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<v Speaker 1>Well, you can say what a difference of week makes.

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<v Speaker 1>Last week we were talking about the portal Nil Dabbo.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we took the high road on this show,

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<v Speaker 1>as we always do, and tried to be nuanced, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad we did because it came on back and

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<v Speaker 1>just said all sorts of acc records in a huge

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<v Speaker 1>win against a very good app State team. And Don

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<v Speaker 1>Munson was on the call for that game for the

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<v Speaker 1>Clemson Athletic Network. Dapper Don, welcome back to the show,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend.

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<v Speaker 2>Big Cat fruit loops that you are good glad to

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<v Speaker 2>see our the Tigers play like they did on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was too for these Clemson faithful out there

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<v Speaker 1>that obviously, look, it's been a tough couple of years

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<v Speaker 1>based on what the standard has been prior to that.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's just rewind a minute here. There was so

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<v Speaker 1>much conversation about this program nationally, and this is why

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<v Speaker 1>you always got to listen local, because you know guys

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<v Speaker 1>like yourself. I would like to think myself my mates

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<v Speaker 1>over there at the English Tiger Tailgate show, Mark and

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<v Speaker 1>Daja and and Rich and the whole crew, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a better sense of what's going on with that program

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<v Speaker 1>than just about anybody. And I just told people last week,

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<v Speaker 1>let's give it a couple weeks, let's see how these

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<v Speaker 1>young receivers look. And my goodness, right out of the gate,

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<v Speaker 1>mister west coo gone, how about that start?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I be really honest with you, After being at

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<v Speaker 2>practice most of the week, I kind of thought that

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<v Speaker 2>was a play they were going to open up with.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest with you, I think that you could

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<v Speaker 2>tell that throughout the week just watching things offensively, they

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<v Speaker 2>felt like they that they're at the wide receiver, especially

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<v Speaker 2>the young kids, had a little bit of an advantage

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<v Speaker 2>over what that state was going to show in the

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<v Speaker 2>defensive secondary. Well, that proved out to be that to

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<v Speaker 2>be pretty true. So you know, I hate to see

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<v Speaker 2>my alma mater getting beat down like that, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was a beatdown, and it was you know, they collected

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<v Speaker 2>their check and went about. They went right back up

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<v Speaker 2>their merry way, right back up to twenty one and

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<v Speaker 2>back to boon.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, you know, and that's going to happen, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Clemson sixty six twenty was the final I was watching.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't stay for the game down, but by the

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<v Speaker 1>time I got home it was about third quarter in.

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<v Speaker 1>It was great to see so many of the backups

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<v Speaker 1>get in there and get some great reps. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Dabbo even talked about it, but kay Klubnick looked. There

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot of conversation after that Georgia game how

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<v Speaker 1>he would respond, and I thought he stood up handled

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<v Speaker 1>it like a man. In the media all week. He

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<v Speaker 1>had got in front of his teammates reportedly after that

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia game and said, you know, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>quit on you, guys, don't quit on me, paraphrasing there

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and he just came out of the gate

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<v Speaker 1>and was so crisp and accurate. Again, I know the

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<v Speaker 1>level of competition is different when you're playing Georgia, but

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<v Speaker 1>good for Clubnick, right because it's a confidence boost for

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<v Speaker 1>him and the defense and everybody on that team to

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<v Speaker 1>see your leader at quarterback putting dimes out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So, you know, after the Georgia game, I was

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<v Speaker 2>down there in the locker room that had to coach finish.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when Cade, you know, got up and stood forward

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<v Speaker 2>amongst the offensive group. The offensive indefensive groups always split

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<v Speaker 2>up after coach talks, and it was pretty impressive to

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<v Speaker 2>see the young man, you know, stand up there and

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<v Speaker 2>do that. And I think that was it was important

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<v Speaker 2>for him to do that, be honest with because he

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<v Speaker 2>is he's he's he's the face of the program. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know he you know, basically saying he said,

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<v Speaker 2>does I'm not quitting on you. I don't expect you

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<v Speaker 2>to quit on me. Now. What I would also say

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<v Speaker 2>is that I think that to see the young wide receivers, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly Westco. Now Moore had some some good myths, but

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<v Speaker 2>in particularly you know, what what Westco did was it

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<v Speaker 2>gave it gave juice to everybody. I think it throughout practice,

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<v Speaker 2>you knew that it was going to happen, that this

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<v Speaker 2>was this was the decision that was going to be made,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were going to start the young man, and

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<v Speaker 2>it woke up everybody. And I think it was good.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was good for the wide receiver room,

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<v Speaker 2>it was good for the offense, and and certainly it

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<v Speaker 2>seemed Kaye. I think that was a it was a

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<v Speaker 2>real growing moment for him. And then for him to

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<v Speaker 2>do what he did. You know, there hasn't been a

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<v Speaker 2>college quarterback that's done that in the game in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five years and I'm you. I mean, there's been some

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good college quarterbacks in the last twenty five years,

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<v Speaker 2>but nobody, nobody has had, you know, a half like

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<v Speaker 2>what he had.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was crazy. I was listening to your call

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<v Speaker 1>on the way back to Boiling Springs after the tailgate

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<v Speaker 1>show that we did down there, and I was I

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<v Speaker 1>just was in awe of the amount of production and

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<v Speaker 1>just the fact that they were able to pour it

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<v Speaker 1>on again against that program that has always been highly

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<v Speaker 1>competitive out of the sun Belt there app State, as

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and you know now you look forward to

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<v Speaker 1>a bye week. I think it all comes together now

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<v Speaker 1>for this program, at least the short term. You know

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<v Speaker 1>how it is. It's a week to week proposition. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a huge confidence booster and the status

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<v Speaker 1>of the ACC right now. Man, it's an expanded conference.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, you've got so many newcomers to this ACC landscape.

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<v Speaker 1>But isn't the goal obviously to win the conference. It's

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<v Speaker 1>so Dabo talks about, right, there's all sorts of goals.

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<v Speaker 1>They still have that plane in their site very early

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<v Speaker 1>in this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, no doubt, you know, if Compston wins the Atlantic

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<v Speaker 2>Coast Conference, seem the wins the championship that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not only they in the playoffs, they're one of the

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<v Speaker 2>one of the four buys. Yeah as well. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think people forget that they Okay, well they win,

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<v Speaker 2>they you know, they're gonna be an like the eight seeds. No,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be one of the They're gonna be one

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<v Speaker 2>of the top four seeds and have a buy. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>you know, from from that standpoint, so yeah, it's it's big.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the other thing is is that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson knows they have their back to the wall. They

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that they can have another hiccup along

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<v Speaker 2>the way. To be perfectly honest with you, they they

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<v Speaker 2>probably need to need to win out to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to really secure things. But we'll see. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>can I guess see. Maybe they go something in one

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<v Speaker 2>inside the league and they would that that would probably

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<v Speaker 2>put them in in a championship game scenario. But who

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<v Speaker 2>is that one too? You got to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>that one is not a matchup that you would lose

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<v Speaker 2>a tiebreaker and keep you out of the the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>championship game.

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<v Speaker 1>I was impressed with the crowd, don and again we

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of Clemson fans that listen. We got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Gamecock fans that listen, but we give

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<v Speaker 1>them equal time. I thought the crowd was exceptional. We

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<v Speaker 1>saw it during the Tiger Tailgate show brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by Engles throughout that three hour wind though I was

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<v Speaker 1>there earlier than that, and I just thought between the

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<v Speaker 1>APP State contingent that showed up and good on them

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<v Speaker 1>too because they travel well and Clemson, it was a

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<v Speaker 1>very it felt like a late season environment in that

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<v Speaker 1>stadium to me, and you could see the fans were

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<v Speaker 1>trying to rally around this young team with a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of pieces that have been scrutinized and say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 1>got you back.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think what happened with the crowd, and you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of know this is that you know, I got

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<v Speaker 2>on campus around four o'clock, and you know, I'm walking

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<v Speaker 2>from my car and into my office and then doing

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<v Speaker 2>some other things there outside of the football stadium, and

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<v Speaker 2>you could there was there was a there was a

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<v Speaker 2>little sense of Okay, what's about to happen? What is

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen? Because there was there was a ton

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<v Speaker 2>of respect for APP and what they have done in

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<v Speaker 2>years past in situations just like that and so, but

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<v Speaker 2>then to see the third play offensively bang, and then

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<v Speaker 2>they come back quick strike again and before anybody knew it,

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<v Speaker 2>it was twenty one to nothing and the place is

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<v Speaker 2>on fire, and they just kept going. Then then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden it grew to forty two to nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>and that you know, by the time that it was

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight and I think the party was on. By

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<v Speaker 2>the time they go to the forty two to nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>it was like Woodstock. I mean, it was out of control.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you know, he got to play a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people and it was a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>It was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was silid, and it's still reverberating today. Now, now

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<v Speaker 2>the question, yes, we have the open week, So now

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<v Speaker 2>what happens and the pressure becomes can you do it again?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't. I'm not saying can you go

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<v Speaker 2>and score you know, sixty six points on somebody?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh sure, can you do it again?

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<v Speaker 2>You better come back and play well against since State

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<v Speaker 2>and then guess what, this your your home after that again,

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<v Speaker 2>you better come back and do it well against Stanford

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<v Speaker 2>the next two games. I think you are really really

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<v Speaker 2>big for this football program. They can if they can

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<v Speaker 2>pull off a month of September going three and one.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I think they do head into October and back

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<v Speaker 2>to back road games in really good fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>Noon kickoff coming up on the twenty first. That's their

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<v Speaker 1>next opponent at home in the Valley against Sinca State.

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<v Speaker 1>An important game and they've got some explosive players there,

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<v Speaker 1>but they took a tough one on the chin there

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<v Speaker 1>in Charlotte this weekend. It's gonna be a great matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>Don Munson will be on the call for that one

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<v Speaker 1>in all the games this entire season with our good

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<v Speaker 1>friend Tim Murray and Reggie Mirrweather. Don, it's always great

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up. I'm glad we can do this in

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<v Speaker 1>a more formal setting. We got to give you the

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<v Speaker 1>Don line. I'm gonna call it. The Don line is

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<v Speaker 1>secondary number. You can always reach it. It's like the

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<v Speaker 1>bat signal.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me the batphone. I like that. That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Good all right, Don, Great, great work this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey boys, Go Tigers.