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Wild Card Weekend, College Football Final is Set, and the Technology of the Future
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The boys break down all of the action from the weekend including the Super Wild Card Weekend games, Notre Dame and Ohio State moving on to the College Football Playoff Championship, and some coaching news around the NFL.
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Introduction and College Football Recap
00:00:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What is up, everybody? Welcome to the Next Guy Up podcast. I'm back. Tins is back. Jax Tins, Titan Tins, whichever one you want to call me. Apparently, there's some shout outs to Titan Tins. We're about to get to here in a second.
00:00:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um It's been a fun weekend of college football. Not really. ah Fun weekend of NFL playoffs.
00:00:29
Zack
but
00:00:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Not really. Every home team has just smacked the the away team so far. Hopefully, this Sunday night game's a little bit better. But football is football. So I would put in all those long hard hours for, for good match-ups.
Team Preferences and Critiques
00:00:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hopefully we finally get one. If not Ravens bills next week should be electric.
00:00:49
Zack
Hmm.
00:00:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The chiefs are going to absolutely kill the Texans.
00:00:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, so that'll be fun. but Anyway, boys, how are we doing?
00:00:52
Zack
Got it.
00:00:55
Mason
And in all fairness, Zach ah went with all the favorites and except for except for the Texans.
00:01:01
Zack
I did. Commanders.
00:01:05
Mason
Yeah, well, yeah, I was saying all the ones that I already played.
00:01:08
Zack
Oh, right.
00:01:09
Mason
You went with all the favorites, except for the Texans Chargers lost, you know, but yeah, he's got, he's on commanders.
00:01:12
Zack
and
00:01:14
Mason
And, uh, as we speak right now, first quarter up and it's, uh, commanders are down zero to three. Zach live i update.
00:01:20
Zack
Tough.
00:01:21
Mason
Everybody knows the, uh, I love when we do this because we do a live update and they already know the outcome, but they're just, they get to figure out what we're going through, uh, while we're watching the game.
00:01:22
Zack
What time it is?
00:01:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Wouldn't hate I wouldn't hate if the Bucks lost because that I think we hired the Bucks OC this week Is my that's my prediction
00:01:26
Zack
It's fine.
00:01:32
Zack
Mm.
00:01:33
Mason
So.
00:01:42
Mason
I'm trying to figure out Tinsley's like, his and where he wants to wants to go. we just He just informed me all of a sudden that he wants the, ah it went from Ben Johnson, which would look good and teal to ah Ben Johnson, will still look good and teal, but not as not as good as another ah potential.
00:02:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
not all of a sudden that says multiple days ago Yeah, I don't
00:02:03
Mason
Yeah, but I was like, I had brought up the, I heard something about the defensive coordinator for the lines, what's his name? Yeah. And then you were like, what the, get that out of here.
00:02:13
Mason
And I was like, Oh, I was just telling you what was reported. I didn't know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And he was heated. He didn't want to hear that.
00:02:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I was heated because it just, they're reporting that we're, we're interviewing Aaron Glenn. No mention of Ben Johnson also being interviewed same day.
00:02:28
Mason
Yeah. I didn't know about that. I told him, I was like, listen, I'm just reporting facts over here.
00:02:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The media doesn't want us to get the good, like Ben Johnson's the big, big fish, this hiring cycle that everybody wants and there's no one wants to Jags to get them. That's not cool.
00:02:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ESPN hates us.
00:02:45
Mason
Well, Jags Tins and informed us that he is very high on the next season, his his betting account.
00:02:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:52
Mason
It's going to be full of what type of tickets, what what type of futures.
00:02:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
AFC South tickets, mostly AFC South tickets will start there. We're not going to jump to Super Bowl tickets quite yet.
00:03:00
Mason
yeah So you know how in the cartoons or just movies, they have like the angel and the devil. There's a Titans Jags and there's a Titans Tins ah
00:03:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Titans, Jags, what?
00:03:13
Zack
Jack stands But what yeah, what what is reality they're both the same thing The just makes fun of the Titans though
00:03:14
Mason
or sorry, yeah, Jack's tins, words with Mason, words are hard. Jack's tins and Titan's tins. and
00:03:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, no. No, there's no this is. No, there's there's one. Listen, I'm I'm I'm me. I'm I'm tense. I root for the Jags. There's a whole separate persona that is tight and tense. He lives in a different world, but he. No, he says hard truths about the Titans and says what they should do, like not fire my variable should have re-signed Derek Henry.
00:03:52
Zack
Hmm If you listen if if you want um a Paired down version of the last podcast of Titans 10 discourse, here's what it is and Titans 10 loves to punch down at the Titans
00:03:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Not not listen to the GM who ran my variable out of town and then fire him a year later. like I don't know that wasn't a great idea. Things like that.
00:04:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:04:19
Zack
When in reality, the Jaguars are also like a bottom three NFL franchise right now.
00:04:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We're picking fifth, so.
00:04:26
Zack
And Jags tends to want to admit that some out.
00:04:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, no, I admit that I admit that we are bad in our we do dumb, dumb things.
00:04:32
Zack
Yeah.
00:04:35
Zack
But I think it makes you feel better to, to pick at the only team that's making worse decisions than the Jags are. Titans are a laughing stock.
00:04:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The bronze exist.
00:04:43
Zack
I mean, Titans are laughing stock in the in the country, I think right now. I'm not sure who actually wants to work for it. Titans. I mean, ah that's great for him.
00:04:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, Carthon, you guys gave him a four year extension and fired him. he's He's chilling. He gets to be paid for the next four years and not work.
00:04:58
Zack
Is there like, where does Brian Callahan rank in active coaches?
00:05:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think he's looked down upon like, this guy's really got a job.
00:05:06
Zack
He seems like a loser. Like I just don't, he,
00:05:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I legitimately think that's how it's looked at. And then it felt like it's a surprise that he, like it was a surprise he got a job last year.
00:05:17
Zack
ah We have a job. Yeah, I know it came with his dad coming with him was a piece of the puzzle there But it's like hard to root It's really hard to root for him It's really really hard to root for whoever our quarterback has been um I don't know just tough situation.
00:05:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, his dad's a legendary offensive line coach.
00:05:34
Zack
I'm not gonna fight you like I think the Titans are in bad shape It's just funny coming from you.
00:05:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:05:39
Zack
Who is Jack's man? These use he's used to these type of things happening to your own organization. So I
00:05:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just, ah Titan 10's just as a guy who is saying what's going on with the Titans.
00:05:51
Zack
Okay.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just happens to be bad stuff.
00:05:53
Zack
We need Jags Mason.
00:05:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Jack Jacksons will tell you that trim bulky is a snake that somehow is going to get to hire his sixth head coach as a GM.
00:05:58
Mason
Listen.
00:06:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I've never heard of that. um That's crazy.
00:06:04
Zack
I think it's hilarious that they're like, don't worry. We're going to put space between the head coach and the GM. So don't worry. Like what is who, like, what is he doing directly?
00:06:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, our owner said that the the coach is going to report to me.
00:06:14
Zack
What is he doing? Well, they have to keep his job. Yeah.
00:06:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:06:18
Zack
Okay.
00:06:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't I don't know why he won't fire this dude.
00:06:21
Zack
His job is to manage the team and you're like, but don't talk to the head coach though, please.
00:06:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:06:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right. You're already starting discourse between the two. They have to work together.
00:06:31
Mason
What could possibly go wrong?
00:06:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They have to work together on getting the roster together and who to draft and all that. It's crazy. I don't know what trim bulky has done to keep his job.
00:06:42
Mason
See, I'm okay with this, because he's also stating facts about the the just this function of his team.
00:06:43
Zack
Yeah.
00:06:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:06:50
Mason
However, it's when I'm like working on a ah Tuesday morning, minding my own business, and then he's like, how about that?
00:06:57
Zack
Yeah.
00:06:58
Mason
Your team sucks. You're a bunch of idiots. You did this again. You screwed up. a Way to go. ah Letting Vrabel go.
00:07:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're taking you're you're taking a lot from a screenshot of you guys interviewing the assistant GM from the Browns like.
00:07:11
Zack
and That was just today.
00:07:13
Mason
Yes, that's not even the past week.
00:07:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But that's, but that's what I did.
00:07:13
Zack
it's it's mainly been calvin It's mainly been Calvin Ridley discourse throughout the season.
00:07:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But there's never a text where I say anything else. It's just a screenshot.
00:07:20
Mason
So I don't want to do this because I really don't want to get into it.
00:07:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'll let you imply what you want from it.
00:07:24
Mason
But you can cer ah you can go up to your messages and you can type in and it will find whatever you want in messages. So if me and Zach just alone typed in Titan 10s, you will just get all of them.
00:07:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:37
Mason
And it's pretty.
00:07:38
Zack
You should put some great shots.
00:07:40
Mason
It's it's pretty.
00:07:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Read one, read one and tell me where Titan 10s was wrong.
00:07:42
Mason
OK, let me.
00:07:45
Zack
I'm not saying that it wasn't right.
00:07:46
Mason
Let me.
00:07:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Titan 10s never says you guys suck or it's mostly you guys should listen to Titan since he was right again.
00:07:51
Zack
Well, I wish we would have many times.
00:07:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Titan 10s should interview for the GM job.
00:07:59
Zack
See, tens also hates on the Texans, but Texans are, it's harder to hate on them right now. They won the division, they won the first playoff game.
00:08:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's okay. Their time is coming.
00:08:09
Zack
It's hard to hate on the Texans. Times are such an easy target. It's, it's just like shooting fish in the barrel.
00:08:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just hate the Texans for who they are.
00:08:14
Zack
You pick it in the worst team in the league and just be like, yeah, you guys suck.
00:08:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's all right.
00:08:18
Mason
Yeah.
00:08:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Karma's coming for him.
00:08:20
Mason
Uh, Zach went chargers. He also and gave out your pick 10s and I was like, I don't know. I feel like everybody's on the chargers. I'm a little nervous and it went exactly still kind of shocked.
00:08:30
Zack
Hmm. I'm still kind of shocked.
00:08:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm surprised it was as bad as it was. Herbert absolutely melted down.
00:08:38
Zack
Yeah, then how?
00:08:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Remember when Trevor melted down against the Chargers? But who won that game?
00:08:49
Mason
Remember when your new GM ran your steady winning head coach out of town and gave Calvin calvin Ridley top 10 wide out money and didn't even try to re-sign Derek Henry, Titan 10's remembers.
00:08:55
Zack
but
00:09:03
Zack
Yeah, correct.
00:09:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:07
Zack
You know, it's not wrong.
00:09:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah Spot the lie Just need to make sure you remember you got lot going on you got the first overall pick you got to get a good new GM I thought maybe you'd forget that my variable got fired last year I Bet it was five minutes after a car song got fired
00:09:12
Mason
I don't need you reminding me that these things have happened, okay? I know them. i
00:09:17
Zack
and
00:09:22
Zack
That could be.
00:09:22
Mason
Let me look at the time stamp. I'm pretty sure I was like just drinking coffee like at work and I look and he.
00:09:32
Mason
951 AM on a Tuesday morning.
00:09:37
Zack
The Titans are on 10's mind.
00:09:37
Mason
Yeah. Sure was.
00:09:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're on my Twitter feed, baby.
00:09:39
Mason
I think he think I think he thinks about the Titans more than he does his own team sometimes.
00:09:43
Zack
I do too.
00:09:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, the Jaguars keep me up. I'd I'd think about it at night how I could fix the tie or the Jaguars.
00:09:46
Zack
i It's the same thing as like Tennessee fans when Tennessee's bad, all they think about is like hoping that Alabama loses.
00:09:49
Mason
They didn't.
00:09:58
Zack
It feels the same, but whenever you're bad, you can't really like root for your own team anymore. So you just pick other stuff to like root against. That's what I'm doing actively with like Notre Dame.
00:10:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's true.
00:10:11
Zack
Didn't work this week, but...
00:10:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, Notre Dame.
00:10:16
Zack
Yeah, we'll get there. It's fine. It's all fine, guys.
00:10:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Couldn't cash our back to back
Tech Innovations at CES 2023
00:10:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
years of them not making the playoffs.
00:10:23
Zack
I did take the fit. So, while ah before we transition fully into some football talk, I have some other talk here, everybody.
00:10:33
Mason
here for it.
00:10:33
Zack
Um, there was, um, a pretty big, this has been on on some of my, uh, I've been seeing it come across. Uh, CES was last week, which I looked up what it meant. It's like consumer electronic.
00:10:51
Zack
Something else. I don't remember. CS conference is like a huge tech conference where people will debut the newest tech that they want to release. And so I've got a couple of things that to be on the lookout for over the next year or so as they start coming out.
00:11:06
Zack
Are you ready?
00:11:07
Mason
I'm ready.
00:11:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ready
00:11:08
Zack
We can discuss.
00:11:10
Mason
CS stands for a customer electronic show or consumer.
00:11:10
Zack
um
00:11:13
Zack
Thank you. Customer electronic consumer electronic.
00:11:16
Mason
Sorry. I can't, can't read or speak. Yeah.
00:11:19
Zack
Okay. First, smart glasses with an invisible display. So you can see it from the inside, but not the outside. Pretty cool.
00:11:32
Zack
Um, yes, we have a display that's on the inside.
00:11:32
Mason
Is there like a screen on them or a recording or okay.
00:11:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm ready.
00:11:37
Zack
Uh, the glasses are suited with AI tech features, such as real time translations in more than 40 languages, a teleprompter text, turn by turn, navigations, and more.
00:11:50
Zack
You just wear this glasses and you can have the directions right there in the screen. Classic.
00:11:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But if you have to wear real glasses because you know you're blind be a game ginger
00:11:56
Mason
while you're driving.
00:12:00
Zack
I wonder if it also corrects your vision. That is something to think about. um Next, this is um a pretty big deal. ah Apparently TVs are a pretty big part of this conference, but TCL has unveiled a new mini LED technology.
00:12:19
Zack
Uh, and it's a pretty good price. It's only a thousand dollars for a 65. And Japan, this is like the the best new TV technology. So we don't look out for the mini led technology.
00:12:31
Zack
Uh, it's only a thousand dollars. And if you pre-order right now, you can get a free $900 sound bar. So there you go.
00:12:38
Mason
All right, let's preorder.
00:12:41
Zack
Next sleep earbuds that block out loud noises. So they're like. Uh, earbuds sort of from, yeah, from what I understand it's kind of like the noise cancellation technology. Uh, but you, they're very comfortable to sleep in though. So you put them in, uh, you can have it set alarms for you and stuff too, but it, it will just keep you from hearing things.
00:13:05
Mason
I'm a light sleeper, so. a I could use those.
00:13:08
Zack
Be free. Okay. Next. It's called SWIPIT. It is a a battery phone case. So these things are basically a phone case that holds a full battery charge and inside. There's a battery inside the phone case and there's machines placed around the world, I guess, and probably a lot of airports and stuff. I'm not exactly sure where they all are.
00:13:37
Zack
But the machines hold charged batteries, charge the batteries and hold the charged batteries in there. So you can put your phone in there. It will swap out the battery in the case for a new battery and you're back up to 100 percent again.
00:13:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I like that.
00:13:50
Zack
So the more we see these around, the more useful that might be for you. And you can like reserve them and things like that.
00:13:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. My phone is always dying and I have a battery pack that I have to keep in my backpack to charge while I'm driving. Cause the DPS checks don't have a outlet to charge your phone.
00:14:04
Zack
Hmm.
00:14:08
Zack
All right.
00:14:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I like that.
00:14:10
Zack
Pretty cool. Okay. There's a lot of AI on this stuff.
00:14:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, that's good.
00:14:15
Zack
Here's one though. Yeah. I don't love the AI.
00:14:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's the future of the end of the world.
00:14:17
Zack
If I'm not talking about the AI too much here, AI stuff freaks me out this a little bit.
00:14:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We're anti AI program here.
00:14:23
Zack
Yeah. This podcast, we don't want AI taking our jobs, you know? AIs can never podcast like we podcast.
00:14:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, you think an AI is coming up with Titan 10s?
00:14:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'd like to see him try.
00:14:34
Mason
No way, no chance.
00:14:36
Zack
I think yeah I could make fun of Titans pretty easily. ah the hard um So next we have a robot vacuum.
00:14:47
Zack
And maybe you say that has existed. But meet the RoboRock.
00:14:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, uh, this is the start of robots that can man handle us.
00:14:52
Zack
It has a mechanical arm that can grab objects and move it so it can clean underneath them. It uses OmniGrip technology to remove obstacles under eight ounces while it mops and vacuums your floor.
00:15:08
Mason
I don't want that.
00:15:08
Zack
and the of
00:15:10
Mason
That arm could punch me or choke me or I don't need that.
00:15:11
Zack
that
00:15:13
Zack
i definitely could
00:15:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's step one.
00:15:17
Zack
a Next, we have a laptop from Lenovo. It looks like a regular laptop, but the screen rolls up and expands to pretty big.
00:15:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:31
Zack
So it's a pretty new thing. This is like a brand new technology. ah Very expensive, apparently, like $3,500.
00:15:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yesh
00:15:38
Zack
But it's like, it goes up to like 30 inches almost, so it's huge.
00:15:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeesh.
00:15:42
Zack
That was kind of cool.
00:15:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Shout out Lenovo. That's what I'm using to record this podcast.
00:15:45
Zack
Shout out. Yeah, this is the third time we've had to start this podcast, by the way.
00:15:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, so shout out. I bet their rolled up screen is really going to work. No issues at all.
00:15:56
Zack
um There is a new, I'm gonna kind of mow through some of these. An exoskeleton is on the market.
00:16:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Don't need that.
00:16:04
Zack
You can put it on your body. And it's meant to assist hikers. Primarily this model is. It has one horsepower of output to offer subtle assistance to make your gate a bit easier on quads and hips.
00:16:20
Zack
In addition, an AI-based motor engine performs thousands of predictive calculations per second and builds spatial models to become attuned to your walking preferences over time.
00:16:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This bad news.
00:16:32
Zack
Wow.
00:16:35
Zack
They're gonna build one of these that's like really fancy for like runners and we're gonna have like two and a half minute miles happening.
00:16:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:16:42
Zack
This is the start of it. It's pretty cool though.
00:16:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This is the start.
00:16:45
Zack
um Okay, so if you're trying to go hiking, you can probably buy the sex skills and for like 20 grand and it can give you one horsepower of help up a mountain.
00:16:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Help you hike.
00:16:54
Zack
So shout out.
00:16:58
Zack
um This one's one of the bigger things that has that's come out, that like one of the bigger hyped ones. And it would be a stretchable screen from Samsung. A micro LED. This, it's apparently just a concept and it's new.
00:17:16
Zack
um But this is a screen that's like creating a 3D effect by literally like it's it's like stretchable. So it moves and stuff. Pretty wild. You can see some videos and some pictures of it and it looks pretty crazy. OK, this is one of the weirder ones, but here we go. Are you ready?
00:17:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:17:38
Mason
As ready as we'll ever be.
00:17:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't think so.
00:17:40
Zack
An electric spoon that mimics the taste of salt.
00:17:46
Zack
So it's literally a spoon and I'm just going to read this description.
00:17:48
Mason
why
00:17:52
Zack
Shout out to this article because ass i'm it's helping me a lot here. um It says, the Kirin Electric Salt Spoon allows for the taste of salt without the extra calories. It essentially sends electricity from the spoon to your tongue to give you the sensation of saltiness instead of add adding actual salt to your dish.
00:18:12
Mason
So it shocks you in the mouth.
00:18:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
here
00:18:15
Zack
to make you think it's salt yeah so watching your sodium be on the lookout for one of these and it's gonna shock you just enough to make you think it's salty what a weird thing here um i have heard of some like i don't ah remember when it came out it was like you could put sprinkle this stuff over your like vegetables and it made it taste better
00:18:20
Mason
Just get a taser spoon.
00:18:28
Mason
We're cooking. These are great.
00:18:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm sure that's healthy.
00:18:41
Zack
I feel like that could be a, that could be a big hit.
00:18:41
Mason
Seasoning.
00:18:43
Zack
Not seasoning, like.
00:18:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, minced garlic.
00:18:48
Zack
Yeah, see, I don't want it to, but what if I could put it over like broccoli and it made it taste like bacon.
00:18:55
Mason
Bacon.
00:18:59
Zack
Be sick. That would sell very good. I don't know what to tell you. I'd buy that. I'd probably start eating vegetables. um Okay, let's see what I got. Last one.
00:19:13
Zack
um This is a smart ring. These are not new ah technology, but this smart ring is a lotus system and it works alongside like smart houses and smart technology. So um it consists of a ring with a button And when the button is pressed, the switch is turned on. As you point at the object, compatible devices include lights, fans, AC units, TVs, and you can like turn it on and off and control it with a ring by pointing at it. So that's pretty sick.
00:19:54
Mason
Was there any of these that you listed off that you're like, yeah, I want that. Maybe the smart TV.
00:19:59
Zack
ah I was scared by a lot of them. Does that count?
00:20:06
Zack
I mean, he's sure. Yeah. Some of them are cool. um I would take the the thing that vacuums and move stuff around. That's kind of sick. I would take um I would try the exoskeleton for sure.
00:20:17
Mason
Nope.
00:20:22
Zack
um I mean, that would be awesome. I would try pretty much all of them, actually, you know.
00:20:29
Zack
I'm probably not the noise canceling while I'm sleeping, that would freak me out.
00:20:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm a heavy sleeper as it is.
00:20:35
Zack
um Yeah, me too. I don't have to, it would be my wife that would need that more than me, probably.
00:20:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'd be late for preload all the time when I'm not driving.
00:20:46
Zack
I feel like my baby would just be crying and I would not hear it. I'm like, sorry.
00:20:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I already do that.
00:20:51
Zack
I was asleep.
00:20:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Morgan has to wake me up and be like, Hey, it's your turn. Oh, didn't hear him. Sorry.
00:20:56
Zack
Bummer. That has certainly happened to me before. Okay. Well, that was your, uh, your recap. If you, um, some big stuff happening, there's also some, there are certainly some AI robot situations out there. Um, there was an AI robot that was debuted that they were calling a companion robot.
00:21:20
Zack
And the guy was like, yeah, it's like a friend if you're lonely. And he was, I was like, that you we all know this is not what this robot is meant for.
00:21:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
College Football Season Overview
00:21:31
Zack
That's Well, that's as much as we'll say. This is a family podcast.
00:21:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's a family friendly podcast, but read between the lines.
00:21:42
Zack
Okay. Football.
00:21:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Football, do you want to do college since it's probably a little shorter?
00:21:44
Mason
Football.
00:21:47
Zack
We can do college. Yeah, we can do college. Uh, we have four teams left and now we're down to two folks.
00:21:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cause pretty grossed out by College Football right now.
00:21:53
Zack
Um,
00:21:54
Mason
As Tinsley would say, insert fart noise. That's one of my favorite random phrases that he usually says.
00:21:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:01
Zack
very interested to see what, um, so if you were like living under a rock and you're listening to the sports podcast, but you have no idea what happened in college football, I don't exactly know what demographic he fit in, but welcome to the pod.
00:22:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But welcome.
00:22:15
Zack
Um, yeah.
00:22:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They were here, they saw the tech thing and they're like, well, I'll give the rest of the episode a try.
00:22:18
Zack
yeah there were man um If you got through the Titan 10 stuff and you made all the way to here you're certainly tremendous person Ohio State in Notre Dame are playing for the college football championship next week um I am very well, we're gonna talk about the games but I'm pretty interested to see what the ratings for this are gonna look like and
00:22:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah
00:22:45
Zack
I think there has been a concern that the further we get in the playoff, more people are going to be uninterested in the teams.
00:22:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Heh heh heh heh.
00:22:52
Zack
As your teams fall off, it's like ah you know there's a certain bit of like fatigue that happens after there's so many weeks. I'm feeling that a little bit, I think, especially because I did not have any real connection to any of the teams left over.
00:23:06
Zack
Now that it's Notre Dame, Ohio State, and I'm not sure it's going to be a competitive game, It's left me pretty uninterested in this national championship game. I'm curious to see, I know that Notre Dame and Ohio State are both national brands, and I get that.
00:23:21
Zack
This is not Arizona State, Ohio State.
00:23:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:24
Zack
These are two big time brands that will have people watch. Will it have as much as if it was? I don't know. I think the lack of SEC is going to, I think, hurt at least some viewership.
00:23:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think
00:23:38
Zack
um
00:23:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
especially since SEC hates both these teams, like these are two teams traditionally we all root against down here.
00:23:43
Zack
Definitely. But I mean, the conferences are the teams that are left will surely watch, right?
00:23:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, good thing there's two big power conferences in this matchup.
00:23:56
Zack
Shout out to Notre Dame, who still is not in the conference.
00:23:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Still cowards.
00:23:59
Zack
um But I mean, there's a lot of Notre Dame fans out there, so yes.
00:24:01
Mason
I have a question.
00:24:05
Mason
Um, do you think the fatigue also has to do with if you watched all the bowl games and then we've gotten through several rounds of the playoffs and now we're finally here because you were talking about the fatigue, but you weren't even talking about if you're watching bowl games and you're like, okay.
00:24:14
Zack
Yeah.
00:24:20
Mason
had my college football fix. But the second question was, is if we had the 14, let's say this was last year, because I was curious about this with Ohio State being an eight seed, are you telling me that if we would have done the 14 playoff, would they have not made it and they're looking at, okay, well, the seeding throws me off sometimes.
00:24:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, they would have.
00:24:40
Mason
So you have to explain it, but what seeding, what seed would have they been if they're eight seed here?
00:24:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It.
00:24:45
Zack
ah it may not madee it
00:24:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Probably. You don't think ah I don't think Penn State would have been in it.
00:24:50
Mason
So I think what and what were they ranked?
00:24:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
In a four team, I think they would have got left out. I think it would have been.
00:24:54
Zack
ain't seed
00:24:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think it would have been Oregon.
00:24:58
Zack
Oregon won the Big Ten Championship.
00:24:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah
00:25:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Georgia.
00:25:02
Zack
and
00:25:04
Mason
Where would Texas have been?
00:25:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't think Texas would have made it either.
00:25:07
Mason
So the seating would have been different clearly than what they did here because I was thinking and I know we had like It wouldn't have been the four seeds. I was just, I was curious of that because that would be, everybody would be pro college playoff.
00:25:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it would have been different to Oregon, Oregon and Michigan.
00:25:21
Zack
I don't think how they would've made it they had two losses. They lost to Michigan and they lost to, they had a terrible loss against Michigan. And I think Ohio State made very well and not made.
00:25:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:31
Zack
I think it had been Notre Dame, Georgia, Oregon, and, uh, cause none of them only had one loss.
00:25:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I think Notre Dame would have made it too.
00:25:39
Mason
So now everybody's saying the playoffs worked because a team that wouldn't have made it actually got a chance to get in and win at all.
00:25:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:25:40
Zack
I don't know who number four would have been, probably Penn State.
00:25:48
Zack
True.
00:25:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:49
Zack
I mean, it's much more of the like marked madness model where you have more teams.
00:25:50
Mason
I was curious about that. I was like.
00:25:53
Zack
So teams can get hot, like Ohio State clearly has. I mean, they've figured something out.
00:25:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:59
Zack
um
00:25:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just think people are mad because I mean, Arizona State, Texas was probably the only good game, in my opinion, like.
00:26:10
Zack
Yeah. I mean, Ohio State, Texas was competitive for most of it.
00:26:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, but it was ugly, it wasn't like a fun game back and forth.
00:26:14
Zack
until the very end because Texas was driving whenever that fumble touchdown happened. I mean, if there's a couple of plays could have went a different way and that game would have been very close.
00:26:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, they had the goal line on the one and they bring that pitch play and yeah, I yeah.
00:26:29
Zack
There's a reality where that could have, it was very close to being a fun game.
00:26:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just don't like Washington, Texas. That's why I don't like that game.
00:26:35
Zack
Penn State Notre Dame was pretty close as well and that ended on a game winning field goal.
00:26:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it's true. Yeah, it's overtime, right?
00:26:44
Zack
It did, no, not overtime. It ended on another name, Philbo, at the end of regulation.
00:26:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No. That's right.
00:26:51
Zack
So, I mean, there have been some fun games. There have been a lot of blowouts as well.
00:26:56
Zack
I think this is a reality we're gonna have to, we are gonna live with. I don't know what the, I think the problem, here's the big problem for me is Tennessee lost two weeks ago um and we still have another week of college until the championship, right? It was like three weeks between your team losing their last game. Or for other teams just playing their ball game, their season's over. They're still three more weeks until the end of the act the the whole season. And so traditionally, or in the 14 playoff, the first round was on January 1st, and then you had the championship on the 8th. And then the season's over. We're extending the whole season by almost two weeks.
00:27:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:40
Zack
I think it's just a long time. Now we're in the NFL playoff land where there's taking up a lot of the wavelength of America and for football wise, I think a lot of people, and I made the statement to the boys in um and a group text that was basically like, ah college is officially over for me and I'm um moving all of my emotions to college college basketball and,
00:28:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And that's, and that's real. I think a lot of fans are doing that and it's now it's conference play of college basketball. This is when college basketball starts heating up and it's been really fun.
00:28:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There's been a lot of really fun college basketball games.
00:28:15
Zack
It has been good.
00:28:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So yeah, I agree.
00:28:18
Zack
I think it's ah think March Madness does it right where there's so many games and so and know and it only lasts like three weekends and it's like, or four weekends, whatever it is.
00:28:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think people might be just a little burnt out on college football.
00:28:22
Mason
Okay. I have all the, I have all the views of each week, by the way.
00:28:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:28:31
Zack
and
00:28:35
Mason
I didn't mean to interrupt Zach.
00:28:35
Zack
Okay.
00:28:36
Mason
Sorry. Go ahead.
00:28:37
Zack
No, hit it.
00:28:38
Mason
So the post season week one, Tennessee, Ohio state led with 14 million. After that was Indiana Notre Dame at 13 and then Clemson, Texas 8 and then so on and so forth We don't have to go over all that ah week 2 This has like the bowl games in it, too This goes by like week This says um by each week.
00:28:47
Zack
Okay.
00:29:02
Zack
Okay.
00:29:06
Mason
So this is the second week of all the games. This has Colorado BYU. Let me go to oh Okay, so this is never mind. Let me go to the college class.
00:29:17
Mason
The next one is Ohio State, Oregon at 21 million Then Texas Arizona State at 17 million Notre Dame, Georgia at 15 million so so far each game it was Ohio State was like the Yeah doesn't have anything for yeah
00:29:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They have one of the biggest followings like across the country.
00:29:33
Zack
They're also playing in the premier matchups. I mean, they were they played Tennessee and then they played Oregon and Texas.
00:29:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, they had the big games. Yeah. And then Texas.
00:29:41
Zack
I mean, they played the most high profile game of each round so far, for sure.
00:29:48
Mason
I don't have any views on the the last round of games.
00:29:53
Zack
I think I saw Penn State. Nobody was like 17 million.
00:29:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think, but I mean, people are obviously going to still watch. I think people are just kind of, there's not really anything to talk about because I think Michigan or Ohio State just kind of flipped that switch and became the team that they were supposed to be all year. And the team, they were for most of the season anyway, where they're just so good on offense. They've got guys like three first round picks at receiver. Their offensive line is very good. They got two running backs. They're going to go in the top three rounds of that. Like they're loaded.
00:30:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um
00:30:27
Zack
Their defense has been very good all season I think their ah offense finally clicked and figured some things out.
00:30:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And their defense has been very good. Yeah.
00:30:32
Zack
I mean their deer defense is is electric as well.
00:30:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:37
Zack
They've got some guys over there and I mean I think they're gonna win the national championship by a pretty big margin for sure.
00:30:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I think after what they did, the Tennessee has just kind of been a foregone conclusion for most people that I don't know that anybody was going to beat Ohio State. Like Oregon was your chance.
00:30:56
Zack
Definitely.
00:30:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And they fell apart.
00:31:00
Zack
Well, let's go ahead and ah we can just talk about these games really fast. Maybe do a quick preview of we still have some time for that after championship preview, because it's not until next Monday, so.
00:31:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:10
Zack
um On Thursday night, we had Notre Dame Penn State. Which did end up being a competitive game, 27-24 was your final there. ah Notre Dame pulled off.
00:31:23
Zack
A pretty big win there. um they will They look pretty rough to start off with. Obviously, Riley Leonard goes down with. He gets a big hit against him. He goes out of the game for a while. um He has to sit out for most of the first half. And then Notre Dame scores. A field goal out before halftime. And then they come out, and it's kind of a different ball game. ah Ended up being a fun game. Riley Leonard and another Dame team.
00:31:52
Zack
that they put it together. I mean, and they looked pretty good. they They won the same way. There's a lot of turnovers in this game. Drew Auer, very bad. He had like 135 yards passing. An interception. He could have been a couple more interceptions as well. um If things had I don't know, gone a different way. They just couldn't get the ball to wide receivers. I mean, Penn State's, their whole problem, they're always their problem is that their offense just is not very efficient. And that has not changed. Drew Aller just didn't look great. So Notre Dame wins that one. Tins, do you have any thoughts on that game?
00:32:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, Drew Allard did himself a favor by saying he's come back to college because he would have just absolutely destroyed his draft stock that night.
00:32:41
Zack
Yep.
00:32:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think Penn State just shows again that they're just not that program. like They're going to always just be at the top and I just don't think They just can't get it done. I don't think James Franklin is the guy who can get it done. um I mean, if you look at it, this was the third or second best opponent they played all year and they didn't, they haven't good wins. If you truly look at it, like they lost the Oregon, they lost Ohio State, they lose to Notre Dame, and like they they didn't beat anybody. Their best win was Illinois.
00:33:16
Zack
Yep.
00:33:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So it's just, but for some reason, they're always going to be in the top 10.
00:33:19
Zack
I agree.
00:33:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They produce. here's Here's the thing about Penn State, and this is why I think James Franklin's got to go. Penn State consistently puts in top tier NFL talent. Like if you look at the NFL, there's guys on both sides of the ball consistently starting at the NFL, but you never have the Penn State quarterback in the NFL.
00:33:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Why? because he's not getting developed or he's not recruiting the right guys. And Penn State has enough pool and it's a big enough program where they should get a top tier quarterback and be able to do something.
00:33:49
Zack
Michigan's gone and done by Senator Wood.
00:33:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Michigan's done it now with Bryce. I mean, even say what you want about JJ, JJ was a good enough quarterback for them to go and win a national title. Ohio State has put out what two first round draft picks in the last few years between CJ Stroud and and Justin Fields.
00:34:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So, You got to be able to do that. You got to go get a quarterback who is good enough to get in that a fail. That's good enough to win any college football game. And it seems like quarterback is always the one thing keeping them from winning because they have everything else.
00:34:26
Zack
Yeah, you want to hear a stat. It's Penn State did not complete a pass to a receiver at all. They completed the tight ends.
00:34:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The whole playoffs. Yep.
00:34:37
Zack
They completed to running backs. No receivers. When you completely cut out a position group, it's a pretty big part of the offense. It's hard to win football games. So turns out wide receivers need to catch the ball if you're going to win.
00:34:52
Zack
Who knew?
00:34:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean they got a guy they got a guy who could be the first overall draft pick Carter the defensive end He's like Michael Parsons 2.0 He might be in Titan blue who knows Never
00:34:54
Zack
Not Penn State.
00:34:57
Zack
I know. Oh, really? Probably not.
00:35:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
know Yeah, you gotta build the guy get pass rushers the winning NFL I
00:35:17
Zack
All right, Tontens, you're done.
00:35:19
Mason
we need a lot
00:35:19
Zack
OK. So next game, we had Ohio State versus Texas.
00:35:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's a good building block.
00:35:26
Zack
um This game started off much closer. Ohio State shot themselves in the foot multiple times in a row. um Just stupid penalties after stupid penalties kept Texas in the game way longer than they should have been to be honest with you Texas was still fighting late into this one um It ended with a scoop and score fumble Quinn Ewers Ended the season there.
00:35:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
evening
00:35:43
Mason
We need a lot.
00:35:56
Zack
I mean it was not pretty by really anyone, this was not the same Ohio State performance that we saw against Oregon or Tennessee, but they played plenty well enough to beat the Texas team. really should The score should have been 42 to 14, honestly, if Ohio State had kind of played their game the way they should have probably.
00:36:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:17
Zack
um It still feels like Texas is just not a fully formed team. It feels like they're they're very good defensively but still missing some pieces, which it feels like a lot of teams actually, not when you when you say it like that.
00:36:32
Zack
It feels like a lot of the teams left. That's what Notre Dame feels like. Notre Dame feels like a team that's got a really good defense and it's still just like pieced together offense where nothing really clicks right.
00:36:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:43
Zack
It's not It doesn't look perfect. It just looks kind of clunky.
00:36:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:47
Zack
um That's what Texas looked like as well. I mean, I think that's why I think Ohio State is going with an championship. I think they're the only team that's got a good offense and a good defense, like very good both. A lot of teams are good at one.
00:37:00
Zack
I think they're the team that's good at both. That's going to pull it off. So there's that national championship, Ohio State Notre Dame. We talked about it a little bit. I just feel like these match-ups don't work for Notre Dame.
00:37:15
Zack
They're built to win 17-14 games, not 35-31 games.
00:37:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:22
Zack
you know I just don't think they're going to win.
00:37:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They, they could, they could, they could turn it into a wrestling match in the mud.
00:37:27
Zack
that haves big obviously yeah
00:37:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You could get Will Howard kind of not out there playing his best game. I mean, it could happen. I just think even if it did Ohio state has a good enough running game to kind of.
00:37:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
to get out of that if it did get into like a ah ah a wrestling match. So yeah, I agree. I don't think it's gonna be very close.
00:37:49
Zack
Texas did shut down Jeremiah Smith, which is the first team in this playoffs that have been able to do that.
00:37:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:54
Zack
um They really limited him and tailored their defense to stop him.
00:37:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Notre Dame's got some good corners.
00:37:59
Zack
But then you understand went off for an 85 yard run or whatever. And then I mean, they've got guys who can do it.
00:38:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, let's think about how state they've got guys that could score from anywhere on the on the field.
00:38:08
Zack
not meant mean
00:38:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's the difference.
00:38:12
Zack
ah buca I mean, you can't guard everybody. You can't guard all.
00:38:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right now.
00:38:15
Zack
You can shut down Jeremiah Smith, and which Tennessee couldn't do.
00:38:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:19
Zack
So kudos to Texas. um But they've got more guys than just that. It's the problem, you know?
00:38:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I think they got multiple guys. That's why I think I mean, it shows the spreads nine or opened at 10. It's come down the eight and a half. I think that's where ah betters are saying Notre Dame's good enough defensively to turn this into a 17 to 10 kind of game.
00:38:42
Zack
Yup.
00:38:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just don't see that. I think Ohio State comes out and and pours it on.
00:38:47
Zack
I could run away with it pretty easily.
00:38:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Even if they're up, I think they keep. I think Ryan Day proves the point. I think he wants it to look.
00:38:55
Zack
Oh, yeah.
00:38:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like lopsided as possible to get rid of the narrative that he's not the guy as a coach and, you know, all this stuff about the Michigan, you know, owning him and whatever have you, like, you know, let's show them that at the biggest stage, I won 50 to 10 or something like that.
00:39:04
Zack
ah
00:39:13
Zack
the Gross game I just It's one of those where you just don't you really dislike both teams and it's really tough it's really tough to like You want to you want to be able to root for somebody Boy I just I can't yeah, I think I'm not unique in that There's a lot of people who are in the same boat as me.
00:39:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:39:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
to get get up for it.
00:39:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, and I don't want either one of them to win.
00:39:37
Zack
I think it's just like cool. These are both teams are just gross Nothing good about them Okay.
NFL Playoffs Analysis
00:39:46
Zack
That's your college football talk for the day. There's a lot of portal stuff going on. We're not going to get into that today because we have NFL playoffs as well.
00:39:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We do. And it's been, uh, I don't know. They took those super word out of the wildcard weekend. Um, I'm glad they did. It's not been super. It's not been super fun. Um, at least I've like, I've watched all the games, but I don't know, there's not been a lot of drama. It's not been very tense. This game so far tonight, when you listen, obviously on Monday, the has concluded, but it's been back and forth. But even from the little bits I've like looked down at, it's been a pretty ugly, just not very fun football to watch. so
00:40:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know. I haven't hit any, any cool bets other than lab McConkie. I did the DK promo for longest touchdown and I thought it was cooked.
00:40:37
Mason
Hmm, yeah.
00:40:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then he somehow scored like an 87 yard touchdown, which that was lab McConkie. What a freak. What a, what an amazing wide receiver class of this NFL draft legitimately.
00:40:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Like it's, it's loaded. It was loaded. There's a lot of guys that are going to be good in the NFL for a while from this draft.
00:40:59
Mason
That was probably the highlight of that whole game for war, the Chargers standpoint, but also for their season, the fact that they have him to look forward to.
00:41:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:41:10
Mason
Not Quentin Johnson. Who said that?
00:41:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
he He had a good game week 18, he had like 10 catches, 180 yards.
00:41:14
Mason
Two. Yeah, he did. and
00:41:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He'll be fine, they just need to get another like actual receiver. They need to throw the bag at T Higgins.
00:41:20
Mason
Yeah.
00:41:22
Mason
So.
00:41:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That would help Herbert a lot.
00:41:26
Mason
You're probably not wrong about that.
00:41:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Have a true wide receiver, like one, cause Lad's great, but he's a slot guy.
00:41:32
Mason
So I didn't.
00:41:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Quentin Johnson's a good two.
00:41:34
Mason
Yeah, you brought up Herbert. I didn't see this coming, but his last four games he had nine passing touchdowns and two interceptions. against Houston. I mean, we all and we watch the game and if you're listening to this, you probably have watched it as well had one touchdown for intercept.
00:41:49
Mason
Every time I was doing some chores or doing stuff around the house and I kind of glance up, I was like watching the game.
00:41:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:41:56
Mason
and It's like almost every time I looked up, I was like, Oh, another pick by Herbert that happened quite a bit for sex.
00:41:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that's tough. Herbert's not. He's had two bad playoff games in his career, so that narrative is going to start going around. I like Herbert. I think he'll be just fine, but.
00:42:12
Mason
I'll say this, I feel like he is the best when you don't have to always rely. Like when he's getting down and the running game's not doing anything, which is like clearly what happened in this game, that's where it's like he's trying to do too much.
00:42:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm Yeah, that's every team Yeah, when you start throwing the yeah Yeah When you become very predictable when you can't run the ball at all and the other team knows it it's hard it's hard to win and
00:42:25
Mason
Like you saw these deep pass bombs. Yeah, it's every quarterback, but it was just, it was one of those things that's what happened. Like the running game wasn't going and the defense wasn't really like they were doing a little bit, but not enough there towards the end where they put up 34 points. So it was one of those things where it's just.
00:42:46
Mason
It's just thrown long bombs, yeah, because then they're not going to they're not going to put all all the players in the box. They're going to spread them out and.
00:42:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep. It makes it tough.
00:42:57
Mason
Yeah, they're going to.
00:42:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And that's, yeah. So, but Harbaugh is the head coach.
00:43:00
Mason
No, go ahead.
00:43:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They've got a lot of, uh, they've we got a lot of cap space. Uh, the chargers are going to be just fine. That, and that AFC West is about to be fun for a couple of years. Cause the Broncos, I know we'll get to that their game in a second, but their future is bright.
00:43:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The chargers feature, in my opinion, it's very bright. So yeah, AFC West is going to be fun.
00:43:22
Mason
There you go. Next game.
00:43:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah But yeah, nothing good to say about the team that played the Chargers their joke an absolute joke Shakir went and punch punched lad mcconkey in the helmet, but that's not who he is.
00:43:33
Mason
So if we get Titan 10s,
00:43:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's not a dirty player He's out here to to show that he's not a ah dirty player. He has a reputation uphold You haven't a reputation uphold that you're the dirtiest player in that FL.
00:43:50
Mason
Watch out, everybody. Texan's tens is on the prowl.
00:43:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, this is I just hate them.
00:43:56
Zack
Got
00:43:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're they're cowards.
00:43:57
Mason
Thanks.
00:43:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I hope the Chiefs will open by 40.
00:44:02
Mason
Yeah, that would be...
00:44:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'll bet it.
00:44:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm going to bet an alt line to choose to dismantle them.
00:44:03
Mason
no if that's Great.
00:44:07
Mason
If that's the case, that will be another blowout to all these blowouts that we've been having. So speaking of blowout, the next game would be the the Ravens and the the Steelers.
00:44:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yes.
00:44:18
Mason
It wasn't even, I mean, so I had a bet slip pulled up where it was Derek Henry and his line was like 95 yards. Like, and I was like, holy cow, that's a lot.
00:44:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:44:29
Mason
And I was like, Oh, let's do something fun. Let's, let's buy it up to 180. And I was like, I mean, he'll never get that, but 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns. And I was like, man, I don't need just throw $5 away.
00:44:41
Mason
That would have cash because, uh, Derek Henry. had 186 yards and two touchdowns. 26 carries, I think they're just, shoo, like if they keep that going, he's and they get to the Super Bowl, he's, I mean, exactly.
00:44:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. You'll be tired.
00:44:58
Mason
26 carries, and he was up there for, yeah.
00:44:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Sorry, their season's over next week anyway. um
00:45:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, the Steelers, man, what do the Steelers do from here? Do they fire Mike Tomlin? Do they, they've got to get a quarterback. They've not had a good quarterback since Ben got old.
00:45:16
Mason
Mmm.
00:45:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If you truly think about it, Kenny Pickett was never, he was, that was the worst quarterback class ever.
00:45:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Kenny Pickett win the first round.
00:45:25
Mason
Yeah.
00:45:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The next quarterback taken was Malik Willis.
00:45:28
Mason
Don't remind us.
00:45:29
Zack
ah above
00:45:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like That would but that was the class like legitimately like those were the two guys I can't even think of another quarterback from there's neither there's no other quarterback in the league from that class How well he was the he was the next guy up of the week one time Mason said that the Packers couldn't win a game with Malik Willis at quarterback and I think they won three
00:45:33
Zack
you
00:45:41
Zack
Before you just said that I forgot Milliculous existed, I'm going to be 100%. I've walked it out of my brain.
00:45:48
Mason
Remember, we he proved he proved me wrong.
00:45:50
Zack
I've walked it out of my brain. and
00:45:56
Mason
Yeah, it's tough.
00:45:57
Zack
Yeah.
00:45:59
Mason
Is that a hot take for Tinsley to say that they're that the that the Ravens are going to lose next week?
00:45:59
Zack
yes
00:46:04
Mason
I mean, Lamar had he had 80 yards rushing.
00:46:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's what they do, though. That's what.
00:46:08
Mason
He had two touchdowns, one only one sack like he didn't do anything horrible to beat himself.
00:46:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Look.
00:46:15
Zack
i think they I think the Ravens are the most fun story in this playoffs right now.
00:46:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Why? Why is why is.
00:46:21
Zack
Lamar Jackson wants to get his commanders is if they win tonight.
00:46:22
Mason
Commanders. Commanders are most fun to me.
00:46:27
Zack
I think people want to see Derek Henry get his chance at a Super Bowl. I think people want to see Lamar Jackson get his chance at a Super Bowl.
00:46:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:32
Zack
I think this is the time.
00:46:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Lamar's had his chances. He's he's had the one seed before is that as out of the AFC like last year They were the one seed he had it Lamar Lamar I don't think people are rooting for him I think people are expecting him to like you got to step up and be that guy now You've won two MVPs.
00:46:40
Zack
Also of the Titans.
00:46:50
Zack
I'm rooting for Lamar, I'll be honest with you.
00:46:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's probably gonna win his third like You got to do it in the playoffs. He never does it in the playoffs. It's all they always choking the playoffs.
00:46:59
Zack
I know. People wanted to see him do it. They were like, it kind of feels like I could be wrong on this.
00:47:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I
00:47:05
Zack
But I feel like Peyton Manning had a stretch where he just struggled to win the big one, you know?
00:47:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true, but.
00:47:11
Zack
Is that true? And people were kind of rooting for it. It was like, I wish Peyton would just get it off his back so he could solidify his legacy.
00:47:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think people feel that way about Josh Allen.
00:47:21
Zack
Lamar's got two MVPs, and people want him want to see him win.
00:47:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
See, I think I think that I think people think that about the bills right now. I don't think they think that about Lamar. I could be wrong.
00:47:35
Zack
The Ravens aren't a super likable franchise, but think it'd be fun.
00:47:35
Mason
What should we go?
00:47:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i don't Don't I don't feel I don't feel that way about Lamar. I feel that way about Josh Allen I'd like to see Josh get his chance at the Super Bowl Yeah, but Patch my homes he's just waiting and he's He's just waiting
00:47:45
Zack
I think any team not the Chiefs would be. I think if the Ravens or the Bills get a Super Bowl, I think it would be it. A win for America. um
00:47:57
Zack
It's going to be Patrick Mountains probably, but.
00:48:02
Zack
No, I hear you. I do. First, I don't know. Maybe it's my Derek Henry connection is what's clouding my judgment here for the raid.
00:48:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i Think that I think that's a big part of it for you guys.
00:48:09
Mason
that's what mine is does titans tens want to see something nice happen to their care get it straight zach
00:48:10
Zack
I do want, I do want to see Derek Henry when I see people. It'd be awesome.
00:48:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I Don't want to see anything nice happen for Derek Henry No, cuz he didn't he didn't re resign with the Titans he Know that was Jaguar tints
00:48:15
Zack
I know. um So maybe that's, maybe this is the problem. I don't know.
00:48:24
Zack
There's a time when Titans 10's hated Josh Allen.
00:48:29
Zack
And now I feel like I feel like he flipped on Josh Allen. I don't know what happened.
00:48:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i Made an announcement before the season started on this very podcast and I said I reached out to the Bills fans I asked for forgiveness and then I said and then returned for them forgiving me.
00:48:35
Zack
You did.
00:48:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I will bring them a Super Bowl I Said that that I was going to bring them a Super Bowl in August and here I am I'm close so Whoa, that was a loud dog um So yeah, there was a time where I trash on Josh Allen every week of last year's podcast, but I apologize in August. And I said, I will bring you a Super Bowl Buffalo. And I'm working hard. I'm, I'm doing the best I can.
00:49:12
Zack
They look good.
00:49:14
Mason
He did do like a whole fanfare thing where he announced that he was on the Josh Allen train.
00:49:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Listen, I did.
00:49:16
Zack
and forget
00:49:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then I announced that I was going to make a future parlay and put a minute.
00:49:19
Mason
I do you remember.
00:49:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And we know how the future parlays have worked for the Super Bowls the last two years.
00:49:26
Mason
It's true.
00:49:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If I would just quit betting on hockey teams, I'd be a lot richer.
00:49:31
Zack
I think the divisional round in the AFC is going to be fun.
00:49:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, one of the games would be fun.
00:49:37
Zack
That could be true, yeah.
00:49:41
Zack
I agree.
00:49:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Spagnola is going to have CJ Stroud in a headlock.
00:49:41
Zack
well I think the AFC playoffs right now are like the, um, that meme with the, uh, the two dragons and the one that looks goofy.
00:49:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:49:52
Zack
It's like that, but it's three dragons and then the tickets are the goofy one.
00:49:53
Mason
That's pretty good.
00:49:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, the Texans are the goofy looking dragon for sure. I'm glad you I'm glad you said that. Zach said that I just agree.
00:50:06
Zack
It's true.
00:50:06
Mason
We should make that ah the meme once they lose next week.
00:50:09
Zack
But it does feel like the AFC has been like a three-headed monster all season. All three of them are there.
00:50:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It is, it it it's felt that way as even last year, I felt that way, too, like the these are the best three teams. It just so happens one of them is just got Pashma Holmes.
00:50:23
Zack
sure remainning for True.
00:50:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like If you look back at like Tom Brady's career, he kept a lot of guys from winning the Super Bowl. Big Ben, Peyton, Phillip Rivers. like had Had Tom Brady not been in the same area as those guys, like how many more Super Bowls did they all win? Drew Brees, there's all kinds of, ah if you think about it like that. Patrick Holmes just might be this generation's like Super Bowl killer. No one else gets one, he hogs them all.
00:50:52
Zack
You take them all away from the Jags and Titans.
00:50:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's all right.
00:50:55
Zack
Now we'll never get a Super Bowl.
00:50:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We're going to get one eventually.
00:50:58
Zack
Thanks, Anthony Rhodes.
00:51:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh I'm going to miss Will Lewis.
00:51:05
Zack
I think it's Super Bowl because he's like the third string quarterback on a team or something.
00:51:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'll be honest.
00:51:09
Zack
and it's gonna What if you got what have you got a ring?
00:51:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Go the Carson Windsor out.
00:51:12
Zack
That would be terrible.
00:51:14
Mason
Hmm. I'm expecting him to go some to ah another team where they actually like, you know, put a good supporting cast around them coaching and.
00:51:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, stop that. No, he's not.
00:51:26
Zack
Like a Baker Mayfield situation.
00:51:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Will Levis is done.
00:51:29
Mason
Listen, we thought that about Malik, especially me.
00:51:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's an unfixable project.
00:51:32
Zack
Holyke is dead. He's not good either. To stop it.
00:51:35
Mason
Yeah.
00:51:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's just in a, he's a good backup in a perfect system for it.
00:51:38
Zack
Maybe. Mid back up.
00:51:40
Mason
Okay, but when you say done, you say Levis is not even in the NFL anymore. I think someone will pick him up. If Trey Lance is out there, not even in losing his job to Cooper Rush, someone will pick up or Levis. Just saying.
00:51:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
now we'll let us cook oh i want to continue just the money money flowing yes it was five fifty should have been it I have enough bills tickets on either not
00:51:58
Mason
I had a take and then, uh, I don't know how much we wanted to continue the, Oh my gosh, the lines odds just dropped even further to plus two 80.
00:52:09
Mason
the fact that they're i don't know what happened there but plus 280 chiefs plus 340 eagles bills yeah bills is now plus 500 tied with the ravens yeah no you missed
00:52:26
Mason
There you go. We don't really have to, I don't know how much you wanted to preview the, because we're kind of off the rails now, but you missed last episode where I was talking about ah if Luce Riddick was rumored with the Titans, which it doesn't seem like that's happening anymore. Dion Sanders, ah he's best friends with Luce Riddick.
Speculations on Coaching and Drafts
00:52:49
Mason
And Dion, that would only that would be the only team that would secure ah absolute 100% that could get Shador Sanders.
00:53:00
Mason
And so I was like, well, if Lewis Riddick went there and then Dion was like, you know, this is the only team that could actually get my son like 100%.
00:53:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
something to think about.
00:53:07
Mason
And he goes to the Titans, they draft. And he also went on last week about saying he was like on some show and said, the only way I would coach in the NFL is if I got to coach both my sons on the same team.
00:53:21
Mason
And so I was like, that's fine.
00:53:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So your second round pick would be Shiloh who's a really high level of safety. He's really good. He definitely didn't start at Colorado because of who his dad was. You can say that about Shiloh.
00:53:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Shidor is a good quarterback.
00:53:34
Zack
yeah
00:53:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Shiloh was like a no star recruit coming out of high school.
00:53:37
Zack
He stinks, yeah.
00:53:38
Mason
I just, I just said, i I made the point to Zach and he was like, wait, cause it was a rhetorical question. I said, would you rather be bad enough fun to watch like this season was, or would you rather be bad and fun to watch at least entertaining Cause it's kind of like the Colorado situation where, I mean, they had a shot this season, but like last season, like they were the most talked about, most entertaining because of the situation, but they still weren't.
00:54:02
Mason
I mean, they were better than they were the season before.
00:54:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Do you want do you want the circus that follows Dion being your head coach?
00:54:06
Mason
I mean, I would rather have that than last season. It'd be more entertaining. Everybody would talk about us.
00:54:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're under a microscope. You're going to get made fun of a lot if that.
00:54:14
Mason
I've already, we had Will Levis. so How much more can I be made fun of?
00:54:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's true. Every time that mail commercial comes on, it does make me want to send a text.
00:54:24
Mason
you You do. You send a text. What do you mean it makes you want to?
00:54:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I see that commercial a lot and I just kind of chuckle to myself and think. Wow, that guy really was the starter for the Titans. On purpose. um Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I like Louis Riddick. He's been rumored for a couple jobs throughout the years. I think he would do a good job as a GM. He's very knowledgeable. He was a scout for a long time with the Ravens and Eagles, I think. um So he's been a part of like good front offices. I think he would do a good job. I don't know about hiring Dion.
00:54:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
as your head coach like that just you're just opening up a circus that I don't know that it's worth it should or also wouldn't be a first round quarterback probably in any other draft like I think he's gonna be a pretty good quarterback but he he was not he's not first overall talent guy
00:55:17
Mason
Listen I'm not saying I want a hundred percent. I've just considered it with all the The other I've also said I don't want to draft a quarterback. So there's different layers to this.
00:55:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
if ah If I'm the Titans I trade down and I trade for JJ McCarthy I trade down to three let the Giants come up I take Travis hunter at one and I trade for JJ McCarthy or sign Sam Darnold if he's the in free agency whichever one of the Vikings quarterbacks They don't want go after him Why That was that was legit that that's a good plan
00:55:33
Mason
I
00:55:43
Mason
Zach's eyes just got really big for anybody other that couldn't see it. He's like, what? I don't know. He just like, well what what you thinking, Zach?
00:55:53
Zack
Is JJ McCarthy good at football?
00:55:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Is he better than we'll love us?
00:55:59
Zack
This is double tank.
00:55:59
Mason
We don't know. We didn't get to see him play.
00:56:00
Zack
This is double tank scenario 10s. The whole point is to wait until next season for a quarterback.
00:56:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's not happening. A new GM is coming in and he's going to draft his quarterback.
00:56:11
Mason
Hmm.
00:56:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's what's going to happen.
00:56:12
Zack
Is JJ McCarthy your quarter? Is that? That's where you want to plant your flag in the ground is JJ McCarthy ah frank quarterback with organization.
00:56:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Do you want to plan it in Cam Ward or Shador Sanders?
00:56:21
Zack
I would mention of Kim Ward.
00:56:22
Mason
Some people like Camord.
00:56:23
Zack
JJ McCarthy.
00:56:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If JJ was coming out in this draft, he'd be the first overall quarterback.
00:56:28
Zack
I don't really want Sutter Sanders, but. you
00:56:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm I'm telling you JJ would be the he would be the number one quarterback in this draft class.
00:56:35
Zack
um My take, my take on the Sanders family in Colorado and Titans and all this stuff is I'm still, I'm not convinced that Sutter Sanders it's, it's really, there's too many variables to understand.
00:56:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:56:50
Zack
If he's actually good or not, he played in the big 12, which was, I mean, say whatever you want about it.
00:56:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
bad a defense
00:56:57
Zack
Not great.
00:56:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Bad of defense.
00:57:00
Zack
And he was throwing to a generational athlete who caught a very, very high percentage of the balls. Well, like, what does he look like on that Colorado team?
00:57:10
Zack
If there's no Travis Hunter catching the ball.
00:57:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Horn, the other wide receiver is ah NFL Legends' ah son, who's also going to be a first round draft pick at wide receiver.
00:57:20
Zack
There you go. What do you what do you do if you don't have those guys like what what is he?
00:57:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:57:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I agree. I've said that Shador Sanders is like ah to a Tua level quarterback. That's his floor, I think, or his floor and ceiling is probably Tua.
00:57:35
Zack
Ceiling Now
00:57:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
A healthy Tua, which is fine.
00:57:39
Zack
Kim Ward, I don't know here's the problem
00:57:42
Mason
I was just throwing it out.
00:57:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cam Ward's a wild card dude. I don't know how what to think about Cam Ward.
00:57:46
Mason
Yeah.
00:57:50
Zack
here's Here's where I think Cam Ward fits into. He's going to be somewhere between Caleb Williams as a rookie and Jane Daniels as a rookie. And I don't know where he fits in the spectrum.
00:58:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, he's, he's a wild card.
00:58:02
Zack
like He's going to be somewhere there. He's somewhere. he's He's a guy who can run the ball. He can make plays happen. He played in an offense that required him to do everything, which is the same thing Jane Daniels and that Jane Daniels and Caleb Williams had.
00:58:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:58:20
Zack
I don't know how it's going to translate to the NFL. Just like no one does.
00:58:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right. So best case scenario, his skillset is awesome.
00:58:24
Zack
Who knows?
00:58:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And it works in the NFL, like Jane Daniels. And you get a, like a surprise playoff berth or win more games than you probably should have.
00:58:31
Zack
All right.
00:58:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Or you get the Caleb Williams where it's like what he does doesn't work. Like there's people that's the running around trying to make plays with your feet and throw the ball. It doesn't work. And you get looked down on and your team loses a lot.
00:58:45
Zack
Lots of those guys, right?
00:58:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:58:47
Zack
I mean, CJ Stroud, for whatever 10 says about him, he was better than most as a rookie, a special.
00:58:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
as a rookie.
00:58:55
Zack
And then you had um Richardson, who has looked pretty bad this year.
00:58:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Sure.
00:58:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
but He looks really bad.
00:59:01
Zack
and
00:59:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
CJ Stroud, or I'm sorry, Bryce Young is another one.
00:59:05
Zack
Right. I mean, these guys, they're, they're all look the same and cut like their, their model is the same work running quarterbacks who are very good on their respective rosters, have a lot of the, the offense put on their shoulders and they're just wildcards.
00:59:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:59:21
Zack
I mean, total wildcards, like who knows you may be getting franchise quarterback.
00:59:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
that's what
00:59:25
Zack
You may be getting garbage.
00:59:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's what.
00:59:27
Zack
Like it's impossible. I don't know.
00:59:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Originally, if you're the Titans, you trade down with the Giants.
00:59:32
Zack
Or introduc both fit the same model of like they both could be serious and it could be a great NFL court.
00:59:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:59:38
Zack
I don't know but Yeah
00:59:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I would avoid both, unless you're a team that feels like you're pretty, like you've got good pieces around them and can help elevate a quarterback, like a Bo Nicks, like a Bo Nicks situation. um I wouldn't take a quarterback this year. I would trade down, get Carter, get Hunter, and sign Sam Darnold. Try to trade something for JJ, because if they're gonna re-sign Sam Darnold, then they're gonna give away JJ, try to get something out of the deal. I don't go after Aaron Rodgers, I don't go after Kirk Cousins.
01:00:07
Zack
I don't want Aaron Rodgers, for sure.
01:00:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
unless you're gonna do the double tank, which I don't think you're going to anymore since Carthon got fired.
01:00:13
Zack
No, because we're going to triple tank.
01:00:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um If it's a triple tank, then you're already, whoever this GM is, you need to go ahead and plan on who the one you're gonna hire in two years.
01:00:22
Zack
ino We're going to get bridge G to him.
01:00:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
you're go You be the first fresh house who's doing a bridge GM and coach.
01:00:32
Zack
Grid coach as well. Yeah. It's, we're all setting up for a crazy 20, 20, seven, 28.
01:00:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh my. for a Peyton Manning GM. Then draft arch.
01:00:42
Zack
Right. Underwood is going to be great.
01:00:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, that says X is looking for Bryce. That's that's who you want.
01:00:48
Zack
Yeah. That's the triple tank. Yeah. That's yeah.
01:00:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
OK, so not not arch work. We're going to go after.
01:00:54
Zack
Arch is whatever we're looking into the future. and New stadium, Bryce, Edward, new GM, new coach, triple tank.
01:00:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's that's woo.
01:01:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hey, that's, you know what, that'd be pretty fun.
01:01:05
Zack
It's there. It's there for the taking.
01:01:07
Mason
He's cooking. I like it.
01:01:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That is, all right, well, um I know we didn't talk about the Eagles game, but I'll also throw it out there.
01:01:20
Mason
I was going to say, did we need to?
01:01:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Killin' more is a candidate for the Jags job. I won't be happy about that if we hired him. Let that be known. the The bank, the draft, the bankroll would be just fine if we hired him.
01:01:33
Zack
and
01:01:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm not betting on any Jaguar features. Kellen Morris, my head coach, I'll tell you that. I got a dweeb.
01:01:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What else? ah Mike Vable got hired.
01:01:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's right. That's what I wanted to talk about.
01:01:50
Mason
Oh, yeah, that's what we were going to do.
01:01:50
Zack
no yeah
01:01:53
Mason
I've literally said in the text all all week long, I said, so help me.
01:01:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason.
01:01:57
Mason
I will never forgive the tens and the Titans for this. I almost said tens. I will never forgive the Titans for this if they if he ends up panning out with the with.
01:02:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What did I do?
01:02:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
somewhere else.
01:02:09
Mason
Yeah, with the Patriots, if they get Bill Belichick 2.0. And should we forget, and did we all forget the part that, uh, cause they mentioned, ah they reminded me on ESPN again.
01:02:17
Zack
Oh, yeah.
01:02:19
Mason
They were like, Oh, by the way, uh, he was the coach of the year, like in 2021. And I was like, yep, he sure was.
01:02:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
01:02:26
Zack
Yeah, I don't think he pans out somewhere else.
01:02:26
Mason
And he'll fit that system.
01:02:28
Zack
like I think he already panned out with Titans, which is what's so but frustrating.
01:02:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Harry panned out.
01:02:31
Mason
He did. That's what I'm mad about.
01:02:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
See, that's what you gotta be nervous about because he's going to.
01:02:34
Mason
So fresh. We already had somebody.
01:02:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Patriots team who i'll I'll say it again. I think Drake made the best quarterback from the 2024 class and I I do think that.
01:02:42
Mason
Mmm.
01:02:45
Zack
Could be.
01:02:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're going, the Patriots are going to a team with $145 million dollars in cap room, a coach and Mike Raible that teams, ah players that will want to come there because it's Mike Raible.
01:02:55
Mason
Oh, players code.
01:02:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mike Raible, he is a players coach. He got the most out of those Titans teams. I think you guys can admit there were some Titans rosters those years you guys were still winning the AFC and and making it in the playoffs where talent wise, you probably weren't the best team like Ryan Tannehill was solid, but you didn't have like the best team and you there's a year you had the number one seed, you've made playoff runs before like Mike Rabel is a guy who his floor is nine and eight.
01:03:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's pretty good floor. Um, and then I fell. So with, with a better quarterback play, I think Tannehill, it was fine. He was a solid quarterback, but I think Drake may has a chance to be like a top 10 guy.
01:03:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I really do. Um, so third overall draft pick, all that cap room.
01:03:38
Mason
just he'll be out there ah blocking without pads on against NFL grown men players with pads on just out there you know players coach chatting it up getting getting all and yeah and I miss seeing that and you know got
01:03:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think this is a pretty quick turnaround.
01:03:40
Zack
Uh huh. Uh huh.
01:03:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Patriots are going to be dangerous with Mike Rabel.
01:03:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, getting the boys fired up.
01:04:05
Mason
Brian Callahan out there not knowing what he's doing with Will Levis. It's heartbreaking if we would just kept him, you know. There had to be some, I just wanted, I would love to be behind closed doors of what happened because there was no reason.
01:04:17
Mason
There had to be some like actual tension, drama that was not coaching.
01:04:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The story on the street was that Vable wanted someone ah someone else to be the GM and carth he's like, I like Carthon.
01:04:26
Mason
And he's not even even there anymore.
01:04:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That but that's what happened. There was a power struggle and then now something else happened. It's crazy It's crazy.
01:04:35
Mason
Okay. Well,
01:04:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I would have I've been cool with Mike Rabel It'd been fun, but you know, he's gonna turn the Patriots around quickly, I think
01:04:40
Mason
yeah, here we are. Patriots.
01:04:45
Zack
I agree.
01:04:45
Mason
That's what I'm afraid of.
01:04:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I don't like the rule where you can't hire a coach or interview them when their team is playing. I think that's stupid because now it gets drawn out.
01:04:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ben Johnson, who's like the the the guy everybody wants, he can't interview or he can't take a job until after the lines are eliminated.
01:05:06
Mason
Mm.
01:05:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So that's going to make some teams hire like they're not going to want to wait around and then You know, like if he's, if he's goes and be becomes the Raiders head coach, then you got a team like the Jags and, um, uh, crap. Who's another team he's interviewed with? Cause I know the Raiders are like the favorite from the bears.
01:05:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Then the Jags and Bears are like, oh crap, we waited on Ben Johnson. We didn't get him. Now we have to make a lesser hire. So I don't like that rule. Um, I'm also just kind of tired of the suspense of it. I'm ready to get it over with.
01:05:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm trying to, so I need to see who gets hired so I can either get hyped up or, uh, start planning on how to burn down a facility. Parity law.
01:05:48
Zack
Only jokes.
01:05:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This is all jokes.
01:05:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's only jokes.
01:05:53
Mason
Only jokes.
01:05:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Only jokes. But yeah, so I don't know. Do you like the carousel of coaching? Is it fun to keep up with? I know, like, even though your team's not hiring somebody, is it fun to keep up with, like, who could possibly end up somewhere?
01:06:06
Mason
Sorry. No, I do enjoy keeping up with it. It's one that I do agree with you. I'm trying to remember what the coach was. Wasn't there somebody? um Okay, what's the guy that withdrew from being ah the coach's head coach, McDaniel?
01:06:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Uh, yeah. And Josh.
01:06:27
Mason
well Was he not on that coaching staff and they waited till they got done in the Super Bowl or done in the playoffs?
01:06:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. For a Patriots year. There was it for the Colts.
01:06:35
Mason
And then he ended up, yeah, and he was like, they were like waiting. ah I do think that it's like this whole thing of like, people are already going to get other coaches out there, like start snatching them up and you're waiting till like, let's say the lines go on a Super Bowl run and you're having to wait until February.
01:06:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
01:06:51
Mason
when you could have already been. So I and so i agree with you 100%.
01:06:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
01:06:56
Mason
I get it too. It'd be hard for Ben Johnson to literally already have. like do they Is it the same in college where ah can they still coach in a bowl game even though they've agreed to another?
01:07:07
Mason
cause we
01:07:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
01:07:09
Mason
We talked about like the whole there is a team that ended up having a withdrawal from the from a ball game.
01:07:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah Marshall Yeah, but but there's nothing going on like if he takes the Raiders job he
01:07:15
Mason
They couldn't even. Yeah, and it's like one of those things where I guess you are creating like could you lose the locker room? Could people be upset? Could it be a distraction? Because Ben Johnson is already going to coach for another NFL team while he's still catching in the playoffs.
01:07:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There's nothing going on. Like there's no OTAs. You can't even like give players your playbook. Like, I don't know.
01:07:38
Mason
Yeah.
01:07:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think the, the, the only thing that'd be distracting is he's got to start finding who he's going to hire as his staff.
01:07:45
Mason
Yeah.
01:07:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And that could, I guess be a distraction. Um, but a lot of times they'd blame it on, um, like if the lines were to lose it, like, well, he was distracted cause he was carrying too much about, he already took this other job.
01:07:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So, I mean, I get it on both sides. It's just annoying. Um, ah It's all only annoying to me because my team's hiring a head coach this year So I'm trying to figure out who that's going to be and I have a list And I've checked and I've checked it twice And it's you you don't have any favorites to hires GM No, all right Lewis redic, I mean that'd be fun It's just the bridge GM.
01:07:56
Mason
Yeah.
01:08:04
Mason
yeah
01:08:10
Mason
He's got a list everybody.
01:08:16
Mason
We have no list.
01:08:22
Mason
No loose Reddit.
01:08:22
Zack
Literally no, that's. There's a bridge anyways, it doesn't matter.
01:08:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it doesn't matter.
01:08:28
Mason
It's going to be a guard.
01:08:30
Mason
That's all right.
01:08:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I it's It's Liam Cohen or Ben Johnson for me. um Other than that, I'm probably rioting.
01:08:38
Zack
Love it.
01:08:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
don't think ah I don't think there's anybody else I want. Cliff Kingsbury would be okay. I could live with that. But that's it. That's as far as the list goes. Trade for Mike Tomlin.
01:08:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There's there's an idea.
01:08:51
Zack
Good.
01:08:51
Mason
ah
01:08:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I would do that. I'll trade a second round pick for Mike Tomlin.
01:08:56
Zack
But Gruden triple tank Super Bowl host by the time it's gonna be wild
01:08:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I think it would be fun to have John Gruden, but he's actively suing the NFL and has a grudge with the commissioner. um So, you know, as ah as a team that like wants to host a Super Bowl once we get the new stadium and wants to host the NFL Draft one day, I don't really want the NFL hating who we hire at head coach.
01:09:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's gonna be electric with
01:09:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Bryce underwood at quarterback. Who's going to be here? Who's going to be your head coach? Let's think.
01:09:34
Zack
Probably somebody.
01:09:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Bill Bill Belichick comes out of college finally. And becomes the Titans head coach.
01:09:42
Zack
Mmm, nah.
01:09:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I don't like that one.
01:09:45
Zack
Barbie!
01:09:45
Mason
i'm good
01:09:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Kyle Shannon Mike Sean McVeigh after a year break of being a report like in the in the booth.
01:09:52
Zack
Sounds pretty good. I like that.
01:09:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh.
01:09:55
Zack
I like that. um
01:09:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
With Keith Bullock is your defensive coordinator.
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01:10:01
Zack
teethboock He's a menace.
01:10:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
but He was a menace.
01:10:05
Zack
All right, folks.
01:10:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I believe so.
01:10:08
Zack
Feel good?
01:10:12
Zack
All right. We'll be back. We will break down. There's a game right now. A fun game happening. Maybe the most fun playoff game we've had so far.
01:10:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Between either football.
01:10:22
Zack
We have no idea who's going to win yet. Hide the game. We will be back to talk about all these games, preview next week's matchups. Be with us. Tim's giving out some winners on the Discord.
01:10:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Some, yeah, some some losers as well.
01:10:38
Zack
Called basketball.
01:10:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, basketball is heating up. I have not been giving out picks just because I've been falling back into research mode um since conference play has started up.
01:10:51
Zack
Hmm.
01:10:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Research is done. It's time to fire.
01:10:54
Zack
i am
01:10:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So picks will be coming back this week, hot and heavy. Cannot wait. Had something that I wanted to give out yesterday that I wish I did because it would have been nice, but no one cares what the picks you could have or should have given out.
01:11:07
Zack
True all right. Well, we hope you guys have a great week and we will see you next time