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Speaker 1 (00:17):
Yes, right, the North
Florida Sports Network Football
Monday.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Football.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yes, right, it is
just another Football Monday,
first one of the 2025 season.
We got Miami contributor Justinwith us.
We got Jimmy Reno with us, bothhappy as clams.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Beautiful day Big
wins.
Beautiful God.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
it's always great to
beat up on those Catholics yeah,
miami coming off the big winover Notre Dame last night.
We reacted to the FSU victoryover Alabama right after that
game.
First reaction to what was yourinitial thought watching the
game, justin, miami game.
(01:04):
Yeah, offensive line best inthe country.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
What was your initial
thought watching the game,
justin Miami game yeah,offensive line best in the
country they knew.
The Canes absolutely mauledNotre Dame up front Dude.
That offensive line is awesomeand the defense leaps and bounds
better than they were last year.
I mean they actually tackledpeople.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
So physically, yeah,
that was my reaction.
First and foremost.
It was like dude Miami's betteron both fronts offensive and
defense than Notre Dame, justphysically dominated them.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Really did dude.
Reuben Bain looked great.
I love that interception.
He got off of the tip ball thatour guy kicked up, and then
Reuben Bain got the pick.
That was great.
And then, oh my God, the CJDaniels catch.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Oh, that was
incredible.
I did see that.
The highlight of that let's goover the numbers from miami um
carson beck 20 of 31, 205, twotouchdowns, zero picks, which is
what you want to see when youhave that kind of o-line.
Just don't screw it up, yep.
And then you had, uh, shared,you had shared carries here.
(02:22):
You had Fletcher with 15 for 66.
Then you had Brown, 15 for 54and a touchdown.
So we're able to get you know,grind for about four yards of
carry between those two guysalone.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
The other guy, lyle,
looked really good too.
Yeah, I was curious why hedidn't get as many carries,
because Lyle can fly.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
CJ Daniels had five
catches for 46 yards and a
touchdown, as Tony had sixcatches, 82 yards and a
touchdown Tony is.
He looks good.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Yeah, yeah, he's the
real deal, dude.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
The websites that had
him as a three-star coming out
of high school.
That just goes to show you theydon't know shit.
Well, they can, they don't knowanything.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
They can.
You can see what Cristobal hasdone on the lines.
He's recruited well, and thenthey've added skill positions in
the portal and yeah, and thatthat's what you saw Roster
construction yeah.
I mean what you saw, rosterconstruction, yeah, I mean you
saw them physically dominant andthen we'll see if those
decisions as you know, theimportant positions like
(03:30):
quarterback, receiver, runningback, and we'll see if they can,
you know.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
I mean, after just
week one they got to be top of
the power rankings in the ACC.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Oh yeah, definitely,
especially with Clemson going
down to LSU 17-10.
Clemson can't run the ball, youknow they.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Hey Austin, who told
you Kade Klobnik sucked?
No, I know, I called it.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Well, when you're
one-dimensional and you take
away his legs as well, he didn'tlook nearly as good.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
No more one-tree hill
to just beat to death.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Clemson looked
vulnerable.
Their defense is still reallygood, but LSU was able to get
the win there.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Yeah, I mean it's
power shift Right.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Florida State.
Miami is looking like a classicgame.
It only took what?
20 years in the ACC, honestly?
Speaker 2 (04:24):
It only took Miami 20
years to make that power shift
in the ACC.
Well, I think.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Miami looks the most
complete and it's because of the
lines and, you know, withClemson's lack of able to run
the ball, it really kind of puta hole in their offense.
So, miami, you know, with theimprovement on defense.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
so Miami, you know,
with the improvement on defense,
yeah, which, which was what youwere looking to see in it.
Like the question mark if, ifMiami and FSU isn't a battle of
undefeated teams, it's lookinglike disappointed.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
I mean it's looking
like it.
Barring any upsets, both teamswill be favored until they get
to Tallahassee to face eachother.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Dude Miami's got that
sneaky game against USF.
Dude, USF has got a nice littlesquad this year.
Man, yeah, it's one of thosesneaky games you got to work on
that.
I worry about.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Yeah, I know, but
when you have the type of lines
that they have, they just emballyou yeah.
And they have a quarterback.
That's going.
He's only going to get better.
I mean he's only going to getbetter.
I mean he's only going to gettime to throw.
The running game is going to.
People are going to try to stopthe run Right.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, with that kind
of running game you only got to
do so much.
You have to try to stop the runagainst Monday.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
So he's going to have
windows to throw the ball.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
He's not going to
have to do what Cam Ward did.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
No he war, did no he.
Just what he has to do is justdeliver yep when it, when it
counts yep, but it won't be ashard, he won't have to like do
it.
It'll be different than thewide open.
It's a different team, I think,a better actually chance to go
further yeah that, oh, yeah nothey, they look like.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
They look like for
sure a playoff team after that
game last night.
They look like a top fiveplayoff team in the country.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
All right.
Well, you saw Ohio State takecare of business in a 14-7 win
over Texas.
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Their defense looked
that game was boring, as hell.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Yeah, it really was.
It was just like a scrimmageagainst one-on-one.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
You don't really know
what either team has after it.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Arch Manning played
really bad.
He came on at the end, but yourfirst start on the road, I
wouldn't take anything away fromit really.
I mean I still think Texas canhave a good year in terms of
losses.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I mean you're going
against a loaded defense at Ohio
State and you have MattPatricia as the defensive
coordinator man.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
So Ohio State's going
to be your number one.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Yeah, they'll be your
top.
Georgia or Penn State will betwo.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Georgia and Miami
will be right up there.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Yeah, lsu, you got to
will be right up there.
Yeah, lsu, you got to get LSUup there, man.
They got a lot of them.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Yeah, you're right.
I think LSU now will be top ofthe SEC.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Georgia, Georgia.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
LSU Georgia and LSU.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Looks like they're
going to be the top of the SEC.
We'll see.
You know, watch out for SouthCarolina.
They got the win over Vatek.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
That was an ugly game
?
Yeah, it was.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
And then you have
some.
What other game we gotBelichick tonight.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Yeah, oh God, big
belly.
I mean really like just not awhole lot after the few games.
I mean you know, you saw, Iknow Alabama still has a lot of
good talent on paper but theyjust got their asses kicked.
(08:00):
I have a hard time seeing themrebounding and contending for
the SEC.
I think the problems withAlabamaabama are a little bit
deeper than, say, for texas orfor notre dame, who you know
played just a great team,because it's one game, I'm not
going to go there yet.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
And then, and if it
does, they're just going to fire
the coach right, well, they'realready there.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Their fan base is
already there.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Yeah, it's one game.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
It's one game I would
take.
You know they weren't ready forthe smash mouth running game
that Florida State brought andit's what we said.
We said Florida State's themost.
You don't really know whatyou're getting and if you think
they're going to be good youtake all the bets you can get
(08:54):
now because you're going to getthe best odds you can get.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Yeah, like it was
plus 425, but they for them to
win that game the way that they,the way they won, pushed around
.
Yeah and I there's going to beother teams on that schedule
that can easily bring thatphysicality.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
Not everybody's going
to be playing in an opener like
that.
I'm hoping that FSU's made thechanges and it can be a problem
With the running game.
It's the right medicine as faras turning it around quick.
The quarterback that can run ita guy that can call the plays.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
They're better than
last year.
You're going to smash mouth.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
There's eye candy
everywhere.
You saw the big plays in thepassing game straight off the
running game.
When he gets it humming he canput up points with anybody.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
What surprised me the
most was how bad Alabama's
offensive line looked.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Yeah, the defense was
the best, the biggest surprise,
the best thing of all time, I'msure.
Justin agrees when he talksabout Miami, even though your
O-line is great, you probablyare most happy about the
defensive improvements.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Oh, absolutely, man.
I mean that was the biggestthing.
We knew the O-line was going tobe great.
I mean, cristobal, he canrecruit and he can coach the
offensive line we know he can dothat but the defense, the
much-improved defense, is thebiggest thing, man, by far.
I mean getting like criticalstops, being able to just tackle
(10:20):
the guy, force a turnover hereand there.
You know, I mean it was areally strong defensive
performance.
And I had a buddy that was downat the game.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Um, he sent a, sent
me a video dude, and it was like
shaking in that stadium yesyeah that's what you want to see
and that's miami's last top 10win was against the same team.
What eight years ago?
Speaker 3 (10:44):
right, but this is
different.
This is different than a briankelly notre dame team.
You know this was all offseason.
You know people have beenhyping notre dame up as you know
, maybe the most physical teamin football and they got pushed
around yeah, they.
They got pushed around from thebeginning to end and I do like
(11:04):
cj car.
Like I said, I mean that thatkid's gonna be a good
quarterback.
Yeah, he definitely is.
He impressed me much more thanTy Simpson, a guy that's just
been sitting there waiting histime.
That's the biggest differenceto me.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
I would say CJ Carr
might have been the most
impressive of the new startersat the big top ten schools,
because the kid at Ohio Statedidn't look, you know, he just
didn't look as bad as archmanning, right.
But cj car, there's definitelysomething there, man how much
unknown is there, especiallythis year?
Speaker 1 (11:39):
this year is gonna,
could be, has potential to be
crazy yeah, I mean.
You just don't know, from yearto year, with the way you can
flip it, it can be differentevery single year.
Yep and Clemson and Alabamahave potential to have what we
(11:59):
experienced last year.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
The thing with
Alabama is the way that it
snowballs Somebody this year isgoing to have one of those
seasons that FSU had.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
It's the way that the
outside pressure just
intensifies week by week.
You could see that happening.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Yeah, you could see
them going 3-8 or 3-9.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
Everything, nothing
but being critical of everything
in Tuscaloosa.
Right now Every playerinterview is being met with a
bunch of negative and it justreminds me a lot of last season
here in Tallahassee Week by week.
It just fell apart quick.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
It can snowball, so
that's it can be.
You really don't know what toexpect in terms of the power
teams.
I'm sure the rankings willreflect as much.
As far as the ACC goes, I havemuch more confidence in Florida
(12:56):
State based on what I saw.
Speaker 3 (12:58):
Right, I mean, I
thought Miami.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
I had Miami in the
championship.
I had them right up there.
I mean I just put them from twomaybe to one right now, based
on week one.
I had them right up there.
I mean I just put them from twomaybe to one right now, based
on week one.
I have them bumping ahead ofClemson.
But Florida State I have in thetop five of the conference.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Well, and just
looking at the schedule and the
teams, the games like Pitt Pittall of a sudden now.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
When you have an
identity and you have a
confident, you have confidenceit can, yeah, really do
something, and you saw fsu.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
They're gonna like
the depth is gonna have you just
yes, you can't afford injury.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Yes, but those guys
played lights out.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Uh, little on defense
was a difference maker yeah, I
mean that that guy was out therejust wrecking people for
Alabama man.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
I mean, I've watched
it again.
The physicality is what stoodout to me and just it's like we
know who we are and we're goingto get you.
I mean, they're going to losesome games.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Right, I feel better
about making a bowl this year,
though.
Definitely yeah, oh oh, that'sthe.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
That's the floor
right, that's the new floor you.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
It was the goal.
Yeah, it's not a two, and tenfootball team no, I think.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
I think the
expectations are going to go up
a lot higher when they should.
Yeah, and with the money thatyou see you saw how much those
eight suites are yeah I saw thatthere's eight of them.
Speaker 3 (14:31):
You gotta have five
mil up front 90k a season I just
get this like beverlyhillbillies thing just starts
playing in my head, thistallahassee man, five mil, what?
Speaker 1 (14:44):
I only have eight of
them, so I guarantee you they'll
sell them.
It's about six too many Shit.
I know they're really nice.
You guys want to try to see ifwe can get a sponsor.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
Hit that Powerball
man.
How much does Chili go you?
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Oh man, we got NFL
getting ready.
We got a fantasy draft.
After this that we got um, I'm,I'm excited yeah nfl.
Um, I'm so happy after saturdayhaving your team in it with
just a different.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
There's a different
feeling yeah, I, I'm still just
kind of shocked man, juststunned, but I say it was going
to be that if we won it wouldhave been the biggest upset of
the season in week one.
I'm gonna walk that back alittle bit, but it feels like
that it we'll see how the seasonplays out.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
I mean, we'll see how
good florida state is and we'll
see how the season plays out.
I mean we'll see how goodFlorida state is and we'll see
how bad.
Alabama is, or vice versa, andI think I think Miami is
undefeated and if they lose it,I think they should be favored.
They're going to be favored inevery game.
Speaker 2 (15:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
They're playing.
Yeah, having the.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
Gators at home.
Having the Gators at home isnice.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
Yeah, every game that
it Having the Gators at home is
nice.
Yeah, every game.
This is Miami.
He's got it rolling and rightnow they look like the team to
beat and they'd have to losewhat two games at least to not
make it.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
So they can afford to
slip up once.
Right, it depends on wherethose losses are.
If they're out of conference,it's not going to matter.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
Well, that's what's
so big about getting those week
one games that you've beenthinking about against top ten
teams.
It just puts you on the rightpath.
It changes the locker room.
I mean, geez man, thatMiami-Florida State game is
going to be crazy.
Speaker 3 (16:42):
It's going to be.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
It's going to be like
it always is.
We know it always is be.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
It's gonna be like it
always is right, we know it's
gonna be as intense a game, anatmosphere, though, since jesus
that I don't know maybe sincejames winston team yeah
Speaker 1 (16:56):
yeah uh, it was good
to see the fans showed up.
Um, both places were rockingrenovations and everything.
It looked pretty good.
Honestly, and if it's to getmoney to get players, that's
what you got to do.
Hey just keep winning.
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 3 (17:17):
Winning gets people
in the seats.
Man it does.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Who's on.
So you're happy about thedefense, the running game for
miami.
Is there anything after mondaythat has you a little concerned,
justin?
Speaker 2 (17:36):
actually no no.
I got no concerns right now.
I mean we just beat Notre Dame,you know the defense being
improved, the offensive line asdominant as I thought.
Yeah, I mean we got Cam, notCam Carson.
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Beck's got weapons all over thefield and he's got all day to
throw it.
I mean it's just going to bewhether when Chris the ball
screws us Right With some of hisstupid conservative bullshit
play calling.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
Yep, when he went
like the.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
I mean he tried to do
it.
He tried to do it last night.
I mean we're up two touchdownsgoing into the fourth and we
needed a last minute field goalto win yeah dude, it's like
watching Dave Wanstead he doeslike to shit.
Speaker 1 (18:23):
Yes, oh man.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Yeah, I mean, that's
my biggest concern and shit,
I've been saying it ever sincewe hired him.
My biggest concern is his gameday coaching.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
A little late on the
Wanstead laugh.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
Yeah, you gotta fire
that producer.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
But I mean, that's my
biggest concern.
Yeah, it's Cristobal.
My concern, when we firstbrought him in dude, is his game
day coaching and he's justbeing too conservative.
Speaker 1 (18:54):
Okay, I ask you,
Jimmy, the same question about
FSU, Although I don't know howyou're going to react,
especially we were 2-10 lastyear.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
Yeah, man,
everything's got to be roses
right now.
Yeah, we just beat Alabama.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Right and the way you
played Like.
I said Linebacker was thebiggest surprise for me yeah.
Everybody played with.
They knew what their job was.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
I mean we had, you
had freshman defensive linemen
out there, you know, hangingwith these five stars that have
been fed the Bama table for thelast four years.
Yeah, you know, I'll get madwhen we lose.
When that time comes, then I'llstart picking at it.
But I mean, I guess, if there'sa concern, it's just depth and
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staying healthy.
Speaker 1 (19:46):
But screw that.
I mean, I like the fight.
Yeah, you could see if someonethey're going to make teams
drive, I think, down the fieldand you're going to have to do
that over again.
And I liked that approachbecause even if you score, it's
like all right, well, that tookup a lot of time.
Yeah, we can answer it.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
I I'm pleased.
Week one I'm pleased with thecoordinator hires, oh, yeah.
All thumbs up.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
It looked like I mean
that team up in South Bend last
year.
It's just complete opposite.
Yeah, I got it.
I mean this is exhibit A as towhat the transfer portal in this
new NIL Look at no further thanright in our backyard 2023-24,
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and then what you've alreadyseen signs have definitely
improved 2025.
18 transfers on the two deepRight.
So I mean this is I mean you'vegot to roll with it.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:45):
That's what I said.
I was like you don't.
I mean you've got to go outevery season and try to maximize
.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
Well, when you can't
yeah, when you can't recruit
high school, you've got to justdo it like that.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
But you see the
freshman in Cromwell, they went
and got him that was a good pick.
Speaker 3 (20:59):
Get a couple little
freshmen in there, sprinkle them
in.
Hey Beat Alabama man yeah.
Speaker 2 (21:09):
What I noticed the
most dude is that the kids had
passion again.
Yeah, like they really gave ashit and like toward the end of
last season, I mean, it justfelt like they didn't give a
shit.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
Right, and I think
that comes from the coaching
changes.
I think one thing in particularthat's really I think it can be
a really good thing for Norvellis that can be his kind of job.
Yeah.
Is what you just said, Justin,is you're just patrolled,
watching every player and makingsure he's given every, every
bit of effort because you havecoaches that you can rely on.
(21:45):
Now, Right, and then you don'thave to worry about.
And this is a guy that's who heis.
Speaker 3 (21:49):
Who's hired?
He's just a motivator, yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
So he can go, be, be
ready to make those kind of
calls, you know, on the sideline, but we'll see if he can get.
I mean, that's not guaranteed.
I mean that's what Cristobaldoes and he's gotten in his own
head.
Speaker 3 (22:08):
Oh yeah, mike's got
plenty of history of doing dumb
shit.
Speaker 1 (22:14):
So it's almost like I
mean, when you take everything
back, you're almost like I gotto make a decision here.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
Yeah, he just needs
to to do what Brett Key does Sit
there and think about yourWaffle House order during the
game.
Let your coordinators coach.
Speaker 1 (22:28):
It was good to see
Well both teams looking good
after week one.
We got NFL picks coming up thisThursday.
I'm ready, we'll have anover-under on each team when we
do those picks.
All right, I did promise that.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
What else?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Oh my God, You're
promising shit.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
Promising we had to
go.
Uh-oh, we got to get on out ofhere.
We got to shuttle, but shut upBefore we go.
I'm actually pretty excited forthe NFL season and the fantasy
season.
It's wide open.
Speaker 3 (23:12):
Yeah.
I mean with injuries and Idon't know, man, that Taylor
Swift, travis Kelsey weddingduring the Super Bowl, thinking
it's scripted, it's going to bea hell of a halftime show man.
Right, he's playing in theSuper Bowl, she's performing,
they're going to get married athalftime.
Speaker 1 (23:31):
Mike McDaniel is the
most likeliest coach to be fired
.
Next Is he.
Yeah, Shit.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
I'd take him back to
San Francisco.
Sounds about right.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
Yeah, that would be
nice, Get the band back together
.
Speaker 3 (23:43):
We all got ball Bob
back.
We might as well just get oldoh.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
God, just give them.
Kyle, you need to fire theowner.
Speaker 1 (23:50):
I'm going to fire the
owner?
Yeah, you need to fire.
I mean, the problem in Miami isthe same as it is in Dallas.
It's not as like, just not asright front and center as you
can see.
You know, but they're notwinning.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
No.
As long as those guys are incharge, no.
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Jerry is just a moron
.
He's a great businessman, sureI mean that's what we all keep
hearing.
Yeah, I don't care about themoney, I just want to win.
I just want to win.
Speaker 3 (24:24):
But he just never
does.
He goes in his office.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
God, I don't really
care about the money.
I'll just keep paying Dak,though I love Dak, he keeps me
guaranteed not to be the best,they might as well just fold.
Speaker 3 (24:37):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (24:38):
There's no point.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
No, there isn't.
If I was Dak, I'd fake aninjury.
It's like you know what Quadhurts.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
No way Washington
wins as many games as they win.
They're coming back.
That's my pick.
They're coming back to the pack.
I think the Giants are going tosurprise some people.
I know their schedule is reallybad.
Speaker 3 (25:05):
My big prediction is
somebody figures out how to stop
the brotherly shove.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
Some defensive
coordinator finally tries my
idea of throwing seven fatpieces of fat out there, all
right.
Well, hey, ohio state figuredout how to stop it when arch
manning tried it.
We'll see, that's what jaylenhurts.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Maybe he can squat
500 pounds.
You gotta give him some credit.
Well, we'll watch it and we'llreact to it, and we'll talk to
you next time, right here on thenorth Florida Sports Network.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
Everybody just do
your job.
You understand that Fact.