Week Eight

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Music.
And welcome back to the Boundary

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Corner Podcast along with my
partners, Brian Siegler,

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Jonathan Tally and Shelton Moss.
I'm Curtis Wilson and Boundary

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I got a little bit more to say
tonight, so give me just a

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second fellows.
First of all, we have finally

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got our winner for the PS5.
The person who should be

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contacting me to hand over the
PS5.

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In all seriousness,
congratulations Summer Hensley,

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the winner of the PS5 drawing.
Pretty sweet.

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Great thing to get early in the
school year and congratulations

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on that.
Secondly, we have got a pretty

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Tuesday the week of Clemson,

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those comments in there, guys.

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Wait, hey, look at this.
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I'm about to call my son.
Hey, yeah, I'm going to call my

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son and tell him to get in the
comments in the.

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Comments.
That name looks a little

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different.
That name looks very familiar

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though.
But welcome back boys.

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How y'all been the last week or
so?

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Man, you know what it was?
It was nice having another

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Saturday that was stress free,
just watching college football,

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not worried about whether the
Hokies were going to take care

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of business or not.
And we get another one this

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week.
So that's going to be be be

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pretty interesting.
What was the what was what was

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y'all's favorite game of the
weekend?

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Let's let's start there.
Oh.

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Oh oh Sheldon, y'all got one?
I'm I'm like, I'm I'm trying to

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inflect on what was Alabama.
Yeah, Alabama, South Carolina

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was pretty good.
I watched that.

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Tennessee, Arkansas was pretty
good.

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Tennessee, Florida.
I mean, Tennessee, Florida,

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Tennessee, Florida was pretty
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So I mean, you kind of kind of
came down to what I thought.

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Sheldon, you got 1.
Yeah, I kind of I, I missed the

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early afternoon games because I
went outside and was able to

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touch some grass, wanted to hike
South of Waynesboro, so got

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outside a little bit.
So, but yeah, not, not that it

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was a good game, but I enjoyed
watching Boise State just to

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watch Ashton Gente.
I've kind of been on the the

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Gente hype train.
So I stayed up till 2:00 AM

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watching the Boise State Hawaii
game to watch.

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That go off.
For 200 yards, so I enjoyed

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that.
Yeah, I got, I got to go with

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that Oregon, Ohio State game.
And, you know, you got to love

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the the call to throw a 12th man
out there and run a little clock

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that, that that's, that's the
way to, you know, play some 3D

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chess out there.
All right, you like that one.

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I, I enjoyed watching the Penn
State USC game A because when

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that game went to overtime and
USC didn't score, I knew I had

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won that one.
And I think that was the only

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one I got right on the pickums.
Not sure.

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We just lost Tally.
I don't know where he went, but

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we'll get back to him in just a
second here.

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But mine, mine, LSU, Ole Miss
lived up.

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LSU, Ole Miss lived up Saturday
night, Death Valley, Jason's

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pick went to overtime.
Lane Kiffin loses another one.

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And now basically they're just
about out of it.

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They're just about out of the
playoffs unless everything

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breaks perfectly.
We've been talking about

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everybody said the playoffs
going to not make the regular

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season fun.
Well, to me, it's making it

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better because right now Ole
Miss is not out, but Ole Miss

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cannot lose again.
Ole Miss cannot lose again.

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I heard him pop back in.
There he is, Tally.

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He's loading.
He's loading.

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He's loading Tally.
My buddy Phil sent me a message

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saying we got to get Tally some
Starlink and he's like you.

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Know, I don't think it worked.
I don't think it matters, man.

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I think you don't think it
matters.

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It it worked, it works fine
until I get on here and then it

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wants to.
It starts acting crazy.

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Somebody is pushing a little
button or something.

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They don't want me to talk.
They don't.

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Want to talk all man?
UVA UVA fans, man, they messing

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man and they're there you go.
There you got to.

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Get on them all.
Right.

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Well, it is Tell the Truth
Tuesday and unfortunately,

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Shelton, we're not.
Unfortunately, it's fortunately

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Shelton could not join us last
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He was taking care of some
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So Shelton's got a few little
things that he wants to share

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with us.
We're going to call it Shelton's

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Corner and Tell the Truth
Tuesday.

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If y'all haven't go key
play.com.

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Shelton wrote a hell of an
article last week concerning a

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lot of stuff he wanted to bring
up tonight.

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But Shelton, we're going to give
you the floor man.

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Yeah, so I I talked about this
in my article for the key play

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this week.
I like you mentioned, you want

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to go check that out and become
a member too when I subscribe.

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But so First off, you know, I
think we've seen car in drones

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develop a lot as a password this
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You know, he started off pretty
rough, but since then he's he's

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improved a lot since that game
against Marshall.

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You look at the overall PFF
numbers, pretty kind to him,

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24th overall highest rated
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Kyron Jones 41st passing.
Now to me that's a big deal

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because that's a sixty spot
improvement from Ray was last

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year.
You know, he was not

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particularly efficient as a
passer last year and certainly

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the the advanced metrics weren't
kind to him there, but the

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graders have liked him this
year.

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And So what I want to do is
figure out why.

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So a few things.
First of all, Kyron's turnover

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worthy play percentage is down a
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So he's making good decisions
with the football.

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He has been pressured a lot.
He's top ten and most times

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pressured as a percentage of
drop backs, but he has 11

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throwaways, which is 1/3 most I
believe in the country.

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So he has a really good ability
to avoid the disaster plays, get

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rid of all he needs to and he's
done a good job of minimizing

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the the number of sacks relative
to the times he's been

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pressured.
So that's been a huge help for

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this offense in terms of
avoiding those big negative

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plays.
The other thing is with Kyron in

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terms of intermediate throws, so
I talked about this a lot, he

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grades up over 90 on PFF on
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Remember that's 10 to 19 yards
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So why is that a big deal?
Well basically intermediate

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throws are the result of post
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So you have to go through your
progressions, diagnose the

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coverage in contrast to deep
balls and throws that are behind

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the line of scrimmage, which are
typically they're not always the

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result of a pre snap decisions.
Those are usually predetermined.

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So the fact that he's improved a
lot on those intermediate

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throws, I think is a really,
really good sign.

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And then we saw again, Stanford,
you know, he was more

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comfortable scanning the pocket,
moving around the pocket,

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manipulating the pocket with his
feet and just having the

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confidence to scan the field
and, and stand tall and make

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good throws.
And I think that's a, that's a

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sign of really impressive
maturation there.

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So good job for for Karen there.
The other thing is I talked

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about pressure rate.
Tech has done a great job of

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getting to the quarterback this
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They're D lined this year as a
team, they ranked second in sack

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rate, 12%, seventh in a pressure
rate and 21 total sacks as a

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team, which is I believe second
most among FBS teams against FBS

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opponents.
So APR has been awesome, Peoples

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has been awesome, even Wilfred
Renee, I think is has shown a

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lot of growth on the D line
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So and I could go through all
the numbers you want to, but

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really Long story short, the D
line has done a great job making

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life hell for buzz and
quarterbacks.

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And I think it's gonna it's
gonna sustain itself throughout

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the course of the season.
So I did have some other notes

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on Beige Hall 2, but I'm gonna
get to I'm gonna get to that a

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little bit later when we kind of
progress through gift some

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awards.
But but that's kind of what I

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talked about.
Basically Chiron, a ton of

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growth we've seen this year.
And then Zacksburg, man, it's

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back.
Zacksburg is back.

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I love Zachsburg being back and
when we can lead from that,

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pressuring the quarterback
standpoint, that makes the whole

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back end work a whole lot
better, makes their job easier,

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and it makes the, you know, the
the defensive chance of forcing

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turnovers go up significantly.
Anytime you can rush the

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quarterback, make them go faster
through their reads, make them

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get rid of the ball when they're
not ready, that's only a good

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thing in terms of turnover.
So the more we can keep that up,

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the better.
And you're seeing everybody eat

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a little bit.
Obviously you got APR number,

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you know #5 in the country and
Sachs.

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But then you, you know,
everybody else is doing their

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part as well.
And, and having really no

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weakness across that defensive
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I think it's really been a big
thing for us this year because

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it's it's kept that pressure
even when you, you know, douche

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kind of shade your protection
towards APR's way.

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Yep.
The bigger thing about the

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intermediary passing thing I
think is what just kind of jumps

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out at me when you were talking
about it, Shelton is because

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that's your 3 to fives because
that's the someone is just about

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there and he's making the right
reads.

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And what that does is over time,
eventually, well, the safeties

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have to stay back, right.
Safeties have to stay back.

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You have to start doing things
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we we are not getting there fast
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that I think intermediates
what's in the 15 is that an

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exact 10 to 19.
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those, especially with the guys
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with Jay Lane, with Jennings,
with you put you put the ball in

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those guys hands 10 yards down
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It's usually not a 10 yard game.
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becoming an explosive play every
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It's really good because of what
I like hearing about that is it

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wasn't the the best first three
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He had a little rough start to
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never stopped churning.
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Mentally, you're seeing him get
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a great thing to see.
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on that, I I saw Steven mention
in the chat they're doing

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without blitzing.
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I haven't seen a ton of blitzes.
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linebacker blitz against
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But you know, they've done a
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the rushing stats have been not

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great.
That's probably 1 weak spot of

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the defense, you know, being
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It was better, not perfect, but
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And I think for me, if this
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decent clip, that's going to be
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take this defense from like a,
you know, an average defense to

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a really good defense because
they've already gotten the

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pressure, they've got the
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better.
They just got to be able to stop

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the run.
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third down situations.
You know, some of that has been

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on, you know, quarterback
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10 yard gains.
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kind of our Achilles heel is you
just the inability to sometimes

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get off the field on those money
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scramble or or with one of those
plays that you're just kind of

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not necessarily expecting and
and get burned and and dinged a

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little bit there with Tally.
Go ahead.

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I know you're about to say
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No, you good.
I was just going to say, I seen

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somebody put in essay, they
start bringing Spencer off the

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edge.
I said, hey, if we can get him

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to start getting his quarterback
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then Zachsburg is really going
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It's going to be up, baby.
I mean, they said it today when

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they were talking in the in the
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It's like, you know, we're we're
really up there in terms of

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sacks and, and we could be a
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if if we finished a couple of
those where we were home, you

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I mean, that was Stanford.
If you finish a couple of those

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and, you know, you probably
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Hail Mary there at the end.
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definitely back.
And and like I said, if you do a

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couple more things, clean up a
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you you might even be even
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Yeah, definitely. 100% and again

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it was probably mentioned it
like not only would we be

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leading the country, we would be
well ahead of people in the

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country if you took those
finished sacks it we'd probably

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be up five to six and we've
missed a lot.

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So Kevin, what's happening
tonight?

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And again, I'm going to keep
putting this up, if you only

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seen it, 1999.
Hit the YouTube, hit that

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subscribe button, drop a night
1999 on a video on YouTube

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there.
One of this week, next week or

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the next week, anything before
we will not accept.

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All right, so real quick, we
wanted to do some mid season

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awards and we're going to start
with the MVP and I I don't think

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I don't think anybody else is
going to detest this.

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Our MVP is basically 2.
Yep.

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Any disagreements?
The.

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Only, the only case you can make
against him is APR, that that's

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you.
You could.

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That's the only other case I
think you can make.

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But yeah, I mean Tooten has done
everything that you could want

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from a running back position and
more.

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All right, Sheldon, you said you
were holding it.

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What do you do out on Tooten?
Yeah, he was my MVP too.

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And, and I talked about this in
the piece, you know, yards per

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carry.
He's only 86.

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I think this is sometimes where
you got to kind of watch the

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film and sort of put your your
thinking goggles on.

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He's obviously doing everything
he's doing behind a, you know, a

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fairly limited online and
there's a few ways we can look

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at that.
He's forced 33 missed tackles

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this year, which is 14th most in
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He ranks top 20 in elusiveness
on PFF, which basically grades

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how well you run independent of
blocking.

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And he's top ten in breakaway
yards, so 15 plus carries.

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So I think on the occasions that
he's gone to the second level,

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he's been extremely explosive.
And and one set also that I

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found is that in terms of yards
before contact, tech ranks 108th

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on average yards per rush before
contact after contact the 12th.

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So that's a pretty massive gap.
And I think what it shows is

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that if this online was able to
open up more holes to them on a

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on a more consistent basis, this
would be this would be a crazy,

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crazy good run game.
So I think I think Tune is just

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tremendously talented.
He was certainly one of the more

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dynamic backs in recent tech
history.

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I know there's been so many good
ones and certainly before my

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time so I can't come in there,
but he's he's definitely up

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there.
So you put you put Tootin behind

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that 2020 offensive line.
What's he doing?

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I mean, I will say I think it
was a little bit different

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schematically, like that was
more of a zone, zone line.

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So I don't know how the pieces
would match.

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But yeah, if you put him behind
a really good O line, he would

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be, I mean, he'd be putting up,
you know, Lee sucks numbers like

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it's it would be crazy.
Yeah, I mean, look at him when

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you talked about the second
level, you talked about after

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that first, that first missed
tackle.

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He does remind me a lot of
Herbert in the way he finishes

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runs after that first broken
tackle or once he gets to that

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lane on the outside, like he
runs hard.

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But he does have that breakaway
where you know he's not the

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fastest 40 wise, but he knows
the angles to take and he gets

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where he needs to be. 100% All
right, well, let's move on

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because we got to move on.
We got a lot of stuff to cover

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tonight and and and I got a
feeling this is going to

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probably vary, but I'm going to
kick it to tally first tally all

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the players.
Who, in your opinion, is the

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most improved player on the tech
team up to this point?

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Most improved player, I don't
know, man.

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I probably would have to go with
Wilfred Penne.

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He has come in and done a great
job on the defensive line.

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You know, we've got some people
who we expected to do some some

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good stuff coming into this
season.

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APR you know, Peebles, you know,
even Fuga and Piney was just

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kind of a guy that was there,
but he's actually came in and

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made a difference.
Somebody put Woodson in there.

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I would have said Woodson, but I
think Woodson is more of a

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breakout kind of player than a
improved player because Woodson,

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we didn't get to see a whole
whole bunch of them last year.

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But I expect Woodson to be a
really good player, but he's

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more of a breakout player than a
improved player to me.

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So I'm going to go with Penne,
just kind of help him with that

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defensive line.
Ron Sigler.

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Most Phillips and to me it's
it's close between him and

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Penne.
If you especially we look at the

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defensive side and I think I go
with most just because we needed

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it, especially when Strowman
went down.

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His play hasn't been perfect.
It, it's been inconsistent at

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times, but seeing where he was
last year and seeing kind of how

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he started the season and the
steps he's taken since then, I

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think we're starting to see that
consistency ratchet up and up

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and up every week.
And that's good.

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That's important because that
position, we're so young at that

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position until Stroman's back in
the lineup.

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And you know, we, we may not, we
may not see him back this year

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at this point.
So him taking those steps has

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been very important for us.
Sean, what about you?

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I went with Moses as well.
I think he's improved

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tremendously.
Even just, you know, watching

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the tape, but looking at numbers
too, his PFF grade is up by 14

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points.
His coverage grade when targeted

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is down like crazy.
So I, I think he's been a really

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stabilizing presence in the in
the secondary.

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Nice.
And I'm going to go with this.

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Me and James in the chat here
are agreeing.

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I think Xavier Chaplin, he is
becoming the anchor on that left

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side.
It's becoming to a point you

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don't worry about him anymore,
right?

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It's like he's going to go out
there, he's going to be good in

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the run blocks.
Just a few weeks ago, Shelton

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brought up on the program.
He was the best offensive

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lineman graded out in the
country in PFF, the best one

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week.
That's 132 teams.

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That's how many lineman is that
600 plus lineman?

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And he graded the best and it
shows his maturation because he

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was OK last year.
And to me, he has went from OK

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to being above average just
about every category.

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So that's the most improved
player.

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Now, the next one I like, I did
a little spin on it here because

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we got our MVP.
You know, we got to keep tuning

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rolling.
We got to improve, guys.

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We hope to see more out of
Wilford, Most and Xavier.

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But what about this?
What is the most improved

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player?
What player must improve the

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back half of the season?
Brian Siegel's laughing, so I'm

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gonna let him go first.
What is the must improve?

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Must improve.
I mean, it's, it's the same guy

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it's been for the last 2-3
years, man, It's Parker

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Clements.
And you know, I hate to rag on

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the guy, but at this point, when
we look at our ability to just

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drop back in obvious passing
situations, he isn't he is a

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liability at right tackle.
And if he can improve

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marginally, I think that really
puts us in a in a good position

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down the stretch, especially
when we go against teams at the

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latter half of this schedule
like Clemson.

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And no disrespect to them, but
defensively, I mean, UVA to a

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point, there's going to be
people that are going to come

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after Kyron in the passing game.
We got to be ready for that.

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Tally.
So I'll go a little bit of a, a

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different route with this
because I don't think that

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somebody's name that was just
called needs to be on the field

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anyway.
We kind of talked about it

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earlier, but some of the lineman
that we have.

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And again, I, I get it, you
know, at the point you, you just

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feel you got to have a veteran
out there.

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So it is what it is.
But I'm going to go with I'm

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going to go with Kyron.
I'm going to go with Kyron Must

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improve.
Not saying that he is so bad,

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but I know that we know that he
has a a higher cylinder.

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What we started the season and
I'm just judging by what the

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season is from the beginning
throw those first three games in

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there looked very uncomfortable,
probably mainly because of the

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line, but it's the same line
that he had against Miami.

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It's the same line he had
against for the most part

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against Stanford.
And you can see that he's

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getting comfortable and he's
getting back to his old self.

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He's just doing Chiron things.
So I think if he continues to

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improve the, the, I mean, the
Sky's the limit.

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All of the games that are in
front of us, we're just taking

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it one game at a time.
But all of the games in front of

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00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:02,280
us are winnable games.
All of games that he can take

448
00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,840
control of.
He has to be the MVP for the

449
00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,960
rest of the season for us to do
what we need to do to get to

450
00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,400
Charlotte.
So I'm going to say Kyra here.

451
00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,360
Sheldon.
I'm going Dorian Strong.

452
00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:18,600
I think he's been pretty
underwhelming this year.

453
00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,560
His coverage grade is at a
career low.

454
00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,200
You know, he's been gotten beat
a few times and his friend

455
00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,000
defence grade has also been, you
know, pretty, pretty poor.

456
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,800
So I think he's a more talented
player than what he's what he's

457
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:31,960
shown so far.
I just think for whatever

458
00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,320
reason, he's kind of aggressive
here.

459
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,680
And if he can get to playing
that peak strong level that

460
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,240
we're accustomed to, you know,
you combine the the pass rides

461
00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,720
with those lockdown corners.
I mean, that's another thing

462
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,800
that's kind of keeping this
defense from achieving their

463
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,680
their maximum ceiling all.
Right.

464
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,320
And I'm going to throw kind of
a, I don't know if you want to

465
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,480
call it a breaking pitch, a
curveball, but I need Malachi

466
00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:55,720
Thomas to be the most improved
player because we are leaning on

467
00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,000
Basil Tooting.
We are leaning on Basil Tooting

468
00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:04,120
so much that if Malachi can just
come in, get 4 1/2 a carry, pop

469
00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:08,280
the line, fall forward, we got
to take a little pressure off

470
00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:12,400
the MVP, just a little pressure.
And up to this point, he's only

471
00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,360
got 23 carries.
So, and maybe this is more on

472
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:18,080
the kosher to say, listen,
you've got to be willing to give

473
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,760
him carries because we know PJ
Prolu, he's out.

474
00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,080
He's probably not coming back.
Stroman's probably not coming

475
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,840
back.
So those two rooms, like the

476
00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,920
guys who are in those two rooms,
they're there a lot of other

477
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,640
guys coming back healthy
hopefully this week.

478
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,640
So that's a good thing.
So there it is.

479
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,720
We saw some of y'all throw it in
the chat.

480
00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:42,040
So keep those comments coming
about, you know your MVP, your

481
00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,320
most improved and then your most
improved player in the

482
00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,840
second-half year to keep it up.
And as always, we are brought to

483
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,360
you by accounts Family Pharmacy,
your friendly neighborhood

484
00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:55,840
pharmacy located three O 1 S
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485
00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,440
Also, I'm pumping it up a lot
and we will continue to pump it

486
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,960
up over the next three weeks.
We are giving it away.

487
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,520
Brian, bring it on the screen
here.

488
00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,280
It's back.
There's the pyramid.

489
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,920
There you go, right there.
Piece of the goal post torn down

490
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:14,240
the 1999 season, the victory
over Boston College that locked

491
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,960
up the Big East, that locked up
the trip to the national

492
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,960
championship game.
Put 1999 through YouTube.

493
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,560
Again, we're going to be very
key about this.

494
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:25,800
You have to subscribe to
YouTube.

495
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:30,520
You have to put your comment on
there 1999 to become eligible.

496
00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,760
We've already got a bunch of
people already entered.

497
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,640
Hopefully a lot more over the
next few weeks.

498
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:41,400
But as always, every week we
turn to knowing the enemy.

499
00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:45,720
Last week Brian had to do 2
weeks ago Brian had to get back

500
00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:50,400
deep study in the film room.
This week, not as much a study

501
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:55,640
as we have some friends of ours
coming from the Eagles Weekly

502
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,720
and I believe tonight we got
Brett from Eagles Weekly.

503
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,640
Brett, how are you doing
tonight, man?

504
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,680
Good.
How are you guys?

505
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,600
Doing good, doing good.
It was for those that don't

506
00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,480
know, I got to jump on Eagles
weekly last night for a little

507
00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,200
bit.
So appreciate Brett jumping on

508
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,240
us with us tonight returning the
favor.

509
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,880
We talked a little bit about how
they're still, you know, a

510
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:22,040
little bit of a rivalry there
with with the Eagles there and

511
00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,760
kind of carrying over from the
Big East.

512
00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,920
So appreciate you joining us
tonight, Brett.

513
00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:31,240
It's AB here and your giveaway
feels a little little targeted,

514
00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,760
but I don't.
You know, it just came.

515
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,720
So the company shipped it to us.
It got here a couple days ago.

516
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,360
I was like when we play BC it's
from BC, we we got, we got to

517
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,120
start it off, we got to kick it
off this way.

518
00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:47,080
So no shade directly at you, but
you know.

519
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,520
No, no whatsoever.
It's all timing.

520
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:57,400
Now, the alumni for who run this
thing, they are alumni of Tech.

521
00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,320
So they might have been
personally targeted to get that

522
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,360
on this week because they do
watch us on Tuesday night and

523
00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:05,240
they knew what we were going to
be talking about here.

524
00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,200
But no shade intentionally.
We should.

525
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,680
Say no, no, that's a fun.
I I remember I was a kid

526
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,240
watching watching that that
season too.

527
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,240
It was a good season for you
guys so.

528
00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,760
And we're just going to put this
up real quick.

529
00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,120
Anybody that throws it over
here, is it loud?

530
00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:24,760
So Brett, real quick, I know
Brian mentioned it's it's you

531
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,120
guys are much like us.
There is a bunch of y'all

532
00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:29,760
running podcasts, doing things.
So what's a little bit of

533
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,320
background, not only about
yourself, but about the Eagles

534
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:36,920
Weekly podcast?
Yeah, so I started in.

535
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:41,000
Well, let me backtrack.
When I was in college, I was

536
00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:46,280
writing articles for our Sports
Illustrated section under a guy

537
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,320
by the name of AJ Black, who he
he really is kind of the leader

538
00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:53,760
of our entire space for BC COVID
hits.

539
00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,520
I graduate college, I end up
having to get, you know, a

540
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,640
regular job.
I wasn't able to really break it

541
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,800
in, break into journalism, Ended
up starting a fan podcast in

542
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:08,320
2022, which we kind of parlayed
into making a website last year,

543
00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:13,040
Eagles daily, Eagles daily.com.
And that really kind of took off

544
00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,680
in its own right.
And then this past, this past

545
00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:23,080
winter, yeah, this past winter,
I ended up getting a, a contract

546
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,200
with the Belief Network.
So that started out just

547
00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,000
basketball.
And then it rolled over into

548
00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:33,040
this summer where we were able
to rebrand, start talking

549
00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,000
football as well as hoop
because, you know, the hoop team

550
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,600
is, you know, looking a little
dreadful this year.

551
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:42,800
So all is welcome to be able to
to add football to the

552
00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,800
repertoire.
And we rebranded to Eagles

553
00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,080
Weekly and here we are today.
Nice.

554
00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,360
So real quick the the ACC poll
came out today.

555
00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,480
We're pick 14th.
Where's BC pick?

556
00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,640
Did you get that 18?
Wait a minute.

557
00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,840
All right in there.
Only 80.

558
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:02,200
Yikes.
Hey, Curtis.

559
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,000
Curtis, I was going to say
something about that.

560
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:05,960
I was going.
No, no, no, no.

561
00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,280
I'm glad you did.
I was going to wait because we

562
00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,680
got Brett on here, but Brett,
just hold tight for me for just

563
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,400
a minute.
Hey, whoever's doing our

564
00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:16,560
graphics for basketball, we got
to do a better job.

565
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,040
Because when I'm scrolling
through X and I see Virginia

566
00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:24,960
Tech picked 14th in in men's and
12th in women, I thought we were

567
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:30,440
fourteen in the nation.
Fucking 14th in the ACC.

568
00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,200
Like come on man, y'all got to
do better than that.

569
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:35,160
I was about to get hype.
I was about to retreat.

570
00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:39,400
I'm not retweeting that shit.
Like what are y'all doing man?

571
00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:42,560
And I mean, they had a strong
picture of that like.

572
00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:47,520
They said 12.
Coaches pumping their fist.

573
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,760
I thought some good shit was
happening and then I paid

574
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:53,480
attention.
I'm like, oh man, anyway, I was

575
00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,680
going to bring that up, Curtis,
but I just thought about it when

576
00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:56,560
you said that.
So.

577
00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,120
Good.
Hey, that's the way we roll

578
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,640
here, man.
That's the way we roll.

579
00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,080
Well, Brett, good to thank you
for joining us and good to hear

580
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,040
that you kind of are in the
space of the college football

581
00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:11,400
world with Boston College and
obviously, you know, you're on.

582
00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:14,200
You got to give us some info
about your BC Eagles.

583
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,920
And let's start on the offensive
side of the ball.

584
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,720
You head coach to me Will
longing your OC, but I got a

585
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,200
feeling it's a heavy Bill
O'Brien case from what you've

586
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,280
seen so far this year, what are
they bringing to the table just

587
00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:31,800
offensively in general?
So it's, it has been a little

588
00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:33,800
madding, especially the past
couple weeks.

589
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:37,560
So really the story for BC, the
first, you know, whether it was

590
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:44,280
Florida State, Michigan State, a
little bit, a little bit of

591
00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,160
Western Kentucky, but really
like the they've abandoned the

592
00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,160
run game.
Like where they've been most

593
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,800
successful was running the
football using their quarterback

594
00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:59,040
Tommy Castellanos, you know, as
a runner, as a playmaker and not

595
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,680
really having the emphasis as on
him as a passer.

596
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:06,000
And that's kind of where they've
kind of veered away from.

597
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,520
You know, it's specifically last
week.

598
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,200
I think Tommy threw the ball 25
to 30 times last week, which is,

599
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:16,200
you know, he he's a good
quarterback, but I would say

600
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,400
like as a passer, not a great
quarterback.

601
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:21,720
Being a gunslinger is not his
strong suit.

602
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:24,640
It hasn't been in either season
that he's been here.

603
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,720
So it has been a little bit
worrisome where it's kind of

604
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,800
like, you know, where is this
run game going to?

605
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,000
Especially against Virginia last
week, they were 14 nothing.

606
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,240
They were moving the ball.
So it wasn't as if, you know, BC

607
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,800
was getting stuffed in the run
game and they had to abandon it

608
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,280
and become one-dimensional on
offense.

609
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,600
So the play calling has been,
it's I, I would say it's been

610
00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:52,400
very suspect at times,
especially with Will Lonning.

611
00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,760
I think a lot of people are a
little frustrated with it.

612
00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,600
And, you know, there has been
talks that Bill O'Brien is going

613
00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,000
to be kind of, you know,
sticking his hands in the

614
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,120
proverbial pot a little bit more
going forward, which, you know,

615
00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,000
I wouldn't be upset about it
all.

616
00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:07,800
Yeah.
And I mean, I know historically

617
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,080
Bill O'Brien has definitely been
kind of a run first guy.

618
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,440
So it's going to be interesting
to see if, you know, he does

619
00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,560
start dipping his toes back in
there a little bit.

620
00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:18,440
And whether or not you see some
of that that percentage kind of

621
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,760
go in your favor.
I know you know, a game like

622
00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,200
Missouri, I think, you know,
Castellanos threw I think like

623
00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,280
38 times.
That's probably even though we

624
00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:27,960
had a pretty good game overall
there.

625
00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:29,560
That's probably not what you
want to see.

626
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,880
No.
And especially with with that

627
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,600
game, it really shows you that
when he throws the ball deep

628
00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,560
down field and really looks to
stretch the field, he struggles.

629
00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:43,080
Even he did it against you guys
last year at home in the first

630
00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,960
couple series of the game when
he had a couple picks in the

631
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,960
first quarter.
When he's looking to really go

632
00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:52,320
over the top, he's not as
successful.

633
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,040
He's a lot more better, you
know, in the short intermediate

634
00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:58,160
routes.
They've really been utilizing

635
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,680
Tray, Sean Ward out of the
backfield on wheel routes from

636
00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,560
the running back position.
And that's been a massive

637
00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,040
success for them.
They've kind of gotten away from

638
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,000
it.
You know, we'll see on, I was

639
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,880
about to say Saturday on
Thursday, wow, on Thursday, if

640
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,920
they kind of look to get back to
that to really what works for

641
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,520
them.
But yeah, you're very spot on

642
00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,880
with, you know.
Kind of 40 throws a game for

643
00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,880
Tommy is not what you want.
What you really want is to take

644
00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,239
those throws down and get him
more designed runs.

645
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:29,199
You know, you want to have him
touching the ball 40 times, but

646
00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:31,159
not not looking to throw at that
many.

647
00:34:31,159 --> 00:34:34,520
It's, it's just, it's, it's not
the type of quarterback he is.

648
00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:37,440
Yeah, you still want the offense
to run through him, but not in

649
00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,600
in a in a drop back standpoint
where you're slinging it around

650
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,920
that much.
So you talked a little bit about

651
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,480
Tommy.
Let's let's just focus on the

652
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,679
run game.
You got to run through what he

653
00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:49,600
does in the run game.
Well, and you already talked

654
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,840
about Tray, Shawn, Ward, really
we, when we looked at the, the

655
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:56,440
stats there, you kind of got 3
backs that that have got some

656
00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,200
pretty good burn with Robichaud
in there.

657
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:03,080
And and, and Richard, you know,
which guys are working in the

658
00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,080
most in the run game and how
does Tommy kind of work in there

659
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:10,520
as well?
So Tommy really he's more of

660
00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:16,280
like an improviser, which it's
it's been a little, I don't want

661
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,040
to say concerning, but so he
missed the Western Kentucky game

662
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:22,760
with an apparent leg injury.
So not really sure if he's just

663
00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,800
been like a little hesitant over
the last week to really kind of

664
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,960
be creative on the ground or
kind of what's going on there.

665
00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,680
But Robin Shaw is more of like a
bowling ball.

666
00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,760
And you know, I know you guys
were talking about Bayshaw

667
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,960
earlier and you know, it's,
it's, it's tough for me to to

668
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,520
hear that, especially with how
well he's doing because, you

669
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:44,400
know, obviously we know he was
originally committed to us,

670
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,000
commits to you guys.
We end up with Kai Robashaw

671
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,520
instead, which was a fine
consolation prize, But he's he's

672
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:57,800
not Bayshaw, you know, but I
would say Kai Robashaw, he's

673
00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,160
definitely more of like a
bowling ball in between the

674
00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,840
tackles type of guy.
He's a hard runner.

675
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,600
Tray, Sean Ward, he's does have
hands out of the backfield,

676
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:11,360
which is really worked well
within kind of the passing game

677
00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:13,560
and really helping them move the
ball when they get a little

678
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,920
stagnant.
And Richard, Turbo Richard, he's

679
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,560
Turbo Richard for a reason.
He's very fast and he's a true

680
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:24,240
freshman.
Was not expected to really get

681
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:26,120
much of any playing time this
year.

682
00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:30,760
Really kind of started, you
know, getting carries at least

683
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:34,080
like at an extended clip.
And the red bandana game against

684
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:38,160
Michigan State had a touchdown
there and he was really the only

685
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,640
one who was effective on the
ground against Virginia two

686
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,560
weeks ago now.
So that yeah, I mean, The thing

687
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,520
is they do have 3 running backs.
I would say all three of their

688
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:54,840
skill sets are different.
It's all just kind of depends on

689
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,160
like who's got the hot hands on
a week to week basis.

690
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,360
You know, it's kind of been
different on a, you know, from,

691
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,920
from game to game.
But you know, I think Turbo

692
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,680
Richard is, is a name that has
been popping up a lot.

693
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,560
I mean, he was in the practice
notes this week, had a real good

694
00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:13,560
week of practice.
So I would look for him to kind

695
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:17,240
of, you know, really, really
look to elevate the run game

696
00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:21,280
this week for us.
Hey, yeah, real quick question,

697
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:26,400
Brett, I'm, I'm from down here
in Alabama, born and raised here

698
00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,800
and, you know, follow Bill O
Brown a lot.

699
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:35,560
And yeah, I'll just say down
here, Alabama fans killed that

700
00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:37,120
man.
I'm talking about.

701
00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:40,280
I, I actually thought Bill
Lebron's a pretty good offensive

702
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,960
coordinator, pretty good coach.
So just asking your opinion with

703
00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:45,480
him being you guys as head
coach.

704
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,360
And then I heard you say earlier
kind of he would be or you guys

705
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,520
will be OK with him dipping his
hand kind of in the offense.

706
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,720
How do y'all feel about him in
his coaching style so far?

707
00:37:56,480 --> 00:38:01,840
I think it's, it's, it's been a
thrill specifically with our

708
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:07,640
last two coaches who, you know,
we had Steve Adagio for seven

709
00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,600
years and they called him 7 when
Steve, Steve for a reason.

710
00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:12,720
He was a very average mediocre
coach.

711
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,080
Really didn't ever bring them
over the top.

712
00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:20,160
You know, I go back to like 2018
when we were seven and two had

713
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,040
college game day and then lost
the last three games of the

714
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:25,280
season.
That was kind of him in a

715
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:27,680
nutshell.
And then with with Halfley last

716
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:30,480
year or the past four years,
it's, you know, been a lot of

717
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,200
positive talk and a lot of, you
know, we're going to love our

718
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:34,960
guys.
We're going to do this the right

719
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:38,280
way.
It just never showed up on the

720
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,000
field.
You know, a lot of mistakes, a

721
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,200
lot of mental mistakes in the
the game.

722
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,080
The game play itself wasn't very
fun to watch.

723
00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:48,320
So I think coming into this year
with Bill O'Brien, there has

724
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,040
been a lot of excitement
specifically because he is a

725
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:52,840
local guy.
You know, he's, he's from

726
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:57,600
Massachusetts, obviously had a
great career as an OC for the

727
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,000
Patriots.
And I think the thing with Bill

728
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:01,920
O'Brien too is like, I think he
gets it.

729
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,200
I think he gets the BC
situation.

730
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,720
It's not, you know, you're,
it's, it's not just your run of

731
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,640
run-of-the-mill FBS, that type
of program.

732
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:15,080
There are like a lot of various
things that kind of go into it

733
00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,320
specifically, you know, it's in
a pro town.

734
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:20,640
So there really aren't a lot of
eyes and exposure on it to begin

735
00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,800
with.
The academics are so high.

736
00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:26,080
And being in an area like New
England, it's not necessarily

737
00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,800
like a hotbed for, you know,
football talent.

738
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,560
And I think he gets all that and
is really kind of you using his

739
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,800
ability to kind of understand
the Boston College landscape to

740
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,360
his, you know, to his benefit
and really kind of get people to

741
00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:43,760
rally behind it.
And, you know, I know the the

742
00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:47,360
fan base has been has been
juiced about it thus far.

743
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:51,080
And, you know, if you told us
that we were going to be 4 and

744
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:54,720
two, you know, even though, you
know, the last last week or two

745
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:57,120
weeks ago, excuse me, hurt, but
if you told us we'd be foreign

746
00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:00,160
too, I think we'd be, you know,
pretty happy about that.

747
00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,480
So yeah, so I think everyone's
satisfied.

748
00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:06,840
Another question to ask just
about that, to kind of build off

749
00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:10,360
of that, when you talked about,
you know, Boston College being

750
00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:14,440
a, you know, kind of a different
situation for a college town, a

751
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,320
college program.
A couple of things I know about

752
00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,360
Boston College.
I don't follow Boston College

753
00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:23,840
I'm sure as much as you do, but
they always have some crazy last

754
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:27,640
names like Castellanos.
I know that.

755
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:31,880
And they always have a tight end
wearing a cowboy collar and

756
00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,280
getting a lot of yards on
Virginia Tech.

757
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:38,440
So do y'all have a tight end
this year that we need to be

758
00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:40,960
worried about?
He's usually white.

759
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:45,680
He's usually like 6-7.
He's usually big and he's

760
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:49,880
usually crazy.
Last name, cowboy collar dude.

761
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,760
We got to worry about that.
You don't have to worry about,

762
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,800
you don't have to worry about a
white tight end.

763
00:40:55,280 --> 00:41:00,920
We have a guy named Tamari
Morales is like a mouthful to

764
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:05,640
get that out transfer from I
want to he was at UNC last year

765
00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:10,680
and he had they have been
working him into the offense on

766
00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:14,120
a week to week basis a lot more.
And then we also got a guy

767
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:19,920
Jeremiah Franklin, both guys are
they're they're not high volume

768
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,120
guys.
I wouldn't expect them to kill

769
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:25,600
you in the red zone.
Morales is, you know, really who

770
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:31,240
comes to play and no horse call
us to speak of, you know, so I

771
00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:35,200
don't think you have to.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

772
00:41:35,240 --> 00:41:37,720
I think I when I when he, when
he said that the first guy, I

773
00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:41,120
thought it was Sean Ryan when he
literally leaked over a Syracuse

774
00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:45,240
player back in like 2003 or
something with the horse collar.

775
00:41:45,240 --> 00:41:49,800
So yeah, but no.
Well, let's flip to this.

776
00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:51,400
We're going to stay on the
offense for a couple more

777
00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:54,880
questions here and I and I want
to talk about looking through

778
00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,880
the data, statistics logs,
watching some of your game.

779
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:01,480
Lewis Bond jumps out.
He's doubled up on receptions

780
00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:05,240
from he's the leading receiver.
He's doubled up on yards, couple

781
00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:08,760
touchdowns.
What does he bring to the table

782
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:12,040
and where does he line up?
What do you like about him as

783
00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:17,520
from ABC perspective?
I think biggest thing about him

784
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:20,160
is just his overall confidence.
I remember last year in the

785
00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:24,080
press conference, he talked
about how there's no one in the

786
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:26,880
country that could bring him
down one-on-one in open field,

787
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:31,880
which, you know, it's happened.
So obviously people can, but I

788
00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:35,680
just love his demeanor and his
just confidence and bullish

789
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:38,920
attitude.
The thing with him too is he

790
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:42,880
understands route running like I
think few people actually do.

791
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:46,320
Like he actually uses his
shoulders in order to kind of

792
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:50,360
get get a cornerback to kind of
shift and then he moves.

793
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,560
So it's like little things like
that that he does.

794
00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,840
He really is just like a dog on
all three levels.

795
00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,120
Like he's he's good in the short
game.

796
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,880
He's good across the middle.
He's good deep.

797
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,680
Like he just he's he just has
these shorthands.

798
00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:08,720
And I think the thing with him,
it's not that he's a burner and

799
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:13,600
he's like super fast, but his
after the catch ability to get

800
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:16,440
separation on the secondary is
remarkable.

801
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:20,240
You know, he did it with a
game-winning touchdown against

802
00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:21,920
Michigan State a couple weeks
ago.

803
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:23,960
And he does it time to time
again.

804
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:27,600
But yeah, it's just he, he is a
he's, he's got, he's got a

805
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,840
finesse to him, but he also has
just like a sheer toughness.

806
00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:34,200
Like, he's not afraid to go up
and get the ball or go across

807
00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:36,640
the middle and get it.
And you know, he's been doing it

808
00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:39,200
for two years now.
And you know, he's an, and it's

809
00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:41,760
it's Tommy's.
It's him and Castellanos.

810
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:45,520
They're roommates, so they, they
have a, you know, a rapport like

811
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,960
any other.
So, you know, he, if anyone's

812
00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:51,560
going to, you know, get you guys
on Thursday, it's absolutely

813
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:55,640
without a doubt going to be him.
Yeah.

814
00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:59,680
And you know, when we look at a
a A-Team like Boston College,

815
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:02,200
you know, Virginia Tech
historically, you know, we're,

816
00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,840
we're one of the the teams
that's going to argue with you

817
00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:08,320
about DBU.
You can make the case that

818
00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,640
Boston College could be, could
make an argument for offensive

819
00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:14,680
line.
You talk a little bit about the

820
00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:18,080
offensive line, what they do
well, and maybe you know some

821
00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:22,880
things they don't do so well.
I think the offensive line is

822
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:29,800
one of the more sound groups in
or on for, you know, especially

823
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,640
like position wise.
It all starts right up the front

824
00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:36,360
through Kendall.
He's been, I believe he got

825
00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:40,040
snubbed for AC any sort of ACC
accolades last year.

826
00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:43,280
I would say he's one of the
better, if not a top three

827
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:49,480
center in ACC along with Jude
Boundary, who's our left tackle.

828
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:54,560
There's just they they have,
they have size and mobility,

829
00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:58,280
which is something that they had
lacked the past couple years.

830
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:01,520
But I've really kind of got back
to I think especially like in

831
00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:05,640
their recruiting.
But yeah, it's, it's, it's

832
00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:08,560
something that they're running
game.

833
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:13,760
They're as as the running game.
The offensive line as a cohesive

834
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:17,680
unit has been phenomenal.
I think their past, the past

835
00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:21,720
game has been a little bit a
suspect, which has led to, you

836
00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:25,040
know, Tommy having to really
kind of rush around in the

837
00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,280
pocket and rush outside the
pocket.

838
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:30,920
And it caused, you know, quite a
few turnovers and inopportune

839
00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:33,720
moments.
So I think if Virginia Tech is

840
00:45:33,720 --> 00:45:39,680
really going to find, find a way
to, you know, kind of expose the

841
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:44,600
BC offensive line, it's going to
be, you know, as as when we're

842
00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:46,880
passing the ball as opposed to
running the ball.

843
00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:50,960
Because I would say, you know,
in the trenches, BC has been

844
00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:56,000
phenomenal about being able to
get positive net games from a

845
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,360
rushing attack, you know, this
year.

846
00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:01,960
And it's it's something that,
you know, if, if they can come

847
00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:05,000
together, you know, in the
passing game, then it'll it's

848
00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:07,000
it's a strong group.
But I would say that's like

849
00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:09,920
they're one kind of, I don't
want to even say weakness, but

850
00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:13,120
you know, there is some some
room for you guys to kind of get

851
00:46:13,120 --> 00:46:16,040
through on them.
Are you kind of looking at early

852
00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:20,640
down success being kind of a big
key for that BC offense?

853
00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:23,680
And stuff, Yeah, yeah.
Because especially like you look

854
00:46:23,680 --> 00:46:26,760
at you look at the weather,
whether it was the Florida State

855
00:46:26,760 --> 00:46:32,040
game, the first half of the
Missouri game, the Michigan

856
00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:36,200
State game and the first half of
the UVA game, a lot of long

857
00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:39,800
drives, a lot of long drives.
You know, we are really, you

858
00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:42,760
know, not only controlling,
controlling the ball, keeping

859
00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:46,040
our defense, you know, off the
field, you know, but running the

860
00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:49,240
ball successfully.
That's where BC has been most

861
00:46:49,240 --> 00:46:53,320
successful.
And that's something that, you

862
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:55,920
know, and you see it when they
kind of get away from that and

863
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,080
they start passing the ball on,
on early downs, get the

864
00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:02,200
incompletions, get the three and
outs, things like that.

865
00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:06,000
But yeah, I mean, if you, if you
look at a lot of their, a lot of

866
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,960
their touchdown drives in the
first half, it's a lot of

867
00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:12,880
8/10/12 play drives, you know,
and I, I think that even the

868
00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:17,680
opening drive of the UVA game
was like 9 or 10 plays in

869
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:20,320
itself.
So that's that's kind of been

870
00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:22,880
where they found the most
success is controlling the ball,

871
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:26,120
controlling the clock, you know,
eating up time and, you know,

872
00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:28,240
kind of methodically moving the
ball down the field,

873
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:29,960
specifically through the ground
too.

874
00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:35,520
All right, duly noted on those.
And with that, we'll close up

875
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:38,200
the offensive segment and we're
going to flip over to defense.

876
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:41,000
And our man Shelton has a couple
questions and a couple things he

877
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:43,800
wants to talk to you about.
Brett on the D line.

878
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,160
Yeah.
So, Brett, it looks to me like

879
00:47:47,160 --> 00:47:50,920
you guys have done a pretty good
job of limiting the run game.

880
00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:54,480
I think you're 27th in yards per
rush allowed and 15th in the

881
00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:58,320
country in success rate allowed
on defense in terms of stopping

882
00:47:58,320 --> 00:48:00,880
the run.
Talk about the front 7 and and

883
00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:03,400
what why you think they've done
a good job of preventing the big

884
00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:06,280
runs.
I mean, so it really starts

885
00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:09,640
right in the middle.
Cam Horsley and George Brooks as

886
00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:13,280
our defensive tackles have just
been absolutely phenomenal.

887
00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:19,400
George Brooks was a transfer
from Michigan last year and he

888
00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:24,080
had his moments, but you know,
it was really taking it like to

889
00:48:24,080 --> 00:48:26,840
another level this year and
being able to kind of stuff up

890
00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:30,840
the middle, you know, and it and
it all comes back to the

891
00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:33,880
linchpin of the entire defense,
Donovan Azaraku.

892
00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:40,840
He was great in 22 was almost
non existent last year.

893
00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:44,800
I think he had three sacks all
season and I believe all three

894
00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:48,880
of them came in one game.
So really struggled last year

895
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,760
and I think he, I mean, he, if
he doesn't lead the country in

896
00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:56,000
Sachs, he did at one point and
he has just been absolutely

897
00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:01,200
phenomenal for us.
So it's just, you know, it's,

898
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:05,640
it's it all comes down to it all
comes down to really the

899
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:10,160
defensive line play in general
and just really how they've been

900
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:14,720
able to kind of grow this year
because I we're still really

901
00:49:14,720 --> 00:49:18,120
only rushing 4.
You know, you really won't see

902
00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:21,560
us blitz much from like the
linebacker position.

903
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,720
But that kind of comes back to
Tim Lewis's philosophy is of

904
00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:31,440
kind of bend, don't break.
We have one of the best red zone

905
00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:34,680
defenses in the country this
year because we're really not

906
00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:36,880
giving up a lot of touchdowns, a
lot of field goals.

907
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:40,240
And that's kind of been the
philosophy of, you know, really

908
00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:43,400
relying on the secondary, you
know, to make the plays,

909
00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:45,200
especially when we're in the red
zone.

910
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:49,400
But you.
Know you you were right Brett 5

911
00:49:49,400 --> 00:49:52,800
allow touchdowns in the red zone
this year yeah on 18 trips

912
00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:54,760
that's pretty that's pretty damn
impressive in my.

913
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:57,040
Yeah.
Oh yeah, yeah, a lot of I.

914
00:49:57,080 --> 00:50:01,600
Was gonna, yeah, I was going to
ask about that because I, I

915
00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:03,840
would just look it up.
So for for those curious, Boston

916
00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:07,520
College ranks 6 in the country
and fewest points per possession

917
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:10,040
allowed in the red zone, even
though they they've given up a

918
00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:11,360
fair share of their red zone
drives.

919
00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:13,920
It's just when they get inside
of 20, you are not going to

920
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:15,640
score against them.
So, Ben, but don't break like

921
00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:20,720
you said.
Great to hear one I was going to

922
00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:22,440
say.
Go ahead.

923
00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:24,640
I'm sorry.
I was going to ask more about

924
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:27,800
Donovan.
I mean, you know, because he is

925
00:50:27,800 --> 00:50:30,040
second in the country.
At one point he was leading.

926
00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:31,960
He is second in the country.
OK, second.

927
00:50:32,600 --> 00:50:36,520
Yeah, second APR fist.
So anyway, Thursday night there

928
00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:39,640
are two guys who are absolutely
tearing it up from the in

929
00:50:39,640 --> 00:50:42,600
position in this game.
If you watch, if you're out

930
00:50:42,600 --> 00:50:45,600
there and you're not ABC fan,
you're not a tech fan, watch

931
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:48,640
this game for both defensive
ends because these guys probably

932
00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:51,440
will be playing on Sundays in
the next few years some sort of

933
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:53,480
way.
But what I want to ask about

934
00:50:53,480 --> 00:50:56,040
Donovan, is there any weakness
to his game?

935
00:50:56,040 --> 00:51:00,160
Obviously that tells you there's
a motor there, there's probably

936
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:01,920
some bend.
He's probably got some sort of

937
00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:04,160
what what are his moves you're
going to see from him?

938
00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:10,080
He's extremely fast, a little
bit undersized.

939
00:51:10,080 --> 00:51:15,080
So especially when he goes up
against kind of like shiftier

940
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:20,400
type of lineman, you can
neutralize him a bit, but but

941
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:24,640
the way he is able to kind of
use his undersize against like

942
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:29,160
big D tackles is his is his
speed coming off the edge really

943
00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:31,040
just kind of like ripping
through people.

944
00:51:33,480 --> 00:51:37,600
But yeah, I mean, there it's
it's been amazing to watch.

945
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:40,320
There really hasn't been much of
like a weakness at least like

946
00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:44,120
you haven't seen it this year
yet, unfortunately, you know,

947
00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:48,280
and hopefully that trend for us
continues on Thursday because he

948
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:52,600
has just been an absolute force.
You know, even clutch play after

949
00:51:52,600 --> 00:51:54,920
clutch play, even against
Washington, KY in the game that

950
00:51:54,920 --> 00:51:58,360
we squeaked out, had the amazing
forced fumble in order to get us

951
00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:01,680
the ball back to score the
touchdown to to beat them.

952
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:06,760
So it's just it, it really all
all starts with him and that's

953
00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:10,320
where our success comes from.
And he's just he's, he's very

954
00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:12,520
fast.
Like you watch you watch him

955
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:15,200
from a defensive end position
and you notice the speed.

956
00:52:17,480 --> 00:52:20,840
Can you please tell him not to
embarrass #70 on our day?

957
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:27,640
Hey, we had, we had to say it.
We had to say it, I mean.

958
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:29,800
I'll throw a damn and.
That's.

959
00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:30,360
Right.
That's right.

960
00:52:30,360 --> 00:52:32,160
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Put in a good word for US.

961
00:52:32,600 --> 00:52:36,360
Line up on the other side. 60.
565 is your man.

962
00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:41,800
Yeah, and.
And looking at that, I mean, you

963
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:45,520
know, it looks like at least
from a offensive line versus

964
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,280
defensive line perspective in
the passing game, it's kind of

965
00:52:48,280 --> 00:52:52,720
strong on weak, strong on weak.
You know, we got some both

966
00:52:52,720 --> 00:52:56,200
defensive lines that can really
get after the passer and some

967
00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:58,880
offensive lines at least from a
passport perspective with some

968
00:52:58,880 --> 00:53:01,160
question marks.
So I think that's probably going

969
00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:03,960
to be one of the things we want
to watch heading into Thursday.

970
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,960
One thing that concerns me,
especially from like a defensive

971
00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:12,240
standpoint, is our top
cornerback Amari Jackson's out

972
00:53:12,240 --> 00:53:14,880
for the season.
I believe he tore his ACL.

973
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:17,720
So, you know, that's that's a
tough hit for us.

974
00:53:17,720 --> 00:53:22,240
And he's been so, so locked down
all freaking season for us.

975
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:25,760
So, you know, we'll see.
And you know, hopefully you guys

976
00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:28,880
don't expose the replacement too
badly.

977
00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:31,000
Yeah.
And we were going to talk about

978
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:32,800
that next.
So I'm glad you brought it up.

979
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:35,360
Yeah.
That that I think word just came

980
00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:37,480
in today that that is.
Going to be season I.

981
00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:41,200
Think so.
That's that, that that's tough

982
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:46,280
for you guys and you know,
obviously with, you know,

983
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:48,840
offensive, offensive line,
especially in pass for being a

984
00:53:48,840 --> 00:53:52,360
little bit of our weakness,
having a maybe some of those

985
00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:54,640
routes coming open a little bit
quicker might might help with

986
00:53:54,640 --> 00:53:57,000
that front.
So I think that's going to be

987
00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,960
something that we got to watch
heading to Thursday.

988
00:53:59,360 --> 00:54:01,840
But I don't want to take any way
thing away from the rest of your

989
00:54:01,840 --> 00:54:08,120
secondary because you guys, even
without, even without him there,

990
00:54:08,480 --> 00:54:12,000
you guys still have forced 9
interceptions this season in six

991
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:13,960
games.
Even without Amari Jackson

992
00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:17,840
there, Who else kind of pops to
you on the secondary?

993
00:54:17,840 --> 00:54:21,320
Obviously you mentioned Amari's
our lockdown guy, but you don't

994
00:54:21,320 --> 00:54:25,080
get 10 interceptions by having
one guy and then the rest are

995
00:54:25,080 --> 00:54:26,880
scrubs.
So there's got to be at least

996
00:54:26,880 --> 00:54:28,440
one more guy you like in that
secondary.

997
00:54:28,440 --> 00:54:34,200
Yeah, Kate, KP Price and Max
Tucker, who are both safeties

998
00:54:34,200 --> 00:54:37,000
for us, have just been
phenomenal.

999
00:54:37,320 --> 00:54:39,960
I believe Max Tucker was the one
who had the game ceiling

1000
00:54:39,960 --> 00:54:42,280
interception in the red bandana
game.

1001
00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:47,960
So they the, the thing that I do
like about them too, is they

1002
00:54:47,960 --> 00:54:50,680
really do pick their spots when
they go for the interception.

1003
00:54:50,680 --> 00:54:52,960
So it's not like they're just
ball Hawks who are, you know,

1004
00:54:52,960 --> 00:54:56,600
prone to get burned either.
They have, they have been able

1005
00:54:56,600 --> 00:55:01,000
to play, you know, very sound,
sound coverage and, you know,

1006
00:55:01,240 --> 00:55:03,160
just somehow the ball's been
finding them.

1007
00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:07,200
Carrie Johnson, he's probably
the most famous for probably the

1008
00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:09,480
most egregious targeting play of
all time.

1009
00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:11,960
When he hit the guy against Pit
last year.

1010
00:55:12,440 --> 00:55:16,520
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It was a great meme for a little

1011
00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:18,960
bit.
It's probably the highlight of

1012
00:55:19,080 --> 00:55:23,440
of our season, honestly.
And then everything he had, he

1013
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:26,840
had a pretty, pretty shaky one
couple weeks ago.

1014
00:55:26,840 --> 00:55:31,840
So he he can be prone to kind of
the bonehead plays, you know,

1015
00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:34,080
we'll see if if he can stay out
of trouble.

1016
00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:38,040
But you know, in terms of in
terms of our safety position, KP

1017
00:55:38,040 --> 00:55:41,040
Price and Max Tucker have been
absolutely nails and lights out.

1018
00:55:41,040 --> 00:55:44,680
So those are those are two guys
I would keep an eye on on

1019
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:48,080
Thursday as well and especially
in the secondary with, you know,

1020
00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:51,720
Amara Jackson out.
Very nice.

1021
00:55:53,040 --> 00:55:55,400
Sheldon, You said you had one
more thing you needed to ask

1022
00:55:56,120 --> 00:55:57,440
Brett tonight.
Yeah.

1023
00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:00,040
So this is kind of out of
curiosity, You mentioned the

1024
00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:02,720
local New England high school
recruiting base.

1025
00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:04,920
Obviously, BC has kind of fallen
some hard times.

1026
00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:07,240
And you know, if you look at
programs across the country, one

1027
00:56:07,240 --> 00:56:10,640
of the biggest predictors of
success is proximity to talent.

1028
00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:13,600
We know that New England's not
exactly a hotbed of recruiting,

1029
00:56:13,600 --> 00:56:15,760
but you know, Pennsylvania is
the state that's produced some

1030
00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:17,600
good players.
You know, New Jersey's produced

1031
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:21,000
a handful of good players.
For you, what is B CS recruiting

1032
00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:23,920
strategy in terms of geography?
Like how do, how do you see them

1033
00:56:24,240 --> 00:56:26,520
kind of attacking recruiting
and, and maybe how does Bill

1034
00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:30,000
O'Brien kind of, I guess, go
about rebuilding this program,

1035
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:31,600
you know, kind of from where it
was a few years ago?

1036
00:56:32,680 --> 00:56:34,960
Yeah.
I mean, he, I think he's putting

1037
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:38,480
more of an emphasis on looking
to get local recruits,

1038
00:56:39,120 --> 00:56:43,040
especially, you know, the top,
the top four or five from

1039
00:56:43,040 --> 00:56:47,640
Massachusetts or Connecticut.
Like you said, New Jersey, NJ is

1040
00:56:47,640 --> 00:56:50,520
a big one.
I think with Shiano, with Greg

1041
00:56:50,520 --> 00:56:54,920
Schiano coming back to Rutgers,
it has created a little bit more

1042
00:56:54,920 --> 00:56:58,040
of an issue because that was a
pretty good pipeline for us, you

1043
00:56:58,040 --> 00:57:02,600
know, for a while prior to that.
But yeah, he has kind of talked

1044
00:57:02,600 --> 00:57:05,720
about, you know, keeping the
local guys home, you know, and

1045
00:57:05,720 --> 00:57:11,320
obviously it's not an abundance
as, you know, maybe, you know,

1046
00:57:11,320 --> 00:57:13,440
schools down South might be able
to see.

1047
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:16,080
But, you know, really focusing
on that.

1048
00:57:16,360 --> 00:57:19,720
And, you know, kind of like you
said, whether it's PA or New

1049
00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:24,600
Jersey or, you know, they they
have found a bit of success, you

1050
00:57:24,600 --> 00:57:26,360
know, kind of in the Florida
area.

1051
00:57:26,360 --> 00:57:28,280
Obviously that's where they
flowers came from.

1052
00:57:28,280 --> 00:57:32,120
So never, never, never going to
complain about that.

1053
00:57:32,120 --> 00:57:35,360
But yeah, I think for the most
part, like you said, kind of the

1054
00:57:35,360 --> 00:57:38,680
proximity to home and, you know,
the regional and, you know,

1055
00:57:38,680 --> 00:57:42,480
really keeping the kids, keeping
the kids home that, you know,

1056
00:57:42,680 --> 00:57:45,920
our our prize picks for you and
I, I believe, I believe they

1057
00:57:45,920 --> 00:57:50,200
locked up already the top three
kids from Massachusetts for next

1058
00:57:50,200 --> 00:57:52,120
year.
So, you know, it's definitely,

1059
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:55,240
definitely helping and you know,
obviously with the with the

1060
00:57:55,240 --> 00:57:58,320
transfer portal and you know,
kind of all that stuff, I

1061
00:57:58,520 --> 00:58:01,840
wouldn't be surprised if they
really start to utilize that

1062
00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:04,840
next year.
Bill O'Brien hasn't there's

1063
00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:07,560
there's not a player on this
roster right now that Bill Bill

1064
00:58:07,560 --> 00:58:10,760
O'Brien brought in himself, you
know, because, you know, halfway

1065
00:58:10,760 --> 00:58:14,920
left so late after, you know,
the transfer portal and all the

1066
00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:17,840
recruiting.
So he none of these none of

1067
00:58:17,840 --> 00:58:20,600
these guys are his.
So I think next year it's going

1068
00:58:20,600 --> 00:58:24,080
to be very interesting to see,
you know, what kind of players

1069
00:58:24,080 --> 00:58:26,720
that he does look to bring in
this type of personnel he's

1070
00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:28,800
going to look to, you know, set
out for.

1071
00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:32,600
So, you know, I think next
you're seeing him use kind of

1072
00:58:32,600 --> 00:58:35,680
Jeff Haffley's toys this year.
Next year you're going to really

1073
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:38,800
start to see more of his
imprint, you know, as to like

1074
00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:41,360
what his vision for Boston
College football is going to be.

1075
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:44,760
Yeah, and and you really know
that he has at least a good idea

1076
00:58:44,760 --> 00:58:46,960
of the lay of the land in
Pennsylvania, so he does.

1077
00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:49,040
Know yeah that's how that.
Looks like so.

1078
00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:51,040
Absolutely.
I didn't even think about that.

1079
00:58:51,040 --> 00:58:52,600
Absolutely.
Yeah.

1080
00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:55,440
So that that's something that to
keep an eye on heading into

1081
00:58:55,680 --> 00:58:59,840
probably next cycle, especially
when you look at, you know, JUCO

1082
00:58:59,840 --> 00:59:04,680
pickups and transfer portal.
So keep an eye on that, Brett,

1083
00:59:04,680 --> 00:59:06,520
we appreciate you jumping on.
We're going to let you go.

1084
00:59:06,520 --> 00:59:09,520
But before we do, tell us what,
Tell the folks out there where

1085
00:59:09,520 --> 00:59:12,720
they can find you and anything
else you want to get off your

1086
00:59:12,720 --> 00:59:16,320
chest here.
Yeah, well, first of all, I

1087
00:59:16,320 --> 00:59:17,960
appreciate you guys having me
on.

1088
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:21,880
You know, I, I, I do always look
forward to the Virginia Tech

1089
00:59:21,880 --> 00:59:24,680
game every year.
I think, you know, it is it is

1090
00:59:24,680 --> 00:59:28,000
kind of nice to go back to the
Big East roots and you know,

1091
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,400
it's definitely from our
perspective, a lot of respect

1092
00:59:30,400 --> 00:59:34,440
for you guys and it's a lot of
fun being able to you know, kind

1093
00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:36,640
of have like a yearly, yearly
game with you.

1094
00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:38,680
And so I appreciate you guys
having us on.

1095
00:59:38,680 --> 00:59:42,800
It was a lot of fun.
You could find, you can find us

1096
00:59:42,800 --> 00:59:47,800
at Eagles Weekly BC on Twitter,
Instagram, you know, wherever

1097
00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:51,920
else, and then our our overall
website, Eagles Daily BC.

1098
00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:55,240
So Eagles Weekly for the podcast
and Eagles Daily is the website

1099
00:59:55,240 --> 00:59:57,520
and that's it.
Thanks guys.

1100
00:59:57,880 --> 00:59:58,600
Awesome.
Appreciate it.

1101
00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,080
Brett, you have?
A good one, thanks.

1102
01:00:01,240 --> 01:00:04,000
Brett.
All right, that was a lot of

1103
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:06,520
fun.
Brett Lane, a lot of knowledge

1104
01:00:06,520 --> 01:00:12,120
on us about the BC team.
It's always good to have other

1105
01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:16,200
podcasts here because it's also
great to know it's like 4 guys

1106
01:00:16,200 --> 01:00:19,800
who are BC fans who are doing
the same things we're doing,

1107
01:00:19,800 --> 01:00:22,400
running a website, doing a
podcast.

1108
01:00:22,840 --> 01:00:25,040
It's always, it's always good to
make that connection.

1109
01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:27,840
Now I hope we beat shit out of
them Thursday night.

1110
01:00:27,840 --> 01:00:32,760
As nice as Brett was, so.
Hey, we got we got to keep it

1111
01:00:32,760 --> 01:00:34,080
friendly, but it's still a
rivalry.

1112
01:00:34,120 --> 01:00:37,400
It's still a rivalry, you still
talk trash, so let's get to it.

1113
01:00:37,400 --> 01:00:39,960
We have talked about BC y'all
have heard some names, some

1114
01:00:39,960 --> 01:00:43,080
information.
Let's now get to the hokey keys

1115
01:00:43,080 --> 01:00:44,720
and we're going to start with
Jonathan tally.

1116
01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:47,560
Tally what is going to be the
key to victory on?

1117
01:00:47,560 --> 01:00:52,520
Thursday night, key to victory
on Thursday night is going to be

1118
01:00:52,920 --> 01:00:57,040
stop the opposing teams,
quarterbacks, leagues.

1119
01:00:57,920 --> 01:01:04,280
You cannot let Castellanos kill
us scrambling around in the

1120
01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:07,280
pocket and scrambling for big
plays.

1121
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:11,840
So that is definitely going to
be the key for us to for me and

1122
01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:13,560
what I think of US winning the
game.

1123
01:01:15,200 --> 01:01:17,480
All righty till we get
Castellanos legs.

1124
01:01:17,480 --> 01:01:20,440
Castellanos if y'all don't
recall 1000 yard rusher last

1125
01:01:20,440 --> 01:01:22,160
year.
Not as much this year, but

1126
01:01:22,160 --> 01:01:24,160
obviously banged up with an
ankle injury.

1127
01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:28,200
So just because those stats
don't look great this year, it's

1128
01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:30,560
in that boy, it's in Tommy
Castellano.

1129
01:01:30,560 --> 01:01:32,320
I like him calling Tommy, by the
way.

1130
01:01:32,880 --> 01:01:34,840
I just just love him saying
that.

1131
01:01:35,200 --> 01:01:37,880
Sheldon Moss key to Thursday
night.

1132
01:01:39,120 --> 01:01:41,320
Rekindle that Thursday night
magic.

1133
01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:43,680
So I'm going to I'm going to
recite some statue guys here.

1134
01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:49,280
If you guys are ready, let's go.
So since 1992, I think that was

1135
01:01:49,280 --> 01:01:51,920
when Thursday Night Football
first started as regular

1136
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:53,680
program.
I could be wrong but I believe

1137
01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:57,080
that is the case.
Virgin Tech all time 24 wins on

1138
01:01:57,080 --> 01:01:59,360
Thursday Night Football in the
regular season.

1139
01:01:59,360 --> 01:02:01,200
That is tied for the most of the
time with Utah.

1140
01:02:01,560 --> 01:02:03,240
Now Utah has played a few cream
puffs.

1141
01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:06,040
Virgin Tech has traditionally
played some pretty solid

1142
01:02:06,040 --> 01:02:09,680
opponents on Thursday night.
So if you just look at FCSFBS

1143
01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:14,360
teams, the Hokies have nineteen
wins against on Thursday night,

1144
01:02:14,360 --> 01:02:17,760
which is most all time.
They've also played 36 games.

1145
01:02:17,760 --> 01:02:20,960
Second link to Georgia Tech and
win percentage wise, they're

1146
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:24,480
ranked 7th among teams with at
least 20 games played on

1147
01:02:24,480 --> 01:02:26,240
Thursday night.
Obviously, this was a staple of

1148
01:02:26,240 --> 01:02:28,000
the program back in the Beamer
days.

1149
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:30,240
He used it for recruiting to
enhance the visibility of the

1150
01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:34,360
program and he was in his bag
back in the day at 11 straight

1151
01:02:34,360 --> 01:02:38,960
Thursday night games from 1998
to 2005, although they are just

1152
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:41,040
one and three in the last four.
So trying to turn around a

1153
01:02:41,040 --> 01:02:43,200
little bit.
They did beat Circus last year,

1154
01:02:43,200 --> 01:02:45,000
first Thursday night wins since
2016.

1155
01:02:45,400 --> 01:02:47,560
So it's been a staple of the
program for decades.

1156
01:02:47,760 --> 01:02:53,080
I think Tech, you know, it needs
to kind of reclaim it as their

1157
01:02:53,080 --> 01:02:54,800
own.
Obviously with the NFL playing

1158
01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:57,040
on Thursday nights, it's kind of
lost some magic that had back in

1159
01:02:57,040 --> 01:02:58,760
the old days.
But I still think this is a big

1160
01:02:58,760 --> 01:03:00,520
opportunity for Tech to kind of
showcase themselves on the

1161
01:03:00,520 --> 01:03:04,320
national stage and say, hey,
this is our night, so go get

1162
01:03:04,320 --> 01:03:07,560
that win.
Yep, to that point, Syracuse

1163
01:03:07,600 --> 01:03:10,600
game last year with an opposing
NFL game, it went like 1.6

1164
01:03:10,600 --> 01:03:13,360
million viewers, which that's
nothing to sneeze out on a

1165
01:03:13,360 --> 01:03:15,440
Thursday opposing versus the
NFL.

1166
01:03:15,840 --> 01:03:20,800
And yeah, I think you're right.
Embrace it, bring it back.

1167
01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:24,840
It's still a national spotlight.
If I'm sure everybody that is in

1168
01:03:24,840 --> 01:03:28,560
the chat watching live wherever
you are there, it's a it's an

1169
01:03:28,560 --> 01:03:30,520
opportunity still for the
school.

1170
01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:32,720
Sports Center is going to be
live on campus.

1171
01:03:32,720 --> 01:03:35,720
Matt Berry, if y'all haven't
seen that, going to be there in

1172
01:03:35,720 --> 01:03:38,200
the middle of campus Thursday,
like 2:30.

1173
01:03:39,160 --> 01:03:42,600
So if you're a kid out there got
by all means there's your chance

1174
01:03:42,600 --> 01:03:45,280
to get on national TV.
Brian Siegel, I'm going to flip

1175
01:03:45,280 --> 01:03:47,680
to you next.
Yeah, I'm going to, I'm going

1176
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:49,960
to, I'm going to piggyback off
show in a little bit here.

1177
01:03:50,400 --> 01:03:53,440
You know, Virginia Tech made
Thursday Night Football what it

1178
01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:56,200
is, or at least what it was
before the NFL kind of stepped

1179
01:03:56,200 --> 01:03:59,040
in there.
So it kind of put Thursday Night

1180
01:03:59,040 --> 01:04:01,680
Football on the map and it
helped put Virginia Tech on the

1181
01:04:01,680 --> 01:04:06,160
map in in that same token.
So to his point, embrace it,

1182
01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:07,880
reclaim it.
Love that.

1183
01:04:09,080 --> 01:04:12,040
My key though is going to be get
off the field on 3rd down on

1184
01:04:12,040 --> 01:04:14,040
money downs.
If it's third down, it's 4th

1185
01:04:14,040 --> 01:04:15,240
down.
You're on defense.

1186
01:04:15,240 --> 01:04:19,480
Get the hell off the field when
you have a quarterback that can

1187
01:04:19,480 --> 01:04:22,760
do things with their legs.
That's that's where Virginia

1188
01:04:22,760 --> 01:04:26,040
Tech has been killed a lot
historically and this season

1189
01:04:26,040 --> 01:04:28,760
with the inability to get off
the field when they get into

1190
01:04:28,760 --> 01:04:30,720
those good situations where they
can do so.

1191
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:33,200
So that's the going to be the
biggest thing for me.

1192
01:04:33,200 --> 01:04:36,160
Don't let those third and 6th,
3rd and 7th turn into first

1193
01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:42,560
down. 100% before I get to mine,
I just I just got to am I asking

1194
01:04:42,560 --> 01:04:45,120
you a question tally?
Yeah, I've seen it.

1195
01:04:45,480 --> 01:04:48,200
We no Curtis, you we going, we
going all get into that.

1196
01:04:48,520 --> 01:04:51,360
You go ahead, you go, you go
ahead and give us your key and

1197
01:04:51,360 --> 01:04:54,000
then we'll put that back up all.
Right, we'll pull that back up.

1198
01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:56,720
All right, so my key, and it's
something Tally's been saying

1199
01:04:56,720 --> 01:05:00,400
the last few weeks, but it's got
to be finish, finish, finish.

1200
01:05:00,440 --> 01:05:06,040
Defensively, sack the
quarterback BC they are 101st in

1201
01:05:06,040 --> 01:05:08,840
the country and sacks allowed.
They're giving up over 2 1/2 a

1202
01:05:08,840 --> 01:05:10,880
game.
So clearly there is some issue

1203
01:05:10,880 --> 01:05:13,680
there even with Tommy
Castellanos having his little

1204
01:05:13,680 --> 01:05:18,240
way ability.
So finish, I want to see over 5

1205
01:05:18,440 --> 01:05:22,640
/ 5 sacks Thursday night.
The other one is the offensive

1206
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:24,520
side of the ball and I'm really
glad Brett mentioned it.

1207
01:05:24,520 --> 01:05:27,960
They are one hell of a red zone
defense and somebody put in here

1208
01:05:27,960 --> 01:05:30,800
about the way they set up.
Brian, I think you mentioned

1209
01:05:30,800 --> 01:05:32,000
something about it earlier this
week.

1210
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:34,880
Just the way they their
alignments and stuff, once you

1211
01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:39,160
get inside the 20, they play
very basically they'll give you

1212
01:05:39,160 --> 01:05:40,800
3 all night.
They don't really care.

1213
01:05:41,560 --> 01:05:45,120
But finish we finished, it's
been 18 drives in the red zone.

1214
01:05:45,120 --> 01:05:47,760
We finished with 13, which is
not half bad.

1215
01:05:47,840 --> 01:05:50,920
So Thursday night you get in the
red zone to get a touchdown

1216
01:05:50,920 --> 01:05:53,760
because I think that is for one
reason and one reason only.

1217
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:57,440
I think that would break BC
mentally if the first two drives

1218
01:05:57,440 --> 01:06:00,360
you got inside the 20 and
punched it in, I think this

1219
01:06:00,360 --> 01:06:02,560
would be gone from that defense
because that aura of

1220
01:06:02,560 --> 01:06:05,840
invincibility inside the red
zone, it's now gone and they can

1221
01:06:05,840 --> 01:06:07,600
score on us, man, this isn't
good.

1222
01:06:07,720 --> 01:06:09,480
We're not a high flying shootout
team.

1223
01:06:09,480 --> 01:06:12,680
We can't do this.
So finish, finish, finish.

1224
01:06:13,080 --> 01:06:16,000
So before we go to the
predictions now, I'll pull it up

1225
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:19,600
for you, Tal.
Yeah, Josh and Josh went and

1226
01:06:19,600 --> 01:06:21,880
corrected my name too.
I don't know why everybody

1227
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:25,280
leaves the the E out of my name
on talent.

1228
01:06:25,320 --> 01:06:27,320
He was.
Yeah, Josh went and corrected

1229
01:06:27,320 --> 01:06:29,160
it.
So cool.

1230
01:06:29,400 --> 01:06:33,960
But yes, we did not talk about
this, but that's something we I

1231
01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:36,960
was going to bring up.
So I did see the orange cleats.

1232
01:06:37,640 --> 01:06:40,400
I'm just happy to have some
style, have a little bit of

1233
01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:41,480
drip.
You know what I'm saying?

1234
01:06:41,480 --> 01:06:47,120
Like I hate and pride's kind of
a traditional coach, but I'm not

1235
01:06:47,120 --> 01:06:49,800
just, you know, all you got to
have black and white cleats.

1236
01:06:49,800 --> 01:06:52,600
So you just got to have this
jersey and it's just it's like,

1237
01:06:52,600 --> 01:06:56,920
I don't feel like Virginia Tech
is that kind of school.

1238
01:06:57,320 --> 01:06:59,920
I think it's OK for us to have
some pizzazz and have some

1239
01:06:59,920 --> 01:07:03,800
different alternate stuff, you
know, maybe some alternate

1240
01:07:03,840 --> 01:07:06,920
orange uniforms, you know, I
don't know.

1241
01:07:07,520 --> 01:07:11,200
We're hearing some rumors about
some stuff going on on Thursday,

1242
01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:14,560
so I would be interested to see
what they come out with.

1243
01:07:15,360 --> 01:07:20,200
If you watch the presses, I
think Kyron was talking about, I

1244
01:07:20,200 --> 01:07:22,840
think he said something to the
fact that I'm, you know, I'm

1245
01:07:22,840 --> 01:07:25,720
going to be interested to see
what we what our uniforms look

1246
01:07:25,720 --> 01:07:27,880
like.
So that has some people raising

1247
01:07:27,880 --> 01:07:31,080
their eyebrows, but I like the,
I like the orange and white

1248
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,640
cleats that they're practicing
in and we'll play in.

1249
01:07:34,640 --> 01:07:37,720
So I like to see what the rest
of the uniform looks like.

1250
01:07:37,800 --> 01:07:42,520
Kind of with that I have my
orange on ready to go but on

1251
01:07:42,520 --> 01:07:45,160
another note too I'll let you
know Curtis and Brian and

1252
01:07:45,160 --> 01:07:48,560
Shelton talk about how they feel
about that and if we go orange.

1253
01:07:48,560 --> 01:07:53,360
But I want to give a shout out
to SWVA again, hook me up with a

1254
01:07:53,760 --> 01:07:57,160
this is a shirt from them that I
ordered and they also sent me a

1255
01:07:57,160 --> 01:07:59,600
hat.
Now this is kind of a big deal.

1256
01:07:59,720 --> 01:08:01,320
I don't know hold on.
Let me cut my light off so y'all

1257
01:08:01,360 --> 01:08:06,160
can see that this is kind of a
big deal hat here because I

1258
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:08,800
think this is kind of a
prototype just for me.

1259
01:08:09,040 --> 01:08:12,120
Just to let y'all know.
I don't think this is out yet.

1260
01:08:12,120 --> 01:08:14,880
So I'm kind of rocking some
exclusive stuff.

1261
01:08:15,240 --> 01:08:17,240
Shout out to my Got.
A little one-on-one right now.

1262
01:08:17,359 --> 01:08:22,160
One-on-one right now man.
So again, y'all got to go in and

1263
01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:25,240
shop with those guys.
They took really good care of

1264
01:08:25,240 --> 01:08:30,319
me, sent me some cool, some cool
stickers and things like that.

1265
01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:35,040
So process was really good.
Got my shipment really quick.

1266
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:37,800
So awesome, awesome experience
with them.

1267
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:40,720
Y'all please go and shop with
them now.

1268
01:08:40,720 --> 01:08:44,240
I guess I'll go to my boy
Shelton on this.

1269
01:08:44,640 --> 01:08:46,760
What are you thinking about
orange uniforms?

1270
01:08:46,760 --> 01:08:49,880
If we have a more, you know,
incorporating some orange for

1271
01:08:49,880 --> 01:08:52,760
the orange out.
Anything that makes us look cool

1272
01:08:52,760 --> 01:08:56,080
on social media and help us in
recruiting I am a big advocate

1273
01:08:56,120 --> 01:08:59,920
of.
What it looks like just we.

1274
01:09:00,520 --> 01:09:02,640
Need to have swag.
We need to have swag got.

1275
01:09:03,359 --> 01:09:05,640
To have swag we got we going to
go to we going to go to Brian

1276
01:09:05,640 --> 01:09:09,080
Nexus and save Curtis for the
for the end because he's got

1277
01:09:09,080 --> 01:09:10,640
orange on.
So Brian, what you think?

1278
01:09:10,840 --> 01:09:12,560
You know when I I've heard some
fun stuff.

1279
01:09:12,560 --> 01:09:15,279
I've heard orange jerseys, I've
heard white helmets with the

1280
01:09:15,279 --> 01:09:17,640
script.
I've heard every rumor about

1281
01:09:17,640 --> 01:09:20,560
this week as far as uniforms are
concerned that you could

1282
01:09:20,560 --> 01:09:22,920
possibly have.
And I'm here for all of it

1283
01:09:22,920 --> 01:09:26,520
because I like having some
alternates out there.

1284
01:09:26,520 --> 01:09:28,880
I like being able to mix and
match a little bit.

1285
01:09:29,200 --> 01:09:33,840
I like that you have to have
like a very good compliment, a

1286
01:09:33,840 --> 01:09:40,479
very drip worthy compliment to
your more traditional 99

1287
01:09:40,479 --> 01:09:44,439
throwbacks that are our primary
jersey now that we've kind of

1288
01:09:44,439 --> 01:09:46,359
brought a little bit into the
twenty 20s.

1289
01:09:46,359 --> 01:09:48,560
So I think that would be a good
contrast.

1290
01:09:50,120 --> 01:09:51,920
Curtis.
I mean not.

1291
01:09:51,920 --> 01:09:55,840
I love the orange look and I
mean the way the new uniforms

1292
01:09:55,840 --> 01:09:58,640
look.
I will be interested if they go

1293
01:09:58,640 --> 01:10:00,880
to the orange look, the orange
alternate.

1294
01:10:01,120 --> 01:10:02,840
What color is the number going
to be?

1295
01:10:02,840 --> 01:10:06,200
Is it maroon or is it white?
And I think either would pop.

1296
01:10:06,480 --> 01:10:09,720
I think either a maroon number
on the side would pop.

1297
01:10:09,720 --> 01:10:11,160
I think a white number would
pop.

1298
01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:13,480
But they need to do it for no
other reason.

1299
01:10:13,480 --> 01:10:15,960
There's a bunch of people like
Tally out there that if they

1300
01:10:15,960 --> 01:10:18,960
drop that Thursday night and on
Friday morning said, oh, you

1301
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:21,480
like the orange jerseys now.
Now they're officially sail for

1302
01:10:21,480 --> 01:10:23,440
Fanatics.
Yeah, let's give.

1303
01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:27,560
Up Charlie would get 3 or 4 real
quick, but it is it's it's an

1304
01:10:27,560 --> 01:10:30,600
orange effect game.
The uniform needs to be orange.

1305
01:10:30,880 --> 01:10:33,680
If you're going to do an orange
effect, you'll need to be in

1306
01:10:33,680 --> 01:10:35,000
white.
You don't need to be in a room,

1307
01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:37,400
You don't need to be in mix.
It needs to be orange, orange,

1308
01:10:37,400 --> 01:10:40,680
orange.
I tell people all the time,

1309
01:10:40,680 --> 01:10:45,040
whenever we get into it, over
this uniforms and all, we need

1310
01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:48,000
to be more, I said.
Orange is one of our colors,

1311
01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:49,200
like 1.
Of our colors.

1312
01:10:49,400 --> 01:10:53,880
Like when I'm not asking us to
wear black or grey or smoky

1313
01:10:53,880 --> 01:10:56,120
uniforms, like orange is one of
our colors.

1314
01:10:56,120 --> 01:11:00,560
So if we're going to have a
orange effect, we should have an

1315
01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:02,280
orange uniform.
It's my opinion.

1316
01:11:02,800 --> 01:11:06,080
Somebody, yeah, definitely,
definitely somebody in the chat

1317
01:11:06,080 --> 01:11:08,360
asked about the hat, said where
can I cop the hat?

1318
01:11:09,640 --> 01:11:14,320
Jason, if you, I see you in the
chat as well, Drop y'all's.

1319
01:11:14,360 --> 01:11:19,360
Drop y'all's website on there in
the chat if you can man, just so

1320
01:11:19,360 --> 01:11:21,920
some people can know where to
find you and and grab some stuff

1321
01:11:22,360 --> 01:11:26,400
from SWVA.
Again, SWVA is the guys who

1322
01:11:26,840 --> 01:11:31,080
hooked me up with the hat, so
y'all check them out. 100% and

1323
01:11:31,080 --> 01:11:33,240
now that they've hooked you up
with the hats, you got to hook

1324
01:11:33,240 --> 01:11:35,600
me up with a prediction tally.
What's going to go happen

1325
01:11:35,600 --> 01:11:38,400
Thursday night?
Why I got to be first man then?

1326
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:40,000
OK, you don't have to be first
tonight.

1327
01:11:40,240 --> 01:11:42,880
Now you already go first.
You already said it, so now I

1328
01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:44,480
got to go.
No, no, no, no.

1329
01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:48,360
You sit there, Brian, go first.
OK, now I'm on the spot.

1330
01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:53,360
What's that spread at now 6 1/2?
I believe that's where it was.

1331
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:54,720
It wasn't.
Yeah, we're covering that.

1332
01:11:55,160 --> 01:11:58,120
Give me 3120 Hokies.
Let's fucking go.

1333
01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:03,520
Shelton, what about you?
I'll take Hokies 2720.

1334
01:12:03,520 --> 01:12:06,240
I think it'll be a good game.
B CS got good run defense, so

1335
01:12:06,240 --> 01:12:08,720
it's not going to be a blowout,
but I do think BT is a better

1336
01:12:08,720 --> 01:12:09,920
team.
Cassie, I was going to be a

1337
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:12,520
little bit a little bit hobbled
so, but I think they'll take

1338
01:12:12,520 --> 01:12:16,080
care of business at home all.
Right, and I'll go and I'll let

1339
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:20,080
you close it out then tally
Hokies win this when you

1340
01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:23,440
mentioned the BC rush offense,
but you start looking about who

1341
01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:26,440
they played.
Not exactly pounding the rock

1342
01:12:26,440 --> 01:12:29,560
teams nowhere near the back of
Basil Tooton.

1343
01:12:30,200 --> 01:12:34,960
Hokies win 3424 with the
intermediate passing game and

1344
01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:37,960
Basil just going right down
their throats because eventually

1345
01:12:37,960 --> 01:12:42,720
it's just going to break.
Oh, now I guess it's me, Hon

1346
01:12:42,720 --> 01:12:43,280
Curtis.
It's.

1347
01:12:43,720 --> 01:12:45,760
You now see, Look, I'll waited
till the end.

1348
01:12:46,760 --> 01:12:51,120
So I got a, I'm a, you know, I'm
a baseball guy.

1349
01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:54,240
So I'm real superstitious.
Like if you're winning in a, in

1350
01:12:54,240 --> 01:12:57,440
a certain pair of socks, you
don't wash them, you know what

1351
01:12:57,440 --> 01:12:59,520
I'm saying?
You just keep wearing them until

1352
01:12:59,520 --> 01:13:02,880
you lose.
So I'm still I've been betting

1353
01:13:02,880 --> 01:13:05,200
against us or not betting
against us, but I've been

1354
01:13:05,200 --> 01:13:08,800
predicting against us and as
soon as I predict against this,

1355
01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:13,240
we have a great game or we play
flawless and win.

1356
01:13:13,240 --> 01:13:18,080
So I'm going to go BC in this.
I don't really have a prediction

1357
01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:19,560
yet.
Let me guess, it's going to be

1358
01:13:19,560 --> 01:13:23,040
close.
So I would say BC 2417, I'm

1359
01:13:23,320 --> 01:13:24,640
going to go somewhere around
there.

1360
01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:28,960
So that is only on the strength
of every.

1361
01:13:29,080 --> 01:13:31,880
Time.
Every time I say that we're not

1362
01:13:31,880 --> 01:13:34,720
going to win or we're not going
to cover, we do it.

1363
01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:40,560
So I'll say it like I said two
weeks ago and last week, plaster

1364
01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:44,680
my face in the locker room.
I'm going against you.

1365
01:13:45,200 --> 01:13:47,360
Hey, Tally's on his Michael
Scott.

1366
01:13:47,360 --> 01:13:49,440
He's not superstitious, but he's
a little stitious.

1367
01:13:49,440 --> 01:13:50,240
He's.
A little stitious.

1368
01:13:51,360 --> 01:13:53,360
There we go.
All righty, so there are

1369
01:13:53,360 --> 01:13:55,440
predictions.
I got a bunch of y'all putting

1370
01:13:55,440 --> 01:13:57,960
them in here, but don't forget
when you put your score

1371
01:13:57,960 --> 01:14:00,520
predictions, put who you think's
going to win because it's been a

1372
01:14:00,520 --> 01:14:03,960
couple times even us.
We'll even pick against the

1373
01:14:03,960 --> 01:14:06,760
Hokies.
So we put that up there and do

1374
01:14:06,760 --> 01:14:10,000
not forget as we move into our
big Screener segment, we're

1375
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:15,120
giving away something YouTube
1999 in the comments to get

1376
01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:18,720
entered to win a piece of the
history of Virginia Tech.

1377
01:14:18,760 --> 01:14:20,560
Make sure you're subscribed on
there.

1378
01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:23,360
Got to subscribe.
Throw that comment 19 99 in

1379
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:24,640
there.
That's going to get you an

1380
01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:26,440
entry.
Like I said, we're going to pull

1381
01:14:26,440 --> 01:14:30,400
it on November 5th, the episode
we're doing before Clemson.

1382
01:14:30,880 --> 01:14:33,960
So you got three chances here
and we're going to keep plugging

1383
01:14:33,960 --> 01:14:36,520
it every week until until it's
time.

1384
01:14:36,520 --> 01:14:41,840
So until let's go get in there.
I'll, I'll, I'll throw it up one

1385
01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:44,000
more time here.
One more time, there it is, a

1386
01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:48,480
piece of the goal post.
And the you got got the scores

1387
01:14:48,480 --> 01:14:50,520
on the side.
Hey, somebody asked.

1388
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:53,400
Somebody asked that.
Yeah, somebody asked the

1389
01:14:53,400 --> 01:14:54,920
interesting question in the
chat.

1390
01:14:55,400 --> 01:14:56,960
All right?
You know, they said, they said,

1391
01:14:56,960 --> 01:14:59,320
where's that goal post been for
25 years?

1392
01:14:59,600 --> 01:15:05,160
So, so they did a giveaway
shortly after that and they they

1393
01:15:05,160 --> 01:15:07,680
held back part of it to do a 25
year.

1394
01:15:08,440 --> 01:15:11,200
Anniversary run.
Yeah, yeah, that's cool.

1395
01:15:11,680 --> 01:15:14,200
So there there's a bunch out
there that were done in the

1396
01:15:14,200 --> 01:15:17,680
first run bunch of years back
and then this is kind of the

1397
01:15:17,680 --> 01:15:20,000
second run for the 25th.
There you go.

1398
01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:23,120
And again, if you just want to
buy one outright, go to our

1399
01:15:23,120 --> 01:15:25,360
website and find the Goalpost
pyramid.

1400
01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:28,520
You can just purchase one for
199 and $0.90.

1401
01:15:28,640 --> 01:15:30,160
Yeah.
And part of that goes towards

1402
01:15:31,960 --> 01:15:35,000
so, yeah.
All right, so let's get two big

1403
01:15:35,000 --> 01:15:36,960
screeners.
As y'all saw at the beginning of

1404
01:15:36,960 --> 01:15:39,840
the program, we watch games
every week, ones that catch our

1405
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:44,800
eye.
Last week, Shelton good week

1406
01:15:44,800 --> 01:15:47,320
four and two.
Shelton making a strong comeback

1407
01:15:47,320 --> 01:15:50,560
after a slow.
The middle portion there I went

1408
01:15:50,560 --> 01:15:54,280
500, Miranda went 500.
Tally and Brian two and four

1409
01:15:54,280 --> 01:15:57,040
each, both still above 50% for
the year.

1410
01:15:57,280 --> 01:16:00,080
The Music Man got one right, but
he got.

1411
01:16:00,080 --> 01:16:01,600
The one he played the money
right?

1412
01:16:02,720 --> 01:16:04,560
He got the money thick right
bro?

1413
01:16:04,560 --> 01:16:08,080
He gets off this matter now so.
Y'all, y'all got to give him a

1414
01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:11,320
hard time though, because he he
literally takes everything that

1415
01:16:11,320 --> 01:16:13,280
we put in here.
He puts a bet out there.

1416
01:16:13,280 --> 01:16:16,600
We got another buddy that that
we talk to regularly, Robbie

1417
01:16:16,600 --> 01:16:18,040
Compton, that comes on here a
bunch.

1418
01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:22,800
He'll throw ABCP bet out there.
So it's always fun kind of

1419
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:24,760
checking in to see, all right,
how, how are they doing?

1420
01:16:24,800 --> 01:16:28,000
How are they doing?
Who'd you roll with?

1421
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:30,000
Did you roll with Jason?
Did you roll with me?

1422
01:16:30,320 --> 01:16:33,200
Did you roll with Curtis?
Exactly who'd you roll with?

1423
01:16:33,400 --> 01:16:35,200
I don't, I don't think it's Faye
Tally anymore.

1424
01:16:35,200 --> 01:16:37,800
I think, I think we're, you
know, Tally's, you know, right

1425
01:16:37,800 --> 01:16:39,560
at the 500 level.
So he's he's.

1426
01:16:39,840 --> 01:16:42,200
I think it man.
He's coasting pretty good.

1427
01:16:42,360 --> 01:16:44,280
Well, everybody's had good weeks
on this thing.

1428
01:16:44,280 --> 01:16:46,800
Ain't nobody, ain't nobody
putting up a stink like an

1429
01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:49,480
absolute, like stink, stink,
stink, stink, stink.

1430
01:16:49,480 --> 01:16:51,560
Everybody.
If you've met with us at least

1431
01:16:51,560 --> 01:16:53,800
one week on the right week, we
made you some money.

1432
01:16:53,800 --> 01:16:56,600
So you just got to figure out
which one of us is right this

1433
01:16:56,600 --> 01:16:58,080
week.
That's all you got to do.

1434
01:16:58,480 --> 01:17:01,200
So let's go to it.
Brian, you got the first game.

1435
01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:02,760
Where you going?
What you got?

1436
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:07,360
Hey, we are going to Indiana
baby.

1437
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:15,040
Nebraska, Indiana, this one kind
of it, it looked a little weird.

1438
01:17:15,040 --> 01:17:17,320
I didn't like the line.
I think Nebraska's probably a

1439
01:17:17,320 --> 01:17:20,800
little bit better than they're
getting credit for here.

1440
01:17:20,800 --> 01:17:23,400
I think Indiana may be a little
over ranked at this point.

1441
01:17:23,880 --> 01:17:26,640
They're getting, you know, they
got the seven points there.

1442
01:17:27,480 --> 01:17:29,920
I I, I like Nebraska here.
So give me Nebraska.

1443
01:17:31,080 --> 01:17:34,760
Yeah, I'm, I'm kind of with you
on this one that that line has

1444
01:17:34,760 --> 01:17:37,280
went down to 6 1/2.
We caught it at 7.

1445
01:17:37,280 --> 01:17:43,120
So play as what you will.
Nebraska is five and one and ask

1446
01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:46,800
us five wins, one loss, a full 7
point dog to Indiana.

1447
01:17:47,080 --> 01:17:49,560
And if you take a look at
Indiana so far this year, they

1448
01:17:49,560 --> 01:17:53,000
are 6 and up.
They beat FIU, they beat Western

1449
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:56,800
Illinois, they beat a God of
UCLA team, they beat Charlotte

1450
01:17:56,800 --> 01:18:01,400
and Maryland and Northwestern.
That's like there's nothing in

1451
01:18:01,400 --> 01:18:06,200
there that says oh that's a
really good win.

1452
01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:08,600
You deserve to be a top 15 in
the country.

1453
01:18:08,920 --> 01:18:13,200
Nothing's popping, so Lace 7.
If Indiana wins, I don't think

1454
01:18:13,200 --> 01:18:17,240
it's going to be by any more
than 7, so I'll take the Huskers

1455
01:18:17,240 --> 01:18:18,640
as well.
Shelton.

1456
01:18:20,400 --> 01:18:23,200
Yeah, I'm taking the Huskers.
I feel like Indiana's due for a

1457
01:18:23,200 --> 01:18:24,920
giant stinker.
I mean, they've had a great

1458
01:18:24,920 --> 01:18:26,800
season, but I just think they're
going to lay an egg.

1459
01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:33,480
So I'll take take Nebraska.
I called, I called Shelton and

1460
01:18:33,480 --> 01:18:38,200
he told me to pick Nebraska, so
that's why I picked the one with

1461
01:18:38,200 --> 01:18:39,960
Nebraska.
And you know what?

1462
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:43,400
It's a clean suite, baby.
And I got to put this one in

1463
01:18:43,400 --> 01:18:46,760
there because it's a fun little
comment here by Josh.

1464
01:18:47,160 --> 01:18:52,240
Yeah, he does look like he moves
like him pregame.

1465
01:18:52,240 --> 01:18:54,480
Like I think that's what he's
trying to do.

1466
01:18:55,240 --> 01:18:58,360
Full on emulation.
Man, Oh yeah, look, that's what

1467
01:18:58,360 --> 01:18:59,400
he's doing.
Oh.

1468
01:18:59,680 --> 01:19:03,280
Lord got the got the haircut,
got the bands got got the the

1469
01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:06,480
whole look and pregame ritual.
The whole 9 man.

1470
01:19:06,760 --> 01:19:10,040
Right, it's.
Funny funny, great value Mahomes

1471
01:19:10,040 --> 01:19:12,560
2817.
That would be a cover and an

1472
01:19:12,560 --> 01:19:15,920
outright win.
All right, I got the next game

1473
01:19:15,920 --> 01:19:20,400
here and I'm looking ahead.
I'm looking ahead to the 26th of

1474
01:19:20,400 --> 01:19:24,120
October because after this
weekend, that is the next game,

1475
01:19:24,480 --> 01:19:28,440
Notre Dame is traveling down to
Georgia Tech, down to Bobby Dodd

1476
01:19:28,440 --> 01:19:31,200
Stadium, right there in downtown
Atlanta to play the Yellow

1477
01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:35,680
Jackets of Georgia Tech.
And to me, as soon as I saw this

1478
01:19:35,680 --> 01:19:40,520
game and I saw the line home Dog
getting 10 plus points.

1479
01:19:40,680 --> 01:19:43,080
I like Notre Dame.
I think they're a good team.

1480
01:19:43,400 --> 01:19:45,840
I think people are undervaluing
Georgia Tech.

1481
01:19:46,040 --> 01:19:47,920
Do I think Georgia Tech wins
this game?

1482
01:19:47,920 --> 01:19:50,480
Probably not.
But do I think by it's going to

1483
01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:52,000
be some blowout?
Hell no.

1484
01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:54,200
Hell no.
This is probably a touchdown at

1485
01:19:54,200 --> 01:19:56,320
best game.
Give me Georgia Tech.

1486
01:19:57,200 --> 01:19:58,680
Yep, right there with you,
Curtis.

1487
01:19:58,920 --> 01:20:04,360
It's the 10 for me.
If you'd have put it at 6 1/2,

1488
01:20:04,360 --> 01:20:06,800
seven and a half, maybe you
would have pulled the trigger

1489
01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:09,520
10s too much.
Georgia Tech on this one,

1490
01:20:12,040 --> 01:20:14,720
Shelton.
Notre Dame has just annihilated

1491
01:20:14,720 --> 01:20:17,160
almost everyone that they've
played, I think in Austria right

1492
01:20:17,160 --> 01:20:18,200
now.
I think they're gonna keep it

1493
01:20:18,200 --> 01:20:19,240
rolling.
I think they went big all.

1494
01:20:20,440 --> 01:20:22,760
Right.
He's going flip Cali.

1495
01:20:23,440 --> 01:20:26,480
Yeah, I'm going to follow the
boys on this one, Brian and

1496
01:20:26,480 --> 01:20:30,160
Curtis, and say Georgia Tech
just because Brett Key, he has

1497
01:20:30,160 --> 01:20:32,200
those guys playing hard at
least.

1498
01:20:33,160 --> 01:20:36,560
So I feel like they're going to,
you know, come out excited about

1499
01:20:36,560 --> 01:20:43,840
that game and keep it close.
Yep, and Miranda's riding with

1500
01:20:43,840 --> 01:20:46,040
Sheldon.
And so is Jason.

1501
01:20:46,200 --> 01:20:48,440
We got a split.
Family here split.

1502
01:20:48,440 --> 01:20:52,600
Decision there.
Family All right, Shelton, where

1503
01:20:52,600 --> 01:20:54,800
are you taking us for your big
game this week?

1504
01:20:56,680 --> 01:21:00,400
Yes, well, it would have helped
if I, Yep, there we go.

1505
01:21:00,440 --> 01:21:03,080
Louisville, Miami.
I think it's a pretty good game.

1506
01:21:03,080 --> 01:21:07,920
Two of the two of the better
teams in the ACC as we know guys

1507
01:21:07,960 --> 01:21:11,680
Miami has been playing with.
I don't know, how would you, how

1508
01:21:11,680 --> 01:21:14,160
would you describe it?
Some angels on their wings.

1509
01:21:15,280 --> 01:21:18,040
So I think, I think Louisville's
going to take care of business

1510
01:21:18,040 --> 01:21:20,560
and hand the Canes their first L
of the season.

1511
01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:26,840
All right, Sheldon says that
Bron.

1512
01:21:27,920 --> 01:21:30,080
You know what, I'm going with
the you here.

1513
01:21:32,600 --> 01:21:36,440
It's not necessarily that I
think that they are ranked where

1514
01:21:36,440 --> 01:21:39,000
they should be.
I just, I've gotten to a point

1515
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:41,600
now watching some of these
Louisville games the last couple

1516
01:21:41,600 --> 01:21:44,600
weeks.
I do not trust them even at

1517
01:21:44,600 --> 01:21:46,040
home.
So I'm going to, I'm going to go

1518
01:21:46,040 --> 01:21:50,800
with Miami here.
Yeah, I'm, I'm with Brian here.

1519
01:21:50,800 --> 01:21:52,320
Even though I'm taking
Louisville.

1520
01:21:52,320 --> 01:21:53,960
Give me 4.
I think this is going to be a

1521
01:21:53,960 --> 01:21:58,280
nail biter of a game.
They just beat UVA by 4 last

1522
01:21:58,280 --> 01:22:01,560
week at home.
I think it's a very close, close

1523
01:22:01,560 --> 01:22:03,240
call.
I think Louisville covers.

1524
01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:07,560
I think Miami pulls another one
out of the hat and maybe the

1525
01:22:07,560 --> 01:22:11,080
rest help them.
Yeah, I'm going to go with what

1526
01:22:11,080 --> 01:22:13,720
a hokey sideline.
See it, he said.

1527
01:22:14,640 --> 01:22:17,000
Miami and the refs, that's what
I'm going to go with.

1528
01:22:19,360 --> 01:22:23,840
There we go there we go lots of
fun there and Miranda and Jason

1529
01:22:24,160 --> 01:22:28,600
riding with Brian on this one.
Four for the you on that land or

1530
01:22:28,600 --> 01:22:31,720
getting or laying 4 points on
the road.

1531
01:22:32,200 --> 01:22:35,560
Tally.
As as soon as you made the point

1532
01:22:35,560 --> 01:22:39,160
last week and this game popped
up, I didn't give Tally an

1533
01:22:39,160 --> 01:22:42,640
option, y'all.
I said this is your game because

1534
01:22:42,640 --> 01:22:45,720
you've already been spot on
because of the Tennessee game

1535
01:22:45,720 --> 01:22:48,120
last week.
Yeah, man, it is.

1536
01:22:49,280 --> 01:22:53,360
You know, a lot of people talk
about the Iron Bowl here because

1537
01:22:53,360 --> 01:22:57,920
it is such a a rivalry game, but
I really think Alabama fans in

1538
01:22:57,920 --> 01:23:01,120
Alabama really hates Tennessee
more than Auburn.

1539
01:23:01,200 --> 01:23:04,640
I don't know if everybody
remembers, but Alabama was on

1540
01:23:04,760 --> 01:23:07,920
probation for a while.
I think it was Phillip Farmer

1541
01:23:07,920 --> 01:23:11,520
that was at Tennessee, was the
one who snitched on Alabama and

1542
01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:15,320
got them in trouble.
So they hate, hate, hate

1543
01:23:15,320 --> 01:23:18,440
Tennessee, and that's always a
big game.

1544
01:23:19,280 --> 01:23:24,600
So Alabama has kind of been, you
know, treading water lately.

1545
01:23:24,640 --> 01:23:27,920
You know, they did go down to
Vanderbilt and take the L and,

1546
01:23:28,080 --> 01:23:32,120
you know, last week at home,
struggled with South Carolina,

1547
01:23:32,120 --> 01:23:34,640
barely pulled that out.
And now they're going to head to

1548
01:23:34,640 --> 01:23:36,920
Tennessee.
So I think Tennessee is going to

1549
01:23:36,920 --> 01:23:38,800
be ready.
Like, Alabama has a big target

1550
01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:43,640
on them because it's kind of
like the shark Smith blood in

1551
01:23:43,640 --> 01:23:46,320
the water.
You know, they've been waiting

1552
01:23:46,320 --> 01:23:48,800
for Alabama to kind of show a
weakness.

1553
01:23:48,800 --> 01:23:51,760
And I think Tennessee's going to
take advantage of it and and

1554
01:23:52,240 --> 01:23:55,640
take this game this week.
All right, Kali says.

1555
01:23:55,640 --> 01:23:59,200
Tennessee, take the excuse me?
Yeah, take the points.

1556
01:23:59,200 --> 01:24:01,800
Yeah, yeah, Tennessee's going to
win this one outright, in my

1557
01:24:01,800 --> 01:24:06,000
opinion.
Both teams had a little bit of a

1558
01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:08,640
scare last week against what you
would say.

1559
01:24:08,640 --> 01:24:11,280
We're definitely inferior
opponents from a talent

1560
01:24:11,280 --> 01:24:13,720
standpoint.
Both of them, as Tally

1561
01:24:13,720 --> 01:24:18,000
predicted, looking kind of past
their games last week to this

1562
01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:21,840
week.
But I think Tennessee just has

1563
01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:24,880
more weapons overall, and I
think they're going to end up

1564
01:24:24,880 --> 01:24:28,560
prevailing in the end there.
More 40 O league corso.

1565
01:24:28,560 --> 01:24:35,080
Not so fast my friends, not so
fast. 3rd Saturday in October.

1566
01:24:35,080 --> 01:24:37,800
It is a classic.
They have not moved this one

1567
01:24:37,800 --> 01:24:40,880
yet.
Goes back talking to my Daisy

1568
01:24:40,960 --> 01:24:42,680
kid.
Keith Jackson mentioned in that

1569
01:24:42,680 --> 01:24:44,560
on ABC and I was about 11 years
old.

1570
01:24:44,560 --> 01:24:49,400
I still remember that.
But in this space, Tennessee is

1571
01:24:49,400 --> 01:24:52,320
not right offensively.
They were coming out of the gate

1572
01:24:52,320 --> 01:24:55,480
beating the shit out of people.
Hanging 60, hanging 50, hanging

1573
01:24:55,480 --> 01:25:00,640
70.
They have went 2514 and they

1574
01:25:00,640 --> 01:25:03,840
needed overtime to get to 23
against Florida.

1575
01:25:04,520 --> 01:25:08,760
That offense isn't right.
I think Tennessee is going to

1576
01:25:08,760 --> 01:25:12,840
get stomped.
Stomped 2 touchdowns.

1577
01:25:13,120 --> 01:25:15,600
Alabama wins.
I'll lay the 2 1/2.

1578
01:25:17,320 --> 01:25:20,800
Everything in my brain is
telling me to pick Alabama and

1579
01:25:20,800 --> 01:25:23,120
honestly I'm probably going to
regret it, but I took Tennessee

1580
01:25:24,080 --> 01:25:27,840
just because.
Sometimes you got a contrary.

1581
01:25:27,840 --> 01:25:32,760
Sometimes you just got to say a
brain no, take a take a step

1582
01:25:32,760 --> 01:25:34,560
aside real quick.
We're going to do some business.

1583
01:25:34,760 --> 01:25:37,640
Exactly.
And Miranda's riding with with

1584
01:25:37,640 --> 01:25:41,520
you, Curtis, and so is Jason.
So another split split family

1585
01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:43,360
here.
Split family again.

1586
01:25:43,400 --> 01:25:48,240
All right, we are going out to
Mormon country for the next one.

1587
01:25:48,440 --> 01:25:52,840
BYU Oaky State.
This is Miranda's pick.

1588
01:25:52,960 --> 01:25:58,120
Oaky State I think most people
probably expected this game they

1589
01:25:58,120 --> 01:26:05,360
would be the six and O team, not
BYUBYU laying a full 9 at home.

1590
01:26:05,360 --> 01:26:07,760
Bron Siegler, What do you think
about this one?

1591
01:26:08,520 --> 01:26:11,280
I do think BYU prevails in this
game, I think they are the

1592
01:26:11,280 --> 01:26:14,800
better team, but that 9 is just
a little too rich for my blood.

1593
01:26:15,320 --> 01:26:17,800
So give me Okie State.
Maybe.

1594
01:26:18,760 --> 01:26:20,280
See, I'm the exact opposite of
you.

1595
01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:24,440
I think I seriously think
Oklahoma State has completely

1596
01:26:24,440 --> 01:26:26,000
checked out.
They had one of the best running

1597
01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:30,000
backs coming back, a like 9th
year quarterback starter, solid

1598
01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:31,840
offensive line.
I think Shelton, you mentioned

1599
01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:34,440
they had probably the most
starts on their offensive line

1600
01:26:35,040 --> 01:26:36,920
of any team in the country this
year.

1601
01:26:37,560 --> 01:26:40,120
And and they're three and three.
They're pretty much out of the

1602
01:26:40,120 --> 01:26:42,600
Big 12 race the way everything's
shaped up.

1603
01:26:43,880 --> 01:26:46,800
I think they've checked out.
I think BYU is going to put it

1604
01:26:46,800 --> 01:26:50,280
on.
I think BYU wins by at least

1605
01:26:50,280 --> 01:26:52,440
nine, if not more.
I'll lay the points.

1606
01:26:52,440 --> 01:26:56,160
BYU at home on Friday night at
10:15.

1607
01:26:58,080 --> 01:27:00,800
Yeah, I so first of all, I love
BYU.

1608
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:01,920
I've watched three of their
games.

1609
01:27:01,920 --> 01:27:03,200
I love everything that they're
about.

1610
01:27:03,200 --> 01:27:06,600
They're really physical team.
Great job by Kalani Sataki.

1611
01:27:07,440 --> 01:27:09,320
But I don't know, I feel like
I'm taking OK state.

1612
01:27:09,320 --> 01:27:12,400
I feel like they're due for some
type of bounce back performance.

1613
01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:14,600
I don't think they're going to
win, but I think they'll do just

1614
01:27:14,600 --> 01:27:17,560
enough to cover.
But man, BYU what what?

1615
01:27:17,560 --> 01:27:21,120
Probably one of the better, more
remarkable stories of the 2024

1616
01:27:21,120 --> 01:27:22,240
season.
Just how good they've been.

1617
01:27:23,520 --> 01:27:26,800
Absolutely.
Yeah, I'm going to take BYU in

1618
01:27:26,800 --> 01:27:30,560
this one just because I I
haven't watched much of the

1619
01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:33,520
game, but I've seen somebody
come down on a kick off and

1620
01:27:33,520 --> 01:27:36,480
absolutely annihilate somebody
on that team.

1621
01:27:36,480 --> 01:27:39,760
I can't even remember what
number he was, but I was like,

1622
01:27:39,760 --> 01:27:41,840
yeah, if they're hitting people
like that, then they're probably

1623
01:27:41,840 --> 01:27:45,760
going to win a lot of games.
So I'm kind of looking at BYU to

1624
01:27:45,760 --> 01:27:47,760
run away with this.
Like you said, it kind of feel

1625
01:27:47,760 --> 01:27:53,840
like OK State.
I mean, yeah, I feel like, yeah,

1626
01:27:53,840 --> 01:27:55,320
OK.
State has kind of checked out,

1627
01:27:56,040 --> 01:27:58,640
expected the running back to
have a big year and he's kind

1628
01:27:58,640 --> 01:28:02,160
of, you know, he's kind of
chilling it seems like for the

1629
01:28:02,160 --> 01:28:03,440
most.
Did they give him a, did they

1630
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:06,160
give him like 7 figures?
And he's just like, Nah, I'm

1631
01:28:06,200 --> 01:28:07,360
good.
Yeah, I.

1632
01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:09,000
Don't need to do anything else
myself.

1633
01:28:09,280 --> 01:28:12,440
Right.
So it's, it's crazy, but I

1634
01:28:12,440 --> 01:28:17,360
really do think BYU is going to
tap into the Mormon rituals and,

1635
01:28:19,200 --> 01:28:22,480
I don't know, get some kind of
extra power against the.

1636
01:28:24,800 --> 01:28:26,880
All righty.
These extra powers come from

1637
01:28:26,880 --> 01:28:27,960
soaking.
What's going on here?

1638
01:28:28,320 --> 01:28:30,880
There you go.
I don't know my my wife watches

1639
01:28:30,880 --> 01:28:33,120
the Mormon live show.
She could probably tell me some

1640
01:28:33,120 --> 01:28:35,000
of the I was going.
To say Curtis know a little bit

1641
01:28:35,000 --> 01:28:36,440
more about it than we do, I
don't.

1642
01:28:36,440 --> 01:28:39,600
Watch it.
The question is, is is your wife

1643
01:28:39,600 --> 01:28:41,840
or your wife watching it too and
just not telling?

1644
01:28:41,840 --> 01:28:46,480
Y'all very likely.
Possibly my wife watch a lot of

1645
01:28:46,480 --> 01:28:48,080
crazy stuff.
I don't know, babe.

1646
01:28:49,000 --> 01:28:51,920
All right, she, she called the
game, she's saying take the

1647
01:28:51,920 --> 01:28:54,680
points.
And our music Man is also saying

1648
01:28:54,680 --> 01:28:57,680
take the points.
And this actually is really good

1649
01:28:57,680 --> 01:29:02,600
because the last game is one of
the big, probably one of the big

1650
01:29:02,600 --> 01:29:05,160
games of the year based on where
these two teams are right now.

1651
01:29:05,520 --> 01:29:09,280
We got Georgia, Texas.
That is our Music Man's play of

1652
01:29:09,280 --> 01:29:11,320
the week.
And here's a little song for

1653
01:29:11,360 --> 01:29:18,680
you.
And welcome back to Guitar

1654
01:29:18,680 --> 01:29:20,760
Elixirs and Gambling Picks.
I'm Jason Long.

1655
01:29:21,320 --> 01:29:23,760
I got a nice two game win streak
going, so I'm going to keep this

1656
01:29:23,800 --> 01:29:24,320
real.
Short.

1657
01:29:24,760 --> 01:29:27,760
This week I'm looking at that
game down in Austin when Georgia

1658
01:29:27,760 --> 01:29:32,160
visits Texas.
Texas giving up 3 1/2 points.

1659
01:29:32,160 --> 01:29:34,600
But they sure do look like the
best team in college football

1660
01:29:34,600 --> 01:29:39,200
for me, so I'm rolling with the
Longhorns -3 1/2 against Jordan.

1661
01:29:40,240 --> 01:29:44,320
As far as the song goes, there's
a whole lot of good musicians.

1662
01:29:44,320 --> 01:29:46,080
A whole lot of good songs come
out of Texas.

1663
01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:49,880
But as Waylon Jennings once
said, one of those.

1664
01:29:49,880 --> 01:29:51,240
Good Texas musicians all the
way.

1665
01:29:52,480 --> 01:29:56,360
When it comes down to Austin,
Bob Wills is still king.

1666
01:29:57,960 --> 01:30:01,000
And stay all night.
Stay long and dance song, dance

1667
01:30:01,920 --> 01:30:05,000
little long and pull off code in
a corner.

1668
01:30:05,120 --> 01:30:07,480
Don't see why I stay a little
longer.

1669
01:30:07,480 --> 01:30:09,600
Don't see why I don't stay a
little longer.

1670
01:30:17,480 --> 01:30:19,480
Hook em horns.
Let's go Texas.

1671
01:30:19,680 --> 01:30:25,360
See you next week.
All right, the Music Man laying

1672
01:30:25,360 --> 01:30:30,640
3 1/2 with Texas.
Brian, what about you?

1673
01:30:31,360 --> 01:30:33,960
I'm riding with him.
He, he said it right.

1674
01:30:33,960 --> 01:30:37,200
I, I don't really have another
pick for the best team in

1675
01:30:37,200 --> 01:30:40,960
college football right now.
All of the the things I've seen

1676
01:30:40,960 --> 01:30:43,920
are pointing to Texas and I
think they take care of business

1677
01:30:43,920 --> 01:30:46,880
there at home.
All righty.

1678
01:30:47,320 --> 01:30:49,880
And that's a good point.
They they just beat the crap out

1679
01:30:49,880 --> 01:30:53,920
of Oklahoma up in the Cotton
Bowl last week, one of the games

1680
01:30:53,920 --> 01:30:57,920
that I picked completely wrong.
So you think I'd get on the

1681
01:30:57,920 --> 01:31:01,560
train, but I just can't.
Georgia already has one loss and

1682
01:31:01,560 --> 01:31:04,680
if you take a look at the back
half of their schedule, they

1683
01:31:04,680 --> 01:31:08,200
have some more difficult teams.
So I think it's going to be a

1684
01:31:08,200 --> 01:31:13,800
desperate Georgia going into
Austin and I think they at least

1685
01:31:13,800 --> 01:31:16,560
cover.
I don't know if they win, but

1686
01:31:16,560 --> 01:31:20,240
I'll take the dogs and give me 3
1/2 points.

1687
01:31:22,040 --> 01:31:24,280
Well, Texas obviously is the
best team in the country this

1688
01:31:24,280 --> 01:31:25,760
year.
I think this is somewhat of a

1689
01:31:25,760 --> 01:31:28,280
unique year in the sense that
there's not a huge gap between

1690
01:31:28,280 --> 01:31:32,360
#1 and everybody else.
That being said, Texas is still

1691
01:31:32,360 --> 01:31:35,760
the best and I just don't trust
UJ offense enough to really

1692
01:31:36,240 --> 01:31:38,000
score against them so I'll take
Texas.

1693
01:31:40,600 --> 01:31:42,840
Daddy.
Yeah, I got one of my good

1694
01:31:42,880 --> 01:31:45,600
friends that is a big time
Georgia fan.

1695
01:31:45,920 --> 01:31:48,160
One of my good friends is a big
time Texas fan.

1696
01:31:48,520 --> 01:31:50,800
They have been through the lows
and the highs with both teams,

1697
01:31:50,800 --> 01:31:53,520
so I just lean on them to talk
about their seasons.

1698
01:31:54,240 --> 01:31:58,600
My Georgia guy says that Georgia
has a lot of injuries and he is

1699
01:31:58,600 --> 01:32:01,080
nervous.
And my Texas guy just got back

1700
01:32:01,080 --> 01:32:09,080
from Japan and said Konichiwa,
he he just says that they're the

1701
01:32:09,080 --> 01:32:11,480
best team in the nation and
they're going to win.

1702
01:32:11,480 --> 01:32:15,720
So I got to go to Texas.
By injuries, does he mean

1703
01:32:15,720 --> 01:32:19,680
traffic violations?
He said injuries.

1704
01:32:19,680 --> 01:32:23,240
I ain't going to depth with him
about why people aren't playing

1705
01:32:23,240 --> 01:32:26,720
or what's going on, but he said
we got a lot of injuries, so it

1706
01:32:26,720 --> 01:32:28,560
may be.
Well, it's the middle of the

1707
01:32:28,560 --> 01:32:30,480
football season.
Everybody got injuries.

1708
01:32:30,760 --> 01:32:32,240
You know, that's, that's too
vague.

1709
01:32:32,240 --> 01:32:34,960
He, he, he trying to.
And the question is, will you

1710
01:32:34,960 --> 01:32:37,640
invite them both over to your
house Saturday and watch this

1711
01:32:37,640 --> 01:32:40,320
night game with them or they
stay away from each other?

1712
01:32:40,440 --> 01:32:42,240
No, that probably would be
pretty good.

1713
01:32:42,240 --> 01:32:45,920
I'm not doing that because I got
AI didn't think about that.

1714
01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:49,640
It probably would have been
pretty fun, but I have a, my son

1715
01:32:49,640 --> 01:32:54,720
has homecoming, so I'll be kind
of running around after that.

1716
01:32:54,720 --> 01:32:57,800
We we had a baseball cookout
during the day and then he's got

1717
01:32:57,800 --> 01:33:00,480
homecoming that night.
So we'll kind of be running

1718
01:33:00,480 --> 01:33:03,480
around and but I'm sure I'll be
talking to him on the phone and

1719
01:33:03,840 --> 01:33:05,720
they'll be on Facebook giving
each other hell.

1720
01:33:06,160 --> 01:33:07,600
There you go.
Nothing like it.

1721
01:33:07,600 --> 01:33:09,960
Nothing like it.
We know the Music Man went with

1722
01:33:09,960 --> 01:33:14,560
Texas and I am riding alone.
You were riding alone, man.

1723
01:33:14,880 --> 01:33:18,920
Riding with the dogs, there is
all of that right there.

1724
01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:23,280
It's an interesting board.
Only really two Lee fully in

1725
01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:25,360
agreement this week.
All righty.

1726
01:33:25,840 --> 01:33:28,800
Well, y'all, it has been about
90 minutes.

1727
01:33:28,800 --> 01:33:31,440
We have went through everything
this week and that is going to

1728
01:33:31,440 --> 01:33:34,600
wrap up this episode of the
Boundary Corner podcast.

1729
01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:37,720
But I'm going to put a little
something up before it because I

1730
01:33:37,720 --> 01:33:40,480
saw this a little earlier.
I didn't get a chance to get to

1731
01:33:40,480 --> 01:33:44,480
it.
Give me one second, Brian.

1732
01:33:44,480 --> 01:33:46,840
Did I miss it?
It was just a good little

1733
01:33:46,840 --> 01:33:51,200
statement here and it's just
something there it is.

1734
01:33:51,200 --> 01:33:55,640
And Brian Cox appointment TV
every week.

1735
01:33:55,640 --> 01:33:57,760
Thanks for continuing to
Brighton Tuesdays and looking

1736
01:33:57,760 --> 01:34:01,040
some forward to each game week.
And that's what we do it for you

1737
01:34:01,040 --> 01:34:03,520
all.
We have a lot of fun doing this.

1738
01:34:03,520 --> 01:34:07,560
We have fun looking up stats,
data, watching the tape, talking

1739
01:34:07,560 --> 01:34:10,440
to one another, talking with
other people inside Hokie Nation

1740
01:34:10,760 --> 01:34:15,240
and this is what we do it for.
We sit here with just really 4

1741
01:34:15,240 --> 01:34:18,560
friends.
I am proud to call Sheldon my

1742
01:34:18,560 --> 01:34:19,920
friend.
I'm proud to call Tally my

1743
01:34:19,920 --> 01:34:21,880
friend.
We got to meet in person over a

1744
01:34:21,880 --> 01:34:23,320
year ago.
It was a ton of fun.

1745
01:34:23,320 --> 01:34:26,880
I've known Brian since I was
when we were little, little

1746
01:34:26,920 --> 01:34:32,040
little boys in middle school.
So it's fun and we appreciate

1747
01:34:32,040 --> 01:34:34,280
y'all out there.
Tally, you mentioned a couple

1748
01:34:34,280 --> 01:34:37,520
weeks ago that the chat it's
been a lot more people continue

1749
01:34:37,520 --> 01:34:39,960
to come.
We do it a little later at night

1750
01:34:39,960 --> 01:34:42,120
because you know why we do it
about 9:00 at night.

1751
01:34:42,400 --> 01:34:45,600
Three of us are parents and we
completely understand between

1752
01:34:45,600 --> 01:34:49,320
baseball games, football games,
your kids sports maybe as an

1753
01:34:49,320 --> 01:34:52,520
activity we understand.
That's why we start like would

1754
01:34:52,520 --> 01:34:55,720
we like to start at 7:30 and be
over by 9?

1755
01:34:56,000 --> 01:34:59,000
Hell yeah we would because if we
getting better at a decent hour.

1756
01:34:59,560 --> 01:35:02,480
But we do it because we
understand not everybody can get

1757
01:35:02,480 --> 01:35:05,200
in front of a YouTube or
Facebook or Twitter.

1758
01:35:05,200 --> 01:35:07,840
So again, we appreciate y'all
out there.

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Thank y'all for watching.
And that wraps up this episode

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of the Boundary Corner Podcast
brought to you by Counts Family

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Pharmacy in Blacksburg.
I'm Curtis Wilson.

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01:35:19,400 --> 01:35:21,560
I'm Brian Siegler.
Jonathan Talley.

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Eldon Moss.
We are part of the College

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Huddle Network.
Visit boundarycornerbt.com to

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01:35:28,120 --> 01:35:31,520
listen to all of our episodes.
Go there if you want to take a

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look a little bit more about the
goal post pyramid.

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There is a link if you can check
out if you'd like to purchase

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one.
If you are not interested in

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purchasing 1 and want to bring
bring that beautiful one that is

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currently in Brians possession.
He's on he's need to put it on a

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pedestal next to you in three
weeks.

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Subscribe to our YouTube
channel.

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Make a comment on any of our
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cover of that song, which I've
heard him do numerous times.

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Go go there.
Don't forget, follow us Twitter,

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We're on them all.

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Check them out.
Check out Jason, his website,

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jasonlawmusic.com, where it's
going to link you to everything

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for him.
We thank you all for listening

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and watching out there.
And as always, let's go, OK?