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<v Speaker 1>All right's still a few days away from Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>fifty nine. But never a bad time to talk football.

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<v Speaker 1>I never know where our next guest is. He could

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<v Speaker 1>be in Hawaii, he could be in Germany. He could

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<v Speaker 1>be golfing, he could be grinding on tape. I'll let

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<v Speaker 1>him tell us, Scott Mitchell, where you're at.

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<v Speaker 2>Not a Thursday afternoon, just sitting in the living room

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<v Speaker 2>on the couch. I'm actually building a studio, Spence, So wow. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm going to be joining the ESPN network

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<v Speaker 2>of stations here in a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have something Do you have something you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to I was going to say, do you have something

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to announce to our audience and quite frankly

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<v Speaker 1>all of us over here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So the old Sister station, I guess, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>you'd call it that nine sixty. I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>doing a show in the UH in the afternoon from

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<v Speaker 2>one to two, so on that station. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Do we have a name? Do we have a name

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<v Speaker 3>in place? Scott?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I'm thinking the hour of power, or

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<v Speaker 2>the power hour, or the lunch hour, or because it's

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<v Speaker 2>only an hour and I gotta you know, I got

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<v Speaker 2>to swing for the fences with the hour. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna I'm gonna bring the best to deepest cuts and

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<v Speaker 2>takes and just fly off the rails for about an

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<v Speaker 2>hour on the radio. That's what I'm gonna do.

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<v Speaker 1>I like it The Power Hour with Scott Mitchell. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>do the Power Hour with Scott Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 2>I like that. Okay, all right, and you know what, Rail, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, you know what, Scott, Just for you, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>workshop some things tonight and I'm gonna send you a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of ideas.

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<v Speaker 3>How about we do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love that. Okay, yeah, fireing, Let's do it well.

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<v Speaker 3>Very exciting, very exciting. All right, Scott, let's stock a

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<v Speaker 3>little super Bowl. But before we get there, let's stock

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<v Speaker 3>a little.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's stock a little conference champs Conference championship games, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll move on. Let's start with Philly and Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>We had you on last week. I thought you did

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of articulating just how exciting you're one

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<v Speaker 1>for commanders fans. Well with Jayden Daniels under center, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought Philly would win, but I thought it would be close,

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<v Speaker 1>and they smoked them. So takeaways NFC Championship, Philly moves on,

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<v Speaker 1>Washington goes home.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And and really it's football is about the trenches,

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<v Speaker 2>and it always is. I mean, you can talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the marquee players and the stars and the superstars, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's the guys up front. And and Philadelphia might

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<v Speaker 2>be the best team in the NFL up front right

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<v Speaker 2>now on offense and defense. They had guys injured on

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<v Speaker 2>their offensive line and they were they were still being very,

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<v Speaker 2>very effective. And you know, on the other side of it,

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<v Speaker 2>you have no rookie quarterback has ever taken their team

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<v Speaker 2>to the super Bowl. So it's it's a tall order.

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<v Speaker 2>But when I hear stats like that, it just tells

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<v Speaker 2>me it's about time someone did. And that that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of why I picked Washington, and I you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>just been so impressed with Jayden Daniels. But this fell

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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia team, Uh, it's they're gonna be a tough out.

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<v Speaker 2>They're they're really really athletic in the secondary, and they've

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<v Speaker 2>just they've been like glue on on the receivers for

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<v Speaker 2>the teams pretty prolific offenses, and they've they've really stepped

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<v Speaker 2>up their game. And you know, It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to see how well the Chiefs handle that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because it might take Patrick Mahomes doing a little running

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<v Speaker 2>magic and he's done more of that into the playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, but it's it's going to be a tough out.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know sa Kwon Barkley, as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's such a talent. And I've heard people say, oh, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you know the the running back is now pack in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL, and and I don't. I don't believe that's

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily true. What I believe is what is always the case,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's talent. Talent always finds a way to rise

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<v Speaker 2>to the occasion, no matter no matter what position where

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<v Speaker 2>it is. And Sakuon Barkley is a special talent. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's a guy that they figured out how to, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, how to be explosive. And coaches in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL they don't care like they're just like, wherever I

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<v Speaker 2>can find production, wherever I can move the ball, wherever

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<v Speaker 2>I can have a mismatch, That's where I'm gonna go.

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<v Speaker 2>And and they have that ability. And part of it

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<v Speaker 2>is Jalen Hurts is a guy that can run as

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<v Speaker 2>well as throw the football and and so there's just

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<v Speaker 2>an honest factor with him in the game. And you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of saw that where they really played off of

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<v Speaker 2>each other so nicely and so so they're they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be tough offensively and and and you know they've been

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<v Speaker 2>there before and and so they're not this moment isn't

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<v Speaker 2>bigger than them for the Eagles. Uh, you know, it'll be.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be hard. It's gonna be hard for for

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas City to actually win this game.

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<v Speaker 1>I always roll my eyes when I hear people say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>the running back position is dead or the center position

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<v Speaker 1>is dead in basketball, like you know, every you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for for a long time, everybody's saying, well, if you

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<v Speaker 1>do not have a six seven, six ' eight wing,

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<v Speaker 1>dominant wing in pro basketball, you can't win a championship.

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<v Speaker 1>Small players, point guards don't move the needle. And then

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry was like, oh yeah, I mean, ultimately, the

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<v Speaker 1>top end talent, you cannot blanket a position by saying

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<v Speaker 1>this position is dead because the top end talent at

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<v Speaker 1>any position, Scott will always move the needle, running back, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Guard, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can have top end talent, then all the

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<v Speaker 1>conversation about a position or group being dead is just dumb.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it really is. And it's a great point. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>these these athletes can't they can't go excuse me for

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<v Speaker 2>being this body type or being this position type, and

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<v Speaker 2>and it just it just how it's just how it

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<v Speaker 2>way that that talent. And I'm you know, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing is is the case in the And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you think of Michael Jordan coming along, and

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<v Speaker 2>like they've never seen a player like Michael Jordan, and

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<v Speaker 2>now you see a lot of players like that, and

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<v Speaker 2>and and Steph certainly, you know, he he kind of

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<v Speaker 2>changed the whole whole dynamic of of how the game's

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<v Speaker 2>played and the position and and you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's really about I just remember early on in my

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<v Speaker 2>career and Gene Upshaw, who was the president of the

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<v Speaker 2>Players Association, and they were trying to ratify this whole

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<v Speaker 2>idea of free agency, and he just said, there's always

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<v Speaker 2>going to be stars there, and they're just they're they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to come from all different kinds of places and positions,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's always going to be stars. And this league

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately is driven by those stars wherever they come from.

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<v Speaker 2>And the league knows this. You know, they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>promote the heck out of out of whoever is that

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<v Speaker 2>is that star. And they don't they don't care what

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<v Speaker 2>what position it is. I mean, you look at a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like Taysom Hill, undrafted, but just the guy has

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<v Speaker 2>talent and they figured out how to put him on

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<v Speaker 2>the field. And quite frankly, Jalen Hurts who's in the

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<v Speaker 2>super Bowl, was initially drafted because the Philadelphia Eagles thought

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<v Speaker 2>he was the next iteration of Taysom Hill. They drafted

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<v Speaker 2>him to be kind of that specialized Swiss army knife guy.

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<v Speaker 2>And lo and behold, he actually turns into a quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>and Taysom Hill didn't, you know. So so the talent

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<v Speaker 2>is one of those things. You know, Puka Nakua, who's

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<v Speaker 2>because he's good and and and so there there's always

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<v Speaker 2>a place, there's always a position, you know. You I

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<v Speaker 2>think another guy who's done that is Vilichick. And you

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you get some of these, you know, Wes

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<v Speaker 2>Welker's or Julian Edemans, and they go those guys are undersize,

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<v Speaker 2>they can't play, and they go, no, they can. You

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<v Speaker 2>put him in the middle of the field here and

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<v Speaker 2>let them let their talent shine, and they'll get open

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll catch the heck out of the football and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll make your offense so much more explosive and dynamic

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<v Speaker 2>and productive. But it's just it's again, the NFL will

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<v Speaker 2>find whatever nook and cranny, whatever position, whatever uniqueness it is,

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<v Speaker 2>if you can play, you will stay.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me ask you, Yeah, you know that's good. That's good.

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<v Speaker 1>I just stay tuned one to two on our sister

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<v Speaker 1>station coming soon, The Power Hour. Scott Mitchell, since I

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<v Speaker 1>asked you about Jade and Daniels last week, let me

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<v Speaker 1>dig into your thoughts on Jalen.

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<v Speaker 3>Jalen hurts so Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year, only Carolina, Chicago, and New England have fewer

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<v Speaker 1>passing yards per game. Jalen was number ten in QBR.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the last ranked quarterback of any qualified quarterbacks in

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<v Speaker 1>the postseason in QBR. But for some reason, I still

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<v Speaker 1>really like him. I feel like maybe I'm on an

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<v Speaker 1>island here, but it's interesting that we have a team

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<v Speaker 1>in the Super Bowl where the coach is in question.

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<v Speaker 1>And the quarterback is in question, thought to be the

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<v Speaker 1>two most important pieces of pro football. But what do

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<v Speaker 1>you like about Jalen? What bugs you as somebody played

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<v Speaker 1>that position?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't. I don't like Jalen Hurst. I love him, actually,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll tell you why. Here's a guy who went

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<v Speaker 2>to Alabama, leads him to a national championship, goes back

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<v Speaker 2>and gets benched in the national championship game for TUA,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Stace doesn't transfer, doesn't pout, doesn't complain, takes

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<v Speaker 2>his medicine, finishes out, and then goes to UH Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 2>as a grad transfer and and really turns it around

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<v Speaker 2>because Jalen was not a good passer. And then he

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<v Speaker 2>goes to the NFL and he goes, as I said earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>as this novelty and then he can you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>kind of converted himself into a guy could actually throw.

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<v Speaker 2>And it to me, it was really remarkable because I

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<v Speaker 2>really did think he was going to be like at

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<v Speaker 2>Taysom Hill, where you know, he couldn't really throw that well,

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<v Speaker 2>and and there are people that say, oh, maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>still can't do it. But the guys why I love

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<v Speaker 2>him is because he's stuck through all of that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>He looked at where he was weak and he figured

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<v Speaker 2>out how to make it actually a strength of his

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<v Speaker 2>And he's a winner. He's he's been a winner. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a guy I like these guys that you know have

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<v Speaker 2>have kind of been through some stuff and got a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a chip on their shoulder. And and

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<v Speaker 2>he just feel like he's kind of that guy that like,

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<v Speaker 2>don't count me out. And and the worst thing you

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<v Speaker 2>could ever do is like tell me that I'm no good,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm gonna I'm going to prove you wrong. And

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<v Speaker 2>and that grit and that toughness is part of why

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<v Speaker 2>this team is in the super Bowl and why they're

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<v Speaker 2>there and why they can why they can win it.

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<v Speaker 2>And he, I mean, he's got enough around him, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean as a whole football team that you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have to be Josh Allen. He doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>be this superstar guy by himself. He's know, he having

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<v Speaker 2>a second fiddle in uh Saquon Is has probably been

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<v Speaker 2>a huge benefit to him. And yeah, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of Josh Allen's go over to the AFC, championship game,

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<v Speaker 1>and on Friday of last week, I said, I'm riding

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<v Speaker 3>It feels like it's Josh's time.

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<v Speaker 1>But I fully anticipate sitting on my couch on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>evening going you idiot, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>And that's, uh, that's what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>So your takeaways of Kansas City just doing Kansas City things,

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<v Speaker 1>finding ways to win, and what's your take now on

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<v Speaker 1>yet another exit from Josh Allen and the narrative around

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<v Speaker 1>him moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a tough one. And it's tough because I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Josh actually played pretty decent, uh, you know, in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and but you could just tell that that anchor still

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<v Speaker 2>on his around his neck. You could see when the

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<v Speaker 2>game got closed, or you know, they'd show visions of

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<v Speaker 2>him on the sideline. You know, most most guys are

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<v Speaker 2>like stone face. You know, they don't give you any

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<v Speaker 2>oh my goodness, here this goes again kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and and it kind of impacts your your your ability

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<v Speaker 2>to play because that last drive when they just really

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<v Speaker 2>needed it, whether it was calling plays or what they

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<v Speaker 2>were doing. Uh, you know, it just it was kind

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<v Speaker 2>of it was playing kind of small, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>almost almost tentative. Uh, you know, Kansas City goes, look,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna There were two different plays and two critical situations.

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<v Speaker 2>One where Patrick Mahomes rolls out and actually runs for

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<v Speaker 2>the first down. And then there was another play that's

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<v Speaker 2>really it's a zone and a man concept and and

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<v Speaker 2>that you know something that that they you know, called

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<v Speaker 2>probably a million times, and he throws the ball to

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<v Speaker 2>the back out of the backfield and it's it's the clincher.

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<v Speaker 2>And and Nannie Reads talked about this and every code,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every play they have these plays, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for those situations like, you know, unveil your best play

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<v Speaker 2>in that critical situation. And one that's you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>instead of well, let's just run our quarterback for a

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback sneak three or four times. And and so I

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<v Speaker 2>just I think in order for Josh Allen to get

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<v Speaker 2>over that hump, there's got to be more play to win.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, damn the torpedoes full speed ahead. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>to be more bold and more creative in some of

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<v Speaker 2>the things they're actually doing. And hopefully it will because

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<v Speaker 2>he's you know, he's a really good talent, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>a really good team, and they're really close, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just unfortunate you have to play Andy Reid and Patrick

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<v Speaker 2>Mahomes at their very best. That's that's hard to hard

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<v Speaker 2>to get over.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of that, we'll move over now to Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>fifty nine Caesar's Super Dome, New Orleans, Louisiana, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a rematch of a game a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 1>that felt like Billy was on their way and then

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City, you know, they did what they do, They

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<v Speaker 1>came back and they wanted again in Kansas City is

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<v Speaker 1>a slight favorite. I thought this line would move and

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<v Speaker 1>it hasn't at all. Uh for the for seventy two

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<v Speaker 1>hours now it's the Chiefs minus one point five the

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<v Speaker 1>over unders forty nine point five. What you gotta tell you,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott about this game coming up on Sunday the ninth.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure that slight advantage is just because of

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<v Speaker 2>the experience of Patrick Mahomes and and and Andy Reid,

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<v Speaker 2>and they just they just understand. It's almost like they

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they just expect to be there and this

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<v Speaker 2>is just just this normal territory for them. Winning a

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<v Speaker 2>super Bowl is really hard, and winning a second one

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<v Speaker 2>is harder, probably the hardest thing to do. And and

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<v Speaker 2>now the third one is you know, it's it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of house money. It's like who cares at this, you

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<v Speaker 2>know this point. So there's I don't think there's any

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<v Speaker 2>pressure on Kansas City extra. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people are going to make a big deal about a

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<v Speaker 2>free peat because you know, it's never been done in ball,

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<v Speaker 2>But I just don't think it's really gonna bother them.

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<v Speaker 2>They both of these teams are are pretty complete, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>on both sides of the ball. And I just, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I just I just feel it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>good game. I don't think anyone's gonna get blown out

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<v Speaker 2>of this game. I don't think the Eagles are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be like overwhelmed, you know, or intimidated or or

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<v Speaker 2>anything like that. I feel like there's energy and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>gas still in the tank for the Chiefs, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>an emotional thing to go through and win seventeen games

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<v Speaker 2>in a row, not just seventeen, but in a row

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<v Speaker 2>by one point one score or less. That just kind of,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, after a while, gets on your nerve. You

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<v Speaker 2>think of that old gunslinger. You know, he's been in

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<v Speaker 2>that gunfight so many times that now he just he

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of has this little tremble to him or

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, saving Private Ryan. You know, for a while,

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<v Speaker 2>it just you get the yips, you know, you get

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it just the nerves just they just take

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<v Speaker 2>over and they and it doesn't feel that way for

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<v Speaker 2>the Chiefs. They feel like, cool, we got a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to win. We know how to do this at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the game, and they do it. And so

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<v Speaker 2>I just I feel like something in me just says

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be just a really good football

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<v Speaker 2>game and something that a lot of people will win.

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<v Speaker 2>And I really think it's just going to come down

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<v Speaker 2>to at the end of the game, you know, who

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<v Speaker 2>manages the best and who who can find that way

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<v Speaker 2>to just get that drive, that one drive laid in

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<v Speaker 2>the game that seals the deal. That's what I really

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<v Speaker 2>think this whole game is going to come down to.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Scott, before I set you loose, get ready

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<v Speaker 1>the way too early. Twenty twenty five, twenty twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>twelve team CFP projection from Bill Conley of ESPN with

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<v Speaker 1>his sp plus data and out of the Big twelve

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<v Speaker 1>representing the conference in Bill Conley is the University of

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<v Speaker 1>Utah in the twelve teams CFP next year. Give me

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<v Speaker 1>a Scott Mitchell hot take on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the covers weren't there, you know, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>felt that way. I mean, there was just a painful season.

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<v Speaker 2>Utah was in every game pretty much, even the Colorado

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<v Speaker 2>game that got away from him in the end. They

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<v Speaker 2>were they were it was a it was a it

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<v Speaker 2>was a winnable game until you know, they just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of could get nothing going offensively. So you have a defense,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be good. It was really good last year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be as good, if not better again

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<v Speaker 2>this year. And then and then you just add some offense,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just just find some production offensively. And and

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<v Speaker 2>I really like what I really like, uh, Jason Beck.

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<v Speaker 2>I've had a chance to talk to him, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>quite extensively, actually, and I like what he's all about.

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<v Speaker 2>I like his his style, his philosophy, and and and

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<v Speaker 2>Coach Whittingham is putting him in a position to really

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<v Speaker 2>implement what he knows, what he believes, and he's got

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<v Speaker 2>his quarterback that he believes. So so there's not even

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<v Speaker 2>though that you have these new players coming into the

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<v Speaker 2>program offensively, they're not new to what's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>going on, so so you're really you're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>have that longer like learning curve that you would if

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<v Speaker 2>you just brought a bunch of athletes in off the

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<v Speaker 2>street and they go, Okay, we're gonna you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're way ahead when the quarterback knows the offense very well,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, and then these other people can come along

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<v Speaker 2>and and and there are some players offensively, they have

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<v Speaker 2>some weapons. They're going to play to who they are

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<v Speaker 2>and what their strengths are. And the Utah gets any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of offense next year, they're gonna they're definitely gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be competitive and can win every single game they play

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<v Speaker 2>in next year. So I don't think it's that far

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<v Speaker 2>fetched actually.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, all right, I love it, Scott. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>the time, buddy. You have a great week and weekend

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<v Speaker 1>and get you on soon. Okay, all right, all right,

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