1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:05,559 The Florida Football Insiders podcast is part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast 2 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:11,199 feed and brought to you by Ticketsmarter dot Com, Titan Home Lending, and 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:21,519 our Florida realtor, Drew Felios. Enjoy the podcast a look at college football 4 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:27,879 news, analysis and insight from around the Sunshine Stage. This is Florida Football 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:32,600 Insiders, a part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcastwork, and here's 6 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:42,439 your host, Jason Cowers. All Right, welcome in Florida Football Insider's podcast, 7 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:51,399 our post college football Playoffs selection episode. We had some controversy obviously in 8 00:00:51,439 --> 00:00:57,200 the college football Playoff selection. Florida State thirteen and Oer gets left out, 9 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:03,439 Texas Alabama gets put in. So we're gonna discuss the different scenarios which kind 10 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:07,920 of we think might have influenced the committee in making the decision that they made. 11 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,799 We are going to talk with Reenie in Golia. Renie is a ESPN 12 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:19,599 college football analyst based here in the Orlando area. Reenie Covers has covered many 13 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,400 of the State of Florida football teams this year. He's had a Miami game. 14 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,879 He's got relationships with Mike Norvel, Gus Malzon, Alex Golish. So 15 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:33,760 we're gonna talk to Reenie about the college football playoff selection process. We're gonna 16 00:01:33,799 --> 00:01:41,159 talk to Reenie about the progress that he sees at Florida, at Florida Miami, 17 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:47,400 UCF and USF and such, and then we're going to talk to Reenie 18 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,760 about his career a little But he's had he had a very good college career 19 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:53,719 as a player. He's been a broadcaster for ESPN for numerous years now. 20 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,120 He even played in the World Bowl way back in the day. So we're 21 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,879 gonna get into into Reenie's career a little bit. And I said, you'll 22 00:02:00,959 --> 00:02:06,120 enjoy our conversation. We're getting really in depth in why Florida State was left 23 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,159 out, some of the possible reasons, some of the scenarios of what happened, 24 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,719 and you'll get some really good insight from Renie on that whole process. 25 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,680 A couple things on the Florida State situation before we get into the Bowl matchups 26 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:23,120 with the State of Florida teams. A couple things to remember, in my 27 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:28,479 view, had Tate Rodimaker played well against Florida, they would have gotten the 28 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,560 benefit of the doubt against Louisville. Even though he didn't play in the Louisville 29 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:38,039 game road to Baker played very average at best and Gainesville, Florida State was 30 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:42,560 fairly fortunate to get out of that game alive. Remember they were down twelve 31 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,680 to nothing. They did give them credit, they did come back. The 32 00:02:46,719 --> 00:02:51,240 defense played really well, but Rodamaker was very average. And here's another thing 33 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,719 about Roda Maker in the backup quarterback situation. Remember Jordan Travis got hurt in 34 00:02:54,759 --> 00:03:00,759 the second quarter the week before against North Alabama, so Radamaker had an opportunity 35 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,000 to play basically two and a half quarters of the North Alabama game leading into 36 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,879 the Gator game. He did not play very well against Florida. In my 37 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,039 view, I think he threw for like one hundred and twenty five hundred and 38 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,800 thirty yards against Florida. You have to be able to do better than that 39 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:20,039 against a very, very very average Florida defense. I understand it was a 40 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,000 tough environment in Gainesville, but that's just a situation where you have to play 41 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,960 better. Had Rodimaker played better even though he got concussed, I think the 42 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,159 committee would have given Florida State the benefit of the doubt. Beating Louisville with 43 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:37,759 the third string quarterback. The other question I get is why didn't the committee 44 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:42,319 move down after the Florida game. Why did the committee not move down Florida 45 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:47,159 State out of the number four spot to number five or number six? If 46 00:03:47,199 --> 00:03:53,240 you remember, nobody knew Tate. Rodemaker was concussed until about Friday before that 47 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:57,599 Louisville game that there was not a thought that he wasn't going to play in 48 00:03:57,599 --> 00:04:02,840 the Louisville game. The Committee was going to give Maker another game against Louisville 49 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:05,960 to show that he had a command of the offense and that he could score 50 00:04:06,039 --> 00:04:11,319 some points. I said on my podcast, the Powers on Sports podcast last 51 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,360 week, if Florida State did not score at least twenty four points against Louisville, 52 00:04:15,759 --> 00:04:17,240 there was a real chance they could get left out. Remember they only 53 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:23,319 scored sixteen. Rodimaker was not ruled out of that Louisville game until Saturday morning. 54 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,360 Friday afternoon is win all the speculation really started to heat up that he 55 00:04:27,439 --> 00:04:30,240 might not play. So on Tuesday night, when the Committee brought out their 56 00:04:30,319 --> 00:04:35,079 rankings, their penultimate rankings, everybody was under the assumption Rodamaker was gonna play. 57 00:04:35,439 --> 00:04:40,480 The committee was gonna give Rodimaker one more week to show that he could 58 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,600 move the offense and score a bunch of points, and obviously that didn't happen 59 00:04:44,639 --> 00:04:48,800 because he didn't play in the third string quarterback really looked, really looked like 60 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:53,079 a deer in the headlights on Saturday night in Charlotte, which was on which 61 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:57,279 in an unwatchable game. Defense is really good at Florida State. No qualms 62 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,480 about the defense, but you cannot put a team with a potential backup quarterback 63 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:05,639 that cannot move the ball very effectively. To me, that was the reason 64 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:11,800 I don't have a problem with the committee's a validation of the other teams. 65 00:05:12,199 --> 00:05:15,600 It was just it was a bad year for Florida State and that there were 66 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,000 five there were really six really good teams, including Georgia, and only four 67 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:24,000 spots available. And you have to take into account the Jordan Travis injury, 68 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:30,680 especially when Rodimaker does not play very well against Florida on Thanksgiving weekend, and 69 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,600 everybody says, well, they gave Ohio State the benefit of the doubt. 70 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,160 Well, Ohio State got the benefit of the doubt because Cardele Jones. Back 71 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,920 in twenty fourteen, the third string quarterback came in and beat Wisconsin fifty nine 72 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:45,000 to nothing, and he played really well in the game. So again, 73 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,720 had Rodimaker played well against Florida, Florida State would have gotten the benefit of 74 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,319 the doubt even though they didn't score a bunch of points against Louisville with the 75 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:59,279 committee in my view, So there's my analysis on Florida State. Again, 76 00:05:59,399 --> 00:06:02,800 I'm a Florida State guy played there, so I have full empathy for the 77 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:08,519 program, for the players, But I think in the end, being objective 78 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,639 and this is what you know you have to do if you're gonna be in 79 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,160 this in this sports commentating where you have to be objective. Here, I 80 00:06:15,199 --> 00:06:19,079 think they got the right four teams in the playoff UH, and the and 81 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,519 they rated And again the other question you're gonna hear is why did they rate 82 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,839 Florida State ahead of Georgia in the final rankings. Well, I think the 83 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,079 ultimate tiebreakord between Florida State and Georgia was Florida State won a conference championship. 84 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:35,399 They're gonna put their five conference champions ahead of a team that didn't win a 85 00:06:35,399 --> 00:06:40,720 conference championship. UH. In this scenario, Florida State was the fifth team, 86 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,600 the fifth conference champion. That's why in my view, they were rated 87 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:46,600 in front of Florida, I mean in front of Georgia in the final rankings. 88 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:51,040 They are gonna play Georgia in the Orange Bowl, which which is be 89 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:56,079 one of the Marquee Bowl matchups. Obviously, we don't know who's gonna play 90 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:59,279 from both teams as far as the guys that are NFL bound, the brock 91 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,600 Bauers, the Yeared versus of the world uh, Carson Beck potentially, so 92 00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:08,399 we don't know which of those guys gonna play, but Florida will. Florida 93 00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:15,600 State will play Georgia in the Orange Bowl. Other bowl matchups involving Florida teams 94 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,920 you got the uh you got out the Outback Bowl, the relya Quest Bowl, 95 00:07:18,959 --> 00:07:24,560 Wisconsin LSU in the Boca Bowl, the Boca Raton Bowl, you're gonna 96 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:29,279 have USF making a bowl. Great job by Alex Golish getting the six and 97 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,360 six. Uh. They are gonna play Syracuse down in Boca Raton in mid 98 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:36,560 December. Obviously Syracuse going through a coaching chain, so there'll be an interim 99 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:44,279 coach there. But USF going down to Boca Ratone to play Syracuse, in 100 00:07:44,399 --> 00:07:47,000 the Boca Raton Bowl, in the Gasparilla Bowl. Here in Tampa, it's 101 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,759 gonna pit UCF, who got Bowl eligible by beating UH in their last game 102 00:07:51,759 --> 00:07:55,759 of the year. They won their last game of the year to get Bowl 103 00:07:55,800 --> 00:08:03,240 eligible. They're gonna play Georgia Tech from the ACCUH. A lot of speculation 104 00:08:03,319 --> 00:08:07,639 that they the Gasparilla Bowl was gonna pit USF and UCF to UH to play. 105 00:08:07,959 --> 00:08:11,959 I think one of the reasons they did not do that was one I 106 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:16,800 think the bowls obviously part of the bowl. The Bowl, any bowl game 107 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,439 is you want to bring in fans from out of town to stay overnight in 108 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,399 a hotel for a couple of nights, whether it's one night, two nights, 109 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:26,279 spend a little money in the city and all that stuff. And I 110 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:30,759 think with bringing in Georgia Tech, you're gonna get some fans from Atlanta that 111 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,159 will come down for the either night or two before the game, spend some 112 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:39,080 money hotels. Whereas if you had UCF and USF, both those teams are 113 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,159 within an hour and a half drive. Obviously USF is here in Tampa, 114 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,039 so you're not gonna you would not have had any of the extra restaurant revenue, 115 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,639 hotel revenue, stuff like that that I think you would. You're gonna 116 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,759 get a little bit from the UCF and the Georgia Tech people. Even the 117 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,960 UCF people. Most of those fans will probably commute the day of, but 118 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,559 Georgia Tech will have will have fans. They have not been in a bowl 119 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,799 game, They've they in a little bit, so they'll bring some fans down, 120 00:09:05,919 --> 00:09:07,600 stay in the hotel, spend some money, things like that. I 121 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:13,080 think that was unfortunately one of the reasons that that that game did not get 122 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,840 matched up u CF because it had been a great rivalry game. If you 123 00:09:15,879 --> 00:09:18,360 don't know, USF and UCF are big rivals here. The War on I 124 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,519 four is what it's called. They're not playing now that the use USF is 125 00:09:22,519 --> 00:09:26,919 out of that. UCF went to the Big twelve. So that would have 126 00:09:26,919 --> 00:09:31,759 been a ticket seller from a ticket perspective. But now you got UCF and 127 00:09:31,799 --> 00:09:35,600 Georgia Tech and the gas Parola Bawl Pinstripe Bowl is gonna pit Rutgers in Miami. 128 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,399 Interesting match up there. You got Chiano up at pitt I mean at 129 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:46,080 Rutgers, excuse me, Miami and Christobaul Tyler Van Dyke is under the transfer 130 00:09:46,159 --> 00:09:48,840 portal, so he's he's moving on, so he won't be playing in the 131 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,519 game. So that Pinstripe Bowl, I believe that's in Yankee Stadium. I 132 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:58,080 believe. Uh. So that'll pit Miami and Rutgers. Uh that could be 133 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,519 a decent game. Obviously, we talked about your Bowl FSU and Georgia. 134 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,440 We don't I would expect Rodamaker to play, but we don't know the status 135 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,799 of some of the you know, the big players at Florida State at the 136 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:13,279 Keyon Coleman's, Johnny Wilson's, Jared versus those kind of guys, as well 137 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:18,919 as the Georgia guys Bowers, Carson Beck, some of the Georgia maybe defensive 138 00:10:18,919 --> 00:10:20,600 players that might get drafted, So we don't know the status of them playing. 139 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,320 I would doubt they would not play. Would be my expectation for them 140 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:28,919 not to play because of their draft status and they're not really playing for anything 141 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,639 of note. But we will see how that goes. So there's your Bowl 142 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:39,159 matchups involving the State of Florida teams again overall, goodyear throughout the state. 143 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:43,320 Again, Florida State, you'll hear our conversation with Reenie and Golah talking about 144 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:48,919 all the different scenarios and things that factored into the Florida state decision. And 145 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:54,240 we will also preview the final four playoff games with Reenie Alabama Michigan and the 146 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,559 Rose Bowl and Texas Washington and the Sugar Bowl. So you'll enjoy that conversation 147 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:03,399 as well. So uh powers on, I mean excuse me, uh. 148 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,919 Florida Football Insiders podcast brought to you by the College Grid are Coast to Coast 149 00:11:07,919 --> 00:11:11,519 podcast feed. 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All right, welcome in to back to the podcast. 212 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:02,159 We are going to talk a little college football playoff, we're gonna talk 213 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:07,960 a little bowl season, and we're going to talk a little college football final 214 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:12,000 four here with mister Reene and Golia. He is an ESPN analyst. He 215 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:18,200 was a two time All American running back at University of Massachusetts back in the 216 00:16:18,279 --> 00:16:22,200 day, back when I was even playing. He is even a two thy 217 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:27,080 and twenty four College Football Hall of Fame ballot consideration, meaning he can be 218 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,879 going to the College Football Hall of Fame next year. And he's a two 219 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:36,600 thousand and seven University of Massachusetts Hall of Famer Welcome into your debut appearance on 220 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:38,919 the podcast, Miss Reeney. Thanks for having me. Jason, it's my 221 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,440 pleasure. All right. Take me back to your days at U mass A 222 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:47,039 little bit playing running back. How fun? I mean, just talk about 223 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,639 the glory, not the glory, but just the enjoyment you had playing. 224 00:16:49,919 --> 00:16:53,200 You had such a successful career, a two time All American at you Mass, 225 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:59,200 you were a nineteen ninety nine World Bowl champion professional football. Talk about 226 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,799 that world, that experience playing overseas. Yeah, I mean, first of 227 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:03,680 all, going back to you, man, I mean, obviously, I 228 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,400 think we can all degree college football is much different today than it was in 229 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,519 the early nineties when I played. You can say for the better, for 230 00:17:11,559 --> 00:17:14,799 the worse. It's just different, right, I think we can all agree 231 00:17:14,799 --> 00:17:18,920 on that. Listen. And you know I was pretty highly heavily recruited coming 232 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,160 out of high school in Rochester, New York. I tore my ACL my 233 00:17:22,279 --> 00:17:26,400 senior year. So you do that in the late eighties early nineties, you're 234 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,599 just done. So the University of Massachusetts, smaller Division one school, was 235 00:17:30,599 --> 00:17:33,920 the only school in the country that gave me a full scholarship, So obviously 236 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:37,680 I went there, got to start for four years, became in All America, 237 00:17:37,759 --> 00:17:40,519 had a really nice career there. I mean, I owe everything I've 238 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,759 done in football and accomplished in football to that place. It's great. I 239 00:17:42,759 --> 00:17:45,519 mean, I'm a huge supporter of them. Now they're going through a rough 240 00:17:45,559 --> 00:17:48,519 patch. For those that don't know, they they're not in a conference. 241 00:17:48,519 --> 00:17:53,359 They play independent. There's only one school that can live in the independent world, 242 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,000 and that's Notre Dame. And even Notre Dame, as soon as that 243 00:17:56,079 --> 00:18:00,640 NBC money stops, they're going to get into a conference. And I you 244 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,039 know, I talked to the athletic director, Ryan Bamford this week. I 245 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:06,119 know he's working really hard for the athletic program there to get them into a 246 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,440 conference. So hopefully they will. But yeah, my playing days was great. 247 00:18:08,519 --> 00:18:11,480 I you know, like all of us, you know, I missed 248 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:15,920 the relationships, the good The one good thing about social media, as crappy 249 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,720 as it is, when we you know, just hear the crappy things people 250 00:18:19,759 --> 00:18:25,480 say, it keeps you in touch with people. Yeah, and so that 251 00:18:25,599 --> 00:18:27,799 part of it's great. But it was good. I like to tell people 252 00:18:27,839 --> 00:18:30,960 I had a couple and a half of coffee in the NFL. I was 253 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,440 with the Redskins for a season on practice squad. Then I was with the 254 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,799 Bills for a couple couple of seasons, made to the fifty three men roster, 255 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:41,079 and then finished it off as you said, in nineteen ninety nine played 256 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:44,720 in the NFL Europe won the World Bowl with a Frankfurt Galaxy. Jake Diloan 257 00:18:44,839 --> 00:18:48,839 was our quarterback. So that's a great memory. The last time I ever 258 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,480 touched the football, we won a championship and I got to score a touchdown 259 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:56,000 in that game. So I always have that fond memory, and you got 260 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,160 to play with. Kind of the growth of football in Europe was just take 261 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,240 it off about you know, playing overseas and culture. Just talk about that 262 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:07,240 experience of playing in front of people who really didn't know the game very well 263 00:19:07,279 --> 00:19:11,640 and just kind of teaching them the game as you went along. Germany loves 264 00:19:11,759 --> 00:19:15,519 American football. They do they back when we've been. I don't know if 265 00:19:15,519 --> 00:19:18,119 they changed it now, but they didn't call it talent getting. They called 266 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,599 it power partying because they can drink over there. So they love American football. 267 00:19:22,599 --> 00:19:26,400 And you saw that the NFL finally went there this year. They'll definitely 268 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,519 go back to Germany, because it doesn't matter where Germany you are. They 269 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:34,160 really like American football, and let's face it, the NFL football in general 270 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,920 is the number one sport here in America. They have to try to grow 271 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:42,160 it, you know, in Europe, and I think they will and it 272 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:47,519 would not surprise me in the next four or five six years something like that, 273 00:19:48,279 --> 00:19:51,480 for there's probably gonna be NFL franchises in Europe. They'll they'll make it 274 00:19:51,519 --> 00:19:53,119 happen, There's no doubt about it. And that's where their growth is right 275 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:59,920 now. Speaking of partying or all the rumors true about how Amherst is a 276 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:04,039 is party central zoom mass Yes, it was, and so when I went 277 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:07,240 there, I want to say, when I went there, undergrad was about 278 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,279 twenty thousand. Graduate students was about eight thousand. I think they're now. 279 00:20:11,279 --> 00:20:17,759 I think they're up. Undergrads they're up over thirty and with graduate students well 280 00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:21,759 over forty thousand, approaching that fifty thousand marks. So yeah, it's definitely 281 00:20:21,759 --> 00:20:26,359 a party school. I just wish. So the University of Massachusetts, we're 282 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:30,119 in western mass right Amherst, mass So it's kind of and it's the flagship 283 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,880 university for the state but it kind of just gets pushed out through in the 284 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,599 West because Boston is Boston, and I'm not afraid to say it is they 285 00:20:37,599 --> 00:20:42,319 do not give the support that they need to to the flagship university, which 286 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,519 is University of Massachusets at Amhersty. You know when I went there, Jason, 287 00:20:45,559 --> 00:20:48,319 I always looked at it that I said, Man, this could be 288 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:52,839 a University of Michigan, this could be a Penn State. They have a 289 00:20:53,559 --> 00:20:56,279 Yes, they have all the room in the world to build a beautiful stadium. 290 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:00,039 That stadium, Warren McGirk Alumni Stadium was built in the sixties. They 291 00:21:00,039 --> 00:21:03,480 haven't done a thing to it. Now they've upgraded to press box and they 292 00:21:03,519 --> 00:21:07,359 put an end zone, football facility, their locker room, weight room which 293 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,000 is beautiful, the stadium in and of it stuff. They haven't done a 294 00:21:11,079 --> 00:21:15,640 thing. They have to put money into that university and so hopefully the power 295 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,920 is to be in Boston do But to be frank, they just don't. 296 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,759 They don't care enough about the University of Massachusetts and they need to. Yeah, 297 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,279 they need You were there and weren't you there during the kind of the 298 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:33,200 heyday of Califari yep. Yeah, still talk to Marcus Canby today great basketball 299 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:37,359 program. The problem and it kind of it's an actual great question. The 300 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:42,680 problem that I think a lot of hardcourt University of Massachusets athletic fans, the 301 00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:47,480 older fans, do they think about those glory basketball days, which is great, 302 00:21:48,039 --> 00:21:52,079 Those days are gone. We live in a world where basketball is a 303 00:21:52,079 --> 00:21:56,039 big deal. H Football's driving the bus. Basketball is on of us, 304 00:21:56,039 --> 00:21:57,359 but football drives. It's just just the way it is. I didn't make 305 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,519 it that way. You look at TV money and what's going on. You 306 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,720 have to get behind your football program and then all the other sports will benefit 307 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:08,160 from that. And there's been people reluctant to do that. You know, 308 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,599 everyone talks about the Atlantic ten. The Atlantic ten was a great basketball convience. 309 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,960 It was. It's not what it used to be, you know. 310 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:19,359 So I think the athletic department needs to look elsewhere and just kind of look 311 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,799 at the look at the uh you know, the floor plan out there of 312 00:22:23,839 --> 00:22:27,599 what's going on in college athletics. And I think they're doing it all right. 313 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,880 Let's get to the football now, let's get to the playoffs. The 314 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,960 playoff rank is obviously the state of Florida, big impact. Obviously, you 315 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:40,079 had, uh, Michigan one, Washington two, Texas three, Alabama four 316 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:42,880 obviously outside of the floor and we're going to get to the Florida state discussion 317 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:47,680 here in a second. Sure the top four, did you have any any 318 00:22:47,759 --> 00:22:49,960 qualms with who was rated where in the top four? I did it, 319 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,240 and I did it, and I think the committee kind of boxed themselves in. 320 00:22:53,559 --> 00:22:56,240 Uh, and I know we'll get into it. It's amazing that it 321 00:22:56,279 --> 00:23:00,559 took ten years to happen what happened this year. It's ironic that it happened 322 00:23:00,599 --> 00:23:04,160 the last year because we should be in twelve this we should, Jason, 323 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,319 we should be arguing about seedings this year now who's in and who's out. 324 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:11,960 But we'll get into that. Uh, I'm kind of going back fours, 325 00:23:12,039 --> 00:23:15,799 right, and well you can get into that after. But they the committee 326 00:23:15,839 --> 00:23:21,440 tied themselves, uh, Texas and Alabama together the way they did and head 327 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,960 to head matter, and so if one went in the other one was going 328 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,880 in. They had a seat correctly. But I think it, I think 329 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,400 it's right. I think they got it right in one through four, all 330 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,920 right, And yeah, that's that was and that's what I told people for 331 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:37,559 the last several days, is you're right the tie with it. Rarely have 332 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,839 we had a situation where two of the top four played each other, one 333 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,759 beat them, and then you had obviously the and they both won their conference. 334 00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:47,039 So you had that that the dilemma of you take them both, you 335 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,839 take neither, and and all that stuff and and head to me, you're 336 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,519 right, head to head matters. You have to that. That's the result 337 00:23:53,559 --> 00:23:56,759 that has to matter if you're gonna you're gonna evaluate these teams as a head 338 00:23:56,759 --> 00:24:00,720 to head situation. All right, let's get the floor Orida state your thoughts. 339 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,960 First of all, the first question is does does an undefeated season? 340 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:10,400 Should that guarantee you a spot? No? And I mean, and it's 341 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,759 it's in there, you know if you look at kind of the bylaws of 342 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:18,119 the college football play now we can we can argue it, but in their 343 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,559 rule system, it undefeated has nothing to do with it, right, I 344 00:24:21,559 --> 00:24:23,839 mean if you if if it did, Liberty would be yelling. And there's 345 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:30,079 other schools you know. So And as I said before, this system was 346 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:34,599 designed to leave a Power five program out right, there's only four spots. 347 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:41,839 There's five power program and five power conferences. This year Anyway, it's amazing 348 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,960 that this hasn't happened before. That's that to me. Listen, I feel 349 00:24:45,079 --> 00:24:49,039 horrible for Florida State and the players. I know Mike Norvell. I've covered 350 00:24:49,079 --> 00:24:52,200 him a ton when he was in Memphis. I have a really good relationship 351 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:56,519 with him. I think he did a great job this year coaching. If 352 00:24:56,599 --> 00:25:00,319 you go back, I opened my season week one at Miami and we went 353 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:06,519 through, you know, the preseason selections for the ACC. And I said, 354 00:25:06,519 --> 00:25:08,480 on that show, and I got tape of it, I believe this 355 00:25:08,519 --> 00:25:14,279 is a year Florida State wins the ACC and makes it into the College Forball 356 00:25:14,319 --> 00:25:18,759 playoff. They clearly would have made it based on the committee's rules. Once 357 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,839 Jordan Travis got hurt, they were done. And I knew, and I 358 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,160 knew that back then. I said, they're in trouble. They're in trouble 359 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,440 because I knew that caveat was in there, and I knew, and I'm 360 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,759 paraphrasing, if you lose a player, right, that could could adversely affect 361 00:25:33,839 --> 00:25:37,000 what the team looked like and what the team will look like in the playoffs. 362 00:25:37,279 --> 00:25:41,200 They take that and just as much consideration as head to head as conference 363 00:25:41,319 --> 00:25:44,400 champion, and when that happened, I said, they're in trouble. And 364 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:48,279 ultimately that's what happened. And this was a rare year too, because most 365 00:25:48,319 --> 00:25:52,440 years that had worked itself out, somebody would lose when they weren't supposed to 366 00:25:52,519 --> 00:25:56,920 lose. This was a year where you had legitimately six really good teams for 367 00:25:56,039 --> 00:26:03,400 four spots and five really good conference champions for four spots. And I'm almost 368 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:07,359 to the point. I mean, I think what really tests Florida State fans 369 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:12,720 off is once Jordan Travis got hurt in that North Alabama and oh, by 370 00:26:12,759 --> 00:26:15,799 the way, and again I'm a huge Florida State fan, and no one's 371 00:26:15,839 --> 00:26:21,559 talked about this. They were down thirteen nothing Oat Alabama, yes, not 372 00:26:21,759 --> 00:26:27,079 even a good FCS school, forcing Florida State to kind of put the gas 373 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,799 pedal on, and that's ultimately where he got hurt. I'm not saying that's 374 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:33,240 why he got hurt, but you're down thirteen nothing. That game should have 375 00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:37,119 never been there, right, I don't think they went into that game with 376 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,920 the right mindset. I watch that entire game, and even though they end 377 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,200 up scoring fifty something points and blowing them out, Florida State did not look 378 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,000 good in that game, went through the motions, went through them, not 379 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:51,079 look good in it. So but I think we're when when Travis got hurt 380 00:26:51,319 --> 00:26:53,680 by the committee leaving them and then ultimately the next week I think put them 381 00:26:53,720 --> 00:27:00,240 back into four. That's what really hurt, you know, bothered people. 382 00:27:00,279 --> 00:27:03,880 And I'd agree with that. You know, you look back at what Ohio 383 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,440 State did because there was a precedent there with the injuries. Right, they 384 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,759 put a new quarterback in Cardile Jones, Cardinal Jones, he goes off. 385 00:27:11,799 --> 00:27:18,079 They went fifty nine to nothing. If Rodamaker has a really good performance against 386 00:27:18,079 --> 00:27:25,000 Florida, yes they get I don't think we're having this conversation now. Where 387 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,599 my qual is with the committee is if they kind of knew and Arima Tea 388 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,519 leaves, what could happen if if Alabama beats Georgia after that Florida game, 389 00:27:33,559 --> 00:27:37,880 they probably should have dropped Florida State back one or two spots, keep them 390 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,680 in, you know, reached, But they didn't. They kept them in 391 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,960 the forcepot. And I think that's what's hard for people to fathom. So, 392 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:51,640 you know, I am almost like we haven't even talked about Georgia Georgia 393 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:56,200 six. I mean, if Georgia beats Alabama, they could have still knocked 394 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,519 Florida State out and put Texas in. I think Diorama would have been the 395 00:27:59,519 --> 00:28:03,480 team out. So I guess we'll never know that again. Should have never 396 00:28:03,519 --> 00:28:06,240 came down to this. We should have been in the twelve team playoffs this 397 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,079 year and then we could have been outraged about seedings, which is much different 398 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,839 than getting left out. With that said, I think if you're a Florida 399 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:17,079 State Van Jason, you still have to understand, Hey, you're going to 400 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,400 New Year six, You're going to the Orange Bowl, You're going to a 401 00:28:19,519 --> 00:28:23,039 huge game, and you're playing Georgia. That I mean, that's actually your 402 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,200 gift from not making in, which is nuts. And then you know, 403 00:28:26,279 --> 00:28:30,160 but who plays in these games? Right? Who opts out? Who does 404 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,640 that? But you still have a you still have a chance to really go 405 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,200 there, and you know, you go there to the Orange One, you 406 00:28:36,279 --> 00:28:40,400 knock off Georgia, then that makes the committee look bad. Right, So 407 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,839 that's what you have a chance to do right now. Two points on Floriday, 408 00:28:42,839 --> 00:28:45,000 and I want to make that again. A lot of people don't don't 409 00:28:45,039 --> 00:28:49,640 realize had like you talked about had Rodemaker played well at Florida, they they 410 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,160 would have. And the reason they stayed a four, I think is because 411 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:57,039 we didn't know till Friday before the Louisville game that Ronamaker wasn't gonna play. 412 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:02,200 They were to give rona maker An their chance to play well against Louisville. 413 00:29:02,519 --> 00:29:06,000 Had he played well against Louisville, I think they would have found a way 414 00:29:06,039 --> 00:29:08,480 to keep Morter State in. I mean, and say what you want, 415 00:29:08,599 --> 00:29:12,000 you can't go for one hundred and thirty yards at Gainesville with your backup quarterback. 416 00:29:12,079 --> 00:29:17,160 It's hard to against a not a very good Florida team. That's just 417 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:21,519 the bottom line. And they were not good. No, I agree, 418 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:26,960 And you know the other thing I lost with Tran fought but looking at the 419 00:29:27,079 --> 00:29:32,240 college Football Playoffs and their criteria, and I've said this forever because I'm on 420 00:29:32,319 --> 00:29:34,960 TV and there was a lot of confusion this year, and I don't know 421 00:29:36,079 --> 00:29:41,480 with a lot of the pundits, deserving versus best deserving is not a word 422 00:29:41,759 --> 00:29:45,759 that the committee considers. I mean, you got there's there's seven or eight 423 00:29:45,759 --> 00:29:51,319 teams deserving. You just deserving is honor. It's the four best Now we 424 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:56,680 can argue who the four best is, but guess who gets to say who 425 00:29:56,680 --> 00:30:00,319 the four best are? The thirteen committee members. I mean, that's that's 426 00:30:00,319 --> 00:30:03,799 the way the system was set up by the college presidents and the commissioners, 427 00:30:04,039 --> 00:30:07,039 and they went through it. And you know, I know it's hard, 428 00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:10,720 and I live in Florida. I'm right here in lan Yeah, and I 429 00:30:10,759 --> 00:30:12,440 know who you are too, and I know in a lot of Florida State 430 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,599 fans and I'm friends with texting me and I said, listen, I know 431 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:19,720 it's hard. But without Jordan Travis, the committee got it right. They 432 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,960 put the four best teams in, right, they just did. And you 433 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:26,799 can argue, well, Georgia is still on the top four, and I 434 00:30:26,839 --> 00:30:30,960 believe they are, but by losing head to head in the conference championship, 435 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:37,000 they lose that data point up conference champion, and so you have to put 436 00:30:37,039 --> 00:30:40,519 Alabama in there. And then we already talked about Alabama and Texas being toped 437 00:30:40,519 --> 00:30:44,519 together. We saw what Texas getting their championship game, and so that's what 438 00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:47,200 the committee did, and I ultimately I think the committee got it right. 439 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,559 It sucks for Florida State, I get it. You do everything you're asked 440 00:30:49,559 --> 00:30:53,640 to do thirteen to oh, you win your conference championship, but when it 441 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:59,319 comes down to the top four teams, you lost your starting quarterback who is 442 00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:04,079 phenomenal, who was arguably in the race as well, and you put your 443 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:07,319 backup in and that's what you get. The committee saw that, you know, 444 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,319 and it's just it's unfortunate. No, I'm with you, and I 445 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,000 give the committee credit. Is the easy thing to do with Florida State at 446 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:18,839 four. I mean we've always complained, well, President, President, President. 447 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:22,960 That doesn't mean the president was good the last nine years. I don't 448 00:31:22,119 --> 00:31:26,680 think. I didn't think they were gonna do it either, but I but 449 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,559 I think, but I think they got it right with what they were working 450 00:31:29,599 --> 00:31:33,680 with on their system. They got it right. And here's the other scenario 451 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,200 that's never happened, but easily could have could have happened one year. What 452 00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:41,839 if all five Power Conference teams went undefeated, Well, somebody would get left 453 00:31:41,839 --> 00:31:48,079 out again that system was set up to fail like that. Amazing that it 454 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:52,160 took to this last year. I just cannot wait till we get to twelve 455 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:56,839 because I just think it's gonna be fantastic. It's gonna bring more more teams 456 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:01,519 into the equation. It's gonna bring the little guy's gonna give the liberty chance. 457 00:32:02,079 --> 00:32:06,480 Yes, so I cannot wait for that next year. All right, 458 00:32:06,599 --> 00:32:07,519 what do you give me a quick synopsis? What do you think in the 459 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:12,000 semi finals? What do you think in the matchups Alabama, Michigan and then 460 00:32:12,359 --> 00:32:17,519 Texas and Washington. Yeah, I just think listen, how about this Rose 461 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:22,480 Bowl matchup right in Michigan Alabama. Did you see when they had the camera 462 00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:27,920 on Michigan when they found out Alabama was in and out Florida State? Oh 463 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,279 boy, because that's a team that's listen. I was down on them early. 464 00:32:31,559 --> 00:32:36,880 I didn't thought Milroe was playing Yeah, not good. I just didn't 465 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,680 think it was. I didn't think they were close to an Alabama team that 466 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:46,000 we've seen in the past. This is arguably Nick Saban's best coaching performance ever, 467 00:32:46,599 --> 00:32:50,519 what he's done with this team, and I think they're peaking at the 468 00:32:50,599 --> 00:32:52,880 right time. I think Milroe has got I give the kids so much credit 469 00:32:53,359 --> 00:32:58,440 because of what he went through and then how he just kept building and getting 470 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,799 better and better and better. With that said, I like Alabama in that 471 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:07,559 game, and then you know, Texas and Washington. Listen, it's a 472 00:33:07,559 --> 00:33:10,400 shame we haven't even talked about it. Arguably the best year that Pack twelve's 473 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,000 had in a long, long, long time, and now the conference is 474 00:33:14,039 --> 00:33:19,480 going to put thank you TV money and football driving the bus. We already 475 00:33:19,519 --> 00:33:23,599 talked about that. Right with that said, Texas is for real. I 476 00:33:23,599 --> 00:33:28,599 think Texas's defensive line, offensive line. You know, I'm an old school 477 00:33:28,599 --> 00:33:30,640 guy, Jason. You already talked about how old I am playing back what 478 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:36,279 I did. I don't care how fancy your offense is, up tempo, 479 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,920 you know snap. You know USF and Tampa snapped the ball every seven seconds, 480 00:33:40,119 --> 00:33:44,720 go quick. I don't care what kind of offense you run. The 481 00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:46,880 game is won and lost at the line of scrimmage on both sides. It 482 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:51,119 is just it just is. To this day, it still is. And 483 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,359 that's where I give Texas to the advantage over Washington. So I think we're 484 00:33:54,440 --> 00:34:00,119 destined to see a rematch Alabama Texas in the championship. I think I'm with 485 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:06,279 you. That's the one part of what Texas program has elevated under Sharkisian or 486 00:34:06,319 --> 00:34:09,880 the defensive lines and offensive line of scrimmage. The toughness and the physicality they 487 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:15,280 didn't have with other coaches. I agree, and so and how ironic is 488 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,519 it? Also? I mean, so really we have with QUASI this year, 489 00:34:17,519 --> 00:34:22,039 we have two SEC teams and two Big ten teams in this thing, 490 00:34:22,079 --> 00:34:24,840 you know, because obviously they're they're going into the conferences next year. And 491 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:29,480 the last point we'll move on to a little a little more State of Florida 492 00:34:29,559 --> 00:34:32,960 flavor. The ACC commissioner was the guy against going to twelve teams this year. 493 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,920 Yeah, but it had twelve this year. Yeah, and so listen, 494 00:34:37,039 --> 00:34:40,199 I get it they were upset, but it was kind of like, 495 00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:45,039 you know, you know, we're upset that Texas and Oklahoma's going and so 496 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:50,360 this is what we're gonna do. But like it ultimately didn't better anyone. 497 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:54,199 And so now we look at it. His team doesn't get in the PAC 498 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:58,599 twelve, doesn't even have a conference anymore, you know what I mean. 499 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,199 So it's just it's kind of and then you know, the Big Ten was 500 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,920 sitting there in good shame, and I don't know what the hell they were 501 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:09,199 thinking, but yeah, it's kind of crazy how things end up. Let's 502 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:12,400 go to the State of Floor a little bit a couple of floor points. 503 00:35:12,639 --> 00:35:15,360 Give me your thoughts. You're right there in Orlando. Give me a thought 504 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,559 or two about UCF's first year in the Big twelve. Just a transition, 505 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,960 and you know how Gus handled that and the program transitioning. You know a 506 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:24,280 lot of people ask me. I said, if they can go six to 507 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,079 six, seven and five, get to a bowl game in that first year, 508 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:31,800 that's a success. Okay, fans in college football off fans, just 509 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:35,480 not UCF fans. They can get a little delusional, right, Oh, 510 00:35:35,519 --> 00:35:37,360 we're gonna come right in. We're gonna win the conference first year. This 511 00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:40,840 it's great to hope that and think it, but you also have to be 512 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:45,480 realistic. I mean, just in college football in general. Someone said this 513 00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:51,320 the other day and I could not agree more. When teams have ten win 514 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,960 seasons, we kind of like scoff at, oh they didn't win the championship. 515 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:58,440 Like if you look at an LSU, they win their bowl game, 516 00:35:58,679 --> 00:36:00,400 they're gonna win ten games. They're gonna be ten and three. That is 517 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:06,920 a phenomenal season. We don't give teams enough credit, yep for getting ten 518 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,679 wins or like a UCF transitioning into a Power five conference, getting to a 519 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:14,559 bowl game. Now, listen, the Baylor game just derailed their season. 520 00:36:14,559 --> 00:36:16,599 They were I thirty five to seven in that game at home. You can't 521 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:22,719 lose that game. They ultimately let that title wave into a couple more losses, 522 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:24,679 but they fought back really hard at the end of the season, got 523 00:36:24,679 --> 00:36:29,920 to bowl eligibility. Good for them. And listen, they're gonna be playing 524 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,800 in Tampa, the Georgia O'Leary Bowl. They're playing Georgia Tech. They get 525 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:36,440 a good opponent. They can really finish their season off with a with a 526 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:42,199 strong win. So if you're a UCFN, ultimately, yes, it could 527 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:45,679 have been better by a couple of games, but you got to a bowl 528 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,719 game. You're gonna build on next year. I think you're in a really 529 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:52,320 good position. So if I'm a UCF man, I'm happy gush Mal's the 530 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:53,800 guy for that job. You think long term, yeah, he's not going 531 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:58,320 anywhere. I've had conversations with him. He likes to say, uh, 532 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,679 he's on about he's on the back nine and he's on about the sixteenth pole. 533 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:05,880 So however long it takes him to play sixteen seventeen eighteen, I think 534 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,519 he ends his career at UCF. I don't. I don't think there's any 535 00:37:07,599 --> 00:37:12,360 question about that. Let's go to USF year one, Alex Golish, what 536 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,320 a job turning that around getting Bowl eligible? Uh? You know they lost, 537 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:17,920 maybe lost a game or show they maybe shouldn't have lost. But again 538 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,280 they take Ali, they play Alabama really tough. We talked about the struggles 539 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:25,320 I was, I was in the building that day, played them really well 540 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:29,280 for three and a half quarters. What are your thoughts, Alex Goleish? 541 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:35,440 Year one Alex Golish is not getting enough credit nationally on what a great job 542 00:37:35,599 --> 00:37:38,119 he did coaching. You know this, Jake, So look at the program 543 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:43,360 the three years before he got there. Was it three wins total? Right? 544 00:37:44,079 --> 00:37:46,679 I think four? But four? But maybe two Division one wins, 545 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:52,079 two FGS wins. Correct, he comes in, gets in the Bowl eligibility. 546 00:37:52,119 --> 00:37:53,280 I mean to me, that's Coach of the Year stuff. Now. 547 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:58,280 I have a good relationship with the American Athletic Conference. I was in I 548 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:00,960 was in New Orleans for the Chancemanship Game this week and I was talking to 549 00:38:01,119 --> 00:38:04,239 some people and they said, oh, yeah, I brought this up, 550 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:07,079 and they said, oh, we know the USF fans are hammering or hammering 551 00:38:07,159 --> 00:38:12,480 us on social media, and they know what a great job Alex Golish did. 552 00:38:12,559 --> 00:38:15,159 So if you're a USF fan, you are through because you really didn't 553 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:19,559 know what you were getting with Alex Golish. You mean, before they hired 554 00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:22,760 Golish, there was rumors about Deon Sanders, and there's no doubt, you 555 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,480 know, from what I hear, Dion was interested in the job. But 556 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:31,480 you know Dion's salary and his laundry list of wishes you A lot of schools 557 00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:36,159 just can't do it. Another another one that I thought was going to come 558 00:38:36,199 --> 00:38:37,880 to us HAF and I think they were interested in it and would have been 559 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:42,719 a great hire was Jamie Chadwell. But you go to Liberty. Liberty is 560 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,079 paying them four and a half million dollars. USF can't do that right now, 561 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:49,559 So you get Alex Golish. Think it ended up this based on this 562 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:54,280 year slammed off home run. Now, now, if you're US, you 563 00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,639 got to put your money where your mouth is. You got a coach, 564 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:00,280 they got you to a bowl game, he said. I all, I'm 565 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:02,960 on social media. They're going to break ground this summer on their football center. 566 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:07,320 They already have a beautiful indoor facility. I saw it this year when 567 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:09,639 I went out there and did a game, and you got to break around 568 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:15,039 on that stadium first, That on campus stadium has to get done. When 569 00:39:15,079 --> 00:39:19,400 they do that, they're going to be a force to be wrecking with because 570 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,199 it's gonna up their attendance. It's really easy for the fans. The students 571 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:24,719 used to walk over. They showed me where they're putting it. They're putting 572 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:29,800 it in a beautiful spot. So now now it's you know, full foot 573 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:34,119 forward supporting that program. But I could not say enough for great things about 574 00:39:34,119 --> 00:39:37,199 what Alex Goltis did this year. Now we'll see they get a great opponent 575 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:38,280 too. They get to go down to the Vocal Ble, they get to 576 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:44,760 play Syracuse, who's transitioning a new coach. They can really cap the season 577 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,760 off with a winning record, go seven and six, and that'll really catapult 578 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:52,159 them into next year. I'm surprised that the gas Griller Bulls didn't pit USF 579 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:55,519 and UC if that would have been a I understand why they didn't do it 580 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:59,519 because they want people traveling into town a little bit, and I get that, 581 00:40:00,079 --> 00:40:02,360 but that from a state perspective that had been a hell of a to 582 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:06,960 rekindle that rivalry. A lot of people want on the scene. And remember 583 00:40:07,599 --> 00:40:10,159 remember when you see I played Florida last year. Yes, they sailed it 584 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:14,440 out. They sold that stadium out, So uh yeah, that would have 585 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,840 been That would have been a good one to see for sure. But I 586 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:21,280 like the two matchups, not the last for both those programs. Give me 587 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:23,960 a thought on Miami. Obviously, Miami with the disaster is no kneel down 588 00:40:24,039 --> 00:40:28,519 situation that really turned there. Not that they were going to be a national 589 00:40:28,599 --> 00:40:32,559 title contender, but at that moment they were undefeated and had some momentum. 590 00:40:34,039 --> 00:40:37,360 What are your what are your thoughts Van Dijke's leaving as the quarterback? Kind 591 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:40,440 of another Socio Mario coaching wise, what do you think is going on in 592 00:40:40,519 --> 00:40:45,400 Miami? I agree with you one hundred percent. So I did their opener 593 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,719 against Miami Ohio or they looked decent. But I also said on that broadcast, 594 00:40:49,119 --> 00:40:51,719 when you look up, this Miami Ohio team is gonna have eight, 595 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:53,039 nine, ten wins. Oh, by the way, they ended up with 596 00:40:53,199 --> 00:40:55,800 eleven. I think they ended up eleven and two won the match. I 597 00:40:55,840 --> 00:41:00,199 knew they were a good team, Uh, Miami was actually improved this year, 598 00:41:00,199 --> 00:41:02,960 and I know the record was only improved by a couple of wins. 599 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:08,440 But the Neil, the lack of the Neil down just crush them. That 600 00:41:08,639 --> 00:41:12,519 cost them to me to win. So would they end up seven and five? 601 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,480 Right? I think they probably should have been a nine and three team 602 00:41:15,519 --> 00:41:19,599 and they probably would have ended up there. Mario is on a big he's 603 00:41:19,639 --> 00:41:22,079 on a three year plan. Okay, he is. He has said that. 604 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,320 So you know Van Taye ended up going through what he went through. 605 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:31,599 So the transfer portal for the quarterback position is unreal. I've never seen anything 606 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:35,880 like it, never seen anything like it in my life. Have your check 607 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,480 book ready ready? You know, my wife asked me to today. I 608 00:41:38,519 --> 00:41:42,079 said, oh, DERI was leaving Oklahoma. She's like, he is, 609 00:41:42,639 --> 00:41:45,119 what's he got one year left? Yeah? Said, someone's gonna buy him 610 00:41:45,159 --> 00:41:47,280 for a year. Someone's probably gonna givehim two million dollars to go play for 611 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:52,480 a year. And I l ended up getting tied to the transfer portal, 612 00:41:52,519 --> 00:41:55,880 which that was an unintended consequence. So they need to fix that and I 613 00:41:57,119 --> 00:42:00,760 l and transfertal in and of itself is okay. Think they need to tweak 614 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:02,440 the portal a little bit too. I had some ideas about that, but 615 00:42:02,559 --> 00:42:07,639 we'll see what they do. But but with that said, uh, Miami 616 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:13,000 going in the right direction. I don't think anyone can argue that they they 617 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:15,840 And the other thing too, Mario is doing a hell of a job. 618 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:19,320 And you knew he would do this recruiting right, he's keeping kids home in 619 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:22,320 South Florida. That they were losing, that's a big deal. He shared 620 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:27,119 up his offensive defensive lines, which we talked about. So they're they're going 621 00:42:27,159 --> 00:42:29,760 in the right direction. There's no doubt about it. Just yeah, that 622 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,519 that that the fact that they didn't take that kneel down and lost to Georgia 623 00:42:32,559 --> 00:42:37,320 Tech the way they did kind of an excuse me, it's an excuse it 624 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,800 is. That's an excusable all right. Give me a thought on Billy Napier. 625 00:42:40,159 --> 00:42:44,159 Kind of another tough finish, lose five in a row. I think 626 00:42:44,199 --> 00:42:45,760 the losing five in a row is the hard part. At the end there 627 00:42:46,159 --> 00:42:50,599 they were more competitive. They played competitive in a few games that they lost, 628 00:42:50,639 --> 00:42:52,639 and give him credit. But next year, I think he's definitely on 629 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:58,159 the blazing hot seat. So I think the best thing for Billy Naper and 630 00:42:58,199 --> 00:43:01,199 I covered Billy Napier a ton in thet when he was in Louisiana. I 631 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:07,239 think the best thing for BILLI Napier is what Mike Norvell's doing down the street 632 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:12,119 at Tallahassee, because remember Norvella was getting who's this guy? Who's this guy? 633 00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:15,800 And the best thing that Florida State did was they had patients. They 634 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:19,760 let it work itself out, they let him coach, and then now look 635 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,239 where he's gotten them. So I think if you're a Florida fan, you're 636 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:27,239 looking, let's be a little more patient because these teams, these programs don't 637 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:30,280 have the patients. I think they give him the patients. Ultimately, he 638 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:35,119 can do it. But we just talked about it with the transfer portal, 639 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:39,280 with everything that's going on, you you can lose some key pieces quick, 640 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:43,920 but you can also gain some key pieces quick. So I think if they're 641 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,639 patient with him, he'll get him there. Listen, he runs a different 642 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:52,599 style uh program, different style offense than I think Florida is used to. 643 00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:58,880 He runs the football in a little different way. Ultimately, though, Jason, 644 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:00,559 if you win, I think fans will buy into it. You gotta 645 00:44:00,559 --> 00:44:04,239 win, and you just talked about it. All those losses at the end 646 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:08,000 really hurt. So but we'll see. I think that next year, though, 647 00:44:08,119 --> 00:44:13,320 is here is big. It's a big year for him. All Right, 648 00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:16,159 we'll get you out of here to talk. Gives a little forecast in 649 00:44:16,159 --> 00:44:17,960 the future. I know you got a couple of bowl games coming up. 650 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,760 Give us a little of your of your schedule here the next month. Yeah, 651 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:27,239 so I will know after this week either Friday night December fifteenth or Saturday 652 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:30,239 or yeah, Friday night December fifteenth or Saturday, December sixteenth, and both 653 00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:35,480 season kicks off. I'll start off with an FCS semi final, which I'm 654 00:44:36,199 --> 00:44:38,920 looking forward to. So the one seed in South Dakota State they won last 655 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:43,199 year. Two seeds Montana. I think they're gonna hold for them. So 656 00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:46,920 I'll either be up there in Montana or South Dakota State. So I'm looking 657 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:51,880 forward to that bowl. That next week, I'll have a post Christmas Bowl. 658 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:54,639 I got the Military Bowl. Good matchup two lane in Virginia Tech. 659 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:59,480 Virginia Tech out of the ACC. Brent Keith did a nice job. And 660 00:44:59,559 --> 00:45:01,880 then of course we Tulane. You know, does Michael Pratt state as he 661 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:05,760 opt out and that plays a lot into that bowl game. I got a 662 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:08,039 feeling knowing that young man he's gonna play in that bowl game. But we'll 663 00:45:08,039 --> 00:45:14,599 see, and then I'll fly back home Orlando the Pop Card Bowl, which 664 00:45:14,679 --> 00:45:17,519 is a really good matchup North Carolina State Kansas State. Of course, Kansas 665 00:45:17,559 --> 00:45:23,360 State's quarterbacks already in the transfer portal, so again nuts just went to Texas 666 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:28,559 A and m the sport. Yeah yeah, I mean, you gotta keep 667 00:45:28,639 --> 00:45:31,360 trying. It's just so hard. But I'll be doing that game for ESPN 668 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:35,639 National Radio, so that's always a fun one, so that I'll end my 669 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:37,599 season with that one, just like I did last year. I ended it 670 00:45:37,719 --> 00:45:39,559 last year. It was called the cheez It Bowl, but it was the 671 00:45:39,599 --> 00:45:44,079 same bowl. It was Oklahoma Florida State, if you remember. In Florida 672 00:45:44,159 --> 00:45:49,360 State got that win propelled themselves into this undefeated season. So we'll see which 673 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:52,199 of these nine to three teams, Kansas State and North Carolina State can do 674 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:54,960 the same. Dave Dorms had a not really nice year in North Carolina State, 675 00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:58,400 by the way, I don't think he's got enough credit as well. 676 00:45:59,039 --> 00:46:02,280 Last all, I'll get Jenner you cover the AAC in two lane. Tell 677 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:07,079 the audience in the country, what a great coach Willie fritz is going to 678 00:46:07,159 --> 00:46:09,880 Houston. Now, this guy's done an unbelievable job turning around that two lane 679 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:14,400 program. Phenomenal job. And you know he would have ended up he would 680 00:46:14,440 --> 00:46:17,519 have been at Georgia Tech this year if Brent Key in the interim role didn't 681 00:46:17,519 --> 00:46:22,440 win a couple there at the end. There's no doubt about it. He's 682 00:46:22,519 --> 00:46:25,079 got So think about Willie Fritz is and he's a little older. And I 683 00:46:25,159 --> 00:46:29,400 say older, he's like sixty two. But you know sometimes that gets called 684 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:30,559 against these guys. So I thought, oh, man, are they gotta 685 00:46:30,599 --> 00:46:34,840 not give this guy a Power five job because he deserves it. Great thing 686 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:37,440 for him is he's got ties to Houston. He's got ties at Texas. 687 00:46:37,519 --> 00:46:40,639 He coaches Sam Houston and he said it in his press conference. You look 688 00:46:40,679 --> 00:46:45,920 at him every team, every level he's been at, he's won, develops 689 00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:51,039 players, developed two and three star guys. I wanted a chance to do 690 00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:52,559 it at the Power five level. He gets a job. I think it's 691 00:46:52,599 --> 00:46:57,119 a great hire by Houston. He'll get that program going in the right direction. 692 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:01,280 A great guy, great coach. Goal in man awesome, awesome analysis 693 00:47:01,840 --> 00:47:07,079 twenty twenty four College Football Hall of Fame ballots a maker miss. That's an 694 00:47:07,159 --> 00:47:10,679 unbelievable accomplishment for you. Do you, by the way, me and you 695 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:14,519 were about the same age. Remember, do you remember a guy back in 696 00:47:14,599 --> 00:47:20,239 your day played at FCS school, Arnold Mickens from Butler. Absolutely I do. 697 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,320 And a matter of fact, I know Arnold. I know the name 698 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:29,840 well because Prolin had transitioned from Division three to FCS and Nickens rushed for like 699 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:35,480 two thousand yards, and so I always saw his name in the rushing list. 700 00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:38,320 And the reason I mentioned that when I was playing at UAB the coldest 701 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:44,599 I've ever been in my life. We played at Butler in December against Mickens 702 00:47:45,079 --> 00:47:50,280 in a snowstorm on campus at Butler. Never been colder in my life, 703 00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:52,280 standing out the side lives. But oh, by the way, you know 704 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:57,880 I had UAV this year too, Trent Dilford another slam dunk higher for them. 705 00:47:58,199 --> 00:48:00,880 I think he might probably move some instance around, tweak, some things, 706 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:06,280 bring some different coaches in. But good program in a great conference, 707 00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:08,599 great facilities, He's gonna do good stuff there. I got you all right, 708 00:48:08,920 --> 00:48:12,280 reading and goalie, I have a great holiday, have a great Bowl 709 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:15,960 season. On the call ESPN Analysts, you'll see him all over the platforms. 710 00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:20,719 Have a great holiday. We'll talk soon. Thanks Jason. 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