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Lions/Cowboys preview, Cyclones historic night, Lee Sterling's Weekly Picks & Dave Sinykin on Packers/Bears · The Lunch Rush with Trent Condon

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Right, good afternoon. Welcome Miller and Condon on a
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Thursday. The Iowa Sports Radio Network
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back at it for the next block of 6 hour programming.
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Glad you're starting your afternoon here with us.
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Here's what's coming up on our program.
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In about two 1520 minutes from now, we're going to invite 4 of
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you to jump aboard and play for the Chicken Coop.
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That weekly contest will give 4 of you an opportunity.
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The winner will get a $50.00 gift certificate to use as they
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please at any of the Chicken Coop restaurants in central
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Iowa. The winner, the runner up
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rather, will get 20 wings. Lee Sterling will join us about
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12:30. We will go around a number of
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games that Lee has on the docket. paramountsports.com.
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Lee is a sports handicapper and he'll join us at 12:30.
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Then Dave Sinican, we talked to Cappy yesterday about Bears,
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Packers, we'll get the Packers perspective, Packers and Bears,
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what's shaping up to be a massive football game coming up
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on Sunday afternoon. Our number 2, Chris Williams,
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he's got a book that's out fanatic.
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He's 20 years or so covering Iowa State.
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Will talk to Chris. I wonder if there's a if you
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went to press too soon, there's another chapter to be written in
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this book in in the in the near future.
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I mean, there's smoke around Penn State.
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Trent Condo. Oh, well, that's why you come up
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with the version #2 right? Yes, yeah, you get that updated
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version, you bring it out in a couple of Christmases and yes,
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sell even more books. No, I'm not saying Mike Campbell
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is going to Penn. State, I think that's what
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you're saying. Report it.
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Kind of hinted that so calci help me out with calci it is is
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it like a betting exchange where?
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An illegal betting exchange, but yes.
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But it is illegal and yet. It's everywhere.
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How are they getting away with this?
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There have been cease and assist orders that have been filed,
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lawsuits all over the place against them.
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Numerous states have worked, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey,
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Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Montana, yeah,
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that have worked against this and.
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So basically what what what it is is let's let's use tonight's
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football game. I'm going to offer you Trent the
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Lions that can I come up with a point spread or is it all money?
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Nope, I'm ready. All right, I'll, I'll give.
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You, I believe, at least. OK, so you could take the lions
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and if it's something that you want, I essentially become your
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bookie. Pretty much, yeah.
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It's not legal. Of course not.
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Of course not. Can you do it in the state of
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Iowa? I don't know.
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I hope not. I I.
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I mean, it's not legal. So I mean, it's like betting
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offshore. I mean, that's the way that I
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look at it. Well, I don't know if I'm right
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on that, but. Apparently Kelsey had Matt
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Campbell had like a 5% chance to be becoming Penn State's next
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head coach, and I don't understand it.
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All right, I want to make that clear.
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But there's Steam on Matt Campbell.
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Because he's up in the high 20s now, yeah.
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People are betting on that. Yes, Matt Campbell will be the
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next coach. I don't think he's going
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anywhere where we'll see, you know what, if he doesn't go to
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Penn State and this is out there, he's not going anywhere.
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I think we can put that to rest. But anyways, Chris Williams,
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whether he has to write a new chapter or not, and Eileen, no,
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he doesn't, will join us to talk about his book coming up here at
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1:00. I'm anxious to talk to him about
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this because obviously he's covered Iowa State for a long
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time and selfishly all of those segments that I did on Iowa
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State stories. I want to see if I was right or
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wrong or had some inside info or not.
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And then very popular guest. I have a feeling today at 1:30
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Stephen M Siple is going to join us.
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I'm guessing Siple take his medicine, although you know what
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maybe he won't. He didn't come out and say that
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I that I was going to get beat by any means.
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He just, in fact, he was the one that kind of tipped us off to
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the feelings over in Lincoln and the importance of this football
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game because going you might have known well how they thought
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of this game in advance. I had no idea that this
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particular edition of the Heroes game had this much riding on it,
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how it had this much importance when it comes to the Huskers,
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their team, the coaching staff and their fans.
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The folk tough guy act, you know, bothers me.
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Doesn't matter if it's Ryan Day or Matt Rule and the performance
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they put together just over a year ago.
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That stuff bothers me on the football field.
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You're tough, you know, Don't You don't have to.
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Did you see Matt Rule after this game?
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He, I think he learned his lesson.
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Yeah. He was searching out Hawkeyes,
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Gronowski. There were two or three of them
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that he sought. Out Did he know their names,
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unlike Jay Higgins? I don't know that he he was
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looking for them to shake their hand and he did.
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So I guess he probably, I don't know if it was a lesson learned
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or. Little humble pie.
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Yeah, I think maybe some of that now.
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I wonder if Kirk and him talked in the offseason.
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I don't know. I don't know how that works
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either. I wonder if Matt Rule would
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reach out and say, you know, we crossed the line.
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We didn't shake your hand. And I know that I would hope.
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I would hope so, too. And if that was part of it, then
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maybe this was the second act. Because he did.
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There's footage of him searching out Hawkeyes on the field after
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they'd been vanquished on on Black Friday.
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Anyways, simple. Trent will make some play.
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Circus sports sponsor those a massive football game tonight in
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the NFL. It's a playoff game.
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Do you have an opinion on this game?
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I really like Dallas I. Love the Cowboys.
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I I. Really.
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Like, like so much that you are going to put your millions play
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in early? No, not that much.
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No, but you see, it's, it's my partners that, you know, have
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the ultimate say in that. Well, and it's Nutter dog.
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I don't know, you played like 3 underdogs all year.
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Yeah. Is that what it's been that?
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Feels that way, but I see your guys's pics every week.
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I'm like, oh, I'm great Favorite.
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No, I do like the Cowboys tonight.
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I like him a lot. I like him a lot.
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The Lions continues to be another year where they're just
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riddled by injuries. St.
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Brown's questionable tonight. I haven't seen anything whether
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he's going to to ultimately try and play.
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They're down to their third string tight end, a tight end
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that they just signed off the street for crying out loud.
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So I think this is where this team is AT.
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And the Cowboys, you know, Frank Schwab kind of gave me a dose of
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reality when we had him on earlier in the week when, you
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know, we were trying to make the case, or at least I was, that
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the Cowboys are still alive for one of those wild cards and
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guess they're playing their best football of the season.
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But when you really take a look at it, you take a look at
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obviously the Niners are in 3rd place in the NFC West.
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They've got nine wins, nine wins, and they're looking up at
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Seattle, who in turn is looking up at the ramps.
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So if that's two wild card strength, that means there's
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only one more, and the Packers are a couple of wins ahead of
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them. I don't know if it was Frank
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that said it or heard it somewhere else, but their path.
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Is Philadelphia. Is that out of the realm of
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possibility what we saw from that Eagles team?
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No. I was the one that brought up
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Philly with Frank. They look like they hate each
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other again, just like they did two years ago.
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A. Lot of finger pointing at the.
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QB Oh absolutely, even or not, and there's been a ton of that I
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I wonder what Jalen Hurts what is he like?
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He seems. Grounded to me.
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He seems kind of grumpy though, like he's a grumpy guy that
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he's. But usually we just see him on
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game day. That's true.
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But you don't have to be rah, rah.
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That's not what it There just seems to be.
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I don't know this, this temperament that doesn't exactly
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work. And when it's going well, yeah,
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it's great. But when your offensive line
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can't get away with cheating? Right.
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Well, then they've got a lot of guys banged up too on that
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offensive line and that's as big of an issue maybe as anything.
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Obviously, you know, with the receivers don't particularly
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care for him. Jay Con Barkley.
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I mean, what? What's going on with Jay Con
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Barkley? Saquan the football.
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Saquan can't run the ball and I think it's the offensive line.
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It has to be right because I don't believe his skills eroded
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from the time that he we saw him.
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You know, offensive. Wild year, right?
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Run wild in February. He's averaging 3.7 yards.
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Per case. It's ridiculous.
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It's got the line. 4 rushing touchdowns this year.
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Say Quantidot fall apart. Say Quantidot, did he take a
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step back? Maybe.
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And after having that many miles and that much tread off the
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tire. In a lot of games.
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Absolutely, you can go that way, but to this, to this where he is
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drop balls, fumbles, that's back and that's always been a Sequan
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thing. There's a lot to be concerned
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with. So this is what Philly's got
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left right for Monday night at the Chargers.
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Very looseable game. Yeah, Herbert's going to play, I
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think, and that certainly gives the Chargers more hope.
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Hope for the Raiders there's a win that's not they wrap up at
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the Commanders Division game. OK Daniels will be back.
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Yeah, he will. You saw them push your Broncos
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and you did post game win. It's best expectancy was like
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70% for the Commanders in that game.
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You go to Buffalo. It's huge for the Bills and the
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Eagles. And then you're home for the
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commanders. I mean, that's 10 so.
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They got the commanders twice. Twice.
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So if I. Split with them?
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Does that get them to 10? That gets them. 10 or. 11 that
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gets them to 10 with the Raiders win.
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With the Raiders win with the split of the commanders and the
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Raiders win gets them to 10. They lose to the Chargers
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Monday. Now we're have starting with
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Dallas winning tonight and the Eagles fall on Monday night, the
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conversation changes. It starts.
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Yeah, it starts. Because at 10:00 and 7:00, that
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means that the Cowboys would have to go well, because of the
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tie, what they'd have to win. Oh, they just have to get to 10.
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They just have to get to 10. We're give it one tonight so.
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They got Is there three more wins for?
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That three more Home for the Vikings.
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Win, win. Home for the Chargers.
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Toss up. Two Rd.
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Games, but against the Commanders and the Giants, I
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think they're getting there. We'll see.
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We'll see. You know I don't.
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What kind of price do you think you can get?
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For the Cowboys to make the. Playoffs Cowboys to win the
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division or make the playoffs because those are two different
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markets. But I think the only path is the
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division. The only path is is definitely
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winning the division. So I am going to anticipate
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though that their playoff odds are a lot lower than the price
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that you can get to win the division.
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Win the division right now 3 to 1.
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Division winner NFC East. The Eagles.
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It's on DraftKings -900 the Cowboys plus 650.
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That's crazy to make the playoffs a yes no, though.
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Gonna have to scroll through and find this.
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The yes is plus 290. If you're going to bet the
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Cowboys, bet them to win the vision.
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And plus 650 because? There's too many teams ahead of
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in the wild card race. I think so.
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There's just too many. Speaking of those type of odds,
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you know who I don't think is going to be in the College
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Football Playoff? And I'm more so convinced by the
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every hour that passes. I don't think Notre Dame's going
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to make it. They're not going to get in I.
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Don't believe they're going to get in.
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I think that there's so much outcry and now that they're you
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know what did what did we hear? The resumes are now actually
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side by side. There was a team between Miami
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and Notre Dame. Well, there's no team now any
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longer between there. If BYU gets beat, if Texas Tech
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kept takes care of business, I think Notre Dame will be passed
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by by the Miami Hurricane and that to miss the playoffs is 3
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to one at Speaking of DraftKings.
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So the BYU resume, our our buddy Travis sent this along to us.
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They're incredibly close. Yeah.
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And yet one team's 11 and one, the other is 10 and two.
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Now, we anticipate BYU losing. It'd be their second loss of the
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season, but both of them. And they're playing for a
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conference championship. And both of them or coming to a
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team that is going to have a buy if they win the Big 12
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championship, you know, that's not the case with either of
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Notre Dame's losses. Both of their losses come to
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teams, playoff teams, maybe, you know.
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Probably. Well, one for sure, for sure.
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Yeah. That it might come down to
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Miami. I kind of think you're right.
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I don't think Notre Dame is brand or no brand, and they have
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a brand. Oh, absolutely.
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They might have the brand when it comes to college football.
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And when you stack up their resume now with Miami and at the
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time and it was an overreaction to rate Miami 18th.
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They lost to two, eight and four teams, 2 decent teams, two teams
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that were in the college football rankings at different
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times. They didn't lose.
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This isn't losing to and also ran right.
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This is not losing. It's not two or three and nine
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team. It's not losing to Florida, a
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four and 18. This is losing to decent
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football teams. It's not a discrediting either
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of those, I think losses in either of them.
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And go back. You remember that SMU game?
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I had Bunny on it. That's why I was watching late.
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There was, I believe it was a fourth down play where there was
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like a defensive holding. That was pretty ticky tack
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against Miami. That would have sealed the game.
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They would have got the ball as fourth down.
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They would have got the ball back, kneeled it out.
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It would have been over. I mean, there were a couple of
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those plays late in that game. And don't they talk about, and
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again, I don't watch the stupid show, but don't they talk about
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game control? Isn't that what?
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Or is that a metric that they don't talk about anymore?
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Well, a metric that all of a sudden entered the equation was
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Alabama running the well the ball well in the Iron Bowl.
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They were up 17. That's what blew a 17 point
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lead. Right, Yes, yes, exactly.
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I I think Notre Dame's going to be on the outside looking in.
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SMU and Louisville, the two losses for Miami are right,
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right in the same area as LSU and all these Missouri and
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Tennessee and all these SEC teams that are, for whatever
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reason, they're good wins. If you're in the SEC, even
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though they're very similar programs that what there is in
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the ACCI think you might be on to something, I think.
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And if it's not, there should be an outcry.
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Well, I think the wilt trend, I think that outcry is already
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starting, which I believe. Why play the games?
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Why play that if the resumes are that similar?
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Yeah. And they beat the other head to
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Head to head has to matter. Head to head has to matter.
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Head to Well, Speaking of that, let's
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take a look at the odds like we like to do. head has to matter.
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Head to Well, Speaking of that, let's
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take a look at the odds like we like to do.
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I want to take the Cowboys. All right, Ohio State is a 4 1/2
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point favorite over Indiana. Ohio State, Texas Tech 12 1/2 to
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BYU. Let's go to Tech.
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All right, Georgia, 2 1/2 point favorite over Alabama.
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Georgia and total points Iowa State, Purdue closest without
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going over still 170. 7177 for Brett.
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Thanks, man. Thank you.
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Yep, Brad is up next. Hi, Brad.
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Hey, how are we doing? Good.
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Thank you. Lions are a 3 1/2 point favorite
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over Dallas tonight. I'm taking the Lion.
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All right, Ohio State, 4 1/2 to Indiana.
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Ohio, Texas Tech, 12 1/2 point favorite over BYU, Texas Tech.
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All right, George is a 2 1/2 point favorite over Alabama.
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You go in Alabama. All right, the tiebreaker is
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Iowa State. Purdue total points closest
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without going over Brad 135. Thank you, Brad.
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Appreciate the you listening. Thank you.
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And finally, Michael, it brings it to a close.
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Hi, Michael. Hey.
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Good to talk to you too, friend Ken.
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Good to talk to you. Lions are a 3 1/2 point favorite
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over Dallas. OK, Dallas.
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Ohio State 4 1/2 to Indiana. Ohio State Texas Tech 12 1/2 to
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BYU Texas Tech, Georgia 2 1/2 point favorite over Alabama.
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Alabama, Ohio, Iowa State versus Purdue, a basketball closest
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without going over on Saturday, we'll do 159.
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Thanks, Michael. Have a good weekend.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Appreciate it. Appreciate our friends at the
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chicken coop again, three locations Let me run them by one
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more time. A 12725 Meredith out in
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Urbandale in Ankeny. You can find them on oral labor
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and Ashworth in West Des Moines chicken coop giving us an
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opportunity to do this each and every week.
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All right Lee Sterling from Paramount sports is coming up.
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Lee is a a sports handicapper. We'll get him to a opine on a
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number of games and then if you're interested, you can get
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in touch with Lee. He'll give you a phone number.
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He's got a free game that he gives out and or he can purchase
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a service if that's something you've believe you want to do.
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So paramountsports.com and then we'll talk to Dave Sinic and
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we'll get the Packers perspective on Green Bay and
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Chicago. Packers and Bears in a
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meaningful spot. Trent Condon for the first time
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in a while. How about that?
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First time in 15 years. Has that been that long, boy?
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And if it's like, if it's in like weather wise like it is in
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here today in central Iowa and Green Bay on Sunday, Yikes, not
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good. Hello, Lee Sterling, how are
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you? I'm good.
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I'm good. What did you think?
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I mean, did you expect Kansas State to be?
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Well, they're not looking. They found their coach to be
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switching coaches. You know what it kind of when
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I'm not sure if you heard Kleiman's press conference a
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couple of weeks ago, he just kind of, you know, latest Sarah
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is sold to bear. It was, you know, what's wrong
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with the sport And he's kind of like he's an older guy and wants
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it to, you know, doesn't like to change and I get that.
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How old? How old is he now?
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Oh, he's probably 60. Late 50s, yeah. 58, yeah.
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So I get it. I get it.
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And Colin Klein? Not driven by money, no.
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Not driven by money or else he would hung around another year,
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yeah. Because he was guaranteed
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through I think 32, he was under contract.
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So a former quarterback going back home and Colin Klein.
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Alright, Are you ready to go, Trent?
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Let's do it. Let's get into the five pack and
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coming off a red hot week is Lee Sterling.
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Four and one four and a week ago.
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How? About that.
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Let's get into the Big 10 championship game.
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Indiana, Ohio State. We know the Buckeyes travel, we
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know the Hoosiers are at home in Indianapolis and I'm going to
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guess a lot of alums that are living in that city.
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Going to be interesting to see what the breakdown is in crowd.
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4 1/2 is the number Ohio State the favorite.
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So I think they're setting the trap here, and if you take Ohio
24:27
State, you're falling for it. I think Indiana in a fast track
24:32
and the ability that they had to game plan pretty much for two
24:36
weeks gives them a big advantage.
24:38
Ohio State, they can say whatever they want.
24:40
They were gearing up for last week.
24:42
That was their season. They wanted revenge after four
24:45
years of losing to Michigan. Just watch them celebrating
24:48
afterwards. It's going to be tough to focus.
24:51
And I think Indiana, like I said, two weeks to game playing
24:53
for this and I think Fernando Mendoza is really good in this
24:57
system here. 32 touchdowns, only 5 interceptions.
25:00
He throws for almost 9.5 yards per attempt.
25:03
I know about Ohio State's numbers offensively,
25:06
defensively, the more talented, but I think Ohio State escapes
25:09
here 2724. Wouldn't shock me if Indiana
25:13
also wins by a couple points also.
25:15
So taking the points, but maybe sprinkle a little on the money
25:18
line as well. If you're inclined to take
25:20
Indiana, well, let's go to the Big 12 where Texas Tech beat BY
25:23
Why you In the regular season, they're a 12 1/2 point favorite
25:26
as they will collide Jerry World.
25:29
So watch the first game and I'll never forget this.
25:32
I turned to a friend and I'm like, this game should be 40 to
25:35
nothing. I mean, if you just looked at
25:37
score 29, seven, it does not tell you how much the Texas Tech
25:42
dominated with their defense and how inept BYU was in every
25:46
bounce. They even had some bounces,
25:47
balls, golf receivers hands went the other way.
25:51
I think Texas Tech's the better team but playing a second team
25:54
twice and sometimes equalizes it.
25:58
And BYU so good team they won 11 games or no joke.
26:02
I think they'll make some adjustments here.
26:04
Also think that them getting Kalanas Taki to stay on as their
26:08
head coach is a huge plus for them.
26:10
Also if they were going through a coaching change would would
26:13
not think of playing them. But I think I think they'll make
26:17
the adjustments and I think this is A1 possession game here.
26:20
I've Tech winning 30 to 24. I like BYU plus 12 1/2.
26:24
Let's jump into the NFL, mentioned earlier as big of a
26:27
game in the NFC North with the Bears and Packers we've seen in
26:30
a long time. Feels like a big number.
26:32
Green Bay lay in the 6 1/2. So the Packers are one and six
26:37
laying more than three points this year.
26:39
So you got to think long and twice about that if you're going
26:42
to take Green Bay here. They're they still look, you
26:46
know, when they look good, they look really good.
26:48
But I still have some reservations about this team.
26:50
I think the offensive line is mediocre.
26:53
I think the receivers sometimes don't get separation and drop
26:57
balls, and I think their quarterbacks and their secondary
27:01
can be had also. So I think so they still have
27:04
some weaknesses. I'm not saying that the Bears
27:06
are great, but Ben Johnson is a really good coach.
27:09
Here's what he's figured out. He knows he has a quarterback
27:13
that cannot read defenses in real time.
27:18
And So what does he do? He makes it simple, one and two
27:22
read progressions and he wants to win the time of possession
27:26
and the turnover battle. He's not concerned with, you
27:28
know, having his quarterback pass for 300 yards here.
27:32
So I just think that, you know, they're a team that can hang
27:35
around here. You know, there, there might be
27:38
one game where they get blown out.
27:39
Just they just don't have the talent.
27:41
Some breaks go against them, but another one possession game.
27:44
I think Green Bay wins 2624. Give me Chicago plus the 6 1/2.
27:49
All right, let's go to Las Vegas.
27:51
The Raiders are going to host the Broncos.
27:53
Broncos just north of a touchdown as they try and
27:55
reclaim the one seed in the AFC. Broncos -7 1/2 over Vegas.
28:00
So I liked what Denver did and overtime, I wish they did it
28:03
more, but yeah, they went a lot quicker.
28:09
So they found the defense that was tired.
28:12
The whole premise behind this, I'll never forget this.
28:15
My dad, when he coached me, he's like, listen, when we don't have
28:18
the better team, we're going to slow it down.
28:21
But when we have the better team, I don't want 8 or 9
28:23
possessions. I want 13 or 14.
28:26
So the Raiders, I mean, their defense can be had.
28:30
They have basically one or two players that can play.
28:33
So put them on their heels and then their offensive line come
28:37
after the quarterback. The receivers are getting no
28:39
separation at all. These are guys that are third
28:42
threes, fours and fives on other teams here.
28:45
I think the Broncos might start to be figuring it out.
28:47
Also getting healthier on defense.
28:49
Give me the Broncos big here, 2710.
28:51
Big for the Broncos. Music to Ken's ears.
28:54
We wrap things up down in Kansas City.
28:57
The playoffs, man. Very well could begin for KC on
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Sunday. The Texans come to town.
29:03
Great defense Physical defense against KC 3 1/2 the number.
29:08
So I'm going to take a different approach to this game.
29:10
I think they're begging you to play the over.
29:11
They're like, oh, here it is. All you need is a 2320 game.
29:16
These two great quarterbacks, CJ Stroud and Patrick Mahomes,
29:20
there's a problem both offensive lines.
29:22
I mean you, you look at the Texas horrible and the Chiefs,
29:27
they're beaten up here. So 2 great defenses Give me the
29:31
under different approach to the game.
29:32
Under 42 total points. If I had to play the game, I
29:35
worked it out to the Chiefs, winning 20 to 16.
29:38
A lot of field goals, but under probably the best way to play
29:41
it. All right, your game of the
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college football rankings? I think Miami's going to jump
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over Notre Dame if BYU loses to Texas Tech.
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In fact, I'm convinced of. It I'm the same way.
31:10
OK, I hope, I hope you're right. But here's here's what I took
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away from it. And I hope you're right, because
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I think Miami actually, and Notre Dame both deserve to be.
31:18
Yeah, I do too. I thought I thought that Hunter
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Euro checks. I thought that his interview
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after that after they they released the rankings was
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disgraceful. I mean, for him to say that they
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were impressed, some members of the committee that Alabama.
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Jumped out to a. 17 yeah, jumped out to a 17 nothing lead, then
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had a great stop and then I'm forced into a great play call
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and won the game. They were playing a A5 and seven
31:51
team with a quarterbacks. His second start career start an
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interim coach. I mean, let's be honest, he was
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like a politician. I mean, he should have just said
32:01
what the truth is. Hey, we're moving up Alabama one
32:04
spot to protect them in case they get blown out.
32:07
So I thought it was disgraceful and I never been for against
32:12
Arkansas. I hope that his fifth hire, his
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fifth choice doesn't work out. It's funny.
32:19
Never 4 or against him, although I got to say this, that Daniels,
32:22
the quarterback that played in the iron, well, he was pretty
32:25
good. He wasn't bad.
32:27
No, I agree 100%. He was not more successful at
32:30
Stanford. But I thought, to be honest with
32:32
you, that they're they're so in bed together.
32:36
ESPN and the SEC, it was, it was like, it was like looking at a
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pile of you know what on the ground.
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Yeah, I wasn't even trying to tell me convince everyone of
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something else. I wonder if that was in the
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contract and when they stole the SEC from CBS, Well then steal
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and they paid them more money. But anyways, Lee, great stuff.
32:52
Thank you, Lee Sterling. Have a good week.
32:54
OK, guys. Yep.
32:55
See you buddy. You too, guys.
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paramountsports.com All right, we'll take a time.
33:00
I'll get into the Packers and the Bears neck zone coverage.
33:04
Dave Sinek and KFAN Packer preview joins Trenton I next
33:07
Miller and Condon on the Iowa Sports It's radio network.
33:17
Hi Miller Condon, welcome back to the Iowa Sports Radio
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Network. Wherever you are listening in
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the state of Iowa or anywhere in the iheart app, we are grateful
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Oh my gosh. Dave Sinican joins his own
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coverage, of course. KFAN Packer preview year #30 on
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Sunday mornings during the football season on KFAN up in
33:42
the Twin Cities. Dave Trenton, Ken, we talked
33:45
about this game a lot this week. I'm just trying to figure out
33:47
the last time that Bears Packers actually had this much on the
33:51
line for both teams. Dave, it's got a chance to be a
33:54
fun game from somebody who's just going to sit back and enjoy
33:56
it with no rooting interest. Which of the three of us is
33:59
obviously me? Yeah, no, hey guys, it's it is
34:04
fun when Bears Packers is relevant and it's fun when it's
34:06
in December and it's really fun when you get to do it twice in a
34:09
three-week. So, like Trent, I can't wait for
34:13
Sunday to renew the NF LS Oldest Rivalry and see what the next
34:17
chapter brings. This Green Bay team all season
34:20
long and this is before the Bears started winning football
34:23
games. I have had a trouble really
34:26
wrapping my arms around them understanding the inconsistency
34:29
with this squad because I love so many of the individual pieces
34:32
and forever reason it hasn't just all connected together.
34:35
Is it the inconsistency of Jordan Love?
34:37
I mean to simplify it as much as possible.
34:39
Is that what it is with this team that comes in 8-3 and one?
34:43
But his inconsistency has led to, I think, a lot of people
34:46
that aren't close to the situation hard to understand
34:49
what this Packers team is. I find it hard to understand why
34:52
people talk about Jordan Love's inconsistency when analytics
34:55
shows he's a top five quarterback in virtually every
34:58
metric despite playing without most of his preferred receivers
35:01
and offensive line. He has been the last of the
35:04
Packers his shoes and I just forgot to watch his play in play
35:08
out. I can detail a lot of issues
35:09
Green Bay has. Jordan Love does not make my
35:11
list. He is far better than many
35:14
think. And hey, it's Toyota's on season
35:16
where he shines, so I'm looking forward to him doing what he
35:20
does this time of year and that is carry his teeth.
35:23
Yeah, throw 4 throw touchdowns last week in on Thanksgiving.
35:27
Guessing your Turkey tasted a whole lot better.
35:29
One of those guys that really should stood up. 13 wearing
35:33
Lazard's old number, Wix. What a game he had.
35:36
And so tell us a little bit about about #13 Dave.
35:41
Yeah, you know, his career art for Packer fans has sort of
35:43
followed the Devante Adams track.
35:45
I'm in no way saying he's be Devante Adams.
35:48
He came out with all these great draft notables, how he's a great
35:52
route runner and great hands, and yet I think he was a fourth
35:56
round pick. But he hasn't stayed healthy and
35:58
drops have been an issue. And that's what plagued Adams
36:01
his first two years. And in Year 3, it kind of woke
36:03
up and I think he's finally over his injuries.
36:06
He's got all the traits you want in a receiver.
36:09
He just hasn't been able to stay on the field, which has been
36:11
Christian Watson's issue as well.
36:14
That's what he did Thursday was so encouraging because Green Bay
36:17
really needed it. Dobbs has been kind of inside of
36:19
his head of late. Watson's been a guy being
36:22
targeted. I think he was targeted 10 times
36:24
on Thanksgiving for the first time maybe ever as a Packer.
36:28
Having Wicks is that second option was so important.
36:30
And now with Jaden Reed and Matthew Golden on the to come
36:34
back to add to that receiving core, it's really good for this
36:37
offense after losing Craft to have another reliable set of
36:40
hands. He's a guy whose arrow is
36:42
pointing up, and I think he has a chance to be a really nice
36:46
player in a crowded position room in Green Bay.
36:49
Week ago, the Bears run game became a big story, almost 300
36:52
yards against the Eagles front, and that's going to be a huge
36:55
component to this game. Let's flip it the other way
36:57
though. Josh Jacobs dealt with a calf
36:59
injury. Now he's got another one on what
37:01
he's looked like. I'd like that Wilson kid.
37:03
I think he's got a chance to, you know, be kind of that that
37:06
third down back and give him a different kind of look at times.
37:09
What do you anticipate the Packers run game and what is
37:11
likely going to be a bitterly cold game?
37:13
How do you think they're going to be able to run it against his
37:15
Bears defense? Yeah.
37:17
You know, the running game really has perked up the last
37:19
few weeks and it hasn't been. I don't think it's much about
37:21
Jacobs and his health. It's more about a reconfigured
37:24
offensive line. Aaron Banks was their big free
37:26
agent, signing $73 million, and he really struggled through the
37:31
first half of the year with injuries primarily.
37:33
He has settled in the last couple of weeks and looked much
37:35
like the guy Green Bay wanted to add to the interior of that
37:39
line. They lost Elton Jenkins at
37:40
center. Shawn Ryan has stepped in and
37:43
you know, he has really proven to be at a nice replacement at
37:46
center, a very good physical kind of nasty center that that
37:50
is really good in the run game. And they moved rookie belts and
37:54
Anthony belted in at right dart replacing Jordan Morgan, who's a
37:57
massive human being. So they're all about getting big
38:00
and physical upfront. And when they really
38:02
reconfigured the interior, the offensive line about 3 weeks
38:05
ago, we've seen the running game look a lot more like we're
38:09
accustomed to. So I think Jacobs football, best
38:12
football, this season's ahead of him.
38:13
He tends to get better as the season goes on.
38:16
I think he's passed nagging injury with his cap that he's
38:19
been dealing with and I think Rebate can run the ball.
38:22
I do think the other way with the Bears were in the football
38:25
against Green Bay's defense, which lost Devante Wyatt is
38:28
going to go a long way in determined in this game.
38:30
And that's what I think Rebate needs to to jump out to a lead
38:33
to take Ben Johnson out of his. I just wanted to pound the rock
38:37
40 times. If Rebate can get a lead, that
38:39
will factor in. If not if, if, if that offensive
38:43
line for Chicago can stay on the field and move the chains, it's
38:47
going to make for a long struggle, I think, for the
38:49
Packers. You know, one of the stories,
38:51
one of the at least areas of the football game last week that
38:54
impressed me because I'm a huge Gibbs fan.
38:56
I mean, this guy is so dangerous and can go the distance at any
39:00
time. The Packers really took him out
39:01
of his comfort zone. I mean, he didn't.
39:03
I think he had 70 yards or there abouts, but not one of his more
39:07
productive days. Green Bay defending the run last
39:10
week if they did, if they repeat this week, I got to like their
39:13
chances because they held Gibbs way under his season average.
39:17
Yeah, Ken, it's crazy. The last four games, you look at
39:19
Gibbs's stats against Green Bay, it's 3 or 4 under 4 yards per
39:23
carry and nothing is a receiver. When Green Bay really ramped up
39:27
their lineback in core. I know Corey Walker missed last
39:30
week, but Walker and Cooper and Mcduffie have given this this
39:34
unit much better run support than they've had in recent
39:37
years. Jeff happily has done a great
39:39
job at containing Jabir Gibbs. You know, I think Green Bay has
39:42
done less of a good job against the power attack, which
39:45
obviously Chicago likes to focus on.
39:47
I know my own guy. This practice yesterday, Trent,
39:50
I don't know what his status is. Obviously that's big for the
39:52
Bears, but I just I trust Jeff happily to take away what what
39:57
the opposing offense does best. And for Detroit, that was Jabir
40:00
Gibbs. And for Chicago, it's going to
40:02
be a 200 running attack because I think they'd be very
40:05
comfortable putting the football in Caleb Williams hands late.
40:09
I know he's very good in fourth quarter.
40:12
I don't know how good he's been in 15° weather in his career and
40:15
how many games he's had to try to win.
40:17
In this kind of weather, I'll take my chances.
40:20
I I think Kathleen's going to craft a game plan to to put the
40:23
ball in Caleb's hands and and see what he can do on a cold day
40:25
at Lambeau. Can't wait to talk to you next
40:27
week. It's your team versus my team.
40:29
Trent will be the arbiter next week.
40:32
Dave siddikanzonecoverage.com, KFAN Packer preview Sunday
40:36
morning or whenever on the iheart app.
40:39
Dave, thanks for doing this talk to you next week.
40:41
Appreciate it. Dave Siddikan, thank you.
40:43
Yep, see you guys. Yep, good to talk to you Dave
40:45
Senecan as we check in on the Packers and the Bears.
40:48
From a Packers perspective, Chris Williams got a new book
40:52
out fanatic. We'll talk to Chris next.
40:54
Stephen, I'm simple still to come as well.
40:56
Miller and Condon coming right back.