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1. Travis Hunter: wants to play 100% of snaps as CB and 100% as WR. Is he at all realistic?

2. Debo Samuel traded from the 49ers to Washington for a 5th round pick

3. Travis Kelsey will likely play another season

4. Saquon Barkley signed a 2 year deal 41.2.

5. Anthony Richardson will be competing next season with someone (draft or free agent) for the starting job in Indianapolis.

6. Shedeur Sanders didn’t participate in the combine but was basically there for moral support for a few of his teammates. I just don’t know about this guy. It really bothers me the sense of entitlement he has.

7. Expectations are high for Bill Belichick at UNC… do you think expectations should be tempered a bit? Also, he has his son as the DC….. I am not convinced pedigree makes for good coaches… think Spurrier, and Bowden. Could be a mistake?

8. Auburn gets No. 4 overall (Eric Singleton), No. 9 (Xavier Chaplin) and No. 28 (Horatio Fields) transfers according to 247Sports. Singleton, the former Georgia Tech receiver, is the crown jewel of the No. 8 transfer class but Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold is the most important.

9. Betting odds right now, the only teams that are showing an over under of 10.5 wins are Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Notre Dame. Notice the lack of SEC, Big12 and ACC. It shows a very top heavy conference.

10. NFL Free Agents at QB: Russell Wilson, age 36; Jameis Winston, Age 31; Justin Fields, age 26; Sam Darnold, age 28; Jimmy Garoppolo, age 33;

11. Atlantic Sun, Sun Belt, Horizon League, Patriot League, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Big South, Missouri Valley, West Coast, CAA, Southern, all these lower conference have their tournaments with big stakes pitting them into the Brackets.

12. Who to watch out for in this group? Virginia Commonwealth University, 24-5. When they win, they win by 20+; UC San Diego, 26-4 wins by 20+. Drake, Missouri Valley, beat Miami, Kansas State, Vanderbilt. 27-3.

13. All SEC Final 4? Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn? Is this possible?

14. Does the NBA just not care about Defense? I don’t remember watching NBA games in the 90’s and 2000’s games regularly going to 130+ points.

1. College football Teams are skipping Spring Games. Why? Nebraska’s Matt Rhule said you don’t give away info for free, and that’s what the spring game does. Said they’ll be doing something special for the fans but no spring game. A lot of programs are opting out of this tradition.

2. Last week the Big10 and SEC Commissioners met together. No other conference, no other NCAA Playoff committee members. Just them… they discussed autobids for conference champions. They want top 4 committee ranked teams to get 1st round bye. Confrence champs do get an Automatic entry into the playoff. They wield power. How much?

3. In 14 team field they want 4 autobids for Big10 and SEC and 2 for ACC and Big12.

4. NFL Combind starts Thursday and goes through Sunday in Indianapolis. A chance to show off their skills. What are scouts looking for?

5. Ashton Genty is the highest graded participant. He might be the overall first round pick? Anyone think differently?

6. Obviously Cam Ward and Shedur Sandars and Jaxson Dart, Quin Ewers top the list for QB’s. I’m looking forward to seeing these guys next to each other.

7. Also gotta look out for Jalen Milroe, Kyle McCord, Dillon Gabriel, and Will Howard.

8. Which other players are at the combine? Running backs, receivers, etc.

9. Auburn final 4 games of the season: vs Ole Miss, 17. Kentucky, 12. Texas A&M and 6 Alabama, all in top 25

10. Florida final 4 games: Georgia, 12 Texas A&M, 6 Alabama, Ole Miss.

11. Duke final 4 games: Miami, FSU, Wake Forest, UNC

12. Alabama final 4 games: 24 Ms State, 5 Tennessee, 2 Florida, 1 Auburn

13. Houston- Cincinnati, Kansas, Baylor

14. Tennessee- LSU, 6 Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina

15. Don’t sleep on St John’s: butler, seton hall,21 Marquette

16. Listener Questions; 1. Is the SEC now a basketball conference?

17. Why has UConn fallen out of top 25? 18-9 (No big fighter under the rim… last year they had Donavan Clingan and the year before, Adama Sanogo dominated. The big guy, Samson Johnson is 6-10 225 lbs and only averages 3.1 rebounds per game.Dan Hurley.

18. What happened to Kansas?coach Bill Self record: 2019-9

19. Who will win player of the year? A freshman or a senior- first true freshman since Zion William: Cooper Flag?

20. Is Hubert Davis on the hot seat at UNC? 18-11 4th season, lost in the ACC tournament last year to NC State, and then made it to the sweat 16.

21. If Gators Win out, should they be #1? What has happened to the ACC?

22. What’s changed that 5 of the top 10 teams are SEC teams and they anticipate a record number of SEC teams to make the tournament

23. All 31 Conferences hold a playoff. The winner gets an automatic bid to the tournament.

24. South Carolina is 1-13 in conference play. Lamonte Paris has lost his team. Is he fired at the end of the season?

25. NFL- Matthew Stafford was given permission to talk to other teams. Does he move on, or is this just to help him get a better contract with the rams?

Today we dig into the best. Best CFB team, best player, and other questions you’ve been arguing about for years.

1. The Greatest College Football Team of all time????? 2019 LSU Tigers, 2001 Miami Hurricanes? : Joe Burrow dominated on offense. 15-0. Burrow- 5671 yards, Clyde Edward’s Ran for 1414 yards, Ja’Marr Chase Receiving: 1780, Derek Stingley 6 interception. 568 Yards per game. 50+ points per game. Best 5 top 10 teams

2. Best College Football player of all time? Dillon Gabriel? Accounts for 19931 career yards, over 18000 passing. 2nd in history. 1130 points most in NCAA Division I

3. Top Heisman Snubs of all time? Payton Manning- 3819 yards 36 TDs, 62.6% completions, 11 interceptions, 11-2. not really that impressive of a season…. I think it was Nebraska’s Tommie Frazier who lost to Eddie George of Ohio State. Frazier let Nebraska to a 12-0 season and a natty. Accounted for 31 TD’s dual threat QB. 1700 yards passing 700 on the ground. Not dominant in today’s standards for a RPO QB, but in those days he was dangerous.

4. Best Heisman Season of all time? Barry Sanders 1988, still an unbroken rushing record.

5. What is the most iconic rivalry in college football? Everyone says Ohio State vs Michigan. Known as The Game, it’s been going on since 1897. 62-56 6 ties Michigan leads: Auburn vs Alabama, 51-37 Alabama leads; Florida vs Georgia: Georgia leads it 57-44 been in Jacksonville since 1915. Navy vs Army 63-55 navy leads. Harvard vs Yale, 71-61-8. Yale leads.

6. Does a players recruiting rankings in high school determine outcomes in college and beyond? 58% of 5 star recruits make it to the nfl. 29% of first round draft picks were 5 stars out of high school. 23% of 4 star recruits make it to the NFL. 66% of first round picks are 4 star. For 3 star players it’s .4% in the first round. 6% make it to the NFL.

7. Some exceptional players in the NFL who were not 4 or 5 star. Patrick Mahomes was a 3 star and outside the top 300. Josh Allen was a 3 star. Deebo Samuel was a 3 star. Dak Prescott was a 3 star. Travis Kielce was a 3 star.

8. Best College Basketball Rivalry. Obviously Duke vs North Carolina. Faced off 258 times North Carolina leads it 142-115. NC has 6 National Championships while Duke has 5. 1st game was in January 1920.

9. Greatest Comeback in NFL History- 51- Pats vs Atlanta Super Bowl 51. Midway through the 3rd quarter it was 28-3. Brady got the pats to 28-28 at the end of the game. James white ran a 2 yard rushing td in overtime. Previous to this the biggest comebacks were by 10 points. Who were those by? Washington redshkims vs Denver and saints vs colts.

10. The greatest comeback in NFL history is said to be the Minnesota Vikings coming back against the Indianapolis Colts in 2022. The Vikings overcame a 33 point deficit half time to win 39 to 36. The Vikings secured the winner in overtime with a field goal.

11. Greatest comeback in College Football?

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Super Bowl Sunday! Chiefs vs Eagles

1. What is the key to the game for the Eagles to beat the Chiefs?

2. What about the Chiefs?

3. Who are the key players on offense for each team? How do they match up against the defense on the opposing teams?

4. From a raw talent standpoint, which team is the better team overall?

5. Who is the better coach? Nick Sirianni or Andy Reid?

6. Better QB currently (with the talent around him) Jalen Hurts 2903 yards, 18 Td’s 5 interceptions, 630 yards rushing. or Patrick Mahomes? 3928 yards, 26 TD’s 11 interceptions 307 yards rushing.

7. Which Quarterback has more to prove in this game?

8. Travis Kielce still leads the team in total receiving yards, 823

9. Eagles have AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert who are on fire in the post season, not to mention Saquon Barkley. Can the chiefs stop him? They are a top 10 rushing defense, but is that enough to stop the #2 rushing offense in the country?

Awards coming up on Friday:

1. NFL MVP- Josh Allen -450, QBR 77.3 #1; 3731 yards #14; , Lamar Jackson +350, 4172 yards 6th, 41 TD’s 2nd, 915 yards rushing. , Saquon Barkley +8000 2005 yards #1, 13 TDs #8, Joe Burrow +10,000, 4918 yards 1st in NFL, 43 TD’s 1st in NFL

2. Offensive Rookie- Brock Bowers 112 Receptions, 1194 yards. Jayden Daniels 3568 yards 16th 25tds 10th, Malik Nabers WR Giants 1204 yards 7th, 109 receptions 5th. Bo Nix, Broncos 3775 yards 12th, 29tds 6th

3. Defensive Rookie- Cooper DeJean CB Eagles, Quinyon Mitchell CB Eagles, Braden Fiske DE, Rams, Chop Robinson, LB Miami, Jared Verse LB Rams

4. Offensive player of the year- Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles RB

* Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB stats- 4918 yards 1st in NFL, 43 TD’s 1st in NFL

* Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals WR- 127 Receptions, 1708 yards, 17TD’s, all 3 1st in the NFL

* Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens RB- 325 Carries 2nd, 1921 yards 2nd , 16TD’s 1st

* Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens QB, 4172 yards 6th, 41 TD’s 2nd, 915 yards rushing.

5. Defensive player of the year- Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles LB

* Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns DE

* Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals DE

* Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos CB

* T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers

6. Coach of the year- Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions HC

* Kevin O'Connell, Minnesota Vikings HC

* Sean Payton, Denver Broncos HC

* Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders HC

* Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs HC

Men’s College Basketball-

Teams to keep an eye on for the next 6 weeks?

-Duke- 15 game win streak Cooper Flag seems like a great leader on that team. This is a team that can win it all. They have the defense, rebounding, on top of excellent offensive play.

-Auburn- obviously. Best team in the SEC.

-Alabama

Michigan State-

Florida- only bad loss was Tennessee this week.

Iowa State-

I think we are seeing the NIL backdraft in college basketball. The big money conference like SEC or schools like Duke, are dominating while some traditionally excellent schools are not, like Gonzaga, etc. Am I right or is this just a 1 off year?

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1. Recap Eagles vs Commanders; 55-23:lead up the this game we did have mixed emotions on the outcome. Most of us thought it was not gonna be a blowout. One person did. The line was 7.5 so even Vegas thought it would be close. Going into half time it was not out of control. 27-15. Still close enough to make some changes in the locker room, come out and win. It got out of control from there. 3 fumbles, 1 interception, a messy game. Eagles defense pretty much forced them into the air, Commanders had 99 yards on the ground. Saquon Barkley seemed unstoppable for the eagles, A.J. Brown had an excellent game receiving, 16 yards per reception, 96 yards.

2. Gotta give Jayden Daniels credit though For an exceptional rookie season. Is he only the second rookie QB to win 2 playoff games? vegas

3. Recap Bills vs Chiefs 32-29- as expected by us all and the odds makers, this game lived up to the hype. Did anyone else feel like the Bills were just on their heals the whole time? They were beat up on defense and you could tell. No pass rush, coaches played very safe on defense. Rarely braking in to get to Mahomes. They were completely dependent upon offense, which in some situations had some challenges, especially in short yard situations. Arguments are being made about the spotting on a 4th and inches early in the 4th quarter when Josh Allen was in a sort of tush push situation. Also the previous play a 3rd and 3 may have been a first down. Both teams statistically were even on total yards, running yards, passing yards, time of possession, nearly identical.

4. General Super Bowl conversation (not to much detail since we’ll discuss more next week) so we have the Super Bowl in New Orleans with the Eagles facing the Chiefs. What are your initial thoughts on the matchup? Chiefs are a 1.5 point favorite.

5. Can Kansas City sustain this dynasty they have built? It’s not just mahomes, it’s the defense, the offense does what it needs to do.

6. I’ve noticed NfL teams more often lately will go for it on 4th down rather than go for a field goal. I understand the analytics BS, but do you think when a team drives down the field and gets to the 10 yard line, getting those 3 points is a moral victory on that drive, and adds mental value to the offense, rather than missing a 4th down conversion, which ads to a negative morale?

7. What NFL team surprised you most this season? I thought for sure the Bengals would be a contender this season. Joe Burroughs was healthy, he had a hell of a season, but the team did not. Is he gonna be the next Dan Morino?

8. Jim Harbaugh left Michigan and went to the chargers. He went 11-6 and was in the playoffs this season. Rate his first year, would the chargers have had a similar record under any other coach? 5-12 last season

9. Do you like the new kick off rules?

10. Are we watching the probowl flag football game? Laughable.

11. College basketball topics: big games this week. Tennessee has a gauntlet week coming up, Vs Kentucky and then a rematch vs Florida.

12. Alabama is coming up on 7 games in a row, to close out their season playing top 20 opponents. Auburn 2x Florida, Tennessee, Miss State, Missouri, Kentucky,

13. XFL coming soon after merging into the UFL Is anyone going to be watching this? Looks like they have the major networks queued up to give them network air time. Games will be prime time on Friday night.

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2. Were you happy with the way the playoffs went down?

3. What changes can be made to the 12 team playoff to improve things?

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Give me your way to early Final 4 Next Season, Why? Big10- Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Tennessee

1. Which CFB teams do we have to look out for to make an impact next season? SEC, B1G, ACC, Big12, G5

2. Early Heisman Favs?

3. Recap Lions loss to Commanders 45-31

4. Recap Chiefs beat Texans 23-14

5. Rams lose to Eagles 28-22

6. Ravens lose to Bills 27-25 I’m amazed that Baltimore had two chances at a 2 point conversion, and as well as Derrick Henry was running the ball, they went with a pass. Failing both times.

7. Review NFC Championship game Commanders vs Eagles

8. Review AFC Championship Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

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Ohio State beats Texas- 28-14

Watching this game it seemed that OSU had all the control in the first quarter, but Texas figured defense, and were able to limit the big plays. 1. Should Texas have played arch manning more?

Notre Dame beats Penn State- 27-24

I think Penn State sort of controlled things in this game defensively. They led 10-3 going into the half. Notre Dame threw 2 interceptions. It was not looking good for Notre Dame at half time. Riley Leonard was able to put things together in the second half though. Tying the game in the 3rd . 4th quarter both teams were doing great.

I don’t think Penn state fans can be pissed. They played great football. Marcus Freeman and the Figjting Irish just played better.

Let’s discuss the upcoming National Championship game:

1. Notre Dame vs Ohio State at Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta.

Huge game, I think we have two very good teams. Ohio State is beatable. They lost to Oregon and Michigan.

Notre Dame seems to be consistent on both sides of the ball. Capitalizing on mistakes.

NFL Games:

1. Texans beat Chargers 32-12- 429 yards vs 261 yards and Chargers only had 50 yards rushing. CJ stroud was looking good, with 282 yards through the air.

2. Ravens beat Steelers 28-14: first of all, is Russell Wilson going to retire? 36 years old. Is he in the right place to go out on a high note? Derrick Henry ran for 186 yards. This offense in Baltimore is fun to watch. Lamar Jackson can take off at any time. And you have a hell of a weapon behind him.

3. Broncos lose to Bills- 31-7- they just got their buts kicked honestly. For a guy who had a record rookie season, Bo Nix just did not connect in this game. Josh Allen had a great game. The Bills Defense played great football.

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5. Vikings lose Rams 27-9 - 9 sacks on Sam Darnald against the rams. He had 2 bad weeks, where does he end up?

NFL Divisional Round:

Chiefs vs Texans-

Bills Vs Ravens-

Commanders at Lions-

Rams vs Eagles- are the rams a team that can beat the Eagles? What are the keys to this game for the Rams?