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Speaker 1: Welcome back to Week twelve of the Florida Football Insiders podcast.
I'm your host, Jason down in Tampa, little chili weather
down here in the state of Florida. This week we
had some chili performances on the field by their Florida
Gators and Florida State Seminoles. But we're here to talk
all things State of Florida football with you this week
as we hit the home stretch of the regular season
of the college football season. Hard to believe we are
in week twelve already only two three weeks to go
in the regular season. We have drama both on the
in the coaching carousel world in the State of Florida
as well as the college football playoffs. If you didn't
see on Tuesday night Veterans Day. First of all, Happy
Veterans Day to all of our veterans out there listening
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any current military personnel as well. We really appreciate. Want
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Army as well, for their service. So again, if you haven't,
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sure you do that at some point this week to
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see out and about for their service. So all right,
Week fourteen College football World, we'll give you a little
recap of week I'm sorry, Week fourteen. Week twelve, we'll
give you a little quick, little recap of week eleven
preview Week twelve, and then we're gonna talk to Mike Grace,
host of the press Box radio show based out of
the Atlanta area, covers football in the South throughout the year.
We're gonna talk a little Florida coaching search Ole Miss.
We're gonna talk Florida, Florida State potentially what do they
potentially do. And we're also gonna talk a little Miami
Hurricanes and USF Bulls. So if you again, if you
didn't see the rankings on Tuesday night, the USF Bulls
come in as the number twelve seed in the current
College Football Playoff rankings. They are seven and two. They
get a break last week by the Memphis Tigers losing
to to Lane last week. The ball is in your court,
Alex Golish. You got a break with some losses in
the conference by Memphis in tu Lane the last couple
of weeks ascentially have another break with potentially the quarterback
situation at Navy this week. The balls in your court, Alex,
go win three games in a row and you're going
to be in the College Football Playoff, most likely with
an opportunity to host the eight American Athletic Conference Championship
game in your building. As it stands right now, it's
Tulane and USF in the title game with us potentially
being the host. But you still have to take care
of business. So number twelve in the rankings is South Florida.
How about number eleven, up from number eighteen last week.
The Miami Hurricanes. They get a big bump based on
the chaos that's going on throughout the ACC last week
with Georgia Tech losing, with Louisville losing, Virginia losing a lot.
Sorry Georgia Tech didn't lose, but you had a lot
of duke loss. Excuse me. You had a lot of
chaos in the ACC, and you have more chaos to
come in that conference. But as of today, the Miami Hurricanes,
who are more than likely will not make the ACC
title game, our number eleven in the college football rankings. Remember,
there is not a guarantee that the ACC champion has
to be in the college football rankings if they are
outside of the top twelve. So that's why right now
the Canes are in at number eleven, coming off their
win over Syracuse last week at seven and two. They
have a buye this week. But again, Mario, you've got
three more games, you got a tricky game, you got
two more games, and then you got a tricky game
coming up, both against NC State and against Pittsburgh at
the end. In pitt it'll be cold up there for
a team pitt who can who can create a lot
of chaos in the college football playoff. Pitt plays Notre
Dame this week and then they have Miami in a
couple of weeks, so they could be a massive factor
in who makes the playoff. Pitt could make the playoffs
based on what they do the next three weeks. So
lots of good stuff going on, and then you got
some down stuff. The Gators lose in Kentucky and emphatic fashion.
They score first and then they give up thirty eight
straight up in Lexington. DJ Lagway benched in this game,
first time in his career. I think he's been benched.
They are going back to him this week in Oxford
at Ole Miss. Interesting storyline around this game. The game
is in Oxford, Florida goes to Ole Miss. Not as
much concerned about the game. What things are happening behind
the scenes potentially on the weekend in Oxford. Will I'm
sure Jimmy Sexton will be involved. Will the Gator administration
get involved in trying to with some backchannel discussions. They
need to find out if Lane Kiffin would have serious
interest in this job, if they've not already done so.
But just another little interesting storyline is the Gators go
to Old Miss, where everybody is pretty confident that Lane
Kiffin is the number one target for the Florida Gators
if they can pry him away from Oxford and get
him to come to Gainesville. Other names you're hearing in
this search in the Florida football coaching search, Jeff Brown
potentially there's discussion that he might be signing a new
deal to stay at Louisville. We will see. You have
other names out there, Eli Drinkwitz, James Franklin, which I
don't think that's a very viable John Summrall, who's could
be in the mix for the for the Auburn job
as well. What a job he's done at Tulane. That's
another name and keep an eye on as well. So
which one of these big programs is gonna make the
first move in the coaching higher search. I think with
the obviously LSU and Florida are probably gonna wait until
they get the definitive answer that he's that Lane Kiffin
is not gonna take the job before they move on
to other people. I'm sure they have other people they've
talked to, But again, I think in both those job searches.
Lane Kiffin is the number one candidate that they would
love to get to come to take the job at
their school. So interesting to see what will happen there. Obviously,
with and we're gonna talk a little more with Mike
Grace about the Florida coaching search as well. The Seminoles
they fall twenty four to ten to Clemson in Death Valley. Again.
Castellanos threw for two point fifty in a touchdown deuce.
Robinson nine catches one twenty four. Again, Clemson was the
better team most of this game. Mistakes, drop passes and
such for Norvel and his Seminoles, who fall to four
and five. The Knoles have to win two out of
the next three in order to be Bowl eligible. They
will host Virginia Tech next week and then obviously they
I think they have NC State in Miami to end
the year or not Miami, NC State in Florida to
end the year. So Norvel needs to win two out
of the next three to be Bowl eligible. We still
don't know the status of Norvel. All those discussions are
probably gonna happen at the end of the year. My
gut tells me he's gonna stay for one more year.
He's boasting in the media this week that his team
is very close and is gonna win a championship sooner
rather than later. We will see how that works out
up in Tallahassee. But a very interesting next three weeks
in Tallahassee for Mike Norvel. They better play well and
better not get beat soundly by one of these by
Virginia Tech ORNCI State, or that could be the end
of the road in my view for the Novelle tenure
in Tallahassee. USF Thursday night they played Thursday night beat
UTSA fifty five to twenty three in Tampa. Raymond James
the highlight of this game Byron Brown fourteen to fifteen
for two thirty nine in two scores. Ran for another
one hundred and nine yards rushing Keishawan Singleton four catches
for one to twenty two in a touchdown. But this
game got decided early. Two defensive touchdowns by the Bulls
defense in the first quarter got them offen flying. They
beat an overmatched UTSA squad. USF heads to Navy Saturday
in a showdown game up in Annapolis. We don't know
the status of Blake Horvaff, the Navy quarterback, the dual threat,
a really good quarterback. He did not play last week
at Notre Dame they got beat soundly by the Irish.
Was Brian Newberry holding him out for this game or
was he truly injured where he couldn't play. We don't
know status of the atas of this recording is we
don't know the status of the game of Blake Horvath's status.
USF is a ten and a half point favorite on
the road, which is a little high for me. That
might give you some indication that he might not play,
if you're if you're speaking of horvaf But again, I
think this Navy game is gonna be competitive no matter
who plays. That running attack of Navy is real. They
figure out ways. It's gonna be a slower game. They're
gonna try to possess the ball from USF. Can this
USF defense stop this option attack by Navy? That will
be the key for me. If they can, they're gonna
win comfortably because I think they will score on Navy.
But if they can't, this will be a knock it out,
grinded out game. Less possessions coaching Alex take the points
when you need to take points. Don't be don't be
so reckless on fourth down. You got away with it
so far in the In the Memphis game, you'll lost
the game, but you've gotten some help. Don't be reckless,
Alex Golish with your decision making any game. Everything can't
be go forward on fourth down. Okay. You have to
have some awareness of how the game's going, how your
defense is playing and such. Let your defense be a
factor for you for USF. UCF falls to four and four.
They lose at Baylor thirty to three. Just a ho
hum beat down in Waco. They are off this week.
Not much to say here on this game, soundly beaten
by Dave Randa in the Baylor Bears. Again. UCF falls
to four and four and off. This week. We mentioned Miami.
They beat Syracuse thirty eight ten. The offense continues to
struggle and takes a while to get going. Carson Beck
did throw for two to forty seven in a touchdown. Again,
you heard the comments. If you heard the comments from
the CFP chairman, he's concerned about the Miami offense. That
defense is good. We know they're good, but the Miami
offense has been sporadic the last three weeks. I know
they've scored some points late, but the first half of
these games, the last two weeks against Stanford and series
have not been good enough. And that offense has got
to get it going. And Carson Beck's the spearhead behind that.
He's got to play better, gotta get it going quicker,
and you gotta beat these teams soundly. That your heavy
favorites against beaten. So they are number eleven in the CFP.
We will see if that holds up. But they got
to keep winning games, and they got to go beat
Pittsburgh and they maybe need a little more chaos and
the ACC as well. Wouldn't hurt the Miami cause there.
So FAU goes to four and five forty to twenty
one win over Tulsa. Caden veld Camp throws for two
seventy two and three touchdowns, Jay Shawn Platt five catches
for one fourteen shields. Dutton runs ten carries for one
oh seven in a touchdown. They are at two lane
on Saturday. Can be a spoiler here, two lanes in
line for the American Championship game if they keep winning.
With John Summral Jake Retz Laughing Company went up to
Memphis and had a big win on Friday against the
Memphis Tigers. Can FAU and Willie Simmons, or I'm sorry,
not Willy Simmons, he's FIU. Can the Owls be a
spoiler up in New Orleans this Saturday? They will head
to Tulane to face the Green Wave on Saturday. And lastly,
FIU goes to four and five. They have a nice
win at Middle Tennessee fifty six thirty. They are at
Liberty this Saturday. Joe Pozanski throws for two fifty seven
and four touchdowns. Alex Perry five catches for seventy one
and two touchdowns, So a nice job there by. Willie
Simmons and the Panthers to get to four and five,
got an opportunity to get Bowl eligible again. Keep winning games, FIU,
keep winning games FAU to try to get Bowl eligible.
It would be good for the state of Florida if
those two teams can get eligible for Bowl games. Will
helping the recruiting, helping the transfer portal as well as well.
So again, Miami number eleven, USF number twelve. Lots of
work still to be done here as we move through November.
We're a couple of weeks away from Thanksgiving. We're gonna
talk to Mike Grace here in just a second again
talking about Miami, talking about the Florida coaching search and such.
So enjoy again, enjoy the last couple of weeks of
the college football Season's still a lot of drama left
to be had. Florida can be a spoiler here for
all against old Miss Florida State. Kind of no more
games on their schedule to be spoilers in, but they
need to play well to finish the season, and Miami
still has a ton to play for as well as
USF with their game at Navy on Saturday. Quick update
on the Bucks in the NFL circuit. Bucks lose twenty
eight twenty three to the New England Patriots over the weekend.
Mayfield played okay, was not very in my view, did
not play a very good game. I thought he missed
some some poor reds and some bad throws. They end
up losing to give up two long runs and a
long touchdown path Trevion Henderson and the Patriots. What a
job by Mike Vrabel and that Patriots squad. Winning at Buffalo,
now winning at Tampa. They got a great opportunity to
win the AFC East, potentially be a one or two
seed in the AFC Conference. Give all the credit to
New England again, I don't think the Bucks played. They
played a B minus game in my view. Gave up
two long runs to Trayvon Henderson, which you can't do,
and gave up a huge long third down touchdown and
another long third down conversion. Not the best effort by
Bowls and the Buccaneers. The offense needs some help on
the outside. Gotta get healthy, gotta get Bucky Irving back.
They got a tough game at Buffalo this Sunday, coming
off of a terrible loss to the Miami Dolphins. Bucky
Irving probably will not play God Wins most likely not
gonna play either, so another tough game. Speaking of Buffalo,
they got throttled by the Miami Dolphins. Give the Dolphins credit,
Mike McDaniel. They pounded up the Buffalo Bills a chan
with a couple of long runs long bombed to Jalen Waddle.
They moved to three and seven on the year. Give
McDaniel credit for getting that team ready to play. That defense.
Steimy Josh Allen played really well, so give all the
credit in the world to the Miami Dolphins. There. In
week ten, Miami heads over to Madrid, Spain to play
the Washington Commanders. That'll be the international game this week.
We'll see that on the nine p thirty on Sunday morning,
So we'll see if they can put another one together,
a winnable game against Washington. No, Jayden Daniels, that team
is in massive struggle, massive down, downslide, downfall with the
Commanders as well. Jacksonville with the most gruesome loss of
the weekend up twenty nine to ten going to the
fourth quarter, and Liam Cohen and the Jags lose thirty
six to twenty nine, give up twenty six points in
the fourth quarter to Davis Mills backup quarterback, and that
Houston Texans team just a meltdown again. You know, a
game you can't lose when you're up twenty nine to
ten in the fourth quarter. Give Davis Mills credit ran
in the game winning touchdown to put them up already
to twenty nine, scoring the last play of the game.
For those for those of you investing in the game,
that was not what you were looking for. If you
had Jacksonville plus the one point which bumped the number
to plus seven, But the Jags with a brutal loss
in division on the road in Houston for a game
they had to win again follow another game behind the
Indianapolis Colts in the division race. They still are in
the seventh spot in the AFC from a playoff perspective
for Liam Cohen, but just a brutal loss for the Jaguars.
Lawrence played okay, not great. No Brian Thomas in the game.
They need, they need to get it together. They host
the LA Chargers this week at home in in Duval,
but you gotta figure out a way to win this game.
Tough matchup with the Chargers coming to town, but again
a brutal, brutal loss for Liam Cohen and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
There's are recaps previews for this week again. Mike Grayce
coming up here in just a second talk in Florida
coaching search, FSU Future and USF Miami College Football playoff aspirations.
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of all Right, welcome back to Florida Football Insiders podcast.
We are now welcomed by a man who covers the
SEC in the South basically every day of the year
on his radio show Monday through Friday, Pressboxradio dot com,
host of the press Box based out of Atlanta. My buddy,
my co host, he lets me gives me the opportunity
to get on there a couple of days a week.
Mister Mike Grace, welcome back.
Speaker 3: Sir forourt and year old. Are uab logos there?
Speaker 1: Because I think yes, like that? Yeah, we liked that.
Jamaica through the Court. We had some cold weather in
the South this week. How you like the cold weather?
You're a cold weather guy?
Speaker 3: Not really, no, no, thank you, No, there's a reason
I live in the South. But you know, it is
November and so it's a little bit cold, but it's
supposed to warm back up again the next couple of days,
so we can stand it in the you know, little
little doses.
Speaker 1: Here and there. Yeah. So you cover the SEC all
year round, whether it's whatever, football, all that stuff, all
the all the sports. You don't be a little thought.
Week two of the college football Playoff not a whole
lot of change at the top of the rankings. You
still got Texas A and M Alabama three and four,
but you do have Texas at ten. You got Miami
who moved from eighteen to eleven, and then the USF
Bulls slid into the twelfth spot. Give me a thought.
Speaker 3: You know, that's a big spot for us, that team.
We talked to Tom Lougan Bill on today's show, and
Tom loves South Florida. He really loves the Bulls and says,
look out if they if they could get in the playoffs,
they could they could win a game or two. So
so I absolutely love them. I'm still confused. I mean,
the bulk of it, I'm okay with. I'm still just
confused at the top though, Jason, I've looked at resumes
and I'm trying to figure out whyy Ohio State has
a better resume than Indiana or Texas A and M.
I you know, it seems that that Week three win
at Notre Dame seems to be you know, I mean,
for the for the aggies of Texas A and M.
I would think that's a Biggie. But the Buckey's Week
one win over a Texas team that was number one
then number ten now fourteen to seven, a win at home, right,
how is that as impressive as going on the road
to winning at Notre Dame, which is what A and
M did. And look the Hoosiers, they've got back to
back road wins at number twenty one, Iowa, number eight,
Oregon and decent. I don't understand why Ohio States number one.
That's that's my biggest question, yep.
Speaker 1: And I think you'll A and M's gonna have more opportunity.
A and M places Texas here in a couple of weeks,
so they're gonna have another opportunity. Then they're gona an
opportunity to play potentially in the title game against George Alabama.
You know, whichever combination of those teams make it, So
those could change. I think if A and M runs
the table and Ohio State runs the table, I think
A and M might be the pick at the end
of the day. I think. So.
Speaker 3: I just again, I keep waiting to hear this committee
talk about the new metrics they're using, and I haven't
seen that yet. What what I see? So far from
them is them using the old eye test, which tells
them Ohio States of defending national champion, and so they're
gonna be number one until we see something different. I
just I don't see where the metrics have come into
play at all. But again I'm not looking at the
same number as they are, so we'll see.
Speaker 1: Give me a thought on Miami. Last week they were eighteen,
moved all the way up to eleven because of the
more more so probably because of the carnage elsewhere in
the conference, everybody else losing what and obviously the thing
Miami's gonna lean on. We beat Notre Dame exactly to
day man and we both got two losses. They're gonna
say we should be in. We beat Notre Day if
they win the rest of their.
Speaker 3: Games, and it certainly helps the ACC in their quest
for multiple bids. Okay, so if they if they get
a champion and the champions, you would assume, I know
there is a possibility there's Folks have talked about the
possibility that the ACC champion doesn't make it, it's jumped
by a Sun Belt champion or an American Conference champion.
That is a possibility, but it is it's far fetched somewhat.
So I would think that the champion of the a
CC is gonna get there. And as long as Miami
can run the table with what they've got finished with
just two losses, I think they've got a good case
to be in as well.
Speaker 1: Yeah, man, and that's that's gonna be again. The carnage
in the ACC go ahead.
Speaker 3: Although they've got almost zero chance of making the ACC game,
they could still end up in the in the CFB.
Speaker 1: Right. No, that's that's that's the crazy part is that's
how all right? I want to take you down to
the Gainesville. We know they that that program is kind
of cratering. They got crushed last week in Lexington. They
played well the week the first the first new coach
game bump you typically get when you have an interim
coach that played well against Georgia. They got boat raced
in Lexington last week. What do you what do you
see in that What do you see in that program?
And what's the kind of guy they need to stabilize
that program in Gainesville? Yeah?
Speaker 3: I don't know what to think because I look at
every every coaching search you look at. Right now, Lane
Kiffin's the odds on favorite, whether it's Florida. Look, I
talked to guy. I talked to a buddy in LSU
today who's got some inside source. He still believes the
boosters down there believe they can get Lane to Baton Rouge.
Now you've got to talk about him going to New
York to reunite with Jackson Dart. The Giants all leagues
to the New York Giants. So so I don't know.
I mean, it really is a question. Lane Kiffin is
still the odds on favorite. Eli Drinkwitz, I don't see.
I'll say this, Eli, if he had a chance to
get out of Como, he probably should because he's taking
that program about it far again, I think. And then
the other names I'm seeing on the list are James Franklin,
Jed Fish, Jeff Bram who, by the way, Louis was
working on him and try to keep him, Brent Key,
he's already said he's not leaving Georgia Tech, John Somerawl,
who most believe is the odds on favor to get
the Auburn job. And then Clark Lee leaving Vanderbilt for Florida.
Maybe I guess I don't have a clue as to
who's gonna be the next next head coach for the Gators. Man,
I really don't.
Speaker 1: And the interesting dynamic is in your world where you're
from the state of Mississippi. Where does Florida go this
week Oh, miss yes, exactly. Not think behind the scenes,
somebody's talking to somebody Jimmy Sexton at the steakhouse or
whatever the place is to go have a nice meal
in Oxford this weekend.
Speaker 3: I just think, you know, we'll see if Lane leaves Oxford.
I think it's Gainesville is where he's going. We've talked
about this. His wife, Layla, who they seem to have
reconciled pictures on social media of them together at Halloween
and some other things in her face family is from Gainesville.
She is a Florida grad. So I see a lot
of reasons why that would work Lane and Baton Rouge
just doesn't seem to fit to me. I do think
that if he goes National Football League, which could be
a possibility somewhere, but I think he's still relatively young.
He's just barely fifty, is he not, And so he's
got a son in high school there in Oxford. He's
a daughter that's attending the University of Mississippi. I can
see him just stay and put for a couple of years,
and then once they're they're moving on and doing their thing,
then he could maybe try that National Football League. Trust me,
they'll be an opening somewhere along the line and somebody
will be willing to hire Lane Kiffin for sure.
Speaker 1: And in world of the SEC, you got a lot
of jobs at Arkansas, Auburn, Florida. You might have another
one or two maybe South Carolina. Yeah, and then another
place that's not SEC, but it's in the Deep South. Here,
Florida State. Give me a thought about what's going on
there in Tallahassee. We all thought after they'd beat Alabama
week one, here we go again. We're back on the rise.
And boy, it has just been ruggle city since well.
Speaker 3: Word tells me Florida State just doesn't have the money
to get rid of Mike Norbelle. It would be close
to a sixty million dollar buy out if I'm not Yeah,
and then and for and for a school that's already
sued the ACC because they want more money. I just
don't know where that's going to come from. For Florida
State to do that, so I would think Mike Norbel
stays put. And I'll be honest, I would think South
Carolina right now, if they look at the landscape with
all the other openings, Shane members looking pretty good to
me right now. I know it's been a down year
for them, but the guy loves Carolina. He absolutely adores it.
And uh yeah, i'd be I would be nervous about
trying to jump into what is now and already very
crowded a coaching vacancy pool.
Speaker 1: Man. Yeah, it's again. It'll be interesting what the first
domino to faults. And I think everybody's willing to wait
for Lane, and I think Lane's probably gonna here in
the next couple of weeks, is going to have to
give somebody a wink wink of some type either I'm
coming or I'm not, so they can move on to
the next guy.
Speaker 3: And can he can he somehow tell Florida? Yes, But
I've got to wait until I get old Miss through
the through the CFP.
Speaker 1: Keep it quiet and keep it quiet, And I don't.
Speaker 3: Know how that's gonna happen, man, And you're right though,
I think that has to be the first domino that falls,
unless unless LSU believes they're not gonna get Lane, or
Florida believes they're not gonna get Lane, and they go
somewhere else then Until then, I think both of those
places are holding out with hopes of getting Lane Kiffin,
and everybody seems to want.
Speaker 1: Yeah, for a guy that knows the state Misissippi, What
is Lane Kiffin? I mean, just we obviously we know
his charisma and all the stuff he does, but what
what do you respect about Lane that he's kind of
grown professionally and matured as an adult as a human being?
First and foremost, What are the things that you really
like for Lane? And what what things would make you
nervous if you brought Lane in.
Speaker 2: Now?
Speaker 3: I was really beginning, I was really beginning to like
Lane Kiffin and then he goes and trolls my Mississippi
State Bulldogs again this week. If you didn't hear when
ascid halftime on the Old miss Radio network, you know
what he thought of the first half. His early response was, well,
it's great to see Georgia boat racing Mississippi State. Oh
you mean our game? Oh yeah, we're doing okay. So
you know Lane is gonna be Lane in that regard.
But I do think you know, he's learned not to
go for it twelve times on fourth down off the
most part. He did that in one game. What was it, Jason,
because we talked about that earlier this year.
Speaker 2: Do it?
Speaker 3: Lane, come on, be the new Lane, not the old lane.
I do think he's matured. I know this that the
guy can coach him. What he's really done at Old
Miss that made the difference is he's made that place
the cool place to recruit too. Yip the whole sip thing.
I mean, he's made it cool to go to Oxford,
which has not always been the case, especially around the Southeast.
But he's got guys coming there now to play and
to make it in the National Football League. You look
at guys who have come through his program who are
playing on Sundays now and doing so with big paychecks.
So he's made it cool to go to Old Miss,
and right now he certainly has the advantage. Who As
a Mississippi State fan, I'd love to see Lane take
one of those jobs and get him out.
Speaker 1: Of Oxford, man, please, yeah, please, no doubt. All right, last,
when I get you out of here talking about Miami.
Just a minute on Miami, Mario crystal Ball. They just seem,
for whatever reason, they've got all the talent in the world.
I think if you put them talent for talent, they're
right there, top five in the country against anybody. But
they can't Carson Beck a guy I know you've covered
a bunch of his Georgia days. Can you know can he?
Can they not slip on the banana peel? Can they
win three more games? Especially the pit game at the
end here is going to be critical.
Speaker 3: Has Carson Has Carson Beck shown us he can win
a game for them? Yeah? I mean has he? Because
they got everything else they really do that. They're great
upfront on both sides of the ball. They're they're they're
great on the back end defensively. I don't know what
the problem is other than the quarterback positions.
Speaker 1: Mario coaching, his in game management's a little.
Speaker 3: Bit that you're right, the head coach in the quarterback,
which you would think of the two more supportive things
for a football team, might be the biggest question marks
for Miami. So we'll see. But again, the committee did
them a favor by moving them up as far as
they did this week. If they can run the table
and hang in there. With two losses, they've got a
legitimate shot at least arguing their case to make the
twelve team field.
Speaker 1: And who you like in Georgia? Who you like Arch?
You like Georgia Texas? Again, we all thought this was
going to be a showdown game, but Texas is just
you know, skated by in so many of these games.
You're a Mississippi State game, the Kentucky game. But they
beat Vanderbilt pretty convincingly. I know this score at the
end got closed, but they beat Vandy pretty good two
weeks ago.
Speaker 3: They're beginning to really look like the Texas we thought
they would be at the beginning of the year. Art
seems to you know, not be trying so hard to
take the check down to do little things. He's progressing
and doing better, But until mcgunnar Stockton continues to impress me. Folks,
you know, dog him about his inability to throw the
ball deep, but at the same time, when he needs
to throw one thirty yards down the field and drop
it in a bucket, I've seen him do it. So
I'm beginning to think, you know, they ran the ball
against Misissippi State so well last week. I don't know
whether that's whether that's Fool's goald or not, because the
State defense is still pretty weak. Especially again it's the run,
so I don't know what that means. The three hundred
and five rushing yards they put up in Starkville, they're
not going to do that, certainly against this Texas team.
Speaker 1: So I don't know.
Speaker 3: I just like the home field advantage for Georgia. I
still think that the Bulldogs probably have the edge this weekend.
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Speaker 3: That's the truth.
Speaker 1: Man.
Speaker 3: It's November. Can you believe it? And yet just three
weeks left in the regular season. That is really hard
to believe it. It's been a fantastic season. Can't wait
to see how the next couple of months play out.
Speaker 2: Man.
Speaker 1: More drama to come. So thanks for time, Mike Grace,
appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Man.
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