BBN Roundtable: Kentucky Rolls Youngstown State | Alabama Comes to Lexington

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Kentucky officially Kentucky football is officially one and oh in the Will Stein era.
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Cats took care of Youngstown State 45-13, put up more than 500 yards of offense.
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Kenny Minchy three uh through for four touchdown passes and what over 300 yards, right?
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301 for his in his first career start, and for the first time in a while, Kentucky football gave us an opening Saturday where the conversation afterwards wasn't about what went oh like like the last frickin' game of last year.
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Now, before anybody starts making reservations for Atlanta, Paul, yes, it was Youngstown State, but Kentucky did exactly what good teams are supposed to do against an opponent like that.
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They controlled the game, they were explosive offensively, they protected uh Minchie and they got Coach Stein his first win.
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So tonight we'll talk about what actually what we actually learned from game one, what impressed us, what concerns us, and what we still don't know.
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Because we're about to find out a hell of a lot more.
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Alabama comes to Brokerfield next Saturday.
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Uhama just beat me East Carolina 48-10.
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Um, a nice little win for them, but we'll break it down.
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We'll break down Kentucky Alabama.
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We'll look at the SEC's opening weekend and what caught our attention.
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Nationally, five guys, five opinions, plenty of shots to go around.
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Let's let's do this, guys.
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All right, let's look at it.
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Segment one, Kentucky 45, Youngstown State 13.
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Overall impression after having a day to digest this.
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What, Paul, was your biggest takeaway from Kentucky's first game under Will Stein?
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Um, uh I think the the impression obviously is we can score points.
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Um, I really like the offense.
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There's a lot of uh a lot of uh interesting looks.
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Uh you had uh wishbone where you had had absolutely no running backs involved in the wishbone.
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You had all three tight ends that were out there, and I know a lot of people are like, well, why don't we use the wide receiver?
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I mean, we used wide receivers, they just have tight ends listed on the depth chart.
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Um, by the way, keyhole sucks.
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Just missed another guy wide open by about five yards.
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Anyway, I digress.
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Um I think Skinner is one of those guys that's kind of like we're gonna what's the suck count gonna be?
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I don't know, we'll find out.
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Skinner was the guy we kind of talked about all preseason or or you know, off season and everything, right?
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Like he was a guy, some guy reminded of a of Pitts or Kenyon Sadiq, um, right?
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And he played that role.
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We just didn't hear a lot about him, and I don't uh it coming out of spring practice, and I don't know if that was you know um strategical or or not, but I mean he looked the part.
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He he you know, he he lined up wide, uh caught balls uh uh off the screen, blocked well.
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Um obviously the two young wide receivers were really good.
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So if we're not talking about what I didn't like, I'm gonna stick with that.
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The offense looked really good.
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I thought the defensive line played really well.
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I thought they overpursued a little bit too much.
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That's normal in a first game.
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I'm not worried about that.
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They got penetration.
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I didn't like like we can talk about all they didn't get to the quarterback a lot.
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That quarterback's really good, really elusive.
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They rolled the pocket a lot.
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Um, so overall, I think it was did well.
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They the game wasn't really sloppy until the fourth quarter where that where there was some some more penalty yards and stuff like that when you started putting backups in.
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But overall, I think they passed the eye test specifically on offense.
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This is a team that could really hurt you in a lot of different ways.
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Jay Hayes, same question to you.
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Your overall um uh takeaway from yesterday.
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Um, excited about the offense.
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Finally, a quarterback.
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Uh, I guess we could say big blue wall now.
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Uh it was youngstown state.
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Uh, they got a lot of glaze like the sissy cakes in Louisville.
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You know, everybody was hyping that quarterback up.
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Uh yeah, I don't think they should have got six points.
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That quarterback isn't that good, maybe in uh their conference, but no.
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Bill Stein says he's the one of the tight 10 best quarters.
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I heard I heard Stein glaze, I heard Stein offering a deal in the handshake line.
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But yeah, they glazed the hell out of the kid.
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And you know, it it is youngstown, but the kid is pretty decent.
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Uh Stein uh like uh said, uh, you know, to do one thing, they give up another.
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And uh run defense, great, pass defense I thought was trash.
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There's a couple contributing factors to that, though.
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You know, a couple starters out.
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I mean, you know, was uh the defense playing conservative?
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Maybe so, you know, not gonna show the playbook, so to speak.
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Uh, but overall, it was what I was expecting, you know, uh uh being Will Stein.
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So I was happy, concerned somewhat about the pass defense, but other than that, there was guys that you you you only heard a few people talk about like Prince Gene, and like, you know, and and people wondered who was Minchie going to throw to.
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You know, maybe the wide receiver room was a bit of a concern coming into the season.
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Now we know we got some guys because Minchie wasn't chucking the ball downfield.
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No, quick, short throws, and guys were making plays.
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That's exciting.
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So Kentucky has some games.
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Yeah, yeah.
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So so it was uh offensively impressive.
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The D line is is great.
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I mean, the run defense was great.
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I think they ended up with like 56, 59 rushing yards.
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So hey, it was the pass defense that was a concern.
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Uh I was happy they got the tight ends going, utilizing the tight tight end you, who would have thought?
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Because over the years, Kentucky had some amazing tight ends, you know.
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It's just the production wasn't there, and now you get to see that with all these guys.
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Uh, so yeah, very excited.
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Good stuff.
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Uh, Kai, your overall impression, brother.
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Um, my overall impression is that it was just fun to be there.
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It it was a fun time, it was a fun Saturday.
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Obviously, a whole offseason where you're bringing in tenant coordinators, all these new position coaches, obviously the new head coach, new AD.
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It's there's a lot of curiosity.
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Like, what's this gonna actually look like?
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And going to the game, I'll be honest, like, I had to hype myself up because I was still in that like gloomy Mark Stoops mood because I was just unsure.
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But that was just completely, completely erased after I was leaving the stadium.
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Um, and I can't imagine what a fan feels like after watching that type of offensive performance.
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Um, I liked that it everything felt like a wool, uh like a well-oiled machine.
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It was like everything was meant to go a certain way, and that they had their game plan ready to go.
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They felt on top of it, felt like if something went wrong, they had an answer for it.
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Um, I know I agree with with Paul and Jay, like the D-line looked solid, but sometimes those stunts with the backers kind of left a numbers game in the secondary, and sometimes some big plays popped off, and you that's gonna happen.
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It's game one, it's intangibles.
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Um, I've kind of used my platform to be like, guys, Zach Calzada had 82 yards last year in the opener.
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Like, how about we just quit nitpicking and enjoy the win?
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Because I I I think just you're giving me post piece.
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Knowing, knowing that obviously I get it, it's youngstown state, it's the SCS school.
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I get it.
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But you're who do Ohio State play?
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Who do Texas play?
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Right?
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All these big schools are playing bad teams, and knowing that Kenny Minchie put up very similar stats to all those quarterbacks, Will Stein's kind of saying, hey, he's one of these guys, it it gets you curious and amped up looking at into week two.
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The third most yardage passing yards in the SEC, by the way, for Minchie.
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There you go.
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Nice that nice stats.
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Uh Travard, jump in.
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Your overall impression, sir.
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I say I I like I like what I saw, and I guess offensively, they threw to the tight ends a lot more than the past couple years, and we got a good tight end.
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So a damn good guys, and yeah, I say the receiver was taller than I thought.
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I thought most of our receivers were around I guess 5'11, six feet.
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But during the game yesterday, like them guys look about 6'2, 6'3, which is for me, it's good to see tall receivers out there, especially for Kentucky.
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And defensively, uh they did good.
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Just run your basic two or three coverages and master that goes to a big game and throwing some different blitzes and trying to make some coverages up.
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So for me, just defense just vanilla, just go out there, run basic coverage, basic plays, and master that.
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I I was starting to have some Brad White flashbacks, but uh I'll I'll I'll I'll let's let's keep it going.
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Um, Paul, did Kentucky simply do what it was supposed to do, or did you see something Saturday uh yesterday that legitimately raised your expectations?
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Um I think the expectation was raised because the offensive creativity without off having to show a ton of offensive creativity was really impressive.
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Uh Will Stein was talking about the different personnel groups and what he did.
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And I he he actually got really pissed off when he got asked the question.
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Uh you were in the room, right?
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Like he he got mad when he was asked about like, you know, was it hard to like judge a team when you guys didn't do much?
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And he's like, I play to win, I don't hold anything back.
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He goes, now is there like six different ways we can run out of that set and different, you know, come out of that formation differently?
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He's like, Yes.
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He's like, and we can go into that bag.
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He goes, but we didn't.
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He goes, we were using offset, offset motion, uh, you know, all those things.
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I said, so I think the fact that they got lined up really good.
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Wilver just got a pick.
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Uh, they got lined up really good.
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Uh, they didn't have a whole lot of pre-snap penalties.
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The I and I think Minchie, like none of the problems were Minchie based, right?
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He looked cool as a cucumber that whole game.
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Um, throws were good.
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He tried to, you saw that he tried to force the ball.
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Will Stein talked about this.
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He tried to force the ball um uh a little bit on one drive.
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Um, and then that was it.
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Um, efficient.
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I think if the def if the defense, if that's the worst version of the defense we see, this team can win a lot of football games.
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Jay, same to you.
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Uh raising legitimate uh expectations, maybe.
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Yeah, I thought so.
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Uh I I'm with Paul there.
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I I think you know, it is Youngstown, but you know, Kenny Minchy did look really comfortable, but I mean, thanks to the big blue wall.
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I mean, like, there's a picture out there that someone took.
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I can't remember who took the pick, but uh Willie Rodriguez is just standing there, not touching anybody in a blocking because the old line had it handled, like it, you know.
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So yeah, like it was a great pick.
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I like I love that photo.
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Like Willie Rodriguez is just what do I do?
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What do I do with my hands?
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You know, and uh there were some things like that, but you know, overall, like the game day experience.
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I didn't go to the game, I I watched the game at the office, aka the couch, uh, we'll be there next week.
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But uh uh the entrance to to everything new was made it made it hype, you know.
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And yeah, I saw people, you know, nitpicking on that.
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And you know, I I like the intro, you know.
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Um, you know, Grove Street is a is an end song when you win, it's a party that you you play that when you win.
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So I never did understand that, even though I like the song, it's what you you're gonna you're gonna play that song, hype everybody up when you took a L.
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Like what?
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So it you know, so I like that there's there's a time and place for certain things, and I think that's you know, you play that when you win.
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Uh so everything I like.
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I I'm for it.
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And like I said, I I thought the defense, in my personal opinion, played conservative, you know.
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Yeah, like Travard said, they you know, just during the Well, we're gonna dissect the defense in a bit, probably.
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One last thing, too, about Minchie.
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As good as he looked, he missed guys like DJ Miller in the first half.
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Yeah, now I'm not mad, it was still an 18-yard game, so you can't go and Octake be like, ah, like he can't see the like there are there were more plays to be had, and at some point, and I think there's as the season goes, I think he's trying to be smart.
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You you will he'll see the field better and better because that would have been a 50-yard touchdown to DJ Miller.
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Um, so that and that that's also encouraging to see even the guys that in the plays that were good plays, there was even more explosive plays that could have even be been had, and we were still making explosives.
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Kai, same to you.
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Um, did um did did you see something uh yesterday that legitimately raised your expectations?
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Yeah, yeah.
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I I'm agreeing with them because I I feel like when you're when you're looking at dropping 45 points in a Kentucky football game, and you're thinking, well, there probably could have been like it probably could have been 59-14.
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It probably could have been this.
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There probably could have been a little more things cleaned up defensively.
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Thinking about that gets you excited because you're like, well, what could this team look like?
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And when it's the finished product.
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A lot of people, especially like people I'm close to, even friends are like trying to nitpick a little bit, but I like putting it out there like, dude, this is the first week they have game film.
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This is the first week they can sit down, look at the game, see themselves in full go action.
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Like practice is practice.
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I get it.
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You're trying to perfect your craft, but going out there on a game, there's nothing like that.
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When you get that film back and you can really study it and and and perfect your craft that way, you you you you just become a better football player.
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Um the thing with Will Stein, obviously, morally maybe he doesn't align, but he had that Lane Kiffin type of attitude to him this season.
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And I really wanted to see like, all right, is this guy like tootin' his horn?
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Is he actually gonna be that guy?
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Getting implications that he's really that guy because of me wasn't alive.
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Um, seeing the Morgan Wallin walk out with him, like epic, epic.
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I loved it.
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Um let's give a shout out to Coach Pope, too, man.
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He he came and he was he showed up.
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Tim and Jay Bat were there, throwing footballs, throwing dots, maybe, maybe backup quarterback, Mark Pope, who knows?
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Um, but anyway, I I just think, like you all were saying, like it it just gets you geared up, like wondering the the whole what if.
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I think Kenny Minchie really shocked me on how clean cut he looked for a 19-year-old to go out there and really your first collegiate start, and you're going to throw for 300 yards and four touchdowns and command an offense.
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You know, the the wide receivers that he was throwing to, younger than him, same age as him, to be a leader in that type of environment and bring those guys forward, I think it says a lot about his feature and who he has as a quarterback.
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Trevard, same to you.
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Um, did you um see something that um raised the expectations for your brother?
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Uh yeah, like everybody else was saying, and as far as the offense putting up 40 something points on the first game, so I said that's pretty good.
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And if we played Young Sound State in the middle toward the end of the year, we would have had a lot more plays to show, and for our defense, blessed a lot more.
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So hell, the the points would have been a lot higher, and Young Sound State probably would never score the touchdown or less.
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So as far as the first game, they they look good.
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And I think the offense has a lot more, obviously, a lot more plays to put in and a lot more different formation to show us.
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So and the quarterback look good, and very excited for the year, especially the week coming up where I was playing in Alabama.
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So that's that's a talking point too.
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Hold on.
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Can I add to that?
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Uh of course to be the first game uh with a new coach, new coaching staff, a shit ton of new players.
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Very clean game.
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I'll say nitpick.
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We're nitpicking on some of this stuff.
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Like yeah, like the coverage was a little soft.
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Yeah, we didn't blitz the time.
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When even on the blitzes, we did do it was a little late.
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Yeah, Alex Fari didn't play.
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I mean, that's the other thing.
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Like, you didn't even play the guy that's probably your best actual linebacker.
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Uh yeah, you're missing two stats.
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Yeah, you you yeah, you have what like you have two guys out.
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I don't I didn't like it, but they also didn't give up 27 points and we had to win 65-27.
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And it looks like right, like they gave up three three hundred they gave up 300 yards though to Missouri Valley conference team.
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Yeah, but so I will say this they're a top 10 FTS team, and they're the best FCS offense.
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Now, so here's the thing if if you're the best at both, if you're the best at those two things, and that listen, I'm telling you what the coaches said.
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I I I don't watch FCS, but the coaches said that that's the coach, they're not gonna be like, yeah, we should have killed them.
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They are top 10.
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I think they're number seven in the FCS, though.
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So they're not a they're not a crappy team.
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They've got some they've got some athletes.
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No, they're they're good in their conference.
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We'll only hold them to 13 points, and we could we could have scored 65 if we needed to.
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I'm I'm happy with it.
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Yeah, yeah.
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All right, let's go.
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A lot more.
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We could yeah, we could have.
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And maybe maybe it's it's a good thing we should we didn't because of the next game, but we'll get there.
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Uh well, let's talk Kenny Minchie.
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Minche finished 18 to 27 for 301 yards for TDs, and more importantly, no interceptions.
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Completing, actually, actually, more more importantly, completing nine, completing passes to nine different players.
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Paul, start with you.
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What did everyone what did everybody what did you think of Kenny Minchie's first start?
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And what do you need to see against Alabama before you're convinced Kentucky has its quarterback?
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Oh, I'm convinced already that we have the quarterback.
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There's no there's no doubt in my mind about that one.
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The thing that's interesting about that sat line is three of those incompletions were forced throws to DJ Miller just trying to get him the ball.
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Like you it was like you're just kind of like, what are you doing, man?
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Right?
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Like, so I mean, if you just take those away, right?
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Like it's time, coach on addressed that.
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So we don't force balls to wide receivers to get him into the game.
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He goes, they they get open, or you give the ball to somebody else.
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There's no there's no ifs, ands, or buts that we have the quarter have the quarterback.
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Um, I think that there's a lot of talent behind him.
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I think there's a lot more talent coming in, but I mean, he's the dude.
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Um, and uh there's nothing like yeah, he I and the and the the the scariest thing, I think, is that dude did nothing with his legs.
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He could have been in a wheelchair that game, and he dude, we ran no options, he rolled out once or twice.
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We only rolled him out once or twice.
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I mean, it wasn't like we've moved moved the pocket, so there's a whole side of his game, and and he's really good with his feet that nobody said that we haven't seen yet.
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So I think there's a whole nother level that's gonna be.
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That's by design.
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That's clearly by design.
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Yeah, I don't I don't think they wanted to run him a whole lot against them.
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Um, there was times where we probably could have ran, and I think if you see us play Bama, he will run.
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Um, I just and better a competition.
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I just don't I think they wanted to make a concerted effort not to for him not to have any unnecessary hits.
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And I mean, I don't think he got hit really the whole game.
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Not really.
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Uh Jay Hayes, Mr.
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Hayes, same to you.
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Um, you know, with Minche, did you um to go ahead?
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I'm with Oh, I I'm convinced.
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Everything that he said, you know, uh, still a lot of game.
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Like he was super cool.
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Uh, a lot of credit goes through the O line for that, you know, making him that comfortable.
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So yeah, I'm I'm I'm super excited.
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I actually have a friend in Nashville.
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They coached him in seven and eight-year-old leagues, and he sent me a bunch of old videos of Minchie scoring touchdowns at seven and eight.
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So, yeah, I'm super excited about the kid.
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Um uh the future is bright for Kentucky football with with this happening.
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So um, yeah, I'm I'm excited, man.
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Good.
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If you're excited, I'm excited.
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Yeah, very much I I would expect nothing less from you, brother.
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Uh Kai, uh Minchy, heading into um the Bama game, did you see enough uh to convince uh or what you which would what is your take heading into convince?
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Yeah, I think you know, for the opponent and given the situation, obviously, like game one, you're not gonna be perfect, but he's the closest thing to it.
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Um, like Paul said, I know that dual threat capability is there, and that intrigues me.
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But I do also know that that was the case for Dante Moore, and we didn't really see much of that at Oregon.
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And Dante was kind of a pocket passer, like a Tom Brady type.
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If you see him running, you'd be shocked.
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But then Dante Moore, when it comes playoff time and playing winning football, he's rolling out and trucking people on Texas Tech, the best defense in the nation last year and putting it in the end zone.
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So it's like you're intrigued that Kenny can run too and had probably one rush for 17 yards, and that's all we got to see there.
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So there's even more of a bag that we didn't even get a seat.
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Um, Cam Newton might might strangle me over this, but it's okay to have a game managing quarterback.
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It's okay to not have a Lamar Jackson out there that's creating highlights on ESPN.
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The highlight is gonna be hey, our quarterback had 404, and you know, there's only been two like that in like 30 years, him and Vic.
00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:35.279
Exactly.
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So they don't grow on trees.
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Exactly.
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So that's that's what I'm getting at.
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I think if this Will Stein system just stays evident, he's going to thrive in it.
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And I saw them commenting about Jake Nara.
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I think quarterbacks like that who are just like ready to play in that system and already know how it's going to be.
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It gets you just knowing that there's an offense playing for Kentucky that can progressively move the ball downfield and they're not worrying about running 34 lead every play, that they can switch it up, like you all said, get you know change up the formations, get a little sexy out there with how how you're lining people up.
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It it's cool to see.
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And I like the change of pace.
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I asked that question about pace, and Will Stein likes to keep defenses on their toes.
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It it's exciting.
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And Minchie's gonna be the front runner for that for the rest of the year.
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Um, I know we're gonna get into Bama later, but it it I I think if he does the same thing against Bama, why can't that be a Kentucky win?
00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:36.720
Good question, bruh.
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Uh Trey, I'm gonna uh set a Ask you the same.
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I'll I'll start a different question and everyone everyone can chime in here too.
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Was the most impressive thing uh the number we're staying with Minchie, was the most impressive thing the numbers or how comfortable comfortable he looked running Coach Stein's offense?
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I'll say both, but the way he looked comfortable back there, just throwing the ball and taking control of the offense for his first start, and with a new coach, a new everything.
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So as long as he's comfortable back there and actually throwing the ball down the field and looking good, the offense and everything is going smooth.
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So as far as him running, I mean I'll tell him you're playing Youngstown State, so don't run the ball either.
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Just see the opening is run by three or four yards and either slide or get out of bounds.
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Don't take no unnecessary hits against that team.
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Just wait for that for next week.
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I think it says a lot about a quarterback to not have those like turnover implications as well.
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Like it wasn't a hospital ball really thrown, wasn't a situation where like, ooh, that was almost a pick.
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Like it was very clean cut.
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They didn't turn the ball over.
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I think one turnover on downs, but you go for those.
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You gotta have a fourth down conversion on film.
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So very clean, keeping things clean.
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That's impressive.
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Yeah, Paul staying with the same thing.
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Uh was the most impressive thing.
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The numbers or or Minchie run running co sign's offense.
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But again, my my or not again, but my only grievance grievance with Minchie was just those forced to me, there were forced passes downfield trying to get his guy involved.
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But we're we're we'll get past that.
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That's the game you do it.
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You're trying to get him to tell you.
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Did you notice they were they were two of the worst throws he had?
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And they were very different than every other through he had throw he had the whole game.
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Look, at the end of the day, we had said it we were up three touchdowns, I think, when it happened.
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It wasn't like it was like, you know, seven-nothing.
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Um, if you're gonna do something stupid, do it there.
00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:36.319
Um, if he does it again, that's a trend, right?
00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:38.559
Like, let's hope we don't go in the Devin Leary.
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Please don't throw your stupid ass just brain fart throw.
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You knew Leary, Leary gets a lot of hate.
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The dude threw 25 touchdown passes and 2,500 yards.
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Like, he was the second best quarterback in the league that year to the Heisman winner.
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Like, like people hate on him, but he was a good quarterback.
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But he had one throw a game, and you either survived it and you still won, or you like it was against Louisville, right?
00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:04.559
Like, think about that little that duck he threw and they picked it.
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We were like, son of a right.
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That was like we thought it, and you did that.
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Is it that's a one-off against uh South Alabama or you know, Youngstown State, it is what it is.
00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:24.880
And honestly, I I think we've kind of you know, I think either I I've kind of said about as much as I can say about the guy, like line up, play ball, and let's see what you do against a team that's that's got the history of Alabama.
00:25:25.039 --> 00:25:28.080
Yeah, uh to you, uh Jay, uh same.
00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:36.319
Um, you liking the numbers or most impressive with the numbers, or uh the you know, his running Steins offense.
00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:40.080
Yeah, running being comfortable, running Stein's offense.
00:25:40.160 --> 00:25:46.000
I mean, uh like I said, I I think those throws were him trying to get on the same page as the receivers.
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And then all day he had just been throwing short, quick passes, wasn't going downfield.
00:25:51.920 --> 00:25:56.960
So I I could see him trying to get on the same page with some guys, especially DJ Miller.
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Um, you know, but I I was impressed.
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Uh I I was most impressed with Prince Gene, uh dog.
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I mean, like, you know, there were several guys, of course, but I was most impressed with Gene.
00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:11.279
Uh but as far as Kenny Minchy, super comfortable.
00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:14.640
The test is is coming next Saturday, very quick.
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So we'll see, you know, when he's getting pressured, uh, you know, can he throw a downfield?
00:26:19.840 --> 00:26:26.160
Kentucky's gonna have to get the run game going because I don't know if he's gonna be able to throw on Bama's corners.
00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:26.799
So we'll see.
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It's a test.
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All right, we'll get there, brother.
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We get there.
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Let's go.
00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:34.960
Um uh next take is uh tight ends, guys.
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Uh Paul Kentucky tight ends combined for nine catches, 140 yards, and two touchdowns.
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While the offensive line did not let's give a shout out to the big blue wall.
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No sack, zero, zero thing.
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I don't think he was one pressure.
00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:59.279
It was one I think it was one pressure on a third down in the first half or or first or second quarter, something like that.
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Early I think it was second quarter, yeah.
00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:04.720
It was a third down, and we had gotten that was that was the first time we had a penalty.
00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:08.160
It was a third and long, and they chased him out of bounds and he threw it out.
00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:10.319
I think so they then I don't think he had that one pressure.
00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:16.160
Um well let me let me pose this for Paul and then we'll go around the table.
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Paul, what looked most notice noticeably different about this offense compared with what we've watched from Kentucky the last several seasons?
00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:26.640
We scored points.
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And it didn't look like we had to have a lobotomy and two defensive scores to get there.
00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:34.160
I mean, what did we average the last?
00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:35.519
I mean, Jay probably would know this.
00:27:35.600 --> 00:27:39.519
What we average the last two seasons, like 18 in the league, like 18-19.
00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:50.240
Um, I mean, this is a team like if if let's just say, let's say we don't we have a terrible first quarter and Bamba's up 14 to nothing against us, like you know, something crazy happens, whatever.
00:27:50.319 --> 00:27:51.680
You're not gonna go into that game.
00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:58.559
If that's us, if that's last year, if that's if that's the last dupes teams, like especially the recent ones, we're like game's over, right?
00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:00.000
Or less we need a miracle.
00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:04.400
This one, you like you're like uh, you know, a drive, a stop, and a drive, and this tied, right?
00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:05.519
Like you you have that face.
00:28:05.840 --> 00:28:10.000
So I think that's the the noticeable thing is we can put the ball on the end side in a lot of different ways.
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You know, you asked about the tight ends.
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I think tight end is just a fancy has a T and an E on it, but if it had a W and an R in front of it, you would probably not even notice the difference.
00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:20.400
Um, this is the best.
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I think we have the best tight end.
00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:26.160
I feel like you're you're are you watching WWE in the background?
00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:29.120
Because you I feel like you're cutting promos right now, bro.
00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:31.120
No, I'm just on one, man.
00:28:31.279 --> 00:28:36.799
Um, I haven't seen a tight end since uh since since Lindley played at Kentucky like we have here.
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So uh, you know.
00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:39.600
Well, don't get me started.
00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:45.519
For the record, I'm glad you brought that up because again, Kentucky football or Kentucky Hall of Fame.
00:28:45.600 --> 00:28:48.799
Why is it 32 in our hall of fame?
00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:53.680
I know, but he would have already picked off keyholes three freaking times already with the ducks he's throwing out here.
00:28:55.519 --> 00:29:01.039
I haven't seen a I haven't I haven't seen a quarterback that almost throw so many picks since he was out at the music city bowl doing it himself.
00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:04.799
Trey Trey, you know, I've said it once, I've I'll say it a hundred times.
00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:08.640
My favorite defensive player right there on my show.
00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:09.120
Thank you.
00:29:09.840 --> 00:29:12.720
Uh who we are babbling.
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I feel like I'm battling point.
00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:17.600
Uh again, Kentucky tight ends, Jay.
00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:18.720
Did you speak on that?
00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:19.519
Your turn?
00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:21.200
I was happy to see it.
00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:22.640
Uh, but tight end you.
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I saw several people.
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But the fact is that Kentucky's always had great tight ends.
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I mean, superstar tight ends, but you know, Kentucky hadn't always utilized them.
00:29:32.880 --> 00:29:36.080
So to see them being utilized in Will Stein's offense is great.
00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:40.400
I think Willie Rodriguez might be in the conversation of the best tight end in the country.
00:29:41.120 --> 00:29:47.120
At least in the conversation, he's gonna get the opportunity to be and and the other two guys are not far behind.
00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:52.319
So I don't even think he's the best tight end on the roster, which is yeah, yeah, stealing-wise.
00:29:53.120 --> 00:29:57.680
Yeah, so so it's it's uh it's a good thing, and it's good weapons to have.
00:29:57.840 --> 00:29:59.440
So I'm excited about that.
00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:02.240
But yeah, elite teams have elite tight end play.
00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:13.519
I mean, if you look at every team that wins Super Bowls, national championship, whatever, they have elite tight end play, or you just have wide receivers that are just so like like last year, Indiana had wide receivers that were just uh almost like two that were just filthy, right?
00:30:13.600 --> 00:30:17.440
But a lot of them, I mean, look look at Kansas City's dominance, look at the Patriots' dominance.
00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:17.840
What is it?
00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:18.960
What is the thing that they had?
00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:23.519
Stud tight ends that you could line up out wide underneath, and like so what you like.
00:30:23.600 --> 00:30:28.160
I think I don't know who said it about us throwing on Bama's wide rece on Bama's cornerbacks.
00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:35.200
Can that can their can their tight can their linebackers guard our tight ends because their cornerbacks aren't going to be out there if we spread them out?
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And so now you got to worry about like that's where the mismatch, when you play three tight ends, you got three guys that are six three, six four, two twenty plus, and one of the dudes runs a four-four.
00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:45.920
Good luck.
00:30:46.160 --> 00:30:46.960
Yeah, Kai.
00:30:47.600 --> 00:30:52.640
Same with this could again, um again, the last few seasons, tight ends are involved.
00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:54.480
Follow up what the guys are saying.
00:30:54.799 --> 00:30:57.920
Yeah, I think it's important to have a a tight end gadget.
00:30:58.080 --> 00:31:08.880
Obviously, the core as a whole is is very talented, but I feel like with Willie Rodriguez, you have the dynamic of him being someone you can put anywhere.
00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:13.680
Like Paul said, I think he has the speed to be a wide out if he really wanted him to be.
00:31:13.840 --> 00:31:18.720
He could wide out all the way by the sideline and catch a screen and take it underneath for 10 yards.
00:31:18.799 --> 00:31:20.480
I I truly believe he can do that.
00:31:20.640 --> 00:31:22.559
But he's also a guy you can play at fullback.
00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:27.600
He's also a guy, although he didn't have to do it, Jay, he can block if he really needs to.
00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:31.600
So I mean they they they've been blocking for the last five, six years.
00:31:31.680 --> 00:31:35.920
So yeah, they're unfortunately that's been their kind of yeah.
00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:40.559
But no, I I think I'm thinking more about like the guys who aren't playing yet.
00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:46.240
If you have Javante Barnes and Nick Anderson out there with that offense, that's two more guys you have to worry about.
00:31:46.400 --> 00:31:52.880
And like that little Dinkindum that went for 20 yards, you're gonna see a whole lot of that from Willie Rodriguez.
00:31:53.039 --> 00:32:00.799
He's a yak demon, and you you gotta love having a player like that, especially when he's versatile with with speed, strength, everything.
00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:02.240
Check the box for him.
00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:04.080
Um, so it's great.
00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:07.279
It I don't know any other way to describe it as great.
00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:16.319
Well, if you come up with another way, you can fact Trevart as a former player, a former all-American at that.
00:32:16.559 --> 00:32:22.720
When the tight ends are involved, like truly involved in a game, what does that change defensively for you guys?
00:32:22.960 --> 00:32:30.240
Well, when uh when they throw to the to the tight end, I mean the linebackers and safeties have to be more involved for as coverage.
00:32:30.319 --> 00:32:36.319
But past couple years, we didn't throw to the tight end, so we just double the top receiver or just play man the whole time.
00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:46.160
But now if you play man on your tight ends, now you got a linebacker or Sethi on there, and we got Rodriguez, who's a very big tall tight end, and it can be a mismatch for some other teams.
00:32:46.480 --> 00:32:49.600
For the record, I kind of knew that was the answer.
00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:51.440
I kind of knew that was the answer.
00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:55.920
I was just serving a like cheese to you so you can knock it out of the park.
00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.480
Hallelujah.
00:32:57.120 --> 00:32:59.519
Yeah, again, uh your days.
00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:06.880
Uh how obviously bringing the tight ends into this totally spread the you know, spreads the defense.
00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:08.160
So yeah, maybe no.
00:33:08.720 --> 00:33:10.000
So what am I freezing?
00:33:10.080 --> 00:33:11.759
I feel like freezing or whatever going on.
00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:12.960
I didn't think you asked the question.
00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:14.400
I thought you made a statement anyway.
00:33:14.559 --> 00:33:15.600
I think I made a segment.
00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:16.240
Yeah.
00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:16.880
Okay.
00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:17.279
All right.
00:33:17.360 --> 00:33:18.240
Let's go keep going.
00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:19.680
Well, you'll throw it to the tight ends.
00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:24.000
It it helps out and helps out the offense and it keeps the defense on their toes, like I just said.
00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:25.279
And for us, it's good.
00:33:25.360 --> 00:33:29.039
So hopefully we can keep doing it and get more tight ends in the passing game.
00:33:29.120 --> 00:33:31.120
But what would it be like for you if you stop?
00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:41.360
What's it like for you going, you know, what would have you know, when if you get matched up as a cornerback on a tight end, how does that differ in terms of your coverage?
00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:44.400
Because it's usually a guy that's bigger, a little bit more physical than you.
00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:52.480
Do you have to try and finesse and speed around him, or is it not as great of a of a matchup for you when you're looking at a guy that's like 6'4, 230?
00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:55.680
Um, and you're trying to guard, you know, any kind of a pass play to him?
00:33:55.759 --> 00:33:56.799
Because he takes up a lot more space.
00:33:57.759 --> 00:34:02.720
Oh, it's a lot different than guarding a receiver because tight ends are usually a little bulkier and taller.
00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:07.920
So if they pretty much make contact with you, you pretty much gonna knock you off your track and knock you back a little bit.
00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:16.639
But a lot of tight ends usually far as corner you try to box you in and use a big body, try to post you up and just catch a pass, which is for corners, it's a little hard.
00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:22.000
So uh for the record trade, did you um did you shy away from tackling tight ends?
00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:25.840
Because they were a little bigger than they were a little bigger than receivers.
00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:29.279
Well, I'd like to say it's a business decision.
00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:31.840
So it's a business decision.
00:34:32.559 --> 00:34:33.519
Good good guy.
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:38.639
All right, let's go to uh uh what needs fixing, Paul.
00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:44.719
Uh if you're Will Stein watching the film today, which I'm he I'm sure he's watched it like 10 times.
00:34:44.880 --> 00:34:45.599
I love our coach.
00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:46.000
Absolutely.
00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:48.000
I think we all let's get already.
00:34:48.079 --> 00:34:49.359
We love our coach, right?
00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:50.399
Ridiculous.
00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:56.239
Yeah, we are what is the one thing, one thing you were most concerned about before Alabama?
00:34:56.480 --> 00:35:02.319
It's I mean, it's the I mean the concern is the defense because I it I'll give it, I'll give it two facets.
00:35:02.639 --> 00:35:06.719
One, I thought the offensive line, the defensive line played okay on the run.
00:35:06.799 --> 00:35:12.079
And like here's the thing Alabama hasn't been able to like that's the thing, like they haven't been able to run on anyone lately.
00:35:12.159 --> 00:35:15.119
Um, but also like they didn't put a lot of pressure on the quarterback.
00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:19.759
Now, again, like to Jay's point, maybe it was like a you know, that I didn't see a ton of stunting going on.
00:35:19.919 --> 00:35:22.239
I was watching there's like a lot of bull rushing.
00:35:22.319 --> 00:35:24.000
Um, they didn't like mix and match.
00:35:24.079 --> 00:35:25.759
It looked like they went with like fours and fours.
00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.000
Maybe it was a little bit more of conservative.
00:35:28.079 --> 00:35:30.480
You know, they they moved they changed formation a lot too.
00:35:30.639 --> 00:35:31.679
And I don't know if you watched that.
00:35:31.759 --> 00:35:36.000
Uh I saw them in a 3-3-3, I saw them in a bait in a four-three, I saw them in a three-four.
00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:38.159
So there's a little bit they're playing around there.
00:35:38.319 --> 00:35:44.799
I hope that was just because they wanted to play and see what out what like who was doing what, then like we're getting cur burned.
00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:48.399
Um, so if there is a concern to be had, it's the passing game.
00:35:48.559 --> 00:35:51.519
Um, now it's it's something that could get fixed, yes.
00:35:51.679 --> 00:36:01.039
Um, and nobody will remember that you know Youngstown State was running free as a freaking J bird down the down the field in game one if we clean it all up this week.
00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:03.759
So that's but if it continues, then it's a trend.
00:36:03.919 --> 00:36:06.399
And and that makes it a lot harder to win football games.
00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:11.279
Jay Hayes, your coach Stein, what are you most concerned about heading into the Bama game?
00:36:11.519 --> 00:36:11.919
Same.
00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:13.199
Uh passing defense.
00:36:13.359 --> 00:36:15.279
Yeah, I would I would stick with that.
00:36:15.439 --> 00:36:20.960
Um, but like I said, I still feel like uh you got to get that run game going, which I felt good about.
00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:25.279
All three guys that ran the ball felt great about um get that going.
00:36:25.359 --> 00:36:29.439
Uh I I mean Bama, I I feel good about winning this game.
00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:31.439
One, Bama's offensive line.
00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:34.079
They have two Mississippi State guys that didn't start.
00:36:34.239 --> 00:36:37.119
We we know how bad Mississippi State's line was last year.
00:36:37.359 --> 00:36:39.599
They didn't even start that is starting for Alabama.
00:36:39.759 --> 00:36:41.039
Same with the defensive line.
00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:47.759
So they just named uh their quarterback, so you know, not you know, right into the season.
00:36:47.919 --> 00:36:49.119
So I feel good about it.
00:36:49.359 --> 00:36:52.719
Clean that uh passing D up, and you got something there.
00:36:52.960 --> 00:36:56.239
Stein kind of said something about it pretty stern.
00:36:56.559 --> 00:36:58.719
Uh, you know, we have to clean that up.
00:36:58.799 --> 00:37:04.480
Uh so I probably will be cleaned up, but you had two corners out, two starting guys.
00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:05.759
So I feel good about it.
00:37:05.839 --> 00:37:06.319
We'll see.
00:37:06.399 --> 00:37:12.799
That's the first test, and like uh Paul said, happens again, it's a trend, and it's uh a real concern.
00:37:12.960 --> 00:37:14.719
And it wasn't just being conservative.
00:37:14.799 --> 00:37:18.000
So and we love our offensive line play, and we were missing Alec.
00:37:18.159 --> 00:37:19.519
I would he didn't even play.
00:37:21.359 --> 00:37:23.519
Uh I gotta digress here.
00:37:23.679 --> 00:37:27.119
Uh, as a podcaster, um, I'm gonna say it.
00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:31.519
There's no two better voices behind the mic than Paul and Jay.
00:37:31.679 --> 00:37:32.399
Just saying, guys.
00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:33.119
There you go.
00:37:33.439 --> 00:37:34.319
Yeah, those voices.
00:37:34.879 --> 00:37:37.519
Just gonna have to start doing a fall asleep for Kevin every night.
00:37:37.759 --> 00:37:43.839
No, you you all you all I'll I'll I'll produce I'll a manage your only fans page.
00:37:43.919 --> 00:37:44.319
How about that?
00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:45.679
I'm not getting up to that.
00:37:48.319 --> 00:37:49.279
Same thing, same thing.
00:37:49.519 --> 00:37:51.679
I feel tingly and not in a good way.
00:37:52.319 --> 00:37:53.519
Uh yeah.
00:37:53.839 --> 00:37:55.759
I don't know how follow this now.
00:37:55.839 --> 00:37:57.439
I mean, um give it a shot.
00:37:57.519 --> 00:37:57.759
But no.
00:37:58.559 --> 00:38:00.319
But no, I I'm with them on that.
00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:04.799
Um Jay Batman coming in, we know the AM sent pressure.
00:38:04.879 --> 00:38:10.000
And it's almost like it's like living or dying with the three-pointer in basketball.
00:38:10.159 --> 00:38:13.359
If you're gonna send pressure, it's a numbers game in the secondary.
00:38:13.519 --> 00:38:19.839
And you know that I think they have to find a good balance and not send so many stunts.
00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:28.079
But also at the same time, if we have five TFLs against Alabama, no one's gonna give a shit about this the safety or the cornerback there.
00:38:28.239 --> 00:38:32.319
We're gonna be talking about how good the pressure was and how we got five TFLs.
00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:34.480
So you have to find the balance.
00:38:34.719 --> 00:38:40.079
I liked, like Paul brought up how they switched from 3-4-4-3, even showed some man there.
00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:43.919
That shows that you have everything in the toolback that you want to do.
00:38:44.159 --> 00:38:46.000
Now you have it on all on film.
00:38:46.239 --> 00:38:48.879
You know, Keelan Russell likes to scramble.
00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:55.919
You know, he's a running quarterback, so I think it's gonna be quite easy to plan for him and craft up a defense for that.
00:38:56.639 --> 00:39:07.119
Gravard, uh, I uh actually, I'm gonna be more emphatic with you on this one because if you're Coach Stein, what is the one thing you're most concerned about?
00:39:07.279 --> 00:39:10.480
To me, it it based on yesterday's play.
00:39:10.639 --> 00:39:15.199
If there was one little hiccup to me or issue, is the defense?
00:39:15.359 --> 00:39:16.159
Was the defense?
00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:16.799
What say you?
00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:25.599
Well, if I have to go with defense because they ran, I guess, basic plays, but from what I hear, the DC loves to be aggressive, love to blitz and do stunts.
00:39:25.679 --> 00:39:29.919
So we'll see how many stunts and blitzes they pull up for the Bama game.
00:39:30.000 --> 00:39:33.439
So we brought up I think Bama quarterback is a running quarterback, right?
00:39:33.599 --> 00:39:34.719
Uh help me out.
00:39:34.960 --> 00:39:40.879
No, yeah he can run, he can run, but he's uh he's he's he's a drop back.
00:39:41.279 --> 00:39:41.519
Okay.
00:39:41.679 --> 00:39:41.839
Okay.
00:39:42.079 --> 00:39:43.279
Again, let me remind.
00:39:43.439 --> 00:39:45.359
So don't let him run.
00:39:47.279 --> 00:39:49.679
He will take off and get down the field quickly.
00:39:49.839 --> 00:39:50.639
Okay, yeah, yeah.
00:39:50.799 --> 00:39:52.559
He's he's uh he's very athletic.
00:39:54.159 --> 00:39:57.439
I guess if he is a running quarterback, just gotta keep him at the time.
00:39:57.679 --> 00:39:59.119
Well, Jay alluded to this earlier.
00:39:59.279 --> 00:40:02.799
Kentucky did allow 300 yards overall yesterday.
00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:03.279
Yeah.
00:40:03.439 --> 00:40:07.439
So two and two or in 246 through the air.
00:40:07.519 --> 00:40:08.079
So go ahead.
00:40:08.480 --> 00:40:08.639
Yeah.
00:40:08.799 --> 00:40:08.960
Yeah.
00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:11.439
Well, obviously, they gotta clean that up for Alabama.
00:40:11.519 --> 00:40:15.119
So I'm not sure how much man they played and how much zone they played.
00:40:15.199 --> 00:40:16.879
So I'm sure we played band the whole time.
00:40:16.960 --> 00:40:19.839
We could have shut them down where they wouldn't have that many passing yards.
00:40:19.919 --> 00:40:21.759
But I think they had some solid.
00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:33.919
I think they had some solid drives, but really that week one way of having like that sense of urgency when it's almost halftime and they have three minutes and you give up a score.
00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:35.039
It's like, all right, guys.
00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:37.759
I know you're in your head, it's like, all right, it's halftime.
00:40:37.919 --> 00:40:38.879
We still got ball to play.
00:40:38.960 --> 00:40:46.960
And then if it's fourth quarter, they get another, and you're like, all right, guys, like I know we're up whatever, but we still gotta play football here.
00:40:47.119 --> 00:40:49.519
I think that that's the only thing there is to it.
00:40:49.679 --> 00:40:52.719
A big chunk of those yards are from those two possessions there.
00:40:52.799 --> 00:40:55.119
So it's not like we gave up 28.
00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:55.839
Right.
00:40:56.639 --> 00:41:01.519
But too, a lot of people think, hey, 14 with Youngstown is 30 for Bama.
00:41:01.839 --> 00:41:02.960
So a lot of people just make that.
00:41:03.359 --> 00:41:09.119
Yeah, but the intensity, listen, the thing is too, there is the intensity is gonna be you you know, you know what's coming somewhere.
00:41:09.439 --> 00:41:14.639
You know how loud is gonna be there's gonna be a lot of drunk Kentuckians in that stadium losing their stuff.
00:41:14.960 --> 00:41:16.960
The stands won't be empty come third quarter.
00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:21.359
We know there's gonna be a lot of drunk Kentucky watching from the tube.
00:41:21.519 --> 00:41:22.799
All right, you brought it up now.
00:41:22.960 --> 00:41:24.799
Bama comes to Lexington.
00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:33.359
Uh let's let's this is uh this is our first um opportunity to figure out who this team is again.
00:41:33.519 --> 00:41:39.039
Bama beat uh Eastern Carolina 48-10, blah blah blah, Paul.
00:41:39.199 --> 00:41:47.839
After watching Kentucky and Alabama week one, do you feel better, worse, or about the same about Kentucky's chance Saturday?
00:41:47.919 --> 00:41:51.839
Because I you on your prediction, we did our little prediction.
00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:54.000
You have Kentucky going over Bama.
00:41:54.239 --> 00:41:55.439
What say you right now?
00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:57.919
Um I mean about the about the same.
00:41:58.079 --> 00:42:02.079
I mean, I don't think there was any real surprises in either game for Alabama or for us.
00:42:02.159 --> 00:42:05.439
Um Bama didn't look particularly good in the first couple of the of drives.
00:42:05.519 --> 00:42:08.480
It it did take them a little bit for the, but they did hit the gas.
00:42:08.639 --> 00:42:15.279
Um, you know, it wasn't like it was 17 to 7 or 17-9, you know, go at halftime and Bama turned it on.
00:42:15.359 --> 00:42:16.879
Like it was it was comfortable for them.
00:42:16.960 --> 00:42:18.480
Uh, I think it was comfortable for us.
00:42:18.559 --> 00:42:20.639
I just think it was a boring game for both sides.
00:42:20.799 --> 00:42:33.839
I don't think you saw, I don't think you saw enough of either team if you picked one or the other to change your pick and go, yeah, Kentucky can be is gonna be, isn't gonna win, or yeah, Bamba's a lock.
00:42:34.079 --> 00:42:37.359
Um, so yeah, I'm really excited to see what happens.
00:42:37.439 --> 00:42:40.719
Uh by the way, Wisconsin and and Notre Dame are in a hell of a game, too.
00:42:40.799 --> 00:42:42.399
It's 13-10 at halftime there.
00:42:42.559 --> 00:42:46.000
Maybe they'll give them an extra second to to score, maybe on a bit.
00:42:46.319 --> 00:42:49.359
That's just how they roll with the big 10, right?
00:42:49.599 --> 00:42:51.919
Every second counts when you're trying to score, man.
00:42:52.159 --> 00:42:53.119
Every second.
00:42:53.279 --> 00:42:55.119
Um Jay Hayes.
00:42:55.279 --> 00:42:59.359
Uh again to you after week one watching Kentucky and Bama.
00:42:59.519 --> 00:43:02.719
Do you how are you feeling about uh Kentucky next week?
00:43:02.879 --> 00:43:04.559
I feel good for Kentucky win.
00:43:04.639 --> 00:43:07.279
Um, I think Kentucky wins in the trenches.
00:43:07.359 --> 00:43:10.960
I think we're better on both sides, O-line and D-line.
00:43:11.279 --> 00:43:16.239
Uh, I think Kentucky, like I said, will have to win this game by running the ball.
00:43:16.399 --> 00:43:18.239
Um, but I feel good about it.
00:43:18.480 --> 00:43:19.679
Um, we'll see.
00:43:19.759 --> 00:43:22.639
My prediction today was 38-28 Kentucky.
00:43:22.799 --> 00:43:24.079
So um we'll see.
00:43:24.159 --> 00:43:25.919
I like that it's at Kroger Field.
00:43:26.079 --> 00:43:27.199
I like that it's early.
00:43:27.359 --> 00:43:34.480
Some people don't like that early game, but of all the element of surprise is, you know, so I think Kentucky gets the job done.
00:43:34.639 --> 00:43:36.079
Kyrie, what say you, brother?
00:43:36.239 --> 00:43:44.799
I will go against Jay here, and I say that if this game was a night game, I would guarantee that Kentucky wins no matter what.
00:43:44.960 --> 00:43:45.679
What guarantee is that?
00:43:45.759 --> 00:43:46.319
What is the game?
00:43:46.399 --> 00:43:47.599
Oh, it's a it's an afternoon.
00:43:49.519 --> 00:43:54.319
I I think the 330 is like one of those hedges, but you're right, if it was a night game, it's not gonna be hot.
00:43:54.399 --> 00:43:56.000
We've had all daily day to talk.
00:43:56.239 --> 00:43:56.559
Yeah, yeah.
00:43:56.960 --> 00:43:59.839
That place at night I is that place at night is different.
00:44:00.000 --> 00:44:04.559
Now, I will say it was pretty GD loud at noon against Florida a couple years ago, too.
00:44:04.639 --> 00:44:05.599
So very true.
00:44:05.679 --> 00:44:29.199
Yeah, I think I think I'm more confident now, and I use Paul's unquote against them, because I think what we saw offensively is that if the worst happens and it is Bama, Bama's back, you know, whatever, and they put up 14 points real quick, I'm still confident that our offense can go down and score real quick and get right back in the game.
00:44:29.359 --> 00:44:39.039
Um, so that that in the back of your heart, like worst case scenario happens and you still might be all right, um, that kind of gives you some more hope going into it.
00:44:39.439 --> 00:44:41.119
I think they stack up well.
00:44:41.279 --> 00:44:44.159
Like it seems like a good SEC matchup.
00:44:44.239 --> 00:44:51.039
Um, but it's still for me, it feels like the general public still looks at Alabama like they're Alabama, unless you're down south.
00:44:51.199 --> 00:44:59.599
Like I I feel like people still see that name and they're like, eh, Kentucky's not gonna beat Alabama, but it it's the biggest trap game you've ever seen.
00:44:59.759 --> 00:45:05.759
I think the Wildcats don't realize like the Alabama slide.
00:45:05.839 --> 00:45:08.960
I mean, even the fact that they got into the playoffs last year, yeah, right?
00:45:09.119 --> 00:45:14.799
I mean, yeah, the four loss team last year, it's not like that they were like the greatest thing.
00:45:14.960 --> 00:45:20.480
And uh, and look, here here's the uh like this is their worst preseason ranking since 2008.
00:45:20.639 --> 00:45:24.319
This isn't Nick Saban's bam is not walking in tomorrow uh this weekend.
00:45:24.399 --> 00:45:25.519
This is not Nick Stavan.
00:45:25.679 --> 00:45:31.759
And and the other thing you would go is if if let's say when Nick Saban was here, say the reverse happened in Kentucky was up 14-0.
00:45:32.239 --> 00:45:37.039
You're sitting over here having squeaky bum time because you know exactly what Nick Saban's doing on that sideline.
00:45:37.199 --> 00:45:38.480
He is breaking people.
00:45:38.559 --> 00:45:46.399
He's like, I'm gonna, you know, I'm killing your mama, your daddy, I'm taking your kidnapping your girlfriend, throw throwing your children in with alligators.
00:45:46.559 --> 00:45:47.279
I mean, right?
00:45:47.359 --> 00:45:49.599
Like it was that was that's what Nick Saban would do.
00:45:49.679 --> 00:45:51.679
I have not I don't have anything, Kellyn De Boer.
00:45:51.839 --> 00:45:55.839
If if you rattle this Alabama team, you don't have Nick Saban on that sideline.
00:45:56.000 --> 00:46:01.359
And I think if Kentucky punches them in the mouth, it's first time starting quarterback, first road game.
00:46:01.439 --> 00:46:02.559
I don't care if he's a dog.
00:46:02.719 --> 00:46:07.919
That place is loud and it is proven that it will make even guys that came in, come in as Heisman contenders look bad.
00:46:09.919 --> 00:46:12.799
You don't have Nick Saban, but you have a more experienced head coach.
00:46:12.879 --> 00:46:15.199
Yeah, you have you have I won't say the atmosphere.
00:46:16.559 --> 00:46:17.039
That's a fact.
00:46:17.519 --> 00:46:18.399
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:46:18.480 --> 00:46:23.439
I'm not saying in the comments is where Kentucky wins this game.
00:46:23.599 --> 00:46:25.919
And both sides of the ball.
00:46:26.159 --> 00:46:26.639
I agree.
00:46:27.039 --> 00:46:33.839
That would the next weekend when Kentucky winning would be two and oh on their route to 12 and oh, right, Jay.
00:46:33.919 --> 00:46:34.319
That's right.
00:46:34.480 --> 00:46:34.960
That's right.
00:46:37.839 --> 00:46:44.879
Ask me if they win next week, what my confidence level is going into college season the next week, and you're gonna see it completely flip.
00:46:44.960 --> 00:46:49.919
Because I'm gonna tell you right now, of a lot of the teams I watch lot watch this weekend, they did not look good.
00:46:50.079 --> 00:46:50.559
We'll get there.
00:46:52.639 --> 00:46:54.399
I've got SEC week one.
00:46:54.480 --> 00:46:56.079
Let's uh bear with me, guys.
00:46:56.159 --> 00:47:00.079
Uh it was it was hard to tell if anybody really looked good.
00:47:01.359 --> 00:47:01.839
That's fair.
00:47:01.919 --> 00:47:02.319
That's fair.
00:47:02.559 --> 00:47:03.599
Vanderbilt did it.
00:47:04.079 --> 00:47:04.239
No.
00:47:04.719 --> 00:47:05.359
No, no.
00:47:05.439 --> 00:47:06.960
Uh bro.
00:47:07.199 --> 00:47:07.599
It was hard.
00:47:07.759 --> 00:47:12.000
It was easy to see who didn't look good, but there's others that were like, ah, you're bored.
00:47:12.239 --> 00:47:12.719
Trev.
00:47:12.960 --> 00:47:17.679
Uh, we saw Coach Stein's offense work against Youngstown State.
00:47:17.759 --> 00:47:21.439
What does Kentucky have to prove offensively against Bama?
00:47:21.919 --> 00:47:29.279
So since it's obviously a new coach, new offense, got to prove that they can at least move the ball on that defense and put up points.
00:47:29.359 --> 00:47:32.159
So, but obviously it's not the old Bama defense.
00:47:32.239 --> 00:47:35.519
So she's able to put up some points and well make it a good game.
00:47:35.679 --> 00:47:36.399
That's a good point.
00:47:36.639 --> 00:47:37.759
Kyle, same to you.
00:47:37.919 --> 00:47:41.679
Coach Stein's offense against uh state, Young Sound State.
00:47:41.759 --> 00:47:44.079
Uh, what's what's he got to show against Bama?
00:47:44.480 --> 00:47:49.519
Um, I think you got to show when you're served adversity, they can still answer.
00:47:49.679 --> 00:47:54.960
There wasn't plenty of times where maybe they're facing a third and long and you're about to punt.
00:47:55.119 --> 00:48:02.559
Obviously, at home you don't have that away crowd rattling you with that, but you got to prove that you can pick up a big third and 11.
00:48:02.799 --> 00:48:09.359
You gotta prove that when it's in the in the red zone that you can punch it in for a touchdown and you're out settling for three.
00:48:09.519 --> 00:48:12.719
I think staying aggressive, keeping tempo, switching it up.
00:48:12.799 --> 00:48:19.359
I think if they just keep their same remedy and stay on the same pace, I wouldn't change the offense one damn bit.
00:48:19.439 --> 00:48:22.719
I just think you gotta answer to the call um when you have to.
00:48:23.039 --> 00:48:38.639
Paul, obviously, uh, you know, what they gotta do is protect Minchie, establish the you know, some running game, uh try to avoid passing downs, uh keep Bama from dictating tempo, blah, blah, blah, blah.
00:48:38.879 --> 00:48:46.079
Can for me, let me can Kentucky win if Minche has to throw 30 or 40 times, 35 or 47.
00:48:46.399 --> 00:48:50.559
I would have said the other day or before the season, that makes me nervous.
00:48:50.639 --> 00:48:54.239
Now I'm gonna be like, yeah, because he's probably putting up 450 and five tutties.
00:48:54.799 --> 00:48:58.480
I mean honestly though, like I agree with what Jay said.
00:48:58.559 --> 00:49:05.519
Like, I the the interesting part about this game is on paper, we have the better, we have the better on both of the trenches.
00:49:05.679 --> 00:49:15.679
We the better D, we have the better, better in most better defensive line with experience at least, better offensive line, because their offensive line didn't their offensive line look like ass.
00:49:16.239 --> 00:49:21.679
By the way, the thing about that game is East Carolina was making their quarterback run all half.
00:49:21.839 --> 00:49:24.960
Like you put our athletes there, and those are sacks.
00:49:25.039 --> 00:49:37.519
Like he was that that was a pure five-star quarterback going against a two-star, one-star, like line line guy that like couldn't couldn't run fast enough if it unless he was chasing a cheeseburger.
00:49:37.599 --> 00:49:40.079
All right, like that was that was the difference there.
00:49:40.239 --> 00:49:43.679
That happens against Kentucky, and it's gonna be a completely different game ball game.
00:49:44.079 --> 00:49:53.679
Paul, I I know this is a a conversation for later, but you already know that if Kentucky blows Bama out of the water, that people are gonna be like, well, Bama sucks anyway.
00:49:53.839 --> 00:49:54.719
Like, we all knew this.
00:49:54.960 --> 00:49:55.599
That's automatic.
00:49:55.759 --> 00:49:56.799
You know that's gonna come up.
00:49:57.119 --> 00:49:57.919
Yeah, I know.
00:49:58.079 --> 00:50:00.960
Well, you know, we'll we'll get we'll we'll get past that.
00:50:01.199 --> 00:50:05.359
Um, let me uh let's talk Bama's uh quarterback.
00:50:05.439 --> 00:50:07.439
Um I'll start with you, Treb.
00:50:07.839 --> 00:50:10.799
Uh what scares you most about Keelan Russell?
00:50:11.039 --> 00:50:13.039
His uh well, let me preface this.
00:50:13.199 --> 00:50:18.960
Uh he uh was actually their leading rusher Saturday, uh yesterday with 86 yards.
00:50:19.039 --> 00:50:24.000
So what scares you most about exactly what makes you uh what scares you most about Russell?
00:50:24.159 --> 00:50:27.599
His arm or his ability to break the defense with his legs?
00:50:27.919 --> 00:50:32.960
I'll say the legs, because I mean no DC wanna face a running quarterback.
00:50:33.519 --> 00:50:37.759
You can't really play man because you play man, everybody's down the field, he's running right behind you.
00:50:37.839 --> 00:50:42.799
So you got to be able to mix up the coverage and hope you can catch him on a blitz or whatnot.
00:50:42.879 --> 00:50:45.359
But well, let me let me go next step.
00:50:45.519 --> 00:50:48.239
How how would can how should Kentucky defend him?
00:50:48.399 --> 00:50:53.519
Spy him, bring pressure, keep everything in front, and force him to make reads.
00:50:54.239 --> 00:51:00.159
Yes, use your that and keep your tell your DNs don't rush too far upfield and don't run also.
00:51:00.480 --> 00:51:04.799
Well, don't run behind the quarterback because growing behind him gonna open up running lanes for him.
00:51:04.879 --> 00:51:10.079
So just try to tell the DNs to keep him contained within the pocket and make it pass.
00:51:10.559 --> 00:51:11.279
Got it, appreciate that.
00:51:11.519 --> 00:51:13.679
Uh Paul, how do you feeling about Russell?
00:51:13.839 --> 00:51:15.919
Um, I mean, listen, the kids got a lot of talent.
00:51:16.000 --> 00:51:19.759
Um, but Alabama rushed for 225 yards, and you're like, ah, that's pretty good.
00:51:19.839 --> 00:51:22.239
He had 86 on like 16 carries.
00:51:22.319 --> 00:51:27.599
And I watched the first half, and a lot of those carries was because he had he was breaking contained, right?
00:51:27.679 --> 00:51:31.759
It was it was break contained, pocket collapsed, and they just didn't have the dudes.
00:51:31.919 --> 00:51:36.799
Um look, he's he's he's got the talent, and if he goes off, I mean he he can go off.
00:51:36.960 --> 00:51:44.159
But I think there's a game plan here, whereas I think you play a guy at Youngstown State that his his success is his legs.
00:51:44.319 --> 00:51:48.319
Russell's not he's not what you would consider a typical dual threat quarterback.
00:51:48.399 --> 00:51:52.559
And I know that's you know a a formality probably in today's day and age.
00:51:53.119 --> 00:51:58.799
But I mean, if you're making him make reads, you want to make a guy in his first road star have to make decisions.
00:51:59.119 --> 00:52:02.719
Now he does probably have the third best wide receiver in college football, though.
00:52:02.799 --> 00:52:09.519
So that that's why we're all nervous about the secondary because probab one of the best wide receivers in football is coming to town this week.
00:52:09.679 --> 00:52:15.679
Um, and uh, and so look, it's if you but you know, put pressure on him, make him think fast, and he'll make a mistake.
00:52:16.000 --> 00:52:17.519
Jay, same with you.
00:52:17.679 --> 00:52:21.199
Um how are we um handling uh Russell?
00:52:21.279 --> 00:52:22.559
How do you feel about Russell?
00:52:22.719 --> 00:52:23.759
How should we defend him?
00:52:23.919 --> 00:52:24.719
Uh make him run.
00:52:24.799 --> 00:52:26.639
I feel good about the defensive line.
00:52:26.799 --> 00:52:32.239
I mean, he was in the first weekend, he came in eighth in passing yards.
00:52:32.480 --> 00:52:35.759
So that's a plus in Kentucky's way.
00:52:35.839 --> 00:52:42.399
I and let me say, I I feel better about Kentucky's defense than what they showed in the passing defense.
00:52:42.559 --> 00:52:46.079
I feel like that was by design and being conservative.
00:52:46.239 --> 00:52:49.439
Uh, but um I really feel good about this Bama win, man.
00:52:49.519 --> 00:52:52.159
Like I said, on both sides of the ball, Kentucky is better.
00:52:52.319 --> 00:52:58.000
And and do I think I I think the key is running the ball against Bama, run all over them.
00:52:58.319 --> 00:53:11.199
But we're gonna see Kenny Minchie throw quite a bit because now we know that he can dump it off five yards, and this guy or that guy, we saw multiple of them, is gonna go for 30 plus yards.
00:53:11.359 --> 00:53:12.879
They're they're gonna get downfield.
00:53:12.960 --> 00:53:16.879
We have some legit playmakers, and that was a concern of mine coming into the season.
00:53:17.039 --> 00:53:22.480
Now we know uh quick uh dump off, and and and whoever has gone downfield.
00:53:22.639 --> 00:53:24.559
I I think we get them that way too.
00:53:24.719 --> 00:53:30.399
It's almost a form of running, but I think you in our tight ends, I feel good.
00:53:30.480 --> 00:53:34.719
Like I said, 38-28, write it down, Kentucky dub at Krogerfield.
00:53:35.039 --> 00:53:35.439
Bag it.
00:53:36.000 --> 00:53:38.239
We'll get that we'll get to those points in a minute.
00:53:40.079 --> 00:53:40.639
I know.
00:53:40.799 --> 00:53:43.279
Uh Kai, finish his thought on Russell.
00:53:43.519 --> 00:53:47.839
Yeah, I asked Will Stein, like, how do you prep the guys for Alabama?
00:53:47.919 --> 00:53:55.039
Like, this is the greatest program of all time, and he kind of shut me down, whether it's coach stalk or not, and said, we don't really care.
00:53:55.199 --> 00:54:01.519
So it's like I like that attitude because please, Russell, prove that you are a five-star.
00:54:01.839 --> 00:54:03.599
Prove that Alabama's good.
00:54:03.759 --> 00:54:05.519
We want you to do that, please.
00:54:05.599 --> 00:54:06.960
Like, we're begging you.
00:54:07.279 --> 00:54:12.319
So, like y'all are saying, going out there and forcing him to make good decisions.
00:54:12.399 --> 00:54:15.119
He had 14 incompletions this past game.
00:54:15.279 --> 00:54:19.519
That's not pretty for a first star at all, especially against Eastern Carolina.
00:54:19.599 --> 00:54:21.839
Um, obviously, a lot of rushing yards.
00:54:22.000 --> 00:54:24.480
Maybe it seems like Kentucky and BM switch places.
00:54:24.639 --> 00:54:26.960
They run the ball all the time, and we're gonna be air-raid.
00:54:27.119 --> 00:54:28.879
That's fine if we want to do it like that.
00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:34.719
But I think, like you all are saying, trench-wise, we have the advantage on the offensive line.
00:54:34.960 --> 00:54:36.879
Let's see if Barnes is healthy.
00:54:36.960 --> 00:54:39.039
Let's see if Baxter's ready to give it another go.
00:54:39.199 --> 00:54:44.000
Patterson almost had a hundred-yard game very quietly, but he he almost did it.
00:54:44.079 --> 00:54:49.919
Um, so I think we have a lot of assets to combat him if he's gonna go out there and be the five-star.
00:54:50.319 --> 00:54:52.879
But if not, then we're blowing him out at Kroger Field.
00:54:52.960 --> 00:54:56.559
And then like you're saying, maybe it's a 38 to 28 ball game.
00:54:56.719 --> 00:54:57.839
I think Paul said it though.
00:54:58.000 --> 00:55:00.319
The key is pestering the hell out of him.
00:55:00.559 --> 00:55:05.599
Yeah, make him make a mistake, not not doing, make him do it.
00:55:05.759 --> 00:55:07.439
Yeah, Trev, I'm gonna go back to you.
00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:13.839
As a former player, uh, can Kentucky match Alabama's physicality for four quarters?
00:55:14.000 --> 00:55:14.559
Yeah, I think they can.
00:55:14.639 --> 00:55:19.359
They brought in a lot of good players, and they're the O line is a lot better than past several years.
00:55:19.439 --> 00:55:22.319
So I mean you're an SEC, so show up and do it.
00:55:22.480 --> 00:55:26.239
But all in all, I think they can match them up front and skill, skill positions.
00:55:26.719 --> 00:55:28.559
Let me state one more question for you.
00:55:28.719 --> 00:55:38.639
Which which matchups is more important, Kentucky's offensive line against Alabama's front or UK's defensive front against Alabama's running game?
00:55:38.879 --> 00:55:42.719
I'll probably say the O-line, our O line against the Ardy line.
00:55:42.799 --> 00:55:47.279
Because we need to be able to move the ball and protect quarterback so he can move, get the ball downfield.
00:55:47.439 --> 00:55:49.359
So I'll go with the O-line.
00:55:49.919 --> 00:55:50.879
Paul, same for you.
00:55:51.119 --> 00:55:53.759
Uh, what matchup is is the big deal here?
00:55:53.919 --> 00:55:58.480
The uh our offensive line against their front or our defense against their running game?
00:55:58.639 --> 00:56:00.799
I think it's our secondary against their wide receivers.
00:56:01.119 --> 00:56:08.719
Okay, even th I I don't think I don't I don't I don't think I I I think we're good about I think I think we're good in the trenches.
00:56:08.799 --> 00:56:09.839
I'm not worried about that.
00:56:09.919 --> 00:56:11.279
I think you're you're winning those.
00:56:11.599 --> 00:56:15.839
But the explosive plays, go ahead, but the explosive plays I'm I'm the most worried about.
00:56:15.919 --> 00:56:23.759
And when you look at the at this Kentucky and Alabama thing, when you're talking about physicality, it's like the one thing I'm actually not as worried about on the physical physicality piece.
00:56:23.839 --> 00:56:34.239
I'm not saying Kentucky's gonna bitch them or anything, but I don't think that there's like one or the other on the physicality piece that you're sitting there like really worried about years past, like, hey, we got to play and do this and be really schematically tricky.
00:56:34.319 --> 00:56:38.799
I don't I think we can line up and hit each other and punch each other around for 60 minutes and be fine.
00:56:38.960 --> 00:56:40.879
It's the skill play wide positions.
00:56:40.960 --> 00:56:46.960
We saw what Ryan Williams could do against the Georgia team a couple years ago when he just went for like 200 yards and bananas, right?
00:56:47.039 --> 00:56:48.960
Catching it, like he has that in him.
00:56:49.119 --> 00:56:51.679
Um, they've got other guys that are really fast.
00:56:51.839 --> 00:56:55.359
You know, they not necessarily the production, but they've got a lot of skill there.
00:56:55.519 --> 00:56:57.199
I'm not really worried about their running game.
00:56:57.279 --> 00:56:59.359
I think if they beat us, it's gonna have to be in the air.
00:56:59.519 --> 00:57:05.919
If they if they limit that at all, it this could be an ugly game for Alabama because they have not shown that they can run the ball yet.
00:57:06.399 --> 00:57:09.039
Uh follow up, follow that up, Jay.
00:57:09.199 --> 00:57:11.439
Um, what is more important to you?
00:57:11.679 --> 00:57:13.039
I think it's the O line.
00:57:13.199 --> 00:57:16.799
Uh Paul made a I mean, how how can you argue that?
00:57:16.879 --> 00:57:19.039
I mean, because he's he's dead right, you know.
00:57:19.199 --> 00:57:24.799
But I I think my my would be O line because you want to establish your your run game.
00:57:25.119 --> 00:57:37.759
That's that's gonna open for Kenny Mitchie and and guys to make plays, but same same hand defensive line got to stop what they do, and they're probably more skilled at uh skill positions than Kentucky.
00:57:37.839 --> 00:57:41.759
Um I'm sorry if you would have just saw what just happened in this little game.
00:57:41.839 --> 00:57:50.879
The defensive lineman for Ole Miss grabs the the the offensive lineman, throws him backwards, and absolutely cakes the running back as he's coming.
00:57:51.119 --> 00:57:57.279
I mean he blows up the the O lineman and then kills the defender in the process.
00:57:59.439 --> 00:58:04.960
I just watched the replay kids, and it was like a six-yard loss.
00:58:05.439 --> 00:58:07.279
That's what Sam Green's gonna do.
00:58:07.439 --> 00:58:09.439
So, I mean, they're saying early previous.
00:58:11.199 --> 00:58:13.359
But I I think Paul was right there, you know.
00:58:14.719 --> 00:58:17.279
Our DBs against their receivers.
00:58:17.439 --> 00:58:30.559
I mean, but I think that like Sam Green and and R D line, you know, pester the hell out of making make him make bad decisions, you know, and then Kentucky's uh backfield is eating.
00:58:30.799 --> 00:58:33.199
So I I like I like Kentucky's chances.
00:58:33.279 --> 00:58:34.399
I feel good about the game.
00:58:34.480 --> 00:58:40.719
I I I feel good before any games happen, like my prediction was Kentucky, and that was just on hope.
00:58:40.799 --> 00:58:47.919
But now seeing uh both teams playing, knowing who Alabama has on their old line, I feel really good about it.
00:58:48.079 --> 00:58:49.519
Well, I'm gonna stay with you, Jay.
00:58:49.679 --> 00:58:53.679
Um, what does Kentucky have have to do to win?
00:58:53.839 --> 00:58:58.960
Give me the one thing Kentucky absolutely must do Saturday to beat Bama.
00:58:59.199 --> 00:59:01.119
You gotta run the ball, you gotta run the ball on them.
00:59:01.279 --> 00:59:01.759
It's running.
00:59:02.000 --> 00:59:02.239
Okay.
00:59:02.559 --> 00:59:03.679
Uh same to you, Paul.
00:59:03.759 --> 00:59:04.239
What do the things that you're doing?
00:59:04.399 --> 00:59:06.879
I know that was simple, but yeah, just no damn ball.
00:59:07.279 --> 00:59:07.759
To the point, yeah.
00:59:07.919 --> 00:59:08.000
Yeah.
00:59:08.480 --> 00:59:09.759
No, I I agree with that.
00:59:10.239 --> 00:59:12.319
Because here's the thing, you should be able to run the damn ball.
00:59:12.399 --> 00:59:13.199
Like, that's the thing.
00:59:13.279 --> 00:59:17.519
Like, you should Alabama lost both their interior interior lineman last year.
00:59:17.679 --> 00:59:21.279
They've they they they've had some problems on both the offensive and defensive line.
00:59:21.359 --> 00:59:24.799
The the against the skill positions they've done really well at.
00:59:24.960 --> 00:59:29.919
Um, so if if Kentucky runs the ball, and look, we never really really touched about CJ Baxter.
00:59:30.000 --> 00:59:37.519
Like the dude quietly had you know two touchdowns, and he had that the first step he had looked like CJ Baxter from pre-injury.
00:59:37.599 --> 00:59:38.480
Like it was quick.
00:59:38.639 --> 00:59:41.119
He he had that really quick one-two boom, right?
00:59:41.199 --> 00:59:44.960
Uh, and and he only got like what 10, 12 carries, and that was strategic.
00:59:45.119 --> 00:59:47.519
You're gonna see probably a lot more than that from him.
00:59:47.679 --> 01:00:00.879
Um, but I mean, look, if the offensive line opens holes like they did against Youngstown, like this is a hard we we are hard to guard if we're running the ball, because now you can go in those hard play fakes, hit your tight ends.
01:00:00.960 --> 01:00:02.079
That's where things become right.
01:00:02.319 --> 01:00:04.239
Now you have linebackers that got to step, right?
01:00:04.319 --> 01:00:05.199
And now what happens?
01:00:05.279 --> 01:00:08.799
They step, and then you're you're you know, you got tight ends that are running free down the field.
01:00:08.879 --> 01:00:13.439
So yeah, and then Kenny Mitchie has a smorgasboard of whatever, you know.
01:00:13.599 --> 01:00:15.279
So yeah, it's gonna be great.
01:00:15.439 --> 01:00:16.399
Kai, same to you.
01:00:16.480 --> 01:00:20.879
Uh, give me the one thing Kentucky must do to uh beat Bama Center.
01:00:21.199 --> 01:00:22.480
Stay locked in up here.
01:00:22.559 --> 01:00:25.359
Don't think, oh, Alabama's coming into town.
01:00:25.519 --> 01:00:32.879
If if Will Stein is gonna sit up there on a on a press conference and say, I don't care who we play, the team has to remedy.
01:00:33.039 --> 01:00:35.279
We don't care who's on the field with us, we're gonna beat him.
01:00:35.599 --> 01:00:47.039
So I think just not looking at the Alabama logo, not looking at a little bit of red in the stands and freaking out and thinking, oh gosh, we're playing this big old giant of a football team.
01:00:47.199 --> 01:00:48.079
It's a new era.
01:00:48.159 --> 01:00:57.839
And I I think if you if you just literally do what you did this past week and correct a couple of things and film, that you'll be all right.
01:00:58.000 --> 01:01:05.279
We've talked all night about how they're better on paper, how they have a better offensive line, how they have arguably better playmakers.
01:01:05.439 --> 01:01:08.159
If you have all that, then there shouldn't be an issue.
01:01:08.319 --> 01:01:11.519
It should be Kentucky's a better team, Kentucky's gonna win the football game.
01:01:11.599 --> 01:01:15.199
But Alabama's Alabama, they're favored by, I believe, ten and a half points.
01:01:15.359 --> 01:01:17.679
So it's like block block all that BS out.
01:01:17.839 --> 01:01:21.119
Don't turn the ESPN on Saturday, don't listen to it.
01:01:21.519 --> 01:01:22.079
Who cares?
01:01:22.159 --> 01:01:25.039
Like it's like you might not want to listen to it the other way.
01:01:27.919 --> 01:01:29.519
Is like, this is what we play for.
01:01:29.679 --> 01:01:30.319
Go get it.
01:01:30.399 --> 01:01:33.119
Like, I think they're hyped up about smacking Bama.
01:01:33.279 --> 01:01:38.159
I don't think they're in here with Bo Barnes saying, like, did you hear what Bo Barnes said today?
01:01:38.239 --> 01:01:41.839
And they were talking it in, or it wasn't yesterday today, it was yesterday post-game.
01:01:41.919 --> 01:01:42.559
I saw the clip.
01:01:42.719 --> 01:01:43.359
I did see that.
01:01:43.439 --> 01:01:48.480
Yeah, I'm gonna tell you right now, this coach doesn't give an F who's coming like Kansas City Chiefs.
01:01:48.559 --> 01:01:50.159
Will come in a will come into Kroger Fields.
01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:52.799
I'd be like, fuck it.
01:01:52.879 --> 01:01:55.519
You still gotta play Kentucky to get out of here with a alive.
01:01:55.599 --> 01:01:57.199
It's a different mentality with this team.
01:01:57.839 --> 01:01:58.799
We're not worried about the logo.
01:02:00.319 --> 01:02:01.439
Yeah, yeah.
01:02:01.759 --> 01:02:02.799
That was awesome.
01:02:03.039 --> 01:02:04.480
I've never heard a coach say that.
01:02:04.559 --> 01:02:05.759
I just he's our guy.
01:02:06.079 --> 01:02:10.639
He beat Bama, it will not be the you will hear it twice more out of the podium this weekend.
01:02:10.879 --> 01:02:12.960
He might come to the podium with a beer, honestly.
01:02:13.119 --> 01:02:13.839
If they beat Bama.
01:02:14.559 --> 01:02:15.679
And I won't blame him one bit.
01:02:16.239 --> 01:02:20.559
I might buy a beer and Kroger Field and go walk up three in the press conference and hear you cook.
01:02:21.599 --> 01:02:24.159
You'll have the greatest viral video ever, yeah.
01:02:24.960 --> 01:02:26.480
Let me get let me get Trevard in.
01:02:26.559 --> 01:02:31.039
Give me Trevard, give me the one thing Kentucky absolutely must do uh to beat Bama.
01:02:31.359 --> 01:02:37.919
I'd probably say establish the uh the run, open up the pass so they can run the ball on them and do it successfully.
01:02:38.000 --> 01:02:39.919
Just yeah, I'll just keep running the ball until they stop.
01:02:40.079 --> 01:02:40.639
Till they stop.
01:02:40.960 --> 01:02:43.919
Staying with you, Trevard, give me this prediction.
01:02:44.079 --> 01:02:47.599
What is uh can you know what what is your prediction for Saturday?
01:02:48.000 --> 01:02:49.679
Prediction would be a duh.
01:02:49.839 --> 01:02:53.279
I don't know too much about Bama the state, so I say a duh.
01:02:53.519 --> 01:02:54.799
Just uh we'll take the dub.
01:02:54.879 --> 01:02:55.759
All right, that's fair.
01:02:55.919 --> 01:02:58.719
Uh Kai, your prediction score, whatever.
01:02:58.879 --> 01:02:59.199
Yeah.
01:02:59.439 --> 01:03:01.279
In Cat's Corner, shout out.
01:03:01.439 --> 01:03:06.719
On August 31st, I said 45-13 studs for Youngstown State.
01:03:06.879 --> 01:03:08.719
Did you exactly what it happened?
01:03:08.799 --> 01:03:10.159
I got it on the coffin.
01:03:10.399 --> 01:03:12.000
Throw that in our face, brother.
01:03:12.159 --> 01:03:17.359
Yeah, so so the Bama game, I'm going 31 to 27 Kentucky.
01:03:18.319 --> 01:03:19.519
Let's bookmark that.
01:03:19.679 --> 01:03:19.919
Yep.
01:03:20.159 --> 01:03:21.119
Jay, what you got?
01:03:21.199 --> 01:03:21.359
Final.
01:03:21.759 --> 01:03:22.319
What'd you say, Kai?
01:03:22.480 --> 01:03:23.119
Because I'm gonna tell you.
01:03:24.480 --> 01:03:29.839
I'm gonna tell everybody I said it because since you're hit, so I got a little gift card.
01:03:29.919 --> 01:03:30.480
Don't worry about it.
01:03:31.039 --> 01:03:33.119
Heck yeah, I'm going 38-28 Kentucky.
01:03:33.279 --> 01:03:33.679
All right, yeah.
01:03:33.839 --> 01:03:35.279
Paul, what you got, man?
01:03:35.439 --> 01:03:37.199
Uh I think they win.
01:03:37.599 --> 01:03:38.559
Let me preface this.
01:03:38.639 --> 01:03:41.359
I could see both teams walking in here kicking the other team's ass.
01:03:41.519 --> 01:03:45.679
I could, I can, I can legit see us running Bama out of Lexington.
01:03:45.759 --> 01:03:48.480
I could see Bama coming in here saying, ha ha ha ha, no, no, no, no.
01:03:48.559 --> 01:03:50.159
Like this is still uh we're still Bama.
01:03:50.399 --> 01:03:52.239
Um, I think it's one of those weird games.
01:03:52.319 --> 01:04:02.239
Um, and if you get what you what we think can happen on Saturday, I think you're looking at uh I'm gonna go 3320, I'm gonna go 3327, Kentucky.
01:04:02.319 --> 01:04:02.639
All right.
01:04:02.799 --> 01:04:09.279
Um I I don't I don't think you see a blowout, but I think you'll know in the first 10 minutes if you might get one.
01:04:09.919 --> 01:04:16.319
Well, moving on to the next second, and speaking of blowouts, uh, I gotta talk SEC week one.
01:04:16.480 --> 01:04:22.879
I think that the top story, at least for me, I think LSU made the loudest statement.
01:04:23.119 --> 01:04:36.879
They absolutely dog blocked Clemson 5110 in Lane Kiffin's debut, uh over 644 yards while holding Clemson to 145.
01:04:37.119 --> 01:04:41.199
Paul, was LSU the most impressive SEC team you saw this weekend?
01:04:41.439 --> 01:04:43.199
Um yes and no.
01:04:43.359 --> 01:04:50.559
Um, I think you know, I think much like what Kai said, you're looking at the Clemson logo and you're thinking that it's the Clemson from a decade ago at this point.
01:04:50.719 --> 01:04:52.159
Um Dabo Sweeney.
01:04:53.519 --> 01:04:54.559
This is his last year.
01:04:54.719 --> 01:04:56.319
I think it's a year.
01:04:56.559 --> 01:05:00.639
Yeah, if he Dabo Sweeney is it I saw a tweet the other day, right?
01:05:00.719 --> 01:05:06.159
Like some coaches, and I all happen, some coaches retired, some coaches adapted, and some coaches did neither.
01:05:06.239 --> 01:05:08.319
And they Dabo Sweeney was the neither.
01:05:08.399 --> 01:05:18.559
Um, Dabo needs to realize he's a he's a dinosaur in the new age and and and go fishing for the rest of his life because this dude has done he is a he is a cocky dumbass.
01:05:18.719 --> 01:05:19.519
I love Dabo.
01:05:19.679 --> 01:05:27.679
I think he's a great person, but I'm saying that in terms of the coach, not using the portal, thinking you can still do it the old way, and Clemson's brand is has lost.
01:05:27.759 --> 01:05:29.679
Like, don't get me wrong, LSU looked really good.
01:05:29.839 --> 01:05:37.919
I just don't know how much better Clemson is than like a bunch of the other teams, like the rest of the SEC played with helmets, logos on the helmet you didn't recognize.
01:05:38.159 --> 01:05:40.719
Paul or um Jay, same to you.
01:05:40.879 --> 01:05:43.839
Um I don't think LSU looked the best.
01:05:44.000 --> 01:05:52.239
They look great playing a horrible Clemson team, but I thought uh South Carolina, okay, Georgia, I thought they looked really good.
01:05:52.399 --> 01:06:00.159
You know, and it made me question my prediction of Kentucky going to South Carolina in that game because I have Kentucky winning.
01:06:00.399 --> 01:06:05.199
But no you you really couldn't tell in week one because no one, you know.
01:06:05.519 --> 01:06:07.759
We're it was a disclaimer tune-up game.
01:06:07.839 --> 01:06:09.439
That's what I called my episode today.
01:06:09.519 --> 01:06:11.439
I mean, it was it was hard to tell things.
01:06:11.759 --> 01:06:15.439
Guys, you know, Kentucky's defense, you don't know, you still have question marks.
01:06:15.519 --> 01:06:18.159
So and and and you saw that around the conference.
01:06:18.399 --> 01:06:19.759
Uh but I don't know.
01:06:19.919 --> 01:06:21.199
It it it was kind of weird.
01:06:21.279 --> 01:06:25.759
You saw quarterbacks that you know usually come out in the third quarter playing the whole game.
01:06:25.839 --> 01:06:27.599
You saw that all around college football.
01:06:27.679 --> 01:06:29.519
I thought that was a weird feel.
01:06:29.679 --> 01:06:31.279
So it's gonna be interesting.
01:06:31.359 --> 01:06:31.519
Yep.
01:06:32.799 --> 01:06:38.079
I think if you look at teams that probably were the best, that really like you're like, oh, it would be South Carolina and Florida.
01:06:38.319 --> 01:06:39.039
Because I'll tell you right now.
01:06:39.279 --> 01:06:48.159
Now, I'm glad Ball's not coming next weekend because my God, what that dude did last that like, and FAU's not like FAU's not like a chump school anymore.
01:06:48.239 --> 01:06:49.599
Like they they got decent players.
01:06:50.239 --> 01:06:50.799
That dude is a good thing.
01:06:50.879 --> 01:06:54.239
Yeah, there was an ailbiter there for a sec, and then all of a sudden it's a good thing.
01:06:54.399 --> 01:06:58.319
I feel like Jones and State would have gave LSU a better game.
01:06:58.559 --> 01:06:59.039
I agree.
01:06:59.119 --> 01:07:00.000
Oh, I agree.
01:07:00.239 --> 01:07:00.399
Okay.
01:07:00.719 --> 01:07:01.519
Yeah, probably.
01:07:01.679 --> 01:07:03.519
Uh Kai, kind of throwing out.
01:07:03.599 --> 01:07:05.759
What was your take on the uh SEC?
01:07:06.000 --> 01:07:11.039
I'll go with the I I think it definitely wasn't Auburn or Vanderbilt, that's for sure.
01:07:11.199 --> 01:07:16.879
Um, I think everyone's playing these garbage teams and like you really don't know.
01:07:17.119 --> 01:07:33.679
Um, but I'm looking at LSU because although Clemson's on the down swing, when people are still kind of hinting that like Clemson might be half decent this year, and they're kind of like, eh, maybe they give LSU a bit of a game and then they just blow him out of the water like that.
01:07:33.839 --> 01:07:35.679
You know, Vegas hasn't missed much.
01:07:35.759 --> 01:07:40.319
And when they only have LSU favored by a score, you're kind of looking at that like, wow, really?
01:07:40.480 --> 01:07:42.399
And then they just blow him out of the water.
01:07:42.559 --> 01:08:00.239
Um, so I gotta give the the nod to LSU um because it's so hard to, although Lane Kiffin is a legendary coach and he's probably the best offensive mind out there in football, it's hard to just go to a new school, do that week one again against a team who historically is great.
01:08:00.399 --> 01:08:04.399
Um I don't know, but their their checkbook was pretty convincing too.
01:08:04.480 --> 01:08:05.519
So yeah, I'm sure.
01:08:05.599 --> 01:08:11.039
I'll I'll also give the nod to Kentucky because I think it's hard to LSU has been LSU.
01:08:11.119 --> 01:08:19.119
I know they were on a downswing last year, um, but they've had their championship years and they've had their years of of Jaden Daniels recently and stuff like that.
01:08:19.359 --> 01:08:30.000
I think just taking a team that was ruined by Mark Stoops and Bush Handon and Brad White and just ran into the ground, like buried 20 feet deep.
01:08:30.159 --> 01:08:32.159
And then it's like, nope, we're here now.
01:08:32.319 --> 01:08:35.039
45, 45 points, we're back, by the way.
01:08:35.199 --> 01:08:36.399
Like it's impressive.
01:08:36.480 --> 01:08:38.000
I I gotta tip my head to that.
01:08:38.239 --> 01:08:42.239
Trevard, uh what SEC play, what stood out for you, brother?
01:08:42.399 --> 01:08:47.840
Uh say besides us, I probably go with LSU, but I'm not sure how good Clemson actually is.
01:08:48.000 --> 01:08:55.920
So you think because they're Clemson, they're supposed to be Clemson, but they clear ooh, they're they didn't look too good.
01:08:56.479 --> 01:08:59.199
That's that name clout that Alabama even carries.
01:09:01.840 --> 01:09:05.439
Miami carried that name clout for a decade while they're taking 35.9.
01:09:05.679 --> 01:09:07.199
Now they now they're back.
01:09:08.239 --> 01:09:11.840
Clemson is Clemson is in that cat there, there just hasbins at this point.
01:09:12.000 --> 01:09:14.319
Yeah, I think Clem was on uh down slope.
01:09:14.800 --> 01:09:20.000
So yeah, I I think I think we all agree SEC for the most part handled business.
01:09:20.159 --> 01:09:23.199
Uh they played their uh the swing sweep.
01:09:24.159 --> 01:09:27.119
Let me let me say real quick the SEC handled their business.
01:09:27.359 --> 01:09:28.720
Big Ten struggled.
01:09:28.800 --> 01:09:31.760
So a little bit and not just one of them.
01:09:34.399 --> 01:09:36.319
And not and not just one of them.
01:09:36.479 --> 01:09:36.880
Yeah.
01:09:37.119 --> 01:09:37.840
A lot of them.
01:09:38.000 --> 01:09:40.479
Yeah, but struggling right now.
01:09:40.720 --> 01:09:41.039
Yeah.
01:09:41.439 --> 01:09:42.960
Wisconsin's struggling right now.
01:09:43.199 --> 01:09:44.479
Oh, I thought they were are they?
01:09:44.559 --> 01:09:45.840
No, no, it's the game over.
01:09:46.000 --> 01:09:48.000
Well, no, it's 13 at halftime.
01:09:48.159 --> 01:09:51.119
Yeah, is that not it's 2010 Notre Dame now?
01:09:51.439 --> 01:09:52.960
Okay, they just do they score?
01:09:53.279 --> 01:09:55.119
Yeah, game out of halftime, yeah.
01:09:55.199 --> 01:09:56.639
They score 17, 12, 10.
01:09:56.960 --> 01:10:02.639
20 to 10, I'm saying hey, at Notre Dame, I thought the game I was looking at Washington.
01:10:04.159 --> 01:10:06.159
All right, we're let's let's keep going.
01:10:06.319 --> 01:10:09.039
This uh national top 25, Paul.
01:10:09.199 --> 01:10:10.720
What uh stood out for you?
01:10:10.880 --> 01:10:13.359
What impressed you, or just like that?
01:10:13.519 --> 01:10:16.319
Or or let's let's talk about Michigan real quick.
01:10:17.679 --> 01:10:18.960
I mean, Jesus go ahead.
01:10:21.279 --> 01:10:22.319
No, no, we're not.
01:10:22.399 --> 01:10:23.199
But go ahead.
01:10:23.359 --> 01:10:23.679
Go ahead.
01:10:24.559 --> 01:10:26.239
Top 25 out there, Paul.
01:10:26.399 --> 01:10:27.920
You can say whatever you call it.
01:10:28.479 --> 01:10:31.439
Um, I mean, I Miami looked really damn good.
01:10:31.599 --> 01:10:35.519
Um uh Malachi Tony and and and Mensa.
01:10:35.599 --> 01:10:37.039
I I I was telling people this.
01:10:37.279 --> 01:10:41.439
Wow, like Miami at seven was literally just because of other people's logos.
01:10:41.599 --> 01:10:44.000
Um, I think they probably have the best offense in the country.
01:10:44.079 --> 01:10:48.639
They could have put up a hundred on on Stanford the other night, and they were missing a bunch of defensive guys.
01:10:48.720 --> 01:10:50.559
Like that defense is gonna be pretty good.
01:10:50.800 --> 01:10:55.760
Um, oh boy, when we were talking about, you know, I and I thought Jay was gonna kind of say it.
01:10:55.920 --> 01:11:01.519
Oregon, a lot of a lot of Oregon fans were like, hey, hey, thank you for taking Will Stein.
01:11:01.599 --> 01:11:02.479
Can't do this, can't do that.
01:11:02.559 --> 01:11:07.279
And you guys had a had a had a had a pucker your buttholes for that whole game, and you didn't look good.
01:11:07.359 --> 01:11:10.079
And you're supposed to have a Heisman guy coming back.
01:11:10.159 --> 01:11:11.119
They did not look good.
01:11:11.199 --> 01:11:14.319
They look like they lost two of the top coordinators in in the game.
01:11:14.479 --> 01:11:17.599
Yeah, right, rank two is was a joke to me, huh?
01:11:17.840 --> 01:11:18.159
Yeah.
01:11:18.479 --> 01:11:24.880
Um, obviously, I think the rest of the top 25 outside Michigan, um, everybody else, I think, handled significantly.
01:11:25.119 --> 01:11:27.439
You're seeing, I mean, we're watching one right now, like right.
01:11:27.519 --> 01:11:31.679
You got Notre Dame who's playing right now in a little bit of a dog fight, Wisconsin.
01:11:32.000 --> 01:11:34.479
Ole missed a little bit of a dog fight with Louisville right now.
01:11:34.559 --> 01:11:36.960
They just alternated scores, but I mean it's early.
01:11:37.119 --> 01:11:40.000
Chambless actually starting to look like Chambliss go as it goes.
01:11:40.159 --> 01:11:40.880
It was boring.
01:11:40.960 --> 01:11:45.279
Like, guys, if it wasn't for the fact that we hadn't had football, I mean, think about it.
01:11:45.439 --> 01:11:50.880
One of the biggest sports stories of the weekend was Rutgers losing to to uh to Max School, right?
01:11:50.960 --> 01:11:54.079
Like when that's one of your biggest stories, you got you know, there's not a lot out there.
01:11:54.159 --> 01:12:04.639
So um, I think they handled business, but if you ask me right now who I think the best kind I I I I think I think you have, I think it's Miami, Texas, Ohio State, and everybody else right now after week one.
01:12:04.720 --> 01:12:04.960
Yeah.
01:12:05.119 --> 01:12:07.679
All right, Jay, I know everybody's gotta get out of here.
01:12:07.760 --> 01:12:09.199
Oh, let me we're wrapping this up.
01:12:09.279 --> 01:12:10.960
Uh, let's go final shot, guys.
01:12:11.199 --> 01:12:14.639
Um uh Travard, final shot of the night.
01:12:14.800 --> 01:12:16.639
Anything you want, speak it, brother.
01:12:16.800 --> 01:12:17.679
Uh final shot.
01:12:17.840 --> 01:12:20.880
NCC Nation supposed to be at the Kentucky Bama game.
01:12:20.960 --> 01:12:22.559
So gonna be gonna be packed on Saturday.
01:12:22.800 --> 01:12:23.199
Good call.
01:12:23.279 --> 01:12:26.960
Yeah, and I have my SE shop up, so Travard Lindley Arts.
01:12:27.119 --> 01:12:29.599
If anybody wants some, look at some artwork, check me out.
01:12:29.840 --> 01:12:30.880
Send me that link, please.
01:12:31.359 --> 01:12:31.760
I can do that.
01:12:32.000 --> 01:12:32.639
Yeah, we'll do it.
01:12:35.039 --> 01:12:36.319
Whatnot it's artwork.
01:12:36.479 --> 01:12:39.279
I it's some uh yeah, wait, wait till you see this.
01:12:39.519 --> 01:12:40.479
It's really good stuff.
01:12:40.720 --> 01:12:42.000
Kai, final shot, brother.
01:12:42.239 --> 01:12:42.880
Oh god.
01:12:43.439 --> 01:12:45.039
Um, final shot.
01:12:45.199 --> 01:12:51.439
I think Kroger Field is gonna establish itself as one of the best home environments in college football this weekend.
01:12:51.519 --> 01:12:57.599
I think everyone's so motivated after that first win.
01:12:57.760 --> 01:13:09.840
I think with basketball being on the downswing and us not really proving our ourselves in that department that people are going to really buy into the football team and want to show out for them.
01:13:09.920 --> 01:13:21.119
Um, and especially with all the new stuff going on with the clubs and the discounted concession prices, you can get a couple four dollar beer beers and have a good time at Kruger Field for$20.
01:13:21.599 --> 01:13:23.279
Um, and then plus parking.
01:13:23.439 --> 01:13:28.399
So it's gonna, I think it'll be a good time, and I think uh that environment will be pretty cool.
01:13:28.639 --> 01:13:30.720
Jay Hayes, final shot, my brother.
01:13:30.880 --> 01:13:39.679
Uh shout out to Lane Kiffin for not giving a damn doing those Fansville commercials, rolling the window up on the cop and like yeah, I don't follow the city.
01:13:39.920 --> 01:13:41.359
Which is Brian Bosworth, right?
01:13:42.399 --> 01:13:44.559
Bosworth, that was Bosse.
01:13:44.800 --> 01:13:45.599
It is Bosworth.
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How about his I don't give an F during the during the halftime interview?
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Yeah, you imagine we had photographs.
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You know, just being a real person and and taking everything out of it, and you know, I I'll I like that.
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Now, does he do a lot of shit that I disagree with?
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Absolutely, but you can be yourself and like yeah, yeah, fuck, or you know, just being a real person, you know, and and make and poking fun at the situation with the SEC and the uh the legal stuff and and doing the fansville commercials.
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That that's bold and comedy.
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Having fun with it, you know, and and life's short.
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So yeah.
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Paul, final shot, my Brian.
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It's the uh this is like your first week to like it's the first week of the rest of the tenure of of Will Stein, right?
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Like, I mean, this is something if you he's playing with house money, uh, you know, but I think this is I think it's a different feel.
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Everything feels different at Kentucky now.
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You know, it's media, you don't feel like you're walking in getting stifled.
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You know, it feels less stuffy, less rigid, it's fun.
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You have the athletic directors.
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So, you know, my final shot is let's have a fun week, Kentucky.
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Let's have a fun week.
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Let's play what play all the music like we're gonna come off a holiday weekend, just keep going, just keep going, and be the worst version of ourselves come Saturday at 3:30 afternoon and make that stadium so scary we make a QB piss himself.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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All right, my my closing take.
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It's not a shot, it's my little monologue.
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Kentucky is one and oh.
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Will Stein has his first win.
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Kenny Minchie gave Big Blue Nation plenty to feel good about for at least one night at least.
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Kentucky football looked fast, confident, and explosive again, but now the real test begins.
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Can Youngstown State gave us something to evaluate?
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Alabama is going to give us answers next Saturday.
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Kentucky gets a chance to find out exactly where this program stands.
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Not against the team it's supposed to beat, but against one of the programs that has defined the standard in the SEC for years.
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Can Kentucky predict protect Minchie?
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Can they hold up at the uh uh the line of scrimmage?
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Can this new offense still create offensive plays when the speed and physicality go up another level?
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We're going to find out.
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And around the SEC and nationally, week one reminded us of something we probably should remember every September.
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Some teams are exactly what we thought they were, some are clearly better, and a few fan bases are already wondering what the hell they just watched.
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But for Kentucky, none of that matters as much as what's coming to Kroger Field, Alabama, guys.
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A national stage, an early opportunity for Coach Stein and these cats to make a serious statement.
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Thanks to everybody who joined us tonight.
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My brothers, Paul, Jay, Trev, and Kai, everyone in the comments and the uh, you know, just people hanging out watching us.
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We'll be back next week to break it all down.
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Until then, let's enjoy Saturday, this past Saturday.
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Let's get ready for Bama.
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And always, we've got, you know, we've got this season to look forward to.
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Go cats.
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Peace out.
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Everyone have a good night.
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See you guys.
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See ya.
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Thanks, guys.
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Peace out.