October 31, 2025 • 23 mins
Colin Cowherd breaks down the Miami Dolphins' firing their general manager after a disastrous 1-7 start to the season. Colin explains why Lane Kiffin could be the perfect coach to turn the franchise.Then, it’s time for Cowherd’s Blazing 5 picks for Week 9 of the NFL season, including the highly anticipated showdown between Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs and Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills.Also, don’t miss Colin’s exclusive interview with 3x National Champion Urban Meyer, as they dive into the top coaching job openings at LSU, Florida, and Penn State. What’s next for these elite college football programs, and which coach is the right fit for each? Urban Meyer weighs in.
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Here we go. It is Halloween.
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We are lone.
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Wherever you may be, however you may be listening. Thanks
for making us part of your day. Breaking news, we'll
get to that in about thirty seconds. In the NFL,
it is Halloween. Jmack is going as Austin Reeve. I
Am going as America's honesty broker. That's where we are
on a Friday. So we've got breaking news, Jmack. Last night,
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the Ravens stump to Miami Dolphin and dah who cares.
We knew they were going to do that. This morning,
the Dolphins started the rebuild. This is smart. It's a
three step process.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Number one.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
They just fired Chris Greer, the GM smart. They also
announced they're gonna keep Mike McDaniel for the rest of
the year.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Very smart.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Don't put an interim guy in who reels off four
or five wins and everybody goes, I'll hire the interim. Okay,
don't do that. You know what Miami's gotta do next,
Go hire Lane Kiffin. Everything about Miami's empty calories last night,
time of possession, yards, first downs, Miami as many as Baltimore,
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and they got blown out. They got no alpha, they
got no culture. Mike McDaniel's a great offensive coach. Eh,
come on, I'll get the two of later. Here's why
you go hire Lane Kiffin. Number one offense in college
football last several years. Half the SEC quarterbacks this year,
all that first round draft quarterbacks, everybody's talking about what
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a great quarterback draft it's going to be. For the
eight best quarterbacks are from the SEC. Lane recruited them,
Lane faced them, Lane's looked at film of them. Nobody
knows the SEC quarterbacks better than the current best offensive coach.
So you get all the Mike McDaniel innovation, but you
get an alpha.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
He played the position.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
He's a guys guy, he's got an attitude. That's what
Miami lacks. They got a smart guy in the building.
They got no culture, they got nothing. They're flimsy. It's
empty calories. Last night, you look at the yards, you
look at a lot of the box score, You're like,
that must have been a close game, and just all
empty calories. And by the way, for college coaches now,
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it used to be college looked one way, the NFL
looked another way. But now college coaches like Kiffin, they
have free agency.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
It's called the transfer portal. They pay the players.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
So Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss doesn't have a great
football program, they're good with Kiffin. They've led college football
on offense. The NFL is an offensive league. He has
been a CEO because in the NFL you want your
coach to be a CEO. Everybody's always like, get the
GM first, then the coach, Ah nonsense. Chargers got hardball first.
A week later they hire the GM. Go get Lane Kifvin.
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At the end of the year, Kiffin can keep bouncing
around Florida, lsu O Miss. It's college football. Take a
big swing, Lane Kiffen, take a big swing. College coaches
like hardball. They are CEOs. They got the transfer Bortal,
the ni L. It's all different now. It used to
be college coach. He went to high schools. Belichick now
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coaches college. He just write a check to get guys.
So college and NFL is much more similar in style.
This isn't about to that ships sailed, they got a cleanhouse.
I would move off Tua. I would move off the coach.
I would move off the GM. Do not put an
interim coach in there. Do not do it because the
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guy reels off five out of six wins, and everybody
in Miami's like, oh my god, that's other Raiders. You know,
Antonio Pierce, you get hot, you win a couple of games.
It's the substitute teacher rule. Everybody's great to the substitute teacher.
That's not what you do. So you want the innovation.
What does Miami have innovation? Don't lose the innovation with
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Lane Kiffin. You keep the innovation. And the other thing is,
I know this idea that the GM selects the coach
and the GM selects the quarterback. I got news here.
Lane Kiffen knows the quarterbacks in the SEC better than
any GM. Season ends. Write a check, get Kiffin. Let
Kiffin make sure he likes the GM. I'd have Kiffin
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pick the quarterback. Then have the GM pick everybody else. Remember, folks,
I know a lot of these GMS. I think they're
really good. I think they're nice guys, they're smart. Half
of them like Tua more than Justin Herbert.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Half of them. I mean, when when Justin Herbert walks.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Into a room, six', six good, looking strapping, guy four
two biology Major howitzer for an, Arm tua walks into a,
room it's, like are you working? Accounting certain guys look
like pro. Athletes half THE gms won In tua in THE,
afc where the best teams, are, like you, Know, Baltimore Kansas,
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city When burrel's, Healthy, cincinnati it's gonna Be New.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
England tua in THE. Afc what are we?
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Doing?
Speaker 1 (05:35):
SO i THINK i think this is the way to
do it, Now mike, McDaniel after getting blown, Out this
was not About baltimore last.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
NIGHT i told you yesterday they're gonna. Win they're gonna win.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Comfortably Lamar jackson's, Back they're gonna reel off six straight
wins or.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Thereabouts we knew they were gonna win that.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Game this is About. Miami GM's. Out they're gonna keep,
smartly keep the coach to the. End AND i got
nothing Against mike. McDaniel i think he's. Smart i'd hire
him in A New york minute to be my. Coordinator
he's not a head coach here he is After.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Listen the bottom line is you have to cross or
t's and dot your eyes in the in The National Football,
league or or you get made. Pay so there's it's
a very very. Disappointing these are the things that will
constantly occur in The National Football. League you won't like the.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Result no, presence, Absolutely Dan campbell hits you like a strong.
Drink Mike vrable, intimidating you, know like, That sean McVay
walks to the, podium he's he looks and feels like
he's six' eight, horba. PRESENCE presence i said This. About
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kiffin keiffn can, be snarky he can be a. Smart
alec you offend, The donors you offend the. Athletic, directory
eh get out of. THAT world i love. College football
get out of. That space deal with. One owner you.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Know you got. A.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Deal sometimes You know miami actually isn't That. Impulsive miami
you know They gave mike McDaniel a. LONG runway i
mean They Gave.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Chris greer a decade plus to BE, a GM and
i don't think he's. VERY good i got nothing. Against
him but if you have two as, a quarterback you have.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
To have a good backup quarterback and a great.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Old line they. Have neither so a lot OF. These gms.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
You don't MAJOR at gm. In college you're. A scout
you work your. WAY up I mean i first step,
GM's out, second step, keep McDaniel, third Step Get. Lane
kiffin let him CHOOSE the gm because these quarterbacks IN
the sec the eight best quarterbacks going into. The Draft
four kiffin's either, recruited him, faced him watched film.
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Speaker 1 (08:29):
Comment, away listen LAST week i DID something i never
do with.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
MY picks, I said i'm taking. ALL favorites i don't.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Like favorites, this week, Once again i'm doing something you,
shouldn't do taking. Road favorites they tell you don't. DO
that i don't love. THE numbers i like the numbers
more this week than. LAST week i just end up
doing well. Last week so the last couple, of weeks
it's a lot, of favorites but it's. Been working i'm
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gonna do, it again and here.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
We go let's blaze it up, right Up it's. Collins
blazon fuck forty nine Ers.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
AT giants i Like the niners minus two and a
half At the giants.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Without skataboo Listen.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
The giants they're not playing, clean football And the niners
have the number two passing offense And the giants pass.
Defense Stinks the niners are two and zero after, a
LOSS and i like taking well coached teams after they.
Play Poorly the niners last week not buttoned up during a,
bad Move No, molak neighbors no camskataboo for the five
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losses By the giants. This year defense isn't. Very good
have been by twelve. Plus points too, many penalties they
give up, big PLAYS and I Think mac jones can.
BURN you i Like the niners to win and cover
the spread twenty eight to.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Twenty three Bears. AND thingals i.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
Think it's a good Matchup. For chicago i'll take the
road favorite minus two and. A Half since, week Four
the bears are four and one Of the bengals are one,
and five so There's that bears didn't get turnover advantages,
last week but they, generally do and their offense does
LEAD the nfl in. Big plays And the bengals defense
this year. Is awful their last and everything but third,
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down defense and they're next to last. With that they're
one and Five, without burrow they don't run the ball,
particularly Well And joe flacco's. Banged Up the bears are
not a, great team but they can be very good
when they get a good matchup Like the dallas defense
Or the. BENGALS defense I think chicago wins and covers.
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The spread final score thirty three to, Twenty seven She.
SAID bills i like the over fifty two and a
half points The over weather's gonna. Be fine third ranked
Offensive line buffalo and the fourth ranked Offensive Line, kansas
city so both quarterbacks will have time to throw five
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straight game For can the city's scoring twenty eight or
more and their receiving tight end core. Is stacked number
one total offense in the, last Month the bills averaging
six yards, a play second best IN. The Nfl josh
allen when he Plays, the chiefs he'll run it a.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Bit more but.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
If you look at the Games between Mahomes And, josh
allen the defenses struggle to.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
MAKE stops i think it's.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
A Classic Buffalo kansas. CITY matchup I Think kansas city's.
Gonna win take the over fifty two and a Half
points Seahawks.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
At commanders i'm gonna.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
Take the commanders plus three and a half. At Home
Listen jaden daniels Hamstring And laramie tunzel hamstring both could
return second best red zone offense IN, the nfl only Behind.
The eagles so if they can move, the ball they can.
Get touchdowns they also run the, ball EFFECTIVELY and i.
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Like that getting sloppy and a bit reckless. FOR me
I Love, sam darnold but he's gotten back to some
bad habits. Right Now the seahawks offense in the last
couple of games. Is Sputtering no kevin o'conddle in. The
building commanders.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
Win it take.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
THE points I like washington twenty eight to. Twenty Seven.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Cowboys.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Cardinals cowboys i'm Gonna take dallas minus two and.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
A half they're just a.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Very good, home team one of five teams that hasn't lost,
at home number one scoring offense in, the league and. At,
home strangely they don't give the, ball away only one
Giveaway in dallas. ALL year i just like what they do.
At home dak haven't a really. Good season protections BETTER than,
i thought so is the run Game. The cardinals that
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defense is banged up and. Getting worse allowed twenty seven
plus points in back to. Back, games again this Is
really I'm taking dak at home home over a. Better
team who knows who's Quarterbacking, for ARIZONA but i think.
They're regressing dallas still believes in that building they can make,
the playoffs and maybe they can swallow. The points dallas
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wins and covers twenty eight to. Twenty four So again i'm.
Taking favorites i'm not prone to, do that plus the
over on the bills.
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Speaker 1 (13:32):
Urban meyer seventeen years of the college football, head Coach
three Natties sec Big Ten fox sports football analyst is joining.
Us Live ohio state plays almost you'd call it like a.
Wounded Animal Penn state football's got all SORTS of nfl bodies.
And players they're a bit beat up. Right now those
are dangerous teams. To play, YOU know i got to.
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Ask you, YOU, know lsu you got the, governor, involved
yikes You, got florida You Got. Penn STATE like I
Thought brian kelly Was a, midwest personality and it just
never felt like a fit of those. Three Jobs and
i'm talking from donors athletic. DEPARTMENT, Expectations, Lsu Florida. Penn
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state is there one that jumps out to you today
is the?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
BEST job.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
I would they're all three blue. Blood programs there are
all three that have national. Championship expectation but to answer,
your question the one that stands out. To me and
you Can say i'm somewhat Biased. AS florida i just
think that's, You know FLORIDA and lsu to me are,
right there and it's all about. Recruiting base, you know
the Probably What. Penn State penn state's got the. Same Problem.
Notre dame does you have to go recruit.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
The world.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
You can't you can't put a.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
LITTLE. Footprint lsu you can fill a, team with, you
know with a short plane Ride From baton Rouge. The
gators you can certainly fill up a roster with a
three four hour radius around. Your SCHOOL so i would
put one of. Those two it's just the. Whole dynamics
what's HAPPENED with lsu is THE reason i have Them
behind FLORIDA is i don't really understand what's going on
there with a governor and now THERE'S. No Ad and
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i'll TELL you I Had, Jeremy Foley, Jean Smith, chris
Hill And, paul krebs and you have got to be
like this WITH. That ad and if you don't, have
one and if you're reporting to the governor or the
board of, supervisors whatever, to me that's just you'd have
to really research.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
That one WHAT dum. I mean i always had a
Theory On. BRIAN kelly i just don't, you, KNOW listen
i think he's a really.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
GOOD coach i think he went.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
Down there and sometimes it happens in life when you
took Jobs from Utah To bowling Green to Florida To.
Ohio state you could have taken, another job but it
wouldn't have been authentic because you were kind of worn out.
From it you've, done it you had your mark on.
COLLEGE football I think BRIAN and i do not.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
BLAME him i.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Think it happens to a lot of men get in
their sixties and they go to their family and, they're,
like listen we just.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Got offered a boatload.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
Of money we can get a second house Now In West.
PALM beach I think i'm going to roll up. My
SLEEVES and i just don't think quite he understood the
INTENSITY of LSU WHEN i i don't know these. COACHING
buyouts i don't like firing guys in week six. Or
seven what do you make of? The buyouts are you surprised?
BY it, i am but it's all.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Market value it's something that it really started towards the
last half of. My career when you saw all these
zeros showing up in, your Contract and i've never been
a big money guy and fight for this and fight.
For that they would offer me, A contract i'd have
someone look, at IT and i normally just signed it
right then because they treated. Me FAIRLY but i can
see that if you're going to start getting fired after
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winning seventy percent of, your games and You See james
franklin was, you know you got to protect yourself and
your family because you know what you're putting. Yourself through
when is it worth that kind. Of money there's a lot.
Of argument maybe, it's not but it is what. It
IS and i think more than ever now callin when
you saw those three coaches. Get fired, you Know coach
napierra it was a. Losing record the, other two the
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other two twenty five. Years ago those guys are. COACHING
forever I think i heard the governor say that we're
not going to do that Anymore. Of louisiana it's the, market,
value man that's. WHAT'S happening i want to ask You About.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
LANE kiffin i do believe coaching in college now with a,
transfer portal it's like free agency in the nil is
like a salary cap that it does give you some
experience in college now that you didn't have ten. Years
ago and there's A little nfl feel. To it lane's
also an. Offensive COACH the nfl is an, offensive league
and it's a big year, for quarterbacks and he's seen
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half of these.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Guys the draft.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Quarterback prospects according To, MEL kuiper i got. A bunch
i Got a, bama Guy A south, Carolina guy, Oklahoma Guy.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
GARRETT nusmeyer i got a bunch OF guys.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
Sec guys lane's, Recruit them lane, Seen, Them lane lane's coached.
Against him he's look. At film what do you Think
About lane kiffin DOING? The Nfl, Lane kiffin we've actually
become pretty. Good friends we talk a lot and text,
a LOT and i think he. HAS matured i think
he's one of the top coaches obviously in. The game
he also he's Got something i'm. Jealous of he also.
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Enjoys himself, you KNOW when i, WAS coached i was a.
Nut job, You know it's hard for me to get
a good. Night's sleep AND he i see HIM and
i admire that how, he's first, he's matured seems like everything's.
In order and obviously he's a hell of an offensive
football coach and the hell of, a COACH so i
thought it could, be success successful at.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
Every level remember we.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Went To the raiders as a very. Young, guy yeah
but let me let me throw this ABOUT the. Sec
quarterbacks we talked about this a, minute Ago and todd
McShay is a GUY that i respect as well AS.
Including gms his opinions those quarterbacks IN, The sec i'm
not sure and Either, as todd are those guys the
first round guys that you take and say you're my
Quarterback and i'm going to rest my career.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Or not, we're not.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
YOU know i Agreed. With todd he said most of
those guys could probably get one more year before they
can go back go TO.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
The, NFL yeah I think I Think mendoza INDIANA and
I Think dante more feel like first. ROUND picks i
also think late first round if You're the rams And
have stafford and don't need a. Starter Today leonoris Sellers
At south carolina is A guy i could take, twenty
fifth sit in for, a year learn from a. Great
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drill THAT'S what i. Would DO but I Think Dante
mori mendoza, To me, i'm, like okay there's some. JUICE
there i don't see a lot of Juice With. TY
simpson i think. He's fine it feels, late second.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
You know there.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
You go HERE'S what i worry About With. Ohio State ohio,
state's Better But penn state's got a lot, of guys
and you know they're a little wounded as.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
A Program In.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
Ohio state kids they can watch the games and they, can, go,
Guys hey i'm gonna have ten catches in. This one
do you Worry About? Ohio state the worst kind of teams?
To play you're a, big favorite but they got a
bunch of talent and would make their season. Beating You
Does penn state worry you if You're? The buckeyes of.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Course, they do because the one thing that's not the question.
Is talent i'm gonna do This On big nude tomorrow that.
You have texas has more for of five Stars Than.
Ohio State penn state has as many four or. FIVE
stars i think it's like a sixty seven to sixty
five or something. Like that so it's basically the. Same
roster and then all of, a sudden, You Say penn
state was three points away from playing the. National title.
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Last year the majority of that team. Came back they
were seven points ahead and Overtime against oregon and then it.
Fell apart so the question is not if talent is?
There now they lost. Their quarterback but here's. The issue
you get exposed sometimes when things. Go Bad In. Ohio
state last year it went real bad Against. Wolver rainge.
What happened they got exposed and they. GOT better i
worry a little Bit About. Penn state they got exposed
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when they lost, that game and they fell off the
map and lost. Three games so talent? Is THERE what
i would DO if I Was, RYAN day i would
show THEM the ucla film, and say this is the
same team that Lost To new mexico by twenty. Five
points so don't start questioning talent that you're going to
see across the line of scrimmage.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
From, You OKAY so I think I think usc is
going To beat NEBRASKA because. I do i'm want to
ask you. A question i do feel like players feed
off a coach, his PSYCHOLOGY and I, THINK lane I
think lincoln knows it's one thing. To lose, you know
you can go lose to some. Big dogs you can go.
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Lose It notre dame you can. Lose it oregon. You
CAN'T at usc in year four Lose, to NEBRASKA and
i that is a you better not lose it GAME
because I think i, always say Wake up saturday night
at nine O'CLOCK if usc has Lost. IN nebraska, i
mean you. Got Phone jen cohen is going to be.
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Taking CALLS so i tend to think the players will
feed off the Urgency. Of lincoln lincoln knows how big.
This is you have any feel on? THAT game, i saw,
you KNOW the usc to me is.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
A teammate i've said this before about a couple, of
teams teammate AND. T b i Witnessed THE team A
and i witnessed THE. TM b i saw the team
being live and a Person against illinois that was out a,
great team AND then i saw them just beat the
mess out Of The wolf raines and they look like
they had it all the line. Of scrimmage the other
skill the quarterback was, playing great played. Good Defense IF
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team a, shows up they're Better. Than nebraska there are
just a. Better team nebraska is a really. Good TEAM
but Usc IF team a, shows up but that's a that's.
A wrap If tem b, shows up we got. A
PROBLEM and i agree. With you you lose your fourth
year And. To nebraska i'm not sure what's. GONNA happen
i don't know, all that but that's that's. Not good obviously.
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Not Good.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
H columbus if You're, In columbus i've only been there
three times now since you're the you know you're the?
Guy there are you taking the? Crew out is there
a place you go? Every time you got a little
haunt there In? The columbus, oh.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
Yeah we got there Ry meyra pinehouse. Last night we
had our podcast there and then we're Going To Jeff ruby's.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
Steakhouse tonight so you only been there?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
Three, TIMES listen i, only go, let's, go man that's
a mecca here of.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
COLLEGE football i only Go where. I'm, invited coach, You
know i've only gotten a couple. Ination there i'm gonna
talk to a fox. About this, that's right, All Right,
urban Meyer Great urban Mice called. Cindia coach, all, right
thanks Brother Urban? Meyer's pinehouse does that sound good On
A thursday? Friday night sounds good to me
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it is Halloween. Jmack is going as Austin Reeve. I
Am going as America's honesty broker. That's where we are
on a Friday. So we've got breaking news, Jmack. Last night,
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the Ravens stump to Miami Dolphin and dah who cares.
We knew they were going to do that. This morning,
the Dolphins started the rebuild. This is smart. It's a
three step process.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Number one.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
They just fired Chris Greer, the GM smart. They also
announced they're gonna keep Mike McDaniel for the rest of
the year.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Very smart.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Don't put an interim guy in who reels off four
or five wins and everybody goes, I'll hire the interim. Okay,
don't do that. You know what Miami's gotta do next,
Go hire Lane Kiffin. Everything about Miami's empty calories last night,
time of possession, yards, first downs, Miami as many as Baltimore,
(01:40):
and they got blown out. They got no alpha, they
got no culture. Mike McDaniel's a great offensive coach. Eh,
come on, I'll get the two of later. Here's why
you go hire Lane Kiffin. Number one offense in college
football last several years. Half the SEC quarterbacks this year,
all that first round draft quarterbacks, everybody's talking about what
(02:01):
a great quarterback draft it's going to be. For the
eight best quarterbacks are from the SEC. Lane recruited them,
Lane faced them, Lane's looked at film of them. Nobody
knows the SEC quarterbacks better than the current best offensive coach.
So you get all the Mike McDaniel innovation, but you
get an alpha.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
He played the position.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
He's a guys guy, he's got an attitude. That's what
Miami lacks. They got a smart guy in the building.
They got no culture, they got nothing. They're flimsy. It's
empty calories. Last night, you look at the yards, you
look at a lot of the box score, You're like,
that must have been a close game, and just all
empty calories. And by the way, for college coaches now,
(02:47):
it used to be college looked one way, the NFL
looked another way. But now college coaches like Kiffin, they
have free agency.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
It's called the transfer portal. They pay the players.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
So Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss doesn't have a great
football program, they're good with Kiffin. They've led college football
on offense. The NFL is an offensive league. He has
been a CEO because in the NFL you want your
coach to be a CEO. Everybody's always like, get the
GM first, then the coach, Ah nonsense. Chargers got hardball first.
A week later they hire the GM. Go get Lane Kifvin.
(03:22):
At the end of the year, Kiffin can keep bouncing
around Florida, lsu O Miss. It's college football. Take a
big swing, Lane Kiffen, take a big swing. College coaches
like hardball. They are CEOs. They got the transfer Bortal,
the ni L. It's all different now. It used to
be college coach. He went to high schools. Belichick now
(03:44):
coaches college. He just write a check to get guys.
So college and NFL is much more similar in style.
This isn't about to that ships sailed, they got a cleanhouse.
I would move off Tua. I would move off the coach.
I would move off the GM. Do not put an
interim coach in there. Do not do it because the
(04:06):
guy reels off five out of six wins, and everybody
in Miami's like, oh my god, that's other Raiders. You know,
Antonio Pierce, you get hot, you win a couple of games.
It's the substitute teacher rule. Everybody's great to the substitute teacher.
That's not what you do. So you want the innovation.
What does Miami have innovation? Don't lose the innovation with
(04:27):
Lane Kiffin. You keep the innovation. And the other thing is,
I know this idea that the GM selects the coach
and the GM selects the quarterback. I got news here.
Lane Kiffen knows the quarterbacks in the SEC better than
any GM. Season ends. Write a check, get Kiffin. Let
Kiffin make sure he likes the GM. I'd have Kiffin
(04:49):
pick the quarterback. Then have the GM pick everybody else. Remember, folks,
I know a lot of these GMS. I think they're
really good. I think they're nice guys, they're smart. Half
of them like Tua more than Justin Herbert.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Half of them. I mean, when when Justin Herbert walks.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Into a room, six', six good, looking strapping, guy four
two biology Major howitzer for an, Arm tua walks into a,
room it's, like are you working? Accounting certain guys look
like pro. Athletes half THE gms won In tua in THE,
afc where the best teams, are, like you, Know, Baltimore Kansas,
(05:25):
city When burrel's, Healthy, cincinnati it's gonna Be New.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
England tua in THE. Afc what are we?
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Doing?
Speaker 1 (05:35):
SO i THINK i think this is the way to
do it, Now mike, McDaniel after getting blown, Out this
was not About baltimore last.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
NIGHT i told you yesterday they're gonna. Win they're gonna win.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Comfortably Lamar jackson's, Back they're gonna reel off six straight
wins or.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Thereabouts we knew they were gonna win that.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Game this is About. Miami GM's. Out they're gonna keep,
smartly keep the coach to the. End AND i got
nothing Against mike. McDaniel i think he's. Smart i'd hire
him in A New york minute to be my. Coordinator
he's not a head coach here he is After.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Listen the bottom line is you have to cross or
t's and dot your eyes in the in The National Football,
league or or you get made. Pay so there's it's
a very very. Disappointing these are the things that will
constantly occur in The National Football. League you won't like the.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Result no, presence, Absolutely Dan campbell hits you like a strong.
Drink Mike vrable, intimidating you, know like, That sean McVay
walks to the, podium he's he looks and feels like
he's six' eight, horba. PRESENCE presence i said This. About
(06:48):
kiffin keiffn can, be snarky he can be a. Smart
alec you offend, The donors you offend the. Athletic, directory
eh get out of. THAT world i love. College football
get out of. That space deal with. One owner you.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Know you got. A.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Deal sometimes You know miami actually isn't That. Impulsive miami
you know They gave mike McDaniel a. LONG runway i
mean They Gave.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Chris greer a decade plus to BE, a GM and
i don't think he's. VERY good i got nothing. Against
him but if you have two as, a quarterback you have.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
To have a good backup quarterback and a great.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Old line they. Have neither so a lot OF. These gms.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
You don't MAJOR at gm. In college you're. A scout
you work your. WAY up I mean i first step,
GM's out, second step, keep McDaniel, third Step Get. Lane
kiffin let him CHOOSE the gm because these quarterbacks IN
the sec the eight best quarterbacks going into. The Draft
four kiffin's either, recruited him, faced him watched film.
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Speaker 1 (08:29):
Comment, away listen LAST week i DID something i never
do with.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
MY picks, I said i'm taking. ALL favorites i don't.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Like favorites, this week, Once again i'm doing something you,
shouldn't do taking. Road favorites they tell you don't. DO
that i don't love. THE numbers i like the numbers
more this week than. LAST week i just end up
doing well. Last week so the last couple, of weeks
it's a lot, of favorites but it's. Been working i'm
(08:57):
gonna do, it again and here.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
We go let's blaze it up, right Up it's. Collins
blazon fuck forty nine Ers.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
AT giants i Like the niners minus two and a
half At the giants.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Without skataboo Listen.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
The giants they're not playing, clean football And the niners
have the number two passing offense And the giants pass.
Defense Stinks the niners are two and zero after, a
LOSS and i like taking well coached teams after they.
Play Poorly the niners last week not buttoned up during a,
bad Move No, molak neighbors no camskataboo for the five
(09:36):
losses By the giants. This year defense isn't. Very good
have been by twelve. Plus points too, many penalties they
give up, big PLAYS and I Think mac jones can.
BURN you i Like the niners to win and cover
the spread twenty eight to.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Twenty three Bears. AND thingals i.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
Think it's a good Matchup. For chicago i'll take the
road favorite minus two and. A Half since, week Four
the bears are four and one Of the bengals are one,
and five so There's that bears didn't get turnover advantages,
last week but they, generally do and their offense does
LEAD the nfl in. Big plays And the bengals defense
this year. Is awful their last and everything but third,
(10:16):
down defense and they're next to last. With that they're
one and Five, without burrow they don't run the ball,
particularly Well And joe flacco's. Banged Up the bears are
not a, great team but they can be very good
when they get a good matchup Like the dallas defense
Or the. BENGALS defense I think chicago wins and covers.
(10:37):
The spread final score thirty three to, Twenty seven She.
SAID bills i like the over fifty two and a
half points The over weather's gonna. Be fine third ranked
Offensive line buffalo and the fourth ranked Offensive Line, kansas
city so both quarterbacks will have time to throw five
(10:59):
straight game For can the city's scoring twenty eight or
more and their receiving tight end core. Is stacked number
one total offense in the, last Month the bills averaging
six yards, a play second best IN. The Nfl josh
allen when he Plays, the chiefs he'll run it a.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Bit more but.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
If you look at the Games between Mahomes And, josh
allen the defenses struggle to.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
MAKE stops i think it's.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
A Classic Buffalo kansas. CITY matchup I Think kansas city's.
Gonna win take the over fifty two and a Half
points Seahawks.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
At commanders i'm gonna.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
Take the commanders plus three and a half. At Home
Listen jaden daniels Hamstring And laramie tunzel hamstring both could
return second best red zone offense IN, the nfl only Behind.
The eagles so if they can move, the ball they can.
Get touchdowns they also run the, ball EFFECTIVELY and i.
(11:58):
Like that getting sloppy and a bit reckless. FOR me
I Love, sam darnold but he's gotten back to some
bad habits. Right Now the seahawks offense in the last
couple of games. Is Sputtering no kevin o'conddle in. The
building commanders.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
Win it take.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
THE points I like washington twenty eight to. Twenty Seven.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Cowboys.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Cardinals cowboys i'm Gonna take dallas minus two and.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
A half they're just a.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Very good, home team one of five teams that hasn't lost,
at home number one scoring offense in, the league and. At,
home strangely they don't give the, ball away only one
Giveaway in dallas. ALL year i just like what they do.
At home dak haven't a really. Good season protections BETTER than,
i thought so is the run Game. The cardinals that
(12:50):
defense is banged up and. Getting worse allowed twenty seven
plus points in back to. Back, games again this Is
really I'm taking dak at home home over a. Better
team who knows who's Quarterbacking, for ARIZONA but i think.
They're regressing dallas still believes in that building they can make,
the playoffs and maybe they can swallow. The points dallas
(13:14):
wins and covers twenty eight to. Twenty four So again i'm.
Taking favorites i'm not prone to, do that plus the
over on the bills.
Speaker 5 (13:23):
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Speaker 1 (13:32):
Urban meyer seventeen years of the college football, head Coach
three Natties sec Big Ten fox sports football analyst is joining.
Us Live ohio state plays almost you'd call it like a.
Wounded Animal Penn state football's got all SORTS of nfl bodies.
And players they're a bit beat up. Right now those
are dangerous teams. To play, YOU know i got to.
(13:52):
Ask you, YOU, know lsu you got the, governor, involved
yikes You, got florida You Got. Penn STATE like I
Thought brian kelly Was a, midwest personality and it just
never felt like a fit of those. Three Jobs and
i'm talking from donors athletic. DEPARTMENT, Expectations, Lsu Florida. Penn
(14:15):
state is there one that jumps out to you today
is the?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
BEST job.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
I would they're all three blue. Blood programs there are
all three that have national. Championship expectation but to answer,
your question the one that stands out. To me and
you Can say i'm somewhat Biased. AS florida i just
think that's, You know FLORIDA and lsu to me are,
right there and it's all about. Recruiting base, you know
the Probably What. Penn State penn state's got the. Same Problem.
Notre dame does you have to go recruit.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
The world.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
You can't you can't put a.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
LITTLE. Footprint lsu you can fill a, team with, you
know with a short plane Ride From baton Rouge. The
gators you can certainly fill up a roster with a
three four hour radius around. Your SCHOOL so i would
put one of. Those two it's just the. Whole dynamics
what's HAPPENED with lsu is THE reason i have Them
behind FLORIDA is i don't really understand what's going on
there with a governor and now THERE'S. No Ad and
(15:07):
i'll TELL you I Had, Jeremy Foley, Jean Smith, chris
Hill And, paul krebs and you have got to be
like this WITH. That ad and if you don't, have
one and if you're reporting to the governor or the
board of, supervisors whatever, to me that's just you'd have
to really research.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
That one WHAT dum. I mean i always had a
Theory On. BRIAN kelly i just don't, you, KNOW listen
i think he's a really.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
GOOD coach i think he went.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
Down there and sometimes it happens in life when you
took Jobs from Utah To bowling Green to Florida To.
Ohio state you could have taken, another job but it
wouldn't have been authentic because you were kind of worn out.
From it you've, done it you had your mark on.
COLLEGE football I think BRIAN and i do not.
Speaker 2 (15:45):
BLAME him i.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Think it happens to a lot of men get in
their sixties and they go to their family and, they're,
like listen we just.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Got offered a boatload.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
Of money we can get a second house Now In West.
PALM beach I think i'm going to roll up. My
SLEEVES and i just don't think quite he understood the
INTENSITY of LSU WHEN i i don't know these. COACHING
buyouts i don't like firing guys in week six. Or
seven what do you make of? The buyouts are you surprised?
BY it, i am but it's all.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Market value it's something that it really started towards the
last half of. My career when you saw all these
zeros showing up in, your Contract and i've never been
a big money guy and fight for this and fight.
For that they would offer me, A contract i'd have
someone look, at IT and i normally just signed it
right then because they treated. Me FAIRLY but i can
see that if you're going to start getting fired after
(16:33):
winning seventy percent of, your games and You See james
franklin was, you know you got to protect yourself and
your family because you know what you're putting. Yourself through
when is it worth that kind. Of money there's a lot.
Of argument maybe, it's not but it is what. It
IS and i think more than ever now callin when
you saw those three coaches. Get fired, you Know coach
napierra it was a. Losing record the, other two the
(16:56):
other two twenty five. Years ago those guys are. COACHING
forever I think i heard the governor say that we're
not going to do that Anymore. Of louisiana it's the, market,
value man that's. WHAT'S happening i want to ask You About.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
LANE kiffin i do believe coaching in college now with a,
transfer portal it's like free agency in the nil is
like a salary cap that it does give you some
experience in college now that you didn't have ten. Years
ago and there's A little nfl feel. To it lane's
also an. Offensive COACH the nfl is an, offensive league
and it's a big year, for quarterbacks and he's seen
(17:32):
half of these.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Guys the draft.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Quarterback prospects according To, MEL kuiper i got. A bunch
i Got a, bama Guy A south, Carolina guy, Oklahoma Guy.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
GARRETT nusmeyer i got a bunch OF guys.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
Sec guys lane's, Recruit them lane, Seen, Them lane lane's coached.
Against him he's look. At film what do you Think
About lane kiffin DOING? The Nfl, Lane kiffin we've actually
become pretty. Good friends we talk a lot and text,
a LOT and i think he. HAS matured i think
he's one of the top coaches obviously in. The game
he also he's Got something i'm. Jealous of he also.
(18:03):
Enjoys himself, you KNOW when i, WAS coached i was a.
Nut job, You know it's hard for me to get
a good. Night's sleep AND he i see HIM and
i admire that how, he's first, he's matured seems like everything's.
In order and obviously he's a hell of an offensive
football coach and the hell of, a COACH so i
thought it could, be success successful at.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
Every level remember we.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Went To the raiders as a very. Young, guy yeah
but let me let me throw this ABOUT the. Sec
quarterbacks we talked about this a, minute Ago and todd
McShay is a GUY that i respect as well AS.
Including gms his opinions those quarterbacks IN, The sec i'm
not sure and Either, as todd are those guys the
first round guys that you take and say you're my
Quarterback and i'm going to rest my career.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Or not, we're not.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
YOU know i Agreed. With todd he said most of
those guys could probably get one more year before they
can go back go TO.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
The, NFL yeah I think I Think mendoza INDIANA and
I Think dante more feel like first. ROUND picks i
also think late first round if You're the rams And
have stafford and don't need a. Starter Today leonoris Sellers
At south carolina is A guy i could take, twenty
fifth sit in for, a year learn from a. Great
(19:11):
drill THAT'S what i. Would DO but I Think Dante
mori mendoza, To me, i'm, like okay there's some. JUICE
there i don't see a lot of Juice With. TY
simpson i think. He's fine it feels, late second.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
You know there.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
You go HERE'S what i worry About With. Ohio State ohio,
state's Better But penn state's got a lot, of guys
and you know they're a little wounded as.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
A Program In.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
Ohio state kids they can watch the games and they, can, go,
Guys hey i'm gonna have ten catches in. This one
do you Worry About? Ohio state the worst kind of teams?
To play you're a, big favorite but they got a
bunch of talent and would make their season. Beating You
Does penn state worry you if You're? The buckeyes of.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Course, they do because the one thing that's not the question.
Is talent i'm gonna do This On big nude tomorrow that.
You have texas has more for of five Stars Than.
Ohio State penn state has as many four or. FIVE
stars i think it's like a sixty seven to sixty
five or something. Like that so it's basically the. Same
roster and then all of, a sudden, You Say penn
state was three points away from playing the. National title.
(20:14):
Last year the majority of that team. Came back they
were seven points ahead and Overtime against oregon and then it.
Fell apart so the question is not if talent is?
There now they lost. Their quarterback but here's. The issue
you get exposed sometimes when things. Go Bad In. Ohio
state last year it went real bad Against. Wolver rainge.
What happened they got exposed and they. GOT better i
worry a little Bit About. Penn state they got exposed
(20:36):
when they lost, that game and they fell off the
map and lost. Three games so talent? Is THERE what
i would DO if I Was, RYAN day i would
show THEM the ucla film, and say this is the
same team that Lost To new mexico by twenty. Five
points so don't start questioning talent that you're going to
see across the line of scrimmage.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
From, You OKAY so I think I think usc is
going To beat NEBRASKA because. I do i'm want to
ask you. A question i do feel like players feed
off a coach, his PSYCHOLOGY and I, THINK lane I
think lincoln knows it's one thing. To lose, you know
you can go lose to some. Big dogs you can go.
(21:14):
Lose It notre dame you can. Lose it oregon. You
CAN'T at usc in year four Lose, to NEBRASKA and
i that is a you better not lose it GAME
because I think i, always say Wake up saturday night
at nine O'CLOCK if usc has Lost. IN nebraska, i
mean you. Got Phone jen cohen is going to be.
(21:36):
Taking CALLS so i tend to think the players will
feed off the Urgency. Of lincoln lincoln knows how big.
This is you have any feel on? THAT game, i saw,
you KNOW the usc to me is.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
A teammate i've said this before about a couple, of
teams teammate AND. T b i Witnessed THE team A
and i witnessed THE. TM b i saw the team
being live and a Person against illinois that was out a,
great team AND then i saw them just beat the
mess out Of The wolf raines and they look like
they had it all the line. Of scrimmage the other
skill the quarterback was, playing great played. Good Defense IF
(22:10):
team a, shows up they're Better. Than nebraska there are
just a. Better team nebraska is a really. Good TEAM
but Usc IF team a, shows up but that's a that's.
A wrap If tem b, shows up we got. A
PROBLEM and i agree. With you you lose your fourth
year And. To nebraska i'm not sure what's. GONNA happen
i don't know, all that but that's that's. Not good obviously.
(22:31):
Not Good.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
H columbus if You're, In columbus i've only been there
three times now since you're the you know you're the?
Guy there are you taking the? Crew out is there
a place you go? Every time you got a little
haunt there In? The columbus, oh.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
Yeah we got there Ry meyra pinehouse. Last night we
had our podcast there and then we're Going To Jeff ruby's.
Speaker 2 (22:49):
Steakhouse tonight so you only been there?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
Three, TIMES listen i, only go, let's, go man that's
a mecca here of.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
COLLEGE football i only Go where. I'm, invited coach, You
know i've only gotten a couple. Ination there i'm gonna
talk to a fox. About this, that's right, All Right,
urban Meyer Great urban Mice called. Cindia coach, all, right
thanks Brother Urban? Meyer's pinehouse does that sound good On
A thursday? Friday night sounds good to me
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