December 18, 2024 • 24 mins
Get a front-row seat to Carolina Panthers football with Sideline Pass! This week Kristen and Sharon recap the Panthers' Week 15 loss to the Cowboys, preview the Panther's final home game against the Cardinals, and speak with Tommy Tremble about Notre Dame and his 2024 season.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Wow, Jeers, Kristin Balboni and Sharon Thor's love it with
your sideline Pass.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
That's right, it is time for your weekly dose of
Sideline Pass with Sharon and Kristen. Sharon, how are we
feeling today?
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm all good, ready, ready to turn the page on
last week and start fresh this week. Headed into the
final home game this season.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yes, and we're certainly going to get into playing of
the cardinal scouting report. But let's just take a quick
trip back to that Cowboys game. So I was on
the sideline for that one home game, Sharon, you were there.
It was a toughie like it was. It looked very
different than the past the previous three weeks. And you
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know what do you attribute that to you? Because I've
got some thoughts on that as well.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
You know, it's it was just mind boggling to me.
I was like, what the heck, where did this come from?
I don't know if it was they had been playing
so well and then you know, we're favored, We're at
home against the Dallas team looked very vulnerable. If there
was a little bit of you know, I don't want
to say looking past them kind of thing, but maybe
getting a little comfortable thinking that, Okay, we're just going
to keep things going. I think Dallas's pass rush was insane,
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and I don't think they were maybe expecting that to
that extent, and that, you know, getting the O line
off their blocks and then getting Bryce uncomfortable played a
huge role in it, I think, so. Yeah, and then
the defense just seemed out of sorts, and you know,
clearly some injuries, not having Trevit's Wallace in there, and
I know he's just a rookie, but he's been in
there for a long time now, and to that sort
of upset the apple cart there inside. So I think
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it was multiple things that added up and it was
just one of those games. As our old coach around here,
John Fox used to say, we picked a bad day
to have a bad day.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I like that phrasing. No, I completely agree. And it's
something that both Thomas Davis and Jonathan Stewart were telling me.
You know, we do these shows earlier in the week,
and they both said the same thing about maybe just
not being ready or ready is not the right word,
but just coming in with a little bit different attitude.
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And you know, we talked about them being favored in
this one and maybe there really is something to that.
That's certainly what t D and Stu thought. And it
is always so interesting because I never know, okay, is
that one of those things that is true? And you know,
they go back into the locker room afterwards and they say, guys,
we just didn't player Bester, we looked past something or
is that like a media narrative And is really interesting
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to hear these former players say the same thing that
we would say in the media, which is, yeah, like
maybe maybe Dallas played a little bit harder. And I
completely agree with you about I mean, it was just
easy to see right with them with their pass rush.
And one thing that I talked to Thomas Davis and
Dave Knellis about is that the focus was potentially so
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much on Michael Parsons, who had a great day, there's
no doubt about it. But then that allows other guys
to set up their moves, you know, and then you
get behind and and you know that they're going to
have to throw the ball, they're going to be in
these passing downs, and therefore it just kind of compiles
a snowballs Sharon.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, absolutely, that definitely played a part of it because
a lot of these guys were like, who's that again,
who's that? Who just got that sack? It's like, yeah,
you think Michael Barisons is the guy and if you
can slow him down, but you're exactly right, it just
opened things up for everybody else. And yeah, it was
just it was just a rough outing all the way around,
and when you just gotta sort of wash your hands
of it. This is one of those burn the tape
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kind of things and just and just move forward.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
That was one of those Sharon that when you see
some of those sacks, sideline reporters, we're checking our rosters.
We're like, now, like this Sun Dallas, Yeah, how do I? Yeah,
what's his what's his name? What's his number? But no,
I completely agree. And you know, talking with de Canals
about the offensive line, so six sacks and five fall starts,
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and you know, I think if there's one thing that
you can guarantee is that that's not going to happen
against the Cardinals. That offensive line is such a strength
of this team and I don't think that they're gonna
let that result stand. No, I absolutely agree with you.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
They've been just rock solid all season long, in spite
of injuries and some guys in and out, and they're
still tied for eighth in the league and the number
of sacks allowed, so they're still right up there in
the top ten offensively, you know, in terms of protecting Bryce,
which is great so and I'm sure that they're going
to get things cleaned up. They were just often, you know,
sometimes things snowball too. You know, it's like you just
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things just sort of get out of control and you're like,
oh my gosh, what is happening here, and you just
can't make it stop. I think that might have had
a little something to do with it as well. But no,
I see this offensive line shoring up big time and
that was just an aberration. And they've had a great
season all these other games, have done a phenomenal job
of protecting Bryce or Andy, and I think that we'll
see that return here on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
And then I have one observation from the sidelines that
I wanted to talk to you about. So we know
that there were four turnovers in this game. They were
all attributed to Bryce. Now, I will say this, after
these turnovers, he looked like a different quarterback on the sidelines,
and sometimes that's hard to put into words. You know,
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we have seen him play last year, and we saw
him play in these first two games and then and
then we've seen him since he's come back after Andy
Dalton was no longer the starter. Now, let me tell
you this, in these games, since his return to being
the starting quarterback, he just seems different. And we've talked
about that, and we talked about that when this team
is playing well and when he's playing well. But this one,
in my mind was really kind of the first hurdle
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that they have had since I mean, winsor loss is
a side first hurdle that they have had since he's
come back and since the bye where they didn't look
their best and certainly four turnovers. And let me tell you, Sharon,
he was over there talking to his guys. He was like,
it's all right, it's all right, we got this now.
Granted that didn't pan out, but there was a confidence
there and there was also you know, he was taking accountability.
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He was also letting these guys know that, hey, I'm
not rattled, and maybe that wouldn't have been the case
in the past. And I asked Dave Canalis about this,
It's like, you know, it's a little bit hard to
put into words why maybe some of the turnovers in
the first two games affected him versus these but it
did look different on the sidelines, and he said, yeah,
he said, I completely get it, the confidence, the poise,
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but also taking accountability, and so it's just these little
moments that you see, Sharon, and I thought that was
really interesting that even though the stat sheet did not
look great for him, they weren't all his fault. But
even though the stat sheet did not look great for him,
he had some big moments and he also had he
just also didn't seem as ruffled or like it got
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away from him now.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
And I think what you're saying, echoes what I've heard
a lot of guys say in the locker room over
the past couple of weeks, that he has just really
taken the pressure off himself to thinking that he has
to be perfect. I think early on, like in the season,
like you was saying, those first two games, he would
get really frustrated with himself from making those mistakes and
having those turnovers, and would he'd go sit on the
bench sor to by himself and look at the tape
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and everything, or look at the tablets and you know,
maybe talk with some guys and then go stand over
on the sideline. I think he was just putting so
much pressure on himself. I'm getting so upset with himself
for making mistakes. But now he realizes, you know what,
it's part of the game. I got to move on,
you know, flush it and move on to the next
play kind of thing. And like said, he's definitely taking
the accountability, but he's not beating himself up over it
so much anymore. He's just accepting it that it's part
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of the game and you make a mistake and you
move on from it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Yeah, it's it's he's really embraced the ownership that he
has over his play and over the team, and you
feel like he's in command no matter what happens. And
one thing I really like that they say, and I've
heard Dave Canalis say it, you said it this week,
and then also we started to hear Bryce say, as
long as there is time on the clock and there
are downs, then we still feel like we have a chance.
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And I think that this team has embodied that, and
I think Bryce has really embodied that, which allows him
to play a little freer. And we saw that with
that rushing touchdown we saw sharing that little spin move
before before that first fumble. Oh my gosh, that was awesome.
And I just think we're going to see more and
more of this from Bryce. He had some great throws
that touchdown to Jalen Cocher. I can't believe we haven't mentioned. Yeah,
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that was amazing. We have to talk about Jayalen Cocher. Wow,
he and you know, oh, go ahead please, No.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
I would say he has just been what a fun
surprise he has turned out. I think everybody knew how
good he was in college at holy Cross and you know,
setting all these records and leading the nation in touchdown receptions.
But that doesn't always translate to the NFL, especially when
you come from a smaller school like that, especially from
a you know, a receiver position, that kind of thing,
maybe the alignment and stuff that happens more often, but
you know, from a guy like that, I mean, he
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has just been such an unbelievably fun surprise to have
him out there and be able playing the way he hasn't.
He just gets better every week. He really does.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Not only does he not look like a rookie, he
doesn't look like he had a quad the last three No, no,
all right, And talking to TD, he said, you know,
we kind of wondered, like what was going on those
three games, and what a testament to the training staff
and to him and to this coaching staff to not
let him come out there before he was ready, because
we see what he looks like when he's healthy, and I,
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you know, I think that was a testament. And then
again talking to TD and talking to Dave Canalis, you know,
that big eighty three yard touchdown was of course the
play that got all the attention, as it should be,
but they pointed out that there was actually there was
a third down contested catch. I don't know if you remember.
It was like over the middle for fifteen yards and
he went up and he knew that he was he
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had a defender draped all over him, he knew the
safety was coming to knock into him in just a second,
and he went up. I got it. It was Steelen esque
right in terms of third down, just going up, not
caring what the consequences are and coming away with that
ball on a really big third down. And so then
that's another great weapon for Bryce to get comfortable with
on third down and It's so fun to see that
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develop well.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
And that's so Jalen is funny you mentioned that going
up in those contested balls. He told me earlier in
this season that's the thing that he really prides himself
on being able to get those balls. He said that
he grew up just watching Megatron, you know, Calvin Johnson.
That's the guy that he modeled his game after. That's
who he wants to be, like these big physical receivers
that go up and get those balls. And he said,
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I want my quarterback to know that if he puts
it up there, I'm going to go get it. So
I love to see him being able to actually do that,
especially in a key situation like that. And I think
that playing all four years and staying at holy Cross,
he said that was really important to him, real important
to his mom to stay there and get his degree
and he never tried to move around to a different
school for nil or anything like that. And I think
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just the maturity that you get in the confidence and
learning how to really perfect your craft, I mean, I
think that that's all played into how well he's playing
as a rookie. Not to mention Steve Smith working with
him a little bit. That always helps to have one
of the greatest of all times working with you on
your receiving game.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
No kidding. What great points about Jalen Sharon and that
Megatron comparison. They have similar body types too, so that's
a great you know, if you're going to model yourself
off with someone, you know, big receiver that's not afraid
to go do stuff, that's a great that's a great comparison.
I want to talk to you about some of the
injuries that we just saw. Really, the Panthers have placed
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two linebackers on I are Trevin Wallace and Claude and
Scherless Sharon. Panthers are very thin at inside linebacker.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Yeah, it's like, who do we have? Who do we
have it all anywhere in there? It's crazy. We literally
have three healthy players at inside linebacker and one of
them just got promoted from the practice squad, you know.
So it's it's sort of crazy that it's gonna be
jewishys Jewel and the question marks next to him because
nobody knows who these guys are. I mean, John Radigan
has been here this season, he's been playing mostly special teams.
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So and then Windrow, the guy they just brought up
from the practice squad. He's been up a few times,
but he hasn't really played much. But so this is
going to be really interesting to see how things unfold
with that. I mean, Jewishy's gonna have to, you know,
really take guys under his wing. He's got a lot
on his plate there. But Radigan is a is an
interesting story. I was telling you earlier that I was
doing a little homework on him just because I wasn't
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familiar with him so much. But he came here from
Seattle and he actually learned from one of the best
there in Bobby Wagner's He's sad under him for a
couple of years and was able to learn behind him.
And so if you're going to learn the middle linebacker position,
Bobby Wagner is one of the best to learn it from,
for sure. But also he played at Army and graduated
from West Point, And what a cool story for him
to be able to come on to the NFL. There's
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only six guys from the Army are for that graduate
from Army that are currently active in the NFL, and
he's one of them. But pretty cool in that whole
Army Navy game and everything like that. So he's got
a pretty cool background.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
I bet he liked those uniforms that they wore in
the Army Navy game. Those were awesome totally aside. Yeah,
biget had for that game were incredible. So let's look
ahead to the Cardinals game. As we say, no one
does a better scouting report than Sharon Thorsen. What is
sticking out to you? I know it's early days on
your scouting report.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yeah, I tell you. At that offense, Kyler Murray, I mean,
he is so dangerous and such an elusive kind of
player with what he's able to do with his arm
and with his feet. He is just a really difficult
guy to try to slow it down. And they rank
eleventh in the league in overall yardage, but their run
game to having Kyler Murray being able to run them all.
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They've got a great veteran running back in James Connor.
They're seventh in the league right now in rushing yards
third and rushing yards per attempt. Their average over five
yards of carry, which is a ton, especially if you're
starting out. You know, first down and you knock off
over five yeards to carry on the run. In the
run game, that puts your defense on its heels right
off the bat. So and their offensive line also very
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very good. They've got a lot of talent on that
O line and their fifth in the league in saxs
a lot. They've only allowed twenty three sacks. So the defense,
our defense definitely has its work cut out for with
the weapons that they have. Marvin Harrison Junior, their rookie receiver.
We all know his dad and what a great player
he has turned out to be. But then they've got air.
Their tight end is like absolutely amazing. Now he's escaping me. McBride.
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He's he's amazing because he's actually set rather I don't
know if it's a good record set or up, but
he's got like ninety two catches and no touchdown catches
and that's the most ever in NFL in the NFL
without having a touchdown catch in the middle of that.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Fantasy player, I'm sure that frustrates players, right, Yeah, so
he's going to get one.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
He's good. So so he's really good. So they've got
a really potent offense defense sort of you think run
of the mill, except that they're not allowing a lot
of points. I mean, they're they're pretty much you know,
mid grade and on down in terms of yards allowed
and things like that. But they're only allowing just under
twenty two points a game, and even less than that
over the past like five weeks. I think it's like
less than seventeen points a game. So they're a little
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they're stingy went accounts. I might give ups in yours
where they're stingy win accounts. And they've got some big
names over there on that defense as well, especially in
this in the secondary Buddha Baker, they're great, great safety,
So you know, they've they've got some big names out
there and some hard hitting guys on that defense. So
they've got their workout from the Panthers do. This is
certainly no gimme, and it's going to be a tough,
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a tough ballgame on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
It is. And I think the what you've said right
off the bat is how well they are running the ball,
and that has been a bugaboo for this Panthers defense,
you know, the run defense. They have a great opportunity
to get right this week, Sharon, wouldn't you say? And
the thing is that they have played these really good
teams really well. And I do think last week was
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a one off? You know, I think that the team
that we are seeing develop is the team that played
against the Eagles, is the team that played against the Books,
is the team that played against the Chiefs. And I
think that we're going to see that team show up
against the Cardinals.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
You feel the same, Oh, absolutely, I do. I think
that was just definitely just one of those days. I
really do, and we all have them, Yeah, exactly, exactly,
and unfortunately, just in the NFL, the spotlight's on you
a little bit brighter than the rest of us. So, yeah,
that was just a tough game that got out of control,
and I think that everybody has put that in the
pass they're going to learn from it, and they're going
to go out there with even you know, even more
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passion on Sunday to fix what they did wrong last week.
So I think that you're going to see a really
good performance from this team on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yeah, Sharon, thank goodness, nobody has a spotlight and commentators
on me when I have exactly. Thank you so much
as always, This was great and we'll talk next week.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Sounds great, Kristin.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I am joined now by Tommy Trumble, Tommy, thanks for
doing this.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
Good to see you, of course, good to see you.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Okay, so big news since the last time I've talked
to you. According to Instagram, you got married. Congratulations, thank you.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
Did I see Did you get married during the season?
Speaker 1 (16:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (16:23):
I got married during the bye week. Me and our
family came up to New York. We were in Fifth Street.
It was a great event. Really glad be banged it
out in that bye week, so it worked out perfectly.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Wow, so New York fifth Street. That's amazing.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
So how did you So you had to wait for
the schedule to come out until you could say, like,
we have to set a date for the buie, and so.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
It ended up that was kind of a perfect timing
for us. And we were like do we want to
make it? When the schedule came out, like do we
want to do it on that day? And we were like,
forget it, let's do it. And so it was. It
was really exciting.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
That's pretty quick too, right from the time the schedule
comes out. I got married in six months and I
thought that was a lot, but that's even less, what
like four or five months?
Speaker 1 (17:07):
Yeah, like four months.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
It was fast are you Were you involved in the
planning or was it all your wife? Like, did you
have thoughts on anything?
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (17:15):
I tried my best. But she's a planner. You know,
she's a Notre Dame Brad. She's got everything handled. She's
freaking going, man. So I was just I was there
for more support, so.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
You weren't like I need the flowers to be this color.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah, she handled all that.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Speaking of Notre Dame, big game coming up this weekend, Indiana, Okay,
give me your thoughts. I mean, I know you're gonna
say Notre Dame is gonna win, but let's pop it through.
Speaker 4 (17:38):
I say, I have a lot of respect for Indiana,
you know, their head coach, especially what they did with
this program this year. Like it's amazing. Me and Ian Thomas.
We got a good bet going going into this game.
You know, the first time I think they played in
like twenty something years since the nineties or something like that,
and so it's a it's exciting and I'm ready for
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the Irish to come out on top.
Speaker 2 (18:00):
All right, An Thomas, your your buddy, fellow Titan, can
you tell me what the bet is?
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Uh, we're doing the winner won't do a price amount,
but winner has to or lose or has to pay to.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Charity of the other person's choice.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Oh that's awesome, that's that's great. I love that. And
let me guess you are you'll be best buddies, m
which is a charity that you have been doing for
a long time, and Ian's is what Charlotte, that's right?
So you both, that's that's amazing, Like you both are
super involved in those charities. What a good bet. I
didn't know if you were going to say, like dinner,
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you know, dinner at fahrenheit, Like I'm gonna run the
bill up. But I love that as charities. Okay, so
is it going to be a snow game?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
I'm not actually sure.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
I know it comes in the next four days, but
with the weather being so wonky lately, I haven't even
checked if it was going to be a snow game.
Because it's funny enough the three years I've been at
Notre Dame, I've had a snow flairries, but I've never
had a real snow game up there.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
That's what I was going to ask. So snow flour
is not quite the same. Would you think it'd be
cool to play in the snow. Did you haven't played
the one like when you guys went to Green Bay
or anything.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Like that, Right, Nah, I think same thing.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
We got Fleurri's one time we played at Buffalo, but
that was the closest ever got to a snow game.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
I heard. They're awesome and super fun and not painful
at all.
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Great, right, right?
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Right?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Was that the coldest game that you've ever done? Buffalo?
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Honestly?
Speaker 4 (19:28):
It might have been in college versus Florida State. We
actually my freshman year we played against old player Brian
Burns when he was on Florida State. I remember it
was like it felt like ten degrees or felt like
five degrees. There was no snow, no anything. But it
was the coldest I've ever been in a game in
my life entire.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
And you know that if you guys were cold, Brian
and the guys from Florida State are freezing, because that's
not the thing down there. So what do you do
when it's cold? So when I'm on the sideline, you know,
I see like you guys have the heaters going, you
have those jack, Is there any like tips and tricks?
Just I mean, once you get out there, you're keeping
yourself warm, but imagine it said like that weird cold sweat,
like where you're sweating but you're cold, Like what's the
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deal with having to deal with those?
Speaker 4 (20:11):
I think the hardest part is when you get in
those really cold games like ten degrees and under anything
that feels like that, because if it's like thirty degrees
twenty five, it's cold, but like you're moving enough, that's
not too bad.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
You stand enough to your heater, you're fine.
Speaker 4 (20:24):
But those really cold games, those are tough because the
second you start, you stand around for a player too,
You're like, oh my gosh, I can't feel my fingers,
I can't feel my toes, Like what do I do?
I stay on the heater, can't even tell my cleats
are melting, like what is going on? So those are
the tough ones when you get in those really cold games.
But luckily so I like me and Charlotte man not
too bad over here.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
That's right, that's right. And then okay, the last question
about this is it almost harder when you go into
the locker room at the half because you get warm
and then you come outside and you just okay, nobody
can see this because you're on a podcast, but your
face is agreeing with me. I think right everyone listening,
it's like you get just warm enough, feel like your
toes turning into blocks when you come outside.
Speaker 4 (21:03):
Exactly, I think that's the worst part, getting a few
seconds to cool down, catch your breath. You go in
the locker room, it's a little toasty. You're like, ooh,
it feels good. Second you walk back out, smash you
in the face, or like this is terrible.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
I completely I mean, I have no idea, but just
from being outside, like in my own little world, I'm like, oh, okay,
I want to ask you a question you had. You
had a big hurdle over a guy earlier this season,
it was awesome. Is that something you can practice or
do you just go for it in the moment.
Speaker 4 (21:33):
It's kind of honestly, just happens in the moment, because
I feel like anytime you had a pre planet it
never it never really goes well. Like I think last
year was the first time I ever tried to hurdle someone,
and that was the Miami game when I got over
like Xavier and Howard and I remember not even thinking
about it and just I turn around, I see him.
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I'm like little dude probably going for my legs and
just jumped and it worked. And every time that was
the first time in my life in college, high school,
all that stuff, it actually worked. Every other time never worked,
and I got flipped every single time. So like I
trusted it one time it happened, and did it like
a few more times during the season.
Speaker 1 (22:11):
It was.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
It was fun, man, And that's something you definitely can't
pre plan. It's just got to happen instinct, wize, yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Because I imagine if you think about it for a second,
then you're, yeah, how did Sequon jump backwards? Can you
even like pick? Can you even imagine that does that?
Speaker 4 (22:27):
I can't imagine doing that, especially how running backs are
hit too, Like I can't imagine doing that and not
thinking I'm about to get speared out of the air,
especially doing that backwards facing the other way, Like, oh
my gosh, man, that is crazy.
Speaker 2 (22:40):
Okay, last question for you, taking it back to Notre Dame.
How far can Notre Dame go?
Speaker 4 (22:45):
I think out of any year, this is our best
chance to really kind of take it the whole way.
I mean, the way college football is now, there's not
really a super dominant superpower Organs of course defeated. They're
really good, but it's kind of an even playing field.
That's the one thing I like about this extended playoffs,
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like everyone's kind of got a shot. It's just who's
ready to do it latest into the season, Like who's
got the which team is ready to put it all together?
And hopefully I think that's Ne Dame.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
I can't wait to see it. So it's a home
game this weekend, so you're watching it with your wife.
Do you do you like to watch with a bunch
of people or is it like no, no, no, I
got to focus in. I gotta.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
It's mostly because usually my little brother's now playing at Syracuse.
He's a freshman, and so I've been totally mia for
the Notre Dame memes, catch the if I can, but
really just locking on the Syracuse games and I watch
it with my wife. Not a big in party like
with a bunch of people or anything like that. I'm
mostly just casual watch because I'm the same way my
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dad is. Anytime he watches us, I stress out. So
I'm just yeah, I don't want to stress everyone out,
Like I'll just silently torture myself in my mind. So
I try to keep it, keep it to myself and
let my wife enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (23:57):
Oh well, Tommy, thank you so much, go Irish. I
appreciate you talking to.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Me, of course. Thank you Irish.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Thanks so much everyone for listening to Sideline Paths. We'll
be back with you next Wednesday.
Wow, Jeers, Kristin Balboni and Sharon Thor's love it with
your sideline Pass.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
That's right, it is time for your weekly dose of
Sideline Pass with Sharon and Kristen. Sharon, how are we
feeling today?
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm all good, ready, ready to turn the page on
last week and start fresh this week. Headed into the
final home game this season.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yes, and we're certainly going to get into playing of
the cardinal scouting report. But let's just take a quick
trip back to that Cowboys game. So I was on
the sideline for that one home game, Sharon, you were there.
It was a toughie like it was. It looked very
different than the past the previous three weeks. And you
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know what do you attribute that to you? Because I've
got some thoughts on that as well.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
You know, it's it was just mind boggling to me.
I was like, what the heck, where did this come from?
I don't know if it was they had been playing
so well and then you know, we're favored, We're at
home against the Dallas team looked very vulnerable. If there
was a little bit of you know, I don't want
to say looking past them kind of thing, but maybe
getting a little comfortable thinking that, Okay, we're just going
to keep things going. I think Dallas's pass rush was insane,
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and I don't think they were maybe expecting that to
that extent, and that, you know, getting the O line
off their blocks and then getting Bryce uncomfortable played a
huge role in it, I think, so. Yeah, and then
the defense just seemed out of sorts, and you know,
clearly some injuries, not having Trevit's Wallace in there, and
I know he's just a rookie, but he's been in
there for a long time now, and to that sort
of upset the apple cart there inside. So I think
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it was multiple things that added up and it was
just one of those games. As our old coach around here,
John Fox used to say, we picked a bad day
to have a bad day.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I like that phrasing. No, I completely agree. And it's
something that both Thomas Davis and Jonathan Stewart were telling me.
You know, we do these shows earlier in the week,
and they both said the same thing about maybe just
not being ready or ready is not the right word,
but just coming in with a little bit different attitude.
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And you know, we talked about them being favored in
this one and maybe there really is something to that.
That's certainly what t D and Stu thought. And it
is always so interesting because I never know, okay, is
that one of those things that is true? And you know,
they go back into the locker room afterwards and they say, guys,
we just didn't player Bester, we looked past something or
is that like a media narrative And is really interesting
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to hear these former players say the same thing that
we would say in the media, which is, yeah, like
maybe maybe Dallas played a little bit harder. And I
completely agree with you about I mean, it was just
easy to see right with them with their pass rush.
And one thing that I talked to Thomas Davis and
Dave Knellis about is that the focus was potentially so
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much on Michael Parsons, who had a great day, there's
no doubt about it. But then that allows other guys
to set up their moves, you know, and then you
get behind and and you know that they're going to
have to throw the ball, they're going to be in
these passing downs, and therefore it just kind of compiles
a snowballs Sharon.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, absolutely, that definitely played a part of it because
a lot of these guys were like, who's that again,
who's that? Who just got that sack? It's like, yeah,
you think Michael Barisons is the guy and if you
can slow him down, but you're exactly right, it just
opened things up for everybody else. And yeah, it was
just it was just a rough outing all the way around,
and when you just gotta sort of wash your hands
of it. This is one of those burn the tape
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kind of things and just and just move forward.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
That was one of those Sharon that when you see
some of those sacks, sideline reporters, we're checking our rosters.
We're like, now, like this Sun Dallas, Yeah, how do I? Yeah,
what's his what's his name? What's his number? But no,
I completely agree. And you know, talking with de Canals
about the offensive line, so six sacks and five fall starts,
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and you know, I think if there's one thing that
you can guarantee is that that's not going to happen
against the Cardinals. That offensive line is such a strength
of this team and I don't think that they're gonna
let that result stand. No, I absolutely agree with you.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
They've been just rock solid all season long, in spite
of injuries and some guys in and out, and they're
still tied for eighth in the league and the number
of sacks allowed, so they're still right up there in
the top ten offensively, you know, in terms of protecting Bryce,
which is great so and I'm sure that they're going
to get things cleaned up. They were just often, you know,
sometimes things snowball too. You know, it's like you just
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things just sort of get out of control and you're like,
oh my gosh, what is happening here, and you just
can't make it stop. I think that might have had
a little something to do with it as well. But no,
I see this offensive line shoring up big time and
that was just an aberration. And they've had a great
season all these other games, have done a phenomenal job
of protecting Bryce or Andy, and I think that we'll
see that return here on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
And then I have one observation from the sidelines that
I wanted to talk to you about. So we know
that there were four turnovers in this game. They were
all attributed to Bryce. Now, I will say this, after
these turnovers, he looked like a different quarterback on the sidelines,
and sometimes that's hard to put into words. You know,
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we have seen him play last year, and we saw
him play in these first two games and then and
then we've seen him since he's come back after Andy
Dalton was no longer the starter. Now, let me tell
you this, in these games, since his return to being
the starting quarterback, he just seems different. And we've talked
about that, and we talked about that when this team
is playing well and when he's playing well. But this one,
in my mind was really kind of the first hurdle
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that they have had since I mean, winsor loss is
a side first hurdle that they have had since he's
come back and since the bye where they didn't look
their best and certainly four turnovers. And let me tell you, Sharon,
he was over there talking to his guys. He was like,
it's all right, it's all right, we got this now.
Granted that didn't pan out, but there was a confidence
there and there was also you know, he was taking accountability.
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He was also letting these guys know that, hey, I'm
not rattled, and maybe that wouldn't have been the case
in the past. And I asked Dave Canalis about this,
It's like, you know, it's a little bit hard to
put into words why maybe some of the turnovers in
the first two games affected him versus these but it
did look different on the sidelines, and he said, yeah,
he said, I completely get it, the confidence, the poise,
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but also taking accountability, and so it's just these little
moments that you see, Sharon, and I thought that was
really interesting that even though the stat sheet did not
look great for him, they weren't all his fault. But
even though the stat sheet did not look great for him,
he had some big moments and he also had he
just also didn't seem as ruffled or like it got
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away from him now.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
And I think what you're saying, echoes what I've heard
a lot of guys say in the locker room over
the past couple of weeks, that he has just really
taken the pressure off himself to thinking that he has
to be perfect. I think early on, like in the season,
like you was saying, those first two games, he would
get really frustrated with himself from making those mistakes and
having those turnovers, and would he'd go sit on the
bench sor to by himself and look at the tape
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and everything, or look at the tablets and you know,
maybe talk with some guys and then go stand over
on the sideline. I think he was just putting so
much pressure on himself. I'm getting so upset with himself
for making mistakes. But now he realizes, you know what,
it's part of the game. I got to move on,
you know, flush it and move on to the next
play kind of thing. And like said, he's definitely taking
the accountability, but he's not beating himself up over it
so much anymore. He's just accepting it that it's part
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of the game and you make a mistake and you
move on from it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Yeah, it's it's he's really embraced the ownership that he
has over his play and over the team, and you
feel like he's in command no matter what happens. And
one thing I really like that they say, and I've
heard Dave Canalis say it, you said it this week,
and then also we started to hear Bryce say, as
long as there is time on the clock and there
are downs, then we still feel like we have a chance.
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And I think that this team has embodied that, and
I think Bryce has really embodied that, which allows him
to play a little freer. And we saw that with
that rushing touchdown we saw sharing that little spin move
before before that first fumble. Oh my gosh, that was awesome.
And I just think we're going to see more and
more of this from Bryce. He had some great throws
that touchdown to Jalen Cocher. I can't believe we haven't mentioned. Yeah,
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that was amazing. We have to talk about Jayalen Cocher. Wow,
he and you know, oh, go ahead please, No.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
I would say he has just been what a fun
surprise he has turned out. I think everybody knew how
good he was in college at holy Cross and you know,
setting all these records and leading the nation in touchdown receptions.
But that doesn't always translate to the NFL, especially when
you come from a smaller school like that, especially from
a you know, a receiver position, that kind of thing,
maybe the alignment and stuff that happens more often, but
you know, from a guy like that, I mean, he
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has just been such an unbelievably fun surprise to have
him out there and be able playing the way he hasn't.
He just gets better every week. He really does.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Not only does he not look like a rookie, he
doesn't look like he had a quad the last three No, no,
all right, And talking to TD, he said, you know,
we kind of wondered, like what was going on those
three games, and what a testament to the training staff
and to him and to this coaching staff to not
let him come out there before he was ready, because
we see what he looks like when he's healthy, and I,
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you know, I think that was a testament. And then
again talking to TD and talking to Dave Canalis, you know,
that big eighty three yard touchdown was of course the
play that got all the attention, as it should be,
but they pointed out that there was actually there was
a third down contested catch. I don't know if you remember.
It was like over the middle for fifteen yards and
he went up and he knew that he was he
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had a defender draped all over him, he knew the
safety was coming to knock into him in just a second,
and he went up. I got it. It was Steelen esque
right in terms of third down, just going up, not
caring what the consequences are and coming away with that
ball on a really big third down. And so then
that's another great weapon for Bryce to get comfortable with
on third down and It's so fun to see that
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develop well.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
And that's so Jalen is funny you mentioned that going
up in those contested balls. He told me earlier in
this season that's the thing that he really prides himself
on being able to get those balls. He said that
he grew up just watching Megatron, you know, Calvin Johnson.
That's the guy that he modeled his game after. That's
who he wants to be, like these big physical receivers
that go up and get those balls. And he said,
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I want my quarterback to know that if he puts
it up there, I'm going to go get it. So
I love to see him being able to actually do that,
especially in a key situation like that. And I think
that playing all four years and staying at holy Cross,
he said that was really important to him, real important
to his mom to stay there and get his degree
and he never tried to move around to a different
school for nil or anything like that. And I think
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just the maturity that you get in the confidence and
learning how to really perfect your craft, I mean, I
think that that's all played into how well he's playing
as a rookie. Not to mention Steve Smith working with
him a little bit. That always helps to have one
of the greatest of all times working with you on
your receiving game.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
No kidding. What great points about Jalen Sharon and that
Megatron comparison. They have similar body types too, so that's
a great you know, if you're going to model yourself
off with someone, you know, big receiver that's not afraid
to go do stuff, that's a great that's a great comparison.
I want to talk to you about some of the
injuries that we just saw. Really, the Panthers have placed
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two linebackers on I are Trevin Wallace and Claude and
Scherless Sharon. Panthers are very thin at inside linebacker.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Yeah, it's like, who do we have? Who do we
have it all anywhere in there? It's crazy. We literally
have three healthy players at inside linebacker and one of
them just got promoted from the practice squad, you know.
So it's it's sort of crazy that it's gonna be
jewishys Jewel and the question marks next to him because
nobody knows who these guys are. I mean, John Radigan
has been here this season, he's been playing mostly special teams.
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So and then Windrow, the guy they just brought up
from the practice squad. He's been up a few times,
but he hasn't really played much. But so this is
going to be really interesting to see how things unfold
with that. I mean, Jewishy's gonna have to, you know,
really take guys under his wing. He's got a lot
on his plate there. But Radigan is a is an
interesting story. I was telling you earlier that I was
doing a little homework on him just because I wasn't
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familiar with him so much. But he came here from
Seattle and he actually learned from one of the best
there in Bobby Wagner's He's sad under him for a
couple of years and was able to learn behind him.
And so if you're going to learn the middle linebacker position,
Bobby Wagner is one of the best to learn it from,
for sure. But also he played at Army and graduated
from West Point, And what a cool story for him
to be able to come on to the NFL. There's
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only six guys from the Army are for that graduate
from Army that are currently active in the NFL, and
he's one of them. But pretty cool in that whole
Army Navy game and everything like that. So he's got
a pretty cool background.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
I bet he liked those uniforms that they wore in
the Army Navy game. Those were awesome totally aside. Yeah,
biget had for that game were incredible. So let's look
ahead to the Cardinals game. As we say, no one
does a better scouting report than Sharon Thorsen. What is
sticking out to you? I know it's early days on
your scouting report.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yeah, I tell you. At that offense, Kyler Murray, I mean,
he is so dangerous and such an elusive kind of
player with what he's able to do with his arm
and with his feet. He is just a really difficult
guy to try to slow it down. And they rank
eleventh in the league in overall yardage, but their run
game to having Kyler Murray being able to run them all.
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They've got a great veteran running back in James Connor.
They're seventh in the league right now in rushing yards
third and rushing yards per attempt. Their average over five
yards of carry, which is a ton, especially if you're
starting out. You know, first down and you knock off
over five yeards to carry on the run. In the
run game, that puts your defense on its heels right
off the bat. So and their offensive line also very
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very good. They've got a lot of talent on that
O line and their fifth in the league in saxs
a lot. They've only allowed twenty three sacks. So the defense,
our defense definitely has its work cut out for with
the weapons that they have. Marvin Harrison Junior, their rookie receiver.
We all know his dad and what a great player
he has turned out to be. But then they've got air.
Their tight end is like absolutely amazing. Now he's escaping me. McBride.
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He's he's amazing because he's actually set rather I don't
know if it's a good record set or up, but
he's got like ninety two catches and no touchdown catches
and that's the most ever in NFL in the NFL
without having a touchdown catch in the middle of that.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Fantasy player, I'm sure that frustrates players, right, Yeah, so
he's going to get one.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
He's good. So so he's really good. So they've got
a really potent offense defense sort of you think run
of the mill, except that they're not allowing a lot
of points. I mean, they're they're pretty much you know,
mid grade and on down in terms of yards allowed
and things like that. But they're only allowing just under
twenty two points a game, and even less than that
over the past like five weeks. I think it's like
less than seventeen points a game. So they're a little
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they're stingy went accounts. I might give ups in yours
where they're stingy win accounts. And they've got some big
names over there on that defense as well, especially in
this in the secondary Buddha Baker, they're great, great safety,
So you know, they've they've got some big names out
there and some hard hitting guys on that defense. So
they've got their workout from the Panthers do. This is
certainly no gimme, and it's going to be a tough,
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a tough ballgame on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
It is. And I think the what you've said right
off the bat is how well they are running the ball,
and that has been a bugaboo for this Panthers defense,
you know, the run defense. They have a great opportunity
to get right this week, Sharon, wouldn't you say? And
the thing is that they have played these really good
teams really well. And I do think last week was
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a one off? You know, I think that the team
that we are seeing develop is the team that played
against the Eagles, is the team that played against the Books,
is the team that played against the Chiefs. And I
think that we're going to see that team show up
against the Cardinals.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
You feel the same, Oh, absolutely, I do. I think
that was just definitely just one of those days. I
really do, and we all have them, Yeah, exactly, exactly,
and unfortunately, just in the NFL, the spotlight's on you
a little bit brighter than the rest of us. So, yeah,
that was just a tough game that got out of control,
and I think that everybody has put that in the
pass they're going to learn from it, and they're going
to go out there with even you know, even more
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passion on Sunday to fix what they did wrong last week.
So I think that you're going to see a really
good performance from this team on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yeah, Sharon, thank goodness, nobody has a spotlight and commentators
on me when I have exactly. Thank you so much
as always, This was great and we'll talk next week.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Sounds great, Kristin.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I am joined now by Tommy Trumble, Tommy, thanks for
doing this.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
Good to see you, of course, good to see you.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Okay, so big news since the last time I've talked
to you. According to Instagram, you got married. Congratulations, thank you.
Speaker 1 (16:19):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
Did I see Did you get married during the season?
Speaker 1 (16:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (16:23):
I got married during the bye week. Me and our
family came up to New York. We were in Fifth Street.
It was a great event. Really glad be banged it
out in that bye week, so it worked out perfectly.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Wow, so New York fifth Street. That's amazing.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
So how did you So you had to wait for
the schedule to come out until you could say, like,
we have to set a date for the buie, and so.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
It ended up that was kind of a perfect timing
for us. And we were like do we want to
make it? When the schedule came out, like do we
want to do it on that day? And we were like,
forget it, let's do it. And so it was. It
was really exciting.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
That's pretty quick too, right from the time the schedule
comes out. I got married in six months and I
thought that was a lot, but that's even less, what
like four or five months?
Speaker 1 (17:07):
Yeah, like four months.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
It was fast are you Were you involved in the
planning or was it all your wife? Like, did you
have thoughts on anything?
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (17:15):
I tried my best. But she's a planner. You know,
she's a Notre Dame Brad. She's got everything handled. She's
freaking going, man. So I was just I was there
for more support, so.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
You weren't like I need the flowers to be this color.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah, she handled all that.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Speaking of Notre Dame, big game coming up this weekend, Indiana, Okay,
give me your thoughts. I mean, I know you're gonna
say Notre Dame is gonna win, but let's pop it through.
Speaker 4 (17:38):
I say, I have a lot of respect for Indiana,
you know, their head coach, especially what they did with
this program this year. Like it's amazing. Me and Ian Thomas.
We got a good bet going going into this game.
You know, the first time I think they played in
like twenty something years since the nineties or something like that,
and so it's a it's exciting and I'm ready for
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the Irish to come out on top.
Speaker 2 (18:00):
All right, An Thomas, your your buddy, fellow Titan, can
you tell me what the bet is?
Speaker 4 (18:05):
Uh, we're doing the winner won't do a price amount,
but winner has to or lose or has to pay to.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Charity of the other person's choice.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Oh that's awesome, that's that's great. I love that. And
let me guess you are you'll be best buddies, m
which is a charity that you have been doing for
a long time, and Ian's is what Charlotte, that's right?
So you both, that's that's amazing, Like you both are
super involved in those charities. What a good bet. I
didn't know if you were going to say, like dinner,
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you know, dinner at fahrenheit, Like I'm gonna run the
bill up. But I love that as charities. Okay, so
is it going to be a snow game?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
I'm not actually sure.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
I know it comes in the next four days, but
with the weather being so wonky lately, I haven't even
checked if it was going to be a snow game.
Because it's funny enough the three years I've been at
Notre Dame, I've had a snow flairries, but I've never
had a real snow game up there.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
That's what I was going to ask. So snow flour
is not quite the same. Would you think it'd be
cool to play in the snow. Did you haven't played
the one like when you guys went to Green Bay
or anything.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Like that, Right, Nah, I think same thing.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
We got Fleurri's one time we played at Buffalo, but
that was the closest ever got to a snow game.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
I heard. They're awesome and super fun and not painful
at all.
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Great, right, right?
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Right?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Was that the coldest game that you've ever done? Buffalo?
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Honestly?
Speaker 4 (19:28):
It might have been in college versus Florida State. We
actually my freshman year we played against old player Brian
Burns when he was on Florida State. I remember it
was like it felt like ten degrees or felt like
five degrees. There was no snow, no anything. But it
was the coldest I've ever been in a game in
my life entire.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
And you know that if you guys were cold, Brian
and the guys from Florida State are freezing, because that's
not the thing down there. So what do you do
when it's cold? So when I'm on the sideline, you know,
I see like you guys have the heaters going, you
have those jack, Is there any like tips and tricks?
Just I mean, once you get out there, you're keeping
yourself warm, but imagine it said like that weird cold sweat,
like where you're sweating but you're cold, Like what's the
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deal with having to deal with those?
Speaker 4 (20:11):
I think the hardest part is when you get in
those really cold games like ten degrees and under anything
that feels like that, because if it's like thirty degrees
twenty five, it's cold, but like you're moving enough, that's
not too bad.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
You stand enough to your heater, you're fine.
Speaker 4 (20:24):
But those really cold games, those are tough because the
second you start, you stand around for a player too,
You're like, oh my gosh, I can't feel my fingers,
I can't feel my toes, Like what do I do?
I stay on the heater, can't even tell my cleats
are melting, like what is going on? So those are
the tough ones when you get in those really cold games.
But luckily so I like me and Charlotte man not
too bad over here.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
That's right, that's right. And then okay, the last question
about this is it almost harder when you go into
the locker room at the half because you get warm
and then you come outside and you just okay, nobody
can see this because you're on a podcast, but your
face is agreeing with me. I think right everyone listening,
it's like you get just warm enough, feel like your
toes turning into blocks when you come outside.
Speaker 4 (21:03):
Exactly, I think that's the worst part, getting a few
seconds to cool down, catch your breath. You go in
the locker room, it's a little toasty. You're like, ooh,
it feels good. Second you walk back out, smash you
in the face, or like this is terrible.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
I completely I mean, I have no idea, but just
from being outside, like in my own little world, I'm like, oh, okay,
I want to ask you a question you had. You
had a big hurdle over a guy earlier this season,
it was awesome. Is that something you can practice or
do you just go for it in the moment.
Speaker 4 (21:33):
It's kind of honestly, just happens in the moment, because
I feel like anytime you had a pre planet it
never it never really goes well. Like I think last
year was the first time I ever tried to hurdle someone,
and that was the Miami game when I got over
like Xavier and Howard and I remember not even thinking
about it and just I turn around, I see him.
(21:56):
I'm like little dude probably going for my legs and
just jumped and it worked. And every time that was
the first time in my life in college, high school,
all that stuff, it actually worked. Every other time never worked,
and I got flipped every single time. So like I
trusted it one time it happened, and did it like
a few more times during the season.
Speaker 1 (22:11):
It was.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
It was fun, man, And that's something you definitely can't
pre plan. It's just got to happen instinct, wize, yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Because I imagine if you think about it for a second,
then you're, yeah, how did Sequon jump backwards? Can you
even like pick? Can you even imagine that does that?
Speaker 4 (22:27):
I can't imagine doing that, especially how running backs are
hit too, Like I can't imagine doing that and not
thinking I'm about to get speared out of the air,
especially doing that backwards facing the other way, Like, oh
my gosh, man, that is crazy.
Speaker 2 (22:40):
Okay, last question for you, taking it back to Notre Dame.
How far can Notre Dame go?
Speaker 4 (22:45):
I think out of any year, this is our best
chance to really kind of take it the whole way.
I mean, the way college football is now, there's not
really a super dominant superpower Organs of course defeated. They're
really good, but it's kind of an even playing field.
That's the one thing I like about this extended playoffs,
(23:06):
like everyone's kind of got a shot. It's just who's
ready to do it latest into the season, Like who's
got the which team is ready to put it all together?
And hopefully I think that's Ne Dame.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
I can't wait to see it. So it's a home
game this weekend, so you're watching it with your wife.
Do you do you like to watch with a bunch
of people or is it like no, no, no, I
got to focus in. I gotta.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
It's mostly because usually my little brother's now playing at Syracuse.
He's a freshman, and so I've been totally mia for
the Notre Dame memes, catch the if I can, but
really just locking on the Syracuse games and I watch
it with my wife. Not a big in party like
with a bunch of people or anything like that. I'm
mostly just casual watch because I'm the same way my
(23:45):
dad is. Anytime he watches us, I stress out. So
I'm just yeah, I don't want to stress everyone out,
Like I'll just silently torture myself in my mind. So
I try to keep it, keep it to myself and
let my wife enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (23:57):
Oh well, Tommy, thank you so much, go Irish. I
appreciate you talking to.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Me, of course. Thank you Irish.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Thanks so much everyone for listening to Sideline Paths. We'll
be back with you next Wednesday.
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