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College Football is Officially Back, Georgia/Bama/Texas Preview, and Week 1 Games of the Week
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College football is officially back as the boys wrap up the over/under win totals for Georgia, Texas, and Bama. They preview all of the biggest matchups of Week 1 including Texas/Ohio St, Clemson/LSU, Florida St/Alabama, and Notre Dame/Miami.
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College Football Season Excitement
00:00:12
Zack
What is up? Welcome back to the next guy up podcast. oh this This feels like a um like a holiday today, you know, like ah Christmas Eve. ah We are college football is upon us.
00:00:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's here.
00:00:26
Zack
We are we are less than a week.
00:00:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It started.
00:00:27
Zack
It is true. Week zero is has officially started kicked off. um There were some fireworks in Ireland. It was pretty smoky for about a half and there's like four fumbles to start, which I feel like is appropriate for college football.
00:00:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:42
Zack
Just start the season off in Ireland with the worst possible weather and just like no one can even hold on to the ball. Turned into a pretty fun game in the second
NFL Preseason and Strategies
00:00:50
Zack
half. So we we might talk about that a little bit. Losing quarterbacks. Dad gets in a fight.
00:00:56
Zack
And I mean, that's that's not called football. don't know what it is
00:01:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:01:02
Zack
um And NFL preseason wrapped up. And so that is, was that right? Did it wrap up?
00:01:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yes finally don't i mean as much as everyone's like oh i can't believe we took went from four games to three blah blah it's like now we need to just go to two no hardly any teams really played there's some some teams did um
00:01:09
Zack
It's close.
00:01:19
Zack
Yeah.
00:01:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just do two. let's just let's just Let's just stop. Because it's it's it's bad.
00:01:32
Zack
Yeah. It's ah some teams I feel like didn't play like maybe started to play just the last game or whatever.
00:01:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Jags didn't play a ton.
00:01:40
Zack
And at that point.
00:01:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I know the
00:01:41
Zack
Yeah.
Fantasy Football League Dynamics
00:01:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Dolphins yesterday but had their starting offensive defense for a while.
00:01:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah The Broncos starters played the whole first half because Bo Nix was dicing up some kids. Poor... poor
00:01:53
Zack
The third stringers.
00:01:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, these guys are like fighting for practice squad spots and Bo Nix is out there throwing 50-yard touchdowns to the Cam Sutton.
00:01:54
Zack
Yeah.
00:02:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just like, what come on, leave these guys alone.
00:02:07
Zack
Yeah, it's very weird. It's because some teams are like, we we need these reps and some teams are just like, we literally just don't to injure anyone. Like, we're good here.
00:02:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:18
Zack
We don't need this. yeah. But that happened. um And so NFL is upon us as well.
00:02:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yes.
00:02:26
Zack
Fantasy season is here. Tenzin and were just talking about our fantasy draft coming up.
00:02:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah we
00:02:31
Zack
Yeah,
00:02:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. As as ever all the fans of the show know, we've been in a league together now for 10 years. Mason's in it too. um We tried our best.
00:02:39
Zack
yeah shout out to Mason.
00:02:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, shout out Mason. He's in Alaska.
00:02:43
Zack
Our fantasy expert is not here.
00:02:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um It's all right. Shout out Mason because he doesn't like to give out fantasy information. He guards it like it's a national secret because he doesn't want to give away his secrets.
00:02:50
Zack
sure
00:02:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I remember last year, tried to get him to like give out fantasy advice and was trying to get him to do some fantasy content. And he was like, I don't know. i have some, you know, he had some sleepers. He didn't want to share.
00:03:07
Zack
Yeah, he he's very serious about it. I feel like I might have stopped one of his picks, though. After I told him I wouldn't. Did I do that on accident?
00:03:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think so. Yeah.
00:03:16
Zack
I remember something.
00:03:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He got mad.
00:03:19
Zack
There's a guy who he he he said he liked it in the pod and then i took him ahead of him. He wasn't too happy about that.
00:03:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, he'll be all right.
00:03:26
Zack
You know what? and sometimes you got It's got to happen sometimes. You put yourself out here on a podcast. Everyone's listening.
00:03:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's what he wanted to avoid is you is us sniping his picks from his brain.
00:03:33
Zack
You know.
00:03:36
Zack
um It's probably fair.
SEC Schedule Changes and Competitiveness
00:03:41
Zack
But we do have our fantasy draft coming up. So ah you start thinking about that a little bit too. Exciting stuff.
00:03:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm sure everyone listens to this is also a big fantasy football player.
00:03:53
Zack
Yeah.
00:03:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's fun. I'm doing a fantasy draft now with my UPS guys. ah Shout out to those guys.
00:04:00
Zack
Hmm.
00:04:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Some of you guys are really bad at this. Someone took Lamar Jackson and Jameson Williams in the first two rounds. like That's kind of crazy.
00:04:11
Zack
Hmm. Maybe won't be that crazy.
00:04:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Maybe. Maybe I'm crazy for thinking they're crazy.
00:04:18
Zack
ah Sometimes the people who just really aren't that good and just kind of do what ESPN says to do are the people who end up with the best teams.
00:04:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right?
00:04:26
Zack
you
SEC Team Previews: Georgia, Alabama, Texas
00:04:28
Zack
ah We've talked about doing auto draft as a punishment before, and I'm just like, you know, that's maybe not a bad idea. i wonder what, how my season would turn out with an auto draft.
00:04:38
Zack
Probably not that bad. Unless
00:04:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, it can't be that bad.
00:04:42
Zack
you get somebody that's like injured or something and You missed that. That could happen, I guess.
00:04:51
Zack
Wouldn't be the first time for me.
00:04:54
Zack
ah So we do have some college football talk coming today. We have the last three teams of our SEC preview. If you've been following us, we have talked about 13 of the 16 teams so far.
00:05:08
Zack
We've got three left. And it is your teams that are projected at the top of the league. So I'm pretty sorry about discussion. I think it's going be good um Speaking of the SEC 10s, we had some news this week drop.
00:05:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:05:22
Zack
ah a The SEC has long been talked down upon for the eight game SEC schedule.
00:05:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
right
00:05:32
Zack
And they have agreed to move to nine games. as long as the strength of schedule metric is being considered by the playoff committee, which ah they apparently seem is going to be more.
00:05:45
Zack
And so starting next year, SEC is moving to nine SEC games with three constant games year after year. ah Basically, you'll play every team every other year, and then you'll visit every other stadium every fourth year, at least once every four years.
00:06:06
Zack
He will play every, every, and every stadium. So did you any thoughts on that one?
00:06:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think it's good for the league. I think, ah you know, it helps us get more teams in the playoffs.
00:06:19
Zack
Yeah. I think it could for sure.
00:06:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And, you know, it kind of gets rid of that middle of the season. Alabama's playing Mercer um or something like that, where people like to point at that for SEC schedules being overrated.
00:06:37
Zack
And they added in the the ah the additional. Stipulation that they have to have at least one of their three non conference games has to be ah against the power for opponent.
00:06:48
Zack
So you can't just have three straight cupcakes. You have to at least play a power for team. i mean, that. could include Syracuse or it could include, mean, there's some, there's some pretty bad power for teams out there, but, uh, it at least makes you have to be competitive. So I think it will probably just be that homecoming slot for a lot of sec teams that they tend to schedule very bad teams in that homecoming slot.
00:07:13
Zack
Um, in that last quarter of the season, I think that will probably get replaced by an sec game now. So it's pretty interesting.
00:07:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:23
Zack
Um, thought i i think it'll be it'll make for some really fun games i mean some some teams will get to play each other that haven't played traditionally all that often um i think some teams will lose a rivalry game potentially tennessee will lose some rivalry game uh it's looking like from what i've seen probably tennessee will lose georgia as an every year opponent yeah what a bummer um
00:07:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, darn.
00:07:51
Zack
I mean, everyone's kind of guessing. And then some people mean no one really knows for sure yet. But a lot of people are saying Tennessee will have Alabama, Florida and Vanderbilt.
00:08:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Andy, that's, that's fine.
00:08:00
Zack
That's their. As they're three, so it's pretty balanced. um I think they really want to try and balance those out. So no one's or else some teams would have three just juggernauts and some would have.
00:08:14
Zack
Vandy, Mississippi State, Kentucky or whatever. And then all of a sudden your schedule is not balanced anymore. So.
00:08:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like, oh, that sounds like Ole Miss's rivals.
00:08:22
Zack
I think Ole Miss actually does have some pretty soft rivals.
00:08:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Uh, I think it's Mississippi state LSU and, uh,
00:08:28
Zack
Ole Miss by LSU, though, yeah.
00:08:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Still, having Mississippi State the way they've been the last few years, plus I think they get Kentucky and Missouri as two of them.
00:08:37
Zack
It's probably Kentucky, yeah.
00:08:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:39
Zack
Missouri's was comically bad. It was like Arkansas, probably Oklahoma, and Kentucky probably.
00:08:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Kentucky probably because they're close.
00:08:48
Zack
Yeah, it was pretty soft, yeah.
00:08:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:50
Zack
yeah
00:08:52
Zack
But pretty interesting. I think they'll announce those at some point this season over the course as we go. But I mean, Tennessee will drop off some opponent they played every year for a long time. So I don't I just don't see it being Alabama or Florida.
00:09:06
Zack
So I think George the only one makes sense in the end state with Vandy.
00:09:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, too long of a tradition.
00:09:11
Zack
Vandy just doesn't have the many rivals. So I think that is pretty clear as well.
00:09:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah You know I think I'm okay with losing having to play Georgia every year. That's fine.
00:09:19
Zack
It's not the worst thing for the schedule for sure. Yeah, we haven't beat them in a long time.
Key Games and Season Impact
00:09:25
Zack
so Since 2016, actually.
00:09:29
Zack
And it's like a Hail Mary. Okay, so do we want to do want to just knock out these three teams really fast?
00:09:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:09:36
Zack
um So these three teams are at the top of the SEC.
00:09:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm excited to hear about him.
00:09:41
Zack
they They're over-under win total. Last year, there were some 10.5 teams. This year, there are no 10.5 over-under win totals. ah The highest three are all 9.5. So already you can see Vegas kind of leaning towards that projection of um the best teams in SC will be 10 win teams probably.
00:10:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:01
Zack
ah There could be an 11 and one team pop in, but you're going to see that. um The interesting thing is all three of these teams actually play each other ah throughout the course of this year.
00:10:13
Zack
So it will get proven on the field. And so. Those games are going to be big, but they all also have losable games elsewhere. i guess we can go. Let's just go ahead start off.
00:10:27
Zack
well Well, we'll go from the bottom up. I think Alabama is at the bottom of these of this group of three. Some people would say George at the bottom of this. um I just don't believe that.
00:10:40
Zack
It's hard for me to say that Alabama and call it like an SEC bias against, which sounds weird, against DeBoer and his staff. I just haven't seen anything from Alabama that tells me that they are just on this trajectory towards greatness right now.
00:10:55
Zack
um I don't think they're going to be bad. i just think people are getting pretty ahead of themselves on looking at this team. I mean, they've got a great roster. They've got the pieces.
00:11:07
Zack
But DeBoer and his staff is just going have prove to me that they are... going to be able to beat the best in the of in the country. And I'm just not sure. Ty Simpson named official quarterback.
00:11:19
Zack
Obviously, Ryan Williams, a huge name, wide receiver. He's been hopeful there.
00:11:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Zach, did you know he was 17 last year?
00:11:26
Zack
He was season 18 now. um he He kind of jumped onto the stage in a big way in the Georgia game where he made some incredible plays.
00:11:37
Zack
um And then they all, but Bama, Bama season last year is very odd. I mean, they, they beat Georgia, but then they had some really bad losses. They lost to Tennessee.
00:11:50
Zack
They lost to Vanderbilt. They lost to Oklahoma. They still almost made the playoff. um The thing about sec play is you just can't lose those games.
00:12:01
Zack
um If you want to make it at the top, it's just, it's, it's what it is. And so quickly looking at their schedule, They start off with a very interesting game um at Florida State on Saturday. um this is Whenever this was scheduled, I can imagine this was scheduled as a top 10 type game.
00:12:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:25
Zack
um No one was anticipating Florida State was going to have two wins last year. um But here Florida State is ah hosting a top 10 Alabama team. who is supposed to be competing for a national championship this year.
00:12:40
Zack
Um, and a very, very interesting matchup.
00:12:45
Zack
Um, the tens and I were talking about this Florida state team before they have a transfer at quarterback from Boston college, Thomas Castellanos.
00:12:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:57
Zack
Um,
00:12:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:12:59
Zack
I mean, they do have some some great talent. like it's Again, it's one of those teams where the talent is there. Maybe not at quarterback. I'm not sure. um Gavin Sawchuck at running back.
00:13:14
Zack
The guys are there, i think. It's a question of... The real question is like what happened last year. like how did...
00:13:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
right
00:13:23
Zack
and And can they recover? is there a Is there a potential that they could totally come out and just flip the switch and be like, last year literally didn't happen, and we're just going to start fresh? Maybe.
00:13:37
Zack
i hope so. I hope they give Bama a fun fight. um Just because it's kind of a preview, that's a 13.5 point spread in that game towards Bama. At Florida State um and Tallahassee, not an easy place to play.
00:13:52
Zack
at all, especially if it's it's a fun game. fan base that had a very bad season last year and looking to turn it around early. So
00:14:04
Zack
I like ah the Florida State and not over in that line, to be honest with me. So.
00:14:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i I did until um then we found out who the transfer quarterback was.
00:14:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This is a kid who is not great at Boston College. um
00:14:20
Zack
Yeah.
00:14:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He is like, this is a meme that gets put out there quite a bit, that he is the Walmart great value version of Kyler Murray.
00:14:31
Zack
That's not great.
00:14:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's pretty short, likes to run around too much, um and turns the ball over quite a lot.
00:14:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know. that's oh that's I wanted to take Florida State until I saw that he was the quarterback.
00:14:49
Zack
Yeah. You know, that could be true. Um, I honestly did not watch much Florida state last year. I did not watch much Boston colors last year for sure. um He was benched against Syracuse, which is not great news.
00:15:05
Zack
I just think that Bama is walking into a little bit of a trap here. i think Florida State is going to be a a pretty hostile environment. I think Bama wins. I'm not sure it's a close game, but 13 and a half points was a lot of points on the road in college football against a major program.
00:15:25
Zack
I'm sure they're gonna want to want make a statement game here, Alabama is, but I'm just not sure it's going to happen, so. Okay, so the rest of the schedule, let's quickly look at it. um They play LA, Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe, and actually Wisconsin. So they've got two pretty big, powerful four games there in their non-conference.
00:15:43
Zack
Wisconsin, I think, is pretty pre mediocre. Maybe we won't even make a ball game this year. So I think Bama wins that one, but.
00:15:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Which is tough because you Wisconsin, when they hired that coach from Cincinnati, he had just taken Cincinnati to – right? They made the playoffs, didn't they?
00:16:02
Zack
Who?
00:16:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
or I can't think of his name. the since The Wisconsin's coach. um He was the coach when they had Desmond Ritter. They were undefeated. think they made the playoffs. Yeah, they made playoffs and got absolutely smoked against Georgia.
00:16:17
Zack
Okay.
00:16:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Anyway, you would think Wisconsin by now would have already been bounced back. But yeah, I see that that that was supposed to be a better home and away series for Wisconsin, Alabama, but it's not turned out to be that way.
00:16:28
Zack
Yes.
00:16:33
Zack
Uh, agree. Wisconsin is not looking great.
00:16:38
Zack
Um, so then after that, it gets pretty serious, pretty fast. They travel to Georgia to play. Uh, so I've got three wins so far for Alabama. They go to Georgia.
00:16:50
Zack
So let's just highlight some big games. We'll keep moving through it. Uh, they, they play Vanderbilt at Alabama. They go to Missouri.
00:17:01
Zack
They play Tennessee at in Alabama. They travel to South Carolina. What could be a fun game? They play LSU at home. They play Oklahoma at home. They play Eastern Illinois, and then they travel to Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
00:17:19
Zack
feel like their away schedule is actually pretty soft, all things considered. They have to go to Georgia, and they have to go to Missouri, they have to go to Auburn, South Carolina.
00:17:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:28
Zack
yeah Maybe not. So um we're looking for 10 wins here, um which means we're looking for how many losses they're going to have is really what the math we're doing. um I think the games that are in question here, let's talk about Georgia.
00:17:46
Zack
We can do Missouri. At Missouri. so At South Carolina. Hosting LSU. hosting Oklahoma.
00:17:57
Zack
Let's talk about those. i guess those five games are the ones I consider to be pretty close.
00:18:02
Zack
So that's seven.
00:18:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The swings.
00:18:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:03
Zack
have seven wins. I'm giving them the Tennessee game. I just, they're pretty big favorites. I think they'll be a pretty big upset if Tennessee can pull that off um in Tuscaloosa.
00:18:14
Zack
So we've got definitely.
00:18:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Temporary expectations this year.
00:18:18
Zack
ah So Let's call home against allla or home against Oklahoma. I'll call that a win. um i don't what Oklahoma's going look like at that point in the season, but you have a feeling that... I don't know.
00:18:32
Zack
That could be interesting, but I think Alabama wins that, so that's that's going to be eight wins.
00:18:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:37
Zack
um At Georgia, it's going to be very tough for Bama to win that game. I'm going call that a loss, I think.
00:18:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm with you there.
00:18:48
Zack
Um... I'm going to call at Missouri a win probably, but who knows? I mean, they could, Missouri is so weird on, I don't know. so really it's going to come down to the last two games. um They're going to South Carolina.
00:19:06
Zack
They're hosting LSU.
00:19:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I will say this really quick. If if if we can be right about Missouri, we could we could be rich. like I feel like me and you are the only people in America trying to break down Missouri as hard as we are.
00:19:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like I feel like we took their their team win total over, and I feel like we just bet against them every week.
00:19:27
Zack
Yeah.
00:19:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
something Something will happen, right? like
00:19:34
Zack
Yeah, I don't like them, but I do feel like their schedule is so easy that they're going win games probably.
00:19:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right, exactly. And that's why, like,
00:19:39
Zack
I don't like them at all.
00:19:41
Zack
Yeah.
00:19:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
if Alabama had a better quarterback situation walking, like, i don't know.
00:19:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I feel like they, Missouri, that's like a 50, 50 game in my head, just because of what we've talked about. The whole sec.
00:19:53
Zack
He definitely could be.
00:19:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I feel like the whole sec this year is like in a weird quarterback spot, except for, you know, sellers, but who knows with him?
00:19:54
Zack
Yeah.
00:20:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Like he he could be good. He could be just whatever. Um, Nussmeyer, there's not like this clear-cut future top five draft pick in this year's draft in the SEC.
00:20:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I say in this year's draft because I'm not counting Arch. And honestly, we don' i mean we're going to talk about it, but we don't know anything about Arch yet. He's not been a starter for very long.
00:20:22
Zack
true yep very true yeah the all three of these really have a lot of unknowns a quarterback uh which is not true the teams we talked about so far but um these three teams projected at the top have the most talent top to bottom but quarterback is pretty unknown um all things considered so Maybe I should wait till the end of this to give my, to give my actual over-unders.
00:20:47
Zack
um So they go to South Carolina to Williams Bryce in October twenty fifth That's going to very, that could be a very fun game. That could be a huge game, honestly. Then they host LSU.
00:20:58
Zack
um
00:21:01
Zack
You hope that's a good game. LSU could have imploded by then. And Brian Kelly could be like on the verge getting fired.
00:21:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
fired.
00:21:07
Zack
Yeah.
00:21:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, they have you know Coach O back as interim just to finish the season.
00:21:13
Zack
like That's a possibility. Or LSU has one loss and is playing into a playoff spot.
00:21:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Nussmeyer's competing for Heisman.
00:21:20
Zack
It's like one of two ways. Yeah.
00:21:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:23
Zack
They either have like four losses already and they're like... Yeah. It's one of the two. So... Okay. I'm going to do all these first and then we'll come back around and I'll give my final over-under predictions.
00:21:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right. Okay.
00:21:35
Zack
Okay. let's do um Let's do Georgia next. ah Georgia... I mean, it is what it is with them at this point. I think it's the same story.
00:21:47
Zack
They have a great, I think their defense is going to be very good. They've got talent top to bottom. They don't have as much of the showy talent. I think that's kind of a big piece.
00:21:57
Zack
They Gunnar Henderson at the quarterback position. Nope. Gunnar Stockton. Sorry. ah i do have Zachariah Branch at wide receiver. I guess he is the, the big flashy, flashy name.
00:22:11
Zack
And they have Nate Frazier at running back. Gunnar Stockton, who did play a couple games last year, lost a couple games. He lost the playoff game. Looks about what you'd expect for a Georgia quarterback, to be honest.
00:22:25
Zack
It's kind of just fine.
00:22:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Maybe a little bit more of an athlete compared to guys you were used to
00:22:31
Zack
It could be Carson Becks, Miami.
00:22:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
he's He's a little bit more of a runner.
00:22:35
Zack
I think that's true. Yeah. And so, i just again, talking about these top three teams is like you're
00:22:45
Zack
talking about the teams with, buy and by and large, is the most, ah far and away the most talent per person on the team. ah Highest blue chip ratios. The whole thing, like it comes down to whose quarterback is going to play well.
00:22:59
Zack
who's going to catch the most breaks and what their schedule looks like. So let's go ahead and talk about Georgia schedule. um They start off with Marshall and Austin P. So we're going to give those wins.
00:23:10
Zack
And then they travel to Neyland stadium. Third game of the season, September 13th, earliest has been played in a very long time.
00:23:20
Zack
And so actually they have a five game stretch. They do have a bye week in between their six games straight. Listen to this six game stretch for Georgia. At Tennessee, they host Alabama.
00:23:33
Zack
They host Kentucky. They go to Auburn. They host Ole Miss. They go to Florida.
00:23:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's a tough stretch.
00:23:41
Zack
Then they get Mississippi State, and then they host Texas. Number one Texas right now.
00:23:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm. Yeah.
00:23:48
Zack
So really, I mean, you could consider that those eight games in the middle of the season. They so have two gimme's to begin with and two gimme's at the end, and potentially. But then they end with Georgia Tech, which...
00:23:59
Zack
Georgia Tech is getting hyped up as a potential giant killer over there in the ACC. so And they almost were last year. They darn near did the thing against Georgia.
00:24:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:10
Zack
so
00:24:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Georgia always seems to struggle with Kentucky as well. Hmm.
00:24:15
Zack
They beat Texas twice last season, but they do have they have them on the schedule. So they play Texas and Alabama this year in the regular season.
00:24:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:25
Zack
And then they will, if they win 10 or 11 games, they'll likely play one of those two teams again in the SEC championship game before going to the playoff.
00:24:35
Zack
So a really interesting schedule here. um
00:24:44
Zack
I mean, I think when it comes down to it, again, they play at Tennessee. Neyland Stadium is will be electric, but I just don't think, I think they're pretty big favorites already in that game.
00:24:55
Zack
Um, we have the Alabama game at Auburn could get frisky. If Auburn's we've talked a lot about Auburn's team and how they, there's a lot of question marks there, but I mean, in Auburn, I could get fun.
00:25:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I've responsibly put a three unit play on Auburn under wins.
00:25:18
Zack
ah It's fair. Uh, it could not be fun as well. That's very possible.
00:25:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Jackson Arnold is really bad at playing quarterback. And that's, that's a key part of winning football games.
00:25:28
Zack
You're not wrong about that. um they They host Ole Miss. Ole Miss, I think, is will at least be a team that could beat you on the best day. They go to the Swamp.
00:25:43
Zack
Always a tricky place to play. um That's not true, is it? They play in Jacksonville.
00:25:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, they play in Jacksonville.
00:25:52
Zack
Sorry. You're right.
00:25:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's a...
00:25:53
Zack
As soon as I said it, I was like, it's not right.
00:25:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean...
00:25:56
Zack
Yeah, a neutral site. But they play that game um and they they host Texas.
00:25:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mitchell Sight.
00:26:03
Zack
So the question is, do you do you see more than two losses on the schedule? Texas, Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Bama.
00:26:17
Zack
Man, that's tough.
00:26:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's...
00:26:19
Zack
Yeah. there's The question really that we're asking is, do you think these three teams are going to just sweep everybody else? Like, do you think Georgia, Texas, and Alabama are ahead above the rest of the SEC?
00:26:33
Zack
Or do you think the Ole Misses, the LSUs, the Floridas, the Tennessees of the world can pull off some big upsets? I mean, that's the question you're asking. you're asking about these ah like There's a potential that all three of these teams go over nine and a half wins, right?
00:26:47
Zack
they' not There's a very real potential. Bama, Texas, and Georgia all hit over.
00:26:55
Zack
But there's also, i mean, yeah, it's tricky. Okay, let's do our last team, and then we'll we'll come back to these three and make some determinations. um But the math is not hard. and there' I wonder if you could bet that. You're probably not.
00:27:10
Zack
You couldn't bet that Bama, Texas, and Georgia all went over 10 wins, or all went over 9.5, huh?
00:27:17
Zack
Um, okay.
00:27:23
Zack
So our last team here is Texas currently ranked number one in the AP poll. Not that that means very much. Uh, they have, um, Arch Manning coming in to play starting quarterback, maybe one of the highest anticipated quarterback performance like starts of all time. I don't know.
00:27:43
Zack
You just don't see a lot of quarterbacks now that are this highly touted and have sat the bench and kind of waited their turn, but here we are. And so everyone is very excited to see what he does against Ohio state in the premier matchup of week one, Texas, Ohio state. I think we're going to do a little bit more of a preview. So i'm not going spend a lot of time there.
00:28:01
Zack
Huge, huge playoff type matchup there in week one. After that, Texas takes a break, though, and plays San Jose State, UTEP, and Sam Houston.
00:28:16
Zack
So we're looking for 10 wins here on Texas' schedule. They go to Florida next to the Swamp. They play in the Red River rivalry against Oklahoma.
00:28:28
Zack
They go to Kentucky. They go to Mississippi State. They play Vanderbilt at home. Boy, what a three-game stretch that is.
00:28:39
Zack
That is actually pretty nice.
00:28:42
Zack
They host Kentucky, host Mississippi State, or they go to Kentucky, go to Mississippi State, and then host Vanderbilt. And then they play Georgia after a bye week. Then they host Arkansas and host Texas A&M.
00:29:01
Zack
What a schedule here. Um... Obviously, whenever I was going through it, you you heard the games that matter here. Texas' schedule feels easier than the other two we've talked about, though.
00:29:13
Zack
um Because, especially if you consider that this Ohio State game, well, guess we're talking over-under wins. I was thinking about in terms of SEC race. Ohio State, Tins, you said, was two and a half point favorites?
00:29:30
Zack
Tins, are you muted right now? Or can I just not hear you?
00:29:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oops, sorry, I was muted. um Yeah, Texas was ah the underdog when this game first opened up, but they have – or no, Texas was the favorite.
00:29:34
Zack
Okay.
00:29:42
Zack
Right.
00:29:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're now two-and-a-half-point underdog. um It's at Ohio State, right? Did we – yeah.
00:29:48
Zack
Correct.
00:29:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So, I mean, that does go into the over win totals. That's – I mean, they play – that's a really hard out-of-conference game.
00:29:58
Zack
Will be a very, very fun game. Should be. I hope it's a fun game.
00:30:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I do too.
00:30:02
Zack
I would like for that to be a very fun game. Yeah. It's at noon on Saturday, so it's kind of that first time slot. I hope it's a very, very fun game. Um, so the other games that matter over Texas, we are looking at going to the swamp boy. If that's not like the, I mean, it's after a bi-week for Texas, but that feels like scary game. If you're Texas right there,
00:30:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
who Who do they play after that? Could it be a trap game?
00:30:30
Zack
they play. Oh yeah. You want to know they play Oklahoma.
00:30:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep, little look ahead, even though Oklahoma's going to suck.
00:30:35
Zack
Um,
00:30:39
Zack
Yeah, since things are Auburn and Oklahoma, both just going be trash.
00:30:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, pretty pretty down on both of those programs.
00:30:44
Zack
And LSU. um
00:30:47
Zack
I think since this is down on the whole SEC, though, so.
00:30:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:30:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I am pretty... Yeah, except for my guys over in South Carolina. I'm pretty high on them.
00:30:54
Zack
Ah, yeah.
00:30:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Missouri. But that's just because they're schedule merchants.
00:30:59
Zack
They're scheduled merchants.
00:31:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Nothing else. I may or may not have a...
00:31:02
Zack
Okay.
00:31:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Lenore Sellers, Heisman, and first overall draft pick, Future, just laying around.
00:31:11
Zack
Wow.
00:31:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And South Carolina overwins.
00:31:14
Zack
I like that.
00:31:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You know, um I might have a little... um might be a ah Gamecock this this fall
00:31:23
Zack
um Okay, so my opinion, I mean, you've got four games here that I think you're looking at. You're looking at Ohio State. You're looking at Florida on the road. You're looking at Georgia. You're looking at Texas A&M.
00:31:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that's that's your four game swing right there.
00:31:39
Zack
Rivalry game. um I mean, obviously Oklahoma as well. Oklahoma can win that game. It's a big rivalry game, but...
00:31:52
Zack
Man, ah my my struggle is is as i was as I'm going through these three, i kind of... It's hard for me to find three losses on one of these schedules.
00:32:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right. Outside of when they play each other.
00:32:05
Zack
Texas... The Texas Georgia game is going very big. that It feels like the winner is going to be in the in the driver's seat for the SEC championship bid.
00:32:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:16
Zack
It's November 15th. This is the end of the season. It's gonna be a huge game.
00:32:23
Zack
um Okay. I think I'm going over for Texas. Over nine and a half.
00:32:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay. ah Yeah, I agree with that.
00:32:30
Zack
yeah They may lose to Georgia. I'm They may lose to Georgia and Ohio State and then win the rest.
00:32:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:36
Zack
And, I mean, that's pretty good season.
00:32:38
Zack
You feel good about that for Texas.
00:32:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I feel like that that's pretty that's a pretty good...
00:32:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
bye I like the chances of that happening. especially if Arches lives up to what he's being built to. And I mean, it's a Texas team full of talent. I mean, yeah, they had a lot of guys go to the draft, but Texas is Sarkeesian has built a very good, like he's recruiting at a high level. It's getting replaced five stars with five stars every year.
00:33:03
Zack
You have to think that Arch is not going to be bad. i think at worst, he's like pretty good.
00:33:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:33:10
Zack
At best, he's great.
00:33:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:13
Zack
um But at worst, he's still like a top five SEC quarterback.
00:33:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, I'm in a weird place with Arch.
00:33:21
Zack
mean, we don't really know, but just, I mean, it's a guy who is highly touted and now he's, he sat on the bench. He's learned. He's not a rookie coming in. I, you feel like he's going to be pretty good, but.
00:33:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:33
Zack
Who knows?
00:33:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There's a ah guy who breaks down and and compares players on Twitter. I respect him quite a bit. He did one of Arch and he compared who he thinks he looked like in college.
00:33:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And so now I have to like like Arch Manning, I think.
00:33:48
Zack
Who was it?
00:33:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It was a certain other quarterback who wears 16 with long hair, played in the ACC.
00:33:54
Zack
Okay. Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, said his mechanics, they're very similar.
00:33:56
Zack
ah yeah
00:33:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're very similar We'll see.
00:34:02
Zack
He's going to be a cult is what I've heard. Is that true?
00:34:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think arched think Arch is going to make sure he's going to wait to see who picks first overall before he declares where he's going to go because he can come back to college.
00:34:17
Zack
Sure. Yeah.
00:34:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's the first overall pick no matter what.
00:34:22
Zack
That's funny. Okay. Moving on. Let's go to Georgia. I am going ah over on Georgia as well. Okay.
00:34:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Just too good.
00:34:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And that quarterback, I mean, he played well when he had to when they lost Beck last year.
00:34:35
Zack
yeah i think
00:34:39
Zack
looking at this schedule they could lose to texas and they could lose to alabama even and still hit 10 wins um i just think that they're gonna be there uh the last team bama and i'm i think i'm going under
00:34:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:34:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay. Yeah, was going say, one of them had to go under.
00:34:58
Zack
I think Bama loses one of those, uh, toss up games. They have to lose at South Carolina. They lose against LSU.
00:35:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:05
Zack
ah they lose against Oklahoma. They lose the iron bowl. They used to Tennessee at Missouri. They lose one of those games, you know, um,
00:35:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's South Carolina. That's going to be South Carolina's Super Bowl.
00:35:18
Zack
they lose to Georgia, but they have to lose two of those games. It's really the problem. But I, I just don't really believe, last year, like I said, they, they lost some, they shouldn't have lost.
00:35:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:35:26
Zack
just think it's going to happen again. they've not proven they can take care of business against worse competition than them.
00:35:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:35:32
Zack
And I think until they do, that's what it is.
00:35:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Saban was a special coach. he He did not let them fall into trap games. there was never you know like They went in with the mindset that they could lose any game under Nick Saban, and they treated it like a business trip every game, whether they're playing Vandy or Georgia.
00:35:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i don't know if DeBoer has that same kind of command of this team. like
00:35:55
Zack
We'll see.
00:35:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know. Yeah, i don't i don't really believe I just don't believe in him.
00:35:57
Zack
and Everyone can say whatever they want in the offseason. When it comes down to it, you lost Vandy. You lost Oklahoma.
00:36:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:36:04
Zack
Lost Tennessee.
00:36:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Those are just games.
00:36:07
Zack
It is what it is.
00:36:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i've been disolut Right.
00:36:08
Zack
No one no one cares if you beat Georgia if you lose to Vandy. Turns out, yep. ah So there we are. um I feel pretty good about that.
00:36:21
Zack
I'm not buying that the Alabama hype. Call me biased if you want.
00:36:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um not either
00:36:24
Zack
I probably am to an extent. I think I could pretty fair to say don't like any of those teams. I'm trying to be an unbiased observer here. I think I'm looking past the Alabama name.
00:36:37
Zack
um i think this is a totally different team. I don't think you can even be under the same like umbrella anymore as Alabama. I just think you can't treat them as a Nick Saban team anymore because they're not.
00:36:51
Zack
So... I think people give them the benefit of the doubt a little bit too much. Sometimes I could be wrong on that,
00:37:00
Zack
but you know what? That's all we put our takes for everyone. Let's two. and so They can make fun of us later.
00:37:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
right. And if they're wrong, guess what? You'll never see them again.
00:37:10
Zack
We will scrub them for the internet.
00:37:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:14
Zack
OK, so now that we have finished that exercise, I think we've got some game of the week to talk about. We have some real life football games coming up this weekend and some big ones.
00:37:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:27
Zack
We've we've mentioned a lot of them already, um but there was a couple on the schedule we had. we need to talk about a little bit. Do you have one you want to start with?
00:37:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, the big daddy of them all starting us off at noon on Saturday, right? Ohio State.
00:37:43
Zack
ah It is the one.
00:37:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Texas.
00:37:47
Zack
Huge game.
00:37:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, not often do we get a first first game of the year that could have top 20 or like five top five implications for the whole season.
00:37:49
Zack
um
00:38:00
Zack
Yep.
00:38:03
Zack
It's very fun. I mean, last year we kind of had a game like this, but it went pretty bad. Georgia smoked Clemson very fast.
00:38:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
pretty quick.
00:38:11
Zack
I don't think this one will fall this way. This is not at a neutral site, which makes it little more entertaining, honestly.
00:38:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:18
Zack
We got some new quarterbacks that are going to get to stretch their legs a little bit. Some big-time players. Like Ten said, we have maybe three or four of the top ten odds to win the Heisman on the field that are going to be on the field in the first game of the season together.
00:38:36
Zack
So very exciting stuff.
00:38:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, for sure.
00:38:40
Zack
Two of the most talented teams in the country by far.
00:38:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, littered offensive or a future first-round draft picks, both sides of the ball for both teams. like this is I need it to be a good game.
00:38:51
Zack
Definitely.
00:38:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
if if If it's a blowout, I'm giving up on what you whichever team that is.
00:38:56
Zack
Either way. Yeah.
00:39:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Congratulations. you are You are officially stamped a fraud after week one, and I will have nothing to do with the rest of the year.
00:39:08
Zack
Week one games are so interesting too, because teams are figuring it out still. I mean, Ohio State proved that last year. they They looked rough at times, and then all of a sudden come playoff time, they've figured themselves out, and they just destroyed everyone.
00:39:21
Zack
and i think that's a possibility.
00:39:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:22
Zack
But if you remember, this is a rematch of the semifinal game last year. Texas barely lost to Ohio State and lost out on a spot in the national championship. So a little bit of a grudge match, a fun rematch here in week one.
00:39:38
Zack
The line tens is minus two and a half. ah Who do you like in this one?
00:39:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I didn't know what to think of this game because, like I said, it opened up Ohio State as an underdog coming off a national championship at home. I just didn't buy into that. I thought this number would flip.
00:39:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It did data completely 360 because now Ohio State is favored by three and a half after they named their starting quarterback.
00:40:00
Zack
Hmm. Hmm.
00:40:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i don't know I don't know his name. I saw his his profile picture, and yeah, that's interesting. He looks like a really nerdy little little guy. um Looks like a kicker, to be honest with you.
00:40:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Does not look like Ohio State quarterback.
00:40:19
Zack
Julian San.
00:40:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Julian's saying... and um
00:40:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And I told Zach this before we started i said Ohio State has the best Two players That are going to make the most impact On a football team this season That are not quarterbacks On each side of the ball Caleb Downs The safety for Ohio State Virtual top five draft pick um I do not see a world Where he is not that After this season And then Jeremiah Smith Wide receiver For Ohio State I mean everyone knows About him He is a freak of nature
00:40:55
Zack
yes
00:40:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That being said, I've gone back and forth. i don't know i don't know how much I believe in Arch. This will be a really big test to begin with.
00:41:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I i went in to like to, even before we started recording, I think I even told Zach, I think I like Ohio State.
00:41:06
Zack
i would be
00:41:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm on Texas. I think Texas has got it. I think Texas has a very good defense. They've got two really good pass rushers that are first-round draft pick talents.
00:41:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And I think they have the edge at quarterback. I think, you know, I don't know. I mean, it's, it's, I got enough out of arch last year to know that he's not going to be a scrub.
00:41:32
Zack
Who knows?
00:41:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And I think he kind of puts himself on the map.
00:41:42
Zack
Definitely not.
00:41:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This, this is the, his first big game under the lights. And I think he's going to show up. So i I will be giving up we'll be giving out picks and all that in the Discord and fun stuff on TikTok come in.
00:41:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um But I'm going to take Texas.
00:42:01
Zack
I agree. i think Texas, especially being the underdog here, um you feel like this is the stage is set for Arch Manning and company to kind of make a splash. You think Arch Manning's been thinking about this game for a long time.
00:42:14
Zack
um i just don't think he's going to come out flat. I think he's going to come out excited.
00:42:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I don't either.
00:42:20
Zack
I think they're going to come out wanting to make a statement after last season. I think Texas probably is the most talented team in the country, and I think they're going prove it. Now, as it's going to be tough on the road, um but I think it'll be a fun game. I think Arch Manning is a good game.
00:42:36
Zack
I agree with you.
00:42:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I do.
00:42:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think, though, if there' are some if there's some sloppy turnovers, then I think they could chr like kind of fold pretty quick is the other part. I think the pressure – if he lets the pressure get to him, then it could get bad quick.
00:42:53
Zack
It's true. Very true.
00:42:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But I don't – I just don't see that happening. I think Arch is going to – like i said, I think he's going to kind of put himself on the map as like the quarterback.
00:43:06
Zack
Well, there is another big time matchup on Saturday with two. Unlike this one, this it's two quarterbacks with lots of starting experience facing each other.
00:43:18
Zack
um that'll be LSU playing at Clemson. This is two of the honestly premier quarterback returns. Um, Ness Meyer after what was not a great season last year, but he did play the whole season.
00:43:32
Zack
Uh, he has a lot of experience versus Cade club, Nick, who has been touted as, um, Heisman hopeful, on a k Clemson team. A lot of people are saying are have national championship potential.
00:43:47
Zack
ah shaping up to be a fun matchup. ah you've You've heard the narrative continue to go for LSU and Brian Kelly of this is the year. um You have the talent. You've got the guys. You have to win or else Brian Kelly's job is on the line. i I've heard the narrative. If Brian Kelly has an eight win season, he's gone.
00:44:08
Zack
You know, it's like playoff or he's done.
00:44:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:44:14
Zack
Which is not a very fun place to be in for him. It's a lot of pressure on this game. playing a very good Clemson team on the road. First game of the season. Tins, you think about this guy?
00:44:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Give me Clemson. Give me Clemson in a route.
00:44:28
Zack
Yeah, you're down on LSU.
00:44:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm very down on LSU. I'm not a Nussmeier guy. I'm for sure not a Brian Kelly guy. um i think I think you could very quickly see this LSU team kind of turn on him.
00:44:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They know that you know like as far as college kids go, yeah, if they if they think you're going to fired, they're going to start protecting themselves.
00:44:43
Zack
He's on the way out.
00:44:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The transfer portal is real. um He's already – I feel like he's he's coming in on the hot seat because he lost um Bryce Underwood, right? That's his name, the quarterback prospect to Michigan.
00:44:59
Zack
starting from Michigan.
00:45:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Starting from Michigan? Yeah. So I just do not believe in Ryan Kelly at all. um Yeah. Give me Clemson. Yeah, I'm going to smack i'm goingnna smash
00:45:14
Zack
Um, I think this maybe storyline is similar for Clemson of Cade Club Nick coming out and having a really good day.
00:45:25
Zack
um and kind of just lighting up LSU's defense. You think that's a possibility for sure of starting his Heisman campaign as well, having a really good day.
00:45:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I do. I do.
00:45:35
Zack
i just don't see Nessmeyer doing that. I don't see Nessmeyer coming out and just lighting up Clemson.
00:45:41
Zack
That's just not ah an outcome I foresee happening.
00:45:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's the same.
00:45:43
Zack
So I think I'm also, what's the line? Is it significant?
00:45:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Clemson minus four.
00:45:50
Zack
See, yeah I'm on Clemson on that.
00:45:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:45:53
Zack
Pretty heavy. I think I would be interested at minus like seven and a half. I just don't. I'm with you on LSU.
00:46:05
Zack
But again, hope that's a fun game as well. Um, did you got any other games you want to talk about?
00:46:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yes, there was one.
00:46:14
Zack
I don't know. Notre Dame Miami is on Sunday night.
00:46:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah Which will be...
00:46:20
Zack
What an interesting game that one is.
00:46:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah know, hopefully... What time does that one start? Because we'll...
00:46:24
Zack
I think it's late. I think it's 730. game.
00:46:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
okay. was going to say, we could be still drafting, but no, we'll be done.
00:46:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I can't. I should have read it down. That was dumb of me. Oh, no.
00:46:39
Zack
another game
00:46:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
there Yeah, there was one. it was a Big 12 game, but I think I got it. think I had it to scroll too far down on DraftKings. Yeah, no, there's nothing else really sticking out to me. I feel like they did a good job. They've got a big-time game in each time frame, and then just kind of your usual week one stuff.
00:47:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
out I mean, oh, were we going talk about Alabama, Florida State?
00:47:05
Zack
Oh, yeah, yeah. We talked about it a little bit. I think that's good one.
00:47:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, we talked about in the preview.
00:47:09
Zack
Boise State also plays on Thursday night. Fun game.
00:47:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Boise State.
00:47:14
Zack
Top 25 Boise State.
00:47:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Are they really? That's just respect out of last year.
00:47:18
Zack
Yeah, number 25. They're number 25. Yeah, let's do it We can quickly um hit Florida State, Alabama. um It's a 13 and a half point spread in favor Alabama in Tallahassee.
00:47:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that's crazy.
00:47:36
Zack
It's 3.30 Eastern on Saturday.
00:47:41
Zack
Again, all all the storylines there, they write themselves a little bit. Florida State's coming off of, I mean, probably one of the worst seasons compared to expectations ever.
00:47:52
Zack
Maybe the worst compared to where you started.
00:47:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, they started out as a top 10 team.
00:47:56
Zack
ah Just terrible. All around, they have this... um a transfer quarterback in all all the talent in the world there. um But playing as an Alabama team who is got a new, got some new staff, has a new quarterback, some, some great talent. One of the most talented teams in the country, but also a team that's a little bit um an interesting spot.
00:48:25
Zack
So I think that's a very, very fun game. i honestly like Florida state to keep this one pretty interesting I don't think Alabama is going to run away with this. i just ah don't.
00:48:36
Zack
They might. I mean, that's that's obviously a potential. it's that They win by 2028 or whatever.
00:48:41
Zack
And it's never close. But I hope Florida State keeps it close.
00:48:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I yeah
00:48:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um i know I trashed him. I trashed him pretty hard.
00:48:52
Zack
he You hit it hard on him.
00:48:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't ah did. ah That being said, they're not 13.5-point underdogs at home to start the season.
00:49:00
Zack
That's my thing. They're at home um at first game of the season.
00:49:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:49:04
Zack
No one is playing at their best right now.
00:49:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's played a lot of football.
00:49:07
Zack
There's a brand new quarterback um and in Alabama. I just I think this is a spot that i should be pretty nervous. And I think for say keeps it close. And all of a sudden in the end game makes it interesting.
00:49:20
Zack
So.
00:49:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree with that for sure.
00:49:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
if If it was 10, if it was 9.5, I'd probably lean Bama, but 13.5, yeah, give me the team at home.
00:49:30
Zack
agree.
00:49:37
Zack
Um, then i guess the last game, i don't, I don't know that I even, well, we can talk about a little bit. Notre Dame, Miami, Miami, Carson Beck.
00:49:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:49:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Where is this game being played?
00:49:48
Zack
My, I think it's in my question. I'll be honest with you. Since one of my hardest takes I have right now.
00:49:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I know. and I know. i know. you you're You're buying into the so the Carson Beck?
00:50:02
Zack
I'm not sure why. I don't know why.
00:50:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Not either.
00:50:06
Zack
It was in Miami. um
00:50:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh Zach.
00:50:11
Zack
Yeah.
00:50:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i let yeah Yeah, let's find it.
00:50:12
Zack
I. What's the line on this?
00:50:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Let's find it.
00:50:23
Zack
ah I don't know why I like Carson Beck. I just I feel like.
00:50:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Notre Dame minus two and a half.
00:50:29
Zack
The line is.
00:50:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's at Miami.
00:50:31
Zack
That is so few points.
00:50:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's in Miami.
00:50:34
Zack
forget Yep. Man. you know
00:50:43
Zack
Here's the thing about Carson Beck. Here's why I like him.
00:50:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay, here we go.
00:50:48
Zack
um He was on a good Georgia team. Received a lot of hate.
00:50:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:50:53
Zack
You know how many mediocre Georgia quarterbacks there's been that have that are beloved by the team now? Stetson Bennett.
00:51:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Jake Fromm selling insurance officially.
00:51:01
Zack
ah guys who were system quarterbacks came in, played in their little system, and and were successful. and Now they they are heroes in Georgia. Carson Beck gets the opposite treatment. Everyone hates him.
00:51:14
Zack
He leaves to go be with his girlfriend in Miami. His girlfriend leaves, and they break up.
00:51:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
no, she's still there.
00:51:23
Zack
they're They're not together, though, right?
00:51:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right. she Yeah, they broke up because he's cheating.
00:51:26
Zack
This was part of my narrative.
00:51:28
Zack
Okay. Okay.
00:51:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
he He was cheating on her with the TikTok star.
00:51:31
Zack
Uh, I never said he was a good guy.
00:51:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Did he not think he didn't think that was going get blasted on social media?
00:51:36
Zack
I never said ah he had a good character. ah
00:51:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:51:39
Zack
I think he's playing with a chip on his shoulder.
00:51:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:51:43
Zack
i think he's playing with something, something to prove.
00:51:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
His Lamborghini got stolen this offseason.
00:51:47
Zack
Um, he just feels like that kind of guy who never really fit into Georgia. ah He's in Miami now. he can kind of do the weird stuff. I just feel like he's going to be given freedom to kind of go play whatever he wants to do.
00:52:02
Zack
And I think there's a potential where he's going some fun and they're going to mess around and be pretty good. um I could be really wrong. I could be.
00:52:13
Zack
This could be a terrible take. It just feels like there's something there.
00:52:20
Zack
um
00:52:22
Zack
that's That's my take. i don't know.
00:52:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, i'm I'm on the exact opposite side of earth, and Zach.
00:52:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um i'm I'm no Notre Dame fan, but...
00:52:34
Zack
No. I hate Notre Dame as well. Yeah.
00:52:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They have a guy who could be this year's Aston Ginty running back phenom Heisman candidate. um And I can't, I just can't believe in Miami.
00:52:48
Zack
Ugh.
00:52:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just can't. This is a team that I believed in so much last season. Had futures on them before the season started. um And then they just, you know, they ruined it for me.
00:53:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This is just not a team I'm going to believe in ever. So,
00:53:05
Zack
See, i wanted to I wanted to go Miami, and then I saw the line was only two and a half, and I was like, ugh. I don't think they're actually going I just think it could be close. So I don't think I could bet on Miami there, but i think Notre Dame wins.
00:53:22
Zack
But i think it's I think Carson Beck could get like four touchdowns and have a ah game, and Miami could still will get crushed.
00:53:33
Zack
Yeah, I don't know.
00:53:35
Zack
It's a fun game on Sunday night, though. I think it's a it'll be an interesting time slot.
00:53:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah no um
00:53:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That is, yeah.
00:53:39
Zack
They give it to themselves. No NFL on yet, obviously. So I think that'll be fun.
00:53:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No NFL, yep. And we'll have South Carolina plays earlier that day against Virginia Tech.
00:53:49
Zack
ah some pretty That's another pretty... low key, a little bit of a pretty good game.
00:53:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Important game.
00:53:55
Zack
For sure. South Carolina can't lose that game.
00:53:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No.
00:53:58
Zack
If they want to push for any kind of playoff spot.
00:54:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and didn't realize they were ranked 13th to start the season.
00:54:02
Zack
Yeah, they're pretty high. Lenore sellers. Are they the AP really, really favored teams with returning quarterbacks like LSU, South Carolina, co Clemson.
00:54:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:54:14
Zack
They got the benefit of the doubt when it comes to um like Florida as well. They just, If you had a returning quarterback who was a known commodity, you got a big bump in eight people.
00:54:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Indiana fading them all year. I'll go ahead and tell you.
00:54:29
Zack
Nebraska for kind of frisky.
00:54:32
Zack
People like Nebraska. Take Patrick Mahomes is back.
00:54:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i might be a little, um I might be in on Nebraska.
00:54:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
he
00:54:38
Zack
and Their offense is apparently going to pretty good.
00:54:42
Zack
So the streets are telling me.
00:54:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's what the streets are saying, man.
00:54:50
Zack
Tenji, you got anything else? What do you got
00:54:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Nah, that's it. Other than, yeah.
00:54:55
Zack
I feel pretty good. Big week. Big weekend.
00:54:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Big week. Huge. Huge weekend. Week one, you gotta to get it started. um we' We'll be live in the Discord. Come join to chat for fun.
00:55:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Or, you know, if ah if that doesn't float your boat, just DM us and ask for our cell phone number. We'll put you in the group text with the the next guy at Fan Club.
00:55:16
Zack
Yep.
00:55:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We don't care.
00:55:18
Zack
go live usually have a little bit of a live ah thread going throughout the games on Saturday and Sunday, typically.
00:55:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Me and Zach find ourselves on a lot of the same bets and um trying to talk to our teams into winning those bets.
00:55:26
Zack
um
00:55:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So if you'd like to join that, it's pretty fun.
00:55:35
Zack
Shout out to Kansas State, who this is a pretty bad start.
00:55:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, those cowards.
00:55:41
Zack
Yeah, me and Tizor at Kansas State. um
00:55:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
After trashing them this summer.
00:55:45
Zack
You can't win them all, folks. Yeah.
00:55:50
Zack
Okay. Well, we're excited, guys.
00:55:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But yeah.
00:55:52
Zack
A huge week coming up.
00:55:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, football's back.
00:55:54
Zack
Be back with us. We will be breaking all of it down next week. um we We'll be in the Discord. We'll be on TikTok. Tins has been putting up clips and things like that. So follow us there. Support us.
00:56:05
Zack
We are very excited for this football season coming up. And we hope you are, too. So may all your teams win. Unless you are a Notre Dame, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas fan.
00:56:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
enemy of the pod.
00:56:19
Zack
have
00:56:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Pretty much everybody.
00:56:20
Zack
Ohio State. I'll bridge all those teams.
00:56:26
Zack
Okay. hey We will we'll see you next time.