1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,919 The Florida Football Insiders podcast is part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast 2 00:00:04,919 --> 00:00:10,119 Speed and is brought to you by Ticketsmarter dot Com, and Titan Home Lending. 3 00:00:10,599 --> 00:00:20,760 Enjoy the podcast a look at college football news, analysis and insight from 4 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:25,559 around the Sunshine Stage. This is Florida Football Insiders, a part of the 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,800 College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast Network. And here's your host, Jason Powers. 6 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:40,600 Welcome in Florida Football Insider's podcast. We are part of the College Gridiron 7 00:00:40,679 --> 00:00:46,799 Coast to Coast podcast Network. Appreciate you finding us on your favorite podcast platform. 8 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,679 I'm your host, Jason down in Tampa. We are in week number 9 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:57,479 ten, Halloween week here on the Florida Football Insider's podcast. What Everybody's having 10 00:00:57,759 --> 00:01:03,400 had a great Halloween, safe and sound. First college football playoff rankings are 11 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:10,519 out on Halloween, so we will see what the top four brings us. 12 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,920 We think that one of the Florida teams, Florida State, will be in 13 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,120 that top four. We will see if they make that top the initial top 14 00:01:19,159 --> 00:01:22,719 four rankings. So if you haven't already done so, hit that subscribe button 15 00:01:22,719 --> 00:01:26,280 on your podcast platform. Appreciate again, appreciate you finding us on your favorite 16 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,519 podcast platform, We've got a good episode for you today. We're gonna recap 17 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,840 the action in the state of Florida. Last week. We were three and 18 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,840 three amongst the Florida teams with USF having a bye week. Had a little 19 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:45,879 overtime backing down in Miami, so back to back weeks of overtime for the 20 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:51,239 Hurricanes. Had a convincing win by the Seminoles, had a convincing loss by 21 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,239 the Gators. Central Florida continues to struggle in their Big twelve debut year, 22 00:01:56,959 --> 00:02:00,640 and we've got a good little say. We're gonna also got a great guests 23 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,400 for you this week. We're gonna preview the game of the week around the 24 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:12,039 country, the LSU Alabama game. We're gonna talk to the one of the 25 00:02:12,039 --> 00:02:15,520 play by play guys for the Crimson Tide Radio network, mister Chris Stewart. 26 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:23,039 Obviously, Chris is very involved with the Alabama broadcast and obviously the game of 27 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,919 the week this week around the country, LSU Alabama. The reason we're bringing 28 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,800 Chris on one is to talk to LSU Alabama. Obviously, Alabama visited the 29 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:35,360 University of South Florida early in the year. We're gonna talk about how that 30 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,560 game was very pivotal in the Alabama season because if you remember, Alabama wins 31 00:02:39,599 --> 00:02:45,039 the game ten to three, their quarterback Jalen Milroe did not play in that 32 00:02:45,159 --> 00:02:50,199 game. It's kind of a benching situation following the game before against Texas. 33 00:02:50,479 --> 00:02:53,400 So we're gonna get to talk to Chris Stewart about how that game against USF 34 00:02:53,919 --> 00:03:01,120 was very instrumental in the trajectory upward for the Crimson Tied as they go into 35 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,400 this showdown with LSU Alabama still very much alive in the SEC to make the 36 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:12,560 championship game, potentially against Georgia, who dismantled Florida over the weekend. So 37 00:03:13,319 --> 00:03:15,479 we'll talk to Chris Stewart a previewing the LSU Alabama game, and again we'll 38 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:21,319 talk a little how the game against USF was very instrumental in the upward tick 39 00:03:21,879 --> 00:03:25,719 for the Crimson Tide. So all right, let's let's get to the recap. 40 00:03:27,159 --> 00:03:29,599 Obviously, the game of the week last week in the state of Florida 41 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,840 was Florida Georgia up in Jacksonville. The Gators jump out to a seven to 42 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:38,039 nothing lead early on the first drive, very good drive by Grand Merchant Company 43 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,000 to go up seven to nothing, and then the Dogs turn it on. 44 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:47,960 They score thirty six straight points before the final ends up being forty three to 45 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:53,919 twenty Georgia. You know, kind of the moment of the game that kind 46 00:03:53,919 --> 00:03:58,280 of put the nail in the coffin probably for the Gators was mid second quarter 47 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:02,120 Billy Napier decides to go for it on fourth down. A very interesting call, 48 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:05,520 kind of a trick play kind of call that they snapped the ball between 49 00:04:05,639 --> 00:04:12,159 Merch's legs to the tailback who then was anticipating to be able to throw. 50 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,399 Being able to throw the ball, Georgia snuffed it out, completely blew up 51 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:19,639 the play and the momentum of the game was completely all on Georgia's side. 52 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:25,920 Following that, Georgia was the better team throughout. Georgia averaged seven point four 53 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,560 yards of play. Again, they were gonna win the game most likely, 54 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,800 but just disappointing that Florida was not a little more competitive again coming off the 55 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:38,879 bye week. Ricky Pierce all ends again ends the game with six catches for 56 00:04:38,959 --> 00:04:43,199 ninety nine yards. Eugene Wilson had eleven catches, but for only seventy five 57 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,639 yards. He did score a touchdown, He scored that first touchdown on that 58 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,839 opening drive. Just Florida not able to get off the field on third down. 59 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Carson Beck through for I think over three hundred yards, a very well 60 00:04:55,079 --> 00:04:58,839 balanced attack for Georgia. Georgia had nearly five hundred yards to total offense, 61 00:04:59,399 --> 00:05:01,480 and just a situation where George is just at this point in the in the 62 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:05,480 process in year two billion for billion Napier, they just got more good players. 63 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:10,879 They're just better, more more in tune, more in tune with the 64 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,759 scheme, just and just more more more quality impact players. Again, We've 65 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:18,759 talked about it with Florida all year. Just not a lot of impact players. 66 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,439 I mean, Piersoll is a good player, Gene Wilson's a rising player, 67 00:05:23,879 --> 00:05:29,120 but just no dynamic offensive or defensive guys that you have to that you 68 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:31,839 have to defend against and you have to scheme against. Whereas Georgia just has 69 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:38,560 a ton a boatload of four and five star players that just seem to get 70 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,079 better and better each week. Again, losing Bowers, we thought would be 71 00:05:42,319 --> 00:05:46,399 potentially an issue, was not. In this game. Again, Carson Beck 72 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:51,079 is showing why he's a rising talent as well. Big recruit out of Jackson 73 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:56,519 to a homecoming game for him. He played very well and the Dogs get 74 00:05:56,519 --> 00:06:00,000 it done forty three to twenty against Florida. If you look at Florida's schedule, 75 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,759 Florida drops to five and three. Florida's got a brutal four game stretch 76 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:10,040 to finish the year home Arkansas, at LSU, at Missouri, and home 77 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,839 Florida State very easily could lose three out of those four. You have to 78 00:06:14,879 --> 00:06:18,399 win this Arkansas game on Saturday in the Swamp. Very critical game. Arkansas 79 00:06:18,519 --> 00:06:24,879 is struggling big time. They've gotten rid of their offensive coordinator. But again, 80 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,959 if you want to go to a bowl game, you almost have to 81 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,240 win this game against Arkansas to try to get to six and six. Again, 82 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,839 you got at LSU at Missouri Florida State to end it. After the 83 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,959 Arkansas home so Gamors fall to five and three. Big game for them on 84 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,720 Saturday at the Swamp. Need to win that game against Arkansas. All right, 85 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,560 Let's go to Winston Salem the Florida State Seminoles. Very convincing win over 86 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:56,680 Wake Forest forty one sixteen. A very professional performance by the Seminoles. Jordan 87 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,399 Travis twenty two thirty five three fifty nine to three touchdown. Trey Benson four 88 00:07:00,439 --> 00:07:05,160 catches, one hundred yards in a touchdown, Keon Coleman two touchdown receptions on 89 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:10,040 seven catches. Florida State defense with five sacks. Again, this is the 90 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:14,800 kind of performance you want to see for a top five team, no doubt. 91 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:17,720 Performance on the road at wake Forest, a team they've had issues with 92 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:21,279 over the last three or four years. I remember they lost last year in 93 00:07:21,319 --> 00:07:28,079 Tallahassee to wake Forest. Very professional performance by Florida State on the road. 94 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,600 They've got back to back road games. They go to pitt next week. 95 00:07:30,879 --> 00:07:34,519 Florida State moves to eight to no. And obviously they got two more games 96 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:40,439 of note, Miami in Tallahassee on November eleventh, and then they'll finish up 97 00:07:40,519 --> 00:07:46,920 with Florida in Gainesville Thanksgiving weekend. So again, very solid performance. We 98 00:07:46,959 --> 00:07:50,879 will see where Florida State starts out in the college football rankings, which come 99 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:56,399 out Tuesday night. We're recording this Tuesday morning, so we will see. 100 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,800 I fully expect Florida State to be in the top four. They might be 101 00:07:59,839 --> 00:08:03,079 three, they might be four. Heck, they might be two. Because 102 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:07,040 of their win against LSU earlier in the year. The one thing that it's 103 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:11,800 becoming clearer and clearer. They will have a tough time probably getting into the 104 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:16,319 playoff if they lose a regular season game because with Clemson cratering at four and 105 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:22,920 four North Carolina faltering a little bit, there's not any big wins in that 106 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:28,519 conference that is going to really help their cause. So Florida stake probably needs 107 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,480 to go twelve and oh thirteen to oh to get to the College Football Playoff. 108 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,519 But we will see where the Seminoles start off in the College Football Playoff 109 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:41,759 rankings coming out on ESPN Tuesday night. So again a very professional performance, 110 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:46,360 and they go to pitt who got destroyed last week by Notre Dame. The 111 00:08:46,519 --> 00:08:48,559 interesting thing here will be what will the weather be like up in Pittsburgh, 112 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,000 And obviously you're gonna get a pit team who's coming off of an embarrassing loss, 113 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,759 so you will probably get a pretty good effort. Some very interesting comments 114 00:08:56,799 --> 00:09:01,960 between by paton Ardoozy concerning the team and then currently the team responded back to 115 00:09:01,039 --> 00:09:07,240 pat Nardoozy on social media, So we'll see what that Pittsburgh effort level is 116 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:13,039 this week up in pitt and again, to me, the X factor could 117 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,159 be the weather. I mean, Florid State would be a heavy favorite, 118 00:09:16,159 --> 00:09:20,279 But if the weather's an issue, you never know what could happen up there 119 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:24,159 at Pittsburgh. So all right, let's go to UCF. UCF falls to 120 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,480 West Virginia forty one to twenty eight at home. UCF falls to three and 121 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,440 five and oh and five in the Big twelve. Just a tough law, 122 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:35,559 a bad loss there. Not that West Virginia couldn't win the game, but 123 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:41,039 to get beat by thirteen at home. John Reeche plumbley three touchdown passes but 124 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,279 three costly interceptions. UCF has four turnovers on the day. RJ. Harvey 125 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,919 rushes for one hundred yards on fourteen carries, and again you're to five in 126 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,519 the Big twelve. Nobody thought they would be oh and five. Obviously, 127 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:58,159 we know the tough loss two weeks ago in Norman, the collapse against Baylor, 128 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,440 so they should very easily be two three at worst in the Big twelve. 129 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,519 You know, Kansas beat him pretty convincingly, Kansas State beat him pretty 130 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:13,080 convincingly. So struggle city here for Gus Malazon and company in Central at Central 131 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:18,120 Forwarda they go to Cincinnati on Saturday, who they've been struggling as well. 132 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,679 So a kind of a get the program back on track kind of game on 133 00:10:22,759 --> 00:10:28,200 Saturday at Cincinnati, because this has been a rough go the last five weeks. 134 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:33,519 If you are at UCF night fan again, John reaches Plumbing. I 135 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:35,720 don't love him as a quarterback to me. He's just too much of a 136 00:10:35,799 --> 00:10:39,799 runner, doesn't throw the ball really well. But we will They're gonna obviously 137 00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:46,720 go with Plumb Lee here. We'll see as UCF wraps up the month of 138 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:52,200 November or October and heads of November as they head to Cincinnati on Saturday. 139 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,960 All right, USF had a bye week. USF will be playing. Give 140 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:03,440 me one second and I'll tell you who Seph has this week, USF we 141 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,279 will be playing. They're at Memphis, which will be a tough task for 142 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,919 them. Memphis is having a good year as well. Memphis is six and 143 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,240 two. They go to Memphis on Saturday, coming off the bye week. 144 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:20,320 Alex goldishan company we will see again Byron Brown has played well the last couple 145 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,399 of weeks. They struggle to win at Connecticut heading into the bye they very 146 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,200 much needed to buy after playing eight straight games. USF's four and four very 147 00:11:28,279 --> 00:11:35,519 much bowl eligible possibilities. They've got two more winnable games. Let's see here. 148 00:11:37,159 --> 00:11:39,759 They've got Temple at home on November eleventh, and then they will have 149 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:46,679 Charlotte at the end both home games November eleventh and twenty fifth, Charlotte and 150 00:11:46,799 --> 00:11:50,480 Temple very winnable games there, and then they go to Utsa on the seventeenth. 151 00:11:50,519 --> 00:11:56,799 So very much a bowl game is very much in play for South Florida, 152 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,480 which who would have funked that if they get to a bowl game, 153 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,799 that is a tremendous accomplishment for this program after where they've been the last couple 154 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,320 of years. So we'll see if UCF can our us F excuse me, 155 00:12:07,399 --> 00:12:11,639 can can potentially beat Memphis on Saturday. But they do go to Memphis on 156 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:18,639 Saturday. Shout out to my guy TJ Reeves and his Memphis Tigers, the 157 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,320 director of this podcast, Feed the Coast and Coat College Grid, our Coast 158 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:31,080 to Coast podcast Feed and Florida Football Insiders podcast, to our executive director our 159 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:35,840 GM, mister T J Reeves. So all right, FIU. They lose 160 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,600 to Jacksonville State last Wednesday night forty one sixteen. They are off this week. 161 00:12:39,639 --> 00:12:43,639 They are four and five on the year. They will go to Middle 162 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:46,360 Tennessee on November the eleventh, following the bye week. Highlight here is Chris 163 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:50,720 Mitchell five catches, one hundred and nine yards and a touchdown again Jacksonville State 164 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:56,720 coached by Rich Rodriguez, the former Michigan in West Virginia coach. They come 165 00:12:56,759 --> 00:13:00,519 down and they're having a really good year. They come down in thorough beat 166 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:05,039 Mike McIntyre and the Panthers of FIU. So again off week four of the 167 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:11,039 Panthers and they will head to Middle Tennessee on the eleventh. So FAU nice 168 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:16,320 win at Charlotte win thirty eight sixteen. Tom Herman and the Owls get to 169 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,120 four and four. They will go play my alma mater this week at UAB 170 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,960 up in Birmingham. That ought to be a fairly competitive game. Trent do 171 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,240 first struggling in year one up at UAB. Tom Herman can doing a nice 172 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:33,639 job year one, four and four with the with the Owls. Daniel Richardson 173 00:13:33,639 --> 00:13:37,559 the quarterback in nineteen to twenty six or two eighteen and three touchdowns, but 174 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:41,559 the star of the game with Lejohnte Western ten catches, one forty nine and 175 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:46,279 two scores. He will be an all conference receiver for the He is an 176 00:13:46,279 --> 00:13:50,559 all conference receiver for the Owls. He will be a guy that you will 177 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,600 see probably make an NFL team as a kick returner as a slot receiver. 178 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,320 Very shifty, very good punt returner. Kind of a reminds me of a 179 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:05,200 guy a former Florida proc small college Florida product from FIU. Reminds me of 180 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,679 t Y Hilton a little bit so. But le Jhonte Western, we saw 181 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,679 what he did against South Florida. He had a big game against South Florida 182 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:15,919 here and Raymond James Stadium a couple of weeks back, and another huge game 183 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,960 against Charlotte with ten for one, forty nine and two scores. So again, 184 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:24,799 interesting matchup, will be a very competitive game at UAB on Saturday. 185 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:28,440 And finally Chris before we get to Chris Stewart from the Crimson Tiger Radio Network. 186 00:14:28,799 --> 00:14:35,159 The Hurricanes Miami get it done in overtime against Virginia six and Miami moves 187 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:39,159 to six and two. They win twenty nine twenty six. Tyler Van Dyke 188 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:45,720 returns twenty or thirty for once only one sixty three throws two interceptions. The 189 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,480 you know, star of the game here is Andres Bora Gallis the kicker. 190 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,080 You say what, the kicker? Yeah, the kicker went three for three 191 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:56,480 on field goals, made a forty eight yarder, made a fifty yarder, 192 00:14:56,559 --> 00:15:00,759 and made the forty eight yarder with a minute forty left in regulation to get 193 00:15:00,799 --> 00:15:03,720 the game to overtime from Miami. In a game that again give Virginia credit. 194 00:15:03,759 --> 00:15:07,200 They just come off the win at North Carolina. They come back down 195 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:13,639 to Miami and play very well. They lose a heartbreaker in overtime. Mark 196 00:15:13,679 --> 00:15:20,000 Fletcher scores a game winning touchdown and overtime on a touchdown run. But again 197 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,879 Bora Gallas, the kicker from Miami, is the hero here. Two kicks 198 00:15:24,919 --> 00:15:26,919 over forty eight yards obviously the forty eight yard or to send the game to 199 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:33,039 overtime. Miami moves to six and two in the two losses in the ACC. 200 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:37,240 They still need some help. That just goes back to show how critical 201 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:43,480 and how much of a disaster that Georgia Tech kneel down situation could potentially turn 202 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:48,960 out to be. Louisville is still in the driver's seat to get Louisville and 203 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:54,200 North Carolina stool with one loss. You know that game is such a big 204 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,559 loss from Miami. That Georgia Tech game probably gonna knock them out of the 205 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:04,000 ACC title title game hunt because remember they lose the tiebreakerd of North Carolina as 206 00:16:04,039 --> 00:16:11,600 well, So they need Louisville and North Carolina both to lose again and Miami 207 00:16:11,639 --> 00:16:15,240 obviously to run the table. Miami's still gonna have some opportunity here. They 208 00:16:15,279 --> 00:16:18,639 go to Florida State in two weeks. Miami, I believe is off this 209 00:16:18,759 --> 00:16:22,919 week. Give me a quick check here, let me find this. Where 210 00:16:23,039 --> 00:16:29,120 is Miami this week? Miami will be playing. They're at NC State. 211 00:16:29,159 --> 00:16:30,879 Excuse me, so they do not They do not have a bye week. 212 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:34,000 They are at North Carolina State, who just came off a nice win over 213 00:16:34,039 --> 00:16:37,879 Clemson. So again, if you again, be another tricky game up in 214 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,399 Raleigh, always a tough place to play. Again. We'll see what the 215 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:45,519 weather's like. But it looks like Tyler van Dyke is back, but he 216 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,879 needs to play better if they're gonna have any chance to go to Tallahassee in 217 00:16:48,879 --> 00:16:52,159 two weeks. They're gonna go. They got back to back road games at 218 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,840 NC State at Florida State. They need to to make that Florida State game 219 00:16:56,879 --> 00:17:00,000 a primetime game, which ABC has picked it up. So I think if 220 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,679 if Miami wins the game, I think that could be the primetime game on 221 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,039 ABC on November the eleventh. I am working on trying to be in the 222 00:17:07,079 --> 00:17:11,160 building for that game, so we will see about that. But again, 223 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:15,799 Miami goes to six and two and they will head to NC State on Saturday 224 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,240 night, So there's your recap again. College football playoff rankings come out on 225 00:17:19,279 --> 00:17:26,119 Tuesday night, Halloween. We will see what Florida State is in the mix 226 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:33,119 here and we were going to go to Chris Stewart Alabama Crimson Tide Radio Network 227 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,960 preview in Alabama. LSU give you a little flavor of that game as well, 228 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,440 so you will enjoy that. Remember hit subscribe, rate and review. 229 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,720 Tell your friends, all your college football buddies from the state of Florida to 230 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,640 subscribe to The Florida to Our podcast. You will be able to see the 231 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:55,599 video interview of myself and Chris Stewart on my YouTube channel, the Jason Power 232 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:00,680 Sports Channel. Reach out to me on Twitter, slash x at JPUS Sports. 233 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,759 I love to hear from you and again appreciate you finding us on the 234 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:07,480 Florida Football Insiders podcast. 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Remember if you haven't already 269 00:20:41,759 --> 00:20:45,880 done so, to hit that subscribe button on your favorite podcast platform. Great 270 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,119 pleasure to talk. We got the game of the week in college football up 271 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:53,720 in Tuscaloosa Saturday night, prime time on CBS. And new man who will 272 00:20:53,759 --> 00:20:59,440 be in the building in the press box part of the Crimson Tide Sports Network 273 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:06,160 one is Stuart Chris is a very talented broadcaster with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, 274 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,480 lead play by play guy for the basketball program, baseball program, and 275 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:11,880 does a lot of work on the football side. Well, Chris Stewart, 276 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,319 Welcome in, sir man, Jason. I appreciate it, really do. 277 00:21:15,519 --> 00:21:19,200 Thanks for having me and and those of you that are gonna maybe see this 278 00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:23,960 on video. Chris is overlooking a beautiful golf course right behind him. Got 279 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,079 the nice I don't know which hole it is, but it looks very nice 280 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:32,119 up there. Look, it's more fitting for me. It's It's Bitbrook golf 281 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:36,440 Course, which is a great public facility in Birmingham. You're familiar with from 282 00:21:36,759 --> 00:21:40,039 from from the days you lived in Birmingham. I think it had just opened 283 00:21:40,039 --> 00:21:45,480 when you were at UAV. But fittingly I have the driving range right behind 284 00:21:45,519 --> 00:21:48,359 me because I need to practice team more than I need the course, So 285 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,000 that's a that's a fitting proximity for me. Yeah, all right, Well, 286 00:21:52,079 --> 00:21:55,519 Chris does a great job as part of the broadcast. I want to 287 00:21:55,519 --> 00:21:59,279 talk. We're obviously gonna preview the game here before before you get to that. 288 00:21:59,279 --> 00:22:02,559 For all football, why is this rivalry? I mean people think album 289 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,759 LSU the last seven or eight years been good, but this rivalry has been 290 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:10,079 a big robin for twenty twenty five years. I remember John Alexander ran for 291 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,119 like two hundred and seventy five yards in Baton Rouge one Saturday night. Why 292 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,599 does this robbery such a classic rivalry in the SEC? Well, both of 293 00:22:18,599 --> 00:22:22,240 them have been really good, and both of them have been so dominant in 294 00:22:22,279 --> 00:22:26,079 the West, And you're right, it does. It really all goes back 295 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,359 and there are those that again I'm trying to make myself sound younger than I 296 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:37,240 am, because I remember Coach Bryant and Charlie Mack squaring off and how good 297 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:44,000 those teams were, and you know, even before those you know days. 298 00:22:44,039 --> 00:22:48,720 They it goes back a long long time, but most notably with television, 299 00:22:48,799 --> 00:22:52,400 and it all comes back. Really it ties to Nick Saban, now, 300 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,920 not just his tie to Tuscaloosa, but he changed things in back group. 301 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:00,440 LASHU was getting popped on a regular basis until he took over, and of 302 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:04,839 course wins the title there, and it was it was kind of interesting. 303 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:11,920 You may remember the two years that Dennis Franchoni was at the University of Alabama. 304 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:19,079 He was he was approaching some huge popularity himself, even beat Saban into 305 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:26,480 US or in bat rouge. And there was a famous deal where supposedly Saban 306 00:23:26,519 --> 00:23:30,240 had made comments about Alabama and where they were headed with the NCAA, because 307 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,200 you know, friend was there at that time, and I don't know if 308 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,519 there's any truth to it or not, but it was played up by a 309 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:42,839 friend and the BAMO side that Saban had made some pretty derogatory statements. Bama 310 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:48,200 pops them pretty bad. It's like thirty to seven a surprise, especially in 311 00:23:48,279 --> 00:23:53,519 that time. And afterwards there's a famous picture of Friend shaking hands and pointing 312 00:23:53,559 --> 00:23:57,480 his finger at coach Saban. Now we've all joked if we'd known then what 313 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:02,640 we know now, we wish sab It had clocked him, but it was 314 00:24:02,759 --> 00:24:07,000 at the time, I mean, it put free. I remember the stroudosphere 315 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:11,400 in popularity, and there were some good games after that. But then of 316 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:18,240 course when Nick comes to Tuscaloosen becomes the guy. LSU understandably was upset. 317 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,160 Hated it, but they've gone back and forth and it's been special on the 318 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,440 field, but there's been some intense stuff off the field as well. And 319 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:30,599 the great point you make is both teams have been really really good the last 320 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,640 twelve thirteen years with a different coach. You know. Oo, the LSU 321 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,119 has had a couple different coaches, but they've won a national championship with less 322 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,960 Miles and ed Orgeron during that period, during this whole run as well. 323 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,279 So yeah, me to me, outside of I mean, I think that 324 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,599 this may be the pre eminent big time matchup rivalry in the SEC because Al'tama 325 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,240 Georgia doesn't get to play enough, unfortunately to be able to see that as 326 00:24:52,319 --> 00:24:56,400 often. So to me, this has probably been the premier rivalry matchup of 327 00:24:56,839 --> 00:25:00,799 heavyweight teams in the last fifteen years. Yeah, and look, you can 328 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,440 call it taking a shot if you want to, but I stand by the 329 00:25:03,519 --> 00:25:11,480 statement. It proves what LSU can be, right, Okay, it proves 330 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,880 what LSU can be because Alabama has won its its national Now, I will 331 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:21,880 say from the Bama perspective, going back to the arrival of Bear Bryant as 332 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:29,680 the head coach in Tuscaloosa, every coach, every coach has had at least 333 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,480 one ten win season. Every coach, Mike Shula, my Devots, Franchoni, 334 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,440 everybody has won had at least one ten win season. Yeah, yeah, 335 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:48,039 absolutely, they all had at least one ten win season at LSU. 336 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:57,000 Though, while Alabama's won national championships with Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, and 337 00:25:57,079 --> 00:26:03,119 Nick Saban. Okay, so that's a grand total of thirteen between those two 338 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:07,200 guys. Those three guys, excuse me, Sallie's won one. Bryant with 339 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:12,599 six, h Saban with six. Those are those are pretty good coaches. 340 00:26:14,519 --> 00:26:21,960 LSU's one three, yes, with Saban, but they even won them with 341 00:26:22,039 --> 00:26:26,480 less Miles and at Orgeron not exactly Hall of famers, No, Bryan, 342 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:32,720 not exactly Hall of famers. Okay, uh, in those rings shine just 343 00:26:32,759 --> 00:26:37,519 as bright as the others. I get that. But nobody's gonna nobody's gonna 344 00:26:37,519 --> 00:26:42,920 go Bear Bryant at Orgeron when they're talking great coaches or even less Miles. 345 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:51,440 Right, So there's I think both have a lot to be proud of in 346 00:26:51,519 --> 00:26:59,440 what they've accomplished. But LSU in the last twenty years to win it with 347 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,880 well, I guess those twenty years now, to win it with three different 348 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:08,839 coaches, two of which really we're not exactly Stellar's right, that's a lot. 349 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:11,200 Yeah, all right, I'm gonna ask before we get to the game. 350 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,039 I want to ask you a question that just popped up in my head 351 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,279 and something that just broke yesterday. And you have a very good sense of 352 00:27:18,319 --> 00:27:21,880 this too, being where you where you're located in your interactions with coach Saban 353 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:26,039 over the years, the whole Dabbo Sweeney coaches quote, the question you saw 354 00:27:26,039 --> 00:27:30,119 about the coaches, and I'm not gonna ask you about coach Saban, but 355 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:36,160 just that thought process of just the expectations versus what Dabo talk about appreciation, 356 00:27:36,599 --> 00:27:42,319 how difficult fans can sometimes get those confused and just enjoy being how great your 357 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:47,279 program is, whether it's Clemson, Alabama, whatever, your favorite program that's 358 00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:49,799 been dominant over the years. How much do we sometimes lose as fans. 359 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:55,039 We're so into it every single day, the appreciation of, man, we 360 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:59,480 got a great college football program or a team that we root for. Yeah. 361 00:27:59,519 --> 00:28:03,920 Look, Dabo's a guy that we're the same age. We have some 362 00:28:04,319 --> 00:28:10,839 we have some the same friends from his high school days. He wham, 363 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:17,240 Yes he did at Pelham and uh uh, you know we have. I'm 364 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:18,160 not going to sit here and pretend that we're type, but we have some 365 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:22,519 close connections that I have. I have tremendous respect for him and for what 366 00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:29,079 he's done. He is, however, a guy who who most of his 367 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:36,160 influence. If there's one guy that influenced the influenced him the most in coaching, 368 00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:38,240 and I may be wrong, he may disagree, but it seems to 369 00:28:38,279 --> 00:28:45,160 be that it was Gene Stallings, who he played for and coached for. 370 00:28:45,799 --> 00:28:52,440 But he also could be a little combative. Okay, and I'm not saying 371 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:57,400 that what the things that coach Stallings would say were wrong. I'm not saying 372 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:03,359 the things that Dabo said we're inaccurate, but there are sometimes that you may 373 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:11,000 be better served in not saying right. And those are two guys that ain't 374 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,680 afraid to fight. You know, good men, but they're not afraid to 375 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:18,519 fight, and they like they've been challenged. They're gonna fight back, which 376 00:29:18,839 --> 00:29:22,759 is among their strengths, but it can also put them in a put them 377 00:29:22,759 --> 00:29:26,480 in a position like the one he's in now, where uh, it may 378 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:30,519 not be the best look. But I'll say this Debo's far more about substance 379 00:29:30,599 --> 00:29:34,279 than style. And there's not a better character guy from everything that I know 380 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,039 than him. So he's not afraid to take on that fight. But in 381 00:29:38,079 --> 00:29:42,680 the in the pr battle and the world we live in today, didn't exactly 382 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:47,559 make it the easiest on himself in that regard. Sure, And you know 383 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,519 this, a team like Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, they lose one 384 00:29:51,519 --> 00:29:53,640 game at the fan base think the sky's falling that. I mean, let's 385 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:59,119 just forget losing a game. Jason. I used to get when I did 386 00:29:59,119 --> 00:30:03,319 the sidelines, get text from my wife, what's wrong with us? I 387 00:30:03,359 --> 00:30:06,079 said, baby, we're up ten to nothing. Yeah, but we should 388 00:30:06,079 --> 00:30:08,680 have scored a touchdown on that last drive. So honey, honey, you 389 00:30:08,759 --> 00:30:12,200 know there's still like eight minutes to go in the first quarter, right, 390 00:30:12,279 --> 00:30:18,759 Yeah, but we still should have I mean, that's she embodies the Alabama 391 00:30:18,839 --> 00:30:22,519 fan base. I live with it. I don't have to you know, 392 00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:25,759 I don't have to go and see it on the chat rooms. I got 393 00:30:25,799 --> 00:30:30,039 it in my ear. Yeah, so I understand what that's that's like. 394 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:33,400 But that doesn't mean they're That doesn't mean they're always right. They're incredibly passionate. 395 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:37,119 Yeah, that doesn't mean they're always right. All right, let's get 396 00:30:37,119 --> 00:30:41,480 to the game Saturday night. Obviously, you got LSU coming into six six 397 00:30:41,519 --> 00:30:45,039 and two Alabama seven and one. LS you seem to has righted the ship 398 00:30:45,079 --> 00:30:48,720 a little bit. Obviously offensively, we know they are very talented. Jaden 399 00:30:48,799 --> 00:30:53,119 Daniels talk about the matchup between that LSU offense. You got a mobile quarterback, 400 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:57,160 a guy who's been in the second year versus Abama defense has been really 401 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:02,359 good throughout the really has any ups and downs. They've been above average to 402 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:06,400 grate all year long. Yeah, and I think one of the keys is 403 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,680 making sure you play your assignments. And I know that's you can say that 404 00:31:08,759 --> 00:31:12,880 anytime, but especially when you've got a guy like Daniels and how good he 405 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,359 is and in the way he heard Alabama last year, I think Mama is 406 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:21,079 better in the secondary this year. I think they're they're able to defend the 407 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,640 you know, the back half a lot better than they could the back from 408 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:30,920 the backside a lot better. I think they're really starting to play well. 409 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:34,960 Uh, and they need to. The bigger thing is the offense right now 410 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:40,079 and being able if God forbid it becomes a shootout, do you have enough 411 00:31:40,119 --> 00:31:42,880 bullets in the in the barrel to get it done in the chamber? And 412 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,240 so you tell how much I shoot? Don't even know how to make the 413 00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:48,839 reference, right, but Uh, anyway, it's a it's a team that 414 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:53,200 does I think, seem to have a lot more going its way offensively. 415 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,680 But the defense is is what they're going to lean on, you know, 416 00:31:57,759 --> 00:32:00,680 in a big way. And you know, I don't think enough gets said 417 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:05,599 about this, but Alabama's special teams are really good in terms of the kickers. 418 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,880 Yeah, kool aid, McKinstry has got to be more consistent and uh, 419 00:32:12,599 --> 00:32:15,480 you know, he's had a couple of muffs that have resulted in short 420 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:21,119 fields and opportunities for the other side. And he's better than that. He 421 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,960 can be a true weapon in the return game. But I think he's got 422 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,720 to get his confidence back to make sure that's a positive and not a negative. 423 00:32:29,119 --> 00:32:32,160 But man, in terms of Riker and uh Riker and the and the 424 00:32:32,519 --> 00:32:38,799 punter as good as you'll find anywhere, really really good. And they've got 425 00:32:38,839 --> 00:32:43,559 to continue to be that because this could be a I know Vegas is saying 426 00:32:43,599 --> 00:32:47,119 it, but it could be a game, and and and what you do 427 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:52,920 with your your punt game as well as your your placekicker will be huge in 428 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:57,720 that regard. And Ryker just became the all time leading scorer in the SEC, 429 00:32:58,319 --> 00:33:00,400 which is one hundred years of that conference hover long. I mean, 430 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:04,599 that's a hell of an accomplishment a kid who's from Birmingham or himself too. 431 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,440 So all right, let's talk about Jay. Let's talk about Jalen Milroe a 432 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,799 little bit. You know, up and down year. He started off. 433 00:33:09,839 --> 00:33:13,599 You know, he struggled in the Texas game. Obviously they lost the Texas 434 00:33:13,599 --> 00:33:16,559 game. To me, the key to his season, maybe his career was 435 00:33:16,599 --> 00:33:20,680 what happened to him the next week down here in Tampa. You were here. 436 00:33:21,079 --> 00:33:24,279 He didn't play it down Yeah, he didn't play He didn't pout about 437 00:33:24,319 --> 00:33:28,079 it. It sounds like from all indications, he just stuck his head down 438 00:33:28,319 --> 00:33:30,640 went back to work. You know, we saw what happened in the Alabama 439 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,880 game in USF They struggled, but they won. And then after that game 440 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,240 coach Saban went back and said, Milroe's our guy moving forward. How do 441 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:45,839 you think that little week of inactivity for Milroe helped him and basically has maybe 442 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,960 jump started their season. Yeah, it's how we managed it. That was 443 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,000 so big Jason, because I you know, coach said it flat out. 444 00:33:53,880 --> 00:34:00,519 He didn't take the initial benching very well. Uh, he did just a 445 00:34:00,519 --> 00:34:04,519 little bit, which is not his personality. He's a great kid, he's 446 00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:08,679 a great teammate. But we all have our moments of weakness, and he 447 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:13,400 had one. Nothing. I don't think it was anything bad, anything major, 448 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:20,639 but it was enough in a time of uncertainty that it allowed the other 449 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:27,280 two guys to get an opportunity. And thankfully for him, they weren't very 450 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:32,760 good. Thankful for Alabama, they were still good enough to get it done 451 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:37,559 against USF and to grow and get better. And they have, They've improved. 452 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:45,320 This is a kid that the locker room really likes. It's very reminiscent 453 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:49,320 thus far. Now we're a long way from the finish line on this, 454 00:34:49,519 --> 00:34:53,559 so please don't think I'm jumping the gun. But I said it before it 455 00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:59,199 ever happened, that he ever got back in that it had the potential to 456 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,039 be similar. I think to twenty fourteen when Jake Coker was the starter, 457 00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:07,519 didn't look great, lost the job for a week or two, and then 458 00:35:07,559 --> 00:35:13,440 got it back and became the real heart and soul. He made some key 459 00:35:13,519 --> 00:35:16,679 passes, but he just was a tough guy that the locker room loved. 460 00:35:16,679 --> 00:35:22,360 Now, Jalen's a much different type of athlete, and frankly, this team 461 00:35:22,559 --> 00:35:31,440 needs him more than twenty fourteen needed Jake Kocher to be electric. He managed 462 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:36,320 all of that well and did make some big plays at big times, but 463 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,440 the main thing was he didn't hurt you and got you in the right spot 464 00:35:38,519 --> 00:35:44,280 and got it to real playmakers. Alabama's got some playmakers, but Jalen may 465 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:49,559 be the best athlete on that team, and so for him to play with 466 00:35:49,639 --> 00:35:54,719 confidence and to play at the level he's capable of will go a long way 467 00:35:55,239 --> 00:36:00,880 towards determining just how good this team could be by seasons in regardless of what 468 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,480 that looks like, ring or no ring. And this Saturday night again you're 469 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,639 playing Lsu. He's really shown the propensity to be able to throw the deep 470 00:36:07,639 --> 00:36:12,360 ball really well. Lsu has struggled in the secondary this year so this year 471 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,119 so far, So that's part of the game. To really look for the 472 00:36:15,159 --> 00:36:20,039 play action or the broken play kind of situation where he's scrambling and then hits 473 00:36:20,039 --> 00:36:22,639 it over the top kind of play. So something to be really key here. 474 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:25,400 Two more things I get you out here. Another key matchup in this 475 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:30,480 game is not on the field, it's in the coaching box. Tommy Reese 476 00:36:30,519 --> 00:36:36,559 and Brian Kelly. How much they know each other. See Reese used to 477 00:36:36,599 --> 00:36:39,000 be the OC for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame. Tell to me how you 478 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:43,320 think that matchup is. Obviously they both had a bye week. You think 479 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,480 there will be some wrinkles formationally from Tommy Reese to you know, obviously Brian 480 00:36:47,559 --> 00:36:52,719 Kelly knows how Reese thinks offensively to some degree. How do you think that 481 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:58,880 little matchup is going to play out. I think there is some validity to 482 00:36:59,079 --> 00:37:06,119 that. I will say this, the athletes that both of them are working 483 00:37:06,199 --> 00:37:12,800 with are so much better collectively in the athletes that they had to work with 484 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,360 when they were on the same sideline. Right, So, I think, 485 00:37:15,599 --> 00:37:19,639 you know, yeah, I know what you'd like to do, and but 486 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:22,360 how do you do it with with with these RPMs. You know, when 487 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:27,719 it's when it's revved up? What what do you like to do? Now? 488 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,159 And look Saban's real clear to point out too, and I've been accurately 489 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:36,159 so when a new coordinator comes in offense or defense, they're running what we 490 00:37:36,199 --> 00:37:38,800 want run. They're running our system. They're not you know, there are 491 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:45,559 some some wrinkles that they may bring, but but you're you're running our system, 492 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:50,199 and I think, you know, I think that helps keep it a 493 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:54,679 little bit. You know, it's not like you you automatically know what the 494 00:37:54,719 --> 00:38:00,920 other guy is gonna do. Uh he Look, man, scouting is so 495 00:38:00,039 --> 00:38:04,760 advanced right now, I don't know how much you know. There's there's one 496 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,079 thousand analysts on both sides. You've got it broken down a million ways to 497 00:38:08,199 --> 00:38:15,039 Sunday or since it's not the NFL College Million ways to Saturday or Thursday night 498 00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:22,599 if you got the SEC or the ESPN package. So what do you what 499 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,840 you do? I don't think is a big secret anymore. Who just does 500 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:31,000 it better? And hopefully Alabama's going to be able to do it better than 501 00:38:31,039 --> 00:38:36,079 the Tigers at Bryan Dinning on Saturday at six forty five. And it will 502 00:38:36,079 --> 00:38:38,199 be interesting to see how if there's any trickery in this game. Obviously last 503 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:42,280 year we all remember Brian Kelly went for two at the end to win the 504 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,920 game they made it. Will there be a whether it's a fake punt, 505 00:38:45,039 --> 00:38:49,920 you know, trick play, two point conversion kind of Well, there's always 506 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:52,800 a little twist and turn in this game. And with so much on the 507 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:57,760 line, because this is basically probably this is an elimination game, most likely 508 00:38:58,079 --> 00:39:01,079 because obviously because they'll have the head to head over Alabama at this point, 509 00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:07,719 but obviously if Alabama, Windellows will be out so tons to play for Tell 510 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,679 the fans that if they're not watching on TV, work and they listen to 511 00:39:09,679 --> 00:39:15,719 the Alabama broadcasts, you know, I will say out of state, especially, 512 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:19,320 the easiest way to do is to go to the varsity app. It's 513 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:24,360 a free app. Lear Field, it's all of their properties and their schools 514 00:39:24,639 --> 00:39:30,880 through that Varsity app, and it's a free download. You can go to 515 00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:36,639 the Alabama Football phage or go to Crimson Tide Sports Network as you search within 516 00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:39,760 that app, and everything that we do on the network is available. There 517 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:45,519 also Rolltide dot com, the official website of Alabama Athletics. But that Varsity 518 00:39:45,559 --> 00:39:49,840 app is great because you grab your phone, You've got your radio with you 519 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:53,039 wherever you go, and I'm sure things are that way with you for your 520 00:39:53,079 --> 00:39:57,159 platform as well. It's amazing how we're able to do it. You and 521 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:00,239 I in the old days doing an interview like this we had against satellite trucks 522 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:04,920 and things like that, and here we are with a Wi Fi connection and 523 00:40:05,119 --> 00:40:09,480 uh looking over the driving and you got the same thing and your your studio. 524 00:40:09,599 --> 00:40:12,639 It makes it a lot of fun for what we do, that's for 525 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:15,320 sure, no doubt. Well, before I get chat, I gotta get 526 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:17,599 to get get to get Chris does the is the play by play guy for 527 00:40:17,599 --> 00:40:21,840 the Crimson Tize basketball program as well, and they're getting ready to tip off 528 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,360 here in another week or so. Talk about the I was just looking at 529 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:28,760 the schedule. You got a pretty pretty good, uh, non conference schedule 530 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:34,519 this next five weeks or so at Ohio State hosting Purdue, Creighton, Arizona. 531 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,239 Tell me give me a couple of nuggets about the basketball program at coach 532 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:40,719 Oates. Yeah, well, I will say the Ohio State deal if I'm 533 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:45,599 not mistaken, that one's actually gonna be in DestinE. It's a tournament down 534 00:40:45,599 --> 00:40:50,559 there, So uh, I've forgotten because I'm not gonna be able to do 535 00:40:50,599 --> 00:40:52,159 that game. I've got the iron bowlt following day, but I'm going to 536 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:59,480 go and do that. Uh that Friday game Alabama and Ohio State, which 537 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:04,920 will be fun down and down that part of Florida. But it's a great 538 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,960 schedule. Nate does it on purpose because he wants his team challenged, and 539 00:41:08,039 --> 00:41:15,199 ready they were. They played a challenging schedule incredibly well, good enough to 540 00:41:15,199 --> 00:41:19,960 be the number one seed in the tournament for the first time in school history. 541 00:41:21,079 --> 00:41:24,760 Had the tough game against what turned out to be a great San Diego 542 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:30,159 State team and lost a close one. But this year, with a roster 543 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:38,000 that has I think four guys back maybe from last year total, has rebuilt 544 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:45,440 it in the portal and had already done so in in recruiting the freshman and 545 00:41:45,519 --> 00:41:49,039 juco players they'd signed, we're going to be in pretty good spot. But 546 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:52,760 really was able to make them a legit top twenty team with what they did 547 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:57,920 in the transfer portal. And the guy's amazing. Had he lost all three 548 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,320 assistants that had been with him all pre this four years in Tuscaloosa. He 549 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:06,559 lost those guys to Division one head coaching jobs. He joked, He goes, 550 00:42:06,599 --> 00:42:07,760 man, I'm walking around the office, is there anybody in there? 551 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:12,920 I had to hire a staff, just have somebody to talk to, And 552 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:16,920 in the midst of hiring a staff, hired or found all those players in 553 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:22,000 the portal and finished off recruiting. So for them to be in that conversation 554 00:42:22,199 --> 00:42:25,920 speaks to what he's done to SEC titles in the regular season and tournament crowns 555 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:31,239 in the last three years, but also the job that he's done. Not 556 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:37,320 resting on the Laurels. There are a preseason number five pick in the SEC, 557 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,519 but the last two times they've been the preseason number five pick, they 558 00:42:40,559 --> 00:42:45,039 won the league championship. So we'll hope that's a good open again. And 559 00:42:45,079 --> 00:42:50,000 the other part of this equation that people undervalue is the difficulty that Nick Natoates 560 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,159 and that program has to you know, when you're when you're looking across the 561 00:42:52,159 --> 00:42:57,440 hall and you got the legend next door down the hall having to live up 562 00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:01,159 to that, and he's done an unbelievable job being right there with those guys, 563 00:43:01,559 --> 00:43:06,480 Jason, the toughest thing Alabama basketball deals with is that they're in the 564 00:43:06,519 --> 00:43:10,159 same conference with Kentucky and on the same campus as Alabama football. Yeah, 565 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:16,159 because Alabama basketball in terms of total all time SEC wins is second only to 566 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:20,639 Kentucky. Now, look, Kentucky's a different category. It's so far ahead 567 00:43:20,679 --> 00:43:25,800 of everybody that you know, you're foolish and embarrassing yourself if you don't make 568 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:30,360 that caveat. But the reality is when you look at everybody else, Bama 569 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:34,599 doesn't have a Final four on their resume. And with that, obviously they 570 00:43:34,599 --> 00:43:38,159 don't have a national championship. But just in terms of SEC wins, historically, 571 00:43:38,519 --> 00:43:44,159 Alabama's got a great reputation. But to your point, it's not new 572 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:50,519 with nat Oates being there with Nick Saban see them. Newton won three consecutive 573 00:43:50,639 --> 00:43:54,519 SEC titles for the first time in Alabama basketball history in the mid seventies, 574 00:43:55,119 --> 00:44:00,440 but it was only SEC titles while Bear Bryant was in the midst of winning. 575 00:44:00,599 --> 00:44:06,400 Uh you know, I think his third and fourth about to be fifth 576 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:15,440 and sixth national championships, bookending what happened with those three straight only hec basketball 577 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:19,599 titles for C. M. Newton in the time. No, that's a 578 00:44:19,599 --> 00:44:22,320 great point and again he uh he and Nato. It's embraces that he loves 579 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:27,559 it. I think his personalities is the type where he wants he wants all 580 00:44:27,599 --> 00:44:30,800 the smoke if he can get in and he's done a great job building that 581 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:34,880 program and that that is a national They're no longer just a regional basketball for 582 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:37,840 whom they are a national program. He's got a great attitude about it. 583 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:44,119 He embraces he loves college football for one thing. He embraces what he's able 584 00:44:44,199 --> 00:44:49,960 to do because of the visibility of Nick Saban's football program. He've had a 585 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:53,960 great statement that's been kind of a catchphrase all over campus throughout the athletic department. 586 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,440 While we got to just be a football school, why can't we just 587 00:44:57,440 --> 00:45:00,760 be a championship school? And that's truly what they've become. When you look 588 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:06,360 at What's happening any other sports under Greg byrn as the athletic director, well, 589 00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:08,440 Chris dow would enjoy the game on Saturday night. You will do a 590 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:12,679 great job. Enjoy the hoops. You're gonna be calling allow three pointers. 591 00:45:12,679 --> 00:45:15,960 I know that a lot of threes from getting fired from Nadoes and the boys 592 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:19,519 down there, So enjoy the basketball season as well. We'll check in as 593 00:45:19,559 --> 00:45:22,760 we get towards March. I appreciate the time, my fasts. Appreciate you, 594 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,199 buddy, Thanks so much, have a great call. Bye bye, 595 00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:30,480 Thank you. Thanks for listening to the Florida Football Insiders Podcast as part of 596 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:36,239 the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast Network. 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