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 Gridiron Coast to Coast Podcast Network. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,080 Please welcome in No A. Drury. It's we cover the 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Big Ten throughout this whole entire twenty twenty five college 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,320 football season, and welcome in to the Big Ten Paradigm 6 00:00:20,359 --> 00:00:23,480 here on the College grid Iron Coast to Coast Network. 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,800 My name is no Adjury, and I'm happy to be 8 00:00:25,839 --> 00:00:29,960 along with you here on this beautiful Sunday evening at 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,159 the time of this recording. You will probably hear this 10 00:00:32,359 --> 00:00:36,439 tomorrow at about six o'clock Eastern time, or whenever you 11 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,520 listen to this throughout the week. But once again, happy 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:45,039 Week ten man. We're officially in November, the final stretch 13 00:00:45,039 --> 00:00:47,960 of the regular season in the college football It's twenty 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,320 twenty five season, and obviously we should expect a couple 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,159 of Big Ten teams to make the playoffs as well, 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,679 so we can continue to react and predict those games 17 00:00:55,679 --> 00:00:58,000 as it goes along. We have the Big Ten Championship 18 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,159 and plenty of other things, but a lot of these 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,439 teams are gonna be done playing after Thanksgiving, and I'm 20 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:06,079 not ready to see it in I don't want it to. 21 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,760 I'm like actually getting a little sad that, you know, 22 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:13,280 the season has gone so fast and I can't appreciate 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,319 enough for first of all, everyone tuning in, you know, 24 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:18,120 hearing my voice and my takes and analysis on all 25 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,120 of the college football games going on inside the Big Ten, 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,959 but just tuning into the College Gridiron Coast to Coast network, 27 00:01:24,359 --> 00:01:27,239 and speaking of that, make sure you follow the podcast 28 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,519 feed and check out all of the other podcasts on 29 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:33,640 the College Gridiron Coast to Coast network. 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Make sure you're following 41 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,400 Gridiron Coast and me at Noah Drury or excuse me 42 00:02:16,439 --> 00:02:20,199 at Drury Noah on Twitter, and yeah, I called my 43 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,919 first hoops game of this season. So college basketball officially 44 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,520 for Division One starts tomorrow, which I know there's a 45 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,360 game at like eight o'clock in the morning, which is ridiculous, 46 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,240 But hey man, it's excited. It's exciting to have basketball back. 47 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,319 Don't get me wrong. I'm excited, really excited for Michigan State, 48 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:39,000 even though in the exhibition on Thursday when we played 49 00:02:39,039 --> 00:02:42,400 Yukon didn't seem to go too well. But Colgate tomorrow, 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,280 I'm not going to open up the show with Michigan State. 51 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,639 I will open up with Ohio State versus Penn State 52 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,479 and wild I'm not really here to talk about Penn State. 53 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,599 It's kind of a lost season. They want to go 54 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:57,319 back or they have to go back into the coaching 55 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,759 realm and figure out who's going to be the replacement 56 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,560 for James Franklin, because obviously that was a marriage that 57 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,120 ended kind of weirdly and badly. Don't get me wrong. 58 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,439 Losing to two I mean, Northwestern is not necessarily a 59 00:03:09,439 --> 00:03:13,039 bad program, but not great. And then as well as 60 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,639 obviously losing to UCLA was not good news for them either, 61 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,360 So I wanted to talk about on the Ohio State 62 00:03:19,479 --> 00:03:25,479 side on While Julian San he is not this physical 63 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,879 freak at quarterback, he is a damn good football player. 64 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:33,039 You look at the stats twenty twenty three, three sixteen 65 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,719 and four touchdowns against the Penn State defense. That is 66 00:03:35,759 --> 00:03:39,560 not bad by any means. A lot of NFL draft 67 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:42,919 picks on this team, but he is just doing such 68 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:45,280 a good job of what he's being asked to do, 69 00:03:45,319 --> 00:03:47,479 which is essentially what we've talked about the past couple 70 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,599 of weeks being a point guard, right, he showed a 71 00:03:50,599 --> 00:03:53,400 little bit more in this game and really just setting 72 00:03:53,479 --> 00:03:56,280 up Carnell State and Jeremiah Smith into spots where they 73 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,439 both can be successful, as they both had catches at 74 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:03,280 a lot of fifty seven yards and Ohio State's really 75 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,960 good at hitting at these forty plus yard plays their 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,199 top twenty in the country. In these they're not necessarily 77 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,879 an explosive for eight team, but when they do hit 78 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,680 explosive plays, it is like the really big explosive plays. 79 00:04:14,719 --> 00:04:18,040 So having that along with guys like Bo Jackson in 80 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,360 the backfield really taken over that number one role, and 81 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,040 then you have People's and Donaldson to really be counterparts 82 00:04:23,079 --> 00:04:24,879 just as kind of like power backs. They can get 83 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,079 good and short down and distant situations on second or 84 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,839 third down. This team works out so well, and on 85 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:34,000 top of that, they are so good on the defensive 86 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,920 side Kenietta, Jackson, rvel Rees, Cayden McDonald's. You got guys 87 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,600 in the linebacking position at Sony styles. You have guys 88 00:04:40,639 --> 00:04:44,279 on the outside like Jermaine Matthews as well and Davis 89 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,079 Senig Bonosa and Caleb Downs getting a really clutch prick 90 00:04:47,439 --> 00:04:50,879 to save this spread. Like, this team is just so 91 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,800 good on so many different levels, and the coaching has 92 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,839 done a really good job. Matt Patricia has really kept 93 00:04:56,879 --> 00:04:59,040 this defense in a really good place. You know, Brian 94 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:02,000 Hartline's calling good plays and really has a control in 95 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,319 the dynamics of this offense really intact. But with that 96 00:05:05,399 --> 00:05:09,839 being said, like I don't know who's gonna stop this 97 00:05:09,879 --> 00:05:13,759 Ohio State team, right because who who could imagine? You know, 98 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,519 what are you gonna do with this team? Right? Who 99 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:17,439 is going to beat them? Like Indiana? Yeah, and the 100 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:19,879 Big Ten championship maybe, And that's really the only other 101 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,079 team other than Texas A and M that's been really 102 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,720 dominant this season, and it's been pretty much Ohio State 103 00:05:26,879 --> 00:05:31,319 this whole entire year. It's interesting to see the really 104 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,920 good football team and I like watching them play every 105 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,639 single Saturday. Has been a treat because there's in a 106 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:42,560 world where nil and the transfer portal and all these 107 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,839 things are glorified. And you know, these teams can't stack 108 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,800 rosters like they used to, you know, pre nil, like 109 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,000 the teams at Bama, the teams at Ohio States, you know, 110 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,680 Georgia when that il era started to become more of 111 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,319 a thing, Florida back in the heydays, like Clemson. You know, 112 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,120 they used to have these two and three deep guys 113 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,480 where even if guys injured, like okay, we have another replacement. 114 00:06:02,519 --> 00:06:06,879 Ohio State is probably all twenty two positions. You know, 115 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,000 if he were to do a grade on every single 116 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,360 thing how they performed and talent wise this season, they'd 117 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,759 probably be the best team. And I don't know, this 118 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,560 was supposed to be in an anticipated matchup preseason, and 119 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,600 it just a Penn State moves three and five and 120 00:06:21,639 --> 00:06:25,680 who knows if they make a bowl game. Rooting for him, ah, well, 121 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,360 kind of, But yeah, I hope they do get it 122 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,720 figured out. It's interesting to see because Matt role did 123 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:33,639 get a two year extension on his contract at Nebraska, 124 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,680 so it sounds like he won't be going there. Signetty 125 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,360 obviously got extended, you know, a week or two ago, 126 00:06:40,199 --> 00:06:42,319 so he'll be interested to see, you know, who else 127 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,160 is going to be in the coaching carousel and really 128 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,759 eyeing for this Penn State job, the only really big 129 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:53,079 ten job other than UCLA that is open. So what 130 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,319 will the Nitney Lyons do. I think Matt Campbell is 131 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,439 still the best hire for it. Now. Matt Campbell might 132 00:06:59,519 --> 00:07:01,639 go to one of the SEC jobs, but I think 133 00:07:01,639 --> 00:07:04,000 this would be the best place for him personally where 134 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,399 to go. Speaking of Matt Ruhle In Nebraska, they unfortunately 135 00:07:08,439 --> 00:07:11,240 took a twenty one to seventeen loss at home. It 136 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:14,680 was blackout, black themed everything. They took a loss to 137 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,560 usc and for the If you didn't see the news 138 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,600 that came out, Pete Damil earlier tweeted that Dylan Rayola 139 00:07:21,759 --> 00:07:25,279 is going to be out for the remainder of the season. 140 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,639 Really unfortunate. It is a broken fibula. He suffered the 141 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:34,399 injury against the USC, and he yeah, I mean that's 142 00:07:34,439 --> 00:07:37,720 a crucial part of this Nebraska offense, right, Like Emma 143 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,639 Johnson was dominating early on. I mean broken tackles. You know, 144 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,560 Nebraska was actually decently blocking up front for the beginning 145 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,079 of this game against the USC. Now as USC that 146 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:52,800 powerful on the line discrimmage, absolutely not. But Emma Johnson, 147 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,279 I mean he had a huge game one hundred and 148 00:07:54,319 --> 00:07:56,560 sixty five yards five point seven yards per carrying a 149 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,240 touchdown and just overall consistent. Dan Key had that huge 150 00:08:00,279 --> 00:08:04,160 touchdown snag early on, like this team was moving along 151 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,720 and then latif he comes in relief four Ryola and 152 00:08:08,759 --> 00:08:11,759 the complexion of the offense just completely changes his stat 153 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,839 line on the night five or seven for seven yards. 154 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:16,759 They could not move the football with the ball in 155 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,839 his hands, and they kept giving USC opportunity after opportunity 156 00:08:19,879 --> 00:08:23,160 after opportunity to go in. Maeva was having a bad game. 157 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:25,079 He threw a pick. He was less than fifty percent 158 00:08:25,079 --> 00:08:27,600 completion percentage, only one hundred and thirty five yards. Like 159 00:08:27,639 --> 00:08:29,319 he was not having a good game through the air. 160 00:08:29,959 --> 00:08:32,080 But when we got to the ground game, King Miller 161 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:35,639 really stepped it up. This walk on back who wasn't 162 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:38,240 really projected to get any touches much on the year 163 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,240 inside of our I should say, outside of garbage time probably, 164 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,759 but he's really stepped up wayman. Jordan got hurt, and 165 00:08:45,799 --> 00:08:47,919 they had the other kid as well that the name's 166 00:08:47,919 --> 00:08:49,559 not coming to the top of my head, but you know, 167 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,960 they had two pilic prolific backs early on in the season. 168 00:08:53,279 --> 00:08:56,559 Here's this kid, right, I mean, he's not supposed to 169 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,120 be any have any of all, a kid from Calabasas, 170 00:08:59,159 --> 00:09:02,279 California as rushman, and he goes and has a huge game, 171 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:03,960 and he had a huge game versus Michigan as well. 172 00:09:04,039 --> 00:09:06,919 My Ava you know, had a big drive of where 173 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,919 he got chunk yards on the ground and USC is 174 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,799 able to move it on the ground and do just 175 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:14,600 enough to go into Nebraska and win this football game. 176 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,759 That Flee flicker play, by the way that they ran 177 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,679 absolutely beautiful. That was like I thought, King Miller was 178 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,960 totally looking like he was gonna run and it looked 179 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,440 like it was his zone blocking scheme for the run game, right. Well, 180 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:29,960 it turns out he actually just paus it, tosses it 181 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,279 back and bam, it's open down the field, which at 182 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,399 Nebraska didn't even do a bad job covering it. It's 183 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,679 just it was a it was a great play and 184 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:40,519 it was a nice throw down the sideline. But yeah, 185 00:09:40,639 --> 00:09:45,960 I mean, this this usc team league. I don't know 186 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,960 if they're gonna get into the college Football Playoff because 187 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,279 they do have that huge game versus Oregon and also 188 00:09:50,279 --> 00:09:53,360 a huge one versus Iowa too, and they play with 189 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,480 next Friday against Northwestern as well. Like Northwestern, they're not 190 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,799 a great football team, but they're not a joke. They're 191 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:04,879 not Northwestern of like past COVID to the end of 192 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:08,559 the Pats Fridge Gerald era, like you know, they're a 193 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,080 good football team this year. Man. So it'll be interesting 194 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,919 to see how they finish out the season. But you 195 00:10:14,919 --> 00:10:19,039 could expect like this team's going to compete till the end. 196 00:10:19,639 --> 00:10:21,600 So it'd be good for the Big Ten if they 197 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,000 want to get multiple teams in. All right, quick one, 198 00:10:24,039 --> 00:10:27,879 we'll hit Indiana versus Maryland fifty five to ten victory. 199 00:10:28,039 --> 00:10:32,320 Indiana continues to just steamroll opponents. I would bet any 200 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:35,919 Indiana ultimate spread for the rest of the season thirty 201 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,720 five plus because they play benn State in Wisconsin and 202 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:43,639 Indiana and not to really like joke about those teams like, oh, 203 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:48,639 they're so bad, but it's like like they are not 204 00:10:48,799 --> 00:10:51,559 impressive on the season. I mean, Purdue kept it close 205 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,000 with Michigan. We'll get to that game next. But like 206 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:59,720 Wisconsin's a walking, a zombie program. Penn State, they're not 207 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:02,840 really playing for much at this point. They're waiting to see, 208 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,600 you know, who's going to be the next guy in charge. 209 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:09,279 And you know where does this football program go? On 210 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,600 the Maryland side of things, Look, they started the season 211 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:15,879 four and on now it's four straight losses. Malike Washington 212 00:11:16,519 --> 00:11:19,600 will continue to say this, I don't know if he's 213 00:11:19,639 --> 00:11:24,120 at Maryland next year. He's trying his hardest, but there 214 00:11:24,159 --> 00:11:26,840 is no legit playmakers on the outside for him, and 215 00:11:26,879 --> 00:11:29,240 his ground game did not help at all in this game. 216 00:11:30,039 --> 00:11:32,799 And you know, when you're getting pounded by teams Indiana, 217 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,879 like why can't Maryland be like in Indiana? You know, 218 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,039 they were really similar in terms of the last thirty 219 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,320 years before the Signetti era in terms of football success, 220 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,840 and all of a sudden, hey, you know, Neian has 221 00:11:43,879 --> 00:11:46,120 a really good program and I don't even think Loxley's 222 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:52,639 the worst coach ever, but like it's just unfortunate that 223 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,080 they they they are just they have this awesome freshman 224 00:11:56,159 --> 00:11:59,639 QB who's looked better than probably any other of the 225 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,039 true freshman QB's in the country up to up until 226 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,360 this point, and he's not even really you know, getting 227 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,320 spotlighted because his team, like other than the month of September, 228 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,600 you know, the month that Maryland football is good every 229 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:15,440 year because they schedule a bad non conference and then 230 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,000 you know, typically play a week Big Ten opponent, you know, 231 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:22,519 in the early conference season. Like they get some talent 232 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,840 every here and there. Deontay Biks a couple of years ago, 233 00:12:24,879 --> 00:12:26,559 like he was a good, really good corner for Maryland 234 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,480 and that secondary is pretty good overall, but there's just 235 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,720 no team success. And you get an awesome quarterback and 236 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,080 Malik Washington and who knows if he wants to be 237 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,240 there and honestly if he stays there. You know, I 238 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,519 thought MJ. Morris was a really good quarterback. You know 239 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:45,799 what happened to him? Right? I mean in Talia Tagai Loola, 240 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,240 like he did a good job for Maryland in his time, 241 00:12:48,279 --> 00:12:51,360 but is he really that good or was he that 242 00:12:51,399 --> 00:12:53,559 good or did he just keep getting opportunity like It's 243 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:57,080 so tough to judge, like where Malik Washington is, but 244 00:12:57,159 --> 00:12:59,399 I truly think with how much zip he can throw 245 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,639 on it, and you know what he's able to do 246 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:07,279 controlling the pass game and really navigating the offense, I 247 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,639 don't know, Like I think a big school would love 248 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,519 to have him, and I think he would be a 249 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,799 lot better at a big school than most of these situation. 250 00:13:13,919 --> 00:13:19,000 I think he's better than Underwood right now. I mean, 251 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,960 is he better than ryle Up? Maybe probably not. He's 252 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,000 I would love him at Michigan State, but we're not 253 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,919 even a functional football program. So and speaking of Michigan State, 254 00:13:29,039 --> 00:13:32,799 they played Minnesota. They were down early in this game, 255 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:35,679 ten to nothing, you know, going into halftime, and then 256 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,399 they score on the opening drive on a huge touchdown 257 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:42,480 pass to Bollard, which he's a guy that hasn't exploded 258 00:13:42,519 --> 00:13:44,240 onto the scene. And then all of a sudden, hey, 259 00:13:44,279 --> 00:13:46,440 you know, he's gonna be a guy out there consistently, 260 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,799 and he ended up having a pretty productive game. We 261 00:13:48,919 --> 00:13:51,600 tie at ten to ten, you know, fourth quarter drive, 262 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,440 and then all of a sudden, hey it's a ten 263 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,240 to ten game. And then late with one oh seven 264 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,279 left on the clock, we get a huge one yard 265 00:13:58,279 --> 00:14:02,639 touchdown after a from Minnesota in a huge eighty five 266 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,960 yard run from Tal Tolliver Tolas rushes it in and 267 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:08,960 we're up seventeen to ten and there's a minute left. 268 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,000 It's like or there's only so much time left. There 269 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:16,080 is one fifty five left on the clock, and it's like, oh, 270 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,600 can we can we close out this game? And the 271 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,480 Michigan State defense says, no, we cannot close out this game. Instead, 272 00:14:23,159 --> 00:14:26,519 Minnesota goes down and they end up running it in 273 00:14:26,559 --> 00:14:29,679 with Drake Lindsay on a QB sneak that looked kind 274 00:14:29,679 --> 00:14:34,600 of questionable, and yeah, this game goes into overtime. Michigan 275 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,360 State can't do anything and they get a huge penalty 276 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:39,840 and all of a sudden, hey, it's got to be 277 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:44,240 a field goal, right, And then Minnesota has an absolutely 278 00:14:44,279 --> 00:14:47,639 electric run at the end from Drake Lindsay, just stiff 279 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,919 arming the guy into the ground, and you know, it 280 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,720 was a huge situation on third and goal could have potentially, 281 00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:55,240 you know, been a field goal and Michigan State plays 282 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,159 it into another overtime but instead, you know, well, Drake 283 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,159 Lindsay didn't have a good games box score watch like 284 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,080 he was able to lead the team in the end. 285 00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:08,639 And I mean, fam eja boy. He had a good 286 00:15:08,679 --> 00:15:13,080 game too, stepping up in the Darius Taylor spot. Javon 287 00:15:13,159 --> 00:15:16,600 Tracy former Miami Ohio receiver, and la Matka Brockington, you know, 288 00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:19,960 two guys leading them in the past game. Defensively, I mean, 289 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,679 they did amazing. They had seven sacks and twelve tackles 290 00:15:22,679 --> 00:15:25,279 for a loss. And I think Milojevic had a really 291 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,440 hard time in the first half. He's had ended up 292 00:15:30,519 --> 00:15:32,399 having a really good game and I was really impressed 293 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:35,960 with him. And when I saw the notification earlier in 294 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,039 the day that he was going to start over Aiden Chiles, 295 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,279 I'm like, oh, oh, he's He's starting over Eden Chiles. Okay, 296 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,399 we're finally making the move because Chiles hasn't really been 297 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:49,480 good over the past few weeks. I mean he just 298 00:15:49,559 --> 00:15:52,360 hasn't had He's been playing good football post September, right, 299 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,919 and you know, he does a pretty good job really 300 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,480 maintaining the offense and throwing it around. Roddy Bullard had 301 00:15:59,519 --> 00:16:01,360 a huge game, Like we mentioned him all right, Kelly 302 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,039 had a nice game as well. Nick Marsh was able 303 00:16:04,039 --> 00:16:05,919 to hit some nice plays too, like the passing game 304 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,120 looked pretty good and they were able to run the 305 00:16:09,159 --> 00:16:11,559 ball a decent amount. Now, he did get sacked a ton, 306 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:15,080 but yeah, I mean for Michigan State, man, it's just 307 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,559 on the defensive side, they just don't help out the 308 00:16:18,559 --> 00:16:20,440 team at all. Whether a team scores forty or in 309 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,120 the twenties, Like when it comes to crunch time situations 310 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:28,240 and making big plays, it just does not matter at all. Like, 311 00:16:28,639 --> 00:16:32,440 the only two really defensive pieces that I can really 312 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,080 point out that were, you know, pluses in this game 313 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,120 were obviously Jordan Hall, and I think Jordan Hall is 314 00:16:39,159 --> 00:16:42,919 capable of being drafted. And then Malcolm Bell. Malcolm Bell 315 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,200 has really came onto the scene as of late. You know, 316 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,440 I obviously got that big play taken away in that 317 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,600 Michigan game, and I still think he's a solid corner 318 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,360 you can line up in the nickel or on the outside, 319 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,440 like he's very versatile. But other than that, like Malik 320 00:16:56,519 --> 00:16:59,399 Spencer has one of the worst pass interferences you can 321 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,200 have on a tight end in a crucial moment. Like, 322 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,799 it was just not a good, not a great game. 323 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,799 Some some bright spots, but this team moves to three 324 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:14,039 and six and I really doubt that they make a 325 00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:19,400 bowl game at the end of the season. Yeah, Illinois 326 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,920 versus Rutgers. Illinois had control of this game. Luk Altmeyer 327 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,920 another solid performance, led the team in rushing as well 328 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,279 as having four touchdowns through the air. Illinois kind of 329 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:33,519 just slow walked Rutgers in this game. Kelly Kmanus threw 330 00:17:33,559 --> 00:17:37,039 the ball forty five times. Couldn't get a damn thing 331 00:17:37,079 --> 00:17:42,440 going on the ground. kJ Duff like, I would get 332 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,279 your money next year. Man. He's a six to six 333 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,119 receiver that's really talented, has had a big, big games. 334 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,799 It was leading the Big Ten receiving you know, this 335 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,440 past week. And it's like, and I was listening actually 336 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,200 to a recruiting podcast. I was like, we didn't know 337 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,160 how to project this guy coming out of high school 338 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:02,880 and you know, he ends up going to Rutgers and 339 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:06,480 he's having a really strong year and uh, they just 340 00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:09,240 didn't know what he was gonna be like. And now 341 00:18:09,319 --> 00:18:11,319 he might have some suitors in the transfer portal and 342 00:18:11,319 --> 00:18:14,119 it's like, oh crap, Like this kid, you know, he 343 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,440 could be out like Oregon next year. Hell if he 344 00:18:17,519 --> 00:18:19,920 wanted to be go wide receiver. Two probaly At Ohio State. 345 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:23,160 He might be able to write Carnel Tate's leaving next year, 346 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,279 and I mean having him and Jeremiah Smith might be 347 00:18:25,319 --> 00:18:28,720 broken in terms of the downfield pass ability, but you know, 348 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,039 hit is what it is. Rutgers drops to four and five. 349 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:36,640 Illinois is now Bowl eligible at six and three. Thirty 350 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:41,720 five to thirteen win over Rutgers, and then finally Michigan 351 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:46,279 pulling out the win versus Purdue in a very scary spot. 352 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,000 This was a twenty two and a half spread point game. 353 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,880 And while watching this game, I never thought Purdue was actually, 354 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,200 you know, gonna take controler take advantage in this game. 355 00:18:54,279 --> 00:18:56,759 It was kind of like, I mean, it was fourteen 356 00:18:56,799 --> 00:18:59,319 to seven and a half time, I'm like, oh crap, Like, 357 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,000 you know, can Purdue do this now? Michigan was able 358 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,960 to go on a six minute drive to and the game. 359 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,200 And shout out to Jordan Marshall because sounds like Justice Haynes. 360 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,680 You know, he was on a scooter. Ye I don't 361 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,480 know if he's going to come back and actually play 362 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,160 this season. So Jordan Marshall steps up in a huge spot. 363 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,160 Seven point four yards per carry, one hundred and eighty 364 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,880 five yards and three touchdowns. But like Michigan in the 365 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:25,480 passing game, man, it's just not been anything. Now that's 366 00:19:25,559 --> 00:19:27,519 it's two weeks in a row where Bryce Underwood is 367 00:19:27,519 --> 00:19:31,079 Like I don't think he looks absolutely awful. He just 368 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,400 doesn't look like, you know, this number one freshman quarterback. 369 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,720 He doesn't look like he has a complete command of 370 00:19:36,759 --> 00:19:38,359 this offense. And I don't know if it's a Chip 371 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,799 Lindsay thing at the offensive coordinator position or if it's 372 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,160 you know, the kids just still needs time. And maybe 373 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,319 he shouldn't even started this season, like there is no 374 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,839 problem and you know, taking a very talented kid, and yes, 375 00:19:50,079 --> 00:19:51,720 it might be tough for him because he's played his 376 00:19:51,759 --> 00:19:54,640 whole entire life being the starting quarterback, being in the 377 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,880 lead of the team. He started all four years at 378 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,759 Belleville High School. Like he was on the mark early 379 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,279 he played him in this freshman year. I think I've 380 00:20:02,279 --> 00:20:04,279 already told this story. And you know, he was a 381 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,480 while he was throwing to other Division one players like 382 00:20:07,559 --> 00:20:09,599 d Shawn Lee was on that team. And now he's 383 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,359 one of the starting corners at IOWA. Like there's a 384 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,480 lot of talent on this team. Even more like I 385 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,799 know a guy went to pitt and regardless, like very 386 00:20:18,839 --> 00:20:22,039 talented players on this roster, like he had easily a 387 00:20:22,039 --> 00:20:23,720 command of that offense. And you know, he won a 388 00:20:23,759 --> 00:20:26,920 state title as freshman and sophomore year, and you know 389 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,759 junior year and senior year that there was some things 390 00:20:29,799 --> 00:20:32,200 with this head coach, who I believe is at River 391 00:20:32,279 --> 00:20:34,960 Rouge now where Nick marsh went to high school. Actually, 392 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,279 and you know, it's like, hey, you know it is Underwood, 393 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,440 Like how is it going to be at the college level, 394 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,720 because you know, his junior and senior year he wasn't 395 00:20:43,759 --> 00:20:47,480 as you know, potent as how he was his freshman 396 00:20:47,519 --> 00:20:50,680 and sophomore year. Right, So, and I don't think Underwood's 397 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,920 a bad player by any means, Like obviously you see 398 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,039 his athleticism on the field, like he had a couple 399 00:20:56,079 --> 00:20:59,880 of good runs in this game. His improvising ability you know, 400 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,279 has been shown as well. Like I still think he's 401 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,039 going to develop into this great player. It's just right now, 402 00:21:05,599 --> 00:21:08,400 you know, I still think he might be the best 403 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,000 piece for Michigan to win football games after the Mikey 404 00:21:11,079 --> 00:21:17,720 Keane situation. And you know, like Purdue they they this 405 00:21:17,799 --> 00:21:19,279 was the one thing I want to say about Purdue 406 00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:22,480 because I was watching this game with some people there 407 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,359 was I was just like, dude, Purdue has like one 408 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,079 red zone play that looks so tricky, Like the Malachi 409 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:32,440 Singleton touchdown that he threw was so or not he 410 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,039 threw but I think he actually uh it was a 411 00:21:36,039 --> 00:21:39,720 Malachai Thomas reception, That's what it was. Yeah, Like they're 412 00:21:39,839 --> 00:21:44,400 so creative in the red zone. It's just ridiculous. Like 413 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,839 I don't think. I don't think purdu is a good 414 00:21:46,839 --> 00:21:49,759 team by any means this season. You know, I had 415 00:21:49,799 --> 00:21:52,279 some hopes for them early on, right like I think 416 00:21:52,319 --> 00:21:54,440 I was on this podcast, like they beat ball State 417 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,440 thirty one and nothing, which ball State's not a good team. 418 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,000 I didn't realize that they were so bad in the MAC, 419 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,960 but there was that, and then the Southern Illinois gain, Like, okay, 420 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,839 maybe Purdue, like you know, they win like four or 421 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:06,720 five games, which is possible for them to get to 422 00:22:06,799 --> 00:22:09,720 five wins, but you know, you're playing Ohio State, Washington 423 00:22:09,759 --> 00:22:11,960 and Oregon like you're you're playing of your gauntlet of 424 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,920 a schedule right now. We mentioned this on last last 425 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:19,079 week's show. It's like, well, you know, how does it 426 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,519 end for Purdue, and it's a tough it's it's a 427 00:22:21,519 --> 00:22:24,359 tough program to rebuild. And I think Jeff Brom, you know, 428 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,279 I mean, they made a Big Ten title. I know 429 00:22:26,319 --> 00:22:28,000 they were seven and five and they played in the 430 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,440 week Big Ten West, But for Purdue to even get 431 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,480 to that point, like, it's just insane. And obviously Jeff 432 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:36,079 Brom has Louisville in a good position now, and I 433 00:22:36,079 --> 00:22:38,480 mean they played for an ACC title in his first year, 434 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,160 and you know, they're looking to compete for a college 435 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,359 football playoff spot now. So it'll be interesting to see 436 00:22:45,519 --> 00:22:48,519 the college football playoff rankings I think do come out 437 00:22:48,559 --> 00:22:51,359 this week. Obviously, we have the eight peopole, so we'll 438 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,440 take a look at that really quickly before we preview. 439 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,240 And this is gonna be a shorter episode just because 440 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,200 there's only six games and you know, there's not too 441 00:22:59,319 --> 00:23:03,599 much craziness to talk about. But Ohio State and Indiana 442 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,680 remain at one in two, having sixty five of the 443 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:11,200 sixty six first place votes. So if Ohio State obviously 444 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,759 with the dominating in fifty four and then Indiana with eleven, 445 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,559 Texas A and M obviously has one, Oregon is at 446 00:23:17,599 --> 00:23:21,119 six behind Obama and Georgia cool with me. I'm not 447 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,880 too worried about it. Notre Dame we mentioned on this show, 448 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:30,079 which they kind of struggled with Boston College twenty five 449 00:23:30,319 --> 00:23:34,319 to ten. In that win, they moved up to number ten. 450 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,319 We'll mention them and then you go down twenty as USC. 451 00:23:38,519 --> 00:23:41,480 The epeople gets it right. They rank USC ahead of Michigan. 452 00:23:41,599 --> 00:23:45,160 Michigan is at twenty one, and then Washington gets in 453 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,799 at twenty four. Iowa just outside looking in, only behind 454 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:52,440 six points. I think they should be above Cincinnati personally 455 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,799 because I think Cincinnati's two best opponents they've lost to 456 00:23:58,079 --> 00:24:02,759 and they got handled Utah, so it's kind of like, well, 457 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:08,799 Cincinnati legit. I I don't know. They do play BYU 458 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:13,119 on their second to last game, Washington moves up without 459 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,200 even doing anything, and look, Washington, they're a team that 460 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,039 could get into They do play Oregon in the final 461 00:24:20,079 --> 00:24:22,720 week of the season, where it's like, okay, if USC 462 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,640 beat in USC and Washington both beat Oregon, like would 463 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:27,319 they get at a nine and three. I don't think 464 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,400 they have the resume that shows that they can. Like 465 00:24:29,839 --> 00:24:32,359 the Penn State wins only gonna have so much value 466 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,640 and like they haven't really done anything else super impressive 467 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,480 on their resume, Like what what are we going to 468 00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:44,519 see from this team? Right? So obviously it's just hypotheticals 469 00:24:44,519 --> 00:24:48,279 and you know, maybe they'll come in to beat you know, 470 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,559 both of these teams, and we're both talking about well, 471 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,799 USC and Washington are out Oregon, you know eleven and 472 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,160 one season they'll probably be a team potentially with the buye. 473 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,559 So there is that. There is that, all right, you 474 00:24:59,559 --> 00:25:01,839 know what it's time to move on from week ten 475 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,480 to week eleven, and you know, glad to have you 476 00:25:05,519 --> 00:25:09,720 with us. Like we mentioned, Northwestern and USC you know, 477 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,000 are going to be playing Friday night nine pm on Fox. 478 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,880 But that you if you want to go to that game, 479 00:25:16,039 --> 00:25:19,799 right I believe, Yeah, it's in Los Angeles. 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Northwestern five 513 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,759 and three on this season and obviously the last time 514 00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:10,319 we remember them playing. They took a loss to Nebraska 515 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,200 twenty eight to twenty one, and anytime Northwestern's played a 516 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,519 team with a pulse, it's kind of been weird this season. 517 00:27:18,519 --> 00:27:20,279 Like Penn State, they got a one point win, they 518 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,079 lost to Oregon by twenty, lost to two Lane by twenty, 519 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:27,240 los in Nebraska by seven. Now USC they got to 520 00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:29,880 travel there. USC is a fourteen and a half point 521 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,640 favorite over under a fifty one and a half. It 522 00:27:32,759 --> 00:27:35,559 opened at fifty one and a half and it's gotten 523 00:27:35,559 --> 00:27:37,480 bet down minus one point. I think this thing could 524 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,240 be at like twelve and a half eleven and a half. 525 00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:43,720 Like I think the odds makers are not giving Northwestern, 526 00:27:43,799 --> 00:27:47,599 you know, a completely fair chance in this game. It'll 527 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:50,839 be interesting to see how USC responds and how my 528 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,000 ava really responds in this game, because obviously the game 529 00:27:54,079 --> 00:27:56,839 versus Nebraska that we just talked about, he didn't have 530 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,279 the greatest performance. And if you're a USC you have 531 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,599 to look Convince has a ten to two team trying 532 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,440 to get in with all the other ten and two 533 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:05,599 and potential nine to three teams that are also trying 534 00:28:05,599 --> 00:28:07,039 to get into the playoff. If you want to put 535 00:28:07,039 --> 00:28:10,079 yourself in that position, you're gonna want to dominate this 536 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,960 game against Northwestern, and I think they're perfectly capable of it. 537 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,000 I don't think their quarterback in Preston Stone, is anything 538 00:28:16,039 --> 00:28:19,720 remarkable or anything special. I mean thirteen hundred yards, ten 539 00:28:19,759 --> 00:28:23,079 touchdowns on interceptions, like if your defense can play up 540 00:28:23,079 --> 00:28:26,400 to par like they did in the second half first Nebraska, 541 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,559 and even really in the first half like Nebraska did 542 00:28:28,599 --> 00:28:31,559 score fourteen, but other than em At Johnson kind of 543 00:28:31,599 --> 00:28:34,200 putting the weight on his back of this team, of 544 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:38,079 his team, I should say, they didn't really have much 545 00:28:38,279 --> 00:28:41,400 success in that game. So I think USC's defense, you know, 546 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,599 they've been good at getting to the quarterback all season. 547 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,319 They can approve a little bit in the secondary, but 548 00:28:46,759 --> 00:28:49,440 you know, I think they will be able to control 549 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,880 this game against Northwestern. And you know, I don't know 550 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,200 if the spread at fourteen and a half is great, 551 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,000 but if it gets bet down a couple numbers, I 552 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,319 think you could place a bet on USC to cover. Noon. 553 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,160 We got Indiana versus Penn State. I believe this is 554 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:08,119 the big Newton game. And yeah, I mean Penn State. 555 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,119 They're home. They're thirteen and a half point dogs over 556 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:14,960 under a forty eight and a half. Like Krunkmeyer hasn't 557 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,039 looked like anything special since being the starter at Penn State. 558 00:29:18,559 --> 00:29:20,839 Indiana continues to roll teams, and I believe they'll do 559 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,680 that against this one. I don't know if they'll score 560 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,240 in the fifties or sixties. I think you can get 561 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:29,160 into the forties on this team. And yeah, just assert 562 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,880 your dominance. Don't give any voters or any reasons to 563 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,400 not continue to be ranked as the number two team 564 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,200 unless Texas A and M goes undefeated in SEC play 565 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,519 and wins the SEC conference championship. Like, if you're Indiana, 566 00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:44,400 you can play yourself into a bye here in the 567 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,839 College football playoff and make it to the quarterfinal round. 568 00:29:47,559 --> 00:29:49,240 And I think that's what you should try to do 569 00:29:49,559 --> 00:29:53,440 if you are Indiana, just because wile Bys didn't particularly 570 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,960 work out, I think you would want to have your 571 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,839 players more well rested, especially playing in the Big Ten 572 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,160 Championship and then having to go play, you know, in 573 00:30:01,319 --> 00:30:07,440 a college football playoff game. Like Indiana's just such such 574 00:30:07,599 --> 00:30:10,079 a well oiled machine this year, and like I know 575 00:30:10,079 --> 00:30:12,400 we talk about Ohio State, you know, being this juggernaut 576 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,599 of our team, Indiana is also as well. So far 577 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,319 through the season, they kind of haven't given us a 578 00:30:16,319 --> 00:30:19,000 reason not to. The best team that they played was Oregon, 579 00:30:19,039 --> 00:30:21,480 who's ranked a number six. They beat them by ten points. Right. 580 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,160 They handled Illinois. I was the only game that they 581 00:30:25,279 --> 00:30:27,000 kind of struggled, and I think it was just kind 582 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,400 of like you know, playing at Kani's a tough place. 583 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,960 You just had this huge high moment versus Illinois, like 584 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,240 you were going into the bye week. A lot of 585 00:30:35,279 --> 00:30:37,319 variables there, obviously, you know, it has to be one 586 00:30:37,359 --> 00:30:38,920 to know every week, but there was a lot of 587 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,599 other things surrounding that I think kind of got them lose. 588 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,920 And I was a good football team this year. Like 589 00:30:44,279 --> 00:30:46,119 I think they're a top twenty five team. They'll finish 590 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,759 in the top twenty five, probably at the end of 591 00:30:47,799 --> 00:30:52,559 the season, right, So yeah, Ohio State plays Perdue. Ohio 592 00:30:52,559 --> 00:30:55,799 State twenty and a half point favorites. I don't expect 593 00:30:55,799 --> 00:30:58,160 Perdue to do anything like, are we gonna have a 594 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,119 spoiler maker moment? If it is, clip this part, I'll 595 00:31:01,119 --> 00:31:04,200 put it out everywhere and be like I was right. Yes, 596 00:31:04,759 --> 00:31:08,039 the spoiler makers are here, but it's probably not gonna happen. Right, 597 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,559 So with that being said, yeah, I mean, obviously, if 598 00:31:13,559 --> 00:31:15,799 you're just you want to see progression from Ohio State 599 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,960 and in your team more than you already have because nobody 600 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,319 no play. Your players don't play play play perfect every 601 00:31:21,319 --> 00:31:24,160 single play, So you want them to continue to work 602 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,799 to that point and continue to play as perfect as possible, 603 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:29,480 and you know, maybe get some underclassmen, you know, if 604 00:31:29,559 --> 00:31:31,720 you haven't hit the four games on the red shirt 605 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,839 guys on freshmen or even sophomores, you know, if people 606 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,599 with red shirt ability, like, get some inexperienced guys some 607 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:43,319 playing time as well. This one will be fun. Maryland 608 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:47,160 versus Rutgers on at two thirty a weird start time 609 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:50,640 and a bunch of weird start times. Actually, we aren't 610 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,960 going to talk about the YouTube TV thing because it 611 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,440 doesn't really pertain to the Big Ten because the Big 612 00:31:55,480 --> 00:32:01,000 Ten doesn't have any uh contract with ESPN, so we're 613 00:32:01,039 --> 00:32:03,240 still able to watch pretty much all the games that 614 00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:07,119 we need to. But Maryland and Rutgers will play at 615 00:32:07,119 --> 00:32:10,799 two thirty on FS one. Rutgers is one and a 616 00:32:10,839 --> 00:32:13,920 half point favorite and the over unders fifty nine and 617 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,279 a half. In that game, it could go a lot 618 00:32:17,319 --> 00:32:20,240 of ways. I actually like the over in this game. 619 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,240 I wouldn't take anyone. And who's gonna win because both 620 00:32:23,279 --> 00:32:28,240 of these teams, you know, have not been really like spectacular, 621 00:32:28,359 --> 00:32:31,559 Like I think it's a good quarterback matchup. And look, 622 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,359 Rutgers has some guys at the scaled positions and Raymond 623 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:38,400 and Duff and Strong, like they're really good. On the 624 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:40,559 offensive side, it's just defense, it's like, oh my god, 625 00:32:40,599 --> 00:32:42,799 what are you gonna do? But also it's like Maryland's 626 00:32:43,039 --> 00:32:45,920 skilled position talent hasn't been that great, and there's you know, 627 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,559 their offensive line hasn't been that great. Like he Milike 628 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,160 Washington is a special player in himself. But you know, 629 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,720 if the Rutgers defense can at least have a pulse 630 00:32:55,319 --> 00:32:57,319 on the defensive end, I think they could actually come 631 00:32:57,319 --> 00:33:01,559 away with the win in this game. So that is 632 00:33:01,599 --> 00:33:04,839 that three thirty odd CBS we're gonna have Oregon versus Iowa. 633 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:08,599 This is gonna be an absolutely massive game in Kennick Stadium. 634 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,440 Six and a half point spread and got bet up 635 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,680 at the open of five and a half and over 636 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:21,799 under a forty three and a half Iowa. You could 637 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:27,519 ruin Oregon season. Really, Oregon, while they've looked solid for 638 00:33:27,559 --> 00:33:30,359 most of the year, in their last game coming off 639 00:33:30,359 --> 00:33:34,480 the bye week from Wisconsin, they didn't look particularly amazing. 640 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,599 And uh like, I don't know what Iowa was gonna 641 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,160 personally or really do on the offensive side. And this 642 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,839 is something that we've said about these Kirk Farents led 643 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,880 teams is that you know, Iowa and these just these 644 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:46,880 big games, the style of football they want to play 645 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,359 doesn't really match up well for a team that's better 646 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,119 than them, Like if they're better than that team, yeah sod. 647 00:33:52,119 --> 00:33:54,759 Like Michigan took the similar identity, maybe not so much 648 00:33:54,839 --> 00:33:57,799 with the special teams crap, but the like just kind 649 00:33:57,839 --> 00:34:00,319 of slow playing, you know, playing field position, just putting 650 00:34:00,319 --> 00:34:05,359 your team in like best spots to succeed, Like not really, 651 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,960 you know, having any aggressive play calling more conservative like 652 00:34:09,039 --> 00:34:11,440 Michigan obviously didn't play like that the whole time, because 653 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,800 you know, they did have some success and had big 654 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,480 moments where they had to go for it. But you know, 655 00:34:17,559 --> 00:34:22,639 I win this game. They just do not. They just 656 00:34:22,679 --> 00:34:28,519 did not, you know, do do well. Yeah, And you know, 657 00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:31,679 I would like to see maybe a Decoran Moore breakout 658 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:36,079 game in this for Oregon. And obviously Dante's been pretty 659 00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:38,079 good on the season and I think will continue to 660 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,960 continue to see winnington you know, stop up as well. 661 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:42,960 And you know, if you can get to twenty one 662 00:34:43,079 --> 00:34:44,760 twenty eight, I think you have this game in the 663 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,400 bag if you're Oregon. So yeah, and then our last 664 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,679 two games was Washington versus Wisconsin. Washington and eleven and 665 00:34:51,679 --> 00:34:56,360 a half point favorites. Love the trio of Boston, Coleman 666 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,760 and Williams. And defensively, you know, they have continued to 667 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,800 look better and better. And I think, you know, especially 668 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,280 the secondary, will have an easy task against a Wisconsin 669 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,039 team that has not been able to throw the ball 670 00:35:06,119 --> 00:35:08,880 all season, and I think they'll hindle business. And you 671 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:10,599 know it is on the road, you're going to Madison, 672 00:35:10,679 --> 00:35:13,880 but that doesn't really matter because fans aren't really going 673 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,119 to the game at this point. Luke Fickle still has 674 00:35:16,159 --> 00:35:17,679 a job. We'll see if it opens up at the 675 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:23,159 end of the season. And then Nebraska versus UCLA Sola 676 00:35:23,199 --> 00:35:25,719 actually two and a half point favorites. Obviously, the quarterback 677 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:29,239 injury to Dylan Royola really changes the complexion of this game, 678 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:31,960 and I think UCLA could come out with a win here. 679 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,760 I mean, this game is gonna be at nine o'clock 680 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:38,320 PM Eastern time, six o'clock Pacific time, and they do 681 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,599 have three tough games after this, so it's going to 682 00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:44,239 be hard to get to Bowl eligibility. But you know, 683 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:46,760 it could be a good win and another thing to 684 00:35:47,159 --> 00:35:50,559 put on Skippers and new Heiseel's resume, you know, whether 685 00:35:50,599 --> 00:35:52,719 they stay at UCLA or they go take a job 686 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,880 somewhere else. Like just being able to control this program 687 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,719 and do all the things, even in a very messy situation, 688 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,599 I think you do wonders for this program so that 689 00:36:03,679 --> 00:36:07,480 they could potentially get a win versus Nebraska. Latif is 690 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,440 obviously going to be the starter unless they go with 691 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,679 the QB three or QB four move, and obviously a 692 00:36:13,679 --> 00:36:16,360 detrimental injury to Dylan Ryle, and that's something you don't 693 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,039 want to see if you're a part of the Nebraska 694 00:36:18,079 --> 00:36:20,360 fan base because it kind of means, well, you do 695 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,880 get to I believe they're Bill eligible now at six 696 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:27,400 and three. It doesn't mean like the season's kind of 697 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:31,920 lost for them at this point, right, So it's very unfortunate. 698 00:36:32,119 --> 00:36:34,320 I think Emma Johnson can still play a huge factor 699 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,840 in that offense, and who knows, maybe Latif can get 700 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,719 a little bit more up to speed, things will go well. 701 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,840 Michigan and Michigan State both on a bye week. I 702 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:47,800 believe Illinois is as well, and then who else not 703 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:53,320 coming to the top of the mind, there's one more team, 704 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:56,960 and I know fans of the Big Ten of this 705 00:36:57,159 --> 00:37:00,320 program are not going to be happy with me if 706 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:04,400 I don't remember, No, I'm dying. Actually, oh, Minnesota, that's right. 707 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,239 The team that just be Michigan State. They won't be 708 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,239 playing as well. They will all be on bye week. 709 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,719 So but with that being said, that's gonna conclude this 710 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,199 episode of The Big Said Paradigm. Thank you for tuning 711 00:37:14,239 --> 00:37:16,599 in here on the College Gridiron Coast to Coast Network. 712 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,199 Make sure to follow and stay tuned into all the 713 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,239 other podcasts, and I can't wait to see you to 714 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,039 hear at the same time next week. For the Week 715 00:37:24,199 --> 00:37:28,440 eleven reactions, take care of Everybody.