1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,519 The Florida Football Insiders podcast is brought to you by Titan Home Lending Ticketsmarter dot 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:13,119 Com Print and Marketing Solutions, and Star Alvarado are real estate Agent. Enjoy 3 00:00:13,199 --> 00:00:23,640 the podcast a look at college football news, analysis and insight from around the 4 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,839 Sunshine State. This is Florida Football Insiders, a part of the College Gridiron 5 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:38,159 Coast to Coast podcast. Now and here's your host, Jason Tylers. I've 6 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:44,039 been Florida Football Insider's podcast and your coach, Jason down in Tampa. A 7 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:49,119 wild week of action in the State of Florida. A couple of double overtime 8 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,759 thrillers involving State of Florida teams, which we'll get to in just a couple 9 00:00:52,799 --> 00:00:57,439 of minutes, and had a lot of close calls around the country. A 10 00:00:57,439 --> 00:01:02,439 lot of highly ranked teams playing in field, your talent escape with their Chinny 11 00:01:02,479 --> 00:01:10,560 chin chin, including Texas Washington. Some controversial officiating calls in games around the 12 00:01:10,599 --> 00:01:17,359 country, and more questionable coaching decisions. Why these coaches continue to go forward 13 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:23,120 on fourth down in their own territory is beyond me, But we'll get to 14 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:26,400 all that and more as we get through the State of Florida. And we 15 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:32,560 preview the cocktail party which will take place in Orlando and Jacksonville. Excuse me, 16 00:01:33,079 --> 00:01:36,719 this coming Saturday, between Florida and Georgia. We've got two great guests 17 00:01:36,719 --> 00:01:40,200 for you. I'm gonna talk to Kevin Brockway from the Gainesville Sun. He's 18 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,000 gonna preview the Florida side of things, both Florida and Georgia coming out of 19 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,280 a bye week, so we'll get all the inside information as far as the 20 00:01:48,319 --> 00:01:52,519 bye week, about where where each team stands, injuries, all that kind 21 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:56,400 of good stuff. Again, Kevin Brockway, Gainesville, Son And we're also 22 00:01:56,439 --> 00:02:02,079 gonna talk to Mark Weezer from the Banner Harold, who covers the Bulldogs day 23 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,359 to day, so you'll get a good sense of the Georgia team if you 24 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,680 haven't been following Georgia much. Obviously the number one rated team in the country, 25 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:15,199 they lost their big All American tight end, brock Bowers, right before 26 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:17,719 the bye week at the Vanderbilt game. So we'll get a breakdown of where 27 00:02:17,719 --> 00:02:23,520 does Georgia go from here post brock Bowers being injured, the strengths of Georgia 28 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,439 and all that stuff. And the same with the Gators got the emergence of 29 00:02:27,479 --> 00:02:30,240 Graham Mertz. Team is playing better coming off of bye week after a big 30 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:36,159 win at South Carolina. So we will preview that the cocktail party here in 31 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:38,400 just a few moments. Before we get to the cocktail party, let's do 32 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:44,319 a little couple news and notes from around the country. Yet Alabama Tennessee. 33 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:49,199 Alabama comes back from down twenty to seven to beat Tennessee again. Coaching decisions. 34 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:53,400 Josh Hipel third quarter, up twenty to seventeen in Tuscaloosa, goes forward 35 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,479 on his own thirty five yard line on fourth and two. What are you 36 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:00,639 doing, Josh? They don't make it. Alabama goes down, puts the 37 00:03:00,719 --> 00:03:05,159 dagger in them, takes the lead, and never looks back at these coaching 38 00:03:05,479 --> 00:03:08,960 Your defense was playing pretty good. These coaching decisions on these teams going for 39 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:14,639 it is just mind boggling to me that they don't have much sense of game 40 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,520 awareness of what's going on. You go for it in your own thirty five 41 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:23,639 run, a terrible play, get stoned, and the entire game changes after 42 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,639 the decision, and there's a Florida coach that's not going to get exonerated. 43 00:03:27,719 --> 00:03:30,960 I'm going to talk about that here in a couple of minutes that one of 44 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,800 the State of Florida coaches did the one of a similar thing in their game 45 00:03:35,319 --> 00:03:38,960 that almost led to disaster, but it didn't. They were fortunate got out 46 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:44,919 of it and got very fortunate that it didn't come back to roost out West. 47 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:49,800 You had Washington with a near miss loss, very controversial finished against Arizona 48 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:54,039 State, a controversial pass interference call that was not called. They escape, 49 00:03:54,240 --> 00:04:00,800 they survive. You had Texas survive against Houston. Texas loses yours for it's 50 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,840 gonna be a couple of weeks with a shoulder injury, so be interesting where 51 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:08,520 the long Horns go. Do they go to Arch Manning potentially as a starting 52 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:12,919 quarterback, or do they go to Malik Murphy. It'll be interest to see 53 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:15,720 what Texas does here because it sounds like yours will be out a couple of 54 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,399 weeks at least with the shoulder sprain, so we'll see what happens. They're 55 00:04:19,439 --> 00:04:23,120 Oklahoma, which we'll talk about here in just a couple of minutes with Central 56 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:29,879 Florida and again teams escape. This was we obviously Michigan rolled, but teams 57 00:04:29,959 --> 00:04:32,160 around the country, some of the high profile teams escaped. Oregon was in 58 00:04:32,199 --> 00:04:39,279 a very good game against Washington State. USC got beat by Utah which eliminated 59 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:43,199 them. Which, again, if you're Caleb Williams, can you please stop 60 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,480 talking so much? Can you please? In a bad, bad look for 61 00:04:47,639 --> 00:04:51,759 USC making none of their players available to the media post game, Are you 62 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:58,000 kidding me? That ought to be That is an indefensible move there by the 63 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:05,680 USC football program. That's just a shameful, pitiful move by the use by 64 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:12,439 USC athletic and USC football though you cannot do that under any circumstance. Home 65 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,040 game, you lose to Utah. Two losses in a row. That is 66 00:05:15,079 --> 00:05:19,360 just piss poor by Lincoln O'Reilly in that football program doing that in the Pac 67 00:05:19,399 --> 00:05:23,600 twelve, I know they don't have much meat left as far as they're do 68 00:05:23,639 --> 00:05:26,639 anything about it, but that ought to be something that ought to be addressed 69 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,360 with a reprimand or something from the Pac twelve nationally. So all right, 70 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,040 So there's some headlines from around the country. Let's get to the state of 71 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:45,040 Florida. Let's start in Tallahassee had the high profile game Florida State Duke Florida 72 00:05:45,079 --> 00:05:48,360 State Beach Duke thirty eight twenty. Riley Leonard returns for Duke as the quarterback. 73 00:05:48,399 --> 00:05:50,680 Remember he got hurt in the last play of that Notre Dame game, 74 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,079 came back and missed the last couple of games, came back and started this 75 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,000 week, and Duke got off to a great start. Up ten to nothing 76 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,000 and back to a coaching decision. Mike again on his own thirty thirty five 77 00:06:01,079 --> 00:06:04,839 yard line, goes forward on fourth and one, fourth and two in the 78 00:06:04,879 --> 00:06:09,360 first quarter, doesn't make it. Duke goes right down the field, leads 79 00:06:09,399 --> 00:06:14,040 to a ten to nothing outcome, and this game was very much in doubt 80 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,680 going to the fourth court. Duke was up twenty to seventeen. Going to 81 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,720 the fourth quarter. The Duke quarterback Leonard re injured his ankle late third quarter. 82 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:26,000 Florida State scores three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win the game thirty 83 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,920 eight, twenty turning point in the game. In my view, the big 84 00:06:29,959 --> 00:06:34,120 play of the game it was seventeen to seven Duke late second mid to late 85 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:40,319 second quarter and Florida State following the seventeen to seven, which was a result 86 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:45,639 of a pick six by Jordan Travis. The following play after the pick six, 87 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,720 an extra point Florida State runs a kickoff back for a touchdown, so 88 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,839 the score then goes to seventeen to fourteen, a huge moment in the game. 89 00:06:54,399 --> 00:06:58,560 Duke had all the momentum. Florida State was floundering, not playing well. 90 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:01,240 Travis Jordan Travis. That's a twenty seven to thirty six, two sixty 91 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,639 eight and two touchdowns, and he rushed for sixty two more yards and a 92 00:07:04,639 --> 00:07:09,480 touchdown as well. So Jordan Travis played really well. But this Florida State 93 00:07:09,519 --> 00:07:13,439 team is not playing on all cylinders. Give Duke credit. Duke is a 94 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,639 very good football team, very good defensively, and had Riley Leonard not got 95 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,720 hurt, that game would have gone deep, deep, deep into the fourth 96 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:24,399 quarter before we'd have had a before we'd have had a winner determined. So 97 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,759 give Duke credit, but again give Florida State credit. They figured out a 98 00:07:27,759 --> 00:07:32,560 way to get through and now their path should be pretty good there. Obviously, 99 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,879 they're gonna play Miami in a couple of weeks and then you're gonna see 100 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:43,600 probably the number two team in the ACC, which now has got some flux 101 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,079 in it because North Carolina got upset by Virginia. So right now is of 102 00:07:47,079 --> 00:07:50,399 today Louisville is the number two team in the ACC. Still a long way 103 00:07:50,399 --> 00:07:54,199 to go in the conference, I get it, But again, Florida State 104 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:58,519 should be in a pretty good spot here to get to the ACC title game 105 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:03,279 unscathed again of Miami, which will be a competitive game, and then you'll 106 00:08:03,279 --> 00:08:05,759 have and we'll talk about the Hurricanes here in just a minute, but then 107 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,800 you'll have potentially Florida at the end of the year. But you may have 108 00:08:09,839 --> 00:08:13,040 to I don't know if Florida State can absorb a conference loss and still be 109 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:18,360 in the college football playoff hunt because of the all the parody around the country. 110 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,519 Other big headline from the weekend, obviously, was the Ohio State Penn 111 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,879 State game, where hot Penn State just laid a complete egg on offense in 112 00:08:24,959 --> 00:08:28,879 Ohio State figured out a way to get it done twenty to twelve. Terrible 113 00:08:28,959 --> 00:08:33,559 job by Franklin and that offense and the quarterback there zero for fifteen on third 114 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,600 down. But so that's just gonna make again it's gonna be Ohio State, 115 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,320 Penn State. I mean, Ohio State, Michigan, you got potentially Texas, 116 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:46,320 Oklahoma, you got Washington out West, potentially Oregon out West, and 117 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:50,039 obviously have Georgia potentially and Alabama potentially. In the South. You got a 118 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,960 lot of teams fighting for four spots, and I just I worry that if 119 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,200 Florida State loses a game before the ACC title game, they may be in 120 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:05,000 some trouble to get to a college football playoff berth. But we will see. 121 00:09:05,039 --> 00:09:09,960 Still got about, you know, still got We're going into week nine. 122 00:09:09,159 --> 00:09:11,960 College football still got several weeks to go, four or five weeks to 123 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,679 go here as we wrap round out the month of October. So the Seminoles 124 00:09:16,919 --> 00:09:22,600 survived. Next up is at wake Forest on Saturday. Again. They struggled 125 00:09:22,639 --> 00:09:26,240 at Boston College early the year, hard fought win at Clemson. So we'll 126 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:31,960 see how if Florida State can be professional and do their business and take care 127 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,720 of wake Forth who they should who they are way better than and should beat 128 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:39,000 Handy. But we will see all right, on to Miami Saturday night. 129 00:09:39,039 --> 00:09:43,480 In Miami, a clutch win by Mario Chris why much needed w after a 130 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:46,679 two game losing streak, Miami beats Clemson twenty eight twenty in double overtime. 131 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,559 The story here Miami moves to five and two and one and two in the 132 00:09:50,559 --> 00:10:00,600 ACC story here was the sudden non availability of Van Dyke Tyler van Dyke the 133 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:05,240 quarterback. So Emery Williams, the backup quarterback, steps in plays very well 134 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:07,919 twenty four to thirty three for one fifty one in a touchdown. Had some 135 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,919 wild plays in this game. Clemson drops to four and three. Clemson fumbles 136 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,879 on the goal line, then Miami runs the next playback eighty yards for a 137 00:10:16,919 --> 00:10:20,399 touchdown, and that the Miami running back fumbles on the one yard line at 138 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:22,799 the end of that run were covered by an Miami wide receiver. So we 139 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,279 had some wild plays in this game. The game goes to overtime, double 140 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:35,159 overtime in the Hurricanes get it done in double overtime twenty eight to twenty A 141 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:39,480 must win game they had to have for Mario Christobal, so give him credit 142 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:43,919 and then give that team credit for hanging in there. Clemson foreign three. 143 00:10:43,919 --> 00:10:48,000 He's done in the ACC, one in three in the Conference, major major 144 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,000 down year at Clemson. A lot of expectations that you're at Clemson not very 145 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,519 just watching Clemson, they don't have very much dynamic players on that team, 146 00:10:58,639 --> 00:11:01,559 whether it's offensive leader, defense. Good team, but not anywhere near the 147 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:05,159 Clemson teams of the last six seven years. So it'll be very interesting to 148 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:11,399 see how what Dabo Sweeney does post end of the year coaching wise, potentially 149 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:16,440 in the transfer portal. Remember, Clemson has been very slow to participate in 150 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:20,039 the transfer portal, so be very incient to see how they handle the transfer 151 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,360 portal moving forward. But again, a big win for Miami and a much 152 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:28,200 needed win for the Hurricanes as they go to five and two. Give you 153 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:33,720 one second, I'll tell you who Miami plays next. Let's see here, 154 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,879 give me as I find that. Let's see. Okay, Next up for 155 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,840 Miami they host Virginia Saturday three point thirty. Again, the same Virginia team 156 00:11:45,159 --> 00:11:48,960 just went to Chapel Hill and stunned North Carolina. Undefeated North Carolina, Drake 157 00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:52,960 May and company a huge upset there. So again, if you're Miami, 158 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,519 you got to be on your p's and q's and take care of business. 159 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:01,759 This just shows you what the the the calamity of that Georgia Tech game. 160 00:12:01,799 --> 00:12:03,080 They'd be two and one in the conference, they'd be number two in the 161 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,799 ACC right now, but they're not there. One and two with Virginia coming 162 00:12:07,799 --> 00:12:13,240 to town on Saturday, afternoon. So we'll see if Miami can put a 163 00:12:13,279 --> 00:12:16,480 little win streak together before they go to Tallahassee in mid November. All right, 164 00:12:16,519 --> 00:12:20,480 Florida Atlantic FAU. They lose thirty six to ten to UTSA. They 165 00:12:20,519 --> 00:12:24,440 fall to three and four, two and one in the AAC. Just a 166 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:28,200 little bit of a lackluster performance after the drugging they put on South Florida the 167 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,679 week before. You know, UTSA is one of the top teams in that 168 00:12:31,799 --> 00:12:37,159 league. But again not a great performance by FAU the Owls. They will 169 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:41,559 go to Charlotte this week in conference play. Again a winnable games. Charlotte 170 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:46,879 stoping not very good this year, but again they down performance there for Tom 171 00:12:46,919 --> 00:12:52,080 Herman and the Owls and they lose thirty six to ten to UTSA. South 172 00:12:52,159 --> 00:12:56,840 Florida they have a hard fought twenty four to twenty one win at yukon some 173 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:01,840 blustery weather, cold weather rain. South Florida moves to four and four, 174 00:13:01,919 --> 00:13:03,879 two and two in the conference. Again, if you asked South Florida fans 175 00:13:03,919 --> 00:13:07,480 and they if they would take being four and four after eight games, they 176 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:13,279 would be thrilled. Not the most pretty performance in the book. Star of 177 00:13:13,279 --> 00:13:16,320 the Game here was Nae Kwon Wright twenty six carries, one to eighty six 178 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:20,039 and two touchdowns. The Bulls had two hundred and sixty yards rushing on the 179 00:13:20,039 --> 00:13:24,120 game Byron Brown. Another good game. Mike Brown Stevens had nine catches for 180 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:28,759 ninety two yards, So a good win for Alex Golish in the Bulls Following 181 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:33,480 two straight really poor performances against UAB and FAU to bounce back, the Bulls 182 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:37,200 go away much needed bye week this week. They will go to Memphis on 183 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,720 November the fourth, and again they got two more winnable games that they can 184 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:46,840 get Bowl eligible here in with Charlotte and Temple later on of the year. 185 00:13:46,879 --> 00:13:52,200 So a real opportunity for the Bulls to get Bowl eligible this year at six 186 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,799 and six, which would be a tremendous feat for where this program has been. 187 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,240 So again they much again, much needed bye week for the Bulls. 188 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:03,879 After eight straight games, they moved to two and two in the conference respectable 189 00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:09,039 again good good job coming back. They were down in that game, so 190 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,879 again good give the Bulls credit for hanging in there and winning the game on 191 00:14:11,919 --> 00:14:13,759 the road against the Yukon team not very good, but still it's a road 192 00:14:13,759 --> 00:14:20,799 win up in Stores, Connecticut, so good good for Alex Goalsh and the 193 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:26,639 Bulls to bounce back to four and four FIU. They moved to four and 194 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,480 four in the conference with a thrilling double overtime win of their own last Wednesday 195 00:14:31,559 --> 00:14:37,200 night at Sam Houston State. The highlight of this game was FIU converted a 196 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:41,320 fourth and eighteen to get the game to score the tying touchdown to be able 197 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:46,960 to get the game into overtime thirty three to twenty seven winners over Sam Houston. 198 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:50,279 Start of the game on defense, Reggie Peterson nine tackles in an interception. 199 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:56,120 Peterson was named the CUSA Defensive Player of the Week. A nice win 200 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,840 again, a nice job there by Mike McIntyre to get to four and fourt 201 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,639 eligible, potential to be Bowl eligible, and again hard fought win for the 202 00:15:05,039 --> 00:15:11,960 Panthers of f i U as they go to have another weeknight game later on 203 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:15,639 this this week, they're gonna play on Wednesday night again that they are the 204 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:22,639 Kings of Wednesday night football. They will play. They're playing tomorrow night, 205 00:15:22,759 --> 00:15:28,240 Wednesday, the twenty fifth, against Jacksonville State. Hosting Jacksonville State, Rich 206 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,759 Rod and Company from up in Jacksonville, Alabama, comes to town, comes 207 00:15:31,799 --> 00:15:37,559 down to Miami, so and again another opportunity for some national TV exposure. 208 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:41,360 You're gonna play another game against the TV, which is good for the program. 209 00:15:41,639 --> 00:15:46,879 But the Wednesday Night Warriors, which are the Panthers, have a nice 210 00:15:46,919 --> 00:15:50,600 win last week, double overtime at sam Houston. Say it's a good job 211 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:54,600 Mike McIntyre and crew. In the last game we'll talk about before we get 212 00:15:54,639 --> 00:16:00,240 to Kevin Brockway and Mark Weezer, Mark Wiser, excuse me, previewing Florida 213 00:16:00,279 --> 00:16:07,360 Georgia will be the UCF Knights. UCF loses a heartbreaker in Norman thirty one 214 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,000 to twenty nine to the Sooners. We talked about a lot of a lot 215 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,440 of scares for the top rated teams this week. This was the top of 216 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,320 the list here. Great job by Central Florida going to Norman. Had the 217 00:16:18,399 --> 00:16:21,440 lead for much of the game, got off to a slow start, but 218 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,080 they really dominated the game in the middle two quarters, second and third quarter, 219 00:16:25,879 --> 00:16:27,639 and the game was right down to the wire. They have a two 220 00:16:27,679 --> 00:16:33,159 point conversion at the end of the game to potentially tie the game. That 221 00:16:33,399 --> 00:16:37,360 try to run a trick play a double pass kind of deal. Didn't like 222 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,919 the call. You know. You know, obviously, if you run these 223 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,840 trick plays on these two pointers, if they work, your your golden If 224 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:47,639 they don't, then there's always gonna be some question. But when you're running 225 00:16:47,679 --> 00:16:51,200 trick plays things like that, you know, it's it's it's it's tricky. 226 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,960 And maybe that's their best two point play. I don't know. But they 227 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,480 come up short at the end at the gun in Norman, lose thirty one 228 00:16:57,519 --> 00:17:00,919 to twenty nine in the first year. And the Big Twelves just had some 229 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,960 heartbreaking big twelve losses. Remember they blew the thirty five to seven lead to 230 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,400 Baylor, they lose, They lose again, obviously the heartbreaker here at Oklahoma. 231 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:15,759 They get beat pretty soundly at Kansas, and you know, but so 232 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:19,119 UCF three and four in the conference RJ. Harvey. They're running back twenty 233 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:25,240 three carries for one oh one Javon Baker five catches, one thirty four and 234 00:17:25,279 --> 00:17:30,200 two touchdowns. Key stat here four of sixteen on third down. Not great. 235 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,279 Uh, you know, John Reee Plumbley did return, so they ran 236 00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:37,279 the ball pretty good. But again, a tough, tough loss for Gus 237 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:41,559 Malsan company. As they as they go to Norman lose thirty one twenty nine 238 00:17:41,599 --> 00:17:45,160 to the Sooner. So uh and let's see, let's find out you I 239 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:55,759 should have this and I apologize Central Florida UCF. UCF will host West Virginia, 240 00:17:55,799 --> 00:18:00,119 another another middle of the pack Big twelve opponents Saturday in Orlando at the 241 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,759 Bounce House twelve o'clock game. That should be a pretty competitive game and I 242 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:07,599 think uc has like a seven point favorite, but West Virginia comes to town. 243 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,200 So UCF will be another competitive game with West Virginia as they come to 244 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,440 town to see the Knights, to see if the Knights can bounce back after 245 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:26,960 again a heartbreaking loss in Norman to the Sooners on Saturday. So there's your 246 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:32,079 Florida recap again. 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Number one 281 00:21:08,599 --> 00:21:12,960 rated Georgia, number one team in the country, playing a both teams coming 282 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:17,039 off of a bye week, playing a kind of a little bit of an 283 00:21:17,079 --> 00:21:19,960 improving Florida Gator team, and no better person to talk to all things Florida 284 00:21:21,039 --> 00:21:26,000 Gators than Kevin Brockway from the Gainesville Sunny covers the Gators, the Gator Beat 285 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,160 and welcome back, Kevin. It's good to be back as always. And 286 00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:33,799 yeah, big week obviously for Florida, Number one Georgia. I mean it 287 00:21:34,279 --> 00:21:37,640 doesn't get bigger than that. This is kind of again the can define a 288 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,839 season if Florida goes out and plays pretty well and can somehow, you know, 289 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,359 shock the college football world and pull off an upset. Yeah, the 290 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,920 Gators coming in five and two again, they win a shootout before the bye 291 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:55,599 week in Colombia forty one thirty nine over South Carolina. Encouraging performance from me 292 00:21:56,039 --> 00:21:59,839 from an offensive perspective, that they were able to match keep scoring points and 293 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:03,079 all that gives up first question I want to ask you about. Talk about 294 00:22:03,079 --> 00:22:06,200 the emergence of Graham Mertz in the last three or four games. He's really 295 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,480 starting to play better. Uh, the offense is really starting to move a 296 00:22:08,519 --> 00:22:12,119 little bit give me a little sense of what the what the coaching staff and 297 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,880 and and the Gators think, how how Merch is progressing. You know, 298 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:21,119 I think Billy Napier made a good point after the South Carolina game and being 299 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,480 in that you know, they're playing better around him. Now. Listen, 300 00:22:23,519 --> 00:22:27,039 the offensive line still has a few holes, and we'll see this week of 301 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:32,519 Kingsley Agakin can come back. You know, he's been banged up all season, 302 00:22:32,799 --> 00:22:34,079 but they have rest of him, you know, the last couple of 303 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,200 weeks, and I think the offensive line still has a few holes here and 304 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:41,880 there in some inconsistency. But you look at the receiver position. You look 305 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:47,759 at what Ricky Pearshall is doing. Eugene Wilson being back and providing that playmaking 306 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:52,559 threat the speed and Arlo sporting him the tight end and Hayden Hansen have both 307 00:22:52,599 --> 00:22:56,440 given Florida, uh you know, a receiving option at the tight end position 308 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,839 that that they have not had in the Napier area before. So I think 309 00:22:59,839 --> 00:23:03,440 it's a combination of those things. And obviously Graham is you know, he's 310 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:07,279 a very intelligent kid. He's a very accurate thrower. He showed what he 311 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:11,240 had to make some throws downfield. He did, you know, Khalil Jackson 312 00:23:11,279 --> 00:23:14,720 did kind of stumble on one of them, but he came up with one 313 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:18,119 and he's playing a little better too. And you know, they're without Caleb 314 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:19,559 Douglas, who was you know, one of their better receivers coming in. 315 00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:23,039 But some other guys have stepped up around Graham Mertz and have played well. 316 00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:29,359 And I think Graham has certainly done a great job of moving the chains and 317 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,880 keeping the offense going going into this buy week. What is kind of what 318 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,640 are the one or two things that that coach Napier and and the staff has 319 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,920 tried to get out of the buy week? Obviously health we we always understand 320 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,680 we always want to get healthier and all that. But schematically or just personnel 321 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,559 wise, is there anything that that coach Napier has mentioned about the benefit of 322 00:23:49,599 --> 00:23:53,599 the bye week? Yeah, I think in most areas they're just kind of 323 00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:59,279 looking for gradual improvement, fundamental improvement, you know, you would think. 324 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:04,160 I think the defense has slipped a little bit from September, and maybe some 325 00:24:04,279 --> 00:24:07,079 of that is, you know, getting more film and figuring some things out. 326 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,519 I think the past defense in general has kind of lagged here and there 327 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:15,960 over the last few weeks, and some of the tackling too hasn't been as 328 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,799 crisp as it was earlier in the season. So I think that that's some 329 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,119 areas too on that side of the ball that they need kind of maybe to 330 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,559 work and refocus, and again maybe the rest will play into that and they'll 331 00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:30,720 get back to playing more physical, you know, to the path rush on 332 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,559 this team right now is not very good, and I think that's an issue 333 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:37,839 too in terms of, you know, their last in the SEC and sacks. 334 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,839 They're just not getting to the quarterback consistently enough to affect them. And 335 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:47,079 a guy like Carson Beck who has come on and played really well, I 336 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,200 think you're gonna have to do that to kind of rattle them, you know, 337 00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:52,920 to keep Georgia from from you know, you know, scoring points. 338 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,799 But it also starts with stopping the run, and that's very I think with 339 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,680 Shamar James and Scooby Williams and some of their interior guys, Cam Jackson, 340 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,680 where they've they've been pretty good in the front seven stop in the run. 341 00:25:04,599 --> 00:25:07,559 Another guy I want to mention it's really come on, it's really been a 342 00:25:07,559 --> 00:25:10,839 big impact player. For the games the last month or so, it has 343 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:15,039 been the kicker tray smack. He's he's really solidified that position. He made 344 00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:18,799 a bunch of long field goals. Was it the South Carolina game? I 345 00:25:18,839 --> 00:25:22,680 believe he made a what four field goals over forty forty four yards something like 346 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,319 that. But he's had a great run the last month. Talk about how 347 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,640 just the confidence level knowing when you get in the red zone you're most likely 348 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,359 going to get at least three points. Yeah, he has been a nice 349 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,200 revelation. And I think don't forget last year, you know, I do 350 00:25:37,279 --> 00:25:38,680 think he had kind of a growing issue, so he was banged up a 351 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:44,559 little bit. So that's why they went with Mahallak and Trey was handling kickoffs. 352 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,480 I mean, I was told in practice last year probably a little inconsistent 353 00:25:48,519 --> 00:25:49,440 with his field goal, but he seemed to have found it. But he's 354 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,599 got the big leg. He's got two fifty four yarders this season. He's 355 00:25:52,599 --> 00:25:56,359 two for two from beyond fifty, which is for a college you know, 356 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:02,920 kicker, that's pretty a five for six overall from beyond forty and the one 357 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,240 was blocked against South Carolina. That was the only one so he has certainly 358 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:11,720 brought some consistency of that position. He's brought a big leg and you know, 359 00:26:11,799 --> 00:26:14,480 special teams wise, the last couple of weeks, they haven't really had 360 00:26:14,519 --> 00:26:18,960 any major miscues. I think they've been growing and progressing in that area. 361 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,960 They have a lot of young guys on the return units and in in in 362 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:27,559 coverage, and they've probably done a better job and grown as the season has 363 00:26:27,599 --> 00:26:30,680 gone on to you know where you know, before it was a weakness and 364 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,680 now I wouldn't necessarily say it's a strength. But they're they're not doing things 365 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:38,839 to really hurt themselves there. Right, What do you see just what's what's 366 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,680 the recipe for an upset this week? What's what are the two or three 367 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:45,759 things that if the form does these things really well, this game will be 368 00:26:45,799 --> 00:26:49,839 a game in the fourth quarter. Well, I do think that they're gonna 369 00:26:49,839 --> 00:26:53,680 have to force some turnovers. I think that's the best way to stay with 370 00:26:53,759 --> 00:26:57,920 the team that's probably more talented than you is to you know, cause miscues, 371 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:03,039 cause mistakes. I wouldn't necessarily say that this is a turnover. You 372 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:06,559 know, that's another area too, with the defense, I wouldn't necessarily say 373 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:08,160 this is a big play turnover defense. But I think they're gonna have to 374 00:27:08,759 --> 00:27:12,920 find a way to generate that to get some momentum in the game. And 375 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:18,799 I think for you know, offensively, just balance, you know, established 376 00:27:18,799 --> 00:27:22,119 a run a little bit. But I think Graham Mertch in the passing game 377 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:27,440 have shown the last couple of weeks that they've been able to be effective through 378 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,559 the year. I mean, it's certainly coming in with a lot of confidence. 379 00:27:30,599 --> 00:27:33,200 You know, you score, you know, thirty eight against Vanderbilt, 380 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,079 forty one against South Carolina. I think you've shown the last two weeks that 381 00:27:37,839 --> 00:27:41,359 you know, you can put points on the board. And if you know 382 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,039 Gator fans, they like seeing points on the board. That's kind of their 383 00:27:44,799 --> 00:27:48,759 other. But this is certainly going to be a test facing you know, 384 00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:51,440 one of the best defenses, if not the best defense in the country, 385 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:56,480 and two pretty good defensive minds, and Kirby Smart and Will much Cham the 386 00:27:56,559 --> 00:28:00,160 Gators that have a little benefit. They knew they knew brock Bowers wasn't gonna 387 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,720 play for two weeks, So that's that's it. From a scheme and a 388 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,759 game planning perspective, they've been able to game plan this for a couple of 389 00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:10,720 weeks. Obviously, Bowers is the guy you have to get you had the 390 00:28:10,759 --> 00:28:12,759 game plan against. With Georgia, they don't. They've got good players other 391 00:28:12,799 --> 00:28:15,799 places, I get it, but they don't have the elite all American kind 392 00:28:15,839 --> 00:28:18,559 of guy that they have that they had a tight end. How do you 393 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:22,799 think that will dictate how it will Austin Armstrong be a little more aggressive as 394 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:26,880 far as blitzing, not afraid to play man the man a little bit more, 395 00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:30,480 or do you think it'll they will stick to kind of what they've done, 396 00:28:30,839 --> 00:28:33,599 whether Bowers was in the game or not. Yeah, I think that 397 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,319 you could see a little bit more pressure on the quarterback, but they never 398 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:41,799 really blitzed a lot that they're more of a you know, they bring the 399 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,079 you know they called the creeper defense. They bring a lot of simulated pressures. 400 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,680 So you could see some more pressures from the linebackers, from the defensive 401 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,480 backs as well to kind of throw some things off there, you know, 402 00:28:52,599 --> 00:28:57,079 without necessarily the receiving thread at tight end that you have with Brock Bowers. 403 00:28:57,359 --> 00:29:00,599 You might be able to afford to do that a little bit more. But 404 00:29:00,319 --> 00:29:03,000 I still think, you know, you take a look at you know, 405 00:29:03,839 --> 00:29:07,960 Ladd mccaukeey, you take a look at you know, some of the other 406 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:14,039 receivers that they have. You know, certainly it's gonna be uh, it's 407 00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:15,400 it's you know, it's still gonna be a lot of tough covers. And 408 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:21,680 I think that you know, Carson Beck has really shown yeah progress this year 409 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:25,279 that he showed he has been pretty much on point for most of the season. 410 00:29:26,279 --> 00:29:27,640 And talk about the rivalry a little bit. Obviously, this is probably 411 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,799 one of the Yeah, I don't know what if Gator fans think the Seminoles 412 00:29:30,839 --> 00:29:34,799 or the number one rivalry if it's Georgia, probably Georgia when it comes to 413 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,319 an in conference a SEC opponent, George is the rivalry. Just talk about 414 00:29:38,319 --> 00:29:42,240 the Roberry a little bit and what the Gator nation thinks of this rivalry being 415 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:48,400 in Jacksonville and the excitement level that this game brings to both both programs each 416 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,079 year. Yeah, it's great. You know, it's great to see in 417 00:29:51,079 --> 00:29:53,279 the stadium, you know, half and half and you know, certainly, 418 00:29:53,599 --> 00:29:56,359 you know, you go in the parking lot, there's a lot of revelry 419 00:29:56,440 --> 00:30:00,119 and it's it's really big for the city of Jacksonville. I know they want 420 00:30:00,119 --> 00:30:03,519 to keep it, you know, certainly, you know, there could be 421 00:30:03,519 --> 00:30:06,599 some renovations in the stadium the next couple of years there, and if there 422 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:10,759 is, then you might see it cap the site a few years. But 423 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,160 financially they're poning up, pooning up to keep it in Jacksonville because it just 424 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,440 means so much for the economy there, and it means so much for the 425 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:21,680 hotels and and everything else. And I think the alums in South Georgia, 426 00:30:21,799 --> 00:30:26,759 you know, certainly in Brunswick and Savannah like it there too, So I 427 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:29,519 think you're gonna you're gonna see it stick around there. But yeah, it's 428 00:30:29,559 --> 00:30:33,920 really you know, it's amazing how cyclical it's been. When when you think 429 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:37,720 about from nineteen ninety to twenty ten, how how Florida dominated. In the 430 00:30:37,799 --> 00:30:45,200 nineteen eighties Georgia dominated, right and twenty ten on it's been lately it's been 431 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,720 Georgia dominated. It's been a little bit of a mix, you know, 432 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:51,200 twenty ten to twenty fifteen, but well in the last six or seven years 433 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:55,160 it's been pretty much all Georgia. So I think Florida would like to, 434 00:30:55,359 --> 00:30:57,640 uh, you know, tip the scales and see if they can get this 435 00:30:57,759 --> 00:31:02,079 going. I get Billy name Beer is a Georgia guy. He's you know, 436 00:31:02,519 --> 00:31:03,880 from a small town in North Georgia, so you know, he's got 437 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,319 a lot of families there, so he's got a personal connection to it. 438 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:11,279 So I think that that adds to it a little bit as well. And 439 00:31:11,359 --> 00:31:15,200 say what you want, it's a big opportunity for Florida. If you win 440 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,160 this game, you're gonna have a leg up in the East. I mean, 441 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:19,920 you're gonna have the head to head with Tennessee and Georgia. So, 442 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,039 I mean, I know most Gator fans, you know, people around the 443 00:31:23,039 --> 00:31:26,519 country don't think this potentially could be a great game. But if Georgia, 444 00:31:26,599 --> 00:31:30,559 if Florida can win this game, they have a real opportunity here to to 445 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,440 pull a stunner here in the East. Yeah, you know, And I 446 00:31:34,519 --> 00:31:38,119 saw the points spread last week gone down or something like twenty two or twenty 447 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:41,400 three. I think that's a little high. I do think Florida's gonna give 448 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,960 him a game. I'm not saying they're gonna upset him, right, it 449 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,599 could be a one or two score game in the fourth quarter. I think 450 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:53,440 that, you know, certainly, with Bowers being out and I do think 451 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:57,680 Florida is gonna get up for this game. And you know, both teams 452 00:31:57,759 --> 00:32:01,240 have to buy, but I do think that they'll they'll give him a tough 453 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,519 contest. You know, maybe maybe I'm wrong. No, don't take it 454 00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:07,240 to the bank, but yeah, no, I mean, but it's it's 455 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,079 a good point. With Tennessee losing over the weekend, you have, you 456 00:32:10,119 --> 00:32:13,880 know, this is this is an opportunity here for the Gators and again another 457 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,240 opportunity for a massive signature win for Billy. Napery beat Tennessee earlier in the 458 00:32:17,319 --> 00:32:21,640 year, you beat Georgia, you can really make the statement, hey, 459 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,039 we're pretty close to being back, and you know there's been some good recruiting 460 00:32:24,079 --> 00:32:29,519 news and any any good recruiting nuggets the last three or four weeks. Yeah, 461 00:32:29,559 --> 00:32:31,880 well, certainly, McCrae. I mean, that's a huge get for 462 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:37,519 Florida in the pass rusher and I think he h, he certainly adds a 463 00:32:37,559 --> 00:32:40,240 lot to this class in terms of you know, when you look at the 464 00:32:40,279 --> 00:32:44,359 number of pass rushers in the twenty twenty four class, and that's really where 465 00:32:44,359 --> 00:32:49,480 Billy is building it, you know, on both lines of scrimmage. So 466 00:32:49,559 --> 00:32:54,559 that is that is definitely a big, big get. Lorente McCrae from DAYTONA 467 00:32:54,640 --> 00:33:00,559 Beach, five star edge rusher. That's only to add to you know, 468 00:33:00,599 --> 00:33:02,960 the talent. But you know, you even take a look at you know, 469 00:33:04,119 --> 00:33:07,480 Billy Daperish class last year, and you know, you look at Kelby 470 00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:09,720 Collins, you look at TJ. Searcy, They're contributing on the field. 471 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:15,000 Look at you Gene Wilson arguably one of the best freshman receivers in the country. 472 00:33:15,119 --> 00:33:22,359 So I think that I think Gator fans are definitely on board with how 473 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,519 Billy Napier's recruiting. I think, you know, the big question is, 474 00:33:24,559 --> 00:33:29,640 you know, the play calling, the coaching. That's kind of the next 475 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,799 step to see, you know, if he relinquish his play calling duties or 476 00:33:32,839 --> 00:33:37,440 not, and you know how the offense is going to run moving forward. 477 00:33:37,839 --> 00:33:39,480 Sure, all right, I want to ask you one more question. We'll 478 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:43,000 get you out of here. Basketball question. I know, basketball season getting 479 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,839 ready to tip off here in a couple of weeks. Give a little just 480 00:33:45,839 --> 00:33:49,400 a quick synopsis of the Gator basketball team. I saw a nugget where they 481 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:54,319 played maybe a practice scrimmage game against Miami and beat my or beat Miami down 482 00:33:54,359 --> 00:33:58,640 down south. Did I read that right? Yeah? Yeah, eight nine 483 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,640 eighty nine. They went down there and they eat him. You know, 484 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:05,200 and listening Miami was the final fourteen last year and they're bringing back three starters 485 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,199 from that team, so certainly impressive. You know, I think Riley Coogle 486 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:13,119 going into a sophomore year. You know, he showed at the end of 487 00:34:13,199 --> 00:34:15,280 last year that he's the guy that can create his own shot. He's an 488 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:21,559 exceptional offensive player. So I think, you know, he's what he's what 489 00:34:21,599 --> 00:34:23,800 you build around. He and Will Richard are kind of the nucleus coming back. 490 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,760 But you look at some of the transfers they brought in. Tyree Samuel 491 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,679 is a big man. He is a very skilled guy. You know, 492 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:34,480 he had nineteen points. I like what I've seen from him in practice. 493 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,280 Alex Conon, the freshman from Australia, is another guy. I think he's 494 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,400 going to contribute and be pretty good. You know, they got a seven 495 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:45,119 footer and Micah han Log and so they've got some size and depth in the 496 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:47,920 front court this year that they didn't have last year. And then you know, 497 00:34:49,039 --> 00:34:52,320 certainly Coogle in the backcourt and Richard and then a couple of transfer cards. 498 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,320 They brought in Walter Clayton from my own who played under Rick Cattino's very 499 00:34:54,360 --> 00:35:01,119 savvy player, can shoot. And also Zion Pulling from UC Riverside. You 500 00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:05,960 know, he's got a little NC suspension thing for playing at Port Smith the 501 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,119 first three games of the season, but he'll be on board. He'll be 502 00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:10,519 an offensive threats. So I think you've got some building blocks there, five, 503 00:35:10,639 --> 00:35:15,679 six or seven guys for a decent rotation. Well, Kevin, you 504 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:19,119 do a great job man covering the Gators both basketball and football for the Gainesville 505 00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:21,960 Sun. Tell it right where they can find out your great work online. 506 00:35:22,519 --> 00:35:25,559 Yeah, gaorsports dot com and Gainesville dot com and Kevin will be in I'm 507 00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:30,320 sure Kevin will be in the building on Saturday in Jacksonville covering the game. 508 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:35,800 So enjoy the cocktail party and have a great weekend cover the Gators and the 509 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,239 Bulldogs. Yeah, appreciate it though, Oways, thanks for having me. 510 00:35:38,519 --> 00:35:43,760 All right, We'll be right back with Mark Wiser from the Athens Banner. 511 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,480 Harold, give me a little Georgia preview as well. Stay tuned well. 512 00:35:47,519 --> 00:35:52,920 The fall football season and fall sports calendar is finally here. 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All you have to do is use the code powers ten again. 521 00:36:34,639 --> 00:36:37,920 Go to ticketsmarter dot com and use the code powers ten to enjoy ten 522 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:43,119 dollars off your first order of one hundred dollars or more. That's ticketsmarter dot 523 00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:49,800 com for all of your ticket needs this fall. All right, welcome back 524 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:54,400 Florida Football Insiders podcast. You heard from the Florida side of things for the 525 00:36:54,440 --> 00:37:00,119 Florida Georgia rivalry. Now it's time to talk to Mark Wiser. He is 526 00:37:00,159 --> 00:37:04,400 a beat writer for the Athens Banner Herald up in Athens, Geordan. He's 527 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:08,159 gonna talk to us about the Georgia side of things. For the allegedly no 528 00:37:08,199 --> 00:37:10,719 longer supposed to call it the cocktail party, but we're gonna call it the 529 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:15,880 cocktail Party. Mark, welcome in, Welcome back to the podcast. Mark. 530 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,960 How you doing doing well, Jason? How are you? I appreciate 531 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,840 it. I'm doing well, Thank you, sir. Well Georgia coming off 532 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,719 of bye week seven and oh four and oh in the conference, just give 533 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:29,360 us a little sent through seven games, kind of just a quick summary of 534 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,039 the Georgia team. And for those maybe they haven't seen Georgia play much or 535 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,159 haven't seen him in a couple of weeks, give us a little sense of 536 00:37:35,679 --> 00:37:37,840 where the Georgia team is now through seven weeks and coming off of bye week. 537 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:42,400 I mean, most seasons, if you're seven and oh four and on 538 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,119 the SEC, you're thinking, this is an incredible season, and you know 539 00:37:46,159 --> 00:37:50,440 you're number one in the nation. But you know, this Georgia team is 540 00:37:50,519 --> 00:37:53,960 compared to the twenty twenty one national champions, of twenty twenty two national champions. 541 00:37:55,159 --> 00:37:58,760 You know, the winning streak is like twenty four in a row something 542 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,400 like that, right, But they're not they're not playing at that level of 543 00:38:01,559 --> 00:38:06,119 I mean certainly they can win the national championship because you know, there's not 544 00:38:06,199 --> 00:38:09,960 really a clear cut elite team. I guess maybe Michigan, but there Michigan's 545 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:14,480 schedule has been kind of soft, and you know they'll have their their biggest 546 00:38:14,519 --> 00:38:17,159 test still to come, you know, but George has had some some games 547 00:38:17,199 --> 00:38:22,400 that you didn't expect to be as tight, you know, going to Auburn, 548 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:27,000 right, even Vanderbilt was a little bit you know, it took a 549 00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:30,360 while to or it just took a while to put them away. I guess 550 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:34,639 basically, you know, they're their best game and that game that they looked 551 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,760 the closest to the level that they've had in the last couple of years was 552 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:43,840 the Kentucky game where they just dominated. So you know, it's uh and 553 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,159 you'll lose brock Bowers for several weeks now, so that that's gonna be a 554 00:38:46,159 --> 00:38:52,039 big obstacle for Georgia to deal with. Let's talk about We'll start on the 555 00:38:52,039 --> 00:38:53,519 offensive side first, then we'll get to the defense here in a few minutes. 556 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:59,239 Talk about new offensive corner Mike Bobo. How similar or how different is 557 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,000 his A lot to be your scheme than it was with with Todd Monkin. 558 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:06,000 Is it the same scheme, just a different guy calling the plays. Give 559 00:39:06,119 --> 00:39:09,480 us a little sense of new offensive coordinator Mike Bobo versus what you had previously 560 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:14,199 with Todd Mankin. Yeah, it's the same scheme, it's the same offense. 561 00:39:14,199 --> 00:39:17,559 I mean, Kirby, you know, made sure that you wide mess 562 00:39:17,639 --> 00:39:21,320 up something when you have a really good thing that they had the last couple 563 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,800 of years with Todd Monkin, who you know, they would have been happy 564 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:28,239 to give him a lifetime contract as an offensive coordinator at least Georgia fans would 565 00:39:28,679 --> 00:39:31,280 a guy that comes in and delivers a national championship, you know, along 566 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:36,400 with all those great defensive stars that they had. But Bobo was here last 567 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,760 year. He's the former head coach of Colorado State, he's the former offensive 568 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:45,480 coordinator at Georgia and quarterback here and you know, had some not great years 569 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:49,360 as offensive coordinator at South Carolina and Auburn in between. But last year he 570 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:53,320 was on staff as an offensive analyst and kind of soaking up exactly what Todd 571 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,920 Monkin was doing. So, you know, it's always different when you have 572 00:39:57,039 --> 00:40:00,199 a new play caller. You know, it's sort of a touch and an 573 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:07,239 art to that. But I think like Bobo, you know has probably you 574 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:10,039 know, done better than expectations if you look at I was just pulled up 575 00:40:10,039 --> 00:40:13,599 their national stats before I came on here. I had looked at it since 576 00:40:13,639 --> 00:40:16,039 the off week they did. Their numbers didn't change in terms of you know, 577 00:40:16,159 --> 00:40:19,440 yards per game and points per game, but their rankings did. They're 578 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:22,840 now third in the nation until offense, fifth in the nation, and passing 579 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:27,800 offense seventh in scoring offense. George is throwing the ball more now as a 580 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:34,679 percentage of pass to run since like nineteen ninety four, I think it was 581 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:38,199 with Eric Zeier, somewhere in that range. You know, they're doing it 582 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:40,519 because they've had a lot of injuries are running back, and they have a 583 00:40:40,559 --> 00:40:45,880 lot of good talent on the outside. You know, you could say brock 584 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:49,320 Powers an outside player because he lines up a wide receiver as well as as 585 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,800 an in line tight end. But and they have a new quarterback cars from 586 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,239 back that's not necessarily the type of runner that Stetson bet it was. So 587 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:59,519 you know, Bobo gets high marks for what he's done so far this year. 588 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,840 Speaking of Carson, Carson Beck, he's come in, He's to me, 589 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,440 he's gotten better and better every week. For the most part. I 590 00:41:06,599 --> 00:41:08,320 think he's had He's not at a disastrous game. You know, he played 591 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:12,199 really well in the Kentucky game. I think it's a guy obviously following Stetson 592 00:41:12,199 --> 00:41:15,599 Bennett and the expectations and he was a big recruit and all that stuff. 593 00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:17,599 How would you grade Carson Beck through seven games. I think the guy has 594 00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:22,519 done a really good job and has gotten better and better every week. Yeah, 595 00:41:22,559 --> 00:41:25,960 I mean, first year starter, you know, his first seven games. 596 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,159 You know, probably the vander Big game. Last game, I don't 597 00:41:29,159 --> 00:41:31,320 I don't remember what his quarterback rating was, but you know, he had 598 00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:36,360 a fumble that he lost. He had an interception that would have been a 599 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:39,599 pick six. He tackled a guy at the one yard line and injured him 600 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:44,039 for at least a couple of weeks. So with kind of an unorthodox tackle, 601 00:41:44,119 --> 00:41:47,239 but he chased it down. But you know, he had three straight 602 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:52,320 three hundred yard passing games against Algurn, Kentucky and U A B before that, 603 00:41:52,519 --> 00:41:57,519 So throwing the ball at a very high completion rate. Uh, you 604 00:41:57,559 --> 00:42:00,239 know, running when he needs to, not running it as much as Stepson 605 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:06,159 Bennett, but pretty good touchdown interception ratio. I think Kirby Smart would like 606 00:42:06,199 --> 00:42:08,639 to see him maybe, you know, have a little bit less, maybe 607 00:42:08,639 --> 00:42:12,320 take a sack, more, throw a ball away, more, settle for 608 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,519 a punt and maybe throw a risky type of ball. But you know, 609 00:42:15,559 --> 00:42:20,800 he's done a good job for his first year. Talking about brock Bowers, 610 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:23,039 obviously when you played Georgia Gold before the injury, he was the guy you 611 00:42:23,039 --> 00:42:25,639 had to scheme around, you had to defend, You had to scheme up 612 00:42:25,679 --> 00:42:29,559 how to defend him, double teams and all that. Butfuff, especially in 613 00:42:29,599 --> 00:42:34,440 the red zone. How will Georgia will they change anything what they do formationally 614 00:42:34,559 --> 00:42:37,239 with him not in the lineup, or do they have you know, you 615 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,440 know, I don't know if there's another skill guy on on the on the 616 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:43,599 outside that you had to you have to really defend against. I mean, 617 00:42:43,599 --> 00:42:45,360 they've got good players, but there's not a there's not a Randy Moss kind 618 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:49,400 of guy, another not none, not another brock Buyers. How will how 619 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,840 will the no brock Bowers in the lineup effect that they're just their schematics and 620 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:58,679 how they how they attack defenses. Well, I mean that it came during 621 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:01,960 the off week or with two weeks between games is obviously a big benefit for 622 00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:05,760 them. They don't they don't have to scramble as much to to kind of 623 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,119 figure out exactly how they want to, you know, shift things around a 624 00:43:08,119 --> 00:43:12,599 little bit. Lost and Lucky is there now. Number two tight end. 625 00:43:13,199 --> 00:43:16,519 Oscar delp is another highly rated guy that came in. He's a new tight 626 00:43:16,599 --> 00:43:22,440 end one, uh and he's been a very reliable kind of second option at 627 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:23,920 the tight end position. With Bowers. I think will kind of slide in 628 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:27,559 there. They're not He's he's not gonna do with what brock Bawers did, 629 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:30,559 and you might see less two tight end sets. I would imagine you will. 630 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:36,320 You know, they played the second half of the Vanderbilt game without Bowers. 631 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,920 You saw Dominic Love at the Missouri transfer getting a lot more targets. 632 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:43,440 I think ro Rod Thomas is a guy that was already kind of becoming more 633 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:47,000 involved in the passion game. He brings a deep threat. You know. 634 00:43:47,039 --> 00:43:51,119 Arion Smith is a guy that that they haven't really been able to unleash as 635 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:54,840 a deep ball threat. Him and Carson have kind of had some misconnections. 636 00:43:55,239 --> 00:44:00,280 Carson's overthrown him a couple of times. And you know, Aaron has couple 637 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:04,480 drops. So I think the big guy to watch would be lat McConkie, 638 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:07,480 who's you know, three or four games back now from a back injury. 639 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:12,199 He really hasn't played as many snaps as you would expect as they're taking it 640 00:44:12,199 --> 00:44:15,159 easy with the back because it kind of acts up and you know, limited 641 00:44:15,239 --> 00:44:17,920 him in terms of how many snaps he got the last game out. But 642 00:44:19,519 --> 00:44:22,840 he was one of their top receivers the last couple of years during these national 643 00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:25,400 championship runs. So you know, if they can keep him on the field, 644 00:44:25,719 --> 00:44:29,880 he's already been kind of a third down guy that they really can count 645 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,320 on to make the big play. Yeah, McConkie's been a huge contributor for 646 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:36,079 them. Like you said, critical situation, third down, red zone. 647 00:44:36,119 --> 00:44:39,000 That kinds of let's go to the defense quickly. Talk about the defense. 648 00:44:39,039 --> 00:44:42,880 Obviously, they've lost so many guys to the NFL the last couple of years. 649 00:44:43,119 --> 00:44:45,960 They don't have the star power maybe that they had last year with Jalen 650 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:49,519 Carter and some of those guys. Give me the position group on defense that's 651 00:44:49,599 --> 00:44:52,719 kind of been the strength of the defense through seven weeks and kind of where 652 00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:58,119 the defense is going with what five six weeks left in the year. It's 653 00:44:58,159 --> 00:45:00,760 definitely the secondary. I mean you have Malich Starts that was a freshman All 654 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,400 American last year, you know, could be an All American. He's having 655 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:07,400 that kind of type of season. You know. It doesn't make too many 656 00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:12,280 mistakes and coverage and it's you know, very good and you know, making 657 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:16,719 plays, you know in the run defense as well. You know, Tyke 658 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:21,199 Smith is a guy that was really quiet his first two years Georgia. Came 659 00:45:21,239 --> 00:45:24,000 as a transfer from West Virginia. He was an apl American like thirteen when 660 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:29,639 he came here, battled injuries. He's got four interceptions you know for Georgia 661 00:45:30,079 --> 00:45:34,280 this season. And Javon Bullard is a guy that shifted from the star position 662 00:45:35,159 --> 00:45:37,840 to one of the safety spots. We missed a couple of games with an 663 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:40,119 injury, and you know, I think he's the kind of guy that you 664 00:45:40,119 --> 00:45:45,639 could watch to have a really big second half of the season. And Kamari 665 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:49,920 Lassiter is kind of an unsung hero as a cornerback. Maybe it doesn't make 666 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:54,480 as many flash plays, but is very reliable as your number one cover cornerback. 667 00:45:55,119 --> 00:45:59,760 So that's your best area. Of the team for Georgia, even though 668 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:01,400 the fact that they don't really have the kind of guys on the defensive line 669 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:07,599 to apply the pressure in the passing game for opposing quarterbacks, they're very solid 670 00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:10,000 on the back end. Looking at the schedule, you get you obviously got 671 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:14,280 Florida this week, you got Missouri, which is now all of a sudden, 672 00:46:14,599 --> 00:46:16,840 a big game in the East. Missouri is playing great, and they 673 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:21,280 come to Athens. I believe it's is it next next week? There are 674 00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:22,880 two weeks excuse me, come to Athens and then you go you go to 675 00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:29,599 Tennessee and mid November. Do you do you see obviously you never know what 676 00:46:29,719 --> 00:46:31,840 can happen with injuries, and then obviously you can potentially see Alabama in the 677 00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:37,800 in the championship game. What where do you see this schedule and you see 678 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:39,039 this is is a I would say, ho hum, But do you think 679 00:46:39,079 --> 00:46:45,079 it's pretty pretty safe to say they're going to get through these games unscathed? 680 00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:49,719 I don't know if that's safe to say. I mean, with that, 681 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:52,559 Broan Bowers, let's see exactly what Georgia is. I mean, this could 682 00:46:52,599 --> 00:46:57,480 be a deal with the team rallies around and and plays better everywhere else, 683 00:46:57,639 --> 00:47:00,400 you know, knowing that that they don't have as much more roge and for 684 00:47:00,519 --> 00:47:04,559 error and those teams you mentioned. I mean, that's not an easy slate, 685 00:47:04,679 --> 00:47:07,079 considering that the teams that they've already played in the SEC were on the 686 00:47:07,079 --> 00:47:10,440 softer side. And we look at a South Carolina team that's really struggled. 687 00:47:10,719 --> 00:47:14,679 Albert probably played that there, you know, their best game of the year 688 00:47:14,679 --> 00:47:19,920 against Georgia. Kentucky didn't obviously, but you know, and you didn't mention 689 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:22,159 all this. That's kind of in between there squeeze between Missouri and Tennessee, 690 00:47:22,159 --> 00:47:24,719 and that might be that might be the best game on Georgia's schedule. We'll 691 00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:30,280 see, you know what what almost brings to Athens. But all these teams, 692 00:47:30,599 --> 00:47:32,440 you know, were formidable enough that you know, Georgia could win all 693 00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:36,519 these games by three touchdowns or more, and they also come down to the 694 00:47:36,519 --> 00:47:38,719 wire. I think, uh, you know, especially game at Tennessee. 695 00:47:39,239 --> 00:47:42,719 I don't know if that's gonna be a night game there or what it might 696 00:47:42,719 --> 00:47:46,159 be probably CBS, but you know, going to Knoxville is not gonna be 697 00:47:46,199 --> 00:47:49,880 easy. It's gonna be tough. If Tennessee doesn't play probably as well on 698 00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:52,679 the road, although clearly had a great first half against Alabama. We'll see. 699 00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:57,719 I mean, certainly Georgia is vulnerable. I would say it's possible that 700 00:47:57,719 --> 00:48:00,159 that, you know, some one of these teams could sneak up and and 701 00:48:00,559 --> 00:48:01,920 you know, get them. All right, two more questions, I'll get 702 00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:06,159 you out here. Give you the one position group throughout the roster that you 703 00:48:06,199 --> 00:48:08,519 think really this last half of the years, if they can improve, you 704 00:48:08,559 --> 00:48:13,880 know, whether it's consistency, whether it's production, all the above. What's 705 00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:15,559 the one position group that, if they improve, George is going to be 706 00:48:15,559 --> 00:48:21,039 in a great spot moving forward. Well, I mean they've already started to 707 00:48:21,079 --> 00:48:23,400 improve. Dejon Edwards has been very good at running back, but he's kind 708 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:27,519 of been a one man band in terms of guys that they can rely on 709 00:48:27,639 --> 00:48:31,039 because Kendall Milton hasn't remained healthy. He got banged up again in the Vanderbilt 710 00:48:31,039 --> 00:48:34,840 game and didn't play at all in the second half. You know, we'll 711 00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:38,360 see if they get Roderick Robinson back, another scholarship tailback. But you know, 712 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,679 you wonder if they in this stretch of games, you know, can 713 00:48:40,719 --> 00:48:45,400 they gave Dajon Edwards twenty carries like you had against Vanderbilt. They've been working 714 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:49,079 in Cass Jones as a walk on running back and you know, offer some 715 00:48:49,159 --> 00:48:52,320 things in the passing game as well. And Dylan Bell is a wide receiver 716 00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:54,960 that's been playing some running back as well. So I think keeping those guys 717 00:48:55,000 --> 00:49:00,360 healthy and maybe finding some help for Dejon Edwards, you know, doesn't have 718 00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:02,760 to carry the load too much. You know, it's probably one area then 719 00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:07,039 of course stephensive line. Uh, you know, Kirby doesn't Kirby smart doesn't 720 00:49:07,079 --> 00:49:12,320 necessarily need Georgia to kind of ring up that the amount of sacks. They're 721 00:49:12,360 --> 00:49:15,559 like ninety fifth or something in the nation in sacks, but they certainly could 722 00:49:15,639 --> 00:49:20,000 use maybe some more. They haven't forced a fumble all season that they have 723 00:49:20,039 --> 00:49:22,320 a bunch of interceptions, but they haven't turned the ball over with you know, 724 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:25,239 knocking the ball loose and change in the field, short field that kind 725 00:49:25,239 --> 00:49:29,039 of stuff. You know, there's no Jailing Carter, there's no Trey Vona 726 00:49:29,039 --> 00:49:31,280 Walker. So maybe if a guy like Mikel Williams on the defensive line can 727 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:36,519 really kind of emerge as a five star sophomore and be a guy that can 728 00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:39,440 bring those kind of difference making type plays that would be great for Georgia. 729 00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:43,760 Last thing, talk about the rivalry with Florida. Obviously, I don't know 730 00:49:44,119 --> 00:49:47,480 what what do what rivalry do Georgia fans think is their biggest Is it Auburn? 731 00:49:47,519 --> 00:49:51,440 A lot of people think it's Georgia Auburn. Is it Georgia Florida? 732 00:49:51,679 --> 00:49:54,119 And you're in your mind and you're talking to the to the Bulldog nation? 733 00:49:54,760 --> 00:50:00,440 Is this the their rivalry game? Biggest rivalry game with the gate is obviously 734 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:02,320 it's an every year deal. That's a neutral site game and been that way 735 00:50:02,360 --> 00:50:07,320 for a long time. Let's talk about the rivalry game with Florida. Yeah, 736 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:08,000 I mean I think I don't think there's a doubt. I think it's 737 00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:12,599 Florida Georgia is the rivalry game we're on this side. I guess you would 738 00:50:12,639 --> 00:50:15,920 say Georgia Florida. I mean Auburn game. You know, George's had their 739 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:20,960 number for a good bit the last couple of fifteen years. I guess it 740 00:50:21,039 --> 00:50:25,000 is, you know, except for that SEC championship season in twenty seventeen where 741 00:50:25,239 --> 00:50:30,400 Georgia lost the first game at Auburn and came back and won the championship. 742 00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:34,480 You know, Georgia Tech is a game. Georgia's just dominated, except for 743 00:50:34,519 --> 00:50:37,440 some Paul Johnson triple option teams that got him in Athens a few times. 744 00:50:38,559 --> 00:50:43,719 But it's Florida, I mean Auburn, I mean Alabama is not an annual 745 00:50:44,559 --> 00:50:47,079 game. So you know they clearly, you know, Georgia winning that national 746 00:50:47,119 --> 00:50:51,840 championship game against Alabama. They are a rival. They're gonna play again next 747 00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:55,679 year in the new schedule or the new sixteen team league. But it's Georgia 748 00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:59,199 Florida. And you know, if Napier can get this thing, you know, 749 00:50:59,239 --> 00:51:01,840 obviously five and too is a pretty good start. You know, if 750 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:05,519 they can, if they can keep it going there, that will bring more 751 00:51:05,599 --> 00:51:08,000 back to the rivalry. All right, Mark, I appreciate the time. 752 00:51:08,199 --> 00:51:13,239 You're gonna enjoy Jacksonville. You will be there on Saturday. It'll be the 753 00:51:13,239 --> 00:51:17,960 CBS game, three thirty Eastern time. Enjoy the festivities. I know you 754 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:21,599 will, and we really appreciate the time. Tell everybody where they can find 755 00:51:21,639 --> 00:51:25,079 all your great work online. Cover Georgia Deb's online affins dot com check it 756 00:51:25,119 --> 00:51:30,639 out and got coverage this week as the Gators and Bulldogs go with it well, 757 00:51:30,639 --> 00:51:34,920 Mark, We appreciate the time and enjoy it and have fun covering the 758 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:39,199 game. Good to be with you, see you okay. Thanks for listening 759 00:51:39,199 --> 00:51:45,360 to the Florida Football Insiders Podcast as part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast 760 00:51:45,639 --> 00:51:50,119 podcast Network. Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review if you've not 761 00:51:50,159 --> 00:51:53,079 already done so, and you can reach out to me on Twitter at jPOS 762 00:51:53,199 --> 00:51:58,920 Sports. Love to hear your comments and feedback about our episodes and any program 763 00:51:59,039 --> 00:52:04,440 suggestions moving forward. 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