1 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to this week the Atlantic and the Atlantic 2 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:27,480 Confort podcast for All Sportsdiscussion dot Com. This is Jeff 3 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:30,519 and you can follow me on Twitter or X at 4 00:00:30,679 --> 00:00:35,119 Talking a c C Sports. That's at t A l 5 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,920 k I N A c C S p O r 6 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:45,840 T S. The podcast moderator is Matthew and you can 7 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,640 follow him on Twitter or x whatever they're calling these 8 00:00:49,719 --> 00:00:53,600 days at a l L S p O r T 9 00:00:53,799 --> 00:00:57,280 S d a c C. That's at All Sports d 10 00:00:57,399 --> 00:01:02,240 a c C and that is our site Twitter account. 11 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,120 All right, I see our guest Ethan has joined us. 12 00:01:07,239 --> 00:01:09,400 I'm gonna invite you as a speaker. Hopefully we get 13 00:01:09,439 --> 00:01:10,640 it corrected this time. 14 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: Awesome, So welcome back to this week in the a 15 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,560 c C. This is the podcast of All Sports Discussion 16 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,560 dot com, the longest running independent podcast in the United States, 17 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,519 and tonight we have a great return guest. You can 18 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,799 follow ethanmore on Twitter at at Underscore Ethan Moore. That's 19 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,120 e T h A N M O O r E. 20 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,239 And Louisville Sports Live at l v I L l 21 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,879 E s p r T s l i v E 22 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,200 and on the internet at Louisville Sports dot Live dot net. 23 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,480 Ethanmore and Taylor Lynch have a radio show called Louisville 24 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:53,319 Sports Live. This is the longest running University of Louisville 25 00:01:53,359 --> 00:01:56,879 sports talk radio show. It's dedicated to the University of 26 00:01:56,879 --> 00:01:59,959 Louisville Sports. It's on nine to three zero point nine 27 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:03,120 f M Theville. That's ninety three point nine f M Thevill. 28 00:02:03,239 --> 00:02:07,200 Their Twitter account for that radio station is at nine 29 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:10,000 three nine the Ville. That's at nine three nine th 30 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,039 h E V I L l E. It's powered by ESPN. 31 00:02:14,159 --> 00:02:20,319 The shows every Wednesday night at seven pm Eastern Standard Time. Ethan, 32 00:02:20,479 --> 00:02:29,120 Welcome back to All Sportsdiscussion dot com. 33 00:02:29,479 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: I don't think Yeah joined us as as you mean yourself. Matthew. Yeah, 34 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,560 I don't think he's joined yet. Matthew as a speaker, 35 00:02:44,199 --> 00:02:46,599 Let's try to get Matthew on. Maybe Matthew, you can 36 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,960 run us through some of the goings on in the 37 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:50,639 a c C this past weekend. 38 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:55,759 Speaker 2: It was a heck. It was a heck of a 39 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,280 weekend in uh in the a c C for a 40 00:02:59,319 --> 00:03:04,319 CC foot ball. Uh, it's just we Uh let me 41 00:03:04,439 --> 00:03:07,719 I can basically run through it. But I think we 42 00:03:07,759 --> 00:03:11,120 had a we had our podcast, Pony Pony All Pony 43 00:03:11,199 --> 00:03:13,879 Access all a cc on here earlier this year, and 44 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,599 he's he was on our podcast earlier this year, and 45 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:24,080 his his perdition for SMU was was seven and five 46 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,800 and and they're the Mustangs right now, are are sitting 47 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,439 at basically at at not at not at by my 48 00:03:34,719 --> 00:03:38,159 count I think they're sitting at nine and one if 49 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:40,919 I'm not mistaken, in the football conference right now, or 50 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,360 eight and one, excuse me, in the Football Conference right now, 51 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,039 if I'm not mistaken, and they're way above expectations, and 52 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,840 they're they're probably the likely a likely Canada get, likely 53 00:03:51,919 --> 00:03:54,719 Canada to get. Really, if you think about it, they're 54 00:03:54,919 --> 00:03:58,759 likely candidate to get to the to the ACC Championship game. 55 00:03:58,759 --> 00:04:02,280 Because if you run through, you run through SMU schedule. 56 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,319 And give me a second here and I'll run through 57 00:04:05,439 --> 00:04:12,199 SMU SMU schedule, Jeff. They're sitting there, sitting at a 58 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,759 point where they have a pretty good I mean I 59 00:04:16,759 --> 00:04:19,160 think they have quite frankly, have a pretty good shot 60 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,040 to run run the rest of the table. They're playing 61 00:04:21,079 --> 00:04:25,600 Boston College, they're playing Virginia, and they're playing California. They 62 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,680 probably will end up eleven and one going into the 63 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,079 ACC title game, and they're probably gonna play, probably gonna 64 00:04:35,079 --> 00:04:38,560 play Miami. Is there a chance that that if they lose, 65 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,639 they get an age at large bid? 66 00:04:40,759 --> 00:04:41,079 Speaker 3: Probably? 67 00:04:41,079 --> 00:04:44,759 Speaker 2: Maybe not, probably not, But I mean this is they're 68 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:49,000 they're certainly surpassing every every possible expectation. I think that 69 00:04:49,079 --> 00:04:51,680 you could have for SMU in their first year in 70 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:54,560 the conference. I don't think anybody disagree. I don't think 71 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,160 anybody disagrees with that. I think we'd be hard pressed 72 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,319 to have anybody to have anybody disagree with that, right, 73 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:06,399 So and Jeff, are we are we still having technical 74 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:07,399 difficulties here? 75 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: Yes? 76 00:05:10,399 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, still trying to get ethan ethan here on? Uh? Okay, Matthew, 77 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,759 Oh we've got ethan now Ethan. 78 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: Can we here? 79 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,439 Speaker 2: Can you hear us, buddy? 80 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: Yes? 81 00:05:36,959 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 4: Can you hear me? 82 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 3: We can hear you. Welcome back all right? Three times 83 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,319 with I'm sorry for the air there, guys. I can 84 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:50,040 hear you all on the last previous attempt. 85 00:05:49,439 --> 00:05:51,439 Speaker 4: But you couldn't hear me, so I apologize. 86 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,879 Speaker 1: All right, So we're good to go. So Matthew ready, 87 00:05:58,879 --> 00:05:59,319 I'm ready. 88 00:05:59,319 --> 00:06:03,399 Speaker 2: I'm ready. Were when I'm ready? I'm ready? Can you 89 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:03,680 hear me? 90 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:08,319 Speaker 1: All right? Whenever one of us yourself, So. 91 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 2: We uh, we have a certainly have a great guest 92 00:06:13,519 --> 00:06:16,240 with us today. And I ran through the intro welcome 93 00:06:16,319 --> 00:06:18,480 back here Ethan, what what a night. We didn't plan 94 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:21,879 this at all. Buvill had one of the bet one 95 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,240 of the best wins and perhaps program history. Uh and 96 00:06:25,439 --> 00:06:29,600 certainly within the history within the ACC. I mean, how 97 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:31,759 are you, how are you feeling today? Tell us about 98 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,319 yourself too? For our listeners who we get new listeners 99 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:36,560 in here all the time, tell us tell us about 100 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,040 yourself here because we're we always get new listeners here. 101 00:06:39,079 --> 00:06:41,240 But het man, what a time for you to come 102 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,240 on the podcast. And we sure as he didn't plan 103 00:06:43,319 --> 00:06:45,040 it this well. 104 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 4: I mean I would give you guys credit for planning it. 105 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,639 You just had the foresight, you know, a couple of 106 00:06:49,639 --> 00:06:53,560 months ago to envision this massive upset that occurred. So 107 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:59,120 kudos to you guys from doing just that. We we 108 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:02,279 run the City its longest running all UFL sports talk show, 109 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:09,040 and so eloquently that you all encapsulated in the intro 110 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,519 of your podcast. We've been doing that for thirteen years. 111 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,319 Celebrated that anniversary this past September. We focus on all 112 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:20,720 things Louisville football, basketball and recruiting, and so for every 113 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:24,639 Wednesday generally with the coaches Show now in season, the 114 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,480 coaches shows run from seven to eight generally, we're now 115 00:07:27,519 --> 00:07:31,079 eight to ten every Wednesday night. You can take us 116 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,600 with you on the ESPN Louisville app and if you're 117 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,000 here in town locally, it's ninety three nine the Ville. 118 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,519 So appreciate you guys having me on as always, and yeah, 119 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:46,480 we're super estatic with the win yesterday. Louisville cracked back 120 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:49,160 into the AP top twenty five poll, number twenty five 121 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:54,000 this afternoon, and we just run through some of the numbers, guys, 122 00:07:54,079 --> 00:07:58,480 of how impressive this win was and over the last 123 00:07:59,199 --> 00:08:03,680 I believe it was eleven years or so, Clemson was 124 00:08:03,839 --> 00:08:08,959 eighty two and four at home. They had not lost 125 00:08:09,319 --> 00:08:13,600 a night home game in eleven years. And this was 126 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,800 a curse, of course, in nine tries, Louisvill's first win 127 00:08:17,879 --> 00:08:20,600 against Clemson since being members of the ACC. There's a 128 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,639 couple of years where they didn't play, but Louisll got 129 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,560 its first win. It was it was shocking. I don't believe, honestly, gentlemen, 130 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,360 that anybody really thought louisll would win this game. Going 131 00:08:32,399 --> 00:08:36,440 into it, I did not as well. But this this 132 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:40,120 season has been crazy, highlighted by how good SMU is doing. 133 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:43,200 And yes, I had the Mustangs at seven and five. 134 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:46,000 That was way wrong. And then you know, I watched 135 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,759 them against Nevada and I put my foot in my 136 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:51,679 mouth again by saying I don't think that they're going 137 00:08:51,759 --> 00:08:55,000 to compete for the ACC title based on that one 138 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,879 game against Nevada where they didn't look very good. But silly, mean, 139 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:00,559 that's not the first time I'm going to be wrong 140 00:09:01,759 --> 00:09:05,120 and it's certainly not gonna be the last. So yeah, 141 00:09:05,159 --> 00:09:09,000 back to the Louisville's win, guys, it was phenomenal. Louisville 142 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,039 has a lot left to play for in my opinion, 143 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,279 with these last three games. We have a bye coming 144 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,120 up this week, but man, I mean, Louisville can run 145 00:09:17,159 --> 00:09:19,399 the table. You can beat a nationally ranked pit team 146 00:09:19,759 --> 00:09:22,759 still left on the schedule, and and finally get that 147 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,840 get that monkey off or back that we that we 148 00:09:26,919 --> 00:09:29,799 have with our ar rivel up the road five straight losses. 149 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,399 That is an absolute must win for Louisville this season. 150 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 2: So I mean, you gave it a pretty good answer, 151 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,600 ethan On. You know, clearly Louisville was the most impressive 152 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,360 team last week. I think we all agree on that. 153 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,879 You kind of talked about that a lot at the intro. 154 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,960 But if there were any other impressive performances you'd like 155 00:09:47,039 --> 00:09:50,399 to talk about, certainly give us that. You could also 156 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,759 give us your take on the ACC's most disappointing team 157 00:09:54,799 --> 00:09:57,279 in Week ten, and there there may be a candidate 158 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,639 for that too that I wrote about, but I'm not 159 00:09:59,759 --> 00:10:01,120 one of put words in your mouth. 160 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,519 Speaker 4: Well, it's going to be one of the games from 161 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:09,720 last night, and that is SMU. Pitt. I think outside 162 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,919 of Louisville, certainly SMU with their dominant performance forty eight 163 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,279 to twenty five, and if you watch the game, it 164 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:22,360 wasn't even that close. SMU has been very, very impressive 165 00:10:22,639 --> 00:10:25,159 this year in the ACC eight and one, five and 166 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,960 zero in the league. They're only lost to an undefeated 167 00:10:28,039 --> 00:10:32,840 BYU team by three earlier in the season, and then Pitt, 168 00:10:32,879 --> 00:10:35,159 I think they got exposed a little bit. I do 169 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,080 think the Panthers are a really good team, but I 170 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,440 don't think they're you know, Charlotte caliber for the ACC title. 171 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,080 I think SMU addressed that. Of course, the Panthers have 172 00:10:46,919 --> 00:10:50,200 played Clemson here in a couple of weeks as well, 173 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:55,240 but certainly with the disappointing team with that being Pitt. 174 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:57,279 I mean, guys, you could pick Florida State, but hell, 175 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,080 that's every week. If you have a disappointing team, go 176 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,080 ahead and throw the Noles in there every single week. 177 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,360 But this week I think it was Pitt because they 178 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,120 just weren't competitive. Then you know what I mean at 179 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,919 thirty one to three at halftime, that the game was 180 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:16,559 over with, you know, fifteen to twenty minutes after it started. 181 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,799 So for me, that's going to be the most disappointing 182 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:24,080 team in the ACC. Pitt did remain ranked in the 183 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,639 latest a peop Pull at number twenty three, but that 184 00:11:27,759 --> 00:11:29,600 is those are the superlatives. I'm going to go with 185 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:35,000 Louisville and SMU for most impressive and then most disappointing Pitt, 186 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,679 And then you could also throw in Florida State, but again, 187 00:11:37,799 --> 00:11:40,200 like I said, that's like weekly thing for them. 188 00:11:40,759 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: All outstanding answers, Jeff your up friend. 189 00:11:47,399 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just want to say a little bit about 190 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,679 that that Clemson Louisville game two because because I was 191 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:59,960 there and there was not one bit of fluke today 192 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:04,480 loss for Clemson or for the win for Louisville. They 193 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:11,200 took Clemson to the woodshed completely, absolutely completely dominated the game. 194 00:12:11,279 --> 00:12:14,919 The score thirty three to twenty one was not indicative 195 00:12:15,799 --> 00:12:20,440 of the of the level of domination that Louisville had 196 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,519 in that game. I mean, I was just sitting there 197 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,279 watching it, and you could you could even see on 198 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:30,720 the on the field in every single phase of that game, 199 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,279 Louisville was better than Clemson. And I even put it 200 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:40,080 on Twitter afterwards. I was like, you know, maybe if 201 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,559 it was the matchups or whatever, but if they played 202 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,519 ten more times, I think Louisville would be Clemson nine 203 00:12:46,519 --> 00:12:49,759 of the times. It was. So it was such a 204 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:54,600 level of dominance there in Death Valley that I think, 205 00:12:55,279 --> 00:12:59,120 I mean, Clemson was fortunate honestly that it wasn't forty 206 00:12:59,159 --> 00:13:04,480 seven to seven during that game, because there were early 207 00:13:04,519 --> 00:13:07,480 in that game when Louisville was dominant. They just dominated 208 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:11,080 from start to finish. You know, they had they had 209 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:15,559 a missed field goal early in the game, then they 210 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,639 had got inside the Clemson ten were had held inside 211 00:13:19,639 --> 00:13:22,519 a field goal, were held into a field goal. There 212 00:13:22,519 --> 00:13:24,840 were a couple other field goals later in the game, 213 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,559 at the start of the third quarter, when Louisville drove 214 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,279 down uh that game, there was a third down pass 215 00:13:32,039 --> 00:13:34,879 that was dropped that resulted in another Louisville field goal. 216 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,720 I mean that that catch was made and and you're 217 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,879 probably looking at another touchdown. So I mean, for those 218 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:45,200 of you just kind of saw the final score, it 219 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,919 was total domination. It really was as one of the 220 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:53,399 worst performances I've seen from Clemson in Death Valley in 221 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,159 probably in more than a decade, and it had everything 222 00:13:57,159 --> 00:14:00,440 to do with the way Louisville came into that today game. 223 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:08,080 You know, well executed, game plan prepared. The Clemson linebackers 224 00:14:09,039 --> 00:14:11,840 were misreading plays all night long. Every time they showed 225 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,519 a replay, Louisville was moving with every player was moving 226 00:14:15,519 --> 00:14:18,480 in a different direction than they were going. So just 227 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,320 hats off to Louisville Ethan that they were just outstanding 228 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:23,039 Saturday night. 229 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,879 Speaker 4: I like what you said there about the misdirection brom 230 00:14:29,039 --> 00:14:32,159 was in his bag last night, and something that we 231 00:14:32,159 --> 00:14:36,159 were kind of clamoring for is you saw before a 232 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,960 couple of weeks ago. You saw glimpses of the creativity 233 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,120 from the offensive side that brom can administer. But for 234 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:47,399 whatever reason, Louisville's offense was stagnant. They didn't have the 235 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:51,759 tempo that they utilized last night in Death Valley. They've 236 00:14:51,759 --> 00:14:53,919 gotten back to that. They started doing that a little 237 00:14:53,919 --> 00:14:58,120 bit more against Miami. They did that in spurts against Virginia. 238 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,360 But I think you saw that in a more consistent 239 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,440 manner last night against Clemson, speeding the tempo up, not 240 00:15:05,559 --> 00:15:09,720 allowing the defense to get set and the substitute with regularity, 241 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,240 and that has helped as well. And it also does 242 00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:13,919 help when you have one of the best freshmen in 243 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,720 the nation in Isaac Brown, who is on an absolute 244 00:15:16,759 --> 00:15:20,279 tear of four games now over one hundred yards. I 245 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,679 hope that Louisville's NIL package is sound for him, because 246 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,399 you know there's gonna be a variety of schools coming 247 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,039 after him. But he is a game breaker. He has 248 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:33,559 great vision, great speed, and he also you know, he 249 00:15:33,639 --> 00:15:35,679 can talk a little trash too, as he did the 250 00:15:35,799 --> 00:15:40,039 night night go to sleep routine with the Tiger mascot 251 00:15:40,159 --> 00:15:43,320 last night. I don't know if if he was ready 252 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,519 for that, but I think that Isaac Brown with that, 253 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:50,039 with that forty yard plus touchdown run kind of sealed things. 254 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,320 It was nice to see Louisville have that bounce, have 255 00:15:53,399 --> 00:15:56,159 that energy, and have that swagger about him, because they 256 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,679 haven't really had that until maybe that Virginia come and 257 00:16:00,759 --> 00:16:04,759 then in the fourth quarter, and then getting down twenty 258 00:16:04,799 --> 00:16:08,679 points a week ago at Chestnut Hill, being down seventeen 259 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,159 points in the second half against Boston College powering back. 260 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,559 Something coach Brom said last night in the locker room 261 00:16:15,679 --> 00:16:18,399 was teams get judged at the end of the season. 262 00:16:19,159 --> 00:16:21,919 Still keep fighting and there's still a lot left to 263 00:16:21,919 --> 00:16:24,320 play for. And I think the team really took that 264 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:27,399 to heart, and you saw that this was the first 265 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:32,039 complete game. Now, it took nine games in the season 266 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,600 to get that done, but I think Louisville fans are 267 00:16:34,679 --> 00:16:36,799 very happy that you get that done with the then 268 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,679 eleventh ranked team nationally getting that first win against Clemson 269 00:16:40,679 --> 00:16:43,799 and the ACC, We'll take it. It might be nine 270 00:16:43,799 --> 00:16:47,159 games into the season, but we were very, very impressed 271 00:16:47,159 --> 00:16:49,559 with the complete game from Louisville last night. 272 00:16:51,679 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely well definitely well done from Louisville side. All Right, Ethan, 273 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,799 which ACC football game games are you looking forward to 274 00:17:00,799 --> 00:17:02,080 the most in week eleven. 275 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 4: For me, I think it starts with Clemson. You know, 276 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,960 Clemson dropped to number nineteen in the polls from eleventh. 277 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,039 I think they'll probably still be in the top twenty 278 00:17:13,079 --> 00:17:15,039 in the College Football Playoff Paul when it is released 279 00:17:15,079 --> 00:17:18,160 on Tuesday. But they go to Blacksburg in Virginia Tech 280 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:23,079 for a three thirty game on ESPN and planning in Blacksburg. 281 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,200 Although Virginia Tech is coming off a very disappointing loss 282 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,359 on the road to Syracuse, if Clemson's feeling sorry for themselves, 283 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,200 then the Hokies will give them loss number three. So 284 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,000 there's no rest for the weary for Clemson. That is 285 00:17:36,039 --> 00:17:38,759 one of the games that I have circled to watch 286 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:43,079 next weekend is Clemson at Virginia Tech. And then also 287 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,640 too It's going to depend on Haines King's health, but 288 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:50,960 Miami traveling to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech. If 289 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,119 King is healthy, you know, Miami better be ready to 290 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:00,119 play because I think Georgia Tech has the talent to 291 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,000 make that a ballgame, as you saw with Duke for 292 00:18:03,079 --> 00:18:06,720 three quarters this past weekend as well. So those are 293 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,480 the those are the two games for me that I'm 294 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:09,559 going to keep a close eye on. 295 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: All right, ethan, which ACC team could be on upset 296 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:25,000 alert in week eleven if they're caught looking ahead to 297 00:18:25,079 --> 00:18:27,640 a game on their schedule or otherwise just sleep walking 298 00:18:27,799 --> 00:18:28,359 on the field. 299 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,079 Speaker 4: You know what, I it's it might be those two 300 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,759 teams already mentioned, to be honest with you, Clemson and 301 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:41,400 Miami both are going on the road, both are playing 302 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,759 hungry teams that that are that are kind of licking 303 00:18:44,759 --> 00:18:46,759 their wounds a little bit, that want to kind of 304 00:18:46,799 --> 00:18:47,519 right the ship. 305 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:48,079 Speaker 1: Uh. 306 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 4: And of course too with Georgia Tech with Haines King 307 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,839 being out for the last couple of games that you know, 308 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,400 that's that's obviously a reason for the for the Yellow 309 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,359 Jackets saluta step when you have a dynamic playmack like 310 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,000 that on the sidelines. And then two, I think with 311 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,279 Clemson coming off this loss, is this going to be 312 00:19:07,319 --> 00:19:09,799 a loss where it lets all the air out of 313 00:19:09,799 --> 00:19:14,440 the balloon for Clemson or will they regroup and in 314 00:19:14,519 --> 00:19:16,839 view this season as well? As you know, they might 315 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,839 not make it the Charlotte but if they went out 316 00:19:18,839 --> 00:19:21,279 the rest of the way, a lot can happen if 317 00:19:21,279 --> 00:19:25,640 you're seven and one in league play. So Clemson for 318 00:19:25,759 --> 00:19:28,279 me more so than Miami could be on an upset alert. 319 00:19:28,599 --> 00:19:31,599 I think if if Clemson plays their best and Virginia 320 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,039 Tech plays their best, and that is a win for Clemson. 321 00:19:34,599 --> 00:19:38,160 But if Clemson still you know, down the dumps from 322 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,839 their lackluster of defeat by the hands of the Louisville Cardinals, 323 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,119 then you know they can find themselves turning that one 324 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,480 loss into two. 325 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:57,039 Speaker 1: All right, let's go national. Here, Ethan step out of 326 00:19:57,079 --> 00:20:00,400 the ACC for a bit. Which national FBS games are 327 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,000 you looking forward to the most in week eleven? And 328 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:05,640 we're wide open this with this question. This can be 329 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:11,039 you know, powerful versus you know, non power plat four game, 330 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,920 a non power forward game. You can even have an 331 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,799 FCS matchup and then give us a winner of that 332 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:17,359 game or two. 333 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:21,759 Speaker 4: You're looking at, well, I think when you look at 334 00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:25,599 when you look at the next week slate, certainly Alabama 335 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,519 at LSU jumps off the page at you. But for 336 00:20:28,599 --> 00:20:32,960 me personally, you know what I mean, Like I get 337 00:20:33,039 --> 00:20:35,759 I'm getting so sick and tired of the SEC love fest, 338 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:40,400 and so I'm going to go outside of the SEC. Indiana, 339 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:46,240 the Hoosiers nine, and oh welcome the Michigan Wolverines up 340 00:20:46,279 --> 00:20:49,079 to Bloomington. And you know, this is this has been 341 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,279 a lopsided series, like most are in the Big Ten 342 00:20:52,319 --> 00:20:56,319 when it comes to Michigan. But but even though Indiana 343 00:20:56,519 --> 00:21:01,279 is the favorite in this game, they're favored by fourteen points, gentlemen, 344 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,119 I mean that is crazy. That's a crazy number when 345 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,319 you're talking about Indiana and Michigan. Plan But that's a 346 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,000 game really that I'm that I want to pay attention to. 347 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,880 And then and I hope I'm kind of pulling for 348 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,519 IU if they can, they can make it ten to zero. 349 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,319 And then I think the next week they play Ohio State. 350 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,480 So for me on the national slate, that is the 351 00:21:24,519 --> 00:21:27,480 game that sticks out the most for me. Also that 352 00:21:27,559 --> 00:21:30,839 there's another intriguing matchup Georgia at Ole Miss. I know, 353 00:21:30,839 --> 00:21:33,640 I just, you know, was complaining about the SEC level, 354 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,359 but that that game to me is a little bit 355 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:42,480 more appealing than LSU Alabama simply because I just I 356 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:47,119 just feel like Georgia is overrated at number two, you know, 357 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,440 And maybe that's just me, and you know, I'm sick 358 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:54,599 of the SEC bias. Georgia is no doubt an elite team. 359 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,240 They're a playoff caliber team, no doubt, but are they 360 00:21:58,279 --> 00:22:03,400 the second best team? And and is Oldness a playoff 361 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,720 caliber team? I think right now their body of work 362 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,240 would say that they're not. But of course, if you 363 00:22:10,279 --> 00:22:13,559 can beat Georgia on your home field, and then they're 364 00:22:13,599 --> 00:22:15,400 in the discussion. So for me, those are the two 365 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,480 games on the national slate. It's of course in the 366 00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:21,839 big you know, the Big Ten and the SEC arguably 367 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,680 the Power Too and the Power Four. But those are 368 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,839 the games for me that are the most intriguing in 369 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:28,720 the upcoming week. 370 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: All right, very good, Ethan Matthew. I'm gonna our next 371 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,559 question here before I turn it over to Matthew. This 372 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,880 is a new segment we've started where we're just gonna 373 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:47,160 let our guests have an open mic segment, and this 374 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,960 one's only gonna be reserved for you. What is on 375 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,839 your mind, you know, whether it be Louisville National, whatever 376 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,240 you're thinking. Here the floor. 377 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:02,519 Speaker 4: Yours, gentlemen. I'm I allowed to talk basketball. 378 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,839 Speaker 1: Absolutely, We're allowed to talk to anything. 379 00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:08,319 Speaker 4: All right, Well, you know, I know this was this 380 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:12,039 was a football centered podcast, but the guys, I am 381 00:23:12,079 --> 00:23:16,160 so excited because Louisville tips off the season tomorrow night. 382 00:23:16,839 --> 00:23:19,759 Against Morehead State, we are turning the page from the 383 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,920 disastrous Kenny Payne era and moving in to Pat Kelsey. 384 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,640 So no more KP. Now we're all about p K. 385 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,240 And the excitement level is at an all time high. 386 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,839 H During the exhibition season, Louisville has looked very impressive 387 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:40,400 with ball movement at the tempo, the ability to knock 388 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,759 down three pointers, the ability to get out in transition. 389 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,400 It's it's such a welcome relief. It's a welcome sight 390 00:23:48,559 --> 00:23:52,880 to see, uh this program and how the offensive firepower 391 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,799 that Kelsey has at his disposal. And you know, after 392 00:23:56,839 --> 00:24:01,039 this game against Moorhead State tomorrow night, Louisville welcomes to 393 00:24:01,079 --> 00:24:04,279 the Young Center number twelve, Tennessee. So we're going to 394 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,039 know a lot about this Uleville basketball team just a 395 00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:10,839 week ind to this season. But I'm excited overall for 396 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:14,039 college basketball to tip off. Yeah, we have three or 397 00:24:14,039 --> 00:24:16,680 four more weeks for college football, and you know, we 398 00:24:16,799 --> 00:24:22,039 have the college football playoff rankings that've come out on Tuesday. 399 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:27,839 But I am super excited for college basketball. And I 400 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,039 just mentioned it, and I had since this is an 401 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,759 open mic, what I want to see for the first 402 00:24:33,799 --> 00:24:37,720 college football playoff rankings is I don't want to see 403 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,200 a bunch of two loss SEC teams in the top twelve. 404 00:24:41,839 --> 00:24:47,599 I don't want to see Indiana disrespected either. And if 405 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,599 I was on this committee, I would be putting SMU 406 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,279 ahead of Alabama as it stands right now. That's it. 407 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,799 You know, things can change. If SMU drops a game 408 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:05,359 and Alabama beats l s U, then then Alabama would 409 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,680 be in my in my rankings that nobody cares about anyways, 410 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:13,079 but Alabama would then leap frog SMU. But until that happens, 411 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,839 records have to mean something, guys. And so when you're 412 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,559 in the SEC, is it the best league in college football? 413 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,119 Yes it is. But when you when you have some 414 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,880 undefeated teams or one loss teams from power conferences below 415 00:25:27,319 --> 00:25:30,039 two lost SEC teams, I don't think that's right. So 416 00:25:30,759 --> 00:25:34,119 those are the two things that I that's really on 417 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,319 my mind. Louisville basketball kicking off a new era or 418 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,599 tipping off a new era, I should say. And then 419 00:25:40,079 --> 00:25:44,240 what do the first college football playoff rankings look like? 420 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,359 And then again too, at the end of the day, 421 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,920 it doesn't matter, it's all it's all fodder for us 422 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,759 to complain about or to dissect because you know another 423 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,799 you know, several weeks from now, we're gonna get that, 424 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,559 we're gonna get the playoff bracket. It's then we're going 425 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,599 to complain about that even more. But for me on 426 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,359 this open mic segment, those are the two things that 427 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,240 are really front and center for me. Can't wait Louisville's 428 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,680 favored by sixteen and a half against Morehead State. The 429 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,240 young is gonna be rocking tomorrow night. Can't wait for that. 430 00:26:20,039 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: Outstanding. 431 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 2: Let me take over here for the last one. So 432 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:34,799 I'm gonna use two questions here, okay, Ethan, and they're 433 00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:41,000 gonna be part of my open microphone. Army has a 434 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,759 good chance, I think, to get to the college football playoff. 435 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:50,799 They closed the season at North Texas at Notre Dame, 436 00:26:52,599 --> 00:26:57,119 UTSA at home, and Navy at home. Ethan, Are they 437 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,519 gonna go undefeated? Is Army gonna go undefeated and get 438 00:27:01,559 --> 00:27:05,319 into the college football Playoff? That's my first question for you, Ethan. 439 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:10,279 Here's my second question. I think, and I'm saying it today. 440 00:27:11,799 --> 00:27:14,000 I think Louisville is going to be Kentucky at home 441 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,440 on and I believe that schedule since you brought up, Poops, 442 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,359 I'm bringing it up too. This is the fourteenth of 443 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:23,119 December at five point fifteen on ESPN. I believe Louisville 444 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,680 is gonna win that game over Kentucky. I'm calling it today. 445 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,720 Tell give me your thoughts on both of those questions. 446 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:35,759 Speaker 4: Eh, Mat got me. We got me a roued up 447 00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:39,799 on that second one. That that is something that's something 448 00:27:39,799 --> 00:27:43,920 that needs to happen. I talked about how football, on 449 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,240 the football side of things, with that robbery, that the 450 00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:49,920 team up the road has has gotten the better of 451 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,440 Louisville the last five years. In basketball, gentlemen, Louisville has 452 00:27:54,559 --> 00:27:57,960 not beaten them in Reperna since two thousand and eight. 453 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:05,319 That is that is ridiculous. So second question, first, Matthew, 454 00:28:05,319 --> 00:28:08,559 I hope you're right. I'm still at the I'll believe 455 00:28:08,599 --> 00:28:11,799 it when I see it phase, but certainly I hope 456 00:28:11,799 --> 00:28:14,920 that's the case. And then, just like I hope that 457 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:20,039 that football the Governor's Cup returns to Louisville on November thirtieth, 458 00:28:20,079 --> 00:28:22,440 I think that they play them in Lexington as well 459 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:27,039 in football. So again, Liuil needs to pull their weight 460 00:28:27,079 --> 00:28:30,039 in this thing, both football and men's basketball wise, and 461 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,720 I hope that they do. For Army, I hope that 462 00:28:33,759 --> 00:28:35,559 they would go undefeated. I'm going to pull for him 463 00:28:35,559 --> 00:28:38,359 because too, you have to think about this from the 464 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:43,359 Notre Dame perspective. Let's say Army goes goes on to 465 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:47,440 beat Notre Dame. That would effectively knock the Irish out 466 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:52,079 of the college football playoff while give giving Army, in 467 00:28:52,079 --> 00:28:55,039 my opinion, the upper hand over Boise State for that 468 00:28:55,079 --> 00:28:59,319 group of five nods. So that game, assuming Army takes 469 00:28:59,319 --> 00:29:03,759 care of business against North Texas, UTSA and Navy, if 470 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,079 Army can beat Notre Dame, as far as I'm concerned, 471 00:29:07,119 --> 00:29:09,319 and went out, they punched their ticket to the playoff, 472 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,279 whereas Notre Dame would be on the outside looking in. 473 00:29:14,279 --> 00:29:17,599 But also too, Matthew, I think it's important to note here, 474 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:20,680 and maybe they're going to address it on Tuesday night. 475 00:29:21,759 --> 00:29:26,400 As far as I know, that Selection Sunday is going 476 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:30,759 to be a week before the Army Navy game. That 477 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:35,119 Army Navy games on December fourteenth, and so to my knowledge, 478 00:29:35,119 --> 00:29:38,960 the bracket will already have been set. So what type 479 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,559 of scenario will that entail? I mean, if Army loses. 480 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,359 Let's say Army is eleven and zero, but they lose. 481 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,599 The Navy is Boise State on deck. I mean, so 482 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:54,279 what would happen there. That's another whole hurdle to jump over. 483 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,640 And then maybe they like I said, maybe they gets 484 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:00,079 addressed Tuesday. But that's something else. If that's going to 485 00:30:00,119 --> 00:30:04,440 be the case and Army is undefeated, what happens after 486 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,559 that bracket is set a week before that game? 487 00:30:09,079 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 2: I want I'm pulling for Army to win every game. 488 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,799 I'm sorry, I'm being a homer. I want them to 489 00:30:13,839 --> 00:30:15,359 win every single game. 490 00:30:17,559 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 4: Too. 491 00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:22,799 Speaker 2: There's schedule. There's schedule open microphone segment number two for you, 492 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,240 Ethan the floors here. 493 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,319 Speaker 4: In Il, gentlemen, we're gonna have to get that under control. 494 00:30:31,279 --> 00:30:34,000 I want the players to get paid, They've earned it. 495 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,200 But I also think you're gonna have to have some guardrails. 496 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,680 You're gonna have to have some parameters. Just a couple 497 00:30:40,759 --> 00:30:45,960 of weeks ago, calling Lacey one of the best wide 498 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,559 receivers in the portal this past season, you know, cast 499 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,599 it his lot with Louiell. Unfortunately for him, he broke 500 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:57,559 his collarbone late in fall camp. I was hurt the 501 00:30:57,599 --> 00:31:01,400 first several weeks of the season, came back against Notre Dame, 502 00:31:02,119 --> 00:31:05,599 played four games, had a one hundred yard kickoff return 503 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,839 against Miami for a touchdown, and then decided to opt 504 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,880 out and use his red shirt season. Currently, he's fifty 505 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,480 to fifty on returning to Louisville or transferring out somewhere else. 506 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:24,680 This red shirt rule was specifically meant for freshmen, not 507 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:28,960 you know, fifth year seniors who want to sit out 508 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,920 whether they're they're banged up or not, and a chance 509 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,680 to get more money. So again, I want players to 510 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:41,440 get paid. I know Colin Lacy is handsomely compensated, although 511 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,759 that's probably on hold with him sitting out the rest 512 00:31:43,799 --> 00:31:46,640 of the year. But this is like an impossible task 513 00:31:46,759 --> 00:31:51,279 for coaches to really kind of pinpoint and to move forward. 514 00:31:51,359 --> 00:31:54,880 You cannot manage a roster if you're having guys saying, 515 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:56,599 you know, and after four games, I just want to 516 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,039 use a red shirt. I might transfer out, I might not. 517 00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:02,319 You can not and build and sustain a roster that way, 518 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,039 And that's not fair to the coaching staff, it's not 519 00:32:05,079 --> 00:32:07,279 fair to his teammates, and it's not fair for the fans. 520 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,519 So while you want the players to get paid, and 521 00:32:10,599 --> 00:32:15,359 while you want them to be able to make money 522 00:32:15,359 --> 00:32:18,559 off their name, image, and likeness. We're gonna have to 523 00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,759 We're gonna have to do something differently, and in my opinion, 524 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:26,160 we can't have graduate transfers opt to sit out after 525 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,960 four games middle of the season when for all intents 526 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:36,279 and purposes, you're able to play. 527 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 2: Excellent. Take Jeff, you're a friend. 528 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna echo a couple of things that even 529 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:52,039 said for my open mic. November starts. To me, it's 530 00:32:52,079 --> 00:32:55,680 my favorite time of the year when we've got college 531 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,920 football and college basketball going on at the same time. 532 00:33:00,039 --> 00:33:04,839 And already mentioned really intriguing Tennessee Louisville game Friday night. 533 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:10,680 You got Kansas in North Carolina playing if I remember right, 534 00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:14,000 Michigan Wake Forest are playing this week, all in the 535 00:33:14,079 --> 00:33:17,559 first week. And I know we're all like big basketball fans, 536 00:33:17,599 --> 00:33:20,839 so we're not waiting until February fifteenth to start watching 537 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:26,160 and paying attention. We enjoy these November December games a 538 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,480 lot too. And then you got the college football playoff 539 00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:34,240 rankings coming out. I'm so intrigued to see. I really 540 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,160 want to see where they ranked SMU. You know, I 541 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:42,759 think Miami is pretty well established I'd be shocked if 542 00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:48,279 they're outside the top five. You know, best offense, probably 543 00:33:48,359 --> 00:33:53,000 the best quarterback in alive college football. The defense still 544 00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:57,519 some question marks, but I think you'll definitely see Miami 545 00:33:57,519 --> 00:33:59,039 in the top five. But I want to see where 546 00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:01,799 they put s you. As Ethan said, they only have 547 00:34:02,279 --> 00:34:06,200 a three point loss to the Big twelves leading team 548 00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:10,280 right now, Big BYU. That was a game that the 549 00:34:11,559 --> 00:34:16,280 that they were still some quarterback transition between Preston Stone 550 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:20,599 and Kevin Jennings. I was jennings first game. I think 551 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:23,920 SMU is a completely different team since that time. You know, 552 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,519 not to take anything away, you know, a loss is 553 00:34:26,559 --> 00:34:30,840 a loss, and BYU has that win over SMU. I mean, 554 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,840 we're not doing sec math here where we say teams, 555 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,079 you know, games at the beginning of the year don't matter, 556 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:42,360 and they certainly do. But since that time, you know, 557 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,079 especially what SMU did to a pretty darn good pit 558 00:34:45,159 --> 00:34:48,519 team on Saturday night. If they can, if they can 559 00:34:48,559 --> 00:34:52,119 get in that first college football ranking and they're in 560 00:34:52,159 --> 00:34:56,360 there around you know, fourteen, fifteen sixteen, I mean, they've 561 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:58,920 got a great chance to run that table and to 562 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,960 get to the ACC title game, you know, around eight 563 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:06,280 to nine or ten. Uh, I think because because they're 564 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,599 they're finishing kick is is it not that you know, 565 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,719 Formidable Pit was the game for them to focus. I mean, 566 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,679 of course they got to finish and take care of business. 567 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,199 But you could very well have a top ten matchup 568 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,920 in the s C I mean, the ACC title game 569 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,199 if Miami can also you know, finish out, which I 570 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:30,079 think I think they will. You know, Georgia Tech with 571 00:35:30,119 --> 00:35:32,920 a healthy hands King will you know, be capable of 572 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,280 putting up points on them. I just don't think even 573 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,360 with an improved Georgia Tech defense, I don't think there's 574 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:43,639 a defense in the ACC that can really slow down Miami. 575 00:35:44,039 --> 00:35:46,920 They got to go and play Syracuse, we know, you know, 576 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:50,760 at times Kyle mccourtz looked like an All American but 577 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,320 but same thing there. I don't see how they're going 578 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:57,119 to end up stopping Miami. So you could very well 579 00:35:57,159 --> 00:36:00,519 be looking at a top ten matchup in the ACC 580 00:36:01,079 --> 00:36:05,840 title game. And I would like to see SMU be 581 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,360 ranked you know, high enough given to respect, you know, 582 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:12,079 just because they're not like a traditional brand. And we've 583 00:36:12,159 --> 00:36:16,840 seen this, you know here all back and forth, you know, 584 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,840 two three loss SEC teams. I mean, there was already 585 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,679 I heard this weekend. You know, great win for South Carolina, 586 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:24,760 but they were talking about them running the table getting 587 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,239 into the playoffs, which is you know, you know, come on, 588 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,039 this is kind of absurd, you know, to be honest, 589 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:34,800 you know, unless just complete chaos happens around the country. 590 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:36,639 I mean, great win over Texas A and M. But 591 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,559 you know, we're really think of the SEC teams They've 592 00:36:40,559 --> 00:36:42,599 got to jump over that they've already lost to, They've 593 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,519 already lost to Ole Miss, you know, Alabama, LSU for 594 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:47,880 them to get into the playoffs. But you know, let 595 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:51,480 let's not get crazy. Let's not get crazy here. So 596 00:36:51,519 --> 00:36:55,159 it's going to be really interesting to see those college 597 00:36:55,159 --> 00:37:00,400 football playoff rankings, college basketball starting up. Yeah, it's it's 598 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,199 the best time of the year. I can't wait to 599 00:37:02,199 --> 00:37:04,960 see how how the rest of it finishes out. 600 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,599 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, I mean, you made a good point 601 00:37:15,519 --> 00:37:19,360 about the about SMU and and where do they where 602 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:21,840 do they start with the rankings? And then my point 603 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,760 earlier about the SEC bias stuff. I mean, South Carolina 604 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,360 very well should be a top twenty five team, but 605 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,079 for them to even be mentioned in the playoffs it's like, 606 00:37:32,159 --> 00:37:36,320 come on, man, like, like stop it. No nine, No three, 607 00:37:36,519 --> 00:37:40,159 lost team right now needs to be in the playoff 608 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:44,800 unless a bunch of other teams you know, fall off 609 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,760 the map in the last last few weeks here. So 610 00:37:48,559 --> 00:37:51,880 uh yeah, there's I want to see. And then how 611 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:55,000 overall is the ACC respected right right now, right now 612 00:37:55,039 --> 00:37:58,039 and the A people the league's got five ranked teams? 613 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,519 Do we see five ranked teams in Tuesday's college football 614 00:38:01,519 --> 00:38:04,320 playoff poll? I think that's a good question because I 615 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:05,800 don't think that's a for sure thing either. 616 00:38:08,039 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a great point. You know, one thing I 617 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:14,960 wish they would do and I don't it'd be great 618 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,440 to see it is when they put out the top 619 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,800 twenty five, you know, to even in no particular order, 620 00:38:20,039 --> 00:38:22,400 if they would list like who are the next five out? 621 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,440 You know, to see if Louisville, if they don't make 622 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:29,920 the top twenty five, are they just outside those rankings 623 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,880 right now? I think the AP and coach's polar are 624 00:38:35,639 --> 00:38:39,039 reasonably fair to the to the ACC at the moment. 625 00:38:40,559 --> 00:38:44,559 You know, with with Miami right there around in four 626 00:38:44,599 --> 00:38:49,679 and five range, SMU took a nice jump up. You 627 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:54,400 know this week you kept Clemson in the poll with 628 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,119 their two losses twenty if maybe about right. And then 629 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:00,800 you've kept Pittsburgh kind of rewarding them for their undefeated 630 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,440 start not dropping them out. And then you you have 631 00:39:03,559 --> 00:39:07,639 Louisville in the poll, you know, showing there are only 632 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:09,840 three losses have all been to ranked teams, and in 633 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:12,480 the other pole there just out by one, which you 634 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,239 know it's only going to take a loss by a 635 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:18,119 couple of teams. And then Louisville's in both poles. So 636 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:21,519 this is one of those times I'm actually not too 637 00:39:21,639 --> 00:39:24,920 upset with the current rankings. But let's see how the 638 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,039 college football playoff rankings do, because that's the one that's 639 00:39:28,039 --> 00:39:29,119 gonna count. 640 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:34,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm with you there, Ethan. 641 00:39:34,679 --> 00:39:37,360 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for spending your Sunday evening with us 642 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:40,960 on the All Sports Discussion ACC podcast. We love Devin 643 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,719 you come on the show. Love to have you come 644 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,360 on during college hoops season. Thanks again for spending your 645 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:47,360 Sunday night with us, and. 646 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 4: Man, thanks guys for having me as always, I always 647 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:55,800 enjoy it, and here's to a very entertaining college basketball. 648 00:39:56,159 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 2: Have a great week, guys, take care 649 00:39:58,960 --> 00:39:59,280 Speaker 4: You too.