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Joe Lisi | College Football Analyst & Sports Betting Personality Delivers His Week 1 NCAAF Picks · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: The Texas Longhorns, their season starts tomorrow. They're a huge favorite,
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  Speaker 1: I believe, like almost 30 points. They got the kid
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  Speaker 1: Arch Manning back at quarterback. You've heard that name in
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  Speaker 1: this town before, Manning. Joe Lisi, a dear friend of mine, gopwiththe2. com,
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  Speaker 1: and he's doing a show this year, I believe, with
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  Speaker 1: the former great head coach Terry Bowden. I think that's
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  Speaker 1: the case. Here's my friend Joe Lisi. Joe, good morning, buddy.
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  Speaker 2: How are you? No, doing well, Sid. Bowden Ball, the
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  Speaker 2: winning edge. Me and Terry Bowden every Tuesday and Friday nights.
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  Speaker 1: That's going to be awesome. Terry was a very, very
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  Speaker 1: frequent guest of mine in my old sports days down
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  Speaker 1: in Florida. He's a terrific guy. And his brother, Tommy,
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  Speaker 1: they're both great guys. And I knew their dad, the
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  Speaker 1: former great Florida State head coach, very, very well. Bobby,
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  Speaker 1: great family.
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  Speaker 2: No, they're great. I know Terry 25 years almost, dating
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  Speaker 2: back to our days at ABC Sports. He's a great guy.
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  Speaker 2: I took him out for dinner. We've been friends ever since.
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  Speaker 1: So you've been coming on with me on WABC for
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  Speaker 1: a long time, but I used to do that show
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  Speaker 1: at the old venue, Madison Square Garden, the Sunday show,
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  Speaker 1: Sid Sports Sunday, and I had our good buddy Danny
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  Speaker 1: Bianculo making NFL picks, and you would come on and
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  Speaker 1: talk college football. So we've gotten rid of that, the
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  Speaker 1: sports show here on the station, even though I think
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  Speaker 1: we could probably use it again, but that's fine. We've
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  Speaker 1: got a lot of political stuff going on. So you've
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  Speaker 1: been coming on my shows, even down in Florida, for many,
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  Speaker 1: many years, Joseph, so it's nice to have you back.
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's it. I mean, I live, breathe college football 24-7.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I stayed up until 2.30 watching all the
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  Speaker 2: games last night. We got a full slate of action
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  Speaker 2: on Friday and then a great slate on week one.
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  Speaker 2: But week two is even better, so we'll see. Rutgers
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  Speaker 2: didn't step up last night, 29.5-point favorites. They lose the
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  Speaker 2: game outright to UMass, so everybody's acting like it was
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  Speaker 2: Appalachian State over Michigan. We'll see how these things play out.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, Rutgers, I mean, Dylan Lonegrin couldn't cut it
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  Speaker 2: at Boston College, and the kid moves on, and I
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  Speaker 2: understand that it was Rutgers, but we're making it sound
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  Speaker 2: like it was Pete Carroll in USC with Peter Pritchard
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  Speaker 2: as a 42-and-a-half-point dog.
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  Speaker 1: I know, but it's the only team in this tri-state
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  Speaker 1: area that's close. You know, the guy, for example, that
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  Speaker 1: did my traffic just now, Joe Nolan, Great guy. He's
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  Speaker 1: the PA announcer for the Jets and Rutgers. So he
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  Speaker 1: was excited about last night. And I come on this morning,
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  Speaker 1: I go, you got to fire Greg Sciano. I don't
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  Speaker 1: care what he did at Penn State or the Tampa
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  Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. He's a second time now, I think, at Rutgers,
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  Speaker 1: if it's not. But, you know, he came back to
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  Speaker 1: restore some type of a winning program. They don't beat anybody.
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  Speaker 1: And you spend all spring playing. practices, getting ready and
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  Speaker 1: get blown out by a basketball school at home week one.
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  Speaker 1: Come on now.
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  Speaker 2: You're right. And a lot of kids from Jersey, I
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  Speaker 2: went to Don Bosco Prep, a perennial powerhouse for high school.
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  Speaker 2: They do at times keep those kids in New Jersey
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  Speaker 2: and recruit the tri-state area. The problem is they're going
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  Speaker 2: up against schools like Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and
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  Speaker 2: that's where football breathes and lives. New York, New Jersey's
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  Speaker 2: a professional town. They get it out for maybe one
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  Speaker 2: or two games, but To get the talent on a
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  Speaker 2: consistent level is very difficult. Again, listen, it was a
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  Speaker 2: great win by Pop Watson in UMass and Rutgers potentially
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  Speaker 2: could be a six win football team. It's just you
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  Speaker 2: got to do better than that. They started week one
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  Speaker 2: last year with Ohio and Parker Navarro and the Bobcats
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  Speaker 2: pushed them to the limit. They didn't cover that line
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  Speaker 2: last year either.
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  Speaker 1: Lost outright this year. Miami plays tonight. I know that
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  Speaker 1: tomorrow is really the first full day. But Oklahoma plays tonight, too.
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  Speaker 1: So a couple of real powerhouses. And Miami should be
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  Speaker 1: really good this year. I think they take a step
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  Speaker 1: up because Mensah, I really believe, is a better quarterback
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  Speaker 1: than the kid Beck they had last year. And they
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  Speaker 1: went all the way to the national championship game. They
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  Speaker 1: are loaded at running back and wide receiver. I think
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  Speaker 1: Mario Cristobal is going to show the college football world
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  Speaker 1: tonight just how good these guys are. They're a 25-point
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  Speaker 1: road favorite at Stanford.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, the only thing that scares me is
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  Speaker 2: that Stanford did win last week in cover against Hawaii.
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  Speaker 2: Davis Warren, the transfer from Michigan, stepped up with a
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  Speaker 2: 300-yard performance. I'm with you, big picture on Miami. They're
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  Speaker 2: minus 150 to win the ACC. Darian Mensah, a significant
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  Speaker 2: upgrade from Carson Breck. He completed 66% of his passes,
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  Speaker 2: 35 touchdowns. Six interceptions, Malachi Toney, Mark Fletcher, to your point.
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  Speaker 2: They have Moten and Marquise Lightfoot on the defensive side
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  Speaker 2: of the ball. They're going to be there. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: when we look at this game tonight, I probably would
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  Speaker 2: take the points with Stanford just because they have a
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  Speaker 2: game under their belt. I know they're a little bit
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  Speaker 2: beat up, but that's a tough road going from Miami
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  Speaker 2: to California, late-night kick. I think Miami wins, but Stanford covers.
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  Speaker 1: Joe Lisi, goforthetwo.com, and now this new show coming out
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  Speaker 1: with Terry Bowden, going to be amazing. What night's again, Joe?
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  Speaker 1: You and Terry?
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  Speaker 2: Tuesday and Friday nights at 7 p.m. We put out
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  Speaker 2: the picks on Friday night right before the big weekend.
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  Speaker 2: And Coach is amazing. I mean, the breakdowns that he
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  Speaker 2: gives from the coaching aspect, second to none.
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  Speaker 1: He really is great. Okay, five games that you like
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  Speaker 1: this weekend. I mentioned Ella. I keep forgetting her name.
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  Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Lewis. What is it again?
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  Speaker 2: Langley.
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  Speaker 1: Ella Langley. I love that song about Texas. And Arch
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  Speaker 1: Manning is back, and here come the Longhorns. Nearly a
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  Speaker 1: 30-point favorite in their game tomorrow. You seem to like
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  Speaker 1: that team, yes?
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  Speaker 2: Well, I like them week one. I don't like them
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  Speaker 2: week two against Ohio State or big picture for the SEC.
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  Speaker 2: I'm buying into Georgia. I'll get into that later. But
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  Speaker 2: you just look at the out-of-conference games for Texas last year.
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  Speaker 2: They won by an average margin of victory of 34.3
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  Speaker 2: points per game. They were undefeated at home and won
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  Speaker 2: those games by an average margin of 21.8 points per game.
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  Speaker 2: They have Ohio State on deck week number two, and
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  Speaker 2: they can't afford to start slow. They started slow week
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  Speaker 2: one last year against Ohio State, and they lost the
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  Speaker 2: game outright. They need a better effort, even if it's
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  Speaker 2: backups in the second half. I think it's all Texas.
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  Speaker 2: Not only that, but Texas State is... 38 miles difference,
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  Speaker 2: so people jumping on the points right now went from 31.5
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  Speaker 2: down to 29.5. They have two transfers in the secondary.
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  Speaker 2: That's an issue. I think Texas rolls and covers this number.
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  Speaker 1: Lane Kippen era starts at LSU, and the whole big
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  Speaker 1: story about this kid Wright who went from the NFL
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  Speaker 1: back to college. And they stopped it. Now they said
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  Speaker 1: it's okay. So I guess Wright will be on Lane
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  Speaker 1: Kiffin's LSU roster. Lane took a beating this offseason for
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  Speaker 1: running out on Ole Miss. Didn't even coach in the
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  Speaker 1: bowl game. But here we go. Game one, LSU a
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  Speaker 1: 10-and-a-half point favorite. Who do you like?
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  Speaker 2: I love LSU, and it's not because of these players.
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  Speaker 2: These players are insignificant for LSU. It's just big picture
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  Speaker 2: for depth. But I'll just say the identity for Clemson
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  Speaker 2: is lost. I mean, they were 61-6, Sid, during 2014
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  Speaker 2: to 2022 in the ACC. They had a 919 winning percentage.
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  Speaker 2: They lost nine conference games over the last three years.
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  Speaker 2: They only lost two games in 10 years from 2014
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  Speaker 2: to 2022. They lost six home games. This game is
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  Speaker 2: on the road, okay, in Baton Rouge. They have no
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  Speaker 2: offensive identity. Chris Vazina is the Statue of Liberty, and
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  Speaker 2: they lack playmakers on the outside. They'd be happy. If
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  Speaker 2: they score more than 13 points, In this ballgame, I'd
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  Speaker 2: be shocked. I think LSU rolls by 17 or more.
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  Speaker 2: It's not because these players are playing. It's just because
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  Speaker 2: I'm down on Dabo. I think he's on the hot seat,
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  Speaker 2: and I think they're basically a sub-500 team maybe this year.
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  Speaker 1: All right, two more minutes. Give me two more games quickly.
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  Speaker 1: Who do you like?
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  Speaker 2: I like Florida State over SMU. Catching the points. SMU's
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  Speaker 2: secondary atrocious, 283 passing yards allowed. And Ole Miss, I
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  Speaker 2: know people are jumping on Louisville with the 8.5. It's
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  Speaker 2: down to 6.5. Trinidad-Chamberlain is the real deal. I think
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  Speaker 2: they blow out Louisville on Sunday afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: I agree with you. I love that kid, Chambers. He's
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  Speaker 1: a terrific quarterback. And you mentioned Georgia earlier. Kirby Smart
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  Speaker 1: dippers with Lane Kiffin on some of these NFL players
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  Speaker 1: going back to college. And Kirby, unlike Dabo, not on
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  Speaker 1: the downswing, not by any stretch. You think the Bulldogs
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  Speaker 1: are the best in college football this year?
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  Speaker 2: I do. Gunnar Stockton has similar numbers to Arch Manning.
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  Speaker 2: He threw for 24 touchdowns, seven interceptions. He rushed for
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  Speaker 2: 10 touchdowns. They have Nate Frazier, Bowens at the running
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  Speaker 2: back position. This team is battle-tested. They held opposing offenses
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  Speaker 2: to only 81 rushing yards per game, 6-1 in road environments,
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  Speaker 2: won by 10.8 points per game. If we're talking value
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  Speaker 2: in the offseason, Kirby gets it at 8-1. I already
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  Speaker 2: bet him at plus 850 here in New Jersey.
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  Speaker 1: Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. You know the head
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  Speaker 1: of the Small Business Administration who was in these studios
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  Speaker 1: just a couple of days ago, Kelly Loeffler. Big job
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  Speaker 1: for President Trump. She's an alumni of Georgia. She loves Georgia.
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  Speaker 1: As does Deborah Norville and Ryan Seacrest and a whole
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  Speaker 1: bunch of folks. You just made a lot of people
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  Speaker 1: very happy, Joe Lisi.
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's what it is. I love to make you happy, too.
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  Speaker 2: This is what it's all about. If I can go 4-0,
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  Speaker 2: I know you'll be happy as any.
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  Speaker 1: Very happy. You're great anyway, no matter what. You really are.
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  Speaker 1: You've got a wealth of knowledge of college football. I
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  Speaker 1: mean this. That Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard and all
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  Speaker 1: those guys wish they had, to be honest. You're amazing.
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  Speaker 1: Big show coming up this year. Check them out. Joe
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  Speaker 1: Lisi with Terry Bowden. Go for the two.com. Amazing website
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  Speaker 1: as well. Joe Lisi, as always. Spectacular performance. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: so much.
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  Speaker 2: Many times, Sid. Love the show. Have a great weekend.
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  Speaker 1: I love you too, Joe. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: What the heck is going on here?