1 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: Hello, everybody, Welcome into another edition of kick Skin and 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,519 burnt In is your source for Texas college football as 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,960 we begin to wrap up the college football season. The 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,000 regular season is over, it is bowl season. Time to 5 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:28,559 go bowling for a bunch of teams. For others, you're done, 6 00:00:28,879 --> 00:00:31,800 you're at home, you're getting ready for your off season. 7 00:00:33,039 --> 00:00:37,759 And for still others, it is time for the college 8 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:41,799 football Playoff. Boys and girls, the playoff is nigh upon 9 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:47,439 us as it kicks off on Friday, the Weird I 10 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,119 don't know if it's weird for the playoff, but it 11 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,439 is a weird Friday matchup that we will get into. 12 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,719 Your college football playoff schedule features first round games on 13 00:00:59,719 --> 00:01:06,840 Friday and Saturday, quarterfinal games December thirty first and January first, 14 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:11,719 the New Year's Six Bowls semifinals January eighth and ninth, 15 00:01:11,719 --> 00:01:14,480 and the Fiesta and Peach Bowls, and then the National 16 00:01:14,599 --> 00:01:23,519 Championship January nineteenth in Miami and goll We're wrapping up 17 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,560 the first season of Pigskin and burn Ins here. What 18 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:29,159 a fun, fun time this was. Hope you guys enjoyed 19 00:01:29,159 --> 00:01:32,519 it as much as I enjoyed doing it. I'm not 20 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,000 sure yet what the plan is for the offseason, if 21 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,480 we're going to continue to do this and find something 22 00:01:37,519 --> 00:01:40,599 to entertain everybody with, or if we put the show 23 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:48,159 on hiatus until spring until August. Not real sure what 24 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:49,760 the plan is for that. I have to talk to 25 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:52,680 the higher ups. There are people who know a lot 26 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,959 more about this stuff than me, and those are the 27 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,319 people who make those kind of decisions. But we will 28 00:01:58,319 --> 00:02:00,519 make sure that everybody knows. 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We'll see if we can continue our 78 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,800 relationship with them into next season for you to make 79 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,360 sure that we can help you get the best prices 80 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,639 to the games that you can't wait to get to. 81 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,040 But let's talk some college football, boys and girls, and 82 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,600 we're going to start much like the NASCAR circuit, it 83 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:19,600 starts with their Super Bowl as their first race of 84 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,319 the season. That's kind of weird to me, but we 85 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:23,879 will get this out of the way because this, of 86 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,199 course is my school, this is my affiliation. We're going 87 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:33,160 to talk about Saturday's game at Kyle Field, Texas. A 88 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:38,759 and M and Miami and Aggie's fans. This is it. 89 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:45,480 It's here. It is a an eleven o'clock central kickoff, 90 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,480 which is still weird for me. It'll be on ABC 91 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,240 for you nationwide with the first round of the college 92 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,120 football Playoff and the Aggie's in the playoff for the 93 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,720 first time in program history. Kyle Field hosting a college 94 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:04,120 foot playoff game for the first time in history. As 95 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,279 A and M of course, closed the regular season at 96 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,959 eleven and one, and now they will turn to the 97 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:15,680 familiar turf at Kyle Field and the stage for the 98 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,720 first round matchup against the ten and two Miami Hurricanes, 99 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:24,480 a national audience. It's an early kickoff, man, this game's 100 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,800 going to have everything. Vegas has A and M favored 101 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,600 by three and a half, but this game is way 102 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:35,560 less about point spreads, and way more about which identity, 103 00:06:35,879 --> 00:06:40,120 which are these teams will hold under pressure? And I'm 104 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,839 not sure which team has the most pressure, to be 105 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,879 quite honest with you, I know the Aggies are at home. 106 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,319 I know that. You know after their first loss of 107 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:54,680 the season. Do they hated Longhorns in Austin after Thanksgiving? 108 00:06:55,399 --> 00:06:57,120 It seems like there's a lot of pressure on Mike 109 00:06:57,199 --> 00:07:01,360 Elcho and the Aggies to show that that was just 110 00:07:01,399 --> 00:07:03,560 a fluke. That lost to the Longhorns was a fluke. 111 00:07:04,959 --> 00:07:08,959 And you know, anything less than at least a second 112 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,600 round appearance in the college football playoff is probably going 113 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:17,040 to be a severe disappointment. But then again, you've got 114 00:07:17,079 --> 00:07:22,680 Miami coming in, who squeaked into the playoff bracket. However 115 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:28,560 you feel about that, right or wrong, that's what happened. 116 00:07:28,959 --> 00:07:31,720 That's just a fact. It was very uncertain until it 117 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:34,519 was announced. Just go ask Notre Dame how they feel 118 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:40,720 about that, idiots. But yeah, this game's going to be 119 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,959 about I think which team holds up under that pressure. 120 00:07:46,879 --> 00:07:49,079 We'll start with A and M here as we get 121 00:07:49,079 --> 00:07:53,439 into it. So the Aggi's offensively, I think, are kind 122 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,519 of built to control pace. We've watched that Throughout the season, 123 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,000 they've averaged four hundred and fifty four four yards per game, 124 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:07,240 almost balanced perfectly on offense between pass and run. They 125 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:11,079 score over thirty six points a game, and the balance 126 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,680 for that is critical because Miami's defense is legit top 127 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,800 fifteen nationally in total defense and top ten and scoring defense. 128 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:25,000 So this is like a what's the proverb or what's 129 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:32,519 the saying? I can't remember something about immovable force and 130 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,759 a solid object. I can't remember I've slept since school. 131 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,120 But yeah, that's gonna be an interesting matchup to watch 132 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,879 in this game. Marcel Reid, I don't think he's gonna 133 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:45,080 have to be perfect. He's not gonna have to have 134 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,519 the game of his life. I just think he's gonna 135 00:08:47,519 --> 00:08:50,000 have to be smart. If you look at a season 136 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,679 line three thousand passing yards, twenty five touchdowns, ten interceptions, 137 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,759 that tells you kind of what he is. He's productive, 138 00:08:57,799 --> 00:09:02,559 he's aggressive, and he's a casion only risky, and against Miami, 139 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,279 I think that risk is going to have to be managed. 140 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,440 The Hurricanes thrive on mistakes. They're twelfth nationally in turnover 141 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:13,440 margin and A and m is typically on the wrong 142 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,279 side of that conversation. So if A and m wins, 143 00:09:17,639 --> 00:09:20,679 it's going to be because Marcel Reid played a clean game, 144 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,759 played a ball control game, and especially with Ruben Owens 145 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:31,039 in the run game, we don't know. As far as 146 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:37,600 injuries go. We're not sure about players Le'Veon Moss. Michaelco 147 00:09:37,639 --> 00:09:41,960 has been very secretive about le'vion Moss being made available 148 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,039 for this game. So at the very least Ruben Owens, 149 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:54,159 Casey Conceptcion, and of course just the explosive offense Conceptcion's 150 00:09:54,159 --> 00:09:56,519 got eight hundred and eighty six yards and nine touchdowns, 151 00:09:57,759 --> 00:10:00,000 so he will be one of their most important weapons 152 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,480 in the passing game for this thing. And he can 153 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,879 flip the field with just one play. We've seen it 154 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:08,559 all year now flip it over to the other side. 155 00:10:08,639 --> 00:10:12,399 Miami's offensive quarterback, driven Carson Beck, has been nothing short 156 00:10:12,399 --> 00:10:16,600 of surgical all season. Over three thousand yards, seventy four 157 00:10:16,639 --> 00:10:21,480 percent completion r eight twenty five touchdowns. He's efficient, he's patient, 158 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,799 and he usually is able to take what the defense 159 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:28,039 gives him and be successful. We've seen that all year. 160 00:10:29,799 --> 00:10:34,080 So the concern for the Aggies here should be situational football. 161 00:10:35,919 --> 00:10:39,600 Miami is elite on third down defense, and m is 162 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,960 average on third down offense, and they were horrible against 163 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:48,240 the Longhorns last time out. Miami finishes drives in the 164 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:53,039 red zone. A and M has struggled defending in the 165 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,080 red zone. So if the Aggies can't stay disciplined, that's 166 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,960 where this game is going to flip. Discipline here will 167 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,840 be the key word. A and M's near the bottom 168 00:11:04,919 --> 00:11:07,879 nationally in penalty yards per game. You cannot give a 169 00:11:07,879 --> 00:11:10,279 team like Miami free field position. You can't give him 170 00:11:10,279 --> 00:11:13,879 extra downs, you can't give him short fields and expect 171 00:11:13,879 --> 00:11:17,639 to survive even at home in a playoff game. So 172 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,879 the good news here for the Aggies those time of possession. 173 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,080 Both teams want to hold onto the ball. A and 174 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,559 M ranks inside the top twenty nationally. There. If the 175 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,759 Aggies can own the clock, shorten the game and force 176 00:11:28,799 --> 00:11:34,279 Miami into longer drives, that plays directly into their strengths. 177 00:11:34,919 --> 00:11:38,919 If ain M protects the football, avoids penalties, forces Miami 178 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,639 to earn everything, the Aggies are in great shape, especially 179 00:11:41,639 --> 00:11:46,159 at home. If turnovers show up again, If Marcel Reid 180 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,679 is undisciplined, if he plays like he did in the 181 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,519 second half against Texas. This thing could get ugly, and 182 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,000 it could get ugly quick. Miami is more than capable 183 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,960 of turning this into a long afternoon. If turnovers become 184 00:12:00,159 --> 00:12:06,600 a problem, it's gonna be strength versus strength, balanced versus efficiency, 185 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,759 noise versus composure. When this in Texas, A and M 186 00:12:10,799 --> 00:12:13,559 takes the next step it's been chasing four decades, You'll 187 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,360 lose it and every flaw becomes the headline. It all 188 00:12:17,399 --> 00:12:21,000 starts at eleven o'clock Central, twelve o'clock Eastern on ABC, 189 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:25,120 and we will find out what version of this Aggie's 190 00:12:25,159 --> 00:12:30,799 team shows up. We all know where my brain's going. 191 00:12:30,919 --> 00:12:36,679 You want a prediction, here's my prediction. Aggie's versus Hurricanes 192 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:45,159 at Kyle Field Saturday. Bring me the head of Aggie's 193 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:54,480 thirty four Hurricanes. Thirty boom. I said it, Aggie's advance. 194 00:12:56,080 --> 00:13:01,080 How confident am I in all of that? Too? Shirt? 195 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,799 I'm still terrified. I'm still scared of what happened in 196 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:11,000 Austin the day after Thanksgiving. That's still in my brain, 197 00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:13,039 So I don't know. We will see you, boys and girls. 198 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:17,200 Let's talk about those long horns for a minute, as 199 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,360 they also much like notre Dame maybe felt a little 200 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,600 gypped coming out of the being left out of the 201 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,559 college football playoff bracket, but they still have something to 202 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,360 play for. And I'll tell you this, I think Steve 203 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:42,039 Sarkeesian and the Texas Longhorns program, the university, the players 204 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:50,080 have all handled this very very nicely. I like that 205 00:13:50,159 --> 00:13:55,600 they have not thrown the temper tantrum that Notre Dame did. 206 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,120 I like how they are handling being left out. They 207 00:13:59,159 --> 00:14:04,320 are voicing their disagreement, they're voicing their disapproval, but at 208 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,159 the very same time they were moving on. It is 209 00:14:08,159 --> 00:14:11,320 what it is. I certainly think they know why they 210 00:14:11,399 --> 00:14:15,200 were left out. I think everyone knows why they were 211 00:14:15,279 --> 00:14:19,080 left out. I don't like the bickering about, well, just 212 00:14:19,159 --> 00:14:22,039 maybe we won't go play tough opponents out of conference anymore. 213 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:25,960 And I actually don't think that's something they're considering. I 214 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,559 know it's been a topic of conversation. I don't think 215 00:14:28,919 --> 00:14:33,240 realistically that's something that they would do. Texas is better 216 00:14:33,279 --> 00:14:37,480 than that. The program's better than that. You're a blue blood, 217 00:14:38,159 --> 00:14:41,320 you know. It was the shock, I think, and the 218 00:14:41,799 --> 00:14:46,720 initial disappointment of not getting in. But you Longhorns know 219 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,639 why you're not in. It wasn't because you lost to 220 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:54,240 Ohio State. It was because of Florida. And everyone knows 221 00:14:54,279 --> 00:14:57,840 that We've had that conversation on this podcast and on 222 00:14:57,879 --> 00:15:02,759 several others that I host and co host. So look, 223 00:15:02,759 --> 00:15:05,960 I'm not here to beat down the Longhorns. I'm trying 224 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,399 to prop you up and give you credit Te SIPs 225 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,840 for the way that you have handled this. And I'm 226 00:15:11,919 --> 00:15:16,960 kudos to you, and kudos to Sark because he's just 227 00:15:17,039 --> 00:15:21,440 you know what, it's a big game. The Citrus Bowl 228 00:15:21,519 --> 00:15:25,399 is not a playoff bowl, but it's what. It's the 229 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,200 hand you've been dealt, So you know what, go out 230 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:33,039 and win it, maybe win it big, and prove to 231 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,720 the committee that you belonged in the college football playoff. 232 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,480 That's really all you can do at this point. Don't 233 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:44,960 take your ball and go home whining, Irish. I don't 234 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,120 know if I've ever been more disgusted with the college 235 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:51,399 program in my fifty four years on this planet. I 236 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,440 know Notre Dame's not part of this show, but good lord, 237 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:59,519 what a fing bunch of cry babies look. And I 238 00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:02,759 already have hatred for Notre Dame. I don't have any 239 00:16:02,799 --> 00:16:06,360 love for that program, for that university, for anything it 240 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:12,759 stands for ever, with the minimal exception of Marcus Freeman. 241 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:15,360 I think Marcus Freeman is a great coach. I think 242 00:16:15,399 --> 00:16:17,120 Marcus Freeman is going to be a great coach at 243 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,960 the next level when he decides to do that. But 244 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:27,080 in this day of day and age of entitlement and 245 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:32,720 gen Z and Millennials and all that narrative, for Notre 246 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,000 Dame to just flat come out and throw a temper 247 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,360 tantrum like it did made me sick to my stomach. 248 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:41,960 I'm not gonna lie. So all right, enough in Notre 249 00:16:42,039 --> 00:16:44,200 Dame to talk. They're not even on the show, So 250 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:50,039 let's talk Michigan Texas New Year's Eve, three o'clock Eastern, 251 00:16:50,039 --> 00:16:53,799 two o'clock Central, also on ABC, And I believe this 252 00:16:53,879 --> 00:16:57,159 is one of the more fascinating postseason matchups that we 253 00:16:57,279 --> 00:17:01,639 have on the board. Blue bloods, two teams ranked inside 254 00:17:01,679 --> 00:17:06,920 the top twenty two programs that absolutely expected to be 255 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:12,319 somewhere else as Michigan comes in ranked at eighteenth, nine 256 00:17:12,319 --> 00:17:16,480 and three, Texas sits at number thirteen, nine and three, 257 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,000 and the Longhorns have opened at roughly five and a 258 00:17:19,039 --> 00:17:23,599 half point favorites, and since then the market's moved a 259 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:28,160 little bit. That number is drifted closer to six even seven, 260 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,680 with start Money leaning on Texas. That of course is 261 00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:35,160 driven by the scandal going on at Michigan right now. 262 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:39,440 They're uncertainty at coaching, their potential opt outs, and massive 263 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:46,680 instability surrounding the program. So you know, you might just 264 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,200 say it was just the Citrus Bowl, but dude, don't 265 00:17:49,279 --> 00:17:52,039 let this branding fool you. This game tells us a 266 00:17:52,079 --> 00:17:56,119 lot about what direction both programs are headed. This is 267 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,920 important for Texas for all the reasons I mentioned earlier 268 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:03,839 about you know, deserving maybe they think to be somewhere 269 00:18:03,839 --> 00:18:09,359 else and making a point, making a statement. And for Michigan, 270 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,480 this is all about are we able to move on 271 00:18:13,599 --> 00:18:17,559 and get past what just happened. It's going to do 272 00:18:17,599 --> 00:18:22,039 a lot for recruiting for both schools, I think, especially Michigan. 273 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:26,519 Michigan goes out and lays an egg that program could 274 00:18:26,519 --> 00:18:30,440 be set back years and I hate that for Michigan. 275 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,640 I hate everything that's gone on there, but I mean, 276 00:18:35,799 --> 00:18:39,279 you kind of reap what you saw. I don't know it, 277 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,960 of course, I hate it for the kids. What's happening. 278 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:48,039 There a lot of uncertainty, but you know, Texas in 279 00:18:48,079 --> 00:18:55,039 particular had huge CFP aspirations and expectations the preseason number 280 00:18:55,039 --> 00:19:00,440 one national title talk in August, Heisman Trophy front runner 281 00:19:00,799 --> 00:19:07,119 in August. But instead the Longhorns come into the game 282 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,799 fighting for win number ten, not win number fourteen or fifteen, 283 00:19:10,799 --> 00:19:15,119 And that reality matters. Bowl games like this, you know, 284 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:21,480 they're they're They're usually decided by one thing. It's not talent, 285 00:19:22,079 --> 00:19:27,640 it's not coaching, it's who wants it more. And with 286 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,559 a program like Michigan that's just in shambles right now. 287 00:19:31,599 --> 00:19:33,400 I think you're going to have a lot of complacency, 288 00:19:34,519 --> 00:19:38,160 a lot of the Michigan feeling sorry for itself scenario, 289 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:46,720 and I personally think this one's gonna get ugly. March 290 00:19:46,759 --> 00:19:50,880 Manning's playing the best football of his young career right now. 291 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:56,720 He has flipped the narrative on on himself this late 292 00:19:56,759 --> 00:20:02,079 this season, and Tech this is definitely a program that's 293 00:20:02,079 --> 00:20:04,960 still on the rise. You had a down season, you 294 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:07,640 had a learning curve maybe you didn't expect from arch Manning, 295 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:14,160 but I think that's over and this one could get ugly. 296 00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:21,519 Michigan's in a bad spot. They've got roster flux, nil uncertainty, 297 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:27,279 a coaching transition cloud. This Bowl game really could be 298 00:20:27,319 --> 00:20:30,279 an audition for players and staff for Michigan who might 299 00:20:30,319 --> 00:20:34,559 not even be around next season, and that can either 300 00:20:35,519 --> 00:20:41,359 galvanize the team or it could fracture the team. My 301 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,559 tendency would be to believe that it's going to fracture 302 00:20:44,599 --> 00:20:49,880 the team. But this one's decided on the field, and 303 00:20:50,839 --> 00:20:53,599 I think even on the field, aside from everything going 304 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:58,400 on off the field for Michigan, I still think Texas 305 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,880 clearly owns the edge on the field, especially on the 306 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:07,119 defensive line, even accounting for opt outs. Michigan's offensive line 307 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:13,200 is solid, maybe their best unit, but Texas can. I mean, 308 00:21:13,279 --> 00:21:15,519 just look at the second half against the Aggies. Texas 309 00:21:15,519 --> 00:21:22,160 can generate pressure. Michigan's defensive front is also good. It 310 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,000 could test an offensive line with the long Horns has 311 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,240 been pretty inconsistent. It was their worst unit early in 312 00:21:29,279 --> 00:21:36,359 the season, so that'll be something fun to watch. But overall, 313 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,799 you've got Arch Manning, You've got Bryce Underwood, two young 314 00:21:39,839 --> 00:21:44,160 quarterbacks with huge ceilings. Which one will deliver, which one 315 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,279 will have more support from his team? I think it's 316 00:21:48,279 --> 00:21:52,480 going to be the Horns. You want my prediction, It's 317 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,880 only fair, right. I can't believe I'm picking the Horns here. 318 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:03,960 My prediction, boys and girls for your Citrus Bowl Texas 319 00:22:05,839 --> 00:22:15,680 thirty seven, Michigan thirteen. I said it, it's going to 320 00:22:15,759 --> 00:22:18,880 be interesting. At the very least, this is going to 321 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:23,359 be interesting. We're going to get into Texas Tech, the 322 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:27,480 other team that's in the playoff here from Texas shortly, 323 00:22:27,559 --> 00:22:30,200 but before we did that, I thought it would be 324 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:42,200 fun to talk maybe a little SMU. Now, Look, SMU 325 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,960 doesn't play for a while. We're not going to preview 326 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:49,160 their bowl game. But there's an interesting scheduling situation happening 327 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,000 here that I think is noteworthy, that I think demands 328 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:59,279 attention here. So buckle up SMU fans because the ACC 329 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:04,279 nine ACC's nine game conference schedule has already thrown some 330 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:10,079 curveballs at the Mustangs. And what we're talking about is 331 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,319 Virginia Tech coming to Ford Stadium as the mustangs ninth 332 00:23:13,319 --> 00:23:23,359 ACC game next season. Why does that matter? Why is 333 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:32,039 it important? Opportunity? Uh, the schedule just got harder, but 334 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,000 it's an opportunity. This is a huge chance for SMU 335 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,599 to enhance their resume. Virginia Tech is not just another 336 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,759 ACC game. This is maybe the most intriguing opponent on 337 00:23:43,799 --> 00:23:47,799 the entire schedule for one reason. We have no freaking 338 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,200 idea what Virginia Tech is gonna look like next season, 339 00:23:51,559 --> 00:23:54,440 and that uncertainty kind of cuts both ways. We're talking 340 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:59,799 about a program with major roster movement potential just underwent coaching, 341 00:24:00,799 --> 00:24:06,839 whether you love him or hate him, include the how 342 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,240 the transfer portal cycle will shape out, how recruiting will 343 00:24:11,279 --> 00:24:16,880 shape out. UH and Virginia Tech could be sneaky good 344 00:24:17,559 --> 00:24:20,720 because with nil and with the transfer portal these days, 345 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:27,119 a team can flip in one off season, especially with 346 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,200 a head coach that knows what the hell he's doing. 347 00:24:31,519 --> 00:24:34,519 It's not a shot at anybody, it's just a fact. 348 00:24:36,599 --> 00:24:40,000 And what makes this game so juicy I think, you know, 349 00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:43,160 depending on when it lands on the calendar, mid October, 350 00:24:43,279 --> 00:24:48,079 late October, whatever, Virginia Tech could absolutely be a ranked 351 00:24:48,079 --> 00:24:50,799 team by the time the Mustangs meet up with them. 352 00:24:51,559 --> 00:24:53,480 And I'm not just saying that is hype. I'm saying 353 00:24:53,519 --> 00:24:59,359 that because the combination of brand plus resources plus portal aggression, 354 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,759 like I said, that can flip a program and flip 355 00:25:03,759 --> 00:25:10,240 a roster in a matter of months. And from SMU's perspective, 356 00:25:10,279 --> 00:25:12,640 that's the whole point. You don't run from those games. 357 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,440 You win them. If SMU wants to stay in the 358 00:25:17,519 --> 00:25:20,920 national conversation, if they want to go from nice story 359 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,720 like they were last year, it's real contender. You have 360 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:28,359 to have games like this. You gotta have them on 361 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:33,720 your calendar two years in a row. Now you've gotten 362 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,640 a marquee opponent coming to town. It was Miami last year. 363 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,720 You took advantage of that. It will be Virginia Tech 364 00:25:40,759 --> 00:25:44,039 in twenty twenty six. And that matters for perception, for recruiting, 365 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:50,440 and ultimately postseason positioning. So yes, the schedule's tougher, the 366 00:25:50,519 --> 00:25:54,160 upside is bigger. That's the trade you make when you 367 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,680 want to be a program that matters and it's relevant. 368 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:02,839 I think it is a wonderful thing the Mustangs. Let's 369 00:26:02,839 --> 00:26:05,079 get to the ball game. And again we're not going 370 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,759 to do a full preview here, but there is a 371 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:09,559 guy that I'm watching for the ball game, and that's 372 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:13,279 Jalen Cooper. To me, Cooper is the most important young 373 00:26:13,319 --> 00:26:15,680 white out at SMU heading into twenty twenty six, and 374 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,960 I don't think it's close. Early in the year, injuries 375 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,200 created an opportunity for him, and he flashed. He made 376 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,000 plays down the field. He looked like a guy who 377 00:26:24,079 --> 00:26:27,680 could be your future X receiver. Then his role shifted 378 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,599 as other players returned and as the rotation tightened, as 379 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,279 the room got healthy. So the Bowl game becomes a 380 00:26:35,279 --> 00:26:37,960 window I think into the future. I'm not expecting one 381 00:26:38,039 --> 00:26:41,000 hundred and ten yards and two touchdowns. That's not the point. 382 00:26:42,039 --> 00:26:44,599 I want to find out and look and see if 383 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,079 he feels comfortable. Does he look on the field like 384 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,359 he's a guy that's prepared for a bigger role. Can 385 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:57,920 he create separation? Can he run good routes? And can 386 00:26:58,039 --> 00:27:02,160 you develop some timing with the cock. SMU is gonna 387 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:06,319 lose some targets, significant ones. You're watching the end of 388 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,880 a chapter at receiver and at tight end, and this 389 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,319 Bowl game is the last real, live action snapshot before 390 00:27:12,319 --> 00:27:15,640 the staff makes portal decisions. And that's why Cooper matters. 391 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,640 If Cooper looks like a legitimate wide receiver one candidate, 392 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,079 it changes the offseason math. It changes what SMU has 393 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,480 to spend in the portal. It changes what needs to 394 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,920 be prioritized and what can be supplemented instead of replaced. 395 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:33,079 The game is a data point. Cooper is the biggest 396 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:40,200 X factor here I think, and that's you know, if 397 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,640 you're looking for something to pay attention to, if you 398 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,680 need to focus on something other than the scoreboard in 399 00:27:49,039 --> 00:27:54,160 the UH in the bowl game for SMU, there you 400 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,839 go Jalen Cooper. His performance could have an impact on 401 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:04,000 just so many things this offseason for the Mustangs in 402 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,880 recruiting and the transfer port and a bunch of stuff. 403 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:12,519 So something to pay attention to there, UH for sure. 404 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:20,559 Let's talk a little bit about the Houston Cougars, who 405 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:26,480 also of course not in the playoff, because the Houston 406 00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:30,720 Cougars are getting ready to head back to NRG and 407 00:28:30,759 --> 00:28:32,720 the Texas Bowl, and this one's going to have a 408 00:28:32,839 --> 00:28:38,240 much bigger, much different feel, I think than what people expected. 409 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,440 You know, if you treat this game like a simple 410 00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:46,039 sec over everybody type of situation, then you might want 411 00:28:46,079 --> 00:28:51,359 to slow your role. This is a not a matchup 412 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,400 to me. This is a contrast because while LSU waits 413 00:28:55,400 --> 00:29:03,599 on their next era to begin with Lanekiffen, Houston's already preparing. 414 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,359 Houston's already moved, They're not waiting for a Suday. They've 415 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,559 already flipped their script. And here's the best way to 416 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:16,839 describe I think this Texas Bowl. LSU arrives with expectation, 417 00:29:18,759 --> 00:29:24,319 Houston arrives with urgency. LSU is comfortable in December. The 418 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,359 Tigers won this Bowl a year ago. This is their 419 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:30,599 third Texas Bowl appearance over the last five seasons. Bullseason 420 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:35,240 is part of the LSU calendar. It's familiar territory, and 421 00:29:35,319 --> 00:29:38,119 that familiarity can, of course be used as a weapon 422 00:29:38,279 --> 00:29:43,640 if you take the opponent seriously. Houston, Houston's walking into 423 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:47,279 this game like it's a statement opportunity because it is 424 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:52,400 a year ago. Houston wasn't even bowling. They stumbled to 425 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,720 the finish, lost their last three games by a combined 426 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,759 seventy seven to thirty one, if you remember, and the 427 00:29:57,799 --> 00:30:00,640 season ended with more frustration than momentum. But now look 428 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,160 at them, same city, same stadium, totally different energy. They're 429 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,400 back inside energy Stadium with a chance to make it 430 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,440 feel what the fans call it. When Houston is rolling 431 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,440 Koog's house, and at the center of all of this, 432 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,799 Willie Fritz, still flying under the radar, still doing the 433 00:30:18,839 --> 00:30:23,799 same thing. He's done everywhere, not being a hype coach, 434 00:30:25,279 --> 00:30:27,920 being a structure coach. Give him some time, give him 435 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,759 some extra practices, give him bold prep window time, and 436 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:36,480 his teams tend to show up sharper, tougher, and more 437 00:30:36,519 --> 00:30:38,359 certain of who they are. He's got a history of 438 00:30:38,359 --> 00:30:42,240 maximizing moments just like this. His resume includes one of 439 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,400 the most memorable postseason shocks of the last decade, that 440 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,880 one point Cotton Bowl went over USC. Fritz led teams 441 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:53,039 don't need a talent advantage to make a game uncomfortable. 442 00:30:53,079 --> 00:30:56,400 They need belief, discipline, and a plan. And right now 443 00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:00,720 Houston's got all three. Now let's talk ls you. On paper, 444 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,079 I think LSU has the brand, the recruiting, the bowl experience, 445 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,039 and the whole we're supposed to win thing. And I 446 00:31:08,039 --> 00:31:12,640 think that's real. But the backdrop of all of this matters. 447 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:16,400 The vibe matters, and right now LSUS vibe is complicated 448 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:21,319 at best. They're prepping for a bowl game, uh, with 449 00:31:21,519 --> 00:31:25,640 their new head coach locked down, But I mean their 450 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:29,400 future is still uncertain. Right Just because you've got your 451 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:35,200 guide doesn't mean it's all going to turn around for you, 452 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,480 you know, and whether all of that's accurate or fair 453 00:31:37,559 --> 00:31:40,319 or whatever, it doesn't matter. The players still hear all 454 00:31:40,319 --> 00:31:44,920 of it. The coaching staff that's there, here's all of it. 455 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:50,680 The fans hear it. And you know, you have the 456 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:55,839 whole complacency thing with their experience in this Bowl game 457 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,000 and the whole kind of a deja vu thing, like, hey, 458 00:32:00,039 --> 00:32:02,079 we've done this before. They just did it last year, 459 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,640 three of the last five years, and you can just 460 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,079 have that expectation that like, well, we did it before, 461 00:32:08,119 --> 00:32:14,119 we're gonna do it again. That's complacency. And if the 462 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,720 Tigers show any complacency, I think Houston can take advantage 463 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,519 of that. Houston's playing like a team that needs this 464 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,480 game to kind of confirm their season, to confirm where 465 00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:29,920 the direction this thing's going. And I think that's a 466 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:34,799 real thing. So LSU's bringing their pedigree, Houston's bringing its momentum. 467 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:39,799 LSU expects to win, Houston needs to win. And sometimes 468 00:32:39,799 --> 00:32:41,920 that's kind of what Bowl season's about. We just talked 469 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,759 about it. What team wants it more. LSU's clearly got 470 00:32:46,119 --> 00:32:48,519 better talent, maybe not even clearly at this point. I 471 00:32:48,599 --> 00:32:52,759 take that back. LS you probably has more talent on 472 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:59,200 the field but does Houston want it more? What kind 473 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:03,839 of game where we're gonna get from Connor Wigman? Is 474 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:07,079 it gonna be Coog's house? That could be a real thing. So, 475 00:33:08,279 --> 00:33:11,200 you know, if you're Houston, this is your chance to 476 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,480 announce your arrival and kind of prep you for the 477 00:33:15,559 --> 00:33:18,640 schedule for the Big twelve next season. If you're LSU, 478 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,799 this is your chance to prove that you never really 479 00:33:20,839 --> 00:33:25,079 went away despite everything that happened this past season, despite 480 00:33:25,079 --> 00:33:30,200 the coaching change. It's big for momentum, it's big for recruiting, 481 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,279 it's big for nil again, just like we always say, 482 00:33:33,279 --> 00:33:37,759 with all these teams, with all these all of this mess. 483 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,599 So that'll be a good one. Looking forward to that, 484 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,720 we'll do a full preview, I think closer to the 485 00:33:44,759 --> 00:33:47,559 game like we will with the Mustangs Baylor, of course 486 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:55,519 not playing in a bowl game, probably do here in 487 00:33:55,559 --> 00:33:59,000 the next couple of weeks. We'll probably do something talking 488 00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:02,559 about Texas State joining the PAC twelve or whatever the 489 00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:06,799 hell they're gonna call it is. That's a weird situation 490 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:11,559 boiling down out west folks, as we might have a 491 00:34:11,599 --> 00:34:14,320 PAC twelve team in our state that now we've got 492 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,119 to talk Pac twelve or Pack nine or whatever they're 493 00:34:18,119 --> 00:34:20,880 going to be called. Coming up, we may get into that. 494 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:23,840 I always want to cover Texas State. We love those Bobcats, 495 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:28,960 but we might have a reason now, So let's let's 496 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:37,079 move on and let's talk some guns up, some reckam. 497 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,960 We're not, of course, don't have an opponent for the 498 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,639 Red Raiders, as they have the coveted bye week in 499 00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:47,079 the first round of the College Football Playoff. But we 500 00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:52,119 have had some movement within the program. As we haven't 501 00:34:52,119 --> 00:34:55,880 had a chance yet to talk about coach Joey McGuire 502 00:34:56,280 --> 00:35:01,119 being extended. We saw that coming right. McGuire gets extended 503 00:35:01,159 --> 00:35:08,320 with a seven year deal, and I mean, there's no 504 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:15,239 way you can describe this move but perfect, great, substantial, 505 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:22,239 lots of ways you can describe this thing. Wasn't just 506 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:27,079 Joey McGuire. They extended the contracts of all three of 507 00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:31,440 their coordinators and the team's general manager through the twenty 508 00:35:31,519 --> 00:35:35,719 twenty eight season. They announced these extensions Tuesday night for 509 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:41,800 offensive coordinator Mac Leftwich, defensive coordinator Shil Would and associate 510 00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:45,599 associate head coach and special teams coordinator Kenny Perry, and 511 00:35:45,639 --> 00:35:51,760 of course James Blanchard. The team's GM, everybody's staying and 512 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:55,159 after what this thing is built this past season, that's 513 00:35:55,199 --> 00:36:00,000 exactly how you want it. Of course, the GM, the coordinator, 514 00:36:01,519 --> 00:36:04,079 all coming on the hills of McGuire's extension through twenty 515 00:36:04,119 --> 00:36:09,679 thirty two and of course a significant pay raise. So 516 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:14,000 big news for the Red Raiders again. This this team 517 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,440 is a team on the rise, not just in the 518 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,960 Big Twelve. As they just rolled over the Big Twelve. 519 00:36:21,519 --> 00:36:23,719 The best the Big Twelve had to offer Texas Tech 520 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:32,440 was BUYU twice and Texas Tech dispatched and disposed of them. 521 00:36:32,559 --> 00:36:35,519 I don't know if dispatch was the right word. Disposed 522 00:36:35,559 --> 00:36:39,880 of them quite easily, even the second time around. It's 523 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,920 tough to beat a team twice in the same season. 524 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:44,519 We see it all the time, right, Not only did 525 00:36:44,599 --> 00:36:50,519 Texas Tech dispose of BYU twice, the second time might 526 00:36:50,559 --> 00:36:55,320 have been easier and worse than the first time. So 527 00:36:56,559 --> 00:37:00,239 it is what it is. But that's gonna do it 528 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,280 for our show. We don't want to keep everybody too 529 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:04,719 late today. We don't want to go a full hour. 530 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,239 We're about forty minutes in. That's how we want to 531 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,519 keep it for you here on Pigskin and burnt ends, 532 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,880 and I promise at some point we're gonna have some 533 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,519 barbecue talk. As a matter of fact, what I will 534 00:37:16,599 --> 00:37:19,960 do is I will throw this out there again. Find 535 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,159 me on social media if you want to talk to 536 00:37:23,199 --> 00:37:27,039 me there. That's great at IndyCar Tim If you've got 537 00:37:27,159 --> 00:37:29,639 a spot in the state of Texas, a hell, let's 538 00:37:29,639 --> 00:37:33,079 go outside the state of Texas. Your favorite barbecue place 539 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:36,639 and or dish, whether you're a pitmaster and you do 540 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:40,320 it yourself, or there's a place that you like to 541 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:45,199 go that you'll drive to because it's worth it. Let 542 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:47,760 me know what that place is, what that dish is, 543 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,920 and we might be able to have some features of 544 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:54,400 these places on the show if I can get in 545 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,760 touch with them and maybe have them on to tout 546 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,559 their brand, to toot their horns, maybe send me some 547 00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:04,880 free samples if they're not close. It's a very selfish request, 548 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:12,239 I know, but you can email me info atfanstreamsports dot com. 549 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,159 Shoot that out to me. Let me know what it is, 550 00:38:16,519 --> 00:38:19,480 where it is, who it is, why you like it, 551 00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:24,840 why is it different, and we'll go from there. But 552 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,599 I would love to feature some of those places on 553 00:38:26,639 --> 00:38:29,599 some future episodes and then heading into next year, make 554 00:38:29,639 --> 00:38:33,000 it a regular part. We've got some guests lined up 555 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:37,920 potentially again for next season where I think we can 556 00:38:38,039 --> 00:38:44,519 have our college football related guests share their favorite barbecue stories. 557 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,239 I think that'll make the show a little more fun. 558 00:38:48,119 --> 00:38:50,679 You don't want to know what I think every week 559 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:53,639 about food, so let's hear it straight from the people 560 00:38:53,639 --> 00:38:57,159 that we also trust, our college football opinions, whether it's 561 00:38:57,199 --> 00:39:04,480 medium members, you know, other reporters, coaches, broadcasters, whatever it is. 562 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,679 We'll talk to everybody about their favorite barbie, because everybody 563 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:11,320 likes barbecue, right except for my seventeen year old son. 564 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,320 For some reason, I still haven't figured that one out. 565 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,440 He may not be my kid. Might have to have 566 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:20,920 that looked into, but it is what it is. We 567 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,760 appreciate everybody tuning in today. We will be back next 568 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:25,960 week with another Pig Skin and burn INDs and we 569 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:31,280 will recap this first round of the College Football Playoff, 570 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,920 talk about some other bowl games coming up for you. 571 00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:39,960 We will know who Texas Tech will play in their 572 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,199 first College Football Playoff game in the second round, and 573 00:39:43,199 --> 00:39:47,119 we'll be able to preview that for you and have 574 00:39:47,159 --> 00:39:49,480 a fun show so you guys enjoy your college football 575 00:39:49,519 --> 00:39:59,039 and even pro ball if you're watching that this weekend Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 576 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:03,719 and hope your team wins, unless they're you know, a 577 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:06,280 team that I don't like. We're getting into that another day. 578 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:11,280 I'm IndyCar Tim for the college college Gridiron Coast to 579 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:14,639 Coast Network and for fans stream sports. We'll do it 580 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:19,440 again next week. Until then, boys and girls, we'll see 581 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:19,559 you