WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.040 --> 00:00:07.120 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:17.559 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee. 3 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:21.640 I'd say this is good news for those of us 4 00:00:21.679 --> 00:00:25.039 that you know, are worried about. I mean, this weather sucks. 5 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:27.160 It's not good for anything. There's always the hey, we 6 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:29.800 needed some rain because you know, we didn't have rain 7 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:32.119 for a long time. But I mean I can't imagine 8 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.320 anybody it's like, yeah, let's keep this weather going. So 9 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:37.640 I think this is good news. It's encouraging. So apparently 10 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:43.000 the National Weather Service is about to downgrade from high 11 00:00:43.079 --> 00:00:46.920 wind warning to a wind advisory. I would assume that 12 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:49.520 means that, like the wind is going to lighten, wouldn't 13 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:51.079 you think that's what it means? John? 14 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:53.079 At that point, I guess it's just you know, be 15 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:55.840 be cautious still, but you don't have to be overtly 16 00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:57.759 alert the way maybe you need to right now. 17 00:00:57.880 --> 00:00:59.880 Yeah, I mean, like that's that's one of those things 18 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:03.039 that like, you know, that type of change might impact 19 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:05.959 when they want to start the Lotterer than Life festival 20 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:09.040 today if they end up doing that, you know. So also, 21 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:12.799 apparently eight thousand people here in Louisville are without electricity 22 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:16.239 because of the of the winds, which again maybe you 23 00:01:16.239 --> 00:01:18.840 know for me and from what I'm looking at here 24 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.319 on this WDRB map, it looks like the wind it's 25 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:24.680 not as bad in Bullet County where I am compared 26 00:01:24.719 --> 00:01:29.239 to other areas Jefferson and looks like looks like Oldham too. 27 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.439 East Louisville has had a lot more wind issues than 28 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:34.040 we've had where I'm at. But anyways, so it is 29 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:36.560 coffee and company. We are fuel about Thornton's here on 30 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:38.799 Sports Talk seven ninety hour, number two on a Friday, 31 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:41.359 as we get you said for the weekend, obviously a 32 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:45.000 big football weekend once again, and I think with Louisville 33 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:48.680 and Notre Dame, you know, it's still early. You can 34 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:50.599 still say that it's early for both teams. I mean, 35 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:55.159 Louisvill's only played three games and with football only having 36 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:58.040 like twelve games. I'm sure I'm not the only one 37 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:00.719 that sees it this way. But like, there's not a 38 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:04.280 whole lot of data to pull from a college football 39 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:09.639 season when you talk about evaluating teams, because I think 40 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.400 you could even get to a team statistics after seven 41 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:14.840 or eight games. And yeah, I mean that's who they are, right, 42 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.120 you've played that many games, and if your numbers are 43 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:20.400 reflecting that you're a really poor defensive team, then you 44 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:23.319 know what, you're a really poor defensive team. But because 45 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:28.240 it's not eighty instances, it's just eight, like a random 46 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:30.000 thing could happen, and it really isn't that big of 47 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:31.800 a shock because it's not as if they've shown you 48 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:36.000 something you know, twenty five times like you see in basketball, 49 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:38.360 or you know, I don't know. I just so I 50 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:41.280 think these numbers make sense, but it's not as I 51 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.599 think these numbers are real. So certainly that makes sense. 52 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:45.360 I think these numbers are worth looking at. But I 53 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:50.879 also realize like it's still relatively early and doesn't mean 54 00:02:50.919 --> 00:02:53.439 that just because these teams have had this some you know, 55 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:55.520 this type of identity this early on, that it's going 56 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:57.879 to be that way the rest of the way, including tomorrow. 57 00:02:57.919 --> 00:03:01.319 But if you are Louisville and you're looking at Notre Dame, 58 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:04.199 you know they've been they lost at home in the 59 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:06.680 Northern Illinois. I'm sure you're going to try as best 60 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.439 you can if you're Jeff Brown, to take some things 61 00:03:09.479 --> 00:03:13.280 from that matchup. Right, what did Northern Illinois do that 62 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:15.400 you can learn from. They could put note, they could 63 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:17.719 put Notre Dame in a vulnerable spot. I'm sure Ron 64 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:24.280 English has watched that game many times. So they're beatable. 65 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:26.599 But you know, I don't know if you can like, 66 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:29.039 I don't know if you want to Louis is not 67 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:30.639 at their best if they're going to try to play 68 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:32.719 the way that Northern Illinois did to beat Notre Dame. 69 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:35.719 So I think it's pretty clear. Notre Dame is a 70 00:03:35.759 --> 00:03:40.680 team that is really good defensively, top twenty nationally in 71 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.360 total defense, really good at stopping the run, and if 72 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:47.840 they do have any spot on their defense that is vulnerable, 73 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:49.879 it would be defending the pass. Now it's not as 74 00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:52.120 if they're getting gashed through the air weak in and 75 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:55.840 week out, but they're not nearly as good defensively when 76 00:03:55.879 --> 00:03:58.319 it comes to containing a quarterback that wants to air 77 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:00.280 it out as they are just lining up and stop 78 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:05.000 in the run. So if you are looking at them 79 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.479 as a defense, you know, if you're looking at them offensively, 80 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:09.960 they run the ball pretty well. They got a really 81 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:12.400 good running attack and they don't have much of a 82 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:15.879 passing game. But it's tricky because I've been saying it 83 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.600 all week, and it's not like it's my own opinion. 84 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:20.360 I mean it is mine, but I know others shared. 85 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:21.800 It's not like I came up with something that nobody 86 00:04:21.800 --> 00:04:23.480 else thought of, But like, you're gonna make Riley Leonard 87 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:25.120 beat you with his arm. You're gonna you're gonna try 88 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:27.560 to do that, And that sounds kind of weird because 89 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:30.560 Riley Leonard's not some freshman that's getting the start because 90 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:32.040 of an injury and you're just gonna dare him to 91 00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:34.199 make plays. Rolly Leonard's a good quarterback. He's shown that 92 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:38.319 throughout his career. But as we were discussing yesterday with 93 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:41.560 our guests from Notre Dame Tyler Horka, who covers the 94 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:45.000 Irish for on three Sports, you know, he just hasn't 95 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:47.959 shown that this year, like he at Duke two years ago, 96 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:51.360 and I didn't realize this untill Tyler told us he 97 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:53.879 had better numbers than Kayleb Williams at USC. Like he 98 00:04:53.959 --> 00:04:55.639 was really really good at Duke two years ago, and 99 00:04:55.639 --> 00:04:56.720 he was good last year too, but he was just 100 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:59.240 banged up. They played a tough schedule, so like to 101 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:01.360 say that, yeah, we're just gonna sit back and let 102 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:04.839 this guy beat us. You know he can, he just 103 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:07.759 hasn't really shown anything this year that would make you 104 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:11.120 think he's gonna do it this time around, especially with 105 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:14.759 Louisville having a defense that we think is pretty damn good. So, 106 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:19.240 you know, not letting him get loose and and you 107 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:21.759 know take off is because this is something I didn't 108 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:23.240 realize to look into the numbers. I knew he was 109 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:24.800 a guy that can take off and make plays with 110 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:27.920 his legs, but he's actually been you know, that's a 111 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.000 weapon for them, is him running around, not you know, 112 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:32.879 taking one of the house because he's got it, you know, 113 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:35.560 electric speed, but just because he's big and that's a 114 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:37.680 part of his game. That's something he's always done as 115 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:40.040 a quarterback. He's big and he knows how to you know, 116 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:42.199 find spots to take off and get a first down, 117 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:45.920 make a big play. So you know, that's that's that's 118 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:48.120 that's what you're gonna do if you're Louisville, is to 119 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:50.959 try to make you know, try to keep him contained 120 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:53.800 when it comes to taken off and just see if 121 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:56.439 he can sit in the pocket and make make plays 122 00:05:56.439 --> 00:05:59.000 that he's not been able to make this year against 123 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:02.680 teams that aren't as good as you defensively, now maybe 124 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:04.680 Texas A and m IS. I mean, they're off to 125 00:06:04.680 --> 00:06:06.680 a pretty good start. They're only losses to Notre Dame, 126 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:09.519 and they're coached by Mike Elko, who is known for 127 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:11.439 being a defensive specialist. But I don't think it's a 128 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:13.600 stretch to say because I'm not basically. I mean, look, 129 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:15.120 you can look at Louisville's you can look at their 130 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:17.800 performance this year, and I think this checks out. But 131 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:20.079 I am willing to acknowledge that it's not just about 132 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:21.839 this year. I know they got dudes back from last 133 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:23.600 year and some guys for many years that we know 134 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:26.079 are really really good players. Now one of those guys 135 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:28.000 were man to be seen if he's gonna play, although 136 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:29.399 I do think he will. I think you'll get Quincy 137 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:31.639 Riley out there, But how healthy he is, I don't know. 138 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:35.600 So you know you're gonna if you're Louisville, you're gonna 139 00:06:35.639 --> 00:06:39.680 make Riley Leonard put the put together the best performance 140 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:44.160 he's had it in his young four game Notre Dame career. 141 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:46.680 By making plays in the pocket. That's what you hope 142 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:49.560 to do. Now, if you're Notre Dame. On the other side, 143 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:51.319 if you're looking at Louisville and you're trying to find 144 00:06:51.800 --> 00:06:55.560 where they may be vulnerable, it's exactly that. I mean 145 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:57.399 in Louisville is a tough team to analyze. If I'm 146 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:01.680 Marcus Freeman and I'm looking at tape, I would just 147 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:03.879 throw away. I mean, I'd watched it, but I wouldn't 148 00:07:03.879 --> 00:07:07.720 put a lot into what I saw Louisville do against 149 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:11.199 Jacksonville State in Austin p I mean, I'm getting really 150 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:13.120 bad with names as I bring up every now and then, 151 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:15.040 but like I literally keep forgetting the names of those 152 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:16.720 two teams because like it's such a I mean, it's 153 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:17.920 a way, it was a waste of time, if we're 154 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.920 being honest here. So you just have the Georgia Tech game. 155 00:07:20.959 --> 00:07:24.199 As far as watching Louisville play against a competent opponent, 156 00:07:24.600 --> 00:07:26.360 and in that game, I think it's kind of tough 157 00:07:26.399 --> 00:07:29.120 for to even figure him out then because you don't 158 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:33.360 expect to get a defensive touchdown or a special team's touchdown. 159 00:07:33.639 --> 00:07:35.079 I mean, it was good for Louisville to be able 160 00:07:35.079 --> 00:07:36.920 to make those plays. I don't think it's luck, but 161 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:42.160 it's not something you expect to happen. But the best 162 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:44.839 playmaker on the ground in that game last week was 163 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:47.959 who it was? A quarterback for Georgia Tech. Why I 164 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:51.079 am not forgetting his name not relevant, but is it 165 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:53.959 Haines King? Yeah, Haines King, Thank you, John So Haines King. 166 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:55.959 I mean he was able to get loose and make 167 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:58.000 some plays. Heck, the kid from Jacksonville State. I mean, 168 00:07:58.040 --> 00:07:59.519 the game was out of hand. It wasn't as if 169 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:02.040 he was doing things that were making you worry if 170 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.000 you'd be able to beat Jacksonville State. But he got loose, 171 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:07.759 and you know, and those are the ones that stand 172 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:09.800 out more than anything, because if Georgia Tech guy does it, 173 00:08:09.800 --> 00:08:11.639 you're willing to acknowledge. Okay, that guy's pretty good and 174 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:13.920 he is Haynes s Ken's good quarterback. But if somebody 175 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:15.639 for Jacksonville State does it, you're thinking, wait a second, 176 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:17.720 this guy plays for Jacksonville State. He was at Firman 177 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:19.360 last year. What the hell's he doing out here running 178 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:21.920 all over us? And he didn't really run all over us. 179 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:24.680 He had a few plays that were impressive, but you know, 180 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:26.839 you just look at those games different because of the opponent. 181 00:08:27.279 --> 00:08:30.839 So if I'm Notre Dame, I don't really know what 182 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:34.039 to expect from Louisville. I mean, I think you probably 183 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:36.759 watch Tyler Schuck on film and feel like they've got 184 00:08:36.799 --> 00:08:39.440 somebody there that you know, you clearly have to account 185 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:41.720 for defensively, because he can make some big plays with 186 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:44.200 his arm, and he's shown that in his career, and 187 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:45.759 he's shown that at times this year. I mean in 188 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:47.440 the George Tech game, you know, there were a couple 189 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:50.039 of balls that, you know, not a lot of quarterbacks. 190 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:51.440 I feel like we'll be able to make. I mean, 191 00:08:51.519 --> 00:08:53.440 especially the one where cha Quartery Brooks got turned around, 192 00:08:53.440 --> 00:08:55.159 but still that ball was exactly where it needed to be, 193 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:58.639 that Chris Bell touchdown. That was a change at the 194 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:01.759 line from from Shuck who just realized, hey I got 195 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:06.480 something here. So you know, I I we're still figuring 196 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:09.120 out a lot of teams, these two teams included, but 197 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.200 I was thinking about it from the Notre Dame side, 198 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:12.840 like what we're like, what are you? What are you 199 00:09:12.960 --> 00:09:17.399 trying to do to to kind of neutralize Louisville and 200 00:09:17.480 --> 00:09:20.080 their strengths. And it's not to say well there's just 201 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:21.840 too good. There's nothing you can do, trust me. That's 202 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:24.919 not what I mean. But you know, the rushing attack 203 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:28.840 was really nonexistent against Georgia Tech, but it was gaudy 204 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:31.679 against Jacksonville State and Austin p But like does that 205 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:35.720 mean anything? So in a way, I kind of like 206 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:39.120 Louisville in a spot here to where I don't know 207 00:09:39.159 --> 00:09:41.440 if you have like the perfect game plan, and that 208 00:09:41.639 --> 00:09:43.320 means you can't win. Trust me, It's not like I'm saying, 209 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:44.759 what are they gonna do? They don't who they're gonna play. 210 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:47.000 Louie's gonna show them something that they've never seen before. 211 00:09:47.399 --> 00:09:49.960 That's not what I'm indicating. It's just, you know, I 212 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:52.799 think for Louisville, they've seen Notre Dame lose a game 213 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:55.120 to a bad team, and they've seen them beat Texas 214 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:57.080 A and M, and there's things you can take from that. 215 00:09:57.120 --> 00:09:59.000 Now doesn't mean you're gonna see the same thing you 216 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:01.559 know when they played them all borrow. But I think 217 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:03.840 it really is pretty simple with Louisville. Easier said than 218 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:06.320 done because quarterbacks have taken off on you and made plays. 219 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:08.679 But you have to know that that's gonna be a 220 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:12.200 big emphasis for Ron English and Jeff Brohm to not 221 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:14.879 let this guy extend plays and just take off in 222 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:19.279 truck you because he can do it all right real quick. 223 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:23.519 On the Kentucky side, I'm I've looked at two different 224 00:10:23.960 --> 00:10:27.279 little write ups here about from people who cover sports 225 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:29.360 wagering that are kind of laying out what they're what 226 00:10:29.399 --> 00:10:31.000 they like, what they're going to do in this matchup. 227 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.840 And you know, my thought here for Kentucky if they 228 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:37.720 have a chance to win, and I don't really think 229 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:39.519 that they do, I shouldn't say, you know, they have 230 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:42.039 no chance, but like, I just think this matchup is 231 00:10:42.279 --> 00:10:46.240 really really bad for them. I mean, defensively, Kentucky is 232 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:48.840 certainly going to give Ole Miss a challenge that they 233 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:51.039 haven't had yet this year. And I think Kentucky's defense, 234 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:53.840 to be honest with you, is really really good. I mean, 235 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:55.039 I don't know how many games they are gonna win 236 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:57.840 this year, but like their defense from a personnel standpoint 237 00:10:57.879 --> 00:11:02.240 is really really good and it may end up being 238 00:11:02.279 --> 00:11:05.039 one of the better defenses that Old Miss plays all year. Like, 239 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:07.039 I don't think that's a stretch. Ole Miss is still 240 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:08.879 obviously gonna play Georgia and there's some other teams in 241 00:11:08.919 --> 00:11:12.279 the SEC that clearly are good defensively, but like Kentucky 242 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:14.279 may be a team that ends up with six wins 243 00:11:14.360 --> 00:11:16.320 this year, five wins, but I think people would still 244 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:18.879 be able to say, but man, their defense is really good. 245 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:21.600 So the issue for Kentucky is that I just, I mean, 246 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:23.919 they're gonna have to get stops early because if Ole 247 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:27.080 Miss gets up early ten points even I just I 248 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:31.159 mean Kentucky playing from behind with an offense that has 249 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:33.919 yet to score a touchdown and sec play, it's just 250 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:38.320 not ideal. Doesn't mean it can't happen. But this Old 251 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:41.000 Miss defense, which usually you know, you just think of 252 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:43.279 offense with Lane Kiffen because he's an offensive coach. Not 253 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:45.080 to say that Old Miss always has bad defense, but 254 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:48.200 you know, Kentucky likes the ground and pound, right, that's 255 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:50.799 what they want to do. It's Mark Stoops. He gets 256 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:54.360 aroused with football games that are played where neither team 257 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:57.440 gets double digits six to three. If a six to 258 00:11:57.480 --> 00:11:59.600 three victory for Mark Stoops, he's got to change his 259 00:11:59.639 --> 00:12:02.960 underwhear immediately. That's just that's what he It's what he likes. 260 00:12:04.279 --> 00:12:07.200 You know, maybe you guys watch a dual content on 261 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.320 the internet. I mean, I don't. I don't even know 262 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:10.840 what it is. I know it's a thing out there. 263 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:12.600 I mean I've never done it. But and you know, 264 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:15.240 you're you're like looking over your shoulder when you're on 265 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:17.720 your laptop, like, is your wife's gonna walk in? I 266 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:19.320 maybe when you were a kid, your mom's gonna walk 267 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:21.000 in and they see you looking at you know, something 268 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:26.519 on Bangbros. Or something. Mark Stoups is looking over his 269 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:29.480 shoulder because he's looking at an inappropriate football scores where 270 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:33.159 teams win three to nothing, or you go five overtimes, 271 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:35.080 nobody scores, and then finally you get a field goal. 272 00:12:35.080 --> 00:12:38.399 That's what he likes. That's what gets him going. Anyways. 273 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:43.399 They win to run the ball, Oh Miss the number 274 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:45.639 one defense in the country when it comes to stopping 275 00:12:45.639 --> 00:12:48.159 the run. They're giving up thirty four point fifty rushing 276 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:50.840 yards per game. Did you hear me, John Alden? They're 277 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:54.240 giving up thirty four and a half rushing yards per game. 278 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:55.519 Is that not insane? 279 00:12:55.759 --> 00:12:58.240 I could get thirty four rushing out rushing yards. 280 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.759 On one play. On one play. Again, I think a 281 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:02.279 lot of that does speak to the fact that they 282 00:13:02.759 --> 00:13:06.000 they haven't played many good teams. However, they also went 283 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:08.320 out and bought a bunch of really good players on defense. 284 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:11.279 That's why they're in this position. They're not only a 285 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:13.679 well coached team, but they've got they got dudes. 286 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:13.879 Man. 287 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:17.399 They utilize their their collective in a major way. So 288 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:20.279 Kentucky's rushing attack those two, I mean, it wasn't as 289 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:22.840 if they were killing it against Georgia. Neither team was 290 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:26.279 great offensively, but chip Trainum's been out and they ended 291 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:28.639 up going with I think a transfer running back who 292 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:30.320 didn't play a whole lot las year. I forget his name, 293 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:32.960 and he played decent against Kentucky or I'm sorry against Georgia. 294 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:34.559 But now you's bet to go up against you know, 295 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:37.840 an old miss defense that is really really good at 296 00:13:37.879 --> 00:13:40.440 doing exactly that, stopping the run. So they were supposed 297 00:13:40.440 --> 00:13:42.440 to get chip Trainum back this week, I thought, And 298 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:44.200 now things have changed in a major way. I know 299 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:47.840 Matt said this morning on KSR that he he might 300 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:50.559 have surgery, or he might have he might have actually 301 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:52.879 said that he's expected to have surgery, which will potentially 302 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:55.879 end his season because of this injury that he's got. 303 00:13:56.399 --> 00:14:01.000 It went from he's cleared to play I think Tuesday, 304 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:07.360 maybe Wednesday, questionable, Thursday, doubtful, Today out and he might 305 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:10.120 have surgery. So for those who don't know, trip train 306 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:12.159 him is that's the running back who transferred to Kentucky 307 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:14.240 from Ohio State. So you don't really know what you're 308 00:14:14.279 --> 00:14:16.279 missing because he hasn't played just yet. But clearly that's 309 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:19.480 a guy that you would imagine would win healthy, would 310 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:22.159 be a big part of your offense. So I don't 311 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:24.200 want to say Kentucky can't keep this thing close, because 312 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:25.639 I do have a lot of respect for their defense. 313 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:29.480 But I just think even if their defense plays well, 314 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:31.559 I don't know if their offense is going to be 315 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:34.759 able to in any way keep up because their offense 316 00:14:34.759 --> 00:14:36.360 has not been good at this point this year, I 317 00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:40.200 mean total offense. Let me see where we are here 318 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:44.159 and look the numbers. Again, four games in that's better 319 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:46.399 than you know, one or two. But when you have 320 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:49.279 two of your four games, like for example, Louisville two 321 00:14:49.279 --> 00:14:50.759 of their games, I don't even care about the numbers 322 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:53.159 because of who they played with Kentucky. You can look, 323 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:54.679 and this is just being fair, you can look at 324 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:56.519 the South Carolina and Georgia game and look at their 325 00:14:56.519 --> 00:14:59.440 offensive numbers and realize they're dreadful, but also know well 326 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:02.879 it's because they played a really, really good defensive front 327 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:06.120 in South Carolina and Georgia, who you know, might have 328 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:08.919 the best defense in the country. But right now, when 329 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:13.240 it comes to total offense, by the way, Indiana number eleven, John, 330 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:13.840 how about. 331 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:16.039 That, I'm not surprised, But again they haven't played nobody. 332 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:19.279 We'll see if they can do some versions in Maryland. 333 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:22.240 Louis again, Louisville last week, I don't know. I you know, 334 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:25.879 they were out gained against Georgia Tech. I'm surprised to 335 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:29.080 see them in the top fifteen with five hundred and 336 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:31.600 four yards per game, But then again, you know, back 337 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:33.200 to the first two games they played. That is what 338 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:36.000 those numbers are making it to where they are. They're 339 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:39.080 up there. But with Kentucky, I mean, there are one 340 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:43.799 hundred and thirty four teams in FBS, Kentucky's one hundred 341 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:48.039 and fourteen in total offense. And again maybe that's skewed 342 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:50.200 a little bit, just like Louisll's numbers are because of 343 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:53.600 the opponents. But they've also played a couple of bombs 344 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:55.720 and they moved the ball, but not you know, not 345 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:58.159 the way maybe they probably wanted to against those caliber 346 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:01.759 teams off company. We are feel about Thorton's here on 347 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:04.759 Sports Talk seven ninety Brian Edwards from Vegas Insider is 348 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:06.919 set to join us coming up here, uh in just 349 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:12.279 a few minutes. But one thing that I will say, 350 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:15.240 I this this is somebody said. I used to talk 351 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:18.120 about how the playoff expanding would be bad for college 352 00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:19.919 football or not really bad, but I just thought it 353 00:16:19.960 --> 00:16:22.679 would be a waste of time. And then I chose 354 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:24.799 to embrace the fact that this could. This is this 355 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:27.360 makes this makes it to where there's there's so much 356 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:29.919 more inclusion at the top of the sport because you 357 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:34.679 can you can be great for who you are, where 358 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:37.440 you're winning ten games annually or something like that, but 359 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:39.840 not make the fourteen playoff just because there's only four 360 00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:42.879 spots and it's really difficult to get there without you know, 361 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:46.120 being perfect. Almost in the twelve team playoff, you can 362 00:16:46.200 --> 00:16:49.399 you can have really good years and make multiple appearances 363 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:51.200 in the playoff, and I think you can view those 364 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:54.960 as big, big steps for your program. It's still delusional 365 00:16:54.960 --> 00:16:57.120 to think you're a national championship contender, because I think 366 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:00.600 that I would I have no idea if if we 367 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:03.440 see a first time national champion in football in my lifetime, 368 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:05.920 that's an exaggeration. I'm thirty five years old. I'm sorry, 369 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:07.599 thirty six years old. I hope to live a really 370 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:10.319 long time. But tell me which program you think that 371 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:13.079 has never won a national championship in football is just 372 00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:15.400 knocking at the door about to make it happen. I mean, 373 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:19.839 I maybe Oregon breaks through at some point. They've always 374 00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:21.880 been the team that kind of has has flirted to 375 00:17:21.920 --> 00:17:23.680 be towards the top, but they've never broke through and 376 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.319 actually got it done. But I just I think the 377 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.319 teams that win the national championship moving forward are going 378 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:29.799 to be ones that have a tradition and history with 379 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:35.039 multiple national championships previously. So you know, the playoff expanding 380 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:37.559 makes it to where you can at least feel and 381 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:39.519 maybe we're just lying to ourselves, but hey, I'll lie 382 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:43.240 on myself a lot of myself every day, probably a 383 00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:45.559 lot of myself five minutes ago. I don't know, I believe, 384 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:48.039 but you want to believe, right live in your own world. 385 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:49.799 But I used to say that it was a waste 386 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:52.400 of time because of that, because like, what are we 387 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:54.799 doing here. This will not give us any new like, 388 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.720 this is not going to prove that the teams that 389 00:17:57.759 --> 00:18:00.000 get left out are actually deserving in their national champion 390 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:03.400 and ship caliber. So this person who's sent in this link, 391 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:05.759 this is from barstool sports dot com, and I you 392 00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:08.279 know again, I'm all, I love that the playoffs expanded. 393 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:10.480 I think it's gonna be good for college football moving forward. 394 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:16.640 But it makes it to where this Georgia and Alabama game, 395 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:19.000 think about it, what it would what would be on 396 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:22.039 the line here if there was not a twelve team 397 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:24.759 playoff that makes sense, John, Like, this would be a 398 00:18:24.799 --> 00:18:28.119 game to where this will absolutely have a huge impact. 399 00:18:28.200 --> 00:18:31.279 Not to say you both can't eventually get there, but. 400 00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:33.599 Like, but it's one of those games where because they're 401 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:35.839