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Mac & Bone Show - Nick Scott Interview · Mac & Bone Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back, everybody. It is the Mack and Bone Show
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  Speaker 1: right here on 92.7 WFNZ in Charlotte. Panthers camp is
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  Speaker 1: winding down, and we got to talk to a member
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  Speaker 1: of this defense that fans are so excited about this season.
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  Speaker 1: He is Nick Scott, safety for your Carolina Panthers. Nick,
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  Speaker 1: thanks for hanging with us, man. How you doing?
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  Speaker 2: No problem, man. Thanks for having me. I'm good. I'm excited.
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  Speaker 2: I'm excited.
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  Speaker 3: Camp's winding down, like you said, so there's two parts
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  Speaker 3: to that excitement. I'm happy to be here.
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  Speaker 1: Are y'all glad? I know it's not like a Spartanburg camp,
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  Speaker 1: like where you're away, like that.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, however you slice it up, man, camp is camp.
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  Speaker 2: It's a grind. You're still happy that it's done. Exactly.
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  Speaker 1: Your eyes lit up. You smiled when I said fans
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  Speaker 1: are excited about this defense. I don't know if you
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  Speaker 1: hear that, but, you know, it's additions like Phillips and Lloyd,
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  Speaker 1: and it's the jump y'all made last year, you know,
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  Speaker 1: as a defense. internally are you guys kind of feeling like, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: we're ready to make another jump? Like how do you
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  Speaker 1: feel about it?
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  Speaker 2: I feel great, man. You guys are excited. We're excited.
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  Speaker 3: We put the work in, and we got some great pieces,
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  Speaker 3: some great pieces added to this defense from last year.
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  Speaker 3: We got all the right guys. And even with those
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  Speaker 3: new additions, everybody's really locked in on the system. There
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  Speaker 3: hasn't been any drop-off in communication or understanding of the scheme.
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  Speaker 3: So that's just going to propel our game because the
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  Speaker 3: guys can still play fast.
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  Speaker 4: After one of the camp fights this year, you and
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  Speaker 4: Bryce had a long conversation.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: And we really marveled at your leadership in that moment there.
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  Speaker 4: How important is that for you, not just to be
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  Speaker 4: an important piece to the defense, but to be a
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  Speaker 4: vocal guy and a leader for this group as well?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really important.
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  Speaker 3: And, you know, it's not anything I try to force, but,
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  Speaker 3: you know, wherever it's needed, I try to fill in
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  Speaker 3: and be that voice. You know, we're a physical group.
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  Speaker 3: And any team that you're on, you're going to have
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  Speaker 3: those conversations that you need to have.
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  Speaker 2: We're pushing each other every day.
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  Speaker 3: Some days it's 100 degrees out here, so temperatures will
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  Speaker 3: flare up a little bit. But it's all love, and
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  Speaker 3: it's all in the spirit of making each other better
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  Speaker 3: day in and day out. And if we have times
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  Speaker 3: where we've got to have some spillover and communicate with
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  Speaker 3: one another and figure out what kind of tempo we
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  Speaker 3: want to have, that's just what we do. Sometimes we
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  Speaker 3: have radio fights. We might need you to step in
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  Speaker 3: and help us out a little bit. Hey, I'm a
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  Speaker 3: great mediator, man. I got a psych degree, so you
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  Speaker 3: ever need me, call me.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, Lord.
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  Speaker 1: Your phone going to be on speed dial with as
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  Speaker 1: many times as we argue.
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  Speaker 4: He'll be like, it's 630 in the morning. What could
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  Speaker 4: they possibly be?
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  Speaker 2: How are they screaming already? I love it, man.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, we bring the intensity, just like y'all do on
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  Speaker 1: the field.
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  Speaker 2: It's a sign of a great relationship, man. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: All right, we're talking to Nick Scott, Panthers safety. So
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  Speaker 1: we were watching the joint practice. and you know it
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  Speaker 1: seems like most of the media focus is on what
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  Speaker 1: houston's defense did i mean they got after bryce um
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  Speaker 1: but i was watching a bunch of you guys and
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  Speaker 1: i thought there was a lot of good stuff from
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  Speaker 1: you guys how did you feel about how y'all fared
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  Speaker 1: against houston in that test.
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  Speaker 3: I felt really good about it i mean um we
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  Speaker 3: got a great rush and and great guys in the
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  Speaker 3: back end and everything like that it was a real
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  Speaker 3: good day with good work um houston made some plays
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  Speaker 3: that's just part of the game but I really felt
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  Speaker 3: like we walked away and made the plays that we
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  Speaker 3: were supposed to and did well with the situations that
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  Speaker 3: we were presented with. Houston does a really good job
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  Speaker 3: of getting the ball out fast for whatever reason.
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  Speaker 2: That's just their style.
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  Speaker 3: A lot of short stuff. We're not tripping off that,
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  Speaker 3: especially in the back end. You can dink and dunk
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  Speaker 3: all you want, but teams in a game are going
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  Speaker 3: to get impatient. They're going to start taking their shots.
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  Speaker 3: As long as we stay disciplined in the back end,
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  Speaker 3: we should be good, but One thing that we never
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  Speaker 3: questioned on this team is guys' toughness or want to.
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  Speaker 3: So that's the expectation. Guys came out. We're hitting as usual.
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  Speaker 3: We're communicating and talking. So that's all good, and we
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  Speaker 3: can always build off that.
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  Speaker 4: How special is this secondary room when you look at
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  Speaker 4: the mix of stars like J.C.
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  Speaker 1: Horn?
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  Speaker 4: Merrick, we think, is one of the best in the game.
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  Speaker 4: You've got yourself. You've got Mike Jack. We've also got
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  Speaker 4: young guys. How good of a room is this right
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  Speaker 4: now for the secondary?
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  Speaker 3: I think it's as good of a room as I've
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  Speaker 3: been a part of. Just the guys that you mentioned
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  Speaker 3: and I think what's so special about the group is
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  Speaker 3: not necessarily just the talent but just the way that
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  Speaker 3: we work and play off one another.
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  Speaker 2: We truly have good relationships. We enjoy each other.
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  Speaker 3: We enjoy spending time with one another and that does
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  Speaker 3: two things for you. It just builds off the camaraderie
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  Speaker 3: and it allows you to have tough conversations with guys
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  Speaker 3: so There's not one guy in the room that can't
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  Speaker 3: be challenged by another, and that's all because there's a
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  Speaker 3: mutual respect with one another for each other's craft, and
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  Speaker 3: we all.
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  Speaker 2: Care about it deeply.
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  Speaker 1: What's it like playing for Coach Avero? Because he's a
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  Speaker 1: guy that, you know, he'll be a hot-button guy with
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  Speaker 1: fans sometimes. Like, end of the Saints game, oh, my,
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  Speaker 1: why aren't we blitzing? End of the Rams playoff game.
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  Speaker 1: You know, things like that. but that's easy for us
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  Speaker 1: to say on our couches or whatever. What's he like
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  Speaker 1: as a coach, and how do you feel about schematically?
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  Speaker 1: What are the strengths, things that we don't see as
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  Speaker 1: a fan schematically?
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  Speaker 2: I think he's great to play for, man.
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  Speaker 3: He's so smart just with his understanding of the game
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  Speaker 3: and how offenses are trying to attack us. I try
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  Speaker 3: not to give too much away from a schematic standpoint,
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  Speaker 3: but I think his greatest strength, that people see with
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  Speaker 3: just the guys who make plays is he is so
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  Speaker 3: good at identifying what somebody's strong suit is and putting
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  Speaker 3: them in that position to shine. I don't know too
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  Speaker 3: many guys, too many coaches out there that would have
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  Speaker 3: Trey Merrig in as many positions as he was in
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  Speaker 3: last year, and he thrived in it, right? He's a
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  Speaker 3: physical safety that can play up on the line of scrimmage.
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  Speaker 3: And just talking to Trey last year and learning him,
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  Speaker 3: he's like, man, I never played this type of game.
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  Speaker 3: Like when I was over there, I was in the
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  Speaker 3: back end and I didn't even know I was really
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  Speaker 3: a box safety. It's like he does a great job
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  Speaker 3: of identifying players and putting them in a position to
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  Speaker 3: be successful, which is why, you know, we had guys
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  Speaker 3: that really showed up last year and had good season.
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  Speaker 3: So that's just a testament to his football character and knowledge.
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  Speaker 3: and his attention to detail when it comes to his roster.
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  Speaker 2: That's a good call.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think, Bone, people talk enough about the creativity
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  Speaker 1: of using him as a chess piece.
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  Speaker 4: It's more about the results that people react to and
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  Speaker 4: not necessarily the reason why things happen. So you're a
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  Speaker 4: Penn State guy.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, sir.
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  Speaker 4: Drop in a We Are Mac for him.
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  Speaker 1: We are, baby.
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  Speaker 2: We are, Penn State.
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  Speaker 4: But you're also a Fairfax, Virginia guy as well, right?
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  Speaker 2: That's true.
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  Speaker 4: So James Franklin goes Virginia Tech.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: How excited should that fan base be for the country?
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  Speaker 2: I think they should be extremely excited. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: James Franklin is a guy, he knows good ball, he
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  Speaker 3: knows good players. He's going to get the right guys
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  Speaker 3: in Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech has all the pieces to
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  Speaker 3: build a strong program that should be competing for an
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  Speaker 3: ACC championship every year. So I'm not worried about them.
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  Speaker 3: Those fans should be extremely excited. He's a great coach.
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  Speaker 3: I had a great time with him, and I was
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  Speaker 3: sad to see him go. I still bleed blue, but
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  Speaker 3: I'll be rooting a little bit for the Hokies for sure.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, man.
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  Speaker 1: But Matt Campbell, though, baby. We're the Cyclones East with
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  Speaker 1: all the guys he brought. Plus the schedule. Have you
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  Speaker 1: peaked that schedule yet?
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  Speaker 2: I like that one.
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  Speaker 3: It's definitely a nice introduction into the Big Ten for Campbell, man.
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  Speaker 2: I'm excited about him, too.
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  Speaker 3: The thing I love about him, just with the glimpses
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  Speaker 3: I've seen, is just how he interacts with every position,
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  Speaker 3: every side of the ball. and is able to talk
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  Speaker 3: about the game with each person and give them tips.
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  Speaker 2: So it's apparent that he's just a.
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  Speaker 3: Ball guy and that his knowledge of the game is
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  Speaker 3: extensive past the offensive side of the ball. He can
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  Speaker 3: talk to defensive guys, D-line, linebacker, DBs, all that stuff.
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  Speaker 2: All around coach.
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  Speaker 4: One more quick question. Is Excel a trash talker out there?
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  Speaker 4: When Excel's out there, is he talking trash or is
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  Speaker 4: it kind of like we have no idea what he
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  Speaker 4: just said?
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  Speaker 2: I don't know. If he is talking trash, I can't
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  Speaker 2: understand it. It wouldn't be very effective. Exactly, yeah. You
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  Speaker 2: just kind of nod and go back to the huddle.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, I swear this is my last one. You asked
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  Speaker 1: your last one, I'm going to ask my last one.
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  Speaker 2: Y'all got as many as you, man. Oh, we're good? Okay,
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  Speaker 2: we're good.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 4: I'm starting to get a little tired.
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  Speaker 2: It's been.
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  Speaker 1: A long day. You were talking about the way Coach
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  Speaker 1: E used Merrick.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it brought up the thought of the experimentation with J.C.
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  Speaker 2: In the slot. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: So far this year. What does, like, how does that
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  Speaker 1: look so far? Are we good enough on the outside
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  Speaker 1: to where, hey, Will Lee or CSW or somebody can
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  Speaker 1: hold it down outside? And what are the benefits of
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  Speaker 1: JC being inside like that?
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  Speaker 3: Well, I think the first benefit of JC being in
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  Speaker 3: the slot is just a different feel and a different
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  Speaker 3: perspective of the game. Anytime you can move a guy
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  Speaker 3: and have them see the game a little bit different,
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  Speaker 3: it's only going to help them when they go back
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  Speaker 3: home to their normal spot. So he's growing his knowledge
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  Speaker 3: of the game schematically and understanding what the guys around
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  Speaker 3: him are going to be doing and how he can
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  Speaker 3: work off his leverage and things like that, getting that
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  Speaker 3: nickel roll. As far as guys that have been outside,
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  Speaker 3: there's been a plethora of guys that have been rotating in,
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  Speaker 3: and they've been doing a great job. I think you
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  Speaker 3: guys have seen Shaw Smith-Wade showing up in the past
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  Speaker 3: couple weeks and just his abilities. He's just a football
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  Speaker 3: guy and a natural. Will Lee has come in and
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  Speaker 3: done everything that we've asked him to do from a
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  Speaker 3: rookie standpoint. He's continued to get better and make plays
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  Speaker 3: on the ball. So regardless of where eight is at,
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  Speaker 3: I think we got a good number of guys. Corey
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  Speaker 3: Thornton is another guy. I mean, if that's an active
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  Speaker 3: competition between those three guys, they've been making it really
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  Speaker 3: hard on the coaches. We feel like we got some
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  Speaker 3: guys who can come in and play any position and
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  Speaker 3: they're doing a really nice job. So wherever those guys
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  Speaker 3: are at, I'm going to do my best to just
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  Speaker 3: talk to them and communicate at a high level so
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  Speaker 3: they can play calm and do their thing. And I'm
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  Speaker 3: confident with those guys, whoever's on the field, we're going
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  Speaker 3: to play some good ball.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: Awesome, man. Is that your final question? I swear. I'm
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  Speaker 2: not lying. That was my final.
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  Speaker 3: Although I think it's a great question i think you
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  Speaker 3: want a great question i could do this all day
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  Speaker 3: i was gonna bring up wait we're close friends with
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  Speaker 3: jj jansen.
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  Speaker 2: Okay yeah we haven't asked anything do.
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  Speaker 4: You ever look at jj and think like man that
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  Speaker 4: guy's been around a long time yeah i i man
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  Speaker 4: i was he was doing this when joe paul was
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  Speaker 4: up at state.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah that's that's insane man he uh he uh he's
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  Speaker 3: definitely an old guy he's got a lot of wisdom
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  Speaker 3: A lot of wisdom.
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  Speaker 2: Behind those eyes.
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  Speaker 4: Like an old owl, we say.
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  Speaker 2: Like an old owl, and.
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  Speaker 3: He's got some great wisdom, some great information, whether you
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  Speaker 3: want it or not, because he is a talker.
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  Speaker 2: I know if you know him well, you know that.
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  Speaker 3: I see him sometimes talking to somebody and be like, hey, man,
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  Speaker 3: blink if you need help. But J.J., he's a great dude, man.
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  Speaker 3: He's a great presence in the locker room. Anytime you
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  Speaker 3: can have somebody that's– been around since the nfl got
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  Speaker 3: started uh it just it helped it helps me that.
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  Speaker 1: Is hilarious we picture him doing like a general talk
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  Speaker 1: show in the locker room oh yeah very ex-guests all
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  Speaker 1: right you're my guest now let's talk about it but
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  Speaker 1: he's got a whole set and a couch and yeah
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  Speaker 1: that's the way it should be.
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  Speaker 3: That's a great idea man you we should set something
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  Speaker 3: up a mic for him and everything locker room talks.
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  Speaker 4: It The Today Show with J.J.
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  Speaker 2: Jansen.
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  Speaker 1: Exactly.
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  Speaker 2: The news of the day.
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  Speaker 3: The only twist is you don't ever get to know
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  Speaker 3: whether or not you're going to.
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  Speaker 2: Be a guest. He just selects you.
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  Speaker 1: Just springs it on you.
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  Speaker 4: And when you're a guest, you don't talk.
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  Speaker 2: Exactly. Just let him talk. You nod and smile.
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  Speaker 1: Have you ever been on Car Talk or no?
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  Speaker 3: I haven't been on Car Talk, so I got a
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  Speaker 3: little bit of a quarrel with him with that. He's
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  Speaker 3: got to get me on Car Talk. Me and him,
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  Speaker 3: we got some natural back and forth. I might try
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  Speaker 3: to call a.
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  Speaker 2: Game with him at some point. Has he been doing
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  Speaker 2: Car Talk? Have I seen it?
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  Speaker 1: I haven't seen a cart talk in camp yet.
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  Speaker 2: I haven't seen one. I'll get on him, man. We got, what,
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  Speaker 2: two more days to do it before the game?
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  Speaker 1: He better get after it. Forget about that long snapping stuff.
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  Speaker 1: He's going to be riding around everywhere.
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  Speaker 2: Exactly. We'll make it happen.
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  Speaker 1: Nick Scott from your Carolina Panthers.
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  Speaker 2: That's great.
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  Speaker 1: We'll pick it outside his house if we have to
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  Speaker 1: to get you on cart talk.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, man, I'll be out there with you. Okay, good
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  Speaker 2: to hear.
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  Speaker 1: All right, man, good meeting you, and best of luck
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  Speaker 1: this year.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks, guys, man. Happy to be on. All right, man,
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  Speaker 2: it's awesome.