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Mac & Bone Hour 2: Jonathon Brooks Headed to IR · Mac & Bone Podcast

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  Speaker 1: We've got 75% of the regular season left and let's
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  Speaker 1: go play football. And if you got a competitive bone
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  Speaker 1: in your body, that's not a problem.
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  Speaker 2: Like we've moved on.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, in this building, like we had, we've moved on.
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  Speaker 3: Saturday sucked.
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  Speaker 1: I can sit around and feel sorry for ourselves.
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  Speaker 3: Like that's life guys.
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  Speaker 1: Stuff happens and we've moved on and everybody else can
• 0:41
  Speaker 1: talk about what does that look like? And how are
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  Speaker 1: the comparisons to 26 and 25 and 24? And what
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  Speaker 1: are you telling your team? I ain't going to tell
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  Speaker 1: my team anything. We go respond, and we go back
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  Speaker 1: to work. That's what we've done this week, and love
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  Speaker 1: the response so far. Now we've got to go play well.
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  Speaker 4: And guess what?
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  Speaker 1: It's called sports. They may play better and coach better
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  Speaker 1: than us Saturday night, and they may win the football game,
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  Speaker 1: and we'll come back in here on Sunday and get
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  Speaker 1: right back to work again because that's what life in
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  Speaker 1: the SEC is. I mean, Alabama, I just talked about
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  Speaker 1: them last year. Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois two
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  Speaker 1: years ago. They didn't shut down the program and blow
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  Speaker 1: everything up. They responded, and they went and played for
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  Speaker 1: the national championship game in the same season.
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  Speaker 3: So that's how– that's easy.
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  Speaker 1: That's the message.
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  Speaker 3: I love it. Feisty, fiery Shane Beamer.
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  Speaker 5: That voice went up a couple of octaves, man. He
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  Speaker 5: was like Willie P getting angry. It was, wasn't it?
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  Speaker 5: I was waiting for a Sadowski. Somebody texted in and
• 1:36
  Speaker 5: said that your Bryce impression sounded like Willie P as well.
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  Speaker 3: I don't know what happened there. I don't know what
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  Speaker 3: happened there.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, man.
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  Speaker 3: Are you kidding me?
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  Speaker 5: Feisty Beamer. So do you like hearing Feisty Beamer? And
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  Speaker 5: he does feisty a lot in press conferences. He does
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  Speaker 5: defiant a lot in press conferences. That's part of the
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  Speaker 5: problem is there. We hear that a lot. Do you
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  Speaker 5: like that, though?
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  Speaker 3: I do at times, but right now I'm kind of...
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  Speaker 3: I'm kind of exhausted by it in a way. I
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  Speaker 3: need to see the results on the field. There's a
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  Speaker 3: lot of talking that goes on, and I get it.
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  Speaker 3: He's got to answer questions. They lost. He's got to
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  Speaker 3: get up there and try to explain stuff. But you
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  Speaker 3: also did a lot of talking in the offseason where
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  Speaker 3: you told us how good they're going to be. So, yes,
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  Speaker 3: that's why people are kind of worked up. You blew
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  Speaker 3: a 16-point lead. We understand you're going to get back
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  Speaker 3: to work. The problem is you let a game there
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  Speaker 3: against a good team that you had down get away.
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  Speaker 3: And you needed that one because of what's coming up,
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  Speaker 3: because not only do you have Bama, you've got Florida,
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  Speaker 3: you've got Kentucky in the next group of games. All
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  Speaker 3: of a sudden, oh, no, they look like they're improved.
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  Speaker 3: This stretch coming up here, you couldn't let one get
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  Speaker 3: away that you had the team down and you did. Now,
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  Speaker 3: they responded back a couple of years ago when they lost.
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  Speaker 3: They got blown out by Ole Miss. And they had
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  Speaker 3: that crushing loss at Bama at the end. Then they
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  Speaker 3: rolled off a bunch of wins. Can they do that again?
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  Speaker 3: Because I think he needs, Matt, a run like they
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  Speaker 3: had in 2024 to try to stabilize this thing. I
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  Speaker 3: don't know if just getting to a bowl game and
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  Speaker 3: just getting by and even one big win might not be.
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  Speaker 3: He needs to have a couple big wins. Can they
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  Speaker 3: get it? They've done it before. But I don't know
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  Speaker 3: this version of Sellers right now. Is he good enough
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  Speaker 3: to beat some of these teams? I don't see that
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  Speaker 3: right now. The problem with the blown lead, too, is.
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  Speaker 5: Fans have PTSD. 17-point blown lead in 2024 against LSU.
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  Speaker 5: 27-point blown lead last year against A & M. So
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  Speaker 5: those memories come back. There is a pattern of these
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  Speaker 5: things happening. The schedule's brutal. But this leads us into
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  Speaker 5: the conversation I want to have. And we have, I mean,
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  Speaker 5: there's been a lot of down-the-dumps college football radio this week.
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  Speaker 5: The way State lost, and now they have two losses,
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  Speaker 5: three games into the season. Carolina, the way they blew
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  Speaker 5: the lead. South Carolina, the way they blew the lead.
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  Speaker 5: There's been some very down-to-the-dump stuff. Clemson fans, Dabo seems
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  Speaker 5: to want to celebrate Bone, their big comeback win against
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  Speaker 5: North Carolina. Clemson fans on our text line seem like, eh,
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  Speaker 5: big whoopty. Big whoop-dee-doo. We still have issues. There's a
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  Speaker 5: lot of negativity, and I'll throw Charlotte in as well, 0-3. Although,
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  Speaker 5: I do think this team is better than last year.
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  Speaker 5: I saw some things I like against Ole Miss. They
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  Speaker 5: fought against Apple, though I say that. They lost by five,
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  Speaker 5: but they were down by 19 in that game at
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  Speaker 5: one point. So the point is, I don't know if
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  Speaker 5: everybody's noticed, a lot of y'all's teams are not off
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  Speaker 5: to uplifting starts. So I want to ask a question
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  Speaker 5: that maybe can be uplifting, or maybe it's just going
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  Speaker 5: to be, no, no, we're not going to rally.
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  Speaker 3: Who is most likely.
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  Speaker 5: To rally the season and end up with a decent season?
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  Speaker 5: Who is, of any of these teams we're mentioning, and
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  Speaker 5: I'm not including Duke, because they're off to a great start.
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  Speaker 5: I was going to say Duke, but that doesn't count,
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  Speaker 5: does it? Wake Forest, I think is off to a
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  Speaker 5: pretty darn good start. And then App State's off to
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  Speaker 5: a really good start. So I'm not going to include
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  Speaker 5: those three, but the other five, you're all included. Like,
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  Speaker 5: does anybody out there want to stand up for their
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  Speaker 5: team and say, we're going to make a rally for,
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  Speaker 5: Or do you just simply want to say someone else
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  Speaker 5: is going to make a rally? Or do we believe
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  Speaker 5: none of these teams are going to rally because we're
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  Speaker 5: all depressed?
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  Speaker 3: Oh, man. I mean, full stop. The South Carolina, I
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  Speaker 3: need to see it. The South Carolina schedule coming up,
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  Speaker 3: I just, I don't know, man. My faith in that
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  Speaker 3: second half took a big hit. I know that State
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  Speaker 3: had one of the worst losses ever, but I will
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  Speaker 3: say it doesn't get much worse than that. That was
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  Speaker 3: rock bottom. So I would think that they, maybe that's,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, in a weird way, a galvanizing moment for them.
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  Speaker 3: I don't have trust in the Gamecocks right now. the
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  Speaker 3: heels are probably going to play a lot of Close games.
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  Speaker 3: They're going to win some. Some may not go their
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  Speaker 3: way like the other day. Is it State, Mac, is
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  Speaker 3: my answer? I guess it's NC State right now because
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  Speaker 3: I'm not shocked if Clemson loses on Friday night this
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  Speaker 3: week coming off that emotional home win. At Cal. That
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  Speaker 3: ain't easy. They're now favored by a point and a half.
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  Speaker 3: I don't know. I'm not shocked if Clemson stumbles in
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  Speaker 3: that matchup. So I guess I'm going to say begrudgingly,
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  Speaker 3: nc state off no no i mean i'd be grudging
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  Speaker 3: no i just mean like trying to figure out the
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  Speaker 3: answer i think it's i want to say the gamecocks
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  Speaker 3: but i i don't know i need to see.
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  Speaker 5: It first i get i'm starting to think the answer
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  Speaker 5: to this question it will will be begrudgingly like i
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  Speaker 5: just i just everybody feels like they're in such a
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  Speaker 5: bad headspace i we have seen the losing rally from
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  Speaker 5: dave doran over and over again We have seen the
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  Speaker 5: lose and rally.
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  Speaker 3: Not the puke and rally. That's different.
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  Speaker 5: But we've seen the lose and rally, Bone, from Dave Dorn.
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  Speaker 5: We have seen how he did it last year. Huge
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  Speaker 5: win over Georgia Tech. Good finish to the season. Dave
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  Speaker 5: Dorn's back for his 14th year at NC State. So
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  Speaker 5: right there, I would say yes. 100%, you start thinking,
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  Speaker 5: Dave Dorn, I know... I know the Dave Doran cycle, right?
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  Speaker 5: I've seen it before. Then you throw in the fact that, yeah,
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  Speaker 5: they lost in a horrible fashion to Vandy, but they
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  Speaker 5: beat Vandy.
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  Speaker 3: Like, I'm sorry. They... Other than one ridiculous, flukish play,
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  Speaker 3: they beat Vandy.
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  Speaker 5: Now, they did blow a 17-point lead, but Barnhart made
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  Speaker 5: a big-time play to what should have been to win
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  Speaker 5: the football game.
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  Speaker 3: They did a lot of good things against Vandy.
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  Speaker 5: They played a lot better against Vandy than they did
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  Speaker 5: against Virginia. They obviously... came to play against Richmond, for
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  Speaker 5: whatever it's worth. So I can take positives from the
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  Speaker 5: way C.J. Bailey played, the way they ran the football
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  Speaker 5: in that game. And then you look at schedule. I
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  Speaker 5: think schedule's a big part of this, too. You mentioned
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  Speaker 5: South Carolina's schedule. Man, it is a gauntlet.
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  Speaker 3: It is a bear.
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  Speaker 5: It's just being in the SEC slightly different than being
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  Speaker 5: in the ACC.
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  Speaker 3: That's why when you have a bear trapped and you're
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  Speaker 3: taking away their pot of honey, you've got to capitalize
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  Speaker 3: on it, man. Mississippi State took back that big old
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  Speaker 3: pot of honey, and they took a win away from
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  Speaker 3: South Carolina, as I'm using a lot of bear references here.
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  Speaker 5: They did, and you've got to get another one somewhere else.
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  Speaker 5: You've got to go get another one somewhere else. I
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  Speaker 5: personally think Mississippi State's a really good freaking football team,
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  Speaker 5: and I think that quarterback is honestly one of the
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  Speaker 5: best in the country.
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  Speaker 3: Like, I really do.
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  Speaker 5: The problem is, South Carolina fans are like, we're supposed
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  Speaker 5: to have one of the best damn quarterbacks in the country,
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  Speaker 5: and they threw up two picks.
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  Speaker 3: And it wasn't just two picks. They were terrible. They
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  Speaker 3: were terrible, and they were devastating. It was the timing.
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  Speaker 3: The first one, Mac, the mechanics on that throw, trying
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  Speaker 3: to throw across the field over a defender, kind of, like, almost...
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  Speaker 3: almost off his back foot, leaning backwards. That is a
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  Speaker 3: freshman type throw, not a guy we thought was supposed to,
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  Speaker 3: who's number eight at Todd McShay's mock draft, right?
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  Speaker 5: I don't quite understand that right now. That ain't going
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  Speaker 5: to last for a while unless he turns it around.
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  Speaker 5: But NC State, I look at the history of Dave
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  Speaker 5: Dorn turning it around, the way they played the last
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  Speaker 5: two games, even though that last play was pathetic. And
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  Speaker 5: then I look bone at like, what's their schedule look like?
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  Speaker 5: I just think there are more wins on NC state schedule.
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  Speaker 5: Now I'm not saying there aren't games are capable of losing.
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  Speaker 5: Look at, look at what's coming up next. Louis Louis
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  Speaker 5: after app Louisville and wake forest at home, but both
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  Speaker 5: losable games, you know, Cal and Duke at home. These
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  Speaker 5: aren't easy games. I do think they can get Cal.
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  Speaker 5: They're at Florida State at UNC. Stanford and App are
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  Speaker 5: on there. I just could see State get to Doranville.
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  Speaker 5: Seven wins. Something like that. I could see them get
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  Speaker 5: to Doranville. I'm not saying State fans should think it's
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  Speaker 5: great if they do, but we're trying to figure out
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  Speaker 5: all these beleaguered teams, UNC, Clemson State, South Carolina, Charlotte,
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  Speaker 5: who's most likely to turn it around and that sort
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  Speaker 5: of thing. I could see State do it.
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  Speaker 3: Two themes, Matt, early on the text line, 704-570-9610. Also
• 10:06
  Speaker 3: send in, if you're a new texter, what you want
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  Speaker 3: your name to be. Two local themes, Matt. Number one,
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  Speaker 3: A lot of Tar Heel chatter about the quarterback. Is
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  Speaker 3: Billy Edwards the guy? Would they need to make a
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  Speaker 3: change there? Also, a lot of Charlotte fans, Mac, are
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  Speaker 3: fired up right now. Charlotte 49er fans are fired up
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  Speaker 3: because we are about a month and a half away
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  Speaker 3: from Wes Miller debuting as the basketball coach. There you go, baby.
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  Speaker 3: There you go.
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  Speaker 5: Hey, I think he's going to be good. That's worth
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  Speaker 5: being fired up about. I think he's going to be good, man.
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  Speaker 5: I'm not against it. That's worth being fired up about.
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  Speaker 5: Complainer-in-Chief says his Tar Heels are going to make the rally.
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  Speaker 3: Here's the problem.
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  Speaker 5: Well, there's a couple problems with the Tar Heels. Here's
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  Speaker 5: a couple of problems, and, Finn, you can respond to this.
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  Speaker 5: First of all, yeah, the quarterback situation. I watched Edwards
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  Speaker 5: the other day for the first time.
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  Speaker 3: I thought, yeah.
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  Speaker 5: I thought after the first two weeks, yeah, he might
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  Speaker 5: be able to hold this job. I'm not so certain anymore, Bone,
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  Speaker 5: if he can hold this job. I thought it was
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  Speaker 5: pretty damn ugly. And he was getting pressured on 47%
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  Speaker 5: of his dropbacks, according to PFF.
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  Speaker 3: But it was rough.
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  Speaker 5: It was shaky. He seemed bothered by the pressure. I
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  Speaker 5: also think, in fairness to him, they don't have a
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  Speaker 5: whole lot of targets he can count on. They have
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  Speaker 5: ship and they have Thurman and Thurman was completely taken
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  Speaker 5: away the other.
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  Speaker 2: Day, depending on Sadler status.
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  Speaker 5: So like Sadler's big, but it's still it. And he's
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  Speaker 5: a true freshman. Like it's still just bear there. Now
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  Speaker 5: they ran the ball. That's a really good sign the
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  Speaker 5: way they ran the football and they're going to try
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  Speaker 5: to play running game and defense. But I thought their defense,
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  Speaker 5: I thought when Clemson adjusted, when Morris adjusted, I thought
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  Speaker 5: their defense looked pretty vulnerable after that. Coleman Bryson, holy
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  Speaker 5: crap they don't have a better safety to put on
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  Speaker 5: the field than this kid five missed tackles and gave
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  Speaker 5: up four catches for 63 yards it was brutal now
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  Speaker 5: i love the kid uh that plays next to him
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  Speaker 5: greg smith i love that kid but like i guess
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  Speaker 5: i'm i guess i'm rambling here bone i didn't even
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  Speaker 5: get to the schedule yet your schedule fitty it's still
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  Speaker 5: a bear dude like when you look at this bone
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  Speaker 5: notre dame at home at pit Duke, those are your
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  Speaker 5: next three games. How the hell are they winning one
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  Speaker 5: of those games?
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  Speaker 3: Pittsburgh's kind of flying under the radar here a little bit.
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  Speaker 4: Too, in the ACC.
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  Speaker 5: Then they've got Miami, Louisville at home, at Virginia, and State,
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  Speaker 5: who beats them all the time. Like, how many wins
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  Speaker 5: are there there? Yeah, they've got Syracuse and UConn, but
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  Speaker 5: those first games I mentioned, Bone, those seven, how many
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  Speaker 5: are they winning of those?
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  Speaker 3: Because, like I said, though, I think they're going to
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  Speaker 3: be in a lot of games, but it's going to be...
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  Speaker 3: That Belichick style that he's going to try to win
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  Speaker 3: with where some may go your way. I think UNC
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  Speaker 3: is going to be much more competitive this year in
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  Speaker 3: a lot of these games. But I think the games
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  Speaker 3: are going to come down to like they did the
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  Speaker 3: other day. And if lightning comes, well, they might be
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  Speaker 3: in trouble. Mother Nature does not like Belichick. He may
• 12:56
  Speaker 3: have said something about her on the way. Aren't most
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  Speaker 3: of these teams I'm mentioning better than Clemson, though? Notre Dame, Pitt, Duke, Miami, Louisville,
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  Speaker 3: they're all better than Clemson. Virginia, although West Virginia definitely
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  Speaker 3: showed them up a little bit. Finney, am I being
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  Speaker 3: too harsh here?
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  Speaker 2: No, you're not.
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  Speaker 3: Four wins, five wins for y'all? When you have Notre Dame, Duke,
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  Speaker 3: you have Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Duke, Miami, Louisville, Virginia, and
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  Speaker 3: then State, who's been a problem for a long time.
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  Speaker 3: That's tough. That is tough.
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  Speaker 7: Which is why, Mac, I had this team making a
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  Speaker 7: bowl game. with the component that they beat TCU in
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  Speaker 7: the opener. Mack, we've talked about how improved the team is,
• 13:35
  Speaker 7: and they are. What has this offense done against power
• 13:38
  Speaker 7: conference opponents?
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  Speaker 2: They've scored 15 points. They've scored 20 points.
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  Speaker 7: To me, that's a reflection of your quarterback because I
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  Speaker 7: think you can see the impact of Petrino. You can
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  Speaker 7: see the scheme and the play calling.
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  Speaker 2: And guys are open.
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  Speaker 7: Like, it wasn't the other day that Ashton Hampton and
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  Speaker 7: the Clemson secondary strapped Carolina's receivers.
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  Speaker 2: No, guys were open. You just had a guy that
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  Speaker 2: couldn't get them the football.
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  Speaker 4: Does it.
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  Speaker 7: Does it change with Miles O'Neal? Someone that I thought
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  Speaker 7: in the preseason, it felt like that's who Carolina.
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  Speaker 2: Wanted to win the job. Do they maybe look to
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  Speaker 2: Travis Burgess, a guy that had not torn.
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  Speaker 7: His ACL in high school, would have been a five-star
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  Speaker 7: quarterback prospect. But is it too early to put him
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  Speaker 7: into that fire with all these big-time teams they have
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  Speaker 7: coming up? You know the defense is going to keep
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  Speaker 7: you in games. Who's going to be the quarterback that's
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  Speaker 7: not going to cost you games the way that Billy
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  Speaker 7: Edwards cost you on the run on Saturday at Clemson?
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  Speaker 3: Who can get the ball to Jordan Chip? He is
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  Speaker 3: a great player. Who can get the ball to him
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  Speaker 3: in the crunch time moments?
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  Speaker 5: The problem is when you don't have other guys other
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  Speaker 5: than Thurman and Chip, it becomes easy to try to
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  Speaker 5: focus on those guys.
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  Speaker 7: And Thurman on Saturday, only three catches, 18 yards.
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  Speaker 3: Clemson took him out.
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  Speaker 2: Credit Clemson.
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  Speaker 3: They took him away. They did, man. So anyway, I
• 14:53
  Speaker 3: don't know, man. I don't know.
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  Speaker 5: Who of these teams, if you're one of these fans,
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  Speaker 5: South Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina, State, Charlotte, can you see
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  Speaker 5: a path to turning your season around?
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  Speaker 2: Is it the most obvious answer? Nobody.
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  Speaker 7: Is it not just a very good chance all these
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  Speaker 7: teams are just duds?
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  Speaker 5: I think NC State is the obvious. At some point, Matt,
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  Speaker 5: you don't get back up. So you subscribe, because that
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  Speaker 5: is a concern, is was this loss so, does this devastate.
• 15:25
  Speaker 3: The locker room? I don't know how you come back
• 15:27
  Speaker 3: from that. Does this devastate the locker room? We're going
• 15:29
  Speaker 3: to see.
• 15:29
  Speaker 5: It's going to be interesting to see their response against App.
• 15:31
  Speaker 5: And App State fans are thinking, go ahead. Go ahead
• 15:34
  Speaker 5: and take us lightly and be licking your wounds about
• 15:37
  Speaker 5: last week. And that's going to be a tough.
• 15:38
  Speaker 3: Game, Mac.
• 15:39
  Speaker 7: Because this is going to be an app home game
• 15:41
  Speaker 7: in Carter-Finley. Those Mountaineer boys are coming down the mountain,
• 15:44
  Speaker 7: and they're going to take over that stadium.
• 15:46
  Speaker 3: I expect State to rebound in this game. But I
• 15:48
  Speaker 3: will say, though, Finney, there is an immense amount of
• 15:51
  Speaker 3: pressure on the Wolfpack in this game, though. Apps had
• 15:54
  Speaker 3: a good start. They were, what a wall lap, coming
• 15:56
  Speaker 3: down the mountain. But State coming off what they came
• 15:59
  Speaker 3: off of and how their season started, I expect a
• 16:03
  Speaker 3: bounce back from State.
• 16:04
  Speaker 5: But all the pressure in this game is squirreling on
• 16:06
  Speaker 5: NC State, though. It's a free hit for App. App's
• 16:08
  Speaker 5: off to a great start. App beat ECU and beat Charlotte.
• 16:12
  Speaker 5: They're 3-0. It's a free hit for them.
• 16:15
  Speaker 2: If they win on Saturday, they're state champs.
• 16:16
  Speaker 5: They're going to go get, you know, in Sunbelt play
• 16:22
  Speaker 5: after this. And I think you should be encouraged, especially
• 16:24
  Speaker 5: with the QB you got. Seems like Loggins and Singleton
• 16:28
  Speaker 5: are a good combo. So it's a free hit for them,
• 16:29
  Speaker 5: for state. I just think state is going to be
• 16:32
  Speaker 5: physically superior.
• 16:34
  Speaker 3: You know what I mean?
• 16:34
  Speaker 5: Power four versus group six. And I think they're going
• 16:37
  Speaker 5: to lean on him, run the football, and that sort
• 16:39
  Speaker 5: of thing. But it's a very interesting game considering where
• 16:43
  Speaker 5: both of these teams are coming from. This texter says,
• 16:46
  Speaker 5: how did Charlotte even make the topic list? That's Panther Cliffs.
• 16:49
  Speaker 3: Basketball. I'm trying to include them. Yeah, we did. No,
• 16:51
  Speaker 3: this is football. I'm joking.
• 16:56
  Speaker 5: They're in the list. I'm not saying they're the answer.
• 16:59
  Speaker 5: But I'm trying to include them. I'm trying to not, like, just,
• 17:02
  Speaker 5: what are we supposed to do? Never talk about Charlotte
• 17:04
  Speaker 5: football ever again? God forbid they get included.
• 17:06
  Speaker 3: Don't answer that. Don't answer that. God forbid they get
• 17:08
  Speaker 3: included in something. Slow down. 704 says, where are the
• 17:11
  Speaker 3: Gamecock fans? They had so much to say last week.
• 17:16
  Speaker 5: Now not one of them is saying they're going to
• 17:18
  Speaker 5: turn the season around.
• 17:20
  Speaker 8: Yeah.
• 17:21
  Speaker 5: I got to be honest, Bone, y'all have just. It
• 17:24
  Speaker 5: was a very deflating second half for a lot of reasons.
• 17:27
  Speaker 5: Listen to Shane Beamer, 75% of your season.
• 17:29
  Speaker 3: Bone still will be played. To me, that wasn't your normal, oh,
• 17:32
  Speaker 3: my God, that's not a good law. There was more
• 17:35
  Speaker 3: to it because of what we knew that game meant.
• 17:39
  Speaker 3: And Beamer has to have a certain season, I think,
• 17:44
  Speaker 3: to keep his job. And with a loss like that, look,
• 17:46
  Speaker 3: I take no pride in talking about Shane Beamer this way.
• 17:50
  Speaker 3: Because this is not a guy you're like, oh, I
• 17:53
  Speaker 3: can't root for that guy. He's a bad dude. He
• 17:55
  Speaker 3: is an insanely likable guy. So it sucks to have
• 17:58
  Speaker 3: the conversations about Beamer. But he has to have a
• 18:01
  Speaker 3: special year. almost like two years ago. And with that schedule,
• 18:05
  Speaker 3: it's going to take a lot of work and it's
• 18:08
  Speaker 3: going to take multiple games right now where you go, Oh,
• 18:12
  Speaker 3: I didn't see that coming. Not just one. They have
• 18:14
  Speaker 3: to have a big time year, I think. And with
• 18:17
  Speaker 3: a loss like that and the lack of sellers progression,
• 18:20
  Speaker 3: it was a very deflating loss.
• 18:22
  Speaker 5: Yeah, I definitely get that. I, um, it's a, it's
• 18:25
  Speaker 5: a gauntlet. If they had an ACC schedule, it'd be
• 18:28
  Speaker 5: one thing.
• 18:29
  Speaker 3: Um, I don't know.
• 18:31
  Speaker 5: At Alabama, I think they could compete. Are they going
• 18:34
  Speaker 5: to win on the road at Bama? Kentucky at home
• 18:37
  Speaker 5: now looks tougher. I still think they can beat Kentucky
• 18:40
  Speaker 5: at home. But that's a toss-up.
• 18:43
  Speaker 3: Let's keep in mind two years ago, Kennard on defense,
• 18:45
  Speaker 3: the player of the year in the SEC. Sellers was
• 18:49
  Speaker 3: emerging and playing a certain way. Stewart's great, but is there–
• 18:53
  Speaker 3: and you said your credit all offseason. Do they have
• 18:56
  Speaker 3: enough on that side of the ball To do what
• 18:59
  Speaker 3: they did two years ago, I don't know.
• 19:02
  Speaker 5: Two years ago, I'm telling you, is one of the
• 19:04
  Speaker 5: all-time great South Carolina teams ever.
• 19:06
  Speaker 3: And it is... one of the great defenses they've ever had.
• 19:09
  Speaker 3: And that's the thing.
• 19:11
  Speaker 5: Comparing it to that, I just feel like is not
• 19:14
  Speaker 5: fair moving forward. They need to get Dylan Stewart going.
• 19:18
  Speaker 5: He played 14 snaps the other night in his first
• 19:20
  Speaker 5: game back. Flashed a little bit early, but that's about it.
• 19:22
  Speaker 5: They need to get him going, and they need to
• 19:24
  Speaker 5: find a pass rusher somewhere else. Is it Addison?
• 19:26
  Speaker 3: I don't know.
• 19:27
  Speaker 5: There are flashes, but there's not a lot there. They
• 19:29
  Speaker 5: need to rush the passer. They did not get after Taylor,
• 19:32
  Speaker 5: I thought, near enough, man. Collier got torn apart. But again,
• 19:36
  Speaker 5: I think more of Mississippi State, I think, than a
• 19:38
  Speaker 5: lot of y'all do. Like, I think they're beating Missouri
• 19:41
  Speaker 5: this week. Matter of fact, they're a six and a
• 19:42
  Speaker 5: half point favorite against Missouri. So Vegas respects them. I
• 19:46
  Speaker 5: just think y'all lost to a team that's better than you.
• 19:48
  Speaker 5: The problem is... y'all screwed up early when you were
• 19:52
  Speaker 5: only up 16, when you had to kick three field goals. Like,
• 19:54
  Speaker 5: that should have been a 20-something point lead. You know,
• 19:57
  Speaker 5: I don't know, man.
• 19:58
  Speaker 3: I don't know.
• 19:59
  Speaker 5: I want these teams to turn around so bad because
• 20:01
  Speaker 5: I don't want fans to be like, well, let's talk
• 20:03
  Speaker 5: basketball season.
• 20:04
  Speaker 3: I don't want that to happen right now. You know
• 20:05
  Speaker 3: what I mean? No, no. I'm with you on that.
• 20:08
  Speaker 3: We come back. The Hornets make it. Speaking of basketball season,
• 20:10
  Speaker 3: by the way.
• 20:11
  Speaker 5: Now, this basketball season, we can talk. I'm playing next.
• 20:15
  Speaker 5: The Hornets make a trade. The Hornets make a trade.
• 20:18
  Speaker 3: Okay, you got me there. Hornets make a trade for
• 20:20
  Speaker 3: yet another shoot. How do we feel about the trade
• 20:24
  Speaker 3: for Buddy Heald? What do we expect the rotation to be?
• 20:28
  Speaker 3: And who are the guys that might not make it?
• 20:30
  Speaker 3: I feel like I've said this before. These very lines
• 20:33
  Speaker 3: I'm using right now. Hornets talk about the Buddy Heald
• 20:37
  Speaker 3: trade and the roster next on Sports Radio. 92.7 WFNZ.
• 20:42
  Speaker 3: I right now and Captain Clunky.
• 21:12
  Speaker 4: Bryce Young's been really good both games. That's highly encouraging
• 21:18
  Speaker 4: that Bryce Young has played really well both games. So
• 21:22
  Speaker 4: that's why even though they were so bad in week
• 21:26
  Speaker 4: one defensively and they lost, I still in the back
• 21:29
  Speaker 4: of my mind say, well, Bryce Young looked good and
• 21:31
  Speaker 4: the receivers looked good. Well, then this week, Devin Lloyd
• 21:34
  Speaker 4: played awesome and they did a much better job on defense,
• 21:39
  Speaker 4: much better job on defense. So now Okay, defense, hopefully
• 21:44
  Speaker 4: that was a one-week aberration against the Bears. Bryce Young's
• 21:49
  Speaker 4: playing well. Bingo. The Panthers, most improved team in the NFL.
• 21:55
  Speaker 5: How about that, baby? How about that? Panthers with the improvement.
• 21:58
  Speaker 5: Ross Tucker's noticing. Ross Tucker is noticing. Ross Tucker doing
• 22:01
  Speaker 5: a great job with Ian Eagle on his new broadcast.
• 22:04
  Speaker 5: He's getting rave reviews.
• 22:05
  Speaker 3: A lot of energy. He's good with Eagle, too, because
• 22:07
  Speaker 3: they both have a lot. I actually think a little...
• 22:10
  Speaker 3: Can I say something here, Mac, about that real quick?
• 22:11
  Speaker 3: Ross Tucker, I enjoy him more than J.J.
• 22:14
  Speaker 4: Watt.
• 22:16
  Speaker 3: I'm not the biggest J.J. Watt analyst fan. He's all right, but... Yeah, J.J.
• 22:19
  Speaker 5: Watt, to me, is a guy that should not be
• 22:21
  Speaker 5: a number one crew guy. Like, his name is huge.
• 22:23
  Speaker 4: Right. I agree.
• 22:24
  Speaker 3: But, like, his game as a broadcaster, it's like, he's
• 22:26
  Speaker 3: all right. He's good.
• 22:28
  Speaker 5: He's all right.
• 22:28
  Speaker 3: He's still new to it. Ross Tucker's got an energy,
• 22:31
  Speaker 3: dare I say, a verve to his delivery. I think
• 22:34
  Speaker 3: you just missed... Hey, Jim! I think you and Jim
• 22:38
  Speaker 3: and Gene... Oh, it's Gene, isn't it?
• 22:40
  Speaker 4: Yeah. Gene! Gene!
• 22:42
  Speaker 5: I think you guys all miss Tony Romo. I think
• 22:44
  Speaker 5: that's what you're feeling right now.
• 22:46
  Speaker 3: He could be back at some point, but he might
• 22:47
  Speaker 3: be on the ninth crew.
• 22:51
  Speaker 5: Romo should be allowed back as long as he gets
• 22:54
  Speaker 5: sauced up and goes into the booth. I want to
• 22:56
  Speaker 5: hear what buzzed-up Tony Romo sounds like. Now, make sure
• 23:00
  Speaker 5: you don't drive, man, because that ain't no good. But, like,
• 23:02
  Speaker 5: get him a ride to the Game Bone, and let's
• 23:04
  Speaker 5: get a little golf course, you know what I mean,
• 23:06
  Speaker 5: buzz Tony Romo in the booth.
• 23:07
  Speaker 3: He'd be the most buzzed-up announcer since Harry Carey. They
• 23:12
  Speaker 3: used to really get, I mean, that generation of broadcasters,
• 23:15
  Speaker 3: they were all buzzed up, weren't they? That's true, man.
• 23:17
  Speaker 5: I don't know what he was doing up there. That's
• 23:18
  Speaker 5: a good point. That's a good point. I feel like
• 23:20
  Speaker 5: that's so yesteryear.
• 23:22
  Speaker 3: Oh, man. There's a pop out. Anyway. There's a pop out.
• 23:27
  Speaker 3: It's high in the air. Oh, my God, it's gone.
• 23:29
  Speaker 5: Somebody on the text line says, you mean Romo wasn't
• 23:31
  Speaker 5: already drunk doing the game?
• 23:33
  Speaker 3: That is true. He could be real. He was annoying sober.
• 23:35
  Speaker 3: That is a good point. All right, man.
• 23:37
  Speaker 5: Unfortunately, we got to call an audible. The Hornets traded
• 23:42
  Speaker 5: for Buddy Heald, Ryan Nembhard. Sounds like Nembhard's going to
• 23:44
  Speaker 5: be released. They got some cash in the deal from Atlanta,
• 23:47
  Speaker 5: and they traded off Dorian Finney-Smith.
• 23:50
  Speaker 3: We hardly knew ye.
• 23:51
  Speaker 5: But that stuff has to be replaced by breaking news
• 23:55
  Speaker 5: here about the Carolina Panthers, and it's not necessarily good news, y'all.
• 23:59
  Speaker 5: But we have to discuss this. Ian Rappaport is reporting
• 24:03
  Speaker 5: on Twitter that Jonathan Brooks is expected to have surgery
• 24:07
  Speaker 5: today to repair a core muscle injury that will land
• 24:11
  Speaker 5: him on injured reserve. Brooks is out at least six weeks,
• 24:16
  Speaker 5: but should return with plenty of time. to continue down
• 24:20
  Speaker 5: the stretch. What's your reaction? I was just hoping, okay,
• 24:24
  Speaker 5: through the bye week. This is certainly more than through
• 24:26
  Speaker 5: the bye week.
• 24:26
  Speaker 3: Also ties into the report by Aaron Wilson earlier today
• 24:30
  Speaker 3: that Austin Eckler is in for a workout, the veteran.
• 24:33
  Speaker 3: So kind of knew it might be for the immediate,
• 24:36
  Speaker 3: but maybe longer than we thought. They're looking for a
• 24:39
  Speaker 3: running back. Look, this is– I mean, yes, it could
• 24:45
  Speaker 3: be a knee, and that would be detrimental to his
• 24:47
  Speaker 3: entire career. But you talk about a guy, Mac, who
• 24:50
  Speaker 3: just can't get anything started. We see glimpses of Brooks.
• 24:55
  Speaker 3: He had a big catch in week one. We see
• 24:56
  Speaker 3: a little bit of Brooks, and then he slowed down.
• 24:59
  Speaker 3: And some guys are just constantly betrayed by their body.
• 25:03
  Speaker 3: And right now, he feels like he's one of them
• 25:05
  Speaker 3: where nothing gets started. because he's going to be out
• 25:08
  Speaker 3: now for at least six weeks right that's the report
• 25:11
  Speaker 3: and then how long until you know he has to
• 25:14
  Speaker 3: get going again and is he is it just as
• 25:17
  Speaker 3: walker said in the promo before this even he knew
• 25:19
  Speaker 3: this is going to happen is this just another lost
• 25:22
  Speaker 3: season for brooks where he can just never quite get
• 25:25
  Speaker 3: it going.
• 25:25
  Speaker 5: Did walker know something because when i first heard i
• 25:27
  Speaker 5: was driving around listening to kb yesterday picking up my
• 25:30
  Speaker 5: daughter caitlin and I'm listening in the pickup line, and.
• 25:34
  Speaker 3: I hear that promo. And I'm like, that feels a
• 25:36
  Speaker 3: little dramatic.
• 25:37
  Speaker 5: Another lost season for Brooks, right? It's a groin injury,
• 25:40
  Speaker 5: but maybe it's just a couple of weeks or whatever.
• 25:43
  Speaker 5: Did Walker know something? That's like Walkstradamus, Bone. I feel
• 25:46
  Speaker 5: like he knew what was coming. I will say this.
• 25:49
  Speaker 5: We're getting all kinds of different reactions. We are getting
• 25:51
  Speaker 5: a lot of people. I do, I do, I do.
• 25:54
  Speaker 3: Thank you there, Walkstradamus.
• 25:57
  Speaker 5: The first reaction we're getting from many of you is
• 25:59
  Speaker 5: my first reaction. He can't catch a break is what
• 26:03
  Speaker 5: a lot of texters have texted in. I just, I
• 26:05
  Speaker 5: feel terrible for him individually. I mean, you know, it's
• 26:09
  Speaker 5: killing him. Like we as fans bone often act like
• 26:12
  Speaker 5: these injuries. I remember doing it on the air when
• 26:16
  Speaker 5: I was new here on the air. about Dan Morgan.
• 26:19
  Speaker 5: I remember doing it about Dan. I talked to Dan
• 26:22
  Speaker 5: since about this, but like we would get so worked
• 26:24
  Speaker 5: up as fans. Oh my God, Dan's hurt again. You
• 26:27
  Speaker 5: don't think it's killing him. And you don't think it's
• 26:29
  Speaker 5: killing Brooks bone that this has happened. So like, that's
• 26:32
  Speaker 5: the first thing to say is, damn, I hate it
• 26:35
  Speaker 5: for him. You know, it's killing him. I feel terrible, too,
• 26:38
  Speaker 5: because he's so... It.
• 26:41
  Speaker 3: Would be bad back if he already was into his
• 26:43
  Speaker 3: career and his body betrayed him, as we see with
• 26:46
  Speaker 3: running backs. It's sad to me because the guy can
• 26:50
  Speaker 3: never get going to what we think his abilities will be.
• 26:52
  Speaker 3: He just never even... We never see what he can
• 26:55
  Speaker 3: be because he's always injured. That's what sucks. If he
• 26:58
  Speaker 3: would have five years and, oh, my God, he can't
• 26:59
  Speaker 3: stay healthy, well, at least he had those five years...
• 27:03
  Speaker 3: so we could see what he was. He's just, he's
• 27:05
  Speaker 3: almost this constant mystery of the unknown of what he
• 27:09
  Speaker 3: can be because he's always injured.
• 27:11
  Speaker 5: Slow horse says, I feel for him, but we got
• 27:13
  Speaker 5: to move on. Another texter says, scary banana on the
• 27:19
  Speaker 5: text line says, might be time to stop thinking of
• 27:22
  Speaker 5: Brooks as the future lead back and start looking to
• 27:24
  Speaker 5: the draft. Brian says, I hate to say it. I
• 27:29
  Speaker 5: don't want to seem insensitive, but you can't count on him.
• 27:31
  Speaker 5: You can't trust him. And he probably can't be in
• 27:34
  Speaker 5: our future plans. Well, OK, so Ian Rappaport says Brooks
• 27:38
  Speaker 5: will have surgery on this muscle injury. He will then
• 27:42
  Speaker 5: miss at least six weeks. So you get him back
• 27:45
  Speaker 5: this year. You get a chance to see something from
• 27:48
  Speaker 5: him like the rest of the year, it sounds like.
• 27:51
  Speaker 3: And then you can make a decision on it.
• 27:53
  Speaker 5: I definitely am not going to sit here and act,
• 27:56
  Speaker 5: you know, towards these texters like in my mind bone.
• 27:59
  Speaker 5: I'm not thinking about the possibility of what you just said.
• 28:02
  Speaker 5: Does he go down in lore on the long, unfortunate
• 28:05
  Speaker 5: list of guys that it's just and maybe it's not
• 28:08
  Speaker 5: always one injury, but their body just seems to always,
• 28:11
  Speaker 5: like you say, let them down. I am definitely concerned
• 28:15
  Speaker 5: about that, you know?
• 28:17
  Speaker 3: Okay. So core muscle injury. I didn't know that's like
• 28:21
  Speaker 3: what they're calling, what they call sport hernias. I didn't
• 28:24
  Speaker 3: know that that was like the same thing. So essentially
• 28:27
  Speaker 3: it's a sport hernia in a sport hernia situation. I
• 28:30
  Speaker 3: did not know your core muscle. I didn't know what
• 28:33
  Speaker 3: exactly that was, but it is a sport hernia. So
• 28:36
  Speaker 3: it's not the groin. Or is that considered groin?
• 28:40
  Speaker 8: Yeah, it is.
• 28:40
  Speaker 3: Yeah, it is. Because it says here, total recovery time,
• 28:43
  Speaker 3: four to eight weeks. If severe groin or abdominal pain
• 28:46
  Speaker 3: persists after six weeks, then surgery might be required.
• 28:49
  Speaker 5: So it feels like he's in the... So it's definitely
• 28:52
  Speaker 5: that injury you're saying? Because I didn't know if core
• 28:55
  Speaker 5: muscle just meant.
• 28:57
  Speaker 3: Any muscle. No, I think it's that area, that hernia area.
• 29:00
  Speaker 2: Dr.
• 29:01
  Speaker 3: Bone.
• 29:01
  Speaker 4: Dr.
• 29:01
  Speaker 3: Bone.
• 29:02
  Speaker 4: Dr.
• 29:02
  Speaker 8: Bone.
• 29:03
  Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah.
• 29:04
  Speaker 3: The doctor will see you now. Remember Dr.
• 29:07
  Speaker 7: Liu?
• 29:07
  Speaker 3: I know you do. But anyway, that's what I was doing.
• 29:09
  Speaker 3: I don't think I have any core muscles that I
• 29:11
  Speaker 3: actually need. Oh, God.
• 29:15
  Speaker 5: So anyway, 704-570-9610. If you want to jump in here,
• 29:20
  Speaker 5: when does ETN come back? Has to be out at
• 29:23
  Speaker 5: least four games because he got put on that early season.
• 29:25
  Speaker 3: Was it IR or PUP?
• 29:31
  Speaker 5: Whatever one of those lists he went on he can
• 29:33
  Speaker 5: he has to be on there for at least four
• 29:35
  Speaker 5: so at least through the bye week but we haven't
• 29:37
  Speaker 5: got an update on him i'm starting to think he
• 29:39
  Speaker 5: can also be asked about an HN update today. The
• 29:43
  Speaker 5: Austin Eckler thing, you said it, makes a ton of
• 29:45
  Speaker 5: sense now. Reports say he is getting a workout with
• 29:48
  Speaker 5: the Panthers today. They may not feel bone like either
• 29:51
  Speaker 5: Trey Tyus on the practice squad or Amani Marshall, who
• 29:54
  Speaker 5: they recently signed to the practice squad, are maybe worthy
• 29:57
  Speaker 5: of being up yet on the active roster. And I
• 30:02
  Speaker 5: don't know, maybe Eckler can't go on the active roster
• 30:04
  Speaker 5: right away. Maybe they need to use one of those
• 30:05
  Speaker 5: other guys and then work Eckler in. But yeah, this
• 30:10
  Speaker 5: is not a short-term thing, Bone, where it feels like
• 30:13
  Speaker 5: they can do this without adding a running back.
• 30:15
  Speaker 3: And then you get to... Maybe Eckler ends up on
• 30:17
  Speaker 3: the practice squad or something for a little bit of time.
• 30:19
  Speaker 3: Like initially, and then maybe they get him up to speed.
• 30:22
  Speaker 5: This texter says, what about Kareem Hunt? That seems like
• 30:25
  Speaker 5: a better move than Austin Eckler. Yeah, Joe Person... I
• 30:29
  Speaker 5: don't think it was like Intel. I think Joe was
• 30:31
  Speaker 5: just kind of suggesting, hey, Kareem Hunt's a pretty big
• 30:33
  Speaker 5: name that's out there. I saw the list bone. Our
• 30:36
  Speaker 5: guy Edgar Salmengo Jr. tweeted out a list yesterday of
• 30:41
  Speaker 5: like some different running backs that are available. So Kareem
• 30:44
  Speaker 5: Hunt's on there. Antonio Gibson, who tore his ACL last year,
• 30:47
  Speaker 5: he's on there. Miles Sanders.
• 30:50
  Speaker 3: Low reunion? No, probably not.
• 30:52
  Speaker 5: Raheem Mostert, Cam Akers, and Jerome Ford, who is on
• 30:56
  Speaker 5: the Minnesota practice squad, but could be claimed to put
• 30:59
  Speaker 5: on our roster. Do any of those names hit you,
• 31:02
  Speaker 5: or are you just like, is Eckler... The best name? Like,
• 31:06
  Speaker 5: what do you think?
• 31:07
  Speaker 3: Eckler is older. He's 31. But if you look at
• 31:10
  Speaker 3: what he's best at, he's equal at this point running
• 31:14
  Speaker 3: and receiving. So maybe they want another path. They viewed
• 31:18
  Speaker 3: Brooks as a major pass-catching threat, so maybe they think
• 31:21
  Speaker 3: that Eckler could step in and be as effective as
• 31:24
  Speaker 3: an out-of-the-backfield pass-catcher as a runner. Maybe that's part of
• 31:28
  Speaker 3: why they're drawn to Eckler. I think Kareem Hunt would
• 31:31
  Speaker 3: be the better option if looking for a– You know,
• 31:34
  Speaker 3: between the tackles running back, although he does catch the ball, too.
• 31:37
  Speaker 3: But I think Eckhart may kind of be what they
• 31:40
  Speaker 3: think that Jonathan Brooks was going to be.
• 31:42
  Speaker 5: The touchdown numbers lately for Hunt look pretty good. Eight,
• 31:45
  Speaker 5: seven and nine over his last three. He hasn't averaged
• 31:48
  Speaker 5: more than three point eight yards of carry in five seasons, though.
• 31:51
  Speaker 4: Yeah.
• 31:52
  Speaker 5: Like in four seasons, you got to go back to
• 31:54
  Speaker 5: that fifth year, 2021. So that's, that's four yards per
• 31:57
  Speaker 5: carry is kind of the number I look at.
• 31:59
  Speaker 3: You know what I mean?
• 32:00
  Speaker 5: Like if you're under that, that you did not necessarily
• 32:03
  Speaker 5: have a very efficient season, but again, there's a reason
• 32:06
  Speaker 5: why all these guys are out here. You're not going
• 32:07
  Speaker 5: to get Walter Payton in his prime bone. Off a
• 32:12
  Speaker 5: list of unemployed running backs in week three. So that's
• 32:16
  Speaker 5: the interesting part. I have to be honest, man. I'm
• 32:19
  Speaker 5: ready for A.J.
• 32:19
  Speaker 3: Dillon.
• 32:20
  Speaker 5: A lot of people are saying let Quadzilla loose. Chuba
• 32:23
  Speaker 5: and A.J. Dillon, let them. Those are the first two
• 32:26
  Speaker 5: running backs, regardless of who we sign here, at least
• 32:29
  Speaker 5: for the immediate future. And I'm ready to see more
• 32:31
  Speaker 5: of A.J.
• 32:32
  Speaker 3: Dillon. He fits that kind of power that we like
• 32:35
  Speaker 3: running with.
• 32:36
  Speaker 4: And he can.
• 32:36
  Speaker 5: Catch the ball. Yeah, and we saw it. He's a better–
• 32:39
  Speaker 5: he said it when we interviewed. He said, people think
• 32:41
  Speaker 5: because of my size, they're always surprised that I have
• 32:44
  Speaker 5: good hands and can play a role out of the backfield.
• 32:46
  Speaker 2: But he can.
• 32:47
  Speaker 3: Absolutely. We're going to Fiddy with a very quick update here.
• 32:51
  Speaker 3: Fit Dog. Fiddy.
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• 33:36
  Speaker 5: You see, Bone, what Anthony said on the text line?
• 33:40
  Speaker 5: He said, if it's a hernia, disregard the panic. So
• 33:42
  Speaker 5: there you go. He will not panic over that. Oh,
• 33:45
  Speaker 5: I'm sorry, Finn.
• 33:45
  Speaker 3: Were you busy over there?
• 33:47
  Speaker 2: I was trying to do an update.
• 33:49
  Speaker 7: The Panthers aren't the only one dealing with some negative
• 33:52
  Speaker 7: injury news. We got the update yesterday afternoon that Giants
• 33:56
  Speaker 7: quarterback Jackson Dart will be out for an extended period
• 34:00
  Speaker 7: of time. And it could be a season-ending injury. Remember,
• 34:04
  Speaker 7: the initial report was an MCL sprain. They were thinking
• 34:07
  Speaker 7: four to six weeks. It could be without their young quarterback.
• 34:10
  Speaker 7: But after further imaging testing yesterday, the Giants could be
• 34:14
  Speaker 7: without their quarterback for the remainder of the 2026 season.
• 34:19
  Speaker 3: Injuries suck, Bone. Don't they, man? They just suck.
• 34:22
  Speaker 7: That's why everyone should be fat like us, because we
• 34:25
  Speaker 7: don't have injuries.
• 34:26
  Speaker 2: We're just out of shape.
• 34:27
  Speaker 3: I also hate the fact that there's so many young quarterbacks.
• 34:30
  Speaker 3: I mean, look, man, I don't root for those guys.
• 34:33
  Speaker 3: It's not good for the game, man. I like to
• 34:34
  Speaker 3: watch high-level quarterback play.
• 34:37
  Speaker 2: You're not a Giants fan anymore, Bo?
• 34:39
  Speaker 5: Huh?
• 34:39
  Speaker 2: You're not a Giants fan anymore?
• 34:41
  Speaker 3: I mean, I am, but they're way down the list, though.
• 34:43
  Speaker 3: I mean, I've only got so much time in my day.
• 34:45
  Speaker 5: They're even further than his Gamecocks right now. That's how
• 34:47
  Speaker 5: far down the list they are fitting. And by the way,
• 34:50
  Speaker 5: Gator Rube, go root for Florida, man. Don't worry about
• 34:52
  Speaker 5: what I got going on up here.
• 34:53
  Speaker 3: Gator Rube? Trying to tell me how great it is
• 34:55
  Speaker 3: over there, how great Summerall is. He's trying to recruit
• 34:57
  Speaker 3: you back to your Gators. No, he said don't come back.
• 34:59
  Speaker 3: I'm not coming back. I'm happy with my choices.
• 35:02
  Speaker 2: You're wearing some blue and orange today, though.
• 35:04
  Speaker 3: Huh?
• 35:05
  Speaker 4: No, I'm not. Where?
• 35:07
  Speaker 2: You got to get some blue on.
• 35:09
  Speaker 3: When we come back on the Mac and Boat Show, actually,
• 35:12
  Speaker 3: I've got no gator colors on. When we come back,
• 35:15
  Speaker 3: Ashley Westwood, the Captain Mac, is a lot back on
• 35:18
  Speaker 3: the Mac and Boat Show, Sports Radio 92.7.
• 35:35
  Speaker 6: Maxey comes down the left side on his bike.
• 35:37
  Speaker 3: Still Maxey up and under.
• 35:39
  Speaker 6: Maxey with a couple of moves.
• 35:40
  Speaker 3: Top of the box pass from Pepiel. It came to
• 35:42
  Speaker 3: the top of the box. He'll shot.
• 35:43
  Speaker 5: He scores!
• 35:45
  Speaker 7: Ashley Westwood with a worldie from the captain!
• 35:49
  Speaker 3: From outside the box!
• 35:52
  Speaker 5: Ashley Westwood's third goal of the year is a beauty!
• 35:57
  Speaker 3: And the crown of the lead in the nation's capital. Oh,
• 36:01
  Speaker 3: the P-man, that voice got up there, baby.
• 36:04
  Speaker 5: That voice went up a few octaves as the P-man
• 36:08
  Speaker 5: called the opening goal for Charlotte FC on Saturday night
• 36:12
  Speaker 5: against D.C.
• 36:12
  Speaker 3: United.
• 36:13
  Speaker 5: They would go on to win 2-1. But the captain,
• 36:16
  Speaker 5: with a certified banger from outside the box, it was beautiful.
• 36:20
  Speaker 5: And Ashley Westwood, Bone said his ban has been lifted.
• 36:23
  Speaker 5: Did we ban him, too, or just the MLS?
• 36:25
  Speaker 3: No, I believe that a— A certain official there may
• 36:29
  Speaker 3: have called some issues for us. I tried to get
• 36:31
  Speaker 3: him in trouble, but that referee messed up our whole show.
• 36:34
  Speaker 5: He was always welcome here, though. I want him to
• 36:36
  Speaker 5: know that. Ashley Westwood back on the pitch. Charlotte FC
• 36:40
  Speaker 5: unbeaten in nine, and the captain is with us now. Westy,
• 36:43
  Speaker 5: how you doing, man? Great goal.
• 36:45
  Speaker 3: That was phenomenal, man. How you doing?
• 36:48
  Speaker 8: Good morning. I'm good. Thank you, mate. When you've been
• 36:50
  Speaker 8: on the naughty step a couple of games, you have
• 36:51
  Speaker 8: to return with something good.
• 36:54
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I like it. And you did, man. Wesley, I'd
• 36:57
  Speaker 3: like to know at some point what you said to
• 36:59
  Speaker 3: the ref, because I'd like to say it to Mac
• 37:01
  Speaker 3: here at some point, just so I know what was
• 37:02
  Speaker 3: going on.
• 37:02
  Speaker 8: You might have to bleep a few things out.
• 37:08
  Speaker 3: That's funny. Oh, man.
• 37:10
  Speaker 5: Yeah, I hate to start on a negative front here, Westy,
• 37:13
  Speaker 5: but the yellow card back-to-back, I got to be honest,
• 37:16
  Speaker 5: I watch a ton of soccer. That felt like ridiculously
• 37:20
  Speaker 5: quick to get two descent yellows. And again, we don't
• 37:25
  Speaker 5: want to get you in trouble.
• 37:26
  Speaker 3: I know everybody over there was airing out.
• 37:28
  Speaker 5: The ref didn't even want to shake hands with Reem
• 37:30
  Speaker 5: or anybody, Dean after the game. So it seems like
• 37:34
  Speaker 5: there was some unprofessional stuff there, and I don't want to...
• 37:37
  Speaker 5: get you in trouble here, Westy. But like, have you
• 37:40
  Speaker 5: ever gotten two yellows that quick, man?
• 37:43
  Speaker 8: I've not been sent off for like 18 years. So
• 37:46
  Speaker 8: it's crazy. But listen, he was, I think he's been
• 37:49
  Speaker 8: waiting for four years, but it's the way he, it's
• 37:51
  Speaker 8: the way he disrespected Tim in the first half. That
• 37:54
  Speaker 8: really wound me up.
• 37:55
  Speaker 6: So no, I need to, it's been, it's been coming,
• 37:59
  Speaker 6: but it's, listen, it's, it's one of them things.
• 38:02
  Speaker 8: And I just don't like arrogant people.
• 38:04
  Speaker 6: That's my problem.
• 38:05
  Speaker 5: Yeah, you were fouled, by the way. You drew the foul.
• 38:08
  Speaker 5: That was professional of you. You should have got the
• 38:09
  Speaker 5: damn foul call.
• 38:11
  Speaker 3: When an athlete gets thrown out of the game, Wesley,
• 38:12
  Speaker 3: what do you do? Are you still angry after the game?
• 38:16
  Speaker 3: Are you destroying stuff? Are you just kind of like, well,
• 38:18
  Speaker 3: I guess I'll grab a snack and watch my mates play.
• 38:22
  Speaker 8: Yeah. Listen, it was a, it's a long walk. It's
• 38:25
  Speaker 8: not nice.
• 38:25
  Speaker 6: It's embarrassing, but I must say the fans were, the
• 38:28
  Speaker 6: fans were chanting my name. So I, I appreciate that.
• 38:31
  Speaker 6: And it's, it helps when your team, when the lads,
• 38:34
  Speaker 6: the lads got through and got a result, which there's
• 38:36
  Speaker 6: nothing where I sat in the locker room watching it
• 38:37
  Speaker 6: on TV and it's, It was the longest 15, 20
• 38:41
  Speaker 6: minutes of my life.
• 38:42
  Speaker 4: It's not nice.
• 38:42
  Speaker 5: It sucks, man. But, hey, you're back now, and the
• 38:45
  Speaker 5: team needs you. And you guys are on a roll, man.
• 38:48
  Speaker 5: And listen, the second half the other night was one
• 38:51
  Speaker 5: of these where y'all had to dig in. I mean,
• 38:54
  Speaker 5: that second half alone, I think D.C. had 21 shots,
• 38:58
  Speaker 5: 31 total for the game. But you guys defended. Kalina
• 39:01
  Speaker 5: made a couple of big saves. And y'all are rolling,
• 39:05
  Speaker 5: haven't lost in nine games. What's the vibe over there
• 39:08
  Speaker 5: with the team right now? Because y'all are getting result
• 39:11
  Speaker 5: after result.
• 39:13
  Speaker 8: There's a good feeling, mate. There's a real good feeling.
• 39:16
  Speaker 8: But I think the pleasing thing is no one's talking
• 39:19
  Speaker 8: about it. The lads aren't even– it's like it's sort
• 39:23
  Speaker 8: of expected now. So that's a promising thing. We're just rolling.
• 39:27
  Speaker 6: And once a team gets momentum, it's hard to stop.
• 39:30
  Speaker 6: And like you said the other night, when you're... First off,
• 39:32
  Speaker 6: we were excellent. We controlled the game. Second off, they
• 39:35
  Speaker 6: changed a few things.
• 39:36
  Speaker 8: They went direct.
• 39:36
  Speaker 6: That's how they played. They put it in the box.
• 39:39
  Speaker 6: But we've shown we can do two sides of the game.
• 39:42
  Speaker 6: And Maxi coming in gives us a different dimension. Although
• 39:45
  Speaker 6: I've said it, he was... probably his worst game the
• 39:47
  Speaker 6: other night, but he just, he's got that little bit
• 39:49
  Speaker 6: of magic that wins the game. So that's, that's the
• 39:51
  Speaker 6: reason we brought him in.
• 39:53
  Speaker 3: What, what is it about that magic? What does he
• 39:55
  Speaker 3: do tactically that helps you guys the most?
• 39:59
  Speaker 6: It's when you're defending deep and listen, you get the
• 40:02
  Speaker 6: ball to him and he can, he can just take
• 40:03
  Speaker 6: you up the field and he, he can dribble past
• 40:05
  Speaker 6: men like there's no one there. And that's, I think
• 40:08
  Speaker 6: he's going to really, this league will, will suit him
• 40:11
  Speaker 6: the way, the way teams play their football. They're not
• 40:14
  Speaker 6: focused on defending. They want to attack and they leave
• 40:17
  Speaker 6: man for man at the back. He's the best man
• 40:21
  Speaker 6: for man dribbler, probably if not in the MLS, one
• 40:24
  Speaker 6: of the best in the world. We've got someone very
• 40:27
  Speaker 6: good on our hands.
• 40:28
  Speaker 3: No doubt about it.
• 40:29
  Speaker 5: And that finish from that angle, those were two good goals,
• 40:33
  Speaker 5: the two of you scored the other night.
• 40:36
  Speaker 3: Are you like.
• 40:38
  Speaker 3: I mean, Westy, I have this thing I do here.
• 40:40
  Speaker 3: I got to be honest with you. I have this
• 40:42
  Speaker 3: thing I do.
• 40:42
  Speaker 5: They call it the Mac curse, where every time I
• 40:46
  Speaker 5: get hyped up about a local sports team, Hornets, Panthers,
• 40:49
  Speaker 5: college teams, whatever, may have happened with y'all in the past, honestly,
• 40:53
  Speaker 5: something bad seems to happen. So I'm sure you don't
• 40:55
  Speaker 5: want me to be too complimentary, but I'm looking around
• 40:59
  Speaker 5: the way you're playing. I certainly think you can advance
• 41:02
  Speaker 5: in the playoffs for the first time, but like, Are
• 41:05
  Speaker 5: you feeling like, hey, we got a shot in this East? Like,
• 41:08
  Speaker 5: what's the ceiling for this club, do you think?
• 41:12
  Speaker 6: I said it at the end of last year, we
• 41:14
  Speaker 6: wanted top spot. Obviously, Nashville have started very well and
• 41:19
  Speaker 6: have maintained it. I believe that's where this club is heading.
• 41:24
  Speaker 6: I mean, Max is coming and... Listen, we lost Wilf,
• 41:27
  Speaker 6: but Max has come in and done a great job.
• 41:29
  Speaker 8: To start with. So our squad is.
• 41:34
  Speaker 6: our first 11, the team and the people on the
• 41:36
  Speaker 6: bench is probably the most rounded squad in the MLS.
• 41:39
  Speaker 6: We don't rely on certain individuals. We're a, we're a
• 41:42
  Speaker 6: collective effort. And I think you need that going into
• 41:45
  Speaker 6: the playoffs. You need, there's a, there's a good, there's
• 41:47
  Speaker 6: a competition for places.
• 41:48
  Speaker 8: So we're in a, we're in a real good place.
• 41:50
  Speaker 8: And Zara and the gaffer have put together a good squad.
• 41:54
  Speaker 3: Off the field question, Westy, who, who's your funniest teammate?
• 41:58
  Speaker 3: Who makes you laugh the most?
• 42:01
  Speaker 8: Tough. He's, In England, we call him... He's brain-dead.
• 42:07
  Speaker 6: You don't know what's going to come out of his mouth,
• 42:09
  Speaker 6: but he's hilarious.
• 42:11
  Speaker 5: That's Henry Toffolo, for those of you out there. We
• 42:13
  Speaker 5: have brain-dead people in America, too, here, so we get it, yeah.
• 42:16
  Speaker 5: There might be three of us working on this show, Westy,
• 42:18
  Speaker 5: to be honest with you.
• 42:19
  Speaker 8: Yeah, there's... Tess is coming, and he's funny as well.
• 42:24
  Speaker 8: He's like... He's in a different way. He's just... Yeah,
• 42:28
  Speaker 8: we've got a few. There's a good group. It's a
• 42:30
  Speaker 8: real good time. And then, obviously, you've got Bieber. He's hilarious. So, no,
• 42:34
  Speaker 8: it's a good group. It's a good locker room.
• 42:36
  Speaker 3: Is the sense of humor, is it universal?
• 42:39
  Speaker 5: Or is, like, your sense of humor, for those of
• 42:42
  Speaker 5: you that came from England, is it different than the
• 42:44
  Speaker 5: American guy's sense of humor? Or is it just universal?
• 42:47
  Speaker 5: We're all just goofballs.
• 42:49
  Speaker 8: No, we're ruthless. We're boarding on the edge of that's
• 42:54
  Speaker 8: too far. And obviously now you've got me, Toph and Nathan.
• 42:58
  Speaker 8: We're causing carnage in the treatment room. If you want
• 43:01
  Speaker 8: to ever speak to our athletic department, then you're more
• 43:04
  Speaker 8: than welcome to. I'll get them on the show.
• 43:07
  Speaker 5: I respect that, though. I like ruthless humor. I definitely
• 43:11
  Speaker 5: respect that. All right, real quick before we let you go.
• 43:14
  Speaker 5: This match against Chicago is so huge. You have a
• 43:16
  Speaker 5: chance to get up to second, right, if you win
• 43:18
  Speaker 5: this based on what happens, you know, around you. It's
• 43:22
  Speaker 5: certainly a big one with Chicago right behind you. The
• 43:25
  Speaker 5: problem is it's a damn international break, and this is
• 43:28
  Speaker 5: one of the reasons why they're changing the schedule moving forward.
• 43:30
  Speaker 5: But y'all don't have Abada, Toklamati, Aloko, and then they
• 43:35
  Speaker 5: don't have Lewandowski and a bunch of– they might be
• 43:37
  Speaker 5: hurt more than you. But does it kind of take
• 43:39
  Speaker 5: away from a big game not having these guys, or
• 43:42
  Speaker 5: do you not let it bother you?
• 43:46
  Speaker 8: No, it's ridiculous.
• 43:47
  Speaker 6: I'm going to be honest. It's ridiculous, especially when you're
• 43:50
  Speaker 6: at the meaningful end of the season and you're losing– listen,
• 43:54
  Speaker 6: anyone who goes on international, they're your better players. And
• 43:57
  Speaker 6: Leal's been in top form. Idan's been excellent. So we're
• 44:01
  Speaker 6: losing two big players. They're losing a, obviously he's a
• 44:04
  Speaker 6: massive player for them, but you have.
• 44:07
  Speaker 8: To deal with it.
• 44:07
  Speaker 6: And the lads who come in, I'm sure the arch
• 44:12
  Speaker 6: is ready.
• 44:12
  Speaker 8: He's been pushing Idan.
• 44:13
  Speaker 6: So whoever fills in on that right-hand spot, they've got
• 44:18
  Speaker 6: big boots to fill as well. So I think Chicago
• 44:20
  Speaker 6: are the last team to beat us. So we want
• 44:22
  Speaker 6: to put that right and It's going to be a
• 44:24
  Speaker 6: tough game, and we certainly want to be up there
• 44:27
  Speaker 6: and reaching as high as we can.
• 44:29
  Speaker 5: Tell the gaffer I suggest Westy on the wing. Westy
• 44:32
  Speaker 5: on the wing, shaking and baking and taking dudes off
• 44:34
  Speaker 5: to dribble.
• 44:35
  Speaker 3: That's my idea. The Westy wing.
• 44:38
  Speaker 8: I don't think I've got the pace for that, mate.
• 44:41
  Speaker 3: I thought I'd be nice. I thought I'd really try
• 44:42
  Speaker 3: to sell you there. All right, man.
• 44:44
  Speaker 4: Anyway.
• 44:45
  Speaker 8: Like a snail on the right wing.
• 44:48
  Speaker 3: Westy, we appreciate you, brother. Good luck. Get three points
• 44:51
  Speaker 3: this weekend, man. Thanks for coming on.
• 44:53
  Speaker 8: Thank you. Take care. Have a good one.
• 44:55
  Speaker 3: There you go.
• 44:55
  Speaker 5: Ashley Westwood, Charlotte FC captain, joining us, having fun with
• 44:58
  Speaker 5: us as always on the Mac and Bone Show. And
• 45:00
  Speaker 5: that big game, even with some of the big names missing,
• 45:03
  Speaker 5: is at the bank Saturday night, y'all.
• 45:04
  Speaker 3: It's a big one. When we come back, how do
• 45:06
  Speaker 3: we feel about the Panthers' chances to win the NFC
• 45:08
  Speaker 3: South after two weeks? Is it safe to call it
• 45:11
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