1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,839 Speaker 1: You are now listening to the Big Ten Paradigm podcast 2 00:00:03,879 --> 00:00:08,480 here on the College GRIDIRN Coast to Coast Podcast Network. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,679 Please welcome in Noah Drury's we cover the Big Ten 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,800 throughout this whole entire twenty twenty five college football season, 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,039 and welcome back here to the Big Ten Paradigm on 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,839 the College Gridiron Coast to Coast Network, available where you 7 00:00:24,879 --> 00:00:26,480 get all your podcasts. 8 00:00:26,559 --> 00:00:29,359 Speaker 2: My name obviously you heard it in the intro. 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With Jason Powers, Big Big 19 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:08,439 twelve sec Breakdown, the Yards and Stripes Pod, and much 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,319 much more. The Big Ten kind of an interesting week, 21 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:15,319 right There was no like super big games but there 22 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:18,359 was a lot of excitement. There was the big rivalry 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,799 game in East Lansing, which we'll get to that later 24 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,280 as I may or may not have been there find 25 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,599 out coming up soon. But first I wanted to talk 26 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:34,799 about the most surprising result of the day, Iowa versus Minnesota. 27 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,079 Minnesota was like an eight and a half point favorite. 28 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:40,560 The total was thirty nine and a half in Iowa 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:46,000 covered the over. You just don't see that in Iowa games, 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,560 but they did it. And credit to their special teams 31 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,200 and defense getting a touchdown when you get fourteen points 32 00:01:53,799 --> 00:01:57,159 off just not really playing offense, Yeah you're gonna score points. 33 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,640 Whattmer got the pick six for Iowa and then also 34 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,319 getting a was it a punt return? Caiden Wigen, who 35 00:02:06,359 --> 00:02:08,800 is also a fun weapon on that offense in this game, 36 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,080 watching it more and more and through set on a 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,199 lot of motions, put on a lot of crosser and 38 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,960 short routes. Fun fun player. I wouldn't say he's like 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,520 Cooper Degene because obviously Cooper Degene was a corner, but 40 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,000 he might be like the wide receiver equivalent in terms 41 00:02:23,039 --> 00:02:26,960 of also making an impact on special teams. Mark Gronowski 42 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,919 looked good. In my notes from this game, I was like, 43 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:34,879 Tim Lester's really made this Iowa offense. While the players 44 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:39,800 aren't necessarily particularly amazing in the skilled positions, it's creative. 45 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,560 They do a lot of different things, and I think 46 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,840 that's what you want to see from Iowa as they 47 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,400 continue to build more personnel, and Tim Lester, if he 48 00:02:47,439 --> 00:02:50,000 continues to stay there, you know gonna have fun with 49 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,039 that offense. I think having Gronowski healthy compared to earlier 50 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,520 in the season makes a big difference for this Iowa team. 51 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,400 You remember that Iowa State game. Gronowski was not healthy 52 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,560 at the beginning of the year, and also there was 53 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:03,639 a lot of speculation if he was going to start. 54 00:03:04,039 --> 00:03:07,360 In the first week. They scored seventeen points in the 55 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:10,240 first quarter, which was ridiculous, and I think they had 56 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,120 like what thirty one by halftime. It was it was 57 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,840 not not good for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. They think 58 00:03:18,879 --> 00:03:24,280 get a first down until ten forty one in the 59 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:32,280 second quarter. It's just ridiculous to see Minnesota, after having 60 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,919 such a good game and an extra day of preparation, 61 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,759 to uh lose by so much after beating Nebraska. So 62 00:03:40,759 --> 00:03:42,680 they had a fun game against Northwestern. We'll get to 63 00:03:42,719 --> 00:03:50,280 that coming up shortly. Minnesota their offenses Darius Taylor or 64 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,680 bust and Neli had one carry in this game, so 65 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,919 someone assumed he got hurt. But yeah, I mean Drake 66 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,680 Lindsay a bad day. Sixteen to twenty eight, one o nine, 67 00:03:58,759 --> 00:04:03,120 three interceptions, Just not a good day for And he 68 00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:05,319 also had a fumble that was recovered by his own team. 69 00:04:05,319 --> 00:04:07,360 But just not a good day. And Drake Lindsay weill 70 00:04:07,439 --> 00:04:10,759 as he's young. Minnesota is not a great team on 71 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,680 the lines of scrimmage per se, at least on the 72 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:16,480 offensive side. They just got worked in this game in 73 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:19,240 Minnesota is probably the most confusing team the Big Ten 74 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:23,920 because it's like you beat Nebraska, you get House, you 75 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,879 have a close game with Rutgers, you get House by 76 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:30,240 Cal Like what is Minnesota football in the year of 77 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,000 twenty twenty five. I don't know. They're gonna most likely 78 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,920 get to a bowl game, but still like they they 79 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,000 have a game against Oregon in a game against Northwestern 80 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,519 like those are could be two losses Michigan State. They're 81 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,879 five and a half point favorites going into next week. 82 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,279 We'll touch a little bit more on the specifics in 83 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:51,720 that game in the latter part of this episode, and 84 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:57,000 then you play Wisconsin. Okay, it's Wisconsin, but I mean 85 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,480 then that's a rivalry game between those two schools. So 86 00:04:59,519 --> 00:05:03,879 it's like, Okay, what is this Golden Gophers team this year? 87 00:05:03,879 --> 00:05:07,480 And my assumption is it's daily Darius Taylor or bust 88 00:05:07,519 --> 00:05:12,040 has been their whole entire alletst offensive identity. And you know, 89 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,240 when your defense is on the field for the majority 90 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,439 of the first half and I was just continuing to 91 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:21,199 put up points, points, points and more points, you're gonna 92 00:05:21,199 --> 00:05:25,279 have a tough time. So that's my thought about that 93 00:05:25,439 --> 00:05:27,879 Rutgers per Due in the noon window. It was a 94 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,399 fun game between both these teams. It was a get 95 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,959 right spot for Athy and caliik Manis He had three 96 00:05:33,079 --> 00:05:35,879 hundred and fifty nine yards thirteen point three yards per 97 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,360 attempt and a touchdown. And Antoine Raymond he got it 98 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,839 back done going on the ground again one hundred and 99 00:05:41,879 --> 00:05:44,360 sixteen yards and a touchdown. Only four yards per carry, 100 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:46,759 but still he's still someone that was able to be 101 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:51,120 productive in kJ Duff six receptions, two hundred and forty 102 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,879 one yards and a touchdown, averaging forty yards per reception, 103 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,839 which is just insane stuff, right. kJ Duff's been someone 104 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:05,199 kind of talked about on this team for Rutgers, and 105 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:10,000 he looked he's a pretty good receiver. He is a 106 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:13,800 only a sophomore too, so there's a there's a solid 107 00:06:13,879 --> 00:06:17,560 chance either he stays with Rutgers or we see him 108 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:24,800 in a highlight spot for another team. Rutgers out gained 109 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,480 perdue in this game. Purdue could not get really much 110 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,399 through the air. On the ground, they were able to 111 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,399 actually run it a decent bit. Devin Macaby ran it 112 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:39,199 good and Malchai Thomas broke out one huge run and 113 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:43,480 like Purdue really didn't get sacked all that well. But 114 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,639 it was just like it was a big ted football 115 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:52,720 games between two below two mediocre teams, and when you're 116 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,120 in the game that came. The thing that came down 117 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,000 to it was the fumble with seven seconds left for Purdue. 118 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:00,759 I was like, Oh, because someone I knew who had 119 00:07:00,759 --> 00:07:03,279 the over, I'm like, oh, maybe you'll just go tie, 120 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:05,360 you know, twenty four to twenty four and overtime, and 121 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,680 the over was fifty eight and a half. And he's 122 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,319 like I'm just like oh yeah, And then I'm like oh, hey, Purdue, 123 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:15,199 because we're tailgating yesterday and the beautiful East Lancing there's 124 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:20,720 like TVs everywhere around in our tailgating spot, and it's 125 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:26,759 just like, oh so Perdue fumbled it and Rutgers has 126 00:07:26,879 --> 00:07:29,879 great field position. They're like down at like the I 127 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,519 think it was the Purdue twenty five. It's like they 128 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,839 got a great chance with Rutgers, by the way, earlier 129 00:07:33,839 --> 00:07:35,680 in the game, missed a forty four yard field goal 130 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,839 that could have been the difference early on, but end 131 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:43,079 up doing it getting out the outright win and Rutgers 132 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,199 and Bruce to four and four. Purdue falls to two 133 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:47,160 and six, And I thought Purdue was gonna be like 134 00:07:47,319 --> 00:07:49,879 a much better team than two and six, and looking 135 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,279 at their games, like, I mean, a one score game 136 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,319 versus Minnesota, they like kind of went back and forth 137 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,720 with Illinois, kind of back and forth with the under game, 138 00:07:58,079 --> 00:08:00,800 like they're not a great team, let me say that, 139 00:08:00,879 --> 00:08:03,360 And they're most likely gonna get killed by Michigan next 140 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,399 week and may not get to win the rest of 141 00:08:05,399 --> 00:08:08,000 the season. Look, it's a pretty hard schedule, Like Rutgers 142 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,800 was one of the only games you could probably get 143 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:16,120 a winning So yeah, I mean they still have Ohio State, Indiana, Washington, 144 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:19,399 Michigan left on the schedule, and they played Illinois, Notre Dame, 145 00:08:19,439 --> 00:08:24,319 and USC and Northwestern Man. That's a that's a tough road, man, geez, 146 00:08:25,079 --> 00:08:27,360 one of the tougher schedules. But I mean it's a 147 00:08:27,399 --> 00:08:29,800 first year coaching Barry Odom and look, Purdue has not 148 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:36,559 been this historically great program. Jeff Brohm, I think really 149 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,039 kind of overshot my expectations of Purdue and just like, oh, 150 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,919 they can win, No, not really, They're they're they're they're 151 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:45,960 Mississippi State, which I mean, they're not even a bad 152 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,279 team this year, but they're still not good. I'm just 153 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:51,960 like trying to think, like who's a bad team in 154 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,720 the well, not North Carolina. It's North Carolina gets the bull. 155 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,039 It's tough to say like what they are, but they 156 00:08:58,039 --> 00:09:03,320 are just consistently a bottom of the conference team and 157 00:09:03,639 --> 00:09:06,360 kind of like Wake Forest almost like the situation they're in, 158 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,159 Like I know, they're still winning games here and there, 159 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,279 and they had the recent success with Dave Austin, who's 160 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,600 not the head coach, it's Dicker, who was the former 161 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,519 Washington State coach. But when they had Sam Hartman too, 162 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,840 Like they were pretty solid then. I think they made 163 00:09:19,879 --> 00:09:22,399 the ACC Championship. I think that was the Kenny Pickett 164 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:26,720 fake slide. Yeah, Like Purdue is just not going to 165 00:09:26,759 --> 00:09:29,399 be a great football program unfortunately. I'd love to see 166 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:36,159 the boiler Makers be more spectacular. And yeah, the Oregon 167 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,759 Wisconsin game obviously, bad weather in Eugene, it's a night game. 168 00:09:40,799 --> 00:09:43,120 It's a kind of a oh, we're Oregon and we 169 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,600 kind of want to get out of this game and 170 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,080 go into the bye week. And you know, they won 171 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,600 twenty one to seven, and Dante did go out in 172 00:09:51,639 --> 00:09:55,320 the third quarter with that ugly bloody nose, and Brock 173 00:09:55,399 --> 00:09:59,039 Thomas came in and only threw four passes. Davison and 174 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,080 Whittington are two, Uh, it's two really good backs, and 175 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,919 I think those are gonna be the one two punches 176 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,879 for this Oregon team. We saw Lamar earlier in the season, 177 00:10:07,919 --> 00:10:10,000 but I think it's gonna be these two guys. And 178 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,440 deer Hall Hill got a couple of touches as well. 179 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,440 They couldn't get anything in the receiving game, and when 180 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,039 it's raining hard, obviously it's going to be tough to 181 00:10:19,399 --> 00:10:24,279 get your get your you know, pass catchers involved to 182 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,159 Coreyan Moore kind of quiet. Mc McClellan had a couple 183 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,039 of nice catches early, Jamar Johnson was wide open on 184 00:10:30,159 --> 00:10:32,840 a play, but yeah, I mean it was just kind 185 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:37,960 of like Wisconsin's just really bad. Udica had a couple 186 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,840 of nice runs but nothing really too impressive. Hunter Simmons 187 00:10:41,879 --> 00:10:46,240 is like the worst Big Ten quarterback in my opinion, 188 00:10:47,919 --> 00:10:50,759 Like if this was Iowa with like Deacon Hill, like 189 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,840 I don't even know if Hunter Simmons would start over him, right, 190 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,200 Like this is just bad. And you know, Wisconsin had 191 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,240 a turnover on downs early on in the game. It 192 00:10:59,279 --> 00:11:02,679 was very slop early on, and Oregon just looked off 193 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,480 beat and I think they were just like, real, let's 194 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,080 get healthy, let's get into the bye week. What's kind 195 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,840 of reset and get ready for the final season stretch 196 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:14,639 that includes going to Kinnick and playing Iowa, hosting Minnesota 197 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,240 on a Friday night, hosting USC and then going to Washington. 198 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,399 Like this is going to be a tough stretch for 199 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,559 the Ducks, And I mean, they could drop one game, 200 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,879 but if they drop too then it gets really scary 201 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:29,879 because it's like, what's your most impressive win? Penn State, 202 00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:32,440 which doesn't look good anymore. Obviously a really great win 203 00:11:32,519 --> 00:11:37,159 at the time. Northwestern looks good, but like they wouldn't 204 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,120 have really any impressive win. So it's not like they're 205 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,679 gonna be a three loss team unless the committee you know, 206 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:43,799 wants to do this, like, oh well, it's just this 207 00:11:44,279 --> 00:11:47,240 ensumingly huge brand and we can't lose them because the ratings. 208 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,000 We're not gonna put in a team like Virginia or 209 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,799 whoever you know in that twelve slot. We gotta have 210 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:57,240 the big brand in the Ducks. Like obviously that could happen. 211 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,519 I don't think it will to be hones. I don't 212 00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:04,399 think Oregon's gonna drop two games in four weeks, especially 213 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,960 with hosting USC and USC really not being good in 214 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,759 big games. And I don't think like I think Washington 215 00:12:09,799 --> 00:12:12,559 can pose a threat, but I think Oregon's defense is 216 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,000 a lead enough where we'll talk about it in the 217 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,919 Washington Illinois game actually coming up next year. I don't think, 218 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,759 you know, Oregon is a uh. I don't think they're 219 00:12:23,759 --> 00:12:28,080 gonna lose. I think Iowa they could handle pretty well 220 00:12:28,159 --> 00:12:30,039 as long as they can. I think score twenty eight 221 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:32,399 against that team. I think They're put themselves in a 222 00:12:32,399 --> 00:12:36,240 great position. I think I'd say even twenty four. But 223 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,639 they do have a bye week before they do play 224 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,200 the final stretch of their schedule, and it will be 225 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,399 interesting to see, you know what will the Ducks do? 226 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,840 And will Dan Lanning take LSU? Because every head coach 227 00:12:47,919 --> 00:12:51,279 that has had prominent success so far wherever they are, 228 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,279 no matter what the age or how long their tenure 229 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,600 has been or whoever. Hell I heard Nick Saban's gonna 230 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,879 come out of retirement and go back to LSU or 231 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,559 Maier where yet. I know you have a nice gig 232 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,799 on Fox. Yeah, if you didn't hear the news Brian 233 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:08,679 Kelly got fired. It's like the second largest buyout in 234 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,480 college football history, behind obviously at Jim Bo Fisher, which, 235 00:13:12,519 --> 00:13:16,240 funny enough, the ad at LSU was the eighty at 236 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:20,120 tex A and M that fired on Brian Kelly, which 237 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:21,919 I mean Texas A and M did a really good 238 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,080 job with Mike Elco and shout out to the Aggies 239 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,320 being ranked number three in the country and getting that 240 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:30,840 big win and Death Valley last night. But yeah, we're 241 00:13:30,879 --> 00:13:33,519 not We're not that hot. We're not They're not big ten, 242 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,559 although we will you see Brian Kelly in the Big 243 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:40,200 ten again because being a part of the Michigan State 244 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:44,000 fan base and you know, just observing a lot and 245 00:13:44,399 --> 00:13:46,279 being at the game last night, Yes, I did go. 246 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:51,039 That does answer your question. Earlier into the show, there 247 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:55,000 was fire Jonathan Smith chance in the stadium. There has 248 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:59,120 been any time a coach gets fired since I want 249 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:04,360 to say James Franklin, there has been like, oh, we 250 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:07,960 need to fire fire this guy. And they're like, when uh, 251 00:14:08,039 --> 00:14:10,759 I forget the Oregon head coaches name. They are like, oh, 252 00:14:10,759 --> 00:14:13,000 to seven, I know the name. I know is the 253 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,639 former defensive coordinator. I just it's not coming to my mind. 254 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,000 When he got fired, They're like, oh, Jonathan Smith, here's 255 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,600 the perfect opportunity to go back home. And that's not 256 00:14:21,639 --> 00:14:24,799 like Jonathan Smith's the super unlikable guy that nobody gets 257 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:29,039 along with. He's just not in the right school in 258 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:33,399 my opinion. But well, more on that conversation later. Yeah, Oregon, 259 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,960 you escaped with the win. Get into the by focus 260 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:40,159 on those final four games. The next one, the next 261 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:44,360 one Illinois Washington. This was a fun game. Demon Williams 262 00:14:44,559 --> 00:14:46,240 is one of those dudes I know he had kind 263 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,080 of had a bad game versus Michigan, and he didn't 264 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,960 play up to par against Ohio State, which I think 265 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,840 more of that was one. Washington was missing their starting 266 00:14:54,919 --> 00:14:58,679 left sackle in that Michigan game last week. And look, 267 00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:02,240 Washington on the line of scrimmage and especially on the 268 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,320 defensive side, is just not that great this year. They're solid, 269 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,679 They're alright. I was very impressed by Clark, the defensive back. 270 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,159 I've put in my notes on this game. Clark made 271 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,919 one of the most textbook pass breakups that you can 272 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,320 make when you want. It was like that Mikey Sandra 273 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,759 still play in I think twenty twenty two when Donovan 274 00:15:21,879 --> 00:15:26,039 Edwards had that huge game versus Michigan or Michigan had 275 00:15:26,039 --> 00:15:29,080 that huge game against Ohio State and Donovan Edwards had 276 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,000 like three hundred something yards. I don't know if it 277 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:32,840 was that much, but it was crazy, right. They had 278 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:37,279 like five to seven really explosive plays. And in that game, 279 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,000 Mikey Sandra's still on Cade Stover made a huge pass breakup. 280 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,279 Well I'm pretty sure he was on coverage on Hank Beatty. 281 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,879 He makes one of those textbook pass breakups. And credit 282 00:15:49,919 --> 00:15:53,440 to Washington's defensive line Altmeyer took some shots in this game, 283 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,080 and also he threw four I and t's, two of 284 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:00,159 them were called back, two of them stand in and 285 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,399 just the three headed monster of Boston Coleman and Williams 286 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,840 is just one of the most fun trios to watch 287 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,240 with quarterback, running back, and wide receiver and they have 288 00:16:09,279 --> 00:16:13,399 a couple other weapons. Roebuck had two receiving touchdowns for Washington, 289 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:16,200 and look, they're a fun team. They're probably one of 290 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,080 the most enjoyable teams for me to watch just in 291 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,080 terms of them being fun and on the Illinois side 292 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:28,080 of things, like Altmeyer is just not that great of 293 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,600 a quarterback, you know what. They could run in this game, 294 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,200 but they were facing deficits for the majority of it 295 00:16:34,799 --> 00:16:37,840 and they just they didn't get any pressure. Two tackles 296 00:16:37,879 --> 00:16:41,240 for a lost, zero sacks like Washington. They killed it 297 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:42,840 on the first drive of the game. They had like 298 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,120 eight or nine yards all the way down until they 299 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,799 got into the red zone, and they just did a 300 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,200 really good job of just kind of just staying on 301 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,600 their feet and keeping it pushing the whole entire game. 302 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,159 Like Demon Williams twenty six for thirty three two eighty 303 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,039 four touchdowns with also getting sixty six yards on the 304 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,559 round and Cole Look, Denzel Boston threw a touchdown in 305 00:17:03,559 --> 00:17:05,839 this game as well. He had ten receptions one hundred 306 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,119 and fifty three yards and a receiving touchdown too. Like 307 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,000 this team is just so fun. And they had six 308 00:17:13,079 --> 00:17:16,640 pass deflections in the defensive back room. That's crazy. I mean, look, 309 00:17:16,759 --> 00:17:19,240 Washington didn't get a sack either, but it was noticeable 310 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:21,720 the pressure they were putting on Luke Altmeyer. He was 311 00:17:21,759 --> 00:17:24,640 throwing it instead of taking sacks. Had a lot of 312 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,839 contested passes, I mean four balls that should have been picked. 313 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:30,519 And also to go along with six pass deflections, Like 314 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,279 you know, that's a dream for a dB to constantly 315 00:17:33,279 --> 00:17:36,720 put plays on their highlight tape and you know, being 316 00:17:36,759 --> 00:17:38,599 able to because sometimes they don't get the ball thrown 317 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:40,119 at them at all. So they're like, oh, hey, you 318 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,000 know a quarterback that's going down to chuck it. Like 319 00:17:42,039 --> 00:17:47,400 we liked that. I mean, yeah, it's just like Washington 320 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,759 just schemed it up better in this game, and I 321 00:17:49,759 --> 00:17:53,079 think they had the better athletes at home and they 322 00:17:53,079 --> 00:17:56,960 pick up a seventeen point win. Pretty impressive. Ah, what 323 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,079 do we move on to next? What's next on the agenda? Oh? Hey, 324 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:04,519 Northwestern in Nebraska. One of the weirdest games ever. This 325 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:07,039 game was chaos. That's how I would it was like 326 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:12,759 uncontrollable chaos. It's like this is a game where Nebraska 327 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:14,559 would lose it with Scott Frost. That's the best way 328 00:18:14,599 --> 00:18:17,759 I could describe it, right, Just a chaotic game. Turnovers 329 00:18:17,839 --> 00:18:22,119 all over the place. Preston Stone had two picks. They 330 00:18:22,319 --> 00:18:25,599 Northwestern had a fumble. Riola had a pick. He also 331 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,480 had a fumble and a very crucial one at halftime 332 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,640 as well as the score was and by the way, 333 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,920 in this game FS one in Fox Sports overall, what 334 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,599 the hell are we doing with a six seven graphic? 335 00:18:39,279 --> 00:18:41,599 Everyone's like, oh, this joke is done. No, it has 336 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,319 it because everyone keeps making it. And I'm gonna be 337 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,400 honest with my friends sometimes, like, you know, just be like, oh, 338 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,839 how tall is this guy? Suxcept No, we need to stop. 339 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,920 We can't be putting this in a professional broadcast setting. 340 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,920 I know it's supposed to be fun. I can't stand 341 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,160 it seeing it on social media or any sort of 342 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,759 television or any sort of broadcast on whatever platform. We 343 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:08,000 need to stop making this joke it will be done 344 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,960 being made on this show. It probably won't. I'm lying 345 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,160 to you. I'm immature too, but like, seriously, you have 346 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,160 a whole graphic for it because the score was six 347 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,039 to seven and there was a couple of others that 348 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,240 had six and seven. Oh my god, can't run away 349 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:26,440 from it Anywhay, alright, I'm just gonna shut up about it. Oh, 350 00:19:26,559 --> 00:19:33,400 back to football. Isaiah Hunter is a damn good pass catcher. 351 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,839 He is someone that I don't think it's talked enough 352 00:19:36,839 --> 00:19:39,440 about around the country. He was at Cal last year. 353 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,880 I don't know, okase stat line, he's almost got as 354 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,319 much yards as he did at Cal last year with 355 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:50,319 Nebraska having four more games to play. Either, Nebraska's got 356 00:19:50,319 --> 00:19:52,359 a payout for him unless Matt row leaves to go 357 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,839 take the Penn State job, which you know no one's 358 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,799 talked about recently, but remember, I like to remember those things. 359 00:19:58,799 --> 00:20:02,720 I still think Matt Campbell too, not gonna be like 360 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,880 Giffing anymore, because heck, he's got Florida and LSU and 361 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,920 also the option to stay at Ole Miss. But yeah, 362 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,799 and also one more thing I wanted to touch on, 363 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,880 Emmitt Johnson Man. He is such an animal one hundred 364 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:22,519 and twenty four yards, two touchdowns, just just great, great player. 365 00:20:23,279 --> 00:20:26,960 Nebraska needs to learn how to, uh, how to have 366 00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:30,160 a good line line of scrimmage. I think they're really 367 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,599 just a good offensive defensive line honestly from being like 368 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,960 and Riola kind of just cleaning up some of the 369 00:20:37,079 --> 00:20:39,880 you know, oh, he's almost like he has a gimmick 370 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,680 of just this, like Patrick Mahomes bootleg right, Like he 371 00:20:43,759 --> 00:20:47,319 plays into it so much it's like so cringey to watch. 372 00:20:48,039 --> 00:20:52,599 And Ryola's had an interesting recruiting upbringing. He like transferred 373 00:20:52,599 --> 00:20:54,720 to four different high schools in four different years, and 374 00:20:54,759 --> 00:20:56,839 people are like, oh, well, maybe he's just gonna transfer 375 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,559 from Nebraska, which I thought he was committed to Ohio 376 00:20:59,599 --> 00:21:03,000 State before, which, honestly, if you're Ohio State, you're probably 377 00:21:03,039 --> 00:21:06,559 more happy that you have saying than Ryola at this point. 378 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,359 Not that Ryola is a bad QB. I mean, he's 379 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,839 had a solid season, but he just does so much 380 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,279 of these like gimmicky things that you're just like kind 381 00:21:13,279 --> 00:21:15,599 of just putting your hand on your head, especially if 382 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,200 you're a Nebraska fan, and it's just like, dude, if 383 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,519 you just cleaned it up and try to stop looking 384 00:21:21,599 --> 00:21:24,319 so cool, like you're too cool for school, which a 385 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:28,359 lot of these athletes are because you know, spoiler alert, 386 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,440 there's a lot of academic advisors on these teams to 387 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,079 really help players, and a lot of their classes are 388 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,519 online trying to get their degrees. Not saying it happens 389 00:21:36,519 --> 00:21:39,400 for every single player at every single program, but you know, 390 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,599 I would love to see a picture of Dylan Royola 391 00:21:42,599 --> 00:21:45,319 in a classroom, you know, learning something in his jet 392 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,079 ads or whatever his major is. Right, and Dylan Royola 393 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:51,400 is most likely going to be a professional quarterback. I 394 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,160 don't doubt it. He's definitely got the tools for it. 395 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,880 But I think if he can clean it up in 396 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,759 Nebraska really could get an offense and defensive line because 397 00:21:59,759 --> 00:22:02,000 they took some guys in the portal and it's like, ah, 398 00:22:02,039 --> 00:22:04,880 those guys are kind of missing, right, So you just 399 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,599 have to be able to be identified talent a little 400 00:22:07,599 --> 00:22:10,880 bit better on the Nebraska side. For Northwestern, I mean, look, 401 00:22:11,559 --> 00:22:15,200 it was an okay game, come alof great game on 402 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:18,039 the ground, but yeah, Preston Stone as your quarterback and 403 00:22:18,039 --> 00:22:20,240 there's a reason why you got bench for Kevin Jennings 404 00:22:20,319 --> 00:22:23,559 after winning an American Championship. Keep that in mind. But 405 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,000 you know it's just like you feel bad for him, right, 406 00:22:27,599 --> 00:22:30,880 But you know some new quarterbacks. You look at Tanner Mortarcai, 407 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,319 now you look at Preston Stone, you know when they transfer, 408 00:22:33,759 --> 00:22:37,240 dude just don't look that good. I'm a big fan 409 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:38,799 of Kevin Jennings too, so I was glad he was 410 00:22:38,839 --> 00:22:43,160 able to play. Uh, UCLA comes back down to Earth. 411 00:22:43,319 --> 00:22:46,240 Oh man, Yeah, this was a I remember watching this 412 00:22:46,319 --> 00:22:48,599 game at noon because it's like, okay, well I want 413 00:22:48,599 --> 00:22:51,079 to watch the noon o'clock window before we go tailgate 414 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,160 and maybe see some of the TV's on the other screen. 415 00:22:53,519 --> 00:22:55,799 End up leaving at like all right, I turned this 416 00:22:55,839 --> 00:22:57,720 game off after his twenty eight nothing, I'm like, okay, 417 00:22:57,839 --> 00:23:02,160 well you see alwa, he's not coming back down to nothing. Yeah, 418 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,960 they just came back down the earth. Nothing was working 419 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,440 this Indiana defense. If it wasn't quite clear enough, is legit. 420 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,319 Mendoza didn't really even have a great game. I was 421 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,640 impressed by him be and Black just being able to 422 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,720 just dominate in the backfield, you know, just running physically 423 00:23:17,319 --> 00:23:21,319 and really just you know, it wasn't It was impressive 424 00:23:21,319 --> 00:23:24,240 to see EJ. Williams kind of a coming out party 425 00:23:24,279 --> 00:23:26,880 for him. He's someone while he's been good on this team, 426 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:31,000 it's mainly been Elijah Suratt and Omar Cooper. And while 427 00:23:31,079 --> 00:23:34,359 Williams has been like that third target, you might be 428 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,559 one of those weapons, especially in a playoff game where 429 00:23:36,559 --> 00:23:38,039 it's like, oh, you might have one hundred and fifty 430 00:23:38,079 --> 00:23:40,000 yards and two receiving touchdowns and you're like, oh, what 431 00:23:40,079 --> 00:23:42,279 the hell that came out of nowhere. But he's a 432 00:23:42,319 --> 00:23:45,279 really good football player. They were able to get pressure 433 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,920 and this team, I mean Aiden Fisher had a pick 434 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,960 six to begin the game and Mendoza threw a pick 435 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,119 in this game early. I'm like, Okay, UCLA might know. 436 00:23:53,319 --> 00:23:56,480 They didn't do anything. They never will. They're back to 437 00:23:56,519 --> 00:24:00,720 being the not good for almost I didn't want to. 438 00:24:01,079 --> 00:24:03,920 They're back to being you know, UCLA football in the 439 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:07,680 Big Ten. So far what they're short life in the 440 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,559 Big Ten has been. Look. I still think Tim Skipper 441 00:24:11,599 --> 00:24:15,440 and Jerry Neuheisel will be good hires for through UCLA 442 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,799 in the long term, and you'll get players that want 443 00:24:17,799 --> 00:24:23,039 to play for you. But this year, yeah, it's just 444 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:28,960 it's just not good. Okay, all right? Is it? Time. Yeah, 445 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,839 the the Paul Bunyan Trophy almost played for Last Night 446 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,079 and East Lansing. It was a seven thirty game on 447 00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:37,920 NBC in prime time on one of the main major 448 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:47,759 whether it's CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox. So wait, NBC, CBS, Fox, 449 00:24:47,799 --> 00:24:50,279 those are the three main networks, right, I'm not an idiot, 450 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:54,759 I hope so I don't know. Yeah, this game was 451 00:24:54,759 --> 00:24:57,200 played in prime time and a major network. That 'll 452 00:24:57,319 --> 00:24:59,799 just say that. I guess ESPN would be like the 453 00:24:59,799 --> 00:25:03,039 four one two, But regardless, this was played on a 454 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:11,240 major network. And look MSU like they I will say this, 455 00:25:11,559 --> 00:25:13,839 the defense played hard. I know, they gave up like 456 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,039 two hundred and seventy three yards, which is the most 457 00:25:16,279 --> 00:25:19,359 yards in the game since like nineteen ninety three, I 458 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,559 think when they had like three point fifty in the 459 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,359 rivalry game. Like in the first half. They played hard, 460 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,480 like it was what ten to seven at halftime, like 461 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:31,039 Michigan State, you know, if they could do anything worth 462 00:25:31,039 --> 00:25:33,680 a damn on offense. And look, both quarterbacks played bad 463 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,920 in Chiles and Bryce Underwood. I mean Underwood didn't play bad. 464 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,839 It just didn't really have to throw it because you know, 465 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,119 Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall just decided to like be like, oh, yeah, 466 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,640 there's just these wide open holes we're gonna run through. 467 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,680 And they weren't even really open in the first half. 468 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,119 But watching it in the second half, it's like just 469 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,039 watching Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall just run downhill through 470 00:25:54,079 --> 00:25:56,799 wide open holes in the third quarter. I left at 471 00:25:56,799 --> 00:25:58,640 like the end of the third quarter. I'm like, dude, 472 00:25:59,319 --> 00:26:01,440 wasting money coming to this game because I went with 473 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,519 a bunch of my friends that go to stay or 474 00:26:03,559 --> 00:26:06,400 were up for the weekend, and it's just like, yeah, 475 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,720 I literally was like, oh, maybe I'll just buy tickets 476 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:11,079 this morning, because who know what the hell is gonna happen. 477 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,079 It's a rivalry game. No, nothing great happen for State fans. 478 00:26:15,079 --> 00:26:17,119 And look, Michigan's a good ball club this year. I 479 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:21,119 think defensively, this is still a Michigan team that's capable 480 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,960 of competing at a high level. I just think offensively, 481 00:26:24,039 --> 00:26:26,160 I mean, look, I think Andrew marsh is a great 482 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:31,160 receiver and if they could just get some supplemented pieces 483 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:35,039 around him, because look, he's a freshman and he's got 484 00:26:35,039 --> 00:26:38,720 two more years. Like mccoley wasn't a bad transfer per se, 485 00:26:38,759 --> 00:26:41,200 but he's not gonna be there next year. Obviously you 486 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,119 don't watch Samash Morgan. But if they could find a 487 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,400 couple of more receiving targets, or even find someone in 488 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:50,079 the portal who really Underwood to have consistent options in 489 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,599 the passing game, I think this Michigan team can hit 490 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,119 a different stride because there they got two good running backs. 491 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,359 And look, Justin's Haynes is a junior, right, but I 492 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:02,880 feel like he'll be a four year guy. I don't 493 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,440 think he's leaving after this year. You also have Jordan 494 00:27:05,519 --> 00:27:08,440 Marshall too, who is only a sophomore as well, and 495 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,119 he's someone that's really started to hit his stride, especially 496 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,559 when Haynes went down with the injury. Right, and look 497 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,400 on the Michigan State side, like Mackai Frazier had a 498 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,799 nice long run, he stayed relatively consistent throughout the game. 499 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,559 They put Milojevitch out there, you know, he led a 500 00:27:25,599 --> 00:27:31,079 touchdown driving garbage time. Nick marsh is like, while he 501 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,680 still is always the leading receiver, it's like, dude, we 502 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,759 need to give him like fifteen targets per game at 503 00:27:36,799 --> 00:27:40,039 the minimum, or it's just like like don't get me wrong, 504 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,319 Kelly and McCrae aren't bad receivers, but if you don't 505 00:27:43,319 --> 00:27:46,359 really utilize your number one receiver, that's capable of being 506 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:50,519 an Alts Big Ten probably second team type guy. Maybe 507 00:27:50,599 --> 00:27:54,039 if Jeremiah Smith didn't exist in the Big Ten, maybe 508 00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:56,839 a first But he's just kind of kind of been 509 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,519 like mid this year and it's really not his fault 510 00:27:59,559 --> 00:28:04,240 because you know, he's getting missed a decent amount and Kelly, 511 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:09,039 you know, it's just like you get two TFLs in 512 00:28:09,079 --> 00:28:12,480 a sack. And by the way, Jaydon Bell was not 513 00:28:12,559 --> 00:28:15,880 off sides on that play watching it back and the 514 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:17,960 one that they forced the fumble and it got called back, 515 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,759 which they didn't call it on the field, they called 516 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:23,039 it after the fact, right, So it's just like, dude, 517 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,160 whatever I knew the game was lost then. Also, Michigan 518 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,079 State had a ton of penalties called on them early on, 519 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,960 which a lot of it's just them being, you know, 520 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:39,119 a poorly coached team. And yes, Jonathan Smith, look, I 521 00:28:39,119 --> 00:28:41,440 think he's a good ball coach. I think he knows 522 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,440 the game of football really well, just not for East 523 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,200 Lansing standards. You need to have some sort of wittiness 524 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,119 to you. You need to have some sort of like edge, 525 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,400 some like a little bit of a chip on your shoulder. 526 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,599 And Jonathan Smith's just like, oh, I'm happy to be here, 527 00:28:54,759 --> 00:28:57,720 coach football, run my West Coast offense that doesn't do anything. 528 00:28:58,759 --> 00:29:01,440 It worked at Oregon State State. He had plenty of talent, 529 00:29:01,519 --> 00:29:04,119 like he had DJ Lee Ugly, which I know at 530 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,960 Florida State and Clemsony wasn't good. People forget he was 531 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,799 good with the Beavers. They had Deshaun Fenwick and Damian Martinez, 532 00:29:11,839 --> 00:29:14,240 two really good running backs on the time. They had 533 00:29:14,279 --> 00:29:17,160 Silas Bolden who was like the five to seven receiver 534 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,559 that ended up transferring to Texas. Like he had a 535 00:29:19,559 --> 00:29:21,799 good season. They had a great defense as well. I 536 00:29:21,839 --> 00:29:23,559 know one of the safeties from that team's now on 537 00:29:23,599 --> 00:29:27,400 the Green Bay Packers who are playing tonight. Cooper was 538 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,079 his last name. But they had a bunch of good 539 00:29:29,079 --> 00:29:31,160 players on that Oregon State team and credit to him, 540 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,039 he's the one that built that program. They have like 541 00:29:33,079 --> 00:29:35,559 one win in their first season with him there. I'm 542 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:38,400 not saying Jonathan Smith's a bad coach. I'm saying he's 543 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,559 a bad coach for Michigan State in the Midwest and 544 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,880 the big ted footprint. Now there's two guys available that 545 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,640 are pretty familiar with the area, right James Franklin obviously 546 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,720 Penn State not too far from East Lancing. And Brian Kelly. 547 00:29:49,759 --> 00:29:52,440 Now you know he coached at GVSU, he coached at 548 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,000 Central Michigan. He's very familiar with the Midwest and also 549 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,319 coach had a couple of other gigs. It's like you 550 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,240 got two prime candidates looking for, you know, to come back, 551 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,279 and obviously Wisconsin's probably gonna open up too, unless Fickle 552 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:07,759 they want to really run it back with him one 553 00:30:07,839 --> 00:30:10,480 more season. I don't know anything that has been proven 554 00:30:10,599 --> 00:30:13,960 since in the last was he two or three years ago? 555 00:30:14,039 --> 00:30:16,920 Regardless in his tenure, nothing's been proven that you know, 556 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,240 he's really able to I think it's been three because 557 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,960 it was Tyner Mordecai than Tyler Van Dyke, and then 558 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,000 they tried to run it with Billy Edwards. Maybe they 559 00:30:24,039 --> 00:30:27,440 should recruit their own quarter back, maybe instead of trying 560 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,920 to figure it out with the transfer on, maybe just 561 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:35,440 get someone that's you know, homegrown and developed. Regardless. Yeah, 562 00:30:35,599 --> 00:30:44,799 it's a uh yeah, I uh sorry, I lost train 563 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:52,079 of thought. Yeah, Michigan's bow eligible. Now congrats to them. Yeah, 564 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:57,799 Michigan State's bad football team. That's the simple truth of it, right. 565 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:03,079 I mean, look, I love Michigan State athletics basketball seasons. 566 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:04,799 Right around the corner. I know, they just played their 567 00:31:06,359 --> 00:31:11,240 I can't talk exhibition game versus Bullingreden State, and yeah, 568 00:31:11,359 --> 00:31:14,400 I mean they won. It didn't look great. Hockey's also 569 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,880 ranked number one in the country, so you know, it's like, 570 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:22,079 it's not all bad, but it's not. It's not great. Hey, 571 00:31:22,119 --> 00:31:25,400 you know it is great. This episode of The Big 572 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,119 Ten Paradigm is sponsored in part by ticket Smarter. 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And with that being said, we said, man, 613 00:33:34,319 --> 00:33:37,519 we're in the double digit weeks. It's it's closing in 614 00:33:37,559 --> 00:33:39,440 a little bit on us. We stole a lot of 615 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,640 season left to be played. These games will actually all 616 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,759 be played on November first, because there are no Friday 617 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,680 games and where to kick it off. Ohio State and 618 00:33:49,759 --> 00:33:52,559 Penn State will play on Big Noon this Saturday. And 619 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:57,759 this one, Wow, it's been a classic in recent years 620 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,960 when program's not good and the other ones almost like 621 00:34:02,039 --> 00:34:05,880 the death star of college football. Ohio State coming off 622 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,639 of by believe. Penn State is as well, not playing 623 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:12,039 last week their last game against Iowa, which is a 624 00:34:12,079 --> 00:34:17,559 twenty five to twenty four loss. Ohio State is the 625 00:34:17,559 --> 00:34:19,599 host team. They have a spread of twenty and a 626 00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:23,639 half forty three and a half over under. Is Penn 627 00:34:23,679 --> 00:34:26,440 State just gonna let the season kind of fizzle out 628 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,039 and just really you know, be knocked in the back 629 00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:33,639 of their memory and just not care anymore. I look, 630 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:37,519 they also play Indiana next week, they go to Michigan 631 00:34:37,519 --> 00:34:42,639 State on the fifteenth, host Nebraska travel to Rutgers. I 632 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:44,559 don't think you're gonna gonna win in the next two weeks, 633 00:34:44,559 --> 00:34:45,920 but if they want to make a bowl game, they 634 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,320 gotta win those last three games. Just not ideal for 635 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:54,920 Penn State. And yeah, I think that Ohio State's gonna 636 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:59,119 do really well. I think they'll be able to just 637 00:34:59,159 --> 00:35:02,599 take care of business kind of you know, keep pushing 638 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,639 ahead because obviously they have their big game left. They 639 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,719 go to Purdue, host UCLA, host Rutgers, and then travel 640 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:13,000 to Michigan like three really four kind of just not 641 00:35:13,199 --> 00:35:15,800 tune up. But like, as long as they take care 642 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,760 of business and you know, win the first half by 643 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,159 a good margin, they'll be fine. In Smith's saleing and 644 00:35:21,199 --> 00:35:25,280 be able to get a lot of younger and underclassmen players, 645 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,880 you know, some good valuable reps for the Michigan game, 646 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,800 because who knows what's gonna happen in a rivalry game, 647 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,280 And obviously injuries play a part and everything too. I 648 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,079 think they're gonna be able to get healthy and you know, 649 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,480 just be able to do well. But who knows Penn 650 00:35:37,519 --> 00:35:39,159 State might be able to show up. They still have 651 00:35:39,199 --> 00:35:41,960 a lot of talent on that team. Rutgers in Illinois 652 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,440 play at noon on NBC Rutgers, so they can play defense. Man, 653 00:35:47,199 --> 00:35:49,679 they would have a chance in this over under is 654 00:35:49,679 --> 00:35:52,400 at sixty three and a half. My goodness. Yeah, Illinois 655 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,199 defense hasn't been great either. Let's not like act like 656 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,840 they've been shut down. I mean they just had forty 657 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:01,199 two hung on them. USC up thirty two against them, 658 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,559 Ohio State had thirty four. I mean Perdue even had 659 00:36:04,599 --> 00:36:09,280 twenty seven. Like, yeah, they did shut out Western Michigan, 660 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:15,119 but Western Michigan Duke had nineteen Duke with not If 661 00:36:15,159 --> 00:36:18,840 they had less turnovers, they would have probably uh probably 662 00:36:19,159 --> 00:36:23,000 done a better job, you know, scoring some points in 663 00:36:23,039 --> 00:36:26,360 that game, but it kind of flipped. I still think 664 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,880 Illinois is the better team overall when you look at 665 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,480 it at a roster perspective, I think Calaia Kamanis has 666 00:36:32,599 --> 00:36:35,960 potential to have a good game. And look, if they 667 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,280 can run the ball against this team and really kind 668 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,320 of maintain the time of possession, I mean they have 669 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,360 a chance. You gotta force Altmeyer into mistakes. I just 670 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,519 don't know if this Rutgers team defensively is capable of that. 671 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,400 CBS three thirty Indiana and Maryland will play each other. 672 00:36:54,159 --> 00:36:58,440 Indiana could be Wow, they have the third bibe weeks 673 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:03,599 not until the twenty third weekend. Wow. They will travel 674 00:37:03,639 --> 00:37:09,639 to Maryland and play against me Malik Washington and company. 675 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,599 Mendoza looking like a Heisman candidate, an opportunity to put 676 00:37:13,679 --> 00:37:15,920 up big stants. I you favored by twenty one and 677 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,880 a half, would not expect them to uh. I would 678 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,280 expect them to cover probably in the first half, fifty 679 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:26,480 one and a half over under total. Look, I just 680 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,480 I watched Maryland. We've talked about this team. Not really 681 00:37:29,559 --> 00:37:33,039 a run game, no elite receivers, not really great on 682 00:37:33,079 --> 00:37:35,679 the defensive side either, and they haven't won a game 683 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,800 since what September. Maybe they figured things out in the 684 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:44,280 bye week, but they took three straight losses to Washington, Nebraska, 685 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,519 and Ucla in the month of October. Can they do 686 00:37:46,559 --> 00:37:49,000 anything in the month of November. Five games coming up. 687 00:37:49,679 --> 00:37:51,880 Your first one is a really tough one against Indiana. 688 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:54,719 Indiana just kind of handled Ucla. So it's not like, 689 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,840 you know, a team that Maryland struggled with. It's not 690 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:01,400 like Indiana. It's just like battered and bruised from the 691 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,119 week before. And it's not like they have too much 692 00:38:04,159 --> 00:38:06,639 to look ahead too, because if they played Penn State 693 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:11,920 next week and then Wisconsin and Purdue, like I feel 694 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:17,280 bad for Turps fans everywhere. Yeah, it just won't be good. 695 00:38:18,159 --> 00:38:22,480 Michigan State Minnesota play game is at three point thirty 696 00:38:22,519 --> 00:38:25,880 on the Big Ten Network. MSU is a five and 697 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:30,599 a half point dog against Minnesota traveling to what they 698 00:38:30,599 --> 00:38:35,239 play in Minneapolis, right, yeah, Huntington Banks Stadium over under 699 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,800 forty four and a half. Look this, see these are 700 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,119 two teams that kind of have had weird seasons. Michigan 701 00:38:40,199 --> 00:38:44,280 State obviously worse, not having a single win in Big 702 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,320 Ten play up until this point. They went three and 703 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:51,199 zeroe out of conference and have struggled in conference. On 704 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:55,719 Minnesota coming off a demoralizing loss to Iowa, you know, 705 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:59,519 in a rivalry game there, but the week before they 706 00:38:59,559 --> 00:39:06,480 BEAATENCA and Purdue. So who knows Michigan State, what will 707 00:39:06,519 --> 00:39:09,880 they do if Darius Taylor is healthy and you know, intact, 708 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,480 I don't know how much success Michigan State's going to have. 709 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:17,039 If Michigan State can you know, kind of light this 710 00:39:17,079 --> 00:39:20,280 Minnesota team up through the air and on the ground. 711 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:22,960 You know, Mackai Frazier, he's been someone that's been pretty 712 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:26,159 solid on the season. They need to really find a 713 00:39:26,159 --> 00:39:29,159 way to get Nick marsh get involved. But Michigan State 714 00:39:29,199 --> 00:39:32,639 doesn't force any pressure. They're leading sac guys Malik Spencer, 715 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:37,079 a safety, like the defensive line really front seven overall 716 00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:40,840 has just been super disappointing this season, and uh yeah, 717 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:44,239 Minnesota actually has guys in the front seven to make place. 718 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:47,880 So I think Minnesota will win this game. And if 719 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:52,199 you're MSU, look you could beat Penn State in Maryland 720 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:53,920 and get to a bowl game, but it's gotta start 721 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:56,480 with Minnesota or the door's closed, because I just don't 722 00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:00,800 think they're beating Iowa and Kinnick. So yeah, there's that 723 00:40:02,199 --> 00:40:05,000 Michigan host Purdue twenty one and a half point favorites 724 00:40:05,039 --> 00:40:07,280 at home in ann Arbor. I think they'll take care 725 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,679 of this Purdue team. I think after losing the way 726 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:12,960 they did versus Rutgers, you know, a team that they 727 00:40:13,039 --> 00:40:15,000 should have won against, I think you might see a 728 00:40:15,039 --> 00:40:18,960 little bit of quit watch here from Purdue. And I 729 00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:22,719 think the offense can completely get you know, shut out 730 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,559 in this game. They look Purdue, Like we mentioned earlier 731 00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:29,079 in the show, they got a tough, a tough road 732 00:40:29,079 --> 00:40:32,719 ahead and they got shut out by Northwestern, And like 733 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:37,079 Rutgers isn't a good defense, Minnesota's like okay, not great, 734 00:40:37,519 --> 00:40:40,920 Illinois not good. Surprise Notre Dame allowed so much as 735 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,119 they did. But yeah, like I just I don't think 736 00:40:44,119 --> 00:40:46,119 they're gonna have much success, Like I do believe this 737 00:40:46,199 --> 00:40:49,679 Michigan team, Like, no, they're not college football playoff caliber 738 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:52,559 in my opinion, and obviously if they beat Ohio State, 739 00:40:52,599 --> 00:40:56,679 you know what, they'll deserve to be there, right, But yeah, 740 00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:01,239 I don't think they're like particularly amazing on offense. But 741 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:03,400 I think they're good on defense this year, especially as 742 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:07,880 the seasons continued along Northwestern Maryland and Ohio State remaining. 743 00:41:09,119 --> 00:41:11,840 It's not manageable like they could slip up against Northwestern. 744 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,639 I just don't think they will. And then the seven 745 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,679 thirty game on NBC. This will be a fun one 746 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:20,599 between USC and Nebraska over unders at fifty eight and 747 00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:26,239 a half, that could get really interesting. USC is six 748 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:29,400 and a half point for favorites going to Lincoln. Two 749 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:32,440 really good quarterbacks in Jane Mayeva and Dylan Ryola. I 750 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,840 think Waymont Jordan will hopefully play em at Johnson obviously 751 00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:38,159 one of my favorite receivers. They got Kobe Landam McKay 752 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:43,239 lemon playing Isaiah Hunter and Dane Key, and two defenses 753 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:47,480 that like confuse the crap out of me. Nebraska not 754 00:41:47,519 --> 00:41:52,039 really good on the defensive line. USC started off the 755 00:41:52,039 --> 00:41:54,559 season really strong and they still remain decent, really in 756 00:41:54,599 --> 00:41:57,039 the front seven, but kind of in the back end. 757 00:41:57,119 --> 00:42:00,840 You know, the secondary is not particularly amazing, other than 758 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:03,639 with Kamari Ramsey, I think it's a kind of a 759 00:42:03,639 --> 00:42:06,239 standout player. But other than that, I don't think they 760 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:09,239 look too impressive in the back end of their defense. 761 00:42:10,199 --> 00:42:12,679 But you know, that will be a fun game at 762 00:42:12,679 --> 00:42:15,119 seven thirty. That's all I can say, And that's what 763 00:42:15,159 --> 00:42:18,559 you want to see, right It's getting into the spooky season. 764 00:42:18,599 --> 00:42:22,360 As well. Halloween's next weekend, obviously, you know it's going 765 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:26,159 to be it's going to be a fun time for everyone. 766 00:42:26,719 --> 00:42:30,199 And you know, if you're an older gentleman or lady, 767 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,239 because you know there are women college football fans, believe 768 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:35,960 it or not, I don't know how much there is 769 00:42:36,079 --> 00:42:39,639 listening to podcasts, especially about the Big Ten. But if 770 00:42:39,679 --> 00:42:44,039 you are hello, and I'm glad to be presenting the 771 00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:46,039 show to you, or if you're even listening with your 772 00:42:46,079 --> 00:42:49,559 boyfriend or husband or even friend in the car, you 773 00:42:49,599 --> 00:42:53,800 know you guys are taking a trip wherever, the grocery store, anywhere. 774 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:57,280 Really one thank you for tuning in to the show. 775 00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,159 Make sure you check out all the other shows on 776 00:42:59,199 --> 00:43:02,440 the network. Make sure you follow and also follow on 777 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:05,440 Twitter as well at Gridiron Coast and follow me at 778 00:43:05,519 --> 00:43:10,519 Drew Reno as well. But the moral consensus of this 779 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:13,679 is that it's a great sport. There's only so much 780 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:16,239 time left in the season, and just don't take it 781 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:19,480 for granted because a lot of the fans I believe 782 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,239 there's only gonna be there could be four Big Ten 783 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,360 teams that get into the college football playoff. I think 784 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:29,440 there's three really solidified in that conversation, and obviously with Oregon, 785 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:33,159 Indiana and Ohio State, a lot of seasons already lost 786 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:38,320 at Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, you know, Rutgers still 787 00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:40,639 trying to play for a bowl game at the end, 788 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:43,960 Michigan obviously trying to make a college football playoff push, 789 00:43:44,159 --> 00:43:46,800 and just so much happening, Washington trying to sneak in 790 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:50,599 there as well. Like it's just been a really good season, man, 791 00:43:50,679 --> 00:43:55,079 and I could not be more appreciative to be covering 792 00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:58,599 the Big Ten this twenty twenty five college football season. 793 00:43:59,119 --> 00:44:01,119 But that's gonna do it for us on the Big 794 00:44:01,159 --> 00:44:06,280 Ten paradigm once again. Glad you could listen here on 795 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:09,039 this whatever day this comes out of, assuming it will 796 00:44:09,079 --> 00:44:14,119 be mon Monday, but you know I'm not the one 797 00:44:14,119 --> 00:44:18,639 that publishes it. Make sure you follow, subscribe, do everything 798 00:44:18,679 --> 00:44:20,639 in your power to keep up to date with not 799 00:44:20,679 --> 00:44:22,679 only the Big Ten paradigm, but the rest of the 800 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:25,440 college GRADIRN Coast to Coast network. And until next time, 801 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:29,000 I will see you here back for the week set reaction. 802 00:44:29,559 --> 00:44:31,760 Have a great week, everybody,