1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:05,559 The Florida Football Insiders podcast is part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast 2 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:11,199 feed and brought to you by Ticketsmarter dot Com, Titan Home Lending, and 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:21,480 our Florida realtor, Drew Felios. Enjoy the podcast a look at college football 4 00:00:21,679 --> 00:00:27,879 news, analysis and insight from around the Sunshine Stage. This is Florida Football 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:32,799 Insiders, a part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast and here's your 6 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:40,479 host, Jason Powers. All Right, Welcome in to the Florida Football Insiders 7 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:46,840 Podcast Thanksgiving Week. Addition, hard to believe we are already in week thirteen 8 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:52,039 of the college football season. Only two weeks left in the one week left 9 00:00:52,039 --> 00:00:55,880 in the regular season. Then we have Championship Conference Championship Week next week, 10 00:00:56,439 --> 00:01:00,759 and a week from Sunday we will know who our final fourteen teams are in 11 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:06,519 the College Football Playoff. New college football rankings came out on Tuesday night. 12 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:11,439 Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, and Washington now takes over the number four 13 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:18,359 spot. Florida State drops from four to five uh in the in the rankings, 14 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,159 more so probably to do with what Washington did than what Florida State didn't. 15 00:01:22,159 --> 00:01:26,159 Do. We're gonna We're gonna focus on Florida State and UH in the 16 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,079 podcast as well, we are going to talk to the play by play voice 17 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:36,599 of the Seminoles Director of broadcasting with the Seminole UH Seminoles Sports Radio Network, 18 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,760 mister Jeff Colhayne. He is going to join us. We're gonna talk Jordan 19 00:01:40,879 --> 00:01:46,519 Travis injury, how the how that potentially affects the college football playoff rankings, 20 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:53,920 preview the Florida Gator game, and just all the going all the news around 21 00:01:53,959 --> 00:01:57,480 the Florida State, the athletics program related to football, little basketball, little 22 00:01:57,519 --> 00:02:01,280 women's soccer and such. So you will enjoy our chat with Jeff, who'll 23 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:07,560 give you some great perspective of who Tate Roddamaker is and how they have The 24 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:13,520 Seminoles are preparing for their showdown on Saturday night in Gainesville versus the Gators. 25 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,240 So interesting week in the state of Florida college football wise. Obviously, you 26 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,840 had the the devastating injury up at Florida State with Jordan Travis in the game 27 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:28,319 versus North Alabama. Graham Merch was lost by the Gators in their game at 28 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,680 Missouri. Florida loses a heartbreaker at the at the gun with a late field 29 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:37,680 goal in Columbia. To remain not Bowl eligible as of yet, they need 30 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:43,680 to beat Florida State to get Bowl eligible. Miami lost to Louisville. And 31 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,439 we're gonna recap these games. USF lost, f AU lost, f IU 32 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:51,039 lost. Pretty much everybody the state of Florida lost last week except the Florida 33 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,240 State Seminoles. So we're going to recap up those games and who they have 34 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:59,360 left here in the final week of the regular season still lots to play for 35 00:02:59,439 --> 00:03:02,479 him for or many of these teams in the state Florida can get Bowl eligible. 36 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,439 UCF can get Bowl eligible, USF can get Bowl eligible. So again, 37 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:12,280 especially for a team like USF, getting Bowl eligible is gonna be critical. 38 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:15,560 And UH, we'll give uh and we'll hit on that here just a 39 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,919 couple of minutes. So again, Jeff Colhaynes, Voice of the Knowles, 40 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:25,240 will be joining us here in a few minutes as we get through the recaps 41 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:30,120 of the UH game from last week. Remember, you can find us if 42 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,240 you haven't already done so, hit the subscribe button on your podcast platform. 43 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:38,520 You can find us on x and slash Twitter at JPO Sports. Love to 44 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,400 hear your comments. It is Thanksgiving week, so if you want to, 45 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:46,280 you want to tweet us a picture of your Thanksgiving feast, how you will 46 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:51,639 handle your Thanksgiving festivities, We'd love to We'd love to uh see those, 47 00:03:51,759 --> 00:03:54,680 so so definitely tweet out. Also, obviously it's a rivalry week around the 48 00:03:54,719 --> 00:03:58,639 country, and obviously here in the state of Florida with the Knoles and the 49 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,159 Gators, but you got riivalries all over the country from the Iron Bowl to 50 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:08,639 Ohio State, Michigan, to the Apple Cup to the Civil War, just 51 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:13,800 all the different rivalries and in the various states around the country. So a 52 00:04:13,919 --> 00:04:15,879 very fun and festive week with a lot to play for for a lot of 53 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:21,160 these teams and such so fun week. And again obviously you got a lot 54 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:26,000 of NFL action going on on Thursday. You're gonna have Thanksgiving NFL games. 55 00:04:26,319 --> 00:04:30,800 You're gonna have a Black Friday game in the NFL with involving a Florida team, 56 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,199 the Dolphins traveling up to New York to play the Jets. And obviously 57 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:39,040 you'll have your full slatest Saturday games and your Sunday games in the NFL as 58 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:47,959 well. So let's get to it. Florida State uncharacteristically fell behind very early 59 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,920 in this game thirteen nothing to North Alabama. They end up coming back and 60 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:58,920 beating the Lions from North Alabama fifty eight to thirteen. Obviously, the headliner 61 00:04:58,959 --> 00:05:03,439 in this game is the is the season ending leg injury to Jordan Travis who 62 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:08,439 was injured early in the late first quarter early second quarter on a on a 63 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,879 on a quarterback run. If you didn't see the highlight, he you know 64 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:18,040 got his Basically his leg was I don't know what the official diagnosi of it 65 00:05:18,079 --> 00:05:25,079 was an ankle fracture or or tibia fibula fracture, but broken leg, broken 66 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:29,480 ankle, situation, terrible situation he was. It was the media, there 67 00:05:29,519 --> 00:05:32,800 was no doubt what it was. He was carted off, obviously, the 68 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,279 emotional leader in the in the on field leader for the knowles. What a 69 00:05:36,319 --> 00:05:43,480 career he'th had with the Seminoles his four years in Tallahassee with coach Norvel and 70 00:05:43,519 --> 00:05:48,800 again was absolutely the leader of that team going into going into into the action 71 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:55,240 on Saturday night. Uh. He's replaced by Tate Rodimaker been there for three 72 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,800 years. Rode Baker came in through for about two hundred and fifteen yards really 73 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:04,000 stabilized the the this situation that obviously got Florida State to the finish line beating 74 00:06:04,199 --> 00:06:09,279 North Alabama fifty eight thirty. Obviously, the big question is can Tate Rodimaker 75 00:06:10,519 --> 00:06:13,480 step in, can he beat go to Florida and win, and then obviously 76 00:06:13,519 --> 00:06:15,800 they have to play Louisville in the ACC title game next week in Charlotte. 77 00:06:16,079 --> 00:06:19,319 Good thing is Roddamaker has played a fair amount of football at Florida State. 78 00:06:19,639 --> 00:06:24,160 If you remember last year, he came in for an injured Jordan Travis at 79 00:06:24,199 --> 00:06:27,480 Louisville. It was a Friday night game in like week three or week four 80 00:06:27,519 --> 00:06:30,360 of the season last year and brought the Knowles back to beat Louisville on the 81 00:06:30,439 --> 00:06:34,360 road. So he's got some experience doing it. He's a good player, 82 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,839 he knows what he's doing. He would start for a lot of people around 83 00:06:38,879 --> 00:06:42,120 the country in a lot of different programs. So I think coach Norvell is 84 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,639 in a pretty comfortable spot as far as knowing Tate knows the offense and such. 85 00:06:46,959 --> 00:06:49,879 The key thing is here is can he just can't he deliver? He's 86 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,720 got plenty of weapons, got a good running game, got plenty of weapons 87 00:06:53,759 --> 00:06:58,160 on the outside. With a high school team of jaheem Bell the tight end, 88 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:00,879 so he knows him really well. You got Keon Coleman, Johnny Wilson, 89 00:07:00,879 --> 00:07:04,639 you got a good running game. So this is if you're Mike Norvel, 90 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:09,079 you lean on your other skill guys. And if you're Tate Ronnemaker, 91 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,000 be a distributor. You don't have to be a superman. You don't have 92 00:07:12,079 --> 00:07:15,319 to throw for four hundred yards. Be the distributor. You've got plenty of 93 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:19,079 weapons. You got plenty of offensive firepower. The defense is playing better. 94 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:24,360 If you'll do those things, I think you'll be just fine in Gainesville against 95 00:07:24,399 --> 00:07:28,439 the depleted Florida team. You have to wonder what Florida's motivation is. They 96 00:07:28,519 --> 00:07:32,360 lose a heartbreaker at Missouri. You know, Billy Napier feeling some heat there, 97 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,879 so backup quarterback in the game for the Gators. So but if again, 98 00:07:36,879 --> 00:07:40,360 if you're Tate Ronemaker, just do your job. You don't have to 99 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,800 be superman. Just try to just throw the ball away when it's time to 100 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,199 throw the ball away. I anticipate Florida State will not be running many RPO 101 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:53,279 quarterback design runs because one, Ronnemaker is a good athlete, but he's not 102 00:07:53,319 --> 00:07:58,360 as good as runner as Jordan Travison. Two, you can't risk something happening 103 00:07:58,439 --> 00:08:01,759 to Rodemaker and then having aign your third quarterback. You have to minimize the 104 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:07,519 quarterback opportunities for him to get hit, and the quarterback runs as a prime 105 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,399 example to prevent him from getting hit by not calling him. So I would 106 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:16,879 expect a little more of a traditional drop back offense here with Rodimaker and again 107 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:24,319 very little RPO action design quarterback runs. So I think Florida State can definitely 108 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:30,160 is definitely motivated. Obviously they saw Washington pass them in the rankings. I 109 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:31,799 don't think that really is gonna matter. I think if Florida State wins the 110 00:08:31,799 --> 00:08:35,440 next two and show some competence, they're going to be in the playoff. 111 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:39,039 I think a thirteen to er Florida State team is not going to get denied 112 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:45,159 a playoff spot unless they just mightily struggle on offense and figure out a way 113 00:08:45,159 --> 00:08:46,840 to win the game if they beat you know, if they beat Florida fourteen 114 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:52,080 to ten and they really struggle offensively against Louisville but win, then you would 115 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,200 have a scenario where you could justify potentially Florida State getting left out if the 116 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:00,720 offense is just really bad with Tate Rodimaker. But I don't think it's gonna 117 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,559 be that way. I think Rodamaker will do a good job. Again, 118 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,720 if you could score twenty four points in each game, I think that that 119 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,240 you got a great chance to win the games. And again you're gonna play 120 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,519 You're gonna play Louisville up in Charlotte next week, guaranteed that game, no 121 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:18,000 matter what. But if you're looking at this Florida game, go take care 122 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,200 of business against a Florida team that's that you're better then Uh, Florida's showed 123 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,639 some showed some signs of life in the last cup few weeks. But again 124 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,759 no Graham Mertz. They got a good running game. You gotta you gotta 125 00:09:28,799 --> 00:09:33,440 contain at the end in Johnson. But again, top to bottom, Florida 126 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,440 State is the better team and they should be able to win the game. 127 00:09:35,919 --> 00:09:39,559 I would expect an apathetic crowd in Gainesville on Saturday night. Again, you'll 128 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,200 have a good crowd, but it will not be an electric, over the 129 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,240 top crowd like like it's been in the years past. Because of the struggles 130 00:09:46,279 --> 00:09:50,200 with the Gators. So go win the game, Florida State. You're about 131 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,759 a six and a half point favorite. It'd be a primetime game. It's 132 00:09:52,799 --> 00:09:56,600 a great opportunity to make a statement if you're Florida State in Gainesville Saturday night, 133 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,480 let's go to the Gators. The Gators again lose a heartbreaker at Missouri 134 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:05,200 thirty three thirty one mevs. For Missouri kicks a game winning field goal in 135 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,480 the last ten to fifteen seconds of the game, maybe in the last play 136 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,120 of the game, I can't remember. But again lose a heartbreaker thirty three 137 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:16,600 thirty one. Merch got hurt, you know, probably mid mid to late 138 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,240 third quarter, early the fourth quarter with a collar boat injury. He will 139 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,200 not play this week. Max Brown came in played okay. Florida drops to 140 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,039 five and six on the year, which makes this week a must win game 141 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,440 to get Bowl eligible and avoid a five game losing streak to end the year. 142 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:35,840 The Gators have lost four in a row here again, tough, tough 143 00:10:35,879 --> 00:10:39,879 loss if you knew Missouri was gonna be a tough place to play. But 144 00:10:39,919 --> 00:10:43,559 give the Gators credit. They went toe to toe with Missouri in Columbia, 145 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:50,080 but just come up a little bit short. Again, I don't think Billy 146 00:10:50,159 --> 00:10:52,480 Napier was gonna get fired. I think with him being as competitive as he's 147 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:58,120 been. The LSU game, he was pretty competitive, the Missouri game competitive, 148 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:01,679 I don't think they'll get blown out here against Florida State. I think 149 00:11:01,759 --> 00:11:05,600 Napier is gonna get another year. I think he's shown enough from a recruiting 150 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:13,519 perspective. But again, we we gotta see what Florida is just devoid of 151 00:11:13,759 --> 00:11:18,320 dynamic offensive talent. I think that's the biggest thing that's got to keep getting 152 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,600 better is just the the dynamic playmakers on offense. The defense has not been 153 00:11:22,639 --> 00:11:26,080 great the last four or five weeks, giving up a lot of points in 154 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,480 a lot of yards, So got to get that fixed. But I think 155 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:33,679 Napier is gonna survive. Funnier things have happened, so we will see, 156 00:11:33,759 --> 00:11:37,840 but I think Napier's gonna survive. But next year he'll definitely be on the 157 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:43,840 hot seat as far as need to win show some major improvement in the program. 158 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,080 So again, tough game for the for Florida. Again. Thanksgiving week 159 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:52,600 always a tricky week as far as preparation. You know who knows what the 160 00:11:52,639 --> 00:11:56,279 motivation level is of the of the Gator players. Obviously they need to win 161 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:01,039 the game to be Bowl eligible. But but but in totality doesn't matter if 162 00:12:01,039 --> 00:12:05,440 you're Bowl eligible and you're playing in a nothing bowl here in two week, 163 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:09,440 two or three weeks, or would you rather be done from a player perspective, 164 00:12:09,799 --> 00:12:13,200 recoup, recover, get out on the recruiting trail, transfer portal, 165 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,320 and all that stuff and really focus on those things as opposed to another couple 166 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:22,279 weeks of practice. So would be a very int you to see what the 167 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,320 spirit level is that the Gators comes Saturday night, all right, Miami. 168 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:31,399 They go down to Louisville thirty eight thirty one in a very entertaining game back 169 00:12:31,399 --> 00:12:35,080 and forth to fall to six and five. Louisville has been the absolute surprise 170 00:12:35,159 --> 00:12:39,399 of the a SEC, moving to ten and one clinch their spot in the 171 00:12:39,399 --> 00:12:43,960 AEC title game. Alex Or Tyler van Dyke throws for three hundred twenty seven 172 00:12:43,039 --> 00:12:48,080 yards. Mark Fletcher runs for one to twenty six and two touchdowns. Xavier 173 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,559 or streppbow is a great game eight catches for one ninety three in a touchdown, 174 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,159 but again, just the Miami's inability to win these close games here late 175 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,480 in the year has been an ongoing problem. The quarterback situation has been up 176 00:13:00,519 --> 00:13:03,360 and down, fluctuating. After obviously, Emery Williams gets hurt in the Florida 177 00:13:03,399 --> 00:13:07,799 State game, so Vandyke's back in the game. They got to get that 178 00:13:07,879 --> 00:13:11,440 spot figured out and who's gonna be the long term answer at quarterback. But 179 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:18,279 again, the Miami season derailed once the Georgia Tech debacle happened. In the 180 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:22,080 time management situation with Mario happened. I think the whole spirit of the program 181 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:28,639 took a hit following the Georgia Tech game and it's just been a seesaw up 182 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,600 and down situation ever since. Again, lose thirty eight to thirty one. 183 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,919 They go to Boston College this week. Ironically, this is the thirty ninth 184 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,240 anniversary of BC in Miami. Back in nineteen eighty four, Fluties Hail Mary 185 00:13:41,399 --> 00:13:46,200 in the Orange Bowl to beat the Canes on Thanksgiving weekend, So pretty ironic 186 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:50,799 that they're playing Boston College. They are on the road is up. It'll 187 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,399 be up at BC this week, probably be some cold weather, so it'll 188 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:56,440 be interesting to see how Miami is able to finish off the regular season. 189 00:13:56,519 --> 00:14:01,399 Can they finish off strong or will they just kind of mail it in here? 190 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,399 They're gonna go to a bowl game. They'll least their Bowl eligible six 191 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:09,039 and six, and again, I don't think Mario's in danger of losing his 192 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:13,440 job this year, but again, two years in the books. You got 193 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:18,639 to show some significant improvement next year if you're Mario Christobal and you have to 194 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,879 get the clock management issues figured out one way or the other. All right, 195 00:14:22,919 --> 00:14:24,639 let's move up to the middle of the state here in Tampa. Let's 196 00:14:24,679 --> 00:14:28,240 go to USF the Bulls. They fall to five and six. They lose 197 00:14:28,279 --> 00:14:33,159 on last Friday night to utsa forty nine to twenty one Byron Brown throws for 198 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:37,960 two hundred eighty seven yards and a touchdown. Sean Atkins ten catches for ninety 199 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,519 two yards. The Bulls are still have the ability to be Bowl eligible with 200 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:46,120 a game at home against Charlotte, A very winnable game. Who's three and 201 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,919 seven, three and eight. It's a game you gotta win if you USF. 202 00:14:50,279 --> 00:14:54,600 They've won four games the last three years. Great job by Alex Golis, 203 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,240 should get them to five and six. This is a game you gotta 204 00:14:56,279 --> 00:15:01,399 win. Saturday night in Tampa. If you're USF. This is a massive 205 00:15:01,879 --> 00:15:07,080 motivational game, big game for the USF program to get Bowl eligible again. 206 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:11,080 They've had a lot of hard times here at USF the last several years. 207 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,679 You got to win this game. You got to beat a team that you're 208 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:18,759 better than if you're USF and Olex Golish on Saturday night against Charlotte again, 209 00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:22,639 a huge, huge, huge motivation for the Bulls program this week is to 210 00:15:22,639 --> 00:15:26,039 get Bowl eligible in a game that they can win. Nobody, you know, 211 00:15:26,039 --> 00:15:28,919 most people didn't think they can beat UTSA with probably a little overmatch there, 212 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,919 but this is a game you can win. You got to beat Charlotte 213 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:39,639 again. Will you'll learn a lot about coach Goalish and his coaching ability, 214 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,919 motivational ability this week. So I expect USF to win the game, to 215 00:15:43,919 --> 00:15:46,919 get forligible, to be a big accomplishment for this program. Not many people 216 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,639 thought they would even be Bowl eligible this year. So again give the coaching 217 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:54,360 staff credit. But again you got to finish the deal and you got to 218 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,080 get Bowl eligible to win the game, and I anticipate in USF to do 219 00:15:58,159 --> 00:16:02,039 that. I would lay the six points there if I was playing the game 220 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,480 but again US have great opportunity to get Bowl eligible at home Saturday night against 221 00:16:06,559 --> 00:16:10,600 Charlotte, FAU falls to four and seven. They lost to Tu Lane at 222 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:15,159 home twenty four to eight. Year one of Tom Herman. Lejhonte Western continues 223 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:19,919 his great, great career at FAU. Eleven catches for eighty six yards. 224 00:16:21,399 --> 00:16:25,440 They will wrap up their regular season with Rice on Saturday. Again. Herman 225 00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:29,559 has done a pretty good job in year one. Down there again, two 226 00:16:29,679 --> 00:16:33,600 lanees a force there in that conference, and again you lose twenty four to 227 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,559 eight. That's not the worst thing in the world if your FAU will not 228 00:16:36,639 --> 00:16:41,039 be going bowling this year with the Owls, but a good, pretty decent 229 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,879 start in year one. If you can finish out the year winning five and 230 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,720 go five and seven and winning at Rice, I think it'll be a good 231 00:16:45,759 --> 00:16:51,399 catapult into the offseason if you're FAU and Tom Herman f IU. They go 232 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,720 to four and seven as well. They lose at Arkansas forty four to twenty. 233 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:02,320 A pay for play game going on Arkansas, Chris Mitchell six catches one 234 00:17:02,399 --> 00:17:07,480 fifty seven in a touchdown. They will wrap up the regular season Coach McIntyre 235 00:17:07,079 --> 00:17:15,599 for at home against Western Kentucky on Saturday. Again. Uh, not that 236 00:17:15,759 --> 00:17:21,000 you were not expecting them to beat Arkansas a late season game here against an 237 00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:25,640 SEC team, lose forty four to twenty and again you can if you can 238 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:26,960 win another game, get to five and seven, that be that'd be a 239 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:32,519 good accomplishment for coach McIntyre in that Panther program. Last, but not least 240 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:37,440 UCF. They lose a heartbreaker twenty four to twenty three at Texas Tech to 241 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,559 go to five and six. They need to win this game Saturday to get 242 00:17:41,559 --> 00:17:45,960 Bowl eligible as well. R J. Harvey twenty carries for seventy eight yards 243 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:52,480 and two touchdowns. Javon Baker four catches for oneint eighteen and a touchdown for 244 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,799 UCF. Jumped out early in this game fourteen to nothing. Uh and again 245 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:02,920 not able to get it done in Lubbock. Uh, lose a heartbreaker. 246 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,240 UCF has lost a bunch of heartbreakers this year, and they're gonna wrap up 247 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:11,799 their regular season at home against Houston, A very viable team there. Again, 248 00:18:11,839 --> 00:18:15,240 a winnable game, but it's a game. They've lost a bunch of 249 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,799 heartbreakers they've lost. They lost a one point game to Baylor early. They 250 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:25,519 lost to Texas Tech by one point, lose a tough game to West Virginia, 251 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,799 lose a two point game at Oklahoma. So I mean Florida UCF has 252 00:18:29,799 --> 00:18:33,039 been in all in most of these games this year, but they've they've lost 253 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:38,920 a couple of heartbreakers in the conference. So gus Malzon again, it will 254 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,759 be important to get bowl eligible if your UCF year one in the Big Twelve. 255 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:48,240 There's some speculation that if UCF and USF both win, that could be 256 00:18:48,279 --> 00:18:51,839 a bowl matchup in the Gasparilla Bowl here in Tampa. And I think that'd 257 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,240 be good for the bowl game, good for both programs since they no longer 258 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:59,640 are playing in the regular season. So let's root for a UCF USF win 259 00:19:00,079 --> 00:19:02,799 and a bowl match up in mid December in the gas Burl Ball. I 260 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:06,039 think it'd be good for the community, good for both programs to do that. 261 00:19:06,759 --> 00:19:11,359 And there you have it. So there's your recap again. Forty year 262 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:15,720 anniversary Doug Flutes or thirty nine year anniversary of Doug Flutes Hail Mary against the 263 00:19:15,759 --> 00:19:19,559 Canes. I remember watching that as a little kid. I was eleven years 264 00:19:19,599 --> 00:19:22,759 old and all that. That was a CBS game with Brent Musburger and Arab 265 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:27,559 Parsigen. I remember watching that vividly in the Orange Bowl on that Friday afternoon. 266 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:34,680 What a game. Sixtieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination on is 267 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:40,920 today on Wednesday, and then you have obviously Thanksgiving weekend for everybody. Enjoy 268 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,240 your weekend. Hope everybody stay safe, Remember be thankful for what you have. 269 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,440 Not everybody's going to have an enjoyable Thanksgiving unfortunately, so if you do, 270 00:19:49,559 --> 00:19:52,480 if you do have a moment, make sure you give thanks to you 271 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,799 and your families, and be thinking about those that maybe are a little bit 272 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:03,519 less fortunate and not able to enjoy the holiday like like like some some can 273 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,960 so uh again at a lot of stuff going on in the world, in 274 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,839 the country, uh, but be thinking about other people on this Thanksgiving weekend, 275 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,720 enjoy little football. 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Remember, if you haven't already done so, hit the subscribe 311 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:53,559 button on your favorite podcast platform. It is Rivalry week in the world of 312 00:22:53,559 --> 00:22:59,119 college football, and we've got the announcer for an eleven to zero team, 313 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,440 top five rated team in America, the team that is on the brink of 314 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:08,440 a perfect season, potentially already qualified for their championship game in the ACC. 315 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:18,000 The play by playboys of the Florida State Seminoles Radio Network Basketball Football Soccer getting 316 00:23:18,039 --> 00:23:21,039 ready to has a huge game this week, mister Jeff Colhay and welcome back 317 00:23:21,039 --> 00:23:23,279 to the podcast. Sir Jason, how are you doing. It's great to 318 00:23:23,319 --> 00:23:27,720 talk to you, and happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and everybody out 319 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:32,319 there. We're excited for a big weekend coming up. You got a very 320 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,960 busy week in Florida State Athletics. You had a earlier in the week, 321 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:40,160 you guys had a tremendous basketball win. You won the Little Florida, a 322 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:44,119 little tournament here in the state of Florida. You beat upset number eighteen Colorado. 323 00:23:44,559 --> 00:23:47,799 Give us a little give us a little perspective of the nice win for 324 00:23:47,799 --> 00:23:52,839 the Seminoles. Yeah, Jason was really happy for the guys. You know, 325 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,720 as you know and anybody that's played, when you go through tough times, 326 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,480 you know, it affects you mentally more than it does physically. And 327 00:24:00,559 --> 00:24:07,839 so you're trying to recapture that winning culture under Leonard Hamilton. And I can 328 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,039 tell you these guys wanted this really badly, and coming off the Florida game 329 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:15,640 last Friday where it did not go well, I was very interested to see 330 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,920 how this team would respond. You hear Mike Morville talk about response all the 331 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:23,640 time with this football team. Well, Leonard Hamilton's basketball team responded in a 332 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:29,319 big time way like the coach ham teams that we've grown accustomed to before the 333 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,160 last couple of years, which I know have been tough. So still not 334 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:37,400 one hundred percent healthy, you know, still trying to get all their guys 335 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,039 at their disposal. And Cameron Corn, talented sophomore big man, got hurt 336 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:47,839 in the game as well and was not available, so shorthanded and got it 337 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,920 done. I guess a really good Colorado team that Ted Boyle, their head 338 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:55,160 coach, feels like it's his most talented he's ever had in his fourteen seasons 339 00:24:55,160 --> 00:25:00,279 in Boulder. So really happy for those guys to taste some success. Let's 340 00:25:00,279 --> 00:25:03,400 bottle that up and keep it a roll of moving forward. If they can 341 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,359 do that and play the way they did the last couple of days, it's 342 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,640 always the challenge in a long season. This is a team that's going to 343 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:14,400 give some people some problems. And on another front in athletics, got a 344 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,440 huge showdown on Friday for the women's soccer team quarterfinal matchup in the NCAA tournament 345 00:25:18,759 --> 00:25:22,319 home game. If they win, they go to the final four. Women's 346 00:25:22,319 --> 00:25:26,039 soccer who I know they Florida State the last numerous years has been a perennial 347 00:25:26,079 --> 00:25:30,400 power in women's soccer. Give a little update on the other soccer program. 348 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:34,079 Well, it's a special group and these these gals are on a mission. 349 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:38,240 I tell you. You know, you talk about winning ways, and I 350 00:25:38,519 --> 00:25:41,319 know we talk a ton of football, and rightly so, but man, 351 00:25:41,599 --> 00:25:48,359 Florida State soccer is elite and Brian Penske in his two years here has you 352 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,960 know, continued the high level of success and expectation. And this has been 353 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:57,880 the number one team in the country for over half the season now and they 354 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,160 destroy to Texas Squad five nil on Sunday, night they have a night they 355 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:07,119 have a big challenge. Pitt coming in. Pitt is the team I think 356 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:11,400 that really pushed Florida State the most at home this year and so that was 357 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:15,440 a three to two win in acc play. This will be a great match. 358 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,319 I'm excited for these young women. They are tremendous at what they do. 359 00:26:19,559 --> 00:26:23,119 Joe Etchighini is a star. I think you'll see her playing on a 360 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:29,400 professional stage at a high level. And Jordan Dudley as a true freshman. 361 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,000 She just looks different than everybody else does. So there's a lot of great 362 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:37,119 players. I have only named two that Christina Rokay great and goal all the 363 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:41,200 best of Brian Penske as a take on Pitt Friday for a chance at the 364 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:45,839 College Cup, give the audience a little perspective of what Florida State and the 365 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,799 athletic department does in general. This time of the year, you got women's 366 00:26:48,799 --> 00:26:53,359 basketball, men's basketball, women's soccer, football, bunch of different teams where 367 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,960 those kids can't go home for the holidays. They're having to stay in Tallahassee 368 00:26:57,279 --> 00:27:00,720 be around their team. They got busy to take care of. Talk about 369 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,440 what some of the things that some of the different coaches in the athletic departments 370 00:27:03,559 --> 00:27:07,759 in general, does to take care of these guys and ladies during these holiday 371 00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:12,920 periods when it's sometimes tough emotionally not to be around your family. There's no 372 00:27:14,039 --> 00:27:17,680 nine to five hours, Jason, you know how it goes, and anybody 373 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,400 that's been in athletics this time of year knows how it goes. It's it's 374 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:26,039 a crossover month. There's you know, you kiss your wife and kids and 375 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:29,240 you stay honey, I'll see you. In the middle of December probably is 376 00:27:29,279 --> 00:27:33,039 the time when it might slow down a little bit for you. So you 377 00:27:33,079 --> 00:27:36,279 have a lot of things happening at once. I want to mention Florida State 378 00:27:36,319 --> 00:27:40,200 Volleyball Chris Pool and company will play for a chance of the share of an 379 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:45,960 ACC championship Saturday after it at home against against the Notre Dame. So they've 380 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,480 had an unbelievable year in a top twenty five team, They've been tremendous, 381 00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:52,400 so a lot of great success. The brand is very strong, great leadership 382 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,279 at the top with Michael Alford and his entire administrative team. You got a 383 00:27:56,319 --> 00:28:06,039 great crew there and it trickles down from the administration into marketing and Sports Info, 384 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,279 the facilities, a lot of people are working a lot of hours, 385 00:28:10,599 --> 00:28:14,119 you know, seminal production, seminal sports properties, and of course the teams 386 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,039 and coaches. So truly a team effort and you try and work in the 387 00:28:18,039 --> 00:28:22,240 same direction to move things down the right path. All let's get to the 388 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,799 main event here Saturday night in Gainesville at the Swamp. We'll do a little 389 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:33,640 pre little recap of obviously the terrible events with with Jordan Travis in the North 390 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,720 Alabama game. Just give the audience that that maybe the obviously people that weren't 391 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:42,359 in the building, just the what the thought was the moment. Obviously, 392 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,240 you guys, I was listening to the broadcast and once bar Nunn saw the 393 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,559 replay, we all knew what it was. That it wasn't good. Just 394 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:53,480 talk about the silence that went over that stadium when everybody kind of knew what 395 00:28:53,519 --> 00:28:59,880 it was. Yeah, Jason was it was tragic. I'm not trying to 396 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:03,279 be dramatic, it really was. It was a tragedy. Uh, And 397 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:08,400 it's not how that story was supposed to end for Jordan Travis. I can 398 00:29:08,519 --> 00:29:12,519 understand, you know, even even if you know some guys may not be 399 00:29:12,599 --> 00:29:17,359 the best guys, right that play I spent you know, football and and 400 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:22,319 there's emotion and gestosterone and some guys are bad guys like you have to have 401 00:29:22,359 --> 00:29:25,559 some of those guys. Not this kid, and I call it he's you 402 00:29:25,559 --> 00:29:29,000 know, he's a man. Jordan Travis is a man with the way he 403 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:32,839 handles himself, you know, the way he treats people, the way he 404 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:37,400 leads, what he's gone through. He very easily we know the story by 405 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,240 now. He very easily could have left, gone somewhere else, whitched positions, 406 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:47,160 he believed, he persevered, He said yes to Mike Norvel, and 407 00:29:47,359 --> 00:29:48,960 uh, you know, I feel for those two guys because of the amount 408 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,559 of work they've put in together over the last four years. Right. So, 409 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:59,359 some people have said it's the quietest they've ever heard Doe Campbell Stadium. 410 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:04,960 Some people go back to Wide Write one and that moment. But you had 411 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,319 the Miami fans in the stadium that were obviously making noise, and so it 412 00:30:08,359 --> 00:30:14,279 wasn't it wasn't completely silent. This was completely silent. There was no noise, 413 00:30:15,039 --> 00:30:18,519 and the air got sucked out of the building. And to no surprise, 414 00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:22,839 after you hear what Mike Norvell said, about when he was talking to 415 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,680 Jordan on the field, you know, Jordan was thinking about other people. 416 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,240 He was thinking about his parents. He said, he was good, he's 417 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:33,440 a coach him good. You know, I'm fine, I'm gonna be okay. 418 00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:37,880 Let my parents know I'm okay. I mean, that's unbelievable, right, 419 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:44,640 It's amazing. So it's another example of how you never know, and 420 00:30:45,359 --> 00:30:49,599 you know, the cliche of this could be eitherr one play away or or 421 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,960 you know, you never know when your last play is. When coaches say 422 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,400 that this is a prime reminder that you gotta be ready on the back end 423 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,519 of it and that when you play, don't take it for granted. And 424 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,839 you just hate to see it because Jordan Travis is a great person, a 425 00:31:04,839 --> 00:31:08,240 great young man, and also had so much out ahead of him in the 426 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,359 short term of this season. Here at the end, all right, let's 427 00:31:11,559 --> 00:31:15,039 let's get to Tate Rodamaker who comes in and fills in for him. Obviously 428 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:19,079 at the again, people don't forget, people forget Florence A was down thirteen 429 00:31:19,119 --> 00:31:22,160 nothing at the moment he goes out, it was you know, on the 430 00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:26,640 it wasn't They probably weren't gonna lose but it wasn't trending well the first quarter 431 00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:32,000 or so there in Tallahassee, and give raw Tomaker credit. He came in, 432 00:31:32,119 --> 00:31:36,119 played well, righted the ship there. Obviously, the emotion got back 433 00:31:36,119 --> 00:31:38,720 into the building once they realized Jordan was gonna be okay, and it was 434 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,799 you know, they knew they were losing them, but they had to take 435 00:31:41,799 --> 00:31:47,359 care of business. You couldn't let this derail six months and eight months of 436 00:31:47,359 --> 00:31:49,880 great work. So give us a little background on Tate Rodemaker. We know 437 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,359 a little bit about him if you follow Florida State. He came in last 438 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,640 year, played really well in the Louisville game, kind of bailed out the 439 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,799 Seminoles when Jordan got hurt in that game. Give us a little background on 440 00:31:59,799 --> 00:32:01,880 Tate ronn a maker, and he's been in this program three or four years. 441 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:06,799 He knows this system very well. He was one of Norvel's first recruits. 442 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,400 So it's a guy Norvel trusts. Yeah, you lay it all out 443 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:13,680 perfectly right there, Jason. I think the game for me was Louisville a 444 00:32:13,759 --> 00:32:16,039 year ago. I knew they were gonna beat North Alabama. He was gonna 445 00:32:16,039 --> 00:32:22,359 come in and perform. He's a very talented young man, huge arm, 446 00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:28,319 nfl arm. You're obviously going to notice a difference from an escapability standpoint, 447 00:32:28,359 --> 00:32:31,720 He's still capable, but there aren't many that are Jordan moving around and so 448 00:32:31,799 --> 00:32:37,119 that's going to be a difference obviously, and his awareness in the pocket and 449 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,359 trying to feel the pass rush coming and getting away to extend plays. He's 450 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:45,200 capable of running. He can. You know, he's more athletic than you 451 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:49,279 believe him to be. He can do it. There. The question everybody's 452 00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:52,440 asked me is is he good enough to win the next two? And the 453 00:32:52,519 --> 00:32:54,880 answer is yes, he is good enough to lead this team to win the 454 00:32:54,920 --> 00:33:01,359 next two. Is it going to look dominant for sixty minutes over the next 455 00:33:01,359 --> 00:33:07,079 two weeks? Probably not, because we're playing at Florida and it's one of 456 00:33:07,119 --> 00:33:09,839 the great rivalries in college football, regardless of the records, and you're playing 457 00:33:09,839 --> 00:33:14,160 a Louisville team that's a top ten team and having a great year. So 458 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:20,880 it's not gonna be easy. But nothing that is greatly achieved ever is right. 459 00:33:21,119 --> 00:33:23,920 Even the ninety three team suffered a loss, I had to go through 460 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:28,079 some had to go to Florida and play a great Florida team and came out 461 00:33:28,079 --> 00:33:30,720 of the swamp with a big win, as you know, Jason, So 462 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:37,119 it's going to be challenging, it's going to be wild on Saturday taking do 463 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:40,640 it. And you know, I think the other item that we need to 464 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:46,039 talk about we're talking all about tape. Floria State's defense is playing unbelievably well. 465 00:33:47,079 --> 00:33:52,319 They are taking the ball away. They've done so and essentially you know, 466 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,000 on my notes in front of me, but like thirteen to the last 467 00:33:55,079 --> 00:34:00,519 fourteen games, whenever it's been they can get to the quarterback, and Florida 468 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:04,799 has a backup quarterback in this game as well, and Max Brown, a 469 00:34:04,839 --> 00:34:07,840 young man who's a dual threat guy. Graham Mertz was leading the SEC and 470 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:12,639 completion percentage. So he's having a good enough year for them, probably better 471 00:34:12,679 --> 00:34:15,599 than what people thought he was going to have this season. So Florida State 472 00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:21,400 defensively, I look to that group. Adam Fuller's done an unbelievable job, 473 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,519 semi finalist for the Broyles Award for the top assistant coach in college football. 474 00:34:25,039 --> 00:34:30,320 That's the group I think that can really lead this team and pace it to 475 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:34,039 help it out and help relieve some of the stress on the offense offensively, 476 00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:38,559 do you anticipate less to be run RPO kind of stuff because of one, 477 00:34:38,599 --> 00:34:42,719 you don't want to put Ronn a maker in danger of you don't want to 478 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,960 have to think about a third guy. You think that part of the game 479 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,280 plan changes a little bit these next two weeks. Well, I don't know 480 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,440 if we were doing that a lot anyway, to be honest with you, 481 00:34:51,519 --> 00:34:55,400 Jason, I mean, I know that the threat was there with Jordan, 482 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:00,679 right, but Jordan w wasn't really And that's also the sadly ironic part about 483 00:35:00,679 --> 00:35:06,119 this was he he gets hurt on r PO and we haven't done a lot 484 00:35:06,119 --> 00:35:07,559 of that this year. A lot of it's been him in the pocket, 485 00:35:09,199 --> 00:35:14,000 yeah, yeah, eluding and extending plays. We have not done a lot 486 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:19,239 of run pass option with him this year, and so I would. I 487 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,320 would since you're gonna see a lot of the same things we do with Tate. 488 00:35:22,639 --> 00:35:25,719 You know that Jordan has done. You know, the threat is different, 489 00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:30,559 right, But again, he is more than capable than that. I 490 00:35:30,599 --> 00:35:32,400 think what people give him credit for. Uh, And he's won a lot 491 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,400 of games, you know, high school, he played for his dad, 492 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,039 he's a coach's son, but of huge numbers at Valdosta High. He's a 493 00:35:38,119 --> 00:35:42,320 high school team at jaheem Bell, So those guys have great connection. Watch 494 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,119 out for that, you know. Set up the next two weeks, so 495 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:51,159 we'll see how the offense changes. But I would assume, knowing Mike Norvelle, 496 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:52,440 that I don't think he's gonna change a whole lot. He knows what 497 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:57,840 what tit is great at He's gonna play to his drinks and do what needs 498 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,599 to be done and get him comfortable and finding a rhythm throwing it. So 499 00:36:00,639 --> 00:36:04,440 we're recording this Wednesday, just after Tuesday night. When the new rankings come 500 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,199 out, Florida State drops from four to five. I think that's more of 501 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:12,159 a product of Washington than it was a Florida State injury personally, and I 502 00:36:12,199 --> 00:36:15,320 think there's still plenty. I think if Florida State wins the next two, 503 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:16,639 they're in no matter what happens. I don't think they're gonna keep out a 504 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:21,960 thirteen to er ACC champion Florida State brand out of the playoff. That's just 505 00:36:22,039 --> 00:36:24,119 me personally, and I think they've got enough good wins on the resume to 506 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:29,119 justify that. How do you think my coach is gonna He's not gonna publicly 507 00:36:29,159 --> 00:36:31,480 say this, but how do you think he's gonna behind the scenes play this 508 00:36:31,639 --> 00:36:36,440 up of everybody thinks we can't do it now, or everybody thinks our leaders 509 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,519 out. How do you think coach coach plays that up amongst the entire team. 510 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,639 You know, that's a good question. I honestly think that these guys 511 00:36:46,679 --> 00:36:53,519 are so focused on today getting better, and then they're gonna focus on Thursday 512 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:59,000 getting better, and then on Friday and then they're gonna go play Florida. 513 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:04,360 He may use it. I don't know if I'm not sure what his message 514 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,920 will be. He's it's definitely there. I mean, look, the players 515 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:14,360 were all watching last night. Everybody, Yeah they know, and so from 516 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,159 that standpoint, yeah, I think it can be used as motivation, there's 517 00:37:17,159 --> 00:37:22,280 no question. But these guys are so locked in Jason that they're aware of 518 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:28,199 the situation. They're aware what's in front of them. You know, they 519 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,840 know how close they are. But they got to do it Saturday. And 520 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:37,519 so I think that's the thing that that Mike Norvel has done an amazing job 521 00:37:37,599 --> 00:37:44,320 of with his message within this program. These guys don't look ahead they're not 522 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:50,039 thinking about Charlotte, they're not thinking about January one. They're literally thinking about 523 00:37:50,079 --> 00:37:54,440 today. And then you know, you have to be ready. One of 524 00:37:54,519 --> 00:38:00,960 the things he said, and it's really it's it's so true, is don't 525 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:06,960 allow yourself to not focus on the main thing and regret missing something at the 526 00:38:07,039 --> 00:38:10,400 end of the day. And I think this group is so focused and in 527 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:15,000 wanting to not have that regret that they're gonna do whatever they have to do 528 00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:21,239 to figure it out here and to win in Gainesville and win against Louisville in 529 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:25,320 Charlotte, and so definitely motivated. You can definitely, you know, use 530 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:30,039 what you need to use on the outside. But I think these guys don't. 531 00:38:30,159 --> 00:38:32,960 I think they're so locked into their own message Jason, that they don't 532 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,760 really care what everybody else says. They know how good they are and how 533 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,199 good they can be, and they're gonna do what they can to win these 534 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:43,360 next two all right. From a personal perspective, for you, how cool 535 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,920 is it for you? I mean, you've been you've you've done some big 536 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:47,760 games at North Dakota and all that, But how cool is it gonna be 537 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:51,679 for you knowing you're gonna be calling an eleven to zero team got a chance 538 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,320 to go to the college football playoff. This is the big time and this 539 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:59,199 this big time ball. Here from a play by play guys perspective, the 540 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,920 atmosphere and the energy, and them from your perspective, the motivation to do 541 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:05,960 a great job on Saturday with you and bar None in the whole broadcast. 542 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,519 I'm fired up. Yeah, I'm fired up. But I'd be lying to 543 00:39:08,559 --> 00:39:13,079 you if you said I wasn't. I wasn't juiced up for this one man. 544 00:39:13,519 --> 00:39:16,159 This is this is what it's all about. You know, the great 545 00:39:16,199 --> 00:39:22,679 Gene Deckerhoff called how many of these games over the decades, and so I'm 546 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:27,599 just you know, I'm I'm so fortunate, blessed to be a part of 547 00:39:27,639 --> 00:39:31,480 a group that has put everyone in a position around them to be associated with 548 00:39:31,519 --> 00:39:34,840 something like this, right. You know, it's the players, it's the 549 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:38,239 coaches. Those guys have been just unbelievable to be around this year. And 550 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:42,360 so yeah, I'm I'm repped up. You know. We just got back 551 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,280 from Daytona Beach last night, from from hoops, and so you know, 552 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:49,119 I've been looking at a few things, but I'm I'm full go today man, 553 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,880 I told Sarah and my wife, I said, Hey, I got 554 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:55,239 the football stuff to do today. So we're locked in. We're gonna We're 555 00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:59,760 gonna mix in a little Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, and then we're back to it 556 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:04,239 and hit the road Saturday morning to get down to enemy territory. What's Jeff 557 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:08,119 Colhaynes's favorite Thanksgiving side dish or main course? What is Jeff? What's the 558 00:40:08,159 --> 00:40:13,000 good to in the col Haynes household. Jeff called for me, it's stuffing 559 00:40:13,079 --> 00:40:15,000 and just load up the gravy. Man, it's a farm city and I'm 560 00:40:15,039 --> 00:40:19,360 the mayor. I mean, I don't care. I don't you know. 561 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:22,960 I'm a discriminatory in any way. Give me all. I'm going for seconds 562 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:27,639 if I can. If I can't, I'll wait and go later a post 563 00:40:27,679 --> 00:40:30,599 secondary meal later on in the night or the day, you know what. 564 00:40:30,639 --> 00:40:36,320 We Actually my parents were in town from South Dakota the first nineteen days of 565 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:40,000 the month and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last Sunday with them. So we're 566 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:44,119 not doing the full Monty tomorrow. But I can make a mean steak on 567 00:40:44,159 --> 00:40:47,480 the grill, So we're going steaks, lobster tails, probably a little mac 568 00:40:47,519 --> 00:40:52,400 and cheese, you know, just doing a little alternative thing on Thursday. 569 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:54,880 So we're gonna get after it and get the weekend set the right way, 570 00:40:55,639 --> 00:41:00,400 all right, Saturday night in the Swamp seven point thirty. Tell the audience 571 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:02,840 where they can find these if they're not in the don't have an affiliate in 572 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:07,440 their town, where they can find the seminal broadcast with you and bar none. 573 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:12,840 Yeah, best way is download the FSU Game Day app, free to 574 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:15,119 download. You can listen to us wherever you go. If you're at if 575 00:41:15,159 --> 00:41:19,679 you're doing Thanksgiving leftovers, you're traveling, you're at the house, you're at 576 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,440 the store, you're in the car, and you listen to us wherever you 577 00:41:22,519 --> 00:41:27,199 go. Obviously we're we've got a statewide network, affiliates and all the places 578 00:41:27,199 --> 00:41:30,760 you need to have them. So we're we're fired up looking forward to it 579 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:37,119 on the air at four point thirty on a Saturday afternoon from Ben Hill Griffin 580 00:41:37,159 --> 00:41:39,840 Stadium. We'll have a great broadcast and we're gonna be in Charlotte next week 581 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:45,199 for the ACC title game, so we will be looking to go thirteen and 582 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:49,119 oh get to the college football playoff. And I'm thoroughly convinced you guys win 583 00:41:49,119 --> 00:41:52,280 the next two unless they win ten to seven. Both weeks are going to 584 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,760 the playoffs, So you get your tickets book because we're going to the playoffs, 585 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:58,599 boys and girls, and Kate Ronimercker is gonna do a great job. 586 00:41:58,639 --> 00:42:01,239 The team's gonna do a great job, and Jeff Colhayen, you and Barnet 587 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,360 will do a great job on the broadcast as well Saturday night. So thanks 588 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:07,920 for the time, sir, have a great Thanksgiving with the family, and 589 00:42:08,039 --> 00:42:14,199 let's get another no win here in games on Saturday night. Yeah, that 590 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:16,519 sounds good, Jason, great talking to you as always. Happy Thanksgiving everybody 591 00:42:16,519 --> 00:42:22,440 and going old. Thanks for listening to the Florida Football Insiders Podcast as part 592 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:28,280 of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network. 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