WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:07.040 It's time for coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:10.480 Sports Talk seven ninety. Holy crap, I don't know who 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:11.720 the hell we think when we. 4 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:15.320 Are getting off our show, idiot, the kids are crying 5 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:15.919 or turn off. 6 00:00:16.239 --> 00:00:19.160 Their countries are screwing it up. Gold Play inter Murals, Brother, 7 00:00:19.359 --> 00:00:23.199 gold Play inn Murals. They're supposed to be with youure adults, 8 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:27.120 but they're really not. Who's the kid here? Who's the 9 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:40.920 kid here? Are you kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee? 10 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:47.920 Are we allowed to say that college football season is here? 11 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:50.640 I mean no games have been played just yet, but 12 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:52.759 I feel like we can say it. I mean, it's 13 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:56.079 game week for a handful of teams. Week zero is here. 14 00:00:56.679 --> 00:00:59.159 We still have to wait a little while longer than 15 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:01.679 you know, the Week zero fans do, but we're getting 16 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:04.920 closer and that has me excited. So let's get it started. 17 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:07.280 It's a Monday. Hopefully everybody had themselves a good weekend. 18 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:10.280 Welcome in Coffee and Company, Fueled by Thornton's here on 19 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:12.359 Sports Talk seven ninety. My name is Nick Coffee. I 20 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:14.079 hope you knew that. If not, now you do. The 21 00:01:14.159 --> 00:01:18.359 company man, Mister John Alden is alongside today. I know, 22 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:20.000 I didn't forget his name. I just wanted to have 23 00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:22.280 that slight pause there, just to kind of build up 24 00:01:22.319 --> 00:01:25.920 the anticipation, make it a little more dramatic. Yeah, exactly, exactly. 25 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:28.439 So we're here with you like we always are from 26 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:31.159 three to six. So stick around, make yourself at home, 27 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:33.920 get comfortable again. I'm saying it. Not sure if it's 28 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:36.680 triggering people, if it's making them upset, but I'm saying it. 29 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.400 College football season is here. It's here, I mean kind 30 00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:45.000 of we got games to look forward to this upcoming weekend, 31 00:01:45.480 --> 00:01:47.439 and we're gonna bet on him and we're gonna have 32 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:49.920 some fun. In fact, I'm a little jealous of the 33 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:54.040 week zero games, meaning like I think Louisville would benefit 34 00:01:54.040 --> 00:01:57.120 from having a week zero game. I don't think any 35 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:58.719 of the local teams, Louisville, Kentucky, I know, have it. 36 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:00.719 I don't think in any end hasn't a week's they No, 37 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.000 they have not. Like I it's kind of weird. First 38 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:06.840 of all, I hate that they call it week zero because, 39 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:08.879 like I've heard that from a lot of people. Now 40 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:10.520 I like it. I don't know what people do, but 41 00:02:10.599 --> 00:02:12.879 it doesn't make any sense. Zero is not a number 42 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.960 like zero is nothing, so like it's it's week one, 43 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:17.560 week one, it's week one. I mean, this is what 44 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.039 it is. It is we want an extension of week one. No, 45 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:22.360 I think you could say week what they call week 46 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:25.039 one is actually an extension of week one, because week one, 47 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:27.159 like week one, is this weekend. There are games this weekend. 48 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:29.759 Not everybody's playing. But like, I think calling it week 49 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:32.759 zero doesn't do it any favors. If you really want 50 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:37.120 people to embrace that as the start of college football season, right, 51 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:40.199 you're gonna always have the bigger weekend be the one after. 52 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:42.960 But for some reason, like week zero is not a 53 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:46.120 thing like by definite, like it's not like zero is nothing. 54 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:50.240 One is is you know, a real number. So calling 55 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:56.840 it week zero is is a little annoying. But you know, sorry, 56 00:02:57.199 --> 00:02:59.680 little astray, I heard something. Didn't see anybody come in. 57 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.439 Somebody crawling under the studio and here grabbing some headphones, 58 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:06.240 which pretty sure there's headphones in every studio, and the 59 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:11.319 got two sets in here, three sets. Actually it was odd. Anyways, Uh, 60 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:18.800 we're back on track kind of weirdness. So weeks, like 61 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:20.360 if you look at the games that are on the 62 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:22.560 schedule this weekend. I mean, the one that will get 63 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:25.199 most attention is the one that features a legitimate top 64 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:26.800 ten team. And I don't say, like I know for 65 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.719 sure Florida State is going to be a top ten 66 00:03:29.759 --> 00:03:31.240 team when it's all said and done, but you know, 67 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:33.280 they're a storyline in general. They didn't lose a game 68 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:35.599 last year until they got to their bowl game against 69 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:38.000 Georgia and got killed. And now they're going to play 70 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:40.759 I don't know if it's a true standalone, but you 71 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:43.400 know they are. Are they the only ranked team playing 72 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:47.039 this weekend? That is correct? Yeah, So you know that 73 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:48.680 game will get more attention than the others. And it's 74 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:51.199 not because just just because of Florida State. It's honestly 75 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.000 more than anything, because you know, all the other games, 76 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:56.639 to be honest, are just not good. They're not They're 77 00:03:56.680 --> 00:04:00.840 not very good at all. So look, I don't know 78 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:03.439 how you end up with a week zero game like 79 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:07.879 the SMU is it SMU Nevada that's playing it is 80 00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:11.360 like that's a non conference game. Like maybe honestly, what 81 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:13.759 it comes down to, I would imagine is network like 82 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:18.040 if Nevada is playing games at home in the non 83 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:20.600 conference I believe the Mountain West CV deal is through 84 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:24.120 FS one, CBS Sports now CBS Okay, there you go, 85 00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:26.480 So CBS Sport Like, that's probably how you would you know, 86 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:29.040 you probably talk to the conference and of course the 87 00:04:29.079 --> 00:04:32.480 network and they determine. Okay, there's not as much competition 88 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:35.560 as far as getting you know, a standalone game. It's 89 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:38.560 not as crowded in week zero. So hey, we we're 90 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:41.879 gonna get buried in the weeds on Saturday. Whenever you've 91 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:46.959 got sec ACC, Big ten, Big twelve playing their games, 92 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:49.639 why not, you know, play on the less crowded weekend. 93 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:51.680 Give our chance, give ourselves a chance to have a 94 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:53.680 little bit more viewership. Because you know, if you want 95 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:56.560 to watch college football, if you're horned up to you know, 96 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:00.199 just watch real college football, a real game. I don't 97 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:01.839 have a whole lot of options. Maybe you end up 98 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:03.800 with us here on CBS Sports Network. So I don't 99 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:07.600 see a scenario where Louisville, Kentucky or even Indiana would 100 00:05:07.600 --> 00:05:10.240 have one of these games. But I would be all 101 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:12.199 for it, because again, you do get a chance to 102 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:15.879 like last year and it all ended up being, you know, 103 00:05:16.759 --> 00:05:19.920 for nothing. But you remember Notre Dame beat the hell 104 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.360 out of was it Navy? Last year? I mean that 105 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:24.800 was the Ireland game one yest year and they look 106 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.959 great doing it. There was a lot of chatter about 107 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:29.839 Notre Dame being back, you know what I mean, like, oh, wow, 108 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.759 they actually have some talent. Well, they always have talent, 109 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:35.600 but man, Sam Hartman, this guy is just different. This 110 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:37.839 guy at wake Forest now he was great. Now he's 111 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:41.160 at Notre Dame with better resources around him, better players. Man, 112 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:43.879 did you see what they did to Navy and they 113 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:45.160 beat him? Let me pull it up here. I don't 114 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:47.920 remember what the score was, but I know it was ugly. Yeah, 115 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.399 the score of that game last year was forty two 116 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:53.879 to three. I mean, that is an ass kicking. And 117 00:05:53.879 --> 00:05:55.800 for what it's worth, Notre Dame Navy's you know, they're 118 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:58.959 an FBS team, they're in the times, they've been respectable 119 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:01.199 and kind of good. So that got a lot of 120 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:03.439 chatter about Notre Dame that they typically would not have 121 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:06.319 gotten because it wouldn't be a game that everybody wants 122 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:07.639 to tune in and see. Now, for what it's worth, 123 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:09.759 Notre Dame is a big brand that's always gonna have 124 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:12.560 a bunch of fans watching because they have a humongous 125 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:14.319 fan base. But my point is they were able to 126 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:16.319 take advantage of Week zero, where there's not a whole 127 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:19.240 lot of other games going on, and put up a 128 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:22.600 dominant performance. It gets more attention and they got some buzz. 129 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:25.199 In fact, it helped Louisville because by the time Notre 130 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:29.399 Dame got to Louisville, I mean, they still had, you know, 131 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:31.079 a lot of buzz and people looked at Notre Dame 132 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:35.480 as a legitimate playoff contender. So I like week zero. 133 00:06:35.480 --> 00:06:39.040 I'm choosing to embrace it also as a sports better 134 00:06:39.839 --> 00:06:44.439 I I find myself doing much better when there's not 135 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:47.480 as many games on the board, if that makes sense. Now, 136 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:50.639 it's all luck when I do win. I mean sometimes 137 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.040 I convince myself, oh no, Nick, you did your homework. 138 00:06:53.079 --> 00:06:56.319 You saw something that maybe the books didn't. You out 139 00:06:56.360 --> 00:06:59.360 smart of the books. You knew something here just didn't 140 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:02.199 make sense, and trusted your gut and you, you know, 141 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:05.600 you were a sharp So that's what I tell myself 142 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:06.959 to make it more fun. But at the end of day, 143 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:10.879 it's all luck if I end up winning. So sometimes 144 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:12.199 I don't, you know, I just kind of are here, 145 00:07:12.240 --> 00:07:14.959 we go let's put this parlay together. What about this game? Yeah, 146 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:16.639 I don't know enough about these two teams, but you 147 00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:19.000 know what, I'm gonna trust my gut that this team's 148 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:21.399 gonna be closer than what the spread is like those 149 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:23.000 So now that I don't have as many games to 150 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:24.600 look at. In fact, there's only two games that I 151 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:27.360 know for sure that I'm betting on. Maybe that gives me, 152 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:29.160 you know, maybe because I've been focused on these two 153 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:31.120 more than any Again, there's not a lot of competition. 154 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:32.800 Maybe that makes it to where I have some luck. 155 00:07:32.839 --> 00:07:35.519 But I am looking forward to to placing some wagers 156 00:07:35.519 --> 00:07:39.959 and enjoying some college football this weekend. So this is 157 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:41.839 really I mean, I don't get the sense that there's 158 00:07:41.839 --> 00:07:44.399 a whole lot of buzz, a whole lot of conversation 159 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:48.160 taking place nationally just kind of like what this season is, 160 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:50.839 but like, this is a big year for college football, 161 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:53.000 not because like something crazy is gonna happen, but there's 162 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:56.399 a lot of change. I mean, first of all, you have, 163 00:07:56.959 --> 00:08:01.079 you know, seventeen teams in new conferences. Think about that. 164 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:05.240 That's the biggest year of shifting around with conference realignment 165 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:09.160 that's ever happened. And it's not just you know, well 166 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:11.480 a bunch of Conference USA schools left to go to 167 00:08:11.519 --> 00:08:14.199 the Sun Belt. I mean, you've got four new teams 168 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:17.360 in the Big Ten. You've got three new teams in 169 00:08:17.399 --> 00:08:20.639 the ACC, two new teams in the SEC. I mean, 170 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:22.519 I don't really know how many new teams there are 171 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:24.680 in the Big twelve, but they've added a handful, right 172 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:27.439 You've got you know, last year you had a bunch 173 00:08:27.519 --> 00:08:32.679 of newbies, and now you're adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado. 174 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:35.039 Who else is in the Big twelve? I feel like 175 00:08:35.080 --> 00:08:37.879 there's one more I'm blanking on there tall Yeah, Utah 176 00:08:37.960 --> 00:08:39.519 leaving the Pac twelve to go to the Big twelve. 177 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:42.440 So I mean that's like, that's a lot, man. And 178 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:45.120 I think you know we're all aware, right if you 179 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:47.759 follow college football or college athletics even a little bit, 180 00:08:47.799 --> 00:08:49.639 I feel like you are aware of just how different 181 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:53.200 it's going to be. I mean, especially seeing teams like 182 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:56.519 Texas and Florida playing each other or something, if they 183 00:08:56.559 --> 00:08:59.639 even play this year, and knowing, oh, that's a conference 184 00:08:59.639 --> 00:09:04.159 game now, right Oregon, they're traveling to Ohio State and 185 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:05.960 it's a Big Ten game, Like it's gonna be like, 186 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:07.960 we know what's happening, but I think seeing it the 187 00:09:08.039 --> 00:09:10.840 visual of it, and just kind of realizing, yeah, this 188 00:09:10.919 --> 00:09:12.679 is this is a new world, Like this is just 189 00:09:12.919 --> 00:09:17.480 like imagine telling somebody five years ago, because I know 190 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:20.320 realignment's been it's been a thing for a while. It's 191 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:24.440 coming waves, it seems like. But John, you're our Big 192 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:26.480 ten brother, and here you are an Indiana fan. He's 193 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:28.600 a proud who's your imagine five years ago me telling 194 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:32.000 you that USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington would be in 195 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:33.960 the Big ten, Like, it doesn't make any sense, right, It. 196 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:35.759 Didn't make sense when they announced it, you know, to 197 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:37.200 confirm it a couple of years ago. 198 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:40.399 Yeah, I mean it's you know, it's a head scratcher, 199 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:43.679 but you know it's happening. It's here. And another thing 200 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:45.480 that I've not heard a whole lot about is that 201 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:48.879 we've got an expanded playoff, which is you know, everybody's 202 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:50.519 talked about that, and we'll get into some of the 203 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:53.039 projections that are out there as far as the talking heads, 204 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.879 the analysts that are guessing, you know, who's getting who 205 00:09:56.919 --> 00:10:02.559 gets to appear in this first expanded playoff. But we 206 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:06.080 lost Jim Harball and Nick Saban. I mean they're not dead. 207 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:07.360 We didn't lose them, you know what I mean, Like 208 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:11.360 they don't they're no longer in college football. And Harball, 209 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:13.799 I mean, you know, he was good at Michigan and 210 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:16.559 he got a lot better at Michigan once he was 211 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:19.600 able to rely on the services of Connor Stallions. But like, 212 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.200 he's a big name within college football. He's Jim Harball 213 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:26.159 and he's now gone and Saban retires, Like that's I mean, 214 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.960 think about that, like that's Those are two of the 215 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:31.559 bigger names. I mean those both those guys played in 216 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:34.039 the fourteen playoff last year. Right, both those guys have 217 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:38.360 national championships as coaches. So you know college football is 218 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:41.399 going to be different this year. So right now, did 219 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:44.759 you know with those two guys retiring, Well, Harbor didn't retire, 220 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:47.000 he went to the NFL, Saban retired. Do you know 221 00:10:47.039 --> 00:10:49.879 how many active coaches in college football have a national championship? 222 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:52.519 John, Let's see, Kirby Smart is the easy one to 223 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:55.360 think of. I don't think Ryan Day has one, does he? 224 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:59.200 No? Is it just Kirby Smart. There's three of them, 225 00:10:59.600 --> 00:11:02.360 and one of them you'd never get the other one 226 00:11:02.399 --> 00:11:05.799 if you think about it, you'll get it. Davos Sweeney, Okay, 227 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:09.559 he has two, but that's it, just three Kirby Smart, 228 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:14.039 Davos Sweeney, and Mac Brown. One went in Texas, So like, 229 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:18.600 isn't that odd? Odd? Like that's that that's again honestly, 230 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:20.919 it's Saban leaving that like made it to wear because 231 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:22.799 hardball didn't have one until last year, you know what 232 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:24.799 I mean. So I don't know, I just feel like 233 00:11:25.799 --> 00:11:28.159 that's a I feel like that's a very rare thing 234 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:31.519 to throw out there that in any in any high 235 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:37.759 level sport, pro or college, like high level college like NFL, NBA, 236 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:46.360 Major League Baseball, college football, college basketball. Like how I 237 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.159 may look into it and this may just be something 238 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:51.000 that you know, nobody gives a flying rats behind about. 239 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:53.159 But you know, it's just my mind doing weird things 240 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:57.080 because I'm wired in a weird way. I guess, Like, 241 00:11:57.120 --> 00:11:59.720 I feel like that's that's just a very random and 242 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:03.399 surprising statu to people that you can there's only three 243 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:05.720 current coaches in the sport that have ever done the 244 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:10.279 ultimate achievement, which is winning a national championship. Like maybe 245 00:12:10.320 --> 00:12:13.720 I'm way off. Maybe every league in the pros and 246 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:16.360 college basketball, But that's not the case with college basketball, 247 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:19.360 right of course. I don't know. Maybe I'm way off here, 248 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:24.120 Like Cal's got one, Rick Scott one, Hurley's got a couple. Yeah, 249 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:27.519 Hurley's got a couple. Now is oh has one? Yeah, 250 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:30.639 even Tony Bennett has one, right, Like. 251 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:32.960 There's probably a whole lot more one offs. 252 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:37.519 Yeah. College basketball, well, because look, college football is is awesome, right, 253 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:40.480 I mean I love college basketball probably a little bit more, 254 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:42.320 but like I love college football, and when we get 255 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:44.120 to football season, I'm like, oh, this is great. There's 256 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:46.679 nothing better than this. But it is one of those 257 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:48.840 sports that, like there really is not a lot of parody. 258 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:51.759 Like Bill self, we include him. Oh yeah, he's got two. 259 00:12:51.759 --> 00:12:54.960 He's the only active coach with two, isn't he? Dan Hurley? Yeah, 260 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:56.720 Hurly now because he won one? And Rick of course, 261 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:59.480 But you know, I don't know, I still hesitate. I 262 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:01.360 still like been a warble. Rick Beteina really isn't in 263 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:04.480 college basketball because because he's not here, and I guess 264 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:06.039 at Saint John's, I just you know, I guess in 265 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:07.600 the next couple of years we'll find out. But like 266 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:10.200 when he was at Iona, like I understood by people 267 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:12.399 would would would start reeling off the best coaches in 268 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:15.080 the game actively and not include him because you're like, yeah, 269 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:16.799 but he isn't active because he's at Iona. Well now 270 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:20.480 he's at Saint John's and they've got expectations. So anyways, like, 271 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:21.559 I don't know, I just thought that was kind of 272 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:23.360 a when I was looking into like the big changes 273 00:13:23.399 --> 00:13:25.519 this year within college football, one of those things I 274 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:27.360 was like, all right, well, we lost two guys that, 275 00:13:27.440 --> 00:13:30.120 you know, collectively each have a championship. Saban's got a bunch, 276 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:32.600 Harriball just got the latest. How many other guys And 277 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:35.159 I'm like, well, yeah, it's only it's only it's only 278 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:40.240 as of August twenty fifth, there were five active coaches. Well, 279 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.480 let me see here, let me pull maybe, yeah, you know, 280 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:46.080 it was only three. It's crazy. Changes are coming here 281 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:49.480 in college football, and uh, you know, hopefully it's good. Hope. 282 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:51.919 You know. I can't see anything. Uh you know, I 283 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:56.559 can't see the conference realignment, expanded playoff, the lack of Saban, 284 00:13:56.960 --> 00:13:59.399 and the lack of Horrorball doing anything to like, you know, 285 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:03.120 make this college football season a great one. So yeah, 286 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:05.200 we're getting closer again. I'm ready to say it's here 287 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:07.200 because week zero is here and those here and they're 288 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:08.960 real games, all right. So we've made it. We've made 289 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:11.519 a collective decision here, Coffee and company. The decision this morning. 290 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:14.159 It's that it's here. It is Okay, it's here. It's here, folks, 291 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:16.480 So you're gonna hear me say that and just accept it, 292 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:18.799 and hopefully you know over time if you're if you're 293 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:20.840 fighting it and you're thinking, no, it's not here, well 294 00:14:21.559 --> 00:14:23.480 you'll learn to accept that it is here. That's what 295 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:25.080 you're gonna do, all right. 296 00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:25.279 Uh. 297 00:14:25.440 --> 00:14:26.720 One of the things you guys have heard me say 298 00:14:26.720 --> 00:14:27.919 over the years, and I'm sure I'm not the only 299 00:14:27.919 --> 00:14:29.360 one who says it. I'm sure it's something you hear 300 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:32.559 from a lot of people. But during fall camp, as 301 00:14:32.639 --> 00:14:35.919 your team is practicing and probably getting burnt out of 302 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:38.279 going up against each other, right, they're just ready for 303 00:14:38.279 --> 00:14:40.679 the season to start, just like the fans are. Uh. 304 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:43.879 You know, when things are quiet, that's usually a good thing. 305 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:47.080 And I know, the lack of hearing about like oh wow, 306 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:49.919 this guy's killing it in practice or in the scrimmage, 307 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:52.200 like if you people, when people don't hear those things, 308 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:56.559 they get worried a little bit at times, you know, not, 309 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:58.720 you know, it's not like we're hearing that everything's terrible, 310 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:02.679 although we'll get to Louisville scrimmage from Saturday. But like 311 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:06.679 if you may, if there's if there's newsworthy stuff coming 312 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:09.440 out of practice in fall camp, and I mean something 313 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:13.840 that specifically comes from practice, it's usually bad news and 314 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.639 it's usually an injury. And that's what's happened to Louisville 315 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:19.960 here with Colin Lacey, who you know, it sounds like 316 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:22.519 was really starting to come on, starting to get more 317 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:26.200 and more comfortable with his new quarterback, and now he's 318 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:28.480 going to be out for for a while. So Colin 319 00:15:28.559 --> 00:15:32.519 Lacey at practice during the scrimmage on Saturday, I believe 320 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:34.639 that's when it took place. He suffered a broken collar 321 00:15:34.679 --> 00:15:38.559 bone and the initial the initial release said that he 322 00:15:38.600 --> 00:15:42.679 will miss six to eight weeks. I've since heard that, 323 00:15:42.759 --> 00:15:45.600 you know, could be longer than that. I've heard, you know, 324 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:47.600 really and you really never know, right, it just depends. 325 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:49.159 And we'll talk to doctor Lurry Ben's and pro we 326 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:51.440 have physical therapy at some point this week, and I'd 327 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:52.960 love to get his thoughts sort of on you know 328 00:15:53.639 --> 00:15:56.480 what a realistic timeline is here. Obviously, you know, I 329 00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:59.600 think six to eight weeks was put out there because 330 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:01.440 I just think, you know, I don't want to say 331 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:03.879 they're guessing, but I would say that's probably the legitimate 332 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:06.799 expectation for somebody who suffers that kind of an injury 333 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:09.000 and has to go through the process of recovery. And 334 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:10.679 of course, you know, playing a very physical sport to 335 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:14.480 where you're gonna be tackled, but it's probably more than anything. 336 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:17.000 Just all right, here's the here's the window of time. 337 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:19.840 Is he going to be closer to being back sooner 338 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:22.639 rather than later or is it you know, it's kind 339 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:25.279 of lingering, you know, maybe it's maybe it's closer to 340 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:27.320 eight to ten weeks. I mean, only time will tell. 341 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:29.840 We just have to wait and see. So, you know, 342 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:33.000 I can't dance around it. Here. This sucks. I mean, 343 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:35.360 this is this is a big loss. Now there's a 344 00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:39.200 part of me that can't act as if like I'm devastated, 345 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:41.360 and I am devastated for the young man. Hopefully he 346 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:43.679 recovers and can get on the field and have a 347 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:47.320 you know, have a special fifth season of college football. 348 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:50.919 But like, there is something about not really knowing what 349 00:16:50.960 --> 00:16:53.960 you lost. We know the production that he brings from 350 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:57.399 South Alabama. I've heard nothing but good things about coldin 351 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.360 Lacy since practice started here in the fall. Well it's 352 00:17:00.360 --> 00:17:01.559 not the fault, but you know what I mean, since 353 00:17:01.559 --> 00:17:05.119 camp started and in the spring, wasn't hearing that as much. 354 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:07.359 I didn't hear anybody say, oh, this guy. Don't let 355 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:09.759 the rankings fool you, because he was a top one 356 00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:13.519 hundred overall transfer, one of the top receivers in the portal. Again, 357 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:18.319 he had thirteen hundred yards last year, seven touchdowns. I mean, 358 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:24.799 he was fifth in college football last year in yards. 359 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:28.559 I believe it was in sixth in receptions. I think 360 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:31.599 so like this guy. I mean, he's a highly touted 361 00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:34.359 player that just about everybody wanted in the portal and 362 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:37.559 he was a big gef for Louisville. But during the spring, 363 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:38.839 you know, it just there wasn't a whole lot of 364 00:17:38.839 --> 00:17:41.359 buzz about him. I don't know if people just hesitated 365 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:43.680 to talk about him because they weren't impressed or what 366 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:47.440 it was. But you know, here lately it sounds as 367 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:49.440 if he was really starting to come on. And I 368 00:17:49.440 --> 00:17:51.319 hate even throwing this name out there because Sky was 369 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:55.200 an electrifying player. But you know, I personally had the 370 00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:57.880 I had the the you know, I guess the fantasy 371 00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:59.880 if you will that like you're going to start seeing 372 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:03.079 Jeff Brahm utilized Colin Lacy like he did Rondell Moore 373 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:05.440 at Purdue, and we all know that was exciting as 374 00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:07.440 hell to watch. So I don't want to act like 375 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:09.839 this guy was going to be Rondell Moore, but you know, 376 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:12.599 given the type of receiver that he is, the way 377 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:14.680 he was utilized at South Alabama, like you could see 378 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:17.559 that potentially happening, and now we may see it, but 379 00:18:17.640 --> 00:18:19.240 it's certainly going to be a little later than what 380 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:22.400 we wanted because of this injury. So it sucks, you know, 381 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:23.880 and I don't want to give you the cliche, but 382 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:27.680 like you know, next man up. So again, it sucks. 383 00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:29.319 There's no way around it. I'm not going to act 384 00:18:29.319 --> 00:18:32.279 like this is not concerning news because a guy that 385 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.119 at the receiver spot, and we'll talk about personnel at 386 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:39.440 that position, because obviously Jacorey Brooks comes in from Alabama 387 00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:42.519 and you know he was a good receiver at Alabama. 388 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:46.680 He was a productive and impactful guy for that offense 389 00:18:46.880 --> 00:18:49.200 that you know was pretty successful when Bryce Shung was 390 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:53.119 slinging it to him. So you know he's healthy, and 391 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:54.799 I you know, I feel good knowing, Hey, if that 392 00:18:54.839 --> 00:18:56.960 guy can be pretty good at Alabama, I'd say he 393 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.240 could be pretty good here louisll now that he's healthy. Obviously, 394 00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:02.440 you know, there's hope that Chris Bell takes a big 395 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:05.359 step forward. I hope that that ends up happening. But 396 00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:09.200 I think Colin Lacey is of all the receivers, is 397 00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:12.440 the one that you know, probably fans were most excited 398 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:15.480 to see, just because he didn't have a guy like 399 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:19.799 that last year. Five ten shifty, really good speed. I mean, 400 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:22.759 a guy that you know, Jeff Brohm knowing of course 401 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:24.880