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Bama Bob previews college football, Eugene Rapay talks Cyclones & Football Friday Picks presented by Circa Sports · The Lunch Rush with Trent Condon

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Our number 2, Mallory Condon, Welcome back, Iowa Sports Radio
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Network, Des Moines Sports Station 106.3 KX&O.
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Time to talk to our buddy Bama. Bob.
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This time Friday, Bama, Trent and I go around college football
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taking a look at some of the games.
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We've got a handful of them to opine on.
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How are you, Bama? I'm doing fine, Kenny, how are
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you? I'm OK, I'm OK.
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You know what, when I kind of started looking at the slate, I
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was not let down. But I thought there was going to
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be more games that we were going to be rushed to get as many in.
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I don't know, maybe that's the next week, but.
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We'll probably wind up rushed anyway.
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Yeah, true. Yeah, I do not right and and one
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of the games we're not going to talk about night back in
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September, I thought well, we're going to talk Florida State,
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Clemson just got a chance to be for the preview the ACC
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championship. No, no, no.
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It's you know, it's relegated 2 boys, it's on the.
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ACC Network, Yeah. And there's a lot of, there's a
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little press down here about that because, you know, these
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are the two that really led the charge, you know, with kind of
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the revamping of that conference and threatened to leave and all
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that kind of stuff because they weren't getting enough money.
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And oh, we're the, we're the ones carrying it.
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Well, carrying it now. So there's a lot of a little
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comeuppance for these two this year.
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No, nobody's shedding any tears for Florida State or Clemson.
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I can promise you all. Right Bama, as we always do,
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give you a chance. Oregon, Iowa, Iowa State, TCU.
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Yeah, Oregon, Iowa was a big one.
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I think this is a really crucial stretch, not only obviously for
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these two teams, but really for the conference.
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The next three weeks. Oregon, Iowa and USC are going
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to play each other head to head. And I I think the Big 10 needs
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somebody needs one of these teams to win both probably
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Oregon. And then I think they would like
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Iowa or USC to maybe distinguish themselves from from the rest of
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the packs in terms of getting a 14 man.
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I know Michigan is right there. You, you just look at the
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rankings and they're all just kind of jumbled up.
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And Michigan's only going to have another chance really
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against Ohio State. They've got two really nobodies
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on the road. I think it's Northwestern
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Maryland, whoever it is. But yeah, this game itself is a
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big game for Iowa. I think this is a dangerous game
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for Oregon. I know everybody gets excited
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about their offense and everything, but you go back and
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look at the Indiana game. Iowa has held Indiana, Yeah, as
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close as anybody. I mean, by far it's, I mean,
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what, 5 points? And I mean, Oregon was the next
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closest at 10 and they lost, but they, they held that team to 10
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or 20 points in Kennick. And look, the weather supposed
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to be nasty from what I saw. Is it 44?
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And that's about as miserable as it gets.
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They think you'd rather play in snow, maybe.
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But look, it's not going to bother Iowa.
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Oregon's used to the rain. I don't know, they're used to
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that cold. But either way, I don't know.
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I I just think Iowa, it's a little different Iowa team than
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the past years. They can score, you know, they
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can, they can put up points. They've got a good defense.
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They always have a good defense. If, if the weather doesn't play
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into it in terms of turnovers, like an outrageous number, you
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know, I think each team could survive one, but if you get into
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two or three, either team turns it over a couple times and the
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other one doesn't. I think Iowa can pull the upset.
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I don't know that they will. I don't know that I would bet on
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it, but I think this game is maybe a little closer than that
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6 1/2. I think this is more like a
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field goal, particularly with the weather.
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Iowa has proven and nobody's talking about them.
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Nobody is talking about them and that makes them I think a little
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bit more dangerous. That said more the quarterback
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for Oregon, you know, 19 touchdowns, 4 picks.
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I mean, he is, he's been lights out.
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But if they can keep him in check a little bit, I like
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Iowa's chances. Would not, would not shock me if
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they pulled the upset. I would definitely, I think take
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the points. Iowa State, it's just, you know,
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this is 2 teams that we thought Iowa State and TCU, we thought
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the beginning of the year would be fighting it out and just a
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jumbled up Big 12. Well, the Big 12 is jumbled like
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we thought it would be. These two just aren't really in
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the mix. TCU I guess, if you really want
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to say so. I don't necessarily think they
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are. It'd be some crazy tiebreaker.
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Again, Iowa State, I think it's a really disappointing season
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for Matt Campbell and his bunch. I don't think they saw this
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coming in just some of these losses.
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You just I can't really explain it.
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I think they should be at least in the running for the
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conference championship game and they're not at this point in the
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year. But, you know, maybe they can
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salvage something these last three weeks and and get to a
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decent ball game. But I think other than that,
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it's been a fairly disappointing.
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See, the game itself, it's really hard to pick just because
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Iowa State has been so disappointing this year and.
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They're so banged up on defense. They are and listen.
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Injuries are a part of it and sometimes it sounds like an
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excuse, but I think in their case, I think it really, truly
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is. I think they're going to have a
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hard time tomorrow against TCU. I think TCU is probably better
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than, well, I'm probably right about that six and two record.
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Hoover is having a Goodyear. But yeah, I think Iowa states in
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a little bit they got a tough spot tomorrow just because they
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don't have the bodies. TCU at home.
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I think I like TCU in this one. I think you're probably right.
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All right, Trent, I put this game on the list.
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Indiana and Penn State, there's a lot of folks think Penn
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State's going to play them tough.
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You know what? I would be one of those those
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people, I think the Elijah Serrat injury as he's dealing
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with the hamstring, they call him Waffle House because he's
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open 24/7. He but he's so important to what
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they do. Obviously with that RPO game,
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how good he is and he's strong and those slant routes we saw at
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the end of the game against Iowa and just what he can do.
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Because he's severely hurt. Well, it's a.
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Hamstring injury and we know that those are very finicky.
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At the very minimum, Signetti earlier in the week called him
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day-to-day. So we'll see on that.
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I'm kind of with you, but I just don't want to get in front of
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this Indiana train. I mean, I've, I've done this for
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the last two years. Oh, this spot looks kind of
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trick. And then they go out and they
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win 5510 and just. I'm not going to do it.
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Everything says that I should. And I, I if everything else was
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equal, yeah, I'd be on Penn State this week.
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But because it's the Hoosier Cincinnati, I'm not getting in
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front of that train. I, I think you're probably taken
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the right way for that trend, I thought.
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I mean, they just bludgeoned Maryland last week.
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Bama, where are you? Indiana.
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Penn State. Yeah, I really hope this was a
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we thought this would be again beginning.
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We knew Indiana will be good, right?
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We thought Penn State off. This is the year, you know, if
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not now, when? Well, St.
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Franklin is gone, your hours gone.
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Are they still got it? They can still run the ball.
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But unless you're just going to have grind out, and I mean grind
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out seven 8-9 minute drives consistently, I don't know how
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you're going to put up enough points to beat Indiana.
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I don't. Again, they've shown no
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proclivity to turn to, to give games away.
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Indiana has. And again, we just talked about
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the toughest game they've played all years against Iowa.
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I don't think Penn State is as good as Iowa.
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I will beat them now, Right? Mendoza, I mean, he's in the,
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he's, I don't know, he's a favorite for the Heisman, I
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mean. Right there I.
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Mean he's got to be right there. It's just you know, are you a
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big 10 hater? Are you an SEC hater?
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Probably is where it boils down to, but I just I can't see you
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know, I don't like the hook here.
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I'm looking at 14 1/2. But if you if you forced me, I'd
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I'd lay it again. They just they just bludgeon
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people. It's just and they and they're
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not, they don't care. They're not a Workman like team,
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if you know what I mean. You know, we've seen Ohio State,
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they go into Washington or Illinois.
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It's just kind of a Workman grinded out.
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Let's just get out of here with a win.
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Indiana just they don't care. They're up 38 to nothing with
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three minutes left. They're going to be throwing the
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ball and they were trying to make it 45.
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Now. They don't care, OK?
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They don't care about anything other than just, you know,
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hammer down. And I think they're going to
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keep the hammer down tomorrow. I think it's, you know, it's an
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early kick. I I don't think that's going to
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affect them any. I'm I'm with Trent, I'm not
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getting in front of this Indiana training.
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They're just going to I think they're going to roll into the
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Big 10 championship game and I think this I know it's preview
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and we're jumping ahead. I think that Big 10 championship
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here, I think this is going to be the old, you know, a few
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years ago when you had Alabama, Georgia, right, is 1/2 in the
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FCCI think that. I think the Big 10 championship
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game is going to be the one to watch this year with those two
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teams in it. And I don't think nothing, I
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don't think anything stopping them, certainly not Penn State
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tomorrow. And that's the night game.
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And is it up against The Who? Cares.
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Yeah, you're going to watch that garbage.
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No, of course not. Early in the morning.
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I'm going to watch the Big 12 championship game.
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We may see these two teams again, Trent, BYU and Texas
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Tech. It's an early Nick Bama
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mentioned he doesn't think it's going to affect them.
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Mike Palmer thinks the other way.
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I'm with Bama. I'm not sure the kickoff
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matters. I love Texas Tech.
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Where are you? I'm right there with you.
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I think this is a bludgeoning, I don't forget about us kind of
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thing. Yes, BYU is 8.
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No, I just, I don't believe in him.
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We did this whole song and dance a year ago with BYU.
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And I like Bear Brockmire. He's thrown on me.
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He's gonna. He's tough, but there's still
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limits to him. I mean, you look at there are a
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lot of metrics out there that still have this team as a fringe
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top 25 team. Yes, there ain't no.
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But when you dig under the hood deeper, there's a reason this is
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double digits. If I had to, I'd be laying it
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with the red. Raiders Well, Speaking of Mike
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Palm, if you missed the the last segment with Mike, he thinks
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five teams can win a championship.
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Indiana, Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame and Texas Tech.
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Texas Tech Bama, your thoughts on the Big 12 tilt?
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Well, it's a popular game. I'm looking at the get in
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prices, almost 400 bucks. Is it really, I mean, at 11:00
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in the morning, you know, game days there.
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So that's probably jacking them up a little bit and you know,
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good for them, right? It's it's they stub their toe
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once, right? And I think they've just kind of
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put it behind them. I don't think either one of us
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really saw that, you know, that loss coming earlier in the year,
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but to Arizona State. But look, it's just they're a
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machine, man. I'm with you.
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I think this I I've said all along and I haven't seen them
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play a ton right. I've watched them enough.
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Probably not as much as you guys.
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I do think if they're healthy, nobody wants to see them in
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their bracket if they win the Big 12 or even in that large.
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And I think if they went out and and lose the Big 12 championship
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game, even I think they're getting in.
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It isn't at large. I I just, I love, I love what
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they're doing on offense. I love the coach.
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They're going to, they're going to have a hell of a time hanging
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on to this coach. I think with all these openings,
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there's, there's already some rumblings down here.
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Auburn's after him, but also after Dillingham a little bit,
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it's kind of been on the radar down here for Auburn.
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But look, I think I don't think this game's competitive at least
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into the second-half. BYU might get a break or two
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early, but I don't think this game's really competitive.
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Another, I think this is another hammer down for for kind of like
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Indiana, man, how would fun would Indiana and Texas Tech be?
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I mean, my goodness, if we got that in the playoff but or any
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kind of playoff game. But yeah, I like Texas Tech.
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I think I don't think it's close.
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I think game day makes a makes a difference and I don't know, I
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just if I had to, I'd lay the points because I don't think BYU
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keep close. Then this is the week, Trent.
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This is the week that we could say told you so about BYU.
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A&M, Trent, they're unbeaten. They're #3 Mizzou's at home.
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Mizzou getting about a touchdown I think was the last I saw.
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The big story No ball. Privula might be lost for the
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rest of the regular season that Zolers will get this start.
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He's a young guy, he's a freshman, but they really like
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him. A lot of positive buzz.
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I saw Drew Lock, he said that this kids got it.
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Talking about Zollers now, he's not nearly the athlete athlete
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few are that you get from Previa.
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His ability to run the ball. Still, I think this Missouri
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team is live. I think this is going to be a
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great game. I think it comes down to the
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wire and I will not be shocked if A&M takes their first L.
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They trip up. Can you see that battle?
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No, I mean, I think A&M is maybe the best team in the SDC.
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That's not saying much, right? I mean, come on.
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Well, you know, it is a down year.
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They're going to have half the playoff field, but it's a down
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year. But look, I they haven't played.
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They haven't played Alabama, they haven't played George, they
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haven't played Tennessee. So they haven't played, I'm
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talking about A&M here. They haven't played in that.
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Obviously they have Texas on the schedule still so that they it
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hasn't been the murderers row of the SEC.
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But I love what Elko's doing. I love the quarterback.
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I understand, you know, the the the guy, the new quarterback
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from Missouri, you know he's it, but you know, he's not faced a
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defense like this. And this is just baptism by
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fire. If this game were in in College
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Station, I won't give them any chance.
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I give them a faint chance tomorrow.
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I think it could be close, but I think A&M eventually covered.
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They find a way. They'll they'll you know,
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they'll block a punt. They'll they'll pick off a pass.
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They'll do something. They'll find a way.
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And Marcel Reed will, will, will do enough, I think to cover that
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6 1/2 again. I've seen Missouri play twice up
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close this year, you know, against Alabama and I just
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they're good, but they're not great.
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And especially if you can control that running game.
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And I think A&M can. And, and I just think I don't, I
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just don't believe. I just don't believe in
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Missouri. I just think they've been a
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fraud. We talked about their schedule
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early on, right? Seven games or whatever it was
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they do. But that's what I'm saying.
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I think I think AM can shut that down.
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I think they will. And I don't say shut it down.
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I'll say limit it. That's what Alabama did they.
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I think he had 50-60 yards in that game.
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I don't think he gets to 100 tomorrow.
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And if he doesn't, if he doesn't get to 100, A&M wins.
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And I think they went comfortably, you know, 8 to 10
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points. I can see that Hardy's if I
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didn't realize Alabama held him that low.
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Here's one trench to stay in that conference.
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LSU getting it's up to 11 now with circa LSU and Bama.
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Love this game every single year.
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Is it going to be close tomorrow?
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Well, I think the game script, it's going to go one of two ways
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and this is 1. I will not bet before the game,
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but I might bet within the 1st 10 minutes of the game because
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you're going to know either LSU is going to get the dead count,
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coach bounce. They're they're going to get
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that. We've seen it happen throughout
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college football for most of this season.
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If they're going to be out there, they're going to compete
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for four quarters and it's going to be down to the wire or it's a
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laugher and it's 34 to 3 and Alabama's making fun of on the
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sidelines and everybody's laughing.
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I, I don't think it's going to be a kind of a workmanlike game
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where it's a 2440. I think it's going to go one way
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or the other. Four quarter game or a complete
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blowout. Which one of the two, I have no
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idea. I got to see it first.
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South Carolina. That was a heck of a game when
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they played, but because Alabama.
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Alabama coming off A by right, Bama.
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Both teams coming off A by both. Teams off by South Carolina gave
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Alabama fits last time. How's this one going to play
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out? Yeah, this is interesting
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because this this is another tough spot I think for Alabama
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again, because new coach off of by weeks.
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They've had two weeks to get ready, right, not just one.
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I'll tell you the LSULSU has some talent.
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I don't know what has been the problem this year other than we
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talked about it before. It has to be just utter misery
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plan for Brian Kelly and I just got to I have to the the
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release, the fresh air in that building has just got to be so
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nice for these guys right now, right?
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Because that guy is gone and he ain't coming back.
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I don't know what the interim coach is going to do.
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I don't know if they're going to try to, you know, onside kick.
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Let's throw out all the stops because let's face it, their
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season is history, right? All they can do now is ruin
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Alabama's and Alabama plays Oklahoma next week in Tuscaloosa
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and they're on a buy this week. So this, you know, tough kind of
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stretch here. That said, I think Alabama has
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enough offensively. LSU has a good defense.
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I don't think it's great. I think weeks is back.
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I think he makes a huge difference in there.
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I think Alabama is going. The one thing I will say, and
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you mentioned, you know every year how you love this game,
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guys, there is so little buzz around this year and we're not
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saying. LSU.
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Compared to what it normally is, right?
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The last, I don't know, 5-8 years, whatever it's been,
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you're going back to Sabin and Orgeron and those.
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I mean, it's just all the build up and it's just not here.
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The hype, it's just not here. That worries you a little bit if
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you're an Alabama fan. I don't know what I think the
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thing the danger is. You don't know what LSU is going
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to throw at them, right? So they got to kind of be right.
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You're not going to just have the Garrett and US fire being a
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statue back there like you've had before.
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I don't think all year. But again, they haven't been
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good. Alabama hasn't been able to run
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the ball. I think they have to do that
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tomorrow. I think Alabama wins.
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I don't know if it's the 10 1/2. I could see it.
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I don't think it's going to be a blowout.
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I don't think LSU lays down and quits.
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If Brian Kelly were still there, I would love Alabama's chances
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in this game. Still not there.
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Again, the weight off of those shoulders of that team has just
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got to be enormous. And we'll see what they do
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tomorrow and I think they're going to come out flying and
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we'll see how it goes. Alabama, I think, is going to
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need the crowd. I think they win, but I don't
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think this is this is not a layup as it again, if Kelly were
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there, I'd love her their chances, but he's not there and
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I think LS she's going to have something to say about it.
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Three weeks ago, boys, instead of Tulane, Memphis going to make
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the slate of games. We're going to talk about the
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first week in November. It does elimination game for the
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American Trent. Memphis it comes down to Brendan
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Lewis and he is still listed as questionable.
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There's no been update that I've seen today.
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The Memphis quarterback, it's not just what he is as a
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thrower, it's what he is as a runner and eight rushing
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touchdowns already this season. If he goes how limited he's
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going to be in that component of the game.
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You're seeing a reverse line moment here betting public all
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over to all over Memphis. They're the ranked team.
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They're the team that would be a Group of five representative
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right now. However, Tulane is getting that
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point spread moving down. It was up to a touchdown in some
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spots, down to 3 1/2, and I think it's the Lewis injury.
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I think that tells you that the people that know think that
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Lewis isn't going to go, and if he does, he's not going to be
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very good. Dulane coming off a loss, Bama
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to UT San Antonio, do they make up for it?
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I think they've got a chance. Like you said, I think it's all
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key on the quarterback for Memphis Lewis, 100% he can't be,
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he can't be fully functional. And you mentioned, you mentioned
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the fact that it's not just what he does with the leadership,
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it's the physical, it's the running part, right?
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And if he can't run, that just changes.
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And if he can't run effectively, that just totally changes our
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offense because he's not a pocket guy.
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You know, he's just not a guy that's going to sit back there
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and beat you with his arm. Two lanes defense, you know,
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don't know much about. It'll be totally honest.
18:52
But again, a jumbled mess right now in this conference.
18:56
You look at it and it is an elimination game I think for the
18:59
conference championship. But you've got six teams with
19:02
one conference loss in there. How's that going to possibly
19:05
play out to who gets in that conference championship game?
19:11
I don't have a feel for it just because I think Memphis is
19:15
going. I think Lewis is going to be
19:18
limited. And if he is, that brings Tulane
19:20
right back in there. But again, it's fun to watch and
19:26
I'm glad that they're getting their own, I guess, kind of
19:28
spot, if you will, you know, tonight on ESPN.
19:33
So I mean, it's good that it's a stand alone game.
19:36
It's kind of a showcase game. Not much else.
19:38
World Series is over all that kind of thing.
19:40
So not much else to compete against it.
19:42
I just, I don't have a great feel for it just because with,
19:45
with the unknown on the quarterback, you just, I don't,
19:47
I don't see how you get a feel for this.
19:50
The Memphis and Navy will play the Thanksgiving weekend, so
19:54
that's still to come for that conference.
19:56
Yes, it is, that's for sure. Bama Trent, let's start with
20:00
you, your sneaky good game of the week, Trent Compton.
20:02
Well, I know you're going to be locked and loaded in the Big 12
20:05
in the 11:00 window. You'll be watching Tech against
20:08
BYU. I'll be getting poured on in the
20:10
rain, tailgating in Iowa City. But I have a feeling on our
20:14
little setup, as long as where our TV doesn't get rained on,
20:17
we're going to be finding our way over to ESPN as all of a
20:21
sudden Georgia is going to be in a dogfight with the cowbells.
20:25
Talk about a scene which spot rivalry win last week against
20:28
Florida. Georgia's got Texas on tap next
20:31
week. And now you got to go to Stark
20:33
Vegas. Bulldogs are going to hang
20:35
around against the Bulldogs. Think that's going to be a good
20:37
one? OK, that's I'm in Bama.
20:41
They got to beat somebody, don't they?
20:43
I mean, think how close they've been to Texas and Tennessee.
20:45
I mean, I think that's a good one.
20:47
They shouldn't be Texas boys. They shouldn't.
20:49
Should have beat Florida. Yeah.
20:51
Should it be Tennessee? I'm going to stay in the same
20:56
conference and I'm going to go with the fire.
21:00
Coach Bump 3:00 SCC Network, Auburn at Vanderbilt.
21:06
Auburn has had a everything you're hearing everything you're
21:09
hearing out of there is how much they love DJ Durkin.
21:13
And look, it's been a terrible year under Freeze.
21:17
The offense has been terrible. Their defense has been salty all
21:21
year. There's there's three teams that
21:24
having it of it up 24 points this year.
21:26
Ohio State, Indiana, Auburn, that's the list that have not
21:31
given up 24 points in a game. Power four teams.
21:34
I think this is a, we saw Vanderbilt last time out against
21:37
Texas, kind of got a little comeuppance lines Vanderbilt 6
21:42
1/2. I think if Aubrey can somehow
21:44
figure out a way to score and that's a big if Vanderbilt's
21:47
defense isn't great, but I think they're going to shut down Povy
21:50
enough that this is going to this is going to be a tight
21:52
game. And I mean, all of a sudden the
21:54
talk of Vanderbilt going to the SEC championship game, I think
21:58
it stops tomorrow. I think Auburn gets a win out
22:00
right now. I'm going to go to UConn.
22:03
They're getting, you know, just under 10, about 10 from Duke,
22:06
Duke Scott, a big one next week against Virginia, Yukon.
22:10
And Duke, how about that one? I did, Duke, your new guilty
22:16
pleasure. I yeah, Kentucky's out.
22:18
We're. Having a changing of the guard.
22:19
Here, Kentucky's out. Absolutely.
22:21
Yeah. I like the Huskies and the
22:22
points. I do too.
22:23
Yeah. Nine and a half, 10, that's what
22:25
you get. And Duke's looking ahead.
22:26
Bamma. Good stuff, buddy.
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We'll talk to you on Monday. Enjoy the weekend.
22:29
We'll do guys. Take care.
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Thanks. Thank you BAMMA, Bob, Trent and
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I take a look at college football.
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Does Mora get a job in this wide open cycle?
22:37
Oh, never thought of that. Yeah, why wouldn't he, right?
22:40
You kind of. They're they're already bold
22:42
eligible. They are.
22:43
He's done a nice job that guy has.
22:45
He's got a resume too. Yes, he does.
22:47
Yet it won't be at Wisconsin. And that's OK as a Hawkeye fan.
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Our picks still to come. We'll get to those coming up
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Somewhere in that vicinity right now.
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Eugene repay. He covers Iowa State for the Des
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Moines Register. Eugene, Trenton, Ken, thank you
23:40
for coming on. Start with basketball obviously
23:43
last night. Another tune up the waters.
23:45
Get deeper on Monday. Are you heading West?
23:48
You and Travis heading over to the Mississippi?
23:51
Yep. Travis will be holding it down.
23:53
I'll be watching back here in Iowa.
23:55
God's good stuff. Well, let's talk about what you
23:58
saw last night, and that was Iowa State and Grambling.
24:01
The the good news is you can play a lot of guys.
24:03
I'm going to start with Keely and Toure because it looks like
24:06
Iowa State's really found something here.
24:09
I'm not sure what, you know, what criticisms anybody can have
24:13
for him. I'm sure you know, the coaching
24:14
staff are pointing some things out that they want to see
24:17
different. But man, oh man, from what I've
24:19
seen, Toure's caught my eye. How about that, Eugene?
24:22
Oh man, he's been absolutely impressive and now you have him
24:25
and Tame and Lipsy together starting in that backcourt and
24:27
just a defensive 1-2 punch. But then also on the offensive
24:31
end, he can play make, he can slash inside.
24:33
He's hit a couple of three so far.
24:35
He's just been a two way weapon and it's been so fun to see him
24:39
get off to just such a great start as a freshman carrying off
24:41
of those exhibition games and carrying it into the regular
24:44
season. You know what, Tori, I think
24:46
another component here, you know, Tame and Lipsy obviously
24:49
injured again leading into the season is just the ability to
24:52
play him off the ball a little bit more.
24:55
I mean, this is going to help the wear and tear throughout the
24:57
course of the year. And, and we've seen how injury
24:59
prone Lipsy's been throughout the course of his career.
25:02
Is that another kind of extra layer to this, getting him out
25:04
there and playing, you know, 2530 minutes a game because that
25:08
means that you can share those point guard duties and hopefully
25:11
have a healthy Lipsy come March. Yeah, for sure.
25:14
I think it helps kind of take off some of that workload or
25:17
take some of that workload from Tammy Lipsey's shoulders.
25:19
But also just going into the season, there were so many
25:22
unknowns. And as far as what were the
25:25
secondary playmaker minutes looking like, like who could be
25:27
a point guard if Tammy Lipsey is not available or if he needs a
25:31
break? And so far you have to Ray
25:33
killing it right off the bat. And he's been great to to have
25:36
right alongside him. No doubt about it.
25:40
I'm not sure what the number would be, but 14 steals by Iowa
25:45
State last night. Maybe there was another game
25:48
last year that they stole the ball that many times.
25:50
I I would be hard pressed to believe that that would be the
25:53
case though. Eugene, 14 steals.
25:55
Boys are playing some defense last night again, weren't they?
25:58
Oh, and the amazing part of it too was it was just like up and
26:01
down throughout the lineup. You see a lot of the newcomers
26:03
like Dom Nelson has been a great two way guy.
26:06
Like a lot of the newer guys are buying into that defensive
26:09
philosophy. Whatever it takes.
26:12
Intensive pressure guy for 5050 balls, fight for 5050 balls.
26:16
And just looking across the board, I mean, everyone had a
26:21
part in that win last night and it was pretty balanced.
26:24
Yeah, obviously Joshua Jefferson led the way in scoring, but when
26:26
you have 6 different players in double figures 8 with at least
26:29
eight points of pop it, it was really impressive.
26:32
You mentioned Nelson there kind of doing it on both ends.
26:35
What about Bateman? You know, when we get into
26:37
league play, what's the freshman, what kind of role do
26:40
you anticipate for him throughout the course of the
26:41
year? Is that maybe in that 8 to 12
26:43
minute range something like that And and does he have the upside
26:46
for this year to even have a bigger role?
26:49
I think he'll have a bigger role as the season comes on.
26:51
I think that last night was an important one for him just
26:54
mentally and confidence wise because we saw that in the
26:58
exhibition games and then the season opener against FDU.
27:01
He hadn't really got a chance to see that shot drop.
27:04
So I think it felt like a big turning point for him last night
27:07
to just get his footing underneath, kind of introduce
27:10
himself because the staff was just so high on him.
27:13
This was a guy that they were talking about or, or people
27:15
around the program were saying like he could potentially start.
27:18
He was starting caliber. So I think he'll be one of the
27:20
go to guys off the bench. We saw that type of energy that
27:23
he injected as soon as he came in last night.
27:26
I was stayed, lost the lead for a second.
27:28
He comes in, hits back-to-back threes and as as impressive that
27:32
was, I was more impressed by right after that.
27:35
He hustles back down, draws a charge, just takes a big charge.
27:38
And then that just like ignited the the team, the bench and
27:41
Hilton Coliseum. So to see that kind of play from
27:45
him, obviously we knew he was a scorer, but if he's going to do
27:47
all the little things too, then he's going to find a a bigger
27:50
role for himself as the year goes on.
27:53
Football in a moment. Just one more basketball for me.
27:55
Blake Buchanan, I thought he had a better game last night than he
27:59
did earlier in the week. But regardless of that, the foul
28:02
troubles, what's worrisome, right?
28:04
I know that TJ brought it up after the game.
28:06
What was a Tuesday night, whatever night it was.
28:09
Buchanan, he's got to find a way to stay out of foul trouble
28:11
because they're going to need him and his presence on the
28:14
floor. Eugene.
28:16
Yeah, definitely. I think just his verticality is
28:19
physicality, but also his athleticism at the the five
28:22
position. He showed how what he could do
28:25
with eight points, nine boards and four blocks.
28:27
But if he's going to be in foul trouble, that's going to be a
28:29
big problem, especially when you look behind him.
28:32
Who else is there? It's it's Eric Mulder and
28:35
Dominicas Plato, the bench in the front court.
28:38
So they're going to really need Blake Buchanan to be able to
28:40
stay on the floor a lot more as some of these younger guys
28:43
develop like Plato still finding his footings.
28:46
But Mulder has looked pretty solid so far.
28:48
It's only been like 10 minutes since at a time, but for true
28:52
five man true center, all they have is Blake Buchanan and
28:55
they're going to need them to to stay on there.
28:57
Let's get into football. TCU, not quite the game that
29:01
maybe we anticipated before the season began, but here it is.
29:04
Iowa State still needs another win to get bull eligible.
29:07
But walking wounded. I mean, you just look through
29:09
this report that came out as they come out the last couple of
29:12
days. Now it is that defense is so
29:15
banked up. The defensive backfield now as a
29:17
whole, it started with the quarterbacks.
29:18
Now it's seemingly across the board and the defensive
29:22
backfield is so important for what they do.
29:25
I'm surprised this is just a touchdown spread here.
29:27
This feels like a TCU blowout. What can Iowa State do?
29:30
What is the hope here going into this one that they can pull off
29:33
the upset? For Iowa State, I think that
29:36
they're going to have to do what they did last week against
29:38
Arizona State and that's the generally turnover is it feels
29:41
like the Iowa State defense is at its best when it's able to
29:44
get takeaways, kind of stuffed momentum from the other team.
29:47
They had three last week and that was the first turnover they
29:50
even recorded since the Cincinnati game.
29:52
And that one was more of like a gift rafted option pitch that
29:56
was dropped. So that was big for the Iowa
29:58
State defensive. They're definitely going to need
30:00
to force turnovers no matter how it comes.
30:01
Fumbles, interceptions, that secondary is walking rooted, as
30:06
you said, and they're hurting even more bad with Jameson
30:09
Patton out and Tayshawn James. So now it's, you know, the
30:12
entire backfield is is going deep into their reserves.
30:16
And then on the offensive end, they really need to get going.
30:18
It has been a struggle on that side of the ball, which is kind
30:22
of unexpected considering how healthy they are.
30:24
But also Rocco Beck is coming off of one of his tougher
30:28
performances of the season. I'm curious to see how he and
30:31
his wide receivers bounce back. I'm with you, I'm, I'm anxious
30:35
to see how Iowa State's corners try to shut down McAllister
30:39
because he's really good. Remember #1 when you're watching
30:42
the game. He is a major, major threat for
30:44
TCU. We will see if they're able to
30:47
do that. So if it doesn't, they get the
30:49
by coming out of this game. They go into their by obviously
30:53
it's because there has to be something that's bugging Rocco
30:56
back, right? He's, he's good enough to play
30:58
or well enough to play. But this is just not been the
31:01
same dude. When you watch him, when you see
31:04
him, what do you think the difference is, Eugene?
31:07
I think the turning point that people look at and obviously he
31:11
just hasn't looked the same. He took those back-to-back head
31:14
shots once in the Arizona game, then again in the Cincinnati
31:18
game. But you know, credit to Rocco
31:21
back. I mean, I'm sure the Iowa State
31:23
medical staff did their due diligence and he's clear to play
31:26
and he's medically able to play and he's been fighting there.
31:29
But also I've noticed that he's been sporting a brace it looks
31:32
like on one of his shoulders. I don't know if that's affecting
31:35
him, but clearly his his accuracy just hasn't been what
31:38
it was. The touch on his passes just
31:40
hasn't been what it was through that five and no start.
31:43
I think in the Arizona State game, there are times when the
31:47
receivers are running the wrong routes or they're not catching
31:50
or they're having open drops. But then there are also times
31:52
where Rocco Beck's passes are either 5 yards behind or just
31:56
airmailed way above. Just not that same exact
31:59
precision that he used to show earlier in the year.
32:01
So I'm curious to see if maybe there's something physical or
32:05
something that's hampering him but but he's trying to fight
32:07
through it. Eugenerepaydesmoinesregisterdesmoinesregisterforeugeneheandtravishineshaveallthecyclonenewscovered@desmoinesregister.com
32:17
Eugene, as always, thanks for doing this.
32:19
We'll track you down next week during the bye.
32:21
Thank you, Eugene. Thank you guys, have a good
32:23
weekend. You're the same Eugene Repay as
32:25
we check in on Iowa State. All right, our picks are coming
32:29
up next. We have the lead correct over
32:31
the boys. They were terrible.
32:33
They didn't send out an update which tells me that they had a
32:36
bad week. When they have a good week,
32:38
they're very quick to get it out there.
32:40
Make sure you guys bring this up when they get drilled as
32:42
apparently they must have last week.
32:44
It's no batting down the hatches.
32:46
Let's keep it to ourselves. You still have the lead overall
32:49
amongst the four of us. OK, you're 2722 and 1.
32:52
That's all right. I'm a game back 2623 and all
32:56
right, so we're battling for the top spot.
32:58
Darrell and Gary, they can fight for 3rd, right?
33:00
Yeah, let's let's, let's pull away here.
33:02
Do you like your picks this week?
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They always like my picks. Well, almost always like my
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picks. Do you like college or the NFL
33:08
better? College.
33:10
I have a long slate of colleges. Do you see?
33:12
I can't wait till we get on it. We're undone with picking
33:14
college. I've got like 7 NFL.
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Games. Well, I've seen your millions
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selections. Well, now that's not just me.
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Oh. OK, OK.
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I was going to say. Yeah, they're, they're not going
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well, but it's a new quarter. It is a new quarter.
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number of games. We share those with you earlier.
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Trent, you'll be on the Bull Valley and Johnston top ten
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We're up 3 1/2 games. By the way, I just got the just
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In fact, let's build on it. Who do you like this?
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Week, Let's kick things off. And the dogs are barking this
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week. Just always.
34:51
I'll I'll even it out. I'll take the underdogs, you
34:54
take some favorites and we will go head to head on that part of
34:58
it. I've got both games at the FCC
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for for my first two in college football.
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As I mentioned with Bama, I love Mississippi spot.
35:05
This is I love situational spots.
35:07
It's a way that I love betting things and I just think this is
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a look ahead sandwich for Georgia, Mississippi State.
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They've hung around all year long.
35:16
I'm getting 9 1/2. I will take the Bulldogs with
35:18
pick #1 we'll stay in the SECI also believe in the fired coach
35:23
bump and I think we get one here.
35:25
Auburn plus 6 1/2 against Vandy on the road.
35:28
People. Yes, dreaming about playoff for
35:30
Vandy. Usually a tough spot into the
35:33
NFL we go. You saw it last week.
35:36
Stroud went down and almost felt like the Texans were dead at
35:38
that point. But Davis wasn't brutal against
35:41
that elite Denver defense. Now, they shouldn't have had him
35:44
thrown in the final two minutes of the game.
35:46
That was a mistake. But against Jacksonville, I
35:49
think they get it done here. I'm getting a point and a half.
35:51
I will grab it. Houston plus 1 1/2 with pick #3
35:55
pick #4. Big game in the South, by the
35:57
way. Oh.
35:57
Absolutely. Baltimore goes on the road to
36:01
Minnesota. McCarthy showed a little bit,
36:04
not a ton, couple of great throws there.
36:06
But should Baltimore be laying 4 1/2 on the road against anybody
36:09
with that defense? I don't think so.
36:11
Give me the Vikings, plus the four and the hook.
36:13
My best bet of the week? You won't see a play of it.
36:16
It's Hawaii. Everybody loves them.
36:18
They're getting a touchdown against San Diego State, first
36:21
place in the Mountain West. Give me the Rainbow Warriors, my
36:25
best bet. Yeah, a lot of people like
36:27
Hawaii this week. What time's it kicked, 10 or
36:28
1110? Right, 11 our time.
36:30
Is it 11 our time? You're right.
36:31
I won't see a play of it. All right, let's get to my
36:33
picks. We will start in the NFL.
36:36
I didn't take Seattle. I'd love the Seattle team.
36:38
I think Seattle can win the Super Bowl.
36:40
I know it's, I really do. I know it's Sam Darnold.
36:42
I think they're absolutely loaded.
36:44
Love what they did at the trade deadline.
36:46
It's less than a touchdown. Cardinals coming off a short
36:49
week. I'm with Mike Palm.
36:50
I think you're getting too much love for that win.
36:53
On Monday, I'll lay the 6 1/2. Give me the Seahawks pick #1
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Speaking of trade deadlines that I think we're a positive we're
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on the other side of this one. I'm surprised you didn't take
37:03
the Packers because I, I love the Eagles.
37:05
I love Philadelphia on Monday night.
37:08
I think Philadelphia is back. I haven't believed in Green Bay
37:11
all season long. I still don't.
37:13
It's down to a point. This number was 2 1/2 this
37:16
morning. It's down to 1 some places.
37:19
Lay the point. Give me the Eagles on Monday
37:22
night. To the college game, to the Big
37:24
12 we go. I'm with both you and Bama.
37:27
I think Texas Tech is going to open a can on BYUI will lay the
37:32
10. Give me the Red Raiders.
37:33
I believe that they are the best team in the Big 12 and they will
37:37
prove it by dispatching BYU. I'm going to go to the
37:41
conference that your best bet is in, but I'm going to go
37:44
elsewhere. I was looking at that Hawaii
37:46
game like you were, but then I remembered San Jose State and
37:50
they're playing Air Force and San Jose State's quarterback and
37:53
Chuck it all over the yard. So for that reason, I'm going to
37:56
lay the five and a half. Did it against he was Stanford
38:01
earlier this year and threw like 4 touchdowns, 500 yards.
38:04
Whatever it was, it was crazy numbers.
38:06
I'll lay the five and a half, give me San Jose State, my best
38:09
bet of the week. Look at the if the Seahawks
38:11
don't win the Super Bowl or don't win the NFC West, you know
38:14
who's going to it's not the Niners, it's the LA Rams.
38:17
I love Lai think that this team is absolutely legit.
38:21
They're found their way. The quarterback Stafford is
38:24
playing at MVP type level. Lay the four and a half take the
38:28
Rams over an injured San Francisco.
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So 49ers team Rams, my best bet Eagles in Seattle in the NFL,
38:36
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Philadelphia. I'm getting a point.
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Yes, I'm. I'm looking right now.
38:51
Philly's getting a point. This.
38:53
This thing's all over the place. Yeah, I'm, I'm looking currently
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at wager. T it's down, I'm getting a
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point. You're getting a point in half.
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I I can. You're getting a point.
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DraftKings has a point in 1/2. Yeah, and a lot of.
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Places. Why is the line moving like
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this? There's.
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Got to be some kind of injury, right?
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I'm sticking with it. Give me the Eagles, Mr. Monday
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night. I'm anxious to see what he says.
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Well, you'll have to wait until Monday for that, however.
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System release, maybe by one of the big betting syndicates out
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there. They're wrong.
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It's the Eagles all day. Well, night long.
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That's Monday. We'll talk to you before that
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game. Have a great weekend off the
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bench. Coming up next, Miller and
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Condon noon to two on the Iowa Sports Radio Network.