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On this NFL week 10 kickoff Thursday, November 6th, 2025, [music]. this show begins. now. FOOTBALL. IT IS MAGICAL, AND WEEK 10 OF. THE NFL season kicks off this evening on. Amazon Prime as we go AFC West battle. between the Broncos hosting the Raiders. Now, the Broncos are 8 and 1/2 point. favorites on ESPN Bet, which is the. current odds that we have here. I think. that'll be going till about December 1st. or so if we're to get an exact, and then. you can also find that at 9 and 1/2.

across some other. Now, Geno Smith and. this Las Vegas Raiders team with Pete. Carroll at the helm, obviously we had. very high hopes. We had very high. expectations because in Pete Carroll's. words and in our eyes from watching Pete. Carroll, Pete Carroll wins. That's. literally what he does. Max Crosby, obviously outrageous. Brock Bowers is a. superhuman for this team. So, coming. into the year, we thought maybe Tom. Brady's in the building, Chip Kelly's. the offensive coordinator. This might be. a brand new Raiders team. This might be. the vibes that they needed in Las Vegas.

as they launch, hopefully, back into. super relevancy, especially in an AFC. West that has the Kansas City Chiefs in. it. Max Crosby, special talent, so. special that everybody hopes that he. leaves the Raiders so they can play in. big-time games. That's kind of the state. >> Yeah. >> [snorts]. >> of the Las Vegas Raiders in the past 10. years, and then also this year, all of a. sudden, with how the outcomes have gone. And on the other side, the Broncos, this. team's going to win a Super Bowl. That's. what everybody was saying coming into. the year. This team's defense, outrageous. This team's defense can lock. down anybody. Sean Payton, with another. year with Bo Nix, we can assume that the.

offense is only going to get better. Remember, Sean Payton decided whenever. he took the Denver Broncos job, could. have taken any job. That's right. Sean. Payton could have taken any job. Now, they had a trade for him, obviously, because the way it ended with the Saints. where it just happened on like Tuesday. I'm done, actually. I'm out of here. I'm. going to go do some Netflix stuff with. Kevin James, and then we're going to. come back into coach. I'm going to do. Fox TV stuff. But when he wanted to get. back into coaching, I mean, it was the. Sean Payton tour. Wherever the hell he. wanted to go because everybody just kind. of has the same thought about Sean. Payton. This guy's damn good ball coach. He's got sweet shoes. Mhm. He's got.

great moxie, and a guy who knows how to. win football games. So, he could have. coached anywhere, and he decides to go. to the Denver Broncos, which happened to. have the richest owner in the sport, the. Walmart family at at the helm. And you. think to yourself, well, why did Sean. Payton do that? Well, did he do it. because he can pay coaches more money. than everybody else? Yes, cuz there's no. salary cap on the coaching market. So, being able to keep the defense. coordinator Vance around has just been. something that's been special for them, and they've been smothering other teams. But also, if he wanted to move on from. an $80 million dead cap with Russell. Wilson, the Walton family said, yeah,

you can do that if that's what you want. to do. He does that. He handpicks Bo Nix. to be his quarterback. He loved. everything he saw out of Bo Nix. Whenever he met with Bo Nix, he thought. to himself, this is this is this has got. to be the number one guy in the entire. draft. Got out of the car, told. everybody around him, that's the guy. that we want. Then when he drafts him to. Denver, a lot of people say, "A little. bit of a reach for Bo Nix here." He gets. on our draft spectacular and says, "Couldn't have drafted this guy faster. Like, this is exactly who we want." So, you just assume coming into this season. with another year and an off-season with.

Bo Nix and Sean Payton together, that's. only going to get better, and the. defense is going to continue to be their. thing, and they have. This team's for. real. 8 and 1/2 point favorites on a. Thursday night game in the division is. obviously a big, big, big swing, but. this Denver Broncos team is certainly. capable of blowing out this Raiders. team. And maybe Crosby just says no. And maybe he plays every position on. defense, which he could potentially pull. off. You start looking at the rankings. here, you know, and the Broncos had a. little ebbs and flows have they gotten. to this point this particular season.

So, they have obviously a high-ranking. total defense. Their pass defense, good. Their rush defense, good. Offensively, can obviously still move a little bit. They're in the middle of the pack, but. they can run the rock, which you. obviously always expected Denver Broncos. to be able to do. Just in the history of. the Broncos, you always think of. somebody running it well. And then on. the other side, you got a lot of average. and not good. So, that is kind of what. we're looking at this evening. Kirk. Herbstreit will be joining us in about. 16 minutes or so to let us know on, you. know, what are you hearing from the. inside? >> Ooh. >> calling the game tonight alongside Al. Michaels and Kaylee Hartung on that.

Amazon Prime lineup that we know is. going to be spectacular. And everybody's. figured out how to do it. Remember, there's a little thing going on right. now, obviously. Sure. Yeah, there is. Sure. Still Yeah, kind of still going. on, and maybe Every day we wake up, we. get to our cell. Let me open my phone. and find out some good news. ESPN Bet's. done. Okay. That ain't what I. >> [laughter]. >> I thought. >> I'm looking for, though. That ain't what. I. That ain't what I DraftKings. Oh, okay. That is good, actually. >> Yeah. Congrats to them getting that done. Okay, what about uh Nope, still going.

there. You know, a couple years ago it. was, I got to get Amazon Prime just so I. can watch football game. Mhm. Now we're. at the point where this is just normal. This is standard operating procedure for. Thursday night during football season, and tonight should be a good one, even. though it's an 8 and 1/2, 9 and 1/2. point spread, and we're pumped at. football week 10. Another round of. important, impactful ball is about to. take place, and we can't thank you. enough for allowing us to do this for a. living. In the second hour, we're going. to have a full college football coaches. feel the beat situation. Ooh. We're. going to go directly to these sources.

We got coaches that are in multiple. different situations and scenarios in. the college football season joining us. Matt Rhule joins us every single week. They get their third loss this past. weekend to USC. It essentially ends. their hunt for a national champion. He. joins us. Rhett Lashlee at SMU, he just. signed a two-year extension. Obviously, they have a three losses, but they only. have one loss in the ACC. They just get. a huge win over Miami in overtime this. past weekend. They can still go on and. win the ACC and get in the college. football playoff yet again. You know, that'll be back-to-back years for Rhett.

Lashley's squad down there in Dallas. Then we have Mike Elko join us. Okay, and this came together late, so we're so. incredibly thankful that he'll be there. Texas A&M is undefeated. This is second. year there. Okay, obviously he was. highly, highly, highly sought after. whenever he took Duke back to who they. were. Whenever he was going to go and. explore another job, Texas A&M, they. will move on from Jimbo Fisher paying. him like $70 to get him out of there. And everybody says, "Hey, Texas A&M's. got a lot of money down there. They got. a lot of money down there." Well, how do. you know they got a lot of money? Well,

they paid the last coach $70 to leave. So, if they have that amount of money to. get a guy out of there, let's assume. they have enough money to field a squad. And Elko, if you're going to give him. the resources and you're going to be. able to let his football brain and his. assistant coaches kind of take over a. program and run that thing, we all. assumed it was going to work just from. the very little that we knew about him. It has. They're undefeated. They're. number three in the country right now. And when you think about where they were. two years ago, three years ago, four. years ago, first where they are now, it's special because that university,

spectacular. I know everybody like kind. of. says, "Well, they're a cult. They're a. cult because they actually do like dress. like it and they dances like it and they. have practice at midnight for it and all. that stuff and there's videos of them. that come out. Hey, we're doing this. It's like everywhere's a cult. That is. their style of cult down there. They are. a great fan base down there at Texas. A&M. I mean, it is spectacular, spectacular football town. We got a lot. of cowboy boots. We got a lot of people. walking far and we got beers being drank. and we got good times being had and we.

got a thousand. United States flags. kind of around that stadium. I mean, it. is it is a great place and Elko's got. that place buzzing. And then we'll also. be joined by Ryan Day. Yeah, the Ohio State head coach. Number. one team in the country. Reigning. national champions, number one team in. the country, have made everything look. rather easy. Okay, they have made. everything look rather easy and rather. dominant. And their quarterback, Julian. Sayin, nobody's talking about him. He's. the odds-on favorite for the Heisman. right now. And oh yeah, you just got to. fill in for Will Howard who just. transferred in here and won a national.

championship. And Julian Sayin says, "No. problem. Cornell takes on the team? Yeah. Is Jeremiah Smith on the team? Yeah. How's the offensive line going to. be great? Yeah, we're going to be able. to run ball? Of course." Okay, and our. defense is going to be. the best in the country, maybe the best. in history of college football. So, that's the Ohio State team nobody's. talking about. They're the number one. team in the country, have been for the. entire season. And. yeah, they they're a problem. So, we got. a lot of different coaches in a lot of. different situations. We got week 10 of. the NFL season kicking off. And then last night, I met some baseball. people. Talked to Tim Herrion at Boss Connor at. Ty Schmidt. I met Mr. Logan.

Okay, dog. Okay, Logan Webb, pitcher for. the Giants. Okay, handsome fellow. He's. he's pretty stout. Grandpa Rossy, David Ross, Chicago Cubs. also coach. He was there last night. We. all went down to watch Ernest play at. the Ryman Auditorium. And Ryman is the. original home of the Grand Ole Opry. Elvis Presley's performed there. Harry. Houdini has performed there. Basically. everybody that's ever gone through. Nashville has performed there. Ernest,

who is from Nashville, actually named. his son Ryman. Okay, cuz that's how much. he loves the place. So, since Ernest was. putting on a show there, I think all of. us that were friends with him that could. make it down there were like, "Hey, we'd. like to go show you some love." Put on a. great show. But the baseball boys, great. chatting with them. Saw Hardy last night. Hardy performed last night. There's a. kid named Cheese I met. I'll tell you. what, Cheese is flying at an altitude. that. Yeah, Cheese has great great vibes. Yeah, Nashville was spectacular last.

night. It was a nice in and out and D. Bone got a chance to get zipper burn. You know, like 1450. We're sitting on Ernest's bus, okay, before the show. And Ernest just has a. guitar. And all these. people are so talented. Another guy. walks on. I have no idea who this guy. is. Looks super cool. Looks super cool. Obviously D Bone sees him. He sees his. eyes just light up. D Bone is the. biggest country music fan of all time. Some up-and-coming [clears throat] guy, very talented guy. I would learn in a. matter of moments. Being wow, this guy. has so much talent. And D Bone knows as. soon as he walks on the bus, D Bone's.

eyes. >> [laughter]. >> uncomfortable across from me trying to. tell me who the hell the person is. I. don't know who it is. Then they just sit. down. You got one guitar right to the. right of D Bone, somebody that's. incredible. Somebody standing right in. front of him. And then they just start. singing. And it's like, "Hey, what do we. want to sing tonight?" They're like. going through it. And D Bone is just. sitting there like like literally a kid. in a candy store. So, last night was. really cool. And thank you to Ernest and. everybody for taking care of D Bone. You know, they treated him like they. were he was one of our own. And I think. he had a blast. We all did. But the.

baseball boys, World Baseball Classic's coming up. Coach Ross is coaching Team USA right. there. He's a part of the set. Hey, we're trying to win that thing. And this. is good for I don't want to talk about. baseball right now cuz it's week 10 of. the NFL season about to kick off, okay? But just chatting with him about the. World Baseball Classic and who we have. playing. That's coming up in March, I. think. Okay, hey, baseball's up, I. think. And Shohei and all them are. playing, I think, for Japan, right? I want to let you know, on that bus last. night, and Ty, you're our baseball fan.

and support here. On that bus last night. with Mr. Ross, Grandpa Rossy, Coach. Ross, whatever the hell you guys call. him in baseball, Manager Ross, whatever. the [ __ ] it is. Okay. Grandpa Rossy is what a lot of people. call him now. Pretty sick. He's pretty I don't know. He might have grandpa strength. He gave. me a full hitting lesson, you know, on. the bus there. Probably 35, 40 minutes of solid. baseball. Just. know that I'm pretty locked in right now. on on what baseball is.

>> [laughter]. >> And I got an entire hitting lesson on. the bus as other conversations were. happening. It was just me and David Ross. by ourselves. And there was a bat right. there. I just picked that thing up. So, this is what I'm trying to this is what. I'm trying to do. He's giving me full. lessons on it. It was. >> [laughter]. >> Baseball's been good to us. We were like. I would like to say to Grandpa Rossy and. Logan, thank you for being so cool to me. last night cuz I certainly was like a. little kid in there. So, I'm like, "I'm. trying to" and then. yeah, then we're trying to find. >> [laughter]. >> Rossy sends text this morning and goes, "I don't know why I was telling you what. to do. I have a career average of .222.".

>> [laughter]. >> Yeah, how does he sound like an expert. last night? Sports were amazing. One. half of the hammer, Cowboys AP Tone is here. So, shout-out. to Nashville last night. Shout-out to. everybody. But shout-out to Amazon Prime. tonight, Thursday night football kicking. off another week of NFL football. Now, two weeks ago, the biggest shite slate. in the history of the NFL since 1970, sorry, since the merger. This past. weekend, electricity all the way. throughout. Tonight, 8 and 1/2 point. spread to 9 and 1/2 point spread. What. are the numbers saying? Who's betting. where? And are we going to have another.

blowout on primetime? I thought we WERE. IN A GOOD I THOUGHT THE NFL WAS SAYING, "We up." Is there A CHANCE A BLOWOUT IS. COMING TONIGHT, TONE? SO, the last two. Thursdays were blowouts. The Chargers. blew out the Minnesota Vikings and then. the Ravens blew out the Miami Dolphins. down in Miami last week. One week from. today, I believe it was seven or seven. and a half around there was the. was the spread last week. This week we. are getting 8 and a half to 9 and a half. with the Broncos. 66% of the money is on the Broncos, which is not a surprise for tonight.

They have been the much better team. The. Raiders, even though they they looked. good the last week, they took the Jags. to overtime, they could not get it done. But overall, that the Broncos have been. the better team. So, I'm not surprised. that 66% of the money's on the boys. Okay, so everybody likes their uniforms, too. They look super cool. And we know. that the Orange Crush, I believe, is. their fan base. He's a very Tonight. should be. scenes, I believe, is how they describe. this, especially because it is a. divisional matchup. Let's go to some. stats at Hembo Center for now. We love. whenever like there's this in detail of.

percentages on stuff. But Geno Smith, [laughter] 7.8% sack rate, okay? The NFL. average is 6.6%. 29.2% pressure-to-sack rate. NFL average. is 21% above on both of those. How about. the Broncos defense? How do they do on. both of those things? Well, 11.3% sack. rate, which is the highest since 2007. That's a long that's 25 years. Hey, they're getting to the quarterback at a. higher percentage than anybody in a half. a quarter of a century. 30.1%. pressure-to-sack rate, highest since. 2022 Eagles. So, whenever you're talking. about what the Broncos defense is very.

good at, the Raiders offense is is. horrendous at. And that normally decides. the game. That Getting to the. quarterback is normally what decides the. game. The Broncos are built to do that. And the Raiders, we're finding out. throughout the season, are just not. equipped to be able to stop that. Do Are. we worried about this Raiders team? Like. this like Pete Carroll, right? We just. assume he's going to be able to get it. going over there. I think I do naturally. cuz I respect Pete Carroll. Like that is. kind of how I feel. Like I respect Pete. Carroll. But then you watch some of. these games and like, I don't think.

Geno's a bad quarterback, but boy, there's great throws he's making. They're going the other way. These things are getting picked off. And. it's like he's still spinning it. It. feels like they they have enough. potential pieces, but they just lose. It. feels like the Raiders just kind of. feels like the Raiders just kind of. lose. Like I I don't want to put that in. into the universe cuz it's kind of sad. It's kind of like a Jets situation. But. it feels like especially with what the. Chiefs have done, Chargers have done, Broncos have done, it's like it's going. to be difficult to win over there in Las. Vegas, I think, especially with just. kind of the stink that kind of radiates. from over there. I mean, because even.

when, you know, they had the the Carr. era and that ended, it wasn't really. like they didn't tear everything down. and restart. They kind of, you know, mixed and matched things to kind of. piece it together. But look at that. division. Like you you have to be good, you know, like they they stand no chance. unless they get a franchise quarterback. Like you said, Geno's not awful, but. he's been throwing a lot of picks this. year. And you know that. Bo Nix is a is young, you know, Justin. Herbert is young. And then you have. Mahomes is obviously going to play for. quite a bit longer, too. So, you can't.

just keep kind of like hoping, "Hey, maybe one of these years we'll hit the. jackpot and we'll win the division or. we'll get in the dance." Like they're. almost just spinning their wheels until. they actually find who they're going to. go with for the next, you know, 10 years. or so. And Brock Bowers is just. certified absolute stud. So, he's going to get his. And then they. drafted Jente who, when he has space, is. unbelievable, but the problem is they. drafted a running back before they had. an offensive line, which is which is an. issue. You saw the offensive line. uh pass blocking stats. The run blocking. stats are not good either. So, like they.

have some pieces, but we've talked about. it all the time. Like, besides Max in. the trenches on both sides, it's not a. good situation. Yeah, I mean, I just. think Pete Carroll sucks. I'll be. honest. >> What? That's a Patriots fan. Yeah, no. doubt, but he coached in New England. sucked, and then, you know, obviously. the the worst call in the history of the. Super Bowl, you could argue with. throwing that ball, but again, that's. probably not even his decision. My old. ta-. >> I think he had to sign off on it. >> Yeah, he probably did, which is ridiculous, but, you know, he. probably didn't want Marshawn Lynch to. win MVP. You could ask Marshawn Lynch.

about that. It sounds like he thinks the. same thing. But, uh when it just comes. to the Raiders in general, I mean, you. sign your head coach first to the new. Brady ownership regime to a 3-year deal. So, Pete Carroll, you know, he's not. there for the long haul, and then you. would only really hope, not that they. are a playoff team or anything, but that. they're competitive, and they haven't. been. So, it's a it's kind of a question. of like, what the hell is this team? >> They had a quarterback, too, a little. bit. And which is kind of Pete Carroll's. decision, I think people would assume. just because Seattle, Geno, with what's. going on in Seattle, not a great look.

Uh but, and then if you just think about. the team as a whole, like, they're. basically on the brink of a completely. new rebuild. It's the truth. They don't. have. >> And it's crazy they've been kind of. teetering on it for years. >> Yeah. >> To Ty's point, where it's like he said. mix and match, it's like there's always. like a carryover, like one piece. carryover that one passes to the next. And obviously we're talking about this. just strictly because it hasn't worked. Any one of those situations could have. worked. It is not, and now it's like. hard not to say this seems to be a. pattern. Now, will the Raiders ever turn. around? We shall see. And is this is the. Broncos division? Is this the Broncos.

division? You know? >> BA thought so. Yeah, Bruce Arians is a. big fan of this Denver Broncos team. He's a big fan, I think, of Sean Payton. So, I think he has a lot of respect for. what he's able to do, but Bo Nix, I. mean, this dude's got the moxie. I love. the cut of the Bo Nix jib. We'll be. talking to Kirk Herbstreit here in about. 3 minutes or so. Uh good news, Sauce. Gardner has cleared concussion protocol. Yeah, and the Sauce is going to be. running wild in Germany. You know, they. head over to Björn Werner's hometown,

our home country, at least. And uh I. think there's going to be a lot of Colts. fans over there. I think it's going to. be great for the Indianapolis Colts. And. the fact that also we get a chance to. watch Sauce's first action with the. Indianapolis Colts at 9:30 in the. morning or whatever it's going to be is. a great way to start our NFL Sunday. slate, I think. >> Yeah, without a doubt. I mean, what was. what. >> Did the Did the Colts and the Patriots. play in Germany the last time the Colts. I mean, like, think of where the Colts. were then to where they are now. Like, I. think you you might be right. Like, hey, if you're if you're looking at taking a. vacation, and you're a Colts fan, like,

this would be a pretty awesome situation. to go to. And then, obviously on the. other side, like, Atlanta, no one really. knows what they are, either. So, this is. a good get-back spot for the Colts. >> Yeah, why not, Colts, you know? And. Sauce, go ahead and get your mitts on a. few. He looks clean in that those. colors, too. >> Yeah, he does. He looks comfortable, looks happy. And also, given uh his. first two jerseys he has given away are. to the boys that were crying at the. draft. Bryce and Trey. Those old Jets. fans. Yeah, and shoutout to the Colts. making that happen, but shoutout to. Sauce Gardner. And hey, got good news.

for you guys, you're Colts fans now. Yep, Sauce give me two jerseys. Now, these look a little a little bit large. Okay, I don't know if these are going to. fit you, but we'll certainly get you. right size. And Sauce, I want to let you. know, thank you for representing the. Colts this quickly. Hey, welcome to the. team. You know, obviously everybody's. talking about the number two. first-rounders and everything like that. And AD Mitchell, it's like Sauce, welcome to the team. If we win, nobody. cares about anything, and Sauce is going. to help everybody in the building do. that is what everybody in the building. has to say. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is the man who kicks off the.

NFL slate every single Thursday night on. Amazon. He's also the voice of college. football, as he's been on College. GameDay for. 30 years, I think. Holy hell. I think it has been 30 years. >> 95? >> Wow. And then he's obviously the voice. of the biggest game Saturday night in. college football. He's voice college. football as well. Golly. Former president of Ohio. And he needs you to go. keepyournetwork.com. Ladies and gentlemen, Kirk Herbstreit.

How we doing, boys? >> I hated that you posted that. I know you. I know you felt obligated. >> I don't. >> I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. Somebody told you, and you felt. obligated. You're trying to be. >> Somebody told me, and I thought, hey, maybe this will help let people watch. the show. That's all I I didn't really. think about. >> I know. I know what you're You're trying. to be a good team player, and you love. ball just as literally as I do. >> thought I thought, hey, maybe this will. help people be able to watch games. today. That's all I thought. But, but do you Why don't you just guide me. on that [ __ ] WILL YOU PLEASE? YEAH, WILL YOU PLEASE ASK ME? YEAH, BECAUSE.

LIKE there is ramifications to all these. things, you know? There is. >> don't know. I don't I don't know anything about it. I I was I thought it was cool that you. put the whole show on your on your X. thing. That That's I didn't know you. could do that. That. >> Hey, neither did we. And the fact that. that happened, I I think that's setting. up for Okay, let's not even dive into. that. There's a lot going on still. behind the scenes. We would like the. deal to get done. All of us would like. the deal to get done. >> Okay, can you do that this Saturday? Are. you going to do that again for 3 hours? I don't know. We'll see if the deal Hey, we'll see We'll see where you know, like, for the good of ball, we all would. like this deal to get done. All right,

perfect. We all We would all like this. deal to get done. So, let's go ahead and. get that done for the good of ball. And. I assume, you know, politics people will. say for the good of the world, too. We're just saying for the good of ball, which is good for the world. >> we care about. >> Yeah, bingo. That is what we would like. That's all we know. That's all we care. about. >> let's talk about tonight, shall we? Let's talk about ball. On Prime, 8:15. kickoff, Raiders at Broncos. We just. kind of went through how, coming into. the season, the Raiders had such a fresh. appeal to it, you know? Tom Brady's. making decisions. Chip Kelly, fresh off. a national championship, is back at.

offensive coordinator for an NFL team. Obviously he's been a head coach before. Now he's just coordinating. You bring. Pete Carroll in. Pete Carroll even said. it, hey, I I win games. You still got. Maxx Crosby. Brock Bowers is special. Geno Smith becomes quarterback. It was. like, hold on, this might be a brand new Raiders team. Brandon, hasn't felt that way, right? Sim- similar outcomes, although you got. different pieces there. And then, on the. other side, this Broncos team, Super. Bowl darlings coming into the season for. everybody because how much everybody. loves Sean Payton, and I think how much. everybody respects the defense that the.

Denver Broncos have. So, they assume up. and to the right, Super Bowl going into. the year. Broncos have lived up to I. think what everybody's saying. Raiders. have not. You've talked to both parties. now. What do you think are kind of the. takeaways from both sides as we head. into this Thursday night matchup? >> Yeah, you mean, you're all over it. I. think the Raiders were, like you said, with Pete going there, Chip Kelly going. there, Geno coming over to call the the. the, you know, the quarterback. And. then, you had enough pieces with, you. know, if you think about with Brock. Bowers, I you could argue. I mean, he's a technically a tight end.

They really use him when they flex him. out more as a receiver, and he's a tough. matchup if you play man. I don't know. what you're going to put on him, you. know, corner, safety. Uh no matter who. it is, you're you're in a tough spot. Look at that that catch right there. Yeah. Uh he had three touchdowns last. week. And I think a big part of that is. he he got hurt in week one, tried to. kind of gut it out next couple weeks, and they finally took him off. He hadn't. played in 3 weeks. Throw the bye in, that's 4 weeks until he came back. against Jacksonville, where he just lit. it up. So, I think internally the hope.

with with the Raiders with Pete and Chip. is but you guys have no idea how big of. a piece to the puzzle that guy is for. kind of build our offense around his. skill set, and give defenses a lot to. kind of figure out where is the guy. going to be aligned. And that really. helps Gent T and the offensive line and. all the other pieces. So, obviously they. moved Jakobi Meyers, probably you could. argue their their best quote-unquote. receiver, but I think this is one of. those Thursday night games you're going. to sit there in the open like, how's. this game going to be competitive? And.

it just ends up in a fourth quarter. one-possession game. And by the way, Denver, they're in a one-possession game. every single week. I think they're five. and two in one-possession games, which. is a. a really a credit to them and and kind. of their culture. I I until I I mean, I've watched Denver play this year, but. when you're calling a game, you kind of. view it back a little bit further. I. don't know if if if Nick Bonitto and. Jonathan Cooper, their two edge guys, get the the love that they deserve. I I. think they're probably playing at this.

point in the season the best tandem of. any NFL defensive line and pass rush. And then, on the inside, Zach Allen, nobody talks about. I mean, J.J. Watt, obviously when you have him on, you can. talk to him about Zach Allen. I mean, he. he kind of got under J.J.'s wing in in. Phoenix or in in Arizona, and learned a. lot about, okay, you're gifted, but. here's some tricks to the trade. And. he's taken that throughout his career, and now he's in Denver, and you throw. those guys on the edge with him in the.

middle, it's a lot for any any offense to be. able to deal with. And Vance Joseph. right now is dialing it up probably as. well as any defensive coordinator. So, this defense is real. And by the way, this is all with Pat Surtain, probably. the top corner in the league, on the IR. for the next few weeks. So, they're. doing it without him, and yet they're. still playing at that elite level. So, it'll it'll be a good one. I I I'm. hoping that when you call the game, you. want a close game. I'm hoping that Brock. Bowers and and Ashton Gent T get it. going tonight, and and keep this one.

close. >> It's been a couple good Thursdays for. you, for sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Been. been really good, you know, big spreads. going in, big spreads coming out. Thursday night [laughter] football. We had a good We had a great start. Our. first five or six were insane, you know, going down to the wire. Last two, not so. much. So, we're we're uh we we're hoping. hoping But, this de- this de- defense. from Denver, and hopefully they stay. healthy. They're getting Dre Greenlaw. back. Um. you know, he he's obviously a a thumper.

and a great player. So, if they can get. him along with Alex Singleton at those. two linebacker spots, dude, with. everything else they have around them, it's as good as there is, I think, right. now in the in the NFL. >> And Bo sent over some stats about just. not good protection of Geno Smith, either sack rate percentage of sack. rate, and then what the Broncos are. Look at this. stat down at the bottom. 11.3%. sack rate of the Broncos defense, highest since the 2000 Saints. I assume. you have numbers on that as well, but. they get to the quarterback really good.

and Gino, yeah, he gets got to very good. too. by other teams. So it feels like the. Denver Broncos strength is a Raiders. weakness and as we know this could be a. This could be quite a swing of the game, you know, because you know, you get a. first down wreck then it's like second. and 15. It's like all right, now you're. punting the ball and what's going on the. other side? Well, maybe Bo Nix will. figure it out and then all of a sudden. you're in a battle and then all of a. sudden Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels. are filling time in the fourth quarter. >> [laughter]. >> We hope that's not happening. We hope.

that's not happening. Now on that note, Will Lutz, okay, Will Lutz, I think he's. got three game winners this year, I. think. for Sean Payton. 14 or 14 of 16 under. Sean Payton, him in those clutch kicks, Will Lutz. He has I don't think his. pants touch his knees either, so watch. >> [laughter]. >> Let's have a little respect, okay? Have. a little respect for this guy, all. right? This guy and I will say Dude, come on. >> That was a good. Yeah, yeah. You didn't you didn't kick. Pull Pull a shot of Pat McAfee up in his.

in his prime kicking field goals for for. the Colts or or punting for the Colts. I. want to I want to see your uni and I. want to I want to see Adam's uni and how. he how he looked. There's no way that that those were. shorts, dude. They were not just covered. up above the knee. Those were short. shorts. Yeah, he he came out afterwards. and said it got it was a little torn. more than I thought and you don't. >> [laughter]. >> He said HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW SHORT they. were until he saw it and he was like, wow, those are short. And two, I would.

say as somebody that did not like. anything touching my knee, you know, I. think that's most kickers. We don't want. anything like kind of on sitting on top. of our knee because of the amount of. movement. I think those were a little. high. But you got to remember Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I go right about. >> Look at you, that's perfect. That is. perfect. Yeah, we're old school though, you know me and you know, >> [laughter]. >> we're old school guys, you know, we're. old school guys. I mean you you got a. little something going on with the laces. and I mean I mean you're you're you're. you're having some fun there, right? >> Yeah, I got some sauce. I got some sauce. for sure. Yeah, yeah, I got some sauce. >> Absolutely. The. the Sandell, I think is his name. He.

great kicker. This kid out of Oklahoma. Great. >> Wow. Yeah. I mean you got to have you. got to be good to have the amount of. confidence that he has to roll out there. with those shorts. Where they're at. there. And then you see the mean mugging. on the back end of the kicks, too. If. you could roll that like after he makes. the kicks, he's like, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That just happened. See if what what watch him after he. makes his 55-yard. >> a photo. This is just a photo. It's just. a photo, okay. And I would say Those are. technically those are shorts. Those are tight. >> Those are bike. >> those are tight. Yeah, those are a.

little short. And he did come out. afterwards and say this one's on me. >> Yeah. Those ones were a little little. high, little tight. But he's an. incredible kicker and He's a hammer. I. mean he is for a little guy, he's Well, I I don't remember how were they couple. from 55 and three over 50? I mean he was. crushing them. >> 52, 56, 55, I think and all needed. These are all Every one of them. Yeah, 102,000 people, 102,000, you know? And. everyone is a necessity. Yeah, that is. big time. >> dream alive with that leg. Keep the. dream alive. They go to Tuscaloosa in a.

couple weeks, but right now their dream. still alive. That's a brutal schedule. >> Okay, so for me in this conversation and. you obviously do a lot of college and. now for the past four years been the. voice of kicking off NFL schedules, which we are so incredibly appreciative. of. It's hard to find good kickers. because like think about how big that. moment is for that guy. Some kickers get. like broken in college mentally because. the big moments and then you got some. guys that aren't in any games that. matter at all. So it's like how do you. know when and who's going to show up and.

that's why you go back to Vandy and you. think Tyler Huang, this kid needs to get. signed somewhere. Mhm. You know, he. stepped the kid. kicked it in Vandy. Yeah, he was an. absolute monster. Jonah out there. in Utah, he knocked that one in. Stanford Steve didn't want to give it to. him. What was the final analysis? I. didn't hear this week. Did you guys get. a good replay? I From my perspective, I. thought it. it came back in, I thought, but You and. me were standing in the same area, so I. think we saw it go right like the first.

one, but then it kind of hooked back in. over the upright and. yeah, I thought it was good. I do. appreciate Stanford Steve saying nope. I. actually ripped up the check. Oh my gosh. Yeah, I don't know. Jonah had started. celebrating, too. That was a good play. by Jonah. That's no good. >> Look at Stevie. No. No. And then he goes. flat out in that guy's right in that. guy's face. He does it right in Jonah's. face. Yeah, right, bud. That ain't good. [laughter]. Right in his face. The whole place was. yelling. It was THAT WAS QUITE A SCENE.

Those have become quite quite wild out. there, Herbie. I'm I'm going to say Oh, they're wild. Oh, it's so much fun. You. just never We we tried to you know, affect them with the blockers. I was. trying to get those blockers on the. turf, but you were being so kind. No, no, no, no, let's let's push them back. Let's push them back. >> getting blasted in the face, bro. We. can't. Did you know it was going to be dudes. holding that? I had no idea. I thought. maybe we had rollers. Did you Is that. what you thought? I was [laughter] they were just sitting. there like just. turning away from it. >> I mean THEY'RE GOING TO GET BLASTED IN. THE FACE. IT WAS ALL LIKE, WHOA, WHOA,

WE NEED TO BACK this up a little bit. here. Who Who were those lads? Who were. those lads? >> have no idea. I I have no clue who they. were, but I'll tell you what, they they. had courage. Those dudes just sat Steve. just grabbed them out of the crowd and. said, "Hey, boys." Hey, boys, you need. to block this kick. It's going to be no. good one way or the other. Either you. block it or I'm going to call it no good. regardless. But yeah, they walked up. there. The one kid had his face just. right next to it just like sitting right. here. I'm like, yo, bro, like. I was a little worried about that. I was a little worried about that. But I. appreciate you looking out for me. >> time we do that, I'm going to bring them.

in a little bit tighter if you don't. mind. That that that's that's. that that's a little bit too easy where. where we had them. I I didn't think they. they really affected him much. Yeah, they they can't get blasted in the face. though. These kids look like they were. 16 years old. I mean that's that's Sign. a waiver. Sign a waiver. All right, so we're saying. >> for ratings if they took one off the. board. Amen. Right he's not lying. Right in the gut. >> Could you IMAGINE ME THIS GUY'S. YEAH. OH MY GOD. YEAH, [laughter] kids.

puking cuz they got hit so hard. Maybe this week. Tune in. Texas Tech Hey, I tell you too many too many people are. making it this year. I mean holy cow. It's like every week they make it. I. know, we got to start. It was a. >> What What How much have you given out so. far? We don't even talk about it. It's. too much. Every time it goes through. it's just like, oh my god. Is it two Is. it two million? It's got to I mean. probably getting up near Has to be. Has. to be up there. Past two million. Yeah, now they're preparing. Everybody's. practicing. The Texas Tech kids. practicing this week, which I respect. I. don't know. They got Cowboys mascot.

obviously named uh. Larry. [snorts]. Yep. Yep. Boom. He's there. He's ready. Right? His name is Larry? Is that what. his name is? Lubbock Larry is kind of. what I was thinking. >> I know Lubbock Larry. Is that Lubbock. Larry? Raider Red. Raider Red right. there. Raider Red right there. Raider. Red. RAIDER RED. ALL RIGHT, THAT LOOKED LIKE. THAT WAS AT A Raider Red. You can come. kick for sure. Yeah, we certainly put. you on the spot there, Raider Red. We'd. love to see you. I think they're going. to be. I think this is going to be pretty. outrageous. I think it's going to be. quite a scene this weekend, brother. Oh. my gosh, they started camping out on.

Sunday night. >> I know, they love their ball down there. What a game. >> They love their ball. Friday night. lights, that's what it is. Well, isn't. Joey the perfect guy for that to coach. there, right? Cuz he's a high school. football coach. >> Yeah, high school coach who's now. killing it in college. We need Riggan's. to show up down there Friday night. lights. They they got. they got a lot of money, too, don't. they? Oh Oh my gosh, yeah. Very very active uh. uh former player who's a billionaire. that's. he's.

making sure that the women's basketball. team, the softball, football, you name. it, they're they're all in. What's he Is. he oil? Is he an oil guy? That's all all. I ever think he is. I think he's oil. Yeah, I think he's an oil guy. Same. thing about that oil guy. >> buck. A young buck like you. Like he's a. young guy. Who found a drill and uh. he'd go ahead and pop that thing down in. there. He uh made his fortune in the oil. and gas. Oh my god, he found one good. rig. God damn. He sold his company for. FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. OH my god. Good.

lord, this man did it. You know, this is the same glory hole that Jerry. is currently hunting once again. Cody. Campbell is his name. Cody Campbell. Hey, Cody. Way to go, man. Boy, Cody. Cody [applause] next thing you know, David Bailey left Stanford and is down. in Lubbock. Getting after it. Isn't that. incredible? And then all of a sudden. there's a what million dollar pitcher. Yeah. on the softball team. Everybody. wants her and then she literally leads. the team all the way to the World Series. or whatever. Yeah, she is good for Cody.

Campbell. I like that and good for him. in that moment where he first heard that. rig. >> [cough]. >> cough like Maybelle Wood as oil started. to flow and then all of a sudden it just. was a pure. unfiltered. >> glorious glorious road to four billion. dollars just piping out. It's scratch. off. It's what they're doing. Yep. It is. a scratch off. It's literally what. they're doing. That's what Jerry's. currently trying to do with his natural. gas. He heard there's a hundred billion. Why don't you go work on a rig this this.

weekend? What do you think? I got. meetings, brother. Yeah, what do you. scratch offs? I am I don't go to gas. stations anymore, okay? Cuz when I go. Remember when we went to Montana? You. you were out there on the horses and you. were you're you're coming a cowboy. Why. don't you Why don't you Why don't you. work on the rig? I don't know if I'm going to work. I'm. I'm going to try to figure out how to. get there. >> Just like send the other guy. There we go. Maybe we do Maybe we do. send the other guy out to another rig. >> and all covered in oil. Maybe he makes his picks from the rig. That's not a bad idea. Standing on top.

of that thing. Stanford Steve is on. Yeah, he's out there on the other oil. rig and he makes his picks from there. You said work on the rig. I don't think. I'm going to be doing that. I will. certainly not. >> No, you and Cody you and Cody go out to. to see where he hit it big. I think that. would be a good time. >> Apparently he had a cup of coffee on the. Indianapolis Colts. What year? Uh boy. Is this no way this is Cody Campbell. You know? I don't know. I don't know. I don't. >> [laughter]. >> I don't think so. >> Uh. 2008 season? >> I think he was a offensive or defensive. lineman, I think.

All right, let's move along. Holy hell. Am I in the oil SCRATCH OFF. [laughter] BUSINESS ALL OF A SUDDEN? IF. IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M POTENTIALLY GET I GOT. MY I GOT MY BIG COUNTRY zone It's five. season. You weren't there. No, yeah, he's older than me. Okay, he's a little. bit older than me. But I would Cody, I'd. like to learn anything that you're. willing. >> to go go check out where he hit it big. If I could become the Jerry Jones. feeling the flow. >> [laughter]. >> I think it's down here. You know, cuz. they have like all these rockologists or. whatever they're saying. >> It should be in this area here. It.

should be here. >> do a tech? Yeah, they're legit yeah, all. of that stuff. It should be here. It. should be here. But then some of them. nothing. Some of them nothing. People. chasing that. You know, I used to watch. What was that show they went down to the. uh. Gold Rush? Do you guys watch the Gold. Rush show where they're trying to find. gold? Never watched it, but I'm familiar. with it. >> I'd like to watch that. I'll watch that. Gold Rush? >> Oh man, they're. they're spending a lot of time out there. and not really pulling much back, I'll. tell you. But there is always the. thought. that this sweet nectar of gold is just.

going to come flowing out of this [ __ ]. and then you got a hundred million. dollars off of Every day they wake up. thinking. hundred million dollars. And then normally it's we lost. forty-five thousand dollars today. And. then they go back out there. This is the. show, yeah. And I'll tell you what I. don't know if this is the original cast. Is this the original cat? They're in the. mountains a lot. Adam Driver? Yeah, they. were in a There was another gold hunt. one where they went down to like a. jungle, like down in Africa. >> Maybe that's the one I saw. They were getting in some [ __ ] They. almost You you you watched Land Man?

>> Jungle Chris? Land Man. I saw Jerry. Jones in Land Man. I saw one scene. He. was unbelievable. He was really good. >> Yeah, he needs to do that. He should act a little bit. All right, let's talk football. Let's talk. football. Ty has a question for you, Kirk. Yeah, Herbie, I know coming into. this season you were a big J.J. McCarthy. guy thinking that he was going to make. the Vikings better than you know, when. they had Sam Darnold. And obviously it's. been a little bit up and down. His stats. weren't great last week, but he you. know, led the Vikings to a big win over. the Lions. With him being back now and allegedly a.

hundred percent healthy, do you think. the Vikings are about to go on a run. with J.J. McCarthy here? I'm still I'm still kind. of bullish on what I think he's going to. do. And I think it has as much to do. with with the system and I mean the guy. hasn't played a lot of football. You. think about the injuries. Um yeah, he. hadn't been really this year. Hadn't. been able to practice a whole lot to be. able to get the timing and the rhythm. down. So, to me what you're seeing right. now is just glimpses and eventually. through more weeks and more reps and. more opportunities, I think you're going.

to start to see the timing get better. and better. The game's slowing down for. him. But you can see how the team. responds to him. I think Ty that that's. the thing that I know you being in Ann. Arbor with him when he was playing in. Ann Arbor, it wasn't just him executing. It was how like you know, see how he. scores a touchdown, how you can just see. whether it's alignment, receivers, everybody's naturally drawn to him. And. I think it's because he has a very. selfless approach and I think that goes. over big in the locker room when you. play that position. So, I think this I. have a lot of respect for KOC, the. system that he makes for the.

quarterback, very quarterback friendly. And you look at the pieces they have. around him. Yeah, yeah, I do. I I think. he'll get better every single week and I. think you're just seeing the beginning. of what I think's going to be a a great. marriage with with he and KOC in that. offense. >> Why why's he doing it after a game in. the locker room? He's psychotic. >> He he said he calls him nine, you know, that's the character nine. Not this part. here. Whenever he's about to get the the. game ball, there's a video that I saw of. him. He's kind of like bobbing back and. forth. I think his tongue's. going out there and it's like this guy.

has like the competitive stamina, I. think. He wants to at least like his. entire focus is on being a guy, I think. Like that is kind of his mission since. high school, it feels like of J.J. McCarthy. No, I think that's true. Remember he. COVID, he left his high school team. I. think he went down to IMG to play his. last year because of COVID concerns and. just wanted to play ball. Just wanted to. compete. We saw him early in his If you. remember. it was his freshman year, he was kind of. playing a little bit of spot duty here. and there. And then remember the.

sophomore year they gave starting like. an opportunity for both quarterbacks to. win the job. He ends up winning the job. and and really never looked back as far. as being Michigan's starting. quarterback. And I I don't know. I mean. you watch all these quarterbacks, you. always try to figure out what's the. what's the thing that makes NFL GMs and. head coaches and scouting departments. miss so consistently on first round. picks. This J.J. McCarthy class, you go. back and look at top to bottom now that. he's starting to play. Every single one. of these guys is playing in that class. I mean it would be by the time it's all.

said and done if they continue to play. well, it's going to be one of the better. classes we've ever seen. But they miss a. lot, right? So, I think what it to me. repetitions like Brock Purdy had at Iowa. State. huge and then ability to process through. those reps. Can you see it? Can you get. the ball out? Do you have the ability to. keep a play alive with your legs? And I. think he does all those things. And like. I said, you go back to the KOC part of. this, Aaron Jones, what he can do. I. mean they're just.

J.J.'s obviously they've got a ton of. weapons and I do. I think each week that. they're going to become a bigger story. as we get into December and and January. BA said every team in the NFC North is. going to make the playoffs. >> Mhm. BA said every team in the NFC North is. going to make the playoffs. And if you. start looking at the schedules, it's. like it is possible, I guess. >> Probably going to happen. >> Be the first time ever. That'd be the. first time ever. Wow. Yeah. That's awesome. >> They are very good up there. You know, obviously it just used to be the Green. Bay Packers and then and for a long.

time. And Packers fans really enjoyed. that, didn't they? Yeah, it was a it was. a great run. Pretty much my entire. childhood going up to you know, when I. was twenty-five, twenty-six years old. >> no respect really for anybody else. Cuz. when the Lions were getting good, you. know, when that was all happening, all. Ty would say is okay. And then the. Chicago Bears. since this show has started and me. chatting with Ty Schmidt, a Green Bay. Packers owner, there's been three. different times that the Bears are. supposed to be good. And every single. time Ty goes okay, it's the Chicago.

Bears. Let's all relax. But now it's. like wait a minute. >> Yeah. Chicago Bears might have figured. it out. Lions definitely have it figured. out. And the Vikings have the reigning. coach of the year and Kevin O'Connell. with a young quarterback that might be. here. It's like all of a sudden this is. a powerhouse of a conference or division. for a long time, too. This isn't just. like for a year or two. This is. seemingly the next ten years. >> No, yeah, all I mean. I guess Goff is the oldest, but still. he's it's you know, he's got a lot of. good years left in him. Like all the. quarterbacks in that division are super. young, too. Go ahead, Herbie. Man, look at that.

When you guys had the the standings up, look at that NFC at the halfway point. Like like you could make a case for a. lot of teams. Again, a lot of it's going. to be based on health. But look look at. that race that we have this year in the. NFC. And and the quarterbacks that you have, I mean that is wide open this year. Yeah, there's the top seven for super. wild card weekend as we currently sit. And then obviously there's lurking. behind us and then there'll be some. division champions that kind of throw. off the ranking of it all and we'll. certainly have some gripes going into.

wild card weekend. But then we'll have. six fantastic games that'll launch us. into a playoff run. There it is, right. around the corner kind of. >> Yeah. Mhm. It is. We got a lot of season left. Yeah, we. got a lot of season left. And I I think. it's great that in the NFL we have rules. if you tie, you know, there's different. tiebreakers. And in college football. it's just subjective analysis and that. started this Tuesday night and it just. gets messy. Yeah, but they put their. hats You see them put their hats. They. took went to work.

>> I saw that. >> They put their hats on, yeah. Did they sing their song this year or is. that is that not happening? Starting. with 12 kind of down the line. We don't know yet, but I just want to. know like. do they take the hat off cuz the hat is. kind of Well, they on the you guys. didn't see it. stopping the creativity? Eclipsed. They put their hard hats on. when they go in THE ROOM. OKAY. OKAY, SO. THAT'S THEIR THINKING CAPS. >> THEY whistle while they work. So, they take off their casual leisure. cap and they put on their thinking hard.

hat. >> Yeah. Okay, I get it. >> Their college game day orange hard hat. How much would you guys hate to be in. that room? Cuz no matter what you do, you're wrong. Oh, you mean like I I would hate to be. in that room. Okay, I didn't know why. You're you're talking about having one. of those positions. >> If all. if all of us. >> Oh, they would hate had to make. Wouldn't that wouldn't that suck? I mean. no matter what you do, you're wrong. >> way. Be awesome. >> Ty would want to do it. Connor would. want to do it cuz they'll just sit in. the fire. They're cool with it. Say so. what, Sally Field. It would suck though, you'd never win. Hey hey hey hey hey hey.

shh hey. Oregon loses Saturday. Don't get too. >> [laughter]. >> Don't get too loud with it. You think. that? Are you. >> getting real loud. I know. Why are you. saying that? Why'd you say that so loud. like that? This is very early putting. that out into the universe. Ty Ty really. was wishing you didn't do that on a. Thursday, but. >> I I hey, I've been I've been feeling. like this since the Monday after I mean. >> telling you. I'm telling you. We all love Dan Lanning. We all love the Ducks and their. potential, but there's just something.

about certain teams at Iowa. When you go. to November the only blessing they have. is it's it's not a night game, right? >> No, 3:30. If it were a night game, it would be it. would be a given. It'd be a loss. >> [laughter]. >> But at 3:30. it's going to get dark in the second. half. and I'm telling you Iowa's going to be. just typical Iowa. It's going to be. ugly. It's going to be like 15 to 12. You're going to wonder how the hell did. we get to 15 to 12? But that's part of. the fun with Iowa. We don't know how we.

got to 15 to 12, but it's going to be 15. to 12. >> What what what would happen to the young. Ty? >> How did we get here? How did we get. here? >> Two point conversion return for Yeah, actually they bobbled the snap. The. kicker picked it up, ran it in for a. two-point conversion as they were trying. to do an extra point. Something wacky. and then they're going to be lined up to. kick a game-winning field goal and it's. it's 15-13. It's 15-13. There's like 40. seconds to go. The crowd's going crazy. Here we go, lining up 45-yard right.

hash. Boom, nail it. Game over 16-15. Iowa wins. Iowa, all of a sudden is. still very much in the college football. playoff conversation. Right in the mix. They were big 10 champions. OH MY GOD, THE HAWKEYES WITH GRANKOWSKI. THIS D3 Heisman winner, national. champion before. No longer winning with. punting and defense. No longer winning. with punting and defense now. Winning. with just a quarterback THAT CAN'T. THROW, BUT HE CAN RUN REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, really good. He can run really, really, really good.

>> And look at look at the look at the. fans. KIRK'S DOGS GOING CRAZY out there. Now. Ty, he just took us to a fantasy land. there on Saturday and I don't know if. putting that out in the Dan Lanning. heard that right there. Sure. Dan. Lanning's running that to the team. tomorrow morning if I had to guess while. before they travel out to Iowa. Dan. saying, "Hey, this is what the voice of. college football is how he was in the. mix.". >> I'm telling you, be careful just be at. the very least. they're either going to escape or. they're going to lose.

That's what's going to happen. That Penn State game I had eyes on that. game against Oregon. Penn State, think. about how much has changed since then. >> Yeah. Think about how that was in. overtime. That was in overtime. That was. in overtime. So like Wow. >> That's just a that's that's what, 4. weeks ago? If you start doing the math. here midseason, it's That was a crazy. night. Oregon though, anytime Dan. Lanning's coaching them we have the. utmost respect, obviously. Might have the number one quarterback. drafted. I mean there is a lot of good. obviously with Dan Lanning, but Iowa is. just a little bit different, isn't it.

over there in Iowa? >> I'll tell you what, weather's not going. to be nice. It's going to be windy. It's. going to be rainy. I have been feeling. like this for a little bit. I I really. have. >> So does it scare you now that Kirk has. put this out into the No, no, because if. if they weren't taking Iowa seriously. before this Yeah, he's saying don't say. it. You just said it. You all said it. Everybody's Everybody's going to hear. it. We can't dump it. >> And it's not it's not coming from the. team, you know? Like Kirk's dogs will be. ready. He's certainly not giving any. bulletin board material, you know? So so. we'll see. Oh no, so CBS Sports just.

tweeted this out too. Mark Grankowski is. a winner. >> Well, that's just an undisputed. [laughter] fact. Yeah, he. just tweeted CBS Sports just tweeted. this out. So you got Herbie going shh, shh. Grankowski's about to take down. Oregon. Then you got CBS Sports saying, "Yeah, actually here's another thing.". HERE'S ANOTHER THING. 55 AND EIGHT THIS. GUY. YOU YOU WANT TO SEE a winner when. he's playing football, he wins. And Dan. Lanning, you hear what CBS Sports is. saying now about this guy? Hear what.

Kirk Herbstreit is saying? So much to. draw from in such an inspirational. motivation type game. Now all of a. sudden it's just getting flooded over to. Oregon. What is that What is Kirk going. to be able to pull from? What is Kirk. going to be able to pull from now? >> He doesn't need any gimmicks. He's not. P.J. Fleck. He doesn't need some. [ __ ] row the boat row the boat mumbo. jumbo. Yeah, there's no reason for that. There was no reason for that. >> Why are you taking shots at Minnesota? What what's going on? Well, they love to you know chant I hate. Iowa and stuff like that and I don't. think about it, but I thought that was. pretty apropos because Kirk's just going.

to do what he has done every single game. for the entire Kirk Ferentz Ferentz era. Hey, we're just going to be tough, be. physical, play smart, don't get. penalized, and we'll see you know, we'll. put the chips in the middle, we'll see. how it how it falls. And you have something for the river. Something for a good river. >> they just they try to lure you out out. into the fourth quarter, out into the. deep end. They just try to It's really. ugly. Really ugly. It's going to be hard. to stay awake. See if they can. That's what they do. That's Iowa. football right there.

>> [laughter]. >> No explosives, no offense, no throwing, just hard-nosed Iowa football in. November at home. Waving. at the children's hospital. That's. right. They've been averaging 30 plus. for the last couple weeks here, so you. know, we'll see. >> All right, we'll see. Bye week might. change. Let's go back to the NFL, talk. about a team that might be back. Go. ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Herbie, you had them last week, the Ravens down in Miami. Now the record.

is still what the record is, but they. are the favorites to win the AFC North. What did you get vibes-wise from the. Ravens before that game and how do you. feel about their outlook the rest of the. season? I'm probably like a lot of other people, the fact that they were finally healthy, not just Lamar, but all the pieces. Ricard Ricard being [clears throat] back. as you guys know is such a big part of. what they do offensively. I'm I mean. they were favored before they won that. game to come back and win their. division. I know you're a big Steelers guy, they. got a big win last week and it's really.

a two-team race in that division, but I I you look at their schedule, what. they have in front of them. If they stay. healthy, I love the Steelers, hope they get. there, but I I would bet on the Ravens. right now. >> You don't believe in your Bengals? You don't believe in your Bengals, Herbie? Yeah, good team. >> No, I don't at all. I I I I'm a I'm a I. they my team's take a rubber hose out on. me and just beat me into the ground. That's what they like to. You know, that's that's what they do.

Yeah, but Joe Flacco, dude. Joe Flacco. had such a cool game. Such a cool under. two-minute drive to score a touchdown to. win that one. That was such a good. drive. As long as there's more than 15 seconds, then. you know what's going to happen. Caleb, you knew it was going to happen? >> Here's my Here's how my brain works. Touchdown, great. How much time's left? That's game. THEY LOST. NO WAY! WITH. CALEB DID YOU KNOW THAT about Caleb? That's a real thing cuz like obviously.

Kousin Lovelace makes an incredible play. in the Cincinnati Bengals and here's. some Caleb Williams magic that's. obviously taking place in the NFL that. was also happening in college, which is. why he was the outright number one guy. in the. >> Right here in my family room I said hit. the hit the crosser. Hit the dig right. here. Get in the field goal range. That's what I'm saying to Jake and Ty. Boom. I did This is a bonus. That was a. bonus, the the missed tackles. I just. thought they'd tackle him, bring out the. game-winning field goal, but the bonus. there with Lovelace saying these guys. don't tackle, so just keep running.

What's your Reds group text called? Pain. >> Pain. Yeah, pain. Shout out Cincinnati, still doing it. Hey, you know what. though? We all knew going into the year. though that that was going to be a. winning brand of football. You know, we. all knew that that was how you win. football games going into the season. Now there was a chance that you guys. were going to change it all. Cincinnati. was going to change it all. Hey, we'll. pay two number ones cuz they both are. incredibly talented, they both are. exactly who you paid them to be. We're. going to pay a quarterback that's going. to be great and then you know, defensively they'll figure it out. We'll.

get a stop somewhere. We'll get a stop. somewhere in there and we'll just be. able to beat these teams. And then. whenever you think about Bengals defense. ranking 632nd among 640 defenses in the. span of 20 years. Is that bad? That's. That's That's That's That's uh So there. have There have been worse. Lou, I. thought Sweet Lou was the problem. He. Where's he now? Over in Indy? He came to. the Colts. Yeah, we got Yeah. Yeah, we. just got Sauce too. We just got Sauce. and Moody and Tremaine Pratt. You guys. know him. He was a good player for you.

guys. He's over here. We got the Forest. Buckner, Grover Stewart. Le'Raven Clark. He's got three picks. I. think he had two picks. Yeah, Lou Anarumo is just out there. calling the shots, but yeah. It turns. out he's still he's a DC in the league. still. Okay. >> [laughter]. >> Doing well. Doing well. Yes, he is. This what he said about. Sauce Gardner and love the addition of. Sauce. It gives us another Pro Bowl. corner. The guy's been a lockdown player. his whole career and gives us the chance. to match him and Ward Moody up to. different receivers. Two super smart. football players. I can't say enough.

about Sauce Gardner being on our team. We just elevated our whole defense. Lou. Anarumo is living like king over here. Pies on king, Lou Anarumo. Getting all. the pieces, they're spending money on. defense, they're spending draft picks on. defense. They spent two first. >> Honestly, how's that feel? How's that. feel to feed your squad? Cuz I know you. were last year the last few years it. hadn't been great with you and the. Colts. You're you're back. You're back and you. guys are all together in harmony, Yeah. happy, enjoying this ball club. Is it What's it feel like? Is it fun? Is. it sweet? I love the Colts, yeah. I love.

the Colts. The team, you know, I love. the Colts team. This particular roster. doing a great job right now. How about. the owner, buddy? What's going on? The. owner's taking notes and like. You're talking about Carlie? You're. talking about Carlie Irsay? Yeah, Carlie's a G, okay? And that that is how. Carlie's been on the sideline for years. now, okay? As I think it became more I. guess closer to the time in which they. potentially take over team, they. obviously all started investing a lot. more time in building, learning about.

things. Carlie since day one of getting. in the building full-time has been. having full meetings and sessions on. trying to learn the ins and outs of. football that she wasn't able to learn. from She didn't play. I think she's. lawyer by trade, so she obviously been. around the Colts her entire life. Her. dad had her around. She obviously loves. the Colts and everything like that, but. she didn't get to play, so she doesn't. know the ins and outs. So she thinks, and I think this was her original. thought is I'm going to have to hire. people that are going to have to do this. and I don't know enough about this.

particular world. So she has gone. headfirst in. You're talking trying to. learn as much as possible and this is. like years now. This is like five, six, seven years straight of trying to like. learn everything she possibly can. And. talking about Lou Anarumo, I talked to I got a chance to talk to. one of the big three here, Carlie, and. I'm like, "What are you doing, you know? What are you doing?" Everybody wants to. know what you're doing. She's basically. just charting what the play calls are, what the outcome is, and then she's. checking out trends. At what times you. do what? Why do you do what? And she.

said Lou Anarumo's play calls vastly. different than what the previous. defensive play calls were. He's got tags. and ads and things like that. So as soon. as she sees that, you know, she's like. what's I've never what is this and then. she she's able to talk to Lou and then. when she's talking to Lou Lou's like. well this is adding this to this so it's. like she is literally trying to learn. football as fast and as great as. possible and I think like obviously you. can mock her cuz she does she does not. give a [ __ ] about what people think. about how she dresses does. I own the.

team. Okay, I will dress however. She. was dressed like Michael she had this. leather. jacket on leather pants on these sick. probably $10,000 boots on on the. sideline with this entire thing like G. You're talking about like an actual she. got a lot of her dad in her too when it. comes to that like hey I am who I am but. like it's all coming from like a good. spot and I think she knows as do Kaylin. and Casey cuz they've been in the. building and been talking to these. coaches so much. It's like hey what do. we need to go? Like hey we want to win a. Super Bowl here. This would be really. cool for our dad. This would be really.

cool for everything. It's like how do we. go and it's like you get us another big. time elite defensive guy with we trust. you let's go and they're in. So I think. it's all because of the information that. she's gathered that she's able to sign. off on this type of decision if that. makes sense. Yeah man and you can see. it's cool to see that she's taking the. time and not just this year but kind of. behind the scenes maybe we just didn't. see the cameras weren't on her and we. didn't realize that she's putting that. kind of commitment in but I would put. them up as the biggest surprise this. year in the entire NFL. You go back to. August what people thought of them and.

the potential I mean I mean it's easy to. look at Daniel Jones now but when Daniel. Jones left Minnesota there weren't a. whole lot of people thinking that he's. going to be the the guy. Thought maybe. it'd be a competition with Anthony. Richardson but he's he's been a huge. story. You're the man. Thanks gentlemen that's. Kirk Herbstreit. See you tonight Herbie. See you with. Texas brother safe travels. Be a friend. tell a friend something nice it might. change your life. We'll see you on the. other side. $4 million in prizes and [music]. charity as a result of the field goal.

kicking contest and Pat what do we got. going today? Yeah Reese I'm happy I. can't see that graphic from where I'm. at. Just hearing about that is obviously. something to make my wife and daughter. not be thrilled. $4 million out the door. because these college kids have been. showing up in such a big way. Congratulations to Jared Morris here. You were the ticket winner. You are not. going to be the one doing the kicking. How come? I cannot kick. Okay so you're. you're ass at kicking. I'm ass at. kicking. I climb rocks I don't kick.

What's your major? I'm an accountant. Okay so we're going to be counting. numbers later. >> Absolutely. >> Hopefully there'll be some numbers off. of. Jonah. Okay. >> [cheering]. [laughter]. >> Oh. It's great. ALL RIGHT JONAH. HEY YEAH. so you were a kicker in high school is. that right? >> Yeah I I kicked my senior year of high. school. I was the all region KICKER. BABY. JORDAN. >> [cheering]. >> OH REALLY? WE GOT A COUPLE OF BLOCKERS.

I THINK WE NEED A COUPLE BLOCKERS. NO THEY DO NO NO NO NO. Your senior year. what were you? How many attempts did you. have? I had about five attempts. Um made three. of them. You got three FOR FIVE AND MADE. ALL REGION? YEAH. REGION? Let's make this for $750,000. $250,000. TO CHARITY. $1 MILLION. TO THE ALL REGION KICKER JONAH. Three.

back two over. He's got a shot here. Time out. >> [laughter]. >> TIME OUT DUDE. WE GOT A TIME OUT. Time out dude. >> [cheering]. >> You know what I'm saying? You're fighting a little. >> Yeah well we got blockers. Let's talk. Let's talk it out. WE GOT A MILLION DOLLAR KICK JONAH. WHY. DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT? Uh. Here he goes. OOH. >> [cheering]. >> NO GOOD. JONAH WE WILL STILL DONATE $250,000.

Oh he called a time out before the kick. He called A TIME OUT. >> [laughter]. >> $250,000 is going to go to charity. You. two will get an opportunity to win. $125,000. each. 250 in total for you if you're. able to make this kick Jonah. Sound. good? For $500,000. OUT THE DOOR. >> [screaming]. [cheering].

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FOOTBALL. IS AWESOME and tonight on. Prime we have an AFC West clash between. the Raiders and the Broncos that we will. all be watching. It's an 8 and a half. point spread on ESPN bet. December 1st I believe and then. everywhere else you can potentially get. it at 9 and a half as well. It's more. than a one score game looking at it and. boy if it's another blowout the NFL. might start dancing with a little bit of. a danger with the fact that these prime. time games have NOT BEEN LIVING UP TO.

ANY HYPE. OR THIS COULD BECOME absolutely. sensational battle of. Bo Nix and Max Crosby and Geno Smith and. a Broncos defense that has been heralded. as maybe one of the greatest of all. time. Al Michaels will be on the call so. it'll feel big unless it gets to a point. where it's a blowout and Al Michaels. will say what the hell are we doing? And we will love him for that. And. Herbie will be doing the same exact. thing. What we do know is the pre-show. will be spectacular. The post-show will. run very late and a game will be.

happening in between those. Will it be a. good one? We hope. Can it be ass? Certainly. Now we will talk about it for. a little bit longer here and then we. have a full boots on the ground feel the. beat of college football coaches that. we're about to start hearing about 8. minutes or so. We got Rhett Lashlee. joining us from SMU. Ryan Day joining us. from Ohio State. Mike Elko joining us. from Texas A&M and then Rule joining us. from Nebraska. I've heard about to hit. it from all different angles. We're. lucky to do it. The toxic table's here. at Boston Connor and Matt Taub Schmidt.

What happened to the hammer? Cowboys AP Tones here and joining us. live from Maniac in Ohio is a man who's. a college football national champion a. Super Bowl champion a ladies and. gentlemen AJ Hawk. How you doing Hawk? Good I'm looking forward to the old yeah. what do you the we're we're what? Feeling the beat with these coaches and. everything. I couldn't pick them for. [laughter] a second. Yeah yeah me. neither. It took me a little bit to get. there but yeah we got boots on the. ground we're feeling the beat brother. and you know you don't really know how. things are going until you talk to. people that are there. And we're talking.

to four coaches that are in four. different spots obviously. Ohio State. reigning national champion how's Ryan. Day going to feel about that? Rhett. Lashley has three losses but only one. ACC loss can still win the ACC and get. in the college football playoff for two. straight years. Matt Rule obviously he's. going to be looking at a different. outcome this year as we build for next. year in what we have with a quarterback. that just broke his fibula. who's out for the season. And then you. know Elko down Texas A&M. What a genius this man is. Everybody. calls him a football genius. And then.

going into the season it felt like. nobody just expected Texas A&M to be. great. Beginning of the season nobody. expected Texas A&M to be great and then. all of a sudden it's like I thought we. trusted Elko and I thought we said they. have all the money down there. So if. they have all the money and we trust. Elko one thing leads to another Texas. A&M's going to be very good. Oh. undefeated in the SEC. Marcel Reed as. quarterback that started playing last. year has only gone up into the right. They're special talents. So I'm excited. to talk to everybody here AJ. Yeah I think everyone's going to be. great but Elko is well he's like one of.

the football genius on the defensive. side. We don't see that a whole lot. We. know we they give a lot of respect to. him but usually it's those offensive. guys that we want to crown as as these. like wonder kids that can figure. everything out but it's credit to Elko. man I love that guy. Well just wait for. the question that Tones going to ask. Elko about his defense because college. football playoff chairman came out and. said yeah reason why they're three is. cuz their defense ass compared to Ohio. State and Indiana. So now on that note. though. they were talking about stats and they. didn't say ass they just said it was a. separator between one and two and Ohio.

State who has a historic defense. Indiana's defense very good a lot of. continuity from last year's team and. they've added pieces they've only gotten. better but they said that the separator. and why Texas A&M was third as opposed. to one or two is cuz the defense wasn't. as good. Now that is a stats driven. thought because if you do eye test last. few weeks they figured it out. Early in. the season though their defense was in. Elko's world and I guess in any college. football world not good. Third down red. zone not good, which was abnormal for an. Oklahoma squad. Yeah, they were giving.

up 20 points plus I think it was UTSA. and then I want to say Nevada or. something like that and then they went. to Notre Dame and gave up 40. So, those. first 3 weeks were not impressive, but. since then believe they are the number. one third down defense in the SEC and. red zone they turned that's what really. turned it around for them. So, they've. been Oh, and sacks. Sacks they are like. four or five in the in the country in. sacks. So, they're buzzing there as. well. >> So, the stats tell the story of the. entire season, but if you look like the. last few weeks it's like actually. defense. they're back. That's Oklahoma's bread.

bread bread and butter. So, it's like we. assumed it would have come back. Can't. wait to talk to all of them. And Ohio. State's Ryan Day thank you for making. that happen by the way. We appreciate. you utilizing your former presidency. there and getting Ryan Day on the. program. Nobody talks about him, bro. Nobody talks about it. I guess I don't. watch Big Noon. I don't get to watch it. as much and I don't watch as many like. Fox stuff, you know, cuz I just don't. see it literally in my world that I'm. in. I assume they're talking about Ohio. State a lot over there on a regular. basis because we don't really nationally. it's just like Ohio State's number one.

team. Okay. I'll be here. Next. conversation. It's crazy that Ryan Day. potentially can have that as a motivator. for his boys. It's almost a good I mean. yeah, it's a good thing because it can. always be a motivator for your guys. think that they you know, people don't. value what we're doing and all this, but. also like why if you're in the Ohio. State's position you don't really want. them to talk about you. If they're. talking about you it's cuz they're. freaked out because you lost or you. barely beat a team that you should have. won by 30. So, I think they're doing. what they I think they're doing what. they need to do. >> This was like the Boston Celtics a few. years back they were just so good nobody.

talked about them then they win and then. everybody says was it that impressive? It's like wow, don't give this team any. of the flowers, which is what I'm. talking about here. Like Ryan Day's team. here deserves flowers. They are pounding. people. They are Matt Patricia's defense. is. maybe the best in the history of college. football whenever it's all said and. done. That is they're on track to. potentially break records to be the. greatest of all time and then Julian. Sayin's the odds-on Heisman favorite. So, the number one team in the country. they had they're odds-on Heisman. favorite as quarterback, but not really. chatted about. So, they can still act.

like they are the underdogs, which is. crazy to think about and crazy how good. that team is fresh off of a national. championship where they lost a lot of. pieces. >> Well, I think you made the comparison. either Monday or last week, but it's. just like Georgia. I mean Georgia the. second year after Stetson Bennett won. the first one and he went to win the. second one and they ended up going on to. win it, but you didn't talk about them. all year and it's almost a good omen. It's like okay, we're not going to talk. about Ohio State all year. This is. what's going to happen. They're going to. run the table and then they're going to. run the table in the college football. playoff and then it's going to be hey, now we're going to talk about Ohio State. for six more months cuz they just went. back to back. >> Yeah, but then as soon as the off-season.

starts they'll say Ryan Day can't do it. again. You [laughter] know, it is a it. is a juggernaut over there for Ryan Day. It's like Ryan Day feels the heat can't. win it can't win it can't win it. Then. he wins it nobody talks about it. Okay, nothing to say now? Nothing to say now. we are nothing now we got nothing to. say. So, I can't wait to tell Ryan Day. that we noticed that that's happening. and he'll have to say, you know, we. don't worry about that. We worry about. what's going on blah blah blah blah. blah, but deep inside he'll be like. thank you for pointing out that I got. killed for everything and now we're. winning everything and nobody's saying a.

damn word about it. So, it'd be nice if. there was a little bit of. six seven here. Yeah, there won't. [laughter] be. It would be nice if there. would be a little bit of that. Okay, let's talk about tonight's game before. we dive back into college football. Raiders Broncos AJ, what are your. thoughts on how this game goes or what. these teams stories are in your eyes? Obviously I've broken it down a couple. times and we've chatted about it, but. week 10's kicking off in the AFC West. and both these teams going into the. season we thought were going to be good. I think one of them we thought was going. to be great. That team has remained as. such in the Broncos.

Yeah, I think I think the Broncos will. continue to roll tonight. I think the. Raiders we always talk about Max. I love. Max Crosby and how he plays. I think. he's going to have an impact, but I. think the Broncos especially at home at. night Thursday night big time situation. Sean Payton wants to put on a show. I. bet he wants to put up a lot of points. tonight. So, I think Bo Nix has a big. night in this I think the Broncos. defense obviously continues to do what. they do. What does Vance Joseph's. defense do that everybody else maybe. can't do or why are they just so good? Is it because Vance has been there for.

so long and there's so much continuity. and everybody kind of understands? Is. that a huge piece of it or what are your. thoughts? I think that's. definitely a big part of it. I was with. Vance Joseph I was in Cincinnati for 1. year. He was the DB's coach and I I went. to Vance all the time to ask him like. little nuances of the defense and really. I I love that dude. I think he's really. really good, but I think he's not. he's never going to overcomplicate. things. They all know their job. They. know what to do and they play well. together. Like playing great defense is. no secret. There's no secret sauce. It's. 11 dudes running fast with proper.

leverage and being accountable to your. teammates. Just all buy-in. It's all buy-in. That's. why you know, you hear some. I don't know if they're scouts or. coaches. I don't know who to throw under. the bus here for this. So, I'm just. going to say football people say, you. know, on defense side you're looking at. that wonder like we don't want like. we don't want super smart independent. thinkers. >> No. >> [laughter]. >> You know, we want guys to just hey, when. we're told to. I need you to sell out through both. these guys jaws. Hell Hey, you need to.

eat up these two guys. That is your only. job. You are nowhere near going to make. the play. You. you are you have no chance of getting. the tackle here. You're going to end up. on your back actually. This is going to. be a this is going to be a painful rep, but if you do that guess what's guess. what's happening right behind you. Boom, we got a big time play. That is a lot of. defensive football in the NFL and if you. one person doesn't do that it's like up. touchdown. Okay, that is how we lose it. all. So, having everybody on the same. page and if you can have super geniuses.

across the board then you're now you're. now you're really cooking. But boy, if. you just got a couple independent. thinkers out there if if one's wrong. we're all wrong. I think it's kind of. the old narrative out there. Yeah, you it it definitely helps to have. even you don't have to have all super. geniuses, but maybe two or two to three. on a squad that can kind of make sure. everybody's lined up. Those guys that. may not be the super genius, but they. may hey, you see that guy? Go kill him. You got to have a guy like to line him. up. You need to have some of those super. geniuses to make sure that guy is lined. up in the right gap. >> Man, we had I special teams obviously.

you're looking for those guys. You know, you were looking for them. >> Oh yeah, especially old especially back. in the day with the wedge. >> Guys that are just down for the cause, man. It's just like hey, I understand. what it is and yeah, I got it. >> I'm here for I'm here for a good time. not a long time. They know that. >> Bingo. Yeah, AQ was the king of the. wedge. He was actually the wedge. So, he. just had people running into him and. that was something, but the people that. were running into the wedges. those. they were down for the team, man. They. they were they were down for the team. and they took great honor in it and I'll.

tell you what coach if you didn't show. it. like whatever happens in the next. meeting you were doing it a disservice. It's like hey, you have a guy on your. team here that is willing to just. sacrifice his entire body so that we can. maybe get a guy to make a tackle on a. kickoff. Like that that is maybe. something that's happened. Special. brains, man. Special people. Special. sport that's why we love football so. much. We've been so incredibly lucky to. kind of get dropped into the college. football world baptized by its tradition. and its pageantry and now it's time to.

feel the. Another another seg of feel the beat. another time of AJ just not feeling the. beat. >> Per usual. The beat. >> I felt it. I felt it. I just showed it. in different ways, but I definitely felt. it. No, this is like when Wiz Khalifa. asked you put your hands up and you. refused to put your hands up. 2 feet. away from him you didn't put your damn.

hands up. So disrespectful. All we're. asking for you to do is feel the beat, you know, and normally we go to beat. reporters because beat reporters are. there and they have a better grasp on. things, but now we're going to feel the. beat. We're going to go boots on the. ground with the actual coaches of these. teams to see where they're at. Let's go. directly to the source. Let's go to. Dallas. Ladies and gentlemen, the head. coach of the SMU MUSTANGS RHETT LASHLEE. >> [applause]. >> WAS THAT A BRAND NEW CAR YOU JUST BOUGHT. with that new extension? [laughter]. Geez, sorry to go into the car. dealership. RHETT CONGRATULATIONS. HEY. RHETT GOT A BRAND NEW CAR. COACH,

CONGRATS ON A NEW CAR, RHETT. HEY, appreciate it. Hey, you earned that. deal obviously down there. Last year you. go to the playoffs and I know how much. you love SMU. I got a chance to meet you. in your first round with SMU then you. leave then you come back as the head. coach. Special place feels like you've. always felt that way. Why is that kind of coming true with. this particular run with you down there. at SMU? Yeah, I mean we just in our time here. like you said back all the way to 2018. off and on and then coming back as a.

head coach. Dallas is a great city. It's. a great place to live and it's all about. timing. It just happened to to get the. opportunity to be the head coach here at. the right time when you know, the. alignments here is great. Everybody is. all in on us competing at the highest. level and being the best we can be and. our program has been on the national. stage before on that national. championship level. It's just been a. long time and so with that couple with. move to a power four conference all the. things we need that's what what makes it. fun and when you can recruit the area in. Texas and Dallas you're going to get.

some good players. So, we just feel like. we can keep building here and that's. that's what makes it a good fit for us. >> I feel like the donors and boosters are. in a plenty and they're behind you, which is also good thing in 2025. We. don't. act like that's not reality, but let's. go back to this past weekend special. special moment for you. Go ahead Conman. >> Yeah, coach what did it mean to you to. see that you know, goal post get ripped. down? I mean it was a massive overtime. victory. It's not as if you haven't had. huge wins before, but what was it like. Saturday and just kind of taking that in. after completing the upset against.

Miami? It was awesome. I mean that's it's part. of the vision what we're trying to build. here. You know, I wish you could do it. overnight, but it takes time and you. know, 2 years ago we won a conference. championship. Last year we made the. playoffs and. you know, this year we're still in. contention for an ACC championship and. we've gone and won at Clemson and now. beat a team like Miami at home and the. most important part was a packed. stadium. Ford Stadium was packed, it was. loud, it was loud start, it was loud to. finish. Obviously saw the field just. packed with fans and the goal post. coming down. It's what make college.

football special and it's been a long. time since SMU we've been in these kind. of environments and to be back in these. environments, be back in these games and. to take advantage of these. opportunities, I think it's just what. gives us all a lot of confidence we can. keep this momentum going. >> You just mentioned about still being in. it. AJ has a question for you. Yeah, coach, I know you have three, you know, so-called winner bowl ACC games here. ahead of you guys. I guess what's the. message for your team to try to finish. out strong and get back to that. championship game? Yeah, we've proven this year we can beat. anybody and we can lose to anybody. So,

you know, we're going to have to play. really well to win up in Boston this. weekend. If we can. find a way to do that, we stay in the. hunt. You know, we're playing meaningful. games in November for the third straight. year and that's a big deal. That's our goal every year. Then we get an off week and then I mean, we got a top 15 team in Louisville that. would be coming into Ford Stadium. And. so, just another great opportunity. We're in a different situation than we. were last year, right? Last year it was. like you're in control when to win out. and go to the ACC championship game and. maybe make the playoff as an at-large as. we did. You know, we stubbed our toe on. some games, brand new team, breaking.

some stuff in. But now we're playing. good football. If we can win these three. games, there's a good chance we can get. back to Charlotte, but we have to take. care of what we can do and that's. winning these three games. So, our focus. is a little different, right? We're not. having to worry about all these other. distractions. Nobody's talking about us. We weren't ranked Tuesday night. But yet if we can win out, we'll be 9. and 3 and 7 and 1 in the league and we. can possibly be in Charlotte. I love. that you know all these things. Yeah, Tuesday night, no SMU, yeah, three loss. I don't think they dove a little bit. deeper, only one in conference, you.

know, we we still very much in it. And. the fact that if you win your title, you're in the dance, anything can. happen, right? Obviously we feel that. way. Did you learn anything last year. from the playoff maybe? What type of. team, what you need to be better at, anything like that? Yeah, I mean, I think that whole. experience will help if we are fortunate. enough to win enough to stay in. contention down the end of November or. early December. You know, the old saying act like you've been. there before, you can't do it until. you've been there before. And you know, last year was the first time we'd been. on that stage in 40 years.

And so and all of our kids obviously. So, we had a good team last year. We had. a team that could have played much. better against Penn State than we did. Our defense played well, but we didn't. But I think that experience helped us. this year when we go on the road to. Clemson and you know, it's 80, 90,000. people and they're flipping the lights. on and off with 5 minutes to go in the. game and we got to go on 11-play. touchdown drive to win the game. Or. Saturday when it gets to the fourth. quarter tied and then we get the ball. down three with 2 minutes to go. We got. to go tie it up, win in overtime. Like. just each chance we get to be in those.

moments and those stages, we get better. and better at it. So, if and when we're. able to get back to Charlotte or to the. playoffs, I think we'll be better. equipped for it. >> Callous, little bit of a callous team, which is always good news. Tone has a. question for you, coach. >> Yeah, coach, last year you guys were. more of a running team with Brashard. Smith, who's now on the Kansas City. Chiefs. Obviously he was awesome. This. year more of of a passing team. Is that. because Kevin Jennings is in his second. year, feel more comfortable that way or. is that just kind of how the team is. built this season? Yeah, great question. I mean, we miss.

Brashard. I mean, that's almost 2,000. yards that went out the door. And he's. playing pretty good for the Chiefs. So, he he was obviously a weapon for us last. year. We've got some younger players and. it just the running game hasn't been as. consistent as we'd like it to be this. year. We've had some injuries and at. times we just haven't executed like we. need to. And yes, we have Kevin. Jennings, we have Jordan Hudson, Romello. Brinson, some really good tight ends. So, you know, like Saturday was a good. example. We could have ran the ball a. little bit better, but we weren't going. to win the game. And so we kind of had. to let Kevin air it out. He threw it 44. times for 365 yards and it worked. Um,

but. for us to win these games down the. stretch, we're going to have to have. more balance. But yeah, I think Kevin. being more experienced definitely helps. us. >> Are you guys still moving really slow on. offense? Cuz I know that's what. everybody says, it's how boring your. team is. Here's what's crazy. So, Saturday time of possession, they had 37. minutes, we had 22. That's the whole. quarter. But when you dive into it, they ran 78. plays, we ran 70 plays. So, our defense. didn't really play that much more. That's how fast we were playing when we.

had the ball. And so, yeah, we like to play fast. We like a. fast break offense in football and we. like to throw it deep a lot. So, hopefully we can keep that going. >> Yeah, we like to what we like to call. electrify the people whenever they're. watching our team and it has certainly. been that. Congrats on the new deal, you've earned it and good luck to you. and the boys the rest of the way. Thanks, Pat. Appreciate you guys having. me on. What's the chant? You guys have a. chant down there? I forget what it was. I forget. Do you guys have a chant? I. forget. I mean, they mainly just chant. SMU, SMU [snorts] over and over and.

over. It sounds good when they're doing it. Yeah, yeah, certainly does. [laughter]. Now, Texas Tech and SMU very similar. places, right? I've heard very, very. similar. >> Very similar, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I heard. >> and Lubbock really, really alike. [laughter]. You're the man, ladies and gentlemen, coach Rhett Lashlee. >> [applause]. >> Yeah, I heard Dallas and and Texas Tech. very similar places. Just same state, just got to be the same style of place. Hey, that Dallas place where they're at? Pretty nice. A lot of cash. A lot of.

cash. All of the cash, I guess, you. know. And. a lot of those people live through the. death penalty. Yeah. >> Yeah, SMU, you got all the all the old. heads, you know. So, there's like old. heads that are very much like, let's go. ahead and get the boys back. And they. got great facilities down there. I mean, they are set up for success. And the way. Rhett plays, it's a fun team to watch. So, you know, you get a chance to kind. of go on a run in a place and you got. booster and alumni support behind you, you're going to be in what we like to. call prime college football position. We. talked to AQ Shipley yesterday,

obviously. He's got no idea who Penn. State Tigers are. No, dude, today I. don't know WHO THEY WHOA, NO, JUST CUZ. AQ DOESN'T WELL, YEAH, I I suppose. Have. you heard about Who does AQ want them? Different name every time we talk to. him. Different name. He's learning about. new guys. Have you heard about insert. name here? I like him. Guy's always talking out of. his ass. Who, AQ? Yeah, right here. Literally. Like actually doing that in. here. on TV for the entire thing, which is. certainly something. Rhett Lashley. though has always been good to us. I. appreciate the hell out of him. Speaking. of people that have been good to us,

ladies and gentlemen, it's time to FEEL. THE BEAT. IT'S ENJOYABLE TO WATCH YOU GUYS DO. THAT. YEAH, BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED to feel. the beat with us. >> if you're doing it. I think I do feel.

it, but maybe I'll show it one of these. times. You're right. Joining us now is a. man who definitely had to feel the beats. because he has a soul unlike AJ Hawk. National champion, head coach of the. Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day. >> Hey, coach. [cheering]. Do you feel the beat? I I felt the beat. I felt the beat. You. did I feel like you didn't feel the beat. all of a sudden. Now I'm starting to. think you didn't feel the beat. You said. you saw the beat. It was first with your. eyes, not with the ears and the body. Your bones then just start doing this, coach. That wasn't out of nowhere.

No, not so much. All right, I'll do the dancing. I'll do. the beat feeling, okay? You all hot guys. just kind of not feel beats and just. kind of look at them. Let's go Let's. talk about some beats, shall we, of the. college football season? You know, I do. college game day on Saturdays. Pretty. big part of the college football. conversation, I'd say. We here Monday. through Friday talking sports, pretty. big part of the sports conversation, I. feel like. The only time we bring up. your team is we just say how dominant. they are. Wow, Ohio State, so dominant. Let's go to the next conversation. You're odds-on favorite, obviously to.

win it all. You have the Heisman. favorite at Julian Sayin, nobody's. talking about your team or your. quarterback and you guys are the odds-on. favorite to win everything. How do you. manage that with the team? And do you. like that you aren't really the topic of. conversation all the time? Like maybe. you used to be whenever it was negative. and now there's really no positive on. the other side. Well, I I think it does. and can have an effect on your team. I. don't think that there's any question. about that and I think to act like, you.

know, the. the fans, the players, the staff members, you know, the. recruits, their families aren't watching. and listening, that's that's being. naive. So, you know, for us, I know it. sounds cliche and this is the message. sort of that I've been. talking to our team about is that, you. know, we just cannot get comfortable and. we cannot get bored with just the same. old thing over and over again. And that's having a great week of. preparation and then putting it on the. field on Saturday. And.

that's it. And what we're trying to. chase, I mean, is we want to be the best. in the country at what we do and we know. that we have to play our best football. here on the second half of the season. This is where all the good stuff. happens, right now. And you know, I. think it's you know, people say ignore. the noise when things aren't going well, well, it's the same thing when things. are going well. And so, you know, criticism and blame. are all the same. And so, you have to stay disciplined and. focused on what really matters and. that's the messaging and it's going to. take, you know, a bunch of guys in this. this building right here to stay focused. week in and week out. We got to do that.

again on Saturday. Guys have been. crushing teams. So much so that people. are like, are any of these teams. actually good? It's like, well, every. Saturday we see some team drop their. standard just a little bit. You guys. have not done that at all. And we had. the chance to chat with you before the. opener against Texas and we talked. about, hey, you might be in the middle. of a dynasty right now. You might be. kicking off a dynasty right now. We have. no idea. And you said that you actually. I think had to talk to some folks about. some ideas and opinions on after you're. winning it, how do you sustain and how. do you stay at the top? How has that. been for you as a coach? Like keeping.

the, hey, we can't get bored doing the. same thing. Sounds like that is a. message that you probably been. sending all season. Is there any other. things that you're picking up on top of. the world that you're at while you're. trying to stay there? Well, like you said, it's it's the same. thing over and over again. And there's. times where I think you have to adjust. the message based on what your team is. feeling or doing, but it's the same. foundation and the same fundamentals. that we start the season with. And. that's not going to change. And so, you. know, we we really wanted to grow up.

this off-season. We knew we needed to. mature and it was a group of guys that. hadn't played a whole bunch of football, but they saw what happened the year. before and I think they recognized the. fact that it's a grind. Like what we're asking our guys to do is. is a year-round deal. And it's not just, you know, from September to to November. I mean, it's it's year-round and and the. grind that we're in right now. Like this. thing's going all the way to the middle. of January. That's the goal. And so, we. have to embrace that part of it. So, when guys walk in the building every. day, like they have to enjoy being. around each other. But we're on that.

field, man, it is a fight. And so, Tuesday and Wednesday practice around. here, like you got to bring it. If you. know, we call them Bloody Tuesdays, man. It's like if you're not bringing it on a. Tuesday, I mean, you're you're you're. going to get it. And so, that's that's. where it goes. And that's where you get. better. And I think for us to play con-. confident on Saturday, like it doesn't. matter who we're playing because we're. competing against each other every day. across. across the line from each other. And so, you know, if you can cover Jeremiah. Smith or you can get open against Caleb. Downs or you can block Caden McDonald or. you can get around Luke Montgomery, like. you should have confidence on Saturday.

knowing that the opponent you're going. against, you know, is you know, you. know, maybe they're as good as those. guys, but there's not going to be too. many guys better. So, that's that's the. confidence that we have to continue to. build with as we go towards the end of. the season. That's how they described. Alabama, you know, practice was much. harder than the games. The the second. team was trying to beat the first team. because they know that they're next and. they're trying to put on. So, then the. games you come around, it's like, is. this team better than our second team. that we were playing against? Probably. not, to be honest. But on that note, prepared for any moment and if you suck,

there's somebody ready for your spot. So, it's a nice little motivation. I. think they talked about it with the. Miami teams way back in the day as well. Every dynasty basically has that culture. and that mentality. That's sweet. I. didn't know you were doing Bloody. Tuesdays. That changes a lot of things. in my mind. In two 2025, you're doing. Bloody Tuesday, know that I'm on your. side, okay? If we if we are if we got a. Bloody Tuesday call, that means uh hey, we're still trying to be more physical. than you, which is what you have to be. to win in football forever and ever, amen. Go ahead, A.J. Hawk. Yeah, coach,

can you just talk a little bit about a. couple of your linebackers, Sonny. Styles, Arvell Reese? We we're watching. these highlights, we're seeing these. guys all over the place. I guess did we. know we Sonny's played a lot in in this. this scheme already in this system with. the team, but with Arvell, did you know, I guess, the impact that these guys were. going to be able to have this year? Did. you could you see could you foresee it. coming in training camp? I I think one of the things that. probably doesn't get talked about enough. is. when, you know, Matt came in, Matt. Patricia came in, you know, he.

had to embrace the current staff and. then the current players. And so, our. defensive staff did a great job, I. think, of making the transition with um. you know, some of the some of the new. stuff that that Matt's brought to the. table. But when you talk about Sonny. Styles and Caleb Downs, you know, they're the guys that are almost like. coaches on the field. And when you when. you look at Sonny, I mean, he's wearing. the green dot, he's doing the. communicating. He started at safety and now you know, plays linebacker. And so, he he sees it. from, you know, from top down. And then.

when you look at Arvell, you know, he. played linebacker, but also spent some. time on the D-line, came back to. linebacker. So, he can do multiple. things. They're versatile players. But in the transition of of sort of a. new terminology and new scheme, you know, those are the guys that have. been able to get guys around them to. play better. And I think that that's. that's the sign of a of a of a great one. is when they make the guys around them. better through the communication. But. the versatility of all of those guys is. what really what I think what what. separates them. And just how fast. they're playing right now, you can just. see there's just a twitch about Arvell,

about Sonny, about Caleb. They're seeing. it, they're anticipating and not. reacting and that's the key. Matt. Patricia also uh showcasing a good. twitch, isn't he? You see him on the. sideline, looks like he's a little. faster than he's ever been. Yeah, he. looks good, man. He. he's down some weight, he's uh you know, moving around good. The the beard looks. sharp. I mean, he's he's moving fast. now. Hey, you're talking about yourself. there, too, a little bit. You look good. Hey, that beard's good, too. All the. same things you sent his way, I think. you could go ahead and send right back. to yourself, brother. You're absolutely. killing it. On top of the world. Talk. about Matt Patricia, though. His. defense, you know, it was uh chatted.

about after Texas. You know, I think. after the Texas game, everybody was. like, hold on. And now at GameDay, anytime I bring up Ohio State, I have to. bring up like giving up less than six. points a game. Like Illinois scored. some, I think, late and I think there. was probably in a whole conversation. about how that's not how we're doing it. this year and I assume the next week I. think you guys came out and shut them. out, Wisconsin I think was the next. week. Uh and you guys gave up zero. points or whatever. What is Matt. Patricia's defense like for you to learn. about, too? Is it vastly different than. what you they the boys were doing in the. past or why do you think it is kind of.

worked so well in college? As we know. him as an NFL guy. Well, well, Matt Matt. has such a a. a Rolodex of years of going against. really good offenses and then also has, you know, this this resume of of players. that he's had over the years. And what. what you'll hear him say a lot of is, you know, Arvell's like so-and-so or. when I had Jamie Collins, he was like. this player. And and, you know, Ninkovich reminded me of this player. And so, you know, he he combines some of. these players that he's had in his past.

with the schematics of playing against. um you know, some of the best, you know, quarterbacks and offenses that have. been, you know, in the NFL in the last. 10 to 20 years. And so, when you combine. all those things with a group of guys. that, you know, my my opinion have a. high football IQ, it can be a lot of. fun. Yeah. >> Every day when he comes in the building, you know, he's got that pencil and you. he's pulling it out and he's coming up. with new stuff and these guys embraced. it. And but they're the ones that have. to put it on the field. I mean, they're. all good plays. We all got good plays, but the players are the ones that have. to get it done. Yeah, and him being able. to communicate with that generation, you.

know, like like all of it. We we didn't. know how it was going to go with Matt. Patricia. We obviously know him. I think. we know him very well, have a lot of. respect for him. We all appreciate the. hell out of him, obviously. The play. call Seattle Seahawks New England. Patriots is one of the most legendary. defensive play calls in the history or. defensive stands in the history of ball. But when it went to Detroit, how it went. and now it's going to college, especially with the Belichick stuff, how. will it work out? It's been awesome. seeing him smile. You know, it's been. awesome seeing him enjoy football. You, too? Have you been enjoying it a little. bit more this year?

Uh like I say, fun is winning. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, yeah. Fun fun is fun. is kicking ass. I can say that. You. know, losing's no fun. So, that's it. But I will say this, being around these. players and these coaches uh is fun. Coming in the building every day is fun. And I think for for this age group, it's. important that when you walk in this. building every day, if you're going to. play all the way to January, these guys. better like coming in the building cuz. if they don't, it's not going to go very. well. And so, we have to we have to. figure out ways to like drive them, push.

them, make them uncomfortable, but they. they have to like being around each. other. And and it's like that with the. staff and with the players. And when you. walk through that trophy room over. there. What a hilarious flex. I Not everybody's. had a chance, obviously, to be in the. Ohio State practice facility. We have. been very lucky to be in there and have. an entire day there with six tele- I. mean, six cameras. >> Yeah. It was so awesome. I I mean, it. was absolutely incredible being over. there. Also took some of your some of. your Uncrustables, you know, had a. couple of those. We appreciate it. We. enjoyed some of the the fruits of the. boys' labor over there, for sure. But. like as you walk into that facility,

it's just a big trophy room. And this. thing's three, four stories high. It's. all trophies everywhere. It immediately. puts it in perspective, I think, like, oh, yeah, we win around here. And I I think. that's a nice reminder, especially with. what you guys just did. Like this isn't. new. This is what Ohio State football. is. And on that note, you might have. your best quarterback you've ever had. right now. Go ahead, Ty. Yeah, coach, Pat mentioned how no one's really. talking about Julian Sayin, although he. is the odds-on favorite to win Heisman. And even at the start of the season,

that was kind of the big question mark. Hey, we know how talented this guy is, but we still haven't seen it. Um. especially coming in for Will Howard who. had that many starts under his belt and. that much experience. How impressed have. you been with Julian Sayin so far this. year? Because if you don't really watch. the games and you just look at the box. scores, it seems like, you know, he's. getting better each and every week. Well, he is. He is um I think his confidence is. probably the biggest thing. I think. you've always we've always seen that. Julian can make the throws. He has that.

innate talent. The ball comes out. quickly, his mind works quickly, his. footwork is good. He's he's probably a. little more athletic than he gets credit. for. Uh he's quick. Um but but to me, it's been the preparation. You know, he. had an opportunity to watch Will Howard. go about it last year, what came with. that, what came with last season. And. what what a great opportunity to take a. year to learn from somebody and then go. now and now it's his team. And the. command he has, the confidence that the. guys have around them that if they. protect for him, you know, they know. they got some really good receivers that. are getting open down the field and then.

certainly in the run game. So, uh I I. just like his command of the of the. offense and his confidence right now. I. think that's what A.J. Isn't that what. you said? Uh from watching the game. live, you said it was first game you. really had a chance to be down there. this season cuz you've had, you know, family and and visiting stuff going on. You're like, he's a guy. He operates as. a guy, right, A.J.? Yeah, I I was uh on. the field pregame and then I saw the. first couple series from the end zone. And yeah, watching him just everything. Like I I told you, coach, like I said on. the show here, I watch all the little. things. How he comes in and out of the. huddle, talking to coaches. Yeah, he.

when he pull when he decides to pull the. trigger, man, that dude, he's got a live. arm. It's fun to watch. >> Good for you, Ryan. Hey, good for you. all over there. Congratulations on a. great start. Obviously, you've won. absolutely nothing this season, okay? Nothing. Number one team in the. >> That's right. That's exactly the. message. >> team in the country, though. Hey, number. one team in the country. This guy right. here. THIS GUY'S NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE. COUNTRY. RIGHT. HERE, THIS GUY. KEEP TELLING EVERYBODY WE CUZ THAT'S. WHAT I'M TELLING we haven't won anything.

yet. We haven't done anything yet. So, we got a long way to go. A lot of. football ahead of us. I DON'T KNOW. TUESDAY NIGHT I THINK I SAW THEY CROWNED. you guys. YEAH, THIS GUY YOU GUYS ARE. NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. DON'T. START with that crap. >> [laughter]. >> You're the man. Ladies. Ladies and gentlemen, national champ. Ryan Day. Thank you. Yeah, coach. He was. just saying good night now. He's. starting to get up. >> No, that's uncomfortable. We haven't won. anything. No, no, no, no. No, you guys. did Tuesday night. They actually said. who? I'm done. You win. These are the. winners. >> Done deal. These are Look at them, right. there in the middle of the bracket in a. very weird place. That's the number one. team in the country. Yeah.

Can they not? Couldn't they set it up. differently just for now? >> They did not. So, it does it like this. is what it's going to look like when. they're there, but yeah, the number one. team in the country right here in the. middle of the thing. It's like, all. right, sweet. That's uh interesting. dynamic, but on that note. Jimbo is saying so good. >> Mhm. Yeah. I love hearing what he just. said right there. His leadership, his. command, his moxie is what drives the. boys. That's very real when it comes to. quarterback position, especially brand. new quarterback for a team, but brand. new starter for a team, AJ. I think if he came in and just like. stumbled out of the gates and lost the.

game earlier and just hasn't been. playing well, like coming off the year. they had with Will Howard and all that. he'd done, like good luck. They would be. calling for your head three series into. the first game. And he still has. Jeremiah Smith and Ainias Smith out. there. So, it's like what's what So, we. know what the problem is. It's this one. right here. >> Yeah. Yeah. This quarterback right here. Well, it's a whole new team, actually. We don't really know We got to give them. time to kind of find Nope. Yeah, we just. saw it in the national championship. We. just watched third and nine, you. remember? Will Howard threw the thing. up. That's We need Jimbo to do that. And. he has. Beats Arch in Texas week one.

Nobody talks about him. Then he just. goes on to be dominant. 80% completion. rate or something like that. >> there. It's like 80% completion rate. >> dinking and dunking either. Like he's. not just Yeah, throwing behind the line. of scrimmage. >> Quick release, too. He's got a little. Dan Marino in there. He's got a little. Danny in him. >> quarterback. All right, ladies and. gentlemen, let's go uh. let's go to the great state of uh Texas. with a team that is uh undefeated in the. SEC. It's time TO FEEL THE.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE. DID YOU FEEL IT, AJ? YEAH, HE WAS DANCING. THAT WAS THE BEST. one yet. That was by far the best one. >> Well, I had to take my big country's. Yeah. Sure. up on this big seat cuz we. got a man with a big brain. Ladies and.

gentlemen, the Texas A&M football head. coach, the number three team in the. country, undefeated Texas A&M Aggies. Mike Elko. Yeah. You feel I'll tell you what, that's a. heck of an introduction right there, Pat. I appreciate you getting on a chair. for me. >> Yeah, no prob. Hey. You know what? I did get on a chair for. you because of how big of a fan of yours. I am. Did you feel the beat over there? Did it hit your bones at all? Did you It. did. It did. I was I was dancing. You. just didn't have the camera on at the. time. >> Oh. Okay, I knew that about you. Golly, I knew that about you. Okay. Uh speaking of knowing about you, I.

didn't know much. Okay, before I get in the college. football world. Down at Duke, I. obviously get to meet you, your entire. staff. You go over to Texas A&M, take. the job. It's a huge deal. Everybody. says Mike Elko good football coach. Mike. Elko good football uh football coach. Texas A&M has all the support that you. could possibly want to be a good team. Everybody assumes you're going to be. good. Then going into this season, your. second year, nobody's really talking. about Texas A&M. Even at the beginning. of the season, you guys have a couple. good games. Nobody's really expecting. greatness. I want to let you know. because of how big your. brain is, okay, and how everything.

everybody has ever said about you is. you're a good football coach, I expected. your team to be great this year, and I. don't want to like say I'm a super. genius, but did you as well? You You had. to know that this was probably coming. with this particular squad in the. preseason. And how do you feel sitting. undefeated this stage of the season with. everything literally very much in front. of you still? Yeah, obviously we felt like we had a. chance to to take a huge step forward. And. you know, last year we had a really good. first two months of the season and then. we didn't finish it the right way. And I.

loved the way our kids attacked the. offseason. I loved the development that. we had in the program. I There was a. really good feel for where the culture. was and what guys were doing. And so, we. went into the season obviously confident. that we could put things together and. and have a really good year. And and you. know, it's a testament to the kids that. they went out and did that. And. obviously we've added some weapons on. offense and I think that's made a big. difference for us. Tell me about Marcel. Reed. Obviously we saw him last year a. bit, but whenever you talk about. executing the entire offense, it feels. like he's very comfortable, very. confident. And the boys seemingly love. him out there. How could you not? Yeah,

no, I think he's made a huge step. You. know, I got kind of tired of answering. the question in the offseason cuz it was. the one everybody wanted to know. But we had seen it, you know, we had. seen the development. We knew how hard. he was working. We knew what he was. capable of becoming. And and we knew he. could be the quarterback we needed. throwing the football and running it. And so, I think you see a kid now who. can sit confidently in the pocket and go. through his progressions and put the. ball where it needs to go. And you also. see a kid that you're showing in these. highlights that when the play breaks.

down, he can go out and he can make. things happen with his athleticism. And. so, he's truly become the dual threat. kid we knew he could be. And it's hard. to argue that there's been a quarterback. better in big moments on the big stages. than him this year. Hell yeah. Go ahead, AJ. Yeah, I think somebody coached that. that probably helps with a lot of that. Your your OC Colin Reed. I know you're. being you're a defensive guy, but. bringing in an offensive coordinator. obviously huge high huge high. Yeah, my. bad about that, Colin. But I. I would thinking about that high as a. defensive coach, what has that done for. your offense? He's not a he's I know.

he's not very old guy. And you bring him. in there and he just hits the ground. running. You guys are very balanced, explosive offense. Yeah, I I think obviously when when. you're the defensive-minded guy, that's. a really critical hire for you. It's I. did a very similar thing when I got to. Duke. I I kind of locked myself in a. room and I just studied offenses and and. um watched what he did at Kansas State. I I thought he was really multiple in. how he attacked people. I thought he did. a really good job utilizing his. personnel there and and. figured I'd sit down and have a talk. with him. And you know, when we got. together, we had we actually had.

breakfast in Colorado. I flew out to. Colorado to spend time with him. And um. we just really hit it off. We did. Yeah, I think philosophically we're very much. aligned in how we see things. And um. obviously he's doing a tremendous job. coordinating that side of the ball and. then creating an explosive attack every. week. What you guys do? You flew to. Colorado, smoked some weed? >> [laughter]. >> Well, you know, I don't know if that's. really the cup of tea that we're at, but. uh we had we had a good breakfast, Pat. We had a good breakfast. >> [laughter]. >> You got to get your mind. out of the gutter a little bit, Pat. It's still. early in the morning. I know, in my mind. I'm heading to Colorado. Okay, I know. where I'm headed. I know what I'm doing.

Different. You're a you're a ball coach. You got Different different different. spots in life, Pat, you and I right now. Hey, maybe you and I go to Colorado one. time though. Well, you know, you do a. little breakfast, I'll do a little smoke. you, and we'll figure it all out. But I. appreciate you taking that, knowing that. that was the guy you want. That's why. you traveled to Colorado go do that, selling him. And then now you guys. obviously are reaping everything that. you've sown from that offseason because. you guys look special on the offensive. side. There is actually some question. marks on the other side. Go ahead, Tone. Yeah, coach, I wanted since you said.

you're a defense guy, I wanted to ask. you about this Tuesday, the college. football committee chair, playoff. committee committee chair, whatever. whatever the title is, Mack Rhoades said. that. >> Super duper Super duper leader of the. college football playoff committee. said the difference between Ohio State, Indiana, and A&M when they got down to. it was the defense. That's why you guys. were three and not one or two. Obviously. the beginning of the season you had. Notre Dame, which was just a. high-scoring affair. But then you got in. SEC play and your third down defense is. unbelievable. Getting to the. quarterback's been unbelievable. What. has been the difference and have you.

guys grown all season long on that. defensive side? Yeah, I think so. And listen, when it. comes to the rankings, you know, they. they have a they have a really difficult. task. You're trying to compare apples, oranges, and bananas all across the. country. Nobody plays the same teams. Nobody has similar schedules. And so, you know, it's a good thing now the. playoff is 12. And and ultimately at the. end of the day it's going to get decided. on the field. In terms of our defense, yeah, I think we've we've grown each. each week. I think we've had weeks where. we played consistently really, really.

well. We've had quarters where we played. really, really well. I still think we're trying to to put it. all together still at the level we're. capable of. But you know, we've got the. leading sack man in the SEC who's. swimming on the ground right there on. [laughter] the highlight. It's Zell. And. yeah, I think we've got a pretty good. secondary that's gotten better every. week. And so, you know, we just we just. look forward to continuing to grow and. and really become what we're capable of. being. Anytime we were reading the stats. of your defense early in the season, it. was like, well, Elko's going to get the. defense at some Elko's going to get the. defense at some point. Was it as easy as.

just like figuring things out? Or like. what is a change that you can make. throughout a season to make a defense. better? Yeah, I I think you know, one, the kids. get more comfortable in what we're. doing. I think two, as the stages have gotten bigger, they've they've, you know, elevated. their focus level a little bit. I think. confidence has grown a little bit. And I. think they're playing at a better level. And. yeah, I think we've played complementary. football for the most part this year. There's been times where the defense has. carried it, but there's certainly been.

times where the offense has had to step. up and carry it as well. Second year at. Texas A&M, undefeated. You got four. left. You got Mizzou at Mizzou. Then you have South Carolina, Sanford, and then Texas to wrap up the season. I. know you can't be looking ahead or. anything like that, but got to be. excited that in your second year in a. place that was willing to pay the amount. of money that they were willing to pay. to move on, that you've been able to. deliver for them. Honestly. And I hope. you take a lot of pride in that. And. hope you share that with the boys down. there for all the hard work that you've.

already been able to accomplish. No, for sure. You know, there's. obviously a burden when you come in. here. And and you know, there's there's. expectations that hey, if we spent that. amount of money to make the change and. you're the guy that we picked, we're. kind of expecting results. And. you know, it's just two years in a row. that we put ourselves in position going. into November to to be meaningful and be. relevant. You know, we got to go finish it. And. that's that's been the mindset. That's. been the focus every step along the way. We we know we're talented team. We know. have the we have the ability to go out. and play with anybody in the country.

But you know, every Saturday you got to. go out and prove it. And that's the. world we live in today. And so, Um, here. It's November. It's time to go. It's time to go show what we're capable. of and you know, we're excited for the. big challenge we got on Saturday. >> Yeah, you're in a good spot. It doesn't. sound like that sometimes though. Ty has. a question for you, coach. >> Yeah, coach, has the local media. lightened up a little bit over the last. couple weeks? I know a couple weeks ago, you know, when you guys were still. undefeated. Obviously, that's what fans. like to do. They like to get all cynical. and poke holes in everything when you. don't win a 100 to nothing every week. But now after the most recent rankings.

and where you guys are at, are are. things pretty good at every single day. when you're talking with people who are. covering the team? Uh, listen, media's the media. You guys. are a big part of it, too. IT'S IT'S UH. YEAH, WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. YEAH. NO, NO, IT'S it's um, listen, everybody. everybody wants to everybody wants to. figure out how come this part's not. perfect, that part's not perfect. I. think the biggest thing that I've just. tried to get our fan base and our media. around is the fact that it's hard to win. football games. And so, um, we're doing.

things, you know, we won on the road. against the top 10 team for the first. time since 1979. Uh, we won in Baton Rouge for the first. time since 1994. We're 8 and 0 for the. first time since night like those are. long times ago. Like I was. >> [laughter]. >> not like very much into coaching at that. point. And so, like let's just take a. step back and let's enjoy the fact that. we're winning and let's not just focus. on the play in the second quarter that. we didn't do the right way and. um, how that's going to kill us if we. move forward and we keep making those. mistakes.

>> I will say that second quarter play has. come back to bite you. I actually I. heard you. I think I heard you. referencing that on people. [laughter]. Just wait, I'm going to start doing a. little bit more research on your poor. ass second quarters now that I know that. that is potentially where we need to. attack. I appreciate though that you're. keeping it all in perspective though. through it all. And obviously that. relationship with people that have been. covering the team for a long time, they've been through this. You know, they've been through it a lot of times. They're expecting probably, which is. once again why you're hired to bring it. in the way it is. And on that note, you.

talk about having a good setup down. there. I've had an opportunity obviously. to be a part of a couple game days down. there. Your crowd and your fans are so. awesome. I mean, it is such a cool. place. But also, the traditions and the. way you guys set things up might be tops. in the country. Go ahead, Con Man. >> Yeah, coach, let's go off the field and. talk about the game day kind of. production of the whole entire thing. [laughter] Do you think that the college. football playoff would rank Texas A&M's. walkout as number one? One of our guys,

Gumpy, always posts it and it's. basically the most electric walkout in. the entire country, I'd say. Yeah, I mean, certainly got to be up. there. I think we're 10 straight games. We've had over 100,000 fans in our. stadium. Um, you know, the 12th Man shows up and. supports always. I think we've had more. people at our Friday night midnight. yells than a lot of people have in their. home games. Um, it is it's a really. passionate fan base. It's a great. atmosphere. Uh, there's nothing like. running out of the tunnel on Kyle Field. and um, you know, it's just great to put.

together a season that these fans really. deserve and and can really get behind. and um, you know, we're we're obviously. focused on this week and and South. Carolina or in. Missouri, but it'll be great to get back. home for South Carolina. It's been a. while. It's been over a month since. we've been home. Oh, the place is going. to go crazy. >> Yeah. Crazy. Huh? You like that song. I did. You can dance. to that one, too. I see you, too. Hey, I see you, too. Turn around doing a little talk, little. battle on the shoulder and then you do. your little skip. You know, you got your. little little skip, little run, bringing.

it back old school. It is a You can't. walk down you can't walk down the tunnel. without a little bit of swagger in how. you go about it. >> Well, especially with the lighting. And. and from what I heard some of the boys. say last year while they're walking down. next to you, it's like, I don't know how. you're not ready to go win a football. game by a thousand. The lighting, the. songs, the just everything about it is. special. And you talk about the midnight. yell, you know, obviously that is easy. to for other teams to make fun of. It's. like, hey, they they dress weird,

they're going through a thing, they're. doing a thing at midnight. It's like, these people are showing up for the game. literally at midnight the night before. so they can learn how they can terrorize. your team on the It is a it's a special. place and I love that you've embraced it. all and your walkout is I don't know. Tennessee had a great one last week. Bama. Tennessee, Bama, Bama's got a six. out of Penn State obviously with the. whiteout people will talk about for a. long, long time. Oregon was insane when. I was up there, just a little smaller. than everywhere else. >> Texas Tech, I believe, has a pretty. pretty sweet one as well. Saturday. experience at this weekend, but your.

guys' [ __ ] is awesome. And look at you, hey. Hey, how are you feeling on the. runouts this year? You know, you're. you're 30-some days away from your last. runout. How are you feeling? We doing a. little knee drive? Maybe get a full. sprint like your Dabo out there? Well, I don't know if I'm I don't know. if I'm going to risk pulling something. like that, but. >> [laughter]. >> um, no, there's there's an energy when. you get down to the bottom of that. tunnel, like there's an energy and an. electricity in the air that that really. it is it it's unmatched and um, it's. it's an unbelievable feeling. It's an. unbelievable feeling leading that group. out and uh, and you feel especially good.

when you know the group behind you is. going to go out and play the way they're. capable of and lay it all on the line. and and have your back. And so, um, it's. it's just it's a really good time right. now to be a fighting Texas Aggie. There's no doubt about it. >> a special place down there and they got. a special coach. You're the man. Ladies. and gentlemen, coach Mike Elko. Hey, I appreciate you guys. Hey, how far. ARE YOU GUYS FROM LUBBOCK? Do you know? Oh gosh, pretty far. Like really far. Big state. Yeah, probably like four northeastern. states.

>> [laughter]. >> I think we're like I think we're like. eight hours. So, you take you take Rhode. Island, you take Delaware, you take. Vermont, even Massachusetts. I think you. could It's a seven-hour drive. Seven? Like like like New Jersey down to, you. know, North Carolina. You're the man. Ladies and gentlemen, Mike Elko. All right, I I won't see you. this weekend. I won't see you this. weekend. That was funny. About four northeastern. states away. Seven hours, that I mean, that is Boston to DC. So, he's not. lying. That's crazy to think about how. big Texas All of Pennsylvania. So, West.

Texas is North Texas. Right? Cuz that's what I think it's. Yeah. A&M's down here, Lubbock's up. here. Yeah, they count that as a West Texas, I. think it is, right? A lot of this, too, I think. Yeah, it's where Raider Red does. That's. right. That's where Yosemite Sam's from. No, I cannot. Really? I assume so. >> he was from Yosemite. I assume. >> No, no, he looks just like Raider Red. >> It does look just like Raider Red. It's. probably from down there. Yes.

>> [laughter]. >> I can't really I foresee a lot of that. Oh my gosh. They're doing good though. with a couple. >> Are you taking a couple with you? Well, I don't know. Couple six-shooters? I. mean, that's the thing. You got you got. to check the state laws when you're. traveling. Plenty of musicians have gotten in. trouble with their tour buses. You know, cuz they've potentially been. strapped up and then all of a sudden you. drive into a state and it's like, well, actually your gun license doesn't work. here. But it just worked like 20 minutes. Well, we're not 20 minutes ago. So, we. are now putting you in jail. For how.

long? However we want. So, I think Texas. probably be pretty good if I had to. guess. Indiana, Texas probably share. some gun license. Yeah, maybe I do take. a couple of mine down here and just pull. them out right now. >> [laughter]. >> Pull them out of my Absolutely. Pull. them BOTH OUT WITH THIS IS WHAT I. THOUGHT. YOU CAN'T SHOOT IT HERE THOUGH. Shoot it in the air though. Don't shoot. it towards anybody. Oh, you want me to. go shoot it, too. You So, you. You said if I'm pulling it out, all. right, let's get the one out of the. back, let's get the one here and then. let's actually unload these things. You're on the set. Could you imagine me.

on the set? Lights dropping. Got to come down. somewhere. That'd be crazy. Can't wait to get down. there with them. Honestly, I've heard. nothing but great things. And obviously. the videos we have seen coming out of. Lubbock in preparation for this. weekend's game are special. And those. kids have been practicing kicking. Looks. like there's some guys that got some. good [ __ ] kickers on down there that. could be able to move it. Okay, let's. talk about some news around the NFL that. is. phenomenally sad. Cowboys.

uh, number 94 literally just scored a. touchdown a few nights ago on Monday. night football for the Dallas Cowboys on. a blocked punt. Uh, was found. dead this morning. And uh, obviously. this is incredibly sad. Just had the. night or the game in the moment I assume. that he's worked his entire life to. have. And then the Frisco police and the. Texas uh, state resource, I believe, department, something along those lines. have put out a couple statements right.

before we went live about an accident. happening and then a chase and then him. evading and then. uh, a search in an area and then him. sending some messages to people that he. knew that were potentially alarming and. then they found him uh, passed away. So, we would just like to let everybody know. that we are so sorry that this happened. down there in Dallas to the Cowboys. We. are so sorry to the family, the friends, former teammates, former coaches of. Murchison, especially after what just. happened on Monday. Every Everybody that. has coached this guy, been a teammate.

with this guy, you name it, on Monday. after he scores that touchdown, say, this is our guy. This is our guy. So, he. literally just probably came up in. conversation again for so many people. Probably so many good memories being. talked about. So many good stories. So. many good everything happening just on. Monday. And then here we are just a few. days later and he's gone. And it's like, we didn't know him, but this is. certainly something like perspective, dude. Like you never know what anybody's. going through. You have no idea what's. going on in anybody's life. And if you. have the opportunity to maybe change the. trajectory of somebody's day by just.

telling them like, hey, hope you're. good. Let's go ahead and do that. That's. like another reminder is what I saw from. this. AJ Hawk. Yeah, terrible things. like this, yeah, they that's the only. you got to take the only positives they. bring should hopefully bring you. together with the people you care about. and you love. And yeah, it's weird, man. It's it's weird with all the dealing. with all of it. It's as you get older, too, it's it's wild. So, yeah, I think. it should perspective, you always talk. about that. >> Yeah, perspective big. So, rest in peace. to him and his family. And we are so so. so sorry about that. Rashid Shaheed went. into Seattle. He's the new Seahawks wide.

receiver. He said, "I'm here to stay. I'm here to stay. He's a weapon." Sam. Darnold can spin it. And now that you. got Jackson Smith-Njigba and Rashid. Shaheed on the same offense, let alone. all the other weapons, it's like the. Seattle Seahawks go from great to. greater somehow and they're in it for. real. AJ, feels like the Seattle. Seahawks make a big-time statement that. they are in it for real with Rashid. Shaheed and he's feeling the same way, it sounds like. Yeah, it's good to see. how how he uh he enjoys being there and. he's he wanted to be there for a long.

time. Yeah, John Schneider, man. He just. kind of quietly goes about his business. and continues to make this team better. and better. This route right here was. awesome, by the way. I love watching. this. Yeah, and you have to give him. respect for the deep ball. So, he can. cut those things off at any moment. So, he he can be a mid-throw anytime he. wants because everybody's got to give. him so much respect for the deep ball. So, it's like I'm excited to see what. they do with him in that offense. Huge. news in hockey last night. Alex Ovechkin. scored his 900th goal. First player ever. with 900 goals.

Congratulations, Ovi. Ovi, >> [applause]. >> friend of the program, I guess we could. say uh cuz he obviously [clears throat]. uh joined the program last year as he. was in the middle of breaking the goals. record. Now, he's at 900 goals, first uh. person ever and he does it in a nasty. Oh, sweet. >> backhand, uh obviously, sneaking it past. the goalie. Ovi special. Very, very. lucky that we've been able to watch his. entire run and I think he's nowhere near. done. If you listen to him talk, he's. going to be putting pucks in the nets. for as long as he possibly can. Nick, this guy's greatest goal scorer in the.

history of hockey and he notches another. resume builder, basically. Absolutely, and he does it in un-Ovi-like fashion. with a spinning backhand. Uh pretty. exceptional to do and he's going again. tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ooh. Okay. Oh, no. All right, SORRY. YOU'RE PLATEAUING AT 900 for a while, Ovi, as the boys were celebrating. Remember, if you can watch an NHL game, do it. They're awesome. The sport's. great and it's currently happening and. Ovi is a goat and we get a chance to. watch him for hopefully the next 10. years if he continues to drink his diet.

Coke and the way he operates. Uh we. appreciate you all so much for allowing. us to do this for a living. We'll make. our picks uh digitally on YouTube, ESPN. Plus, Disney Plus, and TikTok live. Hope. you're able to find those. Obviously, with a lot of things going on in the. world, we uh hope to continue to be a. little bit of a distraction to all the. [ __ ] and a celebration of sports. We'll celebrate week 10 kicking off. tonight tomorrow. Goodbye. Tonight's week 10, I was going to say.

Shouldn't I go with it? >> it still applies. Title of the title of the day. Did you see what the Blues goalie did? What did he do? He took a puck and hid. it in his pants. Yes. >> [snorts]. >> Ref had to come get it from him. Classic. binner. Unbelievable. Where are they? He's Canadian, but This was after, I. believe, he got caught. And he had to give it back. >> Yeah, the ref comes up to Oh, he's still. doing it. Oh, he's still doing it. The. ref comes over, gives him a little. talking to. Give me the puck. Hey, we're going to need that puck. No.

Why do they need it back? Why did he skate away so he didn't see. him take it out of his pants? Yeah, >> [laughter]. >> what are we doing? He's following him. Yeah, he's still there with you, dude. I. don't have it. What are you talking. about? It's not me. Oh, it's in the. corner. Oh, how'd that get in there? >> Oh, there it was the whole time. He was going to keep that? Yeah, why. does it smell like poop? >> What was that? He was going to sell it. on eBay for like a thousand bucks. Yeah, not a bad play. Binner, he likes. to get under the skin of the other team. anyway he can. He'll he'll find any edge. and he'll take it. Did you hear the. story about the guy that had the home. run ball hit him in the leg while he was.

trying to buy some popcorn or something. like that? Shohei's home run ball. >> No. There was a guy that was in like a. concession line. Homer bomb hits him in the leg. Just picks it up. 150,000. Yeah, pretty sweet. That's. sweet. Yeah, I was reading the story. about how much the auction people were. like, "Yep, we will we got to do this. entire thing now cuz this entire deal.". And it was just such a bomb that it made. it all the way into [laughter] the thing. and just. Oh, nice. Baseball. Sir, this ball we now need.

your ID, we need to take a picture. Can. I get my nut? [ __ ] nachos. >> [laughter]. >> You got [ __ ] nachos, come with me. Yeah, that is yeah, that's crazy. Like. sports memorabilia, remember Tom Brady. situation from a few years back. Tyrese. Haliburton and Giannis, right? Didn't. they have a situation? >> Yeah, the basketball. Basketball was. happening. All this, you know, these. memorable moments. That's why Cam. Little, whenever we finally were able to. debut the entire conversation, he. chatted about how, you know, they want. the the ball or the cleats, I forget.

what they want. They want something and. he's like, "I'm not giving them the. jersey though.". No, they wanted the jersey and he said, "I'm not giving them the ball." I was. like, "You let the jersey go and off, brother." They'll put lights on it and. make you look like you're a [ __ ]. But, this they're going to make it look. like you are one of the legends of the. game and Cam Little's going to be like, >> [laughter]. >> Dude, that's my [ __ ] jersey right. there. Yeah, you legit six a 68-yarder. Think about that. >> He's going to beat it. Don't you think. he's going to beat that? I bet He would.

have for that particular kick. He would. have for that particular kick. He's. special talent. All right, let's get to. a break on the other side and make our. picks. Let's wrap up storylines. I don't even want to talk about it. Mhm. We almost lost Ty in a U-ball. incident. Mhm. Oh. So, D-Bone [music]. was. kick-tipping what kick like tipping it. with his foot? Let's go to the footage, actually, if we. can pause the music. So, we actually. have the footage. Foxy found the footage. and uh Okay. Here's the moment, obviously. Foxy shoots and Oh. Yeah.

It's Okay, see it kind of comes quick. So, we'll zoom it. Boom. He was nowhere. near jumping in the air, either. Remember, if you kick the ball, you have. to be in. >> [laughter]. >> You don't have to skip to that. >> [laughter]. >> Cuz my first reaction was, "D-Bone. trying to change the game a little bit,

trying to do that." Ty's first reaction, "Why the [ __ ] do you think you'd be able. to pull that off?" Almost died, ball. goes flying past head. U-ball's getting. good. U-ball's getting good in here. Nowhere near jumping, by the way. Hey, D-Bone. Don't Yeah, don't you have to. attempt to jump? You got to at least. attempt to jump, right? >> Yes, if you're going to kick, it has to. appear as if you're trying to be in the. air. There might be a chance you're on. the ground, but at least the thought was. I have to be in the sky cuz a kick is a. radical move on the defensive side. It. really turns the entire momentum on its.

head if you're able to pull off a kick. tip into some sort of tip-in on the. defensive side. D-Bone has seen others. attempt it. Others are just a few. people, okay? People that have actually. used their feet before. uh potentially professionally, you know? So, D-Bone says, "Wait a minute, I. didn't know that was a move. Let me go. ahead and just throw this thing out. there." And to be clear, great ball. contact. Yeah, it really. was. It was yeah, he caught it. >> We've been in this Thunderdome for like. three or four years now and I've never. seen any ball of any type ever hit the.

ceiling, ever, until D-Bone did that. Not a bad you, D-Bone. D-Bone had a big one last night at the. Ryman. He had a big one. He was I heard. I I heard. I can I can I can imagine his. face as different people walk into the. bus, to the room, wherever it might be. >> [snorts]. >> Play it cool. Play it cool, D-Bone. Start sweating. I'm in the I'm in the fridge. Anybody want a water? Everybody in. there, yes, yes, yes, yes. D-Bone, no, I'm good. Just act normal.

>> [laughter]. >> Just [ __ ] take it. >> I heard he ended the night well, too. Yeah, I mean, he he's he batted a. thousand, I will say. I will say that. D-Bone batted a thousand. Looked so. cool, too. He had his boots on. Oh, hell. yeah. Did you hear what he had to do? What's that? 1:30 a.m. when you guys got back? Yeah. He had a calling. He had to go to. McDonald's. He was hungry. Come on. Is it open 24 hours? Oh, yeah. And 10. piece 10 piece nuggets. I thought that. was the night he had. 10 piece. No, it. gets it gets better. Took a detour.

because Sarge was behind him, so Sarge. didn't see him go to McDonald's. No. So, he he evaded Sarge? >> So, how'd you find out? He told us. He was lining up for a donut. this morning and told us. >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, but he had a tummy he had a tummy. ache after eating the McDonald's, so. then he had to rub one out. and saved his night. He said it was. perfect ending. I didn't get to bed till. about 2:15. Went on went on a deep dive, page 50. That's a lot of right. >> Well, I don't know, man. It's what he. does. All right, let's get to a break on.

the other side and make a pick. We'll. see if D-Bone's okay. D-Bone, come on. 1:30 a.m., you can't be doing that. >> off the plane, said, "You know what. would be perfect to end this night? Some. McDonald's." I respect that you're in. that. stage of your life and I've been there. before. We're just trying to tell you, D-Bone, is just drink a water. >> [laughter]. >> Just chug a water. It's 1:30 a.m. Just. chug a water. You'll be so. uncomfortable, you won't want to eat. Mhm. Just go to bed. You'll wake up in 5. hours. And then you'll have to piss and.

then you're up for breakfast. And then. guess what? You get McDonald's. breakfast. Cuz what he did, you know what he did. The 1:30 actually told all, "I can't. wait for breakfast McDonald's." He got. McDonald's breakfast again immediately. He probably did. Yeah. Yeah. Live your life, D-Bone. Live your bone. I mean, he's going to start driving out. to like Well, no, I guess if he admitted. it, but yeah, if he's trying to. you know, lose a tail so people don't. know that he's going to McDonald's, then. yeah. That's a mod. [snorts].

>> [laughter]. >> There's an update on the group text. 13. minutes out of my way, by the way. Had. to. Oh, no. FIRST SERGEANT GARLAND. JESUS. >> [laughter]. >> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I almost broke my neck on that plane. last night. Nodding off. I had one of. those. Oh. [laughter]. Oh my god. It was late night, but it was. worth it. And uh watching D-Bone like a. little kid in there was pretty cool. Hell yeah. It was a pretty cool little. moment. Obviously, he knew every song. that was being sung. This one hasn't. been released yet.

D Bone singing every word. There's actually a couple samples that. have been released to this song through. the blah blah blah website or blogger or. whatever. It's like, "Jesus, you're. awesome, dude. You are awesome. We're in. it. We're in the middle of it." Country. royalty last night. Country royalty all. over the place. And I'll say this, everybody crushed it. That was a great. show. Like, it was a very very good. show. There was emotional moments in. there. There was a high in there. We were super. country at one point. I mean, we were. really [ __ ] out there in the country.

one time. D Bone knew it all. And that's why we love him. Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice, it might change your life. We're. back on the other side with picks and. such. TAKE FIVE. JACK, YOU GOT ANYTHING TO SAY TO THE. TEAM HERE? Oh man, you guys keep. crushing and firing everybody up. It's. bigger than you guys and you guys are. the freaking best. Boom. Thank you, Jack. That's amazing. YES. GOD DAMN I'M. GOING TO EAT THAT.

>> [music]. >> WHAT THE [ __ ] IS THIS? We interrupt your. regular programming with breaking. [music] news. We have reports of a UAP. approaching Indianapolis. They have. messaged to officials they are coming to. take [music] over the world. >> Government agencies have been alerted. that they plan to land and activate.

Earth's Armageddon switch. This is. literally the [music] scariest situation. imaginable. A true doomsday scenario. Please stay calm, seek shelter. immediately, and pray to [music]. whatever god or higher power you believe. in. What is that? What? Landed here? I think Indianapolis. >> [music]. >> What? So, that can't be. We got to go. find these [ __ ]. Yeah. That's what we need to do. I think it sounds like something you. should do. Jack Carr, you there? I don't know. We need to Let's go. Come.

on. Let's go. All right, then. Let's go. Yeah, let's. >> [music]. >> [ __ ] these pieces of [ __ ] Yeah. Oh my god, this is the [ __ ]. It's here. It's here. It's the button. Yeah, it is.

Oh. >> Hey. Do you have a rifle? No, I got something better. I got. something better. Jack. I've been saving this. What? Yeah, yeah, yeah. What is this thing? This I asked. for a rifle. What is this? Yeah, it uh. it kills aliens. Yeah, I bought it. online. Deep web. That's certainly. convenient for us. All right. Here we. go. Hey. You be my spotter. Oh my god, it'd be my. honor. Let's go kill these.

[ __ ]. >> this. Where are they? I don't know. I. think they're coming. Yeah, I think they. might be coming from right over here. Yeah, yeah, looks like I see the [ __ ]. ship. Let's get them. They're not going. to get to that button, Jack. Nope, they. will not get to that button. Is that one of them? Yeah. Black helmet, Carhartt khaki. Walking right at you. GO AHEAD AND POP. HIM. YEP, YEP, YEP, THAT'S IT, JACK. CARR. THAT'S IT, JACK CARR. YOU KILLED. THAT SON OF A [ __ ].

OH, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. He looks exact. same, little taller, little bit more. awkward. A little more awkward? Yeah, yeah, he's. in the same spot though. Go ahead and. get him. Go ahead and get him. GO AHEAD. AND YEAH, THERE IT IS. GOOD HIT, JACK. CARR. >> TWO DOWN, TWO DOWN. TWO DEAD ALIENS. ONE. ON THE WATCH.

>> [laughter]. >> OH, he came down backwards. This one's. showing me his back. No respect. No. respect. Kind of disrespectful alien. here as he drags his carcass around. LOOKS OH, ALL THREE OF THEM STACKED UP. JACK CARR'S SLAYING ALIENS. OH, THERE'S ONE MORE. IT'S A BIG ONE. HE.

LOOKS LIKE AN EATER. HE IS AN EATER. OH. MAN. THIS MUST BE THEIR. supreme commander. Look at the size. HE'S LOOKING AT YOU, JACK. HE'S COMING. AT YOU, JACK. HE'S COMING AT US, JACK. GET HIS BIG ASS, JACK. BOOM! BOOM! THIS GUY'S TRYING TO TAKE DOWN OUR. PLANET. DOWN THE [ __ ] [screaming] OUT. THAT'S IT, JACK CARR.

GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM, YOU SACK. OF [ __ ]. >> [music]. >> ALL RIGHT, GO WORK, DUDE. That was awesome. >> I mean, they were going to [ __ ] come. in here. I mean, they just popped up and. then you just shot them right in the. [ __ ] head. >> know. Good thing we saw that newscast. We did. Well, that's the that's [music] why they. do the live alert. I don't know. Did we know that but.

that's still [music] I feel like that. should have been disclosed when we. bought this place. The legit. Let's go in and talk to the boys. Amazing. Let's do it. What a life you. live. Man, I'm just glad you had this. rifle and I had those binos. What are. the odds of that? I mean, I could see them. Good thing I. carry those with me everywhere I go. [music] The big one at the end really. ate some [ __ ] pain. Yeah, I feel like. he stopped somewhere on the way [music]. in for a snack. Yes, he did. Yes, he did. Are we Are we good?

What do you think, boys? [ __ ] Jack. Carr's here. >> [music]. >> If that's not enough reason to buy his. new book, I don't know what it is. Jack. could just save the Earth. And nobody would have known about it if. it didn't just so happen to happen right. here with all [music] these cameras.

Thank you, Jack Carr. Thank you, Jack. Carr. Thank you, Jack Carr. >> Thank you, Jack. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. Three-time world saver, Jack Carr, has. done it again. We're all mind-blown that a global. attack always seemingly happens [music]. when Jack Carr comes to the Thunderdome. But boy, we're thankful he's always. there to save [music] us all. On that note, Jack Carr's new book, Pry. Havoc, is available now. It's a Vietnam.

era thriller and the eighth installment. of the multiple time New York [music]. Times best-selling series, Terminal. List. Hell yeah, Jack Carr. Hell yeah. You know what? I think there's only one. thing left to do here. I've experienced. Cafe con Leche all time. I've experienced the wonderful culture. I've experienced the beautiful people. and I THINK WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE. WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE. >> [laughter]. >> WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE.

THIS DAY IN CORAL GABLES IS GOING TO BE. ONE THAT I WILL REMEMBER FOR THE REST of. my life. Ray Lewis STARTED HIS DANCE. RIGHT HERE AT MIAMI. ED REED STARTED HIS. LEGENDARY RUN HERE AT MIAMI. >> [laughter]. >> THE LEGENDS OF FOOTBALL RUN DEEP. THE. MOMENTS ARE SPECIAL. THE NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE IN ABUNDANCE. JUST. LAST YEAR, A LOVELY UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

WOMAN DIVER FROM ITALY WON A NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP. >> [music]. >> This thing's been staring at me all. DAMN. DAY. >> [laughter]. >> KIRK, I'M A LITTLE WINDED. I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO GET YOUR. breath this time, [ __ ]. I hope somebody got a life saver over. >> [laughter].

>> My man's out of breath. AND HE'S A LONG WAY. TO THE TOP. SOMEBODY ARE YOU GOING to jump in the Oh. my god. Yeah, so I'm tired for you. Oh my god. Oh, you got to take the. jacket off. Okay. Okay. Oh, oh, oh, oh, he's taking the shirt off now. LOOKING RIPPED. YEAH, LOOKING RIPPED. OH, he's taking the drawers off. Ladies and gentlemen, THE PANTS. >> [laughter].

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU COME TO THIS beautiful campus, you will notice quickly that THE. STUDENTS HERE LOVE THIS UNIVERSITY. THEY. LOVE. this atmosphere. AND I'M WITH EVERYBODY. I THINK. THE U. IS BACK. GIVE ME. >> [cheering]. [laughter]. >> HE'S GOT THE SPEED ON. GIVE ME THE.

>> [cheering and screaming]. [laughter]. >> CANES, BABY. >> [cheering]. >> Here it goes. >> [laughter]. >> Here it goes. Feet together. Feet. together. So, for the pencil. And he's got the moves. Brushing it out.

That could have been a winning field. goal for the Falcons. Miami at Florida tonight. Let's have a. look at that again. Check out the form, Herbie. Oh, man. Let's see the total We need just a bit. Looked pretty good. LET'S GET EVERYBODY. BACK. PERFECTION. Weight and all. WHAT'S MY GUY here. named? Ben Guyman. What is your major? Psychology. Okay, you're a psychology major. You're a deep. thinker, is that right?

>> Yes, sir. Okay, is that going to help or. hurt you today, you think? Maybe hurt a. little. Okay, well, I want to let you. know, psychology-wise, you should know that there is a radiant. energy of positivity right to your left. Jelly Roll will be. So, Jelly Roll said, "Pat, I want to try. to win hundreds of thousands of dollars. for a charity in Athens. I WANT TO KICK. A ball for $100,000. to give back to this community that is. embracing him as a part of it. >> And I think I'm fixing to split the. uprights, Pat. >> Okay, how much weight have you lost now?

>> I've lost 250 lb for this moment, Georgia. I'm fixing to do it. >> [cheering]. >> All right, BEN. The kick is currently. $100,000 for you. If he makes it, it'll. go up to $250,000. We will also donate $100,000 to a local. charity. Jelly Roll. >> And I will match that $100,000. So, $200,000 for a local charity. Hey, Pat. Let's go, JELLY ROLL. LET'S GO, JELLY. ROLL. Let's go, Jelly Roll. Look at what. we do today. Okay. HERBIE WILL ALSO TOSS IN $100,000 to. charity, WHICH IS VERY KIND OF HIM.

LET'S GO. $300,000. FOR CHARITY. DOG! >> [screaming]. >> DOG! DOG! DOG! ALL RIGHT. I'M worried for my tongue. All right, what can I do different, Pat? I think. you could try to aim to the right if I. were you. >> Okay, guys. Or if you knew somebody that. was a very good kicker, I think now. would be a great time to just go ahead. and say, "Hey, why don't you do that for. me?". >> You know what? >> Why don't you race somebody for the. city? I'll make another $200,000. We'll make. it $300,000 to local charity. Okay. >> If you'll let me pick up THE LEGENDARY.

HOT ROD FROM GEORGIA, PAT HERE, BABY. [cheering] MY BOY, HOT ROD IS IN THE. HOUSE TODAY. Hot Rod, it's great to see. you. You look fantastic. Thank you for. your service to the Colts. Can't wait to. see you back in the NFL. Okay, so he'll. put up How much you putting up, Jelly? >> $200,000 for a charity right here in. Georgia, Athens, I'll put up $200,000 as. well. Kirk will put up $200,000. We got. a $600,000 donation, and Ben's kick WILL. BE WORTH $400,000. THIS COULD BE A. MILLION DOLLARS HERE.

>> [screaming]. >> 33 YD. HOT ROD, POTENTIALLY A MILLION ON. THE LINE. MILLION DOLLARS! >> [cheering]. [applause]. >> LET'S GO, BABY! YES, GO, BABY! STILL GOT IT. STILL got it. Thanks, Hot. Rod. This is very expensive. BEN! BEN! BEN! BEN! >> [cheering]. >> OH!

BACK TO YOU, LOUIS. BACK TO YOU, LOUIS. During commercial break, there was no. way we were going to be able to get out. of that lawn and out of there without. giving him another shot. 100,000 bucks, he knocks it through. Pumped for Ben. Thankful for Hot Rod. Hey. White. Lights. Go. This show stinks, and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful. That. could be. on the line. with a gorgeous assist. The all-time. leading tackler for the Green Bay. Packers, YOUK.

>> [screaming]. >> DAMN IT. BE A FRIEND, [music] TELL A. FRIEND SOMETHING NICE. Could change. their life. Hello, beautiful people. >> [music]. >> And welcome back to our humble abode, the Thunderdome. On this glorious NFL Week 10 kickoff. Thursday, November 6th, 2025, hour three. of the program begins now. Football. He is certainly majestic, and that's. A.J. Hawk. He's won a college football.

national championship and a National. Football League championship and a Super. Bowl in. We normally just talk sports, but we got. breaking news. A man who works here at the Thunderdome. on a daily basis, who has many. nicknames, but. and just as many jobs around here, who. we certainly love. Bailey McComas is also known as Bill and. many other nicknames. Uh. He had to exit the Thunderdome very. abruptly and in quite a panic as he had.

learned that somebody just drove into. his house. So, he has a car currently in. his house somewhere. He. He just got a phone call, and during. [clears throat] the break, it was uh. Somebody crashed a car into my house, so. I got to go. Are the cats okay? That's Hopefully not. Full sprint. All. right, hopefully. Full sprint. Full sprint out of Thunderdome. We hope. his cats are okay. Tone does not speak. for the rest Freudian slip of the. tongue. Yeah, that's Yeah, come on, Tone. I think he likes himself.

>> He loves these cats. That's AP Tone at. Talk's Table. Here is at Boston Connor. at Ty Schmit. I have cats. I'd be very. worried if there was a car potentially. >> You got cool cats. sitting inside of the. house potentially. We don't know the I. don't think he knows what it is, either. And then as he's leaving, guess who fires up? Guess who fires up? Fire department right across the street. Yeah. So, it's like, well, we don't even. know if they're heading to Bailey's. >> No. We don't even know if they're. heading to But Bailey's running out of. the Thunderdome as the fire trucks right. across the street are.

going this way. Whole siren. So, a lot of chaos out here. We let uh like. to let Bill know, pulling for you, buddy. Good luck, Bill. >> Good luck, Bill. Um. So, Stuff to. Is that a vet? Oh, we got caution tape. out. >> Yeah, we got caught and that was where. the fire trucks were headed to. It. appears It appears if he is okay. We. hope everybody's all right, including. the cats and Bailey. Hey, Bailey. Good. luck, Bill. We love you, buddy. And you.

should feel pretty good about your knee. drive. That was pretty good run. >> Yeah. Out of the Thunderdome, through. the parking lot to his truck, hits the. gate on the roll out of the gate, two. cars behind fire truck as he's getting. out. >> Well, if we know anything about Bill, he. handles situations like this better than. anybody. >> Yeah, this is something he's very good. at. Whenever there's a little bit of. adversity, >> Yep. that's why we sent Mitt behind to. assess the situation and make sure. everything was okay. >> We did send Mitt. We were hoping for. potentially a drone follow, cuz it is. pretty near to your. >> Yeah. Drone following Bailey's car,

okay, as he's going, turning in. He's got the entire fire truck and then. Bill getting out of his truck, hands on head. We got drone over top. That's what we were trying to do. We. weren't able to get it on fast enough. because once again, Bailey from telling. us he had a car hit his house to. sprinting through the parking lot, probably 6-7 seconds, if I had to guess. So, we're proud of Bailey. We hope he's. okay. We hope everybody's okay, including the cats. And good luck over. there at McComas's. Good luck, Bill. [applause]. Good luck, Mitt. Maybe Mitt could do I.

thought Mitt could do like a live hit, like he's a local broadcaster. You know, they stand outside and We should. actually FaceTime Mitt, shall we? A.J., that's a good call, actually. You know, A.J. >> really paint a picture on what's been. going on and give us some information. >> We did have to tell him to. definitely not be the second person to. drive a car into Bailey's house, though. You know, whenever he was following. Bailey [laughter] over there, clearly. told him like, "Hey, now you can't crash. into his house.". Cuz Mitt's worst driver I've ever seen.

>> Ever. Parker, bad Parker, bad driver. >> What if he did? What if he did? >> We're trying to handle the situation as. professionally and as. courteously as possible, but um. Mhm. We needed eyes on Bailey reacting. to somebody driving into his house. Like. we needed that for sure, because Bailey. does get a little fired up. He does get. a little. you know, a little bit flustered, which. is It comes from passion. You know, that. comes from his passion, obviously. But. yeah, he uh. when he said, "A a car drove into my.

house, I guess. I have to go.". I want to We need to know if it's a if. it was like a targeted attack or it was. just a mistake. I don't know if. anybody's targeting Bailey McComas's. house with a car, but I mean, [ __ ] we. don't know what Bailey's up to. >> No, exactly. >> He's working out three times a day. I. know he looks very very fit. Joining us. now live from the scene of the crime, ladies and gentlemen, he is a MEMBER OF. HAMMER DOWN. UH. This is Mitt live from Mitt, how's it. going? Yep. Yep. Yep. Uh great. We got a.

We got a situation over here at the. McComas property. Um It seems as if. uh just high blood pressure. Guy had 198. and climbing, I think, and uh hit. Bailey's house. Okay, so guy potentially. had a little bit of a diabetes. situation, it sounds like, while he's. driving. Yeah, it is a very nice It's a nice. Corvette over here. I don't know if you. can see it. Is Bailey okay? Is every Is the house. okay? Is the driver okay? Yeah. Bailey. is talking to the cops. Uh the driver. seems okay. He is going to Oh, here's.

Bailey right now. We have an on-scene. interview. Bailey, how's it going, buddy? It's going. It's certainly going. Uh it looks like this guy had a really. sweet Corvette. Uh completely spun out, took out my tree, which I was just. manicuring that. It was really in a good. shape right now. And uh hit my. electrical box and my garage. Oh, perfect. Perfect. Okay, is he okay? Is. everybody okay, though? Cats good? >> Yeah, yeah, he's okay. Cats are good. Uh everything should be okay. We'll see.

The guys next door actually responded, so I got a escort directly to my house. Yeah, we saw you follow him. Yeah, we. saw it. We feared [laughter] that was. the case. All right, we appreciate you. Happy to hear everybody's okay. I appreciate you guys. Thank you. Good. luck, man. >> That's good. Mitt, really good, dude. You should feel very proud of yourself. Look at you. >> [ __ ] yeah. Go skater journalism. Let's go. Yeah. Best hit ever, dude. You're [laughter]. so good, dude. Yeah, we call it. litvestigation, you know, with me. You're the best, ladies and gentlemen. He's got a really nice Corvette over.

here. It's [ __ ] sick. He had 198. blood pressure, so I heard an ambulance. person say that. Right into the electrical box. It built. Oh, no, that's actually the meter, isn't. it? Or no, that's the electrical meter. I mean, worst possible spot. Happy to. hear everybody's okay, though, honestly. That is a very scary situation. How. about him manicuring his tree? I'm sure. he is, actually. >> Yeah. Guy's doing Bill a favor, I'm sure. What? [laughter] Go do that thing. That's what the boys said immediately. The boys said immediately, hopefully. this guy just took this entire house.

down. That That is what everybody. [laughter] just said. It was so. It was so sad. It was like, why do you. think that? This guy gets a new house. He's been through a lot with this house. You got a new photo here. Here's where. the damage has been done. Oh, that's. okay. You're good. That's good base. That's good sturdy home. You should be. proud of that home. You should be proud. of that home. Now, it feels like there's probably. going to be a lot of things that are. going to have to get fixed just with. that particular part there. Anytime you. get a dent in something, normally that. offsets like everything else. So, you. know, the knee bone's connected to the. shin bone. In a house, everything's.

connected. So, whenever one thing is. just like this, you got to fix Oh, yeah, we got to fix this top one here, too, and this one, and this one, and this. one, and this one, and this one, and. this one, and this one. How long's that. going to take? Uh 3 to 7 months. Yep. Okay. All right, sweet. We've got different people for. different jobs. Bailey just added a. whole new Oh, man. They got to knock down the whole. structure, build a whole new garage. >> [laughter]. >> Unfortunately. Bailey's the best person Bailey, I'm. happy you're okay. We're happy you're. okay, but boy, you This getting added to.

Bailey's life. Man. Ready for the holidays? Oh my god. Happy everybody's all right. Yep. Curb and works. Case where I stole. a skeleton, Halloween stuff. We got to. the bottom of that. Had a car crash. We. just had some litvestigation. Journalism from me. I feel like we're. really. broadening our horizons. Oh, yeah. I'm. going to kind of dive into. Maybe we start doing some journalism. We. did today. We talked to three coaches. Yeah, we did. That's right.

Texas A&M, we talked to head coach Mike. Elko. How we feeling? How's the team? How How's everything looking? Journalism. Talked to Ryan Day, told him, "Hey, you. guys won." Yeah. Congrats. Journalism. >> Got them. Also told me ain't done [ __ ]. Journalism. Yep. Then we talked to Rhett Lashlee, fresh. off a new deal. They're still in it. Everybody's wiping them off, including. the College Football Playoff Committee. It's like they could still win the ACC. They got winnable games. They got. winnable games coming up to get the ACC. Championship. ACC Championship, will. they be able to win it? I just be Miami.

So. They can. You tell me if they're. able to do that. Let's go to one half of. the hammer, Don. Cowboys uh Bubba. Gumpino. Gumpy, almost like you knew. Miami was going to lose that game to. SMU, and. and we're now at the nostalgia part of. the season, right, for Miami Hurricanes. fans and I guess Dolphins fans, and. football season kind of over in October. Yeah, it was a hell of a run for Miami. Started off hot, but you saw those boys. coming off the bus. They weren't winning. that game. First game out of Florida, noon kick. We've been playing at night,

Friday night in Miami. Was never going. to win that game. I'm sorry, Don. It was a good run. I. mean, it was fun for you. Yeah, you knew that early. That's why. Herbstreit said it on GameDay because of. how confident Gumpy was in his misery. He was so confident in his misery. Cuz. you know, Miami didn't control their own. destiny going into last weekend. Okay, so they were like one of the only. There's only two teams, Georgia Tech and. Virginia, that controlled their own. destiny, and obviously that all changes. But Miami didn't control its own destiny. even though it only had one loss. So, it's like even if they win out, there's.

a chance that they still don't make the. ACC Championship. So, does that mean. that they're a two-bid league all of a. sudden? So, then going into SMU, it's. like, all right, just got to stack wins. here, especially with the position that. you're in. Who knows what can happen? And Gumpy just nope. This one's not. good. Mm. This one's not good. Homecoming, guy just signed an extension. on a contract. They're also very good against the run, and Carson Beck uh has not been playing. very well. I mean, he threw a shitload. of picks in that game against. Louisville, and uh it was more of the.

same on Saturday. >> he's not throwing his teammates under. the bus. Oh Oh, [ __ ] he is. >> No, that one I'll get I'll. >> [laughter]. >> That he That one was chopped by a. Georgia account. That was not the full. answer, but he. >> be context. Need to be context. >> that you could question, but not that. one. Yeah, he wants to win more, anybody. Lot of pressure on him going. into Miami, obviously with the way it. was going, and uh it was great to be. down there. Cristobal, I think he's. going to have that team in it for a long. haul. They got money. They obviously. have the U, so they'll be able to go. But SMU's feeling the same way. All. these schools that have the money.

They're like, hey, we can do this. Texas. A&M, no different. Texas Tech, no. different. SMU At least Texas schools. Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, SMU. It's almost like Texas people that have. money like ball. Mm. And everyone's. about Everyone's about to have a little. bit of money, at least. What do you mean. by that? And North Texas, too. Like Like. there's this There's some schools in. these big conferences that don't have a. lot of NIL money, but every team is at. least going to get the TV money here in. the upcoming years. So, they're going to. have When's that start? Did that get.

signed off on? I thought they kicked the. can down the road even more for that. >> Eventually, it's happening. That's what everybody said this last. time, I think, if it went through. >> Like when? I can let me Remember they said it was. at June or something like that, or a. July hearing, or a May hearing? I forget. the exact month. We had the exact month. And then that just came and went, nothing was said. Then they said, "No, we postponed it." Then it came, and they. were like, "No, we're going to look into. it again." And everybody was like, "No, it's going to happen. It's going to. happen." It did happen again. They uh they. started the process of providing direct. institutional revenue sharing payments.

to their student athletes on July 1st, 2025. So, it's already started. Oh, so we're already doing revenue share. thing? I don't think it's in play I. don't know if it's in place for this. season, but it's it's started, at least. >> Sounded like it. So, this is like the weed business. Everybody got really good at growing the. weed and being able to move the weed, just waiting on the feds to legalize. >> This is the start day of a new system. where schools can allocate a portion of. their revenue directly to athletes. Uh. yeah. So, it's already started? July 1st, 2025. is what what it looks like.

I could be wrong. The internet could be. wrong. Does anybody know anything? No. In college football? I thought the rev. share thing was happening in the future. If that's already happening, more conversation needs to Who's. spending what on the salary cap on who? I mean, we need to start knowing what. salary cap is now. That's the 20 million. deal, right? Yeah, but that I I thought. that wasn't in place. I I thought that. was kind of kicked down the road. I. didn't know that was happening yet. Cuz. everybody's trying to get the max amount. of revenue, remember? Trying to come up. with ways to generate more revenue. That's at least what Not Ohio State's.

doing. Would never say that, but other. schools are like, how do we get the max. revenue? It was one of the reasons why. Bill Belichick was able to go to North. Carolina cuz they promised him something. along the lines of being at max revenue. Are they going to be good? I was going to ask you. What do you. think? How How How was the Yeah, how are. we going to look back on this first. season for Bill at UNC? I mean, really. loud, obviously. Yeah, it was really, really loud. And they've been able to. stay the course somehow. And they're. just like still playing ball and getting. better and winning games, and still out. on the road recruiting through it all. These people don't want to be here.

They're not going to last through the. full season. These guys stink. Obviously, this is a failure. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then you got. Lombardi and Belichick in tiny towns. across the country trying to find some. new offensive lineman that they can sign. to their first ever recruiting class. Interesting stuff in the North Carolina. Tar Heel football story. You know, because he is. greatest coach of all time conversation. No matter what anybody wants to say. He's actually going in the Hall of Fame. this year, probably. Congratulations to. him being a semifinalist. on the Coaches Hall of Fame. They.

changed the rule that it didn't have to. be 5 years after you retire. Uh we all. think so that they could just put. Belichick in because obviously in the. NFL, he is, you know, the guy in in it all. So, I'm. intrigued to see if he turns this. around, if everybody will have respect. for him. You know, and. the loud that was would become the. opposite whenever they win. And can they. win there? They think so because of the. amount of money and the revenue stuff. So, we'll see. You're right, Tony. If. everybody's going to have money, then. there's a chance everybody can be.

competitive. >> So, I chat GPT'd it. They They had to opt into it. Most. schools did opt into it, and then. started paying their athletes. Yeah, looks like it. So, so West Virginia's. paying school right now with revenue. share? We're paying our athletes? Let me Let me see if WVU opted in. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. We don't need to be targeting. We don't. need to be targeting anybody. We should. just say maybe which schools did, which. which schools. has publicly stated that it will fully. participate in revenue sharing. It will. fully participate. That's what I'm. saying. It The will and are right now,

you're saying. It It It It It. Is it happening right now? That's I. mean, that's what I'm being told. But then you still raise all this NIL. money. next to it, right? Yes, West Virginia is. starting to participate in NCAA revenue. sharing for its athletes. While with the. 2025-2026 athletic athletic season as. the target for full participation. A key partnership with Hope Gas will. help WVU meet its revenue sharing. obligations, specifically around 20.5. million dollars.

Hell yeah. The university has been. generating funds through other avenues, such as Golden Blue Enterprises. partnerships with companies like Planet. Fitness and Grant County Mulch and craft. beer collaborations. Okay. Best mulch in town. Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> They also said that whiskey, I believe, or something. The The whiskey. Yeah, it is pretty. good. People are going to get creative. Okay, so we're just straight out of the. revenue right now. So, can we see salary. caps? Can we see. >> think so. Can we see how much people. have left? Can we start seeing how much. money is being allocated to what. positions? Can we start Can we start.

learning about the game a little bit. here? Cuz everybody's talking about. these guardrails. Feels like we have. them a little bit here now, and we don't. have any of the information. We need to. start pressing for that. >> Well, do you need salary caps on every. single sports, then? Or do you need Cuz. is that revenue for all athletes? >> It's revenue for the whole school. Yeah, so. >> 16.5 is the number allegedly for. football. There's like a certain. percentage was like 80% I think is what. some people might do, but there was no. rule that was made so every athletic. director was potentially going to have. to make the decision, which is what they. were worried about. Man, I thought we. kicked this can down the road. I didn't. know we were still doing that right now.

Congrats college getting better and. better. All right, let's make some picks. for tonight, AJ. Okay, let's make some. picks for tonight. Raiders Broncos. Broncos favored by eight and a half on. ESPN bet until about December 1st and. then everywhere else you could. potentially get it at nine and a half as. well, at least a couple hours ago. Is it. the same story right now? What is the percentage of money on what, Tone Diggy? It has not moved. It's 66%. of the money is on the Broncos tonight. Okay, 66% of the money on the Broncos. You can get them at minus eight and a.

half. It's at 8:15 tonight on Amazon. Prime. AJ, who do you like? How do you. like it? I think I I maybe showed a little bit. earlier in this program. I I am leaning. heavy Denver Broncos minus eight and a. half at home tonight. Especially Are we. wearing Do we know or confirm they're. wearing these uniforms right here? Uh I. do not know if they're wearing them. >> Twitter header to that symbol. Uh so I. would. >> Either way, give them to give that give. me the Broncos tonight. >> They want to put on a show, you know, they they understand what's at stake. here. They it's prime time. We got a.

chance to look really cool. We saw what. the Steelers did a few prime time games. ago. Let's not do that. Okay, let's look. sweet out here and let's enjoy and. celebrate the hell out of the football. environment that we have. Much like you, AJ, I feel the exact same way. There was. a stat though. There was some stat I. heard about something. >> Yeah, the Broncos have not won a. division prime time game since 2017. They've lost 10 straight to division. opponents in prime time. And also, just.

keep in mind, we do think the Jags are. good and you know. with Brock Bowers back, the Raiders are. they didn't look like [ __ ] I mean, I I. led it off with I think Pete Carroll. sucks, which I do. But At this stage, Pete Carroll was obviously very good. with Seattle Seahawks when they won the. Super Bowl. USC was pretty good, but. they did strip that year, I guess. I mean, do you believe this is too many. points for the divisional game? That's that's in the back of my mind. I'm not going to lie. It's in the back. of my head. All right, plus nine and a half, give me. the Raiders.

>> [laughter]. >> I'll take the Raiders plus nine and a. half. No way. Broncos minus eight and a. half. I'm not doing it. It's about. points in the division though. That is. >> That is a lot of points in the division, but look at the numbers that Hembo said. earlier about sack percentage and. [ __ ] how much they sack. >> Yeah, does that include when Patrick. Surtain's playing? What what are the. numbers just from last week? We need more numbers, we're saying. We. need more numbers. >> That's That's just the classic stats. thing. There's always stats. >> They almost just lost to the Douggy. Bills, to be fair. >> Well. >> That's what I'm saying. It's no football.

pool. >> Almost lost to Jackson Dart and the. Giants. Like the the Broncos have a good. record. They're not They haven't been. smacking people around. >> Oh, it feels like I'm starting to get a. hint of I saw Bruce to a full oh when I. go away from the red. Obviously, you got. some stats dropped here. Gumpy sounds. like he is. cemented. He hates. with the passion of a thousand suns, Sean Payton. Why? I know. He does. Never. have. He does. It's just he's not my cup. of tea. To To be fair To be fair to.

Gumpy as well, um By far, and this is kind of out of. nowhere. The Broncos fan base is one of. the most insufferable on the internet. I had no idea. Most disrespected team. Oh, we also have a six-game win streak. It's like, all right. Oh, you're talking. about the post that you copy and pasted, yeah. Somebody else did the stat and you. copy pasted it and said, "Is that. right?" and then they came after you. Is. that what you're saying? Uh no, I'm not. sure. I'm not I'm not sure which one. you're talking about, but You put a. Drake May stat out and then or a. Patriots stat. >> Leading I think it was leading the. league in passing touchdowns, maybe.

Yeah, then also Yeah, it was something. and then everybody's like, "Well, we're. actually this stat's wrong. This stat's. wrong.". >> Oh, no. Okay, no, no. So, it was from. Overreaction Monday. It was when I said. they have the longest winning streak in. the NFL with six games and all the. Broncos fans were like, "Oh, THAT'S NOT. TRUE. WE GOT six games." So, they're. Okay, they're tied for the longest win. streak in the NFL with the Broncos. And. now all this other stuff cuz the Chiefs. are still the favorites to make it out. of the East, blah blah blah. The. Chargers, all this stuff. And you know, the Broncos the the team itself.

haven't really heard much like, "Hey, we. feel disrespected." But boy, these. [ __ ] fans, they are the worst marks. in THE LEAGUE. >> NO, THEY'RE PASSIONATE. THEY LOVE THE. BRONCOS. Good luck. Remember. Bronco country. Let's ride. Let's ride. They've been through it, bro. Brock Osweiler. I mean. He's a quarterback. They paid him a lot. of money. >> Yeah. Paxton Lynch. Drafted him high. I thought he was going to be a guy. Yeah, we all did. 7-5. Haven't been.

through it more than the Colts. Tell you. that much. Oh, I'll tell you what. Colts are going through it when our. Peyton just went over there and he just. broke every record. And won a Super. Bowl. Yeah, he was really good over there. He. still had it, it appeared. But boy, you. would think this is the first time the. Broncos have been good in 200 years. Give me the Raiders plus nine and a. half. >> [ __ ] yeah. >> Okay. Wow. Universe ball right now.

Never mind. I'll take it. Go back. Listen. >> the Broncos, yeah. I'll take the Broncos. minus Okay. I mean, I just. Let's see here, actually. I didn't really give that one a good go. Dear football gods, please. direct me to the pick. This will be for. the Raiders plus nine and a half. Oh, that's a shame. Give me the Broncos. Yeah. All right,

big time Broncos minus eight and a half. Football gods spoke to me there. Lights, camera, maction, AJ. I don't know if you. saw this. I did. I like that. They sent it over. It's pretty cool looking, you know, cuz. it's like sloppy, but you can read it, you know. So, it's pretty cool. >> Yes. Hell yeah. Super artsy. That's. maction, baby. They took a picture I. think the MAC conference in posted it on. mid-blink like. >> [laughter]. >> Thank you. Thank you, guys. That is. maction. Yeah, it is. That's maction. football and uh All right, we're going. to get out of here. We're going to. interview with Matt Rhule we're going to. run from earlier today. Obviously, we.

ran out of time in the. Field of Beat hour cuz I mean, when. you're talking to. Mike Elko for the first time all season, you got questions. Yeah, you do. Ryan Day, we got to let him know that. his team's the best team that's ever. we've ever seen. 80% completion percentage for that. quarterback. Holy hell, defense. historic. You guys are the best of all. time. Maybe you stop playing. Just take. the trophy now. Just why are we even. doing it? Stop. Stop. He was getting I'm. out of here. I'm out of here. I'm done. Oh, yeah. Nope. He literally got up to. get out like it was when coach Lou Holtz.

came in. When Ty Lue walked in. And then Rhett Lashlee, that was cool to. chitchat with him. What if they do go on. a run here at the end of the year and go. to the ACC championship? It's almost. like we maybe knew it was going to. happen. It's good [ __ ] We love football. We. can't wait to watch tonight. Be a. friend, tell a friend something nice. It. might change your life. We're in this. thing together. We're pulling for you, Bill and House. Good luck. So, we're. going to multiple thousands of dollars. are coming in repair. I'm sure insurance will get that right. over to you. We love you, Bill. We'll be here to. support you however you need.

Let's have a night. Team on me. Team on three. One, two, three, team. Goodbye. The head coach. of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, MATT RHULE. ALL RIGHT, COACH. WHAT'S UP, FELLAS? WHAT'S UP? HEY, everything over here is. on the up and up and we obviously send. our positive thoughts and vibes to Dylan. and everything you got going on. Fresh. out of a surgery, I do believe. As a.

coach, kind of how do you handle this. week for your team? Obviously, massive. devastating injury, massive I don't want. I don't want to keep piling on, but loss. here in the Big Ten. It's like, how do. you handle this week with your team as. the leader of men who still have games. left and also still have a lot to prove, not only to yourselves, but the fan. base, if that makes sense. Yeah, no. Um I think it's a great. question, man. I mean, it's like you you. get. Yeah, you you get into coaching and you. want to have all these amazing moments.

But these are the moments where you like. earn your stripes, right? Where you. prove what you can do and and you have. to do a great job for your team. And so. um instead of you know, feeling it and. being in your own feelings, I think you. have to really think about your guys. And so first, you got Dylan. um devastating news. I mean, you know, you sit there, you think he you think. he's going to sprain his ankle, you. know, he wants to go. He's out there, he's trying to hobble around. I said, you know, I said, "Buddy, I I love you. too much to put you out here when you. can't move.". Get back home after the game, Pat, and. they say, "Hey, you you guess what? He. broke his fibula." I mean, like just the.

toughness of that kid to want to go out. there and play. So, you're devastated. for him. You're devastated for your. team. You know, you we were in a great. position. We had the lead. Um you know, credit to the USC, they. made the plays down the stretch. And. then you wake up the next morning and. you you you have to tell the guys like, "Hey, I know how disappointed you are. I. know how much you put into this." But as. a team. uh we have to rally around TJ cuz he's. an excellent young quarterback and he's. going to have his first college start as. a freshman going back home to LA, playing a hot hot UCLA team coming off a.

bye. And you know what? We we we all. have to be great teammates, man. We all. have to just do a little bit more. We. can't ask TJ to shoulder more than just. Hey, just go play quarterback and have. everyone else the defense, the. receivers, the O-line, the coaches, we. all have to do a little bit more. You talk about going back to UCLA and. obviously everything you just said there. is. spoken like a great leader, which. obviously you are. And our T's and P's. to Dylan. And also hearing that it's a. broken fibula and then him wanting to. play through it like, hell yeah, dude. If that is football, that's toughness.

Quarterbacks have to show that and. there's a lot that don't. So, I respect. the hell out of him for that. You talk. about the young quarterback going back. to LA for his first start. You guys are. and I know you don't pay attention to. this, but I'm going to give you a. heads-up. You guys go from having. everything in front of you to now. underdogs against UCLA in LA. How do you. handle the travel? Cuz USC's first win. over 1,000 miles of travel was this past. weekend. How do you handle the travel? How do you handle all the conversation? And now you guys are literally the. hunters as opposed to hunted with the.

underdogs to UCLA. Yeah, you know, um. one of the things I said this week in. our press conference and I mean it, like. if you want to be taken seriously. nationally, if you want to like, you. know, we're a two-loss team last week. and we're not in the top 25 and and. other teams are. So, if you want to if. you want to gain the respect of the. country, then then you need moments like. this and you need to come through. You. know, you need to go on the road with a. freshman quarterback, underdogs, everyone counting you out, everyone. saying, "Well, that was a good game last.

week." I mean, you know, last week we. held USC's high-powered offense to their. lowest totals in in a long time. >> Yeah. And so, there was a lot of good. things that happened even though the. scoreboard didn't go out our way. And. so, you can just walk away and be. disappointed, kind of write the season. off, and that would be pretty average. That would be like what what what we. kind of been like here for a long time. And so, to me, we have an unbelievable. opportunity to kind of change the. narrative, to to begin to show. tremendous respect for our self. And. once you respect yourself and start. standing up for yourself, then people.

around you start to do it, then. nationally you start to do it. So, I've. told I've told us I've told everyone. around us, like either you're with us or. you're not. Like I'm with TJ. My goal. this week as the head coach is to be the. best coach I can be for this freshman. quarterback and for these guys that that. bust their tails for me, make it all. about our players, don't make it about. ourselves. And I'm expecting the fans to. show up. I'm expecting the people that. support us and love us, they'll do the. same. And this is a chance for Husker. Nation to rise up. And you know what? It. won't it won't get us in the CFP, Pat. You know what I mean? That's You know,

we lost by three to Michigan. We lost by. four to you So, we'll have to chase. those in the offseason. But right now, that's time to stand up for ourselves. and and go fight for what we want. >> Yeah, there's still a lot that is. possible for a team that is trying to. build a program back to the greatness. that it was. And I'm excited to watch. you do that. You have a running back. that I assume you will definitely be. feeding and that I got to meet at a WWE. event. So much moxie, so much swag. Go. ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, coach, obviously with TJ Latif. coming in, who is a true freshman, it. would be nice to have an incredible. running back and you do in Emmett. Johnson. He's already over 1,000 yards.

for the season. I believe he's going for. a top five, top 10 uh historic rushing. season in Nebraska history, which is. insane. Um how nice is it going to be to. have him just in the backfield to rely. on with a true freshman quarterback next. to him? Absolutely. I mean, he's I think he's. one of 2,000 one of two people in the. country to be over 1,000 yards rushing. Um you know, this is this is this is. this this guy's an unbelievable example. of what we're trying to do. You know, he. shared time last year. He was a. rotational player. And instead of.

leaving, you know, he just kind of hung. in there, hung in there, and now he's. gotten his opportunity and you know, I've yet to see the first guy tackle. him. I mean, he's unbelievable. Um great. vision, can catch the ball, but. unbelievable in terms of making people. miss and fighting for extra yards. And. so, that's kind of what I was saying. about TJ, like, "Hey, everybody just do. a little bit more. TJ, you just do your. job. But Emmett, go go do a little bit. more," which he will. And Isaiah, Jacory, all these great players that we. have, they're all going to do just a. little bit more and take the strain off. of the young guy. I loved E money and.

Rhule's relationship. I like their. handshake there at the WWE event. They. were having a good time. Feels like the. culture's in place for a while. Although. this year, you know, maybe not a. national championship here, feels like. you're setting the foundation and E. money is certainly a guy for that. Now, what's the rest of the season look like. for Nebraska? Well, Iowa Hawkeyes' Ty. Schmit has a question for you. >> Yeah, coach, is it weird being in a. situation now with the way like the. playoff is set up where obviously at. this point, you know, like playing. spoiler, that's what it's all about.

going down the stretch. But on the same. token, you're also in a kind of. incentivized if teams in the Big Ten. make it to the college football playoff. Obviously, you know, we know the revenue. share, like I mean, I guess, you know, obviously you're trying to win. You're. not trying to lose. But is it is it kind. of weird that that is a reality, kind of. like a 6-7, you know, situation. [laughter] where you want to play. spoiler, but if if the Big Ten gets four. teams in, obviously you guys will reap. the benefit of that as well.

>> Fascinating. Yeah, I care about no one. else other than us. >> [laughter]. >> I just want to win. Iowa last week? And. and I you know what? And honestly, I. think I think um you know, you're always going to hear me say I. think the Big Ten teams with two losses. are under under appreciated, you know. what I mean? >> I think Iowa's having heck of a season. I think SC's having heck of a season and. and many more. So, Michigan is at 7 and 2. So, I I am I. look forward to, you know, I look. forward to every game that we have a. chance to play. And and that's kind of. what I said before, like, you know what?

Like, we got to get Nebraska where. nationally like we're we're respected. and not just kind of dismissed. And so, we have to win every game that we play. And. but I I do think I do think there's some. really good teams in the Big Ten and we. deserve four in. And and you know what? It's kind of crazy when you look at it. right now. You look at the rankings, like, this team's really ranked high, but they still have to play these guys. Like, so many teams have to play each. other. >> Oh, yeah. >> And it'll be really interesting. following the the CFP rankings as as we. go down the stretch. >> Yeah, Tuesday was the first one and. obviously there's A LITTLE BIAS, THEY.

SAY, you know, in in the South. And then. the Big Ten has the back-to-back. national champs. If they were to get. that again, how will that conversation. dive into it? And then obviously last. year, SEC travels up to Big Ten. Tennessee travels up to play against. Ohio State, who had two losses. Ohio. State had two losses. Tennessee had a. couple losses. And we all know how that. went in the ice cold. So, there's going. to be a lot of chatter around who gets. in and who doesn't get in. But the Big. Ten, to your point, Coach Rhule, I don't. feel like it gets as much respect. And.

uh will it next year? Will it the year. after that? How long does it take? And. will that be the Nebraska Cornhuskers'. job next year to become the stallions. that people have been talking about in. the Big Ten? Ty says no. Just know that. Ty [laughter] said that. And he asked. you that question because, you know, Iowa beat Oregon this weekend. And then. obviously some other stuff happened. You. guys and Iowa, last game of the season. Ty's like, "Hey, for the good of the Big. Ten." Big Ten. FOR THE GOOD OF THE FOR. [laughter] THE GOOD of the Big Ten. That's what Iowa's bitching, you know? But it is uh it's very the the 12-team.

playoff, obviously better. More teams. have a chance. But now it's like, "Well, how do they view the teams that deserve. the chances?" And it's like, "Man, college football's never going to be. able to get it right." I agree. I going. to be able to get 100% right. But it's a. beautiful thing. Con man has question. for you, coach. >> Yeah, coach, the coach that comes in the. office into the Thunderdome every week, Bruce Arians, always says no risk it, no. biscuit. And when you're going up. against a interim head coach, it feels. like there's no other coach that is. probably risking it more cuz why not? Um.

because of that, when it comes to game. planning for a team like UCLA, do you. legitimately have to go over all the. trick plays, all the type of [ __ ] that. they could pull? Um and on the opposite. end of that, similar to, you know, Ty. saying, you know, playing spoiler, are. you guys now just open up the playbook? Hey, let's think of everything and anything. because at this point, let's just go out. there and get the victory. Yeah, you know, I think well, I think. every week, you know, you're you're. going to do whatever thing you think, you know, you need to do to win the. game. Um what they've done is, you know, they've they've they've they've faked.

three punts. They're they're faking. punts against punt safe. >> Yes. >> Um they've opened up the playbook. They've unleashed you know, I think I. think Nico's a tremendous quarterback. and they've unleashed him. He's running. all over the place. And they're coming. off a bye, you know? So, USC was coming. off a bye. They had two weeks to study. us. UCLA's coming off a bye. And so, you. know, as a coach, you just tell the. guys, like, "Hey, we have to be alert. for everything." And and you can't play. afraid. You can't play scared. But you. do have to say to yourself, like, "Hey, we need to have our eyes on our keys.". Everybody has to be like locked in and. focused at all times. And then we just. know, I mean, like I said, Nico's one of.

the best quarterbacks in college. football, I believe. If you watch what. he's done, especially in this run, he's. been amazing. And and a lot of it he's. done running. He's their leading rusher. And so, we are going to have to have to. have to account for him at at every. turn. Nico broke three helmets against. Ohio State. >> Yeah. Three helmets. Now, obviously they. lost and it wasn't his best game, but he. was getting dumped into the frozen and. getting right back up. Like like nobody. was really talking about this offseason. with how everything went with Nico's.

story and the NIL transfer portal. We. want this, we want this. We go back to. UCLA. UCLA starts, how it goes. Everybody's like kind of burying him, burying him, burying him in his. situation. It's like we watched him up. close and personal take some. Mhm. >> I mean, absolute shots and get right. back up. So, I got a immense respect for. him. I'm happy to hear you say the same. thing. He's tough. Nico's much tougher, I think, than anybody gives him credit. for. Yeah, yeah, he when he's running, he's. not sliding. He's not running out of. bounds. Uh he plays the game like a. warrior. He's a he's an elite.

competitor. And I think um sometimes. when we talk about quarterbacks, we talk. about everything else, but I think. there's something really to that. You. know, guys will follow a quarterback, a. leader who goes out there, who whether. it's Dylan trying to play on a broken. leg, whether it's Nico not not sliding. You're going to you're going to play for. guys like that. You're going to. sacrifice for guys like that. And so, I. respect the heck out of him. And so, you. know, our guys understand, like, when we. have to treat him like a tailback. He's. not a quarterback. He's a tailback when. he runs and he's got great speed. And. again, he's their leading rusher. So, it'll it'll be a major factor in our.

ballgame. Cannot wait to watch you guys. execute. Good luck this weekend against. UCLA. I'm heading down to Lubbock, Texas. for the first time in my life. What. should I be expecting down there? I know. you got a little history, a little Big. 12 history. Well, well, you know, I was. the one, you know, many many coaches. tried and I was the I was the only guy. that was able to get Joey McGuire to. leave uh high school coaching and he. came and worked for me at Baylor. I met. him at an at an IHOP. And uh he was. like, "Who's this guy from New York?". And by the time we were done, man, we. were brothers. And uh he he he's one of.

the great great great coaches of Lubbock. is a cool town. There's going to be all. kinds of there's going to be great vibes. everywhere. You're going to love it when. the game starts. Just don't get hit by a. tortilla, you know, but uh Well, THEY. BANNED THOSE, COACH. They banned the. tortillas. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'm Yeah, I'm sure I'm sure on national TV the. guys aren't going to let one fly. >> [laughter]. >> But uh. But but I tell you what, man, like he is. he is he is You know how sometimes you. meet people and they're so positive and. they're so engaging you're like is this. guy he really is. Like my kids used to. walk in the building, Pat, and they.

would go see coach Jojo before they came. and saw me cuz he has more juice than I. got. So, he's one of the best of the. best, man. I'm so happy to see him and. then. you know, Kalani Sitake is one of the. good guys in coaching. So, like this is. two guys that I respect immensely. So, it'll be a great great ballgame. Hey, the Big 12's. hot, right? I mean, there is The Big. 12's got a lot of [ __ ] brewing over. there, you know? Obviously, Cincinnati. loses to Utah, but Utah BYU might be the. Big 12 championship game. And then Texas. Tech like excuse me, we're also in this. thing. The Big 12's cooking right now.

and it's a special time. And BYU Texas. Tech, there's been people camping out. since Monday to get into that game. They're camping out down there since. Monday. This is a huge huge huge game. down there. And I think this is what the. future is for Texas Tech, coach. They. got money. They got a lot of They got. backers. So, I think that's Hey, we're. good for the future, right? Isn't that. kind of how we should be looking at. this? Especially with Joey Maguire. What. are your thoughts on him? Absolutely. Joey's a guy, you know, he's. in the Texas High School Coaches Hall of. Fame. So, he'll always be able to go.

mine all the small towns and find the. unearth gems. And now, because of the. commitment they've made financially, they can also go get the best players in. the portal nationally. They can get. five-star kids nationally. So, they'll. be a great combination of elite elite. elite recruited talent, but also Joey's. going to go find those guys from those. small towns that you know what, maybe. are underserved or unnoticed and and and. he'll someone will call Joey. He's just. the right person to go out there to West. Texas and he's going to have that. mindset, that brand that they have out. there in West Texas. They're going to. play football that way. They'll be.

exciting. They'll be Texas Tech, but. they play defense and they're physical. So, he he he'll do a great job there for. a long time. >> Yeah, I'm excited to get down there and. witness it and watch it and experience. it, you know? I I learned about Elmo, Texas through The Big Green. I think we're going to be down there. We appreciate you. Ladies and gentlemen, head coach of Nebraska, good luck, bro. We appreciate you. Appreciate you, guys. Ladies and. gentlemen, that's Matt Rhule. Yeah, go.