College Football Pre Week 1 Top 25 Rankings | UGA, Ohio St, Texas + Others | FSU vs GT Prediction

we're so unmistakably back in this thing we're so glad to have youall here welcome into the hard count it is August 20th 2024 the last one on the face of this planet and as we always do on this show now Tuesdays are predictions days for us man we got Florida State and Georgia Tech about to get after it here in just a matter of a few days we got college football about to be played this weekend so glad to have y'all here make sure you are subscribed right here to the Onre YouTube channnel so you don't miss a minute of the coverage if you're just finding the show during this part of the year as you're getting ready for college football season this show is live three times a week Tuesday Wednesday Thursday at 11:00 a.m. eastern so make sure you're all the way dialed in man we're glad to have y'all here it's going to be a massive day today we got two big things we're going to tackle on today's show typically we go all over the country do we we do anywhere from like 48 segments today we got 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those platforms so if you haven't yet gotten the uh the subscription over there we appreciate you for that all right so let's get to it man our final top 25 rankings before the college football season kicks off this upcoming weekend need to make this note at the top of these rankings these are current rankings these are not projections these are not predictions for where these teams will finish this is just us taking inventory taking a temperature of how we see these teams sitting right now in August before any games are played this is not a predicted order of finish okay just so we're all on the same page here at number 25 got the Iowa hawkey and Iowa man it's just it's like groundhog day isn't it every year it feels like it's sort of the same makeup sort of the same structure with Kirk Fenson company like the defense surprise surprise y'all they're going to be really good again they are they are I mean that's just kind of the matter of fact they bring back 70% production from last year's Squad that won 10 ball games and the offense was pretty abysmal last year now the reason why I have Iowa at 25 and not a little bit higher there's been Rumblings and reports around what the offense hasn't done during fall Camp okay I am not yet sold on Cade mcam as the answer there offensively for them and I don't think it's all on Cade mcam you brought in the new OC Tim Lester I don't think it's really a Tim Lester issue this year now they could be better than they were offensively last season but my issue with them is I think it's a Personnel thing like at the skill positions I don't know where you're going to manufacture like real potent offensive output they only took four transfers they probably needed to take a few more at the at the skill players in my humble opinion so we'll see what they do this upcoming season but still that's that's not me being down on Iowa by any stretch of the imagination Iowa I still believe as good as they're going to be defensively and as well coach as they are and as disciplined as they are if they can be a little bit better on offense maybe they surprise some folks but we got Iowa number 25 for us in our uh I guess preseason is the right word pre-week one pre-week zero rankings now at 24 we'll get some push back on this we're more than fine with that they were in our posts spring top 25 and we're cool with them being in our preseason top 25 I got Nebraska Nebraska at 24 they bring back 77% production from last year's Squad they're going to have better quarterback play you say Jody how do you know like y'all because it can't really get too much worse and again we're not trying to project Nebraska I'm just taking what we can see at face value here because even though they missed a bowl game last year even though they only won five games four of those five games they lost by one score they had a quarterback that gave the football away at least two times so what does that tell us Nebraska is a quarterback away from being what an eight- win football team last year and that's being generous saying they don't win all those ones score games which who knows what they have with better quarterback play this is now going to be a Matt rule coached football team I'll rephrase that this is going to be a football team coached by Matt rule that is bought into the way that Matt rule does things if that makes sense like Matt rule we say it a lot he's about details he's about structure he is about doing things the right way all the time and when you do things the right way all the time behind closed doors eventually that translates to the field speaking of Dylan Rola as the quarterback you say JD you're you're overhyping him you're over projecting what he's going to mean to Nebraska I'm not asking Dylan Rola to be first team all big 10 I'm not I'm not telling you Dylan Rola needs to go light the Big 10 on fire and have him beat Ohio State like Dylan Rola is to Nebraska what the food is to a party like how many of y'all know man you go to a party The food doesn't have to be incredible for the party to be good like you order Papa John's Pizza you're set you're set but you know now bad food can really bring a party down a few notches right like if if that that food isn't up to par and it's just something kind of nasty it's like I don't know maybe you got like some uh some store-bought chicken wings not like chicken wings that you ordered in but like you order like you got them from uh the grocery store and they're a few days old like you know what I'm saying now that can really bring things down a few notches if Dylan riola is just the Papa John's Pizza to Nebraska's defense that allowed 18 points a game last year that they bring back a whole lot of dudes from and if he can supplement the offense effectively with what they're going to do on the ground like he just has to play complimentary football don't give it away push the ball down field when we need you to we're going to be in good shape I think he's capable of doing that I think Nebraska is going to be a top 25 team in 2024 as we sit here in August now at 23 now this one just gets me fired up because we talk about how far this team has come look at Kansas Kansas is in our top 25 in the preseason they are in the coaches poll top 25 they are in the AP poll top 25 so like we're not out on an island now on the j-hawks right now Kansas is a football school I have no problem saying that I mean comment section Bring it on I think Kansas is a football school now and it's actually an exciting brand of football if jayen Daniels stays healthy they will be in the race for the Big 12 title just let let that sink in they bring back three wide receivers from a season ago that were all top 50 in America in terms of yards per reception they got Devin Neil at running back for them who's a 12200 yard back new OC Now new OC Jeff Grimes is going to believe run a lot of wide Zone kind of run schemes the the point that we've got to take away there is they're going to try and get downhill quick F or down hill rather quick fast in a hurry allow Devon Neil to really hit the hole as soon as he catches or or gets the football Kobe Bryant is a corner for Kansas he's one of my favorite players in college football just I mean inyour face a rangy corner plays physical at the line of scrimmage there's a lot to like about Kansas Lance lipel man he's building something out there he's building something out there I think they got a high floor this year and again I think they're going to factor into that big 12 title race this upcoming season so Kansas football school and top 25 for us on this show which I mean not to tutor on horn but for us like that's all that matters but if you don't believe us believe the AP pool and the coaches poll they got them in the top 25 as well now Arizona is at 22 for us and they're that restaurant that's Under New Management like Jed fish has gone to Washington enter into the full Brent Brennan still restaurant like you you wouldn't really be able to guess that their head coach left based on what they still have on this roster this is a team now that brings back 66% production from last year's Squad they had three losses last year all three of them were by one score two of them were in overtime okay they bring back 70% production on offense that scored 34 points game tetar Ro McMillan Noah faid been playing together at the wide receiver quarterback combo been playing together since like the youth football days played together in the high school football days and now they're balling out of Arizona this is a team now similar to Kansas that will be in the hunt for the Big 12 title the Big 12 is going to be fascinating this year Arizona will factor in in some way shape or form mark my words we'll stay in the Big 12 man Oklahoma State death taxes might Gundy winning football games they are top five in returning production in America from a team that was N9 and three last year and played for the Big 12 Championship they bring back Alan Bowman who posted a hilarious uh tweet the other day he's back for his 19th grade shouts to Alan Bowman being able to kind of poke some fun at himself we appreciate that and then olly Gordon who is the best running back in America he's also back they have a two- game stretch here that I think will really determine their season they host Utah and they're at Kansas State those are the two like those are the two games now where if you're Oklahoma State you Circle those and you say all right right let's roll roll the dice you got to be able to be in mid-season form in September cuz both those games are in September and it's a two- game stretch they have the third best odds now to win the conference not saying something that should say how difficult the Big 12 is going to be this season Mike Gundy man just wins football games so Oklahoma State at 21 for us now at number 20 Texas A&M and Texas A&M I think could be one of those teams that finishes a lot higher than 20 I just I I love the mik Elco hire full transparency I think that was exactly what they needed he brings structure he brings culture he brings toughness I think he brings a true identity to that football team you talk about A&M like the the folks in College Station they are so tired of this National talking point of well they're really talented well they got all these players they recruited well they they got X Y and Z guy on the roster like they know that they already know that that's not the issue the issue has been can we put it together to take it a step further do we have somebody in charge that can help us put all these pieces together with Mike Elko coming over from duke doing more with less at Duke I think you have your guy very clearly now it is not a rebuild it is a reboot it is a reboot in the way they do things new offensive coordinator Colin Klein coming over from Kansas State I really like this fit for them we'll see exactly how it looks schematically cuz I think what they do at A&M and what it looked like at Kansas state will will be different but I'll just say this they're going to get the football to their best players and last year uh Evan Stewart who's now at Oregon I think was one of your best players I think that's pretty straightforward was he healthy the entirety of the Season no so that factors in here but like Evan Stewart had one game with double digit receptions one game and again I know he wasn't healthy all the season I understand there were different things that play there but just to make sure we're on the same page that should not happen and with Colin Klein now running the offense that will not happen in 2024 defensively they're going to be tough they bring back 67% production from last year's unit that only allowed 23 points a game what you believe about Texas A&M and what they're going to accomplish in 2024 is directly tied to what you believe about Connor Wegman now I think Conor Wegman's gonna be pretty freaking good so take that as you will but overall structurally identity wise A&M be better set up for success in 24 all right now at 19 USC could be that team that finishes a lot higher I said that about A&M I feel the exact same way about USC we have him at 19 right now because we're still kind of in wait and see mode about the defense but there's this narrative about Lincoln Riley out there that he's not a good football coach or he's not this or he's not that and I'm like man like I don't know I I I don't know exactly where we're grabbing that from I get there's a lot of recency bias baked in there I know the defense hasn't looked how it's you knowed two to match the offense but I mean outside of the co year and outside of last year Lincoln Riley has won double digigit football games every year he's been a head coach again the co year and last year are the only exceptions that's a pretty solid track record they announced yesterday Miller Moss is going to be their starting quarterback here's what I would say about him is he Caleb Williams in terms of athletic gifts and being able to make those freakish throws where he's running left and throwing right and contorting his body in certain ways like no I would also say there's only one Caleb Williams in the world and he's now playing quarterback for the Chicago Bears what I would say though is Miller Moss I think will actually run the Lincoln Riley offense and that's not to knock Caleb Williams I think last year whether it was a Caleb Williams thing whether it was an offensive line thing whether it was a skill Player thing like however you want to slice it Caleb Williams a lot of the time was ad living outside of Lincoln riy system and that's fine because a lot of the times it worked during his Heisman year but last year they got away from that and I think you saw some games where it hurt them a little bit Miller Moss is going to run the Lincoln riy offense and I think we can give the benefit of the doubt to Lincoln riy that if he has a quarterback he's GNA be pretty good like I don't know if Miller Moss is Kyler Murray or if he's Caleb Williams or Baker may but I'm just saying like I think Miller Moss playing in Lincoln R system we can be a little bit generous with our opinion and say yeah I think they're going to be they're going to be um serviceable offensively at the very least a little bit tongue and- cheek there now defensively I said this it's wait and see a little bit you're bring in a new staff with Danton linen company I love what they brought in from a a defensive staff outside of the DC with with with Eric Henderson on the defensive line here's what I would say about USC I don't think the Personnel last year is as bad as the numbers indicate what I mean by that is I think there's still some players on this roster that maybe are more talented than what last year's defense would imply because I looked at like how USC played defense last year and there were games and we've said this before where just straight up it didn't look like they were even in position to make plays like there were players they were playing against that were quite frankly a lesser caliber Arizona State comes to mind where yes Kenny Dillingham scheming it up but we just got guys out of position and so when I look at that happening I'm like okay that's a scheme thing thing that's not a player thing so much that's a scheme thing and so if you improve the scheme and now have a chance I think to have your talent maybe show itself a little bit more than it did last year I think good things could happen for USC so USC at number 19 for us in our preseason top 25 at 18 we have what I would call the vanilla ice cream of college football steady you know what you're going to get and that's Kansas State and Chris kimman has never won less than eight games outside of the co year they bring back 80% production on defense that allowed 23 points a game last year now here's the uh here's the the sauce the the the sprinkles the whipped cream that you add to that uh vanilla ice cream you got Avery Johnson now playing quarterback for you and this is not to knock will Howard because I think he's going to be phenomenal at Ohio State but Avery Johnson now playing quarterback brings a little bit more of that uh that juice for you I mean when he tucks it and runs like there's a little bit more of that home run threat with him playing quarterback now and then next to him in the back field like I mean you you could not draw up a better fit for Kansas State you bring over Dylan Edwards from Colorado who's a threat out of the backfield catching the football I mean he's obviously great running the football I mean if you're a Kansas State fan think uh think Duce vaugh think Darren sprouls like he fits that mold to a te of previous great Kansas State running backs then know by the way like DJ giddens is still there he's a 1200 yard back here's the real X Factor for Kansas State this year and someone that I think is going to make a name for himself in the Big 12 and potentially nationally depending on how much they throw the football uh Jace Brown last year for Kansas State averaged 16 yards a reception all right keep an eye on him I think he's going to be a big play for Avery Johnson in this offense so Kansas State one of those teams now we keep talking about the big 12 and teams that could win it and teams that could factor in Kansas state is probably up there with the Oklahoma States and the Utah in terms of being teams that will contend for that conference title now a team that is moving from the Big 12 to the SEC is at 17 for us and that's Oklahoma and Oklahoma fans we've uh we've had our differences here over the course of the last few weeks to a month and that's okay like we we can disagree and hold different opinions on your Sooners and if we're wrong we'll talk about it and we'll admit we're wrong and if we're right we'll talk about it too but Oklahoma I think at 17 like really good foundation I think when you hired Brent venables you hired him for the Long Haul it's the reason why you gave him the extension you do good return on investment you're like we got our guy let's lock him up let's let him build Brent vbl has recruited at a high level I think culturally he fits what you want to be at Oklahoma which is tough physical gritty play good defense those are all things he embodies those are all things that you've seen from your football team to this point defensively I love the production you bring back I mean they bring back right around 70% that's phenomenal but as much as I love the production I love the leadership they bring back I love the experience they bring back they are all Juniors and Senior projected in that starting defense PJ adab barari is a sophomore we'll see if he ends up starting or not probably in that two deep pton Bowen same deal super sophomore I say super in the sense that he's really talented uh he's probably going to factor into that rotation as well at safety but like they got a lot of dudes that have played a lot of football for them that's going to matter in the SEC now offensively we'll get to the quarterback position on the offensive line in a second but I think they have two position groups that are wildly underrated nationally that's the running back room with javante Barnes and Gavin Sauk and the wide receiver room Deion Burks Nick Anderson Andel Anthony Jalil faru like those are all dudes now that I think Real Deal deserve the attention of your defense and if you don't give them the adequate attention they're going to score a lot of points so they're saying okay well why don't you have them a little bit higher JD the reason why I don't have Oklahoma higher is because you're breaking in a new quarterback and a new offensive line I'm not telling you it can't work I'm just telling you I'm holding the opinion Loosely of both of those factors in your football team now Joel clatt said something on his show that I think was actually really intriguing he said I think Jackson Arnold is a better fit for this offense than Dylan Gabriel was didn't say he's a better player didn't say he's he's going to make them win more games he just said he thinks is a better fit from a skill set perspective for what Oklahoma wants to do offensively like Dylan Gabriel was a little bit more point guard a little bit more distribute the football get it out which is going to work perfect at Oregon and Jackson Arnold is a little more let's push push the ball down field you saw that in the balll game against Arizona you saw the arm Talent all those things and so I think that could be a factor for them this upcoming season so I'm not down on Oklahoma the team what I am down on Oklahoma is the schedule like they have uh Tennessee at Auburn Texas at Miss at Missouri Alabama and at LSU that is brutal that's brutal regardless of what you have on the roster I don't care who you are but then to break in a new offensive line and a new quarterback that's going to be difficult but as we sit here in August I think they're a top 20 team and I wouldn't be surprised if they proved me wrong and did more than what I'm talking about them doing in 2024 but right now have them at 17 and we'll see what they go uh in 2024 at 16 you got Clemson now Clemson is still a very good football team like the the public opinion of Clemson has shifted a bit over the course of the past couple of years and the reason for that being is they are a victim of two things one the expectation that they have invited upon themselves because they made like six college football playoff bursts in a row so that's one part of this the other thing that is I think impacting the opinion on Clemson is the way that they treat the portal like that that just causes friction with our opinion on Clemson because we're always thinking well like could the grass be greener could Clemson have beaten Florida State last year if they were the team with Keon Coleman could Clemson have have been the team to to start the season out a little bit hotter had they gotten some more skilled players around Kate kumnick I mean it's would have should have could have but again you understand like the potential of what they could have done if they went to the portal is something that is impacting our opinion of Clemson but even with that being said this defense y'all should be very Clemson is like they got barck Carter who just personally is one of my favorite defensive players in college football he is all over the place at linebacker number zero is must C TV whenever you're turn on Clemson football Peter Woods I mean he he is a free show as a true sophomore for them in the middle of that defense on the defensive line he's a stud the question I have for Clemson is is it actually Garrett Riley's offense in 2024 because last year I mean the OC was Garrett Riley but Garrett Riley was operating under the old Clemson way of doing things operating under Davos Sweeney's offense Garrett Riley is able to I believe bring exactly to the table what Clemson needs manufacture explosives scheme Guys open Use pre- SNAP move to be able to run the ball effective like all those things I think is exactly what Clemson needs will they allow him to do that will they allow him to help Kade kumnick in that way and then also can the young pass catchers whether it be a Bryant Wesco or or a TJ Moore Step Up in 2024 to help in Antonio Williams and a Tyler Brown if if they can have all those things fall into place like Clemson could be right back in the mix for the ACC Championship but right now we'll put Clemson at 16 now here we go let's jump to the top 15 right now we got Tennessee at 15 you say but JD no projections you're you're obviously assuming quite a bit about ni with that projection at 15 right no actually in this projection or in this ranking rather uh I'm assuming that Nico yam malava is uh let's call it a seven and a half to eight out of 10 of what he could be in 2024 so we're being a little bit conservative with our opinion of the new starting quarterback at Tennessee the reason why I think they're a top 15 team is I love this roster I love this roster the defense should be as good as it has been under Josh hpel the secondary you have some questions but up front man like that defensive line they feel like they're 13 deep to be 13 deep in the secc that's the price of admission on the defensive line James Pierce that name speaks for itself at this point like he's going to be a top 15 pick and uh that's going to make also the backend's job a lot easier when it comes to defending the pass so love the defense also the true quantity they have now at the pass catchers whether it be the tight end position or whether it be what they have out wide with Chris Brazzle the transfer from T Lane Dante Thorton transferred him from Oregon a season ago they think he's really turned the corner squirrel white LED Tennessee and receiving a year ago like there there's a lot more Weaponry for Nico eam malava something Joe Milton didn't have last year also Brun McCoy getting back healthy that's massive so you take all that and then you factor in the the reality that Niko IAM malava say what you want about him as a quarterback and how he projects this upcoming season he's going to add a more mobile factor to what Tennessee does offensively that's going to matter whether it's him ad living whether it's designed quarterback runs he brings more to the table and more to the menu as a play caller than what Joe Milton did I'm not down on Joe Milton we're just kind of calling it how we see it right now I think niiko imal yava even if he doesn't become the the number one recruit that he was build at at out of high school in his first season as the guy in Knoxville I think Tennessee still a top 15 team now at 14 this is one we were very vocal about when the AP poll and the coaches poll came out like I think they absolutely whiffed on Miami like they got Miami outside the top 15 we got Miami at 14 and the reason why I think Miami right now is a top 15 roster in college football the question I have for them is is kind of the same question we have every single year with teams that take a lot of transfer guys my metaphor for this is always it's like an Ikea chair like Miami's got a lot of good pieces I love them getting Sam Brown I love them getting Damen Martinez the running back from Oregon state who's like a 2,000 yard back in his two years playing college football in Corvalis I love what they did on the defensive side of the football grabbing Sime and Barrow and like I I love the way they're built from a roster perspective I love all the pieces but with an Ikea chair now you know like there's a lot of pieces there how long does it take to put it together because you look at that chair and you're like okay that'll take me about an hour an hour passes that'll take me about a day two days three days before you know it's been like three weeks and the chairs still hasn't been put together I don't think that's Miami in 2024 in terms of how long it takes to piece together a big reason why I think cam Ward is going to make this all work transfer quarterback from Washington state lit it up in the Pack 12 rest in peace to the Pack 12 um it's not just what he brings from a skill set perspective to operate Shannon Dawson's offense cuz he has all that in Spades he's accurate with the football does a great job pushing it down field I love his Mobility to me it's like all the things you hear about him behind closed doors and Coral Gables the alpha personality the leadership the confidence all those things I think is what you need at quarterback to bring a roster together big reason why I'm very very high on the canes in 2024 again we have them at 14 in our preseason top 25 now at 13 got LSU and this is the one team now we're hand up we're bending our rule just a little bit just a little bit on how we put this list together because I told you now it's not a projection it's a current ranking we're not trying to look too deeply into the future we're giving a little bit of a projection here to LSU with with them being at 13 will the offense reset losing a Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback and two first round picks at receiver yeah probably probably however do we still like the pieces a lot with Will Campbell on the offensive line leading one of the best offensive line units in America do we still like the pieces at receiver with CJ Daniels who's a thousand yard receiver from Liberty kyen Lacy who I think is about to blow up this year at receiver for LSU waited his turn for a long time Garrett nus the way that he's just built competitively and the way that he's had his time now behind closed doors to learn the system and wait his turn like I think that's going to factor in in a big way so we like all the pieces absolutely now the other question comes do we think the defense stays as bad as it was a year ago where they're like 10 and something in Total Defense have a hard time believing that just I mean I have a hard time getting behind that you changed out the staff you got Blake Baker Blake Baker rather as your DC you got Bo Davis on the defensive line Cory Raymond in the secondary like all those pieces to me will it be exactly what you want it to be from the jump defensively like will it be back to the LSU days of old that feels like a little bit of a stretch but will it be better I think so I think so especially when you got Harold Perkins playing linebacker for you you're going to have a chance so overall now we'll see how it how it comes together but third year Brian Kelly has to be accounted for when you talk about LSU this year and third year Brian Kelly is something we've talked about a lot on this show if you've tuned in for any length of time and that is like when Brian Kelly has a chance to get his culture installed get his way of doing things installed usually that team does well Cincinnati their third year under Brian Kelly made a BCS Bowl Notre Dame third year under Brian Kelly made the national title game not a perfect science but it's a trend we're going to trust it we have LSU at 13 now we have pen State at number 12 and we might get some push back there with Penn State not being in our top 10 that's okay I'm I'm I think Penn State's an extremely high floor team even with two new coordinators Tom Allen's the new DC over there you brought in Andy coloni to be the new OC over there they are top 25 in returning production 66% production Returns on defense including Abdul Carter that allowed 14 points a game now Abdul Carter it looks like is going to play a little bit more Edge Defender than he did a season ago uh to put it simply they're going to let him rush the pass or more that's a good thing for Penn State fans I think the talking point around Penn State is um a little bit misconstrued nationally because you hear people say this well krew get it together can Drew Aller be the difference for Penn State I don't think that's the way we should look at this I think Drew Aller is really talented I think he's going to be better in 2024 just because he got more time to play college football last year got his feet wet last year like I don't have a ton of reservations about Drew Aller honestly my reservations are is there anybody in that wide receiver room that can stretch the field because I think offensively you're going to ask more of that group with Andy colon necki now running the show I just I don't know who's catching the football for them Julian Fleming is the guy I think you put most of your hopes on there's other guys in that room that could absolutely step up and that's that's the hope if you're a Penn State fan I'm not down on Penn State I think Penn State's going to be really good how good though relative to your expectations is really the question because Penn State may like they've done the 10 and two thing they've done the 10 and two thing and then they lose a game to one of the big players in the Big 10 and like they're not here for that like that's fine and they'll you know take a top 15 rank but like they're trying to push the envelope be a college football playoff team the other thing I would say now for Penn State this was the year even before we expanded the playoff that you circled as okay that's that's the year Aller in his second year that core recruiting class he was a part of now they all cycle up they got some experience like this is the year we make a run we'll see if that's the case I love the schedule I mean the only game that you really Circle if you're a Penn State fan is the game against Ohio State that's the only one where you're like okay how do we match up roster wise like every other game you're like yeah we we probably from a talent perspective should win that football game this is the year if you're Penn State where you make a run but right now we got him at 12 still waiting to see on how explosive the offense is going to be at number 11 I got Missouri I love the roster even more though I like their Edge a lot like they lost their DC they lost Cody Sher who's one of the best backs in college football a season too they lost some production on defense all of that is true but like with Brady cook playing quarterback for them man something just tells me like he doesn't care about anything in the best way possible like I think you could say whatever you want about Brady cook it would go in one ear and out the other and like he would just be the same guy that competitive stamina that competitive Excellence I think is what makes Missouri very dangerous this year Luther Burton is the best receiver in college football I don't want to hear anybody else's name in that conversation like he's different and Eli drinkwitz what I just said about Brady cook just kind of like having the like going to let it rip kind of kind of uh vibe to him that's exactly him as well like I think he is one of the the swaggiest coaches in college football and his team embodies that like they don't care what you're saying preseason they don't care where I have them in the the top 25 right now they're going to go out there they're going to play their brand of football make no apologies about it and see what happens at the end of those four quarters it's very cliche but to put a finer point to it the offense will I think still be electric I think it'll be a little bit more of a uh little bit more of an ask from Brady cook this year with no Cody shraer probably ask some more of him in that run game and pass game but all in all man Missouri favorable schedule they're going to be a force we have them at number 11 in our preseason top 25 now let's get into this top 10 here we've done 25 through 11 let's get to the top 10 at number 10 I got Notre Dame and Notre Dame man they're kind of like that uh that frozen pizza right around midnight like the more I look at them the more I like them like the more I'm like golly yeah I could I could go for some of that right now this is not the old school Notre Dame offense that we've been accustomed to this is not going to be you know three yards in a cloud of dust like this is not going to be under Center a whole heck of a lot like it's going to be let's spread it out yes we're going to run the football but like we we want to get you out on the perimeter we want to get the ball to Playmakers downfield want our quarterback to be a dual threat and rip it downfield like this is going to be an exciting brand of offense under Mike Den Brock obviously you bring in Riley Leonard to run this offense Jeremiah Love is a running back for Notre Dame he is a name to know he is going to I believe introduce himself to all of college football on a national level in that game against Texas A&M they're going to find ways to get him the football whether it's in the pass game whether it's in the Run game get the ball to Jeremiah 11 space and good things will happen okay he is a name to know again I think he's going to have a massive year in Southbend especially in this new scheme with Mike Den Brock running the show and uh making it a thing where they get the football to Playmakers in space he's one of their key Playmakers get him the ball in space they also went to the portal and added some guys with some real deal speed on the outside you bring back Jaden great housee as well from uh a season ago who's a true freshman last year had a really solid campaign the offense I think is in good position your question is can Riley Leonard be consistent enough downfield to get you to where you want to go that's my question at least I love what he does running the football I think it's a good sign he was voted a captain defensively they're just I I love the experience from them like eight of their 11 projected starters are seniors I love what they have on the back end they probably have the best secondary outside of Ohio State and all of college football Ben Morrison Xavier Watts they have a very workable schedule like if if they go two- one against A&M Florida State and USC they're in the college football playoff for my money at least so Notre Dame I think as we sit here right now 10 is about the right spot for them now at number nine this is one of the teams that really was a big riser for us when it comes to our post spring rankings to our pre-week zero rankings I got Florida State at nine and the best way to describe this as to why I have them at nine and why I had them outside the top 10 I believe uh preseason or or post spring rather I trust Mike nll and everything you hear over at warch and everything you hear about this Florida State team is is it as settled as last year where you have the number one returning production all college football you got a guy quarterback and Jordan Travis who's been there for a minute like no it's not as as settled but I do think it's every bit as talented they feel the exact same way internally at Florida State it will look different it will look different especially on offense last year Florida state was 5050 run to pass like a a perfect ratio okay that's not going to be the case this year this year it is going to be run the football let those big offensive linemen up front make it happen for you let that stable of backs led by Roy D Williams eat neat greedy and then when you want to cheat you want to add somebody else in to try and stop the run dju take money on the table right cash in when they try and cheat put their hand in the cookie jar make them pay also I'll say this I think DJ and his legs could factor in as well when it comes to Florida State and how they uh Stack Up in 2024 especially in like Red Zone short yardage all those things so little uh little something allowed in there the thing you'll hear about Florida state is well they're 83rd in the country in returning production and people will be very quickly to to point to all the players they lost from last year that's not untrue but I do think it's an incomplete thought when you point to all the guys they portal in last year and had success with and say Well they're not going to have success in 2024 look at all the transfers they lost from last year from a Keon Coleman to a Bren fist all those guys the thing I would say is well didn't Mike Nel go to the portal again and get and get more guys like I think at some point in time the technique from Mike nll and how he builds his roster you have to just grade it on a different curve you have to use a different lens when you assess Florida State's roster and how they use the portal because for a lot of teams when they go to the portal it's like uh we'll see how this works but for teams like Florida State it's like okay we can trust their evals trust their staff and trust their plan with some of these transfers to be able to maximize their ability like Malik Benson transferring in from Alabama is it going to be Keon Coleman I don't know but I think he's going to be good enough to get the job done for you wide receiver one dju does he have the the best track record of all time as a quarterback in college football no it's kind of been up and down for him but is he good enough in Mike Nel's offense this year I 100% believe he is love the D line I love the o line like all that's to say I think Florida state will look different yes there's some uh some unproven this to them but I think right now they're a top 10 team in college football in 2024 now at number eight I got Utah man and now Utah to me is like the Toyota raft four of college football like it's not the flashiest brand it's not a Tesla it's not a Georgia and Alabama or a Texas it's not a not a Ferrari what it is is Dependable tough consistent steady that is Utah football under Kyle Whittingham and the fact that the AP had them outside the top 10 I think is egregious I think they will eat their words they got cam ryzen coming back in quarterback I've said it before I think some of the best flow in college football period hope his knee is healthy I think it is all he does as a starting quarterback is Win Conference titles like that's all he does they also bring back 70% production from the last year's defense that allowed 20 points a game I said cam rising's back he also brings back his favorite targeting keithy who also missed most of last season if not all of last season actually they have had double digit wins three of the last four years not counting Co three of the last four seasons rather doubt Utah if you want to say what you want about Utah and KY Whittingham and cam like I'm just telling you they're going to be a team that I think wins the Big 12 and gets to buy the first round of the college football playoff because of that obviously so Utah being overlooked right now maybe it's a brand thing maybe it's a thing I don't know but I think they're one of the best teams in college football we have them at number eight in our preseason rankings at number seven this is the team that like I'm not so sure isn't going to be the one that makes us all feel a little bit dumb after the season that's Michigan I have Michigan at seven because like I don't think that much has really changed with them and it's funny to say that because you lost your head coach you lost your quarterback you lost I mean a bunch of dudes to the NFL they are 128th in returning production all the college football y'all there is 134 teams so they I mean they are darn near the bottom I think just because the names are different the machine that Michigan is does not change and the big question around Michigan for a lot of folks while they probably say okay well yeah you lost guys on defense and on offense but overall like there's a lot of trust in win Martell and what they have on defense and some of those guys that did come back on the defensive line uh Kenneth Grant Mason Graham will Johnson is probably the best quarterback in college football like there's some Trust on that side of of the football and I even think there's some confidence on the offensive side of the football they're going to be able to run the football like I don't think there's a a big question mark on will Michigan still have that physical brand of of how they approach things offensively I don't think that's the question I think the question everyone has for them is what do they have at quarterback I would flip that question on its head what do you need at quarterback looking strictly at the numbers I understand JJ McCarthy was sitting a lot of the second half for some of these games but like he averaged Michigan as a team average rather 213 yards a game passing 8.9 yards a pass that's a big one what JJ McCarthy brought to the table I believe outside of leadership and all the intangibles was his efficiency like he was 74% completion percentage a season ago he kept you on schedule and so maybe Alex orer Davis Warren isn't doing that for you but still are they are they 60% plus if it's Alex Oru playing quarterback for you what else does he bring for you on the ground like I'm not so sure that we're assessing Michigan's quarterback position all the way correctly because I think for Michigan all you need really is a change up Pitch like that was what JJ McCarthy was if you wanted to stack the box he would make you pay if you got home on a blitz he could add lib make something happen downfield that was what he did you lost Blake corm that's massive I don't want to overlook that I think Donovan Edwards is prime free year like this but but again I'm not so sure that Michigan isn't one of those teams that we're overlooking in a uh very very drastic way so Michigan for us at number seven and again they're one of those teams we could look back on and say golly how do we how do we miss the Wolverines at number six I got Alabama now Alabama has a lot of newness similar to Michigan Now new does not equal bad some places new equals bad it does not equal bad at Alabama new head coach kayin neore 104 and 12 as a head coach honestly y'all it'd be more surprising if he didn't have success in Tuscaloosa given his track record but JDS the SEC is this is I I understand that I have some questions as well but trusting the trend trusting the numbers kayin debor is a winner he's figured something out about college football that translates from place to place whether it's niia or whether it's at Washington like he's figured something out so give him some credit there new offense say what you want about the actual play caller this is kayin noor's offense all right to put it simply I think kayin debor is well-versed in two things one is messing with the defense pre- snap getting the looks he wants to have an explosive play the other part of that is maximizing his players maximizing his ability in house like playing to their strengths kayin deor is not going to try and fit a round peg in a square hole like he's going to play to Jaylen milro skill set as the quarterback of Alabama you're already hearing that if you have a membership ofama online so with Jayla m at quarterback the simplest way I could put it with how I think it's going to look they're going to create more space for jayen milro to be special when you have a talent like that with what he does running the football and I think what he's going to be throwing the football for you you don't want to put too many restrictions on him you want to let him cook I think kayin debor will do that so that's the new part from a head coach perspective and from an offensive perspective I have no reservations there when it comes to what they're going to be in 2024 just full transparency now defensively here's the question upfront they feel good about what they have in that front seven the secondary though a lot of Youth a lot of Young Bucks two things to give you encouragement if you're an Alabama fan one there is still a lot of talent in that youth still a lot of dudes with four and five stars next to their name that's one part of it the other part of it Kan wck defensively is going to have a scheme that I think will cater more to instincts than it does like complexity of the scheme like he's going to let these dudes know their assignment I mean obviously you have to be assignment sound that's one part of this but like they're he's going to let him go play football okay similar to what I said about jayen milro is I think what's going to be true of this secondary they're going to let him go play like you're not having to think too much and check with me and all those things like it's going to be a lot of go play football will Coach it up on the back end there's going to be growing pains but I think that in itself should give you some confidence if you're an Alabama fan let's get into this top five here number five I got Miss and it feels like for Miss to Lane kein man preparation is meeting opportunity for them like talk about what they have on this roster already from an opportunity perspective Jackson darts back for a third year okay you got Trey Harris back for another season one of the best receivers in the SEC a season ago you got back your DC you got back your OC they're still intact in Oxford and then the opportunity of what they have from the portal with the juice Wells adding into that offense adding in a Walter Nolan a prince Le man Mellen on defense people keep talking about miss being different you know physically and and them looking different off the bus and that's all like a nice thing to say what does it actually look like though like from a numbers perspective for Miss for context they're too deep on the interior of the defensive line averages now 309 lb translation they will have run Stoppers okay offensively across the o line they average 330 lbs we keep saying hey the SEC it's a line of scrimmage League Old Miss they they keep upping the Annie on the line of scrimmage schedule pretty workable no Bama no Texas no Tennessee get Georgia at home we miss man preparation meets opportunity I think they're a playoff team I think they'll be in the SEC Championship and I think they're going to be a force here in 2024 because of all all the reasons I just mentioned they built to a year like this Lan kein has gone all in via the portal yet again and Jackson Dart is primed for a third huge year in the system now here's our top four and and this is what I'll say here you could fight me on three and four and two in one being swapped and I wouldn't have a ton of push back for you but I think this is the correct four at number four I got Oregan and If This Were a projection or or a prediction I'd probably put organ a bit higher as we sit here right now I don't see a weakness on this football team all right like success for them I think will hinge on Dylan Gabriel's ability to be able to get up to speed within this offense because like this offense now people knock B Knicks for being a check down guy and not throwing the ball downfield all the time like Dyan Gabriel's skill set fits perfectly into this offense the question we have is can he make good quick decisions the track record for him at Oklahoma would suggest yes but learning a new offense getting up to speed to operate at the level you have to operate at in this Oregon offense it could take a second but overall like I I don't question if dylian Gabriel can be the guy for you at Oregon if you know our college football playoff predictions this goes without saying we think he going be pretty good the question is can he speak the language at the level three of the offense like you know when you take a language in high school or college whatever it was like when you take that first year you know some words Maybe the second year you're you're a little more conversational by the third year you're fluent is Dylan Gabriel fluent in this offense if he is they're going to be in the national championship game now defensively uh they're stacked up front they're stacked like they I don't believe have any acclamation to this new conference in the Big 10 I think they're going to be a force from the jump offensively in the trenches I think they have arguably the two best tackles in all college football and a Johnny Cornelius and Josh Connelly in terms of like a combo so the pro it game for them will be Ohio State when they come to town October 12th but Oregon as we sit here right now I want to see how the quarterback translates just I'm just just want to see it but they're going to be a force and we have them at number four at number three I have Texas the reason why I have Texas at three is I trust the most crucial parts of their operation quarterback and Head Coach Quin yers said run that back turbo I'm back for another go around some confidence under his belt as well having actually done what I believe he was buil as as a high school recruit to this point I mean he beat Alabama at Alabama brought Texas to the college football playoff got him a big 12 Championship the SEC is going to be different Beast no way around it but he's back also you have Steve sarkeesian going into another year at Texas There's real stability now at Texas going on year four now Steve sarkeesian can sign his name on every piece of the Texas roster he said it going into last season I'll say it again for him right now this is now a Steve sarkeesian football program okay four of their five offensive linemen are back massive in the SEC the concern around them is what they lost right because you lost two receiver or three receivers to the NFL you lost two all-americans at the defensive tackle position I think we'll address the defensive line first the rest of the defense I think around that defensive line is arguably better will you have two all-americans up front I mean you know that's a tall order but but I think what they have again at the linebacker position with Anthony Hill and what they have in the back end with Andrew makuba transferring in from Clemson like they're going to be I think in a lot better position to support that defensive line and the defensive line now too just so we're on the same page I don't think the defensive line is going to be bad by any stretch of the imagination like Alfred Collins is he going to beat DeAndre sweat I don't know but I think he'll be good enough to uh do what they need to do in the SEC now going back to those Playmakers he lost three receivers to the NFL Steve sarkeesian went to the portal and got some real players right he didn't just go get like a G5 guy transferring up and like an FCS guy took a chance on he went and got like dudes that fit their system and dudes that have ball at a high level Isaiah Bon his resume speaks for itself what he did at Alabama Silas Balden if you watched any Pack 12 football last year when Oregon state was getting the ball to their playmaker like it was a crucial situation uh they got it to him okay so the way that he factors in along with uh Matthew golden from Houston they're they're going to be in good shape jonte cook who's not a transfer but a guy that was highly tied out of high school like they're going to be in good shape so I think that overall the competitive stamina of this team is in a better place than it's been under Steve sarkeesian and I like Texas a lot going into year three feel like I know a good amount about Texas right now especially what they have at the quarterback and the head coaching spots now at number two and again if you had them at number one more power to you I have them at two right now I got Ohio State best defense America on paper they are built to be a gritty outfit offensively that's different than what we've seen now from Ohio State it's not to knock Marvin Harrison Jr not to knock Jackson Smith and jiga and all the great wide receivers that have come through Ohio State they still have really good receivers on this roster but this team under Chip Kelly is going to want to pound the football all right that's going to be their their MO they have I think the best backfield in America with trevan Henderson and Quin Sean Judkins they got a quarterback and will Howard who I think is also going to add into that run game like they are wanting to control the line of scrimmage and I think they have the personnel and the scheme now to do that Chip Kelly going to be very diverse in this run game it's not just going to be one look it'll be some window dressing it'll be some things to keep the defense off balance like it's going to be something where you uh better bring your hard hat in a lunch pail when you show up for the game against against Ohio State um adding Chip Kelly if he can maximize will Howard could be the higher we look back on and say that's why they won the National Championship like like that could be the hire that changed the entire course of our conversation around Ryan day if he translates the way that I think he could translate so Ohio State at number two and at number one if you follow me on Instagram I I said this yesterday on my uh on my page I said like Georgia is going to be very difficult for me to keep out of that top spot preseason I have them at number one right now they have the best roster in college football believe I think they have the best coach in college football and then to go with that best roster I think they have the best quarterback in college football and Carson Beck any style of play that you want to have against Georgia any style of game they can beat you at that style Rock fight lows scoring ugly time of possession kind of game Georgia's offensive line is as good as any in America and their run game I think will be ridiculous with Trevor etn Georgia can play that style if you're able to get into a shootout with Georgia which I mean more power to you because that defense is going to be Stout if you can get into a shootout Georgia I believe with Carson Beck and all their weapons can keep Pace Carson Beck another year in the system as a starter I think Dominique love it his second year in the system is massive a wide receiver for them Kobe Young's goingon to be a player for them Dylan Bell like we just keep going down the list here now Georgia has got a lot of guys to get the football too if you get into a track meet with them last thing I'll say about about Georgia why I have my number one I don't think anybody in America creates more internal hunger than Kirby Smart some of that's manufactured sometimes sometimes you're just trying to get a narrative into your football team to motivate them but nobody takes that hunger and then parlays it into results the way that Kirby Smart does we saw it in smaller pieces last season with different games where they would be a little bit down question marks around them the next game they blow Old Miss out of the water a good old Miss football team by the way so what I want to say is with Georgia this year you don't have to really manufacture as much hunger because they didn't win the national title last year like Kirby Smart can just say y'all want to go win a National Title you want to go win your own National Title set your own legacy cuz some of these guys were on that team that won the national title a couple years ago not very many of them were starters you want to go create your own legacy set set your own tempo for how people talk about you en GE football history like go get it done and again Kirby smart as good as anyone if not better than anybody when it comes to setting that Tempo and um getting results out of it so that's our top 25 for you it's uh it's here man it's here college football is here that is our preseason top 25 it will change a lot throughout the season we will have our college football playoff rankings for you every single Sunday on this channel so make sure you're subscribed and let us know who you missed man cuz that's that's our top 25 and uh the next time we talk about rankings the college football season will be rolling it's a beautiful thing is that beautiful thing that college football is all the way back so Nick if we can here man I want to talk about uh just what gets us Juiced what gets us Fired Up Now ahead of this college football season there's two things that stick out to me that got me Juiced over the course of this weekend heading into this Tuesday show cuz I think about this stuff like whenever I have a free moment at you know at home or when ever I'm I'm laying in bed at night and just thinking about the show like what gets me Juiced is two things so far right now heading into week zero CU college football being back is one big part of this however seeing High School football on my timeline on Twitter this past week because High School football usually starts just a a touch before college football does that means we're back that that means that we're playing football again and I'll say this too for anyone that's in high school listening to this show cuz I know we have a pretty solid um College audience out imagine there's um some high school audience baked into that if you're a high school football player soak it in baby soak it in because the odds are that some of y'all won't go play in college and that's more than fine but even if you do play in college like it does not get any more pure than what you're doing right now playing every Friday night with some of your best friends in front of your school like ask people that went out and played college football I've heard people that talk about it that went and play NFL football like High School football is the Pinnacle of your football experience soak it in enjoy it savor it cherish it because uh when it's gone it's gone and when it's gone you have sweet memories and you'll be wishing you were back on those Friday nights second thing I would say that gets me Juiced right now a little bit less uh a little bit less nostalgic but still gets me juic nonetheless uh y'all see that fanville commercial is back like that's another thing that signals to me okay college football is here and Dr Pepper does not sponsored the show so that's the last time I'll say the uh the company name even though I do enjoy Dr Pepper uh they killed that commercial like they they did a great job baking in uh some Easter eggs from like the sign stealing stuff to the college football playoff like that got me fired up seeing that back on TV I understand I'm going to see a million and one fansville commercials before the end of the college football season so like bring it on but getting getting that first one out of the way kind of like the first hit of the football season like all right I'm ready now I'm locked in I'm in the zone so that's what has us Juiced but let us know what has y'all Juiced um in the comment section in the live chat all right so we're going to pick a football game right now how about it man you got Florida State and Georgia Tech in Ireland about to get after it Florida State favored by 11 and a half people see that number like whoa a little bit steep I mean Florida State returning production is 83rd in America is that I understand they're playing the game in Ireland now so it's it's still it's still translated even though they play the game in Ireland how do we feel about this game break it down right now before we do that though make sure you are subscribed right here to the on3 YouTube channel you're a Florida State fan you're a Georgia Tech fan you're a Nebraska fan you're an Ohio State fan whatever team you root for I promise you it's college football it's nothing but college football on this show this is our first preview and prediction of the Season we will do a lot more throughout the course of this season so make sure to doubt in here and we appreciate you for that Florida State new group as I mentioned before a lot of new faces same mission same Mission and we I've heard this talking point a few times and I agree with it there's an edge to this team cuz as much as a lot of those guys from last year's Squad are gone like I think there's still a feeling now internally about what happened on selection Sunday last year you go undefeated you win the ACC and you're left out of the college football playoff whether it's real or not there is some very uh very uh disrespected feelings I think within that locker room and they have a point to prove in 2024 now for Georgia Tech they're one of those teams in the ACC that we talk about as like a killer whale in the conference and what I mean by that is like they're one of those teams that they're not the Miami they're not the Florida States they're not the Clemsons of the conference but they could very well end up breaching have a couple things break their way and have the season they want to have and then end up playing for the ACC so it's week zero that would obviously have to start in this game but Georgia Tech now not to be truffled with to quote Michael Scott the matchup to watch here that will determine the football game as it does every football game but especially in this one is in the trenches because Florida State they want to get dju comfortable first time playing quarterback Florida State first time in a new offense it's not a home game it's I mean probably everyone's feeling a little bit of the travel here they want to make sure that they allow the game to come to him the other part of that is this is who Florida state is going to be in 2024 we've said it many times it will not be a 50/50 style of offense for Florida State run the pass it will be I think a lot closer to like 57% to 60% run for Florida State and I mean why not like if that's who you're going to be lean into your strengths lean into your offensive line that's experienced lean into your stable of backs that I said a couple of shows ago was three deep and someone in the comment section said no J We're four five deep more power to you give the ball to royell Williams give the ball to kaziah Holmes give the ball to TOA like let those dudes eat that's going to be a big part of this whole approach for Florida State we'll talk about the prize picks numbers here when those uh become available but I would take a very close look at some of the more rushing yards for those guys Georgia Tech the concern I have for them is can they stop the run because they allowed five yards a carry in 2023 if they allow five yards a carry in this game Florida state will cover and they will cover with ease okay now Georgia Tech understands some of those uh things they lacked in 2023 they will uh have a different looking front seven they pulled in seven guys from the front seven to contribute in 2024 and the spread's 11 and a half so it's a double digit spread and on this show whenever we break down a game like this it's I mean the spread is what it is for a reason right like you don't have to really look too hard to predict a Florida State win so are we picking Florida State to win the football game we'll tell you that in a second but I think the path for Georgia Tech to win the football game is potentially one worth exploring I think that Georgia Tech winning this game would require two things happening one is the Georgia Tech diversity in the Run game would have to hit in a big way okay Jamal Haynes is a back that had right around a, yards last year for Georgia Tech in this offense they will get downhill like they will do a lot of Zone run schemes the reason why that's important man on man I don't think that Florida state is going to have any issue with Georgia Tech's offensive line like you're not blocking them straight up however in the zone Run game it's a lot more about displacement than domination like can I get my guy a little bit of daylight as opposed to can I get a pancake block is your thought process as an offensive lineman if that can hit and they can hit maybe underneath of Patrick pyton maybe outside of Marvin Jones maybe underneath the Daryl Jackson like if all those things can happen maybe Georgia Tech gets some Tempo maybe they get some Rhythm and speaking into the diversity of the Run game The Zone run scheme is one part of this but also something we got to factor in here which kind of goes into the other point is like Haynes King he's going to be a factor running the football for you like if you don't think he's a a problem for you running the football like give him some daylight he'll he'll take it 40 on you no problem his Mobility is one part of this in the Run game but even more specifically the second point I want to make here is what he could do when the play breaks down and keeping his eyes down field that's where things get a little bit hairy because again I think that man-to-man Florida State's defensive line will not have issues like Patrick pton will get his Marvin Jones will get his they will make quick work of this offensive line however if you don't get home on haes King and he rolls out there is a true sophomore receiver for Georgia Tech by the name of Eric Singleton Jr he averaged 15 yards reception last year he is a force okay he he will hurt you if you don't get to hannes King and it becomes backyard football and he gets behind the coverage and then you're listening to Georgia Tech band like that could be the way things go in Ireland the the ideal game Flow for Georgia Tech to win this football game would be they obviously like if they can create a turnover and more power to you more realistically you are able to strike first be be able to get a stop stretch it to 10 maybe stretch it to 14 and before you know it like in the first quarter we're like hang on a second like Florida State may not be able to just sit back there and Pound The Rock to win this game like they might actually have to answer some scores through the air here kind of try try to find a way to get back into this game a little bit quicker if that's the case and you try to get dju a little bit more involved in this game if you're Georgia Tech I'm not telling you you win the football game but I think that's maybe the path to Georgia Tech making this thing interesting now even with all that being said I still believe that the physicality of Florida State both offensively and defensively is going to be too much for Georgia Tech I think it's fine if you don't trust dju going into this thing but again he's not going to be the centerpiece of Florida State's offense like even in this first game it's going to be a lot of royell Williams it's goingon to be a lot of uh kaziah Holmes all those names I just mentioned and then when they creep up play action over the top malink Benson touchdown that's going to be the formula that's going to be the Rhythm so I think the perfect statline if you're dju is like all right let's go be like 12 for for 22 196 yards two touchdowns like that could be the kind of day he has and it could be more than good enough to win the football game hannes King has to take care of the football for Georgia Tech he threw 16 Picks a year ago this has been something that has followed Hayes King since he was at A&M and it's not every game but but when it rains it pours with him he had multiple games last year of multiple interceptions shahe Brown I think could be the the differentiator for this defense for Florida State he's a safety for them had a phenomenal camp for the nules his ability to play The Run and the pass is going to be I think nightmarish for Georgia Tech def or for Georgia Tech offense rather too much team speed for for Georgia Tech I really like Florida State to win the game but here get interesting the question we're all asking does Florida State cover cuz 11 and a half kind of a lot of points for a team that maybe the college football public doesn't know a ton about right now Haynes King could hurt you like is it good handses or bad handses we don't know they got some offensive weapons is the defense improved all those question marks are fair here's what I'll say this game to me just screams backd door cover for Florida State some of it's a feeling some of it's on the ground game I think Florida state will punch one in to really put things on Ice a little bit later in the game I got Florida State winning I got Florida State covering again backo I have the final score is 2713 for the nuls start undefeated in the college football season start undefeated in ACC play and uh start undefeated on International soil in 2024 so let me know your game pick as well in the comment section on the YouTube channel in the live chat who you got winning and maybe as importantly if not not more importantly who do you have on the side when it comes to the spread again Florida State right now minus 11 A5 all right long show today long show but that's what happens when we got the top 25 and we got the the week zero game of the week to breakdown in Ireland lot to unpack we're glad to have y'all here quick ad read for y'all uh the hard count 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