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Weekend Preview
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Tins opens up the show with a shocking reveal. The Boys breakdown this weekends games and dive into this weeks best of the rest matchup. We wrap up this weekend preview with our AI vs The Boys parlay of the week!
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NFL Week Three Excitement and College Football Progress
00:00:12
Mason
Welcome to this episode of the Next Guy Up podcast. This is Mason.
00:00:15
Zack
na
00:00:16
Mason
I got Zach here. i got Tinsley here.
00:00:18
Zack
What up?
00:00:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What up?
00:00:20
Mason
ah Can you believe it's week three, going on week three of NFL season? We've got some college football. You're going blink going over and it's going the middle of summer. I don't know what week it is in college football.
00:00:32
Mason
Is it four, week four?
00:00:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
can Can you believe that it's already week three in the NFL? And oh, yeah, we've got some college football happening.
00:00:37
Zack
College football also. Yeah, he's an NFL guy for sure.
00:00:37
Mason
Yeah.
00:00:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason, this guy, Mason, hates college football.
00:00:41
Mason
i got i got i got roasted i got I got roasted in group text because I was like, hey guys, ah UCLA fired their head coach and they were like, Mason.
00:00:42
Zack
He does.
00:00:50
Zack
He was like a week late, missed the competition on the pod. It's
00:00:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We talked about it on the pod. ah
00:00:58
Mason
It's fine.
00:00:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't.
00:00:58
Zack
okay, Mason.
00:00:58
Mason
I'm locked in.
00:00:59
Zack
we don't we don't We don't hire you to be college football expert. We hire you to be an NFL expert.
00:01:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:04
Mason
And you know what? I'm um'm prepared. I got my notes. I'm ready to go.
00:01:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:08
Zack
I like that.
00:01:09
Mason
NFL, of course.
00:01:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're very knowledgeable on the NFL.
00:01:09
Mason
Don't ask.
00:01:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
How's your fancy football team doing?
00:01:13
Zack
Great question, Tins. Surely he's doing very well.
00:01:17
Mason
so, so not good.
00:01:20
Zack
Why don't you tell the class who you drafted and who's your quarterback, starting quarterback right now?
00:01:20
Mason
ah Okay.
00:01:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Italy, we can start two quarterbacks in, everybody.
00:01:26
Zack
Two quarterbacks. Who are both your quarterbacks?
00:01:29
Mason
So I did have Drake may, and then he didn't play so well in week one. So I put Justin Fields in there, which played well in week one, then got a concussion, gave, gave the game away.
00:01:33
Zack
Yeah. Okay. Right.
00:01:39
Mason
Not, not good.
00:01:40
Zack
Who's your other quarterback?
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Mason
So ah who's my other quarterback?
00:01:45
Zack
Oh.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Jordan Love.
00:01:46
Mason
Jordan Love. That one's pretty good.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Factually.
00:01:47
Zack
That's not bad.
00:01:48
Mason
That's not bad.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But surely all those extra skill...
00:01:51
Mason
10.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
position players you drafted her are doing really well for you since you waited so long on quarterbacks.
00:01:57
Mason
Okay, mister, you were the last one to get one, so I don't know why you're roasting me over here. You sat and waited and until yours actually got taken.
00:02:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And, and am I in last place? Am I in last place in the league?
00:02:06
Zack
Good question.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If the league, if the league ended today, who's in the playoffs and who's sitting at Waffle House?
00:02:13
Mason
That be me. But listen, would you rule out an 0-2 team right now in the ah and NFL?
00:02:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
direct
00:02:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. I'm, I'm, um I'm ruling out lots of 0-2 teams in the NFL.
00:02:21
Mason
you're You're rolling out the Titans right now?
00:02:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Bears, the Titans, the Panthers, the Texans cooked.
00:02:25
Zack
They're done.
00:02:26
Mason
Texans.
00:02:26
Zack
Cooked.
00:02:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Dolphins, worst record in the NFL. Gave you that bet in June. You're all welcome. Plus 2,000. I don't know.
00:02:34
Zack
Love it.
00:02:37
Zack
I wonder what it's at now.
00:02:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't think you can bet it now. I don't think they'll let you bet it in season.
00:02:45
Zack
Love that.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it. Um... All right, speaking
Cravings and Sweet Tooth Humor
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
of this weekend, I had a craving.
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Zack
Yep.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You guys ever get like a ah sweet tooth and it has to be fulfilled no matter what?
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Zack
Yes.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You ever just craving a certain sweet treat? Not Mason, he has a six pack. um That's mostly a question for Zach.
00:03:05
Zack
It's true.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason turns his nose up at sugar. um
00:03:10
Mason
I don't have the biggest sweet tooth.
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Zack
and read things.
00:03:11
Mason
Sorry, everybody.
00:03:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And red things, yeah, exactly. So...
00:03:15
Mason
Love a good s'mores blizzard, though.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh
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Mason
go ahead.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, discontinued.
00:03:20
Zack
a
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I've never understood.
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Mason
Again?
00:03:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, yeah, they don't have it during the fall. Instead, it's pumpkin spice everything now.
00:03:24
Zack
Seasonal Mason.
00:03:25
Mason
no.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that's your fault for supporting Big Pumpkin. Yeah,
00:03:31
Zack
Come back around.
00:03:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
it's pumpkin everything now. um
00:03:34
Mason
Okay, so he had a sweet tooth.
00:03:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, so I wanted some Buckeyes, some chocolate-covered peanut butter balls, right?
00:03:40
Zack
Oh. Hmm.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So asked Morgan to make them. Obviously, I don't know how to do that, so she had to do it for me.
00:03:45
Mason
So he's a big Ohio State supporter, sounds like. Go ahead, sorry.
00:03:49
Zack
Right.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right. This guy. um
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So she made a batch of them. It made too many. It made 50. Now, how many Buckeyes do you think is appropriate to eat in a weekend?
00:04:01
Zack
That's lot.
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Mason
So I'm going to give an over-under for just the average Joe as
00:04:09
Zack
Hmm.
00:04:13
Mason
for a weekend, I'm going to say a 12, but for Tinsley, the over under is going to be 30, 32. Or the 50 count nuggets.
00:04:21
Zack
You're looking at a guy once ate an entire pack of generic off-brand Oreo cookies in like one night. So I'm probably not the average American in this one.
00:04:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:04:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:04:31
Zack
I'm a binge eater.
00:04:32
Mason
or the fifty count nugget
00:04:32
Zack
If it's in front of me, promise you will eat it.
00:04:41
Zack
I feel like my number is 30 to 40, which would be really bad for my health.
00:04:46
Mason
I'm to say 30. going to I'm going to say
00:04:48
Zack
I would do it and that would feel horrible for like a week.
00:04:50
Mason
I'm to say 35. i'm gonna say thirty five
00:04:52
Zack
It's probably like 10,000 calories.
00:04:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, not only did I have 40 of them this weekend, I smoked a whole Boston butt, an eight-pound one on Saturday.
00:05:05
Zack
I like that.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It was gone by Monday lunchtime. um And then I also yeah made yeah.
00:05:11
Zack
8 pounds.
00:05:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, I'm not eating it all by myself. Morgan, you know, had sandwich here or there. I might have had a majority. also made a bunch of wings. A little peek behind the curtain.
00:05:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If you guys listened the last episode, you saw that I did a test review of the Mountain Dew Trolley. um That wasn't the first time I had that.
00:05:29
Zack
Yeah.
00:05:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I had actually had a bunch of those all weekend long. um So let's just say I had a really, really good food weekend and have been feeling it.
00:05:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Been feeling it, Mr. Krabs.
00:05:45
Zack
ah Yeah. Yeah.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Football season is eating season as well.
00:05:50
Zack
Yeah, I'm a big stress eater. I'm watching a game that I care about, it's pretty much just snacking through the whole thing. And whatever's in front of me,
00:05:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think i yeah
00:05:58
Mason
So that UT Georgia game.
00:05:59
Zack
I've had to be really intentional about like not having chips and sweets because I will just eat all of it.
00:06:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i think I had 10 of those Buckeyes in that last drive where the Bengals came down and beat the Jaguars. I think I had 10 right there.
00:06:14
Zack
Eat the pain away. Then
00:06:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it was not a good time.
00:06:18
Zack
you feel worse after.
00:06:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So yeah, I just wanted to know where you guys stood on Buckeyes and how many you eat in a day.
00:06:23
Zack
It's true.
Reese's Oreo Review Disappointment
00:06:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Which also will bring me to another review. Reese's Oreo.
00:06:31
Zack
Mmm.
00:06:34
Mason
I've seen this advertised.
00:06:35
Zack
Wow.
00:06:36
Mason
I'm so excited you're doing this because I want to truly know.
00:06:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I can only find the little ones, which if you know where I stand, I think the mini, these little mini Reese's cups can sometimes be better.
00:06:46
Zack
Yeah.
00:06:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
A little better ratio of chocolate to peanut butter.
00:06:49
Zack
Um, higher, higher peanut butter. Yeah.
00:06:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So this is a, so we got all,
00:06:52
Mason
While he's opening that.
00:06:55
Mason
Do you remember the time we did the candy draft and he just drafted all Reese's?
00:07:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I got all the different kinds of Reese's as is a smart draft.
00:07:01
Zack
Not bad.
00:07:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So this is a, we got a white cream chocolate up here and then the normal chocolate.
00:07:03
Mason
Chocolate draft.
00:07:08
Zack
Oh.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then in the middle is supposed to be peanut butter, obviously. And then little pieces of Oreo. We're going to review it.
00:07:16
Zack
Sounds pretty good.
00:07:17
Mason
On the pod.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I kept them in the fridge.
00:07:19
Mason
This is free. We're not charging you for this review.
00:07:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm. So that's just a Reese cup with a little bit of crunch in it.
00:07:30
Zack
Okay.
00:07:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm actually pretty down on that.
00:07:33
Zack
What about the white chocolate?
00:07:33
Mason
You didn't...
00:07:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It didn't taste like anything different. It just tastes like a Reese.
00:07:37
Mason
Didn't even taste the Oreo current pieces?
00:07:37
Zack
Hmm.
00:07:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We don't really taste like Oreo.
00:07:40
Mason
Just the crunch?
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It just tastes like crunch.
00:07:42
Mason
The peanut butter probably overtook the whole
00:07:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm going to go 6.2.
00:07:47
Mason
All right, give it a rating.
00:07:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
6.2. six point two
00:07:50
Zack
Ooh, disappointing.
00:07:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm a little let down by that. This time of year, they also have the Reese cups with like the marshmallow top for the ghosts. And that's, that's actually where it's at.
00:08:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If I could have reviewed that, I'd much rather reviewed that. But there we go. More eating and drinking on the pod.
00:08:11
Zack
You'd love to see it.
00:08:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love to see it. But we do have really big weekend football coming up again.
Football Watching and Food Strategies
00:08:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm already planning on what I'm going to smoke on the smoker. So, When the Jags lose on Sunday, ah prepare to hear about all the things I've eaten in pain.
00:08:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's how I cope. um Mason.
00:08:33
Mason
Yes.
00:08:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Do we... Actually, no. Sorry. We're going to go back to best of the rest. We're going to dive into best of the rest.
00:08:41
Mason
oh okay.
00:08:41
Zack
Best of the rest, baby.
00:08:41
Mason
Let's do it.
00:08:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
This has been... series has quickly turned into... Can we find the... the game that no one is talking about to score the most points because we've done it again.
00:08:52
Zack
Yep. Yep.
00:08:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We have found another small school matchup. We gave you a little bit of a teaser on Monday's episode. When Zach first found this line, it was 48 and a half. We're already up to 50.
00:09:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So these, these small games are, they're fun to watch. i mean, both, both games, the little bit I watched of the app state game last week was entertaining. I watched quite a bit of the Oregon state Fresno state game that we,
00:09:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
did the week before it was a very fun game so there's a little magic in these small time matchups so we've got another one this week we are traveling to miami of ohio not famously miami florida always think of the episode of the office where kelly marries that guy and then they're moving to miami of ohio she starts giving away all our coats
00:09:36
Zack
True.
00:09:44
Zack
Yeah,
00:09:47
Zack
yeah there's another big game in Miami, Florida.
00:09:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. We'll be talking about that. i've got an I've got it on my list for a future category that we're going to be doing today.
00:09:52
Zack
Gators coming to town.
00:09:57
Zack
Oh.
00:09:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But did we want to go ahead and knock out best of the rest? Zach, you want to touch on some Miami of Ohio?
UNLV Football Team Season Highlights
00:10:08
Zack
Yeah, let's do it.
00:10:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Or no, you have UNLV. Sorry.
00:10:09
Zack
UNLV.
00:10:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i
00:10:10
Zack
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:12
Zack
ah So UNLV has been in the news this year. This has been this is kind of a different team than some of the ones we've covered so far because these have been pretty he's at the forefront of some of the college football conversations. ah Dan Mullen has become the head coach at UNLV.
00:10:27
Zack
ah You may remember Den Mullen was at Florida once upon a time. He was fired and he kind of was a personality for a while on TV and covered some football. And now he's back at UNLV.
00:10:41
Zack
ah He replaced Barry Odom, who went to Purdue.
00:10:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Purdue.
00:10:45
Zack
But obviously Dan Mullen is a pretty pretty big recruiter.
00:10:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
purdu
00:10:49
Zack
He's just a big name and can of attract a lot of recruits. So there's a lot of excitement there. um Offensive coordinator came from um over from Ohio State, ah Corey Dennis. I'm actually not sure if he was the offensive coordinator there, ah but he did come from Ohio State. And then defensive coordinator is acting as interim defensive coordinator this year, Paul Gunther.
00:11:12
Zack
um Some of the other coaching pieces...
00:11:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, that's a good defensive coordinator name.
00:11:15
Zack
Yeah, Gunther is pretty electric.
00:11:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Paul Gunther. Yeah, that dude, you know he's got a big, big thing to dip in, and he is just a defensive line coach that's now the defensive coordinator.
00:11:22
Zack
ah
00:11:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He just wants to hit somebody. Everybody's got to hit somebody.
00:11:28
Zack
Everybody had somebody. It works sometimes.
00:11:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He wants all 11 guys flying to the ball.
00:11:31
Zack
Gunther.
00:11:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Like, he's old school. That's a guy the boys want to play for.
00:11:37
Zack
Paul Gunther. I like that.
00:11:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
like it.
00:11:41
Zack
ah So we do have a couple of other people who left. Obviously, we've pretty much every team we've covered so far has had a lot of turnover and their program, which I'm not sure if that just leads to a lot of like fluctuation. We don't necessarily know who they are, or the lines are close or what.
00:11:56
Zack
ah Matthew Sluka transferred out quarterback. um And there are some other transfers. There were 35 newcomers into the portal. um But this is an interesting stat.
00:12:09
Zack
24 of the transfers came from a power conference program.
00:12:14
Zack
That's pretty interesting. 24 guys came from a big power for conference to come play at UNLV.
00:12:21
Zack
uh, that does not usually go that direction. And in my experience, uh, they started the season off with a quarterback battle.
00:12:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:12:28
Zack
Um, Alex Orgy from Michigan who played a good bit last year, not very well, which is probably why i ended up at UNLV. Um, and another guy named Anthony Calandria from Virginia.
00:12:40
Zack
Both these guys were, were battling. Um, Alex Orgy just got injured actually. And so he was not playing as well either. So, uh, Anthony Calandra is, has pretty much taken the quarterback position over fully.
00:12:52
Zack
He played a lot better up before the injury as well. So, um, there are a couple of other pieces. Uh, I will tell you just some of the storylines though. Um, I think that quarterback battle, but Calandra has been very good so far. We'll talk about some of his stats.
00:13:07
Zack
Um, and they've actually, you know, these actually been pretty good. I said, we, we didn't have like a situation where a coach got fired. If this was a situation where your coach got promoted to Purdue. And so they were actually in a good spot. They went 20 and eight over the past two seasons had back to back mountain West championship game appearances.
00:13:26
Zack
Um, they, they finished the season last year, right? Number 24 in the nation. So this is not a bad team. This is not a bad program. Um,
00:13:36
Zack
So there's a couple of other things that their financial situation kind of went viral a little bit at the beginning of the season. um They basically said they didn't have enough money to pay Dan Mullen all five years of his contract.
00:13:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah and
00:13:48
Zack
They we basically have enough for about two and we're going hope that there's some ah influx of funds. Doesn't seem like a great strategy, but here we are.
00:13:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Or a big boy school wants to come buy out his contract. That's that's the dream.
00:14:00
Zack
That it could also be true. Yeah, and make a nice little profit. um They were picked to finish second in the Mountain West behind Boise State.
00:14:12
Zack
That's kind of still where the where the projections are. Boise State's kind of dominated the Mountain West as of late. so So far, they've gone 3-0. So they are 3-0 coming into this matchup.
00:14:25
Zack
They beat Idaho State thirty eight thirty one They beat sam Houston And most recently they beat UCLA ah in a very tough game for UCLA.
00:14:38
Zack
ah
00:14:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Which I hate to see.
00:14:41
Zack
You do hate to see that. So, um I mean, they that's a Big Ten team that they beat. i feel so That ah feels pretty good for them.
00:14:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:49
Zack
and Overall, their game's have been pretty high scoring. They've got a lot of points. Calandria has kind of been the big the big piece there. um But there was running back, Jaden Thomas, has been very good as well. He had dual threat quarterback. And Calandria, overall, defensively, they gave up a lot, but but they scored way more. So they ended up being very successful.
00:15:11
Zack
um Their offense really is a two-headed monster, though. If you're watching the game, you're going to hear Jaden Thomas. As the running back, going to hear clin Anthony Calandria. So if you're looking for some players that you can be familiar with, those are your guys.
00:15:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right.
00:15:25
Zack
um Yeah, pretty good.
00:15:27
Zack
Feel good about it.
00:15:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it. Um, all right. So I went with, I'm a Mac guy. I love the Mac. Uh, it's, it's what, uh, probably two weeks away until we start getting some action on Tuesday night. So that'll be another night dedicated to football. So my wife and children can watch something on Wednesdays. That's all they get.
00:15:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um every other night we'll be consumed with football and then college basketball starts somewhere in there.
00:15:47
Zack
One night.
00:15:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then I get Wednesdays there too. So it's just, you know, it is what it is.
Miami of Ohio Football Team Analysis
00:15:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, So anyway, Miami of Ohio, the Red Hawks coming off of a successful 2024 season.
00:16:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They went nine and five losing in the Mac championship game to Toledo. um Their head coach, Chuck Martin, this is his 12th season at Miami of Ohio. So they've got a long,
00:16:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
long like he's been there a long time his two coordinators have been there with him uh except for seven years so um the system is is not new that they've been running together for a long time the the the staff is very well gelled together um and this is one of the max schools that actually gets a pretty good crowd out to it they're
00:16:28
Zack
Could
00:16:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Their fan base, their student section always pretty big. It's known in the MAC. They have the most attendance. I don't know how much of a factor that's really going to play, but you never know.
00:16:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Six o'clock at night in – where is their stadium?
00:16:53
Zack
could be
00:16:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I had it on here.
00:16:58
Zack
Miami, Ohio.
00:17:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, but it's – no, Jaeger Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. So I don't know why – I don't know where the Miami of Ohio thing comes from.
00:17:05
Zack
Huh.
00:17:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
probably should have that Um, ah but coming off, so coming off of a ah good 2024 season, they actually lost all 11 starters from their offense. They're they've, they were known as a defensive team and 10 of their 11 starters from the defense come back. They only lost one player and it was a big player. All Mac first team, uh, cornerback Ray on straighter. He transferred to Auburn. Um, but the other 10 starters are all back.
00:17:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um,
00:17:37
Zack
Thank you.
00:17:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But the whole offense, all 11 starters are gone. um they They brought transfer quarterback Daquan Finn, who played for Toledo last year and was the – or no, he played for Toledo in 2023, was the MAAC MVP before going to Baylor for one year and then coming back to the MAAC this year.
00:17:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I couldn't tell you anything that happened to Baylor. I don't i don't know how much he played there. i don't think it was a very successful tenure. Yeah. um They have three wide receivers they're really kind of banking on coming from big programs. Deion Calzell from Notre Dame, Darian Williamson from Florida State, and Keith Reynolds from Washington.
00:18:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um The only player returning from last year's team that had any significant playing time, he wasn't a starter, but he did play some, was Jordan Brunson, who... um was a true freshman last year, and they they really think he could be a really strong running back for them going into this year.
00:18:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But really, it's just it's all about the defense. um They want to play low-scoring games, turn you over, play field position, and kind are banking on Daquan Finn's athleticism as a dual-threat quarterback to win them games.
00:18:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and they They have a really hard schedule starting out,
00:18:55
Zack
Yeah.
00:18:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um They played Wisconsin, lost 17-0, played Rutgers the next week. I think the final score was like 48-10. It was bad.
00:19:06
Zack
Yeah. Not great.
00:19:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, not great. And then they get UNLV here, and then after this game, it goes downhill. they' They'll get to go to the MAC schools. they're They're done getting beat up on. They're done playing teams that paid them to get beat up on um after that.
00:19:22
Zack
Thank you.
00:19:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
they were projected to finish second in the Mac and the coaches poll behind Toledo, who is there. They're a very good Mac school. Um, so really it's kind of the same story as most of these is we've got a transfer quarterback that they're really dependent on to come in and kind of fix every, fix all their problems. Um, this a guy who has done well in the Mac before. Like I said, he won a Mac MVP in 2023 for Toledo.
00:19:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um But in my mind, this is a this might be a little bit more of a defensive struggle than what we're used to in these these first two games we picked.
00:19:58
Zack
yeah
00:20:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I know the over has been climbing. um I think that's because i really think they think ohio has a Miami, Ohio has a shot of actually winning this game.
00:20:10
Zack
Yeah.
00:20:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It opened, were talking about a bit, opened as a two and a half point favorite for UNLV. Or it opened at three and a half and now it's
00:20:18
Zack
Three and a half.
00:20:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Two and a half. um So, yeah, if I had to pick, ah still, I don't know, the over college football, I mean, it's only 50 points, 51. That doesn't feel like a ton, especially with the dual threat quarterback.
00:20:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And, you know, Maction is, yeah, both two, two.
00:20:34
Zack
Both with are dual threat, yeah. i'm not
00:20:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:37
Zack
From what I understand, Univill is not too interested in playing defense, so I'm not quite sure.
00:20:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:44
Zack
um Doesn't seem like they've carried too much so far.
00:20:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And another key thing we didn't look up is weather. Who knows what the weather is going to be like in Ohio this weekend, but I don't believe him in the weather.
00:20:57
Zack
Mason, you know.
00:21:00
Mason
Well, I did look up the Oxford thing. Oxford is the location of the main campus of Miami University, often referred to as Miami, Ohio, because I guess we already have a Miami, Florida.
00:21:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:21:14
Mason
So they had to. It is 30 miles northwest of Cincinnati.
00:21:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
who's the most famous player that ever played for Miami of Ohio Ben Ben Ben Roethlisberger
00:21:27
Zack
Good question.
00:21:29
Mason
What did know this? Is it do what? What position? Oh. I was trying to get the position.
00:21:39
Zack
Mason, NFL expert. My goodness.
00:21:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
you ever heard of him Big Ben we're we're we're fine
00:21:42
Zack
Sad.
00:21:46
Zack
Saturday's going to a high of 86.
00:21:46
Mason
and
00:21:46
Zack
Clear. Clear.
00:21:48
Mason
I was looking that up next.
00:21:49
Zack
clear
00:21:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We're back to the over. we got We've got one team that doesn't want to play defense and another team that's known for their defense in the MAC, which
00:21:58
Mason
First of
00:21:58
Zack
Yeah, it feels like a shootout potential type game here, I'll be honest.
00:22:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
two two quarterbacks running wild. Final score 36 to 28. We're going to get...
00:22:10
Zack
Miami Ohio has been playing a tough schedule. They're ready to air it out a little bit against some non-Big Ten competition.
00:22:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:15
Mason
as Has every best of the rest so far hit the over?
00:22:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:19
Zack
Yes.
00:22:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:22:21
Zack
Two for two.
00:22:21
Mason
Hey, there you go. Two for two.
00:22:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Comfortably.
00:22:24
Zack
You know, why why stop now if we...
00:22:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:22:27
Zack
Where are we at? I agree.
00:22:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:29
Zack
Let's go over. Let's just do it. I'm going to bet it right now, though, before it changes.
00:22:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I like the over... i am going... Yeah.
Betting Strategies and Game Predictions
00:22:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I am going to take Miami of Ohio. I think they're live in this game. I think ah the line movement tells me that somebody knows something I don't.
00:22:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Somebody's smarter at gambling the way it's moved. So, I like Miami of Ohio plus two and a half. it'll be on It'll be on the TikTok card.
00:22:53
Mason
So over 15 and a half, taking it.
00:22:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Don't ask about the TikTok card, how it's gone.
00:22:59
Zack
Just takes one week, Tens.
00:22:59
Mason
How's it going?
00:23:00
Zack
Just takes one week. We're fine.
00:23:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
greet Week one was good.
00:23:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right. Well, I think that's the best of the rest. And now we're going get into the rest, what everyone else is talking about, all the other primetime matchups and big-time games.
00:23:14
Zack
Yeah.
00:23:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, you came here to listen about UNLV versus Miami of Ohio.
00:23:24
Zack
That's a fact. People, name another podcast covering it.
00:23:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You can't.
00:23:30
Zack
Name one.
00:23:30
Mason
We'll wait.
00:23:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And you won't. I don't even know if the might um don't know locked on UNLV and Miami of Ohio talking about this game. They're probably talking about what they had for lunch.
00:23:39
Zack
and Actually, this one actually turned out to a pretty good game. I mean, I think it's two people competing for their conferences. So I think it's actually be a pretty fun game.
00:23:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Same.
00:23:48
Zack
This is not going to be your garbage. Like Oregon state ended up being very bad. We covered them first. ah For us to say Oregon state, Oregon state is very bad.
00:23:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Turns out they're bad.
00:23:57
Zack
So at least I think we now are getting into some teams that are going to be competing. Like UNLV is like plus a thousand for the G5 playoffs bar right now, I think.
00:24:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:07
Zack
um Which probably will come down to policy state needing to lose one at some point. And UNLV needing to win this one pretty bad. So.
00:24:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right.
00:24:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it.
00:24:21
Zack
All right.
00:24:23
Zack
Categories?
00:24:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Where do we want to first? one go Game of the week, player to watch, upset of the week.
00:24:32
Zack
great question.
00:24:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Where are we feeling? What are we feeling? What we want to dice up?
00:24:35
Zack
You to start off with something a little little frisky?
00:24:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ooh, all right.
00:24:40
Zack
Yeah, what do you got?
00:24:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Risky, little upset of the week.
00:24:42
Zack
Yeah, ah love it.
00:24:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right, so when zach when me and Zach did this last week, i he he did the challenge of trying to find something that was plus 200. So it was like an actual long shot. kind of like an actual upset that would be shocking.
00:24:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, and nothing would be more shocking to the college football world right now than the Florida Gators going down to Miami and winning. And that's what I'm going to pick.
00:25:04
Zack
I'm sure.
00:25:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um,
00:25:07
Zack
Isn't that who I picked last week? Florida to upset LSU?
00:25:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
uh, yeah, I think he did.
00:25:11
Zack
And boy, that knock that didn't go well.
00:25:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It didn't go well. DJ lag way through five interceptions against LSU Miami's right.
00:25:17
Zack
Who knew?
00:25:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Miami's riding a little high right now. They look like they're still coasting. They're still going to be electric after Cam Ward left. Carson Beck might actually be a good quarterback. Good call by Zach.
00:25:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But here's the thing.
00:25:31
Zack
Who knew?
00:25:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Last year, when Billy Napier had his back against the wall, knew he was about to get fired, they they They pulled out some magic and...
00:25:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And I think that's what's going to happen right here. I think something's to think they might bench DJ Lagway. they Apparently this freshman rookie guy behind him is electric as well.
00:25:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Another five-star quarterback. Who knew Billy Napier was the quarterback recruiter? um I don't know. i think i just I'm going to go with the Gators. I think they played their defense played really well against LSU.
00:26:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, if if Lagway doesn't throw five interceptions, they're Zach might have been right last week. They might have won that game. So I'm going to go My upset of the week is going to be the Florida Gators absolutely throwing a wrench into the ACC's plans of Miami versus Florida State being the champs because Clemson's dead.
00:26:27
Zack
love that.
00:26:30
Zack
They're not dead.
00:26:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're so dead.
00:26:35
Zack
Okay. My upset of the week spot. I am looking to a team. Mine is actually plus three 70. So I took a significant upset potential.
00:26:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Woo!
00:26:46
Zack
Um,
00:26:47
Mason
I'm betting it right now.
00:26:49
Zack
Okay, this is a team that has the highest odds to win the G5 playoff spot. Traveling to an SEC team, um we're talking Tulane at Ole Miss.
00:27:02
Zack
This is an Ole Miss team that's got some question marks still. It's a lane team that it is very, very good and has been good already this season. 13.5 points. That's a of points. lot of points There is a potential for Ole Miss just to come out and kind they're not to make this into a long game because I think Tulane has the firepower to, to play with them.
00:27:22
Zack
Um, But if there was a team that could compete, Ole Miss has got a big game next week, I think against LSU. This is a little bit of a look-ahead spot for Ole Miss. Tulane, scary.
00:27:34
Zack
ah they are the They are like plus 380 at the playoffs right now.
00:27:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:39
Zack
um I think they're they're a frisky team for sure. So this is a a big spot for Ole Miss. Do they look ahead a little bit? Maybe.
00:27:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i uh this was my game of the week for college football um no you're good i that's why i do and nfl and college just in case so
00:27:51
Zack
Hope so. Be very fun to Oh, sorry.
00:28:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I really like this Tulane team. Their head coach is up there as far as names to watch for ah for the next big Power 5 jobs to open up. um Their quarterback is Electric. This is a team that almost beat Ole Miss last year when they played.
00:28:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um So it's just a team that's not scared. like They're not scared. They're going to come in. They know they're a good team.
00:28:23
Zack
The green wave.
00:28:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. So I like their chances. i am all over Tulane this weekend because I do think we have some question marks from Ole Miss. I don't think they are the They're not as electric and high-powered as they were the last couple years with Jackson Dart.
00:28:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Still very good. Lane Kiffin still is going to put up points, but...
00:28:46
Zack
Shout out Jackson Dart, by the way. Can't wait for him to make a start for the new York Giants.
00:28:53
Mason
Speaking of, that's a perfect said segue, Zach.
00:28:55
Zack
Love it.
00:28:56
Mason
um Mine is plus 260. I might definitely regret this, and I could be prisoner of the moment, but I'm going to go out and pick the Giants.
00:29:06
Mason
Six-point underdog against Kansas City, who have looked discombobulated so far this year. I know Tinsley's making faces.
00:29:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
feeling
00:29:14
Mason
um It is at home for the Giants. Russell Wilson coming off in insane performance, who now leads the league in passing yards, by the way. Kansas City is 0-2 against the spread. Giants are 1-1.
00:29:27
Mason
Let's just parlay all of our upsets and put it against AI.
00:29:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh.
00:29:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No.
00:29:33
Zack
Good idea.
00:29:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No. AI has already been winning the contest going two and one every week. i don't That'd be bad. That'd be really bad.
00:29:43
Mason
might put a dollar down to parlay all of ours together and put a dollar down.
00:29:48
Zack
rich.
00:29:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ah, that, yeah, that'd be crazy.
00:29:50
Mason
Okay. I know. i know tens.
00:29:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That would be, the Chiefs would be dead, dead if they lose to the Giants this weekend.
00:29:54
Mason
But
00:29:56
Zack
Yeah, if they start...
00:29:57
Mason
Also, I'm kind of rooting for it, to be honest.
00:30:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh yeah, I'm for sure rooting for it. I'm, I cashed out my Chiefs future before the season started because out. I'm over them. I'm done with them.
00:30:08
Mason
You remember that one time, like two seasons ago, where they had a string of like really bad games that weren't covering, they were losing left and right, and everybody was doubting them, and then they won the Super Bowl that season.
00:30:19
Mason
So i don't I don't know. I don't think I'll ever actually rule them out, but it'd be a fun... It's ah it's in New York. Russell Wilson, who knew?
00:30:30
Zack
Who knew guys?
00:30:30
Mason
Okay. Who knew?
00:30:33
Zack
Okay. Love it.
00:30:36
Zack
Uh, are we ready? we moving on performance of the week or player to watch?
00:30:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:39
Zack
Sorry.
00:30:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Player the Watch.
00:30:41
Zack
Player to watch tens. Who do you got?
00:30:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right, so I've got one in the NFL and one in college. I'll do college real quick. Sawyer Robertson, quarterback for Baylor, in and a you know broken record here, but the Big 12 is wide open. Anyone could win the Big 12.
00:30:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Sawyer Robinson is an electric dual threat quarterback whose Heisman odds are steadily climbing. He's actually putting himself in some draft conversation with how he's played so far this year.
00:31:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Baylor really depends on him. he's He's not only the starting quarterback who's in charge of throwing it, but he's their leading rusher. Um, so he is, he is their offense.
00:31:18
Zack
Sheesh.
00:31:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So, uh, he's just someone I'm watching. I'm kind of keeping a close eye on as far as the Heisman odds go. He started the season at like plus 10,000. He's jumped up to plus 2,800.
00:31:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, so I think if he could just, yes, a lot of them.
00:31:32
Zack
bunch quarterbacks fell off of the list.
00:31:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I think if he can keep doing what he's doing for Baylor and put them in the big 12 championship game, like anything's possible. lot of, lot of fun, big 12 matchups this weekend. It's, it's going to be,
00:31:45
Zack
I got one coming up in one of my categories too.
00:31:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, ah I love the Big 12 so much. I just do. It's becoming like appointment television, honestly.
00:31:56
Zack
Except for Kansas State.
00:31:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then, what a joke they are. that The odds makers looked us in the face and said, we're putting Kansas State as the favorite to win this conference at plus 750 to start the year.
00:32:07
Zack
Yeah, they're really bad.
00:32:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They're so bad. They're just lost. Idiots. Couldn't have ever been us betting on them.
00:32:15
Zack
me.
00:32:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Go... Go BYU Cougars, by the way. um All right. So, and then my NFL player to watch. Well, it's five of them. And it's the Eagles offensive line getting called for false start because the NFL is going to start.
00:32:26
Zack
Oh my gosh. That's true.
00:32:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's, this is the beginning of the end of the tush push because now it's getting blown up on broadcast. NFL refs are starting to, they, they made the chargers lineup correctly.
00:32:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
on an attempted tush push because all of their heads were past the ball. Who's been saying this since the Super Bowl? I'm tired of the tush push. I'm tired of all the offensive linemen being halfway past the ball.
00:32:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's not in a competitive, it's not a fun play. It's not a competitive play because they do not follow the rule. So the NFL is going to crack down on it, finally, and the Eagles can get out of my face.
00:33:05
Mason
Took them long enough.
00:33:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And Jason Kelsey being all over Twitter today, screaming at people saying, It's a competitive play. We would like to play man football. Why would we want to punt? We're going to go for on fourth and one and do the tush push.
00:33:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, yeah, you guys got it because you cheated. and now you're going flags for it constantly. So have fun, Eagles.
00:33:25
Zack
any
00:33:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then when you guys don't have the tush push, guess what?
00:33:27
Zack
I flattened eagles.
00:33:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
going start losing. And then what's going happen? Nick Sirianni, hot seat, right back. It's back.
00:33:35
Zack
Wow.
00:33:35
Mason
wow.
00:33:36
Mason
You remember that one time he said a hot seat and then they won the Super Bowl the same season?
00:33:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I wasn't the only one. People were saying it. They were losing some games. People were saying, is Nick Sirianni the guy? i was just i was i had the heartbeat of the Eagles fans online.
00:33:48
Mason
I know.
00:33:49
Zack
People are saying it.
00:33:51
Mason
You're going to laugh at my Michigan's fraud statement, but then Tinsley over here just gets away with the... He's going to get fired and then he actually wins the Super Bowl the same season.
00:33:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
People on Twitter were saying it. Eagles fans were out on Sirianni. He just got a miracle run. Everybody gets hot every once while.
00:34:06
Mason
Miracle.
00:34:06
Zack
aircraft Okay.
00:34:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Doug Peterson got hot one time with Nick Foles and won a Super Bowl. Anything's possible.
00:34:16
Mason
Okay, Zach. Oh, wait.
00:34:17
Zack
um
00:34:18
Mason
Yeah.
00:34:19
Zack
Performance of the week ah or the
College Football Standout Players Discussion
00:34:21
Zack
player to watch. Sorry. Player to watch. I've got two. They're playing on the same field. Again, this is a very interesting matchup to littlell watch. We have um John Mateer, Heisman,
00:34:32
Mason
Hmm.
00:34:33
Zack
front runner, not the front runner, but he's in the top couple of people.
00:34:35
Mason
He is front runner plus 850.
00:34:37
Zack
Nevermind. He's the front runner. Holy cow. And then we have ah returning to Oklahoma for the first time, Jackson Arnold, who who is the starting quarterback for Auburn right now. So um ah he had a pretty bad exit from Oklahoma. They kind of kicked him out. He did not have a very good season at all.
00:34:59
Zack
His season started off rocky at Auburn, but he's not he's been a little bit better. I think he's shown some signs of improvement. He will have a chance to go improve the hometown faithful wrong on Saturday in Oklahoma.
00:35:12
Zack
Oklahoma are six and a half point favorites in this one. Oklahoma's looking pretty good. They have a very good defense, and John Mater has looked like the real deal so far.
00:35:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:35:19
Zack
He's kind of a... a veteran presence and the way we've seen a couple of quarterbacks around the kind of taken roles who have been able to settle people down and kind of control an offense in the way that freshmen just can't do.
00:35:34
Zack
So it'll be an interesting dynamic. I think it'll be a fun chance for ah both players to kind of show what they, show what they got. it's here. It's to kind of continue his Heisman campaign, Jackson Arnold to show that he was it potential and that he was treated poorly at Oklahoma. So really fun matchup to watch. See what happens on the field.
00:35:56
Mason
I have my ah college football knowledge for the ah for this segment here. Well, for the whole episode, actually. um
00:36:03
Zack
Love it.
00:36:04
Mason
And it's starting out with NFL, actually. i believe it was 2010 when they had the Lair Fitzgerald, ah Troy Polamalu, Madden cover was when they brought the truck stick, ah like the truck move where you just like hit the stick forward and you'd truck them over.
00:36:21
Mason
Uh, I've seen John Mateer do that more than any college football player I've ever seen in my life. Like where he's just scrambling and then he'll just do the like, he literally just barrels down and does a truck move.
00:36:32
Mason
That's, that's my college football knowledge.
00:36:34
Zack
There you go, guys.
00:36:35
Mason
There you Football player.
00:36:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
but
00:36:36
Zack
He's used it more than any you college football player of all time.
00:36:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
the
00:36:40
Mason
Of all time. Well, Tim Tebow.
00:36:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You didn't. Nope. You already said all time. So now you get roasted. Now, now I have to ask.
00:36:45
Mason
Dang it. Dang it.
00:36:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Now I have to ask if you ever watched Tim Tebow.
00:36:47
Zack
Derek Henry.
00:36:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah. Derek Henry.
00:36:51
Mason
No, I said college ah quarterback.
00:36:54
Zack
Oh, Corbin.
00:36:54
Mason
Well, I meant to say quarterback.
00:36:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
oh Yeah. You meant to.
00:36:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Even then you, you didn't.
00:36:58
Mason
I think I did.
00:36:59
Mason
Run back the tape.
00:37:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Cam Newton.
00:37:04
Zack
Yeah.
00:37:06
Mason
Mathieu's done it a lot.
00:37:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Tim
00:37:07
Mason
i'm go Okay, fine. I'll watch all his ah every single snap he's done, and I'll count all of them.
00:37:13
Zack
I love that.
00:37:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You can't handle that much college football.
00:37:14
Mason
Ha ha ha.
00:37:15
Zack
Pounce of tape, Mason.
00:37:19
Mason
Okay. No, that's a good matchup. Did you have anything else to say?
00:37:22
Zack
That it.
00:37:23
Mason
Okay. My player to watch is one Daniel Jones. lot of people wrote him off backup quarterback. Well, hold on. ah I was high on them at the preview episode. i actually had the Colts to start, and then I chickened out and said the Texans, which that's not looking good. But anyways, Colts have the fourth best scoring offense.
00:37:48
Mason
Still haven't kicked a punt this season, and Daniel Jones is second most. what's the what's the Why is he getting so worked up? Second most passing yards behind said Russell Wilson.
00:37:59
Mason
ah They play the Titans this Sunday at the Titans.
00:38:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
that The whole punt thing is cute until you realize they've like gone for it on multiple fourth downs, haven't gotten some ah long field goals.
00:38:10
Mason
And long field goals that they've kicked. ah
00:38:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
they did They did punt once, but then there was a penalty on the defense, so they got a first down.
00:38:17
Mason
Penalty that came back. Yeah. This guy.
00:38:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So...
00:38:21
Mason
Calm down. i didn't say that they're winning the Super Bowl this season. I just said, you know, it he's gone beyond what everybody expected him to do
00:38:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just... Here's... here's
00:38:30
Mason
Yeah.
00:38:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right, here's what I want to say about Daniel Jones and the Colts. um There's another team last year that started out really hot with a veteran quarterback, kind of took the league by storm, and then absolutely fell on their face.
00:38:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That'd be the New Orleans Saints. People were talking about like this Saints offense was the greatest offense they've ever seen, and then Kapui. It went downhill, injuries caught up.
00:38:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Daniel Jones, pretty injury-prone. um Yeah, I'm selling all the Colt stock you can get your hands on. All of it.
00:39:07
Mason
You probably get a pretty good, with them being 2-0, you probably get a pretty good bet on the Jags to win the division if that's what you're wanting to take.
00:39:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No one said that. No one said anything. I'm not talking about any other. I didn't bring them up.
00:39:20
Mason
but
00:39:20
Zack
You didn't do it.
00:39:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Zach.
00:39:21
Zack
I can confirm. Mason did.
00:39:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason brings up the Jags and then acts surprised when I react.
00:39:27
Mason
I was just suggesting, I was just, you know, i know who you're betting on. Yeah.
00:39:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You don't know that.
00:39:33
Mason
Yeah.
00:39:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I could maybe be buying stock in the Texans.
00:39:35
Mason
The Texans, really?
00:39:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I could think maybe CJ Stroud's going to bounce back. I can't even say it without laughing.
00:39:43
Mason
Okay.
00:39:43
Zack
Okay. We got game of the week. Hmm.
00:39:46
Mason
We got it.
00:39:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Game of the week. Game of the week.
00:39:50
Zack
All right.
00:39:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
right, so gave my college one. I really think that Ole Miss two-lane game is going to be a really fun game. um And you could see this two-lane team kind of take control of a potential playoff berth and all that good stuff.
00:40:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, my NFL one for the week is going to be Broncos at chargers because if the chargers win this game, they're putting themselves in the driver's seat early for the AFC West, who has been won by the chiefs for like what? 10 straight years.
00:40:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um,
00:40:24
Mason
Yeah. And once the Giants win against the Chiefs, they'll really be.
00:40:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, really be behind the eight ball.
00:40:28
Mason
Sorry, go ahead.
00:40:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I just – I've never been a big Chargers guy. I've always been kind of out on the Chargers. I was buying a lot of the hype of the Broncos going into the year.
00:40:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Bo Nix is kind of looking like he's having a sophomore slump and that defense is not playing at the level it was playing last year. I know we're only at week two, but um I think this Chargers team – Something, something's different. It's not just a hardball team that wants to run the ball and be boring and not do what you should do as a well-powered offense with a quarterback who has the arm talent that Justin Herbert has.
00:41:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um They've, they've looked awesome. Quentin Johnson is, is really bounced back. He was on the verge of being a first round bust. um He's looked really good for them. Lad McConkie is solid. So I really, I'm starting to really like this chargers team.
00:41:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And this is a really big divisional matchup in week three. um kind of kind of starting to set up things as we get closer to the first quarter of the season being over.
00:41:32
Zack
ah
00:41:32
Mason
They're letting him actually sling the rock around instead of just... I felt like last year it was like they were preventing... Like they were kind of holding them back. So I agree with you.
00:41:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:41:41
Mason
So far it looks like a different offense and they're wanting to be a little more pass heavy than last season already. So...
00:41:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it.
00:41:50
Mason
Maybe that's why so far the run game it's not really done well.
00:41:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:41:55
Mason
But if it really can shoot off, which is fine.
00:41:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Hampton's not caught on yet.
00:41:58
Mason
It's literally two games in a rookie season. So... Gentty hasn't either.
00:42:05
Mason
So, okay, Zach.
00:42:07
Zack
Okay. um We got a big one for the Big 12 here. Texas Tech at Utah. ah These are the the two highest favor or the most highest odds to win the Big 12.
00:42:23
Zack
ah Utah is number one. They've had a very good season so far. Texas Tech is also undefeated. Both these teams are 3-0. ah Three and a half point sport ah points spread in favor of Utah right now.
00:42:35
Zack
Utah is the one who destroyed UCLA in the first game of the season. They've also beaten Cal Poly and Wyoming. So they they've had a kind of a soft schedule here. Texas Tech beat Oregon State last week, which we've discussed.
00:42:49
Zack
So neither teams faced lot of competition. It's a very fun game, a pretty unknowns here. um But both teams kind of came in with some pretty big expectations. It's going be a fun game. Fun game.
00:43:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Fun game. Firepower. Electricity.
00:43:06
Zack
That's what I've said.
00:43:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Points, points, points.
00:43:07
Zack
Yeah, over-under 57.5, so we're expected to fireworks.
00:43:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:43:13
Zack
Okay.
00:43:14
Mason
Love it.
00:43:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right.
00:43:15
Zack
Mason, game of the week.
00:43:17
Mason
Game of the week. This game could get hidden during the noon central time games. And that is one of the two only matchups of both teams being two and O. And that is the Rams at the Eagles. Other matchup of the two and O opponents is Cardinals at 49ers.
00:43:35
Mason
A lot of news and discussion. we' we've already talked about is tens. Correct. The ref's gonna, you know, put a little bit of cap on this tush push play. ah Rams are a three-point underdog.
00:43:47
Mason
I could see them giving the Eagles a run for their money. That is my matchup of the week.
00:43:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, i love I love it.
00:43:55
Zack
Love it.
00:43:56
Mason
Like I said, hidden in the new...
00:43:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think it's they're going to start throwing flags on it, and then the Eagles are going to melt down, and it's going to throw off their juju of the game, and boom, Rams, money lines.
00:44:10
Mason
I do love it. I do, um, have red zone. Um, the ads have not really, we've not talked about it, but the ads have not really been an issue, but this makes me want to get Sunday ticket because more than likely that is a new game, noon game. I'm going to want to watch, but we'll probably have the, uh, Colts and Titans and then some other game where both opponents are o and two, um, or a bad game like the Packers and Browns where it's like a nine point, uh,
00:44:37
Mason
favorite for the Packers, and I'm go to be watching both of those games instead of, you know, that game.
00:44:43
Zack
All the ones you want to watch?
00:44:44
Mason
So, exactly.
00:44:44
Zack
Yeah. Sucks.
00:44:47
Mason
Might have to buy Sunday ticket after this.
00:44:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
if you switch back to the verizon they'll just give it to you fun fact saw saw that sign outside whenever i was delivering the other day all right we we do um you know so far we're not counting individual legs so it's it's zero to zero
00:44:51
Mason
Okay.
00:44:54
Mason
Might might do that. No, it's kind of worth it. Okay.
00:44:58
Zack
Could be worth it.
00:45:02
Zack
Okay, we have an AI bet, folks.
00:45:10
Zack
Yeah. It's an L.
00:45:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No one's won this.
00:45:12
Mason
Okay.
00:45:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, no one's no one's won yet.
00:45:15
Zack
fine
00:45:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um So, yeah, this is supposed to be fun. It's us versus the AI for the season. Who's going to hit more parlays?
00:45:23
Zack
we're having fun yeah the entire knowledge of the human race versus us and we're we're tied feels pretty good
00:45:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So far, we're equal. We're equal to machine, and we're just three average guys.
00:45:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, so so take that. Um, so I've got the the thing is AI likes to move lines around for real, no reason. And they use, um, the MGM for most of their lines.
00:45:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So, and we're a draft Kings podcast. Um, mostly that's where I have, that's where we all have all of our money in. I'm not going to go line shopping for AI. I'm not going help them do their job.
00:45:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, so AI's parlay
Betting Strategies vs AI Predictions
00:46:01
Zack
Lazy.
00:46:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
come is going to come out to plus five 87.
00:46:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Here we here we go
00:46:06
Zack
Consistent.
00:46:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
they're taking mis They're taking Michigan minus two and a half against Nebraska.
00:46:11
Mason
crowds.
00:46:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
that
00:46:14
Zack
Fake Patrick Mahomes is going to destroy them.
00:46:17
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, there's no way fate Patrick Mahomes is going to let Michigan do anything to him. um USC minus 17 and a half against Michigan State. And I'll be honest, I kind of like Michigan State money line.
00:46:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i love I love the Michigan State quarterback. I was on record last year that I love this kid.
00:46:35
Zack
Is USC like decent ah football this year? Like I've not, I feel like I've not heard a single thing about that program.
00:46:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Their offense is like firepower.
00:46:43
Zack
It's really hard when they play it start games at 10 PM.
00:46:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, because I've been watching Cal games instead of USC.
00:46:48
Zack
It's like, how do i even watch this?
00:46:53
Zack
It's tough.
00:46:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm a big Cal. There's things I want to say about that quarterback, but I'm going to save I'm going to save him. There's just things. All right, so USC minus 17.5.
00:47:04
Zack
Hmm.
00:47:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then their last leg is Oregon State, who just, oh, man, they're bad. Against Oregon, over 55.5. I actually like that leg because I think Oregon organ might score it themselves.
00:47:19
Mason
you
00:47:20
Zack
They're going to score it themselves, yeah. it's ah That's a rivalry game. they They don't like each other, so Oregon ran it up on Oklahoma State. I think Oregon's going to run it up on Oregon State.
00:47:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah
00:47:30
Zack
Oregon State lost 45-14 to Texas Tech, and Oregon is a significantly better team.
00:47:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, so.
00:47:38
Zack
I think that's probably... I think Oregon scores that or by themselves. Is that the actual over-under, 55?
00:47:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I did too. 55, yeah.
00:47:43
Zack
That feels pretty good, actually.
00:47:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:47:48
Zack
Might need to take that one.
00:47:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I helped AI on that because they originally gave me 57. fifty seven And I was like, that's not even the line, AI. Where are you getting these numbers from, big dog? Yeah.
00:48:01
Zack
That gamut making up their own betting on.
00:48:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um All right. And then, so for us, i I, gave out Atlanta Falcons minus five and a half against the Carolina Panthers.
00:48:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Carolina Panthers are already having a bad time this season. Well, what would make it worse? How about their two highest paid offensive linemen being out for the rest of the year? Their center and guard are both out the rest of the year, which is,
00:48:25
Zack
great.
00:48:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
a very key part of blocking for a five foot nine quarterback is your guards have to keep the middle of the pocket clean. Um, this is a disaster. The, the Falcons have found a very good pass rush in James Pierce and the other kid they drafted from Alabama.
00:48:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, they were getting after JJ McCarthy and this Falcons offense can run the ball with B John and the Panthers cannot stop the run whatsoever. so I think the Falcons run them out of the building and then you're going to have ah the head coach for the Falcons seats getting hot.
00:49:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's time to start mock drafting your next quarterback.
00:49:10
Zack
Okay. I took from one of my categories, I took Oklahoma minus six and a half. I think um this is an opportunity for Oklahoma's defense to really shine.
00:49:23
Zack
i think Oklahoma kind of stepped up in a big way against Michigan. I think this team is a lot better than last year. Defensively, they've been pretty good. Offense, I think John Materia stepped up. um I think Jackson Arnold...
00:49:37
Zack
is not going to have the day he wants to have, uh, Becca Norman and they're going to get the last laugh. Uh, I'm taking Oklahoma minus six and a half.
00:49:48
Mason
Love it.
00:49:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
i I love that pick. It's definitely going to be on my card.
00:49:53
Mason
Final pick for the next guy at parlay against AI. I have the ah backup quarterbacks that everybody wants to see. Just kidding.
00:50:04
Mason
But the Falcons and the Bengals over 41 and a half. Defense also scores points, everybody. So give me over 41 and a half Bengals and Vikings.
00:50:18
Mason
One the lowest totals of the weekend. I think it goes over.
00:50:22
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I, like it. I like the, the backup magic. I do. the Bengals are going to score points. Jake Browning put up, he threw three picks, but think he threw two touchdowns as well.
00:50:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And rush for one. Um, the Vikings defense is missing some guys.
00:50:38
Mason
If you didn't...
00:50:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So I think Carson Wentz will be fine.
00:50:41
Mason
If you didn't have a Yeah.
00:50:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think we're about, we're about to see.
00:50:45
Mason
Might be an upgrade some are saying. Who's saying that?
00:50:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Some are saying, some are saying JJ McCarthy has an issue throwing the football. Um,
00:50:54
Mason
That might be a semi-hot take, but I'm kind of feeling that way right now with how he's played the besides that fourth quarter of week one.
00:50:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Be tough.
00:51:03
Mason
um So if you didn't have a reason to watch that game, now you do. So our total equals out to plus 595. I'm
00:51:14
Zack
That's pretty good.
00:51:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:51:17
Mason
taking it right now.
00:51:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh yeah, just took it.
00:51:22
Mason
All right, good work, everybody.
00:51:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
All right.
00:51:25
Mason
Is that a pod?
00:51:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Dang it.
00:51:27
Zack
On.
00:51:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I was going ask it. I was i never asked it.
00:51:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's it. I'm out of here.
00:51:37
Zack
Okay. Well, thank you all for listening. i We appreciate it we We have a lot of fun here. So follow us on TikTok as well. Tins has been cooking over there. um He has won some bets, I think, I've heard.
00:51:52
Zack
A couple.
00:51:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
yeah Week one, we we won we want NFL week one. Don't ask about week two.
00:51:59
Zack
Don't ask.
00:52:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Sharp guys win week one.
00:52:00
Zack
Tins...
00:52:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Dummies win week two. So we're be back on week three.
00:52:05
Zack
Tins won us some money in a big parlay last weekend as well.
00:52:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Two.
00:52:10
Zack
Yeah, a couple big ones. Tins was cooking.
00:52:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Some are saying two. If you want to see all my bets, you can just join our DraftKings group. That's where you see all our parlays. and that I have cashed the boys online. Not Mason. He wasn't paying attention.
00:52:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um he missed He missed a big one.
00:52:24
Mason
That did happen. Yep.
00:52:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But if you if you would like that, dm me on Twitter.
00:52:29
Zack
one was five yards from winning Monday Night Football.
00:52:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that was tough. That would have been a third big one. That's all right. We live to fight another day.
00:52:36
Zack
It's okay. We will be back on Monday to recap the weekend, to talk about how all the things went to best of the rest. We'll talk about how we performed against AI. So be with us there.
00:52:50
Zack
We hope you guys have a great weekend and we will see you then.