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July 17, 2025 • 11 mins
Joining Sean and Dan this morning, ESPN's host Matt Moscona shares some insight regarding the Astros' new LSU prospect acquired at the draft, Ethan Frey and the potential impact he possibly may have in the future. Also, circling the hype around the 2025 football season beginning to kickoff as the fall approaches Matt also shares a few gems to be mindful of this season following the new CFP model, NIL, & more.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Our number four here on a Thursday Shawn Salisbury Show
Sports Talk seventy ninety Astros and Mariners back to action
tomorrow night in Seattle. The Open Championship on going over
in Northern Ireland and it is currently a three way
tie between Jacob Scove, Olison haltong Lee and also Matthew

(00:22):
Fitzpatrick all at four under. But as promised, our good
buddy Matt Moscona joining us here in Atlanta at SEC
Media Days. Scone, I know you have Shawn on with
you every week during the football season, so we just
figured it's time to be able to repay the favor
here and have you on with us.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Love it man, always happy to visit, happy to see you.
This is also a weird thing you were going through
just there the I guess the second half of the
baseball season about to start the Open Championship. Dan, I
haven't been outside in like four days. You know, you
come to this thing and just you're in this giant
convention all in hotel. You forget the world is still
happening outside of this event. It's just it's a four

(01:01):
day avalanche, man. But it's cool to be here.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
I was gonna say aside from getting text messages pictures
of my dogs. That's about the outside world that I know.
You know, I know me and Sean want to get
into some football with you. But the Stros picked Ethan
frye yeah, a couple of days ago. Guy that part
of the national title team. I mean, I know he
DHD mostly with LSU this year, but what are the
Astros getting.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
So he is a fascinating prospect because first of all,
he has a big league body. You're talking about a
guy that's sixty five six', six super strong and really.
ATHLETIC i mean he he has the physical makeup of
a big. Leaguer the weird thing about fry is he
came TO lsu as a, catcher played a little bit of,

(01:45):
outfield was injured a year, ago and this year was
just your right HANDED. DH i, mean you guys know,
this like there's just not a premium on right handed
power hitters that don't play a. Position so scouts have
never Seen ethan fry play a. Position they don't know
what the glove. Is so it's fascinating that The astros gave,

(02:08):
him AS i was, told about a million dollars and you,
know he got overslot to sign for an organization that
doesn't typically do. That it was a very surprising pick
to See fry go where he, did AND lsu had
a very nice nil revs share offer for him to come.
Back but this is a guy who showed this year

(02:32):
when he was healthy the ability to hit not only
for power but for. AVERAGE i think he landed on thirteen.
Homers he didn't really settle in as the full TIME.
Dh they had sort of a platoon early in the,
season whether they were facing the lefty or, alrighty but
he just. Emerged he LED lsu and hitting this year
and proved that the ability hit for average was there
as well as ability to hit for. Power so super

(02:53):
high Upside. DAN i just don't know where he, Plays,
like is he a first BASE? Dh did they give
him some run in the? Outfield that's WHAT i have
to figure out the farm. System but he's got plus
power and he's a great athlete who can really. Run
he's an intriguing prospect just BECAUSE i don't know where
he's going to play in the.

Speaker 3 (03:09):
Field, Maddie i'm curious about. This what's the with that?
BROTHER i look forward to our getting back at it
with you each week in this college AND nfl season
start and thanks for joining. US i know you're all
over the map working your ass. Off but back to, That,
uh you look at, him you see. HIM i don't know
enough about it other than the, Size but you talk

(03:29):
about the. Potential what's the ceiling and floor five, years
ten years from? Now?

Speaker 2 (03:33):
YET i mean the floor is he doesn't play a,
position the ability to hit for average doesn't, translate and
he's he's he's not in the game.

Speaker 3 (03:43):
Anymore right, so but that's. POTENT i mean that that
that floor that has the potential to, happen is what you're.

Speaker 2 (03:48):
Saying, YEAH i mean you have he is a super high,
ceiling really low floor type prospect right. NOW i think
that HE i think that the swing and miss was
bad a year. Ago he eliminated that largely from his
game this. YEAR i think the ability to hit for
average will translate if he finds a spot in the.

(04:11):
Outfield AND i think what he could be is some
of these power hitting guys who professional teams just sort
of tried to hide and. Left think your right handed power,
bats Think Albert, bell Think Manny. Ramirez i'm not saying
he's gonna be A hall Of. Famer But i'm just
saying a power bat who you got to put him,
somewhere and so you stick him in left and he's

(04:33):
athletic enough to do. IT i think that's his. Ceiling
he can be a ten Year big leaguer who plays
left field and you, know hits in the middle of
somebody's line up in, clubs you, know thirty homers a, year,
LIKE i think that's his, ceiling which is really, exciting
Which i'm sure The. Astros why The astros were intrigued took,
him it's just have not seen him play a. Position
so can he learn to play left field?

Speaker 1 (04:54):
Again Matt moscon AT espn one oh four to five
joining us here In atlanta AT sec Media, day and
let's switch over to some, football BECAUSE i know on
a daily basis you talk a team that we've got
on our STATION lsu and a lot of hype around
this team this. Year you remember twenty nineteen and you
remember it was another Year Joe burrow hearing about this new,

(05:16):
offense all of those different types of, things but it was.
Unproven Brian kelly's got the. Results can he prove it
this year for this.

Speaker 2 (05:23):
Team, yeah it's so. FUN i was THINKING i was
telling someone of that. Story so When burrow was here
before the twenty nineteen, season remember like at that POINT
lsu was not known as a quarterback factor that they
were still THE i mean that Was danny Yett ling
and it's where they went to. Die, yeah it was a.
Graveyard And burrow came here and even in Eighteen burrow's first,
year he went the entire month Of october without throwing

(05:45):
a touchdown, Pass like it was very hit or. Miss
and he came here to media days and he made
a lot of headlines because he, said we know we
got AND i think we'll score forty fifty points a
game this, year and everyone kind of like rolled their
eyes and, laugh like THE lsu quarterback said they're going
to score four. Game, well they went on had the
greatest offensive season in the history of the. SPORT i
don't know that this team is going to do, that
but they do return a fifth year senior And garrett Nus,

(06:08):
meyer who is the leading returning passer in college. Football
he's the only four thousand yard passer from a season
to go back in college football this. Year so we
know the potentials there With garrett's got to eliminate some
of the. Mistakes but, guys the other big, thing aside
from Nus meyer RETURNING lsu Went ham in the transfer.
PORTAL i think this is the other thing that a
lot of people maybe are learning this week that they didn't.

(06:30):
Realize they signed eighteen guys in the portal and all
of them Were power five. Starters some of them Are
all conference. GUYS Aj halsey from The university Of houston
was All big twelve safety led the nation. Interceptions they're
all in Like Ole miss And Ohio state were a year.
Ago they're all in this year financially in the portal
with this roster to try to build a championship around Nus,

(06:52):
meyer and the playoff is the. Baseline like ten and
two in the playoff is the baseline expectation for this
team this.

Speaker 3 (06:57):
Year, matty if he Doesn't Brian kelly doesn't get His
And i'm big On. NUSSMEYER i think that veteran will teams.
That look What Ohio state did getting that, veteran even
though they got it through the transfer, Portal look what it.
Does AND i think it was a wise move for
nus to come back AND i love his. Game now
that being, said with all this great, ability they went
out and Got how hot is? This and the pressure

(07:18):
obviously grows For Brian. Kelly what's the oh and? Three
since he's been AT lsu and starters to start a,
season it doesn't get any easier this year to start a,
season and now with the playoff expanded to twelve teams
and the money he, makes how hot is the seat
if he doesn't make a? Playoff?

Speaker 2 (07:35):
Yeah see IT'S i, mean there's two ways to answer that.
Question it's what will the temperature and baton rouge? Be
and people will be Furious AND i think a lot
of people right who are maybe fence sitters On Brian
kelly waiting to see if he can break, through would
fall to the other side on. Him but, Realistically, sean

(07:57):
IF lsu were to Fire Brian kelly after this, season
they would owe him fifty one.

Speaker 3 (08:00):
Million dollars money alone says you, can't, right.

Speaker 2 (08:05):
Not only that they, won't but literally showing like they.
Can't it's NOT lsu is not a poverty, program but
it's not a place Like TEXAS a AND m that
could stroke the seventy five million dollar check For jimbo
ten times over and never blink, Right like the money
isn't there to pay a fifty one million dollar buyout
to a. Coach so the Way i've said, it, man
is they gave him a ten year, deal ninety five million,

(08:27):
dollars ninety percent of it guaranteed for better or. WORSE
lsu And Brian kelly are financially bound for a, decade
so they've got to figure out a way to make it.
Work the quarterbacks there this, year the investment is there this,
year and the roster they have to be in the
playoff if they're. Not the problem that they would get
to is in twenty twenty, six you lose, us you
lose all these. TRANSFERS i think it's realistic to expect

(08:48):
they whatever they do in twenty, FIVE i think you
expect a regression in twenty, six and that's when they
might start looking, At, okay what's our what's our exit?

Speaker 1 (08:56):
Strategy, right AS i Mentioned matt, MOSCONA espn will four
or five joining, us and we HAVE lsu on the
station AND lsu fans listen to the station living In,
houston and if they ARE lsu, fans well they probably
know who you. Are you're gonna be In houston here pretty,
soon aren't? You?

Speaker 2 (09:12):
Yeah, man a week From, Monday so the twenty eighth
will be at The, Rustic CAN i? Say?

Speaker 3 (09:16):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (09:17):
Yeah at The rustic in downtown for my show to
be AN lsu alumni. Event so Any Houston tigers that
are hanging, out, man you want to come see, Us
we'll be there for the radio show from three to
Six central at The rustic In houston On monday the twenty.

Speaker 3 (09:29):
Eighth, Hey, maddy before you, watch go ahead? Finish i'm?
Sorry oh?

Speaker 2 (09:32):
Sorry so, Yeah, Okay then we're gonna go watch The
Astros nationals Because Dylan cruz and The nationals will be
in the take on The.

Speaker 3 (09:37):
Strows that's ALL i. Go you guys will if you
haven't heard, it you'll love it and go see him in.
Person that'd be Awesome and it's always a pleasure to
have you. On before we let you, Go, matt who's
the best team in college football in your? Mind if
you had to make a bet, tomorrow who would it be?

Speaker 2 (09:48):
On talent? Wise i'd probably Say. Texas BUT i have
a giant question About, texas LIKE i do with most
of the teams who are projected at the, top and
it's a. QUARTERBACK i, MEAN i understand all the hype
around ARCH i understand all the physical, ability but until

(10:09):
you do, IT i don't know if you can do.
It so the you, know the best ROSTER i would,
SAY i think Is, texas BUT i think it's really
pretty wide open because it's not too far after that
THAT i would look at AT lsu because of what
they did in the transfer. PORTAL i think it'd be
fascinating to see how many teams THE sec gets in

(10:30):
this year Because i'm not sold On. Georgia i'm Not
georgia with a new. Quarterback fifty four percent Of georgia's
roster our first or second year, players extremely young team
this year That kirby's got team that was thirtieth in
the country in total. Defense last year they sort of.
Regressed they were fifteenth in THE sec and rushing. Offense

(10:50):
i'm NOT i Think georgia isn't. There who knows WHAT
bama has with with Ty. Simpson it just feels like
all the teams that everyone expects to be at the
top of this, giant glaring question market quarterback EXCEPT, lsu
which is WHY i think they're going to be in
that conversation for.

Speaker 3 (11:05):
Sure, matt appreciate the.

Speaker 1 (11:07):
Time Man, Again Matt, MOSCONA espn ONE o four five
joining us here on The On Saulisbury, show and look
forward to seeing you a what a week From Mondays, Monday,
yeah twenty, ago so we'll definitely drop.

Speaker 3 (11:20):
By this hered he always good to talk to, you.
BROTHER i appreciate.

Speaker 2 (11:23):
You Thanks, sean you, bet Thanks, Dan Thanks. Bello.

Speaker 1 (11:25):
Ya there we, Go Matt moscona hopping in with us
FROM espn ONE o four five In Baton. Rouge some
interesting things to kick around from that conversation At sean
and also what we talked about a little bit earlier
with The. Texans got a little bit of a note on.
That as we continue on, Here me And, Atlanta Sean
intrepoley back In houston at Our iHeart Radio Houston, studios

(11:46):
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