Bleed Blue Primetime: Jeff Piecoro Joins Us + Kentucky vs. LSU Preview 🏈

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Welcome into Bleed Blue Primetime Tonight's uh we got a lot to talk about, Paul.
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Paul's here.
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David Bouvier will be joining us.
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Uh Jeff Carl will be on for the first at least half the show.
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Uh, Paul, good to see you.
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People in the chat, uh join us, interact with us, feed us those questions.
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All the uh good Kentucky sports updates are happening now.
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Prime time.
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Prime time.
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I kind of dig that intro, by the way.
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Anyways, tonight we got a lot to get into because Kentucky football suddenly made Saturdays pretty damn interesting.
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Cats went into South Carolina, fell behind 17 nutton, found a way to fight all the way back, and then coach was time.
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Basically, put the whole thing on the table and over time and said, We're either winning this right now or we're going home.
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I guess technically we're gonna go home anyway.
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Regardless, hold on before I keep going.
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David's here.
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Let me let me get where you guys go.
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Let's see.
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I really do need a producer to you are the producer.
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I need what's up, Dave.
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What's going on?
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All right, I'm in my middle of my opening model.
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No lag now.
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Yeah, no lag.
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Oh, there you go.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Uh so again, Kentucky winning the South Care, blah blah blah.
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They 17 down, Stein two point home.
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They got the two-point conversion, got the win, and now we're four and one with two FCC road wins already in the Stein era.
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But tonight we're not spending an hour celebrating South Carolina because here comes LSU.
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Top ten opponent, Saturday night, Kroger Field National Television TV streaming.
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Another opportunity for us to find out exactly how far this Kentucky team has gone.
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And we've got the perfect guy to help us figure that out.
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Uh, Kentucky Wall Radio Color analyst Jeff Carl joins us, so we'll be joining us soon.
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Um, hopefully.
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He's a busy man, he's got another show at 8 30.
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So hopefully we'll uh be able to spend some time.
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I haven't heard any different.
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No, look, maybe, maybe, all right.
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So hold on, hold on.
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Produce a row, producer row.
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There he is.
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There he is.
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What's up, fellas?
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How are we?
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Good, are you?
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Good, man.
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Good, brothers.
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Good to see you all.
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Good to see you, man.
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Good to see you, Jeff.
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Thank you.
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So actually, I got to the my opening monologue right at this moment.
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Kentucky football radio color analyst Jeff Carl joins us for this first half hour or however long he gets to stay with us.
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So we don't want to waste Jeff's time with asking him the same question everybody else has asked.
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We're going to talk about what he's actually seeing with this team, where the program is headed, what is sustainable, and what still concerns him.
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And then the second half of the show, again, Paul Date or Paul David and myself will really go heavy into LSU, uh, talk about the big games.
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Really huge games.
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And we'll finish with a little, little Kentucky basketball.
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Uh, but why?
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It's not basketball season.
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Who gives a damn?
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All right, the first profanity comes from the radio.
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That's ridiculous.
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That's redamn difficulty.
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I love it, Jeff.
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I love it.
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Basketball doesn't start for months.
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Who cares about basketball?
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What's an exhibit?
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Actually, the first exhibition games next a week from Friday, which is crazy to think about.
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But yeah, I agree.
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And again, who cares?
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Who cares?
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I mean, I'll be in Oklahoma, so there you go.
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Dave, I hey look, I love the hat, but bro, you gotta lose that jacket.
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Get the old K up, buddy.
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Yeah, we yeah, I think we're swapped, Paul.
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Oh, I like oh, okay.
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I like Paul.
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Whoever the whoever's got the block K hat on.
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There you go.
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I went to go get the K.
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There we go.
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So I went to go get a K, Jeff, and they're all sold out.
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So I've been looking all over the place.
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So this was the next best thing.
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I had the hats because State Line sent me some, but uh yeah, I couldn't find the I couldn't find the uh the block.
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Wait a minute, you got it for free?
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Yeah, these?
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Wow.
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I get you some for free if you want them.
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You want something?
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I get you some for free.
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Oh stop, Jeff.
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I mean, you you probably you probably have how many rooms filled with Kentucky stuff?
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All of my Kentucky stuff, David will tell you, it's all got holes in it and stuff.
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Look, when you play for Kalanowski and you took a roll of tape out of there, boy, it was hell to pay.
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Yeah, everything smells just a hint of cigarettes.
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Hadn't changed.
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He's the best.
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Thanks for taking the time.
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I know we know we're busy, man.
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You have another show, what is 8 30?
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Another live.
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Yeah, we do the statewide show after it's uh Coach Stein just hit his coach's show.
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We I just got back from that, and then um uh uh Derek uh uh does the uh what statewide, I don't know, what the other coach's show where he he interviews like rifle team and women's basketball and everything like that.
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And um when Big D's done, then Dick Gabriel comes on and he does just uh whatever, and we always talk football on Wednesday night from 8:30 till nine.
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So gotcha.
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Busy night.
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Yeah, busy.
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All right, well, appreciate your time here.
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Uh just to get it started.
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What's we're gonna talk South Carolina real quick, just a few minutes.
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Uh what a glorious, glorious game it was.
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Uh coming back.
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What did Kentucky prove to you about itself by coming back from seven down?
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Well, I I yeah, I've said this a couple times.
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The guy, in my opinion, on this team that's made the biggest stride since game one until this week, right now, is Kenny Minchie.
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Um, he just looks so much more comfortable in the pocket.
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Uh, the last couple games, instead of trying to escape, he's climbed the pocket, give the receivers a little extra time to find those holes, um uh letting his blocking set up and do what a pocket is supposed to do instead of scampering out to the outside when you know you feel the first hint.
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Um, I just thought that on the two-point conversion, the way he told Baxter, he knew he knew what the production was.
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He he saw zero coverage, which means there's nobody in the middle, everybody's man.
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Um, and he knew who was going to come from the side here to his right, which was the strong side, because uh there was an empty set.
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So he brings back Baxter back, and then he puts him on the left side of him.
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He said, Look, that's guy's coming.
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And he's pointing over to him, and he said, That's who you got.
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And as soon as the ball was snapped, he came in front, made the block, he stepped up in the pocket, threw it, and the rest is history.
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But um, the kid is Minchie's really, I think, approved 100% from game one to now.
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I think, real quick, I'll let Paul and David jump in here.
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But one thing I've noticed about Minch, he just even from Youngstown State until the final play against South Carolina, he just seems he's progressed, obviously, but he still just remains so poised.
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He doesn't look flustered.
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Uh, I mean, what what does that say about him?
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Um, yeah, because we've had some big games, big road games, too.
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I I like I said, um and David can tell you this too, you get that from being prepared.
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Um, you know, when when you're prepared, that's half the battle.
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Uh he knows what's coming, he knows what to play off of, you know, if they bring something that he doesn't see at first glance.
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Um, he is just prepared.
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You know, when a quarterback or any player um is not prepared, I just think he's get he's getting so much more comfortable.
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You got to remember, too, this guy hadn't played a basically a handful of snaps in three years.
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So, you know, he hadn't gotten knocked around, you know, like the rest of us do.
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Um, even when you're on the the the uh the scout team, um, you know, he's taking number two reps when he was at Notre Dame behind Carr.
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So he wasn't getting knocked around a lot.
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And um, it's totally different when you're in a situation where the, you know, we always say, I I hate uh I hate equating this to war, but bullets are flying and things like that.
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But um it's totally different.
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And I think the game, you could see it slowed down in his mind.
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Jeff, you've been around a like a lot of these Kentucky teams, and like one of the things I don't know if you had a chance, you probably haven't had a chance to see the newest uncut that just came out.
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But this team is really together.
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Have you seen like uh how close is this team compared to other teams you've seen?
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Because like a together team is a real dangerous team, especially if they're when they are prepared and and confident.
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I I just like what uh Coach Stein has been able to do with these guys.
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Uh the the if you want to call them outings, you know, that they've gone on, the things that they do uh yeah, you know, off the field together, um, you know, just uh going to the lake, um, playing golf, um, go to the movies, just different things like that that they're doing.
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And um, you know, that's that is that brings the team together.
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And and the other thing, and and and and again, if you're you if you've ever played, you can't force it.
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It it has to be, you know, it really has to be natural.
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Um, you know, I know there are some coaches that say, okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna have uh uh offensive guy room with a defensive guy, or I'm gonna have a uh a black guy room with a white guy, and things like that.
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But uh to me, it it just has to be natural.
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And you see your leaders, and those leaders start to take leadership roles and guys fall in behind them.
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Jeff, I'll uh you know, I'll ask you about the receivers and uh you know as your experience as a receiver and being a walker.
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Go figure, go figure.
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While I have you here, I have to ask you.
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I'm sorry, Kevin, I have to ask you about our Reds.
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What when can we turn the corner?
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When is it gonna happen?
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Why at my whole lifetime?
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I keep hearing, you know, my parents and grandparents, all the Reds, the big red machine.
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I mean, every year I'm like, this is it.
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I mean, dude, here's the deal.
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What can I do?
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For 26 years I worked for that team, 26 seasons.
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Right, man.
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I was four and twenty two, four winning seasons, 22 losing seasons.
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Um, well, I and I'm sick of hearing about this small market stuff.
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Kansas City's a small market.
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They won the World Series a couple years ago.
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Milwaukee might be the best team in baseball outside of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Um, they're playing, you know, right now to go to the championship game.
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So um I don't buy that.
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Um when when you're charging people$15,$16,$17 for a beer, six, eight dollars for a hot dog, um, you know, six bucks for a thing of popcorn or water like air.
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Popcorn's like air.
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Water's five bucks.
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Come on.
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You you can't tell me you're not making any money, and you're not making a hand over fist with the baseball, with the TV contracts and the national contracts.
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So um the Castellanis have to sell the team.
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They they just have to.
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They're they're not willing to spend money to make money.
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Uh, when I first started, uh, when we were still at Riverfront Stadium, um, you know, you would get games, there's 50,000 people there.
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I mean, just packed.
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It was awesome.
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Um, and through the years, you go to the newer stadium, they made it smaller, more quaint.
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You were closer to players, but um, it just, it just, I don't know.
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I mean, they've they've they've wasted some great years, some great players.
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And I see them doing that with Ellie right now.
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Um, to me, there's no focus.
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You have to have it in football, baseball, basketball, whatever.
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You have to have uh a plan of well, what are you gonna do?
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You can't just go, we're gonna take the best player.
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They've taken the best player available for the last five, six years in the draft.
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They ended up with like 13 center fielders and 10 shortstops.
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Okay.
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Who's gonna play second base?
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Well, we can put anybody over there.
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Let's put, let's put this guy, Matt McLean.
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I could hit better than Matt McClain right now, right?
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I mean, seriously.
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Um, you you look at this team, they have four core players, and that's it.
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The rest of them are what we call 4-A players.
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You know, they're they're they're too good to play in triple A, but just not good enough to play in the majors.
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You know what I mean?
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And they have a roster full of those.
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And they keep going after these projects.
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Uh Ben uh uh Cabrian is a perfect example of that.
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The third baseman.
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Cabrian hates it.
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They got from uh the came over from Pittsburgh.
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Yes, he's got a great glove, but the dude cannot hit.
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He is the worst, worst in in the the last like 50 years of Major League Baseball.
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It's unbelievable.
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Damn it, David.
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We're talking about the wrong color right now.
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I'm sorry.
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I had my window.
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I have an opportunity, Jeff, here.
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I had to take it.
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The injury report is out.
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Anybody want anybody wanna peek?
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All right.
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It's listen, Will Stein scared the sh kind of scared the shit out of us.
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It's not as bad as we thought.
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Jason Patterson's not on it.
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Uh Aaron Gates is not on it.
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Uh DJ Miller is probable.
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Um, not a shock that Antoine Smith and Jaden Smith are both on it.
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A little bit surprising is uh Tavian Wallace is already listed as out.
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I thought there had been a chance that he was gonna play.
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Uh other than that, it's not, you know, uh obviously Alex Safari, Grant Grayton's been out, Aba Salam's been out.
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Um questionable, you have Joden, Jordan Colbert, Cole uh Marzalak, and Kalen Edwards are questionable.
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But I was expecting this to be a really long laundry list.
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And the fact that Jason Patterson's not even listed is really, really good news.
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And also getting Aaron Gates back is big.
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That'll help offset a little bit losing Jaden Smith, obviously depth, but we just gotta pray and you know sacrifice a bunch of goats that our linebackers don't get hurt because we are thin.
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Yeah, and go ahead, I'm sorry.
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No, I was just gonna say, I think that you're going to see Sam Green play a little more inside linebacker.
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Um, you know, he's 6'1, 251 pounds.
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Uh, so he's a thumper.
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Uh, he's played great.
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He's been all over field for this team.
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But I think that and and we interviewed him uh at practice today.
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I don't know if any of you guys were here, uh, were there at practice for the for the players, and he talked about, he said, look, he played a handful of snaps at at inside uh at South Carolina, and he said, I'll I'll play, I'll play down in a down technique.
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Three guys, you know, I'll do whatever for this team to win.
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I love these guys.
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Um, and going back to your point you made earlier, this is a really close-knit team, and they're playing for each other.
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And when you have guys that are sacrificing that are really good and says, you know, I'll sacrifice it and I'll go do that.
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I might make a mistake, but I'm gonna make that mistake going a thousand miles an hour.
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Um I I I kind of like him in the middle.
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He gives them a lot of oomph, you know, in the middle.
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Barnes, I think, is gonna be a nice player, but he's still, you know, a freshman.
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Uh Godfrey's a nice player, but this, you know, Sam's got Godfrey by 10, 15 pounds.
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So uh you put Godfrey and him together on the field, that's a pretty big tandem inside.
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And I I think it it it doesn't hurt as much because CJ and Lorenzo out at that edge have been so good this year.
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Mm-hmm.
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Yeah.
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I mean, it's and listen, that's the thing.
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One thing we've struggled with a little bit is against the run.
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And I think getting him in that position a little bit, he reads the play so well.
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Cause even when, and I know Jeff, you've seen this like when he's not down in the stance, right?
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When he's in that almost like you know, three point, he still can drop back, he can cover well, he hits people.
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I mean, I don't necessarily know if I want him running, you know, down the field 20 30 yards on a linebacker, but in the running game, especially with the team we're playing now, that's that I think could really be beneficial for us.
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Um, and if there's one place we have a shit ton of death at depth, it's the D line because we got two, three deep everywhere.
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Yeah, I'm more interested in LSU's report because I know they've got some guys that are banged up pretty bad.
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Yep.
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Um, the tight end is is all world tight end.
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He's obviously not gonna play.
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He's he's Trey Dez Green is out.
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Yeah, we Deshaun Spears, Deshaun Spears is out, Phillip Wright is out, and Charles Ross, another linebacker.
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There's nobody else listed on the on the injury report, they're all just out, which we also know that Lane Kiff is four stars.
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We also don't know that Lane Kiffin doesn't necessarily give the truest injury reports, but yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, weeks weeks is a big loss to them.
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He's a studd linebacker.
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Yeah, and so is and so is um Dottery.
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So is Spear Spears out too, is not yeah.
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They they they're a little thin too.
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Like if you listen to the LSU Pete fans, they're like, hey, we've got guys and look, hey, and Levitt might not be on an injury report, but he's not a hundred percent either, because he did not he didn't have a single rushing attempt last week.
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Yeah, dad does that hamstring.
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Yep.
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Let me let me throw this out and we and this we'll just segue it into the LSU uh game.
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Jeff, um, I know Paul, you've mentioned it.
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The numbers are skewed, but it's still stat-wise, it still kind of glares at you.
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Is Kentucky's third down problem primarily scheme execution, uh losing containment, or or a maybe a combination of all three, or your two?
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I you know, that's a that's a great question.
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I I think they've had a lot of plays this year.
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They're getting a lot so many more chunk plays than they got um in years past that they haven't got to a ton of third downs.
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I think if I'm not mistaken, they only have like 60 third down plays, 62.
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They're top five, and out of teams that have played five games, they're top five in the nation in the least amount of third downs.
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Right.
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But when they get to third down, the problem is they're not converting.
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And and the problem has been most of the times when they get to that, it's been third and long situations, eight, nine, ten, twelve, fifteen yards that they've had to make up because of penalties and uh pre-snap penalties, which coaches hate.
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But um, they just have to get better.
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Wills talked about it.
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Uh, you know, when you're last, last, not in the SEC, last in all of football, that's not good.
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And um, that has to get better.
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Yes, it's great to have the chunk plays, but you have to hit it at 40% or better on third down.
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It's feast or famine with the offense.
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It's right, and you can almost see, right?
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Like they're scoring in I think like four to seven plays is like when they score.
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I mean, it's it's quick, or it's like you said, it they lose yards, right?
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Like they it's either it's either they're going backwards or the penalties or something, which is is is yeah, it's interesting.
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If they like I and I mentioned this to somebody, I think I mentioned this on round of shots Sunday.
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Like, this team's not played a complete game yet.
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No, no, no.
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If they can figure out how to play even three quarters really well, yeah, they're gonna be real hard to beat.
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Well, the other thing is you can't fall behind you, you know.
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You're you if you fall behind Texas, if you fall behind LSU, if you fall behind, you know, these really good teams, it's just you're you're going up uh uphill in in, you know, in a sandstorm and it's raining, and you just can't.
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It it's so hard to do.
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And you battle so hard to get up to the top of the mountain.
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And then once you did and you got the lead, that's why it really impressed me last week.
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They battled so hard to get back, they got the lead, and then Carolina goes and scores, but then you come right back and come back again.
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That that really showed me a lot of the moxie that this team has.
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I'm not piling on the previous regime, but I gotta ask, um, what's the biggest difference between this football football team and what Kentucky had become during the final couple years, you know, before Stein arrived?
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Is it more philosophical, personnel related, cultural, all the above, none of the above?
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What's what's the news?
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You know, I I think I I think when I look at it, I see a bunch of younger coaches who are really hungry, that are really hungry and that connect with the players really well.
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Um, you know, you look at some of the guys and they're four or five years off the field, you know, they were they were playing four or five years ago.
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So they, you know, that that that helps um their the energy that all these coaches bring is I've never seen anything like it.
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Never.
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Um, you know, when I first played at Kentucky free when when Kersey was here, we had a much older stuff.
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I mean, they were all old guys that were the coaches.
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And then Clayburn came in and and he was pretty old, and so was his staff.
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And it was, you know, our practices were you know, it just you could, you know, uh, if you weren't one of the starting 22, you kind of sat around and you know, just kind of picked at your ear and watched watch planes fly overhead, and uh, you know, but here everybody's doing something.
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And if and if if if if they're working on inside, then the receivers and DBs are over here doing one-on-one drills.
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And then as soon as that's over, they're doing team.
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And then right in the middle of practice, when he you when he sees something he doesn't like or something, he'll say, Okay, everybody up, we're doing mamba.
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And mamba is the drill that I don't know if any of you guys have seen this, but it's one-on-one.
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And it's awesome.
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And the whole team, both sides, offense and defense, and he'll say, Okay, Bouvier, Bryant, and so it's one-on-one.
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And the quarterback will give you, you know, I want you to do a you know, out, post, whatever, and you're just one on one.
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And whoever wins, the whole team goes crazy.
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And then he'll say, he'll say, uh, Humphrey Grace and Allen and those two get in there, and he's got three seconds, three and a half seconds to to try to get to the the quarterback who's the coach.
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And if he doesn't, the offense wins, and they all go crazy.
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And they do that, you know, for three or four or five plays, and it just brings everybody's level up to here.
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There's music playing during practice really loud, and um, that's the good two things.
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One, it makes you listen with your eyes, and I know that sounds weird to some people, but you have to see, you know, we have David Tay, we're right, and yeah, we have hand signals and things that that the quarterbacks do because you can't hear in a game, and then they the music's blaring because you can't hear because of the crowd that you're gonna be playing in front of 70, 80, 90, 100,000.
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So that's really cool.
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Um, and the practices go by fast.
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I mean, you you're out there and you're like, dang, it's ready to end already.
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Um, and I think the players like that, they're on and off the field.
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Um, the weight, the the the weight room, these guys, it's a visible difference in the bodies of these guys from last year to this year.
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Um, I don't know if that's nutrition, just the way they're lifting weights.
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They have all these new machines in there that are pretty wild that that really uh target certain areas of your body.
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Um, you know, we had a squat rack and a bench press, and you know, and then you know, and that was about it, you know, and then free weights.
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Here they've got every kind of shoulder and hip and uh, you know, lower bodies, do these things I've never seen before.
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And they're all everything's tied together.
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It's all electronic, and uh it's pretty it's pretty cool.
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It's just constantly moving.
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The practices I've been at is just constant movement.
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Even the workouts are just constantly moving.
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You know, you don't see a lot of like, all right, max squat right now, max bench.
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You know, it it's just very like, all right, what are we under the game?
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What muscles like what prepare us for football?
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And to your being young point, I I think a lot of people forget Cutter Lefwich, our O-line coach, I think is 27 years old, just got off parents' insurance.
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So, like, like he is cell phone plan.
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Yeah, yeah, still probably on parents' cell phone.
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Like, and that's one of the best O-lines of the country.
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So, like, you know, players gotta he may still be living with his parents.
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He might be, yeah.
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Yeah, smart.
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Jeff, Jeff, I know you got to bounce here because you got a show in three minutes, but give us kind of like your your two-minute take on LSU and what you think is gonna happen on Saturday.
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Well, I think that the Kentucky has to keep Sam Levitt in in the pocket.
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Um, he's dangerous when he gets outside.
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And I'm not talking about running, I'm just saying when he gets outside of the pocket, he keeps his eyes down the field.
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He's always looking to throw.
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Um, he's kind of like the kid they played the first week from Youngstown State.
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Although he doesn't run as well as the Bumguard does, but um the way he just continues to look down the field, he's he's not a great quarterback.
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I mean, he's not a guy that I'm going eating all my high school with.
00:23:53.680 --> 00:23:57.360
Yeah, I mean he's just he's a good quarterback, right?
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Um, the running backs are good.
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Now, they've got a couple of offensive linemen, but they brought in here here's the thing that blows your mind 41 transfers this year.
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41.
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That's crazy.
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Um, to me, it's are these guys cohesive?
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Are they one unit yet?
00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:17.920
You talked about how tight this Kentucky team is.
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Um, you know, he brought it, he brought over, I think, four or five guys that played for him at Ole Miss that are playing key roles.
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But um they've got a real they have a defensive lineman, is just a freshman that's a freak.
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Uh, I think he's really good.
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Um, they're missed some weeks that that hurts them.
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They've got one corner that's six four.
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Um it's gonna be, it's, it's gonna be a battle.
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This I I it's gonna be like South Carolina.
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I don't think I really think that this game is gonna be very close.
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And if Kentucky can hang with them early, it's almost like LSU is kind of like Mike Tyson.
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They're gonna throw everything at you at the start because they try to bully you, you know?
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It's like we're LSU, you're freaking Kentucky.
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We're gonna kick your ass.
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And if you punch back, then they go, Oh, wait a minute, what's this?
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Um, I call it bully ball because you know, the bully, a lot of people back down.
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So if you can, if you can withstand that first quarter, right?
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You get out of it with a lead or tight or or even a seven to three or something like that, and and you're making this a slog, then I think you got a great chance.
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Um, that's that's how I see this game.
00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:22.400
And it's gonna be loud.
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And it's gonna be fun.
00:25:23.519 --> 00:25:24.480
Yeah, it's gonna be loud.
00:25:24.559 --> 00:25:25.120
Yeah, yeah.
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All right, Jeff, uh I know you got to bounce, so I appreciate you jumping on with us and giving us some of your time and talking about it.
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Uh I'll see you.
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I'll see you up in the press box.
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We lost, we lost four minutes because of talking to Red, by the way.
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Thanks, Jeff.
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Sorry about that.
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See you guys, Jeff.
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All right, let me get stupid Reds.
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Reds.
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Wow, wow.
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I'm a Marlins fan and I've seen I've seen I've seen more success than the Reds.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Marlins, how does that happen?
00:25:55.120 --> 00:25:56.480
Yeah, I grew up in South Florida.
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Oh Jeff has lifted the case.
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Jeff was red, you know, call Reds games for it.
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I mean, I forgot actually I've I'm glad you kind of brought that up.
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I for totally forgot.
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And he had he said what 20 some years?
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Yeah, yeah.
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26 years, yeah.
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So I mean, he has the same sentiments I I feel.
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Just it's just Castellini, the owners.
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Just we gotta get rid of him.
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Gotta gotta get rid of him.
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All right, we're down to uh the three stooges here for the remainder of the show.
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Uh, I don't know.
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I'm Paul, you're Mo, right?
00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:26.880
I I don't know.
00:26:27.120 --> 00:26:32.559
Um let's uh let's dive into uh I'm scary spice.
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All right, let's do uh the LSU deep dive.
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Uh quarterback matchup, Levitt, Sam Levitt, who we pursued.
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I think what was the bottom line?
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We really couldn't afford him, or we weren't willing to pay seven million dollars.
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Bottom line is he he is brother, who's an agent, played a lot of effing games.
00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:58.480
Yeah, and uh, you know, I'm only going on three trips and making a quick decision that turned into seven trips in two months.
00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:00.960
Five game comparison, guys.
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Levitt, uh 1220 passing yards, 66 uh percentage completion, eight passing touchdowns, seven seven interceptions, seven three red zone turnovers, two twenty rushing yards, six rushing teeth.
00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:18.000
Uh Minchie threw five.
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Pretty damn comparable stats, or even better.
00:27:20.720 --> 00:27:22.559
Um, actually, actually, they are better.
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1148 passing yards.
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Okay, 68 uh completion, better.
00:27:27.519 --> 00:27:29.519
He also knee state.
00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:33.039
Yeah, 11 touchdowns, one interception.
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Uh Paul.
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I guess I could say he also hasn't played Clemson.
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Oh my god.
00:27:39.360 --> 00:27:40.480
What is I mean?
00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:43.600
I bet South Alabama would give Clemson a hell of a game.
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I think a lot of teams are gonna can give Clemson a Clemson.
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Isn't all of Clemson needs to be studied?
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Is it is it that is it still Dabo's philosophy not to live in the city?
00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:57.440
They brought in like four, they brought in like four.
00:27:57.920 --> 00:27:58.880
How's that going for you?
00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:08.319
Yeah, Pa, if if if I told you before the season that five games in, Minchie's touchdown to interception ratio would be 11 to 1.
00:28:08.480 --> 00:28:09.519
Would you have believed me?
00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:10.000
Yeah.
00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:11.759
Um, I mean, I don't see why not.
00:28:11.840 --> 00:28:18.720
Like I I don't adhere to the Minchie philosophy that a lot of our fans who didn't know don't watch football all the time adhere to.
00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:23.920
Um Minchie, I think was, you know, look, you don't get to Notre Dame because of luck.
00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:27.519
You don't almost win the starting gig twice because of luck.
00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:31.039
And I mean, basically he lost out to two guys that are gonna be first round draft picks.
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I mean, Carr is gonna be a first-round draft pick.
00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:36.319
I figured the other kid that that went to the national championship game, right?
00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:40.319
Um, forgot his name off the top of my head, but he was like he was the backup there.
00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:47.279
So you don't get there, first of all, and you're not a top, you know, top 100 player, top 250 player, whatever he was, because you're you're lucky.
00:28:47.360 --> 00:28:49.279
So I wouldn't, I would have not have believed you.
00:28:49.360 --> 00:28:49.920
I would have loved it.
00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:51.680
I would have been like, yeah, cut your arm off for that.
00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:52.640
That's great stats.
00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:56.880
Um, but it wouldn't, it it would not shock me, you know, and it doesn't shock me now.
00:28:57.120 --> 00:29:03.840
If you watch how he plays, how he does his reprogression, if anything, if anything, I think he's a little safe with the ball too often.
00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:05.440
And I think Stein's talked about that.
00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:07.120
We're like, sometimes you just gotta let it rip.
00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:08.799
And if you throw an interception, you do.
00:29:08.880 --> 00:29:12.319
Um, now that's really different in the red zone when you have points on the board.
00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:13.440
He doesn't risk the ball.
00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:14.080
I like that.
00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:17.200
When we're driving down, sometimes it's like third and medium.
00:29:17.360 --> 00:29:19.120
Let it rip 20 yards down the field.
00:29:19.200 --> 00:29:22.240
If he intercepts it, our punt game's not been that good anyway.
00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:23.840
So F it, who cares?
00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:26.880
Uh, so no, no, no, no, would not be shocked.
00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:36.720
Dave, uh, as a former receiver, um what are you seeing from Minchie's what are you seeing from Minchie's willingness to trust his guys down?
00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:44.160
Well, like Paul, like what what you were saying on letting it rip, I got a good coaching point for Kenning Mitchie, and that's throw Kenny Darby the ball.
00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:46.080
I mean, that that kid is a stud.
00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:48.960
It's hard to believe he is 18 years old.
00:29:49.120 --> 00:29:50.720
Where's braces and interviews?
00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:56.960
I mean, he I mean, he's if he stays here, stays healthy, he's probably gonna be our you know leading receiver all time.
00:29:57.120 --> 00:30:00.400
He's gonna be a freshman all-American rif at this rate if he stays healthy.
00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:02.080
No, no doubt, no doubt.
00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:07.279
And I, you know, I've love why I've seen our receivers and like it's fun to see Kenny just grow and develop.
00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:10.480
Has Darby's highlight reel past your highlight reel?
00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:11.360
Uh yes.
00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:16.400
I think he had more receptions uh last game than I had career receptions.
00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:20.480
So uh but you had some meaningful catches.
00:30:20.880 --> 00:30:21.279
Yeah, yeah.
00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:24.799
Made him made him count, but man, he is such a stud.
00:30:25.039 --> 00:30:26.880
I just hope we can hang on to him for years.
00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:29.279
And um, you know, to your to your point, Kevin.
00:30:29.360 --> 00:30:34.559
Like Ket Kenny not turning the ball over and growing and is just huge.
00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:41.039
Like the last, I mean, I was super impressed with the the final play of overtime and the two-point conversion.
00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:43.039
Like he had to hang in that pocket.
00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:44.400
Yeah, they were great plays.
00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:49.840
Yeah, Willie Rod was wide open, but like if you look at those plays, like he has to hang in there tough.
00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:54.240
He has to feel the pocket, he's shifting, he's moving around, he's he's trusting it, you know.
00:30:54.319 --> 00:30:55.200
He's he's seeing it.
00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:58.080
So he's uh, you know, I just love what I see him out of him.
00:30:58.160 --> 00:31:02.080
And you know, like Coach Stein said, I'd love to see him just rip it a little bit more.
00:31:02.319 --> 00:31:04.720
I I said this with uh Jeff earlier.
00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:10.080
Uh uh from youngstown state to now, his demeanor, his poise has been a fade.
00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:18.720
Yes, he's progressed uh in different facets of the game, but he's just like so fucking cool in the you know, and it's it's crazy.
00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:20.720
But let me let me stay with it.
00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:23.600
Who who has the quarterback advantage, Saturn?
00:31:23.759 --> 00:31:24.640
And by how much?
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:27.120
I mean, I that just just all depends.
00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:30.319
I mean, I think the quarterback position is their biggest weakness.
00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:34.640
I think they're I think LSU just, I mean, versus I'm just gonna say it, it's is really good everywhere.
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:47.279
You know, I think if they if the quarterback we get pressure on him, if he can turn the ball over, um, you know, hopefully, you know, I I'm not happy to hear, but I'm a little happy that uh Levit has a hamstring injury.
00:31:47.360 --> 00:31:56.640
Maybe he's not as mobile, but I mean that's the part that we where we can take advantage of is that quarterback's position when the turnover margin um would be our our our best bet there.
00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:59.519
Cause I think they are, you know, they're pretty loaded everywhere else.
00:31:59.600 --> 00:32:05.519
They got talent, but um, you know, Grover Fields, we're gonna be loud, we're gonna show up, and it's uh, you know, we're gonna get to them.
00:32:05.600 --> 00:32:05.920
All right.
00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:07.279
So we'll we'll we'll see.
00:32:07.360 --> 00:32:08.319
We'll we shall see.
00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.680
What say you, Paul?
00:32:09.840 --> 00:32:18.640
Um I think it's more of a what line protects the court gives the quarterback the best options there, because I think when you look at it, they're both very different.
00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:23.279
Um, they're both very different um in terms of style.
00:32:23.360 --> 00:32:25.279
I mean, Levitt can beat you a lot more with his legs.
00:32:25.360 --> 00:32:26.880
I think Minchie can do a lot more of that.
00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:33.600
I I would actually not be shocked if you see Minchie run a little bit more in this game as to throw, you know, to kind of throw some off balance here.
00:32:33.759 --> 00:32:43.519
Um, LSU is a really good defense, they're really fast, but one of the things you can do with over fat with really fast defenses is get him to overpursu pursue and engage fast faster.
00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:47.920
Now you got to hit them when that happens because if you wait that half a second, they can get back in position.
00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:51.440
I think Minchie's smart enough that he's gonna get that the protection there.
00:32:51.600 --> 00:32:59.279
Um, I give Kentucky, I if you're asking just about overall, I'd give Minchie a slight, excuse me, I'd give Minchie a slight edge because he protects the ball well.
00:32:59.360 --> 00:33:03.680
Um, and if that continues, I would say that that's kind of the differentiating fact different, you know.
00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:09.120
I mean, obviously, I know, I mean, if you combine them, Levitt's got 14 touchdowns, but he's got 14 and seven.
00:33:09.200 --> 00:33:14.400
Minche, I think, has um, I think he's got two turnovers all year, so it's 11 and two.
00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:18.400
So his turnover to touchdown ratio is better than than Levitt.
00:33:18.559 --> 00:33:21.120
So um, I don't know if there's a clear-cut winner there.
00:33:21.200 --> 00:33:25.200
I'd say I but I would give I might give it's like 5149 if you ask me.
00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:28.640
And then it all just comes down to how well do you execute on offense.
00:33:28.880 --> 00:33:35.680
Do we still have to like spy Levitt more Saturday, even with his we'll find out, we'll find out early.
00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:37.759
Yeah, who who would be the spy?
00:33:37.840 --> 00:33:41.200
I mean, you want Sam, I want Sam Green spying his ass.
00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:43.840
You imagine that big son of a bitch trying to get get go.
00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:44.559
Oh my god.
00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:46.319
You imagine, I'm gonna tell you one thing.
00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:54.400
You imagine Sam Green's big ass just in that one time, and and Levitt gets downhill and Sam Green just hits him in the line, just absolutely knocks his helmet off.
00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:58.000
I guarantee you he thinks about running and what what that that's what they're gonna have to do, right?
00:33:58.080 --> 00:33:59.279
It's QB contained.
00:33:59.360 --> 00:34:03.680
And I will look Stein talked about this uh a lot in the press conferences.
00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:11.119
Like, listen, we played Bum guard, then we played um, you know, then we played uh the kid from Alabama, look how good he is.
00:34:11.279 --> 00:34:12.799
Then we played AM.
00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:28.960
All the we've played teams with all guys that have got mobile running quarterbacks, so it's not gonna shock us, but I think Levit's a little bit different of a runner than like I don't think Levit's as explosive of a runner as some of the other guys, but he's he's a lot bigger, he's a lot more of a bruiser in the running game for a quarterback.
00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:36.639
Um, and so I don't think he's as hard to bring down as Lenora Sellers is, but at the same time, he can hurt you because he's got that vision of a running back.
00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:40.799
And that's that's where I like worry the most is our linebacker depth.
00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:43.039
I mean, you know, I haven't looked at the depth chart.
00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:49.199
I think, but Sam Green's probably the number two at like eight different positions right now with our lack of depth.
00:34:49.519 --> 00:34:52.559
And hopefully, what's what's Alex Safari's status right now?
00:34:53.039 --> 00:34:53.839
Yeah, Alex is out.
00:34:53.919 --> 00:34:55.919
They won't even have a trial date until next week.
00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:58.399
So he could potentially play for Oklahoma again.
00:34:58.559 --> 00:35:02.319
Sam, the thing is that our our our D line is very deep.
00:35:02.399 --> 00:35:05.039
Like we've got two, three deep at most most positions.
00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:09.279
So moving Green to play linebacker, which he's played, isn't like a horrible idea.
00:35:09.359 --> 00:35:21.199
I wouldn't be shocked if they even moved Ty Bryant close to the line in some situations and maybe put, you know, because he's such a good tackler and he's he plays, you know, with doesn't play like a safety all the time.
00:35:21.439 --> 00:35:24.239
Um and we've got a little bit of depth at safety.
00:35:24.319 --> 00:35:30.879
So like we're based on the injury report, we're not too terrible, but linebackers by far linebacker is bad.
00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:32.639
Like everywhere else, I think it's fine.
00:35:32.719 --> 00:35:33.679
Like we're not bad.
00:35:33.759 --> 00:35:36.000
Um, Gates getting Gates back is big.
00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:39.359
So that was Gates kind of negates Jaden Smith being out.
00:35:39.439 --> 00:35:45.039
Um, Antoine Smith and Wallace being out means that we're going like third three deep on the linebacker depth chart.
00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:53.839
And there's some you know, there's some freshmen there, but you're gonna give them spot minutes because man, I'm gonna tell you right now, when LSU sees those guys walking the field, I'm gonna tell you what they're doing.
00:35:53.919 --> 00:36:05.679
They're going heavy inside passes, heavy, heavy play action, heavy inside zone RPOs, and to try to get these guys' heads on a swivel uh because they're not gonna recognize the play.
00:36:05.759 --> 00:36:09.039
So you can get two or three plays out of these guys every now and then.
00:36:09.199 --> 00:36:13.679
Getting off the field is gonna be big and not letting LSU go on 10 play drives is gonna be very big for this game.
00:36:14.079 --> 00:36:19.439
Yeah, I think attacking matchups is I mean, that's Lane Kithin to a T is just attacking the matchups.
00:36:19.519 --> 00:36:28.559
And I think I might take tomorrow off work and just call every judge in in Kentucky and just see if we can get speed up this uh pellet court process for Alex Safari.
00:36:28.799 --> 00:36:30.079
Damn, you got that pulled.
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:30.480
Go for it.
00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:31.839
I'll do what I can.
00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:33.359
I'll I'll show up to the courthouses.
00:36:33.839 --> 00:36:36.079
Take one for the really take one for the team.
00:36:36.799 --> 00:36:38.000
The team, our team.
00:36:38.399 --> 00:36:40.319
Let's let's let's switch to the running game.
00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:42.559
Baxter, Patterson, phenomenal.
00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:44.399
They've been amazing so far.
00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:50.639
Uh how how do how how do the how do you see them perform, Paul, uh, against the LSU team?
00:36:50.879 --> 00:36:52.159
That's a million dollar question there.
00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:56.639
I will say this that their D line is they got some dudes on there that are scary.
00:36:56.799 --> 00:37:01.519
Uh Prince Will Umani Allen is uh the at least the nation sacks.
00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:04.319
He's got eight sacks already.
00:37:04.480 --> 00:37:07.839
Um he's got you know, I don't know how many more pressures.
00:37:07.919 --> 00:37:13.199
Now, Kim going, I I think he goes against Lance Heard, so that should be a hell of a matchup.
00:37:13.279 --> 00:37:14.559
Now they might move him around.
00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:16.480
I'm putting him against Malachi Wood.
00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:17.759
Uh I don't like that matchup.
00:37:17.839 --> 00:37:20.719
If Malachi Wood's got to block him, we it's gonna be a long day.
00:37:20.799 --> 00:37:24.000
Uh, what you're gonna see a lot of it is uh inside zone read.
00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:26.879
Uh they're gonna try and negate the speed of those two two guys.
00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:32.159
Now they're still big in the middle, they're athletic, they got their linebacker play, they're a little thin at linebacker like we are.
00:37:32.319 --> 00:37:34.239
So like that's they it's really interesting, right?
00:37:34.319 --> 00:37:38.960
Like our D-line, good, their D-line, better, but both still pretty good.
00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:42.559
Linebacker, we're both we both have depth issues.
00:37:42.799 --> 00:37:47.199
Secondary, secondary, good, have some good players, but don't have a ton of depth either.
00:37:47.359 --> 00:37:48.960
So it's gonna be real interesting from that.
00:37:49.039 --> 00:37:50.399
Like, our defense is kind of mirrored.
00:37:50.480 --> 00:37:52.399
Now I think they're they have some better athletes.
00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:55.279
Um, we got some really good players on defense, don't get me wrong.
00:37:55.359 --> 00:37:57.199
Um, so I think you're gonna see a lot of inside zone.
00:37:57.279 --> 00:38:00.719
You're not gonna see any like a lot of outside uh outside back reads.
00:38:00.799 --> 00:38:04.799
Like maybe with you know, I think they'll try it every now and then when they hit the middle.
00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:10.799
Um, I think you're gonna see Kenny pull at some point because that end's gonna bite real hard and that's gonna be wide open.
00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:12.399
So it's just gonna be depend.
00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:15.199
Uh Stein said he didn't like our guard play last game.
00:38:15.279 --> 00:38:19.599
He said that really hurt most of the game of the run, and then like they switched it up a little bit in the second half.
00:38:19.679 --> 00:38:20.399
They had a lot more success.
00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:23.519
We still rushed for 122 yards, it still didn't feel like it.
00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:29.839
Um, and not to mention, I mean, Javante Barnes keeps getting bigger and you know, keeps getting stronger, keeps being getting a little bit more curious.
00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:33.519
Dynamics-wise, he might be the most talented back on the team.
00:38:33.599 --> 00:38:36.879
Like Baxter is a bruiser, Patterson's kind of like that middle guy.
00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:40.319
He can hit the long ball, he can hit the intermediary, he runs hard.
00:38:40.399 --> 00:38:43.199
But Barnes is the guy that literally is the fastest of the three.
00:38:43.279 --> 00:38:47.679
And if he hits that hole and you get him, like he's the guy that can outrun a defense just like that LSU has.
00:38:47.759 --> 00:38:50.399
So um, I think they need to rush for buck 50.
00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:54.799
Um, I don't know if we want Kenny dropping back 41 times this game.
00:38:54.960 --> 00:38:55.599
Maybe we do.
00:38:55.679 --> 00:38:56.159
I don't know.
00:38:56.239 --> 00:39:02.159
Um, but if I had to bet, I think I'd like us this, I'd like us to be rushed for about 130 to 150 yards.
00:39:02.239 --> 00:39:03.279
I think we have a shot to win then.
00:39:03.359 --> 00:39:04.159
You're on mute.
00:39:04.399 --> 00:39:04.559
Okay.
00:39:04.719 --> 00:39:05.279
Oops, sorry.
00:39:05.359 --> 00:39:05.839
There you go.
00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:08.319
Uh uh spot on, Paul.
00:39:08.399 --> 00:39:09.439
I'm totally with you.
00:39:09.599 --> 00:39:11.679
Um, obviously, David, um, Mr.
00:39:11.839 --> 00:39:22.000
Bouvier, uh, an effective running game will definitely um change the way Kentucky's receivers see the um the uh LSU secondary.
00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:23.919
Um elaborate on that.
00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:27.519
Yeah, well, Paul, like I am nodding as you're talking.
00:39:27.599 --> 00:39:30.799
I just want to grant you certified ball knower by the way.
00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:34.079
The way he is talking about certified ball knower.
00:39:34.159 --> 00:39:44.239
Because I think that I I mean, usually when I watch football, just I'm you know, I'm watching from a seven-on-seven perspective, essentially, you know, kind of seeing the receivers, DBs, how they're lined up with the quarterbacks doing.
00:39:44.399 --> 00:39:48.079
But that Lance Lance Heard versus Prince, I'm not gonna try and say his last name.
00:39:49.839 --> 00:39:54.399
Yeah, yes, that's gonna be an NFL big boy matchup.
00:39:54.480 --> 00:39:56.319
Like I'm gonna be terrifying.
00:39:56.719 --> 00:39:57.359
Terrifying.
00:39:57.519 --> 00:39:58.719
He is so good.
00:39:58.799 --> 00:40:00.799
And Lance Heard is so good.
00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:06.079
So I mean I'm gonna be tuned into the trenches more than I can remember for any game.
00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:08.159
Just just just watching those two battle.
00:40:08.319 --> 00:40:12.639
Um, it'll be interesting to see from the you know how our receivers compete in the secondary.
00:40:12.799 --> 00:40:15.679
You know, we've done a lot of scheming guys open, you know.
00:40:15.759 --> 00:40:22.239
We're we're we're killing it on just our our coach play calling and getting guys wide open, like butt naked open.
00:40:22.399 --> 00:40:25.919
Um, but at some point, you know, I know their LC is a little thin.
00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:33.119
It's not necessarily their strength, but they do have athletes in their um, so we're gonna have to make contest the catches, we're gonna have to make plays.
00:40:33.279 --> 00:40:36.000
So uh we're gonna have to win one-on-one matchups.
00:40:36.079 --> 00:40:39.759
We just have to, you know, be on the better end of those 50-50 balls.
00:40:39.919 --> 00:40:48.239
We're gonna have to keep feeding Kenny Darby, and we're gonna have to, you know, the coaches are gonna have to be on their A game to uh scheme this open.
00:40:48.480 --> 00:40:48.960
Well said.
00:40:49.119 --> 00:40:52.079
All right, Kentucky's defense versus Levitt.
00:40:52.639 --> 00:40:58.000
Uh, you can whatever the injury report is or lack of with Levitt.
00:40:58.319 --> 00:40:59.439
Not as bad as I thought.
00:40:59.599 --> 00:41:00.000
Yeah.
00:41:00.319 --> 00:41:05.839
So, guys, this is where to me, this is where South Carolina becomes relevant again.
00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:06.480
Hear me out.
00:41:06.639 --> 00:41:09.919
Lenor Sellers hurt Kentucky when plays broke down.
00:41:10.079 --> 00:41:11.439
Now we get Levitt.
00:41:11.519 --> 00:41:11.759
Yep.
00:41:11.919 --> 00:41:18.000
My my concern, my concern isn't necessarily Levitt dropping back and throwing for 400 yards.
00:41:18.159 --> 00:41:22.879
My concern is third and eight becoming first and ten because Kentucky loses games.
00:41:22.960 --> 00:41:28.079
And this will go back to I think yeah, I talked about spying, you know, Levitt more Saturday.
00:41:28.239 --> 00:41:29.599
But David, uh, I'll start with you.
00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:31.599
How how frustrating is it offensively?
00:41:31.679 --> 00:41:41.359
I hate to be a party pooper here, but how how frustrating is it offensively when your defense has everybody covered and the quarterback still gets 12, 18?
00:41:41.519 --> 00:41:44.399
Enough yards to get a first down on a third and long.
00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:46.719
No, nothing, nothing worse.
00:41:46.960 --> 00:41:50.159
I mean, it's just, you know, defense has guarded everyone.
00:41:50.239 --> 00:41:57.839
They've they're playing everything perfectly, and then just the quarterback is uh better athlete and just makes a play.
00:41:58.000 --> 00:42:05.439
You know, sometimes I'll never forget our receivers coach, like when a quarterback or someone makes a play when everything's dead, he goes, you know what that's called?
00:42:05.599 --> 00:42:07.599
That's called recruiting right there.
00:42:07.919 --> 00:42:15.839
So uh, you know, there'd be sometimes like Terry would make something out of nothing and then never got enough credit for that.
00:42:15.919 --> 00:42:17.679
But that's just recruiting right there.
00:42:17.759 --> 00:42:21.679
And um you're you're so spot on about Terry Wilson.
00:42:21.759 --> 00:42:26.960
Um that if he doesn't get that knee injury, that we we we went 10 games that that year.
00:42:27.119 --> 00:42:32.960
What a because I mean think about the games we lost because even the Florida game, the backup dude got hurt.
00:42:33.119 --> 00:42:34.639
We were smacking Florida in the mouth.
00:42:34.960 --> 00:42:38.239
Like the backup wasn't that bad, and then he got hurt, and then we were in trouble again.
00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:41.759
Was that 20 and yeah, 19?
00:42:42.079 --> 00:42:42.639
Number 12.
00:42:42.719 --> 00:42:43.599
He was the guy from Troy.
00:42:43.759 --> 00:42:46.319
Uh Sam Smith or uh uh Sawyer Smith.
00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:46.879
Sawyer Smith.
00:42:47.199 --> 00:42:47.919
Sawyer Smith, yeah.
00:42:48.079 --> 00:42:50.559
He was actually not bad until he and he got hurt, right?
00:42:50.719 --> 00:42:52.159
Like he got hurt in the Florida game.
00:42:52.239 --> 00:42:55.599
Then he still tried to play the next week, I think against what Mississippi State.
00:42:55.839 --> 00:43:01.839
And then we pulled uh we pulled, we put um put Lynn in way too late, or maybe it was South Carolina.
00:43:01.919 --> 00:43:04.159
I think he played Mississippi State, still was hurt.
00:43:04.319 --> 00:43:06.079
South Carolina finally put Lynn in.
00:43:06.159 --> 00:43:09.039
Lynn did some stuff and then it was yeah, it didn't work, and then Lynn started.
00:43:09.119 --> 00:43:09.759
We went on the run.
00:43:09.839 --> 00:43:12.879
Didn't we go like six and one down the stretch and the only loss was to Tennessee?
00:43:12.960 --> 00:43:14.719
Yeah, or was it Tennessee or okay?
00:43:14.879 --> 00:43:20.559
It was Tennessee because Lynn missed Lin Lynn missed baits wide ass open, like wide ass open.
00:43:20.799 --> 00:43:24.799
He hits baits, he he's still running today, and it's a touchdown, and we beat Tennessee.
00:43:24.960 --> 00:43:25.919
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:43:26.239 --> 00:43:27.279
Memory lane.
00:43:27.519 --> 00:43:29.599
Um all right, let's go.
00:43:29.679 --> 00:43:31.359
Here's a better question for you guys.
00:43:31.519 --> 00:43:33.199
Where can Kentucky hurt LSU?
00:43:33.599 --> 00:43:36.480
Uh, where should LSU be worried?
00:43:36.559 --> 00:43:39.359
Where or what should LSU be worried about Kentucky?
00:43:39.439 --> 00:43:46.319
Uh the rushing game, efficiency, Darby and the receivers, Kroger field at night, and that will I can't wait.
00:43:46.480 --> 00:43:52.319
And I I saw your text about tailgating uh my daughter's birthday week there, but I'll be watching.
00:43:52.480 --> 00:43:55.199
Um, but again, what's uh Paul, what say you?
00:43:55.279 --> 00:43:57.599
What's what should LSU be worried about when it comes to Tucky?
00:43:57.919 --> 00:44:07.039
Uh something like Kentucky's, yeah, no, it's it's it's multiple things because like Kentucky's proven that they have uh they're not a one-dimensional team, right?
00:44:07.119 --> 00:44:10.239
They rush for 400 yards one week, they throw over 300 yards the next week.
00:44:10.399 --> 00:44:16.639
Um, you know, I think the biggest thing for Kentucky is just like understanding where your bread is buttered earlier in the game.
00:44:16.719 --> 00:44:18.159
Like we can't go a half.
00:44:18.879 --> 00:44:20.239
We can't go a half, right?
00:44:20.399 --> 00:44:23.759
And uh and have what hat what happened against South K.
00:44:24.079 --> 00:44:27.599
Like, we're not I don't I would not like us coming down from 17 0 against LSU.
00:44:27.759 --> 00:44:30.159
Like, I don't think that that's like a great recipe for success.
00:44:30.319 --> 00:44:38.480
Um Kentucky can hurt them in the run game, they can hurt them in the pass game, but like schematically, I think is like it schematically, I think, is where they can he hurt them a lot.
00:44:38.559 --> 00:44:42.719
Um You you've got some really good coaches that know how to scheme guys wide open.
00:44:42.799 --> 00:44:49.519
And to David's point, like like our dudes are usually wide the F open, which we do need to start going on the 50-50.
00:44:49.759 --> 00:44:50.719
Like, we got some big dudes.
00:44:50.799 --> 00:44:52.480
We got like Ferguson's a big dude.
00:44:52.559 --> 00:44:55.199
DJ Williams is not as big, but he's still big.
00:44:55.359 --> 00:44:58.159
Uh Nick Anderson, six four, runs a four, four, forty.
00:44:58.319 --> 00:44:58.639
He's big.
00:44:58.799 --> 00:45:01.599
Chain Carr, I don't know where he's been, but that's some bitch is big too.
00:45:01.679 --> 00:45:05.439
We got like three dudes, six, three or bigger at wide receiver that can all run.
00:45:05.519 --> 00:45:06.960
Uh, we got big ass tight ends.
00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:08.960
I mean, Henry Boyer is what, six, six?
00:45:09.199 --> 00:45:10.799
Um, six, six, six, seven.
00:45:10.879 --> 00:45:11.759
I think he's six seven.
00:45:11.839 --> 00:45:16.319
Uh, so you got some big athletic guys on our on our side of the ball too, that we can create mismatches.
00:45:16.399 --> 00:45:18.559
And I think that's the thing where Kentucky can really hurt.
00:45:18.639 --> 00:45:25.519
And on the defensive side of the ball, listen, like if our defensive line can and we can generate pressure on what on Levitt, and I actually think you're gonna see this a little bit more.
00:45:25.679 --> 00:45:36.639
I don't think we're gonna put the cornerbacks necessarily on islands, but I I think we will bring more pressure than you've seen because one, like Levitt is an elusive quarterback, but he's not like a break your ass in half quarterback.
00:45:36.719 --> 00:45:46.559
Like he'll kill you on like the set six-yard runs, five-yard runs, nine-yard runs, like eight-yard runs, but he's not gonna bust probably a 75-yarder like Lenora Sellers can.
00:45:46.719 --> 00:45:50.000
Um, but he's also really, really turnover prone.
00:45:50.159 --> 00:45:51.199
I think you're gonna see them put it.
00:45:51.279 --> 00:45:58.879
And we have look, I think uh at PFF has this as one of the top five most efficient defensive lines in the country uh on the quarterback last week.
00:45:58.960 --> 00:45:59.199
A lot.
00:45:59.279 --> 00:46:02.159
If I went back and watched the game, we were in the backfield a shit ton.
00:46:02.239 --> 00:46:04.000
We just didn't wrap up really well.
00:46:04.159 --> 00:46:07.919
Um, when we sent the right blitz guy, he would get to him, he would try and go high.
00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:11.279
You got to go for the you got to go waist down on on tackle correctly.
00:46:11.439 --> 00:46:13.439
So I think you're gonna see a big focus there.
00:46:13.519 --> 00:46:16.159
But like this Kentucky team is not one-dimensional, right?
00:46:16.239 --> 00:46:17.519
It's the same thing with LSU.
00:46:17.759 --> 00:46:22.000
I like the either one of these teams can kill you one way or the other.
00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:25.119
Uh, and if you're not on the A game, like they they're they're gonna do that.
00:46:25.279 --> 00:46:29.919
So um I I think that it's gonna be a really good, I think it's gonna be a really good game.
00:46:30.079 --> 00:46:33.359
Um, if this was in in Death Valley, I would not like our chances.
00:46:33.439 --> 00:46:35.839
I think that they're just a different effing animal there.
00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:37.839
Um, I know they played at Ole Miss.
00:46:38.079 --> 00:46:39.279
We're louder than Ole Miss.
00:46:39.519 --> 00:46:42.319
Um, this is gonna be the most hostile environment they've ever played in.
00:46:42.399 --> 00:46:45.359
And I think this might end up being the loudest crowd in Kroger field history.
00:46:45.519 --> 00:46:48.480
Um, so I think you know, ball up and let's see what happens.
00:46:48.960 --> 00:46:50.239
David, same for you.
00:46:50.399 --> 00:46:54.480
Uh, what's uh what worries uh LSU about Kentucky?
00:46:54.639 --> 00:46:58.719
Well, yeah, I think it's just pressure on the quarterback causing havoc.
00:46:58.879 --> 00:47:04.319
Um and what Paul was saying, like, yeah, I mean, this guy's elusive, Sam Levitt's good.
00:47:04.399 --> 00:47:08.480
I mean, when I was watching the Lenore Sellers, I'm like, am I watching Vince Young?
00:47:08.639 --> 00:47:09.599
Like, what is going on right now?
00:47:09.679 --> 00:47:10.239
Why can we not?
00:47:10.559 --> 00:47:13.119
He's almost 6'4, he's almost 6'4, 240.
00:47:13.199 --> 00:47:14.799
That's a big son of a bitch for a quarterback.
00:47:15.119 --> 00:47:15.839
Big SOB.
00:47:16.079 --> 00:47:18.559
And then he he wasn't playing well, but he was really good.
00:47:18.719 --> 00:47:20.879
I was this thank you though for that fumble.
00:47:21.039 --> 00:47:22.159
That was very timely.
00:47:22.799 --> 00:47:24.799
He fumbled three times that game, by the way.
00:47:24.879 --> 00:47:25.599
He only lost one.
00:47:25.759 --> 00:47:26.480
Yeah, that's a good one.
00:47:26.639 --> 00:47:26.799
He did.
00:47:27.039 --> 00:47:27.919
That's that's true.
00:47:28.079 --> 00:47:32.079
But like you said, they're like the we were there for the tackles.
00:47:32.159 --> 00:47:33.279
We were at the party.
00:47:33.519 --> 00:47:37.039
You know, we we uh we just we just didn't get invited into the club.
00:47:37.119 --> 00:47:40.159
We were in the line, but we didn't make the we didn't get into the party.
00:47:40.239 --> 00:47:41.759
We didn't make the tackles when we should have.
00:47:41.839 --> 00:47:44.799
So, you know, I think it'll be a little you know easier bringing in levels.
00:47:49.039 --> 00:47:53.119
But uh yeah, I always loved how our coaches be like, you can't get in the club when you're in the tub.
00:47:53.359 --> 00:47:57.839
When you talk to the entry guys, you know, you're in the colt tub, you can't get in the club when you're in the tub.
00:47:58.000 --> 00:48:04.319
So uh, but I I think if we I think our advantage is we're still a mystery, if that makes sense.
00:48:04.480 --> 00:48:08.239
You know, we're still new under this area and under this Will Stein era.
00:48:08.399 --> 00:48:11.039
We're constantly pulling out new tricks.
00:48:11.199 --> 00:48:15.119
Um, you know, we have we haven't seen a lot of those, have we, Dave?
00:48:15.279 --> 00:48:18.159
Like we've not seen a lot of trickery out of this offense yet.
00:48:18.399 --> 00:48:19.039
No, no.
00:48:19.199 --> 00:48:33.759
And uh, you know, this I mean that this team has like a a period called tricks, like trick plays in practice, like where they'll just like, all right, let's let's like run through our uh you know our special plays that we might bring out that we might not run but but are fun.
00:48:33.919 --> 00:48:50.879
So I mean this uh I I think it'll be interesting to see the I'm just looking forward to the coaching matchup too, because it's gonna be Lane Kitty targeting matchups, gonna be us skimming guys open because our guys clearly watching these games, they're watching film and they're they're scheming guys open wide open.
00:48:51.039 --> 00:48:54.000
Um, but it's gonna be a super atmosphere.
00:48:54.079 --> 00:48:54.719
It's gonna be great.
00:48:54.799 --> 00:48:55.439
I'm gonna be there.
00:48:55.519 --> 00:48:57.599
I'm gonna Paul, I'll be at your tailgate.
00:48:57.759 --> 00:48:58.399
Let's go, buddy.
00:48:58.639 --> 00:49:07.839
I've got a babysitter for the baby, so I will arrive on time and I will we'll we'll I guess I'm not going in the press box for the first half.
00:49:08.239 --> 00:49:09.039
No, no.
00:49:09.199 --> 00:49:12.559
We're we're gonna yeah, we're gonna have a few drinks in the parking lot.
00:49:12.799 --> 00:49:13.439
I'm gonna love it.
00:49:13.519 --> 00:49:14.960
I got I got I got the bourbons.
00:49:15.039 --> 00:49:16.960
We're I'll bring a good salties.
00:49:17.039 --> 00:49:23.439
I want to see all the yes, I'll bring some Blanton's gold and uh some some uh Eagle Rare or something like that.
00:49:23.599 --> 00:49:24.239
We'll have a good time.
00:49:28.480 --> 00:49:33.599
Do you believe we've we're already seeing uh Will Stein's identity?
00:49:33.919 --> 00:49:42.159
Or or is Kentucky winning right now while Coach Stein is still figuring out what what his program eventually needs to become?
00:49:42.399 --> 00:49:44.399
You get me there or yes and no?
00:49:45.119 --> 00:49:45.279
Okay.
00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:48.639
I think he works with like what he has for sure.
00:49:48.799 --> 00:49:55.919
I think he like knows his strengths, knows who should get the ball, and like I know it's been mentioned, but like tight ends.
00:49:56.079 --> 00:49:57.279
Look at look at the tight ends.
00:49:57.359 --> 00:50:02.480
We've been asking since you know I was a baby, throw the ball to the tight ends, throw the ball to the tight end.
00:50:02.639 --> 00:50:05.599
Which was not that long ago, exactly.
00:50:07.279 --> 00:50:09.199
But still, we're we're we're doing it.
00:50:09.359 --> 00:50:11.279
And I I met Henry Boyer in person.
00:50:11.439 --> 00:50:13.039
I know whatever the depth chart says.
00:50:13.359 --> 00:50:14.399
Did he make you feel small?
00:50:14.639 --> 00:50:16.799
He's seven foot four, I think.
00:50:16.960 --> 00:50:20.239
He's six, he's six seven because they originally can you imagine this?
00:50:20.319 --> 00:50:24.319
They brought him in because they thought that they were gonna convert him into a left tackle.
00:50:24.960 --> 00:50:26.079
I had no idea of that.
00:50:26.239 --> 00:50:26.799
Wow, yeah.
00:50:26.960 --> 00:50:32.719
That was originally why we brought him in last year because they thought they were gonna get him here and get him bigger and get him to be a tackle.
00:50:32.799 --> 00:50:34.559
And I was like, All right.
00:50:34.639 --> 00:50:35.679
I mean, I guess I can see it.
00:50:35.759 --> 00:50:37.199
He's six seven, two seventy-five.
00:50:37.359 --> 00:50:38.799
I guess he could get him to 300.
00:50:38.879 --> 00:50:40.079
Good thing we didn't do that.
00:50:40.239 --> 00:50:43.839
Yeah, he is a beast, he is every bit of six seven.
00:50:44.000 --> 00:50:49.439
I mean, everyone's pretty tall to me, but like that guy uh, you know, he's he's a heck of a player.
00:50:49.599 --> 00:50:54.399
And I got uh my guy Willie Rod, I don't know if we've talked on it enough, but uh he's NFL.
00:50:54.879 --> 00:50:56.480
It's the first time we mentioned his name.
00:50:56.639 --> 00:50:57.439
Bro is mean.
00:50:57.599 --> 00:50:58.639
Bro plays mean.
00:50:58.879 --> 00:50:59.759
Bro plays mean.
00:50:59.839 --> 00:51:09.039
I love the style that he plays with just like high hurt, hard nose, like crazy energy, um, goes hard, like wants wants the contact.
00:51:09.119 --> 00:51:12.079
Like he is he is a NFL Sunday player.
00:51:12.239 --> 00:51:19.679
If he can just, you know, like he did last game, if he can keep making plays downfield, like he's he's gonna be a Sunday player.
00:51:20.079 --> 00:51:22.480
He's realistically having an all-American.
00:51:22.799 --> 00:51:23.119
He is.
00:51:23.199 --> 00:51:26.079
I mean first one, first or second team all-American.
00:51:26.319 --> 00:51:28.480
Probably like a third team All-American right now, I'd say.
00:51:28.719 --> 00:51:30.879
He's got a chance to go up, but it's early, right?
00:51:30.960 --> 00:51:32.719
Like, I mean, he's he he's moving.
00:51:32.799 --> 00:51:38.639
The thing that I love is he hit it, he hit he hit South Carolina with the GTS, hit it with the GTS at the end of the game.
00:51:38.879 --> 00:51:40.879
And his celebration was great.
00:51:41.039 --> 00:51:43.199
Yeah, I hit I hit CM Punk with it.
00:51:43.279 --> 00:51:43.919
I tagged him.
00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:45.919
I was like, Willie hit him with the GTS.
00:51:46.079 --> 00:51:46.639
Wow, yeah.
00:51:46.719 --> 00:51:48.000
And he silenced him too.
00:51:48.159 --> 00:51:50.000
He hit him with the monster.
00:51:50.399 --> 00:51:56.000
I will tell you, I didn't what I didn't notice was I didn't notice and I'll admit I was way too like busy.
00:51:56.799 --> 00:51:59.199
Um no, I was way too busy, excited.
00:51:59.279 --> 00:52:04.079
Once he caught it, I was like, I don't know anything else that really happened on the field because I didn't see them throwing stuff on the field.
00:52:04.159 --> 00:52:05.599
I saw it in the in the replay, right?
00:52:05.679 --> 00:52:07.839
I was too busy and the offensive coaches.
00:52:08.000 --> 00:52:12.000
So the difference in the the press box here is like it's older press box, it's not as big.
00:52:12.159 --> 00:52:19.119
So like the coaches are like we're like here, and then there's the coaches, the offensive coordinator's box for for Kentucky is like right here, right?
00:52:19.439 --> 00:52:22.239
And I'm saying you're not supposed to make noise in the press box.
00:52:22.399 --> 00:52:24.799
South Carolina guys kind of did a little bit, which was fine.
00:52:24.879 --> 00:52:26.879
I'm not gonna, I'm not bitching at anybody for that.
00:52:26.960 --> 00:52:28.399
I would, I would like to be able to.
00:52:28.559 --> 00:52:29.599
Our coaches ran out.
00:52:29.759 --> 00:52:34.239
I thought our media people were screaming, they're like, fuck yes, fuck yeah, fucking right, boys.
00:52:34.480 --> 00:52:40.879
And I'm like, I like I give like the table like a fist pump and like a two one of these, like probably the most animated I've ever been in a press box.
00:52:41.039 --> 00:52:43.919
But like, uh yeah, dude, like it was so crazy because of that.
00:52:44.079 --> 00:52:49.679
Like, and so like you're just absorbing like the fact that what you just saw, and like my whole mindset there was like, what in the world?
00:52:49.839 --> 00:52:53.359
And so I didn't even notice that like he was getting bottles thrown out of him after in the game.
00:52:53.439 --> 00:52:55.199
Because I walked, I they cleaned it up really fast.
00:52:55.279 --> 00:52:59.279
I'll give him that because I was in that end zone within within an hour and there was nothing on the field.
00:52:59.359 --> 00:53:03.199
Yeah, was that our our coaches that were or that they were screaming?
00:53:03.279 --> 00:53:06.559
And I I saw the clip where and then our That was the coaches, yeah.
00:53:06.719 --> 00:53:10.000
Yeah, and the South Carolina guys were like, All right, guys, like settle down.
00:53:10.079 --> 00:53:11.519
Like, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:53:11.599 --> 00:53:13.199
I'll I'll I'll find the clip, I'll send it to you.
00:53:13.279 --> 00:53:18.399
It was literally you could it was our coaches coming out of the box, scared the absolute piss out of me.
00:53:18.480 --> 00:53:19.839
Cause I'm like, that's not normal.
00:53:20.000 --> 00:53:26.159
Because normally we're not on like the because even I think at Kentucky, I don't think our I don't know if our coaches are on the same level as us in the press box.
00:53:26.239 --> 00:53:30.399
I think uh they may be, but they're they're they're not near us, we'll put it that way.
00:53:30.480 --> 00:53:32.639
So um real and it was interesting, it was fun.
00:53:32.879 --> 00:53:35.919
Let's give a shout out to our our man David Bouvier.
00:53:36.239 --> 00:53:42.559
Like, move my hero and then big booth they should.
00:53:42.719 --> 00:53:43.359
I like that one.
00:53:44.000 --> 00:53:46.159
I think a couple is that a hashtag?
00:53:46.239 --> 00:53:46.879
Is that a yeah?
00:53:46.960 --> 00:53:48.559
I think a couple buddies found the link.
00:53:48.639 --> 00:53:49.199
Uh yeah.
00:53:49.439 --> 00:53:50.559
Well, that's the way it should be.
00:53:50.719 --> 00:53:56.399
You should be sharing this ship with everyone so we can Yeah, share the share the share the show, Dave.
00:53:56.480 --> 00:53:56.879
Jesus.
00:53:57.199 --> 00:54:00.239
Where's the where's the list James question?
00:54:00.559 --> 00:54:00.960
I'm sorry.
00:54:01.119 --> 00:54:04.879
Let's uh oh the report.
00:54:05.039 --> 00:54:05.919
Good, bad, mah.
00:54:06.079 --> 00:54:06.719
Good report.
00:54:06.960 --> 00:54:08.079
I would say much better than I thought.
00:54:08.319 --> 00:54:10.319
Injury report is the injury report.
00:54:10.480 --> 00:54:11.759
Much better than I thought it would be.
00:54:11.839 --> 00:54:14.879
Uh, I would have liked to have seen recap it real quick for people.
00:54:15.279 --> 00:54:18.239
I would like to have seen Wallace not on the injury report.
00:54:18.399 --> 00:54:19.919
Um, that one's the biggest.
00:54:20.000 --> 00:54:24.000
So those I I guess because I'd heard that he was trending, potentially like he might not be.
00:54:24.159 --> 00:54:24.960
He's out already.
00:54:25.039 --> 00:54:25.439
He's out.
00:54:25.599 --> 00:54:27.919
Antoine Smith is out, Jaden, which isn't shocking.
00:54:28.000 --> 00:54:29.039
He got card off field.
00:54:29.119 --> 00:54:30.239
Jaden Smith is out.
00:54:30.480 --> 00:54:33.759
Heard maybe that it wasn't as bad, maybe not season ending.
00:54:33.919 --> 00:54:34.319
I don't know.
00:54:34.480 --> 00:54:37.839
Stein didn't hint that it was season ending yet, so I don't know.
00:54:37.919 --> 00:54:39.519
Um Grayton's out, but he's been out.
00:54:39.599 --> 00:54:41.039
Abbasalam's out, he's been out.
00:54:41.119 --> 00:54:42.480
Obviously, Alex Safari.
00:54:42.639 --> 00:54:45.039
Um, on the questionable side, not a lot.
00:54:45.119 --> 00:54:47.279
Uh it's not as bad as I thought it was gonna be.
00:54:47.359 --> 00:54:50.879
Everyone was making it like, oh my god, like we're gonna have like 42 players on this list.
00:54:50.960 --> 00:54:51.359
It's not bad.
00:54:51.439 --> 00:54:53.519
DJ Miller should be back, so I'm not that worried about it.
00:54:53.759 --> 00:54:57.279
Pat Patterson wasn't on it, Gates wasn't on it, so I think we'll be all right.
00:54:57.599 --> 00:55:00.079
All right, you heard it from uh Paul himself.
00:55:00.159 --> 00:55:02.239
All right, first 15 minutes, guys.
00:55:02.480 --> 00:55:05.839
Uh I'll start with a lot of drunk Kentuckians yelling.
00:55:07.119 --> 00:55:09.599
First Keeneland, Keeneland too going on.
00:55:10.319 --> 00:55:12.079
The first double of the season, yes.
00:55:12.319 --> 00:55:13.039
Okay, all right.
00:55:13.199 --> 00:55:15.279
The perfect storm be a loaded weekend.
00:55:15.599 --> 00:55:19.439
What needs to storm boo, big booth nation.
00:55:19.599 --> 00:55:29.279
What say you what needs to happen in Kentucky's first two offensive possessions and the first two defensive possessions for you to feel good about?
00:55:29.599 --> 00:55:32.000
I mean, I think two scores would be amazing, but yeah.
00:55:32.719 --> 00:55:34.559
Yeah, two two scores, two, three and outs.
00:55:34.879 --> 00:55:35.599
Two three and outs.
00:55:35.919 --> 00:55:36.079
Exactly.
00:55:36.319 --> 00:55:36.799
Perfect, perfect.
00:55:37.039 --> 00:55:46.159
Yeah, I mean, uh execution and you know, this team I wouldn't, you know, believe to think otherwise, but that's gonna be an exciting atmosphere.
00:55:46.319 --> 00:56:00.879
You know, when it's the big game, uh, you know, even at home, it can be a little bit of uh lights are bright, I don't want to make mistakes, a lot of people looking at us, and you know, this team hasn't yeah, this this team hasn't showed, you know, they're they're fearful of that or anything.
00:56:01.279 --> 00:56:19.439
But if we come out, even if we make a few stakes, if we come out flying around the ball, you know, I'd like to see a little juice even even post-play, you know, some guys get it, guys getting excited, showing a little moxie after a play, just showing that they're that they're comfortable out there and they're gonna they keep fighting.
00:56:19.519 --> 00:56:23.439
Obviously, with last last game against South Carolina, these guys aren't gonna give up.
00:56:23.679 --> 00:56:27.919
So um, you know, hopefully we don't are aren't always just playing better on the road.
00:56:28.000 --> 00:56:31.359
There are some teams where it's just like once they're on the road, they're beating everyone.
00:56:31.439 --> 00:56:33.919
Uh, because that's you know, that's a little mental thing.
00:56:34.000 --> 00:56:49.199
If you're on you're on the road, some teams play better, but uh hopefully at home we'll keep uh carrying that momentum that we had from Texas AM and South Carolina, and uh, you know, just keep keep riding that wave and uh we're just executing on both sides of the ball, not making mistakes, which can't we can't turn the ball over.
00:56:49.279 --> 00:56:51.839
Like I said, all my mistakes, but like turn the ball over.
00:56:51.919 --> 00:56:53.359
We saw what happened in Alabama.
00:56:53.439 --> 00:56:57.119
It you know, it can it can snowball quick and it's a hard hole to dig out of.
00:56:57.919 --> 00:56:59.439
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
00:56:59.839 --> 00:57:00.719
Okay, what's up?
00:57:00.879 --> 00:57:02.879
No, keep going because I want to know if this is true.
00:57:03.039 --> 00:57:04.399
All right, well, you do your thing.
00:57:04.480 --> 00:57:05.519
Uh no, go ahead.
00:57:05.599 --> 00:57:06.559
I keep hold on.
00:57:06.719 --> 00:57:08.879
All right, no, Dave breaking news.
00:57:10.000 --> 00:57:13.199
We'll get his take in a moment, but I want let me ask you this, Dave.
00:57:13.279 --> 00:57:21.599
Um, going back to Stein's, you know, the two-point uh attempt conversion success, uh, versus you know the Mark Stoops era.
00:57:21.759 --> 00:57:22.719
I I don't know.
00:57:22.879 --> 00:57:30.000
I'm I'm my as a fan, I'm thinking he probably goes for one, stoops goes for one in that scenario.
00:57:30.079 --> 00:57:31.839
I don't think he I that's just my take.
00:57:32.079 --> 00:57:38.480
As a player, though, when your coach, you you right away see, oh shit, this is this is a different animal.
00:57:38.639 --> 00:57:41.439
I mean, and he said it during his first presser.
00:57:41.519 --> 00:57:43.679
So I'm a I'm not I'm paraphrasing.
00:57:44.399 --> 00:57:46.960
It's it's kind of about Will Stein right now.
00:57:47.119 --> 00:57:48.159
I mean, he's gonna win.
00:57:48.319 --> 00:57:50.239
I mean, his pedigree, his resume.
00:57:50.399 --> 00:57:53.839
I mean, as a player, uh, what's that what's that do to your psych?
00:57:54.079 --> 00:57:57.759
Um, you know, to have a coach that is like balls to the wall, man.
00:57:57.839 --> 00:57:59.759
It's just let's freaking do it now.
00:57:59.839 --> 00:58:02.399
And he didn't he doesn't use the word frickin', by the way.
00:58:02.480 --> 00:58:05.279
But yeah, yeah, he he has colorful language too.
00:58:05.359 --> 00:58:06.559
I mean, I like it.
00:58:06.639 --> 00:58:08.559
He's just yeah, he he's just doing it.
00:58:08.639 --> 00:58:10.879
Um, but I I think players know.
00:58:11.039 --> 00:58:14.639
I bet like I bet the players on the field knew we're going for two.
00:58:14.879 --> 00:58:17.439
I I know my coach, I know what he's doing, you know.
00:58:17.679 --> 00:58:21.039
Stoops, like once again, I I love Stoops to death.
00:58:21.119 --> 00:58:21.919
Like, I trusted him.
00:58:22.159 --> 00:58:22.879
Yeah, stoops.
00:58:22.960 --> 00:58:24.319
If you're watching, I love you so much.
00:58:24.399 --> 00:58:25.599
Thank you for giving me the opportunity.
00:58:26.000 --> 00:58:26.719
He has to be watching.
00:58:26.799 --> 00:58:29.439
I mean, it's probably he's watching, he's watching, he's watching.
00:58:30.239 --> 00:58:34.159
But you know, we all knew he was on the conservative side of things.
00:58:34.319 --> 00:58:35.919
We knew he was a defensive coach.
00:58:36.159 --> 00:58:41.359
Like, and yeah, like my senior season, like our defense was the probably the best defense in the country.
00:58:41.519 --> 00:58:47.359
So you you kind of you kind of knew, but like with Stein, you know, like he's a young guy, he's aggressive, he's he's gonna go for it.
00:58:47.439 --> 00:58:53.199
Like, I think I bet all the players knew and they uh you know weren't shocked by the decision to go for two.
00:58:53.839 --> 00:58:57.359
I think Stein is uh, you know, I think the players were prepared for it.
00:58:57.519 --> 00:58:59.679
You can kind of see we're we we're all together.
00:58:59.839 --> 00:59:03.839
All the the the team has a good camaraderie together and they're all on the same page.
00:59:04.319 --> 00:59:05.679
Paul, can you talk now or what?
00:59:05.759 --> 00:59:06.399
You're on mute.
00:59:06.480 --> 00:59:07.439
I can't we can't hear you.
00:59:07.599 --> 00:59:09.599
It might have been on purpose that he that he went on.
00:59:10.079 --> 00:59:12.159
He's still we can't hear he's doing something.
00:59:12.239 --> 00:59:12.960
Let him do his thing.
00:59:13.119 --> 00:59:14.639
Breaking it up breaking it.
00:59:14.799 --> 00:59:16.559
I need a little um yeah.
00:59:16.799 --> 00:59:17.599
Let's go.
00:59:17.679 --> 00:59:20.559
Uh we'll get Paul back in involved in a sec.
00:59:20.639 --> 00:59:22.399
Um fourth quarter scenario.
00:59:22.559 --> 00:59:25.679
Dave, David, whoof, booth nation.
00:59:25.759 --> 00:59:26.879
I'm gonna get you a hashtag.
00:59:27.039 --> 00:59:29.599
You gotta you do you just gotta get a hashtag.
00:59:29.679 --> 00:59:30.159
That's good.
00:59:31.119 --> 00:59:34.719
Here's one Tucky ball, five minutes left, catch down four.
00:59:34.879 --> 00:59:38.559
You trust this offense to drive 75 yards to win the game.
00:59:38.799 --> 00:59:39.359
I do.
00:59:39.519 --> 00:59:40.719
Uh I mean I do.
00:59:40.960 --> 00:59:50.799
I now keep in mind questions that I ask, I I try to pose these questions as a host, and it might like be like, uh, Kevin, but yeah, uh it's talking points, guys.
00:59:50.960 --> 01:00:00.639
Well, well before before uh last week, I that might that answer might have been different, but I mean like when you when you come back from 17-0, uh everything's on the table now.
01:00:00.799 --> 01:00:00.960
Absolutely.
01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:05.519
I mean, it's it's it's no secret in the under the previous regime.
01:00:05.679 --> 01:00:08.799
17-0 down you know, 14 down 10.
01:00:09.039 --> 01:00:11.679
You're like, this seems like a lot to come back from.
01:00:11.839 --> 01:00:19.359
This team's proven it, they've shown it, and the players that's big mentally saying, I come back from 17 down, we can we can do it again.
01:00:19.439 --> 01:00:21.199
We're always in it, we're always gonna battle.
01:00:21.279 --> 01:00:28.399
So, you know, I think I have faith, and I hope I I wouldn't mind if you told me we're gonna be in that situation, you know, five minutes on Saturday.
01:00:28.480 --> 01:00:29.759
I'll I'll take it at home.
01:00:30.000 --> 01:00:31.599
It will make for great TV.
01:00:31.919 --> 01:00:32.960
Make for great TV.
01:00:33.039 --> 01:00:36.799
Yeah, uh Paul, uh are you back with us?
01:00:36.960 --> 01:00:40.639
Or is it just yeah, yeah, watching big blue madness highlights?
01:00:40.719 --> 01:00:41.039
I think.
01:00:41.199 --> 01:00:42.480
No, yeah, no, we're good.
01:00:42.559 --> 01:00:46.000
Uh some parody account tweeted something and it's catching everyone.
01:00:46.079 --> 01:00:47.919
So I'm just kind of giggling at it.
01:00:48.159 --> 01:00:53.119
Well, shout out to Philip Dean, clearly a tigers fan, but he's like, good good luck, y'all.
01:00:53.279 --> 01:00:55.279
Y'all, y'all, a lot of respect.
01:00:55.439 --> 01:00:56.399
Appreciate that, man.
01:00:56.480 --> 01:00:57.759
Uh Langkit.
01:00:57.919 --> 01:00:58.319
Lank kit.
01:00:58.559 --> 01:01:00.079
What is your real quick guys?
01:01:00.159 --> 01:01:02.719
What is your all's true take on Langkit, Paul?
01:01:02.879 --> 01:01:04.559
I actually like come on, go ahead.
01:01:04.719 --> 01:01:06.639
He's uh he's a he's a jerk.
01:01:06.879 --> 01:01:13.199
Ah that's a this is a dude coach that has just fell forward throughout his professional.
01:01:13.519 --> 01:01:16.480
But he had the coach of the Raiders at one point, yes, right?
01:01:16.559 --> 01:01:19.519
Yeah, but his dad is uh Monty.
01:01:19.679 --> 01:01:20.480
Monty, yeah.
01:01:20.960 --> 01:01:23.119
Um Paul Phillipson, what are you doing over there?
01:01:23.359 --> 01:01:31.759
So all right, so a coach, a coach that had like an LSU account was had said like he he wanted to apologize to Kenny Minchy for posting it.
01:01:31.839 --> 01:01:33.679
And I was like, wait a minute, there's no way this was real.
01:01:33.759 --> 01:01:36.639
Like no, there was um there was a something.
01:01:37.439 --> 01:01:38.079
No, it's not real.
01:01:38.159 --> 01:01:40.159
It's a fake code, it's a fake, fake account.
01:01:40.239 --> 01:01:40.960
Okay, it's not real.
01:01:41.119 --> 01:01:41.599
It was not real.
01:01:41.759 --> 01:01:42.480
The image wasn't real.
01:01:42.879 --> 01:01:47.279
Okay, we know the image wasn't real, but did they use that for locker room?
01:01:47.759 --> 01:01:50.799
No, no, okay, no, it was all fake, nothing was actually there.
01:01:51.039 --> 01:01:52.319
Um, and so I knew it.
01:01:52.399 --> 01:01:59.279
Like, I like look it it we put it through AI and it said probably, but I knew someone at LSU anyway, so I was like, Well, I'll find out for you.
01:01:59.439 --> 01:02:06.879
It was fake, I knew that, but like then the coach supposedly was a coach, and it was like it's a good parody account, like it's fake, it's got like all the right shit in the bios and everything.
01:02:07.039 --> 01:02:09.679
Um, and like I went to double check and I was in the chat.
01:02:09.839 --> 01:02:11.279
I'm like, Are we sure this is not real?
01:02:11.359 --> 01:02:17.759
Uh, because if you would apologize, it would have been hilarious uh if it was real, because I was about to clown LSU for the next millennium.
01:02:17.839 --> 01:02:20.719
Uh and it wasn't found the real coach's profile, and there it goes.
01:02:20.799 --> 01:02:22.879
But apparently it's gotten some media guys already.
01:02:23.039 --> 01:02:26.159
So uh I was just in it to kind of I was just posting it anyway.
01:02:26.239 --> 01:02:26.480
We're good.
01:02:26.559 --> 01:02:26.879
I'm back.
01:02:27.039 --> 01:02:27.839
All right, all right, you're back.
01:02:28.000 --> 01:02:31.199
The Vince Morrow responding to uh with fake accounts.
01:02:31.359 --> 01:02:31.919
That's real.
01:02:32.079 --> 01:02:32.480
Yeah.
01:02:33.919 --> 01:02:35.839
So um he's still got a career at low.
01:02:36.159 --> 01:02:37.439
What is he doing at Lowell right now?
01:02:37.519 --> 01:02:38.960
Is he the tiny coach or is he?
01:02:39.439 --> 01:02:41.119
Burying him, I mean burying him.
01:02:41.279 --> 01:02:42.719
He's like their GM.
01:02:43.519 --> 01:02:46.399
Uh Paul fourth quarter scenario, bruv.
01:02:46.559 --> 01:02:48.159
Kentucky ball, five minutes left.
01:02:48.319 --> 01:02:49.279
Cats down four.
01:02:49.359 --> 01:02:50.960
Do you trust this offense to drive six?
01:02:51.199 --> 01:02:52.239
Study game over.
01:02:52.319 --> 01:02:52.879
Yeah, 100%.
01:02:53.199 --> 01:02:53.919
We've already seen it.
01:02:54.000 --> 01:02:56.639
Yeah, but against this team, LSU.
01:02:57.039 --> 01:02:57.519
I don't care.
01:02:57.599 --> 01:03:00.399
I I don't I don't adhere to that that nonsense anymore.
01:03:00.480 --> 01:03:01.839
We're a good fucking football team.
01:03:02.079 --> 01:03:03.759
I don't care about who the other logo is.
01:03:03.839 --> 01:03:07.119
I my my expectation now is for us to go out and win.
01:03:07.199 --> 01:03:08.879
That is my expectation every time now.
01:03:08.960 --> 01:03:13.039
When we when we line it up for four quarters, I don't worry about one player being out the next one.
01:03:13.119 --> 01:03:15.359
Will Stein is my GD coach, all right?
01:03:15.519 --> 01:03:17.279
And those dudes, he doesn't care.
01:03:17.359 --> 01:03:20.079
He's gonna run through a wall, he's gonna have those dudes ready.
01:03:20.159 --> 01:03:23.359
And like, I'm not listening this is not the same old Kentucky football.
01:03:23.439 --> 01:03:24.639
Line them up, punch them in the mouth.
01:03:24.719 --> 01:03:32.719
You come in thinking that the K on the logo is an easy win, you're gonna walk out with blood on your uniform and the big fat L and explain to your fans you don't realize that you play Kentucky now.
01:03:32.879 --> 01:03:39.439
Will Stein turned around and said, We said, no longer is it like we got to play LSU, you gotta come play F in Kentucky.
01:03:39.599 --> 01:03:53.199
Yeah, we're about to get Kentucky, and you're about to find out what 60,000 drunk ass Kentuckians are gonna be like after horse racing and bourbon all day because we were about to be loud, loud, loud with a capital K.
01:03:54.319 --> 01:03:54.639
Loud.
01:03:54.879 --> 01:03:57.199
You got me juice up blue blue out, right?
01:03:57.359 --> 01:03:58.399
Everyone blue out.
01:03:58.719 --> 01:03:59.199
Is it the blue?
01:03:59.359 --> 01:04:00.000
Is it a blue out?
01:04:00.239 --> 01:04:02.799
I got a new I got a new cutter and buckshirt that's never so.
01:04:02.879 --> 01:04:03.839
I'm a little superstition.
01:04:04.000 --> 01:04:04.879
I so I will say that.
01:04:04.960 --> 01:04:07.439
So I got an outfit that's never been worn before.
01:04:07.679 --> 01:04:11.679
Okay, gonna ru bring it in, make sure, make sure there's no bad juju on it.
01:04:12.319 --> 01:04:14.159
This hats this hat's going in.
01:04:14.239 --> 01:04:14.559
I don't know.
01:04:14.719 --> 01:04:16.960
Should I rock the blue with the white or the white with the blue?
01:04:17.039 --> 01:04:18.639
Like keep with the helmet scheme.
01:04:20.639 --> 01:04:22.879
Yeah, there's not a game on his bed to move forward.
01:04:22.960 --> 01:04:30.399
Um yeah, uh my I tell you what, be uh, you know, Dave, uh I've I've said this on round of shots a couple times.
01:04:30.480 --> 01:04:47.439
You know, I think Stein probably hates the fact that Barnhart is not the AD right now because after Texas AM and South Carolina, he would have got bonuses, he would have got a new sal or a new contract totally restructured, more money.
01:04:47.759 --> 01:04:51.439
Maria points out, guys, you can't spell bourbon without BBU.
01:04:52.319 --> 01:04:53.199
Good point, Maria.
01:04:53.439 --> 01:04:55.199
Point all right, all right.
01:04:55.359 --> 01:05:00.000
Um all right, keys to the game.
01:05:00.159 --> 01:05:03.119
We're winding down with this LSU take.
01:05:03.199 --> 01:05:04.000
Paul, start with you.
01:05:04.159 --> 01:05:04.799
Keys to the game.
01:05:04.879 --> 01:05:10.319
Give me score more points besides that or then score more points.
01:05:10.480 --> 01:05:13.359
Well, bottom line, turn the ball over, don't turn the ball over.
01:05:13.839 --> 01:05:23.039
You know, that question I feel like I feel like I should be a uh a hot looking chick on the sideline asking the coach as a sideline reporter.
01:05:23.279 --> 01:05:29.119
And you can get ignored like Holly Rowe did, and yeah, we I'd be yeah, I'd be made fun of and I'd be a meme, right?
01:05:29.439 --> 01:05:33.839
Uh what is the what uh what are sir keys of the game besides scoring more?
01:05:34.079 --> 01:05:36.719
Don't turn the ball over, don't turn the ball over.
01:05:36.960 --> 01:05:44.000
Um limit explosive plays on defense and um uh con Keep Levis or Levis.
01:05:44.239 --> 01:05:48.879
Levit Levit like inside and third down on both sides of the ball.
01:05:48.960 --> 01:06:00.559
So just third down, win third down because it's the my my concern is not on the offensive side on third down, it's defense because our defense on like third and short, I think like third and four and in, we're like one of the best country.
01:06:00.719 --> 01:06:02.639
Third and five plus, we're awful.
01:06:03.039 --> 01:06:05.599
Like I was happy when I saw South Carolina like third and two.
01:06:05.759 --> 01:06:06.960
I'm like, well, we're good.
01:06:07.039 --> 01:06:10.399
When it was like third and nine, I was like, God, I'm so scared.
01:06:10.639 --> 01:06:14.879
That that's so funny you say that because I was literally talking to my friends watching the South Carolina game.
01:06:14.960 --> 01:06:19.039
When it was when it was like third and three and in, we're like, oh, we got this.
01:06:19.119 --> 01:06:23.359
But when it was like you know, third and ten plus, we're like, oh no, here we go.
01:06:25.039 --> 01:06:33.199
You know, I I would rather it's yeah, I'd rather be third and inches than than third and long, and wild to say.
01:06:33.359 --> 01:06:37.679
But yeah, and I mean, I would love at some point, you know, this thing's gonna bite you.
01:06:37.839 --> 01:06:38.960
We gotta convert on third.
01:06:39.839 --> 01:06:45.919
I know it's not like at some point you you you have to convert those, especially when you're playing really good teams.
01:06:46.159 --> 01:06:48.639
Like you have to make those plays and convert third downs.
01:06:48.799 --> 01:06:55.759
Like Eddie Graham would preach to us all the time like if you want to like guarantee a win, you need to be 55% on third downs.
01:06:56.000 --> 01:06:57.519
That that's almost guaranteed a win.
01:06:57.599 --> 01:07:00.719
And you know, or be top five in the nation and never seen third down.
01:07:00.960 --> 01:07:01.439
Yeah, yeah.
01:07:01.599 --> 01:07:02.319
Just just do that.
01:07:02.399 --> 01:07:03.359
Just don't get to third down.
01:07:03.439 --> 01:07:03.679
That's it.
01:07:04.319 --> 01:07:06.239
Yeah, just we just score a punch.
01:07:06.399 --> 01:07:07.119
I mean, there's no miss.
01:07:07.359 --> 01:07:09.919
Like it's either like we average 35 a game doing it.
01:07:10.000 --> 01:07:18.239
Like, imagine like can you imagine, David, if we actually went got went and were 65% on 60% on third down for a game, we might drop 50.
01:07:18.480 --> 01:07:18.879
I know it.
01:07:18.960 --> 01:07:19.279
I know it.
01:07:20.319 --> 01:07:20.639
50%.
01:07:21.039 --> 01:07:24.879
Dude, we're gonna put one of the I'm telling you right now, I'm gonna speak it into existence.
01:07:25.039 --> 01:07:31.759
Unless we have some major injuries, Kentucky's gonna put a game together against a team with a big logo on the side of their helmet, and it's gonna be a crooked number.
01:07:31.839 --> 01:07:34.319
And people are gonna go, like, what the F just happened?
01:07:34.399 --> 01:07:36.159
And I really hope it's down in Knoxville.
01:07:36.239 --> 01:07:40.719
I mean, I hope it's this weekend too, but like I really like if we get one, I want it to be there because that shot.
01:07:40.879 --> 01:07:46.399
You imagine if we walked in there and just beat the brakes off those orange cornbread hillbillies.
01:07:46.960 --> 01:07:48.879
I I would love nothing more.
01:07:49.119 --> 01:07:52.719
And is this I this is uh a field storming game, correct?
01:07:52.879 --> 01:07:56.079
If we beat LSU, ooh, yeah, that's a good question.
01:07:56.639 --> 01:08:02.079
Probably, maybe well, they're ranked what, right now 10.
01:08:02.879 --> 01:08:03.759
Maybe, maybe not.
01:08:03.839 --> 01:08:04.879
Like, listen, let's be honest.
01:08:05.039 --> 01:08:06.960
LSU hasn't won here in 24 years.
01:08:07.039 --> 01:08:11.759
So this is not, and I don't want to like get cocky, like, oh yeah, LSU, like they they suck.
01:08:11.919 --> 01:08:12.879
No, that's not what I'm saying.
01:08:13.039 --> 01:08:16.239
What I'm saying is is like it we've like we beat them when they were number one.
01:08:16.319 --> 01:08:19.840
They came in here, we beat the dog piss out of them when they came in in 2021.
01:08:20.000 --> 01:08:22.560
I don't know if it's his maybe, maybe it is.
01:08:22.720 --> 01:08:24.880
I think it is like you said, David's how you win.
01:08:24.960 --> 01:08:28.880
Like, if we could if we win by more than like a score, I don't think so.
01:08:29.039 --> 01:08:31.760
If we win on like a last second field goal, probably.
01:08:32.000 --> 01:08:33.039
Yeah, no offense.
01:08:33.119 --> 01:08:36.319
I I don't buy into history, I'm in the moment.
01:08:36.480 --> 01:08:38.800
And this team history matters though.
01:08:41.520 --> 01:08:50.880
It's still it's cross coaches, it's it's cross coaches, cross culture, like it's just like Georgia, it's just like us playing Georgia here versus there, LG coming here versus going there, it's way different.
01:08:50.960 --> 01:08:53.760
Like we've had a lot more success playing, and it's historical.
01:08:53.840 --> 01:09:02.079
So, like, that's like the weird thing how like history and stats tend will transcend teams and coaches and recruiting classes.
01:09:02.239 --> 01:09:06.399
So it matters in that aspect because it it is weird how that seems to translate.
01:09:06.479 --> 01:09:11.599
Now, maybe it's just because we don't play them all the time, you get a different shot, but yeah, that's where it's getting.
01:09:11.760 --> 01:09:16.319
I mean, but yeah, fuck we haven't played we haven't played at LSU since what 2012?
01:09:16.399 --> 01:09:17.519
Oh no, 2014.
01:09:18.239 --> 01:09:19.119
Over 10 years, right?
01:09:19.439 --> 01:09:22.960
So LSU right now, right now, eight and a half point favorite.
01:09:23.279 --> 01:09:24.479
Uh we shall see.
01:09:24.639 --> 01:09:33.679
My my uh three keys in case anybody wants to hear, stay ahead of the chain, keep Levit in inside the structure.
01:09:33.840 --> 01:09:34.559
Don't blink.
01:09:34.720 --> 01:09:36.720
LSU is going to make play.
01:09:36.960 --> 01:09:42.559
Kentucky cannot allow one LSU touchdown to become 21 unanswered points.
01:09:42.639 --> 01:09:43.519
All right, prediction time.
01:09:43.599 --> 01:09:45.840
Paul, I think we are taught.
01:09:45.920 --> 01:09:48.159
We you you missed like something crazy, which I can't believe.
01:09:48.239 --> 01:09:49.920
I was waiting off the show to see if you were gonna get to.
01:09:50.159 --> 01:09:51.760
There's a little another dynamic here, right?
01:09:52.479 --> 01:09:55.519
There's three pieces of this game that people are are need to talk about.
01:09:55.760 --> 01:09:58.079
See another David the David Goat Bouvier.
01:09:58.399 --> 01:09:58.800
Look at that.
01:09:58.960 --> 01:10:01.279
I think I think it hit the group chat, Dave.
01:10:01.439 --> 01:10:03.279
Um uh Joe Sloan's.
01:10:03.760 --> 01:10:07.599
Won't you uh start an OnlyFans page so all these people can subscribe?
01:10:07.920 --> 01:10:11.039
Yikes, that that got that that escalated quickly.
01:10:11.279 --> 01:10:15.199
Um Joe Sloan was fired at LSU last year.
01:10:15.519 --> 01:10:19.840
Oh Kenny Kenny Darby was Kenny Darby was committed to LSU.
01:10:21.519 --> 01:10:22.639
I don't even know if he decommitted.
01:10:23.119 --> 01:10:23.679
I don't even know.
01:10:23.760 --> 01:10:26.000
I don't even know if he decommitted and committed to us.
01:10:26.159 --> 01:10:27.519
I think he just like committed to us.
01:10:28.479 --> 01:10:30.960
Nick Anderson played for LSU last year.
01:10:31.439 --> 01:10:34.800
So there's familiarity uh on by we saw what happened last time.
01:10:34.880 --> 01:10:36.880
There was familiarity with a coach and a team.
01:10:37.039 --> 01:10:37.519
What do we do?
01:10:37.679 --> 01:10:41.519
Went into we went into Aggie Land and beat and beat the breaks off of AM.
01:10:41.679 --> 01:10:43.439
Different animal, hostile environment there.
01:10:43.519 --> 01:10:44.399
So I still count that.
01:10:44.479 --> 01:10:45.359
I still think that's a great win.
01:10:45.439 --> 01:10:46.399
I don't care what anybody says.
01:10:46.479 --> 01:10:47.679
I'm not diminishing that win.
01:10:47.760 --> 01:10:48.239
I was there.
01:10:48.319 --> 01:10:49.840
I don't give a shit if they're not as good.
01:10:49.920 --> 01:10:52.079
It was hotter than hell's fire there.
01:10:52.159 --> 01:10:53.840
All right, and they still went in and won.
01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:56.159
It was 140,000 uh degrees.
01:10:56.239 --> 01:10:56.800
It was so hot.
01:10:56.880 --> 01:10:58.880
My phone overheated on the field.
01:10:59.199 --> 01:11:06.639
So you've got you've got a player that was going there that followed the offensive coordinator that that that recruited him, followed him here, and look at him, he's a dude.
01:11:06.720 --> 01:11:11.439
And you got Nick Anderson who who played, he had some injuries, but they didn't want him to come back, right?
01:11:11.840 --> 01:11:14.000
So you've got dudes with stuff to prove.
01:11:14.159 --> 01:11:17.199
Um, and so you know, is that extra juice?
01:11:17.359 --> 01:11:19.920
Maybe I they will always downplay it.
01:11:20.000 --> 01:11:36.079
Um, yeah, Ahmad Bro was also at LSU, and Eric Wolford was our offensive line coach, and now he's at and here's the one thing I'm gonna tell you right now like the anything she give us pride praise is the fact that Eric Wolford's the F and O line coach because we could absolutely blow the absolute doors off him.
01:11:36.159 --> 01:11:38.079
His offensive lines suck.
01:11:38.239 --> 01:11:40.000
I don't know how this dude saw his job.
01:11:40.159 --> 01:11:41.039
I've never understood it.
01:11:41.119 --> 01:11:41.840
I've never understood it.
01:11:42.000 --> 01:11:44.479
He is not good as an offensive line coach.
01:11:44.559 --> 01:11:51.920
And so I think if you guys like where our like where we can really do, like our D line, I think, is a lot because he's not good at or at exotic looks.
01:11:52.000 --> 01:11:55.920
Like you get exotic looks, like you can really put his offensive line in a fucking tizzy.
01:11:56.000 --> 01:12:00.559
And now the one thing is Levitt can run for his life, but how much you want him to run for his life, that's a good question.
01:12:00.639 --> 01:12:03.439
So it's gonna be interesting with those storylines because you've got a lot of those guys.
01:12:03.519 --> 01:12:05.519
I forgot Ahmad Bro also played like so.
01:12:05.599 --> 01:12:08.239
We got two guys that went to LSU that LSU didn't want back.
01:12:08.399 --> 01:12:08.880
Mm-hmm.
01:12:09.199 --> 01:12:10.159
Good good take.
01:12:10.319 --> 01:12:11.119
Uh yeah.
01:12:11.279 --> 01:12:15.920
You know, as the host producer, I don't always get all the nuggets.
01:12:16.000 --> 01:12:16.720
I'm glad I have you.
01:12:17.119 --> 01:12:18.159
All right, I forgot about Ahmad Bro.
01:12:18.319 --> 01:12:19.359
So big boo breakdown.
01:12:19.439 --> 01:12:22.479
Thank you for jumping out in the in the chat because I had forgotten about that too.
01:12:22.639 --> 01:12:23.039
Yep, yep.
01:12:23.279 --> 01:12:27.599
If his mom watched the show because she follows us, she probably would have I probably would have gotten a nasty message about that.
01:12:27.840 --> 01:12:29.760
You forget about my baby, maybe my bad.
01:12:30.000 --> 01:12:31.199
Maybe all right.
01:12:31.359 --> 01:12:34.639
Score prediction time, fellas, uh, Paul.
01:12:34.880 --> 01:12:38.399
I look, I I I had a feeling against AM.
01:12:38.479 --> 01:12:38.880
I was right.
01:12:39.039 --> 01:12:39.439
You did.
01:12:39.519 --> 01:12:40.000
You were right.
01:12:40.239 --> 01:12:42.479
I had a feeling against South Carolina.
01:12:42.639 --> 01:12:43.119
I was right.
01:12:43.279 --> 01:12:45.679
Like I thought we might go in there and beat the brakes off of them.
01:12:45.760 --> 01:12:48.880
That didn't happen, but we kind of did in the second half, so I'll just count it.
01:12:48.960 --> 01:12:51.279
That they're just lucky that we spotted them 17 points.
01:12:51.359 --> 01:12:52.479
We wanted to make it interesting.
01:12:52.720 --> 01:12:54.399
We wanted them to feel interesting.
01:12:54.559 --> 01:12:56.479
Yeah, we wanted uncut to be cinema.
01:12:56.639 --> 01:12:59.760
We wanted uncut to be freaking cinema, is what we wanted.
01:13:00.000 --> 01:13:01.679
Um, I got this man.
01:13:01.760 --> 01:13:02.880
I just got an eerie feeling.
01:13:02.960 --> 01:13:06.239
Like, like you throw the power case back, the fan base has been wanting it.
01:13:06.399 --> 01:13:08.479
Keeneland's, it's the first double that you're gonna have.
01:13:08.559 --> 01:13:11.439
I think it might be the only it's the only double of the season.
01:13:11.519 --> 01:13:13.039
It's the only Keeneland, Kentucky double.
01:13:13.199 --> 01:13:14.319
Usually you get more than one.
01:13:14.399 --> 01:13:16.880
Um, we don't play another home game till November.
01:13:17.039 --> 01:13:19.439
Uh uh, we play no, and then no, we play Vandy.
01:13:20.079 --> 01:13:20.880
Vany's the last game.
01:13:20.960 --> 01:13:21.920
Vandy, Vandy.
01:13:22.239 --> 01:13:26.079
So we only have two home games in uh in October, which is also a little odd.
01:13:26.239 --> 01:13:28.639
Um, I like that Florida comes here in November, by the way.
01:13:28.720 --> 01:13:31.199
Um after Detroit.
01:13:31.679 --> 01:13:37.599
I know that the weather's iffy, but if you look at the weather projections, still it looks like at least the beginning of the game.
01:13:37.760 --> 01:13:41.439
Maybe maybe you get most of it in before you get a lot of weather.
01:13:41.519 --> 01:13:44.800
So the great thing would be like Kentucky got a hurricane coming up.
01:13:44.960 --> 01:13:46.000
No, that's not gonna be.
01:13:47.920 --> 01:13:48.479
No, it's not.
01:13:48.639 --> 01:13:50.399
No, it's gonna hit it.
01:13:50.720 --> 01:13:53.599
The projected models are saying that it's gonna hit like Saturday night.
01:13:53.760 --> 01:13:57.359
Now it might come in at 11, 10, but the winds will pick up a little bit.
01:13:57.439 --> 01:13:59.199
So, like, listen, let's let Kentucky get up seven.
01:13:59.599 --> 01:14:01.359
Well, let's rock them like a hurricane.
01:14:02.479 --> 01:14:03.199
We are the storm, right?
01:14:04.319 --> 01:14:06.479
We are the storm, and a storm's coming through Lexington.
01:14:06.559 --> 01:14:08.720
So I it it's it's it's a sign.
01:14:08.880 --> 01:14:09.279
There we go.
01:14:09.519 --> 01:14:10.639
Kentucky wins the game.
01:14:10.720 --> 01:14:14.239
I I'm not, I have I have been on this, like, I am bullish on this team.
01:14:14.319 --> 01:14:19.439
I told Kevin before the season started, I've told a lot of people, I'm like, don't be shocked if this team goes on a playoff run.
01:14:19.599 --> 01:14:21.119
I have told these people this all the time.
01:14:21.279 --> 01:14:22.880
This game is free house money.
01:14:22.960 --> 01:14:24.479
Like, this is a house money game.
01:14:24.639 --> 01:14:32.399
And I don't, and if you're a team like LSU, and I promise you, Nick State maybe or not Nick State, Lane Kiffin said a lot of nice things about Kentucky in his press conference today.
01:14:32.479 --> 01:14:34.079
A lot of nice things because he knows one thing.
01:14:34.239 --> 01:14:39.359
This is a team that is together, they're a damn good football team, and we don't have a lot of freaking shit to lose on this one.
01:14:39.519 --> 01:14:42.720
We can this is a de facto playoff game, and we get it at home.
01:14:42.880 --> 01:14:43.760
You win this game.
01:14:43.920 --> 01:14:46.239
I'm not saying you walk into Norman and it's an easy win.
01:14:46.399 --> 01:14:53.599
I'm not saying Vanny's an easy win, but both of those games, you like if Kentucky wins this game, they're gonna probably walk into Norman against two and three Oklahoma.
01:14:53.679 --> 01:14:56.079
And if they're not a favorite, it's gonna be a push.
01:14:56.159 --> 01:15:01.439
It's gonna be like Oklahoma plus two and a half because it's at Norman and it's Oklahoma against Kentucky.
01:15:01.519 --> 01:15:03.119
It's literally gonna be because of name only.
01:15:03.359 --> 01:15:14.239
You got a shot to then go into Knoxville at seven and one against a team that just benched their quarterback that has no passing game, their secondary stinks, and their offense is not anything it is one-dimensional.
01:15:14.319 --> 01:15:14.960
They can run the ball.
01:15:15.039 --> 01:15:15.519
That's about it.
01:15:15.679 --> 01:15:17.519
I'm not trying to look ahead and say anything.
01:15:17.599 --> 01:15:20.239
I mean, we could lose the next two games, like, right?
01:15:20.319 --> 01:15:21.199
But this is the game.
01:15:21.279 --> 01:15:25.439
This is this is one of those games where you look at and you're like, one, we're fucking due, guys.
01:15:25.519 --> 01:15:33.039
Pardon my French, we are fucking due to win a big time game at Kroger Field when we have had we've been so damn close for the last four or five years, right?
01:15:33.199 --> 01:15:34.559
Like, I don't count Florida anymore.
01:15:34.720 --> 01:15:36.639
We've owned them for the last six years, whatever.
01:15:36.720 --> 01:15:39.119
Like, I don't count that like other, like the other teams.
01:15:39.199 --> 01:15:42.800
We had Alabama, we had Alabama on the ropes, and I think you saw that in experience.
01:15:42.880 --> 01:15:44.319
And I think Will Stein learned from it.
01:15:44.399 --> 01:15:45.920
I think Kenny Minchie learned from it.
01:15:46.000 --> 01:15:47.760
I think both of them are like, fuck this, never again.
01:15:47.920 --> 01:15:51.119
Like when like Stein even talks about it, like you know, and he laughed.
01:15:51.199 --> 01:15:55.439
He's like, I don't believe in moral victories, but I mean Alabama's kind of beating the dog piss out of everyone right now.
01:15:55.519 --> 01:15:58.639
Like, I think they're probably the best team, they're the best team in the country right now.
01:15:58.800 --> 01:16:01.840
I think they're gonna go beat the shit out of Georgia, and I think you're gonna be like all the time.
01:16:02.000 --> 01:16:03.599
I'm getting ready to talk uh some weekend.
01:16:04.079 --> 01:16:05.199
Bama's really damn good.
01:16:05.279 --> 01:16:06.720
I think Kentucky wins this game.
01:16:06.880 --> 01:16:12.000
I originally said 38-35, like a last second field goal with the weather coming in and everything.
01:16:12.079 --> 01:16:13.279
I'm gonna amend it a little bit.
01:16:13.359 --> 01:16:15.279
I'm gonna say Kentucky wins the game.
01:16:15.439 --> 01:16:17.920
I think they win the game 34-30.
01:16:18.079 --> 01:16:20.639
I don't think it's a field goal game, but I think it's very tight.
01:16:20.800 --> 01:16:22.720
Maybe we have to stop them on the last drive.
01:16:22.800 --> 01:16:24.559
Maybe we have to score late and then hold them.
01:16:24.720 --> 01:16:26.079
It's a one possession game.
01:16:26.239 --> 01:16:30.720
I don't I don't see any team running away with it, which means it'll probably be a blowout.
01:16:31.039 --> 01:16:36.159
Um, but like this is like we have waited since 2018 for a game like this.
01:16:36.319 --> 01:16:40.559
And if you win this game, Kentucky has had eight and a half percent chance of making the playoffs as of right now.
01:16:40.639 --> 01:16:42.079
It jumps to about 30 percent.
01:16:42.319 --> 01:16:46.239
Yeah, this is a cool worst thing that could could have happened.
01:16:46.559 --> 01:16:48.159
Happened to LSU, that's the other thing.
01:16:48.639 --> 01:16:49.760
The disrespect now.
01:16:50.079 --> 01:16:55.840
You take it now, and I promise you, Will Stein is going to not talk about that one effing bit out outwardly.
01:16:55.920 --> 01:16:58.239
That son of a bitch, I guarantee you, put like no respect.
01:16:58.319 --> 01:17:01.920
And I put it like in the graphic we said, if they won't give you respect, go take it.
01:17:02.000 --> 01:17:05.199
Because they go and win this game, you can't not put them in your top 15.
01:17:05.279 --> 01:17:12.559
Like, and I promise you right now, if they win this game and the next game and you see the college football playoff ranges come back, it don't matter where the AP idiots have us.
01:17:12.639 --> 01:17:13.359
We'll be top 10.
01:17:13.519 --> 01:17:14.000
I promise you.
01:17:14.399 --> 01:17:16.239
Like you this would be one of those things.
01:17:16.399 --> 01:17:24.319
Like, I I talked to somebody, I forget who it was, that said, like, if the college football playoff poll came out, like you could probably have like number nine LSU versus like number 14 Kentucky right now.
01:17:24.399 --> 01:17:26.639
Like, if that was there, that's probably where Kentucky would be.
01:17:26.720 --> 01:17:27.920
Go take your respect, man.
01:17:28.000 --> 01:17:31.679
I I just think the stars are aligning right now for something.
01:17:31.760 --> 01:17:36.159
Uh, maybe, maybe we don't get it done, but this is gonna be an environment.
01:17:36.399 --> 01:17:39.359
You can it's you feel it, you it's palpable.
01:17:39.439 --> 01:17:45.119
You feel like even when we play Georgia, it was excitement, but it was like they're good, right?
01:17:45.279 --> 01:17:48.880
You this is maybe we can get it done, but maybe we will.
01:17:48.960 --> 01:17:54.880
And here's the thing, but I'm the last one maybe we won't on like my maybe we won't is way different.
01:17:55.039 --> 01:17:56.399
My maybe we won't is different.
01:17:56.479 --> 01:17:59.599
I listen, I've been preaching this to people for the la for all summer.
01:17:59.760 --> 01:18:03.199
I've heard about the guys on the team and the things that they'd be saying have been saying.
01:18:03.279 --> 01:18:09.920
I've gotten stuff from camp all offseason, and I've not ran with it because I just didn't, I wasn't gonna be that because I know where the fan base was.
01:18:10.079 --> 01:18:14.479
I've privately told people, I've told you, Kevin, I've told the other members of Blee Blue, like, don't be shot.
01:18:14.720 --> 01:18:18.319
Like, I went eight and four, and I went eight and four because I wanted to be conservative.
01:18:18.479 --> 01:18:21.439
I thought this whole time this team could go on a playoff run.
01:18:21.519 --> 01:18:22.399
This is the game, right?
01:18:22.720 --> 01:18:24.960
This is the game last week that gave you a shot at this game.
01:18:25.119 --> 01:18:28.319
You win this game, you're out of a freaking really good shot to win nine.
01:18:28.399 --> 01:18:33.039
Because if you look at the schedule, right, you've got Oklahoma, Vandy, and and Louisville.
01:18:33.279 --> 01:18:34.720
Not those three are not very good.
01:18:34.880 --> 01:18:38.720
Now, I think you look at Louisville differently because that's your rival and they come in, right?
01:18:38.800 --> 01:18:39.599
There's a lot of things.
01:18:40.000 --> 01:18:45.039
But if you have to go like if you take the logo away, if you it's here, if you take the logo away, right?
01:18:45.119 --> 01:18:47.599
And Kevin, Kevin thought that they'd be a two touchdown favorite.
01:18:47.679 --> 01:18:48.319
I'm like, I'm telling you.
01:18:48.559 --> 01:18:55.840
Oh no, I thought that no preface that no you you because of the lost old miss after they lost the old miss.
01:18:56.000 --> 01:18:56.239
I told you.
01:18:56.559 --> 01:18:57.119
I'll look at the tape.
01:18:57.199 --> 01:18:57.840
I'll look at the tape.
01:18:58.000 --> 01:18:59.439
No, it wasn't just that.
01:18:59.920 --> 01:19:01.279
It was how we play.
01:19:01.519 --> 01:19:04.000
We look it was after Alabama, that debacle.
01:19:04.319 --> 01:19:06.960
I told you, listen, I just but it wasn't a debacle.
01:19:07.039 --> 01:19:12.319
We it was two plays and then we lost the team, and then like the team just it like that was one where the team learned, right?
01:19:12.399 --> 01:19:18.960
It wasn't a debacle, like the team ditched I know, but what I'm saying is like when you look at how that team learned from that, right?
01:19:19.039 --> 01:19:20.079
Like, look what happened.
01:19:20.239 --> 01:19:24.479
Like that team, if that team was here against South Carolina, that team gets run out of Columbia.
01:19:24.800 --> 01:19:26.399
That team said, nah, not today.
01:19:26.479 --> 01:19:28.880
Like, we're not going down like we like we did Alabama.
01:19:29.039 --> 01:19:32.000
I am so excited about this team and what's about to happen.
01:19:32.159 --> 01:19:35.760
Like, I know I'm covering media, I'm not going in that press box for the for the first little bit.
01:19:35.840 --> 01:19:39.359
Like, hey, I'm gonna go up to where my people are that I've been watching this forever.
01:19:39.519 --> 01:19:43.920
I'm gonna scream my bloody guts out for at least a cut a quarter or a half, which is fine.
01:19:44.000 --> 01:19:46.079
Like, I can tweet from my seats, it's all it's all good.
01:19:46.239 --> 01:19:47.599
Um, I'm excited though.
01:19:47.760 --> 01:19:49.119
Like, I think that this is the thing.
01:19:49.199 --> 01:19:50.319
I think Kentucky gets it done.
01:19:50.399 --> 01:20:02.319
And I can't like I think you're gonna see a buzz that you have maybe we've never seen because the thing that I will give Stoops credit for is incrementally the fan base on big game specifically has gotten better and better and better.
01:20:02.399 --> 01:20:12.079
And you saw that kind of culminating what two or two years ago against Georgia, and that place was nuts, it was loud against Texas, Alabama was good, but this is a night game.
01:20:12.239 --> 01:20:15.199
I'm gonna tell you right now the the walkout's gonna be different.
01:20:15.279 --> 01:20:17.519
You're gonna get the power K, you're gonna get the retro feel.
01:20:17.679 --> 01:20:18.880
Rich Brooks is gonna be there.
01:20:18.960 --> 01:20:23.439
You imagine if Rich Brooks and Marcus McClinton walk out the team to Jesus Walks.
01:20:23.599 --> 01:20:25.119
What if they re- what if they redo it?
01:20:25.199 --> 01:20:29.840
What if they have the redone Jesus Walks intro when he got the boot walking in the yeah?
01:20:30.000 --> 01:20:30.720
I I'm dead.
01:20:30.800 --> 01:20:33.039
I'm gonna tell you right now, I have goosebumps talking about this.
01:20:33.119 --> 01:20:33.760
Maybe that doesn't happen.
01:20:33.840 --> 01:20:35.359
I have no this is not an inside thing.
01:20:35.439 --> 01:20:36.479
Kentucky wins the game.
01:20:36.559 --> 01:20:37.679
I I'm bullish on this.
01:20:37.840 --> 01:20:38.880
I cannot wait for Saturday.
01:20:38.960 --> 01:20:40.960
I I'm thinking here, I'm like, oh my god, it's Thursday.
01:20:41.119 --> 01:20:42.000
It's almost Thursday.
01:20:42.159 --> 01:20:44.319
And I'm like, it's still Wednesday.
01:20:45.119 --> 01:20:45.840
No, it's almost Thursday.
01:20:45.920 --> 01:20:46.559
So shut up, Kevin.
01:20:46.639 --> 01:20:47.119
It's almost Thursday.
01:20:47.279 --> 01:20:48.559
Not Wednesday, it was almost Thursday.
01:20:48.720 --> 01:20:49.359
I can't wait.
01:20:49.439 --> 01:20:50.399
I'm so excited.
01:20:50.479 --> 01:20:51.439
I'm gonna be out there.
01:20:51.599 --> 01:20:56.000
Me and David are just gonna be doing we're gonna be doing belly button shots off each other with permit.
01:20:57.119 --> 01:20:59.359
I'm gonna I want you to you all FaceTime me.
01:20:59.439 --> 01:21:00.639
I want to see you guys together.
01:21:00.880 --> 01:21:03.760
All right, so you're right real quick, Kentucky.
01:21:03.840 --> 01:21:04.399
Uh you did.
01:21:04.479 --> 01:21:06.800
You like hogged up of a bunch of minutes.
01:21:07.199 --> 01:21:09.599
Sorry, I got I got out of my soapbox there.
01:21:09.920 --> 01:21:11.679
No, and I'm I appreciate that.
01:21:11.760 --> 01:21:12.559
Um, I love it.
01:21:12.720 --> 01:21:14.720
That's where we are with this program right now.
01:21:14.800 --> 01:21:16.239
I fucking love and you're right.
01:21:16.319 --> 01:21:17.199
We played them hard.
01:21:17.359 --> 01:21:18.479
Great 42 minutes.
01:21:18.639 --> 01:21:20.079
My it was the last 18.
01:21:20.479 --> 01:21:21.279
Feed the studs.
01:21:22.000 --> 01:21:23.119
Feed the studs, yeah.
01:21:23.279 --> 01:21:23.760
All right.
01:21:24.000 --> 01:21:26.479
Uh so what you're Paul.
01:21:26.720 --> 01:21:28.079
That's your prediction, David.
01:21:28.159 --> 01:21:30.159
Yeah, where's Kevin?
01:21:30.239 --> 01:21:30.800
Where's yours?
01:21:30.960 --> 01:21:31.599
I need one.
01:21:31.679 --> 01:21:32.720
Where do I get one?
01:21:32.880 --> 01:21:33.199
Hold on.
01:21:33.439 --> 01:21:33.760
Hang on.
01:21:33.920 --> 01:21:34.399
Here you're ready.
01:21:34.800 --> 01:21:35.279
There you go.
01:21:35.519 --> 01:21:36.319
I want one.
01:21:36.479 --> 01:21:37.439
Where can I get that?
01:21:37.519 --> 01:21:39.279
I I bet I I talked to John.
01:21:39.519 --> 01:21:40.559
I can find you one, Kevin.
01:21:40.639 --> 01:21:41.119
Yeah, please.
01:21:41.359 --> 01:21:42.800
I got a I got a care pack today.
01:21:42.880 --> 01:21:43.599
John blessed me.
01:21:43.679 --> 01:21:44.800
I got nine hats today.
01:21:44.960 --> 01:21:46.079
Shout out State Line Co.
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01:21:49.679 --> 01:21:51.279
You know, we're cool, Paul, right?
01:21:51.359 --> 01:21:52.319
You and I, right?
01:21:54.079 --> 01:21:56.399
I have brought this up to people most so many times.
01:21:57.119 --> 01:21:58.639
I mean, right.
01:21:58.880 --> 01:22:00.639
He's saying to right, this energy.
01:22:00.880 --> 01:22:02.399
Paul Paul's good is fired up.
01:22:03.279 --> 01:22:06.399
I might you're cutting you're this is WWE style promo.
01:22:06.639 --> 01:22:12.559
I'm gonna tell you right now, I might be putting out podcasts and doing like clips for the next two nice because I'm just so jacked about this game.
01:22:12.720 --> 01:22:13.439
Not even gonna lie.
01:22:13.599 --> 01:22:19.359
I'll tell you what, if we'll do this, if they if we win Saturday night, we we live stream.
01:22:19.519 --> 01:22:23.599
We live stream after the or we'll figure I will set up the live stream.
01:22:24.720 --> 01:22:26.720
Because I'll be at the stadium doing postgame.
01:22:26.880 --> 01:22:32.399
Well, after well, I want you to I will you set up the live stream and I'll go on the field and and recap it.
01:22:32.800 --> 01:22:33.840
I can go on the field after the game.
01:22:34.159 --> 01:22:36.800
I'll be at the field or I'll find you guys in the office.
01:22:36.960 --> 01:22:38.559
I'll find Dave and I will find each other.
01:22:38.639 --> 01:22:40.639
We'll skip the phone and we'll just live stream it.
01:22:41.359 --> 01:22:43.279
Like we'll walk on the field after the game, we'll do it.
01:22:43.920 --> 01:22:45.439
I'll have it set up ready.
01:22:46.000 --> 01:22:47.679
I I will be, I'm not gonna go that hard.
01:22:47.760 --> 01:22:49.039
I do have to cover media.
01:22:51.359 --> 01:22:52.800
I gotta be a professional.
01:22:53.279 --> 01:22:53.920
You can do whatever.
01:22:54.880 --> 01:22:56.239
I'll be completely sober.
01:22:56.399 --> 01:22:58.880
Isn't Bouvier part of the Leap Blue?
01:22:59.279 --> 01:23:00.479
I swear to God, I'm not gonna lie.
01:23:00.559 --> 01:23:10.960
If we if we win, if we if we win, I might go get a beer from the concession stand and then put it in the backpack and then walk up to the pros gaming and say, here, here, coach, so you don't have to wait for you to get home.
01:23:11.119 --> 01:23:15.279
I'll bet you earn out fucking that you just that will that will go viral.
01:23:15.439 --> 01:23:16.960
I might just have a beer just in case.
01:23:17.039 --> 01:23:17.760
You never know.
01:23:18.000 --> 01:23:20.479
All right, Dave, uh your prediction.
01:23:20.720 --> 01:23:23.199
Oh, you're you're how do you follow that up?
01:23:23.359 --> 01:23:26.639
Uh I'm just gonna say 27 and 24 UK.
01:23:26.720 --> 01:23:28.800
I think that's exactly the score I have.
01:23:29.359 --> 01:23:32.319
I think, I think, I think Paul covered the rest.
01:23:32.479 --> 01:23:34.800
Come on, give us a oh no, give us a locker room.
01:23:35.279 --> 01:23:38.000
Hold on, Dave, give us a locker room, give us a locker room pet.
01:23:38.479 --> 01:23:42.399
You've been in a locker room, you're a you're a lead in the huddle, you're about to walk on the field.
01:23:42.479 --> 01:23:43.199
What are you saying?
01:23:43.439 --> 01:23:45.519
Oh, I was the the last guy.
01:23:45.599 --> 01:23:47.599
I was more of like lead by example.
01:23:47.760 --> 01:24:05.519
If I was ever told to, you know, say something to the team, it was a bunch of voice cracks, it was a bunch of uh uh ner nervous energy, so I would never have talked to the team, but it would have I it would have just been a few profanities, nervous talks, and that that would have been it.
01:24:05.679 --> 01:24:06.239
That would have been a hit.
01:24:07.199 --> 01:24:11.920
Corny love uh corny love corny love would have led it when I was there.
01:24:12.399 --> 01:24:17.760
Lynn Bowden would have would have quoted some lap rare lyrics that got everyone hype out.
01:24:18.720 --> 01:24:19.119
Yeah, yeah.
01:24:19.359 --> 01:24:21.119
You got that's you brought up a point.
01:24:21.199 --> 01:24:28.239
Well we got you know what I'm gonna challenge you, Booth, because you've got player connection on a Wednesday night here, prime time.
01:24:28.399 --> 01:24:33.760
Let's get uh let's get a former, let's get some former players to hang out because he is a former player.
01:24:34.159 --> 01:24:39.439
No, some of his buddy King Kentucky just asked if what did it feel like to drain the swamp?
01:24:39.599 --> 01:24:42.399
Yeah, uh it felt good, felt pretty good.
01:24:42.479 --> 01:24:45.519
Hey, we had it, we had another former player on Jeff Picoro.
01:24:45.840 --> 01:24:48.479
Yes, walk on, receiver, Tate Street.
01:24:49.039 --> 01:24:50.239
He's a color analyst, you know.
01:24:50.319 --> 01:24:52.720
We're trying to get the color out of you a little bit here, Dave.
01:24:53.359 --> 01:24:54.399
Now, hold on.
01:24:54.559 --> 01:24:55.920
I got I got confirmation.
01:24:56.000 --> 01:24:58.720
Like, hey, we bet is an LG fan.
01:24:58.880 --> 01:25:00.000
And and you know what?
01:25:00.159 --> 01:25:07.840
Here for the record, before we respond, we appreciate we appreciate people hanging with us watching us, and he's hold on, Hayward.
01:25:08.159 --> 01:25:08.720
He's just the best.
01:25:09.359 --> 01:25:10.000
Let me screenshot it.
01:25:11.439 --> 01:25:13.279
Yes, bookmark that, Paul.
01:25:13.359 --> 01:25:14.720
Yeah, I just screenshotted it.
01:25:14.800 --> 01:25:18.800
So let's make that Haywood 318.
01:25:19.039 --> 01:25:22.960
Uh, when we live stream Saturday night, I'm not gonna go that crazy.
01:25:23.039 --> 01:25:24.319
I ain't gonna go that crazy.
01:25:24.399 --> 01:25:25.599
I won't go that crazy.
01:25:25.679 --> 01:25:26.399
I will say this.
01:25:26.559 --> 01:25:27.199
I will say this.
01:25:27.439 --> 01:25:28.239
Hang with us Saturday.
01:25:28.559 --> 01:25:28.960
I will say this.
01:25:29.119 --> 01:25:31.679
LSU's played one good team this year and they've lost.
01:25:31.920 --> 01:25:34.000
All right, they play one good team this year and they lost.
01:25:34.159 --> 01:25:37.039
We have a common opponent and we both kind of beat the shit out of them.
01:25:37.119 --> 01:25:37.359
All right.
01:25:37.439 --> 01:25:39.119
Now you beat the shit out of them a little worse.
01:25:39.279 --> 01:25:41.519
It was at home, and it was after we beat the shit out of them.
01:25:41.599 --> 01:25:42.319
So you're welcome.
01:25:42.479 --> 01:25:43.519
Clemson's not good.
01:25:43.599 --> 01:25:45.199
I think Kentucky dog walked Clemson.
01:25:45.359 --> 01:25:47.279
I think Kentucky would be Clemson by three touchdowns, too.
01:25:47.359 --> 01:25:49.359
Like, I I don't think I think Clemson's terrible.
01:25:49.920 --> 01:25:58.639
We've played more team, like if you look at who's who's battle tested, like if I'm LSU right now, like I've played one good team and Kentucky's played at least two.
01:25:59.199 --> 01:26:02.479
And I I would argue that we got South Carolina's best shot.
01:26:02.639 --> 01:26:05.039
I don't think South Carolina's as bad on the talent perspective.
01:26:05.119 --> 01:26:06.559
I just think they have a bad coach.
01:26:06.639 --> 01:26:08.000
I think they got talent.
01:26:08.319 --> 01:26:10.239
Who would you rather who would you rather be, right?
01:26:10.479 --> 01:26:11.119
Who you know?
01:26:11.199 --> 01:26:14.159
I mean, it's again, I think if this game was in LSU, I think we would loot.
01:26:14.239 --> 01:26:16.079
Like I would not pick us to win, but it's here.
01:26:16.239 --> 01:26:20.239
Um, you know, I think that it's I I I would just I think Kentucky's battle tested.
01:26:20.319 --> 01:26:25.439
And the biggest thing about this is that you are going to sit and going to see a team that is together.
01:26:25.519 --> 01:26:30.079
And they have listen, we got Superman complex, and David can say this because he knows what it's like.
01:26:30.239 --> 01:26:33.199
Confidence and togetherness is almost more dangerous than talent.
01:26:33.279 --> 01:26:41.119
Because if you have a belief that it doesn't matter, like you're going to win, and you believe you're a little invincible, and I think this team's got a little bit of that, and not in the bad way.
01:26:41.279 --> 01:26:45.199
That's sometimes worse because it like that's one of those guys, it's like the Rocky mentality.
01:26:45.279 --> 01:26:49.599
You punch him, you punch him, you punch him, and then you're kind of like, Holy shit, I just punched this guy again.
01:26:49.679 --> 01:26:50.479
He's still standing.
01:26:50.639 --> 01:26:52.720
That's almost harder when you're a big boy.
01:26:52.880 --> 01:26:57.199
When you punch and keep punching it, does and you get counterpunched, or they take it and they keep coming.
01:26:57.279 --> 01:27:00.960
That is almost way worse than just playing someone that can go toe-to-toe with you.
01:27:01.519 --> 01:27:07.119
Now, in fairness, Heywood says, I don't think it's going to be easy, but D wins.
01:27:07.359 --> 01:27:09.359
You know, LSU's good, man.
01:27:09.439 --> 01:27:10.319
LSU good.
01:27:10.479 --> 01:27:14.239
If if LSU wins Saturday, it's not gonna be a shocker.
01:27:14.639 --> 01:27:15.599
We're playing with house money.
01:27:15.760 --> 01:27:16.639
We're playing with house money.
01:27:16.880 --> 01:27:17.119
Exactly.
01:27:17.199 --> 01:27:18.079
We're playing with house money.
01:27:18.399 --> 01:27:24.319
Like if I was if they were playing in in Baton Rouge, I would pick LSU to win 3117.
01:27:24.399 --> 01:27:25.119
I'm I'm not gonna lie.
01:27:27.279 --> 01:27:37.279
I think that it's I think playing at home, night game, power K, all the things like that, like like it is like if you just flip-flop, we won, now we're going, everything's the same, but we're going to Baton Rouge.
01:27:37.359 --> 01:27:37.920
I would flip it.
01:27:38.000 --> 01:27:40.159
I think I would pick them to win like 3117.
01:27:40.239 --> 01:27:41.519
I think it would just be too much.
01:27:41.599 --> 01:27:43.359
But here, I think is a much different story.
01:27:43.519 --> 01:27:47.439
I think that we I think there's, you know, look, we already showed that we could rattle Alabama.
01:27:47.599 --> 01:27:49.840
The kid had the worst game he's had all season against us.
01:27:50.000 --> 01:27:51.039
We just couldn't keep it going.
01:27:51.199 --> 01:27:54.960
I don't think you see that kind of a rattled state again for this Kentucky team.
01:27:55.039 --> 01:27:55.840
I think they stay in it.
01:27:56.000 --> 01:27:58.239
Oh, how I would love Alabama one more time.
01:27:59.840 --> 01:28:00.880
Yeah, let me rephrase this.
01:28:07.359 --> 01:28:07.599
Okay.
01:28:08.159 --> 01:28:11.920
But I don't want to go, I don't want them right now because they'd beat the shit out of us right now.
01:28:12.000 --> 01:28:15.760
Like, dude, Alabama, I think might I don't know if anyone's gonna be Alabama with the way they're playing.
01:28:15.840 --> 01:28:17.199
They're terrifying good.
01:28:17.760 --> 01:28:18.399
Yep, yep.
01:28:18.559 --> 01:28:19.359
All right, guys.
01:28:19.599 --> 01:28:25.760
Uh let's look at uh college football the uh across the the landscape here.
01:28:25.920 --> 01:28:27.039
Real quick, real quick.
01:28:27.199 --> 01:28:37.119
Uh Texas, Oklahoma uh Bouvier, boo, boove, goat boo, all that only fans boove, uh some trapper, whatever.
01:28:37.359 --> 01:28:38.639
Texas, Oklahoma, who needs
01:28:39.439 --> 01:28:40.960
Big booby 619.
01:28:41.840 --> 01:28:42.479
Yeah.
01:28:43.840 --> 01:28:45.439
Big booby 68 says.
01:28:46.079 --> 01:28:48.720
Texas uh V Oklahoma booth.
01:28:48.880 --> 01:28:49.920
Who needs this one more?
01:28:50.159 --> 01:28:50.960
Oklahoma.
01:28:51.119 --> 01:28:54.960
But it I think Texas is gonna roll, roll.
01:28:55.119 --> 01:28:58.399
I I I'm surprised John Mateer is just like, I don't know.
01:28:58.479 --> 01:29:03.439
What am I dreaming or did last year was he the like uh in the Heisman race?
01:29:03.519 --> 01:29:05.920
And now I think he's right.
01:29:06.079 --> 01:29:07.760
Now he's really good at throwing the ball backwards.
01:29:08.000 --> 01:29:11.439
Yeah, now he is just broken and not gonna.
01:29:12.000 --> 01:29:17.359
I think I think Texas rolls not gonna be a fun uh shootout this year.
01:29:17.599 --> 01:29:20.800
Uh any final take on that, Paul?
01:29:20.880 --> 01:29:21.840
Texas I agree.
01:29:21.920 --> 01:29:24.000
I I would like this to be not a role game.
01:29:24.079 --> 01:29:26.960
I'd love to see Oklahoma even win with us coming in next week.
01:29:27.119 --> 01:29:29.039
Um, again, we're I think we're playing a team.
01:29:29.279 --> 01:29:37.279
We're gonna go into Norman next week, win, lose, or draw, playing a team that just probably got their ass whooped and uh playing for their season, um, which is hard.
01:29:37.359 --> 01:29:43.519
Like, you know, these teams got talent, but I think oh I think I think Texas wins like 38-10, 38-17.
01:29:44.079 --> 01:29:45.279
I don't think it's particularly close.
01:29:45.519 --> 01:29:45.920
Fair.
01:29:46.079 --> 01:29:46.399
All right.
01:29:46.559 --> 01:29:50.239
Uh arguably the heavyweight, the main event.
01:29:50.399 --> 01:29:57.840
If you're doing a pay-per-view weekend uh uh with games and matches, wrestling, this is the main event, guys.
01:29:58.000 --> 01:29:59.599
Georgia at Alabama.
01:29:59.760 --> 01:30:01.519
Uh what say you, Boo?
01:30:02.000 --> 01:30:04.880
And it it's is it at uh it's not at Alabama?
01:30:05.279 --> 01:30:08.800
At Alabama if the game happens, it's at Alabama.
01:30:09.359 --> 01:30:12.239
In or after a hurricane, in or after a hurricane.
01:30:12.399 --> 01:30:15.760
Okay, at in Tuscaloosa or Tuscaloosa.
01:30:15.920 --> 01:30:16.880
Yeah, I mean yes.
01:30:17.039 --> 01:30:18.079
How many times, Dave?
01:30:18.479 --> 01:30:18.960
I'm sorry.
01:30:19.039 --> 01:30:19.439
I'm sorry.
01:30:20.319 --> 01:30:21.119
Minimal sleep.
01:30:21.279 --> 01:30:22.800
I'm looking at the spread here.
01:30:22.880 --> 01:30:23.199
Hold on.
01:30:23.679 --> 01:30:26.479
Because this is that is the the main event, but go ahead.
01:30:26.639 --> 01:30:34.239
Yeah, well, I mean, I I think until proven otherwise, I think Alabama's one uh one and a half point favorite at home.
01:30:34.319 --> 01:30:35.439
Yeah, go ahead right now.
01:30:35.679 --> 01:30:42.639
Uh I'm gonna I'm gonna go Alabama just the way they've played and the way they've I they look like the best team in the country.
01:30:42.720 --> 01:30:44.000
I mean, I agree with both of you.
01:30:44.079 --> 01:30:50.079
They are, I mean, there's no reason I mean not to think they're the the best team right now, but something about that Bama, Georgia.
01:30:50.159 --> 01:30:50.559
I don't know.
01:30:50.639 --> 01:30:54.000
I think I think Kirby, this isn't that you know, this is a Kirby Saban.
01:30:54.159 --> 01:30:55.599
This is this is Kirby Debore.
01:30:55.760 --> 01:30:56.639
So I I don't know.
01:30:56.720 --> 01:31:02.399
I mean, uh, you know, uh if I'm betting, I'm gonna I'm gonna bet Georgia, but uh wait a minute.
01:31:02.479 --> 01:31:03.279
You're betting Georgia?
01:31:03.439 --> 01:31:04.720
You're gonna take Georgia, okay?
01:31:04.960 --> 01:31:05.519
Yeah, yeah.
01:31:05.679 --> 01:31:08.880
If I'm betting, but best team right now, out Alabama.
01:31:09.039 --> 01:31:12.000
So uh but um it's a it's a 50-50 for me.
01:31:12.079 --> 01:31:14.239
I'm thinking as I'm talking about this right now.
01:31:14.479 --> 01:31:18.720
So I think uh You're you're I struggle to think and talk at the same time.
01:31:18.960 --> 01:31:19.519
Yeah.
01:31:22.319 --> 01:31:23.439
Not not not well.
01:31:23.599 --> 01:31:28.159
Um I'm going Alabama, slight edge, 51-49 because it's at Alabama.
01:31:28.399 --> 01:31:28.880
51.
01:31:28.960 --> 01:31:30.559
Do you a hundred points?
01:31:30.880 --> 01:31:32.720
51%, 49%.
01:31:33.439 --> 01:31:35.439
Yeah, it it's a it's a it's a picture.
01:31:35.840 --> 01:31:38.880
Actually, I would love to see a 51-49 score.
01:31:38.960 --> 01:31:39.760
I'm cool with that game.
01:31:40.159 --> 01:31:42.720
Yeah, that's my game prediction as well.
01:31:43.039 --> 01:31:46.720
All right, all right, Paul, what say you about JoJoff in Bama?
01:31:47.920 --> 01:31:48.800
In a hurry.
01:31:49.679 --> 01:31:50.479
There we go.
01:31:51.439 --> 01:31:54.639
Turn it up, turn it up.
01:31:59.039 --> 01:32:01.039
Gimme Bama by two titties.
01:32:01.519 --> 01:32:02.720
Ooh, wow.
01:32:02.960 --> 01:32:03.599
Ooh, okay.
01:32:03.679 --> 01:32:04.159
Bookmark.
01:32:05.519 --> 01:32:07.119
Alabama wins 3117.
01:32:07.199 --> 01:32:08.159
I don't think the game's close.
01:32:08.399 --> 01:32:09.920
I think it's like I think it's 31.
01:32:10.000 --> 01:32:12.000
I think it's like 3110, 24-7.
01:32:12.319 --> 01:32:21.279
I think Alabama I think Alabama announces its intent and it's listened to a lot of people, dumb shit shows like me on on a microphone saying that Nick Steven's not walking to the door.
01:32:21.359 --> 01:32:28.479
Um, and I think Alabama's I think Alabama announces themselves back on national stage and beats the dog piss out of Georgia.
01:32:28.720 --> 01:32:38.960
I want Bama to beat the dog piss out of everyone just so that you know that make me feel way better than 18 minutes on Georgia, and I'll be like, I mean, I don't feel that bad anymore.
01:32:39.119 --> 01:32:44.639
You I mean, all right, you know, I'm into the whole paranormal UFO alien thing.
01:32:44.720 --> 01:32:46.960
There's this thing called lost time.
01:32:47.359 --> 01:32:54.800
Uh it's a it's a very common thing with experiencers that supposedly experience alien, lost time.
01:32:54.960 --> 01:32:56.880
We lost 18 minutes of Bama.
01:32:57.039 --> 01:32:58.559
We need to get that back somehow.
01:32:58.800 --> 01:33:05.119
Every time Alabama plays and beats the ass, kicks ass, it just helps us, helps our company.
01:33:05.199 --> 01:33:06.399
All right, so let's see.
01:33:06.559 --> 01:33:08.479
Texas AM at Missouri.
01:33:08.639 --> 01:33:09.840
Ooh, Missouri.
01:33:10.319 --> 01:33:17.279
Uh would A obviously AM, an AM win help our res, but what do you say, guys?
01:33:17.439 --> 01:33:18.000
Ain't gonna happen.
01:33:18.479 --> 01:33:20.239
It ain't gonna, I don't think it's gonna happen either.
01:33:20.880 --> 01:33:22.239
AM's done for the season.
01:33:22.399 --> 01:33:22.639
Uh huh.
01:33:22.800 --> 01:33:23.279
Pretty much.
01:33:24.000 --> 01:33:24.720
All that money.
01:33:24.960 --> 01:33:26.559
I think all money.
01:33:26.880 --> 01:33:28.239
I think we broke them, to be honest.
01:33:28.639 --> 01:33:29.679
We broke, yeah, exactly.
01:33:29.920 --> 01:33:31.279
Broke spirit and everything.
01:33:32.239 --> 01:33:36.720
That was the worst stadium of all time for an away team for away locker room.
01:33:36.880 --> 01:33:40.239
Cold two showers, very cold, mold in the ceilings.
01:33:40.479 --> 01:33:40.880
Mizzou?
01:33:41.119 --> 01:33:41.840
Wow, really?
01:33:41.920 --> 01:33:42.159
Yeah.
01:33:42.559 --> 01:33:44.559
Oh, wait, Missous or Missouri.
01:33:45.039 --> 01:33:45.359
Missouri.
01:33:45.679 --> 01:33:52.159
That was, I mean, you know, freaking East Jespen High School in Nicholasville had a better away locker room than Missouri.
01:33:52.399 --> 01:33:52.639
Wow.
01:33:52.800 --> 01:33:54.239
I will never never forget that.
01:33:54.319 --> 01:33:57.119
I know they got brand new everything, but I bet the locker room is still the same.
01:33:57.279 --> 01:33:59.279
Real quick, but that being said, Missouri's really good.
01:33:59.599 --> 01:34:01.760
Uh big blue breakdown.
01:34:01.840 --> 01:34:03.359
He's been loyal to us tonight.
01:34:03.519 --> 01:34:04.880
I'm gonna give him a shout out.
01:34:04.960 --> 01:34:09.279
Maybe you guys have hit on this, uh, but how does Kentucky earn the national respect?
01:34:09.359 --> 01:34:12.479
Because we are a dang good, dang good football team.
01:34:12.639 --> 01:34:14.960
You could you can use another word besides dang.
01:34:15.119 --> 01:34:18.960
And if we had a different logo, we'd probably be, you know, that I I'm still dumb.
01:34:19.679 --> 01:34:20.239
Win Saturday.
01:34:20.479 --> 01:34:21.199
Win Saturday.
01:34:21.439 --> 01:34:27.760
How in the hell did the AP rankings thing just clearly show that the bowl was?
01:34:27.920 --> 01:34:36.079
Well, it's the first time it was a it was the first time in 14 years that a team, first time in 14 years a team that won a road game on the top 25, came back the next week and lost.
01:34:36.159 --> 01:34:39.359
Now, arguably it was Boise State against New Mexico State, and they stink.
01:34:39.519 --> 01:34:41.119
Like New Mexico State's not a good team.
01:34:41.279 --> 01:34:46.639
The last time an SEC team won on the road and dropped in the rankings was 22 years ago, and it was South Carolina.
01:34:46.720 --> 01:34:53.840
And the weird thing or was Tennessee, it was weird because Tennessee beat South Carolina in that game, and South Carolina was favored by three as well.
01:34:54.000 --> 01:34:57.279
So it's like weird parallels there, but it's not happened to an SEC.
01:34:57.519 --> 01:35:02.319
An SEC team has not dropped out of the top 25 rankings after a road win in 22 years.
01:35:02.399 --> 01:35:03.439
So yeah, it's nonsense.
01:35:03.679 --> 01:35:05.840
And look, the AP got nationally mocked for it.
01:35:05.920 --> 01:35:11.279
Um, and I think, but look, I think the I think we I look, you they handed Will Stein a gift on that.
01:35:11.359 --> 01:35:13.439
I think secretly Will Stein doesn't necessarily care.
01:35:13.519 --> 01:35:21.199
He says he doesn't, but in that locker room when the doors close and David knows this, the things that coaches say they don't care about and the things they use as fodder are not always the same.
01:35:21.279 --> 01:35:24.960
And I promise you, when the doors are closed, he's like, those motherfuckers don't respect you.
01:35:25.119 --> 01:35:26.319
Like they don't think you're anything.
01:35:26.399 --> 01:35:30.639
They see this on your shirt, they think that you're just another, another team and another bye week.
01:35:30.720 --> 01:35:34.720
I promise you, those boys are gonna come out ready like a thoroughbred out of the gate on Saturday.
01:35:34.800 --> 01:35:39.119
That this that they're that you might get Kentucky's best start to a game this weekend.
01:35:39.199 --> 01:35:40.639
And if not, we got problems.
01:35:42.399 --> 01:35:44.399
And I I I mean, that's so funny.
01:35:44.479 --> 01:35:45.840
Like, you you're exactly right.
01:35:46.000 --> 01:35:53.679
Like the coaches will say one thing and then they'll go to the media and just say, you know, be coach speak, like, yeah, they're they're a really good team, blah, blah, blah.
01:35:53.840 --> 01:36:02.559
And I'm like, you literally, like Coach Stoops, I'd be like, you literally just walked out of this room and said the most obscene, profanity lace stuff I've ever heard.
01:36:02.639 --> 01:36:06.319
And then you go into the immediately into the media, and they're like, Yeah, they're a really good team.
01:36:06.399 --> 01:36:08.159
We're gonna have to, you know, coach a player, right?
01:36:08.319 --> 01:36:09.679
You know, just all the all the stuff.
01:36:09.760 --> 01:36:11.840
So I it you're you're exactly right.
01:36:11.920 --> 01:36:15.279
I think I I don't mind that they weren't out the AP top 25.
01:36:15.359 --> 01:36:17.119
I mean, as a fan now, that's just crazy.
01:36:17.359 --> 01:36:21.920
I bet you there's AP top 25 posters all over that building right now in the locker room.
01:36:22.000 --> 01:36:24.479
I bet you there's the AP top 25 posters everywhere.
01:36:24.639 --> 01:36:25.599
It might be in every locker.
01:36:25.920 --> 01:36:26.960
There's flyers in every locker.
01:36:27.039 --> 01:36:31.119
Flyers in every I almost bet there's a top 25 ranking in every locker this week.
01:36:31.439 --> 01:36:32.399
Yep, yep, yep.
01:36:32.720 --> 01:36:33.279
All right.
01:36:34.239 --> 01:36:37.679
Uh let's we're oh, we're almost two hours in.
01:36:37.760 --> 01:36:39.279
Let's yeah, we let's wrap up.
01:36:39.519 --> 01:36:40.000
We will.
01:36:40.159 --> 01:36:43.199
We're because we're taken away from other shows.
01:36:43.599 --> 01:36:49.599
All right, I gotta talk little little Kentucky men's basketball because it's Kentucky men's basketball.
01:36:49.679 --> 01:36:52.479
We had Big Blue Madness last Friday.
01:36:52.639 --> 01:36:56.319
We've got some uh we got an exhibition ganking up next Friday.
01:36:56.479 --> 01:36:58.559
Uh next not this Friday.
01:36:58.800 --> 01:36:59.519
Week from Friday.
01:36:59.760 --> 01:37:00.399
Week from Friday.
01:37:00.479 --> 01:37:01.519
Yeah, so nine days.
01:37:01.920 --> 01:37:10.880
Madness behind us, pro day in the books, and uh we're getting um close to seeing what this team is wearing it, you know, playing it somewhat in a different jersey.
01:37:11.199 --> 01:37:13.920
Uh Paul, just short tweet.
01:37:14.000 --> 01:37:20.559
Um, with uh what's uh what's probably your still unanswered questions heading into how healthy are they?
01:37:20.639 --> 01:37:21.039
I don't know.
01:37:21.119 --> 01:37:22.479
I'm so out of basketball right now.
01:37:22.559 --> 01:37:23.840
I could be honest with you, you know what?
01:37:24.000 --> 01:37:24.880
I love to take a basketball.
01:37:25.279 --> 01:37:26.639
I just I don't care.
01:37:27.920 --> 01:37:29.199
I don't I don't care.
01:37:29.359 --> 01:37:34.800
Like it's gonna take me like until they line it up and start playing, like until they play Kansas, which is what the second first second game.
01:37:34.960 --> 01:37:36.319
I just it's it's hard for me.
01:37:36.399 --> 01:37:37.840
Like we'll pay attention, I'm sure.
01:37:37.920 --> 01:37:39.599
Like, but like you're not gonna get the fall.
01:37:39.760 --> 01:37:43.519
You're I don't even think you're gonna get the whole team to play in that first in that first exhibition game.
01:37:43.599 --> 01:37:46.639
So I you know I I this team's gonna be good offensively.
01:37:46.720 --> 01:37:51.199
I think it's the defense, but you're not gonna know anything about Arkansas State or whoever they play.
01:37:51.359 --> 01:37:53.679
I wait until we play Texas Tech.
01:37:53.760 --> 01:37:59.760
Then you'll get a little bit more of that'll be a little bit more of a of a measuring stick when you see when you play them and see where we're gonna be there.
01:37:59.840 --> 01:38:01.439
Like the top 25's not even out.
01:38:01.519 --> 01:38:04.319
We're already gonna have a we already have a freaking exhibition game.
01:38:04.399 --> 01:38:07.599
I don't even think and there's no even AP top 25 for for college basketball.
01:38:07.679 --> 01:38:08.319
It's crazy.
01:38:09.439 --> 01:38:14.720
I think mainly the main reason why I brought up Kentucky basketball is just for the algorithms.
01:38:14.960 --> 01:38:17.599
You know, I say it and maybe we'll get some additions.
01:38:17.679 --> 01:38:19.840
But day uh Boof, Booth.
01:38:20.239 --> 01:38:23.679
Um, are you a fan of the that orange round ball?
01:38:23.840 --> 01:38:24.559
The round ball.
01:38:24.720 --> 01:38:31.679
I I love be some good round ball as someone who watches the Tayshawn Prince five threes in a row against North Carolina.
01:38:31.920 --> 01:38:36.559
So when we start talking basketball during these shows, you're all in.
01:38:36.639 --> 01:38:37.920
You'll be all in for this.
01:38:38.079 --> 01:38:45.279
Oh, I'm yeah, I'm all hooks, but but right now, I mean football is all in real estate.
01:38:45.599 --> 01:38:45.920
We can't.
01:38:46.239 --> 01:38:47.599
Football is so addictive, man.
01:38:47.760 --> 01:38:49.599
I've told this fan base a hundred times.
01:38:50.000 --> 01:38:53.119
Wait till you start going on runs where you're in playoff contention.
01:38:53.199 --> 01:38:57.920
And I'm telling you, like you want to see a fan base, you want to see what sport really runs everything.
01:38:58.159 --> 01:38:58.800
It don't matter.
01:38:58.880 --> 01:39:01.439
Like, football is it, you only get so much of it, right?
01:39:01.519 --> 01:39:08.479
Like Kentucky basketball could go lose three games in December, rattle off 17 in a row, and still get a one seed and go win a national championship.
01:39:08.559 --> 01:39:09.599
You don't get that in football, right?
01:39:09.679 --> 01:39:11.920
And I'm not saying I want that, but that's the difference here.
01:39:12.000 --> 01:39:13.279
And I'm just I just can't.
01:39:13.519 --> 01:39:14.399
I love football so much.
01:39:14.559 --> 01:39:21.679
I'm so excited that we have an opportunity that we do Saturday to go win a game, and then you win this game, and now you get to start talking about the P word, baby.
01:39:21.760 --> 01:39:22.559
Give me the P word.
01:39:22.880 --> 01:39:24.800
The P word playoffs.
01:39:25.039 --> 01:39:26.239
Yeah, all that P word.
01:39:26.720 --> 01:39:26.960
Okay.
01:39:27.279 --> 01:39:27.439
Yeah.
01:39:27.840 --> 01:39:29.840
Because I thought amongst us guys.
01:39:30.000 --> 01:39:30.319
Never mind.
01:39:30.559 --> 01:39:30.880
All right.
01:39:31.039 --> 01:39:34.239
So we're we'll we'll catch up on Kentucky basketball.
01:39:34.319 --> 01:39:35.840
We love our cat our basketball.
01:39:36.079 --> 01:39:37.840
And not just men's, women's.
01:39:37.920 --> 01:39:39.599
They're they're gonna probably be pretty damn good.
01:39:40.239 --> 01:39:40.800
All right.
01:39:42.639 --> 01:39:48.399
Uh, this is where my dudes, me included, get to uh we do final shots now on this one?
01:39:48.559 --> 01:39:52.960
Let's because I have to I host uh a Sunday night podcast.
01:39:53.920 --> 01:39:57.439
You're gonna give me another, you're gonna give me the mic on in him uh unencumbered again.
01:39:57.599 --> 01:39:59.439
I'll just go on another fucking hype rant.
01:39:59.760 --> 01:40:00.639
Well, you know what?
01:40:00.800 --> 01:40:01.599
Here's the thing.
01:40:01.760 --> 01:40:06.399
I I'm I am a fan to that voice of yours, Paul.
01:40:06.559 --> 01:40:08.960
And I just want you to sing a song for me.
01:40:09.279 --> 01:40:11.039
Pick a song with that vocal.
01:40:11.439 --> 01:40:13.039
I've paid my dues.
01:40:14.239 --> 01:40:17.679
Yeah, that's gonna be the that might be this that might be what we run with later.
01:40:17.760 --> 01:40:19.039
All right, I'm standing up for this.
01:40:19.199 --> 01:40:20.000
You give me the mic again.
01:40:20.239 --> 01:40:20.960
Go, brug it.
01:40:21.279 --> 01:40:24.399
Go like David go first because I'm just gonna let him go first.
01:40:25.279 --> 01:40:25.519
Go ahead.
01:40:26.000 --> 01:40:26.559
Final shot.
01:40:26.880 --> 01:40:28.000
Anything, whatever you want.
01:40:28.079 --> 01:40:29.039
Get it out now.
01:40:29.599 --> 01:40:30.479
Final shot.
01:40:30.639 --> 01:40:34.880
Uh what you with just it could be sport related, anything.
01:40:35.039 --> 01:40:35.920
This is your final take.
01:40:36.479 --> 01:40:37.279
Give me your final take.
01:40:37.519 --> 01:40:37.840
Yes.
01:40:38.159 --> 01:40:38.800
Final take.
01:40:39.119 --> 01:40:42.000
Could be about how many diapers you change in a day.
01:40:42.079 --> 01:40:42.639
I don't care.
01:40:42.800 --> 01:40:43.199
Go ahead.
01:40:43.840 --> 01:40:44.720
Your moment.
01:40:45.279 --> 01:40:45.840
All right.
01:40:46.079 --> 01:40:51.599
One of the best memories of my life was when we beat LSU in 2007.
01:40:51.760 --> 01:40:53.359
It was on my birthday.
01:40:53.519 --> 01:40:54.559
They were number one.
01:40:54.800 --> 01:40:55.840
They were Rich Brooks.
01:40:56.079 --> 01:40:56.880
Everyone remembers it.
01:40:57.039 --> 01:40:57.519
Best time.
01:40:57.599 --> 01:41:04.159
I still got the poster I stole out of old nutter um when I grabbed uh when when the building was torn down.
01:41:04.239 --> 01:41:05.279
I still have that poster here.
01:41:05.439 --> 01:41:06.479
Best day of my life.
01:41:06.720 --> 01:41:12.079
I think this Saturday is going to be one of those, one of those days we're remembering.
01:41:20.800 --> 01:41:22.720
I've got that feel for Saturday.
01:41:22.880 --> 01:41:25.840
And I think we uh I think it's gonna be one of those feelings.
01:41:25.920 --> 01:41:29.119
I think I'm gonna see Paul on the 50 yard line after the game.
01:41:29.199 --> 01:41:33.679
I know he's gotta work or whatever, but I think he's there, trust me.
01:41:34.880 --> 01:41:36.720
Where is Braxton Kelly right now?
01:41:36.800 --> 01:41:37.760
I'll be on the field.
01:41:37.840 --> 01:41:41.199
I'm gonna tell you, I'll be on the field the last five minutes, and I will be rushing it.
01:41:41.279 --> 01:41:41.599
Trust me.
01:41:41.760 --> 01:41:45.199
He's he he was he stopped the fourth and fourth down play, right?
01:41:45.359 --> 01:41:46.000
Braxton Kelly.
01:41:46.960 --> 01:41:47.599
Jacob Hester.
01:41:47.760 --> 01:41:49.679
Yeah, Matt Flynn at quarterback.
01:41:49.760 --> 01:41:51.039
Yeah, no, it wasn't Hester.
01:41:51.279 --> 01:41:54.239
It wasn't Hester, it was uh it was uh um the backup.
01:41:54.319 --> 01:41:55.119
Uh what's his name?
01:41:55.199 --> 01:41:56.960
The he was number 32, wasn't Hester.
01:41:57.119 --> 01:42:11.840
Hester was out, which he also why why uh uh uh why he um didn't somebody the battery got yeah so why is your best running back still uh forgot what uh I forgot his name, but yeah, he he was the it wasn't Hester, it was the backup.
01:42:13.039 --> 01:42:13.920
You wouldn't have said that?
01:42:14.079 --> 01:42:15.519
No, it wasn't a white guy that he hit.
01:42:15.679 --> 01:42:16.319
It's 32.
01:42:16.399 --> 01:42:16.800
Hang on.
01:42:16.960 --> 01:42:17.199
Okay.
01:42:17.359 --> 01:42:24.079
Well, I was I was 12 and I rushed the field and I got grounded right after because I was grounded by your parents?
01:42:24.239 --> 01:42:26.159
Yeah, I figured out I rushed it rushed the field.
01:42:26.319 --> 01:42:29.199
It was your parents grounded you for rushing the field.
01:42:29.359 --> 01:42:30.079
Charles Scott.
01:42:30.720 --> 01:42:34.239
Charles Charles Scott, Charles Scott, backup running back, fourth and two.
01:42:34.319 --> 01:42:35.679
Charles Scott wasn't easier.
01:42:36.000 --> 01:42:37.760
All right, all right, all final shot.
01:42:38.000 --> 01:42:42.639
I also checked, uh, I almost was uh was uh on the field that day.
01:42:42.720 --> 01:42:43.679
It was with my mom.
01:42:43.840 --> 01:42:46.000
My mom and I went to that game, she still talks about it.
01:42:46.079 --> 01:42:48.079
My mom's eighty eighty-five years old.
01:42:48.559 --> 01:42:53.119
My mom still talks about about that game and us going together and how she ground you.
01:42:53.359 --> 01:42:54.800
I was too big to ground.
01:42:54.880 --> 01:43:02.399
No, but I will say it was funny because like we won and I was like, my mom was like, that man next to me kissed me on the cheek, and I was like, It's all right, mom, this shit doesn't happen all the time.
01:43:02.960 --> 01:43:06.399
Um, all right, all right, so yeah.
01:43:06.559 --> 01:43:10.880
Um, I was like four rows down looked, and I was like, turned around to hug somebody, it was some lady.
01:43:10.960 --> 01:43:12.000
I was like, You're not my mom.
01:43:12.079 --> 01:43:12.880
She's like, it don't matter.
01:43:12.960 --> 01:43:15.760
And I was like, Cool, well, you're way better looking than my mom anyway.
01:43:16.000 --> 01:43:18.079
I was like, like, oh seven.
01:43:18.319 --> 01:43:22.239
I was like, I was like, I was like 20, so I was like, Yeah, I'll hug you.
01:43:22.399 --> 01:43:26.079
Uh I wish I could I I don't know her name, but I remember her face.
01:43:26.319 --> 01:43:28.479
Where are you if you're out here?
01:43:28.960 --> 01:43:29.920
Where are you now?
01:43:30.239 --> 01:43:31.199
Don't tell me Maria.
01:43:31.359 --> 01:43:32.960
It was Maria that was commenting here.
01:43:33.439 --> 01:43:35.760
Oh, no, that's my Maria, but that's it.
01:43:35.840 --> 01:43:38.000
That's his that's his um that's all right.
01:43:38.159 --> 01:43:43.920
So like I gotta tell you guys, like I'm I am the I'm more jacked than I've been more jacked from than Alabama.
01:43:44.079 --> 01:43:46.800
I've seen this team play, I've seen the coaching staff, I've seen the belief.
01:43:46.880 --> 01:43:49.119
The party take here, man, is like this is the day.
01:43:49.199 --> 01:43:52.399
This you have one day for forever here in Kentucky football history.
01:43:52.479 --> 01:43:54.479
We don't have the cut the history that a lot of people have.
01:43:54.559 --> 01:43:56.399
We've had these moments time and time again.
01:43:56.559 --> 01:44:02.479
And at some point, like the thing is the odds are in your favor that at some point one of these games, like you're not going to lose.
01:44:02.559 --> 01:44:04.800
Like, it's not like oh, Kentucky falls short again.
01:44:04.960 --> 01:44:08.639
It's Kentucky is for real, and Kentucky isn't a playoff conversation.
01:44:08.800 --> 01:44:10.319
Can this team win the national championship?
01:44:10.399 --> 01:44:10.800
Probably not.
01:44:10.960 --> 01:44:12.239
Can this team go to the playoffs?
01:44:12.479 --> 01:44:13.039
Probably so.
01:44:13.279 --> 01:44:17.119
It can, especially because it looks like the SEC is gonna get five teams in.
01:44:17.199 --> 01:44:18.559
Yeah, uh possibly.
01:44:18.880 --> 01:44:25.439
Saturday is one of those games where you're not gonna sleep in, you're gonna wake up, you're gonna have butterflies in your stomach, you're gonna be ready to go, the tailgates are gonna be lit.
01:44:25.599 --> 01:44:29.279
Whether it's here or Keeneland, I the lots are gonna be full, it's gonna be exciting.
01:44:29.359 --> 01:44:33.519
It doesn't matter if the rain comes, I think the crowd's coming no matter what, I think they're gonna show up.
01:44:33.679 --> 01:44:41.679
When you talk about atmosphere, I think pregame atmosphere against Georgia was probably one of the most like butterfly things because it was we were there.
01:44:41.840 --> 01:44:44.479
If you look at like end game, you got to go to Florida.
01:44:44.639 --> 01:44:49.760
I think in it was Florida in uh 21, right?
01:44:49.920 --> 01:44:51.199
The five fall starts.
01:44:51.359 --> 01:44:51.679
Oh, yeah.
01:44:51.920 --> 01:44:57.039
Um, I and then I think you look at Georgia a couple years ago, even though we lost that game 13-12.
01:44:57.199 --> 01:44:58.960
Um, this stadium is loud, guys.
01:44:59.039 --> 01:45:00.479
Like it's sneaky loud.
01:45:00.639 --> 01:45:03.519
Um, and this fan base is gonna is is into it.
01:45:03.679 --> 01:45:05.199
I think LSU will travel well.
01:45:05.279 --> 01:45:13.359
I don't know if they'll travel as well as Alabama did, but you get one shot at forever, and you got Will Stein here, who is an arrogant, and I mean this with all love and respect.
01:45:13.519 --> 01:45:18.960
He is an arrogant, doesn't give an F SOB that he thinks that this team's gonna win every single game.
01:45:19.119 --> 01:45:21.840
He doesn't care about the history, he knows the history, he don't give a shit.
01:45:21.920 --> 01:45:25.119
He came here and he talks about like we came, I came here to win a national championship.
01:45:25.279 --> 01:45:26.479
How many coaches have come here?
01:45:26.559 --> 01:45:28.159
I uh God bless Mark Stoops.
01:45:28.239 --> 01:45:31.760
Did Mark Stoops ever say we were here, we were gonna play, we were gonna win a national championship?
01:45:31.920 --> 01:45:32.960
No, he didn't.
01:45:33.039 --> 01:45:34.239
He talked about SEC championship.
01:45:34.479 --> 01:45:34.800
That's fine.
01:45:34.880 --> 01:45:38.159
That's a good like I'm not trying to disparage Mark Mark Stoops in any way.
01:45:38.239 --> 01:45:46.720
Like he did, he got us to the point that we now have a Will Stein, but he's saying the things out loud, he's saying the quiet things that a lot of fans that have been around this that have want to talk about.
01:45:46.880 --> 01:45:52.319
And I think look, Indiana gave us that the the ability to dream because if Indiana can win, shit, anybody can.
01:45:52.639 --> 01:45:53.279
Absolutely.
01:45:53.599 --> 01:45:57.199
You have one game now to prove that you're for real.
01:45:57.279 --> 01:45:59.920
You're playing with house money, you're going to be at home.
01:46:00.000 --> 01:46:00.720
The power K.
01:46:00.960 --> 01:46:02.960
You got new jerseys that are rocking for the first time.
01:46:03.039 --> 01:46:04.319
You've never won, you never lost in these.
01:46:04.399 --> 01:46:06.079
So the superstitious ones can already say that.
01:46:06.159 --> 01:46:07.279
Ah, we played the power K.
01:46:07.439 --> 01:46:08.000
These are brand new.
01:46:08.079 --> 01:46:08.399
Shut up.
01:46:08.559 --> 01:46:09.199
They don't look the same.
01:46:09.279 --> 01:46:10.479
They're not the 30-year-old version.
01:46:10.559 --> 01:46:11.760
These are Nikes that are nice.
01:46:11.840 --> 01:46:13.279
They're not like baggy, right?
01:46:13.599 --> 01:46:14.960
Go out and take your shit, man.
01:46:15.039 --> 01:46:16.159
Go out and earn your respect.
01:46:16.399 --> 01:46:17.760
Hit the hit everything.
01:46:17.920 --> 01:46:18.399
Come out.
01:46:18.559 --> 01:46:20.079
The fans are ready for you.
01:46:20.239 --> 01:46:21.679
You get one shot at forever.
01:46:21.840 --> 01:46:29.199
When we win this game, you're gonna have we will have conversations and things will come out of our mouths and enunciate.
01:46:29.359 --> 01:46:39.039
It will feel like we're speaking a different language to some people, but we will enunciate things that have not been enunciated in the Kentucky football realms and for eternity.
01:46:39.199 --> 01:46:42.239
And it will be taken and earned, not luck.
01:46:42.479 --> 01:46:51.519
Go out there and earn your respect, kick that ass on Saturday, and let's walk out of here with our heads fucking above the clouds, looking up at some people going, I see you.
01:46:51.679 --> 01:46:55.199
I hope you're ready for what's about to come because this is just the beginning.
01:46:55.359 --> 01:46:56.479
We're just getting started.
01:46:56.559 --> 01:46:57.599
Why not Kentucky?
01:46:57.840 --> 01:46:58.960
We are just getting started.
01:46:59.039 --> 01:47:02.079
We're only five fucking games and into Stein's.
01:47:02.559 --> 01:47:05.279
I'm already seeing college football playoff things getting lifted, guys.
01:47:05.359 --> 01:47:06.079
We're five games in.
01:47:06.159 --> 01:47:06.800
I've seen enough.
01:47:06.880 --> 01:47:09.279
Like this team's gonna, this team is going to playoffs.
01:47:09.359 --> 01:47:11.519
This team is gonna contend for national championships.
01:47:11.679 --> 01:47:13.599
It's if it's when, not if anymore.
01:47:13.760 --> 01:47:16.239
Like, you don't think like you don't think the boosters are going?
01:47:16.479 --> 01:47:18.239
This this dumb bitch is gonna get you.
01:47:18.319 --> 01:47:21.679
Watch us with a 40 million dollar roster next year, what Will Stein does.
01:47:22.079 --> 01:47:29.279
It's all we've got a coach who has bled blue his higher life, who is coaching his dream.
01:47:30.079 --> 01:47:31.519
What coach you see doing that?
01:47:32.000 --> 01:47:32.960
We get a turnover.
01:47:33.119 --> 01:47:39.039
Ah Wall to run through right now, and you you guys killing it.
01:47:39.199 --> 01:47:41.760
All right, my closing take monologue, guys.
01:47:41.920 --> 01:47:43.760
Saturday night, 7 p.m.
01:47:44.239 --> 01:47:48.319
Kroger field, top 10 ls coming into Lexington.
01:47:49.519 --> 01:47:52.319
I think that's uh that's really the story here.
01:47:52.479 --> 01:47:58.479
A month ago, most of us would have looked at this game as one Kentucky would have to somehow steal.
01:47:58.639 --> 01:48:03.199
Now, I don't know that anybody around this program views it that way.
01:48:03.439 --> 01:48:10.239
Kentucky has already gone on the road and beaten Texas AM, they've gone to South Carolina, 17 down, refused to die.
01:48:10.399 --> 01:48:12.960
Now you get another test, maybe the biggest one yet.
01:48:13.199 --> 01:48:18.720
Beat LSU, and we're not asking whether Kentucky is having a nice start anymore.
01:48:18.880 --> 01:48:21.279
We're having an entirely different conversation.
01:48:21.439 --> 01:48:24.239
Thanks to Jeff Coral for hanging out with us tonight.
01:48:24.399 --> 01:48:27.039
Boof, hashtag boobs go well, whatever.
01:48:27.279 --> 01:48:32.720
My man Paul, everyone watching on the Did you just say boobs go in the wild?
01:48:35.119 --> 01:48:36.239
I think it's it.
01:48:36.399 --> 01:48:41.119
That's even better, but guys, everyone enjoy Saturday.
01:48:43.039 --> 01:48:44.639
We do cheers, my brothers.
01:48:45.119 --> 01:48:54.399
As always, go big blue, go cats, uh, bleeb prime time, bleed blue network, round of shots, poo, paw, myself, Kevin.
01:48:54.479 --> 01:48:56.079
Everyone have a good night, have a good week.
01:48:56.239 --> 01:49:02.800
See you Saturday, and hopefully we're uh we are going crazy Saturday night for a live stream.
01:49:02.960 --> 01:49:03.679
Stay tuned for that.
01:49:03.840 --> 01:49:04.800
Everyone, have a good night.
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Peace out.
01:49:05.359 --> 01:49:05.679
See ya.