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- Kevin: Welcome back, everybody. College football nobodies. Week five is upon us. The last week, Eric, of the September calendar. So things are starting to heat up as we know. This is week two of everybody in conference play. Another juicy slate of great games starting Friday night again, and some really critical games on Saturday. Cannot wait to break it down with you. I believe we got 12 games on the slate to get to. So without further ado, let's jump right into it. Leading off is our Friday night game. We got a couple of them. So we'll start with Pitt at Virginia Tech, a key ACC clash. This this one's fun, Eric. So this is the Friday 7 Eastern ESPN game. The James Franklin Pat Narduzzi Bull. These guys have been at it for quite a time, of course. They played each other four times in the Penn State Pitt rivalry that was renewed from 2016 to 2019. James Franklin went three and one in those games. But these guys, especially Narduzzi, are always talking about each other, trading barbs in the media. You know, one time Franklin referred to Pitt as Akron. And no, everyone can remember that. And then Narduzzi just always has wanted to play Penn State and James Franklin. Like, yeah, a ask James about it. Ask James if he wants to play. You know, we're we're open for it at Pitt, he'd always say. So here he gets his chance. It's not Penn State, but he gets his shot at James Franklin. And despite all that, they always seem to be at midfield having a good time, cracking jokes. They had a lot of respect for each other this week in in the press conference. I think there is some mutual admiration, but I think they also like having having fun and you know, it's good for college football. So as far as getting to the matchup, I'll let you tackle the matchup side of things, but that's kind of the the the headline of course here is the two coaches being going at it on the sideline again. Erich: Yeah, this one is one Kevin: So what do you think of the matchup, Eric? Erich: this one is one half of the who is in a better spot coaching wise bull but in different games, which we'll get to the other half of that here on Friday night in here in a second. But I'm just really interested to actually learn something about these teams because is Virginia Tech actually good? You know, both teams four and is pit actually good? I'm surprised it's not one and a half. For the spread, three and a half seems like people feel like that that they are comfortable with Virgin Virginia Tech winning. For me, I just think Enter Sandman is just the home field advantage on this one. That that's the only way I can evaluate this one. I just I really don't know about either of these teams. They both seem decent. Mm I don't know, maybe Virginia Tech's a little more tested just because they had to play in that nasty weather game at Boston College last week and I don't know if you really want to read too much on that though, just it was rainy and wet and just gross out. And how can you really take anything from away from that game? But for me, I look at this game as like I feel comfortable where that spread is. So I'm just looking at this like this just feels like a a 31 to 27 type game. Virginia Tech wins. They cover the spread by half a point. And the home field is what does it. I could be wrong. Like I said, this is one of all the games we're going to cover. This is the one I feel the least comfortable with, comfortable with making a prediction on that I feel great about. So let's just see it. But I do love the coaching rivalry here. I think it goes back, like you said, many years and an opportunity for James Franklin to win a game here and you know, kind of push on the Penn State guys, depending on what happens in the next game we're gonna talk. Kevin: yeah, and there's there's tons of talk already about that. That Virginia Tech's already flipped and everything. Yes, they are off to their best start in quite a while. They're four and Haven't really played anybody. At BC, they had to escape. They were down fourteen six in the fourth quarter. Ethan Grunkmeyer rallied them for a seven point win. It was ugly. The nor'eastern the rain, like you mentioned. this one's really hard to call. I do lean Virginia Tech being at home. As much as Pat Narduzzi talks about being a tough physical fundamental team, they were flagged 16 times, I read versus Bucknell. Sixteen versus an FCS team. They were flagged eight Erich: Yeah, not great. Kevin: eight times versus UCF and Syracuse. That's gonna matter. This feels like a field position type game. Pitt does have a pass to win if Ethan Grunkmeyer doesn't play well, because Pitt's a stonewall against the defense. So, or they have a stonewall run defense. So Grunkemar is going have to play well in this game for the Hokies to come out and win. It's a total Virginia Tech, or excuse me, a total James Franklin type defense for Virginia Tech. They lead the nation in sacks. So you know the Hokies are going to be getting after Mason Heinschill in this game. I'll go Hokies here. James Franklin moves to four and one all time versus Narduzzi, but really close game, fun game. You know there'll be some interesting things said in the postgame press conference as well. so you're going hokeies as well, you said, 'cause of the home field? Erich: I'm going hookies as well. I think 3127. And let's just say that happens. So let's go to the other game Friday night. To which I'm going to call this, Kevin, the nightmare scenario game, specifically referring to Penn State. Because you and I talked before the season. We looked at Wisconsin's schedule. We looked at Penn State's, and you were like, Boy, I don't love the fact that I think Wisconsin's going to lose to Notre Dame early. And then here it is. They need that big win. It's going to be big for recruiting and it could be us. And then we have to, on a short week, go be the team that has to play at Northwestern in their brand new stadium. Coming off a week where Northwestern having lost to Indiana probably came out of that game with a ton of confidence based on the fact that they were in it until the end. And if a couple weird things like safeties and other plays don't go against them. They may have won that game on the road in Bloomington. So nightmare scenario game for Penn State. Opportunity for Penn State to show some toughness. That's part of the reason why Matt Campbell was brought in. Toughness, preparation. We're not going to just, you know, give up and we're gonna we're gonna weather the storm and you know, we're we're no longer gonna be that, you know, maybe a softer version of this team with what they were under James Franklin. So good opportunity for them to get off the mat and build confidence and go the other way. Two and a half point favorites, Penn State. I don't love that either. I don't I'm not ready to say I think Northwestern is gonna upset Penn State. That being said, boy, I I hate picking this game because on paper, Penn State should win. But as we we we know, on paper doesn't necessarily mean anything. And I just think that I mean Northwestern That new stadium, it's going to be rocking. And those emotions are going to feed the players. So I think Penn State gets away with this, but it's not going to be pretty. That's where I'm at. Like 20 to 19, Iowa, last second thrown in the end zone, touchdown last week against Michigan. You guys pulling it off against Northwestern. I don't think this is going to be high scoring, especially after what we saw last week out of out of you guys. Yeah, so I think Penn State doesn't quite cover, but they get out of there with a win. And if I'm a Penn State fan, I would be super happy to just get out of that place with a win, given the circumstances. Kevin. Kevin: No, you nailed it, Eric. You're spot on with all those points. It's just looking at this game. When they moved it to Friday, the Fox Friday night game to open North it's already hard to go to Northwestern. It's Erich: Terrible. Terrible. Kevin: always tricky. Now it's opening their new eight hundred million dollar stadium. 35,000 people will never sound so loud. And by the way, I save this for you. I will be a part of that 35,000 in attendance. Erich: I love it. I Kevin: I'm Erich: love it. Kevin: I'm driving down to Evanston. I you know, who knows what I'll be my gosh, who knows what's gonna be in store for me. I need this dub. The boys need me after last week. So heading down there. Gonna be a lot of fun. I'm interested to see this new stadium and and what it's all about. I'm excited because it it sounds like it's supposed to be similar to Connect, not in the structure at all, but similar that the crowd is really close to the field. Erich: Yeah. Kevin: And there's not a bad place in the house. And their amenities, of course, will be state of the art and all those things. I generally don't love new stadiums. You and me, of course, it's like college football. It's all about the classic stadiums. That's what is the history and tradition of these cathedrals. But at the same time, I'm not going to say it's not going be cool to be at f the a first ever game in a new college football stadium. Especially for a f Erich: And let's be honest, there was no cathedral at Northwestern. Kevin: There was no cathedral at Rhinefield. So yes, don't Erich: So Kevin: I'm glad you said that. I didn't want people to misconstrue Erich: Yeah. Kevin: that I was calling their old place. I which I have I was there in 2023, their last season there. So that would be a great result if we beat them like that. I I don't think that's coming. I'm with you. It it seems lower scoring. The odds makers think that. And you know, forty-six and a half, I think I saw. I don't care. If we won 3-2, I'd be happy. This This game was going to be hard regardless because of all the things Erich: Yeah. Kevin: we're talking about. But now with losing last week, the pressure of this game on what Penn State season, you know, what they want it to be, the noise will get super loud if Penn State doesn't win this game. It'll get very, very loud on Matt Campbell. He will see what it's all about to be coaching out of Blue Blood and not Iowa State anymore. As far as the game, Penn State's path to win is. They have to run the football. Northwesterns, that is their that is their Achilles heel. They give up 200 yards a game on the ground and over five yards a carry. If Penn State can't run the ball in this game, I then I just don't know if it's gonna happen. And so Erich: Long ear. Kevin: say that again. Long long Erich: It's a long year if they can't run the ball this game. Kevin: year if we can't run. Gotta contain Aiden Childs. I do love that Penn State only allows 19% conversion rate on third down. That's incredible. And Penn State's past defense is top six in the country. So they got a lot going for themselves as far as the advantages on and on paper. But Aiden Childs running around like he did versus Indiana. They have confidence from taking the defending national champs last Friday down to the wire. And you know, this has obviously been circled to have Penn State come in for their grand opening of their new stadium. So it's gonna be electric, a lot of fun, really hard to call. I'm gonna be biased here. I don't feel good about it. I'll say I'll go a little higher scoring. Maybe some turnovers, some special teams. I'll go Penn State 26, Northwestern 21. Really close. Erich: Okay. I like it. Kevin: Barn burner though. Like absolute fourth quarter fight and sweating it out. So really fun, really fun Friday night games, big games. Erich: Yes, which is nice for a change. speaking of big games, and I will be excited to hear your report on the new stadium and what the experience was like. Obviously, we'll we'll talk about that offline. maybe I have you give me a call on the way home. Who who knows? We'll see where you're at. We'll see. Depends how the game goes, either to vent or Kevin: Yeah. Erich: to celebrate, right? really great game right off the rip. A B C. I I think Going back to once Mississippi State beat Minnesota on the road, people started circling Alabama at Mississippi State, just from what they had seen from Kamario Taylor. And it just seemed like this is going to end up being a really big game. Game of the week contender. We'll see what you and I pick in our categories for sure. But yes, Alabama at Mississippi, Mississippi State, I think on paper, top to bottom, sure. I, you know, Alabama's favored by six, and and probably rightfully so. But Super Camario. I I don't know, Kevin. I I have a hard time picking against Mississippi State right now, especially if they're gonna be at home. I just think this is a team that's growing every every week. And I don't think they're gonna go undefeated by any means. I think there's just too many difficult games on their schedule for that to happen. But to me, this feels like the best opportunity for them to get a big win. And I'm just gonna simplify this. It's just simply because. Alabama has a much younger and less experienced player at quarterback compared to Mississippi State. So I'm going to go with the thing I usually go with, which is the team with the best quarterback is going to win this game. And that team is Mississippi State. I think they're dynamic on the outside. They run the ball really, really well with Fluff Bothwell. Alabama is good defensively and they've shown some improvement this year. But you have to go back to that Florida State game. They gave up a ton of yards in the air. And Mississippi State is a much more potent offense than Florida State. Home field, I'm going with the Cowbells. Gimme Mississippi State. I think there's gonna be points. I'm going 38-31. Mississippi State SEC shootout. Kevin: I'm with you. I do think it'll be a shootout. This one is really tough to call. It's interesting that Mississippi State's getting six points at home. You wonder if that's still the Bama name playing into it, but odds makers really don't Erich: Hundred percent. Kevin: it's like it could be, but do odds makers like, are they still playing that game? Have have they learned? I I don't know. You know, the one thing that I hate to say is Mississippi State is Hiding a dirty little secret. I was looking through some of some of their statistics. And this is, remember, despite them playing UL Monroe and and Miss Minnesota, who, yes, Drake Lindsay, but it's not a super dynamic passing offense. Mizzou Mizzou with a pretty good pass offense with Austin Simmons as he got loose last week versus the Bulldogs. But Mississippi State. ranks a hundred and fourteenth in the nation in pass defense and a hundred and thirtieth in pass rush. Erich: Yeah. Kevin: I was shocked to read it was like that. I knew their defense was kind of just average. I worry in this game, if it's the perfect storm for Alabama, who those players know it's not the Saban era. They know they don't have that mystique. They know they're doubted. There's been questions about Calen DeBore. They get a chance to be the ultimate. I think underdog here, despite the spread, everyone Erich: Yeah. Kevin: knows the love that Kamario Taylor's getting in Mississippi State. They're going on the road. A lot of people are gonna be picking Mississippi State here. I think Bama and Keelan Russell are relishing the opportunity. If Mississippi State cannot get to him, that is doomsday for them. Russell's super athletic. He can make plays downfield. I'm with you. Alabama's defense isn't anything special. We saw that versus Florida State. They have their warts as well. So I think it's absolutely gonna go over the fifty nine and a half point total. I think both teams could go over 40. You know, or or still be really high, would you have 38, 31? but at this Alabama offense can play. They can put up points, and I'm not sure that everyone's Erich: Yeah, they can. Kevin: caught up. This is a big time offense. Certainly better than last year. They're averaging 48 points a game. Mississippi counters, they're snapping the ball like every 23 seconds with Jeff Levy. So they're gonna be play. Prepared to play catch up if they need to. I think this is an old fashioned shootout. It's gonna very much look Big Twelve like. I'm not sure Bama covers, but I am gonna roll tied here. I'm gonna go against the grain. One of those picks where almost like reverse psychology, where it's like I see y I see this come out. my gosh, Camario Taylor, Mississippi State, Fluff Bothwell, like Erich: Ha Kevin: everything. We we've talked about them so much. We love them. I'm them in the game right now. It just seems like the pick. And then I could just have a funny feeling Alabama's gonna go there and get it done. I'm gonna say forty four thirty six Bama. Erich: Yeah, I think we both agree there's gonna be points in that one. And let's go to the opposite of points. Michigan at Minnesota. I don't think there's gonna be a lot of points in that one, Kevin. And that one's going on at the same time. So if you need a change of pace from the you know the indie cars running around the track with Bama at Oma at Mississippi State, all you gotta do is go from ABC to Fox and you know. This one's interesting because Minnesota's on a high beating Washington. And I and I think they should be. I you know, that's a good win for Minnesota. Probably not one they felt great about going into the year, but if you looked at the way Washington played, it's not that surprising. And if that game was played again, I mean Minnesota got off their lead early and kind of held on at the end. So having to travel back home, Michigan, what are these players about? They dominated the game against Iowa. Still somehow lost, gave up that 91-yard drive at the end to lose by one point. And can they get off the mat here? Because you don't fit you know, flack Mr. I'm now a blood brother with my linebacker. I don't know if you saw that. Take rubbing the blood Kevin: yeah. Erich: off his nose and then rubbing it on his face. I mean, the guy's a psychopath, and you know. Hard to like from the outside looking in at times, but clearly his players like buy into that stuff, right? And and he gets them going and he gets the most out of his players because he has to. They're not necessarily I mean, they are far and away from recruiting what the blue bloods are are bringing to their program. Always no always near the bottom, the Big Ten in terms of number of four star and five star players on their team. Don't spend a ton of money in the transfer portal, like they're in the bottom three of the big ten. And they got a chance here to you know if they win this game, boy, are they gonna be feeling good for the rest of the way. I just think Whittingham's too good of a coach to I mean, one, I think Iowa's a much better team than Minnesota right now. And you you dominated them offensively. I think Michigan takes another step offensively in this game. I think they cover. I don't think it's gonna be pretty, but twenty four thirteen, I'm going with Michigan in this one. Kevin: I'm with you as well here. We're we're agreeing a lot early. Last show. Erich: Yeah, green a lot early. Kevin: not as much. Although we just did disagree on the Bama, Mississippi State. But this one I'm back with you. I I think Michigan covers here. I think it's a sucker bet. The Minnesota win is fool's gold. Normally going out to Seattle's a great win. Washington's been an abject disaster this year. Erich: Yeah, they're bad. Kevin: They just are Damon Williams, I hate to say it's overrated. He's he's a talented kid, but he just doesn't make enough winning plays consistently and he turns the ball over. And Jedfish is really underachieving because I I think with maybe a better scheme around Damon Williams, Washington could be a Erich: Or an offensive line that can block. Kevin: or an offensive line that could block. But there's a lot of issues there. Anyways, this game is about the little brown jug. Good old school upper Midwest rivalry. Michigan's dominated it winning 44 of the last 48 meetings. I see that continuing. Michigan's defense will travel in here. The seventh ranked national defense, 263 yards a game. They average seven tackles for loss a game, three sacks. I think they can get after Drake Lindsay in this game. And Minnesota, as has been the case the last couple of years, you think they could ground and pound in this game. Not really. They're gonna need Drake Lindsay to make plays. Their running game hasn't been as strong as some of the earlier Fleck teams. They've been getting stuffed a lot at the line of scrimmage. Bryce Underwood showed some encouraging things versus Iowa last week. If he can build on that, that just gives Michigan even more of an advantage in this game. Minnesota will ugly this up for a little bit, but I think what Michigan has defensively is is a significant advantage of this game. And they have the chance to be more explosive. You know, a lot of people don't know about Andrew Marsh. they know about Nick Marsh, but Andrew Marsh is a heck of a talent at receiver from Michigan. And and if they can continue to get that passing game going in the right direction. So I like your 24-13 score. I think it could be somewhere in there. I'll go I'll go twenty seven thirteen, Michigan. Erich: I like it. Well, hopefully we don't agree for the rest of the way. though I think we might agree with this next game. The second game in a row where for Wisconsin at least, they get really good news on the injury report from the other team because obviously last week Kobe Howard was injured for Penn State, their best receiver. That hurt them. And now this week, Michigan State has to travel to Wisconsin, and Cam Edwards is out for the year. You know, I think running back's one of those positions where it is sometimes replaceable, but not for this Michigan State team. I think that's why Wisconsin's favorite by ten and a half. I if Cameron Edwards was healthy, my guess is the spread would be closer to three or three and a half or something like that. that being said, I I also do think though, you know, objectively looking at both of these teams, you know, Wisconsin's spending a lot more on their roster than Michigan State is. I I do think you can see that. Now for me, I I I do think Wisconsin covers this. I don't think it's gonna be a barn burner, but I I I do think they win like twenty-seven to fourteen or something like that. I wanna see Ken because w w my analysis of Wisconsin so far is that Colton Joseph has shown moments of being this guy and the reason you know, why are they spending the money that they're spending on him? It just hasn't been consistent. And oftentimes it seems like it takes something like a big hit against him. An interception or something like that to get him going. Can this coaching staff do some things schematically to get him going where he just heats up? Cause once he heats up, even you saw in the moments of the Penn State game, he can drop dimes down the field. And he did that the game before against the obviously much lesser opponent in eastern Michigan. But like once he does heat up, it's like, whoa, this guy can actually do it and he can run. So I'm interested to see that. And can Wisconsin please give Darien Dupree the ball more? I mean, he had 100 yards of offense against Penn State with 10 touches. Would have been more than that if he didn't drop that wheel route. But he's really good. He's got good burst. He's great between the tackles. Get him tw I don't want him getting 30 carries. I think that's a little much, but he needs 15 to 20 touches a game. So that's what I want to see. I think 27 14 is feels about right to me and will be another step forward for Wisconsin, then going into a bye week. So chance for them to start the season four and one. Much different than their prior two years. Kevin: I'm with you on Depree because with Abu Sama banged up again in the Penn State game, it's a perfect opportunity. Maybe give him the week off. Or if he's capable of playing, like, hey, mix him in here and there. Let let Depree show what he can do in in this game. Miss States just average against the run. I think they're about fiftieth give or take. In Wisconsin, I think you guys are only averaging like a little over a hundred yards per what are you guys rushing for a game? It's not it's not strong. Erich: We've only had two games where we've run the ball well. And the other two Kevin: Yeah. Erich: where we haven't I mean, we didn't run bad. I mean, we just didn't have enough carries against Penn State. We averaged, I think, over four yards of carry. It just there wasn't a lot of carries. 'Cause Kevin: Yeah. Erich: that's what happens when you throw three interceptions and you go down seventeen. but yeah, Kevin: It is what happens. I Erich: they haven't got it going consistently. It's been like here it is for a game and then it goes away. So Kevin: Yeah. I think I think Wisconsin wins this game at home. I think their defense is gonna be too strong for Miss State. Erich: Yeah. Kevin: Es especially with the injuries for the Spartans. Pat Fitzgerald will have ready. He'll have a game plan. They'll be well coached. He's trying to build the program in year one. But Wisconsin's just a little further along. And their defense was swarming in that fourth quarter versus Penn State. They came up with a key sack, some key tackles for loss, and made some winning plays in that game. You know, Pulsa's a tough player to block. We we struggled a couple times. Anthony Duncan couldn't get hands on him. So I think that shows up in this game. The biggest thing in this game to me is I was saying this to you earlier. It it's the first time the Luke Fickle era where this is happening. For the badgers, getting pats on the back. Normally it's chip on the shoulder. Everyone thinks we suck. We gotta get off the mat and prove it. You upset Penn State. The the crowd should be more alive than it has been recently. They gotta feed off that and put last week beside and go, hey, it last week means nothing if you don't take care of business at Homer Smith State. So I think they will. I think they got enough here. If it was a different opponent, someone not in a first year total rebuild, might be a little scarier. But this is a this is a good opponent to come home versus and and I think they take advantage. Especially with Michigan State not having their best offensive So I I like Wisconsin, I'll say twenty eight, thirteen, basically what you said. Erich: And the game's not on peacock. So this is now the first time in two games where the game's on a peacock. So we'll we'll we'll close that one out with with that fact. Kevin: Y you win at Penn State, you get off peacock. Erich: We went at Penn State get off Peacock. There we go. a game and a team that's never on Peacock because you know that's the world we live in. Kevin, I'm gonna let you talk about this one because this is one what in one of my categories. So I'll leave it at that. But Ohio State goes to Kinneck. one of my favorite places to go watch a game. It's been a long time, but it's a it's a very fun place to go watch a game. Great crowd always. the wave's overrated, but everything else is awesome. But Ohio State at Iowa. Iowa State favored by fourteen. I'm gonna just stop and let you talk because I will be talking about this game later. Kevin: I love this game. Ohio State hasn't traveled to Connec since 2017. And that was the famous game, if you recall, where Iowa trounced them 55 Erich: Mm-hmm. Yep. Kevin: 24. It was a total letdown spot because the week prior was when Penn State was ranked number two in the country and they went to Columbus with Saquon and McSorley and all those guys and led 21 3 early and led 38 23 in the fourth quarter. Blew that 15-point lead and lost in that epic 39-38 game when JT Barrett led the Buckeyes back. And then they had to go to Connecticut next week. The first play of the game, JT Barrett, pick six, the route was on. And no one ever thought Iowa could score 50. It Erich: It and it never stopped from there. So Kevin: never stopped. It was incredible. So you know the Hawkeye fans are fired up for this one. The spread is huge. That's not a big surprise with. These styles and the respect that Iowa State gets in Vegas. They're favored by what is it? It's four yeah, 14, two touchdowns. Low total, of course, with Iowa involved at 44 and a half. Ohio State's points per game is more than the total. They're at Ohio State's averaging 45 a game, putting Erich: Yeah. Kevin: up 522 yards. Iowa, though, of course, leads the nation in scoring defense. Eight per game, eight alone, eight points per game, tenth in total defense. This one's really hard to call, like Ohio State Iowa games are pretty easy to call when it's in Columbus. Iowa just doesn't win there. It's not set up for them to go into Columbus and do that. College game days in town. It's gonna be going crazy. I do think Iowa covers. I don't know if they have enough game enough to win this. You got Erich: Yeah. Kevin: the huge win at Michigan. Are you coming back and beating Ohio State? Maybe. We we have talked about Ohio State versus Illinois. There is some weaknesses there. They're coming off a 42 19 win over Illinois, but you know, they gave up 25 first downs. They gave up over 400 yards of offense. You know, Iowa's not going to make this easy. I don't think, you know, Jeremiah Smith, never say never with him, but it's so hard to get over the top of a Phil Parker defense with them. Just safety's back, four three base, keep everything in front. Will Julian Saiyan be patient enough to just seven, twelve, eight, four-yard plays and all that? And they gotta you gotta be able to run the ball versus Iowa. It it it's really hard to come in there and just go pass, pass, pass. It can work for a little bit, but funny things happen there. I'll go with the Buckeyes. I do not feel good about it. I just think they're gonna be able to out talent Iowa, and I'll say. Twenty twenty three nineteen Ohio State. Erich: Okay. And if I'm an Ohio State fan, I'd be happy with that. Just to be clear. Like you get out of Connecticut with a a win, a team that just beat Michigan, you should feel really good about that. although Ohio State fans are spoiled, so but they probably won't feel good about any game unless they win by at least twenty points. a game I think that's gonna be a little more high speed, Kevin, and more fun to watch. Florida at Missouri. And for me I only have one question about this game, and that is why is Florida only favored by five? Kevin: Yeah, I don't know. Erich: Like what I I you know, it's a road game. Understand. But what have people watched? And and I'm not a gambler, so I don't maybe fully understand the intricacies of what generates the spread. Obviously, the way people bet has a lot to do with it. So I understand people are saying hangover game. I I don't see it I like I just I didn't see a Florida team that was like laying everything on the line against Ole Miss. I think it was a Florida team that was just going about their business, and I think some are all. Gonna go into Missouri and go about their business again. I just I think top to bottom, Florida's more talented. running back, because Missouri's got injuries, I think Florida's more talented. Wide receiver, I think Florida's got better weapons on the outside. Quarterback, I think Filo is just running a system much better. And you know, we've talked about that with Buster Faulkner. I just think everything is running really, really well there. So, and then on defense, I think. Florida has some really good pass rushers and can get to the quarterback and make things difficult, especially in one of the starting long. So for me, I don't know. I don't see this only being favored by five. I think Florida continues to put up points and I'm going thirty five twenty. Kevin: Yeah, does Florida get to fifty again is the question in this game. Well Erich: Yeah, I I you know, I don't know that Missouri has a better defense than O Miss, but I maybe not because they're on the road, but I don't think there's anything stopping them from getting to thirty. Kevin: No. The Austin Simmons, I think, has to go nuts in this game. He's having a great year. He's almost at a thousand yards, eleven touchdowns, zero picks. The former oldness starter, of course, before Trinidad Ch Chambless was introduced to the world. And and that's that honestly is their path because Florida's run defense is stronger than their pass defense. And Mizzou doesn't want to run it anyways. They're outside the top 100. They obviously miss Ahmad Hardy. That would change things. They had him in this game. But I'm with Erich: Mm-hmm. Totally. Kevin: you. It seems like Florida should maybe be favored by a touchdown. There's also that picture circulating where three Mizzou players are making fun of that Florida player. I'm blanking on his name on the ground last week. And it's like you beat Mizzou on a game-winning field goal at the or excuse me, Mizzou beat Florida on a game-winning field goal at the gun last year in Columbia. And They're kicking Florida. It's like you beat a four and eight Florida team. So Florida's got this circle. This is one of those rare things where it's just like Ole Miss has or excuse me, LSU has to go to Ole Miss again next year. I'm sure Lane Kiffin loves that. This is the second year in a row Florida has to make the trip north to Columbia. Just how it is with these big Erich: So dumb. Kevin: big conferences now. I feel like they could st still fix that. Erich: You would think that's Kevin: I'll go Erich: a pretty easy fix. Hey, why don't we flip this? But here we are. Anyways. Kevin: Here here we are. so yeah, I'll go Gaver Gators too much offense and my old boy Phil Troutwine and the Gators offensive line. I I think that Erich: Okay. Kevin: travels. Is it really Phil Troutwine's offensive line coaching? I think he was solid for us. You know, solid to to good. I I think it's more of Buster Faulkner and that scheme helping Troutline and that offensive line look so good. Scheme is so important for offensive line. 'Cause a lot of those offensive line coach the are they're teaching a lot of the same tactics. Erich: and the coach too. if you run a crappy scheme, it doesn't matter what the who the offensive line coach is. Kevin: Yeah. Yep. So Gators. I like the Gators there in Columbia. Moving into the ACC. A big spread. We have Miami going in or excuse me, staying in on in the SEC. My fault. My apologies. a game I wanted to talk about. we have Auburn at Tennessee. Great uniform combo. Erich: Runner up for this week's Color Palette Award. Kevin: A beautiful, beautiful palette in this game. This one's really interesting to me. Tennessee gets another big opportunity at home. They could take out number one Texas last week. Now they get an Auburn team coming in that we were high on. But what our eyeballs have shown us maybe pump the brakes a little bit in year one on Alex Golish. Not saying he's he's not the guy, but I didn't love their performance, Auburn last week versus Vandy, an ugly 2115 win. I Erich: Yeah. Kevin: thought they Vanderbilt's pretty down this year. They're clearly not the same team over there for Clark Lee. Those are my initial thoughts. I I worry about Auburn in this game, but I'm not super high on Tennessee either, and I I could see Auburn winning this game. So what do you what do you think of this one? Erich: So Tennessee was kind of like a monster running the ball prior to running into Texas. And I do think we have to understand the challenge that any team has running the ball against Texas. Ohio State couldn't run the ball against Texas for what it's worth. I think Tennessee runs the ball well this week. And I just Auburn, I still don't think they fixed the issue they have protecting their QB against the pass rush. So I think this is just a much better matchup for Tennessee. than a Texas or an Alabama or someone like that. So I think Tennessee wins this game and I think they cover. I think the seven and a half is telling. I I just think it's a not a great matchup for Auburn. Tennessee I think is going to be able to actually run the ball because they're not going to have to play from behind. And I think we'll see them get back to their running ways and I don't think they're going to run an up on them per se, but twenty four s twenty four fifteen, twenty four sixteen, something like that. I think they cover. Kevin: Yeah, I'm not I'm just not sold on you know, Tennessee's numbers are so gaudy versus no one. And and I know Texas's defense is phenomenal, but I think I think Auburn can pressure Faison Brandon in this game. You know, if I'm if I'm DJ Dirk and I'm sending a lot of pressure at that young kid, and hey, beat us over the top. Take take your chances, be aggressive on the road. You know, at the same time with Auburn, they have not protected Byron Brown at all. It could be a sack fest for both teams. It's going to be who can who can protect the quarterback better in this game? And so it it's a get right spot for the Vols. but Auburn only allows three yards per carry. I think their defense is gonna show up in this game. I think their tempo could cause some issues for for Tennessee. I know Tennessee practices against that with with their offense. but I'll I'll say my prediction for the categories for this one. So Erich: All right. Kevin: that that that might show where I'm going in this one. Erich: Well, let's talk about a brand new trophy game. Moved to the group of six. And I think I'm so glad they did this. North Dakota State hosting Wyoming, the Battle of the Basins, Kevin. I hope you got to see the trophy. If you haven't, look it up. It is a big replica drill head from an oil rig. it's all black and then it's gone on a trophy base, and they got all the plaques around it. So that you they're it's set up to be a trophy game for a long time. It's North Dakota States. I think I I think it's their first Mountain West game or it's their second Mountain West game. Nope, they're already one and never mind. but they get to host a like a true program that's been around for a while. the reason I want to talk about this game is because by North Dakota State's favored by 18 and a half. They were in the FCS last year and Wyoming's no slouch of a program, right? They've been around a long time. This is Josh Allen's team when he was in college. And so to me, that's what makes this interesting. Like if they host Wyoming and actually cover that spread, boy, like what is their limit in the Mountain West? Because Boise's not in the Mountain West anymore. So you know, it's gonna be really fascinating just to see like, do they just keep racking up wins here? you know, I I don't know, but I think this game will tell us a lot. Like, okay, here's a team that's been around in the Mountain West for a long time. They've, you know, they're used to playing power four opponents and they're not conference. You know, they have a lot of history of that. you know, obviously there's been a lot of teams that are in the power four now that used to be in those those western conferences back in the day with Wyoming. So I'm gonna be flipping it back and forth with this one as on CW. Just CW hosting some fun college games this year. I guess like it is what it is. But yeah, I think this is gonna be fun. The dome is a hard place to play for fans that are traveling. It's just so different than you know, it's like I said, it's a basketball arena converted to a football stadium. Really hard to travel there. And I will be talking about this game in one of my categories later too, so I'll stop talking now. Kevin: Love this game. It's what college football's about. The CW the CW Erich: Yeah. Trophy games. Kevin: The CW has a fun lineup of games. They have a pretty good ACC package. And of course, some good Mountain West ball. Unbelievable spread in this game. You're right. But I mean, look at what the Bison have been doing. They they've scored 30 33, 38, 38, 31 points this year. Their run their rushing attack and ability to create explosive plays is is a major problem, I think, for Wyoming. Wyoming has not looked great this year. Wyoming has really struggled with ball security. The bison are always good in that. It's in the Fargo dome. They had a bye last week. Wyoming played Hawaii recently. So they've had a lot of tr you know, travel. You know, Wyoming's talked about how this is one of the toughest environments. I I think the Cowboys will hang in early and be competitive, but between the rushing explosiveness of the buys in the turnover advantage, you know, I I can't not go with them. I don't think they cover though. That's that is a healthy amount of points. I think the polks will feel a little disrespected there. So I'll go 34-17. They just sneak in under it. Buys in by 17 and the far go. Erich: And that would be a a great a great win for them. Let's go to the big twelve team coming off of bye week, BYU finding itself in the AP top ten, having to travel to TCU, who's coming off of a if I'm not mistaken, they're coming off of a a a rough loss to UCF. And so for me, I I think BYU wins this game. I just want to say that right now. I'm just really interested to see how well they travel. Obviously this is a great chance for TCU to kind of get back and get off you know, get off the mat and get something going here. Or a chance for them to just keep sinking and going the other way. I've a tough time seeing BYU lose this game, but with it being their first like real road test, that's why I wanted to talk about it. especially coming off of bye week. You know, what what did they work on? And you know, BYU hasn't been too explosive on offense. They've kind of just coasted by so far. So I really want to just see like, you know, do they really thump someone here that I think they have the potential to thump? Someone that's just a little ways away from what BY uses here. So that's what I'm looking for. I do think they cover and I think it's, you know, 28, 17, something like that. Kevin: I don't think the folks in Fort Worth have been too thrilled with Sonny Dykes lately. You Erich: No. Kevin: know, it they've lost this year to UCF and North Carolina, and TCU has a proud history in football. They've Erich: Yeah. Kevin: had some great teams. They expect more competitiveness than this. I don't like them in this game. I know it's at Aim and G Carter Stadium. Backs are up against the wall. They'll probably fight because of that, but TCU has been in a backwards trend ever since they Erich: National Championship. Kevin: played in the national championship and got mutilated by Georgia. You know, them beating Michigan in that semifinal was their high point. And it just has not returned not that we expect TCU in the national championship, but We expect a can consistent winner that looks better. They have to establish the the run in this game, otherwise they have no chance. BYU will just tee off with their pass rush. The runy's already good. you don't want to deal with Bear Bachmeyer and their physical downhill physical downhill attack. They're averaging two hundred sixty three yards a game. So I think BYU wins here. I think they cover I'll say it's thirty one twenty one BYU. I I just haven't seen enough and I think TC misses Josh Hoover. That gave that would give them a a chance in this game, but I think they're gonna be seeing a lot of LJ Martin. It's gonna be a long Saturday for the Frogs. Erich: Yeah, I agree. And I don't think they're gonna be alone in terms of it being a long night, potentially. Let's get to the ACC game that you wanted to cover. And I'll just start with this, Kevin, and I'll let you talk. You know, like three years ago, if you would have said, Yeah, in three years, Miami's gonna play at Clemson and they're gonna be favored by 16 and a half on the road, you'd have like, Yeah, right. Kevin: Yeah. Erich: Like, yeah, right. No way. That's not happening. But here we are. Now, to Dabo's credit, he has strung he was able to string some wins together these last few weeks after the disaster against L LSU. However, let's not think too much of those wins. I I honestly don't think sixteen and a half is enough. if Miami wants to, I think this could be. A disaster for I mean, I I think this could be the game where people could say, all right, I mean I think Miami is a better roster than LSU, and LSU destroyed Clemson. I mean, if you could play that game on the moon and it wouldn't have mattered, that's how bad it was. So for me, I I don't know. I'm going 38 to 10. What do you think? Kevin: Wow beat down in Death Valley. Erich: Beatdown. Kevin: Could see it. I mean, certainly on paper. Very easy to arrive at that conclusion. You know, I'm I'm interested in this game for a couple reasons. You know, Clemson, are they officially dead? We've buried him, lots of people have buried him. They escaped North Carolina, who's nothing special. The lightning delay and all that stuff helped them in that game. Then last week, give credit. They fly across the country and go into Berkeley and get a sound twenty-four ten win. I don't think Cal is as good as people were hoping. Tosh LePoy's guys were cut out from. He's got a great quarterback, but you said it, they kinda look like a group of five team after that at every position. So Clemson was able to out talent them a little bit. But give him credit. Couple games, they're feeling themselves. Now the Canes come in. This would be a monster game in a lot of other years. I I just want to continue to see about Miami. Derry Mensa's special's numbers are off the charts, 14 touchdowns, no picks, over 1200 yards passing. They've also played a couple of just absolute scrubs. When you you know, the Florida AM, debacle, central Michigan. So they they've really run up those stats a little bit. I think Miami does win this game. There's a reason they're favored that much. Clemson's defense has shown improvement, but you're going up against Miami's best part or best unit. The Miami offensive line and what Mario Cristable has established with their culture there and the talent he's brought in. They have an identity there. Clemson has struggled to stop the run. So that is where they could just beat on him all day and perhaps it could get ugly. I don't love Christopher Vizina at quarterback for Clemson. Chad Morris, returning at offensive coordinator, has left a lot to desire. I mean, this was a line that started at the Canes laying seven. Now they're laying about, you know, sixteen and a half or seventeen. I'll give Dabble one less benefit of the doubt. I won't say thirty eight ten. I'll go just because that wake game's in the back of my head, you know, Miami my my Erich: Yeah, no, for sure. Kevin: Mind me went to Wake. 3320. Got a game. I think it could be somewhere along the lines, although I think Wake is better than Clemson. Erich: Agreed. Kevin: I'll say 312. thirty one fifteen Miami. So rate pretty much right on the number. Erich: The o the only thing we know for sure is that Dabo will annoyingly run as fast as he can down the hill and across the field to start the game. And we know that everyone hates it now. So that is the one thing you can lock in. If you're allowed to gamble on that, that's the bet you want to place is that Dabo will run faster than his rest of his team and staff onto the field. Kevin: Yeah. They that crowd, if they give them belief early, I'll say if it's really close at half could could be interesting. I'd be shocked if Miami lost, but that that can be a special place as we've known for for many years. So we shall see. It's a it's a Erich: Well, I'd love to see it. Kevin: yeah. Erich: But I'm not counting on it. Kevin: No, no. There's a change of the guard and Miami appears to be back. Erich: Well well let's move to the hope you had some caffeine game of the week. The late game, 9 30 central, 10 30 eastern, Baylor at Arizona State. A little bit of a debate up between you and I whether we should cover this game or not. But for me, I want to see I just want to see Arizona State win a game that I think they should win. Right. And I I'm just trying to gauge where and where I could see Arizona State fitting into the Top of the Big 12 because I I feel like they probably are top four, top five, the Big Twelve from what I've seen so far, or at least have the capability of being that. So I want to see them show that to me again here. You know, you know, Baylors, they've put together some decent performances. You can you could argue they, you know, well, you know, they were two yards away from beating Auburn and you know they decided to go for two instead of taking the overtime. So, you know. You could say that, hey, like that's Baylor team is is a pretty good team because of that. If if you're into that kind of thing. However, I just want to see the potential that I think Arizona State has. So that's what I'm looking for. And I think if they show it, then I think they will win this game. Not with ease, but I think they'll pull away late. because they they do appear to have a really incredible passing attack and they they seem like they can be dynamic at times. So that's what I want to see. So I think Arizona State covers this. And kind of cements their status in terms of hey, like look out for us in the Big Twelve as well. And I think they get some points here. so thirty one, I wonder what thirty one twenty four. Kevin: ASU played well at AM, which we now know AM looks pretty rough. I do like I do like what Arizona State has done on offense. Cutter Bully's a pretty good quarterback, but Kenny Dillingham was talking recently. They they have to be more efficient on offense consistently. Their their third down conversion rate is brutal. They have the ability, I think, to hit more explosives than Baylor. You know, Baylor's job is going to be to force ASU to have 10, 12 play drives rather than allow Dillingham to orchestrate his chunk plays. So we'll see though. Baylor can get after the quarterback. They're averaging almost four sacks a game. They did play a a close neutral sight game versus Auburn, of course. They could have had that win. Came up short came up just short going for two in there, but Baylor has a lot of good. Defensive efficiency numbers. Looking at, you know, some of those the S P plus numbers that are out there, for some of the nerds, Arizona State's favorite, but Baylor, they kinda have all those metrics going for So I'll get nerdy here. I think the eye my eyes have liked ASU more this year, but but I'll go Baylor. Erich: Okay. Kevin: look you know, look at the the total's forty eight and a half. You'd expect to track me in the desert, maybe. You see these programs on the field, but it's late night. body clock is off. It's a pretty far trip from Waco, but I I think the defense will travel and Dave Aranda gets a a a a big early win. So give me the Baylor Bears. Erich: All right. Well that's our last game. And now we have our categories. Why don't we do you first this time and then we'll go to me. So environment of the week. coup some good options. So I'm gonna like I'm excited to hear what you're gonna pick. Kevin: Ton of options here. You know, the game I'm going at brand new Ryan Field, Northwestern, Evanston, Chicago's never been more on fire. They're excited about this football team. as much as Northwestern gets made fun of and you know, the people in the library during games, the watch, they're gonna they're gonna show up for this one. So I that is gonna be absolutely juiced up. But I didn't want to be a homer and pick the Penn State game that I'm gonna be at. So I went with Kanick. Connec Stadium hosting the Buckeyes. College game days there. I know it doesn't mean as much as it used to with the way that show's gone, but that still gets people excited. They haven't hosted the Buckeyes in in nine years. They're hoping for a repeat of that special 2017 game. And I've seen two games at Conick. Like you said, it's an awesome place to see a game. The the crowd is right on top of you. And those stands slant down. You can reach out and touch the opposing players, you know, on the shoulder pads i if you wanted to. You get in trouble, but that's how close you are. those Iowa fans will be right on top of Ohio State. when when a big team comes in and connected and they're on and they're ranked pretty high, both teams Our ranked high, of course. It doesn't it doesn't take a lot to get in Ohio State. So Kinneck is a very, very special environment. And it gets a lot of credit. I I just don't know how special people realize it is until you go to a game there. So that that's gonna be fun to see that place rocking. So Kinneck Stadium, the Hawkeyes environment of the week. What do you got for the color paddle of the week, Eric? I know you're excited about this. Erich: Yeah, so I I was trying to give myself a rule that I wouldn't pick a team twice in a row. But the new trophy, the battle of the basin it just it i I had to do it. So Wyoming at North Dakota State, there's some great options. Some great options this week. Obviously, you know, Auburn at Tennessee is really good. Even Miami at Clemson's really good. There's just A lot of really, really good options. even though Ohio State and Iowa is gonna look great too. so a lot of options that you could have picked, but what sold it for me is the North Dakota State jerseys. The green has this, for because they're in the mountain west, it has this tracing of a mountain in the background, like on the jersey. And I was like, all right, like that was enough for me to say I don't care. Wyoming's being a part of a color palette award twice in a week. So Wyoming. Probably going with their whites and brown and yellows on the pants with the beautiful Bronco helmet. I guess North Dakota State going all green with the mountain tracing in the background, all battling for a a replica drill head trophy representing the basin history of oil drilling between the two two between the two schools. So I love it. It's gonna look great in that arena. It's gonna be loud. so it's gonna be a great environment as well. let's go to our point spread letdown of the point spreads. Letdown of the week and you chose one that I thought I almost chose, but I'm gonna go with Iowa State being favored over West Virginia. I don't know, maybe I'm dumb, but I think that's crazy because if you said pick this score, Eric, I'm picking West Virginia to win by like two touchdowns. I don't think Iowa State can one, I you know, I think they were close to just being run out of their own stadium against Utah last week and Some things happen, a lot of them hang around before they ended up losing by two touchdowns. With how well West Virginia runs the ball and that travels, I just think it also too is going to become more of a track meet, which West Virginia is okay with. So I I don't I don't even think that's being close. So for me, it's a little bit different into regard to the spread just being Ohio Iowa State should not be favored. So that's the disappointment this week. And I think West Virginia pulls away by at least two scores. How about you? Kevin: Seems like a sucker bet there. that that is interesting. West Virginia, like gun to my head. I I'm picking them all day in that game. No no Erich: Yeah. Kevin: disrespect. You don't just waltz into Jack Trice Stadium and come out with a victory. But the Mountaineers, despite last week scheme or loss, they they looked even pretty dang good in that loss versus a a very good Oklahoma State team. So Erich: Agreed. Kevin: My game. I thought it would surprise anymore, but turns out it was in the running for you. Texas Tech Lane 13 and Boulder. I think the buffs cover not because of Deion Sanders, but because Ralphie's gonna be bringing it. I think he runs a f like maybe four miles per hour faster on the field this week. The mountains will be rumbling in the background. And the Red Raiders. Just haven't impressed me one bit. They are. I don't know how they're undefeated. They are. I keep dogging them. I I think they'll find a way to win this because Colorado's bad. Erich: Yeah. Kevin: But I think the buffs, I think I think they cover and this one gets a a little dicey out there for the Red Raiders. It's gonna be cool and Boulder. You know, the Those boys from Lubbock, you know, gotta throw on some long sleeve shirts. It won't be fanny pack time yet, but they might be a little uncomfortable out there. So really nothing to do with the matchup at all, as you can see. It's it's it's all just outside feels for that one. So Erich: Well, let's get into our upsets. I mentioned I would talk about mine earlier as you did for yours. I am doing the twenty seventeen reminiscing of Ohio State going to Iowa. And what sold me on this, Kevin, is one, Ohio State has not run the ball well in any of their games this year. We talked about last week it's Jeremiah Smith or nothing for them. We have a a short out about that where we're talking about it. And I I just think that like that's a great scenario for Iowa to make this game really difficult where okay, you just want to throw it to Jeremiah Smith over the top. That's what we do best, keeping everything in front of us. And we can just play our base four three. We don't have to load up the box. We can in coverage just play cover two, cover three all game and not let you get behind us. I I think that's what we're going to see. And I think Iowa upsets Ohio State. I don't know what the score is gonna be. I'm not saying it's gonna be a twenty seventeen just rumbling, but I'm sold on this and I will own it if I'm wrong next week. And Iowa Ohio State just makes me look like a fool. Wouldn't be the first time. But I'm going to Iowa. Give me the Hawkeyes upsetting Ohio State and then look out because they just now are into the easy part of their schedule. Can you imagine everyone Man, that state is just gonna be going nuts if they're now sitting there undefeated in back to back wins over Michigan and Ohio State. What an atmosphere and what a vibe that would be going forward. Kevin: It it would be. I wish Brent Musberger was calling that game so I could hear him say the Hawkeyes. That's as much as he loved to say the Buckeyes, it was it was great Erich: Yeah. Kevin: how he said Hawkeyes. Anyways, gimme War Eagle going into Neeland Erich: Love it. Kevin: in Knoxville this week. So there's one for Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley, and all the Tiger supporters out there. It's gonna be a Fast game, track mean both teams might have over seventy snaps. Could be a war of attrition, fatigue, might be guys going down with a cramp when they really don't have one, people bringing bananas on the field, that type of game. I think it's a bit of a letdown spot for the Vols. They put a lot into that game last week versus Texas game day. They were fired up and it didn't happen. I worry about their office. I worry about Faison Brandon getting beat up with that offensive line, with him running. I think this is the game that Byron Brown finds himself. He's an experienced quarterback. He's played in these environments. He won in the swamp last year when he was on South Florida. I think Golish gets in the lab this week. They figure out some things that haven't been going right. They're not thrilled with how they beat Vanderbilt. And I think this is this is a game where it's easy to take Tennessee because that's a get right game. They're at home. They're not Erich: Yeah. Kevin: gonna lose two weeks in a row and then bam. War Eagle comes in a little more focus and Tennessee might just be thinking, we're gonna be fine just 'cause we're at home. And sometimes that's when you lose the focus even though you're at home. Erich: Yeah. Kevin: So War Eagle, Tigers, baby. Erich: Love it. Well, let's get to our games of the week. I don't think this will be any surprise to anyone. I think these both fit a lot with what we've talked about earlier. I'm going Bama at Mississippi State. You know those cowbells are going to be going nuts, sitting there undefeated, Super Camario. I'm hoping it's the high scoring game I predicted. It should be a blast to watch. I love that we're getting it right away during that early slate. So gonna be great atmosphere. Everyone's gonna be jacked, and I can't wait to see it and watch it. Kevin: Players on the field in that game. Super Camario, Keelan, Keelan Russell, Ryan Williams, Fluff Bothwell. Erich: Lot of future NFL players on those in that field. Kevin: Yeah. Points, points, athletes, cowbells, SEC, fun. I'm going right back to Iowa City. Buckeyes and Hawkeyes. Game of the week. Game days there for a reason. Great uni combo. Old school Big Ten games. I hope it like. I just hope it's down to the wire. There's nothing better than when Ohio State's in a dog fight. You know, you see you see them blow out so they're so talented and amazing every year. And it's just fun to see them challenged and in a game. It's it's interesting. And Iowa can certainly do that. That is the ultimate house of horrors through the years for so many teams. So we'll see if your upset comes to fruition in that game. But that's what I got. Erich: I love it. Well, that's it for our week five preview. Kevin, record views on our week four recap. So to everyone who watched, we appreciate that. And feel free to like and subscribe. We would appreciate it. College football nobodies. Thanks, guys. Kevin: Thank you for everybody that's watching, folks, and looking forward to Saturday.