1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,879 Speaker 1: Check it out college football on the West Coast. This 2 00:00:04,919 --> 00:00:07,440 is Get Off My Pylon, a look at the PAC 3 00:00:07,559 --> 00:00:11,199 twelve and more, part of the College Gridiron Coast to 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:12,919 Coast podcast network. 5 00:00:13,359 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: Here's your host, that Zebo. Welcome to the latest edition 6 00:00:18,839 --> 00:00:22,199 if We Get Off My Pilon college football podcast, part 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,480 of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network. This 8 00:00:25,519 --> 00:00:29,440 is your host, Matt Zemk, reviewing week two in western 9 00:00:29,559 --> 00:00:32,759 college football in the United States. That's what we do 10 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:38,039 on our College Gridiron Coast to Coast special editions of 11 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:42,560 Get Off My Pilon. So as we dive into the 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,759 week that was in the West, plenty to talk about. 13 00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:51,280 And I think that the headline story in Western college football. 14 00:00:51,439 --> 00:00:54,679 What's going on with the Oregon Ducks. Now, they did win, 15 00:00:55,439 --> 00:00:58,280 they did beat Boise State, and you'd much rather win 16 00:00:58,359 --> 00:01:00,719 than lose. And it's early in the year and there 17 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:03,159 is time to get things fixed, there's time to make 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:09,760 course corrections. But Oregon isn't looking nearly as good, nearly 19 00:01:09,799 --> 00:01:13,799 as strong as most of us figured, I include myself there. 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,439 You know, Dylan Gabriel has been around the block. He's 21 00:01:16,439 --> 00:01:20,400 been a winner at UCF, won ten games at Oklahoma 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,640 last season. You know, I figured that stepping into this 23 00:01:23,719 --> 00:01:26,959 Oregon offense, it would be a comfortable fit. It has 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,879 not been a comfortable fit. The stats look good, but 25 00:01:31,159 --> 00:01:34,319 Oregon's offense, you know, scored just twenty four points against 26 00:01:34,359 --> 00:01:37,560 Idaho and the final score of this Boise State win 27 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:41,760 thirty seven thirty four. But fourteen of Oregon's thirty seven 28 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,439 points were on long kick returns. Special teams is what 29 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:50,000 bailed out the Ducks. Definitely not their offense. So Oregon, 30 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,359 Oregon's offense has yet to score more than twenty four points, 31 00:01:54,959 --> 00:01:58,159 played two games at home, one against Idaho and the 32 00:01:58,159 --> 00:02:01,480 other against Boise State, and State does not seem to 33 00:02:01,519 --> 00:02:05,239 have a very good defense. And here's a hilarious part 34 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,520 for anyone who follows both USC and Oregon very closely. 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,840 Boise State gave up forty five points in Week one 36 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,800 to Georgia Southern. Who's Georgia Southern coached by Clay Helton. 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,400 Clay Helton, the guy who ran USC into the ground. 38 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,520 His team, his offense was able to score forty five 39 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:28,520 against Boise State. Oregon's offense, not the whole team. The 40 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:33,280 offense scored twenty three, roughly half of what Clay Helton 41 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,599 did against Boise State, so that should raise some alarm bells, 42 00:02:37,599 --> 00:02:42,479 and the reality that Oregon's offense did not significantly improve 43 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:46,240 from the Idaho game in Week one to the Boise 44 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,560 State game in Week two like that is concerning and 45 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:53,840 if you're an Oregon fan, you definitely need to see real, 46 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,000 substantial improvement in the next few weeks because, as we know, 47 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,199 October twelve, the big bad bucket Ohio State, they come 48 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,400 to town, they come to Eugene in Austin Stadium October twelfth, 49 00:03:05,439 --> 00:03:09,080 so that is roughly a month away. Oregon needs to 50 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,639 make a lot of improvements in a month because right now, 51 00:03:12,199 --> 00:03:15,759 if you're to compare Oregon against Ohio State, it's not close. 52 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,080 It is not close at all. Ohio State defense. If 53 00:03:20,199 --> 00:03:22,039 Hoio State and Oregans did play right now in the 54 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,879 middle of September, Ohio State would lap Oregon by a 55 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:30,240 considerable margin. And Jim Knowle's Ohio State defense, you would 56 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,400 figure would be able to feast on an Oregon offensive 57 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:38,199 line that has allowed a lot of sacks. Last year Boonix, 58 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:40,719 the pocket was kept cleaning for the Ducks, and of 59 00:03:40,759 --> 00:03:44,199 course the offensive line isn't performing, but it's also the 60 00:03:44,199 --> 00:03:46,840 offensive line and the quarterback doing Gabriel. They're not on 61 00:03:46,879 --> 00:03:50,120 the same page. Communication has not been great, So the 62 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:55,159 larger offensive apparatus in Eugene just not functioning well right now. 63 00:03:55,439 --> 00:03:58,599 Oregon and Dan Lanning have a lot to work on 64 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:01,960 as we move forward with this season. So Oregon is 65 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,879 a story not because the season's a disaster, but certainly 66 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,039 because the level of performance isn't even remotely close to 67 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,680 what was expected heading in this season. And that that 68 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,279 leads into this larger overall theme, and that is that 69 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,560 for two weeks, if you're if you are going to 70 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,040 identify the two best teams in the Big Ten, it's 71 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:26,439 Ohio State and USC. USC so far one of the 72 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:29,480 two best teams pitching a shutout against Utah State. And 73 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,519 yes it's a cupkick game, but if you're shutting out someone, 74 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,240 you're definitely playing well. On defense. Danton Lynn, new USC 75 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,959 defensive coordinator, and all the other defensive assistants, Matt ense 76 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:45,160 the linebacker coach, Eric Henderson, the defensive interior, defensive line coach, 77 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,720 Sean Neua, the defensive ends coach, Doug Belk in the secondary, 78 00:04:49,879 --> 00:04:54,360 and analyst Taylor Mays they're all doing a great job, 79 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,240 and so you know, USC looking the part through two weeks. 80 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,480 Now there's plenty for USC to clean up. And you know, 81 00:05:01,639 --> 00:05:04,879 next week we're going to talk more about the USC 82 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,199 Michigan game. But through two weeks, USC looks like a 83 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:14,279 pretty solid team. And when you also consider that Iowa 84 00:05:14,519 --> 00:05:19,240 lost to Iowa State, and you know, Michigan getting getting 85 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:24,079 drilled by Texas and Penn State struggled at home against 86 00:05:24,079 --> 00:05:27,639 Bowling Green, winning by only seven points, it's pretty clear 87 00:05:27,759 --> 00:05:30,519 US he is the second best team in the Big Ten. 88 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,480 But of course it's just through two weeks. It's so early. 89 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,240 USC needs to stack some wins for that kind of 90 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,319 thing to mean something. So like being the best team 91 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,079 after two weeks, you don't get a medal for that, 92 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,000 you don't get a prize, you don't get a playoff spot. 93 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,199 So it's early, not going to attach too much significance 94 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,319 to it, but it is pretty clear that if you 95 00:05:50,319 --> 00:05:53,240 were to evaluate the Big Ten after two weeks, USC 96 00:05:53,360 --> 00:06:00,000 would be top two alongside Ohio State. Elsewhere in the West, 97 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,319 Washington defense looks really strong, but of course just Weaber 98 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:09,279 State and just Eastern Michigan through two weeks and then 99 00:06:09,319 --> 00:06:12,120 in week three, what do we have? What do we have? 100 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:20,199 We have PAC twelve rivalries without the official PAC twelve reality. 101 00:06:20,399 --> 00:06:23,040 You know, these aren't going to be packed twelve conference games. 102 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:27,959 But Apple Cup and the Civil War Washington Washington State, 103 00:06:28,399 --> 00:06:32,000 Oregon Oregon State coming up in week three. Wow, what 104 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,040 a scene it's going to be in both places because 105 00:06:34,079 --> 00:06:38,319 of course, these when the PAC twelve existed, these rivalries 106 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:39,759 would be at the end of the season. It would 107 00:06:39,759 --> 00:06:44,199 be the final crowning moment of the season for both teams. 108 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,600 You know, usually the rivalry games get played at the end, 109 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:50,199 but now under this new format, this new structure, these 110 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:54,199 rivalry games are non conference games, and so they're played 111 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,519 in the middle of September. So what a scene it's 112 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:01,759 going to be in Corvalis for Oregon Oregon State, and 113 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:08,600 in Paulman for the Apple Cup Washington Washington State. And 114 00:07:08,879 --> 00:07:13,160 you know, Washington State just hammered Texas Tech and looks 115 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,680 extremely good. Jake Dickard has that team playing great football 116 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,399 out of the gate. So that is a very very 117 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:26,480 tough assignment for Washington this early into the season. And 118 00:07:26,959 --> 00:07:30,120 then with Oregon State, you know, Oregon State's offense doesn't 119 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,480 look especially good, but that defense under coach Trent Bray. 120 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:39,920 Trent Bray formerly Jonathan Smith's defensive coordinator with the Beavers. 121 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:42,439 He stayed on to be head coach in Corvallis instead 122 00:07:42,439 --> 00:07:46,040 of following Jonathan Smith to East Lansing and Michigan State. 123 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,319 Trent Bray has his team playing great defense. Absolutely smothered 124 00:07:51,279 --> 00:07:54,759 San Diego State in a shutout. So, you know, we've 125 00:07:54,839 --> 00:07:58,560 given the problems that Oregon's had on offense, you would 126 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:02,079 think that the Oregon State has a chance to play 127 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,160 really good defense. But the question is can Oregon State score? 128 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,040 Can Oregon State do enough on offense to be able 129 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:10,879 to win that game? That's gonna be the question mark. 130 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:13,600 That's that's where you got to doubt Oregon State's ability 131 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,839 to win. Is that offense gonna be able to do 132 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,160 enough against a good Oregon defense to win that game 133 00:08:20,199 --> 00:08:24,920 in the State of Oregon in Week three, so like 134 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,680 those two former Pac twelve rivalries now non conference rivalries. 135 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,639 That sounds so weird to say that, but two really 136 00:08:32,639 --> 00:08:37,639 big highlights on the schedule in the West in Week three. 137 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,639 We're gonna learn a lot about both Washington and Oregon 138 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,840 in Big Ten. We're also going to learn about you know, 139 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,960 Washington State and Oregon State, the two pack as it were, 140 00:08:47,399 --> 00:08:50,200 So we're Gon We're gonna get a real education about 141 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,879 the Pacific Northwest schools. In Week three of the college 142 00:08:54,879 --> 00:09:00,519 football season, elsewhere in the West, another prominent story from 143 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:04,519 Week two, justin Wilcox and the Cal Golden Bears go 144 00:09:05,039 --> 00:09:08,120 down to the Alabama Planes. They go into Jordenhare Stadium 145 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,200 and they put the SmackDown on Auburn. Final score will 146 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,000 tell you that it's twenty one to fourteen, so seven 147 00:09:14,039 --> 00:09:17,639 points one score. It felt a lot more decisive than that. 148 00:09:18,039 --> 00:09:23,559 Cal controlled that game after Auburn's first drive touchdown. Cal 149 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:28,120 dominated both sides of the ball. A year ago, this 150 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,799 game was an ugly slot fest and Peyton Thorn, the 151 00:09:31,799 --> 00:09:35,039 Auburn quarterback one year ago in Berkeley, like he couldn't 152 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:40,120 tie his shoelaces. Auburn scored over seventy points in its 153 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,039 Week one game this year. Now it was against an 154 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,759 FCS cupcake. But nevertheless, like if you're hanging over seventy 155 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:52,080 against an FCS team, that would seem to indicate, oh, okay, 156 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,759 you know what you're doing this time? You're better, You're 157 00:09:54,799 --> 00:09:59,159 in rhythm, you know, Hugh Freeze's offensive system at Auburn, 158 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:03,480 and Hugh Freeze doubled down on peyton Thorne, believing that 159 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,320 another year of teaching and giving him better wide receivers, 160 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,960 you know, KeAndre Lambert Smith. The transfer from Penn State 161 00:10:10,399 --> 00:10:13,879 was supposed to represent a huge upgrade for Auburn's receiving 162 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:18,679 for so, another year of experience for peyton Thorn within 163 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,720 the Hugh Freeze offense, getting better receivers, you know, upgrading 164 00:10:22,759 --> 00:10:25,240 the quality of the roster. It was supposed to translate 165 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:29,039 into a much better performance against Cal compared to a 166 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,000 year ago. Did not happen. Did not happen at all. 167 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:38,480 Auburn did not come even close to any kind of 168 00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:42,720 meaningful improvement over the standard, uh, a very low standard 169 00:10:42,759 --> 00:10:46,039 it's set a year ago. So Justin Wilcox has basically 170 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,919 out coached, out maneuvered Hugh Freese back to back years. 171 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,159 And he's done it home at home, and now he's 172 00:10:53,159 --> 00:10:56,960 done it on the road in Auburn. And the ACC, yes, 173 00:10:57,159 --> 00:10:58,960 Cal and the ACC. I know it's going to take 174 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:02,720 getting used to, but the ACC and CAL getting a 175 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:07,960 road win over the SEC and Justin Wilcox who you know. 176 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,080 Let let's not be revisionist here. He hasn't done a 177 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:16,000 great job at CAL. He's done a decent job. It 178 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,720 hasn't been a smooth ride. And there were times when 179 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,840 it seemed that his career did need to be over, 180 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,639 or his tenure rather at CAL needed to be over 181 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,320 and the Blowen Bears needed to start fresh. But he's 182 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,440 rescued himself, you know, like he has his team playing 183 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,840 really good defense. Uh and so CAL gets a huge 184 00:11:36,879 --> 00:11:42,320 win and a and a narrative changing win. And let's 185 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,600 see how competitive Cal can be in the ACC. You know, 186 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:50,519 with Florida State completely crumbling, not just it's it's not 187 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,799 a stumble. This is a crumble for Mike Norvel and 188 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:58,039 dj Uyangalow right out of the gate. Let's see what 189 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,919 Cal can do. Let's see if Cal can go to 190 00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:02,759 the top tier of the ACC. You know, North Carolina 191 00:12:02,759 --> 00:12:06,679 State got blown out by Tennessee Wolfpack. Don't look really good. 192 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:12,159 I mean, you know, so Clemson crushed Appalachian State. Clemson 193 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,080 might actually be the class of the ACC. You know, 194 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,679 we saw Georgia Tech lose to Syracuse. So so you know, 195 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:24,080 the Georgia Tech Florida State result now looks different. I 196 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,639 know we're talking about the ACC and that's not really 197 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,559 the West. But I'm working this into the COL conversation 198 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,159 with all the other teams that are stumbling and losing 199 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,480 in the in the ACC, teams that figured to have 200 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,440 at one time or another a chance to go to 201 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,840 the ACC Championship game, with other teams getting picked off. 202 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,960 Who knows what the ceiling is for COL in the 203 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,360 Atlantic Coast common So that is a very fascinating and 204 00:12:50,519 --> 00:12:54,840 very unexpected plot point in the a SEC. After week 205 00:12:54,879 --> 00:12:59,399 two of the season. Justin Wilcox, uh, you know, reviving 206 00:12:59,799 --> 00:13:02,559 his tenure at Cal, which you know he looked stuck 207 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,919 a few years ago, seemed to be out of ideas. 208 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:10,120 You know, Cal lost at Colorado. This was before Neon Dion. 209 00:13:10,799 --> 00:13:13,960 Cal really went into a ditch for a while there. 210 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,480 But the Golden Bears are back trending upward. It's impressive 211 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:21,679 that Justin Wilcox has been able to rescue himself the 212 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:26,000 way that he has. Also, well, you know, these we're 213 00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:28,120 keeping track of all the programs that were in the 214 00:13:28,159 --> 00:13:31,480 PAC twelve a year ago and now are in other conferences. 215 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,799 So let's go to the Big twelve. Utah Caim Rising 216 00:13:36,039 --> 00:13:41,159 gets hurt again. It happened again, gets injured against Baylor. 217 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:46,480 Utah was absolutely putting it to Baylor, led by over 218 00:13:46,519 --> 00:13:49,480 twenty points, but then cam Rising gets hurt and Utah 219 00:13:49,639 --> 00:13:53,679 was basically hanging on. Utah wins by eleven. It could 220 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:59,360 have been an even smaller final margin for the Utes. 221 00:13:59,519 --> 00:14:03,279 Like they they do not have a really good backup 222 00:14:03,399 --> 00:14:07,240 alternative for cam Rising. So the next few weeks are 223 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:09,919 going to be difficult for the youths. They're Big twelve 224 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,360 title push now very much in jeopardy. Can they survive 225 00:14:14,919 --> 00:14:19,480 what might be two to three weeks potentially without cam Rising? 226 00:14:19,519 --> 00:14:21,679 It seems pretty certain that cam Rising's going to miss 227 00:14:21,679 --> 00:14:25,519 at least two games, if not three. Can Utah get 228 00:14:25,559 --> 00:14:28,679 through these next three weeks without cam Rising? That becomes 229 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:32,960 a very central Big twelve question as we move along 230 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,200 with the season. Colorado again, Deion Sanders not worth the 231 00:14:37,279 --> 00:14:39,639 time like that. That is a second rate, or one 232 00:14:39,639 --> 00:14:43,360 could even say third rate program. I expected Nebraska to 233 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,919 hammer Coloradle. It's exactly what happened. Like he is not 234 00:14:47,039 --> 00:14:50,879 a serious football coach. He wants the publicity. He is 235 00:14:50,919 --> 00:14:53,639 a revenue machine. But in terms of like knowing how 236 00:14:53,679 --> 00:14:56,320 to put together a winning football program at the Power 237 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,320 four level, he is out of his depth. He is 238 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,240 in over his head. It's gonna be fascinating to see 239 00:15:02,279 --> 00:15:05,879 how much patience the Colorad administration has for Deon Sanders. 240 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,759 You can sell merch, you can sell tickets, but you 241 00:15:08,759 --> 00:15:12,000 can only sell so much when you're not winning games 242 00:15:12,039 --> 00:15:14,840 on the field. So when is the air gonna fully 243 00:15:14,879 --> 00:15:17,559 come out of the balloon in Boulder? And how's the 244 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:23,639 administration going to handle that situation with Dion Sanders. Arizona, 245 00:15:24,559 --> 00:15:26,600 the Wildcats give up a ton of points to New 246 00:15:26,639 --> 00:15:30,480 Mexico in Week one. In Week two, they struggled to 247 00:15:30,559 --> 00:15:35,000 score against Northern Arizona of the FCS. Now, was this 248 00:15:35,159 --> 00:15:37,840 just a letdown? Was this just a case of guys, 249 00:15:37,919 --> 00:15:41,399 you know, not having a ton of intensity or energy. 250 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,399 Maybe looking ahead? You know, Arizona does have a Kansas 251 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,559 State game UH to deal with UH, and that might 252 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,840 have been on their minds that the NAU game was 253 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:56,399 a look ahead game, a trap game that certainly could 254 00:15:56,440 --> 00:16:00,480 be in play. But you know, Arizona has not yet 255 00:16:00,519 --> 00:16:02,960 played a complete game, and it was at home both 256 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,360 times in This Kansas State game is a road game. 257 00:16:05,919 --> 00:16:10,559 It's a road trip. You wonder how prepared the Wildcats 258 00:16:10,679 --> 00:16:14,399 are for that trip to the little apple in the 259 00:16:14,559 --> 00:16:18,799 in America's bread basket. It's there's there are plenty of 260 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:23,080 reasons for Arizona to be concerned looking into the teeth 261 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,080 of the schedule. So a lot to fix for first 262 00:16:27,159 --> 00:16:31,679 year coach Brent Brennan as he takes over for Jed Fish. 263 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,879 And now we come to one more of the Pac 264 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,360 twelve refugees in another conference, the Arizona State Sun Devils. 265 00:16:37,919 --> 00:16:41,799 Now Kenny Dillingham, And I'm gonna admit I didn't think 266 00:16:41,799 --> 00:16:46,840 that him going to Oregon with Bo Nix. I didn't 267 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,919 think that was gonna work out, but it did. Kenny 268 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,559 Dillingham proved me wrong. Kenny Dillingham goes to Arizona State 269 00:16:53,799 --> 00:16:55,960 to get the head coaching job. I didn't, you know, 270 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,240 I was skeptical of that, but I was aware that. 271 00:16:58,279 --> 00:17:00,360 You know, Kenny Dillingham did a really good job under 272 00:17:00,399 --> 00:17:03,919 Dan Lanning for that one season in Eugene, and you know, 273 00:17:04,039 --> 00:17:07,640 last year ASU struggled, but it wasn't Dillionam's fault. That 274 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,759 team was crushed by injuries, especially on the offensive line. 275 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,119 But now with a healthier offensive line, ASU ran the 276 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,839 ball right down Mississippi State's throat in Week two. ASU 277 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:20,680 wasn't throwing the ball a whole lot, it was just 278 00:17:20,759 --> 00:17:24,680 running the ball, and so a healthy offensive line is 279 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:27,279 working wonders for the Sun Devils. Now they've been at 280 00:17:27,279 --> 00:17:30,400 home their first two games. When they go on the road, 281 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,640 it's gonna be interesting to see if as you can 282 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,319 carry that same level of form, that same level of 283 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,960 crispness on offense, you know, into road situations and into 284 00:17:42,039 --> 00:17:46,160 the Big Twelve. So plenty of tests await this team. 285 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,839 But through two weeks, Arizona State has been very impressive 286 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,480 and you're just absolutely shredding Mississippi State in the game 287 00:17:54,519 --> 00:17:59,119 that was never particularly close. Very high marks for the 288 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:03,720 Sun Devils and Kenny Dillingham, so that that's been one 289 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:07,480 of the big positive surprises from the Pac twelve refugees 290 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:10,960 scattered into these other conferences. That's definitely one of the 291 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,079 bigger stories in Western college football through two weeks of 292 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:18,599 the season. Outside the Power for there is a very 293 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:25,079 big story developing in Las Vegas. UNLV looks like a juggernaut. 294 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:30,000 UNLV absolutely took apart Houston on the road. Houston at 295 00:18:30,519 --> 00:18:33,839 you probably know this. If you don't, just let's make sure. 296 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,440 Houston now coached by Willie Fritz, the guy who led 297 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,920 Tulane to a Cotton Bowl win over USC, led Toulane 298 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,799 to a conference championship. I mean, Willie Fritz turned Tulane 299 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,480 into a big hitter. If you can turn Tulane into 300 00:18:46,519 --> 00:18:49,119 a big hitter, you are an elite football coach. So 301 00:18:49,319 --> 00:18:53,440 UNLV goes up against Willie Fritz and Houston week one, lopside, 302 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,559 a game UNLV dominated, start to finish, wins by twenty, 303 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:02,839 and then we see Hughes play Oklahoma on even terms 304 00:19:02,839 --> 00:19:06,400 for four quarters sixteen to twelve. The final for Oklahoma, 305 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,960 Houston's defense standing up to Oklahoma's offense for four full 306 00:19:11,039 --> 00:19:14,640 quarters on the road in Norman in the Sooners Ballpark. 307 00:19:15,559 --> 00:19:18,519 So obviously, Willie Fritz and Houston you have a tough team, 308 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,440 not necessarily a good team, but certainly a tough and 309 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,240 gritty and competitive team. But UNLV handled that Houston team 310 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:30,359 very easily. And then UNLV hangs over seventy points against 311 00:19:31,039 --> 00:19:36,920 an FCS cupcake in Week two. UNLV right now looks 312 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,240 like the best group of five team on the board. 313 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,640 Barry Odom doing an amazing job. And keep in mind 314 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,039 that Jade and Mayava, who's the quarterback UNLV last year. 315 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,039 You know, I'm here at Trojans Wire covering USC football. 316 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,680 Jay and Miava scored a touchdown for USC on Saturday 317 00:19:53,759 --> 00:19:57,680 night against Utah State. Jade Mayava is one very talented 318 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,759 guy and he transfers out the UNLV program. You're thinking 319 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,880 there might be a downgrade, some regression at the quarterback 320 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,200 spot for UNLV, doesn't look like it at all. I mean, 321 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:14,839 this team looks very strong. It's early, but like UNLV 322 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:19,720 is authoritatively beating its opponents and so relative to the 323 00:20:19,799 --> 00:20:23,400 quality of competition, a few teams have really hit the 324 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,599 mark more in each of their first two games than UNLV. 325 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:32,279 You know, with some SEC big ten teams like Ohio State, 326 00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:35,920 all right, they drilled two cupcakes that that was just 327 00:20:36,039 --> 00:20:40,359 what was expected. UNLV, what it's done, UNLV has been 328 00:20:40,559 --> 00:20:43,480 better than expected. I don't think anyone can really debate 329 00:20:43,559 --> 00:20:47,920 that like UNLV is overshooting the mark. UNLV is going 330 00:20:48,519 --> 00:20:51,799 far higher than what was expected of this team. Can 331 00:20:51,839 --> 00:20:54,759 the Rebels keep it up? Can they keep it up. 332 00:20:54,839 --> 00:20:58,440 If they do, this is the group of five favorite. 333 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,079 We could see Vegas in the playoff. Forget about the 334 00:21:01,079 --> 00:21:03,599 playoff being in Vegas. We could have Vegas in the playoff. 335 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,640 How's that for a plot twist? One more story we 336 00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:11,000 have to cover from Western college football. There was a 337 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,480 game at air Force Colorado Springs this past Saturday. The 338 00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:19,279 winning coach was Ken New Montalolo, but he wasn't coaching Navy. 339 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,640 You know, he got fired for Davy. No, Ken Neo Montalolo. 340 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,400 You might know, he's now coaching the San Jose State Spartan. 341 00:21:28,559 --> 00:21:31,640 So they go into Colorado Springs and beat air Force. 342 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,799 How satisfying did that win have to feel for Ken 343 00:21:36,839 --> 00:21:39,880 New Montalolo. You know, as the coach of Navy, he's 344 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,759 beaten air Force on the road before. He's been in 345 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,759 all those Commander in Chief Trophy games. So now he 346 00:21:45,799 --> 00:21:48,720 gets another crack at air Force in the Mountain West 347 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,519 Conference with San Jose State in a completely different context. 348 00:21:52,559 --> 00:21:55,640 And you know San Jose State, just in case you're curious, No, 349 00:21:55,799 --> 00:21:58,000 they don't run the Navy triple option. They run a 350 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,440 different offense, and so not just is it a credit 351 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,440 to Ken New Montalolo he beats Air Force with a 352 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,720 different team, but he beat Air Force with a different 353 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,599 style of play. So it speaks to it. It speaks 354 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,440 to his coaching versatility. It speaks to how well he adapts, 355 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,839 how well he adjusts. I mean this is this is 356 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,759 one of the great coaches in Navy history. And now 357 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:24,400 he gets another chance on the opposite coast of the country. 358 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:29,519 He really made it count against Air Force. So wow. 359 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:36,440 Lots of fascinating, rich, compelling, intriguing stories in Western college 360 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,240 football through Week two, and these storylines will get to blossom, 361 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:45,960 they get to turn in all sorts of different directions. 362 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:47,880 It's gonna be a fun year in the West in 363 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:52,160 college football, even without the Pac twelve existing. As we 364 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:57,079 follow these various teams in these various different circumstances, how 365 00:22:57,079 --> 00:23:00,240 are they going to handle living in these different worlds? 366 00:23:00,599 --> 00:23:04,319 So Apple Cup, Civil War, Pacific Northwest is going to 367 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:07,880 be the center of the Western college football universe in 368 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,519 Week three, and then when we get past Week three, 369 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,039 then we're looking ahead to Week four with USC at 370 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:19,720 Michigan the obvious show piece, centerpiece of Week four. That's 371 00:23:19,759 --> 00:23:22,240 what we're going to be talking about next week on 372 00:23:22,279 --> 00:23:27,079 the Get Off my Piline College Football podcast. 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