December 31, 2025 • 22 mins
On today’s episode, Jason previews the entire College Football Playoffs quarterfinals slate (Miami vs Ohio State, Oregon vs Texas Tech, Alabama vs Indiana, Ole Miss vs Georgia). Later, J-Mac discusses his biggest gripe with the NFL Week 18 slate, why it was such a bad day in the Diggs family on Tuesday, and whether or not it's fair to say that Matthew Stafford cost himself the NFL MVP award with his abysmal showing in Week 17.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is up, straight BAYM. It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Foyer for Wednesday, December the thirty first. It is New
Year's Eve. Oh man, I can't believe the year is over.
I've become that guy. I can't believe it's already December
thirty first. You know that everybody has one of those
(00:33):
friends who's always I can't believe it's September already, you know. Anyways,
watched some Bowl games last night. I quit TV update
and movie update just because you know, I don't mind
offering this stuff before we get to sports. So I
watched this movie, The Wrath of Man Jason Statum. It's
(00:55):
interesting because I was never into any of that guy's movies.
It looked like the same thing every damn time. I'm like, yeah, no, thanks,
not for me. So then my son this year, I
guess maybe last year, got me to watch this movie
called The Beekeeper. I'm like, this is the dumbest name.
He's like, the plot's amazing, Dad, we have to watch
this and like these scammers basically scam this grandma out
(01:19):
of all of her retirement money, and she kills herself,
sorry to spoil it, and so Jason Satum essentually gets
revenge on these people, and it's pretty awesome because it's
really sad when grandma's are getting scammed anyways, and so
I'm like, this guy's not bad. You know what's coming,
but it's still a good delivery. It's like every action
movie you've ever seen, pretty much, but with karate and
(01:42):
like fast graphic deaths. It's cool. And so he's in
this movie, The Wrath of Man, and it did not
look great, but I'm like, I'll check it out, and
it's not bad. It's basically what you'd expect, revenge, all
the typical motives, and I just say, if you're bored,
you know this coming a long weekend in between all
(02:03):
the football games. Check it out. Not horrible. I'm not
ashame to admit Stranger Things were all caught up, very
excited for the New Year's Day, New Year's Eve. Whenever
it is series finale, that should be fun. I am
a closet fan of Emily in Paris. Yes, I follow
Lily Collins on Instagram. I'm just telling you, I don't
(02:25):
care admitting these guys. I like the show. I think
it's well written. It gets me very fired up about travel,
makes me want to go to Europe. Like it's it's
not terrible, it's not an awful show. Landman is incredible.
I'm just obsessed with that show right now. I was
way behind. It's so funny with these streaming shows. I
think I've said this before. If you're not on top
(02:45):
of stuff, and you're not on like Peacock every day
or every week, and you're not on Apple TV and
all these channels, you don't know when the new series
are coming. There's no commercials. Social media is not feeding
me this stuff. So I didn't even know I was
way behind on Man. I'm almost caught up. It's a
great show. It really is a great show. And you know,
with football ending, you got a lot of time. Now.
(03:07):
I'm going to check out the Leonardo DiCaprio movie that
was up for all these awards. I saw the new
Jurassic Park with Scarlet Johansson. I don't even know if
I mentioned that on here. That was decent. I mean,
as long as you are like me, you know what
you're getting into with some of these movies, I'm fine
with it, you know. And it's like Scarlett Johansson very easy. Hey,
you need to make a lot of money, so you
(03:27):
can like stay at home for a year, go make
Jurassic Park money, and you could take a year off
work and hang with your family. That's what I'm guessing
she did. She's not like your typical Jurassic Park movie person. Anyways,
it was fine, a lot of good action out there.
But in the coming days, we've got a lot of football.
We'll talk a lot of college football here. Some NFL
NFL Week TV is so bad, guys, it's terrible. But
(03:50):
the college football games are great, or should be great.
I don't know if the actual games will be. Let's
call it up here. So Miami Ohio State to was
ten nine and a half nine eight and a half
back up to nine. It's basically pinging around that eight
to ten range. And I think a lot of people
(04:13):
loved Ohio State. Thought Ohio State was gonna roll to
the Natty, and then they ran into Indiana in the
Big Ten title game and they could do nothing against
that Indiana front. It was nasty. Indiana's got a really
good front, top twenty, top twenty front in the country,
maybe top ten defensive front in the country, really really strong,
and Miami has the best defensive front in the country.
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I'm doing my first mock draft. It'll be up on
I guess right after Week eighteen, and Miami is gonna
have two defensive linemen maybe three in the first round,
two for sure, maybe a third. They're just stacked. I mean,
it's insane how loaded they are upfront, and they could
pose major problems to the Buckeyes. Now I say major problem.
(05:00):
Ryan Day will have had, you know, pretty much a month.
I guess you could have prepared. You could have said, wow,
you've got to prepare for not a month, I'm sorry,
three weeks. Well what about Texas A and I'm sure, okay,
but you probably had one staffer cutting up Miami stuff
and one cutting up A and M so you can
hit the ground running. And I mean, listen to Miami
(05:23):
front's nasty. Here's the only reason I'm stuck on Ohio State.
How is Carson Beck gonna do anything in this game?
I mean there's been games where Carson Beck vonnits all
over himself, like disgustingly, so he has he walks in
the room and looks the part, you know, big strapping six' five.
Guy he's got the ig batty. Girlfriend you, know was At.
(05:45):
Georgia want to nat he goes To. Miami he's the.
MAN i think he drives A lambeau or. McLaren he's
just a, cool rich guy who looks, like you, know
straight out Of Central casting quarterback one on one except
when he has to step up in class against the good.
Teams this year he hasn't been. AMAZING i, mean, okay
he was fine Against Notre, dame made a couple of
big time. Throws gay was the season. Opener since, then
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he just scares you in big. Games AND i feel
Like i'm at the stage Row Hio state. Can their
defense can probably win this for. Them. Now, interestingly the
first half under is a LINE i like a. Lot you,
know first half. Unders kids are, nervous big Stage New Year's.
Eve the guys have been. OFF i, mean, Hell Ohio
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state hasn't played weeks and their last game was a.
Loss like you think they're gonna come out just big bang,
booms throwing it all over the. PLACE i don't see,
that especially not with saying NOW i Have Ohio state,
HERE i bet them early minus, ten which is a dumb.
LINE i do not advocate, that YERE i think the
first half under twenty one is probably your best. Bet
The miami defense is really, strong especially the, front and
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they could manhandle The. Buckeyes keep this low, scoring obviously
we'll get a, lot Fair Sheriff Jeremiah. Smith but AND
i don't want to hammer the kid. Again But julian's, saying,
GUYS I i personally haven't seen it all. Season he's
cooking a bunch of teams in the middle In Big,
ten and then he gets up To indiana and AS i,
say whoa reality, check he just didn't look the part
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to me against a real, defense AND i don't know
that he's going to get a lot. Done SO i am,
envisioning you, know a twenty to, nine Tight buckeyes. VICTORY
i don't Think miami gets too much offense, Here So
i'm rocking With i'm rocking with The.
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Live the three games On New Year's. Day the one
that jumps, out obviously Is Texas Tech oregon And i'm
going to be writing up this one for the. Site
thanks for those who. Subscribed and this is another first half.
Under now that's dangerous because everybody just Saw oregon's offense go.
Nuts but This Texas tech defense, man Imagine AND i
(08:09):
went TO. JMU i graduated from. There you have, FACE.
Jmu you're all gassed. Up you score what six touchdowns
in a road open the, game whatever it, was and
then you've got to switch it up and face the
number one defense in the. Country it's a big reality.
Check now the counter as, Well, jay The Red raiders
haven't seen any offenses Like. Oregon, okay it's, FAIR i totally,
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Agree but look at What oregon's done in their biggest
high leverage games of the. Season Penn state remember that.
GAME i Know Penn state in an up stink, game
but that game at the time was everything that. Was
it looks like it was headed to overtime and like
single digit, scoring and then ultimately the floodgates opened late
And oregon, won but they didn't come out like like
the world on fire on the. Road look at The
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indiana game at home, again another struggle For oregon against
a real, defense AND i remember watching The iowa game
BECAUSE i was on Ie ya and my buddy is
a Big iowa, guy and he was, like j be,
CAREFUL i don't, know this isn't a Great iowa. Team i'm,
Like i'm on The Buckeyes, hawkeyes and they were in
the rain And oregon couldn't do much And oregon ended up.
Winning but, again examine those games, closely three tough, opponents
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AND i JUST i didn't see unbelievable stuff from The. Ducks,
yeah they KILLED, JAMU i get. That SO i like
the under But i'm gonna go With Texas. TECH i
don't have as much on The Rose. Bowl AND i
will say, This we're expecting a ton of rain In
Southern california for the next, week starting, today SO i
think On january, first we're gonna see a water Logged
(09:43):
Rose bowl and it will be raining during the. Game
and that's a, huge huge edge for The. HOOSIERS i
think they kind of put it On alabama. Here alabama
just they're not built for a water Logged Southern california.
Game they don't have the run. ATTACK i think they're
one hundred and twenty the country on the. GROUND i
like me Some Ti, simpson but can he do it
(10:03):
all by? Himself i'm still leary because It's indiana after.
All BUT i did lay this lay the SEVEN i
think probably the if it's not the best, bet it's
one THAT i like a. Lot indiana teased down from
seven to, one and then all uh Not Ole, miss
and then Uh georgia teased down from seven to one
(10:27):
in a in a six point, teaser and you lay
the lumber there with those two, teams the better teams
for sure coming out on top Ole. MISS i was
just reading this. Story i've sure you guys saw. This
this is. Insane so there are six staffers From Ole
miss who left FOR, lsu and these guys are all
going to be coaching in the. Game Right so after
(10:51):
That twulane, victory we're now in the recruiting, period and
so part of this story it was on H. Yahoo so,
essentially these guys are coaching these six, coaches and then
at night they parsion off these six coaches and they
(11:12):
go into like a recruiting. Discussion according to the yeah,
yeah according to the story In, yahoo even If Old miss,
advances some are wondering if those six coaches will still, Coach, like,
what that's? Insane how about? This kiffen called back the
(11:35):
six coaches for a couple of days last, week they
missed meetings and an Old miss walked through On. Monday
what do you guys do not understand how crazy that.
Is you've got six coaches who are half back in
Ole miss and the other half who are game planning
for LSU's recruiting. Season and then it gets ugly when you're, like,
(11:58):
hey is Their tampa going on to the point that
Ole miss is having staffers who are staying at Ole
miss sit in on meetings with some of their good
PLAYERS i, guess and the coaches who were headed TO. Lsu, so,
guys this is just really really difficult for me to
get behind Ole. Miss, here the sharp college football better
(12:18):
WHO i talk about here all the, time he's on Ole.
Miss BUT i think it's just the machine and numbers.
Play there's really no not much behind. IT i can't get.
There if this, snowballs you can totally see these guys checking.
OUT i Just I'm i'm of the belief that Ole
miss maybe is plucky, initially and then the floodgates, open and,
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Uh georgia kind Of georgia runs away with, it you,
know twenty four to, thirteen so something like. That but
that's just got to be a weird scenario for the,
players for the. Coaches and remember they did you could, argue, hey,
man they're playing with house, Money, jay these, guys so
they got house. Money they already got to. Win over To.
Lane it was on. Campus it was, awesome AND i
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totally understand. That and by that, LOGIC i can't get
off Of georgia. Here it would be quite The cinderella
story if somehow Ole mis pulled us. Off BUT i
will Go Texas, Tech, georgia somewhat, Reluctantly Ohio. STATE i
was confident during That, Miami TEXAS a AND mgam but, yeah that's,
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cool just a tad and Then indiana for. Sure so
excited for those. Games i'm less excited For week. Eighteen.
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LIVE i gotta be, honest it doesn't seem amazing when
in the league just for whatever reason doesn't grasp, this
AND i get. It you want to spread your, seed
so to. Speak that sounds bad to, everyone Like, amazon Like, NETFLIX, Cbs, FOX, NBC,
(14:16):
ESPN Nfl. Network DID i miss? ANYONE i mean they're
on so many channels because you know, what you get
a DIFFERENT tv deal with. Everybody you get a little
more slice of the, pie, right makes? Sense capitalism all.
That the dirty little secret is the best part of
THE nfl Isn't island. Games it's that window On sunday
(14:40):
where there's chaos going. On eight games at one, pm
the witching, hour and then in the best, weeks, sorry
nine games in the one pm window one Pm Eastern,
time and then five in the afternoon. Window now we
don't get more many of those, because LIKE i, said
(15:01):
they want to force feed You, Thursday, Monday sunday, night Sometimes.
Saturday they just want to give you so. Much and
it's like you started to see the cracks late in
the season when These island games were. HORRIBLE i mean
the games On christmas were. Unwatchable. GUYS i probably watched
less than ten, plays less than twenty plays of all
(15:22):
three games. Combined they weren't particularly. CLOSE i watched more
More Baltimore Green bay than ANYTHING i think that's because
The lakers were getting blown. Out BUT i just it's
tough for me to get excited about backup quarterbacks and third.
Stringers that's not real. Football and the guys they're not
playing for. Anything so it was it was a rough
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end to obviously a great. Season and you, know the
games and the ending of games is, great but THE
nfl is cooking the golden goose Of sunday where they're
up against. Nobody you, know people have. Lives it's a
tough sell to the wife and. Kids hey, man dad's
got to watch football for nine hours Every sunday for eighteen,
weeks and don't Forget, thursday and don't Forget sunday night
(16:09):
And monday. Night it's like something's got to. Give And
i'll be. Honest WHEN i was a young guy out
of college living In New York, city there's no WAY i.
WAS i wasn't sitting around On sundays WATCHING nfl for nine.
HOURS i was trying to meet girls In New York
city and you, know shaking off hangovers and enjoying life
(16:30):
in my. Twenties, now you, know it's like a lot
easier now THAT i got the family And i'm, LIKE
i can, Justify, OH i actually have to articulate what
the hell's going on in THE nfl on the podcast
and then on the, show and THEN i GO i
do radio, INTERVIEWS i do other. PODCASTS i think you
got to be ready for pretty much. Anything and SO
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i JUST i wish THE nfl and they know they
won't do. It it's not gonna, happen BUT i wish
they would kind of lock in and be, like let's
really prioritize own that, day and you know, what some
of the other, stuff, fine, WHATEVER i get. It that'll never. Happen.
THOUGH a couple interesting things happened On tuesday in The diggs.
Family i'm sure you guys saw. This so we'll start
(17:14):
with the Tray Von diggs of The. COWBOYS a couple
of years, ago he signs this lucrative ninety seven million dollar.
Deal ninety seven million obviously being kind of funny. Money it,
was you, know really a certain amount of. Guaranteed, anyways
they cut him before week. Eighteen, now as the story comes,
OUT i Think Jordan schultz had this. First so he's
(17:35):
from THE dc, area And washington was Hosting dallas On.
Christmas so after the, game he, Asked, hey CAN i
just hang back IN dc and hang with my? Family
and they said? No and he', said, WELL i mean
IF i fly back To, Dallas i'm just gonna literally
get on a plane five minutes later and fly. Back
(17:56):
CAN i just hang? Here and they said. No now
it's unclear to me if he actually did hang back or,
what but whatever happened after that led to him getting
cut out right, now they'll swallow the dead cap money next.
Year he wasn't fitting in the eber flu, scheme news,
(18:17):
flashed Eber flues ain't sticking. Around so what if the
new guy wants man Which digs allegedly excels in although
he's rapidly going? Downhill my guess is someone kicks the
tires ahead of the. PLAYOFFS i, mean some of these,
teams you, know who can't use an extra cornerback playing
in Some manda man. SCHEMES i, MEAN i know The
(18:38):
Plaque packers play a lot of Man it just you
gotta at least try. AGAIN i don't know that he's
a primo corner, anymore but he's not totally, chopped liver and.
Washed SO i guess someone will probably take a chance on.
Him but if you thought his news was, bad his
Brother Stefan diggs of The, patriots Oh. Nelly according to
(19:03):
charges filed By Stefan diggs's, chef he is a personal.
Chef they got into an argument allegedly about money owed to.
Her according to, her her allegations are he choked me
and hit me And i'm suing. Him digs, Countered, hey
(19:27):
this is all because she wants, money she's not getting.
It blah blah. Blah raised whatever his. Allegy they're basically
calling this total. Nothing, now it is. Interesting THE nfl
obviously will have to take a look at. THIS i
do you think they preemptively Sit digs in week eighteen
(19:47):
to get ahead of any potential. SUSPENSION i think his
court hearing is like the week of THE Nfc championship
OR Afc championship. GAME i don't. Know apparently he tried
to end up settling out of and she was like, no, no,
no WHICH i Don't you never want to. SPECULATE i don't.
KNOW i haven't been in any of those, Scenarios thank,
(20:08):
goodness you don't want to. Be but all around doesn't sound,
great especially when the vibes are so great for The.
Patriots with this Whole Drake may gonna win THE. MVP
i don't have a MAJOR i don't know people seem
really worked up about. It although the only people Are
patriots fans And rams. Fans that's. IT i don't think
there's like this big national outcry about. It both have
(20:33):
been cases for, both no doubt about. It my guess
is the voters are ink stained wretches and get. Sentimental
Drake may will have many years to win THE. Mvp
stafford just had an incredible full. Season did falter late
in this? One although if they win That seattle, game
(20:54):
if there's not the punt return and the chaos on
the two, Pointer, YEAH i, mean would you be shocked
if all of a sudden they win that game and
they get the number one. Seed stafford is THE. Mvp,
Yes So i'm not going to make a judgment of
one or two. Games it's a full. Season, Yes may
played the easiest. Schedule, yes he took a billion. Sacks
(21:17):
he's a young, quarterback he's. EXCELLENT i just can't get
over the fact that they played the easiest schedule and
The stafford played in a division where three teams will
make the playoffs played one of the toughest schedules in the.
LEAGUE i would give it To, stafford AND i think
the media will get it To stafford in the same
vein that sometimes when you're voting for this, Stuff hey
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this guy just got THE. Mvp we can't give it
to him two. Years you know that stuff. Happens, Man
these voters are. WEIRD i don't know a better, solution
but people do wacky things when they get sentimental about
sports that they. Cover so, YEAH i would not be
shocked If stafford. Wanted Although may is a pretty. CONCERNER
i think you minus four hundred as a. Favorite all,
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right that will do it for the pod in twenty twenty.
Five thank you for. LISTENING i think this is four,
years maybe four and a half. FIVE i don't know
what the future, holds but what an incredible year sports and,
otherwise the last Bat i'll give You january. Second put
the alert in your. Phone michigan basketball a covering. MACHINE
(22:28):
i forgot to give out the last, two but, basically
Anytime Michigan basketball, plays lay it until they stop covering.
Guys they're a. Machine right, now they're killing everyone and
nobody's talking about, them because there's these great freshmen AT
Unc duke and everybody's focused on. Them But i'm just telling,
You michigan right now is a cash, cow all. RIGHT
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i have a, great Safe New Year's. Eve we'll see
in twenty twenty.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
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This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.
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What is up, straight BAYM. It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Foyer for Wednesday, December the thirty first. It is New
Year's Eve. Oh man, I can't believe the year is over.
I've become that guy. I can't believe it's already December
thirty first. You know that everybody has one of those
(00:33):
friends who's always I can't believe it's September already, you know. Anyways,
watched some Bowl games last night. I quit TV update
and movie update just because you know, I don't mind
offering this stuff before we get to sports. So I
watched this movie, The Wrath of Man Jason Statum. It's
(00:55):
interesting because I was never into any of that guy's movies.
It looked like the same thing every damn time. I'm like, yeah, no, thanks,
not for me. So then my son this year, I
guess maybe last year, got me to watch this movie
called The Beekeeper. I'm like, this is the dumbest name.
He's like, the plot's amazing, Dad, we have to watch
this and like these scammers basically scam this grandma out
(01:19):
of all of her retirement money, and she kills herself,
sorry to spoil it, and so Jason Satum essentually gets
revenge on these people, and it's pretty awesome because it's
really sad when grandma's are getting scammed anyways, and so
I'm like, this guy's not bad. You know what's coming,
but it's still a good delivery. It's like every action
movie you've ever seen, pretty much, but with karate and
(01:42):
like fast graphic deaths. It's cool. And so he's in
this movie, The Wrath of Man, and it did not
look great, but I'm like, I'll check it out, and
it's not bad. It's basically what you'd expect, revenge, all
the typical motives, and I just say, if you're bored,
you know this coming a long weekend in between all
(02:03):
the football games. Check it out. Not horrible. I'm not
ashame to admit Stranger Things were all caught up, very
excited for the New Year's Day, New Year's Eve. Whenever
it is series finale, that should be fun. I am
a closet fan of Emily in Paris. Yes, I follow
Lily Collins on Instagram. I'm just telling you, I don't
(02:25):
care admitting these guys. I like the show. I think
it's well written. It gets me very fired up about travel,
makes me want to go to Europe. Like it's it's
not terrible, it's not an awful show. Landman is incredible.
I'm just obsessed with that show right now. I was
way behind. It's so funny with these streaming shows. I
think I've said this before. If you're not on top
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of stuff, and you're not on like Peacock every day
or every week, and you're not on Apple TV and
all these channels, you don't know when the new series
are coming. There's no commercials. Social media is not feeding
me this stuff. So I didn't even know I was
way behind on Man. I'm almost caught up. It's a
great show. It really is a great show. And you know,
with football ending, you got a lot of time. Now.
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I'm going to check out the Leonardo DiCaprio movie that
was up for all these awards. I saw the new
Jurassic Park with Scarlet Johansson. I don't even know if
I mentioned that on here. That was decent. I mean,
as long as you are like me, you know what
you're getting into with some of these movies, I'm fine
with it, you know. And it's like Scarlett Johansson very easy. Hey,
you need to make a lot of money, so you
(03:27):
can like stay at home for a year, go make
Jurassic Park money, and you could take a year off
work and hang with your family. That's what I'm guessing
she did. She's not like your typical Jurassic Park movie person. Anyways,
it was fine, a lot of good action out there.
But in the coming days, we've got a lot of football.
We'll talk a lot of college football here. Some NFL
NFL Week TV is so bad, guys, it's terrible. But
(03:50):
the college football games are great, or should be great.
I don't know if the actual games will be. Let's
call it up here. So Miami Ohio State to was
ten nine and a half nine eight and a half
back up to nine. It's basically pinging around that eight
to ten range. And I think a lot of people
(04:13):
loved Ohio State. Thought Ohio State was gonna roll to
the Natty, and then they ran into Indiana in the
Big Ten title game and they could do nothing against
that Indiana front. It was nasty. Indiana's got a really
good front, top twenty, top twenty front in the country,
maybe top ten defensive front in the country, really really strong,
and Miami has the best defensive front in the country.
(04:35):
I'm doing my first mock draft. It'll be up on
I guess right after Week eighteen, and Miami is gonna
have two defensive linemen maybe three in the first round,
two for sure, maybe a third. They're just stacked. I mean,
it's insane how loaded they are upfront, and they could
pose major problems to the Buckeyes. Now I say major problem.
(05:00):
Ryan Day will have had, you know, pretty much a month.
I guess you could have prepared. You could have said, wow,
you've got to prepare for not a month, I'm sorry,
three weeks. Well what about Texas A and I'm sure, okay,
but you probably had one staffer cutting up Miami stuff
and one cutting up A and M so you can
hit the ground running. And I mean, listen to Miami
(05:23):
front's nasty. Here's the only reason I'm stuck on Ohio State.
How is Carson Beck gonna do anything in this game?
I mean there's been games where Carson Beck vonnits all
over himself, like disgustingly, so he has he walks in
the room and looks the part, you know, big strapping six' five.
Guy he's got the ig batty. Girlfriend you, know was At.
(05:45):
Georgia want to nat he goes To. Miami he's the.
MAN i think he drives A lambeau or. McLaren he's
just a, cool rich guy who looks, like you, know
straight out Of Central casting quarterback one on one except
when he has to step up in class against the good.
Teams this year he hasn't been. AMAZING i, mean, okay
he was fine Against Notre, dame made a couple of
big time. Throws gay was the season. Opener since, then
(06:09):
he just scares you in big. Games AND i feel
Like i'm at the stage Row Hio state. Can their
defense can probably win this for. Them. Now, interestingly the
first half under is a LINE i like a. Lot you,
know first half. Unders kids are, nervous big Stage New Year's.
Eve the guys have been. OFF i, mean, Hell Ohio
(06:32):
state hasn't played weeks and their last game was a.
Loss like you think they're gonna come out just big bang,
booms throwing it all over the. PLACE i don't see,
that especially not with saying NOW i Have Ohio state,
HERE i bet them early minus, ten which is a dumb.
LINE i do not advocate, that YERE i think the
first half under twenty one is probably your best. Bet
The miami defense is really, strong especially the, front and
(06:55):
they could manhandle The. Buckeyes keep this low, scoring obviously
we'll get a, lot Fair Sheriff Jeremiah. Smith but AND
i don't want to hammer the kid. Again But julian's, saying,
GUYS I i personally haven't seen it all. Season he's
cooking a bunch of teams in the middle In Big,
ten and then he gets up To indiana and AS i,
say whoa reality, check he just didn't look the part
(07:17):
to me against a real, defense AND i don't know
that he's going to get a lot. Done SO i am,
envisioning you, know a twenty to, nine Tight buckeyes. VICTORY
i don't Think miami gets too much offense, Here So
i'm rocking With i'm rocking with The.
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Live the three games On New Year's. Day the one
that jumps, out obviously Is Texas Tech oregon And i'm
going to be writing up this one for the. Site
thanks for those who. Subscribed and this is another first half.
Under now that's dangerous because everybody just Saw oregon's offense go.
Nuts but This Texas tech defense, man Imagine AND i
(08:09):
went TO. JMU i graduated from. There you have, FACE.
Jmu you're all gassed. Up you score what six touchdowns
in a road open the, game whatever it, was and
then you've got to switch it up and face the
number one defense in the. Country it's a big reality.
Check now the counter as, Well, jay The Red raiders
haven't seen any offenses Like. Oregon, okay it's, FAIR i totally,
(08:32):
Agree but look at What oregon's done in their biggest
high leverage games of the. Season Penn state remember that.
GAME i Know Penn state in an up stink, game
but that game at the time was everything that. Was
it looks like it was headed to overtime and like
single digit, scoring and then ultimately the floodgates opened late
And oregon, won but they didn't come out like like
the world on fire on the. Road look at The
(08:53):
indiana game at home, again another struggle For oregon against
a real, defense AND i remember watching The iowa game
BECAUSE i was on Ie ya and my buddy is
a Big iowa, guy and he was, like j be,
CAREFUL i don't, know this isn't a Great iowa. Team i'm,
Like i'm on The Buckeyes, hawkeyes and they were in
the rain And oregon couldn't do much And oregon ended up.
Winning but, again examine those games, closely three tough, opponents
(09:18):
AND i JUST i didn't see unbelievable stuff from The. Ducks,
yeah they KILLED, JAMU i get. That SO i like
the under But i'm gonna go With Texas. TECH i
don't have as much on The Rose. Bowl AND i
will say, This we're expecting a ton of rain In
Southern california for the next, week starting, today SO i
think On january, first we're gonna see a water Logged
(09:43):
Rose bowl and it will be raining during the. Game
and that's a, huge huge edge for The. HOOSIERS i
think they kind of put it On alabama. Here alabama
just they're not built for a water Logged Southern california.
Game they don't have the run. ATTACK i think they're
one hundred and twenty the country on the. GROUND i
like me Some Ti, simpson but can he do it
(10:03):
all by? Himself i'm still leary because It's indiana after.
All BUT i did lay this lay the SEVEN i
think probably the if it's not the best, bet it's
one THAT i like a. Lot indiana teased down from
seven to, one and then all uh Not Ole, miss
and then Uh georgia teased down from seven to one
(10:27):
in a in a six point, teaser and you lay
the lumber there with those two, teams the better teams
for sure coming out on top Ole. MISS i was
just reading this. Story i've sure you guys saw. This
this is. Insane so there are six staffers From Ole
miss who left FOR, lsu and these guys are all
going to be coaching in the. Game Right so after
(10:51):
That twulane, victory we're now in the recruiting, period and
so part of this story it was on H. Yahoo so,
essentially these guys are coaching these six, coaches and then
at night they parsion off these six coaches and they
(11:12):
go into like a recruiting. Discussion according to the yeah,
yeah according to the story In, yahoo even If Old miss,
advances some are wondering if those six coaches will still, Coach, like,
what that's? Insane how about? This kiffen called back the
(11:35):
six coaches for a couple of days last, week they
missed meetings and an Old miss walked through On. Monday
what do you guys do not understand how crazy that.
Is you've got six coaches who are half back in
Ole miss and the other half who are game planning
for LSU's recruiting. Season and then it gets ugly when you're, like,
(11:58):
hey is Their tampa going on to the point that
Ole miss is having staffers who are staying at Ole
miss sit in on meetings with some of their good
PLAYERS i, guess and the coaches who were headed TO. Lsu, so,
guys this is just really really difficult for me to
get behind Ole. Miss, here the sharp college football better
(12:18):
WHO i talk about here all the, time he's on Ole.
Miss BUT i think it's just the machine and numbers.
Play there's really no not much behind. IT i can't get.
There if this, snowballs you can totally see these guys checking.
OUT i Just I'm i'm of the belief that Ole
miss maybe is plucky, initially and then the floodgates, open and,
(12:42):
Uh georgia kind Of georgia runs away with, it you,
know twenty four to, thirteen so something like. That but
that's just got to be a weird scenario for the,
players for the. Coaches and remember they did you could, argue, hey,
man they're playing with house, Money, jay these, guys so
they got house. Money they already got to. Win over To.
Lane it was on. Campus it was, awesome AND i
(13:06):
totally understand. That and by that, LOGIC i can't get
off Of georgia. Here it would be quite The cinderella
story if somehow Ole mis pulled us. Off BUT i
will Go Texas, Tech, georgia somewhat, Reluctantly Ohio. STATE i
was confident during That, Miami TEXAS a AND mgam but, yeah that's,
(13:30):
cool just a tad and Then indiana for. Sure so
excited for those. Games i'm less excited For week. Eighteen.
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LIVE i gotta be, honest it doesn't seem amazing when
in the league just for whatever reason doesn't grasp, this
AND i get. It you want to spread your, seed
so to. Speak that sounds bad to, everyone Like, amazon Like, NETFLIX, Cbs, FOX, NBC,
(14:16):
ESPN Nfl. Network DID i miss? ANYONE i mean they're
on so many channels because you know, what you get
a DIFFERENT tv deal with. Everybody you get a little
more slice of the, pie, right makes? Sense capitalism all.
That the dirty little secret is the best part of
THE nfl Isn't island. Games it's that window On sunday
(14:40):
where there's chaos going. On eight games at one, pm
the witching, hour and then in the best, weeks, sorry
nine games in the one pm window one Pm Eastern,
time and then five in the afternoon. Window now we
don't get more many of those, because LIKE i, said
(15:01):
they want to force feed You, Thursday, Monday sunday, night Sometimes.
Saturday they just want to give you so. Much and
it's like you started to see the cracks late in
the season when These island games were. HORRIBLE i mean
the games On christmas were. Unwatchable. GUYS i probably watched
less than ten, plays less than twenty plays of all
(15:22):
three games. Combined they weren't particularly. CLOSE i watched more
More Baltimore Green bay than ANYTHING i think that's because
The lakers were getting blown. Out BUT i just it's
tough for me to get excited about backup quarterbacks and third.
Stringers that's not real. Football and the guys they're not
playing for. Anything so it was it was a rough
(15:45):
end to obviously a great. Season and you, know the
games and the ending of games is, great but THE
nfl is cooking the golden goose Of sunday where they're
up against. Nobody you, know people have. Lives it's a
tough sell to the wife and. Kids hey, man dad's
got to watch football for nine hours Every sunday for eighteen,
weeks and don't Forget, thursday and don't Forget sunday night
(16:09):
And monday. Night it's like something's got to. Give And
i'll be. Honest WHEN i was a young guy out
of college living In New York, city there's no WAY i.
WAS i wasn't sitting around On sundays WATCHING nfl for nine.
HOURS i was trying to meet girls In New York
city and you, know shaking off hangovers and enjoying life
(16:30):
in my. Twenties, now you, know it's like a lot
easier now THAT i got the family And i'm, LIKE
i can, Justify, OH i actually have to articulate what
the hell's going on in THE nfl on the podcast
and then on the, show and THEN i GO i
do radio, INTERVIEWS i do other. PODCASTS i think you
got to be ready for pretty much. Anything and SO
(16:52):
i JUST i wish THE nfl and they know they
won't do. It it's not gonna, happen BUT i wish
they would kind of lock in and be, like let's
really prioritize own that, day and you know, what some
of the other, stuff, fine, WHATEVER i get. It that'll never. Happen.
THOUGH a couple interesting things happened On tuesday in The diggs.
Family i'm sure you guys saw. This so we'll start
(17:14):
with the Tray Von diggs of The. COWBOYS a couple
of years, ago he signs this lucrative ninety seven million dollar.
Deal ninety seven million obviously being kind of funny. Money it,
was you, know really a certain amount of. Guaranteed, anyways
they cut him before week. Eighteen, now as the story comes,
OUT i Think Jordan schultz had this. First so he's
(17:35):
from THE dc, area And washington was Hosting dallas On.
Christmas so after the, game he, Asked, hey CAN i
just hang back IN dc and hang with my? Family
and they said? No and he', said, WELL i mean
IF i fly back To, Dallas i'm just gonna literally
get on a plane five minutes later and fly. Back
(17:56):
CAN i just hang? Here and they said. No now
it's unclear to me if he actually did hang back or,
what but whatever happened after that led to him getting
cut out right, now they'll swallow the dead cap money next.
Year he wasn't fitting in the eber flu, scheme news,
(18:17):
flashed Eber flues ain't sticking. Around so what if the
new guy wants man Which digs allegedly excels in although
he's rapidly going? Downhill my guess is someone kicks the
tires ahead of the. PLAYOFFS i, mean some of these,
teams you, know who can't use an extra cornerback playing
in Some manda man. SCHEMES i, MEAN i know The
(18:38):
Plaque packers play a lot of Man it just you
gotta at least try. AGAIN i don't know that he's
a primo corner, anymore but he's not totally, chopped liver and.
Washed SO i guess someone will probably take a chance on.
Him but if you thought his news was, bad his
Brother Stefan diggs of The, patriots Oh. Nelly according to
(19:03):
charges filed By Stefan diggs's, chef he is a personal.
Chef they got into an argument allegedly about money owed to.
Her according to, her her allegations are he choked me
and hit me And i'm suing. Him digs, Countered, hey
(19:27):
this is all because she wants, money she's not getting.
It blah blah. Blah raised whatever his. Allegy they're basically
calling this total. Nothing, now it is. Interesting THE nfl
obviously will have to take a look at. THIS i
do you think they preemptively Sit digs in week eighteen
(19:47):
to get ahead of any potential. SUSPENSION i think his
court hearing is like the week of THE Nfc championship
OR Afc championship. GAME i don't. Know apparently he tried
to end up settling out of and she was like, no, no,
no WHICH i Don't you never want to. SPECULATE i don't.
KNOW i haven't been in any of those, Scenarios thank,
(20:08):
goodness you don't want to. Be but all around doesn't sound,
great especially when the vibes are so great for The.
Patriots with this Whole Drake may gonna win THE. MVP
i don't have a MAJOR i don't know people seem
really worked up about. It although the only people Are
patriots fans And rams. Fans that's. IT i don't think
there's like this big national outcry about. It both have
(20:33):
been cases for, both no doubt about. It my guess
is the voters are ink stained wretches and get. Sentimental
Drake may will have many years to win THE. Mvp
stafford just had an incredible full. Season did falter late
in this? One although if they win That seattle, game
(20:54):
if there's not the punt return and the chaos on
the two, Pointer, YEAH i, mean would you be shocked
if all of a sudden they win that game and
they get the number one. Seed stafford is THE. Mvp,
Yes So i'm not going to make a judgment of
one or two. Games it's a full. Season, Yes may
played the easiest. Schedule, yes he took a billion. Sacks
(21:17):
he's a young, quarterback he's. EXCELLENT i just can't get
over the fact that they played the easiest schedule and
The stafford played in a division where three teams will
make the playoffs played one of the toughest schedules in the.
LEAGUE i would give it To, stafford AND i think
the media will get it To stafford in the same
vein that sometimes when you're voting for this, Stuff hey
(21:41):
this guy just got THE. Mvp we can't give it
to him two. Years you know that stuff. Happens, Man
these voters are. WEIRD i don't know a better, solution
but people do wacky things when they get sentimental about
sports that they. Cover so, YEAH i would not be
shocked If stafford. Wanted Although may is a pretty. CONCERNER
i think you minus four hundred as a. Favorite all,
(22:03):
right that will do it for the pod in twenty twenty.
Five thank you for. LISTENING i think this is four,
years maybe four and a half. FIVE i don't know
what the future, holds but what an incredible year sports and,
otherwise the last Bat i'll give You january. Second put
the alert in your. Phone michigan basketball a covering. MACHINE
(22:28):
i forgot to give out the last, two but, basically
Anytime Michigan basketball, plays lay it until they stop covering.
Guys they're a. Machine right, now they're killing everyone and
nobody's talking about, them because there's these great freshmen AT
Unc duke and everybody's focused on. Them But i'm just telling,
You michigan right now is a cash, cow all. RIGHT
(22:48):
i have a, great Safe New Year's. Eve we'll see
in twenty twenty.
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