January 3, 2026 • 40 mins
Veejey Vernon Huskey and Arnie Spanier preview the CFP Semifinals. They wonder how much credit Lane Kiffin deserves if Ole Miss wins it all. They rank the remaining CFP Qb’s and much more!
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Speaker 4 (01:05):
Are any great quick first hour?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Man, Let's jump right into the second hour and I
just text you a few minutes to go through a
little curveball, because with the success in postseason sports comes disappointment, Right,
there's always a success story and then there's always a
disappointment storing and I'll let you run this and start
this one first. Who do you think, either a player, coach,
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or team overall and the college football playoffs so far,
who's been the most disappointing to you so far?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Well? Disappointing wise, Well, it comes down to two teams
for me, Ohio State and Texas Tech. But Texas Tech
in their offense at least the defense showed up and
did a great job against the Oregon offense. So really
the biggest disappointment has to be Ohio State. When they
were a two seed they played a ten seed. They
were about a touchdown favorite. Matter of fact, could have
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been seven and a half. Who knows what it was
at KICKO. I don't know what it was, but it
was about a touchdout.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
No, it was ten, ten, it was ten. There were
double digits, there were ten.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It went down the nine and a half kick ten
point favorite. Uh, they didn't show up offense wively. They
got shut out in the first half. And I know
that Miami had to pick six, but Miami. You know,
I never felt like they were going to lose the game,
even though they were. Oh help me, oh State made
a little bit of a comeback. We know that Miami
was the better team that day. So I think the
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most disappointing team has to be Ohio State. Uh and
what they went through right now with that loss because
Texas Tech at Leaves lost to a team that was
favored over him.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I'm with you on that. It's it's it's Ohio State.
But I'll go deeper. It's not just Ohio State, it's
Ryan Day.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
I figure you were gonna go after Ryan.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Day because I just told you this and told the
world up two nights ago.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
He's a really, really, really really good coach. But he's
not a great coach.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
He's not an excellent coach, and he damned sure it
is not an elite coach. Because you know what those
type of coaches do. They win playoff games, win they're
ten point favorites. I don't give a damn if you
only win by a point or two, but you win,
you find a way to.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
Win the game. I'm actually gonna let the.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Kids off the hook because the coach has to put
them in better position, not being able to run the
football the way they got out rushball over.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
One hundred yards the other night.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Okay, the Kings punched them in the mouth and pushed
them around. Really actually got more physical than them. In
the Big Ten is known for what it's known for,
our physicality. Look what Indiana did the Alabama I say
in the Rose Bowl? What was that about? Physicality up front?
What did Oregon's defense due to Texas Texas offense yesterday
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and the Orange Bowl in Miami? Physicality up front, Punch
you in the mouth, push you around, take another grown
young man and move him where you want him to
go against his own will football one oh one, and
that comes from a lot of coaching and Ryan Day,
I don't care about the seventy nine and ten record.
And let me tell you something, when you got that
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kind of talent, you should be better than seventy nine
and ten. Let's not act like the Big ten's been
world beaters. They just got Oregon and as seeing some
of these other schools over there, Indiana just got good
the last two years.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
He's dropping games every year.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
He can't even go undefeated, Like really think about it,
he can't even go undefeated. Harbaugh went undefeated, won a
national championship. You got Indiana sitting undefeated right now, looking
like they're gonna go win a national championship. I just
think that the biggest disappointment coming off of a national
championship season where he lost two games, which is weird,
but coming off of that year having all the money
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that they have, Jeremiah Smith their receiver. Do you know
where he ranks as far as nil paid players. Oh yeah,
he's number two behind who arch Manny. He's got the
second biggest nil and domin coming to him paycheck wise
and the second biggest all of FBS. Number one's arch
man number two is his receiver. That guy needs fifteen
TA it gets yesterday, man, Like, you gotta throw that
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guy the ball over and over and over. You make
the defense have to cover him, and they just didn't
do that. And to me, that's just coaching. And he
just he has these moments at the podium afterwards where
it's almost like he's looking for sympathy just the way
he talks his body language, like dude, come on, you
have the most talent. You're the reignted champions. There were
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people that came back kids like really came back that
could have went to the pros. They want to come
back and beat Michigan and not lose four in a row.
And they want, excuse me, five in a row. They
lost four in a row. They want to lose five
in a row, and they wanted to repeat as champion
and you couldn't even get out of the first round
of the playoffs. I just think that not them. I'm
gonna give the kids and the players a break. I'm
throwing this solely one hundred percent. The most disappointing anything
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so far in the college football playoff has been Ryan Dack.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Well, it's been disappointing, But I'm not gonna say that
about Ryan day won. First of all, he wouldn't. He's
won eighty five eighty six per of his games.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Does that matter?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I'm not sure how much better he can get. He's
been eighty two and twelve. What would have been better
had he only lost six games? No games? Sure, he
could be eighty five ninety four. No, he has a
national championship. How many coaches can put that on the resume. Also,
I think you're being a little hard of him that
that doesn't mean he's not responsible for the loss to
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Miami because I think him and the team are and
there's no doubt about that, and it certainly wasn't his
you know, wasn't his best moment. But I think overall
he's a damn fine coach. I never said he's a
Hall of Fame or anything like that, but I think people,
especially in Columbus, are had too harsh on this guy.
To be honest with.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
You, he's responsible for this loss. He's responsible for the
Andy Low. Do you know Ohio State their last two games,
they scored twenty four points total total. Twenty four points total,
That's what they scored. He's responsible for four losses to Michigan,
Indiana loss.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Miami, Miami.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
No, No, there are times they have lost games where
like a few years ago Oregon beat them.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Oregon kind of just had their number. He coached twelve
that day and I.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Even admitted the fourth and two he went for on
and when they scored, how because they threw the ball
to who Jeremiah Smith. You get the ball to your
best players, which I've always said he doesn't always do
the best job. At two years ago, he wanted to
prove that he can muscle Michigan and run with Michigan
instead of throwing. We were severely out manned as far
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as the perimeter was concerned. But he wanted to prove
that we could just line up and punch Michigan in them.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
No, you can't.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Our defensive line sent three guys to the NFL, two
of them in the first round, one to the Browns,
once to the Dolphins. You don't have that type of power.
You know you got the power. Our corners are weakened
this year. We lost Mikey Sanders. Still, we lost Will
Johnson to the NFL. We lost the safety to the NFL.
That's where you should be attacking. No, that's coaching. That's
what I mean by games you should win because you
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have better players, and then games you should win because
you have better players and you are being coached.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, who's a better coach now, Whittingham or or Ryan.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Day Winningham's the best coaching? Well, Winny Haam right now, because.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
I gotta give.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
Gota no, no, no, no no, I gotta give Kurse Signetti his props.
Kurse Signetti right now is the best coach in the
Big ten. He's the best coach in the Big ten
and they're gonna beat Oregon again. They're gonna beat Oregon again.
Oregon doesn't have a chance in this game. They don't, man,
they don't. They don't their offense listen and the and
has got a defense that will punch you in the mouth. Okay,
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Texas Tech's got a defense that will punch you in
the mouth. Texas Tech defense did their job. Texas Tech's
offense didn't give them nothing. But that's not that's not Mendoza.
That wears a Texas Tech University uniform. That's not mendo
This quarterback. They're gonna face it. This is the Heisman
Trophy winner. And think about it. They beat them back
in was that September October when they went out there
to Alton and Eugenie and beat them.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
This is now all this time, all these games.
Speaker 3 (09:06):
You got the Penn State comeback, you beat Ohio State,
you thrash Alabama and the rose Ball for the world
to see.
Speaker 4 (09:13):
Speaking of that, just real fast quick sidebar.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Do you think any different of Kaylen Deboor over the
last two years coming from Washings Because this this ay,
this isn't Seattle, buddy, this isn't Washington. Nine and three,
ten wins got to the National championship game against Michigan
and got trounced. Right got to the got national champions
games against Michigan and got trounced. Should have lost to
Texas in the semi final game. Texas is right there
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overthrowing the end zone, losing that game. Quinn Arrows, rookie
quarterback nown for the Dolphins, And you look at Chalin now,
is it Do you have any questions? Or is it
just he's you know, it's only his second year, Bama.
He's got to get his you know, gotta get his
own players in, gotta get his system going. Are you
starting to kind of look at this guy and say, hey,
look man, you know eleven and.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Four is not gonna cut it in a Tuscaloosa.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
No, maybe year four or five, but not right now.
I'm completely fine.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
I'm not saying fire him, but you know, are you
kind of like you might be a little outmatched here, buddy,
because there are a lot of people that didn't think
they should have got it.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Would you had have had them in over notre to day,
I would.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Have had him in an over note today. Okay, so
I would have, But I do I do have a
question for you. You know, you were talking about the
first game between Indiana and Oregon, and of course Indiana
beat him thirty to twenty, and that was back in Oregon.
My only question is they beat him pretty you know,
pretty well? Yeah, then they went ahead and Indiana is
playing their best football right now. Look what they put
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up in the in the playoffs. Why do you think
the line is only four to Neutral Site after they
went by die in Oregon and Vegas is usually pretty
good stuff like that. The way you're talking, you make
it sound like Indiana should be like a nine or
ten point face.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
I do well six and a half. I'll give any
in the six and a half.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
I think from the tape, when I put the tape
on of these two teams, I would say Indiana is
a touchdown better. I would I would think Indiana is
a touchdown better. Listen, Organ couldn't run the ball. Oregon
could not run the ball against Texas Tech. They only
ran for sixty three yards. They better put up a
whole lot more rushing yards if they think they're gonna
just drop back Dante more against this defense.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Well, but Donthey Moore didn't have a lot of yards
the first time they played. In the end, he had
listened to under yard. I had two interceptions, which was
the one.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
An interception sealed the game.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
So one interceptions late, that's fine, But at the end
of the day, you better be able to run the
ball in order to keep the ball out of Mendoza's hands,
because this offense is humming right now. He's got tight ends,
he's got receivers, he's got slot guys, he's got dude.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
They got three running backs, like two of them scored yesterday.
Like when he scored.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
The commentator Chris Fowler goes up and it's his turn,
like when you're hear a commentator say it's his turn.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
That means they have a revolving door at the running
back position, and those linemen that are all healthy and
they're just moving people where they want them to go.
And the running backs are seeing the holes and once
they get two, three, four yards into the secondary or
then you know, the front seven get to the linebackers,
they're running through arm tackles and breaking tackles. Man, I
I could see Indiana winning this thing by a touchdown
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or more.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
I really could. I didn't.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
I was not impressed with Oregon Oregon to me, for
the last two to three years, has just always been
a cuss team. Like, you know, they're good, you know
they're powerful, you know they got great players. That freshman
Finny Junior, that true freshman corner who already has NFL size,
who's already what six two sixty three two ten two
fifteen as a freshman, he's already an NFL corner right now,
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was all over the field.
Speaker 4 (12:42):
Making plays, two picks and a fumble recovery.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Uh, yesterday, I just I look at Oregon, they just
always seem to be this cuss team. You know they
got talent, man, but do you ever really trust them
to close the door and seal the National championship?
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Deal? And I don't even know if this makes a difference,
but Indiana had such an easy time. They even replaced
their quarterback with my brother in the But halfway through
the fourth I mean, really they had they you know,
coasted to their victor.
Speaker 4 (13:13):
They could have scored fifty.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
No, but they I'm just saying, it's like they had
a half a bye week. And what was certainly wasn't
the case with Oregon, who played their starters throughout the
entire game, right and clinch the game against Texas Tech.
So I'm wondering because if Indiana had such an easier time,
they'll be a little bit fresher than Oregon is for
the game coming up.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
Also too, with Oregon in his game coming up, they
they better figure out some different protections for more. He
took way too many hits and got up twice limping.
I don't like that. Now.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
I know he's not hurt.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
But if you thought Texas Tech was was punching you
in the mouth, this Indiana defense is going to do
the exact thing.
Speaker 4 (13:52):
Curse like Netty is a guy who just he he's
old school.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Remember he spent four years on a Satan's staff. He
knows what it's like to be in these moments. He
knows what it's like to have his kids prepared. Did
you see him smile one time yesterday? No, it's at all.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
But I did like the look he gave when they
were pretending they were going forward on fourth down. Say
they come out that Craft doesn't go with me. And
by the way, he does look like the the actor
from Bossom Buddies that was across from Tom Hanks. I
forget the guy's name from You've never seen the TV
show from Buzz and Buddies.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
I know, because last I think it's like with this
basketball show and this this guy. Last time we did
what was it Thanksgiving night? We were you guys put
me onto something?
Speaker 4 (14:35):
Oh that show.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
I think his name is Old White Shadow. I think
I think it was like Peter Skull, Laura or something
was the actor from Bosom Buddies. Him and Signetti. I mean,
they could be like twins lost separated at birth.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Just he reminds me of a He looks like the
bad guy from a James Bond movie, right, like the
old Pearson, the Pierce Bronson when Pierce Bronson.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
Played uh double O seven Like he just looked.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It's like one of those bad guys like from Goldfinger
from uh way back in the day. All right, this
other Uh, there's a semifinal matchup that we have coming
up to man big time game, Ole Miss Miami can.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Are we are we on?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Are we on pace to see Indiana Old Miss National
Championship game? Who the hell would have picked that back
in August?
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Yeah, I'm just wondering what the ratings gonna be for
something like that.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Obviously, the the Raidings are gonna be fine.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
I don't know they're gonna be well.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I mean, I think if you want to have maximum ratings,
I believe they'd like to see Miami in there. I'm
just wondering, is Indiana now considered, you know, like the powerhouse?
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Now?
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Are they one of the blue bloods or are.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
They considered him?
Speaker 3 (15:47):
Ask yourself that would you consider Indiana? I would why not?
My thing was, if somebody's in.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
The most houses in football history, that's well.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
Nobody cares about that, just like nobody cares about Michigan's
got the most wins in college football history because people
are gonna say, well, a bunch of those came at
this time. Nobody cares about the Yankees twenty seven National
World Series championship because people are gonna say.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
Well, the ones in the fifties, in the sixties.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Nobody cares about you know, Dame's champions right, So we
care about the losses then, So then if we're just
going by the last year or two, that's kind of hard.
Well that you can't say who's a blue blood just
based on one or two years. Then you're saying she
gets out of blue blood because they finished fifth.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
We don't win a National championship two years ago.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
But I'm talking overall general. I don't think Indianda is
close to being a blue blood just Jet a powerhouse?
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Are they a powerhouse?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
After all the losses they've been through it they they've
turned it around. There's no doubt they are a powerhouse now,
but they've got a long way to go to catch
up to the likes of USC in Michigan and Ohio
State and schools like that, no doubt.
Speaker 4 (16:57):
Are you taking Miami with this three and a half?
Speaker 2 (17:00):
Uh No, I'm not. I'm not mat a matter of fact,
they're laying three and a half. I'm taking the points.
I'm gonna go ahead and take mississ What I'm saying,
their favorite.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
By three and a half?
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Do you have to do?
Speaker 4 (17:08):
You have the Knes winning and covering this?
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Are you're taking o me?
Speaker 4 (17:10):
You're taking all missus?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
I'm taking all miss I'm taking the points on that one.
I don't know, man, I like the three in the
hook and Ichi think they could win the game. And
you know what I think of him, was like, I'm
going with him. It's a great quarterback and I think
he's actually a better quarterback than Beck, though I do
like Beck, I like all four quarterbacks. To be honest
with you, I don't know which ones are gonna be
better in the NFL, but I'm gonna go with Mississippi
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in this one and take the points.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
I like the over under the over, and they're sitting
at fifty one and a half, and I like that
because Miami, like Ole Miss, doesn't have Ohio State's defense.
Ohio State has a tremendous defense. They got Ohio State
is gonna get six or seven guys drafted off that
defense this year in the first four round. Seven guys
will get drafted in the first four rounds off that defense.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Ole Miss doesn't have that type of defense. Georgia done. Listen,
Georgia walked up and down the field. They didn't stop
Georgia at all. Georgia scored thirty plus points on them.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
So I like the over under I would take I
take the over on the fifty one and a half,
especially with this extra time to prepare. This three and
a half is scary. I'm trying to figure out how
the Canes are favored. That's what's getting me when you
see what ole Miss has done all year. Old Miss
was a lock in Alan Miami was last in they
were the last. It was either between them and Notre
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Dame in Alabama. Those are the three teams everybody was
debating about. So I'm trying to figure out, how do
we get to this point and they're three and a
half point favors. This feels like such a sucker bet.
It's an inflated odday.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
This feels like such a sucker bet. The money line
for Old missus a plus one thirty six.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
If this was a first round game and there was
no games previous to this, jeez, Mississippi I believe would
be the favorite by three and a half. This is
like a seven point turnaround based on Island present. Miami
looked against Ohio State. That's what this line is telling you.
And I'm actually shocked that they went past the field goal.
If anything, if Miami was going to be fair though,
would be about two two and a half. Mississippi I
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believe is the better team that way. I think they'll
probably get more money. We'll we'll see this line drop
before before Game.
Speaker 4 (19:08):
Three, I hope.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
So I needed to come below three. If it comes
below three, I'll take my If it comes below three,
I'll take the Canes. But if it stays anywhere where
it's at now, I'm definitely going old Miss and I
might take Old Miss straight up.
Speaker 4 (19:20):
I want to see if this money line moves.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Also to really quick before we had to break Indiana
four point favorite?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Are you going with Oregon to cover this?
Speaker 3 (19:28):
I'm taking Indiana straight up on this and I think
they covered a four.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Indiana is probably gonna cover the four. I like Oregon
plus the four wing because I want them to win.
And I still think we haven't seen the best Oregon
team yet. Uh that that offense was real. It didn't
look good against Texas Tech. I'm hoping they can do
a lot better against Indiana. I want them to win.
I'm afraid Indiana is just too tough for him right
and wors of.
Speaker 3 (19:52):
My man, Tony Roman, Indiana defense man. This I will
yesterday And I'm like, these guys are physical. They were
in your face, they were talking trash like Alabama. When's
the last time you seen Alabama look soft? When's the
last time you seen Alabama get pushed around on a
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football field for four full quarters?
Speaker 2 (20:15):
This is this isn't your Nick Sabans.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
I get it, but you did you didn't see it
last year.
Speaker 3 (20:20):
Last year, the defense played well, and at points this
year the defense can't remember. The offense struggled early this year.
The defense had to hold this thing together, and so
the offense kind of got going this year. So it
was that was the I'm sorry, that was shocking to me.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
It was not the strongest Alabama team, so there's no
doubt about that. But they're going through a transition. Like
I said, it's like not the Nick Sabans team. And remember,
you know there was talking about divorce, actually getting fired
had they not won in the first round or in
the game before that. So I'm curious to.
Speaker 4 (20:49):
I thought that was a lot of the Michigan I
thought that.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
A lot of ps.
Speaker 4 (20:52):
That was a lot of the Michigan noise.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
And we found out you and I talked about this
things given Night and Black Friday. We also found out
from Kyle Willeham, which I told you guys two nights ago,
from his own mouth yesterday, that they start he was
talking to Michigan the day after he resigned, and then
he said within a week the deal was done. The
day after he resigned, he was already talking to Michigan.
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The Kilnder boor stuff was a total smoke screen and
once he beat once he beat Oklahoma, it was it
was definitely.
Speaker 2 (21:20):
As seventy million, seventy million dollars. Where do you get
that type of money?
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Listen, I don't want to hear that the seventy million.
I go with Hartman and Manzi all the time about
these buyouts. I don't care about by these schools have
more money.
Speaker 4 (21:37):
Than the average fan even knows. You think they got money.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Though you think they got money, add another three hundred
million to it. So whatever you think some of these
schools got, trust me on this, add another three hundred
million to it.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
It's there. They just don't tell.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Let's see me and doms are in the billions for something, right,
So then, like I said, whatever you think they have,
add another three hundred million to man, great stuff, Arnie,
we'll take a quick breaker when we come back, Man,
we want to start ranking these last four quarterbacks.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
We'll get into some of that great update stuff.
Speaker 3 (22:08):
And then also at the top of the hour, coming
back in nine o'clock, we're gonna start talking some MBA.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
I'm excited. Was a full slate tonight, man.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
So I got some questions from Ama Arnie Alrite Sparring
and VJ Verna Husky and for Mike Harmon, excuse me,
Jason Smith and his best friend Mike Harmon on a
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Speaker 3 (23:08):
You heard Tupac All Eyes on, Jason Smith and his
best friend Mike Harmon, VJ. Vernon Husky and Arnie Speared
and coming to you live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Also, guys,
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at the Big Vanilla Funny and Arnie really quick. There
is one I want to read really fast, man, because
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I love when my knowledge is challenged and when people
finish off their tweets with be better or do better.
Cause it's just it's so overused. I'm waiting for people
to just come up with something new. And this is
from Mike Leaper at Leaps and Bounds. Shout out to
you man. I see a Regie profile, a husband, got
your three beautiful children, make crass to you for being
a father and a husband. So am I, but I
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gotta get on you, brother, he says at Big Vanilla Funny, Bro.
Speaker 4 (23:53):
You are wild.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
Washington was down seven with seven minutes to go in
a national title game.
Speaker 4 (23:59):
Harley being smashed. Be better. Now.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
That tells me he's probably a Huskies fan. And then
I saw Sonics in his profile. Said okay, so he
might be from that area. Like that area, but that's seven.
Was seven minutes to down. They were getting their ass kick, bro.
It was fourteen nothing before you blinked like we were running.
Michigan was running through them. They pulled a little late
Roma Dudes, Roma Dunes. They was getting shut down by
(24:23):
Will Johnson. Michael Pennix was often throwing the ball all over. Yeah,
you guys made it a little game, but they were
getting smashed most of that game. Put the tape on,
don't pull out a score at a certain minute mark
and tell me that's the whole game. You seem like
you're a smart gentleman, and I know you're smarter than that.
I understand it might be a little fan of them
right here, but I appreciate the comment. Brother, follow me.
(24:46):
I'll follow you back. Congrats on you're like you said,
your love the wife and your kids, man and your life.
You got going on there. But yes, they were getting
their ass kick. Let's stop that. They were getting smashed
in that National championship game.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
What do you think about that, Arnie?
Speaker 2 (24:57):
What did he bro What brought that up? Though?
Speaker 3 (25:00):
You know that because we were talking about Kaylyn debor okay,
and how he was at Washington and now you know,
you're at you're a you're at Alabama, expectations are higher.
But he was coming off of you know, like I said,
they should have lost again.
Speaker 4 (25:13):
In Texas, Like they should have lost the Texas game.
They shouldn't even have gotten.
Speaker 2 (25:16):
To the Jed Fischer is gonna be there. I mean,
look at his times, his name was rumored all over
most likely Florida too. But you know, he's a good coach.
They should be happy they still have him.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Yeah, no, they they are. They still they should be
happy to have him. He is a good coach. But
once again, you I mean, look what you're competing with now,
you're in the Big Ten. Washington doesn't stand a chance.
They don't stand a chance at winning anything in the
Big Ten. You still gotta deal with Michigan. You still
got to deal with Ohio State. We'll see, We'll see
what happens with Penn State, right, we'll see what happens
in pin State Oregon. USC has the number one recruiting
(25:49):
class coming in. Now, I'm not a huge How can
How can I say it? Man? It's when I think
of when I think of the coaches that have come
through SC after Pete Carroll, It's just no one ever
is gonna hold up to that, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (26:06):
The run he was on.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
The recruits that he had there, they had start Kiffin
got fired on the tarmac and now they got link right,
they got linked there, he can recruit, got the number
one recruiting class.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
Come in.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
They loaded up on four stars and a couple of
five stars in there.
Speaker 4 (26:22):
But Washington being in the Big ten, dude, there.
Speaker 3 (26:26):
Those five schools would have to fall flat on their
face for them to have a shot at winning a
Big Ten.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
Yeah. Well, Washington's still a good team, but they're not
what they were a couple of years ago. I will
give you that. USC and Lincoln Riley what a mess out' spin.
We'll see what Lincoln does this year. As you mentioned,
they have the number one recruiting classes. Huh, but you
talk about already on the hot seat, He's already on
the hot seat. We're not even we're not even done
with this year.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (26:50):
That TCU left the bat that lost to them, left
the bad Yeah that was a mouth but that again,
it's a bowl game which had no meaning. Can't wait
to see what USC does next year. And you know what,
I think most of the fans will forgive him about
the whole Notre Dame fiasco. I don't think that means
as much to them as as a lot of the
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country things it does.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Being out here in Los Angeles, I can tell you
they don't care. The fans don't. The fail at SE
fans most of them.
Speaker 2 (27:19):
Are like, dude, whatever, just State north Ridge.
Speaker 4 (27:23):
Listen.
Speaker 3 (27:23):
No, it doesn't like listen, honestly, win us a championship.
That's what the SC fans say. That's what I hear
from SE fans. Yeah, they just they just want a championship.
They are get us in the playoffs, man, and that's
an historic matchup.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
They really are. It is.
Speaker 6 (27:36):
No.
Speaker 3 (27:37):
I'm with you, you know me. I love the rivalry games.
I get tired of people saying that we should all
this ribbery. No, dude, these games now, this is the
way I look at it. Does does USC need to
play you know, Oregon State every year? No, but they
still should play U c l A. They should play
Nordre Dame like you still play those games.
Speaker 2 (27:57):
Like Michigan and Ohio State. Or should never go away.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
I don't care what happens in college football, and it
should always be the Friday after excuse me, this Saturday after.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
Days Giving like some of these games.
Speaker 3 (28:08):
I don't care if the conferences these olver teams move,
you can still keep one game that that matters to
the masses over. Oh you know, let's let's go. Let's
go play us. Let's play USC.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
And Rutgers for what Alabama in Auburn? Right?
Speaker 4 (28:25):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (28:26):
Absolutely, man, But we know one guy that is always
on point with every rivalry and every stat and every
just everything. I love always talking college football, especially the
running back position.
Speaker 4 (28:36):
To this guy up.
Speaker 3 (28:37):
Next, we got what's trending with my man?
Speaker 4 (28:43):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
I thought you forgot his name.
Speaker 4 (28:47):
Understand, I can never forget his name.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
I just like to have to say and then here
the and then.
Speaker 4 (28:55):
The saga goes, and that's old what's his name?
Speaker 3 (29:00):
I'm gonna let y'all. I'ma let yall two fight that.
I'm gonna come my mic.
Speaker 5 (29:02):
Off, take one New Year's Day off. By the way,
Fresno State will be at USC for non conference two
of the next three years, and next year it's Louisiana beautiful.
Speaker 3 (29:14):
That's what he But you see what I'm saying, for
what Fresno State at USC?
Speaker 5 (29:18):
For what?
Speaker 4 (29:19):
The only memory we ever have it at.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Steve is Reggie Bush with the long run, touched the
ball behind his back. You know what was the back
and forth game they needed Reggie Bush that day. Fresno
State would have beat them.
Speaker 5 (29:30):
That night, but it's nine conference games in the Big
Ten for them, and then they list two non conference
games s C Day. We do have a late bowl
game still going with about four minutes to go in Charlotte.
Wake Forest lead is thirty six twenty nine over Mississippi State,
which just ran back an extra point block for two
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points the other way, So it's only a seven point
lead for wake Forest against the Bulldogs team that's five
and seven earlier bowl wins for and Texas State. And
the final is in from the holiday in San Diego,
Arizona losing. It was twenty four to nothing at the
half SMU twenty four to nineteen, the final.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
Over correction there. When you give the score, you say
twenty four to nineteen. But Arizona would have won had
they all of their players. That's what you say from
now on. Okay, fell that in.
Speaker 5 (30:24):
There, you will run out of astros in season everywhere, right.
The real Arizona team was ranked seventeenth in the country
and nine and three coming in Ole. Miss Quarterback Austin
Simmons will transfer, reportedly to Missouri. He began the season
as the starter. Yeah, I saw that Thursday, Old miss
against Miami at Arizona in a playoff semi final. Then
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the Friday semi is in Atlanta. Number one Indiana against Oregon.
College football's finale is in Miami. Monday, the nineteenth, Miami
hosted the Winter Classic in the NHL. Tonight, New York
Rangers a five to one victory at Florida. Great stat
from the hockey folks at Sportsnet in Canada, last three
(31:05):
hundred and sixty five days, how many road wins outdoors
for the New York Rangers one tonight?
Speaker 4 (31:12):
How many road.
Speaker 5 (31:13):
Wins outdoors for the New York Jets and Giants.
Speaker 4 (31:16):
Combined, one one, one oh.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
No.
Speaker 5 (31:22):
Two College basketball Number seven Gonzaga survived at home with
an overtime win against SEATTLERAW eighty to seventy two. Stanford
upset Number sixteen Louisville eighty to seventy six, Number two
Michigan thirteen and oh after ripping USC ninety six sixty six,
thirteenth rank Nebraska fourteen and oh after a home win
(31:43):
against ninth ranked Michigan State fifty eight fifty six. We
have two late games in the NBA Golden State Tonight
without Steph Curry bad ankle, Jimmy Butler illness, Jonathan kaminga
out with a sore back in Oklahoma City's leading by
twenty not quite mid third order seventy two to fifty two,
thunder in the lead, eighteen points for Shay Gilgis Alexander
(32:06):
in only twenty minutes. He, by the way, was named
player of the Month in the West. Jalen Brunson of
New York player of the Month in the East. He
had twenty four points, but his team lost at home
to Atlanta tonight one eleven ninety nine, as Brunson from
three point range was one for ten the other late game,
by the way, in La, the Lakers do have a
lead sixty two to fifty eight over Memphis. Final seconds
(32:29):
of the second quarter, Lakers were shooting sixty five percent.
Now it's about fifty five percent. Luka Doncich with eleven points,
Lebron James fifteen, Jake Laurevia starting for the Lakers, eighteen
points in the first half, and the Wow Portland and
Phoenix each with wins Chicago and Milwaukee as well. The
Bucks beach Charlotte one twenty two, one twenty one, Jannis
(32:52):
Antenacunpo thirty points in thirty minutes, including an alley oop
dunk in the final seconds.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
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Speaker 4 (33:29):
The way tire by should be when we come.
Speaker 3 (33:33):
Back, We'll take a quick break and we come back,
my man, Arenie, and not we are going to rank
these four quarterbacks that are left. I think we all
know who we have at number one, but I guarantee
you we do not agree on two, three and for Arnie,
do you want to say anything to your Arizona Wildcats
going out with an embarrassing loss to a team that
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got to the Comeback Life last year and got sent
home bernon embarrassed, say we made.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
A little bit of a comeback twenty four nineteen. Nobody
knows because nobody was watching. That's okay, we're in the
college basketball now, we've moved on.
Speaker 3 (34:06):
I have a question though, how in the hell is
Mississippi State in a bowl game at five and seven?
Speaker 2 (34:11):
Yeah, they didn't have enough. They had two teams that
were sub five hundred. Apps State was another team that
got into a bowl game at five and six.
Speaker 4 (34:20):
So that's crazy.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Now.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
That type of stuff for ball games, I'll tell you, bro,
that type of stuff I don't like if you you
can't win, Like, I don't even like six being a barometer. Now,
do you play enough games? You should have to win
seven or eight. There's enough seven and eight win teams,
and I.
Speaker 2 (34:37):
Know there's not. Actually, there's too many bowl games. That's
all your all your criteria is is five hundred or above.
And we didn't have enough teams this year. That's with
Notre Dame opting out, Iowa State, Kansas State, and whoever
else opted out, so we had to go sub five hundred.
Matter of fact, app State was like the fourth team.
Three other teams that were five and six opted said,
(34:57):
now that's okay, we don't want to play. Just give
it to some somebody else.
Speaker 4 (35:00):
Real quick.
Speaker 3 (35:01):
Teams opting out? Should should they be punished for that?
Are you cool with it?
Speaker 2 (35:04):
You can't do anything about it? What are you gonna say,
We're gonna force you to play. I'm not going to
force a kid to play because he's worried on a kid.
Speaker 3 (35:11):
Man, This is a whole this is a whole program,
I know, but they're not showing up right.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
I mean when when I have like five kids opting
out or ten kids opting out, I can't penalize the program.
Do you know Iowa State has eighteen kids on their team.
Eighteen kids. How are you gonna play a football game
with eighteen kids? You have to think about health and
stuff like that. That's why I want to take away
some of the ball games.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
Any thoughts on Michigan State having thirty six kids hit
the portal today with Fitzgerald.
Speaker 4 (35:39):
Being announced to their new head coach.
Speaker 2 (35:40):
That's what it's all about, except for the fact is
what do they say Seventy five percent of these kids
won't find a new home and they won't go to it.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
You and I talking about you and I talked about
this last year on Thanksgiving. Remember the members that were
giving you the percentage of kids that lead that don't
these kids think they could just go to the homage Morgan.
Michigan's receiver who can't hold onto the ball had a
bunch of crucial punt return fumbles this year, and the
kick return fumble and some fumbles and keep moments of
the game.
Speaker 4 (36:06):
I just read he entered a portal.
Speaker 3 (36:07):
I'm like, bro, who what team is picking you up
when they put your tape on? You can't hold on
to the ball. Your best bet is to stay there
on the Willingham and learn how to hold on to
the damn ball.
Speaker 4 (36:17):
But other receivers are stepping in front of him, they're
recruiting over him. But it's you can't hold onto the
money too, you get Ain't nobody get Ain't nobody paying
that kid he can't hold on to the ball. I'm listen.
Speaker 3 (36:27):
I watch every Michigan snap. I rewatch games. You know me,
I rewatch games. No one's paying that kid anytime.
Speaker 2 (36:32):
But a lot of kids also go to the portal,
not only because of playing time, but not because of money.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
Also, yeah, whatever, well, he ain't getting no money, ain'
get no planing time, can't hold on.
Speaker 4 (36:41):
To the ball? All right, brother, we'll take a quick
breakord with cart right back. He's man VJ.
Speaker 3 (36:45):
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Speaker 3 (36:56):
Did Jason Smith showing his best friend Mike Harmon, VJ.
Verner Husky and Arni's are sitting in for the guys.
And now you listening to us live, coming to you
live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. So let's wrap
this era up real quick man. We've talked to a
lot of college football playoff great games we saw, we
preview the final four coming up. We've talked about coaches,
who's the disappointment, who's false the losses? Teams won a game,
(37:19):
but did the team lose a game. Let's get it
down to what football always comes down to, and that's
the q B position.
Speaker 4 (37:28):
We got four of them left.
Speaker 3 (37:30):
We got the Heisman Trophy with our Mendoza, we got Shambless,
we got Beck, and we got more and right now,
Steak and Genius one and I we are gonna rank them,
Arnie starting number five, number four.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
I'm not really ranking them based on how they're gonna
do the semifinal games. I'm just ranking them based on
how I like them, how.
Speaker 4 (37:47):
You like them, and and what do you think they're
gonna be in the.
Speaker 2 (37:49):
Fu well, and you know, and overall, you want me
to start with number four of them a number four
because we already know who number one is. Number four
Carson Back is my is my numbumber four, and I
still do like him. I think he's got a good
head on his shoulders. He knows the game. I want
to see what he does. First of all, he has
some good players on his team too, So let's not
(38:10):
overlook that. Carson Bec I'm not sure is going to
be a starter in the NFL, but I believe he
could be a backup quarterback in the NFL and be
a pretty good backup. I think he could certainly make that.
So I have Carson Bec at number four.
Speaker 3 (38:22):
I knew we would not agree on these. Number four
for me is Dante More. I know everybody loves this kid.
Twenty eight touchdowns non interceptions, thirty two to eighty in
his passing yards. But I've just seen too many Oregon
quarterbacks I e. Dylan Gabriel and some guys from the past.
They just they don't pan out. They're kind of in
a system. Dan Orgon Organ runs a great system. You
rarely see a translate. Out of these four guys left,
(38:44):
I would take him before the last out of these three.
Speaker 4 (38:47):
Well, you got a number.
Speaker 2 (38:48):
Three, bro. I have trended dat Chambliss, and you know,
I like him act as you brought up when we
were filling in on Wednesday. I just like I love
his moxie, I love his game, and I love the
way that he's went up against pretty big competition also
hence the Georgia game. Matter of fact, I think he
can maybe be a starter in the NFL. It's gonna
(39:11):
take a while. I'm not really going to you know, say,
you know, past quarterbacks or anything like that. And forget
about size. I know he's only six to one, but
I just like everything about him, you know, with his athleticism,
I think he'll go ahead and make a push for
a starting job.
Speaker 3 (39:28):
All right at number three. I got Shambless also too, Chamberlain,
Oh no, you have beg.
Speaker 4 (39:32):
I'm sorry. I have Shambless at number three. Yeah, I
have shambless tree there.
Speaker 3 (39:36):
You're gonna have to Shambless at three, three thousand and
six and sixty yards. The twenty one touchdowns, only three interceptions.
I like that, don't turn the ball over, but I
need more touchdowns. So once again, the size. I don't
really care about a guy size or not, but I
would just like to see it's only been two games
posts that he didn't have Laane. We'll see what it
is moving forward. I actually predicted that he would transfer.
(39:56):
I thought he would hit the portal and following lsubin
a he his pick. Remember, this kid won a national
championship at Farris College just a year ago, so I
have him sitting that number two, number three. I'll go
ahead with my number two. It's Carson Beck numbers. Love
the way this guy's been coached.
Speaker 4 (40:11):
There.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
Let's not forget Miami had the number one overall pick
a year going cam Ward. This guy thirty three, thirteen
to twenty seven touchdown, the ten of receptions, and when
you play on the Kirby Smart you're learning think of two.
Speaker 2 (40:22):
I like Dante more at number two, but I think
people are underestimating him because of the last couple of
games with the Oregon and right fulle so they they'll
see the truth. Dante Moore in the NFL, and.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
I think we both have the same guy. Number one Mendoza,
thirty one.
Speaker 3 (40:35):
The thirty seven seventy two, thirty six touchdowns, only six interceptions,
six y five, big arm, big body, Hodger Trophy Winner.
Speaker 2 (40:42):
He's the goods, absolutely one, my number one pick.
Speaker 3 (40:46):
There you go, baby, So we raked those quarterbacks. We'll
see how to play. Two hours down, two more to go.
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Speaker 4 (01:05):
Are any great quick first hour?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Man, Let's jump right into the second hour and I
just text you a few minutes to go through a
little curveball, because with the success in postseason sports comes disappointment, Right,
there's always a success story and then there's always a
disappointment storing and I'll let you run this and start
this one first. Who do you think, either a player, coach,
(01:31):
or team overall and the college football playoffs so far,
who's been the most disappointing to you so far?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Well? Disappointing wise, Well, it comes down to two teams
for me, Ohio State and Texas Tech. But Texas Tech
in their offense at least the defense showed up and
did a great job against the Oregon offense. So really
the biggest disappointment has to be Ohio State. When they
were a two seed they played a ten seed. They
were about a touchdown favorite. Matter of fact, could have
(01:58):
been seven and a half. Who knows what it was
at KICKO. I don't know what it was, but it
was about a touchdout.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
No, it was ten, ten, it was ten. There were
double digits, there were ten.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It went down the nine and a half kick ten
point favorite. Uh, they didn't show up offense wively. They
got shut out in the first half. And I know
that Miami had to pick six, but Miami. You know,
I never felt like they were going to lose the game,
even though they were. Oh help me, oh State made
a little bit of a comeback. We know that Miami
was the better team that day. So I think the
(02:29):
most disappointing team has to be Ohio State. Uh and
what they went through right now with that loss because
Texas Tech at Leaves lost to a team that was
favored over him.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I'm with you on that. It's it's it's Ohio State.
But I'll go deeper. It's not just Ohio State, it's
Ryan Day.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
I figure you were gonna go after Ryan.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Day because I just told you this and told the
world up two nights ago.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
He's a really, really, really really good coach. But he's
not a great coach.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
He's not an excellent coach, and he damned sure it
is not an elite coach. Because you know what those
type of coaches do. They win playoff games, win they're
ten point favorites. I don't give a damn if you
only win by a point or two, but you win,
you find a way to.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
Win the game. I'm actually gonna let the.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Kids off the hook because the coach has to put
them in better position, not being able to run the
football the way they got out rushball over.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
One hundred yards the other night.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Okay, the Kings punched them in the mouth and pushed
them around. Really actually got more physical than them. In
the Big Ten is known for what it's known for,
our physicality. Look what Indiana did the Alabama I say
in the Rose Bowl? What was that about? Physicality up front?
What did Oregon's defense due to Texas Texas offense yesterday
(03:48):
and the Orange Bowl in Miami? Physicality up front, Punch
you in the mouth, push you around, take another grown
young man and move him where you want him to
go against his own will football one oh one, and
that comes from a lot of coaching and Ryan Day,
I don't care about the seventy nine and ten record.
And let me tell you something, when you got that
(04:09):
kind of talent, you should be better than seventy nine
and ten. Let's not act like the Big ten's been
world beaters. They just got Oregon and as seeing some
of these other schools over there, Indiana just got good
the last two years.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
He's dropping games every year.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
He can't even go undefeated, Like really think about it,
he can't even go undefeated. Harbaugh went undefeated, won a
national championship. You got Indiana sitting undefeated right now, looking
like they're gonna go win a national championship. I just
think that the biggest disappointment coming off of a national
championship season where he lost two games, which is weird,
but coming off of that year having all the money
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that they have, Jeremiah Smith their receiver. Do you know
where he ranks as far as nil paid players. Oh yeah,
he's number two behind who arch Manny. He's got the
second biggest nil and domin coming to him paycheck wise
and the second biggest all of FBS. Number one's arch
man number two is his receiver. That guy needs fifteen
TA it gets yesterday, man, Like, you gotta throw that
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guy the ball over and over and over. You make
the defense have to cover him, and they just didn't
do that. And to me, that's just coaching. And he
just he has these moments at the podium afterwards where
it's almost like he's looking for sympathy just the way
he talks his body language, like dude, come on, you
have the most talent. You're the reignted champions. There were
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people that came back kids like really came back that
could have went to the pros. They want to come
back and beat Michigan and not lose four in a row.
And they want, excuse me, five in a row. They
lost four in a row. They want to lose five
in a row, and they wanted to repeat as champion
and you couldn't even get out of the first round
of the playoffs. I just think that not them. I'm
gonna give the kids and the players a break. I'm
throwing this solely one hundred percent. The most disappointing anything
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so far in the college football playoff has been Ryan Dack.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Well, it's been disappointing, But I'm not gonna say that
about Ryan day won. First of all, he wouldn't. He's
won eighty five eighty six per of his games.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Does that matter?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I'm not sure how much better he can get. He's
been eighty two and twelve. What would have been better
had he only lost six games? No games? Sure, he
could be eighty five ninety four. No, he has a
national championship. How many coaches can put that on the resume. Also,
I think you're being a little hard of him that
that doesn't mean he's not responsible for the loss to
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Miami because I think him and the team are and
there's no doubt about that, and it certainly wasn't his
you know, wasn't his best moment. But I think overall
he's a damn fine coach. I never said he's a
Hall of Fame or anything like that, but I think people,
especially in Columbus, are had too harsh on this guy.
To be honest with.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
You, he's responsible for this loss. He's responsible for the
Andy Low. Do you know Ohio State their last two games,
they scored twenty four points total total. Twenty four points total,
That's what they scored. He's responsible for four losses to Michigan,
Indiana loss.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Miami, Miami.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
No, No, there are times they have lost games where
like a few years ago Oregon beat them.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Oregon kind of just had their number. He coached twelve
that day and I.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Even admitted the fourth and two he went for on
and when they scored, how because they threw the ball
to who Jeremiah Smith. You get the ball to your
best players, which I've always said he doesn't always do
the best job. At two years ago, he wanted to
prove that he can muscle Michigan and run with Michigan
instead of throwing. We were severely out manned as far
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as the perimeter was concerned. But he wanted to prove
that we could just line up and punch Michigan in them.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
No, you can't.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Our defensive line sent three guys to the NFL, two
of them in the first round, one to the Browns,
once to the Dolphins. You don't have that type of power.
You know you got the power. Our corners are weakened
this year. We lost Mikey Sanders. Still, we lost Will
Johnson to the NFL. We lost the safety to the NFL.
That's where you should be attacking. No, that's coaching. That's
what I mean by games you should win because you
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have better players, and then games you should win because
you have better players and you are being coached.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, who's a better coach now, Whittingham or or Ryan.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Day Winningham's the best coaching? Well, Winny Haam right now, because.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
I gotta give.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
Gota no, no, no, no no, I gotta give Kurse Signetti his props.
Kurse Signetti right now is the best coach in the
Big ten. He's the best coach in the Big ten
and they're gonna beat Oregon again. They're gonna beat Oregon again.
Oregon doesn't have a chance in this game. They don't, man,
they don't. They don't their offense listen and the and
has got a defense that will punch you in the mouth. Okay,
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Texas Tech's got a defense that will punch you in
the mouth. Texas Tech defense did their job. Texas Tech's
offense didn't give them nothing. But that's not that's not Mendoza.
That wears a Texas Tech University uniform. That's not mendo
This quarterback. They're gonna face it. This is the Heisman
Trophy winner. And think about it. They beat them back
in was that September October when they went out there
to Alton and Eugenie and beat them.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
This is now all this time, all these games.
Speaker 3 (09:06):
You got the Penn State comeback, you beat Ohio State,
you thrash Alabama and the rose Ball for the world
to see.
Speaker 4 (09:13):
Speaking of that, just real fast quick sidebar.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Do you think any different of Kaylen Deboor over the
last two years coming from Washings Because this this ay,
this isn't Seattle, buddy, this isn't Washington. Nine and three,
ten wins got to the National championship game against Michigan
and got trounced. Right got to the got national champions
games against Michigan and got trounced. Should have lost to
Texas in the semi final game. Texas is right there
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overthrowing the end zone, losing that game. Quinn Arrows, rookie
quarterback nown for the Dolphins, And you look at Chalin now,
is it Do you have any questions? Or is it
just he's you know, it's only his second year, Bama.
He's got to get his you know, gotta get his
own players in, gotta get his system going. Are you
starting to kind of look at this guy and say, hey,
look man, you know eleven and.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Four is not gonna cut it in a Tuscaloosa.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
No, maybe year four or five, but not right now.
I'm completely fine.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
I'm not saying fire him, but you know, are you
kind of like you might be a little outmatched here, buddy,
because there are a lot of people that didn't think
they should have got it.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Would you had have had them in over notre to day,
I would.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Have had him in an over note today. Okay, so
I would have, But I do I do have a
question for you. You know, you were talking about the
first game between Indiana and Oregon, and of course Indiana
beat him thirty to twenty, and that was back in Oregon.
My only question is they beat him pretty you know,
pretty well? Yeah, then they went ahead and Indiana is
playing their best football right now. Look what they put
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up in the in the playoffs. Why do you think
the line is only four to Neutral Site after they
went by die in Oregon and Vegas is usually pretty
good stuff like that. The way you're talking, you make
it sound like Indiana should be like a nine or
ten point face.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
I do well six and a half. I'll give any
in the six and a half.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
I think from the tape, when I put the tape
on of these two teams, I would say Indiana is
a touchdown better. I would I would think Indiana is
a touchdown better. Listen, Organ couldn't run the ball. Oregon
could not run the ball against Texas Tech. They only
ran for sixty three yards. They better put up a
whole lot more rushing yards if they think they're gonna
just drop back Dante more against this defense.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Well, but Donthey Moore didn't have a lot of yards
the first time they played. In the end, he had
listened to under yard. I had two interceptions, which was
the one.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
An interception sealed the game.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
So one interceptions late, that's fine, But at the end
of the day, you better be able to run the
ball in order to keep the ball out of Mendoza's hands,
because this offense is humming right now. He's got tight ends,
he's got receivers, he's got slot guys, he's got dude.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
They got three running backs, like two of them scored yesterday.
Like when he scored.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
The commentator Chris Fowler goes up and it's his turn,
like when you're hear a commentator say it's his turn.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (11:52):
That means they have a revolving door at the running
back position, and those linemen that are all healthy and
they're just moving people where they want them to go.
And the running backs are seeing the holes and once
they get two, three, four yards into the secondary or
then you know, the front seven get to the linebackers,
they're running through arm tackles and breaking tackles. Man, I
I could see Indiana winning this thing by a touchdown
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or more.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
I really could. I didn't.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
I was not impressed with Oregon Oregon to me, for
the last two to three years, has just always been
a cuss team. Like, you know, they're good, you know
they're powerful, you know they got great players. That freshman
Finny Junior, that true freshman corner who already has NFL size,
who's already what six two sixty three two ten two
fifteen as a freshman, he's already an NFL corner right now,
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was all over the field.
Speaker 4 (12:42):
Making plays, two picks and a fumble recovery.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Uh, yesterday, I just I look at Oregon, they just
always seem to be this cuss team. You know they
got talent, man, but do you ever really trust them
to close the door and seal the National championship?
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Deal? And I don't even know if this makes a difference,
but Indiana had such an easy time. They even replaced
their quarterback with my brother in the But halfway through
the fourth I mean, really they had they you know,
coasted to their victor.
Speaker 4 (13:13):
They could have scored fifty.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
No, but they I'm just saying, it's like they had
a half a bye week. And what was certainly wasn't
the case with Oregon, who played their starters throughout the
entire game, right and clinch the game against Texas Tech.
So I'm wondering because if Indiana had such an easier time,
they'll be a little bit fresher than Oregon is for
the game coming up.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
Also too, with Oregon in his game coming up, they
they better figure out some different protections for more. He
took way too many hits and got up twice limping.
I don't like that. Now.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
I know he's not hurt.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
But if you thought Texas Tech was was punching you
in the mouth, this Indiana defense is going to do
the exact thing.
Speaker 4 (13:52):
Curse like Netty is a guy who just he he's
old school.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Remember he spent four years on a Satan's staff. He
knows what it's like to be in these moments. He
knows what it's like to have his kids prepared. Did
you see him smile one time yesterday? No, it's at all.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
But I did like the look he gave when they
were pretending they were going forward on fourth down. Say
they come out that Craft doesn't go with me. And
by the way, he does look like the the actor
from Bossom Buddies that was across from Tom Hanks. I
forget the guy's name from You've never seen the TV
show from Buzz and Buddies.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
I know, because last I think it's like with this
basketball show and this this guy. Last time we did
what was it Thanksgiving night? We were you guys put
me onto something?
Speaker 4 (14:35):
Oh that show.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
I think his name is Old White Shadow. I think
I think it was like Peter Skull, Laura or something
was the actor from Bosom Buddies. Him and Signetti. I mean,
they could be like twins lost separated at birth.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Just he reminds me of a He looks like the
bad guy from a James Bond movie, right, like the
old Pearson, the Pierce Bronson when Pierce Bronson.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
Played uh double O seven Like he just looked.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
It's like one of those bad guys like from Goldfinger
from uh way back in the day. All right, this
other Uh, there's a semifinal matchup that we have coming
up to man big time game, Ole Miss Miami can.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Are we are we on?
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Are we on pace to see Indiana Old Miss National
Championship game? Who the hell would have picked that back
in August?
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Yeah, I'm just wondering what the ratings gonna be for
something like that.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Obviously, the the Raidings are gonna be fine.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
I don't know they're gonna be well.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
I mean, I think if you want to have maximum ratings,
I believe they'd like to see Miami in there. I'm
just wondering, is Indiana now considered, you know, like the powerhouse?
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Now?
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Are they one of the blue bloods or are.
Speaker 4 (15:46):
They considered him?
Speaker 3 (15:47):
Ask yourself that would you consider Indiana? I would why not?
My thing was, if somebody's in.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
The most houses in football history, that's well.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
Nobody cares about that, just like nobody cares about Michigan's
got the most wins in college football history because people
are gonna say, well, a bunch of those came at
this time. Nobody cares about the Yankees twenty seven National
World Series championship because people are gonna say.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
Well, the ones in the fifties, in the sixties.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Nobody cares about you know, Dame's champions right, So we
care about the losses then, So then if we're just
going by the last year or two, that's kind of hard.
Well that you can't say who's a blue blood just
based on one or two years. Then you're saying she
gets out of blue blood because they finished fifth.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
We don't win a National championship two years ago.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
But I'm talking overall general. I don't think Indianda is
close to being a blue blood just Jet a powerhouse?
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Are they a powerhouse?
Speaker 2 (16:43):
After all the losses they've been through it they they've
turned it around. There's no doubt they are a powerhouse now,
but they've got a long way to go to catch
up to the likes of USC in Michigan and Ohio
State and schools like that, no doubt.
Speaker 4 (16:57):
Are you taking Miami with this three and a half?
Speaker 2 (17:00):
Uh No, I'm not. I'm not mat a matter of fact,
they're laying three and a half. I'm taking the points.
I'm gonna go ahead and take mississ What I'm saying,
their favorite.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
By three and a half?
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Do you have to do?
Speaker 4 (17:08):
You have the Knes winning and covering this?
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Are you're taking o me?
Speaker 4 (17:10):
You're taking all missus?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
I'm taking all miss I'm taking the points on that one.
I don't know, man, I like the three in the
hook and Ichi think they could win the game. And
you know what I think of him, was like, I'm
going with him. It's a great quarterback and I think
he's actually a better quarterback than Beck, though I do
like Beck, I like all four quarterbacks. To be honest
with you, I don't know which ones are gonna be
better in the NFL, but I'm gonna go with Mississippi
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in this one and take the points.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
I like the over under the over, and they're sitting
at fifty one and a half, and I like that
because Miami, like Ole Miss, doesn't have Ohio State's defense.
Ohio State has a tremendous defense. They got Ohio State
is gonna get six or seven guys drafted off that
defense this year in the first four round. Seven guys
will get drafted in the first four rounds off that defense.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Ole Miss doesn't have that type of defense. Georgia done. Listen,
Georgia walked up and down the field. They didn't stop
Georgia at all. Georgia scored thirty plus points on them.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
So I like the over under I would take I
take the over on the fifty one and a half,
especially with this extra time to prepare. This three and
a half is scary. I'm trying to figure out how
the Canes are favored. That's what's getting me when you
see what ole Miss has done all year. Old Miss
was a lock in Alan Miami was last in they
were the last. It was either between them and Notre
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Dame in Alabama. Those are the three teams everybody was
debating about. So I'm trying to figure out, how do
we get to this point and they're three and a
half point favors. This feels like such a sucker bet.
It's an inflated odday.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
This feels like such a sucker bet. The money line
for Old missus a plus one thirty six.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
If this was a first round game and there was
no games previous to this, jeez, Mississippi I believe would
be the favorite by three and a half. This is
like a seven point turnaround based on Island present. Miami
looked against Ohio State. That's what this line is telling you.
And I'm actually shocked that they went past the field goal.
If anything, if Miami was going to be fair though,
would be about two two and a half. Mississippi I
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believe is the better team that way. I think they'll
probably get more money. We'll we'll see this line drop
before before Game.
Speaker 4 (19:08):
Three, I hope.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
So I needed to come below three. If it comes
below three, I'll take my If it comes below three,
I'll take the Canes. But if it stays anywhere where
it's at now, I'm definitely going old Miss and I
might take Old Miss straight up.
Speaker 4 (19:20):
I want to see if this money line moves.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Also to really quick before we had to break Indiana
four point favorite?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Are you going with Oregon to cover this?
Speaker 3 (19:28):
I'm taking Indiana straight up on this and I think
they covered a four.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Indiana is probably gonna cover the four. I like Oregon
plus the four wing because I want them to win.
And I still think we haven't seen the best Oregon
team yet. Uh that that offense was real. It didn't
look good against Texas Tech. I'm hoping they can do
a lot better against Indiana. I want them to win.
I'm afraid Indiana is just too tough for him right
and wors of.
Speaker 3 (19:52):
My man, Tony Roman, Indiana defense man. This I will
yesterday And I'm like, these guys are physical. They were
in your face, they were talking trash like Alabama. When's
the last time you seen Alabama look soft? When's the
last time you seen Alabama get pushed around on a
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football field for four full quarters?
Speaker 2 (20:15):
This is this isn't your Nick Sabans.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
I get it, but you did you didn't see it
last year.
Speaker 3 (20:20):
Last year, the defense played well, and at points this
year the defense can't remember. The offense struggled early this year.
The defense had to hold this thing together, and so
the offense kind of got going this year. So it
was that was the I'm sorry, that was shocking to me.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
It was not the strongest Alabama team, so there's no
doubt about that. But they're going through a transition. Like
I said, it's like not the Nick Sabans team. And remember,
you know there was talking about divorce, actually getting fired
had they not won in the first round or in
the game before that. So I'm curious to.
Speaker 4 (20:49):
I thought that was a lot of the Michigan I
thought that.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
A lot of ps.
Speaker 4 (20:52):
That was a lot of the Michigan noise.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
And we found out you and I talked about this
things given Night and Black Friday. We also found out
from Kyle Willeham, which I told you guys two nights ago,
from his own mouth yesterday, that they start he was
talking to Michigan the day after he resigned, and then
he said within a week the deal was done. The
day after he resigned, he was already talking to Michigan.
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The Kilnder boor stuff was a total smoke screen and
once he beat once he beat Oklahoma, it was it
was definitely.
Speaker 2 (21:20):
As seventy million, seventy million dollars. Where do you get
that type of money?
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Listen, I don't want to hear that the seventy million.
I go with Hartman and Manzi all the time about
these buyouts. I don't care about by these schools have
more money.
Speaker 4 (21:37):
Than the average fan even knows. You think they got money.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Though you think they got money, add another three hundred
million to it. So whatever you think some of these
schools got, trust me on this, add another three hundred
million to it.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
It's there. They just don't tell.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Let's see me and doms are in the billions for something, right,
So then, like I said, whatever you think they have,
add another three hundred million to man, great stuff, Arnie,
we'll take a quick breaker when we come back, Man,
we want to start ranking these last four quarterbacks.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
We'll get into some of that great update stuff.
Speaker 3 (22:08):
And then also at the top of the hour, coming
back in nine o'clock, we're gonna start talking some MBA.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
I'm excited. Was a full slate tonight, man.
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Speaker 3 (23:08):
You heard Tupac All Eyes on, Jason Smith and his
best friend Mike Harmon, VJ. Vernon Husky and Arnie Speared
and coming to you live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Also, guys,
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at the Big Vanilla Funny and Arnie really quick. There
is one I want to read really fast, man, because
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I love when my knowledge is challenged and when people
finish off their tweets with be better or do better.
Cause it's just it's so overused. I'm waiting for people
to just come up with something new. And this is
from Mike Leaper at Leaps and Bounds. Shout out to
you man. I see a Regie profile, a husband, got
your three beautiful children, make crass to you for being
a father and a husband. So am I, but I
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gotta get on you, brother, he says at Big Vanilla Funny, Bro.
Speaker 4 (23:53):
You are wild.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
Washington was down seven with seven minutes to go in
a national title game.
Speaker 4 (23:59):
Harley being smashed. Be better. Now.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
That tells me he's probably a Huskies fan. And then
I saw Sonics in his profile. Said okay, so he
might be from that area. Like that area, but that's seven.
Was seven minutes to down. They were getting their ass kick, bro.
It was fourteen nothing before you blinked like we were running.
Michigan was running through them. They pulled a little late
Roma Dudes, Roma Dunes. They was getting shut down by
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Will Johnson. Michael Pennix was often throwing the ball all over. Yeah,
you guys made it a little game, but they were
getting smashed most of that game. Put the tape on,
don't pull out a score at a certain minute mark
and tell me that's the whole game. You seem like
you're a smart gentleman, and I know you're smarter than that.
I understand it might be a little fan of them
right here, but I appreciate the comment. Brother, follow me.
(24:46):
I'll follow you back. Congrats on you're like you said,
your love the wife and your kids, man and your life.
You got going on there. But yes, they were getting
their ass kick. Let's stop that. They were getting smashed
in that National championship game.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
What do you think about that, Arnie?
Speaker 2 (24:57):
What did he bro What brought that up? Though?
Speaker 3 (25:00):
You know that because we were talking about Kaylyn debor okay,
and how he was at Washington and now you know,
you're at you're a you're at Alabama, expectations are higher.
But he was coming off of you know, like I said,
they should have lost again.
Speaker 4 (25:13):
In Texas, Like they should have lost the Texas game.
They shouldn't even have gotten.
Speaker 2 (25:16):
To the Jed Fischer is gonna be there. I mean,
look at his times, his name was rumored all over
most likely Florida too. But you know, he's a good coach.
They should be happy they still have him.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Yeah, no, they they are. They still they should be
happy to have him. He is a good coach. But
once again, you I mean, look what you're competing with now,
you're in the Big Ten. Washington doesn't stand a chance.
They don't stand a chance at winning anything in the
Big Ten. You still gotta deal with Michigan. You still
got to deal with Ohio State. We'll see, We'll see
what happens with Penn State, right, we'll see what happens
in pin State Oregon. USC has the number one recruiting
(25:49):
class coming in. Now, I'm not a huge How can
How can I say it? Man? It's when I think
of when I think of the coaches that have come
through SC after Pete Carroll, It's just no one ever
is gonna hold up to that, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (26:06):
The run he was on.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
The recruits that he had there, they had start Kiffin
got fired on the tarmac and now they got link right,
they got linked there, he can recruit, got the number
one recruiting class.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
Come in.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
They loaded up on four stars and a couple of
five stars in there.
Speaker 4 (26:22):
But Washington being in the Big ten, dude, there.
Speaker 3 (26:26):
Those five schools would have to fall flat on their
face for them to have a shot at winning a
Big Ten.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
Yeah. Well, Washington's still a good team, but they're not
what they were a couple of years ago. I will
give you that. USC and Lincoln Riley what a mess out' spin.
We'll see what Lincoln does this year. As you mentioned,
they have the number one recruiting classes. Huh, but you
talk about already on the hot seat, He's already on
the hot seat. We're not even we're not even done
with this year.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (26:50):
That TCU left the bat that lost to them, left
the bad Yeah that was a mouth but that again,
it's a bowl game which had no meaning. Can't wait
to see what USC does next year. And you know what,
I think most of the fans will forgive him about
the whole Notre Dame fiasco. I don't think that means
as much to them as as a lot of the
(27:12):
country things it does.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Being out here in Los Angeles, I can tell you
they don't care. The fans don't. The fail at SE
fans most of them.
Speaker 2 (27:19):
Are like, dude, whatever, just State north Ridge.
Speaker 4 (27:23):
Listen.
Speaker 3 (27:23):
No, it doesn't like listen, honestly, win us a championship.
That's what the SC fans say. That's what I hear
from SE fans. Yeah, they just they just want a championship.
They are get us in the playoffs, man, and that's
an historic matchup.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
They really are. It is.
Speaker 6 (27:36):
No.
Speaker 3 (27:37):
I'm with you, you know me. I love the rivalry games.
I get tired of people saying that we should all
this ribbery. No, dude, these games now, this is the
way I look at it. Does does USC need to
play you know, Oregon State every year? No, but they
still should play U c l A. They should play
Nordre Dame like you still play those games.
Speaker 2 (27:57):
Like Michigan and Ohio State. Or should never go away.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
I don't care what happens in college football, and it
should always be the Friday after excuse me, this Saturday after.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
Days Giving like some of these games.
Speaker 3 (28:08):
I don't care if the conferences these olver teams move,
you can still keep one game that that matters to
the masses over. Oh you know, let's let's go. Let's
go play us. Let's play USC.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
And Rutgers for what Alabama in Auburn? Right?
Speaker 4 (28:25):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (28:26):
Absolutely, man, But we know one guy that is always
on point with every rivalry and every stat and every
just everything. I love always talking college football, especially the
running back position.
Speaker 4 (28:36):
To this guy up.
Speaker 3 (28:37):
Next, we got what's trending with my man?
Speaker 4 (28:43):
There we go.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
I thought you forgot his name.
Speaker 4 (28:47):
Understand, I can never forget his name.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
I just like to have to say and then here
the and then.
Speaker 4 (28:55):
The saga goes, and that's old what's his name?
Speaker 3 (29:00):
I'm gonna let y'all. I'ma let yall two fight that.
I'm gonna come my mic.
Speaker 5 (29:02):
Off, take one New Year's Day off. By the way,
Fresno State will be at USC for non conference two
of the next three years, and next year it's Louisiana beautiful.
Speaker 3 (29:14):
That's what he But you see what I'm saying, for
what Fresno State at USC?
Speaker 5 (29:18):
For what?
Speaker 4 (29:19):
The only memory we ever have it at.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Steve is Reggie Bush with the long run, touched the
ball behind his back. You know what was the back
and forth game they needed Reggie Bush that day. Fresno
State would have beat them.
Speaker 5 (29:30):
That night, but it's nine conference games in the Big
Ten for them, and then they list two non conference
games s C Day. We do have a late bowl
game still going with about four minutes to go in Charlotte.
Wake Forest lead is thirty six twenty nine over Mississippi State,
which just ran back an extra point block for two
(29:51):
points the other way, So it's only a seven point
lead for wake Forest against the Bulldogs team that's five
and seven earlier bowl wins for and Texas State. And
the final is in from the holiday in San Diego,
Arizona losing. It was twenty four to nothing at the
half SMU twenty four to nineteen, the final.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
Over correction there. When you give the score, you say
twenty four to nineteen. But Arizona would have won had
they all of their players. That's what you say from
now on. Okay, fell that in.
Speaker 5 (30:24):
There, you will run out of astros in season everywhere, right.
The real Arizona team was ranked seventeenth in the country
and nine and three coming in Ole. Miss Quarterback Austin
Simmons will transfer, reportedly to Missouri. He began the season
as the starter. Yeah, I saw that Thursday, Old miss
against Miami at Arizona in a playoff semi final. Then
(30:45):
the Friday semi is in Atlanta. Number one Indiana against Oregon.
College football's finale is in Miami. Monday, the nineteenth, Miami
hosted the Winter Classic in the NHL. Tonight, New York
Rangers a five to one victory at Florida. Great stat
from the hockey folks at Sportsnet in Canada, last three
(31:05):
hundred and sixty five days, how many road wins outdoors
for the New York Rangers one tonight?
Speaker 4 (31:12):
How many road.
Speaker 5 (31:13):
Wins outdoors for the New York Jets and Giants.
Speaker 4 (31:16):
Combined, one one, one oh.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
No.
Speaker 5 (31:22):
Two College basketball Number seven Gonzaga survived at home with
an overtime win against SEATTLERAW eighty to seventy two. Stanford
upset Number sixteen Louisville eighty to seventy six, Number two
Michigan thirteen and oh after ripping USC ninety six sixty six,
thirteenth rank Nebraska fourteen and oh after a home win
(31:43):
against ninth ranked Michigan State fifty eight fifty six. We
have two late games in the NBA Golden State Tonight
without Steph Curry bad ankle, Jimmy Butler illness, Jonathan kaminga
out with a sore back in Oklahoma City's leading by
twenty not quite mid third order seventy two to fifty two,
thunder in the lead, eighteen points for Shay Gilgis Alexander
(32:06):
in only twenty minutes. He, by the way, was named
player of the Month in the West. Jalen Brunson of
New York player of the Month in the East. He
had twenty four points, but his team lost at home
to Atlanta tonight one eleven ninety nine, as Brunson from
three point range was one for ten the other late game,
by the way, in La, the Lakers do have a
lead sixty two to fifty eight over Memphis. Final seconds
(32:29):
of the second quarter, Lakers were shooting sixty five percent.
Now it's about fifty five percent. Luka Doncich with eleven points,
Lebron James fifteen, Jake Laurevia starting for the Lakers, eighteen
points in the first half, and the Wow Portland and
Phoenix each with wins Chicago and Milwaukee as well. The
Bucks beach Charlotte one twenty two, one twenty one, Jannis
(32:52):
Antenacunpo thirty points in thirty minutes, including an alley oop
dunk in the final seconds.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
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Speaker 4 (33:29):
The way tire by should be when we come.
Speaker 3 (33:33):
Back, We'll take a quick break and we come back,
my man, Arenie, and not we are going to rank
these four quarterbacks that are left. I think we all
know who we have at number one, but I guarantee
you we do not agree on two, three and for Arnie,
do you want to say anything to your Arizona Wildcats
going out with an embarrassing loss to a team that
(33:53):
got to the Comeback Life last year and got sent
home bernon embarrassed, say we made.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
A little bit of a comeback twenty four nineteen. Nobody
knows because nobody was watching. That's okay, we're in the
college basketball now, we've moved on.
Speaker 3 (34:06):
I have a question though, how in the hell is
Mississippi State in a bowl game at five and seven?
Speaker 2 (34:11):
Yeah, they didn't have enough. They had two teams that
were sub five hundred. Apps State was another team that
got into a bowl game at five and six.
Speaker 4 (34:20):
So that's crazy.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Now.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
That type of stuff for ball games, I'll tell you, bro,
that type of stuff I don't like if you you
can't win, Like, I don't even like six being a barometer. Now,
do you play enough games? You should have to win
seven or eight. There's enough seven and eight win teams,
and I.
Speaker 2 (34:37):
Know there's not. Actually, there's too many bowl games. That's
all your all your criteria is is five hundred or above.
And we didn't have enough teams this year. That's with
Notre Dame opting out, Iowa State, Kansas State, and whoever
else opted out, so we had to go sub five hundred.
Matter of fact, app State was like the fourth team.
Three other teams that were five and six opted said,
(34:57):
now that's okay, we don't want to play. Just give
it to some somebody else.
Speaker 4 (35:00):
Real quick.
Speaker 3 (35:01):
Teams opting out? Should should they be punished for that?
Are you cool with it?
Speaker 2 (35:04):
You can't do anything about it? What are you gonna say,
We're gonna force you to play. I'm not going to
force a kid to play because he's worried on a kid.
Speaker 3 (35:11):
Man, This is a whole this is a whole program,
I know, but they're not showing up right.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
I mean when when I have like five kids opting
out or ten kids opting out, I can't penalize the program.
Do you know Iowa State has eighteen kids on their team.
Eighteen kids. How are you gonna play a football game
with eighteen kids? You have to think about health and
stuff like that. That's why I want to take away
some of the ball games.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
Any thoughts on Michigan State having thirty six kids hit
the portal today with Fitzgerald.
Speaker 4 (35:39):
Being announced to their new head coach.
Speaker 2 (35:40):
That's what it's all about, except for the fact is
what do they say Seventy five percent of these kids
won't find a new home and they won't go to it.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
You and I talking about you and I talked about
this last year on Thanksgiving. Remember the members that were
giving you the percentage of kids that lead that don't
these kids think they could just go to the homage Morgan.
Michigan's receiver who can't hold onto the ball had a
bunch of crucial punt return fumbles this year, and the
kick return fumble and some fumbles and keep moments of
the game.
Speaker 4 (36:06):
I just read he entered a portal.
Speaker 3 (36:07):
I'm like, bro, who what team is picking you up
when they put your tape on? You can't hold on
to the ball. Your best bet is to stay there
on the Willingham and learn how to hold on to
the damn ball.
Speaker 4 (36:17):
But other receivers are stepping in front of him, they're
recruiting over him. But it's you can't hold onto the
money too, you get Ain't nobody get Ain't nobody paying
that kid he can't hold on to the ball. I'm listen.
Speaker 3 (36:27):
I watch every Michigan snap. I rewatch games. You know me,
I rewatch games. No one's paying that kid anytime.
Speaker 2 (36:32):
But a lot of kids also go to the portal,
not only because of playing time, but not because of money.
Speaker 3 (36:37):
Also, yeah, whatever, well, he ain't getting no money, ain'
get no planing time, can't hold on.
Speaker 4 (36:41):
To the ball? All right, brother, we'll take a quick
breakord with cart right back. He's man VJ.
Speaker 3 (36:45):
Husk for the guys on the Jason Smith Show and
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Speaker 4 (36:48):
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Speaker 3 (36:56):
Did Jason Smith showing his best friend Mike Harmon, VJ.
Verner Husky and Arni's are sitting in for the guys.
And now you listening to us live, coming to you
live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. So let's wrap
this era up real quick man. We've talked to a
lot of college football playoff great games we saw, we
preview the final four coming up. We've talked about coaches,
who's the disappointment, who's false the losses? Teams won a game,
(37:19):
but did the team lose a game. Let's get it
down to what football always comes down to, and that's
the q B position.
Speaker 4 (37:28):
We got four of them left.
Speaker 3 (37:30):
We got the Heisman Trophy with our Mendoza, we got Shambless,
we got Beck, and we got more and right now,
Steak and Genius one and I we are gonna rank them,
Arnie starting number five, number four.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
I'm not really ranking them based on how they're gonna
do the semifinal games. I'm just ranking them based on
how I like them, how.
Speaker 4 (37:47):
You like them, and and what do you think they're
gonna be in the.
Speaker 2 (37:49):
Fu well, and you know, and overall, you want me
to start with number four of them a number four
because we already know who number one is. Number four
Carson Back is my is my numbumber four, and I
still do like him. I think he's got a good
head on his shoulders. He knows the game. I want
to see what he does. First of all, he has
some good players on his team too, So let's not
(38:10):
overlook that. Carson Bec I'm not sure is going to
be a starter in the NFL, but I believe he
could be a backup quarterback in the NFL and be
a pretty good backup. I think he could certainly make that.
So I have Carson Bec at number four.
Speaker 3 (38:22):
I knew we would not agree on these. Number four
for me is Dante More. I know everybody loves this kid.
Twenty eight touchdowns non interceptions, thirty two to eighty in
his passing yards. But I've just seen too many Oregon
quarterbacks I e. Dylan Gabriel and some guys from the past.
They just they don't pan out. They're kind of in
a system. Dan Orgon Organ runs a great system. You
rarely see a translate. Out of these four guys left,
(38:44):
I would take him before the last out of these three.
Speaker 4 (38:47):
Well, you got a number.
Speaker 2 (38:48):
Three, bro. I have trended dat Chambliss, and you know,
I like him act as you brought up when we
were filling in on Wednesday. I just like I love
his moxie, I love his game, and I love the
way that he's went up against pretty big competition also
hence the Georgia game. Matter of fact, I think he
can maybe be a starter in the NFL. It's gonna
(39:11):
take a while. I'm not really going to you know, say,
you know, past quarterbacks or anything like that. And forget
about size. I know he's only six to one, but
I just like everything about him, you know, with his athleticism,
I think he'll go ahead and make a push for
a starting job.
Speaker 3 (39:28):
All right at number three. I got Shambless also too, Chamberlain,
Oh no, you have beg.
Speaker 4 (39:32):
I'm sorry. I have Shambless at number three. Yeah, I
have shambless tree there.
Speaker 3 (39:36):
You're gonna have to Shambless at three, three thousand and
six and sixty yards. The twenty one touchdowns, only three interceptions.
I like that, don't turn the ball over, but I
need more touchdowns. So once again, the size. I don't
really care about a guy size or not, but I
would just like to see it's only been two games
posts that he didn't have Laane. We'll see what it
is moving forward. I actually predicted that he would transfer.
(39:56):
I thought he would hit the portal and following lsubin
a he his pick. Remember, this kid won a national
championship at Farris College just a year ago, so I
have him sitting that number two, number three. I'll go
ahead with my number two. It's Carson Beck numbers. Love
the way this guy's been coached.
Speaker 4 (40:11):
There.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
Let's not forget Miami had the number one overall pick
a year going cam Ward. This guy thirty three, thirteen
to twenty seven touchdown, the ten of receptions, and when
you play on the Kirby Smart you're learning think of two.
Speaker 2 (40:22):
I like Dante more at number two, but I think
people are underestimating him because of the last couple of
games with the Oregon and right fulle so they they'll
see the truth. Dante Moore in the NFL, and.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
I think we both have the same guy. Number one Mendoza,
thirty one.
Speaker 3 (40:35):
The thirty seven seventy two, thirty six touchdowns, only six interceptions,
six y five, big arm, big body, Hodger Trophy Winner.
Speaker 2 (40:42):
He's the goods, absolutely one, my number one pick.
Speaker 3 (40:46):
There you go, baby, So we raked those quarterbacks. We'll
see how to play. Two hours down, two more to go.
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