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POT Podcast. Now we are going up to Tallahassee to
talk about the Florida State Seminoles. Seminoles coming off a
poor year last year, a treacherous two to ten run
following the thirteen to no season twenty twenty three. No
better person to talk about all things Florida State than
the director of broadcasting, the guy you will hear on
the microphone every Saturday, maybe some Thursday, maybe a Friday
throughout the college football season, Mister Jeff Colhayne, entering his
fourth year at the Helm in Tallahassee. Welcome in, mister Jeff.
Speaker 3: Good talking, Jason, good to seeing my friend man. Four
years time flies and was just out of practice today
actually with the great Gene Deckerhaf watching the Knowles and
guys putting in work, Mike Morvel and company coaching their
tails off and getting after it after a tough twenty
twenty four. So it's been a fun start to Fall camp.
And man, I think we're all ready for this thing
to kick off right now. So let's get a rocking
and rolling.
Speaker 1: We are already. I saw I saw Jean last week
at the Buccaneers had their joint practice with the Titans.
I was at practice, and I know he was there.
I was. I actually saw Geen at practice. I'm glad
Jean's still out and about in Tallahassee visit in practice.
That's great to see. I know he's He's such a
They love him so much up there. They love you too.
Hard to believe you've already's already been four years. I
remember we chatted the first time in year kind of
year one. Hard to believe you've already talk about you
just your transition. How much have you enjoyed moving to
the South and living in the South now for a
couple of years in Tallahassee.
Speaker 3: Well, I don't know if it makes me a bad
person or not, but we have yet to return to
the North, so I don't know if we'll ever go back.
But the part of that is obviously family and friends,
love to come down to Florida and see us. And
at some point when my when my two boys their
ages six and three right now, when they get a
little bigger and can understand things a little bit better,
we will go back to the North during the wintertime
and they will be forced to shovel and Hoppa's driveway
in December. So we're not there yet. I'm just I'm
binding my time to where they can handle it, and
I'm gonna throw them out there and make them feel
But no, we love it. We love Florida State, man,
I love the people. Seminal fans have just been so
unbelievable to me and my family. And I know, Jason,
you know all about that. I mean, never surprised, continually
impressed by everybody in the Garnet and Gold. And I
think we're all kind of sticking the same thing right now.
What are we gonna find out? What we're gonna see?
We're all gonna find out together here very soon.
Speaker 1: All I want to talk about the mentality of the
of the program. Obviously, two years ago you came off
thirteen and zero, didn't make the playoff, and you had
that chip on your shoulder kind of going into twenty
twenty four. Twenty twenty four didn't go great, David. You know,
for whatever a variety of reasons. Everybody has their opinion
of what those reasons are. Didn't went to the complete
opposite spectrum two and ten, didn't play well as a
unit as a team, A bunch of coaching changes this officer.
Have you noticed that mentality or changes in procedural or
systems or processes that maybe the football program has gone
through this offseason.
Speaker 3: I don't think there's anything that really stands out when
you watch practice, but you can feel the extra energy
from the new coaching staff. And when you have so
many newcomers forty nine newcomers, and you have you know,
new coordinators, and you have you know, some new assistant
coaches as well, and some veteran guys like a herb
Hand who's better, been there, done that, you know, at
the highest level at many, many, many elite programs. How
could you not have a different feel to it? And
so I would say that's the biggest thing, Jason, that
I've noticed, is that, man, there's a lot of coaching
going on. There's a lot of communication, there's a lot
of teaching going on, and everybody that is, you know,
that is new to Florida Stay. They're really looking to
embrace the opportunity, and nobody more so than than quarterback
Tommy Castellanos. And you know, I know Tommy, you know,
was in the news in June for what he said.
But look, he is embracing his role as as the
quarterback in Florida State. He's got one shot, he's got
one year to do it and won an opportunity for him.
And you know, I think that while what he said
was probably not what you know, the coaches or the
fans would have liked to have heard, a word for word,
you know, listening to Tommy talk about it at acc
kickoff last month, he put it in the context of, look,
we need to get back to being Florida State and
I'm trying to get my jews right and so you know,
we could have been playing anybody. I would have said
probably the same things. And that's that's me taking it
out of you know, that's not what he said, but
that's kind of that's kind of the vibe, iy God.
And I think the other great thing about it was
the veterans that have been in this team that Darryl
Jacks and others had his back immediately after it came
out and said, look, hey, don't worry about we got you.
You know, we get it. We're we're in a in
a weird way there. There's a little bit of a
culture change and shift needed coming off such a tough year.
Even though the head coach is the same, even though
the messaging is really the same in a lot of respects,
it is unique to the fact that hey, what happened
a year ago in good enough, and we need to
get some guys in here that are going to make
some plays and and re establish that confidence, and we
need we need some alphas. You know, Jameis Winston was
in alpha. He let people know what was going to happen,
and he exuded confidence. Not everybody leads and and has
that kind of mentality where you're outspoken or brash, but
at a place like Florida State, we've we've been used
to that through the years, and I don't think there's
anything wrong with having that kind of confidence, especially at
the quarterback position. So he's really embraced his role and
I know the coaching steph Gus Melson, Mike Norvel, Tony
Tokar's they're really throwing a lot at him in camp
to get a feel for what they can have ready
for him on game day.
Speaker 1: And you mentioned Gus Malzon comes over from UC have
a proven head coach, made a conscious decision to want
to just be the play caller. You know, He's got
Mike Norvello who can kind of be the CEO of
the program. He can focus on the things he's really
good at, which is play calling. He's got a great
history of having productive offenses, quarterbacks like Castellano's, little guys
that can run around and throw the ball as well.
How do you think that Gus malson offense is gonna
really take shape there in Tallahassee.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm excited. I mean, I think one of the
huge story lines for this first game with Alabama, You've
got two offensive coordinators that return to just call and
plays in Gus Melson and then also on the other
side for Alabama, Ryan Grubb, right, who who goes as
far back with Calen debor As being his offense line
coach at the University of Sioux Falls. In my own
stopping rounds up in South Dakota back in two thousand
and seven, he was as OCA. Washington did not come
with him to Alabama and was with a Seattle Seahawks
calling plays a year ago. Now he's in Tuscaloosa, and
so I think that storyline of these two new OC's
calling plays in this game is going to be fascinating
to watch how they have instilled their systems and how
they put their guys in the right spots to have
success and succeed. But I think it's I think it's
just fascinating to follow because you know, when you're a
coach and you've been a head coach like Us has
for as long as he has, you get away from
kind from being a coach, especially now. And that's why
he left. He didn't want to do that stuff anymore.
He didn't want to. You know, you are now a
CEO more than you ever have been, and almost more
of a fundraiser and roster management guy. You can't really
get it much. Try to, he need to. But game planing,
you have to rely on your coordinators. You're an assistance
probably more now than he ever had before as a
head coach. So to have a Kyle like Gus being
the guy that is the trigger man for your offense.
I can't think of many better in college football, and
I think that's a storyline that we need to continue
to keep an eye on and see how that takes
off through the year, because man, you go back and
look at some of those great Auburn offenses that he
had and obviously won a national championship with Cam Newton
in twenty ten, took Auburn to the title game against
Florida State in twenty thirteen. It was seconds away from
winning that one. And you know, you asked Bama fans
what they think of Gus, and they all of a
sudden start to get a little tight when they think
of Gus mels On because of how he was able
to run the football in years past versus the great
Crimson Tie defenses and Nick Saban. So this is going
to be a great matchup in game number one, and
I'm excited to see just the details, the intricacies, and
to be able to have a guy like Tommy, who
Gus compares to one of his favorites, and Nick Marshall
to help carry him to the title game in thirteen.
I think it's going to be a fascinating, you know,
formats to follow with this Florida State offense.
Speaker 1: Talk about on the other side of the ball, Tony
White comes in from Nebraska, New DC again, fresh approach
on both sides of the ball. Give us a sense
of is this is he going to be a more
of a blitzing kind of guy his own defense a
little hybrid kind of what is Tony's mo.
Speaker 3: Well, he's holding people accountable. And if you follow this,
I know all Florida State fans follow it closely. You're
seeing the things he's saying, and he has got high
levels of expectation and he's seen some bad habits and
he doesn't like it, and he has really he's let
everybody know, look, I don't care what you've done before
or how you did it before a year ago wasn't
good enough. And so we're going to do it the
way I know how to do it, because that's why
I'm here. And you're seeing some of I think the
results of that, and you know, I think that's a
great thing too. When you come off a season like
twenty four, if you're a guy that hasn't played or
you've been on the Cuspo plane, this is a great
chance for you to get on the on the radar,
the opportunities there and guys that think they are good
and maybe aren't doing it like they've been taught to.
They're not giving anything. And so he's holding everybody accountable,
which is fantastic. And so what's it gonna look like.
It's gonna be different looking than what we've seen over
the last you know, four or five years. It's gonna
have a lot of moving pieces. You know, a three
three five look where you're gonna have a lot of
three down linemen. Well, also I think you'll see some'be
some four lineman looks with a guy standing up on
the edge. But you know, thinking back to his defense
as Jason, I was lucky enough to be at the
Nebraska Colorado game last September when he completely shut down
Shador Sanders in the Colorado offense. I mean they were
in the backfield all night long. Travis Hunter had a
good game statistically, but you wouldn't have known he was
even playing me. He caught eleven passes, but he didn't
do anything to scare you. And so it's he is
one of those guys that is going to be a
head coach. I hope he's going to be here longer
than shorter, but he's got head coaching material all over him.
And so what a great hire by Mike Norvel. And
you're going to see this group do a little bit
of everything. Yeah, they're gonna attack. The biggest thing is
they're going to try and confuse and keep opposing offenses
on their heels with the way they line up pre
snap and how they move around and how they bring
blitzes from different spots.
Speaker 1: Give me a couple of first year knows, whether they're
transfers or freshmen, that you really think the coaching staff
thinks can play some significant snaps and be very productive
at certain spots.
Speaker 3: The offensive line is one that comes to mind right away.
And you got four guys there that have all played
a lot of football and have all played football at
great programs and in big leagues at a high level.
And you know Luke pettibone at Wake Forest in all
acc Center. He's a baller. I mean, he's a football
player that comes from great background. As you know, his grandfather,
Richie was the DC for the Redskins with Joe Gibbs
for a dozen years. You know Micah Pettis from Ole
miss as a pro at right tackle Gunner Hanson from
Vanderbilt has been on the offensive line that beat Alabama
a year ago. Adrian Medley is a veteran guy from
UCF that comes with herb hand and and and Gus
to Florida State. So those four guys as transfers upfront
are going to play a lot, and they're continuing to
mesh together, and I think they're going to provide a
much better look than what we saw a year ago.
And really, quite honestly, even in twenty three, Jason, we
didn't run the football great. We were explosive with Trey Benson,
but consistently we were not a great rushing football team
on that twenty twenty three squad. So that's that's you know,
that group is improved and much better. Deuce Robinson is
six six two twenty and can run and high points
the ball, and he's gonna have a chance to have
a big year. Squirrel White is a tremendous talent speedster.
Gotta keep him healthy. We'll see if he can continue
the health trend he's on, which is good, you know,
but but when he's healthy, he's as good as everyone's
seventh most receptions in Tennessee history during his time for
the Balls Man, I'm just on offense right now. Javin
Box from Coco, you know, has records Florida High School
receiving records. Even on top of Jeremiah Smith, right you
know Randy Pittman from UCF at tight end at a
Panama City beach. I haven't mentioned usman Croma yet, who's
had a great fall camp, the true freshman back that
we flipped from Georgia. And then on the defensive side,
you know, shoot first year guys, James Williams off the
edge from Nebraska, Te mccraige, Jason Jenkins, Elijah Herring at linebacker.
You know Jerry Wilson, the cornerback who we've heard a
lot about from Sarahcuse and Houston. He's gonna he's gonna
be have a chance to start at corner and be
a lockdown guy for us overall. And then you got
two new specialists who have done a tremendous job and
replacing great guys. Jake Weinberg a huge leg for a
young kicker, and Max Shamento is sort of the you know,
your non track guy in college sports. Now he's stuck
around and hung around for a few years, and now
it's his shot at the punter position after being behind
Mastro for three four seasons. So forty nine newcomers, Jason.
There's a lot of guys, a lot of answers in there,
and I probably missed a few, but there's a lot
of opportunity out there.
Speaker 1: You got a lot of new names and new locations,
the new weights and heights to remember the boss man.
Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, it's that's the new normal right now in
college sports. We just kind of, you know, we we
we go at the flow and get to know everybody.
It's kind of like the first day of school all
over again. Every season.
Speaker 1: While we're talking about the broadcasting, everybody back from the
broadcast team. Barno coming back, Barne.
Speaker 3: Yeah, oh yeah, my guy, William Barnet Floyd. He's the
best inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame last October.
So well deserved, I believe. I want to say Tracy
McGrady was in his induction class I think last year,
and so yeah, just a special friend, love his family,
his wife Benita, their kids. You know. Jaden started here
at Florida State, wrapped up his college football career, that's
a Carson Newman. His daughter tie is breaking barriers herself.
She has become the first female play by play voice
in the history of HBCUs at Alabama A and M
this fall, and so she's following in Barnet's footsteps. And
can't say enough about how proud I am of tie
A Leie Floyd for what she is doing as a
broadcaster right now. Then my guy Tom Block, he's been
a part of Florida State football and athletics for three decades.
We'll be with us in the pregame, sidelines, and postgame.
He's awesome. And then we got great people behind the scenes.
Chris Kulp, our engineer who now is in his twelfth season,
and the legend we call him Andy Surrat. It's year
forty two on the broadcast. Vers Serrat as our spot
er and statistician. So we're getting the band back together again.
We'd like to call ourselves the bad Boys of college
football radio, so we have a lot of fun while
we're on their own.
Speaker 1: All right, Listen to Jeff Colhaynes voice in the Florida
State Seminoles. We preview the Seminoles twenty twenty five Week
one at home in Tallahassee against the Alabama Crinton Tide
Labor Day weekend. Give us a quick update on the
renovations of Dope Campbell. A lot of stuff going on there.
Give us a fin update, beautiful.
Speaker 3: You know, i know it was a hot button topic, right,
but I've got a feeling after everybody sees what this
looks like that where places have not been renovated yet,
those people on most parts of the statedium are gonna go,
what are we gonna do that? Over here? I mean
it is Michael Alford, UH, Stephen Ponder, Peter Collins, doctor
Richard McCullough, all of our our generous seminal boosters have
been just absolutely amazing with all of this, and uh,
you are going to notice the difference. I'm sure everyone's
seen pictures, uh and and videos of sorts. We're getting close.
We're almost done.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 3: It is elite. It's elite. And we've had, you know,
in talking with Michael Alford he said this publicly. We've
had you know, other NFL UH organizations, other UH schools, programs,
pro sports teams that have come to Dope to look
at it to see how we have done it and
how how it's being done the right way, and so uh,
it's it's gonna be a great It's gonna be awesome
for Alabama. What a showcase at three thirty Eastern time,
the first Saturday of a full college football slay with
Florida State and Alabama getting together in a newly renovated
Del Campbell Stadium. Man, I'm I'm it's gonna be Goosebump
City for sure.
Speaker 1: It will be. Yeah, I be an awesome crowd, hot day.
I'm sure the electricity will be through the air. Looking
at the schedule again, do you have to beat Alabama? No,
obviously you want to beat Alabama, but if you look
at the rest of the schedule, it's fairly manageable. You
got Miami at home, You're at home against pitt Virginia Tech.
You do have to go to Clemson later, but if
they do what they're supposed to do early, that game
becomes obviously humongous later in the year, and you gotta
go to Florida at the end. To me, if you
can get through this first month at worst three and one,
let's say you don't beat Alabama, but if you do
your four and zero, potentially you gotta win the games
you're supposed to win at home. Isn't that a theme there?
Speaker 4: Exit it?
Speaker 3: I break it down, five of our first six are
at home. If you gotta find a way to win
one of the two with Bama and Miami at home
and both are so very challenging, will not you know,
it goes on saying, but you have to win the
games you're favored in. You have to go to Charlottesville
and win pitt will not be easy. I'm telling you,
the pit game is going to be a bear because
they the way they are lined up and the way
paton Ardoozi has made that put that roster together. It's
how he likes his teams, and so the pit game
will be a challenge. But you should you know, Stanford,
wake Forest, you know, who knows how Virginia Tech will
look by mid November. NC State on the road, I
know has been a house of horrors for us. But
you got to get over that hump at some point
in time. But if you can, if you can start
correctly and win one of the games versus Bama or Miami,
I honestly would prefer Miami with it being an acc team, right,
I certainly would take Bama. But you could potentially be
seven and one own to Clemson November the eighth, and
that would be a top ten matchup most likely. And
so and if you lose that one and you take
care of business, you're still gonna get to Charlotte right
and have a chance in a one off to get
yourself into the college football playoff. And so that's really
how I break it down. I think you hit on
a perfectly Jason, but it will not be easy. You know, Bama, Miami, Clemson,
in Florida, all our elite rosters, especially along the lines
of scrimmage, and that's where you'll get challenged the most.
Speaker 1: Again, looking at the Alabama game again, I know new coordinators,
a lot of change, new players everything. They don't have
to beat Alabama, but you can't lose thirty eight to
fourteen at home. That's to me, to instill confidence in
the in the community, in the roster, you at least
got to be you got to be very competitive in
that game. For me, Labor Day weekend.
Speaker 3: Hit on the hand of it, that's all everybody's feeling, right.
I think obviously we'd all we want to win the game.
We expect to win every game. That's Florida State fans.
But with Alabama there there is always, you know, the challenge.
I think the start to that game is gonna be very,
very important. I mean early on in the first quarter,
you're gonna have to play obviously a full sixty. But
can you get the crowd into it? Can you get
to Ty Simpson in his first career start right? And
and now he's a great player. I mean, I know
he hasn't played a lot, but he's a five star.
He's a coach's kid. His dad's the head coach at
UT Martin, So he gets it right and so and
with Ryan Grubb like that, that's a huge asset for
Kaylin de Boor in Alabama. And they've got great talent
every They're still Bama. They're receivers, there are lines of scrimmage,
their secondary they are they are loaded again. So but
in the first quarter, can you get ahead, can you
get Tommy confident? Can he make some plays with his legs?
Can you force a turnover? Who knows? You get that
crowd into it and the war chance role and you
get in the second half. Look out, That's all I'm saying.
And I don't think we have to play perfect to
win against Alabama. A lot of people would roll their
eyes and the sec at me on that. I think
this staff has done a good enough job and roster
management and retention to be able to play. You know,
you gotta play very well. I don't think you have
to play perfect. You're gonna have to play a tremendous game.
But stay away from the things you know that are negative,
the quick changes, the turnovers, all of those things. If
you cause a couple of yourself, look out, it could
be a rock and Saturday over three hours plus inside
of Campbell Stadium.
Speaker 1: All right, last two questions for him?
Speaker 5: For you?
Speaker 1: Last year, Obviously from an outside view, I wasn't there.
I watched a bunch of games on TV. It seemed
like the spirit of the team was not where it
needed to be. The chemistry that I like you, Jeff,
and you like me, and I'm gonna bust my hump
for you, and just those kind of things. Playing for
the name on the front not the name on the back.
Have you noticed a discernible change in that MENTE.
Speaker 3: Feels that way a practice, But I don't think we'll
really know the answer until we hit some adversity during
the year. Shoot right, a year ago at this time,
we all thought this is a team that was gonna
win the league, you know, and go to Charlotte. Even
Nick Saban in Dublin said, Florida Skates State's got top
five talent. So that's why last year was so just
be fuddling across the board. It feels that way, Jason.
It feels like, you know, especially with a guy like
Tommy Castellanos, who has really done everything he can do
to get ingrained with his teammates and lead and get
everyone on the same page, and you're gonna have people,
you know that are are not going to get on
board with some of the changes. And we're seeing actually
some of that happen, you know, during camp right now,
and you're you're seeing the results of that. And so
I would like to say the answer is, yes, I
feel like it is, but we truly will not until
this team hits adversity, and we'll hit some adversity right
away in game number one of the year for sure.
Speaker 1: All right, last one, give me a quick thought on
you got a new basketball coach. A tremendous run at
Florida State. They bring back Luke Lous who is a
former player. Just talk about how how Luke has been
embraced and do we think that the direction of the
Florida State basketball program back to the back North.
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's the he's the perfect I've sind him many times.
He's the perfect fit for what Florida State needs in
college basketball in this era because he understands Florida State.
He's a Florida State fan. He's from Clearwater, played here obviously,
played for Leonard One at a SEC tournament All acc
Tournament team, has played in the Big Dance, right, and
but it's also been in the NBA. Now that's where
his coaching experience is. And he's played overseas. He gets
the roster turnover and management and retention and understands, you know, egos,
who's making more money, who's getting on. And one of
his big things is, I know what it takes to
win in the NBA. You want to get to the NBA,
I know how to get you there. He's won multiple
world titles with the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry
and that crew, and so he gets it. And you know,
he has been so active in connecting with all of
our fans, our alumni, our boosters, our donors. It's really
been just very refreshing to have that and and not
that Leonard didn't do it, but by the end of
his time, obviously when you're Leonard Hamilton, you don't really
have to do it quite honestly, as much as as
as Luke does as a first year coach. So he's
been great. How was that a practice a few weeks back?
And it was July, and these guys are just I mean,
they are going at each other like they're getting ready
for the ACC tournament. I mean, I couldn't believe it
how hard they practice for an hour, hour and five minutes.
They just didn't stop. It was It was impressive. So
I I think this group is going to beat teams
in the ACC based upon their effort. They're gonna outwork
teams and play harder than teams. Are they the most
talented team in the league. No, But man, I'll tell
you what, they play hard. They the offensive system is
NBA like, you're gonna see a lot of shots, You're
gonna see high tempo, You're gonna see a lot of threes,
and we got some three point shooters. Robert McCrae, lej Jones,
Martin Somerville, Chauncey Wiggins. We're gonna get to know all
these guys. I think together, only two returners off of
last year's team that saw any time, But this is
a group that likes each other as well, and they
understand what the mission is here in year one of
the Luke Lacks era.
Speaker 1: Well, Jeff, great job man. Look forward to the broadcast.
You can find Florida State football anywhere that's all throughout
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You'll hear Jeff all over the place this football season.
You and barn now have a great call. Week one,
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We're looking forward to a great year up in Tallahassee.
To me, could be one of those undervalue teams in
the country because everybody thinks they're in the dumps, and
I think this is then with the schedule with who
they have leading them, I think this could be the
one of the teams that comes out of nowhere, like
an SMU last year that maybe came out of nowhere
to make a serious run here in the agency, all
the best, appreciate the time, don't sit in that school
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my friend, and can't wait to kick this thing off
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Florida Football Insiders podcast nowadays. Time to head down to
Coral Gables in the University of Miami twenty twenty five
Miami Hurricanes Year four Mario Cristobal. Hard to believe he's
already been there going into year four. The Canes back
in twenty twenty four ten and three finish on the
verge of an ACC title game appearance, but they lose
at Syracuse in the last game of the regular season
to thwart their ACC Championship game hopes and a very
viable opportunity to go to the College Football Playoff. No
better person to preview the twenty twenty five Hurricanes than
the guy who will be on the call next weekend
against Notre Dame in hard Rock Stadium, Jose Zagaki, the
longtime played by play voice of the Miami Hurricanes, been
the play by play voice of the Hurricanes for going
on twenty two years now and been with the University
of Miami broadcast team for thirty five years. Welcome in,
mister Jose Zagaki.
Speaker 4: Thanks Chase, I appreciate it, looking forward to it. Kickoff
right around the corner. What a great way to start
the season. Miami and Notre Dame it's ah. You begin
the year with the Super Bowl game.
Speaker 1: No doubt, classic rivalry. This rivalry is gone back all
the way to the eighties. We all know the legendary
ESPN thirty for thirty, the Catholics versus the Convicts and
all that stuff, and the Jimmy Johnson stuff. Great rivalry
over the years. I'm glad they're back playing each other
here on a regular basis and again a huge game
potentially for both programs as they kickoff twenty twenty. Let's
go back to twenty twenty four. You know, the Canes
had a wild schedule. They had a bunch of wild games,
the Virginia Tech game, the game out West that you
had with cal Just give me a little overview. And
then you had the kind of the like they're saying tennis,
the balls on your racket. You win at Syracuse, you're
in the championship game, you're probably going to the playoff potentially.
Just give me a little overview of last year and
kind of the ups and downs in the wild nature
of that season.
Speaker 4: Well, it was a great season in terms of excitement
level and watching cam Ward be the dazzling quarterback that
he was. So that was fun seeing mine to get
back to the national stage. That was entertaining being the
centerpiece and having Miami you know back, That was great.
The downside was as the season went on, the defense
really never got better. It came down almost every game
you knew the defen defense really was like basketball. Can
they get one stop and they get multiple stops, They're
not going to be able to hold the opponent the
entire game. But in a basketball game in the final,
you know, five minutes or so, the team that wins
is the team that defensively gets two or three stops.
So Miami did against Cal they got the stops against
Virginia Tech. They got the stops against Duke. They've got
multiple stops. Right with Fors, they got multiple stops all
the games that were close. But Georgia Tech they couldn't
do it, Sarahcus, they couldn't do it. I always say
they failed, also failed miserably, and in the end. In
the end, Miami had a ten win season. And I
always say, if you win ten, you're probably playing for something.
And Miami's only one ten I think twice now in
the last twenty years. So on one hand, great achievement.
They won ten they were in the thick of it,
could make the argument that they were a playoff team.
On the other hand, the finished was Georgia Tech, Wake Force,
Syracuse win two out of three. They failed could not
do it. In particular the Syracuse game, a twenty one
nothing lead turned into a thirty five to seven run
by Syracuse. There's no way to look at that other
than that was disappointing. So great season sort of didn't
get to where they wanted to be. Great that they
were back on the national stage for the entire year,
but didn't finish the job.
Speaker 1: Hard to believe. I looked at this. I looked this
up this morning. They were plus like they're right around
plus two point thirty one point differential. It didn't make
the playoff I mean they were. I mean they had
such a prolific offense with cam Ward as good as
they were in the defense. You made situational defense. You
hold a couple of those possessions of field goals as
that its touchdowns. The season's completely different. Potentially, let's start
on the defensive side. You mentioned defense. They go out
and bring in Corey Heatherman, new DC from Minnesota, who
led a top five defense with the Golden Gophers. Give
me a couple of traits about his defense that may
be a little different than what Miami was running in
the past, And philosophically, what is he trying.
Speaker 4: To do well. Philosophically, he's trying to fit the Miami
talents and the Miami mentality into his defense. So I
think his defense fits better with the Miami mentality. He'll
have a four man front, he'll switch to play a
lot of nickel and dime. He's gonna take advantage of
the talent that Miami has.
Speaker 3: Now.
Speaker 4: You know, if you want to try to line up
in a three three five, that's probably not gonna be Miami.
You want to line up with edge rushers, that's more
like Miami. You want to line up with a true
nose tackle, probably not gonna fit Miami. Four man front
on first down, that's more of the University of Miami.
Man and man in the secondary with a good disguise,
that's more Miami. So philosophically, he's gonna look and be
in line with what the University of Miami was at
the top of their game yea, and where they should
be today college football has changed. Throwing into his secondary,
I think the difference between this year and last year
hopefully crossed my fingers. Number one, more talent, more players.
Now they got to be healthy. Tomori Brown could be
a great shutdown corner, but he's got to be healthy.
Hasn't been healthy since last year. Is Florida again, He's
been in and out of training camp. They brought in
Xavier Lucas, brought in Ethan O'Connor, brought in Charles Brantley.
OJ Frederick was a freshman All American a year ago,
but he's recovering from injury that he's suffered in the
Syracuse game. Two new safety, three new safeties Kiante Scott,
Jakoba b Thomas, Zachariah Poyser. I think they will be
better there in training camp when the secondary has been
on point. I think for the offense it's been like
throwing into one of those house of mirror you know
Carnival rides. You walk into the House of mirrors and
everything is distorted, so they get a lot of deflections
and interceptions. I think they'll be bigger and stronger a
linebacker with Wesley but Saint and Mohammed Motore coming in
from Wreckers. But the guys that got to carry the
defense are a King, Messidor and Ruben Bain. They got
to play like five star players. Mesidor is a sixth
year senior, it's a sixth year of college football. He's
got to play like that. Ruben Bain was a freshman
All American. He's got to play like that. You can
have all the plays that you want, but this is
coming down the players overplays, and the players like Bain
and Mesidor and thea Saint and Frederic and Brown Poiser,
they've got to make plays.
Speaker 1: And and you again, you know this better than anybody
and anybody that's followed Miami over the years. And when
Miami's been great, their defense has been really good. Again,
does Miami have to be a top ten defense in
the country this year? No, I don't think so. But
you can't be seventy five eighty in the country in
defense with as many athletes and you know, pedigree that
they have access to down there at Miami. And when
Miami's been really good defensive line, they've always had a
really good four man pass rush where you don't have
to blit so much, you can disguise more things in
the secondary and red zone defense, holding some teams to
field goals and creating some turnovers in the red zone
is critical because in this age of college football with
so much offense, to be able to be good in
the red zone, at least keep them out of the
end zone, you know, forty to fifty of the time,
make them kick field goals to some degree. But to me,
that's where Miami has really labored the last several years,
just their inability in the red zone and no impact,
super impactful players on defense.
Speaker 4: The big player was a killer. They gave up so
many big plays last year, one of the worst in
the country, allowing plays of twenty yards or more. Back
to your point on those other metrics, Corey Heatherman was
top twenty five in Minnesota in past defense, takeaways, red
zone defense, total defense, so his metrics at Minnesota were
really good. Only one team scored more than thirty points
on them, that was Iowa. Miami had six teams scored
more than thirty points on them. So if any of
those metrics transferred to Miami defensively, they'll be in much
much better shape. The defensive line. To go back to
that again, it's got to be Bain and mesidor. Those
guys have to be on the field a lot. They've
got to be healthy, be on the field a lot.
Justin Scott is a sophomore, former five star player. He's
got to get it. He's got to be a five
star guy. Marquis Lightfoot sophomore five star players had a
great camp. Now when the season starts, play like a
five star player. He's in there to rush the passer.
It's the first time in a long time where I
can look at Miami and go Justin Scott five star,
Armando Blunt five star, Hayden Lowe five star, Marquise Lightfoot
five star, Booker Pickett four star. Well, all these stars
gotta start shining brightly.
Speaker 1: And one thing Mario's done is coach crystaballs done in
his four years, he's recruit I mean, he's been an
elite recruiter when it comes to the high school, the
high school ranks, getting guys out of the portal and
all that stuff. So the recruiting has never really been
the issue. It's been the camaraderie and the chemistry of
the of the scheme and under everybody playing to there,
like you said, playing to their star level. That they've
been brought into. All right, let's jump over to the
offense a little bit. Obviously, cam Ward was a tremendous edition.
Last year they bring in Carson Beck from Georgia. Are
we gonna get Carson Beck from twenty twenty three or
we're gonna get Carson Beck from twenty twenty four? Just
being around him the last six months or so, what
have you noticed about him from a leadership perspective? I
know cam Ward was plowed, was allotted for. How seamlessly
he transitioned into being the leader of that team? How
has Carson Beck jumped into that role?
Speaker 4: Yo, Jason. It's funny all the questions you get about
Carson Beck, and there's always this a little bit of
a negative tones. So it and like you said, well,
is it gonna be twenty twenty three or twenty twenty four?
Carson Carson Beck? And here's how I would answer that,
Miney's gonna go into the Notre Dame game with a
quarterback that is twenty four and three as a starter.
And I listened to some people at Georgia say, yeah,
you know, Carson, the guys didn't play hard for him
when he got knocked out the players were saying how
hard they were going to play for the backup quarterback,
and that intangible just seemed to be missing from Carson Beck.
And I think to myself, twenty four and three right
in the sec really down thirty five nothing or whatever
it was Alabama and brought him all the way back
and had the lead in that game at Alabama. Throw
the ball fifty times against Alabama, sotod and there threw
it fifty times against Alabama, and people are going, I
don't know, se is that good. He might not be
cam Ward, he might not be the first pick of
the draft, but he's thrown for almost eight thousand yards
right and fifty eight touchdowns in his career. Now you'll
take it, You'll tell yeah, I'm gonna cuss. I want.
I feel a hell of a lot better with a
guy that has thrown for almost eight thousand yards over
at somebody that hasn't played a game or you know.
The next best choice for Miami is Emery Williams, who
is you know, in his career has thrown seventy seven
passes right fershan back to almost seventy seven in one
game he lined up at Georgia when he was a
freshman on the scout team and looked across at the
Georgia defense that won the national championship, that had like
eight first round picks, and the guys at Georgia, and
people nationally are questioning the guy's heart and character. Why
because he's at Miami, right? Because Miami brings glitz and
glamour and women and stuff like that. Is that why
they're questioning Carson Beck If he was at Indiana or Michigan,
would they say the same thing. Probably not. He's coming
off to arm surgery. Okay, I understand that. I have
watched him throw. There's been a lot of zip on
his passes. Has he been consistent every day? No? Is
some of that The Miami defense probably is some of that.
Him getting accustomed to a new team. Probably. Does he
know how to play quarterback? Your damn Rady does?
Speaker 1: That's right? Talk about the guys around him. They lost
a ton of their production last year. A lot of
guys you know, have graduated and left receivers, running backs,
tight ends. Give me a couple of names to keep
an eye on. As far as skill, guys that Bec's
gonna need to lean on.
Speaker 4: You know, it's interesting because they did lose a lot
of a lot of guys, you know, had good years
or royos in the NFL. So that's a big one.
But then I looked at the receivers and Xavier Ristrepo,
great receiver at the college level, NFL free agent, Sam Brown,
NFL free agent, Jakobe George, NFL free agent Isaiah Horton transferred.
It's not like Miami lost Michael Irvin and Andre Johnson
and Brett Perriman, Dale Dawkins and guys like that. So
they've got plenty of talent, got a lot of names
and numbers and all that. The question is going to
be the chemistry and how fast do they come together. CJ.
Daniels played for Liberty, played for LSU, but he's caught
a lot of passes, one hundred and forty eight catches
in his career. That's to me, the number one job
of a receiver is catch the ball. He's got one
hundred forty eight career catches. Kill and Marion in four
years at BYU seventy six catches, so those are good numbers.
They can catch the football. Daniels and Marion have had
very good and have both had a very good training camp,
very mature, very professional, and I think that's really good
for younger players like Jojo Trader and Dalan Upshaw and
Josh Moore. Other guys have to evolve. I think you
when you hear the name Malachi Tony, a lot really
good player, freshman from American Heritage High School down here
last year. You know, mister football in the state of Florida. Dynamic,
explosive player. So I think at the beginning of the
year you'll hear CJ. Daniels, Kiln Marion, Malachi Tony, then
tight end Elijah Lofton, and of course the running backs
Mark Fletcher and Jordan Lyle and out of the transfer
Wortle Samar Brown from North Dakota State. Very mature, really
nice running back, so I think he's got plenty of weapons.
Speaker 1: And the line again come back into pretty good od line.
They've always had a really good, for the most part,
good offensive lines down there. Protect a little bit of
a different scheme because Ward was more of a scrambler,
could run around a little bit. Beck's not that guy,
so even more vital that the offensive line hold up
in pass protection.
Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, I like the offensive line Mauioen and s
Cooper on the right side have started twenty seven straight
games together, so I think that's important. They brought in Brockermeyer.
He's the only guy that came in through the portal
on the offensive line. Then McCoy and Rodriguez, a left guard,
have worked a lot with Markel Bell. Bell's probably the
most interesting of all of them, six point nine, three
hundred and forty pounds. They like him a lot. They
played a lot when Jalen Rivers was injured last season.
My only question with l is he's so tall.
Speaker 1: He's six'.
Speaker 4: Nine you. KNOW i think the disadvantage of that is
he plays way up. Here sometimes you gotta get down here,
rightly speed, guy SO i think that's gonna be his.
Challenge but he has taken every snap and left. Tackle
was the first team left tackle since day one of spring,
Football so you know they know more THAN i.
Speaker 5: Do they.
Speaker 4: Must if they didn't like, him he wouldn't be. There
barackameyer played FOR, tcu a former four star, player AND
i think kind of the glue to that offensive. Line
they're counting on, him so they've got to be good last.
Year they're they're good in past protection and they gave
up twenty three sacks all, year SO i would expect
him to be very good this season as. Well i'm
gonna know right, away gonna go. Again you're gonna know
Against Notre, Dame it's probably not gonna take long to
find that. Out Notre dames got twenty defense lineman on,
scholarship and you, know damn, well they're coming in here to.
Go all, right we know what the task. Is we're
playing in your, environment in a line of scrimmage, game
in the, heats in front of your, crowd and the
best way to silence all of that is for our
defensive line to be more physical than your offensive. Line
it won't be long in that game to figure it,
out no.
Speaker 1: Doubt no. Doubt kicking, wise you got The Boor gallas
brothers are. Gone now you got Burd auburn coming in From.
Texas experienced kicker has been in a lot of big. Moments,
again when it comes to these close, games you gotta
be able to make a kick a forty yard field,
goal things like. That you got to be able to
pump the ball well, again the hidden yards in the,
game the return, game things like. That give me a
thought or two about special.
Speaker 4: Teams, Well minu was great in the kicking. Game Bori
gallas was tremendous with the field. GOALS i think you
finished the season with like eighteen in a row or
whatever it. Was it just seemed like you never. Missed
And Dylan joyce was solid and consistent as a. Punter
they really didn't need him that much last, year but
when they, did he delivered and he's by the, way
he's the holder and did a great job holding now
kicking field goals this. Year they haven't decided If Bert
auburn From texas has.
Speaker 1: He missed a lot of.
Speaker 4: Kicks, yeah eighty six field goal. Attempts he's sixty six
for eighty six in his career At. Texas Carter davis
FROM fau was foored for, eleven But davis has had
a great. CAMP i don't know which way it's gonna,
go But davis And auburn have both BEEN i think
good in. Camp the bigger issue would be mine didn't
get anything in their return, game either on kickoffs or,
punts and they weren't great on covering. Kickoffs they had
two return for. Touchdowns they had to get better. There
they worked really hard at. IT i think they're really
well coached to that, area but they got to elevate their.
Game Keelan merion was An All american kickoff return specialist FOR,
byu so they shouldn't be better in that. Area had
two touchdowns FOR. Byu the average twenty six yards of
returning on, kickoff so you got a threat there on
the punt. Returns they've got to find somebody that can
do something other than fair. Catch, Right all, right.
Speaker 1: Last couple of. Questions i'll get you out of. Here
let's look at the schedule. Again challenging schedule, obvious you
Got Notre dame out the, gate you Got. FLORIDA a
couple of weeks, later you're home To, louisville you're AT,
fsu you're AT. SMU a couple things you Avoid clemson
And Georgia tech on the, schedule which is a great.
Thing and your big games, tip you know the perceived
big conference Games. Louisville you know you Got Notre Dame
florida out of conference or in your. Building so you
have a great opportunity from a schedule perspective where the
games are, played to get To, november to get to
THAT smu game where you can be no losses or
one loss maximum because of the home. Games the experience
Of Carson beck give me a thought or two about
the environment of playing in hard rock and the opportunity
that's right in front of.
Speaker 4: THEM i can't you, KNOW i can't whine about the
schedule that much or complain about. It they're home Until
november for the most, part in the state Of. Florida
go To Florida State october, Fourth we'll find out a
lot about the, team as you, Mentioned Notre Dame Florida
Florida state at the top of the. Schedule my only
complaint would be they don't leave the state Until. November
but they finished the season At Virginia tech and At,
pittsburgh and you, know it's not really that big a deal, degrees,
Correct other THAN i look at it this. Way If
i'm THE acc and my best chance at the playoff
Is clemson In, miami if that's what they the people,
said right and going back To, february that's what most
people would have. Said If i'm THE acc And i'm
battling THE sec and The Big ten for teams to
get into the, playoffs, right AM i not trying to
help my own. Teams why WOULD i send one of
my teams as a threat to finish the season with
back to back road. GAMES i now. Care it's But
i'm just, saying you're in a fight for your, life
your conference, life and you Need. Miami it's the price
of doing. Business flip the. Game i'll go To. Pittsburgh
it doesn't matter when go To pittsburgh In. OCTOBER i
don't care if you're on the. Schedule go To Virginia
tech In, november ship home. WHATEVER i just think it's.
Speaker 1: Dumb, Yeah i'm the AC. C it's a that's a
very valid, point because you're, right because they they want
the second, opera a second bid out of that. Conference and,
again if you Got, miami brook.
Speaker 4: In all the discussion about the, playoff, right it's big
ten IN. Sec, right we want more. Teams, oh we're
gonna go to four TEAM. Sec guess what five? Four
and they get four whatever it. Is but they're always
they basically have SAID, acc you are a mid. Major
we're gonna put your right in the. Face you're a mid.
Major if you're THE, acc then fight. Back how AM
i gonna get my teams in. There i'm gonna how
AM i gonna do? It i'm gonna take care of my.
Speaker 1: Teams, Right, no you're, right you're you make. It you
make a great. Point and to, me If miami at,
worst if they can Split Notre dame In florida and
maybe one conference, LOSS i think they're gonna be in
great shape to get in the. Playoff but you can't
lose both and the other people don't. REALIZE. Cj carr
just got named the starter At Notre dame red shirt,
freshmen you're gonna have an advantage at. Quarterback you're gonna
have an advantage offensively you should Against Notre. Dame but
you make the great comment About Notre dame's. Defense now
that's gonna balance itself. Out so if you, can if
you can get off the season with that first Win
Notre dame, GAME i think the momentum in the national
opinion Of miami might change. It if you can follow
it up with a win Against FLORIDA usf And florida
coming up In, september you got a great opportunity to
go In october with a ton of, momentum top five
team in the country potentially where you could potentially still
slip up at the end once if it happened at the,
end and still be in pretty good.
Speaker 4: SHAPE i THINK i think they have. To actually two.
Pats one is, well you just mentioned you Beating Notre,
dame you Beat. Florida you've got two great wins in
your back. Pocket, yep you mess up in conference play
and don't reach THE acc championship. Game you have a
loss or to in. Conference you have two great non conference,
wins right that could push you in as an at.
Large you mess up against Not name In, florida go
run the table right in THE acc and get to
the championship, game and Then Notre dame In florida don't
matter other than a huge blow to our ego And
graggy're dealing with people in this state all year long
and dealing with The golden domeors.
Speaker 1: Correct the national. Attention so but, yeah, AGAIN i THINK
i think they got a great. Opportunity all. Right last,
thing give me give me a thought or two about
the new basketball coach you brought, In Gie lucas from
From duke replaced Coach. Larenega just give me give me
a thought about Coach larenega's legacy At miami and what
the excitement level is with Coach lucas coming.
Speaker 4: In Coach laraenniga made basketball matter In. Miami he Made
miami a winner in. Basketball he made them a winner
in a sport that people said you couldn't, win and he,
did made them a, threat made them a national, name
brought them recognition and, respect and brought them a. Program
Jay lucas is the new look of college. Basketball miami
needed an entirely new, TEAM i mean every, player and
they have an entirely new. Team thirteen new players to
fourteen new. Players every single guy is a new. Player
so a new, player new, vision same. Expectations now expectations
are A we went to the final. Four Jim lairnegga did,
that laid the, path built a. Foundation we know we can,
win but it's going to require something. Else so the
administration has stepped. Up they're giving him the necessary. Resources
he's got the, energy the, vision the know. How he's
only thirty four to thirty five years, old AND i
think he's beyond his, years got a great, vision really
knows how to get along with people and the players up,
today AND i think he knows the path to Get
miami to The final, four different than Coach. Larronegau BUT
i can take that baton and finish the.
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to your. Year next weekend is going to be an
electric atmosphere With Notre dame coming to, call and you
have a lot Of Notre dame fans in the, building
a lot Of miami, fans a lot of rivalry and
just nostalgia from the from all the years that they've
played each other in all the great games and rivalry
that they've had over the. Years enjoy the. Season we
will check in later on the, year and good luck
and look forward to Seeing miami in the mix here
Come October.
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Four all, right welcome back to the. Podcast all, right
you've heard From, tallahassee you've heard From Coral. Gables now
we are heading To West Central. Florida university Of South
FLORIDA Usf Bulls Alex goldish year, three coming off of
a Wild bowl game win And hawaii and back in
back In, december one of the more entertaining bowl games
of the. Year Coach golish against seven and six for The.
Bulls they finished four and four in The american last
year and head into twenty twenty five a. Resurgence their,
Quarterback Byron, brown seems to be. Healthy he missed the
majority of last year with a leg. Injury no better
person to talk all THINGS Usf bulls than part of
the radio broadcast team for both basketball and. Football good
friend legendary writer here in The Tampa bay, Area Joey,
johnston who COVERS usf and works for The athletic department
in part of the broadcasting welcome, Back.
Speaker 5: Joey Thanks. Jason glad to be. Back glad to talk
to some. FOOTBALL i think we're all ready for.
Speaker 4: It we.
Speaker 1: Are we are before we get to the on the field.
Stuff give The we had a couple of things in
the last several. Months THE Ad Michael kelly left to
go to The Naval. Academy any update on the athletic director.
Speaker 5: Search it's. UNDERWAY i don't have any good concrete updates for.
You people might have seen a few weeks, Ago Will,
weatherford chairman of The board Of, trustees made a statement
essentially that that said the NEW ad will actually be
called THE. Ceo and if you read between the, lines
it certainly looks like they're after somebody with a very
strong business, background maybe even maybe even from a non traditional,
setting maybe from a business that type of. Thing, obviously with,
yeah with with modern college, football raising revenue is job, one, two,
three four and, Five so you have to do that
first and. Foremost so it'll be interesting to see who
they come up come up with. It it may be
somebody that's not on anybody's. List in, FACT i wouldn't
be surprised if it's somebody that comes out of left
field that we're not that familiar with, initially so we'll
have to have to wait and see what it looks
like They're in addition to all the other THINGS usf
and other schools are doing to adjust to the modern college,
landscape here's another example of maybe the traditional ad will
be tweaked just a little bit to have more of
a business. Background all.
Speaker 1: Right, also give a comment about THE. Usf The bulls
hired a new basketball coach in the, offseason obviously the
tragic circumstances around coach raw passing. Away give us a
quick thought On Brian hotchon and what's his background and
his kind of philosophy as we go into hoops season
coming up here in a couple of.
Speaker 5: Months, yeah, Well Brian hodson is has got an interesting.
Resume he was an assistant In alabama With Nate, oates
very successful there on really high scoring up and down
teams for The Crimson. Tide and then he went on
to be the head coach At Arkansas state and led
them to their best season. Ever they Beat memphis handily last.
Season they played a very crowd pleasing style of, play
up and, down a lot of, threes a lot of pressure,
defense so he's going to bring that TO. Usf and,
again similarly to what we're going to see almost in every.
Sport we have a pretty much a new look, roster
a revamped. ROSTER C. J, brown the high flying freshman
from last, year did stick with The. Bulls he's a
face that people will, know but other than, that it's
going to be a lot of people that are new
to this. Program so how it all comes together means
to be. Seen they're playing an extremely ambitious. Schedule one
of the games is At. Alabama he's going to go
up against his old head, coaches old. Boss they're Playing George.
Washington they're going to a tournament in The, bahamas and
a very, difficult you, know conference season ahead as, well
so they will not be able to tiptoe into this.
Season but you, know we'll see how it. Goes it
certainly looks like the style of play is going to
be one that fans will. Enjoy and he has brought
in a great recruiting. Class so by all, accounts this
is a guy that was going to be somebody's next head.
Coach he happens to be USF's next head coach and
he is embracing the challenge and believes THAT usf can
be an annual tournament, team which you, know his music
to everyone's. Ears if that's what's going to, occur all.
Speaker 1: RIGHT a couple more things off the, field give it
a stadium. Updates obviously the stadium stuff have all been
approved a while, back but any any construction, Updates.
Speaker 5: Well it looks, like you, know things are they've cleared
the ground and now things are going. Vertical you see
things coming out of the ground, now which is small.
Progress but you, know every time we're out there at
practice or at, interviews you have the sound of trucks
in the background, constantly and so there's certainly an indication
that it's not just the theory, anywhere it's a. Reality
AND i think in the coming months we're going to
really start to, see you, know some some things take
shape literally and that's when everybody will get really. Excited
but if you're out on the practice field and you
look beyond that, fence you see. Activity so this thing
is going to, happen and you, Know god willing and
everything stays on the. Schedule twenty twenty, seven the bulls
will run out of the tunnel on campus for the
first time ever in. Football that's, right all.
Speaker 1: Right last, thing USF's got a new radio, home moving
radio ventures stations here in the. Tampare give an update
for the people that are in the Central florida where
about what we're USF's going to be radio, wise.
Speaker 5: WELL usf football and basketball will will now be heard
ON q ONE o, five which for somebody of of
my era has a magic sound to. IT q and
five eighties was one of the great, stations AND i
think in our country in terms of a, brand a
familiar rock and roll brand that everybody in town knew.
About so you, KNOW i think you, know certainly on
the short list of radio stations that people In tampa can,
name and it still has that magic brand OF q
ONE o. Five it has a very clear. Signal so
it's a great new home for our radio. Broadcast we're
looking forward to getting back out. There have the team.
Intact i'll be working the, Sidelines Jim louch And Sam
barrington he'll be in the. Booth so we're looking forward
to getting back at. It we always have a great.
Time it's a great group and we really look forward
to bring in the games to all of our. Listeners all, right.
Speaker 1: Let's get on the. Field so again you mentioned the
new radio station obviously. Mentioned let's go to the first.
Three let's go right to the. Schedule let's start with the.
Schedule one of the most probably not if not the
most difficult schedule In. America the first three weeks of
the year home To boise At, florida At. Miami give
me a sense, of you, know the excitement level of
the the team knowing that's in front of, them and
then obviously the challenges of that being in front of.
Speaker 2: Them.
Speaker 5: Yeah, well first of, all we did do some research
and it absolutely is the toughest schedule In. America nobody
else plays three ranked non conference, teams, Nobody so that
is a, fact that is the toughest a non conference
schedule In. America you, Know Boise state is really one
of the more interesting openers The bulls have ever. Had
bois coming down here in The bulls will go back
up To boise on the blue turf in a few
years to complete the home and. Home But Boise state
was a college football playoff team last. Year they Lost Ashton,
genty who was The heisman runner. Up everybody knows him
they're running back to THE, nfl but make no, mistake
this is a very veteran team with a lot of returning,
starters a good, quarterback a good offensive, line good tight.
Ends they're going to still have an incredible challenge they're
going to bring TO. Usf even with gent gone and
let's face At Boise, state FOR i think two, decades
has been consistent, winner almost double digits every single. Year
so this is not some fluky thing that just. Happens
this is a power program all the way and has
been for. Years so it's a great challenge right off the.
JUMP i think the question will, be you, know obviously
in the opening, game nobody's really sure how it's going
to go on either. Side got, boys you coming down.
Here we expect it to be very.
Speaker 1: Hot thursday, Night thursday night.
Speaker 5: Or thursday, night or it begins at the unusual time
of five. Thirty we're hoping the weather will. Hold we've
had our share of delays AND usf openers many times
over the. Years but if it's a if it's A
august twenty, eighth Typical tampa late afternoon or, evening it's
going to be very. Warm so we'll see how our
friends from The northwest to react to, that but The
bulls hope to make that into their home field. Advantage
they're going to wear all black back in black, theme
so the players are excited about, that and you know
right off the, bat what a great challenge after that.
Game of, course as you, mentioned At florida At, miami
those games really need no. Introduction ANYTIME usf plays a
major team from the state Of, florida it's automatic. HYPE
usf went To florida in twenty twenty, two almost won the,
game should have won.
Speaker 1: The won the. Game no at.
Speaker 5: The, end Had miami here last year played a very
competitive first, half it was not competitive in the second
half as Cam ward just put up monster. Numbers so
a chance to go down To, miami, where believe it or,
not The bulls have won back in twenty. Ten it's
been some, time but The bulls have a win At,
miami so you know it can be. Done this is a,
massive massive challenge to the start of the. Season three
very very difficult, Opponents but regardless of what happens in these,
games it doesn't affect their ability to win the conference,
championship WHICH i maintain is the number one goal for
this program moving, forward of, course get a splash victory or,
two and these first three games will be incredible and
give The bulls a lot of, attention maybe even a national.
Ranking but you, know got to get to business In
october And november and win some conference. Games that's really
the biggest priority for this program right.
Speaker 1: Now and you avoid two, lane you Avoid. Army so
that's a little bit of a sm a scheduling. Perspective
you get a break. There you do have to go
a couple of road games At, memphis At, navy At North,
texas but it's a situation where if you can get,
to like you, said healthy through the month Of, september
you got a chance to do some damage in this
conference that's going to be wide.
Speaker 5: Open, yeah it's not an easy, schedule but it's a favorable,
schedule as you, Said so if The bulls can navigate
it and get into particularly you know that That navy
game could really loom large At navy in terms of deciding.
It At, memphis of, course is another. Challenge USF's had
some issues there up At. Memphis but you know the
other part of the schedule is you don't leave the
state Of florida UNTIL i believe It's october. Tenth, right
you have the games At florida And miami the home,
games and then At North texas is the first time
that they will actually have to leave The Sunshine. State
so it certainly seems to line up well schedule, Wise
but The bulls just have to do it now and
win these.
Speaker 1: Games all, right let's get down on the. Field let's
coach goal is year. Three have you noticed any philosophical
changes maybe kind of in how he's handled going from
year one to year, two now to year. Three he's
won fourteen games in two, years which is which is,
excellent but if you look deeper into the, numbers only
one of those games that kind of been against a
winning team with a winning. Record so great progress from
where they were three years. Ago but now it's time
to take that next. Step and not that you have
to win a conference, style but you definitely want to
be in the mix Come. November and he noticed any
philosophical or just coaching kind of you, know things that
maybe his ease matured as a head coach going into your.
Speaker 5: Three, YEAH i don't think there's going to be a
big change in the way they approach, It they're still
going to go really fast and put a lot of
pressure on the defense with a fast moving. Offense you.
Know the coaching, wise they brought In Cody, burns who
who is now the assistant head, coach and he'll he'll
work with the receivers and to some degree with. Quarterbacks
he if you recognize the, name he played At. Auburn
he was a quarterback At, auburn and then when they
Discovered Cam, newton he switched switched positions and became a.
Receiver and actually When auburn won the national title Beating,
oregon he could scored a touchdown in that. Game and
if you look at their trip to The White, house
you will See Cody burns handing The auburn j To
President Barack. Obama so, yes he's had some interesting. Sidelights
he's been a college, coach who coached in THE nfl
with the with The saints for a bit and now
he's back in. College so that's really the only significant coaching.
Change their coordinators are still the Samee Old gordon on,
Offense Todd orlando on. DEFENSE i believe they philosophies all
Around will will remain the way they. ALIGN i think
the biggest difference is on both sides of the. Ball
there's a ton of, talent a ton more. Talent it's
particularly on the lines that's the biggest difference THAT i
see that there's a lot more depth offensive line and defensive,
line which is sorely, needed has been sorely, needed and
they've tried to address. That AND i also think they've
got a ton of good skill players on a ton
of good secondary so and also a very veteran team
with a lot of. Seniors so again with that and
what looks to be a favorable conference, schedule you certainly
could make the argument that the time is.
Speaker 1: Now you let's talk About biral brownald. It Obviously byron
missed a lot of last year with a leg. Injury
do you anticipate, potentially, obviously he is a really good
player when he's, healthy can run and. Throw you do
you get the sense that maybe a little bit less
quarterback runs this year to keep him. Healthy you got
a better, line you gotta you, know you got more
pieces to let him not have to be the one man.
Band how do you anticipate kind of some of the
offensive play calling going to maybe take the load off
of him a little.
Speaker 5: Bit, yeah well he will he will. Run they're not
gonna take the run. Away the, difference AND i think
he was getting better at this is knowing when to
when to run and when when did not run his
first few games in twenty twenty, Three at the first
sign of, trouble he took. Off he was not good
at throwing the ball away or or you, know surrendering a.
Down he, would you, know make some maybe poor, judgments
but he he did get better at, that AND i
think he's turned the quarter in that. Way but certainly
his running ability gives a great. Dimension he is the
kind of guy that can run and run for one
hundred yards and pass for three hundred if he's playing
his a. Game he's a big. Guy he's gotten even.
Bigger he's somewhere in the two hundred and thirty pound range.
NOW i believe he certainly looks like a pro. BODY
i think he'll have a chance to play in the league.
Ultimately you, know he did not get off to a
good start last year before the. INJURY i think he
would he would tell you that he wasn't playing particularly.
Well people remember perhaps The alabama game he had a
couple of deep shots that he missed on so and
then he gets. Hurt so sour tastes all around in
terms of last. Year AND i know he's extra determined
to get out there and get back to playing the
way he was at the end of twenty twenty.
Speaker 1: Three and to your point of, depth it sounds like
they have more confidence now in the backup quarterback. Position
the events something were to happen to buy or another
kid from Ten. See Gaston moore has been getting some,
good good reviews out of. Practice give me a thought
or two if the Event byron has to miss a
game for some. Reason the confidence in.
Speaker 5: The, backup, YEAH i, MEAN i REALLY i really Like
Gaston moore from What i've seen again just in practice
for what that's. Worth but he he, certainly you, know
knows where to go with the, ball, looks looks the.
Part everybody you talk to has great things to say about.
Him he's fit right. In he's working really well With.
Byrom he, was he's been a career. Backup he actually
started AT, ucf or began AT ucf his freshman year
and then transferred To tennessee and, was you, know the
most popular guy on the team the backup, quarterback, right
and he did get into some games last year At
tennessee When nico went down and. Produced he's very popular At.
Tennessee The tennessee fans still love him and they're rooting
for him to get a good shot. Here BUT i
guess the upshot here, is you, know a couple of months,
ago you, Know Bryce archie went with drafted by The
Cincinnati reds and he signed and he was the starting
quarterback for eat games last. Year so all those, reps
all that experience goes out the, door and that puts
you in a precurious situation because after that you've got
freshmen and guys you haven't really. Played now you wind
up With Gaston. Moore SO i THINK i even Asked
Alex scholish this in a press, conference AND i reading
between the, LINES i, think you, know whatever security and
confidence that he had With Bryce archie back, THERE i
think he has it similar With Gaston. Moore SO i
Believe Gaston moore can come in and play if, needed
and if, not he's certainly a valuable guy in practice
of valuable. Backup and you, know, again most popular guy
on the team is always a backup. Playeric, Right so
we you Know Gaston. Moore we haven't actually seen him
in a, game BUT i think people people at least
are feeling a little better that if anything was to
happen to buy, him that they do have somebody capable
to come.
Speaker 1: In give me a name or. Two on, offense whether
the newcomers are returning guys that you think are going
to make some major impact on the offensive.
Speaker 5: Side, YEAH i really Like Sam, franklin running back transfer From,
oklahoma only spent one year with The. Sooners he's probably
better known during his time At Tennessee martin at THE
fcs level where he was a finalist for The Alter Payton.
Award he was a dynamic running back and a kickoff,
returner you, know. Playmaker i've seen him really flash and.
Practice guy that can get to the second and third
level pretty, quick pretty pretty, stocky guy that can break.
It almost like A Doug martin kind of. Runner if
you remember him from The. Bucks you, know very very you, know,
thick thick, body but also with some, speed AND i
figure he's going to be getting a lot of, carries
as Is Cartavius, norton who's been banged, up but apparently
he's healthy now to transfer From. Charlotte he's more of a,
conventional bigger, back a guy that can run through the. Tackles,
so you, KNOW i think between those two, guys and
then they have some other, young younger people that could
flash a little bit. Too but With norton And, Franklin
i'm feeling much better about the backfield THAN i was
in the. SPRING i think they've got adequate depth and
a couple of guys THAT i think could, be you,
know really really capable. PLAYERS i would mention too. Offensively you,
know this isn't a secret. Anymore Keshan singleton as the
look of a guy that could be a. STAR i
think he's certainly going to be their first option on
the passing. Game but also two other guys to keep
an eye on Transfers Chas, nimrod a transfer From. Tennessee
he's gonna be a big part of their offense, again
a really capable receiver who can make big. Plays and
the other guy might not see much of him, early
BUT i think by mid season he's going to hit his.
Stride Moodia rubin transfer From, stanford a big slot receiver
who is coming, along but he's going to need a
little bit more, TIME i think to get. Adjusted but
a guy that played a lot At, stanford AND i
think he's going to play a lot for The. Bulls
And i'll sneak one in the offensive. Line they've got
tons of veteran presence, there but a guy to maybe look.
At their another new player From Jesuit High. School Another
stanford trance For connor, McLoughlin who started fourteen games At
stanford now has returned To tampa for his final freshman.
Year he's a BIG i think he goes about sixty
six sixty, seven three hundred plus. Pounds probably will play
at right. Tackle looks like another great addition for the offensive.
Speaker 1: Line all, right listen To Joey johnston part of THE
usf radio. Broadcast we're previewing the twenty twenty FIVE Usf
bulls seven and six and twenty twenty. FOUR a daunting
schedule as we get into twenty twenty, five the first
three weeks of the. Year home To, boise At, florida At.
Miami let's go to the defense a little bit. Here
obviously allowed right at thirty points a game last. Year
you know you AND i remember that was a number
that was, outrageous but now that's not AS i, mean
it's not a great, number but it's not as bad
as it once was because of so much of the
offense and so much of the offensive wizardry that's going
on in college football with a number of players being
run bottom half of the bottom quarter in total. Defense
what what's the one position group for you that, if,
boy if they could be better on, Defense if this
position group can be, better This bulls defense will elevate.
Speaker 5: Significantly, yeah it's the eternal search for a great defensive.
LINE i, mean been looking for it for a long.
TIME i, mean The bulls have a great history there
with the likes Of George selby And Jason Pierre paul
And terrell. McLain i, mean they have really great pedigree
through this, program but not too. Much the last few
seasons they have, tried like heck to add depth to this.
Position if nothing, else they've got a great rotation of.
Bodies whether or not there's a true star or a
pass rushing, star it remains to be. Seen but they
do HAVE i think better depth than they've had in
at least five. Years one a couple of guys to
look at on THE d Line Josh, selliscar who transferred
From TEXAS a AND, m better known as as a
player AT, ucf where he played a lot as a team,
captain and people might have seen in the news of
Late josh was wearing number. Eight he's now wearing number sixty,
three which is the number of the Late Leroy, selman
who the Former buck and THE usf program. PATRIARCH usf
in a really cool, MOVE i think is bringing back
sixty three and got to give it to a player
each year who they feel can Honor Leroy selmon's spirit and.
Personality it's got to be a special, player not only
on the field but off the, field and they Feel
Josh seliscar is that. Guy he's extremely, mature he's married
with a young. Daughter when you talk to the, teammates they,
say this guy just has a NonStop motor in practice
as the first to do every, drill has a great.
Attitude So Josh, SELLISCAR i, think is going to bring
a lot to The. Bulls and another transfer you might
want to look at Is Devin. Lee he comes From
vanderbilt and another guy that has sec experience that they're
counting on to really give a good push on that,
line you, know TFLs and. Sacks is they want to
increase those they have steadily, Increased they're not quite where
they need to. Be they showed they weren't. Consistent they
had some great games where they put tons of. Pressure
The Florida atlantic game comes to, mind where they just
made that quarterback's life. Miserable but then there were other
games where they didn't do nearly. That what they've got
to do is show that consistent pressure and that could
come from THE d line or the. Linebackers but and you,
know we'll see if there's somebody that can emerge with.
That BUT i do think you know they're going to
have you, know seven eight players along THAT d line
that are they're gonna be able to.
Speaker 1: Play and as you, know you're not gonna be able
to hold teams nowadays to fourteen seventeen. Points you're gonna
have To you're gonna you're every team's pretty much gonna
give up mid early to low to mid. Twenties at.
Least it's the situational ability to make make them kick
field goals more, often more. Prevalent get that red zone
turnover now and, again get that big tackle for loss
or a sack that gets them out of a field goal.
Range just opportunistic. Defense going back To Todd, orlandos he
is he more of a blitz give give the audience
a little. Perspective is he more of a blitzing? Guy
his own defense? Guy what does he like to do? Defensively,
yeah he likes to bring the.
Speaker 5: Blitz he likes to do some exotic stuff and bring the,
pressure you, know whether it's personnel or situations or they've
been burned sometimes on. That but you, know you like
to think that he's got more capable personnel on hand
to do some of the things that he likes to.
DO i would, say you know the position that he
specialized specializes in. Linebacker they are in good hands there
with two Veterans Matt Harris Jalen, schuler both of whom
have led the team in tackles on two different. Seasons,
so and these guys are Like batman And robin on the.
Defense they're they're fire and ice the, sidekicks and they're
going to be the leaders for. Sure so and don't
be surprised if if one of those guys leads the
team in sacks they like to bring those, linebackers and
both of those guys are capable but getting after the.
Quarterback and also we might see the occasional corner safety
blitz too to get after the. Quarterback so you, know
it's all about pressure and. Disruption that's what he likes
to do and they've done it at. Times they just
need to do it more, consistently and you'd like to
think that they have maybe some some more weapons to
do it with this.
Speaker 1: Year, LASTLY i want to hit on his little special.
Teams obviously have Another grammatica in the fold AT. Usfd
he had some very good moments last. Year he had
a long field goal in The miami, game a couple
of fifty yard field. Goals give me a sense of
how they anticipate using him more as a weapon this.
Speaker 5: Year, yeah you, know he was great from long. RANGE
i think they wanted to see more consistent seat from.
Him that's Why John cannon sort of split time with
With Nico grammatica last. Year but Now John cannon has moved,
on so it's it's Essentially nico's job to. LOSE i
think if he is, consistent he's going to be the
primary field goal. Guy in all points of the of
the field and also perhaps handle all the kickoffs as.
WELL i, mean you, know he's certainly got the pedigree
from his. Family he had a, game the game Against,
miami he had a fifty eight yarder and a fifty
one yarder in the same. Game and he had another
fifty fifty yarder plus in another. Game three fifty yarders
as a. Freshman so that's that's the start of what
could be a, really really remarkable. Career SO i don't
anticipate many problems at all in that place. KICKING i
have a lot of trust In Nico, grammatic AND i
Know Alex golis does as. Well the punting will be
different in a. Way Andrew stokes has. Left he had
a great. Career the last punt of HIS usf career
was seventy two yards to tie a program. Record that
really was a big moment in That Hawaii bowl that
flipped the field and ALLOWED usf to get the tying field.
Goal so we'll Miss Andrew, stokes The, aussie but wouldn't
you know, it we got two More aussi's competing for the.
Job so for the eighth straight, YEAR usf will have
An australian. Punter we don't know who it's going to be,
Yet Chase leon Or Luke, goder but it will be
one of those. Guys so CLEARLY usf has become one
of those programs that likes That australian feeder system.
Speaker 1: For, punting shining close to the. Beach my, man that's.
Speaker 5: It that's. It, returning a lot of, returning a lot
of candidates on, kickoffs some. Punts not quite sure who's
going to handle. It Sam franklin could be back. There
he's got some, experience you. Know Tavin ward could be
the punt, returner you, know the you, know we'll just
have to see how that. Goes, again not something that
anybody's gonna focus. On but The bulls do have one
of the best long snappers in the country And Garrett.
Kates and the best thing you can say About Garrett
kates is if you don't hear his name at all this,
year and that's how you know you've got a good
long snapper if you don't know who he, is.
Speaker 1: No, doubt no. Doubt all, Right joey, again a lot
of promise over it AT usf, again a lot of,
new new new stuff going on you got THE i.
LOVE i loved WHEN i read the story about the
settlement about giving the number sixty. THREE i think that's
a great that's a great program thing for the future and.
ONGOING i think that's a that's a great. TRIBUTE i
think that'll be something kind of like The Twelfth man
At TEXAS a and M i me, know those kind
of things and those you didn't Know leroy.
Speaker 4: Some and he.
Speaker 1: Was he was A hall of fame player on the,
field but even more of a hall of fame or
off the field with all the stuff that he, did
and obviously his his influence on usf athletics is why
in many respects this program is even is even here
because of the of the efforts Of Leroy salmon and.
Others so one more, Thing Coach levitt got put in
The hall Of. Fame give me a word or two
about Coach.
Speaker 5: Levitt, Well Coach levitt obviously got this program off the
ground and coached it to the status where it reached
the number two ranking in the country in two thousand
and seven and was a Perennial bowl. Team he certainly
did did some things that maybe few, others maybe none
other could. Do in terms of starting this thing from.
SCRATCH i, mean it's a it's a bit of a polarizing.
Choice you're gonna have, Detractors you're gonna have people behind,
him AND i understand stand, that BUT i also would
say THAT i don't think you can have a Usf
Athletics hall Of fame Without Jim, levitt or a stadium
coming or. Stadium you, know you have to recognize what he.
DID i feel, SIMILARLY i vote for The Baseball hall Of,
fame AND i, believe you, know in the case of
of Of Pete rose or in the case of maybe some,
OTHERS i think you put them in with their their,
accomplishments and if you need to explain other, things then
you explain. THEM i don't want to be the moral
judge and jury of, anything but, certainly you, know What
Jim levitt did on the, FIELD i think deserves, recognition
and he will get that, recognition AND i think a
large part of THE usfn base will be very pleased by, that.
Speaker 1: No, doubt no. Doubt All, Right, JOE i appreciate, it
enjoy the, time enjoy the new radio BROADCAST q one oh. Five,
unfortunately we won't get to hear the sports updates From Dick.
Speaker 5: Cripps remember THOSE i.
Speaker 1: Would listen to him driving to school at seven o'clock
in the, morning Five Sports Dick.
Speaker 5: Crippen so, yeah so no, ONE i don't EVEN i
don't know if you would even remember, this but in the,
eighties UH q and five had A dj Named Scott
Shannon ye who was you, know one of the coolest
DJs ever and he ended up being like the number
ONE dj In New. York you, know this name was
his launching pad to The Big. Apple so, uh you, know,
hey if you were a kid in the, eighties you
listening to simple as. That so you, know, glad, glad
we're part of a brand like, That no.
Speaker 1: Doubt enjoyed the, Sidelines. Joey we'll catch up as we
get closer to the basketball, season and we will definitely
check in as we get through the college football. SEASON
Usf bulls twenty twenty five preview heading into year, three
Coach Alex golis check it out? Tickets where can we? Find?
Uh are you guys the? Verse what online is? It?
Does US? F what is the online? Version if people
want to listen?
Speaker 5: Online, uh you could go to go US F bulls
dot com and there will be a link. There there
will probably be a link on THE q AND o
five site as, well but go US F bulls dot
com is kind of your one stop shop place to.
Go you, know should have it for Some for a
struggling technology person such as, MYSELF i always like the
link that says click here to. Listen that spells it
out very you, KNOW i can understand. That so so
just look for that click here to listen link and
you should be able to get right into it and.
Speaker 1: You'll See Joey's joey have some written written documentation throughout
the year as well covering The bulls and obviously you'll
be part of the broadcasting giving your good reports from
the sideline game game day as. Well so Joe johnson
appreciate the, time have a great. Season we'll check in real.
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