Speaker 1: It is the Big twelve sec breakdown, So I have
what Jones daphins Bridge is here with you with a
comprehension book at both the Big twelve and Southeastern Conference.
We begin as we do each and every week, with
our hot takes, and Tom will let you start which
direction you want to go. You want to go Big twelve,
you want to go set here.
Speaker 2: I'm gonna go Big twelve here and I'm going Big
twelve because I will be at the Arkansas Oklahoma State
game this.
Speaker 3: Weekend, and.
Speaker 2: Obviously we'll run it specifically aligned with that game. Hot
take coming in. In terms of what I've seen online
about this game OSU, I think right now, as the
Lion stands as an eight point favorite, I've seen a
lot online that Arkansas is going to come in and
hammer this Oklahoma State team, and I don't think that's
gonna be the case. I don't know if that's a
hot take or not. But I've seen a lot online
that Arkansas is back with with Petrino being the offensive coordinator,
and uh that Petrino either might end up taking Sam
Pittman's job or saving Sam Pittman's job. And don't get
me wrong, I think out of all the coaches outside
of the Big Twelve that I like the most Sam Pittman.
Sam Pittman feels like a He feels like a huggy
bear of football. I mean he's on multiple, multiple records.
They said, hey, you know, coach, how are you going
to celebrate this bowl or are you gonna be to
celebrate your team getting reaching Bowl eligibility? And he goes,
you know what, I think I'm gonna I think I'm
gonna have me an old coal beer. That's something I
kind of like to do. And I've never related with
a man more so I do like Sam Pittman.
Speaker 3: I don't think he's the best.
Speaker 2: I don't think he's that good a coach, to be honest,
but I do like him for his postgame pressers. Like
I said, if you want to call it a hot take,
I don't know who you have in this game coming up.
Oklahoma State showed me more in the first game against
a tough and I don't give a shit who says
what it is an FCS team, But is an FCS
team that's back to back champs kind of like the
Chiefs and they are hard knows great quarterback friend of
the show, Billy Locke and I were talking about it
that Gronowski, quarterback for South Dakota State, probably was the
best quarterback on the field and there are only a
few teams in the Big Twelve that he wouldn't be
a starter on arguably, and those teams would probably be
Cam rising In, Jalen Daniels and it One Shador, But
any other Big twelve team that Gronowski kid for.
Speaker 3: South Dakota State is probably the starter.
Speaker 2: That being said, OSHU showed me enough. I'm ready to
be hurt again. They showed me enough in that game
after starting maybe like the last three seasons, four seasons
of like horrible season openers, of like playing it way
too close, they should be enough that even strengthened my
belief that they'll be in Arlington.
Speaker 3: So I think.
Speaker 2: OSU is gonna come out and maybe not just beat
Arkansas's ass. I don't think they'll do that, but I
do think Oklahoma State will win this weekend and send
a message to the SEC teams that aren't the best
and say, just because you have the logo, the SEC logo,
doesn't mean you're gonna play like the best of the SEC.
And I think some lessons are better learned hard, and
I think Arkansas learns hard this weekend.
Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe, so I could see that. I think it's
gonna be a close game. I like Oklahoma State to win.
But the thing that I like about this Oklahoma State
team now compared to these other OSU teams that have
stumbled out of the gate, is although Alan Bowman is
not that great of a quarterback, they have the quarterback
situation figured out. Every time God has stumbled to begin
a season, almost every time it's been when they've done
the carousel and don't have the quarterback figured out, at
least they haven't figured out even if he's not that great,
that's not an issue. So yeah, I like Oklahoma State
this weekend. But Arkansas I was impressed last week with
their offense. They can put up points there. So I
think Bobby Trina was a good hire. But we'll see
my hot take this week. I'm gonna go to Florida,
the Florida Gators with Billy Napier. They they were so
horrible last week against Miami at home, and you know,
they were what a two point underdog, and cam Ward
and company just came in and took all the women
and children. I mean, it was a bad look for
Florida week.
Speaker 3: Iija, why hija kids?
Speaker 1: Yeah, cam Ward is your new daddy. And speaking of which,
cam Ward fantastic. That's a guy to watch for the Heisman.
And that Miami team's got to be the favorites in
the ACC. As bad as the ACC has looked right now.
But with that said, Florida was so bad. This Billy
Napier tenure has gone so terrible since he's taken over.
I think the end is near for Billy Daypier. I'm
gonna say this right now, my hot take this week,
Billy Napier is not the head coach of the Florida
Gators by the end month, by the end of whoa,
Billy Napier is fired, gone, Sayonara, see you later.
Speaker 3: They played end of September.
Speaker 1: They play Samford this week. That should be a win.
But then you played Texas A and M that's gonna
be a loss. You play Mississippi State and that's where
they say enough is enough. They lose that game and
he's gone. And then you play UCF to open up
the month of October, and I think they lose that.
They lose to Tennessee. They lose Kentucky, they lose to Georgia,
they lose to Texas, they lose the LSU, they lose
Ole miss they lose far State.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they have the hardest schedule, by far.
Speaker 1: Hardest schedule in America. They didn't do themselves any favors
with that schedule. But it's not gonna be pretty. Billiy
Napier is gonna be gone by the end of this month.
Speaker 3: That is, I think they lose the Mississippi State right now.
Speaker 1: I think they do, yes.
Speaker 2: And who's the Mississippi there's a big twill team that
plays in Mississippi State this.
Speaker 1: Week, Mississippi State this week. I'm trying to look in
Arizona State.
Speaker 2: In Arizona State went on the top of the Big twelve.
You want to talk about a team that was thought
down and out And I said this a couple of
weeks in Jones, you said, who is one of the
bottom tier teams and we said Arizona State. I think
BYU and Houston, who's got the most up who's got
the best chance at being in the best better team
out of three? I said, Arizona State. I think you said,
Willie Fritz Houston, Arizona State went into Wyoming, or Wyoming
came into Arizona State, and Arizona State kicked that ass. Boy.
Speaker 3: Hey, that was an ass whoop. Yeah, and I did
not expect that.
Speaker 2: And Wyoming's a respectable team, they're not the best. I
think that Wyoming would beat maybe the likes of Tulsa
for sure, but they're not a They're not just a pushover.
It's not fucking Furman, right, you know. And for Arizona
State to do that, I'm not so sure. Arizona State
didn't ride that trying and check where that game's at.
Speaker 1: That's in Phoenix and Tippy so.
Speaker 2: You don't got to go into Stark Vegas either and
deal with all the cowbell bullshit. I'm not convinced Arizona
State doesn't win that game. I'll be a for that game.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I think Arizona State's a sneaky team to watch.
They're well coached. Kenny Dillingham's doing a hell of a
job there. Watch out for the sun Devils. A couple
more topics I want to hit on, then we'll quickly
run through the slate. This week in the Big twelve
in the SEC, I gotta talk about Colorado, Tom. You know,
North Kota State gave them all they could handle and
they found a way to win that game. And you know,
I don't I'll say this, I don't fault them for
the outcome. I know that people are going to point
to it's an FCS opponent, but you know that North
North Coast State team's good team. I have no problem
with Colorado only winning that game by like six or seven,
but they have some bigger issues. That offensive line is better,
but it's not fixed. That defense is dog shit. I
think that Nebraska is going to beat him this week
and start the downward spiral for this Colorado team. I
like Door, I like Travis Hunter. I mean, they got
some good players, and I think Travis Hunter is without questioning,
the best player in college football. Even if Colorado only
wins four games, he should still be considered for the Heisman. Again,
the invited New York because that's it's just unheard of
to have you know, basically.
Speaker 3: He missed the whole game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean to have show hay Otani out there like,
that's just unheard of. I don't care if you only
win four or five games. He is one of the
biggest reasons why that they're only that they're gonna be
able to win the four or five games that they
do Colorado. For me, Tom like, uh uh, it's it's
fun to watch, They're entertaining. I I'm gonna watch Colorado
as much as I can, But I still don't think
that team's going anywhere. That that game against North Dakota
State didn't renew my confidence by any stretch.
Speaker 2: Well, no, and the coaching was so pissed for they
about fucked it away. Yeah, they were a one lucky
Hill Mary away from losing that game. And they they
should even given the ball back to to to n DSU.
They should never even they shouldn't even have a shot
at that.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 2: And and by god, if they had another time out,
If they would have had a time out at the
end of the game, we we might be talking about
a historic collapse in the hands of Dion. Like just
in general, I mean that was the worst. Like they
came out throwing it when they had the game wrapped up,
and I'm like, what are you doing?
Speaker 3: And I don't get me wrong, I rooted for it.
Speaker 2: I mean Colorado will be the only Big twelve team
I actively root against I think just because and and
I like I like Dion, I like his I like
his hustle, I like his his competitiveness.
Speaker 3: I just hate this this circle.
Speaker 2: Jerk going on like yeah we can we That's like,
you know what they are, They're the It's the Lakers, dude.
It's like Lakers still got all that jerk session. Kobe
was still alive and everyone still jerked off the Lakers
and they didn't even make the playoffs for how many years?
And everyone's like, oh, Kobe dropped sixty one in his
last game.
Speaker 3: I don't give a fuck.
Speaker 1: They're the Raiders of college football. The Raiders.
Speaker 3: That's worse.
Speaker 1: The Raiders got some star players, right, Devanta Adams, you know,
Max Crosby, but they don't have a ton of talent
around them. That's what I felt like with Colorado.
Speaker 3: Here in big Vegas lights and everything.
Speaker 1: Right, you know, Raider Nation, one of the largest fan
bases in the league and all that.
Speaker 2: I had too on the sidelines in Colorado, right, and
they had Big X the plug after the fact, hanging
out in the locker room rapping for an after game performance.
You barely beat an FCS school, one that didn't even win.
I mean, NDSU, I can't take credit for them. They
gave them everything that they could and still had a
chance at the end.
Speaker 3: But they people did. Like even the AP.
Speaker 2: Poll, some dude ready to put Colorado on the top
twenty five and I'm like, there is not a top
twenty five team right now that if Colorado was to
go play at an away game at their house, then
I would pick Colorado.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I like Nebraska this week.
Speaker 3: Matt rule. Baby.
Speaker 2: You might have been you might have been the Scott
Frost team, but you ain't gonna beat Matt Ruhle.
Speaker 3: Not a Nebraska no. No.
Speaker 1: A couple more headlines I want to hit on, then
we'll go through the the slate here real quick. Some
winners and losers that stand out to me this week.
I'll give you one winner and one loser. I gotta
tell you. I know it was Western Kentucky, but Alabama
put on a show sixty three to nothing. Jalen Milroe
was good. The offensive, the offensive sparks were flying. I
loved what I saw from Kaylen de Boring Company. And
I think that day, you know, Bo and I had
talked about this before that game started. He mentioned to
me he said, I think Kaylen de bor is gonna
want to come out and give the folks something to
remember to start his era. And boy did he do
that on both sides. I thought that was a strong
way to kind of win over the fan base by
going out there and scoring sixty three.
Speaker 3: Points and putting the goose thing.
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, absolutely. Meanwhile, biggest loser for me this week
West Virginia. My goodness. You know, you had that lightning
delay in the middle of the game, and you know, Green,
Garrett Green was terrible. The defense couldn't stop Penn State
at all. You know, Penn State's got Andy Koliniki, the
former Kansas offense coordinators their OC and that's the best
offense Penn State's had in a long time. Penn State's
a team to watch. But West Virginia, you know that
that was kind of the sleeper pick. A lot of
people had, like, oh watch out West jus at own
rivalry game. They didn't even belong on the same field.
I've been saying it forever that Neil Brown's a fraud.
This West Virginia team isn't going anywhere. They had a
fluky season last year, benefited from an easy schedule, West
Virginia got exposed.
Speaker 2: I thought, yeah, but I mean Penn State being the
number eight team. I mean, I think I still think
West Virginia has a six to seven to one season
by far. I still think they're there. I don't know
how much leniency they'll give Neil Brown. We've been talking
about Neil Brown like we talked about Bruce Weber at
k State basketball forever.
Speaker 3: When are they gonna do it? When are they gonna for.
Speaker 1: One, you know, big games like what's what's Neil Brown done?
Speaker 2: I mean that's true, but he did. He did pull
off a decent run last season. I thought it as
for West Virginia standards. Jones, I guess my biggest loser
outside of West Virginia, Yeah, they There was a lot
of hype around that West Virginia might pull that game
off in Morgantown. Morgantown's still a decently tough place to
play for some biggest loser this week, and they even
though they still won the game, they still won the game.
My biggest loser is Texas Tech Abilene Christian, and not
only for just winning the game by one. You got
lucky that, I mean Ableine Christian went for it didn't
get it. You're one pass away from losing to Abilene Christian.
They were favored by like thirty plus something and Lubbock.
And then after the fact, you don't. You don't just
almost lose the game. Then one of your dumbass drunk
fans drunk drive and hits the team. Ablene Christian's bus
sends people to the hospital. Like just a absolute dog
shit show in Lubbock this past weekend.
Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I agree. All right, let's run through the
Big twelve slate. Then we'll go through the SEC slate
real quick, one by one. B Yu SMU. I might
go to this game. I haven't decided yet. SMU an
eleven and a half point favorite. I have not been
impressed with SMU to start the season. BYU kind of
low expectations. This is kind of SMU's first big game
as a member of the ACC. I like BYU to
play spoiler a bit. I could see BYU pulling off
the eleven and a half point upset here.
Speaker 2: So Tackey's coaching for his job this season, this is
one he has to check off. The ACC in general,
outside of Miami has been horrible. SMU did not impress
against Nevada struggled with them. If you're betting money, take
BYU plus eleven. Are you joking? I'd give me the
Mormons over the Methodists.
Speaker 1: Arkansas Oklahoma State real quick. I talked about this game.
For me, the key is not about Oklahoma State. It's
about Arkansas. What do they get out of Taylor Green?
Their quarterback who's played really good to start the season,
look fantastic last week. Is he ready for prime time?
Can he put on a show? If he can, Arkansas's
got a chance.
Speaker 2: I'm nervous Osue is not the best. We'll see what
Brian Nardu has schemed up for Taylor Green. Sixty six
with speed running that ball, they can shut down and
spy him.
Speaker 3: I think Oklahoma State wins this.
Speaker 1: KSE State and Tulane TWU Lane. You know they've started
a new era now Willie Fritz is gone and kind
of rebuilding there. KSE State coming in at seventeen on
the road in New Orleans. This feels like a trap
game for k State. K State, I know that they
won last week forty one to six. They play Arizona
in a non conference game next Friday. This this screams
trap game.
Speaker 2: To me here, Tom, Yeah, I mean it was almost
a trap game for what OU last year in Norman.
I know they don't have Fritz. I think you're right,
it's a trap game. I'm looking at the weather real
quick in New Orleans for this weekend. Looks like rain.
I mean, Giddens is a good running back, but Raining
in New Orleans against Tulane trap trap city.
Speaker 1: Pitt in Cincinnati, Uh, first real test for Cincinnati. We
don't have high expectations for them. You take on this
pit team that's one to zero. It's a regional rivalry here.
Let's uh, let's see what Cincinnati is potentially made of.
This could be a big win for them if they
could pull this off.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it is. And and I still like
Pitt in this game. But uh, Cincinnati, I know they
didn't really play a big opponent week one, but they
still did get the dub. This is this is Day
one for Cincinnati. This is where you build back that program.
Speaker 1: Utah and Baylor. That game in the afternoon on Big Fox.
Utah in a non conference game technically against Baylor here,
but this is going to be treated like a conference game.
Baylor's Baylor in Utah's first time squaring off as members
of the Big Twelve. They played against each other last
year in a non conference game that Utah won in Waco,
tom I feel like, even though Utah is a big
favorite by fifteen, the way they've been talking and the
expectations that are on them, I feel like they're going
to want to deliver a message to the rest of
the Big twelve. Cam Rising and company. I expect them
to win big.
Speaker 3: Yeah. I think so too.
Speaker 2: I mean, Baylor took care of Tarlington State, but I
just don't think I think in Utah's got this by
twenty eight.
Speaker 1: Probably Iowa and Iowa States that game in Iowa City.
I like this Iowa State team. I think they're a
good football team, but Iowa has owned them as of late.
Their offense looked the best they've looked in a long
time last week. I don't like this spot for Iowa
State to be facing Avle week two when they've had
their struggles there in Iowa City.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and if it was an Aimes, maybe a little
different Iowa State. You know, they did beat North Dakota
twenty one to three, but it wasn't super convincing at all.
Speaker 3: I'd you'd be stupid not to take Iowa just on
what we know.
Speaker 1: West Virginia gets Albany, they should be able to bounce
back and win that game. UCF gets Sam Houston, they
should win that game with the ease. Kansas takes on
ILLINOI first road game of the year for Kansas, coming
off a nice performance last week. Illinois, I think they're
kind of down this year compared to what they've been.
Kansas is only a five and a half point favorite
in this game. The first quarter, I think is going
to tell us everything we need to know. If Kansas
gets off to a fast start, this game won't be close.
If Illinois can get some stops earlier, create some turnovers,
they're gonna have a chance in this game. I would
be surprised if Kansas loses. But the way this game goes,
I think is dictated by how Daniels and Devin Neil
start in that first quarter.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and I want to see more out of Daniels
this week. I don't.
Speaker 2: I wouldn't call his performance against Linderwood disappointing. He just
didn't have to do a whole lot, so not a
whole lot was asked of him.
Speaker 3: I think this. I think this week you see more
of a Daniel show.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it seemed like last week they were running the
offense through Devin Neil. Seems like this is Devin steam.
But this might be the time for Jaden to step
up and might be his moment here. Kyler out of Nebraska,
we talked about that earlier. I like Nebraska. You like
Nebraska there and you know, the first showing of Nebraska's
top quarterback Dylan Riola on the national stage. Everybody's talking
about Shador and Travis Hunter. I think Riola would like
to make a statement with a win against a rival
at home. There, Oklahoma taking on Houston. I'll be at
this game Saturday. Houston's just not a very good football team.
Willie Fritz has got a big task ahead to rebuild
that thing. They benched Donovan Smith last week. Oklahoma coming
off a very solid showing against Temple. The only way
this game's close is if Oklahoma lets it be close.
Speaker 2: Here, Tom, I mean, I'm I think it could be,
you know, maybe something like forty to seven and half.
Speaker 1: Maybe so TCU takes on Long Island. I didn't even
know Long Island played college football. Arizona takes a Northern Arizona. Arizona,
you gotta figure out your defense. We know the offense
can score, you know, Noah and t back like they
got some playmakers, but they gotta learn to play defense.
Speaker 3: Well you knew Mexico scored that many is wild.
Speaker 1: Yeah, just ridiculous. Tech taking on Washington State. That game
a little pack twelve after dark action, nine o'clock Central
time start in Pullman. Washington State is favored. Tech didn't
play great last week. I I feel good about the
Red Raiders going into Polman here.
Speaker 2: Tom, No, I think that's a I'm hammering that as
a as a coog win.
Speaker 1: Tom loves Cougar's Arizona State and Mississippi State. Arizona State
six point favorite. That game a late start on ESPN
national audience and everything. I'm I'm excited for Arizona State
and Kennedy Dillingham. I think that this could be, uh,
this would be I see it could be if they
win this, this is gonna be the biggest win that
Kenny Dillingham has had since he's been at UH at
Arizona State to this point.
Speaker 2: Oh absolutely, it's it's Arizona State will come back down
to Earth for now. But for right now, we're upstairs.
Speaker 1: Maybe Texas taken out in Michigan game days there, Big
Noon is there. It's the Big Noon Saturday game with
Gus and Joel. I didn't like the way Michigan played
in the first half last week against Fresno State. They
played better in the second half. Texas was really good
on both sides, on offense and defense. I think Michigan
is taking a step back. I don't think they're nearly
as good as what they were last year. They're not
a bad team, but they're not nearly as good. Texas
looks like that they're gonna be a playoff team once again.
Quinn and those guys you know, going to the Big House.
It won't be easy, But I think this is one
where it's close for three quarters and Texas pulls away
in the fourth quarter. I like Texas to win this
one by ten plus time.
Speaker 2: I got yeah, I got Texas by an even ten.
I think Texas is going to be the more physical team.
Speaker 1: Rp ods Yes Texas and m plays McNeice. They should
bounce back. This week. Georgia plays Texas Tennessee Tech out
of Cookville, Tennessee. Georgia Tech games. Auburn takes on Cal.
Auburn a thirteen point favorite at home against COL. I
don't think Auburn's very good, but Cal is really bad.
Like this is one win where Auburn is stacking and
keeping their fingers crossed that this is gonna be one
of those wins that's enough for them to potentially be
both eligible.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think so too. And and you know something
about Jordan.
Speaker 2: Hare though, I mean, OHU has to go there in
what end of the month or beginning of October. Auburn
will fight for boeligibility. But I think they're one of
those teams that could ruin your season.
Speaker 3: Two.
Speaker 1: Kentucky plays South Carolina that game in Lexington. Kentucky at
ten point favored against South Carolina. I think that line
is way too high. I like Beamer as a head coach.
I know that that Kentucky likes what they have in
Vander griff at quarterback. But I think South Carolina might
be able to give Kentucky all they can handle.
Speaker 3: I think so.
Speaker 2: I mean Carolina didn't start off too hot last week.
They kind of struggled with their opponent, So I think
maybe you see some of that in that line, but
it'd be interesting to see.
Speaker 3: I think a big game for both teams.
Speaker 1: I think so Too Ole Miss plays Middle Tennessee State.
They should crush them. Alabama plays South Florida, they should
crush them. Although this was a close game last year
in Tampa, Missoo plays Buffalo, Miszoos should win that one.
Big Florida plays Sanford. I think Sanford might get some points,
but not a win for Sanford by any means. Tennessee
in CEA State, very good game. That's the primetime game
on ABC on Saturday night. Grayson mccollot quarterback for in
C State, the former Coastal Carolina quarterback Nico who everybody's
been talking about Tennessee was cooking last week and people
are already talking about heisan with him. Really good test
there in Charlotte, this neutral side game. I'm going to
be shocked. Tom If in C State finds the way
to pull the upset the game is in their state,
probably still gonna be more Tennessee fans, I imagine. But
a good quarterback and Grayson McCall a good head coach,
and Dave Dorian don't sleep on the wolf Pack.
Speaker 2: I think I think n C State could could upset
this game. I know they struggled. Who they struggled with
was a directional Michigan.
Speaker 1: In C State last week struggled with Western Carolina, the
one third Carolina.
Speaker 2: So it'd be interesting to see if they can, you know,
get that out of the way. But uh, I can
see it. I mean Tennessee. What do we talk about Tennessee.
A couple of weeks ago, we always said they're always
hyped up. Josh Heipel's not not a championship winning coach
or even a conference championship winning coach.
Speaker 1: He's and he's He's Scott Brooks.
Speaker 2: Scott Brooks exactly is exactly what you said. Yeah, I'm
not I don't trust Tennessee all.
Speaker 1: LSU should be able to handle Nichols and get back
on track. Hopefully we'll see if Brian Kelly is still
mad at his players and not mad at himself. Andy
with a nice win last week against Virginia Tech. That
surprised me because I really liked that Virginia Tech team.
Vandy should be able to beat Alcorn State. And that
is your slate of games in the Big twelve and
the SEC four this week