Go back

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS PREVIEW

66m 9s

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS PREVIEW

The podcast delivers a detailed analysis of two college football playoff semifinal matchups: Miami vs. Ole Miss and Indiana vs. Oregon. In the Miami-Ole Miss game, the host and guests emphasize Miami’s superior defensive line and physicality as key advantages, especially against Ole Miss’s elite offense. They note that Miami’s defensive performance—particularly its front four—has been disruptive, making it a formidable opponent despite Ole Miss’s strong offensive rankings. The Indiana vs. Oregon matchup is viewed as a tight contest, with Indiana appearing more consistent and physically dominant, especially in red zone execution and defensive discipline. However, Oregon’s resilience and ability to adapt are highlighted as factors that could make the game close. Beyond the game strategy, the discussion includes deep cultural narratives, such as the rivalry between Ole Miss and other programs, and the skepticism of fan loyalty tied to state pride. The hosts also touch on broader themes like the evolution of college football, the impact of the expanded playoff, and the importance of physical play in modern football. A recurring joke about Ben Mince’s extravagant game-day presence and the fictional "Michael Irvin vs. Ben Mince" climax adds entertainment and humor. The segment concludes by celebrating the excitement and unpredictability of college football, emphasizing that both games offer compelling storylines and high stakes. The podcast also promotes ticketing via Game Time and product endorsements, including Bowen Branch sheets, without overshadowing the core football analysis.

Transcription

13006 Words, 67645 Characters

English
What's up Brandon Walker College football show fans you can find every episode of the Brandon Walker College football show on Apple podcast Spotify or YouTube. Prime members can listen ad free on Amazon music. Still a blue coffee is more than just great coffee. It's coffee with a purpose introducing we brew to rescue a nationwide campaign using proceeds from our new ready to drink cans to help fund 1,000 pet adoptions this year. Every can you crack open helps a real pet find a real home. Simple as that made with 100% Colombian coffee each 11 ounce can deliver smooth, drinkable energy with a boost of protein available in espresso cafe mocha and espresso sweet cream. Built for mornings long days and everything in between. Drink cell blue fuel your day and help save a pet's life. You can follow our progress in real time throughout the campaign by watching the adoption tracker on our site. Grab yours now at stillbluecoffee.com. Amazon and select retailers nationwide. Trust no one and accuse everyone and who's the bad guy the official bar soul sports social deduction game from the brilliant mind of Nick Teraney. In what's quickly becoming the most popular new party game around players are secretly assigned unique roles with the good guys trying to expose the bad guys and the bad guys doing everything they can to stay hidden each game unfolds under alternating day and night phases with roles like the cool chick the shy guy the gambler L president day the mentalist the planner the funny guy and more every round is unpredictable chaotic and ridiculously fun who's the bad guy is great for parties pre games family gatherings or groups who just love deception based games game night will never be the same shop now on walmart dot com fluff that hair out okay uh hi it is uh you look you look beautiful oh thank you you're so sorry I was talking to I was talking to big f okay y'all beautiful big f doesn't look like he's going out somewhere after after we do this show um I just came back from it and hello it's unnecessary roughness bar soul's college football podcast brought to you by twisted tea we just finished our first season with twisted tea incredible they're the best uh nothing goes better with culture ball in a nice cool twisted tea hard iced tea and gets you some uh wherever delicious beverages or so uh can I call somebody out real quick Liam Blutman uh what what what what is that shirt I've worn it multiple times I'm seeing it yeah wow the fact that you the fact that you just anybody who sends you a free shirt anybody who sends Liam Blutman a free shirt you just wear it like some sort of merch or like like you don't have your own clothes like you don't have your own team your UCLA fan it is pathetic that you're sitting out there with your hand out please send me free stuff it is pathetic okay do you understand that completely agreed and while your boys and two son are gang right for the cold days of January I'm hyped for my boys from bozeman who are able to win and capture a national championship I'm hyped for the dawnjoy mafia that I've so proudly wrapped that great offensive wine group I'm so happy for taco and burrito dollar I wish you could have that you're absolutely stomping on the very first segment and the very first segment is Liam Blutman you now have 45 seconds to talk about the Montana state national championship yeah Brandon Brandon I will say though really quick before you say that um that shirt that you're wearing I believe I was with you when you got that shirt uh when we were at the Arizona Bowl and no that's a new coach Brandon sent these into Wob oh yeah all class you you and I you and I did a weird like a like we almost asked for merch at the last Arizona Bowl do you remember that well we knew it was our last bowl game and we were gonna go out with the bang we pulled the best mancy uh we were like hey uh we're leaving so if y'all got anything you want to put in the in the bag we'll take it it was it was a shameless like hey we love that we're here so you guys because they had just beaten up what Oklahoma and their bowl game right didn't they like I I enjoyed Tucson man I thought that bowl game we did twice was really uh really fun I enjoyed it a lot anyways I just wanted to point out that we did absolutely ask for Arizona merch but neither here nor there um well the one thing I'll say about Montana State last night is I said it on mostly today but uh everybody on Twitter who kind of lies and says they're fed up with college football they're fed up with the transfer portal they're fed up with the NIL they can't take it anymore even though college football ratings are higher than they've ever been people are kind of lying about that but if you are a person who hates the transfer portal hates NIL and hates what college football has become the utter antithesis of it was on TV last night when Montana State was beating Illinois State 3534 for the FCS National Championship and I'll just say this Liam in my history I remember this game just being buried on the first big ACC Big 10 Saturday of college basketball before like 11am and now they put it on Monday night I think that was a hell of an idea yeah this was an exceptional switch up to own that Monday night the first Monday night when there's no Monday night football it's a day to themselves uh and it paid off in dividends I mean do you see the crowd too Montana State and Illinois State both traveled so well it was a very intriguing matchup uh I thought Montana State was going to roll over them we were genuinely one snap away from on the greatest postseason runs that any of us have ever seen or haven't seen because so many people you know just don't watch the FCS just didn't watch it Illinois State was 600 to one to win the FCS National Championship entering the tournament that's unfathomable unheard of they remember when they picked off North Dakota State and I was screaming into the void hoping one person cared that this pesky loyal 24 point underdog preseason right top 10 was able to beat North Dakota State unbelievable um I I'm happy that the FCS had its night had its moment hopefully it carries momentum into 2026 to have their moment again in in another national championship I just want people to at least watch the semis see it makes me sick that people just focus on the the the playoff and the final four and the Miami's and the Ole Misses of the world and it makes me sick that guys like Big F and Liam Blutman focus only on the FCS game prime time Monday night because I was all about UW River Falls the other day UW River Falls uh beating beating uh Union North uh beating you got it you got it Union State North uh beating that team that they beat break you know he got it he got it the school they beat is right up from where you live north north central north uh central close to where we yeah you you you they beat them UW River Falls beat them yeah they did yeah the division three two UW River Falls big amp that's what I've been focused on I remember was it used to be the big one used to be union I remember was a big one yeah water is a Mount Union Mount Union Mount Union was all the Wisconsin pipeline schools look rah sun went uh was content white water I remember was a big one they used to play in the national title all the time what's mountain union known for Pierre Carlson Pierre Carlson I just went in those championships I thought they were like a bunch of right all of them yeah I mean UW River Falls I made the postseason since like 1996 or something in the outlandish yeah uh T-Bob we're in the middle of our comprehensive breakdown of the division three championship where UW River Falls using their top gun offense was able to beat uh central north um and uh how about that young hot shot coordinator you know give the leader kid give the Booterkin the reigns the old 26-year-old what's his name uh I call him the kid I call him the kid the kid the kid what are you calling big F I just call him William uh we're having one tomorrow I'm pretty sure yeah that's why I can't believe you'll know it's yeah Brad show prep yet really you are you are on the show tomorrow Brandon are you not isn't tomorrow i'm excited the head coach and the offensive coordinator of UW River Falls get to talk to the number one cultural media personality in the country tomorrow on what uh Brandon by the way complete side note I had somebody tell me today uh you know they were like you know you're the number four college football personality according to big game boomer and I thought about this have we heard from big game boomer in years or am I just no no no he got out the game I've seen a couple of tweets from him at some point he uh I don't know big game boomer came to Chicago yep we took a picture he put it out I think people were just assholes to him I don't know if that's when he decided to quit if he's like I just don't want to deal with this shit uh but I met him and talked to him about 10-15 minutes I thought it was a terrific guy you know early on in the big game boomer life life cycle people forget me and him I mean yeah we were we were we were a bastion but then we there was a healthy respect and a mutual respect and I ended up meeting him he seems like great guy so if he decided to get out of the game that's great for him if he wants to get back in the game get back in whatever I completely forgot about him I remember back in the jack mac and Katie days like there were days where we wouldn't even say his name because like we would be beeping with him so much that we wouldn't even give him the promo I was like shit this guy has just kind of disappeared but Brandon your flag will fly forever yeah I mean I'm wanting back because I did [BLANK_AUDIO] And I thought he did crazy engagement. You know, best Mexican food, tough with the Mexican foods. Tough with the Mexican food restaurants in every college town was just incredible. But whatever. Okay, so it is the college football playoff semifinals. We have Thursday night, the fiesta bowl, which I believe 30% of the seats in the stadium will be owned by Ben Mets by the time he kicks off. So we've got that the fiesta bowl of Miami and Ole Miss. And then we have on Friday, Indiana and Oregon for the rematch between the two incredible teams. I don't know how y'all want to take it. I guess I'll just start with the first one. I'll start with Miami and Ole Miss. Big have a start with you. Miami beat you guys. Well, hell, KC, they beat you guys too. But anyway, Miami has beat you guys last time we saw 'em. I've been looking at what Ole Miss has done. I think I'm gonna end up betting Ole Miss because I can't lose that way. That either I win money or I watch them lose. I will pay money to watch them lose. Anyway, Ole Miss has a magic thing to 'em. They have that quarterback that extends blaze and is great and incredible. But this Miami defensive and offensive line is something that Ole Miss has not seen this year at all. And Georgia, for all the talent they've had on defense, they were 107th in the country in Sachs this year. This Miami defensive line is a different animal for Ole Miss. I'm sure that's, if you're picking Miami to win, you're making it on that. If you're picking Ole Miss, you think that's not enough. So what do you think about this matchup? - Yeah, I like Miami. It's so tough 'cause Chambers like has that thing that say in and even like Marso Reed like don't have. Like he has, he's the full pack. It's like he can run around. He can make plays with his arm. And I think that's something that obviously will be huge from when the past verse is gonna be just stalking down on 'em. But I think what you said brings to that. I just trust Miami more. I trust that past verse. Being able to get home with four is just massive, absolutely massive. And just the offensive line. I think they're gonna slow the game down. If they're smart, they're gonna take the ball and it chambles his hands as much as they can. I think there's just two things I rely on more that I just think I can depend on more. See, I like Miami 'cause I agree with you. I think it's just a physicality that they have not seen in the SEC or really that you're gonna get from really anyone besides maybe like an Indiana at this point, to be honest. - Well, I mean, frankly, nobody's seen it. I mean, that's not just like Cyan, I mean. - Yeah, A&M hadn't seen it yet. Ohio State had seen it with Indiana. But Miami was even more physical of front in Indiana in the one game sample sizes that we saw. Tiba, you're all about tiffles and havoc rate and all of that stuff. And you're an offensive diamond by trade. This game, for Miami to win, has to be won in the line of scrimmage. For Ole Miss, the win, it has to be won at the quarterback in the skill positions. What do you think? - I think, well, I think funnily enough, I think these are both the opponent that each team, like if you told them before this season, you'll be in the semi-final against this team, they'd be like, fuck yeah, dude. Like I'll take my shot, right? These are not like the traditional powers here. There's very winnable games for these two to continue their runs. I was thinking a lot about this in the shower, trying to really parse what was the difference? What is the difference? Between how Ole Miss created the win against Georgia? What was Georgia's weakness? Does Miami have it? And I think that Miami represents a specifically bad matchup for Ole Miss in the way that Georgia did not. And it goes back to exactly what you just referenced, Brandon. Georgia, for all of its defensive prowess, was not disruptive. It was not a team that got a lot of sacks, a lot of TFLs, they tended to win with just like raw discipline, but you could see they started trying to press their shambles that last week they had to add to that rush. And then he was able to make his magic. When I worry about for Ole Miss in this game is the Rubin Bane factor. Like are there tackles capable of handling Miami's edges? 'Cause if they're not, and Miami can get pressure with four, but they can't, they's kind of the rest of the secondary. Like Miami probably wins a game. Maybe Ole Miss schemes up like chips and other creative ways without taking too many resources out of the attack, but like you really want, you want Q and Lacey doing consistently. And who else did Ole Miss lose to besides Georgia? Is it Alabama, right? They haven't lost anybody else. Oh, that was the only loss on the entire year. Interesting, for some reason I told myself they'd lost to BAM as well in the shower. No, they didn't play them. And the only defense they played so far that I think can be in the class of Miami is Oklahoma. That's what I was getting at. Yes, very good. And they kind of smoke Oklahoma's rare good defense. They score a lot on them. That's fair, that's fair. And that is about as disruptive a defense as you're going to find. So maybe my entire shower breakdown of the game just kind of fell apart on its face there. 'Cause that was like the crux of my thought. It was like, okay, Miami defensively will be able to get pressure for it. They'll be able to rush discipline, shameless, won't be able to find the holes like he did last week. And offensively, I think Miami's just going to beat you to sleep. Except like, whereas Georgia could run the ball all right, I think Miami could run it better and they can definitely throw it better, right? Georgia's biggest offensive success was just Gunner Stockton rolling out, waiting till he was like signing his own death certificate and then dumping the ball off. Like dealing with these skill weapons is going to be something completely different. So I like Miami here. I think Ole Miss's run comes to an end. - Casey, I would say you were probably pro Ole Miss being this good before anybody else. I think that's a fair statement to say. Miami, you probably didn't believe in as much. Well, actually you believe in 'em a lot to begin the season. And then 'cause your team was playing, I mean, it kind of colored your view of what you thought they would be in the playoff, I think. But now that you've seen both play two playoff games, one beat A&M on the road, one beat Ohio State in a neutral site, one beat two lane and then beat Georgia in the sugar bowl. Which way is the wind blowing for you? - Well, that was very accurate. You were right, had Miami not played A&M. I might have felt differently. And Evan and I were texting after Saturday night 'cause we went back and forth on who Miami played better and have put it perfectly. It was like two losers in the Spider-Man meme showing each other like, "Ah, who it is." But at the end of it, yeah, it's like, we both are just losers. At the end of the day, whatever Miami did at halftime against A&M when they decided we're just gonna run the ball down their throat. They carried it into the cotton bowl. Obviously, the defensive line is playing out of its mind. Like, I can't bet against Miami right now because I saw it up close and I didn't believe in them against Ohio State and I was wrong. And there's just nothing I can say about this Miami team that's gonna make me pick Ole Miss. Now, obviously, there is the whole magic we've talked about with Shamblist. He's gonna stay at Ole Miss. Kiwan Lacey staying at Ole Miss. We've got all of those narratives. I just think this Miami team is so good. And they're clicking on every single cylinder that they need to and when you look at the two losses, I mean, this is beating a dead horse at this point. When you look at the two losses, it's Carson Beck turning the ball over. He's not turning the ball over right now. So I have to take Miami. Liam, I just, Ole Miss is, we'll be, let me think about this. Ole Miss will probably be the best offense Miami has faced. I think that's fair to say, Ole Miss is an elite offense. But Texas A&M and Ohio State both have pretty good offense. So Ohio State has really good offense. Texas A&M had good numbers this year offensively. They've given up 17 points in two playoff games. They've been dominant. Does it continue? Yeah, I mean, their defense has been absolutely relentless and as you guys have already spoken about, it starts with the front four. It starts with Mezdor, it starts with Bane. The aggressive, fearless attitudes, the incredible breathtaking get offs that Bane has been able to get. I'm very eager and excited to see the matchup between Mezdor, Bane and Chambles. Chambles is a scapeability in that impromptu and nature of making something happen out then there. I'm very eager to see. There's not really much else to say that you guys haven't spoken about. I don't think I can make a pick for this game. I think I can only lock in on the storylines because it's a phenomenal storyline matchup. You have Miami's cocaine white uniforms, all Mrs. Powder blue uniforms. You've got Ben Mintz trying to buy out half the stadium, Confederates versus Convics. You've got it all in this game and I cannot wait to see who ends up out of nowhere. 60 minutes away from a national championship. It's surreal to think about. There are truly three teams of Destiny right now. How's that for? No, I'm saying three. I'm not saying the Oregon's the team of Destiny. I kind of agree with that, I think. I think the other three are. But like for as much as I and anyone else has pushed back against the idea of an expanded playoff on the 12 teams and this and that, whatever. I'm not gonna grinch this. You could set aside and look and analyze and just thank the college football gods for serving up on a silver platter and incredible two semi final games with endless storylines. An endless pool of elite player talent to obsess over for terrific quarterbacks. Great head coaching storylines and that's it. matchups and this and that. I'm just excited to kick the ball off and play ball and I hope that there's not bad targeting calls or incompetent receive us that ruin this great, great week of ball. Brandon, sorry, can I, I read about to move on from the game. So I want to add one more. I have the best point. Yeah, but you go ahead. Then you make, well, okay, then I just want to know actually my points are very good. And I feel so I also have a question for Brandon after. My point is so good that it doesn't matter what you say. So go ahead and say it and then I will make my point. Okay, fuck me. Um, I was just going to say I spent my whole time like all of my time talking about Miami and how I think like on the field from a pure matchup standpoint, I think there's superior teams. They had a better defense. Like kind of the gap between their office and defense for both teams is kind of equal in terms of what the strength of weaknesses, but I think deep in twins of the stage, but I can't, I can't do a game. Preview that I'll talk about Trinidad Chambles. I mean, all season long, right? He is the chosen one, the prince that was promised, the man who in all misses darkest hour has come to their rescue, put them on island time. He continues to elevate. And at that position, the single most important position in all of American sports, no other sport has a position that is valued so highly. Uh, pitcher, but they don't play every night whatever. Uh, Chambles can make all of that logic that I tried to talk about and all like what I see as being the magic. He can throw that all out the window. I'm picking Miami, but I'm excited to watch Chambles. Logic reason, understanding of football, Bane and Mesodore, Mark Fletcher, Malachite Tony, the you. It all adds up to Miami looking like a team that's going to get back to the top of the mountain. What nobody is paying attention to is the fact that barstool sports is lazyest, most piece of shit, worthless sack of dog shit human being that I wouldn't trust to run a goddamn hot dog stand is somehow always standing at the end with the sun shining directly on his lazy. I'm never going to work again. As five years ago, I did so well in my first year of barstool sports, Dave said, life is going to strike again. I'm going to go to Mississippi, find a rival for this guy and it's going to be magic. And he hired the most cross side pathetic pieces shit I've ever seen in my life. And he has done nothing but win and get free shit since the beginning. So why God? Why God is it going to stop now? It's not. He wins. He wins. And I have no explanation for it. But if you think if you think the Miami hurricanes are enough to outweigh his piece of shit, no work ethic, lazy. I have an ass. You've got another thing come. Shout out, Minzy. I would just say the perfect villain. He is the perfect villain in your story. This is and like Brandon, my question was going to be if you're going to bet with your college football brain, which you are very good at, the number one college football personality, you know, it's my am like from an X is an O standpoint, like you know, like if we took every Mississippi bone out of your body, Ben Winston exists and you were at like Fox, Warren at Barstle, you would take Miami and out of 10, but you can't. You just can't do it. And that's the Barstle difference. And I think I just did all that for a little bit of flair. But I think the actual thing that was happening, I think the actual thing that happened was six years ago, I got my big break and I got to Barstle sports and my life turned around. Thank you today, Port Norway and Big Cat and all that. My life got better and down somewhere in the depths of hell. Satan was looking up and he's like, Oh, he's he's got a good job. Huh? Yeah. Okay. He's got. He's got. He's got to get a better house. Okay. wife's got to get a nice car. All right. Well, guess what? I'm cooking up and here the fuck we are. This is and I we've been together. I have a lake in your backyard, Brandon. You know, you can't have a lake in your backyard and not several of the consequences. Yeah, I want to say you wouldn't have the lake and all the four Christmas trees that you have and your wife wouldn't carry the gorgeous bags that she does on the private plane without binments. You know, you think about that. Like these are things you have to give up without you having to put up with things. I will say that Ole Miss let again, binments is definitely a storyline, but somehow we've gotten through this entire segment talking about narratives without mentioning just even the biggest storyline that Ole Miss is dealing with and that's the coaching staff and Lane Kiffin and our can the coaches be at LSU versus coach Ole Miss. Like there's so much going on with this team that it does seem like there's like there's like we're going to look up and they're going to be playing for a national championship or going to be like and why did Lane leave again? Wasn't the whole thing you can't win one unless he goes to a brand name. That does play into this as well. That being said, let me play devil's advocate here. Ole Miss got to the playoff and they got to play two lane at home. Then they got to play Georgia in a glorified home game in the sugar bowl. Now, beating Georgia is no walk in the park. It's an incredible accomplishment. They are in the final four. But as we've seen with Alabama, with Oklahoma, with a lot of the SEC, maybe beating Georgia isn't what we thought beating Georgia was. Maybe Miami and this talent is going to be overwhelming. I don't know. I'm simply saying this as a part of devil's advocacy. If we've seen the SEC fall one by one by the wayside, every single team has fallen except for Ole Miss. Is that a possible storyline in this game? Yeah, absolutely. I also think Brandon, yeah, this year's Georgia team was kind of a culture win team, right? They didn't have any dominant element to them, but it's just so solid what they build there, the foundation. It is worth pointing out. I wanted to, in pursuit of thinking about the other game, I wanted to look up some S&P plus rankings. It's just Bill Connelly's analytics, right? You don't be overly worried about what it is. Ole Miss does have the second race ranked off into the entire country, and vice is still going to be called in place. Maybe I'm selling the overall offense a bit short because I do feel like it's so changeless dependent and it's not necessarily a dominant line. Like Miami is bringing to bear, but they're stuck in the country there. Defense ranks 18th. Miami, on the other hand, offense ranks 21st. Defense ranks 6. However, I think right now Miami's defense is playing like a top two unit in the entire country, if not one. When you look at the Lucie Sinus, like Lucie shout out the Note City Sinus, but you're right, T-Bob. You look at Ole Miss offense, yards per game number two, passing yards per game number four, points per game number nine. Like, this offense isn't getting fully the love like as high up as they are, but there's just something about Miami's front seven right now, especially the front four. Like, they are just absolute, like, just havoc wrecking. This is, say, offense sells tickets defense wins championships. I think it's a lot of two. And the ratings are fair. Like, Ole Miss has had, without a doubt, has one of the best offense in the country, but it is all relative to the defenses they've played and that I don't think they've seen one like this. And that's just playing like this. I mean, I'm being on the receiving end of it is brutal, but even just seeing the clips before, just the mentality that they're playing with right now. They're like, they don't want it as bad as we do all these things. They're like cliches, whatever. But I'm looking in their eyes and I'm like, they really do what they wanted more than we did. There's an intensity and a physicality they're playing with that just differ right now. I remember, I talked to a couple different people who went down to Miami praxis and they've also the same thing that Mario Christball runs the most physical practices that you will find in the modern era of football. And it's a tough thing to be that physical, but not over-tire the guys by this point this season. But I don't think Miami looks tired. I think they look pretty fucking forged in the fire of hitting every single day. Like I heard they're doing like old school, like big cat drill type shit, like just one on one, just like almost like Oklahoma type shit. Would you do not see at this level of football nowadays a lot? I will say if Thursday night ends with Mitzi on the sideline and Michael Irvin whipping his ass with a belt, that would make it, that would make it, that would make it all worth this. Can he score get a touchdown scored in his face in the corner of the end zone and then Michael Irvin whips him immediately afterwards? I don't think he's got the pull. I got to get on the field. No, I was about to say, I was about to say and by the way, Brandon, I know I said this that night too, but it only happens to you because I was right in the end zone when Marcel threw that interception against Miami and not anything happened to me. It's just you. God really does have something for you. Speaking of Mitzi going to the game, a game time. So we have no idea how Mintz is going to be getting into the game, but if you want to go to the game, I've seen there are a lot of tickets available on game time, whether it's the Ole Miss Miami game, Oregon, Indiana. I'm going to assume Mintz has been pulling up game time a lot and so can you because the game time app gives advantage back to fans. It's a hack for unlocking amazing tickets and experiences and just a few taps. Obviously, it's a very easy app to use if you've ever been on there, but if you haven't, we have a deal for you. You can create an account, use CodeRough ROUGH and get $20 off your first purchase. So you can take the guesswork out of buying college football tickets or any tickets with game time terms to apply. Again, create an account and redeem CodeRough ROUGH for $20. off and download the game time app today. Brandon, if you had to guess right now, do you think Ben Mince is buying game time tickets? No, I mean, listen, game time is an incredible partner in their group. They're awesome and they're amazing. We're not dealing with a proper human being. We're dealing with a trash bag with eyes. He's going to get free places to stay. He's going to get, I'm surprised to pay for the flight. I don't have to see the receipt on that one, but no, he's either, somebody's giving him free tickets. That's just how it's going to go. I already know, he's, I've already heard, I know, the connect to the connect where he's apparently in touch with the festival now. Casey, this man, I'm not today. Oh, no, you're not. Oh, I can't, I can't turn away from it. Do you know who he's staying with? Well, it was originally rigs because I texted rigs and I said, are you sure you are okay with this? And he said something along the lines of is it bad that my number one concern is I have a balcony and he was like, should I get netting? And I was like, I actually know a specific netting that I could give like for a two-year-old that my son used in Texas like for my parents' house. So I could send that to you. And then the next thing I saw was that he's staying with Biz. Well, Casey, you're, you're, you're right and you're wrong. Oh, no, there's more. Both. Well, originally, he was offered a room and an 11 room mansion with a lazy river by-- I saw this. People. But tape wasn't allowed, tape wasn't allowed to sleep there. Hold on. He then invited tape to stay there and then the people that rented it were like, whoa, oh, oh, no, we don't know that guy. And then rig stepped up and said, hey, Metzy, will you come stay with me for two days and Metzy said, yes. And then Biz said, so now he's staying Wednesday night with rigs in his free condo. He's staying Thursday night in Biz's house. And then Friday when take goes home, he's going to the 11 room mansion to stay with the Ole Miss B. And according to between from Biz, an hour ago, Biz is going to the game with Metzy on Thursday. This ends really. This ends with the last storyline of Miami Ole Miss. And that's the BTA World Championship between Michael Irvin and Keon Lacey and Metzy getting on the field with Lacey and whipping out the belt on the Miami logo as Michael Irvin walks away in the distance. That's how this ends. Brandon Walker, you are right. The powers that be no Ole Miss, Metzy, when this game, the guy doesn't lose any X's and those do not matter. It's over. It's done with Ole Miss wins like 27, 26 on the holder for Miami can't even catch the ball on the extra point. Like this is how it goes. And we're going to see an unbelievable Mincey recap at 4.36 a.m. It's going to be sick. Liam, sorry, yeah, correct. After Lacey River. Liam, you obviously live on the internet more than anybody else and you live from, you know, the gifts and the memes. Having a Michael Irvin versus Ben Mince game has to create some magic moments. It just has to. Well, I hope Michael Irvin's got the scouting report out in his figure and out what he needs to do best to get after Mincey. All right. Casey, you got some more business. I do. Bowen Branch. So we love Bowen Branch. They've been a friend of ours for a very long time. I actually just got a new set of sheets. It's a dark gray color. I love them. I know Ev you've got them on your bed. I think everybody on the podcast says they are the absolute best because the signature sheets they have comfort and quality beyond imagination. They're expertly designed for breathable sleep so you can add cool layers in the summer and cozy essentials in the winter. They're loved by millions. I got my mom the robe for Christmas. They have the pajamas. The pajamas shorts are chef's kiss. They have crib sheets for the little ones. They have everything that's amazing and you have a 30 night worry free guarantee. They're made with a 100% cotton. They know where the cotton comes from and they get more comfortable with every wash. And guys out there, if you're in college, you're like, I don't need to spend money on sheets. Yes, you do and this is a way to do it because the more you wash them, more comfortable they get and I promise you girls notice that stuff. Discover softness beyond your wildest dreams with Bowen Branch. Get 15% off your first set of sheets or anything on Bowen Branch plus free shipping and returns at Bowen Branch dot com slash rough. That's Bowen Branch B-O-L-L-A-N-D branch dot com slash rough. You get 15% off exclusions do apply. All right, I think if you ask the most observers of college football and listen, at Miami Ole Miss, one of them is going to play for a national title, one of them might win the national title. But I think if you were ranking, if you asked the majority of Americans to rank the teams one through four left, I believe one and two would probably be in the in the other game in the peach bowl. I feel like Indiana obviously is number one. I think the way Oregon has played ever since they lost Indiana probably puts them at number two. Only one of them can play for a national title. It is a rematch where Indiana went out to Alton Stadium and had to that point, its biggest win. Arguably in school history, you know, under certainly under cursing Eddie, it was his first, I think it was his first gigantic win. Last year he got to the playoffs but didn't really have any huge, huge wins. It was kind of, you know, they had a schedule to help them get there and then they lost Ohio State and Oregon this year. It was all leading up to that Oregon game and they passed it with flying colors. And now Oregon, that their only loss gets another chance at him. Big 10 guy, big F. This is a match up of two Titans. Yeah, now honestly, like it was because you said the right one and two thing. I don't know if I've totally agree with that. Maybe I'm not as high as Oregon as other people are. I really like Indiana in this spot. I just, I don't want to just completely relate all my points back to just one game that they played early this year. But I mean, it wasn't Austin. And if you remember that game, I mean, Indiana was the far more physical team. They spotted them, the pick six touchdown and still won that game by double digits. Like I really think they're just a, I think they're significantly better. I think they have better coach. I think they do have the better quarterback. I think they just have, I think they have a better defense. I think they, they both have very good offensive lines. But I do, I wouldn't even lean Indiana's. I really think like they're also just what Chris, they're like, even when you think about the Texas Tech game, like very sloppy Oregon in that game. Like that's a lot of points off the board. A lot of penalties, a lot of bad snaps. Fucking up drives. Like Indiana, I just trust Indiana more. Like I really think Indiana could win this game soundly. I really like Indiana here. I feel pretty confident in that. Interesting. T-bob. So I, it's, it's, what is interesting is that I think a lot of my thoughts mirror ads just with not such a large gap. Like you said, Indiana went on the road and handled that game top to bottom. I have seen nothing from Indiana and nothing from Oregon that should make me feel like that much has changed in the interim. Like Oregon's gone better, but guess what? So is Indiana. Like Indiana's just continue to play better and better and better. And it's, it's, it's that quote that I've talked about a couple times when Dan Carlton, some of the Japanese, he says they're like everyone else, only more so. Indiana's just like Oregon, only more so. Like they're, they're, they're both the most complete teams in the field. They both execute at the highest level. However, Oregon just slightly better. As I've said, slightly crisper. And that's what I actually wanted to go look at when I was gonna ask to be plus or there. It's like, oh, yeah, well, it's two of their rank. Sure enough, offensively, Indiana's third. They're second defensively. Oregon, seventh offensively, third defensively. Indiana's 33 other teams, Oregon's 20 maybe sapping tin. If it is a close game, that might be an advantage for Oregon potentially. But, but yeah, no, I again, I kept trying to figure out like what's the angle, but they're both so solid. They both don't have any apparent weaknesses and in that first match of Indiana just appeared to be better. I think both teams have gotten better. So I think everything's just kind of held serve. And so I got Indiana winning again, because why would I bail on Indiana as well at this point when all they've done is pass every single test has been thrown their way. Casey thoughts? Well, I agree with everything they said, but the only thing, the only reason that gives me a little bit of pause is it is, and I know it's a cliche in all of sports, but it is really hard to beat a team like that twice. And I, you know, I learned my lesson too with the Georgia Ole Miss game, where, and I understand these are two completely different teams, but there is something with that. And you look at Ohio State Oregon last year, and I know these are different teams, but it is very difficult to do that, especially when you have an Oregon team that is very good on both sides of the ball. You have a coach like Dan Laning, who hasn't completely gotten over the hump, but he's gotten Oregon there pretty quickly. That's the only reason that it gives me pause to say, I think that this is all Indiana, but I'm very much on record. And I have been since like week five or week six that I just think this Indiana team is so good, they're an absolute wagon. I love Fernando Mendoza, and you want to talk about a team that has just absolutely no weaknesses. I do think that it is Indiana, but I can't say that it wits without a doubt, like going to be as easy as it was for them seemingly the first time they play. I think it's going to be a lot closer. I'm going to take Indiana, but it does give me a little bit of worry that Oregon does have a better shot because they lost them earlier this evening. I'll say this. I do think what you just said is correct. If you want to point out a team with no weaknesses, it's Indiana this year. But if I'm trying to find a weakness on Oregon, I got to use a pretty pretty good magnifying glass like I got a yeah, I'm not tougher than anybody else, but yes I got a really dig in if I'm finding a weakness on Oregon. I got some takes on this game. I'll let Blutman go first Yeah, I mean, it's just super difficult to Watch Indiana and see how well oiled of a machine this is and deep down in your heart and your gut. No If they were dressed up as Alabama Like what what would these lines be? What would the line have been last week if it was the in first They're probably a 13 and a half point favorite just how well they are run how Attentive to detail. They are every little minor detail. They are immaculate that they aren't good at they're perfect at it the blocking the It's just so hard to look at all that and want to pick against them and again Just goes to show I'm an imbecile for doing it multiple times this year when you see it you see it You see it and you still swerve Like I still like what organs guy. I know a lot of people are gonna make a big deal about Davison being out They've used the Ryanback Committee like they're fine in the backfield. It's whatever. I think this game Also, the first game was so much closer that I think people are getting crap where it still was a tie game with like what six seven minutes left I know it ends double digits But they still were back in fourth Indiana was the more physical team you are correct there I I think the x factor in this game is if Malik Benson could find this way behind Indiana's defense more than one time I know I think he have 40 yard touchdown against them in that first game He's really come along lately with the injury sawler receiver So of course I've gotten healthier but Dante and Malik could find the way to exploit the second there and get over the top I think I'd do wonders for organ in this one. I just Like I'm an honest man. I don't know who to pick if you held a gun at my head I guess I'm dead because I don't know who to pick It's a true 50 50 in my opinion. If not like a 51 49 I might I might have a pick when when the game comes but like I'm I'm repetitive with it I'm just excited and stoked to watch another Supreme football game and and we are blessed for that I was going to make the exact same point big of and T-bob I felt you guys kind of made it seem like ending in a beat organ more thoroughly than they did I just remember that game being a lot closer. I went and looked You know Indiana had to pick six Dante more through two picks in that game as well And I'm not sure how many times Dante more scout throw two picks But that being said that game already happened He's also had a weird thought and this is it's I'm just gonna ask a question. This is a weird thought What organ and Indiana to elite elite elite teams Indiana had it looks like the best team all season long Then there's unquestion I know I could have beat him both and Penn State could have beat him both Why why Penn State lost a work in a double overtime Fernanda Mendoza and the offense had to turn into heroes to beat Penn State They both did the same thing in Iowa He's isn't that weird It's just a game to play good defense They both played good defense against him I think yeah, I mean that's definitely it they played their best game They got up. They locked in organ was a really good team organ was on the verge of being like a Playoff team kind of an elite team when you look at many of the close results but really that's kind of what I'm always yelling about though When I'm saying let's play the football game right because the other element in there is you just don't fucking know what's gonna happen When you line up and you have 22 young men on the field at any given time like the amount of variables or such Like that's why all of football the greatest coaches greatest uh quality is creating Consistency out of the chaos is getting all the disparate elements to consistently execute and some days you don't have it And the great team find a way to win when they have those days The point I was gonna make is Maybe we really really underestimated the strength of the big 10 If you look what or if you look at Oregon did to Texas tech which that game could have been 90 to nothing If you look at what Indiana did to Alabama And then you consider both these elite elite elite elite teams Had big-time scares Against some middle well I was at the top top of the middle and and Penn State was just solidly middle to the back But like I don't know anyway this game and this game sorry did did pinch in right And then I will end up eating vandy But I was gonna say you look at some of the ball games where there was no like the the Iowa vandy game There wasn't the hours did opt out for for uh vandy But like there was not a lot in some of these games and they still were like big decisive big 10 wins I mean Illinois had like there are three like best defenders out and and beat Tennessee like There was another middle of the pack team as well like I think these teams showed well I think I think I think the big 10 I grew was better in the middle than was given the credit for Agreed I Throughout the season I believe the big 10 was probably the best conference at the top But then there was a big drop off. I think Real I think we're now learning there was not a big drop off Well, and also when you look at Penn State too And I mean obviously they felt completely off the rails with all the James Franklin stuff But they still have all that talent too And so like when they did play those teams close like they still have NFL talent all over the field And outside of Michigan losing the Texas and again like the Sherone more stuff Just threw that team into a complete tailspin so you can put that out the the big 10 has proven that it was a much better conference Top to bottom this year than the SEC. It's just well that that team was better off with us around more um Bring my figure. I think you're sorry. Go ahead. Yeah, go ahead I figured out maybe a couple Key things to watch during this game that are different statistically between these teams because they both rank very high everywhere pretty much however Greg Olson has talked about this on web Modern defensive football Is we don't care as much what you do between the 20s all football comes down to red zone success Indiana the number one team in the entire country when it comes to opponent red zone touchdown percentage We saw this play out in the Ohio State game was it have one of four end in the end in that game Well, that's writing keeping with their 26% rate the entire season Oregon very surprisingly 112 If you get into the red zone you are managing to score Touch apps far more of not also Indiana again fifth and sacks first in tiffles Oregon I'll find exactly where they rank here, but Oregon of 48th and sacks only 29 on the entire year and let's see Uh, let's do a little control f 95 note weight 65th in tfl so so so a couple of key differences there I have to stop and that was a good point. I was all I don't want to Pupu what you just said. I appreciate all that. I just want to talk to the one guy in chat right now And then I would like to address a larger point that's being made on my Twitter and people are DM and me and they're saying these things Chauncey 601 which 601 is the area code for South Mississippi So he says hotty toddy which he believes in nursery rhymes apparently We could use your support as a fellow Mississippi and you know what this does for the state Oh my god Come on, Brandy the state man for the state this idea that Ole Miss fans and other fans are selling that come on man Roof for us. It's good for the state of Mississippi Um No, the fuck it's not. It's good for Ole Miss and that's enough for you guys. It's good for Mississippi It's good for you guys. If you went to national championship my god. What an accomplishment. It is incredible But don't don't look at me and be like hey man if we win. It's good for you No, the fuck it isn't look at I want my team to win my team is down bad right now you guys are kicking our ass I'm looking up at some jealous of what you guys are doing But I'm not gonna lie to you and I'm not gonna say hey guys You're kicking our ass, but go get them Fuck that This is where rivals were arch rivals I'm not gonna if you win the national title if you beat Miami I'm going to be the first to stand up and say wow What an accomplishment. It is incredible. It's awesome. You guys did it good for you Not good for us. That's a lie And that's what arch rivaled him is Big F didn't get a he didn't get a gold star when Michigan won the national title a couple of years ago Um, Michigan didn't like Enter and Detroit when Ohio State won last year. So like Shut up Brandon Brandon this is what you just did and I just texted one my one of my friends from college because Around Thanksgiving I got a text from one of my girlfriend's her name is Morgan She's just as spicy as me if not more because she was sitting at a table with a guy who went to Texas state Who said that the only state that he knows where you root against the other team is Texas? He did not understand why Aggies would not want Texas fan teams like because Brandon would want all this to be happy And I was like are you Crazy and I like literally went down the list. I was like let's just take just in state I was like I'm just gonna take the people I know you would catch Dave Dead before he would say Michigan State should it's good for the state of Michigan You would catch it Florida state fans being happy for Florida or Miami get the fuck out of here And this guy could not wrap his head around and he was like but we should root for our state if your team is out of it I was like you're not a true college football fan man. I don't know What would you tell you? - Hi. So in a crew like conference values to state values. - Like what is it? - What? - There's a difference. There's a difference in respecting and acknowledging their incredible run and rooting for it to happen. Do you think South Carolina fans were high-fiving each other in church when Clemson was winning national titles? Do you think all of our fans get together in Opalaka being like, "Man, we stalked it." - Alabama's out there doing it, man. No, that's not how it works. This is, why would you want, if I were in a house, why would I want my neighbor to get a bigger and better house right beside me? I don't want that to happen. I want the bigger house. - It's just his house. - It's crazy. And again, maybe it was just 'cause this guy lived in some weird Texas state bubble, like the school Texas state. But I even brought up like, can you imagine like Metz fans being excited if the New York Yankees won because they live in the same city? Like that just doesn't happen. It just doesn't happen. So thank you for making that point. - It's moron still to follow. This moron still talking 'cause it's Mississippi brand and you're from here. Yeah. And 46 of my years, I've loved Mississippi state. And I've not liked Ole Miss. I'm not gonna switch now. They're not gonna do something like, we're not gonna get a big influx of cash in Mississippi. Our problems aren't gonna go away 'cause Ole Miss won an national title. That's not what this is gonna, just ridiculous. - And it also like, what does it do for the state other than like, if you're a Mississippi state fan and Ole Miss wins a national title, it's taking your recruits away. More people wanna go to where a national title was won. I don't understand this thought process at all. - Okay, they're kicking our ass, but I'm not gonna root for it to happen. Yes, I was just gonna say, it didn't do good for Mississippi when East Mississippi Community College won it all in 2018. That didn't help the state and anywhere. You came here, you came here. - To Barley and fans, should I put it up? You went to San Francisco, Giants won the World Series. Are you kidding me? This guy's got a phenomenal point. You guys are neglecting it and throwing it away. - Well, they don't play Mississippi state Liam. That's the difference. - I would say that, I've been very professional in my breakdown of this game. I fucking hate Ole Miss and everything that they stand for. They are puffed up, soft, chat and Brad, khaki wearing trumped up, fucking soft pussy boys. And I hope every one of them is drunk and crying and throwing a fit and their Birkenstocks get scuffed and they're throwing their drinks at people 'cause they're spoiled little children and don't know shit about shit. I fucking Ole Miss, I cannot have Ole Miss ever getting a football national championship ever and the one thing that I'm taking solace in is this is the closest they'll ever get at. This is the closest they'll ever get and their fucking hearts about to break and all their dreams are gonna evaporate in front of them. - Yeah, Mincey. - Mincey won't be drunk, he'll be on the XC. - Yeah, he's gone for a joke. - I just wanted to give Brandon a minute if we wanted to pause so he can go change his underwear real quick and he might as well just put back like, "Yeah, but the problem is I hated the imagery "of that soliloquy being delivered about Ole Miss "and it wasn't coming out of my mouth." That's the only thing I hate. - He said it pretty well. I know LSU doesn't have a real rival, nobody wants us to be their main rival, but for me and for a lot of LSU fans, it's always been Ole Miss. Fuck them. - All right, I gotta read this. I'll tell you about, so this is how we're gonna do this. And I'm just gonna vote, okay? This game of the week's segment is presented by Cracker Barrel. Cracker Barrel is giving you all the more of what you already love, like that delicious hash brown, casserole, Casey's favorite at Cracker Barrel, the meatloaf, big egg, like the fluffy pancakes, and we all like the chicken fries, chicken, and all the great Southern soul food favorites that they have at Cracker Barrel. It's even better than I remember. I get the same feeling every time I walk into one of those wonderful locations. And there's something about the Cracker Barrels and the winner, when that fires Cracklin' D-Bob, when that fires go in, and you walk by the fire to get to your table, oh my goodness. See how Cracker Barrel is bringing you more Kray worthy comforts, country hostility, all the more to enjoy, swing by and visit Cracker Barrel today. And the Cracker Barrel game of the week, big F, is. - I think it's gotta be Miami Ole Miss. There's to me, there's something special when two teams that just, you never see these two teams get on the same field together, ever. Can never remember seeing, and I think it might have been lame the brought it up, phenomenal uniform matchup, the crispy whites, first the powder blues of Ole Miss. And it's just this incredible defensive force, versus heroic, just put the team my back, quarterback. Everything you think that a human being cannot do, he just does it. One of the greatest games I quarterback, I feel like I've ever seen on the quarter final. And I think that's one of the most excited to see those two things clash on the field. - Tell you about the Cracker Barrel game of the week is. - Yeah, I'm with that. Like, I think objectively, pure quality of football team, Oregon, Indiana's a premiere matchup, probably pure quality of coach too. And they have good storylines. Like, I don't wanna put the Indiana storyline, it is testament to their dawn, but then so that, how kind of accepted it's come. But yeah, it's what I've said, man, it's the novelty. It's the nostalgia as well. Like I said last game, if you're watching that Miami defense run around and hit like it, it's like nostalgia budding up again, something completely brand new. And suddenly Ole Miss actually being on this stage. I love Chandler's story. Even Carson Peck, a guy that I talked a lot of shit about. Excuse me, I shouldn't have cursed him in this. That I talked a lot of crap about before the season and really consistently doubted throughout his entire career. I love when a player, a man who whatever, he hears all that negative noise and can overcome it. And he's done a great job of that. So yeah, most quality football teams, probably Indiana, Oregon, but I'm more excited to lock into Miami Ole Miss. Casey, the crack of real game of the week is? Well, T-Bob just used the word that is why I'm also picking the Ole Miss Miami. I'm more excited about that game. Like Indiana, what, why are you looking at me? I'm shocked the way this vote's gone. No, so Indiana, Oregon is the better football game in my opinion. We've already seen them play. We know that they're the two heavyweights. I think that whoever wins that game and I think it's going to be Indiana is probably going to win the national title. But from a pure college football standpoint and from all the stories and what makes college football different and that Fernando Mendoza is also in that. Don't get me wrong. But what's going on with Ole Miss in Miami and the lane stuff and Pete Golding and these players are deciding to stay in Oxford. I think that if Ole Miss, they would have never lost a two lane. But let's say they had to play Miami the first round. I think that these players might have ended up in Baton Rouge. But now they've made it far enough. And they're like, hey, we're going to stay here. We're building this. I truly believe that if they would have lost in round one, that there would have been a mass exodus of a lot of those guys to Baton Rouge. Now they're sitting there like, oh my God, we can be playing for a national title. That is what makes college football so much better than the NFL and everything else. And that's why I'm more excited about that game and Brandon. You do play into that for me as well. Because I love you. You are my big brother. You're one of my closest friends. Watching you watch this game is also part of my excitement. - Liam, the Cracker Barrel game of the week is? - I'm going with Indiana, Oregon in DuPart because the rest have gone the other direction. And I've spoke to how neat it is that Miami and Ole Miss are playing. Looking at right now, they played in 1936 and 1940, which Ole Miss won. And Miami has had a long, long winning streak of one game dating back to 1951. Those two teams legitimately have not played on the same football field in our lifetime. I'll go Indiana, Oregon and I'll highlight we have the likely number one and number two picks playing on the same field for one final time in a winner-go-home, a winner-go-to-the-national championship game. But that is so cool. And this is a chance for Fernando Mendoza to assert himself as QB1 as the number one player in the upcoming draft in Dante Moore to say, "Hey, wait, let me get that invite to the party. Let me get that invite to Las Vegas. I want to be a raider." So that's a nice little storyline that we've also got going. Dan Laning, this is a guy that people have commented about, has not been able to truly capture the big game. This is a massive opportunity for him, the funny to say, Slega Giant in Indiana, put an end to Signeti's, to Signeti's incredible two-year stretch in Indiana thus far. Yeah, it's gotta be that game. Religia Hardy, DeAngelo Ponce, Waffle House is always open. Use looker, I probably shouldn't set a restaurant when referring to Elijah Sirad during the Signeti. It's gotta be this game, it's gotta be and we'll see how working could stuff the run. Brandon, who do you pick? Also, just while you're chewing your food right now, I don't know if you guys have seen this or if there's a new update, like, Biz is now tweeting that he doesn't need a ticket because Mincey misunderstood and apparently the ticket is. it's where $700 each that he thought he got for free. So now I've heard enough a message for one day. - Well, business now saying he'll sub his ticket for a five minute FaceTime call with Lane Kiffin. So I just sent it to Lane, maybe to set that up. So I don't know, I don't know what I'm talking about. - By the way, men's can't do that. - But I did it for biz. I just said-- - Oh, I know what I'm saying is what I'm saying is, if business saying, men's, you don't have to get me tickets. You can just give me a FaceTime with Lane Kiffin. - Men's, I can't pull that off. - Well, what a piece he doesn't know, then, functionally, he did. - No, no, no, no, no, hold on a minute. - Okay, no, no, no, no, no, no. - I'm doing this for biz. - All right. (laughs) - Cracker Barrel Game of the Week is, I can't believe two of you actually said the words. Yeah, I know Indiana Oregon's the better game, but I'm picking Ole Miss and Miami. - I'm more excited for it. - The storyline sucker. - Right, Indiana Oregon's the better game. Indiana Oregon is like, these are the two best teams remaining. Now, three and four could very well win the national title. This is not a big gap, but Indiana's the best team in college football right now. And Oregon's probably best suited to beat him out of anybody. If Indiana's about to finish this race, and when this national title after 100 years of being the worst team in college football, that they're about to finish this race, this is the toughest team they gotta go through. And I think it's right here right now. I think the winner of the national championship is the winner of that game. And that's why I believe that is the Cracker Barrel Game of the Week. - I agree with you and I said that as well, but watching you on Thursday night is gonna be just as exciting as the game in my opinion. - I'm actually not streaming it, I'm not going. - Are you really not? - Yeah, I'm actually, since Ole Miss reached the national title, the semifinals, I'm actually quitting. I'm quitting the job. I'm, you can now find my new "Ringer" podcast. Walk into the movies with Brandon Walker. - And Chris, you're walking up? - Yeah, I think Big Bill's gonna stop by some, no, whatever. Yeah, I'll be there. - Brandon, I was looking for some old photos in my phone and I had to go back a few years and I somehow landed on the Thanksgiving stream where it was just me, you and Mintz in the Philly gambling cave, watching the egg bowl. Why did we do that? Why? - 'Cause this whole operation is just charity for him. - Just the three, I think Jeff D. Low was there too. But that was it. - Katie was there. - Oh, that's right, but it was just Mintz and you, just, it was just such a weird time, such a weird time. Do the Draft Kings read, or do you want me to do the read and then we have to do, I think that we have to do, Liam Luky, do we have to do a touchdown party? Okay, so you guys look at that for a second. While I talk about Draft Kings, we love Draft Kings so much. By the way, I also did a promo earlier, they're gonna have a really cool NFL live betting promo for the playoffs. So make sure you go check that out, it's really awesome. If you live bet, you get a dollar into an entry and you could potentially share $2.5 million worth of prizes. So make sure you check all that out. Anyways, the rivalries, the marching band, the upset Saturdays are made for football, the Draft King Sportsbook is celebrating college footballs, the game of the week with a special profit boost for all customers. So obviously Thursday and Friday, you can opt in for the game and you can score a single use profit boost token for the game, whether you're betting on your go-to team or the underdog, whoever it may be, whether it's organ, whether it's Indiana, whether it's Ole Miss and Mency, or it's Miami, it is yours to own with the Draft King Sportsbook. So download the Draft King Sportsbook app now, Use promo code Ruff, that's ROUGH for all customers, get a special profit boost on the college game of the week for the semifinals and partnership with Draft King's. Sportsbook, the crown is yours, Brandon Touchdown, Parley. - Give me Malachai Tony. - Okay. - The best weapon Miami has. I don't believe he scored in the. - He gets scored against him. - He's just been quiet in the playoff. - Right. - Let me get to hang it out. - He scored the. He scored his hang out. - Yeah, he scored against him. Yeah, he said he did. - He didn't work against the live. - He's the only Touchdown. - He was the only Touchdown in that game, yeah. - I got Malachai Tony. - I'm gonna take Kiwan Lacy, please. - How many we got here for? - Oh, okay, okay, yeah, I'll go. I think last week it went to Sarat. So I'm gonna switch it over to Omar Cooper Jr. This week. - Can we do two guys from the same team where it asks to be? - Are you doing whatever you want? - I would do so in from Oregon. - All right, then give me. - Do we go see you? - I'll go with, I'll go with your boy, Liam. Give me, give me Mike Benson. - Oh, yeah. Who do you wanna take, Ev? - I was gonna take Mendoza. I like him on the. They like to run him in that inside the five a little bit. - I mean, that would juice up the odds. - If we wanna go for Mendoza, I'd do that. The odds are plus 1972. - Well, would they be with Mendoza? Can you quickly do that? - Probably less, I'd imagine. - I'd say that'd probably be similar prices. - It's similar, it's 3008. - Yeah, that's awesome. - Mendoza is gonna juice that thing up. - I know, Benson and Mendoza are only 85 points difference in odds, actually. - What's Mendoza? - 300 and Benson's 250. - Really? - Yeah. - I like, I want, yeah, Mendoza might be a better one. - Let's just take Mendoza, let's go big. - I love Mendoza so much. - Yeah, we go Mendoza, okay. - You know what, rules, rules be damned Liam. Unless they come back and say you have to do it that way then we'll do it that way. - No, I think he's, I was saying he'll just do it that way. - I was saying, excuse me Liam, my bad, I apologize. I was saying, yeah, take out Omar Cooper Jr. and put Mendoza in the tent of the war. Yeah. - So we'll have one from every two. - Plus 3156. - Yeah. - What? - The odds are plus 3156 now. - He was, he was adding before he was just, yeah, before he was just adding Mendoza overall. Now we took, I don't know, yeah. So now I would have been. - He spot that Cooper for Benson, correct? - Yeah, let's just, let's just fucking do it. It's 3156, let's fucking sin. - Everybody shut up for a second. - What are you eating? - All right, that's our, uh, just, uh, my wife made me some checks mix. - Oh, so good. - Yeah. All right, we will, I think we've made the executive decision or I have as the boss with Casey's permission. I have, I have decided we will be live Friday night after the Peach Bowl. We will also be live Thursday night after the Fiesta Bowl. So we will be live both nights after these games in the semifinals. That is it. That is all we got tonight. Thank you for coming out and watching. Appreciate it. Otherwise, um, that's it. We'll, uh, we'll see you Friday night. - Look you. You guys all made the exact same face, except for Liam. That was, that was something the site to behold. - Shut up. And again, just to be clear, that Parley is Malik Benson for Nando Mendoza, Malkite Tony, Kuon Lacey, plus 3156. - Beautiful. - Ladies guys, oh my God, what a slide. - What a slide. - The old Misi slide. - Here's a guy, Ben Mints. - The world just seems to always break his eyes. - Let it down.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The podcast discusses college football matchups, focusing on the Miami vs. Ole Miss and Indiana vs. Oregon semifinals, with analysis of team performance, defensive strength, and storylines.
  2. Miami is favored over Ole Miss due to a dominant defensive line, physicality, and recent performances, while Ole Miss's strong offense is challenged by Miami’s relentless front seven.
  3. Indiana is seen as a stronger team than Oregon in the rematch, with better defensive execution and consistency, though Oregon’s depth and ability to adapt create a close contest.

Summary:

The podcast delivers a detailed analysis of two college football playoff semifinal matchups: Miami vs. Ole Miss and Indiana vs. Oregon.

In the Miami-Ole Miss game, the host and guests emphasize Miami’s superior defensive line and physicality as key advantages, especially against Ole Miss’s elite offense. They note that Miami’s defensive performance—particularly its front four—has been disruptive, making it a formidable opponent despite Ole Miss’s strong offensive rankings. The Indiana vs.

Oregon matchup is viewed as a tight contest, with Indiana appearing more consistent and physically dominant, especially in red zone execution and defensive discipline. However, Oregon’s resilience and ability to adapt are highlighted as factors that could make the game close. Beyond the game strategy, the discussion includes deep cultural narratives, such as the rivalry between Ole Miss and other programs, and the skepticism of fan loyalty tied to state pride.

The hosts also touch on broader themes like the evolution of college football, the impact of the expanded playoff, and the importance of physical play in modern football. A recurring joke about Ben Mince’s extravagant game-day presence and the fictional "Michael Irvin vs. Ben Mince" climax adds entertainment and humor.

The segment concludes by celebrating the excitement and unpredictability of college football, emphasizing that both games offer compelling storylines and high stakes. The podcast also promotes ticketing via Game Time and product endorsements, including Bowen Branch sheets, without overshadowing the core football analysis.

FAQs

You can find every episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music.

For every can of Still Blue Coffee cracked open, a portion of the proceeds helps fund 1,000 pet adoptions. Each 11-ounce can is made with 100% Colombian coffee and contains a boost of protein.

It's a social deduction party game where players are secretly assigned roles—good guys try to expose the bad guys, while the bad guys try to stay hidden. The game features chaotic, unpredictable rounds and is ideal for parties or group gatherings.

Ben Mintz is a fan of the podcast and is known for his enthusiasm and wild fan behavior. The show humorously references his involvement, including his alleged presence at games and his dedication to attending college football events.

The matchup is highlighted for its narrative depth, featuring physicality, defensive intensity, and key player dynamics. The debate centers on Miami’s dominant defensive line versus Ole Miss’s elite offense and coaching staff.

This game is praised for its balance of strength, consistency, and execution. Both teams have top-tier defenses and offenses, with Indiana showing physical dominance and Oregon demonstrating better execution and depth.

Chat with AI

Loading...

Pro features

Go deeper with this episode

Unlock creator-grade tools that turn any transcript into show notes and subtitle files.