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Spring Game Pregame Show · Boundary Corner Podcast

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Welcome to the spring game pregame show presented by the
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sons of Saturday. We are here live from Sharkey's,
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streaming online. My name is Pete.
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Some of you guys might know me from Twitter, some you guys
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might know me as the co-host of the 2D podcast, but if you don't
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know me, we got some special fellas up here to help me out
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today. What we're trying to do is bring
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together some of the independent voices, that cover Virginia Tech
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Athletics, get different perspectives and that's what
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this show is going to be all about.
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So I'm proud to introduce, Brian and JT.
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The boundary Corner podcast. What up, what up?
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We got Dan from the tales of the Terrordome podcast year and you
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all know my last guest, former Virginia Tech offensive lineman
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and founder. One of the founding members of
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Sons of Saturday, Billy Ray Mitchell people putting this
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together, his introduction was way better than mine.
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We thought. Oh, well listen, last night was
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awesome. We are at the spring Jam, the
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sun's put that event on over at McLean's on First and Main.
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And I had a blast You guys have any Reflections on the night.
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How was it Go Dan man? That that shit was like a blur
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but it was a great time. Billy Pat, everybody was sons of
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Saturday put on a hell of an event.
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You know. Damn Marshall did his thing.
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David Wilson was there The Who's Who of hokey Twitter was in the
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building. So it was a good time man.
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I had a good time, there's a lot of Southside Virginia
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connections there with the Edmonds, there had David Wilson
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there. So being a Halifax native that
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was big for me, getting to hang out with those guys and again,
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appreciate Billy and Pat for putting that on as pretty,
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pretty fun. Hell yeah, it was I knew was
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going to be a good day. When I walked in a shark.
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He's at 4:00 p.m. yesterday and saw Kam Chancellor sitting.
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At the bar, I was like, okay, this is this is the all the
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former players were out. It was, it was awesome.
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So again The sons are doing work, we talked about on our
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podcast couple weeks ago, how they put some players on their
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platform and stuff. And I'm, I'm not trying to Hype
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Billy up too much, but your this weekend, you guys are doing your
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thing, man. It's been awesome.
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Yeah, I think the athletic department has done such a good
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job of encouraging, folks, to come back for the, for those to
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come golf event, buddy. Bryce chocolate.
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Does a phenomenal job at that and really just want to make
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sure that everybody gets to meet everybody because a lot of these
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players. You think they know each other?
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It was Michael Brewers first time back to school since Priya
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covid and he came back and he was able to meet hangout Sean
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Glennon, again, for the first time since he was at school
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year. So not just the opportunity to
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come back. But the opportunity for folks
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that played in the 2000s, 2010's 2020s back in the 90s to all get
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to meet each other. And create, those relationships
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is really important and to me the spring weekend is a little
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bit. Underrated, is it the best
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weekend in Blacksburg? If you don't go to school here,
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because you get to see everybody who cares about go to the spring
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game without having to deal with 60,000 70,000.
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Being here and you can't get into a bar, you can't go
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anywhere. So whether it's been great,
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everybody's back in town, anyone, great.
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I appreciate everybody that showed out and everybody who
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made it possible. So we finally got the spring
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game format yesterday and in years past, sometimes it's been
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more of almost drills than a real game, but Pride told us
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that we're going to have even teams today for the game.
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Last year, they split up the teams and one of the team's
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wasn't very good. So hopefully it's a little bit
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better this year. One of the things we'll sorry.
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What, what do you guys think about today's game?
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Are you like, do you expect to see something fun?
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Are you just going to try? Just need to, I just need to see
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somebody do. Something exciting.
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I mean this is spring game. You got people playing a lot of
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different positions moving around all spring.
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I just need to see somebody. Like, I don't know, knock,
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somebody's helmet off, run for a 50-yard touchdown, do something.
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I don't need to see somebody a certain number throw five Peaks
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or if he does throw five picks, we can kill the quarterback
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controversy. Yeah well that's that's a good
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thing. You brought that up because I
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want to transition into some of the position battles were.
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In N, some of the positions especially on defense kind of
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seemed clear cut, but offensively and other places on
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the field. It's not so clear.
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So what what, in particular position battles Brian?
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Are you looking at today? So me, I'm looking at who's
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going to fill in in that Right Guard spot.
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You know, we've seen word of Jesse handsome working in there,
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we've seen a couple other guys working in there.
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I'm looking at that spot and obviously quarterback is top of
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the list, trying to see how that's going to play out.
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I think we all know it's going to carry over into the fall but
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I feel like this is kind of the kind of the first time that
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we're going to see them out there.
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This is this is where the competition really starts.
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Yeah, I want to ask you guys about drones and Wells.
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That's obviously the thing that most people are buzzword of the
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last three weeks or four weeks. Yeah.
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Yeah. Next, let's Wells can be
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triggering, right? Some people.
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They never want to see him. Throw another Pastor Virginia
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Tech. I got PTSD, I'm not in that
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camp. I That he struggled mightily, I
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don't think the coaches did him any favors.
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I don't think the talented him. Any favors when we start this
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season, though? Dan who do you think is going to
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be q b? 1 week 1.
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I know it's a little hard to project but I need you to give
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me some kind of thought process on it.
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I mean honestly I think it'll be drones because I don't think Ali
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Jennings came here to play with Grant Wheels to be honest.
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I don't think that's what sold among Tech, but I went to
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Marshall, I had a little soft spot for Grant but after last
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year, I just don't think Don't know man.
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I think I saw enough. I'm like and I mean I've we got
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better Playmakers this year that I get separation but I still
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like I think it's kind drones is the guy needs to be the guy.
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That's what I need to see. That's what I'm hoping to see
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today, you know, like at least some competitiveness at the
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quarterback position because last spring game it was kind of
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clear that that Jason Brown. No offense.
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Great dude. Wasn't going to cut it.
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You know, he wasn't going to push Grant Wells.
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So yeah, and with Wells like he could be better this year, he
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could develop in the offseason and and maybe the bow and switch
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will help him and the new offensive line will help him and
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the wide receivers as you mentioned.
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But up when we get into fall Camp I'm thinking it's gonna be
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drones. It's going to make that push.
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Like it's not happening right now because Wells has played a
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lot more football than Chiron, drones.
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But you're right, we have these wide receivers and we have
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basically two guys that came in jail.
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Lane and Ali Jennings. Those are the two big names, but
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beyond that, for Grant or drones, who's going to be that
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345 receiver, because he needs more than just that the two I
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believe that those two guys will be out there despite and
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abettors depth chart I think Lane and Jennings will be out
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there. Tally was good, you know, he put
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that jump shot out and y'all freaking lost your minds in the
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spring, in the middle of spring, when Andy better, put it out.
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But I mean I'm glad that he put it out because it gives you just
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a different look to show you that you have.
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You have so many wide receivers that are pushing for playing
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time. So, you know, Holloway Gosnell,
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I'd like to see all of those Moss as well as the transfers
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that come in. Like, I think there's a spot for
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everybody to get sunburned. I mean, last year, we had throw
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it up and hope Caleb Smith gets it.
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You know? I mean, I was our office last
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year. I've been encouraged by the
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stuff. I'm hearing about God's Nell and
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Moss, but last year, we heard a lot about Dwayne Lofton and now,
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Not didn't work out, right? Like we he didn't do a whole
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lot. I mean there was a few
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touchdowns here and there a couple dropped passes that were
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important here and there. So it's hard to believe right
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now with moss and the Gosnell hype Holloway.
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We saw him do some stuff last year so that that encourages me.
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So if Brian you got to pick a number three receiver who's it
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going to be Jimmy felt felt you think it's going to be felt?
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I haven't heard much about Felton this spring.
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You know, looking at him his body type.
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I feel like he kind of does a little bit of what Caleb Smith
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does did for us last year. Bigger body tight, I think he's
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gonna be a red zone threat, and I feel like he's gonna be a good
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complement to what I like Jennings brings on the other
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side there and then went laying can do in the slot.
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Yeah, that's my big thing is that I feel like it's a good
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compliment for that three receiver set.
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Well, we got a bunch of big guys up here.
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So, I kind of wanted to talk about offensive line.
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And you mentioned, Jesse Hansen moving over and block.
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None of us can a lot of meat, a lot of meetings.
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I was with Pete saying but we got.
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I mean Billy played offensive line.
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Brian. You played a little offensive
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line. And so like your perspective
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like last year, the offensive line was so bad, it was one of
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the reasons, great, well struggled so much.
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So what do you think went wrong? And do you think this new 10
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line coach hire will actually help out this year, and Billy,
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I'll turn to you first. Yeah, I think a couple of things
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happen, I think going into the year, we knew that that unit
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wasn't going to be fantastic. It was going to be Desta.
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And I like, coach Rudolph came in with a lot of hype.
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And my personal opinion on Coach Rudolph.
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Is he had he was here for a year.
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He did a tremendous job at his previous school, which he was at
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for 10 or 15 years. So, to go ahead and watch this
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one year where we openly were saying that everybody involved
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in the program, whether it was coaches players, everybody else.
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Everything was changing, people are learning on the Fly and
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You're Expecting to see a dramatic improvement over a
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short period of time. It's not going to work that way.
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So it's not as much about who is Is it going to be that we're
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able to roll out there? I would say that guard spot is
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probably my biggest concern. I know going into it it was the
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center spot but can the unit play together.
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Well and is the offensive coaching staff all going to be
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on the same page because it seems like Bowen and Coach
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Rudolph had a little bit of skin that schematic all differences
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and we're just going to have to see what happens.
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And that's why I really think Grant Wells has been kind of the
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Target that we've placed on, okay.
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Our offense was our offense struggled last year, Well
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struggled, but so did absolutely everybody on the field and with
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the roster thing and everything else, it's very easy to see Ali
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Jennings. Some of these transfers play at
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their previous school and expect 0, that is the production that
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we are going to get a Virginia Tech.
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And it's also easy to go back and watch Virginia Tech games
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last year and say, oh well, this guy sucks.
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So this guy's good at this guy's bag.
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I don't know what it's gonna look like.
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The spring game is gonna give you a little bit of any get, get
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them to get out there and play. They're going to run about 6 to
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10 different plays. So you're not gonna get a real
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good look. At the scheme.
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But based upon who plays in that first quarter and about met hit,
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Midway through the second quarter.
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Those the guys that are probably we're looking to give an
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opportunity to and then second half, you get a chance to see
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all the young guys, and who might be a bright star in a
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couple of years. Well, on offensive line, like
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you mentioned about Joe Rudolph and it didn't go.
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Well, last year, it was more than not good.
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It was, it was one of the worst offensive lines.
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We probably have seen performance-wise.
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Now, the guys themselves might actually be better.
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I know Parker Clements was dealing with an injury.
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The scheme changed In and week out at least it seemed that way
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to me, they, but with crook coming in he seems to be running
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this Zone scheme. That might be a little easier
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for these guys to absorb. Can you speak on that a little
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bit run? Yeah, just so looking at the,
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the skiing the crook does. I mean, he ran a lot of the when
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he's at Cincinnati that split Zone, RPO, very Zone, heavy
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oriented scheme, I mean, and when you think about Zone,
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there's a lot less thinking that that's involved in.
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You're blocking scheme. So when we look at last year,
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there was a lot more Gap. Rudolph was bringing a lot more
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Gap. A lot more power run, and I
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think this transition is going to be helpful to get that
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offensive line back to the way they were because we were
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running out, heavy Zone scheme before and some of these guys
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that struggled mightily last year had pretty good Seasons
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before that maybe Parker in a limited run back in 2021 looked.
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Okay. Fell off the map.
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Last year, whether that was injury related or scheme
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related, but I think these guys have the capability to step up,
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it's just going to be. Can enough of them do it?
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Can we get a 5 unit out there that plays the way you want them
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to? And do we have enough depth in
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case, we get an injury or two down the road.
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I've been encouraged just by what I'm hearing with the
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relationship between Crook and the players.
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It seems like those guys respect each other.
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They have taken to his coaching at least the early returns Dan.
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Have you been hearing that about like, Him coming in and crook
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like hitting the ground running. Yeah.
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May, you see the pictures online, right?
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Of him at his former places in like he's in the hoodie, with
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the sleeves rolled up and the shorts and it's snowing.
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That's a badass offensive line coach to me.
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That's like, offensive line, coach 101, right?
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Like one for sure. But I believe him and Taylor,
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Bowen come from the same tree, Moorhead tree, right?
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So, they already have similar views.
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Think, I haven't heard any complaints and if there's one
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thing you're going here on hooky, Twitter is some
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complaints. So we haven't heard anything
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about Rockbrook. I think we doing.
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All right, Pete. Yeah, that's good.
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You're right and let's flip over to defense real quick because
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there's another position that the last few years we haven't
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seen sacks Berg right. We have not seen a pass rush
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that were used to and particularly.
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Now I'm looking at the depth chart right here.
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You look at those names on the defensive end spot.
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It's thin. It's real thin and there's a
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former Marshal guy on there too and CJ McRae, how do you tally
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how do you think that defensive ends going to play out this
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year? Because behind McRae, and maybe
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Nelson? There's not a whole lot there.
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Are you got a lot of Youth you know on defense or on that
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defensive line? But the main thing is we have
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some guys with some experience in the middle so it's more than
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just this guy's better than that guy.
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So he's going to sack the quarterback I mean you got to
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have some athleticism at linebacker so they have to game
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plan for that. You got to have some experience
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in size it, defensive tackle, which I feel we have.
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So if you can get a one-on-one you can get somebody to Like icj
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McCrae or pain or somebody on the end that possibly can beat
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that man to the edge. Or I don't know.
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That's bull rush a little bit. Yeah.
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Do some stuff so well with those three defensive tackles are vest
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fuga Kendricks, Pollard. I feel strong about defensive
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tackle but we'll some of those guys, maybe move around.
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Will they stand up some linebackers?
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Maybe we see covanta Jenkins, coming off the edge or you got
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to get you got to get a little bit.
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I mean, Our defense is going to have to carry us even though we
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have more Playmakers this year. Our defense is going to have to
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carry a so you're going to have to get creative.
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That's why I'm not a coach because I'm I just like to watch
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and talk shit like well they got to get creative and bring people
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from different spots. Well that lesson that we're all
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we all run podcasts that are Average Joe's just being fance
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and talking about sports. So that's right we're doing
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we're talking about what our eyes see and what I see is not
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much of a pass rush coming off the edge so they got to get a
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little creative with it this year.
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But we also lost a linebacker last year.
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Docks decks hollifield. He's gone now and we need a new
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mic. That's a key spot in this
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defense and there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut guy.
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That's the guy right now. Who do you think it's going to
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be? Who wants to Billy?
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Who's going to be, our starting, Mike this year?
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I you had a stroke. I don't have it.
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I don't have a starting Mike for you, but one different way to
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kind of think about it. Is we're really going to be
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getting a look as if we have a completely new defensive
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coordinator, this upcoming next year.
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So, Everybody knows cochepaille. I was calling the defense for
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the entire season up until the Liberty game.
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And one of the things that was really interesting, we talked to
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Dax was the team did not know that coach Mark was Connor until
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he started calling the plays so the schematics are going to be a
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little bit different and yes from the Jimmy's and Joe's
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perspective, the defensive end position is something that you
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kind of question marks about the Mike linebacker position is
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something that we don't know what's going on over there.
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Defensive back feel pretty good about defensive back but I'm
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interested to see how the defense looks differently from
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the third and Long perspective, from a first down perspective,
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how much pressure rebuilding cuz I do anticipate while we're
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running a similar shell of a defense, the calls.
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And the situational things will be completely different because
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coach Marv is a different coach. So that's what I'm going to be
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watching the first couple weeks. I hear that for sure but I know,
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but I was trying to pin Billy down and he and he didn't want
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to but we got to give him Billy. We got his dad.
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Don't have a mic for you man. I'm sorry McDonald.
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I got you know like hey I mean from like a killer, but he's not
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a thing. It's going to be McDonald.
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Think it's gonna be McDonald. I love that, man.
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Yeah, yeah, he falls over that man.
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Not. Well what also we got do from
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VMI that might be lit. What he legit, we don't know.
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I'm here yet, still here. You don't Schneider the transfer
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from VMI, you look like dick the same person but the middle
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linebacker like you following the nose Dax footsteps,
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potentially but Stone, Schneider.
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I think it's gonna To make some major noise when he gets here
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but he's not here. So the McDonald Brothers the you
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know we got one at defensive end.
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We got one at Mike and pry loves them both.
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He he actually said that, I think Jordan.
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What's the one on defensive and they said he might be the most
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athletic defensive end we have. So we'll see what happens there
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but the one at middle linebacker you're right.
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It could be him Tisdale's. The veteran though and he has
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been shining lately. At first, he wasn't even out
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there a bunch of days. I don't know if you had a class
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thing or something, but Tisdale obviously being the veteran.
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It should probably be him, but I don't know.
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I think the thing about Tisdale that's kind of misremembered is
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a lot of people would be like, oh, he started a couple games
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here, did a little bit here when he started his career in 2019
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played really really well goes into 2020 gets covid and a lot
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of you don't know this. He lost close to like 30 or 40
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pounds during covid. So he had to reset his entire
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career. Then the next year, after that
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last year, he has to sit because of the suspension.
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I really, really think which was bullshit.
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I agree. I really think that he's a guy
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that has just had such tremendous bad luck for the last
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two to three years and is going to be a major major contributor
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this year. But again, if you just look at
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his stat sheet, but oh he started a couple of times.
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Now, he's been through so many different things and I hope this
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is the year that he can come out and shine.
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So I'm excited. I'm excited to watch him play
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this year. The one thing to get excited
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about kind of piggyback on what Billy said is, if you talk about
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the guys that they're talking about Make the position.
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What you? And no disrespect the Dax,
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that's don't kick my ass. If you're around here.
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He wasn't as athletic as some of the guys that they're putting
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their. So he got put in some bad spots.
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Getting beat to the edge getting put in some coverage, has some
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of those guys that they are putting in those spots a little
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bit more athletic. So it does allow us to do some
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different things on defense that we may have not been able to do
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in the past. That's a good point and before
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we take a quick break here, is there any final thoughts on just
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the position by Idols, Dan, you got something?
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Yeah, I think one thing is for certain that we learned about
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prai is that he's not afraid to switch people around, figure it
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out, see what works best. So I wouldn't be surprised if
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there's more shuffling after today, you know.
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Yeah, no, I know you're absolutely right.
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There's there is 100% going to be more shuffling that goes on
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after today as you guys know. Yes, I was at a certain point in
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a spring practice Billy Mitchell had never taken a meaningful
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snap. I did play in a couple of games.
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I went into a spring practice as the one tackle.
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They roll everybody and want to see how everybody's going to
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react. So for a roster to be tweeted
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out before in practice, legitimately its musical chairs
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in every single room. What's up?
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Was it irresponsible of Andy to do that?
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They vary it very well may have been but it was good.
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Father, we were able to talk about, so yeah, it worked for
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him. All right, we're going to take a
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break, everyone get a beer will be back in a few minutes.
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I will go back, Sean, Jeremy. We are back with a couple new
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panelists. We got Pat Finn In one of the
20:36
other founding members of Sons of Saturday.
20:39
And then we got Sam of Saturday Sam, Jesse from the locks of
20:42
Saturday podcast. Joining us up here as well.
20:45
Thank you guys for being up here.
20:47
Thank you, Pete. We were talking a little bit
20:49
about the spring game before and we're going to get back into the
20:52
positions, but what I want to know from you guys and someone
20:54
jump in with the answer to this, we saw a lot of bad play all
20:58
over the field offense defense. What is the position group?
21:02
You need to see improvement from the most either today or going?
21:06
To next year to make you feel better, offensive line,
21:09
offensive line, defensive line but not just the five starters.
21:14
You know you need probably eight or nine guys in the offensive
21:17
line. Think we saw that last year
21:19
where second unit of the offensive line really struggled.
21:22
Hopefully you can see a few extra guys in there to build
21:24
some death. Yeah I mean offensive lines the
21:27
easy answer like it was it was very poor.
21:30
I want to see those wide receivers that came in the
21:32
transfer portal like really improved because if they can't
21:35
get open, I've everything works in unison, right?
21:39
You need the QB to throw to the wide receiver, Steve the wide
21:41
receivers to get open, so we can catch it.
21:43
We need to see the QB play improve, but the wide receiver
21:47
play. If that improves, it's going to
21:49
make everything easier on offense as well.
21:51
Is there anything else you wish? Here's my thing.
21:52
Pete, you know, getting beat on a play every now and then that's
21:56
one thing that happens, that's football.
21:58
But the priest that penalties, that killed drives or crazy.
22:04
Like you can't, you can't be like You know 4th and 2 and all
22:08
of a sudden, there's a false start and it's more than seven.
22:10
Now you've got to punt the ball, you know, like we need to see
22:12
the discipline you be there like no more priests that penalties.
22:16
Very rare. That's just mental has nothing
22:19
to do with ability so that's why we need to.
22:22
We need to Shore that up buddy. Yeah, absolutely.
22:25
I will say that the mental side of it was big for me last year.
22:27
We're looking at the offensive line they were thinking too
22:31
much. It looked like they were
22:31
thinking too much and when you're thinking as an offensive
22:34
line it's going to be a Trouble. You're going to have bad
22:38
penalties. You're going to have complete
22:40
brain farts. When it comes to what your
22:42
assignment is because you're overthinking the process.
22:45
So I'd like to see them get a little more acclimated to this
22:48
process and just get it going. Less thinking is always good in
22:52
football, right? Like just get it and go right
22:55
and that's what the new offensive line coach.
22:57
Ron Cook has been talking about, is it's it's maybe not as
23:00
complicated. I think you spoke to that
23:01
earlier and less thinking for some of these kids is a lot
23:04
better. Last year, we had a breakout
23:07
player in the spring game. It was really the only thing in
23:09
the spring game and it was kind of fun to watch was Caleb Smith.
23:12
We all remember him catching a few deep bombs.
23:15
Sadly Caleb's no longer with us. He's alive, he's just on a
23:18
convention but thanks for clarification.
23:22
Who is who is going to be this year's Caleb Smith today?
23:25
Who are we going to see? Make a long catch.
23:28
Make up a bone-crushing, hit, get an interception.
23:31
Like who's that going to be today?
23:32
Pat you go. First, I want to see Bay Shield
23:34
tootin. I think I said that correctly.
23:37
Darn tootin, darn tootin. I want to see him darn tootin
23:40
all the way to the end zone today.
23:42
The and the ni L is there on that one, by the way, we need
23:44
that. Also guys who have, you know,
23:47
wrote about him when he was in the transfer portal.
23:49
This is a guy who had offers to Georgia, a bunch of other UNC.
23:53
So this is a guy really wanted everyone who's talking about his
23:56
film and I was like, this is not an FCS running back.
23:59
This is a D1 high-level running back, so to bring him in, that's
24:04
I mean, that's basically like bringing in a four-star.
24:05
Our recruit right when you bring in a guy like that, when you
24:07
bring in a guy like Ali Jennings, I really like tune.
24:11
Jalen Lane is really interesting, he tore it up with
24:15
Middle Tennessee. They run like an air raid
24:17
system, but he is really fast, he's really good at that.
24:20
Slip screen tunnel screen as a wide receiver, and he's not a
24:23
guy, you have to worry about, dropping the ball, missing an
24:26
assignment, he's been like a three-year starter Middle
24:28
Tennessee. He's a guy who can come in and
24:30
make plays give technical extra boost of pace.
24:33
I like Jane Lane and they've been talking a lot.
24:35
Lot about how he's had an effect on the locker room.
24:38
His leadership is good. They like the way he goes about
24:40
his business, all the buzz things that you'll hear about a
24:43
player, but I haven't necessarily heard him like
24:47
wowing with with various place. So he is definitely on my list.
24:50
He was top 25 in the country in yards per game.
24:53
Last year, as was Ali Jennings who was actually like number
24:56
three in the country in yards per game, which is absurd.
24:58
I want to see both those guys go off.
25:00
You mentioned, tooting coming from FCS How easy do you think
25:05
that transition for some positions?
25:07
They come from have see if it's an offensive lineman I feel like
25:10
that's a hard transition running back.
25:12
It should be easier in my mind. You think that's true I would
25:15
assume. So with running back offensive
25:18
line I think the biggest difference is the size but with
25:21
running back with his skill set make guys miss at the second
25:26
level quick burst. Those are things that are going
25:28
to translate. So, and he's a, he's a not a big
25:32
back but he's a, he's A stout Runner kind of like, almost like
25:36
a Lee Suggs build like he's solid and so that's something.
25:39
We've been lacking. Malachi's slight Keshawn.
25:42
King was slight. I want to have a guy with some
25:45
punch. Yeah, I went to open practice
25:47
and nobody was taking that man down and I think the whole FCS
25:51
the D1 like FBS transferred thing.
25:54
I think it's depends because there's a whole lot of reasons
25:56
why people end up at FCS, right? It could be great.
25:58
It could be the scheme that your offense ran in high school
26:01
wasn't like correct fit for you to showcase.
26:04
Talent. So, you didn't get recruited.
26:05
So I think it really just depends, but I tooten is going
26:09
to be the man, and my opinion. Yes.
26:10
Oh, is that who you think is? No.
26:12
Have a Caleb Smith day though, because in the spirit of Kayla
26:14
Smith, he was a guy that came in.
26:16
He was here for three years. People were like, oh man, he's
26:18
our wide receiver, one people doubted him and then he broke
26:21
out. So I think it's going to be
26:23
Dorian, strong interception, dorian's gonna be a lot going on
26:28
this year because last year before he got hurt the receivers
26:31
he went up against including Ali Jennings.
26:33
He Got like twice in his O2 you but when you're on an island you
26:36
going to get got it's just part of the game.
26:38
It's how you respond. But I mean Bryce for Wheaton's a
26:41
flowers, he held his own against all of them and then he got
26:45
hurt. So, I think this year during a
26:46
strong is gonna be the anchor on the defense in the secondary.
26:51
I like that prediction and I like you going with the
26:53
defensive guy, you got someone today?
26:54
I got a couple. I'm gonna go, I'll start
26:56
offense. I'm going to piggyback on Lane.
26:58
I feel like he's got the potential to break out
27:01
especially with the way we're going to move more towards it.
27:04
Bo system, he's going to be the guy that kind of makes that
27:07
engine run from a passing perspective.
27:09
So I'm looking forward to see what he can do on the defensive
27:11
side. Give me Kelly Lawson breakout
27:14
player of the year I'm looking for him to take a big step this
27:18
year and if he does the defense is going to pop.
27:22
Yeah. And Kelly Lawson's a guy they're
27:24
already talking about Marv. Talk about NFL potential.
27:27
Once you start hearing that it gets you excited and let's be
27:30
honest with tech the last couple years draftees.
27:34
Guys like being high draft picks.
27:36
That's not something. We've talked a lot about.
27:38
So having a guy like Kelly Lawson who you your kind of
27:41
eyeing as that next like draft prospect that's someone to watch
27:45
for sure. I hope that it lives up.
27:46
He's still he can put on a lot more size, like he's still like
27:50
skinny for being cute. He's six foot six or something,
27:53
but I like that pick Sam. You did, you give me a guy?
27:57
I gave you jail layout, Jalen late nights, think the defensive
27:59
backfield in general this year, Is maybe the best position group
28:05
on the team running back. I really like they got to stay
28:08
healthy. But yeah, the defensive
28:11
backfield looks really good. I mean, people strong canteen is
28:14
guy we haven't talked about coming in.
28:15
He's been really successful. Yeah, he was at Georgia State I
28:19
believe. So they've been talking a lot
28:22
about canteen. They've been talked about him a
28:24
lot. Yeah.
28:24
So I think the defensive backfield you could see a big
28:28
increase in just consistency game to game.
28:32
And one last thing on that running back stuff.
28:34
We're talking about coming from FCS, think about guys who leave
28:39
college and get drafted in the NFL and then are awesome in the
28:42
pros. There's no more bigger level up
28:44
than College to Pro and guys can, as rookie running backs
28:48
we've seen it again. And again, they're huge
28:50
contributors. They're talking about my Eagles.
28:51
Wanted to take Bijan Robinson at number 10 because it could push
28:55
us over the top. And so I think with running
28:58
back, it's just one of those things.
28:59
I'm so looking forward to tooting this year and seeing
29:01
what he can do. Do just talking big picture with
29:04
the spring game, I talked about the position groups and ask you
29:06
guys about those, but is there anything in particular, you need
29:10
to see today to say, okay, we're going to win more than three
29:14
games. Next year, is there something
29:16
that you're looking for? Whether it's the way, a group
29:19
plays, coaching's anything, what just anything you can think of,
29:24
who wants to go first? I'll go first, let's get
29:27
separation for the wide receivers.
29:29
If the wide receivers can get separation, make throws easier
29:31
for the quarterback. That's going to go a long way
29:33
for us having success in the passing game.
29:35
That's a great one. And I think I actually that's
29:38
what I was talking about with Robbie and our podcast not so
29:40
long ago. I need to see that separation.
29:42
We need to make it easy on these quarterbacks who no one's.
29:46
Lighten it up, right? Give them, we need to give them
29:48
all the help. They can get go ahead Dan.
29:50
I need to see a separation and then also need to see the
29:52
offensive line. Give both Grant and drones time.
29:55
So we can actually see true quarterback competition because
29:58
if one of them's just scrambling for their life running for like
30:01
China, Save their ass and we're not going to seek shit.
30:04
Well, if you remember the white team last year I believe Jason
30:07
Brown was the Quarry. He could he couldn't pass it.
30:10
All he had no shot. He had no chance they worship
30:13
they. And so hopefully today, the
30:14
teams are a little bit more even and we're going to ask Sam in
30:17
our next segment to kind of give us some props for the game.
30:20
But yeah we need to see protection and it's weird
30:23
because you want to see a pass rush but you also want to see
30:25
protection and that's the balance of the spring game but
30:28
you can usually kind of tell as the game goes on like okay, that
30:32
group. Well that crew didn't Pat, did
30:34
you have a choice for something? You want to see today to make
30:37
you feel better going into next season.
30:39
I want to see some aggressiveness from the
30:41
defensive line you know. I feel like so many times we
30:44
were not putting enough pressure on the quarterback and we
30:48
weren't forcing enough bad decisions and obviously you know
30:53
when they're going against our own offensive line it's like we
30:55
want to see more protection from them too but I think we really
30:59
do need to see some more explosiveness from the guys
31:01
coming around the edge. You know, and aggression is
31:04
something that can be shown in the spring game.
31:06
You're not going to hit guys after the whistle or knock their
31:08
helmets off, potentially, but like you need to see.
31:12
Yeah, you want to see aggressiveness, do you want to
31:14
see them running to the ball? Any final observations?
31:16
Before we end this segment? This sounds kind of weird, but,
31:19
like, aggressive play calling. Like, I don't want to see a
31:21
bunch of 32 Dives out there. Billy says, they're only running
31:24
sixth place today. I mean, they probably are and
31:27
you're probably working with like two or three pages of
31:29
Playbook. It's gonna be vanilla and that's
31:32
Hey, but let's make it a really good vanilla.
31:34
Thank, you know, it can be really exciting.
31:36
Hello. Well, Andy bitter.
31:38
And Chris Coleman they were on TSL earlier this week talking
31:41
about the spring game and I felt like it was getting beaten into
31:44
my brain. How much this is not a game at
31:46
how much it doesn't matter. And, and basically, if there any
31:48
guy has like an ankle twist there just like shouldn't play
31:51
that, annoys me to no end. This is an opportunity to be on
31:55
a stage. See how these guys react under
31:57
the lights, all that kind of stuff.
31:59
And I I'm with Sam, you need to show me something.
32:02
I need to see some short tackling.
32:04
I need to see clean blocks. I need to see guys breaking
32:07
those tackles it's this is such a good opportunity to learn how
32:11
these guys perform on a stage. And I don't like it when it's
32:14
taken lightly and I maybe I'm maybe I'm the minority here, but
32:18
I was so tired of hearing it. I love Andy, I love Chris but
32:21
don't don't dumb down a spring game.
32:23
I love the spring game. Let's see what happens.
32:25
Yeah, I think will be disappointed.
32:26
We see nothing, but a dive, a little quick out to the tight
32:29
end and then a Depo. Like, give me something
32:31
different a little Don't show the whole Playbook but give me
32:34
something to get excited about absolute.
32:36
Sounds kind of lame but like have fun out there.
32:38
Yeah like this should be the most fun game we watch.
32:41
It should be balls to the wall. Throw the ball.
32:43
Deep Blitz every play. Have fun out there.
32:46
Give people a show. People drove down here.
32:48
Spend a lot of money come down here to support the team, put on
32:50
a show for. Yeah, and we can learn anything
32:53
from the women's basketball team and Kenny Brooks.
32:55
And all those girls, they made it fun.
32:57
Don't they just made the sport fun in a time when sometimes
33:01
that's not it. Sounds corny.
33:03
But that's not what happens all the time and so I, you're right,
33:06
have some fun out there. I think we could see some
33:08
aggressiveness though. It was an open practice.
33:10
You couldn't touch the quarterback but I mean Antonio
33:13
Cotman got yelled at by preferred like stop touching the
33:15
quarterback. I want to see that type of dog
33:17
like make them tell you to chill out.
33:19
Like I want that bring that shit now and I'm with you like I
33:23
think the years ago, they were talking about how someone hit
33:26
Michael Vick out of balance and a spring game and I don't want
33:29
to see any of that. But I do want to see.
33:31
I do want to Some hits. I do want to see some
33:33
intelligent recklessness fact. That was that was well, put
33:38
we're going to cut it off there. Take another break, we'll be
33:40
back in a couple minutes, hot mic, hot mic, hey bad about
33:45
about about us. So we better.
33:48
Hey about about about about Welcome back to our third
33:56
segment of the Sharky's sons of Saturday and all the fun
34:01
podcasts here, we have the fun segment.
34:05
We have the, Let It Fly segment, but before we let it fly, we got
34:10
some new guests up during this third segment, we have Ed
34:14
Williams and Williams people are hooting and hollering Fred over
34:22
here. I'm pretty fired up about it.
34:23
I've got I've got a little crowd.
34:24
Yeah, Ed Williams from the sons of Saturday hoop spot.
34:28
He does a fantastic job. Commentating on basketball.
34:32
We got Sam, Jesse from the locks of Saturday.
34:36
Sam looks different than this pictures on Twitter.
34:39
I hope in a good one. He's prettier.
34:41
Oh thank you. Thank you.
34:42
We have an unsung hero. The Mask has been removed from
34:49
Spider-Man over here. Dan, AKA treadmill, horse,
34:53
what's going on? Hey guys, thanks for having me
34:57
if y'all ain't following this man on Twitter, please go do it.
35:00
He puts out some great fucking tweaks and when he walked up to
35:04
me, he did not introduce himself with Dan.
35:06
He was like, Hey, I'm Trent, I'm treadmill horse.
35:10
Shout out to mr. Horse our guy.
35:14
And hence, or and mrs. Horace.
35:16
And then, of course, we have J. Ta Ka tally bands on this panel,
35:20
the do not take shots with Jeremy.
35:24
The Jamin, the Jameson is kicking in, and I'm hot.
35:28
And my glasses is fogged up, so I can't see.
35:33
So, I took a shot and then I said, hey, what are you
35:35
drinking? Let me have something to chase
35:37
this week. It was more Jameson.
35:40
There we go, there we go. And then this if you didn't
35:43
already know, this is Pat Finn in the captain's chair for this
35:46
final segment on this Saturday. Okay so we're gonna be talking
35:51
tailgating we're gonna be talking eating and drinking,
35:53
we're going to be talking all that good stuff hokey Twitter.
35:56
We got five hokey Twitter, studs up here.
35:58
So I will be talking about that too.
35:59
So the first question is for Sam, Jesse over there.
36:04
Sam locks the Saturday guy give us an over-under for the point.
36:09
Total in Today is game. What do you thinking?
36:12
All right, so thought a bit about this.
36:14
And if you aren't aware of the format for the game today is
36:16
going to be regular for 15 minute quarters running clock in
36:19
the second half. So they should get a lot of time
36:21
out there over under for the game crunch.
36:24
The numbers looked at it. I'm going to set it at 31 and a
36:27
half. What are we feeling last year?
36:30
Score was like what 2117 something like that?
36:33
It's low, but I mean, what are you expecting to see today?
36:36
Because probably going to get drones and wells in the first
36:39
half. Half.
36:40
Maybe a little bit of drones in the second half, but probably
36:43
won't see wells in the second half.
36:44
So what are you feeling? 31 and a half.
36:47
Always take the under in the spring game, always, it's always
36:51
a low-scoring game every single time, that's sharp.
36:54
Yeah, the defense is definitely a head of the offense.
36:56
I would say, in terms of experience, we're getting ready
36:58
for the year. So, I'll hammer the under there.
37:00
I love that. You just made these lines up
37:01
yourself. It's phenomenal, content.
37:04
Hey, sounds like a pretty unanimous on hammering, the
37:07
under, in the spring game. Got a couple of the props for
37:11
you. Let's hit it.
37:12
It's so great. Wells, over under nine and a
37:16
half completions today. He had eight last year with a
37:19
couple of big plays though, over under nine and a half recurrent
37:22
Wells. How many completions to the
37:24
other team That does not count but we'll get to that in a sec.
37:28
My bad. Any other prop said, well,
37:32
Hammer the under on everything including complete.
37:35
Well, okay, Chiron, drones seven-and-a-half completions
37:39
under under under. I hope we see him run a bit, the
37:42
expectations are very low from this panel, all right?
37:46
I'm not even gonna do passing yards, then do we get 200
37:48
passing yards in total in the game.
37:50
Yes, yes. Okay.
37:52
They'll be, they'll be a couple long plays.
37:53
We'll go with that. All righty, turnovers one and a
37:56
half over under one and a half turnovers.
38:00
I think you over. Yeah you always get a couple
38:03
turnovers in the spring game. I think we'll get two or three.
38:06
All right what do you got? Ed okay.
38:08
Under will go under there. I hope mean I would hope that
38:11
the quarterbacks are under too much pressure and as a result
38:14
don't turn it over so we'll go under will go with one but not
38:16
to one. Okay.
38:17
I would like to see only one maybe like a nice diving
38:20
interception somewhere. No fumbles all Securities job
38:23
security. All right, this is a fun one.
38:26
First play of the spring game rush or Yes, we'll get the juice
38:31
on to rush at like - 150. If you aren't familiar with
38:35
bedding prices, that means that it is favored.
38:38
Rusher pass what about puns or field goal?
38:41
What are the odds like plus 900 on its?
38:43
This is a two-way Market but we can begin to first drive props,
38:47
we can do all that. So I Pat has them punting on
38:50
first down. Yeah, I've been chat with Stu
38:53
hold, he's gonna punt on first down.
38:56
I think it's gonna be Rush up the middle to Basil tune.
39:00
Rush by tuning on the first play.
39:01
I like that. They Crush Rushford quite a rush
39:05
by maokai Thomas. I'm gonna switch it up.
39:09
I think we're going to see a play action pass.
39:10
First play, play action pass, five yard out, route to the
39:13
tight end. I think that's what we're going
39:15
to see first play, which tight end, Nick gallop.
39:22
Maybe maybe, maybe nagala the right hurt.
39:24
Is right for you? I think rights good to go.
39:26
Okay. Um but you know I do will see
39:30
today. It's always tough with injuries
39:31
in the spring. A lot of times, I keep that
39:33
under wraps or four guys, just feeling a little off, they won't
39:36
play him today. So we're not.
39:37
I don't think there's going to be a hard and fast injury report
39:39
for today until right before kickoff.
39:41
Definitely, and that's all, that's all I got for any other
39:45
generates out there are you got that was a lot.
39:49
A lot of stuff right there. I can I can get I can get you
39:51
more. Can do a little side Sportsbook
39:53
here. When we get off the mics, y'all
39:54
better put this man on FanDuel. Thank you, Sam, fantastic props
40:01
thrown around there. All right, so we're gonna move
40:04
this discussion over to the twittersphere.
40:08
There's been a lot of different personalities or personas here
40:11
up on this panel. It begs the question.
40:15
If there's something big that happens in Hokie nation which
40:18
outlet and or Twitter person, are you Looking for a reaction
40:22
from first. Dan will start with you.
40:27
All right. There's, there's a bunch.
40:29
I mean, since he's here, I always look at what hokey
40:31
Pharmacy had to say. You had to take a little bit of
40:33
a caishen from Twitter. I like his opinions on things, I
40:37
looked at P. So Pete always has really good
40:40
opinions, like obviously, the sun's like whatever, the Suns
40:43
have to say, Billy and Pat, I listen to them.
40:47
Like, if like, if it's something really big 0x, doesn't always
40:51
like chime in but if it's something big, I listened to X.
40:54
Yeah, I mean, I'd say those are the big ones, but yeah, I mean
40:57
honestly, I'm trying to see like a lot of perspectives, like, big
41:00
accounts, small accounts as want to see what everyone's saying.
41:03
And just kind of get a, get a feel for what the fan base is
41:06
thinking tally, you look like you're ready to jump in here and
41:09
I was just listening. I was trying to listen to what
41:11
everybody had to say, I guess if it comes down to it, I'm on
41:17
start a space. And I'm gonna hear from user
41:20
five, seven, nine three, seven, eight in the, in the
41:24
twittersphere. Hi.
41:25
Oh bad. We suck and how nothing is
41:27
going, right? But not if I'm if I'm if
41:29
something goes on I'm probably going to look at Don V.
41:33
I look at Don these tweets. I look at Pete, Pete and done
41:36
via is probably the most controversial that you can go
41:39
with because Pete doesn't give a damn like he knows how to stir
41:43
people up. I like that treadmill, treadmill
41:48
horse, I like seeing treadmill horses stuff as well.
41:51
So probably my three would be Pete Dunn V and tread Gotta give
41:56
some big respected Pete here, the man.
41:58
Hey big big time. Pete helped get this set up here
42:01
but Pete is always bringing data to the table.
42:05
Always bringing data which I absolutely love and it always
42:08
stirs up some good, some good discussion.
42:11
Say I'm, it looks like you're ready to jump in.
42:13
Oh shoot. Well, I would say on a more
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serious football level Dwight Vic is is really informative and
42:18
I think he does a great job of giving an informed opinion, but
42:22
also like letting his fandom talk a bit.
42:24
Right? So I like, That and then of
42:25
course, Diablo fan account. I mean, if tech has a win, I'm
42:29
refreshing Twitter for that video edit because I got our
42:32
show personally to, he hasn't locked and loaded for every
42:34
situation. Yeah, that was gonna be my
42:36
answers. Well, I go straight for the
42:38
memes. Straight for Diablo wish you
42:39
could be here today. But yeah, he's my number one
42:42
seed, for sure, but for you, no real content.
42:45
We are as a fan base, pretty blessed to have a lot of awesome
42:47
content creators. So there's never a shortage of
42:49
Virginia Tech content on the timeline.
42:50
Ya gotta shout out will and Kris and all the folks over at ESL.
42:54
There's always good stuff coming from over there, Billy Ray's
42:57
over here and he always has some type of content going out
43:02
whether it's hey we're getting too excited or hey you guys need
43:06
to calm down they'd be so pissed at Billy people be so pissed at
43:11
Billy for there's nothing there's nothing like when Billy
43:13
puts out like a two minute monologue in the car, always in
43:17
the car in in the hey you know I've already I'm on my way to
43:22
this place and I just had I saw some Nonsense going on on the
43:26
TL. And I had to just say something.
43:29
Somebody messaged me and asked me, does Billy have a job?
43:33
I said, I don't fucking know. This is it whenever thumb goes
43:39
on? He is breaking news.
43:40
He's on it. And if y'all have not met Pat,
43:43
he has probably the most perfect teeth I've ever seen.
43:46
Just let y'all know and he's taller than I thought too.
43:52
I am single ladies. He's single.
43:56
I bet he's smart too. I did not pay tally for these
44:00
endorsements but I do appreciate, yes.
44:03
All right idea. This is a fun one, especially on
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a weekend, like spring game weekend.
44:07
When Soma a cast of characters comes in town.
44:10
You never know who you're going to run into.
44:13
Who is the coolest person / player?
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/ Ho Chi that you have met or you might still be looking to
44:19
meet during this trip in Blacksburg.
44:21
So who's the coolest Is that you've gotten to chill with here
44:24
this weekend so far so far. We even just maybe it wasn't
44:27
this weekend, but some that you've gotten to talk to, that
44:30
is just an awesome guy. So I'll start with this cam.
44:33
Chancellor's at the bar at camp chairs was pretty cool to me so
44:37
I don't know if he's still there, but it's pretty good.
44:39
He's a pretty nice house here. New well he was here before this
44:43
segment started so he was up at the bar so that's cool.
44:46
Like cams really cool tie rods really cool.
44:50
Brandon Flowers. Bohol met, those guys are really
44:53
cool. Actually got to talk to Devon
44:55
Wilson last night from the basketball team.
44:57
Devin super nice. Super nice on Twitter.
44:59
Great guy. So for me, those are like big
45:02
names that have talked to before, who are like, super nice
45:05
guys, really cool. Yeah.
45:09
Devon's the man, he's an awesome hokey.
45:10
Good. Good follow on Twitter as well.
45:13
I met Michael burry I should say is a really nice guy at the for
45:15
those to come golf tournament. That was a really good time.
45:18
Got to play with. Why?
45:18
I tell her he's hysterical. That guy is awesome.
45:22
But, yeah, just met some cool people at the tournament
45:23
yesterday at the event last night, so hopefully meet some
45:25
more people in today to. Yeah, why is awesome.
45:29
He's a hoot and a half the Cleveland Browns.
45:31
Yes. Cleveland Browns, Legend.
45:35
Mike Wilber met him last night. Awesome guy.
45:37
Great to have him back in Blacksburg at me.
45:38
Like a cult hero in Blacksburg that guy.
45:41
What a warrior on the field. You see him?
45:42
And where's the fish? You're like, I cannot believe
45:45
that dude was taking hits in the pocket.
45:49
One has Machado the Edmunds brothers, who are always around.
45:52
They're always personable really nice, guys, especially for
45:54
current players like, unbelievable.
45:57
How kind those guys are and how excited they are to be back in
45:59
town, at almost every opportunity.
46:03
So it's on me, man. Let's not a gave everybody a
46:06
shout-out? First of all, I want to say.
46:08
Shout out to Wyatt Taylor for beating the allegations that
46:12
Geoffrey start allegation. That was not why I tell her just
46:16
to let y'all know was not my guy but I have not met a lot of
46:21
people that I'm going to meet because I got caught up at the
46:24
casino last night shooting craps with James, I don't know who
46:29
James is. Bristol.
46:31
I was in Bristol, man. It wasn't even done.
46:34
They just, let me in, they say, we're still building it.
46:37
Come on in, spend money. But later on, I'm going to meet
46:40
Dwight Brandon Hill, but from the people, I meet drifts pretty
46:45
cool. Drifting is outside from the
46:47
dress? Yeah, shout out the drift.
46:50
I can't say I met be fish, because he's late.
46:53
He just walked in Dan. He Is Alive.
46:55
That's be fishy. Is alive.
46:57
Everybody Jeremy again. I've been in a group chat for
47:02
like four years, and this is my first time seeing people in real
47:06
time, Billy is bigger than heat and I thought he was so all of
47:10
your people on Twitter, you better leave him alone because
47:13
if you catch all in Food Lion, he probably gonna kick your ass.
47:17
Leave me alone. That's a big dude man.
47:20
Shout out today and as well. P everybody, man.
47:22
I'm just happy to be here. So, beautiful day.
47:24
Y'all look like y'all eatin. Good.
47:26
I got some wings ordered. We're feeling good.
47:32
We good to go man. Thales Ben's, wonderful day.
47:35
My shout out goes and I'm surprised.
47:37
I haven't heard it yet. David Wilson.
47:40
Did anyone get to talk with him last night?
47:42
But exactly, yeah, David Wilson is absolutely hysterical.
47:50
Like that guy is so much fun. He was doing backflips, last
47:53
night. He was performing last night,
47:56
and I was like, hey David, you know, I know when you were here,
47:59
you Ran up on top of Castle. He's like, you know what we need
48:02
to do. I want to do it again.
48:04
And we should get like a crowd in like sell tickets, but
48:10
hanging out with David Wilson was definitely a highlight of
48:12
the weekend for me. So it was fired up that he was
48:14
in town. All right, tailgate time we're
48:19
almost there. I know you guys are trying to
48:21
tailgate today best and favorite tailgate, food and drink.
48:27
I'm sorry, this route. I start this.
48:29
So, one of my first games that I came up here was in 2016.
48:34
I came to the Miami game is on a Thursday night.
48:37
Now, I'm from Alabama, I'm a big dude from Alabama, right?
48:41
So I go in this tailgate, with one of my buddies that I know.
48:43
And the first thing that somebody from, I don't know,
48:46
pick a town in Virginia. He's like, are we eating bear?
48:49
I was like, they're like, what does it taste like?
48:52
He was like, it tastes like bear.
48:54
So I bear and it tasted good. I probably won't eat it any
48:58
again. But that's the best the best
49:01
food that I've tasted cuz it's different.
49:03
Like I eat all kinds of shit from Alabama.
49:05
Pig feet pigtails pick toes whatever so moonshine, I got
49:12
some peach moonshine outside. That's probably going to be the
49:15
best drink of the tailgate Dan. I'm gonna go a little bit like a
49:23
little bit weird here but I pregame ritual is like me.
49:25
And my wife, every time we're in town, we go to tots and we get a
49:29
Top Chef. Rail, it has you haven't got the
49:32
top shelf, real top, you gotta go.
49:35
It's $30. So it's not cheap but it's worth
49:39
it it's awesome. Every time I'm here for a game
49:42
go to tots top-shelf rail. You got to do it, he's Rich.
49:49
Yeah I got to say we did an article on Sunday and
49:52
Saturday.com last summer, I believe it was ranking the top
49:57
20 tailgate foods, and number one that people.
49:59
Stood in was just fried chicken. And I think there's just
50:02
something about like, little bit of grease on your hands at a
50:05
tailgating Fried. Chicken is just the best
50:07
tailgate food on Earth. As far as drink, it totally
50:11
depends on the weather. 100% depends on the weather but a
50:15
picture of what, what is this? We got, but, but Miller Lite,
50:18
pitcher a Miller Lite, nice and refreshing.
50:21
Basically hydration with water. So yeah, it's healthy.
50:25
So I gotta get with that. Yeah, for the early season, warm
50:29
weather. James absolutely Miller Lite
50:31
later in the year when it gets cold, you can mix in some
50:33
bourbon stuff like that. Shout out the Jeremy as far as
50:37
food. Anything off the grill, burgers,
50:38
hot dogs, sausage chicken. Anything that someone made at
50:41
the tailgate is always a go to if you got a grill at the
50:44
tailgate, that's a that's a win. Your you won the day already.
50:48
You did your job as a fan if you showed up with a grill to the
50:51
tailgate, my favorite tailgating drink.
50:54
I think when I think of fall in football, I think of like
50:57
bourbon and whiskey. Yes.
50:59
Yesterday we played in the the golf tournament and they had
51:02
Jack and Coke in a can fire, it was awesome.
51:06
And I was having a sip of, I was like, I feel like I'm I feel
51:09
like it's fault, that's probably my favorite drink.
51:12
And then I like buffalo chicken dip, man.
51:13
But foot any dips and he dips are what I'm gonna be looking
51:17
for out in the Lots after this. All right.
51:20
This next we got two more questions here.
51:24
I feel like this was put in here specifically for the man to my
51:28
left. Is Enter Sandman inappropriate
51:32
music choice at the tailgate who is listening to an assignment at
51:36
the tailgate. Come on man.
51:39
I understand entertain innocent man is a great pregame ritual
51:45
but I ain't nobody listening to that at the tailgate.
51:48
Is anybody listening to it at the tailgate innocent man?
51:51
Hey y'all he lying man. You gotta put on some little
51:59
baby, we can go back to the old school.
52:02
I rather listen to Temptations the entertainment.
52:04
I'm a problem that I listened to Enter Sandman on repeat at the
52:08
tailgate. He's spending $30 on Rails.
52:15
That's rich. People stuff, normal people hate
52:19
doing there. I'll even tell you as a huge
52:21
Metallica fan in general. I don't even listen to Sam at
52:24
the tailgate. You got a week.
52:25
It's got to be that one moment and then you're done with it.
52:28
We don't need to play it through dress.
52:29
Of it. It's got to be that one special
52:31
moment and then you're done with it.
52:33
Yeah, it's very situational. I want to hear it one time that
52:35
day and it better be a win after that, while we will say it is
52:39
too. I think innocent man's follows
52:42
me because I have, I have Sirius radio and I'll be listening to
52:46
like the R&B station and innocent man will come on.
52:50
I'm like, Jesus Christ, what is this coming from?
52:53
So I guess I got to like the song because it's showing up
52:56
everywhere. So Country music at the
52:59
tailgate. All right.
53:04
Back in the day we had to sneak alcohol and Lane stadium before
53:07
they started serving beer. What was your method of sneaking
53:12
it in? Just throw a couple airplane
53:14
bottles in your pocket. That's it.
53:16
Real simple. So what what parent really wants
53:20
to know was who was sticking bottles up the but somebody was
53:24
doing it. Flask in the boot, it's a good
53:28
move. Yeah, that's good.
53:29
That's it. Yeah.
53:30
The back in there and you're good to go.
53:36
What about you, pal? All the above, Man, All the
53:38
Above. So Pat was not sticking bottles
53:46
up his butt. All right on that note that's
53:51
that's about all the time we have here at Sharkey's but
53:54
wanted to thank everyone for coming.
53:56
Out if you are listening wanted to thank our friends at
53:59
Sharkey's Blacksburg. It's we're good friends.
54:01
Go absolutely love it. Got to give a big shout out to
54:04
Pete man, but I got up heat a lot of the people working.
54:08
The this man, appreciate your Pete for some just Saturday,
54:12
boundary Corner Tales From The Terror Dome. 2deep 2deep the
54:17
reason we're here man. Signing off, go Hokies enjoy the
54:22
day and we'll see you out in the parking, lots and out in the
54:24
fields, and let's win ourselves a spring gate.