2024 SEC Preview

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[00:02:11] But without further ado, as you all know, July 1 came and gone and we're a week in the SEC as Oklahoma is our, well, they say 16th member. However you want to look at that, 15th if you're going to be ahead of Texas, I'll take that.

[00:02:26] But we are the newest member of the Southeast and conference. So without further ado, what better way? Think to kick things off with a good dude. I'm looking forward to get to know and talk to an SEC ball without further ado.

[00:02:41] SEC Mo off of the hog wild podcast. Mo first of all, welcome to the air raid and from SEC new SEC family member to a pretty old school one. I feel great to be part of the SEC but Mo, how are you doing tonight?

[00:02:57] I'm good man. I'm glad to be a part of the show man. It's always good to come in and speak with, uh, or, uh, SEC brethren, you know what I mean? Welcome to the SEC. I'm not going to say boom or sooner.

[00:03:13] Well, I just did, but hey, it's all razor bags baby. I even put on my gear today. Yeah. I had to let the people know because I usually go in my show and all black. You know what I mean? But I have to get to know.

[00:03:27] I'll own the air raid area to attack a podcast. It's all razor back around here baby and it's always horns down. Yes, sir right there. Right there. I think you just, I think the show just ended right there. Always right there. But Mike drop. Mike.

[00:03:45] But uh, you know, Mo real quick talk a little about yourself and as we kick things off and hog wild podcast. I mean, obviously all things I'm sure Arkansas but you're quick inside on the 2024 hogs in Fayetteville.

[00:04:01] Oh, man. We just had a big comprehensive show last night, man. If anybody in uh boom or sooner land is interested in learning about exactly what the Razer backs are bringing to the table. Uh, in the 2024 season, please go check out my show last night.

[00:04:19] Uh, it's called What if Arkansas Razer backs stun the SEC with nine plus winds? Um, we really dug into the team the statistics. Um, just showing how small of a margin there is between a four wind season and a seven wind season.

[00:04:37] Um, I went through some of some of the statistics um, as far as our offensive performance last year. And what Texas A&M did with Bobby Petrino at the helm last year. And when I tell you the margins are small man.

[00:04:50] Um, they are super Razer thin man and it makes a difference when uh when you talk about a team's record man. Uh, teams record isn't always indicative of what they are talent wise but I'll say the Arkansas has an abundant,

[00:05:04] an abundant, an intelligent going into the into the 2024 season. And um, I look forward to seeing how it all works out man. Um, we're doing big things at the Hawke Wild podcast bro. Uh, we are currently on the road to 1000 subscribers and uh, man.

[00:05:18] We're just putting in the work right now. Air 8 Mike. Nice. You can relate, man. Oh, absolutely. You know, kind of works been kind of crazy the last month and a half but uh, been away.

[00:05:28] Back at it. But I get, I get the grind of the podcast and now that would be you know, subscribe and as always, uh, listeners and the viewers that's going to be eventually watching or listen to the show once drops.

[00:05:40] Hey, give them a listen and I got some good buddies, Herbert Raj podcast all things, all things Alabama, a good uh excuse me.

[00:05:52] Let's see. Here's a lot of them boy. Um, who do I have from the best, uh, from a damn beast me media talk all things dogs? I can't think, oh, we're having mercy. I hope he's not watching this. Anyway.

[00:06:09] We're going to move on anyway. As you see, uh, for kick things off, Oklahoma course part of the SEC along with our little friends down. Not really friends. I will a little brother and down in Austin.

[00:06:24] You know, you're thoughts initial thoughts when Oklahoma and Texas was the announcement in a really based off of a Texas A name,

[00:06:32] a quote, quote, rumor that Texas was trying to get out of the big 12. Well, that was true and not in my had been already works in the progress who really knows. But your initial thoughts in Oklahoma, Texas and now what do they bring in your opinion?

[00:06:46] To the league of full of talented teams and uh, a conference that's the best in college football if not college portion journal.

[00:06:55] My initial feelings in it about it are, um, I'm, I'm happy man. I mean, I'm never going to be against adding blue blood teams to the SEC because it's going to further solidify the SEC as the best conference in the nation.

[00:07:11] And if you're in any type of competitive sports or anything competitive, you want to be the best or you want to be a part of the best.

[00:07:18] Uh, and that's just what the SEC is. I mean, in comparison, the big 10 has made some big moves as well adding in Oregon and all of those other teams, but I feel like the SEC is always going to be the conference to beat.

[00:07:34] Because of the longevity, I mean, the dynasties that we've had in the SEC. You're talking about Alabama. You got the Auburn run. You've got, um, the Florida run. There are so many different aspects and, and, and, and in the SEC that make it the best.

[00:07:55] But just adding in taxes and OU, which are both decorated in historic programs in their own right. Um, just for the solidifies that the SEC is here to stay and we're only getting stronger. I'm not necessarily happy about Texas per se.

[00:08:12] Um, I'm, I feel like I'm a little bit more partial to OU because my older brother graduated from OU. Um, but, Texas man, I mean, I feel like I feel like all are being disrespected. Oh, you fans.

[00:08:26] Um, I mean, for the most part over the past decade, OU has been the big brother to Texas in the, uh, in the big 12. And, um, for the most part, Texas has literally done nothing from Mac Brown to Charlie Strong.

[00:08:40] To Tom Hurley. Yeah, Hurleyman. Like, what does Texas really do? Other than be the big brand. Texas is just all brand. All brand. No bite. You know what I mean?

[00:08:53] Um, and I felt like OU has literally been disrespected even with the schedule y'all pool this year. Man, I mean, y'all have a gauntlet.

[00:09:01] Um, and I think that that's going to be an excuse for people to say if I'm not saying that y'all are going to stumble. But if y'all happen to stumble with the schedule that y'all have, I feel like it's going to be an excuse for people to say that that OU is lesser than when it's not true.

[00:09:16] Um, Texas just takes us just looked out and got the better schedule. But I mean overall, I'm happy that y'all are in the, uh, in the conference man. I'm ready to see some really good football games.

[00:09:27] No, you're right. And, and, you know, I obviously won't be here at Basz in Texas all day long. I could easily. There's a lot to bash him about. But um, you know, Texas, you know, three and seven last 10 games against us. You know, they got 49 nothing went against and, and cool. You guys shot us out one year. That was of course the year I went to the Red River game.

[00:09:48] But, you know, let's just be honest. We didn't have a quarterback and the best one they didn't want to ruin his rest shirt year. So, you know, in, uh, in that. And it get, you were saw me. Here's the thing. So, you know, Texas really hasn't been done like you mentioned. He hasn't done much in the big 12.

[00:10:06] Really the 2005, your my opinion was the best year that they had in the big 12 overall as a program. Um, Oklahoma dominated in 2000s a game back to 2010s and went on a streak that won five straight could have, well, my opinion should have been six, but it is what it is.

[00:10:22] And I thought the revs kind of helped, uh, you know, avoid Texas being potentially beaten last year because I think if Oklahoma gets past Oklahoma state and I think they would be Texas. But, you know, not on, you know, there.

[00:10:36] I think Oklahoma Texas would be perfectly fine. I think Oklahoma know, I know why we're not really panicking. I get wise and national media is like, well, Oklahoma is this, Oklahoma that but, you know,

[00:10:48] preventables is a wonderful coach and, you know, people forget that he inherited a program that, um, really everybody balanced when Lincoln Rolly bounce. I know he's not supposed to say Lincoln Rolly ran Oklahoma, but when Lincoln Rolly bounced he literally balanced and he took invest the best with them and whether that was out to L. I or that was across the country. So I think he just rebuilt in a re not really rebranding the name of Oklahoma, but he's set in the tone for what's it come.

[00:11:17] I think Oklahoma fans, I think are should we own works, you know, excited about the move but more important. I think if you're the SEC and yeah and this is, you know, I think as really good way to, yeah, I think that's a really good way to put it because Oklahoma is already a strong brand.

[00:11:34] You don't necessarily have to rebrand all you, but you do have to redefine the tone of the program or action that is going to go. The thing about the thing that I like about Brent Venables is that he and this isn't going to be a hot too, a fest on O. E. I promise.

[00:11:51] Okay, I love the fact that you just hug to a ha ha ha. This is not a hot too if that's not O. E. O. K from a razor back home.

[00:12:01] What I'm going to say is that I like Brent Venables and I like his attitude toward the game. I was on Twitter earlier today and I was watching a clip of him talking to media and there was a media person that said something about how you can recreate

[00:12:18] Defining moments in practice he was like, you can't oh yes you can. You can create that pressure you can coach like this year last down ever coached in focus and practice and he was saying how that really defines

[00:12:34] how how your players are going to respond in those moments and I was like man that's deep.

[00:12:40] Whenever you're if your coach like that in practice you're definitely get that output from your kids when the when the push comes to shove in the games man and I like that about brain venables.

[00:12:50] I'm not sure if you're absolutely like Brent because he pushes literally if you're on the team you're on the team and he's going to push it to your best limit. I mean we're,

[00:12:57] You know what we're I feel comfortable with this year. Another schedule is is a gauntlet and it's the SEC for the exception of Vanneville every game should be a gauntlet.

[00:13:06] So, you know like I was telling buddy, you know, I'm excited for I know a lot of fans out there are a little nervous but I mean let's be honest,

[00:13:17] I mean we're replacing Oklahoma State with Alabama you're replacing Kansas State with Georgia you're placing Iowa State with Florida you're placing I mean in the list goes on.

[00:13:28] I mean who was who wouldn't want to wake up to a, well, wouldn't be much of a living game game but like this year we I think that South Carolina thinks are living in kickoff.

[00:13:36] So, I mean I rather wake up to owe you playing South Carolina compared to owe you playing, I know they be as last year but Kansas is to an 11 AM kickoff.

[00:13:45] So, yeah. I think Oklahoma fans, I think you know we just, you know, I feel that the administration trust Brent with that six year extension to his contract. So he's so let me find himself as head coach for quite a while.

[00:14:00] His recruiting has absolutely picked up and what's funny, Mo is calling coward specifically said that Oklahoma's recruiting was going to drop off in Lincoln Routleift.

[00:14:12] And truthfully I think it's actually a whole lot better than it was and image zones is the one you know to start off with coaches, you know image zones the list goes down the down the paper trail that hey they can recur if not better.

[00:14:26] So Oklahoma's future is bright could we struggle could we kind of stumble on the roadblocks and 24 potentially so yeah but I think moving for Oklahoma is going to be fine Oklahoma's going to be fine.

[00:14:37] And yeah and we're competing along with the best of the best in the SEC so I'm looking forward to this. I'll say this if y'all making through this schedule man, it's going to y'all are going to be a problem in the SEC for years to come.

[00:14:52] Oh literally pulled the best of the West. Oh absolutely you know what I mean y'all got Auburn y'all got Alabama y'all got LSU y'all got Ole Miss y'all literally got the best of the West. Yeah, y'all literally got the best of the West man.

[00:15:11] It's not you know it's not going to be easy and who said it was it's the SEC I mean that's why everybody's trying to jump ship to the SEC so.

[00:15:22] The best of the best is there and that's why they won't count how many hands on national championships within the last 20 years at this point so going back to 2000 so.

[00:15:34] No it's Oklahoma's going to be fine you know I think Texas I'm curious how they'll do I don't think the best quarterback is on that is that starting quarterback that can carry him this year but we'll see. You know Archie actually performed a little little.

[00:15:49] Quinn's fine Quinn say quit I think Archie's a better like I'm going to go a heart take and say Jackson Arnold. Is is your could be potentially your Spencer right where 2.0.

[00:16:04] And that's because of Hawkins in the in the kids are stud but Jackson Arnold started to so I mean so you have some resemblance but I think you know going back to Texas I don't you know Quinn nothing against him phenomenal talent but.

[00:16:21] He struggles in big moments and I like Arch Manning a lot I do too. I'm not even though I'm blunt he's going to be in the I'm bummed he's not going to be in the game.

[00:16:29] Bro I know he he no he's gonna be in the game now it announced I miss that one. Ela in him made a video today that announced he's going to actually be in the game. I did that today on Twitter.

[00:16:41] I'm actually looking at the story right now on ESPN but Arch Manning is going to be a problem. No absolutely yes.

[00:16:52] Oh you fan I mean Arkansas fan to oh you fan I'm nervous about Arch Manning and his potential over the next two to three years at Texas bro.

[00:17:02] Like that he is a transcendent talent in my opinion and it's not only because of his pedigree because he has an uncle you know what I mean he's going to be born and bred to do this but not only that.

[00:17:17] From the tape that I've seen of him he's much more mobile than his uncles. Oh he has an equivalent arm talent you get what I'm saying right he could he can be a little bit more.

[00:17:30] I'm saying right he could he can do things that his uncles can't with his feet but only but he can do everything that they can do with his arm. That's what makes me so scared of him not only that he's super intelligent he's super smart with the ball.

[00:17:44] I don't think that he throws a lot of interceptions bro, but I'm like the fact that he's able to sit back and develop this first year. I'm scared for the next I'm really nervous about him for the next two to three years.

[00:17:56] I'm honest man I'm being honest man. I like arch manning that much. Here's a good talk here's a good hot take for I'm kind of curious what you think I know it's too.

[00:18:07] Really it's going to be a non biased standpoint just simply because you know I don't I could care less about the university and the program itself. So so it doesn't affect anyone way or another but.

[00:18:18] Let's say for example I'm looking at text I'm hoping my laptop don't burn and while I'm doing this. I'm looking at the schedule right now Colorado State I'm not concerned about even though Michigan loss a lot of people know.

[00:18:30] It's still Michigan. The defending national champions they can absolutely lose that game. And so I think Texas could easily lose that one. Texas hate Antonio I know it's an Austin.

[00:18:41] Don't sleep on the road runners but I don't expect an upset and it will be a good game but it will yeah. This is a pull away in that one. Louisiana, Monroe whatever Mississippi State.

[00:18:53] I'm interested to see that one just simply because just want to see that he's going to do it. Yeah, let me know Texas. I don't have the talent like you did at Oklahoma to probably compete by the first SEC game and remember.

[00:19:08] I think in Texas gets a by week before Oklahoma but yeah, you know both Oklahoma Texas in the years past and at least a lot of the last 10 15 years both teams struggle that week before Texas or vice versa with Oklahoma.

[00:19:22] So it's going to be interesting how they do with Mississippi State. But now we get in a gauntlet what I call gauntlet for them. Oh, yeah exactly. Yeah, no I go Oklahoma's gauntlet but it's a little light one Oklahoma followed by Georgia.

[00:19:37] Yeah, I'm going with this. So my question to use this if oh if Oklahoma if Texas was to lose the Michigan it's doable not saying it is going to happen but it's doable.

[00:19:48] They lose to Oklahoma. I mean why not Texas is best team last year lost to them. So there you go and then Georgia which I am going to be straight up.

[00:19:58] Blime with you. First of all, I don't know how in the world Alabama got stuck with us. Do you fact that we had a replace Georgia with ball state last year or two years ago. But anyway. Let's just say they lose those three.

[00:20:12] Do you put the parcian finish out the season with the grandie for Arkansas in our Kentucky and I'm really curious about. I'm looking forward to that one. I can't stand honest. I'll be honest there is a possibility that Texas could be four and three at the end of that Georgia game now.

[00:20:31] But I put arch manning in. I would say yes and here's why. And for three you don't have anything else to play for this season yeah your out of the SEC yeah.

[00:20:41] Yeah, and the play out of that SEC championship run you're out of the playoff run at this point you're just playing for stats.

[00:20:48] And what you want to do right now is get arch manning quality work because Quint yours is going to be a first round pick regardless of what this record is that's just because he's he's a he's a stout quarterback. I mean he's really good. He's a really good quarterback. Just put it that way.

[00:21:02] But if I'm sarchesion. I'm looking to the future if we lose if we go on a losing streak if we're four and three after that Georgia game I'm putting arch manning in to play Vanderbilt Lord of Arkansas.

[00:21:18] And I'm I may I may sit here and get Texas and him just because it's Texas and him and that's going to be a robbery again you got to bring him Quinn back in even if he doesn't even think goes that's if they're struggling you got to put Quinn in yeah just because it's not a man to be Texas you know what I mean.

[00:21:39] But that's a real possibility bro I mean it's a it's a real possibility that Texas can lose to Michigan.

[00:21:48] I can lose to all you and they can lose to Georgia. I'm definitely pencil in that elegance Georgia because I think that these Texas fans are really underestimating what it is to go.

[00:22:01] And play Georgia you know what I mean like absolutely right estimating that yeah you beat yeah you be Alabama but you play you beaten Alabama that was on a downtrend with a Nick Sabin that knew he had one foot in and one foot out the door.

[00:22:15] And he's the best teams played that way Kirby smart is a different animal in the same beast all in one because he's not only learned from the best in Nick Sabin but he's a little bit younger and he's a little bit mean or right now you know what I mean he's got way more edge on him than Nick Sabin does.

[00:22:33] And how his teams are going to play Georgia is going to be loaded as loaded as Texas thinks they are Georgia is equally in more loaded. No they are and the key and you're right about the key the key to that is one they got Carson backpack.

[00:22:47] Yeah stand that quarterback for normal. As long as he says healthy he'll be he'll be who knows the house grace to he's got all American tackles in green and rat lids.

[00:23:03] You're running game is I think going to be right back to where they are they picked up a running back from Florida.

[00:23:11] So you mean that'd be good but I mean that defense let's just be honest that Georgia defense is just nasty there just there just another guy sticks come players coming back.

[00:23:21] I believe from a team that should have been my opinion should have been the playoffs last year sorry Texas I thought you guys got out.

[00:23:29] But you know Georgia's a flat net or yeah Georgia's a flat nasty team yeah I don't see Georgia losing the Texas and I don't think it's going to be honest with you.

[00:23:37] I don't think it's close no Kirby smart is chasing another nety man Kirby smart is trying to get some more hardware bro and he knows what it is to slip up in the middle of the season against the Texas team.

[00:23:49] I mean but you got to see bro the Texas schedule is so light man I mean Colorado state UTS a UL Monroe Mississippi state Vanderbilt.

[00:23:59] Then you got a hot seat Billy Napier at Florida hot seat Sam Pittman at Arkansas then you got a middle of the road Kentucky you know what I mean and then we don't know what Texas NM is going to be because they got a new coach too.

[00:24:13] So just overall the the biggest games on Texas and schedule is Michigan. Oh you and Georgia and that's it you know what I mean those are the schedule defining moments game the schedule defining games for Texas or season defining games as you say.

[00:24:32] Texas you know they can't afford to slip up bro and and you know by experience mo I'll be honest with you brother.

[00:24:40] Don't count out Arkansas they always do for one major upset in the month of October and or November they're always do I'm not saying it's going to happen I ain't gonna sit there say go listen man.

[00:24:54] I'll be rooting for you guys but they're always I can always do I try to try to temper expectations every single year because anytime we as an Arkansas fan base give the razor backs any type of expectations.

[00:25:09] They always feel bro always but we have to be good season every going to a season with no hope Arkansas wins eight nine games out of nowhere bro. They do it every single time and at this point the fan base is hopeless.

[00:25:26] The only hope that we have a hobby for three no man but when I was saying is that our team has a lot of talent bro.

[00:25:34] Arkansas has a lot of talent a lot of people don't know who tailing green is tailing green is the mountain West championship game MVP. And they play it a really good UNLV game in that championship game. You got you an LV team I'm sorry.

[00:25:52] UNLV's head coaches Barry Odom. I'm I'm sure you know who Barry Odom. Oh, I know very well former former SEC head coach and Missouri and former DC at Arkansas went in Arkansas was running an umbrella concept against everybody and we went we actually won nine games that season.

[00:26:11] But hailing green is dynamic. I'm not saying that he's Lamar Jackson, but he's definitely got some skills and tools that Lamar Jackson had. Then we got the quentin Jackson running back out of Utah former four star quarterback turned into a converted running back at Utah.

[00:26:33] The quentin Jackson is a beast then we picked up Jordan Anthony from Texas A and M, which is a track star then we picked up Katherine Brown, which is another track star, which is Deami Brown's little brother.

[00:26:47] And then we picked up some defensive pieces as well man and time jankage out of Albany, New York. Then we picked up Xavier and so are from Georgia, which is a line backer and then we picked up the Nico slaughter, which is a DB from Tennessee.

[00:27:04] I mean we got pieces man and then we got landing Jackson. We've still got our receivers, we still got Andrew Armstrong then we got a six foot six bean stalk in Tyrone Broden.

[00:27:16] Then we got Isaiah S. Tanya, which is a speed demon and then we did we have a retooled offensive line so Arkansas fans have a lot to look forward to.

[00:27:27] I would just say that we need to temper our expectations until we can get out of that Oklahoma state game. That is going to be the defining seat, that's the that's the the season defining game for Arkansas at Oklahoma state.

[00:27:42] And Oklahoma state you just don't know could be the same thing that got whipped around by South of Alabama could be the same team that even though they cheated.

[00:27:52] I mean, I think it can be an Oklahoma team but you know the Raves always help out but now I mean jokes aside no you're right about that mean Arkansas's a team and.

[00:28:00] You know like I said they're not do you know they're always there's always at one time in the end of the year Arkansas always has that one moment then you know Texas I mean I'm just saying.

[00:28:10] I'm going to play Texas at home and got ugly and we got him at home this year the thing that the thing that I like about Arkansas this year is our home schedule. The biggest game pretty much the biggest games that we have are at home. We got.

[00:28:26] I mean Auburn is away but I mean we don't know what Auburn is going to look like because we don't know their quarterback situation is right you know that he freezes a second year he freezes always going to be dangerous.

[00:28:37] But it's this year in the SEC it's the year the quarterback you know what I mean so we've got Tennessee at home we got LSU at home we've got Ole miss at home and we've got Texas at home.

[00:28:51] The only the only away games that worry me are Missouri of course and then we have Oklahoma State and I mean Texas and him is a neutral site game so that doesn't count.

[00:29:05] But we always struggle against Texas and him for whatever reason at Jerry World but I feel like Arkansas can really put it together because of the home to the homes late we have.

[00:29:17] With Tennessee LSU Ole miss in Texas though if those row if those were row games we would have no chance but the fact that they're all at home and we have the opportunity to actually put together a run before we get to Tennessee at home.

[00:29:32] I think we have a chance and and another thing is that we have Bawies between that Tennessee game in that LSU game and then we also have a Bawieke between I believe the Ole miss game in the Texas game so our schedule is favorable.

[00:29:47] It's just a matter of how we put together that talent on the offensive side of the ball and I have full faith in Bob and Patrino.

[00:29:55] Oh absolutely I think Bob is a guy that can really turn that up to that program around and get them in motion and I think Arkansas's a team.

[00:30:04] You know that can be that dark horse team that we'll talk down there later on in the show and real quick comments from Twitch digs. B.T.W.1 A. What's up how's it going with the thank you for chime in on in.

[00:30:22] Dirt P Entertainment via the YouTube just want to say it's Georgia is a top dog as usual but then the doors are completely open to anybody now that the with changing of the tide and Texas. I don't expect now much now that they are in the SEC.

[00:30:37] I'm going to be a hundred percent on with you on Dirt P on that one I'll be saying that right. Yeah, Georgia's there for the team to beat so no doubt not going to knock that one by any means and I think two through 16s well.

[00:30:51] I think Vanity select by 16s I say two to 15s is completely wide open and then that's Texas schedules that's a good yeah.

[00:31:00] It's if they can survive Oklahoma Georgia then they got it homemade. Yeah to to the SEC championship and then there for the place that's the story of the year in my opinion man as far as all you and Texas coming into the SEC is Texas Texas.

[00:31:13] Texas is strength of schedule and it's trash and when I say is trash is super trash because they they got a cakewalk man at me other than other than all you and Georgia there are literally no.

[00:31:26] No equally competitive games that you can really count to say like dang this is going to be a tough game for Texas you know what I mean.

[00:31:33] But like I said man that oh you schedule is is rough bro we can talk about it a little bit later when whenever you want to get into it man.

[00:31:42] Yeah, let's let me pull it on up yeah because I mean you're looking at even y'all's out of conference games are pretty tough.

[00:31:51] I was about to say that was one thing as about to mention you know temple they moved that from a Saturday to a Friday night which is interesting.

[00:31:58] But temple I don't expect much from Houston their children find their identity really just as a program and you know but two lanes of team two lanes of team I'm a main down the road I'm not worried about two lane is a team.

[00:32:13] You know if he was back they should have been to norm even though it was a home game fort to line because of the hurricane that took place and they relocated the Norman but made two in the home team should have been to you then they bid they did be eventually Lincoln rally in USC at the cotton bowl.

[00:32:31] Yeah, two lanes of team to two thirty kick off. I mean that was a great game bro. It was a very great game. You know it was great to see you know who lanes a team that they can make you know right before Tennessee.

[00:32:46] Yeah, I mean they can make us they can make it interesting before as you deploy they're going to be scrappy bro.

[00:32:54] And that Tennessee game for y'all is going to be tough because this is going to this is going to really be a game that really shows you what type of defense Brent Venomals just put together.

[00:33:05] Yeah, because one thing you should know for certain is that Tennessee is going to put up points. Just like y'all Tennessee is going to put up points and then they have that freshman cube that everybody's going crazy about you go Lulele. Yeah, I know you're talking about yes.

[00:33:24] You Lulele right now you little late. But no I mean no disrespect to that kid but he's super talented.

[00:33:32] And that's why it's it's very important that by then y'all's defense needs to be defined y'all's defense needs to be primed and ready to go before you get to before you get Tennessee at home because after that you're going to Auburn.

[00:33:49] You know what I mean Auburn at y'all have never played a Jordan here correct and what I'll say is that Jordan here stadium has this mystical magical.

[00:34:00] Pixie does magic that goes on there that all's just don't bounce the right way and I'm it's just it just get it gets crazy at Jordan here bro just put it that way.

[00:34:11] I've seen a lot of crazy things happen at Jordan here whether it be falls bouncing the wrong way or riffs not seeing specific stuff so just be where that's a that's a loseable game believe it or not at Auburn.

[00:34:25] And it's the same for Arkansas we could we go to Auburn too so that applies to us as well and then y'all got Texas down here the cotton bow. Just because y'all in the SEC right now I might look into getting some tickets.

[00:34:39] I've never been to a cotton bow again never been. Never. Well I'll say I'll say this.

[00:34:46] I'm hoping to be back there this year I'm definitely hoping to be back there share but you know I went to two years ago I had the opportunity last year for several is I couldn't make it which.

[00:34:56] I'm a little bummed on that one because Nick Anderson's game we're going to touch down with a few seconds left out of the buffer. Yeah, but you know my first one I actually attended was the one that we cashed out on so.

[00:35:07] But we grow as the environment was amazing I mean it's it's far from anything and any other rivalry that there is but yeah definitely. If I can get down there I may I will hook you up.

[00:35:21] Yeah hit me up man you know I live in Dallas so I'm here nice yeah. Yeah, yeah. He's here man. And then you go and then you got North Carolina at home. Which I'm a little bummer Spencer. I'm a little disappointing Spencer.

[00:35:35] I would have loved to see Spencer Rattler back in Norman he would have gotten you would have gotten. But like you know I don't know how that's perfect story line for that but we know. Oh well life goes on. Oh listen the rope.

[00:35:51] I call him old piss man. I like it. I like it. I like it. 11 a 11 a.m kick off or potentially new we don't know exactly yet doesn't matter that plays a laying Kevin Jackson dart my favorite to win the high ismen.

[00:36:07] Um then they have a retail defensive man man. What I'll say about Ole Miss that is my dark horse. You know Ole Miss is my dark horse to win it all because you're like just like Tennessee and just like oh you.

[00:36:22] You don't have to worry about points being scored but the thing that was an Ole Miss is a kill he's Heal for so long was their defense. Yeah.

[00:36:31] And when I say that laying kick and stocked up in the transfer portal on the defensive line and in the second day he did so and Ole Miss has the opportunity to really take a step forward this year.

[00:36:44] I don't want to see it personally but that's my dark horse team. Yep that's mine. That's big. Yeah and then you got then you got main then you got your uh by weekend main.

[00:36:56] I mean that's I feel bad because I know South Carolina that's our first ever meeting with South Carolina. That's cool. I like that. That's like the alls first time playing South Carolina. Wow. Okay so I guess y'all are going to be one and no in that series.

[00:37:14] And then you got main which I like that well first time I'll use playing it where that's cool because It's unless OU comes up and it's a 130 kick off it doesn't matter what time the kick off is And then you get a backing and gone Libbro. Oh, word.

[00:37:30] The last three games of the season is going to be if they're in the right still at this point for the SEC. This is going to be your make what we always call championship November.

[00:37:40] It was a down stretch from the beginning of November to the you know towards the end for the big 12 championship What they always call championship November.

[00:37:47] There should be it right here if there's still such a thing if they're in the right at this point still I mean they could be I don't really know.

[00:37:54] They can make some way if they can be if they can beat Tennessee with I'm going to care how that goes because Josh Hypo returns back the norm. For the first time since he was fired as the OC, but of course he played for that national championship team.

[00:38:08] Yeah, Auburn like you mentioned early on in the show. You just don't know what team you're going to get. Texas it doesn't matter stats records rankings. It that goes up the door. Yep. That's just how. Salad the wall game. Yep. Yes, that game doesn't matter.

[00:38:23] I mean John Blake which he wasn't very successful at Oklahoma phenomenal recruiter at Nebraska North Carolina wherever else he was at but head coach wise wasn't here. You know his first one against Texas so there you go Texas you can say your back so. You define people's career.

[00:38:40] I put that way South Carolina. Whatever. I think without they lost quite a bit. Oh, man, I could see that being an L being on the road so may there do will still be in the SEC race if they're still in the SEC race for Atlanta.

[00:38:55] Here's where the championship moment of November is going to kick in Missouri on the road Alabama at Norman and then Ella she the finish off in Death Valley. This is going to be yours first time playing in Death Valley too bro. Yep.

[00:39:09] It's complete I'll say this is the complete opposite of Auburn. A lot of luck happens at Auburn for Auburn but at LSU it's pure intimidation.

[00:39:18] When when he sees that Valley it's Death Valley that's where dreams go to die brother you know what I mean well and you know I made a comment on a guest of the herberage podcast and speaking of herberage they just popped in to say.

[00:39:34] Just came in here to show my boy maximum of appreciate your guys and you know well we'll be whipping that crimson tie roll tied. Alabama fans yes, I think I just followed them on Twitter man. Yeah, you got to hit them up when it's Alabama.

[00:39:50] We don't have the Bermond our schedule. They probably placed what Texas from sure. Yep, they have to because Texas and Arkansas is an actual rivalry back from the South this conference. We have to play Texas now.

[00:40:04] Yeah, so now they're wonderful wonderful Jens doing a wonderful job on their podcast all you know they're doing they're rocking wrong with that and they'll actually be in Norman for the Alabama OU game so.

[00:40:16] All right we're going to make it happen but you know that you know going back to where dreams come true and careers in. And I made a comment on their on their show and they had a LSU fan by miss of this daily joy but.

[00:40:33] Here's what I said I think and really I wasn't going to say we can include you know other coaches but this could be Brian Kelly's final. I think Brian Kelly LSU is on the hot seat. You think so.

[00:40:50] I'll say this because we don't know what a post Jdan Daniel's LSU was going to like. I could see what you're saying because if they lose in Lincoln, Rally and week and you have to be in week one. What's what's their quarterbacks and then grandmurts.

[00:41:08] Yeah I mean they say that he's got talent they say that he's dynamic with his feet. He's no Jdan Daniels no. LSU has picked up some big recruits but they also lost some big recruits.

[00:41:23] I think that this is going to be a defining year for Brian Kelly because he doesn't have Jdan Daniels and you really don't know what we're going to. We really don't know what we're going to get with LSU.

[00:41:35] We know they're going to have talent all across the board but what type of offensive identity are they going to have and last year that defense struggled. I mean Harold Perkins did not show up in a lot of those games last year and that's secondary as force.

[00:41:50] That that LSU secondary was absolutely poor. The only reason they won is many games as they did is because of Jdan Daniels. So I mean I'm with you on that bro. I could see how this could be kind of like a seat warming year for Brian Kelly.

[00:42:08] I'm going to put up the schedule. I know they start off with Lincoln Riley even though I know Lincoln Riley the rumors haven't both he's trying to pull out. I mean, you know LSU's draw isn't that bad either.

[00:42:20] They start out with Lincoln Riley at USC and we all know that this is a hot seat year for Lincoln Riley. Yeah, I think he's another one. I don't think if he has a which he could easily use lose a lot of games.

[00:42:32] Yeah, he could be out the door. I don't know if he makes it through to season but we'll say yeah then they got nickels nickels state that's that's a that's a W Then they have South Carolina at South Carolina.

[00:42:46] We're going to see what's the shane being or does a lot of people saying shane being was on the hot seat this year too. And I don't know. I've been hearing those. I'm not buying those. I'm not buying that one.

[00:42:57] I'm not either. I think that South Carolina fans understand that they're in a rebuild he lost a lot of talent to draft his past and build it. He also lost a gosh was that receivers name that went to Ole Miss from O South Carolina.

[00:43:14] I don't want to go because I can see his name. Oh man. Golly, it's it man. I can't think of his name right now. And Twang Wells. Juice Wells. Yep. He went to Ole Miss. Yeah Ole Miss picked him up.

[00:43:34] I think of that because one of their biggest targets before he got hurt. So I see them winning that game. Then they go then they got a big 10 game and you see LA. You know, you see LA isn't a big 10 now.

[00:43:49] Then they got South Alabama, which is a which break walk. So I mean, I don't see if there. Yeah, I don't see it. If he wants these names, it's going to be a problem for the rest of the season.

[00:44:03] If he loses that USC game, it's going to be a struggle for the rest of the season. Now he's going to pick up wins at Nichols South Carolina UCLA and South That, I mean, South Carolina Bema, but that one loss is going to give you.

[00:44:15] It's not going to give you any breathing room down the stretch because after South Alabama, they got Ole Miss. And that's not going to be an easy one now. Even in Death Valley. I mean, like I said, I'm going to stick to my word on Jackson

[00:44:27] Dar. I think he might have been his my husband favorite. Yeah. And then I'm the fair deal after all. Like I said, either like, Poburn up Vimbered that they're do always for one Up. So that could be that running out there. I don't know. One thing about that.

[00:44:41] Oh, that Arkansas LSU series is that it's one of those games that stats go out the window. Talent goes it's a ball to the wall game always against LSU because we consider LSU a slight Rival as well, but we always play LSU clothes always.

[00:44:59] Then they got Texas A&M at Texas A&M. That's going to be a tough game. Then they got Alabama. You know, right now we're going to look like we're tailing the board. But they we know they have a stock pilot talent and we know that

[00:45:15] Kaling the board is a hell of a coach. Yeah. Then they got Florida hot seat in April. Then they got you. Yeah. So I mean, LSU has a lot of room to struggle this season. I mean, even though that the front end of their schedule isn't as bad,

[00:45:34] but that the meat, the middle of that schedule is crazy. Well, that's the stretch right there for themselves. We talked about OU and and smell not really the most hip Texas is But we look at the gauntlet so to speak.

[00:45:46] I mean, that's their quote unquote version of the gauntlet. I mean, let's say play play devil's advocate and say USC somehow pulls off the upset and lost Vegas against LSU. So now you get, you know, oh, man, that's not going to be a give me Arkansas

[00:45:58] was always interesting especially in Fayetteville. Texas A&M. I don't know program. I didn't know why he's worth trying to take this program too. Yeah. My Kyle Fields always a tough and it's a noxious and loud in that place.

[00:46:12] And Alabama, I mean, that's, and then you know, I mean, you got somewhat you got throwing Florida just because of the fact that their coaches, Mr. Billy is on a hot seat.

[00:46:24] So I mean, if you find for their lives and every single one of you are going to give Florida's best shot every single game. So now, I mean, you look at the, you know, preview in the SEC's top 16 obviously now with Oklahoma. So let's set the stage.

[00:46:39] Now we got officially, you know, here we go, 2024 where a lot of people thought to be 2025 but I'm glad that we got it now. 16 teams now from 14 to 16. We got, you know, now we're talking about Alabama.

[00:46:55] You know, the life after begins now, life after the next statement, what do they look like with Kevin DeBore and, and Alabama, which you know, I made a comment that thought Kevin DeBore does and making 31st few years as a head coach.

[00:47:08] But, but, but you know what, with the expectations that Alabama fans have, that's not that's not a hard thing to say because if he loses two to three games this year or even next year, they're going to want him fired. Uh-huh.

[00:47:26] But now when season or eight win, season is unacceptable to Alabama. Period. Yeah, I'm not for sure from a Rogers to lawn here but if you guys want to time it on your Alabama, what's the expectations?

[00:47:37] I mean, what would it take for you guys to as a fan base, but for Alabama to fire Killing the board before his, what I call rookie contract, so to speak is up. But, you know, I thought, you know, Dan Landing, you know, George is now going

[00:47:51] to try and go for a third national championship before season is possible. Yep. But overall, who would be break it down? Who's your top tier teams that would easily be, you can see in the SEC, what's your

[00:48:07] middle of the teams that they got a chance, but me and then what are your teams like, you know, they can play football or at least attempt it, man about, at least they can attempt it and they may make a bowl.

[00:48:20] They may not, and they're just playing for the, the hell of it. Um, I would say that out of 16 teams, we would have to break it down into fours, right? Go. Go. I, well, we can do a top four, middle eight and bottom four.

[00:48:39] Um, I would say that my top four, just off of prior performance statistics and everything else. I'll have to put Alabama there. I'll have to put Georgia there.

[00:48:53] I'll have to put LSU there, and I will have to put, gosh, I hate to do it, but I'll have to put Texas there right now, man. And I'll tell you why. Only because I know what they have at quarterback. Mm-hmm.

[00:49:11] I don't know where Jackson Arnold looks like right now, right? And what's the right? But I also know that they have, uh, uh, uh, when I don't even want to put that type of pressure on our humanity, I just like our humanity.

[00:49:22] But I'll say that the top four programs right now, just based on ranking in historical performance, aside from historical performance for Texas, but, um, I'll say that the top four to beat right now are Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Texas.

[00:49:40] No disrespect to boomersundrination, but y'all are right after in the middle, you know, in that middle tier. Just not in the US. Yeah. Just because of y'all schedule. Um, well, I think that's a fair adjustment, because I mean, real quick, you know,

[00:49:56] the offensive lines full of, uh, transfers. I mean, we got, we got to be best in coach, uh, be in the offensive, and then world with the offensive line. So I know he, I trust him with that. But again, he's still got a mold them all together.

[00:50:09] So, and the quarterback position in New, New, New, New, that we just, we see in him in the bowl game, I know it wasn't his best performance. It's a bowl game, but I mean, it's, it's still a stat as a stat as could be.

[00:50:20] So no, I think that's a fair adjustment. Yes, special on offensive. Yep. So my next four is going to be, oh, you, Ole Miss Tennessee, and then I'm going to say, um, Texas A&M. That's my next four.

[00:50:41] Okay, um, Texas A&M has a new head coach, but they are loaded with talent. We know that Jim both Fisher had, top one to recruiting classes for two or three years in a row, but didn't, didn't necessarily know how to develop that talent

[00:50:55] or maintain a locker room. Um, we don't know what type of coach Mike Elco is other than what he did do. Uh, he took a program that was face on, literally face down and, and to with the degree revived him and made them competitive. Yep. Yep.

[00:51:13] So I mean, that's, that's where I stand with that. So we got Alabama. We got Georgia. We got, uh, Texas and who do we say Alabama Georgia? Texas. Uh, LSU. LSU. Yeah. And then we got OU. Uh, OU. Oklahoma, I know, OU.

[00:51:39] Ole Miss Texas A&M and who else was it? Trying to think Tennessee, OU. Yep, in Tennessee. Yeah. All right. So after that we got Missouri. I'm going to give Missouri at number nine. And that's because historically Missouri has been a middle of the role program.

[00:52:04] Their best season was last year. And that's, that's, that's heavily predicated on their run game. You know what I mean? If that little bit of running back that bowling ball over running back, wet on that team, we don't know what we don't know what Missouri would look like.

[00:52:20] But one thing that scares me about what they're doing up there is that they're were screwed. They're recruiting at a high clip. Yes, they are. They're recruiting their asses. I mean, excuse my, they're recruiting their butts off at Missouri right now. Um, so they could be happy.

[00:52:32] And I think, I think they're going to have to because you got Texas and Oklahoma, which they're familiar with program wise. And you know, back like you said the last year with the best program in the SEC since they've been a part of the SEC. Yep.

[00:52:45] And just like in 2000's, what seven, I think was their best year in big 12. I mean, so they got a continuing to keep at high level because now you got two teams that are drug and auto.

[00:52:56] You know, I know Texas has been the dominant of the past, but hey. So I'm going to start the middle nine. I mean, the middle eight, the second set of middle eight at number nine with Missouri. Then I'm going to go with Auburn.

[00:53:15] Now I'm going to go with Kentucky. And then I'm going to go with. Well, I'll go with South Carolina right there, man. Because South Carolina, I mean, they had a decent season under Shane Murray. You know what I mean? He did a lot with a little.

[00:53:32] You know what I mean? I know absolutely. Uh, it's for Rattler was getting his head blown off every play last season. I mean, and they still managed to win a decent amount of games. So I'll have to give that to that last spot to South Carolina.

[00:53:46] And then to finish it off, I'll go with Arkansas right after South Carolina. Then I'll go with Florida because we beat Florida last year. So we got bragging rights. You know what I mean?

[00:54:00] That was our fourth win of the season even though they had a better record than us. I feel like because we have the win over them, I can put them above Florida. So I'm going to go Arkansas, Florida. Then I'm going to go Mississippi State and then Vanderbilt.

[00:54:17] Missouri was an easy. Yeah, I'm going to lie to you for about that year. They did. That's when they had that defensive end, man. That came out as a. Oh, um, Michael, um, Michael something. Yeah, that's the year. That was actually their first.

[00:54:40] I think that was their first year in the league. I think you're right. That was their first year in league. I think so. That's when it had that mean defense and that's when I think Barry Odom was the head coach. Yeah, because Michael, I can see his face.

[00:55:02] He never made it in the league at all. No, he, yeah, he feels without when he got to the league. Yeah. Like when he came out right after hit like right before the draft, that's that pretty much tanked his career. I would agree on that one.

[00:55:15] Yeah, that pretty much tanked his career at that point. Because it like back in 2013, that was kind of still like taboo right now. You know what I mean? It's a little bit more except in certain circles, you know what I mean?

[00:55:26] But I mean in the sports arena, it's still taboo. You know what I mean? Yeah, that's what I'm thinking in sports. You just don't. Yeah, that's going to happen. And so fortunately, it's not going to help you. I hate saying that.

[00:55:38] No, that's, but that's how I would break down the SEC right now, man. Of course, you got the big dogs at the top Alabama Georgia. Texas and LSU. The bottom fours, Arkansas. South Carolina. Vanderbilt and Florida. Those are those are the bottom feeders.

[00:56:02] Speaking of bottom feeders, real quick before we jump on the hot topic that is, if anybody's been watching the SEC expansion potentially yet again, Florida, are they in a, I mean obviously their program hasn't really been great since,

[00:56:21] I still have to be able to make the man out there too. Wonderful coach and does, doesn't wonders that law for yet losing a lot of yet or losing it. How are you going to call it now? But, man, this and,

[00:56:34] Bro, that schedule, that has to be the most difficult schedule in the country. I think they did that to make sure that they can help, Florida sent his, you whole truck out to his front door. Bro, this schedule is absolutely unforgiving from, from the top to the bottom.

[00:56:56] You know what I mean? They literally have one breather game and that's Sanford. But I mean if you go through that, if you go through this schedule, man, they start the season with Miami. Ooh, then they go to Sanford. Well, they got,

[00:57:13] the way they got Miami at home it looks like. And then they have Sanford at home. Then they got Texas A and M at home. But that's going to be a tough game. Then they have to go to Mississippi State. Then they have UCF.

[00:57:25] You know, UCF has Gus Miles on as the head coach. And then they just picked up our old quarterback. The same UCF came that almost came. That did come to Norman and almost upset the sooner. They're the year ago. Yeah. And they got KJ Jefferson.

[00:57:37] And you know what KJ Jefferson brings into the table. He's bringing his lunch pale. You know what I mean? Uh, then they, then they go to Tennessee. Then they got Kentucky. And Mark's tubes has their number lately. Yep. And then they got Georgia. Which Texas.

[00:57:54] Good luck on that one. LSU. Ole Miss. And they and the season with Florida State. Hmm. Ha ha ha. Well, you know. I can't, no, I think there is no way he's getting out of this season, bro. No. I'm sorry, I'm sorry to say it.

[00:58:16] Hell, Sam Pippman literally has a better chance to make out of the season based on schedule alone. And we know how terrible Sam Pippman is. Ha ha ha. Uh, yeah. No, I think Billy's, I think unfortunately he has a marvelous year. I think he's, I think he's do.

[00:58:37] I mean, who could I, you know, what would be my suggestion that they replace? I don't know. You know. Um, the outlet then decide on that. I'm not going to waste time on who competitive we'd be the next head coach at Florida. I don't know.

[00:58:51] I mean, I couldn't even tell you where to begin. I doubt our brand one's the back. Um, no, absolutely not, man. You would have to open the open the book for somebody legit to come in. I'm just going to be honest with you.

[00:59:04] What thing that one thing that Florida has going for them is that their historical blue blood program. Yep. That absolutely have a lot of NIL money to give. Mm-hmm. It's, it's, they're pretty much in the same position that Arkansas is in, bro.

[00:59:20] We just want to give money to the coach that we believe in, not the one that you give us. You get what I'm saying? No, absolutely. Yeah. If, if, if Florida can go get a good coach, I feel like they'll be fine.

[00:59:32] And just like Arkansas, I feel like that's a lot of teams issue right now is coaching. A lot of money's in that's money talks and, you know, Florida, you know, there's, there's a program like you said it's a blue collar one.

[00:59:46] And, you know, just like, oh, you in Texas and Alabama and then, Let's go down the, you know, USC and Michigan Halls. They got the history that back it up, but, you know, it's just a program that hasn't seen much success lately.

[00:59:58] And it's a program that, you know, they don't really watch themselves. They could easily really sit themselves back years for the RDR. And, you know, you'll see how it goes, man.

[01:00:12] But, you know, we'll talk expansion, you know, if you had been sleeping on the rock, I've been kind of reading some comments, but the expansion was two questions on this one. Mm-hmm. You know, I'm sure you've called on Mo. Yeah. Yeah.

[01:00:30] Hey, you know, for the sake, Josh Payton is the one that really got the ball rolling on this with everybody. You know, I don't know how much of it is true and not true because you know,

[01:00:40] I heard four to state, Climpson or at least four to state part. I don't know much about Climpson's but four to state was I in the big 10. And then I don't know, you know, there's a lot of academic apparently that might be involved in that.

[01:00:52] But, you know, four to state Climpson now being mentioned as potentially the next two to be joining the SEC. Yeah. Some people say that four to state thing may be really quick and running just like, oh, well, Texas was once once a news broken in the next day.

[01:01:06] Oh, they're joining in the rest of history from there. Yeah. And then at the same time, second part, Texas saying him, but Tantra's like, well, hold on here, guys. I'm out. We got to put a stop on this here.

[01:01:23] And you know, the one we all let you on this one because you obviously can, can relate more and talk more on this one. The key I saw was potentially Notre Dame, Texas say an amp to the big 10.

[01:01:37] But I don't, I can't, like I said, I know more about the four to state potential. Climpson duo go into the SEC, but on the Texas say an amp potentially go into the big 10, which I thought they should be better off going back to the big 12, but whatever.

[01:01:53] Who it should own? Um, your thoughts on four to state Clemson and then backtracking back to, you know, Aggies now not getting what they want again. And they got a bail because Texas is back in the mix again. Yeah.

[01:02:06] Um, first starting off with Florida state Clemson man, I've always thought that geographically they are great fits for the SEC. Um, I used to live in Greenville, South Carolina. And the first thing I was literally maybe 30 to 40 minutes away from Clemson's amp is,

[01:02:24] I actually went to one of Clemson's spring games man just because it was just because I had nothing to do on the Saturday. Um, but I think that they also bring Championship brand football to the, to the table.

[01:02:37] I mean you got Dabo swinging he's got what two championships at Clemson. Um, then you got an upstart in Mike Norville, which I wish we would have hired him when he was in the first place. Yeah.

[01:02:48] Uh, but Mike Norville is building something they went undefeated last year and the only reason that they didn't get until the college football playoff is because they're starting quarterback. It was in Travis. Yeah.

[01:02:56] I mean so I think that they would be great fits for the SEC and I mean it'll be just iron sharpening iron at that point. It would be a lot of classic games. They wouldn't have a choice other than to schedule a rivalry game every single weekend.

[01:03:13] You know what I'm saying? Um, you've got freaking Clemson South Carolina, freaking Florida State Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Auburn versus Alabama, Mississippi State versus Mississippi. Like bro it would just be, it would get crazy in the SEC man. I'll say that. Um, I'm all for it.

[01:03:40] If they want to come in and contribute to the SEC brand and I'm all for it, it would just get a little bit slimmer for teams like Texas to skate without having tough games on their schedule.

[01:03:52] And as far as as far as Notre Dame and Texas and him, I feel like Notre Dame is the best fit for the big team. Yeah. And just schematically, schemwise. You know what I mean? They just fit that brand of football in the north.

[01:04:10] You know what I mean? Texas and him is going to make a huge mistake bro. We're going to make a huge mistake. They're allowing, they are allowing the big brother in Texas to really really show who the boss is.

[01:04:24] If you're willing to run to the big team, just because Texas is in the SEC you're crazy. You all have more oil money than anybody in the league. You all have more money, you all literally raised $270 million in NIL money in like a week.

[01:04:42] And then you all paid $76 million to somebody just to not even coach anymore. Exactly. Man, like if I'll say this, if Texas and him goes to the big team, they're going to be trading. They're going to be choosing the lesser of two evils.

[01:05:00] Because the big team is not a cakewalk. You got Michigan, you got Wisconsin. Oh, I see. You got Ohio State, you got freaking Dan landing in the freaking Um organ ducks. Oregon ducks bro. His dates and happy values of tough one.

[01:05:15] James Franklin has a solid program at Penn State man. Bro, Texas and him would be looking really, really stupid to have to drive all the way across mean to fly all across the country to get their asses. You know what I mean?

[01:05:28] Instead of staying regionally in the SEC and just sucking it up. And I know USC hasn't been the US. He and they probably won't ever get back to the peak Carol days. And Lincoln rather he may not get that thing going, but you know USC's never a professional.

[01:05:42] A professional. They're always going to be a threat. So I feel like Texas and him is going to be trading. The lesser of two evils, one evil for another. And it's not going to be, it's not going to be a good thing for him because they're going

[01:05:56] to find all across the country just to play games. You know what I mean? So it doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense at all. Well, and they got to think of, I mean, they can do whatever they want.

[01:06:06] But my thing is this, they got to look at the bright future, the bright picture of the things. Nobody, nobody nationally is going to care who, well, no, Texas and him travels to North Washington, nobody cares. Nobody cares. Nobody can go anywhere. No, no, no.

[01:06:21] I'm going to take a picture if you go back from Nebraska. Nobody, now that the Auburns and then the rest goes on. Yeah, but not well, Texas and him goes to Rutgers today. Cool. Nobody's right. I'm going to go to that. No. Yeah.

[01:06:35] Nobody's going to care about those games. Even even a Vanderbilt freaking Texas and him game is going to get more, right. More airplay than of Texas and Rutgers game. You know what I'm saying? And we all know how terrible Vanderbilt is. No, no.

[01:06:50] They would be making a huge mistake. No, I think, I mean, hey, then you guys can do what you guys want to do. Okay, you really want. Yeah, I'm sure revenue money, your probably going to lose a whole lot more than he

[01:07:03] probably will from Big Tim, maybe not who knows. TV revenue, I'm sure you definitely got to get a lot of TV revenue. You're going to lose a lot of deals if you go to the big team.

[01:07:15] I mean, the big 10 has a, I think they have a deal on the table with CBS, right? Yeah. So the SEC has a, yes, and then Big Tim has CBS. Correct. The bigger games are going to be on ESPN bro. Yeah.

[01:07:32] And you have a lot of cross conference games in LSU and who is that? Who was at the third plan? We just got done talking about. Well, they got, you know, they got to tell us where you're going to. Yeah, you were seeing UCL like it too.

[01:07:45] And then you got Michigan in Texas, you know, I mean those across come up for games that are going to be who's going to have that game ESPN or CBS. But all I'm saying is that if they go to the, if they go to the big 10,

[01:07:57] they're going to lose a lot of that revenue. You know what I mean? Because the games that they just won't mean any money, they just won't mean much. It means more in the SEC bro. It just means more. It means more. Yeah, bro. It just means more, man.

[01:08:12] Listen to me and you guys can do what you want, but it just means more in these Southeast and conference. You know, they're actually not saying this, but, you know, another big 12. I don't know how the big 12 is going to do after this point with Oklahoma and Texas

[01:08:27] leaving, but they're better off going to the big 12. Yeah, yeah, they are because it's regional man. Yeah. You would still have the cloud in the big 10. You would literally have a better chance of going to the college football playoff because you're going to be the big 12.

[01:08:42] You know what I mean? Who are you going to, who is going to be your opposition in the big 12. Other than Oklahoma State, maybe? Oklahoma State, you get what I'm saying. Yeah.

[01:08:52] They would have a better chance of making it to the, the college football playoff and getting a Bally because they're a conference champion if they go to the big 12. They're just going to be trading like I said, as whipping's fries, whipping's going to the big 10.

[01:09:03] You know what I mean? Would you like a belt or would you like a switch? Which one? You get one off. I mean, it's not going to feel good. Yeah. Yeah. I get yells. But now I'm going to keep an eye on that.

[01:09:17] I'm definitely going to keep an eye on that one just because I think it's hilarious that they're the reason why Oklahoma Texas, in a way, are in the SEC because they jump what Texas is leaving the big 12. I was like, all sounds like no or no.

[01:09:28] But hey, what go if you guys want us and of course, you know, thank you. He's going to of course want to owe you Texas. So, and then of course Florida State Clemson is going to be interesting.

[01:09:38] Dark hores in the SEC as we head down the home stretch. Yeah. You know, I think I hate saying this because we're used to being a top dog in the big 12. I think Oklahoma could be a dark horse. I'm going to be a little buy some this one.

[01:09:51] I think if they can get buy Tennessee and the Auburn start SEC play. Yeah. Week off before Texas. I think that could benefit them in the long run. Yeah. And it could also benefit them in the long run if they lose both.

[01:10:03] It may can go both way that thing that could make a break their season regardless. What happens in Dallas, but Oklahoma. And I think Arkansas and Tennessee. I know a lot of people aren't high on Tennessee. I think oh, you tend to see this about the halfway mark.

[01:10:20] 7th eighth rankings in the SEC. Those are my top three dark horses who would be yours as we head towards the sea. My top three. I will go ahead and say Oklahoma because I agree with you.

[01:10:34] If y'all can put it together on the defensive side of the ball, y'all are going to have a chance in every single game. If if if Brent Binnables is really retooled that defensive line and tightened up that second dairy,

[01:10:47] y'all have a chance to go into Tennessee and I mean to beat Tennessee at home, y'all have a chance to beat Auburn. Y'all have already proven that y'all can beat Texas and I mean go. I don't see y'all having the problem with South Carolina.

[01:10:57] The only issues that I see are in those those last five games, Ole Miss. Maine is not going to be a problem, but Missouri Alabama and LSU are going to be the keys. But if y'all go into that Texas game undefeated, the season is wide open for y'all.

[01:11:14] Me, y'all could literally be a college football playoff team. I would say that OU is a dark horse. I would say that Arkansas is a dark horse only because everybody's counting them out. It's all has a lot of talent, bro.

[01:11:30] And not only that we have the best offensive coordinator that we've had in the past 10 years in Bobby Petrino. And I'm not just saying this because I'm an Arkansas fan.

[01:11:41] I'm literally saying that Bobby Petrino is one of the only coaches that I've ever seen that can take what he has in put the game. He has in put together a top 50 offense. He's done it every single place that he's been at Arkansas at Louisville.

[01:11:59] Bro, he did it at Missouri State. Missouri State was a top 50 offense in the country. You get what I'm saying? And he has much more talent that he had at Missouri State at Arkansas and bro. Last season, Texas and then was a top 50 offense with a backup quarterback.

[01:12:19] And a hand in and buy in a handicap Bobby Petrino because Jim both fisher up until he got fired. Had Bobby Petrino handcuffed. So I mean, I'll say that Arkansas is a spoiler team.

[01:12:33] Arkansas can be the spoiler to a lot of teams hopes to the college football play out this season. I'll say that Arkansas can be a spoiler team. But my true dark horse is Ole Miss. Ole Miss has it all.

[01:12:47] Ole Miss has the firepower on offense, the show bowhead coach and they have a retail defense. If they put it all together, bro, they could possibly win the SEC. You know, I think you know, I still got Georgia winning the SEC in rightfully so.

[01:13:06] But I think Ole Miss is right along with them. They can, you know, easy compete with them. I mean, well, you know, hopefully we'll get that opportunity. But I think Ole Miss can win it. Yeah, I think Ole Miss is a team that can easily make a push.

[01:13:21] But, you know, we didn't even talk about Ole Miss's schedule. Let me see if we'll click run down. Yeah. Ole Miss starts the season out with firmman. Yeah. Then they play middle Tennessee State cool. Then they play Wake Forest. Yeah. Georgia Southern. Yeah.

[01:13:40] And tucky in South Carolina, they're going to be undefeated going into the LSU game. Yeah. I don't see no loss there. They have a freaking preseason before they even get to Kentucky. You get what I'm saying.

[01:13:53] They have a literal five week preseason before they get to Kentucky and firmman, middle Tennessee, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern. That's a preseason. Yeah. Then meet at their schedule starts at Kentucky, which I see them beaten Kentucky. And then they're going to be South Carolina.

[01:14:08] Then they have to go to their Valley back there. This is where it's going to get dicey for them. Then they play LSU, then they play OU and they come to Arkansas. Then they play Georgia. Though that's the meat of their schedule.

[01:14:22] LSU, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Georgia is their godly. And if Oklahoma can get, you know, I'm was, and I said this before. If we can get, we've heard in Oklahoma.

[01:14:34] If we can get the offensive line built or receiving course for nominal young, studied in the Ganners and in the armbrokes. Berks coming out of the Trans-Round of Purdue and the Australian game. Yeah. I mean, again running back, you know, I'm, I like our running core.

[01:14:51] If we can get the quarterback situation, make sure, you know, if Jack's not always the guy in our offensive line and that defense. This is OU gets that momentum going. That OU Ole Miss came to be really doozy. Yeah, I can see that being a top-tening game.

[01:15:06] You know what I mean? But they finished the year after Georgia with Florida, Mississippi State. So it's why I'm up in for Ole Miss, man. Their schedule is laying out pretty favorably and they have all the talent to get it done. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. We'll see.

[01:15:23] They could literally have one blimish on their schedule all season and that could be Georgia. Because they could easily be everybody else. And that could easily be a preview of the SEC championship game. Yep.

[01:15:36] That's all because, you know, if Texas does what I think they could easily do, I think that could be the, BDSCC championship game. Your, your, your SEC champion. Who you got? Georgia. He's made. Yeah. Maybe, yes, somebody else out there. Yeah. Georgia's mind. I don't see no.

[01:15:57] I mean, those teams out there, oh, man. I think they can be one of the fans on how they react to Kelly the board's way of coaching and life after saving. But excuse me, I think, I think, I think Georgia, it's there's to, yeah, it's, there's to lose.

[01:16:10] Yeah. You know what I mean? No, they are the, they are the alpha dog in SEC. Everybody else is pulling at their coat tails trying to get to the top. Yep. You know what I mean?

[01:16:22] After that, maybe Alabama, if Kaling the board can hold together with Nick Sabin built, um, maybe, everything, everything else in that top five to top 10 is up for grabs.

[01:16:34] I mean, I would say that top that top six tier, that top eight that we were talking about earlier is up for grabs other than Georgia other than the number one spot. Everything else is up for grabs.

[01:16:46] Last question as we wrap up if Sam Pittman has a season like something he may, who would you be your top choice and Arkansas happens to let him go. Who would you be your top choice as a head coach of Arkansas?

[01:16:59] And we're saying one thing is the name out there he always gets mentioned to Arkansas. I don't know why. I don't know if it's a regional thing if he's got connections out there even though he's a, he's a still water guy.

[01:17:10] Mike, I've done the always gets mentioned for Arkansas. He always does not know why but I know what I can do now. I don't know what I can do. I'll say this. Oh, yeah, for your program.

[01:17:21] I can sure that bro, I've been racking my brain for weeks because I'm going to do a show. I'm going to, I'm going to compile a list of offensive coordinators, defensive coordinators and current head coaches that could possibly be replacements for Sam Pittman.

[01:17:37] I haven't given, I've been trying to figure it out, man, but I haven't given it a whole lot of thought. But I'll say right off the top of my head. I like Jeff trailer at UTSA. I like Jeff trailer, bro.

[01:17:51] He's been in his been at Arkansas before with Chad Morris. He was on Chad Morris to staff. I like Barry Lonnie Jr. Up there at Illinois with Brett Bealomon. I like those guys because they know the Arkansas landscape.

[01:18:08] Not only that, they can recruit and they can build a program. I've heard read last. I'll give you all that. I'll give you one and see what your thoughts are. If he struggles, and he wasn't bad, but he can tell his brand isn't working yet.

[01:18:25] What about up in Wisconsin? What about Luke Fickle? I like Luke Fickle. I like Luke Fickle. Tasty. Yeah. And I'll be honest with you. That would be if he would be willing to leave Cincinnati. I mean, he is. No, he left Cincinnati, right? He's at Wisconsin now.

[01:18:42] If he would be willing to leave Wisconsin, that would be kind of like being a Quillin of us higher and Brett Bealomon away from Wisconsin. You get what I'm saying. It would be a big brand name. Luke Fickle is a big name. Oh, absolutely.

[01:18:55] And he knows how to build a program. He's still fairly young. He's not crazy. Oh, there anything like I like Luke Fickle, bro. I would, I would entertain that. But I'll say this with what Arkansas did in basketball and going out and getting Calaparie.

[01:19:09] Arkansas Razor back fans aren't looking for just a name coach. We're looking for a home run, slam dunk. We're going to be solidify for the foreseeable future in football type head coach. You get what I'm saying? Because we got the money. Oh, yeah. We got the money.

[01:19:29] It's just a matter of who they want to spend their money on. Oh, I got one for you just for a twist. Talk to me. Just for a twist. But that home run, even though how much of a home run you would consider this as.

[01:19:43] What if Lincoln struggles that USC and gets fired Lincoln, Riley? Oh, talk about it. Twist in the SEC. Because eventually we're going to play you guys eventually. I know it won't be next because of this schedule.

[01:19:55] It came out so they out at the least the earliest would be 26. That would be that would definitely be a twist. The only thing the only caveat I have to do is that he has to bring a menacing defensive coordinator with him.

[01:20:09] If he doesn't have a defensive staff, he can stay where the hell is it. Stay at USC. You got to bring some E.S. to the SEC buddy. Like we'll take him. Don't give me wrong. We'll take him.

[01:20:21] But if he doesn't have a defense to back it up. Not good. I'm good on that. Now I'll say this. I'll take Kaling the Boyd. I'll tell you what I'm saying. Absolutely. You know what I'm saying? Absolutely. So there's options out there, bro. We got the money.

[01:20:43] We just need to figure out who we want to spend it on. Well that would be the thing is and I'm sure I hate saying this. I hate I don't like you know because that's everybody's livelihood and I gave it. They're a rich. Well okay. It's still livelihood.

[01:20:56] Yeah. The chance of pitman being fired. I'm going to be honest. I'm sure it's probably going to be high. It's it's it's it's 80 to 90 percent bro.

[01:21:05] Even if if Arkansas the only way that we would entertain keeping Sam pitman is if we win nine or more games anything less than that he's gone bro. I'm yeah.

[01:21:19] It is what it is because with everybody retooling in the SEC with with Missouri recruiting as such a high rate with Texas coming in with oh you coming in with

[01:21:29] all their tradition and pageantry with the threat of Florida state coming in with Mike Norville and Imson and Diabo Swaney bro. We you in order to compete you you in order for you not to become the vendor built 2.0.

[01:21:44] You have to go and get equivalent coaches and you have to be able to put money into the program. That's the only way Arkansas is going to survive if Arkansas does not go and get a head coach after this season.

[01:21:57] We will be doomed to be a basketball school. I guess the pair of justment. Yeah. Other than that man. No thank you Sam Pitman.

[01:22:08] The best thing in the Sam Pitman can do for Arkansas's program is to give us a winning record and retire with class just in the server. You get what I'm saying at least at least leave on good terms don't leave Arkansas in a bad spot.

[01:22:25] And that and in a place to everybody hates you that you can retire on late ham what's in like you really want to because if he leaves Arkansas with the losing record, he will be run out of the state of Arkansas.

[01:22:37] I think you what I'm saying but if he has some if he puts his pride to the side. He gives us a winning season this season whether it's 789 wins whatever he can do and says hey guys. This is exactly what I wanted to do.

[01:22:51] I love Arkansas enough to give y'all the winning record in in part ways y'all deserve a better head coach. I will I will forever respect Sam Pitman for that bro. That's the best he can do for Arkansas.

[01:23:02] No, I like Sam Pitman also. I don't know the dude personally and probably never will but be quote a mean man thinking person I think that'd be pretty dope, but I will we get these credentials man and we're at SEC meet that. Hey, I'll be down for that.

[01:23:20] Because it's going to happen. Trust on that man in some matter of time bro, we're going to have our credentials to serve. You can be an SEC meeting today is doing exactly what we're doing right now with coaches and players.

[01:23:30] You know, SEC meeting days now down in Dallas unfortunately. I mean it's causing Dallas. I think you're there. It's about this past probably about twenty twenty five minutes away from my house. No, I'm trying to figure out how to get in there man.

[01:23:43] I want to be I want to be one of those fans putting up signs. You know what I mean? I want them to see my face. You know, how do I get credentials? How do I get in here?

[01:23:52] I'm trying to shake hands, buddy. I'm trying to rub shoulders. I want to talk people. That's what I mean. That's what I thought about. It's all connecting and you know doing this for five almost five years now getting close to there.

[01:24:05] You know it's it's it's doing but not doing but it's it's boom that's ready to happen. But yeah, you know we'll get there one day and let's go. I made it to the top. I know right. We made it. But, uh, oh, man.

[01:24:24] Now I enjoyed it. It was a blast definitely enjoyed it. And where can the listeners find you at and listen to your podcast? Man, you can find me on all social media platforms at the Hawgwell podcast on YouTube. on YouTube, it's a official hog wild podcast.

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[01:25:19] You will find the most in-depth coverage of the, of the, of the, of razor backs at the hog wild podcast on YouTube. Well, I'm about to, I'm gonna be subscribing once we get off of here and to your pod. To the people that was, you know, listening,

[01:25:33] watching whatever case and for future episodes, appreciate your support. My, this was a fun show. I enjoyed it. Any, any, any time, any time you want to talk, talk SEC football, talk razor backs, talk, oh, you boomer sooner. Let me know, man.

[01:25:50] I don't, I'm down to collaborate, man. Hey, I will say this on the note. Let me pull this up real quick. I believe we got you guys again this year, men's basketball. Absolutely, that's, yeah, yeah. That's gonna be, yeah, that's gonna be a game.

[01:26:05] I think we're gonna get some revamps this year. We got some, we got some houses, brother. I'll tell you what, hey, we had one player left over from Eric Musselman's team and he was a walk on. And let me tell you, he got around those Ferrari's

[01:26:24] in Lamborghini's, he blew a gasket, man. He blew his A, he blew his Achilles trying to keep up with them boys, man. You got Carter Knox, you got Jonas A, do you, you got a doot the arrow, you got big Z, you got the kid from Florida Atlantic,

[01:26:41] John L. Davis, man, we have a school wide. We play you guys in Fayetteville this year. And you better be there, brother, cause I'll be there. I will be there. Hey, I'll be definitely be there. It's gonna look three hours off, right?

[01:26:58] Yeah, I was gonna say Fayettefield from Oklahoma City, all you listen if you don't know that's my map. Um, I know it's only like two hours from Tulsa. It's been from Tulsa and you know, I'll be honest with you, up by 44,

[01:27:10] Mo, I can get there less than two hours because it's I think it's straight 80 mile or just pizza and I think I can get there 85. I think you got to push it, say in five 80s, I'm like that, I think it's speed limit.

[01:27:22] So that's kind of leap up and do a live show up there somewhere. Oh, dude, that would dope. That's what I'm saying, we can collaborate. You're in the SEC, bro. Let's go for it. We can, we can, we can tell on this street,

[01:27:33] we can find a spot on Dixie Street. Ah, that's what I'm talking about. Post up and do a live show. I got a roll cast or we can, man, we can pot from anywhere, bro. Well, this thing, I can bring this thing with me all the time.

[01:27:44] That's what I'm saying, bro, let's link up and let's try to figure out how we can do a live collaborative part. I'll, I'll, what swap numbers at the end and I'll hit you up. But listeners give him definitely give him support on all social media platforms,

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