Episode Transcript
[00:00:04] Speaker A: All right, ladies and gentlemen, we are back for college games of the week for week seven. Aaron's college games of the week. He actually submitted his is tied for the longest, I think 13 games.
A lot of games. It was either 12 or 13. I'm not sure. I. I was updating the graphics. It's going out tomorrow morning. Since you do have some Friday games on there, it is separated. We. We titled the Friday games as well as the Saturday games.
Not in order though. Which was kind of frustrating because when I was looking the schedule, trying to get the rankings, you had a 4 o' clock game at the top of your list. And I was like, I do have.
Let's put up real quick.
[00:00:48] Speaker B: I just go off of the games when I'm looking at the spread on my.
[00:00:52] Speaker A: Yeah, Texas Tech. And they're a 4 o' clock game.
But yet you like, usually you're like 10 o', clock, 11, you know, like it goes in chronologies.
[00:01:01] Speaker B: I'm just going off what my bookie website has as far as whatever the games are. I scroll from the top to the bottom. So that's. Wayne had it.
I left a lot of games off this list. I could have.
[00:01:10] Speaker A: I could have left a lot of games.
[00:01:12] Speaker B: A lot of games off. There's a lot of good games and close games this week. So I don't, I don't.
[00:01:17] Speaker C: We start this episode, Aaron, and Rome's really attacking you. I don't know if it's Rome's knee pain. Is it Texas falling out of the top 25 or because the Dodgers just completely got ass kick today. I mean, what's everything.
[00:01:30] Speaker B: It sounds like. It sounds like Rome got bent over and taken to the woodshed.
[00:01:34] Speaker A: Okay, I just got beat, dudes. And I don't know why they put Kershaw in, by the way, when he had no chance of like winning the game. They're already down by four runs. He gets annihilated. Like, let's just bruise this guy's because.
[00:01:45] Speaker B: That'S the whole point. Kershaw gets annihilated in the playoffs. Might as well throw him in the game.
A bit out of reach, by the way.
[00:01:52] Speaker A: Daughters barely won yesterday by a dumb move by Dave Roberts as well. Putting in trident, like when he's been.
[00:02:01] Speaker B: Like trying to been terrible in the ninth inning for like the last month.
[00:02:03] Speaker A: He was great last year, but like this year has been like really bad. Like, and then you put him in and you're just basically giving pitches and balls to hit the Phillies is like, dude, come on, man. This is a really good Phillies team. I don't know if you know, but this might be the best team in Major League Baseball. You can't be doing this when we're up four runs to none. And it made it, like, really competitive in that game to win. Luckily, daughters panned out with, like, a hell of a fielding play with the wheel play. But today was really stressful. My knee is killing me, dude. It is shredded. And it's probably the worst it's felt in, like, a few weeks since me and Jason talked on, like, Sunday when someone gave me some, like, magical painkillers. And, like, I looked half on the podcast. That video is not coming out, guys.
[00:02:47] Speaker B: And, you know, Jason said, killer. Now, Jason said he couldn't tell the difference between you're on a painkiller or not. You look the same regardless. So just FYI, just FYI, he told me, he texted me privately. I'm not supposed to indulge on that.
[00:03:00] Speaker A: But hey, once this painkiller kicks, though, because I got like, 45, I think it started kick.
[00:03:05] Speaker B: Honestly, like, I. I don't know.
[00:03:07] Speaker A: We're off the road.
[00:03:08] Speaker C: He started this pot and just chose violence against you.
[00:03:11] Speaker A: I'm very hot, dude. I'm very hot.
[00:03:12] Speaker C: I mean, he's irritated. His hottest take of the pot.
[00:03:15] Speaker B: Wrong either.
[00:03:15] Speaker C: His hottest take of the pot is you not putting the games in time on your college games of the week.
[00:03:21] Speaker A: It's really frustrating.
[00:03:22] Speaker B: I'm surprised.
I'm surprised Rome even checked that.
[00:03:26] Speaker A: Can you put some rankings on here?
[00:03:28] Speaker B: I don't know if I got enough room on that pad to get those rankings in. I got to write a little smaller then.
[00:03:32] Speaker A: Now when you're writing, like, first grade font, it's really tough. There's not a lot of space when you're writing first grade font. And that should be actually a font on Microsoft Word from here on out. Aaron's first grade font.
[00:03:44] Speaker C: You know, last year we gave Aaron a hard time for the spelling of certain teams and everything.
[00:03:48] Speaker A: He's been on it. He's. This year.
[00:03:50] Speaker C: Yeah, he's been on it. But you're just, you know, you're so critical. You don't post the legal pad anymore. You want the graphics, and now you want.
[00:03:57] Speaker A: It's on.
[00:03:58] Speaker C: You want time order.
[00:04:00] Speaker B: You want.
[00:04:01] Speaker C: You want proper rankings on here? Like, I mean, just. I mean, the man is just trying to give you games to watch. It doesn't matter. The ranking doesn't matter.
[00:04:09] Speaker B: You know, Exactly.
[00:04:11] Speaker C: You know, did you want the. The network these games are on next.
[00:04:14] Speaker A: To that'd be kind of nice.
[00:04:15] Speaker B: Okay. All right. Just want to make sure. Just.
[00:04:16] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:04:16] Speaker B: You know, just so we're clear, 75% are going to be ESPN. I don't know if it's going to be a plus next to it, but you can. You can guess.
[00:04:24] Speaker A: Yeah, you know what? I'm done with ESPN too. I was looking at their prices. They're hiking everything up. What a shocker here, right?
[00:04:31] Speaker B: Everything shows on there now.
[00:04:34] Speaker A: Cable, huh?
[00:04:35] Speaker B: Seems like there's a lot of WWE pay per views coming on, like ESPN now.
[00:04:39] Speaker C: All the pay per views are on there, man, but you know, I can't even get them.
[00:04:44] Speaker B: What happened to Peacock? They done now or what?
[00:04:47] Speaker C: Peacock's only got the. The library as well as the NXT ples. But the. The main roster, WBP are all on ESPN Unlimited, I think it is.
[00:04:59] Speaker B: So all in, all inclusive. Unlimited. Yeah. Whatever the hell it is.
[00:05:03] Speaker C: Well, it's crap because, like, I got YouTube TV and I have regular ESPN, but ESPN Unlimited, you can only get if you have certain cable providers for free. So in order for me to get this, I need to go buy ESPN Unlimited and then I also have ESPN on YouTube TV, so I'm double paying just to get this extra content that.
[00:05:21] Speaker A: Some cable writers, I looked into that too. Yeah. No sense to have YouTube and ESPN plus and then now someone else is gonna come with like, plus this tampon this. You know, it's just really.
[00:05:32] Speaker C: Because I still have the regular ESPN plus that was part of the Disney bundle prior, but that doesn't get me the ESPN unlimited content. So, yeah, it's. It's crap. I'm not. I'm not a fan of it. I guess if you. Certain cable providers, you get all this stuff. But YouTube TV, where, you know, Sunday ticket lives, that I've had forever, which is a good product, you know, you don't get this. So I don't know, just going to be paying like 500amonth to watch everything I want to watch.
[00:05:57] Speaker A: Yeah.
By the way, as you're talking right now, they got like volleyball highlights from Texas and Tennessee. What a great sport this game is. Volleyball. We don't get enough TV time for volleyball. College volleyball.
[00:06:10] Speaker C: Well, Texas, I mean, that's got to. Maybe they're a better team than the Texas football team. You know, they're going to put a better product out there.
[00:06:16] Speaker B: Okay, good.
[00:06:17] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:06:17] Speaker B: Texas can't be any worse than what Texas football's pitting on the field. I'll put it that way.
[00:06:22] Speaker A: All right, so I was really pissed this weekend, all Right.
[00:06:24] Speaker B: Sounds like right now Rome a Texas Tech two step.
[00:06:29] Speaker A: You know what? I picked the wrong Texas teams. All right, so we had two Texas teams. I should pack the other one.
[00:06:36] Speaker B: I ended up picking up the slack picking that one. You did.
[00:06:39] Speaker A: And I figured if I don't get it, Aaron's gonna do it. My other pick though for like their Westgate super contest was going to be Michigan. But I read too much into it. I'm like, I had that.
[00:06:51] Speaker B: They did not cover Rome.
[00:06:52] Speaker A: How about Nebraska? Did they cover? Was that it?
I had Nebraska winning by 10 points, but I think they had a little bit bigger than that.
[00:07:00] Speaker B: Nebraska won by 11.
Okay.
[00:07:03] Speaker A: They barely cover then they would have lost.
[00:07:05] Speaker B: It was 11 and a half in Westgate.
[00:07:07] Speaker A: Ah, okay, never mind then. Forget it. So I'm glad I didn't pick you the way that would lost either way. So I had those games on for some reason. I thought Michigan would have covered tough games though. We all picked favorites.
I took Texas. When you're looking at like defensive stats though, right?
Texas is ranked top two, top three in almost every physical category. You just cannot imagine a Florida team to score more than what they scored this past game. It was just not making sense. I know you like you were up on them and Aaron, you had your various reasons for those that do not know. I've made a killing going against Aaron's pick sometimes when it's going against his favorite teams, when he hates a team a lot like Texas or when he loves a team a lot like Florida State.
I have won like 80% of these bets. And that's why I have eaten a lot of steak dinners and really good breakfast courtesy of Aaron Toller. And. And it's only because I've learned how he bets. And so I was going for the quick clean sweep. But to be honest with you, when you're re watching the videotape, you did not have that look though. Like. Like that.
Like that look. I should have caught it. Whether you had or not, you didn't have it.
You were being pretty fair on this pick on Florida having a chance to upset and I should have looked a little close. But dude, the way Florida played though, it should have never happened. It should have never happened. Either way.
You could win by a touchdown, you can win by a field goal. You, the game, the end result should have never happened by any means necessary. Like it's.
[00:08:43] Speaker B: It.
[00:08:43] Speaker A: It was wild and it really completely pissed me off here because I'm watching Archie Manning just like overthrow guys 10ft in front of him 10 yards overthrowing like passes that I can throw and even though when I throw a football I throw my shoulder out every time that's why I don't throw a football.
This guy cannot throw a football.
[00:09:04] Speaker B: So. Huh. Sounds like your knee's already been thrown out too. So I don't. We don't need you throwing your shoulder out as well.
[00:09:10] Speaker C: I'm really, I'm really trying to remember these times that Rome was out picking Aaron in college football I feel like we're just like making stuff.
[00:09:16] Speaker B: I mean when have we ever got Texas wrong? Jason? I don't know. It seems like George.
[00:09:23] Speaker C: We told you the whole year they were frauds and they were going to go against and beat a bunch of crap set teams with their easy.
[00:09:28] Speaker A: They were good last year. They were really good last year.
[00:09:31] Speaker C: They were good but they weren't great.
[00:09:32] Speaker B: Better last year.
[00:09:33] Speaker C: Yeah, they were better last year.
[00:09:34] Speaker A: Won a championship. Still they were close.
[00:09:37] Speaker C: They were. They were calling Quinn Ewers to give over the starting job to, to Arch last year.
[00:09:41] Speaker A: Yeah, he wasn't great. He wasn't great last year either. Yeah, that's how good that team was. It was overcoming a pretty mediocre.
[00:09:49] Speaker B: Well, I mean look at Texas. I mean Texas was way overrated last. If you go back and we go back to the playoff they barely beat Clemson by seven.
Arizona State, they won because of the referees. Ohio State finally got rid of them like they were. They lost in the SEC championship game against Gunner Stockton. He was a JV quarterback at the time. He had no business being in the big game.
Texas, Texas has been exposed. We talked about me and Jason last year. They weren't ready for the prime time sec. I still don't think they are.
They haven't recruited to that level. Both physically on the offensive defense now.
[00:10:23] Speaker A: Is trying to get the same type of treatment as I'm going to say Penn State says coach, he just can't win the big games and now there's a track record.
Go back to usc.
I don't think this is the guy. Archie Manning doesn't look like the guy. He can't throw football.
How the hell is he a Heisman hopeful and a potential first round draft pick if he can't throw a football?
Like what's all this side whining?
I want to check down. I want to go through the progressions.
[00:10:56] Speaker C: I want to give you some stats here.
[00:10:58] Speaker A: Blows my goddamn mind. That, that football game, the way it happened just. I was just so pissed off because I really wanted to go 30 last week and I still went 2 and 1. It was still really good. Had a great week last week in ARCA or Westgate. But Texas, I don't want to hear about them. I don't want to talk about them this week. They have a big week and they're favored against Oklahoma. How the hell are they favored and grand? Oklahoma doesn't have their main quarterback who was the leading candidate for a Heisman Trophy this year. He's out for. I think he won't come back until a bowl game. Right.
[00:11:34] Speaker B: Backup's not that bad, but he's trying to get back. He's trying to get back for this game.
[00:11:38] Speaker A: Rome, dude, what the hell?
[00:11:43] Speaker C: Roma, I want to give you a side by side comparison between two coaches right now. All right, tell me through through 60 games and their tenure as head coach of top tier college football teams.
Head Coach A is 41 and 19 overall, has two top 10 wins, has started five quarterbacks, has had the number one recruiting class one time has a buyout of $45.4 million.
Coach B, through 60 games, 39 and 21, five wins against top 10 opponents. Also started five quarterbacks, had the number one recruiting class one Time buyout was $76 million. Do you know who coach A or coach B are?
[00:12:36] Speaker A: You pull us off?
[00:12:36] Speaker B: X.
[00:12:38] Speaker C: Yes.
[00:12:41] Speaker A: Tell me.
[00:12:41] Speaker C: Coach A, 41, 19 to the first 60. Steve Sarkeesian, two top 10 wins.
Coach B.
Jimbo Fisher, 39 and 21.
[00:12:56] Speaker B: So I love, I love Jimbo Fisherman.
[00:12:59] Speaker A: Yeah, me too.
[00:13:02] Speaker C: I'm just saying Jimbo wins big games, though.
[00:13:04] Speaker B: He wins big games.
[00:13:04] Speaker C: Jimbo, he won five big games versus Sark, only two. And Jimbo didn't last long at Texas A m after those 60 games. So just putting it out in the into the universe right now. This was on X I saw there. So.
[00:13:19] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:13:20] Speaker C: I don't know.
[00:13:20] Speaker A: Jimbo gots stat of the day.
[00:13:24] Speaker C: Yeah, very well could be. I. I saved that one just for you, Romo. Scrolling through X and it was kind of out there. But sark, your guy 2 and 8 versus top 10 teams of Texas first.
[00:13:34] Speaker A: So I never like Sark, by the way. All right. I dislike Texas.
[00:13:38] Speaker B: Well, Texas was.
Texas was a dumpster fire before he got there.
I mean, what was the coach they had before? Was it Tom Herman or whatever that was supposed to come in there and kind of save the program? And it was pretty bad for a.
[00:13:51] Speaker A: While after, after Mac Brown. Even like the last few years of Mac Brown was pretty bad.
But Texas, I don't know if you guys know like they have like a Good music composition program. That was like on my list to go for either undergrad or grad school.
Love them from the bat. But then when they had the program, they had Young there. They upset usc. I hate USC fans. That was so big, you know, cool colors, cool uniform, cool mascot. What's not to like about Texas, you know?
[00:14:21] Speaker C: Are you talking about bevo or Matthew McConaughey?
[00:14:23] Speaker A: Which is.
I'm a big Matthew McConaughey fan, actually.
[00:14:26] Speaker C: I like. I like McConaughey too.
[00:14:28] Speaker A: I. Pretty cool. He.
[00:14:29] Speaker C: I think he does famous better than most. Because 100. If you're famous like that. Yes. I'm just going to every game I'm on the sidelines. I'm number one fan. That's. That's how you.
[00:14:39] Speaker A: He's famous, but low key, chill, very approachable, really nice guy. I've only met him once, but would love to have a beer with him next time.
[00:14:47] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, Texas, you talked about Vince Young winning that national title. Was that 05, 0405. Whatever. It was.
[00:14:54] Speaker C: Oh, five.
[00:14:55] Speaker B: It's. It seemed like they kind of ran into, like, bad luck when Colt McCoy, like, basically had a dead arm against Alabama. And what was it like the 09 championship rose bowl like from there? It just seems like Texas have been cursed. Like they weren't any. Like they were good, but they weren't like where they expected to be till really SAR kind of got them there and then, you know, it didn't make any sense, really. I mean, the money made sense for, you know, Oklahoma and Texas to leave the Big 12. That's why they did. I mean, the Pac 12 could have had them, what, a decade before had a chance. Yeah, and that would have been really, really smart. They didn't do it. Now we know where the PAC 12 happened to them.
But yeah, I mean, Sark, you know, like you said, Romy's talking about, oh, the other teams this and that. And we talked about Florida.
[00:15:39] Speaker A: I mean, Florida was not a good press conferen conference.
[00:15:42] Speaker B: Florida was in a prime spot to beat him. We talked about it. Coming off a bye week, Billy Napier was fighting for his job.
[00:15:48] Speaker A: It was.
[00:15:49] Speaker B: He's the opposite play caller. He put up a great game plan.
[00:15:53] Speaker A: Was supposed to be one of the best in the country. That's.
[00:15:55] Speaker B: Well, Rome. Let's look at their opponents. Sam Houston State, San Jose State, and I can't even remember the other team I look at. I could go out there and play defense.
[00:16:05] Speaker A: They played great against Ohio State.
[00:16:09] Speaker B: Yeah, but you're breaking in the quarterback of True. What a red shirt. True freshman quarterback that never played. New play caller, everything kind of getting the jitterbugs out. So I think if Ohio State was to play Texas now at the Horseshoe, they beat him by like 17 points. I mean, that's. That's how much difference these teams are compared to week one and week seven.
So, I mean, Texas, I think still has a talented defense, but look at. Florida's got athletes too. Florida's recruited very well. They got players, good quarterback. I said it was gonna be difficult going in the swamp of what, 158,000 fans.
The game wasn't even as close as 29 to 21. I mean, Tex. I mean, Texas got manhandled by Florida. That's just the bottom line. If you put on the tape.
[00:16:53] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, yeah, 100%.
All right, enough about Texas. Let's just recap a few other games. Aaron's Florida State also lost a big matchup against Miami.
[00:17:04] Speaker B: I thought Miami give Jason credit for calling out Miami. I mean, Miami is definitely one of the top four teams. I mean, I knew they were talented, they were good, but Carson Beck has played great. But this team's better than what I thought. They're going to win the acc, they're going to go to the playoff. I think that's. That's a done deal on that conference.
[00:17:23] Speaker A: Most definitely. I thought Texas A and M also had a really great win against Mississippi State. Mississippi State? Yeah. Mississippi State is a really good team. I've seen a lot of games. I was actually.
I know it's 31.9, but that was like a lot closer than what it was. Jason, you're about to say something.
[00:17:41] Speaker C: Yeah, I think just going back to the Miami, I think, felt they were going to be much better this year. I think the question was going to be what would Carson Beck look like in. In this offense? Because during.
[00:17:52] Speaker A: It's great.
[00:17:53] Speaker C: Kind of the end of the Georgia run, just. It didn't look as dynamic as it was before. But the. The offense is quite different this year versus was with Cam Ward last year where you felt like Cam Ward had to do everything and they really do stretch the field and they're blowing things out. And I think where Miami is a lot different, I think. And this is where I think the recruiting factor of what Crystal Ball does like, they're. They're in the trenches and they're big in the trenches. The offensive line is great for Carson Beck, the defensive line, the big guys, like, up front. It can probably go toe to toe with some of the SEC Guys. So yeah, like I, I felt they were going to be better. I think the, oh the oh. Everything's going to stay with Crystal Ball though is like he gets all he's. They got dudes, they got, they got premier athletes that are national championship caliber. It's going to be the in game coaching and the preparation and stuff like that that always kind of is the question mark around. Cristobal so far hasn't affected him where I thought they would definitely get into the College Football Playoff. I think obviously they will. This team's never won the acc which is crazy considering how Miami's like the legacy program.
Clemson seems to have fallen off. I don't know if they sneak in and win all the SEC games and be baby competitive but, but yeah, Miami I think super impressive. And then you bring up Texas A and M. I think the funniest part and I'll bring my Notre Dame homer into this right now. I mean Notre Dame's two losses against is two of the top five teams in the country right now. Which losses? Yeah, good losses. You don't want to have losses, but good losses. They should have beat Texas A and M, but I think that goes to show you kind of how, you know, Notre Dame was ranked 02 and people were calling for it and a lot of people including myself saying Notre Dame wins out there in the playoff. Oh, they're all two lost team, blah blah blah. Like you lose to the two of the top five teams in the nation right now that are. That have had some quality wins gone and beat people. Both teams look good that are, you know, prime to get in the playoff.
Yeah, it's, it's an interesting top five right now. When you look at, you know, Miami and what they've been able to do and then their ACC road ahead, man, like it's, you know, they kind of stumbled obviously out of the down the stretch last year after they had, you know, was the cow win and I forgot which win that Rome really contested that. The refs messed him up.
[00:20:03] Speaker B: Virginia Tech. Right.
[00:20:06] Speaker C: But you know the schedule for, for Miami is really like not much down the stretch. Like the Louisville game this weekend, Aaron does not have it on the games to watch. But Louisville, that's next weekend.
[00:20:19] Speaker B: Next weekend.
[00:20:20] Speaker C: Oh, it's next week. Sorry they had the bye week. Yeah, that's why Dub. But I mean Louisville, they've kind of had a team in and out. Could be a scare game. The SMU game. SMU not what they were last year. So it turns into an easier game than probably before.
And so, and they got no ranked teams left at this point right now. So it's the destiny. You know, everything's in their hands. Miami because they can win out pretty easily here. You're going to be looking for the stumble game and I think that's, that's the biggest question for Miami. Are they going to have the game that's way closer than it should be because the rest of these teams, they should be able to out athlete everybody.
[00:20:52] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean but look at that Miami schedule. There's no reason they shouldn't win every one of these games by double figures. Really looking at it. I mean we, we're typically like we said, Mario crystal ball, he kind of gets in his own way, stumbles.
But this team might just be talented enough that he may not have to make that tough call.
You know, Florida State started a rally back there in the fourth quarter but Miami really controlled that game for three quarters. Just out physical Dom, you know, out executed them. I mean if you're looking for a slip up game, you know SMU can make a lot of sense.
You know, do they stumble back to back road games at Virginia Tech, at Pittsburgh to end the year? We know Virginia Tech's not very good, but Pittsburgh is okay, we'll see what they look like this weekend at Florida State. But yeah, I, I don't see no reason why Miami doesn't win the next the remaining of their games by at least 10 plus points every one of those games.
[00:21:42] Speaker A: You guys mentioned Louisville, Aaron, I think you have some praise for them. Early in the season they lost a tough one against Virginia. 30.
[00:21:51] Speaker B: Virginia's a good team.
[00:21:52] Speaker A: Virginia is a really good team but so is Louisville. So they can still mess up a lot of people's seasons down the road. I'm not sure how many more losses they'll get but they're really tough man, really tough out.
Virginia's solid as well.
[00:22:05] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean Virginia, we're talking them undefeated. Well I think that they lost to NC State but I mean Virginia, Miami, that, that could end up being your acc, you know, title game there, maybe fall pans out. Georgia Tech too. Don't count them out. Georgia Tech solid team.
They'll get Georgia later at the end of the year at home.
You know, Georgia Tech upset Miami last year if I'm not mistaken. We called that upset. So you know, Miami might have some bad blood looking, looking for them ahead of the at the end of the year.
[00:22:39] Speaker A: That was my outside pick, long shot in the beginning of the year. So I'm, I'm Reading for GT. They got cool logos, cool colors, cool uniforms.
Really good team this year. They have not been this good in a long time. So pretty fun stuff.
Let's recap a little bit more though since we went on like this long Texas tangent. I apologize for that.
Vanderbilt.
[00:23:04] Speaker C: I couldn't interrupt you, man. You're just on fire.
[00:23:07] Speaker A: Alabama, Vanderbilt. That Vanderbilt was pretty tough in the first half and then Alamo just took a spanking on it actually covered Aaron. You actually won that one. That was a nice.
[00:23:16] Speaker B: It was a good week for me in college football, man. Good week for us.
[00:23:20] Speaker A: Dame looked like they were kind of playing with like a dog. Playing with like their prey or like their food, you know, like the first quarter or so and then, and then they finally started separating away Miami. We already talked about that. Ohio State, man, what really stuck out there was a game that stuck out. I'm just drawing a blank.
Oh, that's right. It could be my UCLA Bruins upsetting Penn State, the back to back losses and throwing James Franklin's life completely upside down. They can't fire him. They own too much money. The boosters can't pay him off. He's stuck there.
[00:23:59] Speaker B: What is the buyout, Jason for?
[00:24:00] Speaker A: It's 50 something million.
50 something million.
But that was an embarrassment. We talked a little bit about that on the NFL recap episode last time, but God damn, dude. UCLA looked really good and like, you know, I've seen glimpses, you know, glimpses throughout the season.
[00:24:20] Speaker B: You know what?
[00:24:21] Speaker A: Foster was at the right coach and I'm glad new household took control of the playcon because even watching the replay, even though watching the replay here on. Thank God for YouTube TV, like you can just like search it and play it almost anytime. You don't even have to record it, it plays it for you.
I just had. I said to pull out like, like some tissues and some lotion and just have myself a good time because it was a hell of a match. It was really phenomenal.
So they're in trouble.
[00:24:49] Speaker C: Rome's right. 49 million basically is the jam. Is the James Franklin buyout only the 12th highest buyout in the nation. So you know there's bigger ones out there.
[00:24:59] Speaker A: That's still.
[00:25:00] Speaker B: Who's the biggest current buyout that after Jimbo Fisher got bought out.
[00:25:04] Speaker C: Most expensive buyout currently belongs to Kirby Smart. 105 million.
[00:25:12] Speaker B: What was this contract for 12 years or what?
[00:25:15] Speaker C: I don't know. This is according to USA Today.
Yeah. Ryan Day is next at 70.9 million.
[00:25:22] Speaker B: All right.
[00:25:24] Speaker C: Kellen Deboer Sark, Dabo, all at about 60.
Dan Lanning, Nettie. 56, 7.
[00:25:35] Speaker A: So, yeah, speaking of Ohio State, though, they look a lot better than last year right now. They're undefeated. They're number one, rightfully so. A lot of move in the rankings. Got Ohio State, Miami, Oregon, Ole Miss and number four.
I think this is our highest ranking probably in a long time. Texas A and M. I like Texas A and M. They're a really good team.
[00:25:55] Speaker B: Now you're, now you're, now you're jumping on Texas A.
[00:25:57] Speaker A: They are really good.
[00:25:59] Speaker B: You abandoned Austin for College Station.
[00:26:02] Speaker A: They just look really nice, dude. It's a really good team. I like football. I like teams. I'm not like stuck on like this, you know, hater mode like you guys are, you know, if it's a dj, Texas, Texas stinks. Yeah, they do sink. They do sink. I don't want to see them in the top 25 for the rest of the year. They don't belong. Even if they beat Oklahoma by, by some small fraction of a chance by like a pubic hair. You know, it, it's, it's. Yeah, I just want to talk about them. Oklahoma.
I'm really curious how they handle Texas this week though, because this could mean a lot in the long run at the rest of the season. Indiana, I.
Impressive wins.
Alabama really high at number eight at four on one. Texas Tech, probably the most surprising out of everyone in the top 10. They're 5, 0.
Really impressive by the way they changed our logo this past week. And if you're in marketing or branding, not your favorite rebrand, it's not very good. I don't know if you guys saw it or not. If you guys want to throw in your two cents and then Georgia might be like the worst four on one team out there. I'm not sold on them. I think there could be other same teams rated higher than them, but lots of movies that happen.
Notre Dame surprisingly has been like in the lower 20s for like the past few weeks despite them winning a few games. Now they're at number 16. But they're probably getting like the most like disrespected out of everyone in like the top 15, 20 teams.
[00:27:32] Speaker C: I don't know about that and I'm a Notre Dame homer room, but they're the only team with two losses in the, in the top 24. Aaron's Florida State Seminoles at three and two are, are 25th in the nation. So I, I would say Notre Dame is about where they should be. I mean, they're below your. One of your other 15 teams, Michigan, which I don't think Michigan's better than them. But you're gonna, you're gonna get some shake up here. These teams start playing a lot of big matchups this week. You got the think, you know, I don't want to spoil Garrett Aaron's games to watch, but Oregon, Indiana, that's definitely gonna shake things up here a little bit.
Starting the Big Ten, you know, then you start getting to the SEC onslaught of these teams start playing each other. So I, I think you'll see some teams popping out here over the next couple weeks as we get some more head to heads in the top, you know, top 15, top 20. I will say though, for Ohio State though, like they probably got, I mean maybe they got three big games left but you know, oh, Illinois this week, big game for was probably their biggest game until Michigan at this point Penn State would have been a big game but now that's an afterthought.
So you know, at Illinois, see, I mean they don't have college game day there or anything, right? At Illinois, I don't know if they're going there, but seems like another big Illinois game after Illinois just had USC a couple weeks ago. So Illinois five and one trying to make a statement. You know, this could be a game that puts them on the map because Ohio State doesn't have to play Oregon, doesn't have to play Indiana, you know, so the other two big dogs right now that's been in the conference, they don't really have to play the Illinois and Michigan things where it's at. But I think you get to this point now where Ohio State and Oregon could potentially win out or Ohio State and Indiana and you got your undefeated teams going to a college football or a Big Ten title game that's playing for the first round buy.
[00:29:26] Speaker B: Yeah. Where's college game day at? Are they at Oregon, Indiana this week?
[00:29:30] Speaker C: I. I don't. Because a college game day usually goes to the sec.
Check.
[00:29:34] Speaker A: They usually promoted pretty well.
[00:29:36] Speaker B: They have.
[00:29:36] Speaker A: I haven't seen anything for this week.
[00:29:37] Speaker C: Yeah, I saw something but I couldn't remember. Yep. Yeah. Indiana at Oregon.
[00:29:43] Speaker B: Okay. Yeah, that makes sense.
[00:29:45] Speaker A: Nice.
[00:29:46] Speaker B: Be a good little spot for them to go to. But yeah, I mean Rome, Notre Dame's playing well. I mean their schedule lines up pretty good. They got that matchup of usc. We're going to see what USC is all about with Michigan this week at the Coliseum. So that's a big game for them.
But Notre Dame, I, I like the way they're looking, you know, could have beaten Boise State by more. Covered the 20 and a half by winning by 21.
You mentioned Texas Tech. I didn't see the rebrand. All I hear when you talk about Texas Tech is my people are down there, Rome, like, everybody looks like me down there.
Makes sense you would be, you know, top 10 because they're basically top 10 and everything we do. But yeah, I like Texas Tech. I got them top five right now. If you just go off power rankings and how they've looked, I think by far they're the best team right now in the Big 12. They've been dominating opponents. I mean, what they did to Utah, they just beat up on Houston, who was undefeated at the time.
Texas Tech may be underrated. I think them and Miami are two teams that are kind of being underlooked that are just dominating their conference.
So, yeah, I mean, those are some good teams you talked about. Vanderbilt, Alabama, little. Little sneaky cover there by Alabama running one touchdown in late to cover that ten and a half.
That was nice. Got me a little win at the Westgate contest. So I'm not going to complain about that. But Vanderbilt's been pretty good.
[00:31:06] Speaker A: They're.
[00:31:06] Speaker B: They're solid team, too. Vanderbilt, they're no longer, you know, that easy team that you think of on the SEC schedule. They are a tough out. They're probably an 8, 9 win team this year.
Texas A M room. Glad to see you finally jumped on the bandwagon. I've been trying to tell you for a while that Coach Elko will have those guys going. Once I saw him bring out the chair and start throwing it around, I got sold that got the job done at Notre Dame. Maybe, maybe, maybe threaten the.
The placeholder there and said, hey, look, dude, if you don't, you don't drop this, you're gonna get a chair across the helmet. So, honestly, credit say A M, it.
[00:31:40] Speaker A: Was the big win against Mississippi State because I think Mississippi State is just a really, really good team. They're four and two, but that's a really solid. I. I still think they should be ranked in the top 25. They're really great.
Blake Shapen or whatever the. The quarterback is, but more so Reed, he's having a good year.
But yeah, Texas am, they're looking really good. That's not gonna be good for Texas at the end of the year, though, for sure.
I don't know if Texas can actually win more than five games this year, or six games, rather. I don't know how many games have.
[00:32:13] Speaker C: Now, come on, bro.
[00:32:15] Speaker B: It's really bad.
What are they gonna get? They got what, three wins already? Texas?
[00:32:20] Speaker A: Don't know, don't care.
[00:32:24] Speaker B: He's really jumped the ship.
[00:32:26] Speaker A: Any other things you guys want to talk about from week six?
[00:32:29] Speaker B: You know, I kind of teased. I kind of teased on.
Was it Monday, who was, you know, who was going to be the front runner? Who was going to be the next coach at Penn State?
[00:32:38] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah.
[00:32:38] Speaker B: You know, now that James Franklin supposedly has got a $49 million buyout and.
[00:32:43] Speaker A: They'Re not going to buy him out.
[00:32:44] Speaker B: You know, we talked about Lane Kiffin, I think, the week before. I mean, Kurt Sagini's out Indiana, but I think the guy that's the right guy for the job, I don't see him leaving where he's at.
Jason would hate if he did, but Marcus Freeman's the perfect answer for what Penn State needs the perfect guy. He can win big games. He's done it before. Get him in the Power conference. If Penn State was ever to make a call, that's the first guy I would call first, Marcus Freeman, and see what his interest level is at leaving Notre Dame. I think he'd be the perfect guy.
[00:33:14] Speaker A: To take over Jason.
[00:33:16] Speaker C: Yeah, I don't see it happening. I think.
I think the only spot that I. I would say that I could see Marcus Freeman ever going would be if his alma called him.
[00:33:26] Speaker A: What's that?
[00:33:27] Speaker C: Ohio State?
[00:33:28] Speaker A: I still hate their. His beard, man.
[00:33:32] Speaker B: All right.
It's a D just for. Just for men color.
[00:33:37] Speaker A: I've seen guys dye their beards. Just look at me.
Nice. Salt and pepper. All the. Like it, you know?
[00:33:44] Speaker C: Yeah, but Marcus Freeman's a goodlook dude, man. So I.
[00:33:47] Speaker A: He is good looking. He is good looking.
[00:33:49] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:33:49] Speaker A: He could do whatever he wants. Yeah.
All right, I think we're done then. Let's take a quick break. When we come back, Aaron's college football games of the week. It is a long list and we'll do a little check in on how we're doing on the Survivor and Aaron's personal survivor after this.
All right, we're back.
Just catch up on some of the scores here in Major League Baseball. Phillies just dominated today to stave off elimination eight to two. Dodgers still up to one against the Phillies. But this is a good one. Should be really good tomorrow.
Some good baseball going on. Yankees did not make it.
I missed that game, but by the time I saw the score, I'm like, all right, they're done. So who do you guys think is like the best looking team right now. Have you guys been watching the baseball playoffs?
[00:34:41] Speaker C: I would have said Milwaukee is the best looking team right now.
[00:34:44] Speaker A: Milwaukee looks really good. I would say Milwaukee or Seattle.
[00:34:47] Speaker C: Seattle lost today.
[00:34:48] Speaker A: And I'll. They did.
[00:34:49] Speaker B: I mean, Toronto's playing really well. I mean, they were up six one in game. They were up six, game three till Aaron Judge basically came back. And even that game.
[00:34:59] Speaker A: Oh, that was such a good game. That was such a good game.
[00:35:02] Speaker B: Yeah. Toronto playing well. Yeah.
[00:35:04] Speaker C: If you're projecting, I would say be a Toronto, Milwaukee, World Series right now.
Interesting.
[00:35:13] Speaker B: I would still probably lean towards the Dodgers, but the Dodgers have a big gaping hole and that's the bullpen.
[00:35:20] Speaker A: And it's just, it's bad bullpens.
[00:35:23] Speaker B: It is really, really bad.
[00:35:26] Speaker A: Need to bring out Kershaw today. They really didn't need to do that. It was.
[00:35:30] Speaker B: Well, you say Rome. They didn't. But I mean, given Kershaw's postseason history, I mean, why not just throw him in a game when he's down and just give up a bunch of runs?
[00:35:38] Speaker A: Dude.
Yeah, I guess get out of the way right now. He's gonna be like, there's no pressure next time.
[00:35:43] Speaker B: I don't think you're gonna see Kershaw again in this series. I mean, that's, that's it. I mean, basically every time he was getting hit, Dave Roberts was just looking down on his paper, shaking his head no. He couldn't even watch.
[00:35:54] Speaker A: Remember how I was talking about how, like, Dave Roberts should be fired? You know, this is before, like, the World Series wins.
I, I, I, I still don't get some of his calls. I, I still, and, and I don't watch baseball religiously like, the way other people do, but.
[00:36:09] Speaker B: Well, it seems to me, I mean, maybe Jason, you guys can point this out. Like, postseason baseball now has just become like, really bullpens, like starting pitchers now, like, go three innings and it's like, I don't know why you're pulling a guy out after three innings. He's only given a one or run and there's only one base runner on. It's like Detroit pulled their guy out. He only threw like 54 pitches. Six strikeouts.
[00:36:30] Speaker A: Well, I feel like the Dodgers really accentuated that last year by just by doing like, all bullpen games and just having those starters just like, hey, four days you're in and out and let's just ride it out. And like, now they're screwing up again by having no bullpen. Now they're just putting all their starters in the Bullpen and having their bullpen just like collect the check.
[00:36:49] Speaker C: Yeah, there's that old adage. I mean as part is why pitchers weren't going deeper in games during the regular season was the third time the hitters see the pitcher. Generally that's when they get the advantage. So that's why they're only pitching five, six innings. Because it's, you know, two, two appearances against the batter now. It's almost like, hey, you get one, you get one rounder on the road, the batting order and we're going to give them a different look and because hey, we're carrying X amount of pitchers on the roster during, you know, the ALCs like or you're in the, during the round. Hey, we're going to use every available arm and give all, every matchup possible and probably just over analyzing it versus, you know, for me that the best season of my baseball watching is 2005 with the White Sox. And they had, you know, four guys in the ALCS starters go complete games against the Angels. Like you ain't seeing that anymore. Like they, they're going matchups, you know, by inning, by batter and, and not letting you know some of this stuff hit orders. But I think, you know, the, the, what was it, three, four, four years ago, five years ago with.
Who was it with the Rays. And he's on the Dodgers now, Blake Snell. Snell. When they took Snell out, when he was like dominating and that was a total analytics play at that point because they weren't going to let him go through the rotation again and all the backlash about, about that. And then he ends up, you know, you know, getting traded or whatnot. But I mean those are the exceptions where it's like, you know, back in the day, man, manager goes by gut feeling like, no, I'm gonna let this guy ride. I'm giving, you know, give him there. Now it's, now we pull him, we go to the fresh arm of the bullpen. He's gonna throw a hundred. Who?
[00:38:27] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, I think baseball's gone to too much analytics. I mean you talked about the White Sox. I mean obviously the Braves back in the day with small glavin and all those guys, even the Red Sox with Shilling Martinez. I mean to me a good team.
Even the Diamondbacks, when they got to the World Series like three years ago or two years ago, Zach Gallon, Merrill Kelly, all those guys were going six, seven innings deep.
So I mean, if you look at the games that the Dodgers have won, I mean Blake Snell's Gone seven. Yoko Moto didn't get duplicated well today, but they really, the Dodgers kind of have to now if their team's like, hey, and to Jason's point, I mean, I, I'm more of a gut feeling. I kind of read what the hitters are doing. Like, hey, dude, my guy's dominating.
Like you seem with Scuba with the Tigers. He'll go seven, eight innings and they'll be like, all right, whatever. He's at 110 pitches. All right, maybe he's getting tired. Maybe his stuff's kind of falling off. Let's get him out. But if your guy's pitcher is still good and he says stuff's still electric, like, let a guy go through the batting order three times, I mean, it's, you know, what do you got to lose? I mean, going to throw a bullpen arm out there, kind of wear him out, and then they're going to wear.
[00:39:33] Speaker A: Your bullpen down before Robert's messed up in the later half of the second game, him letting Snell finish off that inning when I think it was like two or three guys on base already, he just brought in the stuff, got a couple outs.
That was really rare. That was really awesome to see. But now, yeah, baseball playoffs, man, really exciting. I, I absolutely love it. I don't know why I'm loving it more this year, but every game I'm trying to catch as much as possible, and it's been really good stuff. All right, let's get into it. Aaron's college football games of the week. As you guys know, we are in the Westgate super contest as well.
Last week we had a really good week. Aaron, what was our record?
[00:40:21] Speaker B: We went five wins, one loss, one push.
[00:40:25] Speaker A: Pretty phenomenal.
And then how was the games of the week? Like, how'd that go?
[00:40:32] Speaker B: Games of the week went great. Rome. I mean, if you add in all the games with the two bonus games we went, we went seven and three last week.
[00:40:41] Speaker A: Wait, did the bonus games hit? I thought the cow didn't hit.
[00:40:44] Speaker B: Cal did it, but Kansas State did. So one and one of the bonus games.
[00:40:48] Speaker A: Cal was a bad call, dude. They got manhandled. I'm glad they didn't go that game, actually. That shows late.
[00:40:52] Speaker B: Actually, I think Cal was. Well, I don't know what happened. They jumped up to a 14 nothing lead, then 21 7. Then Duke woke up from the midnight start, kick off their time and scored 38 unanswered. I don't know what happened there.
[00:41:04] Speaker A: My, my daughter was actually excited to go to the game. And I was like, oh, let's go to the game. And then, you know, we had like a long day and then we're just sitting back watching the. The first quarter and she's like, I'm glad we didn't go to the game.
[00:41:18] Speaker B: First quarter was exciting room. I think cal was up 217 and then from there it was all downhill. I thought. I thought I was gonna go six and one personally in the Westgate and Cal the bed on for me.
[00:41:28] Speaker A: Oh, damn. Did you actually pick them?
[00:41:30] Speaker B: Yes, I did.
[00:41:31] Speaker A: Okay, nice.
That's pretty awesome. So now we're like what in like top.
Top what?
[00:41:38] Speaker B: Let me look. I think we as a group were in 125th place. Let me look. Let me. Let me.
[00:41:45] Speaker A: Out of how many?
[00:41:47] Speaker B: Almost 1100.
It's pretty good. Yeah. So let's look here.
[00:41:54] Speaker A: I think that was our first good like great week too.
[00:41:57] Speaker B: Yes. Yeah.
[00:41:58] Speaker A: We just need like another one or two of those, right?
[00:42:00] Speaker B: Yeah. So yeah. Tight. Tied in 125th place as a group.
[00:42:04] Speaker A: Hell yeah.
[00:42:05] Speaker C: I'm still salty, man. Georgia should definitely covered man.
[00:42:09] Speaker B: Definitely should have. I agree. So.
[00:42:12] Speaker A: All right, cool.
We got our longest list from you to date. I think.
[00:42:19] Speaker B: I think second longest. Rome. I think the longest was 13. This one's 12, right?
[00:42:23] Speaker A: Yeah, you are absolutely right. Yeah. So the graphics coming out tomorrow morning.
We will list when Aaron's games are Friday night games. So you know, so you know to listen to the pod a little bit earlier. The pod will be out early Friday morning as or Thursday morning as well.
We have two games Friday. So Aaron go ahead and take it away.
Pretty fun games.
[00:42:49] Speaker B: Yeah. Friday you got South Florida versus North Texas. That's a pick them. I mean obviously South Florida's kind of come to fame this year. Beating Boise State, beating Florida outside shop possibly at the playoff as that group of five teams. So yeah, I like South Florida here in a pick them against North Texas. Don't know a lot about this North Texas team outside. I think the fact that they played at Arizona State a few weeks back did not do too well there.
Both teams. I mean I know South Florida's coming off a buy. I'm not sure about North Texas, but I'm gonna wrap in South Florida in this game room.
[00:43:29] Speaker A: Nice. Yeah, North Texas is having a pretty good year.
[00:43:32] Speaker B: I caught. Yeah. I mean they're like I hate, I hate, I hate to say it Rome. Maybe I don't but they are. I'm gonna say this.
As far as my power rankings go, they're ahead of Texas as far as teams in the state of Texas. So.
[00:43:47] Speaker A: I don't, you know, I, I don't know what to think anymore because they just did not show up for that Florida game.
[00:43:52] Speaker C: So North Texas schedule, though, they've played Lamar. I'm not familiar with Lamar Jackson.
[00:44:01] Speaker B: Right, Just Lamar.
[00:44:02] Speaker C: Just Lamar University, Western Michigan, Washington State, army and South Alabama. So I, so our Texas schedule, you know, a little.
Not the toughest one down the road.
[00:44:17] Speaker B: So again, a lot of respect here on the. Against South Florida. This is the pick.
[00:44:22] Speaker A: A hell of a lot of respect here. South Florida has some pretty good, Pretty big wins this.
[00:44:26] Speaker B: All right. All right, cool.
[00:44:28] Speaker A: Go ahead.
[00:44:29] Speaker B: All right. South Florida.
[00:44:30] Speaker A: Yeah. South Florida, Rutgers, Washington.
[00:44:33] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, you got Rutgers coming off a buy. Washington kind of a little tough stretch here, right? They had Ohio State, loss went to Maryland, was not looking good.
Bounced back late in that fourth quarter rally for the win. Maryland got the COVID So, I mean, this is. We talk about teams going from the west to the East. Now you got a team going from New York basically to the Pacific Northwest in Washington. I didn't look. What time's this game? Is this game like 7:30 out here in the West Coast?
[00:45:02] Speaker A: You don't write those times down.
[00:45:04] Speaker B: 6:00Pm so yeah, I, you know, I was hoping Rome would do that. I do the leg work and he just writes the time and the network and the ranking. But hey, you can only ask for so much.
[00:45:14] Speaker C: It's on FS. It's on FS1, if you wanted to know.
[00:45:17] Speaker B: So it's going to be basically a 9pm Kickoff time for Breakers. Third time. But I think coming off a buy, they'll be okay.
I'm going to take Washington here.
I'm not, I'm not loving it here. But I mean, Rutgers, I like this team. I don't know if they're going to be able to stop the quarterback, but actually. But I, I like what Washington's done. They've shown me a lot here defensively, been pretty good. They held Ohio state to what, 24 points. I think Washington can put up some points here. So I'm going to take Washington to win this game. Cover the ten and a half.
[00:45:45] Speaker A: Wow.
Okay, Saturday games, nice long big slate. You start in the afternoon and then go back to the morning.
[00:45:55] Speaker B: Just. I just going off the lines that they appeared to me from my bookie. So you know that that was the first game that popped up that was meaningful. Rome. So that's what we went with. I type it down as that. I don't want to go and look at the time, the date, the ranking. Just boom, here's the team, the matchup, the spread, and here we go.
[00:46:13] Speaker A: All right, here you go.
[00:46:14] Speaker B: Let the, let the audience figure out what time it is. They've, they've got a guide like everybody else does. So what do you. We got what, Kansas plus 14 at Texas Tech. I, I said Rome. I think Texas Tech's a top five team.
I like Kansas. They've had a tough schedule. Played well at Missouri, did not do too well against Cincinnati. That was a tough home loss for them. But Kansas, when I watched them on tape like two weeks ago, I was not impressed by this defense. Wide receivers were open left and right for Cincinnati. Texas Tech can score. They will score. Texas Tech has a defense unlike a lot of teams in the Big 12.
I'm going to take Texas Tech to cover the 14 points here. It's a lot of points, but I feel like they can contain the Kansas and that offense. And I'm going to take tech to cover 14 here.
[00:46:57] Speaker A: All right.
[00:46:58] Speaker B: Alabama, Missouri, Alabama, Missouri, Rome. This is one of the rare games where we're going to play the total, the total. I'm taking over 51 and a half. I think it's going to be a high scoring game.
Alabama's coming off an, you know, impressive four wins after their loss to Florida State. That included what victories over Georgia, Vanderbilt. So they're getting a little revenge from last year. Missouri's undefeated. They're playing well. Coming off a bye week, trying to revenge a 33, 0 loss last year at the hands of Alabama. This is a shootout. I'm going to take the over 51.
[00:47:31] Speaker A: And a half here or zam. Missouri is really good this year, so should be fun.
Arizona State, Utah.
[00:47:40] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean Arizona State, Utah. This is probably mine and Jason's probably one and two teams in the Big 12 coming in preseason, how we had it hyped up here. Arizona State is still undefeated, I believe, in conference. Their only loss was out of conference there against Mississippi State. Utah already lost a home game to Texas Tech.
I think it's gonna be a tight game, low scoring game. I'm gonna take the points here. I'm gonna take Arizona State. Both teams are coming off a bye week, so both teams prepared. I think it's a close game. Utah I think went to 1 this one by 2 or 3 points, but I'll take Arizona State to cover. Give me Arizona State plus six.
[00:48:19] Speaker A: Okay.
Michigan, usc. My game of the week.
[00:48:25] Speaker B: Well, well, who do you got then? Rome, if this is your game of the week. Who are you taking?
[00:48:29] Speaker A: You know, this feels like a trap game, actually for Michigan. I think Michigan's a hell of a lot better than usc. I'm never really confiscated. Come and say usc. Is that good?
A lot of smack talking.
Michigan's coach was saying how it's gonna probably be a big turnout for Michigan fans down there in the Coliseum.
And USC's coach saying he doesn't give a more or less in those words, but I still think Michigan takes us on the road. I don't.
I think the Michigan D is too much for USC.
This is gonna be USC's toughest opponent. Opponent to date. Maybe the toughest one that they face all year round.
[00:49:12] Speaker C: We talk about they already played Illinois, bro.
[00:49:15] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, exactly. Michigan's a hell of a lot better.
[00:49:18] Speaker C: Then they play Notre Dame. Who's better than Michigan?
[00:49:22] Speaker A: I think Michigan's defense is still way better than Notre Dame. It's gonna be really.
[00:49:24] Speaker B: Well, you know, I. I heard this phrase in text message last week from Rome when he said Texas was bringing that big D to Florida. We saw that how that happened.
USC off a buy beats Michigan. I like USC to cover 2 1/2 here. I think Michigan's been talking a lot.
I like this Michigan team, but still a young team. I think USC can score. I think USC gets up for this game. Lincoln Riley needs a statement when they're at usc. He gets it with a win over Michigan. I like USC minus two and a half here.
[00:49:55] Speaker A: Yeah, the two and a half's a little scary.
[00:49:57] Speaker C: Yeah, Rome's talking a lot for a team that's beaten New Mexico, Central Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
[00:50:03] Speaker B: All right, the Nebraska win. I. I like the Nebraska win right now. And the only reason why Rome likes to win over New Mexico because they beat his ucla by like 30 points. So, you know, hey, Mexico's not bad. They're not. They're not bad. But they should have never beaten UCLA by 30 points. But yes, Rome, I'm take. I'm taking USC here minus two and a half. I think it's a close game. I think it's a tight game, but I like the weapons. I like USC coming off the buy.
They'll get it done at the Coliseum.
First big, big win there in a while and what will be impact.
[00:50:35] Speaker C: Yeah, I don't have a second team. Wrong.
[00:50:38] Speaker A: Isn't USC kind of like you're saying, like. Like you're old.
[00:50:41] Speaker B: He can't be Notre Dame and then usc. No way.
[00:50:43] Speaker C: Crazy.
[00:50:44] Speaker A: Are you secretly a USC guy, though? Because you pick up a Lot.
[00:50:49] Speaker C: I picked him once again, I guess Illinois. But you know what? If Aaron doesn't pick him, I'm picking him this week.
[00:50:56] Speaker A: Please don't.
Not gonna end well for you guys. All right.
[00:51:02] Speaker B: Hopefully you don't take Michigan this week. Realm. I got three picks this week, so.
[00:51:06] Speaker A: That'S a stay away for me.
[00:51:07] Speaker B: That would be a stay away because.
[00:51:09] Speaker A: Two and a half?
Hell no.
[00:51:13] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:51:13] Speaker A: If anything, USC wins by a field goal. If they do win, two and a half's not enough.
If it was four, if it was five, I would take the points. And Michigan on this one.
[00:51:23] Speaker B: If Michigan was getting plus five, I'd take him too. But I think USC wins by at.
[00:51:26] Speaker A: Least two and a half. Yeah, three. Two and a half is tough, man. That's a. That's a losing scenario there. All right, Florida, Texas A M. Big game here, man.
[00:51:36] Speaker B: I mean, this is a big game. Florida, coming off that impressive win against Texas, now goes on the road against Texas A and M. This is going to be a slug fest of a game. Both good defenses. I'm taking the points. I'm taking Florida cover. Seven and a half year. I like A and M. I think A and M eventually wins this game. But Florida, we know they can play of anybody. Defensively, they've shown it all year. Texas, lsu, their schedule adds up. Even South Florida, they shut them down offensively. They got some things going last week, won't be easy, but I think Florida figures things out, keeps it close. I think A and M wins this game by four to five points. I'll take the seven and a half. The line's been coming down, so Florida's been getting bet here.
[00:52:18] Speaker A: Yeah, I think I might pick this one as one of my games, but I'm taking A and M the COVID I really like them.
Florida overperformed last week. Every game that they won has been not very impressive. Their losses have been more telling than it wins.
[00:52:34] Speaker B: That was Florida's first win against the FBS school. Their other one was against like Long island or whatever the hell they playing.
[00:52:40] Speaker A: Yeah, the way Texas looked though, it's just like, dude, like, come on, man. It's just.
That was not a real game. I don't know what the hell that was. I'm just not buying it. Texas, they're a really good team though. Like I. I gotta imagine they're winning by at least 14 points.
At least by two touchdowns, maybe more.
[00:53:01] Speaker B: Who do you like in that one, Jason?
It's a tough. It's a tough game to call, actually.
[00:53:05] Speaker A: This might be the Easiest one in the whole slate.
[00:53:07] Speaker C: I think it's easy to say Texas A and M wins. I just think if you're, if you're going off the spreads, we have at seven and a half.
[00:53:15] Speaker A: Ah, man, I like it. I got Texas and went way by 10.
[00:53:19] Speaker C: I don't know if I like your confidence. I just think Florida, when you look at them defensively, you know, they've had, obviously they've had some bad losses, but you know, they've, they've kept, they've kept those games fairly close. I mean, Miami maybe not so, but lsu, they were in that game.
The defense is good. The offensive, they just can't get it together.
[00:53:41] Speaker B: So yeah, they had what, they had five turnovers against LSU and still only lost by, what was it, 12 points, 14 point.
[00:53:49] Speaker C: Yeah, so he's like 20 to 10 or something like that. So I, I don't know. At seven and a half, I, I don't feel confident. Texas A M can cover that. That's just my only thing. I think they win the game, but just that, that's a lot.
[00:54:00] Speaker B: Yeah, I think A m wins like 2420, which would basically kind of make sense. The over under is 46 and a half based, based off that spread. Then they've got a kind of 20. They got like a 2720 type game, 2719. So I think A&M wins 2420.
Close game. I mean, we'll see. I mean Florida, maybe they gained some confidence. They busted out a five star freshman wide receiver for the first time. I don't know if he was hurt or suspension, but he, he balled out against Texas. I think it's a close game.
I got Florida to cover their Rome.
[00:54:38] Speaker A: I was fuming at the game, dude. I, I, I did not see who did what. I was just flabbergasted about the whole game.
Okay, South Carolina, lsu.
[00:54:48] Speaker B: South Carolina is getting nine points against lsu. I mean, LSU is coming off their first loss of the year against Ole Miss, Mississippi. South Carolina's had a few rough games, but this is a tough one. I mean, South Carolina, I think you keep it close. LSU's just been a mess on offense all year. Their defense is good.
I'm gonna write, I'm gonna ride the tigers here, -9. I mean, it's a lot of.
What? It's a lot of points. I mean, everything's telling me to take South Carolina, but I just feel like something's up here, man. Something's up.
[00:55:20] Speaker A: All right.
[00:55:20] Speaker B: I think, I think LSU's defense, like we talked about, at home they get a lot of turnovers and they get a lot of pick sixes. I think that's the difference here. I'm going to take LSU -9.
[00:55:28] Speaker A: Jason, what do you think about that one do the Gamecocks are pretty, they're, they might be the best three and two team out there.
[00:55:37] Speaker C: Maybe.
[00:55:38] Speaker A: Actually, I don't know. Hold on.
[00:55:40] Speaker C: It's a lot of points. But they lost the Missouri 2920 at Missouri and then they lost a Vanderbilt bat 31 to 7.
[00:55:49] Speaker A: God.
[00:55:49] Speaker C: I mean, Vanderbilt's a good team, but.
[00:55:51] Speaker A: Like I thought that was closer for some reason.
[00:55:53] Speaker C: No. So I, I, I could see where Aaron's leaning. LSU probably coming off this loss.
You know, Brian Kelly was his usual chipper self in the post game press conference after that loss.
You know, they, they may have something coming out to prove here at a moment I, I would lean with.
[00:56:10] Speaker B: Is that a night, is that a night game though? I don't, you know, Rome's supposed to look up the times of these games. Is that a night game in Baton Rouge?
[00:56:16] Speaker A: Dude, I'm editing this whole thing out here. It's 4:45 for us. So yeah, it's night time.
[00:56:21] Speaker B: Okay. So that makes it very difficult down there.
[00:56:24] Speaker A: So looking at South Carolina's schedule, because you know they beat Virginia Tech 2411. I remember that game.
[00:56:32] Speaker B: Yeah, because he picked it wrong.
[00:56:34] Speaker A: South Carolina State 38 to 10, they lost to Vanderbilt, got their ass beat.
They lost to Missouri 2920 and they beat Kentucky 35 to 15. If you look at the rest of the schedule, man, they're facing 11th ranked LSU, which is a title contender.
Oklahoma is after this one. Then you got Alabama, then you got Ole Miss, then you got Texas A and M. You got to ask yourself.
[00:57:01] Speaker B: When'S Texas going to get a schedule like this? Right?
[00:57:03] Speaker A: Dude, this is the toughest schedule. They got Coastal Carolina finally around Thanksgiving and then they finish off with Clemson, which Clemson. Who knows what they're going to be by that time. But that's got to be the toughest, gruesome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 weeks stretch out of any team out there.
[00:57:24] Speaker C: I would say Oklahoma would give you the, the close second. Have you looked at Oklahoma schedule?
They got Texas, they got, they had.
[00:57:35] Speaker A: Texas, which, well, we, well, we don't know, but they might not be in anything this year.
[00:57:40] Speaker C: That's fair. And then they have at South Carolina.
But now that to end their season, number four, Ole Miss, number at number 12, Tennessee at number eight, Alabama versus Missouri and then ending with LSU.
[00:57:55] Speaker A: That's pretty tough right now.
[00:57:57] Speaker C: They end with five straight ranked opponents in the top 15 currently.
[00:58:00] Speaker B: I mean, based off what you guys said between South Carolina, Oklahoma and even Florida schedule, I mean you're talking about like a gauntlet of like five of this.
Five games out of six where they're playing against top 15 opponents.
I, I just don't trust South Carolina here. Rome. I just don't. I think lsu, like Jason said, they've got something to prove. That defense is really, really good.
I think they get turnovers. That's the difference in the game. Their offense has been shaky, but that defense can force turnovers. I think they get some here. South Carolina does not have a good offensive line.
I'm taking, I'm taking the Bayou Tigers here. I'm taking LSU -9.
[00:58:37] Speaker A: Yeah, well, the thing for the LSU is they brought like a lot of guys back right on the offense hasn't clicked yet. I think they're due. If anything, this might be the time. It's week seven. If it's not now, they'll win.
So it would be a pretty big victory if they can blow South Carolina out.
Ohio State, illinois.
[00:58:57] Speaker B: Ohio State 14/2 point favorite against Illinois.
[00:59:01] Speaker A: A lot.
[00:59:02] Speaker B: It's a lot that actually the Sharps are on Illinois. I'm going to take Illinois too. This game. This was 16 and a half on the spread when I saw it on Monday. It's gone down.
This is only Ohio State's what, second true road game. Their other one was at Washington. They struggled there for a half. Kind of came out second half, got it done. Illinois is kind of, you know, outside of that loss against Indiana, which, you know, they just got, you know, beat. Beat down bad.
I like Ohio State to win here, but I think Illinois covers. Feels like a 30 to 20 type game. I'll take the 14 and a half. If you, if you early bet it early in the week and got 16 and a half. 17 better for you. I think it's. The line's going to keep coming down. So, you know, once this gets out, the Sharps and everybody are going to be on. I think Illinois will probably close up out of 13 and a half. 13 point favorite. But yeah, I'll take Illinois plus 14 and a half.
[00:59:53] Speaker A: How good is Illinois though? Because like outside of like barely beating out usc, they really haven't beaten anybody this year.
[01:00:00] Speaker B: We got a nice win against Duke.
[01:00:02] Speaker C: Duke. Duke I think was the big win. I mean USC's, USC is still a pretty good team. I was thinking those are the two signature wins. Western Illinois, Western Michigan, Obviously not great. Purdue hasn't been good in quite a long time. So it. It's their biggest test of the year with Ohio state.
[01:00:19] Speaker A: Cool. Illinois plus 14 and a half. Pretty interesting.
Indiana, Oregon.
[01:00:25] Speaker B: Yeah, this is probably the game of the week where you got Indiana seven and a half point the underdog going to Oregon totals low at 55. I mean Indiana. The questions are going to be like last year. They were great at home, had a couple tough road games and just got blown out. Is this the same Indiana team now going into Oregon, which is probably on the west coast, the toughest place to play. Oregon's look great. Their quarterback Moore's look like the Heisman. He's the Heisman front runner. Oregon's look great defensively.
Both teams coming off a bye week. So no excuses here. I'm going to take Oregon here minus seven and a half. I just don't trust Indiana right now on the road. I got to see it to believe it. Show me that they can do something on the road in a big game.
Oregon's been dominant, especially at home in the Dan Lanning era. I see they get it done again here. This might even go over 55. But I'll. I'll ride with the Ducks here. Minus seven and a half.
[01:01:25] Speaker A: I don't know.
I really don't know.
I. I guess all the close games that they've had has been on the road.
[01:01:33] Speaker B: Yeah, they didn't look great against Iowa. Only beat them by what, seven or five because they took a safety at the end of the game. But I think it was only. That's the only Indiana's road game was Iowa.
[01:01:44] Speaker C: So Bergen's look great on the road but employed anyone? Yeah, but I mean the Penn State win looked a lot bigger a couple weeks ago.
[01:01:54] Speaker B: I mean you go into Penn State and win, it's still an impressive win. I, you know. Yeah, doesn't look as good after the ucla. But that the old whiteout is still a tough victory.
[01:02:03] Speaker A: Yeah.
Okay. Oregon minus seven and a half and the over two more games left. Oklahoma and Texas.
[01:02:13] Speaker B: Yeah, this is weird, man. I mean, I mean people are betting Oklahoma. I think it was plus three early Monday when I saw it. Now it's down to plus one. You know, talks about the quarterback coming back and possibly playing for Oklahoma.
Texas we know has looked bad. Both of these teams have great defense. So I'm going to go against what, you know, people think.
I'm not taking aside. I'm taking over 43 points. Rome.
[01:02:39] Speaker A: Wow.
[01:02:39] Speaker B: I mean everybody's expecting a defensive battle and we may get that, but I think when you got defenses, that leads to turnovers, at least the short fields, that leads to opportunity for points.
I think this game goes over 24, 21 type final 43 is a little low for me. I'll take over 43 points in this one.
Really not sure what to expect from Oklahoma with the quarterback being out in Texas.
You know, are they gonna pull like a Penn State and just kind of give up again another week or are they gonna actually show up and play a good game? I think Texas might play better offensively here, but Oklahoma is a really good defense. Actually, Oklahoma might be better defensively than Florida was last week and that's, that could be a tough task for Texas, but I'm going to take over 43 points, low total for, for the, they call it the, I don't know, they changed it, but used to be what, the Red River Shootout. I think this game's not going to be necessary. Shootout, but it'll go over the total.
[01:03:32] Speaker A: Yeah, I got this as a low, low scoring game myself.
Oklahoma has not scored a lot of points against really good opponents. You got 24 points against Auburn, 24 points against Michigan. Michigan is a really good defense.
[01:03:47] Speaker B: I think they get 24 again here. 24, 21 type game.
[01:03:51] Speaker A: Yeah, it might be 24, 21. That would barely put them at the over.
That's a, that's a tight one, but.
[01:03:58] Speaker B: That'S what I'm writing. But who do you guys like to win this game, Oklahoma or Texas?
[01:04:02] Speaker A: I have not picked it. I, I, I, I, I don't know what to expect if, like I want to go with Archie. Like he's had some against Sam Houston, I guess, but he's looked like trash since then, man. I have, I have no confidence in Texas now. I kind of hope Oklahoma just blows him out. I'm hoping they win by like two, three touchdowns.
[01:04:22] Speaker C: I think your questionnaire mentioned Oklahoma's quarterback. Was it John Matier?
[01:04:27] Speaker B: Yeah.
[01:04:28] Speaker C: He's questioned. He's questionable because he was supposed to.
[01:04:32] Speaker B: Be out four weeks. This would be weeks. This be week three.
Yeah, he broke his, he broke his hand, right?
[01:04:39] Speaker C: Yeah.
[01:04:39] Speaker A: He should not be back until November, like in another two or three weeks.
[01:04:44] Speaker B: I don't think he's gonna play.
[01:04:46] Speaker C: Texas defense is good and I, I don't know, I don't know what to get out of the Texas offense. And I think that's the biggest question mark right now because what you're getting is I, Oklahoma has, Oklahoma's been challenged and risen to versus Auburn and Michigan, they've, they've won those games. Maybe not. Aaron's call on the, on the under is probably looking better because I don't know what you're gonna get offensively from either team at this point.
Yeah, I would lean Oklahoma. I'm, I'm just very wary of Texas right now, which I think most people are.
[01:05:18] Speaker A: I'm not even gonna watch this game.
[01:05:21] Speaker B: Is that a nine? That's a nine o' clock kickoff, right?
[01:05:24] Speaker C: Our time, 12:30.
[01:05:27] Speaker B: Okay.
[01:05:27] Speaker A: Don't give a when it's on.
I've seen enough Texas already.
[01:05:32] Speaker B: I, I, I guarantee you Jason, if Texas like is up like 21 0, Roman be like, oh man, I told you they're back, they're back, man, I told you. Archman lit a fire under his ass. He listened to the show.
[01:05:43] Speaker A: I, I, I would need to see a few games from our channing. I'm pulling for Arch Fanning, you know.
[01:05:48] Speaker B: But I think you know, you know, you know. GT he sent me a message about Arch Manning. He said, hey, where do you think he plays next year? Because he says he's transferring out of Texas at the end of the year.
[01:06:00] Speaker A: I think so too. Yeah, yeah, he's not gonna be there.
[01:06:02] Speaker C: Tennessee, Ole Miss?
[01:06:03] Speaker A: Nah, Ole Miss is locked in for a couple years. They have a young guy there, the other new quarterback, Tennessee.
[01:06:12] Speaker B: That Hypel? Yeah, that could, that's intriguing.
[01:06:17] Speaker A: Yeah, that's the rumor there.
[01:06:18] Speaker B: I mean, why not? I mean he's from Louisiana. Why not lsu? I mean the quarterback for theirs going probably so we'll see.
[01:06:27] Speaker A: Yeah, that's the rumor mill now. He can't really stay in Texas.
Okay, last game. Georgia. Auburn.
[01:06:37] Speaker B: Georgia, Auburn. I think this game is going to be an interesting game. I'm going to take Auburn plus three and a half.
Pinning Georgia on upset alert. I think Georgia wants a tight game but Auburn covers. I mean Auburn's coming off the bye week. Georgia did what they do at home. Jason called it just whip up on Kentucky. Unfortunately they did not finish that cover. But we'll take the half point push of the Westgate contest. I'm taking Auburn plus three and a half year Rome. If you can get it higher, get it higher.
But Auburn offensively is terrible. But they've had two weeks to prepare for this game.
Defensively they're really good. I think it's a slugfest game. I'm going to take the points. Georgia wins by a point or two, but I'll take three and a half. Give me Auburn plus three and a half.
[01:07:28] Speaker C: I'D go the other way. Aaron just said it. The Auburn offense is just terrible. I think Georgia, the gunner, Stockton, you know, has found some things in a few of these games.
Three and a half is a weird line because it turns. If it turns into a defensive shoot out. This is how Aaron, I think, wins it in the COVID I just don't have the confidence in Auburn's offense for the game being that close where, you know, Georgia could put up points. You know they did versus Tennessee. The Alabama game was close. That's the outlier. You know, they did lose that, but I just feel like there's a. There's a little more in this offense that they're gonna be able to find versus Auburn team. And I don't think Auburn can keep up in score.
[01:08:05] Speaker A: Yeah.
Is that. Auburn held Texas A and M to 16 points a couple weeks ago. Other than that, though, like, they've really scored a lot of points against.
[01:08:14] Speaker B: Well, they held Mantir in Oklahoma to 24.
[01:08:17] Speaker A: That's pretty good. Yeah.
[01:08:19] Speaker B: Look at this. Auburn defense is good. The reason why I like Auburn here is they're coming off a bye week. Yeah, I think they're gonna have some wrinkles in the offense, maybe a few.
[01:08:27] Speaker A: Trick plays and Drew has not looked great.
[01:08:31] Speaker B: And I think Auburn defensively knows really good. I mean, Auburn, this is their first big home game. They've played at Baylor, they played at Oklahoma. They have not had a meaningful home game all year.
This is their, like homecoming game. This is their statement game right here. Georgia's a little down right now with Kirby Smart and how they've kind of played these last couple weeks.
Alabama kind of, you know, exposed him a little bit. I don't think Auburn is nearly as good as Alabama on offense, but better defensively. I think this is a. This is a tight game and I'm going to arrive at the points in the home team could be wrong. Georgia could win by seven or 10. But, you know, that's why we gamble here.
[01:09:11] Speaker A: Georgia should be 3 and 2.
[01:09:13] Speaker B: 3, 2. Who was the other team that's supposed to beat them? Oh, Tennessee.
[01:09:16] Speaker A: Tennessee. Yeah. They should have lost that game.
Now this is a really tough one. This is a pick them three, three and a half points, I guess so that's worth a shot.
It's worth taking him as an upset.
I don't like it. I don't like Auburn as like the right guy to upset Georgia, but I respect it.
I'll be rooting for it.
[01:09:42] Speaker B: Yeah, I think if we're looking for an upset of all Those games be Missouri. I think Missouri is a really good football team against Alabama.
I think they can hang. I think they can play. They've kind of getting. Not a lot of respect.
That's potential.
[01:09:56] Speaker A: Because Alabama had a big win against Vanderbilt last week.
[01:09:59] Speaker B: Well, two back to back. Big. Two back to back. Really big Georgia. They beat Vanderbilt. They beat these guys 330 last year. Yeah. The quarterback there is a transfer from Missouri, from Penn State. This is a really. And Missouri's coming off a buy. I like teams at home as dogs coming off buys.
[01:10:14] Speaker A: Yeah.
[01:10:14] Speaker B: Especially when they're competent in a good team.
[01:10:17] Speaker A: Yeah.
All right. To kind of wrap things up, Aaron, you want to give us your locks of the week?
[01:10:23] Speaker B: Man, do I even have any locks this week?
[01:10:26] Speaker A: But you had a rough one last week.
[01:10:27] Speaker B: I went two two zero and one in locks last week, Rome.
[01:10:31] Speaker A: Oh, that's true.
[01:10:31] Speaker B: Or two and one, two and one. That's right. Florida State was a lock that lost. But I did have Florida and I did have Cincinnati against Iowa State, who took them from the unbeatens. Okay, so, you know, check the tape, Rome. Check the tape locks this week. Wow.
I'm going to go usc.
[01:10:52] Speaker A: No fucking way.
[01:10:53] Speaker B: I'm going to go Alabama, Missouri, over 51 and a half. And I'm going to go LSU -9.
[01:11:01] Speaker A: Okay.
[01:11:03] Speaker B: This is a tough week in college football. This is a tough week. A lot of big matchups out here this week.
[01:11:09] Speaker A: Okay, Any other updates? Are we missing something? Like I don't usually do something else or. Now is this it?
[01:11:17] Speaker C: That's it, man. What more do you need than Aaron's games of the week? You know, it's the main event.
[01:11:22] Speaker A: That's all I need, I guess.
I think these painkillers are trying to kick in, so we gotta wrap things up, guys.
[01:11:30] Speaker C: Let's rack it, Rack it up. We got NFL tomorrow.
[01:11:35] Speaker A: Sniper west so makes a return back to source on the sofa podcast.
[01:11:42] Speaker C: Sniper west, he just saw the winners last week. You know, he wants to jump on.
[01:11:45] Speaker A: The way back to back.
[01:11:46] Speaker B: Back to back winning weeks for us. So he's. He, he wants to get in on the action. I mean, what was, what was the feedback from him on the last one, Rome? And you know what? It, what did his audience think if they actually had a chance to tune in?
[01:12:00] Speaker A: Just all the sides, you know, like he actually.
A lot of those bets were sold on his platforms and he made a killing hit about like 75% of those picks, which kind of matched up. I think he was like four for six on our pod.
Pretty good. Stuff I'm not sure.
I think he wants another shot at it against the spread because it's kind of tough. He was six to nine. We all got six to nine. So everyone that who's done the pod has gone six to nine. We. We have to just start bringing people on if they just get six, nine the first week.
But he will be back though, so he'll be able to add to his season total.
[01:12:35] Speaker B: We won't be going six and nine.
[01:12:38] Speaker A: This upcoming week because right now we.
[01:12:39] Speaker B: Do have five weeks on bye weeks.
[01:12:41] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. It's impossible now until like the last.
[01:12:44] Speaker B: This is a tough. This is a tough week in the NFL. So tough.
[01:12:48] Speaker A: One Updated rankings against the spread contest. I am now leading the pod. Let me pull that up real quick, actually.
But we are all separated by 37.
[01:13:02] Speaker B: 36 and then 36, 37.
Yeah.
[01:13:07] Speaker A: Because I had such a good week. I was nine and four.
Basically wiped out all the losses from the previous five, four weeks. So now I'm at 37 and 36 leading the season. But it was also my third win in the first five weeks.
Third best record in the first five weeks of the season. So thank you very much, guys.
And both you guys are tied at 36, 37. So just a game back, the fact I've won three weeks and I'm only game up, it's pretty impressive. Jason won the pretty bad in those two weeks.
[01:13:40] Speaker B: Rome.
[01:13:41] Speaker A: Well, I was six, nine the first week and I was just.
[01:13:43] Speaker B: It's kind of like. It's kind of like your jump shot, Rome. You're either hitting all net or hitting backboard. So we'll find out what you are in week six.
[01:13:51] Speaker A: Well, Jason had a pretty big week the first week.
He was 8 and 7, I guess.
And then me and you, Aaron, we tied the second week at 7 and 8. So that's why we share the win on that one. Week three, I won an eight and seven, you had the six to nine. Jason had the seven and eight. Week four, you killed everyone. You had the six and nine or the nine and six weekend? I had a seven and eight. Me and Jason had seven and eight. Sniper had six and nine.
Then last week was the nine and four. Kind of recovered all the losses from the first four weeks.
So tight stuff, man. We'll see how it goes.
[01:14:28] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, I think if.
And by the way, around 500 in.
[01:14:31] Speaker A: This and by, by the way, all my stay away games, I don't want to post it, but all my stay away games, I. I'm hitting on those Every game I want to stay away and I pick a side. I'm winning.
I think it's like at a 70 clip.
[01:14:48] Speaker C: Well, that's why we told you you got to pick every game. There's no stay aways.
[01:14:52] Speaker B: It's stupid.
[01:14:52] Speaker A: It's better than my, than my regular picks. I'm kind of frustrated about that. I was like, wait a minute because I actually write essay stay away. And I, and I add that to him. Like, all right, cool. Like, can I like do like a dep. A separate graphic to like brag about my stay away games? I can't even do that.
Yeah, Sniper west comes back tomorrow for the NFL picks.
[01:15:16] Speaker B: What time we recording? Right after the game finishes tomorrow?
[01:15:20] Speaker A: I believe so. Yeah.
Might be doing some stand up, but I don't think so though. I, I think I'm just gonna lay low and do some writing.
[01:15:28] Speaker B: I don't know if you want to keep Sniper west waiting too long.
[01:15:30] Speaker A: I think we did last week. I think we didn't jump on or like last time we didn't jump on to like 9:30. But he, he texted me and I'll, and I'll ask and I'll tell you guys exactly. He said late night again.
I was like, well, 8:30, it's not late night. We said it felt like it last time.
[01:15:48] Speaker B: Well, you said he finishes up all stuff by 5. Rome. So 8:30 is kind of late and.
[01:15:52] Speaker C: It'S 11:30 right now, so it's late night tonight.
[01:15:55] Speaker A: It's. It's definitely late night tonight.
Cool. Aaron's college games of the weeks. Aaron, do you have an updated total for the year yet or no?
[01:16:04] Speaker B: Yeah, I got that for you. Rome. So updated games of the week to watch. Plus bonus, we are 42 wins, 29 losses, and two pushes.
[01:16:16] Speaker A: Yeah, that's awesome.
[01:16:19] Speaker B: We had a big week last week. Like we said 7 and 3. So it was a winning week across the board for us again last week. I mean this a winning week in college and pro. So I mean, hey, if you actually tuned into the show, made some money, this might be the week though to fade us. I don't know. We'll see it. This week is. This week's a tough week, but I do like my locks in college football for sure. I think hit two out of three of those.
That might be my Westgate place right there.
[01:16:43] Speaker A: Yeah.
[01:16:44] Speaker B: So. Well, I can't play the total in the Missouri Alabama game, but yeah, I do like USC this week. Rome.
[01:16:51] Speaker A: All right, that will do it. Source from the sofa. Aaron's college games the week.
Week seven in the books.
Catch us tomorrow for NFL Lines.
We are out.