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 grid Iron Coast to Coast podcast Network. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,679 Please welcome in Noah Drury's We covered the Big Ten 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,839 throughout this whole entire twenty twenty five college football. 5 00:00:16,399 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: Season, and welcome into the Big Ten Paradigm. Here happy 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,039 Week five recap. As there was a lot of great 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,679 games this Saturday, not only in the Big Ten, but 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,039 across the whole entire country. As how about Trinidad Chambliss 9 00:00:31,079 --> 00:00:34,320 special shout out played out of high school called one 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,119 of the Forest Hills High Schools in Michigan, played at 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,560 Bears State that's in the Gliac of the Division two, 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,359 won a national championship in the D two, National Player 13 00:00:43,359 --> 00:00:45,399 of the Year and now is doing great things at 14 00:00:45,399 --> 00:00:47,399 Ole Miss. So I wanted to give a special shout 15 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:49,479 out there. But this is the Big Ten Paradigm on 16 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,600 the College grid Iron Coast to Coast Network, and make 17 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,000 sure you listen to all the podcasts throughout the week. 18 00:00:56,439 --> 00:00:59,039 But first things first, this episode of the Big Ten 19 00:00:59,079 --> 00:01:02,399 Paradigm is sponsor in part buy ticket Smarter. 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And wanted to mention there will be 59 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,400 no guest on the show this week, just schedules didn't 60 00:03:20,439 --> 00:03:22,680 work out with the guest I was gonna have on, 61 00:03:22,759 --> 00:03:25,159 but I wanted to kick off here with Oregon and 62 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,960 Penn State obviously, one of the biggest games seven thirty 63 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:33,280 NBC Prime Time, and look, I'm gonna pull up the 64 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,159 stat and this is going to be the story for 65 00:03:37,199 --> 00:03:39,599 the rest of his career unless he is eventually able 66 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:41,879 to turn it around here at Penn State. James Franklin 67 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,960 record against ap Top ten rink teams at Penn State 68 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,039 is four and twenty one. That is a sixteen percent 69 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,560 winning percentage after the loss versus number six Oregon. This 70 00:03:53,639 --> 00:03:58,039 includes a particularly challenging one in eighteen mark against Big 71 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,719 Ten opponents in the top ten, So he has only 72 00:04:01,879 --> 00:04:06,240 one win in his coaching tenure against the top ten 73 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,400 school in the Big ten at Penn State. And when 74 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,960 you have the likes of Michigan when they're at the 75 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,759 cream of the crop, or you have the likes of 76 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,800 Ohio State when they're pretty much always at the cream 77 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,480 of the crop, Oregon's a team that is going to 78 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:23,079 be at the cream of the crop. Indiana seems like 79 00:04:23,319 --> 00:04:26,879 they're going to be there throughout the next couple of years, 80 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,759 at least the way that trajectory of that program is going. 81 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,759 You have also usc that has the potential to stay 82 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,480 up there. Washington's capable of getting there every a couple 83 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,319 of years. Like, there's a lot of programs in the 84 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:42,920 Big ten that are going to be, you know, top 85 00:04:42,959 --> 00:04:46,560 ten teams at certain points, while Penn State they get 86 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:52,079 placed in the top ten every single year. They are 87 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,720 the biggest beneficiarya of this twelve team playoff because while 88 00:04:55,759 --> 00:04:58,160 they don't win the big games, they are still have 89 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:03,879 good put together seasons along with good talent that they're 90 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,759 able to finish within that top ten top fifteen range, 91 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,240 sometimes even closer to the top five, but they just 92 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,360 don't win these big games. And this is a white 93 00:05:13,399 --> 00:05:17,360 out at home against the inexperienced quarterback in terms of 94 00:05:17,399 --> 00:05:19,399 his playing time at Oregon. This is the first road 95 00:05:19,439 --> 00:05:22,560 game Dante Moors played with Oregon, and this is probably 96 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,920 the first offense to Montana State, Oregon State, and Oklahoma 97 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,680 State in northwestern Ah. What shout out to them. They 98 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,279 picked up that win versus UCLA. We'll briefly touch on 99 00:05:34,319 --> 00:05:38,759 that game, but yeah, this is a team that, wow, 100 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,439 is very great, very talented, a lot of inexperience and 101 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,000 experience in the running back room, inexperience at the at 102 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,000 the receiver position. They have some guys were turning on 103 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,800 the defensive side but this is a game that Penn 104 00:05:54,879 --> 00:05:58,000 State is supposed to win, especially with all the people 105 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,600 that return, especially on the offensive side. Obviously you get 106 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,600 an overhaul in the transfer portal, in the receiving room, 107 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,720 but you get your two backs and quarterback back and 108 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,120 a lot of studs on the defensive side. And what 109 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:17,199 do you do. You lose in double overtime, And obviously 110 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,279 that outcome can change with just a few plays, like 111 00:06:20,879 --> 00:06:24,439 if we were here in Penn State Dante Moore throws 112 00:06:24,439 --> 00:06:27,920 an interception. I'm probably more lenient with orkind just because, 113 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,040 like that's a tough test to go into Beaver Stadium 114 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,759 in College Station and come out with a win there. 115 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,279 But they did that. That is a huge accompliment, accomplishment 116 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:43,920 for this team. Let's talk about this game more on 117 00:06:43,959 --> 00:06:47,560 the football side rather than just criticizing the Penn State 118 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:53,560 football program for James James Franklin's tenure over time. Dante 119 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,160 Moore had a fine game for me in terms of 120 00:06:57,199 --> 00:07:01,800 how he played. Twenty nine to thirty nine, two three touchdowns. 121 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,560 That was a big touchdown pass to Gary Bryant Junior 122 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,879 in overtime, and he looked he looked good, like obviously 123 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,040 Penn State was able to put pressure on him. They 124 00:07:11,079 --> 00:07:12,959 were able to give him tough looks like he didn't 125 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,040 have all day to throw. He did have to make 126 00:07:15,079 --> 00:07:18,600 decisions and Oregon kept it relatively simple. They didn't do 127 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:21,600 anything too challenging. They didn't get try to get too creative. 128 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:29,000 And that shovel pass in overtime was huge to get 129 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:34,079 that touchdown in the first overtime. That was a yeah 130 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,040 to Jamari Johnson. This only reception on the game gets 131 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,279 it on a shovel pass. That was a gutsy call 132 00:07:39,319 --> 00:07:40,879 because that could have went either way. That could have 133 00:07:40,879 --> 00:07:43,839 been intercepted at the defensive line. Game could have been 134 00:07:43,879 --> 00:07:47,079 over right, but it wasn't. And they go down and 135 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,560 like I mentioned, Gary Bryan Jr. Gets the touchdown on 136 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,079 a crossing route and look, Oregon was able to run 137 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,920 the ball decent with deer Hill was their main back 138 00:07:57,959 --> 00:08:00,839 in this game. Noel Whittington got some tough early on. 139 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:04,480 Lamar was kind of non existent for the Ducks in 140 00:08:04,519 --> 00:08:07,519 the backfield and on the defensive side they had Bouschetter. 141 00:08:07,839 --> 00:08:10,519 I was really impressed with to eot he was able 142 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,639 to get pressure. He got one sack on the game. 143 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,480 He was kind of just a force off the edge 144 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:17,720 for the Ducks all night. Mateo ugly did a really 145 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,519 good job to TfL's in one sack, and they were 146 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,800 like five tackles for lost two sacks. Like, it's not 147 00:08:23,839 --> 00:08:28,240 like they did anything special or anything crazy to really 148 00:08:28,279 --> 00:08:31,240 win this game. Defensively, they kind of just halted Penn 149 00:08:31,279 --> 00:08:34,639 State's offense and they weren't able to really give it 150 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,519 make it a tough night for Drew Aller. Now let's 151 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:40,960 go to the Penn State side. Drew Aller fourteen to 152 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,080 twenty five, one thirty seven yards, five point five yards 153 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,320 per attempt, two touchdowns, one interception. He didn't have the 154 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:51,200 worst game. Like, while I think five point five yards 155 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,120 per attempt is not what you really want to see 156 00:08:53,159 --> 00:08:55,799 out of your quarterback, I get it. It's a tough 157 00:08:55,799 --> 00:08:59,720 opponent running wise, I mean the average four yards per 158 00:08:59,759 --> 00:09:05,320 carry Singleton was non existent, and then Allen and Aller 159 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,600 were able to do okay things. I was actually pleased 160 00:09:08,639 --> 00:09:12,120 with Devontae Ross stepping up for the Nitney Lions in 161 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:17,360 this game, but I mean they Kard Hudson didn't exist 162 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:20,360 in this game. Jor Penya. I mean he was a 163 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:24,679 decent gadget guy like Penn State not having any weapons 164 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,000 once again or their weapons getting taken out of these 165 00:09:27,039 --> 00:09:30,639 games on the outside has been a problem. Like other 166 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:35,759 than Parker Washington and Johan Dotson, I don't really remember 167 00:09:35,799 --> 00:09:39,879 any other Penn State receivers being like useful and they 168 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:42,120 haven't had a multitude of them. Like look at Ohio State. 169 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:48,480 They're a great team with Carnel State Jeremiah Smith Britton 170 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:52,360 and this hasn't been that great, but they have multiple 171 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:56,279 weapons on that team. Oregon maybe not this season, and 172 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,440 I think if they had Evan Stewart to be different. 173 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,559 But Corey and Moore was a difference maker yesterday. He 174 00:10:00,639 --> 00:10:04,360 was their leading receiver a freshman. A freshman, how can 175 00:10:04,399 --> 00:10:11,120 you not get a playmaker to go out there and 176 00:10:11,279 --> 00:10:13,639 just do anything solid for you? Like you have these 177 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,399 two amazing running backs. They're going to be playing in 178 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,600 the NFL, playing on Sundays. I don't know if anyone 179 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,399 in this receiver rooms playing on Sundays. And I hate 180 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,480 to talk about Penn State so negatively, especially for them 181 00:10:24,519 --> 00:10:27,559 losing a close game, but it's just the same story 182 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,639 over and over and over and over again. Like yes, 183 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,559 they made it to the semi finals. In the playoff, 184 00:10:33,639 --> 00:10:37,879 you played Boise State and SMU. You didn't play anyone 185 00:10:37,879 --> 00:10:41,120 of actual substance. Not to discredit SMU or Boise State 186 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,399 because they had great seasons last year, but on terms 187 00:10:44,039 --> 00:10:48,399 of a talent composite ranking, you were better than those teams. 188 00:10:49,279 --> 00:10:50,960 And then you get to a team like Notre Dame, 189 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,200 which Notre Dame was a great talented team last year. 190 00:10:55,399 --> 00:10:59,120 You're capable of beating them. It's not like they're severely 191 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:02,799 out recruiting you or any team is. To be honest, 192 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,559 maybe Ohio State does by margins, but at the end 193 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,679 of the day, it really comes down to your talent 194 00:11:08,759 --> 00:11:13,200 development and these teams that are just as good as you, 195 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,440 maybe in the slightest margins better, they just outclass you 196 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,080 in these games. I don't care that it went to 197 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,879 double overtime. This is a game, especially on your home field, 198 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,720 that you should win and you just don't. So that 199 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,799 is my rant for this game. And I know we 200 00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:33,279 spent time a bunch of time on it, and we'll 201 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:37,799 get away from it because yeah, Oregon wait to come 202 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,399 out with the win, Dan Landing able to get it done, 203 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,159 and look their next game they got a bye week 204 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:45,320 and then they play Indiana, so they're gonna have another 205 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,240 probably all time game. Although Indiana looked a little concerning 206 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,159 versus Iowa, but I think it was more of a 207 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,720 hangover effect for the Hoosiers. Odd next game, I want 208 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,960 to get into another top twenty five matchup, this time 209 00:11:56,039 --> 00:11:58,519 on the lower end of the top twenty five. USC 210 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:02,559 and Illinois played each other yesterday in Champagne and Illinois 211 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,320 wins on a field goal. Luke Altmeyer has a really 212 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,200 great pounce pack game. They were able to run the 213 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,080 ball with Valentine and Vegan, and Almeyer did his thing 214 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:16,000 as well. Colin Dixon was a nice reliable target for 215 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,919 the line eye along with Hank Beatty. I think those two, 216 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,879 while I don't know if they're as talented as Pat 217 00:12:21,879 --> 00:12:25,919 Bryant and Zacari Franklin, they're both really solid options for 218 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,840 this Lini team. And they were able to return a 219 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:34,200 lot of defensive backs that got hurt in that Indiana game, 220 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,759 and they did a really good job just kind of 221 00:12:36,759 --> 00:12:40,440 covering everything downfield. Now, USC, while Jacobe Lane did warm 222 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:45,000 up yesterday, he didn't actually play. I think that really 223 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,440 hurt this USC team because they are starting to really 224 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,399 hone in on mckaye Lemon, who he still had a 225 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,000 great day yesterday. I'm not gonna say that, oh mkayle 226 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,399 Lemon was not existent. No, he was still good. A 227 00:12:56,399 --> 00:12:59,200 eleven receptions, one hundred and fifty one yards and two touchdowns. 228 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,279 And Jacoby Lane did play, but he was like non effective. 229 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,399 And then they also had to new kinds play and 230 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,519 other guys and I mean, Wayban Jordan wasn't insanely productive. 231 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:16,240 Eli Sanders once again non existent. But this is this 232 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:18,360 is another team. I mean, we've seen this story with 233 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:23,159 the USC not being able to out physical teams or 234 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:27,200 stay as physical with teams that you know they're on 235 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,639 the same talent perspective as and I know they've done 236 00:13:29,639 --> 00:13:32,519 a lot of reshaping and a lot of reutilization of 237 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,320 different parts. But the only reason why you're able to 238 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,679 push around the four teams you play for Illinois is 239 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:43,159 because you're significantly better than those four teams in terms 240 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,799 of the line of scrimmage. Missouri State, it's their first 241 00:13:46,879 --> 00:13:50,799 year in the FBS, Georgia Southern, you get way better 242 00:13:50,799 --> 00:13:55,039 talent than Georgia Southern does. Purdue. Purdue took in eighty 243 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:56,759 new guys. You should be able to push around a 244 00:13:56,799 --> 00:14:01,720 team with eighty new guys Michigan State. Michigan State has nobody. 245 00:14:01,759 --> 00:14:04,279 I'm not gonna sing nobody, but in terms of the 246 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,200 line of scrimmage, you're gonna be able to push them around. 247 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:10,799 Illinois with the experienced offensive line and decent guys up 248 00:14:10,799 --> 00:14:13,200 front on the defensive side, they were able to give 249 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,679 you a challenge. And when you play outside the numbers, 250 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,279 and that's your motto, and you can't really do too 251 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,279 much up the middle offensively or defensively, you're gonna get 252 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:25,559 pushed around. You're gonna get pushed around, and you're gonna 253 00:14:25,559 --> 00:14:28,320 lose games playing that way, not all of them. You're 254 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,720 gonna be able to compete in a lot, but you're 255 00:14:30,759 --> 00:14:34,519 gonna lose games. They have Michigan on October eleventh. Michigan's 256 00:14:34,559 --> 00:14:36,799 a team that's gonna want to push you around. You 257 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:39,000 have to be able if you're USC and you want 258 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,879 to make the playoff and maybe stay in contention for 259 00:14:41,919 --> 00:14:43,919 the big tenant and really kind of be able to 260 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,480 sell recruits. And you know, Lincoln Riley, if you want 261 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,960 to have an extended stay at the University of Southern 262 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:53,200 California within the football program, you really need to make 263 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,639 your mark because they haven't won a game physically against 264 00:14:56,639 --> 00:14:59,120 a good team. Miava is a great quarterback. He did 265 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,039 have that one pick yet yesterday, but he's a great quarterback. 266 00:15:02,759 --> 00:15:05,039 Eric Gentry is a really solid defensive talent on this 267 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:09,879 team too, But it's not all coming together. That is 268 00:15:09,919 --> 00:15:13,080 the problem that I have. And you know what, credit 269 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,480 to Illinois. They were able to bounce back after a 270 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,919 disgusting loss last week, which some of that's because Indiana 271 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,159 is really talented at the receiver position and they were 272 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,919 able to take advantage of defensive backs. They also out 273 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,039 physical to Illinois just kind of got the best of 274 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,360 them at their own place. And like I mentioned last week, 275 00:15:30,519 --> 00:15:33,200 if those teams played again, like I think Indiana would 276 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,840 be favored, but I think it would still be a 277 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,879 close spread. Like I think it's one of those outlier 278 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,840 games that Indiana just had one of the best nights 279 00:15:40,879 --> 00:15:43,399 you could have for a college football team and Illinois 280 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,279 quite frankly had one of the worst. So they played 281 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:49,679 per Due next week the Finding GIL and I twelve 282 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:56,320 pm on Big ten Network. Yeah, well, we'll reevaluate each week, 283 00:15:56,399 --> 00:16:00,480 like we continue to do. Let's talk about Indiana Iowa 284 00:16:00,799 --> 00:16:06,320 because this game was close, and look, Fernando Mendoza did 285 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,879 not play perfect yesterday. He still was great, don't get 286 00:16:10,919 --> 00:16:14,960 me wrong. And Hemby, I think is really asserting himself 287 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,519 as that lead back here for Indiana at least that's 288 00:16:17,519 --> 00:16:23,559 how it was in this game. And Elijah Surat is 289 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:28,000 a stud six receptions, one hundred and thirty two yards, 290 00:16:28,039 --> 00:16:32,240 one touchdown. I mean, he was just making Iowa DB's 291 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,919 look silly the whole entire game, and Mendoza was putting 292 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,039 it in great spots. And Mendoza still made a lot 293 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:40,679 of great throws in this game. And I think part 294 00:16:40,679 --> 00:16:43,320 of it was Iowa did a decent job of kind 295 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,519 of just taking their time on their possessions and also 296 00:16:45,559 --> 00:16:49,720 getting them off the field as well. I mean, Indiana 297 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:55,120 l gained them by one hundred yards, but I mean, yeah, 298 00:16:55,159 --> 00:16:57,679 Iowa just did a decent job of controlling the clock 299 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,879 in that game with their offensive possession. And look, I 300 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,880 don't know that Indiana really played its best game. I 301 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,599 think it was a little bit of a hangover effect 302 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,000 going to Kinnick. Believe it or not, Still one of 303 00:17:10,039 --> 00:17:13,440 the toughest plays is to go play a football game. 304 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:19,400 Farrell and E. J. Williams both had interceptions in this game. GJ. 305 00:17:19,519 --> 00:17:22,160 Williams plays on both sides of the ball as well. 306 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,759 We're gonna see a lot more two way guys in 307 00:17:25,799 --> 00:17:29,799 college football thanks to mister Travis Hunter. But we're gonna 308 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:32,279 see a lot more players get opportunities. I think, like, 309 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,480 I think I did a really good job of playing 310 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,160 outside the numbers. Mark Ronowski did go down in this game, 311 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,640 and kind of when they threw in Hank Brown, it 312 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,079 was like, oh, this doesn't look so good. Kamari Moulton 313 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,079 actually looks pretty poised out of the backfield. Sam Phillips 314 00:17:46,079 --> 00:17:51,599 and Jacob gill were both solid targets for Gernowski, and look, 315 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,799 I would played a decent football game yesterday. The two 316 00:17:55,839 --> 00:17:59,400 interceptions really killed them, especially on drives where they're trying 317 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:04,039 to take it down. Indiana they missed a field goal. 318 00:18:04,079 --> 00:18:06,839 Indiana was able to throw a nice touchdown at the 319 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:12,640 very end to mister Surrat and look, Mendoza, I'm gonna 320 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,279 say this is probably going to be one of the 321 00:18:16,279 --> 00:18:18,480 top qbs, if not the top QB taken in this 322 00:18:18,599 --> 00:18:25,160 NFL draft, especially with how Nuss Meyer didn't look great yesterday, 323 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,880 and I don't really know what quarterback that looks better 324 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:32,720 like Mayava's looked good. Williams isn't gonna be able to 325 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:37,119 get drafted I think this year. Yeah, I like, I 326 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:41,680 think I'm pretty confident that Fernando Mendoza will probably be 327 00:18:41,759 --> 00:18:45,079 the number one quarterback taken in this upcoming NFL draft. 328 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,839 The more that the weeks go on and the more 329 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:52,160 we watch just other quarterbacks underperform. He's a guy where 330 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,119 he's really talented, and he was someone that I really 331 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:57,880 liked out of cal I think I've mentioned this every 332 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:03,160 single time we've talked Indiana football. Fernando Mendoza is just 333 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,359 a great football player. And we talked with mister Browning 334 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,839 last week and he said that these were perfectionists and 335 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,799 continues to want to improve. It isn't really like satisfied 336 00:19:12,079 --> 00:19:13,519 what you got to take your wins when you get 337 00:19:13,599 --> 00:19:15,839 them right. I mean, you can't just be like, oh, 338 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,960 I had a bad game and then you know, throw 339 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,920 three incompletions in two weeks and obviously through ten incompletions 340 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,680 in this game. And they'll have to work on that 341 00:19:25,799 --> 00:19:29,200 and this week in practice. But Indiana's got to buy 342 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,079 a week. Next week, then they take on Oregon. They're 343 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,119 going to Autson Stadium, another top ten matchup in the 344 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:38,319 Big Ten. That one will be interesting to follow and 345 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:43,920 I cannot wait for it. Moving along, Ohio State traveled 346 00:19:44,079 --> 00:19:49,039 played Washington. Started out really slow, but in the end 347 00:19:49,519 --> 00:19:51,559 they are able to get it done. There is no 348 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,319 scoring until a field goal from Washington made it three 349 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:58,000 to nothing and then Jeremiah Smith was able to score 350 00:19:58,039 --> 00:20:00,920 on a touchdown the end of the half and Ohio 351 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,799 State really got it going in the second half. Bo 352 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,920 Jackson he was able to uh the freshman running back 353 00:20:08,079 --> 00:20:10,519 point it or not. People thought it was gonna be Donaldson, 354 00:20:10,519 --> 00:20:12,519 which Donaldson did get a touchdown in this game when 355 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,640 was still a contributor out of the backfield. People thought 356 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,400 it was gonna be James Peoples in CJ. Donaldson. Bo 357 00:20:19,559 --> 00:20:23,720 Jackson has been the most spark that the Buckeyes have 358 00:20:23,839 --> 00:20:27,200 had in the running back position. Jeremiah Smith has a 359 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:32,640 good game, innoc and Tate both make contributions, and Julian's 360 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:38,839 saying he's looked good. Eight to eight, two touchdowns. I mean, 361 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,720 he did a really solid job. But I think Ohio State. 362 00:20:42,759 --> 00:20:46,680 On the defensive side, I think that this defensive line 363 00:20:46,759 --> 00:20:50,119 is back Kateen Curry three sacks, five tackles for loss. 364 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:56,519 That is a monster game. Like that doesn't happen. Kenyana 365 00:20:56,599 --> 00:20:58,920 Jackson gets a sack and then Kayden McDonald gets two 366 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,720 sacks with three tackles for a loss. I mean, to 367 00:21:02,759 --> 00:21:04,920 get two players to get five sacks in a game 368 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,799 is pretty ridiculous. But I mean, like de Mon Williams, 369 00:21:10,079 --> 00:21:12,079 while I still thought he had a pretty good game 370 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:15,240 yesterday eighteen to twenty two, from one to seventy nine, 371 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,200 his ability to tag teams with his legs was just 372 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:23,680 not there yesterday. And Washington, I think Denzel Boston's a 373 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,759 great receiver for this team, uh and they have a 374 00:21:26,759 --> 00:21:29,279 lot of weapons. Joonah Coleman's a solid running back. But 375 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,559 I think with how this Huskies team's built and look, 376 00:21:32,599 --> 00:21:35,880 de Mont Williams isn't draft eligible, I'm like ninety five 377 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:42,440 percent positive. So I think that you are going to 378 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:47,440 see another season from him, where it might take time. 379 00:21:47,559 --> 00:21:49,599 And I think Washington's gonna be a team that's gonna 380 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:51,680 have to buy into the portal if they want to 381 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,279 be successful in the twenty twenty six season, and not 382 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,319 to say that they won't be good in this twenty 383 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,559 twenty five. Like I still expect Washington to make a 384 00:21:59,559 --> 00:22:02,960 bowl game, but they have an interesting matchup next week 385 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:04,720 that I do want to talk about a little bit 386 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:08,000 before we get out of here. But they play Maryland 387 00:22:08,279 --> 00:22:13,359 and then Rutgers, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Ucla, Oregon. I 388 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,240 think like, if you get to eight wins, I think 389 00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:20,440 you're really happy. Maybe you sneak an upset versus Illinois 390 00:22:20,759 --> 00:22:27,720 or Michigan in there, but yeah, I have like, I 391 00:22:27,759 --> 00:22:31,359 think that's what you're happy with if you are Washington. 392 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,039 And I did want to point out something that big 393 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,440 fake field goal attempt. They should have just taken their 394 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,000 six there because I think they still would have had 395 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,920 the momentum in their favor and realistically early down one 396 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,599 going into the half, that was an interesting play goal. 397 00:22:47,559 --> 00:22:50,400 But yeah, I mean Washington got pushed around on the 398 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:53,279 defensive side, not able to get any tackles for loss 399 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:57,640 really for so anything in terms of pressure on Julian 400 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,839 Sand and Julian Sand it looked good, yesyesterday, he's a 401 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:06,240 good football player. All Rutgers Minnesota was actually a pretty 402 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:09,039 entertaining game yesterday. I didn't get too much eyes on 403 00:23:09,079 --> 00:23:11,680 this one, but it was back and forth. I'm really 404 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,039 impressed with Anthony and caliac Manis. This is a guy 405 00:23:15,559 --> 00:23:18,920 where he came from Minnesota, this was his homecoming and 406 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,119 look on a season fourteen hundred yards, nine touchdowns, tube interceptions, 407 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,400 like he's been relatively solid, a nice rock for this 408 00:23:26,519 --> 00:23:30,599 Rutgers team, and he had a great game yesterday. Antoine 409 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,400 Raymond did a really solid job. I love the Ian 410 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:36,480 strong receiver. kJ Duff also had a nice game for 411 00:23:36,799 --> 00:23:42,559 the Scarlet Knights. But like we've mentioned, this Rutgers team 412 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,920 just not a really solid defense on the season. Minnesota 413 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,440 Drake Lindsay had a pretty good game over three hundred 414 00:23:50,519 --> 00:23:53,960 yards passing three touchdowns. We're not able to run the 415 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,319 ball of any sorts, but they had three different receivers 416 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,720 Jalen Smith, Javon Tracy, Mica Brockington. They were all able 417 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,480 to be pretty solid contributors, and Minnesota was able to 418 00:24:06,519 --> 00:24:08,599 get sacks and tackles for loss. And I think that's 419 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,240 really the difference in this game, because even though it 420 00:24:12,279 --> 00:24:14,519 was only a three point game, on another game winning 421 00:24:14,559 --> 00:24:17,319 field goal actually it was a missed game winning field 422 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,279 goal from Rutgers that decided this thing. But yeah, I 423 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,240 think that, uh, I think that Minnesota is just like 424 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,880 they were able to put Rutgers in worse spots and 425 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:33,920 you know, the better team won. And I really liked 426 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,079 this Rutgers team. And I think that's the first time 427 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,279 any once really said that, like, oh yeah, you know, Rutgers, 428 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,599 they have a good team. Even the last season, like 429 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,799 they got a bunch of wins, but they also played 430 00:24:43,599 --> 00:24:46,519 a week schedule. To say the least. I could use 431 00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:51,440 harsher words, I'm not going to They play Washington on 432 00:24:51,599 --> 00:24:55,240 October tenth. Oh that's a Friday night game. Oh okay. 433 00:24:56,279 --> 00:25:00,319 And then they played Oregon, Purdue, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio State, 434 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,720 Penn State. So you face three of the top ten 435 00:25:03,839 --> 00:25:05,759 teams or three of the top teams in the Big 436 00:25:05,799 --> 00:25:10,920 Ten plus Illinois in Maryland. Hey man, Maryland, I'm excited 437 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,000 for that team. And Okay, I know Maryland's typically a 438 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:17,839 program that is like, oh, we're all shiny and glamy 439 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,759 and bougie in the month of September, and then October 440 00:25:20,839 --> 00:25:23,759 hits and it's like, oh, we're you know, not great. 441 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,720 You know a lot of mean things you could say 442 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:33,480 about the Turps, but I really like the quarterback Lake Washington. 443 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:36,559 And I don't know if they're great on the defensive 444 00:25:36,559 --> 00:25:39,759 side per se, or even like have amazing skill talent 445 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,960 on that team, but I trust him to Lake Washington 446 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,000 and even though he's a freshman like I still think 447 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,319 he's gonna do pretty awesome things for the Turps this year. 448 00:25:47,319 --> 00:25:53,359 And Locksley, I think is gonna be there for another season. Yeah, 449 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,079 which Sam Pittman got fired today Arkansas, So I think 450 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:02,200 all power for conferences have now had a firing with 451 00:26:02,319 --> 00:26:06,440 Defont Deshaun Foster in the Big Ten, Brent Pry and 452 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,880 the ACC, Sam Pittman in the SEC, and then Mike 453 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:17,000 Gundy in the Big twelve. Northwestern and UCLA played football yesterday. 454 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:22,319 Was it great football? Not really? But they did play yesterday. Yeah. 455 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,640 I mean I saw bits and pieces of this game. 456 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,359 I'm not gonna be like, oh, I'm super over analytical, 457 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,319 and you know this happened, and this happened. I checked 458 00:26:30,319 --> 00:26:35,400 all the PFF. Now that I didn't like Nico played, Okay, 459 00:26:35,839 --> 00:26:41,000 he was their best player probably, but it's just sad man, 460 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,160 like I'm telling you if you I said this last week, 461 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,599 if UCLA does not win this game, are they going 462 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,039 to win a game on their schedule? I'm gonna say 463 00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:51,240 probably not. Like I would take this team to go 464 00:26:51,319 --> 00:26:54,160 oh in twelve. I mean you might be crazy. You 465 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,799 might be like, well, they should be able to sneak one, 466 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,359 like maybe Michigan State's on quit watch by October eleventh. 467 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:04,000 Trust me, Misskin State is better than UCLA. Well maybe 468 00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,920 they could beat Maryland. I don't think so. I don't 469 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,559 think Maryland's gonna go and sleepy versus UCLA. Like Maryland's 470 00:27:09,559 --> 00:27:11,319 looking to make a bowl game and maybe get seven 471 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,640 or eight wins, and that's a game that they're gonna 472 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,480 want to guarantee you. Oh you know Nebraska. No, No, 473 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:22,279 they're not Like I just you didn't beat UNLV or 474 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,359 New Mexico. What you lost to Northwestern? And you don't 475 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:31,599 play Perdue like that's a chance game. It's just embarrassing, 476 00:27:31,839 --> 00:27:36,559 Like could they have moved to the Mountain West maybe 477 00:27:36,559 --> 00:27:38,759 because it's not like their basketball I know, they made 478 00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:40,440 the Final Four in twenty twenty one, and it's not 479 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,920 like their basketball programs anything particular. And I don't want 480 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,319 to hate and I don't want Bruins fans to hate me, 481 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:51,960 but I'm just looking at it honestly, like it's Northwestern. 482 00:27:52,039 --> 00:27:53,839 Like they'll get me wrong. I don't think Northwestern is 483 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,839 a terrible program. But and David Brawn, I mean, he's 484 00:27:56,839 --> 00:28:00,279 done the best job he's can where he can do 485 00:28:00,319 --> 00:28:02,039 with this program, which they have you am and Row 486 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,519 next week, so that'll hopefully be a win. But like 487 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:06,960 Northwestern's a team, like, yeah, making a bowl game, it's 488 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,480 pretty good. When they were in the Big Ten West, 489 00:28:08,519 --> 00:28:10,920 like making the Big Ten championship every so often, like 490 00:28:11,599 --> 00:28:13,200 it was a cool thing that you would seem they 491 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,680 had a couple of guys that you can get excited about. 492 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:21,680 But all in all, it's not like an awesome football program. 493 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,559 I mean it's Northwestern, Like it's a very good academic school, 494 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,720 and you know they do have a supportive fan base. 495 00:28:29,799 --> 00:28:36,200 But I don't know, I can't with that school. I 496 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,200 can't with UCLA. I just I don't know if I'm 497 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:44,559 gonna mention that team ever again in this season of 498 00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:48,240 the Big Ten paradigm. Maybe next year, and I'll be 499 00:28:48,279 --> 00:28:50,440 interested to see and maybe we'll have a UCLA right 500 00:28:50,519 --> 00:28:54,079 or on at some point this season. But yeah, I 501 00:28:54,200 --> 00:29:01,240 just it's disappointing, like you get Nico you No, all right, 502 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,920 we're done. We're done. We're not talking about that AnyWho. Okay, 503 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,200 the eightp Top twenty five came out today. Ohio State's 504 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:11,119 number one, Oregon's number two. Oh what happened to that? No, 505 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,839 I'm not gonna say that. Penn State is at seven, 506 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,599 Indiana is at eight. That is a problem because it's 507 00:29:17,599 --> 00:29:21,039 not like Penn State's been like overly convincing that they're 508 00:29:21,119 --> 00:29:23,640 just this far and more superior team over in Indiana. 509 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:27,559 Indiana has a better win than Penn State. They beat 510 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:35,599 Illinois in Iowa. The best team Penn State has beat Nevada, Like, Wow, 511 00:29:35,759 --> 00:29:40,000 we're gonna get excited about Nevada, which Nevada this season 512 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,880 just lost to Western Kentucky, lost in the middle Tennessee State, 513 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,160 and barely beat Sacramento State, Like this is the team 514 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,480 we're gonna get I know they beat them by thirty 515 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:49,240 five points, but this is a team we're gonna get 516 00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:53,720 excited about. Are you kidding me? FIU they beat thirty 517 00:29:53,759 --> 00:29:58,000 four to nothing, Like FIU, they just lost to Delaware, Like, 518 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,440 I don't know what the ep voters do in their 519 00:30:04,519 --> 00:30:08,079 free time because it's not watching football. I'll tell you 520 00:30:08,119 --> 00:30:10,720 that it's supposed to be their job, and I know 521 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,640 a lot of them are committed to other things. And 522 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,480 like it's been a big discussion across college football media 523 00:30:17,519 --> 00:30:19,720 and how the ap ballot is is you have to 524 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,640 submit it like that night or like very early in 525 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,680 the morning, and a lot of the voters can't get 526 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,160 to the games. And that's the beautiful thing about the 527 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,559 college football playoff rankings. While they still are controversial because 528 00:30:31,279 --> 00:30:33,440 among fans, because a lot of things are just going 529 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,559 to become controversial no matter what I believe that popular opinion. 530 00:30:37,759 --> 00:30:40,519 I don't believe Penn State is better than Indiana. If 531 00:30:40,559 --> 00:30:42,240 you look at their resume, they might be better on 532 00:30:42,319 --> 00:30:44,720 a talent perspective in terms of oh what their recruiting 533 00:30:44,799 --> 00:30:48,319 rankings were in transporportal and all that. Indiana's is the 534 00:30:48,319 --> 00:30:50,839 better team so far this season. They have two more 535 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:55,960 better wins, they had a better record. We scrolled down 536 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,480 the list and oh hey, Michigan at number twenty, so 537 00:30:59,559 --> 00:31:02,519 a big drop off twelve spots, but Michigan fitting in 538 00:31:02,519 --> 00:31:05,000 there at the twenty slot. Notre Dame's twenty one. They 539 00:31:05,079 --> 00:31:10,240 killed Arkansas, twenty two is Illinois. That's it for Big 540 00:31:10,279 --> 00:31:14,640 Ten teams ranked in other receiving votes. USC got twenty 541 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:19,880 two points in terms of AP and then Maryland got seven. 542 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,119 How about the Terps. Maybe they'll be ranked at some 543 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,519 point this season. That'll be interesting to see. If they 544 00:31:25,559 --> 00:31:28,319 beat Washington and like the sky falls down for like 545 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,480 BYU or Arizona State, Illinois picks up a lost Purdue. 546 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,799 I don't think that's gonna happen. Oh, but yeah, Like 547 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:38,799 it would be cool to see that team ranked at 548 00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:40,359 some point this season. I don't know if we will 549 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:45,000 see it, but it would be cool. It definitely would 550 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:47,920 be cool. All Right, what happens in the Big Ten 551 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,599 in Week six? You might ask, Well, let me let 552 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:55,200 me tell you about it. So at nude Big noon kickoff, 553 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,039 we got Michigan versus Wisconsin. Michigan opens up as a 554 00:31:58,079 --> 00:32:01,160 sixteen and a half point favorite forty one and a 555 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:05,359 half total points. Wisconsin has had problems at the quarterback 556 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:09,240 position all season with their transfer from Maryland. Billy Edwards, 557 00:32:09,319 --> 00:32:12,759 produced to being the Guy, has not really played football 558 00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:15,680 for the Badgers so far this season. Last time they 559 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,319 played it was a twenty seven to ten loss versus Maryland. Meanwhile, Michigan, 560 00:32:19,359 --> 00:32:21,599 also coming off a bye week, picked up that big 561 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,759 win versus Nebraska, and other than the lost to Oklahoma, 562 00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:28,440 I mean, it's a team that's been really solid Underwood. 563 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,119 While he hasn't been fantastic in his freshman season, there's 564 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,799 been a lot of promise and a lot of hope. 565 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,160 And you see the plays and the high moments of 566 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,119 this five star talent, number one quarterback ranked in just 567 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,599 this previous recruiting cycle. You see the flashes there. Justice 568 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,799 Haynes has been a really solid running back for this team. 569 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:52,480 He's averaging about nine yards per carry six touchdowns. Problem 570 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,880 with Michigan and I don't think it'll be a problem 571 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,759 in this game, just because I do think they'll be 572 00:32:57,799 --> 00:33:01,119 able to out physical this Wisconsin team. And there's a 573 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,240 chance after this game that Luke Fickle could be gone. 574 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,519 I hope not, especially if they lost to Iowa, Ohio State, 575 00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:11,480 and Oregon. That is a tough four game stretch. They 576 00:33:11,519 --> 00:33:14,559 really don't have an easy and easy season at all, 577 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:19,279 and losing to Maryland is definitely not a good sign 578 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,319 at all in terms of if you think you're gonna 579 00:33:23,319 --> 00:33:26,480 be around for another season or not. But yeah, I 580 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,759 mean Michigan. I think they'll come out as victors. I 581 00:33:29,799 --> 00:33:32,200 don't know if they'll cover the spread necessarily because they're 582 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:37,079 not offensively, you know, fantastic. But there's a reason why 583 00:33:37,079 --> 00:33:39,359 this total is at forty one and a half. But 584 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,839 who knows. I'm not gonna tell you which way to 585 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:48,240 go in the spread direction. Illinois Purdue, it's a football game, 586 00:33:48,599 --> 00:33:51,759 it's in West Lafayette, Illinois. Only nine and a half 587 00:33:51,759 --> 00:33:56,079 points favorites West Lafayette is really that big? I don't know, 588 00:33:56,519 --> 00:33:59,400 is it that big of like, because I think like 589 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:02,279 Illinois should be favored by like fourteen and a half, 590 00:34:02,319 --> 00:34:04,240 fifteen and a half maybe if they were at home 591 00:34:04,359 --> 00:34:07,400 or on like a neutral field. So okay, I guess 592 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,360 that does make sense because you give like a three 593 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:12,360 point difference. It opened at seven and a half. I 594 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,239 think it'll probably get better up to like twelve and 595 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:19,039 a half. AnyWho, Yeah, I mean, Ryan Brown's been a 596 00:34:19,039 --> 00:34:22,719 solid quarterback. Altmeyer has been pretty good. I mean, even 597 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,159 in that Indiana game, he wasn't terrible. He just was 598 00:34:25,199 --> 00:34:29,559 fighting for his life. Gave jackis you know, one of 599 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:33,159 the best linebackers returning from the past season. Was a 600 00:34:33,199 --> 00:34:35,880 preseason All American, probably gonna finish as an All American 601 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,480 and be a first round pick. Scott in the defensive 602 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,280 back room, really solid player for this Aliani team. Hank 603 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,760 Beaty and Colin Dixon out of the receiver room for 604 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,800 the Alini. Moral of the story, I think the Alini 605 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,199 are gonna get this done well. I don't think produced 606 00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:52,880 necessarily a bad football team if they've actually been somewhat 607 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,719 of an enjoyment to watch this season. They did take 608 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,440 that twenty six point loss to Notre Dame in their 609 00:34:58,519 --> 00:35:00,840 last game coming off a bye week. Maybe they get 610 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:04,079 things right, Maybe they can sneak out the upset. I 611 00:35:04,199 --> 00:35:09,079 want to go with Brett Biebloma and his fighting line. 612 00:35:09,159 --> 00:35:12,440 I all right, three thirty window Penn State ucl IT, 613 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:16,440 I'm not gonna finish that team. Penn State has a 614 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,519 really nice to get back game. They do have to 615 00:35:19,519 --> 00:35:21,840 travel to the West Coast twenty five and a half 616 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:27,119 point favorites. They'll take care of business if they don't 617 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:33,039 fire James Franklin, because yeah, there's just no point I'm kidding. 618 00:35:33,039 --> 00:35:37,559 Don't fire him, But that's just such a tough spot. 619 00:35:37,559 --> 00:35:40,639 I don't want to get into that again. Washington and 620 00:35:40,679 --> 00:35:43,239 Maryland play. This game will be good. Washington is a 621 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,960 five and a half point favorite. But these are two 622 00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:48,280 quarterbacks that I really like, and they're not the best 623 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,960 because I think Mendoza is the best quarterback, but they're 624 00:35:51,039 --> 00:35:53,559 up in the upper Achelona of Big ten quarterbacks along 625 00:35:53,599 --> 00:35:58,639 with like Luke Haltmeier. Only think that's not a great 626 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,000 sign for Maryland is they have not been able to 627 00:36:01,039 --> 00:36:05,519 really run the ball this season and Washington has been 628 00:36:05,559 --> 00:36:08,760 with Jonah Coleman, and that kind of concerns me just because, 629 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,159 like I think Washington's like decently talented enough and I 630 00:36:12,199 --> 00:36:14,960 don't think the Maryland o line is going to be 631 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,519 able to play such a big threat and pass protection 632 00:36:17,639 --> 00:36:19,760 that they're not gonna get home for sacks, especially with 633 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,800 Lane Lade's a really good guy off the edge. For 634 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,079 this Washington team that I was kind of impressed with, 635 00:36:25,599 --> 00:36:28,079 and so far, I'm watching all the Washington games so 636 00:36:28,159 --> 00:36:31,719 far this season. But look, Maryland, while they haven't played 637 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,719 great opponents this season FAU and IU, Towson and Wisconsin, 638 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,360 like they've look solid enough. Now I think this is 639 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,280 a team that's going to Poise a bigger threat in 640 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:43,519 terms of talent and being able to beat him and potentially, 641 00:36:44,599 --> 00:36:48,440 you know, beating him by a couple of scores. But like, 642 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,400 I don't know, if Washington's really not much better, and 643 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,039 when you have a high end quarterback and if you 644 00:36:54,079 --> 00:36:56,039 could give him time to throw and he's able to 645 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:59,239 find his targets, like wow, the score might get a 646 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,639 little out of hand in terms of how high the 647 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:06,159 total is going to be. I think that the Terps 648 00:37:06,199 --> 00:37:08,599 like they could get it done. It's sat ed where 649 00:37:08,599 --> 00:37:11,199 it's open, and the over under hasn't gotten met anywhere. 650 00:37:12,519 --> 00:37:14,599 It could be a very enjoyable game. I know that's 651 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:17,840 one I'm gonna pay attention to personally. So and then 652 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:25,400 Uel Monroe and Northwestern. I don't know Joel Monroe is now. 653 00:37:25,519 --> 00:37:27,480 The Warhawks have not been on my radar. I know 654 00:37:27,519 --> 00:37:30,639 they lost seventy three to nothing to Alabama, barely beat UTEP, 655 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:34,320 beat Arkansas State, and shut out Saint Francis to start 656 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:39,400 the season. I would like to think Northwestern is gonna 657 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:44,559 come away with a win. I hope so for their sake. Obviously, 658 00:37:44,599 --> 00:37:46,960 I'm gonna root for the Big Ten program to take 659 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,159 a win, But we'll see, but I yeah, I think 660 00:37:50,199 --> 00:37:55,159 Northwestern will win all Michigan State and Nebraska. This thing 661 00:37:55,239 --> 00:38:00,320 opened at ten and a half fort Nebraska over under 662 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,840 a fifty three and a half two also pretty good 663 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,559 quarterbacks in this matchup. I like Ryolan obviously, I'm a 664 00:38:06,559 --> 00:38:11,840 big in Shiles fan. I think if Nebraska, while they 665 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,000 struggled in terms of the lines of scrimmage on Michigan, 666 00:38:15,079 --> 00:38:17,760 I think if they are going to push Michigan State around, 667 00:38:18,039 --> 00:38:21,280 Michigan State around at all, I think that Michigan State's 668 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,199 most likely going to lose just because they're a team 669 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:29,519 where they're just not that much better than other Big 670 00:38:29,559 --> 00:38:31,559 Ten teams in terms of the line of scrimmage. And 671 00:38:31,599 --> 00:38:34,320 I love the playmakers and Amari Kelly and Nick Marsh, 672 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:38,320 but especially with the back seven of that Michigan State defense, 673 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:42,920 like Jordan Hall is a good player, Nickai Martinez at 674 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:47,320 the safety position solid, but overall, like the cornerbacks and 675 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:50,719 linebacking groups and the safeties and basically the whole defensive 676 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:53,920 line is just nothing really special in terms of any 677 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,760 talking points. And Jordan Hall, while he's amazing in the 678 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,159 run game and you know, being said as a blitzer 679 00:39:00,599 --> 00:39:03,400 the pass game, like Dylan Lonergan was able to pick 680 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,920 apart the Michigan State defense all day, and they were 681 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,639 just targeting Jordan Hall across the middle because he's just 682 00:39:09,679 --> 00:39:13,719 someone that's not a great pass cover guy. So in league, 683 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,840 Spencer's good too, I guess I'll give him a mention 684 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:21,239 as well. But overall, like I think Nebraska, they've had 685 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,480 a lot of success throwing the ball and running the 686 00:39:23,519 --> 00:39:26,159 ball this season, and I don't see why that's gonna 687 00:39:26,159 --> 00:39:31,679 stop in this game, especially with Michigan State traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska. Yeah, 688 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,840 it's just it might be a quick one, it might 689 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:38,079 be a game that's entertaining, But I do think Nebraska 690 00:39:38,199 --> 00:39:41,519 ends up as the victor in that game. In the Minnesota, 691 00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:50,199 Ohio State the poor Golden Gophers. While I don't think 692 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:53,840 Ohio State's necessarily gonna really, you know, try and torch 693 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:58,119 anyone on offense per se this season in the Big Ten, 694 00:39:58,199 --> 00:39:59,760 I don't think they're a team that's gonna try and 695 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:02,280 like up teams for like sixty or seventy. I just 696 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,480 don't think that's how their offense operates. Like Jeremiah Smith, 697 00:40:06,519 --> 00:40:10,320 Bo Jackson, Julian sand Are all really good players. Obviously, 698 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,159 there's the other receivers and carl al Tay and Brendan 699 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:15,760 Innis and Max Claire at the tight end position. Then 700 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:18,559 you have Kayan Curry, Kenianna Jackson and a bunch of 701 00:40:18,599 --> 00:40:20,599 guys on the defensive line. Do you have Sony Styles 702 00:40:20,599 --> 00:40:24,559 and Caleb downs Davis and Beno sending Jorm Matt like, 703 00:40:24,599 --> 00:40:26,719 there is a lot of players on this Ohio State 704 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,360 team that are gonna end up being, you know, pretty 705 00:40:30,119 --> 00:40:32,880 high draft picks, no matter what side of the ball 706 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,840 or what position you really put him at. Like I 707 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:37,519 think quarterback might be the lowest one, but I think 708 00:40:37,559 --> 00:40:39,880 Julian sand can develop into a guy where he might 709 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,760 be a first round talent. Gets keep in mind he 710 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,239 can't even declare for the draft even if he wanted 711 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:48,360 to until next year for that twenty twenty seven NFL 712 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:52,039 draft class along with his primary target and Jeremiah Smith. 713 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,880 And while I think Drink Lindsay has been a nice addition, 714 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,039 and you know what, Minnesota's had decent back to back quarterbacks. 715 00:40:58,559 --> 00:41:01,760 Obviously Max Brozmer their last season. He ended up playing 716 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:05,559 for the Bengals last Sunday, which was pretty interesting. I 717 00:41:05,559 --> 00:41:08,639 think he's been okay this year. Obviously, Jayvon Tracy coming 718 00:41:08,679 --> 00:41:13,079 over from Miami Ohio. Minnesota's pretty solid defensively as well. 719 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:18,639 But yeah, I don't think that defense is gonna do 720 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:22,400 enough to really pose a big problem for Ohio. Say, 721 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,039 like maybe they'll get him on a series or two 722 00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:26,159 and get forced like a three on our early or something. 723 00:41:26,199 --> 00:41:31,199 But especially going to the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio seven 724 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,559 thirty prime time game, the fans are gonna show up 725 00:41:33,599 --> 00:41:36,039 and then they'll leave at halftime to go party down 726 00:41:36,039 --> 00:41:41,199 in Columbus. Yeah, I just don't see Minnesota poising that 727 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:45,400 big of a threat in this game. And look, we 728 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:48,719 hit everything we needed in under forty five minutes. So 729 00:41:49,119 --> 00:41:51,159 give ourselves a little bit of a round of applause, 730 00:41:51,199 --> 00:41:54,440 because I sometimes can go for probably two hours on 731 00:41:54,519 --> 00:41:57,519 the same subject, but I wanted to condense it down, 732 00:41:57,679 --> 00:42:01,320 you know, make this a nice, easy listening show. And look, 733 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:03,199 we got Big ten football next week, and we got 734 00:42:03,239 --> 00:42:05,719 Big ten football for the foreseeable future, and we need 735 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,639 to cherish it while we have it because it will 736 00:42:08,679 --> 00:42:10,719 not be around forever and then we'll have to watch 737 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:15,880 sports like basketball, you know, soccer and baseball. You know, 738 00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:18,719 while they are great sports, and especially me being a 739 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:21,679 play by play guy, I love calling those games. I 740 00:42:21,679 --> 00:42:25,559 don't think that you know, football is It's the reason 741 00:42:25,559 --> 00:42:28,079 why it's one of the most popular sports, especially it 742 00:42:28,159 --> 00:42:30,880 is the most popular sports in the United States. Also, 743 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,880 Tmosa losing in the Ryder Cup is not what I 744 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,119 expected to see, especially how they went down on day 745 00:42:36,119 --> 00:42:37,599 one and day two, and I know they try to 746 00:42:37,599 --> 00:42:39,920 make their way back for a comeback, but it's pretty 747 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:45,599 much near impossible. And then the Tigers they barely make 748 00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:47,840 the playoffs, and I get to go to the Guardians 749 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:54,800 and they blew the lead for the AL Central Division. Actually, 750 00:42:55,199 --> 00:42:57,960 the guy that publishes out these podcasts and also the 751 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,360 host of the Yards and Stripes podcast, Steve Carney. He 752 00:43:01,679 --> 00:43:03,920 is affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays and also works 753 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:08,400 in data analytics for the MLB. He knows some staff 754 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:10,400 members on the Guardians, so he's like, oh, I will 755 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:13,039 not make sure to mention that, so Steve, if you 756 00:43:13,079 --> 00:43:18,039 are listening, one, thank you, but also yeah, it's just 757 00:43:18,119 --> 00:43:22,000 so disappointing. But hey, I mean if they win the 758 00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:24,199 World Series, it doesn't matter if you win the Central 759 00:43:24,199 --> 00:43:26,480 I just how they've played down the stretch and how 760 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:28,800 they're bullpen books. Anyways, Sorry I'm getting too off topic. 761 00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:31,280 Thank you for listening to the Big ten Paradigm here 762 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:34,400 on the College grid Iron Coast to Coast network. Make 763 00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,679 sure you check out all the other podcasts here across 764 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:42,280 the network with Big twelve SEC Breakdown, All Day, All Sports, 765 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:47,280 and DCC Get Off My pil on Her Pig Skin 766 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:49,440 and Burt Ends, which I think is the most creative 767 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:54,840 name of all. Not to be biased, but it's Texas 768 00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:58,800 based podcast, Florida Football Insiders, and all on the other 769 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:03,719 shows this network. We already mentioned Yards and Stripes, but anywhoy, 770 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,559 my name's no Adriy. I'm saying so long everybody and 771 00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:09,800 enjoyed the week Ahead Week six upon us next