1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,520 I'll top bro Bige will break down top of jump Town bridges here with you 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:08,679 when they look around the Big twelve. And we begin as we do each 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,720 and every week, with our hot takes in the league this week, and 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,679 Tom, there's a lot of different directions we could go on the hot takes 5 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:25,559 front. Which direction would you like to start with? So Neil Brown's got 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:33,240 that Bruce whoever vibe going, And I think that West Virginia as a whole 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:39,960 has solidified his job for the next year. But I will say that Myke 8 00:00:40,039 --> 00:00:45,799 Gundy and crew, I think someone has turned the corner. That game is 9 00:00:45,799 --> 00:00:50,920 at two point thirty. Be very interested to see how that happens. West 10 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:57,200 Virginia kind of had a kind of a lapse a little bit. It seemed 11 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:07,680 like, So I'm gonna say Oklahoma State by thirteen points this weekend. Here's 12 00:01:07,719 --> 00:01:11,200 my hot tech, Tom, I'm gonna go to Manhattan for this one. 13 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:18,959 The Cats got off to a slow start, couple losses. Will Howard suffered 14 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,519 that injury, and Will Howard hasn't looked like what he's capable of. And 15 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:30,840 then they got a spark with Avery Johnson at quarterback, not the c not 16 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:36,120 the former MAVs coach Avery Johnson, but the Kansas High School legend Avery Johnson. 17 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,000 I like what I've seen from Avery Johnson. He played really well in 18 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,599 that game against Tech last week. I think the k State kind of like 19 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:49,159 Oklahoma State in that sense, could be turning a corner here head of the 20 00:01:49,239 --> 00:01:53,680 right direction. And it's weird with them, like they go through these quarterback 21 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,359 changes and handle it better than other teams. Do you know they went from 22 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,760 just last year, uh, you know, turning things over to Will Howard 23 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:07,599 from Adrian Martinez or in the past. You know, they've gone from Skyler 24 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,879 Thompson to somebody else, whatever it may be. I think no offense to 25 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,159 Will Howard, but they say that they're gonna play both quarterbacks, that they 26 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:20,000 like what they have from both guys. I would go with the hot hand. 27 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,800 I think the right decision for Chris Cleman would be to go forward with 28 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:29,280 Avery Johnson until proven otherwise, because Will Howard I like the guy. He's 29 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:30,840 you know, he let him do a big Dweld championship and everything, but 30 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,280 he just doesn't look right. He just looks off right now. I think 31 00:02:35,439 --> 00:02:39,520 Avery Johnson needs to be their quarterback. I mean yeah, like Will Howard 32 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:46,199 has been there, you know, he's been there as long as like Parry 33 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:52,680 Ellis has been at KU. So I think for them it would be beneficial 34 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:58,840 to you know, take that and tried and see what else is out there, 35 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:04,719 because I think I think for KU or not KKU, but KSE sate, 36 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:12,439 there is a decent amount available for them. Before we break down this 37 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,080 week's slate of games, Tom, the big twelves standings as they are right 38 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,520 now. Oh, you at three and zero, I WOA stayed at three 39 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,840 and one, and then OSU, Texas, K State West Virginia all at 40 00:03:25,879 --> 00:03:30,319 two one. I'm gonna talk about this more with Michelle here in a moment. 41 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:37,560 But Tom, we are really one game away from this race, totally 42 00:03:37,719 --> 00:03:43,919 just shaking up and going bananas here. If Texas slips up and loses a 43 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,439 game, which you know, hey, they had to slip up against Oklahoma. 44 00:03:47,439 --> 00:03:51,759 That was a game they weren't supposed to lose. If they lose another, 45 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:57,360 which could happen Texas, could Texas here, then we got a whole 46 00:03:57,439 --> 00:04:00,639 lot of figure will have to do. You might have a you know, 47 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,599 two three four way time for that second spot to get in the big twelve 48 00:04:04,639 --> 00:04:09,879 Championship game to face Oklahoma here, Like, we're we're really just one game 49 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:14,919 away from potentially open up the floodgates. I mean yeah, I mean it 50 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:23,759 really really just takes one game either from Ou to drop or Texas to drop 51 00:04:25,519 --> 00:04:31,560 two right exactly. I mean they can trail their own destiny and they still 52 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:39,920 have some insurance so that being like, Okay, Bedlam is coming up in 53 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:46,000 three weeks. Yeah, so if they were to somehow drop that in stillwater, 54 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,160 I don't think they will, but if they were, if they do, 55 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:56,800 they still have a game to lose and open up and they can still 56 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:02,199 make the They can still make the you know they can that. I don't 57 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:06,040 know. I don't know what what happened with the playoff. Yeah, they 58 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:15,879 can still they can still do it, right, Yeah, it It is 59 00:05:15,079 --> 00:05:18,079 very interesting to see how this is all gonna unfold here in the next few 60 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,319 weeks. So that's said, let's take a look at the Big twelve slaty 61 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:29,680 games this week. Oklahoma and UCF sooners are nineteen point favorites. UCF has 62 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:34,680 not looked good the last few weeks. The offense for them just hasn't been 63 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:43,079 there. McClain, You know has been their top quarterback this year. But 64 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,160 you look at what they've done the last few weeks. Got blown out by 65 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,879 Kings, lost a game against Baylor where they led by what was it twenty 66 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:55,759 eight twenty nine points, and then they lost a case stated by double digits 67 00:05:55,759 --> 00:06:00,480 here. It has been a rough start for UCF since they've you know, 68 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,360 joined the Big Twelve Conference. Dylan Gabriel taking on his old team here, 69 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:09,639 Oh you coming off a bye. This is a bad setup for UCF here 70 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:14,160 to be going up against this Oklahoma team off that bye and Dylan Gabriel probably 71 00:06:14,199 --> 00:06:20,120 playing with something to prove against his whole team. Oh my god. Yeah. 72 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,959 And I think they're a little worried about, you know, Dylan Gabriel 73 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:30,319 going off. And I don't think this, you know, UCF team is 74 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:36,199 well. To be honest, I don't think they're worth the fuck. I 75 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:45,199 mean, that's that's just honestly right, that's funny. Yes, I mean 76 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:50,759 I don't think they're worth the dog shit. You know, I think I 77 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:56,879 think that a lot of people would agree. I mean, it's it's Houston, 78 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:03,000 UCF, Cincinnati. Those are the bottom three in my opinion, no 79 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:10,800 specific order. You know, those are the shittiest teams in the new Big 80 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:15,240 Twelve. I mean, if we're gonna be frank, all the new members 81 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:20,759 are asked right now? I mean yeah, I mean to me, Houston, 82 00:07:20,879 --> 00:07:24,399 like, if you're going to pick a new coach for one team, 83 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:31,480 Dana is gonna be gone in Houston. I mean, none of the news 84 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:38,399 since Cincinnati has a little benefited out. None of the new members have beaten 85 00:07:38,439 --> 00:07:44,199 the current Big twelve school, right and is it not beautiful? Oh it's 86 00:07:44,279 --> 00:07:48,800 hilarious, It's beautiful. I mean b YU got their ass kicked by tcuh 87 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,920 and I don't think is that good? Last week? I thank god they 88 00:07:53,959 --> 00:07:58,800 did too. Cincinnati hasn't won a Big twelve game yet. No, since 89 00:07:58,959 --> 00:08:09,360 Cincinnati's back is bad. Yeah, I mean Houston, Houston and Cincinnati are 90 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:13,160 the bottle. Okay, I take that back. Houston had that overtime thriller, 91 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:18,480 They had that uh Hail Mary to beat West Virginia on Thursday. Oh 92 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:28,560 yeah yeah yeah, but that's that's such a Neil Brown loss, isn't it. 93 00:08:28,839 --> 00:08:31,440 That's I mean, you know what I'm saying, Like this West Virginia 94 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:37,240 team has won good games just so far, and Dana, you know, 95 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:41,320 wanted that win against West Virginia so bad too. Oh you know he did. 96 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,360 I mean he took like three or four sennx during the whole game. 97 00:08:48,159 --> 00:08:56,759 Okay, you know, like, all right, we'll get this far Baylor 98 00:08:56,799 --> 00:09:01,080 in Cincinnati. That game just sounds gross. Uh yeah, oh my god. 99 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:07,320 Where's that game in Waco? It's at Cincinnati and Cincinnati's favored. I 100 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,840 lean towards Baylor, but I don't say that with a lot of confidence. 101 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:22,480 They're both bad. I lean towards Baylor two OSU West Virginia both teams at 102 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:31,200 four and two better than expected for West Virginia. Oklahoma State turned a corner 103 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,799 the last couple of weeks. I feel like both these teams are gonna come 104 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:41,120 in with with something to prove. We're gonna find out if you're a contender 105 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:45,600 or a pretender with this one here. Yeah, I think so. And 106 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,600 what's what's the line on that the line as we're recording this, West Virginia 107 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:56,320 is favored by three and a half, so half point favorite at home. 108 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:03,399 Yes, I mean yeah, that's that's pretty that's pretty standard. And you 109 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:11,440 can get into this game for thirty dollars on Vivid States. Apparently I mean, 110 00:10:11,519 --> 00:10:15,240 yeah, if I was gonna be in Morgantown, I'd be there. 111 00:10:15,759 --> 00:10:26,919 What else you gonna do in Morgantown? Right there, Shy Bowden, He 112 00:10:26,039 --> 00:10:31,919 was kind of sparked that Oklahoma offense needed oaklhanm State offense needed like he should 113 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:35,720 have been the starter maybe a little bit. But it's really Alli Gorton, 114 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:41,080 Ollie Gordon, like he he is better than the store Ollie's. Yeah, 115 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:48,000 he's He's like Williams. You ever shopped at Ali's, I haven't a crash. 116 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:56,879 They got a good OLiS. The olives in Tulta is in the old 117 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:03,399 Uh yeah, they got all those horrible they got a good one. They're 118 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:11,600 in Bartlesville. Yeah they do. From what I've heard they do. Uh 119 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:18,639 yeah. I feel like this on the State team is the shopping equivalent of 120 00:11:18,639 --> 00:11:28,279 an Alis. Yeah, yeah they are, you know, and we're shopping 121 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,559 at different We're shopping at a different location every week. They're not bad and 122 00:11:33,639 --> 00:11:41,120 they might surprise you sometimes, but they're not good, you know what I 123 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:46,879 mean. Like that's what I said, Like my hope and obviously I'm a 124 00:11:46,879 --> 00:11:54,399 little biased. Let's make the Ala mobile On December twenty eighth against maybe a 125 00:11:54,600 --> 00:12:00,799 USC or ore in Sate and you know, let me have my dues because 126 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,480 I'm not gonna be able to make it to an issue game this year. 127 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:07,000 Like, let me have my let me have my dues. Just come on 128 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:13,399 here and play the Alima Bowl and we'll be fine. They did all these 129 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:18,759 needs to do in il deal with with Olly. They should. I mean, 130 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:24,200 you see what the coldest Crawford got right. A couple more games here. 131 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:30,679 Texas coming off of bye week at Houston, Houston with a few extra 132 00:12:30,759 --> 00:12:33,840 days off after play it on a Thursday night last week and getting that win 133 00:12:33,879 --> 00:12:39,200 against West Virginia. Uh, the Big Twelve intentionally wanted this game. They 134 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:43,120 wanted Texas to have to play a conference game at Houston. They're getting their 135 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:48,879 wish, but Texas coming off that loss a week to think about it. 136 00:12:50,799 --> 00:12:56,320 I don't think Texas wants to embarrass their their university again. And I don't 137 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,879 see any way this game is going to be a close. I think that 138 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,960 they're gonna try to, you know, put put Houston out of their misery 139 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,240 of some sorts of you think they're gonna try and embarrass them. I think 140 00:13:09,279 --> 00:13:13,639 so, I could see it. It shouldn't be that hard because Houston's not 141 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:18,200 ted good. No, no, I mean they're on the same plane as 142 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:26,279 Cincinnati. Yeah, I agree, Yeah, no, they should they unless 143 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:35,080 they ship the bed then right. I agree Texas Tech and BYU. I 144 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,919 lean towards Tech. I think that when they're playing at their best, they're 145 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:45,679 better than what BYU is at their best. I like Shoff more than I 146 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:50,960 do uh by US quarterback Slovas. But even with that said, Tom, 147 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:54,240 same can be said for both teams. I don't know what team's showing up 148 00:13:54,279 --> 00:14:03,200 on Saturday. Yeah, you know, and we believed it a lot, 149 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:13,559 and BYU and spowed us a little bit, not maybe not to like run 150 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:18,279 the conference or doing anything big, but still mind blowing that they could like 151 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:28,039 funck this up. Yes, TCU and k State the game in Manhattan, 152 00:14:28,919 --> 00:14:37,440 KSE State playing two quarterbacks. TCU may have actually finally found a quarterback with 153 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:43,039 with Channel Morris out of the picture. Hoover's looked pretty decent and was off 154 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:48,960 the charts last week and rematched the victoral championship in Manhattan and everything. I 155 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,759 leaned towards k State, but Hoover intrigues me. He's already better than Chandeler 156 00:14:54,799 --> 00:15:00,559 Morris, he might make this a TCU win after all. Like, I 157 00:15:00,679 --> 00:15:05,639 just don't know enough about Hoover yet to feel confident about him winning in Manhattan 158 00:15:05,679 --> 00:15:09,559 in a night game. Here. Yeah, Manhattan, I've been there. 159 00:15:09,639 --> 00:15:15,200 It's not easy to do what you need to do. And you know, 160 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:20,000 I think Case State's starving for a win right now. And you mentioned Avery 161 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:31,559 Johnson heard press. Yes, it's hard press for them to get the dub. 162 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,000 All right, Before we wrap up the Big Twelve breakdown this week, 163 00:15:35,039 --> 00:15:41,600 I do want to talk quick couple of basketball notes on the Big Twelve breakdown, 164 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:48,440 and let's start off with Brett yor Mark. This week Big Twelve Media 165 00:15:48,559 --> 00:15:54,799 Day for basketball, asked about expansion. We know about the Gonzaga rumors and 166 00:15:54,039 --> 00:15:58,600 basically reiterated his talking point. He said, for a year and a half, 167 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:02,720 the Big Twelve is kind of certainly evaluating and they are open for business. 168 00:16:03,159 --> 00:16:08,120 Said he wasn't going to talk about a specific member, specific rumors and 169 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:15,559 kind of just left it vague at that. Okay, I would I would 170 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:18,799 think Tom, like, this Gonzaga thing should be figured out one way or 171 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,840 the other. If if our league, if the Big Twelve wants Gonzaga, 172 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:27,879 and they can get a deal done and Gonzaga is willing to take either no 173 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,440 media share or a little bit. This could all be solved one way or 174 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,600 the other here in the next couple of weeks. Like I would lean towards 175 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:41,519 know that it's not going to happen, But I think that with the Big 176 00:16:41,559 --> 00:16:45,360 Twelve having everything figured out of their other members, we should we should know 177 00:16:45,399 --> 00:16:48,759 an answer one way or the other here pretty soon, I would think, 178 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,679 just because you know, we already know what the Big Twelve did with there's 179 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,960 other schools, Like, we're not trying to wait on anybody else, but 180 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,399 but put it, you know here with with Gonzaga, we need to know 181 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,640 one way or the other. I mean, yeah, I think you're right 182 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:11,720 too. Now I'm interested in what you think of Okay, so we're you 183 00:17:11,759 --> 00:17:18,160 know, not waiting on Gonzaga. But I've also heard some a little bit 184 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:26,319 about Oregon State and Washington State trying to sneak on and especially because Oregon State 185 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,079 has played so well, and I'm you know, I'm sure they're taking this 186 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:36,599 momentum into something. Yeah, I don't see them in the Big Twelve, 187 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:44,559 tom unless ESPN forces them into the Big Twelve. Like there is there is 188 00:17:44,599 --> 00:17:51,119 one thing that's been talked about that I don't know for certain, but there 189 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:57,799 is a rumor that if Oregon State in Washington State can hold the Pack Twelve 190 00:17:57,839 --> 00:18:04,359 together even as just a two member conference because of the contracts, that they 191 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:10,720 would still get two or three hundred million a year from the College Football Playoff 192 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:15,680 and it'd be split between those two schools. And if you're ESPN, if 193 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,920 your other power conferences, you don't want that to happen because you want that 194 00:18:19,039 --> 00:18:23,920 money. And so you might find yourself if that holds up in court and 195 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:32,319 everything, you might find yourself in a situation where ESPN forces the Big Twelve 196 00:18:32,559 --> 00:18:37,680 or maybe in the ACC or whoever, to take Oregon State and Washington State 197 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:42,519 off your hands. That way they don't steal basically two hundred million away from 198 00:18:42,559 --> 00:18:47,559 these other leagues here. That's the only way I see them getting into the 199 00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:51,799 Big Twelve is if it's like forced to out of a financial decision of some 200 00:18:51,880 --> 00:19:02,000 sorts that's in the best interest of the networks. I mean, yeah, 201 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:07,960 I mean I can see that. I would you know, that's a that's 202 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,240 a good point. It'd be bizarre if it worked out that way. I 203 00:19:12,279 --> 00:19:18,720 hope it doesn't work out that way. But we've seen Washington State and Oregon 204 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,000 State already be aggressive when it comes to legal action that they've taken against the 205 00:19:22,079 --> 00:19:26,039 PAC twelve, and so far they're holding up their own uh. So who 206 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:30,759 knows. Uh And you know, the current PAC twelve members want to dissolve 207 00:19:30,839 --> 00:19:34,759 the league as a whole, and they're doing everything they can't stop it at 208 00:19:34,759 --> 00:19:38,400 them. All lots of play out there. We'll see what goes on, 209 00:19:38,559 --> 00:19:42,599 but I don't think there's gonna be any more expansion for now. I think 210 00:19:42,599 --> 00:19:45,640 they're kind of waiting for the ACC to fold and then go from there. 211 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:52,200 But we don't call the shots when it comes to the TV dollars and all 212 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,559 what that means potentially, So I wish we did. Yeah, what about 213 00:19:56,599 --> 00:20:00,079 a Zach I say, I would say, Tom, there's about a seventy 214 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:06,559 percent chance that they don't join the league, thirty percent chance that they do. 215 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,839 What would you put your percentage chances of Gonzaga er in the Big twelve? 216 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:18,319 Bet? I'd say seventy thirty is probably pretty fair. Yeah. Yeah, 217 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,400 the AP College Basketball Poll Top twenty five out. Let's let's go over 218 00:20:25,519 --> 00:20:30,359 these big twelve teams. Kansas number one, Houston at seven. Those are 219 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:36,559 your two Big Twelve teams in the top ten. And then you got Texas 220 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,960 rolling in at eighteen, Baylor at twenty. So four teams in the top 221 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:48,119 twenty five, four in the top twenty, Kansas in Houston, those two 222 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:53,200 in the top seven. There gona be Kansas in Houston your favorites in the 223 00:20:53,279 --> 00:20:56,759 league this year. And get me exciting to see those teams play head to 224 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:02,359 head not once but twice and some of the best coaches ever like that. 225 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,960 That's another thing, Like when we're talking about expansion so far, of the 226 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,359 new members, the biggest thing that they have to offer right now, Tom 227 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:15,839 is Houston basketball, because that is the one program of the major programs between 228 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:21,599 the four schools that's ready to compete immediately. Like Houston is going to give 229 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,599 Kansas everything they can handle when it comes to this Big Twelve title in their 230 00:21:25,599 --> 00:21:30,759 first year in the league. Yeah, I think they will. And you 231 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:37,119 know, as bad as Houston football has been, I think that they are 232 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:45,119 even more so ready to be to give the Big Twelve fits. Yeah, 233 00:21:45,319 --> 00:21:49,480 yeah, I think so. With that said, that doesn't for a Big 234 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:55,680 Twelve breakdown this week will bring in Michelle Bontege coming up in just a moment. 235 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,680 More to come. Stay with us. Jonas Now from Catch You Want 236 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:06,839 to Tell? Channel Light also covering the MLS next circuit, it is none 237 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,440 other than Michelle Montaigne. It was back on the program once again. Always 238 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:17,359 a pleasure when we get to introduce one of the best people around talent, 239 00:22:17,519 --> 00:22:21,799 but an awesome person to Michelle Montane joyces right now, Michelle, welcome back. 240 00:22:21,839 --> 00:22:26,440 How you doing, Tyler? I wish everyone was this excited to talk 241 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,480 to me in my life. I'm doing so well. I'm super happy to 242 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,680 be back talking with you and love doing this of course. And I can 243 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:41,640 tell you, Michelle, when I was at Red River last week and saw 244 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,279 everything unfold, I was starting to think of all the Texas people I know, 245 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,400 and you were one of the one of the ones that came to mind. 246 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:52,039 I'm like, oh my gosh, I can't I can't imagine what they're 247 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:56,599 feeling at this moment. Like walk me through because you were there right last 248 00:22:56,640 --> 00:23:00,519 time. What was going on through your head? Is that all unfolded there? 249 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:10,880 So to be painfully honest, when I saw Bert make the field goal 250 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:15,720 and I saw a minute seventeen left on the clock, my heart sank. 251 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:22,119 And then when I watched Oklahoma drive down the field seventy five yards and however 252 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,240 many seconds it was, I felt like it was vintage Texas that I was 253 00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:30,920 watching. And for context here, going into this game, I made a 254 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:37,480 bet with one of the guys on my weekend crew who the weekend weather guy, 255 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,440 There's the weekend anchor, and there's me and I'm you know, a 256 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:45,519 Texas alon the Weekend eight weather guys and ou alum. I made a bet. 257 00:23:45,559 --> 00:23:48,759 That's how confident I was the Texas was going to win this game that 258 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:52,119 I said, if Texas loses, I will wear an OU jersey on air, 259 00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:57,279 So I was sporting crimson and cream on air. But to answer your 260 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:03,720 question, I was really confident in this Texas defense going into the game, 261 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,759 and for the most part, I mean, they did a pretty good job. 262 00:24:06,799 --> 00:24:11,240 I think Dylan Gabriel is better than what a lot of people nationally thought 263 00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:15,519 he would be or thought he was, and he put that on display in 264 00:24:15,559 --> 00:24:21,759 that game. But the Texas defense in this throughout this season has been pretty 265 00:24:21,759 --> 00:24:23,480 reliable. But when I watched them on that final drive, I felt like 266 00:24:23,519 --> 00:24:29,720 I was watching the Texas defensive old and it was just a PTSD feeling that 267 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:34,359 is so top of mind for Texas fans. I feel like in the last 268 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,680 decade that it honestly was just like, yeah, I would expect nothing less, 269 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,240 and you want to get away from that, like Stark in his third 270 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,640 year. You want to get away from people feeling like, oh, there 271 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:49,000 they go again. This is just typical Texas nowadays, Like it's to take 272 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:52,440 a lead with that much time left, you think they'd be able to hold 273 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,039 onto it, and they weren't able to. So that's what I was feeling. 274 00:24:56,079 --> 00:25:00,200 And then you know, you know, being in the Oklahoma media circuit, 275 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:08,720 I received probably thirty forty comments remarks like immediately following the game, and 276 00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:12,680 I am still just no matter where I go out and about in the community, 277 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:17,599 I'm still getting like the horns down or the hey, nice, nice 278 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,759 day to be a Texas fan, isn't it? And it's going to continue, 279 00:25:19,759 --> 00:25:23,559 I'm sure until the Big twelve Championship. Well, I say this with 280 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,720 all due respect, I saw the photo you were in the ou jersey and 281 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:30,880 I'm like, wow, Shells never looked better. You know that? That's 282 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,400 great crip said it looks great on you, Michelle, Thank you. That 283 00:25:34,759 --> 00:25:37,200 was that was great. You were a good sport about it. I gotta 284 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:42,960 say, though you're one of the better Texas Texas fans, you're more reasonable. 285 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:48,759 Clearly. I was at the Kansas Texas game week prior, and I 286 00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:52,519 gotta tell you, as much as I put up with of those Texas fans, 287 00:25:52,559 --> 00:25:56,880 I did not feel bad for most of them at all. For what 288 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,839 what occurred in that Texas game. I had an old I was taking a 289 00:26:00,839 --> 00:26:03,759 photo with a friend of mine and we're going horns down, and an old 290 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:08,839 lady came up to me and said how disrespectful that I was being for putting 291 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:12,880 up horns down. I'm like, this is uncharted territories here. My response 292 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:18,359 back was, you know what's disrespectful leaving the Big Twelve. Well there you 293 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,039 go. Yeah. Did she have a response for that. No, she 294 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:27,519 walked away after that. Yes, But nonetheless, I'm glad that you've moved 295 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:32,039 on from there. And so with that said, from what you saw with 296 00:26:32,039 --> 00:26:36,279 that Oklahoma team, I heard a lot of ut people saying, oh, 297 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,359 we'll meet you in the Big Twelve championship game. Better team loss and all 298 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,079 that. How do you feel about Oklahoma? Your your unbiased view, and 299 00:26:42,079 --> 00:26:45,599 you're taking a few steps back, what do you think of that Oklahoma team 300 00:26:45,599 --> 00:26:49,680 where they're at six wins and again that win against Texas, This legit football 301 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,720 team here. I think that's exactly the word I would use for them is 302 00:26:53,839 --> 00:27:00,160 legitimate. I think for through their first five games, the talks surrounding the 303 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:04,599 team was well, they hadn't played anyone, and I mean that could still 304 00:27:06,319 --> 00:27:08,480 hold true, it does hold some weight. But I think the way in 305 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:14,880 which they won the Texas game not only was another notch in the belt right 306 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,519 in terms of getting another win, but the fact that they were down with 307 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,880 just a minute fifteen to go, minute seventeen to go. You flip the 308 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:27,039 tables. If Texas had been down with a minute to go like there isn't 309 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,440 a guarantee that they'd be able to pull out the win. So the fact 310 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:36,279 that ou was able to do that, I think Dylan Gabriel is playing the 311 00:27:36,279 --> 00:27:42,079 best football of his career and with him being so confident, so Calm Brevna 312 00:27:42,079 --> 00:27:47,480 Bulls post game in that Red River game said he has been around thousands of 313 00:27:47,519 --> 00:27:51,599 players, you know, in his entire career, He's never met someone more 314 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:55,880 calm, never met a quarterback more calm than Dylan Gabriel. And I think 315 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:59,599 that just his demeanor, the way in which he's leading this team, how 316 00:27:59,599 --> 00:28:04,519 comfort is with Jeff Levy. And then you think about the areas of the 317 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:07,480 team that were question marks, right like the wide receiver room. Who was 318 00:28:07,559 --> 00:28:11,599 going to be that guy with brain? Willis leaving and Marvin Wimsley leaving for 319 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:17,039 the NFL. Well, it hasn't necessarily just been one guy that's stepped up, 320 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:21,160 but you see weapons not like developing in front of your eyes, Nick 321 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:26,720 Anderson, Jalil Peruke, like these guys are threats on the outside. So 322 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,960 you look at this offense and you know they're kind of doing running back by 323 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,359 committee right now, but you look at the offense as a whole. They're 324 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:38,440 putting up they're averaging I don't know the number exactly, but before that Texas 325 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:44,160 game, they were averaging like forty fifty something points, third best scoring offense 326 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,759 in the country going into the Texas game. And then on defense, I 327 00:28:48,799 --> 00:28:53,039 think that's where people feel like, Okay, we've given Brent Vinables time to 328 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:59,400 implement his system and we're starting to reap the rewards of that. Danny Setzman 329 00:28:59,839 --> 00:29:06,799 is like tried and true Rent Vinable's linebacker, you know. And just to 330 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:11,160 watch his IQ development, the way he's able to replays, to read quarterbacks, 331 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:15,799 to jump routes, to just know where to be. I think it 332 00:29:15,839 --> 00:29:19,519 was Iowa State game. I looked up and like every time Iowa State, 333 00:29:21,319 --> 00:29:25,079 like an Iowa State play ended, Danny Setsman was either touching the player or 334 00:29:25,079 --> 00:29:30,880 the ball or like was somewhere near the play. And so defensively, they 335 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,799 they look so much better than they did one year ago. So you put 336 00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:41,400 those two things together, and I think Oklahoma is legitimate. They just because 337 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,119 of who they've played so far. They haven't gotten the national spotlight until that 338 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,720 Red River game, and when they got it, they delivered. Oh yeah, 339 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:53,240 certainly we're John by Michelle Montayne looking back at that terrific Oklahoma Texas game, 340 00:29:53,279 --> 00:29:56,960 talking about the Sooners right now, more to come on at Oklahoma State 341 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:02,400 in the moment. Now we look at where Oklahoma is coming off the bye 342 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:07,279 week. You have the win against Texas. What I wonder going forward is 343 00:30:07,279 --> 00:30:11,759 is that let down coming up next? Is this going to get to their 344 00:30:11,799 --> 00:30:15,319 heads of some sorts because you look at it, that's an emotional win, 345 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:19,319 that's a big deal. You've had everybody telling you how good it is the 346 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:25,079 last week. I mean now going forward, the schedule looks manageable for the 347 00:30:25,119 --> 00:30:32,400 Sooners here, but could they potentially overlook somebody? What would be your idea, 348 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:36,440 Michelle going forward here? Do you think Oklahoma can play like they did 349 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:41,279 against Texas every week here going forward? Yeah? I mean I think that 350 00:30:41,359 --> 00:30:45,160 if you look at the caliber of teams that they're playing in the remainder of 351 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:52,240 their schedules in the Big Twelve, if you have UCF BYU West Virginia teams 352 00:30:52,279 --> 00:30:57,200 that I don't think are threats in really many in many ways, just if 353 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:03,079 you look at the roster loo at schemes, I think that ou if they 354 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:07,480 play even remotely close to what they're capable of, those you can check off 355 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:11,240 his wins. The Kansas game, I think could pose some threats just because 356 00:31:11,279 --> 00:31:15,680 of Look, if you look at what Kansas did against Oklahoma State this last 357 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,200 weekend, Jason Bean backup quarterback, threw for over four hundred yards. You 358 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:25,960 know, he was incredible when they limited the run game, and so I 359 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:30,319 think that's an area where oh, you could potentially be exposed. But I 360 00:31:30,359 --> 00:31:34,200 don't necessarily think it's a loss by any stretch TCU. I think we're still 361 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,960 trying to figure them out. Right, Like they've had some early losses, 362 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:42,480 they've had some big blowout wins. I think again, if OU plays up 363 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:47,839 to their standard, TCU is probably a win. The one that kind of 364 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:52,839 gives me a little bit of you know, reservation, I guess is just 365 00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:59,839 the bedroom game because of all that's surrounding it, not necessarily you know, 366 00:32:00,079 --> 00:32:04,720 on the field, but off of it. And so like, could Oklahoma 367 00:32:04,759 --> 00:32:07,960 go undefeated through their next six games, absolutely, but could they maybe drop 368 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:14,680 one in maybe a close overtime game or you know, when say something were 369 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:20,200 to happen, hope not like to Dylan Gabriel or whatnot. I think there 370 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,680 could maybe be one potential flop. Yeah, yeah, I could happen. 371 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:28,640 One thing I've seen from this Oklahoma team that has impressed with Michelle is that 372 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,880 they are such a different identity physically than what we saw the Lincoln Riley era. 373 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:37,720 Of what we've seen year two Underprint Fennables and in particular that defense here. 374 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:43,160 This is not the Oklahoma team that you and I grew up watching week 375 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,440 in and week out. This is totally different of what we're seeing right now. 376 00:32:45,559 --> 00:32:49,720 I'm shocked when I see, you know, U team each week so 377 00:32:49,799 --> 00:32:55,359 far this year that's led by their defense. It's not necessarily the offensive powerhouse 378 00:32:55,400 --> 00:33:00,960 we're used to seeing. Yeah, that's it's amazing timing that you bring that 379 00:33:01,039 --> 00:33:07,200 up, especially considering what we just watched happen to USC. But yeah, 380 00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:12,759 absolutely, I think that when you look at the Texas OU game, the 381 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:20,240 one thing that really stands out to me is the physicality upfront between both sides, 382 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:25,319 between both teams on both sides of the ball. I think what they 383 00:33:25,319 --> 00:33:30,160 have been able to do in practice and really, I would say in all 384 00:33:30,359 --> 00:33:36,000 the development coming up to this season, I think it's Jerry Schmidt, who 385 00:33:36,039 --> 00:33:40,960 is their strength and conditioning coach. The guys not only that they had that 386 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:45,720 they've developed, but the guys that they've been able to bring in. They 387 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,319 do have some young guys who see playing time, and that goes back to 388 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:55,880 the types of guys Brent Vinnables is trying to recruit. Just like physically statually 389 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:04,119 they're bigger, they are coming from backgrounds that expect that type of physicality out 390 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:09,239 of them, but to see it on the field, it is a stark 391 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:15,960 difference, especially on that defensive front this season, then of course last season, 392 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,559 but especially the season's pass where Lincoln Riley was leading the charge and really 393 00:34:20,599 --> 00:34:24,400 where you had Alex Grinch putting an Alex Grinch defense out there. Tell me 394 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:29,159 about the Polks. This is a very confusing team to me. I know 395 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:32,559 they're playing better as of late with the Winston bat against Kansas and Kansas State 396 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:38,719 sawid firsthand myself last week unfortunately. But with that said, are you buying 397 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:42,920 in have they figured it out? Do you think this teams turned a corner 398 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:49,039 here? You know, I've talked about that a lot this week. I 399 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,639 think they've turned a corner, Yes, because they have a quarterback where they've 400 00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:59,880 decided on one. I think they've turned a corner in some of the adjustment 401 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:01,280 that they've been able to make in game. And what I mean by that 402 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:07,280 is like, if you look closely at that Kansas game, Colin Oliver was 403 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:09,159 the difference maker there towards the end of the game, and what they did 404 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:15,320 was they started putting him in space where he could just get after the quarterback 405 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:19,280 and towards the beginning of that game, they weren't having him play that type 406 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,199 of role. So Jason Bean was staying, you know, standing in the 407 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:27,840 pocket, had all day to throw to Skinner and other guys, and that's 408 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,199 how they got, you know, over four hundred yards through the air. 409 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:35,079 But I think when you have a brand new defensive coordinator for the third time 410 00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:37,920 in a row, there are going to be growing pains in terms of what 411 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:42,920 they want to run schematically, what they want to run with the personnel that 412 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:46,239 they have. The thing about Oklahoma States defense is they have talented guys, 413 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:52,159 like they have athletes scattered throughout. You see that in some of their young 414 00:35:52,199 --> 00:35:53,840 guys at Cameron Epps, you see that in guys at Colin Oliver, Nick 415 00:35:53,920 --> 00:36:00,559 Martin. But I think schematically they're still they've been still trying to put together, 416 00:36:00,639 --> 00:36:02,400 right, Like any loss to South Alabama is a good football team, 417 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:06,239 but you know you also lose to Iowa State those games back to back. 418 00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:09,119 You know they've got to figure something out. So I think defensively they're still 419 00:36:09,119 --> 00:36:14,280 working on that. Offensively, I agree with you. I'm still a little 420 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,559 confused. They have some weapons. Obviously, Ollie Gordon with his career historic 421 00:36:17,639 --> 00:36:23,639 day against Kansas was kind of a tick on the box in terms of Okay, 422 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:27,760 like, we have a running back we can use. Now that you 423 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,880 know Alan Bowman is going to be your guys, Okay, how do we 424 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:34,280 build up this offensive scheme to best work for Alan Bowman? And then two, 425 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,960 how do you get guys like Brennan Presley and some of these other threats 426 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,719 on the outside involved in a more consistent manner. I mean, that's one 427 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:43,519 thing that worked for them against Kansas State and Kansas is that they're guys, 428 00:36:43,519 --> 00:36:50,239 their playmakers made plays. Right. Do I think that this is a turning 429 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,239 of the corner. I mean, you look at OU schedule, look at 430 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,480 Oklahoma State schedule. They have one of the easiest in the Big twelve, 431 00:36:55,719 --> 00:37:00,119 the easiest in the Big twelve. So in terms how many wins they can 432 00:37:00,199 --> 00:37:04,559 rack up, the fact that they beat Kansas, the fact that they beat 433 00:37:04,599 --> 00:37:08,159 Kansas State, They've shown they can beat anyone left on their schedule except for 434 00:37:08,199 --> 00:37:14,440 OU. Will they do it? Totally different questions? Well, and you 435 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,960 know, if Texas slips up again, you know, and I don't expect 436 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:23,440 them to, but if they do, then this whole thing the floodgates open 437 00:37:23,639 --> 00:37:28,920 of possibilities for who ends up in Arlington. Here. The expectation is still, 438 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:30,840 oh, you Texas to meet again, but for whatever reason, if 439 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:37,639 something happens there, does Oklahoma State entered the picture? Does does Kansas State 440 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:42,280 possibly get back in Kansas whatever it may be. I mean, we're one 441 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,880 win away or one loss rather from Oklahoma State and others being right back at 442 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:52,719 the table potentially here. Yeah. I've talked with just you know, a 443 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,440 ton of people in sports not in sports about the Big Twelve as a whole 444 00:37:55,519 --> 00:38:00,719 right now. And the leading kind of thought right is, Okay, there's 445 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:04,559 Ou in Texas and then there's everybody else. But to your exact point, 446 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:08,880 there could be a weekend where you know, I'm not gonna say Houston, 447 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:14,199 but where a team maybe beats Texas by a point late, right, and 448 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,199 that's a win and a loss doesn't matter if it's by one point or twenty, 449 00:38:17,559 --> 00:38:22,199 right. So to get to Arlington, what matters is the winnings and 450 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:23,559 losses. And you look at the standings right now, you know who's right 451 00:38:23,599 --> 00:38:30,000 behind Oklahoma Iowa State. So I I think in terms of the Big Twelve, 452 00:38:30,079 --> 00:38:34,039 yes, it's a wide open picture right now, Texas has to take 453 00:38:34,039 --> 00:38:37,360 care of business, especially like I think, what the TCU game could be 454 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:43,760 a potential upset, you know, Texas Tech. But if if the top 455 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:47,039 teams take care of business the way that they should, then I think, 456 00:38:47,119 --> 00:38:51,159 yeah, we know who's going to be in Arlington. If there is kind 457 00:38:51,159 --> 00:38:57,960 of that misstep or miss q, I would say, my best that's right 458 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,920 now are either I think think yeah, Kansas State, it could be Oklahoma 459 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:06,039 State. And if I was sinking, he's winning. I guess we got 460 00:39:06,079 --> 00:39:09,239 to consider the cyclones. You know. So let me ask you this then, 461 00:39:10,159 --> 00:39:15,360 as the level headed Texas fan, you are, unlike your your fellow 462 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:20,800 fans out there, Uh, what is your confidence level that Texas is back 463 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:24,519 in Arlington, that they don't have that infamous slip up of some sorts of 464 00:39:25,079 --> 00:39:31,519 vintage Texas. Here you notice the deep breath. I just took care at 465 00:39:31,559 --> 00:39:36,840 all. This is the thing. I think if you look at their remaining 466 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:39,880 schedule, I said, TCU or Texas Tech might give me some pause. 467 00:39:44,559 --> 00:39:51,519 I I am not ready to say that they've given me x amount of confidence. 468 00:39:51,559 --> 00:39:53,480 Like look back at the Wyoming game. They were tied at ten until 469 00:39:53,519 --> 00:40:00,679 the fourth quarter, right and play good either, correct. So but that 470 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,880 was you know, first game of the season. I think there were you 471 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:07,960 know in Wyoming was early. Still, I think what how I feel about 472 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:12,719 them is that look at their roster, look at what they've been able to 473 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:16,000 do against teams like Alabama, this team should be able to beat anyone left 474 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:21,880 on their schedule. But I don't. If you ask me for a confidence 475 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,400 level, I'd say I'm maybe seventy percent confident that Texas could win out. 476 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:31,079 And that might be generous just because I mean truly, like I was back 477 00:40:31,079 --> 00:40:35,719 in my first year in school was a decade ago, and that was Mac 478 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:42,320 Brown's last season, and the life I have lived experiencing text football over the 479 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,519 last decade has been one of inconsistency, Right, Like we get the big 480 00:40:45,639 --> 00:40:51,960 Notre Dame when in Austin and Charlie Strong's season opener, and then we go 481 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,960 on to have a losing season again. You know, it's like the hot 482 00:40:54,119 --> 00:41:00,679 I just told everybody Texas was back and yeah, yeah, So I think 483 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:05,280 as a level head a Texas fan, I would say I'm not even three 484 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,480 quarters of the way confident they can do it. But am I hopeful? 485 00:41:12,599 --> 00:41:15,159 Michelle Plug your social media and all that stuff to follow you and see what 486 00:41:15,159 --> 00:41:20,119 you're doing there in Tulsa as well. Yeah, on Instagram, it's just 487 00:41:20,199 --> 00:41:23,199 at Michelle Montaigne. On Twitter, it should be at Michelle Montaigne, but 488 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:28,679 the character limit cuts me off one letter short, so it's just at m 489 00:41:28,679 --> 00:41:34,360 ich Mitche Montaianne. On TikTok, Michelle Montagne anything else that should just be 490 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:39,360 at Michelle Montainne. And uh, you go to TikTok and she's interviewing a 491 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:45,400 professional golfers and everything too. That's fun. You got to cover all the 492 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:49,599 sports, Tyler, you know, of course, absolutely no. Thanks for 493 00:41:49,639 --> 00:41:52,559 the time as always, great to have you back on. We've been trying 494 00:41:52,559 --> 00:41:54,199 to do this for a while, but Michelle Bick, you know, she 495 00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,960 wasn't always vailable, but you know, we're glad we made it happen. 496 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:01,280 Thanks again. We'll talk in down a lit with Shell Tyler. Thank you