WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:04.200 Hell, everybody to the facilities of the iHeartMedia megaplexis Dick Gabriel. 2 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:06.320 This is the state wide edition of The Big Blue 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:08.880 and Sider. You've heard comments from Mark Stoops as the 4 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:12.679 Wildcats head down to Ole, Miss and tonight we'll chat 5 00:00:12.759 --> 00:00:15.439 with Aaron Gershawn. Billy Rutledge is back with us, and 6 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:17.280 we'll hear from Jeff Pikoro a little bit later from 7 00:00:17.320 --> 00:00:19.600 the UK network. Be a part of the state wide 8 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:22.440 BBI Border to Border. It is the Big Blue and Sider. 9 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:25.559 Dick Gabriel, Aaron Gershaw, Billy Rutledge back in the saddle. 10 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:30.160 Somehow we let him have the weekend off. I know 11 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:31.320 you're delighted to be back. 12 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:32.880 So glad to be back. 13 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:34.479 Can I assume you had your ear piece in the 14 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:37.320 whole time you were listening to all the fine programming 15 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:40.200 that you usually have to run through that board. 16 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:42.600 I actually, uh took a weekend off. I had to 17 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:44.880 watch the game on tape delay the next. 18 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:45.600 Head to watch it. 19 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:47.399 Yeah, yeah, yeah, I did. 20 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:47.600 Well. 21 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:49.200 You know, it was fun for at least the first half, 22 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:51.759 and then it kind of you know, Kentucky just kept 23 00:00:51.799 --> 00:00:53.200 putting the pedal to the metal. 24 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:54.039 Turned into a beat down. 25 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:56.200 You didn't need me for the Ohio game. You may 26 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:57.679 need me this this Saturday. 27 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:00.679 Well, if you had it anything to do with the 28 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:02.920 way the game's played, yeah, that would be that would 29 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:05.439 be fun. So yeah, Aaron and I were talking in 30 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.319 a break about going back down to Oxford. Is this 31 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.799 your second time or more second? Okay, So you were 32 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:14.560 there two years ago, and that's a tough one to 33 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.400 look back on because hey, that's when Will Levis was 34 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:25.000 injured badly and needlessly. The old line was just But 35 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:29.719 in the second half, I mean when they absolutely had 36 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:33.959 to put on a drive and the deepense, which struggled 37 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.200 in the first half, came alive. Everything turned around a halftime. Yes, 38 00:01:37.879 --> 00:01:42.359 and of course Levis makes a game probably would have 39 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.159 been the game winning touchdown throw and there's a flag. 40 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:49.239 Yep, Barry Brown wasn't saying Levis took a snap too early, 41 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:53.439 too quick, little fifty to fifty blame. And also I 42 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:55.959 think was a player or two before that, Jeremy flax 43 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.079 So actually had an okay game at right tackle, went 44 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:00.280 down and they had to put in David Wallaby, who, 45 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:02.159 if you remember, he was actually the weak one starter 46 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:05.000 at right tackle. That year, struggled mightily. They had to 47 00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:07.200 move Kenneth Thorsty out of position. It was a whole 48 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:11.360 mess and walla Bag immediately gets beat and ends up 49 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:14.080 a strips sack after the penalty and all miss scoops 50 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:14.919 it up and recovers. 51 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.080 So yeah, and in fact, then, as I recall, that 52 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:19.879 was a controversial with like there was a helmet to 53 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:21.400 helmet a little bit play. 54 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:23.840 It was either it might have been that one. I 55 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:25.960 think there are a couple of guests. It was just 56 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:29.759 it was just a tough just the worst way possible 57 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:31.639 to lose, especially because at that point in the season, 58 00:02:31.719 --> 00:02:34.840 Kentucky still was number seven in the country. They were 59 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.400 still undefeated, you know, four and oh obviously they were 60 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:39.520 only big win at that point it was Florida. But 61 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:42.479 everything was in front of them to have a really 62 00:02:42.479 --> 00:02:44.800 special season. And you look back at twenty twenty two, 63 00:02:45.719 --> 00:02:48.159 if you get that win, man that that you could 64 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:49.879 have had a very similar run to what you had 65 00:02:49.919 --> 00:02:50.439 in twenty one. 66 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.759 Somebody covered the team or maybe it was a fan, 67 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:56.680 I don't know, said this is one of the greatest 68 00:02:57.240 --> 00:02:59.800 in terms of atmosphere, one of the greats. Was awesome 69 00:02:59.800 --> 00:03:02.759 at the history and you know, of course the SEC 70 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:05.840 pregame show was there. Yeah, and the Grove was. 71 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:09.199 Over seven verse twelve, I think, yeah, the rankings and 72 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:12.240 then yeah there were And that was in my time 73 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:15.039 covering Kentucky. I mean, obviously I'm going to take Vanderbilt 74 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:18.520 out of it, but probably the best road contingency on 75 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:22.639 a non vandi Er Tennessee trip. I mean, there was 76 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:26.319 so much Kentucky, how many Kentucky fans unbelievable, And it 77 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:28.639 was partly because it's something new, right, I think before 78 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:31.280 that had been since twenty ten. And I'm really curious 79 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:34.120 to see how Kentucky goes to Texas. That a lot 80 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:35.840 of that will depend on how the rest of the 81 00:03:35.879 --> 00:03:36.400 season goes. 82 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:37.919 But then fans went to A and M. 83 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:39.560 Yeah, fans went to A and M. I'm sure they 84 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:41.520 will still go to Texas and the next year. I 85 00:03:41.520 --> 00:03:44.879 think I'm forgetting what I feel like there's a new 86 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:46.680 road game in there next or Auburn. It's the one 87 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:48.080 they haven't been to it in a while, so I. 88 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:50.599 Haven't seen many Kentucky fans at Auburn. But the thing 89 00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:53.680 about the Mississippi schools is a lot of fans from 90 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:54.639 Western Kentucky. 91 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:56.759 Sure, Yeah, it's not far to get there. 92 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:00.639 Yeah, so anyhow, it's a similar situation, and billion it's 93 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:04.319 a jail break offense. And you know, the Kentucky defense, 94 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:06.280 I think will all agree, has been the bright the 95 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:09.400 brighter spot or the brightest spot when you look at 96 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:11.919 special teams which have been good. Special teams have been good. 97 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.159 But clearly defense is better than offense. But what a 98 00:04:15.199 --> 00:04:16.639 test it is. 99 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:20.079 One The fans were shafted again getting the noon kickoff 100 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:22.519 at Ole Miss. I just want to spend a little 101 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:24.600 time at the grove, Dick. I mean, they just want 102 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:26.959 to have the day at the best place to tailgate 103 00:04:26.959 --> 00:04:27.319 in the SEC. 104 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:29.759 You're feeling bad for the Ole Miss fans. 105 00:04:29.839 --> 00:04:31.920 Oh no, for the Kentucky fans that go there once 106 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:33.480 again making the treasure. 107 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:36.360 That they have to leave when the game's over and 108 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:37.720 they can go back to the grove. 109 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:40.639 Yeah, they're just still Dick and I and the rest 110 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:43.000 of the beat We get to be done in bed 111 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:46.120 to watch the Alabama Geordans too, and you too. 112 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:49.439 But you know what, Ole Miss hadn't played anybody, Dick. 113 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:52.680 It's hard to evaluate what they've done because Kentucky's already 114 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:55.319 played two SEC schools and ole Miss is played to 115 00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:58.079 the School for the Blind. And while their offense looks great, 116 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:01.839 you know, it's that up tempo type of style. Yep, 117 00:05:02.079 --> 00:05:04.600 it's probably going to cause Kentucky some fits. But I 118 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:07.959 will say after the Georgia and the Ohio game, Kentucky's 119 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:10.120 defense going to keep Kentucky in some games this year. 120 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:14.639 And you know what, Kentucky's defense actually played better against 121 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:17.800 South Carolina than you might recall, just two breakdowns. Yes, 122 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.759 go back and look at that game. But yeah, you're 123 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:23.759 right about Ole Miss. But again, it's the style of play, 124 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:27.160 you know, And when does the last time Kentucky handled 125 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:27.800 that style? 126 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:30.959 Well, the first half the second half can Stole missed 127 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:33.480 two years ago? But this is a much different Old Miss. 128 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:35.959 I mean that was still Kentucky too, different Kentucky too, 129 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:39.079 no doubt and more more town on Kentucky's defense though 130 00:05:39.160 --> 00:05:41.360 the secondary is probably max is really good. But they 131 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:43.000 had Carrington and Keegri and they were a top ten 132 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:46.879 secondary last year that year. This year, so far, so good, 133 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:50.199 haven't you know? Georgia was a test, but Georgia was 134 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:51.720 able to beat him deep on a couple of things. 135 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:54.759 But look this Old Miss roster, the way Lane Kiffins 136 00:05:54.759 --> 00:05:56.560 built it through the portal. I mean they have two 137 00:05:56.680 --> 00:05:59.879 first team at all SEC guys at receiver, Juice Wells 138 00:05:59.879 --> 00:06:02.879 and I believe it's Trey Harris. Both are six to 139 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:05.639 three and can run. They have an elite quarterback in 140 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:07.800 Jackson Dart, they have an elite running back in Parish. 141 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:10.360 I mean, there's just I get they haven't played anyone. 142 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:12.120 You're totally right about that. They're not going to put 143 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:14.160 up I don't think they're gonna put up fifty plus 144 00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:17.279 like they have to everybody else. But it's a tall, 145 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:20.360 tall task, especially walking into their buildings. 146 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:24.360 It's turned into a bit of a rivalry because of 147 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:26.480 just the way these games have shaken out. Like we 148 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:29.839 talked about the one that was ed ole Miss last year. 149 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:33.279 How many years ago was it? Was it three years? 150 00:06:33.399 --> 00:06:37.079 Twenty twenty years where DJ Metcalf goes, oh twenty seventeen, 151 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:41.759 the very last minute, last second, yes, over Lonnie Johnson. 152 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:45.199 So there are two future NFL players on the last 153 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:50.199 chance for ole Miss yep to make that touchdown catch 154 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:52.000 and win the game. Then it was a hell of 155 00:06:52.040 --> 00:06:52.319 a game. 156 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:54.879 And then twenty twenty went to overtime and Kentucky could 157 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:56.920 have put it in second overtime and Matt Ruffalo missed 158 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:58.839 the extra point and that was Lane Kiffin's first win 159 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:00.759 at first win at all miss. 160 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:04.680 Weird games, you know, so uh but again, like Stoop said, 161 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:06.680 you just got to tune everything out and focus. 162 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:09.240 Yeah, Mississippi fans should enjoy it now. I feel like 163 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:12.639 Kiffin will leave for an LSU once they fire Brian 164 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:15.000 Kelly or something like that. That guy loves to go 165 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:16.480 to Florida, Go to Florida. 166 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:17.759 He won't go to Florida first. 167 00:07:18.199 --> 00:07:20.120 That's a good question because that job could be opening 168 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:22.240 up in weeks their days. 169 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:24.319 They have a bye week this week, so it's probably 170 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:26.399 safe until after their UCF game. 171 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.680 But you know what, it's it's exciting to play the 172 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:33.800 best teams in the country because you you can give 173 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:36.160 tape for the NFL against the best of the best. 174 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:38.480 So I think that motivates the best competitors on your 175 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:40.800 team and you get a lot of times the best 176 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:42.920 effort from your teams in those games. So, you know, 177 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:45.279 seventeen and a half is a lot. Though, seventeen and 178 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:46.199 a half is a lot? 179 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:47.360 Wow, is it really? 180 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:52.639 Especially over and under I'd have to double check for yeah, man. 181 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:55.360 Yeah, I mean that's how you look Ole Miss and there. 182 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:58.160 That's what's what's different about Old Miss, especially this year 183 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:00.920 compared to that game two years ago and three, yeah, 184 00:08:00.920 --> 00:08:05.480 fifty three, they've miss Ole Missus season low is forty so. 185 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:08.720 But again, as Billy said, they played Yeah, no, but 186 00:08:08.920 --> 00:08:13.360 Kentucky has covered what three out of four? Billy? Is 187 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:15.480 that right? I get? I've got to think too. They 188 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:17.279 took that first game off the board. 189 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.720 The Southern I won money on that. 190 00:08:21.160 --> 00:08:24.319 Oh I think they might avoided the over under on that, 191 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:27.160 probably because it wasn't complete game, right, but Kentucky covering 192 00:08:27.279 --> 00:08:28.199 I did cash on that. 193 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:31.839 Yeah, Georgia they covered, Ohio they cover? Yeah, so South 194 00:08:31.839 --> 00:08:36.039 Carolina point so much? Was that three straight weeks as 195 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:38.960 a double digit favorite or dog for Kentucky? 196 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:45.120 Yes, and four to five h interesting? But I think 197 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:48.600 the big difference though with Ole Miss you were talking about. 198 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:50.759 I forgot exactly what led me to think this, But 199 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:52.600 the big difference from two years ago to now is 200 00:08:52.639 --> 00:08:55.120 they have a legitimate defense, Like Kentucky's offense is bad. 201 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:57.639 Two years ago, that's why they were held to nineteen points. 202 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:00.519 But this defense. Ole Miss has has great length that 203 00:09:00.600 --> 00:09:02.480 they haven't had in years past. They have an elite 204 00:09:02.519 --> 00:09:05.519 secondary which they haven't had in least years past, and 205 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:07.720 they have a really good pass rush. I mean Walter Nolan, 206 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:11.039 who Mark Stoop signaled out today. He doesn't usually signal 207 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:14.440 out players that aren't either skill position on offense or quarterbacks. 208 00:09:15.320 --> 00:09:18.000 Walter Nolan's a guy that was the number one overall 209 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.840 recruit I believe in either twenty two or twenty three. 210 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:22.679 And they got out of the portal after Jimbo was 211 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:25.679 fired at A and M. So they've got dudes at 212 00:09:25.720 --> 00:09:30.120 every single position, and they've multiple of them. They're offensive line. 213 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:32.840 They actually rotate guys in and out because they have 214 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:33.799 so many good ones. 215 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:36.399 What a concept and well, yeah. 216 00:09:36.039 --> 00:09:37.840 If you can do it, if you've got the bodies 217 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:41.320 to do it. I kind of think ole Miss is 218 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:46.879 maybe overvalued as a favorite dating back to the South 219 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:51.399 Carolina game. Maybe still, I think people might remember that 220 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:54.200 one and think, boy, Kentucky's just not very good, ignoring 221 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.080 what they did against Georgia, didn't score enough, but had 222 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:00.960 played George is so well defensed CIVI Lee, I don't 223 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:02.759 know if you pay attention to this and Aaron you 224 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:06.960 probably do. But down in Athens and the media surrounding it, 225 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:11.799 what's wrong with Georgia after the Kentucky that was the theme, 226 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:16.320 what's wrong with Georgia? And then people perfunctially and you 227 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:17.440 got to give Kentucky credit. 228 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:21.639 But yeah, yeah, I saw David Pollock, who obviously used 229 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:23.759 to be on game day Georgia. Did I see a 230 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:26.039 lot of good players on George's offense but not many 231 00:10:26.039 --> 00:10:26.519 great ones? 232 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:29.919 That yeah, well, you know, what's a legit. But if 233 00:10:29.919 --> 00:10:31.720 you have a lot of great but if you have 234 00:10:32.799 --> 00:10:34.799 a lot of good players, you ought to be able, 235 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:39.519 you know. But there's no Heisman Trophy winner except maybe 236 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:40.440 Carson Beck. 237 00:10:40.440 --> 00:10:41.840 He'll be, yeah, in the top ten. 238 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:45.639 I'd say, Well, the playing styles matchup between Kentucky and Georgia. 239 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:49.720 What's the status Like the last three years or five years, 240 00:10:49.720 --> 00:10:52.919 Georgia's only scored less than twenty points on three true 241 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:55.759 road games. They were all at Kentucky, So I mean 242 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:58.559 that's kind of that showed me a lot that they 243 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:00.679 could stay with that team. But they're also is that 244 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:04.200 similar style? Yes, Ole Miss is just completely different, and 245 00:11:04.240 --> 00:11:06.320 you got to think that Kentucky's offense is going to 246 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:09.080 have to keep up much more so than track meets. 247 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:10.559 Calling for a track meet. 248 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:15.519 Maybe by one team. 249 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:15.440 I don't think we could. I don't hope we have 250 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:16.200 enough confidence. 251 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:17.879 I think if the other team gets out of the 252 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:22.600 blocks early, you know, and an exito doesn't drop passes 253 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:25.399 and things like that. But I'm really curious about the 254 00:11:25.720 --> 00:11:29.360 bush HAMDN game plan in this game. You know. 255 00:11:29.720 --> 00:11:33.200 Yeah, and there been some head scratchers. Yeah, there have been, 256 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:36.720 especially in short distance place, but uh, it's gonna. 257 00:11:36.559 --> 00:11:38.679 I will say this to me at the end of 258 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:42.559 the first half, when the Kentucky screwed up that opportunity 259 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:45.759 to score and Stoops wanted to send him out on 260 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:47.639 third down and kicked himself for not doing that, and 261 00:11:47.679 --> 00:11:50.080 he said that to me coming off the field, He said, 262 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:51.679 I know better. I've been around and I should have 263 00:11:51.679 --> 00:11:55.399 known better. But uh, I do not understand why Brock 264 00:11:55.519 --> 00:11:57.960 Vandergriff ran the ball. Was it on a second down? 265 00:11:58.480 --> 00:11:59.879 Yeah, I didn't get that play call. 266 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:02.120 I guess Stoops got into him a little bit coming off. 267 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:06.000 I think that that might have been a checkdown or something. 268 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:10.120 His decision and he's got to he's got to learn, 269 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:11.120 he's got to know better. 270 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:13.799 Yeah, Kentucky's often just they're not built for track meet 271 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:16.279 and the thing that's been again haven't played anyone but 272 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.000 Ole Miss. I think they're outscoring opponents like one hundred 273 00:12:19.080 --> 00:12:21.360 to seven in the first quarter. I think that's what 274 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:23.039 it is. I'd have to go fact check that, but 275 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:25.519 it's close to that. So if you fall behind with 276 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:28.600 the Kentucky, as Mark Stops said, they're not built to 277 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:32.200 win in predictable past situations, you're gonna lose this game 278 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:33.840 by a lot. So it's gonna be really important to 279 00:12:33.840 --> 00:12:35.440 get off to a hot start on both days. Is 280 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:37.519 I think game plan wise is also gonna be interesting. 281 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:40.879 Now if Chip Trainum's really available, Yeah, I mean you 282 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:43.159 and Jason Patterson's supposed to be back this week. You're 283 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:45.600 four deep at running back. I mean it's gonna be 284 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:49.000 very enticing not to play that ground control, keep away, 285 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:49.879 keep away ball. 286 00:12:49.960 --> 00:12:51.639 Yeah, you don't want to track me. 287 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:53.639 It's kind of bad timing because I want to see 288 00:12:53.639 --> 00:12:54.720 more Jamerian Wilkins. 289 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:56.320 I was about to say, you can't take that kid 290 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:56.759 off the field? 291 00:12:56.919 --> 00:12:57.799 Was why did that? 292 00:12:57.960 --> 00:13:00.080 Was my biggest gripe with the whole game plan on 293 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:02.440 Saturday or not. How does that I only get eight 294 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:05.840 carries in the game. You're up that big. Every time 295 00:13:05.840 --> 00:13:07.639 we touch the ball as an explosive run, what do 296 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:10.080 we do? Give them the pall, give them the ball. 297 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:11.440 It's unbelievable. 298 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:15.480 Here's the thing, though, that the number of plays ran 299 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:18.000 was not what you think it might be. You're right 300 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:21.000 about that, because they scored on defense. This is always 301 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:21.879 kind of screwed. 302 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:24.440 But there were there were times where they're driving the 303 00:13:24.559 --> 00:13:26.080 driver where I think he had a twenty one and 304 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:28.080 twenty three back to back. I get he has to 305 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:30.039 come off for a play to take a breather, but like. 306 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:33.360 They also want to work on your passing game. 307 00:13:33.799 --> 00:13:36.879 Yes, really, but really early enough in the game where 308 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:39.480 you haven't pulled away to where you can just and 309 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:41.679 they did end up doing that. They ended up throwing 310 00:13:41.679 --> 00:13:43.120 the ball a lot when they were up big, which 311 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:46.399 was smart, but like I was trying to. 312 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:49.480 Do that simply because they hadn't had the opportunity to 313 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:50.919 work as much on their passing game. 314 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:51.200 Yeah. 315 00:13:51.240 --> 00:13:54.759 I just that's a guy that he's fun. He's fun 316 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:56.600 to watch. It feels like a big run if it 317 00:13:56.759 --> 00:13:58.639 reminds me a lot of boom Williams the way he 318 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:00.200 can get to the secon. 319 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:03.320 And when a Kentucky quarterback gets injured this year, not if, 320 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:06.120 but when Gavin wins, it is going to be ready 321 00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:08.480 to go in. I mean, I know it was Ohio, 322 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:10.480 but he he had to have some throws I did 323 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:12.639 not think he had in the back exactly right. 324 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:15.919 And that's having seen him once in a scrimmage and 325 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:20.440 then in the open practice. He clearly has a strong arm, 326 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:25.120 but I was not impressed in either instance with his accuracy. 327 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:30.120 But he threw some incredibly on target balls the other day. 328 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:35.519 Now again against an Ohio you team, not against an 329 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:40.759 SEC defense with but yeah, but still uh, he executed. 330 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:44.200 So it's going to be it's gonna be interesting and 331 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:47.879 to say the least, but I think Kentucky's going to 332 00:14:47.960 --> 00:14:50.519 have to execute on both sides of the ball at 333 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:55.159 levels It really hasn't because, like you said, Georgia plays 334 00:14:55.960 --> 00:14:59.720 I don't want to say predictable, but a contemporary style 335 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:03.000 of offense, you know, And you could see in the 336 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:06.679 second half it was obvious that the Georgia offense, I 337 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.720 know we're going back two weeks, but the Georgia offensive 338 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:14.759 staff clearly either verbally or nonverbally said, we're putting the 339 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:18.080 ball in the hands of Carson Beck. Yes, right, I mean, 340 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:21.480 and he won that game for them. Ohio, you just 341 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:27.000 didn't have enough to do that, so you knew that 342 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:30.320 was coming. But man, don't miss. It's going to keep 343 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:31.720 you off balance, you know. 344 00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:34.200 An you better make tackles an open space too, because 345 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:36.399 there's receivers are going to be at the boundary and 346 00:15:36.440 --> 00:15:38.480 there's going to be a lot of open room for 347 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:40.759 those guys to operate. If Georgia was a cloud of dust, 348 00:15:40.799 --> 00:15:42.679 this is going to be like spaced out like a 349 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:44.039 tarmac at an airport. 350 00:15:44.279 --> 00:15:46.720 And speaking of Georgia, because I went back and watched 351 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:50.639 the game again, their d backs tackle as well as 352 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:53.360 any I've seen. They fly in the in the sec 353 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:55.759 they did not miss a single tackle, not even that. 354 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:57.600 And there were a couple of throws that brock Vandigruff 355 00:15:57.720 --> 00:16:00.279 made and dbs just came out of nowhere to break 356 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:00.600 them up. 357 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:01.360 I think there was one. 358 00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:04.000 I forget who the receiver was, but Humphrey number seven 359 00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:06.039 I believe came out of nowhere for a breakup. 360 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:09.519 Yeah. DEMI got to the second level two or three times, Yep. 361 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:10.120 But that was it. 362 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:13.399 Yeah, never beyond no, and they were getting there. They 363 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:15.559 were getting those five to eight yard runs. They just 364 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:18.080 couldn't get that big that's fifteen plus. 365 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:20.320 Yeah. Well, at the bottom of the hour, we'll have 366 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:23.159 Jeff Pikora when us. He'll tell us exactly what Kentucky 367 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:24.960 has to do. But when we come back, we'll talk 368 00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:28.320 more about the Cats and the Rebels. It's the statewide 369 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:32.759 BBI Bengals with the early lad on Monday Night football, 370 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:36.879 and that's on one channel. On another Buffalo already jumping 371 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:42.120 out on Josh heinz Allen and the Jaguars. Welcome back 372 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:44.120 to the statewide edition of the Big Bloon Sider Dick 373 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:46.919 Gabriel are Geershawan Billy Rudgis. Of course we're talking about 374 00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:53.000 the Cats and the ReBs coming up in Oxford on Saturday. 375 00:16:53.159 --> 00:16:57.679 It has been a bizarre series so far, but this 376 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:00.879 has been a Kentucky season. That's it's ups and downs, 377 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:03.559 as we all know. Are they back on track there? 378 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:06.960 Are they back on schedule? Not quite? I don't not. 379 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:10.519 I don't think at this point. Back when I looked. 380 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:13.559 Ahead, yeah I would I picked. I would have had 381 00:17:13.599 --> 00:17:16.319 them at three and one going oh Ray Davis is 382 00:17:16.519 --> 00:17:19.920 oh Ray Davis. I thought my mic was often no, no, Yeah, 383 00:17:19.920 --> 00:17:22.279 three and one is what I expected obviously two and two. 384 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:25.279 But I would say defensively, yes, they're back on track. 385 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.400 I mean they again. I think you're right. They played 386 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:30.960 better than the stats would show against Carolina, but the breakdowns, 387 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:34.720 it doesn't matter. Offense gave no chance. Georgia game defense 388 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:37.680 was lights out, uh and last week there were lights out. 389 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:39.480 So I think defensively they're on track where they need 390 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:41.960 to be. The biggest test of the season though, coming 391 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:44.400 up for everything Billy said in the first segment there, 392 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:48.119 it's just a way different challenge. But offensively run game, 393 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:52.519 I think they're exceeding expectations, but the past game they're 394 00:17:52.720 --> 00:17:55.039 falling short of the expectations we had for them. 395 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:59.319 Yeah, and no passing touchdowns against Sohiwo could have easily 396 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:02.079 been changed. Dang Key's hurdle was to the one and 397 00:18:02.119 --> 00:18:06.319 there were several times and he needed it because the 398 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:10.039 passing attack has been lacking. Like you said, yes, and 399 00:18:10.079 --> 00:18:13.079 so it's it reminds me of Mark Stoops football. You know, 400 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:16.279 the good defense in a strong run game. But it's 401 00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:19.000