Josh Pate Picks College Football Playoff Semifinal Games W/ Will Compton And Taylor Lewan

Summary

Bussin' With The Boys: Josh Pate Picks College Football Playoff Semifinal Games

Date: Jan 6, 2026
Hosts: Will Compton, Taylor Lewan
Guest: Josh Pate

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Main Theme

This episode dives headfirst into the 2026 College Football Playoff semifinals, with in-depth breakdowns by host NFL alums Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, alongside college football analyst Josh Pate. The trio brings their signature banter and insight, previewing Miami vs. Ole Miss and Oregon vs. Indiana, discussing the fallout from key bowl games, roster changes, portal drama, and the coaching narratives shaping the playoff. The conversation moves seamlessly between X’s and O’s, recruiting news, personal fandom, and college football culture, mixing analysis and entertainment for fans and football junkies alike.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Semifinal Playoff Picture & Stakes

• Two semifinal games remain: Miami vs. Ole Miss and Oregon vs. Indiana.
• The show’s running pick’em contest now comes down between Taylor and Josh, with Will mathematically eliminated.

"We got two games left. Miami versus Ole Miss. Who would have thunk it? Oregon versus Indiana. A rematch that took place in the Big Ten earlier this year."
— Josh Pate [00:00]

2. Reflections on Recent Pick Fails & Emotional Ties

• Will reviews his disastrous 1–3 picks last week, especially misfiring on Alabama, leading to semi-playful roasting.
• Taylor admits to overrating Alabama out of preseason bias and family loyalty.
• Banter about team letdowns, bias, and how social media receipts linger:

"This is the only time you've laid your neck out on the line only to be placed in a guillotine and to be fucking chopped off."
— Will Compton [04:45]

"I was blinded by wanting to be right in the preseason... Maybe there was a part of me way back that just still needed to see Indiana win as a big favorite in one of these games. Like, the long resting, everyone else with a bye is losing. They won."
— Taylor [07:39]

3. Transfer Portal, Coaching Rumors & Nebraska’s QB Saga

• The group delves into the chaos of the transfer portal, rumors about Alabama’s quarterback future, and especially the Nebraska situation:
  • Will recounts losing Kenny Minchie (ND backup QB) who was supposedly headed to Nebraska but flipped to Kentucky at the last minute.
  • The "no contact" portal drama, agent-driven negotiations, and how schools are blindsided.
  • New timeline reality: Portal closes after spring, teams must fill rosters ASAP.
  • Side discussion about available QBs and Nebraska’s options going forward.

"Over the weekend, Kenny Minchie, we land Kenny Minchie in the portal. He's coming to Nebraska. Big announcement... Maybe Nacos, I know on3 posts about it, but it's public knowledge now that Kenny Minchie is coming... Welcoming Kenny Minchie to the Big Red. Even tried Kenny Minchie a text. You're gonna look great in red. No response. Now, looking back, that should have been a red flag."
— Will Compton [16:45]

"You're watching Titanic right now? Yeah, it just hit the iceberg, but everyone thinks it’s okay…"
— Taylor [19:17]

4. Fiesta Bowl: Miami vs. Ole Miss Breakdown

Miami’s Edge: Physicality & Defense

• Panel largely agrees Miami is the most physical remaining team, especially in trenches.
• Miami’s defense can pressure QB, disguise coverages, and the back seven “will knock your dick in the dirt.”
• Miami’s running game strong vs. tough defenses.

"I think Miami is the most physical football team left in the final four... That front four, the way they can apply pressure while keeping the back seven playing coverage... The back seven will knock your dick in the dirt, bro."
— Will Compton [30:39]

Ole Miss’ Offense & Lane Kiffin Factor

• Ole Miss's high-scoring, big-play offense poses a serious threat.
• Lane Kiffin’s “us against the world” story is a major subplot.

"This is an offense that hadn't scored less than 30 all season long. The quarterback dual threat cat can beat you. The most dangerous—Josh Pate has said it—the most dangerous quarterback in the College Football Playoff."
— Will Compton [31:20]

Strategic Matchups & Key Scenarios

• Possible trap: If Miami grinds clock with its superior lines, it could backfire in fourth quarter if Ole Miss gets explosive plays.
• Both Taylor and Josh pick Miami to win and cover but expect a potentially high-scoring, wild finish.

"If Miami starts good and then they try and grind the pace to a halt... your strategy has worked against you because you've run the ball, you've grinded clock, you've compressed the game. Then it's the fourth quarter, and Ole Miss is number four in the country in explosive plays... and you look up, you were dominating, outgaining them, and it's tied."
— Taylor [36:40]

"Miami has a massive edge on both lines... But if Ole Miss can turn this into the type of game they want, use tempo, wear out Miami’s D-line—I like Ole Miss to cover."
— Josh Pate [37:56]

• Notable Picks:
  • Taylor: Over 51.5 points; heart says Miami -3.5.
  • Josh: Miami to win and cover, but sees a path for Ole Miss with pace and explosives.
  • Will: Miami’s defense and physicality will be decisive.

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5. Peach Bowl: Oregon vs. Indiana Preview & Pundit Angst

Coaching, X’s and O’s, and Culture Clash

• Indiana favored by 3.5 over Oregon.
• Extensive discussion about Dan Lanning (Oregon) vs. Kurt Signetti (Indiana) as coaches:
  • Lanning’s risk-taking, often-criticized 4th-down aggressiveness.
  • Staff distractions with Oregon coordinators leaving; Indiana seen as more focused and cohesive.
  • Indiana praised as “the best-coached team in college football right now.”
  • Lanning compared to James Franklin: perception of not winning 'the big one'.

"This is the Peach Bowl. Mercedes Benz Stadium, #5 Oregon vs. #1 Indiana. Indiana's favored by 3.5. No one wants to go first?"
— Josh Pate [47:34]

"The best thing Indiana does is they force you off of who you are... you have to either be as good as them and execute, or just be more talented and execute at a high level. I just hadn't seen anyone do it this year."
— Taylor [49:59]

• Major challenges for Oregon:
  • Have to be elite on 3rd/4th down (struggled vs Texas Tech and Indiana in prior games).
  • Less run-game effectiveness against Indiana; game falls on Oregon QB Dante Moore.
  • Indiana unlikely to give up turnovers like Texas Tech did.

"They (Oregon) were horrible on third down last time. I think Dante Moore got sacked six times in the first matchup... Indiana’s not going to give you four turnovers. You're going to have to go the length of the field."
— Josh Pate [53:13]

Clean Indiana Sweep

• All three pick Indiana to win and cover, despite affection for Oregon and Lanning.
• Anxiety over “all in on Indiana” possibly jinxing them; hope that collective doubt helps Oregon.

"You guys laid out scenarios where the game could be played like four different ways. Every outcome screams Indiana... The name Big Nettie, texting me, other than he knows I'm his daddy. That was it."
— Will Compton [56:43]

"If Dan loses this game... we will now be living in a world where kids will give up some money to go to Indiana to be coached by Kurt Sig."
— Josh Pate [59:39]

"It's going to hurt. Listen, it's going to hurt, but you can't not recognize what this Indiana team has done. Most balanced football team... they are that squad."
— Will Compton [62:00]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Portal Fiasco (Kenny Minchie to Kentucky):

  • "That agent fucked Nebraska." — Will Compton [21:31]
  • "You're watching Titanic right now? Yeah, it just hit the iceberg, but everyone thinks it's okay and they're going back to sleep..." — Taylor [19:17]

• On Family Influence and Homer Picks:

  • "Judgment was blinded by bias. I was blinded by wanting to be right in the preseason." — Taylor [07:39]

• On Miami’s Transformation Under Cristobal:

  • "I'm so tired of these people asking me when The U's going to be back... I'm not focused on bringing the U back. I'm focused on building what the U is going to be." — Taylor, quoting Mario Cristobal [43:00]

• On Indiana’s Boring Excellence:

  • "They are elite in all of the boring things in football." — Josh Pate [62:24]

• On Coaching/Media Dynamics:

  • "If Dan Lanning needs disrespect, if he needs a face to look at in the mirror other than his own, he can look at mine. Because I may not be doubting him. I'm just believing in the other guy more." — Taylor [52:19]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:14] - Taylor: "I've never walked in the room with more to talk about than today." — Setting up big semifinal stakes.
• [16:45] - Will’s detailed breakdown of the Nebraska/Kenny Minchie portal saga.
• [29:18] - Josh Pate transitions into Miami vs. Ole Miss gameday break down.
• [36:40] - Taylor’s “trapdoor theory” on Miami’s potential game-management backfiring.
• [47:34] - Josh Pate opens the Oregon vs. Indiana (“True Classic Game of the Week”) preview.
• [53:13] - Group consensus solidifies around Indiana.
• [62:00] - Will sums up why it “hurts” to pick Indiana, but they’re “that squad.”

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Recap of Panel Picks

| Game | Will Compton | Taylor Lewan | Josh Pate | |---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-------------------| | Miami vs. Ole Miss | Miami (-3.5) | Miami; Over 51.5 pts | Miami (-3.5) | | Oregon vs. Indiana | Indiana (-3.5) | Indiana (-3.5) | Indiana (-3.5) |

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Closing Thoughts

All three hosts bring a fan’s heart, a player’s mindset, and an analyst’s brain to the Playoff semifinals. While they respect and root for friends in the coaching ranks, their faith lies with the more physical, cohesive, and process-oriented squads in Miami and especially Indiana. Their picks reflect both film study and the vibes around the programs, plus the wildcards thrown by portal drama and coaching legacy narratives. Whether you’re seeking scouting analysis or just enjoy the storylines that make college football great, this episode delivers sharp, honest commentary—delivered with trademark “Bussin’” humor and candor.

Transcript

[Josh Pate]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are finally in the semifinals of this game. We got two games left. Miami versus Ole Miss. Who would have thunk it? Oregon versus Indiana. A rematch that took place in the Big Ten earlier this year. Now let's go to the standings. There's only two games left and now there's only two individuals left. Will Compton has been mathematically eliminated for holding the prize of the one spot in this show. It is just down to me and Josh Pate separated by one game. We had a lot taking place. Nebraska just last night. We're filming this Tuesday morning. Just last night they had a quarterback. Now they do not have a quarterback. There's transfer portal stuff going on everywhere. Josh Pate is here. Will Compton is here to break down his emotions and everything. Let's have a hell of a show. Please do me a favor and just subscribe. Let's have a hell of a show, boys. Big hugs, 10 of kisses.

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[Taylor]

I've never walked in the room with more to talk about than I have today.

[Josh Pate]

There is. I know that, like, a lot of this revolves around this man sitting between the main character.

[Taylor]

Yeah, yeah.

[Josh Pate]

He is the main character.

[Will Compton]

No, no, no. This is about the four teams we got in the College Football Playoff. They don't want to take away from their stories.

[Taylor]

It's about the kids.

[Will Compton]

It's about the kids. It's about the kids. Also about the kids, man.

[Josh Pate]

About the kids. The kids have let you down. In the words of Josh Payton, you weren't wrong. They were wrong. But you were. They were wrong enough to where you are mathematically eliminated from.

[Will Compton]

I went one in three last week.

[Taylor]

Yep.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Someone break that down for me.

[Josh Pate]

You picked four games. One was correct.

[Will Compton]

But Alabama got blown out.

[Josh Pate]

Alabama got blown out. And by all the tricks.

[Taylor]

What are you looking at me for? I went 3 and 1. What are you looking at me for?

[Josh Pate]

I've never seen you so strong on a game. And by the way, great pivot because now I'm off of you. I'm on him.

[Taylor]

Alabama plus seven and a half. Sitting right here looking at me.

[Will Compton]

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[Taylor]

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[Will Compton]

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[Taylor]

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[Josh Pate]

Hey, it was entertaining.

[Will Compton]

How peak was that postgame video? In my personal experience? Maybe Taylor has a different experience. I've never seen you feel more confident about an Alabama team in a game.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Even though they gave you the. They gave you their resume there at the end of the year, since we've.

[Josh Pate]

Known you Somebody saying, you've always done a great job. And we said early in the year, we said middle of the year, we said late in the year. Something about Josh Petey's bulletproof. He always has a way of. Even when he's wrong, he seems right. Like he has a way of, like, even when the shrapnel and everything's coming at him, it doesn't, it doesn't affect him. This is the only time you've laid your neck out on the line only to be placed in a guillotine and to be fucking chopped off.

[Taylor]

I'm looking up at my own body.

[Josh Pate]

You're looking up. You are floating away towards the sky and looking at what you've displayed for yourself. And you chose an Alabama team that came against, came back against Oklahoma. And that was good enough for you to ignore the SEC championship. That was good enough. They came back against Oklahoma and you're like, that's enough for me to get my homer brain. To finally be like, hey, Alabama's are beating Indiana Taylor.

[Will Compton]

But did they come back against Oklahoma or did Oklahoma kind of.

[Josh Pate]

I think Oklahoma kinda.

[Taylor]

In my defense, there is no defending me. I tried to get skinny and I couldn't on this one. I didn't say the kid screwed up. I just, you know, I lost the game. But we were really, really emphatic. Excuse me. I was really emphatic about that last week. And we made the whole social reel like it went out there. Tagged Ty Simpson, by the way, really silent when they lose a game.

[Josh Pate]

Ty Simpson, Yeah. You gotta live and die by the sword.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Learn that with age.

[Taylor]

Yeah. You. You have his back and. And they get blown out. I got, I got nothing. I'm just left standing here holding the bag.

[Josh Pate]

Celebrations being completely transparent. I'm kind of picking Indiana, knowing Ty's gonna see it, being like, this is you guys. You wanted this like you wanted the wolf, the whole thing.

[Will Compton]

Give him the fodder that Ty needs.

[Josh Pate]

Give him the motivation. He looks at and he goes, good. The boys have my back without having my back.

[Will Compton]

You hated going 3 and 1. You hated winning that game.

[Josh Pate]

I would have much rather gone two and two. Much rather gone. So you and I are sitting there and the semis evened up.

[Taylor]

I like to think that at the end of that game, which was about 5 and change to go in the first half, as it turns out. But I like to think at the end of that game, those kids are on that bus ride home. Kaylin Devore's on that bus ride home. That staff's on that bus ride home. Somewhere in the back of their minds, not only did they let down their families, their teammates, their staff, their university.

[Will Compton]

The conference.

[Taylor]

They let me down too. This is pretty historic.

[Josh Pate]

They didn't let you down. They let your wife down.

[Taylor]

They let my father down.

[Josh Pate]

They let your father down.

[Taylor]

That's who they really let down.

[Josh Pate]

Who calls it like it is, calls it like he sees it. First time I met him, he looked me in the eyes. He goes, you're the dirtiest player, dirtiest son bitch I've ever seen play football.

[Taylor]

And you didn't disagree.

[Josh Pate]

And my heart sang to me. That's a massive compliment as an offensive lineman. Like, you want to have a scumbag mentality? And he said it right to my. Right to my face. A lot of people would say behind my back, not knowing that I would say as a compliment, he looked me in the eyes, but. But he's a Roll Tide guy all the way. All the way. Do you think your judgment got messed up with your family?

[Taylor]

No. No. But I will say judgement was blinded by bias. I was blinded by wanting to be right in the preseason. In the preseason, I wanted to be right. I did pick Bam in the preseason. I picked Oregon in the preseason. They're still alive. I have long since bailed on both of those predictions, so I wasn't really so much worried about that. I think maybe there was a part of me way, way, way back in the back of my mind that just still needed to see Indiana win as a big favorite in one of these games. Like the long resting, everyone else with a buy is losing. They won. So I've never had Kurt Signetti on the show. Has he ever come on this show? Has he ever come on Bussin?

[Josh Pate]

No, he hasn't. I think he actually declined us right.

[Will Compton]

Till the end of the year, hopefully.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, till the end of the year. But we're gonna keep trying.

[Will Compton]

We'll get big nitty.

[Josh Pate]

We'll get big nitty on. But like right now we're 0 for 1. But baseball, that happens.

[Taylor]

Yep. So we're sitting around now and you got to wonder, like, do they change coaching staff? Do they change strength staff? What are they going to do in the portal? Who's leaving, who's staying? All this stuff. We got to. We got to regroup. Me and Dan Pate, we got some things to talk about.

[Josh Pate]

Alabama. There's rumblings in this, in behind the scenes about what might be happening in the transfer portal of Alabama. Are you hearing anything out there?

[Taylor]

I'm hearing stuff with everybody, I gotta.

[Will Compton]

Hit up Ty Simpson.

[Josh Pate]

I'm hearing there's a wolf looking for a new pack. That's what I. That's all I'm. And it's just whispers. Haven't spoke to the young man, the young wolf, but it's just a couple of whispers. I just want to know if you've heard those whispers as well.

[Taylor]

I think Keelan Russell starting at quarterback for Alabama next year. So that's what I think. But that may mean Ty Simpson's gone to the NFL. Like, I still think that's what's going to end up happening with him. But I don't know, man, because I don't. I've learned a long time ago guys can be telling you, oh, I'm either coming back or I'm going to the NFL. Boom, they're in the portal 24 hours later. So I mean, to answer your to my question, I've heard the same rumors you have. I can't substantiate them. And frankly, with the portal, all I choose to do is stay out of it. And I'll text Pete Nacos if I really want to know if something's legit or I'll hit up a coach if I really want to know something's legit or I'll get a call from Will in the middle of the night if something's happening with Nebraska. Which brings me to my next point.

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[Will Compton]

Oh, you're sitting there.

[Josh Pate]

Can we hold? Can we?

[Will Compton]

You're sitting there preaching and I'm thinking I gotta. I'm done with this fucking portal.

[Josh Pate]

Can we just.

[Will Compton]

Done.

[Josh Pate]

Can we paint a picture?

[Taylor]

If you'll allow me to lay out a timeline and then I'll toss it to you and then you finish the picture. Like, can we co paint the picture?

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Taylor]

All right. The date is conference championship weekend. We're going to do the Altcast big day, career day for us. It's Alabama, Georgia. It's going to be a back and forth game. And it's not. It's a blowout. And we spend the entirety of the second half of that game holding ESPN microphones in our hand, not talking about the action on the field, but talking about whether Alabama belongs in the playoff or not. Some people think they should be in, other people think they shouldn't be in. William is in the latter camp. He thinks that Notre Dame should be in. And the only thing that's going to keep them out is the college football Deep state. Fast forward 24 hours. The college Football Playoff committee reveals their correct rankings and their correct seating. I will still stand behind that. Notre Dame is left out and Lou Holtz is upset and everyone in South Bend, Indiana is upset and Will Compton is really upset. And he goes on a Twitter rampage about how the college football Deep State has worked to collude against Notre Dame. And to his credit, even though he was incorrect about it, he stood behind his argument even through the playoffs. Even when Alabama was being eliminated the other day, emphatically. It was a see I told you so moment. It was a big moment for you guys. And so after everything that he's done for Notre Dame, the dust clears and the portal opens. Nebraska needs a quarterback at that point, after Will Compton has laid his life on the line for Notre Dame. Let's talk about what's happening in the portal. Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

First off, that was a Van Gogh painting.

[Will Compton]

That was.

[Josh Pate]

I thought we were Jackson Pollock. It and say it always comes back to Notre Dame with Wok Compton and this time it's bit him in the ass. Your loyalty got you killed.

[Will Compton]

Everything I've done for that program, this.

[Josh Pate]

Is how they repay me on the day of January 5th. This is how they do it to you. What is. Talk to me as much as you can because I know you're in the weeds of Nebraska. Yeah, you've got every coach and GM and AD on speed dial. I'm sure you know a lot more than you're willing to say on the show, so I'm just gonna give you the floor. We'll sit back and just. I want you to replay your emotions for me. Monday. We leave the office.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Great day.

[Will Compton]

We leave the office.

[Taylor]

I'm.

[Will Compton]

I'm having dinner. Wife and kids, you know Chaos is taking place. We're trying to get rude to eat. Scotty's being funny. Slamming stuff on the ground, throwing food on the floor.

[Josh Pate]

Funny, not funny.

[Will Compton]

Phone buzzes, Buzzes a couple times like, oh, what's going on? I see, I see a Nebraska name come across my phone. I look at the Nebraska name and apparently we're losing the quarterback that had just committed to us on Friday. When the portal opened, there was a non contact clause that are non contact status that kind of came with this portal opening of this player, Kenny Mitchie, the quarterback for Notre Dame, who's a. Who was a backup to CJ Carr. Big name in the portal. You're hearing a lot about him, how he's, you know, he can win on the. He can win with his legs, he can win with his arm. Lot of good things. This was Nebraska's number one target. So portal opens up. Non contact status, meaning what that usually means in this college football world because there is no tampering period or anything else. But usually when somebody comes with that, they're close to a school. And I had learned that we were close to landing Kenny Minchie. Go ahead.

[Josh Pate]

Non contact just means that don't contact him, contact the agent.

[Taylor]

I'm going in the portal. If I have a non contact tag, that's translation for I already know where I'm going. Do not call me.

[Josh Pate]

Got you.

[Taylor]

That's what that means.

[Josh Pate]

Understood.

[Taylor]

99 times out of 100, we continue with the one time out of 100 story.

[Will Compton]

Yes. And then over the weekend, Kenny Minchie. We land Kenny Minchie in the portal. He's coming to Nebraska.

[Taylor]

Big announcement.

[Will Compton]

He's committed. Big announcement.

[Taylor]

Graphics and everything.

[Will Compton]

Maybe Nebraska's, maybe Nacos. I know on three posts about it, but it's public knowledge now that Kenny Minchie is coming to the. What's up? Boston posted it.

[Taylor]

You posted a graphic. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Welcoming Kenny Minchie to the Big red. Even try Kenny Minchie a text. You're going to look great in red.

[Josh Pate]

Got his number already.

[Will Compton]

No response that. Now, looking back, hindsight, that should have been a red flag for old Willie. C for old Willie boy.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

So the weekend goes and everything's set up. We got our quarterback. He is committed to the University of Nebraska. Just pin has not been put to paper yet.

[Taylor]

Formality.

[Will Compton]

Formality, which again, understand all that stuff. When we were in the game, it was verbal committed. Once you sign the dotted line, that's when you actually have them. So Monday night rolls around and I get these texts that we're losing the quarterback and I'm learning about what went down. To my knowledge, what I understand the situation to be was that Nebraska was told all weekend that he's committed. Because on Nebraska side of it, they are pushing and following up. Not pressuring, but following up. Hey, where is Kenny at with the contract? Like we got the contract to you on Friday morning when the portal open. We need him to sign that contract because you know, coach rule the big, the big men are like, hey, when is the quarterback? When are we getting penned to paper? Go ahead.

[Josh Pate]

Before you knew that the result that we know now happened, were you aware that this pen to paper thing was going to be an issue? Was it being an issue? You just thought we got our guy.

[Will Compton]

I just thought, you know, business, you're laying your head on your pillow. Yeah, business is still taking place. Again, I'm not as tied into the portal stuff like, you know, like, like Pate was talking about. I'm not like deep in the weeds on everything that's happened in the portal. I might see guys names come up, I might see lists happening. I might shoot, hey, what quarterbacks are we actually looking at? Let me know if you need any help with anything and but so I'm just thinking it's all, you know, business related stuff. He's going to sign the contract. He was supposed to visit on Wednesday and to my knowledge, again, he not only wanted to come and visit on Wednesday, but stay at Nebraska and help recruit the rest of the portal. All this free agency that's going on with 5,000 guys in the transfer portal and we get to you get up to last night and again, from what I understand it to be, the agent was telling Nebraska all weekend long, we're just going through the contract. Everything is all good. He's committed, he's coming to Nebraska. I have a lot of clients right now. I'm dealing with a lot of transfer portal stuff, but Kenny Minchie is coming to Nebraska. Question.

[Taylor]

You're watching Titanic right now? Yeah, it just hit the iceberg, but everyone thinks it's okay and they're going back to sleep and they're kicking around the iceberg on the deck and everyone's still laughing. But what they don't know is they're dying and they'll be at the bottom of the Atlantic in two hours. As it turns out, that's the part of the movie we're at right now.

[Josh Pate]

And also just to point out because I love the movie Titanic while this is going on, Jack and Rose are on the bottom deck in a car. Jack being Minchi, Rose being Kentucky. And they're making love right now. He is. This is the fiance.

[Will Compton]

So as it unfolds on Monday, Nebraska again follows up.

[Taylor]

Can't disagree. Go ahead, play.

[Will Compton]

Nebraska again follows up. Where are we at with the contract? Pen the paper. When is it happening? I'm still redlining everything again. Busy season with clients, stall tactic. The next phone call that takes place, to my knowledge, is that Nebraska gets called. Kenny's going to Kentucky. He did not know Kenny was going to do that. And that was the last phone call. Asia never called Coach Rule. He never called Coach Rule back. And that was basically what happened. Nebraska couldn't get back in the conversation. Trying to figure out, hey, can we counter, you know, what's going. Like, what. What has happened? Yeah, it's like, hey, he's going to Kentucky. So essentially you see it as we got blank checked by Kentucky. We got outbid by Kentucky, but we were never able to get back in the ring of Kentucky. So I'm sitting there taking all of this stuff in. Josh Payta alludes to it. I call him and he's like, what's going on? I was like, I'm in my bedroom right now. All of the lights are off. That's when you stop at the dinner table, eating.

[Taylor]

You paused there, and I thought you were in trouble. I thought there was an actual medical situation or perhaps like a home invasion situation, because you just said, we got big issues. I'm standing here, my family's downstairs. I'm staring out at the front yard, all the lights are out. Then it just sizzled. And I said, do you need something like, what's going on? And there may have been some other mentions that I don't think legally we can say on air. But then you let me know, kids weren't in danger, wife wasn't in danger, home wasn't being invaded. It was actually something much worse than that.

[Will Compton]

Kenny mentioned that agent fucked Nebraska.

[Josh Pate]

This type of stuff happened when you and I were coming out of high school, before nil. Before those things where guys were committed, they're fully in it, day of letter of intent, happens, they decide to flip their commitment at the last second. Yeah, I think that does happen.

[Taylor]

So here's. Yes, that happened. There's a little bit of. There's a lot of difference in the structure of how things are set up now. Because you've. Back then, yeah, you were paying guys under the table. There was no, like, payroll. There was no budget. There was no set cap and Some people still laugh at the concept of a cap in college football, but technically it exists. But the bigger picture thing is people need to understand the way college football roster construction works. Right now, there is no more portal after spring. This is it. So you just had your signing class and you've got your portal class right now. And what is it like 16th January? Once kids are in, that's the deadline. You got to have your roster set for this year. And this dude, slash his representation, slash his camp just took what, 72 or 96 hours from Matt Rule in Nebraska, where they thought they had quarterback figured out and they'd allocated the money, the resources to that position. Then the rug gets jerked out from under you, and so you got to go back to square one on the most important position on the field. And you just, you may have seen other guys come off the board that you would have had a shot at in those 96 hours because you took someone at their word.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

So, yeah, it's not a good deal.

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He had a no contact tag too.

[Will Compton]

So that's the other thing is Nebraska.

[Josh Pate]

Is sitting there not thinking anyone else.

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Is talking to him. He's committed to Nebraska. No one should be contacting him.

[Will Compton]

He there.

[Josh Pate]

That camp is reaching out to Kentucky.

[Will Compton]

Kentucky is not reaching out to them.

[Josh Pate]

My understanding of the no contact tag, because when I first saw it, I thought we.

[Will Compton]

Hey, guys, we all know that stuff's bullshit.

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[Josh Pate]

Hold on. But listen, my understanding of the no contact tag is do not contact me personally. Contact my agent.

[Taylor]

No, it's just don't contact. But it's not. It's really just a tag. There's no, there's nothing legally. It's not bound by rule. What Klumps say and what is right is that's the equivalent of like if I'm at the end of a dead end road and there's only one road, there's no side roads off this main road. And I get word that, hey, you've turned down this road, there's only one place you could be coming, and that is to me, at the end of the road. That's the do not contact tag. The do not contact tag is once the kid goes in the portal, he's got do not contact and you've been given word through him or his representation he's coming to you. You view it as just a formality. You're like, you're letting the boosters know. You're letting your staff know, hey, we got him. We'll see when he makes the announcement. Oh, by the way, then the announcement happens, and so then you're doubly told you we got him. It is so far in the back of your mind that that could go wrong at that point that it's not even a concern. So that had to be a bombshell for them in that building.

[Josh Pate]

Bombshell. And I think, like, obviously over the weekend, there was a handful more quarterbacks that were in that top 5 to 10 range that committed to another score, transferred to another school.

[Taylor]

Yes.

[Josh Pate]

When I got the information from you, I went on the transfer portal just to look at how people are evaluating quarterbacks. Went to the quarterback section, scrolled through, saw our boy Sorsby, Texas Tech. Levitt. Looks like he's going to lsu. Correct.

[Taylor]

That's what I heard.

[Will Compton]

It seems like.

[Josh Pate]

It seems like he was in the running for Levitt, which tells you that Sam Levitt is now going to go to lsu. Because this Minchi kid. Kid, though, he must have heard from a good agent that he's not going to go to Kentucky. He's going to end up going to LSU or somewhere else. So I start scrolling down, and I'm seeing this person's transferring here. This person's transferring here. The first and highest available spot. I saw Dylan Raiola.

[Taylor]

You think.

[Will Compton]

Do you think at number seven, maybe.

[Josh Pate]

It was Dylan Rayola transfers, too, and there was a blank space, and it was the only one. I think it was, like, two guys within the top 10 quarterbacks. And I'm like, hey, maybe you have to. Maybe you have to go back to.

[Will Compton]

What you need to go back to go.

[Taylor]

We've all seen the next.

[Josh Pate]

Maybe I need to refollow Dylan on Instagram now. Hey, about all that stuff. I said something. This is Adam Sandler, baby. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.

[Will Compton]

Oh, I know. There's lists. You're scrolling to see what optimism there could be with Nebraska. Like, I, obviously, I want us to be a good football team.

[Josh Pate]

Right. You're doing the same thing I'm doing. You're on the phone with a bunch of Michigan people, and you're. Every time I see a wide receiver enter the portal, I'm like, let me see if these stats guys. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What do you think about this guy? What do you think about that guy?

[Will Compton]

But I'm also trying to talk about, in a way to where I'm separating myself from, like, again. I want Nebraska to win. I want us to get all the best players in the portal. You wrong. Us. I'm coming after you.

[Josh Pate]

Right.

[Will Compton]

But just something that's just. It's always bothered me. I know it's always going to continue to happen. I just feel like it's. It's like a lost cause.

[Taylor]

This time last year, in one of these games that we're going to break down Ole Miss, Miami. Ole Miss will start a quarterback that was at Ferris State a year ago.

[Josh Pate]

D2.

[Taylor]

Don't. Don't let anyone tell you there aren't better options out there for Nebraska.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, yeah.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Hey, that's beautiful. And you. So there's two things you've done beautifully. That and allowing us to get away from how hard you are in Alabama.

[Taylor]

For the last three years. We pivoted.

[Josh Pate]

That was wildly impressive because you deserve a lot more. Talking to about what took place last week.

[Taylor]

I'm not about getting what I deserve. I'm about getting what I want.

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[Josh Pate]

And that is completely fair. Should we get to the Fiesta Bowl?

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[Josh Pate]

The fiesta bowl is taking place. We got number 10, Miami. Who would have thungst it?

[Taylor]

Whomstead have thunk it?

[Josh Pate]

Whomsted a thunk it. Will said that Miami shouldn't be in this team.

[Taylor]

He sure did. He said Kenny Minchin, Notre dame should have been in there.

[Will Compton]

Back up.

[Josh Pate]

That's right. You wanted Kenny Minchie in the playoffs.

[Will Compton]

What did I, what did I say on. Yeah, and also Miami. What did I say on the broadcast? The ass whooping was happening. Alabama should not be in the college football playoff. Put Notre Dame in Miami in the college football playoff. When I posted before the college football playoff rankings came out, I had a here's what I think they're going to do. Here's what I wish would happen in 9, 9 and 10 were Miami and Notre Dame and 11 and 12 were Alabama and BYU. So you say what you want. I never said that Miami wouldn't belong. When I argued Miami being out, it was when the argument was just out of Notre Dame and Miami.

[Taylor]

Wow. Crazy. Just go lose to Louisville, lose to smu, whatever.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, Miami city. Miami's favorite three and a half.

[Will Compton]

No, they ain't beating ohio state by 10.

[Josh Pate]

They just beatre dame. Miami's favorite three and a half. Miami's favorite three and A half total points. They gave us 51 and a half. Will, what do you think about this game?

[Will Compton]

I believe Notre Dame would beat both these teams.

[Taylor]

Is that going to. Are we putting that up on the board? Are those wins?

[Will Compton]

Yeah, I like Miami. I like Miami. I think Miami is the most physical football team that's left in the final four. In the college football.

[Taylor]

Were they the most physical team in the playoff period? I think the answer is also yes.

[Will Compton]

Yes. I would say yes. I know you did a great job. Kind of break it down. Hey, when people are trying to come after you saying everything on Miami was better than Ohio state You were absolutely right about the beef that this Miami team has on offense and defensive line like Bane Mezador. Who's is it Moton? Yeah, Moten. That front four. The way they can apply pressure while keeping the back seven playing coverage, disguising simulated pressures, all the different things that that Miami defense is allowed to do. Who is it Keontae Scott who had that pick, that pick six and took it back to the house? Dude, they are physical. The back seven will knock your dick in the dirt, bro. They're the most physical football team. And I love everything about the story of Ole Miss, all four of these teams. There's something that I love about all their story arcs. I love that Ole Miss is winning in spite of their head coach. I love that they conquered the beast in Georgia when they lost to Georgia with Lane Kiffin on the sidelines. I love the high powered offense. This is an offense that hadn't scored less than 30 all season long. The quarterback dual threat cat can beat you. The most dangerous. Josh Pate has said it. The most dangerous quarterback in the College Football Playoff. I love all of that stuff about him. I think Miami is going to have their hand full, is going to have their hands full defensively trying to stop this offense. But I do lean on the physicality of Miami. I lean on the defense that the savviness that they play with. And I love that Carson Beck has played with poise in the College Football Playoff. He's taking care of the football. Fletcher's came alive in the run game. He's averaging what, 130 across these two games. And then last week it's like, hey, if you're Ohio State, you take away who in the receiving core of Miami. Malachi, Tony, Malachi Toney. And he still got. He still had five receptions. But other cats are coming alive on the outside and you just see a team that's fully taken on the identity of their head coach. And I love the way Miami's been playing football. I love the way Ole Miss has gotten to this point. I think it's going to be an awesome game. I just lean on the physical and the defense of Miami to beat Ole miss totals, what?

[Josh Pate]

51 and a half. Turning away from the spreads, huh?

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

You like the under scared ball?

[Taylor]

No.

[Will Compton]

You like the over?

[Taylor]

Yeah, I think I'm going to take the over as my pick.

[Josh Pate]

Then why not take Ole Miss plus three and a half?

[Taylor]

Because I still think Miami's going to.

[Josh Pate]

Win with the over.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Ole Miss's defense, they're light in the ass in the second level. You know how I'm always looking at.

[Josh Pate]

That second level, Always looking at them thighs in the second level.

[Will Compton]

They do have a defense to where Miami can keep up with them in this game. And it's going to come down to Miami making some of those big plays defensively, getting after Chambliss and trying to get him to the ground when he is being dangerous on the outside. I could see it being a high score game and Miami just coming out on top.

[Taylor]

I was at the SMU Miami game earlier this year and Kevin Jennings went off, he was hurt too and he went off against Miami. Now I'm going to tell you straight up, I think Miami's playing at a way different level now than they were in that game. It's probably a wake up call for him. All right, so over 51 and a half is going to be my pick. If I picked against the spread, it would be Miami minus the points. My question is, is this game played like in structure? Because if it's played in structure, if there's not a ton of Trinidad Chambliss circus plays like he had against Georgia, I would love Miami to cover. I probably love the under at that point too. But the thing about that is when you think you've got a two way disadvantage on the line of scrimmage, which Ole Miss does here, there's not much incentive to play the game in structure. So there's incentive to just wildly fire until the chambers are empty. And at that point you tip your cap to Miami if they just leaned on you and they won the game. Here's what would make me nervous a little bit. We've long since documented on this show. Miami's done a really good job containing mobile quarterbacks. Trinidad Chambliss is not the kind of guy who's going to rack up a ton of rushing yardage. That was never going to be his game. His game is extending plays like you saw against Georgia. Maybe occasionally he runs for a first down. Carson Beck doing that too, by the way. But what would make me nervous is Miami's ground game against really good run defenses has held up in the playoff. They had 28 for 175 against A&M. That's a top 40 run defense. They had 37 for 153 against Ohio State. That's a top 10 run defense. Ole Miss is 65th. So there is a world where if Ole Miss does not come out of the gate hot and the game just settles in, that Miami just settles in and they just start leaning and it's. And it's in a methodical game and it's over in three hours and eight minutes and Miami wins and they move on. And you end up saying, wow, that was kind of boring. That was kind of anticlimactic. The one problem potentially with Miami getting the game they want is it compresses the game and it builds a trapdoor situation where Ole Miss does nothing early. Miami just starts running the ball, grinding the clock. They're up seven to nothing. They're up 10 to three. You get to halftime and you think this is utter domination on the stat sheet. But the scoreboard says it's one possession because that's how those games go. That's a four quarter approach. And you end up stretching it at the very end. The trapdoor comes where you've done, you've seen Ole Miss do nothing. And it's late third quarter and Miami's up like, you know, a possession, maybe 10 points or something like that. And then all of a sudden the fact that Ole Miss is number four in the country in explosive plays, number three in the country in catbuster plays happens and it validates. And just out of nowhere, boom, boom. And you look up and you are dominating, you're out gaining them. You've got all the advantages on the stat sheet and it's tied. And at that point your strategy has worked against you because you've run the ball, you've grinded clock, you've condensed the game. And it's the fourth quarter and we each got two possessions left now and they figured out a way to tie it up. And at that point, Trinidad Chambliss can do one special thing and beat you. So I think it's a big mistake if Miami starts good and then they try and grind the pace to a halt. I really think they got to be aggressive. There's no reason for me to look at Carson Beck against this Ole Miss team and think anything other than he should be a weapon. Malachi Toney should be a weapon. You talked about getting a few more receivers worked in our run game. We should be balanced. We should be able to hang 35 on them if we need to. And there's no way they're scoring 35 on us. So I think Miami, even if they get off to a strong start, got to keep scoring, got to keep scoring. And that's why my strategy is over 51 and a half. But I think Miami's going to win and cover.

[Josh Pate]

Miami's going to win a cover. So your bet is over 51.5.

[Taylor]

My bet is the total. My heart is with Miami minus three and a half.

[Will Compton]

Got you.

[Josh Pate]

I agree with everything you guys said, especially when it comes to the trenches. Like, Miami has a massive edge on the offensive line side of the ball and the defensive line side of the ball. The thing that gives me a little bit of pause is can Ole Miss run the ball effectively in this game? And it's not about Trinidad Chambliss dropping back, scanning, surveying and passing the ball to the field. It's behind the line of scrimmage, like you said, extending plays. When these defensive backs on the back end try to plaster, someone gets loose like they have the entire season against Ole Miss and he makes big plays down the field over and over and over again. Couple that with Ole Miss using a lot of tempo in this game to slow down that defensive line and make them run east to west over and over. By the time you get in that third and fourth quarter, I like Ole Miss.

[Taylor]

That's where I get worried because I.

[Josh Pate]

Really think, like, we've, we've questioned Ole Miss throughout this entire process. We've watched them, we've watched their head coach take all his coaches from LSU back to Ole Miss back and forth as the weeks have gone on. Lane Kiffin is leaving LSU bowl games early. He's making his coaches come back to do recruiting visits, while also they're trying to game plan for a semifinal playoff spot. And the only thing these kids have done is just exceed every expectation out there.

[Will Compton]

I feel like America's like rooting for this.

[Josh Pate]

I'm one of them.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. I sit there and I'm like, root for him against Georgia. Lucy, the running back is a dog.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. Lacy.

[Will Compton]

Lacy, the running back is a dog.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. Lucy. Lacy. Lucy. Nicotine's incredible, dude. There's, I think in this game if Ole Miss can do what they've done the entire year, aside from, I believe it was Washington State early in the season when they kind of had a sleeper before a big game. Close game, close game, sleeper before a big game. I think you're going to put Miami situation to where Carson Beck, everyone wants talking great about Parson Beck and how at the beginning of a season went a little stumble in the middle, but it's been great since then. He threw up 100, 156 yards last game. Miami.

[Will Compton]

I don't, I don't feel like people are saying like he's, he's out there balling like he's, he's on the show.

[Josh Pate]

Somebody not Will Compton said you, you look at Carson Beck as a weapon in this game. I think if you use Carson Beck as a weapon in this game, you have a high probability of turnovers.

[Taylor]

Don't you think he was using a weapon last game with his legs, but I think with his arm on third.

[Josh Pate]

Down, he was a weapon too for 156 yards.

[Taylor]

True. They were very effective yards.

[Will Compton]

You saw him with that shoulder last game, right?

[Taylor]

I did see it.

[Will Compton]

Putting that shoulder down on some boys weight room.

[Josh Pate]

I think they run the ball really effectively. I think they've proven that. You said the stats right there. I think if Ole Miss can turn this into a game that Ole Miss wants to play where it's 50, 30 and a third width and 100 yards long and allow to make these defensive linemen run east to west throughout the entire game and tire them out and extend plays. Have some explosives here and there, but get them 10, 12 play drives. I like Ole Miss in this game and I'm taking Ole Miss to cover three and a half.

[Taylor]

The other part of the trapdoor theory, I'm glad you mentioned that because part of the trapdoor theory is, hey, Miami's up at the half, but you look at the stat sheet and ole Ms. Ran 39 plays and the 39 plays involved those defensive linemen on the field and you converted some third downs and you just, you just made them stay on the field and you're looking and you're saying 39. What's about to happen in the second half. Because the thing about big dudes that you'll notice that doesn't apply to DBs or wide receivers is once their tank is empty, their tank's just empty, right? They don't reload. Big dudes don't reload, especially defensive linemen, they don't really reload. And so once they're gassed, they're gassed. And that's what worries me. And that's why I think even if it's a lower scoring game to start out with, I still like that over because I think at some point, if you even get a fraction of what Ole Miss did against Georgia, there's going to come a time where, you know, that game turns loose in the second half, maybe early fourth quarter, and that's what makes me nervous. So I still like Miami, but because I think they can score too. I just think they may have to score because they give up a little bit more than they're used to, right?

[Josh Pate]

But if you look at both teams, you're like, which Team has to score. Who do I feel more comfortable with producing 7 as opposed to 3? What team are you picking in that? Just that situation?

[Taylor]

It would be Ole Miss, but I will say this Ole Miss may have the greatest kicker in the history of organized sports. That dude's once. Once you. If you could fair catch the ball in the end zone. He's almost in field goal range. You need about 10, 15 yards. I feel like that dude would have been good from 75 the other day.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. I like Ole Miss. I love the story, too. I love how Lane Kiffin is now, like, just actually trying to ruin their playoff situation. He's, like, no longer hiding. At first it was like, let me try to be a little more sneaky about this. Now he's out of the bushes. He's out of the bushes. Just be like, hey, we're. We can't let him mess with.

[Taylor]

This can't happen. This can't happen.

[Will Compton]

I love all of the stories of these four teams.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. Absolutely.

[Will Compton]

That are left.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. My heart is. I'm worried about this next game we're about to talk about. But I do. I'm excited to watch this game as a fan and see all the ACC doubters, myself included. See if they are like, hey, they get something to stand on. Hey, our ACC football team is in the national championship. And then this Ole Miss saga with Lane Kiffin and all the things he tried to do to derail them. Can they withstand all the distraction?

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

And just can. And just be great and don't give.

[Will Compton]

The ACC that, bro. Like, they're still very mediocre outside of Miami.

[Josh Pate]

They have Miami.

[Taylor]

Do we have Miami?

[Josh Pate]

But. But it's the same thing. Like, now the ACC can sit there and say, our top is better than anybody else's top.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Which is like, yeah, that's a whole other war for next year when we get after the season.

[Will Compton]

I just love hearing the rumblings, too. The U is back.

[Taylor]

You hear what Mario said about that?

[Will Compton]

What Mario say?

[Taylor]

So Mario, I was down there three years ago, and I was sitting in his office, and he just, like, went on this tirade, which was off camera. And he's really good off camera. He's okay on camera. Mario's really good off camera. So he's just pounding Cuban coffee shots at his desk, and he's going off about the you being back. He said, I'm. I'm going to clean it up a little bit. But he said, I'm so tired of these people asking me when the U's going to Be back. The U's never going to be back because we can't ever replicate what we did in the late 80s and early 90s. Not because we don't want to, but because the entire sport has changed. It's impossible for anyone to do what we did in the late 80s and early 90s. I'm not focused on bringing the U back. I'm focused on building what the U is going to be. And I sat there and I said, put that on a T shirt. That's great. Well, that was three years ago, you know, so they've still had some bad losses since then. And like, people have been up and down on him saying, he's just a recruiter, he can't do this, he can't do that. A lot of cannot. When it should have been has not. So now they're four quarters away from playing for a national championship in their own building. By the way, it'll be a home game for the national title game. And he said it the other night. They interviewed him. I think Scott Van Pelt had him on SportsCenter. He's got the headset on. He's right there. There's confetti still flying down. And he said a version of that. He said, I've not really been worried about getting the U back. That was another era in college football history. We love the tradition, we appreciate it, we respect it, but I'm focused on building what the U is going to be. That's the exact proper stance to have. He had it. It's not some new catchphrase that marketing gave him on a post it note, like, that's how they've constructed things down there. The only thing that this Miami team would have in common with those teams if they won the title was that they won the title. Nothing about the way these teams are constructed now has anything in common with the way Howard Schnellenberger or Jimmy Johnson or anyone like that put those teams together back then.

[Will Compton]

That's fair. Also, Michael Irvin on the sideline belt ass.

[Taylor]

Ray Lewis showed up.

[Will Compton]

Ray Lewis.

[Taylor]

You got to wonder who's going to be there this week. You got to wonder.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, the U's back. They're bringing the U back. Let's get to Big Nettie and Lanny.

[Josh Pate]

You want me to read it?

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[Josh Pate]

Yeah, I'll read it.

[Will Compton]

Big Daddy and Lanning.

[Taylor]

I have a nine and a half on the nervousness scale about to predict this game. And I shouldn't feel the way I feel, but I'm nervous. Go ahead.

[Josh Pate]

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[Will Compton]

I do.

[Josh Pate]

I'm curving that little boy right there. Kind of makes you. It's like you put on a classic T shirt, you look good, and then you have the curve going. You're like, you know what? Maybe today's gonna be a special day.

[Will Compton]

You get a True Classic tee like that, you don't even need a New Year's resolution.

[Josh Pate]

You really don't. Oh, get Jack 2026. Doesn't matter. I got True Classic having my back. Let's get into the True Classic game of the week.

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[Josh Pate]

I can. I can fully get on board with that. This is the Peach Bowl, Mercedes Benz Stadium, number five, Oregon versus number one in Indiana. Indiana's favored by three and a half points. Total in that game is 46 and a half. No one wants to go first?

[Taylor]

Nope.

[Will Compton]

No.

[Josh Pate]

No one wants to have this conversation. Dan Lanning, friend of the show. Signetti Denier, but soon to be friend of the show.

[Taylor]

Doesn't know it yet.

[Josh Pate]

Maybe the most well coached football team in Bloomfield, Indiana, Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, followed by the second most best coach team in Eugene, Oregon.

[Taylor]

Are they, though?

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, they're good. They're well coached.

[Taylor]

Do you really think so?

[Josh Pate]

Situationally? I think they're really good. Yeah.

[Taylor]

And I hated situational offense with them this last game. I hated it. I mean, Will Stein's partly checked out. He's busy taking your quarterback down there. At Kentucky, they go for. They go for it eight times on fourth down.

[Josh Pate]

That's the new age of football, dude. That is the new age of football.

[Taylor]

You're not about to tell me everyone's just out there going for it over half a dozen times on fourth down per game. It looked a little shaky.

[Josh Pate]

We got to get him on the phone with Greg Olson.

[Taylor]

But I've heard no sense. I'm not saying the analytics don't make sense. I'm saying, all right, forget the fourth down thing. That's a byproduct of, I think, some offensive inefficiency that they had in this game. So I'm kind of joking, but I'm kind of serious. Texas Tech got some defense, but that's true. There was a lot of stuff that Oregon could afford to get away with against Texas Tech. That would just bankrupt you against Indiana because Indiana can make you pay for that stuff. And man, I'm telling you, I go back a couple of years. I remember DeBoer was still at Washington, Lanning and Oregon played them twice. One in Seattle, one in the Pac12 championship game. And I was up at the game in Seattle. He goes for it on fourth down a couple of times, they don't convert and they lose. And he just gets drugged in the media. And I respected him because he said we just didn't execute. Like, I'm not changing my strategy, I'm not changing my formula. And that got borne out because later in the year they still go for it on fourth down. But then they got to the Pac12 championship game and I ran my mouth all year about how Oregon, in the rematch, they'll win it. They're favored by like 10 and they got beat worse that time than they did the first time around. And so this whole Dan landing in a rematch thing, still got to see it. That's part one, but part two is the fourth down thing. So last week you go for it eight times on fourth down, you convert four of them. There were a lot of arguments that maybe you kept Texas Tech in the game by not converting. So the answer is of course to execute and you convert and you're good. But there's another thing that could creep into play here. You're watching the film of Alabama and Indiana. Calen DeBoer just egregiously goes for it on fourth down on his own 30 yard line. They don't convert and the dam breaks on Alabama. So you've got your fourth down experience against Texas Tech. You've got people experiencing fourth down failure against Indiana. You've got your entire career and your ethos and your DNA. How are you going to handle fourth down play calling, fourth down decision making in this game? Because the best thing Indiana does is they force you off of who you are. Like, there's no world where I think Alabama is making those decisions against Georgia or Tennessee, but Indiana made them feel the pressure and make those decisions. And so these decisions, these game decisions, these third and fourth down play calling decisions, I wonder how different that looks in this game. And then the other thing that I wonder is, is there enough looseness in the puzzle? Like are there enough blank pieces in the puzzle of Indiana or are they just fully put together? Because the puzzle that's fully put together, that's just it. There's no loose ends, there's no blank spaces, there's no weaknesses, in other words, which means you have to either be as good as them and execute or you just got to be more talented than them and execute at a relatively high level. And I just hadn't seen anyone do it this year. So I think the staff edge goes to Indiana because I don't care what Dan Lanning says. I hate that you have staffs, including his, that have multiple coordinators on their way out the door. Yeah, you will never convince me that's not an issue. And I think conditionally, once we get out of the playoffs and you start to get some truth serum in some folks anonymously, I'm not just talking about Oregon here, I'm talking about a number of stats. You will hear that this was a huge impediment to people's preparation and people's game week execution. You will hear that. So Dante Moore, I think the game falls on him. Dante Moore got picked off a couple of times. I think in this game. The first time around. Second half too, it's because their average distance to gain on third down was over six yards. So they got to get him in manageable situations. They had five third and nine plus situations. So third and fourth down. I know it's always important. It's the most important out of any of these playoff games for Oregon in this game. So if anyone can convince me they're going to execute at that high a level, I would pick Oregon, but they didn't against Texas Tech. I think Indiana can put the heat on you every bit as much, if not more than Texas Tech. So. Oh no, I'm just done doubting him. You got his number? I don't, I don't have Kurt Signetti's number. He's never texted me, but I know not to doubt him. So if Dan landing needs disrespect, if Dan Lanning needs doubt, if he needs a face to look at in the mirror other than his own, he can look at mine. Because I may not be doubting him. I'm just believing in the other guy more. So I'm going to take Indiana to win. I will take Indiana to cover.

[Josh Pate]

So Dan Lanning looks in the mirror and he sees a doubter and it's Josh Pate. It's unfortunate that he'll also deal with, oh my goodness. I believe Indiana is the best coach team in all of college football right now. Thirteen points that Oregon got came from four turnovers against Texas Tech. Indiana is not going to give you those types of opportunities. Dan Lanning, as much as I love him, you're right, he's a super aggressive guy who's going to live and die by his own sword. You pointed out the couple years ago against Washington, Caleb DeBoer going for a fourth down. If I'm strategically going against Indiana and my office is not getting off to a good start and it's. And I know how they can kind of just trudge down the field running the ball, RPOs, passing the ball. I'm going to flip the field on them and make them go the length of the field.

[Taylor]

I agree.

[Josh Pate]

I don't know if Dan will do that. I agree because he's shown that. And you, you, I mean, you said all of it. They were horrible. On third down last time. I think he got sacked how many times? Six times in the first matchup.

[Taylor]

I think three of 14 on third down maybe.

[Josh Pate]

I think that number go down a little bit because of the injury that Took place to that. That player that. I can't remember his name right now. But you're not going to get four turnovers against Indiana. You're going to have to go the length of the field. You're not going to get him on some petty. They jumped off sides. There's a free five yards, so we're going to take a shot down the field. Dante Moore to win. For Oregon to win this game, Dante Moore has to be elite. It can't be your run game. It can't be 6.7 on the ground. I know their rushing stats weren't great in this last game, but a lot of that comes back to how many times he was sacked.

[Taylor]

It does. Even the sack adjusted though. They were under two yards per carry, so they sucked running the ball even without sacks. But if you take out sacks in the Indiana game, they were near five yards per carry. They did not run the ball terribly against Indiana the first time around. That's why the key. I said it eventually falls on Dante Moore. That's all predicated on your run game being able to do enough of what it should be able to do. Like Bama had nothing running the ball in Indiana. You should have something. Not a whole lot, but you should have something running the ball against Indiana. Stephen Daly being out for Indiana ended up not mattering against Bama. Maybe it matters in this game. Maybe this is where that shows up.

[Josh Pate]

I don't know if it does. And based on my pick, I don't think it does. And it breaks my heart for Oregon. Breaks my heart because I'm a massive fan of Dan Lanning. And then when he looks in the mirror of doubt, he's going to see both of our faces. We'll find out if there's three faces in front of him in just a second. But they have to do things we haven't seen on film in order for them to be successful against Indiana. And because of that, I have to go with the safer bet, which is I have to pick the team that I've seen do it on film, which is Indiana.

[Taylor]

Do you remember landing post game against Penn State? Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Coked out of his mind. Not really coked out. That's a no. Just people are gonna take that and.

[Taylor]

Old fashioned Coca Cola classic. Yeah, yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Polar bear style.

[Taylor]

That has to pale comparison. You know he's watching. You know how he has to feel and he's. He's seated like I am right now because he knows there's one man who can save him. There's one man who can Pull the nose up on this before it craters into the earth. His name is William Compton.

[Will Compton]

His nose is cratering into the earth.

[Taylor]

You're kidding me.

[Josh Pate]

No, this. Hey. But here's a positive.

[Will Compton]

This is.

[Josh Pate]

Before we even break anything down. This is exactly what Oregon breakdown. This is exactly what Oregon needs to win. One, two, three, all in Indiana.

[Will Compton]

It's crazy.

[Josh Pate]

Welcome to the show, boys. I've been on this for a week longer. All good. I'm happy to have you, but this is going to help Oregon win this game.

[Will Compton]

There ain't much to break down. You guys laid out scenarios where the game could be played, like, four different ways. Every outcome screams Indiana. Not a whole lot of fodder from Big Nettie. The name Big Nettie, texting me, other than he knows I'm his daddy. That was it.

[Taylor]

And he.

[Will Compton]

And I sit there and read that, and I'm like, he is his daddy. Like, Big Nettie is big bro and Lanning is Lil Bro. In this situation, there's no. And everybody knows we love Oregon.

[Josh Pate]

We love Oregon.

[Will Compton]

Our bias lies with landing in Oregon.

[Josh Pate]

Absolutely.

[Will Compton]

What that fan base does anytime we go out there.

[Josh Pate]

Animal House.

[Taylor]

Animal House.

[Josh Pate]

You still haven't seen the movie. Gotta watch it.

[Will Compton]

But, hey, Animal House massive fan.

[Josh Pate]

Matt Kearney.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. He's got the song.

[Josh Pate]

He's got the song.

[Taylor]

Left my heart out there.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. In Oregon.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. So.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. But voice. It's heartbreaking.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. It's Kurt. Big Nettie.

[Taylor]

After all the things that he said. Not about Dan. You can talk about a guy. You talk about a guy's family. You talk about a guy's wife. And the beautiful thing is, a lot of times when people trash talk you or they take shots at you in life, you don't get a chance to seek retribution. You don't get a chance to avenge yourself. Dan Lanning has a chance to avenge himself. His name, his team, his family, his wife, his friends, us.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

But Kirk, Big Nettie is going to be across the sideline. He's going to look at Danny. He's going to go, and it's over.

[Josh Pate]

Was there a harder clip to come out of this last week than when he did that to Pat McAfee?

[Taylor]

That's unbelievable.

[Josh Pate]

It was unbelievable. Rose Bowl. Was that the first time Indiana was ever in the Rose Bowl? Had to be.

[Taylor]

Yeah. In color TV era, certainly. And you know what the worst part of it was? You've seen Silence of the Lambs.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

Okay. Hannibal Lecter, one of the famous things about him is when he was killing people, his Heart rate never got above 80. And so he's like beating a cop to death. Spoiler alert, he's beating a cop to death with his club. He's beating his head against the prison doors. And all the while, he just has this look on his face like he's watching a TV show.

[Josh Pate]

Boring TV show, too.

[Taylor]

That was Kurt Signetti. Kurt Signetti sitting there, finger gunning Pat McAfee, thinking to himself, you have no idea what I'm about to do to these kids.

[Josh Pate]

They finish the Rose bowl, they fly back to Indiana. I've already forgot the city. You corrected me on Bloomington. Bloomington. He lets his coaching staff, goes home. He stays at the office for six more hours, six to eight more hours just to watch film and start breaking down Oregon because he's got transfer portal recruits coming in. Ends up signing half a dozy, including Nick Marsh.

[Taylor]

Whoever. Whoever he wanted.

[Josh Pate]

Whoever he wanted. They. Here's.

[Will Compton]

Here's what they're the front runner for. Raola.

[Josh Pate]

Here's. No, they just signed. They just signed Hoover. Yeah, they got Hoover.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Tcu. Correct.

[Taylor]

Yes.

[Josh Pate]

Fernando Mendoza ran the most RPOS in all of college football this year. Second place, Hoover, most RPOs. He got his guy. This is what Danny Lanning has on his shoulders this weekend. It's not the Oregon Ducks. It's not the Northwest. It's not. It's not his wife. It's. If you let Indiana win this game and the transfer portal that we live in, we will now be living in a world where kids will give up. Give up some money to go to Indiana to be coached by Kurt Zign.

[Taylor]

I think they already are.

[Josh Pate]

Hey, that's on Dan. That's 100% on Dan. If Dan loses this game.

[Taylor]

Hey, I got one more thing for you, too, Dad.

[Will Compton]

I got a text.

[Taylor]

Lanning, I got one more thing for you. Now, let me ask you this. You hear some of the haters, believe it or not, not everyone loves Dan Lanning. Some people say about him, what has he won? What does he want? You know, because to some people, if you haven't won a national title, you haven't won anything. I think he's in the James Franklin spot last year because they were saying that about James Franklin. James Franklin doesn't win the Big Ten title, but still goes to the playoff, Right? Hosts a playoff game just like Lanning did. They beat SMU at home, Oregon beat JMU at home. Then Penn State goes and they beat Boise in the Fiesta Bowl. Well, Oregon goes and they beat Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. But still, you're not going to get credit for it because to the public, oh, those were games you were supposed to win. It's Penn State. Go beat Notre Dame. Well, you can't. Drew Oller throws an interception. Season over. And the haters were still, even after you won two playoff games, saying, at the end of the day, what has James Franklin won? Mark my words, if Oregon loses this game, the haters will still say about Dan Lanning, what has he won? So throw that on his shoulders as well.

[Will Compton]

Danny Franklin.

[Taylor]

That's what they'll say.

[Josh Pate]

Did you text him that?

[Will Compton]

No, I texted, I said, big Nettie owns you.

[Taylor]

Thumbs up.

[Will Compton]

I'll send him a follow up and say, none of us believe in you.

[Taylor]

Thumbs up to both. Just thumbs up.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. That's heartbreaking. I was really hoping one of you would go Oregon.

[Taylor]

Did you actually say that?

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

I was really hoping one of you would go Oregon because I feel extra bad now that we're all three of us are Indiana.

[Will Compton]

It's going to hurt. Listen, it's going to hurt.

[Josh Pate]

Pull the band aid off. Pull the trigger. Get it done.

[Will Compton]

You can't not recognize what this Indiana team has done. Most balanced football team. Which feels like a, like a cop out on talking about how much respect that this team has on the ground with Mendoza. That defense, the secondary, the way that they play. I mean, they are, they are that squad.

[Josh Pate]

They are elite in all of the boring things in football.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

And that's what makes them excellent.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

They don't make mistakes.

[Will Compton]

A lot of vets on their team.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah. But they're so sound in their techniques. They're always in the right spots when they're breaking their routes. Their offensive line is always on the same page. Mendoza always knows where he's going. Even in the first place. First series of the game. Like you see the lead up to the Rose bowl and they're breaking down games that Fernando Mendoza played and he like shows a couple plays from that game goes to Fernando Mendoza singing a collar shirt, talking to the person, whoever it was, breaking down the stuff. And he goes, yeah, I'll be honest, I was really nervous. And then we all just settled down and we knew we had each other's back. Classic Fernando Mendoza verbiage. Cinema, cinema. And they showed it two or three times. Two or three games they talked about. And two or three times he said similar things about being nervous, calming down. Alabama starts. They get two sacks in the first series on the first two drop back passes. And it's exact, it's like, yeah, they were probably a little nervous and they settled down. And Fernando Mendoza and that computer of his, they just ripped.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Only team who's won with a buy. Teams with a buy are what it was. One in seven. Yeah.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Which is nuts.

[Josh Pate]

Nuts.

[Will Compton]

Well, fellas, it doesn't seem like we feel good.

[Josh Pate]

No. Hey, Bryce Underwood came back to Michigan.

[Taylor]

That's a big deal.

[Josh Pate]

That is a big deal.

[Taylor]

That is a very big deal.

[Josh Pate]

That's a big deal.

[Will Compton]

A lot of work, a lot of effort.

[Josh Pate]

So did Zeke barry, as of 10 minutes ago. Oh, no. Shit.

[Taylor]

It's rolling.

[Josh Pate]

It's rolling. Now I need Deuce, Deuce back. Haynes, Marshall, Marsh. Get those boys, couple wide receivers. Get that Snowden kid from Utah and that Daley kid. I like where we sit.

[Will Compton]

Hey, but as Mario would say, it's not about being back, it's about where you're building.

[Josh Pate]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That. That too.

[Taylor]

The Mario stuff, too.

[Josh Pate]

We'll see you next time.

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