December 18, 2024 • 11 mins
Cameron Parker hosts on a Yacht Rock Wednesday. The show begins with a look at the upcoming College Football Playoff games and Cam's picks for each one.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Glad to have you with us here today on sports
Radio AM thirteen hundred The Zone. I am Cameron Parker
filling in for Craig Away today. Craig is up at
Jerry World right now calling the first day of the
UIL Texas High School Football State Championships. The six man
division is underway right now. I believe in fact Division
(00:23):
one game beginning with Whiteface and Gordon about to start.
Jaydon Oakwood finished up this morning. Don't worry, Craig will
be joining us at some point in the show as
we get things started here on this Wednesday, December eighteenth,
three days away from Texas football as they will be
a regional host, hosting the Clemson Tigers in the first
(00:45):
round of the College Football Playoff, of course, the first
year in this new expanded twelve team playoff in Texas.
Back in the playoff for the second consecutive year. Friday
gets things started with Indiana in Notre Dame at seven
o'clock and then SMU Penn State eleven o'clock. On Saturday,
Texas Clemson at three, Tennessee, Ohio State at seven o'clock.
(01:09):
That'll be a fun one as well. So excited for
this weekend and excited to have you joining us here
on the program as we get things started. Of course,
you can join the program. You can leave a talkback
message on our iHeartRadio app. Just hold on that red
microphone button and leave your message. Want you to be
part of the show here as we get ready to
preview more Texas Clemson. Also feel free to Texas as well.
(01:32):
Texta where Texas to eight one, five three zero, followed
by your message okay. On today's show mentioned Craig Way
will join us at some point in the program, hopefully
about the four o'clock hour. After that second one A
six men Division one game wraps up between Whiteface and Gordon.
He has some time in between that game in the
(01:53):
two A Division two game between Munster in Shiner. We're
gonna have Mike Hardball Hartz join us next segment, gonna
get his thoughts on the college football playoff this Texas game.
Of course, he is my compadre on Longhorn's game day
official pregame show of Texas Football. We'll be back in
action live on Bevo Boulevard noon. The two o'clock will
(02:14):
be our coverage. So if you're down at DKR, come out,
say what's up to myself? Mike Carge and Mark Henry,
all three of us will be down there. The world
strongest man coming back to join us. Going to have
special guests and insiders getting you ready for this big
college football playoff game. And of course our network coverage
begins with Craig Way, Roger Walls, and Will Matthew starting
(02:36):
at two o'clock Central Time. Kickoff schedule for three o'clock, eh,
more like three ten, three point fifteen. You guys know
how it goes with these prime time or national TV
broadcasts rather but excited for that, make sure you tune in.
We will be on thirteen hundred and of course you
can listen to the football game on thirteen hundred as
well as nine to eight point one Cavet and one
(02:57):
on three to one Austin's eighty station.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Next. CJ.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Vogel from on Texas Football always enjoy his insight, does
some great work with Bobby Burton and Rod Babers on OTF.
He will join us three o'clock hour. Get his thoughts
on this game, the keys, and also the latest on
the transfer portal in specific Texas targets including oh Eric Singleton,
the former Georgia Tech receiver usc Sekaia Brantch what's happening
(03:25):
with that recruitment. A lot of stuff happening here as
a transfer portal window is open with fall semester wrapping up,
and of course a very interesting time with a lot
of teams preparing for bowl games or the college football playoffs.
So Texas has been very busy, obviously preparing for Clemson,
but also I think a guy's on campus, a few
key players on campus this bast week. We'll talk about
(03:47):
it throughout the show as well, of course Inconceivable two forty,
and then throughout the show, we're gonna sprinkle in some
audio from Texas Longhorns point guard Julian Larry, who had
thirteen assists on Sunday against Arkansas Pine buff Now I
won't say it right now, a little bit of trivia
for you guys. Who was the last Texas Longhorn point guard?
(04:07):
They have thirteen assists in a game? Let us know,
talk back or Texas eight one to five, three zero,
we'll talk to We'll talk to him, but we'll play
audio from Julian Larry's media availability yesterday.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
He talks about that with the team has.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Learned so far through non conference players, they get ready
for a very very tough conference play in the Southeastern Conference. Obviously,
Texas up the great Big twelve basketball conference, but let
me tell you something, folks, if there's a drop off,
it's very slim between the Big Twelve and the SEC.
And I think some would argue that the SEC has
a better basketball conference this season because right now what
we're seeing out of Tennessee, out of Kentucky, Florida with
(04:45):
a come from behind win last night over North Carolina
at the jump Man Classic. It's a tough conference and
the schedule gets very tough for Texas to start. But
the conference that probably going to be maybe a ten
bid league for the nca turn much like the Big
Twelve has been in years past. So we'll hear from
Juwe and Larry at some point then. Also, Texas women's
(05:06):
basketball a big victory last night as they knocked off
Less out at Moody Center one eleven to forty nine
as the six rink Longhorns. A big victory, and now
they'll get ready for one more non conference game on
Sunday before they prepare for SEC play. I believe they
open up with Oklahoma in January. Texas has two more
(05:29):
basketball games remaining before conference play starts against Texas A
and M. They'll play Themorrow night seven o'clock six thirty
air time against Nolan's Nolans University, and then about a
week off a little bit longer than that, they'll host
Northwestern State on Sunday the twenty ninth before beginning conference play.
A quick note, women's basketball does play a UTRGV the
(05:52):
same Sunday, December twenty ninth before they begin conference plays.
So two more non conference games for both Texas women's
basketball and ten Exus men's basketball before they start SEC play.
And we'll hear from coach Blair Schaeffer in freshman guard
Brianna Preston who visited with Craig Way and Kathy Harston
last night postgame? Okay, real quick last night before we
(06:15):
hit this break here, did anybody watch the West Virginia game? Man,
what a fun showdown in the Scooters Coffee Frisco Bowl.
And I think with the college football playoff, obviously the
bowl games have been kind of deluded with transfer portal
nil and players opting out preparing for the draft or
just transferring. Probably not a lot of eyes on the
Scooters Coffee Frisco Bowl, but a fantastic game, forty two
(06:40):
to thirty seven to twenty fifth rank Memphis holding off
West Virginia. It looked like they had a late interception
hurt into a fumble, but review replay came in said
the interceptor was sliding. Kept at Memphis Football. They would
go on the win forty two to thirty seven Garrett
Green threader and twenty eight yards two touchdowns.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
CJ.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Donaldson and I believe his final game as a Mountaineer
with a pair of touchdowns on the ground. A fun game.
You know, college football bowlseason can be fun, folks, even
though I think most of casual football fans and college
football even even above average fans just kind of, you know,
focusing on the playoff. And I understand that not too
(07:23):
many people were pumped up for South Alabama in Western
m Michigan over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Shout out major Apple White no ball games tonight.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Georgia Southern and Sam Houston will play Thursday night in
the R and L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Friday action
at Tulane in Florida. In Ohio and Jacksonville State and
of course the big one Indiana and Notre Dame Friday Night.
The line right now Notre Dame minus seven in this
game as the favorite. The first time that ESPN will
(07:53):
be broadcasting a home football game in South bendin I
believe the nineties eighties, and I think at first glanch
a lot of people think Indiana kind of a fraud.
You play in the Big ten, you know, the one
big game they played, the lost to Ohio State. Not
so fast, folks, you know, obviously Notre Dame. You had
to win over A and M to start the season,
a thumped army able.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
To withstand USC.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
But the Indiana team, even though they lost thirty eight
to fifteen to Ohio State in the Pelopmate week of
the season, defense was pretty solid. I mean only held
Ohio State to three hundred and sixteen total yards of offense,
the second lowest output for the Buckeyes this season behind
their loss to Michigan. And on Notre Dame side kind
of got lit up by USC guys. You know, their
(08:39):
passing attack is all right with Riley Leonard. I'm not
the biggest fan at what they do offensively, but gave
up thirty five points to USC in that game. I mean,
the Trojans had five hundred and fifty seven total yards,
the Notre Dames four hundred and thirty six two turnovers.
I don't know about y'all. I kind of like Indiana
in this game Friday night. The other ones including Penn State, SMU,
(09:04):
Penn State big favorites, and yeah, sorry to those folks
up in Fort Worth. I think I'm right through in agreement.
Penn State offense has has looked the part the last
few weeks. Duralers looked really good. Tyler Warren All American
and winner of the Mackiew Award. He's just been fantastic.
SMU's defense had trouble with Clemson. I think they're gonna
have trouble with Penn State this week. Penn State an
(09:25):
eight and a half point favorite, like that as well,
and then the Ohio State Tennessee game is very interesting.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
But guys, a seven and a half point favorite.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Had that the loss to Oregon where they were driving
and of course and remember Will Howard to not get
down in time. Oregon had that late Fueld goal to
end up losing thirty two to thirty one on the road.
And then the weird loss of Michigan thirteen to ten. Now,
when you think about Michigan and Texas fans, is you
know this because Texas beat Michigan this season. What was
(09:54):
the one strength of the Wolverines Their defense, but specifically
specifically defensive line. Right two first second round draft picks
future first second round draft picks on the defensive line.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
So if you're Ohose State.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
You're thinking, all right, we have all these weapons on
the outside, let's attack the outside. Came with the game
plan one of those ship Kelly a Ryan Day trying
to be more physical. You know, where's Lou Holtz out
all that crap? I mean they got destroyed up front
by Michigan and defensively as well. Gave up one hundred
and seventy two rushing yards. He only ran for seventy
seven yards in that game. Huge credit to Kenneth Grant
(10:32):
and Mason Graham. But the one thing about Tennessee Now,
their offense has been up and down the season, But
what's the one strength of Tennessee on defense? Also, they're
a defensive line, a great defensive line. They get to
the quarterback, they do a great job of stuffing the run,
and they have some playmakers on the defensive front as
well some future draft picks on the defensive line. That
(10:53):
scares me a bit if I'm Ohose State fan. James
Pierce Junior has been fantastic this season seven and a
half sacks, have a eight secondary as well. Line at
seven and a half, I don't know, not sure about
that one kind of lye in Tennessee, but we'll see. Okay,
Dishi get is sarready to hear on this Wednesday. It
is a yacht rock Wednesday. And even though Craig Wait
(11:14):
is not here, yes, I will still adhere to Craig
Way and we'll bump.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Back with some yacht rock.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
But up next we're gonna visit with Mike Hardball Harge
as we'll continue to preview Texas and Clemson.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
It's the Craig Way Show.
Glad to have you with us here today on sports
Radio AM thirteen hundred The Zone. I am Cameron Parker
filling in for Craig Away today. Craig is up at
Jerry World right now calling the first day of the
UIL Texas High School Football State Championships. The six man
division is underway right now. I believe in fact Division
(00:23):
one game beginning with Whiteface and Gordon about to start.
Jaydon Oakwood finished up this morning. Don't worry, Craig will
be joining us at some point in the show as
we get things started here on this Wednesday, December eighteenth,
three days away from Texas football as they will be
a regional host, hosting the Clemson Tigers in the first
(00:45):
round of the College Football Playoff, of course, the first
year in this new expanded twelve team playoff in Texas.
Back in the playoff for the second consecutive year. Friday
gets things started with Indiana in Notre Dame at seven
o'clock and then SMU Penn State eleven o'clock. On Saturday,
Texas Clemson at three, Tennessee, Ohio State at seven o'clock.
(01:09):
That'll be a fun one as well. So excited for
this weekend and excited to have you joining us here
on the program as we get things started. Of course,
you can join the program. You can leave a talkback
message on our iHeartRadio app. Just hold on that red
microphone button and leave your message. Want you to be
part of the show here as we get ready to
preview more Texas Clemson. Also feel free to Texas as well.
(01:32):
Texta where Texas to eight one, five three zero, followed
by your message okay. On today's show mentioned Craig Way
will join us at some point in the program, hopefully
about the four o'clock hour. After that second one A
six men Division one game wraps up between Whiteface and Gordon.
He has some time in between that game in the
(01:53):
two A Division two game between Munster in Shiner. We're
gonna have Mike Hardball Hartz join us next segment, gonna
get his thoughts on the college football playoff this Texas game.
Of course, he is my compadre on Longhorn's game day
official pregame show of Texas Football. We'll be back in
action live on Bevo Boulevard noon. The two o'clock will
(02:14):
be our coverage. So if you're down at DKR, come out,
say what's up to myself? Mike Carge and Mark Henry,
all three of us will be down there. The world
strongest man coming back to join us. Going to have
special guests and insiders getting you ready for this big
college football playoff game. And of course our network coverage
begins with Craig Way, Roger Walls, and Will Matthew starting
(02:36):
at two o'clock Central Time. Kickoff schedule for three o'clock, eh,
more like three ten, three point fifteen. You guys know
how it goes with these prime time or national TV
broadcasts rather but excited for that, make sure you tune in.
We will be on thirteen hundred and of course you
can listen to the football game on thirteen hundred as
well as nine to eight point one Cavet and one
(02:57):
on three to one Austin's eighty station.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Next. CJ.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Vogel from on Texas Football always enjoy his insight, does
some great work with Bobby Burton and Rod Babers on OTF.
He will join us three o'clock hour. Get his thoughts
on this game, the keys, and also the latest on
the transfer portal in specific Texas targets including oh Eric Singleton,
the former Georgia Tech receiver usc Sekaia Brantch what's happening
(03:25):
with that recruitment. A lot of stuff happening here as
a transfer portal window is open with fall semester wrapping up,
and of course a very interesting time with a lot
of teams preparing for bowl games or the college football playoffs.
So Texas has been very busy, obviously preparing for Clemson,
but also I think a guy's on campus, a few
key players on campus this bast week. We'll talk about
(03:47):
it throughout the show as well, of course Inconceivable two forty,
and then throughout the show, we're gonna sprinkle in some
audio from Texas Longhorns point guard Julian Larry, who had
thirteen assists on Sunday against Arkansas Pine buff Now I
won't say it right now, a little bit of trivia
for you guys. Who was the last Texas Longhorn point guard?
(04:07):
They have thirteen assists in a game? Let us know,
talk back or Texas eight one to five, three zero,
we'll talk to We'll talk to him, but we'll play
audio from Julian Larry's media availability yesterday.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
He talks about that with the team has.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Learned so far through non conference players, they get ready
for a very very tough conference play in the Southeastern Conference. Obviously,
Texas up the great Big twelve basketball conference, but let
me tell you something, folks, if there's a drop off,
it's very slim between the Big Twelve and the SEC.
And I think some would argue that the SEC has
a better basketball conference this season because right now what
we're seeing out of Tennessee, out of Kentucky, Florida with
(04:45):
a come from behind win last night over North Carolina
at the jump Man Classic. It's a tough conference and
the schedule gets very tough for Texas to start. But
the conference that probably going to be maybe a ten
bid league for the nca turn much like the Big
Twelve has been in years past. So we'll hear from
Juwe and Larry at some point then. Also, Texas women's
(05:06):
basketball a big victory last night as they knocked off
Less out at Moody Center one eleven to forty nine
as the six rink Longhorns. A big victory, and now
they'll get ready for one more non conference game on
Sunday before they prepare for SEC play. I believe they
open up with Oklahoma in January. Texas has two more
(05:29):
basketball games remaining before conference play starts against Texas A
and M. They'll play Themorrow night seven o'clock six thirty
air time against Nolan's Nolans University, and then about a
week off a little bit longer than that, they'll host
Northwestern State on Sunday the twenty ninth before beginning conference play.
A quick note, women's basketball does play a UTRGV the
(05:52):
same Sunday, December twenty ninth before they begin conference plays.
So two more non conference games for both Texas women's
basketball and ten Exus men's basketball before they start SEC play.
And we'll hear from coach Blair Schaeffer in freshman guard
Brianna Preston who visited with Craig Way and Kathy Harston
last night postgame? Okay, real quick last night before we
(06:15):
hit this break here, did anybody watch the West Virginia game? Man,
what a fun showdown in the Scooters Coffee Frisco Bowl.
And I think with the college football playoff, obviously the
bowl games have been kind of deluded with transfer portal
nil and players opting out preparing for the draft or
just transferring. Probably not a lot of eyes on the
Scooters Coffee Frisco Bowl, but a fantastic game, forty two
(06:40):
to thirty seven to twenty fifth rank Memphis holding off
West Virginia. It looked like they had a late interception
hurt into a fumble, but review replay came in said
the interceptor was sliding. Kept at Memphis Football. They would
go on the win forty two to thirty seven Garrett
Green threader and twenty eight yards two touchdowns.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
CJ.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Donaldson and I believe his final game as a Mountaineer
with a pair of touchdowns on the ground. A fun game.
You know, college football bowlseason can be fun, folks, even
though I think most of casual football fans and college
football even even above average fans just kind of, you know,
focusing on the playoff. And I understand that not too
(07:23):
many people were pumped up for South Alabama in Western
m Michigan over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Shout out major Apple White no ball games tonight.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Georgia Southern and Sam Houston will play Thursday night in
the R and L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Friday action
at Tulane in Florida. In Ohio and Jacksonville State and
of course the big one Indiana and Notre Dame Friday Night.
The line right now Notre Dame minus seven in this
game as the favorite. The first time that ESPN will
(07:53):
be broadcasting a home football game in South bendin I
believe the nineties eighties, and I think at first glanch
a lot of people think Indiana kind of a fraud.
You play in the Big ten, you know, the one
big game they played, the lost to Ohio State. Not
so fast, folks, you know, obviously Notre Dame. You had
to win over A and M to start the season,
a thumped army able.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
To withstand USC.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
But the Indiana team, even though they lost thirty eight
to fifteen to Ohio State in the Pelopmate week of
the season, defense was pretty solid. I mean only held
Ohio State to three hundred and sixteen total yards of offense,
the second lowest output for the Buckeyes this season behind
their loss to Michigan. And on Notre Dame side kind
of got lit up by USC guys. You know, their
(08:39):
passing attack is all right with Riley Leonard. I'm not
the biggest fan at what they do offensively, but gave
up thirty five points to USC in that game. I mean,
the Trojans had five hundred and fifty seven total yards,
the Notre Dames four hundred and thirty six two turnovers.
I don't know about y'all. I kind of like Indiana
in this game Friday night. The other ones including Penn State, SMU,
(09:04):
Penn State big favorites, and yeah, sorry to those folks
up in Fort Worth. I think I'm right through in agreement.
Penn State offense has has looked the part the last
few weeks. Duralers looked really good. Tyler Warren All American
and winner of the Mackiew Award. He's just been fantastic.
SMU's defense had trouble with Clemson. I think they're gonna
have trouble with Penn State this week. Penn State an
(09:25):
eight and a half point favorite, like that as well,
and then the Ohio State Tennessee game is very interesting.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
But guys, a seven and a half point favorite.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Had that the loss to Oregon where they were driving
and of course and remember Will Howard to not get
down in time. Oregon had that late Fueld goal to
end up losing thirty two to thirty one on the road.
And then the weird loss of Michigan thirteen to ten. Now,
when you think about Michigan and Texas fans, is you
know this because Texas beat Michigan this season. What was
(09:54):
the one strength of the Wolverines Their defense, but specifically
specifically defensive line. Right two first second round draft picks
future first second round draft picks on the defensive line.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
So if you're Ohose State.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
You're thinking, all right, we have all these weapons on
the outside, let's attack the outside. Came with the game
plan one of those ship Kelly a Ryan Day trying
to be more physical. You know, where's Lou Holtz out
all that crap? I mean they got destroyed up front
by Michigan and defensively as well. Gave up one hundred
and seventy two rushing yards. He only ran for seventy
seven yards in that game. Huge credit to Kenneth Grant
(10:32):
and Mason Graham. But the one thing about Tennessee Now,
their offense has been up and down the season, But
what's the one strength of Tennessee on defense? Also, they're
a defensive line, a great defensive line. They get to
the quarterback, they do a great job of stuffing the run,
and they have some playmakers on the defensive front as
well some future draft picks on the defensive line. That
(10:53):
scares me a bit if I'm Ohose State fan. James
Pierce Junior has been fantastic this season seven and a
half sacks, have a eight secondary as well. Line at
seven and a half, I don't know, not sure about
that one kind of lye in Tennessee, but we'll see. Okay,
Dishi get is sarready to hear on this Wednesday. It
is a yacht rock Wednesday. And even though Craig Wait
(11:14):
is not here, yes, I will still adhere to Craig
Way and we'll bump.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Back with some yacht rock.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
But up next we're gonna visit with Mike Hardball Harge
as we'll continue to preview Texas and Clemson.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
It's the Craig Way Show.
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