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Welcome in 2022 Season is upon us teams are underway. Got the team practicing already we zero games are getting closer and closer bear It's August. We have football this month. How are you my friend?
Well, yeah, the season is a it's a it's a pond is already gone out there and grown some some trouble some stuff out there for the season Yeah, well, let's just start where it means more about that. I want to do that I got I got notes on every SEC team Wow Season wind totals. I got a I got a question for you about a team that I think is gonna be an underdog Against the non-power five team and I want to take that SEC team. So let's start with the SEC you go with that Yeah, let's go.
All right, let's start in the West. I Think the conversation surrounding Everything in this conference is again, Alabama and Georgia are in their own tier. Do you agree? Yes, I do agree.
I think there are people who might be a little Curious as to how George is going to replace somebody players from that legendary defense last year But I think you need to remember the jail and card was the best player on the defense lecture and he back a majority of Five-star ridiculous recruits that Kirby Smart and staff have been assembling for the last couple of years So I don't think there's gonna be a massive fall off I think the way the schedule breaks down if you're just looking at the The actual wind total for from for not only for Georgia, but for Alabama I thought I've had this philosophical conversation with with a few people are talking about Why you what why you laying what do you want to lay 240 and go over 10 and a half and my thought processes? I'd rather lay more serious juice and get a half a game edge and win on 11 and push on 11 I mean the odds of Alabama and Georgia losing two regular season games. I think are very slim I know there probably some people in Knoxville or some people in Lexington or some people in Gainesville or Other places in the east. I think they have a chance to upset Georgia, but I don't see Georgia losing twice Okay, I don't see Alabama losing twice So I would lay the heavy juice with on 10 and a half with both teams knowing that I went on 11 and the odds of losing On 10 and 2 I think you're pretty slim.
Gotcha. I've seen you mentioned it over 10 and a half I've seen up to minus two fifty five I've seen over 11 and a half on plus 130 and that's where I want to start with Alabama There's here's the reason people you got to realize it's a season long bet the the things that can happen over a season and cost you a game Or a half that equal loss Infinity so I totally agree with you there bear about the idea of paying for an extra possible loss when you're talking about a team That's favored to win a national championship and with this Alabama team I was listening next day in this morning on Macaroni cubalock and he said last year was rebuilding here Yeah, and and and I understand where he's coming from like they had a lot of things to fill But that's the genius of Nick Saban in this program is that they had guys come in and dominate and that's the issue when you have to go Against them and I think you think about that. Think about that by the way We're doing here highs been trophy winning quarterback in in rice young but most dominant defensive player in the country In will Anderson and you play for the national championship and blow out Georgia and the SEC championship game other than that just your normal Every whole humbled over year. Yeah, and like we say and I'm like, you know what?
Yeah last year at this point Bryce young was a question mark, you know, we want we needed to see more I think there's a lot of guys this year probably not to the caliber of rice on but we're in the same position saw some things But now it's their turn and we'll get to the go there's plenty of those in this conference But when you look at Alabama this year, okay, they have the best player in college football in my opinion We'll Anderson on defense. They have Bryce young obviously the Heisman Trophy winner So they're pretty good top heavy at those two positions. I still question what we're gonna see from our I should say a question I'm just want to see what and how the wide receiver position plays out I think Burton the kid from Georgia is gonna be the number one watching the national championship game last year with no Meche and Jamison goes down, you know a jai he had a couple drops But I know he's gone to Texas and you heard saving talk about guys and step up that had opportunities in that game Maybe they didn't know that there was gonna be their time to shine But they weren't ready and when you read saving stuff about this team I feel like he's good with who's gone and you know I mentioned a jai he's going on the billings leave both went to Texas and savings quotes are we don't have any Complainers we got guys that want to do what their coach to do not a lot of negative guys and that's a scary thought for me and When I talk about the question receivers I do love the idea what they're bringing in at running back in jamerrill Gibbs You talk about and talk to people who have seen a lot of them if you haven't watched a lot of Georgia Tech There's not a lot of chances for success with him the they could have some holes to fill up front Who's gonna be the center one of the guards? Just looking at again bear three NFL draft last three five Alabama first round ladder scooters It's crazy Not only Alabama but the entire SEC turning into that that type of league But if there was one area last year, I think that Alabama did kind of have a bit of a rebuilder A struggle I think it was an offensive line where they did struggle getting some push up front and running the ball at times So you would assume I'm even with that and you'll gone that they should have a bit more success This year running the ball just from being the guys are back a year more a year more acclimated to the to the position and They're bringing in a player like Gibbs I think is a much more dynamic type player that Brian Robinson was yeah And when you look at Bryce shown I just I really wonder if he's gonna have better numbers than he did last year I'm betting I would bet no because when you think back to all the big plays James and William provided himself The the catch and runs that he had I go back to the Arkansas game that was that was a track meet Mecha what he brought to the table I don't think he's gonna be able to put up the numbers and then I think about the other running backs where he could put Gibbs on the field Go to backs I mean you got let's you and you got oops at tight end those guys are stellar so the offense is gonna be scary I can't wait to see them in a real road game early on in Austin that will have plenty of time to talk about down the road Saving you know we know his his deal is is the defensive secondary They have both coordinators back which doesn't happen a lot at Alabama So you got Eli Rick's coming over from LSU, you know I think Kool-Aid will probably be the the other corner They get their kicker back and I just there's no chance I'm going under with this team And I expect them to for sure being to play off and I heard Bryce young earlier this summer at SEC media talk about You know we're at the point where not a national title is a failure of a season and that's a tough one I just want this one note to put in I was outside I went into the press conference last year and everybody talked about you know Saban's words talking about Bryce young and William Anderson what they brought to the table in a year that was a rebuilding year and The national title game loss I saw the pain those two guys felt I mean it was not a pretty scene as they walked off the podium outside the room and to see those two guys embrace Is a scary thing for opponents?
I if I'm one of them knowing what I saw in their two faces and knowing the opportunity that they have so I think everything of Alabama You're not gonna get any negative here from me. So anything else on them? No, I don't know I mean you mentioned well and he's someone who I did he's the only guy I've made a play In the house and drove and I got about 40 to one love earlier in the earlier in like I think it's right he's poor So I think he's been down to 25 or one but I think I think there might be some people this year who are hesitant in voting for Bryce young to win It for a second straight year. I think what you had mentioned about his numbers probably not being as good as they were last year I mean, how could they be they were historic?
I think there were people last year that thought well Anderson was the best player in the country But just ultimately didn't vote for him to win the Heisman Trophy And I think what he did last year gives him more of a head start people know who he is now They know the production I think if you look at the other contenders You've got a couple guys in Ohio State in CJ sprouted and in Trev and Henderson and Johnson Smith and Jibba who could maybe split the vote Somewhat and not good hinder see you don't have to take many votes I wouldn't think this year from CJ sprouted whether you were for Smith and Jibba or Henderson to potentially Maybe cost us a cost throughout the award But but maybe can't less likely to win it people do why not actually think around well one of those years So I think there are some some reasons at the top where you work and shake down to think that Anderson could be a very Would you make consider you know by way remember last year eight hundreds of different seconds? Yeah, so I mean it's a player came close last year. Mm-hmm. So I think there's an opportunity this year Maybe to inspire could wind up winning so we'll say the schedule at Texas week two.
I would look at I Especially everybody's gonna have eyes on October 8th when I am comes in the tuskaloo So we'll get to them they go to rocky top of the following week October 15th where plenty of expectations and Knoxville We'll get to they do go to Death Valley November 5th They get the iron bowl at home. They go to Ole Miss the second week of November So I think it's an over or nothing as far as the Crimson tide go. Let's move on Great news the federal EV rebate is back Eligible customers get up to $5,000 with a federal EV AP rebate on select 2027 volt in 2026 equinox EV models Visit your local Chevrolet dealer today for more details New from Espresso blend wellness into your coffee routine with a coffee plus range infused with functional benefits Choose the coffee you love with added B vitamins like coffee plus B12 to help support immune function and coffee plus B6 to keep your day moving Or go with the flow and choose ginseng delight our new double espresso with ginseng extract whatever lies ahead don't change your morning Let your morning change you discover coffee plus on Espresso calm The next team I have here ready start bill Mississippi State I have one staff fair that jumped out to me I really like what I've seen reading about this team what they bring back as a roster and I found this nugget Since 2000 Mike leeches had three three-year quarterback All three of those year is team one nine games. Can you name those three quarterback?
Well, Harold. Yep. Yeah one before that at that school and then you got one after at Washington State looking's very correct and then wazoo would be Jets bad performance Monday football got thrown to the wolves. Oh, yeah, look walk.
Yes. There you go So they get will Rogers back. This is his year third year. They got seven receivers that returned at least caught 29 balls They got a kid Austin Williams bear He's played for Mullen more head and he's in his third year with Mike leech I mean, I think he's gonna see 27.
Let's see We're gonna be like the mayor of start ball. Yes, he's been there like for a third of his life. Yes He will be 24 when the season So they talk about 30 for 30 right there seven years in structural. Yes Incredible they also have something that happened with the roster I've never seen and we know the hatred and the egg bowl wide receiver Malik Heath has transferred from Starkville to Oxford You don't find that very often.
You have three plays both tackles obviously crosses the first rounder They threw it 76 percent of the time last year They went seven and six obviously bad performance in the bowl game against leeches old school in Texas Tech Every player on the 2d will be at least 21 or 22 years old when the season starts act on that very good defensive mind there They the problem is is the schedule to me I think it's brutal when you look at it. They go to LSU early. They get a and an Arkansas at home They're at Kentucky and at Bama and they're home against Auburn and Georgia The number is six and a half. I see over six and a half minus 120 It's not a play for me.
What if I had to do with that? Reading all this I would go over with with state Yeah, it's it's hard. So many of these these middling SEC teams I'm having a like a problem with because they were really so similar and there's so many 50 50 games Involved and you look you'll be bowling green. You'll you'll win your fcs game Every other game outside the Alabama game like in the Georgia game you appear Appear us to be like a winnable yeah, no doubt But also loseable at the same time.
The good thing is is you do getting in and at home You do get Arkansas at home and you get Auburn at home as well as like like you do get a bunch of those games at home And if you do go down their schedule last year and so many other losses were Like the I don't want to say indefensible But like a lot of like the most ridiculous now like special teams melt downs that is that gonna happen again this year? So I mean I would tend to agree with you that if you did we have to make a play On on the side and I would lean I would lean over each one of them We talked about on daily wage a couple weeks ago that Memphis game is wild like like did the odds of acre is just with On that number is that number like move from like eight to 16 or something like that? And like there gonna be some massive middle opportunities. I mean I know this isn't one of the typically good Memphis teams of recent years But Memphis did beat the last year.
Yeah And one of those ridiculous type of care. So that's gonna be an entry in that Arizona to open is a game that I think people think that Arizona is gonna be better this year But they're there so they're people were telling them for the overbought that schedule is tough and then you get any good You got to go to LSU. Yeah, and I think I'm gonna be a lot higher on all of you than a lot of other people are So like it's tricky if I had to play aside I would go wonder I would go over rather but it's certainly nothing that I feel Totally strong convictionless understood and if you don't start to know you got no chance at going over I'll tell you that and you mentioned the games last year. They went seven.
They lost the ball game I mentioned that they went seven and that includes missing three field goals and a 31 28 loss Arkansas Missed a 33-yarder against LSU lost 2825 and an egg-bolder bock where he missed two field goals and lost by 10 But it is it's a lot of it's just it's to me It's leech in an nutshell of the roller coasters like when it's going it's good and then there's just stuff that makes you scratch your head So it's not a great one, but I definitely would lean over with state Let's stay in that state with Ole Miss who I mean you got to start with the turnover, right? I mean they lost both like both coordinators. They lose Five of the ten assistants the quarterback top russers going they lost 20 starters. They won 10 wins You know they have 10 wins last year most of school history The the problem I have and this is is sort of What I feel better about a and when we get to them is the quarterback position They got Jackson dart and Luke Altmire that are gonna compete for the job Altmire was brutal thrown in a horrible situation that bowl game against Baylor sacks seven times two picks and you know Just throwing through the wolves dart has shown flashes at SC.
I just think back to pack 12 quarterbacks coming in this league JT Daniels at the end of 20 season got it going But I also think of kj Costello who came to miss a mistake lit up LSU who we saw was not the best defense that year and Ended up losing his job to Rogers And you got another and you got a little popcorn back coming to the SEC with a chain dangles and LSU as well Yes, we will get to that situation But I I don't like all this turnover. I think I think obviously the world of lane as a play caller The number is eight also minus 125 over The idea of all these guys fitting in guys missing spring ball Uh, the kid they got from UCF the receiver Jalen Robinson's phenomenal Everybody loves the tight end from trig from usc Michael trig who's about 64 245 and is an absolute stud Everybody's saying and the idea of the defense you lose dirk and who I think i'm really highly of They lined up with six or more defensive backs and 87 percent of their snaps last year No other team in the country didn't more than 700 of the 991 snaps the schedule is More favorable. I think at the beginning than when you look at like somebody like state like they could be That's good though for a 15 that has so many questions and gonna take some time to To be able to have that schedule to open up and and really have an opportunity to be 4050 six and only it could be seven enough. Yeah, they could be seven No, they get to tuck in van de in the crossovers and we'll get to katucky because they're tukky You're gonna want to get early there they got some things going on with possible suspensions and guys filling in there So, um the schedule is very manageable, but I honestly could see them being seven and oh and ended seven and five I really could uh when you go at LSU at a and m home for Bama At Arkansas and home for state like that's that's pretty rough.
Uh, but you know they're gonna score Lain will figure out the offense. I just don't trust all the turnover. That's why I'm not taking or touching Uh over eight on Ole Miss. I might actually be playing the other one.
Yeah, I see seven and I see seven and a half of track Kings Um and the over is actually minus one 45 so like get a little bit of plus money under seven and a half Which might be the uh might be the way to go. It's kind of a we outline there that there's an opportunity there where they may um Even if they just think about what we just said if everything goes right and they start off great and goes seven Oh, there's still no guarantee that they pick up that eighth wing. Yes Under seven and a half would probably be the side uh that I would play here because I do think that it'll be difficult for per lane to kind of Fill that staff in as well as he did last year and in losing levy and losing uh dark and those are those are massive losses so and You know, I would consider under seven and a half here And I'll say the offensive line is not gonna be great But lane has proven he could coach lumenfer your offensive line year in year out Uh, if anybody was looking for the final numbers on fourth downs last year fourth and three or more He went for 30 times including 11 times in their own territory Uh nine of the 14 transfers he brought in our four stars Uh, but I mean 20 players transferred out and very very few guys contributed last year So we'll talk about that as we go here, especially in this conference the way guys are changing schools But it's a it's a lean to the under uh for me and also it's kind of my opposite thinking bear You know, I always like to get a couple of win totals out of the way Like if you want to know you know, early yes now I will say if you get a couple hiccups early You're golden. I think you're golden here when all this but it could I tend to lean It's gonna be a late season sweat and I don't want any part of that All right next war eagle all burn number is six Uh Interesting squad here.
We know about the turmoil in the off season just I mean the witch hunt that was out for harston was just not even fair Uh first losing season since uh 2012 last year and good news for obert fans the following year after that three and nine season You won the title, uh, but you get uh mason takes a pay cut to go to local and state the defense coordinator Well, you get for the bobo, uh, Austin Davis comes in and quits Uh 20 players to the portal who's gonna be the quarterback is it gonna be finley? They bring in calzata from a m new office coordinator. Obviously uh queso and The schedule again this team could could rip off five six in a row I think this team is found something in the off season with all that they went through and I think they got a bad taste in their mouth Uh tank is an absolute stud. I'm not sure how many running backs I would take in the conference over him the offensive line has to figure it out Uh, they got experience, but they they didn't have any Um explosive plays last year and they only scored 12 touchdowns.
Uh last year I believe on the ground So It's a lot a lot is on the table here for harston obviously with what happened Um, they lost seven d line to the portal but returned three starters, uh two of those guys had double digit to uh, tfl's uh, they get papo back Um, they lost some corners and I'm kind of rooting for this team knowing what they had to go through in the off season bear Uh, they get five home games to start uh two biggest rivals are the best two programs in the country in alpham and georgia But when you look at the start you get mercer sanos a state penn state mazuri lsu I think those are all winnable. I lean over with war eagle at six Yeah, they're there. I know grub which talked with brag back over last week as well and he's also on the uh, the all the Auburn over as well. I mean the way the schedule does break down Uh getting all those games at home is certainly at help to say you're five and over there Feels like six is the right number.
Yeah I think it'll be a For me it's a no play. I think six is right if I have to play it again like I would miss with steep estate I know over but it does feel like like like like six is the right number the good thing is Uh, uh, you do get off inside home and you do get a in-home and you do get out of us you at home Among those games that could be more winnable Than others, but I'm just I'm just I'm just thinking about how bad everything went last year and they still should have eaten all that Yes, that's the amazing thing Gonna be penn state too. Yeah, you know, I mean that game was right there Uh, and I would say you don't have a chance with the over if they lose spent state early in the season Um arkansas nine and four last year first ranked finish in a decade Uh kj k Jefferson comes back fourth rate of pass or an sec last year behind hen and hooker stepan Bennett and bright shun Uh the best running back transfer to utsa obviously trailing bergs 40 of the teams wide receiving yards bear last year 40 Uh when you go back and watch them, uh, it's amazing how much kj relied on him and went to him in every possible pressure needed first down situation Stuff like that. Uh, they do bring in former five star jedon hazelwood from oklahoma He was the number one wide receiver in the class of 19 Uh, they did get scorched that defense in their four losses Um, they didn't score against georgia.
They gave him 51 the old miss 35 debama and 460 yards to auger Uh, they did lead the SEC in rushing. I think they have to do that to have success again this year and that was the first time Uh since run dmc Uh the two the first two games to me are um I mean, yes, uh, they get to tenny at home and in south carolina comes in who's a team that i'm really high on Um But your thoughts on arkansas I like arkansas I do what I think it's interesting though because They're kind of the reverse of all of these other teams that we just talked about in terms of scheduling They they don't get a break. I mean they're they're in it from the start and uh, I think the fact that you do have uh, we talked about coaches leaving, uh, the fact that uh, that that that that that sentiment got You talked about kangal brawls and barry ota might turning down other opportunities to stay Uh, in fayetteville, I think that is going to help them, uh, especially early on this year I like arkansas again, you gotta go eating forward wind, uh, uh, uh, which is a tough thing I mean, it's just so hard like I said with a lot of these SCC teams with the lack of automatic wins that you would assume Uh, that they should have four wins at the end of the year, but you don't know if I think i'll let you go Okay, oh miss by that point in the year might be better and who knows what's going to happen with a with monsery? I like them but it might it might result uh in a better team Talent wise or a really good team will keep on par with last year's but eclipsing Uh, or reaching last year's and when total might be difficult to do Just look at that you got you got a and m a m alabama at mrs If you stay at b while you for weeks in a row man that that's tough.
Yeah And that's after the since and at east off carolina start to the year as well. So that's a that's a hard schedule I like them, but I certainly wouldn't play over You said it ox over first bam at home and then they get a buy week after b while you but then they go to Auburn again Uh four straight road games in the middle. That's very weird. Um, they do get their kicker back ham little returns, um 2024 last year Uh, I this is whether this will go with our other team.
They basically traded two guys from their secondary to lsu for two transfers to come from lsu So we'll see how that that um pans out. Uh, they do get catalog back. It was a 2020 fresh freshman all american and odom is I mean he's been salad Uh, like I said, they got lit up in their four losses, but I mean they held nine of the 13 opponents under 250 yards passing So there's uh the other um Uh question mark they have is uh, they get drew sainer from alabama who was a five star linebacker who's just never been able to stay healthy and tusk Uh interested. I think he could be a serious force off the edge and they get uh one of the best names mumper pool back at linebacker Uh, I would lean under there just because I think it's pretty daunting to task with the schedule even though I love him and Kendall browse will figure out the offense.
I'm not worried about him Uh, but I just think the task of the schedule is too tough. Let's go to baton ruse. Uh, you mentioned you like lsu you go No, I think people are down on lsu and kind of Maybe because of the Just so that the brian kelly like the way he got hired all the ridiculous videos and I think they were hung up on the culture thing Uh, then anything else I mean like lsu last year didn't have or last year's didn't have a talent problem They had kind of a culture problem. They had guys holding themselves out for the pros.
They had all the field issues with With cocho like they still got players there. Um And for this total to be I mean there were some six and a halfs out there. There were some sevens out there Seven it's kind of like there. I know there are people who got some nice over six and a half under seven and a half It seems like it's kind of falling on seven right now, but I think seven and five is kind of a Bottom basement level for because I think that's a really good chance They opened four and up yes before they before they go to before they go to Auburn you get Tennessee home You all miss it home.
You'll be you'll be like I think there is definitely an opportunity for lsu to win Seven or eight games. So again the defense completely bought about last year and I think uh, you bring you bring him that house who uh obviously Some familiarity with brian kelly there as well as the offensive coordinator as well. I think I think there is definitely some Some reason for upward movement for us again. We talked about alabama against the Auburn last year Baddest things went for lsu last year.
You know what tusky was gonna want. Yeah, so I kind of echoes the point on like the The talent level is still there and brian kelly like for all the knocks that he thought he couldn't win the big game Notre Dame and went to the playoff in the near six and got blown out like When when brian we're under dogs in those games with one brian kelly was a favorite Notre Dame I think he won something like his last 40 or 45 games in a row like like he won games All the games that they were supposed to win all the games where they were perceived to have better talent They won and he's gonna set foot on the field Lsu with better talent a good amount of the time So again, I think if that continues we're bright like dad doge wins the games and he's supposed to win I think that both that that both's well for for for for his era In baton rue as long as they continue to recruit the players of the cannon and will I think they will so yeah I would point over seven for all of us. You because I don't think I don't think six and six is uh Is in the course I think they're at least seven or five. I think it was he's gonna have a better year I agree a couple things here.
Obviously everybody made a big deal about him going there You mentioned it the coaching staff. He has a line has one hold over from the lsu Staff and that's brad davis and he's also the o-line coach and that's I think it's their biggest question mark There's not a lot of depth there. There is some talent But when you already keep the guy who knows these guys, I think that helps a ton the big decision is the quarterback Do you want brennan who's bet brennan was there before joe burrow got there? That's insane to me Um, you know he average 370 yards in his three starts, uh jane daniels, uh, you know if the kid from Arizona state Obviously athletic has had issues with his accuracy and the wild card to me still is Garrett nuss mire Uh, you know kelly said he had the best spring and the best thing about this whoever the quarterback is the wide receiver group is loaded Uh, you got booty jankins best.
Uh, they they could go seven deep at wide receiver. The uh, emory jr Looks like he's gonna be the run back. He's had some issues but bran kelly said he's tightened it up They bring in no a cane for penn state And one thing that bran kelly has said all off season is that o-line has to be strengthened and you've got to be able to run the ball And this division and I completely agree they finished 13 out of 14 in tonal rushing yards last year and that's you see and that included A single game rushing record from david's rice against florida, uh, den brock is a new oc from santanadi Um, I I think the defensive line talent is phenomenal. I love who's ojillary Uh mason smith is a guy that they're talking about it's gonna have a big year They don't have any production at corner, but they did bring in a bunch of guys they brought banks from a high state Uh, big all big 12 corner from oklahoma state.
Um, they got both their safeties back. They led the scc in pressures last year Uh, one issue I do have is a kicker is gonna be a true freshman But he was the top ranked uh kicker in the class and you talked about it He should win the games he's supposed to win they could be favored in 10 games this year So I i'm completely biased because I think the world of bran kelly Uh, so i'm definitely over i grabbed over six and a half earlier. I would even say over seven as you did Uh for for the one big big opener. No, that's an exciting game to stay in new world is Yeah, that's a glorified home game for uh for us.
You know, I don't know. Okay. It has a good year this year I don't know what happened with him at penn state last year Whether it was something going on off the field or just rehabbing from an injury But he said he he totally looked like a like a different player from the the player who flashed so much potential Earlier in his career and I hope I hope he gets it back to to that level because he could be a pretty dynamic addition If uh, if he can resemble the player that he was earlier in his career Then uh that then he was last year where he kind of appeared to have checked out a little bit Very good. All right.
Let's get to the last team in the west. Not i'm not saying they're coming in last all you crazy people in college station Uh, but it's actually saying you heard of it. You heard everybody the last team in the west Yep, you heard me Uh, your thoughts a and m college station jimbo everything all that comes with it go All that comes with it I think this is going to be a team where I think a lot of people In its kind of the situation with miami too because of the great recruiting that's going on this this offseason and this Potential signing class for neck like these these players aren't there yet So you need to be able to differentiate Like like what what is tangible to help these teams on the field this year and uh a signing class for the upcoming season It's not helping them this year. Uh, they they need to figure out their quarterback position Uh, I think they need to they need to have some of the recent signings step in on the off on the defensive line You look at the running back position losing stiller is a big deal.
Yes. I know you're you've got guys behind him who You feel you can do the job, but again, it feels like Alabama on the road is is a is a potential loss And then I I've said it before I only once since johnnie left Have the have the adi's beaten both mrs. Cippy and mrs. CPC in the same year.
So like you got you got to get over that hump as well I think they are a year away from from really threatening to reach the college will apply off and to win the west It's clear that they are the on the asimency and I think The little bit of a feud if you want to call it that uh that was going on in the off season We each of our own saving was good a little bit of juice Uh, it is never a bad thing that the Arkansas game will be a difficult game. It's gonna be a difficult game. It's gonna be a difficult Like there are when you got those three again, we talked about the the Arkansas four weeks in a row Four weeks in a row. You got my ami coming in you got the Arkansas game.
You go to star full and then the end of that You go to Alabama. Do I like that? That's a that's probably a two and two stretch right there I would think it can can a and m go over the eight and a half sure It's eight and a half minus one fifty to go over Uh, it's it's eight or nine probably I think they're more likely Um, nine and three than they are than they are eight four, but again, it's one of those I don't see an edge Basically sitting right in the middle. I think the two most likely outcomes For for an but i'm really curious to see what direction they go at the quarterback position If they they go to the freshman ever they just kind of bridge the gap with Matt Johnson or or uh, we'll get Uh, yeah, and here's the deal.
I'll say what Jim I saw nine I didn't see any other numbers and it's to stay away from me I don't see this team went in double digit games But they are fascinating to me because you mentioned this class and all the high put even last year that class We're finally gonna see these guys and you know, I mentioned, you know, a five star receiver evan steward They got use the spring game MVP. I'm dying to see what he looks like. I haven't watched the spring game But all these frost four stars that are coming in, uh, I'm just excited to see him Uh, you know, a chain will take over you mentioned spill or 17 touches a game Uh, a chain was awesome when he got the ball, uh, whereas at seven games when he averaged 12 touches He averaged 115 scrimmage charge 7.9 yards per touch That's that's doing something and I'll say this about the quarterback competition At least this year both guys compete with max johnson and hane's king They've they've started games and I think that's a huge step from where they were last year when it was hane's king in calzada Uh, they lose wider. My rat tight end.
I thought he was one of the most underperforming players in in the league last year And I think it's almost a good thing because now you get some youth Uh, they brought in seva dazio you can say what you want about dazio the guy could freakin coach in a line And I think that's he's gonna he's gonna be fired up for that. They got a sure up the left side Yeah, and there can i decent and defense, um, but 91 percent of the snap last year for jimbo's offense They use tight ends so a lot of opportunity for those young guys you mentioned thirkin And i'm already had a top 35 defense on their elko last year Uh, every 21 on uh starter on the aligning the graduated and went to the draft and they got eight guys coming in two came in early Already played in the spring and and really jimbo thinks they're they're gonna contribute right away. They better or else they're in trouble Um, and jimbo i just read about the secondary. Uh, he or the back end he thinks uh, line backers, you know, they usually play too Uh, that's the biggest question mark and he feels good about the depth He's just got to figure out who's gonna start, um in the back end of that secondary I'm fascinated by the game with miami week three because I think both teams are gonna find so much out about themselves in that game It's just a great like you mentioned you compared him at the beginning of this and All this, you know, you talk to miami and we'll talk to them.
Maybe we'll do a sec next week But like they feel like they have the best quarterback in the conference I don't know if I agree with that but when you talk to people around that program they feel like they do Which is great for the conference your program when you know you had your guy, uh, you mentioned the schedule uh, I think that's out of carolina's a tricky one and Did the five stars and recruits live up to the hype the number I saw is nine for plus one ten I wouldn't touch the over uh, but I'm dying to see what this team looks like in that game at me At home against miami and at the end of the season. So, um, it's a stay away from me But fascinating to watch all the Aggies play out. Yeah, I think I'm back in an up close personal look at that game and yeah I'm hoping to uh join you there because uh sports center with scott vampel's gonna follow miami texas saying on week three. Oh really awesome.
Yes. Yes, sure It's gonna be a great a great double Double for me and again, I can afford to sweat off a few pounds, but yeah I'll have uh, I'm also on the tenth for Alabama, texas and we'll go to whatever part time be in that night and then back to texas The following week's college station more than likely I'm gonna be in slobby. I'll get my texas used yet. Very good.
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I've seen I've seen over 11 and a half plus 155 Did you see any 10 and a half for georgia? Oh, yeah, I thought I thought I thought I'd have minus before 10 and a half minus 240 so then we'll go. Okay, that's why I alluded to before Um, obviously 15 players drafted to talk to some people around the georgia program bear I've heard people say they have a chance to be better than last year. I know I've heard people say that and I'm I'm sorry I can't buy it.
I do love Kirby smarts. Uh, well, you're either elite or you're not I can't believe it's your seven for Kirby and Athens already Um, it's it's you know, I think it was just to see what he's done now He has a title since 98 13 teams have won the title 13 teams have played in two title games And George is one of those just a testament to what they've done in that program in that spot. Um, the offense you talked about bet Bennett's back Uh, I mean, I was going back. I didn't realize the numbers they put up as offense.
Um, you know, just seeing how you know The two bama games kind of overshadowed your thought when and so you go back and look probably the best tight end room in the country Hard not to think that yeah Gilbert sounds like he's full go on washington to monster and obviously rock powers who led the country in tight end touchdown for 13 Uh, they also bring a freshman oscar delph Um, it's who they've just raved about Uh, they threw the ball 407 times more than they did in the title in the title game season in 17. Um, I mean 36 points of game last year 10th in the country Uh, 20 here's one thing that I thought the defense really stuck out the defense got them 25 percent or drives That started on the 40 yard line or better and they scored 68 percent of those drives That's that's efficiency. Um fired up just to see the new guys on the defense You talked about it jail and carter is back 88 watch out for him And they both get edge get other edge guys back knowing from eth and robert beal I think beals in his fifth or six year possibly Um, and here's one for defense and you could go Offences went backwards more than they scored touchdowns last year against george's defense. Uh, they get hotpot back at kicker He went there east 35 or 43 in a awesome job filling in after roger ego went to the pro so Um, that's alc.
Carolina week three. He's trying to see at home. November 5th. I can talk he November 19th It's an over or nothing for me dogs anything more there.
Yeah, no, I I I played the over 10 and a half I think we kind of I want to say beat them Be beaten to beaten down here to beaten beaten to death here But uh, we we've got our opinions are pretty pretty strong here So yeah, over i'm over 10 and a half. All right. Um, I am fired up to see them go to columbia Uh, because I think uh south kirland i will get to them in a second, uh florida 13 years since they won the sec which is amazing to me. Uh, I absolutely love the higher billy napier Um, they obviously maulin just going back and look at it bear He started 29 and five and then he lost nine in the last 14 We know what the question is about recruiting.
Uh, I still think there's talent there. I think billy's gonna do a great job I just feel like they're so fed up and impatient as a lot of these people are I think it's a problem. Yeah, I think it's gonna be I think it's tough. I'm on under seven and a half I paid minus 150.
Uh, i'm not sold on richardson. I need to see more he's only started one game Obviously it was against georgia and he was not great. Um, napeer said, you know, his decision making is the top priority And that I feel like takes a lot of games to get and they don't have a lot of room knowing how they start the season Uh, he brought his best offensive lineman from Louisiana and they get three starters back on the whole line that hasn't been great Uh guys zipper is gonna be the tight end who looks like he could definitely contribute and they threw 18 picks by by gator Quarterback slash eris and most since oh two when your boy the zooker was the head coach. Uh thoughts on the gators I'm torn on the gators.
I kind of agree with you. I don't know how much talent is really there I think that was one of the bigger criticisms of Dan's ability I guess to recruit your whole munderdog against utai and start the year and I think that's an Opportunity, I mean if you're gonna get Utah, I think the time to get them there is in that opener With so much hype around the youth and potentially being the the best team in the pack 12. It's the first game With your new head coach or people doubting you Hot and humid and not exactly conditions that Utah are basically used to like that That's a perfect spot to potentially pull the upset. I mean, would it surprise anybody in Florida?
Surprise me. Um, is there a reason why you can't go to Tennessee and win? No I mean and Missouri like like if Florida were six and oh, anybody be totally shocked Like I would I would totally shocked if they're six and oh Absolutely with with with I think talking home against off. Florida.
I tend to see all mr. Washington home is very I think there I think there's a good possibility there two and three when they go to Missouri I I just I think it's a tough. I mean The the idea of kesaki will get to them with the issues that they have But that Utah team is physical man and you're gonna have to get up off the deck and play a division game right away Uh, I think that's a tough task for a guy for a team that hasn't had a lot of success And like I said, I think it's gonna take time with napier. I think he'll instill that Uh, but that's a that's a tough tough deal and tough way to start the year.
So that's why I'm more I'm more so lean to the other Yeah, it's probably a no-play for me. It's seven like seven and five is very doable. Yeah, you get to get stuff Carolina at home. You get LSU at home You get there's always like all those like winnable games.
Yes against the east they're all at home You're road games van So like like they're there are opportunities for florida I think to win seven or eight games and I guess it's you talk game is what they're two or three point home dog and The game of Tennessee will be I think it's more I think there's more of a chance that it's more it's more of a chance that they beat you talk Then they do go on the road and be I agree I think there's a good chance that you tell me I really don't know okay, uh, we will I mean that's a fascinating week one game No, no, no, what I would I play over seven. I don't know like I said I played under seven and a half minus 150 Okay, uh, I feel really good about that. Um, and the defense also has I mean, we haven't talked about that I mean they were obviously people talk about the grand theme scheme and all that LSU game they gave up 40 to South Carolina That's that's that's the million dollar question right there Was it just third and grand or just or just the players? What was a combination of both here you go 59th and yards per play 5.4 yards per play they gave up They allowed 320 hardest to rush to LSU that was triple LSU's average for the year 40 points to South Carolina that doubled And 52 to Samford the most by an ses team against an fbs now They got guys dude Cox is a stud on the edge.
Dexter's a guy that's made plays in the middle Uh, they have guys back in the second there. They just couldn't take the ball away from teams They're only 13 takeaways that right the 104th in the country. Um I I don't I like I said, I love the higher. I just don't I don't have that high expectations this year and that's why I'm understanding out If you can find under seven and a half, I would Circa circle.
Yeah Yeah, I only pulled numbers from records. I'm just got something handy, but yeah, I pretty sure I I could certainly consider that. Yeah, okay Uh, Tennessee everybody's balls. Uh, do you believe the height?
Oh, thanks. I believe the height for sure And I think I don't want The issue I have with with Tennessee is more of a me problem I did not think that last year was going to go well for them at all and then for them to completely smash and exceed my expectations for them um Now everybody has the expectations for them to see like like do I want to like I hate like Like it's the old the old adage like if you weren't at the baptism You don't want to be there for the funeral Like do you want to go all in on a team that you really weren't sure about last year? And then they wound up having this prolific offensive season and now everybody's on them And you have the the game against bama the crossover Cross over again against bama the game at Georgia Go to South Carolina go to LSU go to pit who beat you left? You're like like there are some land mines there for them to kind of navigate with the defense I think that still has some issues Agree on all fronts.
I think the pit game is massive Uh, especially when you talk about winter. I've seen over seven and a half minus 160 and over eight minus 120 Uh, I don't really want to touch either of those. Uh, I just I because I same thing how much better can he and hooker be? He was phenomenal.
It was 31 31 3 2 1 3 2 1 68 completion percentage 181 pass for efficiency rating Like that's and they found him in that in that game against pit. So to me that game Dictates a lot because you know, I've heard people talk about us at florida must win Well, yeah, if you're gonna have a breakout season But you got to go to pit and win because they came to your house and beat you last year And to take that next step that that's a game you have to go win And you touched on the defense they gave up 40 points five times last year The only team that was worse than them in third down conversions allowed was Missouri They allowed third down conversions on 42 percent of the third downs and that ranked 100% the nca They do get their kicker back. I want to mention that but it's I don't see the defense taking that amount of strides because in In fact, they're in that with hooker, you know, I don't think he has another tier to his game I thought we saw his ceiling last year. Tillman was unbelievable last year I still can't believe he dropped that pass against Ole Miss, but that's another time Um, Tennessee is a stay away and I want to watch and see how it plays out in Oxford I'm on my wholeheartedly agree on the stay away party.
Okay My Vanderbilt Commodore's So to be the best team in the s the best programming as you see, right? I get why I get why you have to say it. I get it. Do you really have to say it?
I mean, really like I understand you need to show confidence in your program and in what you're doing But what you're basically turning into a punchline for For a new cycle now that being said they have recruited a lot better than they have in a long time They've had to done things a little bit differently there with player first and all directors and things like like it's clearly a plan there And I'm really fascinated to see at some point if it does work. I remember Franklin what they went seven eight games I think was frankly a couple times get a couple of balls like It can be done to that point. You can get to that type of level With them, but again, that was also before Georgia turned into the absolute monster that they are now. Okay.
I have a positive I hope that they do No, there's an opportunity for them to win a couple of games to start the year and go down Do you think they went out? Why? I have an exam in the game close enough to to know if they want to know I just why you have any I have gotten to my why research I have Um, I do I just some of these numbers are just astounding and that's why they cannot be worse I do give credit you mentioned the quote you said at SEC media day I do appreciate his quote. Clark Lee talking about that coach two and ten last year in the debut season We cannot microwave the process here and I think that I mean I give him a lot of credit Uh, I think he's gonna go with mike right the younger kid at quarterback They were 118th in the country in offense 312 yards per game They lost three starters including one that really hurts the kids steam.
Uh, I think he's gonna be a starter for Alabama They had 34 player 34 plays over 20 yards in 12 games The only teams worse Colorado, New Mexico and navy 15 point eight points per game 128th in the country only ucon in new mexico were worse And to make matters worse, they pointed 73 times last year 73 times they pointed and to show you how bad the defense was they had 45 total pawn return yards 45 total pawn return yards They only returned eight points. That just tells you how bad the defense is with all that I got one more they do return here you go bear 66 percent of their sacks return Problem is problem. There was only nine of them last year Uh, they got six returners seniors returning on defense and here is my guarantee for vander belt this year Week four they will go to northern Illinois and win. That's my guarantee All right, they're going they're going they're going to the mac and getting to w That's my game w the building momentum before the uh, the Alabama game.
Yes, exactly. They got to get it in before that Okay Maybe that means we'll get the uh, maybe we'll get that Alabama number down from like 44 to 42 or something like that first app Um The numbers two and a half. I'm I will get there. I just need to do my Hawaii Uh, because if you don't win that one, I don't think you have a chance.
No, yeah, if you don't win a while you're not Maybe that maybe that presents What is the number for that game? I want to say they're giving close to 10 Hawaii's giving 10. No Then he's giving 10. I could That's how I'm like lost in a month.
I have even looked like I have no idea Uh, I think they're playing in their new stadium. That's the stadium, right? Yeah, they have Vandy minus six and a half week one or week zero week zero at Hawaii 10 30 p.m. Eastern cbs sports network.
I will for sure be watching that. Oh, unquestionable it's like Ooh See, okay. You got you got it. You got it.
Man. That is tough. You you have to win Two road games in order to have any chance of yes, well their home games are like road games for every other conference opponent But still like you've got to win you got two non conference road games that you have to win Or else you have no shot of going over We will make a vandy play on the season total before the season starts I need I need to check out a little more a couple more things, but they will go to the common one. I'm telling you right now I'm that I'm that confident Kentucky Uh, we've been proud nation proud backers of kesuckey the last couple years this year It feels like a different animal.
I did see earlier and I didn't get on the under it was eight now I see over seven and a half one thirty five at circa uh your thoughts on Under eight minus one twenty The traffic so you could uh Play around there and uh, and so think but yeah, this is a um There are interesting interesting interesting team because like so many people are uh Excited about will let us uh excited about that offense. You lose You lose one del robinson. You'll lose limpone Like I think there are some Knowing marks the way you and I know mark. This is all stuff.
That's driving and motivating and hearing the questions about About his inability to replace teams and replace players and crew It's it's a hard it's a hard ask for uh for for kentucky to go over over eight when I'm looking at it That feels like a like a no way number at all Um to go over the edge especially when you look at the like you got to go to florida. I think luva will be better You got to georgia game Go to tennessee like that. I mean even in the best case scenario. It feels like nine and three will be like the ultimate old Yeah, like if you talk to tuck you things ever go down.
I gotta go nine and three right sign me up Don let's not play the season. Let's go straight to the up at all or whatever the up at all is being called. Oh, yeah I forgot it's always a thing out that ball. Yeah Uh, yeah I saw circa has has seven and a half or over minus one thirty five I guess I would take a shot at that but you mentioned a bunch of the things.
Um one day I'll go on They do get right where you guys we don't know what's going on with him. Yes, uh, he's definitely looking at us to mention They're you know people are on the program are worried how long it's gonna be and that's why I that florida games huge And then they cast it and play ole miss. I believe week four. So no no no no no no no Well, they get nor they know an ole crush off the bandy game.
Oh, oh I scheduled for all. Oh week five. Okay. Oh miss at ole miss october 1st Will will will walk and tuckie beat the voice with the cup you've already called the bandy beat the voice with the cup Yes, I agree to I think they will uh, but you mentioned lem kon.
I think I I just I really thought highly of him and they bring in scalloped who is a guy from the Niners And that's why I wonder about this offense because I will go level of us But they lost both her tackles in their center and those guys are all in the NFL and With see there's two deals here with that lem kon Mcveigh shanahan offense and scalloped comes from the shanahan offense whereas more uh, I would say two tight ends and they don't really have uh Um tight ends, uh, I'm not sure they're as deep as they have been there And I think they're going to go more to that wide running game and it's it's different than that the o-line has has done Uh, they lost their o-line coach to kon tucky So that and then you mentioned rydriga's not being there at the beginning of the year I think there's a lot of stuff in there they do get tavian Robinson from Virginia Tech has been phenomenal They do like their receivers. They got two freshmen, uh local kid dane key. They thought really highly of Um stoop says the deepest wide receivers group. He's had since he's been in lexington Um, they do have four tight ends.
I just don't know What the quality of those guys is they're going to be asked to do more in a scanger Hello offense. Uh, they lost three big difference makers on defense I love past gal big mccall up front and and corker was a safety. They got some super seniors at linebackers Um, but the production that they they're losing where are they getting that from off? On defense, uh super senior kicker more rufalo 26 32 in his career Um, get more you mentioned it both missippi schools and the crossovers Could what's the longest they could go undefeated?
Could they go Could they go seven and oh? Could they yeah, absolutely. You know how mark yeah, you have worked up with that south carolina game. Mm-hmm I mean, oh, yeah, that's that florida that game for florida is really interesting and what you mentioned that too like florida having to bounce back And play and play katuki who the way that they've had off its alignment go to the FL like I think i'll find a while be better than I don't want to say you think that they're gonna be better.
I think go be okay Obviously, they're not gonna be like the group that they've had but i think go be okay that could be That could be a tough game before a really tough spot depending on how that now that you talking goes Yeah, um, so Very interesting here. I think the beginning of the year obviously with the rhetoric as possible suspension will dictate what you see I just need to see that offense before I do anything could they be a weekly play? Probably but I need to see it and that's why i'm not touching the season when total I don't know if you have the right to feed it so we get to flex and for the Georgia again. There we go I want 10 and oh 10 and oh hosting Georgia on November 19th.
We'll see you the crowbar field There's your optimism big illumination. All right, south carolina your thoughts I think there are talk team to evaluate you you have again a team that I don't think very many people thought We're going to be very good last year and I think they kind of surprised some teams and exceeded some expectations and now you bring in Rattleur and some other players. You should have we talked about Georgia's tight end room Being the best of the country south carolina's gonna have one of the better tight end rooms in the country as well I'm really curious to see because again, this is Another step right into it. I know that the Georgia state is not a slouch by any means at all That is a dangerous game in the opener.
Then you go to Arkansas and then you got Georgia So like it would it would be absolutely if they lose that Georgia state game Which they're favorite of big Doin that game and they should win the game, but we've seen Georgia state pull upsets before yeah, um and If they lose that game and then you probably snare you staring with three in the face You gotta talk to someone know you gotta be Georgia. No, and that'll really like they need to they need to beat Georgia state And then have a winning record going to Kentucky and then the meat of that SEC schedule It's hard for me to play the over on South Carolina knowing knowing that you have a I'm on the schedule knowing the end of game at Clemson who by that point in the year could have their stuff together you have Clemson Yeah, you have Georgia on the schedule like it's it's hard for me Despite all the optimism around that program right now. It's hard. It's over six over six minus 140 I think there are enough potholes on that schedule that 75 is gonna be hard to come by All right, uh, I I grabbed over six at minus 125.
No, I know you love them I love changing. Here's the deal They couldn't throw the ball down the field last year bear They couldn't do it and they won six games They won you know 76 and with the bowl game win they beat florida. They beat arbor and they beat north Carolina in that game I just I'm not a spencer rattler fan, but he is light years ahead of what they had at quarterback last year And you mentioned the tie-ins the the person hell groupings that they're gonna be able to throw at teams jean bell is an absolute freakazoid Um, he could line up anywhere on the field he can line up in the backfield next to rattler He can line up wide as the widest wide receiver. Uh, they get uh, van back christian biel smith from wake forest You know leading russer last two years they get him juice wells is a wider seer from james mattison They love him in the program.
The whole offensive line is back and backups. Um, I just I If they won six last year with no offense, I feel really good about them them going them winning at least seven Uh, I just I think the ability to have an offense just helps it helps your defense It helps your special teams. It helps your mindset. It helps your wide receivers knowing they're gonna have a chance to get the ball Unlike last year.
Uh, they held teams 17 or fewer in six of the eight sec games last year Um, they do got to get more sacks. They got a couple five stars returning up front and pickens and birch who are both studs They get to rel docking from that to state. Uh, I just they led the sec and takeaways They can need to get up there again And uh, you mentioned georgia state georgia state also shows up on north carolina schedule I think the following week in north carolina's going to turn the field to play them north carolina's got a weird opening Sky I think they go oh yeah, yeah, but last year And so weird at lana. Um, so I think they went georgia state and I really think they have a good chance of winning at arkansas Uh, because I like the way they match up against them So I'm all in on over six minus one 25 for the gamecocks And uh, I'm pumped to see that play out because I think the offense and the fan base will be great One of the one of my favorite fan bases in the country and that leads us to Mizzou The number is five and a half plus 105 Lot of change over.
Uh got the first five star or third ever five star recruit and program history Who is by all means and everybody talks around them? Luther burden is an absolute stud Um, they lost all sec center. Um, I don't think they're gonna be able to run in multiple types As they have in the years past and I do love a coach drink quote of discipline to compete proceeds The discipline to win quarterback base like lefra indiana pretty cook played in the bowl game I thought he played great for a first time against army. They also have a kid tailor making and then they still have Jack Abraham.
Yes that 25 years old. Um, the defense obviously was I mean Um, they're gonna score. I'll tell you right now. They're gonna score points could be a nice over Uh play in weeks where we can we can get along the number.
Uh, what do they got this? Oh, that's the game They got latte at home. I think it's a blind The black that case they That case they weak to oh, that's a thursday night latte. Okay, and then abling christian and then go to all what's their record when they go to 21 Okay I might have texted coach drink and said hey if you're I said I said if you're four no, how about game day to to mazuri on october first for october first for georgia his response I'm trying to go one and oh Exactly.
Um, yeah I'm like, I'm like first. She's no joke. They uh, no, no joke of a uh, nfc s game either Just going back and reading some of this. Um, I mean what ten of c did to them was just brutal I will say they improved, uh, but it was I think you're only improved from the start of their year On defensive side.
Um, they allowed 17 rushing touchdowns in the first five games Tennessee ran for 452 and scored on ten of the first 11 possessions You know, the old the old the old, uh, yeah, you got a bunch of returning production coming back from a very non-productive unit So it could just be a thing where they do take a a little bit of a step forward Yeah, I just the way it stacks up. It's not a play for me. I think they're gonna be a fun team to watch though Um, uh coach drink always has a game plan. Uh, they were six and seven last year that tough loss of army in the bowl game How you should have won that game?
I know and all the money was on army in that game. Yeah, and uh, he's 11 and 12th in his first Years he starts his third year. So that's mazoo. Uh, it's a no play for me But um fire up to see what they bring in the table because I think he's he's the right guy for that job He just got to keep building and recruiting.
He's done very well on that side. Uh, anything anything any other I mean you mentioned will Anderson Heisman anybody else. I saw David Hale had an interesting one with uh, jimir gives running back Alabama he took a shot on him. I thought that was interesting.
I do think you know what? What's interesting too? Um, he's still got a wonder though of like someone on the off on offense other than other than young we get some votes. That's uh I guess I wonder to figure out if you like Alabama to win the win the league you just play Alabama right now to win the league Yeah, I think so I mean who knows what the actually the problem is unlike Ohio State Like the Ohio State money line in the big 10 championship game is gonna be a lot longer than what the Ohio State money line to win the league is right now So whereas I think if Alabama plays Georgia in the SEC championship game like what will the the money line might not be That much different from what it is now.
So it's probably best to right now if they played if they played week one you would favor Alabama, right? Yeah, I think you have to I think you have to any thoughts on Georgia No, no What i'm looking at is that is What i'm looking at is the the total in the game potentially and even more specifically the Oregon team total But like we've seen bonex versus the Georgia defense and we've seen that we've seen how it ends and it doesn't end well And like how is Oregon gonna score? I you look if you extrapolate out the total with the team total you probably looking at like Oregon under 17 And i have as a team total i think it's gonna be a hard hard-hust Oregon to to score three touchdowns in that game To go over 17 at the same time like i don't know I think people are gonna have this perception because Mario's gone because it gave my tip But I was gone like Oregon defense is still gonna be really really good with school and Justin flow back on the unsum The other guys that lost the injury last year like it's not a given that or that that Georgia with the familiarity that landing has with that offense and a lot of those players strains and weaknesses that Georgia puts up a monster number in this game Like this could just be a dead under game regarding in addition to the under for the Oregon team total So I think it's very interesting Like I think so many people are locked in on the the Notre Dame Ohio State game week one because of those Names and the schools and the programs like the Oregon Georgia game is much more fascinating to me than the Ohio State Notre Dame Which I don't think will ultimately be super competitive Yeah, I was uh, I was doing some uh West Virginia reading last night. I am fired off for the backyard for all that first Thursday I can't wait so looking forward to going I have no idea what to expect from West Virginia It could go either way and it wouldn't surprise it.
They could they could step up and have a surprise type season Or they could be really mad at it. Yeah, nothing would surprise me And on the other side you got pit who the next week they got Tennessee coming You know like that. That's you got it. You got to win that game.
I just I haven't I haven't gone in on pit yet But the West Virginia things I I I've liked what I've read a lot and I saw I grabbed them I think I had eight or seven and a half. I already grabbed Um and that first Thursday now I'll take the points in that game Um Just because I feel they have to get better of quarterback life from JT Uh, I like the mix of him a grandmarell. Um diggy was just they just can't do it It was just one here, you know, and I just in a week one I think they'll be able to have that team button up. No one they got to go there and then the other one penn state per do Uh still have some roster checking on penn state, but I read about per do Um, that's you're talking season wind totals that that might be one That you know after that game So, um anything else I People have to do this year.
Yes, my blambered blambered coming back and some employers back from injury and lost two such though That scared me our laughter didn't bell. I think I think they're gonna have very good NFL career small those guys I really do um anything else about your travels you want to tell the people any new responsibilities Me? No, I took a nice nice trip this past a Passoverate was great until I had a sit there in the middle of the Mediterranean not be able to get off the massive amount of Liverpool Shephine's leaf features that I had It was Awful as sit there and watch it and know that I was completely screwed after Of course, why made a save on saliomani and I was like, this is not going to end well And I wasn't able to do anything about it because all the internet sites were blocked But he was like that's gonna be a bookie on the boat somewhere go find him and uh couldn't happen That was a that was great trip, but a very doubt a very somber evening for sure. How's how's the how's the spot treating you up in Saratoga?
Uh, I had two really nice hits Uh up there to two really nice pickfobs and um the weekend that I was out in Vegas for the contest It did not go well. It was a terrible terrible weekend and only care Yeah, that was great. I had a great hit the week before at the terrible weekend at the contest And then came back home and had a really nice uh pick five as well So and then I think I'm uh, I think I'm due for a nice uh a nice week director last weekend was say up A down weekend road didn't do much last weekend because the the card cards were kind of okay kind of poopy That's what you're gonna say happens to have the time to time up there Yeah, I mean I mean those are the days you just got to survive Maybe you figured out a way to make one the way I bet with before the pick fobs like And you should figure out a way to make money with jockeys warrior and and epicenter It's just short prices and short fields. It's it's tough for me because you got to basically search the uh I mean you did get some prices in the last couple of legs, but yeah It's it's the couple of nice hits have really outweighed everything else so far.
All right, uh anything else before we go What do we want to do next week? We want to get to your canes and the ACC? Sure. All right.
ACC next week Uh, I'm loved the quarterback conversation in that league. I'm fired up for maybe maybe grab somebody and talk get a quarterback expert on See what we can do. I think we can manage that to hash out the uh the ideas. So, um, all right.
That's it Oh, you got that's it. That's the SEC all the plays uh to recap my two favorites are South Carolina over I would go LSU over six and a half south Carolina over six pay the pay the juice and I in the west I would I would say under Ole Miss Yeah, I'm I'm obviously here with it with the two big dogs Over over the 10 and a half lay the lay the juice and then LSU over would be the uh over the seven would be the other one for me Have you seen have you seen to make the playoff odds? Um, no, I have not but I can I can look let's see I feel like that's a bat rivers No, unfortunately, unfortunately, Connecticut sugarhouse and and I aren't getting along right now. They don't They don't I guess I don't like the figure that I had with them over the last year So that was it you said it's no I have to go there because I opened my mouth, but it's it's like it's totally bizarre, man Like I mentioned I was on vacation like before I went on vacation I was out of the country and on a cruise that and it was like I didn't make a bet for three weeks That was away.
I was acting etiquette and before I left I the sides of the totals were and the live betting were totally fine I was totally cool all good and I come and I was limited in the some of the player props in the derivative markets like that Which okay, but it was it was still playable and still manageable and I come back and I forget who the lightning were playing I don't know if we're I don't know with the Rangers, I don't know if it was the Leafs But I go to play like it was apparent that this game was going under so I like bought a an under Under six and a half in game and it was a massive number so I go to play it and it's like sorry the max wager allowed is like E7. Oh wait, I'm like what I'm like Click it again same thing and all of a sudden I was like limited to like winning $15 a pop I'm like I haven't made a bet in three weeks like what the hell happened here while all of a sudden I'm like basically banned from Someone it can be your rush three all of a sudden decide I guess maybe they don't like the pictures I would close me from the bruise. I don't know but yes So yeah, can I make a sugar house and rush three and can be right now and myself or not or not the uh the best of friends Yeah, I mentioned that I tried to play that tc when we did the daily wager show when we were talking about like week one odds I'm like, oh my god. I Tc use only Seven and a half against against uh color.
Why don't we try and play that so I got to play that and and I try to Play it and then of course I got limited to like five dollars and 72 cents at whatever it was. It was like What are we what's going like what the hell is going on? So who knows who knows if it'll ever get remeter or not, but all I know is it's it's just It's all gonna be better with legalization, right? Perfect terrific but great with rap things and banned all on sides and totals.
I'm good and I get a couple of restrictions with some futures but uh, yeah Um, it's what sticks about only having two hours here on this data Connecticut Where now with one of my uh one of my legs chopped up in under me in terms of find the best line. Yeah At least you're not Night at least you don't have to drive over to another state to do yours. Okay. Well, I Pretty soon.
I think uh, I think pretty soon. I'm not sure. Yeah, I just went down one day morning Yeah, I might have to uh, what I would that could do would be uh, maybe on some of those uh days where I have an early flight You know, it's not too hard from one more exit. It's not too hard for just staying that north on bright on an 81 No, I'm gonna head across the border All right, that'll do with acc next week Thank you, uh for everybody asking when we're coming up and now we're here and we'll be with you to the end of the season and uh Let it rip bear take us away.
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