1 00:00:16,719 --> 00:00:20,559 Speaker 1: Hello, welcome to you this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference, 2 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:25,039 the podcast for All Sportsdiscussion dot com. This is Jeff 3 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,359 and you can follow me on Twitter or x at 4 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,880 talkin' a c C Sports. That's at t A l 5 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,399 k I N A c C S p O r 6 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,799 t S. Your podcast moderator is Matthew and you can 7 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,359 follow him on Twitter or x at All Sports d 8 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:48,520 A c C. That's at A L L S p 9 00:00:48,679 --> 00:00:52,159 O r T S d A c C. I'm going 10 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,560 to turn it over to Matthew now as he introduces 11 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,759 our guest, and we're all ready to speak. 12 00:00:56,799 --> 00:01:11,719 Speaker 2: Matthew, Hey, Tim, can you hear us? 13 00:01:12,599 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 3: I can hear y'all. Yeah, I think we've lost Matthew 14 00:01:15,079 --> 00:01:16,519 for a second. Then can you hear me? 15 00:01:16,719 --> 00:01:17,799 Speaker 2: Uh, We're good to. 16 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 4: Go, man, Yeah, can you hear? 17 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:19,159 Speaker 3: Oh? 18 00:01:19,359 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 4: Wonderful, wonderful. Sorry, sorry about that. We have a great 19 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,599 return guest here on the podcast tonight. This is the 20 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:33,799 All Sports Discussion ACC podcast, the longest running independent ACC 21 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:39,000 podcast in the United States, and our return guest is Tim. 22 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,920 Tim Thomas. You can follow him on Twitter. I'm still 23 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,879 gonna call it Twitter, I'm never gonna call it x 24 00:01:44,359 --> 00:01:50,280 at at Tim Thomas t LP at Tim Thomas t LP. 25 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,599 He's the owner and operator of tech Lunchpale dot com 26 00:01:53,599 --> 00:01:56,560 and you can follow their site account at at tech 27 00:01:57,079 --> 00:02:00,159 lunch payl d. That's at t e c a h 28 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,640 l U n c h P A A p a 29 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,560 I l D again. I'll do that again here at 30 00:02:06,879 --> 00:02:09,960 t e c h l U n c h p 31 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:15,479 a I l D again. His personal Twitter account is 32 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:20,759 at Tim Thomas t l P. Thank you so much 33 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,120 for joining us tonight. 34 00:02:22,159 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 3: Tim. 35 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 4: We really appreciate you coming on the All Sports Discussion 36 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,919 ACC podcast, spending your Sunday. 37 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: Night with us. 38 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 4: This is a it's always a treat when you come 39 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,479 and come on the show, and it's it's it's just awesome, 40 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,240 awesome that you're here with us. So, before we start, 41 00:02:40,439 --> 00:02:43,240 is there anything that you'd like to tell tell our 42 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,919 listeners about your anything you'd like to tell our listeners 43 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,479 about here, our listeners about here? 44 00:02:48,479 --> 00:02:49,159 Speaker 2: You buy yourself? 45 00:02:49,159 --> 00:02:50,159 Speaker 4: The floor is yours, friend. 46 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,479 Speaker 3: I appreciate it, guys. It is great to always be 47 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,520 on shoot. I think this has got to be like 48 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,919 my eighth or ninth appearance at least at this point. 49 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,240 Over the past decade, you has been instrumental from the 50 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,319 start of the Tech Lunch Bill, which I'm the editor 51 00:03:03,319 --> 00:03:05,639 and owner of the Tech Lunch Bail. You go check 52 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,919 it out tech lunch bail dot com. 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We're a tech sideline, Evan Hughes, the 73 00:04:14,599 --> 00:04:18,040 voice of the Hokies for baseball and women's basketball, and 74 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,360 many more who've gotten to come through our ranks over 75 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,680 the years. I've got a great team right now with 76 00:04:21,759 --> 00:04:25,560 Tucker Terry and Josh puzzle Leslie puzz Leslie who have 77 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:28,959 done a great job as well providing excellent content. So, 78 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:32,600 like I said, like Matthew said, Tim Thomas TLP on 79 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:34,800 Twitter x whatever you want to call it, or tech 80 00:04:34,879 --> 00:04:39,120 lunch beld for our site Twitter guys, it's great to 81 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,639 be on you know. I tell you I was concerned 82 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,079 with Virginia Tech. We'd mostly be talking about whenever Virginia 83 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:47,079 Tech came up the coaching search for what is a 84 00:04:47,079 --> 00:04:53,160 lost season now, But you know, miracles happen. I guess they. 85 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:53,959 Speaker 4: Sure do, they sure do it? 86 00:04:53,959 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: Now. 87 00:04:54,199 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 4: Tell me you're also you've also been You're also on 88 00:04:56,879 --> 00:04:59,959 some radio stations occasionally across the state too, right. 89 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, i'llcasually be on some stuff like ESPN Richmond and 90 00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:06,720 some other stations I'm actually in Richmond for my remote 91 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:10,199 job that I do full time, funny enough to for 92 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,959 an office visit tomorrow. So in the in the beautiful 93 00:05:13,959 --> 00:05:16,959 state capital of the commonwealthy Virginia right now this evening. 94 00:05:17,079 --> 00:05:20,680 So but yeah, I'll do some stuff like ESP and 95 00:05:20,759 --> 00:05:24,680 Rischman occasionally and things like that, depending on depending on 96 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,199 the season, and depending on what's going on. 97 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 4: All right, all right, so let's get right to the 98 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,360 ACC football week that was right? Who was the most 99 00:05:34,399 --> 00:05:39,560 disappointing ACC football team in Week five? And give us 100 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,120 the flip answer? Who is your most impressive ACC football team? 101 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 2: The floor? 102 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? I mean this, there's a broad section of schools 103 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,680 who can fall in either category here. Let's start. Let's 104 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,759 start with the positives. Let's let's check off the positive. 105 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,360 How about Duke. We're gonna there's gonna be a lot 106 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,560 of teams out of think on this positive category. But 107 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,319 how about Duke that you know, I thought I thought 108 00:06:04,399 --> 00:06:06,959 really highly of Duke entering the season. They had that 109 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,399 rough game against Illinois where the margin was wider than 110 00:06:09,439 --> 00:06:12,399 the game was. They lose at Tulane. You're wondering a 111 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:15,680 little bit what's going on here? And they've they figured 112 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,720 it out. I mean, Syracuse is not the same without 113 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,319 Steve Anjelly, which I think they're a negative. I mean 114 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:24,199 they get whooped by thirty five at home. I don't 115 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,079 care that you just lost your quarterback, Like, come on, 116 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,199 do something, do something more than that. But I think 117 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,079 Duke's legitimately a very good, very town and football team. 118 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:36,319 Darien mensa man. He looks the part, He looks the part, 119 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,720 and he is going to probably be an All acc 120 00:06:38,879 --> 00:06:43,120 probably not first team because that's probably Carson Becker Haines King, 121 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,079 but I don't know he's have they paid him four million, 122 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:49,720 If that's accurate, then I think they're getting their money's 123 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:53,199 worth with what he's given them. That's a good team. 124 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,199 That is a good team, and I think it's they're 125 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,480 gonna be, you know, the two and zero in the 126 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:01,360 ACC now. And if you look could Duke's schedule ahead. 127 00:07:01,399 --> 00:07:03,240 We may get into this more later talking about the 128 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:07,319 league race as a whole. At cal Georgia Tech, at Clemson, 129 00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:11,399 at Yukon and non conference than UVA at North Carolina 130 00:07:11,519 --> 00:07:15,279 Wake Forest, it's not the easiest sleep, but it's it's manageable. 131 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:19,279 They go, you know, only lose one responsible they could 132 00:07:19,279 --> 00:07:20,879 only lose one of those games. I think they'll probably 133 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,160 lose more than that, but they can take two or 134 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:26,000 three of Georgia Tech, Clemson, Uva and then go cross 135 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,680 win at CAW. I mean, Duke could be a is 136 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,160 in the hunt for Charlotte and they have the talent 137 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,800 to do it. So I think, you know, under the 138 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,480 radar a little bit given some of the bigger storylines, 139 00:07:37,519 --> 00:07:42,920 but I think Duke deserves some credit wake Forest, you know, 140 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,800 the off sides penalty aside disappointing to lose that game, 141 00:07:46,839 --> 00:07:48,839 but I think this is an encouraging side. I think 142 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,959 Jake Dicker it's a heck of a coach. It's a 143 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:53,319 tough situation right now, but he's a heck of a coach. 144 00:07:53,399 --> 00:07:56,879 That team's gonna be feisty all year. But we have 145 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,399 to go to the headline. Well, there'll be a couple 146 00:07:58,439 --> 00:07:59,639 of other teams we'll get on, but we have to 147 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:04,160 go to the head line of the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Man, 148 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,680 it is funny that, uh we got a teclum. We 149 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:09,680 got a couple of Teclum's on on the week where 150 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,399 UVA football is as bad as it's been since Bryce 151 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,439 Perkins and maybe maybe even longer. That's a good football team. 152 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,600 That's a good football team. Chandler Morris is a good quarterback. 153 00:08:21,639 --> 00:08:24,680 He was very good in North Texas last year. I 154 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,920 think people forget Chandler Morris was going to be the 155 00:08:27,959 --> 00:08:31,399 starter at TCU before he got hurt the year Max 156 00:08:31,519 --> 00:08:36,960 Duggan and Sunny Dice went to the National Championship. He's 157 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,759 a talented player, and I think that's showing. The running 158 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:42,360 back Jamari Taylor's pretty good. They got some receivers, they 159 00:08:42,879 --> 00:08:44,799 they got some players there, and to beat what I 160 00:08:44,799 --> 00:08:47,759 think is a is a legitimately talented and good Florida 161 00:08:47,759 --> 00:08:50,360 state that may have been maybe isn't a top ten team, 162 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:54,360 but is a top twenty five team for sure. What 163 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,399 what a what a win that is for UVA. What 164 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,879 a scene that was on the field with you know, 165 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,720 the sea, if U manny would have been nice, if 166 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,879 maybe they could have sloped, give a tack a couple 167 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:07,559 more seconds, you know, for players to get out of 168 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,039 the way a little bit. Though, unique situation over time, 169 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,240 all of that, but I tell you, I mean that game. 170 00:09:14,279 --> 00:09:15,799 I mean they are so close to being five and 171 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,559 oh right now, a huge game at Louisville. We will 172 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,639 get into that shortly huge game in Louisville if they 173 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:27,080 somehow win that game, I tell you they guess they 174 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,200 gotta go cross country to Cow. Yes, they got to 175 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:33,639 go to Duke still, but UVA is very live in 176 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:34,879 the ACC Championship. 177 00:09:34,879 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 2: Brees. 178 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,759 Speaker 3: I wouldn't pick them to play be playing Miami and 179 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:42,240 Charlotte today, but uv A is very live in this thing. 180 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,759 And I can't say I saw that coming at the 181 00:09:44,759 --> 00:09:46,240 beginning of the season. I thought they could get the 182 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:50,600 six to seven wins. Give them the schedule. But Chandler 183 00:09:50,639 --> 00:09:53,480 Morris is good, Jamari Taylor is good. They have a 184 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,519 host of running backs. They got some guys on defense too. 185 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,639 But this is an offense that is very good. The 186 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:05,200 receivers Harris and Ross, I mean and earning all those 187 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,840 guys like this is a good offense. This is a 188 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,559 good football team. Yuv is gonna win seven or eight games. 189 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,639 I mean, at least that seems like the floor at 190 00:10:14,639 --> 00:10:18,879 this point. They are legit. They are there for real. 191 00:10:19,159 --> 00:10:21,759 They're gonna be a force for a while. And then 192 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,639 Louisville deserves credit for their comeback. That's a good football team. 193 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:28,919 We'll get We'll probably talk more about UVA Louis Will 194 00:10:28,919 --> 00:10:30,759 that be a good time to talk more about them. 195 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,759 But that was a good comeback on the road at 196 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,879 a pit team that is better I think people realize. 197 00:10:35,919 --> 00:10:37,519 But it may not be a great team, but it's 198 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:40,200 better than people realize. But got to talk about the 199 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,919 game I was at last night as well. Virginia Tech. Guys, 200 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,279 I'm gonna be honest. I told someone pregame when I 201 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:49,840 was we were talking about the eight and a half 202 00:10:49,919 --> 00:10:53,759 line in favor of n Z State. It's like, if 203 00:10:53,799 --> 00:10:55,720 you if you didn't live in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 204 00:10:55,759 --> 00:10:57,600 that would be one of the bets of the week, 205 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,240 the bet on NC State. I mean, this was a 206 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,759 dead in the water Virginia Tech. Just a couple of 207 00:11:02,759 --> 00:11:05,240 weeks ago. They make the coaching change you had to 208 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,399 make because that team had quit. You see several players 209 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:13,440 leave or decide the red shirt, and now they rallied. 210 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:17,159 Terry On Stewart being healthy is huge for that team. 211 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,799 They wanted him. He was their number one target at 212 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,519 running back in terms of portal guys, and he's showing 213 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,200 why that. Man. I mean, the eighty five yard run 214 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,039 was the most impressive, but he had several runs of 215 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:32,600 ten plus yesterday one when they got the running game, 216 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,320 actually decided to use the running game. Because they didn't 217 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,279 use it early on, they pretty much always passed. Once 218 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,679 they actually started using it, things changed for Tech in 219 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,960 that game. Stuart's a force. He's healthy, he is a 220 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:49,720 bowling ball. He's probably a little more athletic version of 221 00:11:49,799 --> 00:11:53,519 Steven People's or Sam Rogers. I mean, the guy's a force. 222 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,559 He's a little more agile, little little more speed. He's 223 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,120 a dude. And the linebacker play Caleb Spencer and the 224 00:12:01,159 --> 00:12:04,759 true freshman Noah Chambers. I don't think I've ever seen 225 00:12:04,799 --> 00:12:07,600 a true freshman make his debut in a conference game 226 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:10,759 and have three tackles on his first three career defensive 227 00:12:10,759 --> 00:12:14,759 plays in college football. That's pretty good. That's pretty good. 228 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,639 They might have the Low Garrazzo Award winner and John 229 00:12:17,759 --> 00:12:21,120 Love at kicker, but this team just fought. This team 230 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,759 showed up, and yeah, I think Tech's gotta be one 231 00:12:24,759 --> 00:12:26,960 of the most impressive NC State falls. On the other 232 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,360 side of this, though, I don't know what happened to 233 00:12:29,399 --> 00:12:31,159 the team that beat UVA and was three and zero, 234 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,600 was like, Okay, this is something's going on good here. 235 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,080 But they lost to a good d team, but nonetheless 236 00:12:36,879 --> 00:12:41,159 lost last week. Lose to this the Dave Dorn conversation 237 00:12:41,279 --> 00:12:43,559 has to begin. I don't know if I'm there to fire, 238 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,320 and yet let's see how this playoffs. Because Dorn has 239 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,440 had a very good tenure at NC State. But I 240 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,159 think anyone said people saying that it might be getting 241 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,519 stale after what happened, the disappointment last year and now 242 00:12:55,519 --> 00:12:58,240 what we've seen this year, I think that's a fair argument. 243 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,159 I think that's a fair case. There is a case 244 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,039 I wonder a little bit. I think some NC State 245 00:13:03,039 --> 00:13:05,919 people have speculated this, like they've invested a lot into 246 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,200 Will Wade. Are they in a position to make a 247 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,759 move in a football coach right now? I'm not so sure, 248 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,240 but the state we're in, they might need to. So 249 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,080 I think it's interesting situation with NC State. I will 250 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,279 say CJ. Bailey is a very good quarterback. So there's 251 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,919 a lot of positives in the league. This week. Florida 252 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,759 State's got to be a disappointment. You know, Top ten 253 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:29,879 lose on the road at Uva. But Uva, even with 254 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Uva being decent, kind of stalls your momentum and now 255 00:13:33,039 --> 00:13:35,320 puts you going to Miami where you're kind of in 256 00:13:35,399 --> 00:13:37,559 a must win if you want to get to Charlotte. Now, 257 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,440 if you don't win that game, Florida State could still 258 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,720 get to the College Football Playoff. I think if they 259 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:47,279 don't beat Miami next week, they pretty much they have 260 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,120 to win out, but they could still stack up good 261 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,679 wins at Clemson at Florida that would be that would 262 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,559 help them build out their resume around what they did 263 00:13:57,039 --> 00:14:00,679 against Alabama Week one. But Florida's I think, is a 264 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,279 little teetering or is definitely teetering in the ACC race 265 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,679 because I don't think you're gonna get there the Charlotte 266 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,279 with two losses, or at least you do not want 267 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,360 to be in that spot this early on Syracuse obviously 268 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,919 used by thirty five at home. I don't care your 269 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,519 quarterback just went down. I mean, that's just embarrassing. Stanford's 270 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,159 a mess. I can't say I'm disappointed by Stanford because 271 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,559 Santa Steate State is probably a better football team than them, 272 00:14:22,759 --> 00:14:27,919 so beating them is something so good for them, even 273 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,159 though they did beat Boston College early this year. Somehow 274 00:14:30,759 --> 00:14:32,840 col has got to be a positive. I didn't mention 275 00:14:32,919 --> 00:14:35,759 them earlier, but Justin Wilcox may be coaching his way 276 00:14:35,759 --> 00:14:37,360 off the hot seat as well. He was the hottest 277 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,159 Sea coming the season, and he's coaches way off the 278 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:42,720 hot seat. Credit to him. They got that freshman quarterback, 279 00:14:43,639 --> 00:14:45,559 he got a couple home games coming up. I mean, 280 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,799 Cow's going to be comfortably favored against Bill Belichick in 281 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,480 North Carolina. They should get to a there's a good 282 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:53,879 chance they got North Carolina and Stanford still to play. 283 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,200 There's a good chance to get at least six and 284 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,399 get to a bowl game. My view, that should be 285 00:14:59,519 --> 00:15:02,840 enough to say Wilcox's job for another year. They might 286 00:15:02,919 --> 00:15:05,639 with Duke have in across country UVASMU, maybe they can 287 00:15:05,679 --> 00:15:08,480 get one of those as well. Maybe they come across 288 00:15:08,519 --> 00:15:13,000 the country and beat Virginia Tech. Good work for Justin Wilcox. 289 00:15:13,039 --> 00:15:16,159 So a very interesting week across the league. 290 00:15:16,759 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 4: Well said teammate. Heck of a recap, Jeff, you're up bread. 291 00:15:25,919 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: All right, Tim, let's look ahead to next week with 292 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:34,240 ACC football game games are you looking forward to in 293 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:35,000 Week six? 294 00:15:36,159 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: Well, I think we have to start with Miami at 295 00:15:38,159 --> 00:15:41,480 Florida State. I mean this if it wasn't for UVA 296 00:15:41,639 --> 00:15:43,440 up saying that this might have been the biggest Florida 297 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,120 State Miami game in a long long time. It's still 298 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,840 one of the biggest. I don't know why College Game 299 00:15:47,919 --> 00:15:51,200 Day is not in Tallahassee. Alabama Vanderbilt is exciting, but 300 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,039 I don't know why they are not in Tallahassee. Miami 301 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,480 is a legitimate national title contender right now. Carson Beck 302 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,080 looks great, the defense as much improved for them. Mark 303 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,600 Fletcher was a very productive running back for a while 304 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:07,519 and now is gain to be the guy. CJ. Daniels 305 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:10,320 kind of got lost in the shuffle a little bit LSU, 306 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,120 but he was really good at Liberty previously, and I 307 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:15,120 think it's showing a little bit. This is a really 308 00:16:15,159 --> 00:16:17,679 good Miami team. This is a really, really good one. 309 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,840 And I think for all to talk about Crystal Ball 310 00:16:20,879 --> 00:16:22,720 and not getting over the hump after ND last year, 311 00:16:22,759 --> 00:16:26,159 like the thing is my Oregon played for three straight 312 00:16:26,159 --> 00:16:28,159 conference titles. I can't remember what the record was in 313 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,759 them when Chrystal Ball was there prior to leaving for Miami. 314 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,159 Like Christa, Ball knows how to get talent and he 315 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,639 knows how to build up a winner, and right now 316 00:16:37,639 --> 00:16:39,679 we're seeing that. I think this year we are seeing 317 00:16:39,759 --> 00:16:42,200 that more and more. Like this defense, he made a 318 00:16:42,279 --> 00:16:47,320 very good higher defensive coordinator this offseason. Obviously, Shannon Dawson 319 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:48,720 is a guy who's going to be linked with a 320 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:53,519 whole lot of openings. But for Florida State, this is 321 00:16:53,519 --> 00:16:56,960 a big moment. Now you lose at Uva. If you 322 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,320 want to get the Charlotte, you have to win this game. 323 00:17:00,279 --> 00:17:02,200 And this is a good this team is capable of 324 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,039 doing that. This is a good football team, and you're 325 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:06,480 playing at home. This is a big moment for Florida 326 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:08,920 State and if you want to make the playoff. I mean, 327 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,920 here's the thing. If they win this game, you have 328 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,640 wins over Miami and Alabama. You could probably lose one 329 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,400 miss the ACC Championship and at ten and two, partly 330 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,440 your helped a little bit. I have the name Florida State, 331 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,279 but with Uva being respectable, lu say had a Clemson 332 00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:26,119 team that could easily rally and finish at eight and 333 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,640 four to nine and three top twenty five teen. Like 334 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:31,799 even with the mess they've been so far, I mean, 335 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:34,400 Florida State could still get to the playoff. I think 336 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,480 This is a crucial moment for them too, for the 337 00:17:36,519 --> 00:17:40,519 ACC and their playoff hopest. But I am very this 338 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,400 is obviously the game of the week in the league. 339 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:48,440 It's a very exciting game. And yeah, I mean, if 340 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,759 you look at Florida State, you win this game tonight, 341 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,759 you got Pitt or this game. Next weekend you have 342 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:56,680 Pitt Stanford on the road, which doesn't really matter. Wake 343 00:17:56,759 --> 00:18:02,640 Forest at Clemson, Virginia Tech at NC State. That's very doable. 344 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,279 That's very doable to win that, and then at Florida 345 00:18:05,279 --> 00:18:08,359 at the end of the year. They could win all them, 346 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,839 especially if Clemson continues to just be a dumpster fire 347 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,599 and just a mess. I mean, if Clemson can figure 348 00:18:13,599 --> 00:18:15,039 it out, they have the talent of a top five 349 00:18:15,039 --> 00:18:16,720 team in America. There's a reason why I picked them 350 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:20,599 preseason being a national title to win the national championship. 351 00:18:20,599 --> 00:18:23,400 And I am puzzled and befuddled by the mess of 352 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:27,160 Clemson this year. But if Clemson continues to be a mess, 353 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:28,599 they'll be favored in all of them. They may be 354 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:33,440 favored all of them anyway, But win this game against Miami, 355 00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:36,559 you can get the Charlotte and you can go to 356 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:38,559 Charlotte knowing you're going to be in a college football 357 00:18:38,559 --> 00:18:40,559 playoff and you're playing with house money that go win 358 00:18:40,559 --> 00:18:44,279 a conference championship and maybe get a bye. That's the 359 00:18:44,319 --> 00:18:46,799 type of spot Florida State still is in. While Miami, 360 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,559 on the other hand, once again also everything is there. 361 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,880 I mean, this is a moment to send a message. 362 00:18:53,279 --> 00:18:56,359 They beat Florida convincingly, they beat Notre Dame week one. 363 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,559 You win this game, I mean this could twelve is 364 00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:02,599 in play, thirteen and oh is in play for Miami. 365 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,839 You win on the road. You got Louisville. That's gonna 366 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,200 be a tough test, but you do get a bye 367 00:19:07,519 --> 00:19:10,440 before you play Louisville on a Friday night at home. 368 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,079 Then you have Stanford at SMU, Syracuse, NC State at 369 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,839 Virginia Tech at Pitt. I mean, as you could be tricky. 370 00:19:18,319 --> 00:19:21,119 We've seen it before with Miami going to Pitt and 371 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,599 Pitt being a thorn in their side for some reason 372 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:28,039 when they go up there in late November. But that 373 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,400 is such a manageable schedule. These next couple games are 374 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,400 crucial mostly for position at this point because Notre Dame's South, 375 00:19:35,519 --> 00:19:39,079 USF and Florida are all solid wins their their playoff 376 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:40,960 spot looks very strong. They take care of bes at 377 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,079 Florida State, Miami will see you guys in the playoffs, 378 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,319 at worst hosting a first round game, and you're in 379 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:52,759 Miami's rightly in the driver's seat in the ACC. I 380 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:56,279 think Miami wins that game, but I could see that 381 00:19:56,319 --> 00:19:58,920 game going either way. And then the other game I 382 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,839 think you have to talk about out is Uva at Louisville. 383 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,119 I don't think. I don't think I had that pencil 384 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:11,839 preseason as a significant ACC game. But here we are 385 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,480 Louisville obviously a huge two game stretch here home against Uva, 386 00:20:15,559 --> 00:20:18,440 which has just gained so much more intrigue. And then 387 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,799 at Miami they can go one to one, which I 388 00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:24,000 think they will go one to one. And then you 389 00:20:24,039 --> 00:20:28,319 have Boston College averaging Contech, cal Cal Clemson at home 390 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,920 at SMU and SEBU team I think is pretty good 391 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,839 still but maybe isn't what they were last year. And 392 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:39,079 then of course Kentucky they could win out that's manageable, 393 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,839 and even they slip up once a ten and two 394 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,480 team with some of those wins, it gets interesting. With 395 00:20:43,519 --> 00:20:46,319 the playoff, I think they'd be left out in that scenario. 396 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,640 But eleven and ones in play for Louisville, and I 397 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,240 think this is a really good football team. I think 398 00:20:53,279 --> 00:20:58,400 Miller Moss is the most talented quarterback that that Jeff 399 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,319 Bram has had. I think we're starting the see or 400 00:21:00,319 --> 00:21:02,680 at least maybe the highest ceiling. Hasn't been the best 401 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,839 start necessarily, but Isaac Brown, we know, is a home 402 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,559 run thread at running back. They got the receivers with 403 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,279 Bell and Lacy. They got some players on defense too. 404 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,799 You know Clev Louvin's three and a half sacks. He 405 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,880 was really good at Coastal Carolina. There's a reason why 406 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,880 a whole lot of people wanted him and looked. He's 407 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,279 looking the part early on. So but Uva, on the 408 00:21:24,319 --> 00:21:28,400 other hand, we talked about earlier. With their schedule, it 409 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,960 sets up you go win this game at Louisville. I 410 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,160 mean they'll be favored the rest of the way, most 411 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:40,000 likely at Duke's the toughest game left at Cal maybe 412 00:21:40,039 --> 00:21:41,599 just because you got to go all the way across 413 00:21:41,599 --> 00:21:43,640 the country and that freshman quarterback is good, but you'll 414 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,359 have a ton of tape at that point on a 415 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,359 true freshman quarterback. I mean they win this game at Louisville. 416 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:55,960 Could the University of Virginia be eleven and one or 417 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,119 ten and two even I don't think they will be. 418 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:00,759 I think they'll probably be like eight h four because 419 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:03,279 I think they're good, but not that good. But this 420 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:04,119 is a big moment. 421 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 1: Now. 422 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:07,839 Speaker 3: If you go from winning at Florida State, winning over 423 00:22:07,839 --> 00:22:12,480 Florida State to winning at Louisville the next week, I 424 00:22:12,559 --> 00:22:14,559 think we have I think we need to have a 425 00:22:14,599 --> 00:22:18,680 serious conversation about UVA, even more serious about UVAS as 426 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:22,680 not only an ACC contender, but maybe the shocker of 427 00:22:22,759 --> 00:22:25,559 the year to make the college football Playoff, which, by 428 00:22:25,559 --> 00:22:28,799 the way, I think should send some chills down the 429 00:22:28,839 --> 00:22:32,960 spine of those down in Blacksburg that your rival is 430 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,119 positioning itself in football right now much better this season, 431 00:22:36,799 --> 00:22:40,039 in a moment where we're trending towards a big potential 432 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,000 shift and schism that you want to be on the 433 00:22:42,039 --> 00:22:47,279 right side of. So, I mean, this is a big game, 434 00:22:47,319 --> 00:22:49,359 and it's crazy to say that about UVA. I don't 435 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,359 think it's going to happen. And I think Louisville wins 436 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:52,920 this game, and I think UVA is like an eight 437 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,640 and four team but it's there for them. It's there 438 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,880 for both of these teams. A run at the ace 439 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,720 the championship is very much there. And I do want 440 00:23:02,759 --> 00:23:05,039 to mention Duke at Cow because guess what these two 441 00:23:05,079 --> 00:23:08,039 teams are both undefeeing the ACC so far Cal one 442 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,640 to oh Duke two and zero. Winner of this game. 443 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,440 I mean, Duke's got like I said, Georgia Tech clumbs 444 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:17,880 in Virginia, but it's their live in the AEC if 445 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,279 they win this game this Cow. On the other side, 446 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,200 the toughest team they play is probably Louisville or at 447 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,519 Louisville or Virginia coming across the country or SMU coming 448 00:23:26,519 --> 00:23:29,880 to their place too. Duke's got to come to their place. 449 00:23:30,279 --> 00:23:35,000 Their road games are Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Stanford. Like 450 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:38,680 I said, this game, they're hosting Duke. I mean Cal 451 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,640 wins this game. They're two to zero in the league play, 452 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,319 they get a bye, then they have North Carolina Virginia Tech. 453 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,000 That's gonna be you know, the cross country parts gonna 454 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,960 be tricky for them. But Cal could bee him the 455 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:53,240 hunt in the ACC well into November as well, So 456 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:55,240 it's I don't think. I think They're gonna be slip 457 00:23:55,319 --> 00:23:58,640 ups for both teams, especially Cow. But this Duke Col 458 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,680 game is is going to be a very interesting late 459 00:24:00,799 --> 00:24:05,119 night game. And also for Duke, you know, you just 460 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,240 played at Syracuse. Now you got to go back to 461 00:24:08,319 --> 00:24:11,400 Durham then go cross the country. A good thing they 462 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,240 won thirty three, maybe, but that's a lot of travel 463 00:24:15,039 --> 00:24:18,119 and that is a very unfavorable schedule for Duke, and 464 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:22,079 Cal's decent. That might be the upset watch there. Cal 465 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,079 is the underdog at home. I don't know if they 466 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,279 should be the underdog. So that's gonna be a very 467 00:24:26,279 --> 00:24:27,000 interesting game. 468 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:38,079 Speaker 1: All right, Tim, awesome look at the week six games 469 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:39,119 that you're looking forward to. 470 00:24:39,559 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 2: But let's take. 471 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: Another look here a week six here the ACC. 472 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 2: Which ACC team do you think could be on upset 473 00:24:47,519 --> 00:24:50,480 alert if they're looking ahead to a game on their 474 00:24:50,519 --> 00:24:55,039 schedule or otherwise just sleep walking on the on the field. 475 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,519 Speaker 3: Well, I think that Cal Duke game is one of them. 476 00:24:58,519 --> 00:25:01,359 Florida State at home, obviously a home underdog against Miami. 477 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,839 I don't think Miami's gonna be looking ahead or sleepwalking, 478 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,720 but Florida stay at home. That's that's you know, there's 479 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,960 definitely upset potential there. Uva is an underdog, but could 480 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:16,359 there be that kind of hangover effect from a big 481 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,599 win and it just not be nearly as competitive as 482 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,519 the Vegas would think possible. Duke having across go all 483 00:25:23,519 --> 00:25:26,160 the way across the country after a long trip to Syracuse, 484 00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:29,759 that against a col team that has some momentum after 485 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,200 winning against Boston College and that game being so late 486 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,839 at ten thirty, that's a dicey one too. And then 487 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:42,480 I also I do think Pitt. I think Boston College 488 00:25:42,519 --> 00:25:45,440 is very game right now. They're gonna start, They're gonna 489 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,799 get someone. They could get Pitt. If Pitt's not careful here. 490 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:53,359 Lanigan's very intriguing. They showed a pulse with the running 491 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:58,079 game this past week. Boston College could be dangerous here 492 00:25:58,079 --> 00:26:01,640 against Pitt, especially Pitt Tough, you know, blowing a late 493 00:26:01,759 --> 00:26:06,240 lead against Louisville. I will say I think Clemson is 494 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,799 gonna just beat the crap out of North Carolina. That 495 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:14,680 UNC team Cleary is not very good. And the Bill 496 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:19,039 Belichick Dablos Sweeney game is you know, a ESPN is 497 00:26:19,039 --> 00:26:21,240 probably a great ragne despite the fact that it doesn't 498 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,880 really mean much at this point to any relevance of 499 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:28,880 this college football season. But you know, television means that 500 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,519 games on ESPN instead of ACC Network, where it probably 501 00:26:31,559 --> 00:26:37,160 should be. But regardless, Clemson's gonna stop him. I don't 502 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,640 imagine that they won't. I don't care the games in 503 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:45,960 Chapel Hill, Like look ahead the basketball season. North Carolina. Uh, 504 00:26:46,079 --> 00:26:48,440 Bill Belichick's got a lot of work to do, and 505 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:54,119 who knows if it's even you know, it's tiring. A 506 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,519 guy who's won as many Super Bowls as he has 507 00:26:56,519 --> 00:27:01,400 sounds great, great in press headlines, but you know, hiring 508 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,519 a seventy three year old who is dating a twenty 509 00:27:04,559 --> 00:27:07,720 four year old and has got those those kind of 510 00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:11,839 questions about his you know, morality to be frank to 511 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,960 an extent and on both directions and distractions in addition 512 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,720 to being you know, potentially well passed his coaching prime 513 00:27:20,759 --> 00:27:24,400 as well learning a new game the coach. Yeah, that 514 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,599 just seems like a mess. I don't know what we're 515 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,720 doing here, and it's right now showing to be a mess. 516 00:27:29,759 --> 00:27:33,720 We'll see, maybe they're brilliant, but right now they got 517 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,799 some questions. So no, North Carolina won't be on upset Watch, 518 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:41,480 but Pittsburgh Duke Miami all feel like teams I think 519 00:27:41,519 --> 00:27:43,079 are the most most prone here. 520 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 1: All right, tim, let's go national here, we'll step out 521 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,720 of the ACC for a bid. Which national FBS game 522 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:00,160 are you looking forward to the most in Week six? 523 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,920 And we're wide open with this question. This can be 524 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:06,400 Power four, G five. You can even have an FCS 525 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,440 matchup and then give us the winner of that game 526 00:28:08,519 --> 00:28:11,200 or two that you're looking at outside of the ACC. 527 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 3: Well, I think Alabama Vanderbilt has been testing just because 528 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,160 if Vanderbilt can, if Vanderbilt can bowl us off again 529 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,720 and go in the tuscle looser this time to do 530 00:28:21,799 --> 00:28:24,599 it one, all the good will for Kaitlin de Bor 531 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,799 goes right back out the window, and a repeat of 532 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,839 last year. Though I think Kylen de Bor is a 533 00:28:28,839 --> 00:28:31,519 heck of a ball coach. But secondly, all of a sudden, 534 00:28:31,599 --> 00:28:35,319 Vanderbilt six to oher with LSU Mazoo coming coming home, 535 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,200 Auburn and Kentucky at home, two Texas and tenn Site 536 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,319 the only games of the row like they might have 537 00:28:40,359 --> 00:28:43,079 a chance, even at like ten and two, which by 538 00:28:43,079 --> 00:28:45,799 the way, gets him in the playoff, they might. And 539 00:28:45,839 --> 00:28:47,920 even if they go nine in three, you have a 540 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:51,519 win in Alabama. Among those, I think we might be 541 00:28:51,559 --> 00:28:55,279 talking about playoff team Vanderbilt even we might have a 542 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:58,599 chance to be talking about that. And for Alabama, obviously, 543 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,039 this is you gotta build on this or you got 544 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:02,319 to build on it. You gotta build what you did 545 00:29:02,319 --> 00:29:05,039 against Georgia this time instead of stumbling. So I think 546 00:29:05,079 --> 00:29:07,960 that is a obviously a big game I've been picking out. 547 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,200 I'd pick Alabama. I think I think Vanderbilt is a 548 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,680 great story. They're a good team. They've improved from last year, 549 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,480 but they're not that level. I think I think that's 550 00:29:16,519 --> 00:29:19,920 going to catch up there. And I tell you this, 551 00:29:20,119 --> 00:29:21,839 I look in some of the other games, Texas Tech 552 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:23,880 at Houston, Battle of vun beatings, but I don't think 553 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:25,960 Houston is that could But I tell you this, Texas 554 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,920 Tech's gonna be fascinating to watch them right now. The 555 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,079 money they spent is looking well spent in their GM. 556 00:29:32,119 --> 00:29:34,559 I can't remember their GM's name, but he is proving 557 00:29:34,599 --> 00:29:36,880 to be They paid him, Notre Dame, wanted him, and 558 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,759 they kept him. That man is one of the one 559 00:29:39,759 --> 00:29:42,440 of the best front office people in college football today, 560 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:44,960 one of the best personnel people in college football. They 561 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,680 have an edge because of it, in addition to Cody 562 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,720 Campbell pumping him bid jillion dollars into that program too, 563 00:29:51,799 --> 00:29:55,640 So I think that's a very interesting spot. I think 564 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,759 also you look at Texas A and M hosting Mississippi. 565 00:29:57,799 --> 00:30:00,960 Mississippi State team is very live. You know, A and M. 566 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,200 They're in the playoff race. I picked them preseason. The 567 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:07,480 schedule sets up favorably for them to get the ten 568 00:30:07,559 --> 00:30:10,559 and two. You get some interesting lower top twenty five 569 00:30:10,599 --> 00:30:13,440 or outside they jump in. I think A and M 570 00:30:13,519 --> 00:30:15,279 is very A and M I think will take care 571 00:30:15,319 --> 00:30:19,720 of business in that game, and it'll be interesting to see. 572 00:30:20,519 --> 00:30:23,920 I think they are very live for the playoff too, 573 00:30:24,079 --> 00:30:27,319 so there's some interest game. Not a crazy week. I 574 00:30:27,319 --> 00:30:31,720 will say, you get a little further down the kind 575 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,160 of the chasm here, and it's there aren't as many 576 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,359 like G five games necessarily at least this week though, 577 00:30:37,359 --> 00:30:40,440 I will say Delaware got it. You gotta shout out 578 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,440 the Blue Hens. They're three to one in their first 579 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,440 season as an FBS team, hosting Western Kentucky this week. 580 00:30:47,599 --> 00:30:50,240 I mean they're one to zero in conference right now. 581 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,599 Liberty does not look very good. That league is wide 582 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,559 open out. I mean Western Kentucky. Kentucky's probably the favorite, 583 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,279 pretty clear. Louisante's been a surprise too, but could Delaware 584 00:31:01,759 --> 00:31:03,119 being here the top of the league for most of 585 00:31:03,119 --> 00:31:06,319 the year. The big moment for Delaware at home against 586 00:31:06,319 --> 00:31:08,759 Western Kentucky if they could win that one. So an 587 00:31:08,839 --> 00:31:11,640 underrated Friday night game. That'll be a fun one over 588 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:12,640 in Newark, Delaware. 589 00:31:18,599 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: Right, very very good tim Because we have our last 590 00:31:23,759 --> 00:31:28,720 two segments here in the podcast. We've got two open 591 00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:32,519 mic segments, and this next one is just for you. 592 00:31:32,839 --> 00:31:36,680 So whatever you have on your mind, you know, it 593 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,079 can be Virginia Tech, it could be somewhere else in 594 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:46,640 the ACC around the country. Go forward here on our 595 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,240 guest open mic segment. 596 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think one of the big storylines. I think 597 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,319 one of the interesting things to watch this week is 598 00:31:54,319 --> 00:31:58,519 in Blacksburg. You know, for those out not in the 599 00:31:58,599 --> 00:32:02,440 Virginia Tech world as deeply major Board of Visitors meeting 600 00:32:02,519 --> 00:32:05,359 was called after funding questions were raised about a month ago. 601 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,279 There is a proposal that's been circulating around that will 602 00:32:08,279 --> 00:32:11,960 be presented. It will infuse fifty million dollars this year 603 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,960 into Virginia Tech and then obviously so their budget will 604 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,960 be athletic budget will be next year over two hundred 605 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,319 million dollars will be one hundred and ninety million, about 606 00:32:20,359 --> 00:32:22,759 one hundred and ninety two million or so, up from 607 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,920 about fifty million from one forty two what it was 608 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,599 supposed to be this year. I think I've talked to 609 00:32:27,599 --> 00:32:30,680 some people around if Virginia Tech realizes they are you know, 610 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,319 if there is this schism in twenty thirty of the 611 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:35,839 top thirty ish schools, they may not be in it. 612 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:40,759 And there is a potential risk that goes beyond just 613 00:32:41,599 --> 00:32:44,960 you know, missing the schism in football, but the economic 614 00:32:45,039 --> 00:32:47,759 impact on the region, the academic impact it could even 615 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:51,200 have to an extent on you know, Virginia Tech's ambitions 616 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,079 as an academic institution, a growing student body. You don't 617 00:32:55,079 --> 00:32:56,680 have to be comfortable with that or not, but that's 618 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,759 just the reality. You know. There's some people that are 619 00:33:00,119 --> 00:33:04,519 rise that Virginia Tech, you know, that would some of 620 00:33:04,559 --> 00:33:07,960 the money proposed is not together yet. It shouldn't be 621 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,079 a shock. This proposal is a month old and they're 622 00:33:10,119 --> 00:33:12,160 proposing one hundred and twenty million of the two hundred 623 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,880 twenty nine million dollars to come from donors. It takes 624 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,960 a minute to fundraise that, and they got some work 625 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,559 to do to deliver that. I think this this could 626 00:33:22,599 --> 00:33:26,359 be a massive statement to the coaching market that Virginia 627 00:33:26,359 --> 00:33:30,200 Tech is very serious and very serious about infusing cash. 628 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,440 And if they can make it clear to coaches that 629 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,839 this money will be delivered, they will and to agents, 630 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,359 they will improve their job. The type of candidate that 631 00:33:39,359 --> 00:33:42,160 they will be able to pull into this program will 632 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,440 be raised. If they can make clear they can deliver 633 00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:48,279 on becoming a budget that matches Florida State, in Clemson 634 00:33:48,319 --> 00:33:51,640 in the ACC and his top twenty top twenty or 635 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:55,680 so overall among all programs. This is a big moment 636 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,359 for Virginia Tech. And I think, you know, if you 637 00:33:58,359 --> 00:33:59,759 don't have all that money, I think what they need 638 00:33:59,799 --> 00:34:01,200 to make players, Hey, if we don't have all that 639 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,640 donor money just yet, we're gonna take some debt because 640 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,559 the Seth Lake department that's ran in the green for 641 00:34:05,599 --> 00:34:07,799 a while, and I think you have to take some 642 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,320 risks sometime. They have to show that whether donor mine 643 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,320 iSER or not, they are willing to make it creative 644 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,199 to make sure the money is there and let donors 645 00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:19,079 figure it out as it comes. They got to show 646 00:34:19,119 --> 00:34:22,480 the money, and this is a big moment, but this 647 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:26,039 is a step. The next step will be after Green. 648 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:29,320 This is showing to agents, hey, proof that they can 649 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,239 actually deliver the money, whether you you know, I don't 650 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,880 want to be the one that's you know, poop poo 651 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,519 on the parade here, but let's this is a step. 652 00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:40,079 This is not the end game. You know, if you 653 00:34:40,119 --> 00:34:43,480 want to somehow convince John Summroll that, hey, he shouldn't 654 00:34:43,519 --> 00:34:47,559 just wait for an SEC job to offer him, you 655 00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:49,400 got to have that money ready to go, or if 656 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,719 you want Matt Campbell somehow to leave Iowa State. I 657 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,880 don't think even with the money there, those guys would 658 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,039 necessarily jump in Virginia Tech. But it maybe opens that 659 00:34:56,079 --> 00:34:59,400 door a little bit, and obviously it you know, helps 660 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,800 with the There's like the Alex Golishes who are gonna 661 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,960 be talked about a ton, the Dan Mullins and so 662 00:35:05,039 --> 00:35:07,440 many more who will end up being linked with this job. 663 00:35:08,079 --> 00:35:12,599 So big week for Virginia Tech. And you know, there's 664 00:35:12,599 --> 00:35:16,239 some good vibes in Blacksburg after Saturday night for a 665 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,679 program that you know, honestly, it's a lost season all 666 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,039 there's lots of noise, but all the noise is not 667 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:24,880 is around who the next coaches, who the funding is 668 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:26,880 gonna be, who's gonna be the GM. None of it's 669 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,519 around the locker room. And I think this is gonna 670 00:35:28,519 --> 00:35:31,280 be a strange It's gonna be a strange scene in 671 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,199 Blacksburg because I think they're gonna be Tech fans that 672 00:35:34,199 --> 00:35:36,559 gonna be disappointed in the big picture they have to 673 00:35:36,639 --> 00:35:39,239 watch a three and nine football team. But I think 674 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:42,119 we'll enjoy this season in a weird way too, So 675 00:35:42,159 --> 00:35:43,840 it's gonna get a little wacky. But this is a 676 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:46,480 big week for the future of Virginia Tech and that's 677 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,840 something to definitely monitor. And guys, I don't think we've 678 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,639 planned this podcast to be around this vote for me 679 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,199 to jump on here, but talk about a nice coincidence. 680 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:02,760 Speaker 4: Absolutely absolutely open microphone number two. 681 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 2: What do you got for a sim. 682 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 3: Well, I think I want to say something a little 683 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:10,920 bit as well as we look at the race, the 684 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,960 college football playoff race, but let's talk about the ap 685 00:36:14,159 --> 00:36:17,360 pole and some of the complaints. I'm fed up with 686 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:22,280 some of these complaints. I'm fed up with some of this, Like, yes, 687 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,880 some there's some voters who don't do the work, but 688 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,239 so many of them do, and so many of these 689 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:31,719 people are traveling the country covering these games with vehicles 690 00:36:32,119 --> 00:36:36,599 with whatever their newspaper or organization will provide. Most of 691 00:36:36,639 --> 00:36:39,239 these people aren't national reporters. They're beat reporters. They're not 692 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:43,480 reporters flying on private jets or having big salaries. You know, 693 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,400 I work along the side playing them. I weren't running 694 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,760 bump shoulders with them. I think some of these people 695 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,960 who can have been some of the loudest complaints. There 696 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,119 are people who I think do great job coming to sport, 697 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:55,920 like the Josh Pats and others, but I'm fed up 698 00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:00,440 with the incessant complaints about it. Is it imperfect, Yes, 699 00:37:01,159 --> 00:37:05,000 but guess what, it's still pretty dark good if you 700 00:37:05,039 --> 00:37:07,519 look historically a lot like last year. I think eight 701 00:37:07,519 --> 00:37:10,119 of the top twelve teams in the preseason Top twenty 702 00:37:10,159 --> 00:37:12,719 five actually made the playoff in the preseason ap Top 703 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,119 twenty five. And oh, don't even look at the Coach's Bowl. 704 00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:16,599 That's even a bigger mess. If you want to complain 705 00:37:16,639 --> 00:37:18,639 about something of the Coaches Bowl. But the Coaches Bowl 706 00:37:18,679 --> 00:37:21,280 is completely irrelevant at this point. I mean it's you know, 707 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:23,480 it's thrown together. It's a mess. It probably shouldn't exist 708 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,920 at this point. I don't think it's really accurate. So 709 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:32,159 I'm fed up with this. These the constant complaining, the moaning, 710 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:36,039 the whining. It just needs to stop. Sure, you complain 711 00:37:36,119 --> 00:37:39,519 a little bit. It's fun, but just needs to stop. 712 00:37:39,639 --> 00:37:41,880 Like these people and anyone who says, oh, do these 713 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:45,800 people actually care about college football? This is not an 714 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,400 if you don't care about college sports and college football, 715 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:52,480 you know, the salary is not an appealing part of 716 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,920 that industry, y'all. I work as an engineer full time. 717 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,960 It's the salaries of helps appeal to it too. I 718 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,400 would love to do it full time, but the salary 719 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,639 may never get to that point compared to what I 720 00:38:03,639 --> 00:38:07,840 can make otherwise, you know, or employ someone to run 721 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:11,519 the site eventually and be the over CEO one day. 722 00:38:11,679 --> 00:38:16,159 Maybe the point is the disrespect needs to stop a 723 00:38:16,159 --> 00:38:18,840 little bit. On some of this front. I will say this, 724 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:22,719 I think they got it right with a lot of 725 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,519 it too. I think Indiana being in the top ten 726 00:38:24,599 --> 00:38:27,320 makes sense. I think Texas Tech it's fun to see 727 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,239 some of these teams that are rising up, Georgia Tech. 728 00:38:29,599 --> 00:38:31,320 I don't know why Louisville is and then there yet, 729 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,840 though I think Louisville is a very good team. They 730 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:36,199 beat Uva. They should absolutely be in that top twenty five, 731 00:38:36,239 --> 00:38:38,480 and we need to talk about Louisville as a playoff team. Still, 732 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,519 that team should have been the top twenty five at 733 00:38:40,559 --> 00:38:43,519 the start of the season, and then we've just forgotten 734 00:38:43,519 --> 00:38:47,159 about them. That's a good football team. Jeff Brown, by 735 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:50,000 the way, has done a great job. I was I 736 00:38:50,039 --> 00:38:52,280 thought Jeff brom was overrated when he was at Purdue. 737 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:56,119 I'm wrong, he's underrated. He's done a great job of 738 00:38:56,199 --> 00:38:59,239 that program. But it's time to stop complaining with the 739 00:38:59,599 --> 00:39:04,320 AP poll. That's just come on. It's actually pretty good 740 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:06,400 when we think about it. The reality is it's actually 741 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,159 pretty good. You know, Illinois staying in the top twenty five, 742 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:12,000 by the way, after just a really bad weekend in Indiana. 743 00:39:12,159 --> 00:39:14,760 They weren't a top ten team, but the correction was made, 744 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,960 and you know, that's a great example of them getting 745 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:21,159 it right. You know. But hey, also, this is college football. 746 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:25,079 It's pretty hard to predict sometimes. That's why we love 747 00:39:25,159 --> 00:39:29,920 college sports. They're not the pros. They're more inconsistent. The 748 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:33,480 floors and the ceilings are wider, it's gonna be more chaotic. 749 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:37,079 It's hard to get these rankings right, and especially as 750 00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:40,360 we get deeper in the season, it's complicated, it's tricky. 751 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:44,639 Let's give a little grace here, and yeah, let's give 752 00:39:44,639 --> 00:39:46,519 a little grace. Let's stop some of the whining in 753 00:39:46,559 --> 00:39:49,800 the morning about these reporters who go across the country 754 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:53,960 and especially now the flights. Are the travels not getting better? 755 00:39:55,159 --> 00:39:58,039 And yes they get in the free all that. You know, great, 756 00:39:58,119 --> 00:40:00,400 you know, but it's still a job as well. But 757 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,960 it's not an easy job. And I give my colleagues a 758 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,880 lot of credit for that. For those who do a 759 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:06,599 full time I love it. I enjoy it, but I 760 00:40:07,079 --> 00:40:10,679 am more flexibiler than others. Paths nailed it. 761 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:11,760 Speaker 4: Tim nailed it. 762 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:12,760 Speaker 3: Jeff, you're up. 763 00:40:17,639 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was awesome. Tim, and I wanted to kind 764 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:28,960 of touch on a related point to that. I think 765 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:34,800 the college football playoff selection, I think this year is 766 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:37,480 going to make last year's. You know, there was controversy 767 00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:40,400 last year, but I think this year it's going to 768 00:40:40,519 --> 00:40:45,360 make last year look like a perfectly clean selection. So 769 00:40:46,159 --> 00:40:50,119 because you know, with with the with the nil and 770 00:40:50,159 --> 00:40:55,039 the portal. You know, the margin the differences between teams 771 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,400 is so razor thin than what we had like ten, 772 00:41:00,079 --> 00:41:03,320 you know, eight ten years ago. You know, I look 773 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,480 at the top twenty five and you think about comparing 774 00:41:06,519 --> 00:41:10,639 these teams to the Clemson and Alabama teams of the 775 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,440 of the mid twenty tens and even onto you know LSU. 776 00:41:15,079 --> 00:41:19,119 You know, I take those those teams I think would 777 00:41:19,119 --> 00:41:22,239 have absolutely destroyed any of the teams in the top 778 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:27,320 five this year. But all of that is saying is 779 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:31,920 I think you've brought in you know, during that decade, 780 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:35,119 you might have had three, maybe up to five teams 781 00:41:35,199 --> 00:41:37,440 in a year that really had a legit chance to 782 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,599 win the national championship. I mean, and I look at 783 00:41:40,599 --> 00:41:44,960 the top fifteen this year and I see, you know, 784 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:48,119 maybe eleven or twelve teams in the top fifteen now 785 00:41:48,199 --> 00:41:50,880 that I think could win it. And I think anybody 786 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:54,400 in the top twenty five currently is capable of winning 787 00:41:54,440 --> 00:42:00,920 a game in the in the CFP. I think when 788 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,239 we have that selection, I think if you're a three 789 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:06,159 loss team, I don't care what conference you're from. If 790 00:42:06,159 --> 00:42:09,199 you're a three loss team, you're done. I don't think 791 00:42:09,199 --> 00:42:14,159 you'll have any chance whatsoever to make the playoffs as 792 00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:16,639 a three loss team. Last year, I think you had 793 00:42:16,679 --> 00:42:19,239 a couple teams that were on that border. I don't 794 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:21,079 even think you're going to be in the picture if 795 00:42:21,079 --> 00:42:24,519 you lose three times because just because of some of 796 00:42:24,519 --> 00:42:27,840 the things you alluded to, Tim, I think there's going 797 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,960 to be a ton of teams sitting at ten and 798 00:42:32,039 --> 00:42:36,599 two and eleven and one that the CFP committee is 799 00:42:36,599 --> 00:42:40,480 going to have to, you know, go through those resumes 800 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:45,639 and try to separate those teams out. And I think 801 00:42:45,719 --> 00:42:49,679 teams teams that have scheduled up, that have won games 802 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:52,960 out of conference, that have you know, road wins that 803 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,599 may be scheduled you know, P four games neutral side 804 00:42:57,679 --> 00:43:01,360 or on the road, or or or scheduled tough, I 805 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:03,480 think are going to be given a lot of credit. 806 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:06,440 Speaker 2: I mean, you look at Ohio State. 807 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:10,119 Speaker 1: I think that win over Texas is going to resonate 808 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:12,199 all year long, and I think they're gonna be given 809 00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:15,559 a lot of credit for that. I think Miami, you know, 810 00:43:15,599 --> 00:43:17,920 you always talk about, you know, can a ACC team 811 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:19,639 move up? I mean they're ranked number three in the 812 00:43:19,639 --> 00:43:24,320 country and they scheduled Notre Dame Florida and still put 813 00:43:24,679 --> 00:43:27,719 South Florida on the schedule. That is very good and 814 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:31,320 that you know what you talked about before. I think 815 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:34,079 the winner of the Miami Florida State game is going. 816 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,239 Speaker 2: To the playoff, no doubt about it. The winner of 817 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:37,639 that game. 818 00:43:37,679 --> 00:43:40,559 Speaker 1: And even with Florida State having a loss, because I 819 00:43:40,559 --> 00:43:43,199 think what you said before, you know, you have a 820 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:46,639 win over Alabama plus Miami, I think you can afford 821 00:43:46,639 --> 00:43:49,559 a loss another loss somewhere. 822 00:43:49,519 --> 00:43:52,199 Speaker 2: Along the along the way. 823 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:56,000 Speaker 1: Neither that assuments you beat Florida, which you know, I 824 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,280 think Florida is going to have a really rough season, 825 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:01,360 but that's still gonna count as an out of conference win. 826 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:03,400 Speaker 2: And I think that's. 827 00:44:03,079 --> 00:44:06,719 Speaker 1: On the road is as as well. So I'm I'm 828 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:12,119 looking for as wide open of playoff that that we've 829 00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:15,000 that we've ever seen. And I thought last year was great. 830 00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:18,159 I think even more teams are in the picture. I mean, 831 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:21,119 just for the last month you said, you've seen people 832 00:44:21,199 --> 00:44:23,679 just go all over like, oh, look at that, look 833 00:44:23,679 --> 00:44:26,159 at that schedule. That team's going eleven and one, that 834 00:44:26,199 --> 00:44:29,199 team's going ten and two, and and you know you 835 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,239 look at it and say, well that might be possible, 836 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:36,599 but that mean, it brings so many teams into the picture, 837 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,239 and I really hope, you know, when it comes down 838 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,119 to it, I really hope they don't change them. 839 00:44:41,239 --> 00:44:43,840 Speaker 2: I mean, this is I think they got it right. Honestly. 840 00:44:44,519 --> 00:44:48,400 Speaker 1: You know, you have four Power four champions making the field. 841 00:44:49,079 --> 00:44:52,760 You know, none of this AQ bid nonsense that the 842 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:55,480 and then the field is small and not still small 843 00:44:55,599 --> 00:44:58,519 enough that you've got to win a lot of games. 844 00:44:58,679 --> 00:45:00,880 I mean, you start expanding it out to twenty or 845 00:45:00,920 --> 00:45:03,320 twenty four, I mean, then you're looking at teams that 846 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:06,880 have three four losses and it's like, you know, at 847 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:09,320 that point, what are you doing. I really think that 848 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:12,480 it's right the way it is, and I hope it stays. 849 00:45:13,639 --> 00:45:14,119 Speaker 2: That way. 850 00:45:14,199 --> 00:45:18,800 Speaker 1: But the difference between the number one team in the 851 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:22,480 country and number twenty five is probably as narrow as 852 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:25,800 I can remember it. And I'm not saying, you know 853 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:29,400 who's ranked number twenty five right now? You got Arizona 854 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:32,079 State in Utah in one pole, and I don't think 855 00:45:32,079 --> 00:45:34,119 they're going to, you know, win the national championship or 856 00:45:34,159 --> 00:45:36,239 anything like that. But I mean, you can't tell me 857 00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:40,840 either one of those two teams can't pop can't you know, 858 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:44,159 maybe win a game in the playoffs, and I think 859 00:45:44,239 --> 00:45:47,679 that that they can. So this is just going to 860 00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:52,519 be I think fantastic for the next next couple months. 861 00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:55,199 So we'll blow it all up in a year or two. 862 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:58,000 But I'm going to enjoy the rest of this the 863 00:45:58,039 --> 00:45:58,639 rest of this. 864 00:45:58,639 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 4: Year, Well said Jeff, Well said Jeff, So Tim and 865 00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:13,960 Jeff keep your eye on South Dakota State at Youngstown State. 866 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,840 I don't have the guts to pull the trigger, but 867 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:18,440 that game might be a little closer than everybody thinks. 868 00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:22,159 Youngstown State seems like they're a little peskier than they 869 00:46:22,599 --> 00:46:25,320 have been and have been for it have been in 870 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,360 a few years, and it could be it could be 871 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:31,760 an interesting FCS game to keep keep a watch on. Tim, 872 00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:35,519 thank you so much for joining the Elseworths Discussion ACC podcast. 873 00:46:35,599 --> 00:46:37,559 We loved having you come on the show and we 874 00:46:37,599 --> 00:46:40,039 would love to have you come back on the show 875 00:46:40,079 --> 00:46:42,599 again sometime. Anything you want to plug on the site 876 00:46:42,639 --> 00:46:46,559 before you go, who Who's any features you got. 877 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:49,679 Speaker 3: On the site, gentlemen, I appreciate We're gonna have plenty 878 00:46:49,679 --> 00:46:53,000 of great stuff recapping text stunning went over enc he 879 00:46:53,079 --> 00:46:56,679 stayed along with continuing to cover this coaching search and 880 00:46:56,719 --> 00:46:58,480 all that, and the best way it's gonna be be 881 00:46:58,559 --> 00:47:02,000 an insider seven dollars a month or seventy dollars a 882 00:47:02,079 --> 00:47:04,960 year to be a TLP insider, to get all the coverage, 883 00:47:05,039 --> 00:47:08,000 all the dive into the potential coaching candidates, all the 884 00:47:08,079 --> 00:47:11,039 coverage of this football team and what happens, how will 885 00:47:11,079 --> 00:47:14,320 this season play out? So much more basketball season on 886 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:16,800 the horizon as well, with a lot up with some 887 00:47:17,039 --> 00:47:21,480 excitement about men's basketball, and Napolis have Dallas, a name 888 00:47:21,599 --> 00:47:23,400 that a lot of people are going to likely get 889 00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:26,920 to know this year. A Greek standout coming over to 890 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:30,639 the United States, considered a like a top twenty level 891 00:47:31,079 --> 00:47:34,079 NBA draft prospect, the most talented freshman since at least 892 00:47:34,119 --> 00:47:39,880 Nikhil Alexander Walker to arrive in Blacksburg. So a very 893 00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:43,719 interesting road ahead. Best way to be a TLP insider, And. 894 00:47:43,679 --> 00:47:47,840 Speaker 4: I will say this with myself. Tim has the best 895 00:47:48,719 --> 00:47:52,519 Virginia Tech Athletics blog out there that's of course not 896 00:47:52,599 --> 00:47:55,320 affiliated with the university. It's an independent site. It's the 897 00:47:55,320 --> 00:48:01,000 best one out there, the most widely read from Virginia 898 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:04,400 Techa Athletics, the most widely read independent blog. And Tim, 899 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:06,719 thank you so much for spending your Sunday night with us. 900 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:10,280 You guys have a great week, Appreciate it.