMU is a better team and we in we all the only thing no concerns I'm not even when you kind of get the inkling information. Yeah, no idea. I Listen, I'm sorry for that.
You pick it worked out great. I figured that was gonna happen. We got it at three the line that goes off At once right we're still in at three and you know it happens So sorry again, but that's that's both season if if you know Something go for it if you think you know, I'm not sure you do because I thought I knew and I didn't know So one and two for me to start the bowl season just just fantastic as soon as these games start It's a hold on your butts scenario. So let's try and do some more here This is a plan for this pod is going to be taking games from Thursday.
All right Thursday this Thursday the 26th starting with the walk-ons Independence ball shot up right in Landry no big deal all the way through the orange bowl with My Kings down there for me. All right, so anything else. I mean we'll do a little preview. You're leaving the day after Christmas Yeah, yeah, 26.
That's Thursday, right? Yeah, I will leaving that evening My plan is to also go check out the cheese at Bull you're gonna go on the front. I go why not great game See that daddy game. I don't know how the bowl.
I might as curfew though Because it might be a long one but that's one of those where that's like the purpose of a bowl game Yeah, two completely different styles where maybe they'll be a defensive stop Who knows but those are the bowl games like like we'd want to see like fun stuff like that With all these like slot it in spots and teams and conferences mix it up way we did just they're all like exhibition games Anyway, I just have them have them have them be made for TV. Why not agree also. Thanks Everybody watch the bull special show had a lot of fun with that everybody reaching out and it was cool It was really cool to be able to get that platform and everybody giving us the opportunity that production crew led by my guy Colutrano did a great job on that show You one of your picks you went against your canes and let's start there a lot of tech skips holds We know about the wind streak and bowl games. This is one of your place It is it is just a again a little bit of an amateur amateur psychologist feeling on Miami with a bunch of guys sitting out Getting ready for the draft team that six and six and look look the dead team walking basically against Duke and that second half lost I you I think now it basically a road game in Louisiana against Louisiana Tech Who should have been in the conference USA championship game all the suspensions that they had those guys are back now It's kind of an opportunity for them to take a little something away from the years skip holds I'm sure he would love to beat Miami in his own backyard to get a win to kind of punctuate the season So I think this is one of those spots where it points up to Louisiana typing the right side Okay, I don't really I mean the boys from Rustin going to the street for a bowl game sounds like they're there They're into it there Miami not so much But that's one of yours the other game that day is the quick lane ball Pittsburgh Eastern Michigan usually a good game at at Ford Field in Detroit I'm surprised you're not on your on the factory here.
Yeah, I had to play the game I probably would be on the point skin 11 right now I didn't open up but didn't Linda Bennett make up open the second like 16 or something somebody said that But then I also see an opener at nine and a half so that doesn't make sense But yeah, I heard the guys on Veeson last actually last night my drive home opening line show with with our guy Murray humans and JBT and they were talking about Yeah, I think they said actually 17 Pittsburgh So not a lot of offense there which do you think so? Yeah hard to lay a big number in a game that you could see going under but at the same time is Eastern gonna be able to hold up against Pits front. Yeah, that's the one thing that's the one thing Is legit remember last year the quick lane ball that was the other game that kind of spurred on Minnesota Minnesota pulled the upset Everyone loves you in that bowl game in the ball job. Yeah, right in PJ and the boys put it on him and kind of Put it spread them out to start positive positive things for this year So see maybe if the winner here can set it Yeah, it went down the air maybe get off the right foot for next year good sign So I'm saying all right and then that's that that's the 26 the 27th is where we really start to kick it in gear I have my eyes on the military ball North Carolina temple We know about Rod Kerry's struggles in bowl games when he was the coach at Northern Illinois Carolina's been an awesome story their season when total came in that was I thought pretty evident it was gonna come in early in the Season a little while after that was yeah, but it's just weird Carolina is gonna be known all year for a close loss You know and I I mentioned it I thought it would happen with Appalachian State But they prove that going to the same bowl game two years ago two years in a row does provide a circumstance for not being motivated At least that's the way I looked at it as they played UAB the other night But Carolina really with the freshman quarterback has an opportunity here to get the momentum going for next year It's a chance for you know whether maybe guys were playing this year But to get get that thing going and play against temple I think Carolina is the better team here.
They're given four and a half five points and I just I trust back round because he's been here before and the op and obviously the success that Ron Kerry has not had and I love the quarterback Sam Howell for North Carolina It's single season records all over the place rookie of the year in a conference 35 touchdowns 35 touchdowns is a true freshman is it's pretty darn impressive. So I would give the points here with North Carolina I I actually disagree a little bit with you. I had to play the game. I might take temple I like my temple defense.
I think they are a really good unit Experience certainly in the back seven for sure and I think they certainly did lose some high scoring games and some To some off-tempo type offense and maybe you're right how in that offense could could up could put a number on the plate I I had to play the game I might lean towards temple But certainly not enough to completely point my finger at you and say you're your pick is better on all right my man I appreciate it. Um, so that's that's the first game that day. That's 12. There's five games that day a nooner 326 45 8 p.m.
10 15 the next two games I do like The next one is the pinch right bowl Michigan State versus Wake Forest and I like I like Michigan State here I think yeah, maybe the time off they do wake forest and good I just think that without right now at all on offense I think the wake defense wore down a little bit as well on the other side in Michigan State It does seem like it's hard to lay points with this team But you just get the feeling that the Spartans with a month of preparation here and who knows what's gonna happen with Mark Dantonia There's only rumors going around that maybe this is his final game and I think he's denied that but I've heard that out there as well But I think the Michigan State defense will give wake forest and problems I'm laying the three and a half or four here depending on what your your book has I'm laying it with Michigan State. Okay. I took wake forest in my bowl mania I just I love what they're about. I know Sarace.
Oh god. He's such a good player But I'd Clausen. I mean this is a great match up of coaches guys that you trust gamblers I've known for a while if you follow wake forest But wake forest does have a bunch of injuries that you know the end of the season really on a down note Compared to the way they started the season. So that makes me a little weary I just I mean watch Michigan State enough this year and I don't want to get points with it.
It's it's simple And you know got caught a couple times this year, you know saying oh, you know Dan Tony will figure it out blah blah blah But I would like to dog here I think it's actually the number the Dover under fascinates me 50 because you got to think if wake forest wake forest is gonna win It's gonna go over if it's gonna stay wins. It's gonna go on You would think even though remember that was the Holly ball a couple years ago. Yeah against was it where they put a big number? Yeah, it's where 40 some points and maybe maybe they'll surprise surprising I'm gonna put up some and it won't be 97 or whatever that 12 12 8 whatever that red box bowl was right with the working game.
Yeah, that's where it was 6 3 something ridiculous all right in the next one you've been on this one from the start This is one of your favorite things. This is the Texas ball and this is Oklahoma State catching six and a half from a No, I like the Aggies. I might be I got again. Maybe I'm on the wrong side We I've mentioned how these big 12 teams the last few years as underdogs have done well against the number and have one games Outright, but I feel like this is an an M team where this is an opportunity for me to take something away From the season you face five ridiculously ranked teams three teams ranked number one didn't get any of them I know I'm out of week is not playing which could hurt A&M is they try to slow down Cuba Hubbard a little bit But I think defense will be the number eight young kids that they have on this team that I think will be looking to build and make an Impression towards next year Kalamond is obviously there I think he should have a good game against a in Oklahoma State defense and has struggled at times this year games in Houston I think it all adds up to an exclamation point type win for In the Aggies and an opportunity for them to take a little positive feeling away from the season all right That's that feels good.
That's actually a game. I'm just looking forward to watching I think it's interesting matchup love both head coaches and obviously they do their own thing Oh, yeah, the next one is the holiday bowl Which is as contrasting a style matchup, which has scared me off as there is it's SC. It's Iowa What do we got now Iowa lane two Wow, that surprises me. I thought originally I saw but I'm wrong that USC was favored 52 we know about the Receiving guys for SC they are next level.
I think they're all pros Slovis has been unbelievable in the situation that he was thrown into last year This I should say at the beginning of this year with the injury to Daniels Iowa still scarred from that Michigan game where they really gave it to me And they couldn't get anything going offensively a lot like Michigan State this year I wanted more but I actually turned it on and was more impressive I thought towards the end of the year the offense started clicking a little bit and the defense They're all playing I thought maybe I was like worse in and Evanessa those guys are playing so that doesn't surprise me from that program I think it seems like that would be a place for those kids would play This is so this is you know you talk about that I would just you know they do that thing when I play a bunch of that zone in the back end and they're Keep guys they do a good job of keeping people in front of them You know they don't give up the big plays and we know what I see likes to do is throw those go routes on the outside So that's the matchup I want to watch and then SC's offensive line against that Iowa defensive line Which I don't think gets enough credit because they have pros and whoever's getting up at that So at the next level is getting a stud plug-in and play defensive in that doesn't have the name in the wild factor of like The bossa brothers that came through the big ten in years previous. So this is I this is a sit back and watch for me I would it's kind of the same for Michigan State way for the pinstripe bowl as he wins You got to think it goes over Iowa wins it probably goes under You know the amazing thing with Iowa is and I really don't have a feel one way or another right now in this game because you would think SC with everything being settled down their coaching staff and Graham Harrell hanging around it You would expect them to come out and put forth a good offensive effort, but I would Iowa it's amazing You go back since 2015 they've been favored by less than six points 13 times They've won all 13 of those games including to seven of them when they were favored by a field goal or less So these toss up type games and when Iowa's a small favorite If they're instant and that staff they find ways to win they don't lose In these 50-50s type game, so that's just incredible run a 13 straight game They've been they've won that they've been favored by a lot by six points or fewer and if SC loses I know the jokes will be coming about play hell and so I will mute you on Twitter exactly I did a great job. Who are they getting they weren't hiring urban mire? That's not good.
Yeah, move on. That's where our off the field podcast I'll beat you later this year and then we mentioned a cheese of ball We will be in town my plans to go to this game chase field where the Diamondbacks play right downtown in Phoenix a little different I'm a setup for a football game, but it works What is there's nothing wrong when a bowl game is played in the great state of Arizona? Washington State is a three-point underdog total 68 This feels like the you know We talked about the Kent State and Utah State game where it just felt like you knew you were gonna get offense in that game in this game If you look at the Kent State that was an awesome win a great football game hashtag win one for win horse They did it and it was great. I love seeing that type of stuff in both season You could just see right from the get go how much that game meant to those guys on that team and that coach and stuff Answer the bell and you can just tell Utah State was not gonna be able to hang in snap or snap What Kent State just the way Kent State wanted to be more physical and they just had the avoid giving up the big Play and then for the most part they did that and they won and it was awesome in this game.
Washington State We know how they'll have that dinkid dunk offense going all over the place and Air Force you know what they're bringing to the table and Washington State just I don't know It doesn't feel like they are built for this. I would lean to the over here if I'm picking aside I think I would lay the three way air force bear I think most people that I have heard and UCF is on the board 56 six six into the pick six I just saw celebrating the that's not a good son if you see us on the board and they have even taken an offense snap Yeah, right through the hands. Well, that's okay play by play. I'm a podcast Radio than that Exactly is anything better than that and just not be too loud to play by podcast though because it's the way Understood, but he also went against the number one rule.
I used to get I know I use a brush for still over on radio is Doing it and then that's what's happening right now Play as being reviewed. You got to wait till the extra point is kicked exactly so all right They might take it back anyway, whatever I would lean towards the over with you here with you as well. It doesn't feel like they're gonna be many stops I've heard a lot of support for air force in this game. It's probably the way I would go as well You look at Mike Lee Shlately in bowl games one and eight against the number this last nine one and eight So what was the win?
Oh last night? Oh, it was the Miami games and they beat Miami when you're in the Sun Bowl Yeah, I think you're right. That might have been it This is where people start you I remember that I remember that was 2014 or something snow. Mm-hmm I was thinking I was you that golden got fired the Miami at the coach.
I think sounds right so yeah, no no real No real official play for me there. I would I would lean towards the over the interesting though too If you look at Air Force Army and Navy since 2013 9 and 2 in their bowl games both outright and ETS So the police academies get their their teens ready and we are under review and the touchdown stands the airport is on the board And my money line of parlay looks like it'll live all right all right, so you're leaving for you You want to come back in here? You have curfew that night Friday night prop Friday night. I'll probably be a curfew night Okay, all right.
I'm a seven o'clock local right out there. Yeah, no I think it's eight only two hours now in Arizona. Yeah, but we have a nine o'clock show I understand I'm saying ten o'clock kick Eastern eight o'clock. Yeah, that's late for you That's very late for play more picks and thoughts on the bowl games plus bears exotic parlay But first if you missed out on the playoffs the good news is you don't have to feel left out get your fantasy fix with draft Kings the leader in one day fantasy and if you've never played before there's even more good news new users can get a free shot at over $1 million in prizes with your first deposit draft your lineup and feel the sweat like never before every run throw and catch mean more With a draft Kings lineup on the line It's simple just draft your lineup stay under the salary cap and see how your team stacks up against the competition Nothing adds to the sweat of watching a game quite like having a shot at over one million dollars in prizes and be sure to check out The newest game mode flash draft now you can draft a new team for a single quarter of a live football game download the draft Kings app now and use code Steve new users enter code Steve at to sign up and get a free shot at over $1 million in prizes with your first deposit That's code Steve to get a free shot at over $1 million in prizes with your first deposit only at draft Kings minimum $5 deposit required eligibility restrictions apply See draft Kings calm for details.
All right, so then we steamroll into the day that everybody will be ready for Saturday December 28th obviously ending with the two semi final games but Two very interesting match ups to start today the camping world ball the cyclone Super Bowl as you call it That's a noon kick Notre Dame down to three and a half as the Ames Army has invading Florida for this holiday season over Under 54 and a half this one. I I feel like I'm on an island now I got it. Yeah, I got it. Yeah, who knows who is besides me like I was everybody really oh yeah Love the match up, you know all the Brian Kelly haters are out there saying it's a coaching Mitch mismatch coaching Mitch Mitch 22 and 2 in the regular season last two years.
Yeah, it's pretty damn good exactly and they just want to trash the guy It's really where's the fire fire Brian Kelly crown down playoff last year. Oh, yeah, I'm into so I'm gonna stick with no I don't love it, but I don't know I like I like what I was state I pick them to go the big tent title game. I wanted more that would have been a good option going to the big tent I'll be a big 12 title game good call. Thank you for that.
You're welcome. I want to be there with a big 10 West they would have been Very true, but they couldn't even be Iowa. So maybe not that um, that's gonna be awesome game to start today though I really good matchup. I've talked to some Notre Dame people They don't think there's any question that Iowa State will be ahead by ample amounts in the fan department down there in Orlando So I'm gonna stick with Notre Dame air lean Notre Dame given a three and a half and you call it cyclone Super Bowl I've already bog on I reckon I like I was state in this game For you hit me on the Super Bowl deal like it's a chance for them They've come so close to a year that could have been pretty special lose by a point at home to Iowa lose by a Point in Norman lose by two and Baylor in a game These all three of those teams very easily could have wanted you to be looking to potentially a nine or a ten win team By the difference what four points?
This is a chance for them now that you get Notre Dame in your ball game I think brought curding on that offense after really struggling against Kansas State on the road in the final regular season game They were one or 13 on third down really couldn't get anything going at all It's a chance for them to really end the season and take something away You beat arguably the biggest brand in in college football and Notre Dame that's a that's something that I think resonates with that with that team that program it coached them base everything about it I think you're looking at Campbell's record is an underdog lately 13 and 3 against the number is pretty damn good And the cyclones getting north of a field goal here. I do like Iowa State. Alright next one is the cotton bowl Memphis getting seven from Penn State over under 16 and a half Once again, I got a stick with my man big James Franklin after they kind of got it handed to them last year in the citrus bowl against Kentucky I think they got back up off here. Obviously Norville not there for Memphis So I'm gonna lay the seven here with Penn State.
I think that defense is is for real against this Memphis has played anybody like them, right? No. Alright, so that's why no no they haven't I wonder if there's a little I don't love the game. I think if I had to play the game, I would lean towards Memphis I wonder if there's gonna be a little bit of a disappointment maybe on the part of Penn State for not going to the Rose ball I think there were people that maybe thought they would wind up there I haven't heard anything about KJ Hamler if he's going to play That would be a big loss for for their receiving core.
Yeah, and for their specialty Why why wouldn't he play? I mean, I think he's a dynamic player But what would he be holding out for the track how high is a wide receiver like him going to go in the draft? You got me. I wouldn't think he would be more I wouldn't think he'd be more than a third round picker So I mean what why would he I don't know?
I'm running out KJ Hamler. I'm calling him out. I'm just kidding with you You're wondering too about special teams. I mentioned with him.
Yes, Memphis special teams are a great equalizer in this game Great one of the best units in the country I think they can maybe benefit in field position here maybe get an on if it's a touchdown and that could keep them hanging around this game We've seen the UCF obviously lost by what was eight last year I think that was you pull the upside over Auburn the year before that boys he be there is only one year The group of our teams haven't done too badly in this game at all I would accept Memphis to come out and play a good game in Penn State We'll certainly have to match their intensity But and clearly they have more talent in their better team if I had to play it I think I might take I get the full 7 with Memphis. I think I take that all right. That's why we're talking it through here We got to get them all um We've talked plenty and I know people that haven't been able to watch the bowl special or see us on daily wager or Read our thoughts this year on the column, but the playoff games. It's right now.
It's 13 and a half 76 it's too high Clemson is now a two and a half point favorite and that number is climbing up 63 and a half The initial thoughts. I mean we're gonna get I'm trying to figure out new ways to talk about these games I know because there is we're gonna be asked about them and everybody wants to know the betting side and you know That's why we're here But that no I mean I think the only way Oklahoma can win this game I have a chance to win is if they run the ball and possess the ball and keep bro off the field So my first thing with this game I said when the suspension's got announced that it was at 14 I was like, you know, I would take you know by the 14 and a half take the sooner to get too touched on So my final game I know everybody, you know doesn't think they should be in this game this or that But I think I like to under in this game more than that 76 is a lot man and I know Oklahoma's defense is not the cream of the crop at all But with Grinch in this much time and prepare you've got to figure that they have a couple more bullets in the gun As far as what they're gonna try and do to slow down LSU So that's why I think you know you prepped that way and and you hope for the best But Jalen hurts has got to be the guy running the football here if Oklahoma's gonna hang around so I would lean under and if I Did I would take Oklahoma? I would lean under and I do like the other I think that's way too many We can many points to with the total because I agree Oklahoma Maybe it's not in Lincoln rallies about but that being you said what you saw their offense change against Baylor and Clearly there without CD Land that game they became a more run based offense and Jalen Running the ball shorter passes and that's what obviously they're going up against a much better offense And I'm I'm probably maybe a better defensive LSU than than they did at Baylor, but I don't see You're looking at both teams getting into the upper 30s or one team getting into the 40s 40 45 31 Oklahoma get into 31 in this game. I don't know it's a lot man.
This seat does seem like a lot I Had to play the side I would lay the point with okay I don't like that as much as I do the total And it's things to do because both these games. I don't love both these games at all We're gonna have to give yeah picks on ball picks on them and and whether we like it or two different varying degrees But if the one pick I would go under and you said people don't think Oklahoma should I just don't know Yeah, maybe they're not maybe they're not the fourth best team in the country They're probably for SEC teams that are better and maybe they're at least two big ten teams better better But at the same time like I don't know who the committee was committee gonna put no the problem is this year You've got one a one B and one C with Ohio State Clemson and LSU and then you've got like seven That's really what you have there's right there's no real like four five sixes So I mean they got the one loss the one the conference title and that using the committee criteria That's gonna that's gonna put them in the four spot, but I hope Oklahoma plays I hope they show I hope they do make a close because it's some point you would think in the committee room It's gonna in either or type situation you're gonna you're gonna continue to take a team that gets annihilated in these semifinals and not competitive I'm with you the one thing I was thinking about last night with the van Pelt show talking with him You know, I brought up the idea of in the in the fiesta ball We're real is this really gonna happen. We're gonna spend the whole season talking about how Ohio State is the most complete team in the country And they're gonna end up going undefeated Going to the semi-final becoming underdog and get waxed by Clemson Like think about that like what we did all year all year like that the way I'm talking about it Jesse Palmer's walking around I'm gonna roll I don't know that I'm getting scared I When it first came out I thought Clemson they might be split You know we were on the field for the big time again We saw the good from Ohio State in that second half But I'm starting to think I got to lean Ohio State here because they do have guys in a secondary that can match up with with the Clemson Men that are receivers the issue is and Trevor Lawrence gets all the credit And he deserves a lot of credit with those receivers make plays on so many 50-50 balls And they just turn him in the big plays because they usually jump balls and the other guy that goes forward is on the ground and it's going off Like NC State and the other idea is Clemson's offensive line I don't think they've seen anything anything close to what Ohio State brings to the table up front especially at number two chase young So right now on what are we taping this Monday? 23rd I will lean plus two and a half where you see two and a half guys Westgate well interesting yeah And remember they actually John Murray and the boys are actually open Ohio State favorite there Yeah, they've taken it.
That's gone move three and a half points across the number. Um interesting I how many points wins this game? Was it Preston who was on last week who said he really liked the over in this game? I think I think he saw his numbers had had this game in the mid to upper 60s combined total if you I don't know.
I think if you if you could sign me up for 31 right now. Yeah, that I take my chances. Okay You would say under I would lean under yeah, I'm interested to see I love I love the chess match here Yes, with with with half Lee on the one side and inventibles doing things on just late calling late switching around I can't wait to see the looks and every all the checkouts and switches that the Venable and that that back seven is doing Is Ohio State's over the ball? I think you've actually hit on it and the biggest x-factor in this game is Ken Clemston just low down dobbins.
I think Ohio's I think the Clemson back seven can do a good enough job against fields and the receivers through the air if Dobbins gets going on the ground then that's that's a that's a problem But I would lean towards clumps just because some point I just trust Clemson yeah proven commodity and you talk about Ohio State's The most complete I think a lot for a lot of the season or some of the season There are people that said Clemson is the best game and does this happen play anybody? So no one really can say that the best game because people have this hard time correlating best if you haven't played a good schedule You can't possibly be best but if you look at power ratings and efficiency metrics I mean the numbers are what they are like metrics wise like the Clemson defense this year is better than what it was last year Yeah, obviously lose all those guys at front That could be a problem in a game like this, but I don't know I trust Clemson would surprise me for Ohio State one No, could I change my mind between now and Saturday morning? Yeah, good But I would I would again don't like this game the game out there a couple years ago I love Clemson in the game. Yeah, I mean that was completely different animal Ohio State has an offense now They have a passing game now that can cause some problems that year they did not and It would surprise me by a state one, but we have to make a pick so I will I will lean towards Clemson here All right, you heard it there.
So let's go to Monday Um, Western Kentucky and Western Michigan the first respondable. I got nothing on that one you got anything I don't either I Shouldn't say I want to see a team win, but I think it would be nice to see Western Kentucky win Okay, I'm I still not really good job in his first year had some injuries won a lot of games with defense What would be nice to see them? You gotta get a win to me another Western Michigan never bad. You're either not got nothing against them either, but uh No, no, no real opinion, but what's good talking?
Yeah, I was surprisingly good here up a couple of down here So up we'll be not to see them get one all right next I know you'll be locked into the next game next one is music Cityball Right Louisville and Mississippi State. Oh, well, that's what three games four o'clock. Oh, yeah. Yeah, sorry.
Yeah, let's go Yeah, two games at wow this schedule down best where we don't I thought you were going with the with the boys for now Let's go music City Bowl Mississippi State minus four Louisville 63 and a half. I don't see much defense in this game Oh, totally great. Really totally great. That's good.
That's the way I would go and I have a I don't know if he's listening or not but probably a buddy of mine who I communicate with on Twitter He's a really good sharp NFL guy and he will run some numbers for for college and one of the things that stood out for Him the most was over. I think with six two and a half at the time was what he said in this game and he gets some pretty good reasoning for it He expects a lot of big running plays on the ground in this in a lot of places I actually like Louisville too. So I'm on Louisville in over in that game The other game I was referring to the red box bowl the dirty golden bears of Cal lay in six and a half the lovey and I when this line came out I was just stunned and I said this doesn't make sense So I'm going to take Cal minus a six and a half I think that defense is built to shut down Illinois And I think with Garber's back the Cal offense is not inept They could they could do some things with him on their center And I think the world of Wilcox as a head coach not to take anything away from the old Wiley veteran and in lovey But I'm gonna go Cal on this one just because I don't think they should be giving six and a half points I know that doesn't make any sense at all that makes that makes perfect sense for me If it looks too easy on the other side it normally is and you are you are bucking the trend that Defining a line over six and one against the number with three outright wins as a dog this year And the only three times the Cal was favored by favored this year by an FPS team Huh didn't cover any of the three in loss to the memory there we go There we go more more more more more reason not to lay six and a half right there is all the more reason to lay Six and I would agree with you here. I think is that a little bit of offense really gonna be able to run the ball No against Cal it's a team that thrives on turnovers and ensure Garber is certainly capable of turning it over.
I guess but I Lea I'd sign with you here. All right. I lay the points hesitantly with a with Cal in this game All right, and then the night closes the last one will do here before we start back up on the next pod It's the orange ball. It's Virginia getting 15 now from Florida.
There's also 14 14 and a half there 54 and a half Dan Mullen he's on your top five coaches. Damn right he is a favor coach Don't even bring his name up on this pod. Oh, all right Call you said you're on the LSU payroll today. Of course you did my point.
I know why you know why I know why I know why Yeah, he was wearing his LSU. Yeah, we know he wasn't the boys at LSU sent our boy Paulie Howard a nice care package The V since so um my palm was sticking up for the way by the way by the way finally met him this past week What a great guy the best what a great guy best guys starting to make an as Paulie. Oh, yeah, so I thought I thought bad because he had reached out and like Gil and Todd and our body like I've got a little bit on Thursday night and I couldn't go because I had I had dinner had plans with someone else I couldn't break and it sucked. It was one of really good.
No, I didn't know it's up because I would have loved to have gone I got to continue with those guys. This was great someone that I couldn't say no. I'm not going to get okay I don't see this person very often either. That's all you guys say, but oh, you have a few you have a feeling this orange ball No, I would lay it.
I guess I mean it just feels like a Florida like throw it in a money line Harley I'm not gonna lose to Virginia. Are they? I wouldn't think so. I mean good Bernard is playing that all the defensive guys Yeah, yeah, yeah, but it's a Florida team It's answered the bell every week and even the loss of LSU there was no embarrassment there and the loss to Georgia was certainly no Embarrassing either everything everywhere.
I got playing a good time. It was amazing. How nice it is It's amazing how much better the offense has been since trash took over and that the comeback went against Kentucky Which was you win a game like that early coupled with the win against Miami when they came back in the fourth quarter totally changed You're looking at a team that very easily could have been eight and four if those games go the wrong way You're the R10 and two and double digit favorite had a great year and looks like they're doing well in the recruiting Recruiting trail as well, which is bad news for everybody else in the SEC's I was just gonna say watch out for the next year I think very very I don't know if it was you that asked me or someone else asked me about like moving forward in the SEC like Like who who's who would you take moving forward in the SEC's Georgia or Florida and like last year? It would have been a no-brainer of Georgia's clearly Georgia, but I don't think it's a no-brainer anymore Okay, with what Mullins doing there.
I agree. I agree they didn't play well in that game That's another point where you get to those points you have those games you have to play well and they did not play well against Georgia No, that's what's frustrating speaking with you. Well, he's coming back right from talking about Georgia He's not going to the trap, right? Once again, when would he get picked?
I mean, he ain't going on the first round. That's for sure. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Wonder if Kirby makes some changes on that coaching staff You gotta think yeah, what I thought that if you would have thought that he was going to wouldn't have you just told Mike Boba to sit Sit tight and bring him back as coordinator. You already got a job. That's what I'm saying. Oh, yeah What do you think you wouldn't if you oh say I got you You thought that you would say once bubble got fired from Colorado State wouldn't say sit wait just wait for the SEC championship We got you, but he didn't I See where they go and if they don't be fast.
Yeah, if they go because I can't imagine how hot it'll be if they Pulled the same effort in the sugar bowl this year as it is. Well, that's that's the billion-dollar question Like what way do you go in that game because that's why I'm tabling that game, right? It's like you mean you saw Auburn the people don't want to hear it, but it's real. Yeah, you go from Potentially playing in the playoff for the national championship to now you're out of the playoff You got a game that's essentially an exhibition game and you're facing a team that's fired up and and Want to prove a point and you don't want to hear it if you're you see us against all burner or Texas against Georgia But all of an all but in Georgia guys sitting out the emotional let down from those games I'm just curious to see if the fact that Georgia went through that last year if that maybe say hey, you know what we did that last Year, we don't want to embarrass ourselves again Kind of like all bring up all game last year embarrass themselves against you against UCF And they made a point not to pull the same thing in the bowl game last year against Purdue.
Maybe Georgia does that or it's like okay Well, yeah, he's I'm not playing. I'm not playing. I'm good I got what we'll see yeah, one thing for sure Regardless of how Baylor law Baylor's coming to play Baylor has one of you has one of January ball game I think like 50 years They'll bail her in that role in a defense coming play. They'll be there I don't have any points they can score but they'll be there I'll be curious to see what Georgia's offensive capabilities are that name?
Well that will be talked about more on our next pod as we do one next week That'll do it for these games any other you want to we do on daily ways you want to lock anybody in after the 30th I like to lock in Kentucky. I like them. I like Kansas State. I like can't to say it a lot as well I like didn't need to leave you open up the favor in that game and now Now Kansas State where we're gonna have advice first I didn't Kansas State open his favorite now Navy's favorite Yeah, I see Kansas State minus two as an open now Navy's do I'm with you I like Kansas State I like Oregon in the Rose Bowl you do and I like BC getting the full seven against in Atlanta That's not our Kirkrib Street since it's an All right, I've heard some people too Kind of making a case for Ohio laying the big number against Nevada.
I don't know it's I'm passing out all my Not good by the way the Mackely needs about one more to get the over For conference wins right and state was huge. It was big to a game and then Buffalo was easy. Yep. It sure was See everybody out in Phoenix Scottsdale Glendale wherever the hell we are You're gonna go to me a lot there in Scott's Hill.
Yeah, it finds places we can get some trouble out there All right, we're gonna tune. I truly do it though. Yeah a nice lunch Saturday. I don't know how early I'm gonna have to get to That's her be here.
And then my point more I'm right more importantly on Saturday I'm this is like I've had like the best one. I don't say the best but like one of my best years like Handy-capping wise like for big Derby and stuff that still have him qualified for the damn And you see it well, I've been like one spot off like three different tournaments I think it is there two different tournaments. I've been like there two seats available I finished third or one seat available. I finished seconder it or come down to the final race I need this result and I finished second so it's been a really brutal run in on Saturday the 28th There is a book.
They call this super qualifier. Oh and they're giving away like 20 seats. I think it is So I'm gonna be locked in No one's getting anything out of me. Okay, I'm sorry after you're also nervous about going out to eat on the road right now You and you and kid I was gonna say I'm standing away from it any anything in the like the sushi shishini Area right now, okay, it's noted noted the scalper.
I am not the scalp meoki was really good. I wasn't that all right It's really good. It was good. Yeah, it was good You know I might have to Look at myself to some a good starchy pasta based dishes burgers.
Nothing. See but I like my burgers like rare. Yeah, me too Let's know where we should go but there's a single place up. I'm out there.
I also got my flight for New Orleans I'll be down there for the title game there. We'll be now we're talking down there you fins for sure Okay, that was a right constant suggestion a few years back. You know you Awesome done deal. I think they had some up some lobster ravioli which you just seen eat those with your hand Oh, you know with a straw.
They're so good Anything before we go Merry Christmas happy holidays. I'll see you the day. I'll see you the 26th point probably probably for dinner in Scottsdale on Thursday night. What do?
Watch watch the factory. Absolutely. Yeah, actually that's what I need to do. I need to pack my shirt and make I can Yes, we wear that out Instagram out me wearing the factory shirt.
I'll take care of that. You bring the shirt I'll take the picture right right over right over right over my chair right now in my office Thanks again to everybody though listening as you guys have all year and Downloaded and telling your friends and reading the column and just checking in with us and letting us know you're out there listening It really really helps and it's awesome to hear from everybody Even though some people have a different way of explaining themselves But you guys are awesome and happy nowadays everybody out there appreciate that as well and we've been right or wrong more often than not Maybe not we like to ask a fun believe me. We want to win We want to be right but unfortunately you can't always be right. Oh, I want to hear about my lack of human achievement Parley that played yeah, I also want you to be for real you tell the people how many hands straight when you set down Deal or had 21 it was unboving My my guy it was like literally further.
So it's me herb street One of Kirk's buddies and two other guys from our from the production crew sit down at the table right after right after dinner and we were of a nation lotsa okay and Sit down and I think I think we all had like 19 or 20 across the board. Okay. My man turns over black Yeah, first answer right then. We're like alright.
We're good. This is the old old. This is gonna be fun My man proceeded to in the first ten hands 20 or blackjack or 20 or drawn 21 it was unbelievable my man didn't break into like the 11th hand It was unbelievable. Who was the first one to get up?
Wily okay, which makes I'm in the I'm in the I'm in the notion of I Keep continuing and I know people funny good thing was I actually I actually got a couple of 20s and a couple of blackjack to keep me afloat But I didn't want to go in that late at night and put going for more than so my god I'll make my donation to move on but here's my lack of black of a chief Oh, here we go contrarian parley but that I put in black of a chief No, the answer is no no no no I played UCF on the money line I put up like a state on the money line. That's good And then I put in will the Patriots win the Super Bowl? No Well the islanders win the Stanley Cup. No well man city win the Premier League no Well the Sixers win the NBA championship.
No Oklahoma win the college football championship No, what can tuck you when the NCAA tournament no 74 cents on the dollar. Hey, we know the root again I have to tape it our way to stuff on up on Friday. I was getting ready to live by the way. You need to get out there Where to Vegas?
Okay, you talk about a great setup the guys at Planet Hollywood and Caesar. Oh, yeah That that bureau came out there. Yeah, I've been there about what now? I'm not saying but like why wouldn't you or I or Someone just kind of go get go to that desk.
I was a shower works. Go to the desk there and be like hey I just need to use the yep, and Yeah, the I know we're on saying next time. I mean Why not? Just saying that because it's me but just saying I went up there.
I'm like, huh? What why am I why haven't I used by having I? I mean, yeah, I guess like you means are pressing or someone might put wander on anything use the that's their fault But I mean what hey here. I am Jim Schwartz key shirts watching the game.
Yep Can't beat it. I mean eat is awesome. It's great. Look you set up there and just got a children relax for a while Perfect.
So there's my lack of human achievement parlour if you want to read it There it is again. Happy holidays and bear take us away unless you bet the more you lose when you win