Latest / You Don't Know Ball Podcast / Episode 109: TIER RANKING THE SEC! Who will be the Champ?
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- Isaac Rowe: Texas versus Oklahoma. I I think Oklahoma's gonna start. Red River rivals. I think I think that there's a real chance we see that team those teams play twice this year. That'd be a great champion. That'd be a really great championship. Red River V two. I I think Texas might get him the first one. So I don't I don't know. I think I think Oklahoma would have to win that. They got a couple of more tough games. Yes. I I just I don't know. I think that these teams are gonna be pretty good. What's going on, gang? Welcome back to the You Don't Know Ball Podcast. We are Officially all recovered from Alex's wedding. Shout out Alex and Emma. Congrats to you guys. It was a a great wedding. one that we will semi remember. Forever. Forever. But tons of good memories and really happy for the both of you. So congrats to you guys. I re I retweet that as well. I hope y'all are having a fun time on the the HM. Speak of the devil. shit. Speak of the devil. is it there it is. What's up guys? Say w do you wanna say what up to the gang? What's up podcast? Live to Saint from Saint Lucia. Live from Saint Lucia, you joining the app? Yeah we are. what up Emma? What are you guys doing? We're recapping what happened during the wedding, but we're trying to put we're trying to put our stories together. What do you mean I did? Somewhere in Hawaii, bro. All right, I'll talk to you later. I'll see you later. Enjoy the app. Say say what say bye. See you later. All right. See you again. Go blue. Enjoy. See ya. Well, that little special appearance there from the We did not tell him to do that either. He did not he knew from across the world that we were doing that. He must have he must have had that you don't know ball sense of a fire app inbound. So What a superpower. What a superpower. Not one I would choose, but it's a good one to have. All right, so today's episode's gonna be us ranking our tier ranking the SEC conference. This was a major hit for us two years ago on Instagram when we posted that graphic. So and it's I mean it's just every year episode that we do. So obviously we're gonna start with the second best conference in college football this in the last three years. So yeah, I get all pissy SEC fans. But all right. So as you know, our categories are Best team, worst team, surprise team, wildcard team, most disappointing team, coach of the year, title game, champion, and player of the year. So obviously we have all these SEC teams to go through or have to choose. And we'll see what we put together on our board here. So all right. Feel like we're gonna have a lot of the same splish. I think I think so. I mean this conference is pretty deep. I think we could have some very some different opinions here at some point, but I think it's gonna be relatively the same. all right. We'll start with do you wanna do a wheel that decide which one we do or you just wanna do down the line? All right. Top down, time splish. All right, who's gonna be your guys' best team in the SC conference? I'm between two. I know we did the preseason like ranking stuff, but I might sway off from who we said. But I'm I'm between two, so if you guys have one you wanna say first, feel free. I know what y I know who Jack's gonna say. No, I'm not gonna say bam. Unfortunately. I'm gonna go with Texas. I think I think after last season and Arch's experience of all those games and kind of getting his hitting his stride towards the end of the year is gonna carry over. Now they got better receivers on the outside that'll help Arch be push the fi ball down the field. I think they all they upgraded the running back room. I think the old line's gonna be a lot better than it was last year. And I mean the defensive side of the ball, they brought in Damn, I forgot what his name was, but he coaches Saban back in his LSU days for the defensive coordinator, and they brought him in, and he's bringing a ph physicality and violence kind of touched the defense, and they still got Colin Simmons out there. So I think Texas is gonna be the best team in the SEC conference this year. Hmm. You know, I think Texas is the obvious pick. So for that reason, I'm not gonna go with Texas. I think. Just to play devil's advocate, I think I'm gonna say Georgia 'cause I know they don't even know who their quarterback's gonna be or No, they they know who their quarterback is. They just don't know who they're gonna be throwing to yet. I see, I see. See, Georgia's their t j they're a team where they're gonna win with their defense and run game anyway. And I just trust Georgia to be able to pull out close games. Texas we've seen over the past two years now. We've seen be in some close ones with teams they should beat. We also see the same thing with Georgia. They they're just a team with experience. I like Kirby Smart and you know, I just I with Texas being the overwhelming number one team in the SEC for prediction wise, I feel like that's something that could easily be wrong and Georgia could be that team to come take that spot. So I don't know. I'm g I'm just feeling an itch for Georgia, so I'm gonna scratch it, you know? I think I think Gunnar Stockton that he's a quarterback. He's an absolute baller for that Georgia team. He I mean last year you we saw Georgia be in so many tight games and then they just squeak out a win and the fourth quarter. They won't Tennessee, I think. Tennessee the that one was crazy. Yeah, the Tennessee game. I mean, the old miss game and during the regular season. they I mean there's plenty of factors where Gunnar Stockton down the stretch was just like a absolute baller. So I really like the quarterback. I like the defense. I just don't know who they're throwing to, so I I kinda I'm kinda scared about them in that kind of a area. But Jack, what do you got? Valid though. I'm gonna throw a wrench in here. I'm gonna say old miss. Alright. We got Trinidad coming back. Keywon Lacey probably the best running back in the nation. Defensive side they got Will Eccles man. Amongst other dogs. Amongst other dogs. Amongst other rebels you could say. And I think they coming in pissed off. about laying kiffin' bitch ass. So think they'll I think they're gonna be the best team in the SEC. I definitely think they have a chance of being one of the the best teams in the SEC. I I mean obviously you can't go wrong with that backfield. Trinidad and and Kewan Lacey are the best quarterback and running back tandem I think in the cup in the college football league right now. Yeah. I just I am curious to see how how Pete Golding goes I mean we seen we seen him in the postseason. He had a great postseason run, but I want to see him in a regular season, especially a SE C season. So I'm curious but I'm also very optimistic about Ole Miss this season. I think also down the line too, you gotta think Texas is playing arguably the best team in the country, week one. So you never know what could come of that game if they happen to lose that game. I think they have weak week two. Okay, well week two, if they happen to lose that one then it's like uphill battle. Not not even for SEC standards, but it's like that could that could weigh on your team a little bit if you lose that game in week two. So I don't know. That that kind of is another argument against Texas. But I mean all three of these teams we've said I think have a real possibility. There's a reason they're all being ranked, what, top fifteen preseason. So Yeah. Yeah, I mean you can't really go wrong with any of these picks. I think it's it's dumb to say like, you're dumb for saying old miss is like the best team in the SEC. Like Dura, we don't know what could happen. Dude, it could be Kentucky for all we I know. li by ten weeks from now, who knows? Come on, Will Stein could get those boys. What do you think if Ohio State beats Texas, Arch Manning's Mind mindset's gonna be in the toilet, dude. I mean it it would definitely be an uphill battle. That yeah, we saw how much of an uphill battle it was last year after that loss they had, but at least they play at home this year too. Yeah, I mean Arch Arch has got a lot on his shoulders. And I don't think it was as much as last year but everybody was putting like Heisman winner and a national championship winner on his shoulder right out to the gate, but I think I don't know, I think he'll be ready for ready for all that smoke this year, but we'll see what happens. Better be week two's a big game. I mean, week two's big for Oklahoma and Michigan and then Ohio State and Texas, so Yeah. Why is Oklahoma Michigan now like a staple? Like 'cause we had that game last year too. Is Oklahoma coming to Michigan this time? Yep, they're going to Ann Arbor. All right. Yep. all right. Worst team. Hmm. Think I gotta put some real thought into this one. I think I know what I'm saying. I'm gonna say Mississippi State. That's that's my always go to answer. That team's dog shit. Dude, they gave Texas a run for their goddamn money last year though. What was their record last year though? I think they won like two or three games. Yeah, but you gotta also gotta You also gotta remember Arkansas in this conference. Kentucky Arkansas can pull out four over Mississippi. South Carolina only won three last year, despite all the talent they had. They'll be better this year. But think they will despite shitting on them in the ranking episode, I I think they'll be better than the worst team last E season. True, true, true. I don't know. This team caught my eye only because they lost like their whole program basically. I think Vanderbilt has a real chance to be one of the worst, unless I'm just really not hip. I mean losing Pavia, he was a Heisman candidate, just not having him, like, it might be a complete offensive shift that they might not be able to keep up with. But also I think the safe pick here too is Kentucky as well. Yeah, I mean, I can't really I don't really wanna say Kentucky just because I think I'm saving him for another another ranking down below, but I'm looking at this conference, I'm just like, damn, it's pretty deep across the board. I mean, I think Arkansas's gonna improve from last year. I think Auburn's gonna improve from last year. Yeah, you're kinda you gotta diss somebody. Yeah, I mean you gotta I and for us talk it, the worst team could be like five and seven in this league. And that they'd be the worst. So I you know what I don't hate the Mississippi State pick and I don't hate the Vanderbilt b pick, but God man. damn. I'm gonna just lock in Vandy and take a step back. Yeah, I think big step back. I'm gonna say I'm gonna say I'm gonna say damn, I don't know. I'm gonna say Arkansas, just to be safe. I think I think Ryan Silverfield will get that team good eventually, but I don't see him making any splish splash. plays or moves up to the conference hashtag split reference. But that's what I'm thinking. I think Arkansas's gonna struggle this year, but next year will they'll be a team to watch out for. All right. Surprise team. Surprise team. This is where I was gonna put Kentucky. Really? I think they have the opportun I mean I talked about it a little bit on the last episode. I think Will Stein and the Kenny Minchie and the pe the units they brought it back for their offensive line are gonna make some Some teams really sweat a little bit down the stretch and I think it's Kentucky's got the schedule to play like they could be that team where you don't wanna see in that week going into a big game or the week coming out of the big game. They could be really sneaky and they could be surprisingly good. So I I think Kentucky is gonna be a tough team to beat this season, especially with Will Stein there. I think he's a pretty damn good coach. And I think Kenny Minchie's an underrated quarterback that could surprise of people. I like the pick. I mean I like the pick. I for my team in the surprise area, I'm gonna go ahead and say what I said last episode. I'm saying Auburn. I think with the addition of Byron Brown, just the the damage he's able to do, I think he's a better quarterback than Jackson Arnold was. So just imagine that production that you had on offense. But instead it was Byron Brown, who I think will improve off of his junior year last year at USF. Yes, it is the SEC. It's better competition all around. But we saw them beat Florida last year with arguably a worse team in the swamp. I just I just really trust Byron Brown. He's one of my favorite players. So I'm a little bit biased with this. But also Auburn's one of the best, you know, places to like Or Auber's one of the best environments in terms of football. So I I can see them going like undefeated at home this year and really surprising people with their record in the SEC as well. I don't think they're gonna beat Georgia when they're away, or I don't think they're gonna beat Ole Miss when they're away, for example, but 'cause they don't have them at home. But I can just see them pulling off like a sneaky upset away. I can see them winning all their games at home. I can see them winning all of their out of conference games. Like I don't know. I just like I like the look of this team and I'll definitely be tuning in more this year. Sure. They're better than what, three to four wins? Yeah. Whatever they got last year. Well they had an incompetent coach at Hugh Freeze at the helm last year and shit ton of injuries. Shit ton of injuries. They had Jackson Arnold and Cam Coleman. That they them two alone could have won them a bunch of games, but they just Hugh Freeze did not develop any of those guys. Cam Coleman is just talented by himself. Jackson Arnold needed some help and he didn't get it. So I think I think Alice Golish, especially bringing in his guys from USF with Bayern Brown and a program that did really Really well last year and have been pretty strong the last couple of years of like an eight and four, nine and three kind of program. Yeah. I think they will surprise a lot of people. I think they didn't make the college football playoff was because Memphis like came back against them or something. I was I was I remember we predicted that game and I was one of the only ones who picked Memphis and I got it right. Yeah, 'cause I was I was trusting Byron Brown and the boys to get it done and they just did not do that. They blew a lead, I'm pretty sure. They blew a big lead. Yeah. What a g I I'm surprised we remember like these individual games. Yeah, 'cause they us. Jack. I think my surprise team's gonna be Florida this year. that's a good pick, yeah. You know, they had some really good games at the end of the year there that they took. I mean, they took Georgia down to the wire. And they also, you know, they only lost by ten to old miss. They got rid of Napier. They got John Summer. Now they're incompetent coach. Hey dude. John Summerall's a damn good coach. Nil Napier was not. Okay. I thought you were talking too about Summer. No, so I like Summerall. Summerall's a good coach. For sure. We gotta look out for them. For sure. I like I really do like Summerall. I think he's this year he's got a lot of a little bit of work to do ahead of him. He's got a tough schedule. But I do think they're gonna be a a really tough team to beat. Especially bringing in Buster Faulkner, the Georgia Tech offensive coordinator, and then fi Aaron Philo, he's gonna be a a decent quarterback, or they can go with the their young stud, five star freshman quarterback that they could turn to at some point, but I don't know, I think John Summer overall is just a pretty damn good coach and he's gonna instill a lot of toughness into that program. So I think so. Swamp is also another really good home field. Tough field field to play. So like there's a reason it has the name like that. Like only the good the really good like only gators get out. Exactly. all right. Wild card team. So this could be a team where they finish in the top ten or they could be completely dog shit. So very low low floor and high s high ceilings. This is where I'm gonna put LSU. I think they have all the talent in the world to be a top top ten, top five team, be a really s really hard team to beat in the playoffs. But I also think just so many personalities gelic all at once. could be really hard for them to adjust to, especially with Lane's transfer portal scheme. And obviously it worked at Ole Miss, but year one watch seeing it work, I I have some questions and some doubts. But I think LSU is g is either gonna finish I think they're gonna finish really strong. I think it'll be like a nine and three team. But I I just think they also have the possibility of being Pretty pretty disappointing. So I'm gonna put LSU there. Yeah. I'm in the same vein. I think I'm gonna go Bama. I can see this team being undefeated. But if you lose two to three games, it's a very disappointing season. We know what Bama wants to do. We know what's expected of them. So they're coming in with very, very high expectations and if they don't reach them, that's gonna be a disappointment. So I think they're sealing their leash is very tight, but I think this is a team where they could easily lose three games, maybe even four games. with how tough the SEC is and we've noticed like this team is not the same, not led by Saban. And you know, we'll see we'll see if they're able to do it. I just Bama's giving me these vibes for this pick. For sure. It's the make or break year, I feel like. And a lot of people believe that too. And even though he's he's gone to the playoffs last year. He got they got it their shit stomped by Indiana. But We'll see what happens. They gotta fix that run game. They can't get blown out in big games like that. They're starting to look like Brian Kelly Notre Dame out there. So Notre Dame used to have Brian Kelly? Yeah. I didn't know. Did you know that? He's like the winning coach forever, dude. He's the winningest Notre Dame head coach ever. dang. How long's Freeman been there? He's been there for like five five years. okay. Yeah. He took over for him. 'Cause he 'cause Brian Kelly's bitch ass went to LSU. Yeah, and look what happened. Yeah. You Brian Kelly's killed a at no I know, I saw I I remember I remember talk I remember we talked about that. Yeah. Crazy story. Yeah, you were like gotta check the wind speed. Like what the hell? Not in that video. My s wild card team is also gonna be Bama. I think Debore, the last few years ain't really been cutting it for Bama standards. And I think he's definitely gonna go out there. He's gonna try some shit. It's either gonna work or it's not gonna work. Mm-hmm. And I think they definitely have a you know, a tough spot at quarterback right now 'cause they don't know they don't have any proven guys there right now. So that's that's gonna be tough for But I think a lot of it's dependent on Ryan Williams whether he has a ball or you know, a season like last season where he didn't perform like he should. Or he could have a season like his freshman season where he balls out on ESPN top ten every week. Yeah. I mean I I'm gonna kinda spin off on you on your take there. I I think honestly this is going down to the next category, but I think they're gonna be the most disappointing team in the NCC this year. Take that back. Yeah. I think Ty Simpson did a lot of work for the Alabama team a year ago and I do think Ryan Willi Ryan Williams is gonna have a big year, but you don't really know what you're gonna get out of Austin Mack and Keelon Russell. That's the two quarterbacks kinda fighting for the job right now. I mean, I just don't see a world where you lose a first round quarterback and then throw two guys who have three combined starts or I don't know if it starts or pass attempts and expect him to just be better. So I I think Kalen DeBore is a good coach. I just don't know what to expect out of them this year and I don't think they're gonna be any better than they were last year. So I think they're gonna be the most disappointing team. And I I think this is like the third year in a row where I've put Alabama in this most disappointing team. Hater bro, hater. I I'm sorry to make myself look like a hater, but you know, I'm not a hater. I'm just trying to speak the truth and what I think is they got a lot of they got a lot of proof this year. So Hm. The team that's given me most disappointing vibes, I'm between two, but I think I'm gonna rock Tennessee. I think they they have a very they have a schedule where it's a lot of games that are very upsettable, but I can just see them being that team like we saw last year against Georgia Tech. I can just see them being that team where they put up really, really good fights at home, but ultimately just lose in the end. And I they didn't really do anything for me that I noticed that really moved the needle compared to the us these other teams. I d I can see them finishing like a five and six or a or sorry, a five and seven or a you know, like a a seven and five record like that. But obviously Tennessee th I you could say this about every single SEC team, like, they're ready to take the next step. Mm-hmm. I just see Tennessee for some reason they're giving me vibes that they're gonna lose some games they probably should win, maybe pull off like an upset that gives them hope, but they're probably gonna underperform in some of these home games against these weaker SEC teams and definitely have a tough time on the road against some of them too. For sure. I think there's levels there's levels to this shit and Tennessee is not in that top for me and that's I think that's gonna make them disappointing. If only they had Nico. Right. Or Joey Aguilar still if he got a fifth year. Joey Aguilar A dangerous right-handed pitcher. Here's the pitch. Just a bit outside. I don't even know that clip from Major League, but You guys don't know ball. Probably not. That's why we're on the show. True. I think my most disappointing is gonna be Vandy. Vandy? Yeah. Them boys losing Pavia like that. Say what you want about Pavia. He took that program to another level for a few years. And I think losing someone like him, Vandy's not gonna have the grit that they they used to. So Yeah. No, I agree. I think v Diego Pavio was a huge part of that team. And he was the motor of that whole like engine they had going into the their nine and three season. I think Clark Lee's got a lot to replace, especially having this freshman phenom five-star quarterback coming in. He's gonna do he's gonna have some bumps and on the road of like learning to be a good quarterback. So I could see him struggling a lot this year, especially of all the pieces they lost. So all right. I like the pick, Jack. All right. Coach of the year. Coach of the year. I mean who do I say was gonna be the best? I said it was Georgia. Yeah. I guess Kirby Smart's my coach of the year. I mean it'll only I I wanna stay consistent with my picks, sir. So I'm I'll I'll rock Kirby Smart. I I like Kirby Smart. I mean he's a living legend in the game for a reason. You know, I I don't see a reason why he can't win another. Can't go can't go wrong with Kirby. So yeah. It's a boring pick, but I I it's gotta stay consistent. I'm gonna go with someone that I'm gonna go with a team that I think's gonna be really dangerous this year, but they won't win the conference. I'm gonna go with Brent Venables from Oklahoma. I think they're gonna be a very hard team to beat this year, especially if you bring in a healthy John Meteoran. I think he's gonna be a stud. I think that defense is always gonna be good under Brett Venables. And honestly, I think this this Oklahoma team's gonna be pretty hard to hard to kill. Shit, we're playing like we're not playing Edwardsburg this week, but we're playing Vicksburg. Like that like Vicksburg's a tough school to beat in football. They they were sneaky good, sneaky big. You can say that about no, I can't even say that about throughers because we beat them our junior and senior year. Yeah. I I I just think no junior year. I like I like the pick. I think Oklahoma, like you said, there's gonna be a very tough team to beat, tough team to figure out, tough team to out tough. Yeah you know like who's gonna outdog Oklahoma? I mean it if you get if you guys maybe their talent can bail them out, but they're definitely not getting outdogged. Yeah. They looked at the There was a time. There was a time. And then John Mateer got hurt, and then the whole all the wheels started. Started spinning off and they still made the play off playoff. So I just think like a healthy Oklahoma and a healthy John Matthew could be dangerous. Could could be very pretty good. So Well, I guess I'll start mine by saying I don't think Clark Lee's going for the triple crown this year. So mine's very dependent on how oldness does, but I think Pete Golding definitely has a chance to win coach of the year. Yeah. If Ole Miss plays like they did in that playoff game all year, I I think Pete Golding's got a real chance. Yeah. I mean he's got the story behind it. What better story than having Lane Kiffin leave and then Pete Golding leads Ole Miss to a S C championship. Yeah. Having a better First year than they did, especially after he built that whole program pretty much. He can beat Kirby. Good pick, Jack. And that kinda leads us to our next cut ta category. It's title game. So Jack, do you wanna say yours first since you have it in your head? Ole Miss Georgia, baby. Old Miss Georgia. All right. That'd be a I mean, the last two games that they had last year were cinema. I mean, if you don't if you remember the re regular season game where Georgia came back and won and then the playoff game, obviously, before the ne before whatever game it was, Ole Miss squeaked by and won that game too, so I think that's a that's cinema football right there. I think that'd be a great game. Yeah. I I can't really argue with that, to be honest. I think For who I'm gonna pick as my Heisman candidate, I think it really only makes sense if I go UGA and Ole Miss. So I think I'll have to agree with that. It's I hate having to agree 'cause I I always like to be different, but I I I can't go wrong with that pick, dude, honestly. That's a game I bet on Kelshi, dude. Yeah, you download Kelshi. Not sponsored, but sponsored. I'm just kidding. No, we're not. my title game is gonna be a rematch from the regular season. I I'm gonna do Texas versus Oklahoma. I I think Oklahoma's gonna start. Red River rivals. I think I think that there's a real chance we see that team those teams play twice this year. That'd be a great champion. That'd be a really great championship. Red River V two. I I think Texas might get him the first one. So I don't I don't know. I think I think Oklahoma would have to win that. They got a couple of more tough games. Yes. I I just I don't know. I think that these teams are gonna be pretty good. So So champion, Caleb? My champ. I think I I think I'm just gonna stick with Georgia. I I it's hard to go wrong with a guy who I picked as was gonna win coach of the year and you know I I got really no other reasoning besides I just I just am gonna stick with the old tried and true. All right, Jack. It's not a bad pick. I mean Georgia's always Georgia's always gonna be the top of the SEC. Yeah. It's a safe it's a boring ass pick, but it's a safe one. I mean I'm gonna g I might get grilled for it, but we'll see. Who's won the most SEC championships the last five years? Try Georgia. Try Georgia. Georgia. It I mean it's just really Who gonna be r who gonna be rated ninety nine overall? Georgia. Georgia. Georgia wins the SEC championship. Well I'm gonna say old miss. We know all your money on old miss this year, Jack. I'm going in on old miss this year. If you guys can't tell. Yeah, I can't couldn't tell. Couldn't tell. No, I honestly I don't hate that pick. I think they're gonna be pretty dangerous too. I just really hope they make it through that regular season with the same magic they had in the postseason last year. I'm gonna say Texas. I they were my best team and I'm gonna stick with the theme here. I think Texas is gonna win the SEC and all right, that brings us to our last category and that's the player of the year. Who wants to go first, play us? I'll first. Go ahead. I think Jack and I are gonna have the same guy. Fair thing. After a whole decade in the freaking college football, he should win SEC Player of the Year at least once. I have a hard time believing that he's not gonna be contending for that at least. So Caleb? Hmm. You know I could just throw a wrench into my whole thing. I was gonna go Trinidad, but let me throw let me just throw Marcel Reed out there. Okay. You know? Like I I this A and team is kinda snuck under my radar this whole time. I really think they have a chance to be the best team as well. They could have easily they could easily make the championship game too. And I'm kinda pissed that I didn't say they would or c include them. So I'm gonna throw Marcel Reed out as my SEC player of the year. I think Last year we we saw how good of a passer he was and shit like that. I didn't watch too many games, but I know Marcel Reed is good. I know his squad is talented. I know he's gonna be ranked in the top twenty five to start the season, so we'll see if everything pans out for the kid. Yeah. And I like watching him play, so Yeah, he's fun to watch. all right. I'm gonna I'm gonna gamble a little bit on this one. So if this guy comes back, well one, he was shot earlier in the spring. It's Amon Hardy. That's who I'm picking. He was shot earlier in the spring. We're not sure when he's gonna be able to play, but he's cleared. But if he comes back and plays and has Eight hundred to seven hundred to eight hundred yards rushing with a coup of with a shit ton of touchdowns. I think it's gonna be really hard to be like, damn, this kid kinda came back from g being shot and then he's gonna be the best running back in the one of the best running backs in the country at the best running back behind Keywon. I think you gotta give it to Amon Hardy. So the running back from Missouri He's gonna have to do it all for the Matt Missouri team to be good and it's I'm banking on him being good. man, I almost had a really bad pun. That was a shot in the dark. my god. That was a shot in the dark pick, dude. I mean If imagine the story if he comes back and just Imagine if he makes Missouri somewhat competent. Like a tough team to play every week. There was a time where Missouri was ranked last year. I remember that there was like a two week stretch there where I was like, Since when, bro? Like since when was Missouri good? And then I picked them. I really hope he starts playing though. I I hope he starts week one, but if he it can't be later than like week five or six for him to win this, so I don't know. We'll see what happens. All right. Re a little bit of a fast recap. So best team I had Texas. Caleb had Georgia and Jack had Ole Miss. Worst team, I had Arkansas, Caleb had Vanderbilt, Jack had Mississippi State. Surprise team I had Kentucky. Caleb had Auburn and Jack had Florida. Wildcard team, I had LSU, Jack Caleb had Alabama, Jack had Alabama as well. Most disappointing team, I had Alabama, Caleb, Caleb had Tennessee, and Jack had Vanderbilt. Coach of the year, I had Brent Venables from Oklahoma. Caleb had Kirby Smart from Georgia and Jack had Pete Golding from Ole Miss. Title game, I have Oklahoma v Texas. Caleb has Georgia v Ole Miss. Jack also has Georgia v. Ole Miss. Champion, I have Texas. Caleb has Georgia. Jack has Ole Miss. Player of the year, I have Ahmad Har Hardy, running back from Missouri. Caleb has Marcel Reed, quarterback from Texas AM. And Jack has quarterback Trinidad Chambless from the Ole Miss Rebels. That is our list. what a list. Those are our picks. Too bad we didn't get Alex's opinions in on this. I wonder what he would have picked. He would have been like, I think John Mahe Makir is gonna be No, he actually probably would have been an Oklahoma rider, which I I respect. I respect. He would have been. But I don't know. I think I think that was a pretty good list for us. We'll we'll post a graphic up there and we'll let you guys decide of what you think. You guys are always obvious and willing to let us know what your takes are on that. And so we appreciate all the sorts of feedback that we get from you guys. It keeps our show thriving and keeps us young, you know. Keeps us on a toes. It keeps us on our toes. But I think that's pretty much it for this episode if you guys want to call it it. Yeah, I mean I think you know At the end of the day, all these teams are great, maybe except a select few, but all these teams are great. I'm excited to see how it all plays out. I love when we get down to week ten and really get to start predicting like, how are these last four games for this team, how is that gonna affect this team who also plays this team? Like that's what college football that's when that gets really, really exciting for me. I I loved the end of the season last year. That was really cool to see play out. Yeah. And we're getting there. We're two Saturdays away from week zero. So Yeah, yeah. We I well next week within the next two weeks we'll do the first round of predictions. yeah. I already have the first five games down, we'll p we'll predict. So we're waiting to come back for my title. One game, bro. Caleb and I gotta talk about Navy. Navy screwed me. Can't be against the Navy. Caleb and I talked about getting a better award for for this. We talked about yeah, we were talking about maybe like ordering some custom trophy thing. So we'll we'll keep you posted on that. But till then I think that's gonna be episode end of the episode. So any final thoughts or are you good? I think I'm good. I'm great. All right. I'm even better. Shout out Alex and Emma once again. Yeah. Have fun. Yeah. Not too much fun. Have fun in St. Lucia. We need you back, Alex. Show wouldn't be the same without you. No, it would not. Yeah, you your PTO's almost up, so get back here. All right. Remember, we don't know ball, you don't know ball. We all don't know ball. We'll see you in the next one. Peace. See ya. Boom.