Latest / You Don't Know Ball Podcast / Episode 102: Potential CFB Game of the Year Candidates!
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- Isaac Rowe: going on, you know ball podcast nation? Welcome back to the show. We ⁓ are we have everybody here again, so that's good. First first time since the Batcher so we're ⁓ we're fully recovered, so it's all all good again. ⁓ this episode's gonna be pretty We have some things that we have to do after we record, so Or gonna we just had a a ⁓ decent topic to have. We did our we just did three games each of each, ⁓ from off sorry. Three gate Jesus Alex Three games each. Thank you, of potential games of the year for college football season. So ⁓ we're gonna go around, say one, talk about it a little bit, then move on to the next one. So that's how conversation works. But also Dusty May. ⁓ yeah, wait, wait, let's talk about some recent news. Alex, you go ahead. dust he made, but not really. ⁓ news out of Ann Arbor when he left ⁓ the Michigan basketball program for the Mavs and then he that same day I'm pretty sure he got he officially signed as Dallas Maverick ⁓ coach. He ⁓ drafted ⁓ what's his name? Travis Morris or something? Morris Johnson. Morris Johnson. I don't know why his name is Travis Morris. Travis Morris. ⁓ Johnson got went to Dallas and then the rest of the Michigan ⁓ three big men also got drafted in the first round that d that day too so you know ⁓ kind of a sad day for Michigan basketball because their entire national championship roster plus their head coach is now gone. Yeah. Not everybody, Trey McKinney's still there. McKinney and Ed Caddo are still there, but the fifteen no, they both said they would stay. The seven threes, six foot ten, and six foot nine forwards that led the way are all gone though. Dude, I think a day Mara going to the Thunder is like so huge for them. ⁓ yeah. Now they got their guy that can they can just throw on Giannis. Or not Giannis, sorry, Wemby. Wemby. So it's like what I mean, just what great draft pick and also Yaxel going to Golden State. I mean I think we all saw that coming from a mile away. That was the big like they're trying to win now, so why not go get the twenty three year old who's proven himself at the biggest stage in college and he'll be able to help out right away. He's gonna be such a good pro. So Good picks all the way around for the Michigan boys. Bamelo was traded. Bamelo got traded today and ⁓ Beast Dew too. Yeah, Beast Stew got traded yesterday, I think. What did we get out of that? There's a couple picks. We got three second round picks. So I I like it now, but in the moment I was like, what the You know, I I was like You know, what the flip? Like why'd we why'd we get rid of our guy who's the longest tenured guy in the team? He'd been he had been there since twenty twenty. So, you know, not that long, but still longest tenured guy, kinda the heart and soul of our team, really helped turn our organization around. But we got him for three second round picks and that just tells me that the Pistons are really trying to make a splash. We tried to sign Austin Reeves. We made the we made the Lakers overpay to get him back. ⁓ So I think the next guy for the Pistons it was gonna be Tyler Hero. Now we're trying to get Norman Powell, I guess. ⁓ no. We're just trying to get another like big scorer, guy who can handle the ball. ⁓ hopefully we can get two guys we can slide into our starting lineup and really, you know, help out Cade with the ball handling and scoring and shooting and everything else. So hopefully this doesn't end up being a dud and we didn't lose Beast two for three second round picks and nothing no star back. So I love Jaden Ivy. Hurry's free. Yeah. I am don't get wrong, I ⁓ as much as as much like Jaden Ivy like crashed out last year, I think I would have loved to keep him, to be honest. We got what, Kevin Herter for That's not even the worst crash out we've seen. Right. Right. Yeah, right. There's a lot of shit. You come to Detroit, you just crash out. Right. Yeah. ⁓ and then we have the Lamello ball trade. Him and Ant are gonna be a great backcourt. ⁓ and honestly that's what Ant needed. He's been running with Mike Conley, thirty nine, forty year old Mike Conley there for past couple of years. So having a six foot eight young ⁓ Really good aggressive ball handler there next to him is gonna be really nice. They did lose Nas Reed. I know the Minnesota Faith Bull fans are really upset about that one 'cause he's kinda their beef stew, like 'cause he's been there a minute. He's you know, Nas Reed, he's like a meme, but he's really good. So they love him over there in Minnesota, but now he's chillin' in Charlotte. And Connor was in shambles today. I was wondering, I was that was my next question, is how how's Connor feeling today? The first thing I I the first I I get a random text that like I It was probably like ten this morning and it was just I'm gonna kill myself And I'm like, ⁓ Larry, there goes mellow. Dude the I mean Charlotte's in shambles right now, I feel like. I don't I don't know. I don't think they're in shambles. I think they know who they really want to build around now 'cause you gotta remember they Brandon Miller, ⁓ Con Kanippal, who was just an amazing rookie last year. ⁓ incredible rookie, set the rookie record for threes made ⁓ in a season. He was top five in threes made on the year. He might have even been top two. so there you have two really good scorers, good defenders, smart basketball players. ⁓ you I just don't know where Lamello really fits into that, and Minnesota is probably thinking, well. We got Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, and Lamello. Let's just throw it all together and see what happens. I don't think it's gonna work too well, but we'll we'll f we'll see. Zero zero sis on that team. It's gonna be like ⁓ br like a worse version of ⁓ Kyrie, James Harden, and Kevin Goldman the Brooklyn Nets. So we'll see if they can stay healthy. It's always that was always the question with ⁓ Lamello on Charlotte was could could he stay healthy and I think Finally we saw what happened with them when they all were healthy. They went on that crazy win streak in the second half of the year, made the play in. wow, I can't believe we made that. ⁓ and then, you know, we got they lost in the play in game and that Charlotte's probably like, you know, we've had the mellow for six years at this point, let's move on. Go with our younger guys, build around them, clear some cap room, and do what we need to do. So how many five do you think that Bat Lockbrook's gonna rack up this year? Between Ant and Mamelo. And Julius. And Julius. ⁓ Julius Randle's still there? Yeah. Nice. Yeah, they didn't even need to get rid of him. ⁓ I thought Julius Randle At least over 200K in fines. Whether it's swearing at the ref, ⁓ you know, more antics. There's gonna be more assist in like dry dirty. Yeah, dry dirty, right? They're gonna be assisting each other in fines more than on the court. I agree. I agree. But ⁓ it's gonna be that picture of LeBron B. Wade. Just like no, but Yeah, that wa that was metal trade was shocking. Another thing that was pretty shocking ⁓ my god. Another thing that was shocking this that happened literally just last night. Terry and Arnold pretty much facing up to life in prison. Yeah, which was wild. I saw it on TikTok a while back, maybe back in February. As like rumors and all this shit about how he got some robbed and he was pretty much like Batman like Dr. Yeah, instead of calling Nikashi handled himself. ⁓ Dude, when I saw that this like this morning or last night, I was like, bro, what the hell? I think that Mary could get any worse. Now we're the lions are literally the Legion of whom and and we gotta dude. Such a young corner to Do we to pay him now? No. There's gotta be some clause in his contract. It's like well, if you get in trouble with the law, you don't you're not guaranteed any of this shit, so there's gotta be something. Life in prison is crazy. Not even Henry Ruggs got that shit. Yeah. So Yeah, didn't he just didn't he just have like a a retrial for trying to get like fire out and trying to get ⁓ at least probation or some shit? Parole. Parole, that's what it was. Henry Ruggs. I think he's got denied it. He got denied? Damn. I thought he was getting close to being let out. Yeah, he was. And then this happened. I think that's a good boy. This has got to put the justice system in perspective. You're like, alright, Henry Ruggs ain't that bad. Just let him out. Put Terry and Arum at his place. Keep Henry Ruggs in, trade Terry and Arum about. Yeah, Henry Ruggs was driving like 120 an hour and he killed somebody. And they died. ⁓ Yeah. Just careless. ⁓ the dog, yeah. Never mind. Was he on something? Well he was in Las Vegas though. So Andron's drunk, yeah. He was in Las Vegas though. Yeah. What stays in Vegas? That's crazy. God damn, we suck. And we gave up a safety already too. Yeah. This ain't going well. ⁓ dude. What else? I mean Let's get our. Terry and Arnold pretty much ⁓ yeah, one more thing. Terry and Arnold pretty much he kidnapped the dude, kept it in his basement, tortured him. ⁓ I didn't know we did all that. Tortured him. Whooped the out of him. And then ⁓ At the end of this, turns out it wasn't even the right guy. ⁓ my god. It wasn't the right guy. You know him saying, bro, it's not me. And then and then his and then his friends are like, just tell me where my stuff is. Friends got caught, and he's probably like, It wasn't me, it wasn't me. Yeah, probably. Dude was the leader of it. So it's just a crazy story. I was like, holy shit. That is a wild story. No, in Miami. My ⁓ my god. It's always in Florida man. Florida. Florida man. ⁓ all right, let's get into our actual topic. So today's topic's gonna be our top three games, in our opinion, or top potential games of the year in college football this season. We try to we didn't work together at all on this, so you're probably gonna hear a couple of the same games here and there, but ⁓ we're gonna talk about it in depth and we'll say next game, whatever. But we'll have ⁓ we'll have Jack start it. ⁓ do you got ready? No, I'm ready. Alright, Jack, go ahead. Start off. Week two, Ohio State versus Texas. Yep, for sure. The rematch. That was in last year, so I wasn't a rematch game, yeah. Feel like this is gonna be a great Texas too. Mm-hmm. We got Julian Saiyan versus Arch Manning. Both those teams got great defenses. Both bringing a lot back. No. Ohio State's not bringing much back a as they have in previous years. Sure they're bringing talent yeah, they they're Ohio State. They had talent in production, but compared to Jeremiah. Compared to what Texas is bringing bringing back though. Yeah. Texas is bringing a lot back more than ⁓ Ohio State is. Like Cam Williams Arch, you got ⁓ there's another is it Wingo? Ryan Wingo ⁓ there too. You get yeah got Cam Coleman there too now. Cam Coleman, that's no, is it Cam Or is he at Miami? I'm trying to remember. No, he's Cam Coleman. That's who I meant. That's who I mean. Cam Coleman, sorry, thing he transferred from Alburn. Throw that ball. So obviously it's gonna be a really high ⁓ anticipated game, especially after the disappointment it was last year. Everybody's hyping it up and Arch had I feel like Arch is going into this year a little bit more confident than it did last year. Especially with all the Heisman hype and dude hasn't even taken a snap until like a me ⁓ not a meaningful snap, but like a starting snap until that point. Yeah. So It's in in their home this year. So I feel like Texas is gonna come out more to play this year's especially with their national title hopeful roster that they put together with forty five million dollars. Yeah. So that'd be nice. We we saw how important home court or home field advantage was last year in week one for Ohio State. Really picked up the defense and with how much Texas is talked about with having not only the best edge rushing in the country, but you know, that's a big part of defense and I think That's gonna light up the home crowd and ultimately just lead lead Texas to probably a pretty comfortable win in week two there but we'll see. You never know. Yeah it sh I think it should be. ⁓ I think we have Collins ⁓ Collins is brushing off ⁓ one of Texas's pass rushers so he'll be on I think is he the same guy that was talking all that shit last year to Julian Sain and stuff one. Yeah I think because I remember last year that a Texas ru pass rusher posted a story as you're Ohio State named Julian Sanders starter one. That's right. And he's like, can't wait to see you week one and then do anything. I mean he played the defense played well, but they still lost. Yeah, they had like zero sacks. Colin Simmons, I I think that's what his name was. Yeah, he's supposed to be really good though. Like he's best. I was supposed to pick him on my team, but I picked the wrong guy. Damn. I think you ended up getting that. I think so too. But ⁓ definitely that's gonna be a game to watch, especially at earlier in the season. ⁓ I can go next. Yeah, go ahead. I know what you're gonna pick. Yeah, you're damn right. I'm gonna Miami comes to South Bend in November seventh. ⁓ We've seen this one before. We I mean we know what's gonna happen. I'm hoping it's different than it happened last year. This is not a week one game. So we have Darien and Malik Tony. Malachi Tony on ⁓ Miami side. I'm gonna Miami comes to South Bend in November seventh. ⁓ We've seen this one before. We I mean we know what's gonna happen. I'm hoping it's different than it happened last year. This is not a week one game. So we have Darien and Malik Tony. Malachi Tony on ⁓ Miami side. So that's a definitely a pass, ⁓ catch and duo that we gotta look out for. Especially Darren Mentzer who's a high he's he's a really talented quarterback from Duke. And now he's got all these weapons at Miami, especially his top So that's a definitely a pass, ⁓ catch and duo that we gotta look out for. Especially Darren Mentzer who's a high he's he's a really talented quarterback from Duke. And now he's got all these weapons at Miami, especially his top Top pass catcher Duke Transfer with him. So that'll be really interesting to see how they adapt to the cold weathers of South Bend in November. ⁓ Notre Dame on the other hand, obviously I'm a big Notre Dame fan. CJ Carr, not his first start. He's gonna have a couple more games under his belt compared to last time we played him. Top pass catcher Duke Transfer with him. So that'll be really interesting to see how they adapt to the cold weathers of South Bend in November. ⁓ Notre Dame on the other hand, obviously I'm a big Notre Dame fan. CJ Carr, not his first start. He's gonna have a couple more games under his belt compared to last time we played him. Don't have Jeremiah Love or J Dadarian Price So we'll it'll be interesting to see ⁓ what their ground attack looks like ⁓ when we get to that point. The receiving core is about to be. But that's I think ⁓ I Notre Dame this year it's Something we haven't seen in I don't know how long or ever. We're gonna see more more of a passing offense out of early end of the season. I think they're gonna lead more towards the pass and rely on CJ to win us those big games, especially with who we got outside. We got Jordan Fayeon. Faison. We have ⁓ I'm forgetting Miles Graham. He's gonna be he's a transfer I was saying. Draden Greyhouse is coming off an injury. Should be stud should be a stud. it's And we got Fitzgerald, you Fish Gerald's son, we got Jerome Medison's son out there too. We got Cam Williams. I mean, I feel like this is the receiver room that's been pretty deep. This is the deepest it's been at since I can remember. So and then our defensive line is ⁓ obviously gonna be a big factor too, because I think it's been it's now the deepest I've I can actually remember it. So definitely looking forward to that game. Yeah, I would you that was one I had circled for sure. This this one I'll pick is Alex, you probably had this one. I'm gonna go with Penn State versus Michigan. I looked at it. At the big house. For me, honestly, this is the only other game on Penn State schedule besides USC's that I think is a any bit difficult. ⁓ and the fact that they're at the big house, you know, pressure's gonna be on ⁓ I'm assuming Penn State, you know They're d under different coaching now, so I'm assuming they're gonna walk into this game like six and one or seven and ⁓ or something like that so Michigan's probably gonna be in the same boat. ⁓ so I think at that point it's gonna be a really exciting one to talk about. You know, I can't Good play. I can't speak on both teams very much. I don't know who Penn State's quarterback is. I know what's going on with Michigan and what and whatnot. You know, they're both under new coaches too, so I think that's that's awesome. ⁓ yeah, Rocco Beck transferred there. Rockock. They also got a really good ⁓ Penn State cyclones. Tight end too. So yeah, so that'll be really interesting 'cause we have two new head coaches for both teams. Yep. Both are probably gonna be very successful going into this game, so I think it'll be Interesting to talk about once the time comes, but yeah, that's ⁓ that's my first game. Alright, so my first game's gonna happen in week ten. I got BYU versus Utah and the Crusade. ⁓ I you know I it it's not the biggest names brand in college football, but In the recent years they've been the best games. If you've watched and paid attention to Big Twelve Football, you know, Kyle Winningham's not there anymore, but neither is kind of ⁓ a few of bite BYU staff but Jay Hill from you know that Michigan too. Yeah. So so you know, I still think they have a lot of production and it's still gonna be a fun game, especially I know it's not like the greatest, it's not two ranked matchups, but BYU was pretty good last year. Utah was pretty good last year so and they bring both bring about a bunch of production back. So I wouldn't be Sleeping on this game if you're struggling to find something week ten. So definitely not. They both bring back their starting quarterbacks, Devin Dampier and Bear Bachmeyer, come back for both teams. So that'll be interesting to see. ⁓ depending how BYU's season's going, th and if they beat Notre Dame and what So it should this Crusader matchup could be ⁓ one of the biggest Crusader matches of all time. So Bear's probably gonna be a Heisman. Since the last Crusade. Yeah, okay. Bear I honestly Bear Backmeyer could be a Heisman hopeful. He is a under underdog Heisman hopeful though, I feel like. Right? Set in stone. Bear bottom and I are gonna be Heisman finalist. Alright, alright. Jack's putting all his chips on that right now. As a sophomore? As a sophomore. Wow. Just like Lamar Jackson. Dude. Lamar Jackson's a dog that year. alright. So just back to Jack now? Yeah, we can go back to Jack. Alright. Throw it, Dermot. He's got a he's got a heater on. I'm come in with a week seven matchup. The Michigan Wolverines versus Indiana. Yeah. I don't think that's the former Natty Champs and the best team in the country. Damn right. Damn right. It's at it's at the big house, baby. it is. I might be going to that one. We don't gotta worry about Mendoza putting this one on his LinkedIn. No. No. So that'd be nice. Yeah. Yeah. You know, I'm still worried about Signetti, but you know Hoover. Yeah, Josh Furry Hoover at quarterback. Yeah, Josh Furry Hoover is ⁓ I don't know if I should be scared of him because he really when I watched him at TCU against I don't know, I it was against North Carolina or some other team, he wasn't really that like impressive. But even though he they kicked the shit out of North Carolina. TCU this whole that whole season wasn't impressive. They were not they looked great against North Carolina, but North Carolina was ass. But if you're comparing Hoover to Mendoza was last year, there's a there's a slight downfall as you can see it. Here's a fact for you. So Mendoza threw the most RPO passes in all college football last season. Guess who second place was? Was it Hoover? It was a Hoover. So now he's going to Singh. System. Yeah. Now he's going to Cygneti. And I'm I will not be surprised if he's the number one. ⁓ you're not gonna say he's from TCU and you know shit on him? Yeah, you know what? I won't say that. He's got better coaching. Sorry, Sonny's or whatever his name is Sonny Dyke or whatever his name is. What about ⁓ Nick Marsh is there now as well, and the former Michigan state wide receiver, you know, and yeah, still stacked, but ⁓ Michigan is not Will they be able to recreate the magic of last year is the question. Yeah Michigan Michigan's not be like the pushover Michigan, I think, like we saw a year ago. Or you got a coach that's putting his phone down. That's a coach that's damn right it we do. Yeah. You gotta you got a coach that is actually invested in developing Bryce Underwood. You got a Jordan Marshall who's re ready to take the the spotlight who after ⁓ what's his name? We got hitter. Yeah, Savion Hyder coming in. He's gonna be he looks like a stud. Sammy Sosa. Sammy Sosa, is that it? I thought it was Samaj Sosa. I don't think it's Samaj. Alright, well it's Sosa. Sammy Sosa baseball game. Yes. It's something Sosa. He's Sosa and something. Yeah. ⁓ He's loving Sosa. Yeah, he's loving so Got John Henry Henry Dale Daly on ⁓ the defensive side. We got an offensive coordinator. We got a quarterback coach. I think Michigan's gonna have a pretty big year and everybody they they have a tough schedule, but I think if if they play their cards right and they are as good as we think they're gonna be, I think they'll be just they'll they'll be a playoff. And Babylola comes back at on our offensive line, so we should have a pretty pretty big offensive line, not gonna lie. So Of course you gotta take in the bias factor from us 'cause we all live in Michigan and Alex is the biggest and Jack are pretty big Michigan fans. But all right. Hey if I'm going to be a Michigan Caleb's actually going to school, so 3v1 over here. Yeah. ⁓ alright, I'm gonna do a week three game. I'm gonna do LSU versus Ole Miss. I hate you. ⁓ Ole Miss makes the trip to go see their old coach Lane Kippins and I mean it's gonna be entertaining from the first I I I think I might start watching from warm ups just to see how many pregame scuffles are gonna happen. That iconic game that happened. Yeah, dude. It's gonna be cinema. We have Sam Levitt and ⁓ Trinidad. Tr Trinidad going off against each other. You got ⁓ Keywon Lacey, I don't know who LSU LSU brought in so many damn transfers. I heard a rapper that you left. Dude, LSU brought in 40 transfers. I don't even know like I know I know Sam Levitt's on that team, and that's about it. No, I mean I I had that. I'm just gonna I'm just gonna say this is my second one as well. So I'm just like I picked it as well just for the drama factor. It's gonna be a huge game, especially as week three. ⁓ and it's at 7 30. I mean, it's not gonna be ⁓ a one to miss, especially if it's gonna be on ESPN. I bet Kurt Kurt Hirstry and Chris Fowler are gonna be on that call. I mean it's gonna be a great nightcap for any college football fan wanting to see some shit go down. So yeah, I can't wait for that one as well. We might we might go live for that one. We might. It might be a and get really, really drunk. Yeah. Yeah. It might be another bachelor party live stream. Right. For my second game, I'm gonna kinda go with an underrated matchup here, I think. ⁓ you know, 'cause when we think ACC, the only team that really comes to mind is obviously gonna be Miami, but For a week eight matchup, I don't think you can get much better than Virginia versus Duke on a Friday night. Seven o'clock game, you got Virginia hosting Duke. We saw how crazy Virginia's atmosphere was in mid season when they were what were they ranked? They ranked them like seventeenth at one point or something like that. Yeah. We saw Virgin we saw Virginia pull yeah, the store the field storm I saw in Virginia that one game when they when they beat yeah ⁓ Was it Florida State? Yeah, it was Florida State because that that wide receiver We pretty much got trampled when that city section came in. Like, dude, what an incredible atmosphere. And I think I do think Duke and Virginia are both, again, going to be fighting for the ACC championship. Do I think they have a chance to compete with Miami? A little bit. Probably not going to, but for mid-season, though, I think that's a really good Friday night game. And ⁓ I'll definitely be tuning into it because Virginia's home field is ⁓ Cavaliers know how to party, man. Yep. There ain't nothing new in Virginia, so they might as well do. Right, right, and watch Cavalier football. ⁓ but yeah, that's my that's my second game, so now I gotta figure out a third one here. That whole Ohio St no I'm sorry. That whole Florida State and ⁓ Virginia game was just Dude, that was incredible. That was a top three game for me from last year. Like I love watching the end of that. Thomas ⁓ Castellanos or whatever. I'm sad that he left. Dude, he was so good too. Dude, he had ⁓ three rushing touchdowns a little bit. That was that was right. They were coming off that Alabama win where they just beat the shit out of the tide and they were going in there with their heads on all high, like, ⁓ we're gonna w everybody like, ⁓ playoff team for sure, playoff team. And then they'd go in there and lose to Virginia. The whole season's just in shambles from that moment. Florida State had another bad year. It was so it was so like that game was just so fun to watch because obviously you sit at home at home on a Friday night. You're not watching high school football at that point, so like hell yeah. Getting ready for the weekend, it was just ACC is perfect Friday night basketball. I'm trying find a different game because the only one I was gonna say was Texas and Ohio State too. So Jack, if you have another one, go ahead. I could say Te I well, nah I'm alright. You go two yet? I I well my two was L S U O in this as well, so I don't need to really say another one. I'll go for my last but not least, the iconic Georgia Alabama game. Week six matchup. Gunner Stockton. Week six this year? Yeah. We got Gunnar Stockton versus either Austin Mack or Keelon Russell. Yeah, that's right. Give me Gunner. Gunner. Give me Keelon, baby. Keelon. ⁓ Sucks, dude. I think Ryan Cullen Williams is gonna break out of the shell. He's gonna get out of the sophomore slump. He's gonna be a really good receiver for the tight again this year. I think he I don't know what he was going through last year. He was just not himself, but I think from what I've been listening to and what I've seen on my social media, he's just a completely different player. than he was last year. So I'm really looking forward to seeing how he responds and puts himself back on top as a ⁓ elite receiver in the sport. But I guess time will only tell. I think Keon Ru Russell will be a a damn good quarterback. 'Cause he's got weapons around him and he'll be fine. Even if Austin Mack starts. Right. He he's the he I was Galen DeBore's guy from Washington that he brought over, so Yeah, I think Alabama's in good hands, for sure. Yep. ⁓ I'm trying to find another game because honestly it's I think I got mine. Go ahead, Gil. Alright, my last game it's gonna be the Battle of the Desert. I don't really know what it's called, but I'm going Arizona versus Arizona State. Nice. 'Cause I wanted to spread out the conferences for myself this year. I think I've literally picked three big ten games last year, so I'm trying to spread spread it out. You know, I like both Arizona squads. Yeah. You know, I'm looking at grad programs for both schools and this is the lat this is a late season matchup. I'm pretty sure this is the last week for both teams. And ⁓ you know, they're both definitely towards the top end of the Big 12. I don't know if they got any chance to win it this year, but I do think it'll be a really good game. Arizona's hosting it this year. ⁓ obviously it's a rivalry game, so it's gonna be good. I don't know any players on each each squad, but it's one that will definitely be on our like little prediction series we got going on during the season. I know. And it's just one that we're gonna be able to talk about a lot more when it comes around but that's gonna be my third game looking forward to it. I know Arizona brings back their starting quarterback Noah Fafita. ⁓ yeah he was he was pretty good he's pretty good he's pretty solid too so ⁓ be a baller for ⁓ ⁓ they're not the Sundovans they're the Wildcats for the Wildcats I don't even know who Arizona Sam Levitt left ⁓ yeah ⁓ had a really good win against who was it still there isn't Arizona State had a really good win against I think it was Texas Tech or Houston it Texas Tech Because they have to That was like their Virginia versus Florida State win. Like, dude, like a field storm at the end of the game, like, ⁓ man. Arizona State's got a really good like football stadium. Yeah, they lost I think last year they lost too many one score games. Yeah, where they were like eight or five. Five years. You know what that re usually means they'd start winning some one score games this year. So I I'm not surprised I wouldn't be surprised if they take a step up from what they were last year. I thought about doing ⁓ Texas Tech versus Arizona State, but Texas Tech was hosting, so I didn't wanna I felt like I don't know. Like this is why I picked this one because Arizona's hosting it. So I think that's gonna make it a lot closer. So I you know what the whole Texas Tech thing, it's kinda like I'm not saying they're gonna be a bad team or all, but the but the whole thing about Brendan Soresby, him being suspended, him coming back, him being dismissed from the team, I I feel like they have they don't have any stability at their starting quarterback. I thought the same Yeah, I thought he was good. But Yeah. And do you like David Bailey? What did the Jets? David Bailey and Jacob Rodriguez. So well I I wanna believe a Texas Tech will be good. But run it in. You pussy. But ⁓ I think they're gonna take a step back compared to what they had last year. Even when they face a real competition in Oregon they got curb stomped. So I mean Yeah. I did see that on their schedule. I'm like, damn, I did not think that loss was that bad. Dude. But Alrighty. I'll go ahead. I'm still looking for it. So so I'm gonna pick a game that's many and probably most college football playing fans call the game. So I'm gonna go Michigan, Ohio State, ⁓ week thirteen and as a noon kickoff. That's so lame, bro. I know. I know. I mean They always make that game at noon. What the hell is going on? They haven't done a night game for that or a night a later start for that since I don't know, maybe two thousand Yeah I was a thought before I was even on this planet. yeah, I'm I'm I'm super excited to see what Michigan can do down in Columbus, you know. Kyle Woodham's definitely bringing the fire for us that we needed and ⁓ you know, just having the more talented roster it is actually gonna help as well. So, you know, I'm everybody knows what it is. I don't really need to say much about it, but Michigan, the Ohio State I'm gonna say Michigan's got the more talented roster. No, I said a more talented roster than than last year. Okay, I get what you're saying. Yeah. Ohio State definitely has a better roster. On paper. On paper. But doesn't really Honestly if I don't find one in the next like ten seconds, I'm just gonna say Northern Michigan State? No. Texas Texas Texas Tech Tech Texas Texas AM. I mean I see that one, but I think no one is did anybody say Michigan, Oklahoma? No. No. Alright, well I was rematch? I could say that. That would be a good one. You gotta do you gotta do a team we haven't seen. I know, that's what I'm trying to find. I'm like, damn man. Like a UCLA game. No. ⁓ what about an Auburn game? What's do what's due Oregon Ohio State? That one w it's gonna be in Eugene. See ya. It's gonna be in Eugene, Oregon. You got Dante Moore and Evan Stewart and go taking on ⁓ Jeremiah Smith and ⁓ Julian Saint. Two good QB ⁓ wide receiver connections there. Oregon's got a really solid D line that they're bringing back this year, ⁓ Ulio Angulale and And gang. I don't know the rest of them. But ⁓ yeah Bear Alexander. Bear Alexander is gonna be there. ⁓ Bear Alexander will be there. So honestly I I think this season's gonna be a lot of fun, for sure. And ⁓ we're gonna two maybe we'll do a couple of live stream games like we did for the March Madness. Yeah. That was always fun. But definitely gonna definitely gonna be more active unless Caleb leaves, which would suck. But No, I'm not I mean I I'm moving up to Grand Rapids in like August, but I think after work, whatever day we film I could just come here live. ⁓ alright. That's ⁓ that's those are our potential games of the year. Let me let me look at one UCLA game. Yeah, dude, yes. Alright, we we you or we freaking Does UCLA host ⁓ USC this year or did they play them this year? They were at U USC last year. ⁓ but I I don't think I would pick that one. I'd probably pick one that's actually gonna be close. ⁓ saying that okay, yeah. They play Michigan? ⁓ That's gonna close? No. Honestly, bro, give me ⁓ you're talking close to my competitive blessing. Yes, yes, yes. What were you thinking that? ⁓ my god. Dude, we play To end the season it's freaking UCLA at Michigan then USC at UCLA. Yeah, they were gonna get ⁓ two. Stop. No you know what? I think I think James Madison's a little coach, I think his name's like David Chesney or whatever. Yeah, Chesney's been going nuts with the recruits. I think I think he has an opportunity to pull like some cignetti shit. Jamie U to the big ten pipeline. Dude, I'm gonna go I'm gonna go UCLA California as my special fourth game. That's week one. I think that's UCLA's chance to really prove Because I think that's a good game, honestly. You have a mid Big Ten team and a mid ACC team playing each other. Honestly, I'm gonna say mid to low for both of them. You have a mid to mid to bad, mid to ass, ⁓ to A. Team in both conferences. But I think as a UCLA fan and a fan of like Western teams, that's a kind of fun out-of-conference matchup right there. And both teams used to be good pipelines for football. Yeah. California, Aaron Rodgers, and pretty Mendoza. Yep. UCLA. Josh Rosen. And you got Josh Rosen. You got I guess, bro. I guess QB. Who else? Troy Aikman. Yes. Both great QBs in college. Marshawn Lynch. Marshawn Lynch. Was he? Yeah. Okay, that's right. Go. Whipping around the golf cart. No, I'll definitely be watching that game. UCLA's hosting, so we'll see who wins the battle of the California Battle. Battle shanners. Battle Battle of the mid to ass. Yeah. I just I swear if we start 0-4 again, that'd be that'd be real tough. That'd be real tough. Because we play ⁓ dang, we stay in California for both of our first games. It's you see like California, then we play San Diego State, then Purdue, then Maryland. Dude, there's a good chance to be four and ⁓ and ranked by the time we play Oregon. We get tucked in the A. Could be five and ⁓ going into that game. Wisconsin, Michigan State, Nevada for some reason, middle of the year, Minnesota. Dude, UCLE's gonna win nine games this year. Chesse Phi saying that. I can see nine wins on this schedule. Schedule. No, he's probably telling his players, guys, I see an undefeated season this year if we play perfectly. If we make the right play, see, I'm gonna clip this, and when it happens, I'm gonna I'm I'ma shove it up your A. Alright, well that's all I got for this. Comment your guys' games that you're excited for. Comment your teams, you know, it could be any game. You know, I know we glaze Michigan on this podcast a lot. I think we all picked a Michigan game here today, so you know, that's gonna look great. You know, I I I s I mentioned it, I just didn't pick it. ⁓ my god. You did pick a Michigan game. ⁓ no you didn't. I mentioned the O Michigan Oklahoma one. Okay. But I picked ⁓ You picked Oregon and Oregon, Ohio State, every day my Taking a shot. ⁓ yes! Dude, that's actually so clutch. ⁓ my god, jelly bean. That's actually so freaking clutch, because now we can go for two and tell. Two! Call it coach. Call it coach. We're not. We're gonna We're gonna mess it Alright. We're gonna sign this episode off so we can watch the rest of this game with ⁓ no commentary. Alright. Appreciate you guys listening. Yeah. ⁓ hope you liked our games and our picks. ⁓ we'll see what happens when the season arrives. Okay, we're going to do a bingo save for this. Sorry for the rushed episode. We ⁓ had some things to do. But ⁓ Busy busy summas. Busy summas. Alright. All We're gonna listen to this though. If we're running the bottom case in one. ⁓ my god, son of a bitch. Alright, there you there you go. Remember, wait, you guys have final thoughts? No, I'm good. Jack? See ya. Alright. Remember we don't know Ball, you don't know Ball, but we all don't know Ball. We'll see you in the next one. Peace.