1 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:23,239 Hello, Welcome to this Week in the Atlantic host conference the podcasts for All 2 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,679 Sports Discussion dot Com. This is Jeff, one of the podcast hooko hosts, 3 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:35,479 and you can follow me on Twitter at Talking ACC Sports. Every podcast 4 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:41,640 moderator is Matthew and you can follow Matthew on Twitter at as D, Underscore, 5 00:00:41,679 --> 00:00:45,759 Hokey Smash. I'm going to turn it over to Matthew now as he 6 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:50,200 introduces our guest. And Matthew looks like everyone's online and ready to go. 7 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,280 Wonderful, wonderful, Welcome to this Week in the ACC. This is the 8 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,880 longest running independent ACC podcast in the United States. You can follow our site 9 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:07,680 Twitter accountant at All Sports d ACC. The blog is All Sports Discussion dot 10 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,959 Com. We focus heavily on the ACC, but we have a lot of 11 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,879 leeway to talk about whatever we want, this sports related or even hair metal 12 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,159 related on this site. Yeah, this is Matthew. You can follow me 13 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,760 on Twitter at ASD, Underscore Hockey Smash. You can follow Jeff on Twitter 14 00:01:23,799 --> 00:01:29,599 at at Talking ECC sports. This week we have a great return guest in 15 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:34,799 Brent Blevins. Brent, welcome back to the All Sports Discussion ACC podcast. 16 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:41,120 Tell us about yourself friend Matthew Jeff. Always great to see you guys be 17 00:01:41,599 --> 00:01:46,760 on the air with you. Just for a background, I am a native 18 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:51,920 Virginia. I grew up in Southwest Virginia, about forty five minutes from Blacksburg, 19 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,920 Virginia. So I went to Virginia Tech. I have three degrees from 20 00:01:57,719 --> 00:02:02,200 there, both during the Big East ACC years, and so I have been 21 00:02:02,239 --> 00:02:08,000 following ACC sports for quite a long time. And so it's you know, 22 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,639 so it's always just a pleasure to be with you all. You all have 23 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,879 such great robust discussions, and you know, I really appreciate the chance to 24 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,759 be with you all today. Thank you for joining us, Brent. So 25 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,599 let's get right through the week that was in ACC football. Who was the 26 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:30,599 most disappointing team in ACC football Week five? And who was the most impressive 27 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:35,840 team? The four is your? Well, you know, it seems that 28 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:40,960 Pittsburgh is trying to make a case every week of how they are one of 29 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:46,000 the bontod teams of the conference. And I think they finally conclusively proved that 30 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,479 point last night. But all that being said, I mean, I think 31 00:02:50,479 --> 00:02:57,719 the pretty obvious answer here is Georgia Tech. I yesterday I was fourteen nothing. 32 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,479 You know, midway through the first quarter, I kind of, you 33 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:05,960 know, in truth, I stopped paying attention and I you know, I 34 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,080 saw a score in the third quarter and it was thirty one fourteen, and 35 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:15,280 I thought I had you know, I thought I had you re versus scores. 36 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,879 But you know, obviously I didn't. You know, Georgia Tech was 37 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:24,479 coming off, you know, a solid win you know against wake Forest nothing 38 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:28,960 uh nothing, I mean they should, you know, good win for the 39 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,360 program. You know, it kind of shows that things were turning in the 40 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:38,199 right direction. But you know, to give up thirty eight consecutive points to 41 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:40,360 a one in three team in the MAC, which, with all due respect, 42 00:03:40,919 --> 00:03:46,120 I don't think anyone was necessarily talking about Bowling Green being a MAC favorite, 43 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:50,439 uh, you know, and I mean frankly, I mean the final 44 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,159 score, you know, with like kind of cutting in and out on at 45 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:59,840 there, Brett Brent, Oh, sorry, sorry about that. But you 46 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:03,280 know, to give up thirty eight straight points, uh, you know to 47 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,960 a one and three MAC team is just you know, it's tough, and 48 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:12,599 you know, I'm glad Georgia Tech a couple of final scores to uh you 49 00:04:12,599 --> 00:04:15,080 know, kind of make things look a little bit better than they were, 50 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,959 but uh, just a bad loss for Georgia Tech. And uh, you 51 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:23,680 know, obviously I know they're building their program, but very very disappointing. 52 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,560 How would your most impressed? Yeah, I got a follow up on this, 53 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:32,560 Brent. Yeah, the Georgia Tech fan and me, you know, 54 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:39,160 watch this game and it was a it was a complete debacle of a loss. 55 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,240 I mean, there was no other way to describe it. And it 56 00:04:43,639 --> 00:04:48,279 was every bit as bad as some of Jeff Collins's worst losses at at Georgia 57 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:54,319 Tech. The concerning part I would say for Georgia Tech is typically when it 58 00:04:54,439 --> 00:04:59,680 happened under Collins, the team's his teams fell behind early and just got blown 59 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,560 out. Like you said, you know, they took a fourteen zero lead, 60 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:05,439 and I thought they were gonna on their way to win the game by 61 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:14,000 thirty or forty points, and they just simply stopped playing. It was like 62 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:19,120 a switch went off and the defense couldn't make a play, the offense couldn't 63 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,839 sustain a drive. I think Bowling Green held the ball for something like forty 64 00:05:23,879 --> 00:05:29,959 two minutes, and it's one of the most bizarre things I've I've seen from 65 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,240 from even from Georgia Tech as bad as they've been the last few years, 66 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,079 because it was just, like I said, like a switch went off, 67 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:41,360 and you know, it's it's all. It's clearly too early to say, 68 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:45,120 you know anything about Brent Key's job status. It's it's far too early for 69 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,079 that, and no one's even suggesting that. But I think you can look 70 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:53,959 at a game like that and say, hey, is this a red flag? 71 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,600 You know, just not having his team focused and especially some of the 72 00:05:58,639 --> 00:06:01,800 comments from the players. There were several players that came out and said, 73 00:06:02,079 --> 00:06:06,079 hey, we didn't respect them, we didn't focus hard. You haven't been 74 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:11,639 to a bowl game since twenty eighteen. There's not a single team on your 75 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,319 entire schedule that you should be overlooking at at all. And I mean that 76 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:21,240 falls on Brent Key. You know, at least I would say he did 77 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:28,040 something today that shows some self awareness. That he did demote the previous defensive 78 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:32,079 coordinator Thacker. I think his first name is Andy Thacker. I remember, 79 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:42,199 right, yeah, Andy Thacker and promoted experienced defensive coordinator Kevin Cher this week, 80 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,319 And that right there says at least there's some self awareness that something was 81 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,920 truly broke and not letting it kind of fester and say, let's see what 82 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:53,720 you know, can this be fixed over time? I mean, it was 83 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,160 like, hey, this is something that we just can't even you know, 84 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,120 let go another week. It probably is going to take Georgia Tech out of 85 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:05,560 any chance of a bowl game in my opinion considering their schedule, But a 86 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,959 fresh pair of eyes on that defense is certainly not a bad thing. And 87 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:14,560 it was good of Key, I think, to recognize that something was completely 88 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,240 broken there. But hey, yeah, I think you said it all too 89 00:07:18,279 --> 00:07:23,360 when you when you went over the disappointing team of the week. I was 90 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:28,759 frankly speechless by the end of the game after what I saw. I understand, 91 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,240 I understand completely, Jeff. I'm gonna ask you one follow up on 92 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:38,319 disappointing teams, Brent, and then we'll go to the impressive team. Should 93 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:44,519 I have expected more from Brennan Armstrong this week at NC State because I expected 94 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:53,959 a better offensive performance from NC State than I did against Louisville. He just 95 00:07:54,079 --> 00:08:00,240 doesn't look comfortable, which you know, surprising given that he's you know, 96 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:03,879 you're you know, reunited, uh, you know with this former offensive coordinator 97 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:11,360 I am, you know, it's it's really interesting. I mean between him 98 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:18,079 and you know, Phil Jurkovic, you have these two guys who, you 99 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,199 know, maybe not outstayd had had you know, success previously through schools. 100 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,519 You know, they go to another conference school for their fifth year, and 101 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:31,720 it's just, you know, it's not clicking, it's not working. I'm 102 00:08:31,759 --> 00:08:37,240 not really sure. I mean, Brendan Armstrong just doesn't look comfortable at all. 103 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,279 I I you know, we're five games in at this point, so 104 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:46,159 yeah, I mean, maybe something changes. But and you know, Louisville's 105 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:48,440 defense is not I mean, you know, I mean they're not gangbusters, 106 00:08:48,519 --> 00:08:52,799 but they're but they're solid, so I I you know, I was not 107 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:56,879 expecting them to get shut out in the second half of the other night, 108 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,720 to be sure. So it's really you know, I'm very curious if they're 109 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:07,519 going to get that ship righted and Raleigh or not. I actually think that 110 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:11,919 Virginia Tech has a chance to beat NC State. I agree. I feel 111 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:16,080 weird saying that because I didn't have that pegged at the beginning of the year, 112 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,720 and because a lot of us had Brennan Armstrong maybe as that third team 113 00:09:22,759 --> 00:09:26,919 all acc I mean, actually we were actually that high that high on him 114 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:31,399 and it may be a lot a lot different than we expect. Brent, 115 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:37,279 who's your most impressive ACC team of the way, Well, I am going 116 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:43,840 to I'm going to go with Clemson. They've for some for reasons unclear to 117 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:50,639 me, they've never had an easy time with Syracuse, especially you know and 118 00:09:50,919 --> 00:09:54,120 the you know now JMA Wireless Stone. But they went up, they took 119 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,879 care of business. I mean, they kind of you know, they took 120 00:09:56,879 --> 00:10:03,000 an early lead and they never relented. You know, the defense looked phenomenal, 121 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:09,120 Like they looked as aggressive as I have seen and you know, at 122 00:10:09,159 --> 00:10:13,159 least a couple of years. So I you know, I think you have 123 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:18,080 to give credit. I mean, you know, Kate Kubman looked he I 124 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,000 think that's probably one of the best games he's had, you know, since 125 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:24,399 he's been a starter. So you know, I mean I think probably the 126 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:31,200 jury is still out on where Syracuse fits in the ACC. But again, 127 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,879 you have to give Clemson credit. You know, I would give an honorable 128 00:10:33,919 --> 00:10:39,360 mention to Louisville Day. It was They're not going to gain style points for 129 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,159 you know, their win and Raleigh, but they took care of business. 130 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,440 Uh, you know, they fell behind at the half. You know, 131 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,480 they were able to put together enough in the second half. I mean they 132 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:56,240 smothered you know, Brendan Armstrong as we were just discussing, so you know, 133 00:10:56,759 --> 00:10:58,240 you know, kudos to those two teams. I think those two teams 134 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:03,559 really showed up and you know, really uh, you know, really met 135 00:11:03,639 --> 00:11:07,200 expectations. Very good, Brent, very good analysis, Jeff, You're up 136 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:18,399 all right, Thank you, Matthew. Brent. Which what ACC football game 137 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:24,399 are you looking forward to the most in Week six? This is a I 138 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:28,320 think this is a pretty easy one for me. I would say it has 139 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,080 to be Louisville and Notre Dame. I mean, I guess it's not you 140 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:37,399 know, technically an ACC game, but you know, for all intents and 141 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,759 purposes, it is Louisville's five. And oh, I mean they finally cracked 142 00:11:41,759 --> 00:11:45,480 the top twenty five. I thought maybe they should have been a week before. 143 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,960 But Louisville has shown a lot of potential. I think we've all sort 144 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:56,440 of known that, you know, maybe under the center field years that Louisville 145 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:01,559 wasn't quite meeting expectations. It feels like they are now, you know, 146 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:07,159 with obviously Jeff Brohm, the hometown boy. And you know Jack Plumbers, 147 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:11,159 you know, throws the ball pretty well, does have a few turn a 148 00:12:11,159 --> 00:12:18,279 few interceptions. But uh, you know, given how competitively do play Notre 149 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,240 Dame last night, and you know, Frankly had a good chance. Uh 150 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,600 you know, if they'd maybe made a couple of first half you know, 151 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:30,799 field goals and whatnot. I can see Louisville pulling this off. I mean 152 00:12:30,799 --> 00:12:33,440 I wouldn't. I mean, I wouldn't go sports to predict that that will 153 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:37,519 happen. But I will not be at all surprised if Louisville can pull that 154 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,200 game out. So, you know, primetime in Louisville, it's going to 155 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,240 be a sell out. You know, it's kind of good to see the 156 00:12:45,279 --> 00:12:50,240 stadium starting to fill up there. I am really intrigued to see that game. 157 00:12:50,279 --> 00:12:58,080 And I don't know about you guys, now, very good, very 158 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:05,120 good there, Brent Brand, Which ACC team could be on upset alert in 159 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:09,759 week six if they are looking ahead to a game on our schedule or otherwise 160 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:13,559 just sleepwalking on the field. Well, I'm going to be only sort of 161 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:18,399 half facetious when I ask if William and Bear William and Mary Buva if it 162 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:24,559 would be an upset, but I'll leave that alone. And I had actually 163 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:31,639 thought about thought about BC, but then I saw that Army is the favorite 164 00:13:31,759 --> 00:13:35,679 in that game. So but I think the pretty obvious choice here is NC 165 00:13:35,879 --> 00:13:41,559 State and Marshall. Marshall is a very capable team. They're undefeated, they're 166 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:46,639 well coached, you know therese. I mean, offensively, they can run 167 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,360 the ball, you know, not the best throwing team, but you know, 168 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,600 they're opportunistic there. I mean their defense it's pretty you know, pretty 169 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,600 solid, not spectacular, but solid. I mean, if we you know, 170 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:03,600 if we see another game worth you know, multiple turnovers you know from 171 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,519 you know, Brandan Armstrong or other parts of you know, other parts of 172 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:13,120 the offense, I can absolutely see Marshall going in the rally and winning. 173 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,600 That to me is I mean it would you know, it would be an 174 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:28,360 upset, but I think it is absolutely in the realm of possibility. Okay, 175 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:33,799 let's step out of the ACC for a bit here, Brent. Which 176 00:14:33,919 --> 00:14:37,840 National FBS game are you looking forward to in week six? And we're wide 177 00:14:37,879 --> 00:14:43,759 open with this question. This can be a Power five, non Power five 178 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:46,879 matchup. You can even have a have an FCS matchup and then give us 179 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:54,120 your winner of that game. So there are a couple of games in Texas 180 00:14:54,240 --> 00:15:00,120 that I think are worth following next week. I mean, you have if 181 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,320 the Red River shootout that's going to be I mean, I don't know how 182 00:15:05,399 --> 00:15:07,480 long it's been since both teams, I mean, it's been several years since 183 00:15:07,919 --> 00:15:15,120 both teams have gone in undefeated. I mean, Oklahoma seems to have, 184 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,399 you know, righted the ship after last year, after the transition year. 185 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,000 It seems like maybe you know, Texas is now at the point where you 186 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,240 know, the hype is real, and so I am very curious to see 187 00:15:26,279 --> 00:15:31,080 that. I would expect Texas to win, maybe by a touchdown, but 188 00:15:33,559 --> 00:15:35,919 you know, but regardless, it's just really interesting. And of course this 189 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,720 is the last iteration of that game is a big twelve before it's an SEC 190 00:15:39,879 --> 00:15:45,519 game. Next year at three thirty, you do have an SEC game. 191 00:15:46,559 --> 00:15:52,080 You have Alabama going into College Station to play A and M. A and 192 00:15:52,279 --> 00:15:56,919 M of course is always one of those teams that you're never quite sure what 193 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:03,000 you're going to get under Jimbo, and certainly the offense, uh, you 194 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:07,519 know, with Bobby Petrino's you know, that sort of relationship is sort of 195 00:16:07,559 --> 00:16:14,720 a work in progress, but given where, given where Alabama is right now, 196 00:16:15,399 --> 00:16:18,919 I think I think A and M has a very good chance of pulling 197 00:16:18,919 --> 00:16:22,879 the upset. So I uh, you know, I'm going to go on 198 00:16:22,919 --> 00:16:25,960 a limb here, and I think A and M. A and M beats 199 00:16:26,039 --> 00:16:30,759 Bama in College station. So again, two games back to back, both 200 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:34,879 you know, two or three hour drive of each other. So definitely there'll 201 00:16:34,879 --> 00:16:41,399 should be some good football next Saturday afternoon. All right, I like it, 202 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,840 Matthew. You got a comment you want to add. I am low 203 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:53,080 key looking forward to Fresno State and Wyoming. That game is gonna be on 204 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:57,480 Fox. Oh nice, Yeah, I like that game. Yes, and 205 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:03,919 it's gonna be in where Wyoming in, you know, a very high elevation. 206 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:08,519 You're gonna see a Wyoming team that plays just like NDSU does North Dakota 207 00:17:08,519 --> 00:17:12,079 State. I know you guys watched him. A hardcore offensive line up front, 208 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,400 Jeff Tedford's going to be trying to pass it all over the field. 209 00:17:15,559 --> 00:17:19,240 But I don't know how well it's I mean, it's quite an experience to 210 00:17:19,279 --> 00:17:25,960 go from like Fresno in the valley to like Laramie and expect to play football 211 00:17:26,039 --> 00:17:30,440 and I see that they're favored by six up there. I think Fresno State's 212 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:34,920 favored by six up in the games in Lara Mary, and Wyoming has already. 213 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,799 I mean I went through their schedule. I mean, Wyoming's had whyom 214 00:17:38,839 --> 00:17:41,559 We's had a pretty tough schedule this year. I mean, they beat Texas 215 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:51,640 Tech in overtime. They they they played Texas pretty well for a half. 216 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,880 They beat Appalachian State, They've beat him New Mexico. I mean, I 217 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:03,079 actually think that Wyoming has a chance to possibly guys to be that group of 218 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,279 five team that gets into some sort of major ball. I mean, that's 219 00:18:07,319 --> 00:18:12,119 how high I am on Wyoming and how because they play such a they play 220 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:18,920 such a ball control sort of style that it's gonna be it's gonna be fun 221 00:18:18,039 --> 00:18:21,519 to watch. It's gonna be fun to watch it because, like, you 222 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,599 know exactly what Craig Ball wants to do. He wants to run the ball 223 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:30,119 and smash you and smash you and smash you, and then they'll throw in 224 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,240 a play action pass and catch you have guard And that's totally what he does. 225 00:18:36,039 --> 00:18:38,720 And the fact that that game is on Fox for the whole country to 226 00:18:38,839 --> 00:18:44,519 watch, I think will be. I will enjoy watching every second of that 227 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:51,920 game. B do you think, Brent, you know, my I I 228 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,400 think that's I think that's a great, great call. I mean, Fresno 229 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:59,039 State looked pretty good going into West Slafiata. I mean they took care of 230 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,200 for due of course, I did see some of that Texas Wyoming game. 231 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,720 I mean Wyoming was very physical with Texas. I mean I think it was 232 00:19:07,759 --> 00:19:11,599 ten ten at one point if I'm not mistaken, right in the third quarter, 233 00:19:11,559 --> 00:19:18,680 they I mean they they matched up well with with you know, Texas. 234 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:26,279 They really looked the part. I you know, I'm glad you called 235 00:19:26,319 --> 00:19:30,079 that game out because it's You're right, it's one of those sort of low 236 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,960 key matchups that I mean, it's actually going to be quality football and a 237 00:19:34,039 --> 00:19:38,000 little bit of a contrast and styles too. But I'm glad you called that 238 00:19:38,039 --> 00:19:48,200 one out. Matth Jeff, You're up brand all right, Matthew. As 239 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,079 we continue on here with the podcast, Brent, you know, we're not 240 00:19:52,279 --> 00:19:56,240 far off from the halfway point of the college football season. Unbelievable. It 241 00:19:56,319 --> 00:20:00,920 feels like it just started last week. But in your estimation, which is 242 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:08,880 which ACC team has underperformed and who has overperformed so far, and which ACC 243 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:17,160 coach should be feeling some you know heat there on his seat already at this 244 00:20:17,279 --> 00:20:23,079 point in the season. Well, the underperforming team, I think pretty I 245 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,519 think we're I'm guessing we're all being agreement that it's got to be picked. 246 00:20:27,839 --> 00:20:34,240 I mean they're one and four. They just seemed to be regressing each week. 247 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,279 I'm kind of confused. I mean going into uh, you know, 248 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,839 last night's game with through Virginia Tech, I mean they seemed to be pretty 249 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:48,079 solid defensively, and I mean they looked I mean, you know, they 250 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:52,519 got shredded. For lack of a better word, you know, we I 251 00:20:52,599 --> 00:20:56,440 think I mentioned, you know, we mentioned earlier in the podcasts about you 252 00:20:56,559 --> 00:21:02,599 know, Phil Djurkovic. You know, it's just it doesn't I mean, 253 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,400 he's barely you know, he's I think he's completing you know, half his 254 00:21:06,559 --> 00:21:10,279 passes. I mean, it just it, you know, it just looks 255 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:15,799 very you know, very uh you know, it's not fluid. So I'm 256 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,880 you know, kind of you know, concerned there. And obviously they had 257 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,559 a change in offensive corners. Frank Signetti, that's that that does not look 258 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:29,440 like a great fit so far. There's always time to change, and obviously, 259 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,279 you know, they had you know, obviously they had a great running 260 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:36,640 game last year, which is not carried over. So a lot of different 261 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:41,000 factors there. But Pitt is pretty you know, I think Pitt has been 262 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:44,839 pretty disappointed, mean, particularly given sort of the consistency that they had built 263 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,720 up and you know, probably the previous five or six years. You know, 264 00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:52,000 I've obviously won an ACC title, but you know, they were always 265 00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:56,759 competing like they were sort of a solid eight win team. And I mean, 266 00:21:56,839 --> 00:21:59,519 this team looks like it's going to be a three win team at best. 267 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,759 But I'd also have to give an honorable mention NC State. I mean, 268 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:07,359 they've just not looked apart at all. I mean, again, you 269 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,279 talk about actually a team very similar to PIT in a lot of ways, 270 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,319 and yeah, well, I mean if they had been a coastal team rather 271 00:22:15,319 --> 00:22:18,079 than a lack team his last few years, you know, they probably would 272 00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:21,559 have been, you know, playing against some ACC title games perhaps, but 273 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,480 you know, they'd sort of developed that sort of eight win you know, 274 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:29,880 sort of baseline, I guess you would say, and and they obviously still 275 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:36,480 could but they have looked pretty I mean, they looked pretty underwhelming to me 276 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:41,759 so far. I mean they you know, they really struggled against a pretty 277 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,839 bad Yukon team. I mean, they weren't all that competitive against Notre Dame. 278 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,240 I mean they beat VMI, which you know, of course, I 279 00:22:49,319 --> 00:22:53,079 mean they needed a last second field goal, you know, to beat you 280 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,519 know, UVA, and you know again the game, you know, Friday 281 00:22:56,599 --> 00:23:00,920 night against Louisville, they just don't looked apart. I mean, you know 282 00:23:00,039 --> 00:23:03,279 there's time I mean, and I mean it'd still be a surprise they don't 283 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:07,519 make a Bowl game. But you know, I mean I think there were 284 00:23:07,559 --> 00:23:11,240 people sort of thinking that they were going to be sort of a sleeper team 285 00:23:11,319 --> 00:23:15,640 the ACC and a look very far from that right now. You know what 286 00:23:15,839 --> 00:23:19,680 what you know in terms of who is overperformed, and I think you know, 287 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,519 we mentioned Louisville earlier, I think you've got to give them a lot 288 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:29,240 of credit there. Uh, Jeff Brohm is you know, I mean, 289 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:33,599 obviously he's someone the alumni have been pining for for a while, and you 290 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,160 know he's delivered to date. You know, I mean, we'll see, 291 00:23:37,559 --> 00:23:40,880 you know, even if they don't beat Notre Dame this year, I mean, 292 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,000 they're still I mean they you know, this week, they'll they would 293 00:23:44,039 --> 00:23:48,200 still be five and one and a very you know, a very good, 294 00:23:48,319 --> 00:23:51,160 you know, very good spot. You know, they've got a pretty good 295 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:55,200 schedule, you know, setting up a down the line. So you have 296 00:23:55,319 --> 00:23:57,000 to give a lot of credit to Jeff Brahm just you know, sort of 297 00:23:57,079 --> 00:24:03,240 the you know how he's reinvigorated that program. And I think it's you know, 298 00:24:03,279 --> 00:24:06,319 I think all of us in ACC are really you know, we should 299 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:10,640 all be happy that Louisville is you know, seems to be turning the tide 300 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,599 here. You know, it's better for the ACC when you know, of 301 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,880 course, you know, we always talk about Florida State and Miami and Clemson, 302 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,480 but when programs like Louisville are it's selling, it's you know, it's 303 00:24:19,559 --> 00:24:22,680 it's good for the conference. You know when we think about, you know, 304 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:26,799 what ACC coach should be feeling, you know, the hot seat. 305 00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:30,599 Uh, I mean, I you know, he hates to say it, 306 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,799 but I mean Jeff Hafley's just you know, I mean, there's not that 307 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,519 they don't don't seem to be able to turn the corner. Uh. Two 308 00:24:37,599 --> 00:24:41,480 years ago, it really seemed like, okay, well, you know they're 309 00:24:41,599 --> 00:24:45,759 I mean, they're never going to be a great recruiting program or anything, 310 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,000 but he definitely seemed to have some pieces in place. You know, you 311 00:24:48,079 --> 00:24:52,759 had say Flowers, you know, you had your Covic and you know, 312 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:55,759 I mean, I know they've dealt with some injuries, and you know, 313 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,240 they've had some issues on the offensive line, which has always been sort of 314 00:24:59,319 --> 00:25:03,160 BC's called in card. But you know, we're we're you know, we're 315 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:07,240 in year four now, and it just it just doesn't feel like it's really 316 00:25:07,319 --> 00:25:11,599 it's working out. We will, we will, you know, you know, 317 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,160 things can always change, but I think he has to, you know, 318 00:25:15,319 --> 00:25:19,359 he has to feel concerned right now about his job security of anyone acc 319 00:25:21,839 --> 00:25:25,319 So you know, those are kind of my hot takes and all those questions, 320 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:30,119 and I'm certainly curious what you all think too. I guess I'll ask 321 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,880 you to follow up, Brent. I mean, should Tony Elliott be feeling 322 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:37,759 some heat to have for this year? Do you think at UVA? Because 323 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,160 I really don't see it getting a whole lot better for the Who's this year. 324 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:47,359 I think they may actually be a worse posis position than Virginia. Oh, 325 00:25:48,079 --> 00:25:52,319 they absolutely are. I mean, I mean, I I I they 326 00:25:52,319 --> 00:25:56,839 are absolutely worst positioned. You know. I think something hopefully we can talk 327 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,319 about for them the podcast, you know, the sort of the state of 328 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:07,240 the two schools in the Commonwealth. But they just don't seem to have a 329 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:08,559 lot of talent. I mean, I'll give them. You know, they've 330 00:26:08,599 --> 00:26:12,880 played a couple of competitive games recently, you know against you know, NC 331 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,720 State and you know, I mean BC. I mean they had a lad 332 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,480 and they blew it. Which but again, I mean, you know, 333 00:26:21,519 --> 00:26:23,960 I don't know that these are again in the same thing against JMU, So 334 00:26:25,079 --> 00:26:30,160 I mean they've had some opportunities for for wins. But I mean when you 335 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:36,680 look at what as you know, like where where the program was. I 336 00:26:36,759 --> 00:26:40,640 mean Bronco Mendenhall didn't leave a you know, an elite you know, a 337 00:26:41,279 --> 00:26:45,039 elite, but like the program was not in terrible shape. I mean they 338 00:26:45,079 --> 00:26:48,200 were, you know, they were you know, they're going to bowl games 339 00:26:48,279 --> 00:26:55,039 and they were generally competitive. They weren't getting blown out, and there seems 340 00:26:55,039 --> 00:26:59,279 to have been a regression and I and you know, frankly, I mean, 341 00:26:59,319 --> 00:27:03,039 the talents just not there. I mean, they have a quarterback who 342 00:27:03,559 --> 00:27:07,079 could you know, potentially morph into something. But I mean, I you 343 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:11,319 know, you just don't see a lot of talent at the skill positions and 344 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,839 that I mean, that has to be a concern. And I I mean, 345 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:22,000 I just can't imagine that anything will happen this year where he would be 346 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:26,880 let go. But I would I would expect he would be expected to make 347 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:30,559 you know, several staff changes. If you know, things kind of trip, 348 00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:33,279 you know, keep going the way they are. It's just it's kind 349 00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:37,160 of sad to see. I'm with you, Sarah, I'm with you. 350 00:27:37,599 --> 00:27:44,000 All right, Well, here we go, it's open microphone time. Brandon 351 00:27:44,079 --> 00:27:48,720 doors your Well, yeah, thanks. I mean I think that's you know, 352 00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:52,000 the last question is kind of a segue into kind of where you know 353 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:56,000 something I want to talk about again. I'm a native Virginia and I went 354 00:27:56,039 --> 00:28:00,519 to Virginia Tech. But you know, despite my you know, allegiance, 355 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,880 uh to the Hokies, you know, you do want to see UVA do 356 00:28:04,079 --> 00:28:11,279 well and you know, and uh, you know again, but you know 357 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:15,240 that's you know, kind of a struggle right now. Virginia Tech, you 358 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:18,640 know, had a good win last night, but you know, I don't 359 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,599 think you can necessarily, you know, I think at the end of the 360 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:26,279 season. You're not going to look back at, you know, beating pit 361 00:28:26,599 --> 00:28:30,240 at home on a you know, a night game on a Saturday and think 362 00:28:30,319 --> 00:28:34,559 that that was you know, a program defining win necessarily either, but nonetheless, 363 00:28:34,759 --> 00:28:37,079 you know glad that you know things have gone you know, well, 364 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:41,440 that being said, you know, Virginia Tech goes to Florida State this weekend 365 00:28:41,519 --> 00:28:45,640 and are currently a twenty five and a half point favorite. I'm not sure 366 00:28:45,759 --> 00:28:49,400 that will that seems pretty high to me. But nonetheless, I mean I 367 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,839 think it's kind of indicative of you know, the state of the program. 368 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,559 And so you know, as I think about you know, Matthew, I 369 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,200 know you and I have had this, you of these discussions before, but 370 00:29:00,279 --> 00:29:04,000 it's just it's very unfortunate. We were talking earlier about how it's good for 371 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:10,160 you know, a program like Louisville to sort of rise, you know, 372 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:12,720 you'll raise up the perception of the ACC. But you know, I mean 373 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:15,960 Tech is very important in that I mean, you know, sort of a 374 00:29:17,039 --> 00:29:22,880 traditional you know, you know, eighteen years of nineteen seasons of you know, 375 00:29:22,519 --> 00:29:27,759 pretty high level football and you know, to have kind of seemed like 376 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:32,599 the lack of progress is predispiriting, not not only for Tech, but for 377 00:29:32,759 --> 00:29:36,319 UVA as well. And you know, one of you know, one of 378 00:29:36,359 --> 00:29:40,599 the concerns that I look at as you know, when I look at recruiting 379 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:44,480 rankings, and of course, you know, there are a million caveats to 380 00:29:44,559 --> 00:29:48,680 those. I mean, Wake Wake wins you know, consistently without being too 381 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:51,720 high, and you know, so forth, and you know, and there 382 00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:56,599 are many other examples, but it has to be a concern when the Virginia 383 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:03,000 Tech is currently forty first and you know UVa's in the seventies, you know, 384 00:30:03,119 --> 00:30:07,240 and in certainly this error of the transfer portal. You know, you 385 00:30:07,359 --> 00:30:10,440 can, you know, you can try to plug gaps and you know, 386 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,400 try to build death that way, but it's you know, you can't, 387 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,400 you can't candel that. I mean, it's kind of like trying to be 388 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:22,799 a pro franchise and just try to sign free agents for everything. You know, 389 00:30:22,839 --> 00:30:26,519 if you can't can't, if you don't draft, well, you know, 390 00:30:26,119 --> 00:30:30,279 it's just not going to be sustainable for long term. So I do 391 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:36,599 hope to see, you know, both programs really start to raise their recruiting 392 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,160 profiles. But you know, but but it is a concern, you know, 393 00:30:40,279 --> 00:30:42,160 here we are, you know, early October, and you know, 394 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,960 that's kind of where things stand. It's not to say that there aren't great 395 00:30:47,039 --> 00:30:49,519 players, you know, potentially coming in for both programs, but it does 396 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:53,039 give you know, it does give me a lot of pause. And you 397 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:57,200 know, it's kind of to your point about Tony Elliott Matthew and about you 398 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:03,079 know, Brent Prye too, is you know, setting aside the question of 399 00:31:03,279 --> 00:31:07,440 do you have enough talent? Is are you doing enough with that talent? 400 00:31:07,519 --> 00:31:11,480 Are you maximizing what you have? I don't know that I can you know, 401 00:31:11,839 --> 00:31:15,640 clearly say yes to for either program. And in a way that's almost 402 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:22,359 like the bigger concern for you know, the way these programs are trending. 403 00:31:22,359 --> 00:31:26,359 You know, I mean, it's a long season, but you know, 404 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,880 you know, you don't see many wins on UVa's schedule. Tech probably has 405 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,640 a few more opportunities, but getting to a bowl game at this point it's 406 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,680 going to be a challenge. So I think both programs, you know, 407 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,480 after the season, are going to have to do a lot of soul searching. 408 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:48,359 And I'm really curious and I think, you know, it's unfortunate for 409 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:52,359 both both programs. You know, you have Mike Elko at Duke, who 410 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:56,759 is just I mean, you know last year, I mean they immediately took 411 00:31:56,759 --> 00:32:00,519 a step up, and I mean there's a state it right now, and 412 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:07,079 it's unfortunate when you have a program of Duke's resources that you know presumably should 413 00:32:07,079 --> 00:32:12,599 not be doing as well that just seems to be really taking off. So 414 00:32:13,559 --> 00:32:16,680 again, I hope to see some movement in the Commonwealth, but you know, 415 00:32:17,359 --> 00:32:21,359 feel I feel just a bit of pessimism right now. I'm gonna ask 416 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,920 you a follow up, Brent, because I have a questions. I have 417 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:30,400 serious questions about this. I've I mean, I'll be fair here. I 418 00:32:30,519 --> 00:32:34,799 have fair here a little bit. I mean, I understand at times coaches 419 00:32:34,839 --> 00:32:37,559 have to make decisions. They see things in pack practices that we don't as 420 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:45,240 fans see on the football field. But it seems to me that Kiron Drones 421 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:52,279 has just been a far superior quarterback for Virginia Tech over the last several weeks. 422 00:32:52,319 --> 00:32:57,079 He brings a dimension to the game that Well has ever had in terms 423 00:32:57,119 --> 00:33:00,200 of his a his running ability, and it seems to be that he's more 424 00:33:00,359 --> 00:33:04,759 decisive at times with his reads and he'll just I mean he will make a 425 00:33:04,839 --> 00:33:08,359 decision to throw it. He won't hesitate. And I think that he gives 426 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:14,160 Virginia Tech the best best chance to win, partly because the offensive line isn't 427 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,039 as strong as it should should be. I mean, it was pretty it 428 00:33:16,119 --> 00:33:20,920 looked pretty good yesterday. I'll have to give them a little credit. And 429 00:33:21,119 --> 00:33:24,920 they got the ball ball out pretty quick, pretty quick yesterday. When they 430 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,480 had to pass or when they had to run, they made some you know 431 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,759 something, A lot of a lot of times they made quick, made quick 432 00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:36,079 decisions. But I actually think that he gives Virginia Tech the best chance to 433 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:39,079 win. And I wonder in my mind if he had gotten more more reps, 434 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,599 like perhaps in that old Dominion game, if they had won, if 435 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,599 they had would have had a better chance to win at Rukers, if they 436 00:33:46,599 --> 00:33:51,079 would have had a better chance to win at Marshall. Because I think he 437 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:55,039 is a better player than than than than Wells the four as years. Brent, 438 00:33:57,559 --> 00:34:00,160 Yeah, I mean I don't think I don't know anyone who can make 439 00:34:00,279 --> 00:34:07,519 that argument. I mean based on in game on field performance. Uh, 440 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:13,079 you're right, I mean we don't necessarily see what happens in practice or what 441 00:34:13,159 --> 00:34:15,840 happens in the film room or whatever. But I think the results speak for 442 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:21,159 themselves. You know, he definitely, I mean, there's no question he 443 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,960 gives Tech the best chance to win a game. I mean just simply by 444 00:34:24,039 --> 00:34:28,440 the fact that he can took the ball and run. That you know, 445 00:34:28,559 --> 00:34:30,519 adds something that you know, frankly, we didn't have before. And I 446 00:34:30,599 --> 00:34:35,199 mean, you know, you know, for you know, for various reasons, 447 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,679 we just don't have the strongest running game right now. So it's an 448 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:42,119 added dimension. So yeah, I think it does sort of invite questions. 449 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,639 You know, it's sort of reminiscent of you know, justin Fuente, you 450 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:50,719 know, waiting till you know, we got blown out by Duke at home 451 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,679 to you know, roll out Hendon Hooker and you know kind of how that 452 00:34:53,920 --> 00:35:00,199 you know, how that dynamic played out. You know, they're so those 453 00:35:00,559 --> 00:35:04,400 are the kind of personnel, you know, decisions that sort of do raise 454 00:35:04,559 --> 00:35:07,920 questions about, Okay, you know, if who are you know, who 455 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,719 are who are the best players on the roster and you know, are we 456 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:15,320 putting them in a position to succeed? And you know, and again, 457 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,960 I you know, I think you know, Drones has given us such a 458 00:35:19,039 --> 00:35:23,760 better chance to win. But you know, I I I also don't want 459 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:29,480 to overstate I I I would still you know, I would still definitely encourage, 460 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,360 you know, the Virginia Tech coaching staff to keep an eye on the 461 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:37,280 transfer portal and keep you know, for the all season because you know, 462 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:43,280 you know, competition is you know, is good and it does. Yeah, 463 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,320 I think you're spot on that it does sort of raise some questions. 464 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:51,800 Very good, Very good. I'll be very quick at my open microphone here. 465 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:57,000 I'm actually really disappointed that I didn't get to watch Washington and Arizona yesterday. 466 00:35:57,119 --> 00:36:00,599 I've I've I'm I'm. I'm a very big fan of Michael Paenix junior, 467 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:06,440 who plays quarterback for the University of Washington. And I'm surprised that they 468 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:09,360 could never actually even get a streaming deal. And I'm talking about the PAC 469 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:15,840 twelve here getting a streaming deal with Xfinity nationwide. It didn't have to be 470 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:20,159 a linear channel at all. All they would have had to do was negotiated 471 00:36:20,199 --> 00:36:23,199 a streaming channel and they can't even get that, and so nobody got to 472 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:29,199 see a Heisman Trophy canon yesterday. And that's a very distressing, probably probably 473 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,639 for the PAC twelve and the college football fan in general, because the PAC 474 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:36,639 twelve is having the best, probably one of the best years that they're you 475 00:36:36,679 --> 00:36:37,920 know, Jef and I have talked about this enter prior podcast, but the 476 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,800 PAC twelve is having one of the best years is a football conference that they've 477 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:46,639 ever had, and no nobody's able to see perhaps a quarter of their games, 478 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:51,360 and that that that turned out to be a pretty good one yesterday with 479 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:55,079 Arizona improving and their defense getting better. But but they the Huskies found a 480 00:36:55,119 --> 00:36:59,920 way to get it done on the road. And now Oregon and Washington are 481 00:37:00,039 --> 00:37:02,360 going to be playing each other after a bye week in Seattle. Both teams 482 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:07,719 will be undefeated. On the fourteenth, certainly will be one that I have 483 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,639 my eye on for national games that week. Jeff, you're up open microphone. 484 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:19,840 All right, thank you, Matthew. I want to hit my my 485 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,159 open mic on what's going on with with Notre Dame and I posted this on 486 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:32,039 the block today and they have won thirty straight regular season games against acc opponents. 487 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,679 This reign of terror needs to come to an end. I mean, 488 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:42,079 it's not a good look for the conference for uh, you know, with 489 00:37:42,199 --> 00:37:45,280 all the games there have been gained certainly in the last two years for the 490 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:49,599 ACC, but this is kind of an anchor of the conference. In the 491 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:57,079 conference with Notre Dame just you know, going out week after week playing ACC 492 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:00,639 teams, whether they're ranked, not ranked, whether Notre Dame is ranked, 493 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:06,800 unranked, favorite, underdog. They haven't lost a game to an ACC team 494 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:13,840 in the regular season since two thousand and seventeen. Yeah, it's that's that's 495 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,840 kind of frustrating. And Duke, Duke had an opportunity and for everything Mike 496 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:23,400 Elko has done outstanding at Duke and he's been out standing. He's been just 497 00:38:23,599 --> 00:38:31,440 an absolutely unbelievable coach for Duke. He's already being talked about over a number 498 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:36,280 of open coaching positions. And we'll just have to kind of monitor on that. 499 00:38:37,599 --> 00:38:40,320 I was, you know, on fourth and sixteen in that game, 500 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:47,000 Duke had an opportunity to close out Notre Dame and Sam Hartman had so much 501 00:38:47,199 --> 00:38:52,519 room he basically jogged to the first down. It was one of the first 502 00:38:52,599 --> 00:38:57,880 times on that drive that Duke sat back in a prevent ran only thrushed only 503 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:02,199 three players, and you're just left to wonder, why do you go away 504 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:07,000 from what got you to that point, which was such an unbelievable defensive performance 505 00:39:07,119 --> 00:39:15,199 by Duke on that final drive, that final play you backed off, and 506 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,880 you know, not saying that if you would have been as aggressive it you 507 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:22,920 had been the majority of that drive, that it would have you know, 508 00:39:23,039 --> 00:39:28,039 not resulted in Sam Hartman finding a way to get that first down. It 509 00:39:28,159 --> 00:39:31,480 still could have happened. But in my opinion, you want to go with 510 00:39:31,599 --> 00:39:37,840 what got you there, with how you were so disruptive during that entire game, 511 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:40,480 especially on the defensive side of the ball, and so do I mean 512 00:39:40,559 --> 00:39:45,960 Notre Dame just found another way to beat an ACC team. Louisville, they 513 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:54,519 get their opportunity that Brent mentioned earlier prime time in Louisville ABC seven thirty. 514 00:39:55,239 --> 00:40:00,559 It's going to be one of those environments that you know, like like you 515 00:40:00,639 --> 00:40:04,679 said, Brent, when Louisville is good, I mean, they can really 516 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:09,599 bring one of those environments that looks as good as as most any in the 517 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:15,679 ACC. I think we all remember the two thousand and sixteen season when Lamar 518 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:19,280 Jackson, you know, kind of took college football by storm. I mean, 519 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:25,719 Louisville was front and center, and they'll have their opportunity to take down 520 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:32,480 the Irish on Saturday. The other games that Notre Dame has against ACC opponents 521 00:40:32,519 --> 00:40:37,440 this year, our pit, we've talked about PIT. I think they're just 522 00:40:37,559 --> 00:40:40,320 a shell of what they've been the last couple of years. Wake Forest probably 523 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:44,000 still a bowl team, but they've got, you know, a ton of 524 00:40:44,079 --> 00:40:49,000 issues on that team, struggle with their offensive line, a little bit of 525 00:40:49,079 --> 00:40:52,360 issues on the defensive side. I don't think, you know, in any 526 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,599 way they're really equipped to take down Notre Dame. So it's really going to 527 00:40:54,679 --> 00:41:01,000 come down to Louisville and then a game later in November when when a Notre 528 00:41:01,079 --> 00:41:07,000 Dame goes to Clemson, you knows, as the two times that I think 529 00:41:07,119 --> 00:41:10,800 there's an opportunity for Notre Dame to lose to an ACC team in a regular 530 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:15,679 season. And and like Brent said, with the improvement of Kate Klubnick, 531 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:20,559 I mean he is really coming along as as Clemson quarterback. I mean you 532 00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:27,000 can just see him, you know, improving each each week, more confident 533 00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:30,119 in what he's doing. He's stepping up in the pocket, his reads are 534 00:41:30,199 --> 00:41:32,639 better, he's more accurate. You know, he still doesn't have elite speed 535 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:38,440 to work with at wide receiver, you know, but he's scanning the field 536 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:42,960 better, taking off when he needs to. Uh. You know, if 537 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:46,519 you're a Clemson van, you're feeling pretty optimistic because their trajectory of Clebnick is 538 00:41:46,599 --> 00:41:52,199 definitely moving in the right direction. And we'll see if if Clemson or Louisville 539 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:55,960 can be the team to knock off Notre Dame in a regular season, because 540 00:41:55,960 --> 00:42:01,480 it's getting kind of irritating to watch. Actually, I had no idea, 541 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:06,480 it had been that long. I had no idea, And well, I 542 00:42:06,639 --> 00:42:09,199 know, you know the win before that twenty seventeen one, No Bran I 543 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:17,039 was there in South Bend, that's right, must I'm sure that was a 544 00:42:17,119 --> 00:42:21,239 heck of an environment. We'll just say, you know, and not to 545 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,840 you know, go down a rabbit hole. But it's just sort of interesting 546 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:27,519 to think about the sort of alternate history. I mean, Virginia Tech had 547 00:42:27,559 --> 00:42:30,519 a very good chance to beat Notre Dame in twenty twenty one, and they 548 00:42:30,639 --> 00:42:35,280 ended up losing you know, sort of a lay field goal after having you 549 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:39,440 know, a touchdown lead, and you know, it's really interesting to think 550 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:45,119 about the alternate history if you know, Virginia Tech and one and justin Flente, 551 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:49,199 had you know, stuck around for another year, but definitely a conversation 552 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:52,960 for another two. Definitely definitely, Brent, thank you so much for joining 553 00:42:53,079 --> 00:42:57,840 us on the All Sports Discussion ACC podcast. We love Devn you come on 554 00:42:58,039 --> 00:43:00,079 the show anytime you want to. I'm back. We'd love to have you 555 00:43:00,159 --> 00:43:04,639 come on again. Guys. It's always a pleasure to be with you. 556 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:08,400 Thank you for the invitation. I love just hearing the conversation about the ACC 557 00:43:08,599 --> 00:43:13,440 every week and it's you know, you know, you all do such a 558 00:43:13,519 --> 00:43:15,760 great job, so again, really appreciate the opportunity to be with all. 559 00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:19,960 Right, have a great week, guys. Take care, take care.