February 19, 2025 • 35 mins
In today's Unafraid Show Daily Live, College Football Edition, George Wrighster breaks down Brandon Walker of Barstool Sports claim that there are only 13 completely satisfied college football fan bases. George also reveals his "way-too-early 2026 College Football Playoff participants." Finally, Alabama AD Greg Byrne wants the SEC to get rid of field storming and court storming with an automatic forfeit rule, and George gives his thoughts on Byrne's stance.
Chapters:
00:00- Intro
01:17- Breaking down Brandon Walker's "13 satisfied fan bases"
16:00- George Wrighster's way-too-early 2026 College Football Playoff prediction
31:35- Thoughts on Alabama AD Greg Byrne's war against field/court storming
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Unafraid Show College Football Live, and we got a lot
to talk about today because a tweet went out from
Brandon Walkler of Barstool and he said that they're only
thirteen happy fan bases in college football. I'm here to
fact check the man now. And also it is time
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for my way too early college football playoff bracket, and
we are going to release that because yes, it is
time for that. And also Greg Sankie talks about what's
going on in the world of college football when it
comes to field storming and college court storming in basketball,
(00:47):
that and so much more here on Unafraid Show.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I'm George Reister.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
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Speaker 2 (00:58):
Let's get to it.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
So the tweet came out, the tweet heard around the
world that there are only thirteen happy college football fan bases,
and that made me think because I was like, hold up, yes,
college football fans are perpetually unhappy and they are frustrated,
and they, you know, will find something to complain about,
find a way to be slighted everything else that Unhappy
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with nil, unhappy with the coach contract, they will him fire,
want the defensive coordinator, fired, new offensive coordinator. Something needs
to be fixed at all time. They want to ball
it up and throw it in the trash all the time.
So he said that there are only thirteen happy fan
bases in college football, and I'm not sure if he's right.
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So the schools that he named were, he said, Texas,
oh Ohio State, Indiana, SMU, Notre Dame, Oregon, Arizona State, Ole,
miss Illinois, Syracuse, Missouri, Colorado, and Vanderbilt. And I thought
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about this. I was like, that's actually a decent list.
It's not a bad list at all. So let's break
down these schools at first. So he went in on
Texas right now, Brandon Walker might be right here, but
Texas fans happiness is actually being.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Put on credit right now. It's on credit.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
They are swiping that card because they're assuming that there's
not gonna be a fall off.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
From quinn Ewers to arch Manning.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Now you might see the quickest the fan base has
gone from one hundred percent satisfied to full on paddock mode.
If arch Manning doesn't look good on the road in
Columbus to start the season next year, that will be
full on pay mode. Because there's this expectation that the
future is brighter than the past, that the arch manning
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future of the Longhorns is so much brighter and the
ceiling is higher than what quinn Ewers could get them to.
Even though this was, you know, back to back semifinals
in the College Football Playoff, second team up Ohio State,
now Ohio State. Their fans, hey, we're fine, everything's good.
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We just won a national championship. But they didn't get
the resolution that they wanted. In the Michigan Connor Stallion's case,
not at all. They actually lost both coordinators in one
of them to Penn State in Jim Knowles, and they
lost Chip Kelly to the Raiders. And they're trying to
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convince themselves that Matt Patricia is an upgrade over Jim Knowles,
when in reality, when new coordinators come in, it takes
a year and then it's that second year, Yes, you
may have improved. Well, actually, there's no way to improve
on the number one defense next year. So if they
are not a number one defense in the country, if
they're you know, number twelve, number thirteen, that is not
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going to be an upgrade. They're breaking in a brand
new they're breaking a brand new quarterback. They're gonna be
breaking in a brand new offensive coordinator as well, even
though he's been on staff in their former wide receiver
coach of Brian Hartline. But this is gonna be his
first time calling plays, So how's that gonna work out?
So Ohio State, they're pretending like they're happy right now
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because they just won a national championship, but deep down inside,
they're not as happy as they really say they are
because they've just lost to Michigan four times in a row.
And the future it's bright because it's Ohio State, but
it ain't quite where you need shades right now.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Next team up, Indiana. Now, Indiana football.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Fans should be one hundred percent half, but you can't
get one hundred percent without thinking about how your coach
punted against Notre Dame from midfield down twenty to three
in the fourth quarter. That can't make you one hundred
percent happy. So in Indiana football, who got a bunch
of James Madison transfers when Kurtzynghetti came over. They are, Yes,
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they're recruiting at a higher level than they had, but
to be able to compete against Oregon, Ohio State Penn
State and Michigan for the Big ten crown is you're
already behind the eight ball right there. And last year
you had the advantage of not having to play Penn
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State or Oregon in the regular season, and you're not
gonna get that luxury in twenty twenty five. So while
Indiana fans were happy, and they're probably happy with the
trajectory of the program if they believe that this seed
and is going to be a regular occurrence on making
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it to the college football playoffs every year, no no, no, no, sorry, sorry,
you still got some building to do, so their happiness
may be short lived. If you get my drift and
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on Twitter slash x. Right now, now, we've got to
talk about SMU because this is a team that I believe,
out of you know, the teams that just popped up
this year, Arizona State we had, you know, Indiana, SMU
feels like the one with the most staying power because
they're on a recruiting hot streak. They retain their staff,
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they have a friendly twenty twenty five schedule, and they
got a couple of key pieces out of the portal,
and honestly, there's no way to poke holes in what
SMU has going on right now. Next team up, Notre Dame. Now,
Notre Dame fans, they probably didn't love losing their defensive
coordinator Al Golden and then deciding to hold firm with
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the quarterbacks on their roster heading into the twenty twenty
five season that starts against Miami. Of course, that's gonna
make fans nervous, But my Notre Dame fans should be
one hundred percent happy right now. Yes, they lost the
national championship, but they got Marcus Freeman. They're head coach.
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He looks like he wants to be their long term.
He is recruiting well, he is winning, and that NIU
lost from last year blip on the radar. So yes,
their fans should be one hundred percent happy. And Notre
Dame's not used to winning championships anymore anyway, so they
should be one hundred percent happy. Hey, hope they win soon,
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but you know, truth is truth, all right. Next one up,
So the Oregon Ducks they have to deal with Washington
fans on the internet, so it's impossible to be one
hundred percent satisfied with them around because Washington fans are
always here to remind the Oregon Ducks that they have
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not won a national championship. And I am here to
tell you, yes, Oregon fans are one hundred percent happy
with Dan Landing. They are one hundred percent happy with
the trajectory of the program. But there is no reasonable
Duck fan that is one hundred percent happy you get.
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There is always a hole in your heart until you win.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
A national championship. Yes, there is a hole in my
Oregon heart.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
As it's as one hundred percent happy as I am.
There's a point zero zero zero one percent that I
will not be satisfied. I will not be fulfilled with
my college football experience, and no Duck fan will until
you hoist that trophy. It'll be like simply like, yes,
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we did it, because then what is everybody gonna say nothing?
All them stupid memes about oh oh yo? Do you
do you know what the old stands for? Zero national championships,
ten million uniform combinations, no national championships. Well, listen, Oregon
fans are sick and tired of the BS And I'm
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telling you so, yes, not one hundred percent happy, even
though you are one hundred percent happy, if that makes sense.
All right, Next team up. Now, this team should be
one hundred percent happy, and if I were them, I
would be one hundred percent happy. And that is Arizona
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State because their fans are still mad about the peach
ball and they're mad about bad calls in that Texas game,
but they're happy with the program and they are happy
with Kenny Dillingham. And so Brandon Walker is right about that.
But overall in general, now Arizona State's not happy. No, No,
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they are one hundred percent happy with Kenny Dillingham. They
are one hundred percent happy on the trajectory of the program.
But there's still a little bit nervousness and uneasiness because
you're wondering if this year was an outlier or if
this is the norm of what you're going to be
getting year in and year out. Next team up. Oh,
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miss oh, he could not have missed more on this,
because old miss fans ain't no way that they're happy.
How can you be happy when you underachieved last year?
When you were expected to make the college football playoff
and you had multiple bad losses, I mean bad losses
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that kept you out of the college football playoff, and
this has nothing to do.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Well.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
In addition, I should say to their feelings about mission
a college football playoff, they know that they messed up
and that alone is going to keep them out of
the one hundred percent range because all of them people
that put up the money for the nil, the ROI,
the return on investment was not exactly what you expected.
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Just saying, next team up, Illinois. Now, their head coach
Brett Beilaman got upset with me a couple of years
ago when he bashed his team in his first year
at Illinois, bashed the players, and I'm like, you're the coach,
don't bash him, You're the multimillion dollar guy. Don't sit
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there and bash the players. And do you know what
he has turned around and done since then? They have
become a respectable program. They have become a tough out.
They are well coached. So good job, Brett Beilaman. And
you can stop being mad at me for telling the truth,
because now I'm telling the truth about the good job
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that you're doing. Just saying, but another reason that they're
unhappy is because they were sixty fifth in points per.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Game last year.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
You know, it was nice and all dandy getting the
ten wins, but everybody wants to score points, and nobody
likes to be on the struggle bus. And you can't
be sixty fifth and be fully happy with anything. All right,
Next one up, Syracuse, Syracuse, I gotta tell you Fran Brown.
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He's given them a moment. And it would have been
nice to get a waiver for Kyle McCord to get
another year of eligibility, but he ended up declaring for
the NFL Draft. But other than that, if you're Syracuse,
how can you be unhappy? You hadn't had a winning
record and conference in a minute, and now you got
a coach that swears on everything that he wants to
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stay there long term and he is a good coach.
So yes, Syracuse fans gotta be extremely happy.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
The next one is Missouri. Now, Missouri fans are probably
at one hundred percent, especially when they look ahead and
see that the season starts with not one, not two,
not three, not four, not five, but six home games,
and also seeing that the two teams that they beat
the hell out of the well that beat the hell
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out of them on the road last year, both having
to come to Columbia. So yes, Missouri fans are happy
because they have hope, and the hope feels bright. They
have gotten they have gotten up five star commits, They
are recruiting at a higher level. They no longer feel
like that they are the permanent doorstop and doormat for
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the SEC. They are planning on taking out some of
the big names and putting them below them. So yes,
Missouri fans should be one hundred percent happy. Next one,
Colorado fans. There's no way Colorado fans are one hundred
percent happy. They might be one hundred percent happy with
Deon Sanders, but they're probably very nervous, And if you're nervous,
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can you really be one hundred percent? They're nervous about
what they're losing to the NFL Draft in Shador Sanders,
Travis Hunter, Shiloh and the rest of the crew. But
they gotta feel good because they kept coach Prime and
they're in the top thirty for both high school and
transferred classes for the twenty twenty five season. And nobody
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really saw the high school park coming, but the transfer portal.
Of course, yeah, Deon's going to be recruiting out of
the transfer portal. Last team up, Vanderbilt. Now, as long
as Diego Pavia is walking around that campus, they got
a chance. And this is probably the best thing that
it's been for the Commodores in a very long time,
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because at no point in time, if you are a
Commodores fan, could you sit there and and be happy
or excited about the trajectory of your program. You have
Clark Lee there who is doing a great job. You
pair him with Diego Pavia. You made a bowl game,
and now you're sitting there like, hold up, eight and
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four is eight and.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Four possible next year? Dude.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
If Vanderbilt goes eight and four or nine to three
next year, that's like winning a national championship there, and
that is going to keep their hope even bigger than
one hundred percent. All right, Next thing up, and you
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This is my way too early. Twenty twenty five twenty
six College Football Playoff prediction. Now, last year, I damn
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near nailed this joint. I had Notre Dame in a
championship against Oregon, but I did have Oregon and Ohio
State playing in the semi final. I just had Oregon
win it and the difference, and I still do and
I think most people agree with me. Oregon and Ohio
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State were the best two teams in the country.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Last year.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Ohio State got it done in the playoff and they won,
so I nailed it. The only team that I was
just completely out of left field doll was Florida State
swinging a miss so summing. But I'm coming back this
year early though. Now we will amend this as we
get through spring ball, get a chance to watch the
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spring games, and you guys too. I wanted to remind
you I am hitting the road to go interview your
favorite college football coaches. We already oh we got four
four coaches already lined up that are in the college
that were in the College Football Playoff this last year,
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and we may be adding some more as well, so
you guys be on the lookout for that exciting stuff.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Coming up.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
All right, here's my twelve team playoff as of right
now four next season in college football, number twelve, and
this is my group of five representatives, the UNLV running Rebels.
They got a new head coach because Odom is gone
and Dan Mullen. He steps into a situation where you
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figure that they would you know, shrink back from last
year as eleven win season. But this transferred class is
extremely underrated. They got Alex Orgy coming in Anthony called Derea,
and they both have potential at the quarterback position. And
if the Rebels beat UCLA at home in non conference play,
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then they're gonna get the momentum that they heading into
a tough Mountain West slate and Boise State doesn't have
Asson gent anymore. Ain't nowhereplacing that. So yes, UNLB will
you know, be the odds on favorite to get that
group of five spot number eleven, shocker considering what happened
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this last season. And that's the Michigan Wolverines. Now the Wolverines,
I'm telling you they are back. Mikey Keane is one
of the more underrated quarterback transfers this year, and if
the Wolverines had him last year, they literally might have
flirted with ten wins, plus linebackers Artest Hassman Jay Shawn
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Barman deciding to come back to school. Yo, this defense
is going to be a buzz saw again Michigan is. Yes,
they're gonna lose Graham and Grant on the defensive line, but.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
They are stacked still.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
This is still going to be a for me defense
and they're gonna have a legitimate shot to make the
College Football Playoff Number ten SMU. Now outside of having
to play Clemson show me on SMU schedule where they
have any likely losses, you can't. So if this team
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ends up twelve to zero in the regular season or
eleven to one in the regular season headed to the
ACC Championship, now they are going to end. When you
look at their roster, they kept their coaches, kept a
lot of their players, They got a returning quarterback. This
is going to be a team that is likely to
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be right back in the College Football Playoff twelve team
playoff again. It is number nine, a new entry into
the College Football Playoff. This is a team that everybody
was screaming about at the end of the year. Oh
my god, they're the hottiest team in college football right now.
That is South Carolina and they have arguably the most
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exciting dual threat quarterback in the SEC in Leonora Sellers,
and arguably the best edge rusher in the country Dylan Stewart.
You know, yes, you gotta argue with Colin Simmons down
there at Texas and Matteo Luiangalaile up there in Eugene.
But those three are the top three, and you know,
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Dylan Stewart earned a potential number one, and you can
fight it out with them other two dudes now. And
South Carolina has a schedule to features seven top twenty
five games as of right now. We know preseason rankings
mean nothing, and if they have a winning record in
those games and go nine to three this year, depending
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on who those losses to, they're probably going to get in,
especially us knowing now that nine and three teams that
they can make the playoffs, especially depending on who those
losses are. Two just as long as you know they're
not too Kentucky. You know who has a losing record
that they're not losing an Arkansas and you know, and
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whatnot Number eight is Ohio State, George, you got to
defend the champs at number eight. Yes, lost both coordinators,
breaking in a new offensive line coach, breaking in a
new quarterback in Julian saying, now I had a chance
to watch Julian saying him and my son played against
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each other in high school, and that Julian's saying to
Jeremiah Smith, it might make up for a lot of
the greatness of last year, but the running game. Like
as good as Ohio State's running backs may be next year,
they're not gonna be as good as Judkins and Henderson
were this year. Now, the buck Eyes in twenty twenty
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five will not be the best team in the country,
but they will be just outside that circle for sure,
And a college football playoff bit is in the works.
Number seven be like George really. Number seven, Yes Texas,
and the way Texas is recruiting that this should result
in double digit wins on accident. Adding Travis Shaw from
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North Carolina is going to give them a presence on
the d line that will more than make up for
losing Jermaine Lelay and Bill Norton to graduation. But good
luck running against this team if you are anybody else,
because it is going to be tough. Sark has done
a good job building this roster and whether they The
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reason why they were at seven is because of the
arch Manning factor. The question is how good will arch
Manning be. If he is even better, they could end
up winning the SEC. If he is not, they're going
to be in a similar position as they were last year,
which clearly didn't hurt them heading into the playoff number six.
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The Notre Dame fight nters. So they're fans getting into
the college football playoff for a second year in a row. Oh,
they are going to be excited about Marcus Freeman. But
then after this year, that's when the pressure starts, because
you make it twice, then they're like, okay, okay, good job,
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So when are you gonna win it? But here is
the thing. If Steven Jelly is good, then this Notre
Dame A is six is probably a lock. And if not,
Notre Dame might just make it back just giving the
ball to Jeremiah Love twenty five times a game, because
you know they are going to put out a competent defense.
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Even with Riley Leonard, who is not the greatest passer
in the whole world, they put up a top seven
offense for the second year in a row.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
They're gonna be good. Number five Penn State.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
The five seed means that Penn State will finally get
that big win on the road against Ohio State.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Yes, yes, I said it. I am predicting it.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
And they get a bye leading in to that game,
so that should help with Drew Aller and company with preparations.
This college football playoff run for Penn State may have
literally changed everything for the way that James Franklin coaches.
The mentality, the philosophy, all the things that used to
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let things get away from him might actually save him
at this point in time.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
Going forward. Number four, this is a team.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
That I am excited about and I believe it's flying
completely under the radar, and that is Iowa State who
I am picking. And remember I am picking this going
under the same system, assuming that there are no changes
in terms of the four teams that get the buy
and this would be and this would put Iowa State
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inside of the four highest.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Rate conference champions.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
Now the Cyclones get Iowa, Arizona State BYU Kansas and
Kansas State in aames this year, plus they returned Rock
Obecked at quarterback, both leading rushers, and added potential star
in six to four possession receiver Chase Sewell from SOEL
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from East Carolina. So Iowa State is getting better. They
had their first ten win season. This is something that
is building. And when you look at what Colorado lost
this last year, they didn't win the conference last year,
and you know they're going to upgrade in some areas,
But quarterback is definitely going to be a downgrade because
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Schaduur was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
No Travis Hunter.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
You look at you know, the at Arizona State, You're like, ah,
can they do it again?
Speaker 2 (26:01):
Now?
Speaker 1 (26:01):
I do believe that they will be on the verge
of making the College Football playoff again.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
However though, however, it is going to be.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
Tough on Arizona State to repeat what they did last
year without Cam Scattaboo because he was so intensely special.
But expect Arizona State to be back in the College
Football Playoffs the year after.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
Number three.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
The Georgia Bulldogs their back Cam Newton style man and
if either Gunner Stockton or Ryan Puglisi can run the
offense without turning the ball over, it's gonna be ugly
for everybody. Because Georgia plays this year a different way
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than they did last year. Look for a massive step
forward on defense, because they finished outside the top thirty
five last year in rushing and passing yards allowed and
finished outside of the top twin points. And remember, they
still won the SEC. So if they're getting better quarterback
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played than they did with Carson back, or at least
just not turning the ball over as much, if the
offensive line is playing better and the defense is better.
Speaker 2 (27:15):
Good lord.
Speaker 1 (27:16):
They won the SEC and they were down last year,
but that still does not put them inside the top two.
Because shockers, sir, Clemson at number two, and I know
that people like George, are you serious you got Dabo
Sweeney at number two? Yes, fam, yes, because this is
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what happens when everybody zigs and you zag.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:41):
I don't love that Dabbo has failed to adapt to
the portal era, but standing still while so much change
is happening eventually works out in your favor. And he's
gonna have one of the most stable and developed rosters
in twenty twenty five. And that's clearly good because they'll
play an extremely tough schedule this upcoming year, and they
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have the kind of non conference schedule that every team
should aspire to have. Really, they got both LSU and
South Carolina and they'll also have a tough game against
Georgia Tech.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1 (28:21):
Praise Jesus because scheduling like this is what college football
fans deserve. And Clemson are they gonna go through this unscathed? No,
but they are going to have the opportunity because of
their schedule to be the number two seed. And now
the question is, though, with their other tough games against
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Georgia Tech, Louisville and SMU, that ain't gonna be easy.
But the question is could we see a kid club
Nick Heisman run. Yes, because that's something that Trevor Lawrence
never did. And Kate Klubnek clearly took massive steps forward
this year. And this team is going to be very good.
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Number one, same team I had number one last year. Well,
actually I had the number two going into the season
last year and they were still the second best team
in the country, the Oregon Ducks. You have Dan Lanning
building on the defense, building on the offense. The running
back room is going to be better, The wide receiver
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room is gonna still be fantastic, even without Ted Johnson.
The defensive line still super good. Linebackers will be better,
the secondary will be much improved. The offensive line is
going to be very good. This Oregon team is going
to compete for a national championship again. And at quarterback,
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Dante Moore, he seems for some reason to be the
forgotten quarterback in college football. And it makes z sense
to me. People are screaming about everybody from I mean
guys who haven't even played. They're putting Julian Saying in
the top ten, They're putting all these quarterbacks in the
top ten, and they're forgetting that former five star more
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who was at UCLA, who did some wonderful things. Yes
he had some tough moments. Kid's mom had cancer. When
he just got the start, he probably should not have
been starting, But you know what he did. This lets
you know that he's on the right path. When he
transferred to Oregon, kid is supremely talented. Dylan Gabriel was
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going to be the starter. He knew that when he
went there and he said, you know what, I'm just
going to grow, get better, learn, sit back and allow
my maturation to happen and come out and ball out.
So watch Dante Moore not to just be a Heisman finalist,
but potentially win the Heisman Trophy. And I know that
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people are gonna be like, George, you're a damn Homer.
I get it. I get it people. I understand where
you're coming from when you say that. But I'm telling you,
if you do not remember anything from this coming up
this year, remember this. Please that Dante Moore will probably
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be the best quarterback in college football next year. All right,
lasting up, So, Greg Burn, Alabama's athletic director, had some
things to say about.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
Field storming and court storming. Now.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
He absolutely hates it because last year, three different fan
bases stormed the field at home versus Alabama football. Each
of them got fine, but Greg burn says it's not enough.
It's not enough that they got fined. He wants more,
he wants blood. He told ESPN, I truly believe that
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if we said that the home team, if they storm
the field or court, they're gonna lose that game right
then and there. That'll stop it. See here's the thing.
I get it, Greg Burns. You haven't been like you're
so used to being on the mountain, not even on
the mountain, but becoming the mountain. You are the mountain
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at Alabama, and now that the mountain is getting blown
up by Vanderbilt, a bad Oklahoma.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
Team last year. It's tough.
Speaker 1 (32:36):
It's tough to sit there and watching you like, oh,
just human.
Speaker 2 (32:40):
But the reality.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Is is that those teams they deserve to storm the field.
Speaker 2 (32:47):
I do understand it's a safety issue, but.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
The reality is, and the idea, here's the thing, the
idea that Greg Burn wants them to forfeit a game,
that they just beat your ass on the fields.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
Hilarious.
Speaker 1 (33:04):
So now you want to free oh oh oh hey,
hey hey they starting the court.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
I know we lost it, but give us the win. Man.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Come on, fam This is sore loser mentality, and I
get it. I'm a sore loser. But no, no, sir,
the coaches are just gonna take their fines. And it
is what it is. Because SEC Commissioner Greg Sanki, he
actually thinks that that's a bridge too far. But the
SEC is collecting two point six million dollars in fines.
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It hasn't stopped students from celebrating on the playing surface, whether.
Speaker 2 (33:41):
It's basketball, football.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
So that's two point six million, that's what's twenty six
times around there?
Speaker 2 (33:48):
That that's happened. Come on, man, and.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
Greg Byrne is the one who actually got fines instituted
in the Pac twelve after more than ten opposing teams
rush to court against the University of Arizona basketball while
he was the athletic director there. So Arizona basketball is
not used to losing. Greg Burn goes to Alabama. Alabama
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ain't used to losing, So that's why he don't like
the court storm it because he's used to mopping people up,
and then when they beat you, he was like, listen,
act like you've been there before. No, because they haven't
been there before. That's why they're acting like that, Greg Byrn.
They they're like, who knows when this will happen again.
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That's more of a credit to you than it is
should bother you anything else.
Speaker 2 (34:38):
Because here's the truth.
Speaker 1 (34:40):
If his teams weren't losing as favorites on the road,
he probably would not have this opinion. I do understand
the safety issue, but the safety issue is not why
Greg Byrn has a problem with this. Greg Byrn has
a problem with this because his team is on the
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bad side of it. So guess what, Greg Burn, you
gotta you gotta pull them breeches up. Let me use
a Southern term for you, pull them breeches up, Tighten
up that belt, pull up your boot straps, and don't
lose games you're supposed to lose. I'm George Reisler. This
is the Unafraid Show. Make sure that you like, subscribe,
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Speaker 2 (35:26):
Hopping them comments. Listen to it on the podcast, watch
it on Rise. In a couple of.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
Weeks, Bruck, we are moving in the right direction. Piece out,
Catch you guys later.
Unafraid Show College Football Live, and we got a lot
to talk about today because a tweet went out from
Brandon Walkler of Barstool and he said that they're only
thirteen happy fan bases in college football. I'm here to
fact check the man now. And also it is time
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for my way too early college football playoff bracket, and
we are going to release that because yes, it is
time for that. And also Greg Sankie talks about what's
going on in the world of college football when it
comes to field storming and college court storming in basketball,
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that and so much more here on Unafraid Show.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I'm George Reister.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Make sure that you like, subscribe, get notifications, and tell
a friend about the show.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Let's get to it.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
So the tweet came out, the tweet heard around the
world that there are only thirteen happy college football fan bases,
and that made me think because I was like, hold up, yes,
college football fans are perpetually unhappy and they are frustrated,
and they, you know, will find something to complain about,
find a way to be slighted everything else that Unhappy
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with nil, unhappy with the coach contract, they will him fire,
want the defensive coordinator, fired, new offensive coordinator. Something needs
to be fixed at all time. They want to ball
it up and throw it in the trash all the time.
So he said that there are only thirteen happy fan
bases in college football, and I'm not sure if he's right.
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So the schools that he named were, he said, Texas,
oh Ohio State, Indiana, SMU, Notre Dame, Oregon, Arizona State, Ole,
miss Illinois, Syracuse, Missouri, Colorado, and Vanderbilt. And I thought
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about this. I was like, that's actually a decent list.
It's not a bad list at all. So let's break
down these schools at first. So he went in on
Texas right now, Brandon Walker might be right here, but
Texas fans happiness is actually being.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Put on credit right now. It's on credit.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
They are swiping that card because they're assuming that there's
not gonna be a fall off.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
From quinn Ewers to arch Manning.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Now you might see the quickest the fan base has
gone from one hundred percent satisfied to full on paddock mode.
If arch Manning doesn't look good on the road in
Columbus to start the season next year, that will be
full on pay mode. Because there's this expectation that the
future is brighter than the past, that the arch manning
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future of the Longhorns is so much brighter and the
ceiling is higher than what quinn Ewers could get them to.
Even though this was, you know, back to back semifinals
in the College Football Playoff, second team up Ohio State,
now Ohio State. Their fans, hey, we're fine, everything's good.
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We just won a national championship. But they didn't get
the resolution that they wanted. In the Michigan Connor Stallion's case,
not at all. They actually lost both coordinators in one
of them to Penn State in Jim Knowles, and they
lost Chip Kelly to the Raiders. And they're trying to
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convince themselves that Matt Patricia is an upgrade over Jim Knowles,
when in reality, when new coordinators come in, it takes
a year and then it's that second year, Yes, you
may have improved. Well, actually, there's no way to improve
on the number one defense next year. So if they
are not a number one defense in the country, if
they're you know, number twelve, number thirteen, that is not
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going to be an upgrade. They're breaking in a brand
new they're breaking a brand new quarterback. They're gonna be
breaking in a brand new offensive coordinator as well, even
though he's been on staff in their former wide receiver
coach of Brian Hartline. But this is gonna be his
first time calling plays, So how's that gonna work out?
So Ohio State, they're pretending like they're happy right now
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because they just won a national championship, but deep down inside,
they're not as happy as they really say they are
because they've just lost to Michigan four times in a row.
And the future it's bright because it's Ohio State, but
it ain't quite where you need shades right now.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Next team up, Indiana. Now, Indiana football.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Fans should be one hundred percent half, but you can't
get one hundred percent without thinking about how your coach
punted against Notre Dame from midfield down twenty to three
in the fourth quarter. That can't make you one hundred
percent happy. So in Indiana football, who got a bunch
of James Madison transfers when Kurtzynghetti came over. They are, Yes,
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they're recruiting at a higher level than they had, but
to be able to compete against Oregon, Ohio State Penn
State and Michigan for the Big ten crown is you're
already behind the eight ball right there. And last year
you had the advantage of not having to play Penn
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State or Oregon in the regular season, and you're not
gonna get that luxury in twenty twenty five. So while
Indiana fans were happy, and they're probably happy with the
trajectory of the program if they believe that this seed
and is going to be a regular occurrence on making
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it to the college football playoffs every year, no no, no, no, sorry, sorry,
you still got some building to do, so their happiness
may be short lived. If you get my drift and
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And go watch it on YouTube if you're watching it
on Twitter slash x. Right now, now, we've got to
talk about SMU because this is a team that I believe,
out of you know, the teams that just popped up
this year, Arizona State we had, you know, Indiana, SMU
feels like the one with the most staying power because
they're on a recruiting hot streak. They retain their staff,
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they have a friendly twenty twenty five schedule, and they
got a couple of key pieces out of the portal,
and honestly, there's no way to poke holes in what
SMU has going on right now. Next team up, Notre Dame. Now,
Notre Dame fans, they probably didn't love losing their defensive
coordinator Al Golden and then deciding to hold firm with
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the quarterbacks on their roster heading into the twenty twenty
five season that starts against Miami. Of course, that's gonna
make fans nervous, But my Notre Dame fans should be
one hundred percent happy right now. Yes, they lost the
national championship, but they got Marcus Freeman. They're head coach.
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He looks like he wants to be their long term.
He is recruiting well, he is winning, and that NIU
lost from last year blip on the radar. So yes,
their fans should be one hundred percent happy. And Notre
Dame's not used to winning championships anymore anyway, so they
should be one hundred percent happy. Hey, hope they win soon,
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but you know, truth is truth, all right. Next one up,
So the Oregon Ducks they have to deal with Washington
fans on the internet, so it's impossible to be one
hundred percent satisfied with them around because Washington fans are
always here to remind the Oregon Ducks that they have
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not won a national championship. And I am here to
tell you, yes, Oregon fans are one hundred percent happy
with Dan Landing. They are one hundred percent happy with
the trajectory of the program. But there is no reasonable
Duck fan that is one hundred percent happy you get.
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There is always a hole in your heart until you win.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
A national championship. Yes, there is a hole in my
Oregon heart.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
As it's as one hundred percent happy as I am.
There's a point zero zero zero one percent that I
will not be satisfied. I will not be fulfilled with
my college football experience, and no Duck fan will until
you hoist that trophy. It'll be like simply like, yes,
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we did it, because then what is everybody gonna say nothing?
All them stupid memes about oh oh yo? Do you
do you know what the old stands for? Zero national championships,
ten million uniform combinations, no national championships. Well, listen, Oregon
fans are sick and tired of the BS And I'm
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telling you so, yes, not one hundred percent happy, even
though you are one hundred percent happy, if that makes sense.
All right, Next team up. Now, this team should be
one hundred percent happy, and if I were them, I
would be one hundred percent happy. And that is Arizona
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State because their fans are still mad about the peach
ball and they're mad about bad calls in that Texas game,
but they're happy with the program and they are happy
with Kenny Dillingham. And so Brandon Walker is right about that.
But overall in general, now Arizona State's not happy. No, No,
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they are one hundred percent happy with Kenny Dillingham. They
are one hundred percent happy on the trajectory of the program.
But there's still a little bit nervousness and uneasiness because
you're wondering if this year was an outlier or if
this is the norm of what you're going to be
getting year in and year out. Next team up. Oh,
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miss oh, he could not have missed more on this,
because old miss fans ain't no way that they're happy.
How can you be happy when you underachieved last year?
When you were expected to make the college football playoff
and you had multiple bad losses, I mean bad losses
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that kept you out of the college football playoff, and
this has nothing to do.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Well.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
In addition, I should say to their feelings about mission
a college football playoff, they know that they messed up
and that alone is going to keep them out of
the one hundred percent range because all of them people
that put up the money for the nil, the ROI,
the return on investment was not exactly what you expected.
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Just saying, next team up, Illinois. Now, their head coach
Brett Beilaman got upset with me a couple of years
ago when he bashed his team in his first year
at Illinois, bashed the players, and I'm like, you're the coach,
don't bash him, You're the multimillion dollar guy. Don't sit
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there and bash the players. And do you know what
he has turned around and done since then? They have
become a respectable program. They have become a tough out.
They are well coached. So good job, Brett Beilaman. And
you can stop being mad at me for telling the truth,
because now I'm telling the truth about the good job
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that you're doing. Just saying, but another reason that they're
unhappy is because they were sixty fifth in points per.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Game last year.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
You know, it was nice and all dandy getting the
ten wins, but everybody wants to score points, and nobody
likes to be on the struggle bus. And you can't
be sixty fifth and be fully happy with anything. All right,
Next one up, Syracuse, Syracuse, I gotta tell you Fran Brown.
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He's given them a moment. And it would have been
nice to get a waiver for Kyle McCord to get
another year of eligibility, but he ended up declaring for
the NFL Draft. But other than that, if you're Syracuse,
how can you be unhappy? You hadn't had a winning
record and conference in a minute, and now you got
a coach that swears on everything that he wants to
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stay there long term and he is a good coach.
So yes, Syracuse fans gotta be extremely happy.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Now.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
The next one is Missouri. Now, Missouri fans are probably
at one hundred percent, especially when they look ahead and
see that the season starts with not one, not two,
not three, not four, not five, but six home games,
and also seeing that the two teams that they beat
the hell out of the well that beat the hell
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out of them on the road last year, both having
to come to Columbia. So yes, Missouri fans are happy
because they have hope, and the hope feels bright. They
have gotten they have gotten up five star commits, They
are recruiting at a higher level. They no longer feel
like that they are the permanent doorstop and doormat for
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the SEC. They are planning on taking out some of
the big names and putting them below them. So yes,
Missouri fans should be one hundred percent happy. Next one,
Colorado fans. There's no way Colorado fans are one hundred
percent happy. They might be one hundred percent happy with
Deon Sanders, but they're probably very nervous, And if you're nervous,
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can you really be one hundred percent? They're nervous about
what they're losing to the NFL Draft in Shador Sanders,
Travis Hunter, Shiloh and the rest of the crew. But
they gotta feel good because they kept coach Prime and
they're in the top thirty for both high school and
transferred classes for the twenty twenty five season. And nobody
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really saw the high school park coming, but the transfer portal.
Of course, yeah, Deon's going to be recruiting out of
the transfer portal. Last team up, Vanderbilt. Now, as long
as Diego Pavia is walking around that campus, they got
a chance. And this is probably the best thing that
it's been for the Commodores in a very long time,
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because at no point in time, if you are a
Commodores fan, could you sit there and and be happy
or excited about the trajectory of your program. You have
Clark Lee there who is doing a great job. You
pair him with Diego Pavia. You made a bowl game,
and now you're sitting there like, hold up, eight and
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four is eight and.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Four possible next year? Dude.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
If Vanderbilt goes eight and four or nine to three
next year, that's like winning a national championship there, and
that is going to keep their hope even bigger than
one hundred percent. All right, Next thing up, and you
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This is my way too early. Twenty twenty five twenty
six College Football Playoff prediction. Now, last year, I damn
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near nailed this joint. I had Notre Dame in a
championship against Oregon, but I did have Oregon and Ohio
State playing in the semi final. I just had Oregon
win it and the difference, and I still do and
I think most people agree with me. Oregon and Ohio
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State were the best two teams in the country.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Last year.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Ohio State got it done in the playoff and they won,
so I nailed it. The only team that I was
just completely out of left field doll was Florida State
swinging a miss so summing. But I'm coming back this
year early though. Now we will amend this as we
get through spring ball, get a chance to watch the
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spring games, and you guys too. I wanted to remind
you I am hitting the road to go interview your
favorite college football coaches. We already oh we got four
four coaches already lined up that are in the college
that were in the College Football Playoff this last year,
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and we may be adding some more as well, so
you guys be on the lookout for that exciting stuff.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Coming up.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
All right, here's my twelve team playoff as of right
now four next season in college football, number twelve, and
this is my group of five representatives, the UNLV running Rebels.
They got a new head coach because Odom is gone
and Dan Mullen. He steps into a situation where you
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figure that they would you know, shrink back from last
year as eleven win season. But this transferred class is
extremely underrated. They got Alex Orgy coming in Anthony called Derea,
and they both have potential at the quarterback position. And
if the Rebels beat UCLA at home in non conference play,
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then they're gonna get the momentum that they heading into
a tough Mountain West slate and Boise State doesn't have
Asson gent anymore. Ain't nowhereplacing that. So yes, UNLB will
you know, be the odds on favorite to get that
group of five spot number eleven, shocker considering what happened
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this last season. And that's the Michigan Wolverines. Now the Wolverines,
I'm telling you they are back. Mikey Keane is one
of the more underrated quarterback transfers this year, and if
the Wolverines had him last year, they literally might have
flirted with ten wins, plus linebackers Artest Hassman Jay Shawn
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Barman deciding to come back to school. Yo, this defense
is going to be a buzz saw again Michigan is. Yes,
they're gonna lose Graham and Grant on the defensive line, but.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
They are stacked still.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
This is still going to be a for me defense
and they're gonna have a legitimate shot to make the
College Football Playoff Number ten SMU. Now outside of having
to play Clemson show me on SMU schedule where they
have any likely losses, you can't. So if this team
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ends up twelve to zero in the regular season or
eleven to one in the regular season headed to the
ACC Championship, now they are going to end. When you
look at their roster, they kept their coaches, kept a
lot of their players, They got a returning quarterback. This
is going to be a team that is likely to
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be right back in the College Football Playoff twelve team
playoff again. It is number nine, a new entry into
the College Football Playoff. This is a team that everybody
was screaming about at the end of the year. Oh
my god, they're the hottiest team in college football right now.
That is South Carolina and they have arguably the most
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exciting dual threat quarterback in the SEC in Leonora Sellers,
and arguably the best edge rusher in the country Dylan Stewart.
You know, yes, you gotta argue with Colin Simmons down
there at Texas and Matteo Luiangalaile up there in Eugene.
But those three are the top three, and you know,
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Dylan Stewart earned a potential number one, and you can
fight it out with them other two dudes now. And
South Carolina has a schedule to features seven top twenty
five games as of right now. We know preseason rankings
mean nothing, and if they have a winning record in
those games and go nine to three this year, depending
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on who those losses to, they're probably going to get in,
especially us knowing now that nine and three teams that
they can make the playoffs, especially depending on who those
losses are. Two just as long as you know they're
not too Kentucky. You know who has a losing record
that they're not losing an Arkansas and you know, and
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whatnot Number eight is Ohio State, George, you got to
defend the champs at number eight. Yes, lost both coordinators,
breaking in a new offensive line coach, breaking in a
new quarterback in Julian saying, now I had a chance
to watch Julian saying him and my son played against
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each other in high school, and that Julian's saying to
Jeremiah Smith, it might make up for a lot of
the greatness of last year, but the running game. Like
as good as Ohio State's running backs may be next year,
they're not gonna be as good as Judkins and Henderson
were this year. Now, the buck Eyes in twenty twenty
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five will not be the best team in the country,
but they will be just outside that circle for sure,
And a college football playoff bit is in the works.
Number seven be like George really. Number seven, Yes Texas,
and the way Texas is recruiting that this should result
in double digit wins on accident. Adding Travis Shaw from
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North Carolina is going to give them a presence on
the d line that will more than make up for
losing Jermaine Lelay and Bill Norton to graduation. But good
luck running against this team if you are anybody else,
because it is going to be tough. Sark has done
a good job building this roster and whether they The
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reason why they were at seven is because of the
arch Manning factor. The question is how good will arch
Manning be. If he is even better, they could end
up winning the SEC. If he is not, they're going
to be in a similar position as they were last year,
which clearly didn't hurt them heading into the playoff number six.
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The Notre Dame fight nters. So they're fans getting into
the college football playoff for a second year in a row. Oh,
they are going to be excited about Marcus Freeman. But
then after this year, that's when the pressure starts, because
you make it twice, then they're like, okay, okay, good job,
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So when are you gonna win it? But here is
the thing. If Steven Jelly is good, then this Notre
Dame A is six is probably a lock. And if not,
Notre Dame might just make it back just giving the
ball to Jeremiah Love twenty five times a game, because
you know they are going to put out a competent defense.
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Even with Riley Leonard, who is not the greatest passer
in the whole world, they put up a top seven
offense for the second year in a row.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
They're gonna be good. Number five Penn State.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
The five seed means that Penn State will finally get
that big win on the road against Ohio State.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Yes, yes, I said it. I am predicting it.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
And they get a bye leading in to that game,
so that should help with Drew Aller and company with preparations.
This college football playoff run for Penn State may have
literally changed everything for the way that James Franklin coaches.
The mentality, the philosophy, all the things that used to
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let things get away from him might actually save him
at this point in time.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
Going forward. Number four, this is a team.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
That I am excited about and I believe it's flying
completely under the radar, and that is Iowa State who
I am picking. And remember I am picking this going
under the same system, assuming that there are no changes
in terms of the four teams that get the buy
and this would be and this would put Iowa State
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inside of the four highest.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Rate conference champions.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
Now the Cyclones get Iowa, Arizona State BYU Kansas and
Kansas State in aames this year, plus they returned Rock
Obecked at quarterback, both leading rushers, and added potential star
in six to four possession receiver Chase Sewell from SOEL
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from East Carolina. So Iowa State is getting better. They
had their first ten win season. This is something that
is building. And when you look at what Colorado lost
this last year, they didn't win the conference last year,
and you know they're going to upgrade in some areas,
But quarterback is definitely going to be a downgrade because
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Schaduur was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
No Travis Hunter.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
You look at you know, the at Arizona State, You're like, ah,
can they do it again?
Speaker 2 (26:01):
Now?
Speaker 1 (26:01):
I do believe that they will be on the verge
of making the College Football playoff again.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
However though, however, it is going to be.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
Tough on Arizona State to repeat what they did last
year without Cam Scattaboo because he was so intensely special.
But expect Arizona State to be back in the College
Football Playoffs the year after.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
Number three.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
The Georgia Bulldogs their back Cam Newton style man and
if either Gunner Stockton or Ryan Puglisi can run the
offense without turning the ball over, it's gonna be ugly
for everybody. Because Georgia plays this year a different way
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than they did last year. Look for a massive step
forward on defense, because they finished outside the top thirty
five last year in rushing and passing yards allowed and
finished outside of the top twin points. And remember, they
still won the SEC. So if they're getting better quarterback
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played than they did with Carson back, or at least
just not turning the ball over as much, if the
offensive line is playing better and the defense is better.
Speaker 2 (27:15):
Good lord.
Speaker 1 (27:16):
They won the SEC and they were down last year,
but that still does not put them inside the top two.
Because shockers, sir, Clemson at number two, and I know
that people like George, are you serious you got Dabo
Sweeney at number two? Yes, fam, yes, because this is
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what happens when everybody zigs and you zag.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:41):
I don't love that Dabbo has failed to adapt to
the portal era, but standing still while so much change
is happening eventually works out in your favor. And he's
gonna have one of the most stable and developed rosters
in twenty twenty five. And that's clearly good because they'll
play an extremely tough schedule this upcoming year, and they
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have the kind of non conference schedule that every team
should aspire to have. Really, they got both LSU and
South Carolina and they'll also have a tough game against
Georgia Tech.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1 (28:21):
Praise Jesus because scheduling like this is what college football
fans deserve. And Clemson are they gonna go through this unscathed? No,
but they are going to have the opportunity because of
their schedule to be the number two seed. And now
the question is, though, with their other tough games against
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Georgia Tech, Louisville and SMU, that ain't gonna be easy.
But the question is could we see a kid club
Nick Heisman run. Yes, because that's something that Trevor Lawrence
never did. And Kate Klubnek clearly took massive steps forward
this year. And this team is going to be very good.
(29:08):
Number one, same team I had number one last year. Well,
actually I had the number two going into the season
last year and they were still the second best team
in the country, the Oregon Ducks. You have Dan Lanning
building on the defense, building on the offense. The running
back room is going to be better, The wide receiver
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room is gonna still be fantastic, even without Ted Johnson.
The defensive line still super good. Linebackers will be better,
the secondary will be much improved. The offensive line is
going to be very good. This Oregon team is going
to compete for a national championship again. And at quarterback,
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Dante Moore, he seems for some reason to be the
forgotten quarterback in college football. And it makes z sense
to me. People are screaming about everybody from I mean
guys who haven't even played. They're putting Julian Saying in
the top ten, They're putting all these quarterbacks in the
top ten, and they're forgetting that former five star more
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who was at UCLA, who did some wonderful things. Yes
he had some tough moments. Kid's mom had cancer. When
he just got the start, he probably should not have
been starting, But you know what he did. This lets
you know that he's on the right path. When he
transferred to Oregon, kid is supremely talented. Dylan Gabriel was
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going to be the starter. He knew that when he
went there and he said, you know what, I'm just
going to grow, get better, learn, sit back and allow
my maturation to happen and come out and ball out.
So watch Dante Moore not to just be a Heisman finalist,
but potentially win the Heisman Trophy. And I know that
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people are gonna be like, George, you're a damn Homer.
I get it. I get it people. I understand where
you're coming from when you say that. But I'm telling you,
if you do not remember anything from this coming up
this year, remember this. Please that Dante Moore will probably
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be the best quarterback in college football next year. All right,
lasting up, So, Greg Burn, Alabama's athletic director, had some
things to say about.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
Field storming and court storming. Now.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
He absolutely hates it because last year, three different fan
bases stormed the field at home versus Alabama football. Each
of them got fine, but Greg burn says it's not enough.
It's not enough that they got fined. He wants more,
he wants blood. He told ESPN, I truly believe that
(32:02):
if we said that the home team, if they storm
the field or court, they're gonna lose that game right
then and there. That'll stop it. See here's the thing.
I get it, Greg Burns. You haven't been like you're
so used to being on the mountain, not even on
the mountain, but becoming the mountain. You are the mountain
(32:26):
at Alabama, and now that the mountain is getting blown
up by Vanderbilt, a bad Oklahoma.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
Team last year. It's tough.
Speaker 1 (32:36):
It's tough to sit there and watching you like, oh,
just human.
Speaker 2 (32:40):
But the reality.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Is is that those teams they deserve to storm the field.
Speaker 2 (32:47):
I do understand it's a safety issue, but.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
The reality is, and the idea, here's the thing, the
idea that Greg Burn wants them to forfeit a game,
that they just beat your ass on the fields.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
Hilarious.
Speaker 1 (33:04):
So now you want to free oh oh oh hey,
hey hey they starting the court.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
I know we lost it, but give us the win. Man.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Come on, fam This is sore loser mentality, and I
get it. I'm a sore loser. But no, no, sir,
the coaches are just gonna take their fines. And it
is what it is. Because SEC Commissioner Greg Sanki, he
actually thinks that that's a bridge too far. But the
SEC is collecting two point six million dollars in fines.
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It hasn't stopped students from celebrating on the playing surface, whether.
Speaker 2 (33:41):
It's basketball, football.
Speaker 1 (33:43):
So that's two point six million, that's what's twenty six
times around there?
Speaker 2 (33:48):
That that's happened. Come on, man, and.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
Greg Byrne is the one who actually got fines instituted
in the Pac twelve after more than ten opposing teams
rush to court against the University of Arizona basketball while
he was the athletic director there. So Arizona basketball is
not used to losing. Greg Burn goes to Alabama. Alabama
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ain't used to losing, So that's why he don't like
the court storm it because he's used to mopping people up,
and then when they beat you, he was like, listen,
act like you've been there before. No, because they haven't
been there before. That's why they're acting like that, Greg Byrn.
They they're like, who knows when this will happen again.
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That's more of a credit to you than it is
should bother you anything else.
Speaker 2 (34:38):
Because here's the truth.
Speaker 1 (34:40):
If his teams weren't losing as favorites on the road,
he probably would not have this opinion. I do understand
the safety issue, but the safety issue is not why
Greg Byrn has a problem with this. Greg Byrn has
a problem with this because his team is on the
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bad side of it. So guess what, Greg Burn, you
gotta you gotta pull them breeches up. Let me use
a Southern term for you, pull them breeches up, Tighten
up that belt, pull up your boot straps, and don't
lose games you're supposed to lose. I'm George Reisler. This
is the Unafraid Show. Make sure that you like, subscribe,
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Speaker 2 (35:26):
Hopping them comments. Listen to it on the podcast, watch
it on Rise. In a couple of.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
Weeks, Bruck, we are moving in the right direction. Piece out,
Catch you guys later.
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