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AROTC 325: Behind Enemy Lines · Boundary Corner Podcast

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Welcome back, boundary Corner podcast, along with my partner
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in crime. Brian Scott, Sigler, what's up?
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Curtis Wilson, Brian. How are you today?
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Big guy. I am good, buddy.
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I'm good. It is a nice Thursday night
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here. We're recording.
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Got a bruin hand. Got a little bit of water
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rolling to been a long day. Been working on.
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School, work and work work and everything else in between, but
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it's it's coming to an end. So how about you buddy enjoying
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a nice little gin and tonic here tonight.
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It's been a very long day, Brian.
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Don because I took PTO today, no.
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And, you know, as you get older, PTO becomes less and less fun.
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Even get asked by somebody when I asked him to back me up at
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work, hey we'll be out there. You're probably doing something
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fun like no, I'm really not. Yeah, power wash.
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Seeing and sealing, my deck, nice man all day today between
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me and the wife. We were taking stuff off power,
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washing the deck and I'm tired. I got to seal it so I'm gonna go
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to Home Depot in the morning. Get that stuff.
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Hope to goodness it dried out especially after the rain storms
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tonight but we lost power for a little bit so yeah it was pretty
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heavy coming through the night buddy.
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Oh yeah it was. You must have got the one a
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little later. We got the one that Afternoon
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battle stop right in the middle of it.
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And you know it's summer though. This is what we like, nice.
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So yeah, summer, we got both on. We got the we got the like the
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3:00. ER, and then like right after
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five the big one came through buddy.
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Well, glad you got power back. Now I'm assuming since we
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recorded. Yeah yeah I was only out for
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about 30 minutes. Okay.
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That's not bad at all. Not bad at all.
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So yeah, so folks we're just doing Dad life stuff, working
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deal with power outages, putting kids to bed.
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All sorts of fun stuff here, but today what we're going to be
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taking a look at is we are going Behind Enemy Lines.
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What does that mean? We're taking a look at the four
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ACC opponents that we are playing on the road this year.
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Road matchups in the conference fellows, buddy.
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And let me tell you, it's some some very interesting and
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intriguing matchups, probably many of you know who were
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playing, but we're going to get into some details and some
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things we're seeing and how we feel about.
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Mmm. But before we get into all that,
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we do have quite a list of some few things to hit in.
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Brian, I'm gonna throw the first big one at you man. 6 foot 4 to
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25 out of st. Peter's prep in Jersey City, New
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Jersey quarterback, ties. Bullet commits how you feeling
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about it. That definitely takes a big
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sting out of the DDD commitment. I like this kid.
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I watched this film. He's got kind of similar to him
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and hookers. Style, especially both size.
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And what do you think? What to do?
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As a prospect coming out of high school?
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So especially through his junior year, at least to this point,
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he's got a pretty live arm, he can he's athletic, he can run
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around, he's good at making throws on the Run, needs to
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clean up his mechanics a little bit and I think that's going to
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be the big thing. But, you know, look at our
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quarterback room. He's got some time to do that.
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So there's nothing really negative about this.
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Pick up. No, not at all into Point like
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you given you hit me up and you talked about all the stuff you
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like. But you mentioned the mechanics,
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they mean you kind of had this conversation.
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Well you got hinted this year and next year you still got
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Quincy he'd still have some eligibility left.
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Some really 2023 is the earliest, the guy could be on
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the field. So he's got potentially multiple
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years in Blacksburg to clean those mechanics up.
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So yeah, I love the size because you know, you can talk About
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mechanics and some of the stuff he does good.
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But dude to be a High School, junior, six-foot-four your 225,
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they don't make many of those. They, you know, you can look at
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Demetrius Davis and he is an unbelievable Talent, Demetrius,
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and, father love than about 195 pounds.
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He's what you typically seeing and any High School level, but
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this kid is kind of like, whoa, he could walk in through a group
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of grown, man, and you be like, let's see like 30.
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Oh my gosh, the other thing, One the that I cannot think of the
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league. It's been mentioned one of the
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big boys up in New Jersey as a junior.
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LED that team to the State title.
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Yeah, that's a big thing because everyone was talking about, you
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know, the meteors Davis having that winning pedigree.
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So nice, kind of, if we're going to have to fill in that that
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void that was created by Him, be committing, it's nice to have
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another guy that has that proven level of playing, not only
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big-time High School football, but being able to win a state
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championship doing it, absolutely man.
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And And I really like to pick up to its it helps you know, helps
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kind of quarterback now asset. We've got it locked in, we can
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go put the resources elsewhere and we did put the resources
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elsewhere. Brian VA to VT kalai Lawson out
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of the valley, Stephen City, the 6 foot 4 2005, athlete tell me
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what you saw on him. I know some of his takes a
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little old because he was injured last year, but what do
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you see from this again? Except for 205 pounds and he's a
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junior. Yeah, let's read it out here.
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We're talking about Out from a just a raw perspective.
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He's got the similar type of traits and build that Tremaine
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Edmunds had all. Don't don't say this game.
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We're talking about, I'm not saying that we're going to get
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to that level, but in terms of build, and in terms of athletic
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traits, he could get there. And I mean, right now he's his
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ranking on 24/7 and in general is lowered as you stated because
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of that, those injuries that they've been dealing, with this
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guy's probably going to see his his stock climb a lot this year,
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especially if he puts that are really productive year.
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So look for that to work in our favor because right now some of
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these Rankings are pulling, are particularly Lawson's and
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Belichick. The the kid from Germany, those
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two rankings are pulling down our class average a little bit
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but I think his is going to go up a good amount.
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I don't think we're going to see any change much in the on the
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German kids ranking but look for him to climb a little bit and
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that's going to help our overall ranking.
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So this kid's got really good measurables and just watching
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him play, he's an athlete to be as big.
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He is, I'll say this man and I'm glad you mentioned it because a
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lot of people have mentioned him on edge and mentioned him on
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edge because of that 64, because of that frame.
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But I'm with you. I see a kid, he played, I think
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he played the three in basketball.
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He done some track and field like the long jump.
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I believe this this guy and you talked about looking at Tremaine
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I think Tremaine was six foot four, I think 220 coming up.
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So slightly bigger already had the pounds on him, but you No,
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the frames there and you see some of those workouts I'm with
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you. I think me and you're on the
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same page. Don't put him on the edge.
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Let him play linebacker because that's where you're going to get
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your most bang for your buck. You've already got some guys at
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defensive. End coming in some young guys.
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Make this the next Tremaine make this your next first round.
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Talented linebacker. So yeah so Brian so we've got
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one from the r-va right? Yes yes.
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And we got one from over in the valley, down the mountains.
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I'm Stephen city. Right, there we go.
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We got one way up in Northern Virginia, right in the engine.
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So we take a drive down 95 from a mr.
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Strohman house, and we pull up in the North Stafford football
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power there and we get another one cornerback Sean Asbury.
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The second out of North Staffordshire hate kind of
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similar to Lawson got injured last year during the season and
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that ranking. It's kind of hurting us but you
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look at some of this tape. I know you did Brian.
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He an 84. Now this guy's going to be
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someone that I think can come in and he's going to kind of be the
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natural successor, I think maybe two chimoree Connor.
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He's going to be that whip nickel type player, but he in a
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pinch, you can play outside. So I think that's the that's the
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big thing. Look with this guy.
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And again, we're talking about Trends, we're talking about
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these versatile players, you know, you look at Lawson.
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That's a guy that I think is going to project his As a as a
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backer but could put his hand in the dirt Asbury.
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A guy that can play the nickel but also probably in a pinch
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slip outside. So when you're looking at the
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depth that we're trying to build here we're looking at those
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versatile players, I really like what we're doing here and Asbury
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I think as we've said is going to be a guy that's going to see
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his rankings go up as he gets a productive senior year and there
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hopefully Absolutely, I know you're you mentioned Nikolai.
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No, I think he's played Safety. Kind of letting his athleticism
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and letting his ball hawk in nature.
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Take advantage of in the high school level, which is awesome
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to see. But I'm really hoping they move
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them outside, because right now, we don't have one of those guys
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sort of the depths of little little, little bit shaky there.
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The DJ just we're not even going to mention now.
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That just put on this program. Hold on, Brian.
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I'm taking this step because that angered me, so much stuff
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about grilling him and him knocking the video breaks down
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that of the ballpark and I love it, but Brawn, there's our
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buddy, Jason long song says I almost gave up drinking Three
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commits in like ten days it's like we are on fire and on the
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hold Wednesday happened and he is not our 24/7, highest-rated
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guy, but our composite highest-rated guy.
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Got me. And you both kind of in love
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with six foot three. 315 tyus at Arkansas, D commits, you know,
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you told me. Brian tried to soften the blow,
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right? You said it even even after DDD
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committed. He's like I don't I don't like
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to ask Martin. He's like I feel like he sort of
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got his hand on the door you told me that.
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Yeah so so when Dedede committed I was like I think we're looking
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at Neville probably having one foot out the door and ties
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Martin probably has his hand on the door now if we're going to
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use some metaphors here so that was that was kind of what I saw
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ultimately both of them. I was hoping that the
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combination of T and T would be enough to keep keep barging in
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the boat where as Neville didn't have.
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I think that's somewhat type of relationship with the staff that
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Martin may had even though, you know, both of those guys haven't
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had any sort of official visit at Virginia Tech yet, but you
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know, you took a turn and, you know, it's disappointing because
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we're looking situations where, you know, the writing is on the
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wall. But at the same time, these guys
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got in for A reason we need to be better about keeping them
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committed, despite some of the things that are going on outside
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that that we can't control. Yeah, it's 100% true man.
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I think the staff and now that this happened multiple times.
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Again, if you're recruiting for one guy, he's going to be your
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linchpin. You can't recruit like that.
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I think. Hopefully, what happens is we
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see some self-reflection on on this now.
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Another type of hashtags. There you go.
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Don't hype up hash Eggs, figure out what the kid really wants to
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commit to, you know, sometimes the hype gets going, there's 17
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year old 18 year, old kids hide can happen.
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They can commit and then to three months later.
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Yeah, so yeah. Um, but I'm just gonna run down,
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but I'm sure you saw it. Although highest decommitted
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Todd leak Williams in his top six, like the way we look on
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that because that's another big guy with some real good skill
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and again. Then like Taya style leak would
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probably come in day one and start playing.
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So true that we just got, we just got a crystal ball thrown
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in their entire week, so that's trending in our Direction.
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Obviously, sometimes crystal balls, you can take them for
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what they're worth if it's not close to a kid committing.
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So it's definitely taken with a grain of salt.
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But it wasn't someone that is the Hokey Insider so that
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definitely, you know, gives a little I think a little No more
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Credence than than, what a typical crystal ball ranking
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would would give their so we shall see, but I feel like we're
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at least in good in good position.
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A lot of its going to depend on how serious some of the the
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bigger dogs in this race that are in that top, six are about
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getting him to take. And obviously, the relationship
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that he has with the coaching staff, overall and tap and tear
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linked in particular. 100% man hundred percent on that.
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I ate Braun sports are finally coming back, brother.
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Last part has been going. We've got some good golf
14:34
tournaments baseball's. Finally.
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Agreed, let's not baseball figured something out.
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I swear, man, that was such a frustrating thing to watch and
14:44
follow man. Oh, it's so much was it was such
14:47
a pain in the ass because, you know, it's nothing.
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It's posturing and you know, whose side do you want to fall
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on? Let's just not get into that but
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it's coming back and about the time.
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It comes back in about a month from now.
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The NBA will Starry starting up. The NHL will be starting back
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up. Whoa, buddy.
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Um, go ahead be a week or two in the camp we could to into Camp
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college. Football camp will be getting
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kicked off the two-week, free Camp.
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So here's what I'm going to say. Brian, all you guys who are
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married have girlfriends that. Listen.
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To us, honey. Do list.
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Anything get them done in the next four weeks.
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Because when this thing starts up, its going to be a rocket
15:36
ship, and it's going to be insane to a honey-do list, get
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your deck finished, all these things that your wife wants you
15:43
to do them now or you're going to be the guy when it's like NBA
15:47
playoff oh Saturday NBA playoff at 3:30 some awesome golf
15:51
tournament would tiger and Phil on holy crap.
15:55
Wait a second, the NHL playoffs are on.
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Oh my God, and My favorite baseball team is playing, what
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am I supposed to do? You're gonna be stuck in the
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yard if you don't get that stuff done.
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Now you know you know a lot of this stuff is coming through.
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You need to get it done by the end of July.
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Yeah my anniversary is July 24 so get it done by my
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anniversary. Brian's going to sacrifice on
16:17
the sword for those first open and days, my anniversary is not
16:21
far behind yours and early. Part of August, and the weekend
16:25
of our anniversary, we actually have a wedding to go to Nice.
16:30
So it just kind of work out but don't have stuff like that on
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the horizon. Get your stuff done now.
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All right, Brian. Let's let's, let's put on some
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camo, you don't black face paint.
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Mark it up. Like, we're getting into the
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woods here because we are going Behind Enemy Lines today and
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dropped off into the shit. You say my friend, but we're
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ready to go. Go in life Braun lets me and you
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get in the car, let's get down 95.
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Let's try about two and a half hours.
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Let's Get on 40, kick a little bit east and who get to Durham
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and let's start in Chapel Hill with the University of North
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Carolina, Tar Heels and Brawn. I take a look that returning
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some folks, man, 17 total starters, returning 10 on
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offense. Seven on defense and they didn't
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lose that much. But I know there's a couple guys
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you saw that you kind of want to hit on about who they lost.
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Yes. The big one offense.
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I mean you mentioned the 10 returning starters the one
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that's not is a big one and that's Charlie.
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Heck offensive tackle. Got drafted by Houston.
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He's going to be the one to watch because he's the guy that
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was the primary protector for Sam.
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How long those passing downs. And with this type of offense,
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three swings, the ball. Around a lot that's going to be
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something to watch and see if they're able to do something to
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plug in that spot for for 2020. So that's going to be the big
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little office. We've got a couple of Defense.
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I want to highlight Jason strobridge the defensive, tackle
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was drafted by the Dolphins. He was 13 male CC in 2019, going
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to be hard to replace. That production here.
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Forty five, tackles and 4 sacks. And then we also had miles Dorn.
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And set safety, they all eat. CC, honorable mention and he had
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83 tackles in 2019, which was third on the team.
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So, those are the big three key departures that we're going to
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get that UNC is going to need to replace the biggest would be
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Charlie. Heck being the only departing
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guy on offense whatever to keep position.
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Yeah, that's big because you're talking about protecting house
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Blindside. I mean that was his first year
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and I tell you you have somebody out there that's getting NFL
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looks and gets drafted in the NFL as a quarter.
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You don't think about getting smashed from The Blind Side.
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But here's the piece I say, Brian at defense.
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Wasn't that good in from what you're giving us here?
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Is their kind of losing two leaders and you can say all you
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want. Yeah.
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But you know Talent leadership still very important on the
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defensive side of the ball they weren't that good last year.
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Losing two guys, one gets drafted one and honorable
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mention ACC. I'm very interested to see if
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they will rebound. But Brian I'll say this man.
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They got some Talent. We take a look at the 24/7
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recruiting class rankings 2017. There were Twenty Ninth, twenty
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eighteen, they were 20th, 2019. They were 30th.
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So there is some Talent, still there, you know, still on the,
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on the roster. And who?
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Who's your key? Who your key guys?
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I'm no one's going to be the obvious couples will be.
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Obviously, it's kind of some guys that you feel if North
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Carolina's Gonna Stand from, They were seven and six.
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They weren't eight, nine, ten win team.
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They were a seven and sixteen and literally every game came
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down to the razor thin margin. Yeah.
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And that's what we're looking at.
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And I think it's going to start with, you know, can they carry
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that offensive momentum that they had in 2019 over into 2020?
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That's going to start with Sam. How freshman All-American
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quarterback, ACC Rookie of the Year, third team, all-acc stats
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out the roof. For a freshman 3641 yards and 38
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touchdowns. Can he take the next step,
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whatever that looks like, you know, compared to those numbers
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and be more consistent. I think the consistency is going
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to be the thing because I think you get a couple games we're in.
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Crunch time, he wasn't always the same player that he was, you
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know, throughout the game. So I think we saw that, you
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know, in Even in our game once hooker went down and keep Eagles
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in. Are you know that was the game
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that probably could have went the other way very easily and we
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were able to fight that one off and win it.
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It should have went the other way because not only did h.h. go
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down, Willis made this huge screw-up and Farley was down in
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the second half of that game. So they couldn't be this without
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starting quarterback and potentially actually not
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potentially. One of the highest-rated Corners
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in the country, very interesting on that.
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But Brian, I'm gonna go with some you said here, I mean, it's
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almost like a fantasy football. I'm looking at his stats here.
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Regression has to happen to say, I mean, if he goes above thirty
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eight touchdowns, thirty-six hundred yards this year, he's
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not playing for them. After next season, he will be in
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the NFL, there's won't even be a question, but he's definitely
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got some good targets. He's got the, you got some good
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Target? So that, I mean, the big one
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obviously is going to be the Ami Brown.
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He was 30 All ACC he led the team in touchdowns at the wide
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receiver position with 12 and he was over a thousand yards
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receiving. So that's the big one.
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The other one that we know a lot more about unfortunately is Das
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Newsome. 757 products heavily recruited by the Hokies, but,
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you know, he's down there and in Chapel Hill, he was second-team,
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all-acc little bit lower on the touchdown in yards, ranking
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then. Brown.
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He had thousand 18 and 10 touchdowns but that kids a
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playmaker, he makes plays all over the field and that's a
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dynamic one-two punch as you're going to see in the ACC.
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Absolutely. And we know the dads new
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something 757 dad went to Tech, I can't remember is beyond
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brother or cousin, the lineage was there.
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It was. This is our guy, we miss on him
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Tommy Brown. Same way out of Charlotte.
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Um, you know, he's a A four-star coming out.
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And literally, when he came down to decision time, it was between
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us and Carolina. And he went to Carolina.
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So, you know, you look at Brown, you talk about those 12
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touchdowns. The guys are 62 guy, he's a big
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body guy. So makes a lot of sense but on
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the other side of the ball run. So the big one on the other side
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of the bar, we're going to talk about its chest to rot.
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Linebacker last season, he was first team all-acc and runner-up
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ACC defensive player of the year before spray.
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It last year. He was a quarterback.
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Yes he was. So talk about going from being a
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quarterback on on the depth chart to being a cc runner-up
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for for defensive player of the year, in less than a calendar.
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Year is a pretty impressive feat there.
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Sure, I'll be one second in the ACC and tackles with 115.
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So I mean this guy can make plays all over the field.
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He's Dynamic probably other than Rook is the only other
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linebacker that I would say you know, is going to give him a run
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in terms of total tackles this year.
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So look for him to make some noise on that defense and be
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that leader. That's going to step up with
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some of the departing leaders that are that are now.
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He's either in the NFL or lost to graduation.
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Are you give that kid all the credit in the world was actually
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pretty good, ready quarterback coming out and he makes that
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switch in and be essentially steps, you know, not only in
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into a solid role but excels at it shows you he's a football
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player, not just a specific quarterback wide receiver.
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One of you want to say and I again he they CC co-defensive
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player of the year last year defensive player of the year and
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they still work. Terrible on defense.
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Yeah, and again he's a linebacker.
24:54
All right, you mentioned the guy that's getting drafted just
24:56
before is he going to be able to Excel without somebody up front?
25:00
Making that kind of Havoc like strobridge did I'm very a lot of
25:08
people are very bullish on North Carolina right now.
25:10
Brian I'm bear because they had all the elements last year
25:16
because they it was soon. Under to Louisville, who will
25:19
discuss later. They were a bad team, they quit
25:23
on their coach, it doesn't take much if a guy can come in and
25:27
motivate good players to have a turnaround, it really doesn't.
25:32
But um, how about this Brian? I'm talking bearish, I'm getting
25:37
ahead of myself here, who some guys that maybe have been behind
25:41
the curtain that have to emerge if they're going to improve upon
25:46
their seven and six record. So if we're talking What about
25:51
some of the reason why people are jumping on this UNC
25:55
bandwagon part of this got to do with their 20s and what they
26:00
wanted done. So far the 21 class but with the
26:02
20 class which method number one, ranked defensive player
26:07
Desmond Evans, North Korea on a product.
26:12
They're looking for him to have an instant impact.
26:14
Your one on, he's going to be a guy that can that that's up
26:18
front. That's going to be able to make
26:20
some plays. For them.
26:22
So that's going to be step one for them.
26:24
If he can come in and be an incident that player that's
26:27
going to shore up some of the problems they have on the long
26:30
that they're their defensive front talking about some other
26:33
guys. Let's look at camera on Kelly
26:35
who we also know a little bit about Oh yes, camera on Kelly.
26:42
Let's see, committed to text decommitted recommence to Auburn
26:46
these Auburn after the spring to recommit to North Carolina.
26:50
Yeah, yeah. It's a fun time, huh?
26:53
But he did play in five games last year and gotten to the
26:57
point where he was in the starting role before he went
26:59
down with an injury. So he's going to look to step
27:01
into a key role at safety for them 2020.
27:05
And then we've got good ol stormed.
27:09
Duchess either, the best of the worst cornerback name in
27:12
history. He came on late in the season.
27:17
He posted non-starch last year, cornerback started a couple
27:21
games I say people I think, but finished off at quarterback he's
27:24
looking a lockdown that position this year.
27:26
That's going to be important for them to stop the passing game.
27:30
Like I said, I think they're setting the linebacker position
27:32
but they've got some question marks in the in the secondary.
27:36
And they got some question marks up front, whether they can You
27:39
know replace trowbridge's production of defensive tackle
27:42
and whether it has been Evans can come in and be an instant
27:45
impact player. Yeah, storm.
27:49
Ducks going to me be a real key and not only because he's a
27:54
quarterback but more or less, it's kendre blast each Corners
27:59
how to play the game of football, you can give this
28:02
first year and say, Hey, you know, we're we're going to give
28:05
him a pass because for the simple fact, this was his first
28:11
year ever coaching. We get it that that's not too
28:17
crazy on the other kid. Yep, you're going from high
28:21
school to college first year. He's got a good bill, 66 to 45.
28:27
I've been trying to research it here.
28:29
I'm not sure what Lee County is. As far as play goes.
28:36
I was just like a to a or a one, a school where he was the
28:40
biggest kid out there, he's going to look Diamond it Because
28:45
you should, that's something very interesting.
28:48
I'd like to know, we should probably dial in Robbie Compton
28:52
right now. He'd probably be able to tell us
28:53
in three seconds. What Lee County is it?
28:57
Is it essentially in one of those higher higher leagues
29:01
where it's like, oh, you're playing studs are like do a, if
29:05
he ain't dominating at that level then there's a lot of
29:08
problems. So there we go.
29:11
All right, Brian, do you wanna get back in the car?
29:14
Let's get back in the car, man. Worried in, let's get on 40.
29:17
Let's say that eight miles up the road.
29:19
Let's head down to Duke. The Blue Devils.
29:24
But man, that was a tough game to watch last year.
29:29
I don't even take another sip. Yeah, since 9:00 defense.
29:45
So, with some experience coming back.
29:48
As much as I hate. He put it on this last year,
29:50
love. Cutting those out of coach.
29:54
But Brian they obviously they've lost a few starters, what
29:58
where's there? Some of the key, guys?
30:00
They lost that that might might slow them down from getting back
30:06
into a Bowl this year. So I mean, if you watch Duke
30:09
every, you know that, you know, they're sound all around.
30:13
But they generally have a pretty good front seven on defense and
30:17
that's what they're losing a couple key components of here,
30:21
defensive tackle. Khaled GE, Sarah Nord, he was
30:26
probably their best interior player last year.
30:29
They've lost him also trade, hornbuckle defensive in had 34
30:33
tackles and 4 sacks last year. They rotate a lot of guys.
30:37
So a lot of guys, get some time on that defense of wide.
30:39
But he was kind of the big playmaker in terms of getting a
30:43
lot of snaps but also making some plays.
30:46
And Kobe Kwanzaa, who's the linebacker?
30:50
He was the emotional leader on the field for them.
30:53
That that's definitely a big presence that's going to be
30:55
missed for them. He was all ACC 1305, tackles,
31:00
including 13 against us and that god-awful game we played against
31:04
them. And he was also fourth in the
31:07
ACC, four tackles per game. So he's a playmaker, he's a guy
31:10
who can get out there and get it done and they're gonna
31:12
definitely miss him this year. Yeah, and you defense was pretty
31:17
good last year, especially if on that front seven, as you
31:19
mentioned, it's something they're always good at again.
31:23
David cutcliffe, man. What can, what can you say about
31:26
the guy? But it's do, the expectations
31:30
are low. They kind of could sneak up on
31:31
you and Ron, the recruiting, it's never been out of this
31:36
world. I mean, the 2017 class was 47.
31:40
20 1863, 20, 1949, but cut tried.
31:45
He tries to find football players.
31:47
He tries to find fits But who's coming back to who could make
31:52
the think there are 47 or 48 in a 4.7 who can put them to 67
31:57
wins and get them back into a bowl.
32:00
Who are you? Feeling is some of their key
32:04
returning starters. So returning guys I mean they
32:08
don't really have a whole lot of what you call big-name guys with
32:12
the guys, I want to focus on. We got in particular Chris rumph
32:16
the second Junior defensive end, he's getting a lot.
32:20
Of Pro Football Focus Buzz based on how he graded out across the
32:25
board last year. He had six and a half sacks,
32:28
even though he wasn't what you would call, a starting defensive
32:31
end for the Blue Devils but he was a guy that was very much a
32:35
specialist when it came to pass rushing.
32:38
But he was all well enough. All around were when he graded
32:42
out, he graded out very high. Only started one game so we'll
32:46
see if he can be the guy that can impact every down and not
32:49
just you. Those specialty type situations
32:52
that he played a lot last year. Other guy want to look at is
32:58
Noah gray, so he's been he's a tight end.
33:02
He was a team leader both on and off the field for them last
33:04
year. Caught 51 Falls had three
33:07
touchdowns almost say it again. Two of them were against
33:12
Virginia Tech, so it seemed like all the key players on the Duke
33:16
Squad had their best game against us last year.
33:19
So, You know, it is what it is at this point but so no grades.
33:24
Another got to look at to maybe take another step forward.
33:28
Coming to a key role in that offense as they look to replace
33:32
some key components. Despite returning a decent
33:36
amount of on that side of the ball.
33:39
They were also looking at Deon Jackson.
33:42
He's a, he's running back. He's going to be the key key
33:44
running back to watch for them this year.
33:47
He had six foot 141 yards and six touchdowns in 2019.
33:50
This is going to look to improve upon that and become more of a
33:53
consistent playmaker for them, but they probably will employ
33:56
some level of platoon system at running back.
33:58
Like, Most teens are doing now, but he's going to be the rb1, a,
34:02
at least I got you, you know, offensively, I you never really
34:08
kind of don't worry about Sutcliffe because cutcliffe will
34:10
find a wrinkles every year a little different things to do.
34:15
I can remember watching the Alabama game last year with with
34:19
Quentin Harris and Corey comes out looking like Georgia Tech
34:22
and for a quarter and a half. He had Alabama, completely
34:25
befuddled. Now eventually Talent wins but I
34:30
talked about a few minutes ago cut they're never going to have
34:33
the highest ranking. Chris rumph is one of those guys
34:37
man. I mean he was a three-star, an
34:39
82 grade coming out of Florida and now he's probably on the
34:45
verge of getting drafted next year and it's just one of those
34:49
things that's like How does this happen?
34:51
It's like David cutcliffe knows football.
34:54
Now, Brian you mentioned, No Gray mentioned GI and Jackson.
35:00
One of the big stories this year for Juke that kind of made.
35:04
It did make it to a national level but for college football
35:07
fans like ourselves, definitely made it.
35:11
Cut went down to Clemson and he found him something.
35:16
Yeah. So you know, other, some of
35:19
those other key departures we talked about earlier, the big
35:22
one is obviously Quinn. Harris starting quarterback last
35:26
year, so they said, we need to find something here.
35:29
So what they do, they got chase price, so he was backing up.
35:35
Trevor, Lawrence, looks like a guy that's definitely capable of
35:39
stepping in and being a day. One starter for them.
35:43
Obviously he's going to have some competition from from the
35:46
other guy. On the depth chart there.
35:47
But looks to step in and make his name known right away.
35:53
Not a whole lot of stats on and other than garbage time, but the
35:56
one key game he did play in was he led a comeback against
36:00
Syracuse in 2018, when when Lawrence went down with the rich
36:04
injury and that was right after Brian he put his name out there
36:08
to transfer so it was a pretty big situation there that this
36:14
guy pretty relative unknown stepped in and Got them a win in
36:17
conference play there so that's definitely able to get the job
36:21
done. And this is something just kind
36:25
of Little off-topic Brian. But you know, when case price
36:29
came out, he was essentially, he was like an eighty eighty-eight
36:33
eighty-nine type rated guy. So right on the verge of being
36:36
that forced our top 20 quarterback and he commits to
36:40
Clemson who had already had at that point in time.
36:44
The number two rated quarterback.
36:46
So it's one of those things people we talked about
36:48
recruiting, sometimes it's like, dude, why are you going there?
36:52
And then the next year, they get Trevor and the guy spends time
36:56
on the bench, thankfully for him, there's transfer portals
36:59
and there's ways to get out where you can share your
37:01
talents. So I'm very interested to see
37:04
Chase Bryce, but Brian, you wasn't great offense early last
37:10
year they put it on us but they weren't typical cut put thing
37:15
but They might have some other guys helping out, who do you?
37:18
See helping potentially out on that offense.
37:22
So the big ones going to be Jalan Calhoun, he had a good
37:26
true freshman campaign at wide receiver in 2019 was kind of a
37:32
guy that started to come on late as the season went on despite
37:36
them having problems with being competitive in the ACC play
37:40
other than when they played us but he's going to be looked on
37:44
as as the key wide receiver for them in 2020 to step up
37:50
especially with breaking in a new starting quarterback.
37:52
Quarterback. And in that same vein we're
37:57
looking at a guy like Jacob monk who's going to be the key on
38:02
that offensive line for the, he's gonna be the linchpin to
38:05
kind of hold everything together and is going to have to count it
38:09
on Big Time this season again. We're breaking in a new starting
38:12
quarterback got to protect the the franchise as it were, so
38:17
he's going to be leaned on heavily.
38:19
Nice. All right.
38:21
Um, do did have some coaching changes in the offseason, the
38:25
offensive line, coach Jim Bridge, he resigned his position
38:28
and it's taken over by Greg. Fry fries actually coming up
38:32
from Florida, where he was an offensive analyst in 2019.
38:36
His last coaching role was in 2018 at FSU, as the Orion coach
38:41
Run game coordinator. We've discussed before FS,
38:45
you've had some offensive line struggles but you go back to
38:48
2017. I mean he was at Michigan where
38:50
he was there tackle and tight end Coach also their run game
38:54
coordinator. Now one of the key losses and
38:57
it's very interesting when you see a guy get this sort of
38:59
promotion, Derrick Jones was the defensive back coach free for
39:02
Duke last year. He went to Texas Tech.
39:05
He's now a co-defensive coordinator.
39:07
He's been replaced by Chris Hampton who comes from Tulane.
39:10
This is his first power 5, coaching gig Hampton did play
39:15
collegiately at South Carolina and bring them around back up.
39:19
We missed UNC. Let's get back to go.
39:21
Back to Capitol Hill for just a second.
39:24
Their biggest only make one big change.
39:27
Scott, Boone was let go as a special teams coordinator engine
39:31
Van de Wit replaced him DeWitt comes over from Nebraska.
39:36
He's also going to be the outside linebackers coach.
39:39
He also was with frost during the undefeated season at UCF.
39:44
Pretty good special teams coach coming over.
39:46
So a good pickup by Mack Brown and them.
39:50
So, yeah, so both teams making coaching changes.
39:54
What do you feel about the coaching changes down in Dental
39:57
Tobacco Road? So I think the Special Teams is
40:01
going to be key because I think if UNC can Shore up some of the
40:05
things they do on special teams to go with their offensive
40:09
Improvement and hope and what they I'm sure they hope is going
40:13
to be at least a step up on defense of production that could
40:18
be scary. I'm not I'm not quite as bare as
40:20
you are but I'm not in the the full-on Tar Heel height train
40:26
that the majority of the college football writers are at Right
40:29
now. So I'm somewhere in the middle.
40:32
Clap plastic me right there in the middle.
40:36
But yeah, I think they're going to be a good team but I think
40:41
you're right there and I think maybe maybe a team like pits
40:45
going to be right there who were going to talk about here in a
40:47
second. Terms of Duke.
40:49
I don't, I'm not sure what type of impact that's going to be.
40:52
Obviously, having a guy stepping into a power 5 gig for the first
40:56
time is going to be something that could could be something to
41:00
keep an eye on. So, I think that's definitely
41:03
gonna potentially be a step down at that position, but we'll keep
41:08
our eyes open and see what that looks like.
41:11
Yeah, that's a big key to the first power 5, but I always find
41:14
it interesting, though. When you lose a guy in the next
41:17
thing, you know, he is title as a code, something whether Co
41:20
offense or defense because it says, okay, if this guy did well
41:25
enough to get in that type of position, what was he doing
41:29
schematically or gameplay and wise with the old defensive
41:33
coordinator? Because when you see a guy do
41:35
that, it has Ben and coordinator for it usually says they put
41:39
some responsibilities on him with his old team where he was
41:42
well enough. And first enough to walk into
41:46
another Palatine program and now we'll get a title which
41:49
obviously is going to bring for responsibility more money.
41:54
All right, Brian. Let's get back in the car, man.
41:57
Let's let's hit up 95. Let's get up to d.c.
42:01
Let's hang a left on the Pennsylvania, Turnpike and head
42:06
to pit. So the wonderful Pitt Panthers
42:10
returning 17 starters, not on offense and on defense couple
42:15
guys, man kind of didn't go the way of the NFL draft that people
42:19
thought, so some very luck there but they did lose a few.
42:24
Key guys. Yeah, so there's two there's two
42:27
big ones that I want to point out the big one.
42:29
The biggest one being Jane Jackson their corner back.
42:33
There was drafted in the seventh round by the bills.
42:35
He was all-acc second-team last year so that's going to be a big
42:39
blow for them in the secondary and then on the other side of
42:42
the ball their key wide receiver or res French eight hundred
42:48
fifty yards and four touchdowns in 2019 despite missing two
42:53
games. One of them against Virginia
42:56
Tech, he ended up getting picked up as much right to free agent
43:00
by the chief. So those are two big big-time
43:02
contributors one on each side of the ball that they're going to
43:05
be missing out on next year. Yeah anytime you any time you
43:10
lose a corner who gets drafted, you know that there was some
43:14
potential chance chances are during weeks where it was like
43:18
we don't have to worry about that size of the side of the
43:20
field. So that's definitely a big loss
43:24
for They bring a lot back on defense they also again it's pit
43:28
they're not the biggest, they're not getting top 15 top 20
43:32
classes but again it's Narducci. Much like cutcliffe he finds
43:35
Fitz, he makes it happen. Twenty Seventeen, Thirty
43:39
seventh, ranked class twenty eighteen forty, eighth ranked
43:42
class, the 2019, the 59th ranked class so it has been going down.
43:47
But Brian they return some Talent, man.
43:51
Yeah, big-time Town, especially a couple guys here, I'll start
43:54
with the big one, which is Jalen Twyman.
43:58
What can you really say about this guy?
44:01
41, tackles and ten and a half sacks has an interior defensive,
44:04
lineman and, 2019 second-team, All-American and first-team
44:09
all-acc complete stud in that interior defense of wine.
44:15
And, you know, looking to make an additional jump on those
44:18
numbers coming into 2020. So that's Be the big one.
44:22
And right next to him. There is going to be Patrick
44:24
Jones. The second with 43 tackles and a
44:27
teammate to have sex last year at the defensive end spot.
44:32
He was all second-team all-acc, making plays all over the field,
44:37
good off the edge. So those are the big two in
44:40
terms of getting pressure on the quarterback and that was really
44:43
their Hallmark, their calling card last year was getting at
44:46
the quarterback and that they were helped out a little bit by
44:50
by safety. Paris for just coming back as
44:52
well. First-team, all-acc, and looking
44:56
to improve on that impressive, 2019 campaign, as well.
44:59
So those are the big three on defense.
45:02
Keep your eye out for in 2020. Absolutely.
45:06
You look at Twyman in Paris forward, I think nor doozies,
45:09
very lucky that those guys came back.
45:12
Twyman is ready to play it in FL level watching him.
45:17
He was one of those guys being you kind of watch that pit game.
45:19
You kind of saw and And you just kind of said and it has a beast
45:24
and Paris Ford has been the truth since he was recruited for
45:28
star. One of the best players in his
45:31
recruiting class back in 2017, you know, Paris for believe it
45:36
or not. A Ford was a top hundred player
45:40
stayed home and same way. He's a guy that you're very kind
45:45
of shocked that came back for one additional year, but Brian
45:50
you've mentioned it. Lot on defense, but I mean is it
45:53
is it any question who he's the key?
45:58
Oh, maybe if pits going to do anything in 2020, it's going to
46:02
be that Kenny pick. It takes another step forward as
46:04
a quarterback, they're looking to probably get to the nine win
46:09
range. If they're trying to win a
46:11
coastal championship and and go play probably Clemson in the ACC
46:17
Championship. So if they're going to make any
46:20
any sort of Run it that it's going to be because a guy like
46:23
Kenny picket at quarterback is going to take another step
46:26
forward and be more consistent getting the ball to his
46:30
Playmakers. I mean we saw in the in the
46:33
Virginia Tech game and he struggled sometimes getting
46:37
accurate throws when he had pressure coming at him.
46:39
And I think if he can get some improvement of that area, they
46:43
might make some noise in the coastal.
46:46
And if they don't they're just going to be a team with a really
46:49
good defense that can't score. Ants.
46:51
Yeah, well you mentioned the tech game again.
46:54
Me and you got to go to last year coming in that game.
46:56
They were one of the hottest teams in the ACC.
46:58
They had won six of seven. The only laws was a four-point
47:02
loss to Miami and then the last two games we goose egg on.
47:07
And then they lose to BC at home by touchdown, Which just kind of
47:13
put a huge damper on them. Because when they walked in that
47:16
dgn, they were one of those teams that they could beat us.
47:19
They potentially could make the ACC Championship they didn't in
47:23
those last few games, man. You know, pick, it was terrible
47:28
at Virginia Tech. It was he was off, we had the
47:31
strip sack, fumble very early in the game roof.
47:35
Brooks trypsin big Crawford, snatches it up, runs it in.
47:40
And then, you know, you take a look at the pit game.
47:45
I mean, you know, 30 or 40. For 300 yards, one pick sacked,
47:53
four times. I mean, the question is, during
47:57
that six of seven, win streak dick, Kenney Pickett is, did he
48:01
hit the ceiling? And if he hit a ceiling is seven
48:05
or eight their Max. And if he has some of those bad
48:08
games, like he did against Tech, could they come back to earth
48:12
Brawn? I have a feeling, you're not,
48:16
ask you who's going to emerge, I don't think it's gonna be
48:18
anybody on defense. This is it.
48:21
No, I mean the primarily we're looking at guys on offense, need
48:24
to take a step forward. I think defense, the guys they
48:27
have coming in are necessarily better than their losses but
48:30
they're solid. And you know, they've already
48:32
got a lot of talent returning already, but we're looking guys,
48:37
we need to step up and take a step forward for them.
48:39
In 2019, that's all on the offensive side of the ball and
48:42
it's going to start with shocky jacques-louis, their wide
48:46
receiver. He's going to step into a key
48:48
role. The You're after starting six
48:50
games last year, had right at 350 yards and two touchdowns in
48:55
2019, seasonal looked need to improve upon those numbers,
48:59
probably at least get into the 5800 yard range as one of their
49:05
primary targets if they're going to take another step forward.
49:09
When we talk about some other targets, that any Pickett's
49:12
going to have, we need to look at a guy, crawl graduate
49:17
transfer out of Florida. Ow, who's awesome time for the
49:22
Gators and 18 and 19. So he's will look to have
49:26
probably some instant impact that it offense after their
49:31
shaky finish to close out the year.
49:34
But it'll be another Target for chitty chicken there and it
49:37
seemed the field, some pit but has seen some power five snaps
49:46
there. So look for him in the final,
49:48
he's going to be Vince. Beavis, who's the running back
49:51
true freshman. Last year showed that was very
49:56
impressive in some spots in between.
49:57
Nineteen, he had 314 yards, rushing and five touchdowns so
50:02
you know, to find the end zone pretty well.
50:04
So they're looking for him to take a step in the offseason and
50:09
help them out. Because if you look at what,
50:12
what pit was doing on ovens last year, they just could not run
50:16
the football, they cannot run the football.
50:18
So he's gonna you need to be the guy that's going to step up and
50:22
make some of those big plays in the running game.
50:25
So take a little bit of pressure off of Kenny Pickett and what
50:28
they're trying to do passing the ball.
50:30
Yeah. You're a hundred percent right
50:31
by that but there's one thing I worry about Vincent Davis man,
50:34
he's 58 he's 175 pounds and if and you saw you feel like the
50:41
touchdowns are good. He has some handsome different
50:43
parts of the game that can help out.
50:45
But is he going to be the guy and it 58 175?
50:50
Can he be the guy or is it going to be Rose rotational things?
50:53
Which you know, in today's era of college football?
50:56
It does happen. But if you take one of your best
50:59
players off the field because you can't give him that
51:02
pounding, it definitely hurts co-prime, believe it or not, it
51:07
made no coaching changes, none, shocking.
51:12
But let me ask her to Z is he's holding what?
51:15
Has, huh? He is, but I'm gonna ask you
51:17
this. He's only had one losing season
51:21
since he's been at Pitt, but no Seasons with more than eight
51:25
wins. If he has a bad season, could he
51:28
be on the hot seat? I think so.
51:32
I think he's definitely going to be put on the hot seat if he
51:34
doesn't come out. And when I think he almost has
51:37
to win the coastal this year, to not have some level of fire
51:42
under his ass, going into the next offseason.
51:45
But at the same time, if he doesn't get to that, that nine
51:49
win threshold, whether they go play for the coastal or not, I
51:53
think it's going to be still something that they're going to
51:57
look at, because I know that pits never been at least in
52:01
recent history a team that's going to go out and shatter the
52:05
Earth but at some point you have to get a little tired of
52:11
mediocrity and I think there's stuck in mediocrity.
52:15
I think we've been a little bit above that, just not the last
52:20
two seasons necessarily, but we've been A step above that and
52:26
I'm hoping that we take another step back into that same
52:28
direction this year. But it's definitely been in that
52:32
good. But never great category or a
52:35
long Common especially under are doozies Direction.
52:38
Yeah, it's absolutely about Virginia Tech.
52:41
The first two seasons, under Justin Fuente, ten and nine
52:43
wins. We were well above, we have to
52:47
rebuild it six. Then we had the eight last year
52:50
but as many of us who have a few cocktails and then start
52:55
looking, we say, we could have won 10 games last year, widely,
52:58
screw the pooch. A few times.
53:00
So, but let's move on, Brian. Let's go get some bourbon.
53:04
You wanna go get some bourbon over in Louisville?
53:06
Let's do that, man. Let's do it.
53:08
All right, so Louisville, last year, hell of a rebound year by
53:12
Scott Satterfield in his first season, but he lost some guys,
53:16
of all the teams we discussed today, they are returning.
53:19
The least amount of starters. They overturn the 15 starters,
53:23
seven on offense, 8 on defense and Brian.
53:27
If me if I drove the your house, Mechanics bill and we kicked
53:31
down heading down to the East End over the Highland Springs.
53:35
There is a big big loss but yeah.
53:40
Big-time lost Big Time loss. We got Makai becton, Holland
53:44
spring Springer of the 804 drafted 11th.
53:47
Overall in the first round to the Jets, that's a big time
53:52
factor for them now, it was probably the right decision for
53:56
him. Obviously after getting drafted
53:57
11th. Yeah.
53:59
It was a junior so that was a potentially unexpected departure
54:03
for them on top of losing their senior tackle, Tyler hatecraft,
54:09
so they're losing both tackles and one of them being what you
54:13
would call an all-world type tackle.
54:16
So that's going to be big-time blow for them on offense.
54:22
Now, when we talk about defense and who they are, who they lost
54:25
the biggest thing is going to be Kane pass.
54:29
He was a safety and he have the the second most tackles on the
54:32
team s was solo tackles on the team in third, most tackles
54:36
total and he got a good look by some NFL Scouts as well.
54:41
In terms of the undrafted free agent Market.
54:43
That's a big loss in the secondary, some of the other
54:47
guys that they lost some of them were kind of portal guys.
54:51
And some of them were guys from the old regime that that
54:54
decided, you know, Moving on. But in terms of the key,
54:58
Contributors to that 2019. Turn around.
55:02
Those are the big three. They are the two tackles in the
55:04
safety. Yeah.
55:06
Obviously, you talked about losing to book in tackles one,
55:10
who is obviously, you said it all World.
55:12
Believe he's an NFL player. Now, drafted in the first round,
55:17
the other on the right side, I mentioned this the other day, I
55:20
wish we played them earlier in the season because as, you know,
55:23
from playing offensive line, one of the toughest things to do is
55:26
get a new line to jail, especially when you're playing.
55:28
Facing bookends now Brian there they actually had some Talent.
55:35
Macau is part of the 2017 class, which is thirty fourth ranked
55:39
2018 30th rank, 2019, their 69th rank.
55:43
But after the freaking dumpster fire Bobby Petrino set on fire
55:46
there. It's a miracle.
55:48
Satterfield pulled 69 off that recruiting class that was
55:53
impressive very impressive but they clearly have some Talent
55:59
coming back. I'm not we're not dipping below
56:01
that five on each side of the ball.
56:03
So who do you feel? It's got to be some of those
56:05
guys to potentially for them. They did win more games than you
56:11
and see last year to potentially get them a little higher up and
56:15
maybe give Clemson a fight. So the biggest key returning
56:20
starters for them are going to be their wide receivers,
56:25
particularly 22 at. Well, who's the big play thread?
56:29
He's coming off 1,000-yard season?
56:31
Reminds me a lot of Hollywood Brown when you look at that
56:35
speed and a playmaking ability of getting him back this year.
56:39
So that's the big plays throughout the were looking at.
56:42
And also desk Fitzpatrick, is there are other key wide
56:46
receiver. He's the more of a possession
56:49
Target. He's moving the sticks and have
56:51
the yard numbers that at will had, but he's the guy that runs
56:56
good routes and have strong hands.
56:58
So he's going to be forgetful when things break down that
57:01
you're looking forward to just kind of get the ball out and
57:05
move the chains and keep the drive going.
57:07
Look at the other guys coming back.
57:08
It's going to be Javion. Hawkins is the other key guy on
57:11
offense, running back, he had a great year last year as a
57:15
redshirt freshman second-team, all-acc honors.
57:18
Rushed for over 1,500 yards. So look for him to potentially
57:24
have a Repeat Performance or improve upon that in 2020.
57:28
And obviously still in the offensive side of the ball.
57:30
We're looking at McHale Cunningham and quarterback.
57:33
He showed last year. These more than just an athlete
57:38
had over 2,000 yards throwing was really efficient with the
57:42
football. When you did throw it, they
57:44
didn't throw the ball, son. Obviously, he was running a lot
57:46
and they had a good Good little run and shoot there with em in
57:52
the in Hawkins, but when he did throw the ball, he was throwing
57:56
it down the field and making some plays.
57:58
So, those are the big guys on offense that they look to
58:01
return, they're going to be solid on that side of the ball
58:05
on the defensive side of the ball.
58:07
The big one that we wanted to focus on that was a playmaker.
58:11
Last year is going to be CJ, Avery weakside linebacker for
58:14
them. He had 93 tackles three sacks
58:17
and six pass breakups. So he was another guy that we
58:20
talked about guys. All over the field, making plays
58:23
making plays in different ways, he's somebody to keep an eye on
58:27
for 2020. Got you for Cunningham the first
58:32
he's my first thought when you mention these guys and I think
58:35
about who they lost once again. Yep he showed.
58:39
He's more than just a runner. He could throw the ball but
58:41
again, he got McCobb X on the left side.
58:46
Dude, nobody the side of the macaws.
58:48
Unbelievable. And yes, he was not up.
58:50
Great polished. You know, past Pro Set.
58:54
But do he got his hands on you? Nobody's going to touch the
58:56
quarterback. I'm more interested to see how
58:59
those two losses affect Hawkins because again, your book ends,
59:05
you think of an all-purpose back like him, smaller shift, your
59:07
guy probably getting around, which essentially means you have
59:10
to have some good tackle play, so essentially he can get to
59:13
those edges. I want to see if he can repeat
59:17
or if he has a regression this year now Brian clearly.
59:24
Makka victims Kong who has the unbelievable tough job of
59:31
filling those giant shoes. So the guy looking to step in to
59:36
beckons role is going to be ad honest bun and we've actually
59:39
saw him a little bit last year when I went back and got nicked
59:43
against NC State, he stepped in played pretty well.
59:48
And back to the absence I know back then was Who's on the
59:52
sidelines, coaching them up there, but it looks like he
59:55
stepped in pretty well in that that small sample size.
59:59
So it'll be interesting to see if he's able to do it for a full
1:00:02
season. Having that that role is a
1:00:04
full-time starter at left tackle.
1:00:06
All right, well who else Braun, who else do you feel like for
1:00:09
them to potentially take that step compete with Clemson?
1:00:12
Who's got to have a good season both sides, both sides of the
1:00:17
big one on defense is going to be Dunya.
1:00:21
Bernard he's the defensive tackle, he was actually a
1:00:27
walk-on. Oh wow.
1:00:30
Walk on and earned a scholarship in 2019 and had started rolling
1:00:37
a few games last year and was a rotational player for the rest
1:00:41
of the seasons. He's looking to step into a
1:00:43
defensive tackle, rolled potentially as a starter this
1:00:46
year to really Elevate them on the defensive side of the ball.
1:00:50
And And actually going on that same vein.
1:00:55
We're looking at another guy that might step in and be a big
1:00:58
playmaker. This year is another guy that
1:01:01
was a walk-on that earned a scholarship in 2019, and that's
1:01:03
Michonne for the tight end. This kid actually led the ACC
1:01:09
and touchdowns by at I did last year.
1:01:11
Oh man, yes, so he's looking to potentially improve on that in
1:01:14
terms of getting his yardage numbers up, but he was a
1:01:16
big-time Red Zone threat in the ACC last year.
1:01:23
Very nice. Those two guys, definitely.
1:01:26
You love to hear that, you love to hear also, that probably
1:01:29
something Scott said or Fields brought down there to that
1:01:32
culture, giving walk on scholarships and then seeing
1:01:34
them perform, but the bun thing that's going to be tough man.
1:01:40
Because again again you played offensive line, Brian.
1:01:45
When you lose somebody like a McCobb active and you're an
1:01:48
offensive line coach What does it make your head?
1:01:51
First of all, when you have someone like him, is it just one
1:01:54
of those like automatic? Like, don't have to worry about
1:01:57
that side the Night vs? Yeah.
1:02:00
That's, that's the thing. I think we're looking at the
1:02:03
problems that it creates losing both.
1:02:05
Bookends, it's not like in some situations where you lose your
1:02:10
your number one tackle and you just kind of swap over and you
1:02:13
do it. You do it.
1:02:14
Next man up but when you lose your two, best tackles that.
1:02:18
That's a lot to fill in. There because you're grinning in
1:02:22
guys are both positions that haven't seen a ton of snaps and
1:02:26
I think that could be problematic for them.
1:02:29
You know, they are aided by having a quarterback that is
1:02:32
athletic. So some of that edge pressure
1:02:36
may not be as much of a problem, but you can still going to be a
1:02:41
struggle for them. I think at least early on, like
1:02:44
you said, I wish we had them maybe in the first month of the
1:02:49
Season instead of Little bit further down the road.
1:02:53
Absolutely. All right Brian.
1:02:55
This is the question you posed and it's going to be our fan
1:02:58
engagement question. This week, which AC co-wrote
1:03:02
opponent makes you the most nervous.
1:03:07
Well I'm going to go. I'm going Louisville just
1:03:11
because someone of the unknown factor we don't play them very
1:03:16
often. We're still learning what
1:03:19
they're doing as an offense with a new head coach and with some
1:03:25
of these new players they have coming in.
1:03:27
So it's still going to be a hard hard thing to Scout and a hard
1:03:30
thing to prepare for from that angle on top of the fact that
1:03:33
they're really talented on offense, especially running the
1:03:37
football and running with the quarterback which is kind of
1:03:39
been our a Bugaboo. So they scare me the most.
1:03:43
I think we can definitely score points against them that that
1:03:45
doesn't concern me. But in the shootout it's going
1:03:49
to be an interesting outcome. So what about you buddy?
1:03:56
Hi, I'm not gonna go Louisville almost went that way, but that
1:04:01
is on Halloween day. So that's one of those things.
1:04:08
The crowds probably going to be pumped.
1:04:10
It's they have a good crowd anyway.
1:04:11
So there's going to be energy in the stadium.
1:04:13
So it's not going to be hard to get up for the, the flip side of
1:04:18
which, when we got home early because they have to find their
1:04:22
offensive line to jail. Well, by that time by Halloween,
1:04:26
they're going to have seven to eight games on tape.
1:04:29
So we're going to know what they're doing.
1:04:30
Offensive ly, so easier to prepare for, but I'm going to go
1:04:34
flip it. Six days after that hit on a
1:04:38
Friday night, you won't talk about probably a place that will
1:04:41
have zero to no energy. It will probably be very mundane
1:04:47
and rdz screaming his head off because he didn't get the first
1:04:50
call. When his team's go screwed it up
1:04:53
that Excuse me, because they're not as talented as us and you
1:04:59
want to just go upstairs and squash them.
1:05:01
Now, here's my tote. This Is My Hope for that early
1:05:04
November game. You want to hear the sound?
1:05:08
We haven't lost everybody's hike because we just beat Louisville
1:05:11
at home and Halloween, and everybody just start scooping up
1:05:14
tickets to Hind and that becomes Lane Stadium Pittsburgh style,
1:05:21
and it's 40,000. Toki fans sitting there
1:05:24
screaming and the energy comes and it hopefully helps the kids
1:05:30
out. So folks that is going to wrap
1:05:34
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1:05:38
Curtis Wilson. I'm Brian Sigler.
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