1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: The Florida Football Insiders podcast is brought to you by 2 00:00:02,839 --> 00:00:08,560 Titan Home Lending Ticket Smarter, Ghost Sleeves and Drew Fellios 3 00:00:08,599 --> 00:00:11,439 are Florida realtor. Enjoy the podcast. 4 00:00:15,439 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 2: A look at college football news, analysis and insights from 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,359 around the Sunshine Stage. This is Florida Football Insiders, a 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,480 part of the College Gridiron Coast. 7 00:00:26,199 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: To Coast podcast network. 8 00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:30,079 Speaker 2: And here's your host, Jason Collers. 9 00:00:34,039 --> 00:00:38,079 Speaker 1: All right, welcome in Florida Football Insider's podcast, part of 10 00:00:38,119 --> 00:00:43,000 the College grid Iron Coast to Coast podcast feed. Appreciate 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,119 you finding us. I'm your host, Jason down in Tampa. 12 00:00:47,079 --> 00:00:50,880 A very very rough week for the state of Florida 13 00:00:51,799 --> 00:00:54,679 when it comes to college football, other than if you're 14 00:00:54,759 --> 00:00:58,119 the University of Miami you are on cloud nine after 15 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,840 one week, but if you are Florida State, you are 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,239 not in a good state of mind heading to week 17 00:01:06,239 --> 00:01:09,000 two of the college football season. But again, appreciate you 18 00:01:09,079 --> 00:01:14,200 finding us. Florida goes down in Gainesville forty one seventeen 19 00:01:14,239 --> 00:01:21,000 to the Miami Hurricanes. A beatdown of epic proportions by 20 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,400 the Hurricanes on the Gators. Billy Napier gets off to 21 00:01:25,439 --> 00:01:29,400 the twenty twenty four season in a massive struggle. Quarterback 22 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,920 hurt now, just not a very good performance. Give a 23 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,799 lot of the credit to Miami. Cam warden company. Mario 24 00:01:35,879 --> 00:01:38,879 Christobal comes into Gainesville and really just dominates the game 25 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:44,760 from start to finish. The game started off back and forth, 26 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:47,280 and then Miami went down and scored early in the 27 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,719 middle of the first quarter after a roughing the passer 28 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,200 penalty against the Gators extended a drive, and after that 29 00:01:53,799 --> 00:01:55,920 the game was you know, the game got to seven 30 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,159 to three, but the game was never after middle of 31 00:01:59,159 --> 00:02:01,959 the second quarter on game was not very competitive at all. 32 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:07,239 Miami just thoroughly outplayed Florida. Cam Ward was the difference 33 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,599 maker here. The offensive and defensive lines were noticeably different 34 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,199 as well. Just a lot of questions to be answered 35 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:20,599 for the Florida Gators and Billy Napier. Florida State. Another 36 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,120 massive letdown performance on Monday night, Labor Day Night, they 37 00:02:25,199 --> 00:02:28,520 lose to Boston College twenty eight to thirteen in Tallahassee 38 00:02:28,759 --> 00:02:30,879 to fall to o to two and out of the 39 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:35,879 top twenty five. Just another lackluster performance. Defense gives up 40 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:39,680 two hundred and sixty three yards rushing, only only accumulate 41 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:42,240 twenty one yards rushing on the offensive side of the ball, 42 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:49,960 dju very very inconsistent, sporadic missed, multiple wide open guys 43 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,360 in the end zone that passes you just have to hit, 44 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,240 and just a very very disappointing performance by coach norvel 45 00:02:56,319 --> 00:03:00,439 In That Florida State program again falls to zero to 46 00:03:00,439 --> 00:03:02,960 two in the a SEC, which is even more problematic 47 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,560 from a college football playoff perspective. But again, uh, just 48 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,360 a disastrous start to the to the college football year 49 00:03:11,479 --> 00:03:14,560 up in Tallahassee for the Seminoles, who many projected to 50 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,599 be a top ten team and a playoff serious playoff contender. 51 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:21,879 Now those hopes are in serious peril. 52 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 3: Uh. 53 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,719 Speaker 1: The first and foremost thing is to try to win 54 00:03:24,759 --> 00:03:27,120 a football game. And again, I don't know what's going 55 00:03:27,159 --> 00:03:30,680 on from a leadership perspective up there internally with the players, 56 00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:33,840 but it doesn't seem like they are very cohesive in 57 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,719 in their in their actions, in their and they're they're 58 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,240 on the field play. The defense continues to get gashed 59 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,240 on the ground again two hundred sixty three yards rushing 60 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,360 by Boston College by from Bill O'Brien in the Boston 61 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,719 College offense. Uh. Inability to cover the running back out 62 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:54,000 of the backfield. They just got picked apart by uh By, 63 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:56,439 the the lack of the ability to cover the running back, 64 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,840 multiple big plays by Boston College by not covering any 65 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:03,560 For me, it's offensively just no rhythm on offense, the 66 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,719 inability to get any push with the offensive line, and 67 00:04:06,759 --> 00:04:11,479 then the inconsistent inconsistency is with the quarterback position as well. 68 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:17,160 You're gonna hear from NFL coach, former NFL assistant coach, 69 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:21,680 college assistant coach UFL champion Anthony Blevins, a former teammate 70 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,680 of mine at UAB. He's gonna be joining the podcast 71 00:04:24,759 --> 00:04:27,240 here in a few minutes to talk break down the 72 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,040 Florida Florida state situation as well as the Miami situation, 73 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,399 and we're gonna preview Florida, I mean Alabama and USF 74 00:04:34,439 --> 00:04:37,879 a little bit as well. So that's you will enjoy 75 00:04:37,959 --> 00:04:40,800 my conversation. Anthony's gonna be joining us every couple of 76 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,759 weeks on the podcast to give his his great coaching 77 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,920 thoughts again. Anthony's coach in the NFL for multiple years 78 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:51,079 and as well as coaching at the college level again. 79 00:04:51,079 --> 00:04:54,560 He was part of the UFL Birmingham Stallions UFL championship 80 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,519 team this year in twenty twenty four as well. So 81 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,759 Anthony's got some great insights on nil rosters, transfers and 82 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,560 all that kind of stuff that you're gonna hear from 83 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:07,399 him here a little bit later in the episode. So 84 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,680 again FSU often oh to start again. Disastrous start there, 85 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,439 bad started in Gainesville. The heat is going to be 86 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:20,759 turned up dramatically on Billy Napier and on the flip side, 87 00:05:20,759 --> 00:05:23,279 Mario Cristabal gets off to a great start one to zero, 88 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:27,079 forty one seventeen. Obviously Cam wore they's found a quarterback. 89 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,959 If they can keep Cam Warred healthy. I think they 90 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,920 got some really good players. Cam Ward through for three 91 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,639 hundred and eighty five yards three touchdowns, Xavier Ristrepo seven 92 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,279 catches for one to twelve in a touchdown to lead 93 00:05:39,319 --> 00:05:42,600 the way for the Hurricanes. And again, just a very 94 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,040 good performance by Miami from start to finish. They seem 95 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:50,360 buttoned up, They were disciplined, not any stupid penalties, They 96 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:54,600 played consistent, So very good start for Mario Cristobal down 97 00:05:55,120 --> 00:06:00,560 in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes will host fam You this Saturday. 98 00:06:01,079 --> 00:06:05,279 The Florida Gators will host Samford University this Saturday. Meant 99 00:06:05,319 --> 00:06:08,439 to mention Montreal. Johnson had one hundred and six yards 100 00:06:08,439 --> 00:06:11,120 on eleven carries and a long touchdown run that was 101 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:13,399 kind of the one lone bright spot for the Gators 102 00:06:13,959 --> 00:06:18,680 on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville. Again, they will host Samford 103 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:23,879 on Saturday. Graham Mertz left the game late third early 104 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,439 fourth quarter concussion issue. We don't know his status going 105 00:06:27,439 --> 00:06:31,160 into Saturday. You did see DJ Lagway make his debut 106 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,279 for the Gators, the highly touted five star quarterback, so 107 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:36,920 we will see how that goes on Saturday. I would 108 00:06:36,959 --> 00:06:40,279 anticipate Lagway getting most of the most of the reps, 109 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:43,399 if not all the reps on Saturday. I would anticipate 110 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,600 Merch probably not playing due to the concussion issue, but 111 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:51,600 we will see. For Florida State again, not a lot 112 00:06:51,639 --> 00:06:54,560 of impressive things on the stat line, only twenty one 113 00:06:54,639 --> 00:06:56,759 yards rushing, gave up two hundred and sixty three yards 114 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:03,879 rushing to Boston College and again Dj dj Uiga lele 115 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,879 very hit and miss in the passing game. All right, 116 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,519 USF forty eight three winners over Bathune, Cookman and their 117 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,839 opener in Raymond James Stadium. They will head to Alabama. 118 00:07:15,839 --> 00:07:17,839 I'm not gonna talk much stats in that game because 119 00:07:17,879 --> 00:07:22,560 to me, that's a meaningless game planning one FCS opponent on. 120 00:07:22,879 --> 00:07:24,920 One good positive sign out of the USF that I 121 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,040 did notice is John Cannon made two long field goals 122 00:07:28,079 --> 00:07:31,439 fifty three yarder, so again, the field goal situation was 123 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,759 a little shaky last year. Off to a good start 124 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:37,600 this year with John Cannon. But Florida USF will head 125 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,120 to Tuscaloosa on Saturday night to play a primetime game 126 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:45,040 against Alabama, who beat Western Kentucky sixty three nothing. So 127 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,199 it would be a really good test for Alex Golish 128 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:53,800 and Byron Browning company. If you want to hear Joey 129 00:07:53,839 --> 00:07:56,800 Johnston give a little preview of the USF Alabama game, 130 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,560 go to the press Box my press Box Radio show 131 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,399 archives Pressbox radio dot com. You can hear a good 132 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,959 from Tuesday of this week. You can hear a good 133 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,959 fifteen minutes chat we had with Joey Johnson Bull sideline 134 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:15,439 reporter we'll preview in the USF game. Just give a 135 00:08:15,439 --> 00:08:18,759 little o review of the USF roster and such. So 136 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:23,079 enjoy that. Go check that out at Pressbox radio dot com. 137 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,959 And Joey Johnston as well. So again USF heads to Tuscalosa. 138 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,439 Remember they played last year in Tampa, very competitive game. 139 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,840 Alabama ended up winning seventeen to three. It was ten 140 00:08:33,879 --> 00:08:37,279 to three till late in the fourth quarter. Remember Jalen 141 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,120 Milroe did not play in that game. He was basically 142 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,360 benched by Nick Saban. So a little bit different dynamic 143 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:46,840 this year. But USF has to have some confidence that 144 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:50,480 they can at least play competitively with Alabama as they 145 00:08:50,519 --> 00:08:52,360 did last year. So we will see. But they have 146 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,840 to score some points. You're not gonna win another low 147 00:08:54,879 --> 00:08:56,679 scoring game. You're gonna have to score in the twenties 148 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,480 to win this game minimum. So we'll see if Byron 149 00:08:59,519 --> 00:09:03,279 Brown and that offense can muster up some plays and 150 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,879 sustain some drives. They struggled last year to sustain any drives. 151 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:12,159 But we will see as well how that they fare 152 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,159 in the return match in Tuscaloosa. All Right, FAU loses 153 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,159 a tight, tight fought game up at Michigan State East 154 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:23,840 Lansing sixteen to ten last Friday. They are off to 155 00:09:23,879 --> 00:09:26,639 an oer to one start. Tom Herman and company a 156 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:30,080 good effort there, up and up again in East Lansing 157 00:09:30,519 --> 00:09:33,759 new coach at Michigan State, Jonathan Jonathan Smith, the former 158 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,039 Oregon State coach, is now the head coach up there. 159 00:09:36,519 --> 00:09:39,440 So a good start though, even though in defeat. Good 160 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,879 start by losing close to Michigan State sixteen to ten. 161 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:46,759 FAU will be home to Army this coming up Saturday 162 00:09:46,799 --> 00:09:48,799 in a conference game, so that'll be a good test 163 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:54,600 for them. FIU lose thirty one to seven to Indiana 164 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:59,919 excuse me, up in Bloomington last week. Keon Jenkins goes 165 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,879 twenty twenty nine for one to twenty nine and a 166 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:04,679 touchdown pass. Only one hundred and eighty two yards of 167 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:09,879 offense at against the Hoosiers, so that's a little bit disappointing. 168 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,080 You only can muster up that little of an offensive effort. 169 00:10:13,919 --> 00:10:17,480 But they will host Central Michigan in week two at 170 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:21,159 home down in Miami. So again FIU off to an 171 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:24,720 over to one start and UCF wins fifty seven to 172 00:10:24,759 --> 00:10:26,759 three over New Hampshire again not going to really talk 173 00:10:26,799 --> 00:10:30,399 about the statistical thing here playing an FCS opponent. They 174 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,480 will be home again this week to Sam Houston and 175 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:37,080 they'll kick off their Big twelve schedule next week. I 176 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:44,159 believe against TCU, so Sam Houston coming to Orlando for 177 00:10:44,279 --> 00:10:48,360 Week two again, Miami hosting a Florida A and m 178 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,559 off the impressive win, and again Florida State will be 179 00:10:51,639 --> 00:10:53,840 off this week as Memphis comes will come to town 180 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,639 next weekend in a pivotal game for coach Norvel. We'll 181 00:10:58,639 --> 00:11:02,360 see what if the week off will do them any good. Again, 182 00:11:02,519 --> 00:11:05,159 have to get the run defense in order, have to 183 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:07,200 figure out what's going on with the line of scrimmage, 184 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:08,799 and if anything, you just have to figure out what 185 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,080 the confidence level of that roster is. So much hype 186 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,320 and so much expectation with Florida State this year and 187 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,200 just to come out of the gates so lackluster is 188 00:11:18,279 --> 00:11:22,039 hard to believe. But they are zero to two unranked 189 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,200 now and we will see if they can get their 190 00:11:27,519 --> 00:11:31,120 tentacles back into the focus of what's needed to have 191 00:11:31,159 --> 00:11:34,720 a sustained, relatively good year. You still have an opportunity, 192 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,120 though it is remote, you still have an opportunity to 193 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,960 get to the a SEC Championship game. That's probably gonna 194 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,600 be their only path that the College Football Playoff is 195 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:45,639 to win the ACC. Remember, the ACC winner will get 196 00:11:45,639 --> 00:11:48,200 an automatic bid, but the hard thing here is you 197 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,799 already got two conference losses and you potentially could lose 198 00:11:51,799 --> 00:11:54,960 in a tiebreaker situation if you were to be up 199 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,480 against Georgia Tech or more than likely not Boston College. 200 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,720 But Georgia Tech looks like they could be a threat 201 00:12:01,759 --> 00:12:04,320 to make the a SEC title game and you don't. 202 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,240 You have the you lose the tiebreaker with Georgia Tech. 203 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,360 So you're gonna need Tech to lose three conference games. Obviously, 204 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,279 you have Clemson who lost, Virginia Tech who lost, so 205 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,960 that helps your cause a little bit, though those were 206 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,720 not conference games. So basically, Florida State's only path to 207 00:12:20,799 --> 00:12:22,799 the college football Playoff, in my view, is gonna be 208 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:27,399 to be ACC champions, and more than likely it's gonna 209 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,279 have to be as the second place team to get 210 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:31,159 into the title game, and then you're gonna have to 211 00:12:31,159 --> 00:12:34,480 win that title game. So but again, that's way down 212 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,200 the road if you're Florida State. If you're Florida State, 213 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,960 you got to worry about winning a football game and 214 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,440 getting the confidence level back of your team, and we 215 00:12:41,519 --> 00:12:44,080 will see if they can do that. All right, there's 216 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,200 your roundup and your wrap up from week one of 217 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,480 the of the State of Florida teams again. You're gonna 218 00:12:48,519 --> 00:12:51,519 hear Anthony Blevins join us here in just a minute. 219 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,919 He's gonna give some great insight on on his thoughts 220 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,720 on the Florida Florida state situation, what he thinks of Miami, 221 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:01,399 and a little preview of USF in Alabama. So enjoy 222 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:07,240 my chat with Anthony Blevins again, Florida Football Insiders Podcast, Subscribe, 223 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,320 rate and review. If you've not already done so, you 224 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,000 can check us out on x and Twitter at JPO Sports. 225 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,080 Love to hear your comments. Tell your friends again. We're 226 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,360 gonna give you good content every single week. But all 227 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,279 things stay to Florida college football. The NFL season kicks 228 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,000 off this weekend for the Florida teams. The Bucks host 229 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,919 Jaden Daniels and the Heisman Trophy winner and the Washington Commanders. 230 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,279 The Jaguars will go down south to play their in 231 00:13:33,399 --> 00:13:35,639 state rivals, the Miami Dolphins, which will be in a 232 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:41,159 very interesting game. So to it is here, full full scale, 233 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:44,440 full weekend of college football in the NFL, and we 234 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,200 will be here for you each and every week during 235 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,240 the football season to recap and preview the next week's opponents, 236 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:53,399 and we will also have some great guests for you 237 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:59,559 throughout again. 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Ticketsmarter dot Com and the ticket Smarter 286 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:01,679 and mobile app. All Right, Welcome back, Florida foot Insiders Podcast. 287 00:17:02,279 --> 00:17:04,240 Week ones in the books for the state of Florida. 288 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,799 Not a good week for the Seminoles and the Gators, 289 00:17:06,839 --> 00:17:10,319 big week for the Miami Hurricanes. We've got a cool 290 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,799 segment we are gonna bring to you throughout the football season. 291 00:17:12,839 --> 00:17:15,920 Every couple of weeks. We're gonna talk to a former 292 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,119 teammate of mine at UAB an awesome defensive back back 293 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,079 in the day and that in a former NFL had 294 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,920 NFL assistant coach, college assistant coach. He was a part 295 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,599 of the twenty twenty four UFL championship team with the 296 00:17:29,599 --> 00:17:33,440 Birmingham Stallions. All around good dude and even more impressive, 297 00:17:33,759 --> 00:17:38,480 he is a PhD. Has his PhD. So mister Anthony 298 00:17:38,519 --> 00:17:41,960 Blevan's coach, Blad welcome back, Welcome to the podcast. Appreciation 299 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,839 being a part of us as we get into the 300 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,799 twenty twenty four college football season. 301 00:17:46,319 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 3: Man, I appreciate you having Man, I really appreciate it. Man, 302 00:17:49,039 --> 00:17:49,920 it's really good to see you. 303 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 4: Man. 304 00:17:50,759 --> 00:17:53,039 Speaker 1: We're gonna have some great insight with Anthony. Anthony's gonna 305 00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:54,799 give us some great stuff behind the scenes from a 306 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,599 coaching perspective. I'm gonna ask We're gonna talk all kinds 307 00:17:57,599 --> 00:18:00,240 of things about rosters and just everything that goes into 308 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,359 in the running an organization. He's been on all facets 309 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,559 of that UH, of that of that train throughout his career. 310 00:18:06,559 --> 00:18:08,759 It has been a great career. He's been with the UH, 311 00:18:09,039 --> 00:18:11,160 with the Giants, with the Cardinals in the NFL, and 312 00:18:11,519 --> 00:18:14,119 it's a college program. So he's gonna bring a great 313 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,440 perspective on things that are that go on in the 314 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,240 locker room, coaching rooms, and all that stuff. So all right, 315 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,440 just give me a general week one of the college 316 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,839 football season, especially related to the state of Florida. Florida 317 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,559 Florida State. How surprised were you of what you saw 318 00:18:26,599 --> 00:18:29,160 out of Florida Florida State. You know, the Gators got 319 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,200 thumped by Miami and nobody everybody expected that to be 320 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,880 a pretty competitive game. Florida State obviously gets upset again 321 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,200 on Monday night against Boston College. And then the performance 322 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,640 of Miami, a really really solid performance out of Miami. 323 00:18:41,759 --> 00:18:44,160 Just give me a general thoughts on the weekend. 324 00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 4: Well, let's start with Miami. Let's stark with the good stuff. 325 00:18:46,519 --> 00:18:46,799 Speaker 1: First. 326 00:18:47,079 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 4: Miami was really impressive, really physical, ran the ball. 327 00:18:50,519 --> 00:18:50,839 Speaker 2: Well. 328 00:18:51,279 --> 00:18:53,559 Speaker 3: I was really impressed. Pressed with the Hurricanes, I believe 329 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:56,920 the Hurricanes are back. Uh They're gonna do uh create 330 00:18:57,039 --> 00:18:59,920 much noise in the state of Florida throughout college football. 331 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 4: But the Hurricanes are back, Mark mut whre the U 332 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,039 is back. Uh. 333 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 3: The disappointing part of it Florida Florida State. Without without question, 334 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,640 Florida State had big expectations coming into the season when 335 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:16,319 thirteen and one. Last year, only lost was to Georgia 336 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,000 in Georgia in the bowl game. Uh, and really had 337 00:19:19,599 --> 00:19:22,640 a case to be in the playoff last year. Probably 338 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,119 should have been in the playoff last year. So to 339 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:29,480 come come back this year, it was really disappointing to 340 00:19:29,519 --> 00:19:32,240 see how they performed on Monday night. Boston College really 341 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,480 gave it to them. They had no answers Boston College. 342 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,920 You know, scheme wise, they didn't do a lot. They 343 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,640 did a lot of the same stuff, split zone, inside 344 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:43,640 zone run. The Boston College was physical. The quarterback was unbelievable, 345 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,480 the quarterback for Boston College. And they had no answers. 346 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:50,119 They looked like they had never seen it before. Moving 347 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,799 on to Florida, Yeah, like people are down on Florida, 348 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,519 but I don't. 349 00:19:55,559 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 4: I don't know if I had that. 350 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 3: Expectation of Florida being great going into the season any right. 351 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:03,960 I think Florida right now, they're a mid level program. 352 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,240 They don't have the roster to compete in the SEC. 353 00:20:08,759 --> 00:20:11,200 They don't have the roster obviously to compete against Miami. 354 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,960 So I didn't have them very high going into the 355 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,799 season or have high expectations. I think there's gonna be 356 00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:19,119 a change in games Full at the end of the year. 357 00:20:20,039 --> 00:20:22,279 And there's some guys on that staff I really like, 358 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,519 but I don't think they have what it takes to 359 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,039 get over the hump in Gamesville this year. So I 360 00:20:28,039 --> 00:20:30,559 didn't have them very high. So I'm not really surprised. 361 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,119 Maybe the score, maybe I thought it maybe a little 362 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,480 bit closer. Yeah, I didn't think they would compete with 363 00:20:36,519 --> 00:20:39,200 the Hurricanes, and it showed on the field on this 364 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:39,920 past Saturday. 365 00:20:40,039 --> 00:20:42,279 Speaker 1: To me, one of the storylines in the weekend here 366 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,279 with both Miami and Florida State is the importance of 367 00:20:45,319 --> 00:20:49,119 evaluation of talent and the transfer portal. You saw Miami 368 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,240 get cam Ward. This guy, I mean, is dynamic. He 369 00:20:52,319 --> 00:20:55,200 can move, he can throw, he can throw from different angles. 370 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,519 And on the other side of the ledger, Florida State 371 00:20:57,559 --> 00:20:59,759 paid a lot of money for a guy that's proven 372 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:03,039 that he's not He's an average quarterback at the college level. 373 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,119 Dju went to Clemson, went to Oregon State, had a 374 00:21:06,319 --> 00:21:10,519 decent but he wasn't He's not an elite talent. I 375 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:14,079 don't think. Just talk about the importance of where college 376 00:21:14,079 --> 00:21:16,759 football is going now from a coaching perspective, of how 377 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,559 you guys have to evaluate these kids in the portal 378 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:21,880 on limited film stuff like that, and have to make 379 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,160 decisions and you have to live with those decisions when 380 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,160 you make it, when you when you when you sign 381 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,240 a quarterback, things like that, you have to live with 382 00:21:29,279 --> 00:21:29,680 some of that. 383 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,079 Speaker 3: Well, I think it goes back to just a quarterback 384 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,039 in juneral on any level Pop. 385 00:21:36,799 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 4: Warner, high school, college, professional, if. 386 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 3: You have a quarterback and give you a chance. So 387 00:21:42,279 --> 00:21:44,640 to your point, you cannot miss on these quarterbacks if 388 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,079 they're going to be a guy. I believe Matt Ruhle 389 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:51,920 said a couple of months ago that the starting rate 390 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,160 for a quarterback is probably like one point five million, 391 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,240 if that number is direct, but he said it about 392 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:01,599 one point five maybe two million for starting legit quarterback 393 00:22:02,759 --> 00:22:06,400 in college football. You cannot miss. You're paying that type 394 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,160 of money to a quarterback. You cannot miss whether it's DJ. 395 00:22:09,319 --> 00:22:12,960 DJ has not performed up this par and I like 396 00:22:13,079 --> 00:22:14,880 DJ started off at Clemson, like you said, he went 397 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,440 to Oregon State, had a good run at Oregon State, 398 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,200 really good run at Oregon State, and then comes to 399 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,079 Florida State and has not performed well in the last 400 00:22:24,079 --> 00:22:27,920 two games. He's missed some easy throws, throws that I 401 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,039 feel like a college. 402 00:22:28,759 --> 00:22:31,319 Speaker 1: Quarterback you have to make, you have to make, and 403 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:32,240 he has. 404 00:22:32,279 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 4: Not performed well. 405 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 3: But to your point, you cannot miss on a quarterback 406 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,000 if you want to be good and you want to compete, 407 00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:46,079 and I don't care what level it is, NFL, college, FBS, FCS, 408 00:22:46,319 --> 00:22:49,200 whatever it is, you cannot miss at that position. There 409 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,599 are no teams like the eighty five Bears or two 410 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,079 thousand Ravens that can just dominate on defense. Offenses are 411 00:22:55,079 --> 00:22:57,759 too good now the rules are set up for offenses 412 00:22:57,799 --> 00:23:00,960 to be good. You cannot miss at that position. You know, 413 00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:04,000 unless you unless you're just physically better than the other team, 414 00:23:04,279 --> 00:23:06,319 you cannot miss at that quarterback position. 415 00:23:06,799 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: Does does the nil with all the big money that's 416 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,359 getting paid, not just quarterbacks, other people, does that eliminate 417 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:16,599 from a coaching perspective, some of the competitiveness that you 418 00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:18,480 would love to see in practice a little bit where 419 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:21,039 the first and second guy are competing against each other 420 00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:24,200 for the job. And it's not automatic. We know most 421 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,319 of the time a guy's just better than another guy. 422 00:23:26,319 --> 00:23:29,359 But the competitiveness that you and I have grown up 423 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,079 playing with a different guy. We've seen in different elements. 424 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:33,920 Some of that goes away when you have so much 425 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,559 money getting invested in guys. 426 00:23:36,079 --> 00:23:39,079 Speaker 3: I think I agree with you that it does go 427 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,160 away in certain programs. But you look at Texas. They 428 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,720 got Queen Yours and they've got ars Manning. Ars Manning 429 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,079 in i L standards is clearly the better quarterback by 430 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,640 NIL standards, right, But Queen Yours is the guy that 431 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,720 they feel they can win with. 432 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,079 Speaker 4: He played unbelievable last year. He's played unbelievable in week 433 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,079 one of the season. So he's the guy. 434 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 3: But even though Arch is making more money, oh, I 435 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,160 assume he's making more money than win is right now. 436 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,839 But in elite programs, competition never goes away. That's where 437 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,680 you build, that's how you grow, that's how you have 438 00:24:13,759 --> 00:24:17,960 a championship roster is by competition and regardless of the money. 439 00:24:18,319 --> 00:24:20,279 And you see it in the NFL all the time. 440 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,359 First round draft picks, they get chance at a chance 441 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,599 at a chance as a chance, but it's creation only 442 00:24:24,599 --> 00:24:25,599 gets one. 443 00:24:25,759 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 4: But one chance. But teams that win. 444 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,839 Speaker 3: Are competitive at every level, at every position. So the 445 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,039 elite teams, that's what's that. 446 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,519 Speaker 1: The Georgias of the world, the Alabamas of the world. 447 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 4: That's what they have. 448 00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:42,880 Speaker 3: They have competition, and that's what they live and die 449 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,720 by because on Saturday, that's what you're doing. You're you're competing, 450 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,039 and if you can't compete Monday through Friday, there's no 451 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:50,759 way you can. 452 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 4: Compete on Saturday or Sunday. 453 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,559 Speaker 1: Talk about Florida State and a couple more college questions, 454 00:24:56,559 --> 00:24:58,599 we'll get you, and then we'll transition to the NFL here. 455 00:24:59,079 --> 00:25:01,200 How does it? How does it place like Florida State 456 00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:04,279 where by the Labor Day many people of many of 457 00:25:04,319 --> 00:25:07,319 us around the country saying their season's over, they're done. 458 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,240 They were top ten ranked, they've lost two games. How 459 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,400 is a coaching staff do you try to keep this 460 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,920 group together where you know there's probably some infighting going 461 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,119 on about with the quarterbacks not doing this, and the 462 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,920 defensive defensive line ain't doing that, we're getting eating. How 463 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:23,519 do you keep it? How do you keep a group 464 00:25:23,559 --> 00:25:27,119 together that you know is talented after such a slow start. 465 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 4: Well, I think you got to double down on the fundament. 466 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,079 Speaker 3: You got to get back to the basics, the blocking, 467 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,880 the tackling, the catching. That's that's where it starts at 468 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,200 on the field, and as coaches, you got to rally 469 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,680 around each other. Tell everybody, guys, we've only played two games, 470 00:25:43,039 --> 00:25:46,359 two games that we probably were favorite favorite to win. 471 00:25:46,559 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 4: You know. 472 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,519 Speaker 3: I remember the tweet by the guy that said I'll 473 00:25:49,559 --> 00:25:52,759 eat dog shit if Florida State loses, Like, I want to. 474 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 4: See that the favor win. Like, let's be honest, Dan win. 475 00:25:57,279 --> 00:25:59,839 Speaker 3: And the coaches have to do a really good job 476 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:01,279 of keep from everybody motivated. 477 00:26:02,079 --> 00:26:02,839 Speaker 4: How do you do that? 478 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 3: You come in, you show the mistakes, how we how 479 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,279 we struggled in this area, but also show what we 480 00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:14,119 did well. Right now, they're beat up enough, Like these 481 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,480 these young men, they're listening to social media, they're listening to. 482 00:26:18,039 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: Their friends, everybody, their parents, everybody. 483 00:26:20,799 --> 00:26:23,559 Speaker 3: Dad, They're listening to everybody, and everybody's telling them like, 484 00:26:23,599 --> 00:26:26,119 you suck, you're not good, blah blah blah. 485 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 4: All of that stuff. 486 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 3: They have to block that out and then they have 487 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,160 to refocused on refocus on the fundamentals and get back 488 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,200 to just doing the basic things the running, blocking, tackling, executing, 489 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,880 you know, simplify the scheme if that's if that's part 490 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,279 of the problem, and just playing Florida State football Florida State. 491 00:26:44,519 --> 00:26:46,480 I think they'll be all right, They'll get back on track. 492 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,839 Their offensive line coach has not been with them the 493 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,440 last two games. I believe they believe he's got another 494 00:26:51,599 --> 00:26:56,640 game right, suspend it right, Alex Atkins, and Alex is 495 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:01,440 a unbelievable, unbelievable coach, probably head coaching candidate for next 496 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,960 year and years moving forward. So once he comes back, 497 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,880 I think that will help SLILI find some things. They'll 498 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,359 be able to run the ball a little bit better, 499 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:11,799 be able to make better in game adjustments once he's back. 500 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,160 So I think that's gonna help them a lot moving forward. 501 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: Last question, talk about USF goes to Alabama this week. 502 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,200 Just give me a thought about you. You know you 503 00:27:21,319 --> 00:27:23,359 played in those big environments. How does how does the 504 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,279 little guy the power? You know, the group of five 505 00:27:26,319 --> 00:27:29,079 teams like USF got a really good quarterback. How do 506 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,359 you approach these kind of games where you know you're 507 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,759 the big underdog, which you get to play a top 508 00:27:33,799 --> 00:27:36,640 ten team in the country in a hostile environment. How 509 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,839 do you approach that? As you know, as a staff, 510 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,400 as a team of back to the fundamentals. Is just 511 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,240 more about execution to do what we do. 512 00:27:45,079 --> 00:27:46,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's definitely do what you do. 513 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 3: But what you have to focus in on is one 514 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,799 player at the time, one player at the time, all 515 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,279 the time. And next thing you know, you're in a 516 00:27:54,279 --> 00:27:56,279 close game in a fourth and all of a sudden, 517 00:27:56,279 --> 00:28:00,799 that belief starts permeating amongst the team, but amongst the coaches, 518 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,680 amongst the fans, and you find out we. 519 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 4: Can play with these guys, we can beat these guys. 520 00:28:06,079 --> 00:28:08,319 Speaker 3: But you can't get caught up in the pregame hype 521 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,480 of going to bron Denny, the one hundred thousand fans, 522 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,720 you know, sweet home Alabama rocking through the stadium. You 523 00:28:14,799 --> 00:28:16,680 can't get caught up in that, all the house two 524 00:28:17,559 --> 00:28:20,640 hats and the red and white pompongs. Just go in 525 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,759 there and focus on what you do and make it 526 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:24,519 about you and not them. 527 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 4: If you do that, you'll. 528 00:28:26,279 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 3: Find yourself in a close game in the four for 529 00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:29,960 the chance to win it. So I'm looking I'm actually 530 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,240 looking forward to that game. I think that could be 531 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,960 a be a really, you know, really good game to watch, 532 00:28:35,519 --> 00:28:37,640 be a fun game, man. And I know Alabama. They 533 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,960 played Western Kentucky and I think they blanked them sixty three. 534 00:28:42,119 --> 00:28:44,200 As a matter of fact, I know they did. They 535 00:28:44,279 --> 00:28:46,200 blanked them sixty three to nothing, and they looked really 536 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,880 good and I had a lot of good plays, a 537 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,240 lot of big plays in the run game. So but 538 00:28:50,319 --> 00:28:52,519 I'm looking forward to South Florida and their style of 539 00:28:52,599 --> 00:28:55,319 offense and how they play and how they'll match up 540 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:57,640 against Alabama, and I think this will be a good 541 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,799 test for Alabama moving into and. 542 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: From a confidence perspective, USF knows they played well with 543 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,240 them last year here in Tampa. There was a ten 544 00:29:05,279 --> 00:29:07,680 to three game till late in the fourth quarter. I know, 545 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,880 no road didn't play, so that's the one element that 546 00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:13,720 wasn't involved last year. But al USF has some confidence that, hey, 547 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,119 we played these guys toe to toe last year down here, 548 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,599 so we think we can do that again. So all right, 549 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:22,559 Anthony Blevans appreciate the time here Florida Football Insiders podcast. 550 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,039 He'll be joining us every couple of weeks. We're gonna 551 00:29:25,039 --> 00:29:27,039 be just going over all the different storylines about the 552 00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:30,079 state of Florida again, Miami off to a huge start, Florida, 553 00:29:30,119 --> 00:29:33,039 Florida state struggling, USF going off to a good start. 554 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:35,920 So Anthony appreciate the time and we will see you 555 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:36,519 in a couple of weeks. 556 00:29:36,559 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 4: Okay, Hey sounds good. 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