1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,440 The Florida Football Insiders podcast is brought to you by BIFO Bradis, Hanks Barbecue 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:09,199 and Home Slice Pizza Company. Just a programming note, we will be at 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:14,199 the BFO Bradies in Tampa on the corner of Bush Boulevard and Himes Avenue on 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,960 Monday night for the National Championship game between TCU and Georgia. To come on 5 00:00:19,039 --> 00:00:23,719 out to BIFO Bradies and enjoy the National Championship in some great food. So 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:32,399 we'll see you on Monday night at BIFO Bradys and enjoy the podcast. A 7 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:38,679 look at college football news, analysis and insight from around the Sunshine State. 8 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:43,600 This is Florida Football Insiders, a part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast 9 00:00:43,600 --> 00:01:04,519 podcast ever. And here's your host, Jason Tylers. Welcome in to the 10 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:11,640 Florida Football Insiders podcast, part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network. 11 00:01:11,719 --> 00:01:15,159 I'm your host, Jason Powers here in Tampa. A little bit of 12 00:01:15,159 --> 00:01:19,439 a somber opening here for the podcast. Want to give our thoughts and prayers 13 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:25,040 to the Damar Hamlin family. Obviously, I know it was a pro football 14 00:01:25,079 --> 00:01:27,760 and this is a kind of a college football podcast, but if you're a 15 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:34,439 football fan, I'm sure you saw the unfortunate events in Cincinnati on Monday night. 16 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:41,599 Just we're just all hoping for the best for Damar the second year cornerback 17 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,920 for the Buffalo Bills, and just want to give our thoughts and prayers to 18 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:53,840 the family, and again we just want to obviously it's a somber a couple 19 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:56,280 of days around the country. Again, if you're a football fan. So 20 00:01:57,719 --> 00:02:02,640 this podcast is presented by BEFO, Brady Hanks Barbecue and Home Slice Pizza companies 21 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,120 that want to thank those, uh, thank the sponsors for helping us out 22 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:12,280 as we wrap up our college football season. Got a good episode for you 23 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:14,840 tonight. We got two guests. We're gonna talk to coach Jim Levitt. 24 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:22,319 We're gonna break down the semifinal matchups with the upset of with TCU beating Michigan 25 00:02:22,319 --> 00:02:27,520 and then we have Georgia coming back to beat Ohio State forty two forty one. 26 00:02:28,599 --> 00:02:32,000 We're also gonna talk to Kevin Brockaway from the Gainesville Sun. We're gonna 27 00:02:32,039 --> 00:02:37,719 talk about Florida's signing day, the recruiting class, the transfer portal, a 28 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:40,639 lot of guys coming in and out of the Florida program throughout the year. 29 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,639 We're going about the bowl game a little bit, a dubious streak that was 30 00:02:44,719 --> 00:02:49,639 extended, and just some general thoughts of the Florida football program as we enter 31 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:55,280 the offseason and such. So we talked to coach Levitt on Monday prior to 32 00:02:55,319 --> 00:03:00,520 the Monday night football situation unfolding. So we did not talk to coach about 33 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:07,159 the the cardiac arrest situation. Would have been a great to talk to him 34 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:10,479 concerning handling that as a head coach. But we did talk to Kevin a 35 00:03:10,479 --> 00:03:15,879 little bit about some of that as well. So you will hear Kevin Brockway 36 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,400 comment on that, and then we'll be like to say, we'll give you 37 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:23,000 a good preview of the championship game coming up on Monday night in Los Angeles 38 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,120 at SOFI Stadium, TCU and Georgia and such. I think you'll enjoy the 39 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:31,599 podcast. So enjoy the podcast. Coach Jim Levitt coming up, and then 40 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,960 Kevin Brockway to wrap up the Florida football inside of his podcast. 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There's podcast presented by BIFO Bradies here in Tampa 64 00:05:29,879 --> 00:05:33,160 the corner of Bush Boulevard and Himes Avenue. For all of your sports viewing 65 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:36,800 and catering needs, definitely check out BIFO Bradies. As we head to the 66 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:43,319 NFL Playoffs and the College football title Game, We're back with coach Jim Levitt 67 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:46,040 again. Coach, Happy New Year. I hope you doing well. Happy 68 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:50,759 New Year? It was you know, I lived down around Harbor Island area, 69 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:57,560 and I walked down to Jackson's on New Year's of course all Illinois sing 70 00:05:57,639 --> 00:06:01,079 at the Weston Hotel right there, Kay, and had a great time. 71 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:09,319 Fireworks are unbelievable. Unbelievable. Then just walked back to the house and I 72 00:06:09,399 --> 00:06:13,680 had had a nice two years. It was you know, not too you 73 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,319 know, went out very late, just went so fire worse went back home, 74 00:06:16,319 --> 00:06:20,519 which is probably good. And it's about it. There was a lot 75 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:24,279 going on down your neck of the woods on New Year's Eve. I was 76 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:26,519 down there for just a little bit and there was a lot of people and 77 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,879 a lot of stuff going on. Oh, you know, the game today 78 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,879 will be interesting because you know Brett Bielima head coach Illinois. I coached him 79 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:38,680 at Iowa when he was a walk on defensive end, and I was a 80 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,680 graduate assistant with Hayden Frye, so I used to yell at Bill him all 81 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:48,079 the time. And then Bill Snyder's son, Sean Snyder, is the especially 82 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:54,000 in coordinator of Illinois, who I know very very well. And then certainly 83 00:06:54,040 --> 00:07:00,160 I was very close to Mike Leach on Mississippi State and how devastating that as 84 00:07:00,199 --> 00:07:03,519 you know, and Mike and I were has spent an awful lot time together, 85 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:09,600 and he offered me a DC job at Washington State where he was at 86 00:07:09,639 --> 00:07:15,399 in Mississippi State, and we talked at length about different things, but um 87 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,600 and then and then through all the things I went through a South Florida, 88 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:20,959 he went through a Texas Tech. We must talk for two months almost every 89 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:25,759 night in the phone, so it'll be very easy to see the emotion in 90 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:30,319 Raymond James to day with Mississippi State coming out and obviously honor and coach Leech 91 00:07:30,399 --> 00:07:32,319 and just uh as well, you know, as much as they want to 92 00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:34,160 win this Bowl game. And again on the other side of that, you 93 00:07:34,199 --> 00:07:36,920 got to bel him up who again, you know, and I'm sure probably 94 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,279 um, you know, it's tough. He's he's probably gonna be without a 95 00:07:41,319 --> 00:07:44,160 couple of his big players because of opt outs and stuff like that. So 96 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,519 that'll be interesting to see how that how that just unfolds, and the emotion 97 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:53,120 in the building and all that stuff. It's always hard when you get these 98 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,480 opt outs. You know, it's just, you know, it's so different 99 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:00,920 then I'm back when I first started coaching or playing or whatever. The you 100 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:03,199 know, it's just not the same because you don't know what teams are gonna 101 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,399 show up Now these playoffs, most of the players are gonna play in those 102 00:08:07,439 --> 00:08:11,800 games. But these Bowl games, there's just so many players that aren't playing. 103 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,480 And you can't blame them if they know their first second, third round, 104 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,160 you know, first second round for sure, why would you play? 105 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,959 You know, all you're gonna do is, you know, if you get 106 00:08:22,959 --> 00:08:26,160 a chance to get hurts. You know, it's not like the old days 107 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:31,519 where you're you're the loyal to your teammates and all that, and that's uh 108 00:08:31,399 --> 00:08:35,720 yeah, I'm still big with that. But you know, the stakes are 109 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,000 not as high on those other Bowl games, you know, and it's just 110 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,000 it's just different. Yeah, I mean, back then people used to play 111 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,320 Bowl games to try to impress the pro scouts and the scouting and all that 112 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,440 stuff. Now it's just a different world with the combine and all the pro 113 00:08:50,519 --> 00:08:52,399 days and all that stuff. The one situation I do want to comment on 114 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,120 that was impressive to see. You saw the Alabama guys Bryce Young, Will 115 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:01,240 Anderson playing for the Alabama and the Sugar Bowl and they played really well, 116 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:05,039 and they really they really uh took a two Kansas State in the second half. 117 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,799 Bryce Young and Will anders have both played for most of the game and 118 00:09:07,919 --> 00:09:13,600 played really well. You know, an Alabama of course they've got. It's 119 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:18,559 just a different situation and they probably worked for those guys and making sure they 120 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,480 got insurance policies, correct, because you can get those insurance policies you know 121 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:30,200 before those games and um, you know Savans just he's got things set up. 122 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:35,840 There's so many different things to protect those players, right that all colleges 123 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:39,440 can do and should do, and we'll do, you know as far as 124 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,600 uh uh the ones that really know what's going on. So I'm sure they 125 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:48,600 were protected. Yes, no, do no doubt about it. There's there's 126 00:09:48,639 --> 00:09:50,919 no doubt. All right. Let's get to the two semifinal games. We 127 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,320 had two probably the greatest two semifinal games we've ever had in the in the 128 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,799 college football playoff. Michigan goes down to TCU fifty one forty five, and 129 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:05,519 then Georgia with the dramatic fourth quarter comeback, beats Ohio State forty two forty 130 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:11,360 one. Let's start Michigan TCU first. Just your general thoughts of the game. 131 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:13,240 Again, to me, it was a game about missed opportunities for Michigan, 132 00:10:13,519 --> 00:10:16,960 especially early in the game. They had some opportunities and they weren't able 133 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,559 to cash it. It's your general thoughts of the football game. Well, 134 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,120 the one I wanted to really watch TCUs defense against Michigan's offense with the run 135 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:31,240 game, because when you run to three three defense, one of the areas 136 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:35,320 that people will talk about as far as the weakness is the run defense. 137 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,879 But my gosh, they did a really good job and I was impressed with 138 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,000 it. I think they had to show their hand a little bit by dropping 139 00:10:45,039 --> 00:10:48,480 the safety down a lot earlier than they normally would, right, And that's 140 00:10:48,519 --> 00:10:52,559 why Michigan, you know, got some big plays passing. But what was 141 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:58,960 amazing was inside the five yard lock. Yes, and you know, first 142 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:03,200 they get two two touchdowns off pick six. You know, that's just the 143 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:07,039 room mistakes by the quarterback. And you got to give a quarterback a lot 144 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,879 of credit because he hung in there and he kept balling and fighting. And 145 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:16,080 you throw you're in the you know, semifinals, a championship. Throw a 146 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,159 couple of picks. You know, you're not sure your quarterback's gonna you handle 147 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:26,000 that, But he kept it. Shows his resiliency and his toughness. I 148 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,200 mean, they were down six, they had a chance to win at the 149 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,200 end, even though there's no time when the clock. But I was impressed 150 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:37,000 with the overall defensive basically got it well or five hundred yards offensively, but 151 00:11:37,039 --> 00:11:41,519 they couldn't get it in inside the five and right, you know, the 152 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:48,200 one play was there's no way that wasn't a touchdown for Michil. Yeah with 153 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,639 you, I don't understand how that's not a touchdown. I think the officials, 154 00:11:52,759 --> 00:11:54,799 you know, said I was a touchdown, But how in the replay 155 00:11:54,879 --> 00:12:00,320 booth do they say that one a touchdown? That's wrong. I'm just telling 156 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,279 you. Yeah, they messed up. They missed on that one, and 157 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:07,879 look what Look what happened because of it, you know, And that's why 158 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,240 you say you never give up, you know. And they they fumbled them, 159 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,159 you know, they they slid the hand off through the the upback, 160 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,799 you know, the fullback, and they fumbled it. And um, are 161 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,279 you are you a fan in these big games to put the ball in guy's 162 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,840 hands that are not used to handling that fullback he's a linebacker by trade, 163 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:31,639 he comes in for goal line stuff. Or would you rather put the ball 164 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,080 and the guys that are used to handling it, you know, your power 165 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,519 back whatever it is, whoever that is that. I was a little surprised 166 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:41,039 they put a guy in the game they handled the ball that wasn't It's not 167 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:45,279 used to doing it very much. Well, when you look at the replay, 168 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,559 it looks like the quarterbacks slid the ball through there. I don't know 169 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,720 that exchange. You know, maybe maybe he's supposed to grab that ball, 170 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,559 right. Jim has done that in the pass. You know, he had 171 00:12:54,600 --> 00:13:01,519 a linebacker at Stanford that he played at fullback as well, and he you 172 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:05,879 know, I think Jim tries to outthink people on that stuff, and obviously 173 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,200 he's gonna have to live with um some of the decisions that remained that game 174 00:13:09,279 --> 00:13:15,720 offensively, because you know why you do that reverse pass, the Philly special 175 00:13:15,759 --> 00:13:18,840 on the first drive drive of the game, you get cute. We talked 176 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,519 about it last week that teams will open up their playbook and pull out all 177 00:13:22,519 --> 00:13:26,120 the stops. To me, if you're Michigan, you're known for running the 178 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,039 ball. If you're gonna if you're gonna go for it there, pick your 179 00:13:30,039 --> 00:13:33,639 one or two best running plays behind your All American offensive line and go run 180 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,600 the ball at him. Yeah. I was really surprised by that. I 181 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:41,000 didn't understand they end up having more success for the quarterback running the ball at 182 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:46,799 the end of the game. You know, I guess TCU but it was 183 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:52,559 beyond I don't know. I know right now he's kicking himself. I'm sure, 184 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,799 you know, why do we do that? I don't know, he's 185 00:13:56,279 --> 00:14:01,679 and Jim will take that stuff personal and he'll he don't he had a real 186 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:07,399 shot at this whole thing. And you know it's hard, you know, 187 00:14:07,799 --> 00:14:11,960 at the brutal as the brutal ending years. TCU is a good team. 188 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:15,799 They were able to run the ball, uh, you know pretty well, 189 00:14:16,519 --> 00:14:20,960 which is and then they've got the big receiver that is really hard to match 190 00:14:20,039 --> 00:14:22,799 up. You know, I was a D coordinator SCVU was Sonny last year 191 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,320 we played TCU, so I had lined up against that receiver and I lined 192 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,879 up against that quarterback and all we end up beating TCU at TCU, right, 193 00:14:31,879 --> 00:14:37,559 but it was, um, what a challenge, and we end up 194 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,759 playing really good defense in the second half, especially fourth quarter. But you 195 00:14:41,799 --> 00:14:45,360 know, I didn't think we were a better team than TCU. We just 196 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:50,679 won the game. But I don't know, it's you know, who's really 197 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,360 the better team. I don't know who's a better team with those two teams. 198 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,679 I mean, Mischi made sny mistakes. It was it was one heck 199 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,919 of a game. But for me, Michigan to keep fighting and battling was 200 00:15:01,039 --> 00:15:05,000 impressing. It was It was the hard part of that game if you're Michigan 201 00:15:05,039 --> 00:15:09,919 is you could never get all the way back. You always were down four, 202 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,720 seven, eleven, twelve, right then you got to eight. You 203 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:16,600 could never finally get over the hump and take the lead. And you know 204 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,120 this, it's just you. Sometimes your kids just run out of mental energy 205 00:15:20,159 --> 00:15:24,840 to do that when you're constantly behind the entire game. They got burned a 206 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:30,440 couple dischomatically for you. Michigan got burned twice on zero blitzes. They went 207 00:15:30,559 --> 00:15:33,440 full blown zero blitz You missed one tackle and it's off to the races. 208 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:37,720 And TCU went off the races. I think a seventy five yard touchdown on 209 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,559 a zero blitz on third and six or seven. Yeah, they happened twice 210 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,159 in a game that you know, and you can always second guess that, 211 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,840 but you know they probably ran a bunch of zero. They were trying to 212 00:15:50,879 --> 00:15:54,799 make the big play, you know they were. And you know that's the 213 00:15:54,879 --> 00:16:00,039 defense that's given up thirteen fourteen points a game for the whole year, right, 214 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:06,360 and you know what a great job their decordinator did. But you know 215 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:11,360 you're gonna have some calls you make that you know, they're tough. You 216 00:16:11,399 --> 00:16:15,519 know. I was kind of surprised it went zero in the middle of the 217 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:19,320 field or on the other side, you know, but man, they were 218 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,519 trying to get that ball back. And you know, TC's got a good 219 00:16:23,519 --> 00:16:27,639 offense. They've got some good players, running backs, good receiver, quarterbacks, 220 00:16:27,679 --> 00:16:33,000 good with a run game. To the run game of Duggan is always 221 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:37,840 a factor for them, right And you know the quarterback of Michigan, you 222 00:16:37,919 --> 00:16:41,120 know, I had a lot of yards rushing, but yeah, you know 223 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,440 you're gonna you know, I know the DC. You know, I'm sure 224 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,720 he feels like he didn't do well. You know, gave up almost five 225 00:16:49,799 --> 00:16:53,840 hundred yards, and you know a lot of points. Of course, fourteen 226 00:16:53,919 --> 00:16:59,200 points are on the offense. Hick six is right, you know, And 227 00:17:00,799 --> 00:17:03,960 and what happened? What happens this coach? When you're down twenty one to 228 00:17:03,079 --> 00:17:07,440 three, you can't be as patient with the running game, which is your 229 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,920 bread and butter. The physicality of the game, it's hard to wear out 230 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:15,079 TCU, and I thought TCU held up pretty good physically in the trenches. 231 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,359 Yeah, they really did. You know, it's um you know, it's 232 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,359 just a year of TCU. They go and they did some really good things 233 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,640 for transfers in the portal, and they had a lot of people back, 234 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:33,519 you know from um, you know, a year ago, and you know, 235 00:17:33,599 --> 00:17:36,720 TCU just hit here. They've won all the close games this year. 236 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:38,680 Yeah, I know, they got beat by Kansas State in the championship game, 237 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:42,759 but for the most part, they've you know, I mean, how 238 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:47,599 they how they beat up Cloma State was amazing. How they even got to 239 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:52,000 where they are, it is remarkable. And here they got a chance to 240 00:17:52,039 --> 00:17:53,640 win it all. You know, but if they can beat Georgia, and 241 00:17:53,759 --> 00:17:57,200 we're gonna talk about that in just a couple of minutes. So tc advances 242 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:02,240 fifty one forty five over mission, getting out of the Fiesta Bowl. Now 243 00:18:02,319 --> 00:18:07,799 to the Peach Bowl. What a wild finish in Atlanta. Georgia forty two 244 00:18:07,839 --> 00:18:11,079 forty one. Georgia down thirty eight twenty four going to the fourth quarter in 245 00:18:11,279 --> 00:18:15,559 big trouble. I mean, they and they settle for a field goal. 246 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,279 Give Kirby smart credit. He was down fourteen in the fourth quarter and he 247 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:23,200 kicked a field goal when he could have gone forward fourth and seven or fourth 248 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,240 and eight from the eight yard line. He ends up kicking a field goal 249 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:30,960 to stay in the game, to extend the game. But just you your 250 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,440 thoughts on the on the Georgia, Ohiouse State game just overview. But like 251 00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:41,319 you said earlier, those are probably the two grands games ever going to a 252 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:47,640 championship game. I mean, I nobody thought the Georgia Ohio State game was 253 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:53,359 gonna have the same type of game that the TCU game was, you know 254 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:59,200 with Michigan, but it did and maybe more. Yeah, I mean, 255 00:18:59,559 --> 00:19:06,920 Ohio State dominated seemed that game throughout. Yeah, And I thought for sure 256 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:11,799 Ohouse State was gonna win that game and could have with the you know, 257 00:19:11,799 --> 00:19:15,759 they had the Misschiegal. You know, it's I don't know, you know 258 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:22,079 who's the best team in the country? Is it Alabama? He who ends 259 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:26,640 up being Kansas State. I said this a number we should go with you, 260 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,880 And then I'm not so sure Alabama shouldn't be in there again. You 261 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,519 know, Kansas two games by four points on the last play of the game 262 00:19:34,599 --> 00:19:41,240 both times, I mean, and Kansas State beats TCU, and here Alabama 263 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:47,359 gets after Kansas State, right, I just you know, and they say, 264 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:48,960 oh, you go to twelve team playoffs, it's gonna help out. 265 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:53,079 Who knows, I don't know. It's all about money anyway. Schematically, 266 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,720 schematically, what did you see about what Ohio State did? Did they isolated 267 00:19:57,759 --> 00:20:02,359 they did they pick on a certain coverage? What did you see schematically from 268 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:06,119 Ohio State that impressed you or that you didn't think Georgia did very well on 269 00:20:06,279 --> 00:20:10,960 defense? Well, I thought the protection for the quarterback for Ohio State's offense 270 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:14,960 line did good. Ohio State and that old line is something. You know, 271 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,720 they ran the ball pretty well and the protected a quarterback. And what 272 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,119 the big thing was was there are a lot of deep crossing routes. We 273 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:29,920 call those race routes or grids. You know, he was calling race routes 274 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,000 when I was with the forty nine ers, called it grid when I got 275 00:20:33,039 --> 00:20:37,559 back in college. Where the we see her basically crosses the entire formation and 276 00:20:37,599 --> 00:20:41,279 it's a deep ball. You gotta have protection. Usually you're gonna have seven 277 00:20:41,319 --> 00:20:45,799 man protection on those, you know, at least six, but biby seven 278 00:20:45,839 --> 00:20:51,599 man protection three million routes and they just outran. You know, it's a 279 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:56,359 hard when you got protection. It's hard to stop and defend those routes, 280 00:20:56,079 --> 00:21:02,039 and I thought, Ohio State hit those a number of times. And then 281 00:21:02,039 --> 00:21:04,480 the quarterback was able to run the ball when he had to, you know, 282 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:08,319 which had not been part of his game. Him running had not been 283 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,000 part of his game, and everybody thought that that was going to be an 284 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,000 issue, but he really, his mobility was a major factor in that game 285 00:21:15,039 --> 00:21:19,400 breaking containment. Yeah, I thought so as well. And you know, 286 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,720 I mean, you're looking at two great teams, I mean, people being 287 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,880 in your thought, these are the two probably that we're going to play in 288 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:30,319 the championship game, and they might be the two best teams, you know. 289 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:36,759 I mean the talent level, the line of scrimmage on both these teams 290 00:21:37,039 --> 00:21:42,039 right is amazing. But for Georgia just to keep playing and keep on it, 291 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,559 I mean, it says a lot to the coaching staff and the leadership 292 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:52,079 of the teams, you know too, you know, and Bill Sider used 293 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:57,720 to tell us that Kansas State always don't ever, ever, ever ever ever 294 00:21:57,799 --> 00:22:02,480 give up, and don't ever give up. Yeah, let's talk about the 295 00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:07,279 fourth string walk on quarterback that's turned into a Georgia legend, A stetson Bennett 296 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,599 kid, just twenty five years old. He was put out. You know, 297 00:22:11,079 --> 00:22:12,880 nobody wanted him to play at Georgia. He just hung in there. 298 00:22:14,319 --> 00:22:17,160 He's not a five star guy. He's probably not gonna be He's not gonna 299 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,759 be a first round draft pick in the NFL. But this guy's grit as 300 00:22:19,759 --> 00:22:23,759 a college football player, in the leadership he shows is incredible. And as 301 00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:27,759 a coach, I know, you know this develop seeing kids develop, seeing 302 00:22:27,799 --> 00:22:32,279 kids getting better over time and just hanging in there is a great trait. 303 00:22:33,079 --> 00:22:36,039 No reminds me a little bit of worth Foot at Florida. You know, 304 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:40,480 they want a national championship. I believe with him. Yeah, and you 305 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:44,240 know he wasn't going to play the pros, you know, and this guy 306 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,839 probably won't. This might be his last game ever. You know, somebody 307 00:22:48,839 --> 00:22:52,200 will pick him up and he might be able to hang on for a year 308 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:56,359 or two, but probably you know who knows. But you know you probably 309 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:00,400 don't want to count him out. You know, I'll maybe beat my words 310 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,799 in a year or two. But it is remarkable story. It just is. 311 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,519 He's just a football player. He's a winner, and he reminds me 312 00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:14,720 of Mac Growthy, who we had in South Florida. Yeah, and Mac 313 00:23:14,759 --> 00:23:18,759 Growthy the truth of this and Matt. If Matt is listening to this, 314 00:23:19,079 --> 00:23:25,119 he he won't like to hear it. But Wally Burnham recruited him, our 315 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,759 decordinator. And when we talked about Matt, and we knew he was a 316 00:23:29,759 --> 00:23:33,119 good quarterback, but we didn't think he played quarterback. We really took him 317 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:38,200 as a safety and we brought him in and I mean our staff fee is 318 00:23:38,279 --> 00:23:41,160 me and Wally talking. We thought, you know, we didn't think he'd 319 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:45,400 have great speed, but we thought he'd be a good heady ball player. 320 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,960 It might be able to play some safety, and we didn't. Central Florida 321 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:55,000 recruited him and us really came down to just that. And Wally really liked 322 00:23:55,079 --> 00:23:57,559 him a lot. I mean, I liked him. I went and saw 323 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:02,799 him a bunch. Wally loved him, and you know, I, you 324 00:24:02,839 --> 00:24:06,599 know, I appreciate Wally so much. We end up taking him. And 325 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:12,799 there's a practice and like the scout team is going against the number one defense 326 00:24:14,599 --> 00:24:18,599 and Matt growth he got back and hit this guinea post, one of the 327 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:23,920 best throwers I've ever seen to score on our defense. I'll never forget this. 328 00:24:25,039 --> 00:24:27,680 I went to Matt. I said, Matt, you are never going 329 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:33,920 to play anything but quarterback. I'll promise you. And from then on all 330 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,039 he did was leader team with so many wins. He was so tough. 331 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:44,920 He was such a heady ball player, such a leader. But his toughness 332 00:24:45,839 --> 00:24:48,119 was remarkable. I'm gonna go off on a tangent, but you gotta hear 333 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:56,240 this. We're playing a bowl game against Skipholds, East Carolina's team. First 334 00:24:56,519 --> 00:25:00,279 game we first bowl game we won in South Florida. And right before halftime, 335 00:25:00,279 --> 00:25:03,119 Matt came off and he said, man, my leg's really bothered me. 336 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,759 And I said, well, is he be all right? I don't 337 00:25:07,759 --> 00:25:11,160 know, man, it really hurts. We're going a halftime, come out 338 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,480 second half. He comes out the beginning of a third quarter, said, 339 00:25:15,559 --> 00:25:19,119 man, I can't. I have a hard time played a few series. 340 00:25:19,759 --> 00:25:23,599 I had to go with patrol miss. He went in and finished the game 341 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,599 for us. We won. Well, Matt had had a fracture in his 342 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:33,920 leg. It was it was a fractured leg, and he played like a 343 00:25:34,039 --> 00:25:37,920 quarter and a half on it. Wow, I mean it's the guy was 344 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:44,759 so tough, you know. So that's what this Georgia quarterback. He's just 345 00:25:45,839 --> 00:25:51,839 tough, he's won't give up. He wills things to happen, and we'll 346 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,920 see what happens in the championship game. Were you surprised at on the last 347 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,599 drive out o House State that they really they didn't really attempt to hold. 348 00:26:00,599 --> 00:26:03,000 I mean, they went for a big play, They got the ball about 349 00:26:03,039 --> 00:26:06,680 the thirty two with about twenty seconds left, and they didn't really try to 350 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,720 get another seven or eight yards, and they end up making the kid have 351 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:12,079 to kick a fifty yard field goal, you know, basically to win the 352 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,359 game, and obviously it was the kick was no good. Where you're little 353 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,599 surprised at the play calling there the last couple of plays not to try to 354 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:22,920 either center the ball in the middle of the field or figure out a way 355 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,119 to get five or six more yards. Yeah, I mean it would have 356 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,200 been nice, you know, obviously for the kicker. And you know, 357 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,480 I don't know what the thinking was behind all that, whether they just didn't 358 00:26:32,519 --> 00:26:34,559 want to and they want to give him a chance. So good about the 359 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,680 kicker, and maybe it felt good at the hash that they're on and all 360 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:44,279 those teams, I don't know all that background. Obviously they should have you 361 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:48,440 know, because he didn't make it right, you know, but that's just 362 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:53,279 so hard. I mean, you know, I watched Ohio State play and 363 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:57,279 even in this game, and I'm still not sure that they're not the best 364 00:26:57,279 --> 00:27:00,720 team in the country. Then were Alabama or Georgia, you know, I 365 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:06,160 mean I I never I don't know if I would say Michigan or TCU. 366 00:27:06,319 --> 00:27:11,440 But you know, the just a line of scrimmage and the athletes and what 367 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:18,200 Georgia has and what Ohio State has and what Alabama has is to me is 368 00:27:18,519 --> 00:27:22,359 you know, separate those teams. But Michigan beat the dog out Ohio States. 369 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,599 So and we're undefeated, you know, so you gotta give them, 370 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,920 you know, I don't know, boy, it's tough, you know, 371 00:27:30,079 --> 00:27:33,400 you know, anyone game, right. We talked about that this year, 372 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,160 Yeah, you can, you know, and look at I mean we talked 373 00:27:37,279 --> 00:27:41,039 because we were talking about South Florida at the time, beating Florida, you 374 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,279 know, and we had a lot of one thing you and I talked to 375 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:45,960 talked about all year about special teams. There were a lot of a lot 376 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,480 of miss kicks in these games. Georgia kids two or three kicks. You 377 00:27:49,519 --> 00:27:52,799 know, you've watched the Clemson game. They missed three kicks. Obviously, 378 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:56,799 Ohio State missed the kick at the end. The importance of special teams in 379 00:27:56,839 --> 00:28:02,200 these bowl games when you've had thirty days off, that's the part of the 380 00:28:02,279 --> 00:28:06,079 game that gets rusty and doesn't get probably as much work maybe as you think 381 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:11,000 you need. Your your your thoughts on special teams. Well, it's a 382 00:28:11,079 --> 00:28:15,000 live work. You know that, you you know, you you nobody's getting 383 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,480 this much live work. But that's the thing you worry about with, um, 384 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,440 you know, with the protection on you know, I mean even even 385 00:28:23,599 --> 00:28:29,960 I'm thinking right now, but the game if North Carolina blocks you know, 386 00:28:30,319 --> 00:28:33,960 fe goal by the Bucks, you know, right, um, but that's 387 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:37,759 that's not we're talking about. But it's hard to get as much live work 388 00:28:37,839 --> 00:28:41,279 as you want, especially on your feud goal your ex point team, because 389 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:45,480 you don't want to hurt in as linemen because they're you know, they're in 390 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:49,680 a vulnerable position. Right. I know that all those teams did some live 391 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:55,200 work. I know that, But you know how much do you do? 392 00:28:55,240 --> 00:29:00,799 And you know when have you had enough? And when you're runn eighty five 393 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:03,079 thousand with all the marbles on the line, it's different than if you're on 394 00:29:03,119 --> 00:29:10,640 a practice field by yourself with the oh, you're right, it is you 395 00:29:10,759 --> 00:29:15,359 know, and you know there is some time there and yeah, you're concerned 396 00:29:15,359 --> 00:29:19,480 about all kinds of things, but especially teams. You're right, that's one 397 00:29:19,519 --> 00:29:25,240 of the areas that coaches get very concerned about and normally in the practice that's 398 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,440 why they spend most time with, especially teams, because you're so concerned about 399 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,680 it, right, you know, but it does. It's her a lot 400 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,319 of team. You can see it. I want to give it again, 401 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,279 want to give a shout out to Noah Ruggles. Noah's the kicker at Ohio 402 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,559 State. He's a Tampa kid, he went to steinburn Or high school coach. 403 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,599 He's a he's a the Ohio statecareer. But he had a really good 404 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,960 career to Hoise State. Obviously didn't make the last kick, but again, 405 00:29:47,039 --> 00:29:48,799 want to give a shout out to Noah Ruggles. Really good career at Ohio 406 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:53,480 State. Keep up the great work, no and there'll be more opportunities hopefully 407 00:29:53,519 --> 00:29:56,799 down the road for you. So all right, let's get to the championship. 408 00:29:56,839 --> 00:30:00,920 Coach oh First, first question, you get nine days to prepare. 409 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,720 You got you played this time next Monday night, so you basically get nine 410 00:30:04,759 --> 00:30:10,240 full days. Interesting that both teams will fly back to their place and then 411 00:30:10,319 --> 00:30:14,000 have to fly back to LA because the games in Los Angeles, which is 412 00:30:14,039 --> 00:30:17,279 a long trip for these guys especially, you know, having to travel back 413 00:30:17,319 --> 00:30:21,680 to Texas and Georgia that back to LA. Talk about the preparation these over 414 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:25,680 the weekend. Would you've given their kids all the way off until probably Tuesday 415 00:30:26,119 --> 00:30:33,400 before you start practicing again. Well, both staffs have already broke down the 416 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,119 other teams. They've already had their gas and their analysts breakdown the other teams 417 00:30:37,119 --> 00:30:44,359 and get everything there. But the coordinators have probably peaked at it a little 418 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,880 bit, but they're so focused on Michigan or TCU or Georgia Ohio State that 419 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:53,599 they haven't put their teeth into it. So you have to give your coordinators 420 00:30:53,640 --> 00:31:00,119 time. They need two or three days or probably these two days to really 421 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:06,240 try to put put a good plan together. So you do give your guys 422 00:31:06,319 --> 00:31:10,359 and to travel back. You're going to give them some hopefully they can wrest 423 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,160 on the plane, and you do want to give them a day off. 424 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,599 And then what you want to do is you want to get back right away 425 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,839 to the mental preparation for sure. Okay, you want to get the game 426 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,440 plan out as soon as you can to where you really know what you're gonna 427 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:29,039 do and what you want to do and what your objectives are. And then 428 00:31:29,079 --> 00:31:32,119 you're on the practice field. You're probably not gonna go full pads at all, 429 00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:38,640 probably just helmets and you know, maybe just uh spider pads or whatever 430 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,599 they call them. Now sure, you know, because you you've had a 431 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:48,720 long year, bodies are really beat up. You got to get your players 432 00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:51,720 back. They're close to a hardred percent age you can. That's critical. 433 00:31:52,359 --> 00:31:55,839 So most of the work is going to be two things. Do a little 434 00:31:55,839 --> 00:31:59,440 bit of running, you know, as soon as you can, as soon 435 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,799 as you get your back to run them, run them a little bit um 436 00:32:04,319 --> 00:32:08,480 and and makes your linement or running enough because your receivers and dbs are gonna 437 00:32:08,519 --> 00:32:14,359 they're gonna run a lot anyway. Uh. And then and that also helps 438 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,759 kind of just get your body back and get them in the film room, 439 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:23,839 watch really study the team you're gonna face. And then, um, most 440 00:32:23,839 --> 00:32:27,960 of your works you're gonna be with scout teams. You know. Now you 441 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,319 as the head coach. As your coordinators are doing their work, as you 442 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,160 as the head coach, are you're gonna call your buddies in that conference and 443 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,599 say, hey, give me two or three things that they really like to 444 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,920 do formationally or blitz package or red zone stuff. Is that where you're gonna 445 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:45,079 kind of make some your your phone calls to your buddies in the in the 446 00:32:45,079 --> 00:32:50,119 business that are that maybe play against Georgia, play against TCU to just to 447 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,720 get a couple of nuggets. Those phone calls were probably already made last week. 448 00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:59,240 You know, the four teams left and depending on who you know, 449 00:32:59,279 --> 00:33:01,799 one team would they have calls about you know, two other teams right, 450 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:07,160 and those calls already were made. I'm sure, Um, are there going 451 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:12,720 to be more calls made? Yes? And yes I would Um, you 452 00:33:12,759 --> 00:33:15,480 know it's cold people you trust, you know to kind of get an idea, 453 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:22,440 but you know, those calls are already made. And if you're you 454 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,000 know, hopefully you're analysts. That's why these guys, a lot of these 455 00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:32,240 at these analysts are are some retired great coaches that know what the hell they're 456 00:33:32,279 --> 00:33:38,000 doing and they're probably really helping with putting those plans together and and if you've 457 00:33:38,039 --> 00:33:42,559 got some really good analysts, man, they're worth their weight in gold. 458 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,079 They really are because they you know, these guys have been around a long 459 00:33:46,119 --> 00:33:50,400 time. You know, George's got them. Yeah, I know a couple 460 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:55,000 of guys, and certainly all these staffs, man, they here a high 461 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,759 power staff. You've got analysts, big time analysts that are there, and 462 00:34:00,319 --> 00:34:04,359 they're really really gonna help that process. Well, you know, TCU is 463 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:08,440 gonna take the David Versus Goliath attitude. Nobody in America thinks TCU can win 464 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:13,880 a second huge game like this against the big bad bullies of Georgia. How 465 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,760 do you if your TCU, if your Sonny dikes, how do you approach 466 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:21,880 this emotionally and mentally with your guys? Do you do you play up there 467 00:34:22,119 --> 00:34:23,760 the where the David versus Goliath or you just say, you know what, 468 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:28,519 damn it, we're as good as they are. We're as good as they 469 00:34:28,519 --> 00:34:30,320 are. We just played Michigan, who's got one of the best run offenses 470 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:36,599 in the country, and we basically handled them. And you know, George 471 00:34:36,679 --> 00:34:39,159 is gonna have to play up to our level, you know, and you 472 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:44,199 know we're we've got explosive players all over the field. You know, our 473 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:49,079 defense is different than what they've seen. Um, you know, I don't 474 00:34:49,079 --> 00:34:52,960 think anybody in TCU you get to this point. So I don't know if 475 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,760 there's a David versus Goliath. The thing that I'm going to be excited about 476 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:00,000 TCU is I'm more towards the West coast than Georgie. Is I'm at least 477 00:35:00,039 --> 00:35:06,079 getting Georgia out of the southeast put them all away out LA. I'm thinking 478 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,119 they ain't gonna be easy for them. You know, that's a that's a 479 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:14,280 that's a long way from one coast the other coast. And um, I'm 480 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:16,760 hoping that. I'm hoping that's gonna have a factor. And I'm and they're 481 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:20,920 they're you know, they just got done playing you in Atlanta, you know, 482 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:25,079 home game and home game that you know. I I think TCU you're 483 00:35:25,079 --> 00:35:30,559 gonna have. I think it's a little bit of an advantage, you know, 484 00:35:30,599 --> 00:35:32,960 where you're located and getting out to La. Well, the will the 485 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,400 Bowl game require them to be there a certain day? Will will they wait 486 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,960 till the weekend to travel or do they have to be there probably by Wednesday 487 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:44,760 or Thursday? For media stuff? Well, most boat games will give you 488 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:47,079 options, you know, where you can come in one day or the next 489 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:51,440 day. Okay, you know, with whatever your team is, I don't 490 00:35:51,559 --> 00:35:55,079 know. I would imagine and I don't know this, but I would imagine 491 00:35:55,079 --> 00:36:00,559 they'd have an option of staying what extra day or coming in. I imagine 492 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:05,079 each team's gonna have They're gonna have a certain day you have to be there 493 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:10,760 because there's certain festivities that you're media day, all that stuff. But I 494 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:15,400 will bet that you'll you have an option of getting in one day or the 495 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:22,440 next day. And uh yeah, I don't know what each coach is gonna 496 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,239 want to do as far as that goes. Now, are you gonna prepare 497 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,599 that? I mean, I know, obviously the ultimate you're playing for a 498 00:36:28,679 --> 00:36:31,840 national championship, and I get it as a coach. The danger is that 499 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:36,199 are you over Can you over prepare for a game like this? Or do 500 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,400 you try to stay in the same routine as a coaching stab that you've done 501 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,679 all year long, or do you say, you know what, I don't 502 00:36:42,679 --> 00:36:45,519 give a damn, I'm staying up all night long whatever we gotta do. 503 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:50,679 Well, you know what, you know, I think that you probably try 504 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,000 to stay in a routine that you can. You know, I coached the 505 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:58,159 Super Bowl and we had two weeks to prepare for um, uh you know 506 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:04,840 from the Ravens, and I'll not forget my scouting report for the linebackers was 507 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:09,519 sixteen pages, but it was but it was mostly you know, some drawings 508 00:37:09,599 --> 00:37:15,440 and some it wasn't just all you know, the worthy Ai Tat Willis and 509 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:20,960 of Marble Bowman and those guys. You know, but uh, you know, 510 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:24,639 it's hard to keep it exact routine and you can within your system, 511 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:28,039 but you know, it's a championship game. You're going out to LA. 512 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:34,599 There's different geographically, but as much as uh much of the same routine you've 513 00:37:34,599 --> 00:37:37,880 had, you know, with your strength staff and those people you're gonna keep. 514 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,079 I want the best question. I'll get you out here. Talk to 515 00:37:40,199 --> 00:37:45,679 talk to the audience and the fans and other coaches that are listening. Talk 516 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,400 about the thrill in the in the in, the adrenaline and the anxiety or 517 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,960 whatever all the things combine when you're in a winner take all championship game, 518 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:58,320 whether it's an NFL playoff game a game like this where it's a national championship 519 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,480 game. Just talk about the this is what you do coaching. This is 520 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:04,760 why you're in this profession, right coach? I mean the thrill in the 521 00:38:04,519 --> 00:38:07,760 the intensity and the adrenaline and the and uh, you know, the winner 522 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:12,840 with the winner take all scenario of a game like this, you know. 523 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,599 For me, you know, and all I can do is the only experience 524 00:38:15,639 --> 00:38:19,840 I can talk about coaching in a Super Bowl and um, which is pretty 525 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:27,360 big. The uh I remember before the game scene Beyonce because she was gonna 526 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,679 sing, you know, at halftime. Yeah, and I can remember, 527 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:38,599 um, these kids that were singing, and how I went up and talk 528 00:38:38,679 --> 00:38:45,719 to these kids before the game right wherever we came out. Other than those 529 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:52,280 kind of things, when the game started, nothing changed for me. Okay, 530 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,639 it was yea, you want to win this game? And the best 531 00:38:55,360 --> 00:39:01,440 I remember feeling like the best thing I could do to be relaxed and not 532 00:39:01,559 --> 00:39:07,199 to be uptight in too, because for me, Vic Fangio was a decordinator 533 00:39:07,199 --> 00:39:10,559 and he made calls. I'm the one to talk to Pat Willis or I 534 00:39:10,599 --> 00:39:15,760 either did it through you know, through the mic, or or through signals 535 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,639 hand signals. But I just wanted to make sure that I relayed the right 536 00:39:19,679 --> 00:39:22,599 things and that I that the justice I had to make for those guys was 537 00:39:22,679 --> 00:39:27,280 good. And I just wanted to make sure as a coach that I was 538 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:30,639 as relaxed as I could be. Did not want to be too tight because 539 00:39:30,679 --> 00:39:32,639 it allows you to really really important to me, it allows you to think 540 00:39:32,679 --> 00:39:37,039 clear. When you're relaxed, you can think clearly. You don't get I 541 00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:39,360 don't say desperate, but you don't do stuff that's not a character from a 542 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:44,639 call perspective and things like that. Probably, right, well, that's just 543 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:47,320 how I thought. You know, I wasn't the head coach. I wasn't 544 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:52,239 Jim Harball, right. You know, I wasn't a decordinator when I was 545 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:57,519 with the forty nine ers. I was a coaching linebackers. But you know, 546 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,000 I mean, the game came down to the last play of the game, 547 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:06,559 and we've already talked about the horrible call the official made on the we're 548 00:40:06,599 --> 00:40:10,840 still looking for the flag coach, you you you need to look back to 549 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:15,800 that play. I remember it. I watched it. I remember the play 550 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:20,119 in the end zone with crap Tree. I remember that the guy wrapped his 551 00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:23,679 arm right around crap Tree. It was an easy call to me, so 552 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:30,079 anyway, But you know, you want your guys to play at the highest 553 00:40:30,159 --> 00:40:37,360 level they can play. You want them to know. I think it's so 554 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:42,920 important to have them not be too tight and words that line. How do 555 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,639 you do it? That's you know, that's a good question. And the 556 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:49,719 last thing is officiating that that could be a factor in this game. These 557 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:53,800 are gonna be officials that haven't refereed these conferences this year most likely it's probably 558 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:58,840 gonna be a neutral conference officiating crew. So again, you hate to say 559 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:00,920 it, and these are the best of the best the officials, we get 560 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:05,360 it, but it's still the officiating can can play a role in these games 561 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,679 and how you coach it and how you adjust after a call that either like 562 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:14,880 or don't like a prime example, and do you remember the TCU game with 563 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:19,400 them, was it the spearing at the end? Yeah? Yeah, the 564 00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:25,719 no call overturned it. You tell me if you're being consistent and we've seen 565 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:29,920 that call a few times, that was called ye. And if you put 566 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,920 up that same play with some that are called not called, I'll promise you 567 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,960 they missed that call. His head was down, he's hit with the crowd's 568 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:45,360 helmet right through the other guys helmet. Yeah, and I believe strongly that 569 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:49,239 they just felt like I think it wasn't about the play. I think they 570 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,360 realized that they the TCU won this game, let's just move on, and 571 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,960 they would have had to object the kid for the half of the next game. 572 00:41:55,000 --> 00:42:00,000 That's the other part too. I find it hard to believe that those 573 00:42:00,039 --> 00:42:05,800 talkSPORT weren't going into mind of the person that how to make that call, 574 00:42:06,159 --> 00:42:09,000 right, because I'll promise you that's gonna be brought up and they're gonna show, 575 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:15,280 they're gonna show calls of, you know, of the same thing that 576 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:20,440 was the other that was the other way. Right, we'll coach, great 577 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:23,440 work, I really appreciate it. Enjoy the week, Enjoy the championship game, 578 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:28,599 and uh we'll maybe we'll talk one more time next week after the championship 579 00:42:28,639 --> 00:42:30,920 game to wrap up the college football season. Great job, coach. We'll 580 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:35,159 see you next week. Okay, all right, sounds good. Have a 581 00:42:35,159 --> 00:42:39,039 great week. Coach Powers on Sports and Florida Football Insiders podcast will be right 582 00:42:39,079 --> 00:42:45,400 back. College football fans, we know that the season is winding down. 583 00:42:45,079 --> 00:42:49,960 Bowl games are in the near future, as well as the college football playoff, 584 00:42:50,159 --> 00:42:52,679 and we know you're looking for the best seats at the most competitive prices. 585 00:42:53,159 --> 00:42:59,679 Take advantage of ticket smarter and their mobile lap. 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We're just gonna get a little update on the Gators and such a 635 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:44,679 welcome back Kevin, Happy new year here. It's happy to hear. It's 636 00:46:44,679 --> 00:46:47,400 good to be back. It's the usual and good to be back in Florida. 637 00:46:47,519 --> 00:46:50,039 Yeah, yeah, I know. You were up in New York and 638 00:46:50,159 --> 00:46:53,320 join the little holiday festivities. How is New York For those who have never 639 00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:57,000 been during the holidays, give us a sense of New York City in that 640 00:46:57,079 --> 00:47:00,440 area during the holidays, Well, you know, say Rockefell our Center. 641 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:02,360 It's always fun in the tree, you know, it's a very festive atmosphere 642 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:07,519 there in the city. Um, Christmas in the city is certainly exciting. 643 00:47:07,599 --> 00:47:10,559 But you know, I think Christmas weekend it was bitterly cold. It was 644 00:47:10,599 --> 00:47:14,079 down to Lake zero to Greece. I know it's cold here in Florida too, 645 00:47:14,159 --> 00:47:15,880 right, And then uh, you know, warmed up a little bit, 646 00:47:16,159 --> 00:47:20,159 um a couple of days afterwards. I was able to venture down the 647 00:47:20,199 --> 00:47:22,599 city and do that kind of stuff. But just good to be home a 648 00:47:22,599 --> 00:47:25,119 family. It's where I grew up and uh, still have a lot of 649 00:47:25,119 --> 00:47:30,000 ties up there. And most importantly, you didn't get stuck at an airport 650 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:31,760 with all the travel issues, did you. No? No, I didn't 651 00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:36,280 go Southwest. I went Delta. So I was very fortunate and uh you 652 00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:38,960 know that that worked out. That worked out pretty well for me. Very 653 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:43,840 good. All right, So we're we're recording this on Tuesday morning, obviously 654 00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:47,119 with the events on Monday Night football with Damar Hamlin Kevin, have you ever 655 00:47:47,159 --> 00:47:52,239 been in a situation and an event where a players collapsed in any kind of 656 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:55,519 manner like happened last night at all? I have not, but I do 657 00:47:55,679 --> 00:47:58,960 know, you know, a couple of years ago, I obviously watched that 658 00:47:59,039 --> 00:48:04,039 Florida Floord State game when Kyante Johnson collapsed in Tallahassee, and it was eerily 659 00:48:04,119 --> 00:48:07,599 similar in a lot of ways. And it's amazing to think two years ago 660 00:48:07,679 --> 00:48:12,519 that they actually resumed playing in that game. When you when you when you 661 00:48:12,559 --> 00:48:15,079 look at what happened last night, and I'm canceling a Monday night football game, 662 00:48:15,719 --> 00:48:21,760 um with with Keyote situation obviously, and he was in uh, you 663 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:23,920 know, critical condition for what seven or eight days in a hospital up in 664 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:29,800 Tallahassee. You know, thankfully he made a full recovery and he's playing basketball 665 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:34,679 again, not a Florida but a Kansas State obviously. UM. I don't 666 00:48:34,679 --> 00:48:37,880 think Florida would medically clear him Kansas State did. I mean, that's another 667 00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:40,960 issue. Um. But he's he's doing okay, you know, and he's 668 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,639 he's playing well and he's following his dream. And it will be interesting to 669 00:48:44,639 --> 00:48:47,079 see if Hamlin makes a full you know, recovery, if he decides to 670 00:48:47,119 --> 00:48:51,440 play football again, and if he does, um, you know, certainly, 671 00:48:51,519 --> 00:48:53,840 there'll be a lot of factors that go into it. But definitely a 672 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:58,880 scary scene last night. I was watching it live. Nothing that you want 673 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:01,480 to see on TV. When you have an ambulance rush after the field, 674 00:49:01,519 --> 00:49:07,360 and you could just see how distraught the players were right emotionally and how hard 675 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:09,800 it would be to get especially in the sport like football, to get charged 676 00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:12,800 back up for a game. I think they eventually did the right thing. 677 00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:15,320 Maybe they shouldn't have done a little sooner. No, And you and I 678 00:49:15,519 --> 00:49:19,480 are old enough to remember Hank Gathers. That to me, that was what 679 00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:22,400 came into my when I first saw all the distraught distress on the field. 680 00:49:22,639 --> 00:49:25,760 That was my first ault was Hank Gathers back in nineteen ninety at Loyal and 681 00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:30,599 Merrimount. A little different situation because we knew he had already had a had 682 00:49:30,599 --> 00:49:34,960 some kind of issue prior to that, but still to see a guy just, 683 00:49:35,199 --> 00:49:37,199 you know, collapse on the court like that, and obviously in Hank 684 00:49:37,199 --> 00:49:42,239 gathered situation, he did pass away, you know it just that's that was 685 00:49:42,280 --> 00:49:45,880 my first alt was Hank Gathers nineteen ninety. Yeah, yeah, no question, 686 00:49:45,920 --> 00:49:47,639 And I do remember that too, and I remember, you know, 687 00:49:47,679 --> 00:49:53,079 obviously the warning signs beforehand and everything, and it was it was obviously a 688 00:49:53,159 --> 00:49:58,000 terrible situation for everyone involved. Of course, you know, Bo Kimball with 689 00:49:58,039 --> 00:50:00,559 a tribute. You know, she pot the left hand and everything, and 690 00:50:00,159 --> 00:50:05,039 it was it was really a sad story. But the team came together and 691 00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:07,239 me to run to the Elite eight. And Hank's memory absolutely no, that 692 00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:10,199 was a tremendous, tremendous year. And uh yeah, he said, Hank 693 00:50:10,239 --> 00:50:14,559 Gathers and Bo Kimballman were just and again if you know, if you didn't, 694 00:50:14,559 --> 00:50:17,079 never know who can't gather but look them up. All American leading led 695 00:50:17,119 --> 00:50:21,239 the country and that the year I passed away led the country and scoring and 696 00:50:21,440 --> 00:50:24,599 rebounding at Loyal a Merrimount kid was a beast. And yeah, there's a 697 00:50:24,599 --> 00:50:28,679 great thirty for thirty on Loyal Merrimount that if he can on Earth, I 698 00:50:28,679 --> 00:50:32,159 would definitely recommend watching. Absolutely. All right, let's get to let's get 699 00:50:32,159 --> 00:50:37,320 to the Gators here. Let's do a quick review of the bowl game situation. 700 00:50:37,599 --> 00:50:40,079 The Gators losing the Las Vegas Bowl thirty to three, not a very 701 00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:45,519 good result obviously for the Gators. To me, the interesting thing was the 702 00:50:45,599 --> 00:50:52,320 Gators take a late field goal late in this game to extend a little known 703 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,920 streak of never being shut out. Tell us about the streak and the extension 704 00:50:55,920 --> 00:51:00,679 of the streak. There was there any backlash for that. You know you're 705 00:51:00,719 --> 00:51:04,199 doing that. They lead FBS. I think it's four n thirty five or 706 00:51:04,199 --> 00:51:07,039 four nd thirty six Streek. It goes back to nineteen eighty eight, Auburn 707 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:10,360 in nineteen eighty eight, So if you think about that, that's you know, 708 00:51:10,639 --> 00:51:17,039 thirty we're going on what thirty four thirty five years without being shut out, 709 00:51:17,119 --> 00:51:21,159 and I mean really spammed in the spurer and so forth and everything. 710 00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:25,199 I remember was it a couple of years ago they played FSU and they got 711 00:51:25,239 --> 00:51:30,519 a safety I think under Jim mcaway in the streak, which it was just 712 00:51:30,599 --> 00:51:31,920 kind of crazy if you think about it. They didn't score an offensive point, 713 00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:35,960 but it was still not the shutout streak. So I mean, it's 714 00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:38,519 been closer a few times, and certainly it was there. And you know, 715 00:51:38,519 --> 00:51:43,199 it's interesting because Adam Mahalak missed the long field goal early in that game, 716 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,159 and then they were kind of near inside ten and they got pushed back. 717 00:51:46,199 --> 00:51:49,800 They got a couple of negative plays, a sack and everything. Try 718 00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:52,280 As Napier after the game, I said, well, you know, if 719 00:51:52,280 --> 00:51:53,639 it was a little closer, would you have gone for the touchdown, and 720 00:51:54,199 --> 00:51:57,119 he said, yeah, exactly right. He goes, you know, fourth 721 00:51:57,119 --> 00:51:59,119 and twenty four, you know, fourth and goal from the twenty four. 722 00:51:59,159 --> 00:52:00,599 One of the odds, you know, you bring Mahalic out there and you 723 00:52:00,719 --> 00:52:04,000 kick it. I think it would have been interesting to see if he would 724 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:07,199 have played it differently if he was inside the ten yard line. But there 725 00:52:07,239 --> 00:52:09,239 was some backlash. I know Kirk Kurbstreet said something on the area called it 726 00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:14,320 embarrassing, and uh, I think I saw an o Hi Oregon State fan 727 00:52:14,360 --> 00:52:17,320 on Twitter saying that it's it's kind of like a baseball coach calling for a 728 00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:22,639 bunk to break up a no hitter, right, Yeah, I meant it. 729 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:24,360 Being that it was Napier's first year, I wonder if at the moment 730 00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:28,519 of he was all that was going on, if he even knew, or 731 00:52:28,519 --> 00:52:30,880 if somebody had to come up and tell him, hey, Billy, this 732 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:32,440 is an important streak here. We need to we need to figure kick a 733 00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:36,039 field goal here late in the game. I wonder if that was even mentioned 734 00:52:36,159 --> 00:52:38,079 to him by somebody on the sideline. Well, I don't know, you 735 00:52:38,079 --> 00:52:40,480 know, it's it's pretty prominent in the media notes too, so I don't 736 00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:44,280 know if he reviews the media notes or all, so he might if he 737 00:52:44,360 --> 00:52:47,320 reviews it every week. I'm sure he's aware of it. But it was, 738 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:52,199 like he said, one of those situations where it was it was dangerously 739 00:52:52,239 --> 00:52:54,079 close, you know, and I was tweeting about it during the game, 740 00:52:54,119 --> 00:52:58,960 and it was. It was because it looked really dire there with Jack Miller 741 00:52:59,039 --> 00:53:01,360 at quarterback, and you know, obviously they were tremendously short hand. I 742 00:53:01,400 --> 00:53:05,800 think it just shows, you know, a lot of fans really were, 743 00:53:06,239 --> 00:53:08,280 you know, on Anthony Richardson for much of the season was inconsistent up and 744 00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:10,960 down. But you know, be careful what you wish for. People were 745 00:53:12,039 --> 00:53:15,280 talking about benching him for Jack Miller and Jan getting the uh you know, 746 00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:20,199 and uh, you know, you kind of sew how the offense function without 747 00:53:20,039 --> 00:53:22,039 Anthony Richardson. It didn't look at at all all. Right, before we 748 00:53:22,079 --> 00:53:25,920 talk signing Signy Dane transfer portal, just give give the audience a sense of 749 00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:30,840 after year one a billion napier, what is the sense in Gainesville and kind 750 00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:35,599 of central Florida about where they think things are going. Obviously, um, 751 00:53:35,639 --> 00:53:37,639 you know, it wasn't record wise, it wasn't fantastic, but they had 752 00:53:37,679 --> 00:53:40,519 some moments where they played really well and and then you know, obviously they 753 00:53:40,599 --> 00:53:44,679 beat Utah earlier in the year, so just get give the audience a sense 754 00:53:44,679 --> 00:53:47,599 of what the Gator Nation thinks. Year won't post your one billion Napier. 755 00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:51,719 Yeah, I just think a lot of inconsistency because you know, they beat 756 00:53:51,800 --> 00:53:54,719 Utah and they beat South Carolina too, who turned around right and beat Clemson 757 00:53:55,159 --> 00:53:59,400 right and uh, you know, back to back Tennessee and Clemson. So 758 00:54:00,199 --> 00:54:02,440 that just tells you that, you know, when they when Florida was that 759 00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:06,400 it's best they could play with anyone. I think the problem was they just 760 00:54:06,440 --> 00:54:09,360 weren't at their best all the time. And you gotta wonder if that's coaching, 761 00:54:09,480 --> 00:54:14,159 if that's just lack of depth. They're key injuries strut the course of 762 00:54:14,199 --> 00:54:16,800 the season. I think the fans are, you know, they want to 763 00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:21,280 give Napier a chance. It's gonna be an interesting year two to see if 764 00:54:21,320 --> 00:54:24,199 what kind of progress they make, how they address a quarterback position. I 765 00:54:24,239 --> 00:54:29,679 mean, they they've picked up obviously Grant Merch from Wisconsin and have one of 766 00:54:29,679 --> 00:54:35,599 the top quarterback recruits coming in and Jane Roshata. But I think that it's 767 00:54:35,639 --> 00:54:37,280 it's gonna be, you know, another season where you know you're gonna have 768 00:54:37,320 --> 00:54:40,559 to build build depth, and you're gonna have to show a lot of improvement 769 00:54:40,639 --> 00:54:45,119 defensively too, because that's what really you know, let the Gators down during 770 00:54:45,119 --> 00:54:47,039 the course of the season, giving up forty or more points to four different 771 00:54:47,079 --> 00:54:51,719 opponents during the season. I mean, there have been a lot of transfer 772 00:54:52,280 --> 00:54:57,000 guys coming out of Florida leaving Florida. Is that is that by designer? 773 00:54:57,119 --> 00:55:00,599 Is that just I mean, is that kind of Billy's way of weeding out 774 00:55:00,599 --> 00:55:04,039 the weeding out the roster a little bit or just give us a sense of 775 00:55:04,119 --> 00:55:07,119 you know, because there's a lot of names you've heard entered the portal coming 776 00:55:07,159 --> 00:55:10,320 out of Gainesville. I think there were a few guys they want to come 777 00:55:10,320 --> 00:55:15,199 back, but the majority of them were just kind of like, you know, 778 00:55:15,239 --> 00:55:16,559 hey, look, we wish you well, but you don't fit into 779 00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:21,079 our plans. And I think, but I think when when Billy Napier came 780 00:55:21,079 --> 00:55:23,440 into Florida, he just kind of thought, you know, I'll give some 781 00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:28,440 of the players I inherited a chance see what they're like. Evaluating them. 782 00:55:28,440 --> 00:55:31,039 But you kind of saw during the course of the season, Napier went prominently 783 00:55:31,039 --> 00:55:35,480 with his guys, you know, Montrell Johnson, the running back, Trevor 784 00:55:35,519 --> 00:55:38,840 Et and the true freshman Shamar James. A lot of guys that he recruited 785 00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:43,599 played prominent roles. Of Cyrus Torrance, Uh, you know, obviously was 786 00:55:43,639 --> 00:55:47,639 an impact player and arguably probably they're their best player, most talented player during 787 00:55:47,679 --> 00:55:51,519 the course of the season. So you know, and you're gonna be losing 788 00:55:51,519 --> 00:55:52,760 those some of those guys too, especially you know, a lot of people 789 00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:58,039 are talking about Anthony Richardson, but I believe the Osiris Torrance loss is going 790 00:55:58,079 --> 00:56:00,679 to be a big blow the offensive line, and they're gonna need to address 791 00:56:00,679 --> 00:56:04,440 that, you know, certainly in the portal and in developing some guys too. 792 00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:07,239 Give us a sense of from a signing obviously we've had the early signing 793 00:56:07,320 --> 00:56:10,880 day. What was the emphasis for the Gators. Was it offensive and defensive 794 00:56:10,920 --> 00:56:14,920 lineman or was it skill players? Obviously the probably a little boat, but 795 00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:20,079 it was over a major focus that Bill that Billy has has broadcasted to the 796 00:56:20,119 --> 00:56:22,760 media up there that that he really wanted to really focus on well, you 797 00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:28,280 know, judging from at front seven and UH wide receiver, they got a 798 00:56:28,280 --> 00:56:30,760 lot, and they you know, and that was an area they need to 799 00:56:30,760 --> 00:56:35,000 address because you kind of saw the depth at wide receiver when Justin Shorter got 800 00:56:35,039 --> 00:56:37,519 hurt, when Xavier Henderson got hurt at the end of the season. I 801 00:56:37,519 --> 00:56:39,719 remember that Florida State game. They only had about four or five scholarship wide 802 00:56:39,719 --> 00:56:45,480 receivers. And it appears that Ricky Piershaw is coming back. It's not one 803 00:56:45,519 --> 00:56:49,840 hundred percent. He didn't totally commit after the Vegas game, so he's a 804 00:56:49,880 --> 00:56:52,880 piece. I think he needs some guys around him. And it's gonna be 805 00:56:52,920 --> 00:56:55,360 interesting because I am gonna go to the under Armor game tonight down in Orlando, 806 00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:00,320 get a chance to look at some guys like Aiden Mizelle and Andy Jane 807 00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:04,039 and um, they've got some wide receivers coming in to have a lot of 808 00:57:04,119 --> 00:57:07,360 talent, but true freshman you just don't know if you can rely on these 809 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:09,960 guys right away. And then obviously the biggest question, you know, for 810 00:57:10,159 --> 00:57:14,440 every team in the country quarterback. Obviously, they bring in Graham Murch, 811 00:57:14,480 --> 00:57:19,559 who's got who's a polarizing name if you followed college football Wisconsin. They've got 812 00:57:19,559 --> 00:57:22,239 the highst the big recruit coming in a Rashata, give us a little give 813 00:57:22,320 --> 00:57:27,119 us a little sense of Rashata, what his background is, just people that 814 00:57:27,159 --> 00:57:30,360 don't know who he is. Yeah, I'm really looking forward to seeing him 815 00:57:30,360 --> 00:57:34,360 play tonight. I mean, Pittsburgh California guy obviously, you know, flipped 816 00:57:34,360 --> 00:57:37,559 from Florida Miami back to Florida, so there was a little bit of drama 817 00:57:37,559 --> 00:57:40,360 and his recruitment. But he appears to be you know, he obviously he 818 00:57:40,440 --> 00:57:45,440 signed in the early signing period, so he appears to be uh, you 819 00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:49,239 know, side sealed and delivered to Florida and hell and roll early, kind 820 00:57:49,239 --> 00:57:52,760 of get a jump on the competition. Dual thrink guy. I think he'll 821 00:57:52,800 --> 00:57:55,679 fit Napier system well, the read option well because he can, you know, 822 00:57:55,760 --> 00:58:00,800 do some things with his legs, but they're very I died about him. 823 00:58:00,840 --> 00:58:02,639 And some of the intangibles too. I mean, he led his team 824 00:58:04,119 --> 00:58:07,320 deep into the California state playoffs, so he's got some uh, he's got 825 00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:09,480 some winning intangibles as well. And uh, I'll be curious to see a 826 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:13,000 little more of him, like I said again, tonight, and uh, 827 00:58:13,039 --> 00:58:14,920 you know, throughout the course of the season. But you know, when 828 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:16,360 you watch the clips and you watched the film. You definitely see a live 829 00:58:16,440 --> 00:58:20,039 arm. There is here more of a runner. Is he more of a 830 00:58:20,039 --> 00:58:22,400 pocket pat he is? Is he a dual guy or is he more of 831 00:58:22,440 --> 00:58:24,880 a thrower. He's a dual guy. Now he'll he'll, he'll, he'll 832 00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:29,079 create some plays with his legs. I mean, he was the I think 833 00:58:29,719 --> 00:58:32,760 third or fourth rated UH dual threat quarterback in the nation in the class of 834 00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:37,840 twenty twenty two. So he's a he'll definitely you know, fit Napier system 835 00:58:37,920 --> 00:58:39,559 that way. All right, last thing I'll get you out here, obviously 836 00:58:39,679 --> 00:58:45,920 College Football National Championship next Monday night, Georgia and TCU. You saw Georgia 837 00:58:45,920 --> 00:58:51,280 in person in Jacksonville for the cocktail party. Um, how surprised were you 838 00:58:51,320 --> 00:58:54,360 that Georgia got pushed so much by by Ohio State as far as the way 839 00:58:54,360 --> 00:58:59,559 they moved the ball with relative ease and and do you think Georgia will be 840 00:58:59,599 --> 00:59:05,039 able to cover and stabilize TCU? Yeah, I was surprised that the defense 841 00:59:05,079 --> 00:59:07,519 surrendered as many points as they did. I mean, Marvin Harrison junior man, 842 00:59:07,639 --> 00:59:10,119 he was having a field day. And you're talking about guy who's gonna 843 00:59:10,119 --> 00:59:14,000 be playing on Sundays and then obviously he gets knocked down the game late in 844 00:59:14,039 --> 00:59:16,000 the third quarter. That was a big, uh, you know, certainly 845 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:20,719 blow to Ohio State. Ryan Day called the heck of a game. Um, 846 00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:24,360 but I was surprised that uh uh, you know, George's defense did 847 00:59:24,440 --> 00:59:29,679 not answer the bells as well as as maybe they could have. But you 848 00:59:29,679 --> 00:59:31,480 know, they did lose a lot from that defense last year that was pretty 849 00:59:31,480 --> 00:59:35,719 dominant too, So I mean, TCU Max Duggan is going to be no 850 00:59:35,800 --> 00:59:39,880 picnic. They showed that, they showed Michigan that they're legit and they're for 851 00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:45,719 real. So I would expect another another close game. But I think Georgia 852 00:59:45,719 --> 00:59:49,119 will find a way to pull it out, and the SEC usually does right, 853 00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:52,280 and uh they'll uh they'll be uh, they'll be champions again, back 854 00:59:52,320 --> 00:59:57,719 to back, and you know it'll be it'll be another year where Kirby is 855 00:59:58,039 --> 01:00:02,039 ruling the roost and uh, every nobody else they'll just be waiting for plays 856 01:00:02,039 --> 01:00:06,760 for second place. We'll have a great job. I appreciate the time. 857 01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:09,719 Again, We'll definitely check in as we get more towards March Madness. If 858 01:00:09,719 --> 01:00:14,800 the Gators are making our move here any excitement on the basketball court moving forward 859 01:00:14,840 --> 01:00:17,199 in conference season. Yeah, it's been a really rough first year for Todd 860 01:00:17,199 --> 01:00:22,679 Golden seven and six oh and six against quand one teams, so I haven't 861 01:00:22,719 --> 01:00:24,440 had that breakthrough whin yet, you know. And they get Texas A and 862 01:00:24,519 --> 01:00:28,320 M and Georgia this week. They got to get righted. They're having some 863 01:00:28,360 --> 01:00:31,519 issues, were rebounding, They're having some issues as far as you know right 864 01:00:31,559 --> 01:00:35,000 now, shooting. They're in a pretty bad slump the last two games, 865 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:37,679 five for forty one from three. But they do shoot better at the O'Connell 866 01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:40,519 Center. So they'll be back home and you got to hope that if you're 867 01:00:40,519 --> 01:00:44,239 a Gator fan, that things turn around a little bit and they figure some 868 01:00:44,280 --> 01:00:45,760 things out, because you know, if they get into a hole here that 869 01:00:45,880 --> 01:00:50,480 I mean. They were very competitive against Georgia top I guess Auburn excuse me, 870 01:00:50,519 --> 01:00:53,119 top twenty five team played very well defensively, So that's something to build 871 01:00:53,159 --> 01:00:57,000 upon. The fact that they went out and they made a tight game, 872 01:00:57,079 --> 01:01:00,320 had a chance to win in the closing seconds and Colin cow Castleton, your 873 01:01:00,320 --> 01:01:02,639 best player, trimbles them all off your foot. You know, it's just 874 01:01:02,639 --> 01:01:06,840 one of those one of those tough breaks. We'll keep up the great work 875 01:01:06,840 --> 01:01:08,280 with games. We'll sun tell them where they can find all your great content 876 01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:13,679 online, Yeah, gettersports dot com or you can follow me at Twitter at 877 01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:15,199 Kevin Brockway g one. That's where I link a lot of my work. 878 01:01:15,320 --> 01:01:19,760 So well. Appreciate the time, Kevin. Happy New Year, Glad you 879 01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:22,719 got to enjoy a little New York City and we'll talk soon. All right, 880 01:01:22,760 --> 01:01:25,559 Thank you, buddy. Appreciate Kevin, have a great day. Thanks 881 01:01:25,599 --> 01:01:30,760 for listening to the Florida Football Insiders Podcast as part of the College Gridiron Coast 882 01:01:30,760 --> 01:01:37,000 to Coast podcast Network. Please remember to subscribe rate in review if you've not 883 01:01:37,079 --> 01:01:39,480 already done so, and you can reach out to me on Twitter at j 884 01:01:39,719 --> 01:01:45,320 Post Sports. 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