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Weekend Breakdown, Performances of the Week, and the Boys are Sad
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The boys had a rough weekend with all of our teams losing, but we break down the weekend in sports including Georgia over TN, Clemson going down to Georgia Tech, Florida loses again, the Chiefs struggling, Joe Burrow is injured, and more.
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Transcript
Podcast Introduction & Weekend Losses
00:00:12
Zack
And welcome back to the Next Guy Up podcast, where all of us are losers this weekend. Welcome to the party.
00:00:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Losers, losers, losers, losers, losers.
00:00:21
Zack
ah Yeah, if you if you've listened for any amount of time, you know that um all of our teams lost. And so if you're here just to listen what we have to say, welcome, I guess.
00:00:34
Zack
it's gonna There should be some fun stuff talked about, I think, some fun conversations. Tens is in a really, has a good attitude about it.
00:00:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Really good attitude.
00:00:44
Zack
And we're we're excited to get to break down some football. we did have, there was some fun football, even though our games did not turn out the way we hoped. It was lot of football to talk about. And, you know, we were here as a service to the community. And so we're still going come. We're still going provide you the content that you need to stay up to date.
00:01:02
Zack
We're going to review all the games as painful as it might be. It's what we do around
Cherry Lemon Mountain Dew Live Taste Test
00:01:07
Zack
here. You know, how how are we doing, fellas?
00:01:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Listen, we're doing great ah Here's the thing One day there won't be any more football Football will be over No one will be here to watch it But you know what will never leave?
00:01:20
Zack
sure
00:01:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mountain Dew Mountain Dew is a staple of America It's not going anywhere And here's the thing about Mountain Dew is They are always coming out with new flavors and So today, live on the pod We're doing a test of our brand new Mountain Dew Cherry
00:01:32
Zack
Wow.
00:01:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cherry lemon. So that's the red and yellow one. Mountain Dew, Trolley, Gummy Worm.
00:01:40
Zack
Okay.
00:01:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason can't eat these because it's red.
00:01:43
Zack
That would kill Mason.
00:01:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He can't eat red things. um But here we go.
00:01:47
Mason
Trolley. what's What makes it the trolley?
00:01:48
Zack
Yeah, it's like the gummy worm flavors.
00:01:49
Mason
Oh, I just heard the crack open.
00:01:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Gummy worms.
00:01:52
Mason
All right.
00:01:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Look at the can. Here we go.
00:01:54
Mason
I see it.
00:01:55
Zack
Wow, this is exciting. didn't even know was going to happen.
00:01:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Wow, this is a pretty good soda. I'd say that's 7.7.
Jake Browning's Performance & Soda Comparisons
00:02:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's a good backup to Code Red.
00:02:04
Zack
That's pretty good.
00:02:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Speaking of backups, Jake Browning must be the most amazing backup quarterback in the world.
00:02:05
Zack
Uh...
00:02:06
Mason
Describe it.
00:02:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i hate this guy. Jake Browning, I know you listen to podcasts. I listen to a podcast you also listen to. You're going to shout-out over there. i have to listen to it. I hate you. I hope this finds you. All you do is ruin my life.
00:02:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The last time the Jaguars were good two years ago, we were 8-3 on Monday Night Football, and you replaced Joe Burrow for injury, and you guys killed us. And then today we're winning. We're having a great day. We hurt Joe Burrow.
00:02:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then what happens? You come in You throw three interceptions. It doesn't even matter. you you still win. So Jake Browning, just just like Mountain Dew Trolley Cherry Lemon, is a good backup to Mountain Dew Code Red.
00:02:51
Zack
Wow.
00:02:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Jake Browning is an amazing backup to Joe Burrow. So congrats.
00:02:56
Zack
That's true. Wow. That was incredible. ten
00:03:00
Mason
How do I even follow up with that?
00:03:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Thanks. Yeah, Mason, how are you? Where's your thing?
00:03:04
Mason
um I'm good. and Hold on. Let me go to the fridge. Let me pick out a soda that no one's heard of before.
00:03:11
Zack
It's good.
00:03:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
These just came out.
00:03:11
Mason
So but brand new.
00:03:11
Zack
This new Mason.
00:03:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
These just came out.
00:03:13
Mason
Yeah.
00:03:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:03:15
Zack
We're cutting edge.
00:03:15
Mason
And does it taste like gummy worms? Yes or no?
00:03:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, does it does taste like the gummy worms pretty good. They're actually sugar-free. um you let us Let me see if you can drink this. Carry on while I read. ah Red 40. It's right there.
00:03:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You can't have it.
00:03:32
Zack
a
00:03:32
Mason
Yep.
00:03:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Instant death for Mason.
00:03:35
Mason
Instant.
00:03:38
Zack
Okay.
00:03:39
Mason
Forever. Yep. Go ahead, Zach.
00:03:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:03:41
Zack
That was great.
00:03:41
Mason
Yep.
00:03:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I figured I'd give the people what they need because people care more about Mountain Dew than they do football.
00:03:43
Zack
I don't know how to respond to that. I needed that.
00:03:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Like, who cares? football but who cares I've not been looking forward to football all summer waiting for its comeback. No, I've been waiting for this stupid Mountain Dew to come out, and it's really good, and I'm really happy.
00:03:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm really pumped up.
00:04:01
Mason
Okay.
00:04:02
Zack
ah Yeah, I'm also pumped up. um Tins suffered from the the classic backup quarterback bump when they come in the middle of the game.
00:04:14
Zack
Everyone knows that they got the juice. It's just it is what it is. The curse.
00:04:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like Couldn't the Saints have offered this guy some money to come be their starter instead of Spencer Rattler so then I don't have to deal with him today?
00:04:26
Zack
No, it's because that once ah once they've played a game, it's it's gone.
00:04:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like What are we doing?
00:04:30
Zack
It's only for one game.
00:04:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No.
00:04:31
Zack
That's how the quarterback bump works.
00:04:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, Jake.
00:04:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I hate Jake Browning.
00:04:37
Mason
You're saying the backup quarterback bump? Because remember, we went through this last year with Malik Willis.
00:04:42
Zack
Yes, or a new quarterback.
00:04:43
Mason
Okay.
00:04:44
Zack
Yeah, it's like um Josh Dobbs has pulled off. Jameis Winston is famous for this. He's kind of made a career out of it at this point. You come in and you come in and your first game, you look incredible.
00:04:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm glad you said that.
00:04:56
Zack
You got the juice. Everyone's pulling for you. But then your second game, it's much worse. So Tins just fell trapped to the quarterback bump.
00:05:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He didn't have the juice. He threw three interceptions. The refs had the juice for him. um We'll get to that. hold back a second.
00:05:13
Zack
The defense doesn't have their on...
00:05:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
back for a second
00:05:15
Zack
they're like film on ready to go. You know, they've prepared for Joe Burrow, not for Jake Browning to be mediocre. and
00:05:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's because teams come in, they're like, they when the backup quarterback comes in because of an injury, they get all conservative because like, oh, it's the backup quarterback.
00:05:23
Zack
It's just enough.
00:05:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's not good. He's still in the NFL.
00:05:31
Zack
Yeah.
00:05:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's not like the backup quarterbacks, Spencer Rattler or Mac Jones, like a terrible backup quarterback who can't actually do anything.
00:05:37
Zack
But they're, they're starters in the NFL. Okay.
00:05:44
Zack
Okay.
00:05:44
Mason
Hey, Mac Jones got the win today, so...
00:05:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No one cares.
00:05:46
Zack
Yeah.
00:05:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No one cares. Football's, the NFL's going to go away.
00:05:53
Zack
It will eventually, but Mountain Dew never will.
00:05:53
Mason
What does he mean by that?
00:05:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
One day. now I'm two is never going anywhere.
00:05:59
Zack
Okay.
Football Game Reviews & 'Best of the Rest' Preview
00:06:00
Zack
Well, we got a lot of we had a lot of analysis for you today, everybody. We're we're pretty excited. um We are going to go through some of our categories, talk about the best of the weekend, the worst of the weekend.
00:06:13
Zack
um We already have gotten to some of the worst of the weekend. So early in the episode, feel good about that. We got that out of the way. We, uh, we're also gonna, we have a big announcement. Our next best of the rest game, um, where we're going to travel to, to watch this game live. Right.
00:06:32
Zack
was thinking about it.
00:06:33
Mason
Oh, Tennessee Tech?
00:06:33
Zack
Mason,
00:06:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
up
00:06:34
Mason
oh
00:06:36
Zack
not Tennessee tech, uh, let's Let's go ahead and announce it now we We have chosen our best of the rest. We're going to give a little bit of analysis of of the last week's best of the rest game.
00:06:47
Zack
ah The best of the rest series is traveling to Miami, Ohio for a huge game.
00:06:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Let's go.
00:06:55
Zack
UNLV at Miami, Ohio. Three and a half points spread. ah There's some fun teams there. UNLV is up there in contention for a G5 playoff spot.
00:07:07
Zack
ah Dan Mullen and the boys. He's got them cooking. ah We are excited to break that game down for you. oh Do we want to just go ahead and recap last week's best of the rest?
00:07:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, let's talk about it a little because it was ah a fun game.
00:07:20
Zack
Yeah.
00:07:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And we our breakdown was pretty right about pretty good.
00:07:23
Zack
Pretty Pretty good. pretty good
00:07:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, we gave out the bet. it It was kind of a thing where we we get...
00:07:30
Zack
Yeah, we should. We gave out a bad bet.
00:07:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, we liked the over, but it had moved so much from when we first looked at it.
00:07:35
Zack
Yep.
00:07:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, we would have been fine to still give it out anyway. Um, and we did, and we did say that on the pod.
00:07:40
Zack
I know we got scared.
00:07:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We said we liked, we liked the over, um, but we didn't make it our official bet. We made it a, a field goal in the first half the bet, which one they hit one, uh,
00:07:50
Zack
but That was bad bet. Yeah, they should have hit too They got scared.
00:07:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, um the quarterback for App State threw like two, I think it was two red zone picks. So that those one of those could have been a field goal for sure. But ended up being a fun game.
00:08:04
Zack
Definitely. yeah
00:08:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I watched a little bit of the the first half towards the end just seeing if maybe we'd get a field goal. And then a little at the end just to see what was going on because I did bet the over anyway.
00:08:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So still got that.
00:08:18
Zack
Yeah, just so just a little bit of um if we wanted a little bit of a breakdown just to see how it went. USM ended up winning 38-22. you remember correctly, i said that I felt like the quarterback was going to have a big day, Braylon Braxton, Sunbelt off Offensive Player of the Year at the beginning.
00:08:36
Zack
He ended up with 280 and two touchdowns, and he also ran for 27 yards. He did that one pick, but he ended up getting the win.
00:08:47
Zack
So had a pretty good day. don't if you can bet him some belt player of the year, but it might be worth of it.
00:08:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Might be a look.
00:08:58
Zack
Yeah, but we're we're excited. I think it's been a fun series so far, just getting to dive into some teams you don't normally get to see. We are going to hit Tulane at some point because they are the overwhelming favorites from the G5 at this point.
00:09:10
Zack
I think they're like plus 380. They're on bye week.
00:09:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:13
Zack
And they play Oklahoma two weeks from now.
00:09:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:09:18
Zack
Fun game. Could be a very fun game.
00:09:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Fun.
00:09:21
Zack
So that could be big one. But we are excited to continue that series.
Justifying Georgia Tech's Field Storm: A Big Win?
00:09:27
Zack
ah We have another new... we have we' We've launched a couple new segments this season. um Here's a new segment.
00:09:34
Zack
Should that field have gotten stormed? um We did have a field storm yesterday, so it's time to break it down. Should it have gotten stormed? ah Georgia Tech takes down Clemson.
00:09:46
Zack
Big game. clemson or Georgia Tech all of a sudden has picked up a couple of big wins already. Looking pretty frisky.
00:09:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:09:53
Zack
ah Taking down Clemson, who is now 1-2 on the season. Their one win was against Troy. It was not pretty. um Clemson's not great. Storm the field.
00:10:07
Zack
Personally, i think that's a good field storm. You're Georgia Tech. You're playing Clemson. I think that's the equivalent of maybe like, i mean, Clemson is is a perennial powerhouse. Obviously, they were down a little bit last year. Georgia Tech had a good season.
00:10:24
Zack
um I think that might be all for Georgia Tech's field storms, though. I think i think they're done. They've had two big wins this season. I think if they beat Georgia, no field storm.
00:10:35
Zack
I think they're done at this point.
00:10:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:10:37
Zack
You hit your good. Everyone knows you're a good team. It's not a surprise anymore. You're going to be like a top 15 rated team. Probably. I'm not sure they came out in today's rankings, but they should be if they're not ah maybe top 10 at this point.
00:10:51
Zack
No more field storms. That's my take.
00:10:56
Mason
They shouldn't ah storm the field versus Temple.
00:10:59
Zack
Nope. They're done.
00:11:02
Mason
i put this in the group text. I said, act like you've been there before. ah They were only a three-point underdog. It wasn't like insane, like 20-point upset underdog type of situation.
00:11:15
Mason
i ah just... I don't know.
00:11:17
Zack
It is Clemson, though. It's like if you're a ah mid-level, not this season, but they're just they've been good for a long time.
00:11:20
Mason
As close or good this season, don't know.
00:11:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They've ran the conference.
00:11:25
Zack
They beat a lot of people.
00:11:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:26
Mason
Yeah.
00:11:27
Zack
um Georgia Tech, also they do get to play Georgia later on um That's ah like a neutral side, I think, there, right?
00:11:38
Zack
um So they have some big games, but I think that was their one.
00:11:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:42
Zack
i think that's like a nice in-conference rival. I feel okay about it.
00:11:47
Mason
It's a Mercedes Benz Stadium.
00:11:49
Zack
Yeah, I think that one is a neutral site typically. so But congrats to Georgia Tech.
00:11:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:54
Zack
our Big win for the boys.
00:11:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Huge win.
00:11:57
Zack
And all of a sudden, that Georgia Tech team looking pretty good. Ains King.
00:12:04
Zack
good Good football player.
00:12:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Good football player. No one said he's a great passer of the ball, but he's a good football player.
00:12:08
Zack
Okay.
00:12:11
Zack
Doesn't have to be.
00:12:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Makes things happen.
00:12:13
Zack
He's a dog.
00:12:15
Zack
Okay. Do we want to jump into categories? You guys have anything else before we get there?
Games of the Week Highlights
00:12:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Nope. Category it up.
00:12:23
Mason
I do
00:12:24
Zack
Okay. So remember our new rules for categories as we go through these. If ah we've all established our, our list, if we overlap with any of the other two guys, we get a point at the end of the season where as the most points we'll have a punishment.
00:12:41
Zack
um Tens and I both have one point. Mason is zero because he's a coward.
00:12:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He is a coward.
00:12:47
Zack
All right, we ready?
00:12:47
Mason
Wow. I know how to play the game.
00:12:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's true. No, that's all right.
00:12:53
Zack
Some of us want to provide good content to the people.
00:12:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You'll slip up
00:12:55
Zack
Some of us want to pick Idaho State ah performance of the week.
00:12:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and call Michigan our fraud of the week.
00:13:02
Mason
Listen, i was not wrong. They lost the next. We're not doing this. we We've already established that they are. So let's continue.
00:13:11
Zack
Okay. ah Game of the week. Mason, you want to first?
00:13:16
Mason
Yeah, I'll start us off.
00:13:17
Zack
OK.
00:13:18
Mason
I have Cowboys, Giants, and Dallas. Five lead changes in the fourth quarter. George Pickens does a beautiful flat route catch with 52 seconds left. You think Cowboys are going to win the game?
00:13:31
Mason
And then Malik Nabors catches a 48-yard touchdown catch with 25 seconds left. Uh, and then, so then they're only down by three.
00:13:42
Mason
ah wait, Cowboys kicker goes in. Aubrey kicks a 64 yard field goal to bring it to overtime.
00:13:48
Zack
Mm-hmm.
00:13:49
Mason
Overtime was kind of a little bit of a, like nobody was really doing anything, but then, ah Aubrey went to kick a 46-yard field goal to win the game, forty to thirty seven ah Russell Wilson looks like Seahawks Russell Wilson, 400 yards, over 400 yards passing, and Scadaboo became the main back with a touchdown and got a majority of the reps for the Giants. So, yes, Tins, why did you throw your hands up?
00:14:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just stop talking about Russell Wilson. He might be someone's stuff later. What are you doing?
00:14:24
Mason
Oh, his stuff. like
00:14:26
Zack
Yeah, chill out.
00:14:29
Mason
I'm not allowed to talk about the quarterback on the team of the game of the week that I brought up.
00:14:33
Zack
No.
00:14:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No.
00:14:34
Mason
No.
00:14:35
Zack
Okay, my game of the week is Jags Bengals.
00:14:35
Mason
Okay.
00:14:39
Zack
I'm just kidding.
00:14:43
Zack
It was a fun game, though. Fun game. ah No, my game of the week was ah a tragic heartbreaker, but I did pick Tennessee, Georgia. I thought we should have, we should talk about a little bit here.
00:14:54
Zack
um Very fun game. Back and forth the whole way. Tennessee blasted out of the gate. An eight play scoring drive to start. And then they went up 21 to seven.
00:15:06
Zack
Offensively looked pretty incredible. Chris Brazel, three touchdowns. Joey Aguilar, like 280 yards. ah He had a couple of picks, but most of them weren't not really his fault. He had a really good game.
00:15:18
Zack
ah Georgia i mean also looked pretty good. It it really looked like two pretty good teams out there for most of it. ah Georgia picked on the cornerbacks who were injured, which is to be expected. That's what you would do if your team, both of their starting cornerbacks were out.
00:15:34
Zack
It ended up in tragedy for Tennessee fans after a missed field goal at the buzzer that would have won it. and They lost in overtime. A a truly truly heartbreaking game for me and for Tennessee fans everywhere.
00:15:48
Zack
But at the same time, the new AP poll is out. We didn't drop at all. i think I think of anything, most of the country saw that some of the biggest question marks for the Tennessee team got answered. um Quarterback position looks really good.
00:16:01
Zack
Wide receiver position looks good. ah Defense still it looks okay. I think there's some injury problems there, but other than that, they look pretty good. Offensive line looked very solid against a Georgia defensive line that typically is very good. So,
00:16:15
Zack
All things considered, I think there is worse things that have happened to Tennessee. Georgia came out on a very, very, very tough road environment with a big win. So um across the SEC, I mean, I think there's potential. This could be an SEC championship matchup if things fall that way for Tennessee.
00:16:36
Zack
um i think both these are really good teams. It was a very fun matchup in Neyland Stadium that did not one kick went the wrong way. But other than that, Pretty fun game.
00:16:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree. I think Joey Aguilar really showed that he he is the right quarterback for the system. I don't think we would look the same if Nico was here, to be honest.
00:16:58
Zack
Shame.
00:16:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:58
Zack
He's a one and done.
00:16:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
me
00:16:59
Zack
Yeah, is very Hinton Hooker like and just.
00:17:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:03
Zack
ah you You're plugging in an older guy into a system that may pick it up pretty quick, and then but they just have one year. That's just how how the cookie crumbles. They're plugging old guys into systems.
00:17:15
Zack
So we better make them count I agree He did things Nico never It was like final was gross
00:17:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
o tough making significantly less money 34 34 34
00:17:27
Zack
um
00:17:31
Mason
Easiest bet of my life. i had New Mexico, would was a huge the spread, by the way, 15 points, and they ended up winning what was it, by 15 points?
00:17:41
Zack
it was like twenty five ten final it was like gross
00:17:43
Mason
Yeah, something crazy.
00:17:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
good
00:17:44
Mason
Yeah.
00:17:46
Zack
34. There you go. Not good.
00:17:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
not good
00:17:49
Zack
um
UCLA's Struggles & Potential Player Transfers
00:17:50
Zack
i think there's potential. that i know the transfer portal window opens in a weird way if you lose your coach midseason. So from what I've heard, it's like because they've only played three games, a lot of the players could do like a red shirt and they could go ahead and like enter the transfer portal.
00:18:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, please.
00:18:07
Zack
So UCLA season literally could be over. um They could be on 12. I think there's ah it's a real possibility.
00:18:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That would be.
00:18:15
Zack
If Nico decides he wants to transfer, they could be cooked.
00:18:19
Mason
Well, if he decides to play, they'll be cooked.
00:18:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh man. Yeah.
00:18:23
Zack
Yeah, I mean, they're cooked regardless, but if he leaves, I mean, they're going to be by far the worst team in the Big Ten.
00:18:24
Mason
Yeah.
00:18:30
Zack
Like, not even close.
00:18:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
but lot they they might already be.
00:18:33
Zack
Your schedule is hard. Yeah. So, you love to see it for Nico and the boys over there. Pretty fun stuff.
00:18:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, I love it.
00:18:44
Zack
It's very funny.
00:18:47
Zack
Okay, 10s, game of the week.
00:18:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right. Uh, my game of the week was the Patriots versus dolphins, uh, back and forth game.
00:18:53
Zack
Hmm.
00:18:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Patriots, uh, lose a game last week that many people, they were the favorites against the Raiders. Um, dolphins obviously get absolutely blown out by the Colts and are just the worst vibe team ever.
00:19:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Tyree kill is getting mad at reporters all week, asking him questions about why he hasn't caught a 30 yard pass and now over a year. Um,
00:19:17
Mason
Yeah.
00:19:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just he does not want to be there. Multiple blow ups on the sideline today. Back to back special teams touchdowns. The Dolphins take a punt return 74 yards back for a touchdown, followed up by Antonio Gibson for the Patriots, taking back a 90-yard kick return ah the following play.
00:19:36
Zack
um
00:19:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So special teams, fun fun game back and forth. Patriots end up winning a close one, and we are one game closer to the Dolphins having the worst record in the league.
00:19:48
Zack
Yeah, that was a big one for the boys right there. needed it.
00:19:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And, you know, that's just a bet that somebody on this podcast gave out in the middle of the summer.
00:19:57
Zack
True.
00:19:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and didnt didn't start talking about it after week one like some podcasters.
00:20:02
Zack
They might be competing against the Titans for that.
00:20:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, no, you guys are not the worst team.
00:20:08
Mason
I don't even think the Saints are the worst team. They still was like, i know it was Matt Jones and everything, but yeah, they're frisky enough.
00:20:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're frisky enough.
00:20:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They'll win a game or two. I don't know that the Dolphins will.
00:20:20
Zack
This stuff.
00:20:24
Zack
Okay. Next category.
Surprising Performances & Key Players
00:20:26
Zack
We have performance of the week. This is a player position group who had a particularly solid performance.
00:20:36
Zack
Mason. Mason.
00:20:39
Mason
I have Diego Pavia. So you say his last name, uh, and Vanderbilt in general.
00:20:43
Zack
Mm. Yep.
00:20:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:46
Mason
I know it's like, do you just pick a player or is it player team?
00:20:51
Zack
Yeah, this slot, I mean, it can be whatever you want it to be. 31 10.
00:20:53
Mason
Okay. Uh, well I was watching college game day and Kirk Herbstreet was only one to pick Vanderbilt. They were three point underdog and then they ended up winning outright, uh,
00:21:06
Mason
ah Quite a bit of it. Yeah. What was the 31 to seven or I have 31 to seven on here, but yeah, 31 to seven against South Carolina and South Carolina.
00:21:07
Zack
thirty one ten
00:21:11
Zack
Oh, I'm wrong.
00:21:16
Mason
So I'm going to give it to Vanderbilt three and O star.
00:21:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Sellers got hurt, unfortunately.
00:21:20
Mason
Love it.
00:21:21
Zack
That was after Sellers left.
00:21:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:23
Zack
Yeah.
00:21:23
Mason
Yeah.
00:21:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I kept looking at the the box score and kept showing that a wide receiver was the leading passer. And I was like, what's going on in that game? Then I looked and Sellers got hurt.
00:21:35
Mason
Sellers got hurt.
00:21:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:37
Zack
I hope you took Vandy over wins because they are looking pretty good, folks.
00:21:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Looking pretty good.
00:21:42
Zack
I think I gave that one out. ah Four and a half over. So they're three.
00:21:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Went away.
00:21:48
Zack
Yeah, they're looking pretty good.
00:21:50
Mason
Snapped a 16-game losing streak against South Carolina, by the way.
00:21:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
don't know, four and a half.
00:21:55
Zack
It's pretty good. Yeah, South Carolina, who was um the preseason, they were getting a lot of hype.
00:21:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:57
Mason
think we can.
00:22:02
Zack
Obviously, Lenora Sellers, I mean, you can't can't help that.
00:22:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:22:06
Zack
But even before that, they were not looking very good. um And without Lenora Sellers, boy, they're going to struggle.
00:22:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:15
Zack
So that's a good one.
00:22:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That was my game to watch. That was my game like to keep an eyeball on for friday's or Thursday's episode because I wanted Sellers to come out and prove he's the Heisman candidate he's supposed to be.
00:22:27
Mason
Mm-hmm.
00:22:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hard to do that in the medical tent.
00:22:31
Zack
Very true.
00:22:33
Zack
Okay, my performance of the week. This might have be been my week one performance of the week, actually. Haynes King, we're back. ah Georgia Tech quarterback. ah This guy is electric. He and basically put the team on his back.
00:22:47
Zack
He had, like, none of his numbers just do not look look crazy, but if you watch the game, you understand kind of impact he has. He just got the whole defense waiting around to see what he's going to do because he can run it.
00:23:00
Zack
ah he mean He has the ability to pass it, and he kind of took ah he just takes over the game when it gets to the crunch time. He's the guy you want with the ball. um and It was fun to watch.
00:23:12
Zack
Shout Tech.
00:23:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Shout out.
00:23:16
Zack
Tens?
00:23:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah My performance of the week was Russell Wilson after a very bad week one. ah They were already calling for Jackson Dart. This guy comes out, throws for, yeah, some people still are.
00:23:25
Mason
Mm-hmm.
00:23:26
Zack
Some people still are.
00:23:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um
00:23:30
Zack
me cool
00:23:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i would I would definitely be if I still had him on my fantasy team, but had to drop him. and Zach went and got him. Anyway, ah Russell Wilson, 450 yards passing, three touchdowns in a very back and forth game. They could have definitely won, um especially if they had a good running back who wasn't Cam Scadaboo, who's terrible. I don't know why we... He had like a really bad fumble.
00:23:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um um I'm out on Cam Scadaboo.
00:23:57
Zack
yeah touchdown I think right don't know
00:23:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's just... and Yeah, 11 carries for 45 yards and touchdown, but he had a fumble. He's just a ah he's just Peyton Hillis. That's who he is.
00:24:08
Mason
Oh, yeah. On a video game, though.
00:24:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i
00:24:09
Mason
Pretty successful.
00:24:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I know, but I just like i don't want to hear all this. Keep Tyron Tracy. He's really good. He catches a lot of passes, and I might have him on some dynasty teams.
00:24:16
Mason
I was shocked by the snap percentage difference. Yeah, Scadaboo got the majority of the snaps. Like, more than they did.
00:24:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I don't. Yeah, I don't like that. I like Tracy.
00:24:28
Mason
Yeah.
00:24:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think Tracy should continue being the guy catching passes. But anyway, Russell Wilson just just really kind of turned back the clock a little bit today.
00:24:37
Zack
um
00:24:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
it would have been really awesome for him to pull out that win. But good to see old Russell Wilson still have a couple games in him like that.
00:24:48
Zack
Shout out. You got to have a couple.
00:24:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's electric.
00:24:50
Zack
Yeah. All right, to Mason. We are looking at surprise of the week.
00:24:58
Mason
My surprise of the week is a, ah just kind of a fun fluke play.
Unique Kickoff Play Due to Rule Changes
00:25:03
Mason
The Seahawks and Steelers kickoff that never got touched and returned in the end, uh, recovered in the end zone by the kicking team.
00:25:08
Zack
Pretty bad.
00:25:12
Mason
Um, this is change. I believe the rules got changed and they didn't understand, but usually if it does bounce into the end zone on a kickoff, it's just blown dead. But now that it got kicked into the, what do they call it? Tends the, uh,
00:25:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The landing zone, yeah.
00:25:27
Mason
Landing zone. They call it the landing zone. ah So no one ever touched it and it got returned. So that was just a fun little surprise random little thing for the... I've not seen a play like that ever happen. I think I did that once in Madden before, but I don't think I've ever seen a play like that happen. So...
00:25:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
As someone who bet on Steelers' money line, i didn't think it was fun or cool.
00:25:51
Zack
True. was pretty important.
00:25:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, kind of swung the momentum.
00:25:54
Zack
I remember back in the day there was a play there was a play where field goal got blocked and everyone just kind of like went on with their business and then someone picked it up and just ran it because it was actually a live ball.
00:26:06
Zack
like It was one of those, it's like if everyone else is standing around, then it's like, ah, okay, I guess it's fine. and then
00:26:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:13
Zack
So, heads up play there.
00:26:14
Mason
it's part like It's probably like that, and then, of course, I wasn't around for this, but when the band was on the field, and they like returned, ah ah what was it, returned to kickoff or something, and the band was still on the field?
00:26:25
Zack
That awesome. Yeah, Stanford.
00:26:27
Mason
Ran into the t trombone player?
00:26:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:28
Mason
Yeah.
00:26:29
Zack
The band is out on the field.
00:26:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The band is on the field.
00:26:31
Mason
but
00:26:31
Zack
Electric. um
00:26:36
Zack
So I was actually going to pick the van. I was to pick Vanderbilt for this, but just for the sake of content, I'm going to change it. I have something else talk about because I want to touch on this game. ah So I'm changing it to the Florida Gators.
00:26:49
Zack
um I predicted and they were going to have a comeback type week. They were going to cover the spread against LSU. They're going to be competitive because I didn't think they were as bad as I thought as they played against USF.
00:27:03
Zack
um e Does anyone know how interceptions that DJ Lagway threw?
00:27:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Is it four? No, Five, yeah.
00:27:10
Zack
Five interceptions. Five.
00:27:13
Mason
Wow.
00:27:14
Zack
ah This final score is 20 to 10. It was not that close. LSU really played played pretty safe and slow. they've They easily could have put up some more points on this one.
00:27:24
Zack
ah This Florida team, ah boy, they they did all great.
00:27:24
Mason
Thank you.
00:27:29
Zack
And so I honestly was just surprised. like I thought they were going to come back. i thought they going competitive. We're going to show that it was kind of a fluky game. That was not the case. They look pretty bad. Laguerre looked pretty bad.
00:27:41
Zack
um At least their schedule is super easy moving forward, right?
00:27:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:27:46
Zack
Let me tell you. I'm just going to read it. in ah They go to number now, number four, Miami, whose looks very good. They crush USF.
00:27:59
Zack
ah They've had a very good start to their season. Then they host Texas. They go to Texas A&M. They play Mississippi state. They host or they, they play Georgia.
00:28:12
Zack
Uh, and then they also have to play Ole Miss, Tennessee and Florida state number seven ranked to end the season. Uh, I mean, this could be a four eight football team and it's not even that much of this.
00:28:24
Zack
Like, it's not a stretch at this point.
00:28:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:27
Zack
They're one in, they're one and two. Um,
00:28:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it's tough.
00:28:32
Zack
I mean, they could be a three and nine team, really. So surprise, I truly didn't think um that this this was going to be the reality.
00:28:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:40
Zack
But here we are.
00:28:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, no, that that's a good segue because I i had DJ in my Surprise of the Week as well, but I'll just stick with – going to have him and Arch Manning.
00:28:51
Zack
Okay.
00:28:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um These are two guys going into the season, has some Heisman hype.
00:28:56
Mason
Mm-hmm.
00:28:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
A lot of people were hyping up DJ. lot of people hyping up Arch Manning. He was the Heisman favorite going into the year.
00:29:03
Zack
Yeah.
00:29:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And he has not looked the part at all. ah He went 11 for 25, one touchdown, one interception for 114 yards against the mighty and powerful UTEP Miners.
00:29:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I don't know. This is just not the star-studded five-star quarterback prospect that everyone thought coming into the season.
00:29:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I'm i'm surprised. I thought i was going to have to eat some crow on Arch Manning. I've been saying for a while that he was a three-star with the last name Manning, so it made him a five-star. So far, I'm right.
00:29:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And normally, I'm pretty wrong about guessing these quarterbacks. Famously said, Jane Daniels wasn't going to be very good.
00:29:45
Zack
Yeah.
00:29:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Now, sophomore slump might prove me a little bit right, but...
00:29:52
Mason
You did say ah CJ Stroud was going to have a... He wasn't very good. No. I don't know. We might be finding that out.
00:29:58
Zack
True.
00:29:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
CJ Stroud's not been playing very well, has he?
00:30:03
Zack
Hmm.
00:30:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Stick with me long term. But... Yeah.
00:30:07
Zack
Yeah, you throw you throw sellers in the mix and all of a sudden your your Heisman favorites to begin the season are not looking very good.
00:30:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:30:14
Zack
Sellers is obviously injury, but at this point, none of them are looking great.
00:30:18
Mason
I think it's the quarterback for the for Oklahoma is the
00:30:22
Zack
John Mateer.
00:30:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's the favorite.
00:30:22
Mason
the Yeah, he's the favorite, I think.
00:30:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:25
Zack
ah Whatever.
00:30:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Or somebody else jumped up. I can't think of he plays for. ah Sorry.
00:30:33
Zack
Yeah, there's just not a lot of like there's not a lot of running backs who are making huge waves right now.
00:30:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:39
Zack
kind of It's very quarterback heavy, but there's there's no one that's just sitting at the top kind of by themselves.
00:30:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Penn State guy who transferred, Bo Pillar, where is he playing?
00:30:48
Zack
Oh, Missouri.
00:30:49
Mason
So...
00:30:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Okay. I thought I saw...
00:30:51
Zack
Bo Perbula.
00:30:52
Mason
I don't and don't see him on this list.
00:30:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Perbula. Okay, thought someone said hit him.
00:30:55
Mason
ah John Mater, Carson Beck, Dante Moore, ah Garrett Nussmeyer.
00:31:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Carson Beck.
00:31:04
Zack
yeah Dante Morris at Oregon. Dennis Myers LSU.
00:31:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I put a future on Oregon. I'll just go... It's plus a thousand.
00:31:13
Zack
To win it all?
00:31:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:14
Zack
Pretty good. Their path is easier than most.
00:31:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I put a future on it.
00:31:18
Zack
Their path to the playoffs is like almost guaranteed at this point.
00:31:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:21
Zack
So it's not a bad bet.
00:31:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:25
Zack
Ohio State and Oregon are like essentially in the playoffs. really
00:31:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right. Exactly. It's just crazy, but they are.
00:31:30
Zack
Which is really sucks, but it is the way the Big Ten is.
00:31:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Penn State probably is too.
00:31:35
Zack
you only have When you only have one or two big games a year and then you can lose two and still make the playoffs, it ends up, guess what? You're going make some teams basically be in the playoffs automatically.
00:31:46
Zack
Okay.
00:31:48
Zack
Hurry down to fraud of the week.
00:31:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think so.
00:31:52
Zack
Oh boy. Mason fraud of the week.
00:31:55
Mason
So technically 10 sniped me, but I guess that's payback for me ah bringing up Russell Wilson already. I hate that we're using fraud of the week because I wish I could just change it to not who we thought they were award because it's a little harsh.
00:32:09
Zack
Mason, that's how you, this is clickbait. Come on.
00:32:11
Mason
I know it is. if What's going to happen is you all say these things and then I'm going to say Arch Manning is fraud of the week and you're going to clip this in a thing and I'm going to get a bunch of hate mail.
00:32:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Come on. Pride of the week.
00:32:20
Zack
And all the Texas fans will be mad at you. It's going be funny.
00:32:23
Mason
But I don't want to recycle content, but I have different stats. August 30th, he was the favorite for Heisman. September 6th, he was 6th with plus 1,800.
00:32:34
Mason
Saturday, he was plus 1,500, which was still tied for 6th. And then now he's ah plus 2,500, which it's also changed because I just looked, but it was tied for 9th. Did you mention the 10 consecutive incompletions he had?
00:32:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Nope.
00:32:53
Mason
That was like the first time that's happened the like and ah really long time for any ah FBS quarterback.
00:32:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's great. I mean, it's just like, I don't know. It's weird. s Sark just isn't. It just, it's like he doesn't trust him to throw the ball. And Josh, our friend, Josh, our friend, Josh brought up.
00:33:08
Zack
he probably doesn't wow got him
00:33:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He thinks he's hurt. I don't care that he's then don't play like that. ah
00:33:16
Mason
So...
00:33:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cause he looks bad. mean, he does. He just doesn't look like he can throw the football.
00:33:22
Mason
He's tied for 16th now at plus 3,500. Ty Simpson has better odds.
00:33:27
Zack
it's not good
00:33:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i think I think it's a good thing.
00:33:29
Mason
was...
Notre Dame's Rocky Start & Playoff Hopes
00:33:31
Zack
hidden
00:33:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh wow, that's bad. I think it's a good thing the Titans didn't listen to Zach about the double tank and tried the double tank for Arch.
00:33:40
Zack
That's a fact. Yeah, i don't want him.
00:33:43
Mason
i was I know we were talking about fraud of the week, but real quick while I have the mic, ah the electric game that was my O.L.I.
00:33:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What is it?
00:33:51
Mason
for a game of the week was that Notre Dame Texas Tech game.
00:33:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, but Texas A&M.
00:33:55
Mason
there was i I stayed awake for that. You're a Texas A&M. Yes. Sorry.
00:34:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
you Mason, you don't get credit for staying awake on a Saturday night until like 8.30.
00:34:00
Mason
Texas A&M.
00:34:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You just don't.
00:34:08
Mason
41 to 40. we thought Notre Dame was going to win. i think there was like 18 seconds on the clock. That touchdown was electric. I was still awake.
00:34:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It was awesome.
00:34:16
Mason
I was still awake.
00:34:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
as a guy As a guy who bet Texas A&M last week and talked about on the pod because I thought it was at Texas A&M and then Zach broke the news to me that it was Notre Dame and I was like, oh no, I'm in danger.
00:34:18
Zack
well Well, while we're here, that Notre Dame is my fraud of the week.
00:34:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Still won.
00:34:33
Zack
So thanks, Mason, for the ah a snipe of pick that wasn't even yours. just because you wanted credit for staying late.
00:34:41
Mason
you
00:34:41
Zack
hope you're hope you're happy.
00:34:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It wasn't late.
00:34:43
Zack
ah Notre Dame fraud of the week for me. 0-2. They've only played two games and lost both of them. They have they are winless right now um college football season.
00:34:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Full shame.
00:34:57
Zack
and So if you want to hear my real analysis, Notre Dame's played some pretty good teams. Their schedule gets much easier after this. They do have to travel to Arkansas, which is not...
00:35:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:08
Zack
That's low-key a little bit going to be a fun game probably because Notre Dame will be fighting for its season.
00:35:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:13
Zack
At Arkansas, as Tennessee learned last year, is not the easiest place to play for sure, and they're going to be hyped up for that game. um But Notre Dame has has lost to two very good teams, but they've still lost to them. So my my clickbait version of this take is Notre Dame joined a conference,
00:35:34
Zack
you You schedule two or three kind of mediocre games a year, and now you lost two of them. You're cooked. The playoffs committee is never going to let you in with two losses. um The reality is they probably will anyways, unless they lose another one, which is a huge bummer for everyone involved.
00:35:51
Zack
Notre Dame. I mean, they obviously had a good season last year. they They've lost to Miami, who we think is a good team. They've lost Texas A&M. at texas and or no At Notre Dame, sorry.
00:36:04
Zack
um
00:36:06
Zack
Yeah, I don't know. i'm not I don't know if it's fair to call them frauds just yet, but I mean, they literally have not won a game yet. So are they good? I don't know. Are they even decent? Haven't shown it yet.
00:36:21
Zack
So fraud of the week. Shout out Notre Dame.
00:36:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They are frauds.
00:36:29
Zack
Clip it.
00:36:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
they're still going But they're going to make the playoffs. They're going to go ten and two and make the playoffs.
00:36:34
Zack
I have a bet.
00:36:34
Mason
Mmm.
00:36:35
Zack
ah The last three years of taking the bet of Notre Dame will not make the college football playoff. I took it again last year. So I need them to miss it.
00:36:45
Zack
I need there to be a bunch of ten and two teams and their resume is just not going to look very good compared to SEC resumes.
00:36:54
Zack
Maybe it'll finally push them over the edge.
00:36:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like it.
00:36:56
Zack
Join a conference.
00:36:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Never. They'll never do it.
00:36:59
Zack
Probably not.
00:37:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right. Well,
Controversial Officiating in Jaguars vs. Bengals
00:37:04
Zack
fraud of the week tense
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my fraud of the week is one Mr.
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Alan Eck. Now you might be wondering who the heck is Alan Eck.
00:37:10
Zack
hmm oh no hmm
00:37:12
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Well, he's the head referee of the Jacksonville Jaguars versus Cincinnati Bengals football game today. This man is a fraud, he is a coward, and he is a terrible ref.
00:37:20
Zack
are na
00:37:24
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Not only did he call back two strip sacks and say they were forward passes, which go look on Twitter. All the Twitter referee film breakdown guys will tell you.
00:37:36
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They were not forward passes. Those were clean strip sacks. Should have got us the ball back twice.
00:37:40
Zack
You want to know the truth? Check Twitter.
00:37:42
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Check Twitter.
00:37:43
Mason
Bye.
00:37:44
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There's some real people saying it.
00:37:44
Zack
They have the truth over there. Yep.
00:37:46
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There's some real people. There's some people saying it that you should believe saying these are bad calls.
00:37:51
Zack
yeah
00:37:51
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Alan Eck. Remember the name. If he's reffing one of your team's games, just know you're going to have a bad day. but Also, they call one of the most egregious fourth down and long pass interference plays.
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If you're going to call that on Travis Hunter, I'm sure everyone's probably seen it by now. It's going to get talked about. You'd have to call that on just about every play. like That is a just as clean as it gets in the NFL. He gets his head around. He breaks up the pass, and we call pass interference.
00:38:26
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Handing the Bengals the game. So, Allen Eck. of Cummings, Georgia, born March 8th, 1969.
00:38:35
Zack
Are you doxing him right now?
00:38:40
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He's been an NFL official since 2016. Before that, was part of the Big 12 and Mountain Conference.
00:38:44
Mason
It's pretty long time.
00:38:47
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Yeah, but he wasn't promoted to be a head official until 2023.
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This is only his third game as a head official
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so way to Way to go, buddy. And before that, he worked he worked as an indirect tax manager for an Atlanta, Georgia-based construction and civil engineering company.
00:39:02
Mason
I love that game.
00:39:11
Mason
What did he do before that? Where did go to college?
00:39:12
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Money laundering. That's what I think he did.
00:39:17
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who Who has their own tax guy for a construction company?
00:39:18
Mason
yeah
00:39:20
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You only do taxes once a year.
00:39:26
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His uniform number is 76 with a lame number.
00:39:26
Mason
It's not official, everybody.
00:39:31
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He played quarterback. Oh, he was so great. He played quarterback for the Bloomsburg University Huskies, where he holds the school record for most passes completed in a season with 194. completed passes in a whole season.
00:39:49
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you suck
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so
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alanette
00:39:54
Mason
What is happening right now?
00:39:55
Zack
Got
00:39:56
Mason
Did you give out his address yet?
00:39:56
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You are the fraud of the week. No, that'd be doxing I'd go to jail.
00:39:59
Mason
his phone number on there?
00:40:02
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um
00:40:04
Mason
You give out everything else.
00:40:06
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that's all That's on his Wikipedia. that's That's just me sharing his Wikipedia page.
00:40:11
Mason
Oh, man.
00:40:12
Zack
That's tough right there. You know, I think i think Jags fans and and Tennessee Vols fans are actually, like, adjacent.
00:40:19
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Dangerous online?
00:40:20
Zack
like they're not They're not that different.
00:40:20
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Yes.
00:40:21
Zack
Yeah.
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They're not. There's a lot of comparisons. we ah we here's Here's the thing that gets said about Jax fans lot. I think Vols fans, I mean, outside of the 98th National Championship, we love something that has has never given us any reason to like have joy or happiness about them.
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And so... like But we love them no matter what. like we I have a burning rage for this team. And so when I get scored by a ref who called back two defensive touchdowns today on strip sacks and a bogus pass interference call when their offensive linemen are holding almost every play on this fourth quarter comeback play. um Yeah, I'm going get a little hot. I'm going to little heated, and I'm going to call Alan Eck the fraud of the week, and it's going up on TikTok. Clip it. Clip it, Clipper.
00:41:15
Zack
do you want Do you want to speak out on Brian Thomas Jr. at all? or
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um Yeah, Brian Thomas getting a lot of heat online. I still believe in Brian Thomas, but he has been playing pretty soft these last two weeks. There's been couple times where he is literally like ducking as he's trying to catch the ball to avoid hits. I don't know what's going on It seems like he wants he's been making a lot of business decisions. They even called it on the the game today, pass over the middle.
00:41:43
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Trevor throws a pick because Brian stops.
00:41:46
Zack
Yep.
00:41:47
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And the safety is just standing there with ah the easiest interception ever. And that goes on the stats as a Trevor interception, but it's really like brat he made a the business decision.
00:41:54
Zack
yeah
00:41:56
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He didn't want to get tackled, ah hit over the middle. So Leon Cohen addressed it in his press conference after the game. And we'll see what happens.
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I'm still a big Brian Thomas guy.
00:42:06
Mason
i don't want to bring this into a ginormous outbreak or rant or anything but if this was calvin ridley he would be all up in our faces zach just talking about how many passes he dropped but then when he does it it's just like oh he's making a business decision you know everything's fine
00:42:23
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It's bad.
Receiver's Decision-Making Critique
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It's soft. He's been playing soft. I'm i'm saying it. he's He's been soft the last two the first two games of the year. He's been playing very soft.
00:42:24
Mason
uh
00:42:31
Mason
There's video evidence of Leon Cohen going, hey, hit him in the chest, and he waves him off with disrespect. If cam war Cameron Ward would have done that, he would have got scolded for it.
00:42:39
Zack
yeah Thank you.
00:42:41
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Yeah, and guess what? No, and guess what?
00:42:43
Mason
It would have been the end of the world.
00:42:43
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Trevor hits... Trevor hits Brian Thomas in the chest the very next pass, and what does he do? He drops it. So what do you want him to do? Trevor throws a dime to De'Ami Brown in the corner for a touchdown.
00:42:55
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He drops it. He throws a pass a little bit too high, and then Liam said in his press conference, he said, I was fired up because we had just dropped a touchdown. um We're trying to win the game.
00:43:05
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And he said, I'm fine with Trevor doing that. Me and Baker got into it a lot last year. That's just two competitors getting after it. So they're fine.
00:43:11
Mason
Well,
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Mason mason wants to bring up one little clip. the that there's friction between my quarterback.
00:43:15
Mason
because you would have been dissecting it like crazy. You would have been dissecting it like crazy. Cameron Ward did that, and you know it. And you you know it.
00:43:22
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Yeah, but but but your coach is at the door. Your coach has got about four more weeks left before he gets fired.
00:43:25
Mason
That's fine. That's fine. I'm okay with that. But listen here. Maybe Brian Thomas Jr. needs to be playing laser tag because right now I think Calvin Ridley has better stats than Brian Thomas Jr.
00:43:35
Zack
Oh my gosh.
00:43:36
Mason
does this season.
00:43:36
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Oh, my gosh. Are you sure about that?
00:43:39
Zack
Listen, Mason, the Titans are owing to our I don't know you have very much of a leg to stand on here.
00:43:45
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They haven't covered a spread yet. don't you worry about covering a spread?
00:43:48
Zack
ah
00:43:49
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why don't you worry about kicking a field goal when you're down 30 points?
00:43:49
Zack
Okay, we're not... Alright, I think that's all for our show today, everybody.
00:43:56
Zack
i need to break these two. I'm just going to get ugly pretty fast. um Anybody else have anything they have strong feelings about?
00:44:05
Mason
I got strong feelings.
00:44:08
Zack
There's a lot of strong feelings on this podcast. So I haven't saw your teams lose in the same week.
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It's true.
00:44:16
Zack
um So we will...
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least I wanted my fantasy.
00:44:21
Zack
Shout out how fantasy wins.
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have that. That's all I have.
00:44:23
Zack
Sometimes at the end of the weekend, it's it's all you can cling to. Yeah. um We will be back with our best of the rest series coming up on Thursday.
00:44:35
Zack
We have some other, we will be back with all of our weekend preview stuff. We got some big games coming up. Some, another exciting weekend football. So we are excited about it. We hope you join us here on Thursday and we will see then.